1、第四课练习答案和文本Key to Lesson 4Section OneTask 1 Weather ForecastKey to ExercisesA. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.(1) a (2 ) c B. Fill in the following chart.Weather DescriptionTemperatureBritish Columbia down to northern CaliforniarainingSeattle50 degreesSouthern Cal
2、iforniasunnywarmer temperatureSan Diego78 degreesMidwestclear but windyOklahoma Citysunny with strong winds65 degreesHoustoncloudy69 degreesMiamicloudy,windy64 degreesNew York Cityheavy rains and high winds35 degreesMontrealsnow flurries28 degreesTorontosunny30 degreesTask 2 The 5 Oclock NewsKey to
3、ExercisesA. Fill in the following chat.TitleNameSummary of the ReportNews anchorCharles MckayDelta has been declared a health hazard.Consumer reporterSarah Coopera. Drinking beer moderately is good for health. b. The war against cigarette smoking is heating up. Sports announcerJerry RyanResults of s
4、ome soccer games.B. Give brief answers to the following questions based on the news report.1. It was closed down by government authorities. 2. Testing confirmed that the town had been poisoned by the dumping of toxic chemicals in town dumps. 3. Three weeks ago. 4. Two hundred. 5. Headaches, stomacha
5、ches, faintness and dizziness. 6. Toxic wastes had leaked into the ground and contaminated the water supply. 7. All the residents should leave the area, until the chemical company responsible for the toxic waste can determine whether the town can be cleaned up and made safe again. C. True or False Q
6、uestions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. F 2. T 3. T4. F 5. F 6. TD. Fill in the following blanks (based on the sports report).(1) Mexico - France seven to six(2) Canada - Argentina three to three(3) Italy - Haiti two to on
7、e (with 30 minutes left to go)Section TwoTask 1 What Do You Like for Entertainment?Key to ExerciseA. Fill in the following Blanks.Reporter: Deborah TylerInterviewee: Students of the Brooklyn Academy of Dramatic ArtsMajor: Benny -piano Kimberley Martins- modern danceB. Fill in the following chart abo
8、ut how often Benny and Kimberley go to the eight forms of artistic entertainment.Benny Kimberley(1)Art gallerylots of timeslots of times(2)Balleta few timesalmost every night(3)Classic concertsmany timessometimes(4)Exhibitionphotographic onesthose about famous people(5)Folk concertnevernever(6)Opera
9、two or three timesnever(7)Pop concertneverMadonna once(8)Theatreonce or twiceyesC. Re-arrange the forms of artistic entertainment that Benny and Kimberley like, beginning with the form that each one likes best.Benny : 3-1-4-6-2-8Kimberley 2-4-1-7-3-8Task 2 Are You a Heavy Smoker?Key to ExercisesA. T
10、rue or False Questions. Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.1. T 2. F 3. T4. T 5. F 6. TB. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.1. c 2. b 3. c 4. b 5. a 6. cC. Fill in the following chart about Mrs Br
11、adleys smoking experience.Name: Doris BradleySex: femaleAge: thirty-twoAmount: three packets of twenty a weekFirst experience: Time: at the age of seventeen Place: at a party Offered by: boyfriend, not husband Feeling: awfully grown-upLatter: started smoking 2 or 3 a day and gradually increasedExper
12、ience of giving up smoking : twice 1. Time: six months before getting married Reason: saving up Result: only cut it down from 30 a day, still smoked a little 2. Time: when expecting a baby Reason: according to doctors advice Result: gave up completely for 7 or 8 months and took it up a couple of wee
13、ks after the baby was born, because the baby was being bottle-fedTime when she smokes most: 1. watching TV 2. reading books 3. in company 4. with friendsTime when she never smokes: 1. doing the house work 2. on an empty stomach Section ThreeTask 1 Learning to PredictKey to Exercises1. Answer: Theyd
14、be exhausted at the end of each performance. Reason: Otherwise suggests a a result of the opposite condition.2. Answer:I enjoyed it very much. Reason:Apart from the I must say often suggests an opposite statement to earlier comments.3.Answer: I stayed up late to finish it. Reason: And suggests that
15、the speaker would finish the book at one sit.4. Answer: the book never really got started at all. Reason: After an opinion of agreement, the phrase in fact suggests a further comment; the expression Its only honest to say usually introduces a confession - something which is probably not as good as t
