英语中级听力2(16-25课)答案及原文

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