新世纪大学英语听说教程(Book II)
Optional Listening答案
Unit 1
Optional Listening 1
Track2-1-OL-1 Answers: 2-- passport 1-- diary 3---yearbook
Track2-1-OL-2 Answers: 1. boyfriend 2.Europe, ship 3. sixties
Optional Listening 2
Track2-1-OL-4 Answers:
1. 13 2. To visit his grandparents. 3. Yes. He talked for a long time to a nice woman.
4. He had lots of fun with his grandparents and he saw lots of interesting places. In the end, he didn’t even want to go home.
Optional Listening 3
Track2-1-OL-7 Answers:
1. Scrapbooking is making beautiful books to hold special memories. Photos, pictures, etc. can be included in scrapbooks.
2. Old newspaper clippings, postcards, tickets, report cards, letters.
3. The “5Ws” of the photos: who, what, where, when, and why.
4. “School days”, “Family travel”, “Memories of my grandfathers”, “Baby’s first year.”
5. Use imagination to design the pages, and then decorate them with felt pens, paint, and stickers.
Optional Listening 4
Track2-1-OL-8 Answers:
1. Most high schools in theU.S. 2. Because they are graduating soon.
3. Yes. 4. At the end of the year.
5. It means a student with a good fashion sense.
Track2-1-OL-9 Answers:
2. photo 3. seniors 4. sports 5. yearbook 6. titles 7. sigh 8. memories.
Optional Listening 5
Track2-1-OL-10 Answers:
1. choose 2. wear 3. bracelet 4. ring 5. favorite keepsake 6. pendant
7. she was in college 8. had no friends 9. remind her to be strong 10. perfect jewelry
Unit 2
Optional Listening 1
Track2-2-OL-1 Answers: 1. waving to 2. shaking hands 3. crossing his fingers 4. shrugging
Track2-2-OL-2 Answers: wallet 2. nervous 3. studying for a test 4. the theater
Optional Listening 2
Track2-2-OL-4 Answers:
1. That’s for use 2. vacation 3. They’re doing great 4. project 5. AIDS 6. drugs
Optional Listening 3
Track2-2-OL-6 Answers:
1. People shake hands.: Bangladesh Indonesia The United Arab Emirates
2. People bow. :Indonesia, Thailand
3. People give business cards. :Indonesia
4. There are rules about touching. :Bangladesh, Thailand
5. Donn’t wave at people here. :Bangladesh
6. There aren’t many hand gestures.:Bangladesh Thailand
7. People don’t wink.:Bangladesh,
8. Don’t use your left hand here. :Indonesia TheUnited Arab Emirates
9. Don’t point at people with your finger. : TheUnited Arab Emirates
Optional Listening 4
Track2-2-OL-8 Answers:
1. shake hands 2.Japan, bow 3. Maori 4.Brazil, kiss ( each other on the cheek) 5. in the eyes 6.Japan, embarrassed
Optional Listening 5
Track2-2-OL-9 Answers:
1. traditional 2. greetings 3. learning 4. trip 5. nervous
6. business card 7. jump and nod 8. for luck 9. start laughing 10. relax and have fun
Unit 3
Optional listening 1
A--Answer: We should support and celebrate local food traditions.
B--Answers: 1.fast 2. life 3. farmers 4.Europe 5. members
Optional listening 2
A--Answers: Adam: buttery Janet: spicy Abby: sweet Minh: healthy
Optional listening 3
A--Answers: 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F
B--Answers: Capsaicin is a chemical in the chile that produces heat and makes your mouth feel hot. It has no flavor or smell. Habanero is the hottest chile pepper in the world. It is bright orange and grows in theCaribbean.
Optional listening 4
A--Answers: What they eat: fresh fruits and vegetables, fish; What they drink: water, green tea;
How they exercise: gardening, walking; How they relax: deep breathing exercises, massage
B--Answers: The Okinawans’ secret: First, they eat a healthy diet. Second, they don’t do hard exercise. Third, the older Okinawans have a good attitude about aging.
Optional listening 5
Answers: 1.contest 2.tomatoes 3.adding 4.spicier 5.comes off
6. gets covered with 7. judging starts 8.tastes the other dishes
9. he has ever tasted 10.win the contest
Unit 4
Optional listening 1
A--Answers: Elena:New York; Vicki:Hong Kong
B--Answers: Gio: brother/casual; Elena: store in neighborhood/retro, old-fashioned;
Vicki: mother/classic
Optional listening 2
A--Answers: f. c. b.
B--Answers:
1.You could look for friends on the Internet.
2. You shouldn’t wear pants. You definitely ought to wear a dress.
3.You had better get some help or you will fail the test. You had better not delay taking the test.
Optional listening 3
A--Answers: 1. b 2. a
B--Answers:
1. Sorry, but I have to side with, want to show off, in your free time
2. have a serious talk, style and taste, too much about appearances.
Optional listening 4
A--Answers:
A trendspotter finds things that are new and popular. Companies might hire trendspotters to help them make new products.
B--Answers:
1. She was nervous and didn’t know what to do.
2. 2. She had to report to a recording studio by10 a.m.
3. They had to decide which song was “Yes---All the way!”, which one was “Ok”, and which one was “No way”.
4. They just talked about the covers they liked.
5. 5. They are going to look at some new fashions.
