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. Listening Skills
1. M: Why don’t we go to the concert today?
W: I’ll 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: Let’s just say that I wouldn’t/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 can’t find him anywhere.
W: The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago.
Q: What does the woman mean?
1.B
2.B
3.D
4.C
5.A
III. Listening In
Task 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 when the audience
shouted for her to sing it again. The cycle of shouts and songs was repeated ten
more times. The singer was overjoyed with the response from the audience. She talked
them and asked them why they were so much audience in hearing 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.”
1.F
2.T
5.F
3.F
4.T
Task 2: The Carpenters
W: They play “Yesterday Once More” all the time on the campus radio. Do you like
it?
M: I do. I never get tired of it. I like the Carpenters. Their voices are so beautiful
and clear. I guess that’s why they’re so popular.
W: I like the way their voices blend. There were just two of them, brother and sister,
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 starve herself
to death.
M: It’s a problem everywhere in the world, including China, I’m afraid. Women worry
too much about their appearances, and are so crazy about losing weight.
W: Well, let’s go for lunch before we go to the concert.
5. more
4. worry too much
3. sister
2. blend well
1. beautiful and clear
important
Task 3: Mozart
Mozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to grow more
than two centuries after his death. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before the
age of four, he had shown great musical talent. His father then decided to let him start taking
harpsichord lessons. The boy’s reputation as a musical talent grew fast. At five, he was
composing music. Form that time on, Mozart was performing n concerts and writing music.
By his early teens, he had mastered the piano, violin and harpsichord, and was writing
symphonies and operas. His first major opera was performed in Milan in 1770, when
he was only fourteen. At fifteen, Mozart became the conductor for an orchestra in
Salzburg. In 1781, he left for Vienna, where he was in great demand as both a performer
and a composition teacher. His first opera 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 was not 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 in 1791 at the age of thirty-five. Although he lived only a short
life, he composed over 600 works.
1. Which of the following is true of Mozart?
2. How long has Mozart’s fame lasted?
3. Which of the following is true of the four-year-old Mozart?
4. What could Mozart do at the age of six?
5. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of Mozart’s accomplishments while
he was in his early teens?
A
D
C
B
C
I like listening to rock.
No, not much. Do you like it?
IV. Speaking Out
Model 1 Do you like jazz?
Laura: Hey!
Bob:
Hello!
Laura: Do you like jazz, Bob?
Bob:
Laura: Well, yes, I do. I’m crazy about Wynton Marsalis.
Bob: Oh, he’s a piano player, isn’t he?
Laura: No, he’s a trumpet player. So, what kind of music do you like?
Bob:
Laura: What group do you like best?
Bob:
Laura: Ugh! They make my stomach turn!
SAMPLE DIALOG
A: Do you like classical music?
B: No, I don’t like it at all.
A: What type of music do you like?
B: I’m a real fan of pop songs.
A: Who’s 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.
Er, The Cranberries. They’re the greatest. What about you? Don’t you like them?
Model 2 Do you like punk rock?
Max:
What kind of music do you like?
Punk rock? You don’t seem like the punk rock type.
Frannie: Well, I like different kinds.
Max:
Frannie: Er, I especially like punk rock.
Max:
Frannie: You should have seen me in high school. I had my hair dyed blue.
Max:
Frannie: It sure was. What about you? What’s your favorite music?
Max:
Wow, that must have been a sight!
Any in particular?
I guess I like jazz best. Hey, I’m going shopping for CDs tomorrow. Would
you like to come along?
Frannie: Sure, that sounds great.
SAMPLE DIALOG
A: 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 don’t look like the extreme sports type.
B: I have even tried bungee jumping and surfing.
A: Wow, you certainly surprised me!
B: Then how about you? What kind of sport do you prefer?
A: I like t’ai chi most. In fact, I’m going to buy some books about t’ai chi. Why
don’t you come with me?
B: Sounds good. Let’s 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 Metallica1 They’re so cool. They are one of the most famous
heavy metal bands.
Philip: I don’t care. It just sounds like noise to me. I can’t stand it!
Laura: I love this kind of music, but if you really hate it that much, I’ll out on
something else. What do you want to hear?
Philip: How about some popular easy-listening music. Maybe something like Celine
Dion?
Laura: Not her again! Her music isn’t very hip any more. I think she is a bore.
SAMPLE DIALOG
A: That music is terrible! Turn off!
