(全新版)大英4新视野视听说教程听力答案Unit6

Uint6

II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:What’sthatIsitatoyDiditgetchewedbyadog

M:Hey,that’smymascot!MyunclegaveittomewhenIwasfive,andit’sbeenwith

meeversince.Itbroughtmeluckinallmycollegeexams.Ican’tbringmyselfto

partwithit.

Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouthisluckycharm

2.Script

W:Wishmeluck;I’vegotajobinterviewthisafternoon.I’mreallynervous.

M:Staycalm,bestofluck!I’vegotmyfingercrossedforyou.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayhehascrossedhisfingersforthewoman

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3.Script

W:Ohno!DidyouseethatblackcatwalkrightinfrontofmeThat’sunlucky!

M:ReallyIguessitdependsonwhereyoucomefrom.Inmyhometownit’sthe

opposite:It’sluckytoseeablackcatcrossyourpath.Sononeedtoworry!

Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutablackcatcrossingtheirpath

4.Script

M:GuesswhatIdidthismorningIsmashedmymirror.Agreatwaytostarttheday!

W:Ohno,sevenyears’badluck,isn’tit

Q:Whathappenedinthemorning

5.Script

M:Ican’tbelievethisrain;it’sbeenpouringforhours!WherecanIdrymyumbrella

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W:Notinhereplease!It’sunluckytoopenanumbrellaindoors.Youcanputitonthe

porch.

Q:Wheredoesthewomanaskthemandotoopenhisumbrella

Keys:A

III.ListeningIn

Task1:DavidCopperfieldiscoming.

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W:

MybrotherisgoingtopickupsometickersfortheDavidCopperfieldshow.

Youinterestedincomingwithus

M:

W:

M:

Idon’tknow.I’vebeencardtricksbefore,andrabbitsfromhats.Ievendo

tricksmyself—watchmechangethiscoinintoanicecreamcone.

Veryfunny.DavidCopperfieldistheworld’sgreatestmagician;he’scertainly

worthalook.

Actually,Ihaveseenhimontelevision.Hepullsoffsomeprettyamazing

stunts.IwishIknewhowheperformedhistricks.ThenIcouldalsomakea

personfloatintheair.Icouldpullarabbitoutofmyhat.Icouldescape

fromastraitjacketandhandcuffs—allunderwater.AndIcouldsawa

womaninhalf.

W:

Amagiciannevertellshissecrets.Davidattemptstheimpossibleandno

onehasanyideahowhedoesit.IsawhimonTVwhenhewalkedthrough

theGreatWallofChina.

M:

W:

Howcouldhedothat

Ihavenoidea,butIknowwhatIsaw:Heenteredacanvasshelteronone

sideofthewall,andhecameoutofacanvasshelterontheotherside.

yes,burwashealwaysinfullviewofthecamera,ordidtheycuttoa

commercialorsomethingelse

Notonlywasthecamerarunningallthetime,buthewashookedupa

heartmonitor,andyoucouldtrackhisprogressashemovedthroughthe

wall.

M:

W:

M:

It’sdifficulttoknowwhattobelieve.Iknowit’snotpossibleforhimtodo

that,but…

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W:

Itsoundstomelikeit’sashowworthwatching.

M:

Countmein.Insteadofanicecreamcone,I’llturnmymoneyintoaticket.

1.Whatisthedialogmainlyabout

2.WhichofthefollowingDOESN’Tthemanmention

3.WhatdidDavidCopperfielddoattheGreatWallofChina,accordingtothe

woman

4.UnderwhatconditiondidDavidCopperfieldgothroughtheGreatWall

5.Whatdoesthemanfinallydecidetodo

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Keys:1C

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1.Hecouldmakeapersonfloatintheair,pullarabbitoutofhishat,escapefroma

straitjacketandhandcuffs—allunderwater,andsawawomaninhalf.

2.ShethinksDavisCopperfieldintheworld’sgreatestmagicianandhe’scertainly

worthalook.

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Task2:Isitreallybadluck

Script

AreyouworriedbecauseyouhavejustbrokenamirrorSomepeoplebelievethat

breakingamirrorisa(S1)terriblethingtodo.Theysayitwillbringyousevenyears

of(S2)misfortune.Thereasonbehindthisbeliefstemstheoldideathataperson’s

soulisintheir(S3)reflection,sothatifyousmashyourmirror,yousoulwillbe(S4)

damagedtoo,doomingyoudoanearlydeath,andnotgivingyouentryto(S5)

heaven.IsthereanywaytoreversethisbadluckYes—ifyouverycarefully(S6)pick

upallthebrokenpiecesofthemirrorandthrowthemintoariverorstream,then

thebadluckwillbe”(S7)washedaway”..

