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1、现代大学英语听力现代大学英语听力 2 2听力原文及题目答案听力原文及题目答案 UnitUnit4Unit4Unit4 4TaskTask1 1【答案】【答案】1) They were orphans and had nobody to support them.2) Each boy was given only one bowl of gruel for supper and no more far from enough.3) They boys were so hungry that they could not bear it any more.They decided that to
2、ne of them must ask the master for more gruel.Olive Twist was chosen by casting lots.4) He never thought that any boy would dare to ask for more foodthan the given portion. Therefore, he was both surprised and angryon hearing Olivers request.5) He was struck on the head by the master and pushed out
3、of theroom. And for a week Olive remained prisoner in the cellar.【原文】【原文】Oliver Twist had no parents and lived in the workhouse. The room in which the boys had their food was a large stonehall. Each boy was given one bowl of gruel and no more. The bowlsnever needed washing. The boys polished them wi
4、th their spoons. Butstill the boys were hungry. Oliver Twist and the other boys suffered fromslow starvationfor three months. At last they got so wild with hunger that one ofthe boys, who was tall for his age, said: If this goes on, I am afraid I shall eat the boy who sleepsnext me. He had wild hung
5、ry eyes and the boys believed him. Theboys gathered and thought of a plan. One of us must walk up to the master at supper this eveningand ask for more gruel, said one boy. Let us east lots, said another. In that way we shall seewho must go up to the master and ask for more. So they cast lots. The lo
6、t fell to Oliver Twist. He had to goup to the master and ask for moregruel. The evening came. The boys took their places and quickly ateup their gruel. Then they looked at Oliver. He rose from his place,bowl and spoon in hand, went up to the master and said, Please,sir, I want some more. The master
7、was a fat, healthy man, but heturned pale. What! he said at last.Oliver repeated: Please, sir, I want some more.The master struck Oliver on the head and pushed him out of theroom.For a week Oliver remained a prisoner in the cellar.Task 2Task 2【答案】【答案】A.A. 1) F 2) F 3) TB.B.1) d 2) b【原文】【原文】Mark Twai
8、n was a famous American writer. There were many storiesabout him. One day Mark Twain was fishing. A stranger came along. Good morning! said the stranger. Good morning! said Mark Twain. Nice weather were having! Very nice indeed, said the stranger. How was fishing Very good. I caught three trout here
9、 yesterday in just aboutan hour. Is that so said the stranger. Yes. Im very fond of trout. By the way, said the stranger, do you happen to know whoI am No, I havent any idea, said Mark Twain. Well, Im the game warden of this county, said the stranger.Fishing is not allowed here. Mark Twain paused a
10、minute. Then he asked: By the way, do you know who I am No, I dont. Well, I am the biggest liar in the country.Task 3Task 3【答案】【答案】A.A.Name: Lewis CarrollOccupation: mathematics; Oxford UniversityLiterary works:Alices Adventures in Wonderland; 1865;Through the Looking-Glass; 1871B.B.These stories ar
11、e about a dream world in which Alice meets strangecreatures and has interesting adventures.【原文】【原文】Which would you rather be A mathematician or a writer Perhapsyou will never be faced with this kind of choice. Lewis Carroll wasboth a mathematician and a writer. He was a lecturer in?mathematicsat Oxf
12、ord University. But he is better known as the author of twoof the most famous children s books that have ever been written:Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.The authors real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, but hepreferred to use the pen-name “Lewis Carroll” when he wro
13、teAlices Adventures in Wonderland and this is the name we rememberhim by.Alices Adventures in Wonderland was published in 1865, whenits author was 33 years old; it was followed byThrough theLooking-Glassin 1871. Both books were written for a real girl calledAlice, but they have been read by millions
14、 of children since theywere first published. These stories are about a dream world in whichAlice meets strange creatures and has interesting adventures . Imsure you know this already, but if you don t, you had better readthe stories yourselves.Task 4Task 4【答案】【答案】the Greeks, closed the gates of the
15、city and stayed behind the walls,the Greeks, a huge wooden horse, hide inside it, the horse, theystopped, hid their ships, Greek prisoner, the horse, The Greeksoldiers, the wooden horse【原文】【原文】Many, many years ago there was a war between the Greeks and theTrojans. The Greek ships sailed up to the ci
