大学二年级英语听说课后问题答案

UNIT1Parents

Doyouthinkparents'lovefortheirchildrenisthegreatestloveintheworld?Why?

Yes,Ido.Becauseparents'lovefortheirchildisselfless/foreverstrong/neverchanging.

Thereisnolovelikeamother'sloveforherchild.

Nobondisstrongerthanthatbetweenparentandchild.

MyparentsalwaystellmethatI'mspecial/alwaysfindtimeformewhenIneedcomfortingandencouragement.

Doyouoftencallorwritetoyourparents?Whatdoyouusuallytellyourparentsonthephone/inyourletters?

Yes,Ido.Tellthemmyfriends,school,activities,dreamsandhopes.

Doyoualwaysrememberyourparents'birthdays?Whatdoyouusuallydoforyourparentsontheirbirthdays?

Yes,Ido.Onmyparents’birthdays,Iusuallybuythemsomegiftswithmypocketmoneyorsendthemcards.AndIwillvisitthemorcallthemnomatterhowbusyIam.Inaword,Iwilldosomethingcreativetotrytoexpressmylovefortheminaspecialway.

DoyoucelebrateMother'sDay?How?

Yes,Ido.IusuallycooksomethingspecialformymotheronMother'sDay.Myfatherwilltakemeandmymotheroutfordinnertocelebrate.

Whatisyourfather/motherlike?

Myfather/motherisawell-respected.../anordinary.../asuccessful...

Myfather/motherisquitestrictwithme/neverspoilsme.

Myfather/mothermakesclearrulesaboutwhatIcandoandwhatImustn'tdo.

Mymotheristhriftyandindustrious/generousandcompassionate/acareerwoman.

Doyouturntoyourfather/motherforhelpwhenyouhaveproblems?Whyorwhynot?

Yes.IturntomyparentsforhelpwhenI’mshortofmoney,whenI’vegotproblems,whenIdon’tgetonwithothers,orwhenI’msick,becauseIamsurethattheyalwaysfindtimeformewhenIneedcomfortingandencouragement.

7.Howwouldyoudescribeyourrelationshipwithyourparents?

Thereisnolovelikeamother’sloveforherchild.Nobondisstrongerthanthatbetweenparentandchild.Ilovemyparentsbecausetheygivemelifeandhavesacrificedalotinbringingmeup.

Myrelationshipwithmyparentsisoneofmutualloveandaffection,andisbasedonmutualrespect.

Isthereagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?Howdoyouresolveyourdifferences?

Yes.Thereareboundtobedifferencesbetweenparentsandtheirchildren.Agoodwaytoresolvedifferencesistositdownandtalk.

Doyouandyourparentsbelieveindifferentvalues?Areyourparentslivingmodelsoftheirsystemofvalues?

MyparentsandIseemtodisagreeonalomsteverything,butweneverletargumentshurtourfeelingsforeachother.

UNIT2Coincidence

Whatiscoincidence?Giveanexampletoillustrateit.

Coincidencereferstothephenomenoninwhichtwoormoreeventswhicharesimilarorrelatedhappentotakeplaceatthesametimeorplace.Coincidenceistheresultofpurechance/ofourmemory.

Sometimestwoormoresimilarorrelatedeventshappentotakeplaceatthesametimeorplace,thisphenomenoniscalled“Coincidence”.

Haveyoueverexperiencedorreadaboutanamusingcaseofcoincidence?Whatisit?

ItisapurecoincidencethatamostdestructiveearthquakeshookTangshantheyearChairmanMaopassedaway.

Howdopeoplereacttocoincidences?Howimportantaretheyinhumanlife?

Peopleremembercoincidencesandlovetopassthemaroundamongfriends.

Somepeopletrytofindacauseandeffectrelationshipbetweeneventsthathappentosharesomesimilarities.Coincidencemakegreatstories/makeverygoodtopicsforsmalltalk/makelifemoreinteresting/amusingcolorful.

