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1、Key to Exercises of Listening 2Key to Unit 1Social CustomsTask 1KeyA. Answer the following questions.1) She wanted to see St. PauFs 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 newspa
2、pers.4) Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform.5) No, he didnt.6) He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world, to prove his opinion.B. Write down the poem If All the Seas Were One Sea.If all the seas wer
3、e 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 2KeyA: Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1) people were much busier2) colder tha
4、n England .minus thirty degrees, last longer3) much more mountainous, much higher and much more rocky, more beautifbl4) tend to be more crowded5) the houses、mailerB: Decide whether the following statements are true or false.1)T 2)T 3)F 4)F 5) FTask 3KeyA: Answer the following questions.1) In the US,
5、 people usually dance just to enjoy themselves; they dont invite other people 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 side of the square.4) He usually makes it into a song.5) They war old-fashioned clothes.B: Deci
6、de whether the following statements are true or false.1)F 2)T 3)F 4)F 5)TC: Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1) eight people form a square、on each side of the square.2) What they should do, makes it into a song/sings3) Dont have much time to think4) Old-fashioned cloth
7、esTask 4KeyA: Answer the following questions.1) 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 said the brides must wear something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue” to
8、 bring good luck.4) Because they could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to 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 the ch
9、urch people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons.Task 5KeyA: Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape.1) F 2)T 3) F 4)T 5) F 6)T 7)TB: Write out a list of the advantages and disadvantages of the Victorian times.AdvantagesDisadvantagesLots of servants to do th
10、e workTerrible life foe servantsBeautifid clothes to wearVery uuccmfortable clothesLots of tea partiesBoring and formal tea parties-often nn men being invitedLife being slowerMuch more illnessPlenty of time to talk to each otherChildren left with servants all dayVery poor educationNo freedom for wom
11、enTask 6KeyA: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.l)b 2) a 3)c 4) aB: Complete the following sentence with what you hear on the tape.1) family unit, process、change, used to be、ths extended、the nuclear2) job Dattems、progressed、agricultural, industrial、forced、job ooDortu
12、nities、 slit ud3) traditional, family、other living arrangementsC: Complete the definitions below according to the what you hear on the tape.1) mother, father, children, and some other relatives such as grandparents Jiving in the same house or nearby.2) Only the parents and the children.3) Previously
13、 married men and women marry again and combine the children fh)m former marriages into a new family.Task 7KeyA: Fill in the following chart with a d mark in corresponding columns according to the information given on the tape.MenWomenBothVVJVVVVVVVVVB: Choose the best answer to complete each of the
14、following sentences.l)c 2)c 3) a 4)b 5) c 6) c 7) cTask 8KeyA: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.l)a 2)c 3)b 4)c5) c 6) b 7) c 8) bB: Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape.1)T 2)T 3)F 4) F 5) T 6) F 7) F 8) F 9) T 10) FTask 9
15、Social 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. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as
16、 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 uncomfortableespecially if they are your guests. There is a story about a rich nobleman who had a very f
17、ormal 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.Key
18、to Unit 2WeatherTask1KeyA. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.l)b 2) a 3)dTask 2KeyA. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape.1)T 2)F 3)FB. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.l)d 2)c3)cC. Fill in the blanks with wh
19、at you hear on the tape.Climate, reputation, extraordinary,unreliable.dry, wet,clear, dulLhot, cold, bad, mildTask 3KeyComplete the following summary of the passage.I. the countryTrees, grass、lakes and steamsII.A.1. concrete, iron and steel2. take in the heat during the day and throw of f heat into
20、the air at nightB. Warmer wintersCar engines . electrical appliance111.A. air poHution may stop sunlight f?om reaching the earth1. Ice near the North and South Doles to melt2. to be slowly folded and people living in these cities to move to higher landTask 4KeyA. Choose the best answer to each of th
21、e following questions.l)b 2)cB. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tapenight, delight morning、warning gray way red headC. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape.1) F 2)T 3)FTask 5KeyA. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. l)c 2
22、)b 3)d 4)c 5)cTask 6KeyA. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape.1)F 2)T 3)F 4)T 5) F 6) TB. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tapeIncredible、one minute，kilometer, destroyed, lifted up, carried away, kiHed, injureTask 7A. Choose the best answer to
23、each of the following questions.1) b 2) a 3) bB. Summarize the weather conditions reported in the radio programme.1) It has been nice weather during the day、but it is going to change at night.2) Fine weather in southern Europe aed not so nice in Northern Europe.C. Match each place with the correspon
24、ding weather condition there.For todaySoutheast EnglandSouthern ScotlandMaximum temperatures of around 21 degrees26 degrees Celsius by mid-afternoonBrighton23 degrees Celsius by early afternoonMidlandsLight showers around middayNorthwest of Scotland-、15 hours of lovely sunshineFor the weekendCloudy
