听力教程第二版第二册Unit 4答案

Unit4

Section One Tactics for Listening

Part 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and Accent

1 . A: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the secretary's office is please?

B: Yes. It's up the stairs, then turn left, ... ↗

2. A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where the toilets are?

B: Yes, they're at the top 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 adjust the height of the stool, and then put four

10 pence pieces there, ...↗

6．A：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. ↘

People want frogs mostly for 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

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

agencies, the United States imported more than 6.5 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, was the price. In London, a pound of frozen frog's legs from

India cost about ￡1.75, compared with ￡3.75 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 insects.s

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 belonged to

frogs are taken from the wild, not from farms. Frogs are nearly impossible to farm

economically in the countries where frogs are commercially harvested from the wild.

Exercise A:

1. Many Asian have included for centuries.

2. By 1977 the French government commercial of its own 3. Indian scientists have described as "the at which frogs are .

4. The United States of frozen year between and 5. One of the of .

Exercise B:

Frog legs

People want mostly for . Many Asian cultures have included in their frog-eating in Europe and the United States are theBy 1977 the French

government banned of its own amphibians. So the French turned

to andfor flogs. And the United States imported more than each year between 1981 and 1984. One of the

attractions of Indian frogs was the Indian scientists have described as "the at which frogs are from the and , where they Since the India and Bangladesh frog-export has become the

major of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: Section Two Listening Comprehension

Part 1 Dialogues

Dialogue 1 Health Club

Interviewer: 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 -- gym, sunbed*, sauna* and

Jacuzzi* -- that's also from Scandinavia -- as well as our regular

fitness classes, that is. And there's a wholefood bar for refreshments

afterwards

Interviewer: And does it cost a lot? I mean, most people think health clubs are really

expensive.

Lama: Actually our rates are really quite competitive. Since we only started

last July, we' ve kept them down to attract customers. It's only ￡30 a

year to join. Then an hour in the gym costs ￡2.50 -- the same as half

an hour on the sunbed. Sauna and Jacuzzi are both ~1.50 for half an

hour.

Interviewer: And is the club doing well?

Lama: Well, so far, yes, it's doing really well. I had no idea it was going to be

such a success, actually. We're both very pleased. The sunbed's so

popular, especially with the over 65s, that we're getting another one in

August.

Interviewer: What kind of people join the club?

Lama: We have people of all ages here, from small 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 Jacuzzi's very

popular with the little ones.

Interviewer: What about the old-age pensioners?

Loma: They're usually around in the mornings, when we offer them special

reduced rates for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed, it's only ￡2,

which is half price, actually. It doesn't affect our profits really -- only

about 5% of our members are retired.

Dialogue 2 skiing

Simon: This one shows the view from the top of the mountain.

Sally: Oh, it's lovely!

Teresa: That's me with the red bobble hat.

Sally: Is it?

Teresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesn't it?

Sally: Yes, it does rather.

Teresa: Oh, don't worry. I know it looks ridiculous.

Simon: Look. That's our instructor, Werner.

Teresa: Yeah, we were in the beginners' class.

Sally: Well, everyone has to start somewhere.

Simon: Ah, now, this is a good one.

Sally: What on earth is that?

Simon: Can't 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

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 wasn't really very easy.

Simon: No, and if you fell off you'd 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 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 didn't 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 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 everyone sort of let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get

out of the way.

Simon: And that's 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. everybody's favourite!

Exercise A:

1. They are looking at some pictures.

2. A ski class for beginners.

3. Two.

Exercise B:

Everyday the coach took them to a . They got to the on a In their class there was one woman who could. She couldn't and whenever she started. People always tried to

One day as she was getting to the top, she the

slope. Everyone of the way and they

all ended up in at the bottom of the slope.

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 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 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 mountains for this period.

The break usually covers the last two weeks of February and the first week of March.

The time to absolutely avoid is the "Paris school holiday week" which will always be

in the middle period of the vacation time but alternates starting the first or second

week of the break.

No one has a more undeserved* reputation about his or her character than the

French. The French are not generally arrogant and rude. Tree, in large tourist centers

there are unpleasant people and if you're looking for or expecting rudeness, you may

just provoke* it. Generally the French, especially in the countryside, are as kind as

you wish and you will find warmth and acceptance. The most fractious* Frenchman is

easily disarmed by a little sincerity*.

When greeting someone or saying good-bye, always shake hands. Don't use a

firm, pumping handshake, but a quick, slight pressure one. When you enter a room or

a sbop you should greet everyone there. If you meet a person you know very well use

their first name and kiss both cheeks. Men don't usually kiss unless they are relatives.

Good topics of conversation include food, sports, hobbies and where you come from.

Topics to avoid are prices, where items were bought, what someone does for a living,

income and age. Questions about personal and family life are considered private.

Expect to find the French well-informed about the history, culture and politics of other

countries. To gain their respect, be prepared to show some knowledge of the history

and politics of France.

France is generally a very safe country to visit. Pickpockets, however, are not