新視野大學英語視聽說教程第二版第三冊答案本

新視野大學英語視聽說教程第二版第三冊答案

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EnjoythecoIorfuIcampuslife!

II.BasicListeningPractice

Keys:1.C2.D3.B4.D5.A

III.ListeningIn

Task1:0nthefirstday

Keys:

(1)thefirstday

(2)changing

(3)reaIIygood

(4)hardworkers

(5)wentoverherhead

(6)expIained

(7)notes

(8)Wednesday

(9)participation

(10)education

Task2:HowtoseIecteIectivecourses?

Keys:

(1)extratraining

(2)chemistry

(3)accounting

(4)manyfieldsofstudy

(5)betterpotentiaI

(6)businessdegree

(7)chaIIenging

(8)howtoIearn

(9)betterunderstanding

(10)narrow-minded

Task3:HowtogetstraightA's?

Keys:1.B2.C3.D4.A5.D

IV.SpeakingOut

M0DEL1

M0DEL2

M0DEL3

V.Let?~sTalk

Task1:MaintainingthequaIityorincreasingtheintake?

Keys:

(1)quaIity

(2)young

⑶25

(4)difficu11

(5)government

(6)quaIity

⑺cut

(8)extra-cautious

⑼afford

(10)experience

(11)more

(12)bIame

(13)budget

(14)puzzIed

(15)service

Task2:What'syouranswer?

Accordingtotheinterviewee,

it'sdifficulttostrikeabaIancebetweenmaintainingthe

educationaIquaIityandmakingsureasmanypeopIeaspossibIe

receiveuniversityeducation.

Inthepastyears,Chinahasbeenconfrontedwiththesame

probIem.

TheuniversityenroIImenthasbeenontheincreaseandsome

institutionsofhigherIearningdonothaveenoughteachersand

teachingfaciIities,

thusaffectingtheeducationaIquaIity.

Task3:Let'sgroupwork!

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

ListeningTask:

Taskl:ProbIemswithoureducationaIsystem

Script:

Hi,everybody.Mytopictodayis'ProbIemswithoureducationaI

system”.

IdisagreeonaIotofthewaysthatthingshavehappenedfor

aIongtimeinoureducationaIsystem.

Itseemsthateducatorsjustwanttogivestandardizedtests,

whichfocusonIyonacademicperformanceandnegIectstudents'

abiIitiesandinterestinotherareas.

IthinkthereareaIotofpeopIewhoareveryinteIIigent,

buthaven'thadtheopportunitiestheycouIdhavehadifthey

hadIearnedinabroader-mindededucationaIsystem.

IfeeIthatalotofcoursesthatstudentsarerequiredtotake

inhighschooIaretooacademic,and,asaresult,

manykidshaveIosttheirinterestinlearning.Educatorsoften

faiItorecognizevariouskindsofinteIIigence.

TheysimplyexertaIotofpressureonstudentstobeas

weII-roundedaspossibIe.

IthinkbeingweII-roundedisn'treaIIypossibIe.

Andasaconsequence,somestudentsIbeIievetobeinteIIigent

can'tgetintogoodcoIIegesifthey,

youknow,haven'tscoredweIIonthemathsection,evenifthey

arebriIIiantwriters.

Anotherthingthatdisturbsmeisthattheso-caIIedweak

studentsareseparatedfromtherestoftheschooI.

SomekidsarekeptinaseparatecIassiftheirgradesareIower

thanothers".

Andthey'reveryawareoftheirsociaIposition,youknow.

IthinkitcausesthemtoactinawaythatisnotreaIIypositive.

They'rejustactinginawaytheyareexpected.Oftentheir

gradesgofrombadtoworse.Andthat'sprettysad.

IthinkthatmanyofthekidsinthosecIassesareinteIIigent,

buttheyneveractuaIIyreaIizetheirpotentiaIbecauseofthe

waytheyaretreatedearIyonintheireducation.

Keys:

(1)standardizedtests

(2)abiIitiesandinterest

(3)interest

(4)pressure

(5)weIl-rounded

(6)getintogoodcoIIeges

(7)therestoftheschooI

(8)frombadtoworse

Task2:Thefinalexam

Script

Atauniversity,therewerefoursophomorestakingachemistry

course.

TheyweredoingsoweIIonaIIthequizzes,midterms,Iabs,etc.

thateachhadan"A"sofarforthesemester.

Thesefourfriendsweresoconfidentthatontheweekendbefore

thefinal,

theydecidedtogouptotheUniversityofVirginiaandparty

withsomefriendsthere.

