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1、现代大学英语听力2听力原文及答案Unit 现代大学英语听力2听力原文及答案Unit 1Unit 1 Task 1 A. 1) She wanted to see St. Pauls Cathedral. 2) She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike. 3) They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers. 4) Because she had often read abo
2、ut them and seen photographs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform. 5) No, he didnt. 6) He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world” to prove his opinion. B. If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a
3、great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be! Yesterday morning Gretel went to the City of London. She wanted to see St. Pauls Cathedral. She was surprised to see so many Englishmen who looked alike. They were all wearing dark suits and bowler
4、hats. They were all carrying umbrellas and newspapers. When she returned home she asked Mr clark about these strange creatures. They must be typical English gentlemen, she said. I have often read about them and seen photographs of them. They all look as if they are wearing a uniform. Does the typica
5、l English gentleman still exist? Mr. Clark laughed. Ive never thought about it, he answered. Its true that many of the men who work in the City of London still wear bowler hate and I suppose they are typical Englishmen. But look at this. Mr. Clark picked up a magazine and pointed at a photo of a you
6、ng man. Hes just as typical, perhaps. It seems as if there is no such thing as a typical Englishman. Do you know the English saying It takes all kinds to make a world? Thats true of all countries-including England. “Oh, just like the poem If All the Seas Were One Sea,” Gretel began to hum happily. I
7、f all the seas were one sea, what a great sea that would be! If all the trees were one tree, what a great tree that would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash that would be!” Task 2 A. 1) people were much busier 2) colder than England; minus thirty degrees; last longer 3
8、) much more mountainous; much higher and much more rocky; more beautiful 4) tend to be more crowded 5) the houses; smaller B. 1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) F John is British but has worked in Japan. Etsuko is Japanese from Osaka, but she is studying in Britain. In the following passage you are going to hea
9、r, they are comparing life as they see it in the two countries. But before listening to it, think of the two countries and try to answer the following pre-listening questions. John: I found that living in Japan, people were busier. They seem to work the whole day. Etsuko: Yes, thats right. We work f
10、rom Monday through Saturday, even in summer. You know, summer in Japan is just horrible. Its very, very humid and hot, and you need to shower three times a day. John: So you find it cooler in England? Etsuko: Yes, thats right. John: Where I was living in Japan, in the North, it was much colder than
11、England, especially in winter, minus thirty degrees centigrade. Does the winter in Osaka last longer than the winter in England? Etsuko: No, I dont think so. December, January, February, March. John: Yes. Its a little bit shorter if anything. Etsuko: Ever since I came here, I noticed that the countr
12、yside here in England is very beautiful. John: Its much flatter than in Japan. Etsuko: Yes. Japan is a mountainous country and our cities are full of people. There are lots of people in a limited flat area. John: Yes, I found Japan much more mountainous than Britain, especially in the north. The mou
13、ntains are much higher and much more rocky. I found it more beautiful than Britain, I think. Etsuko: Yes, if you like mountains. John: And therefore the towns and villages tend to be more crowded. Etsuko: Yes, thats right. John: Yes. So because the cities are more crowded, the houses tend to be smal
14、ler, dont they? Etsuko: Yes, they are very compact, and we dont have a lot of space. In big cities we have a lot of taller buildings now. John: Is this a problem because there are more earthquakes in Japan? Etsuko: Yes, thats right and Task 3 A. 1) In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy thems
15、elves; they dont invite other people to watch them. 2) Usually eight people dance together. 3) Because people form a square in dancing with a man and a woman on each side of the square. 4) He usually makes it into a song. 5) They wear old-fashioned clothes. B. 1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) T C. 1) eight pe
16、ople form a square; on each side of the square 2) what they should do; makes it into a song; sings it 3) dont have much time to think 4) old-fashioned clothes Rosa: Why dont you have folk dances in the United States? Most countries have special dances that the people have done for many years. The da
17、ncers wear clothes from the old days. Everyone likes to watch them dance. Steve: We have folk dances, too. A lot of people belong to folk dancing groups. But when they dance, they usually do it just to enjoy themselves. They dont invite other people to watch them. Rosa: Is there a folk dancing group
18、 here? Steve: I think so. There must be. Theres one in almost every city, and some big cities have several. Rosa: What are the dances like? Steve: Usually eight people dance together, four men and four women. When they start, they form a square, with a man and a woman on each side of the square. Tha
19、ts why its called square dancing. Then theres a man who tells the dancers what they should do. He usually makes it into a song. He sings it while they dance. Rosa: Oh, that should make the dances easy! Steve: Yes, but they are very fast. They dont have much time to think. I like to watch them, thoug
20、h. The dancers wear old-fashioned clothes. That makes the dances pretty to watch. Rosa: Id like to watch a group dance. Steve: Ill take you sometime. Task 4 1) It was a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring. 2) They burned the picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck
21、. 3) The custom said the brides must wear “something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue” to bring good luck. 4) Because they could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to use up these things before Lent began. 5) It was a straw man made by children
22、in Czech; it was a figure of death. 6) People brought their animals to church. And before the animals went into the church people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons. 1) On the evening of February 3rd, people in Japanese families took one dried bean for each year of their age and threw the beans
23、on the floor, shouting Good luck in! Evil spirits out! This was known as Setsubun, a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring. 2) Before the Chinese Lunar New Year in the old days, many Chinese families burned the picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck. When Lunar New
24、 Years Day came, they put ancw picture of the kitchen god on the wall. 3) When American women got married, they sometimes followed an old custom in choosing what to wear on their wedding day. The custom said the bride must wear something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. Th
