新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册(第二版)听力原文

新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册UnitlListeningSkillsM:Whydon'twegototheconcerttoday?W:I'llgogetthekeys.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?W:Ican'tfindmypurseanywhere.Theoperaticketsareinit.M:Haveyoucheckedinthecar?Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?M:AreyougoingtobuythatpiratedCD?W:DoIlooklikeathief?Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?M:Doyouthinkthesingerispretty?W:Let'sjustsaythatIwouldn't/tvoteforherinthelocalbeautycontest.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthesinger?M:HaveyouseenTom?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.W:Thelightinhisdormwasonjustafewminutesago.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?l.B2.B3.D 4.C 5.AListeningInTask1:Encore!Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecried,“Encore!Encore!"Thesingerwasdelightedandsangthesongagain.Shecouldn'tbelieveitwhentheaudienceshoutedforhertosingitagain.Thecycleofshoutsandsongswasrepeatedtenmoretimes.Thesingerwasoverjoyedwiththeresponsefromtheaudience.Shetalkedthemandaskedthemwhytheyweresomuchaudienceinhearingthesamesongagainandagain.Oneofthepeopleintheaudiencereplied,"Wewantedyoutoimproveit;nowitismuchbetter.”l.F2,T 3.F 4.T 5,FTask2:TheCarpentersW:Theyplay"YesterdayOnceMore"allthetimeonthecampusradio.Doyoulikeit?M:Ido.Inevergettiredofit.IliketheCarpenters.Theirvoicesaresobeautifulandclear.Iguessthat'swhythey'resopopular.W:Ilikethewaytheirvoicesblend.Therewerejusttwoofthem,brotherandsister,right?M:Yes,RichardandKarenIthinktheywere.ShediedIthink.W:Yes,anorexia.Itishardtobelievethatsomeonesobeautifulwouldstarveherselftodeath.M:It'saproblemeverywhereintheworld,includingChina,I'mafraid.Womenworrytoomuchabouttheirappearances,andaresocrazyaboutlosingweight.W:Well,let'sgoforlunchbeforewegototheconcert.1.beautifulandclear2.blendwell3.sister4.worrytoomuch5.moreimportantTask3:MozartMozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinuestogrowmorethantwocenturiesafterhisdeath.HewasborninSalzburg,Austria,in1756.Beforetheageoffour,hehadshowngreatmusicaltalent.Hisfatherthendecidedtolethimstarttakingharpsichordlessons.Theboy'sreputationasamusicaltalentgrewfast.Atfive,hewascomposingmusic.Formthattimeon,Mozartwasperformingnconcertsandwritingmusic.Byhisearlyteens,hehadmasteredthepiano,violinandharpsichord,andwaswritingsymphoniesandoperas.HisfirstmajoroperawasperformedinMilanin1770,whenhewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,MozartbecametheconductorforanorchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasingreatdemandasbothaperformerandacompositionteacher.Hisfirstoperawasasuccess.Butlifewasnoteasybecausehewasapoorbusinessman,andhisfinanceswerealwaysinabadstate.Hismusicfromthenextdecadewasnotverypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsforaliving.In1788hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonlytocompose.Hediedin1791attheageofthirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashortlife,hecomposedover600works.