英语高级视听说答案

1、英语高级视听说答案【篇一：高级英语视听说2参考答案】i2populous3race4origin5geographicaldistprelisteningb1censusribution6madeupof7comprises8relativelyprogressively9metropolitandensely10decreaseddeathrate11birthrateincreasing12lifeexpectancyd1a18.5millb80%c1/2d13.4mille2:10f4%g1990h40%i3/4j33.1%2a3b1c2d5e4iifirstlisteningst1po

2、pulationbyraceandoriginst2geographicaldistributionst3ageandsexiiipostlisteninga1.people'srepublicofchina,india2. 281mill3. hispanics(12.5%)4.texas5.thesouthandthewest6.20%7.bymorethan5million8.about6years9.2.2years10.adecreasingbirthrateandanexpectancychapter2:immigration:pastandpresentprelisten

3、ingb.vocabularyandkeyconceptsimmigratednaturaldisasters/droughts/faminespersecutionsettlers/colonistsstageswidespreadunemploymentscarcityexpanding/citizensincreasinglifefailuredecreaselimitedquotassteadilytrendskills/unskilleddnotetakingpreparationdates:teensandtens18501951the1840sfrom1890to1930betw

4、een1750and18501776188213291860fromapproximately1830to1930languageconventions:countriesandnationalitiesthescandinaviancountriesaresweden,norway,anddenmark.thesoutherneuropeancountriesareitaly,greece,spain,andportugal.theeasterneuropeancountriesarerussiaandpoland.listeningfirstlisteningmajorsubtopicss

5、t1thegreatimmigrationst2reasonsforthegreatimmigrationandwhyitendedst3immigrationsituationintheunitedstatestodaypostlisteninga.accuracycheckcolonistsorsettlersdutch,french,german,scotch-irish,blacksthethird,18901930southerneuropeandeasterneuropethepopulationdoubled,therewaswidespreadunemployment,andt

6、herewasascarcityoffarmlandfreeland,plentifuljobs,andfreedomfromreligiousandpoliticalpersecutionthefailureofthepotatocropinirelandlawslimitingimmigrationfromcertainarea,thegreatdepression,andworldwar口theyarelargelynon-european.【篇二：英语高级视听说unit2thenewspacerace】antobuildtheworldsfirstairportforlaunching

7、commercialspacecraftinnewmexicoisthelatestdevelopmentinthenewspacerace,araceamongprivatecompaniesandbillionaireentrepreneurstocarrypayingpassengersintospaceandtokick-startanewindustry,astrotourism.toastronauts,pilots,andaeronauticalengineers-basicallytoanyonewhoknowsanythingaboutaircraftdesign-burtr

8、utanisalegend,anaeronauticalengineerwhoselatestaircraftistheworldsfirstprivatespaceship.ashetoldwhenhefirstmethimalittleoverayearago,ifhisideaflies,somedayspacetravelmaybecheapenoughandsafeenoughforordinarypeopletogowhereonlyastronautshavegonebefore.thewhiteknightisaratherunusuallookingaircraft,buil

9、tjustforthepurposeofcarryingarocketplanecalledspaceshipone,thefirstspacecraftbuiltbyprivateenterprise.whiteknightandspaceshiponearethelatestcreationsofburtrutan.theyrepartofhisdreamtodevelopacommercialtravelbusinessinspace.therewillbeanewindustry.andwearejustnowinabeginning.iwillpredictthatin12or15y

10、ears,therewillbetensofthousands,maybeevenhundredsofthousandsofpeoplethatfly,andseethatblacksky,saysrutan.onjune21,2004,whiteknighttookofffromanairstripinmojave,calif.,carryingrutansspaceship.ittook63minutestoreachthelaunchaltitudeof47,000feet.oncethere,thewhiteknightcrewpreparedtoreleasethespaceship

11、one.thefierceaccelerationslammedmikemelvill,thepilot,backinhisseat.heputspaceshiponeintoanearverticaltrajectory,until,asplanned,thefuelranout.stillclimbinglikeaspentbullet,melvillhopedtogainasmuchaltitudeaspossibletoreachspacebeforetheshipbeganfallingbacktoearth.bythetimethespaceshiponereachedtheend

