学术综合英语听力答案

Road building

1.The lecture is mainly about the relationship between road building and economic development.

2.The two important agricultural products are grain and cotton.

3.In the East they grew grain; in the South they grew cotton.

4.Advantages of roads: fast and convenient.

5.Purpose for road building: to transport grain and cotton

Task two

1. A booming trade in grain and cotton

2.Because of the rapidly growing population and the large number of immigrants from Europe.

3.The farmers got laborers from Africa.

4.Because it was easy and cheap to transport goods from one place to another.

5.They built roads and collected fees.

Mississippi River

1.The origin of the River: Lake Itasca in Minnesota

2.The total length: about 4,000 kilometers.

3.The problem: flooding in summer

4.The four ways: floodways, dams, levees and reservoirs

5.Two functions: holding water and generating electricity

Task two:

1.31 U.S. states.

2.It flows from the North to the Gulf of Mexico.

3.They are empty channels. When the river is too high, the floodways are opened and some of the water

can flow into the floodways.

4.They are earthen walls built alongside a river, holding the water and keeping it from over flowing.

5.Since the 20th century.

Talking with Harry Potter

1.He devoted most of his time to Harry Porter films.

2.He is grateful for the brilliant organization on the film set, his tutors and his friends.

3.People from other countries treat Daniel kindly, warmly and generously.

4.He feels very lucky to have worked with the two Harry Potter directors.

5.Daniel tries to live a normal life.

Task two:

1.Four

2.He feels that he lives a busy, efficient and normal life.

3.Not yet. Because he cannot afford the time.

4.He is satisfied and pleased with it.

5.He usually spends most of his spare time learning the bass guitar and watching movies.

Driving while on a cell phone

1.This news report is about driving while talking on a cell phone.

2.Because the research finds that those talking on a phone are more sluggish and slower in reacting.

3.The researchers at the University of Utah, USA.

4.In the summer of 2006.

ing a driving simulator the researchers compared 40 people’s driving abilities in three groups: on the

phone, drunk and with no distractions.

Task two:

1.It will increase the likelihood of an accident five-fold.

2.Drunk drivers are aggressive, while those talking on the phone are more sluggish.

3.It will reduce the driver’s reaction time by 9 percent in braking and 19 percent in picking up speed

after braking.

4.Some states have made laws to prohibit the use of cell phones while driving.

5.It is not effective because the drivers will use the hands-free model, which is also dangerous. Quake kills at least 300

te Monday.

2.Near Nias Island, off the west coast of Indonesia.

3.At least 300 people died and hundreds were injured.

4.Between 8.5 and 8.7.

5.The aid officials.

Task two:

1.People ran to hilltops for safety.

2.Not tsunami happened after the earthquake.

3.Residents within 1,000 kilometers of the epicenter were asked to evacuate coastal regions.

4.India, Malaysia and Thailand.

5.It was felt in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and as far north as Bangkok, Thailand

The men’s movement

A.Male feminists

B.Men’s support groups

C.Male activists

D.Mytho-poetic

Conclusion: The men’s movement is very diverse.

1.Childcare and housework

2.Teaching and nursing

munication and management problems

4.Violence and inequality

5.Because they can give and find support from other men

6.They are trying to get back men’s power

7.This group initiates men using mythology, poetry and other rituals, such as dancing, to explore and

affirm the value of masculinity and masculine approaches to problem solving.

Husbands and wives