大学英语四级听力 59

大学英语四级听力-59

(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)

一、Listening Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)
二、Section A(总题数：3，分数：45.00)

（分数：24.00）
(1).A．The professor was not late.
B．The professor was late because of a traffic jam.
C．The professor was not willing to give the lecture.
D．The professor was late because the hall was so crowded.（分数：3.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：[听力原文]
M: Did you attend yesterday's lecture? The lecture was supposed to start at nine o'clock a. m.,
but the professor was an hour late.
W: He would have arrived on time, but an accident jammed the main road for one and a half hours.


Q: What does the woman mean?
(2).A．Her name is on the top of the list.
B．She is expecting a job interview.
C．She will be the last to be interviewed.
D．The fixed date for her job interview is delayed.（分数：3.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：[听力原文]
M: You haven't got the date fixed for the job interview yet, have you?
W: There is a long waiting list. I have to wait until my name gets to the top.


Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?
(3).A．Linda doesn't have much talent for music.
B．Linda has a summer job playing the guitar.
C．Linda taught herself to play the guitar.
D．Linda makes her own guitar.（分数：3.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[听力原文]

M: I knew Linda played the piano, but I didn't know she played the guitar.
W: Neither did I. It seems she just picked it up on her own over the summer.


Q: What does the woman mean?
(4).A．The weather.
B．The transportation.
C．The pollution.
）3.00（分数：The scenery.．D．
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析：[听力原文]
M: Did you enjoy your trip to London last year?
W: The scenery was magnificent, but I got tired of the rain and dark skies.


Q: What does the woman complain about?
(5).A．He likes the country, but hates the driving.
B．He likes driving to work in the morning.
C．He hates the country, but likes the driving.
D．He can drive crazily in the country.（分数：3.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：[听力原文]
W: Do you live near your company?
M: Actually, I live in the country. It's a forty minute drive, but it's beautiful early in the


morning.


Q: How does the man feel about driving to work?
(6).A．Talk about a subject in group.
B．Listen to some radio program.
C．Write an article.
D．Read a book.（分数：3.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：[听力原文]
M: Is there any homework for next Tuesday?
W: Nothing to read or write, but we are supposed to listen to some radio program and be ready


to talk about it in class.

Q: What have the students been asked to do before next Tuesday?
(7).A．She doesn't like to go skiing.
B．She went skiing yesterday.
C．She prefers chatting online to studying.
D．She is very lazy.（分数：3.00）
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析：[听力原文]
W: Didn't Diana go skiing with you yesterday?
M: Even if she hadn't had a lot of studying, she'd have preferred chatting on the Internet to


going skiing.


Q: What does the man imply about Diana?
(8).A．To get another ticket at the door.
To cancel the concert.
．B．
C．To exchange the ticket for a better one.
D．To try to sell the extra ticket.（分数：3.00）
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：[听力原文]
M: I have an extra ticket to the concert tonight. Would you like to come along?
W: Thanks, but I already have my own ticket. Perhaps you can sell the other one at the door.


Q: What does the woman suggest?
（分数：12.00）
(1).A．Maps of Europe during different historical periods.
B．A reference book about population information of Europe.
C．Pictures showing people from different parts of Europe.
D．A work book to help him understand the study of population.（分数：3.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：[听力原文]
M: Hello, I'm looking for a reference book.
W: Do you know the title?
M: Well, that's the thing. I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking for. I need, uh, information

on European population.


W: OK, do you just need population statistics, like total population statistics, like total male
female population, real basic for population?
M: Yeah. Population, literacy rate, uh, let's see... life expectancy by sex, like if women tend
to live longer than men... things like that.
W: OK, well, I'm pretty sure you can get most, if not all, of those statistics from a book of
maps. I can tell you where to find one in the reference section.
M: Yeah, but I'm kind of looking for it by city, not by country and the book...


