英语中级听力参考答案Answer Keys to Listen to This: 2Lesson 16Section One: Men and WomenIII. Exercises:A. 1. F 2. F 3. F 4. TB.(1) --- (d, i, m); (2) --- (a, c, e, j, l); (3) --- (h);(4) --- (f); (5) --- (b, g); (6) --- (k);C. 1. all her up about, your side of2. for sale3. house-trained, reasonably trained, two years, two weeks, needs training, within4. 25p, all a man was worth5. staring me in the face, blew me top6. blamed me for7. egged her on8. came off, barged into9. blown over, a world of goodSection Two:Task 1: The Suffragette MovementA. 1. c 2. a 3. a 4.bB. 1. She would feel highly insulted.2. They got the right to vote and some of them became members of the Parliament.3. They have been useful in helping women in their jobs in other vocations.4. She didn’t want to vote.5. She feels all right joining men in their world of work and sport. But she is happy toleave politics to men.C. 1. approve of2. a good laugh3. In the long term4. interfered with, a few boos and there, clapping5. different to, at their own job6. a great thrill on the race trackTask 2: Sex DiscriminationA. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. FB. 1. sit under, fall off, got to stand up2. being discriminated against, at least to some extent3. proved wrong, removes, valid grounds for4. stamp it out5. a great shame, go roundSection Three:Recognizing the Main Idea:1.Reading for a particular purpose2.Why does a student come to the library3.Writing is the most difficult skill4.How to write a correct sentence5.Simplicity --- a quality much admired6.Participating in group discussionsLesson 17Section One:Task 1: News in BriefA. 1. c 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. cB. 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. FC.(1) --- (g, o, p); (2) --- (d, h, n); (3) --- (c, i); (4) --- (e, g);(5) --- (b, f, m); (6) --- (a, k, q); (7) --- (l);Task 2: Old Age and HealthA. 1. a 2. c 3. aB. 1. becoming senile, very few people2. 15 %, over 65,3. 80 %, over 65, at least4. watch out for5. immune system, to decline, lungs, the senses, the brain, skin6. benefit more from, the eldlySection Two:Task 1: At a Small RestaurantA.(1) c (2) b (3) a (4) aB.(1) F (2) T (3) F (4) T (5) T (6) F (7) T (8) F (9) TC.(1) He has trouble finding good, reliable domestic staff for his restaurant.(2) Because more and more organizations wanted to see his demonstration.(3) He wanted to combine the demonstration with a permanent establishment.(4) He decided to choose this remote place because he wanted to have a restaurant forthose who love peace and quiet and beautiful scenery and who also appreciate good food.Task 2: The Tree Climbers of PompeiiA. 1. A man was half way up the tree.2. Ruins.3. To collect pine cones.4. The processed them into some sauce which is used in Italian cooking.5. No. The foreman bought a licence from the State for the right to go round placescollecting pine cones.6. The tree climbers.B. 1. halfway up this tree, his hands, his feet, 20 or 30 feet up2. more or less, a rather middle-aged monkey, of 503. extremely sought after, in the food industry4. good at, um recognizing, ready, a bit hard5. sit around, fell downSection Three:Recognizing the Main Idea:1.Expressing neutrality after being nominated2.Making a promise of what to do when elected the President3.We should go to the moon.memorating a person5.The problem of the black people should be considered6.Why I want to resign.Lesson 18Section One: Energy CrisisA. 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. cB.Pros:a.It is the only alternative when fossil fuel is running out.b.It can produce electricity for our daily use.c.Working at a nuclear power station is far safer than working down a coal-mine oron a North Sea oil-rig.d.It can create its own fuel and burn its waste.Cons:a. Nobody can imagine what will happen if there is a nuclear accident.b. Radioactivity causes cancer and may affect future generations.c. There is no technology for absolutely safe disposal of nuclear waste.d. Terrorists could hold the nation to ransom if they captured a reactor.e. Nuclear energy is expensive, dangerous, evil, and most of all, absolutely unnecessary.C. 1. 450 years, 50 years, oil, 30 years2. go back to the Stone Age, turn our backs on3. active for thousands of years4. 