《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及答案1.docx

1、现代大学英语听力2听力原文及答案1Unit 1Task 1【答案】A. 1) She wanted to see St. Pauls Cathedral.2) She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike.3) They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers.4) Because she had often read about them and seen photograph

2、s of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform.5) No, he didnt.6) He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world” to prove his opinion.B.If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! And if

3、this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be!【原文】Yesterday morning Gretel went to the City of London. She wanted to see St. Pauls Cathedral. She was surprised to see so many Englishmen who looked alike. They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats. They were all carrying

4、 umbrellas and newspapers. When she returned home she asked Mr clark about these strange creatures. They must be typical English gentlemen, she said. I have often read about them and seen photographs of them. They all look as if they are wearing a uniform. Does the typical English gentleman still ex

5、ist? Mr. Clark laughed. Ive never thought about it, he answered. Its true that many of the men who work in the City of London still wear bowler hate and I suppose they are typical Englishmen. But look at this. Mr. Clark picked up a magazine and pointed at a photo of a young man. Hes just as typical,

6、 perhaps. It seems as if there is no such thing as a typical Englishman. Do you know the English saying It takes all kinds to make a world? Thats true of all countries-including England.“Oh, just like the poem If All the Seas Were One Sea,” Gretel began to hum happily. If all the seas were one sea,

7、what a great sea that would be! If all the trees were one tree, what a great tree that would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash that would be!”Task 2【答案】A. 1) people were much busier2) colder than England; minus thirty degrees; last longer3) much more mountainous; much

8、 higher and much more rocky; more beautiful 4) tend to be more crowded5) the houses; smallerB. 1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) F【原文】John is British but has worked in Japan. Etsuko is Japanese from Osaka, but she is studying in Britain. In the following passage you are going to hear, they are comparing life a

9、s they see it in the two countries. But before listening to it, think of the two countries and try to answer the following pre-listening questions.John: I found that living in Japan, people were busier. They seem to work the whole day. Etsuko: Yes, thats right. We work from Monday through Saturday,

10、even in summer. You know, summer in Japan is just horrible. Its very, very humid and hot, and you need to shower three times a day.John: So you find it cooler in England?Etsuko: Yes, thats right.John: Where I was living in Japan, in the North, it was much colder than England, especially in winter, m

11、inus thirty degrees centigrade. Does the winter in Osaka last longer than the winter in England?Etsuko: No, I dont think so. December, January, February, March.John: Yes. Its a little bit shorter if anything.Etsuko: Ever since I came here, I noticed that the countryside here in England is very beaut

12、iful.John: Its much flatter than in Japan.Etsuko: Yes. Japan is a mountainous country and our cities are full of people. There are lots of people in a limited flat area.John: Yes, I found Japan much more mountainous than Britain, especially in the north. The mountains are much higher and much more r

13、ocky. I found it more beautiful than Britain, I think.Etsuko: Yes, if you like mountains.John: And therefore the towns and villages tend to be more crowded.Etsuko: Yes, thats right.John: Yes. So because the cities are more crowded, the houses tend to be smaller, dont they?Etsuko: Yes, they are very

14、compact, and we dont have a lot of space. In big cities we have a lot of taller buildings now.John: Is this a problem because there are more earthquakes in Japan?Etsuko: Yes, thats right andTask 3【答案】A. 1) In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves; they dont invite other people to wat

15、ch them.2)Usually eight people dance together.3)Because people form a square in dancing with a man and a woman on each side of the square.4) He usually makes it into a song.5) They wear old-fashioned clothes.B.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) TC. 1) eight people form a square; on each side of the square2) wha

16、t they should do; makes it into a song; sings it3) dont have much time to think4) old-fashioned clothes【原文】Rosa: Why dont you have folk dances in the United States? Most countries have special dances that the people have done for many years. The dancers wear clothes from the old days. Everyone likes

17、 to watch them dance.Steve: We have folk dances, too. A lot of people belong to folk dancing groups. But when they dance, they usually do it just to enjoy themselves. They dont invite other people to watch them.Rosa: Is there a folk dancing group here?Steve: I think so. There must be. Theres one in

18、almost every city, and some big cities have several.Rosa: What are the dances like?Steve: Usually eight people dance together, four men and four women. When they start, they form a square, with a man and a woman on each side of the square. Thats why its called square dancing. Then theres a man who t

19、ells the dancers what they should do. He usually makes it into a song. He sings it while they dance.Rosa: Oh, that should make the dances easy! Steve: Yes, but they are very fast. They dont have much time to think. I like to watch them, though. The dancers wear old-fashioned clothes. That makes the

20、dances pretty to watch.Rosa: Id like to watch a group dance.Steve: Ill take you sometime.Task 4【答案】1) It was a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.2) They burned the picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck.3) The custom said the brides must wear “something old, so

21、mething new, something borrowed, and something blue” to bring good luck.4)Because they could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to use up these things before Lent began.5)It was a straw man made by children in Czech; it was a figure of death.6)People brought their animal

22、s to church. And before the animals went into the church people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons.【原文】1) On the evening of February 3rd, people in Japanese families took one dried bean for each year of their age and threw the beans on the floor, shouting Good luck in! Evil spirits out! This was

23、 known as Setsubun, a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.2) Before the Chinese Lunar New Year in the old days, many Chinese families burned the picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck. When Lunar New Years Day came, they put ancw picture of the kitchen god on the

24、 wall.3) When American women got married, they sometimes followed an old custom in choosing what to wear on their wedding day. The custom said the bride must wear something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. This was to bring good luck.4) Before Lent (a time on the Christian

25、 calendar), the people of Ponti, Italy ate an omelet made with 1,000 eggs. People could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to use up these things before Lent began.5) When winter ended in Czech, the children made a straw man called Smrt, which was a figure of death. They

26、 burned it or threw it in the river. After they destroyed it, they carried flowers home to show the arrival of spring.6) January 17th was St. Anthonys Day in Mexico. It was a day when people brought their animals to church. But before the animals went into the church, the people dressed them up in f

27、lowers and ribbons. This ceremony was to protect peoples animals.Task 5【答案】A. 1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) F 6) T 7) TB.AdvantagesDisadvantagesLots of servants to do the workTerrible life for servantsbeautiful clothes to wearvery uncomfortable clotheslots of tea partiesboring and formal tea parties often

28、no men being invitedlife being slowermuch more illnessplenty of time to talk to each otherchildren left with servants all dayvery poor educationno freedom for women【原文】Man: Well, I think life used to be much more fun than it is now. I mean, look at the Victorians. They had lots of servants to do all

29、 the work; they never had to do any cooking or cleaning; they just wore those beautiful dresses and went to tea parties.Woman: You must be joking! Their clothes were terribly uncomfortable and their tea parties were very formal and boring. They used to wear their hats and long gloves even when they

30、were eating cakes and biscuits. And men were not usually invited. Man: Really? Werent they?Woman: And think of the poor servants. What a terrible life just cleaning and cooking for other people all the time! Man: But you hate housework!Woman: Yes, I know, but there are lots of machines now to help y

31、ou with the housework. People dont need servants.Man: Maybe they dont, but life then was much slower than it is now-people nowadays are always rushing, and they never have time to stop and enjoy themselves.Woman: Life then was fine for the rich, but it was dreadful for the poor. There was much more

32、illness. They didnt have the money to pay doctors, and they often used to die of illnesses that dont exist in England now. Man: Maybe. But people used to talk to each other, play the piano or play cards together. Nowadays people just sit in front of the television for hours and never talk to each other.Woman: I agree with you about television; but what about their children? They left t