《新世纪研究生公共英语教材:听说(教师用书·下册)(第2版)》以听力训练为主,但增添了新的篇目,更新了部分单元,丰富了练习形式,另外增加了口语训练部分,由A,B,C,D,E五部分组成,并更名为《新世纪研究生公共英语教材——听说》(下),以体现培养学生交际能力的意图。

fresh water, life itself, has never come easy in the middle east. ever since the old testamentwhen god punished man with 40 days and 40 nights of rain, water supplies here have beendwindling. the rainfall only comes in winter and drains quickly through the semiarid land, leavingthe soil to bake and to thirst for next november. the region's accelerating population growth, expanding agriculture, industrialization, andhigher living standards demand more fresh water. drought and pollution limit its

lesson one resources and energy
part a getting started: short conversations
part b intensive listening: resources and energy
passage ⅰ population and resources
passage ⅱ the middle east's water resource crisis
passage ⅲ water resources
part c speaking
part d extensive listening: william faulkner's nobel prize speech.
part e listening for pleasure: pop songs nothing to lose
lesson two crime and punishment
part a getting started: short conversations
part b intensive listening: crime and punishment
passage ⅰ purse snatching
passage ⅱ how do handwriting experts catch criminals?
passage ⅲ death penalty
part c speaking
part d extensive listening: bush's speech at qinghua university
part e listening for pleasure: pop songsangels
lesson three computers and the internet
part a getting started: short conversations
part b intensive listening: computers and the internet
passage ⅰ the application of computers in education
passage ⅱ e-commerce
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