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U NIT1IL Listening Skills1.M:Why dont we go to the concert today?W:Fil go get the keys.Q:What does the woman imply?2.W:I can,t find my purse anywhere.The opera tickets are in it.M:Have you checked in the car?Q:What does the man imply?3.M:Are you going to buy that pirated CD?W:Do I look like a thief?Q:What does the woman imply?4.M:Do you think the singer is pretty?W:Lets just say that I wouldnt/t vote for her in the local beauty contest.Q:What does the woman imply about the singer?5.M:Have you seen Tom?I cant find him anywhere.W:The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago.Q:What does the woman mean?l.B 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.AIII.Listening InTask 1:Encore!As soon as the singer completed the song,the audience cried,“Encore!Encore!”The singer was delighted and sang the song again.She couldn,t believe it whenthe audience shouted for her to sing it again.The cycle of shouts and songswas repeated ten more times.The singer was overjoyed with the response fromthe audience.She talked them and asked them why they were so much audience inhearing the same song again and again.One of the people in the audience replied,“We wanted you to improve it;now it is much better.l.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.FTask 2:The CarpentersW:They play“Yesterday Once More all the time on the campus radio.Do you likeit?M:I do.I never get tired of it.I like the Carpenters.Their voices are sobeautiful and clear.I guess thats why theyre so popular.W:I like the way their voices blend.There were just two of them,brother andsister,right?M:Yes,Richard and Karen I think they were.She died I think.W:Yes,anorexia.It is hard to believe that someone so beautiful would starveherself to death.M:Ifs a problem everywhere in the world,including China,Im afraid.W omenworry too much about their appearances,and are so crazy about losing weight.W:Well,le fs go for lunch before we go to the concert.1.beautiful and clear 2.blend well 3.sister 4.worry too much 5.moreimportantTask 3:MozartMozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to grow morethan two centuries after his death.He was born in Salzburg,Austria,in 1756.Beforethe age of four,he had shown great musical talent.His father then decided to let him starttaking harpsichord lessons.The boy*s reputation as a musical talent grew fast.Atfive,he was composing music.Form that time on,Mozart was performing n concertsand writing music.By his early teens,he had mastered the piano,violin andharpsichord,and was writing symphonies and operas.His first major opera wasperformed in Milan in 1770,when he was only fourteen.At fifteen,Mozart becamethe conductor for an orchestra in Salzburg.In 1781,he left for Vienna,wherehe was in great demand as both a performer and a composition teacher.His firstopera was a success.But life was not easy because he was a poor businessman,and his finances were always in a bad state.His music from the next decade wasnot very popular,and he eventually fell back on his teaching jobs for a living.In 1788 he stopped performing in public,preferring only to compose.He died in1791 at the age of thirty-five.Although he lived only a short life,he composedover 600 works.1.Which of the following is true of Mozart?D2.How long has Mozarfs fame lasted?A3.Which of the following is true of the four-year-old Mozart?B4.What could Mozart do at the age of six?C5.Which of the following is not mentioned as one of Mozarfs accomplishmentswhile he was in his early teens?CIV.Speaking OutModel 1 Do you like jazz?Laura:Hey!Bob:Hello!Laura:D。
you like jazz,Bob?Bob:No,not much.Do you like it?Laura:Well,yes,I do.Im crazy about Wynton Marsalis.Bob:Oh,hes a piano player,isnt he?Laura:No,hes a trumpet player.So,whal kind of music do you like?Bob:I like listening to rock.Laura:What group do you like best?Bob:Er,The Cranberries.Theyre the greatest.What about you?Dont you likethem?Laura:Ugh!They make m y stomach turn!SAMPLE DIALOGA:Do you like classical music?B:No,I dont like it at all.A:What type of music do you like?B:Im a real fan of pop songs.A:Whos your favorite singer or group?B:Jay Chou.What do you think about him?A:I can hardly bear pop songs.They are all noise to me.Model 2 Do you like punk rock?Max:What kind of music do you like?Frannie:Well,I like differenl kinds.Max:Any in particular?Frannie:Er,I especially like punk rock.Max:Punk rock?You dont seem like the punk rock type.Frannie:You should have seen me in high school.I had my hair dyed blue.Max:W ow,that must have been a sight!Frannie:It sure was.What aboul you?Whats your favorite music?Max:I guess I like jazz best.Hey,Im going shopping for CDs tomorrow.Wouldyou liko to come along?Frannie:Sure,that sounds great.SAMPLE DIALOGA:What sports appeal to you?B:I like almost every kind of sport.A:Is there anything you like especially?B:Well,I like X-sports in particular.A:x-Sports?You dont look like the extreme sports type.B:I have even tried bungee jumping and surfing.A:W ow,you certainly surprised me!B:Then how about