《英語聽力教程3》第二版_Unit6_答案

1、part i getting readya. b. keys: 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: part ii new zealanders a. keys: i. 1: island 2: south pacific ocean 3: 2 575 000ii. 1: free 2: 3 3: 19 4: 7 and 15 5: the government correspondence schooliii. 1: one of the highest 2: one-story wooden 3: meat and butteriv. 1: musical 2: concerts 2: oper

2、av. 1: sports 2: camping 3: fishing 4: rugby football 5: soccer 6: basketballb. keys: 1: f 2: f 3: t 4: t 5: f 6: tpart iii what do you think of britain a. keys: paul: 1: changeable 2: depressing 3: beak 4: boring 5: flavor6: taste 7: enjoy it 8: snobbish 9: alive 10: on firecindy:1: cloudy 2: sunsh

3、ine 3: dull 4: sweets 5: difficult6: reserved 7: relaxedusha:1: changeable 2: ok 3: healthy 4: bland 5: reserved6: friendly 7: fastspiro:1: depressing 2: long 3: pleasant 4: all right 5: limited6: friendly 7: sincere 8: awful 9: tiringb. keys: 1: it must be tasty and full of flavor.2: spring and aut

4、umn.3: because the city life is fast.4: for seven years.5: there is a wider selection for dishes in greek food.6: usha is very good at making friends.part iv more about the topic: native people of alaska keys: i. 1: sea 2: fish 3: reindeer 4: frame houses 5: huts 6: hunting 7: carving ii. 1: related

5、 2: differnt 3: the sea 4: fishing boats 5: working iniii. 1: the interior 2: canada 3: fishing 4: trapping 5: near the sea6: means of livelihood 7: loggingpart v do you know ?keys: 1: t 2: t 3: f 4: f 5: f 6: t 7: ftape script part i getting ready b. presenter: today selina kahn is in the arrival a

6、rea at gatwick airport checking out todays topic national stereotypes. selina . selina: thanks, john. i have with me eric, whos just flown in with virgin atlantic from the usa. eric: thats right. ive just come back from new york. selina: is it as dangerous as they say? eric: no, new york isnt danger

7、ous, no more than any other big city, especially if youre careful and dont advertise the fact that youre a tourist. selina: and is it true what they say about new yorkers, that theyre rude, and that they only care about themselves? eric: well, i found the people were very friendly. however, they do

8、have a reputation for not caring about other people. i think the reason for this is that life in new york is incredibly stressful. people just dont have the time to think about anybody else. it isnt that they dont care. selina: is there anything else you noticed about new yorkers? eric: two things i

9、 had heard about before i went to new york did seem to be true, though. first is that they are always talking about money and how much things cost. secondly, its that people eat all the time as they go about their daily lives, you know they graze on the hoof as they walk about the streets. selina: t

10、hanks eric, and now i have with me, sue, whos been to the south of france .part ii new zealanders new zealand is an island country in the south pacific ocean about 1 200 miles southeast of australia. it has about 2 575 000 people. two thirds live on the north islands, and one third on the larger sou

11、th island. most of them are of british descent. almost everyone in new zealand knows how to read and write. the government provides free education for children from ages 3 to 19. education is compulsory for children between the ages of 7 and 15, but most enter school by the age of 5. young children

12、who live far from schools belong to the government correspondence school and listen to daily school broadcasts on the radio. new zealanders enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world. there are no people of great wealth, but poverty is practically unknown. the majority of families liv

13、e in one-story wooden homes. most families have an automobile, and many have modern home appliances. because the country is a major producer of sheep and dairy products, meat and butter form a larger share of the diet than is common in other countries. the people are among the worlds greatest tea dr

14、inkers. many of the books, magazines, and movies in new zealand come from the united kingdom or the united states. but the number of books published in the country is growing rapidly. musical and theatrical groups come from europe and north america to perform. the larger cities have radio and televi

15、sion stations. the national symphony orchestra gives concerts throughout the country, and there are also opera and ballet companies. new zealanders enjoy the outdoors, and people of all ages take part in sports. favorite holiday activities are camping, boating, hunting and fishing. horse racing draw

16、s large crowds to racetracks. rugby football is a national game. other team sports are soccer, cricket, basketball, and field hockey. statements: 1. new zealand is about 1 400 miles from australia. 2. more people live on the larger south island than the north island in new zealand. 3. most new zeala

17、nders are of british origin. 4. children in new zealand usually go to school at the age of 5. 5. not many new zealanders have their own cars. 6. new zealanders are fond of drinking a lot of tea. part iii what do you think of britain 1. paul comes from jamaica. interviewer: what do you think of engli

18、sh food? paul: english food right now, i can enjoy it, but when i first came up from the west indies, i found it rather distasteful, rather boring, no flavor, no taste. interviewer: what do you think of the english weather? paul: the english weather i do not think there are enough adjectives to desc

19、ribe (it) miserable, cold, damp, changeable, depressing. i think bleak is the best word. interviewer: now what do you think about english people and their way of life? paul: the older generation of english people are really snobbish the snob-nosed english. but the youth of england today theyre reall

