新视野大学英语视听说教程4答案1.docx

1、新视野大学英语视听说教程4答案1新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册听力练习录音文本和答案Unit1II. Basic Listening Practice1. ScriptM: Im beside myself with joy. Im so lucky. Guess what? Ive won a lit of money in the lottery.W: Yeah? Well, you do know that money is the root of all evil, right?Q: What does the woman mean?2. ScriptW: Mary was furio

2、us. Her son wrecked up her car.M: He shouldnt have driven a car without a drivers license. Hes still taking driving lesson.Q: What do we know about Marys son?3. ScriptM: Susan, I hear youre going to marry that guy. Some people think youll regret it.W: Is that so? Only time tell.Q: What does the woma

3、n imply?4. ScriptM: Mary, I just want to say how sorry I was to learn of your mothers passing. I know how close you two were?W: Thank you. It was so sudden. IM still in a state of shock I dont know what to do. Q: Which of following is true?5. ScriptW: I get furious at work when my opinions arent con

4、sidered just because Im a woman.M: You should air your view more emphatically and demand that your vice be heard.Q: What is the woman complaining about?Keys: 1.C 2.B 3. D 4.A 5.DIII. Listening InTask 1: Soft answers turn away wrath.Mary: Dam! Youre spilled red wine on me. My new dress is ruined.John

5、: I m terrible sorry! What can I do to help? Heres some water to wash it off.Mary: Stop splashing water on me! Oh, this is so embarrassing! Im a mess.John: Well, you do look a little upset. Please dont blow up. Dont lose your cool.Mary: Hmm, youve got the nerve talking like that! Who shouldnt fly of

6、f the handle? This dress cost a fortune.John: You look really cute when youre mad. I kid you not. Some people do look attractive when they are in a rage.Mary: This is very expensive dress. I saved for months to buy it, and now its ruined. Look at this stain!John: Accidents do happen. Give me your dr

7、ess, and Ill take it to the cleaners.Mary: Sure! You want me to take it off right here in public and give it to you? I dont even know you!John: This might be a really goof time to get acquainted. Im John Owen.Mary: Mmm, at least youre polite. I guess I really shouldnt have flared up. After all, it w

8、as an accident. Im Mary Harvey.John: Come on. Ill take you home. You can change your clothes, and Ill get the dress cleaned for you.Mary: Now youre talking. Thanks. Youre a real gentleman.John: Youd better believe it. Im glad to see that youve cooled down. Feel look a bite to eat afterward? Im starv

9、ing.Mary: Ok. Youre pretty good. Im not nearly as mad. If you can get this stain out, Ill be very happy.John: Ill try my best. But if I cant get the stain out, please dont let your happiness turn to wrath.1. Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog?2. Why does the woman get angr

10、y?3. What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry?4. Why does the woman say the man is a real gentleman?5. What is the mans final proposal?Keys: 1D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.CTask 2: Big John is coming!ScriptA bar owner in the Old West has just hired a timid bartender. This (S1) owner of the e

11、stablishment is giving his new hire some instructions on (S2) running the place. He tells the timid man, “If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, (S3) drop everything and run for the hills! Hes the biggest, nastiest (S4) outlaw whos ever lived!”A few weeks pass (S5) uneventfully. But one a

12、fternoon, a local cowhand comes running through town (S6) yelling, “Big John is coming! Run for your (S7) lives!”When the bartender leaves the bar to start running, he is knocked to the ground by several townspeople rushing out of town. (S8) As hes picking himself up, he sees a large man, almost sev

13、en feet tall. Hes muscular, and is growing as he approaches the bar.He steps up to the door, orders the poor barkeep inside, and demands, “I want a beer NOW!”He strikes his heavy fist on the bar, splitting it in half. (S9) The bartender nervously hands the big man a beer, hands shaking. He takes the

14、 beer, bites the top of the bottle off, and downs the beer in one gulp.As the terrified bartender hides behind the bar, the big man gets up to leave, “Do you want another beer?” the bartender asks in a trembling voice.“Dang it, I dont have time!” the big man yells, (S10) “I got to get out of town! D

15、ont you hear Big John is coming?”Task3: A View of HappinessScriptDr. Smith has proposed a reasonable, if perhaps somewhat oversimplifies, view of happiness. According to his theory, happiness might be described as a state if balance. And when human or certain animals achieve that balance, they rend

16、to remain in that condition in order to repeat the happy feeling. To illustrate this, we may study two magnets. When their positive and negative poles meet, they are comfortably joined, and they remain there. In other words, they have attained a balance or state of happiness. If on the other hand, o

