《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;originallyitwasGodbewithye,andinthecourseoftimeitbecameoneword.Manyofourgreetingsaregoodwishes,butwesaythemwithsolittlethoughtthatweforgetthis.Whenwesaygoodmorning,goodevening,goodnight,andsoon,whatwearereallysayingis,"Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodmorning（orevening,ornight）."

DAISYThedaisyhasalittlegoldeneye,likeatinysun.PerhapsthisisthereasontheEnglishpeoplenameditday'seye,orperhapstheychosethenamebecausetheEnglishdaisyclosesatnight.TheEnglishlovedtheirdaisies,whichwerepinkandred,aswellaswhite.Sixhundredyearsorsoago,theEnglishpoetChaucersaid:

Thedaisy,orelsetheeyeoftheday,

Thequeen,andprettiestflowerofall.

Task4

【答案】

A.

1）T

2）T

3）F

4）T

5）F

B.

1）b

2）c

3）a

4）c

5）c

6）b

【原文】

MATTHEW:

  Chris,whyisitthattherearesomanydifferentlanguages,and  thatinEuropecertainlyifyoutravelmorethanahundredmiles,  you'relikelytofindpeoplespeakingacompletelydifferentlanguage toyourown?

CHRIS:

  Well,it'struetosaythatthereareer...hundredsandhundredsofdifferentlanguages.It'sperhapsum...however,moreinterestingandmoreinformativetosaythatthereareseveraldifferentgroupsoflanguageser...MostEuropeanlanguages,withtheexceptionofIthinkFinnishander...Basqueand...HungarianIbelieve,belongtotheIndo-Europeangroupoflanguages,I'mnotverysuremyselfofthe...theactualdetailsofthehistoryoftheselanguages,butyoucanbeverysurethater...mostoftheselanguages,sayLatinandGreekndourownlanguageaander...Germanander...Frenchand...alltheothers,areconnected.ThereasonwhyyoucantravelfromoneWillagetoanotherinSwitzerlandander...fromoneareatoanotherinEnglandandfinddifferentdialects,ifnotdifferentlanguagesspoken,isthatum...severalhundredyearsagocommunicationwasbywordofmouth.Wordofmouthmeantthatpeoplehadtomove;ifpeopleweretomovetheyneededroadsandtherewerenoroads.

MATTHEW:

  DoyouseeanychanceforauniversallanguagelikeEsperanto?

CHRIS:

  Notforanartificialer...language,no...IsupposetheRoman CatholicChurchusedLatin.butLatinhada...aparticularreligiousbasisandthisisprobablywhyitwasthereforechosen.Idon'tseeverymuchchanceforEsperanto;Ithinkit'sanawfullygoodideabutIdon'tbelievethatlanguageworkslikethat.Ithinkpeoplewillprobablyer...worktowardsthemostconvenientlanguagetouse.Theywillnotsetouttolearnanewlanguage.Itseemstomethater...eitherEnglish,.RussianorChinese,perhapsJapanese,willbethelanguageofthefutureer...Mybet'sonEnglish.

MATTHEW:

Maggie,whydoyouthinkitisthatsofewEnglishpeoplespeakasecondlanguage?

MAGGIE:

  Ithinkwhenyoulearnalanguageatschool...ittendstobe ratheradeadoccupation,andit'sverydifficulttostimulateanyinterestamongschoolchildren.Butwhenyouactuallygotothecountryandspendsayamonthin...inanexchangevisitwhenyou'reaschoolgirl,oraschoolboyum...thenyousuddenlybecomemoreinterestedbecauseyou...youwanttocommunicatewithpoeplewhenyou'reactuallyabroad,andit'snotsafetorelyonthefactthatmostpeoplespeakEnglishwhenum...inforeigncountries. Mm...IthinkEnglishpeopletraditionallythoughtthat...thatforeignersalwaysspokeEnglish,andalotofforeignersdo,buttherearepeoplethatyoumeetinthestreetoryouwanttotakeabussomewhere, thenyoufindthatyouneedtospeakthelanguageand'it'sveryunnervingtobeinasituationwhereyoucan'tcommunicatewithpeoplewhenyoudowanttotravelaround.

MATTHEW:

  Haveyoueverbeenabroadandlearnter...alanguageinthecountry?

MAGGIE:

  Yes,wellwhenIwasasecretaryIer...wentandlivedinGeneva  fortwoyears,andIlearntFrenchatschoolbutI...Ireallydidn'tspeakitatall.IknewittheoreticallybutIwasn'tabletocommunicatewithpeople.ButIwasinasituationwhereifIdidn't

  speakFrench,thenIwouldnothavebeenabletodomyshoppingandbuyfood,andsoIpickedthelanguageupandImadefriendswithFrenchpeople...SwissFrenchpeople,andIfoundthatifIwantedtocommunicatewithall...allthepeoplethatImet,thenIhadtolearnFrench,andIthinkit'sthebestmethodoflearningbecauseyou'reinthesituation.It'sveryhardattimes—youcansitthroughdinnerpartiesandnotunderstandwhat...what'sgoingonandyouthinkeverybodythinksyou'restupidbecauseyoucan'tcommunicatewiththem,butit's...it'sthehardwaybutIthinkit'sthebestwaytolearn.

MATTHEW:

  Elfriede,youcomefromAustriaandyetyou'vebeenlivinginEnglandnowforthelastthreeyears.Hashavingtolearnandspeakanotherlanguagecreatedgreat