国际交流英语视听说B1U1--参考答案（章节课程）

1、Unit 1 Living for WorkUnit 1Living for Workurther ListeningA | Read the statements and answer choices. Then listen to a talk about Tim Samaras and choose the correct word or phrase to complete each statement.Further ListeningListening 11. The main idea of this passage is that _. a. Tim Samaras is in

2、 hot pursuit of images of nature b. Tim Samaras is chasing lightning with a camera c. Tim Samaras finds a desirable job in a research institute2. The camera was used to take pictures of _. a. lightning b. tornadoes c. nuclear tests3. Taking a photograph of the moment lightning starts is _. a. very d

3、ifficult b. not so hard c. very easyb caFurther ListeningListening 14. _ people think Samaras has no chance of getting the shot he wants. a. Few b. Some c. Many5. Samaras _ what it looks and feels like inside a tornado. a. keeps trying to record b. failed to record c. succeeded in recordingb cB | Re

4、ad the sentences. Then listen again and complete the sentences with what you hear. 1. The Beckman & Whitley 192 camera weighed _ pounds and stood _ high.2. Samaras changed how the camera works by replacing the _ with _ designed for deep-space exploration and adding _ written specially for the camera

5、.3. The burst of light comes from _ and moves up to _.Further ListeningListening 11,600 six feet film technology digital sensors new software close to the ground the sky4. Although the camera is fast enough to take the picture, Samaras must know _ and also _.5. Samaras got some of the most accurate

6、readings ever of _, barometric pressure, _, and humidity.Further ListeningListening 1 where to point it “click” at the right time wind speed temperatureAnswer Keys1. T2. F (Students here dont have to take both subjects. They can take one or the other and still graduate.)3. F (I believe they do respe

7、ct me.)Further ListeningListening 2Further ListeningListening 21. What example does the first interviewee give to show how good nurses have to be organized?Example Answers For example, she is in charge of her patients medicine. She has to give them the correct medicine, so she writes everything down

8、 in a chart. She gets the medicine. Then, she checks on her chart that its the correct one.Further ListeningListening 22. Does the second interviewee think teaching is a difficult job? Why?Example Answers Sometimes it is. Although the students are wonderful, the school has a rule he doesnt like.Furt

9、her ListeningListening 2 What does the third interviewee do if he finds an engineering problem?Example Answers He gives a presentation to his managers. They have a meeting, and he explains the problem to them. They try to find ways to solve it.Annie Griffiths is famous for her beautiful photographs.

10、 The photos come from countries all over the world, so its just a normal part of life for Griffiths to travel. Living in other countries is not for everyone, but for Griffiths and her children, its an adventure. Her children especially love the Middle East, and their experiences in that part of the

11、world helped them to learn about other cultures. Griffiths work can also be dangerous. Traveling is not always safe. In the Galpagos Islands, Griffiths found herself in the water with sharks one day! Besides writing and taking pictures, Griffiths teaches photography skills to people who want to beco

12、me photographers. They know they are learning from one of the best photographers in the World.Further ListeningListening 3Unit 1 Living for WorkUnit 2Good Times,Good Feelingsurther ListeningA | Listen to four people talking about their free time activities and note down them in each box.Further List

13、eningListening 1Example answers:Miranda: not have much free time; spend time with her children; go to the beach; go to the park; make her feel young; give her great joy.Mike: take walks in park; love the outdoor; walking a good exercise; keep healthyCindy: cooking, a common hobby; know a lot of peop

14、le who like to cook; friends come over and cook together; laugh and tell storiesTim: listen to music; classical music; drawback is almost never spending time outsideB | Read the statements. Then listen again and check () T for true or F for false.1. F (She has a full-time job as a sales manager.2. F

15、 (He is a first-year student.)3. T4. F (His favorite musician is Mozart.5. TFurther ListeningListening 1A | Listen to a passage about parks and complete the main idea with what you hear.This passage is mainly about the benefits of parks and other green spaces in Paris. They include better health, be

16、tter environment, less crime and improved education.Further ListeningListening 2B | Listen again and answer the questions.Further ListeningListening 2Answer Keys1. Having places to relax after work helps people feel good. Parks allow people to get exercise. Being exposed to sunlight is good for heal

