現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力1原文與答案

..Unit1Task1[答案]A.1>SusanHudsonandinterculturalCommunication2>TheclasswillmeetintheroomtheyareinnowandOnTuesdayandThursdayfrom3:15to4:50.3>Theycanpurchasethetextbookatthebookstorethedayaftertomorrow.4>Theofficehoursarefrom1:00to2:00onWednesdays.B.1>thefirsthalf,theresearchlab,Thursday,405,thelasttwomonths2>outline,performance,quizzes,project,participation[原文]Okay,okay,let’sbegin.Hello,everyone.Myname’sSusanHudsonandI’llbeyourteacherforthisclass,InterculturalCommunication.Uh,tobeginwith,pleasetakealookatthesyllabus<教學(xué)大綱infrontofyou.Asyouallshouldknowbynow,thisclassmeetsonTuesdaysfrom3:15to4:50.Wewillbemeetinginthisroomforthefirsthalfofthecourse,butwewillbeusingtheresearchlabeveryotherweekonThursdayinRoom405duringthelasttwomonthsoftheclass.Uh,thisisthetextfortheclass,BeyondLanguage.Unfortunately,thebookshaven’tcomeinyet,butIwastoldthatyoushouldbeabletopurchase〔購(gòu)買thematthebookstorethedayaftertomorrow.Again,asyouseeonyourcourseoutline,gradingisdeterminedbyyourperformanceonamidtermandfinaltest,periodic〔周期的、定期的quizzes〔問(wèn)答比賽,uh,aresearchproject,andclassroomparticipation〔參加、參與.Myofficehoursarefrom1:00to2:00onWednesdays,andyoucansetupanappointmenttomeetwithmeatothertimesaswell.Task2[答案]A.1>Accordingtothesyllabus,thebookheislookingforisinthelibrary,buthecouldn’tfindit.2>Thatmeansthestudentcannotfindthebookontheshelvesinitsusualplace.She/Heneedstogotoaspecialroomcalledthereserveroom.3>Theprofessorwantseveryoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthebookfromthelibrary,itislikelythatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoreadit.So,yourprofessorhasinsuredthatallstudentshavetheopportunitytoreaditbyplacingitonreserve.B.1>F,2>T,3>F[原文]Librarian:CanIhelpyou?Student:Yes.Iamabitconfused.Mysociologyclassissupposedtoreadachapter〔章、回inabookcalledSociologyandtheModernAge.Accordingtothesyllabus,thebookisinthelibrary,butIhaven’tbeenabletofindit.Librarian:Doyouhaveyoursyllabuswithyou?MayIseeit?Student:Yes,uh...Iputitinthefrontofmysociologynotebook.Yes,hereitis.Librarian:Letmesee.Ohyes.Yourprofessorhasplacedthisbookonreserve.Thatmeansyoucannotfinditontheshelvesinitsusualplace.Youneedtogotoaspecialroomcalledthereserveroom.It’sdownthehallandtotheright.Student:I’msorry—Istilldon’tunderstandwhatyoumeanbyonreserve.Librarian:Yousee,yourprofessorwantseveryoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthebookfromthelibrary,itislikelythatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoreadit.So,yourprofessorhasinsuredthatallstudentshavetheopportunitytoreaditbyplacingitonreserve.Student:So,willIbeabletofindthisbook?Librarian:Yes,whenabookisonreserve,astudentcangotothereserveroomandaskthereservelibrarianforthebook.Thestudentcanhavethebookforafewhours,andheorsheMUSTreaditinthelibraryduringthattime.Thatway,thebookstaysinthelibrary,andallstudentshaveachancetoreadit.Student:OK.Thankyou.Iunderstandnow.Librarian:Willtherebeanythingelse?Student:No!Iamonmywaytothereserveroom.Thanksagain!Task3[答案]A.1>C,2>CB.Undergraduate,five,two,Graduate,fifteen,two,50,overdue,15,cannot