16、ty of Troy. When theTrojans saw the Greek ships, they closed the gates of their cityand stayed behind the walls. The Greeks attacked the city many times,but could not take it. Then one of the Greeks thought of a plan.The Greeks made a big wooden horse and had some soldiers hide insidethe horse. In t
17、he morning the Greeks burned their camps and sailedaway. Only the big wooden horse remained in front of the city gate. But the Greek ships did not sail far. The Greeks stopped at aplace near Troy, where the Trojans could not see them, and hid theirships. At first the Trojans wanted to burn the woode
18、n horse, buta Greek prisoner said, Dont bum the horse. Bring it into Troy.It will help you. The horse was very big, and the Trojans could not bring it inthrough the gate. They had to make a hole in the wall. Then theybrought the wooden horse into the city. The next day was a holidayin Troy. At night
19、 all the Trojan soldiers fell asleep after a heavyfestive drinking. The Greek ships came back to Troy in the night. When everythingwas quiet, the Greek soldiers came out of the wooden horse and openedthe gates of the city. The Greek army came into the city, killedmany Trojans and took the city.Task
20、5Task 5【答案】【答案】A.A.1) c 2) aB.B.1) All the animals thought that he was the king of beasts. Actuallyhe was a coward. He was afraid of human beings and other big animals.He roared only to scare them away and never really hurt them.2) Dorothy and her dog wanted to get back to Kansas. The Scarecrowwante
21、d some brains and the Tinman wanted a heart. The Lion wantedto have courage.【原文】【原文】The following story has been taken from The Wonderful Wizardof Oz written by L. Frank Baum in 1900. The book is a modern fairytale and is one of the great favorites of American children. One day a tornado carried awa
22、y Dorothy and her dog Toto fromtheir home in Kansa sand landed them in the wonderful land of Oz.Here they made friends with two strange fellows, a scarecrow anda tin man. The four were now on their way to the Emerald City wherethe Great Oz lived. Just as the Tinman spoke there came from the forest a
23、 terribleroar, and the next moment a great Lion rushed into the road. Withone blow of his paw he knocked the Scarecrow to the edge of the road,and then he hit the Tinman with his sharp claws. But, to the Lionssurprise, he could make no mark on the tin, though the Tinman fellover in the road and lay
24、still. Little Toto, now that he had an enemy to face, ran barkingtowards the Lion. The great beast had opened his mouth to bite thedog. Dorothy feared that Toto would be killed. She forgot all dangerand rushed forward. She slapped the Lion upon his nose as hard asshe could, and cried out: Dont bite
25、Toto! You should be ashamed of yourself, a big beastlike you, to bite a poor little dog! I didnt bite him, said the Lion, as he rubbed his nose withhis paw where Dorothy had hit it. No, but you tried to, she said in anger. You are nothing buta big coward. I know, said the Lion, and he hung his head
26、in shame. Ivealways known it. But how can I help it I dont know, Im sure. But how can you hit a stuffed man likethe poor Scarecrow Is he stuffed asked the Lion, in surprise, as he watched herpick up the Scarecrow and set him upon his feet, while she pattedhim into shape again. Of course hes stuffed,
27、 replied Dorothy. She was still angry. That explains it. He really went over easily, said the Lion.It surprised me to see him turn around so. Is the other one stuffedalso No, said Dorothy, hes made of tin. And she helped the Tinmanup again. He really hurt my claws, said the Lion. When they scratched
28、against the tin it made a cold shiver min down my back. What is thatlittle animal you are so kind to He is my dog, Toto, answered Dorothy. Is he made of tin, or stuffed asked the Lion. Neither. Hesa meat dog, said the girl. Oh. Hes a curious animal, and seems really small, now thatI look at him. No
29、one thinks of biting such a small, little thingexcept a coward like me, continued the Lion sadly. What makes you a coward asked Dorothy. She looked at the greatbeast in wonder, for he was as big as a small horse.I dont know, replied the Lion. I suppose I was born that way.All the other animals in th
30、e forest expect me to be brave, for theLion is everywhere thought to be the King of Beasts. I learned thatif I roared very loudly every living thing was afraid and got outof my way. Whenever Ive met a man Ive been very much frightened;but I just roared at him, and he has always min away as fast as h
