大学英语听力b2

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Julia:I'msosorrytohearthat.Whatbadluck!

Nancy:Heleftmewithtwochildren.(shepointstothetwochildrenwhoareplayingtogether.)Onewasfive,onewasthree.Ihadquitmyjobasaprogrammertostayathomeandcareforthem.Ihadnochoicebuttolookforajobtobeabletosupportus.Julia:Youweregoodatcomputerprogramming.Iwouldn'tthinkthatyouwouldhaveanydifficultyinfindingajobinthatfield.

Nancy:Youmightnotbelieveit,noonewantedtohireasinglemotherwithtwochildren.Iwasfiveyearsoutoftouchwithcurrentprogramming,latesttechnology.AndthejobsthatIdidfinddidn'tpayverywell.Julia:Whatapity!Howdidyoumakealivingthen?

Nancy:Ihadtosettleasasecretaryinasmallfirm.Andthejobisdull,thepayislow,andIdon'treallygetalongwellwithmycolleagues.Julia:So,I...Iseewhyyoumaybefeelingunlucky.

Nancy:Well,IthoughtthingswouldbegettingbetterlastyearwhenIfounda

boyfriend.Helikedthekidsandthekidslikedhim.HewouldbeanidealhusbandandsoweweregoingtogetmarriedlastChristmas.Onourweddingday,thechurchbuildingburneddown.Soweputoffthewedding.

Julia:Whydidn'tyoujustholdtheweddinginadifferentlocation?

Nancy:Well,wethoughtthatmaybeitwasasignthatweweren'tmeanttobetogether.Lookingbackatmyrecentlife,it'sbeenatotalfailure.Ijust...evennow,thingsdon'tseemright.Iwassoluckyinmyfirst28yearsoflife,andnowluckseemstohaveabandonedme.I'manunluckypersonmostofthetime.

Julia:Oh,youkeepcomplainingaboutyourunhappylife.And,...andrecentlyit'snotbeensogood,butnobodyisluckyallthetime,andtherehavebeengoodthingsinyourlifealso.

Nancy:Youhavetoadmit,though,thatsomepeopleareluckierthanothers.Nobodycansucceedwithouthavingalittlebitofluck.

Julia:Youarenolessluckythanmanyothersinthisworld.Whetheryou'reluckyornotdependsonhowyouthinkaboutlife.You'vebeenthinkingtoomuchabouttheunpleasantthingsinyourlife.Butifyouwouldlookatthingsfromanotherpointofview,thingswouldprobablylookalotdifferent.

Nancy:Buthow?Icanfindnothing,nothingluckyinmylifehappeningrightnow.

Julia:Mm,justlookatyourchildren.Theyaresocuteandhappy!Youhavetoconsiderthemyourassets.Andyou'vedoneagoodjobwiththem.

Nancy:Yes!I'mproudofthem.Totellthetruth,Ireallydoenjoywatchingthemgrowup.Ah,itmeanseverythingtome.IreallythinkIamluckytobeamothertothem.Thanksforlisteningandtalkingwithme.It'sbeennicetalkingtoyouand...andseeingyouoncemore.IseethatIreallyhavehadagoodshareofgoodluck.Julia:Itseemstomeyouhavemuchtobethankfulfor.IhopethenexttimeIseeyou,you'llbefeelinglikeyourlifeismuchmoresuccessful.

PartIIIVideoAppreciationandSingingforFun

PartIVFurtherSpeakingandListening

ListeningI

1Thetruestatements:124

21.authoritybehavior2.hopingforachance

3.changingourideasclosestrelatives4.mostrecentstudiesScript:

(Atadormitoryloungeonacollegecampus.Twostudents,John,abiologymajor,andMary,anEnglishmajor,aresharingamorningnewspaper.)John:DidyouseethisarticleaboutJaneGoodall?

Mary:No,butI'veheardofthename.Idon'trememberwhyshe'sfamous.John:Well,she'sprobablytheworld'stopauthorityonthebehaviorofchimpanzeesandgorillas.Shehaswrittenseveralbooks,publishedmanyarticles,andlecturedallovertheworldaboutherstudies.

