新視野大學(xué)英語視聽說教程(第二版)第四冊聽力原文及答案

1、UNIT 1 Enjoy your feelings! . Lead-in Work in pairs, discuss the following questions and then share your answers with the whole class. () 1. Mention at least three reasons people get angry. What can we do to control our anger? () 2. Why do people get depressed? Is there any connection between depres

2、sion and bad luck? Can depression be overcome? () 3. What makes you happy? Are you happy when others are happy? () 4. Is there a relationship between reason and emotion? Which plays a bigger role in our lives?. Basic Listening Practice Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each q

3、uestion you hear.1. A) She envies the man. B) She congratulates the man. C) She thinks money causes trouble. D) She wants to borrow money from the man.2. A) He was very angry. B) He is still learning to drive. C) He is helping Mary obtain a drivers license. D) He has a drivers license.3. A) She will

4、 regret her decision. B) She does not think much of her boyfriend. C) She will wait for the right time to get married. D) She still wants to marry the guy.4. A) The woman has not overcome her grief. B) The woman has returned to normal. C) The mans mother has died. D) The woman is comforting the man.

5、5. A) She needs more fresh air in the room. B) She cant make her voice heard in the noisy room. C) She has to work too hard. D) Nobody is listening to her opinions. Word Tip furious: 狂怒的；暴怒的 (extremely angry) Language and Culture Tips (beside oneself) extremely excited or angry (air your views) say

6、what you think is important. Listening In Task 1: Soft answers turn away wrath. Listen to the dialog and choose the best answer to each question you hear.1. A) A stain on a new dress. B) A womans desire for money. C) Pleasure changed into rage. D) Fury turned into delight.2. A) The man has spilled w

7、ine on her dress. B) The man is rude to her. C) The man refuses to apologize. D) She doesnt know the man.3. A) She looks like one of his friends. B) She looks very young. C) She looks attractive. D) She looks like a child.4. A) He asks her to hand over her dress immediately. B) He offers to take her

8、 home to change the clothes and get her dress cleaned. C) He pays the woman immediately. D) He takes her home to give her a new dress.5. A) To buy her a fashionable dress. B) To buy her a brand-name dress. C) To have dinner with the woman. D) To exchange phone numbers with the woman. Word Tips wrath

9、: 大怒 (forceful, often vindictive anger) darn: 可惡 (damn, used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance) splash: 濺 (cause a fluid to scatter in flying masses) nerve: 魯莽 (rude boldness) cute: 可愛的 (delightfully pretty or dainty) flare up: 突然發(fā)怒 (suddenly become very angry) Language and Culture Tips (blow

10、up) lose ones temper; explode (lose ones cool) lose ones calmness (fly off the handle) lose ones temper (I kid you not.) Im not joking. (Now youre talking.) What youre saying is a good idea. (youve got what it takes) You have the necessary qualities for something. Listen to the dialog again and answ

11、er the questions.1. What three factors make the woman angry? _2. What four steps does the man take to turn the womans fury into delight? _ Task 2: Big john is coming! Compound Dictation: Listen to the passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When

12、 the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check what you have wri

13、tten. A bar owner in the Old West has just hired a timid bartender. The (S1) _ of the establishment is giving his new hire some instructions on (S2) _ the place. He tells the timid man, If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, (S3) _ everything and run for the hills! Hes the biggest, nastie

14、st (S4) _ whos ever lived! A few weeks pass (S5) _. But one afternoon, a local cowhand comes running through town (S6) _, Big John is coming to town! Run for your (S7) _! When the bartender leaves the bar to start running, he is knocked to the ground by several townspeople rushing out of town. (S8)

15、_.He steps up to the door, orders the poor barkeep inside, and demands, I want a beer NOW! He strikes his heavy fist on the bar, splitting it in half. (S9) _. He takes the beer, bites the top of the bottle off, and downs the beer in one gulp. As the terrified bartender hides behind the bar, the big

16、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) _? Word Tips bartender: 酒吧男招待 (a person who serves drinks at a bar) outlaw: 罪犯 (a criminal) uneventfully: 太平無事地 (marked by no noteworthy or untoward incidents)

