新視野大學英語第二版視聽說教程

新視野大學英語視聽說教程第二冊

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UNIT1

ILListeningSkills

1.M:Whydon,twegototheconcerttoday?

W:I911gogetthekeys.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

2.W:Ican'tfindmypurseanywhere.Theoperaticketsareinit.

M:Haveyoucheckedinthecar?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

3.M:AreyougoingtobuythatpiratedCD?

W:DoIlooklikeathief?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.M:Doyouthinkthesingerispretty?

W:Let'sjustsaythatIwouldn,t/tvoteforherinthelocalbeautycontest.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthesinger?

5.M:HaveyouseenTom?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.

W:Thelightinhisdormwasonjustafewminutesago.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

l.B2.B3.D4.C5.A

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Encore!

Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecried,“Encore!Encore!

Thesingerwasdelightedandsangthesongagain.Shecouldn,tbelieveitwhenthe

audienceshoutedforhertosingitagain.Thecycleofshoutsandsongswasrepeated

tenmoretimes.Thesingerwasoverjoyedwiththeresponsefromtheaudience.She

talkedthemandaskedthemwhytheyweresomuchaudienceinhearingthesamesong

againandagain.Oneofthepeopleintheaudiencereplied,“Wewantedyoutoimprove

it;nowitismuchbetter.”

l.F2.T3.F4.T5.F

Task2:TheCarpenters

W:TheyplaywYesterdayOnceMore”allthetimeonthecampusradio.Doyoulike

it?

M:Ido.Inevergettiredofit.IliketheCarpenters.Theirvoicesaresobeautiful

andclear.Iguessthat'swhythey'resopopular.

W:Ilikethewaytheirvoicesblend.Therewerejusttwoofthem,brotherandsister,

right?

M:Yes,RichardandKarenIthinktheywere.ShediedIthink.

W:Yes,anorexia.Itishardtobelievethatsomeonesobeautifulwouldstarveherself

todeath.

M:It'saproblemeverywhereintheworld,includingChina,I'mafraid.Womenworry

toomuchabouttheirappearances,andaresocrazyaboutlosingweight.

W:Well,let'sgoforlunchbeforewegototheconcert.

1.beautifulandclear2.blendwell3.sister4.worrytoomuch5.more

important

Task3:Mozart

Mozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinuestogrowmore

thantwocenturiesafterhisdeath.HewasborninSalzburg,Austria,in1756.Before

theageoffour,hehadshowngreatmusicaltalent.Hisfatherthendecidedtolet

himstarttakingharpsichordlessons.Theboy'sreputationasamusicaltalentgrew

fast.Atfive,hewascomposingmusic.Formthattimeon,Mozartwasperformingn

concertsandwritingmusic.Byhisearlyteens,hehadmasteredthepiano,violin

andharpsichord,andwaswritingsymphoniesandoperas.Hisfirstmajoroperawas

performedinMilanin1770,whenhewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,Mozartbecame

theconductorforanorchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehe

wasingreatdemandasbothaperformerandacompositionteacher.Hisfirstopera

wasasuccess.Butlifewasnoteasybecausehewasapoorbusinessman,andhis

financeswerealwaysinabadstate.Hismusicfromthenextdecadewasnotvery-

popular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsforaliving.In1788he

stoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonlytocompose.Hediedin1791atthe

ageofthirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashortlife,hecomposedover600works.

1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMozart?D

2.HowlonghasMozartJsfamelasted?A

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozart?B

4.WhatcouldMozartdoattheageofsix?C

5.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasoneofMozart'saccomplishmentswhile

hewasinhisearlyteens?C

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Doyoulikejazz?

Laura:Hey!

Bob:Hello!

Laura:Doyoulikejazz,Bob?

Bob:No,notmuch.Doyoulikeit?

Laura:Well,yes,Ido.I'mcrazyaboutWyntonMarsalis.

Bob:Oh,he'sapianoplayer,isn,the?

Laura:No,he,satrumpetplayer.So,whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

Bob:Ilikelisteningtorock.

Laura:Whatgroupdoyoulikebest?

Bob:Er,TheCranberries.They,rethegreatest.Whataboutyou?Don'tyoulike

them?

Laura:Ugh!Theymakemystomachturn!

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Doyoulikeclassicalmusic?

B:No,Idon,tlikeitatall.

A:Whattypeofmusicdoyoulike?

B:I9marealfanofpopsongs.

A:Who'syourfavoritesingerorgroup?

B:JayChou.Whatdoyouthinkabouthim?