Ofallnumber,13isthemostassociatedwithbadluck.(S8)Somepeopleclaimthat

thenumberisbadluckbecausethirteenpeoplesatdownfortheLastSupperbefore

Jesuswascrucified,andwiththisinmindfewhostswillservedinnerwiththirteenat

thetable.AndaccordingtoanancientNorwegiantale,twelvegodshadgatheredfor

afeastwhenathirteenth,Loke,entered.Afterthemeal,LokekilledBalder,whowas

themostbelovedofallthegods.

(S9)Fridaythethirteenthofanymonthisconsideredespeciallybadorunlucky,andFridaythe

thirteenthofMarchistheworstofthemall.

Thenumbersevenalsohassomesuperstitionconnectedtoit.ItissaidthatGod

createdtheworldinsevendays,andanyassociationwiththenumberisluck.The

seventhsonoftheseventhsonissaidtobetheluckiestofmen,and(S10)whenpeople

talkaboutthe"seven-yearitch"theymeanthateverysevenyearsapersonundergoesacomplete

changeinpersonality

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Task3:TheStatusonEasterIsland

Script

OneofthegreatestmysteriesonEarthisthestatuesonEasterIsland.Theislandis

oneofthemostremoteplacesonEarth,locatedinthesouthernPacificOcean.Itwas

almostuninhabitedwhenitwasdiscoveredonEasterDayin1722byaDutchcaptain,

butitiscoveredwithhundredsofgiantstatues,eachweighingseveraltonsandsome

standingmorethan30feettall.

Whocarvedthesestatures,andhowandwhyweretheyputthere

Nobodyknowstheanswerforsure,butmanyatetryingtofindout.Therearemany

theoriestoexplainthismystery.Ithasevenbeensuggestedthespacealiensmay

haveplayedaroleregardingthesegiantstatues.Anothertheoryrelatestothefact

thatEasterIslandwasinhabitedbyPolynesianseafarers,whotraveledthousandof

milesintheircanoes,guidedbythestars,thecolorofskyandthesun,theshapesof

clouds,andthepresenceofbirdsmakingflightsouttoseaseekingfood.The

Polynesiansfirstarrivedontheislandintheoceancurrentswhichcarriedthem

therewouldmottakethemback.Theyweretrappedand,havingarrivedthere,could

notleave.ThePolynesiansprobablecaredthestatuesthemselves,perhapsas

religioussymbols.

Todate,887statueshavebeendiscoveredontheisland.However,onlyafewstatues

werecarriedintendeddestination.Therestwereabandonedalongtheway.

Thestatuesappeartohavebeencarvedoutofthetopedgeofwallsofavolcanoon

theisland.Afterastatuewascarved,itmayhavebeenrolledordraggeddowntothe

baseofthevolcano.Thenitwasputupright,andropesweretiedaroundit.Usinga

pulleysystem,thestatuewasmovestoitsintendeddestination.

Atitspeak,thepopulationofEaterIslandisbelievedtohavereached11,000.

Eventually,theresourcesoftheislandwereexhausted,andthepeopleresortedto

cannibalism,eatingoneanother.Workonthestatuesstoppedandthestatueswere

knockedover.WhenthefirstEuropeansfinallyarrivedontheisland,mostofthe

peopleladdiedout.

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1.Whenandbywhomwastheislanddiscovered

2.Whoarementionedinthepassageaspossiblebuildersofthestatues

3.WhatistrueofthePolynesiansontheislandaccordingtothepassage

4.Howmanystatueserecarriedtotheirintendeddestination

5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage

Keys:1A.D5B

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Theresourcesoftheislandbecameexhausted,andthepeopleresortedtocannibalism,eatingeach

other.WhenthefirstEuropeansfinallyarrivedontheisland,mostofthepeoplehaddiedout.

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1

ThisisacustomthatdatesbacktotheancientCelts.

Chris:Sue,doyouknowwhypeoplesay,“knockonwood”whentheywanttoavoid

badluck

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Susan:Itsoundsabitfunny.AsfarasIknow,ithasalottodowithancientCeltic

people.Theyworshippedtrees.

Chris:Soundsinteresting.

Susan:Theythoughtstreeswouldsuckdemonsbackintotheground.

Chris:Well,whenyouthinkaboutthedeeproots,theirbeliefseemstomakesome

senses.