8:00am,10:00pm,9:00am,8:30pm,Sundays[原文]Helloandwelcometotheuniversitylibrary.Thistapedtourwillintroduceyoutoourlibraryfacilities〔設(shè)備andoperating〔操作的、運(yùn)營(yíng)的hours.Firstofall,thelibrary’scollectionofbooks,reference〔參考、參考書,涉及提及materials,andotherresourcesarefoundonlevelsonetofourofthisbuilding.Levelonehousesourhumanitiesandmapcollections.Onleveltwo,youwillfindourcirculation〔循環(huán)desk,current〔現(xiàn)在的、最近的、流行的periodicalsandjournals,andourcopyfacilities.Ourscienceandengineeringsections〔部分、節(jié)、部門canbefoundonlevelthree.Youcanalsofindbackissuesofperiodicalsandjournalsolderthansixmonthsonthislevel.Finally,groupstudyrooms,ourmicrofilm〔縮微膠卷collection,andthemultimedia〔多媒體、多媒體的centerarelocatedonlevelfour.Undergraduatestudentscancheckoutuptofivebooksfortwoweeks.Graduatestudentscancheckoutfifteenbooksfortwomonths.Bookscanbereneweduptotwotimes.Thereisa50-cents-a-daylatefeeforoverduebooksuptoamaximumof$15.Periodicalsandreferencebookscannotbecheckedout.Thelibraryisopenweekdays,8:00amto10:00pm,andonSaturdaysfrom9:00amto8:30pm.ThelibraryisclosedonSundays.Task4[答案]A.ActivitiesTimetobeginTimetofinishregistration8:309:15theorientationmeeting9:30around11theplacementtests11:15noontouraroundthecampus1:302:15theoralinterviews2:454:30B.1>Becausenowtheyhavesomeonefromtheinternationalcentercomingtospeaktothestudentsonextracurricularactivities.2>Theywanttoshowstudentsaroundtheuniversity,includingtheunionbuilding,thelibraryandthestudentservicesbuilding.C.1>uptotheirears,hardpressed2>jot,grab,off3>findinganeedleinahaystack4>bottomline,running[原文]Randall:HiFaith.Doyouhaveaminute?Faith:Sure.What’sup?Randall:Well,IjustwantedtogooverthescheduleforWednesday’sorientation〔方向、定位meetingtomakesureeverythingisready.Faith:Okay.Here’sacopyofthetentative〔試驗(yàn)性的、不確定的schedule.[Okay.]Now,theregistrationstartsat8:30andgoesuntil9:15.[Allright.]Then,theorientationmeetingwillcommenceat9:30.Randall:Okay.Now,wehadplannedoriginallyforthemeetingtogountil10:30,butnowwehavesomeonefromtheinternationalcentercomingtospeaktothestudentsonextracurricular〔學(xué)校課程以外的activities,sohowaboutendingthemeetingaround11?Faith:Fine.And,uh,thenstudentswilltaketheplacementtestsfrom11:15untilnoon[OK.],followedby20-minutebreakbeforelunch.[OK.]And,immediatelyafterlunch,wehavereservedacampusshuttletogivestudentsa45-minutetourstartingat1:30.[Oh.OK.]Wewanttoshowstudentsaroundtheuniversity,includingtheunionbuilding,thelibrary,andthestudentservicesbuilding.Randall:Great.Now,howabouttheoralinterviews?Faith:Well,we’replanningtostartthemat2:15.Randall:Uh,well,teachersaregoingtobeuptotheirearsinpreparations,andthey’llbehardpressedtostartthen.Faith:Ok,let’sgetthingsrollingaround2:45.Randall:Ok,here,letmejotthatdown.Uh,couldyougrabapenoffmydesk?Faith:Right.Findinganythingonyourdeskislikefindinganeedleinahaystack.[Oh,it’snotthatbad.]Here,usemine.Randall:OK.Andwe’llneed150copiesofthisprogramguidebythen.Faith:Hey.That’satallorderonsuchshortnotice!Howaboutlendingmeahandtoputthingstogether[OK.]bythisafternoonsowedon’thavetoworryaboutthem?Randall:OK.AndIthinkthemanagerhasgiventhegreenlighttogoaheadandusethemoreexpensivepaperandbindingfortheguidesthistime.Faith:OK.Sotheinterviewswillgofrom2:45until,let’ssay,4:30.