现代大学英语听力4 全册答案及原文

1、Unit1Task1:【答案】A.EventYearKennyGwasborn.1956HetouredEuropewithhisHighSchoolband.1971Hemadehisfirstsoloalbum.1982Hewonreleasedhismostsuccessfulalbum.1993HewontheBestArtistAward.1994Hebroketheworldrecordforplayingasinglenote.1997BFFT【原文】SaxophonistKennyGisnowtheworldsmostsuccessfuljazzmusician.Hewasbo

2、rnin1956asKennyGorelickinSeattle,USA,andhelearnedtoplaythesaxophoneatanearlyage.Whenhewasjust15yearsold,hetouredEuropewithhisHighSchoolband.AfterstudyingatWashingtonUniversityhestartedhiscareerasamusician.In1982hesignedforAristaRecordsandmadehisfirstsoloalbumKennyG.Successcameslowlyatfirst,butduring

3、the1990sKennybecamewell-knownontheinternationalscene.HereleasedBreathless,hismostsuccessfulalbumsofarin1993,andin1994wontheBestArtistAwardatthe21stAmericanMusicAwardsheldinLosAngeles.Aswellasmakingrecords,healsofoundtimetoplayinfrontofanotherfamoussaxophoneplayerUSPresidentBillClintonattheGalaforthe

4、PresidentconcertinWashington,andtobreaktheworldrecordforplayingasinglenote(45minutesand47seconds!)attheJ&RMusicWorldStoreinNewYorkin1997.Duringthelast20years,KennyGhasplayedwithsuperstarslikeArethaFranklin,MichaelBoltonandWhitneyHouston,andhehassoldmorethan36millionalbumsworldwide.andhehasntsunganot

5、e!Task2:【答案】cdc原文】Senn:Everybodyalwayshasthismisconceptionthatfemalepolicemendontdothesamethingasmendo,youknow.Iveworked.Interviewer:Thatsnottrue?Senn:Thatisnottrue!Iveworkedmyshareofgraveyardshifts,and,youknow,splitshifts,anddouble-backandnodaysoff,and.Interviewer:Uh-huh.Senn:.asmuchasthenextguy.Th

6、eresnodistinctionusediftheresamaleorfemaleofficeronduty.TwomenondutyIllrefertoastwomen,causeinmyfieldtheresnodifferencebetweenthegenders.Werestillthesame.Okay,iftherestwomenondutyjustbecauseonesafemale,shestillgetsinonthesametypeofcall.Iftheresabardisturbancedowntown,thenwegotoo.Theresbeenmanytimesw

7、herebeingtheonlyofficerondutythatsit!Itsjustmeandwhoeverelseisondutyinthecounty.TheycancomebackmeupifIneedassistance.Anditdoesgetalittlehairy.Yougointhere,andyouhavethesegreatbig,hugemonster-guys,andtheyrejustdrunkerthanskunks,andcantseethreefeetinfrontofthem.Andwhentheyseeyou,theyseefifteenpeople,a

8、ndyouknow.Butstill,theresenough.Interviewer:Thatswheretheuniformisimportant,Ishouldimagine.Senn:Sometimes,youknow.Ifsomebodyisgoingto。匸hasabadday,andtheyareouttogetacop,youknow,itdoesntmatterifyoure,youknow,boy,girl,infantoranything!Whenyouvegotthatcopuniformon,theyllstilltakeitoutonyou.Interviewer:

9、Yeah.Senn:ButIthinktheresoneadvantagetobeingafemalepoliceofficer.Andthatisthefactthatmostmenstillhavealittlerespect,andtheywontsmackyouaseasyastheywouldoneoftheguys.Interviewer:Uh-huh.Senn:ButIlltellyouonethingIvelearnedIdratherdealwithtendrunkmenthatonedrunkwomananydayoftheweek!Interviewer:Well,why

10、isthat?Senn:Becausewomenaresounpredictable.Youcannoteverpredictwhatawomansgoingtodo.Interviewer:Hmm.Senn:Especially,ifshesagitated,youknow.Interviewer:Emotionallyupset.Senn:Yeah.Isawaladyonetimejustgetmadattheguyshewaswithbecausehewouldntbuyheranotherdrinktakeoffherhighheelandlayhisheadwideopen.Yuch

11、!Oh,theycanbesovicious,youknow.Task3:【答案】dbbb【原文】Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.Theyhitoneanotherhard.Atthestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashesthroughawindowandfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.He

12、isdead！Ofcourseheisntreallydead.Withanyluckheisntevenhurt.Why?Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfastmovingtrains,whocrashcarsofevencatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalled“stuntmen”.Thatistosay,theyperform“tricks”.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostoft

