现代大学英语听力答案【第一册unit 4】

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UNIT FOUR

Task 1

He stood up and rang the bell.

He wanted to make sure that the driver heard him.

The conductor came and shouted at him.

The landlady told him that’s the signal for the driver to go on and only the conductor was allowed to ring the bell twice. That’s why the conductor got so annoyed.

Task 2

1)T 2)F 3)F 4)F 5)T 6)T

Task3

A

See the Script.

B

school buses are used only when children live more than a mile from the school. When their children are too young to walk that far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. they can save gasoline and it is easier for them to find parking places.

too many cars are on the road and have created many problems.

Task 4

1)T 2)F 3)T 4)F

Task 5

A

1)c 2)b 3)a 4)c 5)a 6)c 7)b 8)c

B

would have got up on time.

he would have woken up James

he would have been on the plane that crashed

he would have lost his life in the crash.

Task 6

A

1) 1964 the United States

safety belts

40

about 15

24

B

They do not smoke while driving

They have had more education than non-users

They know someone who was injured (but not killed) in an automobile accident

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C

the importance of using seat belts in driving

Task 7

A

Miss Brown

Mr. Phillips was Miss Brown’s boss

He sounded very angry

He had been in a traffic jam for more than an hour

B

congested

alternative routes

South Circular Road

broken down

blown down in use

C

1)T 2)F 3)F 4)F 5)T

D

He left home at the usual time and decided to use a new route.

The traffic lights were out of order because of the storms last night.

After that there was a breakdown.

He ran out of petrol.

He was in traffic jams for three hours.

Task 8

A

1)b 2)a 3)c

B

a) It was hosen because the cost of energy is not so great as with a bus system.

b) It was chosen because it is much easier to carry a greater number of passengers by train than

by bus or car.

c) It was chosen because the noise and pollution are not so great as with buses and cars. C

1) 12.5 above and below

2) Germany Canada

3) Calgary

4) 24

5) only one man

6) separate

7) 30 seconds

8) open the doors themselves

9) automatic ticket machines (placed) on the platforms zipcards

10) get a $25 fine

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Task 9

A

1) deaths and people injured

2) drivers, pedestrians, and road conditions

3) many cause drivers and pedestrians endanger lives through no fault of their own

4) too many road signs, faulty traffic lights, sudden narrowing of a street, and congested

parking.

5) a) drive too fast and without any consideration for others,

b) think they are safe at the wheel even though they have drunk too much alcohol.,

c) out of some curious sense of power, are incapable of understanding that their car is a

lethal weapon of improperly used.

6) a) step off the pavement without first looking to the left or right

b) cross roads when the traffic lights are against them.

c) jump off a moving bus.

B

Pedestrians, drivers and road conditions are all to blame for road accidents.

Task 10

A

1) 11 2) Over 400 3) Over 4,000 4) $400 5) 60 days

B

1) Most people are going to die from accidents caused by drunk drivers.

2) Joe’s sister is worried because it’s getting late and he is drunk

3) The green Ford that Joe is driving is weaving from left to right.

4) When Officer Williams asks Joe to walk along the white line, he can’t do it. Joe also fails the

breath test.

5) He’s gong to appear in court next week. He’s going to receive a $400 fine. The judge is also

going to suspend his license for sixty days.

C

enjoying family party leave stay wait drives fine slowly had drinks