现代大学英语听力第二册最全答案

1、Key to Exercises of Listening 2 Key to Unit 1 Social Customs Task 1 Key A. Answer the following questions. 1 She wanted to see St. Paul's Cathedral. 2 She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike. 3 They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas

2、and newspapers. 4 Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform. 5 No, he didn't. 6 He used the English saying "It takes all kinds to make a world" to prove his opinion. B. Write down the poem "If All the Seas

3、Were One Sea". If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be! Task 2 Key A: Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the ta

4、pe. 1 people were much busier 2 colder than England , minus thirty degrees, last longer 3 much more mountainous, much higher and much more rocky, more beautiful 4 tend to be more crowded 5 the houses, maller B: Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 F 1 Task 3 K

5、ey A: Answer the following questions. 1 In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves; they don't invite other people to watch them. 2 Usually eight people dance together. 3 Because people form a square in dancing with a man and a woman on each side of the square. 4 He usually makes i

6、t into a song. 5 They war old-fashioned clothes. B: Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T C. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape. 1 eight people form a square, on each side of the square. 2 What they should do, makes it into a song

7、/sings 3 Don't have much time to think 4 Old-fashioned clothes Task 4 Key A: Answer the following questions. 1 It was a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring. 2 They burned the picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck. 3 The custom said the brides must wear "

8、;something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue" to bring good luck. 4 Because they could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to use up these things before Lent began. 5 It was a straw man made by children in Czech; it was a figure of death. 6 P

9、eople brought their animals to church. And before the animals went into the church people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons. Task 5 Key A: Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape. 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 T 7 T B: Write o ut a list of the advantages and disa

10、dvantages of the Victorian times. Advantages Disadvantages Lots of servants to do the work Terrible life for servants Beautiful clothes to wear Very uncomfortable clothes Lots of tea parties Boring and formal tea parties-often no men being invited Life being slower Much more illness Plenty of time t

11、o talk to each other Children left with servants all day Very poor education No freedom for women Task 6 Key A: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1 b 2 a 3 c 4 a B: Complete the following sentence with what you hear on the tape. 1 family unit, process, change, used

12、to be, the extended , the nuclear 2 job patterns, progressed, agricultural, industrial, forced, job opportunities, split up 3 traditional, family, other living arrangements C: Complete the definitions below according to the what you hear on the tape. 1 mother, father, children, and some other relati

13、ves such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby. 2 Only the parents and the children. 3 Previously married men and women marry again and combine the children from former marriages into a new family. Task 7 Key A: Fill in the following chart with a "" mark in corresponding colu

14、mns according to the information given on the tape. Men Women Both B: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1 c 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 c 6 c 7 c Task 8 Key A: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1 a 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 c 6 b 7 c 8 b B: Decide whether th

15、e following statements are true or false according to the tape. 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 F 7 F 8 F 9 T 10 F Task 9 Social customs and ways of behaving change. But they do not necessarily always change for the better. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few ye

16、ars ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room. The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other peo

17、ple feel uncomfortable-especially if they are your guests. There is a story about a rich nobleman who had a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. Other guests were amused or shocked, but the nobleman calmly picked up his knife and

18、 began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable. Key to Unit 2 Weather Task 1 Key A. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1 b 2 a 3 d Task 2 Key A. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according

19、to the tape. 1 T 2 F 3 F B. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1 d 2 c 3 c C. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape. Climate, reputation, extraordinary,unreliable.dry, wet,clear, dull,hot, cold, bad, mild Task 3 Key Complete the following summary of the passage. I

20、. the country Trees, grass, lakes and steams II. A. 1. concrete, iron and steel 2. take in the heat during the day and throw of f heat into the air at night B. Warmer winters Car engines , electrical appliance III. A. air pollution may stop sunlight from reaching the earth 1. Ice near the North and

21、South poles to melt 2. to be slowly folded and people living in these cities to move to higher land Task 4 Key A. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1 b 2 c B. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape night, delight morning, warning gray way red head C. Decide whethe

22、r the following statements are true or false according to the tape. 1 F 2 T 3 F Task 5 Key A. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1 c 2 b 3 d 4 c 5 c Task 6 Key A. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape. 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 T B. Fill

23、in the blanks with what you hear on the tape Incredible, one minute, kilometer, destroyed, lifted up, carried away, killed, injured Task 7 Key A. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1 b 2 a 3 b B. Summarize the weather conditions reported in the radio programme. 1 It has been

