现代大学英语听力第二册答案
Unit 1 Social CustomsTask 1A1.She wanted to see St. Paul’s Cathedral.2.She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike.3.They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas andnewspapers.4.Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who alllooked as if they were wearing a uniform.5.No, he didn’t.6.He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world”to prove hisopinion.BIf all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be!Task 2A1. people were much busier2. colder than England; minus thirty degrees; last longer3. much more mountainous; much higher and much more rocky; more beautiful4. tend to be more crowded5. the houses; smallerB1.T2. T3. F4. F5. FTask 3A1.In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves; they don’t invite otherpeople to watch them.ually eight people dance together.3.Because people form a square in dancing with a man and a woman on each side ofthe square.B1. F2. T3. F4. F5. TC1.eight people form a square; on each side of the square2.what they should do; makes it into a song; sings it3.don’t have much time to think4.old-fashioned clothesC1. eight people form a square; on each side of the square2. what they should do; makes it into a song; sings it3. don’t have much time to think4. old-fashioned clothesTask 41.It was a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.2.They burned the picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck.3.The custom said the brides must wear “something old, something new, somethingborrowed, and something blue” to bring good luck.4.Because they could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they triedto use up these things before Lent began.5.It was a straw man made by children in Czech; it was a figure of death.6.People brought their animals to church. And before the animals went into thechurch people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons.Task 5A1. F2. T3. F4. T5. F6. T7. TBLife in Victorian timesAdvantages:Lots of servants to do the work; beautiful clothes to wear; lots of tea parties; life being slower; plenty of time to talk to each other, play the piano or play cards together Disadvantages:Terrible life for servants; very uncomfortable clothes; boring and formal tea parties---often no men being invited; much more illness; children left with servants all day; very poor education; no freedom for womenLife todayAdvantages:Lots of machines to help with the housework; a much better life for children; more freedom for womenDisadvantages:People being always rushing, having no time to stop or enjoy themselves; too much time spent in front of the television, no talk to each otherTask 6A1. b2. a3. c4. aB1. family unit; process; change; used to be; the extended; the nuclear2. job patterns; progressed; agricultural; industrial; forced; job opportunities; split up3. traditional; family; expanded; other living arrangementsC1.mother, father, children, and some other relatives, such as grandparents, living inthe same house or nearby2.only the parents and the children3.previously married men and women marry again and combine the children fromformer marriages into a new familyTask 7A1. Both2. Men3. Both4. Women5. Men6. Men7. Women8. Women9. Women 10. Women 11. Men 12. WomenB1. c2. c3. a4. b5. c6. c7. cTask 8A1. a2. c3. b4. c5. c6. b7. c8. bB1.T2. T3. F4. F5. T6. F7. F8. F9. T 10.FTask 9Social customs and ways of behaving change. But they do not necessarily always change for the better. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make nobleman who had a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one f the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. Other guests were amused or shocked, but the nobleman calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.Unit 2 WeatherTask 11. b2. a3. dTask 2A1.T2. F3. FB1. d2. c3. cC1.climate2. reputation3. extraordinary4. unreliable5. dry6. wet7. clear8. dull 9. hot 10. cold 11. bad 12. mildTask 31.the country; Trees, grass, lakes and steams2.concrete; take in the heat during the day and throw off heat into the air at night;Warmer winters, car engines; electrical appliance3.air pollution may stop sunlight from reaching the earth; Ice near the North andSouth poles to melt; to be slowly flooded and people living in these cities to move to higher landTask 4A1. b2. cB1.night2. delight3. morning4. warning5. gray6. way7. red8. head C1. F2. T3. FTask 51. c2. b3. d4. c5. cTask 6A1. F2. T3. F4. T5. F6. TB1. incredible2. one minute3. one kilometer4. destroyed5. lifted up6. carried away7. killed8. injuredTask 7A1. b2. a3. bB1.For today: It has been nice weather during the day, but it is going to change atnight.2.For the weekend: Fine weather in southern Europe and not so nice in northernEuropeCFor todaySoutheast England---26 degrees Celsius by mid-afternoonSouthern Scotland---Maximum temperatures of around 21 degreesBrighton---15 hours of lovely sunshineMidlands---23 degrees Celsius by early afternoonNorthwest of Scotland---Light showers around middayFor the weekendSpain---34 degrees CelsiusGreece---32 degrees CelsiusFrance---Cloudy with rain, maximum temperatures of 22 degreesNorthern Ireland---Heavy rain, 17 degrees CelsiusMost of England---Cloudy but mainly dry with sunny periods, 23 degrees CelsiusTask 8Natural Phenomena Air Pressure Causes(Rise or Fall)Faraway objects are Fall The dust particles begin to settle to the more sharply focused. ground in thinner air and the air clears. Birds’ calls become Fall Instead of traveling upward and Sharper. outward into the atmosphere they arebent back to the earth and their rangeextended.Swamp doesn’t Rise The methane is trapped in the bottom smell very strong. of the swamp because of the thick air. Bird fly high. Rise Birds prefer to fly where the air is thedensest and they can get greater liftwith their wingsSmoke rise high in the air Rise Smoke rises with thicker air.Elderly people’s joints ache. Fall The gas in our bodies expands in lowerair pressure.Task 9AStatements 3, 6, 7 are true.Bf—c—a—d—b—eC1. F2. T3. F4. FD1. d2. bTask 10Undoubtedly, Tibet is one of the harshest places for human existence. It is cool in summer but freezing cold in winter. In Lhasa, the mildest city in Tibet, temperatures may exceed 29 degrees Celsius in summer while plummeting to -16 degrees Celsius in winter! Sun radiation is extremely strong in Tibet. The sunlight in Lhasa is so intense that the city is called Sunlight City. The thin air can neither block off nor retain heat so that there are great temperature extremes on the same day! The average temperature in northern Tibet is subzero and winter arrives in October until the following May or June. July or August are the best time to visit the area, enjoying warm temperatures, intense sunshine, beautiful scenery and festive events. May, June and September represent the tourist season in east Tibet. In winter, roads are blocked by heavy snow. Land slides and rock falls frequently occur, which will make travel difficult.Unit 3 Social IssuesTask 1A1.Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 billion a year inlower productivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, and higher medical costs. 2.The most stressful professions are those that involve danger and extreme pressureand those that carry a lot of responsibility without much control.3.The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the onlyanswer is to fight back or walk away.B1. Three- quarters2. psychologists, doctors3. nervousness, anger, frequent illness, forgetfulness, mental problemsTask 2A1.give in so easily to hijackers’ demandsa)threaten to blow up a plane, commit some other outageb)hold out against this kind of blackmail, always have terrorists, Start executingterrorists automaticallyc)be prepared to face the consequences of evil2a)It’s the lesser of two evils. Terrorists have proven often enough that they reallymean business.b)Innocent lives, threatening the innocent will achieve its ends.B1.She implies that if the first speaker was one of the victims of terrorism, she wouldwant the government to give in to the demands so that she wouldn’t die.Task 3A1. thirty-five, natural light, a small window, hot, airless, very noisy2. Mexico3. ought to, shouldn’tB1.It is located in a narrow street with five-and six-storey buildings eight kilometersfrom downtown Los Angeles.2.This factory makes shirts and jeans3.She’s already been working for ten hours, but won’t stop for another two hours.4.She can’t complain about those things because she is an illegal immigrant.Task 4AEvery year the British government publishes statistics about social trends. Their findings show definite patterns in the British way of life.1.marked differencesa)one hour more every day, three hours more every weekb) 1 percent, cleaning and ironing, keep household accounts, do repairs orimprovementsc)30 percent2.leisure activities, watching television, 20 hours a week, going for walks,Swimming, British womenB1.Unlike the other couples, Carla has always kept her won accounts and Adrian hasalways done his own housework. Neither of them like watching television very much and they both like swimming.Task 5ATopic: How a city in Japan solve the problem of garbage disposal.Supporting details: 160 million, every year, 10 percent, 10 percent, the rest, public cooperation1.garbage that can be easily burned, kitchen and garden trash2.electrical appliances, plastic tools, plastic toys3.are poisonous, cause pollution, batteries4.bottles and glass containers that can be recycled5.metal containers that can be recycled6.furniture and bicycledon different days, on request, fertilizer, to produce electricity, recycled, cleaned, repaired, resold cheaply, give awayB1.The garbage will be taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building orhospital. Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and process the garbage.2.official from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can usesome of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems. Task 61.They were talking about Mrs. Carter.2.She was a tall, handsome woman who used to come into the shop at least twice aweek.3.She lived alone in a large house on an old farm---about three miles from the shop.4.He was absolutely certain, otherwise he would never call the police. His evidencewas this: First, he saw her do it; second, he found the things in her bag; third, she had done it before.5.Because two young people saw her. The shopkeeper believed that if they didn’tpunish her, young people would think that stealing didn’t matter.6.The judge thought that it was difficult case from a humanitarian point of view. Theexcuses her found for her were: First, the woman was old and she lived alone---she was lonely. Second, she wasn’t poor---she was well-known for her generosity to charities and she didn’t need to steal. Te items were only worth a pound or two. Third, she pleaded not guilty and she didn’t know that she had done it.Task 7ATopic: According to the urban planner, not all modern cities are alike. There seem to be two types of modern city.1. a single high-density center, skyscrapers, motorways, as far as you can see2.the low-density multi-center city, a large collection of a number of small centers,shopping centers, factories, businesses, skyscrapersB1.He thinks that the second type( the Los Angeles model) is more sensible.2.He considers it highly likely that the kind of city we know now will completelydisappear.Task 8A1.He thinks that this country’s problems all come from inflation, which is the resultof the Democrat’s careless spending.2.No, she doesn’t agree with Ned. She believes that the problem is unemployment.If the government cuts spending too much, people will fall into a vicious circle of more unemployment and fewer taxpayers to share the burden.3.She agrees with Barbara. She believes that unemployment is a big problem,especially in the big industrial cities. And the government isn’t doing very much to help the big industries out.4.He believes in the free market system rather than government regulation orprotection. He thinks that without a lot of government interference everything will be okay.5.No, they think it’s bad for the weak, the poor and the unprotected/ it’s bad for theunderprivileged.B1.more and more money2. come from somewhere3. higher taxes and higherpricesTask 9A1.The problem is whether or not the inner city---the core of most urban areas---willmanage to survive at all.2.They moved to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elbow room, and privacy.3.As a result, suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside. Many cities beganto fall into disrepair. And many downtown areas existed for business only.4.The result was that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expandedstill more.5.Because from the decision of the Taylors and many other young couples, we cansee that some people may be tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to miss the advantages of culture and companionship provided by city life.B1. F2. T3. F4. F5. T6. TC1.middle-class, tax money, neighborhoods2. Crime, public transportation3. housing construction costs, was allowed to, constructedTask 10A1. 54. 20. 1980, 70,0002. 30, 19803. a newspaper article, to research the market4. another few months, in April 1981, a 1,500 sq ft5. third, Canada, America, 20 percent, ￡1 million6. 20, 70, 3B1. F2. T3. F4. F5. TC1.He was deeply involved in the present job and rather enjoyed himself. He thoughtthe shop was his own little baby and thought it was fun to serve behind the counter.However, he also thought that there was a lot more hard work than he was used to;he was working over the weekend doing his books. He called his old job “boring trips to Manchester to sell vast quantities of PVC.”2.He thought that there was far more job satisfaction; and believed that he wasmaking money, rather than making money for other people.3.He’s about to diversify into commercial distribution of imported and domesticallyproduced wine and wines he’s producing himself.Task 11I could hear the guard blowing his whistle, so I ran onto the platform and up to the train. Luckily, someone saw me coming, a door opened, and I jumped on while the train was moving out of the station. “Phew!” I thought. “That was hard work!” I was sure the other passengers could hear my heart beating; it was so loud, and I was in a cold sweat.After a while, I recovered, and had a look at the other passengers. Thecompartment was full, but I was the only one standing. The people in the carriage turned their eyes away as they noticed me liking at them. All except one, a beautiful woman sitting in the corner. I saw her watching me in the mirror. Automatically, I adjusted my tie. She had seen me running for the train: maybe this was my lucky day after all. I prepared to say hello.She spoke first, however. “Would you kike my seat?”she asked. “You look rather ill.” That was the day on which I realized I was getting middle-aged.Unit 4 LiteratureTask 11.They were orphans and had nobody to support them.2.Each boy was given only one bowl of gruel for supper and no more---far fromenough.3.They boys were so hungry that they could not bear it any more. They decidedthat tone of them must ask the master for more gruel. Olive Twist was chosen by casting lots.4.He never thought that any boy would dare to ask for more food than the givenportion. Therefore, he was both surprised and angry on hearing Oliver’s request.5.He was struck on the head by the master and pushed out of the room. And fora week Olive remained prisoner in the cellar.Task 2A1. F2. F3. TB1. d2. bTask 3AName: Lewis Carroll; Occupation: mathematics; Oxford UniversityLiterary works: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; 1865;Through the Looking-Glass; 1871B1.These stories are about a dream world in which Alice meets strange creatures andhas interesting adventures.Task 41. the Greeks2. closed the gates of the city and stayed behind the walls3. the Greeks4. a huge wooden horse5. hide inside it6. the horse7. they stopped 8. hid their ships 9. Greek prisoner 10. the horse11. The Greek soldiers 12. the wooden horseTask 5A1. c2. aB1.All the animals thought that he was the king of beasts. Actually he was a coward.He was afraid of human beings and other big animals. He roared only to scare them away and never really hurt them.2.Dorothy and her dog wanted to get back to Kansas. The Scarecrow wanted somebrains and the Tinman wanted a heart. The Lion wanted to have courage.Task 6A1.civil war2. first; equality3. battlefields; bloodiest4. ordinaryB1. d2. cTask 7A1. A red, red rose that’s newly spring in June and the melody that’s sweetly played intune.2.He will love her till all the seas are dried and the rocks melt in the sun. his lovewill last as long as the sands of life run(there is life on earth).3.Yes, he is, and he will come back no matter how far it is.BJune---tune I---dry sun---run while ---mileTask 81.Tall stories, that is, unlikely ones.2.Because he wanted to be a member of a certain club.3.he went there because he was told that a lion came there each evening to drinkwater.4.Sixteen times.5.He killed sixteen lions.Task 91. a young prince who lived on land; rose to the surface of the sea and waited for theprince to come to her; never came2. a witch; changed her fish’s tail into a pair of human legs; she gave the witch hertongue3.the prince’s palace; her feet hurt terribly; didn’t love herTask 10A1. b2. c3. b4. a5. aB1. e2. b3. a4. d5. cTask 111.stuck a rock and began to break up; sank too; had survived2.he was tied very firmly by a large number of fine ropes; about forty little men shotat him with their arrows, which hurt like needles; the little men gave him all the bread, meat and wine they had3. 3. was seven feet by three feet, equipped with twenty-two wheels and pulled byfifteen hundred little horsesTask 12Aesop was a very clever man who lived in Greece thousands of years ago. He wrote many good fables. He was known to be fond of jokes. One day, as he was enjoying a walk he met a traveler, who greeted him and said, “Kind man, can you tell me how soon I shall get to town?”“Go,” Aesop answered.“I know I must go”, said the traveler, “but I should Like you to tell me how soon I shall get to town.”“Go,” Aesop said again angrily.“This man must be mad,” the traveler thought and went on.After he had gone some distance, Aesop shouted after him, “You will get to town in two hours.” The traveler turned around in astonishment. “Why didn’t you tell me that before?” he asked.“How could I have told you before?” answered Aesop. “I did not know how fast you could walk.Unit 5 EducationTask 1A1.People’s ideas on permanent education.2.One is an ordinary “man in the street”. The other is an educational psychologist.3.The first person thinks this idea of permanent education is crazy. He can’tunderstand people who want to spend all their lives in school. The second person thinks the idea of permanent education is practical because people are never really too old to go on learning.B1.was; hated; stand; got out2. all their lives3. certain limits; age limitsTask 2AAge SchoolingFour Nursery SchoolFive The Infants’ SchoolSeven The Junior SchoolB1.He stayed there for a year.2.He has faint, but very pleasant memories of it. He had fun and playedgames---including story-telling, drawing, singing and dancing.3.He began t have more formal lessons and even worry about exams.4.The exam was called the “Eleven Plus”. Students took the exam to see what kindof secondary school they would get into.Task 3Apulsory; the ages of 5 and 16; state-funded; independent2.available; at a nursery school; in the nursery class at a primary school3.preparatory; primary; aged 5 to 134.enter the state education system; at the age of 5; secondary school5.7, 11, 13 or 16; gain admission at 11 or 13; the Common Entrance Examination6.one further year; Advanced Supplementary Examinations; Advanced LevelExaminations7.classroom; laboratory; work independently; undertake research for projects8.vocational; conventional9.secondary education; with A-levels; further; higherB1.GCSE stand for the General Certificate of Secondary Education. It is normallytake at the age of sixteen.2.Students usually study form 8 to 12 subjects over two years.3.Some subjects take account of the work students do throughout the year, whileothers are assessed entirely by examination.Task 4ATopic of This Discussion: Corporal PunishmentInterviewees Position onThis Topic Arguments/ReasonsFor/AgainstKate For It’s difficult to teach children these days, whenmany of them know they won’t get jobs. It’s hardto control the class if you can’t punish them. Somechildren need discipline.Rolf Against It always has been difficult to be a teacher. But youdon’t have to use violence. It’s impossible to teachstudents about nonviolence and being good citizenswhen you are violent yourself.Jane AgainstRaoul For Its’ impossible to teach the rest of the class of youhave one student who constantly misbehaves. It’sbad for the others.B1.. F2. FTask 5A1.Because the television program by that name can now be seen in many partsof the world.2.This program is very popular among children. Some educators object tocertain elements in the program. Parents praise it highly. Many teachers also consider it a great help, though some teachers find that problems arise when first graders who have learned from “Sesame Street”are in the same class with children who have not watched the program.3.In order to increase the number of children who can watch it regularly.4.1) The reasons may include the educational theories of its creators, thesupport by both government and private businesses, and the skillful use of avariety of TV tricks2) Perhaps an equally important reason is that mothers watch “Sesame Street”along with their children. This is partly because famous adult stars oftenappear on “Sesame Street”.3) The best reason for the success of the program may be that it makes everychild watching it feel able to learn. The child finds himself learning, and hewants to learn more.B1.six million; regularly; half; economic; racial; geographical2.fifty; Spanish; Portuguese; German; one hundred thousand; English; every twoweeks3.songs; stories; jokes; pictures; numbers; letters; human relationshipsTask 6A1.It is to have all public schools connected to the Internet computer system and havecomputers available for all students.2.Its web site provides information about the school, the teacher and their mailaddresses. It also lists student events and organizations.3.They learn numbers and letters. They also learn how to use the computers theywill need later in their education.B1.1994; 35%; Last year; 89%2.universities; colleges; urge; requireTask 7A1.spoken; written; saying poetry aloud; giving speeches; advanced degrees; field ofstudy; custom; candidates; doctor’s degree2.written; nineteenth; the great increase in population; the development of modernindustry; objective; personal opinions; memory of facts and details; range of knowledge; a fairer chance; easier; quicker; learning; essay; ling answers; broad general questions; the element of luck; put facts together into a meaningful whole;really knowing much about the subject; have trouble expressing their ideas in essay form; examiner’s feelings at the time of reading the answer.3.unsatisfactory; along withB1. bTask 8Americans know that higher education is the key to the growth they need to lift their country, and today that is more true than ever. Just listen to these facts. Over half the new jobs created in the last three years have been managerial and professional jobs. The new jobs require a higher level of skills.Fifteen years ago the typical worker with a college degree made 38 percent more than a worker with a high school diploma. Today that figure is 73 percent more. Two years of college means a 20 percent increase annual earnings. People who finish two years of college earn a quarter of a million dollars more tan their high school counterparts over a lifetime.Unit 6 WorkTask 1A1.d—b---a---e---cB1. aTask 21. a2. b3. d4. cB1.T2. T3. FCwondered; television plays; exciting; every cigarette lighter; tape recorder; held in a certain way; the touch of a gold ring against the hand of; reveal; How wrong they were!Task 3AHarry---Sailor Nora---Farmer(if she were a man)Robert---Civil engineer Peter---Racing driver or explorerB1. a2. b3. c . b 5. dTask 41.correspondents; columnist; may not need either; to go to places where events takeplace and write stories about them2.first; bigger; better; who will soon leave to work for other people3.working hours; free time; work long hours to begin withTask 5A1.acd2. abeB1.she is the wrong sex2. she wears the wrong clothesTask 6Former Jobs When Laid-off Why Laid-off1st man Car salesman Recently Low sales, due to the increaseof interest rates2nd man Worker at a vacuum 10 months ago Plant moved to Singapore where cleaner plant worker are paid much lessB1st speaker---bcd 2nd speaker---aeC1. F2. F。
大学英语听力第二册答案.
