英语视听说课本练习答案(上册)

课本考1~6单元，CAI考9~15周
U1
1. They argue about whether to homeschool children.
2. A. Parents know their children best and understanding their needs.
B. give adequate attention and care to the children when homeschool
C. traditional school setting doesn’t fit all children. Some is better taught at home.
D. children’s safety is threatened at school. Shooting rampage暴怒；暴跳；乱闹cases
3. the man has no teaching degree and children should learn to socialize with others children.
4. takes his child to be with other homeschooled children regulary.
5. no, but her stance becames softened. Women：
safeguards are necessary
this is a modern , violent, deranged疯狂
的；精神错乱的world
the man doesn’t understand a parent’s worry for their kids.
If kids have disputes with与…争论：each other, they don’t get a black eye. They get dead, get shot.
The woman has two children. To have a child means you will have your heart go walking outside your body forever.
The man:
We shouldn’t nanny our children too much. The government regulates everything our kids do, softening life’s hard edges and, softening us in the process 在过程中；在进行中
Life is often a tough load. There are winners and losers, and there are hard knocks along the way
Children won’t be able to code with the problems in the life
We actually undermine破坏，渐渐破坏；挖掘地基the childrenhood experience in
many ways, not allowing kids to experience disappointment on some level, to experience the things that life will be about when you’re an adult.
植入；埋藏Embedding GPS chips in tennis shoes for example, to keep track of the little wonders, installing cameras on school buses to prevent bullying,even making playground super safe, no sharp edges for goodness sakes 善良的缘故
It’s a culture where every teammate gets a trophy奖品；战利品；纪念品
Florida elementary schools say there is so much stress , student need yoga.
Dodge ball躲球游戏is deemed认为to rough and tag is banned on playgrounds in Massachusetts and Colorado.
1) they don’t reach an agreement.
2) Nanny ,,,,too much: signs in language
It seems we are going too far in protecting our children,(overprotecting):
a. becoming a nation of nannies, regulating everything our kids do, softening life’s edges , softening us in the process.
b. safeguard is necessary in a modern, violent, often deranged world.
c. G oing too far, became a nanny state. Children are overprotecte
d.
d. Letting kids be kids? Forget about it. REPORT 1
In certain cities, across the country, getting your child into private kindergarten is said to almost as difficult as getting into a Ivy League college, which is one reason a lot of anxious parents are taking extraordinary steps to prepare their children for life after diapers
They are barely out of diapers, and already learning the building blocks and of reading and math. They have to do homework and there are also timed assignments.
Four or three years old or even as young as two
The program for the youngest students officially started last summer. And already there are more than 7000 students enrolled in 300 locations nationwide.
They believe toddlers learn best at play. Tutoring some say, can even be harmful, if the pressure turns a child against classroom learning.
They insisted their students gain an academic advantage. There isn’t pressure to build a smarter child. They want all children to maximize their potential.
They seem satistied as a parent says, I think that teaches him a lifelong lesson of a great work ethic.
The four-year-old Will says, it makes me kind of happy coming here, and I think that’s it.
Section three:
Byber-Bullying forms；text massaging , emailing , creating websites dedicated adj. 专用的；专注的；献身的v. 以…奉献；把…
用于solely 单独地，唯一地to harassment 骚扰；烦恼. All done in web.
40% of all teens are victims of cyberbullying. Females are less direct. U don’t have to physical bullying as much as cyberbullying It destroys a person. It’s not fun to have to go to school and to face kids that make fun of u day in and day out.
It really is a malicious恶意的；恶毒的；蓄意的；怀恨的,and in too many cases, a highly emotional issue for children dealing with cyberbullying, everthing from depression to anger, to potential revenge.
It’s become so widespread that national crime prevention council is launching a new ad campaign this month to stop cyberbullying.
填空词汇：
Isolating
Alone
Traumatic外伤的；创伤的
At the age of 13
Threatening comments
Spread
Become so bad
Pulled her from school for weeks
The emotional dispress it caused
Slowly getting better
Methos avoid cyberbully: block the sender;teach ur kids to ignore cyberbullies , like we ignore bullies in the real world; talk to your kids before cyberbully becomes an issue
As big as a whale像鲸鱼一样大
As blind as a hat 像蝙蝠一般盲目
As busy as a bee 像蜜蜂一样忙
As gentle as a lamb像绵羊一样温和
As proud as a peacock 像孔雀般骄傲
As slow as a tuitle像乌龟般慢
As slow as a snail像蜗牛一样慢
As sly as a fox 像狐狸般狡猾
As stupid as a donkey 像驴子般笨
As stubborn as a mule像骡子一般固执
As mad as a March hare 疯如三月兔
As poor as a church mouse 像教堂的老鼠一样穷
I can smell a rat我觉得有蹊跷
Curiosity killed the cat唔多管闲事
Kill two birds with one stone一石二鸟
Bird of a feather flock together 物以类聚The early bird catches the worm早起的鸟儿有虫吃
Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 杀鸡取卵，本末倒置
You can’t sell the cow and drink the milk鱼与熊掌不可兼得
Better to be the head of a duck than the ass of a horse宁为鸡首，不为牛后。

Dogs：Used as guards for centuries
To find illegal drugs and bombs
And customs officers
Used by shepherds to round up sheep Used by rescue workers to find people trapped under rubble or snow.
Horse: Used for sport and recreation
Pull ploughs and carts
Stop eating meat
Grow more crops
Poor living conditions for zoo animals Recreate natural conditions
Animal experients
Introduce new techniques to do test
Give money to the charities which take care of animals
The rat has become a popular new pet
It’s nice and it doesn’t bite
It’s not disgusting
Rats are intelligent and very social , very sweet, very clean
Scared of even a mouse
When see one , I scream.