you?What kind of sport do you prefer?A:I like fa i chi most.In fact,Im going to buy some books about fa i chi.W hy dont you come with me?B:Sounds good.Lefs go.Model 3 It just sounds like noise to me.Philip:Turn down that noise!What on earth is it anyway!Laura:But dad.This is Metallical Theyre so cool.They are one of the mostfamous heavy metal bands.Philip:I dont care.It just sounds like noise to me.I cant stand it!Laura:I love this kind of music,but if you really hate it that much,r i l outon something else.What do you want to hear?Philip:How about some popular easy-listening music.Maybe something like CelineDion?Laura:Not her again!Her music isnt very hip any more.I think she is a bore.SAMPLE DIALOGA:That music is terrible!Turn off!B:But,M om,this is Backstreet Boys hit song“Get down!Its really appealing.A:Nonsense.Its just noise tome.I can,t put up with it anymore.B:If s my favorite music.But if you hate it so much,Ill hate something youlike.What would like to listen to?A:What about some old songs of the 1970s like The White-Haired Girl”？B:Ha-ha-ha-ha.If s not fashionable any longer.Ill be bored to death.V.Lefs TalkThe Origin of the Song“Happy Birthday to You”The story of the song“Happy Birthday to You“Began as a sweet one,but laterbecame bitter.Two sisters,Mildred Hill,a teacher at a kindergarten,and Dr.Patty Hill,the principal of the same school,wrote a song together for thechildren,entitled“Good Morning to All”.When Mildred combined her musicaltalents with her sisters knowledge in the area of kindergarten education,GoodMorning to All“was sure to be a success.The sister published the song in acollection entitled“Song Stories of the Kindergarten”in 1893.Thirty-one yearslater,after Dr.Patty Hill became the head of the Department of KindergartenEducation at Columbia Universitys Teachers College,a gentleman by the nameRobert Coleman published the song,without the sisters9 permission.He addeda second part,which is the familiar“Happy Birthday to You”.Mr.Colemansaddition of the second part made the song popular and,finally,the sisters”original first part disappeared.Happy Birthday to You“had altogether replacedthe sisters9 original song“Good Morning to All”.In 1916 Patty took legal actionagainst Mr.Coleman.In court,she succeeded in proving that hey were the realowners of the song.1.teacher at a kindergarten2.Good Morning to All3.Happy Birthday to You4.Happy Birthday to You Good Morning to AllPossible Retelling for the Teachers R eferenceThe story of“Happy Birthday to You“was a nice,sweet on eat the very beginning,but later turned into a bitter one.There were two sisters:one was Mildred Hill,and the other Patty Hill.The former had great musical talents,while the latterhad knowledge of kindergarten education.Bu combining their abilities,the twoproduced a song called“Good Morning to All.It was a success,and later publishedin a collection of songs for kindergartens.Thirty-one years later a man named Coleman published the song without the sisters9permission.To make things worse,he added a second part,which is the present“Happy Birthday to You”.This new song soon became popular and eventually itreplaced the sisters5 first part altogether.Then,in 1916,Patty took legal actionagainst Coleman.In court she managed to prove that she and her sister really ownedthe song.VI.Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1:KaraokeDal in:Its Mikes birthday on Friday,so a bunch of us are going to go to thekaraoke bar.Would you like to come with us?Laura:Karaoke bar?You have a special place just for singing?In America,barssometimes have a karaoke night where the customers can sing a song,butwe havent special karaoke bars!Dal in:Really?In China,karaoke is a very popular way for friends ro spend timetogether.W e can select the music that ur group enjoys.W e mostly sing popsongs.Laura:D o you sing individually or in groups?Singing is not a very in thing,so I dont sing very well.1.F 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.FTask 2:When was music first sent down a telephone line?So you think downloading music from the Internet through a phone line is a reallycool modern thing?Not so.In 1896,Thaddeus Cahill Filed a patent on theinstrument for transmitting music electronically,and until 1914 he sent musicsignals down telephone lines with this instrument.And he wasnt even the first.Elisha Gray transmitted music over a telephone line in 1876,which was the sameyear the telephone was invented.Gray invented the first electronic musicinstrument in 1874,calling it the“Musical Telegraph”.Alexander Graham Bellalso designed an experimental“Electric Harp for speech to be transmitted overa telephone line using technology similar to Grays.Bell was a speech teacherfor the deaf.In 1879 he created an instrument to measure hearing loss.Thatis why the degrees of loudness came to be measured in bels or decibels.5-4-2-1-3Task 3:Thank You for the MusicIm nothing special,in fact Im a bit of a boreIf I tell a joke,youre probably heard it beforeBut I have a talent,a wonderful thingCause everyone listens when I start to singIm