大學(xué)英語新視野聽說教程4 聽力原文及答案

大學(xué)英語新視野聽說教程4聽力原文及答案大學(xué)英語新視野聽說教程4聽力原文及答案大學(xué)英語新視野聽說教程4聽力原文及答案大學(xué)英語新視野聽說教程4聽力原文及答案編制僅供參考審核批準(zhǔn)生效日期地址：電話：傳真:郵編:UNITONETHETEMPTATIONOFARESPECTABLEWOMANUNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONS1．M：What’syourfamilylike，Emma?

W：Well．myparentsareseparated，butmyfatherlivesnearus．Mymotherisamiddleagedwoman．Sheworksasachemicalengineerforadrugcompany．Q：HowdoEmma’sparentsgetalong?

2．W：Ihavetogodowntowntomorrowmorningtohavemyspringdressesfitted．M：Don’tyouhaveotherclothestowear?

W：No．noneofthemfit，andIcan’tevenbuttonupmydresses．IthinkIneedsomenewclothes．M：Maybeyoushouldfirstthinkaboutdoingmoreexercisesandlosingweightandthenworryaboutyournewclothes．Q：Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?3．M：RoberttalksagreatdealaboutmovingfromhispresenthomeinNewYorktoaplantationintheSouth．W：Butthatisthesamethinghehasbeensayingsincehemovedtheresixyearsago．Q：Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?4．W：Howlonghasyourfriendbeenatyourhome?M：About10days．W：Didhehaveagoodtime?M：Yeah．Itseemedasifhejustgotherewhenitwastimeforhimtosaygood—bye.W：Itiscertainlyapleasuretoseehimagainandrenewoldmemories．M：Well．wetalkedaboutcollegedayswhenwehadbeenbestfriends，andwhenweusedtohaveSOmanyambitions．Q：Whatcanbelearnedaboutthemanandhisfriend5．W：WhathappenedtoyouYoulookreallyhappy．M：Mywifevoluntarilyproposedtoinvitemybestfriendtoourfamilyparty.W：Didn’tyourwifelikeyourfriend?

M：No，atfirstshefoundhimaterriblenuisance，butshehasfinallyovercomeherdislikeforhim．Q：Whatdoesthemanmean?6．M：Soyouhavefinallydecidedtoendyourteachingcareer，Lucy?W：Yes．Ithasbeendrivingmecrazy．Myhealthdoesn’tpermitmetocopewithsuchaheavyworkloadatthemoment．That’swhyIdecidedtogotoAustraliatotakearest．M：Oh．Isee．Sothat’swhyyou’vebeensoquietrecently．Yourperiodsofsilencewerenotyourbasicnature，buttheresultofmoods．Youreallyneedachange．Q：Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman?

7．M：IheardjustlastweekthatVickyhadgotmarried．W：VickymarriedIcan’tbelieveit!Rememberhowshealwayssaidthatmarriagewasn’therchoice?M：ButIalsoheardthatVickyleftherhusband，justtwodaysaftertheirmarriage．W：What?M：Whenherhusbandaroseinthemorning，Vickyhadalreadygone，withoutevensayingfarewell．Aporterhadcarriedhertrunktothestationandshehadtakenallearlymorningtraintoanothercity．Q：WhatcanwelearnaboutVickyfromtheconversation?

8．W：Doyouknowwhothatmanis?M：Whichone?W：Theoneincasualclothes．M：Oh，that’sDavidSmith．He’stheonewhojustmovedintotheapartment．W：Oh，reallyHelookskindofinteresting．Q：WhatdoesthewomanthinkofDavidSmith?

