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[00:07.31]Unit 8 We're trying to save the earth!
[00:12.73]一、听句子，选择适当的应答语。每个句子读两遍。
[00:25.10]1.Everyone should try their best to protect the environment to save the earth.
[00:45.81]2.What was the problem in the past?
[01:03.37]3.Don't throw your school things everywhere, Tony!
[01:20.26]4.When did you decide to stop using napkins?
[01:39.60]5.How do we cut down air pollution?
[01:56.44]二、听五段对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读下面5个小题。
[02:31.64]6.M:The river is really dirty.
[02:37.78]W:Yes.It used to be clean.But now factory is always putting waste into the river.
[02:47.25]M:The river is really dirty.
[02:49.75]W:Yes.It used to be clean.But now factory is always putting waste into the river.
[03:01.48]7.M:What's the biggest problem in China, Lily?
[03:08.88]W:Ann thinks it's the population.Mary thinks it's the education.
[03:14.13]But I think it's the pollution.
[03:19.67]M:What's the biggest problem in China, Lily?
[03:22.65]W:Ann thinks it's the population.Mary thinks it's the education.
[03:28.23]But I think it's the pollution.
[03:36.12]8.W:Do you know The Great Green Wall?
[03:42.79]M:Yes, the Chinese government started to build it in 1978.
[03:50.92]W:Do you know The Great Green Wall?
[03:54.20]M:Yes, the Chinese government started to build it in 1978.
[04:04.43]9.W:It's nice to live in the city, I think.
[04:11.82]M:Not really.It is convenient, but the air is dirty and the street is noisy.
[04:18.17]I think countryside is clean and quiet. I like living there.
[04:25.35]W:It's nice to live in the city, I think.
[04:29.12]M:Not really.It is convenient, but the air is dirty and the street is noisy.
[04:35.40]I think countryside is clean and quiet. I like living there.
[04:44.68]10.M:Recycling paper is very important.
[04:51.62]W:I agree with you.But it's difficult for us to do.
[04:58.44]M:Recycling paper is very important.
[05:01.73]W:I agree with you.But it's difficult for us to do.
[05:26.51]三、听两段长对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。听每段对话前你将有10秒钟的时间阅读对应的3个小题。
[05:44.70]听第一段对话，回答第11—13 小题。
[06:01.75]M:How heavy the traffic was!
[06:05.45]I left home at about seven thirty but I didn't get to the office until nine o'clock this morning.
[06:11.86]W:When did you get up?
[06:13.66]M:At about seven o'clock.
[06:16.53]W:You should get up half an hour earlier to avoid the rush hour.
[06:21.19]M:I think the traffic is becoming worse and worse in Beijing because of private cars.
[06:28.22]W:I agree.I think people should use public transportation more often.
[06:33.76]M:Good idea.I think people can also share cars.
[06:40.27]M:How heavy the traffic was!
[06:42.50]I left home at about seven thirty but I didn't get to the office until nine o'clock this morning.
[06:48.52]W:When did you get up?
[06:50.67]M:At about seven o'clock.
[06:53.74]W:You should get up half an hour earlier to avoid the rush hour.
[06:58.70]M:I think the traffic is becoming worse and worse in Beijing because of private cars.
[07:05.20]W:I agree.I think people should use public transportation more often.
[07:10.40]M:Good idea.I think people can also share cars.
[07:25.33]听第二段对话，回答第14—16 小题。
[07:43.50]W:Hey, Jim.It's a nice and sunny day, isn't it?
[07:48.90]M:Yes, it is.
[07:50.95]W:Do you ride your bike to work every day?
[07:54.20]M:Yes.Riding a bike helps me keep fit and helps protect the environment, too.
[08:00.55]W:Yeah, driving cars less means make pollution less.
[08:06.97]M:That's right. Since my office is near a park, it's a really nice ride, too.
[08:13.34]W:How far is it from your home to your office?
[08:16.72]M:Oh, about 5 miles.It takes me about half an hour.
[08:21.43]W:That doesn't sound bad at all.I wish I could do it too.
[08:26.51]M:How about you, Jenny?
[08:27.90]W:I work in the countryside.So I take the train.
[08:32.35]M:You're also helping protect the environment by using public transportation.
[08:37.26]W:True.Well, see you tomorrow.
[08:40.52]M:See you.
[08:44.34]W:Hey, Jim.It's a nice and sunny day, isn't it?
[08:48.71]M:Yes, it is.
[08:50.75]W:Do you ride your bike to work every day?
[08:54.38]M:Yes.Riding a bike helps me keep fit and helps protect the environment, too.
[09:00.29]W:Yeah, driving cars less means make pollution less.
