UnitTwoClearorCloudy英語聽力教程第3版UnitTwo

ClearorCloudy?PartIGettingReady

A.

Thefollowingwordsandphraseswillappearinthisunit.Allofthemarerelatedtoweatherandsomearefrequentlyusedinweatherforecast.Listencarefullyandstudythedefinitions.1.

freezingpoint:

冰點(diǎn)2.

relativehumidity:

相對(duì)濕度3.

calm:

平靜的，安寧的4.

barometricpressure:

大氣壓5.

widelyscattered:

分散的，散開的6.

shower:

陣雨，陣雪PartIGettingReady7.

lows:低點(diǎn)，低溫點(diǎn)cf:highs8.

variable:

可變化的9.

thunderstorm:

雷雨10.

gale:

大風(fēng)℃=

degree(s)centigrade/celsius℉=

degree(s)Fahrenteit

C=

5(F-32)/9F=9C/5+32B.Youaregoingtohearfivestatementsabouttemperature.WritedownallthedegreesinbothCentigrade(C)andFahrenheit(F).

1.Thefreezingpointofwateris0℃or32

℉.2.Theboilingpointofwateris100

℃or212

℉.3.Thenormalbodytemperatureis37

℃or98.6

℉.4.Thetempertureonawarmspringdayis15℃or59

℉.5.Thetempertureonahotsummer’sdayis35

℃or95

℉.AweatherforecastisgivenseveraltimesadayonTVandontheradio.Themanwhopredictsweatherconditionsiscalledtheweatherman.InmostEnglishspeakingcountries,theweathermanusuallyspeakswithapersonalandfriendlytone.Heactsasifheischattingwithafriendaboutwhattheweatherwillbelike.C.Youaregoingtohearareportonweatheraroundtheworld.Completethefollowingtable.

CityCountryTimeWeatherTemperature℃NewYorkUSA7:10a.m.Sunny30AuclandNewZealand11:10a.m.Cloudy7BeijingChina7:10p.m.Clear19CalcuttaIndia4:40p.m.Rainy33HonoluluUSA1:00a.m.Windy30MelbourneAustralia9:10p.m.Clear10MexicocityMexico5:10a.m.Rainy24MoscowRussia2:10p.m.Sunny26ParisFrance12:10p.m.Clear27SanFranciscoUSA3:10a.m.Cloudy21SaoPauloBrazil8:10a.m.Rainy14PartIIWeatherReports

AnotherimportantreasonwhypeopletalkabouttheweatherinBritainisthatit’ssounpredictable.Youcannevertellwhattheweather’sgoingtobelikefromonedaytothenext.Youmaylistentotheweatherforecastonradio,TV,ortelephone.Butoftentheweatherchangefasterthantheweathermancanpredict.Butstillmanypeoplehaveformedahabitoflisteningtotheweatherforecastinthemorning.

PartIIWeatherReportsA.YouaregoingtohearaweatherreportfortheUK.Writedownallthewordsthattheweathermanusestodescribetheweather.Southwestcool,warm,sunshineAroundLondon＆Southeastdry,cloudyMidlandscloudy,showersNorthWalesfogpatchesSouthWaleswindyNortheastcloudy,rain,heavyrainScotlandsleet,snowNorthernIrelandrain,verycoldB.YouaregoingtohearaNationalWeatherServiceforecastfortheChicago,Illinoisarea.Payspecialattentiontothetemperatures.Fillinthefollowingchartwithinformationabouttemperaturesfromthereport.Notethatwherethereisadash(—),thereisnothingtowrite.Allthetimeperiodsmentionedinthereporthavebeenfilledinforyou.

TimeTemperature(℉)10p.m.Lakefront:76Midway:76O’Hare:74LowsHighsTonightLower70s--Tomorrow--Upper80sTomorrownightMiddle60s--Tuesday--Around90WednesdayThursdayFridayUpper60s90to95C.Nowtrythis:listentoamoreauthenticversionoftheweatherreport.Paymoreattentiontotheotherfeaturesoftheweather.Takenotesonthechartbelow.Notethatwherethereisadash(—)，thereisnothingtowrite.