B: But, Mom, this is Backstreet Boy’s hit song “Get down”! It’s really appealing.
A: Nonsense. It’s just noise tome. I can’t put up with it anymore.
B: It’s my favorite music. But if you hate it so much, I’ll hate something you like.
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. It’s not fashionable any longer. I’ll be bored to death.
V. Let’s Talk
The Origin of the Song “Happy Birthday to You”
The story of the song “Happy Birthday to You” Began as a sweet one, but later became
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 the children, entitled
“Good Morning to All”. When Mildred combined her musical talents with her sister’s
knowledge in the area of kindergarten education, ‘Good Morning to All” was sure to
be a success. The sister published the song in a collection entitled “Song Stories
of the Kindergarten” in 1893. Thirty-one years later, after Dr. Patty Hill became
the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia University’s
Teachers College, a gentleman by the name Robert Coleman published the song, without
the sisters’ permission. He added a second part, which is the familiar “Happy Birthday
to You”. Mr. Coleman’s addition of the second part made the song popular and, finally,
the sisters” original first part disappeared. “Happy Birthday to You” had altogether
replaced the sisters’ original song “Good Morning to All”. In 1916 Patty took legal
action against Mr. Coleman. In court, she succeeded in proving that hey were the
real owners of the song.
Good Morning to All
1. teacher at a kindergarten
2. Good Morning to All
3. Happy Birthday to You
4. Happy Birthday to You
Possible Retelling for the Teacher’s Reference
The 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 latter
had knowledge of kindergarten education. Bu combining their abilities, the two
produced a song called “Good Morning to All”. It was a success, and later published
in a collection of songs for kindergartens.
Thirty-one years later a man named Coleman published the song without the sisters’
permission. 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 it replaced the
sisters’ first part altogether. Then, in 1916, Patty took legal action against Coleman.
In court she managed to prove that she and her sister really owned the song.
VI. Further Listening and Speaking
Task 1: Karaoke
Dalin: It’s Mike’s birthday on Friday, so a bunch of us are going to go to the karaoke
bar. Would you like to come with us?
Laura: Karaoke bar? You have a special place just for singing? In America, bars
sometimes have a karaoke night where the customers can sing a song, but we
haven’t special karaoke bars!
Dalin: Really? In China, karaoke is a very popular way for friends ro spend time
together. We can select the music that ur group enjoys. We mostly sing pop songs.
Laura: Do you sing individually or in groups? Singing is not a very in thing, so
I don’t sing very well.
2. F
3.T 4.T
5.F
1. F
Task 2: When was music first sent down a telephone line?
So you think downloading music from the Internet through a phone line is a really
cool modern thing? Not so. In 1896, Thaddeus Cahill Filed a patent on the instrument
for transmitting music electronically, and until 1914 he sent music signals down
telephone lines with this instrument. And he wasn’t even the first. Elisha Gray
transmitted music over a telephone line in 1876, which was the same year the telephone
was invented. Gray invented the first electronic music instrument in 1874, calling
it the “Musical Telegraph”. Alexander Graham Bell also designed an experimental
“Electric Harp” for speech to be transmitted over a telephone line using technology
similar to Gray’s. Bell was a speech teacher for the deaf. In 1879 he created an
instrument to measure hearing loss. That is why the degrees of loudness came to be
measured in bels or decibels.
5-4-2-1-3
Task 3: Thank You for the Music
I’m nothing special, in fact I’m a bit of a bore
If I tell a joke, you’re probably heard it before
But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
‘Cause everyone listens when I start to sing
I’m so grateful and proud
All I want is to sing it out loud
So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing
Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honestly
What would life be
Without a song or a dance what are we
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk
She says I began to sing long before I could talk
And I’ve often wondered, how did it all start
Who found out that nothing can capture a heart
Like a melody can
Well, whoever it was, I’m a fan
So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing
…
Speaking
Musical Memories
Tony: Listen! Quick, turn up the radio! Isn’t that “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?”
Nancy: Yeah, it is, but what’s the big deal?
Tony:
When I was a little boy, my grandmother took me to see the movie The Lion
King. That’s the Elton John song from the movie.
Nancy: I still can’t understand why it’s so important to you.
Tony:
Because it was the first movie I ever saw with my grandma and because I 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 always
think of the song “My Heart Will Go On” as our song! Whenever I hear it, I
think of that night.
