新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册第二版听力原文与答案.docx

1、新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册第二版听力原文与答案新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册（第二版）听力原文及参考答案Unit1 Roll over, Beethoven!II. Listening Skills1. M: Why dont we go to the concert today?W: Ill go get the keys.Q: What does the woman imply?2. W: I cant find my purse anywhere. The opera tickets are in it.M: Have you checked in the car?Q: What d

2、oes the man imply?3. M: Are you going to buy that pirated CD?W: Do I look like a thief?Q: What does the woman imply?4. M: Do you think the singer is pretty?W: Lets just say that I wouldnt vote for her in the local beauty contest.Q: What does the woman imply about the singer?5. M: Have you seen Tom?

3、I cant find him anywhere.W: The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago.Q: What does the woman mean?1.B 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.A III. Listening InTask 1: Encore!As soon as the singer completed the song, the audience cried, “Encore! Encore!” The singer was delighted and sang the song again. She couldn

4、t believe it when the audience shouted for her to sing it again. The cycle of shouts and songs was repeated ten more times. The singer was overjoyed with the response from the audience. She talked them and asked them why they were so interested in hearing the same song again and again. One of the pe

5、ople in the audience replied, “We wanted you to improve it; now it is much better.”1 .F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.FTask 2: What are your favorite songs?W: Hi, Bob! Do you want to go to a concert with me? M: A concert? Whats it about?W: It features recent pop songs. Are you interested?M: Hmm, I was crazy about p

6、op songs when I was in high school, but now Im no longer a big fan. op songs go out of fashion too quickly. m beginning to prefer old folk songs.W: Many older people find those songs cool, and my parents are hooked on them too. By the way, a program of golden oldies was on TV yesterday evening.M: Oh

7、 what a pity! I missed it.W: I have a DVD of oldies, I can lend it to you if you want.W:Oh, that would be great. Im dying to hear them. Many thanks.Q1:What does the concert feature?B) Pop songsQ2: What did the man like when he was in high school? B) He liked pop songsQ3: What does the women say abou

8、t older people? D) They like old folk songs.Q4: What does the women offer to do when she learns the man missed the program of golden oldies on TV?A) To lend him a DVDQ5: Which of the following can we infer from the dialog?C) A persons musical taste may change.Task3 music and your moodMusic can influ

9、ence our emotions, thoughts and behavior to a great degree. It can make us sad or happy, relaxed or full of energy.Slow music calm people. Ballads and some forms of classical music often create a peaceful atmosphere that is good for relaxing after a busy day. If the music is slowed below 50 beats pe

10、r minute, it can create an atmosphere of sadness. This kind of slow music can be found in many types of music, such as jazz and blues. Many people listen to slow music. It suits their mood when they are alone at night.Faster music, such as rock, heavy metal and dance music, tend to give us energy an

11、d makes us feel full of life. This type of music is often played at sporting events to stir up the fans and the teams.Rock, pop music and rap are played at parties. They can provide energy to the gathering. Since most rock, pop, and rap songs are easy to listen to, they are suitable for parties. Roc

12、k music is sometimes used to accompany physical labor. Its heavy fast tempo speeds up the heart, and one almost works in time to the music, making the work more enjoyable.Some people think that rock music can cause road accidents .Drivers could become excited by the speed of the music and drive too

13、fast. But there are so many things to distract a drivers attention that it dose not make sense to blame rock music.1. classical 2. peaceful3. relaxing4. Jazz 5. sadness6. heavy metal7. energy8. sporting events9. physical labor10. road accidents IV. Speaking OutModel 1 Do you like jazz?Laura: Hey!Bob

14、: Hello!Laura: Do you like jazz, Bob?Bob: No, not much. Do you like it?Laura: Well, yes, I do. Im crazy about Wynton Marsalis.Bob: Oh, hes a piano player, isnt he?Laura: No, hes a trumpet player. So, what kind of music do you like?Bob: I like listening to rock.Laura: What group do you like best?Bob:

15、 Er, The Cranberries. Theyre the greatest. What about you? Dont you like them?Laura: Ugh! They make my stomach turn!Model 2 Do you like punk rock?Max: What kind of music do you like?Frannie: Well, I like different kinds.Max: Any in particular?Frannie: Er, I especially like punk rock.Max: Punk rock?

