新编大学英语视听说教程4听力原文及答案.docx

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新编大学英语视听说教程4听力原文及答案

新编大学英语视听说教程4-听力原文及答案

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Unit1Leisureactivities

Part1listeningone

Everwishyoucoulddomagictricks,orintroduceyourselfas“magician”ataparty?

Imagine,everybodywantstohavefun,butnothings’reallyhappening,it’stimeforyoutoshowoneofyournewtricks.Here,youcanlearnhow,andwithoutanyneedforspecialmaterialsormuchpractice.

Atrickwithacoin,ahandkerchiefandafriend:

   Putthecoinonyourpalm.Coverthecoinwiththehandkerchief.Askseveralpeopletoputtheirhandsbeneaththehandkerchiefandfeelthecoin,tomakesurethatitisstillthere.Thentakethecornerofthehandkerchiefandpullitrapidlyoffyourhand.Thecoinhasgone!

How?

Youmustmakesurethelastfriendwhofeelsthecoinknowsthetrickandremovesthecoinwhenheseemstobejustfeelingit.Andnobodyknowswhereithasgone!

Atrickwithapieceofpaperandapencil:

   Tellyourfriendthatyoucancommunicateyourthoughtswithoutspeakingtootherpeople.WriteonthepieceofpaperthewordNo.Don'tletyourfriendsseewhatyouhavewritten.Say,"NowIwillcommunicatethiswordintoyourminds."Pretendtoconcentrate.Askthemiftheyknowwhatiswrittenonthepaper.Theywillsay,"No!

"Andyousay,"Quitecorrect!

IwroteNoonthepaper!

"

Atrickwithaneggandsomesalt:

    Askyourfriendstostandtheegguprightonthetable.Theywon'tmanagetodoit.Saythatyoucanspeaktothechickeninside.Say,"Chicken!

Canyouhearme?

Getreadytobalanceyouregg!

"

Whenyoufirstgettheeggbackfromyourfriends,pretendtokisstheeggatthebase.Makethebasewet.Thenputthebaseintosaltwhichisinyourotherhand.Thesaltwillsticktotheegg.Thenputtheeggonthetable.Twisttheeggaroundafewtimesasthiswillarrangethegrainsofsalt.Thenitwillstandup.Don'tforgettothankthechicken.

Questions:

1.Whatdoesthemagicianaskpeopletodointhefirsttrick

2.Whathappenstothecoin?

3.Howdoesthemagicianprovethathecancommunicatehisthoughtstotheaudienceinthesecondtrick?

4.Whatisthefirststeptomaketheeggstandupright?

5.Whatelseisneededtomaketheeggstandupright?

Keys:

1.B2.C3.C4.A5.D

4.HowdoesJonathanbenefitfromcanoeing?

5.WhatshouldbethemajorconcerninchoosingacareeraccordingtoJonathan?

Keys:

1.A2.B3.D4.C5.B

Part1listeningthree

Gerry:

I'vejustbeentoseeGonewiththeWind.Itwasfantastic.Wellworthseeing.Haveyoueverseenit?

Judy :

No,butI'vereadthebook.Idon'tthinkIwouldliketoseethefilmreally.Itwouldspoilthestoryforme.

Gerry:

Really?

Oh,givemeafilmanyday.Honestly,ifIhadtochoosebetweenthefilmofastoryandthebookofit,I'dgoforthefilm.

Judy :

Wouldyou?

Gerry:

Yes.It'smuchmorereal.Youcangettheatmospherebetter.Youknow,thephotographyandlocationshots,periodcostumes,therightaccents.Don'tyouthinkso?

Judy :

Notreally.Imuchprefertousemyownimagination.IcanimaginehowIwantit,ratherthanhowsomeonemakesmeseeit.Anyway,Ithinkyougetmuchmoreinsightintothecharacterswhenyoureadabook.Partofaperson'scharacterislostonfilmbecauseyouneverknowwhattheyarethinking.

