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新世纪研究生英语听说下原文LESSON15B
LESSONFIFTEEN
ReformandDevelopment
PARTA
1.M:
I'dliketotrytosellsomeofmytextbooksfromlastsemester.
W:
Youandafewhundredotherpeople.
Q:
Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?
2.M:
CouldItalktoyouforaminuteaboutthediscrepancy1foundinthisgraph?
W:
I'mkindofinthemiddleofthingsrightnow.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
3.W:
DoyouknowifGeorgeiscomingtothemeeting?
M:
Oh,no.Iwassupposedtotellyouthathe'ssickandcan'tcome.
Q:
Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheman?
4.W:
Dick,pleasedon'ttieupthephone.Ineedtomakeacall.
M:
I'llbeoffinaminute.
Q:
Whatwillthemando?
5.M:
YoutooktheEuropeanliteratureclasslastyear,areyouinterestedinsellingmeanyofthebooks?
.
M:
Ialwaysholdontothemforfuturereference.
Q:
Whatwillthemanprobablydo?
6.M:
I'vecomeaboutthejobyouadvertisedinthepaper.
W:
Youneedoneofthoseformsoverthere.Onthetablenexttothefilecabinet.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimplythemanshoulddo?
7.M:
IknowIoughttocallhome,butI'vegotaplanetocatch,andI'malreadylate.
W:
Well,Iknowyouhavetohurry,butit'llonlytakeaminute.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
8.W:
IhavetodriveintoChicagonextweek.DoyouhaveamapIcouldborrow?
M:
Sorry,Idon't,butIcanpickoneupforyouatthebookstore.
Q:
Whatwillthemandotohelpthewoman?
9.W:
Whatdidyouthinkofthepaintingsshowedlastweek?
M:
Inevermadeittotheexhibit.
Q:
Whatcanbelearnedabouttheman?
10.M:
DidyouhearaboutthebigsnowstorminIowayesterday?
Threefeetin12hours.
W:
Yeah,andIhearit'sheadedourway.We'resupposedtogetthesamethingtonight.
Q:
Whatcanbeknownaccordingtotheconversation?
11.M:
You'rejoiningusfordinnertonight,aren'tyou?
W:
Oh,I'mreallysorry,butIhavethewrongdayformygeometrytest.Ijustfoundoutit'stomorrow,andIneedallthetimeIcangettoprepare.
Q:
Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?
12.W:
Ican'tdecidewhetherIshouldtakephysicsnoworwaittillnextsemester.
M:
Youmightaswellgetitoverwithyouifyoucan
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
13.W:
Youlookdifferenttoday.Didyougetahaircut?
M:
It'sfunny.You'rethethirdpersontoaskmethat.ButallIdidwasgetneweyeglassframes.
Q:
Whatdidyoulearnabouttheman?
14.W:
Howdidyourinterviewgo?
M:
Idon’tthinkIcameacrossaswellasIcouldhave.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
15.M:
Thatlastspeakerwasprettyboring,buthedidmakeafewgoodpointsattheend.
W:
Really?
Ididn'tcatchthem.Imusthavedozedoffforaminute.
Q:
Whichcanbelearnedaboutthewomanaccordingtotheconversation?
PARTB
PassageI:
ReformoftheFBI
TheFederalBureauofInvestigationisthemaininvestigatingagencyoftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofJustice.TheJusticeDepartmentrecentlyannouncednewmeasurestohelptheFBIfightterrorism.Formanyyears,FBIagentsinvestigatedthreatstonationalsecurity.Now,however,FBIDirectorRobertS.MuellerhastoldCongressthattheBureau'smainresponsibilitymustbetoprotecttheUnitedStatesfromterroristattacks.
TheJusticeDepartmentrecentlyannouncedamajorreorganizationoftheFBI.Thesizeoftheagencywillbeincreased.FBIagentsalsowillhavenewpowerstoinvestigateinsidetheUnitedStates.MostofthereformsaretoimprovetheFBI'sabilitytogatherandstudyintelligenceinformationaboutterroristsplanningattacksontheUnitedStates.
ThechangesareinreactiontorecentcriticismoftheFBI.ManypeoplehavequestioneditsactionsinrelationtotheterroristattacksontheUnitedStatesonSeptember11th,2001.
TheFBIplanstohire900moreagents.Theyincludepeopleskilledincomputertechnology,scienceandlanguages.Theywilljoinabout11,500otherFBIagents.AcentralofficeofIntelligencewillbeestablishedintheFBI'sWashingtonheadquarters.TheFBIhasalreadyappointedanumberofofficialstointelligencepositions.
FBIDirectorMuellerandJusticeDepartmentofficialssaythenewruleswillgreatlyimproveFBIperformance.Forexample,commandersatagencyofficeswillnowbeabletoorderinvestigationsthatarelimitedintime.Inthepast,theyneededpermissionfromFBIheadquarterstodothis.Thecommanderscanalsostartlimitedinvestigationswhennocrimehastakenplace.Evidencegatheredduringthistimecouldhelplaunchextendedinvestigations.
Inaddition,agentswillhaabletogatherinformationaboutreligiousandpoliticalorganizationsfromtheinternetcomputersystemandfromlibraries.Andagentswillbeabletoobserveactivitiesinpublicplaces,includingreligiouscenters.
