新编大学英语视听说教程4_听力原文与答案

1、视听说 4 听力原文及答案Unit 1 Leisure activitiesa“ mareally happPart 1 listening oneEver wish you could do magic tricks, or introduce yourself as party? Imagine, everybody wants to have fun, but nothings it ' s time for you to show one of your new tricks. Here, you can learn how, and without any need for

2、special materials or much practice.A trick with a coin, a handkerchief and a friend:Put the coin on your palm. Cover the coin with the handkerchief. Ask several people to put their hands beneath the handkerchief and feel the coin, to make sure that it is still there. Then take the corner of the hand

3、kerchief and pull it rapidly off your hand. The coin has gone! How? You must make sure the last friend who feels the coin knows the trick and removes the coin when he seems to be just feeling it. And nobody knows where it has gone!A trick with a piece of paper and a pencil:Tell your friend that you

4、can communicate your thoughts without speaking to other people. Write on the piece of paper the wordNo. Don't let yourfriends see what you have written. Say, "Now I will communicate this word into your minds." Pretend to concentrate. Ask them if they know what is written on the paper.

5、They will say, "No!" And you say, "Quite correct! I wrote No on the paper!"A trick with an egg and some salt:Ask your friends to stand the egg upright on the table. They won't manage to do it. Say that you can speak to the chicken inside. Say, "Chicken! Can you hear me?

6、Get ready to balance your egg!"When you first get the egg back from your friends, pretend to kiss the egg at the base. Make the base wet. Then put the base into salt which is in your other hand. The salt will stick to the egg. Then put the egg on the table. Twist the egg around a few times as t

7、his will arrange the grains of salt. Then it will stand up. Don't forget to thank the chicken.Questions:1. What does the magician ask people to do in the first trick2. What happens to the coin?3. How does the magician prove that he can communicate his thoughts to the audience in the second trick

8、?4. What is the first step to make the egg stand upright?5. What else is needed to make the egg stand upright?Keys: 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. DPart 1 listening two(The following is an interview from a weekly sports program.)Presenter: Good morning, listeners. Welcome to our weekly sports program aimed

9、at all those underactive youngsters with time on their hands!Listen to what our two guests have to say about their hobbies and how their hobbies have made a difference to their lives. Adrienne first, then, Jonathan.Adrienne: I collect very interesting jewelry. I tend to travel a lot as most of myfam

10、ily do, so whenever I have a holiday, I like to go traveling.Whenever I travel somewhere, I like to pick up something to remind me of the place that I visited. And, the easiest thing to do is to pick up a small piece of jewelry instead of getting a poster or a T-shirt that won ' t last. I like t

11、he idea of having something small and also, I find whenever I wear jewelry from somew here, it 'as good conversation piece. Usually people ask you, “ Wheredid you get this? I then have a story to tell, and it' s a good way to meet ato people. It' s just interesting. I have jewelry that I

12、 picked up when Itraveled to Thailand, when I traveled to Africa and when I traveled toEurope.Presenter: Wow! Sounds nice. You' ll have to show your collections to us.Adrienne: I ' d love to.Presenter: Thank you, Adrienne. Now Jonathan.Jonathan: I prefer canoeing because you've always go

13、t the water there forsupport. If you're a good swimmer, have a good sense of balanceand strong arms, you'll like canoeing! The main trouble istransporting your canoe to the right places my father takes it onthe roof of the car or sometimes I put it on the roof ofthe club ' sLand Rover. W

14、hat it has taught me most is to be independent. It's just you and the canoe against the wind, the weather and the water.It gives you a lot of self-confidence and it can be really exciting as long as you don't mind getting soaked, of course! It makes you feel close to nature somehow. Last yea

15、r, when I was qualified, I began to run my own canoeing center.Presenter: So you are making your hobby work for you.Jonathan: People are usually very skilled at their hobbies. The combination of interest and skills is a very compelling reason to choose a particular career.Presenter: Then, Adrienne,

