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现代大学英语听力原文及答案
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现代大学英语听力原文及答案
Unit1
Task1
【答案】
A.
1）ShewantedtoseeSt.Paul‟sCathedral.
2）ShewassosurprisedbecauseshesawsomanyEnglishmenwholookedalike.
3）Theywereallwearingdarksuitsandbowlerhats,carryingumbrellasandnewspapers.
4）Becauseshehadoftenreadaboutthemandseenphotographsofthem,whoalllookedasifthey
werewearingauniform.
5）No,hedidn‟t.
6）HeusedtheEnglishsaying“Ittakesallkindstomakeaworld”toprovehisopinion.
B.
Ifalltheseaswereonesea,whatagreatseaitwouldbe!
Andifallthetreeswereonetree,
whatagreattreeitwouldbe!
Andifthistreeweretofallinthesea,whatagreatsplashthere
wouldbe!
【原文】
YesterdaymorningGretelwenttotheCityofLondon.ShewantedtoseeSt.Paul'sCathedral.
ShewassurprisedtoseesomanyEnglishmenwholookedalike.Theywereallwearingdarksuits
andbowlerhats.Theywereallcarryingumbrellasandnewspapers.Whenshereturnedhomeshe
askedMrclarkaboutthesestrangecreatures."TheymustbetypicalEnglishgentlemen,"she
said."Ihaveoftenreadaboutthemandseenphotographsofthem.Theyalllookasiftheyare
wearingauniform.DoesthetypicalEnglishgentlemanstillexist"
Mr.Clarklaughed."I'veneverthoughtaboutit,"heanswered."It'struethatmanyofthemen
whoworkintheCityofLondonstillwearbowlerhateandIsupposetheyaretypicalEnglishmen.
Butlookatthis."Mr.Clarkpickedupamagazineandpointedataphotoofayoungman."He's
justastypical,perhaps.Itseemsasifthereisnosuchthingasa'typical'Englishman.Doyou
knowtheEnglishsaying'Ittakesallkindstomakeaworld'That'strueofallcountries-including
England."
“Oh,justlikethepoem„IfAlltheSeasWereOneSea‟,”Gretelbegantohumhappily.Ifall
theseaswereonesea,whatagreatseathatwouldbe!
Ifallthetreeswereonetree,whatagreat
treethatwouldbe!
Andifthistreeweretofallinthesea,whatagreatsplashthatwouldbe!
”
Task2
【答案】
A.
1）peopleweremuchbusier
2）colderthanEngland;minusthirtydegrees;lastlonger
3）muchmoremountainous;muchhigherandmuchmorerocky;morebeautiful
4）tendtobemorecrowded
5）thehouses;smaller
B.
1）T2）T3）F4）F5）F
【原文】
JohnisBritishbuthasworkedinJapan.EtsukoisJapanesefromOsaka,butsheisstudying
inBritain.Inthefollowingpassageyouaregoingtohear,theyarecomparinglifeastheyseeitinthetwocountries.Butbeforelisteningtoit,thinkofthetwocountriesandtrytoanswerthe
followingpre-listeningquestions.
John:
IfoundthatlivinginJapan,peoplewerebusier.Theyseemtoworkthewholeday.
Etsuko:
Yes,that‟sright.WeworkfromMondaythroughSaturday,eveninsummer.Youknow,
summerinJapanisjusthorrible.It‟svery,veryhumidandhot,andyouneedtoshowerthreetimes
aday.
John:
SoyoufinditcoolerinEngland?
Etsuko:
Yes,that‟sright.
John:
WhereIwaslivinginJapan,intheNorth,itwasmuchcolderthanEngland,especiallyin
winter,minusthirtydegreescentigrade.DoesthewinterinOsakalastlongerthanthewinterin
England?
Etsuko:
No,Idon‟tthinkso.December,January,February,March.
John:
Yes.It‟salittlebitshorterifanything.
Etsuko:
EversinceIcamehere,InoticedthatthecountrysidehereinEnglandisverybeautiful.
John:
It‟smuchflatterthaninJapan.
Etsuko:
Yes.Japanisamountainouscountryandourcitiesarefullofpeople.Therearelotsof
peopleinalimitedflatarea.
John:
Yes,IfoundJapanmuchmoremountainousthanBritain,especiallyinthenorth.The
mountainsaremuchhigherandmuchmorerocky.IfounditmorebeautifulthanBritain,Ithink.
Etsuko:
Yes,ifyoulikemountains.
John:
Andthereforethetownsandvillagestendtobemorecrowded.
Etsuko:
Yes,that‟sright.
John:
Yes.Sobecausethecitiesaremorecrowded,thehousestendtobesmaller,don‟tthey?
Etsuko:
Yes,theyareverycompact,andwedon‟thavealotofspace.Inbigcitieswehavealotof
tallerbuildingsnow.
John:
IsthisaproblembecausetherearemoreearthquakesinJapan?
Etsuko:
Yes,that‟srightand…
Task3
【答案】
A.
1）IntheUS,peopleusuallydancejusttoenjoythemselves;theydon‟tinviteotherpeopleto
watchthem.
2）Usuallyeightpeopledancetogether.
3）Becausepeopleformasquareindancingwithamanandawomanoneachsideofthesquare.
4）Heusuallymakesitintoasong.
5）Theywearold-fashionedclothes.
B.
1）F2）T3）F4）F5）T
C.
1）eightpeopleformasquare;oneachsideofthesquare
2）whattheyshoulddo;makesitintoasong;singsit
3）don‟thavemuchtimetothink
4）old-fashionedclothes
【原文】
Rosa:
Whydon‟tyouhavefolkdancesintheUnitedStatesMostcountrieshavespecialdances
thatthepeoplehavedoneformanyyears.Thedancerswearclothesfromtheolddays.
