英语中级听力参考答案 Answer Keys to Listen to This: 2
Lesson 16
Section One: Men and Women
III. Exercises:
A. 1. F 2. F 3. F 4. T
B. (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 of 2. for sale
3. house-trained, reasonably trained, two years, two weeks, needs training, within 4. 25p, all a man was worth
5. staring me in the face, blew me top 6. blamed me for 7. egged her on
8. came off, barged into
9. blown over, a world of good Section Two:
Task 1: The Suffragette Movement A. 1. c 2. a 3. a 4.b
B. 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 to
leave politics to men. C. 1. approve of 2. a good laugh 3. In the long term
4. interfered with, a few boos and there, clapping 5. different to, at their own job 6. a great thrill on the race track Task 2: Sex Discrimination
A. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. F B. 1. sit under, fall off, got to stand up
2. being discriminated against, at least to some extent 3. proved wrong, removes, valid grounds for 4. stamp it out
5. a great shame, go round
Section Three:
Recognizing the Main Idea:
1. Reading for a particular purpose
2. Why does a student come to the library 3. Writing is the most difficult skill 4. How to write a correct sentence
5. Simplicity --- a quality much admired 6. Participating in group discussions
Lesson 17
Section One:
Task 1: News in Brief
A. 1. c 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. c B. 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. F
C. (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 Health A. 1. a 2. c 3. a
B. 1. becoming senile, very few people 2. 15 %, over 65,
3. 80 %, over 65, at least 4. watch out for
5. immune system, to decline, lungs, the senses, the brain, skin 6. benefit more from, the eldly Section Two:
Task 1: At a Small Restaurant A. (1) c (2) b (3) a (4) a
B. (1) F (2) T (3) F (4) T (5) T (6) F (7) T (8) F (9) T
C. (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 for those who love peace and quiet and beautiful scenery and who also appreciate good food.
Task 2: The Tree Climbers of Pompeii A. 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 places collecting pine cones. 6. The tree climbers.
B. 1. halfway up this tree, his hands, his feet, 20 or 30 feet up
2. more or less, a rather middle-aged monkey, of 50 3. extremely sought after, in the food industry 4. good at, um recognizing, ready, a bit hard 5. sit around, fell down Section Three:
Recognizing the Main Idea:
1. Expressing neutrality after being nominated
2. Making a promise of what to do when elected the President 3. We should go to the moon. 4. Commemorating a person
5. The problem of the black people should be considered 6. Why I want to resign.
Lesson 18
Section One: Energy Crisis
A. 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. c B. 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 or on 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 years
2. go back to the Stone Age, turn our backs on 3. active for thousands of years 4. 25 years, 26 ‘retired’ reactors
5. the sun, the waves, the wind, survive unless, working on, 6. and there are a lot of them about, none of us, at night
7. in the short-term; rely on; oil, coal and gas; conservation of present resources; research into new forms of power Section Two:
Task 1: The Years to Come (I)
A. 1.b 2.a 3.c 4.a 5.c 6.b
B. 1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.F 6.T 7.T 8.F
C. 1. 216,000; ninety percent; in the poorest countries 2. at least, alternative sources of energy 3. Due to, half of the population