全新版大学英语听说教程4听力原文

1、-WORD格式 - 可编辑 -全新版听说教程4听力原文Unit 1 One WorldPart BListening TasksA ConversationBirthday Celebrations Around the WorldExercise 1Listen to the conversation and write down answers tothe questions you hear.Chairman: Welcome to this special birthday edition ofOne World.Tonightwe have a specialprogram dedi

2、catedto birthday celebrations around the world. With us inthe studio we have Shaheen Hag and Pat Cane, who havea weekly column on birthdaysin the TorontoDailyStar.Shaheen: Good evening.Pat: Good evening.Chairman:Shaheen, perhaps we could begin withyou. Howare birthdays celebrated in India?Shaheen: W

3、ell,perhaps were allassuming thateveryonein the worldcelebratestheirbirthday.This justisntthe case. Low-income families in India, for instance,simply cant afford any festivities. And most Muslimsdont celebrate their birthdays.Pat: I think Shaheen has raised an interesting pointhere. The Christian ch

4、urch, too, was actively againstcelebrating birthdays.Shaheen: Of course some Muslims do celebrate theirbirthdays.In Egypt,Turkey and Indonesia,forexample,the richpeople invitefriendsand familiesaround.Butnot in small villages.Chairman:Here in England your twenty-firstused to bethe big one. But now i

5、tseems to have moved to eighteen.Is that true?-WORD格式 - 可编辑 -Pat:Yes, in most partsof the West eighteenisnow themost important birthday. In Finland, for example,eighteenisthe age when you can vote,you know, or buywines, drive a car and so on. But in Japan I think youhave to wait till youre twenty be

6、fore you can smokeor drink.Shaheen: I know in Senegal, which is another Muslimcountry, girls get to vote at sixteen and boys ateighteen.And in Bangladesh,girlsat eighteenand boysat twenty-one.Chairman:Thatsinteresting.I mean is ittypicalthataround the worldgirlsare consideredto be more maturethan bo

7、ys?Shaheen: Yes, I think so, and in Mexico and Argentina,for example, they have enormous parties forfifteen-year-old girls.Pat: You know in Norway they have a great party foranyone whos not married by the time theyre thirty.Itskindof embarrassing.I mean you get pepper thrownat you.Chairman: Pepper?

8、Why pepper?Pat: Im not really sure.Shaheen: So does that mean that on your twenty-ninth birthday you can start thinking God I better getmarried?Pat: Well, Im not sure how seriously they take it.Chairman:In England we have quitebig partiesforyourfortieth, fiftieth, sixtieth and so on.Pat:Well,in Japa

9、n your eighty-eighthis considered.Chairman: Eighty-eighth?Pat: . to be the luckiest birthday. Eight is a very lucky number in Japan.Questions1. What is One World?-WORD格式 - 可编辑 -2. What is the topic of the program?3. What do Shaheen Hag and Pat Cane do?4. Why dont some people in India celebrate their

10、 birthdays?5. Why is the eighteenth birthday so important in Finland?6. Why can girls in some countries get to vote at an earlier age than boys?7. Which of the countriesmentioned in the conversationare Muslim countries?Exercise 2Listen to the conversation again and decide if each of the statements y

11、ou hear is true (T) or false (F).Statements1. The program is broadcast in Canada every day.2. People everywhere in the world celebrate their birthdays.3. Many Muslims do not celebrate their birthdays for religious reasons.4. In England, the twenty-first birthday is very important, which is unusual i

12、n the West.5. The twenty-first birthday is very important in Japan.6. In Norway, young men and women usually get married before thirty to avoid having pepper thrown at them.7. Eighteen is a very lucky number in Japan.8. It can be concluded that our world is made more colorful by the many different w

13、ays birthdays areobserved in different countries.Speaking TasksPair WorkA. Reflections on the text-WORD格式 - 可编辑 -You have just heard a program about birthday celebrations around the world.What do you think of the celebrations? Why is it that some people do not celebrate theirbirthdays?What does your

14、 birthday mean to you? Exchange views with your partner. You may mention thefollowing points in your discussion. what birthdays mean to you how birthdays are observed around the world why some people dont celebrate their birthdaysB. Picture talk Talking about wedding customs A SampleMost people in t

15、he world hold a wedding ceremony whenthey getmarried.However,likebirthdaycelebrations,wedding celebrations are conducted in different ways,depending on where you live,which religionyou believein, and how good is your financial situation. Thefollowing are three groups of pictures showing threewedding

16、 ceremonies held in different places and atdifferent times. Give a brief description of eachpicture and then make a comparison between the threeweddings.Possible Description (for reference)Pictures(a) (c)show a typicalwedding ceremony heldin a churchin a Western country.In thefirstpicture,the bride

