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1、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UnitlII.Basic Listening Practice1.ScriptM:Im b eside myself with joy.Im so lucky.Guess what?Tve won a litof money in the lottery.W:Yeah?Well,you do know that money is the root of all evil,right?Q:What does the woman mean?2.ScriptW:Mary was furious.Her son wrecked up her car
2、.M:He shouldn,t have driven a car without a drivers license.Hes stilltaking driving lesson.Q:What do we know ab out Marys son?3.ScriptM:Susan,I hear youre going to marry that guy.Some people think youllregret it.W:Is that so?Only time tell.Q:What does the woman imply?4.ScriptM:Mary,I just want to sa
3、y how sorry I was to learn of your mothers passing.I know how close you two were?W:Thank you.It was so sudden.TM still in a state of shock I dont knowwhat to do.Q:Which of following is true?5.ScriptW:I get furious at work when my opinions arent considered just b ecauseIm a woman.M:You should air you
4、r view more emphatically and demand that your viceb e heard.Q:What is the woman complaining ab out?Keys:1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.DIII.Listening InTask 1:Soft answers turn away wrath.Mary:Dam!Youre spilled red wine on me.My new dress is ruined.John:r m terrib le sorry!What can I do to help?Heres some water
5、towash it off.Mary:Stop splashing water on me!Oh,this is so emb arrassing!Im a mess.John:Well,you do look a little upset.Please dont b low up.Dont lose yourcool.Mary:Hmm,youve got the nerve talking like that!Who shouldnt fly offthe handle?This dress cost a fortune.John:You look really cute when your
6、e mad.I kid you not.Some peopledo look attractive when they are in a rage.Mary:This is very expensive dress.I saved for months to b uy it,and nowifs ruined.Look at this stain!John:Accidents do happen.Give me your dress,and Fil take it to thecleaners.Mary:Sure!You want me to take it off right here in
7、 pub lic and give itto you?I dont even know you!John:This might b e a really goof time to get acquainted.Im John Owen.Mary:Mmm,at least youre polite.I guess I really shouldn,t have flaredup.After all,it was an accident.Im Mary Harvey.John:Come on.Ill take you home.You can change your clothes,and ril
8、get the dress cleaned for you.Mary:Now youre talking.Thanks.Youre a real gentleman.John:Youd b etter b elieve it.Im glad to see that youve cooled down.Feel look a b ite to eat afterward?Im starving.Mary:Ok.Youre pretty good.Im not nearly as mad.If you can get thisstain out,Ill b e very happy.John:ri
9、l try my b est.But if I can,t get the stain out,please dont letyour happiness turn to wrath.1.Which of the following would b e the b est title for the dialog?2.Why does the woman get angry?3.What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry?4.Why does the woman say the man is a real gen
10、tleman?5.What is the mans final proposal?Keys:ID 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.CTask 2:Big John is coming!ScriptA bar owner in the Old West has just hired a timid bartender.This(SI)ownerof the establishment is giving his new hire some instructions on(S2)running the place.He tells the timid man,“If you ever hear tha
11、t Big Johnis coming to town,(S3)drop everything and run for the hills!Hes thebiggest,nastiest(S4)outlaw whos ever lived!”A few weeks pass(S5)uneventfully.But one afternoon,a local cowhand comesrunning through town(S6)yelling,“Big John is coming!Run for your(S7)lives!When the bartender leaves the bar
12、 to start running,he is knocked to theground by several townspeople rushing out of town.(S8)As hes pickinghimself up,he sees a large man,almost seven feet tall.Hes muscular,and is growing as he approaches the bar.He steps up to the door,orders the poor barkeep inside,and demands,Iwant a beer NOW!He
13、strikes his heavy fist on the bar,splitting it in half.(S9)The barlendernervously hands the big man a beer,hands shaking.He takes the beer,bitesthe top of the bottle off,and downs the beer in one gulp.As the terrified bartender hides behind the bar,the big man gets up to leave,“Do you want another b
14、eer?the bartender asks in a trembling voice.“Dang it,I dont have time!”the big man yells,(S10)“I got to get oulof town!Dont you hear Big John is coming?”Task3:A View of HappinessScriptDr.Smith has proposed a reasonable,if perhaps somewhat oversimplifies,viewof happiness.According to his theory,happi
15、ness might be described as astate if balance.And when human or certain animals achieve that balance,they rend to remain in that condition in order to repeat the happy feeling.To illustrate this,we may study two magnets.When their positive and negativepoles meet,they are comfortably joined,and they r
16、emain there.In otherwords,they have attained a balance or state of happiness.If on the otherhand,one of the poles is reversed,and positive pole is presses againstpositive pole,there is resistance,instability,imbalance a state ofunhappiness.Animals with some degree of intelligence seem to find happin
