新视野大学英语视听说教程4第四册听力原文和答案.pdf

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1、史上最全新视野大学英语视听说教程-4 听力原文和答案UnitlH.Bas i c Li s t e n i n g P r act i ce1.Scr i ptM：Im be s i d e m y s e l f wi t h j oy.Im s o l uck y.Gue s s wh at?Fv e won a l i t of m on e y i n t h e l ot t e r y.W:Y e ah?We l l,y ou d o k n ow t h at m on e y i s t h e r oot of al l e v i l,r i g h t?Q:Wh at d

2、 oe s t h e wom an m e an?2.Scr i ptW:Mar y was f ur i ous.He r s on wr e ck e d up h e r car.M:He s h oul d n t h av e d r i v e n a car wi t h out a d r i v e r s l i ce n s e.He s s t i l l t ak i n g d r i v i n g l e s s on.Q:Wh at d o we k n ow about Mar y s s on?3.Scr i ptM:Sus an,I h e ar y

3、our e g oi n g t o m ar r y t h at g uy.Som e pe opl e t h i n k y oul l r e g r e t i t.W:Is t h at s o?On l y t i m e t e l LQ:Wh at d oe s t h e wom an i m pl y?4.Scr i ptM:Mar y,I j us t wan t t o s ay h ow s or r y I was t o l e ar n of y our m ot h e r s pas s i n g.I k n ow h ow cl os e y ou

4、t wo we r e?W:Th an k y ou.It was s o s ud d e n.TM s t i l l i n a s t at e of s h ock I d on t k n ow wh at t o d o.Q:Wh i ch of f ol l owi n g i s t r ue?5.Scr i ptW:I g e t f ur i ous at wor k wh e n m y opi n i on s ar e n t con s i d e r e d j us t be caus e Im a wom an.M：Y ou s h oul d ai r y

5、 our v i e w m or e e m ph at i cal l y an d d e m an d t h at y our v i ce be h e ar d.Q:Wh at i s t h e wom an com pl ai n i n g about?Ke y s:L C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.DIII.Listening InTask 1:Soft answers turn away wrath.Mary:Dam!Youre spilled red wine on me.M y new dress is ruined.John:V m terrible sorry

6、!What can I do to help?Heres some water to wash it off.Mary:Stop splashing water on me!Oh,this is so embarrassing!Im a iness.John：Well,you do look a little upset.Please don,t bow up.Dont lose your cool.Mary:H m m,youve got the nerve talking like that!W ho shouldnt fly off the handle?This dress cost

7、a fortune.John:You look really cute when youre mad.I kid you not.Some people do look attractive when they are in a rage.Mary:This is very expensive dress.I saved for months to buy it,and now its ruined.Look at this stain!John:Accidents do happen.Give me your dress,and Ill take it to the cleaners.Mar

8、y:Sure!You want me to lake it off right here in public and give it to you?I dont even know you!John:This might be a really goof time to get acquainted.Fm John Owen.Mary：M inm,at least youre polite.I guess I real ly shouldnt have flared up.After all,it was an accident.Im Mary Harvey.John:Come on.Ill

9、take you home.You can change your clothes,and r i l get the dress cleaned for you.Mary:Now youre talking.Thanks.Youre a real gentleman.John:Youd better believe it*Im glad to see that you,ve cooled down.Feel look a bite to eat afterward?Im starving.Mary:Ok.Youre pretty good.Im not nearly as mad.If yo

10、u can get this stain out,ril be very happy.John:r i l try niy best.But if I cant get the stain out,please donl let your happiness turn to wrath.1.Which of the2.W hy does thefollowing would be the woman get angry?3.What does the man say to please thebest title for the dialog?woman when she looks angr

11、y?4.W hy does the woman say the man is a real gentleman?5.What is the mans final proposal?Ke y s:ID 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.CTas k 2:Bi g Joh n i s com i n g!Scr i ptA bar own e r i n t h e Ol d We s t h as j us t h i r e d a t i m i d bar t e n d e r.Th i s (SI)own e r of t h e e s t abl i s h m e n t i s g

