新视野大学英语(第二版)第四册听说教程听力原文及答案____考试高分首选.pdf

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1、新视野大学英语（第二版）听说教程第四册录音文本Unit 1Short conversationW:Ybu dont really seem interested in painting pictures,so why did you apply to this artprogram?M:lb be honest,I thought that through art,I could become famous.Pretty stupid,huh?1.Q:What can be inferred from this conversation?W:YDU have everything you ev

2、er wanted!But why do you took so blue?M:Ah,man,I discovered that all those things-money,fame,and the lo t-are all empty.Andin trying to get them,I ignored my artQ:Why is the man not happy?W:Hey,Marty.Whafs the matter,pal?When you first started writing,you did so much betterwork.Are you bored or some

3、thing?M:I know my work is suffering,but I dont know the reason.I don*t seem so interestedanymore.Maybe,as you said.I am bored.Who knows?,Q:What are the speakers talking about?W:Is it true what they say about the director?Does he really work for art,not for fame?M:Thats what people say,and Im incline

4、d to believe them.He certainly hasnt sold out to thecheap film companies.4 Q:What can be inferred from the conversation?W:W hafs on the schedule for tonights show?Something Im likely to enjoy?M:Ybu might like it-a story about a dancer who sells his soul to become famous and thenloses his friends,fam

5、ily,and everything important.5.Q:What is tonights show about?6.W:Isnt that the man who won an Academy Award for his cartoon artwork?M:What?That tramp?Hey,you know,I think youre right.Man,what happened to him?Hewas really famous!Q:What happened to the artist at last?W:Look!Look!Look!Look at me.Dad!Fv

6、e done it!Success,money,popularity.The worldis at the tip of my fingers and I feel like a queen?M:Sweetheart,I think you need to cool down a bit.Don*t let all of this success go to your7.head.Q:What has happened to the woman?W:Get a grip on yourself!Don*t you dare quit your job!You really think you

7、can succeed asan actor?Do you really think you can become famous?M:I don*t think I need to be famous to succeed.Fm sure I can get work as an extra and thenmaybe move on to more interesting roles.Q:W hat are the speakers talking about?M:Hey,you!Watch out!Where*s your head?Walking in front of cars lik

8、e that?W:Huh?Ah!Oh!Sorry,I mean.thanks.I just received word from my agent that my book isto be published.Isnt it wonderful?Sorry I was daydreaming about the fame to come andforgot to look at the traffic.Q:Where is the conversation taking place?W:Thanks for coming in.I loved your work,but I wish it l

9、ooked more like your previouspieces.M:God!I knew it!Complaints from my teacher,my mother.even my doctor!And now,myboss?Since I became famous,no one will let me change?Q:What is the relationship between the speakers?Long conversationsM:There*s only one thing in life worse than being talked about,and

10、that,s not being talkedabout.W:That was said by Oscar Wilde,wasnt it?M:Thafs right.Youre pretty smart.W:I have my moments.But Im afraid that I wont remember anything else for your testtomorrow.M:Well,lets have a run-through.First,what can you remember about Wilde?W:The basics,obviously-British,19th

11、century writer.He was gay,wasn*t he?M:Thafs right.And he actually went to jail for it.W:Why?There musfve been many gays in England at the time.Why was he singled out tobe put in prison?Or,were the English throwing all gays in jail?M:No,not everyone.But things were different for Wilde.A famous person

12、,like himf isnt freeto do what he likes.People paid more attention to his actions.There were reporters,andeverything that he said and did was watched carefully.W:Vteah?It mighfve been better for him if he wasnt famous.M:Maybe.But,then again,if he wasnt well-known,we might not have his wonderful stor

13、iestoday.1.What are the speakers talking about?2.What did Oscar Wilde say?3.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?4.Why was Oscar Wilde treated differently?5.What can be inferred from the conversation?PassageYbu young people go crazy over famous people.Will you listen to me when I t

14、ell you yourgeneration is wrong about this?Let me use an example to illustrate my point to you.Marilyn Monroe,you might not even know who she is.Back in my day.when I was yourage,she was a big movie star.But she wasn*t bom a movie star,no sir.She was a simplegirl with beauty and innocence until she

15、went to Hollywood to make movies.Thafs right.Instead of living out a simple life of integrity and hard work or trying to develop a respectablename in her profession,she sought fame.Well,DI tell you,she got her wish.She made hermovies-AH About Eve in 1950,Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1953,Some Like It

16、 Hot in1959,and more.She got into trouble throughout-drugs,abuse.All of this came crashingdown on her head,and she died at an early age in 1962.Sad,really.I hope that this example shows you the dangers of fame.Believe me,its best just to livea simple life.1.What is the speaker talking about?2.What i

