大学英语听说四答案.doc

Key to Focus Listening & Speaking (Book 4)
Unit 1 Announcements
Part A Exercise 1
Flight Number
Final Destination
Gate Number
Air Canada Flight 191
Toronto
16
Air France Flight 810
Madrid
2
Japan Airlines Flight 153
Beijing
10
Dragon Airlines Flight 17
Tokyo
8
Air China Flight 74
Xi’an
24
Exercise 2
1. At 17:00. 2. The one to Chicago. 3. The 9:25 train to Oxford.
4. Platform 3. 5. At 10:30.
Part B Announcement 1
Exercise 1 1. c 2. a 3. c 4. d
Exercise 2
Airlines
Destination
Direct/Indirect Flight
Flight Duration
Arrival Time(local time)
Air China
New York
Direct flight
13.5 hours
1:30 pm July 19
Announcement 2
Exercise 1 1. d 2. b 3. c 4. a
Exercise 2
Item
Program
Ticket/Admission
Sports
1. Two basketball games;
2. Skiing at Steamboat Springs, Aspen and Vail

Tickets available
Music
3. A concert given by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
4. Mostly $10 tickets but a very few $5 seats still on sale
Museum Exhibits
5. Exhibits of famous rock and mineral collection;
6. Exhibits of early people;
7. A special exhibit of American Indian pottery and sand painting

8. Free

Unit 2 Celebrities
Part A Exercise 1
Jackie Chan
Born
in 1954.
At the age of 7
he was sent to the Chinese Opera Research Institute.
At the age of 17
he became a movie stuntman, performing very exciting and often dangerous acts for actors in movies.
His big breakthrough
came in 1978, when he made the movie Snake in Eagle’s Shadow, in which he combined comedy and dangerous stunts.
Exercise 2
1. public figures 2. chief 3. is admired for doing something
4. noble or brave 5. is admired for the accomplishment 6. enduring efforts
7. great courage 8. confidence in oneself 9. fills people’s minds with respect
10. entertainment or business circles, may sometimes inspire envy
Part B Conversation 1
Exercise 1 1. d 2. a 3. d 4. b
Exercise 2 1. …a professor… 2. …fighting motor neurone disease
3. …he was about 20 4. …A Brief History of Time….average person…bestseller
5. …twice…three…grandchild 6. …a computer….eating, speaking, writing…
Conversation 2
Exercise 1 1. c 2. c 3. d 4. d
Exercise 2
Personal Profile of a Celebrity
Family
Social work
Leisure
Self-improvement
Tries to give his two daughters a normal life; Wants to raise them to be happy, responsible people.
Has a strong sense of personal responsibility; Does volunteer work for Children’s Fund, including a lot of fund-raising events for them; Looks forward to creating opportunities for young people.
Loves outdoor life; Enjoys traveling and has been to many amazing places; Crazy about reading and is a fast reader.
Feels there’s always so much more to learn, and wants to take a break and recharge his batteries all the time.

Unit 3 Advertising
Part A Exercise 1
Brand name Canon A95
Advantages 1) simple to use;
2) can create images of true color with terrific quality;
3) can capture beautiful pictures;
4) can satisfy the needs of more experienced users.
Exercise 2
1. Advertising is a way of informing people of something. This can range from telling them a product for sale, or a service, or urging them to do something, or even making someone’s name known to the public.
2. Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers to buy a certain product, but it does not force them to buy the product. Consumers still control the final buying decision.
Part B A Passage
Exercise 1 1. c 2. b 3. d 4. d
Exercise 2
1. …men, women, children of specific ages, from various ethnic groups, …certain interests
2. …what benefit customers will get…buying, doing, thinking
3. …seriously …it is designed to appeal
A Conversation
Exercise 1 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. c
Exercise 2 1. …sports shoes 2. …in making sports shoes over fifty-five years ago
3. …running shoes 4. …football, soccer, basketball and tennis players
5. …workmanship and quality 6. …comfortable….expensive

