新編大學(xué)英語視聽說教程4_聽力原文與答案

1、.視聽說 4 聽力原文及答案Unit 1 Leisure activitiesPart 1 listening oneEver wish you could do magic tricks,or introduceyourselfas “magician ”at a party? Imagine, everybody wants to have fun, but nothings reallyhappening, its time for you to show one of your new tricks. Here, youcan learn how, and withoutany nee

2、d for specialmaterialsor muchpractice.A trick with a coin, a handkerchief and a friend:Put the coin on your palm. Cover the coin with the handkerchief.Ask several people to put their hands beneath the handkerchief and feelthe coin, to make sure that it is still there. Then take the corner ofthe hand

3、kerchief and pull it rapidly off your hand. The coin has gone!How?You must make surethe last friendwho feels thecoinknows thetrickand removes the coin when he seems to be justfeelingit.And nobody knowswhere it has gone!A trick with a piece of paper and a pencil:Tell your friend that you can communic

4、ate your thoughts withoutspeaking to other people. Write on the piece of paper the wordNo. Dontlet your friends see whatyou have written.Say, Now I will communicatethis word intoyour minds. Pretend toconcentrate.Ask them if theyknowwhat is written on the paper. They will say, No! And you say, Quitec

5、orrect! I wroteNo on the paper!A trick with an egg and some salt:Ask your friends to stand the egg upright on the table. They wont manageto do it. Say that you can speak to the chicken inside. Say, Chicken! Can you hear me? Get ready to balance your egg!When you first get the egg back from your frie

6、nds, pretend to kiss the egg at the base. Make the base wet. Then put the base into salt which is in your other hand. The salt will stick to the egg. Then put the egg onthe table. Twist the egg around a few times as this will arrange the grains of salt. Then it will stand up. Dont forget to thank th

7、e chicken.Questions:1. What does the magician ask people to do in the first trick2. What happens to the coin?3. How does the magician prove that he can communicate his thoughts to the audience in the second trick?4. What is the first step to make the egg stand upright?5. What else is needed to make

8、the egg stand upright?.Keys: 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. DPart 1 listening two( The following is an interview from a weekly sports program.)Presenter:Good morning,listeners.Welcometo our weeklysportsprogramaimed atallthose underactiveyoungsterswithtime on theirhands!Listentowhat our two guests have tosay

9、 about theirhobbiesandhow theirhobbies have madea differenceto theirlives.Adriennefirst, then, Jonathan.Adrienne: I collect very interesting jewelry. I tend to travel a lot asmost of my family do, so whenever I have a holiday, I like to gotraveling.Whenever I travelsomewhere, Iliketopickupsomething

10、to remind me of the place that I visited. And, theeasiestthing todo is topickup a smallpieceofjewelryinsteadofgettinga posteror a T- shirtthatwontlast.Ilikethe ideaof havingsomething smalland also,Ifindwhenever Iwear jewelryfrom somewhere, it s a good conversation piece. Usually peopleask you,“Where

11、 did you getthis?” I thenhave a storytotell,and it s a good way to meet and talk to people. Its justinteresting. I have jewelry that I picked up when I traveled toThailand,when ItraveledtoAfricaand when ItraveledtoEurope.Presenter:Wow!Sounds nice.Youllhave toshow yourcollectionstous.Adrienne: Id lov

12、e to.Presenter: Thank you, Adrienne. Now Jonathan.Jonathan: Iprefercanoeingbecause youvealways gotthewater thereforsupport. If youre a good swimmer, have a good sense of balanceand strongarms,youlllikecanoeing!The maintroubleistransporting your canoe to the right placesmy father takes iton the roof

13、of the car or sometimes I put it on the roof of theclub s Land Rover. What it has taughtmemost is to be independent.Itsjustyou and the canoe againstthe wind,theweather and thewater.Itgivesyou a lotofself-confidenceand itcan be reallyexcitingas longas you dontmind gettingsoaked,ofcourse!Itmakes you f

14、eel close to nature somehow. Last year, when I wasqualified, I began to run my own canoeing center.Presenter: So you are making your hobby work for you.Jonathan:Peopleareusuallyveryskilledattheirhobbies.Thecombination of interest and skills is a very compelling reasonto choose a particular career.Pr

15、esenter: Then, Adrienne, do you have a similar plan?Adrienne: Yes, I love making beaded jewelry. Ive decided to get someformal training. I want to learn how to be a jewelry designer.Questions:1. Who is the target audience in the program?.2.What is Adriennes hobby?3. What does Adrienne usually buy wh

16、en she visits a place?4. How does Jonathan benefit from canoeing?5. What should be the major concern in choosing a career according to Jonathan?Keys: 1. A2.B 3.D4.C 5.BPart 1 listening threeGerry:Ive just been to seeGone with the Wind. It was fantastic.Well worth seeing. Have you ever seen it?Judy:N

