现代大学英语听力4 全册答案及原文.docx

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现代大学英语听力4全册答案及原文

Unit1

Task1:

【答案】

A.

Event

Year

KennyGwasborn.

1956

HetouredEuropewithhisHighSchoolband.

1971

Hemadehisfirstsoloalbum.

1982

Hewonreleasedhismostsuccessfulalbum.

1993

HewontheBestArtistAward.

1994

Hebroketheworldrecordforplayingasinglenote.

1997

B．

1）F

2）F

3）T

【原文】

SaxophonistKennyGisnowtheworld'smostsuccessfuljazzmusician.Hewasbornin1956asKennyGorelickinSeattle,USA,andhelearnedtoplaythesaxophoneatanearlyage.Whenhewasjust15yearsold,hetouredEuropewithhisHighSchoolband.AfterstudyingatWashingtonUniversityhestartedhiscareerasamusician.In1982hesignedforAristaRecordsandmadehisfirstsoloalbumKennyG.

Successcameslowlyatfirst,butduringthe1990sKennybecamewell-knownontheinternationalscene.HereleasedBreathless,hismostsuccessfulalbumsofarin1993,andin1994wontheBestArtistAwardatthe21stAmericanMusicAwardsheldinLosAngeles.

Aswellasmakingrecords,healsofoundtimetoplayinfrontofanotherfamoussaxophoneplayer—USPresidentBillClinton—atthe"GalaforthePresident"concertinWashington,andtobreaktheworldrecordforplayingasinglenote（45minutesand47seconds!

）attheJ&RMusicWorldStoreinNewYorkin1997.

Duringthelast20years,KennyGhasplayedwithsuperstarslikeArethaFranklin,MichaelBoltonandWhitneyHouston,andhehassoldmorethan36millionalbumsworldwide...andhehasn'tsunganote!

Task2:

【答案】

1）c

2）d

3）c

【原文】

Senn:

Everybodyalwayshasthismisconceptionthatfemalepolicemendon'tdothesamethingasmendo,youknow.I'veworked..

Interviewer:

That'snottrue?

Senn:

 Thatisnottrue!

 I'veworkedmyshare ofgraveyardshifts,and,youknow,split  

shifts,anddouble-backandnodaysoff,and...

Interviewer:

Uh-huh...

Senn:

 ...asmuchasthenextguy.There'snodistinctionusedifthere'samaleorfemaleofficeronduty. Twomenonduty—I'llrefertoastwomen, ’causeinmyfield there'snodifferencebetweenthegenders.We'restillthesame.Okay,ifthere'stwomenonduty—justbecauseone'safemale,shestillgetsinonthesametypeofcall.Ifthere'sabardisturbancedowntown, thenwegotoo. There'sbeenmanytimeswherebeingtheonlyofficeronduty—that's it!

 It’sjustmeandwhoeverelseisondutyinthecounty. TheycancomebackmeupifIneedassistance.Anditdoesgetalittlehairy. Yougointhere,andyouhavethesegreatbig,hugemonster-guys,andthey'rejustdrunkerthanskunks,andcan'tseethreefeetinfrontofthem. Andwhentheyseeyou,theyseefifteenpeople,andyouknow...Butstill,there'senough...

Interviewer:

That'swheretheuniformisimportant,Ishouldimagine.

Senn:

 Sometimes,youknow.Ifsomebodyisgoingto…orhasabadday,andtheyare 

out togetacop, you know, itdoesn't matterifyou're,youknow,boy,girl,infantoranything!

Whenyou'vegotthatcopuniformon,they'llstilltakeitoutonyou.

Interviewer:

 Yeah...

Senn:

ButIthinkthere'soneadvantagetobeingafemalepoliceofficer.Andthatisthefact 

thatmostmenstillhavealittlerespect,andtheywon'tsmackyouaseasyastheywouldoneoftheguys.

Interviewer:

Uh-huh...

Senn:

 ButI'lltellyouonethingI’velearned—I'dratherdealwithtendrunkmenthatonedrunkwomananydayoftheweek!

Interviewer:

 Well,whyisthat?

Senn:

  Becausewomenaresounpredictable.Youcannoteverpredictwhatawoman's 

goingtodo.

Interviewer:

Hmm...

Senn:

 Especially,ifshe'sagitated,youknow.

Interviewer:

Emotionallyupset.

Senn:

  Yeah. Isawaladyonetimejustgetmadattheguyshewaswith

because he wouldn'tbuy her another drink— takeoff herhighheelandlayhisheadwideopen.Yuch!

Oh,theycanbesovicious,youknow.

Task3:

【答案】

1）d

2）b

3）b

4）b

【原文】

Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.Theyhitoneanotherhard.Atthestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashesthroughawindow—andfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead！

Ofcourseheisn'treallydead.Withanyluckheisn'tevenhurt.Why?

Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfast-movingtrains,whocrashcarsofevencatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalled“stuntmen”.Thatistosay,theyperform“tricks”.

Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.However,theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress.Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!

Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman’ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexample,whenheis"blownup"inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.

Naturallystuntmenarewell-paidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliffathousandfeethigh.Hisparachutefailedtoopen—andhewaskilled.

Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionfor“menonly”.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Fornowadaysthereare“stuntgirls”too！

Task4:

【答案】

1）Hestartedwritingpoetrywhenhewasabout14or15.

2）Hehaspublishedfourbooks.

3）Hisfirstbookcameoutwhenhewasabout26.Itwasn’teasy.Hegotalotofhisworkrejectedatfirst.

4）TheBritish,oratleasttheEnglish,areembarrassedbyit.They’reembarrassedbypeoplewhorevealpersonalfeelings,emotions,thoughtsandwishes.

【原文】

WhenThomasEdisonwasborninthesmalltownofMilan,Ohio,in1847,Americawasjustbeginningitsgreatindustrialdevelopment.Inhislifetimeofeighty-fouryears,EdisonsharedintheexcitementofAmerica’sgrowthintoamodernnation.Thetimeinwhichhelivedwasanageofinvention,filledwithhumanandscientificadventures,andEdisonbecametheheroofthatage.  

Asaboy,Edisonwasnotagoodstudent.Hisparentstookhimoutofschoolandhismothertaughthimathome,wherehisgreatcuriosityanddesiretoexperimentoftengothimintotrouble.Whenhewassix,hesetfiretohisfather’sbarn“toseewhatwouldhappen.”Thebarnburneddown.

Whenhewasten,Edisonbuilthisownchemistrylaboratory.Hesoldsandwichesandnewspapersonthetrainsinordertoearnmoneytobuysuppliesforhislaboratory.Hisparentsbecameaccustomed,moreorless,tohisexperimentsandtheexplosionswhichsometimesshookthehouse.

Edison’sworkasasalesboywiththerailroadintroducedhimtothetelegraphand,withafriend,hebuilthisowntelegraphset.

Sixyearslater,in1869,EdisonarrivedinNewYorkCity,poorandindebt.Hewenttoworkwithatelegraphcompany.Itwastherethathebecameinterestedintheusesofelectricity.

Task5:

【答案】

1815，1914，35million

I.

A.villages，seaport

B.danger，longoceanvoyage

C.anewland，anewlanguage

D.findingaplacetolive

II.

abetterlife，opportunity，freedom

III.

A.England,Germany,Russia,Hungary

B.RomanCatholic,Jewish

C.customs，languages

IV.

A. Americanized，disappeared.

B. haven'tdisappeared，customs，identities

V.

A. werecheated，prejudice，mistreated

B. hardest，least-paid，dirtiest，mostovercrowded

D. rejected，old-fashioned，ashamed

overcome

【原文】

ThousandsofpeoplecametoAmericancitiesbeforeBlacksandPuertoRicansdid.Between1815and1914,morethan35millionEuropeanscrossedtheoceantofindnewhomesintheUnitedStates.

Mostoftheseimmigrantswereordinarypeople.Fewwerefamouswhentheyarrived.Fewbecamefamousafterward.Mosthadlivedinsmallvillages.Fewhadeverbeenfaroutsidethem.MostofthemfacedthesamekindsofproblemsgettingtoAmerica:

thehardshipofgoingfromtheirvillagestoaseaport,theunpleasantness—evendanger—ofthelongoceanvoyage,thestrangenessofanewland,andofanewlanguage,theproblemoffindingaplacetolive,offindingworkinanew,strangecountry.

EveryimmigranthadhisownreasonsforcomingtoAmerica.Butnearlyallsharedonereason:

Theyhopedforabetterlife.TheyconsideredAmericaaspecialplace,alandofopportunity,alandoffreedom.

Immigrantscamefrommanydifferentcountries:

England,Germany,Denmark,Finland[,Russia,Italy,Hungaryandmanyothers.

Theycamewithmanydifferentreligions:

RomanCatholic,Jewish,Quaker,GreekOrthodox.

Theybroughtmanydifferentcustomsandmanylanguages.

SomepeoplehavecalledtheUnitedStatesa"meltingpot".Afterimmigrantswerehereawhile—inthemeltingpot—theybecameAmericanized.Differenceswere"melteddown".Theygraduallydisappeared.

Somepeoplesayno.Americaisn'tameltingpot.It'smorelikeasaladbowl.Importantdifferencesbetweengroupsofpeoplehaven'tdisappeared.Manygroupshavekepttheirownways,theircustoms,theiridentities,andthishasgivenAmericagreatstrength.

Meltingpot?

Saladbowl?

Perhapsthere'ssometrothtobothideas.

Inanycase,lifeinAmericawashardformostimmigrants—especiallyatfirst.Oftentheywerecheated.Oftentheymetwithprejudice.Theywereoftenlaughedat,evenmistreated,bypeoplewhothemselveshadbeenimmigrants.

MostofthemsoonfoundthatthestreetsofAmericaweren'tpavedwithgold.Theyusuallygotthehardestjobs,andthosethatpaidthelea