13、hethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.However,theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress.Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofth

14、issort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntmanssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexample,whenheisblownupinabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.Naturallystuntmenarewell-paidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometi

15、meskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliffathousandfeethigh.Hisparachutefailedtoopenandhewaskilled.Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionfor“menonly”.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Fornowadaysthereare“stuntgirls”too！Task4:【答案】Hest

16、artedwritingpoetrywhenhewasabout14or15.Hehaspublishedfourbooks.Hisfirstbookcameoutwhenhewasabout26.Itwasnteasy.Hegotalotofhisworkrejectedatfirst.TheBritish,oratleasttheEnglish,areembarrassedbyit.Theyreembarrassedbypeoplewhorevealpersonalfeelings,emotions,thoughtsandwishes.原文】WhenThomasEdisonwasborni

17、nthesmalltownofMilan,Ohio,in1847,Americawasjustbeginningitsgreatindustrialdevelopment.Inhislifetimeofeighty-fouryears,EdisonsharedintheexcitementofAmericasgrowthintoamodernnation.Thetimeinwhichhelivedwasanageofinvention,filledwithhumanandscientificadventures,andEdisonbecametheheroofthatage.Asaboy,Ed

18、isonwasnotagoodstudent.Hisparentstookhimoutofschoolandhismothertaughthimathome,wherehisgreatcuriosityanddesiretoexperimentoftengothimintotrouble.Whenhewassix,hesetfiretohisfathersbarn“toseewhatwouldhappen.”Thebarnburneddown.Whenhewasten,Edisonbuilthisownchemistrylaboratory.Hesoldsandwichesandnewspap

19、ersonthetrainsinordertoearnmoneytobuysuppliesforhislaboratory.Hisparentsbecameaccustomed,moreorless,tohisexperimentsandtheexplosionswhichsometimesshookthehouse.Edisonsworkasasalesboywiththerailroadintroducedhimtothetelegraphand,withafriend,hebuilthisowntelegraphset.Sixyearslater,in1869,Edisonarrived

20、inNewYorkCity,poorandindebt.Hewenttoworkwithatelegraphcompany.Itwastherethathebecameinterestedintheusesofelectricity.Task5:答案】1815，1914，35millionI.villages，seaportdanger，longoceanvoyageanewland，anewlanguagefindingaplacetoliveII.abetterlife，opportunity，freedomIII.England,Germany,Russia,HungaryRomanCa

21、tholic,Jewishcustoms，languagesIV.Americanized，disappeared.haventdisappeared，customs，identitiesV.werecheated，prejudice，mistreatedhardest，least-paid，dirtiest，mostovercrowdedrejected，old-fashioned，ashamedovercome【原文】ThousandsofpeoplecametoAmericancitiesbeforeBlacksandPuertoRicansdid.Between1815and1914,

22、morethan35millionEuropeanscrossedtheoceantofindnewhomesintheUnitedStates.Mostoftheseimmigrantswereordinarypeople.Fewwerefamouswhentheyarrived.Fewbecamefamousafterward.Mosthadlivedinsmallvillages.Fewhadeverbeenfaroutsidethem.MostofthemfacedthesamekindsofproblemsgettingtoAmerica:thehardshipofgoingfrom

23、theirvillagestoaseaport,theunpleasantnessevendangerofthelongoceanvoyage,thestrangenessofanewland,andofanewlanguage,theproblemoffindingaplacetolive,offindingworkinanew,strangecountry.EveryimmigranthadhisownreasonsforcomingtoAmerica.Butnearlyallsharedonereason:Theyhopedforabetterlife.TheyconsideredAme

24、ricaaspecialplace,alandofopportunity,alandoffreedom.Immigrantscamefrommanydifferentcountries:England,Germany,Denmark,Finland,Russia,Italy,Hungaryandmanyothers.Theycamewithmanydifferentreligions:RomanCatholic,Jewish,Quaker,GreekOrthodox.Theybroughtmanydifferentcustomsandmanylanguages.Somepeoplehaveca

25、lledtheUnitedStatesameltingpot.AfterimmigrantswerehereawhileinthemeltingpottheybecameAmericanized.Differencesweremelteddown.Theygraduallydisappeared.Somepeoplesayno.Americaisntameltingpot.Itsmorelikeasaladbowl.Importantdifferencesbetweengroupsofpeoplehaventdisappeared.Manygroupshavekepttheirownways,

