福师《听力口译（一）》（七）

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福师《听力口译（一）》FAQ（七）
Lesson 19
Multiple Choice:
1. James Milligan is a _____.
a) property expert
b) programme expert
c) salesman
?Key:?a2. Housing prices rise rapidly in the London area because _____.
a) more and more people become very rich
b) buying houses is a fashion
c) the real value of money decline
Key:??c3. James Milligan is talking about houses _____.
a) that most people can afford
b) at unusual and surprising prices
c) that cost one million pounds
Key:?cReasons why people want to buy 1 million houses:
1. They want space (to live and relax in) since they are tired of (living in the cramped little houses and flats) built just after (the Second World War).
2. Larger families (are growing up, and very small children demand a room of their own).
3. Teenagers (may demand an extra room to entertain their friends privately).
4. Due to rising prices of (restaurant and transport, people are beginning to entertain and dine at home, which requires a larger dining room.)Characteristics of the new developments in London area:
1. Barbican
a) situated (in the business heart of the city); so quiet and fairly free from (traffic in the evening)
b) several theatres (opened recently)
c) suitable for (those who like living high up since accommodation being situated mostly in tower blocks)
2. St. John’s Wood
a) favoured by (upper-middle class families who prefer a detached house)
b) a walled garden (surrounding the house and ensuring privacy)
3. Battersea
a) suitable for (those who are not interested in gardening)
b) grand (mansion to be chosen)
c) a wonderful view (of the Thames)
d) only a few minutes (away from London’s theatres and shops)Questions:
1. How successful is the interviewee?
She is the First Lady of Jazz, the greatest blues singer the world has ever known.
2. What did she try to do before she became a singer?
She tried to learn dancing, but failed in the audition.
3. How did she become a singer?
All by accident. A pianist discovered her talent.
4. Has she been successful ever since?
No, she had to learn a lot to become a professional musician. She also had to know the public’s tastes and changing fashions in order to keep her top position.
5. What does she think of the songs she sings?
She chooses what she wants to sing. Anything she sings is part of her life.
6. How does she look at the scandal attached to her life?
She feels she has always been her true self in her music. And she’s singing from deep down inside herself.
True or False:
1. There are two kinds of blues, the happy blues and the sad blues.
Key:?T
2. West 42nd Street was the street for dance in those days.
??Key:???F
3. When she started singing, she actually knew quite a lot about singing.
Key:?F
4. She became a successful and professional musician with the help of a lot of other people.
?Key:?T
5. She often tries to change the fashions and she has made it.
Key:??F
6. There is a feeling of understanding between her and her audience.
Key:?T
7. She won’t sing anything that she doesn’t believe in.
Key:?T
8. She sings according to how she feels and she never sings the same way twice.
Key:??T
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Multiple Choice:
1. The speaker is ______.
a) setting up a home computer
b) telling people the names and the functions of the parts in a home computer system
c) attending a computer science class
Key:?b
2. The book of instructions is called _____.
a) instruction manual
b) instruction menu
c) instruction review
Key: a
3. The monitor _____.
a) is a television
b) is used to store information
c) shows on the screen the information that has just been typed in
Key:??c
4. _____ are mentioned as other parts of a home computer.
a) A keyboard, two floppy discs and the disc drive
b) A keyboard, a typewriter and a floppy disc
c) Two floppy discs, a disc drive and a typewriter
Key:??aTrue or false:
1. The book of instructions tells you how to set up your system and then how to use it.
Key:??T
2. Once you type the information on the screen, you can change it no longer.
Key:??F
3. The monitor can print on paper the information on the screen.
Key:??F
4. If you want to use a computer properly, you’ll have to be able to type.
Key: T
5. The disc drive is quite complicated because it is the part of the system that operates the floppy disc.
Key:???F
6. The second floppy disc is where you type in your information and where the programme works on this information.
Key:??T
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Multiple Choice:
1. The speaker is delivering a speech on _____.
a) human capacity enlarged by the computer
b) benefits the computer brings to human beings
c) harm and danger that the computer does to human health
Key: c
2. Statistics show that _____.
a) using computer may cause severe abnormity during women’s pregnancy
b) 36 women using computer had to terminate their pregnancy
c) 16 women in Denmark didn’t get pregnant because they used computer
Key:　a
3. Workers working with computers are protected against _____.
a) the disturbance of natural light to their vision
b) watching television for long hours
c) increased stress and disturbances to vision for being exposed for long periods to the video screen
Key: c
4. Without taking the precautions offered by the speaker, we will have a generation of _____.
a) great intellectual capacity
b) deformed sufferers
c) little common sense
Key: bQuestions:
1. Is there anyone who has a clear idea about the exact connection between working with computer terminals and the problems with pregnancy?
Key: No, but statistic figures at least suggest that there is a cause of alarm.
2. What is recommended to those who work with computers?
Key: The terminal should be placed where there is another source of light; no blank wall behind the terminal so that the operator has a chance to rest from time to time, get up regularly and walk about the room.
3. Who else are at risk besides those who work with computers?
Key: Those who use computers for interest or pleasure in their own homes.