Theyhadagreattimeanddidn'tmakeitbacktoschooIuntiI

earIyMondaymorning.

Ratherthantakingthefinalthen,

theydecidedtofindtheirprofessorafterthefinalandexplain

tohimwhytheymissedit.

TheyexpIainedthattheyhadpIannedtocomebackintimefor

thefinalexam,but,

unfortunateIy,theyhadafIattireonthewaybackanddidn't

haveaspare.

AsaresuIt,theymissedthefinal.

TheprofessorthoughtitoverandthenagreedtheycouIdmake

upthefinalthefollowingday.

TheguyswerereIievedandeIated.

Thenextday,theprofessorpIacedtheminseparaterooms,

handedeachofthemapaper,andtoIdthemtobegin.

TheyIookedatthefirstprobIem,worthfivepoints.

ItwasasimplequestiononachemicaIreaction.

“Cool,“theyaIIthoughtatthesametime,eachoneinhis

separateroom,“thisisgoingtobeeasy.z，

EachfinishedtheprobIemandthenturnedthepage.

Onthesecondpagewasaquestionworth95points:"Whichof

thetireswasflat?”

Keys:

(1)course

(2)quizzes

(3)semester

(4)confident

(5)party

(6)make

(7)missed

(8)theyhadafIattireonthewaybackanddidn'thaveaspare

(9)pIacedtheminseparaterooms,handedeachofthemapaper

(10)Onthesecondpagewasaquestionworth

Task3:HarvardUniversity

Script

HarvardUniversityistheoIdestinstituteofhigherIearning

intheUnitedStates.

Founded16yearsafterthearrivalofthePiIgrimsatPIymouth,

theuniversityhasgrownfromninestudentswithasinglemaster

tothepresentenroIImentofmorethan21,000students,

includingundergraduatesandstudentsin10graduateand

professionaIschooIs.

Over14,000peopIeworkatHarvard,includingmorethan2,100

facultymembers.

HarvardhasproducedeightAmericanpresidentsandmanyNobeI

Prizewinners.

DuringitsearIyyears,HarvardofferedacIassicacademic

coursebasedonthemodeIofEngIishuniversities,

butconsistentwiththeprevaiIingPuritanphiIosophy.

AlthoughmanyofitsearIygraduatesbecameministersin

PuritanchurchesthroughoutNewEngIand,

theuniversitywasneverformaIIyaffiIiatedwithaspecific

reIigiousgroup.

UnderPresidentPusey,Harvardstartedwhatwasthenthe

IargestfundraisingcampaigninthehistoryofAmericanhigher

education.

Itwasan82.5~miIIion-doIIarprogramfortheuniversity.

TheprogramiincreasedfacultysaIaries,broadenedstudentaid,

creatednewprofessorships,

andexpandedHarvard'sphysicaIfaciIities.

NeiIL.RudenstinetookofficeasHarvard's26thpresidentin

1991.

AspartofanoveraIIefforttoachievegreatercoordination

amongtheuniversity'sschooIsandfaculties,

RudenstineencouragedacademicpIanningandidentifiedsomeof

Harvard'smaininteIIectuaIpriorities.

HeaIsostressedtheimportanceoftheuniversity'sexceIIence

inundergraduateeducation,

thesignificanoeofkeepingHarvard'sdoorsopentostudents

fromfamiIiesofdifferenteconomicbackgrounds,

andthetaskofadaptingtheresearchuniversitytoaneraof

bothrapidinformationgrowthandseriousfundshortage.

Keys:1.B2.A3.C4.D5.D

Viewingandspeaking:

Task1:Universitybudgetcuts

Script

Host:Well,DavidLammy,theUniversityMinister,joinsmefrom

Westminster.

NowthanksforjoiningusthisIunchtime,

Mr.Lammy.Howdothesecuts...tieinwithyourmuchtrumpeted

commitmenttoincreasinghighereducation?

Interviewee:Well,Ithinkit'simportanttoremindviewers

thatwewiIIspendweIIover12billionpoundsonhigher

educationthisyearandtoaIsosaythattherewiIIbemore

studentsatuniversitynextyearthaneverbeforeinourhistory.

Butwhatisimportantisthatwhentheygettouniversity,is

thattheyhavegoodfaciIities,goodbuiIdings,

thattheyhavegoodcontactwiththeirIecturersand,for

studentsfrompoorerbackgroundsthattheyreceiveagrant.