9．W：DoyouknowanythingaboutHenry?M：Thatnamesoundsfamiliar．butI’mnotsure．W：He’sfromNewZealand．HeworksforIBM．M：HaveyouspokentohimWhat’shelike?W：Heseemstobeaveryniceman．He’sveryfriendlyandhe’sgotagoodsenseofhumor．Theysayhe’samanofwit．0：whatcanbelearnedaboutHenry?10．M：DidyouhearthatMr.andMrs.BrownwenttoSingaporeforavacationlastmonth?W：Yeah．Didtheyenjoythemselves?M：It’shardtosay．Whentheygotthere．theycouldn’tgetaroominagoodhotel．W：That’stoobad．Buttheyreallyshouldhavemadeareservationforaroomearlier．Q：Whatcanbedrawnfromtheconversation?11．M：YouknowMartinAlthoughwe’vebeeninthesameofficeformanyyears．I’veneverbeenabletofigurehimout．silenceinwhichhehasunconsciouslycoveredhimself,but...Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?12.W:Haveyoumadeyourpeacewithyourwifeyet?M:I'vecertainlytried,butsherefusedtotalktomelastnight.AndwhenIarosethismorning,shehadalreadyleftforheraunt's.W:Whenwillshereturn?M:Haven'ttheslightestidea.Q:Whathappenedbetweenthemanandhiswife?13.M:Whatisitliketolivehere?W:It'sterrible.ItusedtobequieterwhenIwenttoschoolhere.IstillrememberthatIoftensataloneonthebenchthatstoodbeneathanoaktreeattheedgeofthetrail.M:Andnothingdisturbedyou?W:Yeah.Beingalonethere,mythoughtsquicklyflewthiswayandthat.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?14.W:Whenmyhusband'sfriendBobvisitedus,Ijustleftthemaloneforthemostpart.M:Why?W:BecausehewassodifferentfromotherpeopleandIcouldn'tunderstandhim.M:Didhenoticeyourabsence?W:No,hedidn't.Sometimes1imposedmycompanyuponhim,accompanyinghiminhisidlewalkstothemill.M:Didhewantyoutoaccompanyhim?W:No,thatwasthelastthinghewoulddesire.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?15.W:Peterisaquietboy.Heseldomsaysathing.M:Well,letmetellyou.HisbrotherTomisjusttheopposite.Q:WhatkindofapersonisTom?16.M:Doyouoftenseeourfellowstudents?W:IdidforawhileuntilIleftuniversity,butafterthatnotreally.M:Yeah,I'velosttouchwithmostpeopleaswell,butIstillseePeggyoccasionally.W:Oh,yeah.How'sshegettingon?M:Ok,Isuppose,butshe'shadaroughtimeinthelastfewyears.Shegotdivorced.Q:Whomdothemanandwomantalkabout?17.M:DidyouhearaboutMrs.Baroda?W:Yes,Idid.Shewasa~uprightandrespectablewoman.Shewasalsoverysensible.It'sapitythattheworldhaslostagreatmoderndancer.Q:WhathappenedtoMrs.Baroda?18.W:Whenisyourfriendgoing?M:Notforaweekyet,dear.Idon'tunderstandwhyyouaskmyfriendtoleaveourhouse.Actuallyhegivesyounotrouble.W:No.Ishouldlikehimbetterifhedid;ifheweremoreliketheothers,Icouldplansomewhatforhiscomfortandenjoyment.M:Hejustcameheretotakearest,sopleasedon'tmakeafussoverhim.W:Fuss!Nonsense!Howcanyousaysuchathing?Q:Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation?19.M:Oh,it'syou,Mrs.Johnson.Comeinandsitdown.Now,whatwasitOh,yes,yourleg.Hastherebeenanyimprovementsincelastweek

W:Well,no.I'mafraidnot,doctor.It'sstillthesame.M:I'dbetterhaveanotherlookatit.Hmm!Stillveryswollen.Haveyoubeenrestingit,asItoldyouto?W:It'ssodifficulttorestit;doctor,youknow,withahousetorun,andsixchildrenand...Q:Whatmadeitdifficultforthewomantofollowtheman'sadvice?20.M:YouareverynicetomeandI'vehadadelightfultime.Ireallyappreciateyourinvitingmehereandspendingsomuchtimeshowingmearound.W:Oh,itwasfunforme,too.Itgavemeachancetogetawayfromroutineanddosomethingalittlebitdifferent.Q:Whathavethespeakersbeendoingtogether?Key:1.(A)2.(C)3.(A)4.(C)5.(B)6.(A)7.(B)8.(B)9.(D)10.(A)11.(C)12.(C)13.(A)14.(B)15.(D)16.(C)17.(D)18.(B)19.(C)20.(D)UNDERSTANDINGLONGCONVERSATIONS(Emma,BillandTimaretalkingaboutfriendship.)Emma:Howimportantarefriendstoyou,Bill?Bill:I'veneverhadalotoffriends.I'veneverregardedthemasparticularlyimportant.Perhapsthat'sbecauseIcomefromabigfamily--twobrothersandthreesisters,andlotsofcousins.That'swhat'sreallyimportanttome.Myfamily.Thedifferentmembersofmyfamily.Ifyoureallyneedhelp,yougetitfromyourfamily,don'tyouWell,atleastthat'swhatI'vealwaysfound.Whataboutyou,Emma