大学英语听力第二册答案.Lesson 1PART AI. a b a a b b a b a b II. c b c b c a b b c aDialogue 11. c b d a c2. south of the capital city / one dining room, two bedrooms,a kitchen, a garden /a refrigerator, a dishwasher, and an electric stove. / 150,000 dollarsDialogue 21. a a b a c2. opposite a park / has a lovely view / small, it has a balcony / the lowest rent of the similar kind of flat in that district.Lesson 2Part AI. Stop / about / help / Black, speak / make, mistakes / isn’t, first / can’t, understand /good / go t, about / don’t, think, husband, would, letII. sixteen / Most / looks / like / but perhaps / light / However / everything else Dialogue 11. b d b a b2. tall and handsome / big blue eyes, beautiful long blond hair / two big rings /creative / free English lessons, patientPassage1. c c a c c2. Do you have a family? / Does he smoke? / Does your son drink wine? / Does he ever come home late at night? / How oldis he?Lesson 3PART AI 1. 398-4071 2. 278-9536 3. 271-8265 4. 718-4291 5. 310-449-6213II I’m calling from / Can I speak to / Am I speaking to / Y ou’ve got the wrong number / a hotelPART BDialogue11 1.d 2.a 3c 4c 5a2 1 (F 2 (F3 (T4 (T5 (FDialogue 21. 1 c 2b 3b 4c 5c2. 1 Number, please?2 Where to?3 What number?4 Who are you calling?5 What’s your name, sir?6 Can you spell it out?7 Where are you calling from?Lesson 4Part AI.1. speaking.2. Sorry. She’s out. Would you like to leave a messa ge?3. I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong number.4. All right. I’ll call back later.5. Hold th e line, please. I’ll get a piece of paper.II. could I speak to / Just a minute / she’s not here / give Bob a call / 83602505 Part BDialogue1. c c b d d2. 1 h er h usband’s shirts / her blouses 2 the laundry that morning3 early the next morning4 top drawer on the left5 have troubled the housekeeper / looked in the wardrobePassage1. c c b c b2. T F F T TLESSON 5PART AI. 1. (7:15 2. (8:35 3. (6:30 4. (10:10 5. (2:45 a.m. 6. (7:52 p.m.7. (10:40 8. (3:55 9. (14:00 10. (10.45 11. (22:00 12. (00:20 II.1 between 7 a. m. and 9 a.m.2 between 12 noon and 1:30 p.m.3 from4 p.m. to 4:30 p. m.4 between 7p.m. and 8 p.m.PART BDialogue 11. 1c 2b 3b 4d 5d2.1 12 noon 2 5:30 p.m. 3577 42:00 p.m. 5 90 minutesDialogue 21. 113:05 25:45 314:15 410:45 515:0068:00 716:30 814:40 915:00 100:102. 1 (T 2 (T 3 (F 4 (F 5 (TLesson 6Part AI. d a a b c b d b d dII. Sept.9, 1953 / Nov.12, 1951 / May 21, 1973 / June 4, 1974 / Feb.23, 1980 Part B1. 1 8:15 2 12:00 and 1:00 3 6:30 4 5:35 5 5:402. a d a c cPassage1. b c a d b2. 1 sell their new products. 2 her bathroom faucet.3 three days later4 to the wrong place / Mrs. Smith’s houseQUIZE 1Part AI. 1. 389-1074 2. 28th 3. 1:15 4. 239 5. 3rd6. 20th7. 8:408. 19:109. 22nd 10. 516-421-9035 II. a c d b cPart BI. Hurry up / What time is it now / 7:15 / the play / 8:00II. T F T F TLESSON 7PART AI. 1.at 2.and 3.the 4.some 5.a / of 6.from 7.but 8.of 9.as 10.for II.1.Of 2.are / from3.to / the4.can / for5.to the / atPart BDialogue 11. 1She can’t decide whethe r to go to university or get a job.2To study economics at a university.3Because he thinks Jane is good at calculating.4Because she thinks she will have no time for fun with too much study.5She might go to university.2. 1 he would go on studying2 he would major in economics3 what’s best for her4have time for fun5a part-time jobDialogue 21. b a b c b2. 1 I’d go on to take a new course.2 must think of the future.3 Wh y don’t you just write4 should think very seriously5 ought to get more informationLesson 8Part AI. 1. 7,068 2. 5,231 3. 1,005 4. 4,716 5. 2,5006. 4,9087. 13,0348. 90,2849. 47,359 10. 56,708II. 1 12,925 2 11,730 3 12,598 4 3,407 5 8,4486 5,4687 4,9268 4,8029 3,906 10 1,764Part BDialogue 11. b a c a d2. 1 go out more 2 go to the pubs 3 join a club 4 speak to people first 5 start his conversation with the weather Passage1. 1 100 kilos. 2 a small book 3 listed on page 11 of the small book 4 two weeks 5 having her dinner2. 1 She was very fat and was getting heavier every month.2 She should get on a diet.3 Because she wasn’t any thinner. Instead, she was even fatter.4 She was eating potatoes and bread.5 Because she ate her diet only at lunch time.LESSON 9PART AI. a d b d a c b dII 1. The Smiths usually spend their weekends in the country.2. They rarely go dancing.3. John never goes to pubs.4. Mary answered the questions correctly5. Robert did the exercise very well6. Mother told me not to speak quicklyPART B2operate office computer 3 modern office equipment4 shorthand5 German, French and Chinese.Dialogue 21. 1 Boss and secretary2 To tell him that Mr. Hudson wanted to speak to him on the phone3 To photocopy th e director’s report for afternoon use4 Not to call her boyfriend from the officeLESSON TENPart AI. 1. D A D B D C C BII. 1. Does this bus stop at the hospital?2. Have you got time to finish making that dress today?3. Bob goes home from school at noon.4. The girls took their dog with them.5. Y ou may get off at the next stop.6. Please turn that music off at once.Part BDialogue1. B A C B A2. finance section / report for work / former typist / too early / replace / transfer / general manager’s / difficult/ take it easy / a couple of weeksPassage1. T F F T T2. 1 large book of speeches 2 before he left for his plane3 60 minutes4 two copies of the speech5 the man’sLESSON ELEVENPART AI. 1.never / rains / pours 2.angry / count / hundred3.Be slow / choosing / friend /slower / changing4.more / study / more / find yourself ignorant5.Little drops / water / Little drops / sand / Make / mighty ocean / pleasant landII. Life / good / Life / bad / Life / most cheerful / sometimes sad / Life / dirty / Life / even / painful / life / what / make / try / make / beautifulPART BDialogue 11. c b c b d2. 1Michael Peterson 2 8 tonight 310 4 vegetarian food 5 regular customer Dialogue 21. 1 any flights for New Y ork on December 20th2 Is that a direct flight3still any seats available on that flight4What is the exact fare5It’s quite expensive, isn’t it?2. 1 10:50 a.m., December20th2 No. She has to wait for three hours in Tokyo3 6:50 p.m., local time4 $1,2505 It’s the holiday seasonLESSON TWELVEPart AI. F T F F T F F T F TII. to go there / this year / reservation / to do there / to learn Chinese / Thank you / Hello / Please / Y ou’ll like your stay / you’ll like PekingPart BDialogue 11. D B A B A2. 1 118 Hill Road, London, S. E. 182 Tuesday, March 25th.3 Because he wants to come after work4 From 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday5 The nurse / receptionist at Dr Milton’s surgeryDialogue 21. B D B C A2. 1 she was his regular customer / Marcel always did her hair2 Marcel was busy that whole afternoon3 should book in advance4 just as good as Marcel5 she would have her hair done by TomQUIZ TWOPart AI.1974 / 2533 / 12502 / 49995 / 9:40 / 13:30II.1-5 c d a c d 6-10 a c d a bPart BI. worried / getting heavier / go on a diet / what kind of diet / lots of salad / too much meat / bread or potatoesII. Two weeks / Four / Museums / By bus or train / Tired and bored / One / Happ yLESSON THIRTEENPart AI. d b a b b b c c a dII. 1. The plane from London will arrive in 15 minutes.2. I was born on July 4th, 1961.3. Will nest Saturday, the 28th, be all right?4. New Y ork is 1,275 miles away from here.5. The color TV I bought the day before yesterday cost 299 dollars.Part BDialogue11. b c d a b2. F F F T TDialogue 21. a c a a c2. 1 feed the baby 2 do the washing 3 clean the house 4 bathe the baby 5 go to the supermarket 6 prepare dinner 7 meet her husband at the station 8 wash up again 9 feed the baby again 10 put the baby to bedLESSON FOURTEENPart AI B D C C D B D A D DPart BDialogue 11. C D B B D2. 1 could show her the receipt2 had used the antenna3 had tried it in the shop before he took it home4 worked the first time it was turned on5 could send the TV set to the shop to have it checked Dialogue 21. A D B B C2. 1 doesn’t work properly2 doesn’t run3 was leaking the whole night4 all over the bathroom floor LESSON FIFTEENPART AI. 1.pound 2.bottle 3.bag 4. loaf 5. cup 6. glass 7.box 8.tin9.bowl l 0.packet 11.bar 12.kilo 13.bunch 14.gallon 15.piece II. 1.Half a pound 2.A bottle of milk 3.Six bottles4.A bar of chocolate / a gallon of ice creamPart BDialogue 11. C C D D C2. today / tomorrow / foggy / clear / fine / over-cast / drizzle / the high / 12 / the low Dialogue 21. B A C A B2. latest weather forecast / Sunny / pleasant / high / 80 / clear / continuing sunny / 85 / Chance of rain / near zero!LESSON SIXTEENPart AI. 3 5 6 7 9II. 1. Sally does the program on health every Saturday evening2. Why don’t you get a decent job?3. Please do come when you want to4. I’m sure Tom did say it5. Did Mr. Power call me while I was out lunch?Part BPassage 11. A B A C C2. cold / wet / dry / rain / rain / foggy / clearPassage 21. 1 pilot / New Y ork / California2 the East Coast / the West Coast / good / bad3 last / bad weather all the way / the East Coast / the West Coast 2. 1 cloudy 2 cloudy 3 stormy4 stormy5 windy6 snowy7 smoggy8 smoggyLESSON SEVENTEENPart AII.1.take it downtown / get it fixed 2. call again in about an hour3. took a piece of paper out of / looked at it4. lean it / in a couple of hours5. ten of usPart BDialogue 11. A C D B A2. 1 A pizza with peppers and mushrooms and a glass of red wine2 A glass of water3 Neither of them4 They asked for the check and paid for the dinner5 At about eight o’clockDialogue 21. B C C C A2. 1 hamburger 2hamburger 3salad 4French fries 5Coke6 vegetable 7apple pie 8apple pie 9ice-cream 10 coffeeLesson 18Part A 1. T L C C D T R C P CDialogue 1. B D C C C2. 1 How about a drink 2 Shall I serve you 3 help yourself to the vegetables 4 like some more brandy 5 come onPassage 1. F T F F T 2. C C A D ALESSON NINETEENPart AI. 1. Flight 41 Gate 11 2.Flight 602 Gate 4 3.Flight 543 Gate 24.Flight 401 Gate 35.Flight 641 Gate5II.W: WashingtonM: By airW: airlinesM: American AirlinesM: 838 / directM: 10:45 a.m.M: 10:25 / fourteen-hourM: ThanksPart BDialogue 11. C D C B D2. F T T F TDialogue 21. A D C C D2.1 Swimming, playing beach ball, lying in the sun2 He hasn’t decided yet, but he will th ink about itLesson 20Part AI.1. 7 Oxford Road, London SW 18 / 399- 8431 2. Mary Brown /1250 / 783-10463. 89 / NY 30218 / 212-476-8563II. 1. Last week 2. 16 pounds 3. Mr. Green 4. In a hospital in New York 5. For his birthday 6. On foot 7. Two days ago 8. John’s sister Ellie9. Once a week 10. Over 1,500 milesDialogue 1. A D B C D2. 1 save at least half of the money and enjoy the scene of the sea and the rising sun 2 look after the house, the garden and the petsPassage 1. C B A D B2. 1 To take a vacation2 She went to talk to her husband’s secretary3 Not to bother them with telegrams and letters about business problem4 About a week after they had been away5 No, he couldn’t. Because he would be worrying about what had actually happened to his business。
《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目问题详解Unit 14
y, too. They are active, but not as active as the thinner mice. But they only live about two years, not the three years or more of the thinner mice.The last group of mice is receiving more food than the other two groups. Most of the day, these mice are eating or sleeping. They’re not very active. These mice are living longer than the scientists thought — about a year and a half. But they are not healthy. They’re sick more often than the other two groups.The experiment is still going on. The scientists hope to finish their studies in two years.Task 2【答案】A.1) People keep fish in a certain place just as they keep sheep and cattle.2) By education.3) Waste pollutes the sea, and plankton dies. Other sea animals that live on plankton cannot findenough food.4) They needed to kill whales for their meat, their bones and the oil from their fat. But they have other materials now.B.C.People on land'Large fishSmaller fishZoo planktonPlant plankton【原文】Mike: Good morning, and welcome to Radio Time. For our monthly programme, Science Today, I've invited a group of scientists to the studio to talk about sea life — Professor Adams, Dr. Brown and Dr. Church. It's good to have you with us. Professor Adams, I've read in the papers that sea life is in danger. Is this true?Adams: I'm afraid so, very true. As the world population grows, we need more food, so we catch more fish. We're overfishing the sea, and soon there won't BE any fish.Brown: The answer is to start more fish farms on land.Church: I agree. We must keep fish, like we keep sheep and cattle.Adams: Fish farms are a good idea, but I don't think they will solve the problem of overfishing the sea. We have to stop people fishing in certain parts of the ocean.Church: Yes. We need international rules to protect fish, and all the countries of the world must agree to obey them.Brown: We have rules now, and people don't obey them. I agree that we must stop fishing incertain parts of the ocean...Adams: And we must only allow each country to catch a certain number of fish — but how do we make people obey these rules?Church: I don't know. By education perhaps?Mike: You mean, teach people about sea life?Church: Exactly. We must explain how everything depends on everything else. If people want to eat fish in the future, then they must stop killing so many fish now.Brown: Waste is another problem. We're filling the oceans of the world with our rubbish. The sea can no longer clean itself. It's not safe to swim near the beaches, and out at sea plankton is starting to die.Adams: And without plant plankton for the zoo plankton, and zoo plankton for small fish and shellfish, the large fish can't find any food, and so it goes on.Church: One reason why whales are disappearing is that they can't find enough food.Mike: Whales eat plankton, don't they?Church: Yes. And some people still want to eat whale meat. In the past people needed to kill whales for their meat, their bones and the oil from their fat. But we have other materials now. People must stop killing whales.Brown: I agree. We mustn't lose the largest sea mammal in the world.Adams: Everyone must work to save the whale. It's a wonderful animal, and it has a right to life. Mike; And everyone must try to understand about sea life and protect it. Well, thank you for coming on the program me and I hope our listeners will remember what you said. Don't let our oceans die, and remember, no food for the fish means no fish for food!Task 3【答案】A.1) b2) a3) b4) cB.1) Measure; Mix; Pour; Put on; Pack2) late; sick; vacations; strike; 24 hours; 7 days; 365 daysC.1) A worker will program the robots. She/He will type the orders into a computer, telling the robots what ingredients to use, how long to mix them, and which labels to use.2) A technician from the robot company will come within an hour to fix it.3) No.【原文】Boss: Robots? Why are you talking about robots? We're a small company, we make cough syrup.We only have twenty workers. Robots are fine for large factories, not small ones likeours.Assistant: Boss, small companies can use robots, too. They're great workers.Boss: I don't know. Talk to me about them ten years from now.Assistant: Boss, listen, this is a simple operation here. We make 10 different kinds of cough syrup.But each operation only has 5 steps, so we'll only need 5 robots. One robot will measurethe ingredients, and a second robot will mix them. A third robot will pour the syrup intothe bottles. Then a fourth robot will put the labels on. The last robot will pack the bottlesinto boxes. Right now, we have 20 workers doing these jobs.Boss: But each kind of syrup is different. How will these robots know what to do? Assistant: We'll tell them. One worker will program the robots. She'll just type the orders into a computer, tell the robots what ingredients to use, how long to mix them, and whichlabels to use.Boss: And what happens when one of the robots breaks down?Assistant: They don't break down very often. And the robot company will have a technician here within an hour.Boss: I just can't picture it. What will we have here? A quiet building with robots rolling around doing the work?Assistant: That's it! And these robots are great workers. They'll never come to work late, they won't call in sick, they won't take vacations, they won't go on strike, and they'll work 24hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.Boss: I don't know. It sounds like a good idea, but I need time to think. What about the men and women who work here now? Most of them are good workers. They have families tosupport.Assistant: Boss, that's the only problem. We won't need them anymore.Task 4【答案】A.inventions; immediate; manufactured goods; growth; farms; grew up; coal; iron; pleasant; over-crowdedB.Part 2FactoryA.1. Long2. LowB. commonC. childrenPart 3women and childrenA. 