17、th.2. Trees help to clean the air and make cities cooler.3. There is less crime in places with green areas around them.4. Children learn better after they play in a park.New research says that apes laugh when they are tickled. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth led a “tickle team”. The grou

18、p of researchers tickled the necks, feet, hands, and armpits of young apes. The team recorded more than 800 of the resulting laughs on tape. The research suggests that the apes panting noise is the sound of laughter. They think that this panting is the basis for human expressions of joythe “ha-ha” s

19、ound we make when we laugh. When we find something funny, such as a joke, we laugh. When apes find something funny, such as a tickle, they laugh. Humans find many situations funnysuch as jokes, tickles, TV comedy showsbut we are not unique because animals laugh too.Further ListeningListening 3Unit 3

20、Focus on FoodBook 1Further ListeningUnit 3 Focus on FoodA | Listen to a talk about Dr. Wade Davis and answer the questions. 1. What does Dr. Wade Davis do? _ 2. What is the food that impressed him a lot? _ 3. What does Dr. Davis think of eating unusual foods? _ _Listening 1He is an anthropologist.Th

21、e durian fruit.He thinks eating durian and other unusual foods shows respect for people and their customs.Listening 1B | Read the sentences. Then listen again and complete the sentences with what you hear. 1. The durian fruit grows in _. 2. The durian fruit in Malaysia is considered as the _. 3. The

22、 durian is as big as _. 4. You cant touch the durian fruit directly with your hands because it has _. Southeast Asia“king of the fruits”a mans headsharp spinesListening 1B | Read the sentences. Then listen again and complete the sentences with what you hear. 5. Some people wont allow a durian inside

23、 their house because it has _. 6. People who dont really like the fruit eat durian because they think it is _.a very strong smellhealthy and nutritiousListening 2A | Listen to a talk about three kinds of restaurants and fill in the chart.Restaurant nameLocationSpecial food servedSugar ShacksChocolat

24、erasSan FranciscoQuebecmaple taffySpainhot chocolateDim SumRestaurantsTraditional Chinese food with hot teaListening 21. Maple taffy is a kind of _.2. The first European country to make chocolate is _.3. The meaning of the expression “dim sum” in English is _.4. Many Chinese people moved to Californ

25、ia to _ in 1800s.5. The dim sum restaurants all serve this traditional Chinese food with _.candySpain“a little bit of heart” workhot teaB | Read the sentences. Then listen again and complete the sentences with what you hear.Answer KeysDo you like to eat bugs? Some people do, and some people dont. Bu

26、t heres the surpriseeven if you dont like eating insects, you are probably eating them anyway. In the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows some insects and insect parts in food, as long as they dont make people sick. For example, for every 3.5 ounces, chocolate can have

27、up to 60 insect parts and peanut butter can have 30 insect fragments, according to the FDA. Tomato sauce cant contain more than 30 fly eggs per 3.5 ounces. And food is not the only place you can find insects and insect parts. Cochineal insects give a red or pink coloring to foods, lipsticks, and bev

28、erages. The small bugs are listed as “cochineal extract” on the ingredient list. The fact isyou cant always avoid eating insects.Listening 3Unit 4HousingBook 1Unit 4 HousingFurther ListeningListening 1A | Listen to a talk about straw houses and choose the main idea of the talk.a. Builder Michael Fur

29、bish uses straw to make buildings.b. A straw house is another way to “go green”.c. Straw bales are used to build houses and schools. Answer Keys Building a house from wood means cutting down trees and damaging the environment. Straw is a kind of grass, and it takes little energy to grow.1. Why is st

30、raw a better material to build a house than wood?Listening 1 Answer Keys After the straw is dry, farmers use a machine to make baleslarge rectangular bricks of straw. Then, builders build walls with the bales. When they finish the walls, they cover them with plaster inside and outside.2. How do peop

31、le make straw-bale houses? Explain the process.Listening 1 Answer Keys Furbish used about 900 straw bales for his familys house. His company used about 4,000 bales to build an elementary school in Maryland.3. How many straw bales did Furbish use to build his familys house? And how many bales did his

