大学英语听说教程4听力原文Unit 9

Unit 1OutsideviewConversation 1Li:What a wonderful view! This is such a great city!Do you ever get tired of living in London, Andy?A;"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford"Li:That's a quotation by Samuel Johnson, isn't it?A:Correct,so do you have any plans when you finish at Oxford?Li: I've got another year to go and then I suppose I'll go back home.A; And you will find a job?Li:I think I have to do my Master's before I look for work.But I must admit London is very special.Do you think you would ever leave London?A:Sure, I'd love to come to china one day, and I like traveling. But i think I'll always come back here.Li:Well, your roots are here and there are so many opportunities.A;But have you ever thought of living in London for a year or two?Li:Yes, but what could I do here? I had planned to become a teacher.But i have often thought if there was a job i could do here in publishing,maybe as an editor, I'll go for it.A:That's sounds like a great idea.I think that would really suit youLi:Maybe I should update my CV and send it to one or two publisher.A:Don't make it look too goodLi:Why not?A;Well,if you enjoy working with London Time Off, we don't want you working with anyone elseLi:Oh, working with you and Joe it's great fun and really interesting. I couldn't think of a better way to find out about a city A;So maybe you should think about applying for a job with usLi:But do you think I'd stand a chance(有可能，有希望)?I mean, I'm not sure if Joe likes meA:Don't even think about it!Joe is very straight talking and I promise you that you'd know if he didn't like you.Li:Perhaps we should both update our CVs and look for jobs togetherA:Hey,right!That would be fun.Conversation 2Li:T alking about future plans,how do you see your career developing?A:My career?Well, I like working for London Time Off.It's a part of a larger media company called Lift off USA,so there are lots of opportunities.But...Li:But...What?A:It's not always very easy working with Joe.I mean,I kind of think he has a different agenda（different way of thinking from Andy不一样的想法）.I like his work, but sometimes I don't think his heart is in his job.Li:How did he end up in London?A:He did media studies in the States,and then found work as a gofer（杂工）at Lift off USA in New York.Li:What's a gofer?A:Go for this,go for that.It's a word for the least experienced person in the film and TV industry.Then he came to London and got a proper job as a researcher at Lift off UK,and then after a few years he got the producer's job in London Time Off Li:He is good at his job,isn't he?A:Yes,he is confident and competent at what he does,so the people who work with him rate him quite highly（speak highly of）.Li:Except you?A:No,I rate him too.And I get on with him quite well,although we are not best budies or anything like that,it's just...I want his job!Li:Now we know your little secret.I promise I won't tell anyoneA:Janet,there was something I was going to ask you...Li:Sure,what is it?A:I was wondering...oh,it's nothing.Anyway,all this talk about your future career is making me thirsty.Let's go for a drink. Li:Who is round ?A:You...Outsideview :How to get a jobGraduation.What a big day!Your life is about to begin!And then your parents say..."Get a job".I tell you!Looking for your first job out of college can be pretty hard.Reading all the job listing is so annoying.Even trying to figure out what the actual job is can be difficult.Searching through the want ads can be so boring.And writing your resume is really hard work."I don't have that day open."Getting a job interview,and then going on it—the whole process is pretty tough."Sorry to keep you waiting.Uh,have a seat.""I have your resume here,and you are interested in the assistant's position.""Yeah,yeah""Well,the right candidate for this job has to be very outgoing and sociable.After all it is a sale position.""Well, I'm a real extrovert(性格外向的人).Definitely.""And the right candidate has to have great self-confidence.Customers need to feel that you know what you're talking about.""Well, I'm really self-confident.Um I know what I'm talking about and I think I can project that""So,what skills would you bring to this job?"""Well, I realize that I'm completely overqualified for this position.I mean,um,in my last job,I was running the whole place.""Oh,so you've supervised people?""Yep,five of them.So,obviously I could do this job,no problem.I also have really good computer skills.Um what else do you want to know about me?""Eh..."Even though I was trying really hard,even though I had sent out about 300 resumes,even though I asked all my friend and relatives if they knew of anything.I wasn't getting anywhere!Despite all my best efforts,I was still unemployed."Please,why don't you see a career counsellor（顾问）?I'll pay for it.Anything to help you get a job!""Samantha,I'm Phyllis Stein.Welcome""Oh,hi,Phyllis.Nice to meet you."So I figure,heck,why not?I met with Phyllis Stein,a professional job coach."Interviewing is vital to getting the job that you want."She showed me how to prepare for an interview by doing research on the position and the company.And latter,she coaching me on my interviewing skills."I am going to pretend to be your interviewer,and then we'll stop it and replay it and look at the video and see what we could learn from that.OK?""I don't think that you should go into an interview having not practised with some of the questions that are pretty standard.""Tell me about yourself.""Well,my parents—my mom is a social worker,and my dad is an engineer.""Your preparation is really important.""What do you know about our organization?""Well,I saw on,um,on the Internet that ,you do business publishing?Right?""There is a whole range of things that have to do with how you present yourself/""Why should I hire you?""Oh,well.,um, I'm a really outgoing person,and I like,I like people a lot.I'm responsible and nice.""You need to think about what the interviewer is actually looking for.""Samantha, what was a major problem that you've encountered and how did you solve it?""I haven't really had any problems to deal with. ""Thank you.Now let's look at your mock interview on videotape. ""I think it boils down（归结为）to preparation,presentation, and understanding what the interviewer is looking for "(Watching the videotape)"Another way of answering it is not telling about yourself ,but telling your relationship to the job."So,they don't care so much about your parents and that you want to live in Cambridge.They may need you to be able to be a troubleshooter.You use some examples in your life from being a troubleshooter.""One of the things that someone who is an assistant in a trade show is doing,is dealing with problems.You need to be sure that you stay,sort of ,on target with preventing,presenting yourself in the strongest possible way."This time I felt a lot more confident when I went in for the interview."I have developed strong communication skills.In college I worked on the school paper and I brought some writing samples to show you.""I also worked every summer at a bed-and-breakfast.""I worked a lot with our guests.I booked reservation over the phone,got them what they needed,and handled any complains.""Well,I feel like I did really well.We'll see. "Making a good first impression is the most important part of a job interview.Arriving on time and being confident are the most important parts of a job interview.It's very important that you are being confident and you're being clear in your answers and listening carefully Not fidgeting（坐立不安，烦躁）and being confident are the most important things in a job interview.Writing a thank-you note is the most important thing you want to do after a job interview/And go in there with a firm handshake.Listening in"It's not enough to ask what successful people are like...It is only by asking where they are from that we can unravel the logic behind who succeed and who doesn't"This is the basic idea of an intriguing book called Outliers, by the American journalist Malclom Gladwell.The book explores the factors which contribute to people who are extremely successful in their careers, for example, the role the family , culture and friend play.Gladwell examines the causes of why the majority of Canada ice hokey players are born in the first few months of the calender year,what the founder of Microsoft Bill Gates did to achieve his extraordinary success,and why the Beatles managed to redefine the whole of popular music in the 1960s.Gladwell points out that the youth hockey league in Canada recruits from January the first, so that players born early in the year are bigger,stronger and better athletes than others born later in the year.And because they have this advantage at the start of their sports career,they're given extra coaching,and so there's a greater chance that they'll be picked for an elite hockey team in the future.He calls this phenomenon accumulative advantage（积累优势）,a bit like the idea that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.Success depends on the process by which talented athletes are identified as much as it does on their own abilities.Another aspect which contributes to success is the 10000 hour rule.Great success demands an enormous amount of time for practise and training.For example,the Beatles performed live in Hamburg Germany more than 1200times over four years,much more than the 10000 hours Gladwell claim is necessary for great success.So by the time they returned to England,they had developed their talente and sounded completely different from any other group.In the same way,Bill Gates had thousands of hours' worth of programming because he had access to a computer at his high school.He also became a teenager just at the right time to take advantage of the latest developments in computer technology.Outliers has met with extraordinary sucess,matched only by Gladwell's own career for 25 years in journalism.As a result, many citics have seen it as an autobiography, in which the writer appears to be apologizing for his own personalachievements.But the ides that you have to be born at the right moment,in the right place and in the right family,and then you have to work really hard is a thought-provoking way of revisiting our traditional view of genius and great achievement.It's certainly worth reading,as long as you don't take it too seriously.Listening in 2P:Hi,we are talking about typical working hours in the US and in Brazil.Eric...um...you're from the States,tell me what are the typical working hours in the States?E:Er...traditionally people go to work at 9o'clock in the morning and they finish at about 5,so sort of a 9to 5.P:And,and Penny I...I know you're English but you work in Brazil,what are the hours in Brazil?Penny:Um varies slightly,sometimes you can start um on an early shift,say,8o'clock in the morning to 5 um or 9 until 6.But in Brazil often people will work longer hours than this.P:Right,right ok.And what kind of clothes do you wear?I mean do you dress up formally or in a relaxed way?E:It used to be that you would wear a jacket and tie to work for...for men but er nowadays an open shirt is ok.You don't necessarily have to wear a tie and sometimes on a Friday you can wear a pair of jeans to work.P:Oh,right the dress down Friday?E:The dress down Friday that's right.P:Does that still happen?E:Yes, yes sure it does.P:And how about in Brazil?Penny:Um, it's fairly casual,quite informal,um I mean you need to look neat and tidy obviously,but you,you have your own choice rely on what you would wear,there are no rules and regulations.It's important to look smart but comfortable.P:Right,yeah do you have meal breaks or is that...you just fit in meals when you can or...?E:Lunch,lunch is usually an hour sometimes a little shorter if you have to do a lot of work from your desk.P:Yeah,how about Brazil?Penny:That's the same, about an hour.P:And,and with overtime,I mean,if you...I mean you're obviously contracted to do a certain number of hours.What happens if you do more than the hours that you...that's in you...that are in your contract?E:I have to make a fairly um strict record of my hours so if I go beyond 5 o'clock on most days I put in for overtime.P:Right.E:And it's...the first hour is one of overtime and then there's I think 15minute periods after that.So I could work an hour and a quarter.P:And you'd be paid for the quarter hours?E:That's right,by the quarter hour.P:How about in Brazil?Penny:It's,it's a lot looser in Brazil actually.We we often end up doing overtime but unfortunately not paid.P: Fine.That's hard luck.And what about holidays,what about in the States?You don't have much holidays in the States do you?E:No.When you start at a company you get two weeks holiday or two weeks vacation as we say...P:YeahE:Um then it's usually not until you've been at the company for about five ears that they give you another week.So you get three weeks after you've been there for five years.P:And what about in Brazil?Penny:Um it's quite good actually-30days.P:Sounds very generous.Penny:Yeah I can pop back to...P:Is that 30 working days or 30 days in total?Penny:That's 30 working daysP:Wow,that'sPenny:Yes,yeah it's a good deal.P:What about retirement?I know it's a long way of there!When do you retire?E:Generally speaking it's at 65.P:And the same for women.E:Um it's I think a little sooner than that for women.Women I think 62or 63.P;Right ,good.And in Brazil is it similar?Penny:Similar to the States.It's um after 60 for women.65 for men,or if you've clocked up about 30 or 35 years of service then you can retire after that.P:Right and when...do you have a pay day?When is pay day?E:Um,well ,we gt paid twice a month,so we get paid at the beginning of the month and then we get paid in the middle of the month at the 15th give or take(大约).P:Yeah,and what about in Brazil?Penny:I think it all depends which company you're working for.For the one I am working for right now I get paid twice a month but when I began,with a different company that was once a month,so,it varies.P:And are there any company benefits