10 years old; minesB. 10 working hours/day for women and for boys under 18C. form unionsC.1)Socialists demanded complete changes in the system of Government and the way people earned their living.But other social reformers only wanted to achieve their goals by peaceful means, particularly by passing new laws.2) The Consequences of the Industrial Revolution in Britain【原文】Part 1The early inventions and discoveries which began the Industrial Revolution had important consequences. One immediate result was the great increase in the quantity of manufactured goods available. Another important result was the rapid growth of cities. Many country people left their farms to work in factories. Gradually, new towns grew up around these factories which were built near the sources of coal, iron and waterpower. Some of the great cities of England, such as Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham, started in this way.The industrial towns were not pleasant places to live in. The workers' quarters were over-crowded and the people lived in the midst of filth and disease.Part 2The Industrial Revolution also brought about what was later called the factory system. Working conditions in factories were bad. The people had to work long hours for small wages. Accidents were common and the employer took no responsibility for them. The most unfortunate victims of the factory system were children. Children only four or five years old were employed in factories and mines.Part 3Many influential people began to protest against the terrible conditions under which the people lived and worked. Gradually, the English Parliament made new laws to protect workers, particularly women and children. In 1842, it was made illegal to employ women, and children under ten years old, to work in the mines. Another law was passed in 1847 allowing only ten hours of work per day for women and for boys under eighteen years of age. After 1824, working men were also allowed to form unions to bargain peacefully with their employers for better working conditions and better wages. Strikes were, however, forbidden for many years.Part 4As the factory system grew, a number of men criticized its evils. Some of these men merely wanted new laws to protect the workers. Others, who were later known as Socialists or Communists, demanded complete changes in the system of Government and the way people earned their living.Task 5【答案】A.1) T2) T3) F4) T5) F6) F7) T8) T【原文】Miranda went to one side of the control room and touched a button. The door of the safety room slid open. Miranda went inside and closed the door. She had a plan of her own.The large blue capsules were on the tray which had come out of the wall. Miranda picked upa capsule and opened it carefully. It was full of white powder. She emptied the white powder into some water. Then she poured the liquid into an injection gun.Miranda put the gun carefully into a pocket in her overalls. She now had a weapon of her own."Garth will not think of searching me," Miranda said to herself. "He doesn't know I have a different plan for the crystals."Miranda went back to the control room. Omega was silently charging the power banks. The visual display showed the sleeping bodies of Garth and V aron."When will the ship be ready to leave for Zeron?" she asked Omega eagerly."In three and a half hour's time," was Omega's reply."Keep watching Garth," Miranda ordered. "But you can stop watching Varon. He is locked in his cabin. He cannot get out until I open the door.""It will be done," Omega answered.He pressed the button on the control panel. The picture of V aron disappeared and the picture of the sleeping body of Garth filled the screen.Miranda went out into the corridor and walked the short distance to Varon's cabin. She touched a button in the wall and the door opened immediately. Varon was lying asleep on the bunk.Miranda looked down at him."You're a fool," she thought. "How can you lie there sleeping? Anyone who trusts Garth is a fool."She shook Varon by the shoulder until he woke up."What's wrong?" he asked sleepily. "Are we ready to leave?""Not yet," replied Miranda. "I have come to talk to you. I want you to help me.""I am going to help you to get the Zeron crystals. What more help do you want?" asked Varon."You know very little about me and Garth," began Miranda."I know enough," interrupted Varon. "You are thieves. And you are murderers!""I am not a murderer," said Miranda. "I helped Garth on Earth. But I did not kill the owner of this spaceship."Task 6【答案】A.1) c2) b3) cB.【原文】Potts: Now, Mr. Macadam, what makes you so sure that there is a monster in Loch Ness? Macadam: I've seen it, Professor Potts! I've seen it with my own eyes, I tell you! I was there by Loch Ness very early one morning. I was standing by the edge of the lake. Suddenly Isaw a pair of eyes in the water. They were looking at me. Then a head came up out ofthe water, and this thing began to swim towards me. I was really frightened, you know!I was holding a bottle in my hand at the time. I threw it at the monster. Then themonster dived and swam away underwater. But I know you don't believe my story, doyou, Professor Potts?Potts: Well, I believe that you saw something. But are you certain that it was a monster?Could you see it clearly? Are you sure that it wasn't just some kind of animal or bird?You see, I don't believe in monsters. And I don't think there's anything strange orunusual in Loch Ness. If there are any monsters there, why hasn't anyone caught oneyet? Why aren't there any really clear photos or films of one?Macadam: Ah, well let me explain. Loch Ness is very deep, you know — more than 200 metres deep in some places. And the water's a dark brown colour. These monsters don't cometo the surface of the lake very often. They live in deep water, near the bottom of thelake. You can't see much down there. So it's very hard to find these monsters. And it'sharder to catch one. Dr. Hunt knows a lot about Loch Ness. You believe there's amonster there, don't you, Doctor?Dr. Hunt: Well, actually, I used to think that the whole idea of "Nessie" was just a joke. But now I'm not so sure. Nowadays we know a lot about land animals, but the underwater worldis still full of mysteries. I don't like the word "monster", but I believe there may besomething unusual in Loch Ness. It may be a big animal. It may be a fish that scientistsdon't know about. It could even be a kind of dinosaur that didn't die 65 million yearsago. Who knows? It's an exciting idea, but we can't be certain until we have somebetter pictures, or, best of all, until someone catches one of these things so thatscientists can study it properly.Task 7【答案】A.1) F2) T3) F4) F5) TB.1) Dispute over the genetically modified crops.2) Biotech foods come from material that has been genetically modified by scientists to resist in-sects or disease.3) European consumers feared possible health risks of these new foods.4) First the foods must be labeled clearly. Second, producers will have to trace GMOs at all stagesof production.5) Because the aid contained biotech grain, which Africans feared could be used as seed and thereby threaten future exports to the EU.【原文】The European Parliament on Wednesday passed two laws that could open the way for European Union nations to lift an unofficial ban on genetically modified crops. This is a major trade issue with the United States, whose farmers claim the ban has cost almost $300 million a year in lost corn exports.The new laws, expected to be adopted by EU governments before the end of the year, would allow the distribution of genetically modified foods as long as they are clearly labeled. The rules would also force producers to trace genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, at all stages of production.The new laws require the 15 nations of the EU to establish their own measures to prevent seeds from farms growing genetically modified crops from blowing into fields of conventional farms.European consumers fear possible health risks from genetically modified products, but EU Health Commissioner David Byrne insists this is not a concern."The purpose of this legislation is to inform consumers about the exact nature and characteristics of the food, to enable them to make informed choices. The purpose of labeling is not to inform the consumer about the safety or lack of safety of a food. If a food is unsafe, it cannot be placed on the market at all."The United States has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization in an attempt to have the unofficial EU moratorium on so-called biotech foods lifted.Washington has also said previously it is unhappy with the new labeling rules and other requirements, which it believes are too costly and restrictive.Biotech foods come from material that has been genetically modified by scientists to resist in-sects or disease. Such foods have been widely grown in North America for years.The EU imposed its unofficial moratorium on new biotech foods five years ago because of fears by European consumers about possible health risks.The issue has worldwide implications. Last year, several African nations rejected US food aid because it contained biotech grain, which Africans feared could be used as seed and thereby threaten future exports to the European Union.Task 8【答案】A.1) b2) a3) b4) cB.1) It's the largest anywhere in the world.2) They built two different types of power station side by side. They want to find which is the best system for harnessing the power of the sun.3) Water is converted to steam to drive the turbines in the usual way.4) The sun often disappears.C.【原文】Japan is the land of the rising sun. And by the sea on one of the Japanese islands at the little town of Neo, they're taking the national symbol seriously. The town now has its own power station, and it's the largest anywhere in the world to be powered by the sun.This massive installation is clear evidence of the Japanese commitment to solar power. And perhaps only they could have gone this far, to stage what's in effect a solar energy competition.There are, in fact, two totally different types of power station here, side by side, and each one of them is capable of generating one megawatt of electricity. And although they began this year feeding electricity into the power network to supply about 2,000 local houses, this is basically just one enormous experiment to find the best way of harnessing the sun.The mirrors here are part of just one of the solar power stations, and each one is made of specially treated glass which reflects 95 percent of the sunlight falling on them. They then focus that light up to the top of a central tower. Altogether, there are 800 of these mirrors arranged in a circle around the tower, and to make sure they're always reflecting the sunlight onto the collecting surface at the top, a series of computers dotted amongst the mirrors adjusts their position so they follow the movement of the sun across the sky.As they heat the collecting surface to over 400~ Centigrade, water in concealed pipes is converted to steam and returns back down the tower to drive a turbine and generator in the usual way.But the obvious problem with solar energy is that the sun often disappears, even here where the site was carefully chosen because it's one of the sunniest spots in Japan. Completely overcast days are a write-off, but this station does cope very well with those days where there are some sunny spells, and that's because enough steam can be stored in these tanks to run the generators for three hours. And they expect the station to be able to operate for more than 200 days a year.So much for system one. It's a Western design, but only the Japanese have completed a station this big. And it's only half of their experiment.Beside it is the other entry in the competition, and this whole concept is completely home-grown. It uses mirrors again--2,500 of them--arranged on vast structures rather like football stands. Each of the stands faces south and every single mirror is individually controlled to track the sun across the sky. But this time there's no central tower.Instead, the mirrors reflect the light onto a second set of parabolic mirrors facing them. These focus the sunlight and its heat onto a water pipe clearly visible in its protective vacuum tube. In the pipe the water is converted to steam and used to generate electricity as before.It's a little early in the two-year test period to be certain yet which of the two designs is most effective. But it does look as though between the autumn and the spring, when the sun's at an angle, this parabolic type is better. But in the summer, when the sun's overhead, that central tower seems to have the advantage.But when they have got the results of the tests, the next stage is to go on and build a power station ten times bigger than either of these. Coming to the right conclusions about solar power is even more important in Japan than it is in most countries. 75 percent of their energy comes from imported oil. They are determined to reduce that to 50 percent. And that will mean building a whole string of solar power stations throughout the country.Task 9【原文】The future will not determine itself. The future is determined by the actions of the present day.Edward Cornish, the editor of The Futurist magazine published by the World Future Society, says:The responsibility we have for the future begins when we recognize that we ourselves create the future — that the future is not something imposed upon us by fate or other forces beyond our control. We ourselves build the future both through what we do and what we do not do.A novel way of teaching may change the way universities are run. An engineering teacher at the American University of Illinois has had great success without textbooks, without exams and without deadlines. His students won nine of the top ten engineering awards in a university competition.The engineering professor, Ricardo Uribe, let his engineering students express themselves, in-stead of telling them what to do. His students all focused on the problems that interested them, not what their teacher told 'them. They worked their own hours, not hours set by the university. They did not have to sit tests, and they helped each other in open classes.。
《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案Unit 13
