大学听力原文Unit 2

Unit 2 Colorful lands, colorful people

Part I A

16,998,000 / 64,186,300/ 840,000 / 1,000,000 / 3,320,000 / 143,244 / 32,483 / 2,966,000 / 5,105,700 / 29,028 / -1,312 / 5,315 / 36,198 / 4,145 /

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The biggest continent in the world is Asia. It covers 16,998,000 square miles.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean with 64,186,300 square miles.

Which is the biggest island? It’s Greenland. It occupies an area of 840,000 square miles.

The Arabia Peninsula is the largest peninsula and has an area of 1, 000,000 square miles.

Do you know which is the largest desert? Yes, it’s the Sahara Desert in North Africa. It covers 3,320,000 square miles.

The biggest saltwater lake is the Caspian Sea, which is 143,244 square miles large. Lake Superior is the biggest fresh water lake and it covers a total area of 32,483 square miles.

The smallest continent is Oceania, with an area of 2,966,000 square miles, and the smallest ocean is the Arctic Ocean with 5,105,700 square miles.

You all know the world’s highest peak, don’t you? Mt. Qomolangma (or Mt. Everest) is 29,028 feet above sea level. In contrast, the lowest altitude in the world is the Dead Sea, 1,312 feet below sea level, or you can say -1,312 feet.

The deepest lake is Baykal in Russia. The depth is 5,315 feet.

Mariana Trench near the Philippines is the deepest oceanic trench, with a depth of 36, 198 feet.

The longest river in the world is the Nile in Africa. It is 4, 145 miles long.

Part B

1,243,738,000 / 955,220,000 / 267,901,000 / 199,867,000 / 159,884,000 / 147,105,000 / 138,150,000 / 125,638,000 / 122,013,000 / 118,369,000 / 96,400,000 / 82,071,000

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1.The country with the largest population in the world is China. According to the

1997 census, the total population was 1,243,738,000.

2. The second largest in population is India. It listed a population of 955,220,000

in 1997.

3. And the third largest is the United States, with its estimated population of

267,901,000 in 1997.

4. Which country is the fourth largest in population? It’s Indonesia. About

199,867,000 people live there.

5. Brazil ranks the fifth in its population. There the population was 159,884,000.

6. Next comes the Russian Federation, with a population of 147,105,000.

7. The seventh in line is Pakistan, with an estimated population of 138,150,000.

8. Japan is the country with the eighth largest population. Its population estimated

in 1997 reached 125,638,000.

9. The next larges country in population is Bangladesh. The estimated population

was 122,013,000 in 1997.

10. Nigeria in Africa ranks the tenth in its population. There are about

118,369,000 people living there.

11. The eleventh? Mexico. According to statistics, its population was 96, 400, 000

in 1997.

12. And last, the twelfth larges is Germany. Its 1997 census showed it had a

population of 82,071,000.

Part C

Chinese 1,300 million / Spanish 332 million /English 322 million / 189 million / 182 million / 170 million / Russian 170 million / Japanese 125 million / German 98 million / 75.5 million / Korean 75 million / French 72 million / Vietnamese 67 million / 66 million / 64 million / 63 million / Turkish 59 million / 58 million / 44 million / Polish 44 million / Arabic 42.5 million / 41 million

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Do you know which languages are spoken by more than 40 million people?

Chinese has the largest number of speakers, more than 1,300 million. Next, Spanish is spoken by 332 million people. The next on the line is English, which has more than 322 million speakers. Number 4, Bengali is spoken by 189 million people. Next comes Hindi, the language spoken chiefly in India, which has 182 million speakers. Portuguese and Russian are next on the line and they are both spoken by 170 million people. Number 8, Japanese is spoken by 125 million. Next, German has 98 million speakers, while Javanese has 75.5 million. We have Korean on the list with 75 million, and it is followed by French, which is spoken by 72 million. Number 13, Vietnamese is spoken by 67 million and Telugu is spoken by 66 million. Next, we have Marathi on the list and it has 64 million speakers. Marathi is followed by Tamil, with 63 million speakers. Next comes Turkish, the language spoken in Turkey, and it has 59 million speakers. Number 18, Urdu is spoken by 58 million people. Gujarati has 44 million speakers, and Polish is also spoken by 44 million people. Number 21, which 42.5 million people speak, is Arabic and last, the number of people who speak Ukrainian is 41 million.

Part II A

1. A baby boy

2. social/ ecological/ populations

3. longer/ healthier

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A baby boy born in Bosnia-Herzegovina overnight has officially been named the world’s six billionth inhabitant.

Although several other babies are likely to have been born at the same time elsewhere in the world, the United Nations had declared that the first child to be delivered at the Kosovo Hospital in Sarajevo today would symbolize the passing of