that you have in the States?Do you have a company car or a pension?E:Yeah,we get a company car.We're able to...we lease a car in effect but it's a company car that we get for 18 months to two years and then we...we can move on to another model from that.There's a fairly good pension scheme,that's still working,and hospitalization as well.P:Oh,that's importantE:Yeah,a health plan through work is very important.P:Right.And what about in Brazil?Penny:Yeah,excellent benefits like that.Well I mean it does depend on the company and the status of your or your job but you might get a car,living accommodation,school for the children,they'll pay for your lunch,travel passes,gasoline,health insurance,all sorts of benefits actually it's very good.P:Sounds very good,with the holiday and all those benefits it sounds a great place to work.Unit 2Outside viewConversation 1Joe: OK, when you finished chatting, let's get down to work.Andy: OK, sure.Janet: Fine by me. What's on the agenda?Joe: First up today is Read all about it! Now, I assume everyone has read all the books for the future? Has anyone read any of the books?Andy: Well, Joe, there are over 20 new books coming out next month, so…Joe: I'm sorry, I really think that's quite unacceptable. It's your job! What about you, Janet?Janet: I'm sorry but this is the first time I've worked on Read all about it! And I didn't know I was meant to read all the books.Andy: Have you read them?Joe: No, but that's why you're my assistants. You're meant to assist me.Andy: It's true that we need to read the books, Joe, but we haven't…Joe: OK, there you go. You are always making excuses!Andy: And what's more, we haven't even chosen the books yet.Joe: OK, let's get down with it. What's on the list?Janet: I suppose we're looking for books with a London angle（伦敦视角）?Andy: Not necessarily.Janet: Is it OK to look for non-fiction too?Joe: Absolutely.Janet: OK, here's an idea. There's a new biography（自传）of Charles Dickens which I'm reading.Andy: Sounds good-his books are always on TV.Janet: You see I'm studying Dickens at university, and I noticed it in the bookshop last week. It's really interesting.Joe: OK, tell us more.Janet: Well, it's a description of the London locations where he set many of his books like Oliver Twist and David Copperfield.Andy: Sounds right up your street（拿手的）!Joe Well done, Janet. Maybe you can show Andy how to plan the feature. OK, that's it everyone. Let's get to it! Conversation 2Janet: What's the matter with Joe today?Andy: No idea. He's a bit like that sometimes. He gets annoyed with me, but I don't really know why.Janet: He wasn't being at all fair. How often does he get like this?Andy: Well, I suppose it's not very often. But sometimes he really gets on my nerves（使某人心烦意乱）.Janet: Don't let it get to you. He's probably got too much work, and he's stressed.Andy: Well, he should keep his problems away from the studio. Anyway, you're the expert on Dickens, tell me something about him.Janet: Well, Charles Dickens was one of the most popular novelists in 19th century Britain. Many of his novels first appeared in magazines, in short episodes. Each one had a cliffhanger at the end that made people want to read the next episode（集，一集）.Andy: And was he a Londoner?Janet: He was born in Portsmouth but his family moved to London when he was ten years old.Andy: And he set most of his stories in London, didn't he?Janet: That's right. He knew the city very well.Andy: Whereabouts in London are his stories set?Janet: Around the Law Courts in the centre of London. He worked as a court reporter and many of the real life stories he heard in court inspired some of most famous characters in his novels.Andy: I think some of his stories take place south of the river?Janet: That's right, especially around Docklands. The thing was…Dickens was a social commentator（社会评论员）as much as he was a novelist-his stories describe the hardship, the poverty, and crime which many Londoners experienced in the 19th century. It makes me want to read some Dickens again. Maybe I'll just go shopping for a copy of Great Expectations.Andy: Anyway, you did me a huge favour. That was a real brainwave（突然想到的妙计，灵感）to suggest the new biography. Janet: Cheer up Andy. It wasn't your fault.Andy: No, it's OK, I'll get over it. Go on, off you go and enjoy your shopping!Outside viewBritish people read a lot. They read books, newspapers and magazines. And of course they read text messages on their mobile phones. Sixty-five percent of British people list "reading for pleasure" as a major hobby. A quarter of the population reads more than 20 books each year. So where do these books come from? Well, there are bookshops where you can buy books. And there are lots of public libraries where you can borrow books for free. In this library you can borrow books, but you can also buy a cup of coffee, look at an art exhibition, sit in a quiet study area or connect to the Internet. You can also now borrow CDs, videos or DVDs of films and television programmes. Some libraries even let you borrow computer games. There are often reference rooms where you can go to look something up or go to study. Many libraries have also got special rooms with books and photograghs about the historu of the area. Libraries are veryimportant in schools and universities both for study and for reading for pleasure. The British Library is one of the world's greatest libraries. The queen opened its new building in 1998. It receives a copy of every book published in Britain, and adds three million new items every year. It's got books of course, but also sound recordings, music, maps, newspapers, and magazines. People predicted that radio, then television, then the Internet will kill reading, but it still a very popular activity.Listening in 1M：So how long has your book group been running?C：Well, let me see, it's over 20years now. I think it's actually one of the oldest books groups around, because it was only about 20years ago that they started to become fashionable in the UK.M：And how often do you have meetings?C：We meet about once every four or five weeks, although we try to avoid meetings in the summer holidays, and during the run-up to（前奏，预备期）Christmas when we all start to get busy with other things.M：And how many members do you have?C：We're ten in all, although it's rare that everyone can attend.M：And what happens during the meeting?C：Well, we usually meet at one of our homes, and we start fairly late, around 8:30, and the host prepares dinner, and sometime during the meal, someone asks "So what did you think of the book?" and that's when the discussion starts. M：It sounds quite informal.C：It is, yes, and sometimes if we haven't enjoyed the book, the meal becomes more important than the discussion. But it's fairly rare that no one likes the book, and it gets quire interesting when opinions about it are divided.M And what sort of books do you read?C：Oh, all kinds, actually, not just novels, although I must admit that being a member of the club makes me read more modern fiction than I might do otherwise. But we also read the classics, you know the novels we all read or should have read 30 years ago, and it's quite good fun to revisit them, to see if our views of the books have changed. We re-read Thomas Hardy recently, and whereas I used to love it when I was a student, this time I thought it was exasperatingly（惹人恼火地）dull. And we read non-fiction. quite a lot of history and travel writing. A couple of the members like poetry, which I don't, but you know, we're tolerant each other's choice, and it gives us a chance to try things we wouldn't usually read.M：And how do you choose the books?C：Well, at the end of the evening the person who hosts the dinner-basically, the cook- has the right to choose the next book.M：And that works OK?C：Yes, although there's quite a lot of stress on choosing something that will earn everyone else's respect. And we've got one member who likes science fiction, so we try not to go to his place too often!Listening in 2Well, thank you for your kind welcome, and for giving me the opportunity to give this brief tour of Literary England. I can't claim it's an authoritative tour, as I'm, not a professional literary specialist. However, I have two amateur passions: one is travel and the other is reading and English literature in particular. And this lecture is a description of different visits I have made to places in Britain and Ireland, chosen specifically for their close links with well-known writers of what we call the classics of English literature.Just to give you an overview of the lecture, I'm going to start in my home town of London, which is also the home of many well-known writers. But I think that the picture we have in our mind of London has been largely fashioned by the work of Charles Dickens and Shakespeare. Dickensian London is illustrated most clearly by his book Oliver Twist, and Shakespeare's London brings to mind the plays written and performed here, such as Romeo and Juliet. We'll also have a look at the memorial of freat British writers, Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.Then off we go to Oxford, another city rich in its literary history. I'm, going to focus on the greatest of Oxford'sliterary alumni, JRR Tolkien, the professor of English who wrote Lord of the Rings, which is now famous throughout the world because of the recent series of films.Then we turn south towards the gentle countryside of Hampshire, home of Jane Austen, where her various novels, including Price and Prejudice are set. She also spent a period of her life in the magnificent Georgian city of Bath.Then we turn north to the hills of west Yorkshire where we find Bronte country, so called because it was the home of the three sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte. Perhaps the two best known novels are Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyer, and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, also made into successful films.Then up to the north-west, to the stunning land of mountains and lakes which is the Lake District, home of the Lakeland poets. Perhaps its most famous son is William Wordsworth, whose poem "I wandered lonely as a cloud" has been learnt by generations of school children not just in Britain, but around the English-speaking world.So that's the basic route round Literary England, although I'll be thinking several detours to visit other famous writers whose work contributes to the glory which is English literature. Let's start…Unit3Outside viewLondon has always prided itself on being a little bit different when it comes to fashion. At the catwalk shows, designers showcase the hottest new trends for journalists and buyers from all over the world. But away from the glamour of designer collections, what do London girls actually wear? How do they create the affordable, personal style they are famous for? Hannah, who works for a fashion magazine, says London’s unique style is all about mixing and matching. One day can be punk. Next day you can be really girlie（少女般的）. It’s kind of choosing what you want in your wardrobe. Maybe taking an expensive piece but mixing it with something cheaper or second-hand. I think that is what London girls are really good at doing. Portobello Road, in the trendy Notting Hill area, is home to one of the most famous markets in London. Here, you name it and people wear it-anything from market stall bargains to to-die-for（令人渴望的）designer labels sold in trendy shops. But how do the capital’s women view their style? Eclectic. My style is certainly eclectic. It is from Tesco. It is the Catherine Kidston range from Tesco. Sam is matched her outfit today with a bag she bought in a supermarket. Angela is a fashion stylist. So tell me a little bit about your life. What are you wearing and what would you say your style is? My style tends to change week by week. T oday I am wearing some jeans from Uniqlo.I’ve discovered Uniqlo jeans and bought about five pairs cos they fit really well. The boots are by Aldo .My T-shirt is from Tooshop. The jacket is a really old jacket that I bought in the States a few years ago. But um, yeah I mean it just…it does tend to change a lot. Over to New Bond Street, London’s designer shopping Mecca（胜地）and the style stakes have gone up a little. Some of the most famous and expensive shops in the world can be found here. Shops where you have to ask the price of that handbag…or pair of shoes…then you know you can not really afford it. Natalie, a student from the city, says being laid back is what gives London style its edge. I don’t know. Everyone says like. French is like so fashionable and stuff but I think we are quite trendy, we are a bit more casual, but I think we have got a good style going on and everything, a bit laid back, but everyone still looks cool. Seylia works in a jewelry shop. No shabby chic（流行式样，时尚）here. Cashmere scarf from Louboutin, because it is cold. Black coat from Prada and a Valentino bag, which is probably as colorful as it gets. Katie is a model and loves how people dress in London because everyone has their own individual style. I love London it is so unique.And like everyone’s got their own fashion. I love it here, because you can wear whatever and just fit in, it is great. I love London for that. Laura is a student and says she doesn’t really put any thought into what she is wearing. Fashion, I wouldn’t really call it fashion. It is just kind of chucked together, basically, what I am comfortable in. Camden is known for its grungy（脏的，乱糟糟）, daring and sometimes outrageous（极不寻常的）styles. Here fashion is whatever you want it to be. Teenagers don’t hold back much when it comes to choosing clothes. They just want to make personal statement .We are just crazy! We don’t hold back so much. It’s not all about being elegant or something like that. It’s more making a statement, some people. And we don’t care.Listening inPresenter: How often do you change your clothes during the day?Penny: Um I think it all depends on what I’m going to do. Um it might be as many as three times if…。

