《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案Unit 4

《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案Unit4Unit4

Task1

【答案】

1)Theywereorphansandhadnobodytosupportthem.

2)Eachboywasgivenonlyonebowlofgruelforsupperandnomore-farfromenough.

3)Theyboysweresohungrythattheycouldnotbearitanymore.Theydecidedthattoneofthem

mustaskthemasterformoregruel.OliveTwistwaschosenbycastinglots.

4)Heneverthoughtthatanyboywoulddaretoaskformorefoodthanthegivenportion.

Therefore,hewasbothsurprisedandangryonhearingOliver'srequest.

5)Hewasstruckontheheadbythemasterandpushedoutoftheroom.AndforaweekOlive

remainedprisonerinthecellar.

【原文】

OliverTwisthadnoparentsandlivedintheworkhouse.

Theroominwhichtheboyshadtheirfoodwasalargestonehall.Eachboywasgivenone

bowlofgruelandnomore.Thebowlsneverneededwashing.Theboyspolishedthemwiththeir

spoons.Butstilltheboyswerehungry.

OliverTwistandtheotherboyssufferedfromslowstarvationforthreemonths.Atlastthey

gotsowildwithhungerthatoneoftheboys,whowastallforhisage,said:

"Ifthisgoeson,IamafraidIshalleattheboywhosleepsnextme."Hehadwildhungry

eyesandtheboysbelievedhim.Theboysgatheredandthoughtofaplan.

"Oneofusmustwalkuptothemasteratsupperthiseveningandaskformoregruel,"said

oneboy.

"Letuseastlots,'*saidanother.nInthatwayweshallseewhomustgouptothemasterand

askformore."

Sotheycastlots.ThelotfelltoOliverTwist.Hehadtogouptothemasterandaskformore

gruel.

Theeveningcame.Theboystooktheirplacesandquicklyateuptheirgruel.Thenthey

lookedatOliver.Herosefromhisplace,bowlandspooninhand,wentuptothemasterandsaid,

"Please,sir,Iwantsomemore.**Themasterwasafat,healthyman,butheturnedpale.

"What!”hesaidatlast.

Oliverrepeated:"Please,sir,Iwantsomemore.**

ThemasterstruckOliverontheheadandpushedhimoutoftheroom.

ForaweekOliverremainedaprisonerinthecellar.

Task2

【答案】

A.1)F2)F3)T

B.

l)d2)b

【原文】

MarkTwainwasafamousAmericanwriter.Thereweremanystoriesabouthim.OnedayMark

Twainwasfishing.Astrangercamealong.

nGoodmorning!"saidthestranger.

nGoodmorning!"saidMarkTwain."Niceweatherwe'rehaving!"

HVeryniceindeed/saidthestranger."Howwasfishing?"

"Verygood.Icaughtthreetrouthereyesterdayinjustaboutanhour."

"Isthatso?'*saidthestranger.

"Yes.I'mveryfondoftrout."

"Bytheway,"saidthestranger,ndoyouhappentoknowwhoIam?"

"No,Ihaven'tanyidea,"saidMarkTwain.

"Well,I'mthegamewardenofthiscounty,"saidthestranger."Fishingisnotallowedhere."

MarkTwainpausedaminute.Thenheasked:

"Bytheway,doyouknowwhoIam?"

nNo,Idon't."

"Well,Iamthebiggestliarinthecountry."

Task3

【答案】

A.

Name:LewisCarroll

Occupation:mathematics;OxfordUniversity

Literaryworks:AlicesAdventuresinWonderland\1865;

ThroughtheLooking-Glass^1871

B.

ThesestoriesareaboutadreamworldinwhichAlicemeetsstrangecreaturesandhasinteresting

adventures.

