大学英语听说2练习题答案

Textbook (study by yourself )Unit one: sportsPart A: p.21-10: 17,1963,1.98,216,1984,1986,3041,third,1987,1988 11-22:four, ten, 1998, six, 1990s, 45, sixth, 1998,1999, five, 1999,2001Part B: p.5exercise 1: dbexercise 2: 1) because she wants to enjoy good health. She also wants to stay in shape and look good.2)Both Peter and Laura like cycling and swimming. Laura also plays tennis regularly.Part C: p.8dcdcbUnit two: food and drinksPart A p.101. Q:Does the woman enjoy the food in that restaurant?Yes2. Q:3. Q:4. Q:5. Q:6. Q:Is the man satisfied with the restaurantDo the children like the cake?Does the man like chicken best?Does the woman like the wine?Does John want a soda?’ sNoservice?YesNoYesNo7. Q:8. Q:Does the man like the fish?Will Sue eat out with the man tonight?NoNoPart B: p.13Exercise 1Listen to the conversation and complete the following sentences.1.Peter and Kate haven ’t seen each otherfora while.2.Kate doesn ’ t havepl an sy for this Saturday.3.Peter suggests to Kate that they have dinner together during the weekend.4.Peter loves Italian food, but he thinks they serve too much food in Italian restaurants.5.Both Peter and Kate like Chinese food and Japanese food.Exercise 2Listen to the conversation again and write down answers to the following questions.1.What does Peter say about Japanese food?It uses natural flavors, not much oil or cream or heavy sauces.2.When and where will Peter and Kate have dinner together?They will have dinner on Saturday either at a Chinese or a Japanese restaurant.Part C: p.18: bcdUnit three: weatherPart A: p.201. a. General weather conditions for today:Fine and pleasant.b. Temperature:High: 18 C °(64F)°c. Weather outlook:Mostly cloudy with heavy showers moving in from the west.2. a. When did the storm start and how long did it last?It started around 8 p.m. and lasted for about three hours.b. How damaging was the storm?It caused four deaths and serious damage including a widespread power failure.Part B: p.23Exercise 1Listen to the conversation and choose the right answers to the questions.1.What are Alan and Michelle mainly doing?a.They are planning a picnic for the department.b.They are wondering what the weather will be like at the annual picnic.c.They are discussing how to escape from the sun.d.They are having cold drinks and talking about the weather.2.What do you know about Alan?a.He thinks the department has misjudged the weather situation for the day.b.He dismisses the idea of having an annual picnic as silly.c.He dislikes pre-arranged activities and would rather go somewhere on his own.d.He prefers a short little sleep after drinking.3.What can you infer from the conversation?a.Alan is expecting a gentle breeze to cool things off.b.They haven ’thad much sunshine recently.c.Much to their delight, the weather turns out to be just fine for the picnic.d.The annual department picnic is usually held on a summer day.Exercise 2Listen to the conversation again. Then write down answers to the following questions. 1.What happened to Alan and Michelle last year?They went to the department picnic but their fun was spoiled by the hot weather.2. Why won’ t Alan worry even if it rains?Because he thinks it’ ll only be a short shower that cools things off a little.Part C: p.26 : abcdbUnit four: musicPart A p.28:1.However; a2.Because; d3.Firstly, then, finally; c4.In short; bPart B:p.31Exercise 1Listen to the passage. As you listen, read the signal words in your book and put a tick ( ) in the√brackets after the ones you have heard.1. for instance ()2. but ( √)3. in addition ()4. first ( √)5. very soon ( √)6. in consequence ()7. despite ()8. on the contrary ()9. admittedly ()10. to begin with ( √)11. firstly ()12. however ( √)13. because (√)14. on one hand ()15. on the other hand ( )16. yet ( √)17. so (√)18. hopefully ( )Exercise 2 : bdcaPart C p.34Celine Dion is the youngest of 14 children in a working-class family in Quebec, Canada.Her parents, who both loved music, 1) encouraged her to develop her musical 2) talent. At 12,Celine had 3) composed the song “ It Was Only a Dream.Her mother” and brother helped her tomake a recording of that song and sent it off to an address they found on an album of a popularFrench singer. The address was that of Rene Angelil, who became her first 4) conquest, but therewould be millions more.Celine ’ s rise from a teenage singer to a pop superstar has beensteady,5) but not without difficulties. Record companies were at first less 6) enthusiastic about 7) investing in a teenagerthan Angelil, who mortgaged his own home to pay for her first album. But her first two albumswon a great success. And by 1983 she became the first Canadian ever to have a gold recordin France.In 1990, Celine made her first English language record with Unison but 8) her realbreakthrough in America came when she was selected by Disney to sing the theme song of Beautyand the Beast. The song went to No.1 on the chart and won both a Grammy and an Academyaward. 