A:Icanhardlybearpopsongs.Theyareallnoisetome.

Model2Doyoulikepunkrock?

Max:Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

Frannie:Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.

Max:Anyinparticular?

Frannie:Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.

Max:Punkrock?Youdon'tseemlikethepunkrocktype.

Frannie:Youshouldhaveseenmeinhighschool.Ihadmyhairdyedblue.

Max:Wow,thatmusthavebeenasight!

Frannie:Itsurewas.Whataboutyou?What'syourfavoritemusic?

Max:IguessIlikejazzbest.Hey,I'mgoingshoppingforCDstomorrow.Would

youliketocomealong?

Frannie:Sure,thatsoundsgreat.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Whatsportsappealtoyou?

B:Ilikealmosteverykindofsport.

A:Isthereanythingyoulikeespecially?

B:Well,IlikeX-sportsinparticular.

A:x-Sports?Youdon'tlookliketheextremesportstype.

B:Ihaveeventriedbungeejumpingandsurfing.

A:Wow,youcertainlysurprisedme!

B:Thenhowaboutyou?Whatkindofsportdoyouprefer?

A:Iliket'aichimost.Infact,I'mgoingtobuysomebooksaboutt'aichi.

Whydon,tyoucomewithme?

B:Soundsgood.Let'sgo.

Model3Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.

Philip:Turndownthatnoise!Whatonearthisitanyway!

Laura:Butdad…ThisisMetallicalThey,resocool.Theyareoneofthemostfamous

heavymetalbands.

Philip:Idon'tcare.Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.Ican'tstandit!

Laura:Ilovethiskindofmusic,butifyoureallyhateitthatmuch,I'11out

onsomethingelse.Whatdoyouwanttohear?

Philip:Howaboutsomepopulareasy-listeningmusic.MaybesomethinglikeCeline

Dion?

Laura:Notheragain!Hermusicisn,tveryhipanymore.Ithinksheisabore.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Thatmusicisterrible!Turnoff!

B:But,Mom,thisisBackstreetBoy,shitsong“Getdown"!It'sreallyappealing.

A:Nonsense.It'sjustnoisetome.Ican,tputupwithitanymore.

B:It'smyfavoritemusic.Butifyouhateitsomuch,I'11hatesomethingyou

like.Whatwouldliketolistento?

A:Whataboutsomeoldsongsofthe1970slike“TheWhite-HairedGirl”?

B:Ha-ha-ha-ha.It'snotfashionableanylonger.I'11beboredtodeath.

V.Let'sTalk

TheOriginoftheSong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”

Thestoryofthesong“HappyBirthdaytoYou“Beganasasweetone,butlaterbecame

bitter.Twosisters,MildredHill,ateacheratakindergarten,andDr.PattyHill,

theprincipalofthesameschool,wroteasongtogetherforthechildren,entitled

“GoodMorningtoAll”.WhenMildredcombinedhermusicaltalentswithhersisterys

knowledgeintheareaofkindergarteneducation,'GoodMorningtoAll“wassure

tobeasuccess.Thesisterpublishedthesonginacollectionentitled“SongStories

oftheKindergarten”in1893.Thirty-oneyearslater,afterDr.PattyHillbecame

theheadoftheDepartmentofKindergartenEducationatColumbiaUniversity's

TeachersCollege,agentlemanbythenameRobertColemanpublishedthesong,without

thesisters'permission.Headdedasecondpart,whichisthefamiliar“Happy

BirthdaytoYou”.Mr.Coleman?sadditionofthesecondpartmadethesongpopular

and,finally,thesisters“originalfirstpartdisappeared."HappyBirthdayto

You“hadaltogetherreplacedthesisters'originalsong“GoodMorningtoAll”.

In1916PattytooklegalactionagainstMr.Coleman.Incourt,shesucceededin

provingthatheyweretherealownersofthesong.

1.teacheratakindergarten

2.GoodMorningtoAll

3.HappyBirthdaytoYou

4.HappyBirthdaytoYouGoodMorningtoAll

PossibleRetellingfortheTeacher?sReference

ThestoryofuHappyBirthdaytoYou”wasanice,sweetoneattheverybeginning,

butlaterturnedintoabitterone.Thereweretwosisters:onewasMildredHill,

andtheotherPattyHill.Theformerhadgreatmusicaltalents,whilethelatter

hadknowledgeofkindergarteneducation.Bucombiningtheirabilities,thetwo

producedasongcalled“GoodMorningtoAll”.Itwasasuccess,andlaterpublished

inacollectionofsongsforkindergartens.

