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1、新视野大学英语视听说教程-4听力练习录音文本和答案UnitlI I.Basic Liste ning Practice1.Scrip tM:r m beside myself with joy.I m so lucky.Guess what?I，ve won a lit of moneyin the lottery.W:Yeah?Well,you do know that money is the root of all evil,right?Q:What does the woma n mean?2.Scrip tW:Mary was furious.Her son wrecked up h
2、er car.M:He shouldn?have driven a car without a driver?license.He still taking drivingless on.Q:What do we know about Mary son?3.Scrip tM:Susa n,I hear youre going to marry that guy.Some people think you regret it.W:Is that so?Only time tell.Q:What does the woma n imply?4.Scrip tM:Mary,I just want t
3、o say how sorry I was to lear n of your mother pass in g.I knowhow close you two were?W:Thank you.It was so sudden.I M still in a state of shock I don tknow what todo.Q:Which of followi ng is true?5.Scrip tW:I get furious at work when my opinions aren，t considered just because Im a woman.M:You shoul
4、d air your view more emphatically and dema nd that your vice be heard.Q:What is the woman complaining about?Keys:1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.DIII.Liste ning InTask 1:Soft answers turn away wrath.Mary:Dam!You e spilled red wine on me.My new dress is ruined.John:I m terrible sorry!What can I do to help?Here som
5、e water to wash it off.Mary:Stop splashi ng water on me!Oh,this is so embarrass*m a mess.in g!I John:Well,you do look a little upset.Please don blow s e your CO O Lfly off the han die?up.Don Mary:H m m,you ve got the nerve talking like that!W hoshouldn This dress cost a fortune.John:You look really
6、cute when you re mad.Some people do lookI kid you not.attractive whe n they are in a rage.Mary:This is very expe nsive dress.I saved for mon ths to buy it,and now it s ruined.Look at this sta in!John:Accidents do happen.Give me your dress,and I take it to the cleaners.Mary:Sure!You want me to take i
7、t off right here in public and give it to you?I doneve n know you!Joh n:This might be a really goof time to get acqua in ted.I m Joh n Owen.Mary:M m m,at least you re polite.I guess I really shouldn have flared up.Afterall,it was an accide nt.Im Mary Harvey.John:Come on.I take you home.You can chang
8、e your clothes,and I g et the dressclea ned for you.Mary:Now you re talking.Thanks.You re a real gentleman.John:You，d better believe it.I，m glad to see that you ve cooled down.Feel looka bite to eat afterward?I m starv ing.Mary:Ok.You re pretty good.I m not nearly as mad.If you can get this stain ou
9、t,I llbe very happy.Joh n:I try my best.But if I can get the sta in out,please don let your happin ess turn to wrath.1.Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog?2.W hy does the woma n get an gry?3.What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry?4.W hy does the woma
10、 n say the man is a real gen tlema n?5.What is the man 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)owner of theestablishment is giving his new hire some instructions on(S2)running the place.Hete lls the ti
11、mid man,If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town,(S3)dropeverything and run for the hills!He s the biggest,nastiest(S4)outlaw who severlived!”A few weeks pass(S5)un eve ntfully.But one after noon,a local cowhand comes running through town(S6)yelling,Big John is coming!Run for your(S7)lives!W
12、 hen the barte nder leaves the bar to start running,he is kno eked to the ground byseveral townspeople rushing out of town.(S8)As hes picking himself up,he sees alarge man,almost seve n feet tall.He s muscular,and is grow ing as he approachesthe bar.He steps up to the door,orders the poor barkeep in
13、 side,and dema nds,“wa nt abeerN O W!”He strikes his heavy fist on the bar,splitting it in half.(S9)The bartender nervouslyhands the big man a beer,hands shaking.He takes the beer,bites the top of the bottleoff,and dow ns the beer in one gulp.As the terrified bartender hides behind the bar,the big m
14、an gets up to leave,Do youwant another beer?”the bartender asks in a trembling voice.Dang it,I don have time!”the big man yells,(S10)I got to get out of tow n!Don you hear Big John is coming?”Task3:A View of Happ in essScriptDr.Smith has proposed a reas on able,if perhaps somewhat oversimplifies,vie
15、w ofhapp in ess.Accordi ng to his theory,happ in ess might be described as a state ifbala nee.And whe n huma n or certa in ani mals achieve that bala nee,they rend to rema in inthat con diti on in order to repeat the happy feeli ng.To illustrate this,we may study two mag nets.W he n their positive a
16、nd n egative polesmeet,they are comfortably joined,and they remain there.In other words,they haveatta ined a bala nee or state of happ in ess.If on the other hand,one of the polesis reversed,and positive pole is presses aga inst positive pole,there is resistanee,in stability,imbala nee a state of un
17、 happ in ess.Ani mals with some degree of in tellige nee seem to find happ in ess in rein forcement.Once they have gained one or more of their goals such as food,and water,theyTear n to repeat the actions that led to satisfaction of those goals.This repetitionor rein forceme nt produces a state of b
18、ala nee or sense of happ in ess.According to this theory,only animals with a significant capacity to learn shouldbe able to experie nee happ in ess.But in truth lear ning can take place through surprisin gly simple short-term action such as scratching an itch,followed by pleasure,followed by more sc
19、ratch ing,and so on.Thus lear ning can occur with almost no eonscious thought.For human beings,blessed with the ability to reason,goals are notlimited to the short-term satisfact ion of n eeds.In deed,there is a stro ng linkbetwee n happ in ess and the fulfillment of long-term goals.Even if human st
20、rive forgoals that are more complex and Ion ger-term tha n the ani mals，goals,once thosegoals are gain ed,happ in ess is rei nforced.1.Why does the speaker men ti on magn ets”?2.Accord ing to the passage,what may ani mals do after they have got food?3.Which of the following is true according to the
21、speaker?4.What does the speaker say is special about the goals of huma n bein gs?5.Which of the follow ing best captures the main idea of the passage?Keys:ID 2.C3.B 4.D 5.AIV.Speaking OutMODEL 1 Don let it get to you!Susa n:You look so an gry.What happe ned?Chris:Noth ing I rather not talk about it.
