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最新《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案Unit9资料
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