【原文】

Whichwouldyouratherbe?Amathematicianorawriter?Perhapsyouwillneverbefaced

withthiskindofchoice.LewisCarrollwasbothamathematicianandawriter.Hewasalecturer

inmathematicsatOxfordUniversity.Butheisbetterknownastheauthoroftwoofthemost

famouschildren5sbooksthathaveeverbeenwritten:AlicesAdventuresinWonderlandand

ThroughtheLooking-Glass.Theauthor'srealnamewasCharlesLutwidgeDodgson,buthe

preferredtousethepen-name“LewisCarroll“whenhewroteAlicesAdventuresinWonderland

andthisisthenamewerememberhimby.

AlicesAdventuresinWonderlandwaspublishedin1865,whenitsauthorwas33yearsold;it

wasfollowedbyThroughtheLooking-Glassin1871.Bothbookswerewrittenforarealgirl

calledAlice,buttheyhavebeenreadbymillionsofchildrensincetheywerefirstpublished.These

storiesareaboutadreamworldinwhichAlicemeetsstrangecreaturesandhasinteresting

adventures.I'msureyouknowthisalready,butifyoudon't,youhadbetterreadthestories

yourselves.

Task4

【答案】

theGreeks,closedthegatesofthecityandstayedbehindthewalls,theGreeks,ahugewooden

horse,hideinsideit,thehorse,theystopped,hidtheirships,Greekprisoner,thehorse,TheGreek

soldiers,thewoodenhorse

【原文】

Many,manyyearsagotherewasawarbetweentheGreeksandtheTrojans.TheGreekships

saileduptothecityofTroy.WhentheTrojanssawtheGreekships,theyclosedthegatesoftheir

cityandstayedbehindthewalls.TheGreeksattackedthecitymanytimes,butcouldnottakeit.

ThenoneoftheGreeksthoughtofaplan.TheGreeksmadeabigwoodenhorseandhadsome

soldiershideinsidethehorse.InthemorningtheGreeksburnedtheircampsandsailedaway.

Onlythebigwoodenhorseremainedinfrontofthecitygate.

ButtheGreekshipsdidnotsailfar.TheGreeksstoppedataplacenearTroy,wherethe

Trojanscouldnotseethem,andhidtheirships.AtfirsttheTrojanswantedtoburnthewooden

horse,butaGreekprisonersaid,nDon'tbumthehorse.BringitintoTroy.Itwillhelpyou.n

Thehorsewasverybig,andtheTrojanscouldnotbringitinthroughthegate.Theyhadto

makeaholeinthewall.Thentheybroughtthewoodenhorseintothecity.Thenextdaywasa

holidayinTroy.AtnightalltheTrojansoldiersfellasleepafteraheavyfestivedrinking.

TheGreekshipscamebacktoTroyinthenight.Wheneverythingwasquiet,theGreek

soldierscameoutofthewoodenhorseandopenedthegatesofthecity.TheGreekarmycameinto

thecity,killedmanyTrojansandtookthecity.

Task5

【答案】

A.

1)c2)a

B.

1)Alltheanimalsthoughtthathewasthekingofbeasts.Actuallyhewasacoward.Hewasafraid

ofhumanbeingsandotherbiganimals.Heroaredonlytoscarethemawayandneverreallyhurt

them.

2)DorothyandherdogwantedtogetbacktoKansas.TheScarecrowwantedsomebrainsandthe

Tinmanwantedaheart.TheLionwantedtohavecourage.

【原文】

ThefollowingstoryhasbeentakenfromTheWonderfulWizardofOzwrittenbyL.Frank

Baumin1900.ThebookisamodernfairytaleandisoneofthegreatfavoritesofAmerican

children.

OnedayatornadocarriedawayDorothyandherdogTotofromtheirhomeinKansasand

landedtheminthewonderfullandofOz.Heretheymadefriendswithtwostrangefellows,a

scarecrowandatinman.ThefourwerenowontheirwaytotheEmeraldCitywheretheGreatOz

lived.