16、You dont seem like the punk rock type.Frannie: You should have seen me in high school. I had my hair dyed blue.Max: Wow, that must have been a sight!Frannie: It sure was. What about you? Whats your favorite music?Max: I guess I like jazz best. Hey, Im going shopping for CDs tomorrow. Would you like

17、to come along?Frannie: Sure, that sounds great.Model 3 It just sounds like noise to me.Philip: Turn down that noise! What on earth is it anyway!Laura: But dadThis is Metallica1 Theyre so cool. They are one of the most famous heavy metal bands.Philip: I dont care. It just sounds like noise to me. I c

18、ant stand it!Laura: I love this kind of music, but if you really hate it that much, Ill put on something else. What do you want to hear?Philip: How about some popular easy-listening music. Maybe something like Celine Dion?Laura: Not her again! Her music isnt very hip any more. I think she is a bore.

19、V. Lets TalkThe Origin of the Song “Happy Birthday to You”The story of the song “Happy Birthday to You” began as a sweet one, but later became bitter. Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at a kindergarten, and Dr. Patty Hill, the principal of the same school, wrote a song together for the children,

20、 entitled “Good Morning to All”. When Mildred combined her musical talents with her sisters knowledge in the area of kindergarten education, Good Morning to All” was sure to be a success. The sisters published the song in a collection entitled “Song Stories of the Kindergarten” in 1893. Thirty-one y

21、ears later, after Dr. Patty Hill became the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia Universitys Teachers College, a gentleman by the name Robert Coleman published the song, without the sisters permission. He added a second part, which is the familiar “Happy Birthday to You”. Mr.

22、 Colemans addition of the second part made the song popular and, finally, the sisters” original first part disappeared. “Happy Birthday to You” had altogether replaced the sisters original song “Good Morning to All”. In 1916 Patty took legal action against Mr. Coleman. In court, she succeeded in pro

23、ving that they were the real owners of the song.1. Good Morning to All2. Success 3. musical talents4. without 5. second part6. replaced 7. legal action8. real owners VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1: Thank You for the MusicIm nothing special, in fact Im a bit of a boreIf I tell a joke, youre

24、 probably heard it before But I have a talent, a wonderful thing Cause everyone listens when I start to singIm so grateful and proudAll I want is to sing it out loudSo I sayThank you for the music, the songs Im singingThanks for all the joy theyre bringingWho can live without it, I ask in all honest

25、lyWhat would life beWithout a song or a dance what are weSo I say thank you for the musicFor giving it to meMother says I was a dancer before I could walkShe says I began to sing long before I could talkAnd Ive often wondered, how did it all startWho found out that nothing can capture a heartLike a

26、melody canWell, whoever it was, Im a fanSo I sayThank you for the music, the songs Im singingTask 2: MozartMozart was a great musician and composer whose fame continues to grow more than two centuries after his death. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before the age of four, he was already

27、showing great musical talent. His father then decided to let him start taking music lessons. The boys reputation as a musical prodigy grew fast. At five, he was composing music. Form that time on, Mozart was performing in concerts and writing music. By his early teens, he had mastered the piano and

28、the violin, and was writing symphonies and operas. His first major opera was performed in Milan in 1770 when he was only 14. At fifteen, Mozart became the conductor for an orchestra in Salzburg. In 1781, he left for Vienna, where he was in great demand as both a performer and a composition teacher,

29、and his first opera was a success. But life was not easy because he was a poor businessman, and his finances were always in a bad state. His music from the next decade was not very popular, and he eventually fell back on his teaching jobs for a living. In 1788 he stopped performing in public, prefer

30、ring only to compose. He died in 1791 at the age of thirty-five. Although he lived only a short life, he composed over 600 works.1. Which of the following is true of the four-year-old Mozart? B2. What could Mozart do at the age of six? A3. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of Mozarts ac

31、complishments while he was in his early teens? A4. Which of the following is true of Mozart? D5. Which of the following could be the most appropriate title for the passage? CTask 3: KaraokeDalin: Its Mikes birthday on Friday, so a bunch of us are going to go to the karaoke bar. Would you like to com

32、e with us?Laura: Karaoke bar? You have a special place just for singing? In America, bars sometimes have a karaoke night, where the customers can sing a song, but we havent special karaoke bars!Dalin: Really? In China, karaoke is a very popular way for friends to spend time together. We can select the music that our group enjoys. We mostly sing pop songs.Laura: Do you sin