1、本答案仅供交流使用英语中级听力第一课Section OneTask 1 This Is You Life!Key to ExercisesA. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.1. c 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. aB. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is fals
2、e.1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. TC. Identification. Match each name in Column I with a description in Column II to identify the person.1-b 2-d 3-f 4-g 5-a 6-c 7-eD. Complete the following resume for Jason Douglas.Name: Jason DouglasFormer name: Graham SmithProfession: actorDate of birth : July 2, 1947
3、1952: started school1958: moved to Lane End Secondary School1966: went to the London School of Drama1969: left the London School of Drama1973: went to Hollywood1974: were in a movie with Maria Montrose Task 2 What Are Your Ambitions?Key to ExercisesA. Give brief answers to the following questions.1.
4、 Radio Station QRX. 2. For a survey. 3. Four. 4. Six. 5. Whats your name? 1. What do you do for a living?2. What do you do for fun?3. Whats the most exciting thing thats happened to you recently?4. What do you admire most in this world?5. What do you want to be doing five years from now?B. Fill in t
5、he following chart with answers that each interviewee gives to the questions.Interviewee 1 Interviewee 2 Interviewee 3 Interviewee 4Question 1 George David Suzanne Brown Adolfo Vasquez Linda MontgomeryQuestion 2 professional baseball player lawyer dancer student at schoolQuestion 3 read classics - D
6、ickens, Shakespeare running - jogging watch musical movieshang out with friends - for pizzaQuestion 4 Had his first baby got to run in the Boston Marathon moved to the US went to a Bruce Springsteen concertQuestion 5 his wife Martin Luther King, Jr. Sophia Loren her dadQuestion 6 be a father of five
7、 in five years win the Boston Marathon do what hes doing right now has her own beauty salonSection TwoTask2 In Your Own WordsKey to ExercisesA. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.1. a 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. c 6. b B. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it
8、 is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. F 2. T 3. F 4. FC. Fill in the following chart with information about the journey the Roman army made according to Trevor.Designation: D CompanyNumber of men: one hundred or more journey for France to BritainMeans of transport: boa
9、tWeather conditions: stormyFood: cat foodDrink: rain waterCondition of weapons after landing: uselessFighting: noneEquipment lost or damaged: boat lost, guns full of water, supplies of wine lostSoldiers killed or wounded: about ten survivors, all others drowned or killed by coldD. Point out what is
10、not true in Trevors story.The following did not exist in Roman times:petrol, newspaper, matches, trousers, tinned food, taps, guns, wine bottles. 50 BC could not appear on a coin. 50-55 BC is counting backwardsE. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape.1. It was a terrible, stormy
11、night. There were a hundred or more of us in the boat. We were all shut in, because the weather was so bad and most people were sick, because it was very stuffy. 2. We thought we were going to die. In the end the boat was pushed up onto the sands, and we all climbed out. I remember jumping into the
12、water, and struggling to the beach. The water was up to my shoulder and it was a freezing night. 3. Finally another boat came and took us away, and we joined the other soldiers. I remember going into the camp, and getting a hot meal, and clean clothes. It was wonderful. We were given our pay, too.Se
13、ction ThreeTask 1 Study Skills: How to PredictKey to ExercisesListen to the following sentences. When you hear “pause“, stop your recorder and guess what the speaker is going to say next. Discuss your answer with your classmates and then let the speaker finish his or her sentence.1. Answer: trying t
14、o write a letterReason: The speakers question suggests he needs a quiet surrounding to do something.2. Hint: the first speaker is a guest complaining about the conditions of Room 43 which is a single room. The second speaker is a hotel clerk who suggests that the guest move to a double room.Answer:
15、is the only single room available at the momentReason: The phrase “Im afraid“often suggests a negative or unsatisfying answer.3. Answer: Where on earth did you get it?Reason: The second speakers surprised tone shows that the money is out of her expectation and she must be curious about how it is gai
16、ned.4. Answer: You mustnt discriminate against someone just because they are married.Reason: The word “but“ suggests an opposite meaning.5. Answer: I wouldnt mind being a prince.Reason: The mans questioning tone shows he doesnt agree with the woman.6. Answer: Im not a workaholic.Reason: The word “bu
17、t“ suggests an opposite meaning.7. Answer: he had beenReason: “But“ and “possibly “ both give some hint.第二课Section OneTask 1 Film EditingKey to ExercisesA. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. T 2. F 3. T
18、 4. FB. Fill in the following blanks to give a clear picture of what needs to be done before a film is ready for distribution.1. The assistant:a. “Synching up“ which means matching sound and pictures according to the numbers stamped along the edge of the film and sound tape.b. Logging which means re