25 years, 26 ‘retired’ reactors5. the sun, the waves, the wind, survive unless, working on,6. and there are a lot of them about, none of us, at night7. in the short-term; rely on; oil, coal and gas; conservation of present resources;research into new forms of powerSection Two:Task 1: The Years to Come (I)A. 1.b 2.a 3.c 4.a 5.c 6.bB. 1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.F 6.T 7.T 8.FC. 1. 216,000; ninety percent; in the poorest countries2. at least, alternative sources of energy3. Due to, half of the population4. species, the loss of their habitat5. within five or ten years, save the earthTask 2: The Years to Come (II)A. 1. A space station to be launched towards the end of the 1990s.2. No, eleven other nations have agreed to contribute a few of the station’s many parts.3. In the space.4. Eight.5. A dream that has been cherished for 120 years --- a colony in space.6. Because they want to use the space station to discover how to establish healthy andproductive habitation in space.B. a. a room for each crew memberb. a showerc. a toiletd. exercise equipmente. a washing machinef. a pantryg. a sick bayh. a television seti. videoj. a telephonek. a computerC. 1. celestial body, a shining star, 38 degrees north or south of the equator2. Twenty trips, two rockets, piece by piece, a low orbit3. 250 miles above the Earth, bolt together, many components, batch of parts, in 1995 Section Three:Recognizing the Main Idea:1.I shall return.2.Hoping for a country of equalitymemorating a person4.I won’t send you to any foreign wars.5.Why I resign6.I’m innocent of the charges against me.Lesson 19Section oneTask 1:A: 1. a 2. c 3. cB:1.to live and relax in, living in the cramped little houses and flats, the Second World War2.are growing up, and very small children demand a room of their own3.may demand an extra room to treat their friends privately4.restaurant and transport, people are beginning to entertain and dine at home, whichrequires a larger dinning roomC:1. a. situated in the business heart of the city so quiet and fairly free from traffic in theevenings.b. several theaters opened recentlyc. suitable for those who like living high up since accommodation being situated mostly is tower blocks2. a. favored mostly by upper middle class families who prefer a detached house.b. a walled garden surrounding the house and ensuring privacy3. a. suitable for those who are not interested in gardeningb. grand mansions to be chosenc. a wonderful view of the Thamesd. only a few minutes away from London’s theaters and shopsTask 2:A:1.She is the First Lady of Jazz, the greatest blues singer the world has ever before.2.To learn dancing. But she failed.3.All by accident. A pianist discovered her talent.4.no, at first she had to learn a lot to because a professional musician; then she has toknow a lot about the public and changing fashions in order to keep her top position.5.She chooses what she wants to sing. Anything she does sing is a part of her life.6.She feels she has always been her true self in her music. And she’s singing from deepdown inside herself.B: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. 6 7. T 8.TC:1.slower, lighter, how I feel, the same way twice, a mixed up sort of thing.2.stay at the top, out of work, back on the streets, you started from3.up to a point.4.made a fortune from my music, any damn thingSection two:Task 1: Setting up a home computerA: 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. aB: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5.F 6. TTask 2: My computer makes me sickA: 1. c 2. a 3. c 4. bB:1.NO, but statistic figures at least suggest that there is a cause of alarm.2.The terminal should be placed where there is another source of light; no blank wallbehind the terminal so that the operator has a chance to rest from time to time, get up regularly and walk about the room.3.Those who use computers for interest or pleasure in their own homes.4. a. constipation because of long hours spend in sedentary inactivity;b. backache due to crouching over an inconveniently positioned key boardc. a general sense of fatigue owing to having puzzled over a problem for longer thanwas sensible.5.The condition worsened.6.Because of the electrostatic field of the video screen attracting dust from the atmosphere,which irritates exposed skin.7. A generation of