A.1) It is Victorian brass.2) The stallholder says it's worth twenty quid.3) The stallholder is asking fifteen for it.4) It means “pound〞.5) He says that Lucy must be joking, and he paid more than that for it himself.B.1) Fifteen, fourteen, thirteen, and twelve fifty.2) Ten, eleven, twelve and twelve fifty.【原文】Lucy: Excuse me.Stallholder: Yes, Miss?Lucy: How much do you want for this plate?Stallholder: Let me see. Oh, yes.., that's a lovely example of Victorian brass. It's worth twenty quid.Lucy: Twenty pounds! Oh, that's too much for me. It's a pity. It's really nice. Stallholder: Ah, I said it's worth twenty quid. I'm only asking fifteen for it.Lucy: Fifteen pounds?Lucy: Excuse me.Stallholder: Yes, Miss?Lucy: How much do you want for this plate?Stallholder: Let me see. Oh, yes.., that's a lovely example of Victorian brass. It's worth twenty quid.Lucy: Twenty pounds! Oh, that's too much for me. It's a pity. It's really nice. Stallholder: Ah, I said it's worth twenty quid. I'm only asking fifteen for it.Lucy: Fifteen pounds?Stallholder: Yes. It's a real bargain.Lucy: Oh, I'm sure it is, but I can't afford that!Stallholder: Well, look.., just for you, I'll make it fourteen quid. I can't go any lower than that.Lucy: I'll give you ten.Stallholder: Ten! Come on, love. You must be joking! I paid more than that for it myself. Fourteen.It's worth every penny.Lucy: Well, perhaps I could give you eleven.Stallholder: Thirteen. That's my final offer.Lucy: Twelve.Stallholder: Twelve fifty.Lucy: All right, twelve fifty.Stallholder: There you are, love. You've got a real bargain there.Lucy: Yes, thank you very much.Task 3【答案】A.1) make out2) draw out3) letters4) ONL Y; words5) amount; numbers6) last, signatureB.3, March, 2021; Cash; Twenty pounds only;￡20----00; signature【原文】Alex: Good morning.Cashier: Good morning.Alex: I would…I would like to know how to make out this check?Cashier: Right. Em... Do you want to draw out some money?Alex: Yes. £200.Cashier: £ 200. OK. Well, the first thing you need to do is write today's date in the top right-hand corner where you see the line, at the top you write just today's date...and the year. You must put the year in. And if you want to draw out money after it says PAY...can you see over on the left-hand side?Alex: The first...line?Cashier: That's it. On the first line it says PAY and you write CASH afterwards.Alex: In letters?Cashier: Yes. CASH, you write CASH, OK? Then below that, right below that, you have to write the amount of money you want. So just two hundred pounds and then you write ONL Y at the end in words. Then at the end of that line where you can see the box, see over on the right-hand side, you have to write the amount you want in numbers. And then below the box, the last thing you have to do in the bottom right-hand corner is just write your signature. Alex: Thank you very much.Cashier: Okay. Bye-bye then.Alex: Bye.Task 4【答案】A.1) $7.562) $0.6 for 8 percent sales tax.3) $8.164) $10.165) 2 bucks.B.1) tube; $1.09; bars; $.85; tube; $1.39; bottle; $.79; box; $.99; $.29; stick; $.98; tube; $.89; package; $.692) Here's your change【原文】Cashier: Next?Li: I'm next.Cashier: Let's see now. You have one family-size tube of tooth paste: $1.09. Three bars of soap: $.85. A tube of shampoo: $1.39. A bottle of aspirin: $.79. One box of Kleenex: $.99. Acomb: $.29. One stick of deodorant: $.98. A tube of shaving cream: $.89. A package of razor blades: $.69. That's $7.56, and 8 percent sales tax. Total: $8.16.Li: Here's a 10-dollar bill.Cashier: Got 16￠, Mister?Li: Just a minute. I'll look. Yes. Here you are, 16￠.Cashier: Thanks. Here's your change. Next, please. Please step up.Li: Excuse me, Miss. You gave me $1 in change. My bill was $8.16 and I gave you a 10-dollar bill.Cashier: Oh, yeah. Sorry, Mister. Here's your buck. Next, please.Task 5【答案】A1) There are 10 denominations, namely $10,000; $5,000, $1,000; $500; $100; $50, $20, $10, $5and $1.2) They are the same size and the same green color.3) The best bet is to forget the pictures and concentrate on the large numbers in all four comers onthe front and back.4) There are five denominations of coins: $.01 or 1￠; $.05 or 5￠; $. 10 or 10￠; $.25 or 25￠;and $.50 or 50￠.5) No, they aren’t. Because a dime is smaller than either a nickel or a penny.B.1) $1; $5; $10; $202) White House; Treasury Building; Lincoln Memorial; “ONE〞; American insignia3) cash; bucks; dough; bread; moolah; greenbacks; a dollar; a single; a buck; a bill; five dollars; a fiver; a five spot; five bucks; singles; a ten; ten bucks; ten spot4) penny; cent; one cent; nickel; five cents; dime; ten cents; quarter; two bits; twenty-five cents; fifty-cent piece5) change; small change; silver; silver【原文】The US government prints paper money in the following denominations: $10,000; $5,000; $1,000; $500; $100; $50; $20; $10; $5 and $1.You, and almost everybody else, will never see some of these bills; twenties, tens, fives and ones are the most commonly used. You will find a picture of George Washington on the $1 bill, Abraham Lincoln on the $5, Alexander Hamilton on the $10 and Andrew Jackson on the $20. There are also pictures on the back: the White House on the $20, the Treasury Building on the $10, the Lincoln Memorial on the $5 and a big "ONE" and the American insignia on the $1. However, all paper bills are the same size and the same green color, so you have to look carefully before handing someone money and when receiving change. Your best bet is to forget the pictures and concentrate on the large numbers in all four comers of the front and back.Money in general is referred to as: "cash", "bucks", "dough", "bread", "moolah", "greenbacks", etc. A one-dollar bill is most often called "a dollar", "a single", "a buck" or "a bill";a five-dollar bill is "five dollars", "a fiver", "a five spot" or "five bucks". Five singles make five dollars. A ten-dollar bill might be "a ten", "ten bucks" or a "ten spot".There are, of course, 100 cents in a dollar. Coins come in the following denominations: $.01or 1￠; $.05 or 5￠; $. 10 or 10￠; $.25 or 25￠; and $.50 or 50￠. They are referred respectively to a penny, a cent, or one cent; a nickel or five cents; a dime or ten cents; a quarter, two bits or twenty-five cents; and a fifty-cent piece.Coins are called "change", "small change" or "silver", though they aren't made of silver anymore. Coins are generally recognized by their size, but somebody "goofed" on the dime, which is smaller than either a nickel or a penny. All the others are in size order.Task 6【答案】1) It means we don't carry most of our weekly or monthly wage around in our pockets, and we don't leave it at home where it might easily be stolen.2) Because we don't want to travel around the city with hundreds of dollars in cash to pay these bills, nor do we want to waste the time and carfare.3) The author recommends an account that is a savings and a checking account in one.4) Because often commercial banks have many offices in a city or town.5) You sign your name on the back of the check, mark it "for deposit only" and deposit the money in your account.6) It is generally about $4 per month or 15￠for every check you write.7) You should have received in the mail all your bills, such as the rent, the gas and electricity, the phone, perhaps a doctor or dentist bill, etc.8) You can use a small plastic card to tell the computer to transfer the same amount of money from your savings to your checking account.9) No, it doesn’t.10) The computer will oblige as long as you have the amount you're asking for in your account.【原文】We have a rule of thumb: "Don't carry around any more cash than you can afford to have stolen." This means we don't carry most of our weekly or monthly wage around in our pockets, and we don't leave it at home where it might easily be stolen.Furthermore, we have to pay certain bills every month. We don't want to travel around the city with hundreds of dollars in cash to pay these bills, nor do we want to waste the time and carfare. So we need bank accounts. And so do you.The kinds of savings and checking accounts available in the US are numerous and complex, but as you will have only a small amount of money to deal with each month, your choices are limited. Let us recommend to you an account that is both a savings and a checking account in one. Though they are called by a wide variety of names — each bank gives its account a different name — they all follow essentially the same pattern. We think that savings banks generally give slightly better deals to people like you with little money, but you should ask people in your area what's the best, cheapest and most convenient. Often commercial banks have many, many more offices in a city or town, and that makes banking easier for you.How does all this work? You receive your monthly money from the Chinese government, probably in the form of a check, a piece of paper with your name on it and the amount you are entitled to, say $420. You sign your name on the back of the check, mark it "for deposit only" and deposit the money in your account. Then you withdraw, say, $50 to pay for groceries, carfare and other daily expenses, "spending money" or "pocket money". The remaining $370 will earn about 5 percent interest from the day it is deposited until the day you take it out. In this way, your intereston the savings account may be enough money to cover the cost of the account, generally about $4 per month or 15￠for every check you write.By about the 10th of every month you should have received in the mail all your bills — the rent, the gas and electricity, the phone, perhaps a doctor or dentist bill, etc. You sit down with your check book and write a check to pay each person. Put each check in the proper envelope, which generally has a return envelope with it, stamp them and mail them. You add up the checks — let's say it's $220, and go to your bank. With a small plastic card you can give a computer directions regarding your account: you can tell the computer to transfer $220 from your savings to your checking account. That $220 will no longer earn any interest; it will sit in your checking account until the landlord and the others take your checks and deposit them in their banks. Then, the proper amount will be deducted from your checking account and everybody will be happy. If your original $50 cash runs out, you can take your little plastic card and ask the computer to give you some cash. The computer will oblige as long as you have the amount you're asking for in your account. If you don't — computers are very smart!Task 7【答案】A.1) F2) F3) T4) F5) TB.1) The goods bought by hire purchase are, in almost every case, goods that will last — radio and television sets, washing machines, refrigerators, motor-cars and motor-cycles, and articles of furniture.2) It helps newly-married couples with small incomes to furnish their homes; increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps trade and employment; and by hire purchase, families can spend less money, or perhaps no money, in useless or perhaps harmful ways, for example, on too much alcohol drink.3) There is the danger that when trade is bad, hire purchase buying may end suddenly and maketrade much worse, with, as a result, a great increase in unemployment.【原文】This system of buying goods became very common during the first half of the twentieth century. Today a large proportion of all the families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by hire purchase. In the USA, the proportion is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on hire purchase installments.The goods bought by hire purchase are, in almost every case, goods that will last — radio and television sets, washing machines, refrigerators, motor-cars and motor-cycles, and articles of furniture.The price of an article bought in this way is always higher than the price that would be paid in cash. There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays a proportion, perhaps one quarter or one third, of the price when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price has been paid. The legal ownership of the goods remains with theseller until the final payment has been made.Hire purchase has advantages and disadvantages. It helps newly married couples with small incomes to furnish their homes. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps trade and employment. If families are paying each month installments on such household goods as a washing-machine and a car, they spend less money, or perhaps no money, in useless or perhaps harmful ways, for example, on too much alcohol.There is, however, the danger that when trade is bad, hire purchase buying may end suddenly and make trade much worse, with, as a result, a great increase in unemployment. This is why, in some countries, the government controls hire purchase by fixing the proportion of the first payments and the installments.Task 8【答案】A.B.1) The money comes from the premium bonds2) She has only had a post office savings account until now.3) He thinks most people have current accounts if they have not got an awful lot of money andthey need to use it regularly.4) Because the bank doesn’t give a cheque card until one has had an account with the bank for sixmonths.5) The fact that no one would accept her checks without a check card makes her reconsidereverything again.【原文】Bank Manager: Now, Miss Andrews, how much do you actually want to deposit with us in your new account?Helen Andrews: Well, it's just around two thousand pounds that I won on the premium bonds. Bank Manager: Right. I now need your full name and address.Helen Andrews: Helen Andrews. 33 Bedford Road ...Bank Manager: Helen Andrews: Would you please spell that?Helen Andrews: A-N-D-R-E-W-S.Bank Manager: Address?Helen Andrews: 33 Bedford, that's B-E-D-F-O--R-D ....Bank Manager: So 33 Bedford ....Helen Andrews: Road, London El4.Bank Manager: Right, er ... now do you want a deposit or a current account?Helen Andrews: Well, I want to be able to take my money out at any time.Bank Manager: I see. So you probably want a current account.Helen Andrews: Well, if you say so. I've only had a post office savings account until now.Bank Manager: Well, with a current account you can ... have a cheque book, or you can come into the bank and take the money out as you like.Of course, there's no interest on a current account.Helen Andrews: Not at all?Bank Manager: No. If you put it into a seven day's deposit account,of course, you get interest, but in a current account,none.Helen Andrews: Well, most people have current accounts, don't they?Bank Manager: Well, they do if they've not got an awful lot of money and they need to use it regularly.Eh ... so that's probably the best thing for you.Helen Andrews: Well, you'll give me a cheque book, won't you?Bank Manager: I'll give you a cheque book immediately, yes, er...Helen Andrews: Do you need my signature?Bank Manager: Ah yes, we'll need er ... two or three specimen signatures ...Helen Andrews: OK. And I will get a cheque card ...I mean one of those cards which I'm allowed to use for up to fifty pounds a day.Bank Manager: Eh, eh, now we don't actually give a cheque card until you've had an account with us for six months.Helen Andrews: Six months?Bank Manager: Yes, we have to see how the account's going, you see.Helen Andrews: But that's crazy. I mean I used to work in a shop and we’d never accep t cheques without a cheque card, I mean no one will accept my money.Bank Manager: Well, er ... this is how we work, I'm afraid.Helen Andrews: Well, I’ll have to reconsider everything again, I think. I had no idea you were as strict as this ...Task 9【答案】A.1) 100 pence2) 12 pence3) 1 penny4) "two shillings" coin5) one year6) 19717) 19848) 1983; smallB.【原文】The British have only had decimal currency for a very short time. In fact it was only introduced in 1971. Before that, there were 12 pence in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound. Now, of course, there are 100 pence in a pound, and Britain is more like its European neighbours.Like other countries, Britain has both coins and notes. The common notes are five pounds and ten pounds. The E20 note came out in 1970 and the E50 note has been around since 1981.There are several coins. The country stopped making the 1/2 pence in 1984. The l p (or one penny) is the smallest coin. Like the 2p it is made of copper. There are two types of 5p and two types of 10p. The 5p coins before 1971 have the words "one shilling" on them. The 10p coins before 1971 have the words "two shillings" on them. Both the one shilling coin and the 5p coin have the same value.Other coins are the 20p, the SOP and the E 1 coin. The 20p and the 50p coins are made of copper and nickel. The El coin has been around since 1983 and the El note was discontinued in 1984, but people will continue to use it for some time. The coin is not very popular as it is very small.Task 10【原文】An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course, when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.“My money has finished and my friends have gone,〞said the young man. “What will happen to me now?〞“Don’t worry, young man,〞answered Nasreddin. “Everything will soon be all right again. Wait and you will soon feel much happier.〞The young man was very glad. “Am I going to get rich again then?〞he asked Nasreddin.“No, I didn’t mean that,〞said the old man. “I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.〞。
现代大学英语听力2册unit 8
In listening, take notes about the key information ----the six winners(their names, nationalities and contributions). Check their notes.
Teaching method:Let the students understand the main idea of this passage and take notes about key information.
Teaching step:
1.Warming up：
Look at some pictures and review some information that we have learned in Unit 7.
boundary:分野
radical:激进的
AboutTony Blair:
He is a BritishLabour Partypolitician who served as thePrime Ministerof theUnited Kingdomfrom 1997 to 2007.
Left and right:
millennium: a period of 1,000 years
3.Listen to the first part twice and try to finish exercise A and C.
Before listening, go over the questions quickly.
