新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册（第二版）听力原文及参考答案 Unit1 Roll over, Beethoven! II. Listening Skills
1. M: Why don?t we go to the concert today?
W: I?ll go get the keys. Q: What does the woman imply?
2. W: I can?t find my purse anywhere. The opera tickets are in it.
M: Have you checked in the car? Q: What does the man imply?
3. M: Are you going to buy that pirated CD? W: Do I look like a thief? Q: What does the woman imply? 4. M: Do you think the singer is pretty?
W: Let?s just say that I wouldn?t vote for her in the local beauty contest. Q: What does the woman imply about the singer? 5. M: Have you seen Tom? I can?t find him anywhere.
W: The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago. Q: What does the woman mean?
1.B 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.A
III. Listening In Task 1: Encore!
As soon as the singer completed the song, the audience cried, “Encore! Encore!” The singer was delighted and sang the song again. She couldn?t believe it when the audience shouted for her to sing it again. The cycle of shouts and songs was repeated ten more times. The singer was overjoyed with the response from the audience. She talked them and asked them why they were so interested in hearing the same song again and again. One of the people in the audience replied, “We wanted you to improve it; now it is much better.” 1 .F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F
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Task 2: What are your favorite songs?
W: Hi, Bob! Do you want to go to a concert with me? M: A concert? What?s it about?
W: It features recent pop songs. Are you interested?
M: Hmm, I was crazy about pop songs when I was in high school, but now I?m no longer a big fan. op songs go out of fashion too quickly. ?m beginning to prefer old folk songs..
W: Many older people find those songs cool, and my parents are hooked on them too. By the way, a program of golden oldies was on TV yesterday evening. M: Oh what a pity! I missed it.
W: I have a DVD of oldies, I can lend it to you if you want. W:Oh, that would be great. I?m dying to hear them. Many thanks. Q1:What does the concert feature? B) Pop songs
Q2: What did the man like when he was in high school? B) He liked pop songs
Q3: What does the women say about older people? D) They like old folk songs.
Q4: What does the women offer to do when she learns the man missed the program of golden oldies on TV?
A) To lend him a DVD
Q5: Which of the following can we infer from the dialog? C) A person?s musical taste may change.
Task3 music and your mood
Music can influence our emotions, thoughts and behavior to a great degree. It can make us sad or happy, relaxed or full of energy.
Slow music calm people. Ballads and some forms of classical music often create a peaceful atmosphere that is good for relaxing after a busy day. If the music is slowed below 50 beats per minute, it can create an atmosphere of sadness. This kind of slow music can be found in many
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types of music, such as jazz and blues. Many people listen to slow music. It suits their mood when they are alone at night.
Faster music, such as rock, heavy metal and dance music, tend to give us energy and makes us feel full of life. This type of music is often played at sporting events to stir up the fans and the teams. Rock, pop music and rap are played at parties. They can provide energy to the gathering. Since most rock, pop, and rap songs are easy to listen to, they are suitable for parties. Rock music is sometimes used to accompany physical labor. Its heavy fast tempo speeds up the heart, and one almost works in time to the music, making the work more enjoyable.
Some people think that rock music can cause road accidents .Drivers could become excited by the speed of the music and drive too fast. But there are so many things to distract a driver?s attention that it dose not make sense to blame rock music. 1. classical 2. peaceful 3. relaxing 4. Jazz 5. sadness 6. heavy metal 7. energy 8. sporting events 9. physical labor 10. road accidents
IV. Speaking Out Model 1 Do you like jazz? Laura: Hey! Bob: Hello!
Laura: Do you like jazz, Bob? Bob: No, not much. Do you like it? Laura: Well, yes, I do. I?m crazy about Wynton Marsalis. Bob: Oh, he?s a piano player, isn?t he?
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Laura: No, he?s a trumpet player. So, what kind of music do you like? Bob: I like listening to rock. Laura: What group do you like best? Bob: Er, The Cranberries. They?re the greatest. What about you? Don?t you like them? Laura: Ugh! They make my stomach turn!
Model 2 Do you like punk rock? Max: What kind of music do you like? Frannie: Well, I like different kinds. Max: Any in particular? Frannie: Er, I especially like punk rock.
Max: Punk rock? You don?t seem like the punk rock type.
Frannie: You should have seen me in high school. I had my hair dyed blue. Max: Wow, that must have been a sight!
Frannie: It sure was. What about you? What?s your favorite music?
Max: I guess I like jazz best. Hey, I?m going shopping for CDs tomorrow. Would you like to come along?
Frannie: Sure, that sounds great.
Model 3 It just sounds like noise to me.
Philip: Turn down that noise! What on earth is it anyway! Laura: But dad…This is Metallica1 They?re so cool. They are one of the most famous heavy
metal bands.
Philip: I don?t care. It just sounds like noise to me. I can?t stand it!
Laura: I love this kind of music, but if you really hate it that much, I?ll put on something else.
What do you want to hear? Philip: How about some popular easy-listening music. Maybe something like Celine Dion? Laura: Not her again! Her music isn?t very hip any more. I think she is a bore.
V. Let?s Talk
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