现代大学英语听力I 原文及答案 Unit 2[优秀范文5篇]

第一篇：现代大学英语听力I 原文及答案 Unit 2

Task 1

1)They live in Africa and India.They have four legs and a tail.They are very big and very strong.They are intelligent too.They have a trunk and some of them have tusks.They sometimes live for 70 years.2)They live in Africa and Asia.They are brown.They have arms and legs, but don’t have a tail.Their arms are very long and they have big ears.They are good climbers.They are very intelligent, too.3)They live in Africa.They are very tall.They have four legs, a tail and a very long neck.They eat leaves and twigs.They can run very fast.They are brown and white.4)They live in very cold countries.They have wings, but they can’t fly.They are good swimmers.They eat fish.They are blue and white or black and white.5)They live in Australia.They are red or gray.They have short front legs, long back legs and a very long tail.The back legs and the tail are very strong.They can run very fast.The females carry their young in a pouch.6)They live in Africa.They have four legs and a tail.They have a beautiful coat with black and white or brown and white stripes.They eat grass and plants.7)They live in very cold countries.They have four legs.They are very big and very strong.They have a white coat.They can swim.They eat seals and fish.Task 2

The fastest animal on land is the cheetah.It can run at a speed of about 100 KM an hour.The fastest bird in the world can fly at 170km/h, and the fastest fish can swim at more than 100 km/h.Human beings are not very fast.The fastest man in the world can only run at about 40Task 2

The fastest animal on land is the cheetah.It can run at a speed of about 100 KM an hour.The fastest bird in the world can fly at 170km/h, and the fastest fish can swim at more than 100 km/h.Human beings are not very fast.The fastest man in the world can only run at about 40km/h.Many animals can run faster than this.But most animals run on four legs.Four legs are better than two, aren’t they? Why do we only have two legs?

Scientists say that we are more intelligent than other animals because we stand on two legs, so we can use our hands for other things.We can pick things up with them.We can use tools.Human beings have used tools for millions of years.That is why our brains have developed.That is why we have become the most intelligent animals in the world.In the past few years, we have made all kinds of machines.We have made cars, ships, aero planes and spacecraft.In these machines we can travel faster than any animal—by land, by sea, or by air.We can even go to the moon.No other animal has ever done that!

Task 3

A: You know, we’re studying dinosaurs in science class.It’s really interesting.B: Oh, yeah? Hey, have you learned why the dinosaurs disappeared?

A: Well, no one knows for sure.B: I thought it had something to do with the climate.The temperature might have gotten cooler and killed them off.A: Yeah, that’s one theory.Another idea is that they may have run out of food.B: Uh-huh.And you know, there’s even a theory that they could have been destroyed by aliens from outer space

A: That sounds crazy to me!

Task 4

For the shortest life, the first prize must go to the mayfly, which typically lives only a matter of a few hours after it emerges from its shell.Few mayflies live to see the sun rise again.These creatures devote their whole lives to a single desperate mission: finding a mate and producing young.They don’t even have functional mouths and stomachs.They simply have no time to eat.In fact they have no time for anything else.The record-holder for the longest life may be the Arctic clam, one of which lived quietly underwater for 220 years.However, it did not have any birth certificate to prove this.One could only judge by its growth rings.If you insist on better documentation, the oldest animal ever was probably a tortoise that died in 1918.It had been captured already full-grown in 1766, nine years before the American Revolution began, and it died 152 years later as WWⅠcame to a close.Task 5

Every year about 17 million animals are used in laboratory experiments.But in many countries today, a difficult question is being asked: Do we have the right to use animals in this way?

People who are for using animals in research argue that the use of animals in medical research has many practical benefits.Animal research has enabled researchers to develop treatments for many diseases, such as heart disease and depression.It would not have been possible to develop vaccines for disease like smallpox and polio without animal research.Every drugtakes today was tried first on animals.Future medical research is dependent on the use of animals.Which is more important: the life of a rat or that of a three-year-old child?

