1、1朗文英语听说教程（一） QuizUnit 1 Happiness1. a. Which people are happyb. What makes people happyc. How people define happiness2. a. They like everything.b. They want to change.c. They are satisfied.3. a. They have few problems.b. They dont worry much.c. They have negative attitudes.4. a. Good relationshipsb.
2、 A successful careerc. A lot of money5. Describe how psychologists learned what makes people happy.6. What three personality factors do happy people have?Answer Key1. b 2. c 3. b 4. a5. Psychologists asked hundreds of people how happy they are. Then they asked questions to find out about their perso
3、nalities. They looked at the differences between happy people and unhappy people. 6. Happy people are satisfied with themselves. They are also optimistic about their problems. In addition, they have good relationships with their friends and family. Unit 2 New Kinds of Food (1:50”)21. a. Fresh foodb.
4、 Dangerous foodc. Altered food2. a. Strawberriesb. Applesc. Bananas3. a. It needs fewer pesticides.b. It grows in less space.c. It dominates the environment.4. a. It may stay fresh longer.b. It may be more expensive.c. It may be harmful to people.5. What are three benefits of genetically modifiedfoo
5、d?6. What are three risks of genetically modified food?Answer Key1. c 2. a 3. a 4. c5. Genetically modified food needs fewer pesticides. Genetically modified food/plants grow better than normal. In addition, they stay fresh longer after they are harvested. 6. Genetically modified food/plants may dom
6、inate other plants in the environment. Also, they might hurt wild animals and insects. They might even hurt the people who eat them. Unit 3 Public Art (2:02”)31. a. Art in museumsb. Art in peoples housesc. Art in public places2. a. Spoonbridge and Cherry (spoon and cherry)b. Non-Violence (gun in kno
7、t)c. Peace (woman on horse)3. a. Public artb. Surrealismc. Peace4. a. To make people go to museumsb. To make artists more popularc. To make public places more beautiful5. What is pop art? Give an example.6. What is surrealistic art? Give an example.Answer Key1. c 2. c 3. c 4. c5. Pop art shows thing
8、s people see in their everyday lives. Spoonbridge and Cherry, the sculpture of a large spoon with a cherry, is an example of pop art.6. Surrealistic art shows things that are strange or impossible. Non-Violence, the sculpture of a gun tied in a knot, is an example of surrealistic art.Unit 4 Journey
9、to Antarctica41. a. From 1912 to 1914b. From 1914 to 1916c. From 1916 to 19182. a. South Georgia Islandb. Elephant Islandc. Argentina3. a. Everyone died.b. Some were rescued.c. Everyone was rescued.4. a. It reached America.b. It sank near Antarctica.c. It returned to London.5. What was the goal of S
10、hackletons Journey? Did he succeed?6. What did Shackleton and his crew eat when they were living on ice?Answer Key1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b5. Shackletons goal was to be the first person to walk across Antarctica. He didnt succeed. 6. First, they ate supplies from the ship. Then they hunted animals in the
11、area. Finally, they killed and ate their dogs.Unit 5 Violence on Television (2:11”)51. a. Three to four hours a dayb. Three to four hours a weekc. Thirty to forty hours a week2. a. Moviesb. Cartoonsc. The news3. a. About 1,000b. About 10,000c. About 100,0004. a. TV violence is linked to real violenc
12、e.b. TV violence is not harmful for children.c. TV violence is increasing in the United States.5. How did researchers study the immediate effects of TV violence on children?6. How did researchers study the long-term of TV violence on children?Answer Key1. a 2. b 3. c 4. a5. The researchers showed ch
13、ildren a TV show of a child hitting and kicking a doll. Then they left the children alone with a doll. The children hit and kicked the doll. This study showed that children do what they see on TV.6. The researchers studied how much violent television some children watched at age eight. Then they stu
14、died the same children at age eighteen. The children who watched a lot of violence TV were more violent at age eighteen. Unit 6 Too Old to Learn? (2:06”)61. a. Before the critical periodb. During the critical periodc. After the critical period2. a. Seeb. Eatc. Meow3. a. Seeb. Eatc. Sing4. a. The abi
15、lity to hear soundsb. The ability to pronounce soundsc. The size of the brain5. Define critical period. Give an example. 6. What is difficult for adult language learners? Why?Answer Key1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b5. The critical period is when an animal or human can learn a new skill. For example, in humans
16、there is a critical period for language learning.6. Adults find it difficult to pronounce sounds correctly. Therefore, they may never learn to speak a new language with a native accent. Unit 7 Are We Alone? (2:15”)71. a. Intelligent beingsb. Other galaxiesc. Rocket ships2. a. They have received sign
