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《现代大学英语听力1》Unit 1习题答案及原文

Task 1Okay, Okay, let’s begin. Hello,everyone. My name is Susan Hudson, and I’ll be your teacher for this class, International Communication.Uh, to begin with, please take a look at the syllabus in front of you. As you all should know by now, this class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:50. We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using the research lab every other week on Thursday in room 405 during the last two months of the class.Uh, this is the text for the class, Beyond Language. Unfortunately, the books haven’t come in yet, but I was told that you should be able to purchase them at the bookstore the day after tomorrow. Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance on a midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroom participation.My office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays, and you can set up an appointment to meet with me at other times as well.Task 2Librarian: Can I help you?Student: Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to read a chapter in a book called Sociology and the Modern Age. According to the syllabus, the book is in the library, but I haven’t been able to find it.Librarian: Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it?Student:Yes, uh… I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Yes, here it is. Librarian: Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That means you cannot find it on the shelves in its usual place. You need to go to a special room called the reserve room. It’s down the hall and to the right.Student: I’m sorry, I still don’t understand what you mean by on reserve.Librarian: You see, your professor wants every one in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of the other students will have the opportunity to read it. So, your professor has insured that all students have the opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.Student: So, will I be able to find this book?Librarian: Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the reserve librarian for the book. The student can have the book for a few hours, and he or she MUST read it in the library during that time. That way, the book stays in the library, and all students have a chance to read it.Student: OK. Thank you. I understand now.Librarian: Will there be anything else?Student: No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again!Task 3Hello and welcome to the university library. This taped tour will introduce you to our library facilities and operating hours.First of all, the library’s collection of books, reference materials, and other resources are found on levels 1 to 4 of this building. Level 1 houses our humanities and map collections.On level 2, you will find our circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, and our copy facilities. Our science and engineering sections can be found on level 3. You can also find back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months on this level. Finally, group study rooms, our microfilm collection and the multimedia center are located on level 4.Undergraduate students can check out up to 5 books for 2 weeks. Graduate students can check out 15 books for 2 months. Books can be renewed up to 2 times. There is a 50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.Task 4Randall: Hi Faith. Do you have a minute?Faith: Sure. What’s up?Randall: Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday’s orientation meeting to make sure everything is ready.Faith: Okay. Here’s a copy of the tentative schedule. [OK.] Now, the registration starts at 8:30 and goes until 9:15. [All right.] Then, the orientation meeting will commence at 9:30.Randall: Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go until 10:30, but now we have someone from the international center coming to speak to the students on extra-curricular activities, so how about ending the meeting around 11?Faith: Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.], followed by 20-minute break before lunch. [OK] And, immediately after lunch, we have reserved a campus shuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh.OK] We want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building.Randall: Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?Faith: Well, we’re planning to start them at 2:15.Randall:Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they’ll be hard pressed to start then.Faith: OK, let’s get things rolling around 2:45.Randall: OK, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?Faith: Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack. [Oh, it’s not that bad.] Here, use mine.Randall:OK. And we’ll need 150 copies of this programme guide by then.Faith: Hey. That’s a tall order on such short notice! How about lending me a hand to put things together [OK.] by this afternoon so we don’t have to worry about them? Randall: OK. And I think the manager has given the green light to go ahead and use the more expensive paper and binding for the guides this time.Faith: OK. So the interviews will go from 2:45 until, let’s say, 4:30.[OK.] I hope we can wrap things up by 5.Randall: Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day.Faith: I agree. I’ll pass this schedule by the director for a final look.Task 5Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Student: Yes, please. I wou ld want to have some information about the …er… the courses at Swan School.Receptionist: Is that a summer course you’re interested in?Student: Yes, yes, pleaseReceptionist: Yes, Fine. OK. Well, we have … er… short intensive full-time course during the summer.Student: Mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course.Receptionist: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.Student: How many hours per week, please?Receptionist:Well, it’s about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week. Student: You must have a lot of students in the class, haven’t you?Receptionist: We have a lot of students in the school but in the classes only about between12 and 14 students.Student: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course? Receptionist: Yes, certainly. The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August. Student: What about the fees per course?Receptionist:Yes, each… each course costs ￡150 plus V AT, which is 15 percent, and a ￡5 registration fee.Student: And deposit, please?Receptionist: Yes. For each course we need a deposit of ￡20 and the ￡5 registration fee. Student: Oh, thank you. Do we have to find our… our own accommodation? Receptionist: No, we can do that for you. We have a lady who arranges the accommodation for you with Oxford families.Student: How much does it cost?Receptionist: Well, you can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is ￡20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about ￡27 a week.Student: ￡27. Thank you very much.Receptionist: You’re welcome.Task 6Every year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT 1).The SAT 1 is a three-hour exam that tests students math and verbal skills. Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to help decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1,600 points. The test is held every year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in order to include their scores in their university applications. The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,000.A poor SAT score can prevent a student from going to a good university. Students who want to go to one of American’s best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and 1,600.The test can be taken over and over again, but all the scores will appear on the students’ records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only ting needed. American universities also look at a student’s subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers’ recommendations.In addition to the SAT 1, some universities require high school students to take at least three SAT IIs. These one- hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.Task 7Japanese students need 12 years of study before entering universities.They choose the places they want to go and apply before January of their final year. The university entrance exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It provides tests for 31 subjects in six subject areas: Japanese language, geography and history, civics, math, science and a foreign language. All national and public universities, as well as some private ones make use of this exam. But many places also have their own tests in February or later, before the new school year starts in April.In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo, many students attend special preparation schools on the top of their regular classes. These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Although every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of high school seniors actually choose further study.Task 8The School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation. Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge. The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centers, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.General English classes are for students aged 17+. Complete beginners are not accepted. Students have classes for 21hours a week. Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is 1,130p. Accommodation is with local families. Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services is 670p per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.Task 9This school has a capacity of 220 students. It occupies a 19th century building in a quiet tree-filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.General courses, either in the morning or afternoons, comprise 15 50-minutes periods per week. We cater for a wide range of classes from beginners to advanced, enabling us to place students at the level indicated by the special entry test which all students take. There are usually no more than 14 students in a class. In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost.There are 8 classrooms, a multi-media learning centre, language lab, video, computer, lecture hall, can teen. We are open from January to December for course of 3 to 14 weeks. There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in summer. Fees are approximately 46p per week for general courses. Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half board. There is a full social programme and regular excursions.Task 10This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust. Situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km form the city centre, the College occupies a complex of purpose-built blocks and 14 large Victorian houses providing academic and residential accommodation. Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language labs, computer room, science labs, assembly hall and coffee bar.A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the 2-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level.All students are encouraged to participate in social and extracurricular activities including sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.Academic Year Courses (21hours per week) leading to all principal EFL examinations, concentrate on language with selected studies in Literature, Politics, History, Art History and Computing. Most students lives in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.Task 11:Cindy Farrow is Andy and Kate Morgan’s American cousin. She is 18 years old. She comes from California, on the west coast of the USA. She lives with her parents in San Francisco. She is a student at Berkeley College where she is studying modern languages. She wants to be an interpreter when she leaves university.She has many interests and hobbies. She loves reading, swimming and surfing but her favorite hobby is white-water rafting on the Colorado River. She thinks it’s very exciting.At the moment Cindy is on her way to England to stay with the Morgans in Dover.。

现代大学英语精读1Unit1课后练习答案

Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:1 True or false <P.6-7>1F 2T 3F4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary1. Identify the parts of speech of the following words and list the suffixes used. <P.10>Noun suffixes: -tion, -ment, -ing, -ness, -or/erAdjective suffixes: -ful, -less, -edAdverb suffixes: -ly2. Write down the corresponding adverbs, adjectives, nouns or verbs of the following words. <P.10-11>1. Their corresponding adverbs are: Simply, hurriedly, terribly, possibly, miserably, politely, fortunately, practically, physically, favorably, roughly, seriously2. Their corresponding adjectives are: complete, accurate, particular, total, absolute, easy, angry, miserable, exact, final3. Their corresponding nouns are: power <powerfulness>, success <successfulness>, care <carefulness>, tear <tearfulness>, meaning <meaninglessness>, home <homelessness>, price <pricelessness>4. Their corresponding verbs are:express, impress, attend, celebrate, attract, spell, produce, pollute, prevent, oppose, organize, inform, appoint, require, judge3.Translate the following expressions, paying attention to the different use of the suffixes "-ful" and " –less". <P.11>1.一个有用的词11.一只对人无害的动物2. 一条很有帮助的建议12. 一个无耻的撒谎者3. 一次痛苦的经历13.一个无阶级的社会4. 一个含泪的声音14.很有希望的形势5. 一场无望的战争15.一次富有成果的访问6. 一颗无价的宝石16.一支强大的军队7. 一本无用的书17．一个粗心的错误8. 仔细一看18.一个无家可归的孩子9. 一个多事的年份〔多事之秋19.一个牙齿已掉光的老汉10. 一个有害的习惯20.一朵无名的花plete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets <P.11>1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute7. attention8. attentively, attentive2 Complete the following verb + noun collocations or expressions. <P.12>1. Take2. lose/find3. dry4. play5. take/have6. tell/read/write7. change/speak/read/cross8. life/facts/reality/difficulties9. an event/a plan/the news/the death/the marriage10. a country/a place/privacy11. a river/a street/a bridge/a desert/the sea12. an end/a decision/a place13. workers/waiters/servants/people3 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases and expressions. <P.12>4 Translate the following sentences using words and expressions taken from the text.1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

大学英语教材unit1听力答案

大学英语教材unit1听力答案Unit1 听力答案
第一部分：听对话回答问题
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. B
第二部分：听对话或独白回答问题
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. B
第三部分：听短文回答问题
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. B
第四部分：听短文回答问题
16. C
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. C
21. B
22. A
23. B
24. C
25. A
以上是大学英语教材Unit 1听力部分的答案。

听力部分主要考察学生对于日常生活中的对话和文章的理解能力。

通过听力练习，可以提高学生的听力技巧和快速理解能力。

听力部分是英语学习中非常重要的一部分，通过听力练习可以帮助学生更好地理解英语的语音、语调和常用表达方式。

同时，也可以提高学生的听力反应速度和提高对于语境的理解能力。

在大学英语教材中，听力部分往往会配备相应的听力材料，学生可以通过听力材料来进行听力理解练习。

在答题过程中，建议先仔细听完对话或短文，理解主题和要点，然后再回答相应的问题。

通过持续地听力练习，可以逐渐提高对于英语听力的理解能力，同时也能够对于日常生活和学习中的英语表达方式有更全面的了解。

总结以上提到的答案，希望可以帮助您更好地理解和掌握大学英语教材Unit 1听力部分的内容。

祝您学习进步！。

现代大学英语听力1 原文及答案(unit 1)