JustastheTinmanspoketherecamefromtheforestaterribleroar,andthenextmomenta

greatLionrushedintotheroad.WithoneblowofhispawheknockedtheScarecrowtotheedge

oftheroad,andthenhehittheTinmanwithhissharpclaws.But,totheLion'ssurprise,hecould

makenomarkonthetin,thoughtheTinmanfelloverintheroadandlaystill.

LittleToto,nowthathehadanenemytoface,ranbarkingtowardstheLion.Thegreatbeast

hadopenedhismouthtobitethedog.DorothyfearedthatTotowouldbekilled.Sheforgotall

dangerandrushedforward.SheslappedtheLionuponhisnoseashardasshecould,andcried

out:

"Don'tbiteToto!Youshouldbeashamedofyourself,abigbeastlikeyou,tobiteapoorlittle

dog!"

"Ididn'tbitehim,"saidtheLion,asherubbedhisnosewithhispawwhereDorothyhadhit

it.

"No,butyoutriedto,"shesaidinanger."Youarenothingbutabigcoward.n

"Iknow,"saidtheLion,andhehunghisheadinshame/Tvealwaysknownit.ButhowcanI

helpit?”

"Idon'tknow,I'msure.ButhowcanyouhitastuffedmanlikethepoorScarecrow?"

"Ishestuffed?"askedtheLion,insurprise,ashewatchedherpickuptheScarecrowandset

himuponhisfeet,whileshepattedhimintoshapeagain.

nOfcoursehe*sstuffed,"repliedDorothy.Shewasstillangry.

"Thatexplainsit.Hereallywentovereasily,"saidtheLion."Itsurprisedmetoseehimturn

aroundso.Istheotheronestuffedalso?"

“No,"saidDorothy,nhe*smadeoftin."AndshehelpedtheTinmanupagain.

"Hereallyhurtmyclaws,"saidtheLion,"Whentheyscratchedagainstthetinitmadeacold

shivermindownmyback.Whatisthatlittleanimalyouaresokindto?"

"Heismydog,Toto,"answeredDorothy.

"Ishemadeoftin,orstuffed?'*askedtheLion."Neither.He'sameatdog,"saidthegirl.

nOh.He'sacuriousanimal,andseemsreallysmall,nowthatIlookathim.Noonethinksof

bitingsuchasmall,littlethingexceptacowardlikeme,"continuedtheLionsadly.

HWhatmakesyouacoward?'*askedDorothy.Shelookedatthegreatbeastinwonder,forhe

wasasbigasasmallhorse.

"Idon'tknow,"repliedtheLion."IsupposeIwasbornthatway.Alltheotheranimalsinthe

forestexpectmetobebrave,fortheLioniseverywherethoughttobetheKingofBeasts.I

learnedthatifIroaredveryloudlyeverylivingthingwasafraidandgotoutofmyway.Whenever

I'vemetamanPvebeenverymuchfrightened;butIjustroaredathim,andhehasalwaysmin

awayasfastashecouldgo.Iftheelephants,tigersandbearsevertriedtofightme,Iwouldrun

away——I'msuchacoward;butjustassoonastheyhearmeroar,theyalltrytogetawayfromme,

andofcourseIletthemgo."

"Butthatisn'tright.TheKingofBeastsshouldn'tbeacoward,"saidtheScarecrow.

"Iknowit,“saidtheLion,andhewipedatearfromhiseyewiththetipofhistail."Itisa

greatsorrow,anditmakesmylifeveryunhappy.Butwheneverthereisdanger,myheartbeginsto

beatfast."

"Perhapsyouhaveheartdisease,"saidtheTinman.

"Itmaybeso,"saidtheLion.

"Ifyouhave,"continuedtheTinman,nyoushouldbeglad,foritprovesyouhaveaheart.For

mypart,Ihavenoheart;soIcan'thaveheartdisease."

"Perhaps,"saidtheLion,"IamacowardbecauseIhaveaheart."

"Haveyoubrains?"saidtheScarecrow.

"Isupposeso.I'veneverlookedtosee,"repliedtheLion.