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《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答a案Unit11
【答案】1) c2) a3) b4) a【原文】Bali is a beautiful island of mountains, forests and rice fields. It is also an island of artists. Almost everybody there is an artist of some kind. The people work all day at home, in the fields or on their boats, but in the evening they make music, dance, paint or carve things out of wood and stone.For the Balinese, art is part of religion. It is a way of pleasing their gods--and Bali, they believe, is full of gods. There are thousands of temples in Bali, and there are festivals at these temples when people die or get married, or when a child is born. At these festivals the people try to keep their gods happy by giving them food, by dancing, by acting, and by playing music for them.In the past, the Balinese did not care about the outside world. For them Bali was the whole world. But in the 1930s tourists began to visit Bali, and since the 1950s tourism has become big business there. So the islanders have begun to sell their art to tourists. These days the Balinese pro-duce more and more things for tourists; they make fewer things for their temples. They have less time for their gods, so there are fewer festivals.Each year more tourists bring more money to the island; they also bring new ideas and a new way of life. The Balinese know that if fewer tourists come to the island, there will be less money. But they also know if there are too many tourists, the Balinese way of life will change drastically. The authorities are trying hard to organize and control tourism with caution. Bali has to change; nevertheless they want to make sure that it changes for the better, not for the worse.Task 3【答案】A.1) Because until 1980, it had been quiet for more than a hundred years.2) It was strange. No birds were singing, and the air was still.3) He was standing near the summit and reporting the eruption on radio.B.Washington; 35; 1980; 123; recreation; summit; tremors; small eruptions; no danger; 1980; dust; ash; rocks; mud; 40; peaceful; empty【原文】Most volcanoes are quiet. They rest peacefully for hundreds of years. No one pays much attention to them.Mount St. Helens was one of these volcanoes. Until 1980, it was a beautiful recreation area. Its last eruption had been 123 years ago. No one was worried about another one. Then, in March 1980, Mount St. Helens began to make noises. At first, there were tremors. Then, small eruptions occurred. Some residents left immediately. Others felt there was no danger.But on the morning of May 18, 1980, the mountain blew its top. With the power of twenty-five atomic bombs, Mount St. Helens exploded. Clouds of dust and ash rose more than twelve miles into the sky. Rocks and mud crashed down the slopes.Unfortunately, many people were still living, camping, or working in the area. Over forty people lost their lives. Others were rescued.Robert Baker was fishing with his family when the explosion occurred. He reported that the morning of May 18 was strange. No birds were singing. The air was still. Then, he saw a large black cloud coming down toward them. In minutes, day turned into night. He called his family to their van and they started on the slow dark ride away from the mountain. All the time, hot ash was raining on them.But other people were not so lucky. David Johnston, a volcano expert, was standing near the summit of the mountain. At 8:31 a. m. , he radioed, "This is it!" He was never heard from again.Mount St. Helens is peaceful now. But its slopes are empty. It will be many years before fish, plants, and trees will again live on the mountain.Task 4【答案】A.1) Mrs. Rakel Surlien is the Norwegian Minister of Environmental Protection, and she is about to begin a three-day visit to Britain.2) Britain.3) Britain insists the case against acid rain in general and its contribution in particular is far from proven. / Britain insists that neither the disastrous effects of acid rain nor Britain’s responsibility in the issue has been proven.4) Sweden.5) It refers to a group of some 20 nations which are committed to reducing sulfur dioxide by a third.6) Norway is against Britain in the dispute over acid rain in spite of its cordial approach.B.1) fish; aquatic life; forest2) power stations3)remain isolateed【原文】Norway has decided to resume a "softly-softly approach" to Britain in the long-standing dispute over the issue of acid rain, as Mrs. Rakel Surlien, the Norwegian Minister of Environmental Protection, begins a three-day visit to Britain. All the Nordic countries believe that Britain is responsible for as much as a third of the acid deposit failing in southern Scandinavia, killing fish and most other aquatic life in thousands of lakes and rivers and possibly putting large areas of forest at risk. Emissions from coal and oil burning power stations are blamed mostly, but Britain insists the case against acid rain in general and its contribution in particular is far from proven.The issue has become almost fashionable since the Swedes raised it in 1972. Morethan 20 nations have agreed to join the so-called "30 Percent Club", committed to reducing sulfur dioxide by a third, and Britain is increasingly isolated in Western Europe by its refusal to do so.Mrs. Surlien says there has been no change in the Norwegian position in spite of the cordial approach, and she also scented victory, as she said, "I don't see you can remain isolated in this way for long. It must be very difficult to live with."Task 5【答案】1) four out of five; survive; rosy; forest flower; for centuries2) 2,000; fight cancer; 40; wildlife; the rain forest3) drugs; a South American tree; blood pressure; the snakeroot plant from Indian forests4) foods; tropical forests; winged bean5) rubber; oils; one; examined; 99; threatened【原文】A representative of an ecological organization is talking about the advantages and benefits for humans of the rain forests.Four out of five of all children who got leukemia in 1960 died. Now four out of every five survive. The secret of this miraculous change is the rosy periwinkle, a forest flower which tribal doctors had used for centuries.The United States National Cancer Institute has identified more than 2,000 tropical rain forest plants with the ability to fight cancer. In fact, about 40 percent of all drugs given out in the United States today owe much of their strength to chemicals from wildlife, largely from the rain forest.Other drags include quinine, which comes from a South American tree, and drugs to relieve high blood pressure are derived from the snakeroot plant from Indian forests. The armadillo of South America is helping us find a cure for leprosy. The tropical forests also contain large amounts of new foods. For example, the winged bean of New Guinea is now grown in about 50 different countries. Japanese scientists have found a calorie-free substance in Paraguay which is 300 times sweeter than sugar, and a coffee free of caffeine has been found in the small forests of the Comoros islands.Every day we use products from the rain forests--robber, spices and oils, and of course wood. Less than one percent of the forest plants have been examined for their potential, but the remaining 99 percent is threatened by our endless search for wood. The South American Indians say the trees hold up the sky, and if they come down there will be a catastrophe.Task 6【答案】A.1) A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, and the moon’s shadow covers part of the earth.2) A solar eclipse has occurred at Christmas only 30 times during the past 5,000years, the last time in 1954.3) The (retina of the) eye can be permanently damaged.4) It works by projecting the sun’s image on a piece of paper through a pinhole on another piece.5) The next eclipse at Christmas will occur in 2307; it can be observed on the west coast of Africa.B.1) T2) F3) T【原文】On December 25, 2000, many people across North America received a rare Christmas treat when the moon passed in front of the sun resulting in a partial solar eclipse.Solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, and the moo n’s shadow covers part of the earth, and a total solar eclipse takes place when the moon’s shadow blocks out the sun entirely. What made this particular solar eclipse unique was that this event has occurred on December twenty-fifth only 30 times during the past five thousand years, the last time in 1954.But people must be exceptionally careful when attempting to view the solar eclipse. Without taking precautionary measures, one can permanently damage the retina of the eye; however, there are several safe methods of witnessing this heavenly marvel.First, you can view a solar eclipse by using eclipse safety glasses for filtering out the sun’s harmful rays. They should be used when any part of the sun is visible.Sunglasses can block out some of the sun’s ultraviolet rays, but the results can be very deceptive. The eye’s natural reaction to this darken state when wearing sunglasses is to make the pupil larger, which allows in more light and can intensify the damage to the your eye.You can watch an ecli pse by projecting the sun’s image on a piece of paper either by using a telescope, or easier yet, by creating a pinhole in a piece of paper and viewing the result on another piece of paper, thus called a pinhole projector.Only during a total eclipse when the sun is completely and briefly covered can you watch the eclipse without eye protection. Even then, extreme caution should be taken.In case you didn’t catch this last spectacular solar eclipse on December twenty-fifth, 2000, there is no need to fret. Your posterity can record the next eclipse on Christmas in the year 2307, but only if they’re visiting the west coast of Africa for the holidays.Task 7【答案】A.1) pottery; metal2) large cities; food production3) the late 1950s; borrow; returnable; one-trip4) pots; pansB.1) Because the food must be shipped from place to place when it is produced, andbecause of the increased variety of foods available and the convenience of precooked meals, it is impossible for the customer to collect many foods in his own container.2) Until the late 1950s Americans had to borrow soft-drink bottles by paying a depositeach time they bought one.3) Yes, beaus sales of soft drink climbed.4) Glass companies gave soft-drink sellers a helping hand. A US company, Consumer'sGlass, made an arrangement with the bottler companies to reimburse them for much of the cost of one-trip bottles.5) Aluminium food packages now have their own electric plugs. After you eat the food,you can just throw them away.6) The writer is mildly criticizing the trend toward one-trip living and thinks itprobably has gone too far.【原文】The product that most people throw out after using only once is packaging. This is not always tree. The pottery or metal container used in Roman times and in most rural areas of the world today is a permanent and valuable household item. Unless a container is accidentally broken, it lasts a lifetime, despite the many journeys from home to market, farm or water well and back. The growth of large cities and modem methods of food production changes all that. Because the food must be shipped from place to place while it is produced, and because of the increased variety of foods available and the convenience of precooked meals, it is impossible for the customer to collect many foods in his own container.It costs a great deal to provide a new container each time we buy milk, wine, beer and other drinks. Yet for a number of reasons the trend towards one-trip bottles for all these items is in full swing. The case of the vanishing returnable soft-drink bottle shows how much these containers add to the rising tide of waste.Until the late 1950s, Americans had to borrow soft-drink bottles by paying a deposit each time they bought one. But several years later, soft-drink bottlers decided that it was more convenient for the customer to throw the bottle away instead.A returnable bottle lasting 30 or more trips was replaced with 30 one-trip cans or bottles. Sales of soft drinks climbed and the container manufacturers smiled all the way to the bank. Glass companies gave soft-drink sellers a helping hand. A US company, Consumer's Glass, made an arrangement with the bottler companies to reimburse them for much of the cost of one-trip bottles.Other manufacturers have joined in promoting the throw-away spirit. The Aluminium Company of America announced that packages would soon replace pots and pans. Food packages were being designed with their own electric plugs. After you eat the food, you just throw away the pan with the messy old grease. What about a camping holiday? You can make a bonfire on the last day with the disposable equipmentthat can now be purchased. In hospitals, there may well be a case on health grounds for disposable syringes. But isn't the use of one-trip sleeping bags and tents taking disposability too far?Task 8【答案】A.1) F2) F3) T【原文】Jane Goodall, a British field biologist, has devoted her life to wildlife conservation, in particular to the study of chimpanzees. She makes a special effort to reach out to young people. In 1991, Jane started an environmental and humanitarian programme for kids called Roots & Shoots. Today, there are more than 4,000 Roots & Shoots groups in 68 countries all over the world and a programme in every state in the US. The main purpose of the Roots & Shoots programme is to help kids develop a concern for animals, the environment, and their own communities. "Roots creep underground every-where and make a firm foundation. Shoots seem very weak, but to reach the light they can break through brick walls," Jane tells people as she speaks about the programme. Imagine the brick walls are all the problems humans have inflicted on the planet. Young people, like those roots and shoots, can break through those walls to change the world.A hundred years ago, Africa was home to about 2 million wild chimpanzees. Today the population of chimps has dropped to less than 150,000. Jane Goodall knows it will take a worldwide effort to save the species. She is working to sec that this effort is made.In November 2000, the Great Ape Conservation Act was signed into law in theUnited States. Jane worked hard to persuade members of the US Congress to support this bill. The act provides money for protecting the great apes of Africa and Asia that are in danger of extinction. Experts predict that if we do not protect them now, soon there will be no more great apes living in the Congo Basin, their last stronghold in Africa.Jane Goodall is hopeful about the future. She knows that each of us can do our part, no matter where we live, to protect wildlife and our environment. Her story shows us that one person really can make a difference.Task 9【答案】A.1) Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.2) It’s San Francisco's world-famous landmark3) Because of the gap between the amount of cars and the amount of roadway available. Or: If you think of it as a supply/demand relationship, you’ll find that there’sa lot more demand than supply.4) Texas Transportation Institute.B.1) 852) 62; Los Angeles; 136; Seattle; Houston; New York; Miami; 693) Bigger cities; roadway; transit system4) expensive; $68 billion【原文】James Hattori, the Host:Hi, everybody. I'm James Hattori. Welcome to our program, this week from the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco's world-famous landmark, at the mouth of the Golden Gate straits.42 million vehicles a year cross this bridge. That gives you an idea of the often nightmarish traffic drivers face around here. And, of course, we're not alone. Natalie Pawelski, our environment correspondent, has the numbers on what it costs Americans to cope with rush hour traffic, in time and money.Natalie Pawelski, the Environment correspondent:If you think traffic is getting worse in your town, you're probably right.There's a combination of factors. It's the amount of people, the amount of roadway that is there. It's sort of a demand/supply relationship. You can think of it that way, and there's a lot more demand than there is supply.The annual Urban Mobility Report from the Texas Transportation Institute finds in the average American city people traveled 85 percent more miles by car in the year 2000 than they did in 1982. And rush hour drivers are now wasting an average of 62 hours a year stuck in traffic. Now that's not total travel time, that's just the extra time spent going slow or going nowhere because of traffic congestion.The study says the worst traffic is in Los Angeles where the average rush hour driver loses 136 hours a year, more than three work weeks, to traffic jams. The runners up in the time drained category San Francisco, D.C., Seattle, Houston, SanJose, Dallas, New York, Atlanta and Miami where the average rush hour driver loses an extra 69 hours a year stuck in traffic.Once you get to a big system, it's difficult to maintain the pace of the roadway and transit system development and you wind up falling behind. More congestion is typical in bigger cities.The report says traffic jams aren't just annoying, they are expensive. For the 75 cities studied, researchers added up all the extra time and fuel wasted because of traffic congestion. The price tag they figure is almost $68 billion a year.Task 10【答案】I.A. common; poor housing; unemployment; traffic problemsB. peculiar1. infrastructure2. urbanizationII.A. MigrationB. Depopulation; decrease; riseC. urban population growth rate1. adults2. large familiesD. social service; health; educationE. labor supply; low-productivityⅢ.A. (Promote a) more equal land distributionB. Improve rural social services; health; educationC. (Give) financial aid to agriculture; small landowners.【原文】Today I want to discuss problems of urbanization and in particular I want to talk about those problems which are peculiar to developing economies and to discuss three possible policies which could be used to control or to stem uncontrolled urbanization in developing countries. Certain urban problems of course are common to both developed and developing countries, for example, problems of poor housing, unemployment and those problems connected with traffic, for example, congestion, pollution and so on. However there are problems which are very peculiar to developing economies and this is due to the fact the developing countries need to create a basic infrastructure which is necessary for industrialization and consequently for economic growth. In fact it is the provision of this infrastructure which constitutes the urbanization process itself and this infrastructure or the provision of this infrastructure may have undesired effects on the economy as a whole. Now it’s these consequences on these effects which um I’d like to deal with next.I’m going to talk about five main consequences of this uncontrolled urbanization. In the first instance there’s the problem of the migration of people from the country to the city. Of course people living in the country see the city as a more desirable placeto live, whether they are living in developing or developed countries. But the problem is much more serious in a developing country because there are in fact often more people who wish to migrate to the city.Now the fact of people migrating to the city causes a certain depopulation of rural areas. This is a second consequence if you like, and the result of this is a decrease in the production of food and in the supply of food to the country as a whole. This can in turn also lead to a rise in pricesbecause of the law of supply and demand.As a result of people moving to the city you get a high urban population growth rate. Now this is due not only to the fact of more adults moving to the city but can also be due to traditions of these people from the country because often people from rural areas have a tradition of large families and so on and so the population of the cities increases with these numerous children ofthe large families.This leads to a fourth consequence which is a dramatic pressure on the supply of social services in urban areas, in particular services related to health and education. In relation a health services we can see that there are endemic diseases which could be made worse by overcrowding people coming from the country to the city, and in the stresses on services in education, with more children there’s need for more schools schools and more teachers and so on.A fifth area which is affected by uncontrolled urbanization is that of the labour supply, and often uncontrolled urbanization leads to an excess of labour supply in the cities. This can lead to, in turn, an informal kind of labour activities of, if you like, what might be called lowproductivity activities. For example people selling things in the streets or you often find for instance in large urban areas in developing countries children watching cars and so on and asking for tips from their owners when they come back. This is really a sort of undesirable type of labour. So those are in fact the main consequences of uncontrolled urbanizat ion. Now I’d like to talk more on the three possible policies which could be developed to stem this kind of uncontrolled urbanization in developing countries.The first one would be to promote a more equal land distribution. In this way farmers would be more motivated to stay on the land. They would be able to work more land, and thus be able to feed their families more adequately. Often the reasons why farmers wish to go to the city is that they cannot grow enough food to both feed their families and earn a living. So a more equal land distribution is one such policy to stem this kind of move to the city.A second policy would be to improve the supply of social services in the rural areas particularly in the field of health and education. Country people often move to the city because they feel that these services are better in the city areas and if they could compare the services and feel that there was perhaps not much difference between the two, it would be another reason for not moving.A third possible policy would be to give financial assistance to agriculture especially to the small landowners.Now obviously the problem of uncontrolled urbanization, and the consequenceswhich are not favorable, is a difficult problem to which there is no easy solution, but these three types of policies could help to reduce the problem which is felt in particular in developing countries.Task 11Planet Earth is 4,600,000,000 years old. If we condense this time span we can compare it to a person 46 years old. Only at the age of 42 did the Earth begin to flower. Dinosaurs and the great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was 45. Mammals arrived only eight months ago, and in the middle of last week human-like apes developed into ape-like humans, and last weekend the last ice age covered the Earth.Modem man has been around for 4 hours. During the last hour agriculture was discovered. The Industrial Revolution began a minute ago. Since then, we have multiplied our numbers to plague proportions, caused the extinction of 500 species of animals, turned the planet upside down in the search for fuels, and now we stand, arrogant with power, on the edge of a war to end all wars, and close to effectively destroying this oasis of life in the solar system.。
