【答案】A.

《現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語聽力》聽力原文及答案Unit 1Unit Task 1ShewantedtoseeSt.Cathedral.ShewassosurprisedbecauseshesawsomanyEnglishmenwholookedalike.Theywereallwearingdarksuitsandbowlerhats,carryingumbrellasandnewspapers.Becauseshehadoftenreadaboutthemandseenphotographsofthem,whoalllookedasiftheywerewearingauniform.No,heHeusedtheEnglishsaying“Ittakesallkindstomakeatoprovehisopinion.B.Ifalltheseaswereonesea,whatagreatseaitwouldbe!Andifallthetreeswereonetree,whatagreattreeitwouldbe!Andifthistreeweretofallinthesea,whatagreatsplashtherewouldbe!【原文】YesterdaymorningGretelwenttotheCityofLondon.ShewantedtoseeSt.Paul'sCathedral.ShewassurprisedtoseesomanyEnglishmenwholookedalike.Theywereallwearingdarksuitsandbowlerhats.Theywereallcarryingumbrellasandnewspapers.WhenshereturnedhomesheaskedMrclarkaboutthesestrangecreatures."TheymustbetypicalEnglishgentlemen,"shesaid."Ihaveoftenreadaboutthemandseenphotographsofthem.Theyall lookasiftheyarewearingauniform.DoesthetypicalEnglishgentlemanstillexist?"Mr.Clarklaughed."I'veneverthoughtaboutit,"heanswered."It'struethatmanyofthemenwhoworkintheCityofLondonstillwearbowlerhateandIsupposetheyaretypicalEnglishmen.Butlookatthis."Mr.Clarkpickedupamagazineandpointedataphotoofayoungman."He'sjustastypical,perhaps.Itseemsasifthereisnosuchthingasa'typical'Englishman.DoyouknowtheEnglishsaying'Ittakesallkindstomakeaworld'?That'strueofallcountries-includingEngland."“Oh,justlikethepoem‘IfAlltheSeasWereOneSea’,”Gretelbegantohumhappily.Ifalltheseaswereonesea,whatagreatseathatwouldbe!Ifallthetreeswereonetree,whatagreattreethatwouldbe!Andifthistreeweretofallinthesea,whatagreatsplashthatwouldbe!”Task2【答案】A.peopleweremuchbusiercolderthanEngland;minusthirtydegrees;lastlongermuchmoremountainous;muchhigherandmuchmorerocky;morebeautifultendtobemorecrowdedthehouses;smallerB.1)T 2)T 3)F 4)F 5)F【原文】JohnisBritishbuthasworkedinJapan.EtsukoisJapanesefromOsaka,butsheisstudyinginBritain.Inthefollowingpassageyouaregoingtohear,theyarecomparinglifeastheyseeitinthetwocountries.Butbeforelisteningtoit,thinkofthetwocountriesandtrytoanswerthefollowingpre-listeningquestions.John:IfoundthatlivinginJapan,peoplewerebusier.Theyseemtoworkthewholeday.Etsuko:Yes,that’sright.WeworkfromMondaythroughSaturday,eveninsummer.Youknow,summerinJapanisjusthorrible.It’svery,veryhumidandandyouneedtoshowerthreetimesaday.John:SoyoufinditcoolerinEngland?Etsuko:Yes,that’sright.John:WhereIwaslivinginJapan,intheNorth,itwasmuchcolderthanEngland,especiallyinwinter,minusthirtydegreescentigrade.DoesthewinterinOsakalastlongerthanthewinterinEngland?Etsuko:No,Idon’tthinkso.December,January,February,March.John:Yes.It’salittlebitshorterifanything.Etsuko:EversinceIcamehere,InoticedthatthecountrysidehereinEnglandisverybeautiful.John:It’smuchflatterthaninJapan.Etsuko:Yes.Japanisamountainouscountryandourcitiesarefullofpeople.Therearelotsofpeopleinalimitedflatarea.John:Yes,IfoundJapanmuchmoremountainousthanBritain,especiallyinthenorth.Themountainsaremuchhigherandmuchmorerocky.IfounditmorebeautifulthanBritain,Ithink.Etsuko:Yes,ifyoulikemountains.John:Andthereforethetownsandvillagestendtobemorecrowded.Etsuko:Yes,that’sright.John:Yes.Sobecausethecitiesaremorecrowded,thehousestendtobesmaller,don’tthey?Etsuko:Yes,theyareverycompact,andwedon’thavealotofspace.Inbigcitieswehavealotoftallerbuildingsnow.John:IsthisaproblembecausetherearemoreearthquakesinJapan?Etsuko:Yes,that’srightand…Task3【答案】A.IntheUS,peopleusuallydancejusttoenjoythemselves;theydon’tinviteotherpeopletowatchthem.Usuallyeightpeopledancetogether.Becausepeopleformasquareindancingwithamanandawomanoneachsideofthesquare.Heusuallymakesitintoasong.Theywearold-fashionedclothes.B.1)F 