《大学英语听力应用教程(第1册)》课件-Unit 14 The Population Growth in the World

Unit14ThePopulationGrowthintheWorldPartOneWarming-upActivityPartTwoConversationsPartThreePassagesPartFourCompoundDictationPartFiveStoryAppreciationPartOneWarming-upActivityDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearanEnglishsongorapoemthreetimes.Thefirsttime,youjustlistenforitsgeneralideaandthesecondtime,youarerequiredtocommitittomemory.Finally,youcansingalongandenjoyit.TobebyyourSideNickCaveAcrosstheoceansacrosstheseas,overforestsofblackenedtrees.Throughvalleyssostillwedarenotbreathe,tobebyyourside.Overtheshiftingdesertplains,acrossmountainsallinflames.Throughhowlingwindsanddrivingrains,tobebyyourside.Everymileandeveryyearforeveryonealittletear.Icannotexplainthis,Dear,Iwillnoteventry.Intothenightasthestarscollide,Acrossthebordersthatdivideforestsofstonestandingpetrified,Tobebyyourside.Everymileandeveryyear,foreveryoneasingletear.Icannotexplainthis,Dear,Iwillnoteventry.ForIknowonething,lovecomesonawing.FortonightIwillbebyyourside.ButtomorrowIwillfly.Fromthedeepestoceantothehighestpeak,throughthefrontiersofyoursleep.Intothevalleywherewedarenotspeak,tobebyyourside.Acrosstheendlesswildernesswhereallthebeastsbowdowntheirheads.DarlingIwillneverresttillIambyyourside.Everymileandeveryyear,timeanddistancedisappearIcannotexplainthis.DearNo,Iwillnoteventry.AndIknowjustonething,lovecomesonawingandtonightIwillbebyyourside.ButtomorrowIwillflyaway,loveriseswiththedayandtonightImaybebyyourside.ButtomorrowIwillfly,tomorrowIwillfly,tomorrowIwillfly.PartTwoConversationsSectionAShortConversationsDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause,duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:M：Isitpossibleforyoutoworklate,MissGrey?W：Worklate?Isupposeso,ifyoureallythinkit’snecessary.Q：Wheredoyouthinkthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?Youwillread:A)Attheoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.C)Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseA)ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer:A)B)C)D)1. A) Sendingthingsearlier. B) Notsendinganything. C) Notbuyingherdaughteranything. D) Sendingthingsbyair.2. A) Heisverythin. B) Heishandsome. C) Heisveryfat. D) Heisfunny.3. A) Inthelibrary. B) Inabank. C) Inthedinning-room. D) Intheclassroom.4. A) Music. B) Chemistry. C) Sports. D) Fashion.5. A) ByDecember30. B) ByJanuary1. C) ByDecember3. D) ByDecember13.6. A) Afarmer. B) Afruitseller. C) Avegetabledealer. D) Agardener.7. A) Atahotel. B) Atabookingoffice. C) Atarestaurant. D) Atasupermarket.8. A) 4. B) 2. C) 5. D) 6.SectionBLongConversationsDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearlongerconversations.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearseveralquestions.Theconversationsandquestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourbookandchoosethebestanswer.Ⅰ．Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9. A) TheysavesomemoneyforatriptotheMiddleEast. B) Theyworkhardtoimprovetheirlivingstandards. C) TheyspendtheirhoneymooninEasternEurope. D) Theybegintoplanatriparoundtheworld.10. A) Eachcountryhasitsownpoliciesregardingtravelandimmigration. B) Travelandimmigrationwillcostthemalotofmoney. C) Policiesregardingtravelandimmigrationwouldn’tberealistic. D) Policiesregardingtravelandimmigrationinallcountriesaresame.11. A) Peopletherearehostiletoforeigners. B) Theirparentsarereluctanttoallowthemtomovefromplacetoplace. C) There’salotofconflictinthatregion. D) Peopletherearen’teasytogetalongwith.12. A) Theygotoaneighboringcountry. B) Theyboththinkallmattersoverbeforeleaving. C) Notmentioned. D) Wedon’tknow.