全新版大学英语听力第二册答案
全新版⼤学英语听⼒第⼆册答案Key to College English Listening and Speaking Course Boo kⅡUnit1:Part A: 1. 108:96; 2. 110:111; 3. 135:130; 4. 69:75.Part B: Exercise 1: D,B.Exercise 2: 1.Peter likes cycling and swimming. Laura likes thesetwo sports too. Besides, she plays tennisregularly.2. Because she wants to enjoy good health; she wantsto stay in shape and look good.Part C: b/d.Part D: Lakers/ 2.5 billion/ more than90/ 41/ 295.Unit2:Part A: 1.Fine and pleasant/ 18℃(64℉)/ Cloudy with outbreaks of heavy showers.2.It started around 8 p.m. and lasted for about three minutes. It caused four deaths and serious damage including a power failure.Part B: Exercise 1: b/a/aExercise 2: 1. They went to the department picnic but their funwas spoiled by the hot weather.2. Because he thinks it’ll only be a short showerthat cools things off a little.Part C: F/F/F/T/FPart D: d/c/aUnit3:Part A: Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes, No, No, No.Part B: Exercise 1: for a while, Plans, this Saturday, dinner, weekend,Italian, too much food, Chinese, Japanese.Exercise 2: 1. It uses natural flavors, not much oil or cream orheavy sauces.2. They will have dinner on Saturday either at aChinese or a Japanese restaurant.Part C: /,dPart D: 1: F/F/T/T/F 2. b/c/aUnit4:Part A: 1. c 2. dPart B: Exercise 1: d/d/c/dExercise 2: 1. She has suffered from insomnia for several monthsand lately has had a lot of indigestion2. medicine for insomnia and indigestion. He advisedthe patient to have a proper diet and begin aregular exercise program.Part C: T/T/F/T/FPart D: about 1%/ almost starving/ from a sickness/ an abnormal fear/ at least 15%/ one in ten/ heart failure/ kill themselves/ at age 22/ 61/ muscle/ a lack of iron/ the bones/ gets smaller/mental and emotional/ fearfulness/ an illegal drugs/ repeat anaction/ eating disorder/ fatal if not treated on time.Unit5:Part A: However; a/ Because;b/ Firstly, then, finally; c/ In short; d Part B: Exercise 1: 2/ 4/ 5/ 10/ 12/ 13/ 16/ 17Exercise 2: b/ d/ c/ aPart C: working-class/ Canada/ 13/ song/ Dream/ fond/ own home/ great success/ Canadian/ gold/ France/ English language/ award/opening ceremonies/ Titanic/ Heart/ LovePart D: six/ √Romantic/ √/ √/ some; composers/ Popular; music/ √Unit6:Part A: 1. They are probably business partners2. One is slowing the other the building where her company hasoffices3. 2nd; 8th; 9th; 1st.Part B: Exercise 1: 1. They are discusing which candidate is moresuitable for a vocant position in the company .2. Leader of a small group3. being dynamic4. Because he is always a follower5. Because he has no experience in leadership.Exercise 2: John: loyal; twenty/ No experience/ PeterRita: personal management/ experience/ Joan/ Peterand CliveSusan: Experienced, solid, reliable/ cautious;dynamic / Peter and ClivePart C: c/c/a/d/cPart D: Ｉ 1. People who do all the office work such as secteraries, receptionists, bookkeeper and computer operators.2. To work their way up from clerk to president of acorporation3. The Chief Executive Officer, or CEO4. In middle management jobs5. If they show the necessary personality and acility theycan easily geta promotion.II 1. the comfortable life in his parents’ home2.life, jobs, personal appearance/ proper behavior for theyoung3.like him/ wouldn’t be popular with them4.a: till midningt; b: To come down to breakfast at 9c: a beard; d: gold chains5.Mr James unintentionally blamed himself.6.Unit7:Part A: a medium-sized white T-shirt/ a slogan on the front/ a shop assistant in getting what he wants.Part B: Exercise 1: b/c/dExercise 2: 1. interesting/ handsome/ sucessful/ sporty/fashionable/ fun2. the high status group/ taste and style/ image3. brightens/ good/ face another day/ energy4. great/ terrible/ average buyers5. high fashion or not/ image and realityPart C: T/F/T/F/FPart D: liberal arts/ editor; design director; 2/ skating/ 1990; a household name/ stylish costumesUnit 8:Part A: Heart/ 14/ weight changes/ 3130/ adults/ heart disease/sure/ high-fat foods / developing heart disease/ lose/ stomach Part B: Exercise 1: b/d/d/b/c/dExercise 2: millions/ dream of winning/ one million/ receive/$25000 to $40000/ 20/ taxes/ different/ pursue theirown interests/ home/ travel/ their children’scollege education/ Most/ a smaller number/ stay ontheir jobs/ security/ opportunities/ happiness Part C: c/b/d/dPart D: Ｉsocial/ hunting/ persuaded/ gun/ protecting himself and his family/ home/ burglar alarm/ security/ break-in/ rushed home/the gun/ a noise/ figure/ fired/ fell to the floor/ 16-year-olddaughter/ cut school/ hidden/ avoid her father.II c/d/d/bUnit 9:Part A: 1. he was walking his dog, Jack2. The dog cannot digest paper3. He was happy because he got his money back and the money couldbe used again after being cleanedPart B: Exercise 1: d/c/c/d/aExercise 2: 1. About 63 years old2. About 3 years old3. In 19704. 92 years oldPart C: 1/4/2/5/6/3Part D: receive/ photos/ 16/ developed/ overjoyed/ show/ teenager/ apology/ inquiry/ dumpedUnit 10:Part A: 1. earthquake/ 3 days ago/ Turkey/ 10000/ 340002. explosion/ early this morning/ 108/ 38/ 11Part B: Exercise 1: 3 months ago/ In the middle of a jungle in Burma/A terrible storm/ All on board the plabe except thenarrator/ 1(the narrator)Exercise 2: 1. It rolled and shook in the wind2. No. It arrived nine days later because it wasraining heavily and the helicopers couldn’tfly in the heavy rain. To make the matter worse,the plane crashed in a swamp in the middle ofa jungle.3. Yes. She was in terrible pain and couldn’t move4. By drinking dirty flood water.Part C: b/a/a/d/cPart D: I15,1990/ crashed/ reach/ by phone/ upset/ seventy/ long distance/ blocked/ get through/ caused/ announced/ internal system.II T/F/F/F/T/FUnit 11:Part A: Neutral/ Positive/ Positive, respectfulPart B: Exercise 1: a/b/d/c/aExercise 2: stockbroker/ retailing/ March 6, 1926/ New York/Music school/ economics/ Commerce/ Master’sdegree/ PhD/ Industrial/economic consulting/Federal governmentPart C: F/T/F/F/FPart D: 1. No, he was a university student2. No, because he allows people to download his system free3. They can set up word processing, spreadsheets, databases andstore web pages in their own way.4. He doesn’t hate Microsoft but thinks the better system willwin.Part A: b/b/aPart B: Exercise 1: a/d/b/b/dExercise 2: Advantages: 1. Small/ weight; 2. user; 3. carry;4. short/ pronouce/ features;Disadvantages: 1. full/ small; 2. road accident;3. hearing problemsPart C: 1. microwave oven;2. New York/ July 12,1854;3. replace the heavy old machine;4. Films for the camera5. You push the button, we do the rest6. clinic/ museums/ performing7. 1932/ 77/ remembered/ the good of mankindPart D: I : Aspirin/ German/ Company in Germany/ headaches to heart attacks/ Powder; tablet II : c/c/b/a/dUnit 13:Part A: f/e/dPart B: Exercise 1: a/c/d/a/bExercise 2: Italian/ 58; unemployed/ tire; suitcase; dropped;scene; pick up; Next; TV; winner; return; keep;prize; conscience; return the money to itsowner; advertising; radio; hundreds; trick;into; cash; 60; handed over; expectations;tearsPart C: 1. operation/ Jewish;2. Jew;3. Palestinian/ Sunday4. father/ Radio/ noble act/ donor’s5. deep inside people are exactly the same/ conflicts/ unnecessaryPart D: 1. 17 years old2. For fun3. a. She bought themb. She made them into cards and sold them back home4. Her parents5. $10,0006. a. She bought a cow for each local Samburu familyb. She built a dam7. a. $50b. 67Part A: 1-c; 2-b; 3-aPart B: Exercise 1: T/ F You can enjoy it through reading books and watching TV about foreign lands1.T2. F Some people think…3.T4. F …may destroy an entire ecosystem5. f The speaker uses casual analysis to develophis topicExercise 2: 1. a wonderful world2. loss/ change/ balance3. direct benefits/ plants/ air/ breathe4. economic/ health/ raw material/ things/medicine5. useless/ later/ valuable/ threatPart C: c/a/c/a/bPart D: I 1. tomato/ salty water2. mankind/ feeding/ ever-expanding3. main/ crops/ watered/ soil4. ability/ water/ roots5. store/ leacesII 1. 1994/ 19982. chat-room/ home-page3. busy signal/ wrong number/ voice mail/ cell phoneUnit 15:Part A: c/d/bPart B: Exercise 1: c/a/dExercise 2: F/T/F/T/F/TPart C: 1. It is Western Europe’s most important waterway2. It was seriously polluted. Fish disappeared and it was dangerous to swim in3. A fire broke out at a chemical plant in Basel, France, which caused tons of pesticides to leak into the Rhine4. The countries along the Rhine realized that they hould clean it up and keep it clean5. Every 6 minutes, 24hours a day6. France, Germany, Switzerland and HollandPart D: 1. the process/ life on earth2. is threatening the world’s natural process` 3. the health of our planet/ important gaps4. the Earth’s fragile ecosystem/ precious resources/ play a role in preserving them5. the dangers that the globle enviorment forces/ a way out of themUnit16:Part A: 1. computer labs for the schools/ poor rural2. cooperating/ Indian/ software/ professionals3. attackPart B: Exercise 1: b/a/b/b/bExercise 2: 60%/ 30%/ 33%/ 47%Part C: F/T/F/T。
现代大学英语 第二版第二册 Unit 2 Say Yes 课后答案
Contemporary College English (Second Edition)Book IIUnit 2 Say Yes KeysPreview1. Listen to the recording of the text and fill in the blanks in the following sentences.1) racial equality2) civil rights; linger on3) husband; quite a good husband/very considerate; liberal; racial4) considered; unprepared5) give his wife; had admitted6) found out; pressing7) look; argued about such serious matters8) perfectly normal; tolerate9) are different culturally10) culturally and socially; racial segregation11) white; married; a perfect stranger2. Read the text for better comprehension and answer the questions.1) “pitch in” means ―to join with other people in doing a job. In the expression “to pitch abaseball”, the word “pitch” means “to throw”. “to pitch a tent” means “to put up a tent”（支帐篷）. “pitch dark” means “as dark as pitch”（漆黑）“pitch ” means 沥青。
现代大学英语听力2Unit 8
现代大学英语听力2Unit 8Task 1News Item 1The United States central bank, the Federal Reserve, has raised interest rates for the third time this year. The Federal Reserve raised the overnight bank lending rate by 0.25 percent (one fourth of one percent) to 5.5 percent. It raised the discount rate also by 0.25 percent to 5 percent. The Federal Reserve said it had no plans to raise interest rates again any time soon. It said the increase today should reduce the danger of inflation.News Item 2The Commerce Department says the American economy has shrunk for the first time in eight years. The total value of goods and services produced in the United States fell by four tenth of one percent (0.4 percent) in the period of July through September. A recession is commonly defined as at least six months where the economy shrinks.News Item 3A fall in the New York market had been widely predicted following Friday's better than expected US employment figures. US bonds from which the government funds long-term borrowing fell nearly two points on the news that more jobs had been created in March than had been expected. The Dow Jones Index was closed on Friday for the Easter holiday, so today was the first chance for the share market to react.News Item 4And we go straight to Wall Street where share prices closed higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up nearly 1 percent or 89 points at 10,205. Shares made up for some of the losses they incurred in the past week, thanks to what was interpreted as \control\Task 2News Item 1China has launched a manned space flight, becoming the third country to do so 40 years after the Soviet Union and the United States. A single astronautwas on board the Shenzhou V Craft, which took off from the Gobi Desert. It's expected to go round the earth 14 times during a 24-hour period before landing in Inner Mongolia. President Hu Jintao watched the launch, a sign of the importance China attaches to its space programme. Francis Marguez reports from Beijing.Half an hour after the spacecraft blasted off, China's state television showed footage of the launch, the rocket climbing slowly into the clear blue sky. And many Chinese will feel theircountry has taken a proud step towards modernity.News Item 2China's first man in space has returned to Earth. Reports say Chinese officials declared the space flight a success. Astronaut Yang Liwei is also reported to be in good health. On Tuesday, China became only the third nation to send a person into orbit. Astronaut Yang and his spacecraft landed in China's Inner Mongolia early Thursday. He had orbited the earth 14 times in about 20 hours. The United States and Russia praised China for the launch. Russia and the United States were the first two nations to send people into space.Task 3Negotiators have agreed to the wording of a proposed international treaty on tobacco control. Delegates from more than 170 countries approved the final wording earlier this month in Switzerland. This came after four years of negotiations. The proposed treaty is called the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. It will be presented in May at the yearly meeting of the World Health Organization, a UN agency. The final version approved there will also require individual approval by WHO members. Once 40 nations have approved it, the treaty will go into effect in those countries.Member states cannot make any amendments once the WHO approves a final version of the treaty. They must either accept or reject the agreement as itis written. The proposed Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is part of the efforts to reduce deaths and diseases from smoking.The WHO estimates that almost five million people die each year from lung cancer and other tobacco-related diseases. That number could rise to ten million a year by 2021. Developing nations are the biggest growth areas fortobacco-related diseases. These nations are calling for the strongest laws possible to control tobacco. The treaty would ban advertising and other marketing campaigns for tobacco products, where doing so would not violate a country's constitution. It also calls for high tobacco taxes. It would even require companies to make public all the substances they use to make cigarettes.In addition, tobacco companies would have to place health warnings on at least thirty percent of their products. These warnings could not include information that might lead people to believe that some cigarettes are less harmful than others. In addition, governments would have to support treatment programs to help people stop smoking. And, there would have to be education campaigns to get people not to start. The proposed treaty also calls for measures to protect non-smokers from secondhand smoke, that is, smoke from other people's tobacco.Task 4Thank you. And thank you for asking me to share in your weekly address to the American people.Britain and America have so much in common: language, values, belief in family and community, in a real sense of national pride. We share many problems, too. And it has been clear from our discussions that we are agreed, in general terms, about some of the solutions.You took the tough decisions needed for long-term economic stability. We are doing so. You have focused on education, welfare reform, a new approach to crime. So are we. Together, we are breaking down boundaries of left and right and creating a new politics of the radical centre.Task 5Each year, the Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway announces the winners ofits famous Nobel Prizes. Most winners of the Nobel Peace Prize have been men. Only ten percent have been women since the prize was first presented in 1901.Now the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the human rights group International Alert have presented a new award to honor women peacemakers. It is called the Millennium Peace Prize for Women. Officials will present the award every three years. The award recognizes women's actions inbuilding peace, protecting women's human rights and supporting community life during and after war.Experts say women are usually not as involved in the peace process as men are. However, their work to reestablish normal community life after peace has been reached is very important. Because of this, International Alert says women also need to be recognized as leaders in peace building.Earlier this month, six women and organizations received the Millennium Peace Prize for Women. One of the winners is the Colombian group \Peace. This group has organized protests against the violence between rebel groups and the Colombian government.The group \the peace process between the military and rebel forces in Papua New Guinea. Another winner is the group \in Black\It is an international organization that organizes protests against violence, aggression and war.Flora Brovina also received the peace prize. She organized the \of Albanian Women of Kosovo\Asma Jahangir and Hina Jilani are also peace prize winners. They worked to support human rights and women's rights in Pakistan. And the leader of the women's movement in Rwanda also won the Millennium Peace Prize, after her death. Veneranda Nzambazamariya helped rebuild Rwanda after the mass killings in 1994. She died in a plane crash last year.Task 6News Item 1Brazil's new Health Minister Hosein Selar has sacked two senior health officials in Rio de Janeiro amid growing concern about the epidemic of dengue fever. More than 80,000 people in southeast Brazil have caught the mosquito-born disease which causes severe headaches, fever and vomiting. In some cases, it can be fatal. Our Brazil correspondent Steven Switch reports that President Fernando Henrique Cardoso regards the issue of health care as his government's biggest political weakness.News Item 2In agriculture news. The European Union has banned all imports of animal products from the Netherlands. The ban was ordered after the Dutch governmentconfirmed four cases of foot-and-mouth disease there. Dutch officials have had all infected animals destroyed. Until now, only Britain and France have been affected by the animal disease. Also, in the American State of Vermont, officials seized some sheep suspected of having mad cow disease. More than 230 sheep were taken from a farm. The animals will be destroyed and tested for the disease.Task 7Announcer: ... in Garderers' Question Time at 2 o'clock. And now over to Gordon Chartwell in the newsroom.Newsreader: Here is the news, read by Gordon Chartwell. The cruise liner, Princess of Wales , which ran aground last night off the island of St. Catherine in the Caribbean, is reported to be sinking. Here's a report from our correspondent in Jamaica, Graham Smith.Graham Smith: A weak radio signal was received here in Kingston a few hours ago from the radio operator on the 28,000-ton luxury cruise ship, the Princess of Wales. According to this message, the ship is taking in water and is starting to sink. All the passengers have been ordered into the lifeboats and told to make for the nearby island of St. Catherine, the coast of which is some 20 miles from the scene of the accident. In normal circumstances this would be an easy 3-hour trip, but with Hurricane Zelda approaching fast and blowing away from the island, it's feared that some boats may not make it in time to the safety of the island. Once on the island, it would be possible for passengers and crew to shelter from the wind and await rescue. The Royal Navy frigate Steadfast is heading for St. Catherine at full speed but it may take her up to 24 hours to get there. So things look pretty grim for the 700 passengers and 420 crew at the moment. This is Graham Smith in Kingston, Jamaica.Newsreader: As soon as we have any further news we will interrupt our programmes to bring it to you. And now the rest of the news. In Liverpool today the Prime Minister said in a speech... Part TwoAnnouncer: We interrupt this programme to take you over to the newsroomfor a newsflash. Newsreader: This is Gordon Chartwell in the newsroom with a further report from our correspondent Graham Smith in Jamaica about the stranded liner, Princess of Wales.Graham Smith: A further signal has been picked up from the Princess of Wales within the past few minutes. According to this, the ship is now out of danger. Apparently the damage to the lineris not as serious as was originally thought and she is still completely seaworthy and out of danger. However, before this was realized, 5 of the lifeboats had been launched and about 200 passengers and crew had made their way to the island of St. Catherine where they are reported to be safe. For the time being they are likely to remain on the island. The remaining 920 peopleare still on board the liner and in no danger. Although Hurricane Zelda has reached the island, the wind seems to have blown itself out to some extent and although there are heavy seas, there is no danger for a ship of the size ofthe Princess of Wales. The ship is now clear of the rocks. The passengers and crew sheltering on the island will be brought off by the Royal Navy frigate Steadfast, which is now close to the area. Apart from a few minor injuriesthere are no casualties. This is Graham Smith returning you to the studio.Newsreader: There will be a further report in our main news at one o'clock. And now back to Down Your Way...Task 8News Item 1The European Union has officially approved the Kyoto Treaty on climate change. Officials from all 15 EU states attended a ceremony Friday at the United Nations in New York. However, the treaty still needs the approval of more countries to come into effect. The treaty limits the release byindustrial countries of gases blamed for trapping heat in the atmosphere. The United States was one of the first countries to sign the Kyoto Treaty, but has since withdrawn. President Bush says the treaty could harm the American economy.News Item 2Welcome to BBC World News, I'm Nick Gowing. Environment ministers from 180 countries will start trying to rescue the Kyoto Treaty on global warming shortly. They join their officials who have been meeting all week in the German city of Bonn. The 1997 Kyoto agreement commits industrialized countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The protocol was undermined in a major way in March when US President George W. Bush said it would weaken America's economy.It's Beethoven who dominates the town square here and it's unlikely that he'll have to give up his place to a monument celebrating a conference which halted global warming. Ministers from over 180 countries have already agreed to global cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases 5 percent below the 1990 levels. But here they must decide how this will be achieved. Since George Bush pulled out of the deal, the argument is between Japan and Europe. The Japanese want flexible rules allowing them to plant more trees in place of steep cuts in pollution and weaker penalties for missing targets. Europe doesn't like it but really wants a deal.News Item 3A major international conference on climate change is to open in Moscow shortly with Russia感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。
