【正文】 ldren to good schools so that the children will climb the social ladder. In the poorest countries: 1. People are expected to live just 49 years. 2. One in ten children doesn’t reach his or her first birthday. 3. Women are affected most by poor healthcare systems, especially pregnant women. 1. Smaller families have fewer expenses and more chance of increasing their earnings and savings. 2. Countries with lower birth rates have had faster economics growth. VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task1: Held Back Because I Speak Spanish Keys: Task 2: Drinking, Gambling and Golf Script particularly wallet stopped gamble alive golf course nuts Instead, I’ m going to take you to my home for a terrific dinner cooked by my wife Won’t your wife be furious with you for doing that? I just want her to see what a man looks like who’d given up drinking, gambling, and golf.” Task3: Why buy lottery tickets? For Reference 6. She thinks many (of the) big spenders on lottery are poor, spending money they can’t afford to spend. 7. He just buys lottery tickets foe fun. He thinks if he won a huge amount, it would be exciting. 8. They buy lottery tickets out of desperation. And the thrill of a win, of something for nothing, is addictive. 9. Casinos are opening everywhere, many people go on gambling holidays, and one can even take a gambling cruise. 10. It will be helpful to habitual gamblers only when they want to be cured themselves. News Report Humanity is indivisible. Script Kofi Annan, SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations: condition dignity fire. Farther distinction regardless of awareness pain surface lies Answering mission Uint7 II. Basic Listening Practice Keys: 3. A III. Listening In Task 1: We should have proper respect for nature! respect nature environmental problem ozone layer pollution clubs promote aware of from occurring. Law cigarette butts fined littering trash Task 2: A Work Qualification Test Keys: FTTFT For Reference 7. It was three times the size of Australia. 8. They promised to cut their use of CFCs in the half by 2022 and agreed to an 85 percent cut by 2022. Task3: A Mild EI Nino Kes: 1C . D For Reference Pacific Ocean temperatures increase near South America, causing unusually high level of rainfall there. Dry weather results in Australia. IV. Speaking Out MODEL 1 Our globe is in danger Nora: the hot, humid weather is killing her Nora: “It’s all in your mind, Granny.” John: The greenhouse effect does bring global warming and rain. Nora: How can I explain global warming and greenhouse gases to a 97yearold Granny? Nora: or to use spray on the hair. John: when the polar icecaps melt and oceans rise. MODEL2 Rainforests will soon be only a memory. Script Susan: asking for donations to save the rainforests. Chris: So what? Chris: They need hot, tropical climates. Susan: heavy rainfall leads to dense vegetation. Susan: and 35 percent of the world’s plant and animal species exist only in rainforests. Chris: Wow, I’m impressed. Susan: in danger of destruction by loggers, farmers and developers Susan: find a way to save them. MODEL3 What a terrible sandstorm! Script Susan: a big sandstorm hit our city Susan: The air was full of dirt and sand and dust. John: I’ve heard the dust often es after a long period of drought. Susan: This is a serious problem in many parts of the world, Susan: it can clear the air, John: And it’s not just China that has problems, but many other countries. John: Is there a solution to the problem? Susan: We need to plant more trees and grass John: No wonder the government is launching a new afforestation program in a bid t address the environmental problem. V. Let’s Talk air pollution, water pollution, desertification, overfishing, destruction of natural habitats, acid train, overconsumption of wild animals and plants, etc. the contradiction between economic growth and the environment. sustainable development。 it means: (1) Today’s economic growth should not wipe out he resources and options for future generations. (2) Planning and development should ensure not only economic growth, but also social advancement and environment health. (3) some economic behavior must be restricted or controlled Instill principles of sustainable development into government planning, resource management and economic policy China has already taken some remarkable steps to reduce damage to the environment. . Following the huge floods of 1998, the government banned logging in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River A balance between economic growth and the environment. VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task1: Thick Cloud of Pollution Covering Southern Asia Keys: Task 2: Mountain regions face a number of dangers. Script negative report. warming pressures mountainous barely make expect 98 percent of its mountain areas to experience severe climate change by 2055. The UN is anxious to raise awareness of the problem facing mountain areas Thousands of villages in Europe are deserted most of the year. Task3: Digging a Hole For Reference 6. One worker would dig a hole two or three feet deep and then move on. The other worker came along behind and filled in the hole. 2. He asked them, “Can you tell me what’s going on here with this digging?”/He asked them what was going on there with that digging. 9. Because one of them was digging a hole and the other was filling it up. They were not acplishing anything. 10. Normally there were three of them, the worker who answered him, Joe and Mik