1、完整朗文英语听说教程1朗文英语听说教程(一)QuizUnit 1 Happiness1. a. Which people are happy b. What makes people happy c. How people define happiness2. a. They like everything. b. They want to change. c. They are satisfied.3. a. They have few problems. b. They dont worry much. c. They have negative attitudes.4. a. Good
2、relationships b. A successful career c. A lot of money5. Describe how psychologists learned what makes people happy.6. What three personality factors do happy people have?Answer Key1. b 2. c 3. b 4. a5. Psychologists asked hundreds of people how happy they are. Then they asked questions to find out
3、about their personalities. They looked at the differences between happy people and unhappy people. 6. Happy people are satisfied with themselves. They are also optimistic about their problems. In addition, they have good relationships with their friends and family. Unit 2 New Kinds of Food (1:50”)1.
4、 a. Fresh food b. Dangerous food c. Altered food2. a. Strawberries b. Apples c. Bananas3. a. It needs fewer pesticides. b. It grows in less space. c. It dominates the environment.4. a. It may stay fresh longer. b. It may be more expensive. c. It may be harmful to people.5. What are three benefits of
5、 genetically modified food?6. What are three risks of genetically modified food?Answer Key1. c 2. a 3. a 4. c5. Genetically modified food needs fewer pesticides. Genetically modified food/plants grow better than normal. In addition, they stay fresh longer after they are harvested. 6. Genetically mod
6、ified food/plants may dominate other plants in the environment. Also, they might hurt wild animals and insects. They might even hurt the people who eat them. Unit 3 Public Art (2:02”)1. a. Art in museums b. Art in peoples houses c. Art in public places2. a. Spoonbridge and Cherry (spoon and cherry)
7、b. Non-Violence (gun in knot) c. Peace (woman on horse)3. a. Public art b. Surrealism c. Peace4. a. To make people go to museums b. To make artists more popular c. To make public places more beautiful5. What is pop art? Give an example.6. What is surrealistic art? Give an example.Answer Key1. c 2. c
8、 3. c 4. c5. Pop art shows things people see in their everyday lives. Spoonbridge and Cherry, the sculpture of a large spoon with a cherry, is an example of pop art.6. Surrealistic art shows things that are strange or impossible. Non-Violence, the sculpture of a gun tied in a knot, is an example of
9、surrealistic art.Unit 4 Journey to Antarctica1. a. From 1912 to 1914 b. From 1914 to 1916 c. From 1916 to 19182. a. South Georgia Island b. Elephant Island c. Argentina3. a. Everyone died. b. Some were rescued. c. Everyone was rescued.4. a. It reached America. b. It sank near Antarctica. c. It retur
10、ned to London.5. What was the goal of Shackletons Journey? Did he succeed?6. What did Shackleton and his crew eat when they were living on ice?Answer Key1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b5. Shackletons goal was to be the first person to walk across Antarctica. He didnt succeed. 6. First, they ate supplies from the
11、 ship. Then they hunted animals in the area. Finally, they killed and ate their dogs.Unit 5 Violence on Television (2:11”)1. a. Three to four hours a day b. Three to four hours a week c. Thirty to forty hours a week2. a. Movies b. Cartoons c. The news3. a. About 1,000 b. About 10,000 c. About 100,00
12、04. a. TV violence is linked to real violence. b. TV violence is not harmful for children. c. TV violence is increasing in the United States.5. How did researchers study the immediate effects of TV violence on children?6. How did researchers study the long-term of TV violence on children?Answer Key1
13、. a 2. b 3. c 4. a5. The researchers showed children a TV show of a child hitting and kicking a doll. Then they left the children alone with a doll. The children hit and kicked the doll. This study showed that children do what they see on TV.6. The researchers studied how much violent television som
14、e children watched at age eight. Then they studied the same children at age eighteen. The children who watched a lot of violence TV were more violent at age eighteen. Unit 6 Too Old to Learn? (2:06”)1. a. Before the critical period b. During the critical period c. After the critical period2. a. See
15、b. Eat c. Meow3. a. See b. Eat c. Sing4. a. The ability to hear sounds b. The ability to pronounce sounds c. The size of the brain5. Define critical period. Give an example. 6. What is difficult for adult language learners? Why?Answer Key1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b5. The critical period is when an animal or
16、 human can learn a new skill. For example, in humans there is a critical period for language learning.6. Adults find it difficult to pronounce sounds correctly. Therefore, they may never learn to speak a new language with a native accent. Unit 7 Are We Alone? (2:15”)1. a. Intelligent beings b. Other