Medical research is also an excellent way of using unwanted animals.Last year, over 12 million animals had to be killed in animal shelters because no one wanted them as pets.However those who are against it point out that the fact that humans benefit cannot be used to justify using animals in research any more than it can be used to justify experiment on other humans.Animals suffer a lot during these experiments.They are forced to live in small cages, and they may be unable to move.Much of the research that is carried out is unnecessary anyway.Animals have the same rights as humans do—to be able to move freely and not to have pain or fear forced on them.Researchers must find other ways of doing their research, using cell culture and computer modeling.There should be no animals in research lab at all.Task 6

Visitors to the National Zoo in Washington D.C.can see three new young tigers.The rare babies met the public for the first time late last month.Chip O’ Neal tells us about them.The mother tiger sat nearby on the grass as her babies rolled, chased and bit each other

playfully.Then Korenchy also jumped into the games.Her cubs were born at the zoo four months ago.They are called Mike, Eric and Chrisy.The new young tigers at the National Zoo each weigh about 13kg, their fur is dark orange with black stripes.They eat horse meat and drink milk form Korenchy.Korenchy and her babies are Sumatran tigers.Sumatran tigers came from the Indonesian island of Sumatra.They are now in danger of disappearing form the earth.Fewer than 500 of these tigers remain in the world.That includes about 60 living in zoos in North America.Korenchy came to the National Zoo from the Jakarta Zoo in Indonesia.The gift was part of the Sumatran Tiger Species Survival Program.Korenchy has given birth to live cubs three times.The father of her new cubs is Rokan, a Sumatran Tiger who arrived two years ago from another zoo.Korenchy and Rokan had their babies the natural way instead of the scientific method often used to produce young animals in zoos.A wire fence separates Rokan from his babies.Zoo workers who care for Rokan say he reaches through the fence to wash the cubs with his tongue.They say this means he recognizes Mike, Eric and Chrisy as his cubs.However, zoo officials are hoping that Rokan will produce more cubs with another female Sumatran tiger at the zoo, so they do not want him to become too interested in this family.The National Zoo hopes to keep the Sumatran-tiger cubs for at least 18 month before sending them to other zoos.That is about the age when most tiger cubs in the wild leave their mothers.The National Zoo has placed cameras in the Sumatran tigers’ living area, so people with computers can see them.To do this, use your computer to find the National Zoo’s Website at.Task 7

Cats in America

An old expression says, ”Man’s best friend is his dog.” Today, however, it seems that cats have replaced dog as the most popular pets in American homes.Americans have more than 62 million pet dogs.But even more cats—more than 64 million—live in American homes.These pet cats may have long hair or short hair.They are different colors and sizes.Some are costly animals that take part in competitions.Many more are common American mixtures of several kinds of cats.Most house cats live a good life.They are not expected to work for their food.Instead, they rule their homes like furry kings and queens.They wait for their owners to serve them.Americans are increasingly serious about their cats.These concerns have mad the care of cats into big business.Each year, cat owners buy tons of food especially prepared for cats.They buy toys and other equipment.They buy jewelry and clothes for themselves with images of cats on them.Some owners even buy their dead pets in special burial grounds.Humans have loved and respected cats for centuries.Scientists have evidence that cats and people lived together as long as 8,000 years ago.The small house cat was once a highly honored animal.In ancient Egypt for example, people who killed a cat could be punished by death.Early in American history cats were not treated as gods, however.They probably arrived in the US with settlers and traders from Europe.These cats worked.They killed rats and mice.Sometimes, Americans mistreated their cats.During the early days of the nation, religious extremists believed that some cats were working the devil.Black cats were especially suspected of being evil.Later, American families who had enough food began taking cats into their homes.People cared for the cats because the animals game them pleasure.The cat thanked people for feeding them by making a purring sound.This pleasant noise usually means a cat is happy.Animal experts offer several reasons why cats have become so popular as house pets.They say cats need less care than dogs.And cats do not seem to suffer as much as dogs form being alone if the owners are away.Still, millions of other people do not like cats at all.They say dogs are better and more loving pets.They say cats do not have much feeling.They believe cats stay with people only to be fed.Cat owners defend their pets against such criticism.They say cats are just much more independent than dogs.A student of animal medicine explains the situation this way: dogs follow you around—they want you to talk to them and play with them a lot of the time.Cats like more space and more privacy—this does not mean they do not love their owners.Task 8

Little Steve has a pet rabbit, Bunny.He plays with it every day after school.One day his mother sees that her little boy is holding Bunny by the ears.From time to time he gives the poor rabbit an angry shake and says, “How much is two plus two?” “Steve,” says his mother, “why do you treat your poor little Bunny that way?”

