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1、Uint3IL Basic Listening Practice1. ScriptW: Did you see the paper today? There was an earthquake in Brazil.M: Yes, but it only measured 3.5 on the Richter scale. I dont think there were any casualties.Q: What is the result of the earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale according to the man?2. ScriptW

2、: Id a bit worried about Suzie traveling to southern India. Its the rainy season there, and there may be landsides.M: Suzie can take care of herself; she wont go anywhere too risky. Besides, you can always e-mail her if it makes you feel better.Q: What is Suzie doing?3. ScriptM: Hi, 1 thought you we

3、re on holiday in Asia! Back already?W: we never got there! Our travel agent cancelled our arrangements because the whole region is flooded. We were so disappointed; we wont get another chance to go this year.Q: What is the woman doing?4. ScriptM: Our flight to Tokyo was delayed by twelve hours. Can

4、you believe it? A typhoon hit the east coast and it was chaos.W: I saw it on the news. The flooding and damage were terrible. I dont think anyone was hurt though.Q: What is the consequence of the typhoon?5. ScriptW: Did you see the program last night about volcanoes? It was fascinating!M: Yes, the w

5、eird thing is the molten lava looks so beautiful, yet its so destructive. And I couldnt believe how far the ash can travel. Im glad we dont have any volcanoes here!Q: What does the man think the volcano is?Keys: l.D 2.A 3. C 4.B 5.CIII. Listening InTask 1: Soft answers turn away wrath.Son: Hi, mom,

6、what are we having for dinner tonight?Mom: I havent started yet. Why, have you any requires?Son: How about tsunami for a changeI dont know what is, but I heard some Japanese people using the word on the bus the other day. Sounds like a food. Maybe its similar to sushi.Mom: Nonsense. Tsunami comes fr

7、om Japanese words meaning harbor and wave. If we had a tsunami, it would be the other way around, young man.Son: Why? What is it?Mom: I mean it may swallow you up. A tsunami is an enormous series of very powerful waves.Son: Could you surf on them? That could be cool.Mom: Theyre not cool. They are ve

8、ry destructive. When they pound the shore of populated areas, they cause tremendous damage. They destroy everything in their path.Son: What causes them?Mom: I think they are caused by some sort of shock, like an earthquake, volcano, or landside that starts a chain reaction in the ocean.Son: Do the w

9、aves get to big that they crush buildings?Mom: Easily. They can be dozens of meters high. They toss cars and houses around as though they were childrens toys.Son: Can you see them coming?Mom: You can see them at quite a distance. But theres not much you can do. In the open ocean they move at up to 8

10、00km per hour, but when it reaches the shore, the system slows down and the waves get bigger.Son: How big?Mom: They can reach 30 meters. Big enough to finish you off in one gulp.Task 2: Flooding in Haiti and the Dominican RepublicScriptThe death too continues to (SI) climb from last weeks flooding i

11、n Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The U.S. Agency for International Development (S2) reports that at least 1,068 people are dead, 1,600 are (S3) missing, and 25,000 are in need of emergency food and other forms of (S4)assistance. In Dominican Republic, 414 are dead and 274 are missing, all from th

12、e town of Jimani.A key(S5) factor in the widespread destruction is the extensive deforestation and the (S6) presence of settlements along the floodplains of rivers.The flooding was driven by intense rainfall. A low-pressure system (S7) originating in Central America brought exceptionally heavy rain

13、and thunderstorms to Haiti and the Dominican Republic from May 18 t o25. (S8) Rainfall exceeded 500 mm (or 19.7 inches) along the border areas of Haiti and the Dominican Republic during that period. At the town of Jimani, Dominican Republic, 250mm (or 10 inches) of rain fell in just 24 hours, causin

14、g the Solie River to overflow its banks from May24 to 25.The heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding and extensive debris flowed over the entire region. Swollen rivers and debris cut off many of the roads traversing the area along the base of the mountains. (S9) This made it difficult for humanita

15、rian relief worker to rescue stranded people and deliver badly. Now people want to know: How often do floods and related landmass movement also caused landsides in a few places.(S1 0)Analysis of the past date shows that major floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti are now a nearannual event. Sin

16、ce 1986, twelve lethal events have occurred on the island.Task3: A BlizzardScriptA blizzard is a sever weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds, greater than 15 miles per hour, bearing a great amount of snow.Because the factors for classifying winter storms are complex, t

17、here are many different definitions of what a blizzard truly is. But it is generally agreed that in order to be classified as a blizzard, as opposed to merely a winter storm, the weather must meet several conditions. The storm must decrease visibility to a quarter of a mile for three hours running.