W: Uh huh.
M: Well, do you know if there are any other reference books I can use for this? To find the statistics
by city?
W: City, you say. Any particular part of Europe? Eastern, western, southern...
M: No. Pretty much all across Europe.
W: All of Europe. Hmm. You know, maybe you could tell me what this is for, I mean, maybe if I
know, I can help you better.
M: Yeah, OK. Geography with Prof. Miller and it's sort of an analysis of urban areas, a comparison
of population trends and uh, economic indicators or social indicators, I guess.
W: OK, well, there's something called The Population Yearbook, but I don't think it's gonna do
it by city either.
M: Yeah I think that's just by country. I've read that one.


W: Tell you what, let's go over to the reference section. Let's take a look around that area and


see if any other book looks promising.

What does the man want from the library?
(2).A．It doesn't list population by city.
It is no longer available at the library.
．B．
C．It is recommended by his professor.
D．It doesn't have any population statistics.（分数：3.00）
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析：[听力原文]
What does the man imply about the reference book of maps?
(3).A．By area. B．By city. C．By country. D．By continent.（分数：3.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[听力原文]

How is population information organized in The Population Yearbook?
(4).A．In a different library.
B．In Prof. Miller's office.
C．In the geography department.
D．In the reference section of the library.（分数：3.00）
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：[听力原文]
Where will the man and the woman look for the information the man needs?
（分数：9.00）
(1).A．He can't finish his assignment,
B．He can't find his data in the computer.
C．He can't find the phone number of a company.
D．His computer is crashed in the middle of his work.（分数：3.00）
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：[听力原文]
M: Hello, is that Jane?
W: Speaking.
M: Hi, Jane, this is Chris here. Listen, I'm in real trouble. I'm in the middle of an assignment


and my computer's crashed!
W: Oh, no! Bad luck!
M: Yeah, I can't believe it! What do you think I should do? I'm desperate!
W: I think I can help you, Chris, calm down! It happened to me last year, and I solved the problem.
So don't panic! What happened exactly?
M: I started to boot up and suddenly the screen went black. I couldn't do anything! All my data
has gone! I can't get it back! I've lost it all!
W: Listen, that happened to me, and I took it round to a small company I know and they fixed it




in an hour! And they got back my data, too.
M: Thank goodness! Can you give me the phone number?
W: Sure, they're very helpful. Speak to Kit, Kit Marlow. You can mention my name too! That might
help. Do you have a pen handy? Call them on 0208 346 789. Oh, just one more thing. Before you
do that, switch it off, and try again. You never know—it might correct itself.






M: OK! I'll do that right now. And thanks a million!
W: My pleasure. Good luck.

What is the man's trouble?

(2).A．Take the computer to a small company.
B．Pay computer company a visit.
C．Ask help from the company suggested by the woman.
D．Switch off his computer.（分数：3.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[听力原文]
How can the man get his data back?
(3).A．He should mention her name to Marlow.
B．He should remember his computer's name.
C．He should try again before switching off the computer.
D．He should switch off the computer and try again.（分数：3.00）
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：[听力原文]
What does the woman advise the man to do before he calls the company?

三、Section B(总题数：3，分数：30.00)

（分数：9.00）
(1).A．The value of science.
B．The value of work.
C．The value of time.
D．The value of money.（分数：3.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：[听力原文]
The United States owes its high level of development to many factors. But in the last 100 years,
it has been the workingman that was the backbone of the nation. What is the American workingman?
He's a worker in a shoe factory or meat packinghouse or a coal mine. But more than that, he's
a husband and a father. He raises his children to understand the value of a day's work. He raises


his children to respect the usefulness of cooperation. And he raises his children to help them
better themselves. Frequently, his children go to college and leave the working class. But seldom
do they forget the values they have learned at home. The workingman fought hard to achieve what
he has. In the beginning, he was little more than a slave. Long hours' working in dirty dangerous
surroundings for almost no pay took a heavy loss of lives. But the successful organization of


labor unions changed many of the terrible conditions of his life. Today the workingman is faced

with a new kind of struggle. Ever advancing technology is taking his job. It's very likely that


the workingman will be replaced by a machine. But what he will leave will not be forgotten. He


has served his country well. His country owes him a debt which can never be repaid.

