英语听力教程第二版 第三册-2
时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:Listen this way听力教程
Part Ⅰ Getting ready
Wild animals and wild plants and the wild places where they live are gravely threatened almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of this century; but many hundreds are now on the brink 1. We can't afford to wait any more. It is time that we take action.
A The following words will appear in this unit. Listen carefully and study the definitions.
1. habitat: the natural home of a plant or animal
2. species: a group of plants or animals of the same kind, which are alike in all important ways and can breed together
3. bludgeon: hit with a heavy object
4. census 2: a count of a total population
5. logistics: the planning and implementation 3 of the details of any operation
6. degrade: bring down
7. adversely 4: in the manner of going against, opposing
8. refuge: a place that provides protection or shelter from danger
9. aquatic 5: living in or on water
10. mussel: a small sea animal living inside a black shell whose soft body can be eaten as food (淡菜)
B Listen to some abbreviations and acronyms 6 of some organizations and some information about them. Fill in the blanks.
1. IUCN- ______________, is the organization established by the ____________ to promote the conservation of and habitats as part of the national ________ of member states.
2. CITES- ____________________________. is an international agreement under the auspices 8 of the IUCN with the aim of regulating ________ in endangered species of __________________. The agreement came into force __________ and by 1991 had been signed by 110 states. It ___________ any trade in a category of ____________ highly endangered species and ___________ trade in a further ___________ species.
3. UNEP- ______________________ , aims to provide __________ and encourage partnerships 9 in caring for the _______ by inspiring information and enabling nations and people to improve their _________________ without compromising that of future generations.
4. WWF- ________________________ is an international organization established _________________ to raise funds for conservation by public appeal. Projects include conservation of particular _________________, for example, the tiger and giant panda. In 1990, it had ______________. members in 28 countries and an annual income of over 100 million. Its headquarters are in Gland,___________.
Biological diversity provides us with a variety of special "ecosystem 10 services", such as clean water, a breathable atmosphere and natural climate control. However, many kinds of wild animals have been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is negligible. Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals, and marine 11 turtles are under particular pressure.
C Listen to the conversation. Match column A, which is a list of the names of some endangered animals, with column B, which gives the information about those endangered animals. Then answer the questions.
Column A
1. Whales
2. Seals
3. Turtles
4. Crocodiles
5. Walruses 12 (海象)
6. Dolphins
Column B
__ bludgeoned to death for fur coats
__ killed to make handbags and shoes
__ hunted for their ivory
__ hunted to extinction 13
__ eggs rolled off and slaughtered 14 for meat and oil
Questions:
1. What do people at the World Wildlife Fund work for according to the woman?
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
2. What are they doing in order to protect those endangered animals?
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
3. Can you guess the meaning of "sea sanctuaries"?
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Part Ⅱ Christmas bird counts
Compared with one-quarter of the world's plants which are threatened with extinction by the year 2010, three-quarters of all bird species are declining or threatened with extinction. Many people feel that every time we lose a species, the world becomes a poorer place. What should we do?
A Listen to a news report. While listening for the first time, add more key words in the notes column according to the following cues. While listening for the second time, supply the information.
Event: Christmas bird counts Time: from Christmas to____
Sponsored by: the National Audubon Society Participants:
Numbers: _______________________________________________
Background: from all 50 states of the U.S., every Canadian province, parts of Central and South America, Bermuda, the West Indies and Pacific islands
Number of bird counts this year: more than_________separate bird counts
The logistics of bird counts: Each individual count is in___________________ circle around the exact center point.
Origin of the National Audubon Society: It was named after _______________ John James Audubon, who illustrated 15 birds in _____________________. The Society was founded in __________________ by conservationists concerned with the decline of birds.
B Now try this: listen to a more authentic 16 version of the report. Complete the summary of this year's Christmas bird counts.
Christmas bird counts will ___________ from Christmas to January 3rd., ___________ by the National Audubon Society. This year more than 40 000 volunteers from the U.S., Canada, parts of Central and South America, Bermuda, the West Indies and Pacific islands will be ___________________________. The counts are not only for _________________ but _______________________________ as well.
This year more than 1 600 separate bird counts have been _______. Some would have as few as ______________________, others with _________. Every individual count is in a ___________ around the exact center point. Bird counters can get a good idea of ___________within the count circle based on __________ they actually see.
The traditional Christmas bird count is ___________ in ornithology 17.
Part Ⅲ Dolphin captivity 18
We have learned a great deal by observing the animals kept in the zoo. However, wildlife is wild. Do you think we are protecting them or making them suffer by keeping them in captivity?
A The following words and phrase are used in the news interview. Listen to the words first. Study the definitions carefully.
1. ire: anger
2. instigate 19: provoke to some action
3. sonar: a method for finding and locating objects under water by means of the sound waves they reflect or produce
4. bounce off: (sound or light) reach the surface and is reflected back
5. marine: of, near or living in the sea
6. breed: produce offspring
7. metabolically 20: pertaining 21 to what is needed to function
8. alter: change
9. stranded 22: left abandoned
B Listen to the news interview. There are five persons in it. Match column A with column B to indicate who's who. Then write out the thesis statements they are arguing about.
Column A
1. AlanTu
2. Peter Jones
3. RickTroud
4. Deborah Duffield
5. Jean Michel Cousteau
Column B
1 an announcer for Colorado Public Radio (CPR)
__ a former navy dolphin trainer
__ a biology professor
__ an environmentalist & explorer
__ a reporter for CPR
Thesis Statement No. 1: _________________________________
C Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the interview. Write out each person's pros 23 (agree with the thesis) or cons 7 (disagree with the thesis) for each thesis statement in note form.
