Unit 11
T ask 1
【答案】
A.
1) Because the weather is fine and he needs some exercise.
2) Because the razor blades are on sale. Y ou buy one and you get one for free.
3) $2.83 (two dollars and eighty-three cents).
B.
paperback books, buying a lipstick, by the newspaper stand, mind, surface appearance
【原文】
Tony: Carol. I’m going to the drugstore. Is there anything I can get for you?
Carol: Why, yes. We need some toothpaste. I was planning to get a new lipstick, too.
Tony: Well, I can get the toothpaste but not t he lipstick! Y ou’d better come along with me. Carol: All right. Just let me get my coat. Are we walking or taking the car?
Tony: Let’s walk. The weather is fine and, besides, I need the exercise. I’ve been spending t oo much time in my easy chair.
Carol: In deed you have. Let’s go.
(At the drugstore)
Clerk: Y es, sir. May I help you?
Tony: I’d like this tube of toothpaste and a package of razor blades.
Clerk: We have a sale on razor blades this week. Two packages for the price of one.
Tony: Good. That’s the kind I usually buy, too. I’ll take two packages.
Clerk: Will there be anything else?
Tony: No, I...oh, yes. I’d like some shaving cream, too.
Clerk: All right. Let’s see. That comes to two dollars and eighty-three cents.
Tony: Hmm. All I have is a ten-dollar bill.
Clerk: I think I can give you change. Here you are. That’s three dollars, four, five, and five makes ten dollars. Thank you, sir.
Tony: Thank you.
Carol: Oh, there you are, Tony. They have a wonderful selection of paperback books here. There are four or five that I’d love to have.
Tony: Four or five? Carol, I thought you were just buying a lipstick.
Carol: I did buy one. But then I was waiting for you by the newspaper stand, and I started looking at the books, and...
Tony: All right, dear. It seems that a trip to the drugstore can improve the mind as well as the surface appearance!
T ask 2
Assistance: Can I help you, Miss?
Anna: I’m looking for a skirt, and a top to go with it.
Assistance: Y ou’re in the wrong department, dear. Y ou need “Separates”. Over there, on the right.
Y ou can see the signs from here.
Anna: Separates. I see. And can I get a pair of tennis shorts there?
Assistance: Tennis? No, I’m afraid not. Y ou’ll find the shorts you’re looking for in “Leisurewear”.
That’s on the first floor. The escalator is over there. On your right.
Anna: Thank you. Y ou’re very kind.
Assistance: Not at all.
Anna: Oh, one other thing. Where can I find some jewellery? Not expensive. For a disco. Assistance: Costume jewellery. That’s in “Accessories”— with belts, handbags, gloves, scarves, purses, and hats. That’s on the second floor. Same escalator.
Anna: Thank you.
T ask 3
【答案】
1) d, 2) c, 3) d, 4) c
【原文】
Cathy: I’m fed up with sitting on packing cases, Joe. Don’t you think we could buy at least two chairs?
Joe: Do you know how match new chairs cost? One cheap comfortable armchair (80)
Cathy: Y es, I know. It’s terrible. But I have an idea. Why don’t we look for chairs at a street market? I’ve always wanted to see one.
Joe: All right. Which one shall we go to?
Cathy: Portobello Road, I think. There are a lot of second-hand things there. But we’ll have to go tomorrow. It’s only open on Saturdays.
Joe: What time do you want to go? Not too early I hope.
Cathy: The guidebook says the market is open from 9 to 6. It’s a very popular market so we’d better be there when it opens.
Joe: Right. I’ll set the alarm.
Cathy: Oh, Joe. Look at the crowd.
Joe: They must have the same guidebook that we have.
Cathy: But it’s very exciting. Look at that old tablecloth and those beautiful curtains.
Joe: Aren’t we looking for chairs?
Cathy: Y es, but we need curtains. Come on.
Cathy: Whew. I’m so tired that I can’t even remember what we’ve bought.
Joe: I can. A lot of rubbish. I’ll make some tea. Y ou can have a look at our “bargains”.
Cathy: Joe, the curtains are beautiful but they’re very dirty.
Joe: What did you say?
Cathy: I said the curtains were very dirty.
Joe: Why don’t you wash them?
Cathy: I can’t. They’re too big. I’ll have them dry-cleaned.
Joe: And what are you going to do about those holes. Can you mend them?
Cathy: I can’t. I can’t sew. I’ll have them mended.
Joe: How much will all that cost? I never want to see another bargain, and we still haven’t got any chairs.
T ask 4
【答案】
1) He was allowed to keep only enough money to buy his lunch in the office.
