1、1Unit 1 Pirates of the InternetTask I Global Listening1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D5. C 6. A 7. D 8. DTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. TEpisode 21. 2. 3. Episode 3(1) technology always wins (2) software(3) advertising supported (4) radio(5) Ten million people (6) music(7) video games
2、(8) not liable for(9) typo (10) control(11) fig leaf (12) facilitating(13) steal (14) comfortableEpisode 41. Following the music industry and begin to sue individuals who download movies;2. Airing ads about people whose jobs are at risk because of the piracy;3. Keeping copies of movies from leaking
3、in the first place;4. Hiring people to hack the hackers / serve up thousands of fake copies of new movies.Episode 51. Downloading off the Internet.2. 60 million.3. Embrace it and get paid too.4. A bunch of crooks.5. 3 5 dollars.6. Stopping piracy.2Unit 2 The New Space RaceTask I Global Listening1. A
4、 2. C 3. B 4. D5. C 6. A 7. D 8. DTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. TEpisode 2(1) operable space plane (2) at a cost(3) monopoly on (4) incentive(5) business (6) dream(7) contests (8) a trophy(9) stunning looks (10) technological sophisticationEpisode 31. Nearly a decade
5、 ago.2. Turning his designs into models and testing them.3. He sought investment from Paul Allen.4. The vote of confidence.5. Gluing carbon fabric together with epoxy.6. Flying badminton shuttlecocks.Episode 41 (J) 2 (A) 3 (C, F) 4 (B,H) 5 (D)Episode 51. It has proved that the small guys can build a
6、 space ship and go to space.2. The deal is to invest $120 million to build five spaceships for paying customers. Flights are expected to begin in 2008.3. Yes. According to Virgin Galactic, 38,000 people have put down a deposit for a seat, and 90 people have paid the full price of $200,000.4. His nex
7、t goal is affordable travel above low-Earth orbit, i.e., affordable travel to the moon.3Unit 3 New Orleans is SinkingTask I Global Listening1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C5. C 6. D 7. DTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. FEpisode 21. 5. 6. Episode 3(1) 81 years; Two times.(2) Three ge
8、nerations.(3) Its flat.(4) Land is all that the Fultons have, yet it is prone to disaster.(5) Several feet off the ground.(6) 80,000; $26,200.Episode 4(1) bad design (2) workmanship(3) fixed (4) next summer(5) withstand (6) Category 5(7) doubled (8) billionsEpisode 51. They made the assessment on th
9、e site and then Wi-Fied the reports to a city hall database, which is linked to aerial images of every single address, both before and after.2. The total cost of reconstruction will be given to the city authorities.3. Because his own home was flooded and ruined.4. It means that there are too few peo
10、ple to pay taxes or keep business going.5. He is asking the nation to commit billions of dollars and many years to protect the city.4Unit 4 Afghanistan Addicted to HeroinTask I Global Listening1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B5. A 6. C 7. C 8. DTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. FEpisode 2(
11、1) military alliances (2) private armies(3) drug lords (4) in high places(5) allegations (6) for drug offenses(7) small-timeEpisode 31 (A, G) 2 (E, I) 3 (F)4 (K) 5 (D)Episode 41. To do something about senior officials and governors involved in the drug business.2. To remove them from office / from t
12、he country.3. The need to fight terrorism / insurgency.4. Destroy it.5. For fear of disrupting the flow of intelligence.Episode 51. The number of acres of poppy under cultivation dropped 20 percent this year.2. They were promised health clinics, schools and roads.3. They elicit tolls, protection mon
13、ey and drugs from traffickers in areas they control.4. Fighting narcotics is as important as fighting terrorism; It needs to be elevated to a rank that is commensurate with the threat it poses.5Unit 5 The Global WarningTask I Global Listening1. D 2. A 3. A 4. B5. D 6. C 7. BTask II Listen for Detail
14、sEpisode 11. F 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. T 6. FEpisode 2(1) naturally (2) mans doing(3) expeditions (4) ice cores(5) fingerprint (6) burning fossil fuels(7) carbon dioxide (8) thousand(9) warmEpisode 32. 3. 4. Episode 41. Land of the great bear.2. Polar bears health.3. A tranquillizer dart.4. Bear populatio
15、n there is the healthiest.5. Changes in the bears fat, dimensions and teeth.6. They can only hunt on the ice.Episode 51. They say theyre no more reliable than the local weatherman.2. They made science as precise as it is today.3. The US cant flip its energy use overnight and its economy might get hu