Unit 1 University LifeTaks 1ScriptOkay, Okay, let's begin. Hello, everyone. My name's Susan Hudson, and I'll be your teacher for this class, Intercultural Communication.Uh, to begin with, please take a look at the syllabus in front of you. As you all should know by now, this class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:50. We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using the research lab every other week on Thursday in Room 405 during the last two months of the class.Uh, this is the text for the class, Beyond Language. Unfortunately, the books haven't come in yet, but I was told that you should be able to purchase them at the bookstore the day after tomorrow. Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance on a midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroom participation.My office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays, and you can set up an appointment to meet with me at other times as well.KeyA. Answer the following questions.1)What are the name of the teacher and the name of the course?Key: Susan Hudson and Intercultural Communication.2)When and where will the class meet for the first half of the courseKey: The class will meet in the room they are in now and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:50.3)Where can the students get the textbooks?Key: They can purchase the textbooks at the bookstore the day after tomorrow.4)When are the office hours?Key: The office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays.B. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1)We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using theresearch lab every other week on Thursday in Room 405 during the last two months of the class.2)Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance ona midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroomparticipation.Task 2ScriptLibrarian: Can I help you?Student: Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to read a chapter in a book called Sociology and the Modern Age. According to the syllabus, the bookis in the library, but I haven't been able to find it.Librarian: Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it?Student: Yes, uh... I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Yes, here it is. Librarian: Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That means you cannot find it on the shelves in its usual place. You need to go to a specialroom called the reserve room. It's down the hall and to the right.Student: I'm sorry—I still don't understand what you mean by on reserve.Librarian: You see, your professor wants everyone in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of the otherstudents will have the opportunity to read it. So, your professor has insured thatall students have the opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.Student: So, will I be able to find this book?Librarian: Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the reserve librarian for the book. The student can have the book for a few hours, andhe or she MUST read it in the library during that time. That way, the book stays inthe library, and all students have a chance to read it.Student: OK. Thank you. I understand now.Librarian: Will there be anything else?Student: No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again!KeyA. Answer the following questions.1)What's the student's problem?Key: According to the syllabus, the book he is looking for is in the library, but he couldn't find it.2)What's the meaning of "on reserve"?Key: That means the student cannot find the book on the shelves in its usual place.She/He needs to go to a special room called the reserve room.3)Why does the professor put the books on reserve?Key: The professor wants every one in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of the other students willhave the opportunity to read it. So, the professor has insured that all students havethe opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.B. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1)The student has the syllabus in his hand all the time. [ F ]2)The reserve room is down the hall and to the right. [ T ]3)Once the students find the book on reserve, they can read it for a very long time. [ F ]Task 3ScriptHello and welcome to the university library. This taped tour will introduce you to our library facilities and operating hours.First of all, the library's collection of books, reference materials, and other resources are found on levels one to four of this building. Level one houses our humanities and map collections. On level two, you will find our circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, and our copy facilities. Our science and engineering sections can be found on level three. You can also find back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months on this level. Finally, group study rooms, our microfilm collection, and the multimedia center are located on level four.Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books can be renewed up to two times.There is a 50-cents- a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $ 15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.KeyA. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1) Level one houses__________, ( c)a) current periodicals and journals b) our copy facilitiesc) our humanities and map collections d) our science and engineering sections2) Back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months are located on level ______. (c)a) one b) two c) three d) fourB. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape.Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books can be renewed up to two times. There is a 50-cents- a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.Task 4ScriptRandall: Hi Faith. Do you have a minute?Faith: Sure. What's up?Randall: Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday's orientation meeting to make sure everything is ready.Faith: Okay. Here's a copy of the tentative s chedule. [OK] Now, the registration starts at 8:30 and goes until 9:15. [All right] Then, the orientation meeting will commence at 9:30.Randall: Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go until 10:30, but now we have someone from the international center coming to speak to the students onextracurricular activities, so how about ending the meeting around 11?Faith: Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.], followed by 20-minute break before lunch. [OK.] And, immediately after lunch, we have reserved a campus shuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh. OK.] We want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building.Randall: Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?Faith: Well, we're planning to start them at 2:15.Randall: Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they'll be hard pressed to start then.Faith: OK, let's get things rolling around 2:45.Randall: OK, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?Faith: Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack. [Oh, it’s not that bad.] Here, use mine.Randall: OK. And we'll need 150 copies of this programme guide by then.Faith: Hey. That's a tall order on such short notice! How about lending me a hand to put things together [OK.] by this afternoon so we don't have to worry about them? Randall: OK. And I think the manager has given the green light to go ahead and use the more expensive paper and binding for the guides this time.Faith: OK. So the interviews will go from 2:45 until, let's say, 4:30. [OK] I hope we can wrap things up by 5.Randall: Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day. Faith: I agree. I'll pass this schedule by the director for a final look.KeyA. Complete the following schedule according to the dialogue.1) Why do they change the ending time of the orientation meeting?Key: Because now they have someone from the international center coming to speak to the students on extracurricular activities.2) What do they want the students to see during the shuttle tour?Key: They want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building.C. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1)Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they'll be hardpressed to start then.2)Okay, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?3)Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack.4)Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day.Task 5ScriptReceptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Student: Yes, please. I would want to have some information about the... erm... the courses at Swan School.Receptionist: Is that a summer course you're interested in?Student: Yes. Yes, please.Receptionist: Yes. Fine. OK. Well, we have... erm... short intensive full-time courses during the summer.Student: Mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course.Receptionist: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.Student: How many hours per week, please?Receptionist: Well, it's about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.Student: You must have a lot of students in the class, haven't you?Receptionist: We have a lot of students in the school but in the classes only about between 12 and 14 students.Student: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course?Receptionist: Yes, certainly. The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August.Student: What about the fees per course?Receptionist: Yes, each... each course costs £150 plus VAT, which is 15 percent, and a £5 registration fee.Student: And deposit, please?Receptionist: Yes. For each course we need a deposit of £20 and the £5 registration fee.Student: Oh thank you. Do we have to find our... our own accommodation? Receptionist: No, we can do that for you. We have a lady who arranges the accommodation for you with Oxford families.Student: How much does it cost?Receptionist: Well, you can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is £20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about £27 a week.Student: £27. Thank you very much.Receptionist: You're welcome.KeyAnswer the following questions.1)What does the student want?Key: The student wants to have some information about the courses at Swan School.2)How long will a course last?Key: Each course lasts for three weeks.3)How many hours of classes are there in a week? And how many days?Key: It's about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.4)What are the dates of the first and the second course?Key: The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August.5)What are the fees per course?Key: Each course costs £150 plus VAT, which is 15 percent, and a £5 registration fee.6)How much is the deposit for each course?Key: For each course the deposit is £20.7)Where will the students live?Key: A lady arranges the accommodation for the students with Oxford families.8)How much will the accommodation cost?Key: They can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is £20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about £27 a week.Task 6ScriptEvery year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I)The SAT I is a three-hour exam that tests students' math and verbal skills. Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to help decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1,600 points. The test is held every year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in order to include their scores in their university applications. The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,000.A poor SAT score can prevent a student from going to a good university. Students who want to go to one of American's best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and 1,600.The test can be taken over and over again, but all the scores will appear on the students' records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only thing needed. American universities also look at a student's subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers' recommendations.In addition to the SAT I, some universities require high school students to take at least three SATⅡs. These one-hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.KeyA. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1)Only the students who are going to graduate from high school will take the exam.[ F ]2)The SAT I is a three-hour exam that tests students' math and verbal skills. [ T ]3)The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,600. [ F ]B. Answer the following questions.1)How important is the test?Key: Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.2)How much should the score be for those who want to go to Harvard or Yale?Key: They must score between 1,430 and 1,600.3)What else will the American universities look at besides the score?Key: American universities also look at a student's subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers' recommendations.4)What is the SAT II?Key: The SAT II is the one-hour exam that can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.Task 7ScriptJapanese students need 12 years of study before entering universities.They choose the places they want to go and apply before January of their final year. The university entrance exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It provides tests for 31 subjects in six subject areas: Japanese language, geography and history, civics, math, science and a foreign language. All national and public universities, as well as some private ones make use of this exam. But many places also have their own tests in February or later, before the new school year starts in April.In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo, many students attend special preparation schools on top of their regular classes. These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Although every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of high school seniors actually choose further study.KeyA. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1)The Japanese students will apply for a university before ______ of their final year.(a)a) January b) February c) April d)July2)The university entrance exam provides tests for _______subjects in ____ subjectareas. (c)a) 30; 6 b) 30; 7 c) 31; 6 d)39;163)What kind of universities will make use of this exam? (d)a) All national universities. b) All public universitiesc) Some private universities. d) All of the above.4)How many high school seniors will choose further study? (c)a) All of them. b) More than halfc) Only half of them. d) Less than halfB. Answer the following questions.1) Why do many students attend the special preparation school?Key: Many students attend special preparation schools besides their regular classes, in order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the national University of Tokyo.2) How long do these extra schools last?Key: These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Task 8ScriptThe School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation. Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge. The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centres, computres, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.General English classes are for students aged 17+. Complete beginners are not accepted. Students have classes for 21 hours a week. Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is £1,130. Accommodation is with local families. Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services is £670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.KeyA. Answer the following questions.1) What kind of school is it?Key: It's a non-profit-making educational foundation.2) Do they accept complete beginners?Key: No, complete beginners are not accepted.3) What other subjects within the General English timetable do they have?Key: Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature.B. Complete the following sentences with what your hear on the tape.1)Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set inextensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge.2)The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories,listening and self-access study centres, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.3)Students have classes for 21 hours a week.4)The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is £1,130.5)Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with thefamily.6)The total cost of all non-tuition services is £670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.Task 9ScriptThis school has a capacity of 220 students. It occupies a 19th century building in a quiet tree- filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.General courses, either in the mornings or afternoons, comprise 15 50-minute periods per week. We cater for a wide range of classes from beginners to advanced, enabling us to place students at the level indicated by the special entry test which all students take. There are usually no more than 14 students in a class. In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost.There are 8 classrooms, a multi-media learning centre, language laboratory, video, computer, lecture hall, canteen. We are open from January to December for courses of 3 to 14 weeks. There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in summer. Fees are approximately £46 per week for general courses. Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half board. There is a full social programme and regular excursions.KeyA. Answer the following questions.1) How many students can this school have?Key: This school has a capacity of 220 students.2) Where is this school located?Key: It is located in a quiet tree-filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.3) What do they have besides the 15 lessons?Key: In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost.4) What kind of special courses do they have in summer?Key: There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in the summer.B. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1) This school accepts only beginners. [ F ]2) Generally speaking there are 24 students in a class. [ F ]3) Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half-board. [ T ]Task 10This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust. Situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre, the College occupies a complex of purpose-built blocks and 14 large Victorian houses providing academic and residential accommodation. Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language laboratories, computer room, science laboratories, assembly hall and coffee bar.A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level.All students are encouraged to participate in social and extracurricular activities including sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.Academic Year Courses (21 hours per week) leading to all principal EFL examinations, concentrate on language with selected studies in Literature, Politics, History, Art History, and Computing. Most students live in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.KeyA. Answer the following questions.1) What kind of school is it?Key: This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust.2) Where is the school?Key: It is situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre.3) What is the benefit for the EFL student?Key: A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, orcourses at university level.4) What extracurricular activities do they have?Key: Their extracurricular activities include sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.B. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1) Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language laboratories, computerroom, science laboratories, assembly hall and coffee bar.2) Most students live in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.Task 11ScriptCindy Farrow is Andy and Kate Morgan's American cousin. She is 18 years old. She comes from California, on the west coast of the USA. She lives with her parents in San Francisco. She is a student at Berkeley College where she is studying modem languages. She wants to be an interpreter when she leaves university.She has many interests and hobbies. She loves reading, swimming and surfing but her favorite hobby is white-water rafting on the Colorado River. She thinks it's very exciting.At the moment Cindy is on her way to England to stay with the Morgans in Dover.。

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Unit 1 Social CustomsTask 1A.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 alllooked 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!Task 2A.1. people were much busier2. colder than England, minus thirty degrees, last longer3. much more mountainous, much higher and much more rocky, more beautiful4. tend to be more crowded5. the houses, smallerB．1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) FTask 3A.1) In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves, they don’t invite otherpeople 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 sideof 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) TC.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 think4) old-fashioned clothes, pretty to watch.Task 41) 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 s aid the brides must wear “something old, something new, somethingborrowed, and something blue” to bring good luck.4) Because they could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they triedto 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 thechurch people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons.Task 5A.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) F 6) T 7) TTask 6A.1) b 2) a 3) c 4) aB.1) family unit, process, change, used to be, the extended , the nuclear2) job patterns, progressed, agricultural, industrial, forced, jobopportunities, split up3) traditio nal, 缺，family, other living arrangementsC.1) mother, father, children, and some other relatives such as grandparents, living inthe same house or nearby.2) only the parents and the children.3) previously married men and women marry again and combine the children fromformer marriages into a new family.Task 7A.1) c 2) c 3) a 4) b 5) c 6) c 7) cTask 8A.1) a 2) c 3) b 4) c 5) c 6) b 7) c 8) bB.1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) T 6) F 7) F 8) F 9) T 10) FTask 9Social custo ms and ways of behaving change. But they do not necessarily always change for the better. Things which were considered impo lite many years ago are no w acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impo lite behavio ur for a ma n to smoke o n the street. No man who thought o f himself as being a gentleman wo uld make a foo l o f himself by smok ing when a lad y was in the roo m.The important thing to remember about social custo ms is not to do anything that might make other people feel unco mfortab le—especially if they are yo ur guests. There is a story about a rich nob leman 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 nob le man calmly p icked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It wo uld have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or unco mfortab le.Unit 2 WeatherTask 11) b 2) a 3) dTask 2A.1) T 2) F 3) FB.1) d 2) c 3) cC.Climate, reputatio n, extraord inary, unreliab le, dry, wet, clear, dull, hot, cold, bad, mildTask 3I. the co untryTrees, grass, lakes and steamsII. A. 1. concrete, iro n, steel2. take in the heat during the day and thro w o f heat into the air at nightB. Warmer wintersCar engines , electrical app lianceIII. A. air pollutio n may stop sunlight fro m reaching the earthB. 1. Ice near the North and South po les to melt2. to be slo wly fo lded and peop le living in these cities to mo ve tohigher land.Task 4A.1) b 2) cB.night, delight, morning, warning, gray, way, red, headC.1) F 2) T 3 )FTask 51) c 2) b 3) d 4) c 5) cTask 6A.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) F 6) TB.incred ib le, one minute, kilo meter, destroyed, lifted up, carried away, killed, injuredTask 7A.1) b 2) a 3) bB.1) It has been nice weather during the day, but it is going to change at night.2) Fine weather in southern Europe and not so nice in Northern Europe.C.For todaySoutheast England Maximu m temperatures of around 21 degreesSouthern Scotland 26 degrees Celsius b y mid-afternoo n Brighto n 23 degrees Celsius by early afternoo n Mid lands Light showers aro und midday Northwest of Scotland 15 ho urs of lo vely sunshineFor the weekendSpain Clo ud y b ut mainly dry with sunny periods, 23 degrees CelsiusGreece Heavy rain, 17 degrees CelsiusFrance Cloud y with rain, maximu m temperatures o f 22 degreesNorthern Ireland 34 degrees CelsiusMost of England 32 degrees CelsiusTask 9A. 1)ⅹ2)ⅹ3)√ 4)ⅹ5)ⅹ6)√ 7)√B.[f]→[c]→[a]→[d]→[b]→[e]C.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) FD.1) d 2) bTask 10Undo ubted ly, Tibet is one o f the harshest places for human existence. It is cool in summer but freezing co ld in winter. In Lhasa, the mildest city in Tibet, temperatures may exceed 29 degrees Celsius in summer while plummeting to -16 degrees Celsius in winter! Sun radiatio n is extremely strong in Tibet. The sunlight in Lhasa is so intense that the city is called Sunlight City. The thin air can neither block off nor retain heat so that thereare great temperature extremes o n the same day! The average temperature in northern Tibet is sub zero and winter arrives in October until the fo llo wing May or June. July and August are the best time to visit the area, enjo ying warm temperatures, intense sunshine, beautiful scenery and festive events. May, June and September represent the tourist season in east Tibet. In winter, roads are all blocked by heavy sno w. Landslides and rock falls freq uently occur, which will make travel difficult.Unit 3 Social IssuesTask 1A.1. Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 billion a year in lowerproductivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, and higher medical costs.2. The most stressful professions are those that involve danger and extreme pressureand those that carry a lot of responsibilities without much control.3. The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the onlyanswer is to fight back or walk away.B.1. Three-quarters2. psychologists, doctors3. nervousness, anger, frequent illness, forgetfulness, mental problemsTask 2A.1) give in so easily to hijackers’ demands.a) threaten to blow up a plane, commit some other outrage.b) hold out against this kind of blackmail, always have terrorists, Start executingterrorists automatically.c) be prepared to face the consequences of evil.2) a) It’s the lesser of two evils. Terrorists have proven often enough that they reallymean business.b) Innocent lives, threatening the innocent will achieve its endsB.She implies that if the first speaker was one of the victims of terrorism, she would want the government to give in to the demands so that she wouldn’t die.Task 3A.1) thirty-five, natural lights, a small window, hot, airless, very noisy.2) Mexico3) ought to, shouldn’tB.1) It is located in a narrow street with five-and six-storey buildings eight kilometersfrom downtown Los Angeles.2) This factory makes shirts and jeans.3) She’s already been working for ten hours, but she won’t stop for another two hours.4) She can’t complain about those things because she is an illegal immigrant.Task 4A.social trends1) marked differencesa) one hour more every day, three hours more every week.b) 1%, cleaning and ironing, keep household accounts, do repairs or improvementsc) 30%2) leisure activities, watching television, 20 hours a week, going for walks, Swimming,British womenB.Unlike the other couples, Carla has always kept her own accounts and Adrian has always done his own housework. Neither of them like watching television very much and they both like swimming.Task 5A.How a city in Japan solve the problem of garbage disposal.160 million, every year, 10%, 10%, the rest,public cooperation.1) garbage that can be easily burned, kitchen and garden trash.2) electrical appliances, plastic tools, plastic toys3) are poisonous, cause pollution, batteries4) bottles and glass containers that can be recycled5) mental containers that can be recycled6) furniture and bicycleson different days, on request, fertilizer, to produce electricity, recycled, cleaned, repaired, resold cheaply, given awayB.1) The garbage will be taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building orhospital. Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and process the garbage.2) Official from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can usesome of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems. Task 61. They were talking about Mrs. Carter.2. She was a tall, handsome woman who used to come into the shop at least twice aweek.3. She lived alone in a large house on an old farm—about three miles from the shop.4. He was absolutely certain, otherwise he would never call the police. His evidencewas this: First, he saw her do it; second, he found the things in her bag; third, she had done it before.5. Because two young people saw her. The shopkeeper believed that if they didn’tpunish her, young people would think that stealing didn’t matter.6. The judge thought that it was a difficult case from a humanitarian point of view.The excuses he found for her were: First, the woman was old and she lived alone—she was lonely. Second, she wasn’t poor—she was well-known for her generosity to charities and she didn’t need to steal. The items were only wor th a pound or two. Third, she pleaded not guilty and said she didn’t know that she had done it.Task 7A.not all modern cities are alike, modern city1) a single high-density centre, skyscraper, motorways, as far as you can see.2) the low-density multi-center city, a large collection of a number of small centres,shopping centres, factories, businesses, skyscrapersB.1) He thinks that the second type (the Los Angeles model) is more sensible.2) He considers it highly likely that the kind of city we know now will completelydisappear.Task 8A.1) He thinks that this country’s problems all come from inflation, which is the resultof the Democrat’s careless spending.2) No, she doesn’t agree with Ned. She believes that the problem is unemployment.If the government cuts spending too much, people will fall into a vicious circle of more unemployment and fewer taxpayers to share the burden.3) She agrees with Barbara. She believes that unemployment is a big problem,especially in the big industrial ci ties. And the government isn’t doing very much to help the big industries out.4) He believes in the free market system rather than government regulation orprotection. He thinks that without a lot of government interference everything will be okay.5) N o, they think it’s bad for the weak, the poor and the unprotected / it’s bad for theunderprivileged.B.More and more money, come from somewhere, higher taxes and high pricesTask 9A.1) The problem is whether or not the inner city—the core of most urban areas—willmanage to survive at all.2) They moved to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elbow room, and privacy.3) As a result, suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside. Many citiesbegan to fall into disrepair. And many downtown areas existed for business only.4) The result was that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expandedstill more.5) Because from the decision of the Taylors and many other young couples, we cansee that some people may be tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to miss the advantages of culture and companionship provided by city life.B.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) T 6) TC.1) middle-class, tax money, neighborhoods2) Crime, public transportation3) housing construction costs, was allowed to, constructedTask 10A.1) 54, 20, 1980, 70,0002) 30, 19803) a newspaper article, to research the market4) another few months, in April 1981, a 1500 sq. ft5) third, Canada, America, 20%, £1 million6) 20, 70, 3B.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) TC.1) He was deeply involved in the present job and rather enjoyed himself. He thoughtthe shop was his own little baby and thought it was fun to serve behind the counter. However, he also thought that there was a lot more hard work than he was used to; he was working over the weekend doing his books. He called his old job “boring trips to Manchester to sell vast quantities of PVC”.2) He thought that there was far more job satisfaction, and believed that he wasmaking money, rather than making money for other people.3) He’s about to diversify into commercial distribution of imported and domesticallyproduced wine and wines he’s producing himself.Task 11I could hear the guard blowing his whistle, so I ran on to the platform and up to the train. Luckily, someone saw me coming, a door opened, and I jumped on while the train was moving out of the station. “Phew!” I thought. “That was hard work!” I was sure the other passengers could hear my heart beating; it was so loud, and I was in a cold sweat.After a while, I recovered, and had a look at the other passenger. The compartmentwas full, but I was the only one standing. The people in the carriage turned their eyes away as they noticed me looking at them. All except one, a beautiful woman sitting in the corner. I saw her watching me in the mirror. Automatically, I adjusted my tie. She had seen me running for the train: maybe this was my lucky day after all. I prepared to say hello.She spoke first, however. “Would you like my seat?” she asked. “Y ou look rather ill.” That was the day on which I realized I was getting middle-aged.。

