新视野英语视听说教程4答案 Unit7

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1、Uint7II. Basic Listening Practice1. ScriptM: We offer all kinds of tours and excursions. DO you have anything particular in mind?W: Not really, wed just like to see the local sights and have an English speaking guide. It would be good if they were someone local too. My husband is interested in the l

2、ocal stories and folklore.Q: What does the woman mention as one of her preferences?2. ScriptM: Are you joining a tour group when you go to Indonesia?W: No, Im going to backpack my way round. I like being independent and seeing things at my own pace. Besides, theres more chance of meeting local peopl

3、e that way. Ive just got to be careful.Q: what dose the woman want?3. ScriptW: Hey, could you bring your video camera to the kids concert tomorrow? Id love to capture it on film.M: No problem. Ill burn it to a DVD for you afterwards, then you can watch it at home.Q: How will the woman watch the conc

4、ert later in the week?4. ScriptW: I cant find that track I really like anywhere. Its not on CDs in any of the shops, and I really want it on a CD.M: Well, lets look online. Maybe we can download it, then burn it to a CD.Q: What does the man suggest doing to get the track?5. ScriptW: Heres a riddle:

5、You love deep-sea finishing in Florida, and youre crazy about skiing in Canada, but you cant afford even one vacation home. What do you do?M: I buy a share in two holiday homes, so I own a week or more at each place. Timesharing is the way many people afford seemingly expensive holidays.Q: What advi

6、ce does the man give for people unable to afford expensive holiday homes?Keys: 1.A 2.A 3. D 4.B 5.CIII. Listening InTask 1: Im doing a lot of things on the computer!ScriptBarbara: Jack, youre sitting in front of your computer again! The sea and the sand are only steps only away. Why are you wasting

7、these beautiful holidays? The summer will be over before you know it.Jack: Im not wasting the holidays as you say. The computer is a good thing. On the Internet you can go to any part of the world; I can see everything in the world. Its more real than reality.Barbara: Butbut you cant spend your enti

8、re summer watching that screen. Youll get a big bottom.Jack: Im not just watching the screen. Im doing a lot of thingsIm sending e-mails, Im learning things, Im chatting in chat roomsBarbara: Right! But Ill bet youre spending most of your time playing computer gamesa time-wasting, mindless activity

9、that Ill turn your brain into Chinese doufoo.Jack: No, it isnt a single mindless pastime. Its many activities: role-playing games, arcade games, adventure games, strategy gamesBarbara: I understand the computer is a wonderful thing, but you have to be careful not to get too much of a good thing. Eve

10、ry life needs some variety in it. It would be a lot healthier if you played a chess game outdoors, in the park.Jack: It wouldnt be the same. In those games in the park I cant play against the grandmaster of Moscow, can I? And there are creative games in the computer, where I can learn city planning

11、and psychology.Barbara: Well, what about me? Dont you think Id like a little attention?Jack: Now, Baby, thats no way to talk. After all this time together, you know I love you.Barbara: Im not so sure any more. Its time you made a choice. Is it going to be more me or the computer?Jack: Well1. Where d

12、oes this dialog probably take place?2. What dose the man like to do according to the dialog?3. What does the woman mean when she says the mans brain will turn into Chinese doufoo?4. What does the man think about a chess game outdoors?5. What does the woman mean when she says, “Dont you think Id like

13、 a little attention?”Keys: 1.A 2.B 3. C 4.D 5.CFor Reference1. He says that in those games in the park he cant play against the grandmaster of Moscow. And there are creative games in the computer, where he can learn city planning and psychology,2. She asks him to make a choice between her and the co

14、mputer. Task 2: A Magician and a ParrotScriptA magician was working on a deluxe cruise ship in the Caribbean. The (S1) audience was different each week, so the magician did the same (S2) tricks over and over again. He felt he could cast a spell over the audience (S3) whenever he wanted to. There was

15、 only one problem: The captains (S4) parrot watched every show and began to understand what the (S5) magician did in each trick. Once he understood that, he started shouting in the middle of the show.“Look, its not the same (S6) hat!” “Look, hes hiding the flowers under the table!” “Hey, why are all