9) In 1996 she performed at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games andin 1997 she recorded the theme song for Titanic , and her name became synonymous with theenormously successful film.Celine Dion’ s favorite theme is love.10)She sings the depth and the power of love in a great” ,“ The Power of many of her h its such as“ Love Can Move Mountains” ,“ Because You Loved MeLove ”and, of course, the theme song of Titanic ,“ My Heart Will Go On.”Unit five: healthPart A p.36 : cdPart B, p.39Exercise 1: ddcdExercise 2 :1. What are the patient complaints?’sShe has suffered from insomnia for several months and lately has had a lot of indigestion.2.What did the doctor do?He gave the patient some medicine for insomnia and indigestion. He also advised the patientto have a proper diet and begin a regular exercise program.Part C: p.42 : dbbadUnit six: businessPart A: p.44Listen to the conversation and answer the questions that follow.1.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?They are probably business partners.2.What are they doing?One is showing the other the building where her company has offices.3.On which floors are the offices of the company?Accounting Office2nd floorPersonnel Department8th floorManager ’ s Office9th floorSales Office1st floorListen to the passage and fill in the missing information.What is the speaker doing?He is giving a brief introduction to visitors of his company history,’lines of business, and markets at home and abroad.Part B p.47Exercise 1Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.1.What are the speakers doing?They are discussing which candidate is more suitable for a vacant position in the company.2.What position is vacant in this company?Leader of a small group.3.What is the most important quality this position requires, according to Joan?Being dynamic.4.Why won ’tJohn Jeffrey be promoted?Because he has no experience in leadership.5.Why couldn ’t the company give John a chance?Because he has always been a follower, not a leader.Exercise 2Listen to the conversation again and complete the table below.Name of Strength Weakness Those who Those who are candidate support his／ her against his／ herpromotion promotionJohn Jeffrey Loyal; has been No experience in Peter Joan and Clive with the company being a leaderfor twenty yearsRita Hayden Has personnel Lacks experience Joan Peter and Clive management skillSusan Palmer Experienced, solid A bit too Peter and Clive;Joan (at first) and reliable cautious, not Joan (agreesdynamic enough with reservation)Part C p.51: ccadcUnit seven: fashionPart A,p.54 : A man is at a store. He wants to buy a medium-sized whiteT-shirt with a slogan on the front. He is helped by a shop assistant in getting what he wants.Part B,p.57:Exercise 1 : bcdExercise 2 : 1. A recent study using elementary students was interesting. They said that people wearing Calvin Klein designs were more handsome and successful than those wearingWranglers. Levi s-wearers’ were seen as sporty, fashionable and fun！2.Clothes that look great on professional models may look terrible on average buyers.3.Expensive clothes can make the wearer feel like part of the high status group that sets taste andstyle. So you are buying an image of success.4.When you dress in expensive clothes, your mood brightens. You feel good, ready to faceanother day with energy.5. Of course, a lot of people don high fashion’tlike. They ’ d rather spend their money onsomething practical. Which would you prefer — the image or the reality?Part c,p. 60A Compound DictationVera Wang has become a 1) significant figure in the American fashion industry in a 2)relatively short period of time. She has no formal design training because her father wouldnher go to art school and wanted her to 3) concentrate on more“ practical subjects” . After earning a degree in 4) liberal arts, Vera worked as an 5) editor at Vogue for 17 years and as a design directorof Ralph Lauren for two years. In 1990 she opened her first boutique on Madison Avenue in NewYork, in a less expensive line of 6) ready-to-wear bridal and evening dresses. She chose bridal wearfor she wanted to build a fashion company starting with one market and then 7) expand into others.She became a household name in 1994 when she designed stylish costumes for figure skaterNancy Kerrigan to wear in the Winter Olympics.8)Vera Wang herself is a very good skater and she had Olympic dreams too. But thatdream was crushed when she did not win at the National Figure Skating Championships in 1968.9) However her love for the sport never ceased. “ I wanted to make an artistic contribution to thesport, ” she said. 10)“ I don’ t know if designing costumes for Nancy has been good in terms of actual sales, but it has been tremendous for name recognition . ”Unit eight: societyPart A, p.621.Don ’texpect money to buy you happiness.2.Enjoy the moment.3.Learn to like yourself.4.Self-esteem