新视野大学英语视听说教程2原文及答案Unit1

II.ListeningSkills

1.M:Whydon’twegototheconcerttoday?

W:I’llgogetthekeys.

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?

1.B

2.B3.D

4.C

5.A

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Encore!

Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecried,“Encore!Encore!”Thesingerwasdelightedandsangthesong

again.Shecouldn’tbelieveitwhentheaudienceshoutedforhertosingitagain.Thecycleofshoutsandsongswasrepeated

tenmoretimes.Thesingerwasoverjoyedwiththeresponsefromtheaudience.Shetalkedthemandaskedthemwhytheywere

somuchaudienceinhearingthesamesongagainandagain.Oneofthepeopleintheaudiencereplied,“Wewantedyouto

improveit;nowitismuchbetter.”

1.F

2.T

3.F

4.T

5.F

Task2:TheCarpenters

W:Theyplay“YesterdayOnceMore”allthetimeonthecampusradio.Doyoulikeit?

M:Ido.Inevergettiredofit.IliketheCarpenters.Theirvoicesaresobeautifulandclear.Iguessthat’swhythey’re

sopopular.

W:Ilikethewaytheirvoicesblend.Therewerejusttwoofthem,brotherandsister,right?

M:Yes,RichardandKarenIthinktheywere.ShediedIthink.

W:Yes,anorexia.Itishardtobelievethatsomeonesobeautifulwouldstarveherselftodeath.

M:It’saproblemeverywhereintheworld,includingChina,I’mafraid.Womenworrytoomuchabouttheirappearances,and

aresocrazyaboutlosingweight.

W:Well,let’sgoforlunchbeforewegototheconcert.

1.beautifulandclear2.blendwell3.sister4.worrytoomuch5.moreimportant

Task3:Mozart

Mozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinuestogrowmorethantwocenturiesafterhisdeath.Hewas

borninSalzburg,Austria,in1756.Beforetheageoffour,hehadshowngreatmusicaltalent.Hisfatherthendecidedto

lethimstarttakingharpsichordlessons.Theboy’sreputationasamusicaltalentgrewfast.Atfive,hewascomposing

music.Formthattimeon,Mozartwasperformingnconcertsandwritingmusic.Byhisearlyteens,hehadmasteredthepiano,

violinandharpsichord,andwaswritingsymphoniesandoperas.HisfirstmajoroperawasperformedinMilanin1770,when

hewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,MozartbecametheconductorforanorchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,

wherehewasingreatdemandasbothaperformerandacompositionteacher.Hisfirstoperawasasuccess.Butlifewasnot

easybecausehewasapoorbusinessman,andhisfinanceswerealwaysinabadstate.Hismusicfromthenextdecadewasnot

verypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsforaliving.In1788hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferring

onlytocompose.Hediedin1791attheageofthirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashortlife,hecomposedover600works.

1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMozart?

2.HowlonghasMozart’sfamelasted?

D

A

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozart?

4.WhatcouldMozartdoattheageofsix?C

B

5.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasoneofMozart’saccomplishmentswhilehewasinhisearlyteens?

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,whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

Bob:Ilikelisteningtorock.

Laura:Whatgroupdoyoulikebest?

Bob:Er,TheCranberries.They’

Laura:Ugh!Theymakemystomachturn!

SAMPLEDIALOG

rethegreatest.Whataboutyou?Don’tyoulikethem?

A:Doyoulikeclassicalmusic?

B:No,Idon’

A:Whattypeofmusicdoyoulike?

B:I’marealfanofpopsongs.

A:Who’syourfavoritesingerorgroup?

tlikeitatall.

B:JayChou.Whatdoyouthinkabouthim?

A:Icanhardlybearpopsongs.Theyareallnoisetome.

Model2Doyoulikepunkrock?

Max:

Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

Frannie:Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.

Anyinparticular?

Frannie:Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.

Punkrock?Youdon’tseemlikethepunkrocktype.

Frannie:Youshouldhaveseenmeinhighschool.Ihadmyhairdyedblue.

Wow,thatmusthavebeenasight!

Frannie:Itsurewas.Whataboutyou?What’

IguessIlikejazzbest.Hey,I’mgoingshoppingforCDstomorrow.Wouldyouliketocomealong?

Max:

Max:

Max:

syourfavoritemusic?

Max:

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:Iliket’aichimost.Infact,I’mgoingtobuysomebooksaboutt’aichi.Whydon’tyoucomewithme?

B:Soundsgood.Let’sgo.

Model3Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.

Philip:Turndownthatnoise!Whatonearthisitanyway!

Laura:Butdad…ThisisMetallica1They’resocool.Theyareoneofthemostfamousheavymetalbands.

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

Laura:Ilovethiskindofmusic,butifyoureallyhateitthatmuch,I’lloutonsomethingelse.Whatdoyouwanttohear?

Philip:Howaboutsomepopulareasy-listeningmusic.MaybesomethinglikeCelineDion?

Laura:Notheragain!Hermusicisn’tveryhipanymore.Ithinksheisabore.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Thatmusicisterrible!Turnoff!

