listen_to_this_2_英语中级听力1-12课答案.doc

英语中级听力第一课Section OneTask 1 This Is You Life!Key to ExercisesA. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.1. c 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. aB. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. TC. Identification. Match each name in Column I with a description in Column II to identify the person.1-b 2-d 3-f 4-g 5-a 6-c 7-eD. Complete the following resume for Jason Douglas.Name: Jason DouglasFormer name: Graham SmithProfession: actorDate of birth : July 2, 19471952: started school1958: moved to Lane End Secondary School1966: went to the London School of Drama1969: left the London School of Drama1973: went to Hollywood1974: were in a movie with Maria MontroseTask 2 What Are Your Ambitions?Key to ExercisesA. Give brief answers to the following questions.1. Radio Station QRX. 2. For a survey. 3. Four. 4. Six. 5. Whats your name? 1. What do you do for a living?2. What do you do for fun?3. Whats the most exciting thing thats happened to you recently?4. What do you admire most in this world?5. What do you want to be doing five years from now?B. Fill in the following chart with answers that each interviewee gives to the questions.Interviewee 1Interviewee 2Interviewee 3Interviewee 4Question 1George DavidSuzanne BrownAdolfo VasquezLinda MontgomeryQuestion 2professional baseball playerlawyerdancerstudent at schoolQuestion 3read classics - Dickens, Shakespearerunning - joggingwatch musical movieshang out with friends - for pizzaQuestion 4Had his first babygot to run in the Boston Marathonmoved to the USwent to a Bruce Springsteen concertQuestion 5his wifeMartin Luther King, Jr.Sophia Lorenher dadQuestion 6be a father of five in five yearswin the Boston Marathondo what hes doing right nowhas her own beauty salonSection TwoTask2 In Your Own WordsKey to ExercisesA. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.1. a 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. c 6. b B. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. F 2. T 3. F 4. FC. Fill in the following chart with information about the journey the Roman army made according to Trevor.Designation: D CompanyNumber of men: one hundred or more journey from： France to BritainMeans of transport: boatWeather conditions: stormyFood: cat foodDrink: rain waterCondition of weapons after landing: uselessFighting: noneEquipment lost or damaged: boat lost, guns full of water, supplies of wine lostSoldiers killed or wounded: about ten survivors, all others drowned or killed by coldD. Point out what is not true in Trevors story.The following did not exist in Roman times:petrol, newspaper, matches, trousers, tinned food, taps, guns, wine bottles. 50 BC could not appear on a coin. 50-55 BC is counting backwards.E. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape.1. It was a terrible, stormy night. There were a hundred or more of us in the boat. We were all shut in, because the weather was so bad and most people were sick, because it was very stuffy. 2. We thought we were going to die. In the end the boat was pushed up onto the sands, and we all climbed out. I remember jumping into the water, and struggling to the beach. The water was up to my shoulder and it was a freezing night. 3. Finally another boat came and took us away, and we joined the other soldiers. I remember going into the camp, and getting a hot meal, and clean clothes. It was wonderful. We were given our pay, too.Section ThreeTask 1 Study Skills: How to PredictKey to ExercisesListen to the following sentences. When you hear pause, stop your recorder and guess what the speaker is going to say next. Discuss your answer with your classmates and then let the speaker finish his or her sentence.1.Answer: trying to write a letter Reason: The speakers question suggests he needs a quiet surrounding to do something.2.Hint: the first speaker is a guest complaining about the conditions of Room 43 which is a single room. The second speaker is a hotel clerk who suggests that the guest move to a double room.Answer: is the only single room available at the moment Reason: The phrase Im afraidoften suggests a negative or unsatisfying answer.3. Answer: Where on earth did you get it? Reason: The second speakers surprised tone shows that the money is out of her expectation and she must be curious about how it is gained.4. Answer: You mustnt discriminate against someone just because they are married. Reason: The word but suggests an opposite meaning.5. Answer: I wouldnt mind being a prince. Reason: The mans questioning tone shows he doesnt agree with the woman.6. Answer: Im not a workaholic. Reason: The word but suggests an opposite meaning.7. Answer: he had been Reason: But and possibly both give some hint.第二课Section OneTask 1 Film EditingKey to ExercisesA. