新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说（下）第二版听力原文与答案解析

1、 65/68 新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说(下)第二版听力原文及答案Table of Contents TOC o 1-3 h z u HYPERLINK l _Toc423605771LESSON ONE Resources and Energy PAGEREF _Toc423605771 h 1HYPERLINK l _Toc423605772PART A PAGEREF _Toc423605772 h 1HYPERLINK l _Toc423605773PART B PAGEREF _Toc423605773 h 2HYPERLINK l _Toc423605774Passage I:

2、PAGEREF _Toc423605774 h 2HYPERLINK l _Toc423605775Passage II: PAGEREF _Toc423605775 h 3HYPERLINK l _Toc423605776Part D PAGEREF _Toc423605776 h 4HYPERLINK l _Toc423605777Lesson Two Crime and Punishment PAGEREF _Toc423605777 h 4HYPERLINK l _Toc423605778Part A PAGEREF _Toc423605778 h 4HYPERLINK l _Toc4

3、23605779Part B PAGEREF _Toc423605779 h 6HYPERLINK l _Toc423605780Passage I PAGEREF _Toc423605780 h 6HYPERLINK l _Toc423605781Passage II PAGEREF _Toc423605781 h 7HYPERLINK l _Toc423605782Passage III. PAGEREF _Toc423605782 h 8HYPERLINK l _Toc423605783Part D PAGEREF _Toc423605783 h 8HYPERLINK l _Toc423

4、605784Lesson Three puters and the Internet PAGEREF _Toc423605784 h 9HYPERLINK l _Toc423605785Part A PAGEREF _Toc423605785 h 9HYPERLINK l _Toc423605786Part B PAGEREF _Toc423605786 h 10HYPERLINK l _Toc423605787Passage I PAGEREF _Toc423605787 h 10HYPERLINK l _Toc423605788Passage II PAGEREF _Toc42360578

5、8 h 11HYPERLINK l _Toc423605789Passage III PAGEREF _Toc423605789 h 12HYPERLINK l _Toc423605790Part D PAGEREF _Toc423605790 h 12HYPERLINK l _Toc423605791LESSON FOUR Finance PAGEREF _Toc423605791 h 13HYPERLINK l _Toc423605792PART A PAGEREF _Toc423605792 h 13HYPERLINK l _Toc423605793Part B PAGEREF _Toc

6、423605793 h 14HYPERLINK l _Toc423605794Passage I PAGEREF _Toc423605794 h 14HYPERLINK l _Toc423605795Passage II. Functions of Money PAGEREF _Toc423605795 h 15HYPERLINK l _Toc423605796Passage III Credit Cards PAGEREF _Toc423605796 h 16HYPERLINK l _Toc423605797Part D PAGEREF _Toc423605797 h 16HYPERLINK

7、 l _Toc423605798LESSON FIVE Places to See in Britain PAGEREF _Toc423605798 h 17HYPERLINK l _Toc423605799Part A PAGEREF _Toc423605799 h 17HYPERLINK l _Toc423605800Part B PAGEREF _Toc423605800 h 18HYPERLINK l _Toc423605801Passage I: PAGEREF _Toc423605801 h 18HYPERLINK l _Toc423605802Passage : PAGEREF

8、_Toc423605802 h 19HYPERLINK l _Toc423605803Part D PAGEREF _Toc423605803 h 20HYPERLINK l _Toc423605804LESSON SIX Education PAGEREF _Toc423605804 h 20HYPERLINK l _Toc423605805Part A PAGEREF _Toc423605805 h 20HYPERLINK l _Toc423605806Part B PAGEREF _Toc423605806 h 21HYPERLINK l _Toc423605807Passage I S

9、AT Examination PAGEREF _Toc423605807 h 21HYPERLINK l _Toc423605808PART II Medical Education PAGEREF _Toc423605808 h 22HYPERLINK l _Toc423605809LESSON SEVEN Business PAGEREF _Toc423605809 h 23HYPERLINK l _Toc423605810Part A PAGEREF _Toc423605810 h 23HYPERLINK l _Toc423605811Part B PAGEREF _Toc4236058

10、11 h 25HYPERLINK l _Toc423605812Passage I How to Increase Business Profits PAGEREF _Toc423605812 h 25HYPERLINK l _Toc423605813Passage Two PAGEREF _Toc423605813 h 26HYPERLINK l _Toc423605814LESSON EIGHT Aspects of Life PAGEREF _Toc423605814 h 27HYPERLINK l _Toc423605815Part A PAGEREF _Toc423605815 h

11、27HYPERLINK l _Toc423605816Part B PAGEREF _Toc423605816 h 29HYPERLINK l _Toc423605817PASSAGE I Tax PAGEREF _Toc423605817 h 29HYPERLINK l _Toc423605818PASSAGE II Religion PAGEREF _Toc423605818 h 30HYPERLINK l _Toc423605819LESSON NINE College Life PAGEREF _Toc423605819 h 31HYPERLINK l _Toc423605820PAR

