新视野视听说听力原文及答案

1、Unit1II. Listening Skills1. 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

2、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 contest.'tvote for her in the local beautyQ: What does the woman imply about the singer?5. M: Have you seen Tom? I can 't find him anywhere.W: The light in hi

3、s dorm was on just a few minutes ago.Q: What does the woman mean?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 couldn 't believe it when the audience shouted for her to sing i

4、t again. The cycle of shouts and songs was repeated ten more times. The singer was overjoyed with the response from theaudience. She thanked them and asked them whythey 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

5、 . Nowit 's much better. ”Task 2 What are your favorite songs?W: Hi, Bob! Do you want to go to a concert with me?M: A concert? What's it about?W:It features rece nt pop son gs. Are you in terested?Hmm, I was crazy about pop songs whe n I was in high school, but no Ion ger a big fan. Pop song

6、s go out of fashi on too quickly. rmM:now rmbeg inning to p refer old folk songs.W: Many older people find those songs cool, and myparents are hooked on them too. By the way, a p rogram of golde n oldies was on TV yesterday eve ning.M:Oh, what a p ity! I missed it.W:I have a DVD of oldies. I can len

7、d it to you if you want.M:Oh, that would be great. I'm dying to hear them. Many tha nks.Task 3 Music and your moodTypesExa mplesEffectsSlow musicBallads and some forms of (1) classical music.Very slow music below 50 beats min uteFaster music(4)Jazz and blues.perIt ofte n creates a(2)peaceful atm

8、osphere that is good for (3) relaxi ng after a busy day.It can create an atmosphere of (5) sadness.Rock, (6) heavy metal andIt tends to give usdance music.(7) energy and make us feelfull of life. It ca n be p layed at p arties,(8) sport ing eve ntsa nd incars. Rock music can be used to accompany (9)

9、 physical labor . It does not make sense to blame rock music for (10) road accide nts .V. Let ' s 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 kindergar

10、ten, and Dr. Patty Hill, the principal of the sameschool, wrote a song for the children,entitled“Good Morning to All ” . When Mildredcombined her musical talents with her sister ' s knowledge in the area ofkindergarten education, “GoodMorning to All ” was sure to be a success. The sisters publis

11、hed the song in a collection entitled“Song Stori esHappy Birthday to You ”. Mr.of the second part made the song popular and first part disappeared. “Happy had altogether replaced the sisters' original song”. In 1916 Patty took legal action against Mr.of the Kindergarten ” in 1893. Thirty -one ye

12、ars later, after Dr. Patty Hill became the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia University 's Teacher' s College, a gentleman by the nameRobert Coleman published the song, without the sisters ' permission. He addeda second part, which is the familiar Coleman's

13、 additionoriginaleventually the sisters Birthday to You ” “Good Morning to All Coleman. In court, she succeeded in proving that they were the real owners of the song.1. Good Morning to All2. success3. musical talents4. without5. second part6. replaced7. legal action8. real ownersVI. Further Listenin

14、g and SpeakingTask 1: Thank You for the Music(1) special (2) joke (3) talent (4) proud (5) loud (6) joy(7) honesty (8) dancer (9) talk (10) wondered (11) capture (12) fanTask 2: MozartMozart was a great musician and composer whose fame continues to grow more than two centuries after his death. He wa

15、s born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before the age of four, he was already showing great musical talent. His father then decided to let him start taking music lessons. The boy's reputation as a musicalprodigy grew fast. At five, he wascomposing music. Form that time on, Mozart was performing i

16、n concerts and writing music. By his early teens, he had mastered the piano and the violin, 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 f

17、or Vienna, where he was in great demandas both a performer and a composition teacher, and his first opera was a success. But life was not easy because he wasHis musicin public,Althougha poor businessman, and his finances were always in a bad state. from the next decade was not very popular, and he e

18、ventually fell back on his teaching jobs for a living. In 1788 he stopped performing preferring to compose. Hedied in 1791 at the age of thirty-five. he lived only a short life, he composed over 600 works.1. Which of the following is true of the four-year-old Mozart?2. What could Mozart do at the ag

19、e of six?Mozart'sfor the3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of accomplishments while he was in his early teens?A4. Which of the following is true of Mozart?5. Which of the following could be the most appropriate title passage? CTask 3: KaraokeDalin: It 's Mike 's birthday o

20、n Friday, so a bunch of us are going to go to the karaoke bar. Would you like to come with us?Laura: A Karaoke bar? You have a special place just for singing? InAmerica, bars sometimes have a karaoke night where the customers can sing songs, but we do n'thave special karaoke bars!Dalin: Really?

