新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册答案

新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册

听力练习录音文本和答案

UNIT1

II.ListeningSkills

1M:Whydon'twegototheconcerttoday?

W:Tilgogetthekeys.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

2W:Ican'tfindmypurseanywhere.Theoperaticketsareinit.

M:Haveyoucheckedinthecar?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

3M:AreyougoingtobuythatpiratedCD?

W:DoIlooklikeathief?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4M:Doyouthinkthesingerispretty?

W:Let'sjustsaythatIwouldn't/lvoteforherinthelocalbeautycontest.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthesinger?

5M:HaveyouseenTom?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.

W:Thelightinhisdormwasonjustafewminutesago.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

l.B2.B3.D4.C5.A

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Encore!

Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecried,“Encore!Encore!”Thesingerwas

delightedandsangthesongagain.Shecouldn'tbelieveitwhentheaudienceshoutedforherto

singitagain.Thecycleofshoutsandsongswasrepeatedtenmoretimes.Thesingerwas

oveijoyedwiththeresponsefromtheaudience.Shetalkedthemandaskedthemwhytheywereso

muchaudienceinhearingthesamesongagainandagain.Oneofthepeopleintheaudience

replied,t4Wewantedyoutoimproveit;nowitismuchbetter.”

l.F2.T3.F4.T5.F

Task2:TheCarpenters

W:Theyplay“YesterdayOnceMore“allthetimeonthecampusradio.Doyoulikeit?

M:Ido.Inevergettiredofit.IliketheCarpenters.Theirvoicesaresobeautifulandclear.Iguess

that'swhythey'resopopular.

W:Ilikethewaytheirvoicesblend.Therewerejusttwoofthem,brotherandsister,right?

M:Yes,RichardandKarenIthinktheywere.ShediedIthink.

W:Yes,anorexia.Itishardtobelievethatsomeonesobeautifulwouldstarveherselftodeath.

M:It'saproblemeverywhereintheworld,includingChina,I'mafraid.Womenworrytoomuch

abouttheirappearances,andaresocrazyaboutlosingweight.

W:Well,let'sgoforlunchbeforewegototheconcert.

1.beautifulandclear2.blendwell3.sister4.worrytoomuch5.moreimportant

Task3:Mozart

Mozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinuestogrowmorethantwo

centuriesafterhisdeath.HewasborninSalzburg,Austria,in1756.Beforetheageoffour,hehad

showngreatmusicaltalent.Hisfatherthendecidedtolethimstarttakingharpsichordlessons.The

boy'sreputationasamusicaltalentgrewfast.Atfive,hewascomposingmusic.Formthattimeon,

Mozartwasperformingnconcertsandwritingmusic.Byhisearlyteens,hehadmasteredthe

piano,violinandharpsichord,andwaswritingsymphoniesandoperas.Hisfirstmajoroperawas

performedinMilanin1770,whenhewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,Mozartbecametheconductor

foranorchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasingreatdemandasbotha

performerandacompositionteacher.Hisfirstoperawasasuccess.Butlifewasnoteasybecause

hewasapoorbusinessman,andhisfinanceswerealwaysinabadstate.Hismusicfromthenext

decadewasnotverypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsforaliving.In1788

hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonlytocompose.Hediedin1791attheageof

thirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashortlife,hecomposedover600works.

1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMozart?D

2.HowlonghasMozart'sfamelasted?A

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozart?B

4.WhatcouldMozartdoattheageofsix?C

5.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasoneofMozart'saccomplishmentswhilehewasin

hisearlyteens?C

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Doyoulikejazz?

Laura:Hey!

Bob:Helio!

Laura:Doyoulikejazz.Bob?

Bob:No,notmuch.Doyoulikeit?

Laura:Well,yes,Ido.I'mcrazyaboutWyntonMarsalis.

Bob:Oh,he'sapianoplayer,isn'the?

Laura:No,he'satrumpetplayer.So,whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

Bob:Ilikelisteningtorock.

