新视野大学英语视听说教程(2)听力原文及答案.pdf

新 视 野 大 费 语 视 听 说 教 第 二 册 UNIT1II.Listening Skills1.M:Why dont we go to the concert today?W:Ill go get the keys.Q:What does the woman imply?2.W:I cant find 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 I look like a thief?Q:What does the woman imply?4.M:Do you think the singer is pretty?W:Lets just say that I wouldnt/t vote for her in the local beauty contest.Q:What does the woman imply about the singer?5.M:Have you seen Tom?I cant find him anywhere.W:The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago.Q:What does the woman mean?1.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!Thesinger was delighted and sang the song again.She couldnt believe it when theaudience shouted for her to sing it again.The cycle of shouts and songs wasrepeated ten more times.The singer was overjoyed with the response from theaudience.She talked them and asked them why they were so much audience inhearing 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.1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.FTask 2:The CarpentersW:They play Yesterday Once More all the time on the campus radio.Do you like it?M:I do.I never get tired of it.I like the Carpenters.Their voices are so beautiful andclear.I guess thats why theyre so popular.W:I like the way their voices blend.There were just two of them,brother 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 would starve herselfto death.M:Its a problem everywhere in the world,including China,Im afraid.Women worrytoo much about their appearances,and are so crazy about losing weight.W:Well,lets go for lunch before we go to the concert.1.beautiful and clear 2.blend well 3.sister 4.worry too much 5.moreimportantTask 3:MozartMozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to growmore than two centuries after his death.He was born in Salzburg,Austria,in 1756.Before the age of four,he had shown great musical talent.His father then decided tolet him start taking harpsichord lessons.The boys reputation as a musical talentgrew fast.At five,he was composing music.Form that time on,Mozart wasperforming n concerts and writing music.By his early teens,he had mastered thepiano,violin and harpsichord,and was writing symphonies and operas.His firstmajor opera was performed in Milan in 1770,when he was only fourteen.At fifteen,Mozart became the conductor for an orchestra in Salzburg.In 1781,he left forVienna,where he was in great demand as both a performer and a compositionteacher.His first opera was a success.But life was not easy because he was a poorbusinessman,and his finances were always in a bad state.His music from the nextdecade was not very popular,and he eventually fell back on his teaching jobs for aliving.In 1788 he stopped performing in public,preferring only to compose.He diedin 1791 at the age of thirty-five.Although he lived only a short life,he composedover 600 works.1.Which of the following is true of Mozart?D2.How long has Mozarts 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,what 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 likethem?Laura:Ugh!They make my 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: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 dont 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?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,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 dont look like the extreme sports type.B:I have even tried bungee jumping and surfing.A:Wow,you certainly surprised me!B:Then how about you?What kind of sport do you prefer?A:I like tai chi most.In fact,Im going to buy some books about tai chi.Why dontyou come with me?B:Sounds good.Lets 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 Theyre so cool.They are one of the most famousheavy metal bands.Philip:I dont care.It just sounds like noise to me.I cant stand it!Laura:I love this kind of music,but if you really hate it that much,Ill 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 isnt very hip any more.I think she is a bore.SAMPLE DIALOGA:That music is terrible!Turn off!B:But,Mom,this is Backstreet Boys hit 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,1 1 1 hate something 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.Its not fashionable any longer.Ill be bored to death.V.Lets TalkThe Origin of the Song Happy Birthday to YouThe story of the song Happy Birthday to You Began as a sweet one,but laterbecame bitter.Two sisters,Mildred H川，a teacher at a kindergarten,and Dr.PattyHill,the principal of the same school,wrote a song together for the children,entitledGood Morning to All.When Mildred combined her musical talents with her sistersknowledge 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 Stories ofthe Kindergarten in 1893.Thirty-one years later,after Dr.Patty Hill became thehead of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia Universitys TeachersCollege,a gentleman by the name Robert Coleman published the song,without thesisters permission.He added a second part,which is the familiar Happy Birthday toYou.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 kindergarten 2.Good Morning to All3.Happy Birthday to You 4.Happy Birthday to You Good Morning to AllPossible Retelling for the Teachers FteferenceThe 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,andthe other Patty Hill.The former had great musical talents,while the latter hadknowledge of kindergarten education.Bu combining their abilities,the two produceda song called uGood Morning to All.It was a success,and later published in acollection of songs for kindergartens.Thirty-one years later a man named Coleman published the song without the sisterspermission.To make things worse,he added a second part,which is the presentHappy Birthday to You.This new song soon became popular and eventually itreplaced the sisters first part altogether.Then,in 1916,Patty took legal actionagainst Coleman.In court she managed to prove that she and her sister reallyowned the song.VI.Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1:KaraokeDalin: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:Fteally?In China,karaoke is a very popular way for friends ro spend timetogether.We can select the music that ur group enjoys.We mostly sing pop songs.Laura:Do you sing individually or in groups?Snging is not a very in thing,so I dontsing 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 I nternet through a phone line is a reallycool modern thing?Not so.In 1896,Thaddeus Cahill Filed a patent on theinstrument for transmitting music electronically,and until 1914 he sent music signalsdown telephone lines with this instrument.And he wasnt even the first.Bisha Graytransmitted music over a telephone line in 1876,which was the same year thetelephone was invented.Gray invented the first electronic music instrument in 1874,calling it the Musical Telegraph.Alexander Graham Bell also designed anexperimental Bectric Harp for speech to be transmitted over a telephone line usingtechnology similar to Grays.Bell was a speech teacher for the deaf.In 1879 hecreated an instrument to measure hearing loss.That is why the degrees of loudnesscame to be measured in bels or decibels.5-4-2-1-3Task 3:Thank You for the MusicIm nothing special,in fact Im a bit of a boreIf I tell a joke,youre probably heard it beforeBut I have a talent,a wonderful thing(Cause everyone listens when I start to singIm so grateful and proudAll I want is to sing it out loudSo I sayThank you for the music,the songs Im singingThanks for all the joy theyre 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 Ive often wondered,how did it all startWho found out that nothing can capture a heartLike a melody canWell,whoever it was,Im a fanSo I sayThank you for the music,the songs Im singingSpeakingMusical MemoriesTony:Listen!Quick,turn up the radio!Isnt that Can You Feel the Love Tonight?Nancy:Yeah,it is,but whats the big deal?Tony:When I was a little boy,my grandmother took me to see the movie The LionKing.Thats the 日 ton John song from the movie.Nancy:I still cant understand why its so important to you.Tony:Because it was the first movie I ever saw with my grandma and because Ireally 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 Titanic.I alwaysthink of the song My Heart Will Go On as our song!Whenever I hear it,I think ofthat night.Tony:Oh,I can understand why you love that song!Isnt it interesting all thememories we connect with songs?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 heart ofgold.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:Me 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 still 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 itself will be really scary.Amy:It surely will!All that writing on the wall in blood.It scares me to death justto think about it!Both the girl and the boy are exci ted/crazy about the movie and the hero HarryPotter.The boy heard that the writer J.K Rowling has written the latest book,whichis Book Seven,though the girl is still waiting for Book Rve.The boy has been thetrailer and believes the film will be scary.The girl shares that view because of thewriting on the wall in 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 willing to give him a try.Thedirector said,This is the most important part,and it has only one line.At theopening 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 the rose:*Ah,the sweet smell of my love.The actor was excited.All day long before the playhe practiced his line over and over again,finally,the time came.The curtain wentup,the actor walked onto the stage,looked at the audience,and with great emotionsaid the line,Ah,the sweet smell of my love.The audience exploded in laughter.Only the director was furious!,lAhhhhhh!You damned fool!he cried.Youve ruinedmy play!Youve ruined me!The actor was puzzled,What happened?Did I forgetmy line?!No!shouted the director.You forget the rose!1.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5,BTask 3:Movie FteviewsI love movies!And after I see them,I like to comment on them.These are movies Isaw this year I would like to recommend:Among comedies I highly recommendMonsoon Wedding.Its an Indian movie.The story is about an Indian wedding.Preparations for the wedding bring out funny and sad situations touching on loveand a past rape.This movie shows some of the wonderful customs of India,and theimportance of family and love.Its great!Among dramas,I like Adaptation.It is an excellent movie!But for me the first partof the movie was too fast to follow.I hope to see it again on DVD with captions.The Pianist is set in the Second World War.Its about a young Polish-Jewishpianist,who lives in Warsaw with his family.The Nazis sent his family to die in theconcentration camps.He was safe,but would have died without unusually good luckand the kindness of a few non-Jews.This is a powerful movie with thought provoking themes.Rabbit-Proof Fence is set in the 1930s in Australia,and its based on real events.It is about three native girls who are separated from their families by the racist policewho send them to special centers.There the girl