新视野大学英语视听说教程第2册答案(1-10).pdf

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UNIT1IL Listening Skills1.M:Why d o nt we g o to the c o nc ert to d ay?W:P H g o g et the keys.Q:What d o es the wo m an im p ly?2.W:I c ant f ind m y p urse anywhere.The o p era tic kets are in it.M:Have yo u c hec ked in the c ar?Q:What d o es the m an im p ly?3.M:Are yo u g o ing to buy that p irated CD?W:Do I look like a thief?Q:What d o es the wo m an im p ly?4.M:Do yo u think the sing er is p retty?W:Lets just say that I wo uld nt/t vo te f o r her in the lo c al beauty c o ntest.Q:What d o es the wo m an im p ly abo ut the sing er?5.M:Have yo u seen To m?I c ant f ind him anywhere.W:The lig ht in his d o rm was o n just a f ew m inutes ag o.Q:What d o es the wo m an m ean?l.B 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.AIII.Listening InTask 1:Encore!As so o n as the sing er c o m p leted the so ng,the aud ienc e c ried,“Enc o re!Enc o re!?,Thesing er was d elig hted and sang the so ng ag ain.She c o uld nt believe it when the aud ienc esho uted f o r her to sing it ag ain.The c yc le o f sho uts and so ng s was rep eated tenm o re tim es.The sing er was o verjo yed with the resp o nse f ro m the aud ienc e.She talkedthem and asked them why they were so m uc h aud ienc e in hearing the sam e so ng ag ainand ag ain.One o f the p eo p le in the aud ienc e rep lied,“We wanted yo u to im p ro ve it;no w it is m uc h better.”l.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.FTask 2:The CarpentersW:They p lay Yesterd ay Onc e Mo re“all the tim e o n the c am p us rad io.Do yo u likeit?M:I d o.I never g et tired o f it.I like the Carp enters.Their vo ic es are so beautif uland c lear.I g uess thaf s why theyre so p o p ular.W:I like the way their vo ic es blend.There were just two o f them,bro ther and sister,rig ht?M:Yes,Ric hard and Karen I think they were.She d ied I think.W:Yes,ano rexia.It is hard to believe that so m eo ne so beautif ul wo uld starve herselfto d eath.M:If s a p ro blem everywhere in the wo rld,inc lud ing China,Im af raid.Wo m en wo rryto o m uc h abo ut their ap p earanc es,and are so c razy abo ut lo sing weig ht.W:Well,lets g o f o r lunc h bef o re we g o to the c o nc ert.1.beautiful and clear 2.blend well 3.siste r 4.worry too much 5.moreimportantTask 3:MozartMozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to grow morethan two centuries after his death.He was born in Salzburg,Austria,in 1756.Before theage of four,he had shown great musical talent.His father then decided to let him start takingharpsichord lessons.The boys reputation as a musical talent grew fast.At five,he wascomposing music.Form that time on,Mozart was performing n concerts and writing music.By his early teens,he had mastered the piano,violin and harpsichord,and was writingsymphonies and operas.His firs t major opera was performed in Milan in 1770,whenhe was only fourteen.At fifteen,Mozart became the conductor for an orchestra inSalzburg.In 1781,he le ft for Vienna,where he was in great demand as both a performerand a composition teacher.His firs t opera was a success.But life was not easybecause he was a poor businessman,and his finances were always in a bad state.Hismusic from the next decade was not very popular,and he eventually fell back on histeaching jobs for a living.In 1788 he stopped performing in public,preferring onlyto compose.He died in 1791 at the age of thirty-five.Although he lived only a shortlife,he composed over 600 works.1.Which of the following is true of Mozart?D2.How long has Mozart,s 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 Mozarts accomplishments whilehe 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.Im crazy about Wynton Marsalis.Bob:Oh,hes a piano player,isnt he?Laura:No,hes a trumpet player.So,whal kind of music do you like?Bob:I like listening to rock.Laura:What group do you like best?Bob:Er,The Cranberries.Theyre the greatest.What about you?Dont you like them?Laura:Ugh!They make iny stomach turn!SAMPLE DIALOGA:Do you like classical music?B:No,I dont like it at all.A:What type of music do you like?B:Im a real fan of pop songs.A:Whos your favorite singer or group?B:Jay Chou.What do you think about him?A:1 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 dont seem like the punk rock type.Frannie:You should have seen me in high school.I had my hair dyed blue.Max:W ow,that must have been a sig h t!Frannie:It sure was.What about you?Whats your favorite music?Max:I guess I like jazz best.Hey,Im going shopping for CDs tomorrow.Wouldyou like to come