Cancoincidencesbeexplained?Whyorwhynot?

It'smeaninglesstotrytoexplaincoincidences.Somepeoplebelievethatcoincidenceistheworkofmysteriousforces.Thehumanmindtendstoremembereventsthatmatchbutforgeteventsthatdon’tmatch.

Whatcancoincidencesdo?Aretheymostlybeneficialorharmful?

Coincidencesmakegreatstories/makeverygoodtopicsforsmalltalk/makelifemoreinteresting/amusingcolorful.Somepeoplebelievecoincidencescanrevealrelationshipsbetweenevents,humanbeingsandnaturalphenomenathatarenotobvioustothem.

Coincidenceshavenothingtodowithgoodluckorbadluck/havenopowertopredictfutureevents.

Doyouthinkthereisacauseandeffectrelationshipbetweeneventsthatsharesomesimilarties?Whyorwhynot?

Ibelievethatinmostsuchcasesacauseandeffectrelationshipwouldbeanexceptionratherthanarule.Thoughtheyseemtohavesomekindofconnectionmostcoincidencesactuallyhappenbyaccidentonly.Ifyouexaminethemcarefullyyouwillfindthattheyarenotsorelatedorsimilarastheyseemtobe.

Whatdoyouthinkcanbethecausesofcoincidences?Doyouthinkcoincidencesarebeyondchance?

Ithinkcoincidencescanbecausedbydifferentthingsbutnoneofthemwouldbesupernatural.Ithinkchanceisprobablythebestwordyoucanusewhenyoutalkaboutacoincidence.Whenyoutrytofindoutaboutthenatureofaso-calledcoincidencewhatyouwilllearnoftenhaslesstodowithwhatyoulookatthanhowyoulookatit.

Yes,thereissomethingpositiveaboutstress.Peopleinallprofessionsexperiencestress.Somestressisquitenormalandevenproductive.Sometimesacertainamountofstressisgood.Itcanstimulateusandincreaseourlevelofalertness.

Whatarestress-relateddiseases?

Stressmayresultinhealthproblems,suchasheadache,stomachupset,etc.

Stressmayresultinhealthproblems,suchasheartdisease,highbloodpressureandinsomnia,etc

UNIT5Youth

1.Whendidyourealizethatyou’dgrownup?

IrealizedI’dgrownupwhenIenteredhighschool/whenIbecameateenager/whenIknewIshouldberesponsibleformyownactions/whenIknewIshouldmakedecisionsformyself/whenIknewIshouldworktoearnmyownlivingexpenses.

2.HowdoyoucelebrateYouthDay?

OnYouthDay,weusuallyhaveameetingtoremembertheheroicdeedsofyoungpeoplebackin1919/theStudentUnionorganizesagreatmanyactivities,suchassinging,dancing,games,filmshows/weoftenvolunteertodosomethingforthegoodofourcommunity.

Whatshouldbetheconcernsofthe21stcenturyyouth?

Astheyouthofthe21stcentury,weshouldworktogethertomaketheworldaplacewherepeoplecanliveinpeace,havingdecentshelterandcleanwater,healthyandeducatedandprotectedfromviolence,abuse,exploitation.

Whatqualitiesdoyouvaluemostinayoungperson?

Compassion,sensitivity,commitmentandbeingateamplayerarequalitiesIvaluemostinayoungperson.

Ithinkwemusthaveaclearpurposeinwhatwewanttodowithourlives.

Thefuturebelongstousyoungpeople.Whileyoung,wemustprepareourselvesforthefuturebystudyinghardandbyinvolvingourselvesinmeaningfulcauses.

Haveyoueverthoughtaboutvolunteeringyourtimeforthosewhoareinneedofhelpandforthewelfareofsociety?

Ioftenthoughtaboutvolunteeringmytimetoalocalcharityoracommunityorganizationinordertohelpthosewhoareinneed.

Iliketodovolunteeringwork.InthiswayIcangetaninsightthemeaningoflife.