Thirty-oneyearslateramannamedColemanpublishedthesongwithoutthesisters'

permission.Tomakethingsworse,headdedasecondpart,whichisthepresent“Happy

BirthdaytoYou”.Thisnewsongsoonbecamepopularandeventuallyitreplacedthe

sisters,firstpartaltogether.Then,in1916,Pattytooklegalactionagainst

Coleman.Incourtshemanagedtoprovethatsheandhersisterreallyownedthesong.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:Karaoke

Dalin:It*sMike'sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogotothe

karaokebar.Wouldyouliketocomewithus?

Laura:Karaokebar?Youhaveaspecialplacejustforsinging?InAmerica,bars

sometimeshaveakaraokenightwherethecustomerscansingasong,butwehaven't

specialkaraokebars!

Dalin:Really?InChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrospendtime

together.Wecanselectthemusicthaturgroupenjoys.Wemostlysingpopsongs.

Laura:Doyousingindividuallyoringroups?Singingisnotaveryinthing,so

Idon,tsingverywell.

1.F2,F3.T4.T5.F

Task2:Whenwasmusicfirstsentdownatelephoneline?

SoyouthinkdownloadingmusicfromtheInternetthroughaphonelineisareally

coolmodernthing?Notso.In1896,ThaddeusCahillFiledapatentontheinstrument

fortransmittingmusicelectronically,anduntil1914hesentmusicsignalsdown

telephonelineswiththisinstrument.Andhewasn'teventhefirst.ElishaGray

transmittedmusicoveratelephonelinein1876,whichwasthesameyearthetelephone

wasinvented.Grayinventedthefirstelectronicmusicinstrumentin1874,calling

itthe“MusicalTelegraph.AlexanderGrahamBellalsodesignedanexperimental

“ElectricHarp“forspeechtobetransmittedoveratelephonelineusingtechnology

similartoGray's.Bellwasaspeechteacherforthedeaf.In1879hecreatedan

instrumenttomeasurehearingloss.Thatiswhythedegreesofloudnesscametobe

measuredinbelsordecibels.

5-4-2-1-3

Task3:ThankYoufortheMusic

I'mnothingspecial,infactVmabitofabore

IfItellajoke,you,reprobablyhearditbefore

ButIhaveatalent,awonderfulthing

'CauseeveryonelistenswhenIstarttosing

Vmsogratefulandproud

AllIwantistosingitoutloud

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Thanksforallthejoythey'rebringing

Whocanlivewithoutit,Iaskinallhonestly

Whatwouldlifebe

Withoutasongoradancewhatarewe

SoIsaythankyouforthemusic

Forgivingittome

MothersaysIwasadancerbeforeIcouldwalk

ShesaysIbegantosinglongbeforeIcouldtalk

AndI'veoftenwondered,howdiditallstart

Whofoundoutthatnothingcancaptureaheart

Likeamelodycan

Well,whoeveritwas,I'mafan

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Speaking

MusicalMemories

Tony:Listen!Quick,turnuptheradio!Isn*tthat"CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight?”

Nancy:Yeah,itis,butwhat'sthebigdeal?

Tony:WhenIwasalittleboy,mygrandmothertookmetoseethemovieTheLion

King.That'stheEltonJohnsongfromthemovie.

Nancy:Istillcan,tunderstandwhyit'ssoimportanttoyou.

Tony:BecauseitwasthefirstmovieIeversawwithmygrandmaandbecauseIreally

lovedspendingtimewithher.Itismyfavoritesongofalltimes!

Nancy:ThefirsttimeTomandIwentonadate,wewenttoseeTitanic.Ialways

thinkofthesong“MyHeartWillGoOn“asoursong!WheneverIhearit,Ithink

ofthatnight.

Tony:Oh,Icanunderstandwhyyoulovethatsong!Isn'titinterestingallthe

memoriesweconnectwithsongs?

UNIT2

ILListeningSkills

1.W:FromwhatIcanremember,thedirectoraskedustorehearsethisahundred

times.

M:Onehundredtimes?Isthedirectoroutofhismind?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

2.M:Doyouthinkwehavemadeenoughfoodfortheparty?

W:Therefrigeratorisabouttoexplode.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

3.W:Shesaidshemightbecomeafamousmoviestar.

M:Yes,andpigsmightfly.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:Althoughthemanoftenplaysabadguyinmovies,inreallifehehasaheart

ofgold.