short-sighted, constipated, hunched migraine sufferers with skinproblems and circulatory troubles.C:1.there is an alternative source of light from that of the screen.2.frequently, if possible, by looking at something in the distance to give them a changefrom the close focus used on the screen.3.the screen is properly tuned, for a shaky or fuzzy image can cause nausea or headaches.4.and working area are so designed that you are sitting in a comfortable position, notscrewed up or bent over.5.regularly and walk about the room. Better go out into the fresh air occasionally.D:1. working capacity, intellectual capacity, dangers, benefits2. the UK, 800 pregnant women, computer terminals, a major part, no less than 36%, severe abnormality3. control group, the same age, computer terminals, severe abnormalities, 16%Section three: note-taking (omitted)Section IIIStudy skills: Note-taking 3Main ideas and Supporting Details:A.Suggested Abbreviations:heart disease: heart dis. cholesterol: chol. Cigarette: cigat. exercise: ex. especially: esp. similarity: simty. difference: diffr. financial: finan. responsibility: respty. hostility: hosty.’ve heard.B.The main idea and supporting details of each paragraph you1.Main idea: companions to heart dis.Supporting details: a. high level of fat and chol in the dietb. cigat. Smokingc. physical inactivityd. over weighte. high blood pressure1.Main idea: Bert’s life after workSupporting details: a. physical ex.b. reading (1) history (2) historical novelsc. gardeningd. fixing things around the house —a complete tool collection2.Main idea: simities. & differs. Between Adam & Berta.simties (supporting details)(1)married(2)grown children(3)in mid-50s(4)successful in business careers(5)hard workers(6)in a position of finan. Security & respty. In their jobs(7)professional lives not easyb.diffrs. (supporting details)(1)For Adam: life—full of tension & hosty.(2)For Bert: life—more enjoyable3.main idea: Adam’s use of timeSupporting details: a. fighting timeb. if delays in schedule, angry & hostilec. resents people not on time & not moving as quicklyd. fill up every minute with productive activityLesson 20Section one:Task 1: Fixing an appointmentA. 1 a 2 c 3 bB. 1. the last short-list interview,to dine with the Japanese agent,a meeting with the lawyer about planning permissiona tutorial with Maria Rosa2. a committer meetingBusiness with the examining boardA meeting with Johan Blun’s parentsC: 1. is to be postponed to Wednesday or later in the week2. is to be put off till Wednesday morning3. at 2.30 on Monday afternoonTask 2: Last of the airshipsA: 1. c 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. cB: 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T 8.TC: 1. 97, 35, 622. 50, 253. 245, 41, 125km/hr, less than half the time4. 1,000 passengers, circus animals and cars, 19375. 1.5 million, 13,100D: 1. was pressurized in order to prevent gas from ever entering it.2. were chained to the tables3. were searched for matches before entering the ship4. was made of special materials, which had been chosen to minimize the possibility of accidental sparks, which might cause an explosion.Section twoTask 1: Looking for a flatA: 1. she is trying to find a flat in the advertisements in those newspapers.2. No, she is going to share it with two other girls.3. Because Peggy and her roommates would be out all day.4. Because they wouln’t have to walk at all and would get to work quickly5. Because they are the girls who will share the flat with Peggy.B: 1. a kitchen and a bathroom, two bedrooms and a sitting room.2.￡21 a week, ￡for each3. on the No. 10 Bus in Woodside RoadTask 2: Moving inA: 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. b 5. a 6. a 7. cB: two chairs, one bed, a wardrobe, a desk, the chest of drawers, the stereo, the amplifier, the TV set, two speakers, the bookcase, the table lampC: 1. a bad size room2. on earth, nothing much, most of it out, hurts3. you mean, enough space, two feet, stick out too much4. sort that outSection threeB:1. Landsats used to find fresh watera. in dry area: black=water, red =healthy plantsb. save time by looking at photos2. 