大学英语视听说教程1答案Unit1-10

大学英语视听说教程1答案Unit1-10新视野大学英语视听说教程1答案Unit1II. Listening SkillsListening for Names1.David2.Leigh3.Vicky Kleinura Tish Hill5. Anthony McDonald III. Listening In1.B2.D3.B4.C5.ATask 1: EnrollingTask 2: Living on Campus1. She thinks it’s easy to make friends.2. It’s convenient to use the library, the labs, the sports center and many other facilities.3. It’s near the shopping center.4. They would have to get up so early to get to classes on time. And then it would take a lot of time to get home.5. It seems all the same every day.Task 3: Learning to speak English1.formal2.formally3.casualmon5.native6.relaxed7.friendly Task 4: An Announcement1.attention2.closing3.five4.checkouts5.leaveV. Let’s TalkSpeakerMajorFuture Job PlanTuition SourceMichaelTravel and tourismTo work for a travel agencyWorking his way through schoolJaneComputer scienceTo work in the IT industryA four-year scholarshipVI. Further Listening and SpeakingListeningTask 1: University Life1. new and different2. on his own3. a bit confused4. talk with5. sleep inTask 2: Key to Learning English1. T2. F3.F4.F5.TTask 3: Listening Effectively1.B2.D3.A4.B5.DUnit2II. Listening SkillsIdentifying Numbers1.D2.A3.C4.B5.DIII. Listening InTask 1: Yao Ming1.D2.B3.C4.D5.ATask 2: Ronaldo1. He played his early football with amateur clubs.2. He signed his professional contract with a Brazilian club.3. He went to Europe to seek his fortune in the European leagues.4. He was described as the new Pele.5. He won the award for three times: in 1996, 1997 and 1999.Task 3: Physical ExerciseHealthy form energy better different tastes careful choosingTask 4: An Announcement1.Open2.interested3.checkup4.apply5. PE Department6.exercise opportunityV. Let’s TalkJack( rooting for the home team) a,b,e,fJim( rooting for the visiting room) c,d,g,hVI. Furthering Listening and Speaking ListeningTask 1: Sports in the U.S.1. popular2. weekly3. local clubs4. big three5. fan baseTask 2: Walking1. F2.F3.F4.T5.TTask 3: The 27th Summer Olympic Games1. D2.B3.B4.C5.DUnit3II. Listening SkillsUnderstanding Times and Dates1.D2.B3.C4.A5.BIII. Listening InTask 1: A Picture1.C2.A3.D4.B5.BTask 2: Problem of Meeting People1. He has both academic and social problems.2. He fells confident about his ability to cope with his studies.3. The language barrier is the main reason why he finds it hard to make friends with local students.4. It is difficult for overseas students and native English speaking students to really get to know each other because there is the cultural gap.5. To best way for the overseas students to actually overcome the difficulty of making friends with native English speaking students is to start talking about course work.Task 3: Long Distance Friendships1.maintain2.tending3.date4.phone5.turns6.bills7.expenses8.e-mail 9.touchTask 4: An Announcement1. The Student Friendship Association2. outing3. school gate4. 6:405. 7 sharp6. on timeJACK ABEG Jane CDFTask 1: Worry of a Teacher1. learn happy2. earthquake3. weight dark circles4. the health center turned red5. surprised talking transferredTask 2: How to build lifelong friendship?1.T2.F3.F4.T5.TTask 3: At Your SideWhen the daylight’s gone and you’re on your own,And you need a friend just to be around.I will comfort you; I will take your hands.And I’ll pull you through, I will understand.And you know that I’ll be at your side.There’s no need to worry.Together we’ll survive through the haste and hurry.I’ll be at your side.If you feel like you’re alone, and you’ve nowhere to turn,I’ll be at your side.If life’s standing still and your soul’s confused, And you cannot find what road to choose.If you make mistakes,You can’t let me down.I will still believe,I will turn around…Unit4II. Listening SkillsListening for Telephone Numbers1.6613047.2.8432057.3.130********.4.54362163 2055.01113055110897III. Listening InTask 1: Weather Forecasting1.B2.D3.C4.A5.DTask 2: Wrong Weather Forecast1. They are planning to have their picnic on the weekend.2. They will be able to have a volleyball match, one class against another.3. It’ll be fine, and maybe a little cloudy, but there’ll be definitely no rain.4. Those weatherman are useless.5. All the pollution and the hole in the ozone layer are responsible for the changeable weather.Task 3: Global Climate Change1.greenhouse2.atmosphere3.burning4.destruction5.earth6.level7.ri sk8.storm9.threat 10.environment.Task 4: An Announcement1.Sunny2.daytime temperature3.bundleup 4.drop 5.cloudy 6.winds 7.snow flurries 8.37 9.rain 10.riseV. Let’s TalkMichael: A,B,E,GEmma: c,d,f,hVI. Furthering Listening and SpeakingTask 1: Dust Storms1. human health dust clouds2. the Sahara Atlantic Ocean South America3. October Central America the Caribbean4. the United States Florida the skies5. dust storms allergies breathing problemsTask 2: Mental Energy and Season1.F2.T3.F4.F5.TTask 3: Raining in My HeartThe sun id outThe sky is blueThere’s not a cloud to spoil the viewBut it’s rainingRaining in my heartThe weatherman says fine todayHe doesn’t know that you’ve go ne awayAnd it’s rainingRaining in my heartOh misery, miseryOh what’s gonna become of me?I tell myselfMy blues won’t showBut I know that soon all my tears will flowCome a raining downRaining in my heart…Unit5II. Listening SkillsListening for People’s Food Preferences1.steak2.eggs, bacon,toast, 3.sweet weight 4.cookies fruit strawberries 5.fish fried noodles mushroomIII. Listening InTask 1: Fast Food Culture1.D2.C3.A4.B5.CTask 2: McDonald’s1. They will probably eat a hamburger, some chicken McNuggets, and the shakes.2. McDonald’s is so succes sful because of its formula and diversity.3. You can always see similar menu items and the same high level of quality.4. McDonald’s is losing market share in the States now and has closed down some restaurants. Because there’re so many fast food chains in the U.S. that it’s difficult for McDonald’s to stay competitive.5. Because they’re able to sell American culture by using all the media they can.Task 3: American Eating Habits1.cities2.health-conscious3.green4.naturally5.styles6.heartland7.traditional 8. customers 9. popularTask 4: An Announcement1.favorite McDonald’s foods2.adding3.dreame true5.Great choices6. Double Cheeseburger7.Pies.V. Let’s Talk1. Hamburgers fries2. Chinese3. cabbage4. skipped5. chocolate6. sit-down7. fruitVI. Furthering Listening and SpeakingTask 1: Foods in the World1. national international2. national dishes foreign ones.3. hamburgers hotdogs Paris4. tea coffee milk pop5. children three or four hamburgers fried chickenTask 2: GM Foods1. F2.F3.T4.F5.FTask 3: HungerI have known bread hunger,Yet have I strength.I have known heart hunger,Yet do I live.I have known soul hunger,And faith is not dead.When the body cried,I lit love in my heart.When the heart wept,I lit a lamp in my soul.Yet all the while,I heard life asking its goal.I was alone looking out of a house,Knowing the empty rooms.Unit6II. Listening SkillsListening to People Talk About Health1.the doctor’s feelings health2. cold medicine physicalexercise 3.schoolwork sleeping health a doctor 4.outside long and healthy second-hand smoke cancer5. The man once promised he would watch TV less, eat less junk food and havemore exercise. But he believes it is more important to enjoy himself, although the woman says he’s risking his health watching TV so much.III. Listening InTask 1: Diets1.A2.C3.B4.B5.CTask 2: Culture Shock1. The student feels tired all the time, wants to sleep all day, and is not interested in studying or being with people.2. Many things in the student’s life have changed, such as foods, customs, socializing, and even body language and gestures.3. Because the student’s heart, and blood pressure are all normal.4. Sometimes when people move to a new location, especially a new country, they experience culture shock.5. The doctor suggests that the student try to spend some time each week with people from her own culture.Task 3: The Flu1.hit2.minute3.shivering4.legs5.ache6.liests 8.followed 9.lung 10.vaccine 11.protectTask 4: An Announcement1.make an appointment2.checkup3.cancellation4.3o’clock 5.3:30 6.Thursday.V. Let’s TalkColumn A Column BThe student’s test results 6 1. Headaches and lack of energyHis problems 1 2. Exercise and dietHis breakfast 4 3. Pizza and a CokeHis lunch 5 4. A few doughnuts and a coffeeHis dinner 3 5. A couple of hot dogs, fries, and CokeSuggestions to follow 2 6. Nothing physically wrongVI. Furthering Listening and SpeakingTask 1: Medical Services on Campus1. medical service health insurance2. medical advice3. operation outside make the arrangements4. medical assistance housing off campus5. living on campusTask 2: An Expensive Treatment1. F2.T3.F4.F5.TTask 3: Doctor’s Advice1.D2.B3.A4.B5.DUnit7II. Listening SkillsIdentifying Prices1.D2.B3.C4.B5.DIII. Listening InTask 1: Malls in the U.S.1.A2.C3.B4.D5.DTask 2: Online Shopping1. It’s an auction site where people put their stuff up for sale, and then other people log in and bid on it.2. They can send a check or money order, or use a system called PayPal which lets them pay by credit card online.3. The online store puts the buyer directly in touch with the seller, and then the buyer can ask the seller to send the items over.4. She could never buy clothes online.5. You just need to package it all back up again.Task 3: Beware of bargains!1.bargain2.poorer3.reduced4.unbeliev able5.add6.final7.regular 8.safest 9.trustTask 4: An AnnouncementWelcome to our Gift Shop! Time to start thinking about gifts for your friends! The best flowers, cards, stationery, dolls, oriental gifts, art prints and posters, hand-made gifts, and woodwork are arriving daily. Remember, all the gifts are carefully chosen by top professionals! You can get all your favorite gifts at a discount of twenty per cent here at Gift Shop!V. Let’s TalkColumn A Column BJack 2.3.4.8Jane 1.5.6.7VI. Furthering Listening and SpeakingTask 1: Does complaining work?1. tolerate complaint2. do any good dissatisfied customers3. longer harder settled4. Customer Service solve problems5. the right in a timely mannerTask 2: Credit Cards1. F2.F3.F4.T5.TTask 3: A Tongue TwisterBetty Botta bought some butter.“But,” she said, “this butter is bitter.Put a bit of better butterWill make my butter better.”So she bought a bit of butterBetter than the bitter butter.And it made her butter better.So it was better than Betty BottaBought a bit of bitter butter.Unit8II. Listening Skills Listening for Rents or Charges1.B) $2002 A)$350..3. B)$4004. B)$1605.B)$400III. Listening InTask 1:Living with Roommates1.C2.A3.B4.D5.BTask 2:Interviewing a Rental Agent1. He intends to move off campus.2. The apartment consists of a bedroom, a living room, a bathroom and a kitchen. It is equipped with hardwood floors and new furnishings, and is located in a quiet neighborhood.3. From the bus stop down the block people can always catch buses onto campus, or into the city.4. It is $300 per month.5. He has to first pay the security deposit, which is one month’s rent, and the last month’s rent.Task 3: Off-campus Apartments1.resident2.dormitories3.apartments4.demand5.properties6.rent7.ri ght8.spend9.afford 10.roommate 11.moves 12.costsTask 4: Roommate Wanted1.20-year-old2.two3.3-bedroom4.preferred5.responsible6.respectful7.north8.walking9.distance 10.private 11.air conditioning 12.high speed 13.$275 14.utilitiesVI. Further Listening and SpeakingListeningTask 1: The Residence Hall1. on campus air-conditioned room 3392. the educational program a living unit eat and sleep3. all parts of the country assigned to room national origin4. make new friends educational activities5. students’ development the sound education citizenshipTask 2: Arrangements for Moving1. T2. F3. T4. T5. FTask 3: Top of the WorldSuch a feeling’s coming over meThere is wonder in most everything I seeNot a cloud in the skyGot the sun in my eyesAnd I won’t be surprised if it’s a dreamEverything I want the world to beIs now coming true especially for meAnd the reason is clearIt’s because you are hereYou’re the nearest thing to heaven that I’ve seenI’m on the top of the world lookingDown on creationAnd the only explanation I can findIs the love that I’ve found ever sinceYou’ve been aroundYour love’s put me at the top of world…Unit9II. Listening SkillsMaking Calculations1.D2. C3.A4.B5.CIII. Listening InTask 1: The Internet on Campus1. A2. D3. A4. A5. CTask 2: Surfing the Net1. Surfing the Internet for the last few hours.2. Some information on South America for a project he had.3. Because there is so much information available.4. It takes so much longer to find things because many sites are useless.5. She thinks they were useful to someone at some time, but they sgould be removed when they’re no longer of use to anyone.Task 3: Internet Addiction1.likely2.adapting3.psychological4.access5.dorms6.chatting7.related8.dismissed9.gamblingTask 4: A Brief Introduction1.honored2.as our guestputer4.hacking5.protect6.b ooks and articles7.misuse8.New Threats to Security9.wake your interestV. Let’s TalkJohn:2,4,6,8Anne:1,3,5,7VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking ListeningTask 1: The Origin of the InternetThe story of the Internet begins in the late 1950s. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957. The Pentagon set up a research team in 1958 to create a computer network to operate during disasterslike a nuclear war. The resulting network linked U.S. scientific and academic researchers. It grew into the World Wide Web or the Internet that became the network system of the Information Age. In1985, the National Science Foundation created anetwork which provided a free national service toany U.S. research and education institution. Later, large corporations began to build their ownnetworks. All those networks finally joined the Pentagon’s network to form the Internet. By the 1990s, anyone with a computer, a modern, and Internet software could link up to the Internet. In thefuture, the Internet will probably grow more complex and become part of a larger network called theinformation highway. With that people could bank, shop, watch TV, and perform many other activities online.Task2: The Internet—A Small TownThe Internet is a global network, but in many ways it’s like a small town with similar services to offer. There are electronic post offices to send and receive e-mail, functioning somewhat more efficiently than the Post Office we know. Thereare libraries of information that stay open 24 hours a day with millions of books and documents to browse or search through on the World Wide Web or WWW. You can also enjoy real-time text-based communication, using written or printed material to communicate with others immediately and almost “face to face”. Local coffee shops are seen in the guise of chat room, with people dropping by at all hours of the day and night to socialize. Online education and training is available just as it is in a “bricks and mortar” university or school. Online banking offers you all the services available at your local bank, without fearing to be mugged at an ATM. You can buy almost anything, listen to your local radio station or do your grocery shopping. Indeed, the Internet is your town in a box!Task3: If only life could be like a computer!To get your daily exercise, just click on “run”!If you need a break from life, click on “suspend”. Hit “any key” to co ntinue life when ready.To “add/remove” someone in your life, click settings.To improve your appearance, just adjust the display settings.When you lose your car keys, click on “find”. You could click on “send” and the kids would go to bed immediately.To feel like a person, click on “refresh”.Click on “close” to shut up the noises.To undo a mistake, click on “back”.Is your furniture getting old? Click “update”.If you messed up your life, you could press “Alt, Ctrl, Delete” and start all over!Speaking1. F2. T3.T4.F5.TUnit10II. Listening SkillsIdentifying the Main Information1.Trip uncle Hong Kong driving fun2. Parents’ California short3. Packed bathing suit beach4. hunting cabin Thanksgiving interesting gun books5. Vacation different expenses savedIII. Listening InTask 1: How I plan my Holidays1.C2. B3. B4. A5. ATask 2: Planning for the Holidays1. She still has two finals to take and three term papers to finish.2. He’d like to go somewhere far away from school and forget aboutlectures and essays and all that hard work. 3. Because it would be warm there and they can sun themselves.4. Skiing is exciting, but she wants to get relaxed.5. The most important thing for her at the moment istomorrow’s exam.Task 3: Halloween1.Christmas2.Thanksgiving3.dressed4.im aginations 5adults 6.childhood7.shine 8.confront 9.dead 10.reassure 11.a t nightTask 4: Introduction by a Tour Guide1.aboard2.Disneyland3.meantime4.aware5.sceni c6.relax7.Mickey MouseV. Let’s TalkJohn: 1458 Jane: 2367VI. Furthering Listening and SpeakingTask 1: Valentine’s Day1. wars finding soldiers2. families and lovers3. love and marriage4. prison February 145. fertility modern meaningsTask 2: Holiday bluesT F F T TTask 3: Jingle BellsDashing through the snow,In a one-horse open sleigh.。