grows out of achieving realistic goals.5.Take occasional days of rest.6. Put on a happy face — even if you don’lhappytfee.7.Exercise.8.Get enough sleep to feel rested.9.Build close relationships.Part B: p.65Exercise 1 : bddbcdExercise 2Listen again and fill in the blanks to complete a summary of the main points of the passage.Every day, millions of Americans buy lottery tickets and dream of winning the lottery. If youwin one million dollars, you can receive from $25,000 to $40,000 a year for twenty years after paying taxes. Winners spend the large amount of money in different ways. Some use the money to pursue their own interests, some on home improvement and travel, and others save the money fortheir children ’ s collegeeducation. Most winners quit their jobs and only a small number of them still stay on their jobs. Some winners realize that money brings security and gives them opportunities,but money does not mean happiness.Part c,p. 69: cbddUnit 9 Dreams and AmbitionsPart A: p.72: bcdPart B: p.75 :Exercise 1: cbaExercise 2Listen again and write down answers to the following questions.1.What helped Larry to carry on with life when his dream was dashed again and again?His belief that one day he would become a movie star.2.What job did Larry find in order to support himself?3.Was Larry well-paid and how did he manage to make a living?No, his pay was only basic. But he got generous tips from guests driving into the restaurant.4.What happened one day that changed Larry's life?Larry parked the car of a famous film director and was able to introduce himself to the man.rry said: “A lot of big companies are after me. ”What can be the two meanings of this statement?a.Many big film companies are interested in me.b.Many big companies are pressing me to pay their bills.Part c,p. 78: bbaUnit ten: disastersPart A p.82:You are going to hear two news reports of disasters. Pay attention to the elements mentioned above and complete the following charts.1.Type of disaster1)EarthquakeTime2)Three days agoPlace3)TurkeyNumber of people killed4)10,000Number of people injured5)34,0002.Type of disaster1)ExplosionTime2)Early this morningPlace ShijiazhuangNumber of people killed3)108Number of people injured4)38Number of people severely injured5)11Cause UnknownPart B,p.85:Exercise 1Listen to the passage and complete the following chart with the missing information.Type of disaster Plane crashTime1)Three months agoPlace2)In the middle of a jungleCause3)A terrible stormNumber of people killed4)All on board the plane except the narratorNumber of people injured5)One (the narrator)Exercise 2Listen to the passage again and write down answers to the following questions.1.What happened to the plane before it crashed?It rolled and shook in the wind.2.Did the rescue team arrive immediately after the crash? Why or why not?No. It arrived nine days later because it was raining heavily and the helicopters couldn’ t fly inthe heavy rain. To make the matter worse, the plane crashed in a swamp in the middle of ajungle.3. Was the narrator seriously injured?Yes. She was in terrible pain and couldn’ t move.4. How did she manage to stay alive?By drinking dirty floodwater.Part C, p.90: cdabUnit 11: famous peoplePart A,p.92:1. What is the speaker’ s attitude towards Napoleon?Neutral. (The speaker mainly gives a factual account of Napoleon’ s life even though he holds that Napoleon waged wars against many countries.)2. What is the speaker’ s attitude towards Tom Cruise?Positive. ( “World renowned actor”“, almosteveryone respects him”and“ international star”show the speaker’ s attitude.)3. What is the speaker’ s attitude towards Warren Edward Buffett?Positive, respectful. (In “ regardedas one of the world ’greatest stock market investors the”,choice of the word“ great” indicates the speaker’ s attitude.)Part B,p.95Exercise 1 : abdcaExercise 2Listen to the passage again and fill in the blanks in the following chart with the missing information.Alan GreenspanParents and Father A 1) stockbrokerChildhood Mother Worked in 2) retailingBorn on3) March 6, 1926Grew up in4) New YorkEducation In the mid-1940s Studied at a 5) music school in New York,graduated with a degree in 6) economics from NewYork University’ s School Commerceof7)In 1949Got a 8) master’ s degreeatNYUIn 1977Earned a 9) PhD from NYUWorking After leaving Worked for the National 10) Industrial ConferenceExperience Columbia University BoardIn the mid-1950s Opened an 11) economic consulting companyIn 1987Began to work in the 12) Federal GovernmentPart C, p.99A Compound DictationListen to the passage three times and supply the missing information.On June 28, 2008, amid cheers and tears 52-year-old Gates said good-bye to his 1)Microsoft employees.The following is his closing remarks during his 2) farewell event in Redmond:“ Mylife’works really is about 3) software and working with incredible people. I love workingwith smart people. I love working with Steve. I love working with all the incredible people here. Eventhe times that were the 4) toughest, in some ways those are the ones that bondyou the most — when IBM decides to attack you, or when some 5) legal ruling isn’ t quite right.And you have to do a press conference afterwards.