[OK.]Ihopewecanwrapthingsupby5.Randall:Great.Ithinkthebottomlineistokeepthingsrunningsmoothlythroughouttheday.Faith:Iagree.I’llpassthisschedulebythedirectorforafinallook.Task5[答案]1>ThestudentwantstohavesomeinformationaboutthecoursesatSwanSchool.2>Eachcourselastsforthreeweeks.3>It’sabout23hoursaweek.Usuallyfourandahalfdayseachweek.4>Thefirstcoursebeginsonthe3rdofJulyandlastsuntilthe20thofJulyandthesecondcourseisfromthe24thofJulyuntilthe10thofAugust.5>Eachcoursecosts￡150plusVAT,whichis15percent,anda￡5registrationfee.6>Foreachcoursethedepositis￡20.7>AladyarrangestheaccommodationforthestudentswithOxfordfamilies.8>Theycanchoosetohavebedandbreakfastonlywhichis￡20aweek,orbed,breakfastanddinnerwhichisabout￡27aweek.[原文]Receptionist:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?Student:Yes,please.Iwouldwanttohavesomeinformationaboutthe…erm…thecoursesatSwanSchool.Receptionist:Isthatasummercourseyou’reinterestedin?Student:Yes.Yes,please.Receptionist:Yes.Fine.OK.Well,wehave…erm…shortintensivefull-timecoursesduringthesummer.Student:Mm-mm.Iwouldwanttoknowthelengthofonecourse.Receptionist:Yes.Eachcourselastsforthreeweeks.Student:Howmanyhoursperweek,please?Receptionist:Well,it’sabout23hoursaweek.Usuallyfourandahalfdayseachweek.Student:Youmusthavealotofstudentsintheclass,haven’tyou?Receptionist:Wehavealotofstudentsintheschoolbutintheclassesonlyaboutbetween12and14students.Student:12and14.Couldyoupleasegivemethedatesofthefirstandthesecondcourse?Receptionist:Yes,certainly.Thefirstcoursebeginsonthe3rdofJulyandlastsuntilthe20thofJulyandthesecondcourseisfromthe24thofJulyuntilthe10thofAugust.Student:Whataboutthefeespercourse?Receptionist:Yes,each…eachcoursecosts￡150plusVAT,whichis15percent,anda￡5registration〔登記、注冊(cè)fee.Student:Anddeposit,please?Receptionist:Yes.Foreachcourseweneedadeposit〔儲(chǔ)蓄、存款、保證金of￡20andthe￡5registrationfee.Student:Ohthankyou.Dowehavetofindour…ourownaccommodation?Receptionist:No,wecandothatforyou.WehavealadywhoarrangestheaccommodationforyouwithOxfordfamilies.Student:Howmuchdoesitcost?Receptionist:Well,youcanchoosetohavebedandbreakfastonlywhichis￡20aweek,orbed,breakfastanddinnerwhichisabout￡27aweek.Student:￡27.Thankyouverymuch.Receptionist:You’rewelcome.Task6[答案]A.1>F,2>T,3>FB.1>Mostuniversitieswillnotacceptstudentswithoutthistest.Itisalsousedtodecidehowmuchfinancialaidshouldbegiventoeachstudent.2>Theymustscorebetween1,430and1600.3>Americanuniversitiesalsolookatastudent’ssubjectgrades,whattheydooutsideofschool,andtheirteachers’recommendations.4>TheSATIIistheone-hourexamthatcanbetakeninanysubject,forexamplechemistryorFrench.[原文]Everyyear,highschooljuniorsandseniorsfromacrosstheUStaketheScholasticAptitudeTest<SAT1>.TheSAT1isathree-hourexamthattestsstudents’mathandverbal〔語(yǔ)言的、口頭的skills.Mostuniversitieswillnotacceptstudentswithoutthistest.Itisalsousedtohelpdecidehowmuchfinancialaidshouldbegiventoeachstudent.Scoresrangefrom200to800foreachpart.Thereisatotalof1,600points.ThetestisheldeveryyearfromOctobertoJune.ButseniorsmusttakeitbeforeDecemberinordertoincludetheirscoresintheiruniversityapplications.TheaveragetotalscoreforanAmericanhighschoolstudentisaround1,000.ApoorSATscorecanpreventastudentfromgoingtoagooduniversity.StudentswhowanttogotooneofAmerica’sbestuniversities,suchasHarvardorYale,mustscorebetween1,430and1,600.Thetestcanbetakenoverandoveragain,butallthescoreswillappearonthestudents’records.However