《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案Unit--9

Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date现代大学英语听力2听力原文及题目答案Unit-9Unit 9Unit 9Task 1【答案】1) the campus hero; the womens track coach2) the class started before I got here3) will develop4) cloudy; the glass is a little dirty5) a symbol of happiness; wear black【原文】1) Man: I had the girls running in circles when I was in college.Woman: I never knew you were the campus hero. Man: I wasnt. I was the womens track coach.2) Instructor: Mr. Jenkins, why are you late? Student: I guess because the class started before I got here.3) Woman: Doctor, you have to come immediately-my baby swallowed some camera film! Doctor: Just calm yourself, nothing will develop.4) Customer: Waiter, this water is cloudy. Waiter: The waters okay, madam. Its just that the glass is a little dirty.5) Woman: The bride wears white on her wedding day as a symbol of happiness, for this is the most joyous day in her entire life. Man: Why does the groom wear black?Task 2【答案】SpeakersPreferencesReasonslst speakerFrenchMelodic; easy on the ear; poetic; a rhythm to the language; rounded; no sharp, jagged edges; pleasing2nd speakerDane speaking EnglishBeautiful, low, sensitive, very soft quality3rd speakerFrench speaking EnglishNice pronunciation of h and th; very nice, steady rhythms; gentle; lyrical4th speakerMediterranean accentsMediterranean culture; gives English life; beautiful mixture of the serious Northern European and the Southern European5th speakerSwedish accentMakes her smile; sing-songy; makes her want to imitate【原文】Catherine: I think firstly I find the French language, very melodic to listen to. Its very easy on the ear, and it almost sounds poetic. No matter what kind of mood the individual is in, whos talking, or what theyre talking about, there seems to be a rhythm to the language. And its rounded; there are no sharp, jagged edges to the language, so its very pleasing to the ear. Chris: I think the accent I really like is the Dane speaking English. They sound awful when they speak Danish, but when they speak English theres a beautiful, low, sensitive, very soft quality about it.Donald: I like the way they bring their French pronunciation into English. They cant pronounce hs and they cant pronounce th properly. And I think that actually sounds very nice. Also I like the rhythm: they bring French rhythms into English-nice, steady rhythms and I like that too. Its just it, it. whenever I hear a French person speaking English it sounds more gentle and more lyrical.Lesley: I think the most attractive foreign accents for me are Mediterranean accents because they, if you like, import their own culture into the English accent and give it a lot of life that sometimes, that kind of-the gestures and everything that the English people dont have, so you get a beautiful mixture of the serious Northern European and the Southern European together.Susan: I like the Swedish accent because it, it makes me smile and the way its spoken is so sing-songy that you cant help but smile when other people actually speak it. And it always makes you want to try and put the accent on yourself.Task 3【答案】spelling; meaning; history; a slab of ham; a lump of bread; hunk of something to eat; a strong man; a book of maps; the top bone of the neck; Olympians; holding the sky on his head and hands; Sixteenth; on the cover of a book of maps; blessing; I hope you will have a good night; days eye; it has a little golden eye, like a tiny sun; the English daisy closes at night; the English loved their daisies.【原文】The spelling and meaning of words are very interesting. But whats more interesting is the history of a word, or where it came from. Lets examine some of the words and see how they got into our language. LUNCH Lunch perhaps comes from an old Spanish word lonje, a slab of ham. We may also get our word from a form of lump, maybe a lump of bread, but whether lunch comes from ham or bread, it meant a hunk of something to eat. ATLAS An atlas is a strong man, and also a book of maps. The story of this word begins a long time ago in Greece. The ancient Greeks believed that their gods had once been a race of giants called Titans. The Titans fought with another group of gods called Olympians, and the Olympians won. Atlas was a Titan. He was punished for fighting by having to stand at the western edge of the world, holding the sky on his head and hands, so that it would not fall on the world and smash anything. After the ancient Greek religion died out, the idea of Atlas changed. From holding up the sky with his head and hands, he came to be thought of as holding the world on his shoulders. Mercator, a mapmaker of the sixteenth century, used a picture of Atlas on the cover of a book of maps, so a book of maps came to be called an atlas. The word has still another meaning. The top bone of the neck is called atlas because it supports the head. GOOD-BYE Good-bye is a blessing; originally it was God be with ye, and in the course of time it became one word. Many of our greetings are good wishes, but we say them with so little thought that we forget this. When we say good morning, good evening, good night, and so on, what we are really saying is, I hope you will have a good morning (or evening, or night). DAISY The daisy has a little golden eye, like a tiny sun. Perhaps this is the reason the English people named it days eye, or perhaps they chose the name because the English daisy closes at night. The English loved their daisies, which were pink and red, as well as white. Six hundred years or so ago, the English poet Chaucer said: The daisy, or else the eye of the day, The queen, and prettiest flower of all.Task 4【答案】A.1) T2) T3) F4) T5) FB.1) b2) c3) a4) c5) c6) b【原文】MATTHEW: Chris, why is it that there are so many different languages , andthat in Europe certainly if you travel more than a hundred miles ,youre likely to find people speaking a completely different language to your own?CHRIS: Well, its true to say that there are er . hundreds and hundreds of different