What is one of the major things the workingman teaches his children?
(2).A．The machines.
B．The technologies.
C．The children.
D．The labor unions.（分数：3.00）
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：[听力原文]
What changed workingman's horrible conditions for the better?
(3).A．He can't raise his children to be useful people.
B．He can't leave something for the future generation.
C．He will probably be taken the place of by the machine.
D．He can't keep pace with the development of technology,（分数：3.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[听力原文]
What is the problem the workingman faces today?
（分数：9.00）
(1).A．She lost her love.
B．She lost her teacher.
C．She lost her friend.
D．Nobody is sure about the reason.（分数：3.00）
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：[听力原文]
Today, it's my turn to give the weekly oral report. I have been assigned the life of Emily Dickinson.
Compared to Walt Whitman whom we discussed last week, I found Emily Dickinson strikingly different.
She seems the complete opposite of Whitman in her life and in her work. I will start by sharing
with the class some essential facts of her life. Emily Dickinson was born in 1830 in Amherst,
Massachusetts, barely a decade after Whitman. In her early twenties, she began to withdraw from
ordinary contact with the world. The reasons for this still remain a mystery, although researchers

currently believe that she may have suffered an emotional collapse after the loss of her teacher
and good friend. For the remaining 30 years of her life, she was seldom seen outside her home.


In this respect, she was quite unlike Whitman, who loved the great outdoors. Emily Dickinson spent


her lonely days corresponding with friends and writing hundreds of remarkable poems, notably I
Heard a Fly Buzz, and the poem we prepared for class today, I'm Nobody. Although she showed
some of her poems to her family and sent some in letters to her friends, only four were published
in her lifetime. Most of them, almost 1200 altogether, were discovered in her room after she died
in 1886 at the age of 56. These poems shocked the literary community and established her as a
major poet. Several modern critics consider her the greatest female poet in the English language.
Uh, that's about all I have. Are there any questions? If not, we should probably begin talking


about Dickinson's I'm Nobody, the poem Prof. Meyer assigned for this week's class discussion.



Why did Emily Dickinson separate herself from the outside world?
(2).A．She published more poems.
B．She seldom left her home.
C．She lived in an earlier generation.
D．She wrote in a different language.（分数：3.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：[听力原文]
How was Emily Dickinson different from Walt Whitman?
(3).A．Hear another report.
B．Discuss one of Dickinson's poems.
C．Hear a lecture by the professor.
D．Discuss their own poetry.（分数：3.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：[听力原文]
What would the class do next?
（分数：12.00）
(1).A．She is a trading representative of the US in Tokyo.
B．She is a government official of the US in Tokyo.
C．She is the manager of an American bank in Tokyo.
D．She is the manager of a Japanese bank in Tokyo.（分数：3.00）
A.
B.

C. √
D.
解析：[听力原文]
Trade between countries is one of the most important economic activities in the world today. The
US has many trading partners and one of the most important is Japan. The trade between the two
countries amounts to several billion dollars a year. Many US banks therefore have offices in Japan,


particularly in Tokyo and Osaka, the largest cities. Jean McPherson is the manager of one of those


branch banks in Tokyo. Jean majored in accounting and business administration in college. After



graduation, she got a job with a large New York bank. After two years in accounting, she was


transferred to the loan department. Many of the loans which she was asked to consider involved
international transactions. Some of them were so complicated that Jean felt she didn't have a
broad enough background to understand them. To get more experience, she asked for a transfer to


the bank's international department. She became so expert in international finance that it became


her career. When the bank decided to open a branch in Tokyo, Jean was selected to set it up and
run it for the first few years. She has been in Tokyo for more than three years now.

