施心遠聽力教程第三冊答案UNIT5答案完整版

1、UNIT 5 Section One Tactics for listening Part 1 Sport Dictation Wind In the past we watched the wind closely(1) Hunters knew that game moved (2) with the winds, that keeping the wind in (3) ones face was essential to a successful (4) stalk. Farmers knew that changing winds brought (5) rain or drough

2、t. Polynesian* sailors could find islands beyond the (6) horizon by lying on their backs in their (7) canoes and feeling the swells * caused by winds (8) rushing onto islands many miles away. Eskimos could (9) navigate in Arctic whiteoutswhen fog or snow (10) obscured all landmarks, by following rem

3、embered currents of air over the snow and ice. Today few people can tell where the wind comes from. We live inside walls, (11) surrounded by chrome and glass, and the winds outside are often (12) gusts of our own making the wake of (13) rushing automobiles, the tunneling of air down narrow city stre

4、ets. We get our weather (14) from the news, not from the wind behind us. We hear the wind as house sounds: the (15) rattle of windows, the scratching of branches at a window (16) screen, the moan of a draft under the (17) hall door. These are pop music, not the (18) classical style of the wind, whic

5、h is the collision of leaf and blade, the (19) groan of branches under stress, the (20) stirring of ocean waves Part 2 Listening for Gist Eleven years ago, a US Congressman from the state of Michigan introduced legislation asking Congress to study the issue of slavery reparations. Since then, the ci

6、ties of Washington, Detroit, Cleveland, Dallas and now Chicago have called on Congress to consider such payments Chicago aldermen voted 46-1 in support of the resolution. Aiderman Freddrenna Lyle is the descendant of a slave. She says blacks in the United States are still at a disadvantage because o

7、f slavery. ”Today, when I am down the street and cross the street and go to (the department store) Saks and people follow me through the store. If is because slavery has taught people to treat us differently based on skin color. It lives and breathes with us. It is with us every single day.” Aiderma

8、n Ed Smith says there is not enough money in the universe to compensate blacks for what they have suffered because of slavery, but he says it is time for the country to try. Exercise Directions: Listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide l)This passage is ab

9、out slavery reparations. The key words are slavery reparation, payments, vote、resolution, descendant, disadvantage, skin color, compensate、blacks, suffer. Section two Listening Comprehension Part 1 Dialogue Cheapo Ticket Terri: Did you see that television series with Michael Palin? Simon: The one wh

10、ere he went around the world in eighty days? Terri: Yeah. Simon: Yeah, it was really good You know, thafs something Fve always wanted to do. Terri: Me too. Mind you, you have to put up with a lot of hassles *. I mean. I went to Hong Kong last year and it was one long disaster! Simon: Really? Terri:

11、Yeah, I was stuck in Moscow for three days! Simon: How on earth did that happen? Terri: Well, it was like one of those bucket shop * tickets, you know, from the back of a magazine I went down to this little place in central London, in Soho and paid cash Simon: But theyfre usually OK, arent they? Ter

12、ri: Thafs what I thought at the time. Now I know better! I mean the plane was delayed two hours leaving Heathrow and we were doing a stopover at Moscow. It was Aeroflot*. So we arrived late at Moscow, in the middle of the night, and we all went into the transit lounge and after about two hours this

13、official came in and told us wed missed the connection to Hong Kong; wed have to stay the night in the aiiport hotel Simon: But why? Terri: The late departure from Heathrow apparently Simon: So, what was the hotel like? Terri: Grim * more like a prison really Anyway, the next morning I went down to

14、reception and asked what was happening. Disaster! Theyd checked my ticket or something and decided it wasnt a proper Aeroflot one, only valid for the twice-a-week flight, not the daily flight. So I had to sit there and watch all the other passengers go off to catch the next plane to Hong Kong while

15、I was stuck in this terrible hotel. Simon: Well, a good chance to explore Moscow Terri: No way! I didnt have a Russian visa, of course, so they wouldnt let me out. I had to stay there for three days. The pits! No TV, no newspapers, no phone lines and the food was gross. All because I had this cheapo

16、 ticket, Simon: I guess you won*t be buying cheap tickets again. Terri: Youre not wrong! Exercise Directions: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). LT 2.T 3.F 4.F 5. F 6.F 7.F &T Part 2 Passage Frozen Ethnic Foods 1) Two years ago, there were t

17、hree freezers in the store that catered to people from the Indian subcontinent and now there are 55 2 ) A few blocks away at the Pacific Supermarket, which specializes in Chinese and Thai food, frozen dinners fill two long aisles. 3) Other ethnic groceries are enjoying explosive growth in sales of f

18、rozen meals to immigrant and second-generation customers with less time, inclination or ability to cook the foods of their homeland 4) By 2010, the Hispanic-American population in the United States is expected to grow 96 percent and the Asian-American population is expected to grow 110 percent. 5) E

19、urope is ahead of the United States in terms of big companies but the trend could grow here At Patel Brothers1 grocery, you can almost get lost these days in the frozen food section. Two years ago, there were three freezers in the store that catered to people from the Indian subcontinent in New York