Laura:Wha[groupdoyoulikebest?

Bob:Er,TheCranberries.They5re山egreatest.Whataboutyou?Don'tyoulikethem?

Laura:Ugh!Theymakemystomachturn!

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Doyoulikeclassicalmusic?

B:No,Idon'tlikeitatall.

A:Whattypeofmusicdoyoulike?

B:Tmarealfanofpopsongs.

A:Who'syourfavoritesingerorgroup?

B:JayChou.Whatdoyouthinkabouthim?

A:Icanhardlybearpopsongs.Theyareallnoisetome.

Model2Doyoulikepunkrock?

Max:Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

Frannie:Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.

Max:Anyinparticular?

Frannie:Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.

Max:Punkrock?Youdon'tseemlikethepunkrocktype.

Frannie:Youshouldhaveseenmeinhighschool.Ihadmyhairdyedblue.

Max:Wow,thatmusthavebeenasight!

Frannie:Itsurewas.Whataboutyou?What'syourfavoritemusic?

Max:IguessIlikejazzbest.Hey,I'mgoingshoppingforCDstomorrow.Wouldyouliketo

comealong?

Frannie:Sure,thatsoundsgreat.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Whatsportsappealtoyou?

B:Ilikealmosteverykindofsport.

A:Isthereanythingyoulikeespecially?

B:Well,IlikeX-sportsinparticular.

A:x-Sports?Youdon?tlookliketheextremesportstype.

B:Ihaveeventriedbungeejumpingandsurfing.

A:Wow,youcertainlysurprisedme!

B:Thenhowaboutyou?Whatkindofsportdoyouprefer?

A:Iliket'aichimost.Infact,I'mgoingtobuysomebooksaboutt'aichi.Whydon'tyoucome

withme?

B:Soundsgood.Let'sgo.

Model3Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.

Philip:Turndownthatnoise!Whatonearthisitanyway!

Laura:Butdad...ThisisMetallicalThey'resocool.Theyareoneofthemostfamousheavy

metalbands.

Philip:Idon'tcare.Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.Ican'tstandit!

Laura:Ilovethiskindofmusic,butifyoureallyhateitthatmuch,I'lloutonsomethingelse.

Whatdoyouwanttohear?

Philip:Howaboutsomepopulareasy-listeningmusic.MaybesomethinglikeCelineDion?

Laura:Notheragain!Hermusicisn'tveryhipanymore.Ithinksheisabore.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Thatmusicisterrible!Turnoff!

B:But,Mom,thisisBackstreetBoy'shitsong“Getdown"！It'sreallyappealing.

A:Nonsense.It\justnoisetome.Ican'tputupwithitanymore.

B:It'smyfavoritemusic.Butifyouhateitsomuch,I'llhatesomethingyoulike.Whatwould

liketolistento?

A:Whataboutsomeoldsongsofthe1970slike"TheWhite-HairedGirl”？

B:Ha-ha-ha-ha.It^notfashionableanylonger.Tilbeboredtodeath.

V.LefsTalk

TheOriginoftheSong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”

Thestoryofthesong“HappyBirthdaytoYou“Beganasasweetone,butlaterbecamebitter.Two

sisters,MildredHill,ateacheratakindergarten,andDr.PattyHill,theprincipalofthesame

school,wroteasongtogetherforthechildren,entitled“GoodMorningtoAll”.WhenMildred

combinedhermusicaltalentswithhersister'sknowledgeintheareaofkindergarteneducation,

'GoodMorningtoAll"wassuretobeasuccess.Thesisterpublishedthesonginacollection

entitled“SongStoriesoftheKindergarten^^in1893.Thirty-oneyearslater,afterDr.PattyHill

becametheheadoftheDepartmentofKindergartenEducationatColumbiaUniversity^Teachers

College,agentlemanbythenameRobertColemanpublishedthesong,withoutthesisters)

permission.Headdedasecondpart,whichisthefamiliar“HappyBirthdaytoYou".Mr.