那些看起来就很逗比的肯定都是第一帅翻的。

逗比的格式和正常人的一眼就能认出来。

鉴于是两个英语学渣翻的。

大家就凑活着看吧。

PS：考试范围之外的基本已经去掉，有些出入的注意看红字。

绝对最新！新视野大学英语视听说教程4（第二版）听力原文与答案Unit 1 Enjoy your feelings!Hit the roof-AngerII(1)M:I'm beside myself with joy. I'm so lucky. Guess what I've won a lotof money in the lottery.W:Really Well, you do know that money is the root of all evil, right Q:What does the woman mean我很高兴。

我是如此幸运。

你猜怎么着我买彩票赢了很多钱。

真的吗好吧，你知道钱权是一切罪恶的根源吗(2)W:Mary was furious when her son wrecked up her car.M:He shouldn't have driven a car on his own without a driver's license. He's still taking driving lessons.Q:What do we know about Mary's son玛丽非常生气，当她的儿子弄坏了她的车了。

他不应该自己一个人开车，在他还没有的驾照的时候。

他还在上驾驶课。

(3)M:Susan, I hear you're going to marry that guy. Maybe you'll regretit.W:Is that so Only time will tell.Q:What does the woman imply苏珊，我听说你要嫁给那个家伙。

视听说4 听力原文及答案Unit 1 Leisure activitiesPart 1 listening oneEver wish you could do magic tricks, or introduce yourself as “magician” at a party? Imagine, everybody wants to have fun, but nothings’ really happening, it’s time for you to show one of your new tricks. Here, you can learn how, and without any need for special materials or much practice.times as this will arrange the grains of salt. Then it will stand up. Don't forget to thank the 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 theaudience in the second trick?4.What is the first step to make the egg stand upright?5.What else is needed to make 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. Welcome to our weekly sports program aimed at all those underactive youngsters with time on their hands! Listen to whatour two guests have to say about their hobbies and how their hobbies havemade a difference to their lives. Adrienne first, then, Jonathan. Adrienne: I collect very interesting jewelry. I tend to travel a lot as most of my familyI and skills is a very compelling reason to choose a particular career. Presenter: Then, Adrienne, do you have a similar plan?Adrienne: Yes, I love making beaded jewelry. I’ve decided to get some formal training. I want to learn how to be a jewelry designer.Questions:1. Who is the target audience in the program?2. What is Adrienne’s hobby?3. What does Adrienne usually buy when 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. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. BPart 1 listening threeGerry: I've just been to see Gone with the Wind. It was fantastic. Well worth seeing.Have you ever seen it?Judy : N o, but I've read the book. I don't think I would like to see the film really. It would spoil the story for me.Gerry: Really? Oh, give me a film any day. Honestly, if I had to choose between the film of a story and the book of it, I'd go for the film.I easiertake less time: two hoursan social event: fun, go with friendsBooks: take more time: one weeknot a social event: do it on your ownbooks: use readers’ own imaginationget much more insight into the charactersfilms: spoil the storyexpensivePart 1 listening fourSally Marino gets married. After the wedding, there is a big party—a wedding reception. All the guests eat dinner. There is a band and, after dinner, everyone dances. Sally'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 their friends and family to a party—a housewarming party. Everybody comes to see the new house. They look at the bedrooms, the dining room, even the garage. Pete and Rose serve drinks, sandwiches, and snacks. The party is on a Saturday afternoon.Receptionist: The first one is an aerobics class from 8:30 to 9:30 in the morning. Then there's another aerobics class at lunchtime from 12:30 to 1:30.Cathy: Right.Receptionist: Then in the evening from 5:30 to 6:30—another aerobics class too. And there's a jazz dance class from 6:30 to 7:30.Cathy: Right. And what level are they for? I mean, would they be OK for a beginner?Receptionist: The morning aerobics—8:30 to 9:30—is advanced. All the others are at the beginner to intermediate level. But let me give you a schedule.Cathy: Thanks. And how much does it cost for a class?Receptionist: You pay a ￡1 entrance fee and then the classes are ￡2.50 each and ￡3.50 for the jazz dancing. It's there on the sheet.Cathy: Oh, yes, I see.Receptionist: If you become a member, entrance is free and...Cathy: Oh, no, it's OK. I'm only in London for two weeks.Receptionist: Oh, right. That's no good then.Cathy: And I guess you have showers and everything?Receptionist: Yes, sure, and in the evenings you can use the sauna free, too.Cathy: Oh, great. So the next class is at 5:30? Well, I'll see you then.with foreign currency, changing money and all that when we go abroad. Ihate all that. And it's so confusing.Woman: O h, don't be silly, Steve.Man: And what's more, I can't speak any of the languages—you know that. It's all right for you. You can speak some foreign languages.Woman: Exactly. You see, what I'd really like to do is practice my French and Spanish. It would help me a lot at work.Man: Mm, but that's no use to me.Woman: B ut just think of the new places we'd see, the people we'd meet!Man: But look, if we stayed here, we wouldn't have to plan very much. Woman: I'm sorry, Steve. No. I don't fancy another cold English summer. Questions:1. Where does the man want to spend the summer holiday?2. According to Steve, what is considered important in planning vacation?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:4. Why was it NOT possible to have football matches between two schools until 1850?5. What happened to football in 1863?Keys:1. D2. D3. A4. C5. CListening 4In one town, there were three longtime friends, Pat, Mike and Bob. Pat and Bobwere quite bright, but Mike was rather dull.One day as Pat and Mike were walking down the sidewalk together, Pat put his hand on a solid brick wall and said, "Mike, hit my hand as hard as you can." Mike struck a hard blow, but Pat pulled his hand away from the wall just before Mike's fist hit it. Of course, it hurt Mike's hand very much when he hit the wall, but Pat said, "That was a good joke on you, wasn't it?" Mike agreed, but was not too happy.The following day Mike and Bob were walking in the town square. Mike decided to play the joke on Bob. He looked around, and seeing no solid object, he placed his hand over his face and said, "Bob, hit my hand as hard as you can." Bob agreed, and as he struck a hard blow with his fist, Mike quickly pulled his hand away and wasanalysis of it. The second guy is so amazed that 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 he says to the mermaid, "Quintuple my IQ." The mermaid looks at him and says, "You know, I normally don't try to change people's minds when they make a wish, but I really wish you'd reconsider."The guy says, "No, I want you to increase my IQ five times, and if you don't do it, I won't set you free." "Please," says the mermaid, "you don't know what you're asking... It'll change your entire view of the universe. Won't you ask for something else? A million dollars or anything?"But no matter what the mermaid says, the guy insists on having his IQ increased by five times its usual power. So the mermaid sighs and says, "Done." And he becomes a woman.Keys: 1. F 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. Tevident.Bob White: I thought e-mail messages were gender neutral!Dr. Herring: No. While theoretical gender equality exists for the Internet, in reality women are not given equal opportunity because of differentcommunication and language styles between the sexes.Bob White: How does that happen? Do you have any hard facts to back up this impression?Dr. Herring: Yes. I've done a research project using randomly selected e-mailmessages from online discussion groups. I found that females uselanguage that is more collaborative and supportive such as "Thanksfor all your tips on...", "Good point." and "Hope this helps!". Mentend to use more aggressive or competitive language such as "Do youunderstand that?", "You should realize that...", "It is absurd tothink...".Bob White: How great are these gender differences?Dr. Herring: Males write messages using aggressive, competitive language more than twice as often as females did, while females use collaborativematter who opens the door for whom. Maybe females just should not expect too much. Life isn't a fairy tale after all.John: It's absolutely true. Sometimes I feel that there isn't any difference in the roles both genders can perform. Of course I'm not saying that men can give birth.Rather what I meant was except for the physical and natural differences between both sexes, there isn't much difference between them.Cathy: But honestly, although I don't expect guys to open doors for me, or to pull outa chair for me, I am usually quite impressed if they do so, as many guys don'tdo it nowadays. If the guy was walking in front of me and went through thedoor first, I'd appreciate it if he could hold the door and not let it slam in myface.John: Well, if I'm the one walking in front, I will open the door and hold it for the people behind me, be it a girl or a boy. I actually had the door slam right in my face a number of times though, when the person walking closely in front of me didn't hold the heavy glass door and let it swing back in my face. Of course, I tried to hold the door, but it was too heavy and too late. But I think it was more embarrassing for him than me as everyone was looking at him, while I was rubbing my squashed nose.Cathy: So being a gentleman does not stop at opening doors. There are many otherKeys:2. F F T T F2.1reflects descriptions 2.2 parents’ attitudes2.3suggest, act 2.4 raising their family, supporting their husbands2.5used to be, share these responsibilitiesPart 4 Listening 1"Equal" does not always mean "the same". Men and women are created equally but boys and girls are not born the same.You throw a little girl a ball, and it will hit her in the nose. You throw a little boy a ball, and he will try to catch it. Then it will hit him in the nose.A baby girl will pick up a stick and look in wonder at what nature has made. A baby boy will pick up a stick and turn it into a gun.When girls play with Barbie dolls, they like to dress them up and play house with them. When boys play with Barbie dolls, they like to tear their hair off.Boys couldn't care less if their hair is untidy. But for girls, if their hair got cut a quarter-inch too short, they would rather lock themselves in their room for two weeks than be seen in public.Baby girls find mommy's makeup and almost instinctively start painting their faces.One day I took my seven-year-old son with me to shop for an electric wall clock for the kitchen and found a whole counter full of them on sale at a discount store. I had trouble deciding which clock to buy. While I held one clock in my hand and looked at another, I asked my son which one he liked better.“The one you’re holding with the mouse in it, Mom,” he said.Before I understood his words, a real, live mouse jumped out onto the counter and ran away. I screamed so loud everyone turned to see what was wrong. I was so embarrassed. I tried to make my way quietly out of the store. Everyone was looking at me. On the way out the door, my delighted son recited Hickory Dickory Dock. What anaughty boy!Questions:1.Where did the story take place?2.Why did the mother ask her son which clock he liked better?3.Which clock did the boy like best?4.Why did the mother feel embossed?5.Why did he boy recite Hickory Dickory Dock?Keys:2. B 2. D3. A4. C5. DListening 4It is my belief that gender stereotypes are very real gender characteristics that are exaggerated to the extreme ends with no gray areas. So in truth a woman is "weak" physically only because a man is in reality "stronger". A woman is "submissive" only because a man in reality is more "aggressive". A woman is "emotional" only because a man is "less emotional". All these are observed facts.Are there ways to avoid the stereotyping? This is hard to do. We as males and females love to exaggerate our differences. It seems we love to do this in many ways.We love to exaggerate gender traits as if to say "Look how female I am" or "Look how male I am". Do we go so far as to actually create differences that do not exist? Not from what I see. I think we like to exaggerate our differences because the more male we feel or the more female we feel the more attractive we feel.So all in all I believe stereotypes are true differences that are exaggerated. I don't think stereotypes should be avoided because they are real. I do think that we should not place extremes of a trait to a gender as a whole and most certainly not limit someone's potential abilities based on a stereotype. Stereotypes should apply in general but not to an individual. They should serve to help make judgment but not as an absolute.proficient 6)interesting 7) original 8) less 9) finish the race Listening IIOnce Wealth and Poverty approached a merchant and introduced themselves as Goddesses. The merchant greeted both of them and said, "May I ask why you have come to my humble home?" The Goddess of Wealth said, "We want you to judge between us who is the most beautiful."The merchant did not know what to say. He knew he was between the devil and the deep blue sea. If he said that Wealth was more beautiful than Poverty, Poverty would curse him. If he said that Poverty was more beautiful than Wealth, Wealth would abandon him. However, he became calm and said, "I have great respect for you both. Would you please do what I ask of you? It is the only way I can judge properly." The Goddesses agreed. He said, "Mother Wealth, would you please walk towards my house? Mother Poverty, Would you please walk away from my house? This way I can see you both better, from near and far." The two Goddesses did what the merchant had asked them to do. Then the merchant confidently declared, "Mother Wealth! You appear most beautiful when you are nearest my house. Mother Poverty! You looktiles on the roofs, many of these houses now have living roofs. The wooden top of the house is covered with a special waterproof plastic material. On top of this there is soil, in which grass and flowers are planted. Such a roof can be very beautiful. But this really is not a new idea. When the early settlers came to the United States, they often made their houses by digging into the ground. Their roofs were made of wood, and covered by large areas of soil with grass or turf. They were warm, though not always waterproof. People replaced these houses and roofs as soon as they could live in regular wooden homes with wooden or metal roofs. Now, 200 years later, some people think of this as a new idea. But I think, "There is nothing new under the sun."1. 1) partly underground 2) living 3 ) digging into the ground 4) grass waterproofQuestions:1. What does the speaker mean by saying "There is nothing new under the sun"?2. What makes the speaker think of "earth-sheltered houses"?3. What is a living roof?4. How many years ago did the early settlers first build earth-sheltered homes?5. Why did People replace these earth-sheltered houses with regular wooden ones?transmit television.Man: Garbage! It was the Italians.Woman: No, it says here, the first TV transmission was in London, 1925. And here we are again, the first traffic lights were in London, in 1868.Man: But they didn't even have cars then, so why would they have needed traffic lights?1．D A A F C E A B B2．1)1762 2)1888/Belgium 3)1890/the United States 4)New York5)1514/Holland 1557 6) 1903 7) 1868Part 4 Listening 1Juan comes up to the Mexican border on his bicycle. He's got two large bags over his shoulders. The guard stops him and says, "What's in the bags?""Sand," answered Juan.The guard says, "We'll just see about that. Get off the bike." The guard takes the two bags and rips them apart; he empties them out and finds nothing in them but sand. He detains Juan overnight and has the sand analyzed, only to discover that there is nothing but pure sand in the bags.The guard releases Juan, puts the sand into new bags, hefts them onto the man'sLater, people learned to mix different clays together to make stronger pottery and to put the pottery in a fire oven so that the clay would harden faster. The potter's wheel was invented in China around 3,100 BC. The wheel spins clay like a top. It allows people to make pottery much more quickly and make shapes that were perfectly symmetrical—bowls that were really round, rather than lumpy or uneven. Pottery is not only considered one of the first inventions but also one of the first art forms. Most types of pottery have been painted with figures or designs; some even tell a story!1. B A C2. 1.The oldest known piece of pottery was found in china and dates back to 7900BC(and was made almost 10,000 years ago).2. It was used for holding water ,milk ,seeds, and grains.3. To make stronger pottery and to make the clay harden faster.4. It allowed people to make pottery much more quickly and to make symmetricalshapes.5. Because most types of pottery have been painted with figures or designs; someeven tell a story.Listening IIICathy: Yes, although she didn't like it.So, how did she cope?Michael:Cathy: She got an idea of putting art and candy together.Michael: How?Cathy: First she experimented with making an edible paint. She found that powdered food coloring mixed with vodka would work.Michael: That's quite a combination.Cathy: Then, for her "canvas", she melted white chocolate and molded it flat.She even learned how to make chocolate frames.Michael: What kind of art did she create?Cathy: She copied the works of famous painters. She displayed her candy art in the candy shop and customers would come in just to look at the art.Michael: What did her family think then?Cathy: They didn't take her seriously until the Toledo Museum of Art heard about her works and paid her to paint 77 reproductions of works intheir collection. That was her first big job. Now she works full-timeidea of making his own puppet show. He made a stage from wooden orange boxes and his mother's old curtains. He charged 2 cents for admission and earned 32 cents for his first performance.Spinney's family liked his creativity and encouraged him to do more . For Christmas when he was nine, his older brother made him a better puppet theater and his mother secretly sewed eight colorful puppets for him. Spinney later wrote, "The more I gave shows, the more I felt the power that one has when performing. All these people would sit in a room and listen to everything I said. I did all the character voices: little girl voices, an old lady voice, and a ghost voice. The audience listened and clapped atthe end, and also paid me to do it. What could be a better way to make a living than to perform? I knew that I would wind up in the world of entertainment."Spinney continued giving puppet shows. When he decided to go to art school, puppet shows helped him pay for his tuition. Even when he was in the army, he managed to continue giving puppet shows. He knew he wanted to do this as his life's work and that he wanted his audience to be children. When he was given the opportunity to create the character of Big Bird on "Sesame Street", he accepted it and over the years has made Big Bird one of the most beloved characters on American television.although it's really cold, you can still get a tan. Of course, the scenery is beautiful and it's really nice when you're tired to go and have a hot drink afterwards. The problem is that it's very expensive and really dangerous. But apart from getting hurt occasionally,I still thoroughly enjoy it.1. 1) tennis 2 ) quite young 3)soccer 4) a little kid 5) nearly 40 years 6)skiing 7) remember2. tennis 1,5,7 football/soccer 2,9,10 skiing 3,4,6,8Listening IIDuring the 1930s and 1940s, when someone asked a kid whom his role models were, he would often respond with the names of baseball players. Advertisers trying to sell a product would often turn to baseball stars because the public knew them and loved them. Now looking at today's baseball players, the only time we seem to hear about them is when they are complaining about their salaries. Baseball is no longer the great national pastime, and kids are looking elsewhere for their role models.Back in the 1930s and 1940s, money wasn't such an important issue. Players playedThere was no atmosphere. So we brought in a pool table and fruit machines. When players choose to spend time together, it generates a better atmosphere.The team spirit is very important, but I don't believe in motivating the team as a team.I don’t give team talks. I try to motivate the team as individuals. I speak to the players individually and try not to put too much pressure on anyone. I believe players perform best when they are relaxed. If they're too tense, I can guarantee they won't play well.I also believe in giving people autonomy. I like all the people who work for me to be autonomous. I very rarely interfere. I feel people should be judged on their results. Ifthey prove incompetent, then I'm incompetent if I continue employing them.It's like that with the team. I get criticized for not interfering during a game and for not making more substitutions. But I feel if I've chosen those 11 players to get a result, then I should leave them alone to get on with it.If I'm dropping a player from the team, I don't feel I have to explain it to them. If they want to discuss it, I'll say, "Come back and talk about it in a couple of days' time." But I don't try to remotivate them. It's up to them to have the character to fight their way back to the team. I'm a great believer that almost everything you achieve in life isas an occasion for propaganda. But why should the feelings of a few spoil it for all those who continue to be inspired by the Games?No! As long as the majority wants it, these Games will continue. This is sport, not politics, and it should remain so.1. 1.What is said about the purpose of the Olympic Games? C2.What is said about the spirit of the Olympic Games ? B3.What is said about the influence of the Games ? B2. 1.Criticism. 2. It could be harmfully deployed, as in war.3. The world is like a big family.4. Hostilities.5. The majority of people.6. To explain why the Olympic Games should be continued.hours. I suppose I finish at about midday.Karen: So you're free after twelve. What do you do then?Bo: You mean, what do I do in my spare time?Karen: Right.Bo: Well, we usually go swimming in the afternoon. That's all. I go to bed early. I want to win a gold medal for Sweden.Karen: Well, I hope you do. Thank you, Bo Lundquist. Next we have Bob Smith with me in the studio. Bob's a long distance runner and theAmerican 3000 meters champion.Bob: Hi!Karen: Hello, Bob. How is your training going?Bob: Fine, just fine. I have a really good program and I think I'm infirst-class condition.Karen: Tell me about it, Bob.Bob: Well, I don't like training early in the morning. I don't know why. I just don't like it. So I start around 10 o’clock.Karen: Mmm. And what about having lunch?People in tropical countries can read about winter sports but are unable to participate in them. They cannot build snowmen, throw snowballs, toboggan, or ice-skate. Above all, they cannot go skiing.Someone defined skiing as gliding over the ground on two boards. The sport is popular in America in the states which have snow in the winter months. The pleasure we take in this healthy outdoor activity is shared by the Finns, the Russians, the Swedes, the Norwegians, the Germans, the Italians, the Swiss, and the French, who also live in temperate zones with winter climates. But what must people from Egypt, Libya, and Nigeria think of this strange sport?Skiing, unlike tennis and baseball, is not a city sport. Until recently, even in countries with snow, it was limited to mountainous regions. Now there is a new variation that can be enjoyed by everyone. It's called ski touring.1. 1.building snowman2.throwing snowballs3.tobogganing4.ice-skating5.skiing2.Finland; Sweden; Switzerland; Germany; U.S.A; Italy; France; Norway; Russia (√)skill. Is it something that you just work hard to get, or is there a naturalsort of ability?Man: Well, there're people that have the natural ability, you know. I feel like I didn't have much. I just worked hard and that's what got me here.1. Male Baseball player 24 Pitcher five to six2. 1.What is the prime career time for a pitcher? C2. What makes the man successful in baseball, according to the conversation? A3. What can be inferred from the conversation? D4. Which of the following statements is true? D5. What kind of feeling does the man have now and then ? D6. What does the man think of baseball as a career? AListening IVLearning to swim had been surprisingly easy, thanks to the Navy's policy of dealing with fear by ignoring it. My fear of deep water left after my Navy experience. On the first day in the pool, an instructor with a voice like a bullhorn ordered 50 of us to climb a high board and jump in feet first. The board looked about 200 feet high, though it may have been only 20 or 25. A line was formed to mount the ladder andA2. How high was the board/? C3. What did the instructor do when he found out about the speaker’s problem?A4. Why did the speaker eventually jump into the pool? A5. What is the best way to overcome fear, according to the speaker? B6. Which of the following is true about the speakers’ education? D7. Which of the following can be used to describe the instructor? C8. Why did the speaker want to go to the shallow end of the pool? B9. Why did the instructor ask the speaker to do it again? D10. How did the instructor assure the speaker that he wouldn’t drown? B 2. 1) drifted 2) stepped 3) introduced 4) Quaking 5) climbed6) walked into 7)sinking 8) rising 9) broke 10)supportingUnit 6 risksListening 2Scripts:The possibility that something bad will happen is a risk. Risk can also be defined as the degree of danger that goes along with an opportunity. All risks have possible negative results. However, some risks are worth taking. For example, suppose that you have the chance to join a school football team. You risk a possible injury while playing to achieve the sense of accomplishment that comes with being on the team.。

