现代大学英语听力2听力原文及题目答案unit9文档格式.docx

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t.Iwasthewomen'

strackcoach.

2）Instructor:

Mr.Jenkins,whyareyoulate?

Student:

IguessbecausetheclassstartedbeforeIgothere.

3）Woman:

Doctor,youhavetocomeimmediately--mybabyswallowedsomecamerafilm!

Doctor:

Justcalmyourself,nothingwilldevelop.

4）Customer:

Waiter,thiswateriscloudy.

Waiter:

Thewater'

sokay,madam.It'

sjustthattheglassisalittledirty.

5）Woman:

Thebridewearswhiteonherweddingdayasasymbolofhappiness,forthisisthemostjoyousdayinherentirelife.

Man:

Whydoesthegroomwearblack?

Task2

Speakers

Preferences

Reasons

lstspeaker

French

Melodic;

easyontheear;

poetic;

arhythmtothelanguage;

rounded;

nosharp,jaggededges;

pleasing

2ndspeaker

DanespeakingEnglish

Beautiful,low,sensitive,verysoftquality

3rdspeaker

FrenchspeakingEnglish

Nicepronunciationof"

h"

and"

th"

;

verynice,steadyrhythms;

gentle;

lyrical

4thspeaker

Mediterraneanaccents

Mediterraneanculture;

givesEnglishlife;

beautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropean

5thspeaker

Swedishaccent

Makeshersmile;

sing-songy;

makesherwanttoimitate

Catherine:

IthinkfirstlyIfindtheFrenchlanguage,verymelodictolistento.It'

sveryeasyontheear,anditalmostsoundspoetic.Nomatterwhatkindofmoodtheindividualisin,who'

stalking,orwhatthey'

retalkingabout,thereseemstobearhythmtothelanguage.Andit'

srounded;

therearenosharp,jaggededgestothelanguage,soit'

sverypleasingtotheear.

Chris:

IthinktheaccentIreallylikeistheDanespeakingEnglish.TheysoundawfulwhentheyspeakDanish,butwhentheyspeakEnglishthere'

sabeautiful,low,sensitive,verysoftqualityaboutit.

Donald:

IlikethewaytheybringtheirFrenchpronunciationintoEnglish.Theycan'

tpronounce"

sandtheycan'

properly.AndIthinkthatactuallysoundsverynice.AlsoIliketherhythm:

theybringFrenchrhythmsintoEnglish--nice,steadyrhythmsandIlikethattoo.It'

sjustit,it...wheneverIhearaFrenchpersonspeakingEnglishitsoundsmoregentleandmorelyrical.

Lesley:

IthinkthemostattractiveforeignaccentsformeareMediterraneanaccentsbecausethey,ifyoulike,importtheirowncultureintotheEnglishaccentandgiveitalotoflifethatsometimes,thatkindof--thegesturesandeverythingthattheEnglishpeopledon'

thave,soyougetabeautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropeantogether.

Susan:

IliketheSwedishaccentbecauseit,itmakesmesmileandthewayit'

sspokenissosing-songythatyoucan'

thelpbutsmilewhenotherpeopleactuallyspeakit.Anditalwaysmakesyouwanttotryandputtheaccentonyourself.

Task3

spelling;

meaning;

history;

aslabofham;

alumpofbread;

hunkofsomethingtoeat;

astrongman;

abookofmaps;

thetopboneoftheneck;

Olympians;

holdingtheskyonhisheadandhands;

Sixteenth;

onthecoverofabookofmaps;

blessing;

Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodnight;

day’seye;

ithasalittlegoldeneye,likeatinysun;

theEnglishdaisyclosesatnight;

theEnglishlovedtheirdaisies.

Thespellingandmeaningofwordsareveryinteresting.Butwhat'

smoreinterestingisthehistoryofaword,orwhereitcamefrom.Let'

sexaminesomeofthewordsandseehowtheygotintoourlanguage.

LUNCHLunchperhapscomesfromanoldSpanishwordlonje,aslabofham.Wemayalsogetourwordfromaformoflump,maybealumpofbread,butwhetherlunchcomesfromhamorbread,itmeantahunkofsomethingtoeat.

ATLASAnatlasisastrongman,andalsoabookofmaps.ThestoryofthiswordbeginsalongtimeagoinGreece.TheancientGreeksbelievedthattheirgodshadoncebeenaraceofgiantscalledTitans.TheTitansfoughtwithanothergroupofgodscalledOlympians,andtheOlympianswon.AtlaswasaTitan.Hewaspunishedforfightingbyhavingtostandatthewesternedgeoftheworld,holdingtheskyonhisheadandhands,sothatitwouldnotfallontheworldandsmashanything.

AftertheancientGreekreligiondiedout,theideaofAtlaschanged.Fromholdinguptheskywithhisheadandhands,hecametobethoughtofasholdingtheworldonhisshoulders.Mercator,amapmakerofthesixteenthcentury,usedapictureofAtlasonthecoverofabookofmaps,soabookofmapscametobecalledanatlas.

Thewordhasstillanothermeaning.Thetopboneoftheneckiscalledatlasbecauseitsupportsthehead.

