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1、现代大学英语听力现代大学英语听力 2 2听力原文及题目答案听力原文及题目答案 UnitUnit4Unit4Unit4 4TaskTask1 1【答案】【答案】1)They were orphans and had nobody to support them.2)Each boy was given only one bowl of gruel for supper and no more far from enough.3)They boys were so hungry that they could not bear it any more.They decided that tone

2、of them must ask the master for more gruel.Olive Twist was chosen by casting lots.4)He never thought that any boy would dare to ask for more foodthan the given portion.Therefore,he was both surprised and angryon hearing Olivers request.5)He was struck on the head by the master and pushed out of ther

3、oom.And for a week Olive remained prisoner in the cellar.【原文】【原文】Oliver Twist had no parents and lived in the workhouse.The room in which the boys had their food was a large stonehall.Each boy was given one bowl of gruel and no more.The bowlsnever needed washing.The boys polished them with their spo

4、ons.Butstill the boys were hungry.Oliver Twist and the other boys suffered fromslow starvationfor three months.At last they got so wild with hunger that one ofthe boys,who was tall for his age,said:If this goes on,I am afraid I shall eat the boy who sleepsnext me.He had wild hungry eyes and the boys

5、 believed him.Theboys gathered and thought of a plan.One of us must walk up to the master at supper this eveningand ask for more gruel,said one boy.Let us east lots,said another.In that way we shall seewho must go up to the master and ask for more.So they cast lots.The lot fell to Oliver Twist.He ha

6、d to goup to the master and ask for moregruel.The evening came.The boys took their places and quickly ateup their gruel.Then they looked at Oliver.He rose from his place,bowl and spoon in hand,went up to the master and said,Please,sir,I want some more.The master was a fat,healthy man,but heturned pa

7、le.What!he said at last.Oliver repeated:Please,sir,I want some more.The master struck Oliver on the head and pushed him out of theroom.For a week Oliver remained a prisoner in the cellar.Task 2Task 2【答案】【答案】A.A.1)F 2)F 3)TB.B.1)d 2)b【原文】【原文】Mark Twain was a famous American writer.There were many sto

8、riesabout him.One day Mark Twain was fishing.A stranger came along.Good morning!said the stranger.Good morning!said Mark Twain.Nice weather were having!Very nice indeed,said the stranger.How was fishing Very good.I caught three trout here yesterday in just aboutan hour.Is that so said the stranger.Y

9、es.Im very fond of trout.By the way,said the stranger,do you happen to know whoI am No,I havent any idea,said Mark Twain.Well,Im the game warden of this county,said the stranger.Fishing is not allowed here.Mark Twain paused a minute.Then he asked:By the way,do you know who I am No,I dont.Well,I am t

10、he biggest liar in the country.Task 3Task 3【答案】【答案】A.A.Name:Lewis CarrollOccupation:mathematics;Oxford UniversityLiterary works:Alices Adventures in Wonderland;1865;Through the Looking-Glass;1871B.B.These stories are about a dream world in which Alice meets strangecreatures and has interesting adven

11、tures.【原文】【原文】Which would you rather be A mathematician or a writer Perhapsyou will never be faced with this kind of choice.Lewis Carroll wasboth a mathematician and a writer.He was a lecturer in?mathematicsat Oxford University.But he is better known as the author of twoof the most famous children s

12、 books that have ever been written:Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.The authors real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson,but hepreferred to use the pen-name“Lewis Carroll”when he wroteAlices Adventures in Wonderland and this is the name we rememberhim by.Alices Adventures

13、in Wonderland was published in 1865,whenits author was 33 years old;it was followed byThrough theLooking-Glassin 1871.Both books were written for a real girl calledAlice,but they have been read by millions of children since theywere first published.These stories are about a dream world in whichAlice

14、 meets strange creatures and has interesting adventures.Imsure you know this already,but if you don t,you had better readthe stories yourselves.Task 4Task 4【答案】【答案】the Greeks,closed the gates of the city and stayed behind the walls,the Greeks,a huge wooden horse,hide inside it,the horse,theystopped,

15、hid their ships,Greek prisoner,the horse,The Greeksoldiers,the wooden horse【原文】【原文】Many,many years ago there was a war between the Greeks and theTrojans.The Greek ships sailed up to the city of Troy.When theTrojans saw the Greek ships,they closed the gates of their cityand stayed behind the walls.Th

16、e Greeks attacked the city many times,but could not take it.Then one of the Greeks thought of a plan.The Greeks made a big wooden horse and had some soldiers hide insidethe horse.In the morning the Greeks burned their camps and sailedaway.Only the big wooden horse remained in front of the city gate.

