1、高级英语视听说2参考答案 1Chapter 1 The PopulationI 2 populous 3 race 4 origin 5 geographical distPrelisteningB 1 census ribution 6 made up of 7 comprises 8 relatively progressively 9 Metropolitan densely 10 decreased death rate11 birth rate increasing 12 life expectancyD 1 a 18.5 mill b 80% c 1/2 d 13.4 mill e
2、 2: 10 f 4% g 1990 h 40% i 3/4 j 33.1%2 a 3 b 1 c 2 d 5 e 4 II First Listening ST1 population by race and origin ST2 geographical distribution ST3 age and sexIII Postlistening A 1. Peoples Republic of China, India 2. 281 mill 3. Hispanics(12.5%) 4. Texas 5. the South and the West 6. 20% 7. by more t
3、han 5 million 8. about 6 years 9. 2.2 years 10. a decreasing birth rate and an increasing life expectancyChapter 2: Immigration: Past and PresentPRELISTENINGB. Vocabulary and Key Conceptsimmigratednatural disasters/ droughts/ faminespersecutionsettlers/ colonistsstageswidespread unemploymentscarcity
4、expanding/ citizensfailuredecreaselimitedquotassteadilytrendskills/ unskilledD Notetaking PreparationDates: Teens and Tens18501951The 1840sFrom 1890 to 1930Between 1750 and 18501776188213291860From approximately 1830 to 1930Language Conventions: Countries and Nationalities CountryPeopleFrance French
5、GermanyGermansScotland; IrelandScotch-IrishGreat BritainBritons: the BritishDenmarkDanesNorwayNorwegiansSwedenSwedesGreeceGreeksItalyItalianSpainSpanishPortugalPortugueseChina ChinesePhilippinesFilipinosMexicoMexicansIndiaIndiansRussiaRussiansPolandPolesThe Scandinavian countries are Sweden, Norway,
6、 and Denmark. The Southern European countries are Italy, Greece, Spain, and Portugal. The Eastern European countries are Russia and Poland.LISTENINGFirst ListeningMajor SubtopicsST1 the Great ImmigrationST2 reasons for the Great Immigration and why it endedST3 immigration situation in the United Sta
7、tes todayPOSTLISTENING A. Accuracy Checkcolonists or settlersDutch, French, German, Scotch-Irish, Blacks The third, 1890-1930Southern Europe and Eastern EuropeThe population doubled, there was widespread unemployment, and there was a scarcity of farmlandfree land, plentiful jobs, and freedom from re
8、ligious and political persecutionthe failure of the potato crop in Irelandlaws limiting immigration from certain area, the Great Depression, and World War They are largely non-European.Industry doesnt need a large number of unskilled workers。Chapter 3 American TrademarksI B 1 statistics 2 goods prod
9、ucing / service 3 stricter / illegal 4 per capita 5 benefits / health insurance 6 wages / workweek 7 romanticize 8 study / productive 9 rising / opposite 10 outproduce 11 stressed 12 matched 13 stagnated 14 CEOs / profits 15 unions / favorD a 2 b 1 c 3 d 4 A ST1 a historical look at work in America
10、ST2 how U.S. workers are doing today A 1 38% 2 3% 3 service industries 4 19% in 1900; 60% in 1999 5 4,200 in 1900; 33,700 in 1999 6 health insurance 7 U.S. workers 8 They are less stressed (more vacation weeks) 9 No 10 to CEOs, the stock market, and corporate profitsChapter 4 Family in the United St
11、ates.PRELISTENINGB.Vocabulary and Key Concepts1.disintegrating2.domestic role3.nature/drastically4.sensitive barometer5.predominant configurationmitment/reverence7.conformity/gender8.lack/liberation9.self-fulfillment10.cohabiting couples11.tripled/quadruppled12.decline/initial13.balance/individualis
12、m14.flexible/on-site15.mandate/allowancesD.Notetaking Preparation2.Rhetorical Cuesa.2b.5c.3d.1e.4. LISTENINGMajor SubtopicsST1 traditional familism: mid-1940s to mid-1960sST2 period of individualism: mid-1960s to mid-1980sST3 the new familism: mid-1980s to present. POSTLISTENINGAccuracy CheckNo, the
13、y arent.declining birth rates, rising divorce rates, discontent of women with domestic rolea married couple with childrenIts closer to self-reliance.sexual revolution, womens liberation., and the movement against the Vietnam Warthe idealization of career and the drive for self-expression and self-fu
14、lfillmentSingle-parent families tripled; cohabiting couples quadrupled.in the second periodcommitment to family, equality of men and women, fulfillmentquality day care, parental leave, family allowancesChapter 5 Religion . PRELISTENINGB. Vocabulary and Key Concepts1. mandatory2. surve/Protestant3. m
15、odernized4. values5. guaranteed6. establishes7. underestimated8. role/played9. decline/revival10. conservative11. controversial/politicized12. phenomenon13.secular/authoritarianD. Notetaking Preparation1. Commonly Used Symbols and Abbreviations1. pop. of ChinaIndiaU.S.2. death rt. birth rt. bin pop.
