新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册答案

新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册

听力练习录音文本和答案

UNIT1

II.ListeningSkills

1.M:Whydon'twegototheconcerttoday?

W:rilgogetthekeys.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

2.W:Ican'tfindmypurseanywhere.Theoperaticketsareinit.

M:Haveyoucheckedinthecar?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

3.M:AreyougoingtobuythatpiratedCD?

W:DoIlooklikeathief?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.M:Doyouthinkthesingerispretty?

W:Let'sjustsaythatIwouldn't/tvoteforherinthelocalbeauty

contest.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthesinger?

5.M:HaveyouseenTom?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.

W:Thelightinhisdormwasonjustafewminutesago.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

l.B2.B3.D4.C5.A

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Encore!

Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecried,“Encore!

Encore!,?Thesingerwasdelightedandsangthesongagain.Shecouldn't

believeitwhentheaudienceshoutedforhertosingitagain.Thecycle

ofshoutsandsongswasrepeatedtenmoretimes.Thesingerwasoverjoyed

withtheresponsefromtheaudience.Shetalkedthemandaskedthemwhy

theyweresomuchaudienceinhearingthesamesongagainandagain.One

ofthepeopleintheaudiencereplied,“Wewantedyoutoimproveit;now

itismuchbetter.”

l.F2.T3.F4.T5.F

Task2:TheCarpenters

W:Theyplay"YesterdayOnceMore“allthetimeonthecampusradio.Do

youlikeit?

M:Ido.Inevergettiredofit.IliketheCarpenters.Theirvoicesare

sobeautifulandclear.Iguessthafswhythey'resopopular.

W:Ilikethewaytheirvoicesblend.Therewerejusttwoofthem,brother

andsister,right?

M:Yes,RichardandKarenIthinktheywere.ShediedIthink.

W:Yes,anorexia.Itishardtobelievethatsomeonesobeautifulwould

starveherselftodeath.

M:Ifsaproblemeverywhereintheworld,includingChina,I'mafraid.

Womenworrytoomuchabouttheirappearances,andaresocrazyabout

losingweight.

W:Well,lefsgoforlunchbeforewegototheconcert.

1.beautifulandclear2.blendwell3.sister4.worrytoomuch

5.moreimportant

Task3:Mozart

Mozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinuesto

growmorethantwocenturiesafterhisdeath.HewasborninSalzburg,Austria,

in1756.Beforetheageoffour,hehadshowngreatmusicaltalent.Hisfatherthen

decidedtolethimstarttakingharpsichordlessons.Theboy'sreputationasa

musicaltalentgrewfast.Atfive,hewascomposingmusic.Formthattime

on,Mozartwasperformingnconcertsandwritingmusic.Byhisearlyteens,

hehadmasteredthepiano,violinandharpsichord,andwaswriting

symphoniesandoperas.HisfirstmajoroperawasperformedinMilanin

1770,whenhewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,Mozartbecametheconductor

foranorchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewas

ingreatdemandasbothaperformerandacompositionteacher.Hisfirst

operawasasuccess.Butlifewasnoteasybecausehewasapoorbusinessman,

andhisfinanceswerealwaysinabadstate.Hismusicfromthenextdecade

wasnotverypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobs

foraliving.In1788hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonlyto

compose.Hediedin1791attheageofthirty-five.Althoughhelivedonly

ashortlife,hecomposedover600works.

1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMozart?D

2.HowlonghasMozart9sfamelasted?A

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozart?B

4.WhatcouldMozartdoattheageofsix?C

5.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasoneofMozart5s

accomplishmentswhilehewasinhisearlyteens?

C

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Doyoulikejazz?

Laura:Hey!

Bob:Hello!

Laura:Doyoulikejazz,Bob?

Bob:No,notmuch.Doyoulikeit?

Laura:Well,yes,Ido.I'mcrazyaboutWyntonMarsalis.

Bob:Oh,he'sapianoplayer,isn'the?

Laura:No,he'satrumpetplayer.So,wha[kindofmusicdoyoulike?

Bob:Ilikelisteningtorock.

Laura:Whatgroupdoyoulikebest?

Bob:Er,TheCranberries.They'rethegreatest.Whataboutyou?Don't

youlikethem?

Laura:Ugh!Theymakemystomachlurn!

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Doyoulikeclassicalmusic?

B:No,Idon'tlikeitatall.

A:Whattypeofmusicdoyoulike?

B:I'marealfanofpopsongs.

