听力练习答案.doc

数字听力专项练习1) March 29, 1981. Some 20,000 people; 7,747 were accepted. There were 6,255 finishers.2) grow in size.3) over 413,481.4) 30,809 finishers in the 1999. 5) over 80 million pounds.1) 604,068.2) 957,2123) 2,426,533.4) 1,719,743. 5) 907,329 .6) 419,386.7) 366,645.8) 1,231,318.9) 1,683,855.10) 444,509.11) 3,273,116.12) 1,400,873.13) 679,190 .14) 2,528,437.15) 2,058,342.16) 960,684.1) March 21, 1685 and died on January 28, 1750.2) February 23, 1685 and died on April 14, 1759.3) January 27, 1756 and died on December 5, 1791.4) December 17, 1770 and died on March 26, 1827.5) January 31, 1797 and died on November 19, 1828.6) February 3, 1809 and died on November 4, 1847.7) March 1, 1810 and died on October 17, 1849.8) October 22, 1811 and died on July 31, 1886.9) October 25, 1825 and died on June 3, 1899.10) May 7, 1840 and died on December 6, 1893.1) It killed about 60,000 people and was estimated to be 8.75 on the Richter scale.2) which killed 452 people. It was estimated to be 8.3 on the Richter scale.3) It killed 100,000 people and was estimated to be 8.6 on the Richter scale.4) which was estimated to be 8.9 on the Richter scale. It killed 2,990 people.5) measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale. It killed 1,530 people.6) About 12,000 people were killed. It measured 5.8 on the Richter scale.7) which measured 7.1 on the Richter scale. About 12,230 people were reported to be killed.8) The earthquake measured 7.5 on the Richter scale and killed a total number of 22,778 people.9) measured 6.8 on the Richter scale. took at least 25,000 lives.10) measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale. at least 50,000 people got killed.11) of 9.0 on the Richter scale left nearly 300,000 people dead or missing.12) at 8.0 on the Richter scale, 69,197 are confirmed dead with 18,341 listed as missing.Exercise OneSection 1. Compound Dictation.(1)Researchers(2) effectively(3) pre-existing (4)developing (5) grain (6) removing 7) enriched (8) digestive (9) The exact reason for this is not known.(10) could result in a thirty-six percent lower chance of developing Type Two diabetes.(11) This makes it less usable in poor communities.Section 2. Note-taking1. budget problems 2. the weak economy 3. increased prices for food and fuel 4. property taxes and sales taxes 5. were having budget problems 6. receiving free or reduced price lunches at school 7. finance public schools and to help young people attend collegeSection 3. Short Answering Questions.Foreign Student Series, Special English, VOA(1) immigration is the responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security.(2) If you are requesting a visa for the first time, you will probably have to go to an American embassy or consulate. (3) You will also need banking and tax records that show you have enough money to pay for your education. (4) The cost is two hundred dollars.(5) you cannot enter the country more than thirty days before classes begin.Section 4. Listening and Translation1. 到本世纪中这个比例可以达到70%，近65亿人口。发达国家中已有四分之三的人口生活在城市。(By the middle of this century it could be seventy percent, or almost six and a half billion people. Already three-fourths of people in developed countries live in cities.)2. 但有些学校拥有更多的技术，对技术的利用也更多。比如一些学校通过电脑开展视频会议，把世界带入课堂。(But some have more technology, and use it more, than others. For example, some schools use computers for activities like video conferencing, to bring the world into the classroom. )3. 比如在八十年代，美国电影占韩国市场的80%，现在这个份额为40%。( For example, in the mid-eighties, American films had eighty percent of the market in South Korea. Today that share is about forty percent.)4. 这个项目寻求提高干旱地区的粮食安全。研究者说水的可利用率在一些地区已远低于国际认可的标准(The project seeks to increase food security in dry areas. Researchers say the water availability in some of the areas has dropped well below the internationally recognized standard.)5. 上个月世行预测今年全球贸易会下降两个百分点，为上世纪40年代以来的最大降幅。增长依赖出口的经济体已经受到严重影响(Last month the World Bank predicted a two percent decrease this year - the largest drop since the nineteen forties. Economies that depend on exports for growth have been hit hard.)。Exercise TwoSection 1. Compound Dictation(1) sickens (2) infected (3) possibility (4) mathematical (5) stability (6) infections (7) insecticides (8) financed(9) resources for controlling malaria could be lost if the money is spent instead on trying to defeat it.(10) a new vaccine combination will help in the fight to end polio in countries where it is still found. (11) And the new study confirmed that the type two vaccine reduces the effectiveness of the other vaccines when given together. Section 2. Note-takingFirst important quality: _motivation_Type a) _external_Type b) _integrative_Second important quality: _personality_ Not necessarily extroverted but having confidence to make mistakes .Third important quality: learning skills Abilities include: a) _a good memory_b) _a good ear_c) efficient revisiond) suitable organization Fourth important quality: independence Being independent of the teacher Accepting responsibility for learningSection 3. Short Answering Questions.1. clinical depression.2. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death or suicide.3. they sleep during the day and are active at night.4. He says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed.5. send signals to the area of the brain that controls what has been called the natural sleep-wake cycle.Section 4. Listening & Translating1. 他当时有些分心，车又开得太快，结果造成一人死亡，其余的一些严重创伤，并引发悲剧。(He was distracted, he was going too fast, and it ended up causing one death and some serious trauma and tragedy for the rest of the community.”)2. 这些科目包括科学，技术，工程和数学。这些研究人员发现，文化和环境因素会产生影响。(Those subjects are science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The researchers found that cultural and environmental factors make a difference. )3. 玛雅人将这些巧克力饮料在两个容器中倒来倒去，这样饮料就形成了一层泡沫(The Maya poured the chocolate drink back and forth between two containers so that the liquid had a layer of bubbles, or foam.)4. 我恳请你们用从这里学到的东西，去承担和迎接像GW（乔治华盛顿大学）这样的学校颁给你们的学位的同时你们所应承担的全部责任。(Im asking you to take what youve learned here and embrace the full responsibilities that a degree from an institution like GW gives you.”)5. 你们囊括了大量不同的种族和民族特征，我们国家的强大就是以此为基础的(You include the vast diversity of race and ethnicity that is fundamental to our nations strength.)Exercise ThreeSection 1. Compound Dictation(1) Conference (2) inventive (3) pollution (4) pick-up (5) private (6) gasoline (7) environmentally(8)services(9) The eleven owners of Pedal People not only pick up and remove trash and recycling. They also remove large objects such as washing machines, beds and refrigerators.(10) And, they provide gardening services that are environmentally friendly. They do all this work year-round, even during the cold and snowy winter months in Massachusetts.(11) He said at first he just thought the idea of Pedal People was really cool. Now he says it has also become a rewarding livelihood.Section 2. Note-takingIntroduction3 questions: 1) to learn accurate pronunciation in a foreign language? 2) achieve better results than others? 3) who will achieve good pronunciation?4 significant factors: 1) the mother tongue 2) the learners attitude to pronunciation 3) contact with native-speakers 4) the students own natural ability (a good ear; the ability to imitate)2 unimportant factors: Sex/gender; personalityConclusion: We have considerable influence over our own progress with pronunciation.Section 3. Short Answering Questions.1. about a contraption that transports people into the far future. 2. cracks in time and space3. Stephen Hawking says you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceship going at nearly the speed of light. 4. the grandfather paradox5. the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabs.Section 4. Listening & Translating1. 树木被砍伐、大片的森林被破坏、多种动物遭到猎杀。由此，地球上许多种类的植物和动物，正在走向灭绝(Trees are being cut down. Large areas of forests are being destroyed. And various animals are being hunted and killed. As a result, many kinds of plants and animals are disappearing from the earth.)2. 两国贸易为太平洋两岸提供了大量的就业机会，让我们的人民能够享受更加美好的生活(This trade could create even more jobs on both sides of the Pacific, while allowing our people to enjoy a better quality of life.)3. 该奖被授予给五个人，他们发明了互联网，并开发出供全世界三分之一的人使用的互联网使用方式(It was presented to five men who invented the Internet and developed the ways one third of the worlds population uses it.)4. 这些宇航员懂得这些危险，却心甘情愿地面对这些危险，因为他们知道生命中有着远大而崇高的目标。正是因为他们的勇气、胆识和理想主义精神，我们会更加怀念他们(These astronauts knew the dangers, and they faced them willingly, knowing they had a high and noble purpose in life. Because of their courage and daring and idealism, we will miss them all the more.)5. 小菜包括小红莓、甜土豆和青豆或者其他蔬菜。南瓜派或山核桃派是传统晚餐的最后甜点。(Side dishes include cranberries, sweet potatoes and green beans or other vegetables. The meal traditionally ends with a dessert of pumpkin pie or pecan pie.)Exercise FourSection 1. Compound Dictation(1) simultaneously (2) communicate (3) automatically (4) cartoon(5) regardless (6) extended (7) encouraged (8) imperative(9)Grandparents can be upset if they dont understand what youre saying to their grandchild and worry that they will never be able to communicate with them. (10)A psychologist advised us that as there wasnt a common language at home between the parents and child and so I should stop speaking English and spend the weekend speaking only in French.(11) In 1999 UNESCO decided to take this cause onto an international scale in order to encourage cultural diversity and worldwide tolerance. Section 2. Note-taking1) always spanked and hit2) they commit crimes and abuse their wivies and children 3) grow up to be violent4) a lawyer and psychologist.5) a form of discipline. 6) doesnt hurt children 7) family researcher8) decreasing9) corporal punishment10) a child psychologistSection 3. Short Answering Questions.1. less than four years ago2. it would no longer publish a print edition3. a survey about the use of e-books by library patrons4. free e-book check-outs at the library will hurt sales5. six months after its releasedSection 4. Listening & Translating1. 在仅仅一代人的时间内，我们的年轻人大学毕业率已从第一降到了第十二名，这是不可接受的，但并非不可逆转。我们可以重新领先(“In a single generation, weve fallen from first place to twelfth place in college graduation rates for young adults. That is unacceptable, but it is not irreversible. We can retake the lead.”)2. 如果有接触的可能的话，任何没有保存于防水的容器中的东西都要扔掉。另外，盒装果汁、牛奶或儿童奶粉如果其盒子已经接触洪水这些食品也要扔掉(Throw away anything that is not stored in a waterproof container if there was a chance of contact. Also, throw away boxes of juice, milk or baby formula if they have come into contact with floodwater. )3. 卢旺达在对这些技术的利用方面在发展中国家实际上已居于领先地位，从而推进了卫生和保健的发展( And Rwanda is actually at the leading edge of developing nations in tapping these technologies to advance health and health care.”)4. 要为贫穷国家获取这些救命疫苗的最大挑战是没有市场。人们无钱购买。因此我们实际上无法获得疟疾疫苗，因为富裕国家实际上没人会染上疟疾(The biggest challenge of getting life saving vaccines to poor countries is that theres no market. People cant afford them. Thats why we dont really have a malaria vaccine yet, because no one in rich countries really suffers from malaria. )5公立学校的教学目的是由州和地方校董事会制定的。校董事会的成员常常是选举产生的。但是，一些美国人说，在一个全球竞争的经济体中缺乏全国性的标准是错误的。(Goals for what public schools should teach are set by state and local school boards. Their members are often elected. But some Americans say the lack of national standards is wrong in a competitive global economy.)Exercise FiveSection 1. Compound Dictation(1) traits (2) tuition (3) surrender (4) memorized(5) community (6) appreciating (7) permission (8) self-discipline(9) I watched him die of cancer, but he never gave up on wanting to live. (10) Although I do not have him in my life anymore, I got to see him as himself to the very end of his.(11) I believe its my toughness, my steeliness and even my meanness that get me through.Section 2. Note-taking1) successful movie actress (for many years starting)2) star of a very popular radio program3) radio performer4) I love Lucy / TV show5) housewife 6) to be in show business7) soft and pretty8) mean9) Cuba immigrant10) a bandleader (in a New York nightclub)Section 3. Short Answering Questions.1. the likelihood of them having surface water. 2. To identify planets with underground water kept liquid by planetary heat. 3. not too hot and not too cold4. heat direct from the star and heat generated deep inside the planet.5. immense quantities of waterSection 4. Listening and Translation1. 例如，根据联合国的统计数字，从1990年到2005，仅亚洲大约增加了10亿人口，但鸡却增加了100亿只。农民们在比以前更小的空间,以及之前尚未养过动物的地方饲养着更多的动物。( For example, from 1990 to 2005, Asia alone added roughly one billion humans, but 10 billion chickens, according to UN figures. Farmers are raising more animals in smaller spaces than in the past and in places that have not been used this way before. )2. 每天有十多次鸟类撞击事件，造成每年数亿美元的飞机损坏，并危及乘客和机组人员的生命安全。(There are dozens of bird strikes each day, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to airplanes each year, and putting the lives of passengers and crew members at risk. )3. 据一项新的研究称，采用相对简单和廉价的质量控制方法来减少感染的新计划正在拯救着生命。( A new program to reduceinfections with relatively simple and inexpensive quality control measures is saving lives, according to a new study. )4. 英国研究人员正在研究刺激大脑的方法,以提高理解与处理数字的能力。(Researchers in Britain are exploring ways to stimulate the brain to improve the ability to understand and work with numbers. )5. 但是陆地并不是食物的唯一来源。海洋为数百万人提供食物和就业机会，但是在保护海洋方面，人们却没有做什么。(But land is not the only source of food. The oceans provide food and jobs for millions of people, yet very little is being done to protect them. )Exercise SixSection 1. Compound Dictation(1) confusing (2) bounced (3) unique (4) exclusion(5) longevity (6) commitment (7) wandering (8) implement(9)Along the way, I have met musicians who share a belief in the creative power that exists at the intersection of cultures.(10) It is extraordinary the way people, music and cultures develop. The paths and experiences that guide them are unpredictable. (11) As we struggle to find our individual voices, I believe we must look beyond the voice weve been assigned, Section 2. Note-takingIntroduction: Although successful speeches are generally attributed to speakers who are confident, articulate, knowledgeable and able to deliver a speech with conviction, it is actually speech writers who write those moving speeches.Body: I. What it takes to be a good speechwriter:A. Qualifications listed on a job advertisement include having exceptional interpersonal skills, being detail-oriented, able to demonstrate a deep knowledge of their subject; Speechwriters also need to work closely with speakers and be able to relate to their style.B. The best speechwriters are believed to have an inherent talent/a natural creative instinct, for speechwriting is an art form.II. Dr. Max Atkinson outlined and illustrated a number of speechwriting techniques.A. Introducing contrast . A famous example is “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country” by former American President John F Kennedy.B. Using three-part lists to add finality or to confirm a statement. Tony Blaire uses it in his famous campaign slogans, such as “education, education, education”.