17、 cowhand: 牧場工人 (a cowboy or cowgirl) muscular: 肌肉興旺的 (having well-developed muscles) growl: 咆哮 (make a deep, angry sound in the throat) barkeep: 酒吧招待 (someone who serves drinks in a bar) gulp: 一大口 (a large amount swallowed at one time) dang: 該死的 (darn) Task 3: A View of Happiness Listen to the passa

18、ge and choose the best answer to each question you hear.1. A) To illustrate their great attracting force. B) To illustrate how to place the positive and negative poles. C) To illustrate the difference between animals and inanimate objects. D) To illustrate a state of happiness.2. A) They will need w

19、ater. B) They will need a rest. C) They will want more food in the future. D) They do not want any more food.3. A) Learning happiness can take place only with conscious efforts. B) Learning happiness can take place subconsciously. C) Only animals with a great ability to learn can experience happines

20、s. D) Only human beings can experience happiness.4. A) They are balanced by two poles of magnets. B) They satisfy animals with water and food. C) They are blessed. D) They are not limited to short-term satisfaction.5. A) Happiness is a state of balance. B) Happiness arises from physical satisfaction

21、. C) The difference between animal and human satisfaction. D) Long-term goals versus short-term goals. Word Tips oversimplify: 使過分簡單化 (simplify to such an extent as to bring about distortion, misunderstanding, or error) magnet: 磁鐵 (a piece of iron that attracts iron towards it) reverse: 顛倒 (turn bac

22、kward in position, direction, or order) reinforcement: 強(qiáng)化,加強(qiáng) (the act or process of reinforcing) itch: 癢 (an irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch) strive: 奮斗 (exert much effort or energy) Language and Culture Tip (be blessed with) be lucky to have Listen to the passage again and ans

23、wer the question. How are humans different from animals in reinforcing happiness? _. Speaking Out Describing Anger, Sadness and Happiness; Making and Accepting Suggestions; Promising and Refusing to Help MODEL 1 (Dont let it get to you.) Listen to the dialog. If you have difficulty understanding the

24、 words missing from the blanks, you may refer to the boxes of useful expressions. Susan: You look so angry. What happened? Chris: Nothing. Id rather not talk about it. Just dont ask. Susan: Come on. Relax. Talk to me. Chris: All right. This morning I took my car to the garage to check the air condit

25、ioner. _! Susan: _. Chris: Yeah. And they were rude. They said I didnt know anything about cars, which I dont, but _! Susan: _! Chris: Whats worse, as I was leaving, I heard them saying, Dont trust this guy. He looks broke. When I heard that, _. Susan: Dont let it get to you. Better ignore them. Chr

26、is: I agree. I did manage _. Susan: Well, the best thing you can do is to _. Chris: Sounds like a good idea. Word Tips livid: 狂怒的 (extremely angry; furious) blunt: 直言的;不轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角的 (abrupt and often too frank in speech) broke: 俚身無分文的 (completely without money) Language and Culture Tips (rip off) charge to

27、o much (raw deal) unfair treatment (hit the roof) fly into a rage (get to) influence or affect, especially adversely (keep ones cool) keep calm Listen to the dialog again, repeat it sentence by sentence, and then role-play it in pairs. Useful Expressions They only gave it a quick look, refilled it w

28、ith some Freon, and charged me 300 bucks! They just glanced at it, poured in Freon and asked me to pay 300 bucks. No wonder youre livid. Id be mad too if someone ripped me off like that. Its not surprising youre livid with rage. Id be mad too if I were tricked like that. . they didnt have to be so b

29、lunt! They neednt have been so rude. Sounds like you got a raw deal! Seems as if you got a pretty rough deal! . I almost hit the roof.I flew into a rage / fury. . to keep my cool. . not to lose my cool / not to fly into a rage. . file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Agency. . complain to th

30、e Consumer Protection Agency. MODEL 2 (Im too depressed.) Listen to the dialog. If you have difficulty understanding the words missing from the blanks, you may refer to the boxes of useful expressions. Susan: Chris, I hear _, so _. Chris: Its not going to work. _. Susan: Come on. _. Chris: Everythin