Andyouknow40percentofstudentswhoaregoingtouniversity

areinreceiptofsomegrants.SowehavetopIan...

Host:Butthere'sgoingtobeIessmoneynextyear.That'sthe

bottomIine,isn'tit?

Interviewee:Er,weareaskinguniversitiestomakeaone

percentcutintheirteachinggrant.

That's51millionoutofatotaIbudgetofoverfivebiIIion.

Look,IthinktherearefamiIiesacrossthecountrypreparing

forChristmasspendingabitIessandthey're,

youknow,it'saIotmorethanonepercentthatthey're,they're

feeIing.

SoIthinkthisisreasonabIetoaskuniversitiesifweareto

ensurethatwecancontinuetosendmoreyoungpeopIeto

universityandweremaincommittedtothat.

Host:Andbriefly,whataboutthesetwo-yeardegrees?Thisis

areductioninstandards,isn'tit?

Interviewee:WeII,we,we,we...11'simportantinthiscountry

thatwerememberthatstudentsaren'tjustthecIassic18-to

21-year-oIdundergraduates.

Wewantmaturestudents.Wewantmoreparttimestudentsandover

theIastfewyearswe'vebeengrowingthenumberoffoundation

degree,

two-yeardegreesthatensurethattransitionintohigh

universityandhighIeveIskills.

That'swhatwewanttosupportandthat'swhatwe'reindicating

inthegrantIetterthatwe'vesenttouniversitiesoverthe

Iastfewdays.

Host:0K.DavidLammy,thankyousomuchforjoiningus.

Interviewee:Thankyou.

Keys:

(1)increasing

(2)12/tweIve

(3)more

(4)faciIities

(5)Iecturers

(6)poorer

(7)grant

(8)one

(9)budget

(10)less

(11)young

(12)classic

(13)part-time

(14)growing

(15)two-year

Task2:TaIkafterviewing

Script

TherewiIIbemorestudentsatuniversitiesnextyearthanever

beforeinourhistory.

Whentheygettouniversity,theyhavegoodfaciIities,good

buiIdings,asweIIasgoodcontactwiththeirIecturers.

Studentsfrompoorerbackgroundsreceiveagrant.

40percentofstudentswhoaregoingtouniversitywiIIreceive

somesortofgrant.

Unit1test

PartI

Keys:1.A2.B3.D4.B5.D

PartII

⑴for

(2)with

(3)opportunity

(4)tuition

(5)expIore

(6)encounter

(7)adventure

(8)Aswithanycountry,itisnotadvisabIetocarrylarge

amountsofcasharoundwithyou

(9)TraveIer'schecksareoneofthesafestandeasiestwaysto

transportmoney,becauseyoumayhavethemrepIacediftheyget

Iostorstolen

(10)Itiswisetobringabout$100withyouinU.S.cash,so

youwiIIbeabIetomanageuponyourarrivalintheStates

PartIII

1.C2.A3.B4.D5.A

PartIV

1.C2.A3.A4.D5.C6.B7.A8.C9.B10.C

Uint2

OurgIobeisindanger!

I.Leadin

Task1:

sandstorm;airpolIution;deforestation

waterpolIution;meltingpolaricecap;IightpolIution

drought;desertification;Iittering

II.BasicListeningPractice

Keys:1.B2.D3.A4.A5.C

III.ListeningIn

Task1:WeshouIdhaveproperrespectfornature!

Script:

Martha:DoyouthinkmostpeopIeinyourcuIturerespectnature?

Ed:Ithinkso.Um...morenowthanbefore.

Martha:WhatdoyouthinkisthemostseriousenvironmentaI

probIemintheworIdtoday?

Ed:Today...IthinkdamagetotheozoneIayerisabigprobIem,

andanotherprobIemispolIutioninbigcitiesandthingsIike

that.

Martha:HowdoyouIearnaboutenvironmentaIprobIems?

Ed:Um...throughschooI.AlotofcIubspromoteenvironmentaI

safety,andsomeTVprograms,too.TheytaIkabout

environmentaIsafetyandstuffIikethat.

Martha:DoyouthinkstudentsshouIdIearnmoreaboutthe

environmentatschooI?

Ed:Ithinkso.So,astheygrowoIder,theycanbemoreaware

ofaIItheprobIemsthataregoingon,andaIsotopreventmore

probIemsfromoccurring.

Martha:IfyoucouIdcreateanewIawtoheIptheenvironment,

whatwouIditbe?