5th sue: warn us of natural disas.a. forest firesb. melting ice near the N & S polesc. lines where ethqs. might happens3. solar energya. clean & unoimitedb. solar energy on US: 700 times our consp.c. fed. Goe. Spending mns. of dollars to change sunshine into ecol. energyd. y. 2000: solar techgy. supplying 25 %. Of us energy needs.4. cost of solar heating systema. cost: all parts & their instl.b. cost for a 3-bedroom house: $7,000 to $12,000c. one-time cost financed over many yearsd. more exp. Than heating with oil at present prices.Lesson 21Section ITask 1: Talking about televisionA: 1. c 2. a 3. cB: 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. FC: 1. a bit of2. came on, over, protest3. a shame, switch on4. turned overTask 2: GamesA: 1. c 2. a 3. cB: 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. TC: Harry Carter: 2, 3, 5; Mark Smith: 1, 4, 6D: 1. just shakes, in bewilderment, finish it off2. in with a good chance3. nervous against, took the lead4. have a quick work withSection twoA: 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. cB: 1. totally opposed to reducing the size of the Olympic Games in any way at all.2. in favor of removing from the Games those sports which are well resented in otherinternational contests in the media, such as boxing and football3. a. attention to be focused on the more unusual sports which do not normally gain somuch international attentionb. in favor of a true test of individual stamina instead of skills4. agreeing to keep some of the team gamesC: 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. FD: 1. boxing; 2. football; 3. fencing; 4. archery; 5. hockey; 6. sailing7. pentathlon; 8. canoeing; 9. basketball; 10. volleyballE: 1. reject, out of hand, discuss it2. in terms of, financial demands, subjected to3. soar phenomenally, state4. am inclined5. horse-riding, axe6. strand of thought, individual excellence, cutting out, featuredSection three1. Houses were not perm.a. summer: mesa top, made of poles & brushb. winter: caves in cliffs for warmth & protc.2. experimenting with pottinga. mixed clay with water: fell apart when driedb. added grass, straw or pieces of bark to clay: full of holes when burntc. added sand or volcanic grit to clay, baked: success3. advantages of potsa. added beans to dietb. stored food & water over long periodsc. life easier, effort spent on other devlps.4. improvement in housinga. one-story row houseb. made of stonec. forming a village: several hund. Rooms with 1,000 peopled. these houses & Indians: Pueblo = village in SpanishLesson 22Section one: Class in Britain and AmericaA: 1. c 2. b 3. c 4. c 5. aB: 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. TC:1. really stick together, in the middle of , muddy fields, came upon, 9,000 Range Rovers2. a very point, in fact, fitting into either of these two extremes3. the upper class, extraordinary, totally uninhibited, passing moral judgments on them Section twoTask 1: Autobiography: Seminole Girl (I)A: 1. a 2. c 3. a 4. cB:1.He was the only person outside her family who helped her and encouraged her to get aneducation.2.She graduated from it as one of the first two Indians pupils in that school.3.She learned bookkeeping.4.She was suspicious of the speaker at first but began to trust her gradually.5.She felt hurt and hard being an Indian.C: 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. FTask 2: Autobiography: Seminole Girl (II)A: 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. aB: 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. TC:1.upset, jump at the change to come back2.work out, failed, I would really feel bad3.important, what I look for in a friend, their education, for enjoyment of, understanding4.understand, on the outside, enough to be friendsSection three1. Causes of the f. concl.a. science students: scient. Terms ----non meaningb. way st’s taught Eng. E.g. list of vocab.2. every word with exact transl. equiv. in their own lang.a. no equiv. word need phraseb. 1 word in st’s lang. : 2 words in Eng. E.g. do & makec. meaning covered by 1 word in st’s lang.: wider or narrower than Eng. E.g. colord. translation =diff. to do well; can’t be done by match single wordse.g. computer scientists3. best way to increase vocab.a. observation: unknown word, observed in contextb. imitation: use word in appro. Contextc. repetition: make it enter st’s active vocab.Lesson 23Section ITask !: Finding a JobA.1. Pamela Gable2. 147Collington Road, Croydon3. 24680084. July 8. 