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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 Uint5B D A C DIII.Listening InB D A C CTask 2:A Hard-nosed Boss(SI)watched(S2)when(S3)pile(S4)around(S5)leaned(S6)hiding(S7)indifferenlly(S8)Stone rushed into the cashiers office,took$250 from the cash box,and returned.Take it,“he said,“and get out
2、!Dont let me see you aroundhere again!?,(S9)Seeing the young man showed no sign of embarrassment,Stone gotfurious.(S10)He was waiting for Ihe 20 dollars we owe him for lunch.He worksfor the coffee shop around the corner,“Task3:Layoffs can be predicted.D C B C AIV.Speaking OutSusan:Excuse me,Helen,do
3、 you have a minute to lalk?Helen:That question always carries some weight,Sue.What5s up?Susan:Well,uh.Here goes.My university wants me to go back to updatethe university website.Helen:So what?You can go back on the weekend,or in the evening.Susan:But ifs a large project.So In aBuaid I have to termin
4、ate my workhere before my internship is over.I have to go back next Thursday.Helen：Oh?This is quite a surprise,Sue.Im sad that youUl be leavingus.You run this place with clockwork efficiency,you know.Weregoing to miss you.Susan:I hope ihis one-week notice will give you lime lo hire and train areplac
5、ement.Helen:Thanks for the notices,Sue.Assistants like you are one in amillion.I guess wed better start looking as soon as possible.Susan:With your approval,ril put out notice today and screen theapplication myself.Helen:That would be great.Schedule them in as you see fit.Oh,Sue,thingscertainly wont
6、 be the same without you around here.Susan:Thank you for your kind words.If you have any problem,please feelfree lo call me.M0DEL2 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.Tm not satisfied with your job performance.Tom:Ar
7、e you sure I havent been doing a good job?Helen:Tom,youve been reprimanded a number of times for being late andfor using company time for personal matters.Whats more,you usethe company phone to talk with your friends for hours.Tom:I know Ive been late a couple of times;my motorcycle has beenbreaking
8、 down.Fm really sorry.I promise to do better in Ihe uture.Helen：Im afraid its too late.Right now,your tardiness is the leastof my problems.Tom:What do you mean?Helen:My secretary has proof that you have misappaoprialed company fundson several occasions.We wont be prosecuting,but this simply cantbe a
9、llowed.Tom:I didnt steal any money!Your secretary is lying!Helen:rm 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 iseffective immediately.M0DEL3 Im the one youve been looking for.ScriptHelen:So,Bill,
10、tell me about your last job.What kinds of work did youdo?Bill：Market investigation,sales promotion,after-sale services,riskanalysis,investment planning-lo naina just a few.Helen:Why did you leave?B ill:Downsizing.The company wasn performing e ffic ie n tly.I t s beenoperating at a loss.So the only w
11、ay out was to lay o ff redundantemployees.Helen:W hy do you think our corporation makes a good career move for you?B ill:M y experience at Ihe la s t company is completely transferable toyour company,since you deal in the same products.Helen:G o on.B i ll:Whats even b etter,your corporation is a wel
12、l-knownm ultinational,and i t s working to become an industry leaser.I likethat.Helen:And th at would be a real boost to your career?B ill：D efinitely.M y la s t employer dealt with only small investments.But your company is handling large projects.Thal w ill help m e growprofessionally.Now Your Tur
13、nTask 1V.Lefs TalkKathy Maybe w e could outsource the software side of outbusiness to another company.But what impact w ill i thave on our engineers?WartonOur software engineers ate getting a b it tooold,and their technology is a b it out of date.Worses t i l l,ih e ir sa la rie s are quite high.M a
14、nyprofessional software-designing companies areoffering b e tte r products a t lower ra te s.Withoutsourcing,w e can give some of the engineers thesack.Jennifer:Our workers have contributed a lot to ourcompany.Some of them even started workinghere when our company opened.I hope w e can finda solutio
15、n that wont require us t o lay off ourloyal and Iru sl employees.Kathy Wed b e tte r give th is issue more careful consideration.VI.Further Listening and SpeakingTaskl:Problems of JoblessnessA B C D ATask 2:Before the cutbackT T F F FTask3:Career TransitionsScriptFord Motor Company has announced pla
16、ns to close plants ns cut more than35,000 jobs as part of massive restrictingS O U N D BITEThe announcement didnt seem to come as a surprise to many Ford employees.S O U N D BITEFord Chief Executive,B ill Ford,Jr.,called the cuts painful,but necessaryto rescue the worlds number two carmaker from goi