so grateful and proudAll I want is to sing it out loudSo I sayThank you for the music,the songs Im singingThanks for all the joy theyre bringingW ho can live without it,I ask in all honestlyWhat would life beWithout a song or a dance what are weSo I say thank you for the musicFor giving it to m eMother says I was a dancer before I could walkShe says I began to sing long before I could talkAnd Ive often wondered,how did it al 1 startW ho found out that nothing can capture a heartLike a melody canWell,whoever it was,Im a fanSo I sayThank you for the music,the songs Im singingSpeakingMusical MemoriesTony:Listen!Quick,turn up the radio!Isnt that“Can You Feel the LoveTonightrNancy:Yeah,it is,but what9s the big deal?Tony:When I was a little boy,my grandmother took me to see the movie The LionKing.Thafs the Elton John song from the movie.Nancy:I s till cant understand why if s so important to you.Tony:Because it was the first movie 1 ever saw with my grandma and becauseI really loved spending time with her.It is my favorite song of all times!Nancy:The first time Tom and I went on a date,we went to see Titanic.I alwaysthink of the song“M y Heart Will Go On“as our song!Whenever I hear it,I think of that night.Tony:Oh,I can understand why you love that song!Isnt it interesting allthe memories we connect with songs?UNIT2II.Listening Skills1.W:From what I can remember,the director asked us to rehearse this a hundredtimes.M:One hundred times?Is the director out of his mind?Q:What does the man imply?2.M:Do you think we have made enough food for the party?W:The refrigerator is about to explode.Q:What does the woman imply?3.W:She said she might become a famous movie star.M:Yes,and pigs might fly.Q:What does the man mean?4.M:Although the man often plays a bad guy in movies,in real life he has aheart of gold.W:So does a hard-boiled egg.Q:What does the woman mean?5.W:What a beautiful sunset!M:Dont blink.You might just miss it.Q:What does the man mean?1.A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.BIII.Listening InTask 1:Waiting for the New Harry Potter MovieAmy:Im so excited about finally seeing this movie!Peter:M e too.Im crazy about Harry Potter.Have you heard that J.K.Rowlinghas added another book to the series?Amy:Shes already written Book Seven?Im s till waiting for Book Five.Peter:I know.W ho isnt?At least we have the movies to watch in the meantime.Amy:By the way,have you seen the trailer yet?Peter:Yeah.It was great!I think the movie itse lf will be really scary.Amy:It surely w ill!All that writing on the wall in blood.It scares me to deathjust to think about i t!Both the girl and the boy are excited/crazy about the movie and the hero Harry Potter.Theboy heard that the writer J.K.Rowling has written the latest book,which is BookSeven,though the girl is s till waiting for Book Five.The boy has been the(nailerand believes the film will be scary.The girl shares that view because of thewriting on the wall in blood.Task 2:A Great ActorThere was once a great actor who could no longer remember his lines.After severalyears of searching,he finally found a theater that was willing to give him atry.The director said,“This is the most important part,and it has only oneline.At the opening you walk onto stage carrying a rose.You hold the rose toyour nose with just one finger and thumb,smell it deeply and then say the lineon praise of the rose:Ah,the sweet smell of my love.The actor was excited.All day long before the play he practiced his line over and over again.Finally,the time came.The curtain went up,the actor walked onto the stage,looked atthe audience,and with great emotion said the line,Ah,the sweet smell of m ylove.The audience exploded in laughter.Only the director was furious!”Ahhhhhh!You damned fool!n he cried.Youve ruined my play!Youve ruined me!”The actorwas puzzled,“What happened?Did I forget my line?”“No!shouted the director.“You forget the rose!l.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.BTask 3:Movie ReviewsI love movies!And after I see them,I like to comment on them.These are moviesI saw this year I would like to recommend:Among comedies I highly recommend“Monsoon Wedding”.Its an Indian movie.The story is about an Indian wedding.Preparations for the wedding bring out funny and sad situations touching on love and a pastrape.This movie shows some of the wonderful customs of India,and the importance offamily and love.Its great!Among dramas,I like“Adaptation”.It is an excellent movie!But for me the firstpart of the movie was too fast to follow.I hope to see it again on DVD withcaptions.“The Pianist”is set in the Second World War.Its about a young Polish-Jewishpianist,who lives in Warsaw with his family.The Nazis sent his family to diein the concentration camps.He was safe,but would have died without unusuallygood luck and the kindness of a few non-Jews.This is a powerful movie withthought-provoking themes.