Coleman'sadditionofthesecondpartmadethesongpopularand,finally,thesisters“originalfirst

partdisappeared."HappyBirthdaytoYou“hadaltogetherreplacedthesisters'originalsong

“GoodMorningtoAT'.In1916PattytooklegalactionagainstMr.Coleman.Incourt,she

succeededinprovingthatheyweretherealownersofthesong.

6teacheratakindergarten

7GoodMorningtoAll

8HappyBirthdaytoYou

9HappyBirthdaytoYouGoodMorningtoAll

PossibleRetellingfortheTeacher'sReference

Thestoryof“HappyBirthdaytoYou“wasanice,sweetoneattheverybeginning,butlaterturned

intoabitterone.Thereweretwosisters:onewasMildredHill,andtheotherPattyHill.The

formerhadgreatmusicaltalents,whilethelatterhadknowledgeofkindergarteneducation.Bu

combiningtheirabilities,thetwoproducedasongcalled“GoodMorningtoAir.Itwasasuccess,

andlaterpublishedinacollectionofsongsforkindergartens.

Thirty-oneyearslateramannamedColemanpublishedthesongwithoutthesisters'permission.

Tomakethingsworse,headdedasecondpart,whichisthepresentuHappyBirthdaytoYou”.This

newsongsoonbecamepopularandeventuallyitreplacedthesisters'firstpartaltogether.Then,in

1916,PattytooklegalactionagainstColeman.Incourtshemanagedtoprovethatsheandher

sisterreallyownedthesong.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:Karaoke

Dalin:It'sMike'sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogotothekaraokebar.Would

youliketocomewithus?

Laura:Karaokebar?Youhaveaspecialplacejustforsinging?InAmerica,barssometimeshavea

karaokenightwherethecustomerscansingasong,butwehaven'tspecialkaraokebars!

Dalin:Really?InChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrospendtimetogether.Wecan

selectthemusicthaturgroupenjoys.Wemostlysingpopsongs.

Laura:Doyousingindividuallyoringroups?Singingisnotaveryinthing,soIdon'tsingvery

well.

IF2.F3.T4.T5.F

Task2:Whenwasmusicfirstsentdownatelephoneline?

SoyouthinkdownloadingmusicfromtheInternetthroughaphonelineisareallycoolmodern

thing?Notso.In1896,ThaddeusCahillFiledapatentontheinstrumentfortransmittingmusic

electronically,anduntil1914hesentmusicsignalsdowntelephonelineswiththisinstrument.And

hewasn'teventhefirst.ElishaGraytransmittedmusicoveratelephonelinein1876,whichwas

thesameyearthetelephonewasinvented.Grayinventedthefirstelectronicmusicinstrumentin

1874,callingitthe“MusicalTelegraph”.AlexanderGrahamBellalsodesignedanexperimental

“ElectricHarp^^forspeechtobetransmittedoveratelephonelineusingtechnologysimilarto

Gray\.Bellwasaspeechteacherforthedeaf.In1879hecreatedaninstrumenttomeasurehearing

loss.Thatiswhythedegreesofloudnesscametobemeasuredinbelsordecibels.

5-4-2-1-3

Task3:ThankYoufortheMusic

I'mnothingspecial,infactTmabitofabore

IfItellajoke,you'reprobablyhearditbefore

ButIhaveatalent,awonderfulthing

'CauseeveryonelistenswhenIstarttosing

I'msogratefulandproud

AllIwantistosingitoutloud

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Thanksforallthejoythey'rebringing

Whocanlivewithoutit,Iaskinallhonestly

Whatwouldlifebe

Withoutasongoradancewhatarewe

SoIsaythankyouforthemusic

Forgivingittome

MothersaysIwasadancerbeforeIcouldwalk

ShesaysIbegantosinglongbeforeIcouldtalk

AndI'veoftenwondered,howdiditallstart

Whofoundoutthatnothingcancaptureaheart

Likeamelodycan

Well,whoeveritwas,I'mafan

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Speaking

MusicalMemories

Tony:Listen!Quick,turnuptheradio!Isn'tthat“CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight??,

Nancy:Yeah,itis,butwhat'sthebigdeal?

