全新版大学英语听说教程2答案

unit1

Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. He was born on Feb. 1) 17, 2) 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. He is 3) 1.98 meters tall and weighs 4) 216 pounds. Jordan joined

the Chicago Bulls team for the 5) 1984 season. In the 6) 1986 season he shot 7) 3041 points, the 8)

third highest score ever. He was named NBA Slam Dunk Champion (扣篮冠军) in 9) 1987 and

won the Most Valuable Player Award in 10) 1988, an honor repeated 11) four times in the next 12)

ten years to 13) 1998. Jordan guided his team to win 14) six NBA championships during the 15)

1990s, scoring 16) 45 points during the 17) sixth and last game of the 18) 1998 NBA finals. In 19)

1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century.

Jordan left the NBA at the beginning of the 1993-1994 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball. Since his baseball game wasn’t quite as good as his basketball games, he finally gave it

up to rejoin the Bulls in 1995. Yet, after playing for 20) five more years, he once again announced

his retirement in 21) 1999. But he returned for two more NBA games in 22) 2001 as a member of

the Washington Wizards.

Part B

Pre-listening Task

Exercise 1 d b

Exercise 2

Listen again and write down answers to the following questions.

1. Why is Laura so keen on sports?

Because she wants to enjoy good health. She also wants to stay in shape and look good.

2. What sports do Peter and Laura go in for?

Both Peter and Laura like cycling and swimming. Laura also plays tennis regularly.

Part c

d c d c b

unit 2

Part A

1. Yes

2.No

3.Yes

4.No

5.Yes

6.No

7.No

8.No

Part B

Text

Exercise 1:

1. ...for a while

2. ...plans for this Saturday

3. ...dinner...weekend

4. ...Italian...too much food

5. ...Chinese...Japanese

Exercise 2:

1.It uses natural flavors, not much oil or cream or heavy sauces.

2.They will have dinner on Saturday either at a Chinese or a Japanese restaurant. Part C

Exercise: 1. B 2.C 3.D

Part D (Refer to TextBook)

unit 3

part a

1. a. General weather conditions for today:

Fine and pleasant.

b. Temperature:

High: 18 °C (64 °F)

c. Weather outlook:

Mostly cloudy with heavy showers moving in from the west.

2. a. When did the storm start and how long did it last?

It started around 8 p.m. and lasted for about three hours.

b. How damaging was the storm?

It caused four deaths and serious damage including a widespread power failure.

part b

1 . b a d

2. Listen to the conversation again. Then write down answers to the following questions.

1. What happened to Alan and Michelle last year?

They went to the department picnic but their fun was spoiled by the hot weather.

2. Why won’t Alan worry even if it rains?

Because he thinks it’ll only be a short shower that cools things off a little.

part c

a b c d b

unit 4

part a

1. However; a

2. Because; d

3. Firstly, then, finally; c

4. In short; b

part b

Exercise 1

Listen to the passage. As you listen, read the signal words in your

book and put a tick (√) in the brackets after the ones you have heard.

1. for instance ( )

2. but (√)

3. in addition ( )

4. first (√)

5. very soon (√)

6. in consequence ( )

7. despite ( ) 8. on the contrary ( )

9. admittedly ( ) 10. to begin with (√)

11. firstly ( ) 12. however (√)