12、T A PAGEREF _Toc423605820 h 31HYPERLINK l _Toc423605821PART B PAGEREF _Toc423605821 h 33HYPERLINK l _Toc423605822PASSAGE I College Search PAGEREF _Toc423605822 h 33HYPERLINK l _Toc423605823PASSAGE II How to Get a Masters degree PAGEREF _Toc423605823 h 34HYPERLINK l _Toc423605824LESSON TEN Women PAGE

13、REF _Toc423605824 h 35HYPERLINK l _Toc423605825PART A PAGEREF _Toc423605825 h 35HYPERLINK l _Toc423605826PART B PAGEREF _Toc423605826 h 37HYPERLINK l _Toc423605827PASSAGE I Women in Southern Europe PAGEREF _Toc423605827 h 37HYPERLINK l _Toc423605828PASSAGE II American Women PAGEREF _Toc423605828 h 3

14、8HYPERLINK l _Toc423605829LESSON ELEVEN Famous People PAGEREF _Toc423605829 h 39HYPERLINK l _Toc423605830PART A PAGEREF _Toc423605830 h 39HYPERLINK l _Toc423605831PART B PAGEREF _Toc423605831 h 41HYPERLINK l _Toc423605832PASSAGE I William Jefferson Clinton PAGEREF _Toc423605832 h 41HYPERLINK l _Toc4

15、23605833PASSAGE II William Shakespeare PAGEREF _Toc423605833 h 42HYPERLINK l _Toc423605834LESSON TWELVE Culture PAGEREF _Toc423605834 h 44HYPERLINK l _Toc423605835PART A PAGEREF _Toc423605835 h 44HYPERLINK l _Toc423605836Part B PAGEREF _Toc423605836 h 45HYPERLINK l _Toc423605837Passage I Beijings Hu

16、tongs PAGEREF _Toc423605837 h 45HYPERLINK l _Toc423605838Passage II The White Wedding Dress PAGEREF _Toc423605838 h 47HYPERLINK l _Toc423605839LESSON THIRTEEN Science and Technology PAGEREF _Toc423605839 h 48HYPERLINK l _Toc423605840PART A PAGEREF _Toc423605840 h 48HYPERLINK l _Toc423605841PART B PA

17、GEREF _Toc423605841 h 50HYPERLINK l _Toc423605842PASSAGE I Cloning Mount Vernons Trees PAGEREF _Toc423605842 h 50HYPERLINK l _Toc423605843PASSAGE II Dinosaur Noses PAGEREF _Toc423605843 h 50HYPERLINK l _Toc423605844LESSON FOURTEEN Sports PAGEREF _Toc423605844 h 51HYPERLINK l _Toc423605845PART A PAGE

18、REF _Toc423605845 h 51HYPERLINK l _Toc423605846PART B PAGEREF _Toc423605846 h 53HYPERLINK l _Toc423605847Passage I The Famous Bicycle Racer PAGEREF _Toc423605847 h 53HYPERLINK l _Toc423605848PASSAGE II The Williams Sisters PAGEREF _Toc423605848 h 54HYPERLINK l _Toc423605849LESSON FIFTEEN Reform and

19、Development PAGEREF _Toc423605849 h 55HYPERLINK l _Toc423605850PART A PAGEREF _Toc423605850 h 55HYPERLINK l _Toc423605851PART B PAGEREF _Toc423605851 h 57HYPERLINK l _Toc423605852Passage I PAGEREF _Toc423605852 h 57HYPERLINK l _Toc423605853Passage II PAGEREF _Toc423605853 h 58LESSON 1 Resources and

20、EnergyPART A1.W: Could you mail these letters for me, please? M: More letters? Your friends are going to be very happy to hear from you. Q: What does the man imply about the woman?She is written a lot of letters recently2.W: Does Professor Ford always e to class? M: Is ice cold? Q: What do you learn

21、 about Professor Ford?She never misses class3.W: Would you have some time this week to go over these questions with me?M: How does tomorrow sound? Q: What does the man mean?They can work together the next day4.M: Hey? John! John!W: Save your breath. Hes out of earshot. Q: What is true about John, ac

22、cording to the woman? John is too far away to hear5. W: You only have water to serve your guests? M: This isnt just water. This is imported mineral water.Q: What is the implication of the woman? The guests dont want to be served water6. M: Could I borrow a twenty to tide me over till payday next Tue

23、sday? W: You are in luck. I just cashed the check. Q: What will the woman probably do next? Lend the man some money 7. M: Jean, didnt you get my messages? I left two on your answering machine. W: Hmm? Oh, sorry, Tom. Ive been meaning to get back in touch with you. It just slipped my mind. Q: Why did

