新视野大学英语听说教程第四册录音文本.pdf

新视野大学英语（第二版）听说教程第四册录音文本UnitlW arm ing upM:Youre telling me that youd rather be famous than be respected as a good person?W:Well,I dont know.Its just that I see all these famous people on TV,and,well,its hard notto want the same thing for myself attention,love from millions of people.M:Love?Do you think people actually love celebrities?I dont think so!The public enjoyswatching famous people get into trouble even more than they like watching themsucceed.Besides,being a famous person means never having time to yourself-appearing before crowds,having people follow you around 24-7.Believe me,it isnt fun.W:You talk as if you know something about celebrity.Were you ever famous?M:You know the old saying,Everyone has his 15 minutes of fame?Well,I expect to havemy 15 minutes someday.But I dont expect to like it.Short conversationiW:You dont really seem interested in painting pictures,so why did you apply to this artprogram?M:To be honest,I thought that through art,I could become famous.Pretty stupid,huh?Q:What can be inferred from this conversation?2.W:You 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.Andin trying to get them,I ignored my art.Q:Why is the man not happy?3.W:Hey,Marty.Whats the matter,pal?When you first started writing,you did so much betterwork.Are you bored or something?M:I know my work is suffering,but I dont know the reason.I dont seem so interestedanymore.Maybe,as you said,I am bored.Who knows?Q:What are the speakers talking about?4.W:Is it true what they say about the director?Does he really work for art.not for fame?M:Thafs what people say.and Im inclined to believe them.He certainly hasnt sold out to thecheap film companies.Q:What can be inferred from the conversation?5.W:Whats on the schedule for tonights show?Something Im likely to enjoy?M:You might like it a story about a dancer who sells his soul to become famous and thenloses his friends,family,and everything important.Q:What is tonights show about?6.W:Isnt that the man who won an Academy Award for his cartoon artwork?M:What?That tramp?Hey,you know.I think youre right.Man.what happened to him?Hewas really famous!Q:What happened to the artist at last?7.W:Look!Look!Look!Look at me.Dad!Ive done it!Success,money,popularity.The worldis at the tip of my fingers and I feel like a queen!M:Sweetheart.I think you need to cool down a bit.Dont let all of this success go to yourhead.Q:What has happened to the woman?8.W:Get a grip on yourself!Dont you dare quit your job!You really think you can succeed asan actor?Do you really think you can become famous?M:I dont think I need to be famous to succeed.Im sure I can get work as an extra and thenmaybe move on to more interesting roles.Q:What are the speakers talking about?9.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 isto be published.Isnt it wonderful?Sorry I was daydreaming about the fame to come andforgot 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 previouspieces.M:God!I knew it!Complaints from my teacher;my mother.even my doctor!And now.myboss?Since I became famous,no one will let me change!Q:What is the relationship between the speakers?Long conversationsM:Theres only one thing in life worse than being talked about,and thats not being talkedabout.W:That was said by Oscar Wilde,wasnt it?M:Thats right.Youre pretty smart.W:I have my moments.But l*m afraid that I wont remember anything else for your testtomorrow.M:Well,lets have a run-through.First,what can you remember about Wilde?W:The basics,obviously-British,19th century writer.He was gay.wasnt he?M:Thats right.And he actually went to jail for it.W:Why?There mustve been many gays in England at the time.Why was he singled out tobe 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,isnt freeto do what he likes.People paid more attention to his actions.There were reporters,andeverything that he said and did was watched carefully.W:Yeah?It mightve been better for him if he wasnt famous.M:Maybe.But,then again,if he wasnt well-known,we might not have his wonderful storiestoday.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 yourgeneration 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 yourage.she was a big movie star.But she wasnt born a movie star;no sir.She was a simplegirl with beauty and innocence until she went to Hollywood to make movies.Thats right.Instead of living out a simple life of integrity and hard work or trying to develop a respectablename in her profession,she sought fame.Well.Ill tell you.she got her wish.She made hermovies AH About Eve in 1950,Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1953,Some Like It Hot in1959.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,its best just to livea simple life.1.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:That*s kind of a strange question for this setting,dont you think so?W:Well,the teacher hasnt come in yet,class hasnt begun,and I was justwondering about it.So.what do you think about friends?M:Ive never regarded them as particularly important.Perhaps thats because Icome from a big family two brothers and three sisters,and lots of cousins.Thats whats really important to me.What about you.Emma?W:My situation,you know,is different,so I have different ideas.To mefriendship.having friends.people I know I can really count on.to me thatsthe most important thing in life.Its more important even than love.If youlove someone,you can always fall out of love again,and that can lead to alot 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,withwhom you can argue without losing your temper;even if you dont alwaysagree 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,ClarkGable,one ofHollywoods biggestactors,enlisted inthe army,serving in World War II.Gables postwar films were,for the most part,disappointing,as was his 1949 marriage.Dropped by both his wife and hisstudio,Gable ventured out as a freelance actor in 1955,quickly becoming thehighest paid actor in Hollywood.He again found happiness with his fifth wifeand continued his career in such1958.In I960,Gable was signedtroubled and tragic history of thisthe on-set tension,Gable took oncritical failures as Teachers Pet,released infor the modern Western,The