[09:05.68]M:That's right. Since my office is near a park, it's a really nice ride, too.
[09:13.22]W:How far is it from your home to your office?
[09:16.89]M:Oh, about 5 miles.It takes me about half an hour.
[09:21.32]W:That doesn't sound bad at all.I wish I could do it too.
[09:25.98]M:How about you, Jenny?
[09:28.10]W:I work in the countryside.So I take the train.
[09:32.90]M:You're also helping protect the environment by using public transportation.
[09:37.13]W:True.Well, see you tomorrow.
[09:40.50]M:See you.
[09:51.45]四、听短文，回答下面四个问题，选择正确答案。短文读两遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读下面4个小题。
[10:27.78]M:It is Sunday today.I took part in the Environment Protector activity with my classmates.
[10:35.20]In the morning, we rode our bikes and arrived at the People's Park at 8:00.
[10:40.74]When we got there, we found that some boys were climbing the trees;
[10:45.30]the ground and public walls were really dirty, which made us all so sad.
[10:51.13]So we began to do our jobs.
[10:53.45]Firstly, we picked up the rubbish and cleaned up the public walls together.
[10:58.46]After that, we planted some young trees in the park.All of us worked so hard.
[11:05.00]In my opinion, it's our duty to take good care of our environment.
[11:09.45]If everyone protects the environment, the world will become more and more beautiful.
[11:17.52]M:It is Sunday today.I took part in the Environment Protector activity with my classmates.
[11:23.49]In the morning, we rode our bikes and arrived at the People's Park at 8:00.
[11:29.17]When we got there, we found that some boys were climbing the trees;
[11:33.39]the ground and public walls were really dirty, which made us all so sad.
[11:39.65]So we began to do our jobs.
[11:41.79]Firstly, we picked up the rubbish and cleaned up the public walls together.
[11:46.94]After that, we planted some young trees in the park.All of us worked so hard.
[11:53.25]In my opinion, it's our duty to take good care of our environment.
[11:57.78]If everyone protects the environment, the world will become more and more beautiful.
[12:22.99]五、听短文，填表格。根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺信息，每空一词。短文读三遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读表格内容。
[13:02.35]W:What do green people do to protect the environment?
[13:08.24]Now the most popular way is sorting the rubbish.
[13:11.89]It is a very good way to save things and stop pollution.
[13:15.87]Some people refuse to use one?time things such as plastic bags.
[13:22.33]They'd like to use cloth bags, baskets and so on.
[13:26.63]Some people try not to drive their cars too often.
[13:30.61]Also someone always walks or rides a bike around.
[13:35.20]As students we are also able to do something meaningful.
[13:39.77]For example, turn off the lights when we leave the rooms.
[13:43.74]In a word, there is always something we can do to be a green person.
[13:51.54]W:What do green people do to protect the environment?
[13:55.80]Now the most popular way is sorting the rubbish.
[13:59.59]It is a very good way to save things and stop pollution.
[14:03.51]Some people refuse to use one?time things such as plastic bags.
[14:09.95]They'd like to use cloth bags, baskets and so on.
[14:14.25]Some people try not to drive their cars too often.
[14:18.20]Also someone always walks or rides a bike around.
[14:22.48]As students we are also able to do something meaningful.
[14:27.22]For example, turn off the lights when we leave the rooms.
[14:31.22]In a word, there is always something we can do to be a green person.
[14:38.71]W:What do green people do to protect the environment?
[14:42.76]Now the most popular way is sorting the rubbish.
[14:46.60]It is a very good way to save things and stop pollution.
[14:50.75]Some people refuse to use one?time things such as plastic bags.
[14:57.60]They'd like to use cloth bags, baskets and so on.
[15:01.40]Some people try not to drive their cars too often.
[15:05.33]Also someone always walks or rides a bike around.
[15:09.71]As students we are also able to do something meaningful.
[15:14.34]For example, turn off the lights when we leave the rooms.
[15:18.33]In a word, there is always something we can do to be a green person.
[15:28.25]一、听句子，选择适当的应答语。每个句子读两遍。
[15:40.22]1.May I borrow a magazine about environmental protection, please?
[16:00.19]2.Why not go swimming in the river in this afternoon?
[16:20.80]3.What was the lake like in the past?
[16:35.67]4.What other problems did you see?
[16:52.82]5.How long does it take you to get to school by bike？
[17:11.10]二、听五段对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读下面5个小题。
[17:46.35]6.M:The lake is really dirty.
[17:52.17]W:Yes.It used to be so clean.But now shoe factory is always putting waste into the lake.
[18:02.37]M:The lake is really dirty.
[18:04.55]W:Yes.It used to be so clean.But now shoe factory is always putting waste into the lake.