W:Sodoesahard-boiledegg.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

5.W:Whatabeautifulsunset!

M:Don,tblink.Youmightjustmissit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

1.A2.D3.B4.C5.B

III.ListeningIn

Task1:WaitingfortheNewHarryPotterMovie

Amy:I'msoexcitedaboutfinallyseeingthismovie!

Peter:Metoo.I'mcrazyaboutHarryPotter.HaveyouheardthatJ.K.Rowlinghas

addedanotherbooktotheseries?

Amy:She,salreadywrittenBookSeven?I'mstillwaitingforBookFive…

Peter:Iknow.Whoisn,t?Atleastwehavethemoviestowatchinthemeantime.

Amy:Bytheway,haveyouseenthetraileryet?

Peter:Yeah.Itwasgreat!Ithinkthemovieitselfwillbereallyscary.

Amy:Itsurelywill!Allthatwritingonthewallinblood…Itscaresmetodeath

justtothinkaboutit!

Boththegirlandtheboyareexcited/crazyaboutthemovieandtheheroHarryPotter.

TheboyheardthatthewriterJ.K.Rowlinghaswrittenthelatestbook,whichis

BookSeven,thoughthegirlisstillwaitingforBookFive.Theboyhasbeenthe

trailerandbelievesthefilmwillbescary.Thegirlsharesthatviewbecauseof

thewritingonthewallinblood.

Task2:AGreatActor

Therewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.Afterseveral

yearsofsearching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehimatry.

Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemostimportantpart,andithasonlyoneline.At

theopeningyouwalkontostagecarryingarose.Youholdtherosetoyournosewith

justonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensaythelineonpraiseofthe

rose:‘Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.'"Theactorwasexcited.Al1daylongbefore

theplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,thetimecame.The

curtainwentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwith

greatemotionsaidtheline,“Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove."Theaudienceexploded

inlaughter.Onlythedirectorwasfurious!”Ahhhhhh!Youdamnedfool!”hecried.

“You'veruinedmyplay!You'veruinedme!Theactorwaspuzzled,uWhathappened?

DidIforgetmyline?”"No!"shoutedthedirector."Youforgettherose!”

l.D2.C3.D4.A5.B

Task3:MovieReviews

Ilovemovies!AndafterIseethem,Iliketocommentonthem.Thesearemovies

IsawthisyearIwouldliketorecommend:AmongcomediesIhighlyrecommend“Monsoon

Wedding”.It'sanIndianmovie.ThestoryisaboutanIndianwedding.Preparations

fortheweddingbringoutfunnyandsadsituationstouchingonloveandapastrape.

ThismovieshowssomeofthewonderfulcustomsofIndia,andtheimportanceoffamily

andlove.It'sgreat!

Amongdramas,Ilike“Adaptation”.Itisanexcellentmovie!Butformethefirst

partofthemoviewastoofasttofollow.IhopetoseeitagainonDVDwithcaptions.

“ThePianist“issetintheSecondWorldWar.It'saboutayoungPolish-Jewish

pianist,wholivesinWarsawwithhisfamily.TheNazissenthisfamilytodiein

theconcentrationcamps.Hewassafe,butwouldhavediedwithoutunusuallygood

luckandthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.Thisisapowerfulmoviewith

thought-provokingthemes.

uRabbit-ProofFence“issetinthe1930sinAustralia,andit'sbasedonreal

events.Itisaboutthreenativegirlswhoareseparatedfromtheirfamiliesbythe

racistpolicewhosendthemtospecialcenters.Therethegirlsaretaughtpractical

skills,andthegovernmenttriestointegratethemintowhiteAustraliansociety.

Theycanawayfromthecampandwalked1,500milestofindtheirmothers.Thisis

asad,touchingstorythatyoushouldnotmiss.

1.Helikestoseemoviesandcommentonthem.

2.Four.

3.Three.

4.One.

MoviesContentsandCharacteristics

MonsoonWeddingItisaboutanIndianwedding.Preparationsforitrevealloveand

apastrape.ThemovieshowsIndiancustoms,familyandlove.

AdaptationItistoofastforthespeaker,whowantstoseeitagainonDVDwith

captions.

ThePianistItisaboutaJewishpianistinWarsaw.TheNazissenthisfamilyto

theconcentrationcamps.Hewassafe,andthisnarrowescapewasduetogoodluck

andthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.