17、o, but Ive read the book. I dont think I would like to seethe film really. It would spoil the story for me.Gerry:Really?Oh, givemea film any day. Honestly, ifI had tochoosebetween thefilm ofa story and the book ofit,Idgo forthefilm.Judy:Would you?Gerry:Yes. Its much more real. You can get the atmosp

18、here better.You know, the photographyand location shots,period costumes, theright accents. Dont you think so?Judy:Not really. I much prefer to use my own imagination. I canimagine how I want it, rather than how someone makes me see it.Anyway, I thinkyou getmuch more insight intothecharacterswhenyou

19、read a book. Partofa persons characterisloston filmbecauseyou never know what they are thinking.Gerry:True, but I dont know. Its much easier going to the cinema.It takes less time. I can get the whole story in two hours but itmight take me a week to read the book.Judy:I know, but its so expensive to

20、 go to the cinema nowadays.Gerry: I know, but its a social event. Its fun. You can go with yourfriends. When you read a book you have to do it on your own.Judy:All right. Lets agree to differ. Ill get some coffee.Keys:1.1.spoil the story1.2. and day1.3. Honestly choose the film1.4.Atmospherephotogra

21、phylocation period1.5.insight into the characters1.6. social event1.7. agree to differ2.Films:get the atmosphere better-photography/locationshots/periodcostumes/right accenteasiertake less time: two hoursan social event: fun, go with friendsBooks: take more time: one week.not a social event: do it o

22、n your ownbooks: use readers own imaginationget much more insight into the charactersfilms: spoil the storyexpensivePart 1 listening fourSallyMarino gets married.Afterthe wedding, thereisa big party awedding reception. Allthe guests eatdinner. There is a band and, afterdinner, everyone dances. Sally

23、s mother and father pay for everything. At the end of the reception, Sally and her new husband cut the wedding cake and all the guests get a piece.Pete and Rose buy a new house. After moving in, they invite theirfriends and family to a partya housewarming party. Everybody comes tosee the new house.

24、They look at the bedrooms, the dining room, even thegarage. Pete and Rose serve drinks,sandwiches,and snacks.The partyison a Saturday afternoon.Itis Christmas time.Ted and Sarah Robinson want to see many of theirfriends over the holiday.So they invitetheir friends toan open house.The hours of the pa

25、rty are from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The guests arrive and leave whenever they want. The Robinsons serve sandwiches, drinks, and snacks. Some guests stay for just 20 minutes, others stay for 3 hours. About fifty people come to the open house.Mr. and Mrs. Todd ask their neighbors to come to an evening party

26、.They dont serve muchfood, just snacks pretzels, chips, peanuts and many types of drinks. No one dances. Conversation is important with peopleasking questions like Whats new with you?.Keys:1. 232.4.dinnerbanddancespiece2.5.house drinks snacks2.6.Invitearrive fifty/502.7.snacks Conversation new with

27、youPart 4 Listening 1Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Cathy: Er.a friend told me that you have exercise and dance classes here.Receptionist: Thats right.Cathy: OK. Can you give me some information about days and times, please?Receptionist: Yes, there are four classes a day, every day from

28、Monday to Saturday with nothing on Sunday.Cathy:Yeah, can you tell me the open hours?Receptionist:The firstone is an aerobicsclassfrom 8:30 to 9:30 in themorning. Then theresanother aerobicsclass at lunchtime from12:30 to 1:30.Cathy:Right.Receptionist: Then in the evening from 5:30 to 6:30another ae

29、robicsclass too. And theres a jazz dance class from 6:30 to 7:30.Cathy:Right. And what level are they for? I mean, would they be OKfor a beginner?Receptionist: The morning aerobics 8:30 to 9:30 is advanced. All theothers are at the beginner to intermediate level. But let megive you a schedule.Cathy:

30、Thanks. And how much does it cost for a class?Receptionist: You pay a1 entrance feeand then theclasses are2.50each and 3.50forthe jazz dancing.Itsthere on thesheet.Cathy:Oh, yes, I see.Receptionist: If you become a member, entrance is free and.Cathy:Oh, no, its OK. Im only in London for two weeks.Re

31、ceptionist: Oh, right. Thats no good then.Cathy:And I guess you have showers and everything?Receptionist:Yes, sure, andinthe evenings you can use the sauna free,too.Cathy: Oh, great. So the next class is at 5:30? Well, Ill see you then.Receptionist: Fine. See you later!Questions:1. Where does the di

32、alog most likely take place?2. How many classes are there every day except Sunday?3. At what time does the last class end?4. How much is the entrance fee?5. Which class will Cathy most probably attend?6. What can we learn about Cathy from the conversation?Keys: 1. A 2.C 3.C 4. A5. C 6. BListening 2W

33、oman: Why dont we go abroad for a change? Id like to go to France, Spain, or even Italy.Man:Mm. Im notallthat keen ontraveling really. Idrather stay athome.Woman: Oh, come on, Steve. Think of the sun!Man:Yes, but think of the cost! Going abroad is very expensive.Woman: Oh, it isnt, Steve. Not these

34、days.Man:Of course it is, Juliet. The best thing about having a holiday.here inBritainis thatitscheaper.And another thing,travelingin Britain would be easier. No boats, planes or anything.Woman: Even so, weve been tomost ofthe interestingplacesinBritainalready. Whats the point in seeing them again?