,unlikeChineseuniversities,thescoreisnottheonlythingneeded.Americanuniversitiesalsolookatastudent’ssubjectgrades,whattheydooutsideofschool,andtheirteachers’recommendations.InadditiontotheSAT1,someuniversitiesrequirehighschoolstudentstotakeatleastthreeSATIIs.Theseone-hourexamscanbetakeninanysubject,forexamplechemistryorFrench.Task7[答案]A.1>a,2>c,3>d,4>cB.1>Manystudentsattendspecialpreparationschoolsbesidestheirregularclasses,inordertopasstheexamforthebestuniversitiessuchastheNationalUniversityofTokyo.2>Theseextraschoolscanlastforonetotwoyearsbetweenhighschoolanduniversity.[原文]Japanesestudentsneed12yearsofstudybeforeenteringuniversities.TheychoosetheplacestheywanttogoandapplybeforeJanuaryoftheirfinalyear.TheuniversityentranceexamisastandardnationwidetestheldeveryyearinJanuary.Itprovidestestsfor31subjectsinsixsubjectareas:Japaneselanguage,geographyandhistory,civics,math,scienceandaforeignlanguage.Allnationalandpublicuniversities,aswellassomeprivateonesmakeuseofthisexam.ButmanyplacesalsohavetheirowntestsinFebruaryorlater,beforethenewschoolyearstartsinApril.InordertopasstheexamforthebestuniversitiessuchastheNationalUniversityofTokyo,manystudentsattendspecialpreparationschoolsontopoftheirregularclasses.Theseextraschoolscanlastforonetotwoyearsbetweenhighschoolanduniversity.AlthougheverystudenthasthechanceofgoingtoaJapaneseuniversity,only50percentofhighschoolseniorsactuallychoosefurtherstudy.Task8[答案]A.1>It’sanon-profit-makingeducationalfoundation.2>No,completebeginnersarenotaccepted.3>OthersubjectsavailablewithintheGeneralEnglishtimetableincludeEnglishforBusinessandEnglishLiterature.B.1>200,30-40,attractive,beautiful,witheasyreachof2>diningrooms,alibrary,languagelaboratories,computers,tennis,volleyball,basketball,badminton,football.3>214>￡1,1305>Monday,Friday6>￡670,3,10,9,3?[原文]TheSchoolwasopenedin1955andispartofanon-profit-makingeducationalfoundation.Its200students,from30-40countries,workinlarge,attractivebuildingssetinextensive,beautifulgardens,withineasyreachofthecentreofCambridge,TheSchoolhasdiningrooms,alibrary,videofilmingstudio,languagelaboratories,listeningandself-accessstudycentres,computers,aswellasfacilitiesfortennis,tabletennis,volleyball,basketball,badmintonandfootball.GeneralEnglishclassesareforstudentsaged17+.Completebeginnersarenotaccepted.Studentshaveclassesfor21hoursaweek.OthersubjectsavailablewithintheGeneralEnglishtimetableincludeEnglishforBusinessandEnglishLiterature.Thecostoftuition,materialsandbookspertermis￡1,130.Accommodationiswithlocalfamilies.LunchisprovidedintheSchoolMondaytoFriday.Allothermealsaretakenwiththefamily.Thereisafullrangeofsocialactivitiesincludingexcursions,discosandtheatre-visits.Thetotalcostofallnon-tuitionservicesis￡670perterm.Thereare3termsof10weeksandsummercoursesof9weeksand31/2weeks.Task9[答案]A.1>Thisschoolhasacapacityof220students.2>Itislocatedinaquiettree-filledsquareclosetoVictoriaStationincentralLondon.3>Inadditiontothe15lessons,therearedailyindividuallaboratorysessionsandlecturesonLifeinBritainatnoextracost.4>Thereisaspecial2-weekEasterCourseandRefresherCoursesforoverseasteachersandEnglishinthesummer.B.1>F,2>F,3>T[原文]Thisschoolhasacapacityof220students.Itoccupiesa19thcenturybuildinginaquiettree-filledsquareclosetoVictoriaStationincentralLondon.Generalcourses,eitherinthemorningsorafternoons,comprise1550-minuteperiodsperweek.Wecaterforawiderangeofclassesfrombeginnerstoadvanced,enablingustoplacestudentsatthelevelindicatedbythespecialentrytestwhichallstudentstake.Thereareusuallynomorethan14studentsinaclass.Inadditiontothe15lessons,therearedailyindividuallaboratorysessionsandlecturesonlifeinBritainatnoextracostThereare8classrooms,amulti-medialearningcentre,languagelaboratory,video,computer,lecturehall,canteen.WeareopenfromJanuarytoDecemberforcoursesof3to14weeks.Thereisaspecial2-weekEasterCourseandRefresherCoursesforoverseasteachersofEnglishinsummer.Feesareapproximately￡46perweekforgeneralcourses.Accommodationcanbearrangedwithselectedfamilieswithhalfboard.Thereisafullsocialprogrammeandregularexcursions.Task10[答案]A.1>Thisschool,foundedin1953,isanon-profitmakingCharitableTrust.2>ItissituatedinresidentialNorthOxford,3kmfromthecitycentre.3>AparticularbenefitfortheEFLstudentistheopportunitytoliveandstudywithnativeEnglishspeakerstakingthetwo-yearInternationalBaccalaureatecourse,orcoursesatuniversitylevel.4>Theirextracurricularactivitiesincludesports,horseriding,drama,art,crafts,photography,films,concertsandexcursions.B.1>anexcellentlibrary,videoroom,sciencelaboratories,coffeebar2>collegehouses,aresidentwarden,familyaccommodation[原文]Thisschool,foundedin1953,isanon-profitmakingCharitableTrust.SituatedinresidentialNorthOxford,3kmfromthecitycentre,theCollegeoccupiesacomplexofpurpose-builtblocksand14largeVictorianhousesprovidingacademicandresidentialaccommodation.Facilitiesincludeanexcellentlibrary,videoroom,languagelaboratories,computerroom,sciencelaboratories,assemblyhallandcoffeebar.AparticularbenefitfortheEFLstudentistheopportunitytoliveandstudywithnativeEnglishspeakerstakingthetwo-yearInternationalBaccalaureatecourse,orcoursesatuniversitylevel.Allstudentsareencouragedtoparticipateinsocialandextracurricularactivitiesincludingsports,horseriding,drama,art,crafts,photography,films,concertsandexcursions.AcademicYearCourses<21hoursperweek>leadingtoallprincipalEFLexaminations,concentrateonlanguagewithselectedstudiesinLiterature,Politics,History,ArtHistory,andComputing.Moststudentsliveincollegehouseseachsupervisedbyaresidentwarden,butsomepreferfamilyaccommodation.Task11[答案]CindyFarrowisAndyandKateMorgan’sAmericancousin.Sheis18yearsold.ShecomesfromCalifornia,onthewestcoastoftheUSA.SheliveswithherparentsinSanFrancisco.SheisastudentatBerkeleyCollegewheresheisstudyingmodernlanguages.Shewantstobeaninterpreterwhensheleavesuniversity.Shehasmanyinterestsandhobbies.Shelovesreading,swimmingandsurfingbutherfavoritehobbyiswhite-waterraftingontheColoradoRiver.Shethinksit’sveryexciting.AtthemomentCindyisonherwaytoEnglandtostaywiththeMorgansinDover.Unit2Task1[答案]A.1>elephants2>chimpanzees〔黑猩猩3>giraffes4>penguins5>kangaroos6>zebras7>polarbearsB.1>andatail2>bigears[原文]1>TheyliveinAfricaandIndia.Theyhavefourlegsandatail.Theyareverybigandverystrong.Theyareintelligent,too.Theyhaveatrunkandsomeofthemhavetusks.Theysometimeslivefor70years.2>TheyliveinAfricaandAsia.Theyarebrown.Theyhavearmsandlegs,buttheydon’thaveatail.Theirarmsareverylongandtheyhavebigears.Theyaregoodclimbers.Theyareveryintelligent,too.3>TheyliveinAfrica.Theyareverytall.Theyhavefourlegs,atailandaverylongneck.Theyeatleavesandtwigs.Theycanrunveryfast.Theyarebrownandwhite.4>Theyliveinverycoldcountries.Theyhavewings,buttheycan’tfly.Theyaregoodswimmers.Theyeatfish.Theyareblueandwhiteorblackandwhite.5>TheyliveinAustralia.Theyareredorgray.Theyhaveshortfrontlegs,longbacklegsandaverylongtail.Thebacklegsandthetailareverystrong.Theycanrunveryfast.Thefemalescarrytheiryounginapouch〔育兒袋.6>TheyliveinAfrica.Theyhavefourlegsandatail.Theyhaveabeautifulcoatwithblackandwhiteorbrownandwhitestripes.Theyeatgrassandplants.7>Theyliveinverycoldcountries.Theyhavefourlegs.Theyareverybigandverystrong.Theyhaveawhitecoat.Theycanswim.Theyeatsealsandfish.Task2[答案]A.1>Thecheetah.2>170km/h.3>Morethan100km/h.4>Becausemostanimalsrunonfourlegs.5>Becausewehavemachines.B.1>F,2>F,3>T[原文]Thefastestanimalonlandisthecheetah.Itcanrunataspeedofabout100kilometresanhour.Thefastestbirdintheworldcanflyat170km/h,andthefastestfishcanswimatmorethan100km/h.Humanbeingsarenotveryfast.Thefastestmanintheworldcanonlyrunatabout40km/h.Manyanimalscanrunfasterthanthis.Butmostanimalsrunonfourlegs.Fourlegsarebetterthantwo,aren’tthey?Whydoweonlyhavetwolegs?Scientistssaythatwearemoreintelligentthanotheranimalsbecausewestandontwolegs,sowecanuseourhandsforotherthings.Wecanpickthingsupwiththem.Wecanusetools.Humanbeingshaveusedtools〔器具。工具formillionsofyears.Thatiswhyourbrainshavedeveloped.Thatiswhywehavebecomethemostintelligentanimalsintheworld.Inthepastfewyears,wehavemadeallkindsofmachines.Wehavemadecars,ships,aeroplanesandspacecraft.Inthesemachineswecantravelfasterthananyanimal—byland,bysea,orbyair.Wecanevengotothemoon.Nootheranimalhaseverdonethat!Task3[答案]A.1>Climate,lackoffoodandaliensfromouterspacemightberesponsiblefortheirextinction.2>No.B.B:mighthavegotten,killedthemoffA:mayhaverunoutoffoodB:couldhavebeendestroyedbyaliens[原文]A:Youknow,we’restudyingdinosaursinscienceclass.It’sreallyinteresting.B:Oh,yeah?Hey,haveyoulearnedwhythedinosaursdisappeared?A:Well,nooneknowsforsure.B:Ithoughtithadsomethingtodowiththeclimate.Thetemperaturemighthavegottencoolerandkilledthemoff.A:Yeah,that’sonetheory.Anotherideaisthattheymayhaverunoutoffood.B:Uh-huh.Andyouknow,there’sevenatheorythattheycouldhavebeendestroyedbyaliensfromouterspace.A:Thatsoundscrazytome!Task4[答案]1>Themayfly.Afewhours.2>Theyjustdotwothings:findingamateandproducingyoung.3>Wecouldjudgebyitsgrowthrings.4>Itwaskeptfor152years.[原文]Fortheshortestlife,thefirstprizemustgotothemayfly〔浮游類生物,whichtypically〔典型的、特有的livesonlyamatterofafewhoursafteritemerges〔出現(xiàn)、浮現(xiàn)、暴漏fromitsshell.Fewmayflieslivetoseethesunriseagain.Thesecreaturesdevotetheirwholelivestoasingledesperatemission〔代表團(tuán)、使命:findingamateandproducingyoung.Theydon’tevenhavefunctionalmouthsandstomachs.Theysimplyhavenotimetoeat.Infacttheyhavenotimeforanythingelse.Therecord-holderforthelongestlifemaybetheArcticclam,oneofwhichlivedquietlyunderwaterfor220years.Howeveritdidnothaveanybirthcertificate〔證書、文聘toprovethis.Onecouldonlyjudgebyitsgrowthrings.Ifyouinsistonbetterdocumentation,theoldestanimaleverwasprobablyatortoisethatdiedin1918.Ithadbeencaptured〔俘獲、捕獲alreadyfull-grownin1766,nineyearsbeforetheAmericanRevolutionbegananditdied152yearslaterasWorldWarIcametoaclose.Task5[答案]A.Peoplehavedifferentopinionsonusinganimalsforresearch.B.1>fora.wastriedfirstonanimals.b.isdependentonc.usingunwantedanimals.2>againsta.sufferb.unnecessaryc.thesamerights3>putermodeling.