Mary:Howdidshebeginherworkinthisarea?

John:That'squiteastory.Thearticlesaysthatshewasatimidtwenty-six-yearoldpersonwithoutauniversityeducationwhenshegotthecouragetocallLouisLeakey,thefamousanthropologistattheMuseumofNaturalHistoryinKenya.Shehadbeenworkingasawaitress,savinghermoney,andhopingforachancetostudyanimals.

Mary:Whathappenednext?

John:Leakeyofferedherajobashisassistantin1960.Shepaidherownexpensesforayear,andLeakeythenhelpedherfindthemoneytocontinueherresearchandfinallyfinishauniversitydegreeinanthropology.Herstudieshavecontinuedsincethen,changingourideasabouttheseanimalswhoareman'sclosestrelatives.Mary:Whatisthenewspaperwritingabouthernow?

John:SheisdoinganewTVshownextmonthon\willtellabouthermostrecentstudiesinAfrica.

Mary:I'dliketoseethateventhoughI'mnotabiologist.

ListeningII

11.17822.17953.hislatetwenties

2ThethingsthataretruetoBeethoven:13568910

Script:

Bob:Hi,Mary,whatdidyoufindthistime?

Mary:DoyourememberinourMusicAppreciationclasswestudiedmusicbyLudwigvanBeethoven?IfoundaCDwithsomeofhisbest-knownsymphonies.Carol:Ohyes,Ithinkthat\andmostjoyfulpiecesofmusiceverwritten!

Bob:Iagree,butBeethovenhadmanyunhappytimesduringhislife.

Mary:Heseemed\wasasingerandorganistinBonn,Germany.Hepublishedhisfirstmusicattheageoftwelvein1782,playedinprivateconcerts,andhadhisfirstpublicconcertin1795.Carol:But,eventhoughhewasabrilliantpianist,itwashisoriginalmusicwhichhewasbestknownfor.Ialsorememberthatin1802hebegantolosehishearing.Wasthattheendofhismusiccareer?

Bob:No,buthebecamebitterandunhappyafterthat,andhismusic,thoughexcellent,wasastruggleforhim.

Mary:Weweretoldthathecould\

actualmusic.Despitethemanypersonaldisappointmentshesuffered,hebecameknownasthegreatestmusicianofhistime.

ListeningIII

1ThethingsthataretruetoNormanRockwell:46721-5AADCDScript:

IntheUnitedStates,NormanRockwellisthebest-knownartistwhoeverlived.Hepaintedaveragepeople,butalsorecordedmajorevents,suchasLindbergh'sflightacrosstheAtlanticin1927andNeilArmstrongsteppingonthemoonmanyyearslater.PresidentsEisenhower,Kennedy,andJohnsonalsosatforportraitswhichhepainted.

RockwellwasborninNewYorkin1894.Whenaschoolboy,hewantedtocompeteinathletics,butwasunsuccessful.Hewaspoorlycoordinated,hadtowearcorrectiveshoes,andalsoworeverythickglasses.However,hediscoveredonethinghecoulddoverywell.Hecoulddraw.Fromanearlyageheusedhisdrawingskillstoentertainhisschoolfriends.

HequithighschooltoattendartschoolandfinallywenttoParistostudymodernFrenchpainting.Hedidnotdowellwiththis,buthediddiscoverthathereallylikedtopaintpeople.HereturnedtotheU.S.,studiedwithleadingmagazineillustratorsofthetime,andbecamesuccessfulatpaintingpeople.

In1916,hepaintedacoverforthepopularweeklymagazine,TheSaturdayEveningPost.By1919hewasitschiefcoverartist.TheAmericanpubliclovedthewayherecordedordinarypeopleandeventsonthemagazinecovers.Hedidsoforover45years.

ListeningIV

MichaelJosephJacksonwasbornonAugust29,1958,inGary,Indiana.Hewasthe1)seventhchildofJosephandCatherineJackson.Joseph,asteel-millworker,2)

encouragedhisthreesons,Sigmund,Toriano,andJe