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1、Unit 3 Section One Tactics for listening Part 1 Spot Dictation Wildlife Every ten minu tes,one kind of ani mal,pla nt or in sect(1)dies out for ever.If nothing is done about it,one million species that are alive today will have become(2)ext inct twenty years from now.The seas are in dan ger.They are

2、 being filled with(3)pois on:in dustrial and nu clear waste,chemical fertilizers and(4)pesticides sewage.If nothing is done about it,one day soon nothing will be able to(5)live in the seas.The tropical rain(6)forests which are the home of half the earths liv ing thi ngs are(7)being destroyed If no t

3、hi ng is done about it,they will have(8)nearly disappearedn twenty years.The effect on the worlds(9)climate-and on our agriculture and food(10)supplies-will be disastrous.(11)Fortunately,somebody is trying to do something about it.In 1961,the(12)World Wildlife Fund was founded-a small group of peopl

4、e who wan ted to(13)raise money to save ani mals and pla nts(14)from ext in cti on.Today,the World Wildlife Fund is a large(15)in ternatio nal orga ni zati on.It has raised over(16)圮 5 millio n for(17)conservation projects,and has created or given support to the National Parks in(18)five continents.

5、It has helped 30(19)mammalsand birds-including the tiger-to(20)survive.Part 2 Listening for Gist Mrs.Bates:Hullo.Is that Reception?.Recepti on:Yes,madam Mrs.Bates:This is Mrs.Bates.Room 504.I sent some clothes to the laundry this morni ng,two of my husba nds shirts and three of my blouses.But theyre

6、 not back yet.You see,were leav ing early tomorrow morning.Recepti on:Just a mome nt,madam.Ill put you through to the housekeeper.Housekeeper:Hullo.Housekeeper.Mrs.Bates:Oh,hullo.This is.Im pho ning from Room 504.Its about some clothes I sent to the laundry this morning.Theyre not back yet and you s

7、ee.Housekeeper:They are,madam.Youll find them in your wardrobe.Theyre in the top drawer on the left.Mrs.Bates:Oh,I did nt look in the wardrobe.Thank you very much.Sorry to trouble you.Housekeeper:Thats quite all right.Goodbye.Mrs.Bates:Goodbye.Exercise Directions:Listen to the dialogue and write dow

8、n the gist and the key words that help you decide 1)This dialogue is aboutmaki ng an inquiry about the laundry 2)The key words arerecepti on.laun dry.shirts.blouses.wardrobe.Section Two Listening Comprehension Part 1 Dialogue A UN Interpreter In terviewer:.so perhaps you could tell us how exactly yo

9、u became so proficie nt at Ian guage lear ning,Suza nne.Suzanne:Well,I think it all started with a really fortunate accident of birth.You know I was born in Lausa nn e*,Switzerla nd;my father was SwissFre nch Swiss and my mother was America n,so,of course,we spoke both Ian guages at home and I grew

10、up bili ngual.Then,of course,I lear nt Germa n at school-in Switzerla nd thats no rmal.And because I was already flue nt in En glish,my sec ond Ian guage at school waUalia n.So I had a real head start有利的开端)!In terviewer:So thats.one,two,three,four-you had lear nt four Ian guages by the time you left

11、 school?How flue nt were you?Suza nne:Urn,I was n ative speaker sta ndard in French and En glish,but Id become a bit rusty*in German and my Italian was only school standard.I decided the best option was to study in the UK,and I did Hispanic Studies at university,studying Spanish and Portuguese,with

12、some Italian,and living in Manchester.Then I went to live in Brazil for two years,teaching English.Interviewer:So by this time you must have been fluent in six languages?Suzanne:Nearly.My Italian wasnt perfect,but I had a boyfriend from Uruguay*while I was there,so my Spanish also became pretty good

13、!Interviewer:And then what did you do?Suzanne:When I was 25 I came back to Switzerland,went to an interpreters school and thengot a job in the United Nations when I was 28.Interviewer:And youve been there ever since?Suzanne:Not quite.In the first few months I met Jan,a Czech interpreter,who became m

14、y husband.We went to live in Prague in 1987 and that was where I learntCzech.Interviewer:And the eighth language?Suzanne:Well,unfortunately the marriage didnt last;I was very upset and I decided to take a long break.I went to Japan on holiday,got a job and stayed for two years,which was when I learn

15、t Japanese.Interviewer:Thats amazing!And now youre back at the United Nations?Suzanne:Yes.Well,I never really left.I carried on doing work for them when I was in Prague-some in Prague,some in Austria and Switzerland,and I took a sabbatical*to work in Japan.They need people who can understand Japanes