17、ess inreinforcement.Once they have gained one or more of their goals such asfood,and water,they learn to repeat the actions that led to satisfactionof those goals.This repetition or reinforcement produces a state of balanceor sense of happiness.According to this theory,only animals with a significan
18、t capacity tolearn should be able to experience happiness.But in truth learning cantake place through surprisingly simple short-term action such asscratching an itch,followed by pleasure,followed by more scratching,and so on.Thus learning can occur with almost no conscious thought.For human beings,b
19、lessed with the ability to reason,goals are not limitedto the short-term satisfaction of needs.Indeed,there is a strong linkbetween happiness and the fulfillment of long-term goals.Even if humanstrive for goals that are more complex and longer-term than the animalsgoals,once those goals are gained,h
20、appiness is reinforced.1.W hy does the speaker mention“magnets”?2.According to the passage,what may animals do after they have got food?3.Which of the following is true according to the speaker?4.What does the speaker say is special about the goals of human beings?5.Which of the following best captu
21、res the main idea of the passage?Keys:ID 2.C3.B 4.D 5.AIV.Speaking OutM ODEL 1 Don,t le t it get to you!Susan:You look so angry.What happened?Chris:Nothing Id rather not talk about it.Just don9t ask.Susan:Come on.Relax.Talk to me.Chris:All right.This morning I took my car to the garage to check the
22、airconditioner.They only gave it a quick look,refilled it with someFreon,and charged me 300bucks!Susan:No wonder youre livid.Id be mad too if someone ripped me offlike that.Chris:Yeah.And they were rude.They said I didnt know anything aboutcars,which I dont,but they didnt have to be blunt!Susan:Soun
23、ds like you got a raw deal!Chris:Whats worse,as I was leaving,I herd then saying,Dont trustthat guy.He looks broke.M When I heard that,I almost hit the roof.Susan:Don,t let it get to you.Better ignore them.Chris:I agree.I did manage to keep my cool.Susan:Well,the best thing you can do is to file a c
24、omplaint with theConsumer Protection Agency.Chris:sounds like a good idea.M0DEL2 Im too depressed.ScriptSusan:Chris,I hear youve beei down in the dumps,so Tve come to cheeryou up.Chris:I fs not gong o work.Im too depressedSusan:Come,on.Tell me whats on your mind.Chris:Everything.M y girlfriend left
25、me;m y dog ran away;m y wallet wasstolen.Susan:Dont worry.Ill help you solve the biggest problem:finding youa new girlfriend.Chris:Forget it.Anyway,Im getting bad grades,and I was told that Idhave to repeat a lot of courses next year.When I heard that,I almostlost it.Susan:Look,relax,r i l help you
26、with those courses.Chris:Yeah,but I also have three weeks laundry to do.,and my room isa pigsty.Susan:Forget it.Youre on your own.Chris:Come,on.What are friends for?Susan:To keep you in high spirits;not to do your laundry.M0DEL3 You seem to be on top of the world.ScriptNora:Oh,hey,John!John:Hey!Nora
27、:You seem to b e on top of the world tonight.Whats up?John:Im so happy Im ab oul to b urst.Guess what?Nora:Youve got me.John:It might b e true that misfortunes never come singly,b ut you canalso have a“doub le b lessing:And thafs what I had.Nora:You mean youve had two happy events in your life?John:
28、Exactly.You know,I was strong in all sub jects except physics.NowIve finally passed the test-the one I needed to qualify for a Bachelor?sdegree.Nora:Congratulations!Youd failed it three times.Now wondon youro beaming.Whatsthe other good news?John:The multinational I was dong my field project at offe
29、red me a job at a good staringsalary.Nora:Wow,wonderful,simple wonderful.John:I feel like celebrating.Shall we go to a bar?Nora:W hy not?Now Your TurnTask 1SAMPLE DIALOGA:You look furious.What happened?B:Nothing.Fd rather not talk ab out i t.Just dont ask.A:Come on.You shouldnt keep your feeling to
30、yourself.You need to let offsome stream.So,talk tome.B:All right.This morning I went to a shop to b uy a digital camera,Ionly need an ordinary one.It is enough for my tours in the summer vacation.Buy they persuaded me to b uy a professional camera,which cost three timesas much.A:But you were willing
31、 to b uy for it.Anyway,it must work b etter.B:You see,I know next to nothing ab out photography.So they simply trickedme into b uying an expensive one.A:No wonder youre livid with rage.Id be mad too if I were robbed likethat.What are you going to do?B:I already went back to them and asked to exchang
32、e it for a cheaper one.A:What did they say?B:Oh,they were rude.They insisted that they hadnt encouraged me to buya professional camera,and that I bought it myself.A:Sounds like you got a raw deal!B:Whats worse,as I was leaving,I heard they say,“That guy looks broke.He shouldnthave bought any camera.