Unit 4 Culture
Part A Exercise 1 1. b 2. b 3. d
Exercise 2
Japan
Take it with both hands and open it later in private
Cuba
Open it right away
Republic of Korea
Refuse it at first; accept it only after some persuading
Part B Passage 1
Exercise 1 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. d
Exercise 2 1. …laugh at people 2. …animals, with kindness
3. …push to the front…waiting for a bus 4. …the old, disabled
5. …they are “losing weight” 6. …women … their age/weight
7. …time 8. …getting permission from people around
9. …Please …Thank you
10. …a lady or an older person … the other is seated
Passage 2 Exercise 1 1. b 2. c 3. b 4. d
Exercise 2
1. The tea room
Not big; ( √ )
Simple but beautiful; ( √ )
Not furnished; ( √ )
Its floor covered with tatami; ( √ )
Traditionally decorated; ( √ )
Decorated with fresh flowers and traditional artistic works; ( √ )
2. The tea ceremony
The guests take off their shoes and put on bamboo shoes before entering the tea room; ( √ )
The guests wash their hands in a rock water basin before entering the tea room; ( √ )
The guests sit in the traditional way----on their knees; ( √ )
The guests praise the design of the tea set they are using; ( √)
The tea master serves the tea to the guests in turn, starting from the most distinguished; ( √ )
The tea master and guests bow to each other from time to time during the ceremony. ( √)

Unit 5 Opinions
Part A Exercise 1
Conversation 1 Q1. She thought it was terrible.
Q2. He thought it was great.
Conversation 2 Q1. He thinks it is superficial.
Q2. She thiks it is quite well-written.
Exercise 2
Bad Effects of TV on Children
Firstly
There are a lot of violent programs.
Secondly
The advertising is very bad for them.
Thirdly
Watching TV all day is bad for children’s eyes.
Finally
Watching TV is not creative.
Part B Forum 1
Exercise 1 1. a 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. d
Exercise 2
Nancy (1st speaker)
Women have a right to study law.
2nd speaker
It’s a waste of time for women to study law. Women can’t decide anything properly because they’re too emotional.
3rd speaker
Women can succeed in any career but it’s impossible for a woman to have a successful career and to be a good mother at the same time.
4th speaker
Women can’t do men’s work, and men can’t do women’s work. Women’s liberation should stop interfering.
5th speaker
It is stupid to say that housework is a woman’s job.
Forum 2 Exercise 1 1. d 2. a 3. d
Exericse 2
Roger from Canada
Guns should be outlawed immediately.
Yu Fen from China

Ordinary people should be allowed to own guns to protect themselves and their families.
Reiko from Japan
People should be allowed to own guns.
Antonio from Italy
No one except the police should carry guns.

Unit 6 Money
Part A Exercise 1
1. She thinks a lot of them are in financial difficulties.
2. She thinks the government should give them a monthly allowance.
3. He thinks it’s not a good idea because some of them would want to be students all their lives.
4. He thinks that the government can get those students an interest-free loan and let them pay back in ten years.
5. Yes. She also finds it a good idea.
Part B Passage 1
Exercise 1 1. b 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. d
Exercise 2
How do you get a bank loan?
Step 1
You go to the bank and make an application;
Step 2
The bank examines your application;
Step 3
The bank gives you the money after making sure that you are a good risk;
Step 4
You repay the bank the amount of the loan plus interest over a period of time.
Passage 2 Exercise 1 1. a 2. b 3. c 4. b 5. d
Exercise 2
1. …medium of exchange …payment for goods and services ….settlement of debts
2. …standard of value …relative worth
3. …the exchange of goods and services …the specialization of production
4. …keystone of modern economic life

Unit 7 Environment
Part A Exercise 1
Item
The Way to Recycle
1. old reports
reuse 1) the other side of each page
2. a chipped cup
can be used as a 2) penholder
3. an empty container
great for 3) storage of foods like 4) cookies, candies or chocolates to keep them 5) fresh
Exercise 2
1) noticeable 2) trip 3) results 4) typically 5) layers 6) excessive 7) effects
8) we should try to avoid excessive packaging wherever possible
9) to encourage consumers to bring their own bags and to choose products that involve less packaging
10) We should do away with the practice so as to conserve resources and protect our environment.
Part B Passage 1
Exercise 1 1. d 2. c 3. c 4. d 5. b
Exercise 2 1. Plastic bags, household waste, poisonous factory waste, etc.
2. They think the earth will forever take care of us no matter how we treat it in return.
3. The water, the food, the animals, and ourselves.
Passage 2 Exercise 1 1. d 2. d 3. a 4. a 5. d
Exercise 2 1. Use scrap paper for notes;
Reuse paper by making completely new paper from old paper/recycling old paper.
2. Get rid of all our old and useless books;
Save space in our homes;
Buy the books that we want at much lower prices;
Raise money for charities.