languages. Its perhaps um . . . however , more interesting and more informative to say that there are several different groups of languages er . . Most European languages,with the exception of I think Finnish and er . . Basque and . . . Hungarian I believe,belong to the Indo-European group of languages, Im not very sure myself of the . . . the actual details of the history of these languages, but you can be very sure that er . most of these languages , say Latin and Greek nd our own language a and er . . . German and er . French and . all the others, are connected. The reason why you can travel from one Willage to another in Switzerland and er . . . from one area to another in England and find different dialects, if not different languages spoken, is that um . several hundred years ago communication was by word of mouth. Word of mouth meant that people had to move ; if people were to move they needed roads and there were no roads.MATTHEW: Do you see any chance for a universal language like Esperanto?CHRIS: Not for an artificial er . language, no . I suppose the RomanCatholic Church used Latin. but Latin had a . a particular religious basis and this is probably why it was therefore chosen. I dont see very much chance for Esperanto; I think its an awfully good idea but I dont believe that language works like that.I think people will probably er . . work towards the most convenient language to use.They will not set out to learn a new language. It seems to me that er . either English,. Russian or Chinese, perhaps Japanese, will be the language of the future er . . . My bets on English.MATTHEW: Maggie, why do you think it is that so few English people speak a second language?MAGGIE: I think when you learn a language at school .it tends to be rather a dead occupation, and its very difficult to stimulate any interest among school children. But when you actually go to the country and spend say a month in . . . in an exchange visit when youre a schoolgirl, or a schoolboy um . then you suddenly become more interested because you . you want to communicate with poeple when youre actually abroad, and its not safe to rely on the fact that most people speak English when um . . . in foreign countries. Mm . . . I think English people traditionally thought that . . . that foreigners always spoke English, and a lot of foreigners do, but there are people that you meet in the street or you want to take a bus somewhere, then you find that you need to speak the language andits very unnerving to be in a situation where you cant communicate with people when you do want to travel around.MATTHEW: Have you ever been abroad and learnt er . a language in the country?MAGGIE: Yes , well when I was a secretary I er. went and lived in Genevafor two years, and I learnt French at school but I . . . I really didnt speak it at all. I knew it theoretically but I wasnt able to communicate with people. But I was in a situation where if I didnt speak French , then I would not have been able to do my shopping and buy food ,and so I picked the language up and I made friends with French people . Swiss French people, and I found that if I wanted to communicate with all . . . all the people that I met , then I had to learn French, and I think its the best method of learning because youre in the situation. Its very hard at times you can sit through dinner parties and not understand what . whats going on and you think everybody thinks youre stupid because you cant communicate with them, but its . its the hard way but I think its the best way to learn.MATTHEW: Elfriede, you come from Austria and yet youve been living in England now for the last three years. Has having to learn and speak another language created great problems?ELFRIEDE: Um . At the beginning, yes, it was rather difficult for me to get the right job . . . um. after youve lived here for one or two years you get to know the system and then thats quite good. You know how to use libraries and oh . . you get to know where to um. call in emergencies; um . you get to know . er .trying to get a radio and understand the radio and all the . . . programmes they have . . . um and when theyre on and the little stories.MATTHEW: What about English humour on the radio?ELFRIEDE: Um . . . I think that takes a very very long time to understand and Im sorry to say that I havent managed yet to understand it completely, but er. I find it very interesting to speak other languages um . because English people have different er .have a different mentality, and have a very different character and a different temperament and it is fascinating for me to talk to them um. and also for myself to be able to express myself in a different language and to communicate with them.Task 5【答案】1) A mother is leaving instructions with her babysitter before going out.2) Wake up; give her the dummy; give her a cuddle; sing to her; read her a story; go back to sleep.3) Two friends are taking about their holiday together.4) It reminds., of. holiday; city; wine; good food; tower; view; walking along the river; paintings; I love.; I like.; I remember.5) Two women are meeting at a doctors waiting room.6) Its diagnosed; have another look; do something about.; go away; give., for.; its your turn.