2) He won ten thousand pounds on the lottery.
3) She was delighted at first.
4) Then she became angry and demanded to know how her husband could afford the lottery ticket. 【原文】
There was once a large, fat woman who had a small, thin husband. He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening. As soon as he got home on Fridays, his wife used to make him give her all his money, and then she used to give him back only enough to buy his lunch in the office every day.
One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living-room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolates there.
“Y ou’ll never guess what happened to me today, dear,” he said.
He waited for a few seconds and then added, “I won ten thousand pounds on the lottery!”
“That’s wonderful!”said his wife delightedly. But then she thought for a few seconds and added angrily, “But wait a moment! How coul d you afford to buy the ticket?”
T ask 5
【答案】
1) Because the vegetables were fresher and the store had various things she couldn’t get elsewhere.
2) V ery well.
3) The two teenage boys were both wearing long, old-fashioned overcoats and they looked rather ridiculous in them because the coats were too big.
4) She saw one of the boys pick up a tin of food and drop it into the inside pocket of his overcoat and later another boy did the same.
5) Because he was checking through his list at the cash till.
6) They had both buttoned their coats and fastened them with their belts, but Mr. Patel didn’t seem suspicious at all.
【原文】
Jennifer got off the bus from the university and began walking towards the flat she shared with two other students. On her way she had to buy some food and stopped in one of the shops in the street. It was run by an Asian family, and although the prices there were a little higher than in the big supermarket further down the street, she did a lot of her shopping there. The vegetables were fresher and they had various things she couldn’t get elsewhere. Mr. Patel, the owner of the shop, was checking through a list, but smiled, as he always did, when he saw her come in.
“How’s Mrs. Patel today?” she asked?
“Oh, better. But only a little better, I’m afraid,” Mr. Patel sighed.
“Well, I hope she gets out of hospital soon.”
She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the shop, where the rice was kept. The shop was divided by three long aisles, with rows of shelves crammed with all sorts of things. Except for her and Mr. Patel, there were only two other people there. They were two teenage boys,
and they were standing at the end of one of the aisles. She glanced at them as she passed. They were both wearing long, old-fashioned overcoats and they looked rather ridiculous in them because the coats were too big. But such things were popular with some teenagers at the time. “Watch out, stupid,” she heard one of them whisper to the other. She walked on to the next aisle and found the rice she was looking for. Then she heard something else. It sounded like a tin dropping on the floor. She peered through a gap in the shelf and caught a glimpse of one of the boys bending down. She saw him pick up a tin of food. But instead of putting it in the shopping basket, he dropped it into the inside pocket of his long overcoat. Jennifer glanced back down the aisle. She could see Mr. Patel at the cash till, still checking through his list. Then she looked through the gap in the shelf again. The boys still had their backs to her. “Come on, let’s get out of here,” she heard one of them say. At the same time, she saw o ne of them put another tin in his overcoat pocket. They moved away from her. She could no longer see what they were doing or hear what they were saying.
When she got to the till, the two boys were in front of her. She watched them pay for the few things they had in the basket. They had both buttoned their coats and fastened them with their belts. Mr. Patel did not seem suspicious at all. He even smiled at them as they were about to leave. Jennifer opened her mouth to say something.
T ask 6
【答案】
【原文】
NUMBER 1: The jacket
Shopper: Excuse me. I like this jacket, but…ur, do you have any different designs?
Clerk: No, sir, actually, striped is the only style we have.
Shopper: Really?
Clerk: Y es, stripes are very popular this year.
Shopper: Oh. Well, thank you. Maybe I’ll look around a bit more.
Clerk: That’s fine, sir.
NUMBER 2: The CD player
Clerk: May I help you?
Shopper: Y eah, how much is the CD player?
Clerk: Let’s see… Oh, it’s on sale right now. It’s only eighty-five ninety-nine.
Shopper: Wow, that’s cheap.
Clerk: Y es, it’s very good buy.
Shopper: Hmm.
NUMBER 3: The cordless phone
1st Shopper: Gee, look at this. A cordless phone for less than fifty dollars.
2nd Shopper: That’s really cheap. We’ve talked about getting a cordless phone. It sure would be convenient. What brand is it?
1st Shopper: Brand? Uh, let’s see. It’s Electo.
2nd Shopper: Electo? Have you ever heard of it?
1st Shopper: Hmm. No, I haven’t.
2nd Shopper: I don’t know. With electronic stuff, if you don’t know the company that made it.
1st Shopper: Y eah, I know what you mean.
NUMBER 4: The jeans
1st Shopper: (footsteps) So, what do you think?
