新视野大学英语视听说教程4答案unit3.docx

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新视野大学英语视听说教程4答案unit3

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II.BasicListeningPractice

5.Script

W:

Didyouseethepapertoday?

TherewasanearthquakeinBrazil.

M:

Yes,butitonlymeasured3.5ontheRichterscale.Idon’tthinktherewereanycasualties.

Q:

Whatistheresultoftheearthquakeof3.5ontheRichterscaleaccordingtotheman?

2.Script

W:

I’dabitworriedaboutSuzietravelingtosouthernIndia.It’stherainyseasonthere,andtheremaybelandsides.

M:

Suziecantakecareofherself;shewon’tgoanywheretoorisky.Besides,youcanalwayse-mailherifitmakesyoufeelbetter.

Q:

WhatisSuziedoing?

3.Script

M:

Hi,IthoughtyouwereonholidayinAsia!

Backalready?

W:

wenevergotthere!

Ourtravelagentcancelledourarrangementsbecausethewholeregionisflooded.Weweresodisappointed;wewon’tgetanotherchancetogothisyear.

Q:

Whatisthewomandoing?

4.Script

M:

OurflighttoTokyowasdelayedbytwelvehours.Canyoubelieveit?

Atyphoonhittheeastcoastanditwaschaos.

W:

Isawitonthenews.Thefloodinganddamagewereterrible.Idon’tthinkanyonewashurtthough.

Q:

Whatistheconsequenceofthetyphoon?

5.Script

W:

Didyouseetheprogramlastnightaboutvolcanoes?

Itwasfascinating!

M:

Yes,theweirdthingisthemoltenlavalookssobeautiful,yetit’ssodestructive.AndIcouldn’tbelievehowfartheashcantravel.I’mgladwedon’thaveanyvolcanoeshere!

Q:

Whatdoesthemanthinkthevolcanois?

Keys:

1.D2.A3.C4.B5.C

III.ListeningIn

Task1:

Softanswersturnawaywrath.

Son:

Hi,mom,whatarewehavingfordinnertonight?

Mom:

Ihaven’tstartedyet.Why,haveyouanyrequires?

Son:

Howabouttsunamiforachange—Idon’tknowwhatis,butIheardsomeJapanesepeopleusingthewordonthebustheotherday.Soundslikeafood.Maybeit’ssimilartosushi.

Mom:

Nonsense.TsunamicomesfromJapanesewordsmeaningharborandwave.Ifwehadatsunami,itwouldbetheotherwayaround,youngman.

Son:

Why?

Whatisit?

Mom:

Imeanitmayswallowyouup.Atsunamiisanenormousseriesofverypowerfulwaves.

Son:

Couldyousurfonthem?

Thatcouldbecool.

Mom:

They’renotcool.Theyareverydestructive.Whentheypoundtheshoreofpopulatedareas,theycausetremendousdamage.Theydestroyeverythingintheirpath.

Son:

Whatcausesthem?

Mom:

Ithinktheyarecausedbysomesortofshock,likeanearthquake,volcano,orlandsidethatstartsachainreactionintheocean.

Son:

Dothewavesgettobigthattheycrushbuildings?

Mom:

Easily.Theycanbedozensofmetershigh.Theytosscarsandhousesaroundasthoughtheywerechildren’stoys.

Son:

Canyouseethemcoming?

Mom:

Youcanseethematquiteadistance.Butthere’snotmuchyoucando.Intheopenoceantheymoveatupto800kmperhour,butwhenitreachestheshore,thesystemslowsdownandthewavesgetbigger.

Son:

Howbig?

Mom:

Theycanreach30meters.Bigenoughtofinishyouoffinonegulp.

11.Whatthesonthinkatsunamiis?

12.WhatdoesMomimplybysaying,“Ifwehadatsunami,itwouldbetheotherwayaround”?

13.Whatdoesthesonthinksurfingontsunamiwaveswouldbelike?

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasthecauseofatsunami?

15.Howhighcantsunamiwavesreach?

Keys:

1B2.C3.A4.D5.C

ForReference

1.Intheopenoceantheymoveatupto800kmperhour,butwhenitreachestheshore,thesystemslowsdownandthewavesgetbigger.

2.Theycanreach30meters.Bigenoughtofinishyouoffinonegulp.

Task2:

FloodinginHaitiandtheDominicanRepublic

Script

Thedeathtoocontinuesto（S1）climbfromlastweek’sfloodinginHaitiandtheDominicanRepublic.TheU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment（S2）reportsthatatleast1,068peoplearedead,1,600are（S3）missing,and25,000areinneedofemergencyfoodandotherformsof（S4）assistance.InDominicanRepublic,414aredeadand274aremissing,allfromthetownofJimani.

Akey（S5）factorinthewidespreaddestructionistheextensivedeforestationandthe（S6）presenceofsettlementsalongthefloodplainsofrivers.

Thefloodingwasdrivenbyintenserainfall.Alow-pressuresystem（S7）originatinginCentralAmericabroughtexceptionallyheavyrainandthunderstormstoHaitiandtheDominicanRepublicfromMay18to25.（S8）Rainfallexceeded500mm（or19.7inches）alongtheborderareasofHaitiandtheDominicanRepublicduringthatperiod.AtthetownofJimani,DominicanRepublic,250mm（or10inches）ofrainfellinjust24hours,causingtheSolieRivertooverflowitsbanksfromMay24to25.Theheavyrainfallresultedinflashfloodingandextensivedebrisflowedovertheentireregion.Swollenriversanddebriscutoffmanyoftheroadstraversingtheareaalongthebaseofthemountains.（S9）Thismadeitdifficultforhumanitarianreliefworkertorescuestrandedpeopleanddeliverbadly.Nowpeoplewanttoknow:

Howoftendofloodsandrelatedlandmassmovementalsocausedlandsidesinafewplaces.