17、is seen walking down the aisle, leaning onher fathers arm. She is wearing a white wedding gownand holdinga bouquet of flowersin herrighthand. Alleyes turn to her as she slowly moves forward to takeher place beside the bridegroom in front of theclergyman.-WORD格式 - 可编辑 -In Picture (b) we can see the c

18、lergyman presiding overthe wedding ceremony. He is asking the bride and thebridegroom the usual questions on such an occasion.In Picture (c) the parents of the bride and thebridegroomare givinga largepartyin a garden.Guestsarrive in formal evening dress. There is music anddancing.Pictures (d) (e) pr

19、esent a traditional Chinesewedding held at home.In Picture(d),we can see a hallthrongedwithpeople.There are red lanternshanging on both sidesof the hall.On the lanterns are written the Chinese characterdouble happiness.In Picture (e) we can see the bridegrooms parentsseated in high-backedchairs.The

20、brideand bridegroomare bowing to them. The bridegroom in his long gownlooks very respectful. The bride is dressed in brightred but we cant see her face since it is covered witha pieceof red cloth.Along the two sidesof the weddinghall stand the family members, relatives and friends.Pictures (f) (h) s

21、how a wedding banquet held in abig restaurant in China.In Picture(f),we can see the brideand the bridegroomstandingat the entrancegreetingthe guests.The bridewears a long white dress, and the bridegroom is in atuxedo. In Picture (g), we find ourselves in a largebanquet hall, decorated with the cheer

22、ful colors of awedding party.About a hundred guests are seated aroundtablesthatare graced withallkindsof deliciousfoodand drinks. The host, who is the father of the bridegroom, is making a speech, expressing his thanksto the guests for coming to his sons wedding. In Picture (h) the bride has changed

23、 to a traditional Chinese red gown, or qipao, which is elegantly cut and-WORD格式 - 可编辑 -shows her finefigure.She and the bridegroomare goinground the tables, exchanging toasts and sharing ajoyful moment with the guests.Comparing From the pictures, we can see that awedding isan importanteventeverywher

24、ein the world.Ithas been so inChina,forexample,from the old daysto the present and the same holds true in Westerncountries.As a rule,thereisa big ceremony,attendedby familymembers, relativesand friends,who have cometo share the joy of this special occasion in the livesof two people in love. Food is

25、plentiful and laughterfills the air. To all those present, the ceremony isboth sacred and joyous. However, while sacredness andjoy are the spirit of all weddings, the way peopleobserve the occasion varies from place to place andchanges over time. This is reflected in variousrespects.First,in Western

26、 countries,many people getmarriedin a church whilein China thisis rare.Second,Western people often choose a scenic spot to holdwedding partieswhereas most people in China give theirwedding parties either at home or in a restaurant.Third, in Western countries, the color of the bridesdress is white, w

27、hich is a symbol of purity, while inChina, traditionally, the color of the brides dressis red, which is a symbol of happiness.*Now use the above sample as your model and carry on similar activities with your partner according to thepictures given below.Part CTest Your ListeningListen to the passage

28、three times and supply the missing information.-WORD格式 - 可编辑 -First ReadingOne World One Minute is a unique film project thatinvitesparticipantsin everycountryaroundtheglobetorecord simultaneouslyone minuteoftheirlives,oneminute of our world. Sponsors of this project havechosen 12:48 GMT, September

29、11th,2002 as the one minuteto record. At that moment exactly a year earlier beganthe terrorist attacks that led to the deaths of morethan2,000people fromover 60 countries.Formany thiswill be a time of remembrance and reflection. And forothers this will be an appropriate time forinternationalcommunic

30、ation,cooperationand sharing.This is the idea behindthe projectOne World One Minute.Participants are free to choose what and how to recordtheir One Minute. Some may want to take photographs,some paint or draw pictures, while others may want towritesomethingand record theirreadings.The materialcan be

31、 submittedtotheprojectorganizersinScotlandvia e-mail or post within 6 weeks of September 11th.Allthematerialwillthen be made intoa feature-lengthfilm, which will capture that One Minute of ourexistence. The film will explore the rich diversitythat is both humanity and our world. It will allow avoice

32、to allpeopleregardlessofnationality,religion,race, political viewpoint, gender or age. The richdiversity that is Humanity shall be there for all tosee.Participantswillnot onlybe keptinformed of theprogress of the film and the release process but willbe invitedto activelyparticipatethroughnewsletters

33、and discussion forums. When the film is finished, itwill be shown in every country of the world, both incinemas and on TV. Contributors will be invited toattendthefirstpublicperformanceof thefilmintheir-WORD格式 - 可编辑 -respective countries and will receive a full screen credit on the finished producti

34、on.Second ReadingFinal ReadingUnit 2 Anti-smokingPart BListening TasksA PassageLast Gasp for Smokers Exercise 1Listen to the passage and choose the right answers tothe questionsyou hear.Itwas a normal day and intheirNew York office, Ken and his colleagues stopped fortheircoffeebreak.Butwhilehiscolle