2nd Shopper: They look great on you, Sue.
1st Shopper: Y eah, the fit’s good. But I always worry with jeans. The cotton might shrink.
2nd Shopper: Hmm, yeah, wash them a few times and they might be too small.
1st Shopper: Maybe they have a bigger size. (to the Clerk) Excuse me.
Clerk: Y es?
1st Shopper: Do you have these in the next larger size?
Clerk: Let me check, ma’am. Ah, I’m sorry. We don’t se em to have that size at the moment.
NUMBER 5: The computer
1st Shopper: There are so many different kinds of computers —I don’t know which to buy.
2nd Shopper: Well, what are you going to use it for?
1st Shopper: Well, I’m just writing with it mainly. Y ou know, I’m working on a novel.
2nd Shopper: How’s it going?
1st Shopper: Pretty good, actually.
2nd Shopper: Well, are you going to write at home, or when you travel, or... when?
1st Shopper: Well, I do travel a lot. Maybe I’ll think about a laptop.
2nd S hopper: I’m really happy with mine. It’s wonderful.
1st Shopper: Y eah? Really convenient?
2nd Shopper: It’s easy to use. And so lightweight. I love mine.
1st Shopper: Hmm. (sound of someone keyboarding) This laptop is certainly easy to use. Maybe I’ll...
NUMBER 6: The notebook
Shopper: Excuse me.
Clerk: Y es?
Shopper: Are these all the notebooks you have?
Clerk: Y es. Is there something special you’re looking for?
Shopper: These all seem to have fifty pages. Uh, do you have any with more pages? Like a hundred or maybe a hundred and fifty?
Clerk: I’m sorry. All the notebooks we have are right there.
Shopper: I see. I guess I’ll keep looking. Thanks.
T ask 7
【答案】
A.
People Positions Responsibilities
Hugo Abbs Senior Consultant Discuss plans and suggest alternatives Anne Springer Applications Programmer Design software
Bill Andrews Senior Engineer Supply and install equipment
B.
l) Only for word-processing.
2) To do accounting.
3) It’s flexible. It can be adapted to the needs of the company with some small modifications.
【原文】
Johnson: What services do you offer, Mr. Abbs?
Abbs: We offer a complete range of services for the micro-user; it depends very much on your needs. Are you buying a system for the first time?
Johnson: No, we already have a system. But we only use it for word-processing. We want to expand it to do accounting.
Abbs: Well, if you’re expanding your system, perhaps you need more advice. That’s my job. I can discuss your plans with you and suggest alternatives.
Johnson: What do I do if I need new equipment?
Abbs: Y ou should talk to Bill Andrews, our Senior Engineer. He will look at your present system. Then he can supply and install any new equipment that you need.
Johnson: Suppose I need my own software?
Abbs: Then you can see Anne Springer, our applications programmer. We have designed our own flexible software called Master. It can be adapted to your needs with some small
modifications, but you may have to adapt a little bit yourself.
Johnson: Well, that’s quite possible. Now, what about training? My staff haven’t used accounting systems before...
T ask 8
【答案】
A.
1) T, 2) T, 3) F, 4) F, 5) F
Telephonist: Hello, Compucare Computer Consultants.
Millie Firth: Hello, I wonder if you could give me some information about the Nova computer.
Telephonist: Ah yes, of course. Y ou need to speak to one of our sales consultants. Could you hold the line a moment please? ...Hello... I’m putting you through to Mr. Losada,
our sales consultant.
Millie Firth: Hello, my name’s Millie Firth. I wonder if you could give me some informatio n about the Nova computer.
Alfredo Losada: Of course. Are you interested in the Basic model or the Basic Plus?
Millie Firth: I’m not sure. Which one is more suitable for small businesses?
Alfredo Losada: Well, it depends on what you really need. We advise big and small businesses and sometimes a big firm has the Basic or a small firm has the Basic Plus.
Millie Firth: Well, we do need a wide range of software. Or we will in the future.
Alfredo Losada: Well, I think you should consider the Basic Plus.
Millie Firth: Do you supply the software?
Alfredo Losada: No, we don’t supply any software but we can recommend suppliers.
Millie Firth: What about training?
Alfredo Losada: Well, there’s a training programme with both models. But we also run special courses for new users.
Millie Firth: That sounds impressive. Could we come in to discuss things with you in more detail?
Alfredo Losada: Y es, by all means. When would you like to come in? We are open between 9:00 and 5:30, Mondays to Fridays.
Millie Firth: What about 2 pm this afternoon?