2)T 3)F 4)F 5)TC.eightpeopleformasquare;oneachsideofthesquarewhattheyshoulddo;makesitintoasong;singsithavemuchtimetothinkold-fashionedclothes【原文】Rosa:Whydon’tyouhavefolkdancesintheUnitedStates?Mostcountrieshavespecialdancesthatthepeoplehavedoneformanyyears.Thedancerswearclothesfromtheolddays.Everyonelikestowatchthemdance.Steve:Wehavefolkdances,too.Alotofpeoplebelongtofolkdancinggroups.Butwhentheydance,theyusuallydoitjusttoenjoythemselves.Theydon’tinviteotherpeopletowatchthem.Rosa: Isthereafolkdancinggrouphere?Steve:Ithinkso.Theremustbe.There’soneinalmosteverycity,andsomebigcitieshaveseveral.Rosa: Whatarethedanceslike?Steve:Usuallyeightpeopledancetogether,fourmenandfourwomen.Whentheystart,theyformasquare,withamanandawomanoneachsideofthesquare.That’swhyit’ssquaredancing.Thenthere’samanwhotellsthedancerswhattheyshoulddo.Heusuallymakesitintoasong.Hesingsitwhiletheydance.Rosa: Oh,thatshouldmakethedanceseasy!Steve: Yes,buttheyareveryfast.Theydon’thavemuchtimetothink.Iliketowatchthem,though.Thedancerswearold-fashionedclothes.Thatmakesthedancesprettytowatch.Rosa: I’dliketowatchagroupdance.Steve: I’lltakeyousometime.Task4【答案】Itwasatimetocelebratetheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring.Theyburnedthepictureoftheirkitchengodtobringgoodluck.Thecustomsaidthebridesmustwear “somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,andsomethingtobringgoodluck.Becausetheycouldnoteatmeat,eggsordairyproductsduringLent,sotheytriedtouseupthesethingsbeforeLentbegan.ItwasastrawmanmadebychildreninCzech;itwasafigureofdeath.Peoplebroughttheiranimalstochurch.Andbeforetheanimalswentintothechurchpeopledressedthemupinflowersandribbons.【原文】OntheeveningofFebruary3rd,peopleinJapanesefamiliestookonedriedbeanforeachyearoftheirageandthrewthebeansonthefloor,shouting"Goodluckin!Evilspiritsout!"Thiswasknownas"Setsubun",atimetocelebratetheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring.BeforetheChineseLunarNewYearintheolddays,manyChinesefamiliesburnedthepictureoftheirkitchengodtobringgoodluck.WhenLunarNewYear'sDaycame,theyputancwpictureofthekitchengodonthewall.WhenAmericanwomengotmarried,theysometimesfollowedanoldcustominchoosingwhattowearontheirweddingday.Thecustomsaidthebridemustwear"somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,andsomethingblue".Thiswastobringgoodluck.BeforeLent(atimeontheChristiancalendar),thepeopleofPonti,Italyateanomeletmadewith1,000eggs.Peoplecouldnoteatmeat,eggsordairyproductsduringLent,sotheytriedtouseupthesethingsbeforeLentbegan.WhenwinterendedinCzech,thechildrenmadeastrawmancalled"Smrt",whichwasafigureofdeath.Theyburneditorthrewitintheriver.Aftertheydestroyedit,theycarriedflowershometoshowthearrivalofspring.January17thwasSt.Anthony'sDayinMexico.Itwasadaywhenpeoplebroughttheiranimalstochurch.Butbeforetheanimalswentintothechurch,thepeopledressedthemupinflowersandribbons.Thisceremonywastoprotectpeople'sanimals.【答案】A.1)F 2)T 3)F 4)T 5)F 6)T 7)B.AdvantagesLotsofservantstodotheworkbeautifulclothestowearlotsofteapartieslifebeingslowerplentyoftimetotalktoeachother【原文】