24、nice weather during the day, but it is going to change at night. 2 Fine weather in southern Europe and not so nice in Northern Europe. C. Match each place with the corresponding weather condition there. For today Southeast England Maximum temperatures of around 21 degrees Southern Scotland 26 degree

25、s Celsius by mid-afternoon Brighton 23 degrees Celsius by early afternoon Midlands Light showers around midday Northwest of Scotland 15 hours of lovely sunshine For the weekend Spain Cloudy but mainly dry with sunny periods, 23 degrees Celsius Greece Heavy rain, 17 degrees Celsius France Cloudy with

26、 rain, maximum temperatures of 22 degrees Northern Ireland 34 degrees Celsius Most of England 32 degrees Celsius Task 8 Key Fill in the following chart. Natural Phenomena Air Pressure (Rise or Fall Causes Fall The dust particles begin to settle to the ground in thinner air and the air clears. Fall I

27、nstead of traveling upward and outward into the atmosphere they are bent back to the earth and their range extended. Rise The methane is trapped in the bottom of the swamp because of the thick air. Rise Birds prefer to fly where the air is the densest and they can get greater lift with their wings.

28、Rise Smoke rises with thicker air. Fall The gas in our bodies expands in lower air pressure. Task 9 Key A. Tick the statements "" that correctly describe the tornado in Xenia in 1974. 3 6 7 B. Rearrange the following sentences describing the boy's experiences on the day when the tornad

29、o hit his town. fcadbe C. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape. 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F D. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1 d 2 b Task 10 Script Undoubtedly, Tibet is one of the harshest places for human existence. It is cool in summer b

30、ut freezing cold in winter. In Lhasa, the mildest city in Tibet, temperatures may exceed 29 degrees Celsius in summer while plummeting to -16 degrees Celsius in winter! Sun radiation is extremely strong in Tibet. The sunlight in Lhasa is so intense that the city is called Sunlight City. The thin air

31、 can neither block off nor retain heat so that there are great temperature extremes on the same day! The average temperature in northern Tibet is subzero and winter arrives in October until the following May or June. July and August are the best time to visit the area, enjoying warm temperatures, in

32、tense sunshine, beautiful scenery and festive events. May, June and September represent the tourist season in east Tibet. In winter, roads are all blocked by heavy snow. Landslides and rock falls frequently occur, which will make travel difficult. Key to Unit 3 Social Issues Task 1 Key A. Answer the

33、 following questions. 1 Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 billion a year in lower productivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, and higher medical costs. 2 The most stressful professions are those that involve danger and extreme pressure and those that carry a lot of respon

34、sibility without much control. 3 The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the only answer is to fight back or walk away. B. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape. 4 Three-quarters 5 psychologists, doctors 6 nervousness, anger, frequent illness,

35、mental problems Task 2 Key A: Complete the following summary of the two speakers' opinions. 1 give in so easily to hijackers' demands a threaten to blow up a plane or commit some other outrage b hold out against this kind of blackmail, always have terrorists, Start executing terrorists autom

36、atically c be prepared to face the consequences of evil 2 a It's the lesser of two evils. Terrorists have proven often enough that they really mean business. b Innocent lives, threatening the innocent will achieve its ends B. Answer the following questions. She implies that if the first speaker

37、was one of the victims of terrorism, she would want the government to give in to the demands so that she wouldn't die. Task 3 Key A: Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape. 1 thirty-five, natural lights, a small window, hot, airless, very noisy 2 Mexico 3 ought to, shoul

38、dn't B. Answer the following questions. 1 It is located in a narrow street with five-and six-storey buildings eight kilometers from downtown Los Angeles. 2 This factory makes shirts and jeans. 3 She's already been working for ten hours, but she won't stop for another two hours. 4 She can

39、't complain about those things because she is an illegal immigrant. Task 4 Key A: Complete the following summary of British government's statistics. social trends 1 marked differences a one hour more every day, three hours more every week b 1 prevent, cleaning and ironing, keep household acc

40、ounts, do repairs or improvements c 30 percent 2 leisure activities, watching television, 20 hours a week, going for walks, Swimming, British women B. Answer the following questions. Unlike the other couples, Carla has always kept her own accounts and Adrian has always done his own housework. Neithe