31、g. My girlfriend left me; my dog ran away; my wallet was stolen. Susan: Dont worry. _: finding you a new girlfriend. Chris: Forget it. Anyway, Im getting bad grades, and I was told that _. When I heard that, I almost lost it. Susan: Look, relax. Ill help you with those courses. Chris: Yeah, but I al

32、so have three weeks laundry to do, and _. Susan: _. Chris: Come on. What are friends for? Susan: To keep you in high spirits; not to do your laundry. Word Tip pigsty: 豬圈；骯臟的地方 (a dirty or very untidy place) Language and Culture Tip (down in the dumps) in low spirits Listen to the dialog again, repea

33、t it sentence by sentence, and then role-play it in pairs. Useful Expressions . youve been down in the dumps . You look depressed / gloomy. Youve got a bad case of the blues. . Ive come to cheer you up. Im here to brighten your life. Ill help you let some sunshine into your life. Im too depressed. I

34、m too sad / blue / gloomy. Im feeling really low. Tell me whats on your mind. Tell me whats bothering you. Tell me what the problem is. Ill help you solve the biggest problem . Ill help you with the main problem. I can help you sort out the major difficulty. . Id have to repeat a lot of courses next

35、 year. I may need to take the year over again. Maybe Ill have to repeat the year. . my room is a pigsty. My room needs cleaning. My room has to be cleaned. Forget it. Youre on your own. Forget about it. Theres nobody here but you. Dont give it a thought. Youre the only one who sees it. MODEL 3 (You

36、seem to be on top of the world.) Listen to the dialog. If you have difficulty understanding the words missing from the blanks, you may refer to the boxes of useful expressions. Nora: Oh, hey, John! John: Hey! Nora: _. Whats up? John: _. Guess what? Nora: _. John: It might be true that misfortunes ne

37、ver come singly, but you can also have a double blessing. And thats what I had. Nora: You mean _? John: Exactly. You know, I was strong in all subjects except physics. Now Ive finally passed the test the one I needed _. Nora: Congratulations! Youd failed it three times. _. Whats the other good news?

38、 John: _. Nora: _. John: _. Shall we go to a bar? Nora: Why not? Word Tips blessing: 幸福；幸事 (something promoting or contributing to happiness, well-being, or prosperity) beam: 眉開眼笑 (smile expansively) multinational: 跨國公司 (a company or corporation operating in more than two countries) Language and Cul

39、ture Tips (on top of the world) extremely happy (misfortunes never come singly) Bad things tend to come one after another. Listen to the dialog again, repeat it sentence by sentence, and then role-play it in pairs. Useful Expressions You seem to be on top of the world tonight. You look as if youre i

40、n seventh heaven. Im so happy Im about to burst. Im so happy I want to jump for joy. Youve got me. Ive no idea. . youve had two happy events in your life? Youve been twice blessed? . to qualify for a Bachelors degree. . to be qualified for a Bachelors degree. No wonder youre beaming. Thats why youre

41、 beaming all over.The multinational I was doing my field project at offered me a job at a good starting salary. The multinational corporation in which I was having my field practice has given me a job with a good salary. Wow, wonderful, simply wonderful. Oh, how wonderful it is! I feel like celebrat

42、ing. Id like to celebrate. Now Your Turn Task 1 Create a dialog with your partner according to the given situation, using where appropriate the expressions you have learned. A asks B why he looks furious. B says that he wanted to buy an ordinary digital camera, but was tricked into buying an expensi

43、ve professional one. When he went back and asked to exchange it for a cheaper one, the shop assistant behaved rudely. As B left, he heard the assistant say he was too poor to buy a good camera. A suggests that B complain to the Consumer Protection Agency and ask them to help him get a refund. Task 2

44、 Work in groups of three and stage a play according to the instructions, using where appropriate the expressions you have learned. Roles: Tom, who had a series of bad things come into his life Carl: a close friend of Toms Julia: a close friend of Toms Situation: Tom was unfortunate: At work he was d

