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Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:

Hey?

John!

W:

Saveyourbreath.He'

soutofearshot.

WhatistrueaboutJohn,accordingtothewoman?

5.W:

Youonlyhavewatertoserveyourguests?

Thisisn'

tjustwater.Thisisimportedmineralwater.

Whatistheimplicationofthewoman?

6.M:

CouldIborrowatwentytotidemeovertillpaydaynextTuesday?

Youareinluck.Ijustcashedthecheck.

Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

7.M:

Jean,didn'

tyougetmymessages?

Ilefttwoonyouransweringmachine.

Hmm?

Oh,sorry,Tom.I'

vebeenmeaningtogetbackintouchwithyou.Itjustslippedmymind.

Whydidn'

tthewomanreturntheman'

scalls?

8.W:

rmsorry,sir,butyou'

reallowedonlyonepieceofluggageontheplane.You'

llhavetocheckinoneofyoursuitcasesatthepackagecounter.

Actually,oneofthesebelongstothewomanupahead.I'

mjustgivingherahand.

Whyisthemancarryinganextrasuitcase?

9.W:

Weneedtodrivetothecitytonight,butthedoctorsaidthismedicinemightmakemedrowsy.

Inthatcase,I'

dbetterdrive.

Whatdoesthemanthinkthewomanshoulddo?

10.M:

Lookatallthepollutiongoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey'

llevergetundercontrol?

Withthenewlawsandsocialawareness,we'

llturnthingsaround.

Whatdoesthewomanpredictwillhappen?

11.W:

Aren'

tyoucold?

Whyaren'

tyouwearingajacket?

Ioversleptthismorning,soIranoutofthehousewithoutlisteningtotheforecast.

Whyisn'

tthemanwearingajacket?

12.M:

prof.Jones,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaperthatelectricalstormcompletelywipedoutmycomputerfiles.DoyouthinkIcouldhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?

rmsorry,Steven.I'

mleavingforaconferencetomorrow,andrilbeawayeeks.Isupposeyoucould

sendittomethere.

Whatwilltheprofessorprobablyallowthestudenttodo?

13.W:

DoyouknowifMaryhascomebytheofficethismorning?

Ijustgotheremyself,sormnottheonetoask.

Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

14.M:

IreallyenjoyedthatTVspecialabout"

wealth"

lastnight.Didyougettohomeintimetoseeit?

W:

Well,yes.ButIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

15.W:

Taketwoofthesepillsthreetimesadayandyoushouldn'

ttakethemonanemptystomach.

WhatifIdon'

thaveanappetite?

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

PARTB

PassageI:

Thepopulationoftheworldhasbeenincreasingfasterandfaster.In10,000B.C.,therewereprobably10millionpeople.InA.D.1,therewere300million.Ittook1750yearsforthepopulationtoreach625million,alittlemorethandoubletheA.D.1figure.In1990,therewere5.3billionpeople.Bytheyear2000,theworld'

spopulationwasover6billion,andby2050,itisexpectedtoreach10billion.Doestheearthhaveenoughnaturalresourcestosupportthismanypeople?

Differentscientistsgivedifferentanswerstothisquestion.Somesaythatthereareenoughresourcestosupportmorethan6billionpeople.However,therichestcountries,withasmallpercentageoftheworld'

spopulation,usemostoftheresources.Iftheseresourcescouldbedistributedmoreequallyaroundtheworld,therewouldbeenoughforeveryone.Otherscientistssaythatwemustlimitpopulationgrowthbecauseourresourcesarelimited.Only10percentoftheearth'

slandcanbeusedforfarmingandanother20percentforraisinganimals.Itispossibletoincreasetheamountoffarmland,butonlyalittle.Somelandindevelopingcountriescouldbemoreproductiveifpeoplestartedusingmodernfarmingmethods,butthiswouldnotincreaseworldwideproductionbymuch,Weallknowthatthereisalimitedamountofpetroleum.Therearealsolimitstotheamountsofmetals.Thereisalimittotheamountofwaterwecanusesincemostoftheearth'

swaterissaltwater,andmostofthefreshwaterisfrozenattheNorthandSouthPoles.Itisdifficulttosayhowmanypeopletheearthcansupport,butitwillhelpeveryoneifwecanlimitpopulationgrowthbeforeseriousshortagesdevelop.Theproblemishowtodoit.

1.Between1990and2000,whatchangesdidtheworldpopulationhave?

2.Accordingtosomescientists,whichofthefollowingistrue?

3.Whycan'

tmostoftheearth'

swaterbeused?

4.Indevelopingcountries,whatdoestheuseofmedernfarmingmethodsresultin?

5.Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

II1.Therewereprobably10millionpeople.

2」tisexpectedtobe10billion.

3.Iftheresourcescouldbedistributedmoreequallyaroundtheworld,therewouldbeenouehforeveryone.4.Only10percent.

5.Itishowtolimitpopulationgrowth.

