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1、48（答案已用红色标出！方便查看）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.Scrip tM:Im beside myself w ith joy.Im so lu cky.Gu ess w hat?Tv e w on a litof money in the lottery.W:Yeah?Well,you do know that money is the root of all ev il,right?Q：What does the w oman mean?2.Scrip tW:Mary w as fu riou
2、 s.Her son w recked u p her car.M:He shou ldn,t hav e driv en a car w ithou t a driv ers license.Hes stilltaking driv ing lesson.Q：What do w e know abou t Marys son?3.Scrip tM:Su san,I hear you re going to marry that gu y.Some p eop le think you llregret it.W:Is that so?Only time tell.Q:What does th
3、e w oman imp ly?4.Scrip tM:Mary,I ju st w ant to say how sorry I w as to learn of you r mothers p assing.I know how close you tw o w ere?W:Thank you.It w as so su dden.TM still in a state of shock I dont knoww hat to do.Q：Which of follow ing is tru e?5.Scrip tW:I get fu riou s at w ork w hen my op i
4、nions arent considered ju st becau seIm a w oman.M:You shou ld air you r v iew more emp hatically and demand that you r v icebe heard.Q:What is the w oman comp laining abou t?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.M y new dre
5、ss is ruined.John:r m terrible sorry!What can I do to help?Heres some water towash it off.Mary:Stop splashing water on me!Oh,this is so embarrassing!Im a mess.John:Well,you do look a little upset.Please dont blow up.Dont lose yourcool.Mary:H m m,youve got the nerve talking like that!W ho shouldnt fl
6、y offthe handle?This dress cost a fortune.John:You look really cute when youre 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 buy it,and nowits ruined.Look at this stain!John:Accidents do happen.Give me your dress,and I
7、ll take it to thecleaners.Mary:Sure!You want me to take it off right here in public and give itto you?I dont even know you!John:This might be a really goof time to get acquainted.Im John Owen.Mary:M m m,at least youre polite.I guess I really shouldn,t have flaredup.After all,it was an accident.Im Ma
8、ry Harvey.John:Come on.Ill take you home.You can change your clothes,and Illget the dress cleaned for you.Mary:Now youre talking.Thanks.Youre a real gentleman.John:Youd better believe it.Im glad to see that youve cooled down.Feel look a bite to eat afterward?Im starving.Mary:Ok.Youre pretty good.Im
9、not nearly as mad.If you can get thisstain out,ril be very happy.John:r i l try m y best.But if I cant get the stain out,please dont letyour happiness turn to wrath.1.Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog?2.W hy does the woman get angry?3.What does the man say to please the w
10、oman when she looks angry?4.W hy does the woman say the man is a real gentleman?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 instruct
11、ions on(S2)running the place.He tells the timid man,“If you ever hear that 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,“Bi
12、g John is coming!Run for your(S7)lives!When the bartender leaves the bar 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
13、the door,orders the poor barkeep inside,and demands,Iwant a beer NOW!”He 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
14、 hides behind the bar,the big man gets up to leave,“Do you want another beer?the bartender asks in a trembling voice.“Dang it,I dont have time!”the big man yells,(S10)“I got to get outof town!Dont you hear Big John is coming?”Task3:A View of HappinessScriptDr.Smith has proposed a reasonable,if perha
15、ps somewhat oversimplifies,viewof happiness.According to his theory,happiness 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 the
16、ir positive and negativepoles meet,they are comfortably joined,and they remain 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 o
17、funhappiness.Animals with some degree of intelligence seem to find happiness 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 s
18、ense of happiness.According to this theory,only animals with a significant 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.Th
19、us learning can occur with almost no conscious thought.For human beings,blessed 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 co
20、mplex and longer-term than the animals5goals,once those goals are gained,happiness 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 s
21、pecial about the goals of human beings?5.Which of the following best captures the main idea of the passage?Keys:ID 2.C3.B 4.D 5.AVI.Further Listening and SpeakingTaskl:Reason and EmotionScriptEmotion is sometimes regarded as the opposite of reason;s is suggested byphrase such as,?appeal to emotions