“Well,” explains Steve angrily, “our teacher says that rabbits multiply very quickly, but this dummy can’t even add.”

Task 9

Most mammals live on land, but not all of them.Millions of years ago, some mammals went back to the sea and lived there.The legs of these animals disappeared, and after a long time they looked like fish.These animals became whales and dolphins.Whales and dolphins are still like other mammals in many ways.They are warm-blooded and they breathe air.They also have big brains.That is why they are more intelligent than fish.Whales have the biggest brains in the world.Their brain is bigger than the brain of a human being.

第二篇：大学英语听力四原文(8课)

大学英语听力四原文 LESSON 8 Lesson 8

PART B Macro-Listening Passage I Boxing Day Tapescript In the English-speaking world, the day after Christmas Day has a special name.We call it Boxing Day.This makes it sound like a day on which everyone has a fight, but the name has nothing to do with the sport of boxing.It derives from the custom in former times of presenting servants and tradesmen with a Christmas box or gift.Here in Britain we still talk about giving the milkman or newspaper-delivery boy a Christmas box, when we mean a sum of money or present.The expression dates from the time when the money would have been put into an actual box.Boxing Day in modern times is a quiet day.Most people are recovering from the large meals they ate the day before.The children have new toys to keep them happy, and the adults are content to watch them play.Perhaps it would be a good idea if Boxing Day actually was made to honor that sport.Then, on other days, we could celebrate Football Day, Cricket Day, Hockey Day, and so on.There are probably enough different sports to allow each day of the year to have one to itself.Passage 2

United Nations Day

Tapescript October 24 — the UN birthday — is celebrated as United Nations Day.It is a day that belongs to everyone, and it is celebrated in most countries of the world.Some countries celebrate it for a week instead of a day.Every year the President of the United States, in a special announcement, asks Americans to remember United Nations Day.In many parts of the world, schools plan programs for this day.Boys and girls in some communities decorate a United Nations tree, or plant a garden, or conduct a model session of the General Assembly or Security Council.In other communities, young people put on plays about the United Nations.Some libraries exhibit children's art from around the world.Schools celebrate with the songs and dances of other countries， or give parties where foods of other countries are served.Always the purpose of these celebrations is to help everyone understand the United Nations and why it is important.The United Nations encourages people to learn about other lands and their customs.In this way people can gain a better understanding and appreciation of peoples all over the world.

第三篇：现代大学英语听力2 教案

《现代大学英语》 听力2课程教案

授课时间：2014-2015第二学期

授课班级：英1243

授课人：何林

Unit 1 教案

【Task 1】

Warm up Exercises: 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!【Teaching materials】

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, what a great splash that would be!” Task 2 【Teaching materials】 A.1)people were much busier 2)colder than England;minus thirty degrees;last longer 3)much more mountainous;much higher and much more rocky;more beautiful

4)tend to be more crowded 5)the houses;smaller B.1)T 2)T 3)F 4)F 5)F 【teaching steps】

John is British but has worked in Japan.Etsuko is Japanese from Osaka, but she is studying in Britain.In the following passage you are going to hear, they are comparing life as they see it in the two countries.But before listening to it, think of the two countries and try to answer the following pre-listening questions.John: I found that living in Japan, people were busier.They seem to work the whole day.Etsuko: Yes, that’s right.We work from Monday through Saturday, even in summer.You know, summer in Japan is just horrible.It’s very, very humid and hot, and you need to shower three times a day.John: So you find it cooler in England? Etsuko: Yes, that’s right.John: Where I was living in Japan, in the North, it was much colder than England, especially in winter, minus thirty degrees centigrade.Does the winter in Osaka last longer than the winter in England? Etsuko: No, I don’t think so.December, January, February, March.John: Yes.It’s a little bit shorter if anything.Etsuko: Ever since I came here, I noticed that the countryside here in England is very beautiful.John: It’s much flatter than in Japan.Etsuko: Yes.Japan is a mountainous country and our cities are full of people.There are lots of people in a limited flat area.John: Yes, I found Japan much more mountainous than Britain, especially in the north.The mountains are much higher and much more rocky.I found it more beautiful than Britain, I think.Etsuko: Yes, if you like mountains.John: And therefore the towns and villages tend to be more crowded.Etsuko: Yes, that’s right.John: Yes.So because the cities are more crowded, the houses tend to be smaller, don’t they? Etsuko: Yes, they are very compact, and we don’t have a lot of space.In big cities we have a lot of taller buildings now.John: Is this a problem because there are more earthquakes in Japan? Etsuko: Yes, that’s right and… Task 3 【exercises】 A.1)In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves;they don’t invite other people to watch them.2)Usually eight people dance together.3)Because people form a square in dancing with a man and a woman on each side of the square.4)He usually makes it into a song.5)They wear old-fashioned clothes.B.1)F 2)T 3)F 4)F 5)T C.1)eight people form a square;on each side of the square 2)what they should do;makes it into a song;sings it 3)don’t have much time to think 4)old-fashioned clothes 【teaching materials】

