听力教程第二版第二册unit4答案.docx

1、听力教程第二版第二册unit4答案Unit4Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and Accent1 . A: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the secretarys office is please? B: Yes. Its up the stairs, then turn left, . 2. A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where the toilets are? B: Yes, theyre at the t

2、op of the stairs.3. A: What did you do after work yesterday? B: Ah, well, I went for a drink in the pub opposite the car-park. 4. A: What did you do after work yesterday? B: Oh, I ran into Jane and Tom . 5. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works? B: Certainly. Erm, first of all you adju

3、st the height of the stool, and then put four 10 pence pieces there, .6A：Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works? B：Yes. You put 30 pence in the slot and take the ticket out here. Exercise: Has finished Hasnt finished 123456Part2 listening and Note-taking Frog legsPeople want frogs mostly f

4、or food. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries - or at least until they have run out of frogs. But the most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government, so concerned about

5、 the scarcity of its native frog, banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians. So the French turned to India and Bangladesh for frogs.As happened in France, American frog-leg fanciers and restaurants also turned increasingly to frozen imports. According to figures collected from government agenc

6、ies, the United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984.So many frozen frog legs were exported from India to Europe and the United States. One of the attractions of Indian frogs, apart from the fact that they have bigger legs than French frogs, wa

7、s the price. In London, a pound of frozen frogs legs from India cost about , compared with for the French variety.Indian scientists have described as disastrous the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring damaging since the India

8、and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belonged to frogs are taken from the wild, not from farms. Frogs are nearly impossible to

9、 farm economically in the countries where frogs are commercially harvested from the wild.Exercise A:1. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries.2. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians.3. Indian scientists have described as disa

10、strous the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands.4. The United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984.5. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price.Exercise B:Frog legsPeople want frogs mostly for food.

11、Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries, The most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians. So the French turned to India

12、and Bangladesh for flogs. And the United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price. Indian scientists have described as disastrous the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields an

13、d wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring damaging insects. Since the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belon

14、ged to frogs are taken from the wild. not from farms.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Health ClubInterviewer: Lorna, you and your husband opened this health club here last summer. Can you tell me something about the club?Lama: Yes, well we offer a choice of facilities -

15、gym, sunbed*, sauna* and Jacuzzi* - thats also from Scandinavia - as well as our regular fitness classes, that is. And theres a wholefood bar for refreshments afterwardsInterviewer: And does it cost a lot? I mean, most people think health clubs are really expensive.Lama: Actually our rates are reall

16、y quite competitive. Since we only started last July, we ve kept them down to attract customers. Its only 30 a year to join. Then an hour in the gym costs - the same as half an hour on the sunbed. Sauna and Jacuzzi are both for half an hour.Interviewer: And is the club doing well?Lama: Well, so far,

17、 yes, its doing really well. I had no idea it was going to be such a success, actually. Were both very pleased. The sunbeds so popular, especially with the over 65s, that were getting another one in August.Interviewer: What kind of people join the club?Lama: We have people of all ages here, from sma

18、ll children to old-age pensioners, though of course the majority, about three-quarters of our members, are in their 20s and 30s. They come in their lunch hour, to use the gym, mostly, or after work, while the Youngsters come when school finishes, around half past three or four. The Jacuzzis very pop

19、ular with the little ones.Interviewer: What about the old-age pensioners?Loma: Theyre usually around in the mornings, when we offer them special reduced rates for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed, its only 2, which is half price, actually. It doesnt affect our profits really - only about 5% of our

20、members are retired.Exercise:FacilitiesGym 2. 2,50 for an hour Sunbed 3. for half an hour1. Sauna 4. for half an hour Jacuzzi (极可意漩水浴缸) 5. for half an hour Other facilities: Wholefood bar Membership Fee: 6.30 a year people who join me healul clubAge groupProportionFacilities they useUsual visiting t

21、ime7. Young people in their or after 20s and 30s %gymLunch hour or after workYoungstersAfter schoolChildrenJacuzzi Old age pensioners5%9. morningSpecial offer; 10 .reduced rate for old pensioners Dialogue 2 skiingSimon: This one shows the view from the top of the mountain.Sally: Oh, its lovely!Teres

22、a: Thats me with the red bobble hat.Sally: Is it?Teresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesnt it?Sally: Yes, it does rather.Teresa: Oh, dont worry. I know it looks ridiculous.Simon: Look. Thats our instructor, Werner.Teresa: Yeah, we were in the beginners class.Sally: Well, everyone has to start some

23、where.Simon: Ah, now, this is a good one.Sally: What on earth is that?Simon: Cant you guess?Sally: Well, it looks like a pile of people. You know, sort of on top of each other.Teresa: It is!Sally: How did that happen?Simon: Well, you see we were all pretty hopeless at first. Every day Werner used to

24、 take us to the nursery slope* to practise, and to get to the top you had to go up on a ski lift.Teresa: Which wasnt really very easy.Simon: No, and if you fell off youd start sliding down the slope, right into all the people coming up!Sally- Mmm.Simon: Well, on that day we were all going up on the

25、ski lift, you know, we were just getting used to it, and, you see there was this one woman in our class who never got the hang of* it. She didnt have any sort of control over her skis and whenever she started sliding, she would sort of stick her ski sticks out in front of her, you know, like swords

26、or something. Teresa: I always tried to avoid her, but on that day I was right behind her on the ski lift* and just as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down the slope. Sally: Did she? Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her! Teresa: So of course every

27、one sort of let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way. Simon: And thats how they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope - it was lucky I had my camera with me. Sally: I bet that woman was popular! Simon oh,yes. everybodys favourite!Exercise A:1. They are looking at s

28、ome pictures.2. A ski class for beginners.3. Two.Exercise B:Everyday the coach took them to a nursery slope. They got to the top on a ski lift. In their class there was one woman who could never learn how to ski. She couldnt control her skis and whenever she started sliding, she would stick her ski

29、sticks out in front of her. People always tried to avoid her. One day as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down the slope. Everyone let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way and they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope.Passage 2 The Truth

30、 about the French! Skiing in France is heaven on Earth for a dedicated skier. There are resorts where you can access skiing terrain that is larger than all the ski resorts in Utah* and Colorado* combined.The larger resorts have an adequate number of restaurants and discos. It is a good idea to eat a

31、 good lunch because the mountain restaurants are normally much better than the restaurants in the ski stations. French resorts are mostly government owned and operated. The social system puts a high percentage of money back into the areas. This provides state-of-the-art* lifts, snow making and snow

32、grooming. In general, an intermediate skier who can read a lift map will easily be able to ski all day avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiest season. The French school systems have a staggered* two-week winter vacation period. When the snow is good, nearly all of France migrates to the mounta