A:Who'syourfavoritesingerorgroup?

B:JayChou.Whatdoyouthinkabouthim?

A:Icanhardlybearpopsongs.Theyareallnoisetome.

Model2Doyoulikepunkrock?

Max:Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

Frannie:Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.

Max:Anyinparticular?

Frannie:Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.

Max:Punkrock?Youdon'tseemlikethepunkrocktype.

Frannie:Youshouldhaveseenmeinhighschool.Ihadmyhairdyedblue.

Max:Wow,thatmusthavebeenasight!

Frannie:Itsurewas.Whataboutyou?What'syourfavoritemusic?

Max:IguessIlikejazzbest.Hey,I'mgoingshoppingforCDstomorrow.

Wouldyouliketocomealong?

Frannie:Sure,thatsoundsgreat.

SAMPLEDIALOG-

A:Whatsportsappealtoyou?

B:Ilikealmosteverykindofsport.

A:Isthereanythingyoulikeespecially?

B:Well,IlikeX-sportsinparticular.

A:x-Sports?Youdon'tlookliketheextremesportstype.

B:Ihaveeventriedbungeejumpingandsurfing.

A:Wow,youcertainlysurprisedme!

B:Thenhowaboutyou?Whatkindofsportdoyouprefer?

A:Ilikefaichimost.Infact,I'mgoingtobuysomebooksaboutfai

chi.Whydon'tyoucomewithme?

B:Soundsgood.Lefsgo.

Model3Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.

Philip:Turndownthatnoise!Whatonearthisitanyway!

Laura:Butdad...ThisisMetallicalThey'resocool.Theyareoneofthe

mostfamousheavymetalbands.

Philip:Idon'tcare.Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.Ican'tstandit!

Laura:Ilovethiskindofmusic,butifyoureallyhateitthatmuch,

Filoutonsomethingelse.Whatdoyouwanttohear?

Philip:Howaboutsomepopulareasy-listeningmusic.Maybesomethinglike

CelineDion?

Laura:Notheragain!Hermusicisn'tveryhipanymore.Ithinksheis

abore.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Thatmusicisterrible!Turnoff!

B:But,Mom,thisisBackstreetBoy'shitsong“Getdown"!It'sreally

appealing.

A:Nonsense.It'sjustnoisetome.Ican'tputupwithitanymore.

B:It'smyfavoritemusic.Butifyouhateitsomuch,rilhatesomething

youlike.Whatwouldliketolistento?

A:Whataboutsomeoldsongsofthe1970slike“TheWhite-HairedGirl"?

B:Ha-ha-ha-ha.It'snotfashionableanylonger,rilbeboredtodeath.

V.LefsTalk

TheOriginoftheSong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”

Thestoryofthesong“HappyBirthdaytoYou“Beganasasweetone,but

laterbecamebitter.Twosisters,MildredHill,ateacheratakindergarten,

andDr.PattyHill,theprincipalofthesameschool,wroteasongtogether

forthechildren,entitled“GoodMorningtoAll”.WhenMildredcombined

hermusicaltalentswithhersister'sknowledgeintheareaofkindergarten

education,'GoodMorningtoAll“wassuretobeasuccess.Thesister

publishedthesonginacollectionentitled“SongStoriesofthe

Kindergarten^^in1893.Thirty-oneyearslater,afterDr.PattyHillbecame

theheadoftheDepartmentofKindergartenEducationatColumbia

University'sTeachersCollege,agentlemanbythenameRobertColeman

publishedthesong,withoutthesisters5permission.Headdedasecond

part,whichisthefamiliar“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Mr.Coleman'saddition

ofthesecondpartmadethesongpopularand,finally,thesisters"

originalfirstpartdisappeared."HappyBirthdaytoYou“hadaltogether

replacedthesisters9originalsong“GoodMorningtoAll”.In1916Patty

tooklegalactionagainstMr.Coleman.Incourt,shesucceededinproving

thatheyweretherealownersofthesong.

1.teacheratakindergarten

2.GoodMorningtoAll

3.HappyBirthdaytoYou

4.HappyBirthdaytoYouGoodMorningtoAll

PossibleRetellingfortheTeacher'sReference

Thestoryof“HappyBirthdaytoYou“wasanice,sweetoneatthevery

beginning,butlaterturnedintoabitterone.Thereweretwosisters:

onewasMildredHill,andtheotherPattyHill.Theformerhadgreat

musicaltalents,whilethelatterhadknowledgeofkindergarteneducation.

