现代大学英语听力答案-unit12

Unit 12
Task1
A: 1.She is one of the best shess players in the world,and she is only sixteen-year-old.
2.No.Chess is very difficult for a woman.No one thought she could do well.Her
father wanted her to be a secretary.
3.Maybe because she’s always thinking about chess and therefore has few friends.
B: 1.For ; through ; along ; by
2.nine ; five ; run ; against ; six ; seven ; half an hour ; 7:45
Task2
1.“Reserved” means “slow to show feelings or express opinions” .
“Extrovert”means “an active,lively,expressive,cheerful and
sociable person”.Here the author uses it as an adjective.
2.Englishmen wear bowler hats,pinstripe suits and carry
umbrellas;Scotsmen are mean,they hate spending money and drink
whisky all day long;Welshmen do nothing but play rugby and sing.And
the Irish only exist so that other British people can tell jokes
about them!
3.Well,on the whole the speaker does not believe them because there
are too many exceptions.However he agrees that it is great fun to
generalize and some generalizations may be true.
4.The generalization that “The British don’t like answering questions
about the detailes of their lives”,and also the generalization that
they usually don’t like officials.
Task3
1.The American Indians in the northwest of America.
2.When a man wanted to shou that he was rich and
important,he asked all of his friends to a greast
feast.He also invited people from other villages.There
were games and competitions,and everyone ate and drank
a lot.He gave away things to all of the people at his
feast.Sometimes he threw things into the sea,or he made
a big fire and burned things in front of everyone.
3.Ofen he had very few things left after the feast,or
there was very little food in his house.But he was still
rich in the eyes of his people.He was a “big man”
now.Everyone looked up to him,because he did not think
that valuable things were important.
Task4
A: In the morning Local factory workers Papers and cigarettes
During the day Housewives All kinds of things:fresh milk ,frozen fish,cooked meat,and so on
Lunch time Lots of people Sandwiches to order-ham and
egg seems;a bit of shopping
In the afternoon Schoolchildren on Sweets
the way home
People after work Something for supper,or some
chocolates to take to a friend
B: 1.The previous one was just a small grocer’s before,but now Jayne sells all kinds
of things.And her shop stays open longer.
2.Before she opened she did a small survey.She asked customers what they’d like to
buy and when they’d like the shop to be open.She was now giving the customers what
they want.
3.She felt rather tired,but never bored. She found it really exciting and loved
meeting people all the time.
Task5
A: Carpenter,featherweight boxer ; Fleetwood Mac.
B: F ; T
Task6
A: 1.Carl was a happy,friendly man.He had a good job with government.
2.He was driving a special kind of van called a “security van”.
3.The first man was tall and wore round glasses.There was something strange about
his eyes.The second man was tall,too.And he wore dark glasses.
4.He felt something hard in his back.It was a gun and it belong to the man with dark
glasses.
5.Because he looked just like Carl.He had the same face as Carl.But he wasn’t Carl.
B: 1.bend ; van 2.out of ; rolled down 3.better ; a bit 4.early morning light ;
rather ; covered with 5.went ; with ; over 6.pushed ; pulled
Task7
A:
1.Johnny Marthis is one of the olded music millionaires,who made a million dollars
a year when he was most popular,in the 1950s.He says,”It doesn’t make
sense.Performers aren’t worth this kind of money.In fact,nobodyis.”
2.Because no real training is needed to produce rock music.There is no gulf between
the audience and the performer.Every boy and girl in the audience thinks,”I could sing like that.”It is a way for young people to worship themselves.
3.No,records provide only part of their income.Around the world young listeners soon want to see the star in movies,on television,and in person,therefore rock stars also make a lot of money giving performances or acting in movies.
4.About $18,000.
5.It means “to live with only just enough money to live on and nothing for the future”.
6.Because after two or three years riches and fame are often gone.Left with his memories and his tax problems,the lonely ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to impress strangers.New stars have arrived to take his place.
B:
1.unbelievable ; rock music ; at least fifty ; two million ; six million
2.a million ; from
3.$38,000 ; $5,000
Task8
A:
1.It is a book about how to start new friendships.
2.It is very important to give the other person your undivided attention for the first four minutes of your meeting .
3.We should try to appear friendly and self-confident,because in general “People like people who like themselves.”
B: F ; T ; T ; F
C:
1.“total honesty” ; social relationships ; contact
plain about one’s health ; to mention faults ; tell the whole truth ; opinions ;
impressions
3.Much of ; strangers ; family members ; friends
4.Be treated with care ; unpleasant matters ; be dealt with
Task9
A:
1.An internship is a period of time when students work in the kinds of jobs they might want to have some day.
2.Because they do not yet know what kind of permanent job they want.
3.Because during the internship students can learn about different kinds of jobs.They can learn skills and gain valuable experience.And they can meet important people.Students often describe internships as a chance that happens once in a lifetime.
4.It was established in George Washington University in 1937.
B:
1.American Secretary of State ; Actresses ; Chairman of the Walt Disney Company
2.The National Museum of American History ; provides experience ; the Library of Congress ; the National Park
3.Interested in ; the State Department ; 700
C: F ; T
Task10
A:
The Eyes of History
Washington D.C.
Time magazine Diana Walker former president Bill Clinton during his final hours in the White House
The Associated Press Doug Mills a sailor wounded in the bombing of the Navy
ship USS Cole
Washington Times Gerald Herbert an emergency medical worker in Maryland
The Washington Post Dudley Brooks the great basketball player Michael
Jordan laughing
B:
1.news services,maganizes ; newspapers ; White House News Photographers’Association
2.captured ; 42 nd
3.attending ; seventeen ; receiving oxygen
4.Tension ; loss
Task11略。