12、i v i n g h i s n e w h i r e s om e i n s t r uct i on s on (S2)r un n i n g t h e pl ace.He t e l l s t h e t i m i d m an,“If y ou e v e r h e ar t h at Bi g Joh n i s com i n g t o t own,(S3)d r op e v e r y t h i n g an d r un f or t h e h i l l s!He7s t h e bi g g e s t,n as t i e s t (S4)ou 1

13、1 a。wh os e v e r l i v e d!”A f e w we e k s pas s (85)un e v e n t f ul l y.But on e af t e m oon,a l ocal cowh an d com e s r un n i n g t h r oug h t own (S6)y e l 1 i n g “Bi g Joh n i s coi n i n g!Run f or y our (S7)1 i v e s!”Wh e n t h e bar t e n d e r l e av e s t h e bar t o s t ar t r u

14、n n i n g,h e i s k n ock e d t o t h e g r oun d by s e v e r al t own s pe opl e r us h i n g out of t own.(S8)As h e s pi ck i n*h i m s e l f up,h e s e e s a l ar g e m an,al m os l s e v e n f e ci t al l.He s m us cul ar,an d i s g r owi n g as h e appr oach e s t h e bar.He s t e ps up t o t

15、 h e d oor,or d e r s t h e poor bar k e e p i n s i d e,an d d e m an d s,“I wan t a be e r NOW!”He s t r i k e s h i s h e av y f i s t on t h e bar,s pl i t t i n g i t i n h al f.(S9)Th e bar t e n d e r n e r v ous l y h an d s l h(?bi g m an a be e r,h an d s s h ak i r喏.He t ak e s t h e be e

16、 r,bi t e s t h e t op of t h e bot t l e of f,an d d own s t h e be e r i n on e g ul p.As t h e t e r r i f i e d bar t e n d e r h i d e s be h i n d t h e bar,t h e bi g m an g e t s up t o l e av e,“Do y ou wan t an ot h e r be e r?t h e bar t e n d e r as k s i n a t r e m bl i n g v oi ce.“Da

17、n g i t,I d on t h av e t i m e!”i h e bi g m an y e l l s,(S10)“I M OI IO g e t out of t own!Don t y ou h e ar Bi g Joh n i s com i n g?”Task3：A View of HappinessScr i ptDr.Sm i t h h as pr opos e d a r e as on abl e,i f pe r h aps s om e wh at ov e r s i m pl i f i e s,v i e w of h appi n e s s.Ac

18、cor d i n g t o h i s t h e or y,h appi n e s s m i g h t be d e s cr i be d as a s t at e i f bal an ce.An d wh e n h um an or ce r t ai n an i m al s ach i e v e t h at bal an ce,t h e y r e n d t o r e m ai n i n t h at con d i t i on i n or d e r t o r e pe at t h e h appy f e e l i n g.To i l l

19、 us t r at e t h i s,we m ay s t ud y t wo m ag n e t s.Wh e n t h e i r pos i t i v e an d n e g at i v e pol e s m e e t,t h e y ar e com f or t abl y j oi n e d,an d t h e y r e m ai n t h e r e.In ot h e r wor d s,t h e y h av e at t ai n e d a bal an ce or s t at e of h appi n e s s.If on t h e

20、 ot h e r h an d,on e of t h e pol e s i s r e v e r s e d,an d pos i t i v e pol e i s pr e s s e s ag ai n s t pos i t i v e pol e,t h e r e i s r e s i s t an ce,i n s t abi l i t y,i m bal an ce a s t at e of un h appi n e s s.Animals with some degree of intelligence seem to find happiness in re

21、inforcement.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 those goals.This repetition or reinforcement produces a state of balance or sense of happiness.According to this theory,only animals with a significant cap

22、acity to learn should be able to experience happiness.But in truth learning can take place through surprisingly simple short-term action such as scratching an itch,followed by pleasure,followed by more scratching,and so on.Thus learning can occur with almost no conscious thought.For human beings,ble

23、ssed with the ability to reason,goals are not limited to the short-term satisfaction of needs.Indeed,there is a strong link between happiness and the fulfillment of long-term goals.Even if human strive for goals that are more complex and longer-term than the animals goals,once those goals are gained