12、ofitsclimb,itwas22milesoffcourse.butithad,justbarely,reachedanaltitudeofjustover62miles-theinternationallyrecognizedboundaryofspace.itwasthenewsrutanhadbeenwaitingfor.fallingbacktoearthfromanaltitudeof62miles,spaceshiponestiltingwing,arevolutionaryinnovationcalledthefeather,causedtherocketplanetopos

13、itionitselfforarelativelybenignre-entryandturnedthespaceshipintoaglider.spaceshiponeglidedtoaflawlesslandingbeforeacrowdofthousands.afterthatjuneflight,ifeltlikeiwasfloatingaroundandjustonceinawhiletouchingtheground,remembersrutan.wehadanoperablespaceplane.rutansoperablespaceplanewasbuiltbyacompanyw

14、ithonly130employeesatacostofjust$25million.hebelieveshissuccesshasendedthegovernmentsmonopolyonspacetravel,andopenedituptotheordinarycitizen.iconcludedthatforaffordabletraveltohappen,thelittleguyhadtodoitbecausehehadtheincentiveforabusiness,saysrutan.doesrutanviewthisasabusinessventureoratechnologic

15、alchallenge?itsatechnologicalchallengefirst.anditsadreamihadwheniwas12,hesays.rutanstartedbuildingmodelairplaneswhenhewassevenyearsold,indyenuba,calif.,wherehegrewup.iwasfascinatedbyputtingbalsawoodtogetherandseehowitwouldfly,heremembers.andwhenistartedhavingthecapabilitytodocontestsandactuallywinat

16、rophybymakingabettermodel,theniwashooked.hesbeenhookedeversince.hedesignedhisfirstairplanein1968andflewitfouryearslater.sincethenhisairplaneshavebecomeknownfortheirstunninglooks,innovativedesignandtechnologicalsophistication.rutanbegandesigningaspaceshipnearlyadecadeago,aftersettingupsetuphisownaero

17、nauticalresearchanddesignfirm.bytheyear2000,hehadturnedhisdesignsintomodelsandwastestingthemoutsidehisoffice.whenigottothepointthatiknewthaticouldmakeasafespaceshipthatwouldflyamannedspacemission-whenisay,i,notthegovernment,ourlittleteam-itoldpaulallen,ithinkwecandothis.andheimmediatelysaid,gowithit

18、.paulallenco-foundedmicrosoftandisoneoftherichestmenintheworld.hisdecisiontopump$25millionintorutanscompany,scaledcomposites,wasthevoteofconfidencethathisengineersneededtoproceed.thatwasaheckofachallengetoputinfrontofsomepeoplelikeus,whereweretold,well,【篇三：英语高级视听说下册unit15nnewyorkontuesday,nov.1,tobe

19、ginaneight-dayvisit,itwillbehisfirstofficialamericantourinmorethanadecade.everyoneknowswhathashappenedintheinterim.histroubledmarriagetothelateprincessdiana,hisremarriagetocamillaparkerbowles,andtheyouthfulindiscretionsofhistwosonshavebeenturnedtoarealitybasedsoapoperabythetabloidmedia.butmostameric

20、ansknowverylittleaboutwhotheprinceofwalesisandwhathedoesasheirtothebritishthrone.membersoftheroyalfamilyhardlyevergrantinterviews,thequeenhasnevergivenone,andyourarelyseethemtalk.butlastmonth,ashistriptotheunitedstateswasbeingplanned,princecharlesgranted60minutescorrespondentstevekroftanaudience,all

21、owingustofollowhimaroundandchat,notabouthisfamily,butaboutbeingprinceofwales,ajobandalifelikenoother.mostofusinourliveshavetofilloutapplicationslistingourprofessionandoccupation.youdonthavetodothat,kroftsaid.no.notalways,butsometimes,princecharlesreplied.ifyoudid,whatwouldyouputdown?kroftasked.iwoul

22、dlistitasworryingaboutthiscountryanditsinhabitants.thatsmyparticularduty.andifindmyselfbornintothisparticularposition.imdeterminedtomakethemostofit.andtodowhatevericantohelp.andihopeileavethingsbehindalittlebitbetterthanifoundthem,theprincesaid.itshardtosay,butithinkitisaprofession,actually;doingwha