19、cording the detail of the film and the sound in a log book.2. The film editor:a. Make a first election of the best takes.b. Prepare a “rough cut“- an initial version of the film.c. Prepare the “fine cut“ - the final form of the film.3. Others:a. Approve the fine cut.b. “Dubbing“ which means voices,
20、music, background noises and sometimes specials effects are put together.c. The “neg“ cutters cut the original negatives on the film, so that these match the edited film exactly.Task 2 A Vision of FutureKey to ExercisesA. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.1.a 2. b 3.a 4. c 5
21、. c 6. cB. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. T 2. F 3. T 4. FC. Fill in the following blanks to give a clear picture of the problems New York faces in the movies.1. Over population: New York has forty
22、million people. 2. Housing shortage: Most people have no apartment. Thousands sleep on the steps of the building. People who do have a place to live have to crawl over sleeping people to get inside. 3. The soil is so polluted that nothing will grow. The air is so polluted that they never see the sun
23、. 4. Most people have no real food. They eat something called soylent: soylent red, soylent yellow, and soylent green. The first two are made out of soybeans. The soylent green is made out of ocean plants. 5. New York has ninety degree weather all year long. 6. Fuel shortages: There is so little ele
24、ctricity that people have to ride bicycles to make it. Section TwoTask 1 American IndiansKey to ExerciseA. Answer the following questions briefly.1. 1492. 2. He thought that he had arrived in India. 3. They were kind to them and wanted to help. 4. a. They wanted bigger farms and more land for themse
25、lves; b. More immigrants came from Europe. 5. It was their mother. Everything came from and went back to their mother. And it was for everybody. 6. They started fighting back. 7. By 1875 the Indians had lost the fight and had to live in “reservations“. 8. The Indians are bad and the White Man is goo
26、d and brave in Hollywood films. B. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.1. a 2. c 3.b 4. c Task 2 New AustraliansKey to ExercisesA. 1. Match a name in Column I with a place in Column II to find where the person is from.1-d 2-b 3-a 4-c2. Write in Column II the number connected w
27、ith each event mentioned in Column I.(a) more than 15 million(b) 160,000(c)the year 1851(d) 700,000B. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T C. Fill in the blanks with events conn
28、ected with the following time expressions.1. Italiansa. the 1850s and 1860s: Different states in Italy were fighting for independence and some Italians went to Australia for political reasons. Some others went there for gold.b. 1891: The first group of three hundred Italians went to work in the suga
29、r-cane fields of northern Australia.c. the end of the nineteenth century: Some good Italian fishermen went to western Australia.2. Greeksa. 1830: The first Greeks went to work in vineyards in south-eastern Australia.b. the 1860s: There were about five hundred Greeks in Australia.c. 1890: There were
30、Greek cafes and restaurants all over Sydney and out in the countryside.d. after WWII: Many Greeks arrived in Australia.Section ThreeTask 1 Learning to PredictKey to Exercises1. Answer: Its good exercise. Keeps you fit.Reason: The word “yeah“ suggests that the boy will say something in agreement with
31、 the womans comment.2. Answer: We turn the music up really loud and start dancing.Reason: The phrase “why not“ suggests that the boys will simply dance in the street.3. Answer: They cant do it like me yet. Reason: The word “but“ suggests an opposite meaning.4. Answer: It a very old book.Reason: The
32、word “actually“ also suggests an opposite meaning.5. Answer: Write down your address and Ill get the boy to bring them round.Reason: The conversation takes place in a store. If the store owner agrees to deliver the goods, the only thing he wants to know will be the address of the customer.6. Answer:
33、 Tell us all about it over dinner.Reason: The woman sounds very much interested in the mans experience. So she will certainly ask the man to tell her something about it.第三课Section OneTask 1 I Dont See It That WayKey to ExercisesA. Conversation One:1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the fo
34、llowing statements.(1) b (2 ) a 2. Give brief answers to the following questions.(1) About six months ago.(2) It is defective and has ruined four of the customers favorite cassettes.(3) Six months.(4) Ten days ago.3. Fill in the following blanks.(1) Customer: Well, but you can bend the rule a little
35、 bit.Clerk: . make an exception for you. Then well have to make an exception for everybody.(2) Pay for this is adding insult to injury. I mean, surely youre going to make good on this cassette player.(3) Clerk: Well, sir, Im sorry, you should have brought it in earlier.Customer: But surely you wont
36、hold me to ten days on this.B. Conversation Two:1. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.(1)b (2) a2. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.(1) F (2)T (3) T (4) TC. Conversation Three:1.