26、theircustoms,theiridentities,andthishasgivenAmericagreatstrength.Meltingpot?Saladbowl?Perhapstheressometrothtobothideas.Inanycase,lifeinAmericawashardformostimmigrantsespeciallyatfirst.Oftentheywerecheated.Oftentheymetwithprejudice.Theywereoftenlaughedat,evenmistreated,bypeoplewhothemselveshadbeenim

27、migrants.MostofthemsoonfoundthatthestreetsofAmericawerentpavedwithgold.Theyusuallygotthehardestjobs,andthosethatpaidtheleast,thedirtiestplacestolivein,themostovercrowdedtenements.Theycametobecitizensofanewcountry;butoftentheyfeltlikepeoplewithoutacountry.Theyhadgivenuptheirown,buttheydidntunderstand

28、theirnewone.Theydidntreallyfeelapartofit.Andthepeopleofthenewonedidntalwayswelcomethem.II.Theycameforthesakeoftheirchildren,butinAmericatheirchildrenoftenrejectedthem.Tothechildren,theirparentsseemedold-fashioned.Theydidntlearnthenewlanguagequickly.Somedidntlearnitatall.Theirparentscustomsmadechildr

29、enashamed.Gradually,however,problemswereovercome.Formostimmigrants,lifeinAmericawasbetter.Itcertainlywasbetterfortheirchildrenandfortheirgrandchildren.Task6:答案】A.TheLifeStoryofThomasEdisonOhio，1847，industrialdevelopment,1931,amodernnationI.A.curiosity，desireB.1857，stationmasterssonC.1863A.NewYorkCit

30、y，electricity，reportthepricesNewJersey，invented，producedorganizedindustrialresearch18771879III.A.1,000B.motion-picturemachinephotographystreetcars，electrictrainsIV.B.turnoffallpowertheprogressofmanB.FFTTF原文】WhenThomasEdisonwasborninthesmalltownofMilan,Ohio,in1847,Americawasjustbeginningitsgreatindus

31、trialdevelopment.Thetimeinwhichhelivedwasanageofinvention,filledwithhumanandscientificadventures,andEdisonbecametheheroofthatage.Asaboy,Edisonwasnotagoodstudent.Hisparentstookhimoutofschoolandhismothertaughthimathome,wherehisgreatcuriosityanddesiretoexperimentoftengothimintotrouble.Whenhewasten,Edis

32、onbuilthisownchemistrylaboratory.Hesoldsandwichesandnewspapersonthelocaltrainsinordertoearnmoneytobuysuppliesforhislaboratory.Hisparentsbecameaccustomed,moreorless,tohisexperimentsandtheexplosionswhichsometimesshookthehouse.Edisonsworkasasalesboywiththerailroadintroducedhimtothetelegraphandwithafrie

33、nd,hebuilthisowntelegraphset.HetaughthimselftheMorsetelegraphiccodeandhopedforthechancetobecomeaprofessionaltelegraphoperator.AstrokeofluckandEdisonsquickthinkingsoonprovidedtheopportunity.Oneday,asyoungEdisonstoodwaitingforatraintoarrive,hesawthestationmasterssotwanderintothetrackofanapproachingtra

34、in.Edisonrushedoutandcarriedtheboytosafety.ThethankfulstationmasterofferedtoteachEdisonrailwaytelegraphy.Afterwards,in1863,hebecametanexperttelegraphoperatorandlefthometoworkinvariouscities.Sixyearslater,in1869,EdisonarrivedinNewYorkCity,poorandindebt.Hewenttoworkwithatelegraphcompany.Itwastherethat

35、hebecameinterestedintheusesofelectricity.Atthattimeelectricitywasstillintheexperimentalstages,andEdisonhopedtoinventnewwaystouseitforthebenefitofpeople.Asheoncesaid:Myphilosophyoflifeiswork.Iwanttobringoutthesecretsof,natureandapplythemforthehappinessofman.Iknowofnobetterservicetorenderfortheshortti

36、meweareinthisworld.Thesameyear,whenhewasonly22yearsold,Edisoninventedanimprovedticker-tapemachinewhichcouldbetterreportthepricesontheNewYorkMarket.Theticker-tapemachinewassuccessful,andEdisondecidedtoleavehisjobandconcentratewhollyoninventing.Whenthepresidentofthetelegraphcompanyaskedhowmuchtheyowed

37、himforhisinvention,Edisonwasreadytoacceptonly$3,000.Cautiouslyhesaid:Supposeyoumakemeanoffer.Howwould$40,000strikeyou?thepresidentinquired.Edisonalmostfainted,buthefinallyrepliedthatthepricewasfair.Withthismoney,andnowcallinghimselfanelectricalengineer,EdisonformedhisowninventionfactoryinNewark,NewJ