20、s Jackson Heights neighborhood Now, there are 55, aisle after aisle crammed with inexpensive, ready-to-eat versions of chicken, chick peas (鷹嘴豆)and vegetable balls in sauces and spices. A few blocks away at the Pacific Supermarket, which specializes in Chinese and Thai food, frozen dinners fill two

21、long aisles. Other ethnic groceries (食 品雜貨 店)，including those offering Mexican food, are enjoying explosive growth in sales of frozen meals to immigrant and second-generation customers with less time, inclination or ability to cook the foods of their homeland Filling the frozen food racks are rapidl

22、y growing food companies, many of them local or regional, which find that serving ethnic shops is easier and more profitable than selling to grocery chains. As their profits increase, they are attracting the attention of major corporations. The market for ethnic frozen foods reached US$2.2 billion i

23、n 2001, according to the American Frozen Food Institute. The biggest market is for Italian food, totaling US$1.28 billion in 200 I, up 6.1 percent from 2000. The overall frozen food market also grew by 6.1 percent, totaling US$26.6 billion. But Mexican frozen food sales grew 20.6 percent to US$488 m

24、illion. Asian frozen entrees, which include Chinese, Thai and Indian, were up 12.3 percent, totaling US$463 million. The steady growth in popularity of ethnic frozen foods is partly a result of changing demographics * - by 2010, the Hispanic-American population in the United States is expected to gr

25、ow 96 percent and the Asian-American population is expected to grow 110 percent. But other Americans are also enjoying dishes once considered exotic The busy lives of many people help sales . Six nights out of seven, it is well past midnight when Sanjay Kumar, a software manager at the brokerage * f

26、irm, arrives home from his office in Stamford, Connecticut. His refrigerator is bare but his freezer is full. So Kumar, 32, dines on chicken curry, chick peas, okra cooked with tomatoes and stuffed parathas. Total cost: about US$8.75. Making the food are mostly small businesses closely linked to imm

27、igrant populations from Asia, Latin America and Africa. Still, some are expanding beyond their own ethnic origins. Deep Foods * of Union，New Jersey, is adding frozen Thai and Chinese entrees even as it markets its Green Guru* line of Indian dishes Deep Foods started out in the late 1970s as a family

28、-owned snack business, then started making vegetarian frozen food in the mid-1980s. It has since diversified into nomegetarian、natural and lowsodium* dishes. Heinz sees frozen dishes as a growth area along with organic and natural foods. Just before acquiring Ethnic Gourmet*, Heinz bought a Mexican

29、food manufacturer, Delimex Europe is ahead of the United States in terms of big companies But the trend could grow here. Exercise A Pre-listening Question The development and diversity of the delights of Chinese cuisine are representative of Chinas long history. With each dynasty new recipes were cr

30、eated until the art of food preparation reached its peak during the Qing Dynasty. The dinner called Man Han Quan Xi that incorporates all the very best of Man and Han Cuisines is held in high esteem as it does countless dishes, each with its own distinctive flavor and appeal. The diversity of geogra

31、phy, climate, customs and products have led to the evolution of what are called the ,fFour Flavors11 and ”Eight Cuisines. Cuisine in China is a harmonious integration of color, redolence, taste, shape and the fineness of the instruments Among the many cooking methods they use are boiling, stewing, b

32、raising, frying, steaming, crisping, baking, and simmering and so on. Cuisine can rise to many different occasions from luxury court feasts, fetes, holy sacrificial rites, joyous wedding ceremonies to simple daily meals and snacks The art of a good cook is to provide a wholesome and satisfying dish

33、to suit the occasion. Besides the various Han cuisines, the other 55 ethnic groups each have their own. With their peculiar religions and geographical zones, their diets differ respectively and are full of interest Exercise B Sentence Dictation Directions: Listen to some sentences and write them dow

34、n. You will hear each sentence three times Exercise C Detailed Listening Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the following chart about the growth of the ethnic foods* market shares in the United States in 2001 and then answer the questions Nationality Italian Mexican Asian countries Amount

35、 US$1.28 billion USS488 US$463 million Percentage 6.1 20.6 12.3 Total US$2.2 billion 1 .Making the food are mostly small businesses closely linked to immigrant populations from Asia, Latin America and Africa. 2.Deep Foods started out in the late 1970s as a family-owned snack business, then started m

36、aking vegetarian frozen food in the mid-1980s. It has since diversified into non-vegetarian, natural and low-sodium dishes and is now adding frozen Thai and Chinese entrees even as it markets its Green Guru line of Indian dishes. Exercise D After-listening Discussion Directions: Listen to the passag

37、e again and discuss the following Therapy Dogs International, based in New Jersey, is one of a growing number of organizations that believes that the comfort and love of a pet can increase a persons physical and emotional well-being, promote healing and improve the quality of life. Therapy Dogs Inte

38、rnational was founded in 1976 by Elaine Smith, a registered nurse who observed the benefits of pets interacting with patients. Studies have shown that holding or petting an animal can lower a persons blood pressure, release tension and ease loneliness and depression. Since September (terrorist attac