Alfredo Losada: That’ll be fine. I’ll give you a free demonstration and you’ll be able to decide what suits you best. Would you like to give me your name?
Millie Firth: Y es, it’s Millie…
T ask 9
【答案】
Car tested: GT
Price: ￡11,869
Problems:
1. handle
2. a) slide back, b) engine noise, c) open
3. leg room
4. wing mirrors
5. small scratches
6. badly finished paintwork
7. the silver plastic strip
Conclusion: quite a lot of irritating faults in an expensive car
【原文】
…and the car we tested was the GT. It’s the most expensive model in the range and at 11,869 pounds. It is, I think, a little overpriced— you can buy the equivalent V olkswagen for almost 800 pounds less. But it’s a beautiful car and I’d been looking forward to driving it for a long time. Unfortunately, I had problems right from the start. The day I tested the car was one of the few sunny days we had this summer. So, naturally enough, I decided to open the sun-roof. But the handle was so stiff that it was almost impossible to move it. I did, eventually, get the sun-roof open but as it finally began to slide back it made the most awful noise. Noise, I’m afraid, is quite a feature of this car. The car’s interior seemed to be very badly insula ted against engine noise, and with the sun-roof finally open the noise of the wind was very loud indeed.
In general, the car was quite comfortable, but I didn’t really have enough leg room, and I found it difficult to adjust the wing mirrors to the position I wanted.
The test car was, of course, brand new, but I did find quite a lot of small scratches and badly finished paintwork around the headlights and radiator grille. And the silver plastic strip which runs along each side of the car wasn’t properly fix ed to the car body on the left hand side of the car I tested. So, quite a lot of irritating faults in a car you’re going to have to pay....
T ask 10
【答案】
1) It’s described as “buy now, pay later”.
2) Selling their products and services.
3) For centuries.
4) One type is issued directly by a store to a customer; the other kind is issued by a credit company.
5) The store credit card can be used to make purchases only at a particular store, whereas credit cards from credit companies can be used to buy things almost anywhere.
6) Because most credit companies are connected to large banks.
7) Once a month.
8)
a) The customer can buy what he wants when he wants it. There is no need to save up money in advance.
b) Having a credit card p rotects the owner. The owner doesn’t have to worry about losing the card.
c) Credit cards can be used when something unexpected happens. This is important when you don’t have any cash with you.
9) Customers tend to overspend.
【原文】
Many businesses, such as department stores, restaurants, hotels and airline companies, use a credit system for selling their products and services. In a credit system the seller agrees to sell something to the buyer without immediately receiving cash. The buyer receives the goods or services immediately and promises to pay for them later.
This “buy-now-pay-later” credit system is quite old. People have been buying things on credit for centuries. But nowadays people use credit cards.
There are two types of credit cards. One type is issued directly by a store to a customer. Many large department stores issue credit cards to their customers. The store credit card can be used to make purchases only at a particular store. For example, a credit card from Swan’s Department Store can be used only at Swan’s Department Store.
The other kind of credit cards is issued by a credit company. VISA and American Express are examples of credit companies. Credit cards from credit companies can be used to buy things almost anywhere. If you have a major credit card, you can buy air plane tickets, stay at hotels and eat at restaurants with it.
Most large credit companies are connected to large banks. So if you want a credit card from a credit company, you generally have to make an application at a bank.
After an applicant receives a credit card, he or she can make purchases using the card. The credit company sends the customer a statement of purchases at the end of each month. Generally the customer has to pay 25 to 50 percent of their credit bill every month. The customer pays directly to the credit company. And the credit company pays directly to the store, or hotel, or restaurant.
There are some advantages and some disadvantages to using credit cards. The biggest advantage for the consumer is ex pressed by the phrase “b uy now, pay later”. This means that the consumer can purchase what she wants when she wants it. There is no need to save up money in advance.
Another advantage of having a credit card is that it protects the owner, if a credit card is lost or stolen, the owner only has to call the credit company and the credit company will stop the credit card number. No one else can use it. So the owner doesn’t have to worry about losing the card.
Another advantage of the credit card system is that the consumer receives a record of her purchases. Every month the credit customer receives a bill. The bill has a list of all purchases from that month. This makes it easier to remember when and where purchases are made.
And another advantage is that credit cards can be used when something unexpected happens. Many kinds of professional people— plumbers, taxi drivers, doctors and dentists — will accept credit cards in an emergency. This is very important if you don’t have any cash with you.
Using credit cards has one major advantage. The main disadvantage is that consumers tend to overspend: they spend more than they make. If a consumer buys a lot of things on credit, she has to make large payments each month. Sometimes, it becomes impossible to keep up with the payments. T he consumer’s life becomes more and more difficult. If the consumer can’t make her payments, her credit cards will be taken away. It will be very difficult for her to get another credit card in the future.