Tony:WhenIwasalittleboy,mygrandmothertookmetoseethemovieTheLionKing.That's

theEltonJohnsongfromthemovie.

Nancy:Istillcan'tunderstandwhyit'ssoimportanttoyou.

Tony:BecauseitwasthefirstmovieIeversawwithmygrandmaandbecauseIreallyloved

spendingtimewithher.Itismyfavoritesongofalltimes!

Nancy:ThefirsttimeTomandIwentonadate,wewenttoseeTitanic.Ialwaysthinkofthesong

“MyHeartWillGoOn"asoursong!WheneverIhearit,Ithinkofthatnight.

Tony:Oh,Icanunderstandwhyyoulovethatsong!Isn'titinterestingallthememorieswe

connectwithsongs?

UNIT2

II.ListeningSkills

1.W:FromwhatIcanremember,thedirectoraskedustorehearsethisahundredtimes.

M:Onehundredtimes?Isthedirectoroutofhismind?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

2.M:Doyouthinkwehavemadeenoughfoodfortheparty?

W:Therefrigeratorisabouttoexplode.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

3.W:Shesaidshemightbecomeafamousmoviestar.

M:Yes,andpigsmightfly.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:Althoughthemanoftenplaysabadguyinmovies,inreallifehehasaheartofgold.

W:Sodoesahard-boiledegg.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

5.W:Whatabeautifulsunset!

M:Don'tblink.Youmightjustmissit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

1.A2.D3.B4.C5.B

III.ListeningIn

Task1:WaitingfortheNewHarryPotterMovie

Amy:I'msoexcitedaboutfinallyseeingthismovie!

Peter:Metoo.TmcrazyaboutHarryPotter.HaveyouheardthatJ.K.Rowlinghasaddedanother

booktotheseries?

Amy:She'salreadywrittenBookSeven?I'mstillwaitingforBookFive...

Peter:Iknow.Whoisn't?Atleastwehavethemoviestowatchinthemeantime.

Amy:Bytheway,haveyouseenthetraileryet?

Peter:Yeah.Itwasgreat!Ithinkthemovieitselfwillbereallyscary.

Amy:Itsurelywill!Allthatwritingonthewallinblood...Itscaresmetodeathjusttothink

aboutit!

Boththegirlandtheboyareexcited/crazyaboutthemovieandtheheroHarryPotter.Theboy

heardthatthewriterJ.K.Rowlinghaswrittenthelatestbook,whichisBookSeven,thoughthe

girlisstillwaitingforBookFive.Theboyhasbeenthetrailerandbelievesthefilmwillbescary.

Thegirlsharesthatviewbecauseofthnwritingonthewallinblood.

Task2:AGreatActor

Therewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.Afterseveralyearsof

searching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehimatry.Thedirectorsaid,'Thisis

themostimportantpart,andithasonlyoneline.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryinga

rose.Youholdtherosetoyournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensay

thelineonpraiseoftherose:'Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.'"Theactorwasexcited.Allday

longbeforetheplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtain

wentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwithgreatemotionsaidthe

line,“Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove."Theaudienceexplodedinlaughter.Onlythedirectorwas

furious!4€Ahhhhhh!Youdamnedfoolrhecried."You'veruinedmyplay!You'veruinedme!”

Theactorwaspuzzled,t4Whathappened?DidIforgetmyline?”“No!"shoutedthedirector."You

forgettherose邛

l.D2.C3.D4.A5.B

Task3:MovieReviews

Ilovemovies!AndafterIseethem,Iliketocommentonthem.ThesearemoviesIsawthis

yearIwouldliketorecommend:AmongcomediesIhighlyrecommend“MonsoonWedding”.It's

anIndianmovie.ThestoryisaboutanIndianwedding.Preparationsfbrtheweddingbringout

funnyandsadsituationstouchingonloveandapastrape.Thismovieshowssomeofthe

wonderfulcustomsoflndia,andtheimportanceoffamilyandlove.It'sgreat!