24、nt the woman return the mans calls?She forgot to call him 8. W: Im sorry, sir, but youre allowed only one piece of luggage on the plane. Youll have to check in one of your suitcases at the package counter. M: Actually, one of these belongs to the woman up ahead. Im just giving her a hand. Q: Why is

25、the man carrying an extra suitcase?The extra suitcase he is carrying belongs to someone else 9. W: We need to drive to the city tonight, but the doctor said this medicine might make me drowsy. M: In that case, Id better drive. Q: What does the man think the woman should do? Avoid driving after takin

26、g her medicine10. M: Look at all the pollution going into the air from those factories. Do you think theyll ever get under control? W: With the new laws and social awareness, well turn things around. Q: What does the woman predict will happen? The situation will improve with the new changes 11. W: A

27、rent you cold? Why arent you wearing a jacket? M: I overslept this morning, so I ran out of the house without listening to the forecast. Q: Why isnt the man wearing a jacket? He did not know it would be cold 12. M: prof. Jones, last night when I was putting the finishing touches on my paper that ele

28、ctrical storm pletely wiped out my puter files. Do you think I could have another day to retype it? W: Im sorry, Steven. Im leaving for a conference tomorrow, and Ill be away for 2 weeks. I suppose you could send it to me there. Q: What will the professor probably allow the student to do?Mail her th

29、e paper after the deadline 13. W: Do you know if Mary has e by the office this morning? M: I just got here myself, so Im not the one to ask. Q: What does the woman want to know?She wants to know if mart has e by this morning 14. M: I really enjoyed that TV special about wealth last night. Did you ge

30、t to home in time to see it? W: Well, yes. But I wish I could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing. Q: What does the woman mean? She fell asleep before the program ended15. W: Take two of these pills three times a day and you shouldnt take them on an empty stomach. M: What if I dont

31、have an appetite? Q: What can be inferred about the man? He may not be able to wake upPART BPassage I:The population of the world has been increasing faster and faster. In 10,000 B.C., there were probably 10 million people. In A.D. 1, there were 300 million. It took 1750 years for the population to

32、reach 625 million, a little more than double the A.D. 1 figure. In 1990, there were 5.3 billion people. By the year 2000, the worlds population was over 6 billion, and by 2050, it is expected to reach 10 billion. Does the earth have enough natural resources to support this many people? Different sci

33、entists give different answers to this question. Some say that there are enough resources to support more than 6 billion people. However, the richest countries, with a small percentage of the worlds population, use most of the resources. If these resources could be distributed more equally around th

34、e world, there would be enough for everyone. Other scientists say that we must limit population growth because our resources are limited. Only 10 percent of the earths land can be used for farming and another 20 percent for raising animals. It is possible to increase the amount of farmland, but only

35、 a little. Some land in developing countries could be more productive if people started using modern farming methods, but this would not increase worldwide production by much, We all know that there is a limited amount of petroleum. There are also limits to the amounts of metals. There is a limit to

36、 the amount of water we can use since most of the earths water is salt water, and most of the fresh water is frozen at the North and South Poles. It is difficult to say how many people the earth can support, but it will help everyone if we can limit population growth before serious shortages develop

37、. The problem is how to do it. Between 1990 and 2000, what changes did the world population have? It had increased by almost a billionAccording to some scientists, which of the following is true?The worlds resources are adequate but not evently distributedWhy cant most of the earths water be used?It

38、 is mostly salt or frozen at the North and South PolesIn developing countries, what does the use of medern farming methods result in?5. According to the author, what can you infer from the passage?II 1.There were probably 10 million people. 2.It is expected to be 10 billion. 3.If the resources could

39、 be distributed more equally around the world, there would be enoueh for everyone. 4.Only 10 percent. 5. It is how to limit population growth.Passage II:Fresh water, life itself, has never e easy in the Middle East. Ever since the Old Testament when God punished man with 40 days and 40 nights of rai

40、n, water supplies here have been dwindling. The rainfall only es in winter and drains quickly through the semiarid land, leaving the soil to bake and to thirst for next November. The regions accelerating population growth, expanding agriculture, industrialization, and higher living standards demand

41、more fresh water. Drought and pollution limit its availability. War and mismanagement squander it. Nations like Israel and Jordan are swiftly sliding into that zone where they are using all the water resources available to them. They have only 15 to 20 years left before their agriculture, and ultima

42、tely their food security, is threatened. Even amid the scarcity there are haves and have-nots. pared with the United States, which has a freshwater potential of 10,000 cubic meters a year for each citizen. Iraq has 5,500. Turkey has 4,000, and Syria has little more than 2,800. Egypts potential is on