16、e.But,yes,Ive been back with them full-time for two years now.Interviewer:And your plans for the future?Suzanne:Im going to learn moreOriental languages.It was such a challenge learning Japanese-its so different from all the others.So Ill spend another two or three years here with the UN full-time,d

17、uring which time I hope to get a substantial promotion,then I think Ill go back and learn Korean,or perhapsChinese,and Thai-Id love to learn Thai.And then,perhaps an Indian language.Whatever,I want to be fluent in another three or four languages before 45.Exercise Directions:Listen to the dialogue a

18、nd decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F).l.T 2.F 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.T 9.T 10.F Part 2 Passage The Clyde River Running through one of Britains biggest manufacturing centers,Glasgow,the Clyde River*was poisoned formore than a centuryby the fetid*byproducts of industry.The w

19、aterway bore the brunt of（首当其冲）Glasgows economic success during the Industrial Revolution and beyond,as pollution and chemicals destroyed its fish and wildlife populations and brewed smells whose memory still makes residents wince*.Now,with heavy industry gone and Glasgow reconceived as a center for

20、 culture and tourism,the Clyde is coming back to life.For the first time since the late 1800s,its native salmon have returned in sizable numbers,reflecting the new cleanliness of a river that was once one of Britains filthiest.The Clyde River Foundation surveyed fish populations last autumn at 69 si

21、tes in the Clyde and its tributaries,and found salmon inseven of the nine major tributaries.The migratory fish,which vanished from the Clyde around 1880 after a long decline,first reappeared in the 1980s,bulat st years survey was the first to show theyve come back in healthy number.s Although commer

22、cial salmon fishing was never widespread on the Clyde,the fishs return is symbolically important for Glasgow,where salmon were once so important to the citys identity that two are pictured on its official coat of arms.The salm ons comeback is also a sig n of big improveme nts to water quality.Like s

23、ea trout,which have also reappeared in the Clyde system in rece nt years,salm on are very sen sitive to en vir onmen tal con diti ons and require cool,well-oxyge nated*water to thrive.The decli ne of Glasgows main in dustries helped boost the fortunes of a river that was esse ntially fishless for de

24、cades duri ng the worst periods of polluti on.The closure of factories that had poured tox ins*and other polluta nts into the river boosted water quality significantly.Environmental regulators also lighte ned dump ing rules,and moder n sewage process ing plants helped eliminate some of the foul*smel

25、ls that once tainted*the air.With worries risi ng about the en vir onmen tal impact of eno rmous fish farms elsewhere in Scotland and severely depleted fish stocks in the North Sea and North Atlantic,the Clyde comeback is a rare bit of good n ews for Scotla nds fish lovers.Si nee the area that is no

26、w Glasgow was first settled around the year 550,the Clyde has been central to its history.The rivers depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important cen ter for importi ng tobacco,sugar and cott on from the Americas starti ng in the 1600s.Later,duri ng the In dustrial Revoluti on that bega n

27、 in the late 1700s,Glasgow became a center of British shipbuilding and one of the countrys great manufacturing centers.The mills and factories that lined the Clyde made steel,textiles and chemicals,tanned leather and even produced candy and brewed alcohol.When the factories began to close in the sec

28、ond half of the 20th century,working-class Glasgow,Scotlands largest city,gained a reputation for social deprivation and rough streets.More recently,its art museums and nightlife have helped drive an economic comeback that has turned the city into a popular tourist destination.Exercise A Pre-listeni

29、ng Question Rivers are important to humans because they supply fresh drinking water,serve as home for important fishes,and provide transportation routes.Exercise B Sentence Dictation Directions:Listen to some sentences and write them down.You will hear each sentence three times.1)Salmon are very sen

30、sitive to environmental conditions and require cool,well-oxygenated water to thrive.2)The closure of factories that had poured toxins and other pollutants into the river boosted water quality significantly and modern sewage processing plans(t 污水处理厂)helped eliminate some of the foul smells.3)The rive

31、rs depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important center for importing tobacco,sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s.4)The mills and factories that lined the Clyde made steel,textiles and chemicals,tanned leather and even produced candy and brewed alcohol.5)When the facto

32、ries began to close in the second half of the 20th century,working-class Glasgow,Scotlands largest city,gained a reputation for social deprivation(社会剥夺)and rough streets.Exercise C Detailed Listening Directions:Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following senten