Bucombiningtheirabilities,thetwoproducedasongcalled“GoodMorning

toAir\Itwasasuccess,andlaterpublishedinacollectionofsongs

forkindergartens.

Thirty-oneyearslateramannamedColemanpublishedthesongwithoutthe

sisters'permission.Tomakethingsworse,headdedasecondpart,which

isthepresent“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Thisnewsongsoonbecamepopular

andeventuallyitreplacedthesisters5firstpartaltogether.Then,in1916,

PattytooklegalactionagainstColeman.Incourtshemanagedtoprovethat

sheandhersisterreallyownedthesong.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:Karaoke

Dalin:IfsMike'sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogo

tothekaraokebar.Wouldyouliketocomewithus?

Laura:Karaokebar?Youhaveaspecialplacejustforsinging?InAmerica,

barssometimeshaveakaraokenightwherethecustomerscansing

asong,butwehaven,tspecialkaraokebars!

Dalin:Really?InChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrospend

timetogether.Wecanselectthemusicthaturgroupenjoys.Wemostly

singpopsongs.

Laura:Doyousingindividuallyoringroups?Singingisnotaveryin

thing,soIdon'tsingverywell.

1.F2.F3.T4.T5.F

Task2:Whenwasmusicfirstsentdownatelephoneline?

SoyouthinkdownloadingmusicfromtheInternetthroughaphonelineis

areallycoolmodernthing?Notso.In1896,ThaddeusCahillFiledapatent

ontheinstrumentfortransmittingmusicelectronically,anduntil1914

hesentmusicsignalsdowntelephonelineswiththisinstrument.Andhe

wasn'teventhefirst.ElishaGraytransmittedmusicoveratelephoneline

in1876,whichwasthesameyearthetelephonewasinvented.Grayinvented

thefirstelectronicmusicinstrumentin1874,callingitthe“Musical

Telegraph”.AlexanderGrahamBellalsodesignedanexperimental"Electric

Harp“forspeechtobetransmittedoveratelephonelineusingtechnology

similartoGray's・Bellwasaspeechteacherforthedeaf.In1879he

createdaninstrumenttomeasurehearingloss.Thatiswhythedegrees

ofloudnesscametobemeasuredinbelsordecibels.

5-4-2-1-3

Task3:ThankYoufortheMusic

I'mnothingspecial,infactI'mabitofabore

IfItellajoke,you'reprobablyhearditbefore

ButIhaveatalent,awonderfulthing

'CauseeveryonelistenswhenIstarttosing

I'msogratefulandproud

AllIwantistosingitoutloud

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Thanksforallthejoythey'rebringing

Whocanlivewithoutit,Iaskinallhonestly

Whatwouldlifebe

Withoutasongoradancewhatarewe

SoIsaythankyouforthemusic

Forgivingittome

MothersaysIwasadancerbeforeIcouldwalk

ShesaysIbegantosinglongbeforeIcouldtalk

AndI'veoftenwondered,howdiditallstart

Whofoundoutthatnothingcancaptureaheart

Likeamelodycan

Well,whoeveritwas,I'mafan

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Speaking

MusicalMemories

Tony:Listen!Quick,turnuptheradio!Isn'tthat“CanYouFeeltheLove

Tonight?"

Nancy:Yeah,itis,butwhat5sthebigdeal?

Tony:WhenIwasalittleboy,mygrandmothertookmetoseethemovie

TheLionKing,ThafstheEltonJohnsongfromthemovie.

Nancy:Istillcan'tunderstandwhyit'ssoimportanttoyou.

Tony:BecauseitwasthefirstmovieIeversawwithmygrandmaand

becauseIreallylovedspendingtimewithher.Itismyfavorite

songofalltimes!

Nancy:ThefirsttimeTomandIwentonadate,wewenttoseeTitanic.

Ialwaysthinkofthesong“MyHeartWillGoOn“asoursong!Whenever

Ihearit,Ithinkofthatnight.

Tony:Oh,Icanunderstandwhyyoulovethatsong!Isn'titinteresting

allthememoriesweconnectwithsongs?

UNIT2

II.ListeningSkills

1.W:FromwhatIcanremember,thedirectoraskedustorehearsethis

ahundredtimes.

M:Onehundredtimes?Isthedirectoroutofhismind?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

2.M:Doyouthinkwehavemadeenoughfoodfortheparty?

W:Therefrigeratorisabouttoexplode.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

3.W:Shesaidshemightbecomeafamousmoviestar.