IthinkIcangetalotoutofhelpingpeopleinneed.

Icanlearnaboutmyself,learnaboutothersandmeetalotofinterestingpeoplebyvolunteering.

Thereisnobetterwaytoovercomeboredomordepressionthantohelpothersinneed.

Haveyoueverparticipatedinanyprojectswhenyouwereathighschool?Ifyes,whatwerethey?

Ourschooloffersawiderangeofvolunteerprograms/opportunities,suchasplantingtreesforthecommunity,helpingotherslearntoread,tutoringschoolchildren,assistinglibrarystaffinreshelvingbooks,visitingseniorcitizensatnursinghomes.

Whatdoyouthinkismoreimportantforyou,tolearnaboutwhatothershavedoneortodiscoverandcreatethingsyourself?

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makenewfriendswheneverIcan.Furthermoremodernyouthshouldnotburythemselvesintheirownday-to-dayaffairsbutbeconcernedwithimportantissuesoftheworldthecurrentglobalissuesenvironmentalissuesparticularlyinthelightofhowtheyaffectusyoungpeoplebecauseIwanttofindwaysinwhichImyselfcantakeactioninmyowncommunity.

Whatroleshouldyoungpeopleplayinsociety?

UNIT6TheNatureWorld

Areyoualoverofnature?WhyorWhynot?

SureIam.Natureisawonderfulworldofsights,scentsandsounds.Natureisthemotherofhumanity.Andnatureiswherewecanalwaysfindcomfort,nourishment,strength,andinspiration.Howcanyounotloveit?

Whichseasondoyoulikebest?Why?

Ilikespringbestbecausespringisnature’swayofsaying“let’sparty!”Springistheseasonwheneverythingstartstowakeup/whennatureawakensfromherlongwintersleep.Springissocolorful,fullofbloomingflowers.

Ilikesummerbestbecauseitissogreenthatwecanseeawholegreenseaofgrassandleaves.

Ilikeautumnbecauseitisgoldenorfiery-red.AndIlikewintertoo,becauseitisusuallyassociatedwiththewhitenessofsnow.

Whatisthetypicalcolorofeachseason?

Springissocolorful,fullofbloomingflowers.

Summerissogreen.Youcanseeawholegreenseaofgrassandleaves.

Autumn/Fallisgoldenorfiery-red,whilewinterisusuallyassociatedwiththewhitenessofsnow.

Aretheredifferentkindsoftreesonyourcampus?DescribetheminsimpleEnglish.

Yes,there.Somearefruittrees,suchasapples,peaches,cherries,andsoon,othersarecone-bearingtreessuchaspinesandoaks.

WhathappenstotheleavesofsometreesandshrubsfromSeptembertoNovember?Canyouexplainwhy?

Themostnoticeablecolorchangehappensinmidorlateautumn/fallwhenleaveschangefromgreentoshadesofyellow,brown,orange,purple,andred.

Sometrees,suchasplanesandwillows,shedtheirleavesinlatefall,others,suchaspinesandcedars(雪松)，remaingreenalltheyearround.

Inlatefall,mostleavesturnyellowandbegintofalloffthetrees.

Whichaspectofnatureattractsyoumost,plantsandtrees,animals,hillsandrivers,ornaturalphenomena?Why?

IguessI'mfondoftrees,grassandflowers.WheneverIseesuchplants,whatevercolor,shapeorage,Iwouldfeelgoodandpeaceful.Atthesametime,theyalsogivemestrengthandliftmyspirits.Ontheotherhand,Iknowsomepeoplewhoarefascinatedbyanimals.TheywouldspendhourswatchingTVshowsaboutallkindsofanimals.ButI'mnotsureiftheydaretogetclosetosomeofthosefierceanimalstheyaresointerestedin.

Whatplacesarewellknownforspectaculardisplaysoffallcolors?Haveyoubeentooneofsuchplaces?Ifyouhave,howdidthesightimpressyou?