大学英语教材4听力原文Unit 1 Life ChangesPart A1. W: I can't believe it's been four years since we started university.M: Yeah, time really flies. It feels like it was just yesterday when we were freshmen.Q: What are the speakers talking about?2. W: I've been feeling so stressed out lately. I have exams coming up next week.M: I understand how you feel. Make sure you take breaks and give yourself time to relax.Q: Why is the woman feeling stressed?3. M: I applied for an internship at a big law firm. I really hope I get it.W: Don't worry, you have a lot of experience and your grades are excellent. I'm sure you'll get the job.Q: What does the woman mean?4. W: Are you going to the club meeting tonight?M: No, I decided to quit. I need to focus on my studies and part-time job.Q: Why is the man quitting the club?5. W: I can't believe my brother is getting married next month. It feels like he was just a baby yesterday.M: I know what you mean. Time really does fly by.Q: What is the woman surprised about?Part BDirections: You will hear information about a university course. Listen carefully and answer the questions.Good morning, everyone. I'm here to introduce a new course that will be offered next semester. The course is called "Introduction to Environmental Science." This course would be of interest to students from different academic backgrounds, as it covers a wide range of topics related to the environment.Firstly, let me provide you with an overview of the course content. The course will explore major environmental issues, such as climate change, pollution, and resource depletion. We will discuss the causes and consequences of these issues, as well as potential solutions. Students will have the opportunity to develop a holistic view of the environment and understand the interconnectedness of various environmental processes.The course will consist of lectures, guest speakers, and group discussions. We will also incorporate field trips to environmental organizations and research institutes, allowing students to apply their knowledge in real-world settings. This hands-on experience will enhance students' understanding and give them a chance to engage with professionals working in the field.Assessment for the course will be based on class participation, assignments, and a final exam. This will encourage students to actively participate in discussions and apply what they have learned to solve environmental problems. Additionally, students will have the option to work on a group project, where they can further explore a specific environmental issue and propose solutions.The prerequisites for this course are an introductory science course and good English proficiency. It is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. For those interested, registration will open next week, and limited seats are available. I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to expand your knowledge and contribute to environmental sustainability.That's all for today's introduction. If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask. Thank you.6. What is the purpose of the talk?7. What topics will be covered in the course?8. How will students apply their knowledge in the course?9. What will assessment be based on?10. Who can take the course?Unit 2 Cultural DifferencesPart A1. W: I was surprised to learn that people in this country eat dinner so late in the evening.M: Yes, it's quite different from what I'm used to back home. But I've gotten used to it now.Q: What does the man say about the dinner time in this country?2. W: Excuse me, is it okay to give a gift with one hand in this culture?M: No, it's considered impolite. It's better to use both hands when presenting a gift.Q: What does the man say about giving gifts in this culture?3. M: I find it fascinating how people here greet each other with a bow.W: Yes, it's a sign of respect and politeness in this culture.Q: What do the speakers say about the bowing greeting in this culture?4. W: When I traveled to another country, I found the local customs and traditions to be very different from my own.M: That's what makes traveling so interesting. You get to experience different cultures firsthand.Q: What does the man say about traveling?5. M: I'm having a hard time adjusting to the food here. It's so different from what I'm used to.W: It takes time to get used to new flavors and cuisines. Don't worry, you'll adapt eventually.Q: What advice does the woman give to the man?Part BDirections: You will hear a conversation between a professor and a student who is studying abroad. Listen carefully and answer the questions.Professor: So, how are you finding your study abroad experience so far?Student: It's been great, Professor! I'm really enjoying it. The only thing is, I sometimes feel overwhelmed by the cultural differences.Professor: That's perfectly normal. It can be a bit challenging at first. Which aspect of the culture do you find the most different?Student: The concept of personal space is something I'm still trying to get used to. In my home country, people tend to keep a larger distance when talking to each other. Here, it's much closer, which I find a bit uncomfortable.Professor: Ah, yes. That's a common observation. In this country, physical closeness is seen as a sign of friendliness and warmth. People often stand closer to each other when conversing. It's an interesting cultural difference, isn't it?Student: It definitely is. I'm slowly adapting, but it still feels awkward at times. Another thing I've noticed is that punctuality is highly valued here. Back home, being a few minutes late is usually not a big deal. But here, it seems like everyone is always on time for appointments.Professor: Yes, that's true. Being on time is considered a sign of respect for others' time. It's important to be mindful of that cultural expectation. Are there any other cultural differences that have stood out to you?Student: Well, the food is quite different too. The flavors, spices, and even the eating etiquette are all new to me. It's been an adventure trying outnew dishes, though. I've discovered some amazing flavors I didn't know existed before.Professor: That's one of the joys of traveling and experiencing different cultures. It broadens your perspective and introduces you to new and exciting things. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any more questions or concerns about adjusting to the cultural differences. I'm here to support you throughout your study abroad journey.11. What does the student find challenging about the cultural differences?12. How do people in the country view physical closeness when conversing?13. Why is punctuality highly valued in the country?14. What does the student say about the food in the country?15. According to the professor, what is one of the benefits of experiencing different cultures?。

新世纪大学英语视听说教程4（第二版）答案Unit 1P2a.8b.2c.1d.4e.1,4,5f.6,7,8,9g.1,3,6,7h.1,4,5i.6,7P3A. bB. F T F T T F TP8OP1: A. 2 B. 1,2,5,7OP2: A. the picture on the rightP91.very famous buildings2.made of glass, steel and concrete3.designed4.style5.19986.452 meters high7.both the modern and traditional side of my countryP10A: 1.world-famous museum, Paris, 500 years, six million2.ancient capital, big enough, millions of, shooping centerB: Louvre Museum 1989 an ugly, modern mistakeKyoto Japan Hiroshi Hara to cope with millions of visitors brings new life into the city centerP11B: 3C: 2,4,6,7P13A: TRUE:1,3,5FALSE:2 halfway, not all the way4 from far away, not close upB: thousands by car unimpressedP14b,c,b,c,cP15A: e,c,a,d,f,h,bP16Man something being built goes up but on the other hand building down underground above ground living in a cave True That’s right all these buildings popped up I’ll bet May be you know what you are too muchP181.construction site2.buildings3.admires4.skyscrapers5.taking pictures6.something famous7.the rich and famous stay8.what's being built9.turns out10.parking garageUnit 2P20A: b,a,cB: friend to All keyboard coffee computer fiveP24OP1:A:pet cell phonesB:Conversation 1:a,c,d,eConversation 2:dP25OP2:cell phone: convenient,easye-mail:convenient,easy,fastmail:affordablefax machine:fast,reliableOP3:A:toastermicrowaverefrigeratorwashing machineair conditionerclockcoffee makertelephonelightsheaterB:T T F F F FOP4:B: a.3 b.6 c.4 d.2 e.5 f.7P29T T F T F T T FP31a,b,a,b,bP32weren’t that bad as for oh my gosh were so unreliable used to crash all the time as affordable or as fast asas far as some of the newer, more expensive ones nowadays used to use the ones at the university No big deal in those daysP34term papertechnologyused toreliablemodelsdidn't use tocomputer labsthe electricity went outold-fashionedassignmentUnit 3P35D,G,C,F,B,H,EP36A: international correspondent j ournalist photographerB: C,D,C,B,B,DP41OP1:A: likes dislikesB: 1. the comics page, the horoscope, the price2. the news coverage, the headlinesOP2:A: back row(from left to right): Tom, Joseph, Olivia, Randy front row: TinaB: Olivia, Amy, Randy, TinaOP3:A: 1. They Couldn't Communicate2. A Dangerous Occupation3. Silent Beauties4. A Very Busy ThiefOP4:A: Kangaroo to the rescue! An underwater post office? B: 10,farmer,barking,scuba diving, draw tourists' attention, three P46A: TRUE: 1,3,7False: 2. boring and not vey creative4.doesn't think5.news anchors6.doesn't feelB: d,b,e,a,cP48A: 7,3,4,1,6,8,5,2P49stuff Hey I sn't he that with the silver guitar long, black hair short spiky hair wears that really cool white suit man The one sitting down with the long hair and glasses what are you waiting for are you kidding I hardly know her Somehow You're kidding meP51coolsold outrealizesmusic reviewerapartment buildingget them concert ticketsgoes overinvites him to go with hera date withmind Takeshi going without himUnit 4P53A: Diane,Mimi,AliceB: not boss, but customersnot late, but punctualnot yesterday, but Last weeknot ten, but eightnot questions, but energyP58OP1:A: flight attendantB: No,No,No,YesOP2:A:become a teacherthe teaching program is very gooda lot of practiceyoung kidsgraduate from the university next Junea kindergartenB:position: brochure designerRequirements: computer skills, cooperative, flexibility in working hours, available right now OP3:information messageswarm and friendlythree days a week practice a lotshe always screams and she has to avoid hurting her voiceby using her voicea computer, a real personOP4:A: Ken, Steven, Ken, StevenB: interviews, introduces, famous, loves, videotape, moves, drive, independent, stressful, hiredP63A: F F T T TB: d,f,c,a,g,eP65A: a,c,b,cC:Thanks very much for coming inyour resumeHere you aretell you a little bitlooking for someoneflexibility, independencea pleasant manner with customersI'm really good at thatyour experience with software programshow to use a similar softwareWe'll be in touchCome onby the waysomethingP68positionmentionstrainedcurrentsales awardsimpressiveis right for the jobcalls to offer Claudia the positionleaves a messageshe almost falls over the sofa trying to get to the phoneUnit 5P70A: Richard Branson, Virgin GroupB: 3,4,5,7,8P751.for mountain climbing2.for trimming hair3.for relaxing4.for opening bottles5.for slicing food6.for cleaning tonguesP76B:April 4,1975Bill Gates and Paul AllenRedmond, Washington, United StatesWorldwideMicrosoft Windows operating systems, Microsoft Office suite, computer hardware products, home entertainment productsNearly 90,000 in 105 countries by 2008P77A:deparmtne stores, shopping mallsput up their Christmas window displayscompanies just want them to spend more moneywe can start thinking about what we really need in lifeB:Buy Nothing DayThey shouldn't spend any money for 24 hoursIn over 15 countiresCanadaThe start of the Christmas shopping seasonPeople are forgetting the real meaning of the holidaysPeople's idea about shoppingP78OP4A: b,d,e,g,f,a,c,hB: a,bC:Word-of-Mouth Advertising: It's free; It's much more believable; The company doesn't have to create a complex business plan to advertise products;etc.Paid Media Advertising: It can sound insincere or unconvincing;etc.P81A: e,a,f,d,cB: exectives, brochures, smoothie, word of mouth, flyers, a janitorial serviceP83A: TRUE: 2,4,5,8FALSE: 1,3,6,7P84that should do itCheckHello therethe most successfulexcellent qualitygreat designaffordable pricesWhystylish100% genuinetalk about folksthe best productthe right priceencoreP86shootpresidentstarringfoundedshow offdescribeslies down on itfall asleepwhen the phone ringsso they have decided to hireUnit 6P89A: The Buji Al Arab HotelB: P,P,R,R,B,B,P,Pp93OP1:A: bB: D,D,JC,JC,D,D,J,JOP2:A:a brand new, 20th Joseph's friendB:when she was a university student.Not at all. It was an old little red Toyota.She worked the whole summer vacation in a restaurant.Yes, she did. She took all her friends driving around every weekend.An accident destroyed the car.OP3:A: f,d,c,b,e,aB:60 hours.She was working so har to pay for a big house, expensive furniture, a new car, and all the other "important" things in life.Going out on her old houseboat.She hears ducks and birds.She can go fishing from her living room.On weekends, she goes along the river on her boat, exploring new places.C: 2,4,6OP4:B:They will sell their knowledge about using plants as medicine.They will get jobs and education for their people to save their culture and language.The monks record and sell their music.They use the money for summer camps for teenagers.C: F,F,T,T,F,TP99A: f,b,a,c,h,g,eB: Calum:take a holidayNatalie:buy a car or cars; buy a house; invest money for the future Dave:spend it(money) as fast as possible; buy a car or carsP101A: F,T,F,F,F,T,FP102ApparentlyYou're kiddingI never knewor anythingand that was itWowcould you not have knownI'm telling youAnd no one knewIn factNo wonderWho would have thoughtI'm a little short onI'm good for itP104lawyerturns outhas left everything towillwell-offnever spent any moneyinvesting in landtreat them all to dinnershort on cashborrow money to pay for dinnerUnit 7P106A:cB: a,b,d b,cP110OP1:A: 1B: S,S C,S C,CC: Tyra Matt Mercedes Matt MattOP2:A: He is complaining about a broken traffic light in his communityB: traffic accidentsin dangertraffic controlthe Department of Traffic Control to solve the problem immediatelyOP3:A:know our neighbors wellare not very frenquentB:John:False; neighborhood watch, not patrollingTrueFalse; put signs in out windows, not put up noticesSusan:TrueFalse; in cars, not by bikeTrueFalse; on foot or on bicycle, not in carsOP4:A:1. Yes, because the human population has increased very quickly in the last few decades.2. Yes, because women should benefit from family planning programs and have more education and job opportunities.B: d,c,a,bC: F,T,T,T,FP116A: don't have, noise, fire, a lot, bothersB: a,d,e,c,bP118A: 2,3,6,4,5,1Do you have a couple of minutesSureWhy notThis won't take longI agreeMe tooI totally agreeI guessit goes the other way tooYeah, but if you're reallyWhere do I startTHere's not enoughthere aren't enoughI totally disagreeP122surveynoise pollutionwhat they like bestpoints outaffordable apartmentsrude peopledisagree withtoo much to enjoyarguing about the issuesshe doesn't know and addsUnit 8P124A: sometimes neverB: D,R,R,D,R,DP128OP1:A: aB: TV, newspaper TV,onlineOP2:A:(Telling the truth is always the best policy. But it would be too simplistic to say that telling lies is always bad.) Telling a white lie is sometimes acceptable or even necessary.encourage people to comfor people to soothe to children OP3:A:work in the same officemoving to another citylying about her work experienceB:with her two co-workersSally really has donemight get a jobOP4:B:P and S; P and S; D S PC:The mand who got out of the other car was friendly.Philippe and Sophie climbed into the car.The man drove Philippe and Sophie to a nearby village.Philippe and Sophie had tea and local delicacies.P133A: TRUE: 1,2,4,7,8FALSE: 3: never, not always5: sometimes, not never6: to the movies, not shoppingB: get somebody explain the situation to meP135A: a,a,a,bP136Would you everI thinkanywayyou shouldn't haveYou should haveyou wouldNo matter whatCheck outwhat do you thinkIt's youDo you really mean itAbsolutelyP138conscience is botheringliedprepare forhates going shoppingtell Tara the truthbe honest with each otherthink of iteven though she doesn't seem to like it has changed her mindthere are always exceptions to every rule .。

