新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册听力原文及答案

新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册 听力练习录音文本和答案 UNIT1 II Listening Skills 1 M Why don t we go to the concert today W I ll go get the keys Q What does the woman imply 2 W I can t find my purse anywhere The opera tickets are in it M Have you checked in the car Q What does the man imply 3 M Are you going to buy that pirated CD W Do I look like a thief Q What does the woman imply 4 M Do you think the singer is pretty W Let s just say that I wouldn t t vote for her in the local beauty contest Q What does the woman imply about the singer 5 M Have you seen Tom I can t find him anywhere W The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago Q What does the woman mean 1 B 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 A III Listening In Task 1 Encore As soon as the singer completed the song the audience cried Encore Encore The singer was delighted and sang the song again She couldn t believe it when the audience shouted for her to sing it again The cycle of shouts and songs was repeated ten more times The singer was overjoyed with the response from the audience She talked them and asked them why they were so much audience in hearing the same song again and again One of the people in the audience replied We wanted you to improve it now it is much better 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 F Task 2 The Carpenters W They play Yesterday Once More all the time on the campus radio Do you like it M I do I never get tired of it I like the Carpenters Their voices are so beautiful and clear I guess that s why they re so popular W I like the way their voices blend There were just two of them brother and sister right M Yes Richard and Karen I think they were She died I think W Yes anorexia It is hard to believe that someone so beautiful would starve herself to death M It s a problem everywhere in the world including China I m afraid Women worry too much about their appearances and are so crazy about losing weight W Well let s go for lunch before we go to the concert 1 beautiful and clear 2 blend well 3 sister 4 worry too much 5 more important Task 3 Mozart Mozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to grow more than two centuries after his death He was born in Salzburg Austria in 1756 Before the age of four he had shown great musical talent His father then decided to let him start taking harpsichord lessons The boy s reputation as a musical talent grew fast At five he was composing music Form that time on Mozart was performing n concerts and writing music By his early teens he had mastered the piano violin and harpsichord and was writing symphonies and operas His first major opera was performed in Milan in 1770 when he was only fourteen At fifteen Mozart became the conductor for an orchestra in Salzburg In 1781 he left for Vienna where he was in great demand as both a performer and a composition teacher His first opera was a success But life was not easy because he was a poor businessman and his finances were always in a bad state His music from the next decade was not very popular and he eventually fell back on his teaching jobs for a living In 1788 he stopped performing in public preferring only to compose He died in 1791 at the age of thirty five Although he lived only a short life he composed over 600 works 1 Which of the following is true of Mozart D 2 How long has Mozart s fame lasted A 3 Which of the following is true of the four year old Mozart B 4 What could Mozart do at the age of six C 5 Which of the following is not mentioned as one of Mozart s accomplishments while he was in his early teens C IV Speaking Out Model 1 Do you like jazz Laura Hey Bob Hello Laura Do you like jazz Bob Bob No not much Do you like it Laura Well yes I do I m crazy about Wynton Marsalis Bob Oh he s a piano player isn t he Laura No he s a trumpet player So what kind of music do you like Bob I like listening to rock Laura What group do you like best Bob Er The Cranberries They re the greatest What about you Don t you like them Laura Ugh They make my stomach turn SAMPLE DIALOG A Do you like classical music B No I don t like it at all A What type of music do you like B I m a real fan of pop songs A Who s your favorite singer or group B Jay Chou What do you think about him A I can hardly bear pop songs They are all noise to me Model 2 Do you like punk rock Max What kind of music do you like Frannie Well I like different kinds Max Any in particular Frannie Er I especially like punk rock Max Punk rock You don t seem like the punk rock type Frannie You should have seen me in high school I had my hair dyed blue Max Wow that must have been a sight Frannie It sure was What about you What s your favorite music Max I guess I like jazz best Hey I m going shopping for CDs tomorrow Would you like to come along Frannie Sure that sounds great SAMPLE DIALOG A What sports appeal to you B I like almost every kind of sport A Is there anything you like especially B Well I like X sports in particular A x Sports You don t look like the extreme sports type B I have even tried bungee jumping and surfing A Wow you certainly surprised me B Then how about you What kind of sport do you prefer A I like t ai chi most In fact I m going to buy some books about t ai chi Why don t you come with me B Sounds good Let s go Model 3 It just sounds like noise to me Philip Turn down that noise What on earth is it anyway Laura But dad This is Metallica1 They re so cool They are one of the most famous heavy metal bands Philip I don t care It just sounds like noise to me I can t stand it Laura I love this kind of music but if you really hate it that much I ll out on something else What do you want to hear Philip How about some popular easy listening music Maybe something like Celine Dion Laura Not her again Her music isn t very hip any more I think she is a bore SAMPLE DIALOG A That music is terrible Turn off B But Mom this is Backstreet Boy s hit song Get down It s really appealing A Nonsense It s just noise tome I can