“ The work here combines two things that I think are just so special. One is the 6)long-termimpact — the impact on the world of what we do—is incredible. We can always go out and seethings that remind us of that. See blind people who, using our accessibility, can browse theInternet. You know, their lives are just totally different because of that. So we can say, wow, thisis so 7) impactful.“ ButI think the second thing , 8) which is that the day-to-day work is fun and enjoyable,that ’ s actually what’ s made it so easy to want to work hard, to want to always improve things, toface up to whatever it is that needs to be done better. 9) So it ’ s a special group of people whoputso much into it.“ So let me just close by saying you’ ve made it so much10)Thereformewon.’ t be a day ofmy life that I’ m not thinking about Microsoft, and the great things that it’ s doing, and wa help. So thank you for making it the center of my life, and so much fun. Thank you.”Unit 12: The InternetPart A,p.102:1. The main idea of the passage: Establishing computer labs for the schools in China ’poors rural areas.2.The main idea of the passage: China is cooperating with India in training software professionals.3.The main idea of the massage: The computer virus, Code Red II, is about to attack again.Part B,p.105:Exercise 1 : bbdbcaExercise 2Listen again and complete the following sentences with the information you ’ vegot from the recording. Then number the sentences from 1 to 5 to put them in the right order.4 An emergency call reached an ambulance crew where the student lived.2Nathen learned that the message came from a student far away who had trouble breathing and moving.5Nathen received the student’ s thanks soontherescuersafter came to her help. She was finally safe.1Nathen was surfing the Net for fun when he received an urgent message for help.3After learning about her home address, Nathen rang up the international operator and asked the operator to put a call through to the student ’s country.Part C, p.108:dbbaUnit 13: human virtuesPart A, p.110: fedPart B, p.113:Exercise 1: acdaExercise 2Listen to the recording again and fill in the blanks with the missing information.Professor Sabbatucci’ s Noble ActTime: last SaturdayPlace: ItalyPeople: a 58-year-old maths professor and a 35-year-old unemployed fatherWhat happened: While pretending to help the professor change a tire, a thief stole a suitcase fromthe latter ’ s car, but in doing sodroppedhe his lottery ticket at the scene. It was later picked up bythe professor. Next day, the professor learned from TV that the ticket was a winner. To return orkeep the prize troubled the professor s conscience’ but in the end he decided to return the money toits owner. By advertising in newspapers and on radio, he found the very man, though there werehundreds of people trying to trick him into giving them the cash. Thus 60 million lire were handedover to the owner. This was quite beyond the thief expectation.’Thes Professor ’ s noble act moved him totears.Part C,p.116: bdbdUnit 14 CulturePart A:Listen to the passage and complete the chart below.How the Hills Family Won the Copyright to the S ong “ Happy Birthday to You”Time EventIn 1893Mildred and Patty Hill, two American kindergarten teachers, composed thesong “ Good Morning to All” to greetstudentstheir every morning.Later The title of the song was known as Good “Morning to You when” it was usedfor children to greet their teacher.In 1924The song appeared in a book of music edited by Robert Coleman. And asecond verse“ Happy Birthday to You added” towasit. The writer of the lyricsto the second verse remained unknown.By mid-1930s The song appeared repeatedly in movies, radio shows, and Broadway musicalswithout the permission of the Hill family.In 1934Jessica Hill filed a suit and won the copyright to the song“ Happy birthday toYou” for her elder sisters. She proved in court that Happy Birthday to You“”was actually“ Good Morning to All different”withlyrics.From then on Every time the song was sung publicly, the Hill family gets paid.Script:In the English- speaking world, it is customary to sing the song“ Happy Birthday to You”the birthday person. Do you know that it was originally written as a song to greet students in themorning? Two American kindergarten teachers, Mildred Hill and her sister Patty Hill wrote thesong. In 1893, Mildred, who studied music, came up with the melody and Patty added some lyricto it and the song became“ Good Morning to All” , which they sang every morning to their students. And the lyrics ran like this:“ Good morning.Goodto morningyou to you. Good morning, dearchildren. Good m orning to