新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册1-5单元答案及录音原文

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

ILListeningSkills

1.M:Whydon'twegototheconcerttoday?

W:Filgogetthekeys.

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/tvoteforherinthelocalbeautycontest.

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,tbelieveitwhen

theaudienceshoutedforhertosingitagain.Thecycleofshoutsandsongs

wasrepeatedtenmoretimes.Thesingerwasoverjoyedwiththeresponsefrom

theaudience.Shetalkedthemandaskedthemwhytheyweresomuchaudiencein

hearingthesamesongagainandagain.Oneofthepeopleintheaudiencereplied,

“Wewantedyoutoimproveit;nowitismuchbetter.

l.F2.T3.F4.T5.F

Task2:TheCarpenters

W:Theyplay“YesterdayOnceMore^^allthetimeonthecampusradio.Doyoulike

it?

M:Ido.Inevergettiredofit.IliketheCarpenters.Theirvoicesareso

beautifulandclear.Iguessthat'swhythey'resopopular.

W:Ilikethewaytheirvoicesblend.Therewerejusttwoofthem,brotherand

sister,right?

M:Yes,RichardandKarenIthinktheywere.ShediedIthink.

W:Yes,anorexia.Itishardtobelievethatsomeonesobeautifulwouldstarve

herselftodeath.

M:Ifsaproblemeverywhereintheworld,includingChina,I'mafraid.Women

worrytoomuchabouttheirappearances,andaresocrazyaboutlosingweight.

W:Well,lefsgoforlunchbeforewegototheconcert.

1.beautifulandclear2.blendwell3.sister4.worrytoomuch5.more

important

Task3:Mozart

Mozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinuestogrowmore

thantwocenturiesafterhisdeath.HewasborninSalzburg,Austria,in1756.Before

theageoffour,hehadshowngreatmusicaltalent.Hisfatherthendecidedtolethimstart

takingharpsichordlessons.Theboy*sreputationasamusicaltalentgrewfast.At

five,hewascomposingmusic.Formthattimeon,Mozartwasperformingnconcerts

andwritingmusic.Byhisearlyteens,hehadmasteredthepiano,violinand

harpsichord,andwaswritingsymphoniesandoperas.Hisfirstmajoroperawas

performedinMilanin1770,whenhewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,Mozartbecame

theconductorforanorchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,where

hewasingreatdemandasbothaperformerandacompositionteacher.Hisfirst

operawasasuccess.Butlifewasnoteasybecausehewasapoorbusinessman,

andhisfinanceswerealwaysinabadstate.Hismusicfromthenextdecadewas

notverypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsforaliving.

In1788hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonlytocompose.Hediedin

1791attheageofthirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashortlife,hecomposed

over600works.

1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMozart?D

2.HowlonghasMozarfsfamelasted?A

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozart?B

4.WhatcouldMozartdoattheageofsix?C

5.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasoneofMozarfsaccomplishments

whilehewasinhisearlyteens?C

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Doyoulikejazz?

Laura:Hey!

Bob:Hello!

Laura:D。youlikejazz,Bob?

Bob:No,notmuch.Doyoulikeit?

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

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

Laura:No,he'satrumpetplayer.So,whalkindofmusicdoyoulike?

Bob:Ilikelisteningtorock.

Laura:Whatgroupdoyoulikebest?

Bob:Er,TheCranberries.They'rethegreatest.Whataboutyou?Don'tyoulike

them?

Laura:Ugh!Theymakemystomachturn!

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,Ilikedifferenlkinds.

Max:Anyinparticular?

Frannie:Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.

Max:Punkrock?Youdon'tseemlikethepunkrocktype.

Frannie:Youshouldhaveseenmeinhighschool.Ihadmyhairdyedblue.

Max:Wow,thatmusthavebeenasight!

Frannie:Itsurewas.Whataboulyou?What'syourfavoritemusic?

Max:IguessIlikejazzbest.Hey,I'mgoingshoppingforCDstomorrow.Would

youlikotocomealong?

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'mgoingtobuysomebooksaboutfaichi.

Whydon'tyoucomewithme?

B:Soundsgood.Lefsgo.

Model3Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.

Philip:Turndownthatnoise!Whatonearthisitanyway!

Laura:Butdad...ThisisMetallicalThey'resocool.Theyareoneofthemost

famousheavymetalbands.

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

Laura:Ilovethiskindofmusic,butifyoureallyhateitthatmuch,rilout

onsomethingelse.Whatdoyouwanttohear?

Philip:Howaboutsomepopulareasy-listeningmusic.MaybesomethinglikeCeline

Dion?