along?Frannie:Sure,thai 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 dont look like the extreme sports type.B:I have even tried bungee jumping and surfing.A:W ow,you certainly surprised me!B:Then how about you?What kind of sport do you prefer?A:I like ta i chi most.In fact,Im going to buy some books about f a i chi.W hydont you come with me?B:Sounds good.Lefs 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 M etallical Theyre so cool.They are one of the most famousheavy metal bands.Philip:I dont care.It just sounds 1 ike noise to me.I cant stand i t!Laura:I love this kind of music,but if you really hate it that much,I ll out onsomething else.What do you want to hear?Philip:How about some popular easy-listening music.Maybe something like CelineDion?Laura:Not her again!Her music isn t very hip any more.I think she is a bore.SAMPLE DIALOGA:That music is terrible!Turn off!B:But,M om,this is Backstreet Boys h it song“Get down!Its really appealing.A:Nonsense.Its just noise tome.I cant put up with it anymore.B:Its my favorite music.But if you hate it so much,I ll hate something you like.What would like to listen to?A:What about some old songs of the 1970s like The White-Haired G irl”？B:Ha-ha-ha-ha.I f s not fashionable any longer.I ll be bored to death.V.Lefs 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 becameb itter.Two sisters,Mildred Hill,a teacher at a kindergarten,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 siste rsknowledge in the area of kindergarten education,Good Morning to All“was sure tobe a success.The sister published the song in a collection entitled“Song Storiesof the Kindergarten”in 1893.Thirty-one years later,after Dr.Patty Hill becamethe head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia UniversitysTeachers College,a gentleman by the name Robert Coleman published the song,withoutthe sisters permission.He added a second part,which is the familiar“Happy Birthdayto You”.Mr.Colemans addition of the second part made the song popular and,finally,the sisters”original first part disappeared.Happy Birthday to You”had altogetherreplaced the sisters original song“Good Morning to All”.In 1916 Patty took legalaction against Mr.Coleman.In court,she succeeded in proving that hey were thereal owners 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 Teachers ReferenceThe story of“Happy Birthday to You”was a nice,sweet on eat the very beginning,but later turned into a bitter one.There were two sisters:one was Mildred Hill,and the other Patty Hill.The former had great musical talents,while the latterhad knowledge of kindergarten education.Bu combining their abilities,the twoproduced a song called“Good Morning to All”.It was a success,and later publishedin a collection of songs for kindergartens.Thirty-one years later a man named Coleman published the song without the sisters5permission.To make things worse,he added a second part,which is the present“HappyBirthday to You”.This new song soon became popular and eventually it replaced thesisters first part altogether.Then,in 1916,Patty took legal action against Coleman.In court she managed to prove that she and her sister really owned the song.VI.Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1:KaraokeDal in:Its Mikes birthday on Friday,so a bunch of us are going to go to the karaokebar.Would you like to come with us?Laura:Karaoke bar?You have a special place just for singing?In America,barssometimes have a karaoke night where the customers can sing a song,but wehavent special karaoke bars!Dalin:Really?In China,karaoke is a very popular way for friends ro spend timetogether.W e 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,soI dont sing very well.1.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 line is a reallycool modern thing?Not so.In 1896,Thaddeus Cahill Filed a patent on the instrumentfor transmitting music electronically,and until 1914 he sent music signals downtelephone lines with this instrument.And he wasnt even the first.Elisha Graytransmitted music over a telephone line in 1876,which was the same year the telephonewas invented.Gray invented the first electronic music instrument in 1874,callingit the“Musical Telegraph”.Alexander Graham Bell also designed an experimental“Elec tric Harp”f o r sp eec h to be transm itted o ver a telep ho ne line using tec hno lo g ysim ilar to Grays Bell was a sp eec h teac her f o r the d eaf.In 1879 he c reated aninstrum ent to m easure hearing lo ss.That is why the d eg rees o f lo ud ness c am e to bem easured in bels o r d ec ibels.5-4-2-1-3Task 3:Thank You for