新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册听力原文与答案.pdf

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1、-新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册听力原新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册听力原文及答案文及答案Uint1Uint1II.Basic Listening PracticeII.Basic Listening Practice1.1.ScriptScriptM:M:Im beside myself with joy.Im so lucky.Guess what?Ive won a lit of money inthe lottery.W:W:Yeah?Well,you do know that money is the root of all evil,right?Q:Q:What does the

2、woman mean?2.2.ScriptScriptW:W:Mary was furious.Her son wrecked up her car.M:M:He shouldnt have driven a car without a driver s license.Hes still taking drivinglesson.Q:Q:What do we know about Marys son?3.Script3.ScriptM:M:Susan,I hear youre going to marry that guy.Some people think youll regret it.

3、W:W:Is that so?Only time tell.Q:Q:What does the woman imply?4.Script4.ScriptM:M:Mary,I just want to say how sorry I was to learn of your mothers passing.I knowhow close you two were?W:W:Thank you.It was so sudden.IM still in a state of shock I dont know what to do.Q:Q:Which of following is true?5.Sc

4、ript5.ScriptW:W:I get furious at work when my opinions arent considered just because Im awoman.M:M:You should air your view more emphatically and demand that your vice be heard.Q:Q:What is the woman complaining about?Keys:1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.DIII.Listening InIII.Listening InTask 1:Soft answers turn aw

5、ay wrath.Task 1:Soft answers turn away wrath.Mary:Mary:Dam!Youre spilled red wine on me.My new dress is ruined.John:John:I m terrible sorry!What can I do to help?Heres some water to wash it off.-Mary:Mary:Stop splashing water on me!Oh,this is so embarrassing!Im a mess.John:John:Well,you do look a li

6、ttle upset.Please dont blow up.Dont lose your cool.Mary:Mary:Hmm,youve got the nerve talking like that!Who shouldn t fly off the handle?This dress cost a fortune.John:John:You look really cute when youre mad.I kid you not.Some people do lookattractive when they are in a rage.Mary:Mary:This is very e

7、xpensive dress.I saved for months to buy it,and now it s ruined.Look at this stain!John:John:Accidents do happen.Give me your dress,and Ill take it to the cleaners.Mary:Mary:Sure!You want me to take it off right here in public and give it to you?I donteven know you!John:John:This might be a really g

8、oof time to get acquainted.Im John Owen.Mary:Mary:Mmm,at least youre polite.I guess I really shouldnt have flared up.After all,it was an accident.Im Mary Harvey.John:John:Come on.Ill take you home.You can change your clothes,and Ill get thedress cleaned for you.Mary:Mary:Now youre talking.Thanks.You

9、re a real gentleman.John:John:Youd better believe it.I m glad to see that you ve cooled down.Feel look abite to eat afterward?Im starving.Mary:Mary:Ok.Youre pretty good.Im not nearly as mad.If you can get this stain out,Illbe very happy.John:John:Ill try my best.But if I can t get the stain out,plea

10、se don t let your happinessturn to wrath.1.Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog?2.Why does the woman get angry?3.What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry?4.Why does the woman say the man is a real gentleman?5.What is the mans final proposal?Keys:1D 2.A

11、3.C 4.B 5.CTask 2:Big John is coming!Task 2:Big John is coming!ScriptScriptA bar owner in the Old West has just hired a timid bartender.This(S1)owner of theestablishment is giving his new hire some instructions on(S2)running the place.Hetells the timid man,“If you ever hear that Big John is coming t

12、o town,(S3)dropeverything and run for the hills!Hes the biggest,nastiest(S4)outlaw whos everlived!”A few weeks pass(S5)uneventfully.But one afternoon,a local cowhand comesrunning through town(S6)yelling,“Big John is coming!Run for your(S7)lives!”When the bartender leaves the bar tostart running,he i

13、s knocked to the ground byseveral townspeople rushing out of town.(S8)As hes picking himself up,he sees alarge man,almost seven feet tall.He s muscular,and is growing as he approaches thebar.-He steps up to the door,orders the poor barkeep inside,and demands,“I want a beerNOW!”He strikes his heavy f

14、ist on the bar,splitting it in half.(S9)The bartender nervouslyhands the big man a beer,hands shaking.He takes the beer,bites the top of the bottleoff,and downs the beer in one gulp.As the terrified bartender hides behind the bar,the big man gets up to leave,“Do youwant another beer?”the bartender a

15、sks in a trembling voice.“Dang it,I dont have time!”the big man yells,(S10)“I got to get out of town!Dontyou hear Big John is coming?”Task3:A View of HappinessTask3:A View of HappinessScriptScriptDr.Smith has proposed a reasonable,if perhaps somewhat oversimplifies,view ofhappiness.According to his

16、theory,happiness might be described as a state if balance.And when human or certain animals achieve that balance,they rend to remain in thatcondition in order to repeat the happy feeling.To illustrate this,we may study two magnets.When their positive and negative polesmeet,they are comfortably joine

