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U1听力原文：The?Importance?of?Protecting?Sea?Resources?During?the?19th?century,?people?in?Europe?and?America?claimed?声称that?marine?resources?were?unlimited.?For?example,?a?noted?biologist?at?the?time?commented?that?none?of?the?world’s?great?sea?fisheries?were?ever?going?to?be?exhausted疲劳.?Today?though,?there?is?evidence?showing?that?marine?海洋resources?are?as?seriously?endangered?as?those?of?the?land?and?the?air.?In?fact,?in?some?ways?the?threats?to?fish?are?more?alarming?than?the?threats?to?animals?and?birds.?This?is?because?fish?is?a?much?needed?food?resource,?as?people?throughout?the?world?depend?on?fish?as?an?important?part?of?their?diet.?It?is?reported?that?to?satisfy?food?demands,?20?billion?pounds?of?fish?are?harvested?收获every?year?in?the?North?Atlantic?alone.?Sea?resources?are?also?rapidly?declining?in?many?other?parts?of?the?world.?Scientists?now?believe?that?food?supplies?from?the?sea?won’t?last?forever.?They?warn?that?excessive?fishing?will?destroy?fish?reserves?within?the?next?few?years.?They?also?warn?that?the?decline?in?fish?supply?will?cause?starvation?in?some?parts?of?the?world.?What?Has?Technology?Brought?Us??U2Technology?plays?a?vital?role?in?our?society.?It?makes?our?life?more?comfortable?and?convenient.?Without?it,?we?couldn’t?evolve?or?cope?up?with?the?ever?changing?world?we?live?in.?Firstly,?technology?shortens?the?distance?between?people?and?makes?communication?much?easier.?Today,?the?Internet?is?widely?used?not?only?for?the?collection?of?information?but?also?for?correspondence.?Secondly,?modern?means?of?transportation,?such?as?airplanes?and?high-speed?trains?make?our?journey?smoother?and?faster.?With?the?help?of?modern?transportation,?we?can?go?almost?anywhere?we?want?to.?To?journey?into?outer?space?and?other?planets?is?not?a?dream?any?more.?Rockets?and?space?shuttles?have?made?the?dream?come?true.?Thirdly,?modern?medicine?prolongs?our?life?and?relieves?patients?from?pain.?Some?deadly?diseases,?such?as?cancer?and?AIDS?can?be?treated?now,?and?we?can