新视野大学英语(第二版)第四册听说教程听力原文及答案.docx

新视野大学英语（第二版）听说教程第四册录音文本UnitlWarming upM: You're telling me that you'd rather be famous than be respected as a good person?W: Well, I don't know. It's just that I see all these famous people on TV, and, well, it's hard not to want the same thing for myself 一 attention, love from millions of people.M: Love? Do you think people actually love celebrities? I don't think so! The public enjoys watching famous people get into trouble even more than they like watching them succeed. Besides, being a famous person means never having time to yourself 一 appearing before crowds, having people follow you around 24-7. Believe me, it isn't fun.W: Vbu talk as if you know something about celebrity. Were you ever famous?M: Vbu know the old saying, "Everyone has his 15 minutes of fame"? Well, I expect to have my 15 minutes someday. But I don't expect to like itShort conversationW: You don't really seem interested in painting pictures, so why did you apply to this art program?M: To be honest, I thought that through art, I could become famous. Pretty stupid, huh?Q: What can be inferred from this conversation?W: Ybu have everything you ever wanted! But why do you look so blue?M: Ah, man, I discovered that all those things - money, fame, and the lot - are all empty. And in trying to get them, I ignored my art.Q: Why is the man not happy?W: Hey, Marty. Whafs the matter, pal? When you first started writing, you did so much better work. Are you bored or something?M: I know my work is suffering, but I don't know the reason. I don't seem so interested anymore. Maybe, as you said, I am bored. Who knows?Q: What are the 叩eakers talking about?W: Is it true what they say about the director? Does he really work for art, not for fame?M: That's what people say, and I'm inclined to believe them. He certainly hasn't sold out to the cheap film companies.Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?W: What's on the schedule for tonight's show? Something I'm likely to enjoy?M: You might like it - a story about a dancer who sells his soul to become famous and then loses his friends, family, and everything important.Q: What is tonight's show about?W: Isn't that the man who won an Academy Award for his cartoon artwork?M: What? That tramp? Hey, you know, I think you're right. Man, what happened to him? He was really famous!Q: What happened to the artist at last?W: Look! Look! Look! Look at me, Dad! I've done it! Success, money, popularity. The world is at the tip of my fingers and I feel like a queen!M: Sweetheart, I think you need to cool down a bit. Don't let all of this success go to your head.Q: What has happened to the woman?W: Get a grip on yourself! Don't you dare quit your job! Vbu really think you can succeed as an actor? Do you really think you can become famous?M: I don't think I need to be famous to succeed. I'm sure I can get work as an extra and then maybe move on to more interesting roles.Q: What are the speakers talking about?M: Hey, you! Watch out! Where's your head? Walking in front of cars like that?W: Huh? Ah! Oh! Sorry, I mean. thanks. I just received word from my agent that my book is to be published. Isn't it wonderful? Sorry I was daydreaming about the fame to come and forgot to look at the traffic.Q: Where is the conversation taking place?10.W: Thanks for coming in. I loved your work, but I wish it looked more like your previous pieces.M: God! I knew it! Complaints from my teacher, my mother. even my doctor? And now, my boss? Since I became famous, no one will let me change!Q: What is the relationship between the speakers?Long conversationsM: There,s only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that,s not being talked about.W: That was said by Oscar Wilde, wasn't it?M: That's right. Vbu're pretty smart.W: I have my moments. But I'm afraid that I won't remember anything else for your test tomorrow.M: Well, let's have a run-through. First, what can you remember about Wilde?W: The basics, obviously British, 19th century writer. He was gay. wasn,t he?M: That's right. And he actually went to jail for it.W: Why? There musfve been many gays in England at the time. Why was he singled out to be put in prison? Or, were the English throwing all gays in jail?M: No, not everyone. But things were different for Wilde. A famous person, like him, isn't free to do what he likes. People paid more attention to his actions. There were reporters, and everything that he said and did was watched carefully.W: Yeah? It might've been better for him if he wasn't famous.M: Maybe. But, then again, if he wasn't well-known, we might not have his wonderful stories today.1. What are the speakers talking about?2. What did Oscar Wilde say?3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?4. Why was Oscar Wilde treated differently?5. What can be inferred from the conversation?PassageYou young people go crazy over famous