22、Just don task.Susa n:Come on.Relax.Talk to me.Chris:All right.This morning I took my car to the garage to check the air conditioner.They only gave it a quick look,refilled it with some Freon,and charged me300bucks!Susa n:No won der you re livid.I be mad too if some one ripped me off like that.Chris:
23、Yeah.And they were rude.They said I didn know anything about cars,whichI don but they didn have to be blunt!Susan:Sounds like you got a raw deal!Chris:What worse,as I was leaving,I herd then saying,Don trust that guy.Helooks broke.When I heard that,I almost hit the roof.Susa n:Don let it get to you.
24、Better ignore them.Chris:I agree.I did man age to keep my cool.Susan:Well,the best thing you can do is to file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Age ncy.Chris:sounds like a good idea.MODEL2 r m too depressed.ScriptSusan:Chris,I hear you e been down in the dumps,so I e come to cheer you up.Chr
25、is:11 not gong o work.Im too depressedSusan:Come,on.Tell me what on your mind.Chris:Everything.My girlfriend left me;my dog ran away;my wallet was stolen.Susan:Don，worry.V 11 help you solve the biggest problem:finding you a new girlfriend.Chris:Forget it.Any way,I m gett ing bad grades,and I was tol
26、d that Id have torepeat a lot of courses next year.When I heard that,I almost lost it.Susan:Look,relax.I llhelp you with those courses.Chris:Yeah,but I also have three week laundry to do.,and my room is a pigsty.Susan:Forget it.You,re on your own.Chris:Come,on.What are frie nds for?Susa n:To keep yo
27、u in high spirits;not to do your laun dry.MODE LS You se e m to be on top of th e world.Scrip tNora:Oh,hey,Joh n!Joh n:Hey!Nora:You seem to be on top of the world tonight.What up?John:r m so happy Im about to burst.Guess what?Nora:You e got me.John:It might be true that misfortunes never come singly
28、,but you can also have adouble blessing”.And that what I had.Nora:You mean you，e had two happy events in your life?Joh n:Exactly.You know,I was stro ng in all subjects except physics.Now Ive finally passed the test-the one I needed to qualify for a Bachelor degree.Nora：Cong ratulations!You faile d i
29、t th re e time s.Now wonde r you*re be aming .Wh at th e oth e rg ood n e ws?Joh n：Th e mult in ati onal I was dong my fie ld p roje ct at offe re d me a job at a g ood stari ng salaryNora:Wow,wonderful,simple wonderful.John:I fe e l like ce le brating.Sh al1 we g o to a bar?Nora：Wh y n ot?Now Your
30、TurnTask 1SAMPLE DIALOGA:You look furious.What happe ned?B:Nothing.I rather not talk about it.Just don task.A:Come on.You shouldn keep your feeling to yourself.You need to let off some stream.So,talk tome.B:All right.This morning I went to a shop to buy a digital camera,I only need anordinary on e.I
31、t is eno ugh for m y tours in the summer vacati on.Buy they persuadedm e to buy a professional camera,which cost three times as much.A:But you were willi ng to buy for it.Any way,it must work better.B:You see,I know n ext to no thi ng about photography.So they simply tricked m einto buying an expe n
32、sive one.A:No wonder you re livid with rage.I be mad too if I were robbed like that.Whatare you going to do?B:I already went back to them and asked to excha nge it for a cheaper one.A:What did they say?B:Oh,they were rude.They insisted that they hadn，encouraged m e to buy a professionalcamera,and th
33、at I bought it myself.A:Sounds like you got a raw deal!B:What worse,as I was leaving,I heard they say,That guy looks broke.He shouldn have boughtany camera.”A:Don let it get to you.Better ignore their rude remarks.B:I agree.I did man age to keep m y cool.A:Well,the best thing you can do is to file a
34、 complaint with the Consumer ProtectionAgency.If they talk to the shop,maybe they will give you a refund.B:Sounds too good to be true.V.Let，TalkScriptHello,every one.Today I in vite you to joi n m e in an explorati on off the causesof depression.There ate many factors involved,but I believe some des
35、erve specialatte nti on.Heredity certa inly plays a role.The tendency to develop depressi on may be inherited;there is evidence that this disorder may run in families.Physiology is another factor related to depression.There may be changes or imbalances in chemicals which tran smit in format io n in