16、 the (S7) cards the Ace of Spades?”(S8) The magician was furious. Each time the parrot revealed one of his secrets, the audience roared with laughter. The performance he intended to be dark and mysterious turned into a comedy. He was in a rage. (S9) He dreamed of various ways he could do away with t

17、he troublesome bird. But he didnt dare to touch it. It was the captains parrot after all.One foggy night the ship collided with an enormous iceberg and sank. The magician found himself on a piece of wood, in the middle of the ocean, and the parrot was by his side. (S10) They stared at each other wit

18、h hate, but did not utter a word. This went on for several days.After a week the parrot finally said, “Okay, I give up. But I hope youll tell me what trick you are going to do with the boat.”Task3: The Modern CircusScriptThe first modern circus was staged in London in 1768 by Philip Astley, a former

19、 English cavalry officer, who performed as a trick ride. Beginning with a visit to Paris in 1772, Astley introduced the circus in cities throughout continental Europe and was responsible for establishing permanent circuses in a number of European countries as well as in England. A circus was first p

20、resented in 1793 at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg.By the early 19th century, several permanently-based circuses were located in larger European cities. In addition, small traveling shows moved from town to town in covered wagons in which the performers lived. The traveling shows were usually

21、 simple affairs, featuring a fiddler or two, a juggler, a ropedancer, and a few acrobats. In the early circuses such performers gave their shows in open spaces and took up a collection for pay; later, the performers used elaborate shows. In the earlier part of the 19th century a main feature of the

22、permanent circus program was the presentation of grams that included displays of horsemanship. Throughout the 19th century the circus evolved in programming and management. Initially, trained horse and horsemanship performances dominated circuses, but ropedancing, juggling, acrobatic acts, wild-anim

23、al acts, and clowning were all introduced within the first few decades. The flying trapeze, an important part of the modern circus, was not invented until 1858, and the street parade and sideshow did not become standard circus events until later in the 19th century. Tents are believed to have come i

24、nto use in the 1820s, but it is uncertain whether they appeared first in Europe or in the United States.Nowadays, the entertainment activities offered at a circus are more elaborate, generally consisting of displays of horsemanship, exhibitions by gymnasts, aerialists, wild-animal trainer, performin

25、g animals, and comic performance by clowns.1. What was Phillip Astley especially good at?2. According to the passage, what was true of the early traveling shows?3. What acts were featured in permanent circus programs in the early 19th century?4. When were wild-animal acts introduced?5. What is the m

26、ain idea of the passage?Keys: 1C 2.A3. B 4.B 5.DFor ReferenceThey are more elaborate, generally consisting of displays of horsemanship, exhibitions by gymnasts, aerialists, wild-animal trainer, performing animals, and comic performance by clownsIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 Would you like to do anything?A

27、my: Would you like to go to see a movie tonight, say, The Lord of the Rings?Bill: Thanks for asking, but theres too much violence in those blockbusters.Amy: Then, lets go roller-skating.Bill: I dont really like to now that Im not so young any more. You know, my knees ache terribly.Amy: I m sorry to

28、hear that. Hey, lets go to see a country singer tonight?Bill: No. Im not really in the mood.Amy: Well, would you like to do anything?Bill: Sure, lets stay home and watch TV.Amy: Is there anything worth watching tonight?Bill: Let me look at the TV Guide first. Well, Survivors on Channel 3 at 7:30.Amy

29、: If I remember correctly, theres a documentary about animals on another channel.Bill: Yes, on Channel 10. Do you want to watch it?Amy: Do you mind if we watch it?Bill: Well. I really wanted to watch the Rocket game tonight.MODEL2 I cant make up my mind!ScriptJohn: Hey!Nora: Hey!John: I see youre re

30、ading travel brochures. Planning a holiday trip somewhere?Nora: Once the warms up. I get itchy feet. I think about going places.John: Will this be a trip abroad or some excursion close to home?Nora: Two tours are offered in May: one to big American cities; one to Europe.John: Are these whirlwind tou

31、rs that allow you a few hours in each place?Nora: Oh, no, no, theyre both three-week three-city tours, with a week in each city.John: Thats more like it. You can look around and not feel rushed. What cities?Nora: I cant make up my mind: London, Paris and Rome or New York, San?John: Stop there. Europ

