最新施心远主编听力教程第2版Unit-3答案

1、精品文档A Liste ning Course 4施心远主编听力教程4 （第2版）答案Unit 2Section One: Tactics for ListeningPart 1: Liste ning and Tran slati on1. Girls score higher tha n boys in almost every coun try.几乎在所有国家里，女孩子都比男孩子得分高。2. Differences between males and females are a continuing issue of fierce debate.男女差异一直是激烈争论的焦点。3. Cul

2、tural and econo mic in flue nces play an importa nt part.文化和经济影响起着重要的作用。4. But recent findings suggest that the answer may lie in differences betwee n the male and female brain.但是最新的发现提示，答案也许在男女大脑的差异。5. These in clude differe nces in lear ning rates.这些包括学习速度上的差异。Section Two Listening ComprehensionPa

3、rt 1 DialogueExercise: Liste n to the dialogue and filli ng the bla nks with the miss ing in formati on.Serenading Service was founded three years ago when the singer realize that British people were desperate for romance He thought there would be a clie ntele for a hired serenader The idea came fro

4、m his studies of Renaissancemusic which is full of serenades. Over the centuries, university students have turned the serenade into an art form for hire. Usually he is hired by men to si ng love songs to women. Occasi on ally he is asked to si ng tmen.The service is really a form of intimate alfresc

5、o theatre with love songs He usually wears a white tie and tails and sings amorous Italian songs He will carry chocolatehearts or flowers and when there is no balconyavailable he will sing from trees or fire escapesThe fee depends on whether a musician comes along or notThe basic rate is £ 450b

6、ut it can cost a lot more especially if he takes a gondola and a group of musiciansalong. Some people are so moved that they burst into tears but some react badly. They try to find out as much as they can about their clients to avoid unpleasant situations They have to be very careful these days beca

7、use a serenade can be completely misinterpretedPart 2 PassageEx. A. Pre-listening QuestionWhat memory strategies do you know that can help you remember things better?1) Brain prioritizes by meaning, value and relevance.2) Your attitude has much to do with whether you remember something or not.3) You

8、r understanding of new materials depends on what you already know.4) You can learn and remember better if you can group ideas into some sort of meaningful categories or groups.5) The brain's quickest and probably the longest-lasting response is to images.6) Memory is increased when facts to be l

9、earned are consciously associated with something familiar to you.Ex. B: Sentence Dictation1. Mnemonics are methods for remembering information that is otherwise quite difficult to recall.2. Our brains evolved to code and interpret complex stimuli such as images, colors, structures, sounds, smells, t

10、astes, touch, positions, emotions and language.3. While language is one of the most important aspects of human evolution, it is only one of the many skills and resources available to our minds.4. Association is the method by which you link a thing to be remembered to a way of remembering it.5. Locat

11、ion gives you two things: a coherent context into which you can place information, and a way of separating one mnemonic from another.Ex. C: Detailed Listening.1. Mnemonics are tools which can help you to improve your memory.T. (Memory tools can help you to improve your memory. "Mnemonic" i

12、s another word for memory tool.)2. The fundamental principle of mnemonics is to make full use of the best functions of the brain to store information.T (The basic principle of mnemonics is to use as many of the best functions of your brain as possible to store information.)3. Information we have to

13、remember is almost always presented in different ways.F (Unfortunately information we have to remember is almost always presented in only one way-as words printed on a page.)4. We can do four things to form striking images, which will help to make our mnemonics more memorable.T ( Use positive, pleas

14、ant images; use vivid, colorful, sense-laden images; use all your sensesto code information or dress up an image; give our image three dimensions, movement and space.)5. There is one basic principle in the use of mnemonics.F (There are three fundamental principles underlying the use of mnemonics: im

15、agination, association and location)6. Association is what we use to create and strengthen imagination.F (Imagination is what you use to create and strengthen the associations needed to create effective mnemonics.)7. You can choose the imagery in your mnemonics as you likeT (The imagery you use in y

