中级听力-02

skyline 地平线 skyscraper 摩天大楼

to unpack 解压 neon 霓虹灯

siren 汽笛

1.Over one billion people worldwide are overweight, estimates the World Health Organization, and that number will increase to 1.5 billion by 2015 unless current trends are reversed.

世界卫生组织估计，全球超重的人数已过10亿。除非扭转目前趋势，否则到2015年该数字将增至15亿。

2.In addition to using newspapers and the phone, the Internet has become the tool of preference for getting more details on job openings, appliactions, and other necessary information.

除了报纸和电话，为得到更多有关工作岗位和工作申请的细节，以及其他必须信息，互联网已成为人们优先选用的工具了。

3.****The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.2 percent in February. The increase followed a 0.9 percent decline in January and was led by an upturn in petroleum prices.

美国二月份的进口价格指数上涨了0.2%，该增长是在一月份下降0.9%之后，跟着石油价格上升而出现的。

4.Pollution exposure at home and work is often greater than outdoors. Indoor air pollutant levels are around 35% greater than outside levels and can pose serious health problems.

人们在家里和工作中受的污染要比在室外更严重。室内空气污染程度要比室外约高35%，而且会导致严重的健康问题。

5.An exhibition of some 117 Cezanne paintings opened on Friday, showing off the works of the man deemed the father of modern art, a bridge between the impressionist and cubist movements.

塞尚艺术展于周五开放，117件画作向世人展示了这位被誉为“现代艺术之父”、“抽象派与立体派连接之桥”的大师的作品。