福师《听力口译（一）》（六）

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福师《听力口译（一）》FAQ（六）
Lesson 16
True or False:
1. Women are not affected by recent changes in the way people actually live.
Key: F
2. A hundred years ago people never questioned whether men were really wiser, stronger, more sensible and better than women.
Key:　F
　(Over 100 years ago people began to question…)
3. Women get the right to vote in 1875.
Key:　F
4. Women are in a dilemma of two roles: being a wife and mother and having a full-time job.
Key:　TMultiple Choice:
1. Mrs. Bruce, the interviewee, was _____.
a) a militant suffragette
b) a supporter of the suffragette movement
c) not interested in the suffragette movement
Key: c
2. Mrs. Bruce doesn’t think whether women should vote _____.
a) made a great deal of difference to her
b) made things better
c) was a matter of little importance
Key:  a
3. According to what Mrs. Bruce says, _____.
a) the suffragette movement was not peaceful as she had expected
b) the suffragette movement died away peacefully
c) she doesn’t care much whether the suffragette movement was peaceful or not
Key:  a
4. On the whole, Mrs. Bruce is _____.
a) very much interested in politics
b) not interested in politics at all
c) eager to enter the House of Commons
Key:   bQuestions:
1. How would Mrs. Bruce feel if she was called a suffragette?
Key: She would feel highly insulted.
2. What came out of the suffragette movement?
Key: They got the right to vote and some of them became members of the Parliament.
3. What role does Mrs. Bruce think those women MPs have been playing?
Key: They have been useful in helping women in their jobs, in other vocations.
4. What did Mrs. Bruce say when her friends asked her to join the suffragette movement?
Key: She didn’t want to vote.
5. What does she think of women joining men in their world of work, sport and politics?
Key: She feels all right about joining men in their world of work and sports. But she is happy to leave politics to them.True or False:
1. Changes are very gradual, actually too slow to come.
Key:   T
2. People always believe that women are capable of making decisions and have a lot of intelligence.
Key:   F
3. While applying for a job, women must prove certain elements of her behaviour and skills as men do.
Key:  T
4. The law’s there because people do stupid things.
Key:  T
5. Employers consider women on equal terms with men.
Key:  F
6. The first speaker thinks that sex discrimination in language matters very much.
Key:  FLesson 17
Multiple Choice:
1. Gunshots broke out _____.
a) near a branch of Barclays Bank at Stockwell
b) in Croydon
c) along Brixton High Road in London
Key:  c
2. People were killed and injured at a Chicago concert when the waiting crowd _____.
a) rushed to get the unreserved seat tickets
b) rushed angrily to the gates
c) had a clash with the police
Key:  a
3. An Air France Concorde _____.
a) missed colliding with 4 US Air Force F-15s
b) collided with a US Air Force F-15
c) and 4 US Air Force F-15s collided
Key:   a
4. The French Army was called in to help the fire fighters because forest fires _____.
a) are going out
b) in the south of France are threatening human property and lives
c) are urged between Frejus and Cannes by strong winds from the south
Key:   b
5. _____ organized a demonstration against _____.
a) The Labour Party, sex prejudice
b) The Labour Party and the Trades Union Congress, race prejudice
c) The Trades Union Congress, race discrimination
Key:  b
6. A mailbag containing nearly _____ worth of jewels was missing _____.
a) ? 635,000, at Heathrow Airport
b) ? 175,000, in Geneva
c) ? 750,000, between Geneva and London
Key:  cTrue or False:
