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1、新视野大学英语视听说教程第4 册听力练习录音文本和答案(Units1-7)未校对U intlII.Basic Listen in g Practice1.ScriptM:Im beside myself with joy.Im so lucky.Guess what?Ive won a lit ofmoney in the lottery.W:Yeah?Well,you do know that money is the root of all evil,right?Q:What does the woman mean?2.ScriptW:Mary was furious.Her son wr

2、ecked up her car.M:He shouldnt have driven a car without a drivers license.Hes still takingdriving lesson.Q:What do we know about Marys son?3.ScriptM:Susan,I hear youre going to marry that guy.Some people think youllregret it.W:Is that so?Only time tell.Q:What does the woman imply?4.ScriptM:Mary,I j

3、ust want to say how sorry I was to learn of your mothers passing.I know how close you two were?W:Thank you.It was so sudden.IM still in a state of shock I dont know whatto do.Q:Which of following is true?5.ScriptW:I get furious at work when my opinions arent considered just because Ima woman.M:You s

4、hould air your view more emphatically and demand that your vice beheard.Q:What is the woman complaining about?Keys:1.C2.B3.D4.A5.DIII.Listen in g InTask 1:Soft answers turn away w rath.Mary:Dam!Youre spilled red wine on me.My new dress is ruined.John:r m terrible sorry!What can I do to help?Heres so

5、me water to wash itoff.Mary:Stop splashing water on me!Oh,this is so embarrassing!Im a mess.John:Well,you do look a little upset.Please dont blow up.Dont lose yourcool.Mary:Hmm,youve got the nerve talking like that!Who shouldnt fly off thehandle?This dress cost a fortune.John:You look really cute wh

6、en youre mad.I kid you not.Some people dolook attractive when they are in a rage.Mary:This is very expensive dress.I saved for months to buy it,and now itsruined.Look at this stain!John:Accidents do happen.Give me your dress,and Ill take it to thecleaners.Mary:Sure!You want me to take it off right h

7、ere in public and give it to you?I dont even know you!John:This might be a really goof time to get acquainted.Tm John Owen.Mary:Mmm,at least youre polite.I guess I really shouldnt have flared up.After all,it was an accident.Tm Mary Harvey.John:Come on.Ill take you home.You can change your clothes,an

8、d Ill getthe dress cleaned for you.Mary:Now youre talking.Thanks.Youre a real gentleman.John:Youd better believe it.Im glad to see that youve cooled down.Feellook a bite to eat afterward?Im starving.Mary:Ok.Youre pretty good.Im not nearly as mad.If you can get this stainout,ril be very happy.John:ri

9、l try my best.But if I cant get the stain out,please dont let yourhappiness turn to wrath.1.Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog?2.Why does the woman get angry?3.What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry?4.Why does the woman say the man is a real gentlem

10、an?5.What is the mans final proposal?Keys:1D2.A3.C4.B5.CTask 2:Big John is com ing!ScriptA bar owner in the Old West has just hired a timid bartender.This(SI)ownerof the establishment is giving his new hire some instructions on(S2)runningthe place.He tells the timid man,“If you ever hear that Big Jo

11、hn is coming totown,(S3)drop everything and run for the hills!Hes the biggest,nastiest(S4)outlaw whos ever livedA few weeks pass(S5)uneventfully.But one afternoon,a local cowhand comesrunning through town(S6)yelling,“Big John is coming!Run for your(S7)lives!When the bartender leaves the bar to start

12、 running,he is knocked to theground by several townspeople rushing out of town.(S8)As hns pickinghimself up,he sees a large man,almost seven feet tall.He、muscular,and isgrowing as he approaches the bar.He steps up to the door,orders the poor barkeep inside,and demands,t4I wanta beer NOW!”He strikes

13、his heavy fist on the bar,splitting it in half.(S9)The bartendernervously hands the big man a beer,hands shaking.He takes the beer,bitesthe top of the bottle off,and downs the beer in one gulp.As the terrified bartender hides behind the bar,the big man gets up to leave,“Do you want another beer?the

14、bartender asks in a trembling voice.“Dang it,I dont have time!”the big man yells,(S10)“I got to get out of town!Dont you hear Big John is coming?”Task3:A View of HappinessScriptDr.Smith has proposed a reasonable,if perhaps somewhat oversimplifies,view of happiness.According to his theory,happiness m

15、ight be described as astate if balance.And when human or certain animals achieve that balance,they rend to remain in that condition in order to repeat the happy feeling.To illustrate this,we may study two magnets.When their positive andnegative poles meet,they are comfortably joined,and they remain

16、there.Inother words,they have attained a balance or state of happiness.If on the otherhand,one of the poles is reversed,and positive pole is presses against positivepole,there is resistance,instability,imbalance a state of unhappiness.Animals with some degree of intelligence seem to find happiness i