25、but mainly dry with sunny periods,23 degrees CelsiusHeavy rain,17 degrees CelsiusCloudy with rain, maximum temperatures of 22 degrees34 degrees Celsius32 degrees CelsiusTask 8KeyFill in the following chart.Natural PhenomenaAir Pressure (Rise or Fall)CausesFallThe dust particles begin to settle to th
26、e ground in thinner air aad the air clears.FallInstead of trawling upward aad outward into the atmosphere they are beet back to the earth aad their range extended.RiseThe methaan is trapped in thn bottom of the swamp becausethe thick air.RiseBirds prefbr to fly where the air is the densest and they
27、can get greater lift with their wings.RiseSmoke rises with thickerair.FallThe gas in our bodiesexpands in lower airpressure.Task 9KeyA. Tick the statements V that correctly describe the tornado in Xenia in 1974.3) V6)V7)VB. Rearrange the following sentences describing the boys experiences on the day
28、 when the tornado hit his town.f|-*ca-*d f b f eC. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the tape.1)F 2)T 3) F 4)FD. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.l)d 2)bTask 10ScriptUndoubtedly, Tibet is one of the harshest places for human existence. It
29、 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 Sunligh
30、t 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 w
31、arm 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.Key to Unit 3 Social IssuesTask 1
32、KeyA. Answer the following questions.1) Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 billion a year in lower productivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, and higher medical costs.2) The most stressful professions are those that involve danger and extreme pressure and those that carry
33、 a lot of responsibility without much control.3) The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the only answer is to fight back or walk away.B. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.4) Three-quarters5) Dsychologists、doctors6) nervousness、angen freque
34、nt illness, mental problemsTask 2KeyA: Complete the following summary of the two speakers9 opinions.1) give in so easily to hijackers demandsa) threaten to blow ud a plane or commit some other outrageb) hold out against this kind af blackmail, always have terrorists. Start executing terrorists autom
35、aticallyc) be prepared to fhce the consequences of evil2)a) Its the lesser of two evils. Terrorists have proven often enough that they really mean business.b) Innocent lives .threatening the innocent will achieve its ends8. Answer the following questions.She implies that if the first speaker was one
36、 of the victims of terrorism, she would want the government to give in to the demands so that she wouldnt die.Task 3KeyA: Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1) thirty-five, natural lights, a small window, hot, airless, very noisy2) Mexico3) ought to, shouldnt8. Answer th
37、e following questions.1) It is located in a narrow street with five-and six-storey buildings eight kilometers from downtown Los Angeles.2) This factory makes shirts and jeans.3) Shes already been working fbr ten hours, but she wont stop fbr another two hours.4) She cant complain about those things b
38、ecause she is an illegal immigrant.Task 4KeyA: Complete the following summary of British governmenfs statistics.social trends1) marked differencesa) one hour more every day, three hours more every weekb) 1 prevent、cleaning and ironing, keep household accounts、do repairs or improvementsc) 30 percent2
39、) leisure activities, watching television,20 hours a week, going for walks. Swimming, British womenB. Answer the following questions.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 t
40、hey both Hke swimming.Task 5KeyA: Complete the following summary of the passage.How a city in Japan solve the problem of garbage disposal.160 million、every year,10 percent、10 percent、the rest public cooperation1) garbage that can be easily burned, kitchen and garden trash2) electrical appliances、 pl
41、astic tools and plastic toys3) are poisonous, cause pollution, batteries4) bottles and glass containers that can be recycled5) mental containers that can be recycled6) fUmiture and bicycles on different days, on request fertilizer, to Doduce electricity, recycled , cleaned, repaired, eesold cheaply,
42、 given away8. Answer the following questions.1) The garbage will be taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building or hospital. 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 u
43、se some of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems.Task 6KeyA: Answer the following questions.1) They were talking about Mrs. Carter.2) She was a tall, handsome woman who used to come into the shop at least twice a week.3) She lived alone in a large house on an old fa
44、rm-about three miles from the shop.4) He was absolutely certain, otherwise he would never call the police. His evidence was 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 d
45、idnt punish her, young people would think that stealing didnt matter.6) The judge thought that it was a difficult case from a humanitarian point of view. The excuses he found fbr her were: First, the woman was old and she lived aloneshe was lonely. Second, she wasnt poor-she was well-known fbr her g
46、enerosity to charities and she didnt need to steal. The items were only worth a pound or two. Third, she pleaded not guilty and said she didnt know that she had done it.Task 7KeyA: Fill in the blanks in the summary of the planners description.not all modem cities are alike, modem city1) a single hig
47、hdensity centre, skyscraper、motorways, as far as you can see2) the lowdensity multi-center city, a large collection of a number of small centres, shopping centres, factories, businesses and skyscrapersB. Answer the following questions.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 completely disappear.Task 8KeyA: Answer the following questions.1) He