all.”Later the title of the song was known as “ GoodMorning to You” when it was used forchildren to sing it to their teacher. And the third and fourth lines became“ Good morning, dearteacher. Good morning to you.”In 1924 the song appeared in a book of music edited by Robert Coleman. And a second verse,“ Happy Birthday to You , was”added to it. But it is unclear who supplied the words to the secondverse.This second verse quickly became more popular than the first, and within a short time of thebook ’ s publication, the song was known to all as“ Happy Birthday to You-1930s it” . And by mid was used frequently in movies, radio shows, and Broadway musicals without the Hill family’ s permission. A third sister, Jessica Hill, decided to act on behalf of her elder sisters. She filed a suitto prove that“ Happy Birthday to You” was their song with different lyrics. She won in 1934, andnow every time“ Happy Birthday to You” is sung publicly, the Hill family gets paid.Part B,p.121:Exercise 1Listen to the interview twice and complete the answer to each of the following questions.1.Why does drive-in grocery shopping appeal to customers?Because customers don ’ t need to fight forparking space, push a grocery cart around in themarket, or stand in line at the check-out.2.Who is Dave Burnstein?He is the vice-president for the Phone-In Drive-through Market.3.What are the two proven successful ideas applied to grocery shopping according to Mr. Burnstein?One is the success of drive-through convenience — which has been proven to be successful withbanks and fast food; the other is the proven success of catalog shopping.4.Why have they applied the two proven successful ideas to grocery shopping?To help customers save time.5.What are the disadvantages of drive-in grocery shopping?Customers can ’ t stop and check if thegoods they have ordered are of good quality or not; andthey have to pay a $1.50 service charge on each order.Exercise 2Listen to the interview once again and write down the procedure of doing drive-in shopping inthe table below. The first step has already been written out for you.Drive-in Grocery ShoppingStep 1 You make up your grocery list from a 4,000-item catalog.Step 2 You phone in the item numbers of the goods you order.Step 3The computer makes a print-out of your list.Step 4 Workers in the market find the goods on your list in a warehouse.Step 5 Three hours later, you drive up to the market, and punch your code into a terminal.Step 6You write a check while workers load your groceries into your car.New textbook (study in class)Unit 2II.Listening skills: ADBCBIII. Listening inTask 1, 1-9: director, sound effects, good story, think, sad, violent, light-hearted movies, mystery movie, in the futureTask 2 : DCDABTask 3 1-15: film, directors, actors, important, the United Kingdom, viewers, 40 million, Olympic, World Cup, time, artistic value, depth, Best Picture, favor, science fictionVI: further listening and speakingTask 11-5:memorizing lines, remember one line, I hear the guns roar, a loud boom, forgot his line Task 2: ACCADTask 3: FTFTFUnit 5II.Listening skills: ABBDCIII. Listening inTask 1: 4-1-3-5-2-6Task 2 : ADBCCTask 3: CDBACVI: further listening andspeaking Task 11-9: a dog, delighted / pleased, one of her friends, be close, interview, warn, smell, foretell/ predict, a chicken Task 2: CBCDDTask 3: in the theater, a ticket, well-trained, intelligent, human, any problem, leave the theater, any other dog, let the dog in, almost emptyUnit 7II.Listening skills: BAADBIII. Listening inTask1,1: banker⋯ loan,2.saving⋯save⋯spend,3.mortgage⋯property4.property values5.risen / gone up/ increased by 30 percent Task 2 : ABDCCTask 3 FTFTFVI: further listening andspeaking Task 11-7: the beggar, needed help, careful, a job, a hard time, waste, good luck Task 2: BCBDATask 3: TFFTTUnit 8II. Listening skills1-11: First, not only, but also, Also, Instead, More importantly, though, Moreover, In fact, Last but not least, for exampleIII.Listening inTask1: FTFTFTask 2 : BDCACTask 3 1-11: give out, number, online, sites, credit card, low, outgoing, thieves, offers, mailbox, front doorVI: further listening and speakingTask 11/ freeze2/.tall, shorter, red jacket3/ his gun, open, the rest of thepeople 4/ key, safe5/ calm, a medalTask 2: ADCDBTask 3: FTTFFUnit 9II. Listening skills1-11: crashing into, at least three, dozens more, big hole, danger, 32-,68-, 5:48, 18 minutes, terrorism, four-, the pilotIII.Listening inTask1: TFTFFTask 2 : DABCCTask 3 1-13: candle, couple, six, 190 people,1,500, 15 present, nearly 5 percent, about 1 percent, 700 percent, burning candle, away, at least a foot, children and petVI: further listening andspeaking Task 11-9: 120° , burns, candles, blow them out, electrical appliances, flickering lights, smoke alarm, floor plan, exitsTask 2: ACCBDTask 3: 1-8: emergency 911, had broken down, woman passenger, No.15, 15 miles, ambulance, the operator, calm and warm, a boy。