So we can see that a credit buying system has some advantages and some disadvantages. On the one hand, it gives people some buying freedom; on the other hand, it tends to encourage over-spending.
T ask 11
【答案】
unproductive, stopped, mass markets, cheap, sell goods, inform, household goods, read, hardly possible, witty, revenue, small ads, community
【原文】
Advertisers Perform a Useful Service to the Community Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is w hy they’re always coming in for criticism. Their critics seem to resent them because they have a flair for self-promotion and because they have so much money to throw around. “It’s iniquitous,” they say, “that this entirely unproductive industry (if we can call it that) should absorb millions of pounds each year. It only goes to show how much profit the big companies are making. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it’s the consumer who pays.”
The poor old consumer! He’d have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn’t create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods derives largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.
Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously
doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway bylaws while waiting for a train? Would you like to read only closely-printed columns of news in your daily paper? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a drab wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration of calamities.
We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. Newspapers, commercial radio and television companies could not subsist without this source of revenue. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!
Another thing we mustn’t forget is the “small ads”, which are in virtually every newspaper and magazine. What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the “hatch, match and dispatch” column s; but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or agony column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It’s the best advertisement for advertising there is!
T ask 12
【答案】
What Is Money?
In the old days, most people did not need money. They could usually grow enough food. They could build a house, and they could even make their own clothes. They needed a few other things, but they could get them from other people. If they wanted a knife, for example, they could exchange some food, or other useful things, for one. People have used many things as “money” in different parts of the world. A lot of them are made of metal, because metal is useful. Gold is a beautiful metal, and it has become very valuable. A little gold can buy a lot of things, so people all over the world have often made coins out of gold. V ery few coins are made of gold these days, however. Most money is just pieces of paper, but these pieces of paper are valuable because people will exchange all kinds of things for them.
大学英语听说3听力原文和答案 Unit 1 Reservations Part A Exercise 1 1. M: I’d like to book a double room with bath for four nights. W: Sorry, sir. We’re full up(全满). Can I recommend the Park Hotel to you? It is quite near here. Q: What does the woman suggest that the man do? 2. M: I’d like to see Mr. Jones this afternoon, please. W: I’m sorry but Mr. Jones will be busy the whole afternoon. Can you manage at 10:30 tomorrow morning? Q: What does the woman say to the man? 3. W: Can I book two tickets for the show ―42nd Street‖ on Sunday night, Oct. 31st? M: Sorry, madam. All the tickets on that night are sold out. But tickets are available for Nov.3rd(十一月三号). Q: When can the woman see the show? 4. M: I’d like to reserve(预订)two tickets on Flight 6051 to Edinburgh, for October 20th. W: Sorry, Sir. We’re booked up(预订一空的) on the 20th .But we still have a few seats available on the 21st. Q: When does the man want to leave for Edinburgh? 5. W: Garden Restaurant. May I help you?
《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及答案U n i t1U n i t1 Task 1 【答案】 A. 1) She wanted to see St. Paul’s Cathedral. 2) She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike. 3) They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers. 4) Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform. 5) No, he didn’t. 6) He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world”to prove his opinion. B. If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be!