16、do you have a similar plan?Adrienne: Yes, I love making beaded jewelry. I' ve decided to get some formtraining. I want to learn how to be a jewelry designer.Questions:1. Who is the target audience in the program?2. What is Adrienne' s hobby?3. What does Adrienne usually buy when she visits a

17、 place?4. How does Jonathan benefit from canoeing?5. What should be the major concern in choosing a career according toJonathan?Keys: 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. BPart 1 listening threeGerry:I've just been to see Gone with the Wind . It was fantastic. Well worth seeing. Have you ever seen it?Judy :No

18、, but I've read the book. I don't think I would like to see the film really. It would spoil the story for me.Gerry:Really? Oh, give me a film any day. Honestly, if I had to choose between the film of a story and the book of it, I'd go for the film.Judy :Would you?Gerry:Yes. It's much

19、 more real. You can get the atmosphere better. Youknow, the photography and location shots, period costumes, the right accents. Don't you think so?Judy :Not really. I much prefer to use my own imagination. I can imagine how I want it, rather than how someone makes me see it. Anyway, I think you

20、get much more insight into the characters when you read a book. Part of a person's character is lost on film because you never know what they are thinking.Gerry:True, but I don't know. It's much easier going to the cinema. It takes less time. I can get the whole story in two hours but it

21、 might take me a week to read the book.Judy :I know, but it's so expensive to go to the cinema nowadays.Gerry: I know, but it's a social event. It's fun. You can go with your friends.When you read a book you have to do it on your own.Judy : All right. Let's agree to differ. I'll

22、get some coffee.Keys:1.1. spoil the story1.2. and day1.3. Honestly choose the film1.4. Atmosphere photographylocation period1.5. insight into the characters 1.6. social event1.7. agree to differ2. Films: get the atmospherebetter-photography/locationshots/period costumes/right accenteasiertake less t

23、ime: two hoursan social event: fun, go with friendsBooks: take more time: one weeknot a social event: do it on your ownbooks: use readers' own imaginationget much more insight into the charactersfilms: spoil the storyexpensivePart 1 listening fourSally Marino gets married. After the wedding, the

24、re is a big party a wedding reception. All the guests eat dinner. There is a band and, after dinner, everyone dances. Sally's mother and father pay for everything. At the end of the reception, Sally and her new husband cut the wedding cake and all the guests get a piece.Pete and Rose buy a new h

25、ouse. After moving in, they invite their friends and family to a party a housewarming party. Everybody comes to see the new house. They look at the bedrooms, the dining room, even the garage. Pete and Rose serve drinks, sandwiches, and snacks. The party is on a Saturday afternoon.It is Christmas tim

26、e. Ted and Sarah Robinson want to see many of their friends over the holiday. So they invite their friends to an open house. The hours of the party are from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The guests arrive and leave whenever they want. The Robinsons serve sandwiches, drinks, and snacks. Some guests stay for just

27、20 minutes, others stay for 3 hours. About fifty people come to the open house.Mr. and Mrs. Todd ask their neighbors to come to an evening party. They don't serve much food, just snacks pretzels, chips, peanuts and many types of drinks. No one dances. Conversation is important with people asking

28、 questions like "What's new with you?".1.v2v32.4.dinnerbanddances2.5.housedrinkssnacks2.6.Invitearrivefifty/502.7.snacksConversationKeys:piecenew with youPart 4 Listening 1Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Cathy:Er.a friend told me that you have exercise and dance classeshere.