31、ecould go. If the elephants, tigers and bears ever tried to fightme, I would run away Im such a coward; but just as soon as theyhear me roar, they all try to get away from me, and of course I letthem go. But that isnt right. The King of Beasts shouldnt be a coward,said the Scarecrow. I know it, said
32、 the Lion, and he wiped a tear from his eyewith the tip of his tail. It is a great sorrow, and it makes mylife very unhappy. But whenever there is danger, my heart beginstobeat fast. Perhaps you have heart disease, said the Tinman. It may be so, said the Lion. If you have, continued the Tinman, you
33、should be glad, forit proves you have a heart. For my part, I have no heart; so I canthave heart disease. Perhaps, said the Lion, I am a coward because I have a heart. Have you brains said the Scarecrow. I suppose so. Ive never looked to see, replied the Lion. I am going to the great Oz to ask him t
34、o give me some, remarkedthe Scarecrow, for my head is stuffed with straw. And I am going to ask him to give me a heart, said the Tinman. And I am going to ask him to send me and Toto back to Kansas,added Dorothy. Do you think Oz can give me courage asked the Cowardly Lion. Just as easily as he can g
35、ive me brains, said the Scarecrow. Or give me a heart, said the Tinman. Or send me back to Kansas, said Dorothy. Then if you dont mind, Ill go with you, said the Lion, forlife is hard without courage. You will be very welcome, answered Dorothy, for you will helpto keep away the other wild beasts. I
36、think they must be more cowardlythan you if they allow you to scare them so easily. They really are, said the Lion, but that doesnt make me anybraver, and as long as I know myself to be a coward I shall beunhappy. So once more the little company set off upon the journey. TheLion walked at Dorothys s
37、ide. Toto did not like the Lion at first,because he could not forget how nearly he had been crushed betweenthe Lions great jaws; but after a time he became more at ease, andbefore long Toro and the Cowardly Lion became good friends.Task 6Task 6【答案】【答案】A.A.1) Civil War2) first, equality3) battlefield
38、s, bloodiest4) ordinaryB.B.1) d 2) c【原文】【原文】Walt Whitman is often called the poet of American democracy.He lived during the American Civil War, and he admired PresidentAbraham Lincoln very much. Whitman was the first American poet who wrote about treeequality among all people. In a poem called Song
39、of Myself hecompared himself to all other people, and he found no difference.He wrote: .every atom belonging to me. belongs to you. In the same poem Whitman spoke up for women. He wrote: The Female equally with the Male I sing. He also wrote: In the faces of men and women I see God. and A great city
40、is that which has the greatest men and women. Whitman understood war and the results of war. He worked ina hospital, taking care of wounded men. In a description of northernsoldiers who had returned from prisons in the south he wrote: Thesight is worse than any sight of battlefields or any collectio
41、n ofwounded, even the bloodiest. In Whitmans words: The real war willnever get in the books. Whitman was the first important American poet to write aboutordinary people, using ordinary language.Task 7Task 7【答案】【答案】A.A.1) A red, red rose thats newly spring in June and the melody thatssweetly played i
42、n tune.2) He will love her till all the seas are dried and the rocks meltin the sun. his love will last as long as the sands of life run(thereis life on earth).3) Yes, he is, and he will come back no matter how far it is.B.B.June-tune I-dry sun-run while -mile【原文】【原文】O, my love is like a red, red ro
43、se,That is newly sprung in June.O, my love is like the melody,That is sweetly played in tune.As fair are you, my lovely lass,So deep in love am I,And I will love you still, my Dear,Till all the seas go dry.Till all the seas go dry, my Dear,And the rocks melt with the sun!O I will love you still, my
44、Dear,While the sands of life shall run.And fare you well, my only Love,And fare you well a while!And I will come again, my Love,Although it were ten thousand mile!Task 8Task 8【答案】【答案】1) Tall stories, that is, unlikely ones.2) Because he wanted to be a member of a certain club.3) He went there becaus