18、Include snow or ice as precipitation, and have wind speed of at least 32 miles per hour, which means Force 7 or more on the Wind Scale.Another standard, according to Environment Canada, is that the winter storm must have winds of 40 kilometers per hour or mi=ore, plenty of snow, visibility less than

19、 1 kilometer, a temperature of less than -25 degrees Celsius, and all of these conditions must last for 4 hours or more, before the storm can properly be called a blizzard.When all these conditions continue after snow has stopped falling, the storm is referred t o as a ground blizzard.An extensive f

20、orm of blizzard is a whiteout, when the downdrafts, together with snowfall, become so sever that it is impossible to distinguish the ground from the air. People caught in a whiteout can quickly become disoriented, losing their sense of up and down as well as their sense of direction. Severe blizzard

21、 can also occur along with arctic cyclones.1. What is the passage mainly about?2. Which of the following is true of a blizzard according to the first standard?3. Which of the following is true of a blizzard according to the second standard?4. What is a ground blizzard?5. Which of the following is in

22、 the order of increasing force?Keys: 1A2.B3.C4.D5.CFor ReferenceThey can quickly become disoriented, losing their sense of up and down as well as their sense of direction.IV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 It was a strong earthquakeAmy: Bill, it was a strong earthquake! The house was shaking, the window breaki

23、ng! Terrible.Bill: I know, it was terrible. I saw your face tum whit as you ran and got under the table.Amy: I admit I panicked. But it wasnt an occasion for us to be careless. Its better to be cautious. There might be aftershocks.Bill: Or an even bigger quake!Amy: To play it safe, lets turn off the

24、 gas and electricity.Bill: Right. Leis gel the emergency earthquake kil already. Its in the kitchen. It has food, flashlights, and a first-aid kit.Amy: Lets tum on the radio for news. I guess the quake measures at least 5 on the Richter Scale.Bill: Who know what might happen tomorrow, next month or

25、next year? After all, Bis city is said to be located in an earthquake zoneAmy: There hasnt been much activity for dozens of yearsBilk But a major quake may hit at any time.Amy: I think wed better move to an earthquake-proof house.Bill: Smart thinking!M0DEL2 Things are a bit out of balance.ScriptJohn

26、: The seventh straight day of rain. Its too much. Things are a bit out of balance.Susan: Yeah, too much rain here, too little there. Last summer firestorms destroyed many parts of the globe.John: Firestorms are a pretty interesting phenomenon. They generate so much heat that they create their own we

27、ather. Nothing you can do about it.Susan: Once a fire developed into a firestorm, theres no stopping it. Some people think we shouldnt try.John: You mean, just let the forests burn? How can we watch peoples homes on fire with folded arms?Susan: Some experts argue that forest fires are part of nature

28、, and that we shouldnt try to interfere, except, of course, to save homes and lives.John: It seems wrong to let all good timber burn. What a waste that would be!Susan: But thats natures way of cleaning up the debris that collects on the forest floor and creating new kind of growth.John: Maybe so, bu

29、t it still seems wrong to just let fires burn.Susan: After all, there have been verdant forests for millions of years without mans help fighting the fires.John: That may be true, but I still think its wrong to not put out forest firesM0DEL3 This is the island that disappearedScriptSusan: Just look a

30、t that sky. Arent the twilight colors beautiful?John: Um. Even heard of the famous sunsets that followed the Krakatoa volcano eruption?Susan: Do you mean the Pacific island that blew up in the eighteen hundreds?John: Yeah. Deep red sunsets appeared on the horizon for the three years after the explos

31、ion.Susan: They were caused by the fine dust that spread through the earths atmosphere. John: People 5,000 kilometers away from Krakatoa reported hearing the enormous blast.Susan: And ashes even fell on Singapore, more than 500 kilometers to the north. John: As I remember, two thirds of the island s

32、imply disappeared, blown to bits. Susan: And then giunt sea waves followed, killing more than 40,000 people who lived there. John: Apparently【he biggest of those waves traveled 4,0(X) kilometers in just 12 hours.Susan: I dont think theres ever been another natural disaster quite like it, do you? Joh