Dolphins should be kept in captivity
Pros Cons
Rick Troud - can't live full lives
. separated from mother____
_________________________
. concrete tank- __________
-can't swim more
Jean Michel - rejecting captivity-suicidal
Cousteau -sophisticated brain
Deborah little difference in ____ -
Duffield _________________________
There are educational benefits of keeping marine mammals in captivity
Pros Cons
Rick Troud - anti-educational
. ___________________
___________________
. beating each other
to death; _________
___________________
Deborah Duffield playing an important role in -
basic understanding of the
animals- ___________________
____________________________
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Birds-A Source of Wealth
The vitality 24 of the Earth is reflected in the diversity of its inhabitants. The more successful we are at maintaining or improving the living conditions of the Earth's many residents, the better our chances will be of sustaining the quality of all species' lives on Earth.
A Listen to what Mr. LeBaron says about the information concerning birds. Complete the outline.
Outline
Ⅰ. Total number of known species-about __________
Ⅱ. ______________________________________
A. larger numbers living in the
e.g. more than ___________ counted in Panama
B. far fewer species native to
Ⅲ. Value
A. importance to the environment
1. indicator 25 of the quality of environment
2. sensitive to ____________________
B. ____________________________________
1. getting pleasure out of looking at birds and listening to birds
2. mental quality of life degraded without birds
Ⅳ. _______________________________________
A. some species-declining
B. many types-increasing
B Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the material.
Part Ⅴ Do you know...?
In general, an endangered species is one that's in immediate 26 danger of becoming extinct. Its numbers are usually low, and it needs protection in order to survive.
Listen to some facts about endangered species. Pay special attention to the numbers.
● Scientists have cataloged more than __________________________ of the species that exist on Earth today. By some recent estimates, at least _________ that many species inhabit the planet.
● Up to ___________ become extinct every day. Scientists estimate that the total number of species lost each year may climb to ____________ by the year 2000, a rate far exceeding any in the last ____________ years.
● Around the world more than __________ protected areas exist in the form of parks, wildlife refuges and other reserves. These areas cover a total of about _____________________ (5 million square km, or _____ of our total land area).
● Today, more than __________ in the United States are classified as endangered. More than __________ animal species are endangered worldwide.
● Little-noticed aquatic animals are in big trouble. In North America, _____________ of our fish species, ______________________ of our crayfish species and nearly ________________ of the mussel species are in trouble.
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit
Verb & Verb Phrase Noun & Noun Phrase Other
Part Ⅰ regulate conservation under the aus-
come into force habitat pices of
compromise convention
roll off partnership
breed public appeal
slaughter walrus
bludgeon sea sanctuary
nesting site
make a donation
Part Ⅱ bird count longest-running
volunteer virtually
Pacific islands
ornithology
logistics
diameter
census
bird watcher
conservationist
feather
Part Ⅲ instigate ire aquatic park
bounce off concrete tank in captivity
reject sonar family-oriented
alter census suicidal
debate sophisticated
marine mammal stranded
fractured skull/rib/jaw
Part Ⅳ signal Panama adversely
degrade esthetic value
indicator
habitat alteration
degradation
Part Ⅴ catalog estimate
inhabit wildlife refuge
reserve
aquatic
crayfish
mussel
- The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
- The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
- A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。
- The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。
- We commented adversely upon the imbecility of that message of telegraphic style. 我们对着这条电报式的愚蠢的留言发泄了一通不满。
- Widely fluctuating exchange rates may adversely affect international trade. 浮动幅度很大的汇率可能会对国际贸易产生有害的影响。
- Aquatic sports include swimming and rowing.水上运动包括游泳和划船。
- We visited an aquatic city in Italy.我们在意大利访问过一个水上城市。
- Scratch the subject of defence and acronyms, abbreviations, and buzzwords fly out. 话题触及国防,缩合字,缩写字和行话就满天飞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Some acronyms as scientific terminology are used as a lexical item. 一些科学术语缩写用作词汇项目。 来自互联网
- The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前,应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The association is under the auspices of Word Bank.这个组织是在世界银行的赞助下办的。
- The examination was held under the auspices of the government.这次考试是由政府主办的。
- Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句
- This destroyed the ecosystem of the island.这样破坏了岛上的生态系统。
- We all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.维持生态系统的完整是我们共同的利益。
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时,他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
- Walruses have enormous appetites and hunt for food almost constantly. 海象食欲极大,几乎一直在猎取食物。 来自互联网
- Two Atlantic walruses snuggle on an ice floe near Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada. 加拿大努勒维特伊格卢利克附近,两头大西洋海象在浮冰上相互偎依。 来自互联网
- The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
- The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。
- The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- He found his vocation in ornithology.他发现自己适于专攻鸟类学。
- His main interests are botany and ornithology.他主要对植物学和鸟类学感兴趣。
- A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
- He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
- His object was to instigate a little rebellion on the part of the bishop.他的目的是,在主教方面煽起一场小小的造反。
- It would not prove worthwhile to instigate a nuclear attack.挑起核攻击最终是不值得的。
- Intact skin is a highly complex, metabolically active organ. 完整的皮肤是一个高度复杂、代谢灵敏的器官。 来自辞典例句
- Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin. 生活条件与他们祖国大不相同。
- The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school. 视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
- He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里, 身无分文,一筹莫展。
- I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市,既没有钱,又没有朋友。
- The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前,应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He came back from his holiday bursting with vitality and good health.他度假归来之后,身强体壮,充满活力。
- He is an ambitious young man full of enthusiasm and vitality.他是个充满热情与活力的有远大抱负的青年。