现代大学英语听力2听力原文及答案Word文档格式.docx

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【原文】

YesterdaymorningGretelwenttotheCityofLondon.ShewantedtoseeSt.Paul'

sCathedral.ShewassurprisedtoseesomanyEnglishmenwholookedalike.Theywereallwearingdarksuitsandbowlerhats.Theywereallcarryingumbrellasandnewspapers.WhenshereturnedhomesheaskedMrclarkaboutthesestrangecreatures."

TheymustbetypicalEnglishgentlemen,"

shesaid."

Ihaveoftenreadaboutthemandseenphotographsofthem.Theyalllookasiftheyarewearingauniform.DoesthetypicalEnglishgentlemanstillexist?

"

Mr.Clarklaughed."

I'

veneverthoughtaboutit,"

heanswered."

It'

struethatmanyofthemenwhoworkintheCityofLondonstillwearbowlerhateandIsupposetheyaretypicalEnglishmen.Butlookatthis."

Mr.Clarkpickedupamagazineandpointedataphotoofayoungman."

He'

sjustastypical,perhaps.Itseemsasifthereisnosuchthingasa'

typical'

Englishman.DoyouknowtheEnglishsaying'

Ittakesallkindstomakeaworld'

?

That'

strueofallcountries-includingEngland."

“Oh,justlikethepoem‘IfAlltheSeasWereOneSea’,”Gretelbegantohumhappily.Ifalltheseaswereonesea,whatagreatseathatwouldbe!

Ifallthetreeswereonetree,whatagreattreethatwouldbe!

Andifthistreeweretofallinthesea,whatagreatsplashthatwouldbe!

”

Task2

1）peopleweremuchbusier

2）colderthanEngland;

minusthirtydegrees;

lastlonger

3）muchmoremountainous;

muchhigherandmuchmorerocky;

morebeautiful

4）tendtobemorecrowded

5）thehouses;

smaller

B.

1）T2）T3）F4）F5）F

JohnisBritishbuthasworkedinJapan.EtsukoisJapanesefromOsaka,butsheisstudyinginBritain.Inthefollowingpassageyouaregoingtohear,theyarecomparinglifeastheyseeitinthetwocountries.Butbeforelisteningtoit,thinkofthetwocountriesandtrytoanswerthefollowingpre-listeningquestions.

John:

IfoundthatlivinginJapan,peoplewerebusier.Theyseemtoworkthewholeday.

Etsuko:

Yes,that’sright.WeworkfromMondaythroughSaturday,eveninsummer.Youknow,summerinJapanisjusthorrible.It’svery,veryhumidandhot,andyouneedtoshowerthreetimesaday.

SoyoufinditcoolerinEngland?

Yes,that’sright.

WhereIwaslivinginJapan,intheNorth,itwasmuchcolderthanEngland,especiallyinwinter,minusthirtydegreescentigrade.DoesthewinterinOsakalastlongerthanthewinterinEngland?

No,Idon’tthinkso.December,January,February,March.

Yes.It’salittlebitshorterifanything.

EversinceIcamehere,InoticedthatthecountrysidehereinEnglandisverybeautiful.

It’smuchflatterthaninJapan.

Yes.Japanisamountainouscountryandourcitiesarefullofpeople.Therearelotsofpeopleinalimitedflatarea.

Yes,IfoundJapanmuchmoremountainousthanBritain,especiallyinthenorth.Themountainsaremuchhigherandmuchmorerocky.IfounditmorebeautifulthanBritain,Ithink.

Yes,ifyoulikemountains.

Andthereforethetownsandvillagestendtobemorecrowded.

Yes.Sobecausethecitiesaremorecrowded,thehousestendtobesmaller,don’tthey?

Yes,theyareverycompact,andwedon’thavealotofspace.Inbigcitieswehavealotoftallerbuildingsnow.

IsthisaproblembecausetherearemoreearthquakesinJapan?

Yes,that’srightand…

Task3

1）IntheUS,peopleusuallydancejusttoenjoythemselves;

theydon’tinviteotherpeopletowatchthem.

2）Usuallyeightpeopledancetogether.

3）Becausepeopleformasquareindancingwithamanandawomanoneachsideofthesquare.

4）Heusuallymakesitintoasong.

5）Theywearold-fashionedclothes.

1）F2）T3）F4）F5）T

C.

1）eightpeopleformasquare;

oneachsideofthesquare

2）whattheyshoulddo;

makesitintoasong;

singsit

3）don’thavemuchtimetothink

4）old-fashionedclothes

Rosa:

Whydon’tyouhavefolkdancesintheUnitedStates?

Mostcountrieshavespecialdancesthatthepeoplehavedoneformanyyears.Thedancerswearclothesfromtheolddays.Everyonelikestowatchthemdance.

Steve:

Wehavefolkdances,too.Alotofpeoplebelongtofolkdancinggroups.Butwhentheydance,theyusuallydoitjusttoenjoythemselves.Theydon’tinviteotherpeopletowatchthem.