I'vetraveledalittlebitovertheyearsandseensomeniceplaces.Ifyouwanttoseeanimpressivedisplayoffallcolors,theFragranceHillinBeijingortheYellowMountainsinAnhuiProvinceortheJiuzhaigouValleyinSichuanProvinceistheplacetogo.I'vebeentoallthethreeplacesandwereoverwhelmedeachtimebythebeautyIsawthere.Istronglyrecommendyougotherewhenyouhaveachance.Youwon'tbedisappointed.

UNIT9TheBusinessWorld

Whatshouldbethemajorconcernsofabusinesscompany?

Theprimaryconcernofabusinessistomakeprofit.Asthesayinggoes,thebusinessofabusinessisbusiness.

Companiesshoulddowhatisright,notjustwhatisprofitable.

Acompanyshouldcombineitsconcernforprofitwithaconcernforthewell-beingofitscustomers.

Thesuccessofabusinessdependsonastrongleadership,goodmanagement,effectivemarketing,wiseinvestment,andanefficientworkforce.

Whatmakesagoodemployer?Andwhatmakesagoodemployee?

Agoodemployertreatsemployeesmoreasequalsthanassubordinates/respectsemployees/knowsthestrengthsandweaknessesofeachemployee/knowswhentopraiseandwhentocriticize/isstrictondiscipline.

Agoodemployeehasspecializedknowledgeandskilltodohisjobwell/isateamplayer/loyaltothecompany/honestandhard-working/creativeandinnovative.

Howimportantarecustomers/clientstoabusiness?

Acompanyshouldbecustomerconscious/alwaysplacetheinterestofaclientorcustomerfirst.

Howimportantarecommunicationskillsinestablishinggoodbusinessrelationshipswithvisitors/businesspartners?

Goodcommunicationskillsareessentialinestablishingasoundrelationshipwithyourco-workers/partnersinbusiness.

Goodcommunicationskillsareveryusefulinnegotiations/inwelcomingclientsorvisitors/inmakingvisitorsfeelrelaxed.

Supposeyourjobistowelcomevisitorstoyourcompany.Whatwillyoudotomakethemfeelcomfortableandgivethemagoodimpression?

Areceptionistshouldgreetvisitorspolitely/directvisitorstothepersonstheywanttosee/dohisorherbesttomakevisitorsfeelatease/beattentivetotheneedsofvisitors/bereadytoanswerquestionsfromvisitors.

Meetingsatmanagementlevelareheldregularlyinacompany.Whatmaybediscussedatsuchameeting?Whatistheroleofthechairman?

Meetingsareheldregularlyinacompanytodiscussimportantmatterssuchasfinance,marketing,andpricing.

Meetingsareheldforthepurposeofproblem-solvinganddecision-making.

Thepurposeofabusinessmeetingistofindwaystoincreasesales/dealwithadeclineinprofits/achievealargermarketshare/copewithgrowingcompetitioninthemarket/decideonwhomtopromote.

Thechairmanofameetingshouldhaveaclearofwhatistobeachievedatthemeeting/makethepurposeandagendaofthemeetingknowntoparticipants/invitecommentsfromparticipants/encourageopposingviews/concludethemeetingwithabriefsummaryofwhatdecisionshavebeenmadeatthemeeting.

Agoodchairmanknowshowtokeepameetingrunningontimeandtothepoint.

Whatmakesasuccessfulbusiness?

Ibelieveasuccessfulbusinessisonethatcreatesagoodprofitforitsownerorshareholders,providesqualityproductsorservicesforitscustomersatareasonableprice,hasgoodworkingconditionsandgrowthopportunitiesforitsemployees,andisfullycommittedtoitssocialresponsibilities.

8.Whatarebusinessethics?Canyougivesomeexamplesofethicalorunethicalbusinesspractices?

Businessethicsconcernwhatisrightandwronginconductingbusiness.

Ethicalbusinesspracticemeansabusinessshouldseektomakeaprofit,butnotattheexpenseofcustomersortheenvironment.