t put up with it anymore B It s my favorite music But if you hate it so much I ll hate something you like What would like to listen to A What about some old songs of the 1970s like The White Haired Girl B Ha ha ha ha It s not fashionable any longer I ll be bored to death V Let s Talk The Origin of the Song Happy Birthday to You The story of the song Happy Birthday to You Began as a sweet one but later became bitter Two sisters Mildred Hill a teacher at a kindergarten and Dr Patty Hill the principal of the same school wrote a song together for the children entitled Good Morning to All When Mildred combined her musical talents with her sister s knowledge in the area of kindergarten education Good Morning to All was sure to be a success The sister published the song in a collection entitled Song Stories of the Kindergarten in 1893 Thirty one years later after Dr Patty Hill became the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia University s Teachers College a gentleman by the name Robert Coleman published the song without the sisters permission He added a second part which is the familiar Happy Birthday to You Mr Coleman s addition of the second part made the song popular and finally the sisters original first part disappeared Happy Birthday to You had altogether replaced the sisters original song Good Morning to All In 1916 Patty took legal action against Mr Coleman In court she succeeded in proving that hey were the real owners of the song 1 teacher at a kindergarten 2 Good Morning to All 3 Happy Birthday to You 4 Happy Birthday to You Good Morning to All Possible Retelling for the Teacher s Reference The story of Happy Birthday to You was a nice sweet on eat the very beginning but later turned into a bitter one There were two sisters one was Mildred Hill and the other Patty Hill The former had great musical talents while the latter had knowledge of kindergarten education Bu combining their abilities the two produced a song called Good Morning to All It was a success and later published in a collection of songs for kindergartens Thirty one years later a man named Coleman published the song without the sisters permission To make things worse he added a second part which is the present Happy Birthday to You This new song soon became popular and eventually it replaced the sisters first part altogether Then in 1916 Patty took legal action against Coleman In court she managed to prove that she and her sister really owned the song VI Further Listening and Speaking Task 1 Karaoke Dalin It s Mike s birthday on Friday so a bunch of us are going to go to the karaoke bar Would you like to come with us Laura Karaoke bar You have a special place just for singing In America bars sometimes have a karaoke night where the customers can sing a song but we haven t special karaoke bars Dalin Really In China karaoke is a very popular way for friends ro spend time together We can select the music that ur group enjoys We mostly sing pop songs Laura Do you sing individually or in groups Singing is not a very in thing so I don t sing very well 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F Task 2 When was music first sent down a telephone line So you think downloading music from the Internet through a phone line is a really cool modern thing Not so In 1896 Thaddeus Cahill Filed a patent on the instrument for transmitting music electronically and until 1914 he sent music signals down telephone lines with this instrument And he wasn t even the first Elisha Gray transmitted music over a telephone line in 1876 which was the same year the telephone was invented Gray invented the first electronic music instrument in 1874 calling it the Musical Telegraph Alexander Graham Bell also designed an experimental Electric Harp for speech to be transmitted over a telephone line using technology similar to Gray s Bell was a speech teacher for the deaf In 1879 he created an instrument to measure hearing loss That is why the degrees of loudness came to be measured in bels or decibels 5 4 2 1 3 Task 3 Thank You for the Music I m nothing special in fact I m a bit of a bore If I tell a joke you re probably heard it before But I have a talent a wonderful thing Cause everyone listens when I start to sing I m so grateful and proud All I want is to sing it out loud So I say Thank you for the music the songs I m singing Thanks for all the joy they re bringing Who can live without it I ask in all honestly What would life be Without a song or a dance what are we So I say thank you for the music For giving it to me Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk She says I began to sing long before I could talk And I ve often wondered how did it all start Who found out that nothing can capture a heart Like a melody can Well whoever it was I m a fan So I say Thank you for the music the songs I m singing Speaking Musical Memories Tony Listen Quick turn up the radio Isn t that Can You Feel the Love Tonight Nancy Yeah it is but what s the big deal Tony When I was a little boy my grandmother took me to see the movie The Lion King That s the Elton John song from the movie Nancy I still can t understand why it s so important to you Tony Because it was the first movie I ever saw with my grandma and because I really loved spending time with her It is my favorite song of all times Nancy The first time Tom and I went on a date we went to see Titanic I always think of the song My Heart Will Go On as our song Whenever I hear it I think of that night Tony Oh I can understand why you love that song Isn t it interesting all the memories we connect with songs UNIT2 II Listening Skills 1 W From what I can remember the director asked us to rehearse this a hundred times M One hundred times Is the director out of his mind Q What does the man imply 2 M Do you think we have made enough food for the party W The refrigerator is about to explode Q What does the woman imply 3 W She said she might become a famous movie star M Yes and pigs might fly Q What does the man mean 4 M Although the man often plays a bad guy in movies