Part Ⅱ       Listening Comprehension

Section A

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Conversation One

She is a famed speaker.她是一个著名演说家

She is a noted inventor.她是一位知名的发明家

evolve进化

set new records创造新的纪录

How technology has helped athletes to scale new heights.技术如何帮助运动员攀登新高峰

Conversation Two

Business connections.商业人脉

Shipping goods in bulk by sea.经由海路大批量运输货物

Using the same container back and forth.来回都用同一个集装箱

warehouse仓库

Trendy style.时髦的样式

Lower import duties.更低的进口税

Section B

Passage One

Smash the toys to release their bottled-up resentments.砸碎玩具以发泄他们压抑已久的怨恨

gadget小工具

Passage Two

The recent finding of a change gene in close mice.关于肥胖小鼠某种变异基因的新近发现

It renders an organism unable to fight disease.它使机体无法抵御疾病

tissue生物组织

rich food油腻的食物

The adverse impact of the food industry.食品产业的负面影响

Section C

Recording One

openness坦率

willingness意愿

The joy found in each other's company.彼此陪伴的乐趣

Lack of frankness.不够坦率

betrayal背叛

Loss of contact.失去联络

Recording Two

Along the low-lying Colorado River.沿着地势低洼的科罗拉多河

At the Dinosaur National Monument.在国立恐龙公园里

Volcanic explosions could bring whole animal species to extinction.火山爆发可能会导致整个物种的灭绝

pit坑

skeleton骨骼

They were remains of dinosaurs killed in a volcanic explosion.它们是在火山爆发中丧生的恐龙的遗骸

Recording Three

Leaving their parents on the verge of starvation.任凭其父母濒临饿死

Leave their younger generations alone.不打扰他们的后代