Oh, I can understand why you love that song! Isn’t it interesting all the
memories we connect with songs?
Tony:
UNIT2
II. Listening Skills
1. W: From what I can remember, the director asked us to rehearse this a hundred
times.
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 a heart
of gold.
W: So does a hard-boiled egg.
Q: What does the woman mean?
5. W: What a beautiful sunset!
M: Don’t blink. You might just miss it.
Q: What does the man mean?
1. A
2.D
3.B
4.C
5.B
III. Listening In
Task 1: Waiting for the New Harry Potter Movie
Amy: I’m so excited about finally seeing this movie!
Peter: Me too. I’m crazy about Harry Potter. Have you heard that J.K. Rowling has
added another book to the series?
Amy: She’s already written Book Seven? I’m still waiting for Book Five…
Peter: I know. Who isn’t? 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 itself will be really scary.
Amy: It surely will! All that writing on the wall in blood… It scares me to death
just to think about it!
Both the girl and the boy are excited/crazy about the movie and the hero Harry Potter. The boy
heard that the writer J.K. Rowling has written the latest book, which is Book Seven,
though the girl is still waiting for Book Five. The boy has been the trailer and believes
the film will be scary. The girl shares that view because of the writing on the wall
in blood.
Task 2: A Great Actor
There was once a great actor who could no longer remember his lines. After several
years of searching, he finally found a theater that was willing to give him a try.
The director said, “This is the most important part, and it has only one line. At
the opening you walk onto stage carrying a rose. You hold the rose to your nose with
just one finger and thumb, smell it deeply and then say the line on 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 at the audience, and with great
emotion said the line, “Ah, the sweet smell of my love.” The audience exploded in
laughter. Only the director was furious! “Ahhhhhh! You damned fool!” he cried. “You’ve
ruined my play! You’ve ruined me!” The actor was puzzled, “What happened? Did I forget
my line?” “No!” shouted the director. “You forget the rose!”
1.D
2.C
3.D
4.A
5.B
Task 3: Movie Reviews
like to comment on them. These are movies
I love movies! And after I see them, I
I saw this year I would like to recommend: Among comedies I highly recommend “Monsoon
Wedding”. It’s 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 past rape. This movie
shows some of the wonderful customs of India, and the importance of family and love. It’s
great!
Among dramas, I like “Adaptation”. It is an excellent movie! But for me the first
part of the movie was too fast to follow. I hope to see it again on DVD with captions.
“The Pianist” is set in the Second World War. It’s about a young Polish-Jewish pianist,
who lives in Warsaw with his family. The Nazis sent his family to die in the
concentration camps. He was safe, but would have died without unusually good luck
and the kindness of a few non-Jews. This is a powerful movie with thought-provoking
themes.
“Rabbit-Proof Fence” is set in the 1930s in Australia, and it’s based on real events.
It is about three native girls who are separated from their families by the racist
police who send them to special centers. There the girls are taught practical skills,
and the government tries to integrate them into white Australian society. They can
away from the camp and walked 1,500 miles to find their 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.
Movies
Monsoon Wedding
Adaptation
The Pianist
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Contents and Characteristics
an
is
about
Indian
It
wedding.
Preparations for it reveal love and a past
rape. The movie shows Indian customs,
family and love.
It is too fast for the speaker, who wants
to see it again on DVD with captions.
sent
Nazis
It is about a Jewish pianist in Warsaw.
The
the
concentration camps. He was safe, and
this narrow escape was due to good luck
and the kindness of a few non-Jews.
family
his
to
It is about three native girls. Racist
police separate them from their families
and send them to special centers. There
they are taught practical skills. The
government intends to integrate them into
white Australian society. They ran away
from the camp and walked 1,500 miles to
find their mothers.
IV. Speaking Out
Model 1 Will you come with me?
John: Laura, I am wondering if you’re 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: It’s my pleasure.
Laura: I really wanted to see Star Wars on the opening night, but the tickets were
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 of the
movie. So he was able to get the tickets for free.
Laura: Wow, people are paying as much as $200 each on the black market. I’m flattered
you went through all this trouble just for me.
John: You’re welcome.
Now Your Turn
SAMPLE DIALOG
A: Hi, are you busy this weekend?
B: Yes. What’s on your mind?
A: I’ve got two tickets for the car exhibition. Would you like to go with me?
B: Sure. Thanks for your invitation.
A: It’s nothing.