《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及答案(1)

Unit1Task1¡¾´ð°¸¡¿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!¡¾Ô­ÎÄ¡¿¡¡¡¡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¡¾´ð°¸¡¿A.1)peopleweremuchbusier2)colderthanEngland;minusthirtydegrees;lastlonger3)muchmoremountainous;muchhigherandmuchmorerocky;morebeautiful4)tendtobemorecrowded5)thehouses;smallerB.1)T2)T3)F4)F5)F¡¾Ô­ÎÄ¡¿¡¡¡¡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¡¾´ð°¸¡¿A.1)IntheUS,peopleusuallydancejusttoenjoythemselves;theydon¡¯tinviteotherpeopletowatchthem.2)Usuallyeightpeopledancetogether.3)Becausepeopleformasquareindancingwithamanandawomanoneachsideofthesquare.4)Heusuallymakesitintoasong.5)Theywearold-fashionedclothes.B.1)F2)T3)F4)F5)TC.1)eightpeopleformasquare;oneachsideofthesquare2)whattheyshoulddo;makesitintoasong;singsit3)don¡¯thavemuchtimetothink4)old-fashionedclothes¡¾Ô­ÎÄ¡¿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¡¾´ð°¸¡¿1)Itwasatimetocelebratetheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring.2)Theyburnedthepictureoftheirkitchengodtobringgoodluck.3)Thecustomsaidthebride