19635. personal assistant to the manager of a modeling agency6. French and Italian7. none8.8,000 poundsB.1a. keeping the accountsb. writing the lettersc. answering the telephoned. looking after bookings and engagementse. taking care of all the models who work for the agencyf. keeping those models happy, lending an understanding ear to their heartaches2.a. meeting peopleb. transporting them from one point to anotherc. making sure they are comfortabled. a bit of telephoning3. TFFTFFTTask 2: HpnosisA.: abacbB. TFFFTFTC.1. her eighth birthday2. a Tuesday3. those who were present4. the names of those present5. the clothes those present wore6. the presents she received7. her address at that timeD.1. In order to reach a person’s mind; as much as possible; concentrate; my voice2. not to think about; just to accept it3.rely on the thinking of a clock,; boring, repetitive sounds; stare at some subjects in the4. back to their first yearSection IIA.caabcB.FTTFTTC.(1) d (2)c (3)a, bD.1.few months alone; 250 c.v.s.; 80 percent; inadequate in a way2.condense; go too far the other way; my recruiting role; thirty pages long3.unreadable; the essence of ; neat, legible; accurate4.have no place in letters of application; hearing about; stated, quite bluntly; more moneyto pay; No boss; such directnessSection III1. Answer: main idea with supporting details;Reason: “we may note” for main idea“he once said’ & “once” for supporting details2. Answer: main ideaReason: the first important point to note3. Answer: supporting detailReason “a good illustration of”4. Answer: main ideaReason: “what I want to emphasize to you is this”　Lesson 24Section ITask 1: I.Q. TestsA.abbbcaB.TTFFC.1. are not easy to measure; appreciated2. spotted sufficiently early; developed; in my view; unhappy adults; they are best at3. never get the chance; an instrument; artists; composers; pleasure and satisfaction; tunes; in keyTask 2A.a a hobby that a child takes pleasure inb. a child’s vocabularyc. a child’s languaged. a child’s experiencee. children to become independent in lifeB. TFFTTFC.1. mystery books2. science fiction3. newspapers and magazines4. signs5. textbooks6. comic booksD..a poor student; a comic book; he’s reading something; the back of the cereal box; wouldn take it away; a step to go on; limit; certain areas; stifle; stop reading completelySection IITask 1A.acbbaB.TFFC. A mathematical way; are related to each other; good at one; good at the other; poor atone; poor at the other; they are not related to each other; go together; has nothing to dowithTask 2A.cbaaB.FTTFFTTSection III1.Main idea: “this is an important point”2.supporting detail: “one of the most dramatic example of”3.digression“by the way”4.digression“although it is not strictly related to our topic”Lesson 25Section OneA.1. Italy and France.2. A camping holiday.3. The tickets, traveler’s checks, all the currency, passports, tickets for the boat, and a card.4. At the campsite.5. With this card, she could get reduced rates for becoming a member of a camping club.6. No, not at all.7. Yes.8. The two brothers at the cycle repair shop.B. TTFFFFTFC.1. Having a lot of trouble finding the passports and this and that.2. Fueling their car.3. Finding their money, traveler’s checks and passports missing.4. Asking the officer for help.5. Distracting the man’s attention and searching through the papers for the folder.6. Managing to discover what an old lady was sitting on.7. Recovering what they had lost.Section TwoTask 1: parking in LondonA.bacaB.FTT FFFC. 1. dying to tell2. sensible, on the outskirts of3. cross4. went on and on atTask 2A.baccbB.TFTTT FTC. 1. has quite a hold on2. the powered remains of the dead Egyptians, many magical soells3. their curiosity and their consciencesSection ThreeStudy Skills: Note-0taking 4A.cbcabaB.number; no. credential: cred. over: + equipment’ equip.burglary; burg electrical: elect previous jewellery: jewlC.Title: burglariesI. A. about every two minutesB. no. of burg. rise by about 50,000 or 40,000 this y.C. last y. household burg. losses rise by 27% over the previous y. to 139.2 mm. pounds.II.A. when you are out or away, or be careless about security1. lock or close doors & windows2. less than 20 minutesB.1. a. milk bottles left on the doorstepb. papers by the front doorc. garage doors wide opend. curtains drawn in