《英语听力教程3》听力原文与答案

1《英语听力教程3》答案与听力材料UNIT1PartIGettingreadyA.B.Keys:1:burningoftheforests/treeremoval(deforestation)/reductionoftheworld'srainforests2:globalwarming/greenhouseeffect/emissionsofCO2PartIITheEarthatrisk(I)A.Keys:1.a.Morepeople--------morefirewood----fewertreesb.Moredomesticanimals------moreplants-----feweravailableplantsa,b--Moredesert----movesouth-----desrttexpandingsouth----nograss2.Growingcropsstabilizesoil,withoutthemthetopsoiljustblowsaway.Butifthereisn'tenoughrainthecropsdon'tgrow.3.Peopletrytogrowfoodtosupportthemselvesortocreaterancheswherecattlecanberaised,ortogethardwoodforexport,ortomakewayforanironoremineB.Keys:1:SaharaDesert2:NorthAmerica&mostofEurope3:topsoilblowingaway4:tropicalforestsdestruction5:animal/plantspeciesbecomingextinct6:climatechangeforthewholeworldPartIIITheEarthatrisk(II)A.Keys:1:Treeswouldholdrainfallintheirroots.Whenforestsinthehigherup-riverhavebeendestroyed,alltherainthatfallsinthemonsoonseasonflowsstraightintotheriverandstartstheflooding.2:Heimpliesthatsomenationalgovernmentsjustconsidertheresultsoftheirpoliciesinthenearfuture,orjustthinkasfaraheadasthenextelection.B.Keys:1:floodinginBangladesh2:Actiontobetaken3:populationcontrolPartIVMoreaboutthetopic:TheEffectsofGlobalWarmingKeys:21:Warmingupoftheworld2:Effectsofglobal3:reducedpotentialforfoodproduction4:changeofpatternsofhear-relatedfoodpoisoning,etc.PartVDoyouknow…?A.Keys:1:F2:F3:F4:F5:TB.Keys:Dos1:yourtowels2:Cutout3:awall-fire4:fridge5:waituntilyou'veafullload6:acompletemealDon’ts7:ironeverything8:theironup9:thekettle10:tothebrim11:hotfoodTapescriptPartIGettingreadyA.B.1.TheAmazonforestsaredisappearingbecauseofincreasedburningandtreeremoval.InSeptember,satellitepicturesshowedmorethan20000firesburningintheAmazon.Expertssaymostofthesefiresweresetbyfarmers.Thefarmerswereattemptingtoclearlandtogrowcrops.TheWorldWildlifeFundsaysanotherseriousproblemisthattoomanytreesintheAmazonrainforestarebeingcutdown.TheWorldWildlifeFundsaysthefiresshowtheneedforurgentinternationalactiontoprotecttheworld'srainforests.Thegroupwarnsthatwithoutsuchactionsomeforestscouldbelostforever.2.EnvironmentalissuesswelltothefullinBerlinthisweek,fortheUNspongsoredconferenceonglobalwarmingandclimatechangeisthefirstsuchmeetingsincetheRiosummitthreeyearsago.WithscientistsandgovernmentsnowgenerallyreadytoacceptthattheearthclimateisbeingaffectedbyemissionsofCO2andothergreenhousegases,overahundredcountriesaresendingdelegations.ButhowmuchprogresshasbeenmadeimplementingthegreenhousegasreductiontargetagreedonatRio?SimonDaryreports...PartIITheEarthatrisk(I)A.I(Interviewer):BrianCowlesistheproducerofanewseriesofdocumentariescalledTheEarthatRiskwhichcanbeseenonChannel4laterthismonth.Eachprogramdealswithadifferentcontinent,doesn'tit,Brian?B(BrianCowles):That'sright.WewenttoAmerica,bothNorthandSouthandthenwewentovertoAfricaandSouth-EastAsia.I:Andwhatdidyoufindineachofthesecontinents?B:StartingwithAfrica,ourfilmshowstheimpactofthepopulationontheenvironment.Generallyspeaking,thishascausedtheSaharaDeserttoexpand.It'sa3bitofaviciouscirclewefind.Peoplecutdowntreesforfirewoodandtheirdomesticanimalseatalltheavailableplants—andsoconsequentlytheyhavetomovesouthastheSaharaDesertexpandsfurthersouth.Imean,soonthewholeofMaliwillbecomeadesert.AndinEastAfrica:herethegrasslandsaresupportingtoomanyanimalsandtheresultis,ofcourse,there'snograss—nothingfortheanimalstoeat.I:Isee.AndthenextfilmdealswithNorthAmerica?B:That'sright.IntheUSA,asyouknow,intensiveagriculturerequiresaplentifulsupplyofrainforthesecropstogrow,Imeanifthereisn'tenoughrainthecropsdon'tgrow.Andgrowingcropsstabilizesoil,withoutthemthetopsoiljustblowsaway.Thisisalsotrueforanyregionthatisintenselyfarmed—mostofEurope,forexample.I:AndwhatdidyoufindinSouthAmerica?B:InSouthAmerica(asinCentralAfricaandSouthernAsia)tropicalforestsarebeingcutdownatanalarmingrate.ThisisdonesothatpeoplecansupportthemselvesbygrowingfoodortocreaterancheswherecattlecanberaisedtobeexportedtoEuropeorAmericaastinnedmeat.Theproblemisthatthesoilissopoorthatonlyacoupleofharvestsarepossiblebeforethisverythinsoilbecomesexhausted.Anditcan'tbefedwithfertilizerslikeagriculturallandinEurope.Forexample,inBrazilin1982anareaofjunglethesizeofBritainandFrancecombinedwasdestroyedtomakewayforanironoremine.HugenumbersoftreesarebeingcutdownforexportsashardwoodtoJapan,Europe,USAtomakethingslikeluxuryfurniture.Theseforestscan'tbereplaced—theforestsoilisthinandunproductiveandinjustafewyears,ajunglehasbecomeawasteland.Tropicalforestscontainrareplants(whichwecanuseformedicines,forexample)andanimals—oneanimalorplantspeciesbecomesextincteveryhalfhour.Theseforesttreesalsohaveworldwideeffects.Youknow,theyconvertcarbondioxideintooxygen.Theconsequenceofdestroyingforestsisnotonlythattheclimateofthatregionchanges(becausethereislessrainfall)butthischangeaffectsthewholeworld.Imean,overhalftheworld'srainforesthasbeencutdownthiscentury.PartIIITheEarthatrisk(II)A.I:So,Brian,wouldyouagreethatwhatwegenerallythinkofasnaturaldisastersareinfactman-made?B:Yes,byandlarge.Imean,obviouslynothu