《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及答案unit1

1、?现代大学英语听力2?听力原文及答案Unit 1Unit 1Task 1【答案】A.1) She wan ted to see St. Paul s Cathedral.2) She was so surprised because she saw so many En glishme n who looked alike.3) They were allwearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas andn ewspapers.4) Because she had often read about them and seen p

2、hotographs of them, who all looked as if they were weari ng a uniform.5) No, he didn t.6) He used the English sayingIt takes all kinds to make a world to prove hisopin io n.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

3、! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be!【原文】Yesterday morni ng Gretel went to the City of London. She wan ted to see St. PaulsCathedral. She was surprised to see so many En glishme n who looked alike. They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats. They were

4、all carrying umbrellas and n ewspapers. When she retur ned homeshe asked Mr clark about these stra nge creatures. They must be typical En glish gen tleme n, she said. I have ofte n read about them and see n photographs of them. They all look as if they are weari ng a uniform. Does the typical En gli

5、sh gen tlema n still existMr. Clark laughed. Ive n ever thought about it, he an swered. Its truethat many of the men who 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

6、. Hes just as typical, perhaps. It seems as if there is no such thing as a typical Englishman. Do you know the English saying It takes all kinds to make a world Thats true of all countries-including England.“ Oh, just like the poem If All the Seas Were One Sea , Gretel began tohum happily. If all th

7、e seas were one sea, what a great sea that would be! If all the trees were one tree, what a great tree 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 mor

8、e mountainous; much higher and much more rocky; 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 studying in Britain. In the following passage you are going to hear, they are

9、 comparing life as they see it in the two countries. But before listening to it, think of the two countries and try to answer the following pre-listening questions.John: I found that living in Japan, people were busier. They seem to work thewhole day.Etsuko: Yes, that s right. Wework from Monday thr

10、ough Saturday, even in summer.You know, summer in Japan is just horrible. It s very, very humid and hot , and you need to shower three times a day.John: So you find it cooler in England？Etsuko: Yes, that s right.John: Where I was living in Japan, in the North, it was much colder than England, especi

11、ally in winter, minus thirty degrees centigrade. Does the winter in Osaka last longer than the winter in England？Etsuko: No, I don t think so. December, January, February, March.John: Yes. It s a little bit shorter if anything.Etsuko: Ever since I came here,I noticed that the countryside here in Eng

12、landis very beautiful.John: It s much flatter than in Japan.Etsuko: Yes. Japan isa mountainous country and our cities are full ofpeople.There are lots of people in a limited flat area.John: Yes, I found Japan much more mountainous than Britain, especially in the north. The mountains are much higher

13、and much more rocky. I found it more beautiful than Britain, I think.Etsuko: Yes, if you like mountains.John: And therefore the towns and villages tend to be more crowded.Etsuko: Yes, that s right.John: Yes. So because the cities are more crowded, the houses tend to be smaller, don t they ？Etsuko: Y

14、es, they are very compact, and we don t hav e a lot of space. In bigcities we have a lot of taller buildings now.John: Is this a problem because there are more earthquakes in Japan？Etsuko: Yes, that s right andTask 3答案】A.1) In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves; they don t invite

15、other people to watch them.2) Usually eight people dance together.3) Because people form a square in dancing with a man and a woman on each side ofthe 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

16、of the square2) what they should do; makes it into a song; sings it3) don t have much time to think4) old-fashioned clothes【原文】Rosa: Whydon t you have folk dances in the United States Most countries have special dances that the people have done for many years. The dancers wear clothes from the old d

17、ays. Everyone likes to watch them dance.Steve: Wehave folk dances, too. A lot of people belong to folk dancing groups. But when they dance, they usually do it just to enjoy themselves.They don tinvite other people to watch them.Rosa: Is there a folk dancing group hereSteve: I think so. There must be

18、. There s one in almost every city, and some bigcities have several.Rosa: What are the dances likeSteve: Usually eight people dance together, four men and four women. Whenthey start, they form a square, with a manand a womanon each side of the square. That s why it s called square dancing. Then ther

19、e s a man who tells the dancers what they should do. He usually makes 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. Theydon t have much time to think.I liketo watch them, though. The dancers wear old-fashioned clothes. Tha

20、t makesthe dances pretty to watch.Rosa: I d like to watcha group dance.Steve: I ll 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“ somet

21、hing old, something new, somethingborrowed, and something blue to bring good luck.4) Because they could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so theytried to use up these things before Lent began.5) It was a straw man made by children in Czech; it was a figure of death.6) People brought

22、their animals to church. And before the animals went into thechurch people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons.【原文】1) On the evening of February 3rd, people in Japanese families took one dried beanfor each year of their age and threw the beans on the floor, shouting Good luckin! Evil spirits out!

