英语中级听力13-15课答案

Lesson13.

Section One

Task1. Guess What People Are Talking About

A. 1----5T F F T F 6.T

B.

1.wine and good food

2. the river

3. walking along the river and all the couples

4. paintings there

C.

1. reminds/of

2. got something about it/sort of charm

3. unusual/in the center of

4. from the top

5. down by the river

Task2. Nice to see you!

A.1---2.c a

B.1—d, I; 2—a; 3—e,f; 4—b, c, f; 5—h; 6—g

C. 1. are keeping you busy

2. in the process/doing it up

3. give you a hand with/something of

4. see myself leaving/foreseeable

5. my butting in

6. over here on a scholarship/the Royal Academy of Music Section Two

Task1. What do you like about your job?

A.1----4a c b c

B.1----5 F F T F T 6----8 F F T

C. 1. a night person

2. on the lookout for/ stump me

3. plan on sticking around

4. the Beatles/a great beat to move to

ing up with

6. at the end of/have slimmed down/built up

7. against a tight deadline

8. at first/working with

Task 2. What do you think of yourself?

A. 1-----5: a c a c b 6.a

B.

1---a. a secretary

b. good at her job

c. different in her private life

d. pretty tide in office

e. incoherent in her behavior

2---a. concerned about state affairs

b. critical of the political system

c. eager to bring law and order to his country

3---a. easy-going

b. a bit vicious when upset

c. not sympathetic

d. not interested in civil rights

4---a. a retired army officer

b. respectable and dignified

c. helpful to those dependent on him

d. a bit fanatic about organization and discipline

e. not too polemic

f. fond of his wife and family

5---a. shy and unhappy during childhood

b. unable to make friends till very late

c. good at being by himself

d. self-reliant and independent

e. fond of children

Section three

1.Bert’s friendship

2.Bert and sports

3.Adam’s hobbies

4.the two men’s religious belief

5.Adam---not a creative problem solver

6.Heart attack victims enjoy Type B behavior

Lesson 14

Section One

A.1.general election in Britain in the near future

2. an earthquake killed five people

3. stole a quarter of million pounds

4. and fifty-seven people were killed in an aircraft crash

5. was held in London

6. were made to end the strike at Independent Television

7.were made when a fight between football supporters of rival teams.

B. 1----5: b c a a c 6----8: a b a

C.1----5 T T F F F 6----8: F F T

D. 1.The Prime Minister

2. In center Ttaly/avalanches/the earthquake during the night

3. three masked men/with shotguns/unlock the van

4. two hundred and fifty-seven people/hit the side of a volcano

5. a basis for negotiations/the chances of success

6. fifteen people/in court in Manchester/matches in London Section Two