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外语下载中心:Couldyoumailtheselettersforme,please?M:Moreletters?Yourfriendsaregoingtobeveryhappytohearfromyou.Q:Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthewoman?2.W:DoesProfessorFordalwayscometoclass?M:Isicecold?Q:WhatdoyoulearnaboutProfessorFord?3.W:Wouldyouhavesometimethisweektogooverthesequestionswithme?M:Howdoestomorrowsound?Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?4.M:Hey?John!John!W:Saveyourbreath.He'soutofearshot.Q:WhatistrueaboutJohn,accordingtothewoman?5.W:Youonlyhavewatertoserveyourguests?M:Thisisn'tjustwater.Thisisimportedmineralwater.Q:Whatistheimplicationofthewoman?6.M:CouldIborrowatwentytotidemeovertillpaydaynextTuesday?W:Youareinluck.Ijustcashedthecheck.Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?7.M:Jean,didn'tyougetmymessages?Ilefttwoonyouransweringmachine.W:Hmm?Oh,sorry,Tom.I'vebeenmeaningtogetbackintouchwithyou.Itjustslippedmymind.Q:Whydidn’tthewomanreturntheman’scalls?8.W:I'msorry,sir,butyou'reallowedonlyonepieceofluggageontheplane.You'llhavetocheckinoneofyoursuitcasesatthepackagecounter.M:Actually,oneofthesebelongstothewomanupahead.I'mjustgivingherahand.Q:Whyisthemancarryinganextrasuitcase?外语下载中心:Weneedtodrivetothecitytonight,butthedoctorsaidthismedicinemightmakemedrowsy.M:Inthatcase,I'dbetterdrive.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkthewomanshoulddo?10.M:Lookatallthepollutiongoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey'llevergetundercontrol?W:Withthenewlawsandsocialawareness,we'llturnthingsaround.Q:Whatdoesthewomanpredictwillhappen?11.W:Aren'tyoucold?Whyaren'tyouwearingajacket?M:Ioversleptthismorning,soIranoutofthehousewithoutlisteningtotheforecast.Q:Whyisn’tthemanwearingajacket?12.M:prof.Jones,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaperthatelectricalstormcompletelywipedoutmycomputerfiles.DoyouthinkIcouldhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?W:I'msorry,Steven.I’mleavingforaconferencetomorrow,andI'llbeawayfor2weeks.Isupposeyoucouldsendittomethere.Q:Whatwilltheprofessorprobablyallowthestudenttodo?13.W:DoyouknowifMaryhascomebytheofficethismorning?M:Ijustgotheremyself,soI'mnottheonetoask.Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?14.M:IreallyenjoyedthatTVspecialaboutwealthlastnight.Didyougettohomeintimetoseeit?W:Well,yes.ButIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?15.W:Taketwoofthesepillsthreetimesadayandyoushouldn'ttakethemonanemptystomach.M:WhatifIdon'thaveanappetite?Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?外语下载中心:Thepopulationoftheworldhasbeenincreasingfasterandfaster.In10,000B.C.,therewereprobably10millionpeople.InA.D.1,therewere300million.Ittook1750yearsforthepopulationtoreach625million,alittlemorethandoubletheA.D.1figure.In1990,therewere5.3billionpeople.Bytheyear2000,theworld'spopulationwasover6billion,andby2050,itisexpectedtoreach10billion.Doestheearthhaveenoughnaturalresourcestosupportthismanypeople?Differentscientistsgivedifferentanswerstothisquestion.Somesaythatthereareenoughresourcestosupportmorethan6billionpeople.However,therichestcountries,withasmallpercentageoftheworld'spopulation,usemostoftheresources.Iftheseresourcescouldbedistributedmoreequallyaroundtheworld,therewouldbeenoughforeveryone.Otherscientistssaythatwemustlimitpopulationgrowthbecauseourresourcesarelimited.Only10percentoftheearth'slandcanbeusedforfarmingandanother20percentforraisinganimals.Itispossibletoincreasetheamountoffarmland,butonlyalittle.Somelandindevelopingcountriescouldbemoreproductiveifpeoplestartedusingmodernfarmingmethods,butthiswouldnotincreaseworldwideproductionbymuch,Weallknowthatthereisalimitedamountofpetroleum.Therearealsolimitstotheamountsofmetals.Thereisalimittotheamountofwaterwecanusesincemostoftheearth'swaterissaltwater,andmostofthefreshwaterisfrozenattheNorthandSouthPoles.Itisdifficulttosayhowmanypeopletheearthcansupport,butitwillhelpeveryoneifwecanlimitpopulationgrowthbeforeseriousshortagesdevelop.Theproblemishowtodoit.1.Between1990and2000,whatchangesdidtheworldpopulationhave?2.Accordingtosomescientists,whichofthefollowingistrue?3.Whycan'tmostoftheearth'swaterbeused?4.Indevelopingcountries,whatdoestheuseofmedernfarmingmethodsresultin?5.Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?外语下载中心:Freshwater,lifeitself,hasnevercomeeasyintheMiddleEast.EversincetheOldTestamentwhenGodpunishedmanwith40daysand40nightsofrain,watersuppliesherehavebeendwindling.Therainfallonlycomesinwinteranddrainsquicklythroughthesemiaridland,leavingthesoiltobakeandtothirstfornextNovember.Theregion'sacceleratingpopulationgrowth,expandingagriculture,industrialization,andhigherlivingstandardsdemandmorefreshwater.Droughtandpollutionlimititsavailability.Warandmismanagementsquanderit.NationslikeIsraelandJor