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMozart?DHowlonghasMozart'sfamelasted? AWhichofthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozart?BWhatcouldMozartdoattheageofsix?CWhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasoneofMozart'saccomplishmentswhilehewasinhisearlyteens?CIV.SpeakingOutModel1Doyoulikejazz?Laura:Hey!Bob:Hello!Laura:Doyoulikeiazz.Bob?Bob:No,notmuch.Doyoulikeit?Laura:Well,yes,Ido.ImcrazyaboutWyntonMarsalis.Bob:Oh,he'sapianoplayer,isn'the?Laura:No,he'satrumpetplayer.So,whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?Bob:Ilikelisteningtorock.Laura:Whatgroupdoyoulikebest?Bob:Er,TheCranberries.They'rethegreatest.Whataboutyou?Don'tyoulikethem?Laura:Ugh!Theymakemystomachturn!SAMPLEDIALOGDoyoulikeclassicalmusic?No,Idon'tlikeitatall.Whattypeofmusicdoyoulike?I'marealfanofpopsongs.Who'syourfavoritesingerorgroup?JayChou.Whatdoyouthinkabouthim?Icanhardlybearpopsongs.Theyareallnoisetome.Model2Doyoulikepunkrock?Max:Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?Frannie:Well,1likedifferentkinds.Max:Anyinparticular?Frannie:Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.Max:Punkrock?Youdon'tseemlikethepunkrocktype.Frannie:Youshouldhaveseenmeinhighschool.Ihadmyhairdyedblue.Max:Wow,thatmusthavebeenasight!Frannie:Itsurewas.Whataboutyou?What'syourfavoritemusic?Max:IguessIlikejazzbest.Hey,I'mgoingshoppingfor

CDstomorrow.Wouldyouliketocomealong?Frannie:Sure,thatsoundsgreat.SAMPLEDIALOGA:Whatsportsappealtoyou?Ilikealmosteverykindofsport.Isthereanythingyoulikeespecially?Well,IlikeX-sportsinparticular.x-Sports?Youdon'tlookliketheextremesportstype.Ihaveeventriedbungeejumpingandsurfing.Wow,youcertainlysurprisedme!Thenhowaboutyou?Whatkindofsportdoyouprefer?A:Iliket'aichimost.Infact,I'mgoingtobuysomebooksaboutt'aichi.Whydon'tyoucomewithme?B:Soundsgood.Let'sgo.Model3Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.Philip:Turndownthatnoise!Whatonearthisitanyway!Laura:Butdad...ThisisMetallicalThey'resocool.Theyareoneofthemostfamousheavymetalbands.Philip:Idon'tcare.Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.Ican'tstandit!Laura:Ilovethiskindofmusic,butifyoureallyhateitthatmuch,I'lloutonsomethingelse.Whatdoyouwanttohear?Philip:Howaboutsomepopulareasy-listeningmusic.MaybesomethinglikeCelineDion?Laura:Notheragain!Hermusicisn'tveryhipanymore.Ithinksheisabore.SAMPLEDIALOGA:Thatmusicisterrible!Turnoff!B:But,Mom,thisisBackstreetBoy'shitsong"Getdown"!It'sreallyappealing.A:Nonsense.It'sjustnoisetome.Ican'tputupwithitanymore.B:It'smyfavoritemusic.Butifyouhateitsomuch,I'llhatesomethingyoulike.Whatwouldliketolistento?Whataboutsomeoldsongsofthe1970slike“TheWhite-HairedGirl"?Ha-ha-ha-ha.It'snotfashionableanylonger.I'llbeboredtodeath.V.Let'sTalkTheOriginoftheSong“H叩pyBirthdaytoYou"Thestoryofthesong“HappyBirthdaytoYou"Beganasasweetone,butlaterbecamebitter.Twosisters,MildredHill,ateacheratakindergarten,andDr.PattyHill,theprincipalofthesameschool,wroteasongtogetherforthechildren,entitled“GoodMorningtoAH”.WhenMildredcombinedhermusicaltalentswithhersister'sknowledgeintheareaofkindergarteneducation,'GoodMorningtoAU“wassuretobeasuccess.Thesisterpublishedthesonginacollectionentitled"SongStoriesoftheKindergarten"in1893.Thirty-oneyearslater,afterDr.PattyHillbecametheheadoftheDepartmentofKindergartenEducationatColumbiaUniversity'sTeachersCollege,agentlemanbythenameRobertColemanpublishedthesong,withoutthesisters'permission.Headdedasecondpart,whichisthefamiliar"HappyBirthdaytoYou''.Mr.Coleman'sadditionofthesecondpartmadethesongpopularand,finally,thesisters''originalfirstpartdisappeared."HappyBirthdaytoYou"hadaltogetherreplacedthesisters'originalsong"GoodMorningtoAll''.In1916PattytooklegalactionagainstMr.Coleman.Incourt,shesucceededinprovingthatheyweretherealownersofthesong.teacheratakindergartenGoodMorningtoAllHappyBirthdaytoYouHappyBirthdaytoYouGoodMorningtoAllPossibleRetellingfortheTeacher'sReferenceThestoryof“HappyBirthdaytoYou“wasanice,sweetoneattheverybeginning,butlaterturnedintoabitterone.Thereweretwosisters:onewasMildredHill,andtheotherPattyHill.Theformerhadgreatmusicaltalents,whilethelatterhadknowledgeofkindergarteneducation.Bucombiningtheirabilities,thetwoproducedasongcalled"GoodMorningtoAll”.Itwasasuccess,andlaterpublishedinacollectionofsongsforkindergartens.Thirty-oneyearslateramannamedColemanpublishedthesongwithoutthesisters'permission.Tomakethingsworse,headdedasecondpart,whichisthepresent"HappyBirthdaytoYou''.Thisnewsongsoonbecamepopularandeventuallyitreplacedthesisters'firstpartaltogether.Then,in1916,PattytooklegalactionagainstColeman.Incourtshemanagedtoprovethatsheandhersisterreallyownedthesong.VI.FurtherListeningandSpeakingTask1:KaraokeDalin:It'sMike'sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogotothekaraokebar.Wouldyouliketocomewithus?Laura:Karaokebar?Youhaveaspecialplacejustforsinging?InAmerica,barssometimeshaveakaraokenightwherethecustomerscansingasong,butwehaven'tspecialkaraokebars!Dalin:Really?InChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrospendtimetogether.Wecanselectthemusicthaturgroupenjoys.Wemostlysingpopsongs.Laura:Doyousingindividuallyoringroups?Singingisnotaveryinthing,soIdon'tsingverywell.IF2.F3.T4.T 5.FTask2:Whenwasmusicfirstsentdownatelephoneline?SoyouthinkdownloadingmusicfromtheInternetthroughaphonelineisareallycoolmodernthing?Notso.In1896,ThaddeusCahillFiledapatentontheinstrumentfortransmittingmusicelectronically,anduntil1914hesentmusicsignalsdowntelephonelineswiththisinstrument.Andhewasn'teventhefirst.ElishaGraytransmittedmusicoveratelephonelinein1876,whichwasthesameyearthetelephonewasinvented.Grayinventedthefirstelectronicmusicinstrumentin1874,callingitthe“MusicalTelegraph".AlexanderGrahamBellalsodesignedanexperimental"ElectricHarp"forspeechtobetransmittedoveratelephonelineusingtechnologysimilartoGray's.Bellwasaspeechteacherforthedeaf.In1879hecreatedaninstrumenttomeasurehearingloss.Thatiswhythedegreesofloudnesscametobemeasuredinbelsordecibels.5-4-2-1-3Task3:ThankYoufortheMusicI'mnothingspecial,infactI'mabitofaboreIfItellajoke,you'reprobablyhearditbeforeButIhaveatalent,awonderfulthing'CauseeveryonelistenswhenIstarttosingI'msogratefulandproudAllIwantistosingitoutloudSoIsayThankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msingingThanksforallthejoythey'rebringingWhocanlivewithoutit,IaskinallhonestlyWhatwouldlifebeWithoutasongoradancewhatareweSoIsaythankyouforthemusicForgivingittomeMothersaysIwasadancerbeforeIcouldwalkShesaysIbegantosinglongbeforeIcouldtalkAndFveoftenwondered,howdiditallstartWhofoundoutthatnothingcancaptureaheartLikeamelodycanWell,whoeveritwas,TmafanSoIsayThankyouforthemusic,thesongsFmsingingSpeakingMusicalMemoriesTony:Listen!Quick,turnuptheradio!Isn'tthat<4CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight?"Nancy:Yeah,itis,butwhat'sthebigdeal?Tony:WhenIwasalittleboy,mygrandmothertookmetoseethemovieTheLionKing.That'stheEltonJohnsongfromthemovie.Nancy:Istillcan'tunderstandwhyit'ssoimportanttoyou.Tony:BecauseitwasthefirstmovieIeversawwithmygrandmaandbecauseIreallylovedspendingtimewithher.Itismyfavoritesongofalltimes!Nancy:ThefirsttimeTomandIwentonadate,wewenttoseeTitanic.Ialwaysthinkofthesong"MyHeartWillGoOn“asoursong!WheneverIhearit,Ithinkofthatnight.Tony:Oh,Icanunderstandwhyyoulovethatsong!Isn'titinterestingallthememoriesweconnectwithsongs?Unit2ListeningSkillsW:FromwhatIcanremember,thedirectoraskedustorehearsethisahundredtimes.M:Onehundredtimes?Isthedirectoroutofhismind?Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?M:Doyouthinkwehavemadeenoughfoodfortheparty?W:Therefrigeratorisabouttoexplode.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?W:Shesaidshemightbecomeafamousmoviestar.M:Yes,andpigsmightfly.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:Althoughthemanoftenplaysabadguyinmovies,inreallifehehasaheartofgold.W:Sodoesahard-boiledegg.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Whatabeautifulsunset!M:Don'tblink.Youmightjustmissit.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?1.A2.D 3.B 4.C 5.BIII.ListeningInTask1:WaitingfortheNewHarryPotterMovieAmy:I'msoexcitedaboutfinallyseeingthismovie!Peter:Metoo.I'mcrazyaboutHarryPotter.HaveyouheardthatJ.K.Rowlinghasaddedanotherbooktotheseries?Amy:She'salreadywrittenBookSeven?I'mstillwaitingforBookFive...Peter:Iknow.Whoisn't?Atleastwehavethemoviestowatchinthemeantime.Amy:Bytheway,haveyouseenthetraileryet?Peter:Yeah.Itwasgreat!Ithinkthemovieitselfwillbereallyscary.Amy:Itsurelywill!Allthatwritingonthewallinblood...Itscaresmetodeathjusttothinkaboutit!Boththegirlandtheboyareexcited/crazyaboutthemovieandtheheroHarryPotter.TheboyheardthatthewriterJ.K.Rowlinghaswrittenthelatestbook,whichisBookSeven,thoughthegirlisstillwaitingforBookFive.Theboyhasbeenthetrailerandbelievesthefilmwillbescary.Thegirlsharesthatviewbecauseofthewritingonthewallinblood.Task2:AGreatActorTherewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.Afterseveralyearsofsearching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehimatry.Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemostimportantpart,andithasonlyoneline.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryingarose.Youholdtherosetoyournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensaythelineinpraiseoftherose:"Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.^^^Theactorwasexcited.Alldaylongbeforetheplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtainwentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwithgreatemotionsaidtheline,4<Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove."Theaudienceexplodedinlaughter.Onlythedirectorwasfurious!"Ahhhhhh!Youdamnedfool!^^hecried."You'veruinedmyplay!You'veruinedme!"Theactorwaspuzzled,"Whathappened?DidIforgetmyline?""No!"shoutedthedirector."Youforgettherose!"l.D2.C 3.D 4.A 5,BTask3:MovieReviewsIlovemovies!AndafterIseethem,Iliketocommentonthem.ThesearemoviesIsawthisyearIwould1汰etorecommend:AmongcomediesIhighlyrecommend"MonsoonWedding".It'sanIndianmovie.ThestoryisaboutanIndianwedding.Preparationsfortheweddingbringoutfunnyandsadsituationstouchingonloveandapastrape.ThismovieshowssomeofthewonderfulcustomsofIndia,andtheimportanceoffamilyandlove.It'sgreat!Amongdramas,Ilike"Adaptation".Itisanexcellentmovie!Butformethefirstpartofthemoviewastoofasttofollow.IhopetoseeitagainonDVDwithcaptions.“ThePianist"issetintheSecondWorldWar.It'saboutayoungPolish-Jewishpianist,wholivesinWarsawwithhisfamily.TheNazissenthisfamilytodieintheconcentrationcamps.Hewassafe,butwouldhavediedwithoutunusuallygoodluckandthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.Thisisapowerfulmoviewiththought-provokingthemes.