Everyonelikestowatchthemdance.
Steve:
Wehavefolkdances,too.Alotofpeoplebelongtofolkdancinggroups.Butwhenthey
dance,theyusuallydoitjusttoenjoythemselves.Theydon‟tinviteotherpeopleto
watchthem.
Rosa:
Isthereafolkdancinggrouphere?
Steve:
Ithinkso.Theremustbe.There‟soneinalmosteverycity,andsomebigcitieshave
several.
Rosa:
Whatarethedanceslike?
Steve:
Usuallyeightpeopledancetogether,fourmenandfourwomen.Whentheystart,theyform
asquare,withamanandawomanoneachsideofthesquare.That‟swhyit‟scalled
squaredancing.Thenthere‟samanwhotellsthedancerswhattheyshoulddo.He
usuallymakesitintoasong.Hesingsitwhiletheydance.
Rosa:
Oh,thatshouldmakethedanceseasy!
Steve:
Yes,buttheyareveryfast.Theydon‟thavemuchtimetothink.Iliketowatchthem,
though.Thedancerswearold-fashionedclothes.Thatmakesthedancesprettytowatch.
Rosa:
I‟dliketowatchagroupdance.
Steve:
I‟lltakeyousometime.
Task4
【答案】
1）Itwasatimetocelebratetheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring.
2）Theyburnedthepictureoftheirkitchengodtobringgoodluck.
3）Thecustomsaidthebridesmustwear“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,
andsomethingblue”tobringgoodluck.
4）Becausetheycouldnoteatmeat,eggsordairyproductsduringLent,sotheytriedtouseup
thesethingsbeforeLentbegan.
5）ItwasastrawmanmadebychildreninCzech;itwasafigureofdeath.
6）Peoplebroughttheiranimalstochurch.Andbeforetheanimalswentintothechurchpeople
dressedthemupinflowersandribbons.
【原文】
1）OntheeveningofFebruary3rd,peopleinJapanesefamiliestookonedriedbeanforeachyear
oftheirageandthrewthebeansonthefloor,shouting"Goodluckin!
Evilspiritsout!
"Thiswas
knownas"Setsubun",atimetocelebratetheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring.
2）BeforetheChineseLunarNewYearintheolddays,manyChinesefamiliesburnedthepicture
oftheirkitchengodtobringgoodluck.WhenLunarNewYear'sDaycame,theyputancw
pictureofthekitchengodonthewall.
3）WhenAmericanwomengotmarried,theysometimesfollowedanoldcustominchoosingwhat
towearontheirweddingday.Thecustomsaidthebridemustwear"somethingold,something
new,somethingborrowed,andsomethingblue".Thiswastobringgoodluck.
4）BeforeLent（atimeontheChristiancalendar）,thepeopleofPonti,Italyateanomeletmade
with1,000eggs.Peoplecouldnoteatmeat,eggsordairyproductsduringLent,sotheytriedto
useupthesethingsbeforeLentbegan.
5）WhenwinterendedinCzech,thechildrenmadeastrawmancalled"Smrt",whichwasafigure
ofdeath.Theyburneditorthrewitintheriver.Aftertheydestroyedit,theycarriedflowers
hometoshowthearrivalofspring.
6）January17thwasSt.Anthony'sDayinMexico.Itwasadaywhenpeoplebroughttheiranimals
tochurch.Butbeforetheanimalswentintothechurch,thepeopledressedthemupinflowers
andribbons.Thisceremonywastoprotectpeople'sanimals.
Task5
【答案】
A.
1）F2）T3）F4）T5）F6）T7）T
B.
AdvantagesDisadvantages
LotsofservantstodotheworkTerriblelifeforservants
beautifulclothestowearveryuncomfortableclothes
lotsofteapartiesboringandformalteaparties—oftennomen
beinginvited
lifebeingslowermuchmoreillness
plentyoftimetotalktoeachotherchildrenleftwithservantsallday
verypooreducation
nofreedomforwomen
【原文】
Man:
Well,Ithinklifeusedtobemuchmorefunthanitisnow.Imean,lookattheVictorians.
Theyhadlotsofservantstodoallthework;theyneverhadtodoanycookingorcleaning;
theyjustworethosebeautifuldressesandwenttoteaparties.
Woman:
Youmustbejoking!
Theirclotheswereterriblyuncomfortableandtheirteapartieswere
veryformalandboring.Theyusedtoweartheirhatsandlongglovesevenwhenthey
wereeatingcakesandbiscuits.Andmenwerenotusuallyinvited.
Man:
ReallyWeren'tthey
Woman:
Andthinkofthepoorservants.Whataterriblelife—justcleaningandcookingforother
peopleallthetime!
Man:
Butyouhatehousework!
Woman:
Yes,Iknow,buttherearelotsofmachinesnowtohelpyouwiththehousework.People
don'tneedservants.
Man:
Maybetheydon't,butlifethenwasmuchslowerthanitisnow-peoplenowadaysare
alwaysrushing,andtheyneverhavetimetostopandenjoythemselves.
Woman:
Lifethenwasfinefortherich,butitwasdreadfulforthepoor.Therewasmuchmore
illness.Theydidn'thavethemoneytopaydoctors,andtheyoftenusedtodieofillnesses
thatdon'texistinEnglandnow.
Man:
Maybe.Butpeopleusedtotalktoeachother,playthepianoorplaycardstogether.
Nowadayspeoplejustsitinfrontofthetelevisionforhoursandnevert
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