Yesterday morning Gretel went to the City of London. She wanted to see St. Paul's Cathedral. She was surprised to see so many Englishmen who looked alike. They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats. They were all carrying umbrellas and newspapers. When she returned home she asked Mr clark about these strange creatures. "They must be typical English gentlemen," she said." I have often read about them and seen photographs of them. They all look as if they are wearing a uniform. Does the typical English gentleman still exist?" Mr. Clark laughed. "I've never thought about it," he answered." It's true that many of the men who work in the City of London still wear bowler hate and I suppose they are typical Englishmen. But look at this." Mr. Clark picked up a magazine and pointed at a photo of a young man. "He's just as typical, perhaps. It seems as if there is no such thing as a 'typical' Englishman. Do you know the English saying 'It takes all kinds to make a world'? That's true of all countries-including England." “Oh, just like the poem ‘If All the Seas Were One Sea’,”Gretel began to hum happily. If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea that would be! If all the trees were one tree, what a great tree that would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, w hat a great splash that would be!” Task 2
Unit 1 Task 1 【答案】 A. 1) She wanted to see St. Paul’s Cathedral. 2) She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike. 3) They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers. 4) Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform. 5) No, he didn’t. 6) He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world” to prove his opinion. B. If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be! 【原文】 Yesterday morning Gretel went to the City of
Unit 4 Task 1 【答案】 A. 1) They are farms that grow vegetables for city people to eat fresh. 2) It’s a farm that grow plants and flowers to sell. 3) They protect the plants from the cold in the winter but let them get plenty of light, so the plants can be grown all through the year. B. 1) canned, frozen 2) flowers, garden plants, home gardens, yards, window boxes 3) buildings, furniture, firewood 【原文】 Grain, vegetables and fruits are found on most farms. All of them are food for animals and people. Grain can be fed to animals just as it is harvested. But before people use them grains are usually made into flour or breakfast cereal. Bread, macaroni（通心粉）, and cereals（麦片）all come from grain. Tomatoes, beans, potatoes, beets（甜菜）, lettuce（生菜）, carrots and onions are field and garden vegetables. Can you think of any others Vegetables are good for people and for some animals such as pigs and rabbits. Farms that grow vegetables for city people to eat fresh are called truck farms. Truck farms are usually close to big cities. Each day hundreds of loads of fresh vegetables are brought to stores on the farmers' trucks. Without the truck farmers people in cities would not eat well. And without city people who eat fresh vegetables, the truck farmers would have no work. There are many kinds of fruit. Apples, pears, peaches, cherries, oranges, grapefruit, and berries are a few kinds. You will be able to think of other kinds that you like. Most fruit is grown on specialized farms. But many general farms have some fruit to use and sell also. Like vegetables, fruit is sold fresh in markets. But a large part of both fruit and vegetable crops is sent to factories to be canned or frozen. In warm parts of our country farmers grow cotton, rice, tobacco, sugar cane（甘蔗）, and peanuts. Specialized farms raise flowers and garden plants. They are sold to florists（花商）and to families for home gardens, or yards, or window boxes. A farm that grow plants and flowers to sell is called a nursery（苗圃）. Most nurseries have glass buildings, called hothouses or greenhouses. The hothouses are heated to protect the plants from cold in the winter but let them get plenty of light, so they can be grown all through the year. Some farms grow only trees. Some of these are Christmas tree farms. Others are large forests where trees are grown for their wood. The wood is used for buildings, furniture and firewood. Some tree farms grow only nut trees. Task 2 【答案】
Unit 9 Task 1 【原文】 pere: And now for our first question. It es from Mrs. June Moore. Mrs. Moore? Mrs. Moore: Does the panel think that puters will change our lives? pere: Mrs. Moore wants to know if puters will change our lives. Philip Barnes? Philip Barnes: puters have already changed our lives. Business is more efficient. Planes and trains provide a better service... Miss Anderson: Just a moment, Mr. Barnes. You may be right about business, but how many people have lost their jobs because of puters? puters have changed our lives, but I don't want my life changed. Arthur Haines: Excuse me, Miss Anderson. We're talking about our lives, not your life. The puter will affect everyone in the world. Records can be kept of everything we do. Records will be kept of all our private lives. In my opinion, the puter is the greatest disaster of the 20th century. Phyllis Archer: Could I interrupt? Arthur Haines says the puter is a disaster, but the puter is a machine. It was invented by people; it is used by people. If the puter is a disaster, then people are a disaster. pere: Thank you, Phyllis Archer. Thank you, panel. And thank you, Mrs. Moore. Task 2 【答案】 A.
Unit One Optional Listening 1 Boy(B): Hey, Grandma, what’s in this box? Grandma(G): Oh, nothing really…just a few old keepsakes. B: Keepsakes? G: Young man, you know what a keepsake is! B: No, I don’t. I really don’t. G: Well, it’s something you keep. It’s something that gives you a lot of memories. B: Oh. What’s this? G: Now don’t go just digging around in there!... Hmmm, let’s see… that’s my first diary. B: Can I …? G: No, you can’t read it! It’s personal! I wrote about my first boyfriend in there. He became your grandfather! B: Oh, OK… Well then, what’s that? It has your picture in it. G: That’s my passport. You can see, I traveled to Europe by ship. B: What’s that big book? G: My yearbook, it’s my high school book of memories. B: Class of 1961! Boy, that’s old! G: That’s about enough out of you, young man. I think it’s time we put this box away and… Optional Listening 2 1. At the age of thirteen, I took my first trip alone. 2. I went to visit my grandparents in Los Angeles. 3. I felt very nervous about traveling so far, 4. but my mother said, “Don’t worry. You’ll be fine.” 5. I got on the airplane and talked for a long time to a very nice woman who sat next to me. 6. My grandparents met me at the airport and took me to their home. 7. I stayed there for two weeks, 8. and I had so much fun with them! 9. It was my first time in Los Angeles, 10. and I saw lots of really interesting places. 11. In the end, I didn’t want to go home! Optional Listening 3 Making memories A popular new hobby is scrapbooking---making beautiful books to hold special memories. Scrapbook pages can include photos, drawings, journal entries. It’s not hard to make a scrapbook that you will enjoy for many years. Here are the steps. 1. Choose a theme for your scrapbook pages. Some examples: “School days,”“Family travel,”“Memories of my grandparents,”“Baby’s first year.” 2. Select photos for each page. Two or three really good photos are better than ten so-so photos. 3. Find other paper keepsakes to use with your photos. Look for old newspaper clippings, postcards, tickets, report cards, letters--- anything made of paper. Use your imagination!
