新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说(下)第二版听力原文与课题答案

5. W: You only have water to serve your guests? M: This isn't just water. This is imported mineral water. Q: What is the implication of the woman? The guests don’t want to be served water

6. M: Could I borrow a twenty to tide me over till payday next Tuesday? W: You are in luck. I just cashed the check. Q: What will the woman probably do next? Lend the man some money

7. M: Jean, didn't you get my messages? I left two on your answering machine.

W: Hmm? Oh, sorry, Tom. I've been meaning to get back in touch with you. It just slipped my mind.

Q: Why didn’t the woman return the man’s calls? She forgot to call him

8. W: I'm sorry, sir, but you're allowed only one piece of luggage on the plane. You'll have to check in one of your suitcases at the package counter.

M: Actually, one of these belongs to the woman up ahead. I'm just giving her a hand.

Q: Why is the man carrying an extra suitcase?

The extra suitcase he is carrying belongs to someone else

9. W: We need to drive to the city tonight, but the doctor said this

medicine might make me drowsy. M: In that case, I'd better drive.

Q: What does the man think the woman should do? Avoid driving after taking her medicine

10. M: Look at all the pollution going into the air from those factories. Do you think they'll ever get under control?

W: With the new laws and social awareness, we'll turn things around. Q: What does the woman predict will happen? The situation will improve with the new changes 11. W: Aren't you cold? Why aren't you wearing a jacket?

M: I overslept this morning, so I ran out of the house without listening to the forecast.

Q: Why isn’t the man wearing a jacket? He did not know it would be cold

12. M: prof. Jones, last night when I was putting the finishing touches on my paper that electrical storm completely wiped out my computer files. Do you think I could have another day to retype it?

W: I'm sorry, Steven. I’m leaving for a conference tomorrow, and I'll be away for 2 weeks. I suppose you could send it to me there. Q: What will the professor probably allow the student to do? Mail her the paper after the deadline

13. W: Do you know if Mary has come by the office this morning?

M: I just got here myself, so I'm not the one to ask. Q: What does the woman want to know?

She wants to know if mart has come by this morning

14. M: I really enjoyed that TV special about \you get to home in time to see it?

W: Well, yes. But I wish I could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing.

Q: What does the woman mean? She fell asleep before the program ended

15. W: Take two of these pills three times a day and you shouldn't take them on an empty stomach.

M: What if I don't have an appetite? Q: What can be inferred about the man? He may not be able to wake up

PART B Passage I:

The population of the world has been increasing faster and faster. In 10,000 B.C., there were probably 10 million people. In A.D. 1, there were 300 million. It took 1750 years for the population to reach 625 million, a little more than double the A.D. 1 figure. In 1990, there were 5.3 billion people. By the year 2000, the world's population was over 6

billion, and by 2050, it is expected to reach 10 billion. Does the earth have enough natural resources to support this many people? Different scientists give different answers to this question. Some say that there are enough resources to support more than 6 billion people. However, the richest countries, with a small percentage of the world's population, use most of the resources. If these resources could be distributed more equally around the world, there would be enough for everyone. Other scientists say that we must limit population growth because our resources are limited. Only 10 percent of the earth's land can be used for farming and another 20 percent for raising animals. It is possible to increase the amount of farmland, but only a little. Some land in developing countries could be more productive if people started using modern farming methods, but this would not increase worldwide production by much, We all know that there is a limited amount of petroleum. There are also limits to the amounts of metals. There is a limit to the amount of water we can use since most of the earth's water is salt water, and most of the fresh water is frozen at the North and South Poles. It is difficult to say how many people the earth can support, but it will help everyone if we can limit population growth before serious shortages develop. The problem is how to do it. 1. Between 1990 and 2000, what changes did the world population have?