37、Give brief answers to the following questions.(1) Single.(2) Five years.(3) He has been loyal to the company and worked quite hard.(4) Asking for a raise.(5) Bob does his job adequately, but he doesnt do it well enough to deserve a raise.(6) Take more initiative and show more enthusiasm for the job.
38、(7) To quit his job.(8) Thats a decision Bob will have to make for himself.Task 2 Marriage CustomsKey to ExercisesA. Fill in the blanks to give a brief outline of the talk.Speaker: Professor Robin StuartTopic: Marriage customs in different parts of the worldIn the West marriage is a romantic busines
39、s.In India arranged marriage is very common. The young couple meet for the first time on the day of the wedding.In Japan arranged marriages still take place. But the young couple get a chance to have a look at one another and if one of them says Oh, no, I could never marry him or her, they call the
40、whole thing off. If they like one another, then the wedding goes ahead.In parts of Africa polygamy is quite common. A man can have several wives.Conclusion: Professor Stuart believes that various forms of arranged marriage have just as much chance of bringing happiness to the husband and wife as the
41、 Western system of choosing marriage partners.B. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. T 2. F 3. T Section TwoTask 1 At the DentistsKey to ExerciseA. Choose the best answer for each of the following questi
42、ons.1. b 2. a 3. c 4. c B. True or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T Task 2 HiccupsKey to ExercisesA. Give brief answers to the following questions.1. He wants her to help him stop h
43、is hiccups. 2. Three hours. 3. Everything he can think of. 4. Shell give the man five pounds if he hiccups again, and he gives her five pounds if he cant. 5. The man has stopped hiccuping and owes Rosemary five pounds. B. Identification. Match the suggestions Rosemary has made in Column I with the m
44、ans reaction in Column II.1-b 2-d 3-e 4-a 5-cSection ThreeTask 1 Learning to PredictKey to Exercises1. Answer: the Chinese the?Reason: “What about“ suggests an alternative.2. Answer: Theyll still be hot when you get back.Reason: The womans words suggest that the shop is very close to their home.3. H
45、int: The woman is asking the man to buy a pack of fish and chips from a nearby shop.Answer: theres a queueReason: The phrase “not if“ suggests a condition that hinders the fulfillment of an action.4. Answer: a good idea.Reason: The word “Yes“ shows an agreement.5. Answer: being a machine for that mo
46、ney.Reason: “I wouldnt mind“ suggests that the man will do what the woman doesnt want because of certain attractive conditions.6. Answer: I want to play drum.Reason: The earlier sentence suggests that the man does not play drum for money. Consequently the explanation must be that he enjoys playing i
47、t.第四课Section OneTask 1 Weather ForecastKey to ExercisesA. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.(1) a (2 ) c B. Fill in the following chart.Weather Description TemperatureBritish Columbia down to northern California raining Seattle 50 degreesSouthern Californiasunny war
48、mer temperatureSan Diego 78 degreesMidwest clear but windy Oklahoma City sunny with strong winds 65 degreesHouston cloudy 69 degreesMiami cloudy,windy 64 degreesNew York City heavy rains and high winds 35 degreesMontreal snow flurries 28 degreesToronto sunny 30 degreesTask 2 The 5 Oclock NewsKey to ExercisesA. Fill in the following chat.TitleName Summary of the ReportNews anchor Charles Mckay Delta has been declared a health hazard.Consumer reporter Sarah Cooper a. Drinking beer moderately is good for health. b. The war against cigarette smoking is