What does Jean McPherson do now?
(2).A．In a trading company in New York.
In the accounting department in a university.
．B．
C．In a big bank in New York.
D．In a big international company abroad.（分数：3.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[听力原文]
Where did Jean McPherson get a job after her graduation from university?
(3).A．She wanted to have a promotion.
B．She hoped to earn more money.
C．She was more interested in international finance.
D．She was eager to learn more about international transactions.（分数：3.00）
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：[听力原文]

Why did Jean McPherson ask for a transfer to the bank's international department?
(4).A．Trade between the US and Japan.
B．Banking system in the US,
C．The life of Jean McPherson.
D．Jean McPherson's experiences.（分数：3.00）
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：[听力原文]
What is the passage mainly talking about?

四、Section C(总题数：1，分数：25.00)

People once thought of the concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs. But at that time, it
was only (26) a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered
quite (27) by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will
outgrow its fresh water (28) faster than it runs out of food.


















Huge masses of ice are a possible source of fresh water that has always been (29) until recently.
Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still in the form of ice, a reservoir of fresh
water so (30) that it could supply water to all the rivers of the world for 1000 years. Floating
on the oceans every year are 7659 trillion tons of ice in ten thousand icebergs that break away
from the ice caps of poles. Huge masses of ice that (31) the shallow continental shelf give birth
to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are formed entirely on land, breaking off when (32)
spread over the sea. As they drift away from the area of poles, icebergs sometimes move (33) in
a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by sub- surface currents. To capture them and (34) them
to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the moving of fresh water to shore (35) . But even if the icebergs lost half of their
volume in the process, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by
removing salt from water.
People once thought of the concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs. But at that time, it
was only (26) a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered
quite (27) by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will
outgrow its fresh water (28) faster than it runs out of food.




















Huge masses of ice are a possible source of fresh water that has always been (29) until recently.
Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still in the form of ice, a reservoir of fresh
water so (30) that it could supply water to all the rivers of the world for 1000 years. Floating
on the oceans every year are 7659 trillion tons of ice in ten thousand icebergs that break away
from the ice caps of poles. Huge masses of ice that (31) the shallow continental shelf give birth
to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are formed entirely on land, breaking off when (32)
spread over the sea. As they drift away from the area of poles, icebergs sometimes move (33) in
a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by sub- surface currents. To capture them and (34) them
to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the moving of fresh water to shore (35) . But even if the icebergs lost half of their

volume in the process, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by
removing salt from water.（分数：25.00）
(1).People once thought of the concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs. But at that time,
it was only (26) a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered
quite (27) by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will
outgrow its fresh water (28) faster than it runs out of food.


















Huge masses of ice are a possible source of fresh water that has always been (29) until recently.
Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still in the form of ice, a reservoir of fresh
water so (30) that it could supply water to all the rivers of the world for 1000 years. Floating
on the oceans every year are 7659 trillion tons of ice in ten thousand icebergs that break away
from the ice caps of poles. Huge masses of ice that (31) the shallow continental shelf give birth
to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are formed entirely on land, breaking off when (32)
spread over the sea. As they drift away from the area of poles, icebergs sometimes move (33) in
a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by sub- surface currents. To capture them and (34) them
to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the moving of fresh water to shore (35) . But even if the icebergs lost half of their
volume in the process, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by
removing salt from water.（分数：2.50）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：treated as）
解析：[听力原文]
People once thought of the concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs. But at that time, it
was only treated as a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being
considered quite seriously by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human
race will outgrow its fresh water supply faster than it runs out of food.
Huge masses of ice are a possible source of fresh water that has always been overlooked until
recently. Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still in the form of ice, a reservoir
of fresh water so immense that it could supply water to all the rivers of the world for 1000 years.
Floating on the oceans every year are 7659 trillion tons of ice in ten thousand icebergs that
break away from the ice caps of poles. Huge masses of ice that stretch over the shallow continental
shelf give birth to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are formed entirely on land, breaking
off when glaciers spread over the sea. As they drift away from the area of poles, icebergs sometimes
move mysteriously in a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by sub-surface currents. To capture
them and steer them to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the moving of fresh water to shore in great volume. But even if the icebergs lost
half of their volume in the process, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that
produced by removing salt from water.
(2).People once thought of the concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs. But at that time,
it was only (26) a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered
quite (27) by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will
outgrow its fresh water (28) faster than it runs out of food.