Rosa: Why don’t you have folk dances in the United States? Most countries have special dances that the people have done for many years.The dancers wear clothes from the old days.Everyone likes to watch them dance.Steve: We have folk dances, too.A lot of people belong to folk dancing groups.But when they dance, they usually do it just to enjoy themselves.They don’t invite other people to watch them.Rosa:

Is there a folk dancing group here? Steve: I think so.There must be.There’s one in almost every city, and some big cities have several.Rosa:

What are the dances like? Steve: Usually eight people dance together, four men and four women.When they start, they form a square, with a man and a woman on each side of the square.That’s why it’s called square dancing.Then there’s a man who tells the dancers what they should do.He usually makes it into a song.He sings it while they dance.Rosa:

Oh, that should make the dances easy!

Steve:

Yes, but they are very fast.They don’t have much time to think.I like to watch them, though.The dancers wear old-fashioned clothes.That makes the dances pretty to watch.Rosa:

I’d like to watch a group dance.Steve:

I’ll take you sometime.Task 4 【teaching task】

1)It was a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.2)They burned the picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck.3)The custom said the brides must wear “something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue” to bring good luck.4)Because they could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to use up these things before Lent began.5)It was a straw man made by children in Czech;it was a figure of death.6)People brought their animals to church.And before the animals went into the church people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons.【teaching materials】

1)On the evening of February 3rd, people in Japanese families took one dried bean for each year of their age and threw the beans on the floor, shouting “Good luck in!Evil spirits out!” This was known as “Setsubun”, a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.2)Before the Chinese Lunar New Year in the old days, many Chinese families burned the picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck.When Lunar New Year's Day came, they put ancw picture of the kitchen god on the wall.3)When American women got married, they sometimes followed an old custom in choosing what to wear on their wedding day.The custom said the bride must wear “something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue”.This was to bring good luck.4)Before Lent(a time on the Christian calendar), the people of Ponti, Italy ate an omelet made with 1,000 eggs.People could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to use up these things before Lent began.5)When winter ended in Czech, the children made a straw man called “Smrt”, which was a figure of death.They burned it or threw it in the river.After they destroyed it, they carried flowers home to show the arrival of spring.6)January 17th was St.Anthony's Day in Mexico.It was a day when people brought their animals to church.But before the animals went into the church, the people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons.This ceremony was to protect people's animals.Task 5 【exercises】 A.1)F 2)T 3)F 4)T 5)F 6)T 7)T B.Advantages Disadvantages Lots of servants to do the work Terrible life for servants beautiful clothes to wear very uncomfortable clothes lots of tea parties boring and formal tea parties — often no men being invited life being slower much more illness plenty of time to talk to each other children left with servants all day

very poor education

no freedom for women 【teaching materials】

Man: Well, I think life used to be much more fun than it is now.I mean, look at the Victorians.They had lots of servants to do all the work;they never had to do any cooking or cleaning;they just wore those beautiful dresses and went to tea parties.Woman: You must be joking!Their clothes were terribly uncomfortable and their tea parties were very formal and boring.They used to wear their hats and long gloves even when they were eating cakes and biscuits.And men were not usually invited.Man: Really? Weren't they? Woman: And think of the poor servants.What a terrible life — just cleaning and cooking for other people all the time!