in real life he has a heart of gold W So does a hard boiled egg Q What does the woman mean 5 W What a beautiful sunset M Don t blink You might just miss it Q What does the man mean 1 A 2 D 3 B 4 C 5 B III Listening In Task 1 Waiting for the New Harry Potter Movie Amy I m so excited about finally seeing this movie Peter Me too I m crazy about Harry Potter Have you heard that J K Rowling has added another book to the series Amy She s already written Book Seven I m still waiting for Book Five Peter I know Who isn t At least we have the movies to watch in the meantime Amy By the way have you seen the trailer yet Peter Yeah It was great I think the movie itself will be really scary Amy It surely will All that writing on the wall in blood It scares me to death just to think about it Both the girl and the boy are excited crazy about the movie and the hero Harry Potter The boy heard that the writer J K Rowling has written the latest book which is Book Seven though the girl is still waiting for Book Five The boy has been the trailer and believes the film will be scary The girl shares that view because of the writing on the wall in blood Task 2 A Great Actor There was once a great actor who could no longer remember his lines After several years of searching he finally found a theater that was willing to give him a try The director said This is the most important part and it has only one line At the opening you walk onto stage carrying a rose You hold the rose to your nose with just one finger and thumb smell it deeply and then say the line on praise of the rose Ah the sweet smell of my love The actor was excited All day long before the play he practiced his line over and over again Finally the time came The curtain went up the actor walked onto the stage looked at the audience and with great emotion said the line Ah the sweet smell of my love The audience exploded in laughter Only the director was furious Ahhhhhh You damned fool he cried You ve ruined my play You ve ruined me The actor was puzzled What happened Did I forget my line No shouted the director You forget the rose 1 D 2 C 3 D 4 A 5 B Task 3 Movie Reviews I love movies And after I see them I like to comment on them These are movies I saw this year I would like to recommend Among comedies I highly recommend Monsoon Wedding It s an Indian movie The story is about an Indian wedding Preparations for the wedding bring out funny and sad situations touching on love and a past rape This movie shows some of the wonderful customs of India and the importance of family and love It s great Among dramas I like Adaptation It is an excellent movie But for me the first part of the movie was too fast to follow I hope to see it again on DVD with captions The Pianist is set in the Second World War It s about a young Polish Jewish pianist who lives in Warsaw with his family The Nazis sent his family to die in the concentration camps He was safe but would have died without unusually good luck and the kindness of a few non Jews This is a powerful movie with thought provoking themes Rabbit Proof Fence is set in the 1930s in Australia and it s based on real events It is about three native girls who are separated from their families by the racist police who send them to special centers There the girls are taught practical skills and the government tries to integrate them into white Australian society They can away from the camp and walked 1 500 miles to find their mothers This is a sad touching story that you should not miss 1 He likes to see movies and comment on them 2 Four 3 Three 4 One MoviesContents and Characteristics Monsoon WeddingIt is about an Indian wedding Preparations for it reveal love and a past rape The movie shows Indian customs family and love AdaptationIt is too fast for the speaker who wants to see it again on DVD with captions The PianistIt is about a Jewish pianist in Warsaw The Nazis sent his family to the concentration camps He was safe and this narrow escape was due to good luck and the kindness of a few non Jews Rabbit Proof FenceIt is about three native girls Racist police separate them from their families and send them to special centers There they are taught practical skills The government intends to integrate them into white Australian society They ran away from the camp and walked 1 500 miles to find their mothers IV Speaking Out Model 1 Will you come with me John Laura I am wondering if you re free tomorrow night Laura Well I guess I am Why John I ve got two Star Wars premiere tickets Will you come with me Laura Yeah definitely Thanks for inviting me John It s my pleasure Laura I really wanted to see Star Wars on the opening night but the tickets were sold out How did you manage to get hold of them John A friend of mine works at the Pepsi headquarters which is a major sponsor of the movie So he was able to get the tickets for free Laura Wow people are paying as much as 200 each on the black market I m flattered you went through all this trouble just for me John You re welcome Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG A Hi are you busy this weekend B Yes What s on your mind A I ve got two tickets for the car exhibition Would you like to go with me B Sure Thanks for your invitation A It s nothing B I ve been wanting to see exhibition but it was not at all easy to get a ticket How did you manage to get two tickets A A friend of mine works at the exhibition center She was able to get three free tickets B Wow people are paying almost 100 yuan for a ticket on the black market Thank you very much indeed for inviting me A No problem Model 2 What did you think about the movie John So what did you think about the movie Laura Well I think this Star Wars episode is an excellent piece of work but not as good as the previous ones John Really But I think this Star Wars episode was incredible Laura Why do you think so John Well one of the most spectacular things about it was the special effects State of the art special effects were the main reason for the success of the previous episodes Laura You re right The