17、s TRUE according to what you hear?3.Why did Monroe go to Hollywood?4.When was Some Like It Hot made?5.Why is the speaker telling this story?TasklW:How important are friends to you.Bill?M:Thafs kind of a strange question for this setting,dontt you think so?W:Well,the teacher hasn,t com e in yet.class

18、 hasnt begun,and I was justwondering about it So,what do you think about friends?M:Ive never regarded them as particularly important.Perhaps that*s because Icom e from a big family-two brothers and three sisters,and lots of cousins.Thafs w hafs really important to me.W hat about you,Em m a?W:My situ

19、ation,you know,is different,so I have different ideas,lb mefriendship.having friends.people I know I can realty count on.to me thafsthe most important thing in life.Its more important even than iove.If youlove som eone,you can always fall out of love again,and that can lead to alot of hurt feelings

20、and bitterness.But a good friend is a friend for life.M:In my mind,a friend is som eone who likes the sam e things as you do.withwhom you can argue without losing your temper,even if you don,t alwaysagree with him.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.W hat are the spe

21、akers talking aboiX?2.What has the man always thought?3.What can be inferred from the conversation?4.What does the man think about friends?5.Where is the conversation taking place?Task2At the age of 41,Clark Gable,one of Hollywoods biggest actors,enlisted inthe army,serving in World War 1 1.Gables p

22、ostwar films were,for the most part,disappointing,as was his 1949 marriage.Dropped by both his wife and hisstudio,Gable ventured out as a freelance actor in 1955,quickly becoming thehighest paid actor in Hollywood.He again found happiness with his fifth wifeand continued his career in such critical

23、failures as Teachers Pet,released in1958.In 1960,Gable was signed for the modem Western,The Misfits.Thetroubled and tragic history of this film has been well documented,but,despitethe on-set tension,Gable took on the task uncomplainingly,going so far as toperform several grueling stunt scenes involv

24、ing wild horses.The strain offilming,however,coupled with his ever-robust lifestyle,proved too much for theactor.Clark Gable suffered a heart attack two days after the completion of TheMisfits and died in 1960 at the age of 59,just a few months before the birth ofhis first son.Most of the nations ne

25、wspapers announced the death of ClarkGable with a four-wo rd headline:The King is Dead.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the passage you have just heard.1.What is this passage about?2.When did Gable become a freelance actor?3.What can we know about Gable from the passage?4.What is described as being tra

26、gic in the passage?5.What can be inferred from the passage?Unit 2Short conversationsW:I dorft quite understand what made Charlie Chaplin such a popular movie star.M:Serious?Look at his work and compare it to other films of the time.He was so originalthat people were really surprised by his films.1 Q

27、:What can be inferred from the conversation?W:My drama teacher said Chaplin is an excellent model for a young actor to pattern himselfon.M:Td be hard-pressed to argue with that.The guy was innovative and possessed such acreative mind.Ybah,try to be like him.2Q:What are the speakers talking about?W:I

28、ve given some thought to entering politics when I get older-you know,maybe workingbehind the scenes to help someone get a position in governmentM:Why not run for office yourself?Are you afraid of standing out as a female politician?3 Q:What can be inferred from the conversation?W:I admire her,not be

29、cause she*s a woman in the tough,male work!of international politics,but because shes so honest.M:Yteah,I feel the same way.Certainly,there arerft many people as true to their word as sheis.Q:What does the man think about the politician?5.8.W:You know,our family is really special.Many of our ancesto

30、rs are remembered as greatinventors and scientists who contributed new ideas to society.M:Yes,thats what Fve also heard from Uncle Marty.He said our family tree was full ofgeniuses.Q:What are the speakers talking about?W:Did you see what I made?Its a light bulb thatll never bum out.M:That*s amazing!

31、A thing like that could make you famous.YDU should contact a patentoffice as soon as possible and register a claim!Q:What will make the woman famous?W:No matter what a person says about me,no one can say that Im not original.M:For sure,thats one criticism that no one will hit you with.Vbur artwork i

32、s definitely unique.And I think thats really importantQ:According to the man,what should be valued above all else?W:What do you think?Is it dangerous to be unlike other people sometimes?M:Nah.I think its more dangerous to be similar to others 一 thafs when you run the risk ofbecoming insignificant an

33、d forgotten.Q:According to the man,what is dangerous?M:I suppose I couldve been successful by being like other people,but I felt that I shouldexpress my own original ideas.And I think this is a lesson you should learn.W:Ma says the same thing about her success.I guess thinking the same about that is