22、rather than reason and dont let youremotions take over”.Emotional reactions sometimes produce consequences orthou ghts w hich p eop le may later regret or disagree w ith;bu t du ring anemotional state,they cou ld not control their actions.Thu s,it is generallybeliev ed that one of the most distincti
23、v e facts abou t hu man beings is acontradiction betw een emotion and reason.How ev er,recent emp irical stu dies do not su ggest there is a cleardistinction betw een reason and emotion.Indeed,anger or fear can oftenbe thou ght of as an instinctiv e resp onse to observ ed fact.The hu man mindp osses
24、ses many p ossible reactions to the external w orld.Those reactionscan lie on a continu u m,w ith some of them inv olv ing the extreme of p u reintellectu al logic,w hich is often called“cold”,and others inv olv ingthe extremes of p u re emotion not related to logical agreement,w hich iscalled the h
25、eat of p assion.The relation logic and emotion merits carefu lstu dy.Passion,emotion,or feeling can reinforce an argu ment,ev ent one basedp rimarily on reason.This is esp ecially tru e in religion or ideology,w hichfrequ ently demands an all-or-nothing rejection or accep tance.In su ch areasof thou
26、 ght,hu man beings hav e to adop t a comp rehensiv e v iew p artly backedby emp irical argu ment and p artly by feeling and p assion.Moreov er,sev eralresearchers hav e su ggested that typ ically there is no p u re decision orthou ght;that is,no thou ght is based“p u rely”“on intellectu al logic or“
27、p u rely“on emotion-most decisions are fou nded on a mixtu re of both.1.What resu lts does the sp eaker may some from emotional reactions?2.What is the p op u lar belief abou t reason and emotion?3.What does the sp eaker mean by cold”？4.According to the p assage,w hat shou ld p eop le do in religiou
28、 s matters?5.What is the sp eakers conclu sion?K eys:1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.DTask 2:Dep ressionScrip tPat:You look dep ressed.Are you feeling blu e?Iv e come to cheer you u p.Ted:Bu t theres nothing that can cheer me u p.Im dow n in the du mp s.LifesmiserablePat:You hav e to try to get you r mind off thi
29、ngs.Ted:Bu t I cant.I ju st feel there5s too mu ch p ressu re on m e sometimes!Pat:You can,t let things get you dow n.Learn to relax and stop w orryingall the time.Whats you r p roblem?Ted:I failed my last exam,and another exam is coming,I get bored.Pat:If I w ere you,Id start w orking hard.If you w
30、 ork hard for a longtime,you re bou nd to get better grades.You see,“no p ain,no gain.Ted:Its easier said than done!If I read for fifteen minu tes,I get bored.Pat:You hav e to learn some self-discip line.Bu t how can I stay cheerfu l all the time?Ted:Worse than that!If I read for half an hou r,I get
31、 a headache.ThenI start to w orry abou t p assing the next exam.Pat:Ifs all in you r mind.If you stay cheerfu l like me,ev erything w illsoon be OK.Ted:Bu t how can I stay cheerfu l all the time?Pat:Try to look on the bright side of things.Ted:Bu t w hat if there isnt a bright side?Pat：You know the
32、saying:Ev ery clou d has a silv er lining.It means there9realw ays tow sides to ev erything-both the dark and the bright sides.So,try to identify you r strengths and bring then into fu ll p lay.Ted:Oh,no!You r corny old sayings are making me ev en more dep ressed.K eys:TFFTFUint2II.Basic Listening P
33、ractice3.Scrip tW:Did you hear?Helen got modeling jib!Shes going to be sashaying dow nthe catw alk.M:Wow,thafs great!All that w alking p ractice really p aid off.And foeonce she w on,t be comp laining abou t being so tall.Q：Why did Helen get modeling job?4.Scrip tM:Ju lia,come and see the Miss Ameri
34、ca contest on TV.All those beau tifu lgirls are w alking arou nd in bathing su its,so the ju dges can decidew ho has the best figu re.W:Bah!Thafs the w orst kind of exp loitation.They are treating w omenlike toys for p eop le to enjoy.I w ou ld nev er take p art in this kindof contest.Q:What do the
35、man and the w oman think abou t the beau tify contest?3.Scrip tW:What shall I do?Im fat.I w ant to be slim and beau ty,bu t Im fat.Fv e tried all the new ideas,high carb and low carb,bu t nothing w orks.M:Those diets are ju st fads,p op u lar for a w hile and then forgotten.Ju stfollow the u su al d