29、Receptionist: That's right.Cathy:OK. Can you give me some information about days and times,please?Receptionist: Yes, there are four classes a day, every day from Monday toSaturday with nothing on Sunday.Cathy:Yeah, can you tell me the open hours?Receptionist: The first one is an aerobics class f

30、rom 8:30 to 9:30 in the morning. Then there's another aerobics class at lunchtime from 12:30 to 1:30.Cathy:Right.Receptionist: Then in the evening from 5:30 to 6:30 another aerobics classtoo. And there's a jazz dance class from 6:30 to 7:30.Cathy:Right. And what level are they for? I mean, w

31、ould they be OK for a beginner?Receptionist:The morning aerobics 8:30 to 9:30 is advanced. All the others are at the beginner to intermediate level. But let me give you a schedule.Cathy:Thanks. And how much does it cost for a class?Receptionist:You pay a £ 1 entrance fee and the n the classes a

32、re£ 2.50each and £ 3.50 for the jazz dancin g. It's there on the sheet.Cathy:Oh, yes, I see.Receptionist:If you become a member, entrance is free and.Cathy:Oh, no, it's OK. I'm only in London for two weeks.Receptionist:Oh, right. That's no good then.Cathy:And I guess you ha

33、ve showers and everything?Receptionist:Yes, sure, and in the evenings you can use the sauna free, too.Cathy:Oh, great. So the next class is at 5:30? Well, I'll see you then.Receptionist: Fine. See you later!Questions:1. Where does the dialog most likely take place?2. How many classes are there e

34、very day except Sunday?3. At what time does the last class end?4. How much is the entrance fee?5. Which class will Cathy most probably attend?6. What can we learn about Cathy from the conversation?Keys: 1. A 2.C 3.C 4. A 5. C 6. BListening 2Woman: Why don't we go abroad for a change? I'd lik

35、e to go to France,Man:Spain, or even Italy.Mm. I'm not all that keen on traveling really. I'd rather stay at home.Woman: Oh, come on, Steve. Think of the sun!Man:Yes, but think of the cost! Going abroad is very expensive.Woman: Oh, it isn't, Steve. Not these days.Man:Of course it is, Jul

36、iet. The best thing about having a holiday here inBritain is that it's cheaper. And another thing, traveling in Britain would be easier. No boats, planes or anything.Woman:Even so, we've been to most of the interesting places in Britain already. What's the point in seeing them again? Any

37、way, we can travel round Britain whenever we like. There's no point in wasting our summer holiday here.Man:Mm, I suppose you're right. Nevertheless, what I can't stand is all thebother with foreign currency, changing money and all that when wego abroad. I hate all that. And it's so c

38、onfusing.Woman: Oh, don't be silly, Steve.Man: And what's more, I can't speak any of the languages you know that.It's all right for you. You can speak some foreign languages.Woman: Exactly. You see, what I'd really like to do is practice my French and Spanish. It would help me a

39、lot at work.Man: Mm, but that's no use to me.Woman: But just think of the new places we'd see, the people we'd meet! Man: But look, if we stayed here, we wouldn't have to plan very much. Woman: I'm sorry, Steve. No. I don't fancy another cold English summer. Questions:1. Wher

40、e does the man want to spend the summer holiday?2. According to Steve, what is considered important in planning vacation?3. What does Steve find confusing about traveling abroad?4. What will help Juliet in her work?5. What does Juliet think of summer in Britain?Keys:1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. BListening

41、 3The game of football may have started in Roman times. It seems that theRomans played a game very much like our modern rugby but with a round ball.English villagers played football in the 16th century and they often had almost a hundred players on each side. It was a very common game, which was ver

42、y rough and even dangerous until the early part of the 19th century. In the 18th century a Frenchman who had watched a rough game of football in a village wrote, "I could not believe that those men were playing a game. If this is what Englishmen call playing, I would not like to see them fighti

43、ng!"From the mid-19th century, it was played in schools in England and soon spread all over Britain and Europe. Until in 1850, it was not possible to have football matches between one school and another, because each school had different rules! So set rules had to be made. They were not improve

44、d though until, in 1863, when those who preferred to play with hands as well as feet formed the Rugby Union while the others started the Football Association (F.A.). It was only in 1863 that the first set of rules for all football clubs was agreed upon.Nearly 150 years later, football has become by

45、far the most popular sport in the entire world. Would that 18th century Frenchman have believed it possible?Questions:1. According to the passage, when may the game of football have first started?2. How many team members were often involved in the game when the English began to play the game?3. What

