現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語聽力第二冊(cè)最全答案

1、Key to Exercises of Listening 2 Key to Unit 1 Social Customs Task 1 Key A. Answer the following questions. 1 She wanted to see St. Pauls 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 and n

2、ewspapers. 4 Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform. 5 No, he didnt. 6 He used the English saying It takes all kinds to make a world to prove his opinion. B. Write down the poem If All the Seas Were One Sea. If all the sea

3、s 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 2 Key A: Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape. 1 people were much busier 2 co

4、lder than England , minus thirty degrees, last longer 3 much more mountainous, much higher and much more rocky, more beautiful 4 tend to be more crowded 5 the houses, maller B: Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 F 1 Task 3 Key A: Answer the following questio

5、ns. 1 In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves; they dont invite other people to watch them. 2 Usually eight people dance together. 3 Because people form a square in dancing with a man and a woman on each side of the square. 4 He usually makes it into a song. 5 They war old-fashioned

6、 clothes. B: Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T C. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape. 1 eight people form a square, on each side of the square. 2 What they should do, makes it into a song/sings 3 Dont have much time to think 4

7、 Old-fashioned clothes Task 4 Key A: Answer the following questions. 1 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, something borrowed,

8、 and something blue to bring good luck. 4 Because they could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to 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 an

9、imals went into the church people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons. Task 5 Key A: Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape. 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 T 7 T B: Write o ut a list of the advantages and disadvantages of the Victorian times. Advantages Disadvantag

10、es Lots of servants to do the work Terrible life for servants Beautiful clothes to wear Very uncomfortable clothes Lots of tea parties Boring and formal tea parties-often no men being invited Life being slower Much more illness Plenty of time to talk to each other Children left with servants all day

11、 Very poor education No freedom for women Task 6 Key A: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1 b 2 a 3 c 4 a B: Complete the following sentence with what you hear on the tape. 1 family unit, process, change, used to be, the extended , the nuclear 2 job patterns, progre

12、ssed, agricultural, industrial, forced, job opportunities, split up 3 traditional, family, other living arrangements C: Complete the definitions below according to the what you hear on the tape. 1 mother, father, children, and some other relatives such as grandparents, living in the same house or ne

13、arby. 2 Only the parents and the children. 3 Previously married men and women marry again and combine the children from former marriages into a new family. Task 7 Key A: Fill in the following chart with a mark in corresponding columns according to the information given on the tape. Men Women Both B:

14、 Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1 c 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 c 6 c 7 c Task 8 Key A: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1 a 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 c 6 b 7 c 8 b B: Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape. 1 T 2

15、 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 F 7 F 8 F 9 T 10 F Task 9 Social 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 t

16、he 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 other people feel uncomfortable-especially if they are your guests. There is a

17、 story about a rich nobleman who had a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of 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

18、 his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable. Key to Unit 2 Weather Task 1 Key A. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1 b 2 a 3 d Task 2 Key A. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape. 1 T 2 F 3 F B. Choose the best answer to each of the fol

19、lowing questions. 1 d 2 c 3 c C. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape. Climate, reputation, extraordinary,unreliable.dry, wet,clear, dull,hot, cold, bad, mild Task 3 Key Complete the following summary of the passage. I. the country Trees, grass, lakes and steams II. A. 1. concrete, iron

20、 and steel 2. take in the heat during the day and throw of f heat into the air at night B. Warmer winters Car engines , electrical appliance III. A. air pollution may stop sunlight from reaching the earth 1. Ice near the North and South poles to melt 2. to be slowly folded and people living in these

21、 cities to move to higher land Task 4 Key A. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1 b 2 c B. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape night, delight morning, warning gray way red head C. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape. 1

22、 F 2 T 3 F Task 5 Key A. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1 c 2 b 3 d 4 c 5 c Task 6 Key A. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape. 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 T B. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape Incredible, one minute,