17、d,and they remain there.In other words,they haveattained a balance or state of happiness.If on the other hand,one of the poles isreversed,and positive pole is presses against positive pole,there is resistance,instability,imbalance a state of unhappiness.Animals with some degree of intelligence seem

18、to find happiness in reinforcement.Once they have gained one or more of their goals such as food,and water,they learnto repeat the actions that led to satisfaction of those goals.This repetition orreinforcement produces a state of balance or sense of happiness.According to this theory,only animals w

19、ith a significant capacity to learn should beable to experience happiness.But in truth learning can take place through surprisinglysimple short-term action such as scratching an itch,followed by pleasure,followed bymore scratching,and so on.Thus learning can occur with almost no consciousthought.For

20、 human beings,blessed with the ability to reason,goals are not limited to theshort-term satisfaction of needs.Indeed,there is a strong link between happiness andthe fulfillment of long-term goals.Even if human strive for goals that are morecomplex and longer-term than the animals goals,once those go

21、als are gained,happiness is reinforced.1.Why 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 special about the goals of human beings?5.Which of the follo

22、wing best captures the main idea of the passage?Keys:1D 2.C3.B 4.D 5.AIVIV.Speaking Out.Speaking Out-MODEL 1MODEL 1DonDon t let it get to you!t let it get to you!Susan:Susan:You look so angry.What happened?Chris:Chris:Nothing Id rather not talk about it.Just dont ask.Susan:Susan:Come on.Relax.Talk t

23、o me.Chris:Chris:All right.This morning I took my car to the garage to check the air conditioner.They only gave it a quick look,refilled it with some Freon,and charged me300bucks!Susan:Susan:No wonder youre livid.Id be mad too if someone ripped me off like that.Chris:Chris:Yeah.And they were rude.Th

24、ey said I didnt know anything about cars,whichI dont,but they didnt have to be blunt!SusanSusan:Sounds like you got a raw deal!Chris:Chris:Whats worse,as I was leaving,I herd then saying,“Dont trust that guy.Helooks broke.”When I heard that,I almost hit the roof.Susan:Susan:Dont let it get to you.Be

25、tter ignore them.Chris:Chris:I agree.I did manage to keep my cool.Susan:Susan:Well,the best thing you can do is to file a complaint with the ConsumerProtection Agency.Chris:Chris:sounds like a good idea.MODEL2I I m too depressed.m too depressed.ScriptScriptSusan:Susan:Chris,I hear youve been down in

26、 the dumps,so Ive come to cheer you up.Chris:Chris:Its not gong o work.Im too depressedSusan:Susan:Come,on.Tell me whats on your mind.Chris:Chris:Everything.My girlfriend left me;my dog ran away;my wallet was stolen.Susan:Susan:Dont worry.Ill help you solve the biggest problem:finding you a newgirlf

27、riend.Chris:Chris:Forget it.Anyway,Im getting bad grades,and I was told that Id have torepeat a lot of courses next year.When I heard that,I almost lost it.SusanSusan:Look,relax.Ill help you with those courses.Chris:Chris:Yeah,but I also have threeweeks laundry to do.,and my room is a pigsty.Susan:S

28、usan:Forget it.Youre on your own.Chris:Chris:Come,on.What are friends for?Susan:Susan:To keep you in high spirits;not to do your laundry.MODEL3You seem to be on top of the world.ScriptScriptNora:Nora:Oh,hey,John!John:John:Hey!Nora:Nora:You seem to be on top of the world tonight.Whats up?John:John:Im

29、 so happy Im about to burst.Guess what?-Nora:Nora:Youve got me.John:John:It might be true that misfortunes never come singly,butyou can also have a“double blessing”.And thats what I had.Nora:Nora:You meanyouve had two happy events in your life?John:John:Exactly.You know,I was strong in all subjects

30、except physics.Now I ve finallypassed the test-the one I needed to qualify for a Bachelors degree.Nora:Nora:Congratulations!Youd failed it three times.Now wonder youre beaming.Whats theother good news?John:John:The multinational I was dong my field project at offered me a job at a good staring salar

31、y.Nora:Nora:Wow,wonderful,simple wonderful.JohnJohn:I feel like celebrating.Shall we go to a bar?Nora:Nora:Why not?Now Your TurnNow Your TurnTask 1Task 1SAMPLE DIALOGSAMPLE DIALOGA:A:You look furious.What happened?B:B:Nothing.Id rather not talk about it.Just dont ask.A:A:Come on.You shouldnt keep yo

32、ur feeling to yourself.You need to let off somestream.So,talk tome.B:B:All right.This morning I went to a shop to buy a digital camera,I only need anordinary one.It is enough for my tours in the summer vacation.Buy they persuadedme to buy a professional camera,which cost three times as much.A:A:But