“Rabbit-Proof Fence“is set in the 1930s in Australia,and its based on realevents.It is about three native girls who are separated from their familiesby the racist police who send them to special centers.There the girls are taughtpractical skills,and the government tries to integrate them into whiteAustralian society.They can away from the camp and walked 1,500 miles to findtheir mothers.This is a sad,touching story that you should not miss.1.He likes to see movies and comment on them.2.Four.3.Three.4.One.MoviesContents and CharacteristicsMonsoon WeddingIt is about an Indian wedding.Preparations for it reveal love and apast rape.The movie shows Indiancustoms,family and love.AdaptationIt is too fast for the speaker,whowants to see it again on DVD withcaptions.The PianistIt is about a Jewish pianist in Warsaw.The Nazis sent his family to theccocentratioo camps.He was safe,andthis narrow escape was due to good luckand Ihn kindness of a few non-Jews.Rabbit-Proof FenceIt is about three native girls.Racistpolice separate them from theirfamilies and send them to specialcenters.There they are taughtpractical skills.The governmentintends to integrate them into whiteAustralian society.They ran away fromthe camp and walked 1,50()mil os to findtheir mothers.IV.Speaking OutModel 1 Will you come with me?John:Laura,I am wondering if youre free tomorrow night.Laura:Well,I guess I am.Why?John:I,ve got two Star Wars premiere tickets.Will you come with me?Laura:Yeah,definitely!Thanks for inviting me!John:Its m y pleasure.Laura:I really wanted to see Star Wars on the opening night,but the ticketswere sold out.How did you manage to get hold of them?John:A friend of mine works at the“Pepsi”headquarters,which is a major sponsor ofthe movie.So he was able to get the tickets for free.Laura:W ow,people are paying as much as$200 each on the black market.Imflattered you went through all this trouble just for me.John:Youre welcome.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA:Hi,are you busy this weekend?B:Yes.Whats on your mind?A:Ive got two tickets for the car exhibition.Would you like to go with me?B:Sure.Thanks for your invitation.A:I f s nothing.B:Ive been wanting to see exhibition,but it was not at all easy to get a ticket.How did you manage to get two tickets?A:A friend of mine works at the exhibition center.She was able to get threefree tickets.B:W ow,people are paying almost 100 yuan for a ticket on the black market.Thankyou very much indeed for inviting me.A:No problem.Model 2 What did you think about the movie?John:So.what did you think aboul.the movie?Laura:Well.I think this Star Wars episode is an excellent piece of work,butnot as good as theprevious ones.John:Really?But I think this Star Wars episode was incredible!Laura:Why do you think so?John:Well,one of the most spectacular things about it was the special effects.Stale-of-the-arlspecial effects were the main reason for the success of the previousepisodes.Laura:Youre right.The special effects were amazing!And I like the fact thatthey created somany fantastic settings and other-worldly costumes,weapons andcreatures.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA:What did you think about The Lion Kin或B:Well.I think this cartoon was pretty good,but not as good as Beauty andthe Beast,Ifs a killer flick.A:Really?But I think The Lion King was unbelievably good.B:I thought it was just OK.Why do you think so?A:Well,its so interesting that the lives of the lions were similar to thelives of human beings.B:Youre right.The murder in The Lion King was almost the same as the murderin the Shakespearean play Hamlet.Model 3 The plot is first-class.John:Its kind of cool that they still used the same Star Wars theme song forthis movie.Laura:Yeah!It just reminds me of the previous Star Wars scenes.John:I know exactly what you mean!Hearing that song makes me think of the past.Laura:I think the plot was first-class.But I dont think the characterdevelopment was that strong.John:Do you think that has anything to do with the casting of the movie?Laura:No,the casting was great;the actors are excellent,but I think the actingwas a little weak.They just didnt have a lot of funny or meaningful1 ines.John:Well,maybe,but I liked the little kid that played“Skywalker”.I cantimagine anyone else playing Ihal pari.Laura:Yeah,I liked him too.Hes soooo cute!Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA:What do you think about the movie?B:I think the plot was first-class.But I don,t think the character developmentwas so strong.A:Yes,the characterization was rather weak.Do you think it is because of thecasting of the movie?B:No,the cast was strong.But the acting was rather poor.And the lines arenot interesting at all.A:Well,maybe.But I liked the heroine of the movie.She is excellent.B:Yeah,I liked her too.Shes adorable!V.Lefs TalkAlfred HitchcockAlfred Hitchcock was a British director.His movies frequently show innocentpeople caught up in situations beyond their control or even understanding.Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense in his movies.In surprise,the directorprovides the viewer with frightening things.In suspense,the director tellsor shows things to the audience which the characters in the movie do not know,and t。