16、our mnemonics can be as violent, vivid, or sensual as you like, as long as it help you to remember.)8. You can create associations by linking things using the same stimuli.T. (You can create associations by linking them using the same color, smell, shape, or feeling.)Ex. D: After-listening Discussio

17、n1. What is the basic principle of mnemonics? Why can we improve our memory by following the principle?To use as many of the best functions of your brain as possible to store information.Evolved to code and interpret complex stimuli. Use these to make sophisticated models of the world.Our memories s

18、tore all of these effectively.However, information is presented in only one way. Language is only one of the many skills and resources available to our min ds.By cod ing Ian guages and nu mbers in striki ng images,/ can reliable code both in formatio n and structure of i nformatio n. The n easily re

19、call these later.2. Why is a good memory important to us?Open Section Three NewsNews Item 1Ex. A: Summarize the newsThis news item is aboutthe Somali piratesstrikeEx. B: Listen to the news again and answer the questions.1. Whether this latest attempted hijacking was the promised revenge forthe killi

20、ng of three Somali pirates by the US navy isn't clear.2. No, the pirates haventbeen deferred.3. Because the finan cial rewards for a successful hijack ing rema in so great and Somalia rema ins so lawless.4. At any one time there are only fifteen to eighteen international warships in the area to

21、police an expa nse of sea coveri ng more tha n a millio n square kilometres.5. It may be because of the relatively small scale of the problem.Tape script of News Item One:The piracy problem looks like it's here to stay despite the recent muscular interventions by the French and American navies.

22、Whether this latest attempted hijacking was the promised revenge for the killing of three Somali pirates by the US navy isn't clear. But it does suggest at the very least that the pirates haven't been deterred.So why does the problem persist? Put simply maritime security analysts say piracy

23、will continue as long as the financial rewards for a successful hijacking remain so great and Somalia remains so lawless. Certainly the international effort to thwart the problem is relatively limited. At any one time there are only fifteen to eighteen international warships in the area to police an

24、 expanse of sea covering more than a million square kilometres. Although it has been suggested that raids could be mounted on the pirates' home towns, it seems unlikely there'll be any major increase in the military effort unless there's a spectacular hijacking involving the deaths of ma

25、ny crew members.The reluctance to mount a major international naval operation in the area may also be down to the relatively small scale of the problem. Last year, according to figures from the International Maritime Bureau, nearly twenty three thousand ships passed through the Gulf of Aden. Only ni

26、nety two were hijacked.Rob Watso n, BBC NewsNews Item 2Ex. A: Listen to the news and complete the summaryThis news item is aboutObama'military plan in Afghanistan.Ex. B: True or false 1. The Preside nt is con sideri ng leav ing Afgha ni sta n.F. (The Preside nt is mak ing it clear that leav ing

27、Afgha ni sta n is n ot an opti on.)2. Obama would n 'shri nk the nu mber of troops in Afgha ni sta n, n either would he deploy more military troops.T.3. Preside nt Obama thought his assessme nt would be "rigorous and deliberate".T.4. Opinions aga inst Obama are not heard.F. (-some Repu

28、blica ns and members of the Preside nt's own party are dubious about committi ng more resources and military pers onnel to a con flict where there is no end in sight.)5. The con flict in Afgha ni sta n seems to be over soon.F.about committi ng more resources and military pers onnel to a conflict

29、 where there is no end in sight.)6. Afghanistan can be the second Vietnam.T. (The word 'Vietnam' is heard more and more on Capitol Hill.) Script of News Item Two:The President is making it clear that leaving Afghanistan is not an option. It's not on the table. According to one White Hous

30、e source, he told the meeting that he wouldn't shrink the number of troops in Afghanistan or opt for a strategy of merely targeting al-Qaeda leaders. But he wouldn't be drawn on the military request for more troops.There appears to be a frustration that the review of strategy has sometimes b