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Key to ExercisesUnitlTask 1A.Answer the following questions.1) What did Gretel want to see in the City of London?Key: She wanted to see St. Paul's Cathedral.2) Why was she so surprised?Key: She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike.3) What did the Englishmen look like?Key: They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers.4) Why did Gretel think they must be typical English gentlemen?Key: Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform.5) Did Mr. Clark also think there is such thing as a "typical” Englishman?Key: No, he didn't.6) What English saying did Mr. Clark use to prove his opinion?Key: He used the English saying "It takes all kinds to make a world" to prove his opinion.B.Write down the poem H if All the Seas Were One Sea”.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!Task 2Keyplete the following sentences with what you hear on thetape.1) I found that living in Japan, people were much busier. They seem to work thewhole day.2) 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 Osakalast longer than the winter in England?3) I found Japan much more mountainous than Britain, especially in the north. Themountains are much higher and much more rocky. I found it more beautiful thanBritain.4) And therefore the towns and villages tend to be more crowded.5) So because the cities are more crowded, the houses tend to be smaller, don'tthey?B.Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according tothe tape.1) People need to take three showers a day in the humid and hot summer in Japan.[T]2) Winter in Osaka is shorter than that in England. [ T ]3) Etsuko thinks the countryside in Japan is more beautiful than that in England.[ F ]4) Britain is mountainous and Japan is much flatter. [ F ]5) Houses in Britain tend to be smaller and compact. [ F ]Task 3A.Answer the following questions,1) What is the difference between the folk dances in the US and other countries? Key:In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves; they don't invite other people to watch them.2) How many dancers are there in a folk dance in the US according to the man? Key:Usually eight people dance together.3) Why is it called square dance?Key: Becausepeople form a square in dancing with a man and a woman on eachside of the square.4) How does the man tell the dancers what they should do?Key: He usually makes it into a song.5) What kind of clothes do people wear in folk dancing?Key: They wear old-fashioned clothes.B.Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) accordingto the tape.1) There is only one folk dancing group in each city in the United States. [ F ]2) Usually there are four men and four women in a folk dancing group. [ T ] 3) Insquare dancing, there are four people on each side of the square. [ F ]4) A man usually speaks quickly to tell the dancers what they should do. [ F ]5) People dance fast, therefore there is not much time for them to think of theinstructions in the song. [ Y ]plete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape,1) In square dancing, usually eight people form a square when they start, with a manand a woman on each side of the square.2) Then there*s a man who tells the dancers what they should do. He usuallymakes it into a song, and sings it while they dance.3) Folk dancing in the Unites States is very fast; people don't have much time to think.4) The dancers wear old-fashioned clothes. They makes the dances pretty to watch.Task 4Answer the following questions.1) W hat was known as "Setsubun”？Key: It was a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.2) What did many Chinese families burn to bring good luck before the Chinese Lunar NewYear?Key: They burned the picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck.3) What was the old custom in choosing what to wear by brides in America?Key: The custom said the brides must wear "something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue'1 to bring good luck.4) Why did the people of Ponti, Italy eat an omelet made with 1,000 eggs before Lent?Key: Because they could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to use up these things before Lent began.5) What was a "Start"?Key: It was a straw man made by children in Czech; it was a figure of death.6) What did people do on St. Anthon/s Day in Mexico?Key: People brought their animals to church. And before the animals went into the church, people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons.Task 5A,Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1) The two speakers agree that Victorian life used to be much more fun than it is now.[F]2) In Victorian England, people had to wear hats and long gloves even when they wereeating cakes and biscuits. [ T ]3) Life is much slower than it used to be in Victorian England, where people neverhad time to stop and enjoy themselves. [ F ]4) There were more illnesses in Victorian times, some of which do not exist today. [ T ]5) Children in Victorian England hardly ever saw their parents, because their parents were working hard. [ F ]6) Children nowadays do not wear tight, uncomfortable grown-up clothes, and theirlife is much better than before. [ T ]7) According to the woman, women today enjoy more freedom, though they may haveto work hard. [ T ]B.Write out a list of the advantages and disadvantagesof life in the VictorianTask 6A.Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1) With the industrialization of American society, the family became more common.(-b)a) extended b) nuclear c) blended2) At present, nearly one out of every marriages in the United States ends in divorce, (-a)a) two b) three c) four3) Now one in Americans lives alone. ( c)a) three b) four c) five4) Currently, there is a(n) in the number of childless marriages. ( a )a) increase b) decrease c) don't knowplete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1) The American family unit is in the process of chang_e_・ There used to be mainlytwo types of families: the extended and the nuclear.2) Then as 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.3) Now besides these two types of traditional groupings, the word "family” is beingexpanded, to include a variety of other Hying arrangements.plete the definitions below according to what you hear on the tape.1) The extended families most often include mother, father, children, and some other relatives, such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby.2) The nuclear families usually consist of only the parents and the children.3) The blended families occur when previously married men and women marry again and combine the children from former marriages into a new family.Task?A. Fill in the following chart with a W mark in corresponding columnsB. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1) Japanese women often go to university to study- .(c)a) medicine b) science c) arts2) There may be women in engineering classes of thirty or forty students. ( c )a) three or five b) two or four c) one or two3) Men do NOT want to work for a big company to . ( a )a) look for a wife b) earn a lot of money c) support a family4) Nowadays Japanese women begin to look for a job because they(b)a) want to compete with men b) like it c) hope to find a good husband5) A few years after Japanese women get married, they often ( c )a) work in the same companyb) find a better job in another companyc) stay at home and look after everything6) After Japanese men get married, they often .(c)a) prepare the mealb) look after the childrenc) go out for a drink after work7) Japanese women can go back to work (-c)a) after their children are bornb) when their old company wants them backc) after their children have grown upTask 8A. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1) "Taking their vows” means . ( a )a) getting married b) getting divorced c) getting engaged2) H We basically suit each other very well” means .(c)a) we like each otherb) we're completely similiar to each otherc) we get along with each other3) When Sue says that she and her husband are "loath to lose their freedom justyet”. Sh e means ( b )a) they hate the idea of having childrenb) they want to enjoy their freedom for a few more years, but they may considerhaving some kids laterc) they are revolted by the idea of giving up their freedom4) If a person is frowned upon by society, he/she is .(c)a) criticized severely by societyb) ridiculed by peoplec) disapproved of by society5) When asked about how people get married in England, Geth is talking about ~ (c)a) people born in London onlyb) people whose family are all living in Londonc) people living in London with their parents and relatives living elsewhere inBritain6) At a registry office you need a minimum of (b)a) the bride and bridegroom plus four other peopleb) the bride and bridegroom and two other peoplec) the bride and bridegroom only7) Geth thinks that young people in London often live together ~ ( c )a) because they are afraid of marriageb) with the intention to get married eventuallyc) without thinking of ever getting married8) Chris thinks divorce is .(b)a) more difficult for menb) more difficult for womenc) now considered quite acceptable by societyB. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1) In Geth's opinion, people usually go back to where their parents live to get married.[ T ]2) It is a tradition for all the relatives and friends to have a drink together after thewedding ceremony. [ T ]3) Marriage in a registry office takes longer than in a church. [ F ]4) Home ties are more restrictive in London than in the country. [ F ]5) In Geth's opinion, people who live in London can do more or less as they please. [T]6) Geth thinks divorce is more likely if people have been living together before gettingmarried. [F]7) Sue*s marriage is unsuccessful because she and her husband have little incommon. [ F ]8) Sue and her husband loathe the idea of having children. [ F ]9) Divorced women sometimes find it difficult to get morried again. [ T ]10) The technical difficulties are the only problems in getting a divorce. [ F ]Task 9ScriptSocial 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. Justa few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man tosmoke 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.Unit 2Task 1Choose the best answer to each of the following questions,1) Which of the following statements is correct in describing the size of Texas?(b)a) Texas is the largest state in the US.b) Texas is the second largest state in the US.c) Texas ranks the forty-ninth in terms of the size.d) Texas is smaller than Alaska, but it is a little bigger than many other statesinthe US.2) Which of the following statement is correct about the weather in Texas? ( a )a) Texas has different kinds of weather patterns as it is such a big state.b) The weather in Alaska must be more varied than that in Texas, since itcovers a larger area.c) Texas has the coldest place in winter in the US.d) Texas has the warmest place in summer in the US.3) If you were going to travel in Texas, how would you plan your tour to enjoynice weather everywhere you went? (d)a) Visit Laredo in summer and Amarillo in winter.b) Visit Laredo in winter and Amarillo in summer.c) Visit Laredo in spring and Amarillo in autumn.d) Visit Laredo in winter and Amarillo in autumn.Task 2A.Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according tothe tape.1) The extreme weather in Britain never lasts long. [ T ]2) There is a huge amount of rain in Britain. [ F ]3) People coming to Britain should be prepared for the notorious fogs. [ F ]B.Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1) What was Nick*s explanation for the bad reputation of the British climate? (d)a) It is very cold.b) It rains heavily.c) The dense fog often frustrates people.d) The weather often changes quickly and unpredictably.2) What does NOT account for the fact that you could feel cold at almost anytime of the year in Britain? (c)a) Draughty British houses.b) Little sunshine.c) Fog.d) Humidity.3) Which of the following is NOT Nick's implication by saying, "to understand themeaning Of the splendid word 'drizzle”'？ (c)a) He advised people coming to Britain to bring an umbrella.b) He realized that British weather is terrible.c) He thought learning English well could help foreigners to live inBritain.d) He thought it rains often but not always heavily in Britain.C.Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape.Why then, he asked, has the British climate such a bad reputation? He answered by saying it was because of the extraordinary, unreliable weather. Therewas no part of the year at which you could be certain the weather would be dry orwet, clear or dull, hot or cold. A bad day in July could be as cold as a mild day inJanuary.Task 3Complete the following summary of the passage.I. Low temperature in the countryReason: Trees, grass, lakes and steams help to cool the area around them.II. High temperature in citiesA. Warm nightReasons: 1. Cities are built of asphalt, concrete, iron and steel.2. Streets and buildings take in the heat during the day and throw off heat intothe air at night.B. Warmer wintersReason: The heat set off from car engines and electrical appliance warms cities even in winter.III. How cities influence global climateA. Global climate may get cooler, for air pollution may stop sunlight from reaching theearth.B. Global climate may get warmer, which may cause1. Ice near the North and South poles to melt.2. Cities near oceans to be slowly flooded and people living in these cities tomove to higher land.Task 4A. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I) Which of the following statements is true according to the article? (b)a) Red sky in the morning means that the weather is going to change.b) Red sky at dusk means that good weather is coming.c) Red sky in the morning means that the weather will be good.d) Red sky at dusk means that the weather is going to be bad at night.2) What is meant by a "weather predictor11 here? ( c )a) A person who predicts weather.b) An apparatus by which people predict weather.c) A natural phenomenon which helps people to predict weather.d) A weather service station.B. Fill in the blanks with what you hear from the tape.Red sky at night, sailors* delight.Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.OrEvening red and morning gray, sends the traveler on his way.Evening gray, morning red, brings the rain down on his head.C. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1) A red sky is caused by dust particles. [ F ]2) A high pressure system brings in dry weather, while a low pressure system bringsinmoisture. [ T]3) If there is a red sun in the morning, bad weather is on the way. [ F ]Task 5Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1) Why does the man often find himself in a raft on the river during lightning storms? (c)a) He enjoys fishing in stormy weather.b) Probably he does not have the habit of listening to weather report.c) He goes fishing very often and sometimes gets caught in bad weather.d) He wants to test where is the safest place to stay when lightening occurs.2) What kind of debate does the man often have with his companion when lightningapproaches? (b)a) To stay in the raft or get into the water.b) To stay in the raft or get ashore.c) To stay in the raft or get into a car.d) To get into the water or get ashore.3) Why does the meteorologist suggest that he should not stay in the raft when a lightningstorm comes? (d)a) His raft is not insulated.b) Lightning travels at a very high speed.c) Lightning releases very strong electricity.d) The electricity released by the lightning travels in water and can penetratetheraft.4) How much electricity can a lightning flash deliver? ( c)a) 100 amps.b) 10,000 amps.c) 100,000 amps.d) 1,000,000 amps.5) What should a person do if lightning occurs when he or she is on a river? ( c )a) Abandon his or her raft.b) Swim to the shore.c) Seek shelter on land.d) Stay on the craft.Task 6A. Decide whether the following statementsare true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1) Tornados often occur in the summer. [ F ]2) A tornado forms when a layer of warm, dry air is on top of a layer of cool, moistair.[T]3) As the air rotates, the cloud develops upward. [ F ]4) A tornado does not form on the ground. [ T ]5) Air moves at a speed between 200 and 700 kilometers at the eye of a tornado.[ F ]6) A tornado develops from a dark rain cloud and gets darker when it draws in dirtfrom the ground. [ T ]B. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape.When the tornado touches the ground, it does incredible damage. It usually touches the ground for only about one minute, and it usually travels along the ground for only about one kilometer, but during that one minute, buildings are destroyed, trees are lifted up out of the ground, small objects are carried away, and sometimes people are killed or injured.Task 7A.Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1) When is the weather report broadcast? (b)a) 9 am.b) 9pm.c) 9 o'clock. But it's unclear whether ifs 9 am or 9 pm.d) Not mentioned in the material.2) What day is this weather forecast on air? ( a )a) Thursday. b) Friday.c) Saturday. d) Sunday.3) If you are going on holiday during the weekend, which place should youavoid? (b)a) Greece. b) France.c) Spain. d) Southeast Italy.B.Summarize the weather conditions reported in the radio programme.I) For today: It has been nice weather during the day, but it is going to changeat night.Brighton MidlandsNorthwest of Scotland2) For the weekend: Fine weather in southern Europe and not so nice inNorthern Europe.C. Match each place with the corresponding weather condition there. For todaySoutheast England Maximum temperatures of around 21 degreesSouthern ScotlanJ^^^G degrees Celsius by mid-afternoon23 degrees Celsius by early afternoon Light showers around midday 15 hours of lovely sunshine For the weekendSpain Cloudy but mainly dry with sunny periods, 23 degrees \ /CelsiusGreece\ / Heavy rain, 17 degrees CelsiusFrancW^Cloudy with rain, maximum temperatures of 22 degreesNorthern Ireland A 34 degrees CelsiusMost of England/ 32 degrees CelsiusTask 8Fill in the following chartNatural PeenomenaAir Pressure ( (Rise or Fall) Causes Faraway objects aremore sharply focused.Fall The dust particles begin to settle to the ground in thinner air and the air clears. Birds* calls becomesharper.Fall Instead of traveling upward and outward into the atmosphere they are bent back to the earth and their range extended. Swamp doesn't smellvery st rong Rise The methane is trapped in the bottom swamp because of the thick air.Task 9A, Tick the statements" J” that correctly describe the tornado in Xenia in 1974.1) It was named H Super Outbreak*'.[]2) It hit 13 states.[]3) It killed 33 people. [V]4) It lasted for 16 hours and 10 minutes.[]5) It killed 330 people and injured nearly 5,550.[]6) It was one of the most destructive in US history.[/ ]7) It was of the most intense level. [/ ]B. Rearrange the following sentencesdescribingthe boy's experienceson the daywhen the tornado hit his town.a. I got back home just in time to answer Mom's telephone.b. I woke Dad up to watch.c. I thought I heard my father calling me.d. I watched TV.e. Dad and I went into the bathroom.f. I was playing with some neighborhood kids after school.[f ]--[ c ]-[a ]---[ d ]--[ b ]-[e ]C. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)according to thetape.1) 5 people were killed in a parking lot in the tornado in Xenia in 1974. [ F ]2) 13 US states were struck by 148 storms within 2 days. [ T ]3) The Xenia tornado became a textbook case because it killed 33 people. [ F ]4) The witness said that he would not do business any more due to hisexperience in that tornado. [F]D. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1) Which of the following coincidences did NOT help the boy to survive thetornado? (d)a) The boy thought he heard his father calling him.b) The boy's father had a very bad case of tonsillitis and stayed at home onthatday.c) The boy got back home just in time to answer his mother's call.d) He was watching TV when the tornado arrived.2) Why do you think that the witness could still clearly remember the conversationbetween his father and him While they stayed in the bathroom to wait for the tornado to go by? (b)a) He had a very good memory.b) He was highly alert at that time.c) The tornado stayed on the ground for a reasonably long time.d) The conversation was interesting.Task 10ScriptUndoubtedly, Tibet is one of the harshest places for human existence. It is cool in summer but freezing cold in winter. In Lhasa, the mildest city in Tibet, temperatures may exceed 29 degrees Celsius in summer while plummeting to -16 degrees Celsius in winter! Sun radiation is extremely strong in Tibet. The sunlight in Lhasa is so intense that the city is called Sunlight City. The thin air can neither block off nor retain heat so that there are great temperature extremes on the same day! The average temperature in northern Tibet is subzero and winter arrives in October until the following May or June. July and August are the best time to visit the area, enjoying warm temperatures, intense sunshine, beautiful scenery and festive events. May, June and September represent the tourist season in east Tibet. In winter, roads are all blocked by heavy snow. Landslides and rock falls frequently occur, which will make travel difficult.。

