新编大学英语视听说教程4答案最新版_第二版(4)

1. That 4.5 minutes in the 1,500-meter-race yesterday was really a nightmare! 2. The more pressed I seem to be, the more pressing everything seems to get.

3. It s true the life is going faster now, but that doesn t mean we have to try to do everything faster. 4. Well, you can t take on too much. We have to learn to give up something when there are loads of

choices facing us.

5. Yes. But some people won t succeed under too much pressure. Everyone tends to give impatient

at times.

6. I know I hate even a short wait for an elevator. It s no wonder there are so many stress-related

health problems.

7. Mm, and people seldom pause to think what s really important in their lives.

8. He said he was too busy. Just one hour a week, but he still thought he couldn t afford it! 9. To him, making money is more important than family values.

10. I tell you, I called my parents immediately. We had a very long chat!

11. That s probably why we play computer games for relaxation, go to parties for enjoyment, and

oversleep trying to stay healthy!

12. Yeah, we don t appreciate many of the things we do have and we spend too much time

complaining about the things that we don t. Part two

Listening 1

Exercise 1 FFFFTTFF Exercise 2

1.friend 2.end 3.weeks 4.know 5.terrible 6.rang 7.younger 8.tired 9.game 10.make 11.show 12.thinking 13.distance 14.corner 15.telegram 16.deserve 17.mean 18.express 19.oppotunity 20.regrets 21.close 22.family 23.Pass 24.difference 25.forever

Listening 2

1.time management; business students 2.widemouthed; produced; at a time 3.dumped; work themselves down 4.grabbed; filled to the top; illustration

5.eager beaver; how full your schedule is; fit some more things 6.get them in at all Part three

Exercise 2 FTFFT Statements:

1. When your energy reaches its peak, you tend to work 13 to 14 percent faster. 2. The hardest tasks should be done in the morning. 3. Many people skip lunch and still feel energetic.

4. No matter what we do, our energy level will drop way down in the afternoon. 5. If we need the help of an alarm clock to wake up, we should get more sleep. Practice three Exercise 1

1.London 2.What a Wonderful Life 3.Globe 4.changes; developments; natural resources; cities; nuclear war Exercise 2 TFTTF Statements:

1. Alexander Dubios holds an optimistic point of view for the world s future.

2. Alexander Dubios believes that, in the future, people s jobs will play the most important part in

their lives.

3. Alexander Dubios thinks that, in the future, some defects in babies will be treated brfore birth. 4. Alexander Dubios predicts that someday some people will move from big cities to smaller

communities.

5. Alexander Dubios believes that a nuclear war can be the end of the world. Practice four Exercise 1

1.survive; at any time 2.destroyed; another planet; highly unlikely 3.invasion; science-fiction; unlikely 4.dangers; population 5.major; substantial; starvation 6.unrest; increase 7.hope; given pressure Exercise 2

1.8/eight 2.9/nine ; 50/fifty 3.50/fifty 4.2009; 7/seven; 8/eight Part four Section 1

1.clocks 2.promptness 3.impatient 4,household; office; save 5.control; miss; avoid Section 2 ABABD Questions:

1. What can definitely be said of life in the next century?

2. What does “many jobs will be automated ” mean according to the passage? 3. What will the influence of automation be upon people in terms of employment?

4. Is there any possibility that some jobs will disappear in decades from now? Why or why not? 5. What would the future job market look like? Section 3 FFTTTFFF Statements:

1. People in the early 1900s liked to live in the city.

2. The disadvantage of living in the suburbs is that there are very few shops nearby. 3. People living in the suburbs must spend a lot of time going to the workshop.

4. People living in the suburbs would have enjoyed their houses and gardens more if they had had

more time.

5. Many old buildings in the business areas of the cities have been changed into apartment

buildings.

6. Apartment buildings in the cities are not bright enough with small windows. 7. People are not interested in buying apartments in such business buildings. 8. The new apartment owner regrets buying it since it doesn t have a yard.

Unit 9

Part one

Exercise 2 FTFFT TFTTF Exercise 3

1. Space Exploration 2.successful mission 3.at this very moment

4.have worked hard 5.we don t have to 6.passed 7.same problems 8.your last breakdown 9.any signs of life 10.no oxygen 11.the technical problems 12.on your way Exercise 4

1. –We have covered ten miles today. I m tired.

--Come on. We ve done eleven miles before, haven t we?

2. –Look! What s that up ahead? That s new. We ve never seen anything like this before on Mars, have we?

--No. It certainly is unusual. Let s see what it is.

3. –What a sound sleep! I must have already landed on Pluto. --This isn t Pluto. This is Mars. 4. –This is Mars.

--Mars? Why am I on Mars? I m not supposed to be on Mars. Are you sure this isn t Pluto? 5. –Who are you? You look familiar.

--We re from Earth, too. I m Opportunity, this is spirit.

6. –How could they do that to us! We feel we ve been deserted.

--Yes, here we are helpless and hopeless. Nobody wants to find us. Part two Listening 1

Exercise 1 CBA Questions:

1. What are the two speakers talking about?

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