33、n： A mounlain called Vesu ins cruplccl.the nearb low n of Pompeii in ashes; but thatwas in a smaller scale.Now Your TurnTask 1SAMPLE DIALOGJosh: Maggie, Fve just read a fire destroyed much of the forest on Day Mountain in Hong Kong the other day.Maggie: Ive heard that too. The local government sent

34、firefighters and even helicopters to try to put out the fire. But I think they shouldnt have tried.Josh: You mean, they should just let the forests burn? How can they stand by and watch peoples homes go up in flames?Maggie: Some experts argue that forest fires are a phase in the cycle of nature, and

35、 we shouldnt interfere. Except, of course, to save lives.Josh: It seems wrong to allow fires to bum up good timber. What a waste that would be! You see, the fire-hit area extends nearly 4,00 square meters.Maggie: But thats natures way of cleaning up the debris that collects on the forest floor and c

36、reating space for new growth.Josh: That may be true, but it still seems wrong to just let fires burn. They destroyed not only timber, but many rare butterflies living thereMaggie: Anyway, there have been verdant forests for millions of years without mans help in combating fires.Josh: You may be corr

37、ect, but I still think its wrong to not put out forest fires. If too many trees are destroyed, the very existence of human beings is threatenedV. Lefs TalkScriptA natural disaster is the consequence of a hazardous event, occurring when human activities are affected by adverse natural phenomena such

38、as flood, drought, hailstorm, heat wave, forest fore, hurricanes or typhoons, tornado, tsunami, landsides and mudslides, or volcanic eruption. The resulting deaths or property damages depend on the human ability to resist the disasters.Sometimes two seemingly different disasters may be related to ea

39、ch other. For example, an undersea earthquake may result in a tsunami. While there is a long dry spell in one area, there may be a great flood in another. It is necessary for human beings to understand and combat natural disasters.A drought is a long-lasting weather pattern consisting of dry conditi

40、ons with very little or no precipitation. During this period, food and water supplies can run low, and other condition, such as famine, can result. Drought can last for several years and are particularly damaging in areas in which the residents depend on agriculture for survival.A flood follows too

41、much rain or water in a location, and could be the result of many different conditions. Floods can be caused by heavy rainfall from a storm, including thunderstorms, rapid melting of a large amounts of snow, or rivers which swell from too much precipitation upstream, causing widespread damage to are

42、as downstream. Another possible cause of a flood is the bursting of man-made dams.DescriptionNatural disasterAdverse natural phenomena such as flood, drought, hailstorm, heat wave, forest fore, hurricanes or typhoons, tornado, tsunami, landsides and mudslides, or volcanic eruption.Relationship Betwe

43、en Two DisastersThey are related to each other. An undersea earthquake may result in a tsunami. While there is a long dry spell I none area, there may be a great flood in another.DroughtDuring a drought, food and water supplies can run low, and other condition, such as famine, can result. Drought ar

44、e particularly damaein。in areas in which the residents depend on agriculture forsurvival.FloodFloods can be caused by long rainfall from a storm, including thunderstorms, rapid melting of a large amounts of snow, or rivers which swell from too much precipitationupstream,causingwidespread damage to a

45、reas downstream. Another cause of a flood is the bursting of man-made dams.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTaskl: Description of a TsunamiScriptA strange hissing noise filled the air, said witnesses to the disaster, and that was followed by an ear-shattering roar. Racing toward the shore at speed

46、of 450 kilometers per hour was a vast black wall of water more than 20 meters high.For sunbathers on the beaches and diners at outdoor beachfront cafes there was no escape. Along with fishing boats, automobiles, trams, trains, early-morning shoppers and beach bungalows they were smashed to the groun

47、d and swept as far as two kilometers inland by the force of the tsunami that came after a force 9 earthquake deep under the sea off the coast of Sumatra.Many local residents, including numerous children, rushed onto the beach to pick up fish thrown ashore by the first giant wave. Before they could r

48、eturn to safety, a second powerful wave struck and swept them to their deaths at sea.When the worst of the waters finally retreated back into the ocean, bodies lay everywhere, and many hung from trees. At least 140,000 people died in the flooding around the rim of the Indian Ocean and as far away as Kenya and Somalia. Still missing are more than a thousand people, among then 200 Indonesian fishmen.Hundreds of fishing village in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand are cut off from supplies of clean water, food and medicines. Relief efforts from across the globe