M:Yes,andpigsmightfly.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:Althoughthemanoftenplaysabadguyinmovies,inreallifehe

hasaheartofgold.

W:Sodoesahard-boiledegg.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

5.W:Whatabeautifulsunset!

M:Don'tblink.Youmightjustmissit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

1.A2.D3.B4.C5.B

III.ListeningIn

Task1:WaitingfortheNewHarryPotterMovie

Amy:I'msoexcitedaboutfinallyseeingthismovie!

Peter:Metoo.I'mcrazyaboutHarryPotter.HaveyouheardthatJ.K.

Rowlinghasaddedanotherbooktotheseries?

Amy:She'salreadywrittenBookSeven?I'mstillwaitingforBookFive...

Peter:Iknow.Whoisn't?Atleastwehavethemoviestowatchinthe

meantime.

Amy:Bytheway,haveyouseenthetraileryet?

Peter:Yeah.Itwasgreat!Ithinkthemovieitselfwillbereallyscary.

Amy:Itsurelywill!Allthatwritingonthewallinblood...Itscares

metodeathjusttothinkaboutit!

Boththegirlandtheboyareexcited/crazyaboutthemovieandtheheroHarryPotter.

TheboyheardthatthewriterJ.K.Rowlinghaswrittenthelatestbook,which

isBookSeven,thoughthegirlisstillwaitingforBookFive.Theboyhas

beenthetrailerandbelievesthefilmwillbescary.Thegirlsharesthat

viewbecauseofihewritingonthewallinblood.

Task2:AGreatActor

Therewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.After

severalyearsofsearching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswilling

togivehimatry.Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemostimportantpart,

andithasonlyoneline.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryinga

rose.Youholdtherosetoyournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smell

itdeeplyandthensaythelineonpraiseoftherose:'Ah,thesweetsmell

ofmylove.Theactorwasexcited.Alldaylongbeforetheplayhe

practicedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtain

wentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwith

greatemotionsaidtheline,“Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove."Theaudience

explodedinlaughter.Onlythedirectorwasfurious!”Ahhhhhh!Youdamned

fool!”hecried."You'veruinedmyplay!You'veruinedme!”Theactorwas

puzzled,“Whathappened?DidIforgetmyline?”"No!"shoutedthedirector.

“Youforgettherose!^^

l.D2.C3.D4.A5.B

Task3:MovieReviews

Ilovemovies!AndafterIseethem,Iliketocommentonthem.These

aremoviesIsawthisyearIwouldliketorecommend:AmongcomediesI

highlyrecommend“MonsoonWedding”.IfsanIndianmovie.Thestoryis

aboutanIndianwedding.Preparationsfortheweddingbringoutfunnyandsad

situationstouchingonloveandapastrape.Thismovieshowssomeofthewonderful

customsofIndia,andtheimportanceoffamilyandlove.It5sgreat!

Amongdramas,Ilike“Adaptation”.Itisanexcellentmovie!Butforme

thefirstpartofthemoviewastoofasttofollow.Ihopetoseeitagain

onDVDwithcaptions.

“ThePianist“issetintheSecondWorldWar.It'saboutayoung

Polish-Jewishpianist,wholivesinWarsawwithhisfamily.TheNazissent

hisfamilytodieintheconcentrationcamps.Hewassafe,butwouldhave

diedwithoutunusuallygoodluckandthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.This

isapowerfulmoviewiththought-provokingthemes.

"Rabbit-ProofFence^^issetinthe1930sinAustralia,andifsbasedon

realevents.Itisaboutthreenativegirlswhoareseparatedfromtheir

familiesbytheracistpolicewhosendthemtospecialcenters.Therethe

girlsaretaughtpracticalskills,andthegovernmenttriestointegrate

themintowhiteAustraliansociety.Theycanawayfromthecampandwalked

1,500milestofindtheirmothers.Thisisasad,touchingstorythatyou

shouldnotmiss.

1.Helikestoseemoviesandcommentonthem.

2.Four.

3.Three.

4.One.

MoviesContentsandCharacteristics

MonsoonWeddingItisaboutanIndianwedding.

Preparationsforitrevealloveand

apasIrape.ThemovieshowsIndian

customs,fami1ygndlove.

AdaptationItistoofaslforthespeaker,who

wantstoseeitagainonDVDwith

captions.