33、you were willing to buy for it.Anyway,it must work better.B:B:You see,I know next to nothing about photography.So they simply tricked me intobuying an expensive one.A:A:No wonder youre livid with rage.Id be mad too if I were robbed like that.Whatare you going to do?B:B:I already went back to them an

34、d asked to exchange it for a cheaper one.A:A:What did they say?B:B:Oh,they were rude.They insisted that they hadnt encouraged me to buy aprofessional camera,and that I bought it myself.A:A:Sounds like you got a raw deal!B:B:Whats worse,as I was leaving,I heard they say,“That guy looks broke.He shoul

35、dnt havebought any camera.”A:A:Dont let it get to you.Better ignore their rude remarks.B:B:I agree.I did manage to keep my cool.A A:Well,the best thing you can do is to file a complaint with the Consumer ProtectionAgency.If they talk to the shop,maybe they will give you a refund.B:B:Sounds too good

36、to be true.V V.Let.Let s Talks Talk-ScriptScriptHello,everyone.Today I invite you to join me in an exploration off the causes ofdepression.There ate many factors involved,but I believe some deserve specialattention.Heredity certainly plays a role.The tendency to develop depression may be inherited;t

37、here is evidence that this disorder may run in families.Physiology is another factor related to depression.There may be changes orimbalancesinchemicalswhichtransmitinformationinthebraincalledneurotransmitters.Many modern antidepressant drugs attempt to increase levels ofcertain neurotransmitters so

38、as to increase brain communication.While the causalrelationship is unclear;it is known that antidepressant medications do reliever certainsymptoms of depression.Researchers also study psychological factors.They include the complex developmentof ones personality and how one has learned to cope with e

39、xternal environmentalfactors,such as stress.It is freeqently observed that low self-esteem and self-defeatingthinking are connected with depression.While it is not clear which is the cause andwhich is the effect,it is known that sufferers who are able to make corrections to theirthinking patterns ca

40、n show improved mood and self-esteem.Another factor causing depression is ones early experiences.Events such as the deathof a parent,the divorce of the parents,neglect,chronic illness,and severe physicalabuse can also increase the likelihood of depression later in life.Some present experiences may a

41、lso lead to depression.Job loss,financial difficulties,long periods of unemployment,the loss of a spouse or other family member,or otherpainful events may trigger depression.Long-term stress at home,work,or school canalso be involved.It is worth nothing that those living with someone suffering from

42、depressionexperience increased anxiety which adds to the possibility of their also becomingdepressed.Depression-causingDepression-causingProblem DescriptionProblem DescriptionSolutionSolutionFactorsFactorsHeredityIt is inherited and run in families.PhysiologychangesorimbalancesinAntidepressantdrugsc

43、hemicalscalledrelieve certain symptomsneurotransmitters,which transmitof depression.information in the brainPsychological FactorsLowself-esteemandSuffererswhomakeself-defeatingthinkingarecorrectionstotheirconnected with depression.thinkingpatternscanshowimprovedmoodand self-esteem.Early ExperiencesE

44、vent like the death of a parent,the divorce of parents,neglect,-chronicillness,andseverephysical abuse can increase thelikelihood of depression.Present ExperiencesJob loss,financial difficulties,long periods of unemployment,the loss of a spouse or otherfamilymember,orlong-termstress may trigger depr

45、ession.Living with somebodyThis causes increased anxiety,with depressionwhich adds to the possibility oftheir also becoming depressed.VI.VI.Further Listening and SpeakingFurther Listening and SpeakingTask1:Reason and EmotionTask1:Reason and EmotionScriptScriptEmotion is sometimes regarded as the opp

46、osite of reason;s is suggested by phrasesuch as”appeal to emotions rather than reason”and“dont let your emotions takeover”.Emotional reactions sometimes produce consequences or thoughts whichpeople may later regret or disagree with;but during an emotional state,they could notcontrol their actions.Th

47、us,it is generally believed that one of the most distinctivefacts about human beings is a contradiction between emotion and reason.However,recent empirical studies do not suggest there is a clear distinction betweenreason and emotion.Indeed,anger or fear can often be thought ofas an instinctiverespo

48、nse to observed fact.The human mind possesses many possible reactions to theexternal world.Those reactions can lie on a continuum,with some of them involvingthe extreme of pure intellectual logic,which is often called“cold”,and othersinvolving the extremes of pure emotion not related to logical agre

49、ement,which iscalled“the heat of passion”.The relation logic and emotion merits careful study.Passion,emotion,or feeling can reinforce an argument,event one based primarily onreason.This is especially true in religion or ideology,which frequently demands anall-or-nothing rejection or acceptance.In s

50、uch areas of thought,human beings have toadopt a comprehensive view partly backed by empirical argument and partly byfeeling and passion.Moreover,several researchers have suggested that typically thereis no“pure”decision or thought;that is,no thought is based“purely”on intellectuallogic or“purely”on