Ethicalbusinesspracticesincludeproducingproductsthatareenvironmentfriendly,pricingproductsorservicesfairly,offeringgoodaftersaleservicesandraisingfundsforcharities.

Unethicalbusinesspracticesincludeprovidinginferiorproductsorservicestocustomers,pollutingtheenvironment,deliberatelyraisingorloweringpricestodestroycompetitors,andspyingoncompetitorsthroughillegalmeans

UNIT10Humor

1.Howdoyoudefinehumor?

Humoriseasytorecognize,butdifficulttodefine.

Humorsreferstosomethingthatisfunny/amusing/comical

Humorisasignofintelligence.Itreferstotheabilitytosee,appreciate,orexpresswhatisamusingorcomical.

Humoristheshortestdistancebetweentwopeople.

Humorisculture-specific/isculture-based/isdeeplyrootedinculture/variesfromculturetoculture.

Althoughit’struethatoutsidersmaynotalwayssharethehumorofacertainculture,muchhumorgoesbeyondcountrylinesandcanbeappreciatedbypeoplefromothercultures.

Whatdosehavingasenseofhumormean?

Apersonwithasenseofhumorhasinsightandtolerance/maintainspersonaldignity/doesnotmakescenesinpublic/knowshowtoenjoylife.

Asenseofhumorshowsthatapersonhasagoodupbringingoriswelleducated.

Whatkindofpersonwouldyoudescribeashavingnosenseofhumor?

Peoplewithnosenseofhumorareeasilyirritated/aredifficulttogetalongwith/areunsmilingandboring/losetheirtempereasily/cannotappreciatethingsthataremeanttobeamusing.

Whatisthevalueofhumorininterpersonalrelationships?

Asenseofhumorshowsthatapersonhasagoodupbringing/iswelleducated.

Asenseofhumorreducesstressandmakesthebodyfunctionbetter.

Humorcanservetostopanargument/breaktheice/releasetension/strengthenrelationships/createunity/helponehandleanembarrassingsituation.

Laughteristhebestmedicine.

Doeshumormeanlackofseriousness?

Humordoesn'tmeanlackofseriousness.Itcaexpresstruthinamoreacceptable/anamusingway.

Howcanapersonacquireasenseofhumor?

Humorisagiftthatoneisbornwith/askillthatanyonecandevelop.

Humorisfoundinjokes,anecdotes,epigrams,andinamusingsituations.

Wecanbuildoursenseofhumorbyincreasingourexposuretoliterature,suchascomediesandnovels/readingjokebooks/collectingamusingstoriesandanecdotesaboutfamouspeople/keepingajournaloffunnyeventswehaveexperiencedorheardabout.

Inordertoacquireasenseofhumor,agoodstartingpointwouldbelearningfromhumorouspeople.Youmaytrytoadapttheirattitudesoflookingatthings.Youmayimitatethewaytheytalkandbehave.Ofcourse,thatwouldbethefirststep.Thentherewouldbealonglistofthingstodobeforeyoucanacquirearealsenseofhumorforyourself.

Canhumorbeexplained?Considerthisquote:‘Nothingkillsajokedeaderthananexplanation.’Doyouagree?

Whenhumorisexplained,itisnolonghumor.So,Iabsolutelyagreewiththesaying.However,wesometimesseesituationswhereapersontellsajokeorsomethingfunnyandexpectsthelistenerstogetitshumor,butitfallsflatandtheothersdon’tseethepointatall.Thenthepersonhastomakeadecisiononwhethertoexplainornottoexplain.Buteitherwaythehumorwouldbedead.Andthejoketellersmayenduplookingfunnyhimself.

Dopeoplefromdifferentcultureslaughatthesamethings?ArethereregionaldifferencesinChinesehumor?