31、een portrayed in black-and-white terms of a massive increase or reduction of troop numbers.President Obama told the group made up of the most senior Republican and Democrat senators and congressmen that his assessment would be "rigorous and deliberate". But it's going on too long for s

32、ome Republicans and members of the President's own party are dubious about committing more resources and military personnel to a conflict where there is no end in sight. The word 'Vietnam' is heard more and more on Capitol Hill.The President was certainly right when he said his final dec

33、ision wouldn't make everyone in the room, or the country, happy.Mark Mardell, BBC News, Washi ngtonNews Item 3Ex. A: Listen and summarize the news itemThis news item is aboutfragile peace that returns to Gaza.Ex. B: Listen again and fill in the blanks There were traffic jamson the road north, fa

34、milies heading to Gaza City to reunite with friends and relativesLong lines of cars backed up at the makeshift roadblocks the Israelis have left behind. But the tanks are gone, only the deep tracksrema in.There were buildings pitted with Israeli tank rounds from the holes that have bee n pun ched in

35、 the walls it was clear there had also bee n snipers waiting for them. North of Khan Younis we saw some of the Qassam fighters returning home, their rifles slung lazily around their shoulders.For three weeks the Israelis poun ded the tunnels that run ben eath the perimeter wall but last ni ght we me

36、t people who in sist that some of these tunnels are still open and still some fuel is being pumped from the Egyptian sider. If the border crossings remain close, say the Palestinians, these tunn els are their only linkto the outside world.Script of News Item 3There were traffic jams on the road nort

37、h, families heading to Gaza City to reunite with friends and relatives. Long lines of cars backed up at the makeshift roadblocks the Israelis have left behind. But the tanks are gone, only the deep tracks remain.There were buildings pitted with Israeli tank rounds; from the holes that have been punc

38、hed in the walls it was clear there had also been snipers waiting for them. North of Khan Younis we saw some of the Qassam fighters returning home, their rifles slung lazily around their shoulders.The destruction we've seen has largely been inflicted on the Hamas infrastructure: police stations,

39、 military outposts, government buildings, so far the most extensive damage - that at the border in Rafah where nothing was spared.For three weeks the Israelis pounded the tunnels that run beneath the perimeter wall but last night we met people who insist that some of these tunnels are still open and

40、 still some fuel is being pumped from the Egyptian side; impossible for us to verify independently, but they say they are determined to reopen them and to dig them deeper. If the border crossings remain close, say the Palestinians, these tunnels are their only link to the outside world.Christian Fra

41、ser, BBC News, GazaSection FourPart 1 Feature reportExercise A:This news report is about the recreation of the prehistoricworld in Liaoning,China, based on the scientificfindingson fossilsdiscovered there.Exercise B:1. 35 prehistoric animals were created.2. They recreated the extinct beasts through

42、the marriage of scienee, art and tech no logy.3. The exhibit is not behind the glass or otherwise enclosed, so visitors are eye to eye with ext inct beasts. It is displayed in this way so that visitors will feel as if they 'e stepped into a Chin ese forest 130 milli on years in the past.4. He sa

43、ys it ' ascurate because every sin gle pla nt, every in sect, every organic feature in it actually represents something that has been found as a fossil in n ortheaster n China.5. The only thing scientists had to make up is what color some of the ani mals were.6. According to Michael Novacek, bir

44、ds are living dinosaurs.7. They study the moveme nts of com mon place turkeys, chicke ns andostriches to learn how similarly-built dinosaurs would stand or walk.8. By using high-tech imagery, fossils, and the knowledge gained from the biology of barnyard animals, scientists now estimate the giant T-

45、Rexcould reach speeds of 16 kilometers per hour, far slower that the more tha n 70 kilometers per hour previously thought.ScriptDino saur Discoveries Made Possible through Art, Tech no logy,Moder n LivestockThe rolling hills of a province in northeastern China are now terraced for farming, but benea