Susan:What’smore,knockingonwoodwasawaytobragwithoutbeingpunished.

Peopleoncethoughtthatevilspiritswouldbecomejealousifgoodfortune

waspointedouttothem

Chris:Uh,yes,goon.

Susan:well,byknockingonwoodthreetimes,thenoisecouldfrightenedawaythe

evilspirits,andtheycouldn’thavetorobthebraggartofthatgoodfortune

Chris:I’mafraidthosewhodon’tknowthissuperstitionmightbefrightenedawayas

well.

Susan:Nowhere’satest.Doyouknowhowthecustomofkissingunderthe

mistletoeoriginated

Chris:Ihaven’ttheslightestidea,butI’mallears.

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Susan:AgainthisisacustomthatdatesbacktotheancientCelts.Sincethey

worshippedtrees,theyconductedmanyoftheirceremoniesinthe

woodsintheshadeoftrees.

Chris:NowIsee.Probablyit’sunderthesemistletoetreesthatweddingstookplace.

Susan:Iwishyouwerestandingundersomemistletoerightnow.

Chris:LuckilyI’mnot.Touchwood.

MODEL2Isthereanyrelationshipbetweensuperstitionsand

reallife

Script

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Chris:It’sstrangethatsomanypeoplearesuperstitious.Theremustbesome

relationshipbetweensuperstitionsandreallife.

Susan:Youknow,RichardWiseman,aBritishpsychologistresearchedthe

relationshipbetweensuperstitionandluck.

Chris:WhatdidhefindMostpeoplewouldbeinterested.AtleastIwould

Susan:Hepolled,000peopleandfondthatpeoplewhobelievethemselvestobe

luckytendtogoforpositivesuperstitions.Theymayweararingasatalisman

oroftensay,”touchwood”forgoodluck.

Chris:Then,whatabouttheunluckypeopleDoyoumeaniftheythinktheyate

unlucky,theytendtobelieveinsuperstitionsabutbadluck.

Susan:Yeah.Theyworryalotaboutabrokenmirror,ablackcatrunningacrosstheir

path,andsoon.

Chris:Sowhatishispoint

Susan:Hispointisthatpeoplemaketheirownluckbytheirattitudetolife.So,49

percentofluckypeopleregularlycrosstheirfingers,comparedto30percent

ofunluckypeople.Andonly18percentofluckypeopleareanxiousifthey

breakamirror.

Chris:So,ourfateislinkedtoourattituderatherthantooursuperstitions.

Susan:Ithinkthat’swhatheissuggesting.

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Chris:Thisresearchseemstoocomplicates.IfIwereapsychologist,Iwouldconduct

asurveytofindwhether13reallyisanunluckynumber.Ifthereeretraffic

accidentsormurdersonthe13ththanonotherdays,thenwehavetobelieve

insuperstitions.

Susan:Whatifthereweren’t

Chris:ThenIwouldn’tbesuperstitious.

Susan:Whatabrilliantidea!IneverexpectedyoutobeaswiseasSolomon.

Chris:Wellaslongasyoudon’tthinkI’mafool.

MODEL3IbelieveETshavevisitedtheearthbefore.

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Script

Nora:Hey,what’sthispictureofyoursItlookslikeaflyingsaucer.

Chris:Itis.Iwasvisitedbyalienslastweekandthisisapictureoftheirspacecraft.

Nora:WhenIlookcloser,itresemblesaliverFrisbee.

Chris:Butitcouldhavebeenaliens.IbelieveETshavevisitedtheearthbefore.What

doyouthink

Nora:Itwouldbehardtobelieveotherwise.Projectslikethepyramidsaredifficultto

explainaway,giventheleveloftechnologythatwasavailableatthetime

Chris:That’sforsure.Theyaremysterious.

Nora:Whenyouconsiderallthose“impossibilities,it’stemptingtoinferthatsome

highlyadvancedcivilizationassistedhumansintheirconstruction.

Chris:Thinkaboutthis:ifyouwereabductedbyaliensandtakenuptotheir

spaceshiporsomething…well…

Nora:Whatdoyoumean

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Chris:Imean,whowouldbelieveyouYou’dgonutstellingeveryone:“It’strue!Iwas

abductedbyaliens!”

Nora:Andeveryonewouldthinkyouwerecrazy,orjustmakingupastorytoget

attention.

Chris:FromwhatIunderstand,sometimesthesepeopledogocrazy,tryingto

convincepeopleabouttheirexperiences.