Ed:AnewIawfortheenvironment?Um...I'dprobabIysaythat

whenpeopIethrowawaytheircigarettebutts,theyhavetothrow

themintothegarbagebin,notjustthrowthemeverywhere

becauseifsjustIitteringandIhatethat.SotheyshouIdbe

finediftheythrowthemonthefIoororontheground.

Martha:That'sagoodidea.WhatdoyoupersonaIIydotoheIp

protecttheenvironment?

Ed:I'msoagainstIittering.IneverIitter.IfIseesomebody

Iitter,IgetreaIIyangry.SoIalwaysthrowmytrashintothe

garbagebin.

Keys:

(1)nature

(2)environmentaIprobIem

(3)poIIution

(4)promote

(5)awareof

(6)fromoccurring

⑺Iaw

(8)throwaway

(9)fined

(10)trash

Task2:RiverpoIIution

Script:

IfyouseedeadfishfIoatingontheriverornoticethatthe

waterisdiscoIoredandsmeIIy,

youknowtheriverhasbeenpoIIuted,andtherearefourmain

possibIecausesforit.

First,fertiIizer.IfIargeamountsoffertiIizerorfarmwaste

drainintoariver,theconcentrationsofnitrateandphosphate

inthewaterincreaseconsiderabIy.AIgaeusethesesubstances

togrowrapidly,turningthewatergreen.

ThismassivegrowthofaIgaeIeadstopoIIution.WhentheaIgae

die,theyarebrokendownbytheactionofthebacteria,which

quicklymultiply,usingupaIItheoxygeninthewaterand

thereforecausingthedeathoffish.

Second,industriaIwaste.Factoriessometimesdischarge

chemicaIwasteintorivers.ExampIesofsuchpoIIutantsinoIude

cyanide,Iead,copper,andmercury.Thesesubstancesmayenter

thewaterinsuchhighconcentrationsthatfishandother

animalsarekilledimmediateIy.SometimesthepoIIutantsenter

thefoodchainandaccumuIateuntiItheyreachtoxicIeveIs,

eventuaIIykillingfishandotheranimals.

Third,oiIpoIIution.IfoiIentersasIow-movingriver,it

formsarainbow-coIoredfiImovertheentiresurface,

preventingoxygenfromenteringthewater.

Fourth,warmwater.IndustryoftenuseswaterforcooIing

processes,sometimesdischargingIargequantitiesofwarm

waterbackintorivers.AhighertemperatureofthewaterIowers

theIeveIofdissoIvedoxygenandupsetsthebaIanceofIife

inthewater.

Keys:1.D2.A3.B4.C5.D

Task3:Curbingcarbonemissions

Script:

AIthoughitisnotaneasytask,ChinaisstrivingtofulfiII

thepromisetocutitscarbondioxideemissionsperunitofGDP

by40to45percentinthenext10years.

ZhangGuobao,DirectoroftheNationaIEnergyAdministration,

said,“Thegovernmentputsgreatemphasisonseekingharmonious

deveIopmentbetweencitiesandtheenvironment,andis

readjustingtheenergystructurebygivingprioritytothe

deveIopmentofcIeanandIow-carbonenergies,including

hydroeIectric,nucIear,wind,andsoIarpower.，z

GovernmentauthoritieshavecIosedsmaII,coal-firedpIants

withatotaIcapacityof60.06millionkiIowattsinthepast

fouryears.Thisyear'stargetofclosing10miIIionkiIowatts

ofcapacitywiIIbeachievedbyAugust.

“WehavepromisedtotheinternationaIcommunitythat15

percentofourpowerwiIIbegeneratedfromnonfossiIsources

by2020,“DirectorZhangsaid.Atpresent,non-fossiIenergy

accountsforonIy7.8percent.

ChinaismakingeffortstoincreasetheproportionofcIean

energyinitstotaIenergyconsumption.Statisticsshowthat

ChinainvestedUS$34.6billionincIeanenergyIastyear,

exceedingtheUnitedStateswhichinvestedUS$18.6billion.

Thus,ChinahasbecometheworIdIeaderingeneratingcIean

energy.FiveyearsearIier,China'sinvestmentincIeanenergy

wasonIyUS$2.5billion.

However,China'scarbonemissionreductiontargetcannotbe

achievedeasiIy.TheshifttoaIow-carboneconomymightbemet

atacosttosociety.Forinstance,morethan400,000peopIe

werelaidoffasaresultoftheshutdownofsmaIIcoaI-fired

powerpIantsinthepastfouryears.Manystudiesindicatethat

theefforttocurbgreenhousegasemissionsmaydeIayChina's

deveIopment,affectpeopIe'sincome,andleadtounemployment.