16、he one mentioned.5. Answer: I tend to skip parts that dont really hold my interest. Reason: Otherwise suggests a result of the opposite condition.6. Answer: it was rather long. Reason: I must admit suggests an agreement to the other persons opinion.听写 Books Belong to the Past Sir, I visited my old s
17、chool yesterday. It hasnt changed in thirty years. The pupils were sitting in the same desks and reading the same books. When are schools going to move into the modern world? Books belong to the past. In our homes radio and television bring us knowledge of the world. We can see and hear the truth fo
18、r ourselves. If we want entertainment most of us prefer a modern film to a classical novel. In the business world computers store information, so that we no longer need encyclopaedias and dictionaries. But in the schools teachers and pupils still use books. There should be a radio and television set
19、 in every classroom, and a library of tapes and records in every school. The children of today will rarely open a book when they leave school. The children of tomorrow wont need to read and write at all. M.P. Miller LondonTapescripts of Lesson 4 Part 1 Task 1: Weather ForecastAnnouncer: And now over
20、 to Marsha Davenport for todays weather forecast. Marsha? Weather reporter: Thanks, Peter. Well, as you can see from the weather map, theres varied weather activity across the United States and Canada today. Lets start with the west coast, where its raining from British Columbia down to northern Cal
21、ifornia. The high in Seattle will be 50 degrees. Southern California will be in better shape todaytheyll have sunny skies and warmer temperatures. Were looking for a high of 78 degrees in San Diego. The mid-west will be having clear but windy weather. Oklahoma City will see a high of 65 and sunny sk
22、ies, with very strong winds. Down in Houston were looking for cloudy skies and a high of 69. Over to the east in Miami we expect the thermometer to reach 64 degrees, but itll be cloudy and quite windy. Up in the northeast, it looks like winter just wont let go! New York City will be having another d
23、ay of heavy rains, high winds, and cold temperatures, with a high of only 35 degrees expected. Further north in Montreal its even colder28 degrees, with snow flurries expected today. Over in Toronto its sunny but a cold 30 degrees. And thats this mornings weather forecast. Well have a complete weath
24、er update today at noon. Task 2: The 5 oclock NewsNews anchor: Good evening. Im Charles McKay, and this is the 5 oclock evening news. The top story this hour: The town of Delta has been declared a health hazard. The entire town of Delta was closed down by government authorities yesterday, after test
25、ing confirmed that the town had been poisoned by the dumping of toxic chemicals in town dumps. Suspicions were first aroused three weeks ago, when 200 people telephoned the hospital complaining of headaches, stomachaches, faintness, and dizziness. An investigation revealed that toxic wastes had leak
26、ed into the ground and contaminated the water supply. People were being poisoned by their drinking water and by the fruits and vegetables they were eating from their gardens. In fact, any contact they had with soil or water was dangerous. Government authorities have ordered all residents to leave th
27、e area until the chemical company responsible for the toxic waste can determine whether the town can be cleaned up and made safe again. And now heres Sarah Cooper with tonights Consumer Report. Sarah? Consumer reporter: Thank you Charles, and good evening. There was some good news for beer drinkers
28、today: A recent study of 17,000 Canadians shows that people who drink beer moderately are healthier than people who drink other alcoholic beverages, such as wine or liquor. Researchers say they dont yet know exactly why this is so. They found, however, that moderate beer drinkers reported less illne
29、ss and appeared to have a lower risk of death from heart disease. Good health seemed to be connected to the amount of beer consumed and the regularity of drinking. People who drank beer one or more times a day reported the least amount of illness. Heavy drinkers, howeverpeople who drank 35 or more pints of beer a weekreported more illness. The war against cigarette smoking is heating up again. Legislation was introduced today that would make it illegal to advertise cigarettes, cigars, or an
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