21、In China, karaoke is a very popular way for friends to spend time together. We can select the music that our 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.Dalin : I 'm surprised that you don 

22、9;t sing much in America. So many really cool groups come from there.Laura: Yeah, music is popular, but mostly we just listen to it.Dalin: If you just listen to it, you' ll miss out on a lot of fun.Laura: Well, we sometimes dance to the music.1. F 2. FUNIT2II. Listening Skills1. W: From what I c

23、an remember, the director asked us to rehearse this one hundred times.M: A hundred times? Is the director out of his mind?Q: What does the man imply?2. M: What did you think about the movie you saw last night?W: I should have stayed at home. It was a complete waste of money.Q: What does the woman im

24、ply?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: So if you give me twenty dollars for three tickets, I can give you eight dollars change.W: Oh, that's cheaper than I expected.Q:How much is a ticket?5.M:Q:What does the man mean?W:

25、She's the best womandirector ever. I've seen all her movies.Are you sure? She's never won any awards.1. AIII. Listening InTask 1: Finally, we've found something in common.Amy: What did you think of the movie, Peter? Did you like it?Peter: Not really, Amy. It seemed that the director

26、was just trying hard to impress us with strange close-ups and special sound effects, but he forgot to include a good story.Amy: The movie madeyou think. It was different from the superficial dialogs you usually see in films these days.Peter: But the movie seemedto be too dark and sad. Whydoes a movi

27、e have to be sad to be deep?Amy: But it is better than some violent movies with nothing but gunfights and exploding cars. I prefer thought-provoking movies.Peter: Sometimes you don't light-hearted movies. By the way, did at the local cinema yesterday?want to think. You just wantyou see the new m

28、ystery movie shownAmy: Oh, it was so suspenseful. I time.was on the edge of myseat the wholeP eter: I loved it un believable.too. The plot was great, and the act ing wasAmy: Now we've found somethi ng in com mon. I guess we can watch mysteries together in the future.P eter did not really like th

29、e movie because the ("directorwas just using stra nge close-ups and sp ecial (2)sound effects, but did not in elude a (3)good story. Amy enjoyed the movie because it made people (4)th ink.P eter disagrees, say ing a movie does not have to be (5) sad to be dee p.Amy argues that it is better than

30、 some (6)violent movies. Still, Peter thinks sometimes people don't want to think and just want (7) light-hearted movies. Fin ally P eter and Amy found somethi ng in com mon.They both liked the new (8)mystery movie, so they can watch mysteries together (9)in the future.Task 2: An actor forgetti

31、ng his lineThere was once an actor who could no Ion ger remember his lin es.Afterseveral years of search ing, he fin ally found a theater that was willi ng to give him a try. The director said,“ This is the most imp orta nt p art,and it has only one line. At the opening you walk onto stage carry ing

32、 a rose. You hold the rose to your nose with just one fin ger and thumb, smell it dee ply and the n say the lin e on p raise of the rose: Ah, the sweetsmell of my love. The actor was excited. All day long before the play he p racticed his line over and over aga in. Fin ally, the time came. The curta

33、in went up, the actor walked onto the stage, looked at the audienee, and with great emotion said the line,“Ah, the sweet smell of my love. ”The audie nee expl oded in laughter. Only the director was furious!“Youdamned fool! ” he cried.“You ve ruined my play! You' ve ruined me! ”The actor was pu

34、zzled,“ What happen ed? Did I forget my line? ”“ No!”shouted the director.“ You forget the rose! ”Task 3: The Academy AwardsThe AcademyAwards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented every year by the America n Academy of Moti on Pi cture Arts and Scie nces to recog nizeexcelle ntpro fessi on a

35、lsin the film in dustry,in cludi ngdirectors, actors, and writers.The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most important award ceremonies in the world. It is televised live in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and gathers large numbers of viewers elsewhere th

36、roughout the world. This year's ceremony was watched by more than 40 million Americans. It is said that only the Super Bowl, the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, and the Football World CupFinal draw more viewers in the United Sates.However, the Academy Awards are not without criticism. It has been ob

37、served that several of the AcademyAward winners have not stood the test of time. Critics claim that many films with artistic value, cultural influence and innovative qualities have not received enough attention. Since the 1980s, money-making blockbusters have often been Best Picture winners, but the

38、y are not necessarily great films with depth. The Academy Awards have also been criticized for favoring certain types of films and neglecting other types. The Best Picture prize has rarely been given to an animated film or a science fiction film, with Avatar as an exceptionThe Academy Awards or the

39、Oscars(1) film (2) directors (3) actors (4) important (5) the United Kingdom(6) viewers (7) 40 million (8) Olympic (9) World Cup (10) time(11) artistic value (12) depth (13) Best Picture (14) favor (15)science fictionV. Let 's TalkAlfred HitchcockAlfred Hitchcock was a British director. His movi

40、es frequently show innocent people caught up in situations beyond their control or even understanding.Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense in his movies. In surprise, the director provides the viewer with frightening things. In suspense, the director tells or shows things to the audience which th

41、e characters in the movie do not know, and then skillfully builds up tension around what will happen when the characters finally learn the truth.Hitchcock had a great sense of humor. Once at a French airport, a suspicious customs official looked at Hitchcock' s passport, which wasmarked simply P

42、RODUCER. The curious official asked,“And what do youproduce? ” “Gooseflesh. ” replied Hitchcock.Alfred Hitchcock always managed to make a brief appearance in his movies: He was sometimes getting on a bus, or crossing a street, or walking in front of a store, or across the courtyard in an apartment.

43、However, for the movie Lifeboat in 1944, he was faced with a difficult problem. The entire movie was set in a lifeboat out at sea, and there were only a few characters in the boat. Originally, he wanted to float by as a dead body, but he was afraid he'd sink! His clever solution was to place aph

44、otograph of himself in a newspaper that one of the characters reads during the course of the movie.1. AVI. Furthering Listening and SpeakingListeningTask 1: Only One LinePeter has always wanted to be an actor, but never succeeded because he had a hard time memorizing lines. A friend of his told him

45、about a small part in a play. He promised P eter that he could do it because he 'd only have to remember one line. Peter decided to take the part. His only line was, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Peter practiced and practiced,“Listen, I hear the guns roar!” On the opening night of the play Pet

46、erwas very nervous. Backstage, he practiced his line, over and over again, “Listen, I hear the guns roar! Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Finallycame his turn, Peter went onto stage. He heard a loud BOOM and cried out in spite of himself,“WHAT THE HELL WAS THA”T?1. memorizing lines2. remember one lin

47、e3. I hear the guns roar4. a loud boom5. forgot his lineTask 2: Movie Reviewstouching on love and a past rape. This movie shows someI love movies! And after I see them, I like to commenton them. These are movies I saw this year I would like to recommend: Among comedies I highly recommend “ Monsoon W

48、edding”. It 's an Indian movie. The story is about an Indian wedding. Preparations for the wedding bring out funny and sad situations 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 m

49、e the first part of the movie was too fast to follow. I hope to see it again on DVD with captions.s about a young The Nazis but would non-Jews.sent have This“The Pianist ” is set in the Second World War. It'Polish-Jewish pianist, wholives in Warsawwith his family. his family to die in the concen

50、tration camps. He was safe, died without unusually good luck and the kindness of a few is a powerful movie with thought-provoking themes.“Rabbit - Proof Fence ” is set in the 1930s in Australia, and it'skills,society. They can away from the camp mothers. This is a sad, touching storyand the gove

51、rnment tries tobased 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 integrate them into white Australian and walked 1,500 miles to find their that you should not miss.Task 3: Let's go and see the movie.Lisa: What kind of movie do you want to see, Nick?Nick: I really want to see Monster Night, the horror movie advertised in newspapers.Lisa: Monster Night? It sounds scary. I don't like horror films.Nick: OK. It's not yet in theaters anyway. It won&