Nora:Ibelievethatinsomecasestheyofferprettygoodevidence.

Chris:So,takeacloserlookatthispicture.Doyoustillthinkit’saFrisbee

NowYourTurn

Task1

SAMPLEDIALOG

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Simon:Eliza,doyouknowwhypeoplesay”keepyourfingerscrossed”whenthey

wanttowishothersluck

Eliza:Itsoundsabitfunny.AsfarasIknow,it’salottodowithanancient

Christianbelief.

Simon:Uh,goon.

Eliza:IntheChristianbelief“makingthesignofthecross”wouldkeepawayevil

spiritsandbadluck.

Simon:Isee.Whenyouthinkaboutthecross,signofChristianity,thatbeliefseems

tomakesomesense.

Eliza:That’strue.That’swhychildrenoftencrosstheirfingerswhentheytella

smalllie.Theywanttokeepbadluckaway,ortoavoidbeingpunished.

Simon:Soundsinteresting.So,I’llcrossmyfingersforyoubeforeyoutakethefinal

examination.

Eliza:Thankyou.

Simon:Butthosewhodon’tunderstandthissuperstitionmightbepuzzled

Eliza:Withinterestingcommunicationsamongnations,moreandmorepeoplecan

understanditnow.

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V.Let’sTalk

Script

Thanks,perhaps,tofallingstockmarketsandunrestintheMiddleEast,Britonshave

becomeevenmoresuperstitiousthanusual,accordingtoareportpublishedtoday.

“Therehasbeenasignificantincreaseinsuperstitionoverthelastmonth,possibleas

aresultofcurrenteconomicandpoliticaluncertainties,”statedDr.DickArmstrong.

HelaunchedanInternetSurveyofnationalsuperstition,andfoundittobe

surprisinglyhigh,evenamongthosewithascientificbackground.Onlymoreintenof

thosesurveyedclaimednottobesuperstitiousatall.Threeoutoffourpeoplein

Britainfeeltheneedtotouchwood,and65%crosstheirfingers.

Itisinterestingtonotethatluckypeopleweremuchlesssuperstitiousandtendedto

takeconstructiveactiontoimprovetheirlives.Conversely,superstitiouspeople

tendedtoregardthemselvesasamongthelesslucky,worriedaboutlife,hadastrong

needforcontrol,andcouldnottolerateambiguity.

Thesurveyalsorevealedsomeunexpectedbeliefs.Forexample,onerespondent

couldnotstayinthebathroomonceatoilethadbeenflushed.

Therewasnoevidencethatsuperstitiouseverworked,even,whenpeoplewere

instructedtocarryluckycharmsforaweek.Theydidn’tfeelanyluckierormore

stratifiedwiththeirlivesattheendofthatweekthanwhentheystarted.

Armstrongattemptedtoexplainthisphenomenon:“Whenstudentsarepreparingfor

examswithaluckycharm,theymaytrustthecharm,ratherthandoingsomeextra

revision.”

Thanks,perhaps,tofallingstockmarketsandunrestinthe

ReasonsfoeMoreMiddleEast,Britonshavebecomeevenmoresuperstitiousthan

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Superstitions

usual

Luckypeopleweremuchlesssuperstitiousandtendedtotake

constructiveactiontoimprovetheirlives.Conversely,

superstitiouspeopletendedtoregardthemselvesasamongthe

lesslucky

Whoaremore

superstitious

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Therewasnoevidencethatsuperstitionseverworked,even,when

Dosuperstitionspeoplewereinstructedtocarryluckycharmsforaweek.They

work

didn’tfeelanyluckierormoresatisfied

Explanation

Whenstudentsarepreparingforexamswithaluckycharm,

theymaytrustthecharm,ratherthandoingsomeextra

revision.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:HorseshoesasaSignofGoodLuck

Script

Horseshoesareatraditionalsignofgoodluck.Mostpeoplebelievethiscomesfrom

thefactthatthehorseshoeisshapedlikethecrescentmoon,aperiodofprosperity

andgoodfortune.OnelegendhasitthattheDevilwasindisguiseandwanderingat

large,lookingfortrouble.HehappenedtocallonSt.Dunstan,whoeaskilledin

shoeinghorses.St.DunstanrecognizedtheDevilandtiedhimtoawallwithonlyhis

feetfreetomove.Hethensettoworkshoeinghimasthoughhewereahorse,but

withsuchroughnesstheDevilcriedoutformercy.St.Dunstanstoppedhisworkand

releasedtheDevilaftermakinghimpromisenevertoenterahomeonwhicha

horseshoewasfixed.Witchesfearhorses,sotheyarealsoturnedawaybyadoor

withahorseshoemountedonit.Thebigissueregardinghorseshoesiswhetherthey

shouldbehungpointsuporpointsdown.