43、ly 1,100. Israel has 460, and Jordan has less than 260. But these are not firm figures, because upstream use of river water can dramatically alter the potential downstream. Scarcity is only one element of the Middle Easts water crisis. Inefficiency is another, as is the reluctance of some water-poor

44、 nations to change priorities from agriculture to less water-intensive enterprises. Some experts suggest that if these nations would share both water technology and resources, they could satisfy the regions population, currently 159 million. But in this patchwork of ethnic and religious rivalries, t

45、he water crisis is not a clear-cut issue. It is entangled in the politics that keep people from trusting and seeking help from one another. Here, where water, like truth, is precious, each nation tends to find its own water and supply its own truth.1. When does the rainfall e in the Middle East?2. W

46、hat is the cause of the water crisis? 3. How many years are left for Israel and Jordan before their agriculture is threatened? 4. What is the current population in the Middle East according to the passage? 5. According to some experts suggestion, what should the nations do in order to avoid a water

47、crisis ? II 1) 10,000 2) 5,500 4) More than 2,8003) 4,000 5) Egypt6) 460 7) Less than 260Part D1) award, 3) profit, 5) dedication, 7) moment, 9) physical, 11) conflict, 13)worth, 15) heart, 17) passion, 19) lust,2) glory, 4) trust, 6) significance, 8) anguish, 10) spirit, 12) alone, 14) room, 16) ho

48、nor, 18) curse, 20) value LESSON2Crime and PunishmentPart A1.M: Hello? W: Hello. This is Dr. Greys office. We are calling to remind you of your 4:15 appointment for your annual checkup tomorrow.M: Oh, thanks. Its a good thing you called. I thought it was 4:15 today. Q: Why is the office calling the

49、man?2. W: How wonderful! You won the scholarship. Can you believe it? M: No. Its almost too good to be true. Q: What does the man mean? 3. W: Excuse me, Professor Davidson. But I was hoping to talk to you about my class project for economics. M: I have a class in a few minutes. Why dont you e and se

50、e me during office hours tomorrow? Q: When will the woman discuss her project with Professor Davidson? 4. M: How are you feeling? W: The stuff the nurse gave me seemed to have helped. But its making me awfully drowsy. Q: What do you learn about the woman? 5. M: Bill Smith has volunteered to write a

51、summary of the proposals weve agreed on. W: Will I have a chance to review it? Q: What does the woman want to know? 6.M: The view is spectacular. Could you take a picture of me with the mountains in the background? W: Im afraid I just ran out of film. Q: What problem does the woman have? 7. W: Excus

52、e me, were ready to order now. M: Ill be with you in just a minute. Q: What does the man mean? 8. W: I think I forgot my umbrella. Did you notice if it is raining outside? M: Yeah, it is. And I just realized I left my car window open. Q: What will the man probably do next? 9. W: How does your daught

53、er like her new school? M: Fine. She seems to have made new friends in no time. Q: What can be inferred about the mans daughter? 10. W: Theres an article here in this magazine you might find interesting. Its about buying running shoes. M: If its not chemistry and its not on the final exam, I cant re

54、ad it now. Q: What is the man probably doing? 11. M: Youre washing your car even on vacation. It makes me feel guilty. W: You shouldnt, its just that I have nothing better to do at this moment. Q: What do you think of the woman? 12. M: My doctor told me I need to go for some expensive treatments for

55、 my injured knee. W: Are you sure? Maybe you need a second opinion. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 13. W: Hello. Could you fit me in for an appointment today? I need a stylist who is good at cutting curly hair. M: Julia is good at that. She is the owner. How about noon? Q: What will the

56、woman probably do? 14. W: Theres nothing I like more than a good mystery novel when Ive got some spare time. M: I like to read, too. But I prefer non-fiction, history, social mentary and stuff like that. Q: What does the man imply? 15. M: Im not an expert, but that noise in your refrigerator doesnt

57、sound good. Maybe you should call and have it checked out. W: Youre right. And I suppose Ive put it off long enough.Q: What will the woman probably do?Part BPassage IPurse snatching is an increasingly mon crime. There are estimated 50 to 100 purse snatchings each month in the New York City subways,

58、the number often swinging widely because of the depredations of a single teenager. When such a professional is in custody, the snatches can decrease by more than 50 a month. One of the favored techniques is to stand between two subway cars and, as a train starts pulling out of the station, reach out

59、 and pull free a womans purse. Recently, a crime analysis officer for the New York Police Department found that purse stealing in Manhattans top restaurants was up 35 percent over the previous year. When a woman puts her purse on an empty chair at a table or at her feet beside her chair, she is invi

60、ting a purse snatcher to take it. Purse snatchers often work in pairs. When a target in a restaurant is seen, one of them will create some kind of disturbance to gain the victims attention. While the woman is looking away from her table, the actual snatcher will lift the purse. A popular technique i