TimeWeatherDescriptionHumidityWindBarometricPressure10p.m.--66%Calm30.08andrisingTonightCloudy,widelyScatteredshowers--Lightandvariable--TomorrowSunny,warm--Southwinds,5-10milesperhour--TomorrownightFair------TuesdaySunny,hotHumid----TimeWeatherDescriptionHumidityWindBarometricPressureThursdayFair------FridayCloudy,thunderstorms------PartIIIAtabusstopA.Youaregoingtohearaconversationbetweenamanandawoman.Theyaretalkingabouttheweather.Thefollowingvocabularyisusedintheconversation.Guessthemeaningwhenyouhearthesewordsandexpressions.Whileyoulisten,don'tforgettoaddmorekeywordsinthenotescolumn.Theywillbeveryhelpfulforthenextsection.1.endedupwith以……結(jié)束；結(jié)果是…2.comingdownhard使勁下3.

Attorney律師4.offthelobby在大廳側(cè)面5.stopin/by順便拜訪6.donut/doughnutshop面餅店7.boy：exclamation,usedtoexpressfeelingsofsurprise,pleasure,pain,etc.B.Youaregoingtoheartheconversationagain.Answerthefollowingquestionswiththehelpofthenotes.

1.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?Ittakesplaceatabusstop.2.Whattimeofthedayisit?Itislateafternoonorearlyevening.3.Whatseasonoftheyearisit?Itisinthewinter.4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?Theyarestrangers.

5.Howlonghasthewomanbeenwaiting?Shehasbeenwaitingfortenminutesorso.6.Whatdidtheweathermensaythatmorning?Theysaidthattherewouldbelightrain.7.Wheredidthemanwork?Heworkedinatravelagency.8.Whatistheiropinionofweatherreports?Theydon'tbelievethereports.C.Nowtrythis:listentoamoreauthenticversionoftheconversationanddecidewhetherthestatementsaftertheconversationareTrueorFalse.

1.(F)2.(T)3.(T)4.(F)5.(T)6.(F)7.(F)8.(F)9.(F)10.(F)PartIVMoreaboutthetopic:

WeatherLanguage

AstheweatherinBritainissounpredictable,Britishpeopleseemtobeobsessedwithtalkingabouttheweather.Thereforeyoumayheartheweatherlanguagefromtimetotimeineverydaylife.ListentoapassageabouthowthetopicofweatherinfluencestheEnglishlanguage.FillintheblankswiththephrasesinColumnA.ThentrytoguessthemeaningandmatchColumnAwithColumnB.

Britishpeoplearefamousforalwaystalkingabouttheweather,buttheweatheralsoaffectsthewaywespeakandthephrasesweuse.AsmorewinterweatherbatterstheUK,thisweek’sTakeAwaydemonstrateshowtheBritishobsessionwithweatherhasinfluencedourlanguage.ThereturnofsnowstormstotheUKprovesthatwhenitcomestobadweatheritneverrainsbutitpours.Thepolicehavewarnedthatunnecessaryroadtravelisnotrecommendedbutsomemotoristshavethrowncautiontothewindandmadetheirjourneysanyway,claimingthatit’sallastorminteacup.Thosewhosecarsarestuckinthesnowmayconsiderthemselvestobetwistinginthewind.Thereareproblemstooforlocalcouncilswhoarerunningoutofsandandgritfortheroads,havingnotsavedenoughsuppliesforarainyday.Howeverit’sanillwindthatblowsnobodyanygoodandbreakdownserviceswillbeseeinganincreaseinbusinessatthistimeofyear.Andeverycloudhasasilverliningforplumberstooasthecoldweatherbringsburstandfrozenpipesinhomesandbusinesses.

Whathasbecomeapparentfromthecoldsnapisthatseasonalweatherforecastingisnotaprecisescience.TheUKMeteorologicalOfficepredictedthatthiswinterwouldbemildandwarmsothebadweathercamelikeaboltfromtheblue,defyingpredictions.It’snowonderthenthatmanypeoplearefeelingundertheweatherwithflusandcoldsanever-presentdanger,especiallyfortheveryoldandveryyoung.Thebestthingtodothenistowrapupwarm,stayathomeandweatherthestormandhopefullyinafewweekseverythingwillbeasrightasrain.