…

Theoriginalsuperstitionwasthatthehorseshoeispointsuptokeeptheluckfrom

pouringout.Despitethisviewmostbuildingswithhorseshoesintheirsignhang

themtheoppositeway.TheHorseshoeCasinoinLasVegashangsitshorseshoewith

thearcontop.Theymaybehopingtheircustomers’luckrunsout,butthisisusually

notsomethingyouadvertiseinyoursign.Fingerringsmadeofhorseshoenailare

saidtokeepawaybadluck.Also,robbingtwohorseshoestogetherissaidtobring

goodluck.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesthecrescentmoonrepresent

2.WhatdidSt.DunstandototheDevil

3.WhatdidtheDevilpromise

4.Whatisthebigissueconcerningthehorseshoe

5.WhyisthearcofthehorseshoeupatthecasinoinLasVegas

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2:Superstitionsorrealbadlucks

Keys:

Script

Joan:Passmethatmirror,wouldyouI’llseeifmymakeupisOK.

Dick:OOOPS!!SorryIdroppedit…butisityouormethatgetsthesevenyearsofbad

luck

Joan:You,Ihope,butprobableneitherofus.Iwonderwherethat“oldwives’tale”

originatedanyway.

Dick:Thereusedtobealotofsuperstitions:blackcats,ladders,numbers.My

parentandgrandparentsarefullofthem.

Joan:Iagree.Peopletodayaremuchmoreeducatedthanbefore.These

superstitionsarejustamusingpiecedofhistoryratherthanbeliefs,don’tyou

thinkso

Dick:Perhaps,butsomepeopletodaystillgoforthem.Peoplewhoselivelihoods

dependmoreonluck—likeprofessionalathletes,orfishermen—oftenthey

havesuperstitiousroutines.

Joan:It’srue.Ihaveheardofathleteswhowearluckysocksoratreasuredmedal

tobringthemgoodfortune.

Dick:Andlet’snotforgetluckynumbers.Weallknowaboutthenumber4,6,and8in

China.

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Joan:Iknow4isdeathand8iswealth,butwhatisthesignificanceof6

Dick:6meansgoodluck.Somepeopleinclude6intheire-mailaddressjustforluck.

Joan:Maybewearenotassmartaswethinkweare.

Dick:Well,therearemanythingsintheuniversethatwecannotcontrol,andthat’s

whypeoplearesuperstitious.

Keys:TTFFT

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Task3:CareerTransitions

Script

TherewasakinginAfricawhohasaclosefriendthathegrewupwith.Thefriendhas

ahabitoflookingateverysituationinhislifeandsaying,“Thisisgood!”

Onedaythekingandhisfriendwereouthunting.Thefriendwouldloadandprepare

thegunsfortheking.Thefriendhadapparentlydonesomethingwronginpreparing

oneoftheguns,foraftertakingthegunfromhisfriend,thekingfireditandhis

thumbwasblownoff.Examiningthesituation,thefriendremarkedasusual,“Thisis

good!”towhichthekingreplied,“No,thisisNOTgood!”andproceededtosendhis

friendtojail.

.

Aboutayearlater,thekingwashuntinginanareathatheshouldhaveknowntostay

clearof.Cannibalscapturedhimandtookhimtotheirvillage.Theytiedhimtoa

stakesurroundedbywood.Astheycameneartosetfiretothewood,theynoticed

thatthekinghadbutonethumb.Beingsuperstitious,theyneverateanyonethat

waslessthanwhole.Sotheysetthekingfree.

Ashereturnedhome,hewasremindedoftheeventthathadtakenhisthumboff

andfeltbadlysorryabouthistreatmentofhisfriend.Hewentimmediatelytothejail

tospeakwithhisfriend.“Youwereright,”hesaid,“itwasgoodformythumbwas

blownoff.”Thenheapologized,“I’mverysorryforsendingyoutojailforsolong.It

wasbadformetodothis.”

“No,”hisfriendreplied,“thisisgood!”

“Whatdoyoumean,‘thisisgood’HowcoulditbegoodthatIsentyou,mygood

friend,tojailforallthistime”

“IfIhadnotbeeninjail,Iwouldhavebeenwithyou—andeaten.!”

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