“Rabbit-ProofFence"issetinthe1930sinAustralia,andit'sbasedonrealevents.Itisaboutthreenativegirlswhoareseparatedfromtheirfamiliesbytheracistpolicewhosendthemtospecialcenters.Therethegirlsaretaughtpracticalskills,andthegovernmenttriestointegratethemintowhiteAustraliansociety.Theycanawayfromthecampandwalked1,500milestofindtheirmothers.Thisisasad,touchingstorythatyoushouldnotmiss.Helikestoseemoviesandcommentonthem.Four.Three.One.MoviesContentsandCharacteristicsMonsoonWeddingItisaboutanIndianwedding.Preparationsforitreveallove

andapastrape.ThemovieshowsIndiancustoms,familyandlove.AdaptationItistoofastforthespeaker,whowantstoseeitagainonDVDwithcaptions.ThePianistItisaboutaJewishpianistinWarsaw.TheNazissenthisfamilytotheconcentrationcamps.Hewassafe,andthisnarrowescapewasduetogoodluckandthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.Rabbit-ProofFenceItisaboutthreenativegirls.Racistpoliceseparatethemfromtheirfamiliesandsendthemtospecialcenters.Theretheyaretaughtpracticalskills.ThegovernmentintendstointegratethemintowhiteAustraliansociety.Theyranawayfromthecampandwalked1,500milestofindtheirmothers.IV.SpeakingOutModel1Willyoucomewithme?John:Laura,Iamwonderingifyou'refreetomorrownight.Laura:Well,1guessIam.Why?John:I'vegottwoStarWarspremieretickets.Willyoucomewithme?Laura:Yeah,definitely!Thanksforinyitingme!John:It'smypleasure.Laura:IreallywantedtoseeStarWarsontheopeningnight,buttheticketsweresoldout.Howdidyoumanagetogetholdofthem?John:Afriendofmineworksatthe“Pepsi”headquarters,whichisamajorsponsorofthemovie.Sohewasabletogettheticketsforfree.Laura:Wow,peoplearepayingasmuchas$200eachontheblackmarket.I'mflatteredyouwentthroughallthistroublejustforme.John:You'rewelcome.NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGHi,areyoubusythisweekend?Yes.What'sonyourmind?I'vegottwoticketsforthecarexhibition.Wouldyouliketogowithme?Sure.Thanksforyourinvitation.It'snothing.I'vebeenwantingtoseeexhibition,butitwasnotatalleasytogetaticket.Howdidyoumanagetogettwotickets?A:Afriendofmineworksattheexhibitioncenter.Shewasabletogetthreefreetickets.Wow,peoplearepayingalmost100yuanforaticketontheblackmarket.Thankyouverymuchindeedforinvitingme.Noproblem.Model2Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?John:So...whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?Laura:Well...IthinkthisStarWarsepisodeisanexcellentpieceofwork,butnotasgoodasthepreviousones.John:Really?ButIthinkthisStarWarsepisodewasincredible!Laura:Whydoyouthinkso?John:Well,oneofthemostspectacularthingsaboutitwasthespecialeffects.State-of-the-artspecialeffectswerethemainreasonforthesuccessofthepreviousepisodes.Laura:You'reright.Thespecialeffectswereamazing!AndIlikethefactthattheycreatedsomanyfantasticsettingsandother-worldlycostumes,weaponsandcreatures.NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGA:WhatdidyouthinkaboutTheLionKing?Well...Ithinkthiscartoonwasprettygood,butnotasgoodasBeautyandtheBeast.It'sakillerflick.Really?ButIthinkTheLionKingwasunbelievablygood.IthoughtitwasjustOK.Whydoyouthinkso?A:Well,it'ssointerestingthatthelivesofthelionsweresimilartothelivesofhumanbeings.You'reright.ThemurderinTheLionKingwasalmostthesameasthemurderintheShakespeareanplayHamlet.Model3Theplotisfirst-class.John:It