Amongdramas,Ilike“Adaptation”.Itisanexcellentmovie!Butformethefirstpartofthemovie

wastoofasttofollow.IhopetoseeitagainonDVDwithcaptions.

'ThePianist”issetintheSecondWorldWar.It'saboutayoungPolish-Jewishpianist,wholives

inWarsawwithhisfamily.TheNazissenthisfamilytodieintheconcentrationcamps.Hewassafe,

butwouldhavediedwithoutunusuallygoodluckandthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.Thisisa

powerfulmoviewiththought-provokingthemes.

“Rabbit-ProofFence“issetinthe1930sinAustralia,andit'sbasedonrealevents.Itisaboutthree

nativegirlswhoareseparatedfromtheirfamiliesbytheracistpolicewhosendthemtospecial

centers.Therethegirlsaretaughtpracticalskills,andthegovernmenttriestointegratetheminto

whiteAustraliansociety.Theycanawayfromthecampandwalked1,500milestofindtheir

mothers.Thisisasad,touchingstorythatyoushouldnotmiss.

10Helikestoseemoviesandcommentonthem.

11Four.

12Three.

13One.

MoviesContentsandCharacteristics

MonsoonWeddingItisaboutanIndianwedding.Preparationsforit

revealloveandapastrape.Themovieshows

Indiancustoms,familyandlove.

AdaptationItistoofastforthespeaker,whowantstoseeit

againonDVDwithcaptions.

ThePianistItisaboutaJewishpianistinWarsaw.TheNazis

senthisfamilytotheconcentrationcamps.He

wassafe,andthisnarrowescapewasduetogood

luckandthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.

Rabbit-ProofFenceItisaboutthreenativegirls.Racistpoliceseparate

themfromtheirfamiliesandsendthemtospecial

centers.Theretheyaretaughtpracticalskills.The

governmentintendstointegratethemintowhite

Australiansociety.Theyranawayfromthecamp

andwalked1.500milestofindtheirmothers.

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Willyoucomewithme?

John:Laura,Iamwonderingifyou'refreetomorrownight.

Laura:Well,IguessIam.Why?

John:TvegottwoStarWarspremieretickets.Willyoucomewithme?

Laura:Yeah,deAnitely!Thanksforinvitingme!

John:It'smypleasure.

Laura:IreallywantedtoseeStarWarsontheopeningnight,buttheticketsweresoldout.How

didyoumanagetogetholdofthem?

John:Afriendofmineworksatthe“Pepsi"headquarters,whichisamajorsponsorofthemovie.

Sohewasabletogettheticketsforfree.

Laura:Wow,peoplearepayingasmuchas$200eachontheblackmarket.I'mflatteredyouwent

throughallthistroublejustforme.

John:You'rewelcome.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hi,areyoubusythisweekend?

B:Yes.What'sonyourmind?

A:Tvegottwoticketsforthecarexhibition.Wouldyouliketogowithme?

B:Sure.Thanksforyourinvitation.

A:Il'snothing.

B:I'vebeenwantingtoseeexhibition,butitwasnotatalleasytogetaticket.Howdidyou

managetogettwotickets?

A:Afriendofmineworksattheexhibitioncenter.Shewasabletogetthreefreetickets.

B:Wow,peoplearepayingalmost100yuanforaticketontheblackmarket.Thankyouvery

muchindeedforinvitingme.

A:Noproblem.

Model2Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

John:So...whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

Laura:Well...IthinkthisStarWarsepisodeisanexcellentpieceofwork,butnotasgoodasthe

previousone。

John:Really?ButIthinkthisStarWarsepisodewasincredible!

Laura:Whydoyouthinkso?

John:Well,oneofthemostspectacularthingsaboutitwasthespecialeffects.State-of-the-art

specialeffectswerethemainreasonforthesuccessofthepreviousepisodes.