B:But,Mom,thisisBackstreetBoy’!It’sreallyappealing.

A:Nonsense.It’sjustnoisetome.Ican’

B:It’smyfavoritemusic.Butifyouhateitsomuch,I’

A:Whataboutsomeoldsongsofthe1970slike“TheWhite-HairedGirl”

shitsong“Getdown”

tputupwithitanymore.

llhatesomethingyoulike.Whatwouldliketolistento?

?

B:Ha-ha-ha-ha.It’snotfashionableanylonger.I’llbeboredtodeath.

V.Let’sTalk

TheOriginoftheSong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”

Thestoryofthesong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”Beganasasweetone,butlaterbecamebitter.Twosisters,MildredHill,

ateacheratakindergarten,andDr.PattyHill,theprincipalofthesameschool,wroteasongtogetherforthechildren,

entitled“GoodMorningtoAll”

kindergarteneducation,‘GoodMorningtoAll”wassuretobeasuccess.Thesisterpublishedthesonginacollectionentitled

“SongStoriesoftheKindergarten”in1893.Thirty-oneyearslater,afterDr.PattyHillbecametheheadoftheDepartment

ofKindergartenEducationatColumbiaUniversity’sTeachersCollege,agentlemanbythenameRobertColemanpublishedthe

song,withoutthesisters’permission.Headdedasecondpart,whichisthefamiliar“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Mr.Coleman’

additionofthesecondpartmadethesongpopularand,finally,thesisters”originalfirstpartdisappeared.“HappyBirthday

toYou”hadaltogetherreplacedthesisters’originalsong“GoodMorningtoAll”.In1916Pattytooklegalactionagainst

.WhenMildredcombinedhermusicaltalentswithhersister’sknowledgeintheareaof

s

Mr.Coleman.Incourt,shesucceededinprovingthatheyweretherealownersofthesong.

1.teacheratakindergarten

2.GoodMorningtoAll

3.HappyBirthdaytoYou

4.HappyBirthdaytoYou

GoodMorningtoAll

PossibleRetellingfortheTeacher’sReference

Thestoryof“HappyBirthdaytoYou”wasanice,sweetoneattheverybeginning,butlaterturnedintoabitterone.There

weretwosisters:onewasMildredHill,andtheotherPattyHill.Theformerhadgreatmusicaltalents,whilethelatter

hadknowledgeofkindergarteneducation.Bucombiningtheirabilities,thetwoproducedasongcalled“GoodMorningtoAll”

Itwasasuccess,andlaterpublishedinacollectionofsongsforkindergartens.

Thirty-oneyearslateramannamedColemanpublishedthesongwithoutthesisters’

.

permission.Tomakethingsworse,he

addedasecondpart,whichisthepresent“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Thisnewsongsoonbecamepopularandeventuallyit

replacedthesisters’firstpartaltogether.Then,in1916,PattytooklegalactionagainstColeman.Incourtshemanaged

toprovethatsheandhersisterreallyownedthesong.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:Karaoke

Dalin:It’sMike’sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogotothekaraokebar.Wouldyouliketocomewith

us?

Laura:Karaokebar?Youhaveaspecialplacejustforsinging?InAmerica,barssometimeshaveakaraokenightwherethe

customerscansingasong,butwehaven’tspecialkaraokebars!

Dalin:Really?InChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrospendtimetogether.Wecanselectthemusicthatur

groupenjoys.Wemostlysingpopsongs.

Laura:Doyousingindividuallyoringroups?Singingisnotaveryinthing,soIdon’

5.F

tsingverywell.

1.F2.F3.T4.T

Task2:Whenwasmusicfirstsentdownatelephoneline?

SoyouthinkdownloadingmusicfromtheInternetthroughaphonelineisareallycoolmodernthing?Notso.In1896,Thaddeus

CahillFiledapatentontheinstrumentfortransmittingmusicelectronically,anduntil1914hesentmusicsignalsdown

telephonelineswiththisinstrument.Andhewasn’

in1876,whichwasthesameyearthetelephonewasinvented.Grayinventedthefirstelectronicmusicinstrumentin1874,

callingitthe“MusicalTelegraph”.AlexanderGrahamBellalsodesignedanexperimental“ElectricHarp”forspeechto

betransmittedoveratelephonelineusingtechnologysimilartoGray’s.Bellwasaspeechteacherforthedeaf.In1879

teventhefirst.ElishaGraytransmittedmusicoveratelephoneline

hecreatedaninstrumenttomeasurehearingloss.Thatiswhythedegreesofloudnesscametobemeasuredinbelsordecibels.

5-4-2-1-3

Task3:ThankYoufortheMusic

I’

mnothingspecial,infactI’mabitofabore

IfItellajoke,you’reprobablyhearditbefore

ButIhaveatalent,awonderfulthing

‘CauseeveryonelistenswhenIstarttosing

msogratefulandproud

I’

AllIwantistosingitoutloud

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI’msinging

Thanksforallthejoythey’rebringing

Whocanlivewithoutit,Iaskinallhonestly

Whatwould