PassageII:

Freshwater,lifeitself,hasnevercomeeasyintheMiddleEast.EversincetheOldTestamentwhenGodpunishedmanwith40daysand40nightsofrain,watersuppliesherehavebeendwindling.Therainfallonlycomesinwinteranddrainsquicklythroughthesemiaridland,leavingthesoiltobakeandtothirstfornextNovember.Theregion'

sacceleratingpopulationgrowth,expandingagriculture,industrialization,andhigherlivingstandardsdemandmorefreshwater.Droughtandpollutionlimititsavailability.Warandmismanagementsquanderit.NationslikeIsraelandJordanareswiftlyslidingintothatzonewheretheyareusingallthewaterresourcesavailabletothem.Theyhaveonly15to20yearsleftbeforetheiragriculture,andultimatelytheirfoodsecurity,isthreatened.Evenamidthescarcitytherearehavesandhave-nots.ComparedwiththeUnitedStates,whichhasafreshwaterpotentialof10,000cubicmetersayearforeachcitizen.Iraqhas5,500.Turkeyhas4,000,

andSyriahaslittlemorethan2,800.Egypt'

spotentialisonly1,100.Israelhas460,andJordanhaslessthan260.

Butthesearenotfirmfigures,becauseupstreamuseofriverwatercandramaticallyalterthepotential

downstream.ScarcityisonlyoneelementoftheMiddleEast'

swatercrisis.Inefficiencyisanother,asisthe

reluctanceofsomewater-poornationstochangeprioritiesfromagriculturetolesswater-intensiveenterprises.

Someexpertssuggestthatifthesenationswouldsharebothwatertechnologyandresources,theycouldsatisfy

theregion'

spopulation,currently159million.Butinthispatchworkofethnicandreligiousrivalries,thewater

crisisisnotaclear-cutissue.Itisentangledinthepoliticsthatkeeppeoplefromtrustingandseekinghelpfrom

oneanother.Here,wherewater,liketruth,isprecious,eachnationtendstofinditsownwaterandsupplyitsowntruth.

1.WhendoestherainfallcomeintheMiddleEast?

2.Whatisthecauseofthewatercrisis?

3.HowmanyyearsareleftforIsraelandJordanbeforetheiragricultureisthreatened?

4.WhatisthecurrentpopulationintheMiddleEastaccordingtothepassage?

5.Accordingtosomeexperts'

suggestion,whatshouldthenationsdoinordertoavoidawatercrisis?

II1）10,0002）5,5004）Morethan2,8003）4,0005）EgyptPartD6）4607）Lessthan260

1）award,3）profit,5）dedication,7）moment,9）physical,11）conflict,13）worth,15）heart,17）compassion,19）

lust,2）glory,4）trust,6）significance,8）anguish,10）spirit,12）alone,14）room,16）honor,18）curse,20）value

LessonTwocrimeandpunishment

1.M:

Hello?

Hello.ThisisDr.Grey'

soffice.Wearecallingtoremindyouofyour4:

15appointmentforyourannual

checkuptomorrow.

Oh,thanks.It'

sagoodthingyoucalled.Ithoughtitwas4:

15today.

Whyistheofficecallingtheman?

Howwonderful!

Youwonthescholarship.Canyoubelieveit?

No.It'

salmosttoogoodtobetrue.

Excuseme,ProfessorDavidson.ButIwashopingtotalktoyouaboutmyclassprojectforeconomics.

Ihaveaclassinafewminutes.Whydon'

tyoucomeandseemeduringofficehourstomorrow?

WhenwillthewomandiscussherprojectwithProfessorDavidson?

Howareyoufeeling?

Thestuffthenursegavemeseemedtohavehelped.Butit'

smakingmeawfullydrowsy.

Whatdoyoulearnaboutthewoman?

5.M:

BillSmithhasvolunteeredtowriteasummaryoftheproposalswe'

veagreedon.W:

WillIhaveachanceto

reviewit?

Theviewisspectacular.Couldyoutakeapictureofmewiththemountainsinthebackground?

rmafraidIjustranoutoffilm.

Whatproblemdoesthewomanhave?

7.W:

Excuseme,we'

rereadytoordernow.

I'

llbewithyouinjustaminute.

IthinkIforgotmyumbrella.Didyounoticeifitisrainingoutside?

Yeah,itis.AndIjustrealizedIleftmycarwindowopen.

Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

Howdoesyourdaughterlikehernewschool?

Fine.Sheseemstohavemadenewfriendsinnotime.

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman'

sdaughter?

10.W:

There'

sanarticlehereinthismagazineyoumightfindinteresting.It'

saboutbuyingrunningshoes.

Ifit'

snotchemistryandit'

snotonthefinalexam,Ican'

treaditnow.

Whatisthemanprobablydoing?

11.M:

You'

rewashingyourcarevenonvacation.Itmakesmefeelguilty.

Youshouldn'

t,it'

sjustthatIhavenothingbettertodoatthismoment.

Whatdoyouthinkofthewoman?

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