38、ersey.overthenextfewyearsheinventedandproducedmanynewitems,includingthemimeographmachine,waxwrappingpaper,andimprovementsofthetelegraph.In1877Edisondecidedhecouldnolongercontinuebothmanufacturingandinventing.HesoldhisshareinthefactoryandbuiltanewlaboratoryinMenloPark,NewJersey.Itwasthefirstlaborator

39、yofitskinddevotedtoorganizedindustrialresearch.OneofthefirstinventionstocomefromhisnewlaboratorywasanimprovementofAlexanderBellstelephone.Edisoninventedamorepowerfulmouthpiecewhichremovedtheneedtoshoutintothetelephone.Buthisgreatinventionswerestilltocome.OnAugust12,1877,Edisonbeganexperimentingwitha

40、ninstrumentwhichhehaddesignedandorderedtobebuilt.Itwasacylinder,wrappedintinfoilandturnedbyahandle.Asitrevolved,aneedlemadeagrooveinthefoil.Turningthehandle,Edisonbegantoshout.MaryhadalittlelambWhosefleecewaswhiteassnow!Hestoppedandmovedtheneedlebackinthestartingposition.Then,puttinghisearclosetothe

41、needle,heturnedthehandleagain.Avoicecameoutofthemachine:Maryhadalittlelamb,Whosefleecewaswhiteassnow!Edisonhadjustinventedthephonograph,acompletelynewconcept:atalkingmachine.Whilehewasperfectinghisphonograph,Edisonalsoworkedonanotherinvention.HecalleditanElectricLampforGivingLightbyIncandescence.Tod

42、aywecallitthelightbulb.Foryearsotherinventorshadexperimentedwithelectriclights,butnoneofthelightshadproveneconomicaltoproduce.Edison,instudyingtheproblem,spentoverayearexperimenting.Hetested1,600materials(evenhairsfromafriendsbeard)toseeiftheywouldcarryelectriccurrentandglow.Finally,onOctober21,1879

43、,hetriedpassingelectricitythroughacarbonizedcottonthreadinavacuumglassbulb.InhisownwordsEdisondescribedtheexperiment:.beforenightfallthecarbonwascompletedandinsertedinthelamp.Thebulbwasexhaustedofairandsealed,thecurrentturnedon,andthesightwehadsolongdesiredtoseemetoureyes.Thelampgaveoffafeeble,reddi

44、shglow,anditcontinuedtobumfor40hours.Edisonsincredibleinventionprovedthatelectriclightingwouldbethefuturelightoftheworld.Edisonwasnowsofamousasaninventorthatpeoplethoughttherewasnothinghecouldnotdo.Theybegantocallhimthewizard,asifhecouldproduceaninventionlikemagic.FewpeoplerealizedhowhardEdisonworke

45、d,often20hoursaday,andthatmostofhisinventionsweretheresultsofhundredsofexperiments.For60yearsEdisonwastheworldsleadinginventor.Hepatentedover1,000inventionswhichchangedourwayofliving.Hewasoneoftheearliestinventorsofthemotion-picturemachine.Hisinventionofthephonographwasjoinedwithphotographytoproduce

46、talkingpictures.Healsoperfectedtheelectricmotorwhichmadestreetcarsandelectrictrainspossible.ItisnowonderthatEdisonreceivedmanyhonorsduringhislifeforcontributionstotheprogressofmankind.TheUnitedStatesgavehimitshighestaward,aspecialCongressionalMedalofHonor.Yet,inspiteofallhisfame,Edisonremainedamodes

47、tman.Hepreferredtocontinuehiswork,ratherthanrestonhisachievements.Hismottowas:Ifindwhattheworldneeds;thenIgoaheadandtrytoinventit.Heneverconsideredhimselfabrilliantmanandonceremarkedthatgeniuswas2percentinspirationand98percentperspiration.WhenEdisondiedin1931,itwasproposedthattheAmericanpeoplemmoffa

48、llpowerintheirhomes,streets,andfactoriesforseveralminutesinhonorofthisgreatman.Ofcourse,itwasquicklyrealizedthatsuchanhonorwouldbeimpossible.ItsimpossibilitywasindeedtherealtributetoEdisonsachievements.ElectricpowerhadbecomesoimportantandvitalapartofAmericaslifethatacompleteshut-downforevenafewsecon

49、dswouldhavecreatedchaos.Asoneofthegreatheroesofinvention,EdisonrightfullybelongsamongAmericasandtheworldsgreatcontributorstotheprogressofman.Task7:【答案】A.cadccaB.Thatsbecausetheexplosionrobsthefireofoxygen.Oncethefireisout,thewellstillneedstobecovered,orcapped,tostoptheflowofoil.Thisisthemostdangerou

