新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册答案来源.docx

新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册答案来源:王云的日志新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册听练习录音文本和答案UNIT1IL Listening Skills1. M: Why don't we go to the concert today?W: I'll go get the keys.Q: What does the woman imply?2. W: I can't And my purse anywhere. The opera tickets are in it.M: Have you checked in the car?Q: What does the man imply?3. M: Are you going to buy that pirated CD?W: Do Hook like a thief?Q: What does the woman imply?4. M: Do you think the singer is pretty?W: Let's just say that I wouldn't/t vote for her in the local beauty con test.Q: What does the woman imply about the singer?5. M: Have you seen Tom? I can't find him anywhere.W: The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago.Q: What does the woman mean?l.B 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.AIII. Listening InTask 1: Encore!As soon as the singer completed the song, the audience cried, “Encore ! Encore!” The singer was delighted and sang the song again. She cou Idn't believe it when the audience shouted for her to sing it again. Th e cycle of shouts and songs was repeated ten more times. The singer w as overjoyed with the response from the audience. She talked them a nd asked them why they were so much audience in hearing the same song again and again. One of the people in the audience replied, "We wanted you to improve it; now it is much better."l.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.FTask 2: The CarpentersW: They play "Yesterday Once More" all the time on the campus rad io. Do you like it?M: I do. I never get tired of it. I like the Carpenters. Their voices are so beautiful and clear. I guess thafs why they're so popular.W: I like the way their voices blend. There were just two of them, bro ther and sister, right?M: Yes, Richard and Karen I think they were. She died I think.W: Yes, anorexia. It is hard to believe that someone so beautiful woul d starve herself to death.M: Ifs a problem everywhere in the world, including China, I'm afra id. Women worry too much about their appearances, and are so craz y about losing weight.W: Well, let's go for lunch before we go to the concert.1. beautiful and clear 2. blend well 3. sister 4. worry too much 5. more importantTask 3: MozartMozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame contin ues to grow more than two centuries after his death. He was born in S alzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before the age of four, he had shown great musical talent. His father then decided to let him start taking harpsic hord lessons. The boy's reputation as a musical talent grew fast. At fi ve, he was composing music. Form that time on, Mozart was perform ing n concerts and writing music. By his early teens, he had mastered the piano, violin and harpsichord, and was writing symphonies and peras. His first major opera was performed in Milan in 1770, when h e was only fourteen. At fifteen, Mozart became the conductor for an rchestra in Salzburg. In 1781, he left for Vienna, where he was in gre at demand as both a performer and a composition teacher. His first pera was a success. But life was not easy because he was a poor busin essman, and his finances were always in a bad state. His music from t he next decade was not very popular, and he eventually fell back on h is teaching jobs for a living. In 1788 he stopped performing in public, preferring only to compose. He died in 1791 at the age of thirty-five. Although he lived only a short life, he composed over 600 works.1. Which of the following is true of Mozart? D2. How long has Mozarfs fame lasted? A3. Which of the following is true of the four-year-old Mozart? B4. What could Mozart do at the age of six? C5. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of Mozarfs accomp lishments while he was in his early teens?CIV. Speaking OutModel 1 Do you like jazz?Laura: Hey!Bob: Hello!Laura: Do you like jazz, Bob?Bob: No, not much. Do you like it?Laura: Well, yes, I do. I'm crazy about Wynton Marsalis.Bob: Oh, he's a piano player, isn't he?Laura: No, he's a trumpet player. So, what kind of music do you like?Bob: I like listening to rock.Laura: What group do you like best?Bob: Er, The Cranberries. They're the greatest. What about you? Do n't you like them?Laura: Ugh! They make my stomach turn!SAMPLE DIALOGA: Do you like classical music?B: No, I don't like it at all.A: What type of music do you like?B: I'm a real fan of pop songs.A: Who's your favorite singer or group?B: Jay Chou. What do you think about him?A: I can hardly bear pop songs. They are all noise to me.Model 2 Do you like punk rock?Max: What kind of music do you like?Frannie: Well, I like different kinds.Max: Any in particular?Frannie: Er, I especially like punk rock.Max: Punk rock? You don't seem like the punk rock type.Frannie: You should have seen me in high school. I had my hair dyed blue.Max: Wow, that must have been a sight!Frannie: It sure was. What about you? Whafs your favorite music?Max: I guess I like jazz best. Hey, I'm going shopping for CDs tomo rrow. Would you like to come along?Frannie: Sure, that sounds great.SAMPLE DIALOGA: What sports appeal to you?B: I like almost every kind of sport.A: Is there anything you like especially?B: Well, I like X-sports in particular.A: x-Sports? You don't look like the extreme sports type.B: I have even tried bungee jumping and surflng.A: Wow, you certainly surprised me!B: Then how about you? What kind of sport do you prefer?A: I like t'ai chi most. In fact, I'm going to buy some books about t'ai chi. Why don't you come with me?B: Sounds good. Let's go.Model 3 It just sounds like noise to me.Philip: Turn down that noise! What on earth is it anyway!Laura: But dad.This is Metallical They're so cool. They are one of t he most famous heavy metal bands.Philip: I don't care. It just sounds like noise to me. I can't stand it!Laura: I love this kind of music, but if you really hate it that much, I'11 out on something else. What do you want to hear?Philip: How about some popular easy-listening music. Maybe someth ing like Celine Dion?Laura: Not her again! Her music isn't very hip any more. I think she is a bore.SAMPLE DIALOGA: That music is terrible! Tiirn off!B: But, Mom, this is Backstreet Boy's hit song "Get down"! It's really appealing.A: Nonsense. It's just noise tome. I can't put up with it anymore.B: It's my favorite music. But if you hate it so much, I'll hate somethi ng you like. What would like to listen to?A: What about some old songs of the 1970s like "The White-Haired Girl"?B: Ha-ha-ha-ha. It's not fashionable any longer. I'll be bored to deathV. Let's TalkThe Origin of the Song "Happy Birthday to You"The story of the song "Happy Birthday to You" Began as a sweet one, but later became bitter. Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at a kind ergarten, and Dr. Patty Hill, the principal of the same school, wrote a song together for the children, entitled “Good Morning to All”. When Mildred combined her musical talents with her sister's knowledge in the area of kindergarten education, (Good Morning to All" was sure t o be a success. The sister published the song in a collection entitled ”S ong Stories of the Kindergarten" in 1893. Thirty-one years later, after Dr. Patty Hill became the head of the Department of Kindergarten E ducation at Columbia University's Teachers College, a gentleman by the name Robert Coleman published the song, without the sisters' pe rmission. He added a second part, which is the familiar “Happy Birth day to You". Mr. Coleman's addition of the second part made the son g popular and, Anally, the sisters" original first part disappeared. UH appy Birthday to You" had altogether replaced the sisters' original so ng “Good Morning to All". In 1916 Patty took legal action against Mr .Coleman. In court, she succeeded in proving that hey were the real o wners of the song.1. teacher at a kindergarten2. Good Morning to All3. Happy Birthday to You4. Happy Birthday to You Good Morning to AllPossible Retelling for the Teacher's ReferenceThe story of “Happy Birthday to You” was a nice, sweet on eat the ve ry beginning, but later turned into a bitter one. There were two sister s: one was Mildred Hill, and the other Patty Hill. The former had gre at musical talents, while the latter had knowledge of kindergarten ed ucation. Bu combining their abilities, the two produced a song called “Good Morning to A1F,. It was a success, and later published in a coll ection of songs for kindergartens.Thirty-one years later a man named Coleman published the song wit hout the sisters' permission. To make things worse, he added a second part, which is the present uHappy Birthday to You". This new song s oon became popular and eventually it replaced the sisters' first part a Itogether. Then, in 1916, Patty took legal action against Coleman. In c ourt she managed to prove that she and her sister really owned the so ng.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1: KaraokeDalin: It's Mike's birthday on Friday, so a bunch of us are going to g o to the karaoke bar. Would you like to come with us?Laura: Karaoke bar? You have a special place just for singing? In A merica, bars sometimes have a karaoke night where the customers ca n sing a song, but we haven't special karaoke bars!Dalin: Really? In China, karaoke is a very popular way for friends ro spend time together. We can select the music that ur group enjoys. W e mostly sing pop songs.Laura: Do you sing individually or in groups? Singing is not a very in thing, so I don't sing very well.I. F 2. F 3.T 4.T 5.FTask 2: When was music first sent down a telephone line?So you think downloading music from the Internet through a phone li ne is a really cool modern thing? Not so. In 1896, Thaddeus Cahill Fil ed a patent on the instrument for transmitting music electronically, a nd until 1914 he sent music signals down telephone lines