24、,happiness is reinforced.1.W hy 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 capt

25、ures the main idea,of the passage?Keys:ID 2.C3.B 4.D 5.AIV.Speaking OutMODEL 1 D ont le t 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 a

26、ir conditioner.They only gave it a quick look,refilled it with some Freon,and charged*e 300bucks!Susan:No wonder youre 1 ivid.Id be mad too if someone ripped me off like that.Chris:Yeah.And they were rude.They said I didnt know anything about cars,which I dont,but they didnt have to be blunt!Susan:S

27、oun d s l i k e y ou g ot a r aw d e al!Ch r i s:Wh at s wor s e,as I was l e av i n g,I h e r d t h e n s ay i n g,Don t t r us t t h at g uy.He l ook s br ok e.Wh e n I h e ar d t h at,I-l i n os I h i I Ih c r ool.Sus an：Don t l e t i t g e t t o y ou.Be t t e r i g n or e t h e m.Ch r i s:I ag r

28、 e e.I d i d m an ag e t o k e e p m y cool.Susan:We l l,t h e be s t t h i n g y ou can d o i s t o f i l e a com pl ai n t wi t h t h e Con s um e r P r ol e ci i on Ag e n cy.Ch r i s:s oun d s l i k e a g ood i d e a.M0DEL2 Im too depressed.ScriptSusan:Ch r i s,I h e ar y ot Tv e be e n d own i

29、n t h e d um ps,s o Tv e com e t o ch e e r y ou up.Ch r i s：It s n ot g on g o wor k,(m t oo d e pr e s s e dSus an:Com e,on.Te l l m e wh at s on y our m i n d.Ch r i s:Ev e r y t h i n g.My g i r l f r i e n d l e f t m e;m y d og r an away;m y wal l e t was s t ol e n.Sus an:Don t wor r y.Il l h

30、 e l p y ou s ol v e t h e bi g g e s t pr obl e m:f i n d i n g y ou a n e w g i r l f r i e n d.Ch r i s：For g e t i t.An y way,Im g e t t i n g bad g r ad e s,an d I was t ol d t h atd h av e l o r e pe al a l ol of cour s e s n e xi y e ar.Wh e n I h e ar d t h at,I al m os t l os t i t.Susan:Lo

31、ok,r e l ax.Il l h e l p y ou wi t h t h os e cour s e s.Ch r i s:Y e ah,but I al s o h av e t h r e e we e k s l aun d r y t o d o.,an d 呻 r oom i s a pi g s l y.Sus an：For g e t i t.Y our e on y our ownCh r i s:Com e,on.Wh at ar e f r i e n d s f or?Susan:To k e e p y ou i n h i g h s pi r i t s;n

32、 ot t o d o y our l aun d r y.MODEL3 Y ou s e e mScriptNor a:Oh,h e y,Joh n!Joh n:He y!t o be on t op of t h e wor l d.Nor a:Y ou s e e m i o be on l op of Ih c wor l d t on i g h t.Wh af s up?J o h n:HI s c h appy Im about t o bur s t.Gue s s wh at?Nora:Y ouv e g ot m e.Joh n:It m i g h t be t r ue

33、 t h at m i s f or t un e s n e v e r com e s i n g l y,but y ou can al s o h av e a d oubl e bl e s s i n g”.An d t h at s wh at I h ad.Nor a:Y ou m e an y ouv e h ad Iwo h appy e v e n t s i n y our l i f e?Joh n:Exact l y.Y ou k n ow,I was s t r on g i n al l s ubj e ct s e xce pt ph y s i cs.Now

34、 Iv e f i n al l y pas s e d t h e l e s t-t h e on e I n e e d e d l o qual i f y f or a Bach e l or s d e g r e e.Nor a：Con g r at ul at i on s!Y oud f ai l e d i t t h r e e t i m e s.won d e r y ou”。be am i n g.Wh at s t h e ot h e r g ood n e ws?Joh n：Th e m ul t i n at i on al Iwas d on g m y

35、f i e l d pr oj e ct at of f e r e d m e a.j ob at a g ood s t ar i n g s al ar y.Nor a:Wow,won d e r f ul,s i m pl e won d e r f ul.Joh n：Iccl l i k e cAdam:Its painful process,but theres no choice.Theyll just have to getused to the idea.Manager:W e can give them a fairly decent severance package w