Emma:Tomefriendship..,havingfriends..,peopleIknowIcanreallycounton...tomethat'sthemostimportantthinginlife.It'smoreimportanteventhanlove.Ifyoulovesomeone,youcanalwaysfalloutofloveagain,andthatcanleadtoalotofhurtfeelings,bitterness,andsoon.Butagoodfriendisafriendforlife.Bill:Andwhatexactlydoyoumeanbyafriend?Emma:Well,I'vealreadysaid,someoneyouknowyoucancounton.IsupposewhatIreallymeanis...Mm...let'ssee,howamIgoingtoputthis..,it'ssomeonewhowillhelpyouifyouneedhelp,who'lllistentoyouwhenyoutalkaboutyourproblems..,someoneyoucantrust.Whatdoyoumeanbyafriend,Tim?Tim:Someonewholikesthesamethingsasyoudo,whomyoucanarguewithandnotloseyourtemper,evenifyoudon'talwaysagreewithhim.Imeansomeoneyoudon'thavetotalktoallthetimebutcanbesilentwith,perhaps.That'simportant,too.Youcanjustsittogetherandnotsayverymuchsometimes.Justrelax.Idon'tlikepeoplewhotalkallthetime.Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard:1.WhatdoesBillthinkoffriends?2.WhomdoesBillusuallyturntowhenherunsintodifficulties?3.WhatdoesfriendshipmeantoEmma?4.AccordingtoEmma,whatmayloveleadto?5.WhatkindofpeopledoesTimliketomakefriendswith?Conversation2W:Youknow,itdoesn'tlooklikeyou'vecleanedthelivingroom.M:No,Ihaven't.Ugh.Ihadtheworstday.Iamsotired.Look,IpromiseI'lldoitthisweekend.W:Listen,Iknowthefeeling.I'mtired,too.ButIcamehomeandIdidmyshareofthehousework.Imean,that'stheagreement,right?M:Allright.Weagreed.I'lldoitinaminute.W:Comeon.Don'tbethatway.Youknow,Ishouldn'thavetoaskyoutodoanything.Imean,webothwork,webothliveinthehouse,weagreedthathouseworkis...isbothofourresponsibility.Idon'tliketohavetokeepremindingyouaboutit.M:What'sthematterwithyoutodayYouaredispleased.W:It'sus.M:Whatdoyoumeanby"us"W:Well,weusedtotalktoeachotherbeforeweweremarried.Remember?M:WhatdoyoumeanWe'retalkingnow,aren'twe