46、 did the speaker say about the earliest football game in England?4. Why was it NOT possible to have football matches between two schools until 1850?5. What happened to football in 1863?Keys:1. D 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. CListening 4In one town, there were three longtime friends, Pat, Mike and Bob. Pat and

47、Bob were quite bright, but Mike was rather dull.One day as Pat and Mike were walking down the sidewalk together, Pat put his hand on a solid brick wall and said, "Mike, hit my hand as hard as you can." Mike struck a hard blow, but Pat pulled his hand away from the wall just before Mike'

48、;s fist hit it. Of course, it hurt Mike's hand very much when he hit the wall, but Pat said, "That was a good joke on you, wasn't it?" Mike agreed, but was not too happy.The following day Mike and Bob were walking in the town square. Mike decided to play the joke on Bob. He looked

49、around, and seeing no solid object, he placed his hand over his face and said, "Bob, hit my hand as hard as you can." Bob agreed, and as he struck a hard blow with his fist, Mike quickly pulled his hand away and was knocked to the ground, unconscious. After a few minutes Mike recovered, an

50、d saw Bob worriedly looking down at him. Mike said, "That was a good joke on you, wasn't it?"Questions:1. Who was NOT clever?2. What did Pat ask Mike to do?3. Who was hurt finally?4. On whom was Mike going to try this joke?5. Where did Mike put his hand when he asked Bob to hit him?6.

51、What happened to Mike after Bob struck a hard blow with his fist?Keys:1.1A 2. C 3. A 4.B 5. C 6. B2.v2v5Unit 3 Gender DifferencesPart 1 listening oneThree guys are out having a relaxing day fishing. Out of the blue, they catch a mermaid who begs to be set free in return for granting each of them a w

52、ish.Now one of the guys just doesn't believe it, and says, "OK, if you can really grant wishes, then double my IQ." The mermaid says, "Done." Suddenly, the guy starts to recite flawless Shakespeare followed by a short pause and an extremely insightful analysis of it. The seco

53、nd guy is so amazed that he says to the mermaid, "Hey, triple my IQ." The mermaid says, "Done." The guy begins pouring out all the mathematical solutions to problems that have puzzled scientists in all fields.The last guy is so impressed by the changes in his friends that he says

54、 to the mermaid, "Quintuple my IQ." The mermaid looks at him and says, "You know, I normally don't try to change people's minds when they make a wish, but I really wish you'd reconsider."The guy says, "No, I want you to increase my IQ five times, and if you don&#

55、39;t do it, I won't set you free." "Please," says the mermaid, "you don't know what you're asking. It'll change your entire view of the universe. Won't you ask for something else? A million dollars or anything?"But no matter what the mermaid says, the guy

56、 insists on having his IQ increased by five times its usual power. So the mermaid sighs and says, "Done." And he becomes a woman.2.1. set free in returnKeys: 1. F 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T2.2 extremely insightful analysis2.3 pouring out, puzzled, in all fields2.4 normally, change people 'msi

57、nds, reconsider 2.5 usual powerPart 1 listening two(Dr. Herring, author of a book on language and communication, is being interviewed by Bob White, a writer for an academic journal on communication. )Bob White:Good morning, Dr. Herring! We both know that many communication specialists believe that g

58、ender bias exists in language, culture and society. Do you think this is really so?Dr. Herring:Yes, I certainly do. How we talk and listen can be strongly influenced by cultural expectations, and these begin during childhood. Children usually play together with other children of the same gender, and

59、 this is where our conversational style is learned.Bob White:Can you give some specific examples?Dr. Herring:Certainly. We find that girls use language mainly to develop closeness or intimacy as a basis for friendship. Boys, on the contrary, use language mainly to earn status in their group.Bob Whit

60、e: But, in communication through electronic devices likediscussion groups, there should be no gender distinction if writers' names are not used in the messages.Dr. Herring:One might think so, but in fact, email writing style is more comparable with spoken language, so basic language styles are still evi