32、es more interesting. Americas OK, but its all the same.Nora: You didnt let me finish. San Francisco and Chicago, a modern metropolis.John: Big U.S. cities are so much alike. European cities differ from one anther.Nora: Yeah, like, theyre in different countries.John: There are other differences in la

33、nguages, architecture, food, and customs.Nora: All right. You convinced me. They say varietys the spice of life. Variety, here I come.MODEL3 Youd better get more exercise in your leisure time.ScriptAmy: Look at you! Youre fat and flabby. Youd better get more exercise in your leisure time, or youll n

34、ever be Governor of California.Bill: Thats right. Im no Schwarzenegger, no Mr. Universe, so dont bug me.Amy: He shows what exercise can do. He used to be a skinny kid from Austria.Bill: He likes exercise; I dont. I was born tired, and Ive been resting ever since.Amy: Seeing a fine specimen like him,

35、 dont you feel like exercising vigorously to stay in good shape?Bill: Whenever I feel like exercising, I lie down and rest until the feeling passes.Amy: Ha, ha, very funny. Surely youve read about the dangers of obesity.Bill: Scientists constantly find dangers: smoking, cholesterol. What else is new

36、?Amy: You must know an exercise like walking benefits the mind and body.Bill: I do, and I walk every dayfrom my office to the parking lot, not-stop.Amy: OK, have it your way. Eventually youll be a burden on our health system.Bill: And just what do you mean by that? Im not sick. My appetite is good.A

37、my: If you stay fat, heart trouble or high blood pressure could hospitalized you.Bill: Well, you may have a point there. I suppose we could go for a walk after dinner, slowly.Now Your TurnTask 1SAMPLE DIALOGQiang: I see youre reading travel brochures. Planning a holiday trip somewhere?Li: Once the w

38、arms up. I get itchy feet. I think about going places.Qiang: Will this be a trip abroad or some excursion close to home?Li: I prefer going abroad. Weve never visited a foreign country before.Qiang: What countries are advertised in the brochure?Li: Two overseas tours are offered during summer vacatio

39、n. One is to a nearby country like Korea or Japan, and the other is to European countries.Qiang: Which tour do you prefer?Li: Id like to go and see Korea. Its close to China so that the tour is less expensive.Qiang: I prefer to spend our savings on the European tour. We can see very different people

40、 and architecture, enjoy different food, and appreciate different customs.Li: All right. You convince me. They say varietys the spice of life. But shall we take a long tour or a whirlwind tour that allow us only a few hours in each place?Qiang: In a long tour we can look around and not feel rushed,

41、but its too expensive. So lets take a whirlwind tour. Thats what we can afford.Li: I agree. A whirlwind tour allows us to visit many important places weve heard and read so much about. Thats good enough for us.Qiang: Right on.V. Lets TalkScriptThe notion of a weekly rest is ancient. Christian religi

42、ons celebrate a day of rest known as the Sabbath, also called the Lords Day. It is on Sunday. The weekend as a holiday is a rather modern invention. Before the industrial revolution the wage labor force was a small fraction of the population. The day of the Sabbath was viewed as one dedicated to God

43、, not one of relaxation.The early industrial period in Europe saw a six-day work week with only Sunday off, but some workers had no days off at all. Only the workers rights movements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century saw a five-day work week introduced as Saturday became a day of re

44、st and relaxation. This movement began in England.In many ways this has been a great boon to the economy as it leads to a great increase in consumer spending on Saturdays as restaurant visits, motorcar journeys, or trips to the movies became common on Saturday. Many jurisdictions continued to enforc

45、e strict Lords Day laws on Sunday, which meant that most places of recreation, such as stores and theaters, were forced to close on that day. These regulations began to weaken in the years after the Second World War, and Sunday also became a day of recreation for many.After centuries of development,

46、 the weekend is now a part of the week usually lasting two days in which most paid workers do not work. This is a time for leisure and recreation, and for religious activities.Christian religions celebrate a day of rest known as the Sabbath, also called the Lords Day. It is on Sunday.Before the indu

47、strial revolution the day of the Sabbath was viewed as one dedicated to God, not one of relaxation.The early industrial period in Europe saw a six-day work week with only Sunday off.Only the workers rights movements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century saw a five-day work week introduc

48、ed as Saturday became a day of rest and relaxationIn many ways this has been a great boon to the economy as it leads to a great increase in consumer spending on Saturdays.After the Second World War, and Sunday also became a day of recreation for many.The weekend is now a part of the week usually las

