大学英语视听说四级新版原文+练习答案unit4.docx

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大学英语视听说四级新版原文+练习答案unit4

Unit4Creativity

Part1Listening,UnderstandingandSpeaking

ListeningI

InChina,educationisconsideredarace.Studentshavetobeginasearlyaspossibleandhavetoproceedasquicklyaspossiblearoundthetrack.Successismeasuredbyhowmanystudentscrossthefinishlineintheshorttime.InAmerica,werecognizetheracetoo,butwefeelthatthestudentshaveachancetoexplorethingsforthemselves,evenifnotallofthemreachthefinishline.Asaresultoftheirexploring,someoftheparticipantsmayhavemoretoofferbytheendoftherace.

TheadvantageoftheChinesewayisthatmorestudentsbecomeproficientandreach

thefinishline.Thedisadvantageisthattheymayhavelesstosayortoshowoncetheygetthere.ThedisadvantageoftheAmericanwayisthatsomestudentsneverfinishtherace.Theadvantage,however,isthatsomewhodogo"alltheway"haveveryinterestingandoriginalthingstosaywhentheygetthere.

1.FTTTFF

2.1）race2）race3）proceed4）explorethingsforthemselves5）

proficient6）interesting7）original8）less9）finishtherace

ListeningII

OnceWealthandPovertyapproachedamerchantandintroducedthemselvesasGoddesses.Themerchantgreetedbothofthemandsaid,"MayIaskwhyyouhavecometomyhumblehouse"TheGoddessofWealthsaid,"Wewantyoutojudgebetweenuswhoisthemostbeautiful."

Themerchantdidnotknowwhattosay.Heknewhewasbetweenthedevilandthedeepbluesea:

IfhesaidthatWealthwasmorebeautifulthanPoverty,Povertywouldcurse

him.IfhesaidthatPovertywasmorebeautifulthanWealth,Wealthwouldabandonhim.However,hebecamecalmandsaid,"Ihavegreatrespectforyouboth.Would

youpleasedowhatIaskofyouItistheonlywayIcanjudgeproperly."TheGoddessesagreed.Hesaid,"MotherWealth,wouldyoupleasewalktowardsmyhouseMother

Poverty,WouldyoupleasewalkawayfrommyhouseThiswayIcanseeyoubothbetter,fromnearandfar."ThetwoGoddessesdidwhatthemerchanthadaskedthemtodo.

Thenthemerchantconfidentlydeclared,"MotherWealth!

Youappearmostbeautifulwhenyouarenearestmyhouse.MotherPoverty!

Youlookmostbeautifulwhenyouare

farthestfrommyhouse."TheGoddessesappreciatedthewitandwisdomofthemerchant.TheGoddessofWealthhappilystayedinhishousewhiletheGoddessofPovertycheerfullydeparted.

Wheneverwehaveaseriousproblem,ifwelookwithinandthinkcalmly,asolution

willcomeinanswertotheproblem.

1.FTFFF

2.1.WhydidthetwoGoddessesgotothemerchant'splaceC_

2.WhatwouldhappenifthemerchantdeclaredtheGoddessofWealthtobemore

beautifulthantheGoddessofthePovertyB_

3.WhatdidthemerchantasktheGoddessestodoD_

4.WhatwasthereactionoftheGoddessesA_

5.WhatdoesthestorytellusC_

ListeningIIIThereisanoldandcommonsayingintheUnitedStatesthat"Thereisnothingnew

underthesun."Ithoughtofthattodaywhilereadinganarticleinamagazine.Thearticletellsaboutthegrowingnumberofpeoplewhoarebuildingearth-shelteredhouses,whicharepartlyunderground.Ihadknownaboutmodernearth-shelteredhouses,butIhadneverthoughtabouttheirroofsbefore.Insteadofhavingmetalortilesontheroofs,manyofthesehousesnowhavelivingroofs.Thewoodentopofthehouseiscoveredwithaspecialwaterproofplasticmaterial.Ontopofthisthereissoil,inwhichgrassandflowersareplanted.Sucharoofcanbeverybeautiful.Butthisreallyisnotanewidea.Whentheearlysettlerscametothe

UnitedStates,theyoftenmadetheirhousesbydiggingintotheground.Theirroofsweremadeofwood,andthencoveredbylargeareasofsoilwithgrassorturf.Theywerewarm,thoughnotalwayswaterproof.Peoplereplacedthesehousesandroofsassoonastheycouldliveinregularwoodenhomeswithwoodenormetalroofs.Now,200yearslater,somepeoplethinkofthisasanewidea.ButIthink,"Thereisnothingnewunderthesun."

1.1）partlyunderground2）living3）diggingintotheground4）grasswaterproof

2.

Questions:

1.Whatdoesthespeakermeanbysaying"Thereisnothingnewunderthesun"

2.Whatmakesthespeakerthinkof"earth-shelteredhouses"

3.Whatisalivingroof

4.Howmanyyearsagodidtheearlysettlersfirstbuildearth-shelteredhouses

5.WhydidPeoplereplacetheseearth-shelteredhouseswithregularwoodenones

Key:

CDABD

ListeningIV

Man:

Itissaidthatthefirstsandwichwasmadein1762bytheEarlofSandwich.

Hedidn'twanttotaketimeawayfromhiscardgamestoeat,soheordered

hisbutlertomakesandwichesinstead.

Woman:

IsthatsoHey,lookatthis.ThefirstbeautycontestwasheldinBelgium

in1888.WhyinBelgiumofallplaces

Man:

WhynotOh,here'soneIbetyou'reproudof.Theelectricchairwasused

forthefirsttimein1890,intheUnitedStates.Yes,you'refirstto

diagnoseAIDS,too.ThefirstrecordedcasewasinNewYork.