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. T 2. F 3. T 4. FB. Fill in the following blanks to give a clear picture of what needs to be done before a film is ready for distribution.1. The assistant: a. Synching up which means matching sound and pictures according to the numbers stamped along the edge of the film and sound tape. b. Logging which means recording the detail of the film and the sound in a log book.2. The film editor: a. Make a first election of the best takes. b. Prepare a rough cut- an initial version of the film. c. Prepare the fine cut - the final form of the film.3. Others: a. Approve the fine cut. b. Dubbing which means voices, music, background noises and sometimes specials effects are put together. c. The neg cutters cut the original negatives on the film, so that these match the edited film exactly.Task 2 A Vision of FutureKey to ExercisesA. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.1.a 2. b 3.a 4. c 5. c 6. cB. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. T 2. F 3. T 4. FC. Fill in the following blanks to give a clear picture of the problems New York faces in the movies.1. Over population: New York has forty million people. 2. Housing shortage: Most people have no apartment. Thousands sleep on the steps of the building. People who do have a place to live have to crawl over sleeping people to get inside. 3. The soil is so polluted that nothing will grow. The air is so polluted that they never see the sun. 4. Most people have no real food. They eat something called soylent: soylent red, soylent yellow, and soylent green. The first two are made out of soybeans. The soylent green is made out of ocean plants. 5. New York has ninety degree weather all year long. 6. Fuel shortages: There is so little electricity that people have to ride bicycles to make it. Section TwoTask 1 American IndiansKey to ExerciseA. Answer the following questions briefly.1. 1492. 2. He thought that he had arrived in India. 3. They were kind to them and wanted to help. 4. a. They wanted bigger farms and more land for themselves; b. More immigrants came from Europe. 5. It was their mother. Everything came from and went back to their mother. And it was for everybody. 6. They started fighting back. 7. By 1875 the Indians had lost the fight and had to live in reservations. 8. The Indians are bad and the White Man is good and brave in Hollywood films. B. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.1. a 2. c 3.b 4. c Task 2 New AustraliansKey to ExercisesA. 1. Match a name in Column I with a place in Column II to find where the person is from.1-d 2-b 3-a 4-c2. Write in Column II the number connected with each event mentioned in Column I.(a) more than 15 million(b) 160,000(c)the year 1851(d) 700,000B. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T C. Fill in the blanks with events connected with the following time expressions.1. Italiansa. the 1850s and 1860s: Different states in Italy were fighting for independence and some Italians went to Australia for political reasons. Some others went there for gold.b. 1891: The first group of three hundred Italians went to work in the sugar-cane fields of northern Australia.c. the end of the nineteenth century: Some good Italian fishermen went to western Australia.2. Greeksa. 1830: The first Greeks went to work in vineyards in south-eastern Australia.b. the 1860s: There were about five hundred Greeks in Australia.c. 1890: There were Greek cafes and restaurants all over Sydney and out in the countryside.d. after WWII: Many Greeks arrived in Australia.Section ThreeTask 1 Learning to PredictKey to Exercises1. Answer: Its good exercise. Keeps you fit. Reason: The word yeah suggests that the boy will say something in agreement with the womans comment.2. Answer: We turn the music up really loud and start dancing. Reason: The phrase why not suggests that the boys will simply dance in the street.3. Answer: They cant do it like me yet. Reason: The word but suggests an opposite meaning.4. Answer: It a very old book. Reason: The word actually also suggests an opposite meaning.5. Answer: Write down your address and Ill get the boy to bring them round. Reason: The conversation takes place in a store. If the store owner agrees to deliver the goods, the only thing he wants to know will be the address of the customer.6. Answer: Tell us all about it over dinner. Reason: The woman sounds very much interested in the mans experience. So she will certainly ask the man to tell her something about it.第三课Section OneTask 1 I Dont See It That WayKey to ExercisesA. Conversation One:1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.(1) b (2 ) a 2. Give brief answers to the following questions.(1) About six months ago.(2) It is defective and has ruined four of the customers favorite cassettes.(3) Six months.(4) Ten days ago.3. Fill in the following blanks.(1) Customer: Well, but you can bend the rule a little bit. Clerk: . make an exception for you. Then well have to make an exception for everybody.(2) Pay for this is adding insult to injury. I mean, surely youre going to make good on this cassette player.(3) Clerk: Well, sir, Im sorry, you should have brought it in earlier. Customer: But surely you wont hold me to ten days on this.B. Conversation Two:1. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.(1)b (2) a2. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.(1) F (2)T (3) T (4) TC. Conversation Three:1. Give brief answers to the following questions.(1) Single.(2) Five years.(3) He has been loyal to the company and worked quite hard.(4) Asking for a raise.(5) Bob does his job adequately, but he doesnt do it well enough to deserve a raise.(6) Take more initiative and show more enthusiasm for the job.(7) To quit his job.(8) Thats a decision Bob will have to make for himself.Task 2 Marriage CustomsKey to ExercisesA. Fill in the blanks to give a brief outline of the talk. Speaker: Professor Robin Stuart Topic: Marriage customs in different parts of the world In the West marriage is a romantic business. In India arranged marriage is very common. The young couple meet for the first time on the day of the wedding. In Japan arranged marriages still take place. But the young couple get a chance to have a look at one another and if one of them says Oh, no, I could never marry him or her, they call the whole thing off. If they like one another, then the wedding goes ahead. In parts of Africa polygamy is quite common. A man can have several wives. Conclusion: Professor Stuart believes that various forms of arranged marriage have just as much chance of bringing happiness to the husband and wife as the Western system of choosing marriage partners.B.True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. T 2. F 3. TSection TwoTask 1 At the DentistsKey to ExerciseA. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.1. b 2. a 3. c 4. c B. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. TTask 2 HiccupsKey to ExercisesA. Give brief answers to the following questions.1. He wants her to help him stop his hiccups. 2. Three hours. 3. Everything he can think of. 4. Shell give the man five pounds if he hiccups again, and he gives her five pounds if he cant. 5. The man has stopped hiccuping and owes Rosemary five pounds. B. Identification. Match the suggestions Rosemary has made in Column I with the mans reaction in Column II.1-b 2-d 3-e 4-a 5-cSection ThreeTask 1 Learning to PredictKey to Exercises1. Answer: the Chinese the? Reason: What about suggests an alternative.2. Answer:Theyll still be hot when you get back. Reason:The womans words suggest that the shop is very close to their home.3. Hint: The woman is asking the man to buy a pack of fish and chips from a nearby shop.Answer: theres a queue Reason: The phrase not if suggests a condition that hinders the fulfillment of an action.4. Answer: a good idea. Reason: The word Yes shows an agreement.5. Answer: being a machine for that money. Reason: I wouldnt mind suggests that the man will do what the woman doesnt want because of certain attractive conditions.6. Answer: I want to play drum. Reason: The earlier sentence suggests that the man does not play drum for money. Consequently the explanation must be that he enjoys playing it.第四课Section OneTask 1 Weather ForecastKey to ExercisesA. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.(1) a (2 ) c B. Fill in the following chart.Weather DescriptionTemperatureBritish Columbia down to northern CaliforniarainingSeattle50 degreesSouthern Californiasunnywarmer temperatureSan Diego78 degreesMidwestclear but windyOklahoma Citysunny with strong winds65 degreesHoustoncloudy69 degreesMiamicloudy,windy64 degreesNew York Cityheavy rains and high winds35 degreesMontrealsnow flurries28 degreesTorontosunny30 degreesTask 2 The 5 Oclock NewsKey to ExercisesA. Fill in the following chat.TitleNameSummary of the ReportNews anchorCharles MckayDelta has been declared a health hazard.Consumer reporterSarah Coopera. Drinking beer moderately is good for health. b. The war against cigarette smoking is heating up. Sports announcerJerry RyanResults of some soccer games.B. Give brief answers to the following questions based on the news report.1. It was closed down by government authorities. 2. Testing confirmed that the town had been poisoned by the dumping of toxic chemicals in town dumps. 3. Three weeks ago. 4. Two hundred. 5. Headaches, stomachaches, faintness and dizziness. 6. Toxic wastes had leaked into the ground and contaminated the water supply. 7. All the residents should leave the area, until the chemical company responsible for the toxic waste can determine whether the town can be cleaned up and made safe again. C. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. F 2. T 3. T4. F 5. F 6. TD. Fill in the following blanks (based on the sports report).(1) Mexico - France seven to six(2) Canada - Argentina three to three(3) Italy - Haiti two to one (with 30 minutes left to go)Section TwoTask 1 What Do You Like for Entertainment?Key to ExerciseA. Fill in the following Blanks.Reporter: Deborah TylerInterviewee: Students of the Brooklyn Academy of Dramatic ArtsMajor: Benny -pianoKimberley Martins- modern danceB. Fill in the following chart about how