17、ne of the poles is reversed, and positive pole is presses against positive pole, there is resistance, instability, imbalance a state of unhappiness.Animals with some degree of intelligence seem to find happiness in reinforcement. Once they have gained one or more of their goals such as food, and wat

18、er, they learn to repeat the actions that led to satisfaction of those goals. This repetition or reinforcement produces a state of balance or sense of happiness.According to this theory, only animals with a significant capacity to learn should be able to experience happiness. But in truth learning c

19、an take place through surprisingly simple short-term action such as scratching an itch, followed by pleasure, followed by more scratching, and so on. Thus learning can occur with almost no conscious thought.For human beings, blessed with the ability to reason, goals are not limited to the short-term

20、 satisfaction of needs. Indeed, there is a strong link between happiness and the fulfillment of long-term goals. Even if human strive for goals that are more complex and longer-term than the animals goals, once those goals are gained, happiness is reinforced.1. Why does the speaker mention “magnets”

21、?2. According to the passage, what may animals do after they have got food?3. Which of the following is true according to the speaker?4. What does the speaker say is special about the goals of human beings?5. Which of the following best captures the main idea of the passage? Keys: 1D 2.C3. B 4.D 5.A

22、IV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 Dont let it get to you!Susan: You look so angry. What happened? Chris: Nothing Id rather not talk about it. Just dont ask.Susan: Come on. Relax. Talk to me.Chris: All right. This morning I took my car to the garage to check the air conditioner. They only gave it a quick look,

23、 refilled it with some Freon, and charged me 300bucks!Susan: No wonder youre livid. Id be mad too if someone ripped me off like that.Chris: Yeah. And they were rude. They said I didnt know anything about cars, which I dont, but they didnt have to be blunt!Susan: Sounds like you got a raw deal!Chris:

24、 Whats worse, as I was leaving, I herd then saying, “Dont trust that guy. He looks broke.” When I heard that, I almost hit the roof.Susan: Dont let it get to you. Better ignore them.Chris: I agree. I did manage to keep my cool.Susan: Well, the best thing you can do is to file a complaint with the Co

25、nsumer Protection Agency.Chris: sounds like a good idea.MODEL2 Im too depressed.ScriptSusan: Chris, I hear youve been down in the dumps, so Ive come to cheer you up.Chris: Its not gong o work. Im too depressedSusan: Come, on. Tell me whats on your mind.Chris: Everything. My girlfriend left me; my do

26、g ran away; my wallet was stolen.Susan: Dont worry. Ill help you solve the biggest problem: finding you a new girlfriend.Chris: Forget it. Anyway, Im getting bad grades, and I was told that Id have to repeat a lot of courses next year. When I heard that, I almost lost it.Susan: Look, relax. Ill help

27、 you with those courses.Chris: Yeah, but I also have three weeks laundry to do., and my room is a pigsty.Susan: Forget it. Youre on your own.Chris: Come, on. What are friends for?Susan: To keep you in high spirits; not to do your laundry.MODEL3 You seem to be on top of the world.ScriptNora: Oh, hey,

28、 John!John: Hey!Nora: You seem to be on top of the world tonight. Whats up?John: Im so happy Im about to burst. Guess what?Nora: Youve got me.John: It might be true that misfortunes never come singly, but you can also have a “double blessing”. And thats what I had.Nora: You mean youve had two happy

29、events in your life?John: Exactly. You know, I was strong in all subjects except physics. Now Ive finally passed the test-the one I needed to qualify for a Bachelors degree.Nora: Congratulations! Youd failed it three times. Now wonder youre beaming. Whats the other good news?John: The multinational

30、I was dong my field project at offered me a job at a good staring salary.Nora: Wow, wonderful, simple wonderful.John: I feel like celebrating. Shall we go to a bar?Nora: Why not?Now Your TurnTask 1SAMPLE DIALOGA: You look furious. What happened?B: Nothing. Id rather not talk about it. Just dont ask.

31、A: Come on. You shouldnt keep your feeling to yourself. You need to let off some stream. So, talk tome.B: All right. This morning I went to a shop to buy a digital camera, I only need an ordinary one. It is enough for my tours in the summer vacation. Buy they persuaded me to buy a professional camer

32、a, which cost three times as much.A: But you were willing to buy for it. Anyway, it must work better.B: You see, I know next to nothing about photography. So they simply tricked me into buying an expensive one.A: No wonder youre livid with rage. Id be mad too if I were robbed like that. What are you going to do?B: I already w