英语听说教程第二册听力原文及答案unit 1-10

1、Unit1II. Listening Skills1. M: Why dont we go to the concert today?W: Ill go get the keys.Q: What does the woman imply?2. W: I cant 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 li

2、ke a thief?Q: What does the woman imply?4. M: Do you think the singer is pretty?W: Lets just say that I wouldnt/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 cant find him anywhere.W: The light in his dorm was on just a few minute

3、s ago.Q: What does the woman mean?1.B 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.A III. Listening InTask 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 couldnt believe it when the audience shouted for her to sing it again. The cycle

4、 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 m

5、uch better.”1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.FTask 2: The CarpentersW: 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 thats why theyre so popular.W: I like the way their voice

6、s 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: Its a problem everywhere in the world, including China, Im afraid. Women wo

7、rry too much about their appearances, and are so crazy about losing weight.W: Well, lets go for lunch before we go to the concert.1. beautiful and clear 2. blend well 3. sister 4. worry too much 5. more importantTask 3: MozartMozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to gro

8、w 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 boys reputation as a musical talent grew fast. At five, he was composing music. Fo

9、rm 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

10、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 w

11、as 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 Moz

12、art? D2. How long has Mozarts fame lasted? A3. Which of the following is true of the four-year-old Mozart? B4. What could Mozart do at the age of six? C5. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of Mozarts accomplishments while he was in his early teens? CIV. Speaking OutModel 1 Do you like j

13、azz?Laura: Hey!Bob: Hello!Laura: Do you like jazz, Bob?Bob: No, not much. Do you like it?Laura: Well, yes, I do. Im crazy about Wynton Marsalis.Bob: Oh, hes a piano player, isnt he?Laura: No, hes a trumpet player. So, what kind of music do you like?Bob: I like listening to rock.Laura: What group do

14、you like best?Bob: Er, The Cranberries. Theyre the greatest. What about you? Dont you like them?Laura: Ugh! They make my stomach turn!SAMPLE DIALOGA: Do you like classical music?B: No, I dont like it at all.A: What type of music do you like?B: Im a real fan of pop songs.A: Whos your favorite singer

15、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 dont

16、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? Whats your favorite music?Max: I guess I like jazz best. Hey, Im going shopping for CDs tomorrow. Would you like to come a

17、long?Frannie: Sure, that sounds great.SAMPLE DIALOGA: 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 dont look like the extreme sports type.B: I have even tried bungee jumping and surfing

18、.A: Wow, you certainly surprised me!B: Then how about you? What kind of sport do you prefer?A: I like tai chi most. In fact, Im going to buy some books about tai chi. Why dont you come with me?B: Sounds good. Lets go.Model 3 It just sounds like noise to me.Philip: Turn down that noise! What on earth

19、 is it anyway!Laura: But dadThis is Metallica1 Theyre so cool. They are one of the most famous heavy metal bands.Philip: I dont care. It just sounds like noise to me. I cant stand it!Laura: I love this kind of music, but if you really hate it that much, Ill out on something else. What do you want to

20、 hear?Philip: How about some popular easy-listening music. Maybe something like Celine Dion?Laura: Not her again! Her music isnt very hip any more. I think she is a bore.SAMPLE DIALOGA: That music is terrible! Turn off! B: But, Mom, this is Backstreet Boys hit song “Get down”! Its really appealing.A

21、: Nonsense. Its just noise tome. I cant put up with it anymore.B: Its my favorite music. But if you hate it so much, Ill 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. Its not fashionable any longer. Ill be

22、 bored to death.V. Lets TalkThe 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 f

23、or the children, entitled “Good Morning to All”. When Mildred combined her musical talents with her sisters 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 189

24、3. Thirty-one years later, after Dr. Patty Hill became the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia Universitys 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 Birthd

25、ay to You”. Mr. Colemans 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 s

26、ucceeded in proving that hey were the real owners of the song.1. teacher at a kindergarten2. Good Morning to All3. Happy Birthday to You4. Happy Birthday to You Good Morning to AllPossible Retelling for the Teachers ReferenceThe story of “Happy Birthday to You” was a nice, sweet on eat the very begi

27、nning, 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 wa

28、s 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

29、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 SpeakingTask 1: KaraokeDalin: Its Mikes birthday on Friday, so a bunch of us are goi

30、ng 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 havent special karaoke bars!Dalin: Really? In China, karaoke is a very popular way fo

31、r 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 dont 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 d

32、ownloading 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 wasnt even the first.

33、 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 tran

34、smitted over a telephone line using technology similar to Grays. 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. 5-4-2-1-3Task 3: Thank You for the MusicIm nothing special,

35、in fact Im a bit of a boreIf I tell a joke, youre probably heard it before But I have a talent, a wonderful thing Cause everyone listens when I start to singIm so grateful and proudAll I want is to sing it out loudSo I sayThank you for the music, the songs Im singingThanks for all the joy theyre bri

36、ngingWho can live without it, I ask in all honestlyWhat would life beWithout a song or a dance what are weSo I say thank you for the musicFor giving it to meMother says I was a dancer before I could walkShe says I began to sing long before I could talkAnd Ive often wondered, how did it all startWho

37、found out that nothing can capture a heartLike a melody canWell, whoever it was, Im a fanSo I sayThank you for the music, the songs Im singingSpeakingMusical MemoriesTony: Listen! Quick, turn up the radio! Isnt that “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?”Nancy: Yeah, it is, but whats the big deal?Tony: Whe

38、n I was a little boy, my grandmother took me to see the movie The Lion King. Thats the Elton John song from the movie.Nancy: I still cant understand why its 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

39、 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! Isnt it interesting all the memories we conne

40、ct with songs?Unit 2II. Listening Skills1. 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 e

41、xplode. 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:

42、 What a beautiful sunset! M: Dont blink. You might just miss it. Q: What does the man mean?1. A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.BIII. Listening InTask 1: Waiting for the New Harry Potter MovieAmy: Im so excited about finally seeing this movie!Peter: Me too. Im crazy about Harry Potter. Have you heard that J.K. Rowlin

43、g has added another book to the series?Amy: Shes already written Book Seven? Im still waiting for Book FivePeter: I know. Who isnt? 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 s

44、cary.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

45、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 ActorThere was once a great actor who could no longer remember his lines. After several years of searching, he

46、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 prais

47、e 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 sm

48、ell of my love.” The audience exploded in laughter. Only the director was furious! “Ahhhhhh! You damned fool!” he cried. “Youve ruined my play! Youve 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.BTask 3:

49、 Movie ReviewsI 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”. Its an Indian movie. The story is about an Indian wedding. Preparations for the wedding bring out funny and s

50、ad 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. Its 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

51、 on DVD with captions.“The Pianist” is set in the Second World War. Its 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-Je

52、ws. This is a powerful movie with thought-provoking themes.“Rabbit-Proof Fence” is set in the 1930s in Australia, and its 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 pract

53、ical 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

54、 and CharacteristicsMonsoon 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 Warsa

55、w. 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 taug

56、ht 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 OutModel 1 Will you come with me?John: Laura, I am wondering if youre free tomorrow night.Laura: Well, I guess I am. Why?

57、John: Ive got two Star Wars premiere tickets. Will you come with me?Laura: Yeah, definitely! Thanks for inviting me!John: Its 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. Im flatter