23、timdoing.becauseifyoutrieditforabit,youmightfindouthowdifficultitis,headded,laughing.heissomewherebetweenabrandandapublicinstitution,afutureheadofstateinwaiting-andwaiting.heisasymbolofcontinuitywithnorealpowerbuttremendousinfluencethatistiedtohispositionandwealth.themoneycomesfroma14thcenturyreales

24、tateempirecalledtheduchyofcornwall,whichwasestablishedtoprovideanincomefortheheirtothebritishthrone.todayitincludes135,000acresoffarmland,forests,waterfrontproperty,londonrealestate,andevenacricketstadium.itproduces$25millionayearinrentsandotherincomethatsupportstheprince,hiswifeandchildrenandastaff

25、of130.thereareperkssuchastravelontheroyaltrain.and$7millionfromthegovernmenttohelpwithofficialexpenses.onarecenttriptotheyorkshirecountrysidetomarkthe850thanniversaryofthevillageofrichmond,thewholetownturnedouttogreetcharlesandcamilla,hisnewwife,longtimefriendandformermistress,nowtheduchessofcornwal

26、l.theywererecentlyvotedthemostpopularcoupleinbritain,nosingoutthequeenandprincephilipandtheyseemedcomfortablewitheachotherandthecrowds.therewasclearlyabondbetweenyouandthepeoplethere.explainthattome,askedkroft.noidea,theprincerepliedwithlaugh.youhavenoidea?kroftasked.no,butialwaysenjoyedseeingallsor

27、tsofpeopleallaroundthecountry.idothisoverandoveragain,havedonefor30-somethingyears,theprincesaid.hecouldpassthetimeplayingpoloordonothingatallifhewanted,apathchosenbymostofhispredecessors,manyofwhomwerelay-aboutsandplayboys.butcharleschosetoinventajobwherenoneexisted.hemade29majorspeecheslastyear,vi

28、sited14countries,andrunsthelargestgroupofnon-profitorganizationsinthecountrycalledprincescharities.heraisesmorethan$200millionayearforthose16organizations,14ofwhichhefounded.thelargestcharityistheprincestrustwhich,over29years,hashelpedtoprovidejobtrainingformorethanahalfamillionyoungpeople.doyouthin

29、kifyouwerentdoingthisstuff,thatitwouldgetdone?kroftasked.ifiwasntdoingit?no,theprincereplied.askedifhefeltasifhewasmakingadifference,princecharlessaid,idontknow.itry.ionlyhopethatwhenimdeadandgone,theymightappreciateitalittlebitmore.doyouknowwhatimean?sometimesthathappens.asheapproacheshis57thbirthd

30、ay,hesometimesfeelsmisunderstoodandundervalued.hewaseducatedatcambridge,canflyjetplanesandhelicopters,isextremelyknowledgeableaboutthearts,andhastriedtocarveoutforhimselfanumberofdifferentcareersenvironmentalist,urbanplanner,realestatedeveloper,andsocialcriticdeeplycommittedtoavisionofwhatgreatbrita

31、inwasandshouldbe.hisvisionislaidoutinbricksandmortarinpoundbury,avillageof2,500people,whichhecreatedonhislandneardorchesterinthesouthofengland.allhisideasonarchitecturaldesign,classstructure,aestheticsandecologyarehere.andwhatheseesasthefuturelooksverymuchlikethepast:an18thcenturyvillageadaptedforth

32、e21st.princecharlesgavekroftatourofthevillage.andthatsaconveniencestore,whichimveryproudof,whicheverybodysaidwouldntwork.thatsthepub,whichagainnobodywantedtotouch.butnowofcourse,thevaluesaregoingup,andupandup.kroftremarkedthatthebuildingslookedasiftheywerebuilttolast,lackingflimsymaterials.well,that

33、swhativebeentryingtoencouragepeopletothinkabout.tobreaktheconventionalmoldinthewaywevebeenbuildinganddesigningforthelast,well,duringthelastcenturyreally,hasallbeenpartofathrow-awaysociety,princecharlessaid.everythinginthevillageisconstructedofnativeorrecycledmaterials,sustainabledevelopment,hecallsi