17、als from other planets.b. They have seen rockets from other planets.c. They believe other planets could support life.3. a. By sending out radio signalsb. By listening for radio signalsc. By sending out rockets4. a. Radio signals travel quickly and have a short range.b. Radio signals travel quickly a
18、nd have a long range.c. Radio signals travel slowly and have a long range.5. How fast do radio signals travel? How long is needed for a radio signal to travel from the nearest galaxy to earth?6. Why doesnt the SETI project use rockets to look for intelligent life?Answer Key1. a 2. c 3. b 4. b5. Radi
19、o signals travel at the speed of light. A radio signal travels about four years from the nearest galaxy to earth.6. Rocket ships are restricted to traveling in one direction. And they are much slower than radio signals.Unit 8 Do the Right Thing (1:55”)81. a. Do what is best for most people.b. Do wha
20、t is best for everybody.c. Do what is best for yourself.2. a. Take care of other people.b. Do what is best for yourself.c. Make your own decisions.3. a. Aristotleb. Kantc. Bentham4. a. The principle of individual rightsb. The principle of individual goodc. The principle of common good5. Explain why
21、the friend in the lecture wanted to lie to the dying woman. 6. Use an ethical principle to explain how the friend can justify lying to the dying woman. Answer Key1. a 2. c 3. b 4. c5. The friend thought spending a lot of money on an expensive funeral was a waste of money. He wanted to give the money
22、 to a school for homeless children. 6. Following the principle of common good, the friend will help more people if he gives the money to the school for homeless children. The only person he might hurt is the dying woman. Unit 9 A Good Nights Sleep91. a. From watching people sleepb. From surveys abou
23、t sleep habitsc. From books about sleep habits2. a. Our modern lifestyleb. Feeling tiredc. Health problems3. a. Car accidentsb. Watching TVc. Family problems4. a. Seventeenb. Twentyc. Fifty5. How has technology affected our sleep habits? 6. How does feeling sleepy affect people at work?Answer Key1.
24、b 2. a 3. a 4. c5. A hundred years ago, people didnt stay up late because there was not much to do. However, today we can stay up late working, watching TV, or using the Internet. 6. When people are sleepy at work, they dont think clearly and can make mistakes. These mistakes can cost a lot of money
25、 or cause accidents. Unit 10 Negotiating for Success101. a. Solving the problemb. Talking about feelingsc. Using “I” statements2. a. To explain your opinionb. To solve the problemc. To avoid blaming others3. a. The person stops communicating.b. The person accepts the blame.c. The person solves the p
26、roblem.4. a. The issue in the negotiationb. Peoples feelings about the negotiationc. The people in the negotiation5. Explain the example of conflict in the lecture. Who has a conflict? What is it about?6. Give an example of a statement blaming another person. Then rewrite the statement using an “I”
27、statement.Answer Key1. c 2. c 3. a 4. b5. Two co-workers have a conflict. They are working on a project together. One person isnt finishing his work on time.6. A statement blaming another person is “You arent doing your work, Joe.” An “I” statement is “Im worried because the work isnt done.”Unit 11
28、Risking It111. a. Flying in an airplaneb. Driving a carc. Riding a bicycle2. a. Being in an earthquakeb. Driving a carc. Flying in an airplane3. a. Going out in the sunb. Living near a nuclear power plantc. Flying in an airplane4. a. Being in an earthquakeb. Flying in an airplanec. Walking down stai
29、rs5. Explain the difference between actual and perceived risk. Give an example.6. Explain the difference between controlled and uncontrolled risk. Give an example.Answer Key1. a 2. b 3. a 4. c5. An actual risk is the real risk of being hurt or killed. A perceived risk is the risk people feel. For ex
30、ample, some people feel that flying is more dangerous than driving. However, more people are killed in car accidents than in airplane accidents.6. A controlled risk is a risk people can control. An uncontrolled risk is a risk they cant control. For example, people are in control when they are drivin
31、g. However, the pilot is in control when they are flying in an airplane.Unit 12 The Electronic Brain121. a. From 1943 to 1945b. From 1953 to 1955c. From 1963 to 19652. a. The U.S. Armyb. IBMc. Mauchly and Eckert3. a. Five hundredb. Five thousandc. Five million4. a. The size of an 1,800-square-foot r
32、oomb. The size of an 2,500-square-foot roomc. The size of an 5,000-square-foot room5. Why was ENIAC built?6. Why did Mauchly and Eckert want to work on ENIAC?Answer Key1. a 2. c 3. b 4. a5. During World War II, the U.S. Army was doing scientific projects. Women used adding machines to do the calcula
33、tions by hand. However, this process was slow and there were errors. The army wanted a way to do faster and better calculations. 6. Mauchly was a physicist. He wanted to build a computer that could predict the weather. Eckert was an electrical engineering student. He liked to build complex electronic machines.
