现代大学英语听力4 全册答案及原文.docx
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现代大学英语听力4全册答案及原文
Unit1
Task1:
【答案】
A.
Event
Year
KennyGwasborn.
1956
HetouredEuropewithhisHighSchoolband.
1971
Hemadehisfirstsoloalbum.
1982
Hewonreleasedhismostsuccessfulalbum.
1993
HewontheBestArtistAward.
1994
Hebroketheworldrecordforplayingasinglenote.
1997
B.
1)F
2)F
3)T
【原文】
SaxophonistKennyGisnowtheworld'smostsuccessfuljazzmusician.Hewasbornin1956asKennyGorelickinSeattle,USA,andhelearnedtoplaythesaxophoneatanearlyage.Whenhewasjust15yearsold,hetouredEuropewithhisHighSchoolband.AfterstudyingatWashingtonUniversityhestartedhiscareerasamusician.In1982hesignedforAristaRecordsandmadehisfirstsoloalbumKennyG.
Successcameslowlyatfirst,butduringthe1990sKennybecamewell-knownontheinternationalscene.HereleasedBreathless,hismostsuccessfulalbumsofarin1993,andin1994wontheBestArtistAwardatthe21stAmericanMusicAwardsheldinLosAngeles.
Aswellasmakingrecords,healsofoundtimetoplayinfrontofanotherfamoussaxophoneplayer—USPresidentBillClinton—atthe"GalaforthePresident"concertinWashington,andtobreaktheworldrecordforplayingasinglenote(45minutesand47seconds!
)attheJ&RMusicWorldStoreinNewYorkin1997.
Duringthelast20years,KennyGhasplayedwithsuperstarslikeArethaFranklin,MichaelBoltonandWhitneyHouston,andhehassoldmorethan36millionalbumsworldwide...andhehasn'tsunganote!
Task2:
【答案】
1)c
2)d
3)c
【原文】
Senn:
Everybodyalwayshasthismisconceptionthatfemalepolicemendon'tdothesamethingasmendo,youknow.I'veworked..
Interviewer:
That'snottrue?
Senn:
Thatisnottrue!
I'veworkedmyshare ofgraveyardshifts,and,youknow,split
shifts,anddouble-backandnodaysoff,and...
Interviewer:
Uh-huh...
Senn:
...asmuchasthenextguy.There'snodistinctionusedifthere'samaleorfemaleofficeronduty. Twomenonduty—I'llrefertoastwomen, ’causeinmyfield there'snodifferencebetweenthegenders.We'restillthesame.Okay,ifthere'stwomenonduty—justbecauseone'safemale,shestillgetsinonthesametypeofcall.Ifthere'sabardisturbancedowntown, thenwegotoo. There'sbeenmanytimeswherebeingtheonlyofficeronduty—that's it!
It’sjustmeandwhoeverelseisondutyinthecounty. TheycancomebackmeupifIneedassistance.Anditdoesgetalittlehairy. Yougointhere,andyouhavethesegreatbig,hugemonster-guys,andthey'rejustdrunkerthanskunks,andcan'tseethreefeetinfrontofthem. Andwhentheyseeyou,theyseefifteenpeople,andyouknow...Butstill,there'senough...
Interviewer:
That'swheretheuniformisimportant,Ishouldimagine.
Senn:
Sometimes,youknow.Ifsomebodyisgoingto…orhasabadday,andtheyare
out togetacop, you know, itdoesn't matterifyou're,youknow,boy,girl,infantoranything!
Whenyou'vegotthatcopuniformon,they'llstilltakeitoutonyou.
Interviewer:
Yeah...
Senn:
ButIthinkthere'soneadvantagetobeingafemalepoliceofficer.Andthatisthefact
thatmostmenstillhavealittlerespect,andtheywon'tsmackyouaseasyastheywouldoneoftheguys.
Interviewer:
Uh-huh...
Senn:
ButI'lltellyouonethingI’velearned—I'dratherdealwithtendrunkmenthatonedrunkwomananydayoftheweek!
Interviewer:
Well,whyisthat?
Senn:
Becausewomenaresounpredictable.Youcannoteverpredictwhatawoman's
goingtodo.
Interviewer:
Hmm...
Senn:
Especially,ifshe'sagitated,youknow.
Interviewer:
Emotionallyupset.
Senn:
Yeah. Isawaladyonetimejustgetmadattheguyshewaswith
because he wouldn'tbuy her another drink— takeoff herhighheelandlayhisheadwideopen.Yuch!
Oh,theycanbesovicious,youknow.
Task3:
【答案】
1)d
2)b
3)b
4)b
【原文】
Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.Theyhitoneanotherhard.Atthestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashesthroughawindow—andfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead!
Ofcourseheisn'treallydead.Withanyluckheisn'tevenhurt.Why?
Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfast-movingtrains,whocrashcarsofevencatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalled“stuntmen”.Thatistosay,theyperform“tricks”.
Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.However,theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress.Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!
Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman’ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexample,whenheis"blownup"inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.