20、y alive, you know, theyre more vibrant, on fire, alive. they are much more free than their parents, crazy! 2. cindy comes from los angeles. interviewer: what do you think of the english weather? cindy: well, its rather cloudy and depressing. i get tired of all these sunny intervals. theres not enoug

21、h sunshine. other than that, its all right. its not too cold, nor too warm. interviewer: and have you had much opportunity to eat english food? cindy: yes, i avoid it, because its dull. i think its dull. and i think the english eat a lot of sweets and greasy food like chips. interviewer: and what ab

22、out the english way of life? what do you think of that? cindy: well, its certainly more relaxed, but i think that the english people are tend to be difficult to get to know. theyre reserved. the cities are safer and i also think theyre much cleaner than the american cities, which makes it much more

23、pleasant to live there. 3. usha comes from madras, in india. interviewer: would you like to tell me what you think of the english weather? usha: well, the english weather is very changeable, but its ok. well, i like spring and autumn best. i think they are the loveliest time of the year. interviewer

24、: and what about english food? what do you think of that? usha: well, english food is healthy. but i wouldnt like to have it every day. its rather i wouldnt say dull but too bland for my taste. interviewer: and what about english people? how have you found them? usha: well, in the beginning, they ar

25、e rather reserved, but once you get to know them, they are very friendly, and ive got many english friends now in england. interviewer: and how have you found the english way of life? usha: well, city life is fast of course everywhere, but i like the countryside very much. i like it very much, yes.

26、4. spiro comes from salonika, in greece. interviewer: youve lived in england for about seven years. what do you think of english weather? spiro: well, i think the english winter is very depressing at times, especially when it drizzles all the time, and also the other thing that makes it depressing i

27、s the long nights. it gets dark very early and you wake up and its pitch black again, and so you go to work and its very dark and you come home and its dark again. but in the summer, i think, when the suns shining, its very pleasant indeed, with green parks, trees, very pleasant. interviewer: and wh

28、at about english food? what do you think of that? spiro: well, i think its english food is all right, but theres a very limited selection of dishes. its mostly roast and offhand theres only about five typically english dishes i can think of, whereas compare that to greek food, theres an enormous sel

29、ection of dishes one could cook. interviewer: and what do you think of the english people? spiro: i find them very reserved, but it seems that when you get to know them, theyre quite friendly and sincere. but it usually takes some time to actually open an english person up if you like. interviewer:

30、and what do you think of the english way of life? spiro: pretty awful, actually. its the speed of life really that i find rather tiring. part iv more about the topic: native people of alaska when the russian discovered alaska in 1741, they found it occupied by three groups of native peoples eskimos,

31、 aleuts, and indians. descendants of these natives still live in alaska. most scientists think that the native peoples migrated originally from asia to north america, not all at once but in wave after wave over thousands of years. probably the last to enter alaska were the ancestors of the northern

32、eskimos. eskimos of the different groups of native peoples, the eskimos are the most numerous. from earliest times the eskimos depended upon sea mammals, fish, and caribou for their living. in the 1890s reindeer were brought from siberia to start herds as an additional means of livelihood. many eski

33、mos now live in frame houses heated by fuel oil, but they once lived in sod and driftwood huts heated by seal-oil lamps. they did not build snow igloos, as some of the canadian eskimos still do, except for emergency shelter. the eskimos are superb hunters. they are an energetic people who have long

34、been known for their ivory carving and other arts and crafts. their way of life is changing as they find opportunities for schooling and for employment in trades and professions. aleuts the aleutian islands and the alaska peninsula are the homelands of the aleuts. the aleut language is related to th

35、e language of the eskimos, and yet it is very different. like the eskimos, the aleuts have always depended on the sea for food and other needs. some of the present-day aleuts operate fishing boats. others work in fish canneries. many aleuts have russian names, which go back to the time of the russia

36、n occupation of alaska. indians there are two major groups of indians the indians of the interior plateau and the indians of southeastern alaska. the indians who live in the interior came to alaska from canada. originally they were hunters. some of them still live by hunting, fishing, and trapping.

37、others have moved to towns, where they live and work as do other present-day alaskans. the indians of southeastern alaska are sometimes known as the maritime indians, or indians who live near the sea. they have been in alaska for hundreds of years. carving and basket making are among the crafts of t

38、he maritime indians. they are known for their totem poles. from earliest times they depended on fish, especially salmon, for their living. today they are efficient business people who operate commercial fishing boats and canneries. they also follow other occupations such as logging, shopkeeping, and

39、 working in government offices. part v do you know ?interviewer: now, if we could turn our attention to home, what about the trend of people moving out of the cities like london? expert: ah! we should be a bit careful about saying people are moving out of london. another way of looking at it is to s

40、ay london itself is moving into the country. interviewer: how do you mean? expert: with improved transport and better living standards, people can actually afford to spread out far more than they did before and commute into town from greater distances. people can travel to work from distances that w

41、ould have been inconceivable even 20 years ago. interviewer: all the same, isnt there a drift away from the capital? expert: oh, certainly, but it shouldnt be exaggerated. lots of people have got fed up with the dirt and the hassle and the higher levels of crime, and have moved to the country because its more peaceful and less stressful. and its true companies have moved out to escape high rents and office