the daytime & undrawn at night2. a programmed time-switchC.1. their cred.2. don’t let then inD.1. serial nos. on elect. equip. radios, TVs.2. valuable jewl. antiques or picturesE. Crime prevention office, further tipsIII. cost of security systems and value of property to be protectedLesson 16BBC interviewer: It's probably true to say that women have been affected more than men by recent changes in the way we actually live. Over a hundred years ago people began to question whether men were really so much wiser, stronger, altogether more sensible and simply better than women as the laws of the country made out. In the end women got the vote, and very recently—in 1975—the Sex Discrimination Act was passed.But it's doubtful whether legislation has changed the way we women actually think.A lot is heard about the dilemma of women's two roles. How can a woman be a wife and mother and have a full-time job as well?In this new series we are going to try to find out what people are really thinking and feeling about this problem, and how it affects their personal lives. In the studio with me today is Mrs. Marina Spiden, who recently experienced the problem of having too much to do at home. With Mrs. Spiden are her husband Brian, her mother Mrs. Vera Cresswell and Mr. Tom Penman, their local newsagent. Mrs. Spiden ... tellus what happened will you?Mrs. Spiden: Well ... you just said it ... the problem of having too much to do at home.I do an afternoon job so I have to get the housework and shopping ... er ... done in the morning. And one morning you see ... er ... I just couldn't stand it no more. The ... the baby was bawling her head off. Jimmy—that's my little boy ... he's two—had thrown the radio out of the window ...Interviewer: Really!Mrs. Spiden: Yes really ... The dog ... you know ... had made a ... a mess on the carpet. And there was Brian—my husband—there he was snoring a way on the settee. Didn't lift a finger he didn't ... not a finger to help me.Mr. Spiden: Now now love ... Don't get all her up about it again ... I mean that's your side of the story ...Interviewer: Of course Mr. Spiden ... We'd like to hear your side later. So ... what did you do about it?Mrs. Spiden: Well ... What do you do when you've got something you're fed up withor ... or ... you don't want like ... You put them up for sale don't you? And that's exactly what I did do. Put the whole damn lot of 'em up for sale.Interviewer: The family you mean.Mrs. Spiden: Yes ... the family ... including the dog.Mr. Penman: She came into my shop that very day and 'Tom', she says, 'I've just about had enough of it. I'm sick of slaving for a husband what sleeps all day. So here you are,' she says. And she gives me an advert on a card to put up in the window of the paper shop.Interviewer: What did it say?Mr. Penman: I've got it here.Interviewer: Read it for us will you?Mr. Penman: 'For Sale—One house-trained dog, one reasonably t rained boy of two years, one baby girl of two weeks and one man that needs training. Any offers considered. Apply within.'Interviewer: And were there any offers?Mrs Cresswell: It was me what wrote that advert. You see ... I live with Marina andBrian ...Mr Spiden: She and her dog ...Mr. Penman: Oh yes. Caused quite a stir it did. I should say I had inquiries from ...from about a couple of dozen housewives in all.Interviewer: And what offers did they make?Mr. Penman: Well one woman offered 25p. She said that's all a man was worth. Interviewer: What about you Mr. Spiden? What was your reaction to the advertisement?Mr. Spiden: Well ... you can imagine ... My wife told me about it but I thought she was joking. Little did I realize ... I was bloody furious when I saw it there. It wasn't tillnext morning. We live upstairs of the paper shop and when I come down to go on my milk round ...Interviewer: Yes of course ... you're a milkman ...Mrs. Spiden: That's right. I often have a dekko at the adverts Tom puts up. And whenI saw that one sort of ... staring me in the face ... I nearly blew me top.Interviewer: What did you do?Mrs. Cresswell: I'll tell you what he did. He came and blamed me for everything.Mr. Spiden: Well it was you ... wannit ... that egged her on. It was you that wrote the advert.Mr. Penman: It was a big joke really. Just that Brian took it all the wrong way. Know。