'skindofcoolthattheystillusedthesameStarWarsthemesongforthismovie.Laura:Yeah!ItjustremindsmeofthepreviousStarWarsscenes.John:Iknowexactlywhatyoumean!Hearingthatsongmakesmethinkofthepast.Laura:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon'tthinkthecharacterdevelopmentwasthatstrong.John:Doyouthinkthathasanythingtodowiththecastingofthemovie?Laura:No,thecastingwasgreat;theactorsareexcellent,butIthinktheactingwasalittleweak.Theyjustdidn'thavealotoffunnyormeaningfullines.John:Well,maybe,butIlikedthelittlekidthatplayed''Skywalker''.Ican'timagineanyoneelseplayingthatpart.Laura:Yeah,Ilikedhimtoo.He'ssoooocute!NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGWhatdoyouthinkaboutthemovie?Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon'tthinkthecharacterdevelopmentwassostrong.A:Yes,thecharacterizationwasratherweak.Doyouthinkitisbecauseofthecastingofthemovie?B:No,thecastwasstrong.Buttheactingwasratherpoor.Andthelinesarenotinterestingatall.Well,maybe.ButIlikedtheheroineofthemovie.Sheisexcellent.Yeah,Ilikedhertoo.She'sadorable!V.Let'sTalkAlfredHitchcockAlfredHitchcockwasaBritishdirector.Hismoviesfrequentlyshowinnocentpeoplecaughtupinsituationsbeyondtheircontrolorevenunderstanding.Hitchcockpreferredtheuseofsuspenseinhismovies.Insurprise,thedirectorprovidestheviewerwithfrighteningthings.Insuspense,thedirectortellsorshowsthingstotheaudiencewhichthecharactersinthemoviedonotknow,andthenskillfullybuildsuptensionaroundwhatwillhappenwhenthecharactersfinallylearnthetruth.Hitchcockhadagreatsenseofhumor.OnceataFrenchairport,asuspiciouscustomsofficiallookedatHitchcock'spassport,whichwasmarkedsimplyPRODUCER.Thecuriousofficialasked,“Andwhatdoyouproduce?^^^4Gooseflesh.^^repliedHitchcock.AlfredHitchcockalwaysmanagedtomakeabriefappearanceinhismovies:Hewassometimesgettingonabus,orcrossingastreet,prwalkinginfrontofastore,oracrossthecourtyardinanapartment.However,forthemovieLifeboatin1944,hewasfacedwithadifficultproblem.Theentiremoviewassetinalifeboatoutatsea,andtherewereonlyafewcharactersintheboat.Originally,hewantedtofloatbyasadeadbody,buthewasafraidhe'dsink!Hiscleversolutionwastoplaceaphotographofhimselfinanewspaperthatoneofthecharactersreadduringthecourseofthemovie.1.A2.C 3.DVI.FurtheringListeningandSpeakingListeningTask1:OnlyOneLinePeterhasalwayswantedtobeanactor,butneversucceededbecausehehadahardtimememorizinglines.Afriendofhistoldhimaboutasmallpartinaplay.HepromisedPeterthathecoulddoitbecausehe'sonlyhavetorememberoneline.Peterdecidedtotakethepart.Hisonlylinewas,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!"Peterpracticedandpracticed,"Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!^^OntheopeningnightoftheplayPeterwasverynervous.Backstage,hepracticedhisline,overandoveragain,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”Finallycamehisturn,Peterwentontostage.HeheardaloudBOOMandcriedoutinspiteofhimself,"WHATTHEHELLWASTHAT?"memorizinglinesrememberonelineIhearthegunsroaraloudboomhislineTask2:AnInterviewwithJ.K.RowlingQ:HowdidyougettheideaforHarryPotter?A:IwastravelingonatrainbetweenManchesterandLondonandtheideaforHarryjustfellintomyhead.Atthatpointitwasessentiallytheideaforabodywhodidn'tknowhewasawizard.Q:DidyoualwaysplantowriteHarry'sstoryinmorethanonebook?Ifso,howmany?A:Ialwaysconceiveditasaseven-bookseriesbecauseIdecidedthatitwouldtakesevenyears,fromageeleventoseventeen,inclusive,totrainasawizard