W:Oh,yes,butweusedtodosomuchtogether.M:Westillgotothecinematogether,don'twe?W:Yes,butweusedtogooutforwalkstogether.Remember?M:Ofcourse,Ido.W:Andweusedtodosillythings,likerunningbarefootthroughthepark...M:Yes.Iusedtocatchterriblecolds.Honestly,youarebeingtotallyridiculous.W:Butweneverargued.YouusedtothinkIwaswonderful.Once...(soundofthedooropening)Whereareyougoing?M:Backtolivewithmyparents.That'ssomethingelseweneverusedtodobeforeweweremarried.RememberQuestions6to10arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.6.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?7.Whatistheagreementbetweenthemanandthewoman?8.Whataretheydoingnow?9.Howdoesthemanreacttothewoman'scomplaints?10.Whatwillthemando?Key:Conversation1:1.(C)2.(A)3.(B)4.(A)5.(D)Conversation2:6.(C)7.(A)8.(A)9.(B)10.(D)UNDERSTANDINGPASSAGESListeningTask1Passage1PeterandRhodaweregoingsteadyfortwoyears.Everyonethoughttheyweregoingtogetmarried.Oneeveningwhiletheywereeatinginarestaurant,PetersaidtoRhoda:"Youknow,Rhoda,you'retheonlygirlIreallyknowwell.Wearebothveryyoung,andIthinkwemusttrytomakenewfriendsandhavenewexperiences.Ifwestillloveeachotherafterallthat,thenwecangetmarried.""That'strue,isn'titButIdon'twanttostopourrelationship,doyouWecanseeeachother,can'twe""No,Rhoda,notforawhile.""Iguessyou'reright,butI'mgoingtomissyouverymuch.""I'mgoingtomissyou,too,Rhoda."Themonthspassed.RhodaandPeterwereverylonely.Rhodafinallydecidedtotryacomputerdatingservice.Shefilledoutanapplicationwhichstatedwhatshelikedinaperson.Soonthephonerang.ItwasAndreLegroswhoreceivedhernamefromthecomputerservice.Theyarrangedtomeetthateveningforcoffee.WhileshewaswaitingforAndre,Petercamein.Sheaskedhim:"Whatareyoudoinghere""Well,IhaveablinddatefortonightwithagirlnamedAprilMay.It'sacomputermatch.Whatareyoudoinghere""I'mwaitingformyblinddate.HisnameisAndreLegros."Afterafewminutesofawkwardsilence,Rhodabegantolaugh.Shesaid:"I'mAprilMay."Peterlookedsurprised.Afteramoment,hesaid:"AndI'mAndreLegros.Thiswasnomismatch,wasitItwasmeanttobe."Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:1.HowmanyyearswerePeterandRhodagoingsteady?2.Whatdidtheydecidetodooneevening?3.WhydidRhodatryacomputerdatingservice?4.HowdidPeterandRhodafeelwhentheyfirstknewthetruth?5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?Passage2George'smotherwasworriedabouthim.Oneevening,whenherhusbandcamehome,shespoketohimaboutit."Look,dear,"shesaid,"youmusttalktoGeorge.Heleftschoolthreemonthsago,buthestillhasn'tgotajob,andheisn'ttryingtofindone.Allhedoesissmoke,eatandplayrecords."George'sfathersighed.Ithadbeenaverytiringdayattheoffice."Allright,"hesaid,"I'11talktohim.""George,"saidGeorge'smother,knockingatGeorge'sdoor,"yourfatherwantstospeaktoyou.""Oh!""Comeintothesittingroom,dear.""Hello,oldman,"saidGeorge,whenGeorgeandhismotherjoinedhiminthesittingroom."Yourfather'sveryworriedaboutyou,"saidGeorge'smother."It'stimeyoufoundajob.""Yes,"repliedGeorgewithoutenthusiasm.George'smotherlookedatherhusband."Anyideas"heaskedhopefully."Notreally,"saidGeorge."Whataboutajobinabank"suggestedGeorge'smother,"oraninsurancecompany,perhaps"