Gerry:

True,butIdon'tknow.It'smucheasiergoingtothecinema.Ittakeslesstime.Icangetthewholestoryintwohoursbutitmighttakemeaweektoreadthebook.

Judy :

Iknow,butit'ssoexpensivetogotothecinemanowadays.

Gerry:

Iknow,butit'sasocialevent.It'sfun.Youcangowithyourfriends.Whenyoureadabookyouhavetodoitonyourown.

Judy :

Allright.Let'sagreetodiffer.I'llgetsomecoffee.

Keys:

1.1.spoilthestory1.2.andday

1.3.Honestlychoosethefilm

1.4.Atmospherephotographylocationperiod

1.5.insightintothecharacters1.6.socialevent

1.7.agreetodiffer

2.Films:

gettheatmospherebetter---photography/locationshots/periodcostumes/rightaccent

easier

takelesstime:

twohours

ansocialevent:

fun,gowithfriends

Books:

takemoretime:

oneweek

notasocialevent:

doitonyourown

books:

usereaders’ownimagination

getmuchmoreinsightintothecharacters

films:

spoilthestory

expensive

Part1listeningfour

SallyMarinogetsmarried.Afterthewedding,thereisabigparty—aweddingreception.Alltheguestseatdinner.Thereisabandand,afterdinner,everyonedances.Sally'smotherandfatherpayforeverything.Attheendofthereception,Sallyandhernewhusbandcuttheweddingcakeandalltheguestsgetapiece.

PeteandRosebuyanewhouse.Aftermovingin,theyinvitetheirfriendsandfamilytoaparty—ahousewarmingparty.Everybodycomestoseethenewhouse.Theylookatthebedrooms,thediningroom,eventhegarage.PeteandRoseservedrinks,sandwiches,andsnacks.ThepartyisonaSaturdayafternoon.

ItisChristmastime.TedandSarahRobinsonwanttoseemanyoftheirfriendsovertheholiday.Sotheyinvitetheirfriendstoanopenhouse.Thehoursofthepartyarefrom2p.m.to8p.m.Theguestsarriveandleavewhenevertheywant.TheRobinsonsservesandwiches,drinks,andsnacks.Someguestsstayforjust20minutes,othersstayfor3hours.Aboutfiftypeoplecometotheopenhouse.

 Mr.andMrs.Toddasktheirneighborstocometoaneveningparty.Theydon'tservemuchfood,justsnacks—pretzels,chips,peanutsandmanytypesofdrinks.Noonedances.Conversationisimportantwithpeopleaskingquestionslike"What'snewwithyou?

".

Keys:

1.√2√3

2.4.dinnerbanddancespiece

2.5.housedrinkssnacks

2.6.Invitearrivefifty/50

2.7.snacksConversationnewwithyou

Part4Listening1

Receptionist:

Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?

Cathy:

Er...afriendtoldmethatyouhaveexerciseanddanceclasseshere.

Receptionist:

That'sright.

Cathy:

OK.Canyougivemesomeinformationaboutdaysandtimes,please?

Receptionist:

Yes,therearefourclassesaday,everydayfromMondaytoSaturdaywithnothingonSunday.

Cathy:

Yeah,canyoutellmetheopenhours?

Receptionist:

Thefirstoneisanaerobicsclassfrom8:

30to9:

30inthemorning.Thenthere'sanotheraerobicsclassatlunchtimefrom12:

30to1:

30.

Cathy:

Right.

Receptionist:

Thenintheeveningfrom5:

30to6:

30—anotheraerobicsclasstoo.Andthere'sajazzdanceclassfrom6:

30to7:

30.

Cathy:

Right.Andwhatlevelaretheyfor?

Imean,wouldtheybeOKforabeginner?

Receptionist:

Themorningaerobics—8:

30to9:

30—isadvanced.Alltheothersareatthebeginnertointermediatelevel.Butletmegiveyouaschedule.