46、th that farmland are clues to a prehistoric world un like any see n by huma n eyes - un til this week. Some 130 milli on years after dinosaurs roamed the Liaoning forest, the world has been pain stak in gly recreated in New York City's America n Museum of Natural History.The sound of the prehist

47、oric forest is one of the few thi ngs that has bee n imagi ned in this 65 square-meter diorama. The gin gko leaves, piney trees and life-sized models of 35 prehistoric animals were created through the marriage of scie nee, art and tech no logy, as every detail, dow n to the sleeping pose of a dinosa

48、ur, is based on scientific findings.The exhibit is not behind glass or otherwise enclosed, so visitors are eye-to-eye with extinct beasts, feeling as if they've stepped into a Chinese forest 130 million years in the past.Mark Norell is a pale on tologist who has worked in Lia oning, search ing f

49、or clues to recreate this prehistoric world."It's accurate because every sin gle pla nt, every in sect, every orga nic feature in it actually represents something that has been found as a fossil in n ortheaster n Chin a," he expla in ed, "so the only thing that we had to sort of m

50、ake up a little bit is what color some the animals were. Even though we know some of theme were patter ned, but we know defi nitely that they were patterned, because we can see that is the soft tissue rema ins, but we don't know what color they were but we try to be a little conservative in that

51、 regard, but nevertheless all the feathers you see, all the weird tail structures you see, is all stuff we found as fossils."Undern eath the gin gko trees, a feathered bird-like dino saur chases on two legs after a large win ged in sect, the dino saur's beak-like mouth ope n to reveal rows

52、of jagged teeth. A sleeping dinosaur tucks its head beneath its arm, much as a modern goose tucks its head beneath its wing.The museum's curator of pale on tology, Michael Novacek, expla ins that it is necessary to understand birds in order to better understand extinct creatures."The reas o

53、n birds are so importa nt to us is really a fact we were n't so aware of 10, 20 years ago is that birds are livi ng dino saurs. They're not just related to dino saurs. They are dino saurs," he stressed. "They're a branch of dino saurs, so convenien tly eno ugh dino saurs did n&

54、#39;t go completely ext in ct. One group, the birds, survived."Scie ntists study the moveme nts of com mon place turkeys, chicke ns and ostriches to learn how similarly built dinosaurs would stand or walk. Researchers eve n created a computer model of a gia nt chicke n to lear n more about the

55、moveme nts of the ever popular Tyra nno saurus Rex.By using high tech imagery, fossils, and the kno wledge gained from the biology of barnyard animals, scientists now estimate the giant T-Rex could reach speeds of 16 kilometers per hour, far slower tha n the more than 70 kilometers per hour previous

56、ly thought.These scientific findings are passed along to model designers, such as the creator of a six-foot-long mechanical T-Rex, a highlight of the new exhibit. The menacing skeleton's tail sways and its head bobs as the extinct dinosaur shifts its weight, plodding in place - yet another examp

57、le of the never-before-seen becoming altogether real when scienee and tech no logy meet art.Part 2 PassageExercise B1.2. The goal of this study was to determine what type of “ gazei” required to have this effect.3.3. The Queen' study showed that the total amount of gaze received during a group c

58、onversation is more important than when the eye con tact occurs.5.4. The eye con tact experime nt used computer-ge nerated images form actors who conv eyed differe nt levels of atte nti on.5. The researchers concluded that people in group discussions will speak up more if they receive a greater amou

59、nt of eye con tact from other group members.6. The effect of eye gaze has literally fascinated people throughout the ages.9.7. Exercise C1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. BExercise D1.2. The eye contact experiment used computer-generated images from actors who conveyed different levels of attention (gazing at the subject, gazing at the other actor, looking away, and looking down). These images were presented to the subjects, who believed they were in an actual three-way video conferencing situation, a