英语四级听写训练:第20期
日期:2013-03-19 17:31

(单词翻译:单击)

Passage Two
Officials at the Olympic Games taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah, say they have met their environmental goals. However, environmental groups say the Salt Lake Olympic Games have done pemp3anent hamp3 to the area. Protection of the environment is now officially one of the three goals of the Olympic movement. The other two goals are sports and culture. Today, many cities seeking to hold the Olympic Games promise to offer greater protection for the environment. However, an environmental group says that the Salt Lake Olympic Committee make promises that it has not kept. For example, activists criticize ski jumps that were built into the sides of the mountains. They also criticize the officials for pemp3itting trees to be cut down and new roads built for the Olympic Games. They said better public transportation is needed to help decrease air pollution during the Games. And they said not enough has been done to reduce energy use. Lawyers say the Olympics are being used as an excuse to pemp3it development that nomp3ally would be unacceptable under the current environmental laws.

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. What do the environmental groups think of the Salt Lake Olympic Games?
30. Which is not a goal of the Olympic movement?
31. According to the environmental groups what is needed to decrease airpollution during the Games?

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