33、vA:Don,t let it get to you.Better ignore their rude remarks.B:I agree.I did manage to keep m y cool.A:Well,the best thing you can do is to file a complaint with the ConsumerProtection Agency.If they talk to the shop,maybe they will give youa refund.B:Sounds too good to be true.V.Lefs TalkScriptHello
34、,everyone.Today I invite you to join me in an exploration off thecauses of depression.There ate many factors involved,but I believe somedeserve special attention.Heredity certainly plays a role.The tendency to develop depression maybe inherited;there is evidence that this disorder may run in familie
35、s.Physiology is another factor related to depression.There may be changesor imbalances in chemicals which transmit information in the brain calledneurotransmitters.Many modern antidepressant drugs attempt to increaselevels of certain neurotransmitters so as to increase brain communication.While the
36、causal relationship is unclear;it is known that antidepressantmedications do reliever certain symptoms of depression.Researchers also study psychological factors.They include the complexdevelopment of ones personality and how one has learned to cope withexternal environmental factors,such as stress.
37、It is freeqently observed thatlow self-esteem and self-defeating thinking are connected with depression.While it is not clear which is the cause and which is the effect,it isknown that sufferers who are able to make corrections to their thinkingpatterns can show improved mood and self-esteem.Another
38、 factor causing depression is ones early experiences.Events suchas the death of a parent,the divorce of the parents,neglect,chronicillness,and severe physical abuse can also increase the likelihood ofdepression later in life.Some present experiences may also lead to depression.Job loss,financialdiff
39、iculties,long periods of unemployment,the loss of a spouse or otherfamily member,or other painful events may trigger depression.Long-termstress at home,work,or school can also be involved.It is worth nothing that those living with someone suffering fromdepression experience increased anxiety which a
40、dds to the possibilityof their also becoming depressed.Depression-causingFactorsProb lem DescriptionSolutionHeredityIt is inherited and run infamilies.Physiologychanges or imbalances inchemicals calledneurotransmitters,wh i chtransmit informalion in thebrainAntidepressant drugsrelieve ceriainsymptom
41、s ofdepression.PsychologicalFactorsLow self-esteem andself-defeating thinking areconnected with depression.Sufferers who makecorrection to theirthinking patterns canshow improved moodand self-esteem.Early ExperiencesEvent like the death of aparent,the divorce ofparents,neglect,chronicillness,and sev
42、ere physicalabuse can increase thelikelihood of depression.PresentExperiencesJob loss,financialdifficulties,long periods ofunemployment,the loss of aspouse or other familymember,or long-term stressmay trigger depression.Living withsomebody withdepressionThis causes increasedanxiely,which adds to the
43、possibility of their alsobecoming depressid.VI.Further Listening and SpeakingTaskl:Reason and EmotionScriptEmotion is sometimes regarded as the opposite of reason;s is suggested b yphrase such as,appeal to emotions rather than reason and dont let youremotions take over”.Emotional reactions sometimes
44、 produce consequences orthoughts which people may later regret or disagree with;b ut during anemotional state,they could not control their actions.Thus,it is generallyb elieved that one of the most distinctive facts ab out human b eings is acontradiction b etween emotion and reason.However,recent em
45、pirical studies do not suggest there is a cleardistinction b etween reason and emotion.Indeed,anger or fear can oftenb e thought of as an instinctive response to ob served fact.The human mindpossesses many possib le reactions to the external world.Those reactionscan lie on a continuum,with some of t
46、hem involving the extreme of pureintellectual logic,which is often called cold”,and others involvingthe extremes of pure emotion not related to logical agreement,which iscalled the heat of passion”.The relation logic and emotion merits carefulstudy.Passion,emotion,or feeling can reinforce an argumen
47、t,event one b asedprimarily on reason.This is especially true in religion or ideology,whichfrequently demands an all-or-nothing rejection or acceptance.In such areasof thought,human b eings have to adopt a comprehensive view partly b ackedb y empirical argument and partly b y feeling and passion.Mor
48、eover,severalresearchers have suggested that typically there is no pure decision orthought;that is,no thought is b ased“purely on intellectual logic or“purely“on emotion most decisions are founded on a mixture of b oth.1.What results does the speaker may some from emotional reactions?2.What is the p
49、opular b elief ab out reason and emotion?3.What does the speaker mean b y”cold“?4.According to the passage,what should people do in religious matters?5.What is the speakers conclusion?Keys:1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.DTask 2:DepressionScriptPat:You look depressed.Are you feeling b lue?Ive come to cheer you up
50、.Ted:But theres nothing that can cheer me up.Im down in the dumps.Lifesmiserab lePat:You have to try to get your mind off things.Ted:But I cant.I just feel theres too much pressure on m e sometimes!Pat:You cant let things get you down.Learn to relax and stop worryingall the time.Whats your prob lem?