Unit 8 Story Time
Part A Exercise 1 1. d 2. c Exercise 2 c
Part B Story 1 Exercise 1 1. c 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. d
Exercise 2 1. Near the wine section.
2. On the handle of the trolley.
3. She wanted to open it but she couldn’t and she got bored playing with it.
4. At the exit of the supermarket.
5. Go and talk to the manager of the supermarket.
Story 2 Exercise 1 1. d 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. b
Exercise 2 1. An orange and some grapes.
2. She gave the surface of the orange in minute detail.
3. One of them painted it as a shapeless yet pleasing mass of colors, another had
presented it with perfect roundness. Some painted it in strange shapes and some made it look very real.
4. The artists had seen the fruit from different perspectives.

Unit 9 Food and Drinks
Part A Exercise 1
1. There are lots of vegetables in Chinese food. And the speaker loves vegetables.
2. A full English breakfast.
3. Go to the pub with friends from work and have a few beers, then go to an Indian restaurant.
Exercise 2
1. Mr Davis is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him. (a big cheese---an important person)
2. We stayed up very late last night chewing the fat about our sightseeing during the summer vacation. (chew the fat---chat)
3. Don’t cry over spilt milk. The past is past and you can’t do anything to change it. (cry over spilt milk---complain about something that has already happened)
4. Going to the galleries is my cup of tea. I can spend a whole day there, looking at the paintings. (cup of tea---something one enjoys)
5. Recently Tom has been working very hard trying to bring home the bacon. He has no time to do anything else. (bring home the bacon---be the bread earner of one’s family)
Part B Passage 1
Exercise 1 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. b
Exercise 2 1. Green vegetables of all kinds (a d f g)
2. Other vegeetables (k l m)
3. Fruits (i o s)
4. Meat, fish, eggs (b c e)
5. Dairy products (h j q r)
6. Bread, cereal, rice (n p t)
Passage 2 Exercise 1 1. b 2. d 3. d 4. c 5. a
Exercise 2 1. Some 38 billion
2. a. Great tasting b. Basic C. Can be adapted to suit various tastes
3. German immigrants
4. The 18th century
5. Refocusing efforts on the hamburger in its many varieties
6. Find a taste that people will never get tired of

Unit 10 Cities
Part A Exercise 1
1. The city: wonderful
The architecture: very traditional
2. They city: young
The people: friendly in general
3. The village: small but pretty with beautiful countryside and clean air
The people: lovely and warm-hearted
Life in the village: quiet but dull
4. The city: noisy and crowded
The weather: great most of the time but hot and humid in summer
The people: very helpful
Exercise 2
1. Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, is an ancient city with many famous
historical places to visit.
2. Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the world’s largest cities with a population of over 11
million.
3. Washington D.C., the capital of the United States, is a beautiful city with its magnificent
monuments and traditional and colorful architecture.
4. Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, is a charming, quiet city with modern buildings.
5. Prague, capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, is often called the City of a Hundred
Spires because of its many churches and towers. It is a major tourist attraction of the country.
6. Mexico City, capital and largest city of Mexico, is a city with the country’s leading universities,
museums, theaters, performing arts centers and publishing firms.
Part B A Passage
Exercise 1 1. a 2. b 3. d 4. b
Exercise 2
1. a. The London Eye is a huge observation wheel, which opened to the public in January 2000;
b. People from around the world come to the London Eye to experience the excitement of seeing London from a bird’s eye view.
2. a. The Tate Modern opened to public in May 2000;
b. The Tate Modern is the world’s largest modern art gallery.
3. a. The Millennium Bridge that is over River Thames opened in February 2002;
b. The Millennium Bridge is a 330m steel bridge linking the City of London at St Paul’s Cathedral with the Tate Modern Gallery at Bankside.
A Conversation Exercise 1 1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d
Exercise 2
1. a. Symbol of Paris;
b. Built over 100 years ago;
c. There is a restaurant on the top platform that offers a splendid view of Paris at night.
2. It houses collections of world-famous treasures----da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, the Greek statue of Venus de Milo, etc.
3. Its building was started by Napoleon and completed 15 years after his death.
4. It offers visitors beautiful views on both banks.

Unit 11 Stories in the News
Part A Exercise 1
1. A conference on how to prevent bird