"IamgoingtothegreatOztoaskhimtogivemesome,'*remarkedtheScarecrow,"formy

headisstuffedwithstraw."

"AndIamgoingtoaskhimtogivemeaheart,"saidtheTinman.

"AndIamgoingtoaskhimtosendmeandTotobacktoKansas,"addedDorothy.

"DoyouthinkOzcangivemecourage?"askedtheCowardlyLion.

"Justaseasilyashecangivemebrains,"saidtheScarecrow.

"Orgivemeaheart,"saidtheTinman.

"OrsendmebacktoKansas,'*saidDorothy.

"Thenifyoudon*tmind,I'llgowithyou,"saidtheLion,"forlifeishardwithoutcourage."

"Youwillbeverywelcome,"answeredDorothy,nforyouwillhelptokeepawaytheother

wildbeasts.Ithinktheymustbemorecowardlythanyouiftheyallowyoutoscarethemso

easily."

"Theyreallyare,"saidtheLion,"butthatdoesn'tmakemeanybraver,andaslongasIknow

myselftobeacowardIshallbeunhappy."

Sooncemorethelittlecompanysetoffuponthejourney.TheLionwalkedatDorothy*sside.

TotodidnotliketheLionatfirst,becausehecouldnotforgethownearlyhehadbeencrushed

betweentheLion'sgreatjaws;butafteratimehebecamemoreatease,andbeforelongToroand

theCowardlyLionbecamegoodfriends.

Task6

【答案】

A.

1)CivilWar

2)first,equality

3)battlefields,bloodiest

4)ordinary

B.

l)d2)c

【原文】

WaltWhitmanisoftencalledthepoetofAmericandemocracy.HelivedduringtheAmerican

CivilWar,andheadmiredPresidentAbrahamLincolnverymuch.

WhitmanwasthefirstAmericanpoetwhowroteabouttreeequalityamongallpeople.Ina

poemcalled"SongofMyself*hecomparedhimselftoallotherpeople,andhefoundnodifference.

Hewrote:

"...everyatombelongingtome...belongstoyou."

InthesamepoemWhitmanspokeupforwomen.Hewrote:

"TheFemaleequallywiththeMaleIsing.'*

Healsowrote:

"InthefacesofmenandwomenIseeGod.*'andnAgreatcityisthatwhichhasthegreatest

menandwomen."

Whitmanunderstoodwarandtheresultsofwar.Heworkedinahospital,takingcareof

woundedmen.Inadescriptionofnorthernsoldierswhohadreturnedfromprisonsinthesouthhe

wrote:"Thesightisworsethananysightofbattlefieldsoranycollectionofwounded,eventhe

bloodiest."InWhitman'swords:nTherealwarwillnevergetinthebooks.H

WhitmanwasthefirstimportantAmericanpoettowriteaboutordinarypeople,using

ordinarylanguage.

Task7

【答案】

A.

1)Ared,redrosethafsnewlyspringinJuneandthemelodythat'ssweetlyplayedintune.

2)Hewilllovehertillalltheseasaredriedandtherocksmeltinthesun.hislovewilllastaslong

asthesandsofliferun(thereislifeonearth).

3)Yes,heis,andhewillcomebacknomatterhowfaritis.

B.

June--tuneI--drysun——runwhile--mile

【原文】

O,myloveislikeared,redrose,

ThatisnewlysprunginJune.

O,myloveislikethemelody,

Thatissweetlyplayedintune.

Asfairareyou,mylovelylass,

SodeepinloveamI,

AndIwillloveyoustill,myDear,

Tillalltheseasgodry.

Tillalltheseasgodry,myDear,

Andtherocksmeltwiththesun!

OIwillloveyoustill,myDear,

Whilethesandsoflifeshallrun.

Andfareyouwell,myonlyLove,

Andfareyouwellawhile!

AndIwillcomeagain,myLove,

Althoughitweretenthousandmile!