50、spartoftheprocess.Anynewheatorfirecouldcausetheleakingwellandthesurroundingareatoexplode.InMarchof1991,RedAdairwenttoKuwait.Heandhiscrewswerecalledintohelpputoutoilwellfires.Hehasspenthis76thbirthdayinKuwaitworkingsidebysidewithhiscrew.Athisfuneral,manyfamilymembersandfriendshonoredhimbywearingredcl

51、othes.【原文】PaulNealAdairwasborninHouston,Texasinnineteenfifteen.Hewasoneoffivesonsofametalworker.Healsohadthreesisters.Whilegrowingup,hebecameknownasRedAdairbecausehishairwasbrightred.ThecolorbecameatrademarkforAdair.Heworeredclothesandredboots.Hedrovearedcar,andhiscrewmembersusedredtrucksandredequip

52、ment.DuringWorldWarTwo,Adairservedonatrainedarmyteamthatremovedanddestroyedbombs.Afterthewar,hereturnedtoHoustonandtookajobwithMyronKinley.Atthetime,Kinleywastheleaderinputtingoutfiresinoilwells.RedAdairworkedwithMyronKinleyforfourteenyears.Butinnineteenfifty-nine,Adairstartedhisowncompany.Duringhis

53、thirty-sixyearsinbusiness,RedAdairandhiscrewsbattledmorethantwothousandfiresallovertheworld.Somewereonland.Otherswereonoceanoil-drillingstructures.Somefireswereinburningoilwells.Otherswereinnaturalgaswells.RedAdairwasaleaderinaspecializedandextremelydangerousprofession.Puttingoutoilwellfirescanbedif

54、ficult.Thisisbecauseoilwellfiresareextinguished,orputout,atthewellheadjustaboveground.Normally,explosivesareusedtostopthefirefromburning.Theexplosionrobsthefireofoxygen.But,oncethefireisout,thewellstillneedstobecovered,orcapped,tostoptheflowofoil.Thisisthemostdangerouspartoftheprocess.Anynewheatorfi

55、recouldcausetheleakingwellandthesurroundingareatoexplode.RedAdairdevelopedmodernmethodstoextinguishandcoverburningoilwells.TheybecameknownintheindustryasWildWellControltechniques.Inadditiontoexplosives,thetechniquesinvolvedlargeamountsofwateranddirt.Adairalsodevelopedspecialequipmentmadeofbronzemeta

56、ltohelpextinguishoilwellfires.ThemoderntoolsandhisWildWellControltechniquesearnedRedAdairandhiscrewsthehonorofbeingcalledthebestinthebusiness.RedAdairwasknownfornotbeingafraid.Hewasalsoknownforhissenseofcalmandsafety.Noneofhisworkerswereeverkilledwhileputtingoutoilwellorgasfires.Hedescribedhisworkth

57、isway:“Itscaresyouallthenoise,therattling,theshaking.Butthelookoneveryonesface,whenyouarefinishedandpacking,itisthebestsmileintheworld;andthereisnobodyhurt,andthewellisundercontrol.”OneofRedAdairsmostimportantprojectswasinnineteensixty-two.HeandhiscrewputoutanaturalgasfireintheSaharaDesertinAlgeria.

58、Thefirehadbeenburningforsixmonths.ThisfamousfirewascalledtheDevilsCigaretteLighter.Firefromthenaturalgaswellshotaboutonehundredfortymetersintotheair.ThefirewassobigthatAmericanastronautJohnGlenncouldseeitfromspaceasheorbitedEarth.Thedesertsandaroundthewellhadmeltedintoglassfromtheextremeheat.Newsrep

59、ortssaidAdairusedaboutthreehundredfortykilogramsofnitroglycerineexplosivematerialtopulltheoxygenoutofthefire.AdairssuccesswiththeDevilsCigaretteLighterandearlierwellfirescapturedtheimaginationoftheAmericanfilmindustry.Innineteensixty-eight,HollywoodmadeanactionfilmcalledHellfighters.Itwaslooselybase

60、doneventsinRedAdairslife.ActorJohnWayneplayedanoilwellfirefighterfromHouston,TexaswhoselifewassimilartoAdairs.AdairservedasanadvisortoWaynewhilethefilmwasbeingmade.Thetwomenbecameclosefriends.AdairsaidoneofthebesthonorsintheworldwastohaveJohnWayneplayhiminamovie.Innineteeneighty-eight,Adairfoughtwha