36、hen theyre fired.Adam：I know.And I think that if we computerize the office,we could reduce office staff by about 20 percent just by eliminating a lot of paperwork.Manager:O K.If we lay off 20 percent of the administrative staff,will that be enough to get the company back on its feet?Adam：Unfortunate

37、ly not.Well also need to make some cuts in the service department.Manager:How can we do that and maintain the level of service that we offer our passengers?Adam:Well,well have to retrain the service staff and streamline ouroperations,so we wont need as many people to run things smoothly.Manager:Well

38、,this is serious,but I really dont think we have any other choice.If we keep losing money like this,well have to shut everything down.21.What is the dialog mainly concerned with?22.What does the man mean by“make us lean and niearT?23.What is the difficulty in cutting the administrative staff?24.What

39、 will happen as a result,of firing the administrators?25.What does the man think wi 11 happen after they cut 20 percent of the administrators?Keys:IB 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.CFor Reference1.He suggests retaining the service staff and streaming their operations,so they wont need as many people to run things sm

40、oothly.2.That is a serious step,but she thinks they havent any other choice.If they keep losing money,they wi11 have to shut everything down.Task 2:A Hard-nosed BossScriptMr.Stone was known far and wide as a hard-nosed boss who(SI)wale hod his employees like a hawk.He was making one of his regular t

41、ours of the factory(S2)when he spotted a young man leaning against a(S3)pi 1 e of boxes just outside the foremans office.Since George,the foreman,wasnt around.Stone stood off to the side and watched to see just how 1ing the young men would stand(S4)around doin nothing.The young man yawned,scratched

42、his head,looked at his watch,and sat on the floor.After ten minutes or so he yawned again and(S5)leaned back on the pile of boxes.Stone stepped from his(S6)hiding place and walked up to the young man.You!he yelled,“How much do you make a week?”The young man looked up(S7)indifferently.Two hundred and

43、 fifty dollars,5 He said.(S8)Slone rushed j nto the cashiers office,took$250 from the cash box,and returned.Take i t,“he said,“and get out!Dont let me see you around here again!”The young man took the cash,put it in his pocket,and left.(S9)Seeing the young man showed no sign cd embairassmenl,Slone g

44、 o lurious.Then he went looking for George.When he found him,Stone was red with anger.That 1 azy boy in front of your office,J Stone said,“I just gave him a weeks pay and fired him.Whafs the matter with you,letting him stand around as though he has nothing to do?“You mean the kid in the red shirt?”G

45、eorge asked.“Yes!The kid in the red sh irt!?!George said,4t(S10)He was waiting for the 20 dollars we owe him for lunch.He works for the coffee shop around the corner.”Task3:Layoffs can be predicted.ScriptIn some cases companies inloiin their employees in advance that layoffs are coming.Tn other case

46、s,they come without warning:You arrive on time for work on a Friday,but you are told not to come next week.Ouch!In either case,you may be able to sense some bad signs in advance.Maybe the company has tried very hard to avoid layoffs;maybe it has been preparing for the worst for quite some time.If yo

47、u think about the bad omens carefully,youmight know as much or more than some of the employees in managerial positions with management responsibilities.For example,if you work in sales,you might know that quotas have not been met.If you work in field engineering,you might notice far fewer customer i

48、nstallations.If your companys competitors,suppl iers or customers are laying off employees,its 1ikely your company will too,especially if economic conditions are affecting your industry.Check the layoff statistics from the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics.Search the Net and your local newspaper too fo

49、r articles concerning layoffs in your industry.Do things like bad sales always mean that layoffs are coming to your company?Not necessarily.Companies have seasonal and economic sales dips all the time,and are always looking for ways to improve their performance.So,if you see only one or two bad sign

50、s,dont Jump to a hasty conclusion.But if you see more,especially along the lines of earnings warnings,budget cuts,hiring freezes,restructuring,and massive layoffs in your industry,it might just be time to get your resume up to date and start looking for a new job.Also,it might e a good idea to cance