39、ks), dog trainer Jean Owen has spent a lot of time visiting firehouses and Red Cross respite * centers for workers at Ground Zero. In New York City, there continues to be a need for specially-trained dogs to comfort people who have been traumatized * by disaster. One victim remarked, HWith people, y

40、ou have to talk about your feelings. But a dog knows how youTe feeling.” Exercise A Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary. This news item is about the therapy dogs that are used to increase a persons physical and emotional well-being promote healing and improve the quality of

41、life Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage Therapy Dogs International, located in New Jersey, was founded in 1976 by Elaine Smith, a registered nurse who observed the benefits of pets interacting with patients Studies have shown that holding or petting an

42、 animal can lower a persons blood pressure, release tension and ease loneliness and depression. Since September (terrorist attacks), dog trainer Jean Owen has spent a lot of time visiting firehouses and Red Cross respite centers for workers at Ground Zero. In New York City, there continues to be a n

43、eed for specially-trained dogs to comfort people who have been traumatized by disaster. One victim remarked, With people, you have to talk about your feelings. But a dog knows how youre feeling. News Item 2 Robots The new SDR4.X stands only 60 centimeters tall, but Sony still says it could be part o

44、f the family. But it will have to be a wealthy family. Its creators say it will cost as much as a luxury car! Electronics companies across the globe are racing to develop the next great robot for use around the home Some, such as the SDR4X, are humanoid * robots meant to entertain their owners with

45、their walking, talking and tricks. Others are made to do chores, such as mow the lawn or wash the car. Robots could help kids do their homework, or make learning fun, for example. Rodney Brooks is the Artificial Intelligence Director at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His company, Robot (

46、eye-robot) Corporation, has developed what it calls Mremote presence*1 robots They allow their owners to control them from anywhere in the world by using the Internet. He calls this Hrobottlingn. As for the fun side, the industry is developing companion robots for elderly people who are lonely. And

47、Sony expects to put its SDR4X on the market by the end of the year. Exercise A Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary. This news item is about the latest development in robots for use around the home Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news again and discuss the following ques

48、tions 1) It costs as much as a luxury car. 2) Sony made it. 3) They will entertain their owners with their walking, talking and tricks. 4) It means that these robots allow their owners to control them from anywhere in the world by using the Internet. 5) Sony will put SDR4X on the market by the end o

49、f the year. News Item 3 Robotics The sophisticated combination of electronics and software empowering todays toys may run tomorrow household robots, according to engineer Pradeep Khosia, at Carnegie Mellon Universitys Robotics Institute. Mr Khosla is presently working on programming robots to duplic

50、ate human response, so that in the future robots might be able to function as helpers for the elderly or the handicapped. He says he has made some gains - robots that respond to hand signals, voice commands, light and darkness and those gains are visible on todays toy market. Jeff Burnstein of the R

51、obotics Industries Association says a robot, by definition, is a piece of equipment that is multifunctional, one that can be reprogrammed to do many different tasks. Home robot helpers may be a distant dream, he says，but industrial robots are an essential part of most factories today. As for the fut

52、ure, Pradeep Khosla says a person will be able to turn to his or her robot helper and say - Get me a Coca Cola That robot will then walk to the refrigerator and open the door. That future is about 20 years off, Mr. Khosia estimates. The children playing with robot toys today could be the first gener

53、ation to live with robots in their homes as adults. Exercise A Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary. This news item is about the present achievements of robotics and the home robot helper in the future Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news again and complete the following

54、 passage Future robots will be able to duplicate human response, so that they might be able to function as helpers for the elderly or the handicapped. Researchers have already made some gains robots that respond to hand signals,voice commands, light and darkness and those gains are visible on todays

55、 toy market In about 20 years, the children playing with robot toys today could be the first generation to live with robots in their homes as adults. Section Four Supplementary Exercises Part 1 Two years ago, computer software engineers at The Media Lab, MITs innovative technology research center in

56、 Cambridge, Massachusetts, launched a new and easy-to-use programming language they called Scratch Since its launch. Scratch has quickly found its way over the Internet into classrooms and homes around the world, putting the creative power of software design into the hands of some very young users J

57、eff Elkners students are creating their own animated stories using Scratch. Most of them, like Lydia Melgar from El Salvador, are learning English as a second language Elkner, a computer science teacher in Arlington, Virginia, introduced Scratch to his students in March. At first I wanted to introdu

58、ce Scratch to teach programming. And what we found when we were working with Scratch was that it was actually amazingly good at teaching language skills.H Scratch is an object-oriented language designed to be simple enough for anyone to use. Instead of writing commands out, users choose from command

59、s that come with the program HWe were really inspired by Lego bricks and how you build things in the physical world How could you apply that to a digital space? So we have bricks or blocks that you snap together. So you have 100 different blocks that you can choose &om. There is also a library of vi

60、sual elements included in the program There are characters, interior and exterior settings to put them in, and objects they can manipulate. Anyone can download Scratch for free from the MIT-sponsored Website at Brennan says they knew from the start that they wanted Scratch to be easy