新视野大学英语视听说教程4听力原文和答案.docx

1、新视野大学英语视听说教程4听力原文和答案新视野大学英语视听说教程 -4 听力练习录音文本和答案Unit1II. Basic Listening Practice1.ScriptM: I m beside myself with joy. I m so lucky. Guess what? I ve won a lit of moneyin 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

2、 furious. Her son wrecked up her car.M: He shouldn t have driven a car without a driver s license. He?sstill takingdriving lesson.Q: What do we know about Mary s son?3. ScriptM: Susan, I hear youre going to marry that guy. Somepeople think youll regret it.W: Is that so? Only time tell.Q: What does t

3、he woman imply?4. ScriptM: Mary, I just want to say how sorry I was to learn of your mother s passing.I know how close you two were?W: Thank you. It was so sudden.I Mstill in a state of shock I don tknow whatto do.Q: Which of following is true?5. ScriptW: I get furious at work when my opinions aren

4、t considered just because I m awoman.M: You should air your view more emphatically and demandthat 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! You re spilled red wine on me. My new dress is ruined

5、.John: I m terrible sorry! What can I do to help? Heres some water to wash itoff.Mary: Stop splashing water on me! Oh, this is so embarrassing! Im a mess.John: Well,you do looka little upset.Please dont blow up. Dont loseyourcool.Mary: Hmm,youve got the nerve talkinglikethat!Whoshouldntflyoff the ha

6、ndle?This dress cost a fortune.John: You lookreallycute when you re mad. Ikid you not.Somepeopledo lookattractive when they are in a rage.Mary:This is very expensive dress.Isaved formonths tobuy it,and now it sruined. Look at this stain!John:Accidentsdo happen. Giveme your dress, andI lltake ittothe

7、cleaners.Mary: Sure!You want me to takeitoffrighthere inpublicand giveittoyou?I don teven know you!John: This might be a really goof time to get acquainted. Im John Owen.Mary:Mmm, at least you re polite. I guess I really shouldnthaveflared up.After all, it was an accident. Im Mary Harvey.John:Come o

8、n. I ll take you home. You can change your clothes, and Ill getthe 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. Feellook a bite to eat afterward? Im starving.Mary:Ok. Youre prettygood. I m notnearlyas

9、 mad. Ifyou can getthisstainout,I bell very happy.John:I lltrymy best.But if Icantgetthestainout, pleasedontletyourhappiness turn to wrath.1. Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog?2. Why does the woman get angry?3.What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry

10、?4.Why does the woman say the man is a real gentleman?5.What is the man s final proposal?Keys: 1D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.CTask 2: Big John is coming!ScriptA bar owner in the Old West hasjust hired a timidbartender. This (S1) owner ofthe establishmentisgivinghis new hiresome instructionson (S2)running theplac

11、e. He tells the timidman, Ifyou ever hear thatBig John is coming totown,(S3) drop everythingand runforthe hills!Hes the biggest, nastiest (S4)outlawwhos ever lived!A few weeks pass (S5)uneventfully. But one afternoon,a localcowhand comes runningthrough town (S6)yelling, Big John is coming! Run for y

12、our (S7)lives! Whenthe bartenderleavesthe barto startrunning,he isknocked tothegroundby several townspeople rushing out of town. (S8)As he s picking himself up,he sees a large man, almost seven feet tall. Hes muscular, and is growing ashe approachesthe bar .He steps up tothe door,orders the poor bar

13、keep inside, and demands,I wanta beer NOW!He strikes his heavyfiston the bar, splitting it in half. (S9)The bartendernervously hands the big man a beer, hands shaking. He takes the beer, bitesthe top of the bottle off, and downsthe beerin one gulp.As the terrified bartenderhides behindthe bar,the bi

14、g man gets uptoleave, Doyou want anotherbeer? the bartender asks in a trembling voice.Dang it, I donthave time ! the bigman yells,(S10) I got to getout of town!Dontyou hear Big John is coming?Task3: A View of HappinessScriptDr. Smith has proposed a reasonable, if perhaps somewhatoversimplifies, view

15、 ofhappiness.Accordingto histheory,happinessmightbe describedas a stateifbalance.And when human orcertainanimals achievethatbalance,they rendtoremain in that condition in order to repeatthe happy feeling.To illustrate this,we may study two magnets. Whentheirpositiveand negativepolesmeet, theyarecomf

16、ortablyjoined,and theyremainthere.Inotherwords, theyhave attained a balance or state of happiness. If on the other hand, one ofthe polesis reversed,and positivepoleispressesagainst positivepole,thereis resistance, instability,imbalancea state of unhappiness.Animalswithsomedegreeof intelligenceseem t

17、ofindhappinessinreinforcement.Once they have gained one ormore oftheirgoalssuch asfood,and water,they learn to repeat theactionsthat led tosatisfactionofthosegoals. Thisrepetition or reinforcement produces a state of balance or sense ofhappiness.According to this theory, only animals with a signific

18、ant capacity to learnshould be able to experience happiness. But intruth learning can take placethrough surprisingly simple short-term action such as scratching an itch,followedby pleasure,followedby more scratching,and so on. Thus lear ning canoccur withalmost noconscious thought.For human beings,

19、blessed with the ability to reason, goals are notlimited tothe short-termsatisfaction of needs. Indeed, there is a strong linkbetweenhappinessand the fulfillmentoflong-termgoals.Even ifhumanstriveforgoalsthat aremore complex and longer-termthan theanimals goals,once thosegoalsare gained,happinessis

20、reinforced.1. Why does the speaker mentionmagnets?2. According to the passage, what mayanimals do after theyhave got food?3. Which of the following is true according to the speaker?4. What does the speaker say is special aboutthe goals of human beings?5.Which of the following best captures the main

21、idea of the passage? Keys: 1D 2.C3. B 4.D 5.AIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 Don tlet it get to you!Susan:You look so angry. What happened?Chris:Nothing I d rather not talk about it. Just dontask.Susan: Come on. Relax. Talk to me.Chris:Allright. This morning I took my car to the garage to check the aircondi

22、tioner.They only gave ita quicklook,refilled itwithsomeFreon,and charged me 300bucks!Susan: No wonder youre livid.I d be madtooifsomeonerippedme offlike that.Chris:Yeah. And they were rude. They said Ididn tknow anything about cars,which I don t, butthey didn thave to be blunt!Susan: Sounds like you

23、 got a raw deal!Chris:Whats worse, as I was leaving, I herd then saying,Donttrust thatguy. He looks broke.When I heard that,I almost hit the roof.Susan: Dontlet it get to you. Betterignore them.Chris: I agree. I did manage to keep my cool.Susan:Well ,the best thing you can do is tofilea complaintwit

24、h the ConsumerProtection Agency.Chris: sounds like a good idea.MODEL2I m too depressed.ScriptSusan:Chris, I hearyouve been down in the dumps, soI ve come to cheer youup.Chris:It s not gong o work.I m toodepressedSusan: Come, on. Tell me whats on your mind.Chris:Everything.My girlfriendleftme; my dog

25、 ran away; mywalletwas stolen.Susan: Dont worry.I llhelpyou solve thebiggest problem :findingyou a newgirlfriend.Chris:Forget it. Anyway, Im getting bad grades,and I was told thatI d haveto repeat a lot of courses nextyear. When I heard that, I almost lostit.Susan: Look, relax. Ill help you with those courses.Chris:Yeah, but I also have threeweekslaundryto 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 doyour laundry.MODEL3You seem to be ontop of the world.ScriptNora:Oh, hey, John!John:Hey!