大学英语第四册听说教程上机学习大厅听力单元测试答案Unit 9-10Unit 9、10Listening ComprehensionI. Directions: Listen to the short conversations and choose the right answers to the questions you hear. The conversations will be read ONLYONCE.(10 points)1.A. She's better. (0)B. She's complaining. (0)C. She's sick in bed. (0)D. She's cold. (0)参考答案:She's better.答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%2.A. He isn't feeling well. (0)B. His apartment isn't warm enough. (0)C. His travel plans were changed by the weather. (0)D. He wants to know who called him. (0)参考答案:He isn't feeling well.答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%3.A. Bill has a lot of cats. (0)B. Bill was brave. (0)C. Bill enjoys climbing. (0)D. Bill took the right equipment. (0)参考答案:Bill was brave.答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%4.A. Go across the bridge. (0)B. Repeat the experiment. (0)C. Come to the bridge game. (0)D. Wait and see what happens. (0)参考答案:Wait and see what happens.答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%5.A. Joan will give out the assignments. (0)B. Joan will speak in the seminar. (0)C. Joan won't be present at the seminar. (0)D. Joan won't sign the petitions. (0)参考答案:Joan will speak in the seminar.答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%6.A. Fell asleep during the program. (1)B. Watched television. (0)C. Discussed inflation. (0)D. Attended a special program. (0) 参考答案:Fell asleep during the program.答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%7.A. At a hamburger shop. (0)B. At a laundry. (1)C. At a gasoline station. (0)D. At an airport. (0)参考答案:At a gasoline station.答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 0 / 2正确率: 0%8.A. She wants him to find the Webster's. (0)B. She wants him to find the meaning of some words. (1)C. She wants him to find the old English words. (0)D. She wants to look up the dictionary. (0)参考答案:She wants him to find the meaning of some words.答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%9.A. Because she forgot to turn on the air conditioner. (1)B. Because she forgot to turn off the air conditioner. (0)C. Because the air conditioner was broken. (0)D. Because she wanted to save electricity. (0)参考答案:Because she forgot to turn on the air conditioner.答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%10.A. 8:55. (0)B. 9:05. (0)C. 9:10. (0)D. 9:00. (1)参考答案:9:00.答题人数:2正确率: 50%II. Directions: Listen to the following passage and fill in the table with n more than three words for each blank. The passage will be read twice. (20points)Computer AddictionSome people spending up to half of each day on-line Few of them believe their heavy use is 11 .Many people seeing computer compulsion as something common They see computer compulsion, just as another 12 for college students no worse than going out 13 every night, and just asanother vehicle for 14 .New computer users They often start out as though addicted, but find that the novelty 15 .People sense that they have a problem They don't know how 16 to take it, since so far there is no 17 attached to computer addiction, so it is fun to joke about it; most of the Web pages we foundabout computer addiction were 18 humorous.Support groups for net addiction They strongly stick to the idea that on-line surfing doesnot 19 that the problem is being taken 20 seriously.11.参考答案:dangerous答题人数:0正确/ 错误: 0 / 0正确率: 0%12.参考答案:diversion答题人数:0正确率: 0%13.参考答案:drinking答题人数:0正确/ 错误: 0 / 0正确率: 0%14.参考答案:procrastination 答题人数:0正确/ 错误: 0 / 0正确率: 0%15.参考答案:wears off答题人数:0正确/ 错误: 0 / 0正确率: 0%16.参考答案:seriously答题人数:0正确/ 错误: 0 / 0正确率: 0%17.参考答案:stigma答题人数:0正确/ 错误: 0 / 0正确率: 0%18.参考答案:entirely答题人数:0正确/ 错误: 0 / 0正确率: 0%19.参考答案:reflect答题人数:0正确/ 错误: 0 / 0正确率: 0%20.参考答案:particularly答题人数:0正确/ 错误: 0 / 0正确率: 0%AddictionEvery addiction has its price In some cases the price may be 21 enough so as to beconsidered 22 .Generally, the price of an addiction is 23 , when negative effect of the addiction is 24 thanthe positive benefit.There are actually two types of addiction Positive addictions are those in which thebenefits 25 the costs.The word "addict" is generally used to 26 a person who is unable to 27 a negative addiction, an addictive behavior with far greater costs than benefits.Computer addiction Computer use is clearly a negative addiction when it 28 affects a person's daily life in a negative way. When obsessive computer use 29 with family, friends, school, or employment, causing financial, relationship, or 30 problem.21.参考答案:low答题人数:3正确/ 错误: 1 / 2正确率: 33%22.参考答案:reasonable答题人数:3正确/ 错误: 0 / 3正确率: 0%23.参考答案:costly答题人数:3正确/ 错误: 0 / 3正确率: 0%24.参考答案:stronger答题人数:3正确/ 错误: 0 / 3 正确率: 0%25.参考答案:outweigh答题人数:3正确/ 错误: 1 / 2正确率: 33%26.参考答案:describe答题人数:3正确/ 错误: 1 / 2正确率: 33%27.参考答案:resist答题人数:3正确/ 错误: 1 / 2正确率: 33%28.参考答案:significantly 答题人数:3正确/ 错误: 1 / 2正确率: 33%29.参考答案:interferes答题人数:3正确/ 错误: 1 / 2正确率: 33%30.参考答案:physical答题人数:3正确/ 错误: 1 / 2正确率: 33%III. Directions: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are True or False. The passage will be read ONLY ONCE. (10points)31. Britain lost many men who were under the age of 35 in World War I.TrueFalse参考答案:False答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%32. World War I disrupted British economy and society.TrueFalse参考答案:True答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 133. Men back from the war was disillusioned by unemployment and poor housing.TrueFalse参考答案:True答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%34. Women were going to give up their jobs and their independence after the war.TrueFalse参考答案:False答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%35. Political unrest led to five general elections in just over five years.TrueFalse参考答案:False答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%36. Most Americans felt the USA had vital interests in the First World War.TrueFalse参考答案:False正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%37. American public, generally speaking, was in favor of the allies.TrueFalse参考答案:True答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%38. Germany controlled the wartime news that went into the USA.TrueFalse参考答案:False答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%39. The United States was impartial either in action, or in thought.TrueFalse参考答案:False答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%40. Britain and France could buy arms from the USA.TrueFalse参考答案:True正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%IV. Directions: Listen to the following passage and choose the correct answers to the questions. The passage will be read ONLY ONCE.(10 points)41.A. An important role. (0)B. An unimportant role. (0)C. A casual role. (1)D. A trivial role. (0)参考答案:An important role.答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 0 / 2正确率: 0%42.A. Because spouses are not satisfied with each other. (0)B. Because spouses are cheating each other. (0)C. Because spouses are turning to their computers not to one another. (1)D. Because computer can be their lovers. (0)参考答案:Because spouses are turning to their computers not to one another.答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%43.A. Computer obsession might be a healthy process of self-learning. (1)B. Computer obsession is the cause of divorce. (0)C. Computer obsession is a process of drug taking. (0)D. Computer obsession should be blamed. (0)参考答案:Computer obsession might be a healthy process of self-learning.答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%44.A. Computers make them brave. (0)B. Computers are the teachers for them. (0)C. Computers are friends to them. (0)D. Computers can help them enhance their social skills. (1)参考答案:Computers can help them enhance their social skills.答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%45.A. It wastes us a lot of time. (0)B. It encourages creativity and spontaneity. (0)C. It interferes with our privacy. (1)D. It is a piece of junk. (0)参考答案:It encourages creativity and spontaneity.答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 0 / 2正确率: 0%46.A. The praying indicated an implied hostility. (0)B. The praying was necessary. (0)C. The praying was ridiculous. (0)D. The praying was funny. (0)参考答案:The praying indicated an implied hostility.答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%47.A. The obligation to fight for our country. (0)B. The obligation to fight till the end of life. (0)C. The obligation to win the war. (0)D. The obligation to give our love to people who need love. (0) 参考答案:The obligation to give our love to people who need love.答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%48.A. Because their praying will help soldiers to win the war. (0)B. Because their praying will be more passionate. (0)C. Because their praying will be more powerful. (0)D. Because it is a way for them to show their real love. (0) 参考答案:Because it is a way for them to show their real love.答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%49.A. God tells us the certainty. (0)B. God discusses it with us and other believers. (0)C. God helps the country to win the war. (0)D. God keeps silent for ever. (0)参考答案:God discusses it with us and other believers.答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%50.A. Victory and pleasure. (0)B. Easy life. (0)C. Peace, safety and comfort. (0)D. Our houses. (0)参考答案:Peace, safety and comfort.答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%V. Directions: Listen to the passage TWICE and fill the blanks with themissing words.(10 points)This is about the time that people turn away from a war. At first, yellow 51 are everywhere, and flags, and signs in peoples' windows that say "We Support Our Troops." But the new American 52 span is brief, in the best of times: we lose interest quickly. The news from 53 is never good news--good news doesn't sell many newspapers. And so, since we don't like to hear bad news about something from which there seems no ready 54 , we begin to ignore the war altogether. Andwith it, the young people we have sent to fight it.Meanwhile, people's tours are 55 and people come home wounded. Some come home dead. Other people go over to 56 them. Our Web guy gets the names of people who have died off the Internet once a week, my friend Jim says, and we pray for them every Sunday. This is 57 . It is also unusual. Probably none of the soldiers for whom we are praying are members of our organization. Butthey are all children of God.There is another prayer of which we are 58 in need, a prayer that many of us, perhaps, have yet to begin. In any war, we need to pray for our 59 . We need to pray for those who hate us. One day, we will live together as friends without any 60 . We need to begin seeing the enemy as a human being now, before that day comes, because it will never come if we cannot.51.参考答案:ribbons答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%52.参考答案:attention答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%53.参考答案:Iraq答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 0 / 2 正确率: 0%54.参考答案:release 答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 0 / 2 正确率: 0%55.参考答案:extended 答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%56.参考答案:replace 答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%57.参考答案:wonderful答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%58.参考答案:equally答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%59.参考答案:adversary答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 0 / 2正确率: 0%60.参考答案:hostility答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 1 / 1正确率: 50%Like a bolt of lightning out of a darkening sky, war burst upon the American 61 in the spring of 1861, climaxing decades of bitter 62 and pitting two vast sections of a young and vigorous nation against each other. Northerners called it the War of the 63 , Southerners named the War Between theStates. We know it simply as the Civil War.In the East, beginning in the spring of 1861, the cry from Union 64 was "On to Richmond!"For the next four years a succession of Northern commanders struggled 65 to do just that get toRichmond. One 66 effort in 1862 used the naval might of the Union to reach the vicinity of the Confederate capital by water routes. The other attempts 67 slogged across a narrow central Virginia corridor and sought to disperse tenacious Southern defenders who seemed always to be 68 with the path. Confederate successes offered occasional opportunities to take the war north into Maryland and Pennsylvania and to 69 Washington. Both sides came to see the enemy army as the proper goal, and both recognized the obligation of the enemy army to defend its respective capital city against military threats. The 70 was four years of war fought to the death mostly in a relatively small strip of Virginiacountryside between Washington and Richmond.61.参考答案:landscape答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%62.参考答案:wrangling答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%63.参考答案:Rebellion答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%64.参考答案:headquarters答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%65.参考答案:desperately答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%66.参考答案:well-designed 答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%67.参考答案:stubbornly答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%68.参考答案:unfamiliar答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%69.参考答案:threaten答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%70.参考答案:consequence答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%VI. Directions: Watch the video clip and decide whether the following statements are True or False.(10 points)71. The man says that Morris is not of God.TrueFalse参考答案:True答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 1 / 0正确率: 100%72. The man says that terrible army will come soon.TrueFalse参考答案:True答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 1 / 0正确率: 100%73. The man also mentions that all of them will be arrested by the terrible army.TrueFalse参考答案:False答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 1 / 0正确率: 100%74. The man urges the people who are able to escape to go to the north.TrueFalse参考答案:False答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 0 / 1正确率: 0%75. The man asks the people who can not escape to follow him.TrueFalse参考答案:True答题人数:1正确/ 错误: 1 / 0正确率: 100%76. The mother asks whether the sounds are like her son Chrity's sounds.TrueFalse参考答案:True答题人数:2正确率: 0%77. The father says that the sounds are sufferings.TrueFalse参考答案:False答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 0 / 2正确率: 0%78. The mother always understands her child's sounds.TrueFalse参考答案:True答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 0 / 2正确率: 0%79. The mother says that the sounds are heartbreaking.TrueFalse参考答案:False答题人数:2正确/ 错误: 0 / 2正确率: 0%80. The mother says that there is too much hope in her son's voice.TrueFalse参考答案:True答题人数:2正确率: 0%。