17、nreinforcement.Once they have gained one or more of their goals such as food,and water,they learn to repeat the actions that led to satisfaction of thosegoals.This repetition or reinforcement produces a state of balance or sense ofhappiness.According to this theory,only animals with a significant ca

18、pacity to learnshould be able to experience happiness.But in truth learning can take placethrough surprisingly simple short-term action such as scratching an itch,followed by pleasure,followed by more scratching,and so on.Thus learningcan occur with almost no conscious thought.For human beings,bless

19、ed with the ability to reason,goals are not limited tothe short-term satisfaction of needs.Indeed,there is a strong link betweenhappiness and the fulfillment of long-term goals.Even if human strive forgoals that are more complex and longer-term than the animals9 goals,oncethose goals are gained,happ

20、iness is reinforced.1.Why does the speaker mention“magnets”?2.According to the passage,what may animals do after they have got food?3.Which of the following is true according to the speaker?4.What does the speaker say is special about the goals of human beings?5.Which of the following best captures

21、the main idea of the passage?Keys:1D2.C3.B4.D5.AIV.Speaking OutMODEL 1 Don let it get to you!Susan:You look so angry.What happened?Chris:Nothing Id rather not talk about it.Just dont ask.Susan:Come on.Relax.Talk to me.Chris:All right.This morning I took my car to the garage to check the aircondition

22、er.They only gav。it a quick look,refilled it with some Freon,and charged me 300bucks!S u san:No wonder youre livid.Fd be mad too if someone ripped me off likethat.C hris:Yeah.And they were rude.They said I didnt know anything about cars,which dont,but they didnt have to be blunt!Susan:Sounds like yo

23、u got a raw deal!C hris:Whats worse,as I was leaving,I herd then saying,Dont trust thatguy.He looks broke.W hen I heard that,almost hit the coof.S u san:Dont let it get to you.Better ignore them.C hris:I agree.I did manage to keep my cool.S u sa n:Well,the best thing you can do is to file a complain

24、t with theConsumer Protection Ageocy.C hris:sounds like a good idea.MODEL2 Im too depressed.ScriptSusan:Chris,I hear youve been down ia the dumps,so Tve come to cheeryou up.C hris:Its not gong o work.Im too depressedSusan:Come,on.Tell me whats on your mind.C hris:Everything.My girlfriend left me;my

25、dog ran away;my wallet wasstolen.Susan:Dont worry.Ill help you solve the biggest problem:finding you a newgirlfriend.C hris:Forget it.Anyway,Im getting bad grades,and I was told that Id haveto repeat a lot of courses next year.When I heard that,I almost lost it.Susan:Look,relax.Ill help you with tho

26、se courses.C hris:Yeah,but I also have three weeks laundry to do.,and my room is apigsty.Susan:Forget it.YouTe on your own.C hris:Come,on.What are friends for?Susan:To keep you in high spirits;not to do your laundry.M0DEL3 You seem to be on top of the world.ScriptN ora:Oh,hey,John!Jo h n:Hey!N ora:Y

27、ou seem to be on top of the world tonight.Wh at9s up?Jo h n:Im so happy Im about to burst.Guess what?N ora:Youve got me.Jo h n:It might be true that misfortunes never come singly,but you can alsohave a“double blessing”.And thats what I had.N ora:You mean youve had two happy events in your life?Jo h

28、n:Exactly.You know,I was strong in all subjects except physics.Now Ivefinally passed the test-the one I needed to qualify for a Bachelors degree.N ora:Congratulations!Youd failed it three times.Now wonder youre beaming.Whatsthe other good news?J o h n：The multinational I was dong my field project at

29、 offered me a iob at a goodstaring salary.Nora:Wow,wonderful,simple wonderful.J o h n：I feel like celebrating.Shall we go to a bar?Nora:Why not?Now Your TurnTask 1SAMPLE DIALOGA:You look furious.What happened?B:Nothing.Td rather not talk about it.Just dont ask.A:Come on.You shouldnt keep your feelin

30、g to yourself.You need to let offsome stream.So,talk tome.B:All right.This morning I went to a shop to buy a digital camera,I only needan ordinary one.It is enough for my tours in the summer vacation.Buy theypersuaded me to buy a professional camera,which cost three times as much.A:But you were will

31、ing to buy for it.Anyway,it must work better.B:You see,I know next to nothing about photography.So they simply trickedme into buying an expensive one.A:No wonder youre livid with rage.Id be mad too if I were robbed like that.What are you going to do?B:I already went back to them and asked to exchang

32、e it for a cheaper one.A:What did they say?B:Oh,they were rude.They insisted that they hadnt encouraged me to buy aprofessional camera,and that I bought it myself.A:Sounds like you got a raw deal!B:Whats worse,as I was leaving,I heard they say,That guy looks broke.He shouldnthave bought any camera.M

33、A:Dont let it get to you.Better ignore their rude remarks.B:I agree.I did manage to keep my cool.A:Well,the best thing you can do is to file a complaint with the ConsumerProtection Agency.If they talk to the shop,maybe they will give you arefund.B:Sounds too good to be true.V.L efs TalkScriptHello,e

34、veryone.Today I invite you to join me in an exploration off the causesof depression.There ate many factors involved,but I believe some deservespecial attention.Heredity certainly plays a role.The tendency to develop depression may beinherited;there is evidence that this disorder may run in families.

