新视野大学英语视听说教程2Unit7答案

Unit 7, Book 2 

II. Listening Skills 

Identifying larger numbers 

1. W: How much money is the rent for an apartment in this neighborhood? M: Your rent should be about a quarter of that. 

Q: How much should be the woman’s rent be? 

2. M: I paid $3,500 for this digital camera. It was on sale at a 30$ discount. 

W: ItIt’’s a real bargain. Q: How much did the camera cost originally? 

3. M: What’What’s the rate for an economy car? s the rate for an economy car? 

W: The daily rate is $32, unlimited mileage. 

Q: How much will the man pay if he rents the car for a week? 4. M: I’I’ll take these sweaters. How much do they cost? ll take these sweaters. How much do they cost? 

W: They They are are are $180 $180 $180 each each each and and and four four four makes makes makes a a a total total total of of of $720. $720. $720. But But But today today today we we we are are are offering offering offering a a a 20% 20% 

discount. Q: How much does the man have to pay? 

5. W: What an old car you’ve got! M: Well, it had run 12,000 miles when I bought it second hand. And it’s covered 3,080 miles 

since then. Q: How many miles has the car run? 

1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.B 

III. Listening In 

Task 1: It’s time to buy. 

Mike: Hey, Robert, where are you off to? 

Robert: I’m going to talk to a banker about a loan. 

Mike: You are short of money? I thought you were the saving type. 

Robert: ThereThere’’s a time to save and a time to spend. 

Mike: I know all about spending. What’s the loan for? I have a few bucks I could…

Robert: I’m considering getting a mortgage to buy some property. 

Mike: Do you think property is a good investment? I mean, it’s a lot of money. 

Robert: Well, Well, Mike, Mike, Mike, as as as you you you know, know, know, property property property values values values have have have been been been going going going through through through the the the roof. roof. roof. If If If I I I had had 

bought an apartment two years ago, its value would have gone up by 30 percent today. 

Mike: And from what I know, interest rates are low now. 

Robert: Exactly. Sounds like a good time to buy. 

1. a banker a loan 

2. saving save spend 

3. a mortgage property 4. Property values

5. risen/gone up/increased by 30 percent 

Task 2: Can I have my change please? 

Tom was down on his luck and felt he needed a few drinks. Hw went to a bar and had several 

drinks. When he was done, he stood up and walked toward the door. The barman shouted after 

him, “Hey mister, are you going to pay for those drinks?” Tom turned around and replied, “I have already paid you,” and then walked out of the bar. Almost 

immediately he saw one of his friends Richard and told him about the barman, “Just go in there 

and drink all you want, then get up and leave. When the barman asks you to pay the bill, just tell 

him you have already paid.”

This sounded easy enough, so Richard went in and has several drinks. The barman went to him 

and said, “Before you came in, another man was here. When I asked him to pay his bill, he told 

me he’d paid, but I don’t remember him paying me.” Richard Richard said, said, said, ““I I would would would love love love to to to stay stay stay and and and hear hear hear your your your story, story, story, but but but I I I dondondon’’t t have have have time. time. time. Can Can Can I I I havemy havemy 

change please?”

1. A 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.C 

Task 3: Why not just print money? 

WhatWhat’’s the solution to a recession, a time of little economic activity? Just print money! Sounds 

reasonable, doesn’t it? Let’s see if this will work by using an example. LetLet’’s pretend that all the students in your class make up the ENTER population of the country, and 

the teacher represents the government. Let’s also pretend each student has exactly $1.00. 

Since we are in a recession, let’s have the teacher, who represents the government, print money. 

He prints $1.00 more for everyone. Now everyone has $1.00 more to spend. More money to spend 

sounds like a great way to get us out of recession, since more money to spend means demand for 

goods and services. 

Then if that works, why don’t we give MORE money away? How about $100? Now we have lots 

of money to spend. So no more recession, right? 

Not really, because we have only looked at one side of the problem. As more and more people 

receive more and more money, what’ll happen? 

Since Since everyone everyone everyone has has has more more more money, money, money, the the the students students students all all all go go go shopping shopping shopping to to to spend spend spend that that that extra extra extra money. money. money. This This 

causes the demand for goods and services to rise, and people who sell goods and services raise