16、rt.4. His job is to tell the government exactly what he knows scientifically.6Unit 6 The Coal CowboyTask I Global Listening1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A5. B 6. D 7. A 8. CTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. FEpisode 21. 4. 6. Episode 3(1) Nazi era (2) coal-based fuels(3) apartheid (4) ga
17、sifying coal(5) pollutants (6) conventional diesel7) engine performance (8) less than one(10) twice as much (11) conventionalEpisode 41. 920,000; One year.2. He has his eye on the national stage.3. Farmers and ranchers fighting the coal-to-diesel plan.4. Toxic eyesores.Episode 51. Mining companies h
18、ave gotten around the law in the past.2. Montana has got all the land there that can be used to produce biofuels. It will be competitive.3. Biodiesel can only meet 15 percent of the US diesel demands even if all farmland is devoted to this cause.4. Not yet, because there will be a lot of engineering
19、 on the fly and cost overruns for the first plant of this kind.5. The price of oil will not drop back to $25 or $30 a barrel.7Unit 7 Can a Video Game Lead to Murder?Task I Global Listening1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A5. B 6. B 7. C 8. BTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. FEpisode 21
20、. E 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. G 6. B 7. FEpisode 3(1) Aggression (2) Institute of Health(3) developed (4) impulse control center(5) under construction (6) consider consequences(7) urges (8) heightened(9) risk factors (10) upbringing(11) turn to violence32Episode 41. Selling Moore two versions of the game.2.
21、 Millions of law-abiding citizens.3. It makes the device that runs the game.4. Its becoming more dangerous. Episode 51. When a new medium comes along, it will be the subject of almost a hysterical attack.2. He cant understand why games targeting police officers were made by the manufacturers.3. They
22、 card teenagers in an effort to keep violent games from underage kids.4. They are considering laws that would ban the sale of violent games to those under 17.8Unit 8 The Star of StarbucksTask I Global Listening1. D 2. B 3. B 4. B5. D 6. D 7. A 8. ATask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. T 2. T 3. F 4.
23、 T 5. FEpisode 2(1) Coffee masters (2) coined a phrase(3) filling souls (4) filling bellies(5) human connection (6) humanity(7) communities (8) home and workEpisode 31 3 4 Episode 41. 1971.2. He felt he was home.3. Adding an espresso bar.4. Coffee consumption was down.5. paper cups; 3 bucks each cup
24、; Italian nameEpisode 51. Its located in Brooklyn. There are bullet holes in the door leading to apartment 7G2. He was from a poor neighborhood and his father was injured on the job.3. He was a delivery driver who picked up and delivered cloth diapers.4. There was no hospitalization, no health insur
25、ance, no workmans compensation for his father.5. He offers his employees heath care and stock options. He also pays farmers higher than market rate for beans.9Unit 9 Rescuing Roy HallumsTask I Global Listening1. C 2. C 3. D 4. B5. D 6. A 7. B 8. DTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F 2. F 3. T 4.
26、T 5. F 6. FEpisode 2(1) here (2) like a dream(3) November 1 (4) contractor(5) relatively (6) working at(7) ski masks (8) abducting(9) beheading (10) videotape(11) dragged (12) constantlyEpisode 32. 3. 6. 8. Episode 41. No.2. That Susan tried to call the kidnappers.3. Two years ago.4. Because they re
27、main best friends.5. For fear that it would endanger somebody else.6. $40,000; $12 million.Episode 51. He was happy for them. But on the other hand, he felt sorry for himself because nothing was happening for him.2. He pulled the mask off and hugged the soldier.3. They thought the US military wasnt
28、doing anything to find Roy.4. The unit is still looking for three more kidnapped Americans.5. He is back home catching up with his two daughters, his granddaughter and his ex-wife.10Unit 10 Dying to Get inTask I Global Listening1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A5. B 6. C 7. A 8. DTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode
29、11. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. TEpisode 2(1) special unit (2) distress call(3) condition (4) hovered(5) Mexican (6) wandering(7) rationally (8) 17 years(9) refrigerator truck (10) morgueEpisode 32 3 4 7 Episode 41. About six million.2. Illegal migrants in meatpacking industry.3. Over 3,500 migrants fled Ne
30、braska within 30 days.4. Leave the state (before ruining its economy).5. A good story rather than a secure border.Episode 51. Its a $14 million pilotless drone that scans the desert for intruders and potential terrorists.2. They did so for fear of terrorism.3. No, terrorists dont need to come in that way because they can purchase the best forged document in the world and enter with valid visas.4. Their everyday job is to make arrests and drop migrants off on the Mexican side of the border.