people. Will you listen to me when I tell you your generation is wrong about this? Let me use an example to illustrate my point to you.Marilyn Monroe, you might not even know who she is. Back in my day, when I was your age, she was a big movie star. But she wasn't bom a movie star, no sir. She was a simple girl with beauty and innocence until she went to Hollywood to make movies. That's right. Instead of living out a simple life of integrity and hard work or trying to develop a respectable name in her profession, she sought fame. Well, HI tell you, she got her wish. She made her movies AH About Eve in 1950, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1953, Some Like It Hot in 1959, and more. She got into trouble throughout - drugs, abuse. All of this came crashingdown on her head, and she died at an early age in 1962. Sad, really.I hope that this example shows you the dangers of fame. Believe me, it's best just to live a simple life.I1. What is the speaker talking about?2. What is TRUE according to what you hear?3. Why did Monroe go to Hollywood?4. When was Some Like It Hot made?5. Why is the speaker telling this story?Taskl 第 12 页W: How important are friends to you. Bill?M: Thafs kind of a strange question for this setting, don,t you think so?W: Well, the teacher hasn,t come in yet, class hasn't begun, and I was just wondering about it. So, what do you think about friends?M: l*ve never regarded them as particularly important. Perhaps that's because I come from a big family - two brothers and three sisters, and lots of cousins. Thafs whafs really important to me. What about you, Emma?W: My situation, you know, is different, so I have different ideas, lb me friendship. having friends. people I know I can really count on. to me that's the most important thing in life. It's more important even than love. If you love someone, you can always fall out of love again, and that can lead to a lot of hurt feelings and bitterness. But a good friend is a friend for life.M: In my mind, a friend is someone who likes the same things as you do, with whom you can argue without losing your temper, even if you don*t always agree with him.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. What are the speakers talking about?2. What has the man always thought?3. What can be inferred from the conversation?4. What does the man think about friends?5. Where is the conversation taking place?Task2 第 13 页At the age of 41, Clark Gable, one of Hollywood's biggest actors, enlisted in the army, serving in World War II. Gable's postwar films were, for the most part, disappointing, as was his 1949 marriage. Dropped by both his wife and his studio, Gable ventured out as a freelance actor in 1955, quickly becoming the highest paid actor in Hollywood. He again found happiness with his fifth wife and continued his career in such critical failures as Teacher's Pet, released in 1958. In 1960, Gable was signed for the "modem" Western, The Misfits. The troubled and tragic history of this film has been well documented, but, despite the on-set tension, Gable took on the task uncomplainingly, going so far as to perform several grueling stunt scenes involving wild horses. The strain of filming, however, coupled with his ever-robust lifestyle, proved too much for the actor. Clark Gable suffered a heart attack two days after the completion of The Misfits and died in 1960 at the age of 59, just a few months before the birth of his first son. Most of the nation's newspapers announced the death of Clark Gable with a four-word headline: "The King is Dead."Questions 1 to 5 are based on the passage you have just heard.1. What is this passage about?2. When did Gable become a freelance actor?3. What can we know about Gable from the passage?4. What is described as being "tragic" in the passage?5. What can be inferred from the passage?Unit2Warming upM: Ladies and gentlemen, novelist and poet, Sandra Marie. W: Thank you, thank you.M: Thank you for joining us.W: It's a pleasure to be here. Vbu know, I watch your show every day. M: Do you really? Well, these days there are many people watching you. W: Yes, Fve gotten a lot of attention lately that's true all because of my little book. M: Oh. don't be modest! Yaur book is amazingly bold, one of the most original pieces offiction Fve ever read.W: Originality is important, for sure. In fact, I think it is the most important part of being a creative person. Surely, it doesn't make much sense to write something, or do something, that has been done before or even that is similar in style to anything else already put out there.M: Well put! Thank you! Sandra Marie. everybody!Short conversationsW: I dorft quite understand what made Charlie Chaplin such a popular movie star.M: Serious? Look at his work and compare it to other films of the time. He was so original that people were really surprised by his films.Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?W: My drama teacher said Chaplin is an excellent model for a young actor to pattern himself on.M: Fd be hard-pressed to argue with that. The guy was innovative and possessed such a creative mind. Ybah. try to be like him.Q: What are the speakers talking about?W: Fve given some thought to entering politics when I get older - you know, maybe working behind the scenes to help someone get a position in government.M: Why not run for office yourself? Are you afraid of standing out as a female politician?Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?W: I admire her, not because she's a woman in the tough, male world of international politics, but because she's so honest.M: Yeah, I feel the same way. Certainly, there aren't many people as true to their word as she is.Q: What does the man think about the politician?W: You know, our family is really special. Many of our ancestors are remembered as great inventors and scientists who contributed new ideas to society.M: Ybs, that's what Fve also heard from Uncle Marty. He said our family tree was full of geniuses.Q: What are the speakers talking about?6.W: Did you see what I made? It's a light bulb that'll never bum out.M: That's amazing! A thing like that could make you famous. Ydu should contact a patent office as soon as possible and register a claim!Q: What will make the woman famous?W: No matter what a person says about me, no one can say that Tm not original.M: For sure, that's one criticism that no one will hit you with. Your artwork is definitely unique. And I think that's really important.Q: According to the man, what should be valued above all else?W: What do you think? Is it dangerous to be unlike other people sometimes?M: Nah. I think it's more dangerous to be similar to others - that's when you run the risk of becoming insignificant and forgotten.Q: According to the man, what is dangerous?M: I suppose I could've been successful by being like other people, but I felt that I should express my own original ideas. And I think this is a lesson you should learn.W: Ma says the same thing about her success. I guess thinking the same about that is what first brought you two together?Q: What is the relationship between the speakers?W: rm not saying that your work is poor, just that it lacks imagination. Ybu haven't done anything to set yourself apart from your classmates.M: If my assignments look so much like others, why do you give me lower grades than you give them?Q: What is the relationship between the speakers?Long conversationsM: Look at you, all dressed up in a bowler hat, looking all dapper like Charlie Chaplin. It's not Halloween, though. Are you going to leave the house looking like that?W: Would you believe that Fm going to a party?M: If there was a party tonight, I would've heard about it by now. So what's the deal?W: I'm auditioning for a film. I thought, well, this look worked well for Chaplin.M: So you thought it'd work for you. I don't think much of that idea.W: Why not? Chaplin got a lot of success because of his Little Tramp costume. And I've copied it exactly.M: Chaplin did very well - but that's because the look was original. He didn't copy anyone in Hollywood.W: But look, Tm a woman, a woman dressed like Chaplin. That's original, isn't it?M: I'm afraid not. Fm pretty sure that Fve seen other women do the same thing. If you really want to succeed like Chaplin did, you should do what he did. Try to invent and develop something people haven't seen before.W: I guess you're right. Fil go back up to my room and change.1. What are the speakers talking about?2. Why is the woman dressed like Chaplin?3. What can be inferred from the conversation?4. Besides "be original", what advice does the man have for the woman?5. Where is the conversation taking place?PassageSome people stand out as truly special and one of a kind. Charlie Chaplin, a superstar of silent comedies and one of the great icons of the 20th-century film, is one of those unique people. Chaplin had a rotten childhood and an early start on stage, performing even as a child in vaudeville. He went to Hollywood in 1914 and began acting in silent comedies. By 1915, he controlled most aspects of his films, in which he usually appeared as a character called simply the "Little Tramp": a lovably shabby dreamer with a bushy moustache, bowler hat and cane. Chaplin was one of the founders of United Artists Studios and was one of the first movie makers to have complete control over his features. His best-known films include 1925's The Gold Rush, 1931's City Lights, and 1936's Modem Times. Famouslyoutspoken and sympathetic to communism, Chaplin left the United States in 1952 because of increased political pressure. He settled in Switzerland, where he and his wife Oona raised eight children, including actress Geraldine Chaplin. In 1972 he returned to the United States to acc