Understand words
Listening task 1
1. She is too lazy, so it is difficult to evaluate her ability.
We spent a sleepless night in a roadside hotel.
John always arranges his time very carefully.
After supper, they often take a leisurely walk in the yard.
We are still ignorant of the importance of this project.
6. It is a habit to shake hands with the right hand.
7. The airline decided to replace the small plane with Boeing 747.
As we all know, dogs have a keen sense of smell.
9. Tom has never had a pleasant environment since his early years.
10. Copper conducts electricity.
Key: 1 (B) 2。 (1) 3. (A) 4。 (B) 5。 (A) 6。 (B) 7。 (B) 8。 (1) 9. (1) 10. (2)
Listening task 2
1. It's a pity that we ran out of money.
The government is firmly committed to helping low-income and unemployed citizens.
His carelessness led to the forest fire.
Everyone in Shanghai seems to be in a hurry.
You should sign this agreement in person.
6. My success is entirely due to hard work.
7. How do you explain why you are often late for class?
We still lag behind our competitors in using new technologies.
9. He is nothing but a liar.
10. They communicate through personal contact instead of telephone.
Key: 1 (B) 2。 (1) 3. (C) 4。 (A) 5。 (A) 6。 (C) 7。 (C) 8。 (B) 9。 10。 (4)
Understand the short dialogue
Listening task 1
Key: 1 (C) 2。 (B) 3。 (B) 4。 (A) 5。 (B) 6。 (D) 7。 (A) 8。 (C) 9。 (C) 10。 (2)
1 1.(B) 12。 (C) 13。 (B) 14。 15。 16。 (C) 17。 (C) 18。 (C) 19。 (B) 20。 (2)
Understand a long dialogue
Dialogue 1
Key: 1 (C) 2。 (1) 3. (A) 4。 (A) 5。 (4)
Dialogue 2
Key: 6. (C) 7。 (A) 8。 (C) 9。 10。 (4)
Comprehending paragraphs
Passage 1
Key: 1 (C) 2。 (1) 3. (B) 4。 (D) 5。 (3)
The second paragraph
Key: 6. (D) 7。 (A) 8。 (C) 9。 10。 (2)
The third paragraph
Key:. (1) 12. (C) 13。 (A) 14。 (1) 15. (1)
The fourth article
Key: 16. (B) 17。 (1) 18. (B) 19。 (A) 20。 (2)
Unit 2 Environmental Protection
Comprehension sentence
Listening task 1
1. In most parts of the world, environmental awareness does not exist.
Some countries in the world have adopted new environmental protection measures.
3. The country has closed the waters for fishing cod and set strict restrictions on the fishing of other species.
Experts say that some species today have been so wasted that they may never recover.
They made an ambitious plan to protect the ecological diversity of tropical rain forest.
6. For decades, the government colonized the Amazon, which brought serious environmental disasters to the region and its people.
7. They enjoy many tax benefits because their products can help improve the environment.
In his country, rivers, land and forests are so polluted that many creatures have died.
9. The explosive population growth has led to the disappearance of forests in most parts of the country.
10. The country is now trying to provide its people with enough food, shelter and employment opportunities.
Key: 1 (B) 2。 (1) 3. (B) 4。 (A) 5。 (B) 6。 (A) 7。 (A) 8。 (B) 9。 10。 (1)
Listening task 2
1. Most countries are concerned about economic development.
The government will carry out its environmental protection plan, no matter how high the cost is.
Signs of global warming appear again and again in the document world.
This action is taken to deal with the overuse of existing farmland.
As a result of the fishing ban, about 40,000 people are now unemployed.
6. The new environmental law aims to protect the existing forests in Costa Rica.
In recent years, the government has launched a large-scale family planning campaign.
Smoking is not allowed in most public places.