33、ces.l.A 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.A Exercise D After-listening Discussion Directions:Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1)The Clydes depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important center for importing tobacco,sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 16

34、00s.And the city became a center of British shipbuilding and one of the countrys great manufacturing centers during the Industrial Revolution.More recently,its art museums and nightlife have helped drive an economic comeback that has turned the city into a popular tourist destination.2)(Open)Section

35、 Three:News News Item 1 Governments Ban Nine Of The Worlds Most Hazardous Chemicals UN Environment Program Executive Director Achim Steiner calls the agreement historic.He says the nine chemicals that have joined the list of Persistent Organic Pollutants,or POPS,are extremely harmful to the environm

36、ent and to health.The newly targeted chemicals include products that are widely used in pesticides and flame-retardants,and in a number of other commercial uses,such as a treatment for head lice.These nine toxic chemicals will join the Stockholm Conventions original list of 12 Persistent Organic Pol

37、lutants,referred to as the dirty dozen.The pollutants are especially dangerous because they cross boundaries and travel long distances,from the Equator to the Arctic.They persist in the atmosphere and take many years,often decades,to degrade into less dan gerous forms.They pose great risks to the en

38、vironment and human health,especially to young people,farmers,preg nant wome n and the unborn.A esicrexE Directions:Listen to the news item and complete the summar y.This news item is abouta ban of nine of the world s most hazardous chemicals A esicrexE directions:Listen to the news again and comple

39、te the following passage UN en vir onment Program Executive welcomed the agreeme nt to ban the production of nine of the world most hazardous chemicals that are extremely harmful to the en vir onment and to health.These substa nces will join a list of 12 other so-calledpersistent organic pollutants

40、or POPS,that are prohibited un der an intern ati onal treaty known as the Stockholm Conven ti on.The n ewly targeted chemicals in clude products that are widely used in pesticides a nd flame-retarda nts and in a nu mber of other commercial uses,such as a treatme nt fohead lice The pollutants are esp

41、ecially dangerous because they cross boun daries a nd travel I ong dista nces,from the Equator to the Arctic.They persist in the atmosphereand take many years,often decades,to degrade into less dan gerousforms.They pose great risks to the environment and human health,especially to young people；farme

42、rs,preg nant wome nand the unborn.News Item2 World Climate Conference to Focus on Adaptation to Climate Change Scientists predict the world will get hotter over the coming decades.A major conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year will focus on ways to mitigate the worst affects of global warmi

43、 ng.WMO Secretary-Ge neral Michel Jarraud 世界气象组织秘书长贾 侯）says coun tries must have the tools to adapt to a cha nging climate.They must be able to respond to a world that is likely to experience more extreme weather eve nts,such as floods and hurrica nes.Jarraud notes farmers in certain parts of the wo

44、rld will have to adapt to a dryer climate.He says they might have to modify irrigation systems or con sider grow ing crops that do not require much rain.He says global warmi ng is likely to in crease the inten sity and freque ncy of extreme weather eve nts.Therefore,better and more timely in formati

45、o n on these phe nomena are esse ntial to make decisi ons on climate variability and change.To do this,he says,weather observation n etworks must be stre ngthe ned.The WMO chief says climate cha nge is a global problem.And,every one n eeds every one else to solve this problem.He says eve n the bigge

46、st,richest countries cannot do it alone.He says the developed world n eeds reliable weather in formatio n from develop ing coun tries and vice-versa.Exercise A Directions:Listen to the news item and complete the summar y.This news item is aboutan appeal for global cooperation to deal with climate ch

47、a nge.Exercise B Directions:Listen to the news again and answer the following questions 1)Scientists predict the world will get hotter over the coming decades.2)A major conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year will focus on ways to mitigate the worst affects of global warmi ng.3)Countries mus

48、t have the tools to adapt to a changing climate.4)Jarraud notes farmers in certain parts of the world will have to adapt to a dryer climate.He says they might have to modify irrigati on systems or consider growing crops that do not require much rain.5)Global warmi ng is likely to in crease the inten

49、 sity and freque ncy of extreme weather eve nts.6)Weather observation networks must be strengthened.7)Even the biggest,richest countries cannot do it alone.He says the developed world n eeds reliable weather in formati on from develop ing coun tries an dvice-versa.News Item3 Scie ntists have warned

50、that the Great Barrier Reef-which stretches for more than 2,500 kilometers down Australias northeast coast-is likely to bear the brunt of warmer ocea n temperatures.A major concern has bee n the bleachi ng of coral,where the sen sitive marine orga ni sms wither un der en viro nmen tal stress caused