Man: But you hate housework!Woman: Yes, I know, but there are lots of machines now to help you with the housework.People don't need servants.Man: Maybe they don't, but life then was much slower than it is now-people nowadays are always rushing, and they never have time to stop and enjoy themselves.Woman: Life then was fine for the rich, but it was dreadful for the poor.There was much more illness.They didn't have the money to pay doctors, and they often used to die of illnesses that don't exist in England now.Man: Maybe.But people used to talk to each other, play the piano or play cards together.Nowadays people just sit in front of the television for hours and never talk to each other.Woman: I agree with you about television;but what about their children? They left their Children with the servants all day.Children hardly ever saw their parents!And the clothes they had to wear!Horrible, tight, uncomfortable, grown-up clothes.Children have a much better life now than they used to, and schools and education are much better too.Man: I hate school.Woman: And look at opportunities for women.In those days, women used to stay at home, play the piano, change their clothes several times a day and have tea parties.What a life!They didn't have any freedom at all.I'm very happy living now.I can work, have a career, do what I want to.Man: You mean you can work hard all your life like a Victorian servant.Woman: Life isn't all tea parties, you know.Task 6 【exercises】 A.1)b 2)a 3)c 4)a B.1)family unit;process;change;used to be;the extended;the nuclear

2)job patterns;progressed;agricultural;industrial;forced;job opportunities;split up 3)traditional;family;expanded;other living arrangements C.1)mother, father, children, and some other relatives, such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby 2)only the parents and the children 3)previously married men and women marry again and combine the children from former marriages into a new family 【teaching materials】

The American family unit is in the process of change.There used to be mainly two types of families: the extended and the nuclear.The extended family most often included mother, father, children, and some other relatives, such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby.Then as job patterns changed and the economy progressed from agricultural to industrial, people were forced to move to different parts of the country for job opportunities.These moves split up the extended family.The nuclear family became more prevalent;this consisted of only the parents and the children.Now besides these two types of traditional groupings, the word “family” is being expanded to include a variety of other living arrangements.Today's family can be made up of diverse combinations.With the divorce rate nearly one in two, there is an increase in single parent homes: a father or mother living with one or more children.“Blended families” occur when previously married men and women marry again and combine the children from former marriages into a new family.On the other hand, some couples are deciding not to have any children at all, so there is an increase in childless families.There are also more people who live alone: single, widowed, divorced.Now one in five Americans lives alone.Task 7 【keys】 A.Men Women Both Study subjects like history or English

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Study engineering √

Go to university to get good jobs

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Look for a good job because they want a good husband

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Look for a good job because they want to be successful √

Work for a lifetime √

Work up to ten years √

Get married by twenty-seven √

Cook the meals √

Look after the children √

Go out for a drink after work √

Come home by four o'clock in the afternoon √

B.1)c 2)c 3)a 4)b 5)c 6)c 7)c 【keys】

In Japan both men and women go to university and both men and women study the arts such as history or English.But very few women study science, medicine or engineering.In engineering classes of thirty or forty students, there may be only one or two women.Men and women both go to university in order to get good jobs: men want to work for a big company, be successful, earn a lot of money and support a family;women, on the other hand, want to work for a big company because they have a better chance of meeting a successful man and getting married.This is changing, however, as Japanese women begin to think about their own careers.They have began to take jobs which they like rather than jobs in order to find a husband.Men work for their whole lives and usually stay with the same company.A woman may work up to ten years, but after that she usually gets married.Most women are married by the age of twenty seven, then they stay at home and look after the children.A man does not cook or look after the children.When he comes home, his meal must be ready.The woman may go out in the afternoon, shopping with her friends or having a chat, but she must go back home by four o'clock to prepare the meal.Then she may have to wait a long time for her husband to come home.Often he has to go out for a drink after work: if he doesn't he may not rise very high in the company.After her children grow up, a woman can go back to work, but it is not easy.If her former company takes older women back, she might be lucky.But most women find it difficult to find a job when they are older.Task 8 【keys】 A.1)a 2)c 3)b 4)c 5)c 6)b 7)c 8)b B.1)T 2)T 3)F 4)F 5)T 6)F 7)F 8)F 9)T 10)F 【teaching materials】

Matthew: Geth, how do people set about getting married in England?