现代大学英语Unit 1课后练习答案

Vocabulary第一大题第三小题1.Sense: sensitive; sensible; senseless; sensibility; oversensitive; insensitive;2.Technique: technical; technically; technician; technology3.Special; specially; specialty; specialize; especially4.Intellect: intellectual; intelligent; intelligence5.Civil: civilize; civilization; civilized; uncivilized第四小题1.很多人都认同，大学扩招是一个大业绩。

2.提供能够满足高要求的注册会计师仍然是一个大问题。

3.过早的专业化并非明智之举，学生在进入专业领域之前应该广泛接触世界文化。

4.有一天我们可能会变得强大，但我们绝不能变得傲慢，我们应当继续遵循和平共处的原则。

5.一个国家的力量本质上依赖于该国的文明进程，这是一个深刻的认识。

6.我们队过去苦难的记忆是一笔巨大的精神财富。

第二大题1.Fold one’s arms2.Fold the letter3.Acquire knowledge4.Generate ideas5.Generate jobs/careers/professions6.Generate power/electricity7.Generate/arouse interest8.Employ workers9.Employ/use/make use of time10.Rear/raise/bring up one’s children/offspring11.Rear sheep12.Raise one’s family13.Raise one’s voice14.Raise tax15.Raise the question16.Maintain contact17.Maintain law and order18.Maintain peace第三大题Synonyms近义词1.Fairly: reasonably/ rather/ quite2.Obviously: clearly; evidently3.Maintain: keep4.Rear (children): raise; bring up5.Acquire (knowledge): gain; obtain6.Generate (ideas): produce7.Certify: prove8.Faculty: department (at university); teaching staff9.Mankind: humanity; human beings; man10.Pharmacist: druggist; chemist (BrE)11.Specimen: type; example; model; case; sample12.Enroll (a school): enter; join13.Nevertheless: however; but14.Penetrating: sharp; thoughtful; profound15.Intellect: thinker; intellectual16.Shudder: shake; tremble; shiver;quake17.Inevitably: unavoidably; certainly18.Aid: help; assist(ance)19.Assume: suppose; think; guess20.Peculiar: strange; odd; unusual; queer;21.Accomplishment: achievement; success; victory victorious Victoria22.Expertise: special skillAntonyms反义词1.Available: unavailable2.Arrogantly: modestly3.Specific: general4.Qualified: unqualified5.Civilized: uncivilized; savage; barbarious6.Fold: unfold7.Employed: unemployedpetence: incompetence9.Sensitive: insensitive第六大题1. It is wrong to raise our children （in）the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. W e mustexpose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens.2. As time goes on, we are inevitably going to get more and more involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations.3. We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise/Or we will lose o urfriends.4. Information is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of an average library.5. That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have any legal document to certify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find a companythat specializes in building theaters.6. These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and penetra ting analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.7. The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been modernized unless the quality of our people’s lives is really improved.8. Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields. 9. Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group of people, and that person or group is sure to Abuse/misuse power because, just as Lord Act ion says, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”10. Traditionally in our country, school education was always said to be moreimportant and useful, compared with all other pursuits.Grammar第一大题It is far more complicated to talk about the future than to talk about the present and past. Generally speaking, future time is expressed in the following ways:Future at presentA.“will”as in 3): used to say that something is expected to happen“will be doing” as in 4): used to say that you are sure that something will happen because arrangements have been madeB.“be going to” as in 2) and 5): used to say that something will happen quite soon or to talk about sb’s intentions or what they have decided to doC.“the present progressive现在进行时”as in 10): used to talk about something will happen because you have planned or arranged itD.“the simple present一般现在时”as in 9): used to say that something will definitely happen at a particular time, especially because it has been officially arrangedFuture in the pastA.“would”as in 7): used to say what you intended to do or expected to happenB.“was/were going to”as in 1): used to say that something was expected to happenC.“was/were to do”as in 6) and 8): used to talk about something that would happen because it had been planned or arranged.第二大题第一小题1.Two nouns2.Two adjectives3.Two prepositional phrases4.Two infinitive phrases5.Two noun phrases6.Two noun phrases7.Two prepositional phrases8.Two prepositional phrases第二小题1.The province is strong both in industry and in agriculture./ The province is not only strong in industry, but also in agriculture.2.Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food, but transportation.3.Generally, after working for the company for five years, a number of young employees either are promoted or leave. programs for children should not only entertain but also teach.5.Obviously, these children are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but by fear of failure.6.At present, it would be neither practical nor desirable to eliminate examinationsaltogether.n Americans are playing a more active role in politics than ever before, both at local and national level.8.My uncle believes that in our town sightseeing is best done either by tour bus or by bicycle.9.Wood flooring not only cleans easily, but is environmentally friendly.10.Until I read the article I knew neither where she was brought up nor (where she was) educated.11.I find the new manager neither easy to get along with nor delightful to talk to.12.Contrary to what people had expected, not only did he attend the meeting, but he also spoke for twenty minutes.第三大题(1) other (2) best (3) reason (4) mental (5) next (6) As (7) take (8) cool (9) thinking (10) rest第四大题1.T hepremier is leaving for New York for a UN= United Nations conference tomorrow.2. He is to meet the heads of state of several co untries during his stay in New York.3. what are you going to do during the Nationa l Day holidays? Are you going home or staying on campus?4. –What do you think school will be like in tw enty years’ time?- I think thatchildren will probably learn at home with a mechanized teacher.5. Thirty years ago, my grandparents never tho ught that they wouldbe able to move into a two-story house with all the modernfacilities.He is a two-year-old boy. equipment6. What they lack is not money but experience.7. They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but(also)to learn about Chinese culture (as well).8. What children want most from their parents are not materialthings but love and attention.9. You may either write your essay in your reg ular exercisebook or do it on your computer.10. I’m not quite sure why he didn’t show up. Either he was not interested, or he simply forg ot about it.11. A society should respect both its scientists and its garbage collectors/sanitation worker.12. He is miserly both with his money and with his time.mean第五大题1.I will phone you as soon as I arrive in Beijing.2.We can hardly imagine what life will be like in 50 years.3.No mistake. Here “if...will”is possible when “will” expresses “willingness”4.Please be seated, everyone. The show is about to begin. (Note:Use “be about to do sth” to say that something will happen almost immediately. “Will” is not used.)5.It is predicted that in about ten years’ time, China will be able to send man to the Moon. (Note:“To be able to do sth”is used to say that it is possible for someone or something to do something.)6.Drop in whenever you please. You’ll always be welcome. (Note:Adverbs of frequency频率副词, such as always, usually, often, sometimes, etc., usually go immediately in front of the main verb.)7.Neither his parents, nor his brother was able to come to his performance.(Note:The main verb agrees with the noun phrase introduced by nor就近原则)8.Both her friends and her English teacher believe she will win the talent contest.9.My father regards creativity both as a gift and as a skill. (Note: Normally, the two items connected by emphasizing coordinating conjunction s并列连词should be expressed in the same grammatical form, here, two prepositional phrases.)10.No mistake. Though the two items “do it now”and “after class”aren’t the same grammatical form, this is acceptable because we can regard them as condensed form “We can either do it now or (do it)after class.”Therefore, the two items can also be different grammatical forms serving the same grammatical function, here, both as adverbials.。

【免费下载】现代大学英语Unit 1课后练习答案

Vocabulary第一大题第三小题1. Sense: sensitive; sensible; senseless; sensibility; oversensitive; insensitive;2. Technique: technical; technically; technician; technology3. Special; specially; specialty; specialize; especially4. Intellect: intellectual; intelligent; intelligence5. Civil: civilize; civilization; civilized; uncivilized第四小题1. 很多人都认同，大学扩招是一个大业绩。

2. 提供能够满足高要求的注册会计师仍然是一个大问题。

3. 过早的专业化并非明智之举，学生在进入专业领域之前应该广泛接触世界文化。

4. 有一天我们可能会变得强大，但我们绝不能变得傲慢，我们应当继续遵循和平共处的原则。

5. 一个国家的力量本质上依赖于该国的文明进程，这是一个深刻的认识。

6. 我们队过去苦难的记忆是一笔巨大的精神财富。

第二大题1. Fold one’s arms2. Fold the letter3. Acquire knowledge4. Generate ideas5. Generate jobs/careers/professions6. Generate power/electricity7. Generate/arouse interest8. Employ workers9. Employ/use/make use of time10. Rear/raise/bring up one’s children/offspring11. Rear sheep12. Raise one’s family13. Raise one’s voice14. Raise tax15. Raise the question16. Maintain contact17. Maintain law and order18. Maintain peace第三大题Synonyms近义词1. Fairly: reasonably/ rather/ quite2. Obviously: clearly; evidently3. Maintain: keep4. Rear (children): raise; bring up5. Acquire (knowledge): gain; obtain6. Generate (ideas): produce7. Certify: prove8. Faculty: department (at university); teaching staff9. Mankind: humanity; human beings; man10. Pharmacist: druggist; chemist (BrE)11. Specimen: type; example; model; case; sample12. Enroll (a school): enter; join13. Nevertheless: however; but14. Penetrating: sharp; thoughtful; profound15. Intellect: thinker; intellectual16. Shudder: shake; tremble; shiver;quake17. Inevitably: unavoidably; certainly18. Aid: help; assist(ance)19. Assume: suppose; think; guess20. Peculiar: strange; odd; unusual; queer;21. Accomplishment: achievement; success; victory victorious Victoria22. Expertise: special skillAntonyms反义词1. Available: unavailable2. Arrogantly: modestly3. Specific: general4. Qualified: unqualified5. Civilized: uncivilized; savage; barbarious6. Fold: unfold7. Employed: unemployed8. Competence: incompetence9. Sensitive: insensitive第六大题1. It is wrong to raise our children （in）the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. W e mustexpose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens.2. As time goes on, we are inevitably going to get more and more involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations.3. We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise/Or we will lose o urfriends.4. Information is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of an average library.5. That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have any legal document to certify that they have thenecessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theaters.6. These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and penetra ting analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.7. The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been modernized unless the quality of our people’s lives is really improved.8. Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields. 9. Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group of people, and that person or group is sure to Abuse/misuse power because, just as Lord Act ion says, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”10. Traditionally in our country, schooleducation was always said to be more important and useful, compared with all other pursuits.Grammar第一大题It is far more complicated to talk about the future than to talk about the present and past. Generally speaking, future time is expressed in the following ways:Future at presentA.“will” as in 3): used to say that something is expected to happen“will be doing” as in 4): used to say that you are sure that something will happen because arrangements have been madeB.“be going to” as in 2) and 5): used to say that something will happen quite soon or to talk about sb’s intentions or what they havedecided to doC.“the present progressive现在进行时” as in 10): used to talk about something will happen because you have planned or arranged itD.“the simple present一般现在时” as in 9): used to say that something will definitely happen at a particular time, especially because it has been officially arrangedFuture in the pastA. “would” as in 7): used to say what you intended to do or expected to happenB. “was/were going to” as in 1): used to say that something was expected to happenC. “was/were to do” as in 6) and 8): used to talk about something that would happen because it had been planned or arranged.第二大题第一小题1. Two nouns2. Two adjectives3. Two prepositional phrases4. Two infinitive phrases5. Two noun phrases6. Two noun phrases7. Two prepositional phrases8. Two prepositional phrases第二小题1. The province is strong both in industry and in agriculture./ The province is not only strong in industry, but also in agriculture.2. Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food, but transportation.3. Generally, after working for the company for five years, a number of young employees either are promoted or leave.4. TV programs for children should not only entertain but also teach.5. Obviously, these children are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but by fear of failure.6. At present, it would be neither practicalnor desirable to eliminate examinations altogether.7. Asian Americans are playing a more active role in politics than ever before, both at local and national level.8. My uncle believes that in our town sightseeing is best done either by tour bus or by bicycle.9. Wood flooring not only cleans easily, but is environmentally friendly.10. Until I read the article I knew neither where she was brought up nor (where she was) educated.11. I find the new manager neither easy to get along with nor delightful to talk to.12. Contrary to what people had expected, not only did he attend the meeting, but he also spoke for twenty minutes.第三大题(1) other (2) best (3) reason (4) mental (5) next (6) As (7) take (8) cool (9) thinking (10) rest第四大题1.Thepremier is leaving for New York for a UN= United Nations conference tomorrow.2. He is to meet the heads of state of several co untries during his stay in New York.3. what are you going to do during the Nationa l Day holidays? Are you going home or staying on campus?4. –What do you think school will be like in twent y years’ time?- I think thatchildren will probably learn at home with a mechanized teacher.5. Thirty years ago, my grandparents never tho ught that they wouldbe able to move into a two-story house with all the modernfacilities.He is a two-year-old boy. equipment6. What they lack is not money but experience.7. They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but(also)to learn about Chinese culture (as well).8. What children want most from their parents are not materialthings but love and attention.9. You may either write your essay in your reg ular exercisebook or do it on your computer.10. I’m not quite sure why he didn’t show up. Either he was not interested, or he simply forg ot about it.11. A society should respect both its scientists and its garbage collectors/sanitation worker.12. He is miserly both with his money and with his time.mean第五大题1. I will phone you as soon as I arrive in Beijing.2. We can hardly imagine what life will be like in 50 years.3. No mistake. Here “if...will” is possible when “will” expresses “willingness”4. Please be seated, everyone. The show is about to begin. (Note:Use “be about to do sth” to say that something will happen almost immediately. “Will” is not used.)5. It is predicted that in about ten years’ time, China will be able to send man to the Moon. (Note:“To be able to do sth” is used to say that it is possible for someone or something to do something.)6. Drop in whenever you please. You’ll always be welcome. (Note:Adverbs of frequency频率副词, such as always, usually, often, sometimes, etc., usually go immediately in front of the main verb.)7. Neither his parents, nor his brother was able to come to his performance.(Note:The main verb agrees with the noun phrase introduced by nor就近原则)8. Both her friends and her English teacher believe she will win the talent contest.9. My father regards creativity both as a gift and as a skill. (Note: Normally, the two items connected by emphasizing coordinating conjunction s并列连词should be expressed in the same grammatical form, here, two prepositional phrases.)10. No mistake. Though the two items “do it now” and “after class” aren’t the same grammatical form, this is acceptable because we can regard them as condensed form “We can either do it now or (do it)after class.” Therefore, the two items can also be different grammatical forms serving the same grammatical function, here, both as adverbials.。

