新视野大学英语视听说教程4答案(含8-10单元)

新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册听力练习录音文本和答案Uint5B D A C DIII. Listening InB D A C CTask 2: A Hard-nosed Boss(S1) watched (S2) when (S3) pile (S4) around (S5) leaned (S6) hiding (S7) indifferently (S8) Stone rushed into the cashiers office, took$250 from the cash box, and returned. “Take it,” he said, “and get out! Dont let me see you around here again!” (S9) Seeing the young man showed no sign of embarrassment, Stone got furious. (S10) He was waiting for the 20 dollars we owe him for lunch. He works for the coffee shop around the corner.” Task3: Layoffs can be predicted.D C B C AIV. Speaking OutSusan: Excuse me, Helen, do you have a minute to talk?Helen: That question always carries some weight, Sue. Whats up?Susan: Well, uhHere goesMy university wants me to go back to update the university website.Helen: So what? You can go back on the weekend, or in the evening.Susan: But its a large project. So Im afraid I have to terminate my work here before my internship is over. I have to go back next Thursday.Helen: Oh? This is quite a surprise, Sue. Im sad that youll be leaving us. You run this place with clockwork efficiency, you know. Were going to miss you.Susan: I hope this one-week notice will give you time to hire and train a replacement.Helen: Thanks for the notices, Sue. Assistants like you are one in a million. I guess wed better start looking as soon as possible.Susan: With your approval, Ill put out notice today and screen the application myself.Helen: That would be great. Schedule them in as you see fit. Oh, Sue, things certainly wont be the same without you around here.Susan: Thank you for your kind words. If you have any problem, please feel free to call me.MODEL2 We have to let you go.ScriptHelen: Tom, the reason I called you into my office is your work.Tom: Really?Helen: The truth is .Im not satisfied with your job performance. Tom: Are you sure I havent been doing a good job?Helen: Tom, youve been reprimanded a number of times for being late and for using company time for personal matters. Whats more, you use the company phone to talk with your friends for hours.Tom: I know Ive been late a couple of times; my motorcycle has been breaking down. Im really sorry. I promise to do better in the future.Helen: Im afraid its too late. Right now, your tardiness is the least of my problems.Tom: What do you mean?Helen: My secretary has proof that you have misappropriated company funds on several occasions. We wont be prosecuting, but this simply cant be allowed.Tom: I didnt steal any money! Your secretary is lying!Helen: Im sorry, we have to let you go.Tom: Youre firing me? You are giving me my pink slip?Helen: Exactly. Im sorry it had to turn out this way. Your termination is effective immediately.MODEL3 Im the one youve been looking for.ScriptHelen: So, Bill, tell me about your last job. What kinds of work did you do?Bill: Market investigation, sales promotion, after-sale services, risk analysis, investment planning to name just a few.Helen: Why did you leave?Bill: Downsizing. The company wasnt performing efficiently. Its been operating at a loss. So the only way out was to lay off redundant employees.Helen: Why do you think our corporation makes a good career move for you?Bill: My experience at the last company is completely transferable to your company, since you deal in the same products.Helen: Go on.Bill: Whats even better, your corporation is a well-known multinational, and its working to become an industry leaser. I like that.Helen: And that would be a real boost to your career?Bill: Definitely. My last employer dealt with only small investments. But your company is handling large projects. That will help me grow professionally.Now Your TurnTask 1V. Lets TalkKathyMaybe we could outsource the software side of out business toanother company. But what impact will it have on our engineers?WartonOur software engineers ate getting a bit too old, and their technology is a bit out of date. Worse still, their salaries are quite high. Many professional software-designing companies are offering better products at lower rates. With outsourcing, we can give some of the engineers the sack.Jennifer:Our workers have contributed a lot to our company. Some of them even started working herewhen our company opened. I hope we can find a solution that wont require us t o lay off our loyal and trust employees.KathyWed better give this issue more careful consideration.