Laura:You'reright.Thespecialeffectswereamazing!AndIlikethefactthattheycreatedso

manyfantasticsettingsandother-worldlycostumes,weaponsandcreatures.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:WhatdidyouthinkaboutTheLionKing?

B:Well...Ithinkthiscartoonwasprettygood,butnotasgoodasBeautyandtheBeast.It'sa

killerflick.

A:Really?ButIthinkTheLionKingwasunbelievablygood.

B:IthoughtitwasjustOK.Whydoyouthinkso?

A:Well,it'ssointerestingthatthelivesofthelionsweresimilartothelivesofhumanbeings.

B:You'reright.ThemurderinTheLionKingwasalmostthesameasthemurderinthe

ShakespeareanplayHamlet.

Model3Theplotisfirst-class.

John:WskindofcoolthattheystillusedthesameStarWarsthemesongforthismovie.

Laura:Yeah!ItjustremindsmeofthepreviousStarWarsscenes.

John:Iknowexactlywhatyoumean!Hearingthatsongmakesmethinkofthepast.

Laura:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon'tthinkthecharacterdevelopmentwasthat

strong.

John:Doyouthinkthathasanythingtodowiththecastingofthemovie?

Laura:No,thecastingwasgreat：theactorsareexcellent,butIthinkthaactingwasalittleweak.

Theyjustdidn'thavealotoffunnyormeaningfullines.

John:Well,maybe,butIlikedthelittlekidthatplayed“Skywalker”.Ican'timagineanyoneelse

playingthatpart.

Laura:Yeah,Ilikedhimtoo.He'ssoooocute!

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthemovie?

B:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon'tthinkthecharacterdevelopmentwassostrong.

A:Yes,thecharacterizationwasratherweak.Doyouthinkitisbecauseofthecastingofthe

movie?

B:No,thecastwasstrong.Buttheactingwasratherpoor.Andthelinesarenotinterestingatall.

A:Well,maybe.ButIlikedtheheroineofthemovie.Sheisexcellent.

B:Yeah,Ilikedhertoo.She'sadorable!

V.LefsTalk

AlfredHitchcock

AlfredHitchcockwasaBritishdirector.Hismoviesfrequentlyshowinnocentpeoplecaughtupin

situationsbeyondtheircontrolorevenunderstanding.

Hitchcockpreferredtheuseofsuspenseinhismovies.Insurprise,thedirectorprovidestheviewer

withfrighteningthings.Insuspense,thedirectortellsorshowsthingstotheaudiencewhichthe

charactersinthemoviedonotknow,andthenskillfullybuildsuptensionaroundwhatwillhappen

whenthecharactersfinallylearnthetruth.Hitchcockhadagreatsenseofhumor.OnceataFrench

airport,asuspiciouscustomsofficiallookedatHitchcock'spassport,whichwasmarkedsimply

PRODUCER.Thecuriousofficialasked,t4Andwhatdoyouproduce?”ttGooseflesh.^^replied

Hitchcock.

AlfredHitchcockalwaysmanagedtomakeabriefappearanceinhismovies:Hewassometimes

gettingonabus,orcrossingastreet,prwalkinginfrontofastore,oracrossthecourtyardinan

apartment.However,forthemovieLifeboatin1944,hewasfacedwithadifficultproblem.The

entiremoviewassetinalifeboatoutatsea,andtherewereonlyafewcharactersintheboat.

Originally,hewantedtofloatbyasadeadbody,buthewasafraidhe'dsink!Hiscleversolution

wastoplaceaphotographofhimselfinanewspaperthatoneofthecharactersreadduringthe

courseofthemovie.