现代大学英语(第二版)BOOK1翻译练习答案

Unit 1 P131.They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2.Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring about the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3.It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.4.He loves to show off his wealth, but that is all in vain. People still avoid him as though he were poison.5.He soon fell in love with the village and was determined to make it a beautiful garden together with other villagers.6.We must spend more money fighting against global warming. In addition, we must resort to tough laws. It is not just a matter of money.7.When the police arrived at the school, the students and teachers were still in a daze.8.This corrupt official was still clinging to his power. He refused to step aside.9.When the man finally came into view, I found it was my father. I didn’t know how he managed to find this place in the blinding snow. At that moment, I burst into tears.10.She glanced at him from time to time. It was the first time in her life that she had found herself looking at a young man like that.Unit 1 P181.Before I came to/entered college, I had neverthought life at college would be so rich and interesting.2.Most of the Chinese college students born in the1990s are the only child of their families.3.All those who know him admire him for hiswork.4.I missed the class because I didn’t know it hadmoved up to Thursday.5.In some countries, those who are overweight willbe punished one way or another.6.Soon after the fire, those who had lost theirhomes were taken to a place of safety.7.When we met again, we found we both hadchanged a lot.8.A team of experts headed by Professor Li willsoon come and help farmers solve their problems.9.The field planted with tomatoes used to bewasteland.10.Our teacher told us to read books written bysuch masters as Mao Dun and Ba Jin.Unit 2 P391. It seemed impossible to me, but all the others looked very confident.2. We looked around. There wasn’t a buildingstanding in sight. The earthquake seemed to have destroyed everything.3. He seems to be in low spirits these days. I wonder why.I think it’s because he doesn’t seem to be making much progress in his studies. He is afraid of being looked down upon by his classmates.4. What are you looking for, Dick?I seem to have lost my key. How annoying!5. If you find a word that does not seem to makeany sense in the sentence, you should look it up in the dictionary. That’s the only way to learn to use a word.6. They went on arguing for hours. Neither waswilling to listen to the other. I suddenly remembered someone saying “Discussion is an exchange of knowledge while argument is an exchange of ignorance.”7. The situation there seems to be very complicated. The government has promised to look into it.8. My grandpa seems to be getting better and better, but he still needs somebody to look after him.9. Economists have already come to the conclusion that the crisis seems to be coming to an end. The world economy is looking up.10. When I got well I looked at my bank account.To my sadness, I found my balance was almost zero. All my savings in the past three years were gone.Unit 2 P421.You ought to try a different method.2.I think you ought to talk with our writing teacherabout it.3.We ought to report the theft to the police immediately.4.You ought to go and see your parents more often now that they are not in good health.5.You shouldn’t have shouted at the elders like that.6.You shouldn’t have been late for such an important meeting.7.Isn’t Jim your friend? You shouldn’t have turned down/rejected his offer of help.8.As a college student, you shouldn’t have spent all your free time playing computer games.9.If I failed this time, I would try for the second time.10.If global warming continued, these islands would disappear.11.If I had a million yuan, I would buy my parents an apartment.12.If I were elected president of the students’union, I might organize a piano competition.Unit 3 P611.Zhu Yingtai had to (was forced to) obey her father and marry the young master if the rich Ma family although she was extremely unwilling. She was heartbroken.2.The man had never seen such a large note. He said, "It looks good, feels good, and it is good!"3.Leaves had turned/got/gone/become yellow, red and purple. It really looked heavenly(beautiful like heaven).4.As she grew older, she began to feel tired easily.5.What he said sounded very convincing, but reasons that sound good do not always mean good sound reasons. There is a big difference between the two.6.He likes to talk. He can never keep quiet, and what he says often proves(turns out to be) incorrect.7.He got wounded in the battle, lost a lot of blood, and became very weak. His leaders ordered him to stay in the hospital until he was completely recovered(healed).8.They thought they could slip through our fingers.They were wrong. They couldn't get away with what they had done.9.During the Long March, the Red Army had to get across the Dadu River, through the grassland and over the snow-covered mountains.10.Are you used to life there?How do you get along with your classmates?Can you get by with the money we send you?(Is the money we send you enough for you?)Unit 3 P651.If you had arrived ten minutes earlier, you could have caught the train.2.Your father would have forgiven you if you had told him the truth.3.If it hadn't snowed heavily, I would have taken you along to yesterday's party.4.If there had been more rain in spring, the harvest would have been much better.5.If they hadn't learned a lesson from their failure, they wouldn' t have achieved so much.6.If my family hadn't supported me, I wouldn't have taken part in this contest.7.Many people think that China's Great Wall is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.8.As so often happens, misfortunes/troubles never come singly/alone.9.As is often the case with the first-year college students, Jim finds it hard to adapt to the life at college.10.As is reported, the president will visit five African countries next month.Unit 5 P1141.This is a wonderful opportunity. You would be foolish to let it slip by.pared with last year, our exports have increased by 20%.(or. ...are up by 20%...have gone up by 20%)3.For want of a better word, let's call it "backdoorism".4.This young man is fond of fixing things. He is something of a Jack of all trades.pared to their parents' generation, young people today consider them to be a more practical generation.6.His face went/ turned blue with anger. He was determined to nip the mass protest in the bud.7.It is a long story, but I won't go into the history today.8.It took us much more time than we had expected to go through the customs.9.The power went out suddenly, and the whole city was thrown into complete darkness.10.Don't wait for me. You go ahead. I must go over the document.11.We cannot deny the fact that we have paid dearly for our economic development.12.Had the firemen arrived a bit later, the fire would have spread to the nearby oil tanks.Unit 6 P1401.When we reached our destination, we found nothing standing on the ground except some rocks scattered here and there. Nobody would be able to recognize it as part of the city wall a thousand years ago.2.Today, most people have got a new perspective. They no longer accept the view that mainly GDPmarks the happiness of a nation.3.Let's agree to disagree. We at least agree on one thing: We agree not to use force. We agree that we must settle our disputes peacefully.4.Guilin has always been regarded by our people as the most beautiful place in our country. I used to have my doubts, but now I totally agree with them. Everything is so beautiful, especially the rock formations in all those different shapes.5.I can assure you. She is a very agreeable person. I have never seen her lose her temper.6.A young man who saw the woman run over by the car has agreed to appear in court as witness. I appreciate/ admire his courage.7.College education should see to it that our students are able to do critical thinking.8.While you are preparing your lessons, you must try your best to see if you can raise some significant questions and give meaningful comments/ criticism.9.Upon careful reflections on this issue, I've come to realize that we must make sure our students not only can make a living, but also know how to live.10.Once I fixed my bike tire which was leaking. My Dad patted me on the shoulder and teased me saying that I am the family genius and have the potential of a good mechanic. What he said set the whole family laughing.Unit 6 P 1441.Take a warm jacket with you in case it should suddenly turn cold.2.It's not safe there, so stay in the hotel at night.3.The two girls spoke so softly that no one else could hear them.4.When you explain the danger of drugs to children, do it so that they can understand.5.The whole family worked hard so that they could send one of the children to college.6.In winter the school closes early so that the children can get home before dark.7.He was an only child, so he found it difficult to get along with his peers at school.8.The accident happened so long ago that I don't remember much about it.9.The teacher had just taken the children out of thebuilding when it collapsed.10.It was so dark that the German secret agent didn't notice there was no balcony below the window at all.Unit 8 P1771.The fuel/gas ran out, but he managed to make a safe landing in rice fields.2.There are already quite a few students who are considering running for the chairman of the Students' Union.3.That student who was run over by the horse carriage is now out of danger. I consider him really lucky.4.It is said that this well has never run dry in the past hundreds of years, and this has been considered a miracle.5.We are running short of hands. You have just come in the right time.6.I'd rather have some of our public works run by the state than by private businessmen.7.She warned me not to make friends with those who are always running after name andmoney.fame8.We warned them that what they did was against/a violation of the agreement/ contract, and we would take legal action.Unit 8 P 1811.Do what you like without caring about what other people think.2.We should find out what the students think about the matter.3.We'll do what we can do to help the earthquake victims.4.I hope what I have written will be of help to other college students.5.Being journalism majors, we ought to keep ourselves informed of what is happening around the world.6."Stop thief!" a student called, raising his voice.7.Having nothing more interesting to do, the boy decidedto take his alarm clock apart.8.Wang Lan opened th wardrobe, wondering what she should wear to the interview the next day.9.The village head went from door to door tellingpeople to leave for a nearby hill.10.Realizing he'd been deceived, the old man reported the painful experience to the police.Unit 10 P2211.If they refused to give back these small islands, the two countries would not be able to normalize their diplomatic relationship completely.2.I know that it is stupid to give up this opportunity, but I have no other alternative/choice.3.For lack of public support, the White House had to give in at last.4.It may not be possible to eliminate drugs all at once/immediately/at one go, but now there are millions of people throughout the world who succeed in kicking the habit of cigarette smoking every year.5.We have already made contact with the representatives of the other side and arranged to meet in Xiamen before long to discuss important issues we are both interested in.6.One day, that building suddenly gave way/collapsed/fell down, burying many peopleunder it.7.Love requires nourishment from both sides, and true love is in the giving, not in the taking.8.As soon as Grandma's health improved, she began to give out her belongings to her folks and friends.9.It requires perfect honesty on both sides to cultivate a lasting/enduring friendly relationship. 10.It is announced that our economic plan this year has been fulfilled and our domestic/home market has also been flourishing.Unit 10 P2251.He said again and again that he had come to China to broaden/widen/expand his horizons.2.Julia says she has neither the time nor the energy for sports after a day's hard work.3.Sometimes it takes courage to disagree openly with one's immediate boss.4.Neither the teachers nor the students here believe there is any shortcut in learning English.5.Upon graduation, most college students have two options:either to find a job or to go to graduateschool.6.To see all the flood victims properly housed is the relief workers' number one task at present.7.During my stay in China, I would like you to arrange for me to see some of my old friends.8.In order to prevent the price of houses from going up too fast, the government promised to adopt/launch a series of policies.9.Such interviews are generally conducted either ina hotel or in a cafe, never in offices.10.They opened a shelter for the city's homeless to stay overnight in extreme weather conditions.Unit 11 P2471.I am quite curious how you came to decide studya foreign language.2.It wasn't until the reform and opening-up started when people began to realize that the market was not a bad thing.3.None of those generals, officials and scholars knew how to weigh the elephant, but a young child suddenly came up with a brilliant idea.4.The biggest difficulty we came across/up againstwas lack of food. Therefore it never came to our mind that one day we might have to live on a diet. 5.I have never heard of this expression. Where did you come across it?6.The paint of that old temple is coming off. It needs repainting.7.The water here was not deep. It only came to an ordinary man's chest. So they could easily come across the river here.8.The door opened suddenly and out jumped a dog. It started barking at me and didn't quiet down until its master came out.9.Gone was the beautiful meadow, and in its place stood a big hotel.10.Our most urgent need is to protect the life of those Chinese who were kidnapped by the terrorists.Unit 11 P2501.It was a couple of days before the children recovered from the horror of the road accident.2.I was revising my essay on computer and was about to finish when its screen went black due topower failure.3.The school is located at the foot of a hill. Beyond the hill lies a large stretch of rice fields.4.It won't be long before Jim begins to regret having lost a friend like you.5."It's pleasant to touch the land," whispered the farmer.6.The family had just put their winter clothes away when the area was hit by a snowstorm.7.In the center of the Tian'anmen Square stands the Monument to the People's Heroes.8.It wasn't long before a number of economists realized the world would soon be faced with a serious global financial crisis.9.They were leaving for Thailand when they were told the trip had been cancelled.10.Gone are the days when China could not make big planes on its own.。

Unit1-现代大学英语精读第一册Half-a-Day答案

现代大学英语精读Book One 课后练习答案Unit One Half a DayV ocabulary1 Become familiar with the rules of word formationI identify the parts of speech of the following words and list the suffixes used.Noun suffixes:-tion,-ment, -ing, -ness, -or/erAdjective suffixes: -ful, -less, -ed.Adverb suffixes: -ly2 Write down the corresponding adverbs, adjectives, nouns or verbs of the following words.1. Their corresponding adverbs are:Simply, hurriedly, terribly, possibly, miserably, politely, fortunately, practically, physically, favorably, roughly, seriously.2. Their corresponding adjectives are:Complete, accurate, particular, total, absolute, easy, angry, miserable, exact, final.3. Their corresponding nouns are:Power(powerfulness), success(successfulness), care(carefulness),tear(tearfulness), meaning(meaninglessness), home(homelessness), price (pricelessness)4. Their corresponding verbs are:Express, impress, attend, celebrate, attract, spell, produce, pollute, prevent, oppose, organize, inform, appoint, require, judge.3 Translate1. 一个有用的词，2一条很有帮助的建议3. 一次痛苦的经历4. 一个含泪的声音5. 一场无望的战争 6 一颗无价的宝石7. 一本无用的书8. 仔细一看9. 一个多事的年份10.一个有害的习惯11. 一只对人无害的动物12. 一个无耻的撒谎者13.一个无阶级的社会14. 很有希望的形势15．一次富有成果的访问16. 一支强大的军队17. 一个粗心的错误18. 一个无家可的孩子19. 一个牙齿已掉光的老汉20.一朵无名的花。

现代大学英语Unit1课后练习答案

Vocab‎u lary‎第一大题第三小题1.Sense‎: sensi‎tive; sensi‎b le; sense‎l ess; sensi‎bilit‎y; overs‎e nsit‎ive; insen‎sitiv‎e;2.Techn‎ique: techn‎ical; techn‎icall‎y; techn‎ician‎; techn‎o logy‎3.Speci‎a l; speci‎a lly; speci‎a lty; speci‎a lize‎; espec‎ially‎4.Intel‎l ect: intel‎l ectu‎a l; intel‎l igen‎t; intel‎l igen‎ce5.Civil‎: civil‎i ze; civil‎i zati‎o n; civil‎i zed; unciv‎ilize‎d第四小题1.很多人都认‎同，大学扩招是‎一个大业绩‎。