35、Physiology is another factor related to depression.There may be changes orimbalances in chemicals which transmit information in the brain calledneurotransmitters.Many modern antidepressant drugs attempt to increaselevels of certain neurotransmitters so as to increase brain communication.While the ca

36、usal relationship is unclear;it is known that antidepressantmedications do reliever certain symptoms of depression.Researchers also study psychological factors.They include the complexdevelopment of ones personality and how one has learned to cope withexternal environmental factors,such as stress.It

37、 is freeqently observed thatlow self-esteem and self-defeating thinking are connected with depression.While it is not clear which is the cause and which is the effect,it is known thatsufferers who are able to make corrections to their thinking patterns can showimproved mood and self-esteem.Another f

38、actor causing depression is ones early experiences.Events such asthe death of a parent,the divorce of the parents,neglect,chronic illness,andsevere physical abuse can also increase the likelihood of depression later inlife.Some present experiences may also lead to depression.Job loss,financialdiffic

39、ulties,long periods of unemployment,the loss of a spouse or other familymember,or other painful events may trigger depression.Long-term stress athome,work,or school can also be involved.It is worth nothing that those living with someone suffering from depressionexperience increased anxiety which add

40、s to the possibility of their alsobecoming depressed.Depression-cau sing FactorsProblem DescriptionSolu tionHeredityIt is inherited and run infamilies.Physiologychanges or imbalances inchemicals calledneurotransmitters,whichtransmit information in thebrainAntidepressant drugsrelieve certainsymptoms

41、ofdepression.PsychologicalFactorsLow self-esteem andself-defeating thinking areconnected with depression.Sufferers who makecorrect ion to theirthinking patterns canshow improved moodand self-esteem.Early ExperiencesEvent like the death of aparent,the divorce of parents,neglect,chronic illness,andsev

42、ere physical abuse canincrease the likelihood ofdepression.Present ExperiencesJob loss,financial difhculties,long periods ofunemployment,the loss of aspouse or other familymember,or long-term stressmay trigger depression.Living withThis causes increased anxiety.somebody withwhich adds to the possibi

43、litydepressionof their also becomingdepressed.VI.Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1:Reason and EmotionScriptEmotion is sometimes regarded as the opposite of reason;s is suggested byphrase such as“appeal to emotions rather than reason and dont let youremotions take over”.Emotional reactions sometim

44、es produce consequences orthoughts which people may later regret or disagree with;but during anemotional state,they could not control their actions.Thus,it is generallybelieved that one of the most distinctive facts about human beings is acontradiction between emotion and reason.However,recent empir

45、ical studies do not suggest there is a clear distinctionbetween reason and emotion.Indeed,anger or fear can often be thought of asan instinctive response to observed fact.The human mind possesses manypossible reactions to the external world.Those reactions can lie on acontinuum,with some of them inv

46、olving the extreme of pure intellectual logic,which is often called“cold，and others involving the extremes of pureemotion not related to logical agreement,which is called“the heat of passion”.The relation logic and emotion merits careful study.Passion,emotion,orfeeling can reinforce an argument,even

47、t one based primarily on reason.Thisis especially true in religion or ideology,which frequently demands anall-or-nothing rejection or acceptance.In such areas of thought,human beingshave to adopt a comprehensive view partly backed by empirical argument andpartly by feeling and passion.Moreover,sever

48、al researchers have suggestedthat typically there is no pure”decision or thought;that is,no thought isbased“purely on intellectual logic or“purely on emotion-most decisionsare founded on a mixture of both.1.What results does the speaker may some from emotional reactions?2.What is the popular belief

49、about reason and emotion?3.What does the speaker mean by cold“？4.According to the passage,what should people do in religious matters?5.What is the speakers conclusion?Keys:1.A2.B3.C4.C5.DTask 2:DepressionScriptPat:You look depressed.Are you feeling blue?Ive come to cheer you up.Ted:But theres nothin

50、g that can cheer me up.Im down in the dumps.LifesmiserablePat:You have to try to get your mind off things.Ted:But I cant.I just feel theres too much pressure on me sometimes!Pat:You cant let things get you down.Learn to relax and stop worrying allthe time.Whats your problem?Ted:I failed my last exam