41、r of them like watching television very much and they both like swimming. Task 5 Key A: Complete the following summary of the passage. How a city in Japan solve the problem of garbage disposal. 160 million, every year, 10 percent, 10 percent, the rest public cooperation 1 garbage that can be easily

42、burned, kitchen and garden trash 2 electrical appliances, plastic tools and plastic toys 3 are poisonous, cause pollution, batteries 4 bottles and glass containers that can be recycled 5 mental containers that can be recycled 6 furniture and bicycles on different days, on request fertilizer, to prod

43、uce electricity, recycled , cleaned, repaired, resold cheaply, given away B. Answer the following questions. 1 The garbage will be taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building or hospital. Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and process the garbage. 2 O fficial from

44、 cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use some of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems. Task 6 Key A: Answer the following questions. 1 They were talking about Mrs. Carter. 2 She was a tall, handsome woman who used to come into the shop at

45、least twice a week. 3 She lived alone in a large house on an old farm-about three miles from the shop. 4 He was absolutely certain, otherwise he would never call the police. His evidence was this: First, he saw her do it; second, he found the things in her bag; third, she had done it before. 5 Becau

46、se two young people saw her. The shopkeeper believed that if they didn't punish her, young people would think that stealing didn't matter. 6 The judge thought that it was a difficult case from a humanitarian point of view. The excuses he found for her were: First, the woman was old and she l

47、ived alone-she was lonely. Second, she wasn't poor-she was well-known for her generosity to charities and she didn't need to steal. The items were only worth a pound or two. Third, she pleaded not guilty and said she didn't know that she had done it. Task 7 Key A: Fill in the blanks in t

48、he summary of the planner's description. not all modern cities are alike, modern city 1 a single high-density centre, skyscraper, motorways, as far as you can see 2 the low-density multi-center city, a large collection of a number of small centres, shopping centres, factories, businesses and sky

49、scrapers B. Answer the following questions. 1 He thinks that the second type (the Los Angeles model is more sensible. 2 He considers it highly likely that the kind of city we know now will completely disappear. Task 8 Key A: Answer the following questions. 1 He thinks that this country's problem

50、s all come from inflation, which is the result of the Democrat's careless spending. 2 No, she doesn't agree with Ned. She believes that the problem is unemployment. If the government cuts spending too much, people will fall into a vicious circle of more unemployment and fewer taxpayers to sh

51、are the burden. 3 She agrees with Barbara. She believes that unemployment is a big problem, especially in the big industrial cities. And the government isn't doing very much to help the big industries out. 4 He believes in the free market system rather than government regulation or protection. H

52、e thinks that without a lot of government interference everything will be okay. 5 No, they think it's bad for the weak, the poor and the unprotected / it's bad for the underprivileged. B. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape. More and more money, come from somewhere, higher taxe

53、s and high prices Task 9 Key A: Answer the following questions. 1 The problem is whether or not the inner city-the core of most urban areas-will manage to survive at all. 2 They moved to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elbow room, and privacy. 3 As a result, suburbs began to sprawl out across th

54、e countryside. Many cities began to fall into disrepair. And many downtown areas existed for business only. 4 The result was that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expanded still more. 5 Because from the decision of the Taylors and many other young couples, we can see that some peo

55、ple may be tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to miss the advantages of culture and companionship provided by city life. B: Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T C. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the ta

56、pe. 1. Middle-class, neighborhoods 2 Crime, public transportation 3 housing construction costs, was allowed, constructed Task 10 Key A: Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape. 1 54, 20, 1980, 70,000 2 30, 1980 3 a newspaper article, to research the market 4 another few month

57、s, in April 1981, a 1,500 sq. ft 5 third, Canada, America, 20 percent, 1 million 6 20, 70, 3 B. Decide whether the following statements are true or false 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T C. Answer the following questions. 1 He was deeply involved in the present job and rather enjoyed himself. He thought the shop

58、 was his own little baby and thought it was fun to serve behind the counter. However, he also thought that there was a lot more hard work than he was used to; he was working over the weekend doing his books. He called his old job "boring trips to Manchester to sell vast quantities of PVC".

59、 2 He thought that there was far more job satisfaction, and believed that he was making money, rather than making money for other people. 3 He's about to diversify into commercial distribution of imported and domestically produced wine and wines he's producing himself. Task 11 Script I could hear the guard blowing his whistle, so I ran on to the platform and up to the trai