25、is was to bring good luck. 4) Before Lent (a time on the Christian calendar), the people of Ponti, Italy ate an omelet made with 1,000 eggs. People could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to use up these things before Lent began. 5) When winter ended in Czech, the child
26、ren made a straw man called Smrt, which was a figure of death. They burned it or threw it in the river. After they destroyed it, they carried flowers home to show the arrival of spring. 6) January 17th was St. Anthonys Day in Mexico. It was a day when people brought their animals to church. But befo
27、re the animals went into the church, the people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons. This ceremony was to protect peoples animals. Task 5 A. 1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) F 6) T 7) T B. Advantages Lots of servants to do the work beautiful clothes to wear lots of tea parties life being slower plenty of t
28、ime to talk to each other Disadvantages Terrible life for servants very uncomfortable clothes boring and formal tea parties often no men being invited much more illness children left with servants all day very poor education no freedom for women Man: Well, I think life used to be much more fun than
29、it is now. I mean, look at the Victorians. They had lots of servants to do all the work; they never had to do any cooking or cleaning; they just wore those beautiful dresses and went to tea parties. Woman: You must be joking! Their clothes were terribly uncomfortable and their tea parties were very
30、formal and boring. They used to wear their hats and long gloves even when they were eating cakes and biscuits. And men were not usually invited. Man: Really? Werent they? Woman: And think of the poor servants. What a terrible life just cleaning and cooking for other people all the time! Man: But you
31、 hate housework! Woman: Yes, I know, but there are lots of machines now to help you with the housework. People dont need servants. Man: Maybe they dont, but life then was much slower than it is now-people nowadays are always rushing, and they never have time to stop and enjoy themselves. Woman: Life
32、 then was fine for the rich, but it was dreadful for the poor. There was much more illness. They didnt have the money to pay doctors, and they often used to die of illnesses that dont exist in England now. Man: Maybe. But people used to talk to each other, play the piano or play cards together. Nowa
33、days people just sit in front of the television for hours and never talk to each other. Woman: I agree with you about television; but what about their children? They left their Children with the servants all day. Children hardly ever saw their parents! And the clothes they had to wear! Horrible, tig
34、ht, uncomfortable, grown-up clothes. Children have a much better life now than they used to, and schools and education are much better too. Man: I hate school. Woman: And look at opportunities for women. In those days, women used to stay at home, play the piano, change their clothes several times a
35、day and have tea parties. What a life! They didnt have any freedom at all. Im very happy living now. I can work, have a career, do what I want to. Man: You mean you can work hard all your life like a Victorian servant. Woman: Life isnt all tea parties, you know. Task 6 A. 1) b 2) a 3) c 4) a B. 1) f
36、amily unit; process; change; used to be; the extended; the nuclear 2) job patterns; progressed; agricultural; industrial; forced; job opportunities; split up 3) traditional; family; expanded; other living arrangements C. 1) mother, father, children, and some other relatives, such as grandparents, li
37、ving in the same house or nearby 2) only the parents and the children 3) previously married men and women marry again and combine the children from former marriages into a new family The American family unit is in the process of change. There used to be mainly two types of families: the extended and
38、 the nuclear. The extended family most often included mother, father, children, and some other relatives, such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby. Then as job patterns changed and the economy progressed from agricultural to industrial, people were forced to move to different parts o
39、f the country for job opportunities. These moves split up the extended family. The nuclear family became more prevalent; this consisted of only the parents and the children. Now besides these two types of traditional groupings, the word family is being expanded to include a variety of other living a
40、rrangements. Todays family can be made up of diverse combinations. With the divorce rate nearly one in two, there is an increase in single parent homes: a father or mother living with one or more children. Blended families occur when previously married men and women marry again and combine the child
41、ren from former marriages into a new family. On the other hand, some couples are deciding not to have any children at all, so there is an increase in childless families. There are also more people who live alone: single, widowed, divorced. Now one in five Americans lives alone. Task 7 A. Study subje
42、cts like history or English Study engineering Go to university to get good jobs Look for a good job because they want a good husband Look for a good job because they want to be successful Work for a lifetime Work up to ten years Get married by twenty-seven Cook the meals Look after the children Go o
43、ut for a drink after work Come home by four oclock in the afternoon Men Women Both B. 1) c 2) c 3) a 4) b 5) c 6) c 7) c In Japan both men and women go to university and both men and women study the arts such as history or English. But very few women study science, medicine or engineering. In engine
44、ering classes of thirty or forty students, there may be only one or two women. Men and women both go to university in order to get good jobs: men want to work for a big company, be successful, earn a lot of money and support a family; women, on the other hand, want to work for a big company because
45、they have a better chance of meeting a successful man and getting married. This is changing, however, as Japanese women begin to think about their own careers. They have began to take jobs which they like rather than jobs in order to find a husband. Men work for their whole lives and usually stay wi
46、th the same company. A woman may work up to ten years, but after that she usually gets married. Most women are married by the age of twenty seven, then they stay at home and look after the children. A man does not cook or look after the children. When he comes home, his meal must be ready. The woman
47、 may go out in the afternoon, shopping with her friends or having a chat, but she must go back home by four oclock to prepare the meal. Then she may have to wait a long time for her husband to come home. Often he has to go out for a drink after work: if he doesnt he may not rise very high in the com
48、pany. After her children grow up, a woman can go back to work, but it is not easy. If her former company takes older women back, she might be lucky. But most women find it difficult to find a job when they are older. Task 8 A. 1) a 2) c 3) b 4) c 5) c 6) b 7) c 8) b B. 1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) T 6) F 7) F 8) F 9) T 10) F Matthew: Geth, how do people set about getting married in England? Geth: I suppose the m
