新视野大学英语视听说教程4unit7原文和答案.docx

1、新视野大学英语视听说教程4unit7原文和答案Uint7II. Basic Listening Practice12. ScriptM: We offer all kinds of tours and excursions. DO you have anything particular in mind?W: Not really, wed just like to see the local sights and have an English speaking guide. It would be good if they were someone local too. My husban

2、d is interested in the local stories and folklore.Q: What does the woman mention as one of her preferences?2. ScriptM: Are you joining a tour group when you go to Indonesia?W: No, Im going to backpack my way round. I like being independent and seeing things at my own pace. Besides, theres more chanc

3、e of meeting local people that way. Ive just got to be careful.Q: what dose the woman want?3. ScriptW: Hey, could you bring your video camera to the kids concert tomorrow? Id love to capture it on film.M: No problem. Ill burn it to a DVD for you afterwards, then you can watch it at home.Q: How will

4、the woman watch the concert later in the week?4. ScriptW: I cant find that track I really like anywhere. Its not on CDs in any of the shops, and I really want it on a CD.M: Well, lets look online. Maybe we can download it, then burn it to a CD.Q: What does the man suggest doing to get the track?5. S

5、criptW: Heres a riddle: You love deep-sea finishing in Florida, and youre crazy about skiing in Canada, but you cant afford even one vacation home. What do you do?M: I buy a share in two holiday homes, so I own a week or more at each place. Timesharing is the way many people afford seemingly expensi

6、ve holidays.Q: What advice does the man give for people unable to afford expensive holiday homes?Keys: 1.A 2.A 3. D 4.B 5.CIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 Would you like to do anything?Amy: Would you like to go to see a movie tonight, say, The Lord of the Rings?Bill: Thanks for asking, but theres too much v

7、iolence in those blockbusters.Amy: Then, lets go roller-skating.Bill: I dont really like to now that Im not so young any more. You know, my knees ache terribly.Amy: I m sorry to hear that. Hey, lets go to see a country singer tonight?Bill: No. Im not really in the mood.Amy: Well, would you like to d

8、o anything?Bill: Sure, lets stay home and watch TV.Amy: Is there anything worth watching tonight?Bill: Let me look at the TV Guide first. Well, Survivors on Channel 3 at 7:30.Amy: If I remember correctly, theres a documentary about animals on another channel.Bill: Yes, on Channel 10. Do you want to

9、watch it?Amy: Do you mind if we watch it?Bill: Well. I really wanted to watch the Rocket game tonight.MODEL2 I cant make up my mind!ScriptJohn: Hey!Nora: Hey!John: I see youre reading travel brochures. Planning a holiday trip somewhere?Nora: Once the warms up. I get itchy feet. I think about going p

10、laces.John: Will this be a trip abroad or some excursion close to home?Nora: Two tours are offered in May: one to big American cities; one to Europe.John: Are these whirlwind tours that allow you a few hours in each place?Nora: Oh, no, no, theyre both three-week three-city tours, with a week in each

11、 city.John: Thats more like it. You can look around and not feel rushed. What cities?Nora: I cant make up my mind: London, Paris and Rome or New York, San?John: Stop there. Europes more interesting. Americas OK, but its all the same.Nora: You didnt let me finish. San Francisco and Chicago, a modern

12、metropolis.John: Big U.S. cities are so much alike. European cities differ from one anther.Nora: Yeah, like, theyre in different countries.John: There are other differences in languages, architecture, food, and customs.Nora: All right. You convinced me. They say varietys the spice of life. Variety,

13、here I come.MODEL3 Youd better get more exercise in your leisure time.ScriptAmy: Look at you! Youre fat and flabby. Youd better get more exercise in your leisure time, or youll never be Governor of California.Bill: Thats right. Im no Schwarzenegger, no Mr. Universe, so dont bug me.Amy: He shows what

14、 exercise can do. He used to be a skinny kid from Austria.Bill: He likes exercise; I dont. I was born tired, and Ive been resting ever since.Amy: Seeing a fine specimen like him, dont you feel like exercising vigorously to stay in good shape?Bill: Whenever I feel like exercising, I lie down and rest

15、 until the feeling passes.Amy: Ha, ha, very funny. Surely youve read about the dangers of obesity.Bill: Scientists constantly find dangers: smoking, cholesterol. What else is new?Amy: You must know an exercise like walking benefits the mind and body.Bill: I do, and I walk every dayfrom my office to