2.提供能够满‎足高要求的‎注册会计师‎仍然是一个‎大问题。

3.过早的专业‎化并非明智‎之举，学生在进入‎专业领域之‎前应该广泛‎接触世界文‎化。

4.有一天我们‎可能会变得‎强大，但我们绝不‎能变得傲慢‎，我们应当继‎续遵循和平‎共处的原则‎。

5.一个国家的‎力量本质上‎依赖于该国‎的文明进程‎，这是一个深‎刻的认识。

6.我们队过去‎苦难的记忆‎是一笔巨大‎的精神财富‎。

第二大题1.Fold one’s arms2.Fold the lette‎r3.Acqui‎r e knowl‎e dge4.Gener‎a te ideas‎5.Gener‎a te jobs/caree‎r s/profe‎ssion‎s6.Gener‎a te power‎/elect‎r icit‎y7.Gener‎a te/arous‎e inter‎e st8.Emplo‎y worke‎r s9.Emplo‎y/use/make use of time10.Rear/raise‎/bring‎up one’s child‎r en/offsp‎ring11.Rear sheep‎12.Raise‎one’s famil‎y13.Raise‎one’s voice‎14.Raise‎tax15.Raise‎the quest‎ion16.Maint‎a in conta‎c t17.Maint‎a in law and order‎18.Maint‎a in peace‎第三大题Synon‎y ms近义‎词1.Fairl‎y: reaso‎n ably‎/ rathe‎r/ quite‎2.Obvio‎u sly: clear‎ly; evide‎n tly3.Maint‎a in: keep4.Rear (child‎r en): raise‎; bring‎up5.Acqui‎r e (knowl‎e dge): gain; obtai‎n6.Gener‎a te (ideas‎): produ‎c e7.Certi‎f y: prove‎8.Facul‎ty: depar‎tment‎ (at unive‎r sity‎); teach‎ing staff‎9.Manki‎n d: human‎ity; human‎being‎s; man10.Pharm‎a cist‎: drugg‎ist; chemi‎s t (BrE)11.Speci‎m en: type; examp‎le; model‎; case; sampl‎e12.Enrol‎l (a schoo‎l): enter‎; join13.Never‎thele‎s s: howev‎er; but14.Penet‎r atin‎g: sharp‎; thoug‎h tful‎; profo‎u nd15.Intel‎l ect: think‎er; intel‎l ectu‎a l16.Shudd‎er: shake‎; tremb‎le; shive‎r;quake‎17.Inevi‎tably‎: unavo‎idabl‎y; certa‎i nly18.Aid: help; assis‎t(ance)19.Assum‎e: suppo‎se; think‎; guess‎20.Pecul‎iar: stran‎g e; odd; unusu‎a l; queer‎;21.Accom‎p lish‎m ent: achie‎v emen‎t; succe‎ss; victo‎r y victo‎r ious‎Victo‎r ia22.Exper‎t ise: speci‎a l skill‎Anton‎y ms反义‎词1.Avail‎a ble: unava‎i labl‎e2.Arrog‎a ntly‎: modes‎tly3.Speci‎f ic: gener‎a l4.Quali‎f ied: unqua‎lifie‎d5.Civil‎i zed: unciv‎ilize‎d; savag‎e; barba‎r ious‎6.Fold: unfol‎d7.Emplo‎y ed: unemp‎loyed‎pe‎t ence‎: incom‎p eten‎c e9.Sensi‎t ive: insen‎sitiv‎e第六大题1. It is wrong‎to raise‎our child‎r en （in）the way we grow flowe‎r s in the green‎h ouse‎. W e mustexpos‎e them to all socia‎l probl‎e ms becau‎s e very soon they will be deali‎n g with them as respo‎n sibl‎e citiz‎e ns.2. As time goes on, we are inevi‎t ably‎going‎to get more and more invol‎v ed in inter‎n atio‎n al affai‎r s. And confl‎i cts are sure to occur‎becau‎s e there‎alway‎s exist‎diffe‎r ent views‎and inter‎e sts among‎natio‎n s.3. We are proud‎of our accom‎p lish‎m ents‎, and we have reaso‎n to be. But we must never‎becom‎e arrog‎a nt. Other‎w ise/Or we will lose o urfrien‎d s.4. Infor‎m atio‎n is now easil‎y avail‎a ble. An avera‎g e compu‎t er can store‎the infor‎m atio‎n of an avera‎g e libra‎r y.5. That const‎r ucti‎o n compa‎n y is not quali‎f ied to handl‎e the proje‎c t. They do not have any legal‎docum‎e nt to certi‎f y that they have theneces‎s ary exper‎t ise. We must find a compa‎n y that speci‎a lize‎s in build‎i ng theat‎e rs.6. These‎think‎tanks‎do not make decis‎i ons. They are out to gener‎a te new ideas‎and penet‎r a tin‎g analy‎s es that will be extre‎m ely usefu‎l for decis‎i on maker‎s.7. The growt‎h of GDP is not every‎t hing‎. Our count‎r y canno‎t be said to have beenmoder‎n ized‎unles‎s the quali‎t y of our peopl‎e’s lives‎is reall‎y impro‎v ed.8. Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still‎quite‎happy‎as child‎r en, for there‎was clean‎air, clean‎water‎, a lot of fish, crabs‎and eels in the river‎s, lakes‎and ponds‎; and a lot of flowe‎r s, trees‎and birds‎in the field‎s. 9. Give absol‎u te power‎to any indiv‎idual‎or any parti‎c ular‎group‎of peopl‎e, and that perso‎n or group‎is sure to Abuse‎/misus‎e power‎becau‎s e, just as Lord Actio‎n says, “Po wer‎corru‎p ts, and absol‎u te power‎corru‎p ts abs ol‎u tely‎.”10. Tradi‎t iona‎l ly in our count‎r y, schoo‎l educa‎t ion was alway‎s said to be moreimpor‎t ant and usefu‎l, compa‎r ed with all other‎pursu‎i ts.Gramm‎ar第一大题It is far more compl‎icate‎d to talk about‎ the futur‎e than to talk about‎ the prese‎n t and past. Gener‎a lly speak‎ing, futur‎e time is expre‎ssed in the follo‎w ing ways:Futur‎e at prese‎n tA.“will”as in 3): used to say that somet‎h ing is expec‎t ed to happe‎n“will be doing‎” as in 4): used to say that you are sure that somet‎h ing will happe‎n becau‎se arran‎g emen‎t s have been madeB.“be going‎ to” as in 2) and 5): used to say thatsomet‎h ing will happe‎n quite‎ soon or to talk about‎ sb’s inten‎tions‎ or what they have decid‎ed to doC.“the prese‎n t progr‎e ssiv‎e现在进行‎时”as in 10): used to talk about‎ somet‎h ing will happe‎n becau‎se you have plann‎ed or arran‎g ed itD.“the simpl‎e prese‎n t一般现‎在时”as in 9): used to say that somet‎h ing will defin‎itely‎happe‎n at a parti‎c ular‎ time, espec‎ially‎becau‎se it has been offic‎ially‎arran‎g edFutur‎e in the pastA.“would‎”as in 7): used to say what you inten‎d ed to do or expec‎t ed to happe‎nB.“was/were going‎ to” as in 1): used to say that somet‎h ing was expec‎t ed to happe‎nC.“was/were to do”as in 6) and 8): used to talk about‎somet‎h ing that would‎happe‎n becau‎se it had been plann‎ed or arran‎g ed.第二大题第一小题1.Two nouns‎2.Two adjec‎t ives‎3.Two prepo‎sitio‎n al phras‎e s4.Two infin‎itive‎ phras‎e s5.Two noun phras‎e s6.Two noun phras‎e s7.Two prepo‎sitio‎n al phras‎e s8.Two prepo‎sitio‎n al phras‎e s第二小题1.The provi‎n ce is stron‎g both in indus‎t ry and in agric‎u ltur‎e./ The provi‎n ce is not only stron‎g in indus‎try, but also in agric‎u ltur‎e.2.Relie‎f agenc‎i es say the immed‎iate probl‎e m is not a lack of food, but trans‎p orta‎t ion.3.Gener‎a lly, after‎ worki‎n g for the compa‎n y for five years‎, a numbe‎r of young‎emplo‎y ees eithe‎r are promo‎ted or leave‎. progr‎a ms for child‎r en shoul‎d not only enter‎tain but also teach‎.5.Obvio‎u sly, these‎child‎r en are motiv‎a ted notby a desir‎e to achie‎v e, but by fear of failu‎r e.6.At prese‎n t, it would‎be neith‎er pract‎ical nor desir‎a ble to elimi‎n ate exami‎n atio‎n s altog‎ether‎.n‎Ameri‎c ans are playi‎n g a more activ‎e role in polit‎ics than ever befor‎e, both at local‎and natio‎n al level‎.8.My uncle‎belie‎v es that in our town sight‎seein‎g is best done eithe‎r by tour bus or by bicyc‎l e.9.Wood floor‎i ng not only clean‎s easil‎y, but is envir‎o nmen‎tally‎frien‎d ly.10.Until‎I read the artic‎le I knew neith‎er where‎she was broug‎h t up nor (where‎she was) educa‎t ed.11.I find the new manag‎er neith‎er easy to get along‎with nor delig‎h tful‎ to talk to.12.Contr‎a ry to what peopl‎e had expec‎t ed, not only did he atten‎d the meeti‎n g, but he also spoke‎for twent‎y minut‎e s.第三大题(1) other‎ (2) best (3) reaso‎n(4) menta‎l (5) next (6) As (7) take (8) cool (9) think‎ing (10) rest第四大题1.T hepremi‎e r is leavi‎n g for New York for a UN= Unite‎d Natio‎n s confe‎r ence‎tomor‎r ow.2. He is to meet the heads‎of state‎of sever‎a l co unt‎r ies durin‎g his stay in New York.3. what are you going‎to do durin‎g the Natio‎n a l Day holid‎a ys? Are you going‎home or stayi‎ng on campu‎s?4. –What do you think‎schoo‎l will be like in tw ent‎y years‎’ time?- I think‎thatchild‎r en will proba‎b ly learn‎at home with a mecha‎n ized‎teach‎e r.5. Thirt‎y years‎ago, my grand‎p aren‎t s never‎thoug‎h t th at they would‎be able to move into a two-story‎house‎with allthe moder‎nfacil‎i ties‎.He is a two-year-old boy. equip‎m ent6. What they lack is not money‎but exper‎i ence‎.7. They have come to China‎not only to learn‎Chine‎s e, but(also)to learn‎about‎Chine‎s e cultu‎r e (as well).8. What child‎r en want most from their‎paren‎t s are not mater‎i althing‎s but love and atten‎t ion.9. You may eithe‎r write‎your essay‎in your regul‎a r exerc‎i se book or do it on your compu‎t er.10. I’m not quite‎sure why he didn’t show up. Eithe‎r he was not inter‎e sted‎,or he simpl‎y forg o‎t about‎it.11. A socie‎t y shoul‎d respe‎ct both its scien‎t ists‎and its garba‎g e colle‎c tors‎/ sanit‎a tion‎worke‎r.12. He is miser‎l y both with his money‎and with his time.mean第五大题1.I will phone‎you as soon as I arriv‎e in Beiji‎ng.2.We can hardl‎y imagi‎n e what life will be like in 50 years‎.3.No mista‎k e. Here “if...will”is possi‎b le when “will” expre‎sses “willi‎n gnes‎s”4.Pleas‎e be seate‎d, every‎o ne. The show is about‎ to begin‎. (Note:Use “be about‎ to do sth” to say that somet‎h ing will happe‎n almos‎t immed‎iatel‎y. “Will” is not used.)5.It is predi‎c ted that in about‎ ten years‎’ time, China‎will be able to send man to the Moon. (Note:“To be able to do sth”is used to say that it is possi‎b le for someo‎n e or somet‎h ing to do somet‎h ing.)6.Drop in whene‎v er you pleas‎e. You’ll alway‎s be welco‎m e. (Note:Adver‎b s of frequ‎ency频‎率副词, such as alway‎s, usual‎ly, often‎, somet‎imes, etc., usual‎ly go immed‎iatel‎y in front‎ of the main verb.)7.Neith‎er his paren‎ts, nor his broth‎er was able to come to his perfo‎r manc‎e.(Note:The main verb agree‎s with the noun phras‎e intro‎d uced‎by nor就近‎原则)8.Both her frien‎d s and her Engli‎s h teach‎er belie‎v e she will win the talen‎t conte‎s t.9.My fathe‎r regar‎d s creat‎ivity‎both as a gift and as a skill‎. (Note: Norma‎l ly, the two items‎conne‎c ted by empha‎s izin‎g coord‎inati‎n g conju‎nctio‎n s并列连‎词shoul‎d be expre‎ssed in the same gramm‎a tica‎l form, here, two prepo‎sitio‎nal phras‎e s.)10.No mista‎k e. Thoug‎h the two items‎“do it now” and “after‎ class‎” aren’t the same gramm‎atica‎l form, this is accep‎table‎becau‎se we can regar‎d them as conde‎n sed form “We can eithe‎r do it now or (do it) after‎ class‎.” There‎f ore, the two items‎can also be diffe‎r ent gramm‎a tica‎l forms‎servi‎n g the same gramm‎a tica‎l funct‎ion, here, both as adver‎b ials‎.。

现代大学英语精读1Unit1课后练习标准答案

Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:1 True or false (P.6-7)1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary1. Identify the parts of speech of the following words and list the suffixes used. (P.10)Noun suffixes: -tion, -ment, -ing, -ness, -or/erAdjective suffixes: -ful, -less, -edAdverb suffixes: -ly2. Write down the corresponding adverbs, adjectives, nouns or verbs of the following words. (P.10-11)1. Their corresponding adverbs are: Simply, hurriedly, terribly, possibly, miserably, politely, fortunately, practically, physically, favorably, roughly, seriously2. Their corresponding adjectives are: complete, accurate, particular, total, absolute, easy, angry, miserable, exact, final3. Their corresponding nouns are: power (powerfulness), success (successfulness), care (carefulness), tear (tearfulness), meaning (meaninglessness), home (homelessness), price (pricelessness)4. Their corresponding verbs are:express, impress, attend, celebrate, attract, spell, produce, pollute, prevent, oppose, organize, inform, appoint, require, judge3. Translate the following expressions, paying attention to the different use of the suffixes “-ful” and “–less”. (P.11)1. 一个有用的词11.一只对人无害的动物2. 一条很有帮助的建议12. 一个无耻的撒谎者3. 一次痛苦的经历13.一个无阶级的社会4. 一个含泪的声音14.很有希望的形势5. 一场无望的战争15.一次富有成果的访问6. 一颗无价的宝石16.一支强大的军队7. 一本无用的书17．一个粗心的错误8. 仔细一看18.一个无家可归的孩子9. 一个多事的年份（多事之秋）19.一个牙齿已掉光的老汉10. 一个有害的习惯20.一朵无名的花plete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets (P.11)1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute7. attention8. attentively, attentive2 Complete the following verb + noun collocations or expressions. (P.12)1. Take2. lose/find3. dry4. play5. take/have6. tell/read/write7. change/speak/read/cross8. life/facts/reality/difficulties9. an event/a plan/the news/the death/the marriage10. a country/a place/privacy11. a river/a street/a bridge/a desert/the sea12. an end/a decision/a place13. workers/waiters/servants/people4 Translate the following sentences using words and expressions taken from the text.1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

现代大学英语听力unit1--unit2(全)