45、emoted to a junior position because he had lost an important client; his girlfriend just left him; and a blood test showed he was infected with the hepatitis virus. Carl and Julia are trying to comfort him. Task 3 Work in groups of three and stage a play according to the instructions, using where ap

46、propriate the expressions you have learned. Roles: Tom, who has some good news Carl: a close friend of Toms Julia: a close friend of Toms Situation: Tom tells Carl and Julia three pieces of good news: He found a new client who can bring his company a huge profit; the result of the blood test proved

47、to be incorrect, and he is free from the hepatitis virus; and a girl in his high school class whom he adored has begun phoning him frequently. Questions for Discussion 1. Suggest at least three ways to relieve the anger of a fellow student. 2. Suggest a minimum of three ways to make a new student in

48、 your class welcome. 3. Suggest three ways or more to cheer up a fellow student in low spirits. Lets Talk Causes of Depression Listen to the passage and complete the table with the information you hear. Depression-causing Problem Description Solution Factors Heredity It is inherited and may run in _

49、. Physiology changes or _ in _ Antidepressant called neurotransmitters, which drugs _ transmit _ depression. Psychological Low _ and _ are connected with Sufferers who make Factors depression. _ to their _ can show improved _. Early Experiences Events like the death of a parent, the _ of parents, ne

50、glect, _, and severe _ can increase the likelihood of depression. Present Job loss, _, long periods of Experiences unemployment, the _ or other family member, or long-term _ may trigger depression. Living with This causes increased _, which the somebody with possibility of their also becoming _ depr

51、ession _. Word Tips heredity: 遺傳 (the genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring) physiology: 生理學(xué) (the biological study of the functions of living organisms and their parts) neurotransmitters: 神經(jīng)傳遞素 (chemicals that relay messages in the brain) antidepressant: 抗抑郁藥 (a drug used

52、 to prevent or relieve mental depression) medication: 藥物 (medicine or drugs given to people who are ill) symptom: 病癥 (a sign or an indication of disorder or disease) self-esteem: 自尊 (pride in oneself; self-respect) Discussion Work in pairs to discuss the ways to deal with the problems with depressio

53、n. One student tells about the first solution, the other student the second, and the first student the third, until you finish all the possible solutions you could imagine. Further Listening and Speaking Listening Task 1: Reason and Emotion Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each qu

54、estion you hear.1. A) Something you may regret later. B) Something you desire. C) An emotional response from the audience. D) Logical argument by the audience.2. A) They complement each other. B) They contradict each other. C) Emotion is more important. D) Reason is more important.3. A) Cold attitud

55、e to other people. B) Feeling cold when criticized. C) Using only intellectual logic. D) Combining logic with feeling.4. A) They should accept everything in their religion. B) They should reject anything in a different religion. C) They should adopt a balanced approach. D) They should place human fe

56、elings above logical argument.5. A) Most decisions are based on emotion. B) Most decisions are based on reason. C) It is not easy to combine reason with emotion, D) In most decisions there is no clear distinction between reason and emotion. Word Tips distinctive: 特別的 (characteristic or typical) empi

57、rical: 以經(jīng)驗為根據(jù)的 (relying on or derived from observation or experiment) instinctive: 本能的 (of, relating to, or prompted by instinct) continuum: 連續(xù)體 (a coherent whole characterized as a collection, sequence, or progression of values or elements varying by minute degrees) merit: 值得 (be worthy or deservin

58、g) ideology: 意識形態(tài) (the body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, a group, a class, or a culture) Task 2: Depression Listen to the dialog and mark the statements T (true) or F (false). If the statement is false, explain why.1. The problem with the man is that he fail

59、ed in the last exam and does not know how to deal with the next exam. A) T B) F2. The woman advises the man to work harder though she is not yet sure if he can get better marks. A) T B) F3. After working for just half an hour the man begins to get a little bored. A) T B) F4. The woman advises the ma

60、n to look at the bright side of the issue to stay in high spirits. A) T B) F5. Finally the man decides to take the womans advice. A) T B) F Word Tips self-discipline: 自我約束 (control of ones conduct) silver lining: (不幸中的) 光明一面 (a hopeful or comforting prospect in the midst of difficulty) corny: 過時的，陳舊