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TOEFL Listening Class Unit 2 Passage 24
First of all, you need to know what is TOEFL listening Pattern.
Second, in the course of listening, just pay attention on what you know, if you missed something, just let it go . don't try to figure out what you missed .
Finally, after finishing the passage, don't go answers immediately. use about 5 seconds to review the passage specially last two sentence. then go answers one by one. don't saty in one question for a long time.
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1. What is the talk mainly about?
How scientists measure the temperature in cities
How an urban environment affects the weather
Effects of weather on urban lifestyles
The process of evaporation
2. According to the professor, how do hard surfaces
contribute to higher temperatures in cities?
They reflect sunlight.
They prevent evaporation.
They create friction with moving vehicles.
They are a source of dust particles.
3. According to the professor, what is one reason
temperatures vary within cities?
Paved areas do not release heat quickly.
Areas near stoplights are cooler because cars are
not moving quickly.
Heavily traveled areas are warmer than less
traveled areas.
Parks are warmer than paved areas because trees
draw heat from the air.
4. What two reasons does the professor give for increased
rainfall in cities?
Click on 2 answers.
ڤ Low land elevation
ڤ Low concentration of plant life
ڤ High temperatures
ڤ High concentration of dust
ڤ High population density
5. What does the professor say about fog and clouds?
They appear more often in cities than in surrounding
areas.
They usually form near tall buildings.
They are more prevalent during certain seasons.
They evaporate more quickly in the warmer urban
environment.
6. What pattern do climatologists believe is emerging in
cities?
As cities grow larger, there is less rainfall.
Average temperatures are decreasing every year.
Increased rainfall is leading to more frequent
flooding.
There is more rainfall during the workweek than
there is on weekends.
Listen to the passage again and check out the script and correct answers.
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