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: Problems of JoblessnessA B C D ATask 2: Before the cutback T T F F FTask3: Career TransitionsScriptFord Motor Company has announced plans to close plants ns cut more than 35,000 jobs as part of massive restrictingSOUND BITEThe announcement didnt seem to come as a surprise to many Ford employees.SOUND BITEFord Chief Executive, Bill Ford, Jr., called the cuts painful, but necessary to rescue the worlds number two carmaker from going under. The planned cuts include22, 000 jobs in the U.S. and Canada.Certain U.S. models, such as the Cougar, Escort, Villager, and Lincoln Continental will be discontinued due to plant closings.Ford, Jr. said he would receive no salary until the company recovered.SOUND BITEFords recent financial troubles reflect a complete turnaround from last year, when the company reported a profit of more than $6 billion for the year2000.The company was hit hard in 2001, when they spent $3 billion during a safety recall.When news of the plant closings and job cuts the workers, many reacted with emotion.SOUND BITEChairman Ford, Jr. says that recovery will be based on getting back to basics in product development and on improving quality and productivity.Uint6II. Basic Listening Practice10. ScriptCCADBIII. Listening InCBADCTask 2: Is it really bad luck?Script(S1) terrible (S2) misfortune. (S3) reflection (S4) damaged (S5) heaven (S6) pick (S7) washed (S8) Some people claim that the number is bad luck because thirteen people sat down for the Last Supper before Jesus was crucified (S9) Friday the thirteenth of any month is considered especially bad or unlucky, and Friday the thirteenth of March is the worst of the all. (S10) When people talk about the “seven-year itch” they mean that every seven years a person undergoes a complete change in personality.Task3: The Status on Easter IslandABDDBIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1This is a custom that dates back to the ancient Celts.Chris: Sue, do you know why people say, “knock on wood” when they want to avoid bad luck?Susan: It sounds a bit funny. As far as I know, it has a lot to do with ancient Celtic people. They worshipped trees.Chris: Sounds interesting.Susan: They thoughts trees would suck demons back into the ground.Chris: Well, when you think about the deep roots, their belief seems to make some senses.Susan: Whats more, knocking on wood was a way to brag without being punished. People once thought that evil spirits would become jealous if good fortune was pointed out to themChris: Uh, yes, go on.Susan: well, by knocking on wood three times, the noise could frightened away the evil spirits, and they couldnt have to rob the braggart of that good fortuneChris: Im afraid those who dont know this superstition might be frightened away as well.Susan: Now heres a test. Do you know how the custom of kissing under the mistletoe originated?Chris: I havent the slightest idea, but Im all ears.Susan: Again this is a custom that dates back to the ancient Celts. Since they worshipped trees, they conducted many of their ceremonies in the woods in the shade of trees.Chris: Now I see. Probably its under these mistletoe trees that weddings took place.Susan: I wish you were standing under some mistletoe right now.Chris: Luckily Im not. Touch wood.MODEL2 Is there any relationship between superstitions and real life?ScriptChris: Its strange that so many people are superstitious. There must be some relationship between superstitions and real life.Susan: You know, Richard Wiseman, a British psychologist researched the relationship between superstition and luck.Chris: What did he find? Most people would be interested. At least I wouldSusan: He polled ,000 people and fond that people who believe themselves to be lucky tend to go for positive superstitions .They may wear a ring as a talisman or often say,” touch wood” for good luck.Chris: Then, what about the unlucky people? Do you mean if they think they ate unlucky, they tend to believe in superstitions abut bad luck.Susan: Yeah. They worry a lot about a broken mirror, a black cat running across their path, and so on.Chris: So what is his point?Susan: His point is that people make their own luck by their attitude to life. So, 49 percent of lucky people regularly cross their fingers, compared to 30 percent of unlucky people. And only 18 percent of lucky people are anxious if they break a mirror.Chris: So, our fate is linked to our attitude rather than to our superstitions.Susan: I think thats what he is suggesting.Chris: This research seems too complicates. If I were a psychologist, I would conduct a survey to find whether 13 really is an unlucky number. I f there ere traffic accidents or murders on the 13th than on other days, then we have to believe in superstitions.Susan: What if there werent?Chris: Then I wouldnt be superstitious.Susan: What a brilliant idea! I never expected you to be as wise as Solomon.Chris: Well as long as you dont think Im a fool.MODEL3 I believe ETs have visited the earth before.ScriptNora: Hey, whats this picture of yours? It looks like a flying saucer.Chris: It is. I was visited by aliens last week and this is a picture