23、kilometer, destroyed, lifted up, carried away, killed, injured Task 7 Key A. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1 b 2 a 3 b B. Summarize the weather conditions reported in the radio programme. 1 It has been nice weather during the day, but it is going to change at night. 2 Fi

24、ne weather in southern Europe and not so nice in Northern Europe. C. Match each place with the corresponding weather condition there. For today Southeast England Maximum temperatures of around 21 degrees Southern Scotland 26 degrees Celsius by mid-afternoon Brighton 23 degrees Celsius by early after

25、noon Midlands Light showers around midday Northwest of Scotland 15 hours of lovely sunshine For the weekend Spain Cloudy but mainly dry with sunny periods, 23 degrees Celsius Greece Heavy rain, 17 degrees Celsius France Cloudy with rain, maximum temperatures of 22 degrees Northern Ireland 34 degrees

26、 Celsius Most of England 32 degrees Celsius Task 8 Key Fill in the following chart. Natural Phenomena Air Pressure (Rise or Fall Causes Fall The dust particles begin to settle to the ground in thinner air and the air clears. Fall Instead of traveling upward and outward into the atmosphere they are b

27、ent back to the earth and their range extended. Rise The methane is trapped in the bottom of the swamp because of the thick air. Rise Birds prefer to fly where the air is the densest and they can get greater lift with their wings. Rise Smoke rises with thicker air. Fall The gas in our bodies expands

28、 in lower air pressure. Task 9 Key A. Tick the statements that correctly describe the tornado in Xenia in 1974. 3 6 7 B. Rearrange the following sentences describing the boys experiences on the day when the tornado hit his town. fcadbe C. Decide whether the following statements are true or false acc

29、ording to the tape. 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F D. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1 d 2 b Task 10 Script Undoubtedly, 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 excee

30、d 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

31、the same day! The average temperature in northern Tibet is subzero and winter arrives in October until the following May or June. July and August are the best time to visit the area, enjoying warm temperatures, intense sunshine, beautiful scenery and festive events. May, June and September represent

32、 the tourist season in east Tibet. In winter, roads are all blocked by heavy snow. Landslides and rock falls frequently occur, which will make travel difficult. Key to Unit 3 Social Issues Task 1 Key A. Answer the following questions. 1 Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 bill

33、ion a year in lower productivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, and higher medical costs. 2 The most stressful professions are those that involve danger and extreme pressure and those that carry a lot of responsibility without much control. 3 The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation

34、, but sometimes the only answer is to fight back or walk away. B. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape. 4 Three-quarters 5 psychologists, doctors 6 nervousness, anger, frequent illness, mental problems Task 2 Key A: Complete the following summary of the two speakers opinio

35、ns. 1 give in so easily to hijackers demands a threaten to blow up a plane or commit some other outrage b hold out against this kind of blackmail, always have terrorists, Start executing terrorists automatically c be prepared to face the consequences of evil 2 a Its the lesser of two evils. Terroris

36、ts have proven often enough that they really mean business. b Innocent lives, threatening the innocent will achieve its ends B. Answer the following questions. She implies that if the first speaker was one of the victims of terrorism, she would want the government to give in to the demands so that s

37、he wouldnt die. Task 3 Key A: Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape. 1 thirty-five, natural lights, a small window, hot, airless, very noisy 2 Mexico 3 ought to, shouldnt B. Answer the following questions. 1 It is located in a narrow street with five-and six-storey building

38、s eight kilometers from downtown Los Angeles. 2 This factory makes shirts and jeans. 3 Shes already been working for ten hours, but she wont stop for another two hours. 4 She cant complain about those things because she is an illegal immigrant. Task 4 Key A: Complete the following summary of British

39、 governments statistics. social trends 1 marked differences a one hour more every day, three hours more every week b 1 prevent, cleaning and ironing, keep household accounts, do repairs or improvements c 30 percent 2 leisure activities, watching television, 20 hours a week, going for walks, Swimming