"Idon'twantanofficejob,"saidGeorge.George'sfathernoddedsympathetically."Well,whatdoyouwanttodo"askedGeorge'smother."I'dliketotravel,"saidGeorge."Doyouwantajobwithatravelfirmthen""Thetroubleis,"saidGeorge,"Idon'treallywantajobatthemoment.I'djustliketotravelandseeabitoftheworld."George'smotherraisedhereyestotheceiling."Igiveup,"shesaid.Questions6to10arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:6.WhatdidGeorge'smotheraskhisfathertodo?7.HowdidGeorge'sfatherfeelafteraday'swork?8.WhendidGeorgeleaveschool?9.WhatdidGeorgewanttodoaftergraduation?10.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?Passage3IfyoulistentoAmericanmusic,watchAmericantelevisionormagazines,youwillprobablyagreethatthemostpopularsubjectoftheseformsofentertainmentislove.RomanticlovealwaysfindsanaudienceintheUnitedStates.Fallinginlove,solvingtheproblemsoflove,andachievingthehappyending--thebigweddingaresubjectsofinteresttotheadultaswellastheteenagepublic.MillionsofAmericanscelebrateValentine'sDaywithspecialcardsandgiftsthatannouncetheirlovetotheirmates,theirfriends,theircoworkers,andtheirfamilies.Popularsongstellusthat"alltheworldlovesalover".Apopularsayingis"Loveconquersall".Numerouscolumnsinmagazinesandnewspapersofferadvicetothelovelorn,thosewithdifficultiesoftheheart.TomostAmericans,romanticloveiscentraltoahappylife.NotonlydoAmericansbelieveinromanticlovebuttheyalsobelievethatitisthebestbasisformarriage.DespitethehighdivorcerateintheUnitedStates,youngmenandwomencontinuetomarryonthebasisofromanticlove.Americansconsidermarriageaprivatearrangementbetweenthetwopeopleinvolved.YoungAmericansfeelfreetochoosetheirownmarriagepartnersfromanysocial,economic,orreligiousbackground.Themanorwomanmayhavestrongtieswithparents,brothers,orsisters,butwhenheorshefallsinlove,thestrongestfeelingsaresupposedtobeforthelovedone.WhenanAmericancouplemarries,theygenerallyplantoliveapartfrombothsetsofparentsandbuildtheirownindependentfamilystructure.Questions11to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:11.Whatisthemostpopularsubjectofallformsofentertainment?12.Whoisinterestedinthesubjectoflove?13.WhatdomostAmericansthinkofromanticlove?14.WhatfactorsdoyoungAmericansconsiderwhenchoosingtheirownmarriagepartners?15.WhatdoesanAmericancoupleplantodowhentheymarry?Passage4"Family"isofcourseanelasticword.ButwhenBritishpeoplesaythattheirsocietyisbasedonfamilylife,theyarethinkingof"family"initsnarrow,peculiarlyEuropeansenseofmother,fatherandchildrenlivingtogetheraloneintheirownhouseasaneconomicandsocialunit.Thus,everyBritishmarriageindicatesthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily--hencethegreatimportanceofmarriageinBritishlife.Forboththemanandthewoman,marriagemeansleavingone'sparentsandstartingone'sownlife.Theman'sfirstdutywillthenbetohiswife,andthewife'stoherhusband.Hewillbeentirelyresponsibleforherfinancialsupport,andshefortherunningofthenewhome.Theirchildrenwillbetheircommonresponsibilityandtheirsalone.Neitherthewife'sparentsnorthehusband's,northeirbrothersorsisters,auntsoruncles,haveanyrighttointerferewiththem--theyaretheirownmasters.ReadersofnovelslikeJaneAusten'sPrideandPrejudicewillknowthatinformertimesmarriageamongwealthyfamilieswasarrangedbythegirl'sparents,thatis,itwastheparents'dutytofindasuitablehusbandfortheirdaughter,preferablyarichone,andbyskillfulencouragementtoleadhimeventuallytoasktheirpermissiontomarryher.Untilthattime,thegirlwasprotectedandmaintainedintheparents'home,andthefinancialreliefofgettingridofhercouldbeseenintheirgivingthenewlymarriedpairasumofmoneycalledadowry.Itisverydifferenttoday.Mostgirlsoftodaygetajobwhentheyleaveschoolandbecomefinanciallyindependentbeforetheirmarriage.Thishashadtworesults.Agirlchoosesherownhusband,andshegetsnodowry.Questions16to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:16.WhatdoesBritishmarriageindicate?17.WhatshouldthehusbandandwifedoinatraditionalBritishfamily?18.Whodecideseverythinginafamily?19.WhatcanbelearnedfromnovelslikePrideandPrejudice?20.Howdopresent-daygirlsdifferfromthoseinformertimes?Key:Passage1:1.(B)2.(C)3.(A)4.(A)5.(D)Passage2:6.(A)7.(B)8.(C)9.(C)10.(D)Passage3:11.(B)12.(D)13.(A)14.(D)15.(B)Passage4:16.(D)17.(A)18.(C)19.(B)20.(B)UNIT2CharlieChaplinUNDERSTANINGSHORTCONVERSATIONS1.M:Aren'tyouwatchingthemovieonTV?W:What'sontonight?M:CharlieChaplin'sModernTimes.Haveyouseenitbefore?W:No,never.ButI'veheardofit.Soareyouwatchingit?M:It'snotuntil8.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?2.M:DoyouknowsomethingaboutCharlieChaplin'schildhood?W:Yes,Ido.HewasborninapoorareaofSouthLondonin1889.Hespenthischildhoodinpoorly-furnishedhouses.Heworehismother'soldredstockingscutdownforanklesocks.Hismotherwastemporarilymadandwasinandoutofmentalhospitals.M:Howabouthisfather?W:Hewasneversurewhohisrealfatherwas.Althoughhepursuedlearningpassionatelyinlateryears,youngCharlieleftschoolat10towork.M:Butwhenhegrewup,hemadeagreatsuccessinfilms.Q:Whatcanbelearnedfromtheconversation?3.W:Whichdoyoulikebetter,comedyortragedy?M:Iprefercomedy.W:Whoisyourfavoritecomiccharacter?M:ThegreatcomiccharacteroftheTrampcreatedbyCharlieChaplin.Thislittlemaninragsgavehiscreatorpermanentfame.W:TheTrampYou'rekidding.Imeanyoucan'tbeserious.TheTramp...heisabit,well,crude.M:Well.You'reobviouslymissingthepoint.Middle-classaudiencesinEnglandinthe1920sand1930salsothoughttheTrampabitcrude,buttheworking-classaudiencesweremorelikelytoclapforacharacterwhorevoltedagainstauthority.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?4.W:WhatnationalitywastheactorDoyouknow