35、Anyway, we cantravelround Britainwhenever we like.Theresno pointinwastingour summer holiday here.Man:Mm, I suppose youre right. Nevertheless, what I cant stand isall thebotherwithforeigncurrency,changingmoney and all thatwhen we go abroad. I hate all that. And its so confusing.Woman: Oh, dont be sil

36、ly, Steve.Man:And whats more, I cantspeak any of the languages you know that.Its all right for you. You can speak some foreign languages.Woman:Exactly.You see, what Idreallyliketo do ispracticemy Frenchand Spanish. It would help me a lot at work.Man:Mm, but thats no use to me.Woman: But just think o

37、f the new places wed see, the people wed meet!Man:But look, if we stayed here, we wouldnt have to plan very much.Woman: Im sorry, Steve. No. I dont fancy another cold English summer.Questions:1. Where does the man want to spend the summer holiday?2.According to Steve, what is considered importantin

38、planningvacation?3. What does Steve find confusing about traveling abroad?4. What will help Juliet in her work?5. What does Juliet think of summer in Britain?Keys:1.C2. B 3.D 4.C 5.BListening 3The game of football may have started in Roman times. It seems thatthe Romansplayed a gamevery much like ou

39、r modern rugby but with a round ball.English villagers played football in the 16th century and theyoften had almost a hundred players on each side.It was a verycommongame,which was very rough and even dangerous until the early part of the 19thcentury. In the 18th century a Frenchman who had watched

40、a rough game offootball in a village wrote, I could not believe that those men wereplayinga game. If this iswhat Englishmen callplaying, I would notliketo see them fighting!From the mid-19th century, it was played in schools in Englandand soon spread all over Britain and Europe. Until in 1850, it wa

41、s notpossibleto have footballmatches between one school and another,becauseeach school had different rules! So set rules had to be made. They werenot improved though until,in 1863, when thosewho preferredtoplaywith.hands as wellas feetformed the Rugby Union whilethe othersstartedtheFootball Associat

42、ion (F.A.). It was only in 1863 that the first set ofrules for all football clubs was agreed upon.Nearly 150 years later, football has become by far the mostpopular sportin the entireworld.Would that18th centuryFrenchman havebelieved it possible?Questions:1. According to the passage, when may the ga

43、me of football have first started?2.Howmany team memberswere often involvedin the gamewhen the Englishbegan to play the game?3.What did the speaker say about the earliestfootball gamein England?4. Why was it NOT possible to have football matches between two schools until 1850?5. What happened to foo

44、tball in 1863?Keys:1.D 2.D 3.A4.C 5.CListening 4In one town, there were three longtime friends, Pat, Mike and Bob.Pat and Bob were quite bright, but Mike was rather dull.One day as Pat and Mike were walking down the sidewalk together, Patput his hand on a solid brick wall and said, Mike, hit my hand

45、 as hardas you can. Mike struck a hard blow, but Pat pulled his hand away fromthe wall just before Mikes fist hit it. Of course, it hurt Mikes handvery much when he hit the wall, but Pat said, That was a good joke onyou, wasnt it? Mike agreed, but was not too happy.The following day Mike and Bob wer

46、e walking in the town square. Mikedecided to play the joke on Bob. He looked around, and seeing no solidobject, he placed his hand over his face and said, Bob, hit my hand ashard as you can. Bob agreed,and as he strucka hard blow withhis fist,Mikequicklypulledhishand away and was knockedtotheground,

47、unconscious. After a few minutes Mike recovered, and saw Bob worriedlylookingdown at him. Mike said,That was a good joke on you, wasnt it?Questions:1. Who was NOT clever?2. What did Pat ask Mike to do?3. Who was hurt finally?4. On whom was Mike going to try this joke?5. Where did Mike put his hand w

48、hen he asked Bob to hit him?6. What happened to Mike after Bob struck a hard blow with his fist?.Keys:1.1 A 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.B2.25Unit 3 Gender DifferencesPart 1 listening oneThree guys are out having a relaxing day fishing. Out of the blue, they catch a mermaid who begs to be set free in return fo

49、r granting each of them a wish.Now one of the guys just doesnt believe it, and says, OK, if you can really grant wishes, then double my IQ. The mermaid says, Done. Suddenly, the guy starts to recite flawless Shakespeare followed by a short pause and an extremely insightful analysis of it. The second

50、 guyis so amazedthat he says to the mermaid, Hey, triple my IQ. The mermaid says, Done. The guy begins pouring out all the mathematical solutions to problems that have puzzled scientists in all fields.The last guy is so impressed by the changes in his friends that hesays to the mermaid, Quintuple my IQ. The mermaid looks at him and says, You know, I normally dont try to change peoples minds when the