[18:17.70]7.M:How beautiful your bag is!
[18:23.40]W:Thank you.This bag was made of old jeans by my mother.
[18:27.91]My mother is good at recycling old things.
[18:34.80]M:How beautiful your bag is!
[18:36.20]W:Thank you.This bag was made of old jeans by my mother.
[18:41.40]My mother is good at recycling old things.
[18:49.50]8.W:Stop making so much noise! Your little sister is sleeping in her room.
[18:59.33]M:Oh, I'm sorry, Mom.I won't do that again.
[19:05.58]W:Stop making so much noise! Your little sister is sleeping in her room.
[19:11.57]M:Oh, I'm sorry, Mom.I won't do that again.
[19:20.59]9.W:Mr.Black, why do you ride to work today?
[19:28.40]M:I want to be a green person.Riding can help cut down air pollution.
[19:36.57]W:Mr.Black, why do you ride to work today?
[19:40.97]M:I want to be a green person.Riding can help cut down air pollution.
[19:51.12]10.W:There used to be a lot of elephants in Africa.But now there aren't very many of them.
[20:01.72]M:Let's try to save them.
[20:06.19]W:There used to be a lot of elephants in Africa.But now there aren't very many of them.
[20:12.97]M:Let's try to save them.
[20:34.39]三、听两段长对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。听每段对话前你将有10秒钟的时间阅读对应的3个小题。
[20:53.20]听第一段对话，回答第11—13 小题。
[21:10.70]M:Hello, Mary.
[21:13.28]W:Hi,Jack.
[21:15.90]M:Can you talk with me about some of the environment problems you've seen?
[21:19.50]W:Of course.I think one problem is that the air is badly polluted.
[21:24.54]I hardly ever see blue skies anymore.
[21:28.50]M:Yes, and I used to see the stars at night clearly.What do you think has caused this problem?
[21:35.25]W:Well, there are more cars on the roads these days.
[21:39.70]And factories that burn coal also pollute the air with a lot of black smoke.
[21:45.71]M:What other problems do you see?
[21:47.82]W:I guess there's too much rubbish and waste on the streets.
[21:52.43]M:Yes! Every day people are throwing away things like one?time chopsticks, plastic bowls and plastic bags.
[22:01.28]W:They're also littering rubbish in public places, for example, during picnics in parks.
[22:07.93]This is turning beautiful places into ugly ones.
[22:12.16]M:You're right.These are serious problems for our environment.
[22:16.64]Next, let's talk about the things we can do to help.
[22:22.59]M:Hello, Mary.
[22:24.20]W:Hi,Jack.
[22:25.71]M:Can you talk with me about some of the environment problems you've seen?
[22:29.31]W:Of course.I think one problem is that the air is badly polluted.
[22:34.77]I hardly ever see blue skies anymore.
[22:38.79]M:Yes, and I used to see the stars at night clearly.What do you think has caused this problem?
[22:45.22]W:Well, there are more cars on the roads these days.
[22:49.41]And factories that burn coal also pollute the air with a lot of black smoke.
[22:55.38]M:What other problems do you see?
[22:58.53]W:I guess there's too much rubbish and waste on the streets.
[23:02.74]M:Yes! Every day people are throwing away things like one?time chopsticks, plastic bowls and plastic bags.
[23:11.43]W:They're also littering rubbish in public places, for example, during picnics in parks.
[23:18.20]This is turning beautiful places into ugly ones.
[23:22.61]M:You're right.These are serious problems for our environment.
[23:27.59]Next, let's talk about the things we can do to help.
[23:40.60]听第二段对话，回答第14—16 小题。
[23:58.16]W:Excuse me, sir.May I ask you some questions?
[24:03.85]M:Yes, please.
[24:05.59]W:When was your chemical factory built?
[24:08.87]M:It was built in January, 1998.
[24:12.11]W:How do you deal with the waste water of your factory?
[24:16.15]M:We pour the waste water into the lake.
[24:19.40]W:Do you think it's right to do so?
[24:21.91]M:Well, we don't have other choices.
[24:24.78]W:Have you noticed that the lake is seriously polluted?
[24:28.93]M:No, I haven't.Our workers are still drinking the water from the lake.
[24:35.30]W:Could you explain why the fish and the trees around the lake are dead?
[24:39.80]M:Er...I have no idea about that.
[24:45.86]W:Excuse me, sir.May I ask you some questions?
[24:49.86]M:Yes, please.
[24:51.52]W:When was your chemical factory built?
[24:54.81]M:It was built in January, 1998.
[24:58.70]W:How do you deal with the waste water of your factory?
[25:02.15]M:We pour the waste water into the lake.
