现代大学英语听力2听力原文及题目答案unit9.docx

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现代大学英语听力2听力原文及题目答案unit9

Unit9

Task1

【答案】

1）thecampushero;thewomen’strackcoach

2）theclassstartedbeforeIgothere

3）willdevelop

4）cloudy;theglassisalittledirty

5）asymbolofhappiness;wearblack

【原文】

1）Man:

IhadthegirlsrunningincircleswhenIwasincollege.

Woman:

Ineverknewyouwerethecampushero.

Man:

Iwasn'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

【答案】

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

【原文】

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"h"sandtheycan'tpronounce"th"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

【答案】

spelling;meaning;history;aslabofham;alumpofbread;hunkofsomethingtoeat;astrongman;abookofmaps;thetopboneoftheneck;Olympians;holdingtheskyonhisheadandhands;Sixteenth;onthecoverofabookofmaps;blessing;Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodnight;day’seye;ithasalittlegoldeneye,likeatinysun;theEnglishdaisyclosesatnight;theEnglishlovedtheirdaisies.

【原文】

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;origi