17、ng under.The planned cuts include22,000 jobs in the U.S.and Canada.Certain U.S.models,such as the Cougar,Escort,V illager,and LincolnContinental w ill be discontinued due to plant closings.Ford,Jr.said he would receive no salary u n til the company recovered.S O U N D BITEFords recent financial trou
18、bles reflect a complete turnaround from la s t year,when the company reported a p ro fit of more than$6 b illio n for theyear2000.The company was hi I hard in 2001,when they spent$3 b illio n during a safetyrec all.W hen news of the plant closings and job cuts the workers,many reacted withem o I ion
19、.S O U N D BITEChairman Ford,Jr.says that recovery w ill be based on getting back to basicsin product development and on improving quality and productivity.Uint6II.Basic Listening Practice10.ScriptCCADBIII.Listening InCBADCTask 2:Is i t really bad luck?Script(SI)te rrib le(S2)misforlune.(S3)reflecti
20、on(S4)damaged(S5)heaven(S6)pick(S7)washed(S8)Some people claim ihal Ihe number is bad luck because th irteen peoplesat down for the Last Supper before Jesus was crucified(S9)Friday theth irtee n th of any month is considered especially bad or unlucky,and Fridaythe thirteenth of March is the worst of
21、 the a ll.(S10)W hen people talk about the“seven-year itch“they mean that everyseven years a person undergoes a complele change in personality.Task3:The Status on Easter IslandABDDBIV.Speaking OutM O D E L 1This is a custom that dates back to the ancient Celts.Chris:Sue,do you know why people say,“k
22、nock on wood“when they wantto avoid bad luck?Susan:I t sounds a b it funny.As far as I know,il has a lo l lo do withancient C eltic 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,Ih
23、cir b e lie f seems lomake some senses.Susan:What9s more,knocking on wood was a way to brag without beingpunished.People once thought that evil s p ir its would becomejealous i f good fortune was pointed out to themChris:U h,yes,go on.Susan:well,by knocking on wood three times,the noise could fright
24、enedaway the evil s p irits,and they couldnt have to rob the braggartof that good fortuneChris:Im afraid those who dont know th is su p erstitio n might be frightenedaway as well.Susan:N ow heres a te st.D o you know how the custom of kissing under them istletoe originated?Chris:I havent the slig h
25、te st idea,but，m a ll ears.Susan:Again this is a cusloin ihal dales back lo Ihe ancicnl C ells.Sincethey worshipped trees,they conducted many of theirceremonies in the woods in the shade of trees.Chris:N ow I see.Probably i f s under these m istletoe trees that weddingstook place.Susan:I wish you we
26、re standing under some m istletoe rig h t now.Chris:Luckily Im not.Touch wood.M0DEL2 Is there any relatio n sh ip betweensu p erstitio n s and re a l life?S criptC hris：I f s strange th at so many people are superstitious.There must be somerelatio n sh ip between superstitions and real life.Susan:Yo
27、u know,Richard Wiseman,a B ritish psychologist researched therelationship between superstition and luck.Chris:What did he find?Most people would be interested.At least I wouldSusan:H e polled,000 people and fond th at people who believe themselvesto be lucky tend to go for positive superstitions.The
28、y m ay wear a ringas a talisman or often say/9 touch wood“for good luck.Chris:Then,what about the unlucky people?D o you mean if they think theyate unlucky,they tend to believe in superstitions abut bad luck.Susan:Yeah.They worry a lo t about a broken mirror,a black cat runningacross their path,and
29、so on.C hris:So what is his point?Susan:His point is th at people make their own luck by their attitude to life.So,49 percent of lucky people regularly cross their fingers,comparedto 30 percent of unlucky people.And only 18 percent of lucky peopleare anxious if they break a mirror.Chris:So,our fate
30、is linked lo our a ltitu d e ralh er than to our superstitions.Susan:I think th a ts what he is suggesting.Chris:This research seems too complicates.If I were a psychologist,I wouldconduct a survey to find whether 13 really is an unlucky number.If there ere traffic accidents or murders on the 13 h t
31、han on other days,then w e have to believe in superstitions.Susan:What i f there werent?Chris:Then I wouldnt be superstitious.Susan:What a b r illia n t idea!I never expected you to be as wise as Solomon.C hris：Well as long as you dont think Im a fool.MODEL3 I b eliev e ETs have v is ite d the earth
32、 before.S criptNora:Hey,whats th is picture of yours?I t looks like a flying saucer.Chris:I t is.I was v isite d by aliens la s t week and th is is a picture oftheir spacecraft.Nora:W hen I look closer,i t resembles a liv e r Frisbee.Chris:But i t could have been aliens.I believe ETs have v isite d