[25:05.00]W:Do you think it's right to do so?
[25:07.97]M:Well, we don't have other choices.
[25:10.74]W:Have you noticed that the lake is seriously polluted?
[25:14.79]M:No, I haven't.Our workers are still drinking the water from the lake.
[25:20.53]W:Could you explain why the fish and the trees around the lake are dead?
[25:25.74]M:Er...I have no idea about that.
[25:39.14]四、听短文，回答下面四个问题，选择正确答案。短文读两遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读下面4个小题。
[26:15.21]M:I'm a plastic bottle.A week ago, I was on a supermarket shelf.
[26:22.37]I had a normal life and felt really happy.
[26:25.83]Then a tall woman picked me up and drank the water inside me.She threw me into a bin.
[26:32.30]I have never felt so empty in my life.
[26:35.40]Early the next morning, a man took me out of the bin.
[26:39.14]He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck.
[26:43.35]Then I was pushed together with the rest of the rubbish.Soon I became much thinner.
[26:49.20]I slept for a while.When I woke up, I found myself in a terrible place.
[26:55.34]Everything around me was ugly and had terrible smells.I felt afraid.
[27:01.18]I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else.
[27:04.25]Then huge trucks came and covered us with earth.
[27:07.63]I asked another bottle what would happen to us.
[27:11.10]He said that we would never leave this terrible crowded place, but would have to stay here for thousands of years.
[27:19.73]“Why can't they reuse or recycle us?” I cried.
[27:26.12]M:I'm a plastic bottle.A week ago, I was on a supermarket shelf.
[27:31.61]I had a normal life and felt really happy.
[27:35.10]Then a tall woman picked me up and drank the water inside me.She threw me into a bin.
[27:41.19]I have never felt so empty in my life.
[27:44.67]Early the next morning, a man took me out of the bin.
[27:48.37]He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck.
[27:52.64]Then I was pushed together with the rest of the rubbish.Soon I became much thinner.
[27:58.36]I slept for a while.When I woke up, I found myself in a terrible place.
[28:04.53]Everything around me was ugly and had terrible smells.I felt afraid.
[28:10.41]I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else.
[28:13.56]Then huge trucks came and covered us with earth.
[28:16.76]I asked another bottle what would happen to us.
[28:20.28]He said that we would never leave this terrible crowded place, but would have to stay here for thousands of years.
[28:28.74]“Why can't they reuse or recycle us?” I cried.
[28:53.51]五、听短文，填表格。根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺信息，每空一词。短文读三遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读表格内容。
[29:31.59]W:Whales are one of the largest animals on the earth.Whales often live in the deep sea.
[29:39.83]But they are not really fish.They breathe air, just like you and me.
[29:45.55]And they don't swim like fish either.
[29:48.72]Whales move their tails up and down to move around in the water,
[29:53.38]while fish move their tails side to side when they swim.And did you know that whales can sing?
[30:01.89]Different kinds of whales sing different kinds of songs.
[30:06.00]But the songs do not sound like songs that people sing.
[30:10.27]Whale songs are more like strange noises than songs to us.Why do whales sing songs?
[30:17.95]Some whales sing to find food.Some sing as a way to talk to other whales.
[30:24.33]And others sing to find other whales, especially their own children!
[30:32.34]W:Whales are one of the largest animals on the earth.Whales often live in the deep sea.
[30:38.86]But they are not really fish.They breathe air, just like you and me.
[30:44.44]And they don't swim like fish either.
[30:47.54]Whales move their tails up and down to move around in the water,
[30:52.31]while fish move their tails side to side when they swim.And did you know that whales can sing?
[31:00.53]Different kinds of whales sing different kinds of songs.
[31:04.91]But the songs do not sound like songs that people sing.
[31:09.32]Whale songs are more like strange noises than songs to us.Why do whales sing songs?
[31:17.00]Some whales sing to find food.Some sing as a way to talk to other whales.
[31:23.34]And others sing to find other whales, especially their own children!
[31:31.45]W:Whales are one of the largest animals on the earth.Whales often live in the deep sea.
[31:38.30]But they are not really fish.They breathe air, just like you and me.
[31:43.48]And they don't swim like fish either.
[31:46.57]Whales move their tails up and down to move around in the water,
[31:51.29]while fish move their tails side to side when they swim.And did you know that whales can sing?
[31:59.58]Different kinds of whales sing different kinds of songs.
[32:04.80]But the songs do not sound like songs that people sing.
[32:08.32]Whale songs are more like strange noises than songs to us.Why do whales sing songs?
[32:15.94]Some whales sing to find food.Some sing as a way to talk to other whales.
[32:22.31]And others sing to find other whales, especially their own children!