C--Answers: 1. doesn’t pay, NOT has a good salary 2. week, NOT month
3. six CD covers, NOT only one CD cover 4. A “No way” card, NOT an “It’s OK” card
Optional listening 5
Answers: 1. jogging 2.more and more 3.disagrees 4.increase 5.gets tired
6. stop to rest 7.had better 8.get some ice cream
9.of all athletes 10. after a workout
Unit 5
Optional Listening 1
Track2-5-OL-1 Answers:
2. saw the lights 3. told a police officer 4. tried to take pictures 5. called his wife
Track2-5-OL-2 Answers: Nick Brown，police officer, local people
Optional Listening 2
Track2-5-OL-3 Answers:
1. A young girl standing in the middle of the road.
2. Because it was raining heavily. 3. He stopped the car quickly.
4. She said ”I `m fine.” and walked away quietly.
5. He said the girl was Mary Anne and was killed in a car accident five years ago.
Track2-5-OL-4 Answers:
1. heavily 2. clearly 3. slowly 4. neatly 5. quickly
6. strangely 7. happily 8. quietly 9. Nervously 10. calmly
Optional Listening 3
Track2-5-OL-5 Answers: 1. A terrible explosion 2. In easternRussia. 3. June 30, 1908.
Track2-5-OL-6 Answers: (first row) 4, 1, 3; (second row) 5, 2
Track2-5-OL-7 Answers 1. a part of it broke off 2. lots of damage 3. its engine exploded
4. used electricity 5. set fire to the forest
Optional Listening 4
Track2-5-OL-8 Answers:
2. a 3. h 4. d 5. g 6. e 7. b 8. c
Track2-5-OL-9 Answers:
1. Different people see different lights. 2. Robert Ellison saw the lights in 1883.
4. The Native Americans thought the lights were stars falling to earth.
5. A team fromJapanstudied the lights, but couldn’t solve the mystery.
Optional Listening 5
Track2-5-OL-10 Answers
1. solve 2. it’s very likely 3. stole 4.apartment 5. showing
6. has an alibi 7. it isn’t true 8. walks in 9. takes out 10. thief
Unit 6
Optional Listening 1
Track2-6-OL-1 Answers: (1-r)2, 3, 1
Track2-6-OL-2 Answers: 1.no one 2. couldn’t run 3. can’t swim
Optional Listening 2
Track2-6-OL-3 Answers: 1. pink 2. living room, kitchen 3. large
Track2-6-OL-4 Answers：
1. True 2. False; didn’t speak or smile 3. False; all 4. False; sitting 5. True
Optional Listening 3
Track2-6-OL-5 Answers: 1. Stage 5 2. Stage 1 3. Stage 2 4. Stage 3 and 4
Track2-6-OL-6 Answers
1. Four or five times. 2. In stages 3 and 4.
3. Fifteen or sixteen hours a day. 4. Sleep is very important for learning.
Optional Listening 4
Track2-6-OL-7 Answers: 1. many times 2. don’t remember 3. very active
4. Greeks and Romans 5. can tell us about our daily lives
Track2-6-OL-8 Answers：1. True 2. True 3. False 4. False
Optional Listening 5
Track2-6-OL-9 Answers：
1. strange 2. daytime 3. pajamas 4. laughed 5. reminded him of
6. hugged 7. shook Roberto’s hand 8. ballet dancer 9. finished talking
10. showed Roberto a surprise
Unit 7
Optional Listening 1
A—Answers: Mark: Nebuta Marissa: Holi
B—Answer: Mark: 2, 4, 1, 3 Marissa: 2, 4, 3, 1
Optional Listening 2
A—Answers: 1.c 2.a
B—Answers: 1. M 2. D 3. M 4. M 5. D
C—Answers: 1. gets very crowded 2. after you arrive 3. The most important event
4. just relax and have fun 5. before 6. finishes
Optional Listening 3
A—Answers: 1. F 2. T 3. F 4.T 5.F 6.T
B—Answers:
1. You might need a jacket, sunglasses, an umbrella, or all three.
2. Get there early, about 4 hours ahead of big parades. For the Sunday night parade, find a space in the morning.
3. Start making reservations in August. Don’t wait until January.
4. People ride on floats in the parades and give “throws” to the crowd.
5. Before Mardi Gras even begins, there are over 70 parades of dazzling floats.
6. Many streets are closed to cars, and bus and streetcar schedules often changed.
Optional Listening 4
A—Answer: b. People use a groundhog to predict the weather.
B—Answers: 1. F; Not large black, but small brown 2. T 3. T
4. F; Not 1995, but 1993 5. F; Not doesn’t usually see, but usually sees
Optional Listening 5Answers:
1. bring 2. would like to 3. promised 4. project 5. invites
6. agrees and calls 7. in interested in 8. go to the party 9. funny part 10. planning to go
UNIT 8
Optional Listening 1
B—Answers: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8
C—Answers: 2, 3
Optional Listening 2
A—Answers: affordable; convenient
B—Answers: 1.all 2.all EXCEPT library books 3.all EXCEPT clean and brush your pet
Optional Listening 3
A—Answers: 5; cars, buses, subway, bicycling, walking
B—Answers: 1. Neither 2.Both 3.Bogota’ 4.Both
5.Both 6.Curitiba 7.Neither 8.Bogota’
Optional Listening 4
B—Answers: Inwood: eagles, an old forest, an old farmhouse
Fes-al-Bali: narrow streets, mosques, donkeys
C—Answers: 1. Inwood 2.Fes-al-Bali 3.Inwood 4. Fes-al-Bal