1. A police constable pursuing the bank robber’s car was driving at the speed of 18 miles per hour.
Key:   F
2. The British pop group Fantasy is thinking of canceling the rest of its US tour because of the bloody incident.
Key:  T
3. The two US Air Force fighters missed colliding the French Concorde by 10 feet and 50 feet respectively.
Key:  F
4. At least two fire fighters were killed in the forest fires in the South of France.
Key: T
5. Around 50,000 people turned out in the demonstration against racial discrimination.
Key: F
6. The case that a mailbag of valuable jewels was missing was first discovered by the Scotland Yard.
Key:  F
  
Provide details for each of the following incidents:
1. Bank Robbery
Key: window glasses shattered by a bullet
a stolen Jaguar
16,000 pounds2. Chicago Concert
Key: 15 injured, 4 killed
people knocked over and trampled
Fantasy
3. Missed Plane Collision
Key: the closest recorded miss in aviation history
Dulles International Airport
4. Forest Fires
Key: strong westerly winds fanning the flames
abandoned villages and holiday homes
5. Demonstration in London
Key: stretched for over 2 miles
officials from the Labour Party
Trafalgar Square
6. Missing Mailbag
Key: mailed from Geneva to London
Heathrow Airport Police
Diamond, emerald, ruby, and other stones
7. Football Match
Key: Nottingham Forest and ArsenalMultiple Choice:
1. There are a lot of improvements in the care of old people and the old people’s health _____.
a) becomes better
b) is no better than it used to be
c) is worse
Key:   a
2. A much more common problem with the old people’s health is _____.
a) the fears of becoming old
b) that they become senile
c) over-medication
Key: c
3. In order to have good health, one should _____.
a) follow a balanced diet and do regular exercises
b) eat eggs and beef
c) never change his way of living
Key:  aMultiple Choice:
1. Mr. Paul Thorton is _____.
a) a chef
b) a journalist from a magazine
c) the owner of the restaurant
Key:  c
2. Mr. Carl Finch is _____.
a) a chef
b) a journalist from a magazine
c) the owner of the restaurant
Key:  b
3. The restaurant is located in _____.
a) a quiet and peaceful place away form London
b) London
c) the country in Australia
Key:  a
4. The restaurant is attractive because _____.
a) everyone contributes new ideas, which has improved the dishes greatly
b) they serve ginger marmalade there
c) customers are used to those old dishes
Key:  aTrue or False:
1. The staff members of the restaurant don’t share in decision-making.
Key:   F
2. The owner, Carl, always has the final say when disagreement comes up.
Key: T
3. Alan has been with Carl for 15 years.
Key: F
4. Carl once lectured on cooking with practical demonstrations in Australia and New Zealand.
Key: T
5. His lecture had been very popular.
Key: T
6. Carl once wanted to set up his business in a competitive place.
Key: F
7. The restaurant used to be a farmhouse.
Key: T
8. Carl feels all right keeping serving the same dishes.
Key: F
9. Alan may not want to have his recipe publicized.
Key: TQuestions:
1. What kind of trouble does Paul Thornton have with his restaurant?
Key: He has trouble finding good, reliable domestic staff for his restaurant.
2. Why did his lecture tour last for two years?
Key: Because more and more organizations wanted to see his demonstration.
3. What did he want to open a restaurant for?
Key: He wanted to combine the demonstration with a permanent establishment.
4. Why did he choose this place?
Key: He decided to choose this remote place because he wanted to have a restaurant for those who love peace and quiet and beautiful scenery and who also appreciate good food.Questions:
1. What attracted Shelagh’s attention when she was taking a walk in Pompeii?
Key: A man half way up the tree.
2. What had she expected to see in Pompeii?
Key: Ruins.
3. Why did people in Pompeii climb trees?
Key: To collect pine cones.
4. What did they do with pine cones?
Key: They grind up the nuts inside the cones for a special sauce that goes with spaghetti, and also for cakes and sweets.
5. Could anybody collect pine cones without any permission?
Key: No. The foreman had to buy a licence from the State for the right to go round places collecting pine cones.