9. A treaty has been signed as a model for the protection of rivers in this area.
10. We must make all people accept the concept of environmental protection.
Answer: I.(D) 2, (A) 3. (C) 4。 (B) 5。 (B) 6。 (D) 7。 (A) 8。 (D) 9。 (1) 10. (2)
Understand the short dialogue
Key: 1 (C) 2。 (1) 3. (B) 4。 (B) 5。 (D) 6。 (C) 7。 (B) 8。 (B) 9。 10。 (1)
1 1.(C) 12。 (A) 13。 (A) 14。 (1) 15. (1) 16. (B) 17。 (B) 18。 19。 (A) 20。 (2)
Understand a long dialogue
Dialogue 1
Key: 1 (B) 2。 (D) 3。 (A) 4。 (B) 5。 (1)
Dialogue 2
Key: 6. (B) 7。 (D) 8。 (1) 9. 10。 (2)
Comprehending paragraphs
Channel 1
Key: 1 (B) 2。 (1) 3. (C) 4。 (A) 5。 (4)
The second paragraph
Key: 6. (C) 7。 (C) 8。 (C) 9。 10。 (2)
The third paragraph
Key: 1 1. (B) 12。 (A) 13。 (C) 14。 15。 (1)
The fourth article
Key: 16. 17。 (B) 18。 (1) 19. (D) 20。 (2)
Unit 3 Transnational Marriage
Comprehension sentence
Listening task 1
1. She found that when she was involved in an argument with her husband, compromise was always the best strategy.
I don't like him, I'm sure this feeling is mutual.
The former actor has been looking forward to returning to the stage.
We will forgive your behavior this time, but don't do it again.
The news that she planned to marry a black basketball player met with a lot of resistance.
6. The manager's tolerance for opposing views is limited.
Susan accepted her sister's new husband with reservations.
No one knows who killed her, but the police suspect it was her husband.
They think the punishment for such a small mistake is too severe.
10. She must be realistic about her future.
Answer: I. (A) 2. (1) 3. (A) 4。 (A) 5。 (B) 6。 (B) 7。 (A) 8。 (B) 9。 10。 (1)
Listening task 2
1. He experienced the ups and downs of his political career.
Their marriage didn't succeed.
The young man has become more charming because of the wine.
Our professor didn't congratulate us on our success, but suggested that we should be modest.
They joked about the budding relationship between the two young people.
6. We doubt his intentions.
7. Their skin color has nothing to do with their divorce.
8. The Smiths will have to pay at least $350,000 for their new house.
If we have any questions about this project, we should cancel it without hesitation.
10. The couple reviewed their personality conflicts and the difficulties they faced in the past five years.
Key: 1 (B) 2。 (C) 3。 (B) 4。 (B) 5。 (D) 6。 (A) 7。 (C) 8。 (B) 9。 (C) 10。 (1)
Understand the short dialogue
Key: 1 (D) 2。 (C) 3。 (B) 4。 (B) 5。 (C) 6。 (B) 7。 (C) 8。 (C) 9。 (1) 10. (1)
1 1. (1) 12. 13。 (B) 14。 (B) 15。 (C) 16。 (C) 17。 (B) 18。 (1) 19. (C) 20。 (4)
Understand a long dialogue
Dialogue 1
Key: 1 (C) 2。 (1) 3. (A) 4。 (B) 5。 (4)
Dialogue 2
Key: 6. (D) 7。 (C) 8。 (B) 9。 10。 (3)
Comprehending paragraphs
Channel 1
Key: 1 (C) 2。 (B) 3。 (A) 4。 (B) 5。 (4)
The second paragraph
Key: 6. (B) 7。 (B) 8。 (1) 9. 10。 (4)
The third paragraph
Key: 1 1. (C) 12。 (C) 13。 14。 (1) 15. (2)
The fourth article
Key: 16. (C) 17。 (B) 18。 (1) 19. (D) 20。 (2)
Unit 4 Studying abroad
Comprehension sentence
Listening task 1
1. This fault was discovered during routine inspection of the aircraft.
These teenagers will spend 10 months of their lives abroad, far away from their families.
The United States accepts more than 3000 young Brazilians every year.
Our president is proficient in several languages, including Japanese and English.
The authorities are trying to prevent illegal foreigners from staying in this country.
6. It is much more important to gain life experience than to get a certificate from the American government.
Patricia Carian has packed two huge suitcases so full that she can't pull them by herself.
8. Students who live in temporary accommodation will usually be punished if they go home later than 6:5438+00:30 pm.
9. Young Brazilians go to the United States to study for the same reason: fluent English and getting an American certificate.
10. If your car has an accident, the insurance premium will go up.
Koy: 1。 (B) 2。 (1) 3. (A) 4。 (B) 5。 (B) 6。 (B) 7。 (B) 8。 (B) 9。 10。 (1)
Listening task 2
1. At first glance, I thought it was a tree, but I was wrong.
For most students, studying abroad is a painful experience.