17、 galaxies c. Rocket ships2. a. They have received signals from other planets. b. They have seen rockets from other planets. c. They believe other planets could support life.3. a. By sending out radio signals b. By listening for radio signals c. By sending out rockets4. a. Radio signals travel quickl
18、y and have a short range. b. Radio signals travel quickly and have a long range. c. Radio signals travel slowly and have a long range.5. How fast do radio signals travel? How long is needed for a radio signal to travel from the nearest galaxy to earth?6. Why doesnt the SETI project use rockets to lo
19、ok for intelligent life?Answer Key1. a 2. c 3. b 4. b5. Radio signals travel at the speed of light. A radio signal travels about four years from the nearest galaxy to earth.6. Rocket ships are restricted to traveling in one direction. And they are much slower than radio signals.Unit 8 Do the Right T
20、hing (1:55”)1. a. Do what is best for most people. b. Do what is best for everybody. c. Do what is best for yourself.2. a. Take care of other people. b. Do what is best for yourself. c. Make your own decisions.3. a. Aristotle b. Kant c. Bentham4. a. The principle of individual rights b. The principl
21、e of individual good c. The principle of common good5. Explain why the friend in the lecture wanted to lie to the dying woman. 6. Use an ethical principle to explain how the friend can justify lying to the dying woman. Answer Key1. a 2. c 3. b 4. c5. The friend thought spending a lot of money on an
22、expensive funeral was a waste of money. He wanted to give the money to a school for homeless children. 6. Following the principle of common good, the friend will help more people if he gives the money to the school for homeless children. The only person he might hurt is the dying woman. Unit 9 A Goo
23、d Nights Sleep1. a. From watching people sleep b. From surveys about sleep habits c. From books about sleep habits2. a. Our modern lifestyle b. Feeling tired c. Health problems3. a. Car accidents b. Watching TV c. Family problems4. a. Seventeen b. Twenty c. Fifty5. How has technology affected our sl
24、eep habits? 6. How does feeling sleepy affect people at work?Answer Key1. b 2. a 3. a 4. c5. A hundred years ago, people didnt stay up late because there was not much to do. However, today we can stay up late working, watching TV, or using the Internet. 6. When people are sleepy at work, they dont t
25、hink clearly and can make mistakes. These mistakes can cost a lot of money or cause accidents. Unit 10 Negotiating for Success1. a. Solving the problem b. Talking about feelings c. Using “I” statements2. a. To explain your opinion b. To solve the problem c. To avoid blaming others3. a. The person st
26、ops communicating. b. The person accepts the blame. c. The person solves the problem.4. a. The issue in the negotiation b. Peoples feelings about the negotiation c. The people in the negotiation5. Explain the example of conflict in the lecture. Who has a conflict? What is it about?6. Give an example
27、 of a statement blaming another person. Then rewrite the statement using an “I” statement.Answer Key1. c 2. c 3. a 4. b5. Two co-workers have a conflict. They are working on a project together. One person isnt finishing his work on time.6. A statement blaming another person is “You arent doing your
28、work, Joe.” An “I” statement is “Im worried because the work isnt done.”Unit 11 Risking It1. a. Flying in an airplane b. Driving a car c. Riding a bicycle2. a. Being in an earthquake b. Driving a car c. Flying in an airplane3. a. Going out in the sun b. Living near a nuclear power plant c. Flying in
29、 an airplane4. a. Being in an earthquake b. Flying in an airplane c. Walking down stairs5. Explain the difference between actual and perceived risk. Give an example.6. Explain the difference between controlled and uncontrolled risk. Give an example.Answer Key1. a 2. b 3. a 4. c5. An actual risk is t
30、he real risk of being hurt or killed. A perceived risk is the risk people feel. For example, some people feel that flying is more dangerous than driving. However, more people are killed in car accidents than in airplane accidents.6. A controlled risk is a risk people can control. An uncontrolled ris
31、k is a risk they cant control. For example, people are in control when they are driving. However, the pilot is in control when they are flying in an airplane.Unit 12 The Electronic Brain1. a. From 1943 to 1945 b. From 1953 to 1955 c. From 1963 to 19652. a. The U.S. Army b. IBM c. Mauchly and Eckert3. a. Five hundred b. Five thousand c. Five million4. a. The size of an 1,800-square-foot room b. The size of an 2,500-square-foot room c. The size of an 5,000-square-foot room5. Why wa
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