of their spacecraft.Nora: When I look closer, it resembles a liver Frisbee.Chris: But it could have been aliens. I believe ETs have visited the earth before. What do you think?Nora: It would be hard to believe otherwise. Projects like the pyramids are difficult to explain away, given the level of technology that was available at the timeChris: Thats for sure. They are mysterious.Nora: When you consider all those “impossibilities, its tempting to infer that some highly advanced civilization assisted humans in their construction.Chris: Think about this: if you were abducted by aliens and taken up to their spaceship or something wellNora: What do you mean?Chris: I mean, who would believe you? Youd go nuts telling everyone: “Its true! I was abducted by aliens!”Nora: And everyone would think you were crazy, or just making up a story to get attention.Chris: From what I understand, sometimes these people do go crazy, trying to convince people about their experiences.Nora: I believe that in some cases they offer pretty good evidence.Chris: So, take a closer look at this picture. Do you still think its a Frisbee?Now Your TurnTask 1V. Lets TalkReasons foe More SuperstitionsThanks, perhaps, to falling stock marketsand unrest in the Middle East, Britons have become even more superstitious than usualWho are more superstitious?Lucky people were much less superstitious and tended to take constructive action to improve their lives. Conversely, superstitious people tended to regard themselves as among the less luckyDo superstitions work?There was no evidence that superstitious ever worked, even, when people were instructed to carry lucky charms for a week. They didnt feel any luckier or more stratifiedExplanationWhen students are preparing for exams with a lucky charm, they may trust the charm, rather than doing some extra revision.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: Horseshoes as a Sign of Good LuckACDCBTask 2: Superstitions or real bad lucks?TTFFTTask3: Career TransitionsNews ReportEgyptian TombsScriptArchaeologist have uncovered two tombs that date back more than 2,500 years in the part of Cairo where the ancient city of Heliopolis once stood, according to Egyptian antiquity authorities.Although there is a modern suburb of Heliopolis in Cairo southeast of its ancient namesake, the original Heliopolis was known as a center of learning and academic study in ancient Mediterranean times.The 26-century-old tombs that date back to the years 664 to 625 BC were developed during a routine archaeological inspection of an empty plot of land in the Eins Shams district of northwestern Cairo. This district covers part of the ground that used to be the ancient city of Heliopolis.The owner of the land was seeking construction rights and by law, construction cannot begin without a permit certifying that the site has no historical significance.The first of the two limestone tombs to be opened contained a sarcophagus and sixteen statuettes, said the chief state archaeologist for the Cairo-Giza area, Zahi Hawass.Hawass said in a statement that the tombs were found in a downtown residential area, three meters below the ground.SOUND BITEHawass went on to give a more detailed account of the important find.SOUND BITEIt appears that the tombs have not been raided by grave robbers, but they have been damaged by leaking sewage water.The first tomb to be uncovered belonged to a builder named Waja-Hur. His name was engraved on the statuettes, which the ancient Egyptians placed in tombs to answer questions for them in the afterlife.Te process of recovering these artifacts can be long and tedious, but the historical significance of these pieces makes the painstaking work worthwhile.SOUND BITEEgyptian archaeologists plan to open the second tomb on Sunday.Uint7II. Basic Listening PracticeAADBCIII. Listening InTask 1: Im doing a lot of things on the computer!ABCDCTask 2: A Magician and a Parrot (S1) audience (S2) tricks(S3) whenever (S4) parrot (S5) magician (S6) hat (S7) cards(S8) The magician was furious. Each time the parrot revealed one of his secrets, the audience roared with laughter. (S9) He dreamed of various ways he could do away with the troublesome bird. But he didnt dare to touch it. It was the captains parrot after all.