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(第二版).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 l.B 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.Al.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F1.beautiful and clear 2.blend well 3.sister 4.worry too much 5.more important1.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 while he was inhis 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,1 do.1m crazy aboul 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.They5re the greatest.Whal aboul you?Dont you like them?Laura:Ugh!They make my stomach turn!SAMPLE DIALOGA:Do you like classical music?B:No,I don5t 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,1 like different kinds.Max:Any in particular?Frannie:Er,I especially like punk rock.Max:Punk rock?You donl 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 aboui you?Whals your favorite music?Max:1 guess I like jazz best.Hey,Im going shopping for CDs tomorrow.Would you like tocome 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 dont you comewith 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 famous heavymetal 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,r il out on something else.What do you want to hear?Philip:How about some popular easy-listening music.Maybe something like Celine Dion?Laura:Not her again!Her music isnt very hip any more.1 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.It*s just noise tome.I cant put up with it anymore.B:Its my favorite music.But if you hate it so much,Ill hate something you like.What wouldlike 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.Til be bored to death.V.L efs TalkThe Origin of the Song Happy Birthday to Y ouThe story of the song“Happy Birthday to You“Began as a sweet one,but later became bitter.Twosisters,Mildred Hill,a teacher at a kindergarten,and Dr.Patty Hill,the principal of the sameschool,wrote a song together for the children,entitled“Good Morning to All”.When Mildredcombined her musical talents with her sisters knowledge in the area of kindergarten education,Good Morning to All“was sure to be a success.The sister published the song in a collectionentitled“Song Stories of the Kindergarten in 1893.Thirty-one years later,after Dr.Patty Hillbecame the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia Universitys TeachersCollege,a gentleman by the name Robert Coleman published the song,without the sisters)permission.He added a second part,which is the familiar“Happy Birthday to You”.Mr.Cole man addition of the second part made the song popular and,finally,the sisters“original firstpart disappeared.Happy Birthday to You”had altogether replaced the sisters original song“Good Morning to AH”.In 1916 Patty took legal action against Mi:Coleman.In court,shesucceeded in proving that hey were the real 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 turnedinto a bitter one.There were two sisters:one was Mildred Hill,and the other Patty Hill.Theformer had great musical talents,while the latter had knowledge of kindergarten education.Bucombining their abilities,the two produced a song called“Good Morning to All”.It was a success,and later published in a collection of songs fbr kindergartens.Thirty-one years later a man named Coleman published the song without the sisters permission.To make things worse,he added a second part,which is the present Happy Birthday to You”.Thisnew song soon became popular and eventually it replaced the sisters first part altogether.Then,in1916,Patty took legal action against Coleman.In court she managed to prove that she and hersister really owned 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 karaoke bar.Wouldyou like to come with us?Laura:Karaoke bar?You have a special place just for singing?In America,bars sometimes havea karaoke night where the customers can sing a song,but we havent special karaoke bars!Dalin:Really?In China,karaoke is a very popular way for friends ro spend time together.We canselect the music that ur group enjoys.We mostly sing pop songs.Laura:Do you sing individually or in groups?Singing is not a very in thing,so I dont sing verywell.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 line is a really cool modernthing?Not so.In 1896,Thaddeus Cahill Filed a patent on the instiument for transmitting musicelectronically,and until 1914 he sent music signals down telephone lines with this instrument.Andhe wasnt even the first.Elisha Gray transmitted music over a telephone line in 1876,which wasthe same year the telephone was invented.Gray invented the first electronic music instrument in1874,calling it the“Musical Telegraph”.Alexander Graham Bell also designed an experimental“Electric Harp“for speech to be transmitted over a telephone line using technology similar toGrays.Bell was a speech teacher for the deaf.In 1879 he created an instrument to measurehearing loss.That is why the degrees of loudness came to be measured in bels or decibels.5-421-3Task 3:Thank You for the MusicIm nothing special,in fact Im a bit of a boreIf 1 tell a joke,youre probably heard it beforeBut I have a talent,a wonderful thingCause 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 fbr 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 daoccr 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 Lion King.Thatsthe Elton 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 I really lovedspending 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.1 always think of the song“My Heart Will Go O n as our song!Whenever I hear it,I think of that night.Tony:Oh,I can understand why you love that song!Isnt