现代大学英语听力2答案unit9

Unit 9

Task 1

【原文】

Compere: And now for our first question. It comes from Mrs. June Moore. Mrs. Moore?

Mrs. Moore: Does the panel think that computers will change our lives?

Compere: Mrs. Moore wants to know if computers will change our lives. Philip Barnes?

Philip Barnes: Computers have already changed our lives. Business is more efficient.

Planes and trains provide a better service...

Miss Anderson: Just a moment, Mr. Barnes. You may be right about business, but how

many people have lost their jobs because of computers? Computers

Unit Nine

Part one Statements

Complete each of the statements with what you hear and choose A or B that explains the word or phrase in bold.

1. I'm one of those people who really get stressed out by the Christmas rush. ( B ) 2. The cabinet minister left government to devote more time to his young family. ( A ) 3. Keep away from this kitchen. You are in my way. ( A ) 4. Don't be so hard on him. He is only a child. ( B )

5. He wants all people to get along and stop hurting others. ( A )

6. One of our secretaries d

Unit 6 Task 1

【答案】 A.

[d]—[b]—[a]—[e]—[c] B. a

【原文】

Laura usually leaves the offices of Quest Productions at about 5 o'clock, but last Monday she left at 5:30. She wanted to get home by 6:30 and she ran to the bus stop but she couldn't get on a bus. There were too many people and not enough buses. Laura was desperate to get home so she decided to go by tube.

In the station she went to one of the automatic ticket machines but she didn't have enough change, so she had to join the queue at the ticket window. She bought

Task 1

News Item 1

The United States central bank, the Federal Reserve, has raised interest rates for the third time this year. The Federal Reserve raised the overnight bank lending rate by 0.25 percent (one fourth of one percent) to 5.5 percent. It raised the discount rate also by 0.25 percent to 5 percent. The Federal Reserve said it had no plans to raise interest rates again any time soon. It said the increase today should reduce the danger of inflation.

News Item 2

The Commerce Department says the American economy

《现代大学英语听力》第二册 听力原文及答案英语专业学习用课本

Task 7

【答案】

A.

1) correspondent

2) a Jamaican town

3) the cruise liner

4) an island in the Caribbean

5) the Royal Navy vessel

6) the hurricane

B.

1) F

2) F

3) T

4) T

5) T

C.

Reference: In this exercise, students can use their own imagination and guess what might happen next.

D.

1) Yes。

2) They had thought the ship would sink, so they went there for shelter.

3) No.

4) The Royal Navy frigate Steadfast would take them off the island.

5) No. Apart from a few minor injuries there were no casualties.

【原文】

Part One

Announcer

I had two months until my new job began. It was like waiting an entire summer for school to start. I spent those two months talking to figure skating coaches and judges. I read boring rule books. I drove to the rinks where the skaters trained, and made notes about our conversations. I even took a lesson, which made some of the skaters laugh.

Unit 6

Task 1

【答案】

A.

[d]—[b]—[a]—[e]—[c]

B.

a

【原文】

Laura usually leaves the offices of Quest Productions at about 5 o'clock, but last Monday she left at 5:30. She wanted to get home by 6:

精读二 Unit9

1. quitter n.轻易停止的人, 懦夫 (Ex.) quit v. 放弃quit smoking. 离开;退出He quitted Paris 2. standpoint n. 立场,观点,看法 viewpoint

3. tender adj. e.g. tender flowers 柔弱的花朵 a tender expression on her face 她脸上温柔的表情

My finger is tender because I cut it yesterday. 我的手指一碰就疼，因为我昨天割破了

(Ex.) tender-hearted adj.心肠软的; 富于同情心的tender-nosed adj.嗅觉灵敏的tender-eyed adj.视力不佳的;目光和善的

4. equivalent n. e.g. Some American words have no British equivalent.美国英语的一些用法在英国英语中没有对等的词

adj. *be equivalent to/of相等于a wish that was equivalent to a command相当于命令的请求

Unit 5 Travel

Task 1

Script

Stephen: Well, there you are, Mikko. \Mikko: Mr. Johnson, thank you very much for bringing me to the airport. Stephen: A pleasure, old boy.

Petros: He wants to make sure you leave, Mikko.

Stephen: Petros! Don't say that! It was a pleasure having him. Petros: Just teasing. See you at Christmas, Mikko.

Mikko: Don't forget to come, now. And don't forget some warm clothes

and don't... Oh, no! I left my tennis racquet behind.

Petros: Don't worry. I'll bring it at Christmas. Go on, Mikko. Your plan

Unit 5 Travel

Task 1

Script

Stephen: Well, there you are, Mikko. \Mikko: Mr. Johnson, thank you very much for bringing me to the airport. Stephen: A pleasure, old boy.

Petros: He wants to make sure you leave, Mikko.

Stephen: Petros! Don't say that! It was a pleasure having him. Petros: Just teasing. See you at Christmas, Mikko.

Mikko: Don't forget to come, now. And don't forget some warm clothes

and don't... Oh, no! I left my tennis racquet behind.

Petros: Don't worry. I'll bring it at Christmas. Go on, Mikko. Your plan

现代大学英语听力2原文及答案

Unit 1

Task 1

【答案】

A.

1) She wanted to see St。 Paul?s 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 newspapers.

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 didn?t。

6) He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world” to prove his opinion。

B。

If all the seas were one sea， what a great sea it would be! And if