1、现代大学英语听力2原文及答案Unit 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 photographs of
2、 them, who all looked as if theywere 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 this t
3、ree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash therewould 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 suitsand bowler hats. They were all carrying umbrella
4、s and newspapers. When she returned home sheasked Mr clark about these strange creatures. They must be typical English gentlemen, shesaid. I have often read about them and seen photographs of them. They all look as if they arewearing a uniform. Does the typical English gentleman still existMr. Clark
5、 laughed. Ive never thought about it, he answered. Its true that many of the menwho 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. Hesjust as typical, perhaps. It seem
6、s as if there is no such thing as a typical Englishman. Do youknow the English saying It takes all kinds to make a world Thats true of all countries-includingEngland.“Oh, just like the poem If All the Seas Were One Sea,” Gretel began to hum happily. If allthe seas were one sea, what a great sea that
7、 would be! If all the trees were one tree, what a greattree 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 higher and much more r
8、ocky; more beautiful4) 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 studyingin Britain. In the following passage you are going to hear, they are comparing life as they see it inthe two co
9、untries. But before listening to it, think of the two countries and try to answer thefollowing 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, even in summer. You know,summ
10、er in Japan is just horrible. Its very, very humid and hot, and you need to shower three timesa day.John: So you find it cooler in EnglandEtsuko: Yes, thats right.John: Where I was living in Japan, in the North, it was much colder than England, especially inwinter, minus thirty degrees centigrade. D
11、oes the winter in Osaka last longer than the winter inEnglandEtsuko: 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 beautiful.John: Its much flatter than in
12、 Japan.Etsuko: Yes. Japan is a mountainous country and our cities are full of people. There are lots ofpeople in a limited flat area.John: Yes, I found Japan much more mountainous than Britain, especially in the north. Themountains are much higher and much more rocky. I found it more beautiful than
13、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 theyEtsuko: Yes, they are very compact, and we dont have a lot of spa
14、ce. In big cities we have a lot oftaller buildings now.John: Is this a problem because there are more earthquakes in JapanEtsuko: Yes, thats right andTask 3【答案】A.1) In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves; they dont invite other people towatch them.2) Usually eight people dance toge
15、ther.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) what they should do; makes it into a song; s
16、ings 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 dancesthat the people have done for many years. The dancers wear clothes from the old days.Everyone likes to watch them dance.Steve: We have folk dan
17、ces, too. A lot of people belong to folk dancing groups. But when theydance, they usually do it just to enjoy themselves. They dont invite other people towatch them.Rosa: Is there a folk dancing group hereSteve: I think so. There must be. Theres one in almost every city, and some big cities haveseve
18、ral.Rosa: What are the dances likeSteve: Usually eight people dance together, four men and four women. When they start, they forma square, with a man and a woman on each side of the square. Thats why its calledsquare dancing. Then theres a man who tells the dancers what they should do. Heusually mak
19、es 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 dances pretty to watch.Rosa: Id like to watch a group
20、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, something new, something borrowed,and something blue” to
21、 bring good luck.4) Because they could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to use upthese 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 animals to church. And before the animals went into the chu
22、rch peopledressed 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 yearof their age and threw the beans on the floor, shouting Good luck in! Evil spirits out! This wasknown as Setsubun, a time to celebrate the end of winte
23、r and the beginning of spring.2) Before the Chinese Lunar New Year in the old days, many Chinese families burned the pictureof their kitchen god to bring good luck. When Lunar New Years Day came, they put ancwpicture of the kitchen god on the wall.3) When American women got married, they sometimes f
24、ollowed an old custom in choosing whatto wear on their wedding day. The custom said the bride must wear something old, somethingnew, something borrowed, and something blue. This was to bring good luck.4) Before Lent (a time on the Christian calendar), the people of Ponti, Italy ate an omelet madewit
25、h 1,000 eggs. People could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried touse up these things before Lent began.5) When winter ended in Czech, the children made a straw man called Smrt, which was a figureof death. They burned it or threw it in the river. After they destroyed it, t
26、hey carried flowershome to show the arrival of spring.6) January 17th was St. Anthonys Day in Mexico. It was a day when people brought their animalsto church. But before the animals went into the church, the people dressed them up in flowersand ribbons. This ceremony was to protect peoples animals.T
27、ask 5【答案】A.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) F 6) T 7) TB.Advantages DisadvantagesLots of servants to do the work Terrible life for servantsbeautiful clothes to wear very uncomfortable clotheslots of tea parties boring and formal tea parties often no menbeing invitedlife being slower much more illnessplenty of
28、 time to talk to each other children 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 the work; they never had to do any cooking or cleaning;they ju
29、st wore those beautiful dresses and went to tea parties.Woman: You must be joking! Their clothes were terribly uncomfortable and their tea parties werevery formal and boring. They used to wear their hats and long gloves even when theywere eating cakes and biscuits. And men were not usually invited.M
30、an: Really Werent theyWoman: And think of the poor servants. What a terrible life just cleaning and cooking for otherpeople all the time!Man: But you hate housework!Woman: Yes, I know, but there are lots of machines now to help you with the housework. Peopledont need servants.Man: Maybe they dont, b
31、ut life then was much slower than it is now-people nowadays arealways 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 moreillness. They didnt have the money to pay doctors, and they often used to die of illnessesthat 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 chi
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