it interesting all the memories weconnect with songs?UNIT2IL Listening Skills1.W:From what I can remember,the director asked us to rehearse this 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 he 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: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.Tm crazy about Harry Potter.Have you heard that J.K.Rowling has added anotherbook 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 just to thinkabout it!Both the girl and the boy are excited/crazy about the movie and the hero Harry Potter.The boyheard that the writer J.K.Rowling has written the latest book,which is Book Seven,though thegirl is still waiting for Book Five.The boy has been the trailer and believes the film will be scary.The girl shares that view because of thn writing on the wall in blood.Task 2:A Great ActorThere was once a great actor who could no longer remember his lines.After several years ofsearching,he finally found a theater that was willing to give him a try.The director said,“This isthe most important part,and it has only one line.At the opening you walk onto stage carrying arose.You hold the rose to your nose with just one finger and thumb,smell it deeply and then saythe line on praise of the rose:4Ah,the sweet smell of my love.The actor was excited.All daylong before the 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 great emotion said theline,“Ah,the sweet smell of my love.The audience exploded in laughter.Only the director wasfurious!Ahhhhhh!You damned fool!”he cried.Youve ruined my play!Youve ruined me!”The actor was puzzled,4tWhat happened?Did I forget my line?”“No!”shouted the director.4 4Youforget 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 movies I saw thisyear I would like to recommend:Among comedies I highly recommend“Monsoon Wedding”.Itsan Indian movie.The story is about an Indian wedding.Preparations for the wedding bring outfunny and sad situations touching on love and a past rape.This movie shows some of thewonderful customs of India,and the importance of family and love.Its great!Among dramas,I like“Adaptation”.Il is an excellent movie!But for me the first part of the moviewas 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-Jewish pianist,who livesin Warsaw with his family.The Nazis sent his family to die in the concentration camps.He wassafe,but would have died without unusually good luck and the kindness of a few non-Jews.Thisis 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 threenative girls who are separated from their families by the racist police who send them to specialcenters.There the girls are taught practical skills,and the government tries to integrate them intowhite Australian society.They can away from the camp and walked 1,500 miles to find theirmothers.This is a sad,touching story that you should not miss.1.He likes to see movies and comment on them.2.Four.3.Three.4.One.Movies Contents and CharacteristicsMonsoon Wedding It is about an Indian wedding.Preparations forit reveal love and a past rape.The movie showsIndian customs,family and love.Adaptation It is too fast for the speaker,who wants to see itagain on DVD with captions.The Pianist It is about a Jewish pianist in Warsaw.TheNazis sent his family to the concentrationcamps.He was safe,and this narrow escapewas due to good luck and the kindness of a fewnon-Jews.Rabbit-Proof Fence It is about three native girls.Racist policeseparate them from their families and sendthem to special centers.There they are taughtpractical skills.The government intends tointegrate them into white Australian society.They ran away from the camp and walked1,500 miles to find their mothers.IV.Speaking OutModel 1 Will you come with me?John:Laura,1 am vvpndenng if ypu j e free tomorrow night.Laura:Well,I guess I am.Why?John:Fve got two Star Wars premiere tickets.Will you come with me?Laura:Yeah、definitely!Thanks for inviting me!John:Its my pleasure.Laura:I really wanted to see Star Wars on the opening night,but the tickets were sold out.Howdid you manage to get hold of them?John:A friend of mine works at the“Pepsi headquarters,which is a major sponsor of the movie.So he was able to get the tickets for free.Laura:Wow,people are paying as much as$200 each on the black market.Im flattered you wentthrough all this trouble just for me.John:Youre welcome.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA:Hi,are you busy this weekend?B:Yes.Whats on your mind?A:Tve got two tickets for the car exhibition.Would you like to go with me?B:Sure.Thanks for your invitation.A:Its nothing.B:Ive been wanting to see exhibition,but it was not at all easy to get a ticket.How did youmanage to get two tickets?A:A friend of mine works at the exhibition center.She was able to get three free tickets.B:Wow,people are paying almost 100 yuan for a ticket on the black market.Thank you verymuch indeed for inviting me.A:No problem.Model 2 What did you think about the movie?John:So.what did you think about the movie?Laura:Well.I think this Star Wars episode is an excellent piece of work,but not as good as theprevious ones.John:Really?But I think this Star Wars episode was incredible!Laura:Why do you think so?John:Well,one of the most spectacular things about it was the special effects.Sta【e-of-the-artspecial effects were the main reason for the success of the previous episodes.Laura:Youre right.The special effects were amazing!And I like the fact that they created somany fantastic settings and other-worldly costumes,weapons and creatures.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA:What did you think about The Lion King?B:W