ThePianistItisaboutaJewishpianistin

Warsaw.TheNazissenthisfamilyto

theconcentrationcamps.Hewas

safe,andthisnarrowescapewasdue

togoodluckandthekindnessofa

fewnon-Jews.

Rabbit-ProofFenceItisaboutthreenativegirls.

Racistpoliceseparatethemfrom

theirfamiliesandsendthemto

specialcenters.Theretheyare

taughtpracticalskills.The

governmentintendstointegrate

themintowhiteAustraliansociety.

Theyranawayfromthecampand

walked1,500milestofindtheir

mothers.

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Willyoucomewithme?

John:Laura,Iamwonderingifyou'refreetomorrownight.

Laura:Well,IguessIam.Why?

John:I'vegottwoStarWarspremieretickets.Willyoucomewilhme?

Laura:Yeah,definitely!Thanksforinvitingme!

John:It'smypleasure.

Laura:IreallywantedtoseeStarWarsontheopeningnight,butthe

ticketsweresoldout.Howdidyoumanagetogetholdofthem?

John:Afriendofmineworksatthe“Pepsi“headquarters,whichisamajor

sponsorofthemovie.Sohewasabletogettheticketsforfree.

Laura:Wow,peoplearepayingasmuchas$200eachontheblackmarket.

I'mflatteredyouwentthroughallthistroublejustforme,

John:You'rewelcome.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hi,areyoubusythisweekend?

B:Yes.What'sonyourmind?

A:I'vegottwoticketsforthecarexhibition.Wouldyouliketogowith

me?

B:Sure.Thanksforyourinvitation.

A:It'snothing.

B:I'vebeenwantingtoseeexhibition,butitwasnotatalleasytoget

aticket.Howdidyoumanagetogettwotickets?

A:Afriendofmineworksattheexhibitioncenter.Shewasabletoget

threefreetickets.

B:Wow,peoplearepayingalmost100yuanforaticketontheblackmarket.

Thankyouverymuchindeedforinvitingme.

A:Noproblem.

Model2Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

John:So...whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

Laura:Well...IthinkthisStarWarsepisodeisanexcellentpieceofwork,

butnotasgoodasthe

previousones.

John:Really?ButIthinkthisStarWarsepisodewasincredible!

Laura:Whydoyouthinkso?

John:Well,oneofthemostspectacularthingsaboutitwasthespecial

effects.Sldle-of-ihe-ari

specialeffectswerethemainreasonforthesuccessoftheprevious

episodes.

Laura:You'reright.Thespecialeffectswereamazing!AndIlikethefact

thattheycreatedso

manyfantasticsettingsandother-worldlycostumes,weaponsand

creatures.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:WhatdidyouthinkaboutTheLionKin京

B:Well...Ithinkthiscartoonwasprettygood,butnotasgoodasBeauty

andtheBeast.Ifsakillerflick.

A:Really?ButIthinkTheLionKingwasunbelievablygood.

B:IthoughtitwasjustOK.Whydoyouthinkso?

A:Well,it'ssointerestingthatthelivesofthelionsweresimilarto

thelivesofhumanbeings.

B:You'reright.ThemurderinTheLionKingwasalmostthesameasthe

murderintheShakespeareanplayHamlet.

Model3Theplotisfirst-class.

John:It'skindofcoolthattheystillusedthesameStarWarsthemesong

forthismovie.

Laura:Yeah!ItjustremindsmeofthepreviousStarWarsscenes.

John:Iknowexactlywhatyoumean!Hearingthatsongmakesmethinkof

thepast.

Laura:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon'tthinkthecharacter

developmentwasthatstrong.

John:Doyouthinkthathasanythingtodowiththecastingofthemovie?

Laura:No,thecastingwasgreat;theactorsareexcellent,butIthink

theactingwasalittleweak.Theyjustdidn'thavealotoffunny

ormeaningfullines.

John:Well,maybe,butIlikedthelittlekidthatplayed“Skywalker”.

Ican'timagineanyoneelseplayingthatpari.

Laura:Yeah,Ilikedhimtoo.He'ssoooocute!

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthemovie?

B:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon'tthinkthecharacter

developmentwassostrong.

A:Yes,thecharacterizationwasratherweak.Doyouthinkitisbecause

ofthecastingofthemovie?

B:No,thecastwasstrong.Buttheactingwasratherpoor.Andthelines

arenotinterestingatall.

A:Well,maybe.ButIlikedtheheroineofthemovie.Sheisexcellent.

B:Yeah,Ilikedhertoo.She'sadorable!