49、ting two days in which most paid workers do not work. This is a time for leisure and recreation, and for religious activities.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: The History of Chinese AcrobaticsScriptWelcome to the magnificent world of the Beijing Acrobats! Here the impossible is made of possi

50、ble, and “daring” only begins to describe their amazing performance. The Beijing Acrobats are comprised of the finest acrobatic troupes in China today and have received acclaim from countries around the world. An outgrowth of Great China Circus, popular during the 1920s, this group became an integra

51、ted professional acrobatic company in 1958.Many of the magnificent and sophisticated feats we see today were performed even in ancient times. The history of Chinese acrobatics is rich in tradition and dates back over 2,000 years. It began with folk arts; tumbling, juggling ordinary household objects

52、 and balancing.Myth and religion also influenced the acrobatic performing arts. The Lion Dance is Buddhist in origin. It was a symbol for the spirit of renewal and for avoiding bad luck. Throughout the history of China the acrobatic arts flourished, but in varying degrees. Originally, court entertai

53、nments were formal and monotonous, quite the opposite of the lively folk arts of the people. Eventually, however, the excitement of the acrobats amazing feats caught and held the attention of the ruling class. Acrobatic performers were routinely invited to the court to entertain and impress the Empe

54、rors. These varied acts of tumbling, singing, dancing and juggling became known as “The Hundred Entertainments” in the Han Dynasty, more than 2, 000 years ago. The acrobatic arts have always maintained their popularity with the people. Today the acrobatics of families carry on this highly-acclaimed

55、tradition. Children begin training at a young age to do handstands on a chair, balance jar, spin plates and throw knives; they stick to a strict training schedule which they follow the rest of their lives. Now lets sit back, relax and enjoy the shows as our performers reveal to you their mastery of

56、an ancient art from, thousands of years in the making!1. Where does this speech probably occur?2. When was the Great China Circus popular?3. How long is the history of Chinese acrobatics?4. According to the passage, what does the lion in a Lion Dance symbolize?5. How long do acrobats receives traini

57、ng?Keys: 1D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.DTask 2: Exercise to RelaxScriptWendy: What a daya walk on the beach, bodysurfing, an hour of pumping iron, followed by a nice long jog. Maybe we can finish off with a little badminton this evening.Howard: Groan.Wendy: So far this week, weve played beach volleyball, gone hi

58、king, gone swimming, and ridden mountain bikes. Dont you feel better in mind and body than when we arrived here?Howard: To tell the truth, I ache all over. My muscles are complaining that theyre being mistreated.Wendy: Oh, now, admit it: This is the way to get the most out of life. This is how Natur

59、e intended us to live. Ill bet youd be exercising even if I werent here.Howard: Not a chance. Whenever I feel the urge to exercise, I lie and wait for the feeling to pass. I prefer sitting around fishing or resting on a comfortable chair and watching the grass grow or stretching out on the beach whi

60、le the sun slowly sets.Wendy: Youre a lazy lump. Before long youll be fat and weak and short of breath. If you think we had a big workout this week, just wait till next week. Were going rafting, and after that, I want to go camping and mountain climbing.Howard: Know what you are? Youre fitness freak

61、. Youre hooked on exercise.Wendy: Well, that may be true. But Ill make a deal with you. If you promise to go camping with me next week, well go to a movie this weekend.Howard: Wonderful. Just what I was waiting to hear. It sounds like a great chance to relax. Maybe someday I can even help you break

62、free from that horrible fitness habit.Wendy: Thatll be the day!Keys: FTTFFTask3: How Americans Use Their TimeScriptIf you want to know what Americans do when they are not working, well, the average adult spends almost two hours a day on household activities like cooking, cleaning and paying bills. H

63、ow do we know? The Department of Labor has just released a study of how Americans use their time.The study confirmed something that many people already knew. Women spend more time on child care and housework than men do, even when the women are employed. Men, however, spend more time at work. Men al

64、so spend more time on leisure activities and sports. They average five hours and twenty minutes a day, half an hour more than women.Leisure activities include things like watching television, visiting friends or exercising. Both men and women reported that they spent about half their leisure time watching television. Visiting friends and attending social events was the next most com