新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册(第二版)听力原文及答案

1、.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 does the man imply?3. M:

2、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? I cant find him anywhere

3、.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 couldnt believe it when the au

4、dience 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 people in the audience rep

5、lied, “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 pop songs when I was in h

6、igh 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 what a pity! I missed i

7、t.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 about older people? D) They

8、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 influence our emotions, thoug

9、hts 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 per minute, it can create

10、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 and makes us feel full of

11、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. Rock music is sometimes use

12、d 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 fast. But there are so m

13、any 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: Hello!Laura: Do you li

14、ke 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: Er, The Cranberries. Th

15、eyre 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? You dont seem like the p

16、unk 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 to come along?Frannie: S

17、ure, 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 cant stand it!Laura: I lo

18、ve 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.V. Lets TalkThe Origin o

19、f 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, entitled “Good Morning

20、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 years later, after Dr. Pa

21、tty 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. Colemans addition of th

22、e 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 proving that they were the

23、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 probably heard it befor

24、e 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 honestlyWhat would life beWith

25、out 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 melody canWell, whoever

26、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 showing great musical ta

27、lent. 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 the violin, and was writ

28、ing 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, and his first opera was

29、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, preferring only to compose. He

30、 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 accomplishments while he w

31、as 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 come with us?Laura: Karaoke

32、 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

33、enjoys. We mostly sing pop songs.Laura: Do you sing individually or in groups? Singing is not a very in thing, so I dont sing very well.Dalin: Im surprised that you dont sing much in American. So many really cool groups come from thereLaura: Yeah, music is popular, but mostly we just listen to it.Da

34、lin：If you just listen to it, youll miss out on a lot of fun.Laura: Well, we sometimes dance to the music.1. F 2. F 3.T 4.T 5.TUnit 2 Whats on at the cinema?II. Listening Skills1. W: From what I can remember, the director asked us to rehearse this a hundred times.M: A hundred times? Is the director

35、out of his mind?Q: What does the man imply?2. M: What did you think about the movie you saw last night? W: I should have stayed at home. It was a complete waste of money. Q: What does the woman imply?3. W: She said she might become a famous movie star. M: Yes, and pigs might fly. Q: What does the ma

36、n mean?4. M: So if you give me 20 dollars for three tickets, I can give you eight dollars change. W: Oh, thats cheaper than I expected. Q: How much is a ticket?5. W: Shes the best woman director ever. Ive seen all her movies. M: Are you sure? Shes never won any awards. Q: What does the man mean?1. A

37、 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.BIII. Listening InTask 1: Finally weve found something in commonAmy: What did you think of the movie Peter? Did you like it?Peter: Not really, Amy. It seemed that the director was just trying hard to impress us with strange close-ups and special sound effects, but he forgot to include

38、 a good story. Amy: The movie made you think. It was different from the superficial dialogs you usually see in films these days.Peter: But the movie seemed to be too dark and sad. Why does a movie have to be sad to be deep ?Amy: But it is better than some violent movies with nothing but gunfights an

39、d exploding cars. I prefer thought-provoking movies.Peter: Sometimes you dont want to think. You just want light-hearted movies. By the way, did you see the new mystery movie shown at the local cinema yesterday?Amy: Oh, it was so suspenseful. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.Peter: I love

40、d it too. The plot was great, and the acting was unbelievable.Amy: Now we have found something in common. I guess we can watch mysteries together in the future.1. director2. sound effects3. good story4. think5. sad6. violent7. light-hearted movies8. mystery movie9. in the future Task 2: An actor for

41、getting his lineThere was once an actor who could no longer remember his lines. After several years of searching, he finally found a theater that was willing to give him a try. The director said, “This is the most important part, and it has only one line. At the opening you walk onto stage carrying

42、a rose. You hold the rose to your nose with just one finger and thumb, smell it deeply and then say this line in praise of the rose: Ah, the sweet smell of my love.” The actor was excited. All day long before the play he practiced his line over and over again. Finally, the time came. The curtain wen

