现代大学英语听力2 原文及答案.docx

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现代大学英语听力2原文及答案

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.Everyonelikestowatchthemdance.

Steve:

Wehavefolkdances,too.Alotofpeoplebelongtofolkdancinggroups.Butwhentheydance,theyusuallydoitjusttoenjoythemselves.Theydon’tinviteotherpeopletowatchthem.

Rosa:

Isthereafolkdancinggrouphere?

Steve:

Ithinkso.Theremustbe.There’soneinalmosteverycity,andsomebigcitieshaveseveral.

Rosa:

Whatarethedanceslike?

Steve:

Usuallyeightpeopledancetogether,fourmenandfourwomen.Whentheystart,theyformasquare,withamanandawomanoneachsideofthesquare.That’swhyit’scalledsquaredancing.Thenthere’samanwhotellsthedancerswhattheyshoulddo.Heusuallymakesitintoasong.Hesingsitwhiletheydance.

Rosa:

Oh,thatshouldmakethedanceseasy!

Steve:

Yes,buttheyareveryfast.Theydon’thavemuchtimetothink.Iliketowatchthem,though.Thedancerswearold-fashionedclothes.Thatmakesthedancesprettytowatch.

Rosa:

I’dliketowatchagroupdance.

Steve:

I’lltakeyousometime.

Task4

【答案】

1）Itwasatimetocelebratetheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring.

2）Theyburnedthepictureoftheirkitchengodtobringgoodluck.

3）Thecustomsaidthebridesmustwear“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,andsomethingblue”tobringgoodluck.

4）Becausetheycouldnoteatmeat,eggsordairyproductsduringLent,sotheytriedtouseupthesethingsbeforeLentbegan.

5）ItwasastrawmanmadebychildreninCzech;itwasafigureofdeath.

6）Peoplebroughttheiranimalstochurch.Andbeforetheanimalswentintothechurchpeopledressedthemupinflowersandribbons.

【原文】

1）OntheeveningofFebruary3rd,peopleinJapanesefamiliestookonedriedbeanforeachyearoftheirageandthrewthebeansonthefloor,shouting"Goodluckin!

Evilspiritsout!

"Thiswasknownas"Setsubun",atimetocelebratetheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring.

2）BeforetheChineseLunarNewYearintheolddays,manyChinesefamiliesburnedthepictureoftheirkitchengodtobringgoodluck.WhenLunarNewYear'sDaycame,theyputancwpictureofthekitchengodonthewall.

3）WhenAmericanwomengotmarried,theysometimesfollowedanoldcustominchoosingwhattowearontheirweddingday.Thecustomsaidthebridemustwear"somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,andsomethingblue".Thiswastobringgoodluck.

4）BeforeLent（atimeontheChristiancalendar）,thepeopleofPonti,Italyateanomeletmadewith1,000eggs.Peoplecouldnoteatmeat,eggsordairyproductsduringLent,sotheytriedtouseupthesethingsbeforeLentbegan.

5）WhenwinterendedinCzech,thechildrenmadeastrawmancalled"Smrt",whichwasafigureofdeath.Theyburneditorthrewitintheriver.Aftertheydestroyedit,theycarriedflowershometoshowthearrivalofspring.

6）January17thwasSt.Anthony'sDayinMexico.Itwasadaywhenpeoplebroughttheiranimalstochurch.Butbeforetheanimalswentintothechurch,thepeopledressedthemupinflowersandribbons.Thisceremonywastoprotectpeople'sanimals.

Task5

【答案】

A.

1）F2）T3）F4）T5）F6）T7）T

B.

Advantages

Disadvantages

Lotsofservantstodothework

Terriblelifeforservants

beautifulclothestowear

veryuncomfortableclothes

lotsofteaparties

boringandformalteaparties—oftennomenbeinginvited

lifebeingslower

muchmoreillness

plentyoftimetotalktoeachother

childrenleftwithservantsallday

verypooreducation

nofreedomforwomen

【原文】

Man:

Well,Ithinklifeusedtobemuchmorefunthanitisnow.Imean,lookattheVictorians.Theyhadlotsofservantstodoallthework;theyneverhadtodoanycookingorcleaning;theyjustworethosebeautifuldressesandwenttoteaparties.

Woman:

Youmustbejoking!

Theirclotheswereterriblyuncomfortableandtheirteapartieswereveryformalandboring.Theyusedtoweartheirhatsandlongglovesevenwhentheywereeatingcakesandbiscuits.Andmenwerenotusuallyinvited.

Man:

Really?

Weren'tthey?

Woman:

Andthinkofthepoorservants.Whataterriblelife—justcleaningandcookingforotherpeopleallthetime!

Man:

Butyouhatehousework!

Woman:

Yes,Iknow,buttherearelotsofmachinesnowtohelpyouwiththehousework.Peopledon'tneedservants.

Man:

Maybetheydon't,butlifethenwasmuchslowerthanitisnow-peoplenowadaysarealwaysrushing,andtheyneverhavetimetostopandenjoythemselves.

Woman:

Lifethenwasfinefortherich,butitwasdreadfulforthepoor.Therewasmuchmoreillness.Theydidn'thavethemoneytopaydoctors,andtheyoftenusedtodieofillnessesthatdon'texistinEnglandnow.

Man:

Maybe.Butpeopleusedtotalktoeachother,playthepianoorplaycardstogether.Nowadayspeoplejustsitinfrontofthetelevisionforhoursandnevertalktoeachother.

Woman:

Iagreewithyouabouttelevision;butwhatabouttheirchildren?

TheylefttheirC