现代大学英语听力4全册答案及原文

经典word整理文档，仅参考，双击此处可删除页眉页脚。本资料属于网络整理，如有侵权，请联系删除，谢谢！现代大学英语听力4全册答案及原文很全的听力答案还有听力原文Unit1Task1:A.EventKennyGwasborn.HetouredEuropewithhisHighSchoolband.Hemadehisfirstsoloalbum.Hewonreleasedhismostsuccessfulalbum.HewontheBestArtistAward.Hebroketheworldrecordforplayingasinglenote.Year*****19941997B．1)F2)F3)TSaxophonistKennyGisnowtheworld'smostsuccessfuljazzmusician.Hewasbornin1956asKennyGorelickinSeattle,USA,andhelearnedtoplaythesaxophoneatanearlyage.Whenhewasjust15yearsold,hetouredEuropewithhisHighSchoolband.AfterstudyingatWashingtonUniversityhestartedhiscareerasamusician.In1982hesignedforAristaRecordsandmadehisfirstsoloalbumKennyG.Successcameslowlyatfirst,butduringthe1990sKennybecamewell-knownontheinternationalscene.HereleasedBreathless,hismostsuccessfulalbumsofarin1993,andin1994wontheBestArtistAwardatthe21stAmericanMusicAwardsheldinLosAngeles.Aswellasmakingrecords,healsofoundtimetoplayinfrontofanotherfamoussaxophoneplayer―USPresidentBillClinton―atthe“GalaforthePresident"concertinWashington,andtobreaktheworldrecordforplayingasinglenote(45minutesand47seconds!)attheJRMusicWorldStoreinNewYorkin1997.Duringthelast20years,KennyGhasplayedwithsuperstarslikeArethaFranklin,MichaelBoltonandWhitneyHouston,andhehassoldmorethan36millionalbumsworldwide...andhehasn'tsunganote!Task2:1)c2)d3)cSenn:Everybodyalwayshasthismisconceptionthatfemalepolicemendon'tdothesamethingasmendo,youknow.I'veworked..Interviewer:That'snottrue?Senn:Thatisnottrue!I'veworkedmyshareofgraveyardshifts,and,youknow,split很全的听力答案还有听力原文shifts,anddouble-backandnodaysoff,and...Interviewer:Uh-huh...Senn:...asmuchasthenextguy.There'snodistinctionusedifthere'samaleorfemaleofficeronduty.Twomenonduty―I'llrefertoastwomen,‘causeinmyfieldthere'snodifferencebetweenthegenders.We'restillthesame.Okay,ifthere'stwomenonduty―justbecauseone'safemale,shestillgetsinonthesametypeofcall.Ifthere'sabardisturbancedowntown,thenwegotoo.There'sbeenmanytimeswherebeingtheonlyofficeronduty―that'sit!It‘sjustmeandwhoeverelseisondutyinthecounty.TheycanebackmeupifIneedassistance.Anditdoesgetalittlehairy.Yougointhere,andyouhavethesegreatbig,hugemonster-guys,andthey'rejustdrunkerthanskunks,andcan'tseethreefeetinfrontofthem.Andwhentheyseeyou,theyseefifteenpeople,andyouknow...Butstill,there'senough...Interviewer:That'swheretheuniformisimportant,Ishouldimagine.Senn:Sometimes,youknow.Ifsomebodyisgoingtoorhasabadday,andtheyareouttogetacop,youknow,itdoesn'tmatterifyou're,youknow,boy,girl,infantoranything!Whenyou'vegotthatcopuniformon,they'llstilltakeitoutonyou.Interviewer:Yeah...Senn:ButIthinkthere'soneadvantagetobeingafemalepoliceofficer.Andthatisthefactthatmostmenstillhavealittlerespect,andtheywon'tsmackyouaseasyastheywouldoneoftheguys.Interviewer:Uh-huh...Senn:ButI'lltellyouonethingI‘velearned―I'dratherdealwithtendrunkmenthatonedrunkwomananydayoftheweek!Interviewer:Well,whyisthat?Senn:Becausewomenaresounpredictable.Youcannoteverpredictwhatawoman'sgoingtodo.Interviewer:Hmm...Senn:Especially,ifshe'sagitated,youknow.Interviewer:Emotionallyupset.Senn:Yeah.Isawaladyonetimejustgetmadattheguyshewaswithbecausehewouldn'tbuyheranotherdrink―takeoffherhighheelandlayhisheadwideopen.Yuch!Oh,theycanbesovicious,youknow.Task3:1)d2)b3)b4)bYouarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.Theyhitoneanotherhard.At很全的听力答案还有听力原文thestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashesthroughawindow―andfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead！Ofcourseheisn'treallydead.Withanyluckheisn'tevenhurt.Why?Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfast-movingtrains,whocrashcarsofevencatchfire,areprofessionals.TheydothisforaThesemenarecalledDstuntmen‖.Thatistosay,theyperformDtricks‖.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.However,theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress.Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman‘ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexample,whenheis"blownup"inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.Naturallystuntmenarewell-paidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliffathousandfeethigh.Hisparachutefailedtoopen―andhewaskilled.Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionforDmenonly‖.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.FornowadaysthereareDstuntgirls‖too！Task4:1)Hestartedwritingpoetrywhenhewasabout14or15.2)Hehaspublishedfourbooks.3)Hisfirstbookcameoutwhenhewasabout26.Itwasn‘teasy.Hegotalotofhisworkrejectedatfirst.4)TheBritish,oratleasttheEnglish,areembarrassedbyit.They‘reembarrassedbypeoplewhorevealpersonalfeelings,emotions,thoughtsandwishes.WhenThomasEdisonwasborninthesmalltownofMilan,Ohio,in1847,Americawasjustbeginningitsgreatindustrialdevelopment.Inhislifetimeofeighty-fouryears,EdisonsharedintheexcitementofAmerica‘sgrowthintoamodernnation.Thetimeinwhichhelivedwasanageofinvention,filledwithhumanandscientificadventures,andEdisonbecametheheroofthatage.Asaboy,Edisonwasnotagoodstudent.Hisparentstookhimoutofschoolandhismothertaughthimathome,wherehisgreatcuriosityanddesiretoexperimentoftengothimintotrouble.Whenhewassix,hesetfiretohisfather‘sbarnDtoseewhatwouldhappen.‖Thebarnburneddown.Whenhewasten,Edisonbuilthisownchemistrylaboratory.Hesoldsandwichesandnewspapersonthetrainsinordertoearnmoneytobuysuppliesforhislaboratory.Hisparentsbecameaccustomed,moreorless,tohisexperimentsandtheexplosionswhichsometimesshookthehouse.Edison‘sworkasasalesboywiththerailroadintroducedhimtothetelegraphand,witha很全的听力答案还有听力原文friend,hebuilthisowntelegraphset.Sixyearslater,in1869,EdisonarrivedinNewYorkCity,poorandindebt.Hewenttoworkwithatelegraphpany.Itwastherethathebecameinterestedintheusesofelectricity.Task5:1815，1914，35millionI.A.villages，seaportB.danger，longoceanvoyageC.anewland，anewlanguageD.findingaplacetoliveII.abetterlife，opportunity，freedomIII.A.England,Germany,Russia,HungaryB.RomanCatholic,JewishC.customs，languagesIV.A.Americanized，disappeared.B.haven'tdisappeared，customs，identitiesV.A.werecheated，prejudice，mistreatedB.hardest，least-paid，，mostovercrowdedD.rejected，old-fashioned，ashamedeThousandsofpeoplecametoAmericancitiesbeforeBlacksandPuertoRicansdid.Between1815and1914,morethan35millionEuropeanscrossedtheoceantofindnewhomesintheUnitedStates.Mostoftheseimmigrantswereordinarypeople.Fewwerefamouswhentheyarrived.Fewbecamefamousafterward.Mosthadlivedinsmallvillages.Fewhadeverbeenfaroutsidethem.MostofthemfacedthesamekindsofproblemsgettingtoAmerica:thehardshipofgoingfromtheirvillagestoaseaport,theunpleasantness―evendanger―ofthelongoceanvoyage,thestrangenessnewland,andofanewlanguage,theproblemoffindingaplacetolive,offindingworkinanew,strangecountry.EveryimmigranthadhisownreasonsforingtoAmerica.Butnearlyallsharedonereason:Theyhopedforabetterlife.TheyconsideredAmericaaspecialplace,alandofopportunity,alandoffreedom.Immigrantscamefrommanydifferentcountries:England,Germany,Denmark,Finland[,Russia,Italy,Hungaryandmanyothers.Theycamewithmanydifferentreligions:RomanCatholic,Jewish,Quaker,GreekOrthodox.Theybroughtmanydifferentcustomsandmanylanguages.SomepeoplehavecalledtheUnitedStatesa"meltingpot".Afterimmigrantswerehereawhile―inthemeltingpot―theybecameAmericanized.Differenceswere"melteddown".They很全的听力答案还有听力原文graduallydisappeared.Somepeoplesayno.Americaisn'tameltingpot.It'smorelikeasaladbowl.Importantdifferencesbetweengroupsofpeoplehaven'tdisappeared.Manygroupshavekepttheirownways,theircustoms,theiridentities,andthishasgivenAmericagreatstrength.Meltingpot?Saladbowl?Perhapsthere'ssometrothtobothideas.Inanycase,lifeinAmericawashardformostimmigrants―especiallyatfirst.Oftentheywerecheated.Oftentheymetwithprejudice.Theywereoftenlaughedat,evenmistreated,bypeoplewhothemselveshadbeenimmigrants.MostofthemsoonfoundthatthestreetsofAmericaweren'tpavedwithgold.Theyusuallygotthehardestjobs,andthosethatpaidtheleast,thedirtiestplacestolivein,themostovercrowdedtenements.Theycametobecitizensofanewcountry;butoftentheyfeltlikepeoplewithoutacountry.Theyhadgivenuptheirown,buttheydidn'tunderstandtheirnewone.Theydidn'treallyfeelapartofit.Andthepeopleofthenewonedidn'talwaysethem.Theycameforthesakeoftheirchildren,butinAmericatheirchildrenoftenrejectedthem.Tothechildren,theirparentsseemedold-fashioned.Theydidn'tlearnthenewlanguagequickly.Somedidn'tlearnitatall.Theirparents'customsmadechildrenashamed.Gradually,however,problemsweree.Formostimmigrants,lifeinAmericawasbetter.Itcertainlywasbetterfortheirchildrenandfortheirgrandchildren.Task6:A.TheLifeStoryofThomasEdisonOhio1847industrialdevelopment,1931,amodernnationI.A.curiosity，desireB.1857，stationmaster‘ssonC.1863II.A.NewYorkCity，electricity，reportthepricesB.NewJersey，invented，producedC.organizedindustrialresearchD.1877E.1879III.A.B.motion-picturemachineC.photographyD.streetcars，electrictrainsIV.B.turnoffallpowerC.theprogressofmanB.很全的听力答案还有听力原文1)F2)F3)T4)T5)FWhenThomasEdisonwasborninthesmalltownofMilan,Ohio,in1847,Americawasjustbeginningitsgreatindustrialdevelopment.Thetimeinwhichhelivedwasanageofinvention,filledwithhumanandscientificadventures,andEdisonbecametheheroofthatage.Asaboy,Edisonwasnotagoodstudent.Hisparentstookhimoutofschoolandhismothertaughthimathome,wherehisgreatcuriosityanddesiretoexperimentoftengothimintotrouble.Whenhewasten,Edisonbuilthisownchemistrylaboratory.Hesoldsandwichesandnewspapersonthelocaltrainsinordertoearnmoneytobuysuppliesforhislaboratory.Hisparentsbecameaccustomed,moreorless,tohisexperimentsandtheexplosionswhichsometimesshookthehouse.Edison‘sworkasasalesboywiththerailroadintroducedhimtothetelegraphandwithafriend,hebuilthisowntelegraphset.HetaughthimselftheMorsetelegraphiccodeandhopedforthechancetoeaprofessionaltelegraphoperator.AstrokeofluckandEdison'squickthinkingsoonprovidedtheopportunity.Oneday,asyoungEdisonstoodwaitingforatraintoarrive,hesawthestationmaster'ssotwanderintothetrackofanapproachingtrain.Edisonrushedoutandcarriedtheboytosafety.ThethankfulstationmasterofferedtoteachEdisonrailwaytelegraphy.Afterwards,in1863,hebecametanexperttelegraphoperatorandlefthometoworkinvariouscities.Sixyearslater,in1869,EdisonarrivedinNewYorkCity,poorandindebt.Hewenttoworkwithatelegraphpany.Itwastherethathebecameinterestedintheusesofelectricity.Atthattimeelectricitywasstillintheexperimentalstages,andEdisonhopedtoinventnewwaystouseitforthebenefitofpeople.Asheoncesaid:"Myphilosophyoflifeiswork.Iwanttobringoutthesecretsof,natureandapplythemforthehappinessofman.Iknowofnobetterservicetorenderfortheshorttimeweareinthisworld."Thesameyear,whenhewasonly22yearsold,Edisoninventedanimprovedticker-tapemachinewhichcouldbetterreportthepricesontheNewYorkMarket.Theticker-tapemachinewassuccessful,andEdisondecidedtoleavehisjobandconcentratewhollyoninventing.Whenthepresidentofthetelegraphpanyaskedhowmuchtheyowedhimforhisinvention,Edisonwasreadytoacceptonly$3,000.Cautiouslyhesaid:"Supposeyoumakemeanoffer.""Howwould$40,000strikeyou?"thepresidentinquired.Edisonalmostfainted,buthefinallyrepliedthatthepricewasfair.Withthismoney,andnowcallinghimselfanelectricalengineer,Edisonformedhisown"inventionfactory"inNewark,NewJersey.Overthenextfewyearsheinventedandproducedmanynewitems,includingthemimeographmachine,waxwrappingpaper,andimprovementsofthetelegraph.In1877Edisondecidedhecouldnolongercontinuebothmanufacturingandinventing.HesoldhisshareinthefactoryandbuiltanewlaboratoryinMenloPark,NewJersey.Itwasthefirstlaboratoryofitskinddevotedtoorganizedindustrialresearch.OneofthefirstinventionstoefromhisnewlaboratorywasanimprovementofAlexanderBell'stelephone.Edisoninventeda很全的听力答案还有听力原文morepowerfulmouthpiecewhichremovedtheneedtoshoutintothetelephone.Buthisgreatinventionswerestilltoe.OnAugust12,1877,Edisonbeganexperimentingwithaninstrumentwhichhehaddesignedandorderedtobebuilt.Itwasacylinder,wrappedintinfoilandturnedbyahandle.Asitrevolved,aneedlemadeagrooveinthefoil.Turningthehandle,Edisonbegantoshout."MaryhadalittlelambWhosefleecewaswhiteassnow!"Hestoppedandmovedtheneedlebackinthestartingposition.Then,puttinghisearclosetotheneedle,heturnedthehandleagain.Avoicecameoutofthemachine:"Maryhadalittlelamb,Whosefleecewaswhiteassnow!"Edisonhadjustinventedthephonograph,apletelynewconcept:atalkingmachine.Whilehewasperfectinghisphonograph,Edisonalsoworkedonanotherinvention.Hecalledit"anElectricLampforGivingLightbyIncandescence".Todaywecallitthelightbulb.Foryearsotherinventorshadexperimentedwithelectriclights,butnoneofthelightshadproveneconomicaltoproduce.Edison,instudyingtheproblem,spentoverayearexperimenting.Hetested1,600materials(evenhairsfromafriend'sbeard)toseeiftheywouldcarryelectriccurrentandglow.Finally,onOctober21,1879,hetriedpassingelectricitythroughacarbonizedcottonthreadinavacuumglassbulb.InhisownwordsEdisondescribedtheexperiment:"...beforenightfallthecarbonwaspletedandinsertedinthelamp.Thebulbwasexhaustedofairandsealed,thecurrentturnedon,andthesightwehadsolongdesiredtoseemetoureyes."Thelampgaveoffafeeble,reddishglow,anditcontinuedtobumfor40hours.Edison'sincredibleinventionprovedthatelectriclightingwouldbethefuturelightoftheworld.Edisonwasnowsofamousasaninventorthatpeoplethoughttherewasnothinghecouldnotdo.Theybegantocallhim"thewizard",asifhecouldproduceaninventionlikemagic.FewpeoplerealizedhowhardEdisonworked,often20hoursaday,andthatmostofhisinventionsweretheresultsofhundredsofexperiments.For60yearsEdisonwastheworld'sleadinginventor.Hepatentedover1,000