听力教程第二版第二册Unit 4答案

Unit4

Section One

Tactics for Listening

Part 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and Accent

1 . A:

Excuse me. Could you tell me where the secretary's office is please?

B:

Yes. It's up the stairs, then turn left, ...

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2. A:

Excuse me. Can you tell me where the toilets are?

B:

Yes, they're at the top of the stairs.

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3. A:

What did you do after work yesterday?

B:

Ah, well, I went for a drink in the pub opposite the car-park.

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4. A:

What did you do after work yesterday?

B:

Oh, I ran into Jane and Tom

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5. A:

Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works?

B:

Certainly. Erm, first of all you adjust the height of the stool, and then put four

10 pence pieces there, ...

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A

：

Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works?

B

：

Yes. You put 30 pence in the slot and take the ticket out here.

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Part2 listening and Note

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taking

Frog legs

People

want

frogs

mostly

for

food.

Many

Asian

cultures

have

included

frog

legs in their diets for centuries -- or at least until they have run out of frogs. But the

most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the

United States are the French. By 1977 the French government, so concerned about

the scarcity of its native frog, banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians. So

the French turned to India and Bangladesh for frogs.

As happened in France, American frog-leg fanciers and restaurants also

turned

increasingly

to

frozen

imports.

According

to

figures

collected

from

government

agencies,

the

United

States

imported

more

than

6.5

million

pounds

of

frozen

frog

meat each year between 1981 and 1984.

So

many

frozen

frog

legs

were

exported

from

India

to

Europe

and

the

United

States. One of the attractions of Indian frogs, apart from the fact that they have bigger

legs than French frogs, was the price. In London, a pound of frozen frog's legs from

India cost about

￡

1.75, compared with

￡

3.75 for the French variety.

Indian

scientists

have

described

as

the

rate

at

which

frogs

are

disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring

damaging insects.s

since

the

India

and

Bangladesh

frog-export

bans,

Indonesia

has

become

the

major

exporter

of

frog

legs

to

the

United

States

and

Europe.

But

no

matter

what

country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belonged to

frogs

are taken

from

the wild,

not

from

farms.

Frogs are nearly impossible to

farm

economically in the countries where frogs are commercially harvested from the wild.

Exercise A:

1. Many Asian

cultures

have included

frog legs

in their

diets

for centuries.

2.

By

1977

the

French

government

banned

commercial

hunting

of

its

own

amphibians

.

3.

Indian

scientists

have

described

as

disastrous

the

rate

at

which

frogs

are

disappearing

from the

rice

fields and

wetlands

.

4. The United States

imported

more than

6.5 million pounds

of frozen

frog meat each

year between

1981

and

1984

.

5. One of the

attractions

of

Indian

frogs was the

price

.

Exercise B:

Frog legs

People want

frogs

mostly for

food

. Many Asian cultures have included

frog legs

in their

diets

for

centuries

, The most famous frog-eaters, and the people who

inspired

frog-eating

in

Europe

and

the

United

States

are

the

French

.

By

1977

the

French

government banned

commercial hunting

of its own amphibians. So the French turned

to

India

and

Bangladesh

for

flogs.

And

the

United

States

imported

more

than

6.5

million

pounds

of

frozen

frog

meat

each

year

between

1981

and

1984.

One

of

the

attractions of Indian frogs was the

price

.

Indian

scientists

have

described

as

disastrous

the

rate

at

which

frogs

are

disappearing

from the

rice fields

and

wetlands

, where they

protect

crops by

devouring

damaging insects.

Since

the

India

and

Bangladesh

frog-export

bans

,

Indonesia

has

become

the

major

exporter

of

frog

legs

to

the

United

States

and

Europe.

But

no

matter

what

country

the legs come from, one thing is usually constant:

The legs once belonged to

frogs are taken from the wild. not from farms.

Section Two Listening Comprehension

Part 1 Dialogues

Dialogue 1 Health Club

Interviewer:

Lorna, you and your husband opened this health club here last summer.

Can you tell me something about the club?

Lama:

Yes, well we offer a choice of facilities -- gym, sunbed*, sauna* and

Jacuzzi* -- that's also from Scandinavia -- as well as our regular

fitness classes, that is. And there's a wholefood bar for refreshments

afterwards

Interviewer:

And does it cost a lot? I mean, most people think health clubs are really

expensive.