Laura:Notheragain!Hermusicisn'tveryhipanymore.Ithinksheisabore.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Thatmusicisterrible!Turnoff!

B:But,Mom,thisisBackstreetBoy'shitsong“Getdown^^!It'sreallyappealing.

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

B:Ifsmyfavoritemusic.Butifyouhateitsomuch,I'llhatesomethingyou

like.Whatwouldliketolistento?

A:Whataboutsomeoldsongsofthe1970slike"TheWhite-HairedGirl”？

B:Ha-ha-ha-ha.Ifsnotfashionableanylonger.I'llbeboredtodeath.

V.LefsTalk

TheOriginoftheSong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”

Thestoryofthesong“HappyBirthdaytoYou“Beganasasweetone,butlater

becamebitter.Twosisters,MildredHill,ateacheratakindergarten,andDr.

PattyHill,theprincipalofthesameschool,wroteasongtogetherforthe

children,entitled“GoodMorningtoAll”.WhenMildredcombinedhermusical

talentswithhersister'sknowledgeintheareaofkindergarteneducation,'Good

MorningtoAll“wassuretobeasuccess.Thesisterpublishedthesongina

collectionentitled“SongStoriesoftheKindergarten”in1893.Thirty-oneyears

later,afterDr.PattyHillbecametheheadoftheDepartmentofKindergarten

EducationatColumbiaUniversity'sTeachersCollege,agentlemanbythename

RobertColemanpublishedthesong,withoutthesisters9permission.Headded

asecondpart,whichisthefamiliar“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Mr.Coleman's

additionofthesecondpartmadethesongpopularand,finally,thesisters”

originalfirstpartdisappeared."HappyBirthdaytoYou“hadaltogetherreplaced

thesisters9originalsong“GoodMorningtoAll”.In1916Pattytooklegalaction

againstMr.Coleman.Incourt,shesucceededinprovingthatheywerethereal

ownersofthesong.

1.teacheratakindergarten

2.GoodMorningtoAll

3.HappyBirthdaytoYou

4.HappyBirthdaytoYouGoodMorningtoAll

PossibleRetellingfortheTeacher'sReference

Thestoryof“HappyBirthdaytoYou“wasanice,sweetoneattheverybeginning,

butlaterturnedintoabitterone.Thereweretwosisters:onewasMildredHill,

andtheotherPattyHill.Theformerhadgreatmusicaltalents,whilethelatter

hadknowledgeofkindergarteneducation.Bucombiningtheirabilities,thetwo

producedasongcalled“GoodMorningtoAll".Itwasasuccess,andlaterpublished

inacollectionofsongsforkindergartens.

Thirty-oneyearslateramannamedColemanpublishedthesongwithoutthesisters9

permission.Tomakethingsworse,headdedasecondpart,whichisthepresent

“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Thisnewsongsoonbecamepopularandeventuallyit

replacedthesisters5firstpartaltogether.Then,in1916,Pattytooklegalaction

againstColeman.Incourtshemanagedtoprovethatsheandhersisterreallyowned

thesong.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:Karaoke

Dalin:It'sMike'sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogotothe

karaokebar.Wouldyouliketocomewithus?

Laura:Karaokebar?Youhaveaspecialplacejustforsinging?InAmerica,bars

sometimeshaveakaraokenightwherethecustomerscansingasong,but

wehaven'tspecialkaraokebars!

Dalin:Really?InChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrospendtime

together.Wecanselectthemusicthaturgroupenjoys.Wemostlysingpop

songs.

Laura:Doyousingindividuallyoringroups?Singingisnotaveryinthing,

soIdon'tsingverywell.

1.F2.F3.T4.T5.F

Task2:Whenwasmusicfirstsentdownatelephoneline?

SoyouthinkdownloadingmusicfromtheInternetthroughaphonelineisareally

coolmodernthing?Notso.In1896,ThaddeusCahillFiledapatentonthe

instrumentfortransmittingmusicelectronically,anduntil1914hesentmusic

signalsdowntelephonelineswiththisinstrument.Andhewasn'teventhefirst.

ElishaGraytransmittedmusicoveratelephonelinein1876,whichwasthesame

yearthetelephonewasinvented.Grayinventedthefirstelectronicmusic

instrumentin1874,callingitthe“MusicalTelegraph”.AlexanderGrahamBell

alsodesignedanexperimental“ElectricHarp^^forspeechtobetransmittedover

atelephonelineusingtechnologysimilartoGray's.Bellwasaspeechteacher

forthedeaf.In1879hecreatedaninstrumenttomeasurehearingloss.That

iswhythedegreesofloudnesscametobemeasuredinbelsordecibels.