Rabbit-ProofFenceItisaboutthreenativegirls.Racistpoliceseparatethemfrom

theirfamiliesandsendthemtospecialcenters.Theretheyaretaughtpractical

skills.ThegovernmentintendstointegratethemintowhiteAustraliansociety.They

ranawayfromthecampandwalked1,500milestofindtheirmothers.

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Willyoucomewithme?

John:Laura,Iamwonderingifyou'refreetomorrownight.

Laura:Well,IguessIam.Why?

John:I'vegottwoStarWarspremieretickets.Willyoucomewithme?

Laura:Yeah,definitely!Thanksforinvitingme!

John:It'smypleasure.

Laura:IreallywantedtoseeStarWarsontheopeningnight,buttheticketswere

soldout.Howdidyoumanagetogetholdofthem?

John:Afriendofmineworksatthe“Pepsi“headquarters,whichisamajorsponsor

ofthemovie.Sohewasabletogettheticketsforfree.

Laura:Wow,peoplearepayingasmuchas$200eachontheblackmarket.I'mflattered

youwentthroughallthistroublejustforme.

John:You'rewelcome.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hi,areyoubusythisweekend?

B:Yes.What'sonyourmind?

A:I'vegottwoticketsforthecarexhibition.Wouldyouliketogowithme?

B:Sure.Thanksforyourinvitation.

A:It'snothing.

B:Ifvebeenwantingtoseeexhibition,butitwasnotatalleasytogetaticket.

Howdidyoumanagetogettwotickets?

A:Afriendofmineworksattheexhibitioncenter.Shewasabletogetthreefree

tickets.

B:Wow,peoplearepayingalmost100yuanforaticketontheblackmarket.Thank

youverymuchindeedforinvitingme.

A:Noproblem.

Model2Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

John:So…whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

Laura:Well…IthinkthisStarWarsepisodeisanexcellentpieceofwork,butnot

asgoodasthe

previousones.

John:Really?ButIthinkthisStarWarsepisodewasincredible!

Laura:Whydoyouthinkso?

John:Well,oneofthemostspectacularthingsaboutitwasthespecialeffects.

State-of-the-art

specialeffectswerethemainreasonforthesuccessofthepreviousepisodes.

Laura:You'reright.Thespecialeffectswereamazing!AndIlikethefactthat

theycreatedso

manyfantasticsettingsandother-worldlycostumes,weaponsandcreatures.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:WhatdidyouthinkaboutTheLionKing?

B:Well…Ithinkthiscartoonwasprettygood,butnotasgoodasBeautyandthe

Beast.It'sakillerflick.

A:Really?ButIthinkTheLionKingwasunbelievablygood.

B:IthoughtitwasjustOK.Whydoyouthinkso?

A:Well,it'ssointerestingthatthelivesofthelionsweresimilartothelives

ofhumanbeings.

B:You*reright.ThemurderinTheLionKingwasalmostthesameasthemurderin

theShakespeareanplayHamlet.

Model3Theplotisfirst-class.

John:It'skindofcoolthattheystillusedthesameStarWarsthemesongforthis

movie.

Laura:Yeah!ItjustremindsmeofthepreviousStarWarsscenes.

John:Iknowexactlywhatyoumean!Hearingthatsongmakesmethinkofthepast.

Laura:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon,tthinkthecharacterdevelopment

wasthatstrong.

John:Doyouthinkthathasanythingtodowiththecastingofthemovie?

Laura:No,thecastingwasgreat;theactorsareexcellent,butIthinktheacting

wasalittleweak.Theyjustdidn,thavealotoffunnyormeaningfullines.

John:Well,maybe,butIlikedthelittlekidthatplayed“Skywalker”.Ican't

imagineanyoneelseplayingthatpart.

Laura:Yeah,Ilikedhimtoo.He'ssoooocute!

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthemovie?

B:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon,tthinkthecharacterdevelopment

wassostrong.

A:Yes,thecharacterizationwasratherweak.Doyouthinkitisbecauseofthe

castingofthemovie?

B:No,thecastwasstrong.Buttheactingwasratherpoor.Andthelinesarenot

interestingatall.

A:Well,maybe.ButIlikedtheheroineofthemovie.Sheisexcellent.

B:Yeah,Ilikedhertoo.She'sadorable!

V.Let'sTalk

AlfredHitchcock

AlfredHitchcockwasaBritishdirector.Hismoviesfrequentlyshowinnocentpeople

caughtupinsituationsbeyondtheircontrolorevenunderstanding.