33、the earthbefore.What do you think?Nora:I t would be hard to believe otherwise.Projects like Ihe pyramidsare d iffic u lt to explain away,given the level of technology thatwas available at the timeC hris:Thats for sure.They are myslerious.Nora:W hen you consider a ll those impossibilities,i t s tempt
34、ing to inferthat some highly advanced civilization assisted humans in theirconstruction.Chris:Think about th is:i f you were abducted by aliens and taken up totheir spaceship or something.w ell.Nora:What do you mean?Chris:I mean,who would believe you?Youd go nuts telling everyone:Itstrue!I was abduc
35、ted by aliens!Nora:And everyone would think you were crazy,or just making up a story toget attention.Chris:From whal I under stand,sometimes these people do go crazy,tryingto convince people about their experiences.N ora:I believe th at in some cases they o ffer p retty good evidence.Chris:So,take a
36、 closer look at th is picture.Do you s t i l l think i t sa Frisbee?Now Your TurnTask 1V.Lefs TalkReasons foe MoreS uperstitionsThanks,perhaps,to fa llin g stock markets and unrestin the Middle East,Britons have beeome even moresu p erstitio u s than usualW ho are moresuperstitious?Lucky people were
37、 much less su p erstitio u s and tendedto lake conslruclive action to improve th e ir lives.Conversely,superstitious people tended to regardIhemselves as among Ihe less luckyD o superstitionswork?There was no evidence that superstitious ever worked,even,when people were instructed to carry lucky cha
38、rmsor a week.They didnt feel any luckier or more stratifiedExplanation W hen students are preparing for exams wilh a lucky chann,they may tru s t the charm,rath er than doing some extrarevision.VI.Further Listening and SpeakingTaskl:Horseshoes as a Sign of Good LuckACDCBTask 2:Superstitions or real
39、bad lucks?TTFFTTask3:Career TransitionsN ew s ReportEgyptian TombsS criptArchaeologist have uncovered two tombs that dale back more than 2,500 yearsin the part of Cairo where th e ancient city of H eliopolis once stood,according to Egyptian antiquity au th o rities.Although there is a modern suburb
40、of H eliopolis in Cairo southeast of itsancient namesake,the original H eliopolis was known as a center of learningand academic study in ancient Mediterranean times.The 26-century-old tombs that date back to the years 664 to 625 B C weredeveloped during a routine archaeological inspection of an empt
41、y plot of landin the Eins Shams d is tr ic t of northwestern Cairo.This d is tr ic t covers partof the ground th at used to be the ancient c ity of Heliopolis.The owner of the land was seeking construction rig h ts and by law,construction cannot begin without a permit certifying that the s ite has n
42、ohistorical significance.The f i r s t of the two limestone tombs to be opened contained a sarcophagusand sixteen sta tu e tte s,said the chief sta te archaeologist for theCairo-Giza area,Zahi Hawass.Hawass said in a statement that the tombs were found in a downtown residential area,three meters bel
43、ow the ground.S O U N D BITEHawass went on to give a more detailed accounl of the important find.S O U N D BITEI t appears that the tombs have not been raided by grave robbers,but theyhave been damaged by leaking sewage water.The f i r s t tomb to be uncovered belonged to a builder named Waja-Hur.Hi
44、sname was engraved on the sta tu e tte s,which the ancient Egyptians placedin tombs to answer questions for them in the afterlife.Te process of recovering these a rtif a c ts can be long and tedious,but theh isto ric a l significance of these pieces makes the painstaking workworthwhile.S O U N D BIT
45、EEgyptian 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(SI)audience(S2)tricks(S3)whenever(S4)parrol(S5)magician(S6)hat(S7)cards(S8)The magician was furious
46、.Each time the parrot revealed one of hissecrets,the audience roared with laughler.(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.Thiswent o
47、n 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 Ring或 Bill:Thanks for asking,but theres too much violence in thoseblockbusters.Amy:Then,lefs go roller-skating.Bill:I dont really li
48、ke to now that Im not so young any more.You know,my knees ache terribly.Amy:r 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 worlh watching lonighl?B
49、ill:Let me look at the TV Guide first.Well,Survivofs on Channel 3at 7:30.Amy:If I remember correctly,theres a documentary about animals onanother channel.Bill:Yes,on Channel 10.Do you want to watch it?A m y:D o you mind i f w e watch it?B ill:Well.I re a lly wanted to watch the Rocket game tonight.M
50、0DEL2 I can,t make up my mind!ScriptJohn:Hey!Nora:Hey!John:I see youre reading travel brochures.Planning a holiday tripsomewhere?Nora:Once the warms up.I get itchy feet.I think about going places.John:Will th is be a tr ip abroad or some excursion close to home?Nora:Tw o tours are offered in May:one