Cathy:

Thanks.Andhowmuchdoesitcostforaclass?

Receptionist:

Youpaya￡1entrancefeeandthentheclassesare￡2.50eachand￡3.50forthejazzdancing.It'sthereonthesheet.

Cathy:

Oh,yes,Isee.

Receptionist:

Ifyoubecomeamember,entranceisfreeand...

Cathy:

Oh,no,it'sOK.I'monlyinLondonfortwoweeks.

Receptionist:

Oh,right.That'snogoodthen.

Cathy:

AndIguessyouhaveshowersandeverything?

Receptionist:

Yes,sure,andintheeveningsyoucanusethesaunafree,too.

Cathy:

Oh,great.Sothenextclassisat5:

30?

Well,I'llseeyouthen.

Receptionist:

Fine.Seeyoulater!

Questions:

1.Wheredoesthedialogmostlikelytakeplace?

2.HowmanyclassesarethereeverydayexceptSunday?

3.Atwhattimedoesthelastclassend?

4.Howmuchistheentrancefee?

5.WhichclasswillCathymostprobablyattend?

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutCathyfromtheconversation?

Keys:

1.A2.C3.C4.A5.C6.B

Listening2

Woman:

Whydon'twegoabroadforachange?

I'dliketogotoFrance,Spain,orevenItaly.

Man:

Mm.I'mnotallthatkeenontravelingreally.I'dratherstayathome.

Woman:

Oh,comeon,Steve.Thinkofthesun!

Man:

Yes,butthinkofthecost!

Goingabroadisveryexpensive.

Woman:

Oh,itisn't,Steve.Notthesedays.

Man:

Ofcourseitis,Juliet.ThebestthingabouthavingaholidayhereinBritainisthatit'scheaper.Andanotherthing,travelinginBritainwouldbeeasier.Noboats,planesoranything.

Woman:

Evenso,we'vebeentomostoftheinterestingplacesinBritainalready.What'sthepointinseeingthemagain?

Anyway,wecantravelroundBritainwheneverwelike.There'snopointinwastingoursummerholidayhere.

Man:

Mm,Isupposeyou'reright.Nevertheless,whatIcan'tstandisallthebotherwithforeigncurrency,changingmoneyandallthatwhenwegoabroad.Ihateallthat.Andit'ssoconfusing.

Woman:

Oh,don'tbesilly,Steve.

Man:

Andwhat'smore,Ican'tspeakanyofthelanguages—youknowthat.It'sallrightforyou.Youcanspeaksomeforeignlanguages.

Woman:

Exactly.Yousee,whatI'dreallyliketodoispracticemyFrenchandSpanish.Itwouldhelpmealotatwork.

Man:

Mm,butthat'snousetome.

Woman:

Butjustthinkofthenewplaceswe'dsee,thepeoplewe'dmeet!

Man:

Butlook,ifwestayedhere,wewouldn'thavetoplanverymuch.

Woman:

I'msorry,Steve.No.Idon'tfancyanothercoldEnglishsummer.

Questions:

1.Wheredoesthemanwanttospendthesummerholiday?

2.AccordingtoSteve,whatisconsideredimportantinplanningvacation?

3.WhatdoesStevefindconfusingabouttravelingabroad?

4.WhatwillhelpJulietinherwork?

5.WhatdoesJulietthinkofsummerinBritain?

Keys:

1.C2.B3.D4.C5.B

Listening3

ThegameoffootballmayhavestartedinRomantimes.ItseemsthattheRomansplayedagameverymuchlikeourmodernrugbybutwitharoundball.

   Englishvillagersplayedfootballinthe16thcenturyandtheyoftenhadalmostahundredplayersoneachside.Itwasaverycommongame,whichwasveryroughandevendangerousuntiltheearlypartofthe19thcentury.Inthe18thcenturyaFrenchmanwhohadwatchedaroughgame