1—(C) 2—(G) 3—(A)4—(I)5—(B) 6—(H)7—(D) 8—(K) 9—(J)10—(E) 11—(F)

WeatherLanguage天氣成語throwcautiontothewind仍然冒險(xiǎn)allastorminteacup大驚小怪、小題大做betwistinginthewind孤立無援rainyday艱難的時(shí)刻anillwindthatblowsnobodyanygood沒有對(duì)人人都有害的事

(害于此者利于彼)aboltfromtheblue突如其來的事undertheweather身體不舒服weatherthestorm度過危機(jī)asrightasrain完全正常的

asrightasrain十分健康或正常的rainorshine原意為下雨或天晴，喻意為不論情況如何forarainyday為雨天作準(zhǔn)備，喻意相當(dāng)于成語未雨綢繆inafog在霧里，喻意為處于困難、困惑中Everycloudhasasilverlining原意為烏云也有銀邊；烏云背后有陽(yáng)光喻意為黑暗中總有一絲光明；守得云開見月明nothavethefoggiest（idea）如墜云霧中，完全不知怎么回事Itneverrainsbutitpours.不下則已，一下傾盆。喻意相當(dāng)于成語禍不單行。Smallrainlaysgreatdust.小雨壓大塵。喻意為小的東西也可派上大用場(chǎng)。Afterraincomesfineweather.雨過天晴。轉(zhuǎn)喻為困難過后，勝利就會(huì)到來

It’sbelievedthattheweathercanleaveitsmarkonmanythingsinourlife.Tominimizeitsbadeffects,wealwaystryhardtopredictedtheweather.ButisitpossibletodosoandhowPartⅤMemoryTest:EffectsofEatherA.Listentoapopularpoemaimedtoidentifyweatherpatterns.Fillintheblankswiththemissingwords.Redskyatnight,shepherd'sdelight;Redskyinthemorning,shepherd'swarning;Ashleafbeforetheoak,thenwewillhaveasummersoak;Oakleafbeforetheash,thesummercomeswithoutasplash;Flieswillswarmbeforeastorm;Rainbefore7,clearby11.oak[?uk]n.[植]橡樹；橡木家具；橡木色soak[s?uk]n.浸；濕透；大雨splash[spl??]n.飛濺的水；污點(diǎn)；賣弄朝霞不出門；晚霞行千里。梣樹的樹葉比橡樹葉先發(fā)芽，那夏天雨水會(huì)很多。如果是橡樹葉先發(fā)芽，那夏天雨水將很少。群蠅會(huì)在暴風(fēng)雨前群集。雨過天晴。B.Nowstudytheoutlineofthepassagetalkingabouttheweatherfirst.Trytoguesswhatyouwillhearfortheblanks.Thenlistentothepassageandcompletethemissingparts.WeatherⅠ.EffectsofweatherA.ImpactonnatureExles:Palmtrees→bentdoubleinhurricaneforcewindsCars→strandedinsnowdriftsBoats→benavigateddownfloodedcitystreetsB.responsibleformoodsExles:changeableweather→makepeoplehardtoconcentrateCloudyskies→slowdownreflexesHighhumidity+hot/drywinds→makemanypeopleirritableandsnappy.C.LeavingmarksoncharacterExles:Peoplefromthesameregion→similartemperamentsⅡ.Whatcauseschangesintheweather?A.WeathersystemsmovingaroundareasoftheglobeExles:HighsandlowsB.HumanactivityExles:Gasesproducedbyheavyindustry→changethetemperatureoftheEarth’surface,andaffectcloudformation.Ⅲ.Canwepredicttheweather?A.TraditionalwayswithfolkwisdomExles:Rhymes/popularpoemsusingpineconesandseaweedB.Today’methodsrelyingontechnologyExles:Satellites,balloons,ships,aircraftandweathercenterswithsensitivemonitoringequipment,senddatatocomputers.Weather.doc1.(T)2.(F)3.(F)PartⅦWatchandEnjoyOveronethirdofourplanetisfrozen,andyet,theicyworldsoftheArcticandAntarcticareasalientomostofusasthesurfaceofanotherplanet.Theyareplacesofsuperlatives.Fromicecapsthatholdnearly80%ofourplanet’sfreshwatertofrozenforeststhatencircletheentireglobe.Theseareplacesthatfeedourimaginations,placesthatseemtobeborrowedfromfairytales.They’redominatedandshapedbytheice.....bothbyitscomingandbyitsgoing.Thisisourplanet’slasttruewildernessandonethatischanging