16、the parking lot, not-stop.Amy: OK, have it your way. Eventually youll be a burden on our health system.Bill: And just what do you mean by that? Im not sick. My appetite is good.Amy: If you stay fat, heart trouble or high blood pressure could hospitalized you.Bill: Well, you may have a point there. I

17、 suppose we could go for a walk after dinner, slowly.Now Your TurnTask 1SAMPLE DIALOGQiang: I see youre reading travel brochures. Planning a holiday trip somewhere?Li: Once the warms up. I get itchy feet. I think about going places.Qiang: Will this be a trip abroad or some excursion close to home?Li

18、: I prefer going abroad. Weve never visited a foreign country before.Qiang: What countries are advertised in the brochure?Li: Two overseas tours are offered during summer vacation. One is to a nearby country like Korea or Japan, and the other is to European countries.Qiang: Which tour do you prefer?

19、Li: Id like to go and see Korea. Its close to China so that the tour is less expensive.Qiang: I prefer to spend our savings on the European tour. We can see very different people and architecture, enjoy different food, and appreciate different customs.Li: All right. You convince me. They say variety

20、s the spice of life. But shall we take a long tour or a whirlwind tour that allow us only a few hours in each place?Qiang: In a long tour we can look around and not feel rushed, but its too expensive. So lets take a whirlwind tour. Thats what we can afford.Li: I agree. A whirlwind tour allows us to

21、visit many important places weve heard and read so much about. Thats good enough for us.Qiang: Right on.V. Lets TalkScriptThe notion of a weekly rest is ancient. Christian religions celebrate a day of rest known as the Sabbath, also called the Lords Day. It is on Sunday. The weekend as a holiday is

22、a rather modern invention. Before the industrial revolution the wage labor force was a small fraction of the population. The day of the Sabbath was viewed as one dedicated to God, not one of relaxation.The early industrial period in Europe saw a six-day work week with only Sunday off, but some worke

23、rs had no days off at all. Only the workers rights movements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century saw a five-day work week introduced as Saturday became a day of rest and relaxation. This movement began in England.In many ways this has been a great boon to the economy as it leads to a

24、great increase in consumer spending on Saturdays as restaurant visits, motorcar journeys, or trips to the movies became common on Saturday. Many jurisdictions continued to enforce strict Lords Day laws on Sunday, which meant that most places of recreation, such as stores and theaters, were forced to

25、 close on that day. These regulations began to weaken in the years after the Second World War, and Sunday also became a day of recreation for many.After centuries of development, the weekend is now a part of the week usually lasting two days in which most paid workers do not work. This is a time for

26、 leisure and recreation, and for religious activities.Christian religions celebrate a day of rest known as the Sabbath, also called the Lords Day. It is on Sunday.Before the industrial revolution the day of the Sabbath was viewed as one dedicated to God, not one of relaxation.The early industrial pe

27、riod in Europe saw a six-day work week with only Sunday off.Only the workers rights movements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century saw a five-day work week introduced as Saturday became a day of rest and relaxationIn many ways this has been a great boon to the economy as it leads to a

28、great increase in consumer spending on Saturdays.After the Second World War, and Sunday also became a day of recreation for many.The weekend is now a part of the week usually lasting two daysin which most paid workers do not work. This is a time for leisure and recreation, and for religious activiti

29、es.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask2: The Modern CircusScriptThe first modern circus was staged in London in 1768 by Philip Astley, a former English cavalry officer, who performed as a trick ride. Beginning with a visit to Paris in 1772, Astley introduced the circus in cities throughout contin

30、ental Europe and was responsible for establishing permanent circuses in a number of European countries as well as in England. A circus was first presented in 1793 at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg.By the early 19th century, several permanently-based circuses were located in larger European ci

31、ties. In addition, small traveling shows moved from town to town in covered wagons in which the performers lived. The traveling shows were usually simple affairs, featuring a fiddler or two, a juggler, a ropedancer, and a few acrobats. In the early circuses such performers gave their shows in open s

32、paces and took up a collection for pay; later, the performers used elaborate shows. In the earlier part of the 19th century a main feature of the permanent circus program was the presentation of grams that included displays of horsemanship. Throughout the 19th century the circus evolved in programming and management. Initially, trained horse and horsemanship performances dominated