4. What were the health problems some computer enthusiasts felt connected with the use of computers?
Key: a) constipation because of long hours spent in sedentary inactivity
b) backache due to crouching over an inconveniently positioned keyboard
c) a general sense of fatigue owing to having puzzled over a problem for longer than was sensible
5. What happened to those who had already suffered from short-sight?
Key: The condition worsened.
6. Why did people have an itching face?
Key: Because the electrostatic field of the video screen attracts dust from the atmosphere and irritates the exposed skin.
7. What sort of image would our next generation have if the speaker’s precautions were not taken?
Key: A generation of short-sighted, constipated, hunched, migraine sufferers with skin problems and circulatory troubles.Abbreviations
1. Field abbreviations
C = Carbon
2. Commonly understood abbreviations
e.g. = for example
i.e. = that is
3. Personal abbreviations
E = English
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Lesson 20
Multiple Choice:
1. The conversation is between _____.
a) a school principal and her secretary
b) Maria Rosa and her secretary
c) a tourist and her tour guide
Key:?a
2. They are making arrangements for ____.
a) the whole week
b) Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
c) Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Key:????c
3. From the conversation, it is quite obvious that the woman _____.
a) doesn’t have much to do during the week
b) has a very busy schedule
c) is going to be busy next week
Key:??bThe principal’s schedule:
1. Monday
10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: the last short-list interview
Lunch: to dine with the Japanese agent
2:30 p.m.: a meeting with the lawyer about planning permission
3:30 p.m.: a tutorial with Maria Rosa
2. Tuesday
9:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.: a committee meeting
2:30 p.m.: business with the examining board
4:00 p.m.: a meeting with Johan Blun’s parents
Changes in the schedule:
1. The meeting with the lawyer (is to be postponed to Wednesday or later in the week).
2. The tutorial with Maria Rosa (is to be put off till Wednesday morning).
3. Mr. Dennis is expected to come (at 2:30 on Monday afternoon).
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Multiple Choice:
1. The story took place _____.
a) at 7:20 a.m. on May 6th 1937
b) at 7:20 p.m. on May 16th 1937
c) at 7:20 p.m. on May 6th 1937
Key:?c
2. The Hindenburg was _____.
a) an ocean liner
b) an airship with luxurious facilities
c) a man’s name
Key:??b
3. By 1937, it had been _____.
a) quite safe to travel by the Hindenburg
b) very dangerous to cross the Atlantic by the Hindenburg
c) rare for the Hindenburg to carry passengers
Key:???a
4. After the accident, the exact cause of the disaster was _____.
a) found
b) unknown
c) determined to be the leaking gas
Key:???b
5. Since the disaster, _____.
a) people have been using airships a lot
b) a lot of improvements have been made to the Hindenburg
c) airships have never been seriously considered as a means of commercial transportation
Key:???cTrue or False:
1. The Hindenburg exploded in the first Atlantic crossing of its voyage.
Key:???F
2. Both Europe and the United States had developed a series of airships over 40 years, among which the Hindenburg was the first one.
Key:??F
3. The Hindenburg had been built to compete with the great luxury transatlantic liners.
Key:??T
4. On the Hindenburg, there were very strict safety regulations.
Key:???T
5. The Hindenburg had to hover in the sky for three more hours because of heavy fog.
Key:????F
6. The first flames appeared near the tail of the Hindenburg.
Key:?T
7. The first explosion happened just as the first mooring rope touched the ground.
Key:?T
8. More crew members died than passengers.
Key: T
Safety Measures:
1. The smoking room (was pressurized in order to prevent gas from ever entering it).
2. The cigarette lighters (were chained to the tables).
3. Both passengers and crew (were searched for matches before entering the ship).
4. The airship (was made of special materials, which had been chosen to minimize the possibility of accidental sparks, which might cause an explosion).
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Questions:
1. What is Peggy reading newspapers for?
Key: She is trying to find a flat in the advertisements in those newspapers.
2. Does she want to have a flat on her own?
Key: No, she is going to share it with two other girls.
3. Why doesn't Peggy care about the noise in Woodside Road?
Key: Because she and her roommates would be out all day.
4. Why does Peggy say it would be marvellous to be on the ten bus route?
Key: Because they wouldn't have to walk at all and would get to work quickly.
5. Why must Peggy tell Sara and Mary?
Key: Because they are the girls who will share the flat with her.Information about the flat:
1. Rooms: (a kitchen, a bathroom, two bedrooms and a sitting-room)
2. Rent: (? 21 a week, ? 7 each)
3. Location: (on the No.10 Bus route in Woodside Road)Multiple Choice:
1. Rod and Liz are _____.
a) moving into a new house
b) looking in the house they are going to rent
c) talking about the house they have just bought
Key:????a2. The first thing they decide to do is to _____.
a) put two chairs in front of the fireplace
b) toast their feet before the fireplace
c) put their bed in the corner behind the door
Key:????c3. Their desk goes _____.
a) opposite the fireplace
b) in the far corner between the two windows
c) beside the wardrobe
Key:??b4. Their TV set is put _____.