Lama:

Actually our rates are really quite competitive. Since we only started

last July, we' ve kept them down to attract customers. It's only

￡

30 a

year to join. Then an hour in the gym costs

￡

2.50 -- the same as half

an hour on the sunbed. Sauna and Jacuzzi are both ~1.50 for half an

hour.

Interviewer:

And is the club doing well?

Lama:

Well, so far, yes, it's doing really well. I had no idea it was going to be

such

a

success,

actually.

We're

both

very

pleased.

The

sunbed's

so

popular, especially with the over 65s, that we're getting another one in

August.

Interviewer:

What kind of people join the club?

Lama:

We

have

people

of

all

ages

here,

from

small

children

to

old- age

pensioners, though of course the majority, about three-quarters of our

members, are in their 20s and 30s. They come in their lunch hour, to

use the gym, mostly, or after work, while the Youngsters come when

school

finishes,

around

half

past

three

or

four.

The

Jacuzzi's

very

popular with the little ones.

Interviewer:

What about the old-age pensioners?

Loma:

They're

usually

around

in

the

mornings,

when

we

offer

them

special

reduced

rates

for

the

Jacuzzi

or

sauna,

plus

sunbed,

it's

only

￡

2,

which is half price, actually. It doesn't affect our profits really -- only

about 5% of our members are retired.

Exercise:

Facilities

Gym

2.

￡

2,50 for an hour

Sunbed

3.

￡

2.50 for half an hour

1.

Sauna

4.

￡

1.50 for half an hour

Jacuzzi (

极可意漩水浴缸

)

5.

￡

1.50 for half an hour

Other facilities: Wholefood bar

Membership Fee: 6.

￡

30 a year

people who join me healul club

Age group

Proportion

Facilities they use

7.

Young

people

in

8.

75%

gym

their

or

after

20s

and 30s

Youngsters

Children

Jacuzzi

Old age pensioners

5%

Special offer; 10 .

reduced rate for old pensioners

Usual visiting time

Lunch hour or after

work

After school

9.

morning

Dialogue 2 skiing

Simon:

This one shows the view from the top of the mountain.

Sally:

Oh, it's lovely!

Teresa:

That's me with the red bobble hat.

Sally:

Is it?

Teresa:

Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesn't it?

Sally:

Yes, it does rather.

Teresa:

Oh, don't worry. I know it looks ridiculous.

Simon:

Look. That's our instructor, Werner.

Teresa:

Yeah, we were in the beginners' class.

Sally:

Well, everyone has to start somewhere.

Simon:

Ah, now, this is a good one.

Sally:

What on earth is that?

Simon:

Can't you guess?

Sally:

Well, it looks like a pile of people. You know, sort of on top of each other.

Teresa:

It is!

Sally:

How did that happen?

Simon:

Well, you see we were all pretty hopeless at first. Every day Werner used to

take us to the nursery slope* to practise, and to get to the top you had to go

up on a ski lift.

Teresa:

Which wasn't really very easy.

Simon:

No, and if you fell off you'd start sliding down the slope, right into all the

people coming up!

Sally-

Mmm.

Simon:

Well, on that day we were all going up on the ski lift, you know, we were

just getting used to it, and, you see there was this one woman in our class

who never got the hang of* it. She didn't have any sort of control over her

skis and whenever she started sliding, she would sort of stick her ski sticks

out in front of her, you know, like swords or something.

Teresa:

I always tried to avoid her, but on that day I was right behind her on the ski

lift* and just as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding

down the slope.

Sally:

Did she? ~

Simon:

Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her!

Teresa:

So of course everyone sort of let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get

out of the way.

Simon:

And that's how they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope

-- it

was lucky I had my camera with me.

Sally:

I bet that woman was popular!

Simon

oh,yes. everybody's favourite!

Exercise A:

1. They are looking at some pictures.

2. A ski class for beginners.

3. Two.

Exercise B:

Everyday the coach took them to a

nursery slope

. They got to the

top

on a

ski lift

.

In their class there was one woman who could

never learn how to ski

. She couldn't

control her skis

and whenever she started

sliding

, she would stick her ski sticks out

in

front of her

. People always tried to

avoid her.

One day as she was getting to the top, she

slipped

and started

sliding down

the

slope. Everyone

let go

and tried to jump off the ski lift to

get out

of the way and they

all ended up in

a pile

at the bottom of the slope.