inventionswhichchangedourwayofliving.Hewasoneoftheearliestinventorsofthemotion-picturemachine.Hisinventionofthephonographwasjoinedwithphotographytoproducetalkingpictures.Healsoperfectedtheelectricmotorwhichmadestreetcarsandelectrictrainspossible.ItisnowonderthatEdisonreceivedmanyhonorsduringhislifeforcontributionstotheprogressofmankind.TheUnitedStatesgavehimitshighestaward,aspecialCongressionalMedalofHonor.Yet,inspiteofallhisfame,Edisonremainedamodestman.Hepreferredtocontinuehiswork,ratherthanrestonhisachievements.Hismottowas:"Ifindwhattheworldneeds;thenIgoaheadandtrytoinventit."Heneverconsideredhimselfabrilliantmanandonceremarkedthatgeniuswas"2percentinspirationand98percentperspiration".WhenEdisondiedin1931,itwasproposedthattheAmericanpeoplemmoffallpowerintheirhomes,streets,andfactoriesforseveralminutesinhonorofthisgreatman.Ofcourse,itwasquicklyrealizedthatsuchanhonorwouldbeimpossible.ItsimpossibilitywasindeedtherealtributetoEdison'sachievements.ElectricpowerhadesoimportantandvitalapartofAmerica'slifethatapleteshut-downforevenafewsecondswouldhavecreatedchaos.As"oneofthegreatheroesofinvention",EdisonrightfullybelongsamongAmerica'sandtheworld'sgreatcontributorstotheprogressofman.很全的听力答案还有听力原文Task7:A.1)c2)a3)d4)c5)c6)aB.1)That‘sbecausetheexplosionrobsthefireofoxygen.2)Oncethefireisout,thewellstillneedstobecovered,orcapped,tostoptheflowofoil.Thisisthemostdangerouspartoftheprocess.Anynewheatorfirecouldcausetheleakingwellandthesurroundingareatoexplode.3)InMarchof1991,RedAdairwenttoKuwait.Heandhiscrewswerecalledintohelpputoutoilwellfires.4)Hehasspenthis76thbirthdayinKuwaitworkingsidebysidewithhiscrew.5)Athisfuneral,manyfamilymembersandfriendshonoredhimbywearingredclothes.PaulNealAdairwasborninHouston,Texasinnineteenfifteen.Hewasoneoffivesonsofametalworker.Healsohadthreesisters.Whilegrowingup,hebecameknownasRedAdairbecausehishairwasbrightred.ThecolorbecameatrademarkforAdair.Heworeredclothesandredboots.Hedrovearedcar,andhiscrewmembersusedredtrucksandredequipment.DuringWorldWarTwo,Adairservedonatrainedarmyteamthatremovedanddestroyedbombs.Afterthewar,hereturnedtoHoustonandtookajobwithMyronKinley.Atthetime,Kinleywastheleaderinputtingoutfiresinoilwells.RedAdairworkedwithMyronKinleyforfourteenyears.Butinnineteenfifty-nine,Adairstartedhisownpany.Duringhisthirty-sixyearsinbusiness,RedAdairandhiscrewsbattledmorethantwothousandfiresallovertheworld.Somewereonland.Otherswereonoceanoil-drillingstructures.Somefireswereinburningoilwells.Otherswereinnaturalgaswells.RedAdairwasaleaderinaspecializedandextremelydangerousprofession.Puttingoutoilwellfirescanbedifficult.Thisisbecauseoilwellfiresareextinguished,orputout,atthewellheadjustaboveground.Normally,explosivesareusedtostopthefirefromburning.Theexplosionrobsthefireofoxygen.But,oncethefireisout,thewellstillneedstobecovered,orcapped,tostoptheflowofoil.Thisisthemostdangerouspartoftheprocess.Anynewheatorfirecouldcausetheleakingwellandthesurroundingareatoexplode.RedAdairdevelopedmodernmethodstoextinguishandcoverburningoilwells.TheybecameknownintheindustryasWildWellControltechniques.Inadditiontoexplosives,thetechniquesinvolvedlargeamountsofwateranddirt.Adairalsodevelopedspecialequipmentmadeofbronzemetaltohelpextinguishoilwellfires.ThemoderntoolsandhisWildWellControltechniquesearnedRedAdairandhiscrewsthehonorofbeingcalledthe"bestinthebusiness."