Task8

【答案】

1)Tallstories,thatis,unlikelyones.

2)Becausehewantedtobeamemberofacertainclub.

3)Hewenttherebecausehewastoldthatalioncamethereeacheveningtodrinkwater.

4)Sixteentimes.

5)Hekilledsixteenlions.

【原文】

AfamousFrenchwriterwhowrotemanybooksaboutEnglandandtheEnglishpeopleonce

wroteabouttheEnglishman'sfondnessforimprobableortallstories.Inoneofhisbooksaboutthe

FirstWorldWar,anEnglishpriesttellsthefollowingstory:

HehadwantedtobecomeamemberofacertainclubinAfrica.Inordertobecomea

member,eachpersonhadtoshootatleastonelion.Thepriesthadnevershotananimalinhislife.

So,armedwitharifleandaccompaniedbyayoungAfricanboy,thepriestsetoutoneeveningfor

apoolinthejunglewherehewastoldalioncameeacheveningtodrink.Hewaitedpatientlyfora

fewhoursuntilshortlybeforemidnightwhenheheardarustlingnoise.Sureenoughafewyards

awaytheheadofalionappearedaboveabushthatseparatedthepriestandthepool.Heaimed

andfired.Theheadofthelionimmediatelyfellbehindthebushbutamomentlaterreappeared.So

thepriestaimedandfiredagain.Theheadofthelionimmediatelyfellbehindthebushbuta

momentlaterreappeared.Thepriestfiredagain:thesameresult.Heremainedcalmbecausehe

knewhehadbroughtsixteenbulletswithhim.Afterhisfourthattempthisaimseemedtobecome

moreandmoreinaccurate.Infact,afterhisfifteenthattempttheAfricanboyhadtowarnhim,

"Thisisyourlastchance.Ifyoumissthistime,weareintrouble.H

Thepriestthenrealizedhowseriousthesituationwas,sohetookadeepbreath,aimed

verycarefullyandfired.Theywaitedamoment,thenslowlycounteduptotwenty:theheadofthe

liondidnotreappear.Thepriestwascertainthatatlasthehadshothislion.Theyrushedforward

togethertothespotbehindthebush.Andwhatdoyouthinktheyfound?Sixteenlions.

Task9

【答案】

I.ayoungprincewholivedonland

A.rosetothesurfaceoftheseaandwaitedfortheprincetocometoher

B.nevercame

II.awitch

A.changedherfish'stailintoapairofhumanlegs

B.shegavethewitchhertongue

III.theprince'spalace

A.herfeethurtterribly

B.didn?tloveher

IV.ayoungprincess

A.drivebackintothesea

B.aspiritoftheairandlivedforever

【原文】

CopenhagenisthecapitalofDenmark.InCopenhagenharbor,youcanseeastatueofthe

LittleMermaid.Iwonderifyouknowherstory.It'sasadone.

ThatLittleMermaidfellinlovewithayoungprincewholivedontheland.Everynightshe

usedtoriseuptothesurfaceoftheseaandsitstaringathispalace,waitingforhimtocometoher.

Buthenevercame.

Finallyshevisitedawitch.Thewitchchangedherfish'stailintoapairofhumanlegsso

thatshecouldgoandliveonland.Butinreturn,theLittleMermaidhadtogivehertonguetothe

witch,sothatshecouldneversingorspeakagain.Shelovedtheprincesomuchthatshegaveit

happily.

Shewentandlivedintheprince*spalace,andeverynight,shedancedforhim,althoughher

strangenewfeetcausedherterriblepain.Butshedidn'tmindthepain.Shewaitedandwaitedfor

theprincetofallinlovewithher.

But,althoughtheprincelikedtheLittleMermaidverymuch,hedidn'tloveher.Hefellin

lovewithayoungprincessandtheygotmarried.Ontheirweddingnight,theLittleMermaidsadly

divedbackintothesea.Shehadnotailnow,onlylegs,andshethoughtthatshewoulddie.She

didn*tdie,though.Becauseofherkindheart,shebecameaspiritoftheairandlivedforever.

