《英语听力系列教程》答案-L6

《英语听力系列教程》（初级本）Lesson6Section1DialoguesDirections:Listentothefollowingdialoguesandanswerthequestions.Dialogue1Whatisthenameofthefirstspeaker?Jenney.Whatisthenameofthesecondspeaker?James.Dialogue2WhatdepartmentisJamesin?Physicsdepartment.WhatdepartmentisJennyin?Sociologydepartment.Dialogue3Whatdidthespeakersayinanswertothequestion“Howareyou”?Shesaid“nottoobad.”Whatdidthesecondspeakerdoovertheweekend?Shecaughtuponsomesleepandsomework.Dialogue4Whatdayisittoday?Thursday.Whatdoesshesayinthesecondsentence?Almostoverthehump.Dialogue5Howmanycreditsdoesthesecondspeakerhavethissemester?36.Whatdoesthefirstspeakerthink?Hethinksitiscrazytohave36creditsinthissemester.Howmanycreditsdoesthefirstspeakerhave?26.Whatdoesthesecondspeakerthink?ItismoremanageablePassagesPassage1Direction:answerthefollowingquestions:Howmanygroupsoflearnersarethere?Three.Doesthethirdgroupoflearnershaveaclearideaofwhattheywanttolearn?Theyhaveaclearideaofwhattheywanttolearn.IsiteasytodecidehowtoteachspecialistEnglish?No.itisnot.Whyisitsaidthatvarietyisenormous?Everyfieldfromairlinepilotstosecretarieshasitsownvocabulariesandtechnicalterms.WhathasinfluencedthewayspecialistEnglisharetaughtinschool?Teachershavetohaveanup-to-dateknowledgeofthespecialistlanguage,andnotmanyteachersknowabouttheenvironmentoutsidetheclassroom.TheseissueshaveinfluencedthewayspecialistEnglishistaughtinschools.Passage2Direction:answerthefollowingquestions:Whatisthethirdman’sanswerwhenbeingaskedwhattheyaredoing?“Buildingacathedral.”Accordingtothespeaker,whatisthefirstcomponentofmeaningfulwork?TheworkwedomustmakesenseAccordingtothespeaker,whatisthefinalcomponentofmeaningfulwork?Theworkwedomustbenefitsomegreatergood.Whoarebetterworkers?Themeaningfulworkersaremorecommittedworkers,andinsometantalizingways,betterworkers.Fillintheblanksaccordingtotheinformationinthepassage2.Today’scolumn(1)focusonthethirdman,theonewhosaweachhammerblowas(2)contributingtotheconstructionofacathedral,ahomeforhumandreamsandsacred(3)aspirations.Ihavecometosee(1)meaningfulworkasconsistingofthreecentral(2)components.First,theworkwedomustmakesense;wemustknowwhatisbeingaskedofandbeableto(3)identifythepersonalandorganizationalresourcesweneedtodoourjob.Finally,theworkwedomust(1)benefitsomegreatergood;wemustbeabletoseehowour(2)toilhelpothers.Passage3Whatdoesthespeakertellusinthebeginning?Watchingmovieisagoodwaytoimproveyourlistening.Whatisthefirstandsecondstepofimprovingone’slisteningbywatchingfilms?WatchaDVDofanEnglishlanguagefilmwithChinesesubtitles.Thenaweekorsolater,watchthefilmagainwiththesubtitlescoveredup.Thistime,youwillknowbroadlywhatthecharactersaretryingtosay,whichwillhelpyourbrainlinktheEnglishwordswiththeirmeanings.Ofcourse,youcanpauseandrewindthefilmiftherearecertainbitsthatpuzzleyou.Thenextstepwouldbetofindawaytolistentothesoundtrackofthefilmwithoutwatchingit.Youshouldknowthescenesandstorybynow,sobyremovingthepicturesyoubrainwillreallyfocusonthelanguagebeingspoken.Whatisthespeaker’slastsuggestiontoimprovelistening?Trytoselectafilmthatyouwillnotgettiredof.Section2VOAnewsEconomicnewsDirection:Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Thisweek,leadersofthetopindustrialanddevelopedeconomiesgatheredintheeasternUnitedStates.__T_____LeadersoftheGroupofTwentyhavenowmetfivetimesinlessthanayeartodealwiththeworstrecessionsincethenineteenthirties.__T___TheleadersagreedtomaketheG20themaingroupfortheirinternationaleconomiccooperation,insteadoftheG8.__T___TheG20isnineteencountriesandtheEuropeanUnion.Itincludesfast-growingeconomiesinthedevelopingworldlikeChina,IndiaandBrazil.___T___Item2Fillintheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhearinthenews.Lower(1)demandforoilandtoomuchsupplyhavesentpricestotheir(2)lowestlevelsinfiveyears.(1)Representativesofthe12-nationgroupmetinVienna,Austria.Theywereunabletoreach(2)agreementonchangingOPEC'sproductionLoweroilpricesarecausingeconomic(1)hardshipinsomeOPECmembers.TheReutersnewsservicesaysthe(1)reductionsaremeanttoanswertheloweroilprices.ItsaysVenezuelagets96percentofitsexportearningsfromoilsales.Thisweek,Russia'seconomicdevelopment(1)ministrypredictedthattheRussianeconomieswill(2)shrinkbyeight-tenthsofapercentin2015.OilexportsareimportanttoRussia.Observershave(1)blamedthedroponfallingprofitsfromoilexports,andWesternsanctionsto(2)punishRussianactionsinUkraine.Item3Direction:Answerthefollowingquestions:WhydoeconomistssaythefallinoilpricesishelpingeconomiesinAsia?MostAsia-Pacificeconomiesareoilimportersandthereforethedeclineinoilpricesisequivalenttoakindofincomegainforthemandtheimpactdependsonwhethertheysaveorspendtheincomegain.WhatdoesFitchRatingssayaboutChinaandmostmajorAsianeconomiesintheirreport?FitchRatingssaidChinaandmostmajorAsianeconomieswouldeffectivelyearnmoremoneyfrom