很全的听力答案还有听力原文RedAdairwasknownfornotbeingafraid.Hewasalsoknownforhissenseofcalmandsafety.Noneofhisworkerswereeverkilledwhileputtingoutoilwellorgasfires.Hedescribedhisworkthisway:DItscaresyou―allthenoise,therattling,theshaking.Butthelookoneveryone'sface,whenyouarefinishedandpacking,itisthebestsmileintheworld;andthereisnobodyhurt,andthewellisundercontrol.‖OneofRedAdair'smostimportantprojectswasinnineteensixty-two.HeandhiscrewputoutanaturalgasfireintheSaharaDesertinAlgeria.Thefirehadbeenburningforsixmonths.Thisfamousfirewascalledthe"Devil'sCigaretteLighter."Firefromthenaturalgaswellshotaboutonehundredfortymetersintotheair.ThefirewassobigthatAmericanastronautJohnGlenncouldseeitfromspaceasheorbitedEarth.Thedesertsandaroundthewellhadmeltedintoglassfromtheextremeheat.NewsreportssaidAdairusedaboutthreehundredfortykilogramsofnitroglycerineexplosivematerialtopulltheoxygenoutofthefire.Adair'ssuccesswiththe"Devil'sCigaretteLighter"andearlierwellfirescapturedtheimaginationoftheAmericanfilmindustry.Innineteensixty-eight,HollywoodmadeanactionfilmcalledHellfighters.ItwaslooselybasedoneventsinRedAdair'slife.ActorJohnWayneplayedanoilwellfirefighterfromHouston,TexaswhoselifewassimilartoAdair's.AdairservedasanadvisortoWaynewhilethefilmwasbeingmade.Thetwomenbecameclosefriends.AdairsaidoneofthebesthonorsintheworldwastohaveJohnWayneplayhiminamovie.Innineteeneighty-eight,Adairfoughtwhatwaspossiblytheworld'sworstoff-shoreaccident.ItwasatthePiperAlphadrillingstructureintheNorthSea.OccidentalPetroleumoperatedthestructureoffthecoastofScotland.Thestructureproducedoilandgasfromtwenty-fourwells.Onehundredsixty-sevenmenwerekilledwhenthestructureexplodedafteragasleak.RedAdairhadtostopthefiresandcapthewells.Hefacedwindsblowingmorethanonehundredtwentykilometersanhour,andoceanwavesatleasttwentymetershigh.InMarchofnineteenninety-one,RedAdairwenttoKuwaitfollowingthePersianGulfWar.HeandhiscrewswerecalledintohelpputoutfiressetbytheIraqiarmy.TheRedAdairCompanycappedmorethanonehundredwells.Hiscrewswereamongtwenty-seventeamsfromsixteencountriescalledintofightthefires.Thecrews'effortsputoutaboutsevenhundredKuwaitifires.Theireffortssavedmillionsofbarrelsofoil.Someexpertssaytheoperationalsohelpedpreventanenvironmentaltragedy.Thejobhadbeenexpectedtotakethreetofiveyears.However,itwaspletedinjusteightmonths.RedAdairhadspenthisseventy-sixthbirthdayinKuwaitworkingsidebysidewithhiscrew.Whenaskedwhenhemightretire,hetoldreporters:"Retire?Idonotknowwhatthatwordmeans.Aslongasamanisabletowork,andheisproductiveoutthereandhefeelsgood―keepatit."Still,RedAdairfinallydidretireinnineteenninety-four.Atthattime,hejokedaboutwherehewouldendupwhenhedied.HesaidhehopedtobeinHeaven.ButhesaidthisaboutHell:"Ihavemadeadealwiththedevil.Hesaidheisgoingtogivemeanair-conditionedplacewhenIgodownthere―ifIgothere―soIwon'tputallthefiresout."RedAdairdiedintwothousandfour.Hewaseighty-nineyearsold.Athisfuneral,manyfamilymembersandfriendshonoredhimbywearingredclothes.ManyAmericansrememberRedAdairforhisbravery.Helivedhislifeontheedgeofdanger.Hewasknownforhiswillingnesstoriskhisownlifetosaveothers.Task8:很全的听力答案还有听力原文A.1)ShewasborninNewYorkCityin1884.2)Aftershefinishedschool,EleanorbeganteachingchildrentoreadinoneofthepoorestareasofNewYorkCity.Sheinvestigatedfactorieswhereworkersweresaidtobebadlytreated.Shebecameinvolvedwithotherwomenwhosharedthesameideasaboutimprovingsocialconditions.3)Shedecidedshewouldnolongerplaythepartofapolitician'swife.Instead,shebegantobuildalifewithinterestsofherown.4)FranklinRooseveltwaselectedpresidentin1932.HisneweconomicprogramwascalledtheNewDeal.5)Shewasdifferentfromthewivesofearlierpresidentsinthatshewasthefirsttoeactiveinpoliticalandsocialissues.6)Shepubliclyresignedhermembershiptoprotesttheactionofthegroup.7)Shespentthelastyearsofherlifevisitingforeigncountries.ShebecameAmerica'sunofficialambassador.ShecalledonAmericanstohelpthepeopleindevelopingcountries.B.1)F2)T3)TEleanorRooseveltwasthewifeofAmerica'sthirty-secondpresident,FranklinDelanoRoosevelt.Shehelpedherhusbandinmanywaysduringhislongpoliticallife.ShealsobecameoneofthemostinfluentialpeopleinAmerica.Shefoughtforequalrightsforallpeople--workers,women,poorpeople,blackpeople.Andshesoughtpeaceamongnations.AnnaEleanorRooseveltwasborninNewYorkCityineighteeneighty-four.Eleanor'sfamilyhadgreatwealthandinfluence.Whenshewaseightyearsold,hermotherdied.Twoyearslater,herfatherdied.ItwasEleanor'sgrandmotherwhoraisedtheRooseveltchildren.Aftershefinishedschool,EleanorbeganteachingchildrentoreadinoneofthepoorestareasofNewYorkCity,called"Hell'sKitchen."Sheinvestigatedfactorieswhereworkersweresaidtobebadlytreated.Shesawlittlechildrenoffourandfiveyearsoldworkinguntiltheydroppedtothefloor.Shebecameinvolvedwithotherwomenwhosharedthesameideasaboutimprovingsocialconditions.FranklinRooseveltbeganvisitingEleanor.FranklinbelongedtoanotherpartoftheRooseveltfamily.FranklinandEleanorweremarriedinnineteen-oh-five.Inthenextelevenyears,theyhadsixchildren.FranklinRooseveltbeganhislifeinpoliticsinNewYork.Hewaselectedtobeastatelegislator.Later,PresidentWoodrowWilsonappointedhimtobeassistantsecretaryoftheNavy.TheRooseveltsmovedtoWashingtoninnineteenthirteen.Itwasthere,afterthirteenyearsofmarriage,thatEleanorRooseveltwentthroughoneofthehardestperiodsofherlife.She很全的听力答案还有听力原文discoveredthatherhusbandhadfalleninlovewithanotherwoman.Shewantedtoendthemarriage.Butherhusbandurgedhertoremainhiswife.Shedid.Yetherrelationshipwithherhusbandchanged.Shedecidedshewouldnolongerplaythepartofapolitician'swife.Instead,shebegantobuildalifewithinterestsofherown.EleanorRooseveltlearnedaboutpoliticsandbecameinvolvedinissuesandgroupsthatinterestedher.Innineteentwenty-two,shebecamepartoftheWomen'sTradeUnionLeague.Shealsojoinedthedebateaboutwaystostopwar.InthoseyearsafterWorldWarOne,shearguedthatAmericamustbeinvolvedintheworldtopreventanotherwar."Peaceisthequestionofthehour,"sheoncetoldagroupofwomen."Womenmustworkforpeacetokeepfromlosingtheirlovedones."ThequestionofwarandpeacewasforgottenastheUnitedStatesenteredasevereeconomicdepressioninnineteentwenty-nine.PricessuddenlydroppedontheNewYorkstockmarket.Bankslosttheirmoney.Peoplelosttheirjobs.FranklinRooseveltwaselectedpresidentinnineteenthirty-two.HepromisedtoendtheDepressionandputAmericansbacktowork.Mrs.Roosevelthelpedherhusbandbyspreadinginformationabouthisneweconomicprogram.ItwascalledtheNewDeal.Shetraveledaroundthecountrygivingspeechesandvisitingareasthatneededeconomicaid.EleanorRooseveltwasdifferentfromthewivesofearlierpresidents.Shewasthefirsttoeactiveinpoliticalandsocialissues.Whileherhusbandwaspresident,MissusRooseveltheldmorethanthreehundrednewsconferencesforfemalereporters.Shewrotea