Task 5DisadvantagesTerriblelifeforservantsveryuncomfortableclothesboringandformalteaparties —oftennobeinginvitedmuchmoreillnesschildrenleftwithservantsalldayverypooreducationnofreedomforwomenMan:Well,Ithinklifeusedtobemuchmorefunthanitisnow.Imean,lookattheVictorians.Theyhadlotsofservantstodoallthework;theyneverhadtodoanycookingorcleaning;theyjustworethosebeautifuldressesandwenttoteaparties.Woman:Youmustbejoking!Theirclotheswereterriblyuncomfortableandtheirteapartieswereveryformalandboring.Theyusedtoweartheirhatsandlongglovesevenwhentheywereeatingcakesandbiscuits.Andmenwerenotusuallyinvited.Man:Really?Weren'tthey?Woman:Andthinkofthepoorservants.Whataterriblelife—justcleaningandcookingforotherpeopleallthetime!Man:Butyouhatehousework!Woman:Yes,Iknow,buttherearelotsofmachinesnowtohelpyouwiththehousework.Peopledon'tneedservants.Man:Maybetheydon't,butlifethenwasmuchslowerthanitisnow-peoplenowadaysarealwaysrushing,andtheyneverhavetimetostopandenjoythemselves.Woman:Lifethenwasfinefortherich,butitwasdreadfulforthepoor.Therewasmuchmoreillness.Theydidn'thavethemoneytopaydoctors,andtheyoftenusedtodieofillnessesthatdon'texistinEnglandnow.Man:Maybe.Butpeopleusedtotalktoeachother,playthepianoorplaycardstogether.Nowadayspeoplejustsitinfrontofthetelevisionforhoursandnevertalktoeachother.Woman:Iagreewithyouabouttelevision;butwhatabouttheirchildren?TheylefttheirChildrenwiththeservantsallday.Childrenhardlyeversawtheirparents!Andtheclothestheyhadtowear!Horrible,tight,uncomfortable,grown-upclothes.Childrenhaveamuchbetterlifenowthantheyusedto,andschoolsandeducationaremuchbettertoo.Man:Ihateschool.Woman:Andlookatopportunitiesforwomen.Inthosedays,womenusedtostayathome,playthepiano,changetheirclothesseveraltimesadayandhaveteaparties.Whatalife!Theydidn'thaveanyfreedomatall.I'mveryhappylivingnow.Icanwork,haveacareer,dowhatIwantto.Man:YoumeanyoucanworkhardallyourlifelikeaVictorianservant.Woman:Lifeisn'tallteaparties,youknow.Task 6【答案】A.1)b 2)a 3)c 4)aB.familyunit;process;change;usedtobe;theextended;thenuclearjobpatterns;progressed;agricultural;industrial;forced;jobopportunities;splituptraditional;family;expanded;otherlivingarrangementsC.mother,father,children,andsomeotherrelatives,suchasgrandparents,livinginthesamehouseornearbyonlytheparentsandthechildrenpreviouslymarriedmenandwomenmarryagainandcombinethechildrenfromformermarriagesintoanewfamily【原文】TheAmericanfamilyunitisintheprocessofchange.Thereusedtobemainlytwotypesoffamilies:theextendedandthenuclear.Theextendedfamilymostoftenincludedmother,father,children,andsomeotherrelatives,suchasgrandparents,livinginthesamehouseornearby.Thenasjobpatternschangedandtheeconomyprogressedfromagriculturaltoindustrial,peoplewereforcedtomovetodifferent partsofthecountryforjobopportunities.Thesemoves splituptheextendedfamily.Thenuclearfamilybecamemoreprevalent;thisconsistedofonlytheparentsandthechildren.Nowbesidesthesetwotypesoftraditionalgroupings,theword"family"isbeingexpandedtoincludeavarietyofotherlivingarrangements.Today'sfamilycanbemadeupofdiversecombinations.Withthedivorceratenearlyoneintwo,thereisanincreaseinsingleparenthomes:afatherormotherlivingwithoneormorechildren."Blendedfamilies"occurwhenpreviouslymarriedmenandwomenmarryagainandcombinethechildrenfromformermarriagesintoanewfamily.Ontheotherhand,somecouplesaredecidingnottohaveanychildrenatall,sothereisanincreaseinchildlessfamilies.Therearealsomorepeoplewholivealone:single,widowed,divorced.NowoneinfiveAmericansalone.Task7【答案】A.StudysubjectslikehistoryorEnglishMenWomenBoth√Studyengineering√GotouniversitytogetgoodjobsLookforagoodjobbecausetheywantagoodhusbandLookforagoodjobbecausetheywanttobesuccessful√√√WorkforalifetimeWorkuptotenyears√√Getmarriedbytwenty-seven√CookthemealsLookafterthechildrenGooutforadrinkafterworkComehomebyfouro'clockintheafternoon√√√√B.1)c2)c3)a4)b5)c6)c7)c【原文】InJapanbothmenandwomengotouniversityandbothmenandwomenstudytheartssuchashistoryorEnglish.Butveryfewwomenstudyscience,medicineorengineering.Inengineeringclassesofthirtyorfortystudents,theremaybeonlyoneortwowomen.Menandwomenbothgotouniversityinordertogetgoodjobs:menwanttoworkforabigcompany,besuccessful,earnalotofmoneyandsupportafamily;women,ontheotherhand,wanttoworkforabigcompanybecausetheyhaveabetterchanceofmeetingasuccessfulmanandgettingmarried.Thisischanging,however,asJapanesewomenbegintothinkabouttheirowncareers.Theyhavebegantotakejobswhichtheylikeratherthanjobsinordertofindahusband.Menworkfortheirwholelivesandusuallystaywiththesamecompany.Awomanmayworkuptotenyears,butafterthatsheusuallygets married.Mostwomenare marriedbytheageoftwentyseven,thentheystayathomeandlookafterthechildren. Amandoesnotcookorlookafterthechildren.Whenhecomeshome,hismealmustbeready.Thewomanmaygooutintheafternoon,shoppingwithherfriendsorhavingachat,butshemustgobackhomebyfouro'clocktopreparethemeal.Thenshemayhavetowaitalongtimeforherhusbandtocomehome.Oftenhehastogooutforadrinkafterwork:ifhedoesn'themaynotriseveryhighinthecompany.Afterherchildrengrowup,awomancangobacktowork,butitisnoteasy.Ifherformercompanytakesolderwomenback,shemightbelucky.Butmostwomenfinditdifficulttofindajobwhentheyareolder.Task8【答案】A.1)a 2)c 3)b 4)c 5)c 6)b 7)c 8)bB.1)T 2)T 3)F 4)F 5)T 6)F 7)F 8)F 9)T 10)F【原文】Matthew:Geth,howdopeoplesetaboutgettingmarriedinEngland?Geth:Isupposethemostcommonwayisstillforpeopletogohome.Forexample,peoplewholiveinLondonnowwillgobacktotheirhomesintheprovinceswherethey'llmeetalltheirrelativesandtheirparents,andthey'llgetmarriedinachurch,withthebridewearingwhite,thetraditionalwhite.Thenthey'llgooffandhaveabooze-upwiththeirrelativesandfriendsandajollygoodtimewillbehadbyall.Otherwiseyoucangetmarriedinaregistryoffice,whichmeansyouturnupwithyourbride-to-beorbridegroom-to-bewithtwowitnessesonly.Theceremonytakesaboutfiveminutes,Isuppose.Yousigntheformandthat'sit.Matthew:Therearemanytodaywhosaythatmarriageisacompletewasteoftime.What'syourviewofmarriageinthetwentiethcentury?Goth:Well,IliveinLondonasyouknow.IthinkinLondon,thetendencyisto...fora...boyandgirl,manorwomantolivetogetherbeforemarriageandoftentolivetogetherwithoutanyprospectofmarriageatall.Ithinkthisprobablyis...istrueofLondonandtheotherbigcitiesthanelsewhere,becauseafterallpeopleinLondonarelivinginabigplacewherehometiesareobviouslylessrestrictive.TheycandomoreorlessastheypleaseandIthinkthisisthepattern.Matthew:Butdoyouthinkithelpsforpeopletolivetogetherbeforetakingtheirvows?Geth:Ithinkinasensethehabitoflivingtogetherbeforemarriagemay,inastrangesortofway,makemarriagestronger,becauseafterallthepeoplewillknoweachotherbetterwhentheydogetmarriedanditmightbesuggested thatdivorcewouldbelessbetweensuchacouple.Matthew:Sue,you'vebeenmarriedfortwoorthreeyearsnow.How'sitworkingout?Sue:Ithinkit'sasuccessfulmarriage.It's...Imean,it'sdifficulttosaywhy,becausewebasicallysuiteachotherverymuch.Wehaveagoodfriendship,apartfromanythingelse,and,youknow,wejustgotogetherverywellbecausewerespecteachother'sfreedomandindividuality,butontheotherhandwereallyneedeachother,youknow,it's...Matthew:Whatabout..,haveyouthought