32、 company use to build an elementary school in Maryland?Listening 1Answer Keys1. T2. F (You dont have to be a Mexican citizen to own property here.)3. TListening 2Answer KeysListening 2Vacation Homes in Baja CaliforniaBenefitsWorries 2 coasts: Pacific Ocean and Sea of Cortez (sea life e.g. dolphins,

33、whales, unusual fish) beautiful mountains and deserts (for hiking and sightseeing) more and more people move to B.C. (growth could damage environment) very dry (enough drinking water for everyone?)Answer KeysBaja California has coasts on the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez, so tourists can enjoy

34、 sea life such as dolphins, whales, and unusual fish. Its beautiful mountains and deserts are also excellent for hiking and sightseeing.Listening 21. Why is Baja California popular for vacation?Answer KeysThe housing growth in Baja California may cause damage to the environment as more and more peop

35、le move in. Baja California is also very dry, so having enough drinking water for everyone is another concern.Listening 22. Why are some people worried about the housing growth? In Barcelona, Spain, both visitors and residents of the city know about the architect Antoni Gaud. The Casa Mil is perhaps

36、 his best-known building. From the outside, the walls look like natural stone. On the roof, several large, unusual works of art are actually chimneysthey carry away gases from cooking and heating from inside the apartments. The Casa Batll is another of Gauds apartment buildings. The outside of the b

37、uilding is very colorful, and its easy to see that Gaud was an artist as well as an architect. Not every apartment is spacious, but each apartment has a balcony, so residents can stand outside their bedrooms or living rooms and see the street below.Listening 3Answer KeysUnit 5Treasures from the Past

38、Book 1Unit 5 Treasures from the PastFurther ListeningA |Answer Keysb 2. c 3. cB | Answer Keys1. T2. F (The number has actually grown.)3. F (They seem to find it appealing.)4. F (James Joyce is one of the most respected modern writers.)Listening 1A | Read the statements and answer choices. Then liste

39、n to a group of students discussing a group project for a class. Choose the correct answer using context clues in the three places where information is missing.Listening 2Answer Keys1. c 2. b 3. aB | Listen again and fill in the missing sections of the group secretarys notes on the groups plans.List

40、ening 2ancient culture: _presentation topic:presentation length: _meeting to practice: place: study hall at the student union time: _meeting after class at: _Celtic culturemusic6-10 minuteseight oclock, Wednesday morninglibraryAncient Egyptians knew that death was inevitableall living things eventua

41、lly die but in an attempt to make the afterlife as comfortable as possible, mummies were accompanied by things they would need in the future. The items buried with ancient Egyptians represented important aspects of their daily liveseverything from furniture to cooking oil. They believed that in the

42、afterlife, these items became real and useful to the dead person. That idea may not seem rational nowadays, but ancient Egyptians didnt distinguish between human needs before and after death. They even mummified pieces of meat to represent the food the dead person would need. Listening 3Unit 6Explor

43、ing SpaceBook 1Unit 6Exploring SpaceBook 1Unit 6 Exploring SpaceAnalytical ListeningPredicting Content. You will hear a doctors presentation about the health effects of space travel. With a partner, decide which topic thedoctor will probably NOT talk about. Circle your answer. Before ListeningListen

44、ing 1 Astronauts often dont get enough sleep. Astronauts wear special spacesuits to protect their bodies. Astronauts need to get a lot of exercise in space. Astronauts have special jobs to do while theyre in space.Prior Knowledge. Before ListeningAnswer Keys Astronauts have special jobs to do while

45、theyre in space.Listening 1 A | Checking PredictionsA Presentation by a Medical Doctor ListeningListening 1 Answer KeysAstronauts often dont get enough sleep.Astronauts wear special spacesuits to protect their bodies.Astronauts need to get a lot of exercise in space.Listening 1 B | Listening for Mai

46、n Ideas. Read the statements and answer choices. Then listen again and choose the correct word or phrase to complete each statement. Listening 1 1. Spacesuits give astronauts air and _. a. cold temperatures b. light c. air pressure2. The astronauts will eat _ small meals every day on the space stati