GOOD-BYEGood-byeisablessing;

originallyitwasGodbewithye,andinthecourseoftimeitbecameoneword.Manyofourgreetingsaregoodwishes,butwesaythemwithsolittlethoughtthatweforgetthis.Whenwesaygoodmorning,goodevening,goodnight,andsoon,whatwearereallysayingis,"

Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodmorning（orevening,ornight）."

DAISYThedaisyhasalittlegoldeneye,likeatinysun.PerhapsthisisthereasontheEnglishpeoplenameditday'

seye,orperhapstheychosethenamebecausetheEnglishdaisyclosesatnight.TheEnglishlovedtheirdaisies,whichwerepinkandred,aswellaswhite.Sixhundredyearsorsoago,theEnglishpoetChaucersaid:

Thedaisy,orelsetheeyeoftheday,

Thequeen,andprettiestflowerofall.

Task4

A.

1）T

2）T

3）F

4）T

5）F

B.

1）b

2）c

3）a

4）c

5）c

6）b

MATTHEW:

Chris,whyisitthattherearesomanydifferentlanguages,and 

thatinEuropecertainlyifyoutravelmorethanahundredmiles, 

you'

relikelytofindpeoplespeakingacompletelydifferentlanguage 

toyourown?

CHRIS:

Well,it'

struetosaythatthereareer...hundredsandhundredsofdifferentlanguages.It'

sperhapsum...however,moreinterestingandmoreinformativetosaythatthereareseveraldifferentgroupsoflanguageser...MostEuropeanlanguages,withtheexceptionofIthinkFinnishander...Basqueand...HungarianIbelieve,belongtotheIndo-Europeangroupoflanguages,I'

mnotverysuremyselfofthe...theactualdetailsofthehistoryoftheselanguages,butyoucanbeverysurethater...mostoftheselanguages,sayLatinandGreekndourownlanguageaander...Germanander...Frenchand...alltheothers,areconnected.ThereasonwhyyoucantravelfromoneWillagetoanotherinSwitzerlandander...fromoneareatoanotherinEnglandandfinddifferentdialects,ifnotdifferentlanguagesspoken,isthatum...severalhundredyearsagocommunicationwasbywordofmouth.Wordofmouthmeantthatpeoplehadtomove;

ifpeopleweretomovetheyneededroadsandtherewerenoroads.

DoyouseeanychanceforauniversallanguagelikeEsperanto?

Notforanartificialer...language,no...IsupposetheRoman 

CatholicChurchusedLatin.butLatinhada...aparticularreligiousbasisandthisisprobablywhyitwasthereforechosen.Idon'

tseeverymuchchanceforEsperanto;

Ithinkit'

sanawfullygoodideabutIdon'

tbelievethatlanguageworkslikethat.Ithinkpeoplewillprobablyer...worktowardsthemostconvenientlanguagetouse.Theywillnotsetouttolearnanewlanguage.Itseemstomethater...eitherEnglish,.RussianorChinese,perhapsJapanese,willbethelanguageofthefutureer...Mybet'

sonEnglish.

Maggie,whydoyouthinkitisthatsofewEnglishpeoplespeakasecondlanguage?

MAGGIE:

Ithinkwhenyoulearnalanguageatschool...ittendstobe 

ratheradeadoccupation,andit'

sverydifficulttostimulateanyinterestamongschoolchildren.Butwhenyouactuallygotothecountryandspendsayamonthin...inanexchangevisitwhenyou'

reaschoolgirl,oraschoolboyum...thenyousuddenlybecomemoreinterestedbecauseyou...youwanttocommunicatewithpoeplewhenyou'

reactuallyabroad,andit'

snotsafetorelyonthefactthatmostpeoplespeakEnglishwhenum...inforeigncountries. 

Mm...IthinkEnglishpeopletraditionallythoughtthat...thatforeignersalwaysspokeEnglish,andalotofforeignersdo,buttherearepeoplethatyoumeetinthestreetoryouwanttotakeabussomewhere, 

thenyoufindthatyouneedtospeakthelanguageand'

it'

sveryunnervingtobeinasituationwhereyoucan'

tcommunicatewithpeoplewhenyoudowanttotravelaround.

Haveyoueverbeenabroadandlearnter...alanguageinthecountry?

Yes,wellwhenIwasasecretaryIer...wentandlivedinGeneva 

fortwoyears,andIlearntFrenchatschoolbutI...Ireallydidn'

tspeakitatall.IknewittheoreticallybutIwasn'

tabletocommunicatewithpeople.ButIwasinasituationwhereifIdidn'

t

speakFrench,thenIwouldnothavebeenabletodomyshoppingandbuyfood,andsoIpickedthelanguageupandImadefriendswithFrenchpeople...SwissFrenchpeople,andIfoundthatifIwantedtocommunicatewithall...allthepeoplethatImet,thenIhadtolearnFrench,andIthinkit'

sthebestmethodoflearningbecauseyou'

reinthesituation.It'

sveryhardattimes—youcansitthroughdinnerpartiesandnotunderstandwhat...what'

sgoingonandyouthinkeverybodythinksyou'

restupidbecauseyoucan'

tcommunicatewiththem,butit'

s...it'

sthehardwaybutIthinkit'

sthebestwaytolearn.

Elfriede,youcomefromAustriaandyetyou'

vebeenlivinginEnglandnowforthelastthreeyears.Hashavingtolearnandspeakanotherlanguagecreatedgreatpr