34、 whatfirst brought you two together?Q:What is the relationship between the speakers?10.W:Im not saying that your work is poor,just that it lacks imagination.Ybu havent doneanything to set yourself apart from your classmates.M:If my assignments look so much like others,why do you give me lower grades

35、 than yougive them?Q:What is the relationship between the speakers?Long conversationsM:Look at you,all dressed up in a bowler hat,looking all dapper like Charlie Chaplin.Its notHalloween,though.Are you going to leave the house looking like that?W:Would you believe that Fm going to a party?M:If there

36、 was a party tonight,I wouldve heard about it by now.So whats the deal?W:Im auditioning for a film.I thought,well,this look worked well for Chaplin.M:So you thought itd work for you.I dont think much of that idea.W:Why not?Chaplin got a lot of success because of his Little Tramp costume.And Ivecopie

37、d it exactly.M:Chaplin did very well-but thats because the look was original.He didnt copy anyone inHollywood.W:But look,Im a woman,a woman dressed like Chaplin.Thats original,isnt it?M:Im afraid not Im pretty sure that Fve seen other women do the same thing.If you reallywant to succeed like Chaplin

38、 did,you should do what he did.Try to invent and developsomething people havent seen before.W:I guess youre right.Ill go back up to my room and change.1.What are the speakers talking about?2.Why is the woman dressed like Chaplin?3.What can be inferred from the conversation?4.Besides be original,what

39、 advice does the man have for thewoman?5.Where is the conversation taking place?PassageSome people stand out as tnjly special and one of a kind.Charlie Chaplin,a superstarof silent comedies and one of the great icons of the 20th-century film,is one of those uniquepeople.Chaplin had a rotten childhoo

40、d and an early start on stage,performing even as achild in vaudeville.He went to Hollywood in 1914 and began acting in silent comedies.By1915,he controlled most aspects of his films,in which he usually appeared as a charactercalled simply the Little Tramp:a lovably shabby dreamer with a bushy mousta

41、che,bowlerhat and cane.Chaplin was one of the founders of United Artists Studios and was one of thefirst movie makers to have complete control over his features.His best-known films include1925s The Gold Rush,1931s City Lights,and 1936s Modem Times.Famouslyoutspoken and sympathetic to communism,Chap

42、lin left the United States in 1952 becauseof increased political pressure.He settled in Switzerland,where he and his wife Oonaraised eight children,including actress Geraldine Chaplin.In 1972 he returned to the UnitedStates to accept a special Oscar,and in 1975,he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

43、1.What is this passage about?2.What did Chaplin do when he went to Hollywood?3.What did the-Little Tramp look like?4.What can be inferred from the passage?5.W hen did the Q ueen m ake C haplin a knight?Home workTasklW:My friends have compared my film to the best of Orson Welles works.Howcan you crit

44、icize it?M:You.Welles?I,well,um,I appreciate your confidence in yourself.But youdo know who Welles was,right?W:Nah.I dont watch films by British directors.M:YDU really dont know who Welles was at all!Welles was American!Do youeven pay attention to my lectures?W:I dont listen to people talk about fil

45、ms;I make films.Im a doer.M:You really have to pay attention from now on.Welles first became famous onthe radio,especially for his reading of War of the Worlds in 1938.Threeyears later,he made his first movie,Citizen Kane,in 1941.Other films ofhis include The Magnificent Ambersons in 1942 and The La

46、dy FromShanghai in 1948.People consider Kane to be his best film.W:That must be the one that looks like my film.M:People consider it not only his best film,but the best film in movie history.Doyou really think your film is that good?W:My mom seems to think so.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the conver

47、sation you have just heard.1.What are the speakers talking about?2.What can be inferred from the conversation?3.Why doesnt the woman listen to the man more?4.When was Citizen Kane made?5.What is the relationship between the speakers?Task2When Elvis Presley died on August 16,1977,radio and television

48、programs all over the world were interrupted to give the news of his death.President Carter was asked to declare a day of national mourning.Eightythousand people attended his funeral.In the summer of 1953 Elvis paid four dollars and recorded two songs forhis mothers birthday at Sam Phillips Sun Reco

49、rds Studio.Sam Phillips heardElvis and asked him to record Thats All Right in July.1954.Twenty thousandcopies were sold,mainly in and around Memphis.On January 10,1956,Elvisrecorded Heartbreak Hotel,and a million copies were sold.In the nextfourteen months he made another fourteen records,and they w

50、ere all big hits.In 1956 he also made his first film in Hollywood.In 1972 his wife left him.and they were divorced in October,1973.Elvisdied from a heart attack in 1977.He had been abusing his body for severalyears by eating and drinking too much and taking a cocktail of medicines andpossibly drugs.