Keys:1.D2.D3.A4.B5.C

IV.SpeakingOut

M0DEL1

M0DEL2

M0DEL3

V.Let?~sTalk

Task1:DisappointmentovercIimatenegotiations

Keys:

1)doesn'treaIIyactuaIIycommitanyonetodoinganything,

2)theatmospheresimplecan'ttakethekindofemissionswe've

beenseeinginthebusiness-as-usuaIscenarioandthere'sno

reaIcommitmenttochangethat.

3)There'snoreaIcommitmenttoputseriousmoneyonthetabIe

4)11'snotbackedbyaction,

5)11doesnotconstitutea...adeaI.

6)11'sahollowsheII

7)itIacksanythingonemissionscuts

8)There'snoguaranteethattherewiIIbenewmoney,thatthe

moneywiIIbereaI,thatthere'sactuaIIyacommitmenttoget

there,orthatitwillbechanneIedinnewways,

Task2:What'syouranswer?Twospeakersholdanegative

attitudetowardtheworIdcIimateconference.

Task3:Let'sgroupwork!

DeveIopedcountriesshouIdbearmoreresponsibiIities.

First,theycausedmostoftheworIdpoIIutionintheir

industriaIizationprocess.

Second,theyareaIreadyeconomicaIIyadvanced,withmorefunds

todeaIwithpoIIutionprobIems.

Ontheotherhand,developingcountriescausedIesspoIIution

inthepast,andnowtheyneedrapiddeveIopment.

Therefore,aninternationaIagreementtheKyotoProtocoIin

1997stipuIatedcommonbutdifferentiatedresponsibiIitiesfor

deveIopedanddevelopingnations,whichmeansthatbothshouId

beresponsibIeforenvironmentaIprotectionandcutcarbon

dioxideemissions,buttheformermusttakemoreresponsibiIity.

RecentIy,however,somewealthycountrieshaveinsistedthat

developingcountriesIikeChinashouIdshouIdermore

responsibiIities.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

ListeningTask:

Taskl:TheenvironmentandthedeveIopment

Script:

Li:Hi,ProfessorWang.

I'mLiLin,acorrespondentfortheuniversitynewspaper.

Thestaffandstudentsherearegettingmoreandmoreinterested

inthereIationshipbetweentheenvironmentandeconomic

deveIopment.

WhatdoyouthinkisthemostseriousenvironmentaIprobIemat

present?WhatmeasuresshouIdweadopttoimprovethe

environmentanddeveIoptheeconomyatthesametime?

Wang:TherearemanyenvironmentaIprobIems:airpoIIution,

waterpoIIution,desertification,overfishing,destructionof

naturaIhabitats,acidrain,overconsumptionofwiIdanimals

andpIants,etc.ButlyingatthecenterofaIIthoseprobIems,

asIseeit,isthecontradictionbetweeneconomicgrowthand

theenvironment.

SineetheUnitedNationsEarthSummitin1992,growingnumber

ofpeopIeandgovernmentshaveadoptedthenewideaof

''sustainabledeveIopment，z.Thismeanstoday'seconomicgrowth

shouIdnotwipeouttheresourcesandoptionsforfuture

generations.PIanninganddeveIopmentshouIdensurenotonIy

economicgrowth,butaIsosociaIadvancementandenvironmentaI

heaIth.Inotherwords,someeconomicbehaviormustbe

restrictedorcontroIIed.InstiIIingprinoipIesofsustainabIe

deveIopmentintogovernmentpIanning,resourcemanagementand

economicpolicyisthemostimportantstepChinacantaketo

soIveitsenvironmentaIprobIems.

ChinahasaIreadytakensomeremarkabIestepstoreducedamage

totheenvironment.Forinstance,followingthehugefIoodsof

1998,thegovernmentbannedloggingintheupperreachesofthe

YangtzeRiverinordertoprotectforestsandreducetherisk

offIoods.

Still,thebasiccontradictionbetweentheenvironmentand

deveIopmentpersists.Muchworkistobedonebeforewecan

achievetheaimofabaIancebetweeneconomicgrowthandthe

environment.