a) opposite the window
b) in the opposite corner, between the windows and the fireplace
c) in front of the fireplace
Key:??b5. Rod doesn’t care if the bookcase is far away from his desk because _____.
a) exercise’ll do him good
b) he doesn’t write much
c) he works elsewhere
Key:?a6. Both Liz and Rod feel it convenient to use the table lamp if it is put on _____.
a) the chest of drawers
b) the desk
c) a table
Key: a7. Both Rod and Liz want to go to the kitchen because ______.
a) they have to move something into it
b) Rod and Liz have never been to it
c) both of them would like to have a cup of tea there
Key:???cFurniture and other household items:
two chairs
one bed
one wardrobe
one desk
one chest of drawers
one stereo
one amplifier
one television set
two speakers
one bookcase
one table lampLesson 21
Multiple Choice:
1. Both the man and the woman spent some time last night _____.
a) playing football
b) watching a film on TV
c) watching TV
Key:  c2. The Graduate is _____.
a) a love story
b) a sports film
c) about Dustin Hoffman
Key:? a3. The end of the conversation shows the woman _____.
a) is not interested in football at all
b) is only interested in animals
c) does have some interest in football
Key:  cTrue or False:
1. The woman watched TV all night yesterday.
Key:  F2. Both the man and the woman like football games very much.
Key:  F3. The woman regretted that she hadn't switched the TV on earlier.
Key:? T4. The programme on foxes was great, according to the woman.
Key:  T5. The woman watched the ending of the football game but missed the beginning of the News.
Key:? F6. England won the game.
Key:  T7. The loser, however, scored six goals.
Key:? F8. Programmes on animals appeared to be more interesting than football matches to both the man and the woman.
?Key:? F
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Multiple Choice:
1. The interview is _____.
a) about a basketball match
b) on a football game
c) about a tennis match
Key:??c2. _____ wins the championship.
a) Harry Cater
b) Peter Plumber
c) Mark Smith
Key:?a3. Harry Carter and Mark Smith _____.
a) share the same view about the umpire
b) feel the final result is convincing
c) have quite different attitudes towards the umpire
Key:??cTrue or False:
1. Harry Carter wins the championship at the age of 19.
Key: T
2. Harry Carter never felt nervous in the earlier rounds.
Key: F
3. Gardener was beaten by Harry Carter with the score 4-6, 5-7.
Key: T
4. According to Carter, John Fairlight is almost unbeatable but he failed in the quarterfinals.
Key:?T
5. All of the players, except Mark Smith, are satisfied with those umpires.
?Key: F
(lots of players have been complaining)6. Mark Smith had very bad luck today.
Key: T7. Plumber, the interviewer, does not go along with what Mark Smith says about Carter's points.
Key: TIdentification:
1. “I did pretty well to beat Hutchins in the semis.”
(Mark Smith)
2. “I was a bit nervous against Jones when he took the lead in the second set.”
(Harry Carter)
3. “What a terrific job the officials here have done…”
(Harry Carter)
4. “…half of Carter's points were on doubtful decisions…”
(Mark Smith)
5. “That was quite a tough match.”
(Harry Carter)
6. “…what a terrible umpire…”
(Mark Smith)Multiple Choice:
1. The people present at the meeting _____.
a) may be sportsmen
b) are probably members of the Olympic Committee
c) are probably from the host country of the next Olympic Games
Key: b2. The meeting is held to _____.
a) see whether the size of the Olympics could be reduced in any way
b) decide the size of the Olympics
c) decide whether the next Olympic Games should be held
Key:?a3. At the end of the meeting, the people present _____.
a) have reached an agreement
b) still hold diverse views
c) are convinced by the chairman
Key:??b4. There are _____ attending the meeting.
a) four
b) six
c) five
Key:???cViews summary:
1. Mrs. Armstrong: totally opposed to reducing the size of the Olympic Games in any way at all
2. Sr Cordoba: in favour of removing from the Games those sports which are well presented in other international contests in the media, such as boxing and football
3. Mrs. Patel: a) attention to be focused on the more unusual sports which do not normally gain so much international attention; b) in favour of a test of individual stamina instead of skills
4. Herr Muller: in favour of cutting out hockey and football which take up too much space
5. Chairman: agreeing to keep some of the team gamesTrue or False:
1. The cost of the Olympic Games is increasing.
?Key: T2. According to Mrs. Armstrong, reducing the size of the Olympics means damaging the overall appeal of it.
?Key:??T3. Sr Cordoba really thinks that the composition of the Olympic Games should be altered.
Key:  F
(reluctant as I am to alter…)4. Nobody present thinks boxing is violent.
Key:  F
(Sr Cordoba: quite a strong lobby against boxing
because of its apparently violent nature…)5. According to Herr Muller, hockey and football should be cut out because they take a lot of space.
Key:?T6. The meeting adjourns after the discussion on the Olympics.
Key: F
(we'd better move on to something else.)Sports events:
1. boxing
2. football
3. fencing
4. archery
5. hockey
6. sailing
7. pentathlon
8. canoeing
9. basketball
10. volleyball

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