Naturallystuntmenarewell-paidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliffathousandfeethigh.Hisparachutefailedtoopen—andhewaskilled.
Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionfor“menonly”.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Fornowadaysthereare“stuntgirls”too!
Task4:
【答案】
1)Hestartedwritingpoetrywhenhewasabout14or15.
2)Hehaspublishedfourbooks.
3)Hisfirstbookcameoutwhenhewasabout26.Itwasn’teasy.Hegotalotofhisworkrejectedatfirst.
4)TheBritish,oratleasttheEnglish,areembarrassedbyit.They’reembarrassedbypeoplewhorevealpersonalfeelings,emotions,thoughtsandwishes.
【原文】
WhenThomasEdisonwasborninthesmalltownofMilan,Ohio,in1847,Americawasjustbeginningitsgreatindustrialdevelopment.Inhislifetimeofeighty-fouryears,EdisonsharedintheexcitementofAmerica’sgrowthintoamodernnation.Thetimeinwhichhelivedwasanageofinvention,filledwithhumanandscientificadventures,andEdisonbecametheheroofthatage.
Asaboy,Edisonwasnotagoodstudent.Hisparentstookhimoutofschoolandhismothertaughthimathome,wherehisgreatcuriosityanddesiretoexperimentoftengothimintotrouble.Whenhewassix,hesetfiretohisfather’sbarn“toseewhatwouldhappen.”Thebarnburneddown.
Whenhewasten,Edisonbuilthisownchemistrylaboratory.Hesoldsandwichesandnewspapersonthetrainsinordertoearnmoneytobuysuppliesforhislaboratory.Hisparentsbecameaccustomed,moreorless,tohisexperimentsandtheexplosionswhichsometimesshookthehouse.
Edison’sworkasasalesboywiththerailroadintroducedhimtothetelegraphand,withafriend,hebuilthisowntelegraphset.
Sixyearslater,in1869,EdisonarrivedinNewYorkCity,poorandindebt.Hewenttoworkwithatelegraphcompany.Itwastherethathebecameinterestedintheusesofelectricity.
Task5:
【答案】
1815,1914,35million
I.
A.villages,seaport
B.danger,longoceanvoyage
C.anewland,anewlanguage
D.findingaplacetolive
II.
abetterlife,opportunity,freedom
III.
A.England,Germany,Russia,Hungary
B.RomanCatholic,Jewish
C.customs,languages
IV.
A. Americanized,disappeared.
B. haven'tdisappeared,customs,identities
V.
A. werecheated,prejudice,mistreated
B. hardest,least-paid,dirtiest,mostovercrowded
D. rejected,old-fashioned,ashamed
overcome
【原文】
ThousandsofpeoplecametoAmericancitiesbeforeBlacksandPuertoRicansdid.Between1815and1914,morethan35millionEuropeanscrossedtheoceantofindnewhomesintheUnitedStates.
Mostoftheseimmigrantswereordinarypeople.Fewwerefamouswhentheyarrived.Fewbecamefamousafterward.Mosthadlivedinsmallvillages.Fewhadeverbeenfaroutsidethem.MostofthemfacedthesamekindsofproblemsgettingtoAmerica:
thehardshipofgoingfromtheirvillagestoaseaport,theunpleasantness—evendanger—ofthelongoceanvoyage,thestrangenessofanewland,andofanewlanguage,theproblemoffindingaplacetolive,offindingworkinanew,strangecountry.
EveryimmigranthadhisownreasonsforcomingtoAmerica.Butnearlyallsharedonereason:
Theyhopedforabetterlife.TheyconsideredAmericaaspecialplace,alandofopportunity,alandoffreedom.
Immigrantscamefrommanydifferentcountries:
England,Germany,Denmark,Finland[,Russia,Italy,Hungaryandmanyothers.
Theycamewithmanydifferentreligions:
RomanCatholic,Jewish,Quaker,GreekOrthodox.
Theybroughtmanydifferentcustomsandmanylanguages.
SomepeoplehavecalledtheUnitedStatesa"meltingpot".Afterimmigrantswerehereawhile—inthemeltingpot—theybecameAmericanized.Differenceswere"melteddown".Theygraduallydisappeared.
Somepeoplesayno.Americaisn'tameltingpot.It'smorelikeasaladbowl.Importantdifferencesbetweengroupsofpeoplehaven'tdisappeared.Manygroupshavekepttheirownways,theircustoms,theiridentities,andthishasgivenAmericagreatstrength.
Meltingpot?
Saladbowl?
Perhapsthere'ssometrothtobothideas.
Inanycase,lifeinAmericawashardformostimmigrants—especiallyatfirst.Oftentheywerecheated.Oftentheymetwithprejudice.Theywereoftenlaughedat,evenmistreated,bypeoplewhothemselveshadbeenimmigrants.
MostofthemsoonfoundthatthestreetsofAmericaweren'tpavedwithgold.Theyusuallygotthehardestjobs,andthosethatpaidthelea
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