23、 This was known as Setsubun, a time to celebrate the endof win ter and the beg inning of spri ng.2) Before the Chinese Lunar New Year in the old days, many Chinese families burnedthe picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck. When Lunar New Years Daycame, they put anew picture of the kitche n

24、god on the wall.3) WhenAmerican womengot married, they sometimes followed an old custom in choosing what to wear on their wedding day. The custom said the bride must wear something old, someth ing n ew, someth ing borrowed, and someth ing blue. This was to bringgood luck.4) Before Len t (a time on t

25、he Christia n cale ndar), the people of Pon ti, Italy atean omelet made with 1,000 eggs. People could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to use up these things before Lent began.5) When win ter en ded in Czech, the childre n made a straw man called Smrt, whichwas a figur

26、e of death. They burned it or threw it in the river. After they destroyed it, they carried flowers home to show the arrival of spri ng.6) January 17th was St. Anthonys Day in Mexico. It was a day whe n people broughttheir an imals to church. But before the an imalswent into the church, the peopledre

27、ssed them up in flowers and ribb ons. This ceremony was to protect peoples an imals.Task 5【答案】A.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) F 6) T 7) TB.Adva ntagesDisadva ntagesLots of servants to do the workTerrible life for serva ntsbeautiful clothes to wearvery un comfortable clotheslots of tea partiesboring and for

28、mal tea parties men being in vitedofte n nolife being slowermuch more ill nessple nty of time to talk to each otherchildre n left with serva nts all dayvery poor educati onno freedom for wome n【原文】Man: Well, I think life used to be much more fun tha n it is no w. I mean, I ook atthe Victoria ns. The

29、y had lots of serva nts to do all the work; they n everhad to do any cook ing or clea ning; they just wore those beautiful dressesand went to tea parties.Woman:You must be joking! Their clothes were terribly uncomfortable and their teaparties were very formal and bori ng. They used to wear their hat

30、s and longgloves even when they were eat ing cakes and biscuits. And men were not usually in vited.Man: Really Werent theyWoma n: And think of the poor serva nts. What a terrible life just clea ning andcook ing for other people all the time!Man: But you hate housework!Woman:Yes, I know, but there ar

31、e lots of machines now to help you with the housework. People dont n eed serva nts.Man: Maybethey dont, but life then was much slower than it is now-people nowadays are always rush ing, and they n ever have time to stop and enjoy themselves.Woman:Life then was fine for the rich, but it was dreadful

32、for the poor. There wasmuch more ill ness.They did nt have the money to pay doctors, and they ofte n used to die of ill nesses that dont exist in En gla nd now.Man: Maybe. But people used to talk to each other, play the piano or play cardstogether. Nowadays people just sit in front of the television

33、 for hours and never talk to each other.Woman: I agree with you about television; but what about their children They lefttheir Children with the servants all day. Children hardly ever saw their parents! And the clothes they had to wear! Horrible, tight, uncomfortable, grown-up clothes. Children have

34、 a much better life now than they used to, and schools and education are much better too.Man: I hate school.Woman: And look at opportunities for women. In those days, women used to stay athome, play the piano,change their clothes several times a day andhave teaparties. What a life! They didnt have a

35、ny freedom at all. Im very happy living now. I can work, have a career, do what I want to.Man: You mean you can work hard all your life like a Victorian servant.Woman: Life isnt all tea parties, you know.Task 6【答案】A.1) b 2) a 3) c 4) aB.1) family unit; process; change; used to be; the extended; the

36、nuclear2) job patterns; progressed; agricultural; industrial; forced; job opportunities;split up3) traditional; family; expanded; other living arrangementsC.1) mother, father, children, and some other relatives, such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby2) only the parents and the chil

37、dren3) previously married menand womenmarry again and combine the children from former marriages into a new family【原文】The American family unit is in the process of change. There used to be mainlytwo types offamilies: the extended and the nuclear. The extended family most often included mother, fathe