with this inst rument. And he wasn't even the first. Elisha Gray transmitted music over a telephone line in 1876, which was the same year the telephone was invented. Gray invented the first electronic music instrument in 1874, calling it the "Musical Telegraph". Alexander Graham Bell also designed an experimental "Electric Harp" for speech to be transmitt ed over a telephone line using technology similar to Gray's. Bell was a speech teacher for the deaf. In 1879 he created an instrument to me asure hearing loss. That is why the degrees of loudness came to be me asured in bels or decibels.5-4-2-1-3Task 3: Thank You for the MusicI'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a boreIf I tell a joke, you're probably heard it beforeBut I have a talent, a wonderful thing'Cause everyone listens when I start to singI'm so grateful and proudAll I want is to sing it out loudSo I sayThank you for the music, the songs I'm singingThanks for all the joy they're bringingWho can live without it, I ask in all honestlyWhat would life beWithout a song or a dance what are weSo I say thank you for the musicFor giving it to meMother says I was a dancer before I could walkShe says I began to sing long before I could talkAnd I've often wondered, how did it all startWho found out that nothing can capture a heartLike a melody canWell, whoever it was, Tm a fanSo I sayThank you for the music, the songs Pm singing SpeakingMusical MemoriesTony: Listen! Quick, turn up the radio! Isn't that uCan You Feel theLove Tonight?"Nancy: Yeah, it is, but what's the big deal?Tony: When I was a little boy, my grandmother took me to see the m ovie The Lion King. That's the Elton John song from the movie.Nancy: I still can't understand why it's so important to you.Tony: Because it was the first movie I ever saw with my grandma an d because I really loved spending time with her. It is my favorite song of all times!Nancy: The first time Tom and I went on a date, we went to see Titani c. I always think of the song “My Heart Will Go On" as our song! Wh enever I hear it, I think of that night.Tony: Oh, I can understand why you love that song! Isn't it interesting all the memories we connect with songs?UNIT2II. Listening Skills1. W: From what I can remember, the director asked us to rehearse t his a hundred times.M: One hundred times? Is the director out of his mind?Q: What does the man imply?2. M: Do you think we have made enough food for the party?W: The refrigerator is about to explode.Q: What does the woman imply?3. W: She said she might become a famous movie star.M: Yes, and pigs might fly.Q: What does the man mean?4. M: Although the man often plays a bad guy in movies, in real life h e has a heart of gold.W: So does a hard-boiled egg.Q: What does the woman mean?5. W: What a beautiful sunset!M: Don't blink. You might just miss it.Q: What does the man mean?l.A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.BIII. Listening InTask 1: Waiting for the New Harry Potter MovieAmy: I'm so excited about Anally seeing this movie!Peter: Me too. I'm crazy about Harry Potter. Have you heard that J. K. Rowling has added another book to the series?Amy: She's already written Book Seven? I'm still waiting for Book Fi ve.Peter: I know. Who isn't? At least we have the movies to watch in the meantime.Amy: By the way, have you seen the trailer yet?Peter: Yeah. It was great! I think the movie itself will be really scary.Amy: It surely will! All that writing on the wall in blood. It scares me to death just to think about it!Both the girl and the boy are excited/crazy about the movie and the h ero Harry Potter. The boy heard that the writer J.K. Rowling has wri tten the latest book, which is Book Seven, though the girl is still waiti ng for Book Five. The boy has been the trailer and believes the film w ill be scary. The girl shares that view because of the writing on the wa 11 in blood.Task 2: A Great ActorThere was once a great actor who could no longer remember his lines .After several years of searching, he finally found a theater that waswilling to give him a try. The director said, uThis is the most importa nt part, and it has only one line. At the opening you walk onto stage c arrying a rose. You hold the rose to your nose with just one finger an d thumb, smell it deeply and then say the line on praise of the rose:' Ah, the sweet smell of my love. The actor was excited. All day long before the play he practiced his line over and over again. Finally, the time came. The curtain went up, the actor walked onto the stage, look ed at the audience, and with great emotion said the line, uAh, the swe et smell of my love. The audience exploded in laughter. Only the dire ctor was furious! uAhhhhhh! You damned fool!” he cried. "You've ru ined my play! You've ruined me!" The actor was puzzled, uWhat hap pened? Did I forget my line?" "No!" shouted the director. uYou forge t the rose!"l.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.BTask 3: Movie ReviewsI love