Woman:

Plusandminussignswereusedin1514inHolland.Yeah,therewasnoway

wecouldhaveguessedthatone.Andtheequalssign,you'llbepleasedto

hear,wasfirstusedinOxford,in1557.You'dhavethoughtthey'dallhavebeeninventedatthesametime.

Man:

Well,webothgottheseright.CoffeewasinArabiaaround1,000AD,and

justbeforethat,playingcardswereinventedinChina.

Woman:

Well,Igotthisoneright.Firstdiagramofaflyingmachinewasdrawn

byLeonardodaVinci,asIsaid,in1492.

Man:

Yeah,butthefirstairflightwasn'tmadeuntil1903,anditwasinthe

UnitedStates.

Woman:

Butthatwasn'tthequestion,wasitAlso,Englandwasalsothefirstto

transmittelevision.

Man:

Garbage!

ItwastheItalians.

Woman:

No,itsayshere,thefirstTVtransmissionwasinLondon,1925.Andhere

weareagain,thefirsttrafficlightswereinLondon,in1868.

Man:

Buttheydidn'tevenhavecarsthen,sowhywouldtheyhaveneededtraffic

lights

1．DAAFCEABB

2．1）17622）1888/Belgium3）1890/theUnitedStates4）NewYork

5）1514/Holland15576）1492/19037）1925/1868

Part4FurtherListening

ListeningI

JuancomesuptotheMexicanborderonhisbicycle.He'sgottwolargebagsover

hisshoulders.Theguardstopshimandsays,"What'sinthebags"

"Sand,"answersJuan.

Theguardsays,"We'lljustseeaboutthat.Getoffthebike."Theguardtakesthe

twobagsandripsthemapart;heemptiesthemoutandfindsnothinginthembutsand.

HedetainsJuanovernightandhasthesandanalyzed,onlytodiscoverthatthere

isnothingbutpuresandinthebags.

TheguardreleasesJuan,putsthesandintonewbags,heftsthemontotheman'sshouldersandletshimcrosstheborder.

Aweeklater,thesamethinghappens.Theguardasks,"Whathaveyougot"

"Sand,"saysJuan.

Theguarddoeshisthoroughexaminationanddiscoversthatthebagscontainnothingbutsand.HegivesthesandbacktoJuan,andJuancrossestheborderonhisbicycle.Thissequenceofeventsisrepeatedeveryweekforthreeyears.Finally,Juandoesn'tshowuponedayandtheguardmeetshiminabarinMexico.

"Hey,buddy,"saystheguard."Iknowyouaresmugglingsomething.It'sdrivingme

crazy.It'sallIthinkabout.Ican'tsleep.Justbetweenyouandme,whatareyousmuggling"

Juansipshisbeerandsays,"Bicycles."

1）border2）rips3）overnight4）analyzed5）release6）cross

7）weekly8）thorough9）showup10）bicycles

ListeningII

Potteryhasbeenfoundintheremainsofeveryancientcivilization.TheoldestknownpieceofpotterywasfoundinChinaanddatesbackto7,900BC.That'salmost10,000yearsago!

Thefirstpotswerelargebowls,formedbytakingalumpofclayandmakingabowlshape.Potterydoesn'tjustincludepots,butanythingmadefromclaythatcanholdthings,suchasjugs,vasesandcups.Potterywasusedtoholdwater,milk,seedsandgrains.

Later,peoplelearnedtomixdifferentclaystogethertomakestrongerpotteryandtoputthepotteryinafireovensothattheclaywouldhardenfaster.Thepotter'swheelwasinventedinChinaaround3100BC.Thewheelspinsclaylikeatop.Itallowspeopletomakepotterymuchmorequicklyandmakesshapesthatwereperfectlysymmetrical—bowlsthatwerereallyround,ratherthanlumpyoruneven.Pottery

isnotonlyconsideredoneofthefirstinventionsbutalsooneofthefirstartforms.Mosttypesofpotteryhavebeenpaintedwithfiguresordesigns;someeventellastory!

1.BAC

2.oldestknownpieceofpotterywasfoundinchinaanddatesbackto7900BC（andwasmadealmost10,000yearsago）.

2.Itwasusedforholdingwater,milk,seeds,andgrains.

3.Tomakestrongerpotteryandtomaketheclayhardenfaster.

4.

makesymmetrical

Itallowedpeopletomakepotterymuchmorequicklyandto

shapes.

5.Becausemosttypesofpotteryhavebeenpaintedwithfiguresordesigns;someeventellastory.

ListeningIII

（Studentsare

intheclassroomwaitingfortheteachertoarrive.Twoaretalking.）

Cathy:

I'veenjoyedtalkingaboutcreativityinourEnglishclass.Iwish

IhadbeenencouragedmorewhenIwasinelementaryschool.

Michael:

Iknowwhatyoumean.Ialwayslikeddrawing,butmyteachersand

parentsinsistedIwasjustwastingmytimewithit.Myfathersaid

Ishouldworkonmathematics.

Cathy:

Maybeyoustillwillstilluseyourartistictalentsomeday.

Michael:

Oh,Idon'tknow.Afterall,I'minuniversitynow.PerhapsI'mtoooldtobecreative.

Cathy:

Idon'tthinkso.Ireadaninterestingarticleaboutaladywhowantedtobeanartistbutthewholefamilywantedhertoworkintheircandybusiness.

Michael:

Whathappened

Cathy:

Well,Jean,thelady,knewpaintingwaswhatshewantedtodo,notmakingcandy.Aftergraduatingfromcollegeshetried