Huge masses of ice are a possible source of fresh water that has always been (29) until recently.
Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still in the form of ice, a reservoir of fresh

water so (30) that it could supply water to all the rivers of the world for 1000 years. Floating
on the oceans every year are 7659 trillion tons of ice in ten thousand icebergs that break away
from the ice caps of poles. Huge masses of ice that (31) the shallow continental shelf give birth
to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are formed entirely on land, breaking off when (32)
spread over the sea. As they drift away from the area of poles, icebergs sometimes move (33) in
a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by sub-surface currents. To capture them and (34) them
to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the moving of fresh water to shore (35) . But even if the icebergs lost half of their
volume in the process, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by
removing salt from water.（分数：2.50）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：seriously）
解析：
(3).People once thought of the concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs. But at that time,
it was only (26) a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered
quite (27) by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will
outgrow its fresh water (28) faster than it runs out of food.






























Huge masses of ice are a possible source of fresh water that has always been (29) until recently.
Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still in the form of ice, a reservoir of fresh
water so (30) that it could supply water to all the rivers of the world for 1000 years. Floating
on the oceans every year are 7659 trillion tons of ice in ten thousand icebergs that break away
from the ice caps of poles. Huge masses of ice that (31) the shallow continental shelf give birth
to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are formed entirely on land, breaking off when (32)
spread over the sea. As they drift away from the area of poles, icebergs sometimes move (33) in
a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by sub- surface currents. To capture them and (34) them
to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the moving of fresh water to shore (35) . But even if the icebergs lost half of their
volume in the process, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by
removing salt from water.（分数：2.50）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：supply）
解析：
(4).People once thought of the concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs. But at that time,
it was only (26) a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered
quite (27) by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will
outgrow its fresh water (28) faster than it runs out of food.












Huge masses of ice are a possible source of fresh water that has always been (29) until recently.
Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still in the form of ice, a reservoir of fresh
water so (30) that it could supply water to all the rivers of the world for 1000 years. Floating
on the oceans every year are 7659 trillion tons of ice in ten thousand icebergs that break away
from the ice caps of poles. Huge masses of ice birth
give shelf continental shallow the that (31)






to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are formed entirely on land, breaking off when (32)
spread over the sea. As they drift away from the area of poles, icebergs sometimes move (33) in

a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by sub-surface currents. To capture them and (34) them
to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the moving of fresh water to shore (35) . But even if the icebergs lost half of their
volume in the process, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by
removing salt from water.（分数：2.50）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：overlooked）
解析：
(5).People once thought of the concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs. But at that time,
it was only (26) a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered
quite (27) by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will
outgrow its fresh water (28) faster than it runs out of food.






















Huge masses of ice are a possible source of fresh water that has always been (29) until recently.
Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still in the form of ice, a reservoir of fresh
water so (30) that it could supply water to all the rivers of the world for 1000 years. Floating
on the oceans every year are 7659 trillion tons of ice in ten thousand icebergs that break away
from the ice caps of poles. Huge masses of ice that (31) the shallow continental shelf give birth
to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are formed entirely on land, breaking off when (32)
spread over the sea. As they drift away from the area of poles, icebergs sometimes move (33) in
a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by sub-surface currents. To capture them and (34) them
to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the moving of fresh water to shore (35) . But even if the icebergs lost half of their
volume in the process, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by
removing salt from water.（分数：2.50）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：immense）
解析：
(6).People once thought of the concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs. But at that time,
it was only (26) a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered
quite (27) by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will
outgrow its fresh water (28) faster than it runs out of food.




















