现代大学英语听力答案第二册（Unit 10）.doc

Unit 10 Task 1 【答案】 A. Names of the States Meanings Illinois Brave Men Connecticut At the Long River Mouth Hawaii Homeland B. 1) T 2) F 3) T 【原文】 People who visited the United States sometimes wonder how the states got their names. Some of the most interesting names came from American Indian language. For example, Illinois, was named for the Indians who used to live in that part of the country. In their language, Illinois means “Brave Men”. Connecticut means “At the Long River Mouth” in the language of the Indians who used to live there. Twenty-five of the states have Indian names, but other names were taken from different languages. Georgia and Pennsylvania have names which were taken from the Latin language. Florida and Colorado were named by Spanish people. States like New Hampshire and New Jersey were named for places in England. The two newest states have names which did not come from any of those languages. Hawaii got its name from a word in the Hawaiian language which means “Homeland.” Alaska was named by the Russians, from whom Alaska was bought in 1867. Task 2 【答案】 A. 1) Probably between 2000 B.C. and 1400 B.C. 2) About four tons. 3) They might have been sent on rivers and rolled over land on tree trunks. 4) By hand. B. meeting place; sunrise; sunset; worship; observatory; computer; eclipses 【原文】 The circle of stones that can be seen at Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain in England is one of the oldest and most mysterious monuments in the world. The monument was probably put up between 2000 B.C. and 1400 B.C. When it was completed it consisted of a double circle of stones, with two more groups of stones outside the circles. Many of the stones used in this monument must have been transported over 250 miles to Stonehenge. Single stones, some of them weighing about four tons, must have been sent on rivers and rolled over land on tree trunks. They cant have been carried! The men who moved the stone didnt have wheels or horses. Each stone had to be move