38、r, children, and some other relatives, such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby. Then as job patterns changed and the economy progressed from agricultural to industrial, people were forced to move to different parts of the country for job opportunities. These moves split up the exten

39、ded family. The nuclear family became more prevalent; this consisted of only the parents and the children. Now besides these two types of traditional groupings, the word family is being expanded to include a variety of other living arrangements.Todays family can be made up of diverse combinations. W

40、ith the divorce rate nearly one in two, there is an increase in single parent homes: a father or mother living with one or more children. Blended families occur when previously married men and womenmarry again and combine the children from former marriages into a new family. On the other hand, some

41、couples are deciding not to have any children at all, so there is an increase in childless families. There are also more people who live alone: single, widowed, divorced. Now one in five Americans lives alone.Task 7【答案】A.MenWome nBothStudy subjects like history or En glishVStudy engin eeri ngVGo to

42、uni versity to get good jobsVLook for a good job because they want a goodVhusbandLook for a good job because they want to beVsuccessfulWork for a lifetimeVWork up to ten yearsVGet married by twen ty-seve nVCook the mealsVLook after the childre nVGo out for a drink after workVCome home by four oclock

43、 in the after noonVB.1) c 2) c 3) a 4) b 5) c 6) c 7) c【原文】In Japa n both men and wome n go to uni versity and both men and wome n study thearts such as history or En glish. But very few wome n study scie nee, medici ne orengineering.In engineeringclasses of thirty or fortystudents,there may be only

44、one or two women. Men and women both go to university in order to get good jobs:men want to work for a big compa ny, be successful, earn a lot of money and supporta family; women, on the other hand, want to work for a big company because they have a better cha nee of meeti ng a successful man andget

45、ti ng married. This is cha nging,however, as Japanese women begin to thinkabout their own careers. They have began to take jobs which they like rather than jobs in order to find a husband.Men work for their whole lives and usually stay with the same company. A womanmay work up to ten years, but afte

46、r that she usually gets married. Most women aremarried by the age of twenty seven, then they stay at home and look after the children.A man does not cook or look after the children. When he comes home, his meal mustbe ready. The womanmay go out in the afternoon, shopping with her friends or having a

47、 chat, but she mustgo back home by four oclock to prepare the meal. Then she mayhave to wait a long time for her husband to come home. Often he has to go out for a drink after work: if he doesnt he may not rise very high in the company. Afterher children grow up, a womancan go back to work, but it i

48、s not easy. If her former company takes older womenback, she might be lucky. But most womenfind it difficult to find a job when they are older.Task 8【答案】A.1) a 2) c 3) b 4) c 5) c 6) b 7) c 8) bB.1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) T 6) F 7) F 8) F 9) T 10) F【原文】Matthew: Geth, how do people set about getting mar

49、ried in EnglandGeth: I suppose the most commonway is still for people to go home. For example,people who live in London now will go back to their homes in the provinceswhere theyll meet all their relatives and their parents, and theyll get married in a church, with the bride wearing white, the tradi

50、tional white.Then theyll go off and have a booze-up with their relatives and friendsand a jolly good time will be had by all. Otherwise you can get married in a registry office, which means you turn up with your bride-to-be or bridegroom-to-be with two witnesses only. The ceremony takes about five m

51、inutes, I suppose. You sign the form and thats it.Matthew: There are many today who say that marriage is a complete waste of time.Whats your view of marriage in the twentieth centuryGoth: Well, I live in London as you know. I think in London, the tendency is to. for a. boy and girl, man or woman to

52、live together before marriage and often to live together without any prospect of marriage at all. I think this probably is. is true of London and the other big cities than elsewhere, because after all people in London are living in a big place where hometies are obviously less restrictive. They can

53、do more or less as they please and I think this is the pattern.Matthew: But do you think it helps for people to live together before taking theirvowsGeth: I think in a sense the habit of living together before marriage may, ina strange sort of way, make marriage stronger, because after all the peopl

54、e will know each other better whenthey do get married and it might be suggested that divorce would be less likely between such a couple.Matthew: Sue, youve been married for two or three years now. Hows it working outSue: I thinkits a successful marriage. Its. Imean, its difficult tosaywhy, because we basically suit each other very much. We have a good friendship, apart from anything else, and, you know, we just go together very well because we respect each others freedom and individuality, but on the other hand we really need each other, you kn