Listen this way听力教程第三册-12

　　Activity 1  Weather forecast
A  Listen to the weather forecast. Supply the missing information.
Areas      Weather conditions Temperatures
Mexico City      Mostly cloudy         _____________
Buenos Aries      __________________         _____________
La Paz      Partly sunny         _____________
Kingston(Jamaica)  Periods of clouds and sun-
shine, windy, very humid _____________
Algiers      Sunny and breezy         _____________
Abidjan      __________________ _____________
Capetown      Partly sunny         _____________
Dallas      __________________ _____________
Nairobi      Partly sunny         _____________
Cairo      Sunny, hot, humid         _____________
Jerusalem      __________________         _____________
Teheran      Mostly sunny         _____________
Berlin      __________________         _____________
London      Partly sunny         _____________
Belgrade      __________________         _____________
Moscow      Rainy, breezy and cool     _____________
B  Now try this: listen to a more authentic¹ version of the weather forecast.
Activity 2   National Geographic² Society
The following passage is about the National Geographic Society. Supply the missing words while listening.
The National Geographic Society began ______ years ago. In January, _______, 33 men gathered at a social ________ in Washington. The group included scientists, _____________, military officers and __________. Most of them had traveled _________. They were excited about new __________ and they believed in the importance of __________ -the study of the earth. All of them believed in the idea that travel helped people understand their ________ and other __________. So they established the National Geographic Society.
The __________ of the National Geographic-Explorers' Hall-is filled with _______ that use modern technology to explain the world and its ____________.
Explorers' Hall has more than traditional _________ of museum exhibits where visitors look at objects behind __________. It has things for visitors to do. For example, there are television __________ showing video picture. But you do not just watch them. You interact³ with the __________ by touching⁴ the screen to answer __________ for example.
One of the interactive⁵ exhibits is an international __________ report. It tells the __________ weather for all areas of the world. You touch a television screen to see __________ about the area you are interested in. You can find out the __________ and rain fall and you can see __________ pictures of weather ________ in the area.
Several exhibits of the National Geographic include remote control microscopes. You move the _____________ from a distance. Then you see through them for a close __________. These exhibits are among the most popular with _________. As you walk through Explorers' Hall, you can hear __________ calling to each other. "Come here, look at this!" Such __________ about geography is the ________ of Explorers' Hall. Using the tools of modern __________ such as satellite pictures and robot microscopes make the subject of geography come __________.
Since __________ the National Geographic Society has supported more than __________ explorations and research projects. In __________. researchers supported by the Society found the British __________ ship Titanic⁶ on the bottom of the Atlantic __________.
The Society's committee for research and __________ spends more than __________ a year. It gives money to scientists working in subjects from archeology to __________. Its support increasingly goes to research that helps protect the Earth's natural __________. This includes studies of different kinds of ________ and animals that are in __________ of dying out.
The official record of the Society-a ________ called "National Geographic" -is sent around the world every __________ to more than __________ members of National Geographic. Through the years, the Society has added new __________ to spread information to the _______. It continues to expand through television programs, books, _______, movies and other educational __________.
The educational __________ used by the National Geographic Society have changed in the past __________ years. Yet the Society's __________ remains⁷ the same. It works to increase __________ and help people understand the complex __________ of the world we share.
Activity 3   Environmental issues
Listen to the interview. Complete the outline.
Outline
Ⅰ. ___________________________________________________________
A. difficult to make a hierarchy⁸ of worry
B. rain forests concentrated on most by the campaigning organization
Ⅱ. ___________________________________________________________
A. countries depending on them
e.g. people depending on them for their livelihood⁹ and the quality of their environment
B. the biological richness of the rain forests
e.g. more than 60% of the world's species¹⁰ found in
C. _______________________________
Activity 4   Learning a language in another country
Listen to a radio broadcast by a foreign journalist in Japan talking about some of his experiences there. Complete the flow diagram.
Activity 5   Quiz game
A  Listen to the following radio quiz game. Who are those people in the panel¹¹? Supply the missing information.
Names    Occupation
Tim Brown   _____________________
Maxine Morgan   _____________________
David Walker   _____________________
Laura Dennison  _____________________
B  Now listen again. Put a mark beside each question. Put a tick if it is true. If it is false, put a cross. Finally write down who that person is.
Questions  True or false  Questions True or false
Alive  _____________ Australian ______________
A fictional    _____________ American        ______________
character
A real person  _____________ A writer ______________
British  _____________ Anything to do  ______________
with peace
From Europe  _____________ Famous as an    ______________
entertainer
Conclusion: ________________________________________________
Activity 6   Differences between American education and British education
Listen to Mike comparing American education with British education. Supply the missing information.
According to Mike:
American education
Ⅰ. ______________
Example: senior high- ________ different subjects, such as PE, Social Studies, Mathematics
Ⅱ. _______________ varying from _______________
British education
1. Deep / not ________
Example 1: "A" levels in English schools ≈ _______________
Example 2: "A" levels- _______________
Activity 7   Disaster
A  Listen to the following report. Supply the information.
Event: ______________________________________________________
Time: _______________________________________________________
Place: ______________________________________________________
Estimated death toll¹²: _______________________________________
Estimated relief cost: $ 15 million's worth of _______________
Aids offered by other countries:
1. the European Community: ________________________________
2. Saudi Arabia: 3 plane loads of _________________________
3. India: _________________________________________________
4. The U.S.: _____________ and more would be made available
5. The British Charity Oxfam: food and water purification¹³ tablets
B  Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the report.
Activity 8   The hottest year
Listen to the report. Complete the outline.
Outline
Ⅰ. 1998-the hottest year
A. average surface temperature worldwide-0.7 ℃ higher than the one at the end of the 19th century
B. average temperature- _________________________________
C. almost all land areas-having above-average temperatures
Ⅱ. _________________________________________________________
A. severe storms and flooding
B. driest period
C. ______________________________________________________
Ⅲ. Prediction and impact
A. surface temperatures rising by ________ during the next ________
B. ice in Antarctica & near the Arctic¹⁴ circle melting
C. sea levels rising by about _________ by the year ________
D. more flooding
E. small islands disappearing
Activity 9   Pets
The following passage is about pets. Supply the missing words while listening.
What animals Americans keep as ________? Americans keep many kinds of animals as pets including ________, cats, birds, horses, snakes and __________. Other pets are not as __________.
Unusual pets can cause __________ problems. A few years ago, police in a Californian city went to investigate __________ coming from a house. What they found was __________ the kind of family fight they expected. The family's large ________ was being attacked by _______ family pet.
The most common American pets are dogs and ________. Americans now own __________ cats than dogs. Cats are especially __________ with people who live in __________. Cats are easier to care for than dogs. They can live comfortably in __________ living spaces. Dogs were more popular when there was a lot of __________ land where they could run and __________.
This year what may be the most popular pets in America are not _________. They are toys known as "Virtual¹⁵ Pets". They are seen on an extremely small __________ screen. Each toy shows a picture of a cat, dog, _________ or space creature. The "Virtual Pet" must be cared for by its _______ who pushes buttons on the device to __________ it, or clean it. The pet makes a beeping _________ when it needs such care. The "Virtual Pet" ________ larger on the computer screen as its owner meets its ________. If the owner does not do this, the "Virtual Pet" _______.
This has caused problems in ________ of American homes as schools ________ to permit the toy pets in class. Some _______ take care of the pets while their children are in school. Others refuse. They say that if the "Virtual Pet" dies ________ the child gets home, pushing a few buttons will bring it back to __________.