,andeachofthebookswoulddealwithoneyearofHarry5slifeattheschool.Q:Anycluesaboutthenextbook?A:Idon'twanttoi\giveanythingaway,butItellyouthatthebooksaregettingdarker.Harry'sgoingtohavequiteabittodealwithashegetsolder.Sorryiftheygettooscary!Q:OfthemanythingsyoumusthaveheardpeoplesayaboutHarryPotter,whataresomeofyourfavorites?A:Myveryfavoritewasfromatwelve-year-oldScottishgirlwhocametohearmereadattheEdinburghbookfestival.Attheendofthefestival,thequeueforsigningwasverylong.Whenthegirlfinallyreachedme,shesaid,“Ididn'tWANTtheretobesomanypeoplehere,becausethisisMYbooks!"ThatisexactlyhowIfeelaboutmyfavoritebooks.Nobodyelsehasarighttoknowthem;letalonelikethem!l.T2.F 3.F 4.T 5.FTask3:TheSecretoftheNextHarryPotterBookTheHarryPotterbooksrapidlybecameoneofthemostin-demandbookseriesamongyoungreadersandhaveearnedlargesumsofmoney.MoviesbasedonthebookswonseveralOscarnominations.Readersarenowkeentoknowtheplotofthenextbook.HarryPottermoviefanswillgetalong-awaitedtreat.ThemovieHarryPotterandtheChamberofSecretisfinallyabouttocomeout.Thistimearound,HarrydiscoversafrighteningsecretatHogwartsSchool.EagerreadersofthefirstfourHarryPotterbooksarealsotryingtodiscoverasecret,thesecretplotofthefifthbookintheseries.BecauseofthelongwaitsinceBookFour,theyareguessingmanythings.SomethinkthatProfessorLupinwilldieorthatHarryandhisfriendRonmayberelated!J.K.RowlingherselfhasonlysaidthatBookFivewillbeshorterandscarierthanBookFour.Tomakesureherreadershearonlyrumors,shelocksallherideasforthebooksinahiddenplace.Sincethenextbookdoesnotcomeoutuntil2003,formowHarry'ssecretissafewithher!D2.C 3.A 4.BSpeakingViewsonMoviesInterviewer:Hello,RobertandRichard,I'dliketoaskyousomethingaboutmovies.Doyouprefergoingtothetheaterorwatchingmoviesonvideoathome?Robert:Iprefer,personally,goingtothetheater,becauseIbelievetherearecertainmoviesthatcomeoverbetterwhenyouseetheminalargetheater.Thesoundeffectismuchbetter.Robert:Interviewer:Whataboutyou,Richard?Richard:Justtheopposite.It'smorecomfortabletositathome.Interviewer:There'remanydifferentmoviegenres,forexample,sciencefiction,action,comedy,romance.What'syourpersonalfavorite?Robert: Myfavoritewouldbeactionmovies.Richard:Andminewouldbenicemoviesthattouchmedeeply.Interviewer:Howdoyouliketheoldblackandwhitemoviesoftheforties,andfiftiescomparedwiththemodemblockbusters?Robert: Fortheirtime,themoviesofthefortiesandfiftieswereexcellent.Buttrytocomparethemwithtoday'stechnology,andyou'llfindthereisn'tanythingtocompare.It'ssosuperiortoday.Richard:Iagree.Unit3ILListeningSkillsM:Willyouloveandkeephiminsicknessandinhealth,aslongasyoubothshalllive?W:Iwill.Q:Whoisthewoman?W:Mike,wakeuplItistimetogotoschool.Hurryuporyou5regoingtobelate!M:Don'tworry.Icansleepalldaylong.DidyouforgettodayisMartinLutherKing'sbirthday?Q:Whoisthewomanmostlikelytobe?M:CouldIseeyourdriver'slicenseandregistration,please?W:What'sthematter,officer?Q:Whoistheman?M:Idliketoaskyouabouttheresearchpaperyouassignedthatwehavetodobytheendofthesemester.W:ok.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?Q:Whoisthewomanmostlikelytobe?W:I'vecleanedthewindows,moppedthefloors,andfoldedthelaundry.IsthereanythingelsethatyouwouldlikemetodobeforeIcallitaday?M:Didyoudothelivingroomyet?Q:Whoisthewomanmostlikelytobe?l.B2,C 3.D 4.A 5,AIII.ListeningInTask1:Don'tbeachicken!Gilbert:Hey,Henry,isSarahcomingwithus?Henry:Yes.Why?Gilbert:Nothing.I'mjustasking.Henry:Justasking?Butwhyisyourfa