36、iet w ith fru its,v egetables,fish,w ater,and getp lenty of exercise.Before long you ll see resu lts.Q：What has the w oman tried?4.Scrip tW 1:I think Lily is really attractiv e.Shes half Sp anish and has thisreally su ltry look abou t her.W2:That exp lains w hy she tans so w ell.Iv e alw ays been je
37、alou s of her skincolor in the su mmer.Q:Which of follow ing is tru e of Lily?5.Scrip tM:Tru st me,it w as tight there on the Internet:Plastic Su rgeryIncreasing at a Faster Rate Among Men”.Ap p arently more and more menare trying to imp rov e their ap p earance.W:I saw it too on the new s.Face-lift
38、s,nose jobs,and box to hide w rinkleare now v ery p op u lar w ith men.Men say ifs for bu siness reasons,bu tw e know its v anity.Q:What does the w oman think the real reason is that men hav e p lasticsu rgery?K eys:l.B 2.A 3.C 4D 5BIII.Listening InTask 1:A Friendly StylistStylist:Morning,sir.This c
39、hair,p lease.W h a t can I do for you?Nick:A simp le haircu t:short on the back and sides.Stylist:Very good.I can,of cou rse,do something fashionable for only$60.Nick:60 dollars!Thafs highw ay robbery-tw ice w hat I ordinarily p ay.Stylist:Perhap s,sir.Bu t you r haircu ts hav ent been in harmony w
40、ith you rcharacter.You r hair is at w ar w ith you r sou l.Nick:Iv e nev er heard of su ch a thing.Stylist：If I may say,Im an exp ert at matching hairstyle to p ersonalities.Believ e me;you re su ffering a“disju nction”.Nick:A disju nction?What the dev il is a disju nction?Stylist:You r hair does no
41、t match you.Nick:This is u tter nonsense.How ev er,Id like to hear how you d solv ethis so-called p roblem.Stylist:You r character is artistic,imaginativ e.Bu t you r hair is du ll.I can correct that imbalance in seconds.Nick:Okay,let me see w hat can you do abou t the.u h.disju nction,as youcall it
42、.Stylist：Were going to u se scissors to create p eaks,w hich w ell keepin p lace w ith a liberal help ing of gel.This tu ft in the back w ell braidinto a p igtail.Now,ifs the new you!Nick:I lov e it.Its ju st like me:imaginativ e and artistic.Now w hatare you doing?Whats w rong?Dont you see harmony
43、in my newhairstyle?Stylist:Somethings p rev enting you r hairstyle from being a tru efashionable statement.Nick:For heav ens sake,tell me w hat9s missing.Stylist:Streaks.By p u tting in a few yellow streaks in you r hair,it w illbecome a w ork of art.Streaking w ill cost you more,bu t.Nick:Do it.For
44、get the cost.Bu t,by the w ay,w hat is the total gettingto be?How mu ch am I p aying to av oid disju nction?Stylist:That,s.$135.Sir?Sir,are you all right?Oh,he fainted.6.When the stylist mentions$60,w hat does the cu stomer say?7.What does the stylist think abou t the cu stomers hairstyle?8.What w i
45、ll the stylist do w ith the cu stomers hair?9.What w ill streaking do to the mans hair according to the stylist?10.What is the p assage mainly abou t?K eys:IC.A 3.D4.B 5.AFor Reference:1.It means there is no match betw een you and you r hair.2.Thats$135.Sir?Sir,are you all right?Oh,he fainted.Task3:
46、A View of Hap p inessScrip tMen are tu rning to p lastic su rgery and cosmetic p rocedu res to brighten u ptheir ap p earances at a faster rate than w omen,according to a su rv ey releasedon Wednesday.Mens use of fat injections to soften deep wrinkles leaped 47 percent lastyear from the previous yea
47、r.Womens use of the injections fell 36 percent,according to a survey by the American Academy of Facial and PlasticReconstructive Surgeons.Mens use of botox injections to eliminate frown lines rose 88 percent,while womens botox use fell 8 percent.And for smoothing skin,the use of laser resurfacing am
48、ong men rose13percent,the survey showed.Meanwhile,womens use of laser resurfacingdropped 38 percent during the same time period.The number of men getting nose jobs rose 47 percent,while the number ofwomen doing so rose 5 percent.Typically,men and women visiting plastic surgeons for cosmetic reasonsw
49、ere age 40 to 59.The study said 44 percent of men and 57 percent of women tell their doctorthat looking younger is the reason they are choosing cosmetic surgery.By about 18 percent,men are more likely than women to say they want facialcosmetic surgery for work-related reasons.The study was conducted
50、 by written questionnaires from January 20 to March3 among more than 2,600 members of the association,who focus on treatmentof the face,head,and neck.By comparison,in the previous year,womens use of botox rose 60 percent whi 1 emens fell 14 percent;womens use of laser resurfacing rose 13 percentwhil