新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说(下)第二版听力原文及课题答案

1、外语下载中心外语下载中心新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说（下）第二版听力 全文主编 ：李玉璞上海外语教育出版社Table of Contents TOC o 1-3 h z u HYPERLINK l _Toc318485334 LESSON ONE Resources and Energy PAGEREF _Toc318485334 h 1 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485335 PART A PAGEREF _Toc318485335 h 1 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485336 PART B PAGEREF _Toc318485336 h 2 HYPERLINK l

2、 _Toc318485337 Passage I: PAGEREF _Toc318485337 h 2 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485338 Passage II: PAGEREF _Toc318485338 h 3 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485339 Part D PAGEREF _Toc318485339 h 4 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485340 Lesson Two Crime and Punishment PAGEREF _Toc318485340 h 4 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485341 Part A PAGEREF

3、_Toc318485341 h 4 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485342 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485342 h 5 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485343 Passage I PAGEREF _Toc318485343 h 5 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485344 Passage II PAGEREF _Toc318485344 h 6 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485345 Passage III. PAGEREF _Toc318485345 h 7 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485346 Part D

4、PAGEREF _Toc318485346 h 8 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485347 Lesson Three Computers and the Internet PAGEREF _Toc318485347 h 8 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485348 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485348 h 8 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485349 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485349 h 10 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485350 Passage I PAGEREF _Toc318485350 h 10

5、HYPERLINK l _Toc318485351 Passage II PAGEREF _Toc318485351 h 10 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485352 Passage III PAGEREF _Toc318485352 h 11 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485353 Part D PAGEREF _Toc318485353 h 12 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485354 LESSON FOUR Finance PAGEREF _Toc318485354 h 12 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485355 PART A PAGER

6、EF _Toc318485355 h 12 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485356 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485356 h 14 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485357 Passage I PAGEREF _Toc318485357 h 14 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485358 Passage II. Functions of Money PAGEREF _Toc318485358 h 15 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485359 Passage III Credit Cards PAGEREF _Toc31848535

7、9 h 15 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485360 Part D PAGEREF _Toc318485360 h 16 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485361 LESSON FIVE Places to See in Britain PAGEREF _Toc318485361 h 16 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485362 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485362 h 16 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485363 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485363 h 17 HYPERLINK l _Toc3184853

8、64 Passage I: PAGEREF _Toc318485364 h 17 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485365 Passage : PAGEREF _Toc318485365 h 18 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485366 Part D PAGEREF _Toc318485366 h 19 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485367 LESSON SIX Education PAGEREF _Toc318485367 h 19 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485368 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485368 h 19 HY

9、PERLINK l _Toc318485369 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485369 h 21 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485370 Passage I SAT Examination PAGEREF _Toc318485370 h 21 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485371 PART II Medical Education PAGEREF _Toc318485371 h 21 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485372 LESSON SEVEN Business PAGEREF _Toc318485372 h 22 HYPERLINK

10、 l _Toc318485373 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485373 h 22 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485374 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485374 h 24 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485375 Passage I How to Increase Business Profits PAGEREF _Toc318485375 h 24 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485376 Passage Two PAGEREF _Toc318485376 h 25 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485377 LE

11、SSON EIGHT Aspects of Life PAGEREF _Toc318485377 h 26 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485378 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485378 h 26 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485379 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485379 h 28 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485380 PASSAGE I Tax PAGEREF _Toc318485380 h 28 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485381 PASSAGE II Religion PAGEREF _Toc3

12、18485381 h 29 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485382 LESSON NINE College Life PAGEREF _Toc318485382 h 30 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485383 PART A PAGEREF _Toc318485383 h 30 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485384 PART B PAGEREF _Toc318485384 h 32 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485385 PASSAGE I College Search PAGEREF _Toc318485385 h 32 HYPERLINK

13、l _Toc318485386 PASSAGE II How to Get a Masters degree PAGEREF _Toc318485386 h 33 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485387 LESSON TEN Women PAGEREF _Toc318485387 h 34 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485388 PART A PAGEREF _Toc318485388 h 34 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485389 PART B PAGEREF _Toc318485389 h 36 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485390 PA

14、SSAGE I Women in Southern Europe PAGEREF _Toc318485390 h 36 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485391 PASSAGE II American Women PAGEREF _Toc318485391 h 37 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485392 LESSON ELEVEN Famous People PAGEREF _Toc318485392 h 38 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485393 PART A PAGEREF _Toc318485393 h 38 HYPERLINK l _Toc3184

15、85394 PART B PAGEREF _Toc318485394 h 40 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485395 PASSAGE I William Jefferson Clinton PAGEREF _Toc318485395 h 40 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485396 PASSAGE II William Shakespeare PAGEREF _Toc318485396 h 41 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485397 LESSON TWELVE Culture PAGEREF _Toc318485397 h 43 HYPERLINK l

16、_Toc318485398 PART A PAGEREF _Toc318485398 h 43 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485399 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485399 h 44 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485400 Passage I Beijings Hutongs PAGEREF _Toc318485400 h 44 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485401 Passage II The White Wedding Dress PAGEREF _Toc318485401 h 46 HYPERLINK l _Toc31848540

17、2 LESSON THIRTEEN Science and Technology PAGEREF _Toc318485402 h 47 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485403 PART B PAGEREF _Toc318485403 h 47 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485404 PASSAGE I Cloning Mount Vernons Trees PAGEREF _Toc318485404 h 47 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485405 PASSAGE II Dinosaur Noses PAGEREF _Toc318485405 h 48 HY

