英语中级听力13-15课答案

Lesson13.Section OneTask1. Guess What People Are Talking AboutA. 1----5T F F T F 6.TB.1.wine and good food2. the river3. walking along the river and all the couples4. paintings thereC.1. reminds/of2. got something about it/sort of charm3. unusual/in the center of4. from the top5. down by the riverTask2. Nice to see you!A.1---2.c aB.1—d, I; 2—a; 3—e,f; 4—b, c, f; 5—h; 6—gC. 1. are keeping you busy2. in the process/doing it up3. give you a hand with/something of4. see myself leaving/foreseeable5. my butting in6. over here on a scholarship/the Royal Academy of Music Section TwoTask1. What do you like about your job?A.1----4a c b cB.1----5 F F T F T 6----8 F F TC. 1. a night person2. on the lookout for/ stump me3. plan on sticking around4. the Beatles/a great beat to move toing up with6. at the end of/have slimmed down/built up7. against a tight deadline8. at first/working withTask 2. What do you think of yourself?A. 1-----5: a c a c b 6.aB.1---a. a secretaryb. good at her jobc. different in her private lifed. pretty tide in officee. incoherent in her behavior2---a. concerned about state affairsb. critical of the political systemc. eager to bring law and order to his country3---a. easy-goingb. a bit vicious when upsetc. not sympatheticd. not interested in civil rights4---a. a retired army officerb. respectable and dignifiedc. helpful to those dependent on himd. a bit fanatic about organization and disciplinee. not too polemicf. fond of his wife and family5---a. shy and unhappy during childhoodb. unable to make friends till very latec. good at being by himselfd. self-reliant and independente. fond of childrenSection three1.Bert’s friendship2.Bert and sports3.Adam’s hobbies4.the two men’s religious belief5.Adam---not a creative problem solver6.Heart attack victims enjoy Type B behaviorLesson 14Section OneA.1.general election in Britain in the near future2. an earthquake killed five people3. stole a quarter of million pounds4. and fifty-seven people were killed in an aircraft crash5. was held in London6. were made to end the strike at Independent Television7.were made when a fight between football supporters of rival teams.B. 1----5: b c a a c 6----8: a b aC.1----5 T T F F F 6----8: F F TD. 1.The Prime Minister2. In center Ttaly/avalanches/the earthquake during the night3. three masked men/with shotguns/unlock the van4. two hundred and fifty-seven people/hit the side of a volcano5. a basis for negotiations/the chances of success6. fifteen people/in court in Manchester/matches in London Section TwoTask1. Bearded LadyA.Answer the following question briefly.1.What is special of Mrs. Clark?She was a bearded woman.2.What advice did all those specialists offer her?They advised her to shave.3.When did she decide to let her beard grow?When she realized that she was fighting a losing battle.4.What was it like being stared at all day?At first it was a bit unnerving.5.Is there any advantage of her beard?Her beard keeps her husband’s toes warm on cold nights.B 1----5 F F T T T 6----8: F T FC.1. at an enormous rate/five inches2. trying to keep it down/fighting a losing battle3. chop off a few feet4.the point and laughing in the endTask2. At a youth CenterA. 1----5: a c a a c 6 bB. a. drinking under the age of sixteenb. music at the dance ballc. language they used. their hair and clothesC. 1----5 F T T F T 6 FD.1. turned me out2. wrong3. on at my boy about4. with5. there’s any need/ take part in6. sitting in on/take you up on7. take you out your wayE. 1. Why does Mrs. Brent refuse to dance?Because she does not think the music played in the hall is of her generation.2. Why does Finchley say that the so-called generation gap is only a myth? Because he believes the young people are quite traditional in their attitudes and they are not that different from the old generation.3. How does James explain eth seemingly different language used by the young people?He believe that every generation creates its own special language as well as its own styles in clothes and music.4. Why does Finchley suggest Mrs. Brent to read a book entitled Britain’s Sixteen-Year-Olds?Because he hopes Mrs. Brent to have a better understanding of the young people. Section three1.trading without money---barter2.how money came3.shifting from barter society to a monetized world4.different money values in different countries5.why difficult to give examples of barter deals6.prospect of barteringLesson15Section OneA.1----4: a c b cB.1----5: F TT F TCGroup Aa.killers deserve death penaltyb.Death penalty will prevent other people from killingc.It is important to get rid of the bad seed.d.Criminals are never rehabilitated, they are hardened.e.Some people are just bad, evil, and there is nothing one can do.Group Ba.nobody has the right to take another person’s life.b.Nobody is sure that the person convicted is really guilty.c.Criminals should be rehabilitated instead of being eliminated.d.There should be more extensive programs.e.It is a social problem. We and society are responsible.D.1. Why doesn’t the second speaker believe that we are sure the person convicted is really guilty?Because she has doubts on the lawyers and the judicial system today.2. why doesn’t the first speaker trust the present rehabilitation program?Because studies show that criminals are never rehabilitated.3. what does the second speaker suggest to improve the rehabilitation program?She suggests to expand the program to an extensive one.4. what are the two reasons given by the first speaker for not keeping murders injail?(1) the jails and prisons are already crowded.(2) the taxpayers have to pay to maintain murders’ lives.Task2. A new way of lifeA.1. who are being interviewed?Michelle Burns and Luke Saunders.2. what’s special about them?They have given up regular jobs and high salaries and begun a new way of life3. why did Michelle and her husband decide to come to live in a remote area of Scotland?Because they had worked long hours and had hardly seen each other. As a result, their marriage was breaking up.4. how do they make a living now?They raise sheep and goats, grow their own vegetables, and they have some chickens.6.what is unusual of Mr. Luke Saunders?He had been a car factory worker on the assembly line.7.what did he do for money?He had a bit of money to start with, then he began to do odd jobs like picking fruit, washing up, etc.8.what is he going to do now?He is going to start a new journey in the opposite direction. And he will be away for three years again.B 1----5 F T F F F 6-----10: T T F T FC. 1. leave the “rat race”2. fell in love with3. in it for profit4. on the farm/feel lonely5. four nuts on the bolts6. giving up/turning round/coming homeSection TwoTask1.A.1---3: c a bB. a. forgetting of proper namesb. forgetting of foreign wordsc. childhood and concealing memoriesd. mistakes in speeche. mistakes in reading and writingC. 1. be traced back to/problem or conflict/concerned2. of the neuroses/also present/in normal person3. the borderline/the normal and the neurotic person/nearly as clearly marked4. a childhood memory/painful to us5.good reasons for/the slips and errorsTask2.A.1----4: a b a cB.1----5 T F T T T 6----8: F T TC. 1. WHAT WAS EARL Y CHEESE PROBABLY LIKE?Early cheese was probably rather unpalatable and tasteless.2. what is fresh cheese?It is a kind of cheese to be eaten immediately after the milk has coagulated.3. what is ripened cheese?It is a kind of cheese with salt added to the soft fresh cheese and other biochemical processes continued in the course of cheese-making.4. what is the origin of the English word “cheese”?The Latin word “caseus”5. when do people begin to realize the role of micro-organisms and enzymes in producing different types of cheese?In the 19th century.6.what do people do to make cheese of different taste before the discovery of micro-organisms?People kept milk at different temperatures and in various environments.Section three1.why all cultures change2.the origin of the name “Anasazi”3.descendents of the Anasazi4.the theme that unifies the historical development of the Anasazibor distribution of the Anasazi6.the end of the Anasazi。