Geth: I suppose the most common way is still for people to go home.For example, people who live in London now will go back to their homes in the provinces where they'll meet all their relatives and their parents, and they'll get married in a church, with the bride wearing white, the traditional white.Then they'll go off and have a booze-up with their relatives and friends and a jolly good time will be had by all.Otherwise you can get married in a registry office, which means you turn up with your bride-to-be or bridegroom-to-be with two witnesses only.The ceremony takes about five minutes, I suppose.You sign the form and that's it.Matthew: There are many today who say that marriage is a complete waste of time.What's your view of marriage in the twentieth century?

Goth: Well, I live in London as you know.I think in London, the tendency is to...for a...boy and girl, man or woman to live together before marriage and often to live together without any prospect of marriage at all.I think this probably is...is true of London and the other big cities than elsewhere, because after all people in London are living in a big place where home ties are obviously less restrictive.They can do more or less as they please and I think this is the pattern.Matthew: But do you think it helps for people to live together before taking their vows?

Geth: I think in a sense the habit of living together before marriage may, in a strange sort of way, make marriage stronger, because after all the people will know each other better when they do get married and it might be suggested that divorce would be less likely between such a couple.Matthew: Sue, you've been married for two or three years now.How's it working out?

Sue: I think it's a successful marriage.It's...I mean, it's difficult to say why, because we basically suit each other very much.We have a good friendship, apart from anything else, and, you know, we just go together very well because we respect each other's freedom and individuality, but on the other hand we really need each other, you know, it's...Matthew: What about.., have you thought of having children?

Sue: Well, obviously, like most young couples, we have thought about it, but, you know, we both feel rather, sort of, loath to lose our freedom just yet.I think we'll probably wait another few years.Matthew: Is it easy in England today to people to get divorced, or is that quite difficult?

Chris: I think technically it's probably fairly easy, I think, because I'm not English but, I think technically it's fairly easy to be...to get divorced.But it's not just the technicality of it which is the problem.Divorce is...is a social stigma which people can probably Cope with to varying degrees, but it's also a lot easier for the man because the woman, after she is divorced is, in fact, frowned upon by...by a lot of people in society.She is...is...at a...a much more difficult social position in terms of...of meeting other men, or whatever, simply because she is a divorcee.Task 9 【keys】

Social customs and ways of behaving change.But they do not necessarily always change for the better.Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable.Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on the street.No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable — especially if they are your guests.There is a story about a rich nobleman who had a very formal dinner party.When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife.Other guests were amused or shocked, but the nobleman calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way.It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.

第四篇：21世纪大学英语听力答案

21世纪大学英语听说教程答案 Unit3

PART D

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28backgrounds

29largest

30visitors

31rise

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income and their height35in spite of that

37don’t give up your heart easily

第五篇：初一英语听力原文及参考答案

初一英语听力原文及参考答案

2015.1

听力原文：

I.听小对话或小语段，选择正确的图片，将其序号填写在相应的横线上。1.M: How do you spend your day, Helen? W: Well, on weekdays I get up around ten.Then I read the paper for an hour and have lunch at about noon.M: Really? What time do you go to work? H: I start work at three.2.You can use your computer to do lots of things.Many people buy books, clothes and many other things on the Internet.And shopping by computer is interesting to more people every day.People can shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world.3.M: Tell me about your brother and sister, Sue.W: Well, my sister is a manager.She is working in Washington.D.C., right now.M: Wow!And what does your brother do?

W: He’s a painter.He draws pictures.He’s working in London now.M: What an interesting family!4.M: Hi, my name is Michael Parker.W: I’m Jennifer Yang.M: It’s nice to meet you, Jennifer

W: Nice to meet you, too.M: I’m sorry.What’s your last name again?

W: It’s Yang.II.听录音，选出与你听到的句子意思相符的答语。5.Where is the playground? 6.Let’s go shopping for food and drink.7.Would you like to come to my birthday party? 8.Hi, Betty.I’m standing on the Great Wall of China and talking to you.III.听4段对话，根据每段对话内容，选出能够回答下列问题的最佳选项。9.M: Hi, Betty.What lessons do we have on Friday?

W: We have English, Chinese, PE and geography.M: And in the afternoon? Do we have maths?

