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新视野大学英语听说教程第四册第一版听力原文和答案
新视野大学英语听说教程第四册
UNITONETHETEMPTATIONOFARESPECTABLEWOMAN
UNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONS
1.M:
What’syourfamilylike,Emma?
W:
Well.myparentsareseparated,butmyfatherlivesnearus.Mymotherisamiddleagedwoman.Sheworksasachemicalengineerforadrugcompany.
Q:
HowdoEmma’sparentsgetalong?
2.W:
Ihavetogodowntowntomorrowmorningtohavemyspringdressesfitted.
M:
Don’tyouhaveotherclothestowear?
W:
No.noneofthemfit,andIcan’tevenbuttonupmydresses.IthinkIneedsomenewclothes.
M:
Maybeyoushouldfirstthinkaboutdoingmoreexercisesandlosingweightandthenworryaboutyournewclothes.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
3.M:
RoberttalksagreatdealaboutmovingfromhispresenthomeinNewYorktoaplantationintheSouth.
W:
Butthatisthesamethinghehasbeensayingsincehemovedtheresixyearsago.
Q:
Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
4.W:
Howlonghasyourfriendbeenatyourhome?
M:
About10days.
W:
Didhehaveagoodtime?
M:
Yeah.Itseemedasifhejustgotherewhenitwastimeforhimtosaygood—bye.
W:
Itiscertainlyapleasuretoseehimagainandrenewoldmemories.
M:
Well.wetalkedaboutcollegedayswhenwehadbeenbestfriends,andwhenweusedtohaveSOmanyambitions.
Q:
Whatcanbelearnedaboutthemanandhisfriend?
5.W:
Whathappenedtoyou?
Youlookreallyhappy.
M:
Mywifevoluntarilyproposedtoinvitemybestfriendtoourfamilyparty.
W:
Didn’tyourwifelikeyourfriend?
M:
No,atfirstshefoundhimaterriblenuisance,butshehasfinallyovercomeherdislikeforhim.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
6.M:
Soyouhavefinallydecidedtoendyourteachingcareer,Lucy?
W:
Yes.Ithasbeendrivingmecrazy.Myhealthdoesn’tpermitmetocopewithsuchaheavyworkloadatthemoment.That’swhyIdecidedtogotoAustraliatotakearest.
M:
Oh.Isee.Sothat’swhyyou’vebeensoquietrecently.Yourperiodsofsilencewerenotyourbasicnature,buttheresultofmoods.Youreallyneedachange.
Q:
Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman?
7.M:
IheardjustlastweekthatVickyhadgotmarried.
W:
Vickymarried?
Ican’tbelieveit!
Rememberhowshealwayssaidthatmarriagewasn’therchoice?
M:
ButIalsoheardthatVickyleftherhusband,justtwodaysaftertheirmarriage.
W:
What?
M:
Whenherhusbandaroseinthemorning,Vickyhadalreadygone,withoutevensayingfarewell.Aporterhadcarriedhertrunktothestationandshehadtakenallearlymorningtraintoanothercity.
Q:
WhatcanwelearnaboutVickyfromtheconversation?
8.W:
Doyouknowwhothatmanis?
M:
Whichone?
W:
Theoneincasualclothes.
M:
Oh,that’sDavidSmith.He’stheonewhojustmovedintotheapartment.
W:
Oh,really?
Helookskindofinteresting.
Q:
WhatdoesthewomanthinkofDavidSmith?
9.W:
DoyouknowanythingaboutHenry?
M:
Thatnamesoundsfamiliar.butI’mnotsure.
W:
He’sfromNewZealand.HeworksforIBM.
M:
Haveyouspokentohim?
What’shelike?
W:
Heseemstobeaveryniceman.He’sveryfriendlyandhe’sgotagoodsenseofhumor.
Theysayhe’samanofwit.
0:
whatcanbelearnedaboutHenry?
10.M:
DidyouhearthatMr.andMrs.BrownwenttoSingaporeforavacationlastmonth?