17、But the Greek ships did not sail far.The Greeks stopped at aplace near Troy,where the Trojans could not see them,and hid theirships.At first the Trojans wanted to burn the wooden horse,buta Greek prisoner said,Dont bum the horse.Bring it into Troy.It will help you.The horse was very big,and the Troj

18、ans could not bring it inthrough the gate.They had to make a hole in the wall.Then theybrought the wooden horse into the city.The next day was a holidayin Troy.At night all the Trojan soldiers fell asleep after a heavyfestive drinking.The Greek ships came back to Troy in the night.When everythingwas

19、 quiet,the Greek soldiers came out of the wooden horse and openedthe gates of the city.The Greek army came into the city,killedmany Trojans and took the city.Task 5Task 5【答案】【答案】A.A.1)c 2)aB.B.1)All the animals thought that he was the king of beasts.Actuallyhe was a coward.He was afraid of human bei

20、ngs and other big animals.He roared only to scare them away and never really hurt them.2)Dorothy and her dog wanted to get back to Kansas.The Scarecrowwanted some brains and the Tinman wanted a heart.The Lion wantedto have courage.【原文】【原文】The following story has been taken from The Wonderful Wizardo

21、f Oz written by L.Frank Baum in 1900.The book is a modern fairytale and is one of the great favorites of American children.One day a tornado carried away Dorothy and her dog Toto fromtheir home in Kansa sand landed them in the wonderful land of Oz.Here they made friends with two strange fellows,a sc

22、arecrow anda tin man.The four were now on their way to the Emerald City wherethe Great Oz lived.Just as the Tinman spoke there came from the forest a terribleroar,and the next moment a great Lion rushed into the road.Withone blow of his paw he knocked the Scarecrow to the edge of the road,and then h

23、e hit the Tinman with his sharp claws.But,to the Lionssurprise,he could make no mark on the tin,though the Tinman fellover in the road and lay still.Little Toto,now that he had an enemy to face,ran barkingtowards the Lion.The great beast had opened his mouth to bite thedog.Dorothy feared that Toto w

24、ould be killed.She forgot all dangerand rushed forward.She slapped the Lion upon his nose as hard asshe could,and cried out:Dont bite Toto!You should be ashamed of yourself,a big beastlike you,to bite a poor little dog!I didnt bite him,said the Lion,as he rubbed his nose withhis paw where Dorothy ha

25、d hit it.No,but you tried to,she said in anger.You are nothing buta big coward.I know,said the Lion,and he hung his head in shame.Ivealways known it.But how can I help it I dont know,Im sure.But how can you hit a stuffed man likethe poor Scarecrow Is he stuffed asked the Lion,in surprise,as he watch

26、ed herpick up the Scarecrow and set him upon his feet,while she pattedhim into shape again.Of course hes stuffed,replied Dorothy.She was still angry.That explains it.He really went over easily,said the Lion.It surprised me to see him turn around so.Is the other one stuffedalso No,said Dorothy,hes ma

27、de of tin.And she helped the Tinmanup again.He really hurt my claws,said the Lion.When they scratchedagainst the tin it made a cold shiver min down my back.What is thatlittle animal you are so kind to He is my dog,Toto,answered Dorothy.Is he made of tin,or stuffed asked the Lion.Neither.Hesa meat do

28、g,said the girl.Oh.Hes a curious animal,and seems really small,now thatI look at him.No one thinks of biting such a small,little thingexcept a coward like me,continued the Lion sadly.What makes you a coward asked Dorothy.She looked at the greatbeast in wonder,for he was as big as a small horse.I don

29、t know,replied the Lion.I suppose I was born that way.All the other animals in the forest expect me to be brave,for theLion is everywhere thought to be the King of Beasts.I learned thatif I roared very loudly every living thing was afraid and got outof my way.Whenever Ive met a man Ive been very muc

30、h frightened;but I just roared at him,and he has always min away as fast as hecould go.If the elephants,tigers and bears ever tried to fightme,I would run away Im such a coward;but just as soon as theyhear me roar,they all try to get away from me,and of course I letthem go.But that isnt right.The Ki

31、ng of Beasts shouldnt be a coward,said the Scarecrow.I know it,said the Lion,and he wiped a tear from his eyewith the tip of his tail.It is a great sorrow,and it makes mylife very unhappy.But whenever there is danger,my heart beginstobeat fast.Perhaps you have heart disease,said the Tinman.It may be

32、 so,said the Lion.If you have,continued the Tinman,you should be glad,forit proves you have a heart.For my part,I have no heart;so I canthave heart disease.Perhaps,said the Lion,I am a coward because I have a heart.Have you brains said the Scarecrow.I suppose so.Ive never looked to see,replied the L

33、ion.I am going to the great Oz to ask him to give me some,remarkedthe Scarecrow,for my head is stuffed with straw.And I am going to ask him to give me a heart,said the Tinman.And I am going to ask him to send me and Toto back to Kansas,added Dorothy.Do you think Oz can give me courage asked the Cowa