45、e he was told that a lion came there eachevening to drink water.4) Sixteen times.5) He killed sixteen lions.【原文】【原文】A famous French writer who wrote many books about England andthe English people once wrote about the Englishmans fondness forimprobable or tall stories. In one of his books about the F
46、irst WorldWar, an English priest tells the following story: He had wanted to become a member of a certain club in Africa.In order to become a member, each person had to shoot at least onelion. The priest had never shot an animal in his life. So, armedwith a rifle and accompanied by a young African b
47、oy, the priest setout one evening for a pool in the jungle where he was told a lioncame each evening to drink. He waited patiently for a few hours untilshortly before midnight when he heard a rustling noise. Sure enougha few yards away the head of a lion appeared above a bush thatseparated the pries
48、t and the pool. He aimed and fired. The head ofthe lion immediately fell behind the bush but a moment laterreappeared. So the priest aimed and fired again. The head of thelion immediately fell behind the bush but a moment later reappeared.The priest fired again: the same result. He remained calm bec
49、ausehe knew he had brought sixteen bullets with him. After his fourthattempt his aim seemed to become more and more inaccurate. In fact,after his fifteenth attempt the African boy had to warn him, Thisis your last chance. If you miss this time, we are in trouble. The priest then realized how serious
50、 the situation was, sohe took a deep breath, aimed very carefully and fired. They waiteda moment, then slowly counted up to twenty: the head of the liondid not reappear. The priest was certain that at last he had shothis lion. They rushed forward together to the spot behind the bush.And what do you
51、think they found Sixteen lions.Task 9Task 9【答案】【答案】I.I. a young prince who lived on landA. rose to the surface of the sea and waited for the prince to cometo herB. never cameII.II. a witchA. changed her fishs tail into a pair of human legsB. she gave the witch her tongueIII.III. the princes palaceA.
52、 her feet hurt terriblyB. didnt love her. a young princessA. drive back into the seaB. a spirit of the air and lived forever【原文】【原文】Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. In Copenhagen harbor, youcan see a statue of the Little Mermaid. I wonder if you know herstory. Its a sad one. That Little Mermaid
53、 fell in love with a young prince who livedon the land. Every night she used to rise up to the surface of thesea and sit staring at his palace, waiting for him to come to her.But he never came. Finally she visited a witch. The witch changed her fishs tailinto a pair of human legs so that she could g
54、o and live on land.But in return, the Little Mermaid had to give her tongue to the witch,so that she could never sing or speak again. She loved the princeso much that she gave it happily. She went and lived in the princes palace, and every night,she danced for him, although her strange new feet caus
55、ed her terriblepain. But she didnt mind the pain. She waited and waited for theprince to fall in love with her. But, although the prince liked the Little Mermaid very much,he didnt love her. He fell in love with a young princess and theygot married. On their wedding night, the Little Mermaid sadly d
56、ivedback into the sea. She had no tail now, only legs, and she thoughtthat she would die. She didnt die, though. Because of her kind heart,she became a spirit of the air and lived forever.Task 10Task 10【答案】【答案】A.A.1) b 2) c 3) b 4) a 5) aB.B.No. 1e No. 2 b No. 3 a d c【原文】【原文】1) A wolf thought that b
57、y disguising himself as a sheep he couldget enough to eat. So he put on a sheepskin and joined the flockwithout being discovered. At sunset the shepherd shut him with thesheep in the fold. Then he felt hungry, so he picked up his knifeand killed one of the sheep for his supper. But it was the wolf t
58、hathe killed. 2) A bird in a cage at a window used to sing during the night.A bat which heard her came up and asked why she never sang by day,but only by night. She explained that there was a good reason: shewas caught while she was singing in the daytime, and this had taughther a lesson. One must b
59、e careful before one is caught, not after,said the bat. 3) Monkeys are said to have a strange habit. When twins areborn to them, the mother will take care of only one of the twins.She will hold it tightly to her breast and neglect the other. Butthe one taken care of will die because it cannot breath
