现代大学英语听力听力原文及答案Unit修订.docx

现 代 大 学 英 语 听 力 听 力 原 文 及 答 案 U n i t 修 订CKBOOD was revised in the early morning of December 17, 2020. 现 代 大 学 英 语 听 力 2 听 力 原 文 及 答 案 U n i t 1 U n i t 1 Task 1【答案】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 about 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” toprove his opinion.B.If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And ifall the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be!【原文】Yesterday morning Gretel went to the City of London. She wanted tosee St. Pauls Cathedral. She was surprised to see so many Englishmen who looked alike. They were all wearing dark suits and bowler 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 typical English gentleman still existMr. 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 young 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 worldThats true of all countries-including England.“Oh, just like the poem If All the Seas Were One Sea, ” Gretel began to hum happily. If 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【答案】A.1) people were much busier2) colder than England; minus thirty degrees; last longer3) much more mountainous; much higher and much more rocky; morebeautiful4) tend to be more crowded5) the houses; smallerB.1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) F【原文】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 hear, 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 from 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 EnglandEtsuko: Yes, thats right.John: Where I was living in Japan, in the North, it was much colder than England, especially in winter, minus thirty degrees centigrade. Does the winter in Osaka last longer than the winter in EnglandEtsuko: 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 countryside 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 mountains 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 smaller, 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 JapanEtsuko: Yes, thats right andTask 3【答案】A.1) In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves; they don t 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 oneach 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) TC.1) eight people form a square; on each side of the square2) what they should do; makes it into a song; sings it3) dont have much time to think4) old-fashioned clothes【原文】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 dancers 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 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 oneach side of the square. Thats 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:Steve:Rosa:Steve:Oh, that should make the dances easy!Yes, but they are very fast. They dont have much time to think. I like to watch them, though. The dancers wear old- fashioned clothes. That makes the dances pretty to watch.Id like to watch a group dance.Ill take you sometime.Task 4【答案】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.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 in Czech; it was a figure ofdeath.6) People brought their animals to church. And before the animals wentinto the church people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons.【原文】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 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 Chinesefamilies burned the picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck. When Lunar New 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. This 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 children 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 whenpeople brought their animals to church. But before the animals went into the church, the people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons. This ceremony was to protect peoples animals.Task 5【答案】A.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) F 6) T 7) TB.Advantages DisadvantagesLots of servants to do the work Terrible life for servantsbeautiful clothes to wear very uncomfortable clotheslots of tea partiesboring and formal tea parties often no men being invitedlife being slower much more illnessplenty of time to talk to each children left with servants allother dayvery poor educationno freedom for women【原文】Man: Well, I think life used to be much more fun than it is now. Imean, 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 andtheir tea parties were very formal and boring. They used to weartheir hats and long gloves even when they were eating cakes andbiscuits. And men were not usually invited.Man: Really Werent theyWoman: And think of the poor servants. What a terrible life justcleaning and cooking for other people all the time!Man: But you hate housework!Woman: Yes, I know, but there are lots of machines now to help you withthe 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 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 orplay cards together. Nowadays 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 childrenThey left their Children with the servants all day. Children hardly ever saw their parents! And the clothes they had to wear! Horrible, tight, 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 tostay at home, play the piano, change their clothes several times a 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【答案】A.1) b 2) a 3) c 4) aB.1) family unit; process; change; used to be; the extended; the nuclear2) job patterns; progressed; agricultural; industrial; forced; job opportunities; split up3) traditional; family; expanded; other living arrangementsC.1) mother, father, children, and some other relatives, such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby2) only the parents and the children3) previously married men and women marry again and combine the children from former marriages into a new family【原文】The American family unit is in the process of change. There used to be mainly two types offamilies: the extended and 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 of 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 arrangements.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 children from former marriages into a new family. On the other hand, some couples are deciding not to have any children at all,