34、rdly Lion.Just as easily as he can give me brains,said the Scarecrow.Or give me a heart,said the Tinman.Or send me back to Kansas,said Dorothy.Then if you dont mind,Ill go with you,said the Lion,forlife is hard without courage.You will be very welcome,answered Dorothy,for you will helpto keep away t

35、he other wild beasts.I think they must be more cowardlythan you if they allow you to scare them so easily.They really are,said the Lion,but that doesnt make me anybraver,and as long as I know myself to be a coward I shall beunhappy.So once more the little company set off upon the journey.TheLion wal

36、ked at Dorothys side.Toto did not like the Lion at first,because he could not forget how nearly he had been crushed betweenthe Lions great jaws;but after a time he became more at ease,andbefore long Toro and the Cowardly Lion became good friends.Task 6Task 6【答案】【答案】A.A.1)Civil War2)first,equality3)b

37、attlefields,bloodiest4)ordinaryB.B.1)d 2)c【原文】【原文】Walt Whitman is often called the poet of American democracy.He lived during the American Civil War,and he admired PresidentAbraham Lincoln very much.Whitman was the first American poet who wrote about treeequality among all people.In a poem called So

38、ng of Myself hecompared himself to all other people,and he found no difference.He wrote:.every atom belonging to me.belongs to you.In the same poem Whitman spoke up for women.He wrote:The Female equally with the Male I sing.He also wrote:In the faces of men and women I see God.and A great cityis tha

39、t which has the greatest men and women.Whitman understood war and the results of war.He worked ina hospital,taking care of wounded men.In a description of northernsoldiers who had returned from prisons in the south he wrote:Thesight is worse than any sight of battlefields or any collection ofwounded

40、,even the bloodiest.In Whitmans words:The real war willnever get in the books.Whitman was the first important American poet to write aboutordinary people,using ordinary language.Task 7Task 7【答案】【答案】A.A.1)A red,red rose thats newly spring in June and the melody thatssweetly played in tune.2)He will l

41、ove her till all the seas are dried and the rocks meltin the sun.his love will last as long as the sands of life run(thereis life on earth).3)Yes,he is,and he will come back no matter how far it is.B.B.June-tune I-dry sun-run while-mile【原文】【原文】O,my love is like a red,red rose,That is newly sprung in

42、 June.O,my love is like the melody,That is sweetly played in tune.As fair are you,my lovely lass,So deep in love am I,And I will love you still,my Dear,Till all the seas go dry.Till all the seas go dry,my Dear,And the rocks melt with the sun!O I will love you still,my Dear,While the sands of life sh

43、all run.And fare you well,my only Love,And fare you well a while!And I will come again,my Love,Although it were ten thousand mile!Task 8Task 8【答案】【答案】1)Tall stories,that is,unlikely ones.2)Because he wanted to be a member of a certain club.3)He went there because he was told that a lion came there e

44、achevening to drink water.4)Sixteen times.5)He killed sixteen lions.【原文】【原文】A famous French writer who wrote many books about England andthe English people once wrote about the Englishmans fondness forimprobable or tall stories.In one of his books about the First WorldWar,an English priest tells the

45、 following story:He had wanted to become a member of a certain club in Africa.In order to become a member,each person had to shoot at least onelion.The priest had never shot an animal in his life.So,armedwith a rifle and accompanied by a young African boy,the priest setout one evening for a pool in

46、the jungle where he was told a lioncame each evening to drink.He waited patiently for a few hours untilshortly before midnight when he heard a rustling noise.Sure enougha few yards away the head of a lion appeared above a bush thatseparated the priest and the pool.He aimed and fired.The head ofthe l

47、ion immediately fell behind the bush but a moment laterreappeared.So the priest aimed and fired again.The head of thelion immediately fell behind the bush but a moment later reappeared.The priest fired again:the same result.He remained calm becausehe knew he had brought sixteen bullets with him.Afte

48、r his fourthattempt his aim seemed to become more and more inaccurate.In fact,after his fifteenth attempt the African boy had to warn him,Thisis your last chance.If you miss this time,we are in trouble.The priest then realized how serious the situation was,sohe took a deep breath,aimed very carefull

49、y and fired.They waiteda moment,then slowly counted up to twenty:the head of the liondid not reappear.The priest was certain that at last he had shothis lion.They rushed forward together to the spot behind the bush.And what do you think they found Sixteen lions.Task 9Task 9【答案】【答案】I.I.a young prince

50、 who lived on landA.rose to the surface of the sea and waited for the prince to cometo herB.never cameII.II.a witchA.changed her fishs tail into a pair of human legsB.she gave the witch her tongueIII.III.the princes palaceA.her feet hurt terriblyB.didnt love her.a young princessA.drive back into the