6. What is more interesting to Shelagh, the ruins in Pompeii or the tree climbers there?
Key: The tree climbers.Lesson 18
Multiple Choice:
1. In order to conserve fossil fuels, Prof. Burnham strongly suggests that _____.
a) nuclear power stations should be built
b) nuclear power should be the only alternative
c) nuclear power should be the safest power to resort to
Key: b
2. Prof. Marvin Burnham and Prof. Jennifer Hughes _____.
a) agree with each other on alternative power resources
b) sharply disagree with each other on nuclear power
c) are trying to reach an agreement on nuclear power
Key:  b
3. According to one of the experts present, nuclear power is _____.
a) dangerous in its production and disposal, and is a target for terrorists
b) safe, but it is more dangerous to work down a coal-mine
c) not a source of contamination and radioactivity
Key:  a
4. Dr. Catherine Woodstock thinks _____.
a) it is more important to save energy by conservation than to produce energy with the same amount of money
b) there should be research on solar energy, wind power, wave power, tidal power, etc.
c) both a) and b)
Key: c
5. Mr. Charles Wicks _____.
a) agrees with other speakers on energy crisis
b) is not interested in his position
c) doesn’t think the fossil fuels will run out so soon.
Key:  c
  
Pros and cons of the nuclear power station:
Pros
a) It is the only alternative when fossil fuel in running out.
b) It can produce electricity for our daily use.
c) Working at a nuclear power station is far safer than working down a coal-mine or on a North Sea oil-rig.
d) As a result of our research, it can probably burn its own waste in the future.
Cons
a) Nobody can imagine what will happen if there is a nuclear accident.
b) Radioactivity causes cancer and may affect future generations.
c) There is no technology for absolutely safe disposal of nuclear waste.
d) Terrorists could hold the nation to ransom if they captured a reactor.
e) Nuclear energy is expensive, dangerous, evil, and most of all, absolutely unnecessary.Multiple Choice:
1. This talk is broadcast _____.
a) on radio
b) on TV
c) neither a) or b)
Key:?b
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2. Dr. Reginald Healy _____.
a) is an expert on life in the future from MIT
b) is an expert on nuclear power
c) works for The Years to Come
?Key:???a
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3. According to what Dr. Healy says, the world in 2000 will _____.
a) take quite a new look
b) be more progressive and the life better
c) be more crowded and polluted
?Key:??c
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4. Now human beings are faced with _____.
a) a shortage of oil, water, forests, etc.
b) a shortage of labour power
c) a colder climate
Key:??a
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5. Greenhouse effect _____.
a) is the result of decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide
b) has reduced the heat of the sun in the lower atmosphere
c) could melt the polar ice caps, which would cause disastrous flooding
Key:??c
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6. The most serious problem with nuclear power stations _____.
a) is the accident at Chernobyl
b) is the disposal of their waste
c) lies in how much strontium-90 and plutonium-239 are available
Key:?b
True or False:
?1. There are 250 births and 100 deaths every minute in the world.
Key: T
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2. Hopefully the world will suffer less from the loss of its forests because very few people use wood fuel now.
Key:?F
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3. Carbon dioxide and other chemicals which derive from the use of fossil fuels won’t increase the quantity of acid rain.
Key:?F
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4. Carbon dioxide will cause a number of species to become extinct.
?Key: T
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5. Nuclear plants are a constant menace to life on this planet.
?Key: T
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6. Strontium-90 needs storing for 5,000 years, being kept in any temperature.
??Key:?FQuestions:
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1. What is Dr. Healy talking about?
Key: A space station to be launched towards the end of 1990s.
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2. Is this space station going to be built by the USA?
Key: No, 11 other nations have agreed to contribute a few of the station’s many parts.
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3. Where are the thousands of parts going to be assembled?
Key: In the space.
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4. How many people are going to be involved in the first crew to begin their space life?
Key: Eight.
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5. What lies behind the idea of a space station?
Key: A dream that has been cherished for 120 years—a colony in space.
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6. Why do scientists set up such a space station?
Key: Because they want to use the space station to discover how to establish healthy and productive habitation in space.
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Daily necessities equipped within the space station:
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a) a room for each crew member
b) a shower
c) a toilet
d) exercise equipment
e) a washing machine
f) a pantry
g) a sick bay
h) a television set
i) video
j) a telephone
k) a computer
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