W: No, we don’t.We have art and history, but we don’t have maths.I love history and I’m good at it.It’s my favourite subject because it’s very interesting.M: My favourite subject is Chinese.I can talk with my Chinese friends.Question: What’s Betty’s favourite subject? 10.W: Is this your family?

M: Yes, it is.W: What a big family!Is this your sister?

M: Yes, it is.Her name is Linda.W: Are these your grandparents?

M: Yes, they are.My mum’s parents are on the left, and my dad’s parents are on the right.W: I see.Who’s this?

M: That’s my dad.W: Is this your mum?

M: Yes.The woman next to her is my dad’s sister, my aunt Liz.Question: How many people are there on the photo? 11.W: Welcome to Beijing Zoo.The zoo has many kinds of animals.There are bears, zebras, giraffes and pandas and other animals.They come from many different countries and they eat different food.Here are the lions.M: Do lions eat meat?

W: Yes, they do.They eat other animals.They’re dangerous!

M: Ugh!And what about bears? Do they eat meat?

W: Yes, they do, but they also eat plants.Question: What are they talking about? 12.M: Hi, Lingling.This is Tony speaking.What’s happening? Are you getting ready for Spring Festival?

W: Yes, we are.We’re quite busy now.M: What are you doing at the moment?

W: I’m making big red lanterns.M: I like them.They are very beautiful.Is your father helping you?

W: No, he isn’t.He’s still at work.M: What’s your mother doing?

W: She’s cleaning the house and putting things away.My grandma is cooking the meals in the kitchen.M: They’re working so hard!

Question: Where is Lingling? IV.听短文，根据短文内容，从a至i里选出与图片相符的句子，将其字母写在相应的空格处，并写出相应的时间。

Well, I usually get up at a quarter past seven, and then I have breakfast around 8.Then I go to work at half past 8.I start work at a quarter past 9, usually, and I work till half past 12, and then I have lunch.Then I work again in the afternoon, and I always finish work at 5 o’clock.So I get home at 5:30.I have a sandwich then, when I come home, and then I usually have dinner quite late, about seven o’clock in the evening.And I go to bed, ooh, at about half past 11, usually.V.听短文，根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。Dear Tony, I go to a new school in Cambridge now.I like it very much.I’m making a lot of new friends.I’m studying new subjects, like science.It’s very interesting.We’re using computers and learning how to use the Internet.We write emails to people in different countries.I’m learning how people live in different countries.It’s great!We do PE on Wednesday in the afternoon.Sometimes we stay in the sports hall to do sports and I like that too.I play football after school on Mondays.I like playing football a lot.I’m enjoying my new school!Write and tell me what you’re doing in your school in China!John 参考答案：

听力答案：

I.1-4 CADB II.5-8 BCDA III.9-12 ABAC IV.14.d,8:00 15.f, 8:30 16.c, 9:15 17.a, 12:30 18.i, 5:00

19.e, 5:30 20.h,7:00

21.b, 11:30 V.22-25 ACBB

笔试答案：

I.1-4 CACB II.5.magazines 6.share

7.are good at 10.dangerous

11.has dinner

12.is lying III.A.15-19 BADCA 20-24 CADAB

B.25.healthy 26.first 27.goes home IV.30-34 FGDAC V.35-39 CBACD

40-43 BDCB

8.haven’t got

9.Between

13.are getting ready 14.few 28.break

29.many kinds of

44.A herd.（答Herds不得分）

45.antelopes, wildebeest, and gnus（答3个得2分，答2个得1分，答1个不得分）

46.They eat grass, then move to a new place for more grass.（2个要点各1分）

47.Because the strips make the zebras blend together.The lions can’t single out one of them.（2个要点各1分）

48.How zebras live

VI.49.a storybook with a lot of pictures

50.Mr Smith is waiting for us over there.51.A tiger likes meat, but it doesn’t eat vegetables.52.Betty can only speak a little Chinese.53.One possible version:

Hello, everyone!I’d like to talk about Spring Festival with you.Spring Festival is a very important festival in China.It happens every year, but not on the same day.We usually celebrate it in January or February.I’m very happy at Spring Festival because I don’t need to go to school.I have a lot of time to stay with my family and enjoy the traditions of the festival.My favourite thing is to get a hongbao and I hope to be lucky all the year round.