Isthereafolkdancinggrouphere?

Ithinkso.Theremustbe.There’soneinalmosteverycity,andsomebigcitieshaveseveral.

Whatarethedanceslike?

Usuallyeightpeopledancetogether,fourmenandfourwomen.Whentheystart,theyformasquare,withamanandawomanoneachsideofthesquare.That’swhyit’scalledsquaredancing.Thenthere’samanwhotellsthedancerswhattheyshoulddo.Heusuallymakesitintoasong.Hesingsitwhiletheydance.

Oh,thatshouldmakethedanceseasy!

Yes,buttheyareveryfast.Theydon’thavemuchtimetothink.Iliketowatchthem,though.Thedancerswearold-fashionedclothes.Thatmakesthedancesprettytowatch.

I’dliketowatchagroupdance.

I’lltakeyousometime.

Task4

1）Itwasatimetocelebratetheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring.

2）Theyburnedthepictureoftheirkitchengodtobringgoodluck.

3）Thecustomsaidthebridesmustwear“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,andsomethingblue”tobringgoodluck.

4）Becausetheycouldnoteatmeat,eggsordairyproductsduringLent,sotheytriedtouseupthesethingsbeforeLentbegan.

5）ItwasastrawmanmadebychildreninCzech;

itwasafigureofdeath.

6）Peoplebroughttheiranimalstochurch.Andbeforetheanimalswentintothechurchpeopledressedthemupinflowersandribbons.

1）OntheeveningofFebruary3rd,peopleinJapanesefamiliestookonedriedbeanforeachyearoftheirageandthrewthebeansonthefloor,shouting"

Goodluckin!

Evilspiritsout!

Thiswasknownas"

Setsubun"

atimetocelebratetheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring.

2）BeforetheChineseLunarNewYearintheolddays,manyChinesefamiliesburnedthepictureoftheirkitchengodtobringgoodluck.WhenLunarNewYear'

sDaycame,theyputancwpictureofthekitchengodonthewall.

3）WhenAmericanwomengotmarried,theysometimesfollowedanoldcustominchoosingwhattowearontheirweddingday.Thecustomsaidthebridemustwear"

somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,andsomethingblue"

.Thiswastobringgoodluck.

4）BeforeLent（atimeontheChristiancalendar）,thepeopleofPonti,Italyateanomeletmadewith1,000eggs.Peoplecouldnoteatmeat,eggsordairyproductsduringLent,sotheytriedtouseupthesethingsbeforeLentbegan.

5）WhenwinterendedinCzech,thechildrenmadeastrawmancalled"

Smrt"

whichwasafigureofdeath.Theyburneditorthrewitintheriver.Aftertheydestroyedit,theycarriedflowershometoshowthearrivalofspring.

6）January17thwasSt.Anthony'

sDayinMexico.Itwasadaywhenpeoplebroughttheiranimalstochurch.Butbeforetheanimalswentintothechurch,thepeopledressedthemupinflowersandribbons.Thisceremonywastoprotectpeople'

sanimals.

Task5

1）F2）T3）F4）T5）F6）T7）T

Advantages

Disadvantages

Lotsofservantstodothework

Terriblelifeforservants

beautifulclothestowear

veryuncomfortableclothes

lotsofteaparties

boringandformalteaparties—oftennomenbeinginvited

lifebeingslower

muchmoreillness

plentyoftimetotalktoeachother

childrenleftwithservantsallday

verypooreducation

nofreedomforwomen

Man:

Well,Ithinklifeusedtobemuchmorefunthanitisnow.Imean,lookattheVictorians.Theyhadlotsofservantstodoallthework;

theyneverhadtodoanycookingorcleaning;

theyjustworethosebeautifuldressesandwenttoteaparties.

Woman:

Youmustbejoking!

Theirclotheswereterriblyuncomfortableandtheirteapartieswereveryformalandboring.Theyusedtoweartheirhatsandlongglovesevenwhentheywereeatingcakesandbiscuits.Andmenwerenotusuallyinvited.

Man:

Really?

Weren'

tthey?

Andthinkofthepoorservants.Whataterriblelife—justcleaningandcookingforotherpeopleallthetime!

Butyouhatehousework!

Yes,Iknow,buttherearelotsofmachinesnowtohelpyouwiththehousework.Peopledon'

tneedservants.

Maybetheydon'

t,butlifethenwasmuchslowerthanitisnow-peoplenowadaysarealwaysrushing,andtheyneverhavetimetostopandenjoythemselves.

Lifethenwasfinefortherich,butitwasdreadfulforthepoor.Therewasmuchmoreillness.Theydidn'

thavethemoneytopaydoctors,andtheyoftenusedtodieofillnessesthatdon'

texistinEnglandnow.

Maybe.Butpeopleusedtotalktoeachother,playthepianoorplaycardstogether.Nowadayspeoplejustsitinfrontofthetelevisionforhoursandnevertalktoeachother.

Iagreewithyouabouttelevision;

butwhatabouttheirchildre