《通俗科学 下 听读练习》

目录Introduction1

Unit 1 PROPERTIES AND SHAPES5

After section 1 1．has＋（diagonai） line5

2．circular erc．5

3．are both （circular）5

After section 2 4．（spherical）in shape6

5．（egg）shaped6

After section 3 6．opposites；brittle/tough etc．7

Listening prac rice LP1．relating properties and shapes8

7．it is they ure＋adjective8

LP2．general/particular，explanations9

Unit 2 LOCATION10

After sectionn 1 1．prepositions of 2-D position10

2．as preceding drill10

After section 2 3．prepositions of 3-D position11

After section 3 4．located/situated to the （north）of11

After section 4 6．parts and properties12

5．are also found12

7．as preceding drill13

Listening practice LP1．following instructions13

LP2．desc ription of relative positions14

LP3．relating adverbal phrases14

Unit 3 STRUCTURE15

After section 1 1．consists of15

2．contuins15

3．include16

After section 2 4．expressions of situation，connec-tion16

After section 3 5．are often made of （wood）or（metal）17

6．divided/surrounded by/covered/filed with17

Listening practice IP1．general/particular terms18

IP2．understanding coisist of and mclude18

IP3．lollowing a ？ption19

2 has a （length？20

Unit 4 MEASUREMENT I20

After section 1 1 is measured in metresl20

3 exaeth and approximateiy21

After section 2 4 sneasured in gramsl21

After section 3 5 ？um，？from to22

6．wld range vi？s narrow range-con？22

Listening pracnce LP1．revogmsing m？ lals，slizes etc23

Lp2 ．foll wing his？ mstructions24

LP3．writing down dietated words and figures26

Unit 5 PROCESS 1 FUNCTION AND ABILITY26

After section 1 1．What is a （knife） used for？26

2．The function of…is27

After section 2 3．an （instrument）for＋ing27

4．enable someone to do something28

After section 3 5．can，able capable28

Listening practice LP1．instruments and functions29

After section 4 6． various ways of describing func-tions29

LP2．listening and orgamsing30

Unit 6 PROCESS 2 ACTIONS IN SEQUENCE32

After section 1 1．precede，follow，immediately32

After section 2 2．before/after＋-ing32

3．prepositions showing direction33

4．when/as＋clause33

After section 3 5．before/after＋clause or noun34

After section 4 6．adverbs showing time sequence34

Listening practice LP1．recognising pronoun reference35

LP2．identifying stage-markers36

After Revision B LP3．following and understanding37

Unit 7 MEASUREMENT 2 QUANTITY37

After section 1 1．how much，how many37

2．a small/large number/amount of38

After section 2 4．too little/few39

3．much/slightly more/less39

6．（sharp）enough to do something40

After section 3 5．too/heavy/to do something40

Listening practice LP1．listening and organising41

LP2．general/partieular statements，explanations42

Unit 8 PROCESS 3 CAUSE AND EFFECT43

After sectior 1 1．if＋present，…will43

After section 2 2．infinitive to show result43

3． result in and result from44

After section 3 4．cause something to do something44

5． allow prevent and make45

After section 4 6．because，beeause of， owing to45

Listening practice LP1．identifying cause and effect etc．46

LP2．identifying results47

After section 1 1．compared with and relatively48

2．approximately X times as high as48

Unit 9 MEASUREMENT 3 PROPORTION48

3．much/slightly lower/higher than49

After section 2 4．majority and minority49

5．the ratio of A to B is X50

After section 3 6．direetly/inversely proportional to50

Listening practice LP1．writing down dictated words and figures51

LP2．listening and organising51

After Revision C LP3．following and understanding52

After section 2 2．tend to do something53

Unit 10 MEASUREMENT 4 FREQUENCY TENDENCY，PROBABILITY53

After section 1 1．all，no，some53

After section 3 3．will certainly/probably54

4．it is （certain）that＋clause54

After section 4 5．the chances of＋-ing55

6．the（probability）is＋clause55

7．（more）likely to56

LP2．relating visual and spoken infor-mation57

Listening practice LP1．inferring consistency of meaning57

LP3．identifying probabilityetc．58

Unit 11 PROCESS 4 METHOD59

After section 1 1．infinitive to show purpose59

2．should＋passive60

After section 2 3．how can＋passive60

4．by＋-ing61

5．one method is by ＋ing/noun61

6．alterntively62

Listening practice LP1．identifying actions and purposes62

LP2．listening for particular points63

Unit 12 CONSOLIDATION64

After section 2 1．appear to/in fact64

2．appear＋various opposites65

3．prove/show that65

After section 3 4．purpose，conelusion ete．66

Listeningpractice LP1．following and understanding67

LP2．noting main points in descnptions68

LP3．making notes from a description69

第一单元 特性和形状71

第二单元 位置78

第三单元 结构85

第四单元 计量（1）91

第五单元 过程（1）功能和能力98

第六单元 过程（2）一序列的动作105

第七单元 计量（2）数量113

第八单元 过程（3）因果120

第九单元 计量（3）比例127

第十单元 计量（4）频率、倾向、可能性133

第十一单元 过程（4）方法142

第十二单元 巩固148