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loweroilprices.WhatmovesdoThailand,MalaysiaandIndonesiatakeinthefaceofoilpricefall?Thailand,MalaysiaandIndonesiaallaremovingtoreduceoilpricesupports,orsubsidies,whichareoftenamajorpart

ofgovernmentspending.WhatmadetradeunionsandoppositionpartiescriticizeIndonesianpresident?BecauselastmonthIndonesianPresidentJokoWidodoraisedsubsidizedfuelpricesbyover30percent.Whatdoexpertssayaboutoilprices?Expertssayitisamatteroftimebeforepricesrecover.JackGerardispresidentoftheAmericanPetroleumInstitute.Hesaysdemandforoilwillrise,andpriceswillfindan

equilibrium.Section3VideoHillaryClinton’sannouncementtorunforpresidentDirection:WatchthevideobyHillaryClintonandanswerthefollowingquestions.WhatdoesHillaryClintonannouncetodaythatsheisforming?Sheisformingapresidentialexploratorycommittee.WhatwillshetalkintheconversationwithAmericanpeople?ShewilltalkabouthowtobringanendtothewarinIraqandtorestorerespectforAmericaaroundtheworld,howtomakeenergyindependentandfreefromforeignoil,howtoenddeficitthreattosocialsecurityandMedicare,howeveryAmericancanhavequality,affordablehealthcare.WhydoesshesayitistimetorenewthepromiseofAmericaafter6-year’sGeorgeBush?Shedoesn’tthinkGeorgeBush’sadministrationisagoodone.Whatisthebasicbargain?Thebasicbargain,accordingtoClinton,isnomatterwhoyouare,orwhereyoulive,ifyouworkhardandplaybytherules,youcanbuildagoodlifeforyourselfandyourfamily.HowcanshehaveaconversationwithAmericanpeople?Withthehelpfromthemoderntechnology,shewillbeholdingliveon-linevideochatswithAmericanpeoplethisweekstartingMonday.Section4Dictation1TooDearfortheWhistleWhenIwasachildofsevenyearsold,myfriends,onaholiday,filledmypocketwithcoppers.Iwentatoncetoashopwheretheysoldtoysforchildren.BeingcharmedwiththesoundofawhistlethatIhadseenbytheway,inthehandsofanotherboy,Ihandedoverallmymoneyforone.Ithencamehome,wentwhistlingalloverhouse,muchpleasedwithmywhistle,butdisturbingallmyfamily.Mybrotherandsisterandcousins,whenItoldofthebargainIhadmade,saidIhadgivenfourtimesasmuchasthewhistlewasworth.TheyputmeinmindofwhatgoodthingsImighthaveboughtwiththerestofthemoney,andlaughedatmesomuchformyfollythatIcriedwi