英语听力教程第三版张民伦主编Unit8TheSoundofMusic听力原文.docx

1、英语听力教程第三版张民伦主编Unit8TheSoundofMusic听力原文Listen this way听力教程第三册-8Unit 8 The Sound of Music Part I Getting ready A quiz game show is a type of radio or television programming genre in which contestants, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answ

2、ering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes.A The following words will appear in this unit. Listen carefully and study the definitions.1. panel：a group of specialists who give their advice or opinion about something 2. contender：a person who takes part in a petition or tries t

3、o win something 3. nomination：the act of suggesting or choosing somebody as a candidate in an election, or for a job or an award 4. cinematography：the art or process of making films 5. score：the music written for a film/movie or play 6. audition：take part in a practical test for performing applicant

4、s 7. choreography：the arranging or inventing of dances, especially ballet 8. pantomime：traditional Christmas musical show for children 9. scherzo：a short, lively piece of music, that is often part of a longer piece 10. lyrics：the words of a song Listen to the following radio quiz game. Who are those

5、 people on the panel? Supply the missing information. Now listen again. Put a mark beside each question. Put a tick if it is true. If it is false, put a cross. Finally write down who that person is. Audioscript: A - Announcer M - Maxine Q - Quizmaster L - Laura T-Tim D-David Radio Bristol. Ladies an

6、d gentlemen, its time for Alive or Dead? our exciting quiz game about famous people alive or dead. Before I tell you the rules, lets meet our panel for tonight. From right to left we have that famous sportsman and racing driver, Tim Brown. T:. Evening everyone. Next to Tim, is that lovely star of th

7、e American cinema, who is now here in Bristol at the Opera House, Maxine Morgan. Hi there! Next we have novelist, David Walker. Good evening. And last but not least, poser and singer, Laura Dennison. Hello. So lets get with the game. I have the name of a famous person - alive or dead - in this envel

8、ope. The panel will try to guess who it is. But they can only ask questions which have a yes or no answer. Are we ready? Well, yes. Are you alive? No, Im not. Now Maxine, lets have your question. Youre not alive. So you are a famous person who is dead. Oh, I know. Are you a person in a book - a fict

9、ional character - somebody who isnt real? No, Im not fictional. David, can we have your question? So youre a real, dead person? Thats right, I am. Good, now we want to know where you e from. Are you British? No, Im not British. Are you from Europe? No, Im not. T: Are you Australian? No, Tim, Im not.

10、 Im not Australian. Oh, then I know, youre American. Youre a real American person, but youre dead. Now let me think. Ah, yes, are you a writer of any sort? No, Im not. Are you anything to do with peace, you know someone like Martin Luther King? A good guess, Laura, but Im nothing to do with peace. W

11、ell, thats a difficult one, really. I think the answer is half Yes and half No. No, Ill say No. T: Mm, funny, half Yes, half No, but finally No. Well, well, are you famous as an entertainer of any sort, you know a film star, or pop singer, or an actor, you know what I mean? Ask one question at a tim

12、e, Tim, please. The answer to your question is No. Ive got it, Ive got the answer. I know, Im right. Careful now, Maxine. Say the wrong answer and I win the game. Are you sure you know who I am? Yes, youre dead, youre famous, youre American, you are sort of famous for peace work. Youre not an entert

13、ainer - youre not an American film star. I dont think you were famous as a soldier. I think you were a politician, I think you died in 1963.1 think you were married to a very beautiful woman . I think you are very close, Maxine. I think you are almost there. I think you once went to Berlin. I think

14、you are President John Kennedy, President of the United States of America. And congratulations to you and the panel, Maxine. Yes, you are right, the name of the famous person in my envelope is President Kennedy, born in 1917 and died in 1963, on November 22nd to be exact. Now for my next famous pers

15、on . Part II Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire is a 2000 British drama film. Set and filmed in India, the film tells the story of Jamal Malik, a young man from the Juhu slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and exceeds peoples expectations, thereby

16、 arousing the suspicions of cheating. It was widely acclaimed, being praised for its plot, soundtrack and directing. It was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2009, winning eight, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.A Listen to the first news report broadcasted when Sl