43、t up, the actor walked onto the stage, looked at the audience, and with great emotion said the line, “Ah, the sweet smell of my love.” The audience exploded in laughter. Only the director was furious!” You damned fool!” he cried. “Youve ruined my play! Youve ruined me!” The actor was puzzled, “What

44、happened? Did I forget my line?” “No!” shouted the director. “You forget the rose!”1. What was the problem with the actor? D2. What job did the director offer him? C3. What was the actor NOT expected to do with the rose? D4. What did the actor do after walked onto the stage? A5 . Why was the directo

45、r extremely angry? BTask 3.The Academy AwardsThe Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented every year by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellent professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers.The formal ceremony

46、 at which the awards are presented is one of the most important award ceremonies in the world. It is televised live in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and gathers large numbers of viewers elsewhere throughout the world. This years ceremony was watched by more than 40 million Americans

47、. It is said that only the Super Bowl, the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, and the Football World Cup Final draw more viewers in the United States.However, the Academy Awards are not without criticism. It has been observed that several of the Academy Award winners have not stood the test of time. Critic

48、s claim that many films with artistic value, cultural influence and innovative qualities have not received enough attention. Since the 1980s, money-making blockbusters have often been Best Picture winners, but they are not necessarily great films with depth. The Academy Awards have also been critici

49、zed for favoring certain types of films and neglecting other types. The Best Picture Prize has rarely been given to an animated film or a science fiction film, with Avatar as an exception. 1. film 2. directors 3. actors4. important 5. the United Kingdom 6. viewers 7. 40 million 8. Olympic 9. World C

50、up 10. time 11. artistic value 12. depth 13. Best Picture 14. favor 15. science fiction IV. Speaking OutModel 1 Will you come with me?John: Laura, I am wondering if youre free tomorrow night.Laura: Well, I guess I am. Why?John: Ive got two Star Wars premiere tickets. Will you come with me?Laura: Yea

51、h, definitely! Thanks for inviting me!John: Its my pleasure.Laura: I really wanted to see Star Wars on the opening night, but the tickets were sold out. How did you manage to get hold of them?John: A friend of mine works at the “Pepsi” headquarters, which is a major sponsor of the movie. So he was a

52、ble to get the tickets for free.Laura: Wow, people are paying as much as $200 each on the black market. Im flattered you went through all this trouble just for me.John: Youre welcome.Model 2 What did you think about the movie?John: So what did you think about the movie?Laura: Well I think this Star

53、Wars episode is an excellent piece of work, but not as good as theprevious ones.John: Really? But I think this Star Wars episode was incredible!Laura: Why do you think so?John: Well, one of the most spectacular things about it was the special effects. State-of-the-art special effects were the main r

54、eason for the success of the previous episodes.Laura: Youre right. The special effects were amazing! And I like the fact that they created so many fantastic settings and other-worldly costumes, weapons and creatures.Model 3 The plot is first-class.John: Its kind of cool that they still used the same

55、 Star Wars theme song for this movie.Laura: Yeah! It just reminds me of the previous Star Wars scenes.John: I know exactly what you mean! Hearing that song makes me think of the past.Laura: I think the plot was first-class, but I dont think the character development was that strong.John: Do you thin

56、k that has anything to do with the casting of the movie?Laura: No, the casting was great; the actors are excellent, but I think the acting was a little weak. They just didnt have a lot of funny or meaningful lines.John: Well, maybe, but I liked the little kid that played “Skywalker”. I cant imagine

57、anyone else playing that part.Laura: Yeah, I liked him too. Hes so cute.V. Lets TalkAlfred HitchcockAlfred Hitchcock was a British director. His movies frequently show innocent people caught up in situations beyond their control or even understanding.Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense in his movies. In surprise, the director provides the viewer with frightening things. In suspense, the director tells or shows things to the audience which the characters in the movie do not know, and then skill