W:
Yeah.Didtheyenjoythemselves?
M:
It’shardtosay.Whentheygotthere.theycouldn’tgetaroominagoodhotel.
W:
That’stoobad.Buttheyreallyshouldhavemadeareservationforaroomearlier.
Q:
Whatcanbedrawnfromtheconversation?
11.M:
YouknowMartin?
Althoughwe’vebeeninthesameofficeformanyyears.I’veneverbeenabletofigurehimout.
silenceinwhichhehasunconsciouslycoveredhimself,but...
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
12.W:
Haveyoumadeyourpeacewithyourwifeyet?
M:
I'vecertainlytried,butsherefusedtotalktomelastnight.AndwhenIarosethismorning,shehadalreadyleftforheraunt's.
W:
Whenwillshereturn?
M:
Haven'ttheslightestidea.
Q:
Whathappenedbetweenthemanandhiswife?
13.M:
Whatisitliketolivehere?
W:
It'sterrible.ItusedtobequieterwhenIwenttoschoolhere.IstillrememberthatIoftensataloneonthebenchthatstoodbeneathanoaktreeattheedgeofthetrail.
M:
Andnothingdisturbedyou?
W:
Yeah.Beingalonethere,mythoughtsquicklyflewthiswayandthat.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
14.W:
Whenmyhusband'sfriendBobvisitedus,Ijustleftthemaloneforthemostpart.
M:
Why?
W:
BecausehewassodifferentfromotherpeopleandIcouldn'tunderstandhim.
M:
Didhenoticeyourabsence?
W:
No,hedidn't.Sometimes1imposedmycompanyuponhim,accompanyinghiminhisidlewalkstothemill.
M:
Didhewantyoutoaccompanyhim?
W:
No,thatwasthelastthinghewoulddesire.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
15.W:
Peterisaquietboy.Heseldomsaysathing.
M:
Well,letmetellyou.HisbrotherTomisjusttheopposite.
Q:
WhatkindofapersonisTom?
16.M:
Doyouoftenseeourfellowstudents?
W:
IdidforawhileuntilIleftuniversity,butafterthatnotreally.
M:
Yeah,I'velosttouchwithmostpeopleaswell,butIstillseePeggyoccasionally.
W:
Oh,yeah.How'sshegettingon?
M:
Ok,Isuppose,butshe'shadaroughtimeinthelastfewyears.Shegotdivorced.
Q:
Whomdothemanandwomantalkabout?
17.M:
DidyouhearaboutMrs.Baroda?
W:
Yes,Idid.Shewasa~uprightandrespectablewoman.Shewasalsoverysensible.It'sapitythattheworldhaslostagreatmoderndancer.
Q:
WhathappenedtoMrs.Baroda?
18.W:
Whenisyourfriendgoing?
M:
Notforaweekyet,dear.Idon'tunderstandwhyyouaskmyfriendtoleaveourhouse.Actuallyhegivesyounotrouble.
W:
No.Ishouldlikehimbetterifhedid;ifheweremoreliketheothers,Icouldplansomewhatforhiscomfortandenjoyment.
M:
Hejustcameheretotakearest,sopleasedon'tmakeafussoverhim.
W:
Fuss!
Nonsense!
Howcanyousaysuchathing?
Q:
Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation?
19.M:
Oh,it'syou,Mrs.Johnson.Comeinandsitdown.Now,whatwasit?
Oh,yes,yourleg.Hastherebeenanyimprovementsincelastweek?
W:
Well,no.I'mafraidnot,doctor.It'sstillthesame.
M:
I'dbetterhaveanotherlookatit.Hmm!
Stillveryswollen.Haveyoubeenrestingit,asItoldyouto?
W:
It'ssodifficulttorestit;doctor,youknow,withahousetorun,andsixchildrenand...
Q:
Whatmadeitdifficultforthewomantofollowtheman'sadvice?
20.M:
YouareverynicetomeandI'vehadadelightfultime.Ireallyappreciateyourinvitingmehereandspendingsomuchtimeshowingmearound.