She found it difficult to describe the night she spent alone on her way home.
This in turn pushed up the project cost, which is estimated to be about $3,800.
You can save food by not always eating in restaurants.
If the student can't get the American certificate, he won't be able to repay the bank loan.
7. Teachers are trying to adapt children to the new school environment.
Learning how to pack things is one of the main points that teenagers must practice before leaving their motherland.
John looks pale because he is not used to the new life here.
10. The new parents successfully handled the complaints of foreign students.
Key: 1 (1) 2. (C) 3。 (A) 4。 (D) 5。 (C) 6。 (D) 7。 (B) 8。 (1) 9. 10。 (2)
Understand the short dialogue
Key 1. (D) 2。 (1) 3. (A) 4。 (C) 5。 (C) 6。 (A) 7。 (A) 8。 (D) 9。 10。 (3)
1 1. (1) 12. (A) 13。 14。 (B) 15。 (B) 16。 (B) 17。 (C) 18。 (C) 19。 (C) 20。 (4)
Understand a long dialogue
Dialogue 1
Key: 1 (1) 2. (B) 3。 (C) 4。 (D) 5。 (4)
Dialogue 2
Key: 6. (A) 7。 (D) 8。 (D) 9。 10。 (3)
Comprehending paragraphs
Channel 1
Key: 1 (D) 2。 (D) 3。 (B) 4。 (A) 5。 (3)
The second paragraph
Key: 6. (D) 7。 (C) 8。 (1) 9. (C) 10。 (3)
The third paragraph
Key: 1 1. (B) 12。 13。 (A) 14。 (B) 15。 (3)
The fourth article
Key: 16. (1) 17. (B) 18。 19。 (C) 20。 (2)
Unit 5 My daughter who smokes cries
Comprehension sentence
Listening task 1
1. All parent-child relationships need excellent communication skills.
The mother is grateful that her daughter finally gave up smoking.
Tobacco advertisements and movie actors attract her daughter to smoke.
My father's cough was not obvious at first.
My father and daughter both smoke like chimneys.
6. Mr. Smith is on the phone with a white cigarette in his mouth.
7. My father takes a break every three or four steps, otherwise he can't climb the stairs.
The doctor told us that cigarette butts are poisonous, and if the baby swallows one, it is likely to die.
9. The tobacco company won the money that should have been spent on food.
10. After quitting smoking, he gained a few pounds, but he was too thin to be noticed.
Key: 1 (1) 2. (B) 3。 (A) 4。 (A) 5。 (A) 6。 (B) 7。 (A) 8。 (1) 9. (1) 10. (1)
Listening task 2
1. Smoking is a kind of self-harm and also hurts those who have to sit next to it.
She was addicted to heroin when she was very young.
Putting a bunch of cigarette butts into boiling water will be an effective insecticide.
Smoking is self-mutilation, but it is more harmful to people who watch their loved ones commit suicide slowly.
But before he smoked, my father was young, strong, confident and had a shiny tooth.
I don't remember when I started smoking, but its influence has gradually produced on me.
The dead man starved to death because of lung disease, not to death.
Carifano strongly advocated that people should not be forced to breathe other people's cigarettes.
Doctors believe that second-hand smoke may cause lung cancer in non-smokers because non-smokers often inhale the smoke produced by other people's smoking.
10. Even if many public places have no-smoking areas, cigarettes will still flow in from places where smoking is allowed.
Key: 1 (C) 2。 (1) 3. (A) 4。 (C) 5。 (D) 6。 (C) 7。 (B) 8。 (B) 9。 (C) 10。 (1)
Understand the short dialogue
Key: 1 (D) 2。 (C) 3。 (C) 4。 (D) 5。 (A) 6。 (A) 7。 (D) 8。 (1) 9. (C) 10。 (4)
1 1.(C) 12。 (B) 13。 14。 (C) 15。 (1) 16. (1) 17. (B) 18。 19。 (B) 20。 (3)
Understand a long dialogue
Dialogue 1
Key: 1 (B) 2。 (D) 3。 (A) 4。 (B) 5。 (3)
Dialogue 2
Key: 6. (A) 7。 (C) 8。 (1) 9. 10。 (3)