英语中级听力 练习答案

英语中级听力 英语中级听力 第一课>>Section One Task 1    This Is You Life! Key to Exercises A.    Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements. 1. c    2. a    3. a    4. c      5. b    6. a 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. F    4. F      5. F    6. T C. 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---e D.    Complete the following resume for Jason Douglas. Name:    Jason Douglas Former name:    Graham Smith Profession:    actor Date of birth   :    July 2, 1947 1952:    started school 1958:    moved to Lane End Secondary School 1966:    went to the London School of Drama 1969:    left the London School of Drama 1973:    went to Hollywood 1974:    were in a movie with Maria Montrose　 Task 2    What Are Your Ambitions? Key to Exercises A.    Give brief answers to the following questions. 1.​ Radio Station QRX. 2.​ For a survey. 3.​ Four. 4.​ Six. 5.​ What's your name? 1.​ What do you do for a living? 2.​ What do you do for fun? 3.​ What's the most exciting thing that's 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 the following chart with answers that each interviewee gives to the questions. 　 Interviewee 1 Interviewee 2 Interviewee 3 Interviewee 4 Question 1 George David Suzanne Brown Adolfo Vasquez Linda Montgomery Question 2 professional baseball player lawyer dancer student at school Question 3 read classics -- Dickens, Shakespeare running -- jogging watch musical movies hang out with friends --  for pizza Question 4 Had his first baby got to run in the Boston Marathon moved to the US went to a Bruce Springsteen concert Question 5 his wife Martin Luther King, Jr. Sophia Loren her dad Question 6 be a father of five in five years win the Boston Marathon do what he's doing right now has her own beauty salon Section Two Task2    In Your Own Words Key to Exercises A. 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 is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false. 1. F    2. T    3. F    4. F C. Fill in the following chart with information about the journey the Roman army made according to Trevor. Designation:    D Company Number of men:    one hundred or more Journey for France to Britain Means of transport:   boat Weather conditions:    stormy Food:    cat food Drink:    rain water Condition of weapons after landing:   useless Fighting:    none Equipment lost or damaged:    boat lost, guns full of water, supplies of wine lost Soldiers killed or wounded:    about ten survivors, all others drowned or killed by cold D.    Point out what is not true in Trevor's 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 backwards.. E.    Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape. 1.​ It was a terrible, stormy 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 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. Section Three Task 1    Study Skills:    How to Predict Key to Exercises Listen 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 to write a letter         Reason:    The speaker's 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:    is the only single room available at the moment         Reason:    The phrase "I'm afraid"often suggests a negative or unsatisfying answer. 3.    Answer:    Where on earth did you get it?         Reason:    The second speaker's surprised tone shows that the money is out of her expectation and she must be curious about how it is gained. 4.   Answer:    You mustn't discriminate against someone just because they are married.         Reason:    The word "but" suggests an opposite meaning. 5.   Answer:    I wouldn't mind being a prince.         Reason:    The man's questioning tone shows he doesn't agree with the woman. 6.    Answer:    I'm not a workaholic.         Reason:    The word "but" suggests an opposite meaning. 7.    Answer:    he had been         Reason:    "But" and "possibly " both give some hint. 第二课>>Section One Task 1    Film Editing Key to Exercises A. 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. F B.    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 recording 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, 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 Future Key to Exercises A. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions. 1.a    2. b    3.a    4. c      5. c    6. 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. T    2. F    3. T    4. F C.     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 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. 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 electricity that people have to ride bicycles to make it. Section Two Task 1    American Indians Key to Exercise A.    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 themselves;    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 good 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 Australians Key to Exercises A.    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---c 2.       Write in Column II the number connected with each event mentioned in Column I. (a)    more than 15 million (b) 160,000 (c)the year 1851 (d) 700,000 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    C.    Fill in the blanks with events connected with the following time expressions. 1.    Italians a.     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 sugar-cane fields of northern Australia. c.    the end of the nineteenth century:    Some good Italian fishermen went to western Australia. 2.    Greeks a.    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 Greek cafes and restaurants all over Sydney and out in the countryside. d.    after WWII:    Many Greeks arrived in Australia. Section Three Task 1    Learning to Predict Key to Exercises 1.    Answer:    It's good exercise.  Keeps you fit.         Reason:    The word "yeah" suggests that the boy will say something in agreement with the woman's 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 can't do it like me yet.         Reason:    The word "but" suggests an opposite meaning. 4.    Answer:    It' a very old book.         Reason:    The word "actually" also suggests an opposite meaning. 5.    Answer:    Write down your address and I'll 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:    Tell us all about it over dinner.         Reason:    The woman sounds very much interested in the man's experience.  So she will certainly ask the man to tell her something about it. 第三课>>Section One Task 1    I Don't See It That Way Key to Exercises A.  Conversation One: 1.    Choose the best answer to complete each of the following 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 customer's 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 bit.         Clerk:  ... make an exception for you.  Then we'll have to make an exception for everybody. (2)    Pay for this is adding insult to injury.  