【原文】Number 1Fiona: Okay, Deek, Im off now. Okay. Everythings okay, is it?Deek: Yes, I think so. The only thing is. is she likely to wake up?Fiona: No, I dont think so. She doesnt usually, but.Deek: What if she does?Fiona: Well, yes. Dont. worry about it. Her dummys by the bed, so if you just pick her up, give her the dummy, give her a little bit of a cuddle; Yes. sing to her if you like.Deek: Shall I read her a story or something?Fiona: Yes, anything like that. Yes. Then she should just go back to sleep again quite happily.Deek: Okay.Fiona: Oh! And Ive left stuff for you in the fridge. Theres some salad and cold chicken and some beer as well. Okay then?Deek: Right then. Bye.Fiona: Bye-bye.Number 2Lesley: Ah . its such a lovely day. It reminds me of last week, doesnt it you? Fiona: Oh dont! I mean that was just so fantastic, that holiday! Lesley: I love that city, you know. Fiona: I do too. Really, its got something about it, a certain sort of charm . Lesley: Mm, and all that wine and good food . Fiona: And so cheap. Right, I mean, compared to here . Lesley: Yes, although the shops are expensive. Fiona: Mm, yes. Lesley: I mean, really I bought nothing at all. I just ate and ate and drank and drank. Fiona: I know. Wasnt that lovely? Lesley: Yes, and I, I go there. I like listening to the people talking, sitting outside drinking wine. Fiona: Yes. Could you understand what they were saying? When they were speaking quickly, I mean. Lesley: Well, it is difficult, of course. And then I liked that tower, too. Fiona: You liked that tower? Im not sure about it, really. (No) Its very unusual, right in the centre of the city. Lesley: True, but theres a lovely view from the top. Fiona: Oh, you went right up, didnt you? (Mm, yes) Oh no, I didnt. Lesley: Of course you didnt. Fiona: I remember that day. We werent together. Lesley: No, thats right. (Mm) You went down by the river, didnt you? Fiona: Thats it. Oh, walking along the river and all the couples (Yes) and its so romantic . (Is it true) and the paintings too . Lesley: They do have artists down by the river, do they? (Yes) Oh, how lovely! Fiona: Oh, it really is super. Lesley: Yes. Oh, I think we ought to go back there again next year, dont you? Fiona: I do, yes. (Mm) If only just to sample some more of the wine. Lesley: Itd be lovely, wouldnt it? Fiona: Yes.Number 3Mary: Im so pleased. What about you then?Jane: Well, he said he wanted to have another look at it.Mary: Yes. What are they doing about it?Jane: Well, I dont think theyre going to do anything really. It just sometimes goes away Well, cant. something like that.Mary: Well, cant they give you anything for it?Jane: Well, no, they didnt say the9 could. Really? No, just got to be patient and wait for it to go away.Mary: Well, that seems a bit stupid, doesnt it?Jane: Yes, it does.Mary: Youd have thought., youd have thought theyd have thought of something.Jane: Yes. Ooh its your mm.Mary: Yes. Certainly.Jane: Good luck!Mary: Thank you!Task 6【答案】A.1) c2) a3) b4) cB.1) T2) F3) F4) T5) F6) T【原文】Learning to SpeakIt is, everyone agrees, a huge task that the child performs when he learns to speak, and the fact that he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation.Language learning begins with listening. Individual children vary greatly in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and late starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though they word obey is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.Any attempt to trace the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves out as particularly indicative of delight, distress, sociability, and so on. But since these cannot be said to show the babys intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new sounds to their voices. This self imitation leads on to deliberate imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.It is a problem we need not get our teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation; and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use, at say seven months, of mama as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply Because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes.Playful and apparently meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself. I doubt, however, whether anything is gained when parents cash in on this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.Task 7【答案】Topic: Body language1. Brief introductionstatements; non-verbal communication; small facial expressions, hand gestures and body movements that we make to express our feelings2. Detailed introductionour facial expressions and gestures are automatic and unconscious most of the time; we paid conscious attention to the hidden messages in body language; facial; body2.1 facial expressionsEyes, eyebrows, lips and facial muscles: capable of “saying” things.EyesSuggestionsNoteWide eyesSurprise, wonder, excitement or sometimes fear (possible)One element alone does not tell us everything. We have to see gestures in combination.Wide eyes, a little smile and a slight tilt of the headWonderfully pleasedSquinty eyes, tight lips, andthe head pushed forwardAnger or hostilityHalf-closed eyesFatigue, boredom or indifference (possible)Half-closed eyes, a lowered tilt of the head, a fluttering of the eyelids and a slight smileCoy and flirtatiousThe size of our pupilsOur interest in a subjectEyebrowsSignal FlagsOne brow up, one downDoubt, disbelief or uncertaintyBoth upSurprise or mistrustSqueeze them togetherFrown or scowlLipsBoth Nonverbal and Verbal MessagesBaring the teeth just on one side or pull the lips tightly across the teethSnarl and threat (close to animals)The poutIm not happy because Im not getting what I want.Tuck the lower lip into out mouth and bite itAnxiety and fearLicking the lips: a dry mouth gestureStress or anxiety2.2 Hand and body gesturesHand or sign language: highly developed, especially by the deaf.The Routine Hand LanguageMessagePointing with the index fingerTo accuse someoneThe clenched fist beating in the airTo threaten someoneA clenched fist held close to the bodyTension or anxietyThe open hands, palms upIm innocent or give me or forgive meBoth hands raised up and facing the audienceI give up or I surrenderTilt the hand and palm down and extend the armI bless or I givePat on the headBlessing or love and givingClap handsTo show approval or call someone or get attentionbring our finger to our lips; scratch or rub our heads; slap our heads; take our head in both hands to sort of clear our minds3. ConclusionA sampling of; we pull an ear; we cross our legs; who dont communicate with body language; writers; frowns, scratches his chin, slaps his head, purses his lips, stares at the ceiling and throws up his arms.【原文】Lets talk about body language. You already speak it and read it. Body language is all of the small facial expressions, hand g