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,howdidital1start

Whofoundoutthatnothingcancaptureaheart

Likeamelodycan

Well,whoeveritwas,I'mafan

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Speaking

MusicalMemories

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

Tonightr

Nancy:Yeah,itis,butwhat9sthebigdeal?

Tony:WhenIwasalittleboy,mygrandmothertookmetoseethemovieTheLion

King.ThafstheEltonJohnsongfromthemovie.

Nancy:Istillcan'tunderstandwhyifssoimportanttoyou.

Tony:Becauseitwasthefirstmovie1eversawwithmygrandmaandbecause

Ireallylovedspendingtimewithher.Itismyfavoritesongofalltimes!

Nancy:ThefirsttimeTomandIwentonadate,wewenttoseeTitanic.Ialways

thinkofthesong“MyHeartWillGoOn“asoursong!WheneverIhearit,

Ithinkofthatnight.

Tony:Oh,Icanunderstandwhyyoulovethatsong!Isn'titinterestingall

thememoriesweconnectwithsongs?

UNIT2

II.ListeningSkills

1.W:FromwhatIcanremember,thedirectoraskedustorehearsethisahundred

times.

M:Onehundredtimes?Isthedirectoroutofhismind?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

2.M:Doyouthinkwehavemadeenoughfoodfortheparty?

W:Therefrigeratorisabouttoexplode.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

3.W:Shesaidshemightbecomeafamousmoviestar.

M:Yes,andpigsmightfly.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:Althoughthemanoftenplaysabadguyinmovies,inreallifehehasa

heartofgold.

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.Rowling

hasaddedanotherbooktotheseries?

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

Peter:Iknow.Whoisn't?Atleastwehavethemoviestowatchinthemeantime.

Amy:Bytheway,haveyouseenthetraileryet?

Peter:Yeah.Itwasgreat!Ithinkthemovieitselfwillbereallyscary.

Amy:Itsurelywill!Allthatwritingonthewallinblood...Itscaresmetodeath

justtothinkaboutit!

Boththegirlandtheboyareexcited/crazyaboutthemovieandtheheroHarryPotter.The

boyheardthatthewriterJ.K.Rowlinghaswrittenthelatestbook,whichisBook

Seven,thoughthegirlisstillwaitingforBookFive.Theboyhasbeenthe(nailer

andbelievesthefilmwillbescary.Thegirlsharesthatviewbecauseofthe

writingonthewallinblood.

Task2:AGreatActor

Therewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.Afterseveral

yearsofsearching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehima

try.Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemostimportantpart,andithasonlyone

line.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryingarose.Youholdtheroseto

yournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensaytheline

onpraiseoftherose:'Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.Theactorwasexcited.

Alldaylongbeforetheplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,

thetimecame.Thecurtainwentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedat

theaudience,andwithgreatemotionsaidtheline,"Ah,thesweetsmellofmy

love."Theaudienceexplodedinlaughter.Onlythedirectorwasfurious!”Ahhhhhh!

Youdamnedfool!nhecried."You'veruinedmyplay!You'veruinedme!”Theactor

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

“Youforgettherose!^^

l.D2.C3.D4.A5.B

Task3:MovieReviews

Ilovemovies!AndafterIseethem,Iliketocommentonthem.Thesearemovies

IsawthisyearIwouldliketorecommend:AmongcomediesIhighlyrecommend

“MonsoonWedding”.It'sanIndianmovie.ThestoryisaboutanIndianwedding.

Preparationsfortheweddingbringoutfunnyandsadsituationstouchingonloveandapast

rape.ThismovieshowssomeofthewonderfulcustomsofIndia,andtheimportanceof

familyandlove.It'sgreat!

Amongdramas,Ilike“Adaptation”.Itisanexcellentmovie!Butformethefirst

partofthemoviewastoofasttofollow.IhopetoseeitagainonDVDwith

captions.

“ThePianist”issetintheSecondWorldWar.It'saboutayoungPolish-Jewish

pianist,wholivesinWarsawwithhisfamily.TheNazissenthisfamilytodie

intheconcentrationcamps.Hewassafe,butwouldhavediedwithoutunusually

goodluckandthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.Thisisapowerfulmoviewith

thought-provokingthemes.