the MusicIm no thing sp ec ial,in f ac t Im a bit o f a bo reIf I tell a jo ke,yo ure p ro bably heard it bef o reBut I have a talent,a wo nd erf ul thingCause everyo ne listens when I start to singIm so g ratef ul and p ro udAll I want is to sing it o ut lo udSo I sayThank yo u f o r the m usic,the so ng s Im sing ingThanks f o r all the jo y theyre bring ingWho c an live witho ut it,I ask in all ho nestlyWhat wo uld lif e beWitho ut a so ng o r a d anc e what are weSo I say thank yo u f o r the m usicFo r g iving it to m eMo ther says I was a d anc er bef o re I c o uld walkShe says I beg an to sing lo ng bef o re I c o uld talkAnd Ive o f ten wo nd o ro d,ho w d id it all startWhof o und o utLike a m elo d yWell,who everthat no thing c an c ap ture a heartc anit was,Im a f anSo I sayThank yo u f o r the m usic,the so ng s Im sing ingSp eakingMusical MemoriesTo ny:Listen!Quic k,turn up the rad io!Isnt that“Can Yo u Feel the Lo ve To nig ht?”Nanc y:Yeah,it is,but what5s the big d eal?To ny:When I was a little bo y,m y g rand m o ther to o k m e to see the m o vie The LionKing.That,s the Elto n Jo hn so ng f ro m the m o vie.Nanc y:I still c ant und erstand why if s so im p o rtant to yo u.To ny:Bec ause it was the f irst m o vie I ever saw with m y g rand m a and bec ause I reallylo ved sp end ing tim e with her.It is m y f avo rite so ng o f all tim es!Nanc y:The f irst tim e To m and I went o n a d ate,we went to see Titanic.I alwaysthink o f the so ng “My Heart Will Go On“as o ur so ng!Whenever I hear it,Ithink o f that nig ht.To ny:Oh,I c an und erstand why yo u lo ve that so ng!Isnt it interesting all them em o ries we c o nnec t with so ng s?UNIT2II.Listening Skills1.W:From what I can remember,the director asked us to rehearse this a hundredtimes.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 he has a heartof gold.W:So does a hard-boiled egg.Q:What does the woman mean?5.W:What a beautiful sunset!M:Dont blink.You might just miss it.Q:What does the man mean?1.A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.BIII.Listening InTask 1:Waiting for the New Harry Potter MovieAmy:Im so excited about finally seeing this movie!Peter:M e too.Im crazy about Harry Potter.Have you heard that J.K.Rowling hasadded another book to the series?Amy:Shes already written Book Seven?Im s till waiting for Book Five.Peter:I know.Who isnt?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 its e lf w ill be really scary.Amy:It surely w ill!All that writing on the wall in blood.It scares me to deathjust to think about i t!Both the girl and the boy are excited/crazy about the movie and the hero Harry Potter.The boyheard that the w riter J.K.Rowling has written the latest book,which is Book Seven,though the girl is s till waiting for Book Five.The boy has been the trailer and believesthe film w ill be scary.The girl shares that view because of ihe wri Iing on the wallin blood.Task 2:A Great ActorThere was once a great actor who could no longer remember his lines.After severalyears of searching,he finally found a theater that was w illing to give him a try.The director said,“This is the most important part,and it has only one line.Atthe opening you walk onto stage carrying a rose.You hold the rose to your nose withjust one finger and thumb,smell it deeply and then say the line on praise of therose:Ah,the sweet smell of my lo v e.T h e actor was excited.All day long beforethe play he practiced his line over and over again.Finally,the time came.The curtainwent up,the actor walked onto the stage,looked at the audience,and with greatemotion said the line,“Ah,the sweet smell of my love.The audience exploded inlaughter.Only the director was furious!4tAhhhhhh!You damned fool!v he cried.Youveruined my play!Youve ruined me!”The actor was puzzled,“What happened?Did I forgetmy line?”No!shouted the director.You forget the rose!”l.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.BTask 3:Movie ReviewsI love movies!And after I see them,I like to comment on them.These are moviesI saw this year I would like to recommend:Among comedies I highly recommend“MonsoonWedding.I f s an Indian movie.The story is about an Indian wedding.Preparations forthe wedding bring out funny and sad situations touching on love and a past rape.This movieshows some of the wonderful customs of India,and the importance of family and love.Itsgreat!Among dramas,I like“Adaptation”.It is an excellent movie!But for me the firs tpart of the movie was too fast to follow.I hope to see it again on D V D with captions.“The Pianist is set in the Second World War.