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1、现代大学英语听力2听力原文及答案Unit 1Unit 1Task 1【答案】A. 1) She wanted to see St. Pauls Cathedral.2) She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike.3) They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers.4) Because she had often read about them and seen photo
2、graphs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform.5) No, he didnt.6) He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world” to prove his opinion.B.If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! An
3、d if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be!【原文】Yesterday morning Gretel went to the City of London. She wanted to see St. Pauls Cathedral. She was surprised to see so many Englishmen who looked alike. They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats. They were all car
4、rying umbrellas and newspapers. When she returned home she asked Mr clark about these strange creatures. They must be typical English gentlemen, she said. I have often read about them and seen photographs of them. They all look as if they are wearing a uniform. Does the typical English gentleman sti
5、ll exist? Mr. Clark laughed. Ive never thought about it, he answered. Its true that many of the men who work in the City of London still wear bowler hate and I suppose they are typical Englishmen. But look at this. Mr. Clark picked up a magazine and pointed at a photo of a young man. Hes just as typ
6、ical, perhaps. It seems as if there is no such thing as a typical Englishman. Do you know the English saying It takes all kinds to make a world? Thats true of all countries-including England.“Oh, just like the poem If All the Seas Were One Sea,” Gretel began to hum happily. If all the seas were one
7、sea, what a great sea that would be! If all the trees were one tree, what a great tree that would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash that would be!”Task 2【答案】A. 1) people were much busier2) colder than England; minus thirty degrees; last longer3) much more mountainous;
8、 much higher and much more rocky; more beautiful 4) tend to be more crowded5) the houses; smallerB. 1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) F【原文】John is British but has worked in Japan. Etsuko is Japanese from Osaka, but she is studying in Britain. In the following passage you are going to hear, they are comparing l
9、ife as they see it in the two countries. But before listening to it, think of the two countries and try to answer the following pre-listening questions.John: I found that living in Japan, people were busier. They seem to work the whole day. Etsuko: Yes, thats right. We work from Monday through Satur
10、day, even in summer. You know, summer in Japan is just horrible. Its very, very humid and hot, and you need to shower three times a day.John: So you find it cooler in England?Etsuko: Yes, thats right.John: Where I was living in Japan, in the North, it was much colder than England, especially in wint
11、er, minus thirty degrees centigrade. Does the winter in Osaka last longer than the winter in England?Etsuko: No, I dont think so. December, January, February, March.John: Yes. Its a little bit shorter if anything.Etsuko: Ever since I came here, I noticed that the countryside here in England is very
12、beautiful.John: Its much flatter than in Japan.Etsuko: Yes. Japan is a mountainous country and our cities are full of people. There are lots of people in a limited flat area.John: Yes, I found Japan much more mountainous than Britain, especially in the north. The mountains are much higher and much m
13、ore rocky. I found it more beautiful than Britain, I think.Etsuko: Yes, if you like mountains.John: And therefore the towns and villages tend to be more crowded.Etsuko: Yes, thats right.John: Yes. So because the cities are more crowded, the houses tend to be smaller, dont they?Etsuko: Yes, they are
14、very compact, and we dont have a lot of space. In big cities we have a lot of taller buildings now.John: Is this a problem because there are more earthquakes in Japan?Etsuko: Yes, thats right andTask 3【答案】A. 1) In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves; they dont invite other people t
15、o watch them.2) Usually eight people dance together.3) Because people form a square in dancing with a man and a woman on each side of the square.4) He usually makes it into a song.5) They wear old-fashioned clothes.B.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) TC. 1) eight people form a square; on each side of the squar
16、e2) what they should do; makes it into a song; sings it3) dont have much time to think4) old-fashioned clothes【原文】Rosa: Why dont you have folk dances in the United States? Most countries have special dances that the people have done for many years. The dancers wear clothes from the old days. Everyone likes to watch t