“Rabbit-ProofFence“issetinthe1930sinAustralia,andit'sbasedonreal

events.Itisaboutthreenativegirlswhoareseparatedfromtheirfamilies

bytheracistpolicewhosendthemtospecialcenters.Therethegirlsaretaught

practicalskills,andthegovernmenttriestointegratethemintowhite

Australiansociety.Theycanawayfromthecampandwalked1,500milestofind

theirmothers.Thisisasad,touchingstorythatyoushouldnotmiss.

1.Helikestoseemoviesandcommentonthem.

2.Four.

3.Three.

4.One.

MoviesContentsandCharacteristics

MonsoonWeddingItisaboutanIndianwedding.

Preparationsforitrevealloveanda

pastrape.ThemovieshowsIndian

customs,familyandlove.

AdaptationItistoofastforthespeaker,who

wantstoseeitagainonDVDwith

captions.

ThePianistItisaboutaJewishpianistinWarsaw.

TheNazissenthisfamilytothe

ccocentratioocamps.Hewassafe,and

thisnarrowescapewasduetogoodluck

andIhnkindnessofafewnon-Jews.

Rabbit-ProofFenceItisaboutthreenativegirls.Racist

policeseparatethemfromtheir

familiesandsendthemtospecial

centers.Theretheyaretaught

practicalskills.Thegovernment

intendstointegratethemintowhite

Australiansociety.Theyranawayfrom

thecampandwalked1,50()milostofind

theirmothers.

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Willyoucomewithme?

John:Laura,Iamwonderingifyou'refreetomorrownight.

Laura:Well,IguessIam.Why?

John:I,vegottwoStarWarspremieretickets.Willyoucomewithme?

Laura:Yeah,definitely!Thanksforinvitingme!

John:It'smypleasure.

Laura:IreallywantedtoseeStarWarsontheopeningnight,butthetickets

weresoldout.Howdidyoumanagetogetholdofthem?

John:Afriendofmineworksatthe“Pepsi”headquarters,whichisamajorsponsorof

themovie.Sohewasabletogettheticketsforfree.

Laura:Wow,peoplearepayingasmuchas$200eachontheblackmarket.I'm

flatteredyouwentthroughallthistroublejustforme.

John:You'rewelcome.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hi,areyoubusythisweekend?

B:Yes.What'sonyourmind?

A:I'vegottwoticketsforthecarexhibition.Wouldyouliketogowithme?

B:Sure.Thanksforyourinvitation.

A:Ifsnothing.

B:I'vebeenwantingtoseeexhibition,butitwasnotatalleasytogetaticket.

Howdidyoumanagetogettwotickets?

A:Afriendofmineworksattheexhibitioncenter.Shewasabletogetthree

freetickets.

B:Wow,peoplearepayingalmost100yuanforaticketontheblackmarket.Thank

youverymuchindeedforinvitingme.

A:Noproblem.

Model2Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

John:So...whatdidyouthinkaboul.themovie?

Laura:Well...IthinkthisStarWarsepisodeisanexcellentpieceofwork,but

notasgoodasthe

previousones.

John:Really?ButIthinkthisStarWarsepisodewasincredible!

Laura:Whydoyouthinkso?

John:Well,oneofthemostspectacularthingsaboutitwasthespecialeffects.

Stale-of-the-arl

specialeffectswerethemainreasonforthesuccessoftheprevious

episodes.

Laura:You'reright.Thespecialeffectswereamazing!AndIlikethefactthat

theycreatedso

manyfantasticsettingsandother-worldlycostumes,weaponsand

creatures.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:WhatdidyouthinkaboutTheLionKin或

B:Well...Ithinkthiscartoonwasprettygood,butnotasgoodasBeautyand

theBeast,Ifsakillerflick.

A:Really?ButIthinkTheLionKingwasunbelievablygood.

B:IthoughtitwasjustOK.Whydoyouthinkso?

A:Well,it'ssointerestingthatthelivesofthelionsweresimilartothe

livesofhumanbeings.

B:You'reright.ThemurderinTheLionKingwasalmostthesameasthemurder

intheShakespeareanplayHamlet.

Model3Theplotisfirst-class.

John:It'skindofcoolthattheystillusedthesameStarWarsthemesongfor

thismovie.

Laura:Yeah!ItjustremindsmeofthepreviousStarWarsscenes.

John:Iknowexactlywhatyoumean!Hearingthatsongmakesmethinkofthepast.

Laura:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon'tthinkthecharacter

developmentwasthatstrong.

John:Doyouthinkthathasanythingtodowiththecastingofthemovie?

Laura:No,thecastingwasgreat;theactorsareexcellent,butIthinktheacting

wasalittleweak.Theyjustdidn'thavealotoffunnyormeaningful

1ines.