34、t,thatconservestheearthsresources.single-familyhomesaremixedwithsmallapartmentssotherearepeopleofallincomelevelsherelivingsidebysideinacommunitywithshopsandlightindustry.thenarrowtwistyroadsdiscourageautomobiletraffic,andcarsareparkedoutofsightinlandscapedlots.thewholeofthe20thcenturyhasalwaysputthe

35、caratthecenter,theprinceexplained.sobyputtingthepedestrianfirst,youcreatetheselivableplaces,ithink,withmoreattraction,andinterestandcharacter.livability.hebelievesthatthemodernworldwithitscarsandcomputersisslowlyerodingourhumanity,thatwearelosingtouchwiththeworldaroundus.thebritishtabloidshavemadean

36、industryoutofhistravailsandlovetoportrayhimasanout-of-toucheccentrictryingtostopprogress,anedwardianhippiewithnoreal-lifeexperience,whosneverhadtodrawhisownbathortakeoutthegarbage.hesbeenconstantlyridiculedforwhathavebeencalledhisundergraduateramblings,includinghisinnocentadmissionthathetalkstohispl

37、ants.areyoufamiliarwithanyoftheplantshere?talkingtoanyofthem?kroftasked.yeah,iknowsomeofthem.no,no,no,theprincesaid,laughing.no,idoallthetime.nothere.youvegottenmoremileageoutofthat,ithink,thanalmostanythingthatskroftsaid.justshowsyoucantmakeajoke.withoutthemtakingitseriously.so,itsthesameoldstory,t

38、heprincereplied.hisimageiscarefullymanagedbyacommunicationsstaffofninethatalsohandleshisumbrella.theymadeitcleartheprincewouldnotanswerquestionsabouthiswives,pastandpresent,hissonsorthequeen.hemistruststhemediaforpastabuses,andworriesthatnoonetakeshimseriously.whatisthemostdifficultpartofyourjob?ime

39、anexceptfortalkingwithpeoplelikeme?kroftasked.yes,exactly,theprincesaid,laughing.oh,dear.ithink,thatthemostimportantthingistoberelevant.imean,itisnteasy,asyoucanimagine.becauseifyousayanything,peoplewillsay,itsallrightforyoutosaythat.itsveryeasytojustdismissanythingisay.imean,itsdifficult.butwhative

40、triedtodoistoputmymoneywheremymouthisasmuchasican,byactuallycreatinglikehere,modelsontheground.imean,ifpeopledontlikeit,illgoawayanddoit.youareinmanywaysapublicadvocateforthetraditional.whatarethegreatpartsofgreatbritainthatareworthpreserving,besidesthemonarchy?kroftasked.well,theresanawfullotofthin

41、gsthatareworthpreserving,theprincesaidwithalaugh.thetrouble,ithink,intodaysworldisweabandonsomanythingsunnecessarily,soofteninthenameofefficiency.ifyoumakeeverythingover-efficient,yousuckout,itseemstome,everylastdropofwhat,uptonow,hasbeenknownasculture.wearenotthetechnology.itshouldbeour-youknow,our

42、slave,thetechnology.butitsrapidlybecomingourmasterinmanyareas,ithink.princecharlessaysheisnottryingtostopprogress.imjusttryingtosaythatweoughttoredefinethewayinwhichprogressisseen.isitprogresstorushheadlongintoupsettingthewholebalanceofnature,whichiswhat,ithink,werebeginningtodo?youknow,ifyoulookatt

43、helatestfiguresonclimatechangeandglobalwarming,theyreterrifying,terrifying.asamemberoftheroyalfamily,heisexpectedtoavoidpoliticallycontentiousissues.yethehasopenlyopposedanumberofgovernmentpolicies,includingthedevelopmentofgenetically-modifiedcrops.hesraisedquestionsaboutstemcellresearchandisastrong

44、advocateofalternativemedicine.hehasexpressedthoseviewsinspeeches,lettersandmeetingswithgovernmentofficials,someofwhomconsiderhimtobearoyalnuisance.howdoyoudealwiththat?howdoyouwalkthatline?kroftasked.well,yearsofpractice,perhaps,theprincesaid.doesitgetyouinaspotoftroublefromtimetotimefromcertainpeople?kroftasked.oh,inevitably.butitseemstobepartandparcelofthething.imean,ifiwasnt,ithink,doingtheset