Part V:听力与口语训练
短对话1:
Woman: Mary is fluent in English and she’s just started to learn French.
Man: I hear she also knows a few words in Japanese and German.
短对话2:
Woman: I’ve noticed that you get letters from Canada from time to time. Would you mind saving the stamps for me? My sister collects them.
Man: My roommates already asked for them.
短对话3:
Woman: This coffee never seems to taste quite right to me. Maybe we should buy a different brand.
Man: Why not a new coffee pot?
短对话4:
Man: We just saw Joe when we were in New York.
Woman: Really? What’s new with him?
短对话5:
Woman: These boxes are too heavy for me to move.
Man: Here, I’ll give you a hand with them.
短对话6:
Man: Are men’s suits on the seventh floor?
Woman: No, they are here on the sixth. Seventh is houseware’s.
短对话7:
Man: Dick seems to think this year’s football season will be disappointing.
Woman: That’s his opinion. Most others think differently.
短对话8:
Woman: I am going to India next month. Is there any advice you would like to give me on my first trip?
Man: Well, see as much as you can because this is a country with a very different culture from ours.
单词与短语:
fluent adj.流利的;stamp n.邮票;taste vt.尝起来;brand n.品牌;coffee pot咖啡壶;give sb. a hand(动词短语)帮某人一把忙;houseware n.家庭用具;culture n.文化
Part VI:快速阅读
GM(转基因的) Foods
The term(术语)GM foods refers to(指)those produced(生产)with the latest(最新的)genetic engineering(基因工程)techniques(技术). In 2000, countries that grew 99% of the global(全球的) GM crops(庄稼,粮食作物)were the United States, Argentina(阿根廷), Canada, and China. The next decade(十年)will see rapid(迅速的)development in GM products(产品). GM foods may solve(解决)many of the world’s hunger(饥饿)problems, and help protect(保护)the environment(环境). Yet there are many challenges(挑战)ahead(在前面)for governments(政府), especially(特别)in the areas(领域)of human and environmental(环境的)safety(安全), labeling(挂标签,贴标签) and consumer(消费者)choice(选择), ethics(伦理,道德), food security(安全), regulation(规则)and international policy(政策). Many people feel that genetic engineering is inevitable(不可避免的)and that such a technology(技术)should be put to use(付诸应用). However, others warn(警告)that we must take care(小心)to avoid(避免)causing(导致) unintentional(非故意的)harm(损害)to both human health and the environment as a result of(由于) our enthusiasm(热情)for this powerful(强大的)technology.
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