最新《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案Unit--9资料
Unit 9Task 1【答案】1) the campus hero; the women’s track coach2) the class started before I got here3) will develop4) cloudy; the glass is a little dirty5) a symbol of happiness; wear black【原文】1) Man: I had the girls running in circles when I was in college.Woman: I never knew you were the campus hero.Man: I wasn't. I was the women's track coach.2) Instructor: Mr. Jenkins, why are you late?Student: I guess because the class started before I got here.3) Woman: Doctor, you have to come immediately--my baby swallowed some camera film!Doctor: Just calm yourself, nothing will develop.4) Customer: Waiter, this water is cloudy.Waiter: The water's okay, madam. It's just that the glass is a little dirty.5) Woman: The bride wears white on her wedding day as a symbol of happiness, for this is themost joyous day in her entire life.Man: Why does the groom wear black?Task 2【答案】【原文】Catherine: I think firstly I find the French language, very melodic to listen to. It's very easy on the ear, and it almost sounds poetic. No matter what kind of mood the individual is in,who's talking, or what they're talking about, there seems to be a rhythm to the language.And it's rounded; there are no sharp, jagged edges to the language, so it's very pleasingto the ear.Chris: I think the accent I really like is the Dane speaking English. They sound awful when they speak Danish, but when they speak English there's a beautiful, low, sensitive, verysoft quality about it.Donald: I like the way they bring their French pronunciation into English. They can't pronounce "h"s and they can't pronounce "th" properly. And I think that actually sounds very nice.Also I like the rhythm: they bring French rhythms into English--nice, steady rhythmsand I like that too. It's just it, it... whenever I hear a French person speaking English itsounds more gentle and more lyrical.Lesley: I think the most attractive foreign accents for me are Mediterranean accents because they, if you like, import their own culture into the English accent and give it a lot of life that sometimes, that kind of--the gestures and everything that the English people don't have, so you get a beautiful mixture of the serious Northern European and the Southern European together.Susan: I like the Swedish accent because it, it makes me smile and the way it's spoken is so sing-songy that you can't help but smile when other people actually speak it. And it always makes you want to try and put the accent on yourself.Task 3【答案】spelling; meaning; history; a slab of ham; a lump of bread; hunk of something to eat; a strong man;a book of maps; the top bone of the neck; Olympians; holding the sky on his head and hands; Sixteenth; on the cover of a book of maps; blessing; I hope you will have a good night; day’s eye; it has a little golden eye, like a tiny sun; the English daisy closes at night; the English loved their daisies.【原文】The spelling and meaning of words are very interesting. But what's more interesting is the history of a word, or where it came from. Let's examine some of the words and see how they got into our language.LUNCH Lunch perhaps comes from an old Spanish word lonje, a slab of ham. We may also get our word from a form of lump, maybe a lump of bread, but whether lunch comes from ham or bread, it meant a hunk of something to eat.ATLAS An atlas is a strong man, and also a book of maps. The story of this word begins a long time ago in Greece. The ancient Greeks believed that their gods had once been a race of giants called Titans. The Titans fought with another group of gods called Olympians, and the Olympians won. Atlas was a Titan. He was punished for fighting by having to stand at the western edge of the world, holding the sky on his head and hands, so that it would not fall on the world and smash anything.After the ancient Greek religion died out, the idea of Atlas changed. From holding up the sky with his head and hands, he came to be thought of as holding the world on his shoulders. Mercator, a mapmaker of the sixteenth century, used a picture of Atlas on the cover of a book of maps, so a book of maps came to be called an atlas.The word has still another meaning. The top bone of the neck is called atlas because it supports the head.GOOD-BYE Good-bye is a blessing; originally it was God be with ye, and in the course of time it became one word. Many of our greetings are good wishes, but we say them with so little thought that we forget this. When we say good morning, good evening, good night, and so on, what we are really saying is, "I hope you will have a good morning (or evening, or night)."DAISY The daisy has a little golden eye, like a tiny sun. Perhaps this is the reason the English people named it day's eye, or perhaps they chose the name because the English daisy closes at night. The English loved their daisies, which were pink and red, as well as white. Six hundred years or so ago, the English poet Chaucer said:The daisy, or else the eye of the day,The queen, and prettiest flower of all.Task 4【答案】A.1) T2) T3) F4) T5) FB.1) b2) c3) a4) c5) c6) b【原文】MATTHEW: Chris, why is it that there are so many different languages , and that in Europe certainly if you travel more than a hundred miles , you're likely to find peoplespeaking a completely different language to your own?CHRIS: Well, it's true to say that there are er ... hundreds and hundreds of different languages.It's perhaps um . . . however , more interesting and more informative to say that thereare several different groups of languages er . .. Most European languages,with theexception of I think Finnish and er .. . Basque and . . . Hungarian I believe,belong tothe Indo-European group of languages, I'm not very sure myself of the . . . the actualdetails of the history of these languages, but you can be very sure that er ... most ofthese languages , say Latin and Greek nd our own language a and er . . . German ander ... French and ... all the others, are connected. The reason why you can travel fromone Willage to another in Switzerland and er . . . from one area to another in Englandand find different dialects, if not different languages spoken, is that um ... severalhundred years ago communication was by word of mouth. Word of mouth meant thatpeople had to move ; if people were to move they needed roads and there were noroads.MATTHEW: Do you see any chance for a universal language like Esperanto?CHRIS: Not for an artificial er ... language, no ... I suppose the Roman Catholic Church usedLatin. but Latin had a ... a particular religious basis and this is probably why it wastherefore chosen. I don't see very much chance for Esperanto; I think it's an awfullygood idea but I don't believe that language works like that.I think people willprobably er .. . work towards the most convenient language to use.They will not setout to learn a new language. It seems to me that er ... either English,. Russian orChinese, perhaps Japanese, will be the language of the future er . . . My bet's onEnglish.MATTHEW: Maggie, why do you think it is that so few English people speak a second language? MAGGIE: I think when you learn a language at school ...it tends to be rather a dead occupation, and it's very difficult to stimulate any interest among school children. But when youactually go to the country and spend say a month in . . . in an exchange visit whenyou're a schoolgirl, or a schoolboy um ... then you suddenly become more interestedbecause you ... you want to communicate with poeple when you're actually abroad,and it's not safe to rely on the fact that most people speak English when um . . . inforeign countries. Mm . . . I think English people traditionally thought that . . . thatforeigners always spoke English, and a lot of foreigners do, but there are people thatyou meet in the street or you want to take a bus somewhere, then you find that youneed to speak the language and'it's very unnerving to be in a situation where you can'tcommunicate with people when you do want to travel around.MATTHEW: Have you ever been abroad and learnt er ... a language in the country? MAGGIE: Yes , well when I was a secretary I er... went and lived in Geneva for two years, andI learnt French at school but I . . . I really didn't speak it at all. I knew it theoreticallybut I wasn't able to communicate with people. But I was in a situation where if I didn'tspeak French , then I would not have been able to do my shopping and buyfood ,and so I picked the language up and I made friends with French people ... SwissFrench people, and I found that if I wanted to communicate with all . . . all the peoplethat I met , then I had to learn French, and I think it's the best method of learningbecause you're in the situation. It's very hard at times —you can sit through dinnerparties and not understand what ... what's going on and you think everybody thinksyou're stupid because you can't communicate with them, but it's ... it's the hard waybut I think it's the best way to learn.MATTHEW: Elfriede, you come from Austria and yet you've been living in England now for the last three years. Has having to learn and speak another language created greatproblems?ELFRIEDE: Um ... At the beginning, yes, it was rather difficult for me to get the right job . . .um. after you've lived here for one or two years you get to know the system and thenthat's quite good. You know how to use libraries and oh .. . you get to know where toum... call in emergencies; um ... you get to know ... er ...trying to get a radio andunderstand the radio and all the . . . programmes they have . . . um and when they'reon and the little stories.MATTHEW: What about English humour on the radio?ELFRIEDE: Um . . . I think that takes a very very long time to understand and I'm sorry to say that I haven't managed yet to understand it completely, but er... I find it veryinteresting to speak other languages um ... because English people have differenter ...have a different mentality, and have a very different character and a differenttemperament and it is fascinating for me to talk to them um... and also for myself tobe able to express myself in a different language and to communicate with them.Task 5【答案】1) A mother is leaving instructions with her babysitter before going out.2) Wake up; give her the dummy; give her a cuddle; sing to her; read her a story; go back to sleep.3) Two friends are taking about their holiday together.4) It reminds.., of... holiday; city; wine; good food; tower; view; walking along the river; paintings;I love...; I like...; I remember...5) Two women are meeting at a doctor’s waiting room.6) It's diagnosed; have another look; do something about...; go away; give.., for...; it's your turn. 【原文】Number 1Fiona: Okay, Deek, I'm off now. [Okay.] Everything's okay, is it?Deek: Yes, I think so. The only thing is... is she likely to wake up?Fiona: No, I don't think so. She doesn't usually, but...Deek: What if she does?Fiona: Well, yes. Don't. worry about it. Her dummy's by the bed, so if you just pick her up, give her the dummy, give her a little bit of a cuddle; [Yes.] sing to her if you like.Deek: Shall I read her a story or something?Fiona: Yes, anything like that. [Yes.] Then she should just go back to sleep again quite happily. Deek: Okay.Fiona: Oh! And I've left stuff for you in the fridge. There's some salad and cold chicken and some beer as well. Okay then?Deek: Right then. Bye.Fiona: Bye-bye.Number 2Lesley: Ah ... it's such a lovely day. It reminds me of last week, doesn't it you?Fiona: Oh don't! I mean that was just so fantastic, that holiday!Lesley: I love that city, you know.Fiona: I do too. Really, it's got something about it, a certain sort of charm ...Lesley: Mm, and all that wine and good food ...Fiona: And so cheap. Right, I mean, compared to here ...Lesley: Yes, although the shops are expensive.Fiona: Mm, yes.Lesley: I mean, really I bought nothing at all. I just ate and ate and drank and drank.Fiona: I know. Wasn't that lovely?Lesley: Yes, and I, I go there. I like listening to the people talking, sitting outside drinking wine. Fiona: Yes. Could you understand what they were saying? When they were speaking quickly, I mean.Lesley: Well, it is difficult, of course. And then I liked that tower, too.Fiona: You liked that tower? I'm not sure about it, really. (No) It's very unusual, right in the centre of the city.Lesley: True, but there's a lovely view from the top.Fiona: Oh, you went right up, didn't you? (Mm, yes) Oh no, I didn't.Lesley: Of course you didn't.Fiona: I remember that day. We weren't together.Lesley: No, that's right. (Mm) You went down by the river, didn't you?Fiona: That's it. Oh, walking along the river and all the couples (Yes) and it's so romantic ... (Is it true) and the paintings too ...Lesley: They do have artists down by the river, do they? (Yes) Oh, how lovely!Fiona: Oh, it really is super.Lesley: Yes. Oh, I think we ought to go back there again next year, don't you?Fiona: I do, yes. (Mm) If only just to sample some more of the wine.Lesley: It'd be lovely, wouldn't it?Fiona: Yes.Number 3Mary: I'm so pleased. What about you then?Jane: Well, he said he wanted to have another look at it.Mary: Yes. What are they doing about it?Jane: Well, I don't think they're going to do anything really. It just sometimes goes away [Well, can't...] something like that.Mary: Well, can't they give you anything for it?Jane: Well, no, they didn't say the9 could. [Really?] No, just got to be patient and wait for it to go away.Mary: Well, that seems a bit stupid, doesn't it?Jane: Yes, it does.Mary: You'd have thought.., you'd have thought they'd have thought of something.Jane: Yes. Ooh it's your mm.Mary: Yes. Certainly.Jane: Good luck!Mary: Thank you!Task 6【答案】A.1) c2) a3) b4) cB.1) T2) F3) F4) T5) F6) T【原文】Learning to SpeakIt is, everyone agrees, a huge task that the child performs when he learns to speak, and the fact that he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation.Language learning begins with listening. Individual children vary greatly in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and late starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though they word obey is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.Any attempt to trace the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves out as particularly indicative of delight, distress, sociability, and so on. But since these cannot be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new sounds to their voices. This self imitation leads on to deliberate imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.It is a problem we need not get our teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation; and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use, at say seven months, of "mama" as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply Because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes.Playful and apparently meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself. I doubt, however, whether anything is gained when parents cash in on this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.Task 7【答案】Topic: Body language1. Brief introduction"statements"; non-verbal communication; small facial expressions, hand gestures and body movements that we make to express our feelings2.Detailed introductionour facial expressions and gestures are automatic and unconscious most of the time; we paid conscious attention to the hidden messages in body language; facial; body2.1 facial expressionsEyes, eyebrows, lips and facial muscles: capable of “saying” things.Hand or sign language: highly developed, especially by the deaf.bring our finger to our lips; scratch or rub our heads; slap our heads; take our head in both hands to sort of clear our minds3. ConclusionA sampling of; we pull an ear; we cross our legs; who don't communicate with body language; writers; frowns, scratches his chin, slaps his head, purses his lips, stares at the ceiling and throws up his arms.【原文】Let's talk about body language. You already "speak" it and "read" it. Body language is all of the small facial expressions, hand gestures and body movements that we make. We may not realize it, but each movement and expression says something about our feelings.In fact, we might say that body language is the clearest and most common way Of communicating our feelings directly to others. We all know the most obvious body "statements": We wave our hands in greeting, we shake hands, pat each other on the back, we hug friends and kiss loved ones. We smile, we laugh, we wink and we frown, and sometimes we cry. All of these gestures are called non-verbal communication (non-verbal means we do not use words to "say" what we feel.)Normally, we don't think very much about our body language. Our facial expressions and gestures are automatic and unconscious most of the time. But researchers tell us we might learn to under-stand each other a little better if we paid conscious attention to the hidden messages in body language. Let's consider a few of the more obvious facial, hand and body gestures.The human face is wonderfully rich in its ability to express feelings. The eyes, the eyebrows, the lips and the facial muscles are all capable of "saying" things.For example, we speak of "wide-eyed wonder". If the eyes open wide, that may mean surprise, wonder, excitement or sometimes fear. And that is an important thing to remember about body language--one element alone does not tell us everything. We have to see gestures in Combination. So wide eyes alone would not tell us whether the person was surprised, pleased or scared, but when we see wide eyes, a little smile and a slight tilt of the head, we understand that the person is "wonderfully pleased"."Squinty" eyes, tight lips, and the head pushed forward probably suggest anger or hostility.Half-closed eyes may suggest fatigue, boredom or indifference. But add a lowered tilt of the head, a fluttering of the eyelids and a slight smile, and we get a coy and flirtatious message.Strangely enough, one of the eye features over which we have very little control--the size of our pupils--says something about our interest in a subject. If we like something, our pupils get larger. Studies show that most men think a woman with large pupils is more "attractive" than the same woman with small pupils. But the men aren't really conscious of the pupils. They just know they like the "looks" better in the samples with large pupils. No wonder eye make-up is so popular.Eyebrows are almost like signal flags: one brow up, one down suggests doubt, disbelief or uncertainty. Both up means surprise or mistrust. Squeeze them together and we get a frown or scowl.The lips shape non-verbal as well as verbal messages. The smile is the most obvious, but try baring the teeth just on one side or pull the lips tightly across the teeth and the smile becomes a snarl and a threat. In this, and in many of our other body gestures, we are close to the animals.The lower lip by itself can say little things. The "pout" is a fat lower lip pushed way out. It means "I'm not happy because I'm not getting what I want." But if we tuck the lower lip into our mouth and bite it, we are conveying anxiety and fear. Licking the lips is a "dry mouth" gesturewhich usually means stress or anxiety.There are whole books written on hand gestures, and, in fact, hand or sign language has often been highly developed, especially as an aid to the deaf. But the routine hand language, such as pointing with the index finger to accuse someone, or the clenched fist beating in the air to threaten someone, is familiar to us all. But a clenched fist held close to the body usually means tension or anxiety while the open hands, palms up may mean "I'm innocent" or "give me" or "forgive me".Both hands raised up and facing the audience means "I give up" or "I surrender". But tilt the hands and palm down and extend the arm and it means "I bless" or "I give". The "pat on the head" is a kind of blessing or gesture of love and giving. We clap hands to indicate approval or in some cases to call someone or get attention.When the hands get very busy we say that someone "talks with his hands" and among certain individuals and cultures it is almost impossible to talk without a wild display of hand motions.If we are slightly puzzled by something, we may bring our finger to our lips. If it's a real puzzler, we scratch or rub our heads. If we do something wrong, we slap our heads. To start allover something, we often begin by taking our head in both hands to sort of clear our minds and "set our head on straight".These are only a sampling of the many types of body language. There are books which discuss everything from the way we pull an ear to the way we cross our legs. From the looks of things, the only people who don't communicate with body language are the writers. Readers never get to see how often the writer frowns, scratches his chin, slaps his head, purses his lips, stares at the ceiling and throws up his arms.Task 8In contemporary English, there are many reported differences in the talk of males and females . In same gender pairs having conversations, women generally discuss their personal feelings more than men . Men appear to prefer non-personal topics such as sport and news . Men tend to respond to mention personal experiences that match or connect with the other woman’s . There is a pattern documented in the American English social context of women cooperating and seeking connection via language, whereas men are more competitive and concerned with power via language . In mixed-gender pairs having conversations, the rate of men interrupting women is substantially greater than he reverse. Women are reported to use more expressions associated with tentativeness , such as “hedges”(sort of , kind of ) and “tags”(isn’t it ? , don’t you ?) , when expressing an opinion : Well ,erm , I think that golf is kind of boring , don’t you ?。