36、the brain calledn eurotra nsmitters.Many moder n an tidepressa nt drugs attempt to in crease levelsof certa in n eurotra nsmitters so as to in crease brain com muni cati on.While thecausal relati on ship is un clear;it is known that an tidepressa nt medicati ons doreliever certa in symptoms of depre
37、ssi on.Researchers also study psychological factors.They in elude the complex development of one pers on ality and how one has Tear ned to cope with exter nal en vir onmentai factors,such as stress.It is freeqe ntly observed that low self-esteem andself-defeat ing thinking are connected with depress
38、ion.While it is not clear whichis the cause and which is the effect,it is known that sufferers who are able to makecorrect ions to their thi nki ng patter ns can show improved mood and self-esteem.Another factor causing depression is one early experiences.Events such as the deathof a pare nt,the div
39、orce of the pare nts,n eglect,chronic ill ness,and severephysical abuse can also in crease the likelihood of depress!on later in life.Some present experiences may also lead to depression.Job loss,financialdifficulties,long periods of un employme nt,the loss of a spouse or other familymember,or other
40、 painful eve nts may trigger depress!on.Lon g-term stress at home,work,or school can also be invo Ived.It is worth no thi ng that those livi ng with some one sufferi ng from depressi onexperie nee in creased an xiety which adds to the possibility of their also beco mingdepressed.Depressi on-caus ing
41、FactorsProblem Descripti onSoluti onHeredityIt is in herited and run infamilies.Physiologycha nges or imbala nces inchemicals calledA n tidepressa nt drugsrelieve certa inn eurotra nsmitters,whichtran smit in formati on in thesymptoms ofdepressi on.brainPsychological Factors Low self-esteem andself-
42、defeati ng thinking areconn ected with depressi on.Sufferers who makecorrect ion to theirth in ki ng patter ns canshow improved mood andself-esteem.Early Experie ncesEve nt like the death of a parent,the divorce of pare nts,neglect,chronic ill ness,andsevere physical abuse can increase the likelihoo
43、d ofPrese nt Experie ncesJob loss,financialdifficulties,long periods of unemploy m e nt,the loss of a spouseor other family member,orLivi ng withsomebody withdepressi onThis causes in creased an xiety,which adds to the possibility oftheir also becoming depressed.VI.Further Liste ning and Speak ingTa
44、skl:Reason and EmotionScriptE motion is some time s re g arde d as th e op p osite of re ason;s is sug g e ste d by p h rase suchas“ap p e al to e moti ons rath e r th a n re as on”and don le t your e moti ons takeove rn.E motional re actions some time s p roduce conse que nce s or th oug h ts wh ic
45、h p e op lemay late r re g re t or disag re e with;but during an e motional state,th e y could not control th e ir acti ons.Th us,it is g e n e rally be lie ve d th at one of th e most disti nctivefacts about h uma n be ing s is a con tradicti on be twe e n e moti on and re as on.Howe ve r,re ce nt
46、e mp irical studie s do not sug g e st th e re is a cle ar distinction be twe e nre as on and e moti on.In de e d,an g e r or fe ar can ofte n be th oug h t of as an in stin ctive re sp onse to obse rve d fact.Th e h uma n mind p osse sse s many p ossible re actions to th e e xte rnal world.Th ose r
47、e act ion s can lie on a con ti nuum,with some ofth e m inv olvi ng th e e xtre me of p ure in te lle ctual log ic,wh ich is ofte n calle d cold”,a nd oth e rs inv olvi ng th e e xtre me s of p ure e motion not re late d to log ical ag re e me nt,wh ich is calle d th e h e at of p as si on”.Th e re
48、lati on log ic and e moti on me rits care fulstudy.Passi on,e moti on,or fe e li ng can re in force an arg ume nt,e ve nt one base dp rimarily on re as on.Th is is e sp e cially true in re lig io n or ide olog y,wh ich fre quently de ma nds an all-or-no th i ng re je ct ion or acce p ta ne e.In such
49、 are as of th oug h t,h uma n be ing s h ave to adop t a comp re h e nsive vie w p artly backe d by e mp irical arg ume ntand p artly by fe e ling and p assi on.More ove r,se ve ral re se arch e rs h ave sug g e ste d th attyp ically th e re is no p ure “de cision or th oug h t;th at is,no th oug h
50、t is base dp ure ly “on inte lle ctual log ic or p ure ly“on e motion-most de cisions are founde don a mixture of both.1.Wh at re sults doe s th e sp e ake r may some from e moti onal re act ions?2.Wh at is th e p op ular be lie f about re as on and e moti on?3.Wh at doe s th e sp e ake r me an by c