John:Well,maybe,butIlikedthelittlekidthatplayed“Skywalker”.Ican't

imagineanyoneelseplayingIhalpari.

Laura:Yeah,Ilikedhimtoo.He'ssoooocute!

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthemovie?

B:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon,tthinkthecharacterdevelopment

wassostrong.

A:Yes,thecharacterizationwasratherweak.Doyouthinkitisbecauseofthe

castingofthemovie?

B:No,thecastwasstrong.Buttheactingwasratherpoor.Andthelinesare

notinterestingatall.

A:Well,maybe.ButIlikedtheheroineofthemovie.Sheisexcellent.

B:Yeah,Ilikedhertoo.She'sadorable!

V.LefsTalk

AlfredHitchcock

AlfredHitchcockwasaBritishdirector.Hismoviesfrequentlyshowinnocent

peoplecaughtupinsituationsbeyondtheircontrolorevenunderstanding.

Hitchcockpreferredtheuseofsuspenseinhismovies.Insurprise,thedirector

providestheviewerwithfrighteningthings.Insuspense,thedirectortells

orshowsthingstotheaudiencewhichthecharactersinthemoviedonotknow,

andthenskillfullybuildsuptensionaroundwhatwillhappenwhenthecharacters

finallylearnthetruth.Hitchcockhadagreatsenseofhumor.OnceataFrench

airport,asuspiciouscustomsofficiallookedatHitchcock'spassport,whichwas

markedsimplyPRODUCER.Thecuriousofficialasked,“Andwhatdoyouproduce?”

“Gooseflesh."repliedHitchcock.

AlfredHitchcockalwaysmanagedtomakeabriefappearanceinhismovies:He

wassometimesgettingonabus,orcrossingastreet,prwalkinginfrontof

astore,oracrossthecourtyardinanapartment.However,forthemovieLifeboat

in1944,hewasfacedwithadifficultproblem.Theentiremoviewassetina

lifeboatoutatsea,andtherewereonlyafewcharactersintheboat.Originally,

hewantedtofloatbyasadeadbody,buthewasafraidhe'dsink!Hisclever

solutionwastoplaceaphotographofhimselfinanewspaperthatoneofthe

charactersreadduringthecourseofthemovie.

1.A2.C3.D

VI.FurtheringListeningand

Speaking

Listening

Task1:OnlyOneLine

Peterhasalwayswantedtobeanactor,butneversucceededbecausehehada

hardtimememorizinglines.Afriendofhistoldhimaboutasmallpartina

play.HepromisedPeterthathecoulddoitbecausehe'sonlyhavetoremember

oneline.Peterdecidedtotakethepart.Hisonlylinewas,“Listen,Ihear

thegunsroar!”Peterpracticedandpracticed,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”

OntheopeningnightoftheplayPeterwasverynervous.Backstage,hepracticed

hisline,overandoveragain,"Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!Listen,Iheartheguns

roar!”Finallycamehisturn,Peterwentontostage.HeheardaloudBOOMand

criedoutinspiteofhimself,“WHATTHEHELLWASTHAT?^^

1.memorizinglines

2.rememberoneline

3.Ihearthegunsroar

4.aloudboom

5.hisline

Task2:AnInterviewwithJ.K.Rowling

Q:HowdidyougettheideaforHarryPotter?

A:IwastravelingonatrainbetweenManchesterandLondonandtheideafor

Harryjustfellintomyhead.Atthatpointitwasessentiallytheideaforabodywho

didn'tknowhewasawizard.

Q:DidyoualwaysplantowriteHarry?sstoryinmorethanonebook?Ifso,how

many?

A:Ialwaysconceiveditasaseven-bookseriesbecauseIdecidedthatitwould

takesevenyears,fromageeleventoseventeen,inclusive,totrainasa

wizard,andeachofthebookswoulddealwithoneyearofHarry'slifeat

theschool.

Q:Anycluesaboutthenextbook?

A:Idon'twanttoi\giveanythingaway,butItellyouthatthebooksaregetting

darker.Harry9sgoingtohavequiteabittodealwithashegetsolder.Sorry

iftheygettooscary!

Q:OfthemanythingsyoumusthaveheardpeoplesayaboutHarryPotter,what

aresomeofyourfavorites?

A:Myveryfavoritewasfromatwelve-year-oldScottishgirlwhocametohear

mereadattheEdinburghbookfestival.Attheendofthefestival,thequeue

forsigningwasverylong.Whenthegirlfinallyreachedme,shesaid,“Ididn't

WANTtheretobesomanypeopleh