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1现代大学英语听力2答案及原文Unit1Task1【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.She2wantedtoseeSt.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!”Task23【答案】A.1)peopleweremuchbusier2)colderthanEngland;minusthirtydegrees;lastlonger3)muchmoremountainous;muchhigherandmuchmorerocky;morebeautiful4)tendtobemorecrowded5)thehouses;smallerB.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,summerinJapanisjust4horrible.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.5Etsuko: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)TC.1)eightpeopleformasquare;oneachsideofthesquare62)whattheyshoulddo;makesitintoasong;singsit3)don’thavemuchtimetothink4)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.He7usuallymakesitintoasong.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,ands