Somecivilrightsgroups,however,saythenewrulesinterferewithtraditionalAmericanrights.Theysayprivacyandfreespeechmightbethreatened.CriticsofthenewrulessaytheFBImightinvestigatepoliticaldissenterswithoutanyevidenceofwrongdoing.ManyAmericanMuslimssaytheyfearthepossibilityofFBIagentstargetingthemunfairly.
I
1.AccordingtoFBIDirectorMuller,whatisthemainresponsibilityoftheFBI?
2.WhyisthejusticedepartmentreorganizingtheFBI?
3.HowmanymoreagentsdoestheFBIplantohire?
4.WhatkindofpeopledoestheFBIplantohire?
5.WhatdosomecivilrightsgroupssayaboutthenewrulesoftheFBI?
II
1)greatlyimprove
2)orderinvestigationsthatarelimitedintime.
3)whennocrimehastakenplace.
4)religiousandpoliticalorganizations
5)observeactivities
6)religiouscenters.
PassageII:
YuccaMountain
TheUnitedStatesSenatehasgivenfinalcongressionalapprovalforaprojecttoburynuclearwastematerialunderYuccaMountaininthestateofNevada.Theprojectcallsforburyingmorethan70,000tonsofradioactivenuclearwastematerial,
Thematerialincludesusednuclearfuelfrompowercentersandwastefromtheproductionofnuclearweapons.Thewasteisnowstoredatpowercentersaroundthecountry.However,thesepowercentershavelittlestoragespaceleft.
ThefederalgovernmentownsYuccaMountain.Noonelivesthere.Itisinanextremelydryareamorethan145kilometersnorthwestofLasVegas,Nevada.
ThedisputeaboutburyingnuclearwasteunderYuccaMountainhascontinuedformanyyears.BushAdministrationofficialssupportthenuclearwasteburialproject.Theysayitisscientificallyacceptable.Theysaytheareaisagoodplacetoburynuclearwastebecauseofitslackofpopulationandlowrainfall.
Theyalsosayplacingallofthecountry'snuclearwasteinoneplacewouldhelpprotectagainstterroristattacksinotherpartsofthecountry.Supportersoftheplansayitisimportantforthefutureofthenuclearpowerindustry.
However,thereismuchoppositiontotheplan.Opponentsincludeenvironmentalgroups.NevadastateofficialsandmanymembersofCongress.Theysaytheareaisnearpotentiallyactivevolcanoesandhasexperiencedearthquakes.Movementsintheearthcouldspreadtheradioactivematerial.Opponentssaytherockmightnotbeabletoholdthewasteandkeepitfromenteringwaterunderground.
Opponentsalsosaythedangerousnuclearwastewouldhavetobetransportedbytrucksandtrainsacrossaboutfortystates.Theyfearaccidentsorthreatsfromterroristscouldendangerthepopulationinmanyareas.
NowthatCongresshasapprovedtheplan,theEnergyDepartmentmustrequestandreceivepermissionfortheprojectfromtheNuclearRegulatoryCommission.TheEnergyDepartmentmustprovideevidenceaboutthesafetyoftheproject.Supportersoftheprojecthopeitwillbeginin2010.However,opponentssaytheywillcontinuetofightagainstit.
I
1.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?
2.Howmanytonsofradioactivenuclearwastematerialwillbeburiediftheprojectcanbecarriedout?
3.AccordingtoBushAdministrationofficials,whyisYuccaMountainagoodplacetoburynuclearwaste?
4.Whydosomepeopleopposethenuclearwasteburialproject?
5.Whataretheprospectsofthenuclearwasteburialproject?
II
1.TheUnitedStatesSenate.
2.Usednuclearfuelfrompowercentersandwastefromtheproductionofnuclearweapons.
3.Itisinanareamorethan145kilometersnorthwestofLasVegas,Nevada.
4.Environmentalgroups,NevadastateofficialsandmanymembersofCongress.
5.ItmustrequestandreceivepermissionfortheprojectfromtheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionandprovideevidenceaboutthesafetyoftheproject.
PassageIII:
TheDevelopmentoftheInternet
TheInternetbeganmorethanthirtyyearsago.Itwasdesignedtolinkcomputers.Itsgoaltoincreasecommunicationamonguniversities,thegovernmentandsomemajorArmenianbusinesses.TheInternetmadeiteasyforthemtosendinformationquickly.
Astimepassed,morepeoplebeganusingtheInternet.In1981,theInternetlinked213computers.Onlynineyearslater,itlinkedmorethan350,000computers.Todayexpertssaythereareabout300millioncomputersconnectedtotheInternet.
TheWorldWideWebisthepartoftheInternetthatletscomputerusersfindwrittenmaterial,picturesandsound.ItisthemostpopularpartoftheInternetsystem.
NoonereallyknowshowmanyAmericansusetheWorldWideWebpartoftheInternet.Agoodguesswouldbeanumberinthehundredsofmillions.Peopleuseittoplaygames.Theyuseitforbusiness.AndstudentsusecomputerstosearchtheWorldWideWebforinformationtheirschoolwork.
TheInternetisbecomingmoreimportantthananyonehadthoughtpossible.Anditsimportanceisexpectedtoincreaseevenmoreinthefuture.
PartD
1.achievement,2.theirgoals,3.adefinitemajorpurpose,
4.enduringsucce
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