40、, British women B. Answer the following questions. Unlike the other couples, Carla has always kept her own accounts and Adrian has always done his own housework. Neither of them like watching television very much and they both like swimming. Task 5 Key A: Complete the following summary of the passag

41、e. How a city in Japan solve the problem of garbage disposal. 160 million, every year, 10 percent, 10 percent, the rest public cooperation 1 garbage that can be easily burned, kitchen and garden trash 2 electrical appliances, plastic tools and plastic toys 3 are poisonous, cause pollution, batteries

42、 4 bottles and glass containers that can be recycled 5 mental containers that can be recycled 6 furniture and bicycles on different days, on request fertilizer, to produce electricity, recycled , cleaned, repaired, resold cheaply, given away B. Answer the following questions. 1 The garbage will be t

43、aken to a center that looks like a clean new office building or hospital. Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and process the garbage. 2 O fficial from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use some of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage dis

44、posal problems. Task 6 Key A: Answer the following questions. 1 They were talking about Mrs. Carter. 2 She was a tall, handsome woman who used to come into the shop at least twice a week. 3 She lived alone in a large house on an old farm-about three miles from the shop. 4 He was absolutely certain,

45、otherwise he would never call the police. His evidence was 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 didnt punish her, young people would think that stealing didnt mat

46、ter. 6 The judge thought that it was a difficult case from a humanitarian point of view. The excuses he found for her were: First, the woman was old and she lived alone-she was lonely. Second, she wasnt poor-she was well-known for her generosity to charities and she didnt need to steal. The items we

47、re only worth a pound or two. Third, she pleaded not guilty and said she didnt know that she had done it. Task 7 Key A: Fill in the blanks in the summary of the planners description. not all modern cities are alike, modern city 1 a single high-density centre, skyscraper, motorways, as far as you can

48、 see 2 the low-density multi-center city, a large collection of a number of small centres, shopping centres, factories, businesses and skyscrapers B. Answer the following questions. 1 He thinks that the second type (the Los Angeles model is more sensible. 2 He considers it highly likely that the kin

49、d of city we know now will completely disappear. Task 8 Key A: Answer the following questions. 1 He thinks that this countrys problems all come from inflation, which is the result of the Democrats careless spending. 2 No, she doesnt agree with Ned. She believes that the problem is unemployment. If t

50、he 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 isnt doing very much to h

51、elp the big industries out. 4 He believes in the free market system rather than government regulation or protection. He thinks that without a lot of government interference everything will be okay. 5 No, they think its bad for the weak, the poor and the unprotected / its bad for the underprivileged.

52、 B. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape. More and more money, come from somewhere, higher taxes and high prices Task 9 Key A: Answer the following questions. 1 The problem is whether or not the inner city-the core of most urban areas-will manage to survive at all. 2 They moved to the s

53、uburbs in search of fresh air, elbow room, and privacy. 3 As a result, suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside. Many cities began to fall into disrepair. And many downtown areas existed for business only. 4 The result was that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expanded s

54、till more. 5 Because from the decision of the Taylors and many other young couples, we can see 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. B: Decide whether the following statements

55、 are true or false. 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T C. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape. 1. Middle-class, neighborhoods 2 Crime, public transportation 3 housing construction costs, was allowed, constructed Task 10 Key A: Complete the following sentences with what you hear on t

56、he tape. 1 54, 20, 1980, 70,000 2 30, 1980 3 a newspaper article, to research the market 4 another few months, in April 1981, a 1,500 sq. ft 5 third, Canada, America, 20 percent, 1 million 6 20, 70, 3 B. Decide whether the following statements are true or false 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T C. Answer the foll

57、owing questions. 1 He was deeply involved in the present job and rather enjoyed himself. He thought the 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 d

58、oing 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 was making money, rather than making money for other people. 3 Hes about to diversify into commercial distribution of imported and domestically produced wine and wines hes producing himself. Task 11 Script I could hear the guard blowing his whistle, so I ran on to