（S10）AnalysisofthepastdateshowsthatmajorfloodsintheDominicanRepublicandHaitiarenowanear-annualevent.Since1986,twelvelethaleventshaveoccurredontheisland.

Task3:

ABlizzard

Script

Ablizzardisaseverweatherconditioncharacterizedbylowtemperaturesandstrongwinds,greaterthan15milesperhour,bearingagreatamountofsnow.

Becausethefactorsforclassifyingwinterstormsarecomplex,therearemanydifferentdefinitionsofwhatablizzardtrulyis.Butitisgenerallyagreedthatinordertobeclassifiedasablizzard,asopposedtomerelyawinterstorm,theweathermustmeetseveralconditions.Thestormmustdecreasevisibilitytoaquarterofamileforthreehoursrunning.Includesnoworiceasprecipitation,andhavewindspeedofatleast32milesperhour,whichmeansForce7ormoreontheWindScale.

Anotherstandard,accordingtoEnvironmentCanada,isthatthewinterstormmusthavewindsof40kilometersperhourormi=ore,plentyofsnow,visibilitylessthan1kilometer,atemperatureoflessthan-25degreesCelsius,andalloftheseconditionsmustlastfor4hoursormore,beforethestormcanproperlybecalledablizzard.

Whenalltheseconditionscontinueaftersnowhasstoppedfalling,thestormisreferredtoasagroundblizzard.

Anextensiveformofblizzardisawhiteout,whenthedowndrafts,togetherwithsnowfall,becomesoseverthatitisimpossibletodistinguishthegroundfromtheair.Peoplecaughtinawhiteoutcanquicklybecomedisoriented,losingtheirsenseofupanddownaswellastheirsenseofdirection.Severeblizzardcanalsooccuralongwitharcticcyclones.

11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

12.Whichofthefollowingistrueofablizzardaccordingtothefirststandard?

13.Whichofthefollowingistrueofablizzardaccordingtothesecondstandard?

14.Whatisagroundblizzard?

5.Whichofthefollowingisintheorderofincreasingforce?

Keys:

1A2.B3.C4.D5.C

ForReference

Theycanquicklybecomedisoriented,losingtheirsenseofupanddownaswellastheirsenseofdirection.

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1Itwasastrongearthquake

Amy:

Bill,itwasastrongearthquake!

Thehousewasshaking,thewindowbreaking!

Terrible.

Bill:

Iknow,itwasterrible.Isawyourfaceturnwhitasyouranandgotunderthetable.

Amy:

IadmitIpanicked.Butitwasn’tanoccasionforustobecareless.It’sbettertobecautious.Theremightbeaftershocks.

Bill:

Oranevenbiggerquake!

Amy:

Toplayitsafe,let’sturnoffthegasandelectricity.

Bill:

Right.Let’sgettheemergencyearthquakekitalready.It’sinthekitchen.Ithasfood,flashlights,andafirst-aidkit.

Amy:

Let’sturnontheradiofornews.Iguessthequakemeasuresatleast5ontheRichterScale.

Bill:

Whoknowwhatmighthappentomorrow,nextmonthornextyear?

Afterall,thiscityissaidtobelocatedinanearthquakezone

Amy:

Therehasn’tbeenmuchactivityfordozensofyears

Bill:

Butamajorquakemayhitatanytime.

Amy:

Ithinkwe’dbettermovetoanearthquake-proofhouse.

Bill:

Smartthinking!

MODEL2Thingsareabitoutofbalance.

Script

John:

Theseventhstraightdayofrain.It’stoomuch.Thingsareabitoutofbalance.

Susan:

Yeah,toomuchrainhere,toolittlethere.Lastsummerfirestormsdestroyedmanypartsoftheglobe.

John:

Firestormsareaprettyinterestingphenomenon.Theygeneratesomuchheatthattheycreatetheirownweather.Nothingyoucandoaboutit.

Susan:

Onceafiredevelopedintoafirestorm,there’snostoppingit.Somepeoplethinkweshouldn’ttry.

John:

Youmean,justlettheforestsburn?

Howcanwewatchpeople’shomesonfirewithfoldedarms?

Susan:

Someexpertsarguethatforestfiresarepartofnature,andthatweshouldn’ttrytointerfere,except,ofcourse,tosavehomesandlives.

John:

Itseemswrongtoletallgoodtimberburn.Whatawastethatwouldbe!

Susan:

Butthat’snature’swayofcleaningupthedebristhatcollectsontheforestfloorandcreatingnewkindofgrowth.

John:

Maybeso,butitstillseemswrongtojustletfiresburn.

Susan:

Afterall,therehavebeenverdantforestsformillionsofyearswithoutman’shelpfightingthefires.

John:

Thatmaybetrue,butIstillthinkit’swrongtonotputoutforestfires

MODEL3Thisistheislandthatdisappeared

Script

Susan:

Justlookatthatsky.Aren’tthetwilightcolorsbeautiful?

John:

Um.EvenheardofthefamoussunsetsthatfollowedtheKrakatoavolcanoeruption?

Susan:

DoyoumeanthePacificislandthatblewupintheeighteenhundreds?

John:

Yeah.Deepredsunsetsappearedonthehorizonforthethreeyearsaftertheexplosion.

Susan:

Theywerecausedbythefinedustthatspreadthroughtheearth’satmosphere.

John:

People5,000kilometersawayfromKrakatoareported