Unit 1Task 1:【答案】A.Event Year Kenny G was born. 1956He toured Europe with his High School band. 1971He made his first solo album. 1982He won released his most successful album. 1993He won the Best Artist Award. 1994He broke the world record for playing a single note. 1997B．1) F2) F3) T【原文】Saxophonist Kenny G is now the world's most successful jazz musician. He was born in 1956 as Kenny Gorelick in Seattle, USA, and he learned to play the saxophone at an early age. When he was just 15 years old, he toured Europe with his High School band. After studying at Washington University he started his career as a musician. In 1982 he signed for Arista Records and made his first solo album Kenny G.Success came slowly at first, but during the 1990s Kenny became well-known on the international scene. He released Breathless, his most successful album so far in 1993, and in 1994 won the Best Artist Award at the 21st American Music Awards held in Los Angeles.As well as making records, he also found time to play in front of another famous saxophone player—US President Bill Clinton—at the "Gala for the President" concert in Washington, and to break the world record for playing a single note (45 minutes and 47 seconds!) at the J & R Music World Store in New York in 1997.During the last 20 years, Kenny G has played with superstars like Aretha Franklin, Michael Bolton and Whitney Houston, and he has sold more than 36 million albums worldwide... and he hasn't sung a note!Task 2:【答案】1) c2) d3) c【原文】Senn: Everybody always has this misconception that female policemen don't do the same thing as men do, you know. I've worked..Interviewer: That's not true?Senn: That is not true! I've worked my share of graveyard shifts, and, you know, split shifts, and double-back and no days off, and...Interviewer: Uh-huh...Senn: ...as much as the next guy. There's no distinction used if there's a male or female officer on duty. Two men on duty—I'll refer to as two men, ‟cause in myfield there's no difference between the genders. We're still the same. Okay, if there'stwo men on duty—just because one's a female, she still gets in on the same type ofcall. If there's a bar disturbance downtown, then we go too. There's been manytimes where being the only officer on duty—that's it! It‟s just me and whoeverelse is on duty in the county. They can come back me up if I need assistance. And itdoes get a little hairy. You go in there, and you have these great big, hugemonster-guys, and they're just drunker than skunks, and can't see three feet in frontof them. And when they see you, they see fifteen people, and you know... But still,there's enough...Interviewer: That's where the uniform is important, I should imagine.Senn: Sometimes, you kno w. If somebody is going to…or has a bad day, and they are out to get a cop, you know, it doesn't matter if you're, you know, boy, girl,infant or anything! When you've got that cop uniform on, they'll still take it out onyou.Interviewer: Yeah...Senn: But I think there's one advantage to being a female police officer. And that is the fact that most men still have a little respect, and they won't smack you as easy as theywould one of the guys.Interviewer: Uh-huh...Senn: But I'll tell you o ne thing I‟ve learned—I'd rather deal with ten drunk men that one drunk woman any day of the week!Interviewer: Well, why is that?Senn: Because women are so unpredictable. You cannot ever predict what a woman's going to do.Interviewer: Hmm...Senn: Especially, if she's agitated, you know.Interviewer: Emotionally upset.Senn: Yeah. I saw a lady one time just get mad at the guy she was withbecause he wouldn't buy her another drink— take off her high heel and layhis head wide open. Yuch! Oh, they can be so vicious, you know.Task 3:【答案】1) d2) b3) b4) b【原文】You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the headswith chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes through a window—and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead！Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast-moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called “stunt men”. That is to say, they perform “tricks”.There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress. Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stunt man‟s success depends on careful timing. For example, w hen he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.Naturally stuntmen are well-paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff a thousand feet high. His parachute failed to open—and he was killed.In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for “men only”. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are “stunt girls” too！Task 4:【答案】1) He started writing poetry when he was about 14 or 15.2) He has published four books.3) His first book came out when he was about 26. It wasn‟t easy. He got a lot of his work rejected at first.4) The British, or at least the English, are embarrassed by it. They‟re embarrassed by people who reveal personal feelings, emotions, thoughts and wishes.【原文】When Thomas Edison was born in the small town of Milan, Ohio, in 1847, America was just beginning its great industrial development. In his lifetime of eighty-four years, Edison shared in the excitement of America‟s growth into a modern nation. The time in which he lived was an age of invention, filled with human and scientific adventures, and Edison became the hero of that age.As a boy, Edison was not a good student. His parents took him out of school and his mother taught him at home, where his great curiosity and desire to experiment often got him into trouble. When he was six, he set fire to his father‟s barn “to see what would happen.” The barn burned down.When he was ten, Edison built his own chemistry laboratory. He sold sandwiches and newspapers on the trains in order to earn money to buy supplies for his laboratory. His parents became accustomed, more or less, to his experiments and the explosions which sometimes shook the house.Edison‟s work as a sales boy with the railroad introduced him to the telegraph and, with a friend, he built his own telegraph set.Six years later, in 1869, Edison arrived in New York City, poor and in debt. He went to work with a telegraph company. It was there that he became interested in the uses of electricity.Task 5:【答案】1815，1914，35millionI.A. villages，seaportB. danger，long ocean voyageC. a new land，a new languageD. finding a place to liveII.a better life，opportunity，freedomIII.A. England, Germany, Russia, HungaryB. Roman Catholic, JewishC. customs，languagesIV.A. Americanized，disappeared.B. haven't disappeared，customs，identitiesV.A. were cheated，prejudice，mistreatedB. hardest，least-paid，dirtiest，most overcrowdedD. rejected，old-fashioned，ashamedovercome【原文】Thousands of people came to American cities before Blacks and Puerto Ricans did. Between 1815 and 1914, more than 35 million Europeans crossed the ocean to find new homes in the United States.Most of these immigrants were ordinary people. Few were famous when they arrived. Few became famous afterward. Most had lived in small villages. Few had ever been far outside them. Most of them faced the same kinds of problems getting to America: the hardship of going from their villages to a seaport, the unpleasantness—even danger—of the long ocean voyage, the strangeness of a new land, and of a new language, the problem of finding a place to live, of finding work in a new, strange country.Every immigrant had his own reasons for coming to America. But nearly all shared one reason: They hoped for a better life. They considered America a special place, a land of opportunity, a land of freedom.Immigrants came from many different countries: England, Germany, Denmark, Finland[, Russia, Italy, Hungary and many others.They came with many different religions: Roman Catholic, Jewish, Quaker, Greek Orthodox.They brought many different customs and many languages.Some people have called the United States a "melting pot". After immigrants were here awhile—in the melting pot—they became Americanized. Differences were "melted down". They gradually disappeared.Some people say no. America isn't a melting pot. It's more like a salad bowl. Important differences between groups of people haven't disappeared. Many groups have kept their own ways, their customs, their identities, and this has given America great strength.Melting pot? Salad bowl? Perhaps there's some troth to both ideas.In any case, life in America was hard for most immigrants—especially at first. Often they were cheated. Often they met with prejudice. They were often laughed at, even mistreated, by people who themselves had been immigrants.Most of them soon found that the streets of America weren't paved with gold. They usually got the hardest jobs, and those that paid the least, the dirtiest places to live in, the most overcrowded tenements.They came to be citizens of a new country; but often they felt like people without a country. They had given up their own, but they didn't understand their new one. They didn't really feel a part of it. And the people of the new one didn't always welcome them.They came for the sake of their children, but in America their children often rejected them. To the children, their parents seemed old-fashioned. They didn't learn the new language quickly. Some didn't learn it at all. Their parents' customs made children ashamed.Gradually, however, problems were overcome. For most immigrants, life in America was better. It certainly was better for their children and for their grandchildren.Task 6:【答案】A.The Life Story of Thomas EdisonOhio，1847，industrial development, 1931, a modern nationI.A. curiosity，desireB. 1857，station master‟s sonC. 1863II.A. New York City，electricity，report the pricesB. New Jersey，invented，producedC. organized industrial researchD. 1877E. 1879III.A. 1,000B. motion-picture machineC. photographyD. streetcars，electric trainsIV.B. turn off all powerC. the progress of manB.1) F2) F3) T4) T5) F【原文】When Thomas Edison was born in the small town of Milan, Ohio, in 1847, America was just beginning its great industrial development. The time in which he lived was an age of invention, filled with human and scientific adventures, and Edison became the hero of that age.As a boy, Edison was not a good student. His parents took him out of school and his mother taught him at home, where his great curiosity and desire to experiment often got him into trouble. When he was ten, Edison built his own chemistry laboratory. He sold sandwiches and newspapers on the local trains in order to earn money to buy supplies for his laboratory. His parents became accustomed, more or less, to his experiments and the explosions which sometimes shook the house.Edison‟s work as a sales boy with the railroad introduced him to the telegraph and with a friend, he built his own telegraph set.He taught himself the Morse telegraphic code and hoped for the chance to become a professional telegraph operator. A stroke of luck and Edison's quick thinking soon provided the opportunity.One day, as young Edison stood waiting for a train to arrive, he saw the station master's sot wander into the track of an approaching train. Edison rushed out and carried the boy to safety. The thankful station master offered to teach Edison railway telegraphy. Afterwards, in 1863, he became tan expert telegraph operator and left home to work in various cities.Six years later, in 1869, Edison arrived in New York City, poor and in debt. He went to work with a telegraph company. It was there that he became interested in the uses of electricity. At that time electricity was still in the experimental stages, and Edison hoped to invent new ways to use it for the benefit of people. As he once said: "My philosophy of life is work. I want to bring out the secrets of, nature and apply them for the happiness of man. I know of no better service to render for the short time we are in this world."The same year, when he was only 22 years old, Edison invented an improved ticker-tape machine which could better report the prices on the New York Market. The ticker-tape machine was successful, and Edison decided to leave his job and concentrate wholly on inventing. When the president of the telegraph company asked how much they owed him for his invention, Edison was ready to accept only $3,000. Cautiously he said: "Suppose you make me an offer.""How would $40,000 strike you?" the president inquired. Edison almost fainted, but he finally replied that the price was fair.With this money, and now calling himself an electrical engineer, Edison formed his own "invention factory" in Newark, New Jersey. Over the next few years he invented and produced many new items, including the mimeograph machine, wax wrapping paper, and improvements of the telegraph.In 1877 Edison decided he could no longer continue both manufacturing and inventing. He sold his share in the factory and built a new laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. It was the first laboratory of its kind devoted to organized industrial research. One of the first inventions to come from his new laboratory was an improvement of Alexander Bell's telephone. Edison invented a more powerful mouthpiece which removed the need to shout into the telephone. But his greatinventions were still to come.On August 12, 1877, Edison began experimenting with an instrument which he had designed and ordered to be built. It was a cylinder, wrapped in tinfoil and turned by a handle. As it revolved, a needle made a groove in the foil. Turning the handle, Edison began to shout."Mary had a little lambWhose fleece was white as snow!"He stopped and moved the needle back in the starting position. Then, putting his ear close to the needle, he turned the handle again. A voice came out of the machine:"Mary had a little lamb,Whose fleece was white as snow!"Edison had just invented the phonograph, a completely new concept: a talking machine.While he was perfecting his phonograph, Edison also worked on another invention. He called it "an Electric Lamp for Giving Light by Incandescence". Today we call it the light bulb.For years other inventors had experimented with electric lights, but none of the lights had proven economical to produce. Edison, in studying the problem, spent over a year experimenting. He tested 1,600 materials (even hairs from a friend's beard) to see if they would carry electric current and glow. Finally, on October 21, 1879, he tried passing electricity through a carbonized cotton thread in a vacuum glass bulb. In his own words Edison described the experiment: "... before nightfall the carbon was completed and inserted in the lamp. The bulb was exhausted of air and sealed, the current turned on, and the sight we had so long desired to see met our eyes." The lamp gave off a feeble, reddish glow, and it continued to bum for 40 hours. Edison's incredible invention proved that electric lighting would be the future light of the world.Edison was now so famous as an inventor that people thought there was nothing he could not do. They began to call him "the wizard", as if he could produce an invention like magic. Few people realized how hard Edison worked, often 20 hours a day, and that most of his inventions were the results of hundreds of experiments.For 60 years Edison was the world's leading inventor. He patented over 1,000 inventions which changed our way of living. He was one of the earliest inventors of the motion-picture machine. His invention of the phonograph was joined with photography to produce talking pictures. He also perfected the electric motor which made streetcars and electric trains possible.It is no wonder that Edison received many honors during his life for contributions to the progress of mankind. The United States gave him its highest award, a special Congressional Medal of Honor. Yet, in spite of all his fame, Edison remained a modest man. He preferred to continue his work, rather than rest on his achievements. His motto was: "I find what the world needs; then I go ahead and try to invent it." He never considered himself a brilliant man and once remarked that genius was "2 percent inspiration and 98 percent perspiration".When Edison died in 1931, it was proposed that the American people mm off all power in their homes, streets, and factories for several minutes in honor of this great man. Of course, it was quickly realized that such an honor would be impossible. Its impossibility was indeed the real tribute to Edison's achievements. Electric power had become so important and vital a part of America's life that a complete shut-down for even a few seconds would have created chaos. As "one of the great heroes of invention", Edison rightfully belongs among America's and the world's great contributors to the progress of man.Task 7:【答案】A.1) c2) a3) d4) c5) c6) aB.1) That‟s because the explosion robs the fire of oxygen.2) Once the fire is out, the well still needs to be covered, or capped, to stop the flow of oil. This is the most dangerous part of the process. Any new heat or fire could cause the leaking well and the surrounding area to explode.3) In March of 1991, Red Adair went to Kuwait. He and his crews were called in to help put out oil well fires.4) He has spent his 76th birthday in Kuwait working side by side with his crew.5) At his funeral, many family members and friends honored him by wearing red clothes.【原文】Paul Neal Adair was born in Houston, Texas in nineteen fifteen. He was one of five sons of a metal worker. He also had three sisters. While growing up, he became known as Red Adair because his hair was bright red. The color became a trademark for Adair. He wore red clothes and red boots. He drove a red car, and his crew members used red trucks and red equipment.During World War Two, Adair served on a trained army team that removed and destroyed bombs. After the war, he returned to Houston and took a job with Myron Kinley. At the time, Kinley was the leader in putting out fires in oil wells. Red Adair worked with Myron Kinley for fourteen years. But in nineteen fifty-nine, Adair started his own company.During his thirty-six years in business, Red Adair and his crews battled more than two thousand fires all over the world. Some were on land. Others were on ocean oil-drilling structures. Some fires were in burning oil wells. Others were in natural gas wells.Red Adair was a leader in a specialized and extremely dangerous profession. Putting out oil well fires can be difficult. This is because oil well fires are extinguished, or put out, at the wellhead just above ground. Normally, explosives are used to stop the fire from burning. The explosion robs the fire of oxygen. But, once the fire is out, the well still needs to be covered, or capped, to stop the flow of oil. This is the most dangerous part of the process. Any new heat or fire could cause the leaking well and the surrounding area to explode.Red Adair developed modern methods to extinguish and cover burning oil wells.They became known in the industry as Wild Well Control techniques. In addition to explosives, the techniques involved large amounts of water and dirt. Adair also developed special equipment made of bronze metal to help extinguish oil well fires. The modern tools and his Wild Well Control techniques earned Red Adair and his crews the honor of being called the "best in the business."Red Adair was known for not being afraid. He was also known for his sense of calm and safety. None of his workers were ever killed while putting out oil well or gas fires. He described his work this way: “It scares you—all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everyone's face, when you are finished and packing, it is the best smile in the world; and there is nobody hurt, and the well is under control.”One of Red Adair's most important projects was in nineteen sixty-two. He and his crew put out a natural gas fire in the Sahara Desert in Algeria. The fire had been burning for six months. This famous fire was called the "Devil's Cigarette Lighter." Fire from the natural gas well shot about one hundred forty meters into the air. The fire was so big that American astronaut John Glenn could see it from space as he orbited Earth.The desert sand around the well had melted into glass from the extreme heat. News reports said Adair used about three hundred forty kilograms of nitroglycerine explosive material to pull the oxygen out of the fire.Adair's success with the "Devil's Cigarette Lighter" and earlier well fires captured the imagination of the American film industry. In nineteen sixty-eight, Hollywood made an actionfilm called Hellfighters. It was loosely based on events in Red Adair's life. Actor John Wayne played an oil well firefighter from Houston, Texas whose life was similar to Adair's. Adair served as an advisor to Wayne while the film was being made. The two men became close friends. Adair said one of the best honors in the world was to have John Wayne play him in a movie.In nineteen eighty-eight, Adair fought what was possibly the world's worst off-shore accident. It was at the Piper Alpha drilling structure in the North Sea. Occidental Petroleum operated the structure off the coast of Scotland. The structure produced oil and gas from twenty-four wells.One hundred sixty-seven men were killed when the structure exploded after a gas leak. Red Adair had to stop the fires and cap the wells. He faced winds blowing more than one hundred twenty kilometers an hour, and ocean waves at least twenty meters high.In March of nineteen ninety-one, Red Adair went to Kuwait following the Persian Gulf War. He and his crews were called in to help put out fires set by the Iraqi army.The Red Adair Company capped more than one hundred wells. His crews were amongtwenty-seven teams from sixteen countries called in to fight the fires. The crews' efforts put out about seven hundred Kuwaiti fires. Their efforts saved millions of barrels of oil. Some experts say the operation also helped prevent an environmental tragedy. The job had been expected to take three to five years. However, it was completed in just eight months.Red Adair had spent his seventy-sixth birthday in Kuwait working side by side with his crew. When asked when he might retire, he told reporters: "Retire? I do not know what that word means. As long as a man is able to work, and he is productive out there and he feels good—keep at it."Still, Red Adair finally did retire in nineteen ninety-four. At that time, he joked about where he would end up when he died. He said he hoped to be in Heaven. But he said this about Hell: "I have made a deal with the devil. He said he is going to give me an air-conditioned place when I go down there—if I go there—so I won't put all the fires out."Red Adair died in two thousand four. He was eighty-nine years old. At his funeral, many family members and friends honored him by wearing red clothes. Many Americans remember Red Adair for his bravery. He lived his life on the edge of danger. He was known for his willingness to risk his own life to save others.Task 8:【答案】A.1) She was born in New York City in 1884.2) After she finished school, Eleanor began teaching children to read in one of the poorest areas of New York City. She investigated factories where workers were said to be badly treated. She became involved with other women who shared the same ideas about improving social conditions.3) She decided she would no longer play the part of a politician's wife. Instead, she began to builda life with interests of her own.4) Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in 1932. His new economic program was called the New Deal.5) She was different from the wives of earlier presidents in that she was the first to become active in political and social issues.6) She publicly resigned her membership to protest the action of the group.7) She spent the last years of her life visiting foreign countries. She became America's unofficial ambassador. She called on Americans to help the people in developing countries.B.1) F2) T3) T【原文】Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of America's thirty-second president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She helped her husband in many ways during his long political life. She also became one of the most influential people in America. She fought for equal rights for all people -- workers, women, poor people, black people. And she sought peace among nations.Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City in eighteen eighty-four. Eleanor's family had great wealth and influence. When she was eight years old, her mother died. Two years later, her father died. It was Eleanor's grandmother who raised the Roosevelt children.After she finished school, Eleanor began teaching children to read in one of the poorest areas of New York City, called "Hell's Kitchen." She investigated factories where workers were said to be badly treated. She saw little children of four and five years old working until they dropped to the floor. She became involved with other women who shared the same ideas about improving social conditions.Franklin Roosevelt began visiting Eleanor. Franklin belonged to another part of the Roosevelt family. Franklin and Eleanor were married in nineteen-oh-five. In the next eleven years, they had six children.Franklin Roosevelt began his life in politics in New York. He was elected to be a state legislator. Later, President Woodrow Wilson appointed him to be assistant secretary of the Navy. The Roosevelts moved to Washington in nineteen thirteen. It was there, after thirteen years of marriage, that Eleanor Roosevelt went through one of the hardest periods of her life. Shediscovered that her husband had fallen in love with another woman. She wanted to end the marriage. But her husband urged her to remain his wife.She did. Yet her relationship with her husband changed. She decided she would no longer play the part of a politician's wife. Instead, she began to build a life with interests of her own.Eleanor Roosevelt learned about politics and became involved in issues and groups that interested her. In nineteen twenty-two, she became part of the Women's Trade Union League. She also joined the debate about ways to stop war. In those years after World War One, she argued that America must be involved in the world to prevent another war. "Peace is the question of the hour," she once told a group of women. "Women must work for peace to keep from losing their loved ones."The question of war and peace was forgotten as the United States entered a severe economic depression in nineteen twenty-nine. Prices suddenly dropped on the New York stock market. Banks lost their money. People lost their jobs.Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in nineteen thirty-two. He promised to end the Depression and put Americans back to work. Mrs. Roosevelt helped her husband by spreading information about his new economic program. It was called the New Deal. She traveled around the country giving speeches and visiting areas that needed economic aid.Eleanor Roosevelt was different from the wives of earlier presidents. She was the first to become active in political and social issues. While her husband was president, Missus Roosevelt held more than three hundred news conferences for female reporters. She wrote a daily newspaper commentary. She wrote for many magazines. These activities helped spread her ideas to all Americans and showed that women had important things to say.One issue Eleanor Roosevelt became involved in was equal rights for black Americans. She met publicly with black leaders to hear their problems. Few American politicians did this during the nineteen thirties and nineteen forties. One incident involving Eleanor Roosevelt became international news.In nineteen thirty-nine, an American singer, Marian Anderson, planned a performance at Constitution Hall in Washington. But a conservative women's group refused to permit her to sing there because she was black.Missus Roosevelt was a member of that organization, the Daughters of the American Revolution. She publicly resigned her membership to protest the action of the group. An opinion study showed that most Americans thought she was right.Eleanor Roosevelt helped the performance to be held outdoors, around the Lincoln Memorial. More than seventy thousand people heard Marian Anderson sing. Eleanor Roosevelt was always considered one of its strongest supporters of the civil rights movement.。