大学英语2英语听力答案
大学英语2英语听力答案【篇一：新视野大学英语第二册听力答案】=txt>第二册unit 1 international clock talkshort conversations1- 5.bdcdc6-10.cbbaclong conversation1-5.ddabcunderstanding a passage1-5.cdbcbmovie speech1.upset2.sickw4.harmless5.break6.replaced7.memories8.natural9.birthday 10.appreciatestory-retelling1. sit quietly and listen to him2. a blank stare3. put it a different way4.speak up in class5. in turn/ a great deal ofhomework listeningtask 1 1-5.d c b d btask 2 1-5.c a b a ctask 31.the age, size and future2.seventy years ago3.increase with distancete that month5.a light year6.distances in space7.other measurements8.support the idea9.slow down and break up 10.or possibly even olderunit 2all that glitters is olympic goldshort conversations1.b2.b3.c4.c5.c6.a7.a8.a9.c 10.along conversation1.d2.b3.c4.d5.dunderstanding a passage1.c2.b3.c4.d5.dmovie speech1.training2.touch5.trouble6.fighting7.three10.borrowhomework listeningtask 1 1.d 2.c 3.d 4.b 5.atask 2 1.a 2.b 3.c 4.b 5.dtask 31.on the ball2.did something unexpected3.at the job or activity4.hit it out of the park3.understand4.appreciate 8.honest 9.cry5.think it over6.is very successful9.how much it is worth10.close to my selling price新视野大学英语听说教程【第二版】第二册unit 3 pros and cons of mixed marriagesshort conversations1.d2.a3.b4.c5.d6.a7.d8.b9. a 10.blong conversation1.a2.b3.d4.d5.aunderstanding a passage1.b2.d3.d4.a5.bmovie dialog1.night2.definitely3.love4.wise5.my wife6.267.died8.youngest9.goes by10.gotten oldlistening and speaking1.physically ok2.to the kitchen3.a bowl of ice cream4.i don’t need to write it down5. a plate of bacon andeggssupplementary listeningtask 1 1.a 2.b 3.d 4.c 5.dtask 2 1.b 2.d 3.b 4.c 5.atask 31.they care about2.performed marriages .3.wait longer to get married4.bring people together5.plan a blind date6.follow their culturaltraditions7.meant for the other 8.establishing a relationship9.improve their chances10.meet someone over the internet新视野大学英语听说教程【第二版】第二册unit 4 a hunk of burning loveshort conversations1.d2.b3.c4.a5.b6.d7.a8.c9.c 10.blong conversation1.b2.a3.c4.d5.bunderstanding a passage1.c2.b3.d4.b5.amovie speech5.delight6.gathering7.natural8.special9.welcoming10.remindinghomework listeningtask 1 1.a 2.c 3.a 4.b 5.btask 2 1.d 2.c 3.a 4.c 5.btask 31.answer a question2.to be admitted3.copies of all school records4.the results of the tofel5.minimum acceptable tofel score6.additional english training7.conditionally accept students8.taking regular class9.provides more information10.successfully pass classes新视野大学英语听说教程【第二版】第二册unit 5 enough of worries and tearsshort conversations1.c2.d3.a4.c5.a6.b7.d8.d9.d 10.clong conversation1.b2.d3.a4.d5.aunderstanding a passage1.d2.c3.b4.a5.cmovie speech1.everything the light touches2.rises and falls3.will risewith you 4.shadowy place5.never go there6.getting your way7.exists together 8.respect all creatures 9.let meexplain【篇二：新标准大学英语2翻译、听力答案】class=txt>1. nowadays in china, it’s no longer so hard for high school graduates to go to university,because there are three times as many universities as there were 20 years ago. but to be admitted by a first-class university, you still need to be more competitive than your peers.2. it is worthwhile to spend money on this project, for the career skills you acquire in the processare bound to help improve your prospects in your search for a job and all your efforts will eventually pay off.3. though i can learn teamwork by working side by side with other volunteers, i need to pay forthe participation. i have to acknowledge that i am now spending more time doing part-time jobs to save up for the project, which makes me feel a shortage of time.4. different sports have different requirements in terms of height, age, strength and stamina.therefore, there are as many types of athletes as there are sports. there can be no doubt that anyone who wants to get some exercises can find the right sport.listening:unit one: listening inpassage 2 : 8: choose the best way to complete the sentence 1-----5: b d d b aunit 3: listening inpassage 1:3: correct the sentences according to the passage1. , but the policeman2. if you’re going to bite someone3. another 2,0004. talking to the newspaper5. sure what was happeningpassage 2:6. complete the factfilename of the victim: anna blackdate the attack took place: just over a week agotime of the day: about sevengender: maleitem: mobile phonehelped the victim: two mentime to arrive: five minutes7. 1-----5: b a a b dunit 4: listening inpassage 1 :3. complete the incident reportcampus address: south block, room 18date of the fire: november 10time of the fire: 11 pmcause of the fire: he had a telephone conversation with his girlfriend and forgot about the chipshe was deep-frying, and then the chips and oil caught fire.to arrive: ten minutesdamage done: the fire ruined the cooker, two kitchen units and one wallpassage 2 : 4. 1-----5: d a a b c8. 1. just as many2. how they behave3. a gardening programme4. do very well5. to say to thatunit 5 : listening inpassage 1 :2. complete the sentences:1. businessman; 11 years old2. first name; his second name3. the same age as4. terrible four years; survives5. his japanese friend6. strength; courage3. 1-----5 : b d a d bunit 6 : listening inpassage 2 : 7: 1-----5: a b c d d【篇三：全新版大学英语第二版听说教程2听力原文及答案】s=txt>unit 1 sports part a]listening strategyidentifying numbersnumbers appear very often in every kind of listening material. the ability to catch the exact numbers spoken in english is an important but difficult skill for a chinese learner. a good way isto practice over and over again the pronunciation of the numbers, particularly the different ways to say thirteen and thirty, fourteen and forty, etc. it also helps to practice writing down the numbers you hear quickly in numerical forms, without translating them into chinese. youre going to hear a passage about michael jordan, a retired american professional basketball player.listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the missing numbers. michael jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. he was born on feb.17, 1963, in brooklyn, new york. he is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 216 pounds. jordan joined the chicago bulls team for the 1984 season. in the 1986 season he shot 3041 points, the third highest score ever. he was named nba slam dunk champion(扣篮冠军)in 1987 and won the most valuable player award in 1988, an honor repeated four times in the next ten years to 1998. jordan guided his team to win six nba championships during the 1990s, scoring 45 points during the sixth and last game of the 1998 nba finals. in 1999, he was named the greatest north american athlete of the 20th century. jordan left the nba at the beginning of the 1993-1994 nba season to pursue a career in baseball. since his baseball game wasnt quite as good as his basketball games, he finally gave it up to rejoin the bulls in 1995. yet, after playing for five more years, he once again announced his retirement in 1999. but he returned for two more nba games in 2001 as a member of the washington wizards.[ti:unit 1 part b]listening tasks a conversationwhy dont you join me at the gym sometime?exercise 1listen to the conversation and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.peter: hi laura. where are you heading with that big bag?laura: hi, peter. im off to the gym. ive got to stay in shape, you know. i try to go three times a week, but im busy so i cant always make it.peter: i know more women who work out than men. whats the main reason you work out? for your health, or to look good?laura: to be honest, for both. with women, good looks are always a very important consideration. peter: if they werehonest, most men who work out would admit that they also do it to look better, and not merely for health reasons.laura: how about you? do you get any regular exercise?peter: i do a lot of walking, for exercise and enjoyment sometimes ten to twenty kilometers at a time but i never go to the gym like you do.laura: well, walking is good exercise. how about sports?peter: not since my school days. i used to love playing baseball, but its impossible to get enough people together for a game now. mostly i just watch sports on tv.laura: i play tennis fairly regularly with my friends, and sometimes go swimming and cycling by myself.peter: oh, i forgot about that. i go cycling sometimes too. and i often go swimming on vacation, but only recreational swimming.laura: why dont you join me at the gym sometime? i can get you a guest pass. peter: well, maybe someday, but im pretty lazy about things like that. questions1. what do you know about peter?2. where might the two speakers be having this conversation? speaking tasks pair worklisten to the following conversations and repeat after the recording. then role-play them with your partner.conversation 1a: whats your plan for this evening?b: well, theres a good game at the stadium but i havent got a ticket yet.a: im going to the gym. would you like to come along? i can get a guest pass for you. b: thats wonderful. id always wanted to work out in the new gym. thank you very much. conversation 2 a: hi, xiao wang. fancy meeting you here! how are you doing?b: cant complain. im busy with my experiments in the lab. but after work i often play some sports．a: like what?b: like swimming, running and sometimes tennis.a: tennis? thats my favorite game. say, whatre you doing this weekend? b: nothing particular. i guess ill probably just work in the lab. a: come on. you need to relax. what about a game of tennis? b: ok.conversation 3a: are you doing anything special tomorrow, bob? b: not really. why do you ask?a: some of us are going motorcycling. would you like to join us? b: motorcycling? ive never done that. isnt it a bit dangerous? a: maybe, but its really exciting.b: i enjoy jogging. its more relaxing.a: thats a good form of exercise. it can help you stay in shape. b: yes, its also safer.now make similar conversations according to the given situations. use the structures and expressions above in your conversations where appropriate[ti:unit 1 part c]test your listeningyoure going to hear five short conversations. listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.1. w: i like playing basketball, volleyball and table tennis. what about you? m: well, tennis is my favorite sport. q: what sport does the man like?2. w: you dont like boxing very much, do you? m: its far from being my kind of sport. q: what does the man mean?3. w: i think yesterdays football game was quite exciting. what about you, john?m: you said it. but it was a bit long.q: what does the man think about the football game? 4. w: do you like to play chess?m: i like the game, but i dont play it often enough. im afraid im not a very good chess player. q: what does the man mean?5. m: i knew the names of all the football players and the dates of all the games in my high schooldays. but recently i have failed to keep up with football. w: now you are busy with your golf games.q: what do you know about the man from the conversation?unit 2 food and drinks part alistening strategylistening between the linespeople do not always say directly what they mean. very often, we have to listen between the lines. the english languageoffers many ways for people to imply, rather than directly state, their meaning. to find out what a speaker really means, we canrely on such things as the context, the meaning of an idiom, and the intonation used. for example, if someone says i have an essay to write in answer to an invitation to go somewhere, we can infer from the context that he cannot accept the invitation. and if someone says andrew passed with flying colors in reply to an inquiry about how andrew did on a test, we can infer from the meaning of the idiom to pass with flying colors that andrew did very well on the test. often, intonation also helps to reveal the real meaning of a message. for example, he is very clever said with an ironic tone means just the opposite. you are going to hear eight short conversations between two speakers.listen carefully and write down yes or no to each of the following questions. 1. m: have you ever been to that big restaurant opposite the school gate? w: yes, many times.whenever my friends come to visit me, ill take them there to eat. 2. w: is there something wrong, sir?m: my wife and i have been kept waiting for nearly an hour for our meal. 3. w: where is the cake i made this morning?m: we ate it, mom. can you make another one for us?4. w: i hear you like chicken very much.m: next to beef.5. m: have you tried this wine before?w: no, never. its my first time, but its really to my taste. 6. w: john, do you want a soda? m: soda? i think it tastes like medicine. 7. w: why, the fish is left almost untouched. m: well, it would be good if it were less salty. 8. m: hi, sue, would you like to eat out tonight?w: oh, id really like to, but my sister may come to visit me this evening..[ti:unit 2 part b] listening tasks a conversationwhat about dining out?exercise 1listen to the conversation and complete the following sentences. peter: hi, kate.kate: hi, peter. how have you been? peter: oh, ok, i guess. and you?kate: not too bad. we havent seen each other for a while, have we?peter: no, we havent. so that makes me ask. do you have any plan for this saturday? kate: no, not yet, i dont think so. why?peter: what do you think about getting together and going out to dinner this weekend? kate: that would be great. do you have any particular place in mind?peter: well, i think id like to eat something thats not too heavy. ive been eating a little too much lately.kate: me too.peter: i love italian food, but maybe we should skip that this time. they always seem to serve somuch food in italian restaurants, and you end up eating more than you wanted to.kate: chinese food would be good.peter: yes, or maybe some japanese sushi. that style uses alot of natural flavors, and not much oil or cream or heavy sauces.kate: yes, either of those choices would be good. lets just meet on saturday night, and decide then where to eat.peter: thats fine by me.speaking tasks pair worklisten to the following conversations and repeat after the recording. then role-play them with your partner.conversation 1(at the school canteen) a: what a crowd!a: thats true. im starving and i cant wait. id rather not stand in a long line. b: why dont we have some fried noodles?a: noodles are sold at no. 2 box. no queue there, you see. b: thats great. (at no. 2 box) counter hand: what can i get you? a: one plate of fried noodles, please. b: make it two.counter hand: ok. two plates of fried noodles. anything else? a: how much is the tomato soup? counter hand: its free. it goes with the noodles. a: i see. (to b) do you want any soup? b: yes. a: (to counter hand) two bowls of soup, please. conversation 2 (at a fast food restaurant)counter hand: what can i do for you?customer: ill have one order of chicken nuggets and a chicken sandwich. counter hand: anything to drink? customer: a small sprite. no ice, please. counter hand: okay. for here or to go? customer: for here. conversation 3(at a chinese restaurant)waiter: are you ready to order?a: do you have any recommendations?waiter: yes. the sichuan style crispy whole fish is very good.its todays special.a: mary, would you like to try that? i hear its very good.b: why not? and id like shrimp in black bean sauce, too. its my favorite. waiter: okay. anything else?a: what about some vegetables, mary? b: yes. how about spinach? a: spinach is fine with me. waiter: anything to drink? a: yes. id like one bud light, please. whatll you have, mary? b: orange juice, please. waiter: one bud light and one orange juice. is that right? a: right.now make similar conversations according to the given situations. use the structures and expressions above in your conversations where appropriate[ti:unit 2 part c]test your listeninglisten to the conversation and choose the right answers to the questions you hear. a: well, here we are, not too crowded.b: great! lets order quickly so we can chat a little. a: ok. what are you in the mood for?b: something light. i had a huge breakfast and im still full. a: there are three salads. or you could have soup and a sandwich. b: what are you having? a hamburger, i suppose.a: no, actually i ate out last night. we had pizza at pizza hut, then a late snack at kentucky fried chicken.b: oh, dear. well, maybe you should have a salad.a: yes, i think so. look, the daily special is spaghetti. that sounds good. b: oh, the prices are great too. ill have that as well. a: now lets decide on drinks.b: ill just have coffee and a glass of iced water. a: italian food needs red wine, you know. b: but we have to go back to work. a: ok, a coke for me then.b: here comes the waitress. let me order first. questions1. what is the relationship between the two speakers?2. where does the conversation take place?3. what will they order?unit 3 weather part alistening strategylistening for important detailsbesides understanding the main idea of a listening text, we often find it necessary to grasp the important details as well. what counts as important details depends on the kind of information we want. generally speaking, if we are listening to the narration of an event, we need to sharpen our ears not only for what happened, but also when and where, how and why it happened. in listening to a weather report, on the other hand, the important details we should watch out for are the current weather conditions, temperature, and weather outlook. youre going to hear two short passages about weather. while listening, pay attention to such details as the weather conditions, temperature, weather outlook, damage caused by bad weather and so on, and write them down in note form.then complete the exercises in your book.1. the weather today: a fine day is in store nearly everywhere, with the best of the sunshine in southern and central areas of britain. a pleasant day, then, with long sunny periods developing. there will be light winds with a maximum temperature of 18 degrees celsius, 64 degrees fahrenheit. look at the outlook for the next few days: it will become mostly cloudy with heavy showers moving in from the west.2. a storm in changchun, capital of northeast chinas jilin province, claimed four lives on sunday. the storm lasted about three hours from around 8 p.m. the winds reached speeds of over a hundred miles an hour, causing serious damage and a widespread power failure.[ti:unit 3 part b] listening tasks a conversationdid you hear the forecast?exercise 1listen to the conversation and choose the right answers to the questions you hear. alan: oh, look at the sky, michelle! its starting to get cloudy.michelle: i see it. i hope it doesnt rain. i thought it was going to be a fine day today.alan: thats certainly what the department was hoping for when they chose today as the date for the annual picnic.michelle: you cant have a picnic without good weather. you need sunshine for all the eating and games and entertainment. alan: yeah, sunshine — but not too much! do you remember last year?。