Keys:

(1)waterpolIution

(2)overconsumption

(3)economicgrowth

(4)resources

(5)sociaIadvancement

(6)restricted

(7)governmentpIanning

(8)economicpoIicy

(9)remarkabIesteps

(10)baIance

Task2:ThiokcIoudofpoIIutioncoveringsouthernAsia

Script

AUnitedNationsstudysaysathickcIoudofpoIIutioncovering

southernAsiathreatenstheIivesofmiIIionsofpeopIe.

ScientistssaythepoIIutioncouIdincreaseIungdiseaseand

causeearIydeath.ThecIoudisaIsodamagingagricuItureand

affectingrainfaIIIeveIs.Ithasaffectedmanycountriesin

southernAsia.ThepoIIutioncIoudisthreekiIometershigh.

ScientistssayitcanmovehaIfwayaroundtheworIdinaweek.

ThecIoudistheresultofforestfires,theburningof

agricuIturaIwaste,andhugeiincreasesintheburningoffueIs

byvehicIes,industries,andpowerstations.

PolIutionfrommiIIionsofbadcookingstoveshasmadethe

probIemworse.

ManypoorpeopIeburnfueIsIikewoodandanimalwasteinsuch

stoves.

ScientistssaythecIoudofpoIIutionappearstocooItheIand

andoceansbybIockingsunIight.

TheysayitreducestheamountofsunIightreachingtheEarth's

surfacebyasmuchas15percent.

Atthesametime,heatinsidethecIoudwarmstheIowerparts

oftheatmosphere.

HarmfuIchemicaIsfromthecIoudaremixingwithrainfaII.

ThisacidraindamagescropsandtreesandthreatenspubIic

heaIth.

ScientistsareconcernedthatthepoIIutionwiIIintensify

duringthenext30yearsasthepopuIationofAsiaiincreases

toanestimated5,000millionpeopIe.

Keys:1.D2.B3.A4.C5.C

Task3:Mountainregionsfaceanumberofdangers

Script

MountainpeopIearoundtheworIdareingreatdangerofthe

negativeeffectsoftheworseningenvironment,accordingtoa

UNreport.

AsgIobaIwarminganddeforestationacceIerateandtechnoIogy

makeswiIderpIacesmoreaccessibIe,environmentaIandsociaI

pressuresontheworId'sremotestregionsincrease.

TheUNhasfoundthatmanymountainousregions——inhabitedby

oneoutoffiveoftheworId'speopIe——arebareIyrecognizabIe

whentheyarecomparedtowhattheywereIike60yearsago.

ThisismostIybecauseforestswerecuttomakewayforcattIe

grazingandagricuIture.

TheauthorsoftheUNstudyexpect98percentofthemountain

areastoexperienceseverecIimatechangeby2055.

BiologicalIossesareexpectedtobeheavy.

ThemountainsofEurope,partsofCaIiforniaandthenorthwest

AndesinSouthAmericaareamongthemostthreatenedmountain

areasintheworldandshouldbegivenpriorityinconservation.

TheUNisanxioustoraiseawarenessoftheprobIemsfacing

mountainareasbecausetheyareinhabitedbysomeofthemost

vuInerabIepeopIe.

ThesepeopIecouIdlosetheircuItureandtheirIiveIihoodwith

eventhesmaIIestshiftsincIimate.

Atthesametime,manymountainregionsarelosingpeopIe.

ThousandsofviIIagesinEuropearedesertedmostoftheyear.

InotherareasIikeNepaI,peopIearedriftingtothecities

insearchofwork.

Keys:

(1)negative

⑵report

(3)warming

(4)pressures

(5)mountainous

(6)bareIy

(7)makewayfor

(8)expect98percentofthemountainareastoexperiencesevere

cIimatechangeby2055

(9)TheUNisanxioustoraiseawarenessoftheprobIemsfacing

mountainareas

(10)ThousandsofviIIagesinEuropearedesertedmostofthe

year

Viewingandspeaking:

Task1:Santa'shometownindanger

Script

WeatherexpertsmayhavefoundanewprobIemcausedbygIobaI

warming,onewhichmanypeopIewiIIpayattentionto:Thereare

signsthatSanta'shomeintheNorthmaybeintroubIebecause

ofwarmertemperatures.

TheFinnishtownofRovaniemiontheArcticCircle,whichmany

EuropeanssayisthehomeofSantaClaus,hashaditswarmest

winterin40years.

AsaresuIt,therehasbeenmuchIesssnowthanusuaI-meaning

nosnowmen,nosnowbaIIs,andpossibIynotenoughsnowforSanta

toridehissleighon.

MoreimportantforIocaIresidents,i