Task 1 1) Man: I had the girls running in circles when I was in college、 Woman: I never knew you were the campus hero、 Man: I wasn't、I was the women's track coach、 2) Instructor: Mr、Jenkins, why are you late? Student: I guess because the class started before I got here、 3) Woman: Doctor, you have to e immediately—my baby swallowed some camera film! Doctor: Just calm yourself, nothing will develop、 4) Customer: Waiter, this water is cloudy、 Waiter: The water's okay, madam、It's just that the glass is a little dirty、 5) Woman: The bride wears white on her wedding day as a symbol of happiness, for this is the most joyous day in her entire life、 Man: Why does the groom wear black? Task 2 Catherine: I think firstly I find the French language, very melodic to listen to、It's very easy on the ear, and it almost sounds poetic、No matter what kind of mood the individual is in, who's talking, or what they're talking about, there seems to be a rhythm to the language、And it's rounded; there are no sharp, jagged edges to the language, so it's very pleasing to the ear、 Chris: I think the accent I really like is the Dane speaking English、They sound awful when they speak Danish, but when they speak English there's a beautiful, low, sensitive, very soft quality about it、 Donald: I like the way they bring their French pronunciation into English、They can't pronounce "h"s and they can't pronounce "th" properly、And I think that actually sounds very nice、Also I like the rhythm they bring French rhythms into English—nice, steady rhythms and I like that too、It's just it, it、、、whenever I hear a French person speaking English it sounds more gentle and more lyrical、 Lesley: I think the most attractive foreign accents for me are Mediterranean accents because they, if you like, import their own culture into the English accent and give it a lot of life that sometimes, that kind of—the gestures and everything that the English people don't have, so you get a beautiful mixture of the serious Northern European and the Southern European together、Susan: I like the Swedish accent because it, it makes me smile and the way it's spoken is so sing-songy that you can't help but smile when other people actually speak it、And it always makes you want to try and put the accent on yourself、 Task 3 The spelling and meaning of words are very interesting、But what's more interesting is the history of a word, or where it came from、Let's examine some of the words and see how they got into our language、 LUNCH Lunch perhaps es from an old Spanish word lonje, a slab of ham、We may also get our word from a form of lump, maybe a lump of bread, but whether lunch es from ham or bread, it meant a hunk of something to eat、 ATLAS An atlas is a strong man, and also a book of maps、The story of this word begins a long time ago in Greece、The ancient Greeks believed that their gods had once been a race of giants called Titans、The Titans fought with another group of gods called Olympians, and the Olympians won、Atlas was a Titan、He was punished for fighting by having to stand at the
Unit 6 Task 1 【答案】 A. In the five short advertisements, sofa beds, a women’s magazine, a car buyer’s magazine, a kind of soap and a radio programme on music are advertised. B. 1) a) 2) c) 3) b) 4) d) 5) c) C. 1) T 2) F 3) F 【原文】 1) At Simply Sofabeds at Notting Hill Gate we're lowering our prices—for Christmas. Masses of sofa beds for immediate delivery. We're open six days a week, with viewing on Sunday. So celebrate Christmas early this year with a Simply Sofabeds sofa bed at a price that's right. Simply Sofabeds! 2) Could there really be a woman's magazine that's different? Yes. It's called Prima. It's packed with news, opinion, fashion and once again there's a free giant pull-out section with clothes to make, crafts to create, beautiful sweaters to knit. Get your second, value-packed issue of Prima! 3) Car Buyer magazine. Every Thursday. It gives you a choice of more new and used cars than all of your local papers put together—and for less. Car Buyer for car buyers. At your newsagent's now. 4) Girls! Sensitive skin really does need more sensitive care. And I take special care of my sensitive skin with Cuticura soap. Because Cuticura soap contains a medicated ingredient which cleans your skin without leaving it dry or tight. Cuticura medicated soap. From chemists everywhere. 5) Hello. This is Bob Harris inviting you to join me this Friday and every Friday evening for the LBC "Pop Review". I play the best of the recent releases, review the British and the American charts, play classic music by the big stars and new tracks by the names of tomorrow. So it's a real mix of different styles and I'm sure you'll love the music. I'd certainly love to have your company. This Friday evening at half past nine. Right here on LBC. Task 2 【答案】 A.
