现代大学英语听力4答案及原文.docx

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现代大学英语听力4答案及原文

Unit1

Task1:

【答案】

A.

EventYear

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'veworkedmyshareofgraveyardshifts,and,youknow,split

shifts,anddouble-backandnodaysoff,and...

Interviewer:

Uh-huh...

Senn:

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

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

outtogetacop,youknow,itdoesn'tmatterifyou'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

becausehewouldn'tbuyheranotherdrink—takeoffherhighheelandlayhisheadwideopen.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.WhyBecausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfast-movingtrains,whocrashcarsofevencatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalled“stuntmen”.Thatistosay,theyperform“tricks”.

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

Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort