1 Chapter 4 Part II Handout
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II. Examples
Part I Animals Feel the Heat, Flee Their Habitats
Exercise 1: Listen to the news report and get the main idea.
What is the main theme of this news?
A. People have been sweating out high temperature this summer.
B. Animals flee their habitat because of the heat.
C. The snake wrangler is not rattled by the drought.
D. People take protective measures to keep snakes out.
Exercise 2: listen to the news report again and fill the blanks with the exact words or
phrases.
Katie Couric: they have been sweating out in record heat this summer. But they’re not the only
ones. From rattlesnakes to bears, 1_______,great and small, are fleeing their
natural habitats while the mercury 2____. And, as Sandra Hughes reports, they’re
turning up in some pretty unlikely places.
Bo Slyapich: this is what I find in people’s yards.
Sandra Hughes: rattlesnakes----everywhere. More than Bo Slyapich has seen in
his 20-year career as a snake wrangler. The 3 ________ and extreme heat have
combined to drive the thirsty and venomous creatures to close for comfort---back
decks, play equipment –anywhere they can find shade. What are they looking
for？
Bo Slyapich: food. Just like you go to the supermarket to go shopping, they come to our homes to
go shopping.
Tom Mahan (homeowner): Not too far from those steps 4______, there was a four-foot
rattlesnake.
Sandra Hughes: homeowner Tom Mahan has found rattlesnake sipping from his pool. Now he’s
taken 5__________.
Tom Mahan: half-inch grid galvanized fencing around the three-acre perimeter here, which keeps
99 percent of any types of snakes out.
Sandra Hughes: deer and coyotes are coming down from the hills, too. This disoriented bear
climbed up a utility pole in triple-digit heat.
Paul Edelman: (the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy) it is uncharted 6____________. It’s
the equivalent of the stories you see with the big droughts in the African
Serengetti plains where the animals drop three feet, you know, three feet before
they get the water hole.
Sandra Hughes: in Utah, officials say the drought may have played a role in turning this black
bear into a killer. It had to be euthanized after breaking into a family’s tent and
7__________ a little boy. Wildlife sightings used to be reserved for trips to the
Zoo. But experts 8_____________ global warming will bring more extreme
droughts, putting more animals in danger. High in the mountains the smallest
member of the rabbit family is disappearing. The pika dies when overheated.
Dr. Terry Root (Standford University): 9 _________ that are on the tops of mountains, they don’t 2 have any places else to go. So, where are they gonna go? They’re gonna go
extinct.
Sandra Hughes: 10______ the only one not rattled by the snake wrangler.
Bo Slyapich: Ok. Give me a call back in so we can take care of ya.
Sandra Hughes: Sandra Hughes. CBS News, west village, California.
Part II Part B Grizzly Population Increasing at Yellowstone
Exercise: Listen to the news report and choose the best answer to the following questions.
1. How many grizzlies were there on the land 200 years ago?
A. 500 B. 5,000 C. 15,000 D. 50,000
2. Grizzlies have been protected as endangered species since _____.
A.1957 B.1975 C.1970 D.1965
3. How many grizzlies are there currently in and around Yellowstone?
A. about 200 B. about 1,500 C. more than 500 D. more than 1,000
4. According to Pat Flowers, all the following states will offer hunting permits for grizzlies except
____.
A. Wyoming B. Montana C. Ohio D. Idaho
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the report?
A. There're 3 states surrounding Yellowstone that will take over management of the bears
inside the park.
B. An increasing number of people risk settling in the remote mountainous area, so encounters
with the bears occur more often.
C. Though the law has prohibit ed people from hunting grizzlies for 30 years, some states
allow bear hunting nowadays to control their population.
D. Whatever happens outside the national park, grizzles inside Yellowstone will not be
affected by any changes in policies.
Part III Age Bank in China
Exercise 1: Listen to the news report and get the main idea.
What is the main theme of this news?
A. The problems concerning old people in China
B. The hours the old people can make a deposit in Bank of China
C. The new way of caring for the elderly citizens in China
D. The public attitude toward the traditional family in China
Exercise 2 Listen to the news report again and fill in the blanks with the exact words or
phrases.
Bob Schieffer: Reporting this week, on how American families are dealing with the needs of 1.
__________ as our population ages. Well, tonight, we wanna show you what
they're doing in China. A community there is come up with 2. __________ for
helping the elderly. Barry Petersen concludes 3. __________ "Caring for Mom &
Dad".
Barry Petersen: 88-year-old Song Rongxiu is very well taken care of. She lives with her daughter,
her grandson and his family in Beijing. That's the way the elderly have 4.
__________ been cared for in China. But modem times have created a lot of 5.