Hitchcockpreferredtheuseofsuspenseinhismovies.Insurprise,thedirector

providestheviewerwithfrighteningthings.Insuspense,thedirectortellsorshows

thingstotheaudiencewhichthecharactersinthemoviedonotknow,andthen

skillfullybuildsuptensionaroundwhatwillhappenwhenthecharactersfinally

learnthetruth.Hitchcockhadagreatsenseofhumor.OnceataFrenchairport,

asuspiciouscustomsofficiallookedatHitchcock,spassport,whichwasmarked

simplyPRODUCER.Thecuriousofficialasked,"Andwhatdoyouproduce?”

aGooseflesh."repliedHitchcock.

AlfredHitchcockalwaysmanagedtomakeabriefappearanceinhismovies:Hewas

sometimesgettingonabus,orcrossingastreet,prwalkinginfrontofastore,

oracrossthecourtyardinanapartment.However,forthemovieLifeboatin1944,

hewasfacedwithadifficultproblem.Theentiremoviewassetinalifeboatout

atsea,andtherewereonlyafewcharactersintheboat.Originally,hewantedto

floatbyasadeadbody,buthewasafraidhe'dsink!Hiscleversolutionwasto

placeaphotographofhimselfinanewspaperthatoneofthecharactersreadduring

thecourseofthemovie.

1.A2.C3.D

VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking

Listening

Task1:OnlyOneLine

Peterhasalwayswantedtobeanactor,butneversucceededbecausehehadahard

timememorizinglines.Afriendofhistoldhimaboutasmallpartinaplay.He

promisedPeterthathecoulddoitbecausehe'sonlyhavetorememberoneline.

Peterdecidedtotakethepart.Hisonlylinewas,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”

Peterpracticedandpracticed,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”O(jiān)ntheopeningnight

oftheplayPeterwasverynervous.Backstage,hepracticedhisline,overandover

again,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”Finallycame

histurn,Peterwentontostage.HeheardaloudBOOMandcriedoutinspiteofhimself,

“WHATTHEHELLWASTHAT?”

1.memorizinglines

2.rememberoneline

3.Ihearthegunsroar

4.aloudboom

5.hisline

Task2:AnInterviewwithJ.K.Rowling

Q:HowdidyougettheideaforHarryPotter?

A:IwastravelingonatrainbetweenManchesterandLondonandtheideaforHarry

justfellintomyhead.Atthatpointitwasessentiallytheideaforabodywho

didn,tknowhewasawizard.

Q:DidyoualwaysplantowriteHarry*sstoryinmorethanonebook?Ifso,how

many?

A:Ialwaysconceiveditasaseven-bookseriesbecauseIdecidedthatitwouldtake

sevenyears,fromageeleventoseventeen,inclusive,totrainasawizard,and

eachofthebookswoulddealwithoneyearofHarry,slifeattheschool.

Q:Anycluesaboutthenextbook?

A:Idon,twanttoi\giveanythingaway,butItellyouthatthebooksaregetting

darker.Harry'sgoingtohavequiteabittodealwithashegetsolder.Sorryif

theygettooscary!

Q:OfthemanythingsyoumusthaveheardpeoplesayaboutHarryPotter,whatare

someofyourfavorites?

A:Myveryfavoritewasfromatwelve-year-oldScottishgirlwhocametohearme

readattheEdinburghbookfestival.Attheendofthefestival,thequeueforsigning

wasverylong.Whenthegirlfinallyreachedme,shesaid,“Ididn'tWANTthere

tobesomanypeoplehere,becausethisisMYbooks!wThatisexactlyhowIfeel

aboutmyfavoritebooks.Nobodyelsehasarighttoknowthem;letalonelikethem!

l.T2.F3.F4.T5.F

Task3:TheSecretoftheNextHarryPotterBook

TheHarryPotterbooksrapidlybecameoneofthemostin-demandbookseriesamong

youngreadersandhaveearnedlargesumsofmoney.Moviesbasedonthebookswon

severalOscarnominations.Readersarenowkeentoknowtheplotofthenextbook.

HarryPottermoviefanswillgetalong-awaitedtreat.ThemovieHarryPotterand

theChamberofSecretisfinallyabouttocomeout.Thistimearound,Harrydiscovers

afrighteningsecretatHogwartsSchool.EagerreadersofthefirstfourHarryPotter

booksarealsotryingtodiscoverasecret,thesecretplotofthefifthbookin

theseries.BecauseofthelongwaitsinceBookFour,theyareguessingmanythings.

SomethinkthatProfessorLupinwilldieorthatHarryandhisfriendRonmaybe

related!

J.K.Rowlingherselfhasonlysaid