V.Let'sTalk

AlfredHitchcock

AlfredHitchcockwasaBritishdirector.Hismoviesfrequentlyshow

innocentpeoplecaughtupinsituationsbeyondtheircontroloreven

understanding.

Hitchcockpreferredtheuseofsuspenseinhismovies.Insurprise,the

directorprovidestheviewerwithfrighteningthings.Insuspense,the

directortellsorshowsthingstotheaudiencewhichthecharactersinthe

moviedonotknow,andthenskillfullybuildsuptensionaroundwhatwill

happenwhenthecharactersfinallylearnthetruth.Hitchcockhadagreat

senseofhumor.OnceataFrenchairport,asuspiciouscustomsofficial

lookedatHitchcock'spassport,whichwasmarkedsimplyPRODUCER.The

curiousofficialasked,“Andwhatdoyouproduce?^^“Gooseflesh."replied

Hitchcock.

AlfredHitchcockalwaysmanagedtomakeabriefappearanceinhismovies:

Hewassometimesgettingonabus,orcrossingastreet,prwalkingin

frontofastore,oracrossthecourtyardinanapartment.However,for

themovieLifeboatin1944,hewasfacedwithadifficultproblem.The

entiremoviewassetinalifeboatoutatsea,andtherewereonlyafew

charactersintheboat.Originally,hewantedtofloatbyasadeadbody,

buthewasafraidhe'dsink!Hiscleversolutionwastoplaceaphotograph

ofhimselfinanewspaperthatoneofthecharactersreadduringthecourse

ofthemovie.

1.A2.C3.D

VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking

Listening

Task1:OnlyOneLine

Peterhasalwayswantedtobeanactor,butneversucceededbecausehe

hadahardtimememorizinglines.Afriendofhistoldhimaboutasmall

partinaplay.HepromisedPeterthathecoulddoitbecausehe'sonly

havetorememberoneline.Peterdecidedtotakethepart.Hisonlyline

was,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!,9Peterpracticedandpracticed,"Listen,

Ihearthegunsroar!”OntheopeningnightoftheplayPeterwasvery

nervous.Backstage,hepracticedhisline,overandoveragain,“Listen,

Ihearthegunsroar!Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!^^Finallycamehisturn,Peter

wentontostage.HeheardaloudBOOMandcriedoutinspiteofhimself,

“WHATTHEHELLWASTHAT?”

1.memorizinglines

2.rememberoneline

3.Ihearthegunsroar

4.aloudboom

5.hisline

Task2:AnInterviewwithJ.K.Rowling

Q:HowdidyougettheideaforHarryPotter?

A:IwastravelingonatrainbetweenManchesterandLondonandtheidea

forHarryjustfellintomyhead.Atthatpointitwasessentiallytheideafor

abodywhodidn9tknowhewasawizard.

Q:DidyoualwaysplantowriteHarry'sstoryinmorethanonebook?If

so,howmany?

A:Ialwaysconceiveditasaseven-bookseriesbecauseIdecidedthat

itwouldtakesevenyears,fromageeleventoseventeen,inclusive,

totrainasawizard,andeachofthebookswoulddealwithoneyear

ofHarry'slifeattheschool.

Q:Anycluesaboutthenextbook?

A:Idon'twanttoi\giveanythingaway,butItellyouthatthebooks

aregettingdarker.Harry'sgoingtohavequiteabittodealwithas

hegetsolder.Sorryiftheygettooscary!

Q:OfthemanythingsyoumusthaveheardpeoplesayaboutHarryPotter,

whataresomeofyourfavorites?

A:Myveryfavoritewasfromatwelve-year-oldScottishgirlwhocameto

hearmereadattheEdinburghbookfestival.Attheendofthefestival,

thequeueforsigningwasverylong.Whenthegirlfinallyreachedme,

shesaid,“Ididn,tWANTtheretobesomanypeoplehere,becausethis

isMYbooks!,9ThatisexactlyhowIfeelaboutmyfavoritebooks.Nobody

elsehasarighttoknowthem;letalonelikethem!

LT2.F3.F4.T5.F

Task3:TheSecretoftheNextHarryPotterBook

TheHarryPotterbooksrapidlybecameoneofthemostin-demandbookseries

amongyoungreadersandhaveearnedlargesumsofmoney.Moviesbasedon

thebookswonseveralOscarnominations.Readersarenowkeentoknowthe

plotofthenextbook.

HarryPottermoviefanswill