u校园视听说4听力原文[1]男：听说你最近在参加打工实习呢？女：是的，我在一家咖啡馆做服务员。

男：听起来很有趣，你觉得怎么样？女：嗯，工作很累，但我学到了很多东西，特别是关于人际交往和团队合作方面的技巧。

[2]男：我听说你报名参加了学校的夏令营。

女：没错，这是一个为期两周的夏令营。

我们会学习各种课程，还有户外活动和游览景点。

男：听起来很有趣，你期待什么？女：我期待结识新朋友，学习新知识，同时还能在美丽的自然风景中放松身心。

[3]男：你昨晚去参加校园音乐会了吗？女：是的，我去了。

表演者们都非常优秀，特别是那个钢琴家，他的演奏太精彩了。

男：听起来很不错，你享受了这次音乐会吗？女：是的，我非常享受。

音乐会给了我很多美好的回忆，我已经迫不及待地想参加下一次了。

[4]男：听说你最近开始学习摄影了？女：是的，我对摄影很感兴趣，所以报名参加了摄影班。

男：那很好啊！学习摄影需要什么技巧吗？女：摄影需要一些基础知识和技巧，但重要的是培养审美观和创造力。

[5]男：你喜欢在网上购物吗？女：是的，网上购物很方便，我可以在家里找到很多喜欢的商品。

男：但是网上购物也有一些风险吧？女：是的，有时候会遇到退货问题或者收到与图片不符的商品，但总体来说，我还是喜欢这种购物方式。

[6]男：你听说过网红经济吗？女：当然听说过，现在很多人通过直播、博客或者社交媒体赚钱。

男：你觉得网红经济会持续发展吗？女：我认为会持续发展，因为越来越多的人追求独立和自由的工作方式，并且网红可以通过创意和个人魅力吸引粉丝，赚取更多的收入。

[7]男：你最喜欢的电影是哪部？女：我最喜欢的电影是《霸王别姬》，因为它有深刻的人际关系和情感的描写。

男：你觉得这部电影有什么教育意义？女：这部电影告诉我们面对生活的困难和选择时，要坚持自我，不要轻易放弃。

[8]男：你喜欢旅游吗？女：是的，我喜欢旅游，可以感受不同城市和国家的文化和风景。

男：你觉得旅游对个人有什么好处？女：旅游可以开拓视野，增长见识，同时也可以放松身心，摆脱日常的压力。

全新版大学英语听说教程第四册听力原文（Part B，C 部分）Unit 1Part BBirthday Celebrations Around the WorldChairman: Welcome to this special birthday edition of One World. Yes, folks, we've been on the air for exactly one year now, and we thought it would be a nice idea to have a special program dedicated to birthday celebrations around the world. With us in the studio tonight we have Shaheen Hag and Pat Cane, who have a weekly column on birthdays in the Toronto Daily Star. Shaheen: Good evening. Pat: Good evening.Chairman: Shaheen, perhaps we could begin with you. How are birthdays celebrated in India? Shaheen: Well, perhaps we're all assuming that everyone in the world celebrates their birthday. This just isn't the case. Low-income families in India, for instance, simply can't afford any festivities. And most Muslims don't celebrate their birthdays.Pat: I think Shaheen has raised an interesting point here. The Christian church, too, was actively against celebrating birthdays, and in any case most people, until a couple of hundred years ago, couldn't even read and wouldn't have even been able to spot their birthday on a calendar anyway. Shaheen: Of course some Muslims do celebrate their birthdays. In Egypt, Turkey and Indonesia, for example, the rich people invite friends and families around. But not in small villages. Chairman: Here in England your twenty-first used to be the big one. But now it seems to have moved to eighteen. Is that true?Pat: Yes, in most parts of the West eighteen is now the most important birthday. In Finland, for example, eighteen is the age when you can vote, you know, or buy wines, drive a car and so on. But in Japan I think you have to wait till you're twenty before you can smoke or drink. Shaheen: I know in Senegal, which is another Muslim country, girls get to vote at sixteen and boys at eighteen. And in Bangladesh, girls at eighteen and boys at twenty-one.Chairman: That's interesting. I mean is it typical that around the world girls are considered to be more mature than boys?Shaheen: Yes, I think so, and there are some countries, particularly in South America, which have a big party only for girls. In Mexico and Argentina, for example, they have enormous parties for 15-year-old girls.Pat: You know in Norway they have a great party for anyone who's not married by the time they're thirty. It's kind of embarrassing. I mean you get pepper thrown at you.Chairman: Pepper? Why pepper?Pat: I'm not really sure.Shaheen: So does that mean that on your 29th birthday you can start thinking 'God I better get married'?Pat: Well, I'm not sure how seriously they take it.Chairman: In England we have quite big parties for your fortieth, fiftieth, sixtieth and so on.Pat: Well, in Japan your eighty-eighth is considered ...Chairman: Eighty-eighth?Pat: ... to be the luckiest birthday. Eight is a very lucky number in Japan.Part CUnit 2 Part B Last Gasp for SmokersIt was a normal day and in their New York office, Ken and his colleagues stopped for their coffee break. But while his colleagues were able to sit at their desks and drink their coffee, Ken had to go outside. He couldn't stay inside, because he wanted to smoke. If the smokers of the Big Apple want to enjoy a cigarette, the authorities have decided they must go out into the street or up onto the rooftops.Throughout the United States, the number of places where people are allowed to smoke has gradually dwindled. First it was banned on trains, buses, and planes, then in public places such as theaters and airports. Now you can't smoke in any workplace. Nonsmokers are definitely winning the battle. "Why should we breathe their smoke?" they say.If they're lucky, smokers can still find some bars and restaurants or parks and recreation centers where they can light up a cigarette, but it may soon be banned there, too. In fact, smoking in parks and recreation centers is already banned in California. On August 9, 2001, Los Angeles City and County officials announced the implementation of a smoke-free park policy, officially designating smoke-free zones in all 375 parks and recreation centers in the city. And since January 1, 2002 all parks in California have become smoke-free to safeguard children from the harmful effects of secondhand tobacco smoke and dangerous tobacco waste. Anti-smoking groups even think that smoking ought to be banned in people's homes. Under new plans you won't be able to smoke in any house where there are more than ten visitors in a week, or where there are children.In 1996, nicotine was classed as a drug, like cannabis, cocaine or heroin. And scientists all over the world agree that exposure to secondhand smoke poses a serious health risk and there is no safe level of exposure. It is especially dangerous for children because when they are exposed to tobacco smoke, they have much higher rates of lung diseases such as bronchitis and pneumonia and are also at greater risks of developing asthma.In the country that gave tobacco to the world, smoking might one day be illegal. And then Ken will have to give up.Part CUnit 3Part BHow Our Memory WorksTry to imagi ne a life without a memory. It would be impossible. You could n't use a Ian guage, because you would n't remember the words. You could n't un dersta nd a film, because you n eed to hold the first part of the story in your mind in order to understand the later parts. You would n't be able to recognize anyone - even members of your own family. You would live in a permanent present. You would have no past and you would n't be able to imagine a future.Human beings have amazing memories. Apart from all our personal memories about our own lives, we can recall between 20,000 and 100,000 words in our own Ianguage as well as possibly thousa nds more in a foreig n Ian guage. We have all sorts of in formati on about differe nt subjects such as history, scie nee, and geography, and we have complex skills such as driv ing a car or play ing a musical in strume nt. All these things and coun tless others depe nd on our memory.How well you remember things depends on many different factors. Firstly, some people naturally have better memories than others, in just the same way as some people are taller than others, or have different color eyes. Some top chess players, for example, can remember every move of every game that they have ever see n or played.Secon dly, research shows that differe nt things are stored in differe nt parts of the brain. Ideas,words, and nu mbers are stored in the left-ha nd side, while the right-ha nd side remembers images, soun ds, and smells. In most people one side of the brain is more developed tha n the other, and this may explain why some people can remember people's faces easily, but can't remember their n ames.Thirdly, we all remember exciting, frightening, or dramatic events more easily. This is because these experie nces produce chemicals such as adre nali ne, which boost your memory. They say that anyone who is old eno ugh to remember knows exactly where they were on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, when radio and TV programs around the world were interrupted with the shock ing n ews that the twin towers of the World Trade Cen ter in New York were hit.Fourthly, the con text in which you lear n someth ing can affect how well you remember it. Tests on divers, for example, showed that when they learned things underwater, they could also remember those things best whe n they were un derwater.Lastly, the more ofte n you recall a memory the more likely you are to remember it. If you don't use it, you'll lose it. A teleph one nu mber that you dial freque ntly will stay in your memory easily, but you will probably have to write dow n one that you use only now and aga in.Part CUnit 4Part BEmbarrass ing Experie ncesIn terviewer: Rob, you went to Brazil, did n't you?Rob: Yes, I did.In terviewer: So, what happe ned?Rob: Well, I went into this meeti ng and there were about, er... seve n or eight people in there and I just said 'Hello' to everybody and sat dow n. Appare ntly, what I should have done is to go round the room shak ing hands with every one in dividually. Well, you know, it's silly of me because IT^pticript7b inany people Adv<tricin^ inedins ius- ing your hairand your is it truethat the older you get, the less you reinemher?Actuftlly. in healthy peo 卩le, menior>r doesn'tdeteriorate as quickly as rndny of us think. As we age,our memory mechanism isn't broken, it's just diflerent.The brain's processing tinie slowi duwn over the years.Jiecent research EU 岸 gestf that nerve cells luseefficiency and thill there's less activity in the part of thebrain that decides whether Eo store information or not.There are steps you can take tn improve yourmtrmtjry; though you liave to work to keep your braiii inshape.Hlrliicry crlhdiicement ejtperts jsug- 月wepay attention io what wc to remember. Then givesome meaning tc it. We remember tilings when wefacus an them, whether wc intend io or nar.Basic orgdnizjtinn helps US remember thuboring stuff Fur example, rather than trying to recall arandom list of groceries, we can divide tliem into (■試such as dairy. . mnd produce. For important things like keys and money, wc CATI 5PT up a 'Target-iBE-rtOt spot wherir we always kerp them r Wfe can eat to aid our memory powtr. Whole grdins h fruits and vegetables are excellent sources of glucose, the brains preferred fiiel. 