1.A2.C3.D

VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking

Listening

Task1:OnlyOneLine

Peterhasalwayswantedtobeanactor,butneversucceededbecausehehadahardtime

memorizinglines.Afriendofhistoldhimaboutasmallpartinaplay.HepromisedPeterthathe

coulddoitbecausehe'sonlyhavetorememberoneline.Peterdecidedtotakethepart.Hisonly

linewas,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”Peterpracticedandpracticed,“Listen,Iheartheguns

roar!,,OntheopeningnightoftheplayPeterwasverynervous.Backstage,hepracticedhisline,

overandoveragain,''Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”Finallycamehis

turn,Peterwentontostage.HeheardaloudBOOMandcriedoutinspiteofhimself,t€WHAT

THEHELLWASTHAT?”

14memorizinglines

15rememberoneline

16Ihearthegunsroar

17aloudboom

18hisline

Task2:AnInterviewwithJ.K.Rowling

Q:HowdidyougettheideaforHarryPotter?

A:IwastravelingonatrainbetweenManchesterandLondonandtheideaforHarryjustfellinto

myhead.Atthatpointitwasessentiallytheideaforabodywhodidn'tknowhewasawizard.

Q:DidyoualwaysplantowriteHarry'sstoryinmorethanonebook?Ifso,howmany?

A:Ialwaysconceiveditasaseven-bookseriesbecauseIdecidedthatitwouldtakesevenyears,

fromageeleventoseventeen,inclusive,totrainasawizard,andeachofthebookswoulddeal

withoneyearofHarry'slifeattheschool.

Q:Anycluesaboutthenextbook?

A:Idon'twanttoi\giveanythingaway,butItellyouthatthebooksaregettingdarker.Harry's

goingtohavequiteabittodealwithashegetsolder.Sorryiftheygettooscary!

Q:OfthemanythingsyoumusthaveheardpeoplesayaboutHarryPotter,whataresomeofyour

favorites?

A:Myveryfavoritewasfromatwelve-year-oldScottishgirlwhocametohearmereadat

theEdinburghbookfestival.Attheendofthefestival,thequeuefbrsigningwasverylong.When

thegirlfinallyreachedme,shesaid,“Ididn'tWANTtheretobesomanypeoplehere,because

thisisMYbooks!”ThatisexactlyhowIfeelaboutmyfavoritebooks.Nobodyelsehasarightto

knowthem;letalonelikethem!

l.T2.F3.F4.T5.F

Task3:TheSecretoftheNextHarryPotterBook

TheHarryPotterbooksrapidlybecameoneofthemostin-demandbookseriesamongyoung

readersandhaveearnedlargesumsofmoney.MoviesbasedonthebookswonseveralOscar

nominations.Readersarenowkeentoknowtheplotofthenextbook.

HarryPottermoviefanswillgetalong-awaitedtreat.ThemovieHarryPotterandtheChamber

ofSecretisfinallyabouttocomeout.Thistimearound,Harrydiscoversafrighteningsecret

atHogwartsSchool.EagerreadersofthefirstfourHarryPotterbooksarealsotryingtodiscovera

secret,thesecretplotofthefifthbookintheseries.BecauseofthelongwaitsinceBookFour,

theyareguessingmanythings.SomethinkthatProfessorLupinwilldieorthatHarryandhis

friendRonmayberelated!

J.K.RowlingherselfhasonlysaidthatBookFivewillbeshorterandscarierthanBookFour.To

makesureherreadershearonlyrumors,shelocksallherideasfbrthebooksinahiddenplace.

Sincethenextbookdoesnotcomeoutuntil2003,fbrmowHarry'ssecretissafewithher!

l.D2.C3.A4.B

Speaking

ViewsonMovies

Interviewer:Hello,RobertandRichard,I'dliketoaskyousomethingaboutmovies.Doyou

prefergoingtothetheaterorwatchingmoviesonvideoathome?

Robert:Iprefer,personally,goingtothetheater,becauseIbelievetherearecertainmovies

thatcomeoverbetterwhenyouseetheminalargetheater.Thesoundeffectismuchbetter.

Interviewer:Whataboutyou,Richard?

Richard:Justtheopposite.It?smorecomfortabletositathome.

Interviewer:There'remanydifferentmoviegenres,forexample,sciencefiction,action,comedy,

romance.What'syourpersonalfavorit