(S10) They stared at each other with hate, but did not utter a word. This went on for several days.Task3: The Modern CircusCABBDIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 Would you like to do anything?Amy: Would you like to go to see a movie tonight, say, The Lord of the Rings?Bill: Thanks for asking, but theres too much violence in those blockbusters.Amy: Then, lets go roller-skating.Bill: I dont really like to now that Im not so young any more. You know, my knees ache terribly.Amy: I m sorry to hear that. Hey, lets go to see a country singer tonight?Bill: No. Im not really in the mood.Amy: Well, would you like to do anything?Bill: Sure, lets stay home and watch TV.Amy: Is there anything worth watching tonight?Bill: Let me look at the TV Guide first. Well, Survivors on Channel 3 at 7:30.Amy: If I remember correctly, theres a documentary about animals on another channel.Bill: Yes, on Channel 10. Do you want to watch it?Amy: Do you mind if we watch it?Bill: Well. I really wanted to watch the Rocket game tonight.MODEL2 I cant make up my mind!ScriptJohn: Hey!Nora: Hey!John: I see youre reading travel brochures. Planning a holiday trip somewhere?Nora: Once the warms up. I get itchy feet. I think about going places.John: Will this be a trip abroad or some excursion close to home?Nora: Two tours are offered in May: one to big American cities; one to Europe.John: Are these whirlwind tours that allow you a few hours in each place?Nora: Oh, no, no, theyre both three-week three-city tours, with a week in each city.John: Thats more like it. You can look around and not feel rushed. What cities?Nora: I cant make up my mind: London, Paris and Rome or New York, San?John: Stop there. Europes more interesting. Americas OK, but its all the same.Nora: You didnt let me finish. San Francisco and Chicago, a modern Nora: All right. You convinced me. They say varietys the spice of life. Variety, here I come.MODEL3 Youd better get more exercise in your leisure time.ScriptAmy: Look at you! Youre fat and flabby. Youd better get more exercise in your leisure time, or youll never be Governor of California.Bill: Thats right. Im no Schwarzenegger, no Mr. Universe, so dont bug me.Amy: He shows what exercise can do. He used to be a skinny kid from Austria.Bill: He likes exercise; I dont. I was born tired, and Ive been resting ever since.Amy: Seeing a fine specimen like him, dont you feel like exercising vigorously to stay in good shape?Bill: Whenever I feel like exercising, I lie down and rest until the feeling passes.Amy: Ha, ha, very funny. Surely youve read about the dangers of obesity.Bill: Scientists constantly find dangers: smoking, cholesterol. What else is new?Amy: You must know an exercise like walking benefits the mind and body.Bill: I do, and I walk every dayfrom my office to the parking lot, not-stop.Amy: OK, have it your way. Eventually youll be a burden on our health system.Bill: And just what do you mean by that? Im not sick. My appetite is good.Amy: If you stay fat, heart trouble or high blood pressure could hospitalized you.Bill: Well, you may have a point there. I suppose we could go for a walk after dinner, slowly.Now Your TurnTask 1V. Lets TalkChristian religions celebrate a day of rest known as the Sabbath, also called the Lords Day. It is on Sunday.Before the industrial revolution the day of the Sabbath was viewed as one dedicated to God, not one of relaxation.The early industrial period in Europe saw a six-day work week with only Sunday off.Only the workers rights movements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century saw a five-day work week introduced as Saturday became a day of rest and relaxationIn many ways this has been a great boon to the economy as it leads to a great increase in consumer spending on Saturdays.After the Second World War, and Sunday also became a day of recreation for many.The weekend is now a part of the week usually lasting two daysin which most paid workers do not work. This is a time for leisure and recreation, and for religious activities.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: The History of Chinese AcrobaticsDACBDTask 2: Exercise to RelaxFTTFFTask3: How Americans Use Their TimeNews ReportLatest Space Walk from Space StationScriptAmerican astronaut Carl Walz and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Onufrienko took their first space walk outside of an international space station on Monday. Their mission was to move a construction crane and install a radio antenna outside the space station.Walz, Onufrienko, and American astronaut Daniel Bursch first moved into the space station last month. This was their first attempt since then to exit the station.As Bursch monitored from outside, Walz and Onufrienko exited the station 400 km above the Pacific Ocean. Their main task was to move a Russian-built crane from its temporary home on the U.S. side of the space station to a permanent home on the Russian side. Their plan was to use another similar Russian-built crane to help them carry out the job. The goal was for both cranes to eventually be located on the Russian side of the space station, which was launched in September.The job was not an easy one, considering that the crane they were in charge of moving is nearly 15 meters long when fully extended and able to move more than three tons of equipment when in use. The two men worked t