Task10

【答案】

A.

l)b2)c3)b4)a5)a

B.

No.l[e]No.2[b]No.3[a]No.4[d]No.5[c]

【原文】

1)Awolfthoughtthatbydisguisinghimselfasasheephecouldgetenoughtoeat.Soheputona

sheepskinandjoinedtheflockwithoutbeingdiscovered.Atsunsettheshepherdshuthimwiththe

sheepinthefold.Thenhefelthungry,sohepickeduphisknifeandkilledoneofthesheepforhis

supper.Butitwasthewolfthathekilled.

2)Abirdinacageatawindowusedtosingduringthenight.Abatwhichheardhercameup

andaskedwhysheneversangbyday,butonlybynight.Sheexplainedthattherewasagood

reason:shewascaughtwhileshewassinginginthedaytime,andthishadtaughtheralesson.

*'Onemustbecarefulbeforeoneiscaught,notafter,"saidthebat.

3)Monkeysaresaidtohaveastrangehabit.Whentwinsareborntothem,themotherwill

takecareofonlyoneofthetwins.Shewillholdittightlytoherbreastandneglecttheother.But

theonetakencareofwilldiebecauseitcannotbreathefreely,whiletheneglectedonewillgrow

upstrongandhealthy.

4)AgnatalightedonabulFshorn.Afterithadstayedtherealongtimeandfeltlikemoving

on,itaskedthebullifhewouldlikeittogonow.HIdidn'tnoticewhenyoucame,"repliedthebull,

"andIshallnotnoticeifyougo."

5)Areedandanolivetreewerequarrellingoneday.Theywantedtoseewhichonewas

thestronger.Finallytheolivetreesaidtothereed,"Youareweak.Youareeasilybentbythe

wind."Butthereeddidnotsayaword.Beforelongastormarose.Thereedwastossedaboutand

bentbythewinds,butitwasnothurt.Theolivetreestoodbravelyagainstthestormandwas

brokenbyitsforce.

Task11

【答案】

I.

A.struckarockandbegantobreakup.

B.sanktoo

C.hadsurvived

IL

A.hewastiedveryfirmlybyalargenumberoffineropes.

B.aboutfortylittlemenshotathimwiththeirarrows,whichhurtlikeneedles.

C.thelittlemengavehimallthebread,meatandwinetheyhad.

III.

wassevenfeetbythreefeet,equippedwithtwenty-twowheelsandpulledbyfifteenhundredlittle

horses

【原文】

Gulliverwastravellingbyship.Theshipstruckarockandbegantobreakup.Someofthe

sailorsandGullivergotawayinaboat,butthatsanktoo.IntheendGulliverwastheonlyperson

whosurvived-whodidn'tdrown.Hekeptonswimming,andjustmanagedtoreachland.Bythat

timeitwasalreadyevening.Gulliverkeptonwalking,butbythenhewassoexhaustedthathelay

downonthegrass,andfellsoundasleep.

Hesleptuntilthefollowingmorning.Whenhewokeup,hecouldnotmove.Hisarmsand

legsweretiedtotheground,veryfirmly,andsowashishair.Therewerealargenumberofvery

fine,thinropesacrosshisbody,hediscovered,andthesepreventedhimfrommoving.

Gullivercouldjustmanagetolookdownhisbody-thatwasallhecoulddo-andthere

hesaw,advancinguphisbody,aboutfortylittlemen.Theselittlemenwereonlyaboutsixinches

high.Theyweredressedassoldiers,andeachonecarriedabowandarrow.Gullivershoutedout,

andwhenhedidthis,allthesoldiersranaway,thoughtheygraduallycamebackagain.

Gulliverdecidedtotrytoescape.Hemanagedtobreaksomeoftheropes,andhewasalso

ableto