Huge masses of ice are a possible source of fresh water that has always been (29) until recently.
Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still in the form of ice, a reservoir of fresh
water so (30) that it could supply water to all the rivers of the world for 1000 years. Floating
on the oceans every year are 7659 trillion tons of ice in ten thousand icebergs that break away
from the ice caps of poles. Huge masses of ice that (31) the shallow continental shelf give birth
to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are formed entirely on land, breaking off when (32)
spread over the sea. As they drift away from the area of poles, icebergs sometimes move (33) in
a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by sub- surface currents. To capture them and (34) them
to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the moving of fresh water to shore (35) . But even if the icebergs lost half of their
volume in the process, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by
removing salt from water.（分数：2.50）

填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：stretch over）
解析：
(7).People once thought of the concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs. But at that time,
it was only (26) a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered
quite (27) by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will
outgrow its fresh water (28) faster than it runs out of food.


















Huge masses of ice are a possible source of fresh water that has always been (29) until recently.
Three- quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still in the form of ice, a reservoir of fresh
water so (30) that it could supply water to all the rivers of the world for 1000 years. Floating
on the oceans every year are 7659 trillion tons of ice in ten thousand icebergs that break away
from the ice caps of poles. Huge masses of ice that (31) the shallow continental shelf give birth
to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are formed entirely on land, breaking off when (32)
spread over the sea. As they drift away from the area of poles, icebergs sometimes move (33) in
a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by sub-surface currents. To capture them and (34) them
to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the moving of fresh water to shore (35) . But even if the icebergs lost half of their
volume in the process, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by
removing salt from water.（分数：2.50）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：glaciers）
解析：
(8).People once thought of the concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs. But at that time,
it was only (26) a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered
quite (27) by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will
outgrow its fresh water (28) faster than it runs out of food.




















Huge masses of ice are a possible source of fresh water that has always been (29) until recently.
Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still in the form of ice, a reservoir of fresh
water so (30) that it could supply water to all the rivers of the world for 1000 years. Floating
on the oceans every year are 7659 trillion tons of ice in ten thousand icebergs that break away
from the ice caps of poles. Huge masses of ice that (31) the shallow continental shelf give birth
to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are formed entirely on land, breaking off when (32)
spread over the sea. As they drift away from the area of poles, icebergs sometimes move (33) in
a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by sub- surface currents. To capture them and (34) them
to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the moving of fresh water to shore (35) . But even if the icebergs lost half of their
volume in the process, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by
removing salt from water.（分数：2.50）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：mysteriously）
解析：
(9).People once thought of the concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs. But at that time,
it was only (26) a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered
quite (27) by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will
outgrow its fresh water (28) faster than it runs out of food.

Huge masses of ice are a possible source of fresh water that has always been (29) until recently.
Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still in the form of ice, a reservoir of fresh
water so (30) that it could supply water to all the rivers of the world for 1000 years. Floating
on the oceans every year are 7659 trillion tons of ice in ten thousand icebergs that break away
from the ice caps of poles. Huge masses of ice that (31) the shallow continental shelf give birth
to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are formed entirely on land, breaking off when (32)
spread over the sea. As they drift away from the area of poles, icebergs sometimes move (33) in
a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by sub- surface currents. To capture them and (34) them
to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the moving of fresh water to shore (35) . But even if the icebergs lost half of their
volume in the process, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by
removing salt from water.（分数：2.50）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：steer）
解析：
(10).People once thought of the concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs. But at that time,
it was only (26) a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered
quite (27) by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will
outgrow its fresh water (28) faster than it runs out of food.
































Huge masses of ice are a possible source of fresh water that has always been (29) until recently.
Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still in the form of ice, a reservoir of fresh
water so (30) that it could supply water to all the rivers of the world for 1000 years. Floating
on the oceans every year are 7659 trillion tons of ice in ten thousand icebergs that break away
from the ice caps of poles. Huge masses of ice that (31) the shallow continental shelf give birth
to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are formed entirely on land, breaking off when (32)
spread over the sea. As they drift away from the area of poles, icebergs sometimes move (33) in
a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by sub-surface currents. To capture them and (34) them
to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult.
The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer
climates and the moving of fresh water to shore (35) . But even if the icebergs lost half of their
volume in the process, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by
removing salt from water.（分数：2.50）
填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：in great volume）
解析：