35、agueswere ableto sit at their desks and drink their coffee, Ken hadto go outside. He couldnt stay inside, because hewanted to smoke. If the smokers of the Big Apple wantto enjoy a cigarette,theauthoritieshave decidedtheymust go out into the street or up onto the rooftops.Throughout the United States

36、, the number of placeswhere people are allowed to smoke has graduallydwindled. First it was banned on trains, buses, andplanes, then in public places such as theaters andairports. Now you cant smoke in any workplace.Nonsmokers are definitely winning the battle. Whyshould we breathe their smoke? they

37、 say. If theyrelucky,smokers can stillfindsome bars and restaurantsor parks and recreation centers where they can lightup a cigarette, but it may soon be banned there, too.In fact, smoking in parks and recreation centers isalready banned in California. On August 9, 2001, LosAngeles City and County o

38、fficials announced theimplementationof a smoke-freepark policy,officially-WORD格式 - 可编辑 -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 ofsecondhan

39、d tobacco smoke and dangerous tobacco waste.Anti-smoking groups even think that smoking ought tobe banned in peoples homes. Under new plans you wontbe ableto smoke inany house where thereare more thanten visitors in a week, or where there are children.In 1996, nicotinewas classedas a drug,likecannab

40、is,cocaine or heroin. And scientists all over the worldagree thatexposure to secondhand smoke poses a serioushealth risk and there is no safe level of exposure. Itisespeciallydangerous forchildrenbecause when theyare exposed to tobacco smoke, they have much higherratesof lungdiseasessuch as bronchit

41、isand pneumoniaand are also at greater risks of developing asthma. Inthe country that gave tobacco to the world, smokingmight one day be illegal.And then Ken willhave to giveup.Questions1. What is the main idea of the passage youve heard?2. What does the speaker think about banning smoking in public

42、 places?3. Where is smoking not banned accordingto the passage?4. Which of the following is true about nicotine?5. What can be inferred from the sentence In the country that gave tobacco to the world, smoking mightone day be illegal?Exercise 2Listen to the passage again and complete the answers to t

43、he questions you hear.Questions-WORD格式 - 可编辑 -1. Who has won the battle against smoking in the U.S.? How do you know?2. What did authorities in California do to restrict smoking?Speaking TasksPair WorkA. Reflections on the textYou have just heard a passage about the anti-smoking movement in the U.S.

44、Do you agree withthe policies mentioned to ban smoking in public places?What do you think about young people smoking?Why do they pick up smoking in the first place?What should we do to help them give up smoking?Exchange views with your partner. You may mention the following points in yourdiscussion.

45、 importance of banning smoking in public places increase in the number of young smokers measures to discourage the young from picking up smoking findingout and campaigningagainstthe r eal causesof young people smokingB. Debating Arguments foror againstbanning smokingin restaurantsA SampleIn our city

46、 it is quite common to see diners smokingin restaurants,even when the air-conditioneris on andall the windows are shut. Some people are stronglyagainst it and think the government should put a banon smoking inallair-conditionedareas.Others eithertake itforgrantedor do not care.What is your attitudeo

47、n this issue? Express and defend your views from the perspectives given below.-WORD格式 - 可编辑 -Topic: Should smoking be banned in restaurants?Perspectives:1. From the perspective of a customer (positive)2. From the perspective of a restaurant manager (negative)Possible Arguments (for reference)From th

48、e perspective of a customer (positive)Im strongly against smoking in restaurants. I hatebreathing in cigarette smoke while Im eating,especially when the air-conditioner is on and all thewindows are shut.Toxictobacco smoke lingerson intheroom, gets into my eyes, my hair, and my clothes. Itmakes me di

49、zzy and even causes me headaches. As therestaurant becomes dangerously polluted withconcentrated tobacco smoke, nonsmokers who must sharethesame enclosedenvironmentwithsmokers run a higherriskof contractingsmoking-relatedillnesses.Even ifpeoplearoundone tableare allnonsmokers,theycannotavoidinhaling

50、smoke from othertables.Statisticsshowthat secondhand smoke is also a cause of lung canceramong nonsmokers. And if a pregnant woman happens tobe there, she might run the risk of having a deformedbaby. Secondhand smoke is also extremely harmful toyoung childrenand can cause asthma and bronchitis.Wenon

51、smokers dont want to sacrifice our health for theselfishenjoymentof smokers.The restaurant,Ithink,shouldat leasthave a smoke-freearea.The sizeofthearea would depend on customer demand. Let the smokersenjoythemselvesin a specialroom. Otherwise,I thinkI willstop patronizing( 光顾 ) restaurantsthatdo nothave a smoke-freeareaand perhapsthiswillforcethemintocreatingone. From the perspectiveofa restaurantmanager (negative)I know smokingis veryharmful.Forus who work in air-conditioned restaurants, inhaling-WORD格式 - 可编辑 -secondhand smoke is certain