So a rat , no way
Reasons against keep wild animals as pets: 1 appropriate care for wild animals requires considerable expertise, specialized facilities, and lifelong dedication to the animals
2 they often finally grow larger, stronger, and more dangerous than owners expect or can manager
3 carry diseases that are dangerous to people, such as rabies, herpes B virus, and Salmonella.
4 domestication驯养；教化takes thousands of years. Wild animals are not domesticated simply be being captive born or hand-raised.
5 when wild-caught animals are kept as pets, their suffering mey begi with capture捕获；战利品，俘虏
A Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation Centre in India
Save rare species from extinction.
A little bit furry
How to use their trunks there
Preparing them for reentry back into the wild A single horn rhinoceros[rai'nɔsərəs,
One of the rarest animals in the world
One-and-a-half-year old, 880-pound calf小牛
After poachers killed her mother
Can be deadly
Keep a safe distance
In captivity
To relocate the young rhinos
Cost about $25,000
To save the entire species from extinction. Chimpanzees performed better than humans
Care more about peanuts than humans Exercise
makes u feel better about yourself
makes problems feel smaller
helps u to be more creative
improves ur mood
questions:
Are there any other facts like that in the study？
What’s another reason that many Americans are fat?
Answers:
About 40% of Americans are overweight Low-income groups
Higher-income families
Our diet has less Fat and oil than American food
Americans eat a lot more meat than we do Lost 10 pounds
Back plus five pounds
If something more isn’t done to fight obesity If Americans don’t change the way they eat Obesity will be the greatest single cause of death in the country
To market its products
Portion sizes have mushroom
Eating hundreds of calories more a day that they did twenty years ago
Communities are set up to encourage
If Americans continue to gain weight. Phase out its super-sized portions
American households
52% of Americans eat fast food at least once a week
72% say it not good for them
Experts who blame fast food
Getting fatter, even obese, and other fast food compabies
Obesity is beginning to be seen by the public as a serious health risk
In McDonald’s case ,produce fast food, are at fault.
610 calories and 29 grams of
fat==super-size order of fries
540 calories and 26 grams of fat==large order
M cDonald’s phase out its super-sized portions for response to lawsuits or have a social conscience
“we have a romance with fat in the USA”means Americans like food with lots of fat, whatever they choose food with much fat.
U4
The focus of complaint among female college students
They favor men
Set invisible barriers that effectively bar women from certain position or leverls of promotion.
Either to settle for those jobs which underrate their abilities
Else to increase their competitive edge to strive for better jobs
Do not be afraid to compete with men
Both in terms of academic studies and work experience
Between 30% and 40% of women earn more money than their spouse
By the year 2030
Expected to outearn the average man Educational trends
More women entering the workforce
Men have a hard time going out with women This stereotype陈腔滥调，老套that men should make more money than females
Americans love to pick on Harvard for it is the oldest and richest university in USA
the president in Harvard is in trouble for his suggestion that difference between the sexes might help explain the lack of women in math and science departments has got him in all sorts of trouble. All sorts of people landed on him big time.
Male brains are better at visual-spatial activities
Which helps in Physics and Engineering Females are better at using and remembering words,and recognizing faces. The time when women raised children while men hunted
The cause is societal influences, not intrinsic 本质的，固有的aptitude天资；自然倾向；适宜
Reducing discrimination would lead to more opportunity for women in science and engineering
Educators should be looking for ways to teach girls about science and compensate for the advantages
The news tells in China women have new empowerment and they more educated, more self-confident and more independent. Senior internal auditor
Practice English at a language club
How could I have kids with him
25 years old (Sabrina Wei)
Want to strive for the best and I can wait The man’s sister using her credit card bought a wide screen TV, a new DVD player, a stereo立体声；立体声系统, a plane ticket, the digital cable with 100 channels, and s new MP3 player
The man thought these benefits were ridiculous as credit cards can lead to impulse冲动buying
They overcharged their credit card
Their interest rates could go as high as 30 percent per year
A master’s degree
A large amount of
$40,000 outstanding balance and needs Racked up huge expenses
She was overwhelmed by
He should not use his credit cards any more before paying off the debt
Even if he made the minimum payments on time, the interests he might pay can be very high. He should cut back on other spending. Then he can pay back more than just the minimum
He had to pay more than the minimum payment every month. To do this, he had to set a medium-term financial goal to pay off the bedt and learn to budget his spending Financial planning and budgeting were necessary so that he can find money to save. Then he can gradually pay off his credit loans.
She needs to find more sources of income by renting out her house etc. or cut back her own spending
She has to cut back on her spending. If necessary she may have to move to a smaller apartment.
She went to a legal clinic that helped her secure a special mortgage and reduce her outstanding balances.
To help school seniors learn about money management.
Even adults would benefit from
The program proceed in a slow but steady way
Muriel Siebert
The first woman in the New York Stock Exchange
The first female Superintendent for Banking in New York State
Bring spending money
Teach responsibility
Jobs bring working experiences
Jobs Help social networking
Work long hours
Work late last 7 pm on a week night
Use dangerous equipments such as
Jones feels being looked down upon by city dwellers.
Because he doesn’t have citizenship, so his children can only take the national entrance exam in his hometown
Because his toots are not there. His dream is to go back home rich, die and be buried next to his ancestor
Has emerged as a prominent phenomenon Had successfully confined the population Without official approval
Without the permanent legal status
A large proportion of
Are circular migrants
And a frightening journey
Come to the USA illegally every year
The frontie r for millions of migrants has shifted to
A 31-mile-long tunnel that,,
For its tranquility, its prosperity,
Has ignited a bitter debate
Rally provoked by the policies
The caption reads,
Symbolizes trouble-makers and criminals。