I mean, surely you're going to make good on this cassette player. (3)    Clerk:  Well, sir, I'm sorry, you should have brought it in earlier.         Customer:    But surely you won't hold me to ten days on this. B. Conversation Two: 1.    Choose the best answer for each of the following questions. (1)b    (2) a 2.    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) T C. Conversation Three: 1.    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 doesn't do it well enough to deserve a raise. (6)    Take more initiative  and show more enthusiasm for the job. (7)    To quit his job. (8)    That's a decision Bob will have to make for himself. Task 2    Marriage Customs Key to Exercises A. Fill in the blanks to give a brief outline of the talk.     Speaker:    Professor Robin Stuart     Topic:    Marriage customs in different parts of the world             In the West marriage is a romantic business.             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 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 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 Two Task 1    At the Dentist's Key to Exercise A.    Choose the best answer for each of the following questions. 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     Hiccups Key to Exercises A.    Give brief answers to the following questions. 1.​ He wants her to help him stop his hiccups. 2.​ Three hours. 3.​ Everything he can think of. 4.​ She'll give the man five pounds if he hiccups again, and he gives her five pounds if he can't. 5.​ The man has stopped hiccuping and owes Rosemary five pounds. B.    Identification.  Match the suggestions Rosemary has made in Column I with the man's reaction in Column II. 1---b    2---d    3---e    4---a     5---c Section Three Task 1    Learning to Predict Key to Exercises 1.    Answer:    the Chinese the?         Reason:     "What about" suggests an alternative. 2.    Answer:   They'll still be hot when you get back.         Reason:   The woman's words suggest that the shop is very close to their home. 3.        Hint:    The woman is asking the man to buy a pack of fish and chips from a nearby shop. Answer:   there's a queue         Reason:     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 money.         Reason:    "I wouldn't mind" suggests that the man will do what the woman doesn't 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 it. 第四课>>Section One Task 1    Weather Forecast Key to Exercises A.  Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements. (1) a   (2 ) c    B.    Fill in the following chart. 　 Weather Description Temperature British Columbia down to northern California raining 　 Seattle 　 50 degrees Southern California sunny warmer temperature San Diego 　 78 degrees Midwest clear but windy 　 Oklahoma City sunny with strong winds 65 degrees Houston cloudy 69 degrees Miami cloudy,windy 64 degrees New York City heavy rains and high winds 35 degrees Montreal snow flurries 28 degrees Toronto sunny 30 degrees Task 2    The 5 O'clock News Key to Exercises A. Fill in the following chat. Title Name Summary of the Report News 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 heating up. Sports announcer Jerry Ryan Results of some soccer games. B.    Give brief answers to the following questions based on the news report. 1.​ It was closed down by government authorities. 2.​ Testing confirmed that the town had been poisoned by the dumping of toxic chemicals in town dumps. 3.​ Three weeks ago. 4.​ Two hundred. 5.​ Headaches, stomachaches, faintness and dizziness. 6.​ Toxic wastes had leaked into the ground and contaminated the water supply. 7.​ All the residents should leave the area, until the chemical company responsible for the toxic waste can determine whether the town can be cleaned up and made safe again. C.    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.   F     5. F    6. T D.    Fill in the following blanks (based on the sports report). (1)    Mexico --- France                     seven to six (2)    Canada --- Argentina                  three to three (3)   Italy --- Haiti                              two to one     (with 30 minutes left to go) Section Two Task 1    What Do You Like for Entertainment? Key to Exercise A.    Fill in the following Blanks. Reporter:    Deborah Tyler Interviewee:    Students of the Brooklyn Academy of Dramatic Arts Major:    Benny ---piano    Kimberley Martins--- modern dance B.    Fill in the following chart about how often Benny and Kimberley go to the eight forms of artistic entertainment. Benny Kimberley (1)Art gallery lots of times lots of times (2)Ballet a few times almost every night (3)Classic concerts many times sometimes (4)Exhibition photographic ones those about famous people (5)Folk concert never never (6)Opera two or three times never (7)Pop concert never Madonna once (8)Theatre once or twice yes C.    Re-arrange the forms of artistic entertainment that Benny and Kimberley like, beginning with the form that each one likes best. Benny :    3---1---4---6---2---8 Kimberley    2---4---1---7---3---8 Task 2     Are You a Heavy Smoker? Key to Exercises A.    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. T4. T    5. F      6. T B.    Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements. 1. c    2. b     3. c    4. b      5. a    6. c C.    Fill in the following chart about Mrs Bradley's smoking experience. Name:    Doris Bradley Sex:   female Age:   thirty-two Amount:    three packets of twenty a week First experience:        Time:   at the age of seventeen     Place:    at a party     Offered by:   boyfriend, not husband     Feeling:    awfully grown-up Latter:    started smoking 2 or 3 a day and gradually increased Experience of giving up smoking :    twice     1.    Time:   six months before getting married             Reason:   saving up         Result:    only cut it down from 30 a day, still smoked a little     2.    Time:    when expecting a baby             Reason:      according to doctor's advice             Result:      gave up completely for 7 or 8 months and took it up a couple of weeks after the baby was born, because the baby was being bottle-fed Time when she smokes most:        1. watching TV     2.    reading books     3.    in company     4.    with friends Time when she never smokes:        1. doing the house work    2. on an empty stomach Section Three Task 1    Learning to Predict Key to Exercises 1.    Answer:    They'd be exhausted at the end of each performance.         Reason:      "Otherwise" suggests a a result of the opposite condition. 2.    Answer:   I enjoyed it very much.         Reason:   "Apart from the I must say" often suggests an opposite statement to earlier comments. 3.     Answer:   I stayed up late to finish it.         Reason:      "And" suggests that the speaker would finish the book at one  sit. 4