Passage 2 The Truth about the French!

Skiing in France is heaven on Earth for a dedicated skier. There are resorts where

you

can

access

skiing

terrain

that

is

larger

than

all

the

ski

resorts

in

Utah*

and

Colorado* combined.

The larger resorts have an adequate number of restaurants and discos. It is a good

idea to eat a good lunch because the mountain restaurants are normally much better

than the restaurants in the ski stations.

French

resorts

are

mostly

government

owned

and

operated.

The

social

system

puts a high percentage of money back into the areas. This provides state-of-the-art*

lifts, snow making and snow grooming. In general, an intermediate skier who can read

a lift map will easily be able to ski all day avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during

the busiest season.

The French school systems have a staggered* two-week winter vacation period.

When the snow is good, nearly all of France migrates to the mountains for this period.

The break usually covers the last two weeks of February and the first week of March.

The time to absolutely avoid is the

in

the

middle

period

of

the

vacation

time

but

alternates

starting

the

first

or

second

week of the break.

No

one

has

a

more

undeserved*

reputation

about

his

or

her

character

than

the

French. The French are not generally arrogant and rude. Tree, in large tourist centers

there are unpleasant people and if you're looking for or expecting rudeness, you may

just provoke* it. Generally the French, especially

in

the countryside, are

as

kind

as

you wish and you will find warmth and acceptance. The most fractious* Frenchman is

easily disarmed by a little sincerity*.

When

greeting

someone

or

saying

good-bye,

always

shake

hands.

Don't

use

a

firm, pumping handshake, but a quick, slight pressure one. When you enter a room or

a sbop you should greet everyone there. If you meet a person you know very well use

their first name and kiss both cheeks. Men don't usually kiss unless they are relatives.

Good topics of conversation include food, sports, hobbies and where you come from.

Topics to avoid are prices, where items were bought, what someone does for a living,

income

and

age.

Questions

about

personal

and

family

life

are

considered

private.

Expect to find the French well-informed about the history, culture and politics of other

countries. To gain their respect, be prepared to show some knowledge of the history

and politics of France.

France is generally a very safe country to visit. Pickpockets, however, are not

unheard of. In large cities particularly, take precautions against theft. Always secure

your vehicles, leave nothing of value visible and don't carry your wallet in your back

pocket. Beware of begging children!

Exercise A:

When greeting someone or saying good- bye, always shake hands. Don't use a firm,

pumping

handshake,

but

a

quick,

slight

pressure

one.

When

you

enter

a

room

or

a

shop you should greet everyone there, lf you meet a person you know very well use

their first name and kiss both cheeks, men don't usually kiss unless they are relatives.

Exercise B:

1.C

2. A

3. A

4. B

5. B

6. C

7. D

8. D

Exercise C:

1. Skiing in France is heaven on Earth for a dedicated skier.

2.

An

intermediate

skier

who

can

read

a

lift

map

will

easily

be

able

to

ski

all

day

avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiest season.

3. This staggered two-week winter vacation period usually covers the last two weeks

of February and the first week of March.

4. The French are not generally arrogant and rude, They are as kind as you wish.

5. In large cities in France, always secure your vehicles, leave nothing of value visible

and don't carry your wallet in your back pocket. Beware of begging children

Part 3 News

News Item 1

France's

busiest

airport

will

reopen

part

of

a

terminal

that

was

not

damaged

when a segment of the roof collapsed in May, killing four people.

The Transport Minister Gilles de Robien said a segment of the three- building

2E

terminal

at

Charles

de

Gaulle

airport

would

return

to

service

on

July

15.

In

the

May 23 disaster, failing glass, steel and masonry* killed four travelers -- two Chinese,

one Czech* and one Lebanese*. Three others were injured.

A preliminary report by experts said Tuesday that a weakness in the concrete

that formed the futuristic terminal's vaulted roof may have contributed to the collapse.

Officials are still unsure about what exactly caused it to collapse.

Exercise A:

This

news

item

is

about

the

new

information

Of

France

Charles

de

Gaulle

airport

where a segment of the roof collapsed in May.

Exercise B:

1. France's busiest airport will reopen

the whole termina

part of a terminal.

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2. A segment of the roof collapse in

May.

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July.

3.

A

segment

of

the

three-building

2E

return

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to service on July 15

terminal

delay

4. In the disaster

Falling stone

Kill four travelers

Falling steel

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