听力4 Unit1课文答案

听力教程4 答案施心远（1—13）

Unit 1

Section 1

Listening and Translation

1. A college education can be very costly in the United States.

2.Rising costs have led more and more families to borrow money to help pay for

college.

3.There are different federal loans and private loans for students.

4.Interest rates on some of these loans will go up on July 1st.

5.There are growing concerns that many students graduate with too much debt.

1.在美国，大学教育的费用会很贵。

2.费用的上涨使越来越多的美国家庭通过借钱来支付上大学的费用。

3.有各种各样的联邦贷款和私人贷款可供学生挑选。

4.在这些贷款品种中，有些品种的利率将从7月1日起上调。

5.人们越来越担心，很多学生将背负沉重的债务从大学毕业。

Section 2

Part 1 Dialogue1-8 A C D C B C B A

Part 2 passage Ex C: 1-8 F F T T F T T F

Section 3

News Item 1

China's wasted no time insetting put the latest plans for its ambitious space program. A senior official said the next manned mission will be in 2007, when the astronauts will attempt a space walk. After that, scientists will focus on developing the capability to rendezvous* and dock* with other spacecraft. He added that China also wanted to recruit female astronauts in the near future.

The announcement comes just hours after the country's second manned space mission touched down in the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia. The returning astronauts have been given a hero's welcome, riding in an open car in a nationally televised parade. Thousands of soldiers and groups of schoolchildren lined the route, waving Chinese flags. It's a sign of the great importance China attaches to its space program, viewing it as a source of national pride and international prestige.

A: …about China’s ambitious space program.

B:

1. Landing spot: in the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia

2. Significance: a source of national pride and international prestige (威望) Future plan

1. 1) Time: 2007

2) Goal: The astronauts will attempt a space walk.

2. Focus of further development: the capability to rendezvous and dock with

other spacecraft

3. Recruitment of astronauts: to recruit female astronauts in the near future. News Item 2

China's economy has recovered earlier and more strongly than any other. This latest data is further evidence of that trend. The rise in industrial output confirms what factory owners have been saying for some time now, that customers have been restocking* their inventories and confidence is returning.

There are still question marks though over the stability of the recovery. The property* sector* is showing signs of overheating. The government this week announced measures to try to cool it. At the same time officials decided to extend tax subsidies* for purchases of small vehicles and appliances suggesting that some here still believe Chinese manufacturers need government support.

Growth was strongest in heavy industries such as coal, steel, power generation and automobiles. Consumer prices rose in November for the first time since February. But the rise was small and probably reflected higher food prices caused by early snowstorms which destroyed crops and disrupted transport.

A: … about the growth of China’s economy.

News Item 3

If you visit almost any marketplace in Africa, many of the consumer goods on sale, from buckets to razor blades to hurricane lamps, are likely to be Chinese. In a very large number of African capitals, the main football stadium is likely to have been built with Chinese aid money.

Sino-African trade, and aid, is large and growing. Some estimates put it as high as 12 billion dollars a year. Although direct comparisons are difficult, the links between the world's largest developing country, China, and the world's largest developing continent could grow to challenge the post-colonial links between Europe and Africa. The meeting in Addis Ababa* had heard Chinese promises to cancel debts, grant duty-free access into China for African products and increase Chinese investments in Africa.

A: … about China’s large and growing trade with and aid to Africa.

B：

1.In many African capitals, the main football stadium is likely to have been built

with Chinese aid money.

2.It is estimated that Sino-African trade, and aid, amounts to as high as 12 billion

dollars a year.

3.The links between China and Africa could grow to challenge the post-colonial

links between Europe and Africa.

4.On the meeting in Addis Ababa, China promised to cancel debts, grant duty-free

access into China for African products and increase Chinese investments in Africa.