60、e freely,while the neglected one will grow up strong and healthy. 4) A gnat alighted on a bulls horn. After it had stayed therea long time and felt like moving on, it asked the bull if he wouldlike it to go now. I didnt notice when you came, replied the bull,and I shall not notice if you go. 5) A re
61、ed and an olive tree were quarrelling one day. Theywanted to see which one was the stronger. Finally the olive treesaid to the reed, You are weak. You are easily bent by the wind.But the reed did not say a word. Before long a storm arose. The reedwas tossed about and bent by the winds, but it was no
62、t hurt. Theolive tree stood bravely against the storm and was broken by itsforce.Task 11Task 11【答案】【答案】I.I.A. struck a rock and began to break up.B. sank tooC. had survivedII.II.A. he was tied very firmly by a large number of fine ropes.B. about forty little men shot at him with their arrows, which
63、hurtlike needles.C. the little men gave him all the bread, meat and wine they had.III.III.was seven feet by three feet, equipped with twenty-two wheels andpulled by fifteen hundred little horses【原文】【原文】Gulliver was travelling by ship. The ship struck a rock and beganto break up. Some of the sailors
64、and Gulliver got away in a boat,but that sank too. In the end Gulliver was the only person whosurvived-who didnt drown. He kept on swimming, and just managedto reach land. By that time it was already evening. Gulliver kepton walking, but by then he was so exhausted that he lay down on thegrass, and
65、fell sound asleep. He slept until the following morning. When he woke up, he couldnot move. His arms and legs were tied to the ground, very firmly,and so was his hair. There were a large number of very fine, thinropes across his body, he discovered, and these prevented him frommoving. Gulliver could
66、 just manage to look down his body that wasall he could do and there he saw, advancing up his body, aboutforty little men. These little men were only about six inches high.They were dressed as soldiers, and each one carried a bow and arrow.Gulliver shouted out, and when he did this, all the soldiers
67、 ranaway, though they gradually came back again. Gulliver decided to try to escape. He managed to break someof the ropes, and he was also able to free his head. But when hebegan to move, the soldiers shot at him with their arrows. Thesearrows were small but sharp like needles, and they hurt Gulliver
68、.He decided to keep still and when he did so, the soldiers stoppedshooting at him with their arrows. By this time Gulliver was feeling very hungry, so he put hisfinger to his mouth, to show the little people that he needed food.They understood this, and they brought him bread and meat. Gulliverate a
69、ll the bread and meat, and then indicated that he was thirsty.Again he was understood, and the people brought him wine. In factGulliver drank all the wine that was available all they had. After that one of the kings officers came up to Gulliver. Hespoke to him, and indicated that he had to go to the
70、 city, to thecapital of the island. This was what the king had ordered. Guliverasked to be set free, but the officer refused. Gulliver again thoughtof trying to escape, but he remembered those arrows which thesoldiers had shot at him, and he decided to do nothing. In any casehe soon fell asleep, bec
71、ause of all the wine he had drunk. While he was asleep, the people on the island made arrangements got everything ready to take Gulliver to the capital. Theymanaged to get him on a cart which they had built specially to takehim to the city. It was seven feet long, and three feet wide, andit had twen
72、ty-two wheels in all. It took about three hours to getGulliver on the cart, and fifteen hundred horses to pull the cartto the city.Task 12Task 12Aesop was a very clever man who lived in Greece thousands ofyears ago. He wrote many good fables. He was known to be fond ofjokes. One day, as he was enjoy
73、ing a walk he met a traveler, whogreeted him and said, “Kind man, can you tell me how soon I shallget to town”“Go,” Aesop answered.“I know I must go”, said the traveler, “but I should Like youto tell me how soon I shall get to town.”“Go,” Aesop said again angrily.“This man must be mad,” the traveler thought and went on.After he had gone some distance, Aesop shouted after him, “Youwill get to town in two hours. ” The traveler turned around inastonishment. “Why didnt you tell me that before” he asked.“How could I have told you before” answered Aesop. “I did notknow how fast you could walk.