Therearecertainthingsthatwouldbelaughabletoeverybody,nomatterwhatkindofculturalbackgroundtheyarefrom.Therearealsothingsthatwouldbehumorousonlywithinaspecificculture.That’swhywefindregionaldifferencesinChinesehumorsincevariousregionshaveuniqueculturalfeaturesthatotherregionsdon’thave.Humorbasedonregionaltraditions,forinstance,wouldn’tbehumorousatalltopeoplefromotherregions.

UNIT11TheCinema

Areyouamoviefan?Howoftendoyougotothemovies?

Idon’tthinkI’mafilmfanbutIdolikesomefilmsthatstarredmyfavoriteactorsandactresses./I’veneverbeenabigfanofanytypeofmovie./I’magreatfanoffilms./Ican’tresistanOscarwinningfilm.

HowoftenIgotothecinemadependsonwhatfilmisshowing.

Whattypesoffilmdoyoulike,documentaryorfeaturefilms?Romance,action,sciencefiction,suspense,orhorror?Why?

Filmsthataresetinbeautifulcountryside/areaccompaniedwithfinethememusicappealtome.

SometimesIgotothemovies,notsomuchfortheirstories,butfortheirfinesceneryandmusic.

3.Whois/areyourfavoritefilmstar(s)?Whichoftheirfilmshaveyouseen?

IhaveapassionforactionmoviesstarringJackieChan,theHongKongmoviestar.Ithinkthestuntsheperformsaremostlydonebyhimselfratherthanbystuntpeopleorthecomputer.

4.Doyouliketowatchfilmsattheschoolcinemaordowntown?Whyorwhynot?

SometimesIgowithmyfriendstoadowntowncinemaforanewlyreleasedfilm.

Cinemasinthecityusuallyofferabetterandbiggerchoiceofmoviesbuttheticketstherearemuchtooexpensiveforusstudents.

Canyougetdrinksinacinema?Whatelseissoldthere?

Yes,Ican.Nowadaysyoucanbuychocolates,cookies,beverages,icecream,andpopcornatabigcinema.

Somecinemasalsosellbooksandmagazinesaboutfilmsorportraitsoffilmstars.

Doyouadmireactorsthatseemstoperformverydangerousactsinfilms?Whoaretherealheroesofsuchacts?

IhaveapassionforactionmoviesstarringJackieChan,theHongKongmoviestar.Ithinkthestuntsheperformsaremostlydonebyhimselfratherthanbystuntpeopleorthecomputer.

Doyoupreferdomesticfilmstoforeignfilms?why?

YesIdo.Domesticfilmsaremoreinterestingbecausetheyareaboutus.TheytellstoriesaboutpeopleandplacesIknowabout.Theyspeakmylanguage.Theythinkmythought.Andtheyexpressmyfeelings.IcertainlyfeelmorecomfortablewithChinesefilms.

I’mafraidIdon’t.AsamatteroffactInolongertalkaboutChinesefilmsbecauseeachtimeIseeaChinesefilmI’mdisappointed.Thequalityofmostdomesticfilmislowandmanyofthestoriesareratherchildishthere’snoenjoymentworthtalkingaboutatall.SpeakingofforeigfilmsImostlywatchAmericanfilms.I’vegottoadmitintoday’sworldnoonecanbeatHollywoodinmakinggreatfilms.

Doyouthinkcinemasaredoinggoodbusinessthesedays?Whyorwhynot?

MyfeelingisthatmostcinemasinChinaaredoingpoorbusinessthesedays.Fewmoviesareworthwatching.Ticketsareperhapstooexpensive.Andthecinemasthemselvesarenotsoinvitingeither.ButwhenyoureadaboutboxofficesalesinAmericaandEuropeyou’reamazedattheimpressivesalesfiguresfromthosehitmovies.Cinemasinthosecountriesmaybeveryprofitable.

DoyousometimeswatchfilmsinEnglish?Aretheyverydifficultforyou?

EveryonceinawhileIwatchafilminEnglish,butit'snoteasytounderstandwhatpeoplesaysometimes.Theyspeaksofast.Theyuseslangexpressions.Andlikethewaywetalkeveryd