[原文]Everyyearabout17millionanimalsareusedinLaboratoryexperiments.Butinmanycountriestoday,adifficultquestionisbeingasked:Dowehavetherighttouseanimalsinthisway?Peoplewhoareforusinganimalsinresearcharguethattheuseofanimalsinmedicalresearchhasmanypracticalbenefits.Animalresearchhasenabledresearcherstodeveloptreatmentsformanydiseases,suchasheartdiseaseanddepression.Itwouldnothavebeenpossibletodevelopvaccines〔疫苗fordiseaseslikesmallpoxandpoliowithoutanimalresearch.Everydruganyonetakestodaywastriedfirstonanimals.Futuremedicalresearchisdependentontheuseofanimals.Whichismoreimportant:thelifeofaratorthatofathree-year-oldchild?Medicalresearchisalsoanexcellentwayofusingunwantedanimals.Lastyear,over12millionanimalshadtobekilledinanimalsheltersbecausenoonewantedthemaspets.Howeverthosewhoareagainstitpointoutthatthefactthathumansbenefitcannotbeusedtojustifyusinganimalsinresearchanymorethanitcanbeusedtojustifyexperimentingonotherhumans.Animalssufferalotduringtheseexperiments.Theyareforcedtoliveinsmallcages,andtheymaybeunabletomove.Muchoftheresearchthatiscarriedoutisunnecessaryanyway.Animalshavethesamerightsashumansdo—tobeabletomovefreelyandnottohavepainorfearforcedonthem.Researchersmustfindotherwaysofdoingtheirresearch,usingcellcultureandcomputermodeling.Thereshouldbenoanimalsinresearchlaboratoriesatall.Task6[答案]A.1>No.2>Becausezooofficialswanthimtoproducecubswithanotherfemaletiger,sotheydon’twanthimtobecometoointerestedinthisfamily.B.1>fourmonths2>13kilograms3>horsemeat,theirmother’smilk.4>theNationalZoo’sWebsiteC.1>c,2>c,3>b[原文]VisitorstotheNationalZooinWashingtonD.C.canseethreenewyoungtigers.Therarebabiesmetthepublicforthefirsttimelatelastmonth.ChipO’Nealtellsusaboutthem.Themothertigersatnearbyonthegrassasherbabiesrolled,chasedandbiteachotherplayfully.ThenKorenchyalsojumpedintothegames.Hercubswerebornatthezoofourmonthsago.TheyarecalledMike,EricandChrisy.ThenewyoungtigersattheNationalZooeachweighabout13kilograms.Theirfurisdarkorangewithblackstripes.TheyeathorsemeatanddrinkmilkfromKorenchy.KorenchyandherbabiesareSumatrantigers.SumatrantigerscamefromtheIndonesianislandofSumatra.Theyarenowindangerofdisappearingfromtheearth.Fewerthan500ofthesetigersremainintheworld.Thatincludesabout60livinginzoosinNorthAmerica.KorenchycametotheNationalZoofromtheJakartaZooinIndonesia.ThegirlwaspartoftheSumatranTigerSpeciesSurvivalProgram.Korenchyhasgivenbirthtolivecubsthreetines.ThefatherofhernewcubsisRokan,aSumatrantigerwhoarrivedtwoyearsagofromanotherzoo.KorenchyandRokanhadtheirbabiesthenaturalwayinsteadofthescientificmethodoftenusedtoproduceyounganimalsinzoos.AwirefenceseparatesRokanfromhisbabies.ZooworkerswhocareforRokansayhereachesthroughthefencetowashthecubswithhistongue.TheysaythismeansherecognizesMike,EricandChrisyashiscubs.However,zooofficialsarehopingthatRokanwillproducemorecubswithanotherfemaleSumatrantigeratthezoo,sotheydonotwanthimtobecometoointerestedinthisfamily.TheNationalZoohopestokeeptheSumatrantigercubsforatleast18monthsbeforesendingthemtootherzoos.Thatisabouttheagewhenmosttigercubsinthewild