Unit 7 Task 1 WA: I can't stand places like Beidaihe. M: No, nor can I. WA: Y ou know, where you have to share the beach with thousands of other people who are all tourists. WB: Oh, I don't mind that. M: Oh, I do. I never go to places like that. I like to get right away from all the tourists, go somewhere that's really peaceful, like an island or something, WA: Y es, so do I. WB: What's wrong with so many people? I like meeting people when I'm on holiday. I like places with a good night life, and plenty of men around, and ...well, you know, where you can have a good time... Landowner landlady renter lodger Task 2 Hello. Is that Oxford 40414? Y es, it is. Erm...I'm asking about the flat which was advertised in the local paper. Oh yes? Wonder if you could tell me how much the rent is per month, please?
《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案 《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案 《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案 乌克兰Grabovo村某处向日葵花田里，手机和电脑散落一地，在另一处地上，一本荷兰护照张开着躺在地上，地面上到处都是从天空摔下的人们的尸体，看起来就像烂抹布和烧成灰的肉块。 这就是一些当地居民和参与救援工作的人所目睹的惨象，马航17航班坠毁坠毁在一大块麦田中，碎片散落了若干英里，机上全部乘客葬身人烟稀少的乌克兰农村。 “当时太恐怖了，”当地一位独立派反抗军成员说，他的名字叫Sergei，也参与了救援工作，“我们当时都震惊了。” Unit 3Unit 3 Task 1 【答案】 A. 1) Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 billion a year in lower productivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, and higher medical costs. 2) The most stressful professions are those that involve danger and extreme pressure and those that carry a lot of responsibility without much control. 3) The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the only answer is to fight back or walk away. B. 1) Three-quarters 2) psychologists, doctors 3) nervousness, anger, frequent illness, forgetfulness, mental problems 【原文】 Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 billion a year in lower productivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, and higher medical costs. Three-quarters of the office workers today say they suffer from stress at work. Recently, psychologists and doctors have begun to study the problem more closely. They have discovered that the most stressful professions are those that involve danger, extreme pressure and those that carry a lot of responsibility without much control. The sign of stress range from nervousness, anger, and frequent illness to forgetfulness or even mental problems. The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the only answer is to fight back or walk away. Task 2 【答案】 A. 1)give in so easily to hijackers’ demands a) threaten to blow up a plane, commit some other outage b) hold out against this kind of blackmail, always have terrorists, Start executing terrorists automatically c)be prepared to face the consequences of evil 2)
第一部分 1.Woman:This is my family. I'm married. My husband's name is Bill. We have two children — a boy and a girl. Our little girl is six years old, and our little boy is four. Jennie goes to kindergarten, and Aaron goes to nursery school. My father lives with us. Grandpa's great with the kids. He loves playing with them and taking them to the park or the zoo. 2.Man:This is a picture of me and my three sons. We're at a soccer game. Orlando is twelve, Louis is ten, and Carlos is nine. All three of them really like sports. Orlando and Louis play baseball. Carlos is into skating. 3.Man:This is my wife June, and these are my three children. Terri on the right is the oldest. She's in high school. She's very involved in music. She's in the orchestra. Rachel — she's the one in the middle — is twelve now. And this is my son Peter. He's one year older than Rachel. Rachel and Peter are both in junior high school. Time really flies. June and I have been married for twenty years now. 4.Woman:This is a picture of me with my three kids. The girls, Jill and Anne, are both in high school. This is Jill on the right. She'll graduate next year. Anne is two years younger. My son Dan is in college. It seems like the kids are never home. I see them for dinner and sometimes on Saturday mornings, but that's about it. They're really busy and have a lot of friends.第二部分 John:It's super, Mary. It's just what I wanted. Mary:Well, I know you said your old calculator was no good any more. John:Well, it wasn't that it was no good. It just wouldn't do all the things I need to do at work. And it certainly wouldn't remember telephone numbers for me like this one. Mary:I suppose you're going to start putting in numbers straightaway. John:I've put in one while we've been chatting. I've put in our solicitor's number. You know how often I need to call him on company contracts. Mary:So what others are you going to put in?