47、on. a. three b. four c. five3. To get more sleep, the astronauts can _. a. cover windows b. take medicine c. drink warm tea4. Astronauts need to get a lot of exercise so that they dont become _. a. heavy and slow b. thin and weak c. tired and boredCabCAnswer Keys1. F (He says he always enjoys talkin

48、g to children.)2. T3. T4. F (Astronauts need to exercise for two or three hours every day to stay strong and healthy.)Listening 1 C | Making Inferences. A | Collaboration. With a partner, create a schedule for one day in the life of an astronaut on the International Space Station. Use the informatio

49、n from the presentation. Remember that astronauts need time each day for both work and leisure. After ListeningListening 1 A | Checking Time Expressions. Listen to part of a talk by a tour guide. Check () the time expressions you hear. Before ListeningListening 2 after as soon as before during final

50、ly first last next second untilAnswer Keys before 2. as soon as 3. last4. during 5. After 6. FinallyListening 2 B | Using Time Expressions. A Talk by a Tour GuideA | Listening for Main Ideas. Read the statements and answer choices. Then listen to the entire talk and choose the correct word to comple

51、te each statement. ListeningListening 2 To be continued Listening 2 1. The Yerkes telescope is special because its the _ refracting telescope in the world. a. oldest b. largest c. lightest2. To look at different parts of the sky, the _ moves around in a circle. a. telescope b. scientist c. room3. Sc

52、ientists used the Yerkes telescope to discover the _ of the Milky Way galaxy. a. age b. size c. shape bccB | Note-Taking. Listen again and complete the notes. Listening 2 Age of Yerkes Observatory: from the 18 _Telescope types: 1. Reflecting (use: _) 2. Refracting (use: lenses) Size of lenses in Yer

53、kes telescope: _ inchesObservatory in 1892: 1. in the _ 2. on a hill90s mirrors40countryUnit 6 Exploring Space Viewing the WorldApollo 17: the 11th and final manned mission in the U.S. Apollo space program. It was launched on December 7, 1972, and it was the last mission to land humans on the moon.

54、“阿波罗17” 号 Example AnswersBefore Viewing Manned Space ExplorationAdvantagesDisadvantages We can learn more about space. Astronauts can do things that machines cant such as figuring out a solution to an unexpected problem. Astronauts can make decisions. Astronauts can help get more public support for

55、space exploration. Its very expensive. It can be dangerous, and astronauts have died in the past. It takes time and resources to train astronauts.B | Using a Dictionary. Read and listen to the information. Then use your dictionary to help you with the underlined words.Before Viewing The last people

56、to walk on the moon were the crew of Apollo 17 in 1972. By that time, however, unmanned space exploration of the planets in our solar system was already taking place. Sending satellites and probes into space is safer and less expensive than sending people. Probes have been sent to the sun, to other

57、planets, and to their moons. Mars alone has been studied by a dozen space probes. The probes either fly by or orbit a planet, and they send pictures and other valuable information back to Earth. Example Answerssolar system: the sun and all the planets and other objects that orbit itprobes: unmanned

58、spacecraft that gather information and send it back to Earthdozen: twelveorbit: go around a planet Before Viewing While ViewingA | Look at the illustration showing the relative sizes of the celestial bodies. Then watch the video and check () each celestial body when you hear its name.While Viewing E

59、arth Mars Neptune Saturn Venus Jupiter Mercury Pluto (dwarf planet) Uranus Answer KeysAll of the planets except Earth are mentioned in the video.While Viewing Answer Keys1. b 2. f 3. a 4. c, d, g, h5. e 6. d, g, h 7. h 8. hWhile Viewing Answer Keys1. F (It began in the 1950s.)2. F (Mars presents con

60、ditions favorable to human settlement.)3. T4. TWhile Viewing Unit6 Exploring SpaceFurther ListeningListening 1the space shuttle Columbia: the first spaceworthy (能作航天飞行的) space shuttle in NASAs fleet. It was launched in 1981 and it completed 27 missions before being destroyed when it was returning to