Ⅱ．Questions13to16arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.13. A) Co-works. B) Estateagentandlandlord. C) Estateagentandclient. D) Friends.14. A) Therearetwobedrooms,twobathrooms,alivingroomandakitchen. B) Therearetwobedrooms,abathroom,alivingroomandakitchen. C) Thereareonebedroom,abathroom,alivingroomandakitchen. D) Thereareonebedroom,twobathrooms,alivingroomandakitchen.15. A) Heseemstobeinterestedinit. B) Hedoesn’tseemtolikeit. C) Hethinksit’stoonoisy. D) Hedoesn’tlikeaflatinthedowntown.16. A) Sheissincereandwarm-hearted. B) Sheisveryhelpful. C) Sheiscoldandstrong-willed. D) Sheisgoodatherjob.PartThreePassagesDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Passage1Hello!NewWords:reliableadj.可靠的，可信赖的variationn.①变化，变动(的程度)②变奏(曲)③变异，变种，变化originatevi.起源于，来自，产生vt.①创造，创始，开创②发明，起源theVikingsn.海盗，北欧海盗，斯堪的纳维亚人Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhavejustheard.1. A) Talkingonthetelephone. B) Waysofgreetingpeople. C) Shoutingmessages. D) Spellingmistakes.2. A) Vikingshadveryloudvoices. B) Thetelephonehascausedmanychanges. C) Somewordsincommonusetodaywerederivedfromsimilarwordsusedlongago. D) AlexanderGrahamBellwasagreatman.3. A) StudyingitsLatinandGreekroots. B) Tracingitshistoricalusesasagreeting. C) Comparingitwithgreetingsinforeignlanguage. D) Repeatingitoverandoveragain.4. A) Soundinglikeanecho. B) Music. C) Empty. D) Sickly.Passage2AnUnusualEducationNewWords:incidentn.①发生的事，小插曲②敌对行动，军事冲突③骚乱，事故，暴力事件frustratevt.①使不成功，挫败，阻止②使受挫折，令人沮丧confusevt.①使困惑，把……弄糊涂②混淆，把……混同③混乱，搞乱Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhavejustheard.5. A) Becauseshewantstoteachthechildhowtospellsimplewordsandmastertheworld. B) Becauseshewantstoteachthechildhowtomastertheworldandbehaveproperly. C) Becauseshewantstoteachthechildhowtobehaveproperlyandunderstandthingsaroundher. D) Becauseshewantstoteachthechildhowtounderstandeverythingandbehaveproperly.6. A) Probablytopumpsomewater. B) ProbablytoletHelenhavearest. C) Probablytochangeherteachingmethod. D) ProbablytoletwaterflowintoHelen’shands.7. A) Helencametoknowthenameofeverything. B) Helenlearnthundredsofwords. C) Helenlearntthatsomethinghasaname. D) Helenlearntthateverythinghasaname.8. A) Shebeganalifecompletelynew. B) Shewasgivenalifeagain. C) Shebegantolivelikeahumanbeing. D) Shewasgivenalightinthedarkness.Passage3ThePopulationGrowthintheWorldNewWords:decrease[diˈkri:s]vt.&vi.①(使)缩短②减小，减少n.①减小，降低②减少(量)Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhavejustheard.9. A) DecreaseofWorldPopulation. B) PopulationGrowthHasStopped. C) WorldPopulation—ALookIntotheFuture. D) China’sPopulation—OneFifthoftheWorldPopulation.10. A) India. B) China. C) Japan. D) Kenya.11. A) thefactthattheydonothaveenoughjobsforpeople. B) thefactthatmanypeoplefromthecountrysidecometoliveinthecities. C) thefactthatthepopulationindevelopingcountriesisnotdecreasing. D) thefactthattheirpopulationsarefalling.12. A) Therewillbeanumberofproblemsincitiesinthefuture. B) Theworldpopulationwillstopgrowingin2040. C) 15percentoftheworldpopulationwillbeelderlypeople. D) Kenyawillhavethebiggestpopulationintheworld.PartFourCompoundDictationDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom1to7withtheexactwordsyouhaveheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom8to10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,yous