Misfits.Thefilm has been well documented,but,despitethe task uncomplainingly,going so far as toperform several grueling stunt scenesinvolving wild horses.The strain offilming,however,coupled with his ever-robust lifestyle,proved too much for theactor.Clark Gable suffered a heart attack two days after the completion of TheMisfits and died in 1960 at the age of 59,just a few months before the birth ofhis first son.Most of the nations newspapers announced the death of ClarkGable with a four-wo rd 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:Its a pleasure to be here.You know,I watch your show every day.M:Do you really?Well,these days there are many people watching you.W:Yes,Ive gotten a lot of attention lately thats true all because of my little book.M:Oh.dont be modest!Your book is amazingly bold,one of the most original pieces offiction Tve ever read.W:Originality is important,for sure.In fact,I think it is the most important part of being acreative person.Surely,it doesnt 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 outthere.M:Well put!Thank you!Sandra Marie.everybody!Short conversationsi.W:I dont 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 originalthat people were really surprised by his films.Q:What can be inferred from the conversation?2.W:My drama teacher said Chaplin is an excellent model for a young actor to pattern himselfon.M:Td be hard-pressed to argue with that.The guy was innovative and possessed such acreative mind.Yeah,try to be like him.Q:What are the speakers talking about?3.W:Ive given some thought to entering politics when I get older-you know,maybe workingbehind 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?4.W:I admire her;not because shes a woman in the tough,male world of international politics,but because shes so honest.M:Yeah,I feel the same way.Certainly,there arent many people as true to their word as sheis.Q:What does the man think about the politician?5.W:You know,our family is really special.Many of our ancestors are remembered as greatinventors and scientists who contributed new ideas to society.M:Yes,thats what Ive also heard from Uncle Marty.He said our family tree was full ofgeniuses.Q:What are the speakers talking about?6.W:Did you see what I made?Its a light bulb thatll never burn out.M:Thats amazing!A thing like that could make you famous.You should contact a patentoffice 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 Im not original.M:For sure,thats one criticism that no one will hit you with.Your artwork is definitely unique.And I think thats really important.Q:According to the man,what should be valued above all else?8.W:What do you think?Is it dangerous to be unlike other people sometimes?M:Nah.I think its more dangerous to be similar to others-thats when you run the risk ofbecoming insignificant and forgotten.Q:According to the man,what is dangerous?9.M:I suppose I couldve been successful by being like other people,but I felt that I shouldexpress 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 whatfirst brought you two together?Q:What is the relationship between the speakers?10.W:Im not saying that your work is poor;just that it lacks imagination.You havent doneanything to set yourself apart from your classmates.M:If my assignments look so much like others,why do you give me lower grades than yougive 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.Its notHalloween,though.Are you going to leave the house looking like that?W:Would you believe that Im going to a party?M:If there was a party tonight,I wouldve heard about it by now.So whats the deal?W:Im auditioning for a film.I thought,well,this look worked well for Chaplin.M:So you thought itd work for you.I dont think much of that idea.W:Why not?Chaplin got a lot of success because of his Little Tramp costume.And Ivecopied it exactly.M:Chaplin did very well-but thats because the look was original.He didnt copy anyone inHollywood.W:But look,Tm a woman,a woman dressed like Chaplin.Thats original,isnt it?M:Im afraid not.Im pretty sure that Ive seen other women do the same thing.If you reallywant to succeed like Chaplin did,you should do what he did.Try to invent and developsomething people havent seen before.W:I guess you*re right.Ill 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 superstarof silent comedies and one of the great icons of the 20th-century film,is one of those uniquepeople.Chaplin had a rotten childhood and an early start on stage,performing even as achild in vaudeville.He went to Hollywood in 1914 and began acting in silent comedies.By1915,he controlled most aspects of his films,in which he usually appeared as a charactercalled simply the Little Tramp:a lovably shabby dreamer with a bushy moustache,bowlerhat and cane.Chaplin was one of the founders of United Artists Studios and was one of thefirst movie makers to have complete control over his features.His best-known films include1925s The Gold Rush,1931s City Lights,and 1936s Modern Times.Famouslyoutspoken and sympathetic to communism,Chaplin left the United States in 1952 becauseof increased political pressure.He settled in Switzerland,where he and his wife Oonaraised eight children,including actress Geraldine Chaplin.In 1972 he returned to the UnitedStates to accept a special Oscar;and in 1975,he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.1.What is this passage about?2.What did Chaplin do when he went to Hollywood?3.What did the Little Tramp look like?4.What can be inferred from the passage?5.When did the Queen make Chaplin a knight?Home workTaskl 第 29 页W:My friends have compared my film to the best of Orson Welles works.Howcan you criticize it?M:You.Welles?I,well,umz I appreciate your confidence in yourself.But youdo know who Welles was,right?W:Nah.I dont watch films by British directors.M:You really dont know who Welles was at all!Welles was American!Do youeven pay attention to my lectures?W:I dont listen to people talk about films;I make films.Im a doer.M:You really have to pay attention from now on.Welles first became famous onthe radio,especially for his reading of War of the Worlds in 1938.Threeyears later;he made his first movie,Citizen Kane,in 1941.Other films ofhis include The Magni