朗文英語聽說教程1

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朗文英語聽說教程(一)Quiz

Unit1Happiness

1.a.Whichpeoplearehappy

b.Whatmakespeoplehappy

c.Howpeopledefinehappiness

2.a.Theylikeeverything.

b.Theywanttochange.

c.Theyaresatisfied.

3.a.Theyhavefewproblems.

b.Theydon’tworrymuch.

c.Theyhavenegativeattitudes.

4.a.Goodrelationships

b.Asuccessfulcareer

c.Alotofmoney

5.Describehowpsychologistslearnedwhatmakespeoplehappy.

6.Whatthreepersonalityfactorsdohappypeoplehave?

AnswerKey

1.b2.c3.b4.a

5.Psychologistsaskedhundredsofpeoplehowhappytheyare.Thentheyaskedquestionstofindoutabouttheirpersonalities.Theylookedatthedifferencesbetweenhappypeopleandunhappypeople.

6.Happypeoplearesatisfiedwiththemselves.Theyarealsooptimisticabouttheirproblems.Inaddition,theyhavegoodrelationshipswiththeirfriendsandfamily.

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Unit2NewKindsofFood(1’:50”)

1.a.Freshfood

b.Dangerousfood

c.Alteredfood

2.a.Strawberries

b.Apples

c.Bananas

3.a.Itneedsfewerpesticides.

b.Itgrowsinlessspace.

c.Itdominatestheenvironment.

4.a.Itmaystayfreshlonger.

b.Itmaybemoreexpensive.

c.Itmaybeharmfultopeople.

5.Whatarethreebenefitsofgeneticallymodifiedfood?

6.Whatarethreerisksofgeneticallymodifiedfood?

AnswerKey

1.c2.a3.a4.c

5.Geneticallymodifiedfoodneedsfewerpesticides.Geneticallymodifiedfood/plantsgrowbetterthannormal.Inaddition,theystayfreshlongeraftertheyareharvested.

6.Geneticallymodifiedfood/plantsmaydominateotherplantsintheenvironment.Also,theymighthurtwildanimalsandinsects.Theymightevenhurtthepeoplewhoeatthem.

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Unit3PublicArt(2’:02”)

1.a.Artinmuseums

b.Artinpeople’shouses

c.Artinpublicplaces

2.a.SpoonbridgeandCherry(spoonandcherry)

b.Non-Violence(guninknot)

c.Peace(womanonhorse)

3.a.Publicart

b.Surrealism

c.Peace

4.a.Tomakepeoplegotomuseums

b.Tomakeartistsmorepopular

c.Tomakepublicplacesmorebeautiful

5.Whatispopart?Giveanexample.

6.Whatissurrealisticart?Giveanexample.

AnswerKey

1.c2.c3.c4.c

5.Popartshowsthingspeopleseeintheireverydaylives.SpoonbridgeandCherry,thesculptureofalargespoonwithacherry,isanexampleofpopart.

6.Surrealisticartshowsthingsthatarestrangeorimpossible.Non-Violence,thesculptureofaguntiedinaknot,isanexampleofsurrealisticart.

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Unit4JourneytoAntarctica

1.a.From1912to1914

b.From1914to1916

c.From1916to1918

2.a.SouthGeorgiaIsland

b.ElephantIsland

c.Argentina

3.a.Everyonedied.

b.Somewererescued.

c.Everyonewasrescued.

4.a.ItreachedAmerica.

b.ItsanknearAntarctica.

c.ItreturnedtoLondon.

5.WhatwasthegoalofShackleton’sJourney?Didhesucceed?

6.WhatdidShackletonandhiscreweatwhentheywerelivingonice?

AnswerKey

1.b2.a3.c4.b

5.Shackleton’sgoalwastobethefirstpersontowalkacrossAntarctica.Hedidn’tsucceed.

6.First,theyatesuppliesfromtheship.Thentheyhuntedanimalsinthearea.Finally,theykilledandatetheirdogs.

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Unit5ViolenceonTelevision(2’:11”)

1.a.Threetofourhoursaday

b.Threetofourhoursaweek

c.Thirtytofortyhoursaweek

2.a.Movies

b.Cartoons

c.Thenews

3.a.About1,000

b.About10,000

c.About100,000

4.a.TVviolenceislinkedtorealviolence.

b.TVviolenceisnotharmfulforchildren.

c.TVviolenceisincreasingintheUnitedStates.

5.HowdidresearchersstudytheimmediateeffectsofTVviolenceonchildren?

6.Howdidresearchersstudythelong-termofTVviolenceonchildren?

AnswerKey

1.a2.b3.c4.a

5.TheresearchersshowedchildrenaTVshowofachildhittingandkickingadoll.Thentheyleftthechildrenalonewithadoll.Thechildrenhitandkickedthedoll.ThisstudyshowedthatchildrendowhattheyseeonTV.

6.Theresearchersstudiedhowmuchviolenttelevisionsomechildrenwatchedatageeight.Thentheystudiedthesamechildrenatageeighteen.ThechildrenwhowatchedalotofviolenceTVweremoreviolentatageeighteen.

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Unit6TooOldtoLearn?(2’:06”)

1.a.Beforethecriticalperiod

b.Duringthecriticalperiod

c.Afterthecriticalperiod

2.a.See

b.Eat

c.Meow

3.a.See

b.Eat

c.Sing

4.a.Theabilitytohearsounds

b.Theabilitytopronouncesounds

c.Thesizeofthebrain

5.Definecriticalperiod.Giveanexample.

6.Whatisdifficultforadultlanguagelearners?Why?

AnswerKey

1.b2.a3.c4.b

5.Thecriticalperiodiswhenananimalorhumancanlearnanewskill.Forexample,inhumansthereisacriticalperiodforlanguagelearning.

6.Adultsfinditdifficulttopronouncesoundscorrectly.Therefore,theymayneverlearntospeakanewlanguagewithanativeaccent.

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Unit7AreWeAlone?(2’:15”)

1.a.Intelligentbeings

b.Othergalaxies

c.Rocketships

2.a.Theyhavereceivedsignalsfromotherplanets.

b.Theyhaveseenrocketsfromotherplanets.

c.Theybelieveotherplanetscouldsupportlife.

3.a.Bysendingoutradiosignals

b.Bylisteningforradiosignals

c.Bysendingoutrockets

4.a.Radiosignalstravelquicklyandhaveashortrange.

b.Radiosignalstravelquicklyandhavealongrange.

c.Radiosignalstravelslowlyandhavealongrange.

5.Howfastdoradiosignalstravel?Howlongisneededforaradiosignaltotravelfromthenearestgalaxytoearth?

6.Whydoesn’ttheSETIprojectuserocketstolookforintelligentlife?

AnswerKey

1.a2.c3.b4.b

5.Radiosignalstravelatthespeedoflight.Aradiosignaltravelsaboutfouryearsfromthenearestgalaxytoearth.

6.Rocketshipsarerestrictedtotravelinginonedirection.Andtheyaremuchslowerthanradiosignals.

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Unit8DotheRightThing(1’:55”)

1.a.Dowhatisbestformostpeople.

b.Dowhatisbestforeverybody.

c.Dowhatisbestforyourself.

2.a.Takecareofotherpeople.

b.Dowhatisbestforyourself.

c.Makeyourowndecisions.

3.a.Aristotle

b.Kant

c.Bentham

4.a.Theprincipleofindividualrights

b.Theprincipleofindividualgood

c.Theprincipleofcommongood

5.Explainwhythefriendinthelecturewantedtolietothedyingwoman.

6.Useanethicalprincipletoexplainhowthefriendcanjustifylyingtothedyingwoman.

AnswerKey

1.a2.c3.b4.c

5.Thefriendthoughtspendingalotofmoneyonanexpensivefuneralwasawasteofmoney.Hewantedtogivethemoneytoaschoolforhomelesschildren.

6.Followingtheprincipleofcommongood,thefriendwillhelpmorepeopleifhegivesthemoneytotheschoolforhomelesschildren.Theonlypersonhemighthurtisthedyingwoman.

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Unit9AGoodNight’sSleep

1.a.Fromwatchingpeoplesleep

b.Fromsurveysaboutsleephabits

c.Frombooksaboutsleephabits

2.a.Ourmodernlifestyle

b.Feelingtired

c.Healthproblems

3.a.Caraccidents

b.WatchingTV

c.Familyproblems

4.a.Seventeen

b.Twenty

c.Fifty

5.Howhastechnologyaffectedoursleephabits?

6.Howdoesfeelingsleepyaffectpeopleatwork?

AnswerKey

1.b2.a3.a4.c

5.Ahundredyearsago,peopledidn’tstayuplatebecausetherewasnotmuchtodo.However,todaywecanstayuplateworking,watchingTV,orusingtheInternet.

6.Whenpeoplearesleepyatwork,theydon’tthinkclearlyandcanmakemistakes.Thesemistakescancostalotofmoneyorcauseaccidents.

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Unit10NegotiatingforSuccess

1.a.Solvingtheproblem

b.Talkingaboutfeelings

c.Using“I”statements

2.a.Toexplainyouropinion

b.Tosolvetheproblem

c.Toavoidblamingothers

3.a.Thepersonstopscommunicating.

b.Thepersonacceptstheblame.

c.Thepersonsolvestheproblem.

4.a.Theissueinthenegotiation

b.People’sfeelingsaboutthenegotiation

c.Thepeopleinthenegotiation

5.Explaintheexampleofconflictinthelecture.Whohasaconflict?Whatisitabout?

6.Giveanexampleofastatementblaminganotherperson.Thenrewritethestatementusingan“I”statement.

AnswerKey

1.c2.c3.a4.b

5.Twoco-workershaveaconflict.Theyareworkingonaprojecttogether.Onepersonisn’tfinishinghisworkontime.

6.Astatementblaminganotherpersonis“Youaren’tdoingyourwork,Joe.”An“I”statementis“I’mworriedbecausetheworkisn’tdone.”

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Unit11RiskingIt

1.a.Flyinginanairplane

b.Drivingacar

c.Ridingabicycle

2.a.Beinginanearthquake

b.Drivingacar

c.Flyinginanairplane

3.a.Goingoutinthesun

b.Livingnearanuclearpowerplant

c.Flyinginanairplane

4.a.Beinginanearthquake

b.Flyinginanairplane

c.Walkingdownstairs

5.Explainthedifferencebetweenactualandperceivedrisk.Giveanexample.

6.Explainthedifferencebetweencontrolledanduncontrolledrisk.Giveanexample.

AnswerKey

1.a2.b3.a4.c

5.Anactualriskistherealriskofbeinghurtorkilled.Aperceivedriskistheriskpeoplefeel.Forexample,somepeoplefeelthatflyingismoredangerousthandriving.However,morepeoplearekilledincaraccidentsthaninairplaneaccidents.

6.Acontrolledriskisariskpeoplecancontrol.Anuncontrolledriskisarisktheycan’tcontrol.Forexample