1b girt ad?c|U3tf rc^t is n low-t^ch wsy to improve memory. Sleep may allow OUF brain time to enec^de memories. Interest in friends, family and hobbies does woiider$ fnr nur memory. A sense nf passion or 卩iirpose helps u* renieniber. Memciry require^u$ to pay attention to cur lives, allowing us to dincaver in them everythin^ worth remembeTirig. Queitions !■ Which of the following an we learn from the passage? 2. Wliidi of the following can help improve our nw mo ry acco rding tu the passage? What should we do (□ nicl our memory paw - erseconding to the passage?found out later it upset every on e. I mean, I think they felt I was tak ing them for gran ted.Kate: Well, I know that because when I was in France the first time, I finished a meeting , with 'Goodbye, every one!' to all the people in the room. There were about half a doze n people there but I was in a hurry to leave, so I just said that and left. Well, I later found out that what I should have done is shake hands with every one in the group before leavi ng. Now, appare ntly, it's the polite thing to do. In terviewer: Well, people shake hands in differe nt ways, don't they?Rob: Oh, yes, that's right, they do. See, no rmally I shake hands quite gen tly whe n I meet some one. So when I went to the US for the first time, I think people there thought my weak handshake was a sign of weakness. Apparently, people there tend to shake hands quite firmly.Kate: Oh, gosh, you know, that reminds me: on my first trip to Germany, it was a long time ago, I was in troduced to the boss in the compa ny whe n he passed us in the corridor. Well, I was n't prepared, and I mean, I had my left hand in my pocket. And whe n we shook hands I realized my left hand was still in my pocket. Well, that was, you know, very bad manners and I was quite embarrassed.In terviewer: And how about using first n ames? Have you made any mistakes there?Rob: Oh, yes, I have! When I first went to Italy I thought it was OK to use every on e's first n ame so as to seem frien dly. And I later discovered that in bus in ess you should n't use some on e's first n ame uni ess you are in vited to. Oh, and you should always use their title as well.Kate: Hm, yeah, well, whe n I met people in Russia, you know, they seemed to be puzzled whe n I shook hands with them and said 'How do you do?' Well, what they do whe n they greet a stra nger is to say their own n ames, so I had that all wrong!Rob: Oh, yes, I agree with that. Remembering names is very important.In terviewer: Shall we take a break? When we come back we'll move on to our next topic.Kate & Rob: OK.Part C Test Your Listening Unit 5 FriendshipPart BThe Hospital Windowtn many cuuntriieK. ic k not customsry to callsomeone very Sdrly in th* morning, [f you call earlyin the da^ white he [s shaving or having breakfast,the time of the c^ll shows thjt The matter is veryimportant mnd requires ininiedi' ate attention. Thesame meaning is atuched to telephone calls after11:00 p.m. If someone receives a cd 11 duringsleepiEig hou 「蛍 he assumes it is n marter of lifeand dead). The time chosen for the caTI ccnimuiiic^te^ its imparr^nce.tn social life, time pFays A very importantpmrt, In the U.S. guests tend to feel they are highlyregarded if the invitation to a dinner party isextended three or four djys before [heparty date. Rut ir is not true in oih^r countries. Mseme coujitries it may be considered foolish to makean appointment too far ui advance be- BLi 我 pJansthat are mtide for a more than s week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of timedialers in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstanding arises between people 1 from different ： countries that treat time 击他e ently. Imagine yoi] have arranged a meeting at 4 o'clock. What time should you expect your foreign business colleagues to arrive? If they're they'll be bang on time. If they're American theyll probably be 15 minutes early. If they 1 re British, they'll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow up to an hour for the Italians. Questions 1 - What have you learned about the time for telephone calls in many countries? 2. Wliy is it (xmsiderod fbuiish to nuke sn appoint- Inent too fur in advance in some countries? 3* Which nationalities are most pimctual and which are least punctual?Jack and Ben, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. Jack, whose bed was next to the room's only window, was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. But Ben had to spend all day and night flat on his bed. To kill time the two men began to talk. They talked for hours about their wives, families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, and where they had been on vacation. As days went by, a deep friendship began to develop between them.Every afternoon when Jack could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to Ben all the things he could see outside the window. And Ben began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amid flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees beautified the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.As Jack described all this in exquisite detail, Ben would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scenes.One warm afternoon Jack described a parade passing by. Although Ben couldn't hear the band -- he could see it in his mind's eye as Jack portrayed it with descriptive words.Days and weeks passed. One morning the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of Jack, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.Ben was heart broken. Life without Jack was even more unbearable. How he longed to hear Jack's voice and his melodious descriptions of the outside world! As he looked at the window, an idea suddenly occurred to him. Perhaps he could see for himself what it was like outside. As soon as it seemed appropriate, Ben asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it for himself! He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall!'What could have compelled my roommate to describe such wonderful things outside this window?' Ben asked the nurse when she returned.'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you to live on,' she said. 'You know, he was blind and could not even see the wall.'Part CT4p«scrFpt || decided to hom^chool 仙As Fiona LS ar i R.IWo years ago. wfien Fiona turned four, Sam an find scho0| rubbing away her unique ventive, observant, and sensitive child, it would b亡A tr3S enflSS- ( f lrt. r mv ch i|dren would lean best if 1 stayed o ut”I tried not to reproduce school at home. I 杞山山日 -tbeif W. romes int0 mv room with ”Wh戲are we doingFiona is a structured child. Each morning she comes imo my <tod^y?" and ' What else?,h』., Every day we go with the flow, read some and 胡耿sow. but Fiona does not 注m ㈣血川环happy. She loses her temper now and then.I think it so strange that my child who is free from school doesn't warn to be tree at alL Her friends all go topre-school. So de 弭her nearest acquaintances. She feels left out of A m晌【的o； her friends' shared lives and experiences-Welh here is a dilemma I hadn't anticipated. It is importa nt to me to respect my daughter s opiii” ions and feelings. But on the other hand the quality of learning my child docs at home is superior Hpw c\3n I 注low her to get an inferior education?When we first decickd to do rhis, Sam and [ agreed that we would reassess the situation far each child as she turned seven. This would allow us to listen to how the child felt about home-schooling. MeanwhiEe we would give her plenty oftime with other kids — ballet lessons, swimming classes.Every rime she asks when shc h s going to school, we tell her that there will be a famtly meeting abour it when she turns s^ven. She nearly always responds, ThsCs when Cm going to go, tht?ru"We have one year I hope that Fiona will either learn to read and the world opens up for her or she discovcrs something wonderful to pursue. I hope she will find the activities she is involved in provide her with satisfactory kid-tiniHQuestions1娜$ 证the s P fiaker and血血聞d decide co home-school thdr daughter Fi Ona?2- How did Fiona respond to her biome-schooling?1 WhaT was血speaker s biggest pnoblem in home-schooling her daughter?4. What does the passage suggest?。