16、3. pop. in U.S. c.281mill.4. some people imm. to U.S. nat. disaster, e.g., droughts, famines5. situation diff today people from Latin Am.+ Asia imm to U.S. from Europe6. After WW, most Am. Families still trad., i.e., w/ working father, housewife, & children7. Today many child. Raised w/o father in h
17、omeRhetorical Cues24135. LISTENINGFirst Listening Major SubtopicsST1 facts and figuresST2 United States compared to other modernized nationsST3 increasing role of religion in U.S. politics particularly in recent years. POSTLISTENINGAccuracy CheckThe media, e.g., television and movies, usually ignore
18、 this part of American cultureProtestants, 52%, Catholics, 24%Immigrants to America came from many different countries and religious backgrounds.the United States, 60%; Italy, 7%; France, 4%freedom of worship (religion)that church and state must be kept separateconservativethe “rise of the religious
19、 right”abortion and prayer in public schools more secularChapter 6 Passages: Birth Marriage and Death. PRELISTENINGB. Vocabulary and Key Concepts1. bewildering / ingrained2. shower/ expectant3. mother- to be / pretext4. expressions of envy / reassured5. unheard of6. banished / delivery7. baptism8. o
20、bserved / fiances9. empowered / civil10. bride / groom / superstitious11. banned / hazardous12. cremated13. memorial / wake14. eulogy / deceased15. condolences / bereaved. POSTLISTENINGA. Accuracy Check1. shortly before the baby is due2. (1) baby showers not always a surprise, and (2) men sometimes
21、attend3. baptism4. the brides family5. a religious ceremony6. something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue7. the groom8. in case of cremation9. a sympathy card and flowers10. whiteUnit 7 MulticulturalismPrelistening B.1.skeptically/homogeneous2.deny/impact3.melting/metaphor4.
22、alloy/myth5.excluded/discrimination6.viewed/prejudice7.mosaic/autonomous8.Intermarriage/adoption9.implied/exception10.inherit/absorb11.assimilation/generation12.fragmentation/proponents13.dominant/reflects14.Opponents/LatinosD.2. a. however; on the other hand b. In fact; c. For instance d. however;
23、nevertheless e. Rather; Instead f. On the other hand; However; Nevertheless g. furthermore; alsoListening AMajor subtopicsST1 the monoculturalist viewST2 the multicultualist viewST3 the pluralistic viewAccuracy checkNoharderthe monoculturalist viewAfrican, Asian,and Native Americans as well as each
24、newly arrived groupthe patchwork quiltNo17%We inherit, absorb, and choose itfragmentation or destruction of U.S.cultureopen to changeChapter8 Crime and Violence in the United States1 PrelisteningB Vocabulary and key concepts1. violent/aggravated2. enforcement/stringent3. white-collar/embezzlement4.
25、aggressive/predisposed to5 .to blame/shortcomings6. root/proliferation7. deprived of/strike out8. underclass/disproportionatedly9. curbs/socializing10. values/compassion11. conscience/bring up12. punishment/deterrent13. financiers/lacking14. takes over/leads to15. benefits/take for grantedD Notetaki
26、ng Preparation1 Structuringa Crime statistics match publics perception of less crimeb Three secondary support ideas1 1994-2001:violent crime decreased 52%2 possible reasons for decrease3 statistics on white-collar crime(embezzlement, bribery, etc.)not as clearc Two details for each point1. 1994:51 v
27、ictims per 1000/in 2001, 24 victims per 10002.stricter law enforcement in cities/ stringent penalties on repeat offenders3 statistics hard to get and/ It doesnt scare people2 Rhetorical cuesA 2 b5 c1 d6 e3 f4 ListeningA first listeningMajor subtopicsST1 liberal theory of crimeST2conservative theory
28、of crimeST3 some solutions to the crime problem in the U.SPostlisteningA Accuracy Check1 52%2 embezzlement, bribery, political corruption, and/or dangerous corporate policies3 racism, poverty, and injustice4No5 the liberal theory6 by giving them values, a conscience7 socialization by the family and
29、fear of punishment8 Theyve enjoyed the benefits of society9 good education, health care, and employment10 conservativeUnit 9 Public Education: Philosophy and FundingI PRELISTENINGB Vovabulary and Key Concepts1 compulsory2 secular3 curriculum/standdardized4 funds/handicapped5 exercised locally6 elect
30、ed7 fluctuates8 a great degree9 controversial10 nonsectarian/compete11 contract/accountable12 supporters13 opponents/violates14 bill/ “adequate yearly progress”D Notetaking Preparation1 Structuring: OutliningST1 Three levels of controlA State department of education1 sets basic curriculum2 sets number of creditsB School district1 Numbers depend on size of population and state2 Responsibilities aSpecific content of coursesB Decides electivesC Operation of schools
