现代大学英语听力2听力原文及答案doc.docx

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现代大学英语听力2听力原文及答案doc

现代大学英语听力2答案及原文

Unit1

Task1

【答案】

A.

1）ShewantedtoseeSt.Paul’sCathedral.

2）ShewassosurprisedbecauseshesawsomanyEnglishmenwholookedalike.

3）Theywereallwearingdarksuitsandbowlerhats,carryingumbrellasandnewspapers.

4）Becauseshehadoftenreadaboutthemandseenphotographsofthem,whoalllookedasiftheywerewearingauniform.

5）No,hedidn’t.

6）HeusedtheEnglishsaying“Ittakesallkindstomakeaworld”toprovehisopinion.

B.

Ifalltheseaswereonesea,whatagreatseaitwouldbe!

Andifallthetreeswereonetree,whatagreattreeitwouldbe!

Andifthistreeweretofallinthesea,whatagreatsplashtherewouldbe!

【原文】

YesterdaymorningGretelwenttotheCityofLondon.ShewantedtoseeSt.Paul'sCathedral.ShewassurprisedtoseesomanyEnglishmenwholookedalike.Theywereallwearingdarksuitsandbowlerhats.Theywereallcarryingumbrellasandnewspapers.WhenshereturnedhomesheaskedMrclarkaboutthesestrangecreatures."TheymustbetypicalEnglishgentlemen,"shesaid."Ihaveoftenreadaboutthemandseenphotographsofthem.Theyalllookasiftheyarewearingauniform.DoesthetypicalEnglishgentlemanstillexist?

"

Mr.Clarklaughed."I'veneverthoughtaboutit,"heanswered."It'struethatmanyofthemenwhoworkintheCityofLondonstillwearbowlerhateandIsupposetheyaretypicalEnglishmen.Butlookatthis."Mr.Clarkpickedupamagazineandpointedataphotoofayoungman."He'sjustastypical,perhaps.Itseemsasifthereisnosuchthingasa'typical'Englishman.DoyouknowtheEnglishsaying'Ittakesallkindstomakeaworld'?

That'strueofallcountries-includingEngland."

“Oh,justlikethepoem‘IfAlltheSeasWereOneSea’,”Gretelbegantohumhappily.Ifalltheseaswereonesea,whatagreatseathatwouldbe!

Ifallthetreeswereonetree,whatagreattreethatwouldbe!

Andifthistreeweretofallinthesea,whatagreatsplashthatwouldbe!

”

Task2

【答案】

A.

1）peopleweremuchbusier

2）colderthanEngland;minusthirtydegrees;lastlonger

3）muchmoremountainous;muchhigherandmuchmorerocky;morebeautiful

4）tendtobemorecrowded

5）thehouses;smaller

B.

1）T2）T3）F4）F5）F

【原文】

JohnisBritishbuthasworkedinJapan.EtsukoisJapanesefromOsaka,butsheisstudyinginBritain.Inthefollowingpassageyouaregoingtohear,theyarecomparinglifeastheyseeitinthetwocountries.Butbeforelisteningtoit,thinkofthetwocountriesandtrytoanswerthefollowingpre-listeningquestions.

John:

IfoundthatlivinginJapan,peoplewerebusier.Theyseemtoworkthewholeday.

Etsuko:

Yes,that’sright.WeworkfromMondaythroughSaturday,eveninsummer.Youknow,summerinJapanisjusthorrible.It’svery,veryhumidandhot,andyouneedtoshowerthreetimesaday.

John:

SoyoufinditcoolerinEngland?

Etsuko:

Yes,that’sright.

John:

WhereIwaslivinginJapan,intheNorth,itwasmuchcolderthanEngland,especiallyinwinter,minusthirtydegreescentigrade.DoesthewinterinOsakalastlongerthanthewinterinEngland?

Etsuko:

No,Idon’tthinkso.December,January,February,March.

John:

Yes.It’salittlebitshorterifanything.

Etsuko:

EversinceIcamehere,InoticedthatthecountrysidehereinEnglandisverybeautiful.

John:

It’smuchflatterthaninJapan.

Etsuko:

Yes.Japanisamountainouscountryandourcitiesarefullofpeople.Therearelotsofpeopleinalimitedflatarea.

John:

Yes,IfoundJapanmuchmoremountainousthanBritain,especiallyinthenorth.Themountainsaremuchhigherandmuchmorerocky.IfounditmorebeautifulthanBritain,Ithink.

Etsuko:

Yes,ifyoulikemountains.

John:

Andthereforethetownsandvillagestendtobemorecrowded.

Etsuko:

Yes,that’sright.

John:

Yes.Sobecausethecitiesaremorecrowded,thehousestendtobesmaller,don’tthey?

Etsuko:

Yes,theyareverycompact,andwedon’thavealotofspace.Inbigcitieswehavealotoftallerbuildingsnow.

John:

IsthisaproblembecausetherearemoreearthquakesinJapan?

Etsuko:

Yes,that’srightand…

Task3

【答案】

A.

1）IntheUS,peopleusuallydancejusttoenjoythemselves;theydon’tinviteotherpeopletowatchthem.

2）Usuallyeightpeopledancetogether.

3）Becausepeopleformasquareindancingwithamanandawomanoneachsideofthesquare.

4）Heusuallymakesitintoasong.

5）Theywearold-fashionedclothes.

B.

1）F2）T3）F4）F5）T

C.

1）eightpeopleformasquare;oneachsideofthesquare

2）whattheyshoulddo;makesitintoasong;singsit

3）don’thavemuchtimetothink

4）old-fashionedclothes

【原文】

Rosa:

Whydon’tyouhavefolkdancesintheUnitedStates?

Mostcountrieshavespecialdancesthatthepeoplehavedoneformanyyears.Thedancerswearclothesfromtheolddays.Everyonelikestowatchthemd