U15听力原文与答案

The news says a powerful earthquake has shaken the northwestern United States.

Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and fill in the following blanks.

The center of the earthquake: 50 kilometers southwest of Seattle, Washington

Measurements: 6.8 on the Richter Scale

Casualties: No deaths have been reported, but at least 20 people have been injured, some seriously. Other damage:

1. It has left thousands of people without electricity. 2. Many buildings have been damaged. 3. Some fires have been reported. 4. Seattle’s airport has been closed.

5. Telephone communications are not working.

News Item 3

An international team of scientists says it has a made a map of human chromosome*. It reported it is the first time that such a map has been made. Nature magazine reports the findings* of scientists from England, Japan and the United States. The scientists say they successfully identified the order of 33,500,000 chemical particles in the genes of

chromosome 23. Each human gene is made from a series of 4 chemicals. The number and order of these particles decide a person’s physical appearance and the diseases he or she may develop.

Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.

An international team of scientists says it has made a map of human chromosome.

Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and answer the following questions.

1. What does Nature magazine report?

It reports the findings of scientists from England, Japan and the United States.

2. What do the scientists say?

The scientists say they successfully identified the order of 33,500,000 chemical particles in the genes of chromosome 23. 3. What does this successful identification mean?

Each human gene is made from a series of 4 chemicals. The number and order of these particles decide a person’s physical appearance and the diseases he or she may develop.

Section Three Oral Work Part 1 Questions and Answers

Connie and Ann are having tea together. Connie: Guess who I met yesterday.

Ann: Thomas. Connie: Oh. Did somebody tell you? Ann: No.

Connie; I can't imagine how you guessed, then.

Ann: Well, you told me he was back from Canada, you know. Connie: Oh, did I? Yes, he got back three days ago.

Ann: And have you found out what he's been doing over there? Connie: He's told me all about it. Ann: Come on, then, you tell me.

Connie: Well, you know he wanted to try an open-air life, but he couldn't decide whether he should be a cowboy or a lumberjack. Ann: So what did he do?

Connie; First of all, he got a job as a cowboy, but he wasn't very good at it.

Ann: Oh, why not? Connie: Well, for one thing, he could never remember which horse was his.

Ann: That certainly sounds like Thomas. Once he forgot which girl he'd taken to a dance.

Connie: I know, I was the girl. Anyhow, he wasn't a very good rider, either. The horse could never understand where he wanted to go. Ann: Oh yes. That must have been awkward.

Connie: Yes, he often got completely lost.

Ann: So I suppose he began to wonder if he'd better be a lumberjack instead?

Connie: yes, that's right.

Ann: And that's what he did. Was he any more successful?

Connie: Well, not really. You see he kept forgetting how dangerous the work was.

Ann: So what happened? Connie: He cut down a large tree and didn't realise which way it would fall.

Ann: Oh dear. Was he badly hurt? Connie: Only a broken leg. But while he was in hospital, he made up his mind what he really wanted to do . Ann: Oh good. What is it?

Connie: He decided to come back to England and look after me, so we're getting married next month.

Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some question about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question in a complete sentence after you have heard it. 1. What has Connie found out?

(She’s found out what Tomas has been doing over there.) 2. What couldn't Thomas decide?

(He couldn't decide whether he should be a cowboy or a lumberjack.) 3. What could Thomas never remember when he was a cowboy?