18、PERLINK l _Toc318485406 LESSON FOURTEEN Sports PAGEREF _Toc318485406 h 49 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485407 PART B PAGEREF _Toc318485407 h 49 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485408 Passage I The Famous Bicycle Racer PAGEREF _Toc318485408 h 49 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485409 PASSAGE II The Williams Sisters PAGEREF _Toc31848540

19、9 h 50 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485410 LESSON FIFTEEN Reform and Development PAGEREF _Toc318485410 h 51 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485411 PART B PAGEREF _Toc318485411 h 51 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485412 Passage I PAGEREF _Toc318485412 h 51 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485413 Passage II PAGEREF _Toc318485413 h 52 KEYS TO EXERCIS

20、ES HYPERLINK l _Toc318485414 Unit 1 PAGEREF _Toc318485414 h 53 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485415 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485415 h 53 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485416 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485416 h 53 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485417 Part D PAGEREF _Toc318485417 h 53 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485418 Unit 2 PAGEREF _Toc318485418 h

21、53 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485419 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485419 h 54 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485420 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485420 h 54 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485421 Unit 3 PAGEREF _Toc318485421 h 54 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485422 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485422 h 54 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485423 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485423 h

22、54 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485424 Unit 5 PAGEREF _Toc318485424 h 56 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485425 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485425 h 56 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485426 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485426 h 56 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485427 Part C PAGEREF _Toc318485427 h 57 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485428 Part D PAGEREF _Toc318485428 h

23、57 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485429 Unit 6 PAGEREF _Toc318485429 h 58 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485430 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485430 h 58 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485431 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485431 h 58 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485432 Unit 7 PAGEREF _Toc318485432 h 59 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485433 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485433 h

24、59 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485434 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485434 h 60 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485435 Part D PAGEREF _Toc318485435 h 61 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485436 Unit 8 PAGEREF _Toc318485436 h 61 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485437 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485437 h 61 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485438 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485438 h

25、62 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485439 Part D PAGEREF _Toc318485439 h 62 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485440 Unit 10 PAGEREF _Toc318485440 h 63 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485441 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485441 h 63 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485442 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485442 h 63 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485443 Unit 11 PAGEREF _Toc318485443

26、h 64 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485444 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485444 h 64 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485445 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485445 h 64 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485446 Unit 12 PAGEREF _Toc318485446 h 66 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485447 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485447 h 66 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485448 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485448

27、 h 66 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485449 Part D PAGEREF _Toc318485449 h 66 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485450 Unit 14 PAGEREF _Toc318485450 h 67 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485451 Part A PAGEREF _Toc318485451 h 67 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485452 Part B PAGEREF _Toc318485452 h 67 HYPERLINK l _Toc318485453 Part D PAGEREF _Toc31848545

28、3 h 68LESSON ONE Resources and Energy PART 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 come to class? M

29、: Is ice cold? Q: What do you learn 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 ears

30、hot. Q: What is true about John, according 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 t

31、o tide me over till payday next Tuesday? 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.

32、It just slipped my mind. Q: Why didnt 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

33、 just giving her a hand. Q: Why is 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 s

34、hould do? Avoid driving after taking 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 im

35、prove with the new changes 11. W: Arent 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 fin

36、ishing touches on my paper that electrical storm completely wiped out my computer 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 pro

37、bably allow the student to do?Mail her the paper after the deadline 13. W: Do you know if Mary has come 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 come by this morning 14. M: I really enjoyed that

38、 TV special about wealth last night. Did you get 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 ta

39、ke them on an empty stomach. M: What if I dont have an appetite? Q: What can be inferred about the man? He may not be able to wake upPART B Passage 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 m

40、illion. It took 1750 years for the population to 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 res

41、ources to support this many people? Different scientists 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 reso

42、urces could be distributed more equally around the 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 poss

43、ible to increase the amount of farmland, but only 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 lim

44、its to the amounts of metals. There is a limit to 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 p

45、opulation growth before serious shortages develop. 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 distri

46、butedWhy cant most of the earths water be used?It 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 ex

47、pected to be 10 billion. 3.If the resources could 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 come easy in the Middle East. Ever since the Old Testament wh

48、en God punished man with 40 days and 40 nights of rain, water supplies here have been dwindling. The rainfall only comes 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

49、, industrialization, and higher living standards demand 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

50、15 to 20 years left before their agriculture, and ultimately their food security, is threatened. Even amid the scarcity there are haves and have-nots. Compared 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, a

51、nd Syria has little more than 2,800. Egypts potential is only 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. Ineff

52、iciency is another, as is the reluctance of some water-poor 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.

53、 But in this patchwork of ethnic and religious rivalries, the 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 ow

54、n truth.1. When does the rainfall come in the Middle East?2. What 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 sug

55、gestion, what should the nations do in order to avoid a water crisis ? II 1) 10,000 2) 5,500 4) More than 2,8003) 4,000 5) Egypt 6) 460 7) Less than 260Part D 1) award, 3) profit, 5) dedication, 7) moment, 9) physical, 11) conflict, 13)worth, 15) heart, 17) compassion, 19) lust,2) glory, 4) trust, 6

56、) significance, 8) anguish, 10) spirit, 12) alone, 14) room, 16) honor, 18) curse, 20) value Lesson Two Crime and PunishmentPart A 1.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 yo

57、u called. I thought it was 4:15 today. Q: Why is the office calling the 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

58、for economics. M: I have a class in a few minutes. Why dont you come and see 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

59、 do you learn about the woman? 5. M: Bill Smith has volunteered to write a 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 afra

60、id I just ran out of film. Q: What problem does the woman have? 7. W: Excuse 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 win