W:
Oh,itwasfunforme,too.Itgavemeachancetogetawayfromroutineanddosomethingalittlebitdifferent.
Q:
Whathavethespeakersbeendoingtogether?
Key:
1.(A)2.(C)3.(A)4.(C)5.(B)
6.(A)(D)10.(A)
11.(C)12.(C)13.(A)14.(B)15.(D)
16.(C)17.(D)18.(B)19.(C)20.(D)
UNDERSTANDINGLONGCONVERSATIONS
(Emma,BillandTimaretalkingaboutfriendship.)
Emma:
Howimportantarefriendstoyou,Bill?
Bill:
I'veneverhadalotoffriends.I'veneverregardedthemasparticularlyimportant.Perhapsthat'sbecauseIcomefromabigfamily--twobrothersandthreesisters,andlotsofcousins.That'swhat'sreallyimportanttome.Myfamily.Thedifferentmembersofmyfamily.Ifyoureallyneedhelp,yougetitfromyourfamily,don'tyou?
Well,atleastthat'swhatI'vealwaysfound.Whataboutyou,Emma?
Emma:
Tomefriendship..,havingfriends..,peopleIknowIcanreallycounton...tomethat'sthemostimportantthinginlife.It'smoreimportanteventhanlove.Ifyoulovesomeone,youcanalwaysfalloutofloveagain,andthatcanleadtoalotofhurtfeelings,bitterness,andsoon.Butagoodfriendisafriendforlife.
Bill:
Andwhatexactlydoyoumeanbyafriend?
Emma:
Well,I'vealreadysaid,someoneyouknowyoucancounton.IsupposewhatIreallymeanis...Mm...let'ssee,howamIgoingtoputthis..,it'ssomeonewhowillhelpyouifyouneedhelp,who'lllistentoyouwhenyoutalkaboutyourproblems..,someoneyoucantrust.Whatdoyoumeanbyafriend,Tim?
Tim:
Someonewholikesthesamethingsasyoudo,whomyoucanarguewithandnotloseyourtemper,evenifyoudon'talwaysagreewithhim.Imeansomeoneyoudon'thavetotalktoallthetimebutcanbesilentwith,perhaps.That'simportant,too.Youcanjustsittogetherandnotsayverymuchsometimes.Justrelax.Idon'tlikepeoplewhotalkallthetime.
Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard:
1.WhatdoesBillthinkoffriends?
2.WhomdoesBillusuallyturntowhenherunsintodifficulties?
3.WhatdoesfriendshipmeantoEmma?
4.AccordingtoEmma,whatmayloveleadto?
5.WhatkindofpeopledoesTimliketomakefriendswith?
Conversation2
W:
Youknow,itdoesn'tlooklikeyou'vecleanedthelivingroom.
M:
No,Ihaven't.Ugh.Ihadtheworstday.Iamsotired.Look,IpromiseI'lldoitthisweekend.
W:
Listen,Iknowthefeeling.I'mtired,too.ButIcamehomeandIdidmyshareofthehousework.Imean,that'stheagreement,right?
M:
Allright.Weagreed.I'lldoitinaminute.
W:
Comeon.Don'tbethatway.Youknow,Ishouldn'thavetoaskyoutodoanything.Imean,webothwork,webothliveinthehouse,weagreedthathouseworkis...isbothofourresponsibility.Idon'tliketohavetokeepremindingyouaboutit.
M:
What'sthematterwithyoutoday?
Youaredispleased.
W:
It'sus.
M:
Whatdoyoumeanby"us"?
W:
Well,weusedtotalktoeachotherbeforeweweremarried.Remember?
M:
Whatdoyoumean?
We'retalkingnow,aren'twe?
W:
Oh,yes,butweusedtodosomuchtogether.
M:
Westillgotothecinematogether,don'twe?
W:
Yes,butweusedtogooutforwalkstogether.Remember?
M:
Ofcourse,Ido.
W:
Andweusedto