1 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

2 geographic   

adj.地理学的，地理的

参考例句：

• The city's success owes much to its geographic position. 这座城市的成功很大程度上归功于它的地理位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Environmental problems pay no heed to these geographic lines. 环境问题并不理会这些地理界限。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

3 interact   

vi.相互作用，相互影响，互通信息

参考例句：

• All things are interrelated and interact on each other.一切事物互相联系并相互作用。
• The policeman advised the criminal to interact with the police.警察劝罪犯与警方合作。

4 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

5 interactive   

adj.相互作用的，互相影响的，（电脑）交互的

参考例句：

• The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.这种心理治疗是在互动的小组之间进行的。
• This will make videogames more interactive than ever.这将使电子游戏的互动性更胜以往。

6 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 hierarchy   

n.等级制度；统治集团，领导层

参考例句：

• There is a rigid hierarchy of power in that country.那个国家有一套严密的权力等级制度。
• She's high up in the management hierarchy.她在管理阶层中地位很高。

9 livelihood   

n.生计，谋生之道

参考例句：

• Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
• My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。

10 species   

n.物种，种群

参考例句：

• Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗？
• This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。

11 panel   

n.面，板，专门小组，控制板，仪表盘

参考例句：

• The unusual control panel on the walls caught our attention.墙上不同寻常的控制板引起了我们的注意。
• The panel of judges included several well-known writers.评判小组中包括几位知名作家。

12 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

13 purification   

n.纯化，净化；提纯

参考例句：

• The water goes through three stages of purification. 这水经过 3 个步骤的净化。
• -- Or a polluted soul towards their purification? —或者说，一个亵渎的灵魂能够净化他人吗？ 来自英汉文学 - 红字

14 Arctic   

adj.北极的；n.北极

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• The sort of animal lived in the Arctic Circle.这种动物生活在北极圈里。

15 virtual   

adj.实质上的，事实上的，实际上的

参考例句：

• This reply is a virtual acceptance of our offer.这一回答实质上是接受了我们的建议。
• At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.那时东印度公司是孟加拉的实际统治者。