17、umdog Millionaire won 10 Academy Award nominations. Note down the key words in the notes column. Then plete the storyline of the movie.Audioscript:One of the strongest contenders for the Best Picture Oscar this year is Slumdog Millionaire. Set in Mumbai, India, it is a story about destiny. Jamal Mal

18、ik, a young man from the slums, bees a contestant on the Indian reality show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Based on its American equivalent, the Indian show offers 20 million rupees ($400 000) to the winner. Few expected this independent production directed by filmmaker Danny Boyle to make it to th

19、e Oscars. But Slumdog is no longer an underdog. It has won viewers hearts and gained critical acclaim. With ten Academy Award nominations, it is a serious Oscar contender. (Movie) Host: Jamal Malik, you re absolutely right! Jamal Malik is not knowledgeable. He just happens to know the answers to the

20、 specific questions hes been asked. Each question is somehow related to an event that has defined his life. With their mother dead, Jamal and his brother Salim begin to steal, trade and sleep wherever they can to survive. But the defining moment in Jamals life is when an orphan girl named Latika tag

21、s along with them. Latika is taken by gangsters and Jamal will not rest until he sees her again. Years later, as a young adult, he finds her at a gangsters house. She is locked up, and her only pastime is the Indian TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Jamal gets on the show so she can watch him.

22、(Movie) Two of the musketeers are called Athos and Porthos. What was the name of the third musketeer? Danny: Id like to phone a friend. Host: Here we go. Latika: Hello. Latika answers the phone. When they were kids, she was the third musketeer. Jamal and Salim were Athos and Porthos. Director Danny

23、Boyles love story is influenced by Bollywood where everything is extreme. Like most Indian films, Slumdog Millionaire offers up all-consuming passion, tear-jerking drama and a happy ending. The films dynamic music and vivid colors enhance the emotions. Its fairytale quality does not undermine Danny

24、Boyles gritty look at todays India, a country of extremes itself. (Movie) Danny: Latika. Slumdog Millionaires exuberance is contagious. We leave the theater love-struck, exhilarated. And, as in Jamals case, we cant help but root for the Oscar nominee regardless of the odds. Now listen to the second

25、news report broadcasted on the day when Slumdog Millionaire finally earned 8 Oscars. After listening, match the awards with the corresponding names. Audioscript:Slumdog Millionaire was expected to win big. And, it did, earning Oscars for its cinematography, film editing, sound mixing, and bringing t

26、wo of the golden statuettes to poser A. R. Rahman for his score and an original song. Steven Spielberg announced the top award of the evening. And, the Oscar goes to Slumdog Millionaire, Christian Colson, producer. The man behind the movie, Danny Boyle, was named best director. Slumdog Millionaire w

27、as a collaboration between the British filmmaker, an Indian cast and crew and a Hollywood distributor. Backstage, Boyle said joint efforts like this will bee more mon. You know, theres all sorts of people gonna work there. These things are gonna e together. The worlds shrinking a bit in a . in a won

28、derful way and it will benefit from it because, in . in culture, fusion is a wonderful thing. The film is set in the slums of Mumbai and features two professional actors with a cast of unknown youngsters from the Mumbai slums. Young cast members came to Hollywood for the Oscars. The story revolves a

29、round a teenager who hopes to win riches on a quiz show. Writer Simon Beaufoy, who won an Oscar for his adapted screenplay, says the story is appropriate in a recession. A film es out that is ostensibly about being a millionaire, and actually what its about is, its a film that says there are more im

30、portant things than money. Theres love and faith and your family, and that struck a chord with people, I think, right now. Part III Karen Kain - a Canadian ballerina The beautiful prima ballerina of the National Ballet of Canada, Karen Kain, was for five years the partner of Rudolph Nureyev and has

31、danced most of the major classical ballet roles all over the world, since her debut in the demanding role of Odile/Odette in Swan Lake at the age of nineteen. She was born in Hamilton, Ontario, not far from Toronto, the home of the National Ballet of Canada. She and her husband now live in Cabbageto

32、wn, one of the oldest districts in central Toronto.In this section, you are going to hear an interview during which Karen Kain, a Canadian ballerina, talks about her work and how she first became interested in the ballet. While listening for the first time, add more key words in the left column. After the second listening, answer the questions.Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the interview and then do the multiple choice.Audioscript: Well, I actually saw Celia Franka dance, and