M:HewasBritish,butactuallyhequitBritainforgoodin1913.HejourneyedtoAmericawithagroupofperformerstodohiscomedyactonstage.W:AndthentalentscoutsrecruitedhimtoworkforthekingofHollywoodcomedyfilms,MackSennett.M:Yes,that'sright.InfactheismorepopularinothercountriesthaninBritain.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?5.M:Doyouwanttohearmynewrecord?W:Yeah,sure.Who'sitby?M:TheRollingStones.W:TheRollingStonesOh,great.It'soneofmyfavorites.M:Yeah,minetoo.I'mcrazyabouttheband.DidyouseetheshowonTVlastweek?W:Yeah,wasn'titgreat!Bytheway,doyouenjoygoingtoconcerts?M:That'sallright,butIlikelisteningtorecordsbetter.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheband?6.M:Iwasterriblyembarrassedwhensomemembersoftheaudiencegotupandleftinthemiddleofit.W:Well,maybesomepeoplejustcan'tacceptsuchatrampcharacterwhosportsatinymoustache,hugepantsortailcoats.M:Butsuchacharacterhelpeditscreatorachieveworld-widefame.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?7.W:Haveyouseenthemovieaboutacollege-educatedgentlemanwhohascomedownintheworld?M:Yes.Andthemanhadmanydifferentpersonalities.W:Thatwasaninterestingmovie!Ihopeyouenjo~:editasmuchasIdid.M:Imustadmitthatit'sfarfrombeingmyfavoritekindofmovie.That'sforsure.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?8.M:Itseemsthatyou'reextremelyenthusiasticaboutthesongsandfilmsofElvisPresley.W:Yes,Ilovehissongsverymuch.M:Couldyoutellmewhy?W:HechangedthefaceofAmericanpopularculture.Andhewasuniqueandirreplaceable.M:Ihonestlycan'tseewhatyou'regettingsoexcitedabout!Q:Whatarethespeakers'attitudestowardsElvisPresley?9.W:Well,whatdoyouthinkofChalieChapin?M:YoumeanthegreatcomicHewasanimmenselycomplexman,toacertaindegree,hewasevenunusualintheranksofHollywoodstars.W:Anditissaidthathishugefamegavehimthefreedom,andmoreimportantly,themoneytobehisownmaster.M:That'sright.Healreadyhadtheurgetoexploreandextendatalenthediscoveredinhimselfashewentalong.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?10.M:Wouldyouliketogotothemoviewithmetonight?W:Yes,I'dliketo.What'son?M:It'sGhost.W:Oh,great!Iheardaboutthatfilmseveralyearsago.Itwasveryunusual,butIcouldn'tfindtimetoseeit.M:DoyouknowthatthemaincharacterwasplayedbythefamousHollywoodfilmstarDemiMoore?W:Yes.ActuallythisfilmhelpedMooreachievefame.AfterthatsheisgenerallybelievedtobeoneofthetopHollywoodstars,gainingbigbox-officesuccessesoneafteranother.Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?11.W:Howdidyouliketheperformance?M:Generallyspeaking,itwasverygood,butIthoughttheconductorwasabitinexperienced.W:InexperiencedButhehaswonmanyawards.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?12.M:I'vereadthereviewofthefilm.ImustsaythatIcouldn'tagreewiththecriticmore.W:Whatdoesitsay?M:ItsaysthatChaplindidn'thavehisjokeswrittenintoascriptinadvance.W:Really?M:Yes.Hewasthekindofcomicwhousedhisphysicalsensestoinventhisartashewentalong.ThecriticsaysthatlifelessobjectsespeciallyhelpedChaplinmake"contact"withhimselfasanartistandheturnedthemintootherkindsofobjects.Q:Whatistheman'sreactiontothereview?13.M:Youknowsomuchaboutoldmovies.I'llbetyousawalotwhenyouwereyoung.W:Notasmanyasyoumightthink.M:Whatkindofmoviesdidyoulikemostatthattime?W:IlikedChaplin'smoviesmost.InthemovieThePawnbroker,abrokenalarmclockbecomesa"sick"patientundergoingsurgery;andhisfilmTheGoldRush,bootswereboiledandtheirsoleseatenwithsaltandpepperlikeprimecutsoffish.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?14.M:Doyouknowwhyhiscomediesweresopopularatthattime?W:Ithinktherearesomesecrets.M:Secrets?W:Yes.Thephysicaltransformationandtheskillwithwhichheexecuteditagainandagainaresurelythesecrets.Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthepopularityofthecomedies?15.M:HaveyoueverseenthemovieModernTimes?W:Once,Ithink.M:ItwasthefirstfilminwhichChaplinwasheardasasingingwaiter,andhemadeupanonsenselanguagewhichsoundedlikenoknownnationality.W:Weareusedtospeakingofthefilmsmadebefore1927as"silent",butitwasaheadacheforhimwhenhecouldnolongerresistthetalkingmovies.Hepostponedthatdayaslongaspossible.M:UntilModernTimeswasproducedin1936.W:Yeah.Inthisfilmhefound"therightvoice"forhiscomiccharacter--theTramp.Q:Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation?16.M:Areyousureyoucan'trememberthenameofthefilm?W:It's...it'sjustonthetipofmytongue!Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthefilm?17.W:Oh,hey,canyouturnthatupalittle?M:Sure.Doyoulikemusic?W:Oh,yes,ofcourse.M:Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?W:Allkinds,butmyfavoriteisjazz,bluesandrock'n'roll.Q:Whichofthefollowingisnotthewoman'sfavoritemusic?18.W:SomeonesaidthatthetwosidesofChaplinwerereflectedinhisfilms.M:Whatwerethetwosides?W:Ontheonehand,hehadadeepneedtobeloved,butontheotherhand,hehadacorrespondingfearofbeingbetrayed.M:Werethetwohardtocombine?W:Yeah,andsometimes--asinhisearlymarriages--thecollisionbetweenthemresultedindisaster.Yeteventhispainfully-boughtself-knowledgefounditswayintohiscomiccreations.TheTrampneverloseshisfaithintheflowergirlwho'llbewaitingtowalkintothesunsetwithhim;whiletheothersideofChaplinmakesMonsieurVerdoux,theFrenchwifekiller,intoasymbolofhatredforwomen.Q:WhatisimpliedaboutChaplin'searlymarriages?19.W:Couldyoutellmesomethingabouthismarriage?M:Yeah.Asacomplexandprivateman,hehadaweaknessforyounggirls.Hisfirsttwowiveswere16whenhemarriedthem.Hislast,OonaO'Neill,daughterofEugeneO'Neill,thegreatAmericandramatist,was18.W:Sohemarriedthreetimesinhislife?M:Yes.InfactinO