現代大學英語聽力2聽力原文及答案

1、1現代大學英語聽力現代大學英語聽力2答案及原文答案及原文Unit1Task1【答案答案】A.1)ShewantedtoseeSt.Paul’sCathedral.2)ShewassosurprisedbecauseshesawsomanyEnglishmenwholookedalike.3)Theywereallwearingdarksuitsbowlerhatscarryingumbrellasnewspapers.4)Because

2、shehadoftenreadaboutthemseenphotographsofthemwhoalllookedasiftheywerewearingaunifm.5)Nohedidn’t.6)HeusedtheEnglishsaying“Ittakesallkindstomakeawld”toprovehisopinion.B.Ifalltheseaswereoneseawhatagreatseaitwouldbe!ifallthe

3、treeswereonetreewhatagreattreeitwouldbe!ifthistreeweretofallintheseawhatagreatsplashtherewouldbe!【原文原文】YesterdaymningGretelwenttotheCityofLondon.ShewantedtoseeSt.PaulsCathedral.ShewassurprisedtoseesomanyEnglishmenwholook

4、edalike.Theywereallwearingdarksuitsbowlerhats.Theywereallcarryingumbrellasnewspapers.WhenshereturnedhomesheaskedMrclarkaboutthesestrangecreatures.“TheymustbetypicalEnglishgentlemen“shesaid.“Ihaveoftenreadaboutthemseenpho

5、tographsofthem.Theyalllookasiftheyarewearingaunifm.DoesthetypicalEnglishgentlemanstillexist“Mr.Clarklaughed.“Iveneverthoughtaboutit“heanswered.“ItstruethatmanyofthemenwhowkintheCityofLondonstillwearbowlerhateIsupposethey

6、aretypicalEnglishmen.Butlookatthis.“Mr.Clarkpickedupamagazinepointedataphotoofayoungman.“Hesjustastypicalperhaps.ItseemsasifthereisnosuchthingasatypicalEnglishman.DoyouknowtheEnglishsayingIttakesallkindstomakeawldThatstr

7、ueofallcountriesincludingEngl.““Ohjustlikethepoem‘IfAlltheSeasWereOneSea’”Gretelbegantohumhappily.Ifalltheseaswereoneseawhatagreatseathatwouldbe!Ifallthetreeswereonetreewhatagreattreethatwouldbe!ifthistreeweretofallinthe

8、seawhatagreatsplashthatwouldbe!”Task2【答案答案】A.1)peopleweremuchbusier2)colderthanEnglminusthirtydegreeslastlonger3)muchmemountainousmuchhighermuchmerockymebeautiful4)tendtobemecrowded5)thehousessmallerB.1)T2)T3)F4)F5)F【原文原

9、文】33)don’thavemuchtimetothink4)oldfashionedclothes【原文原文】Rosa:Whydon’tyouhavefolkdancesintheUnitedStatesMostcountrieshavespecialdancesthatthepeoplehavedonefmanyyears.Thedancerswearclothesfromtheolddays.Everyonelikestowatc

10、hthemdance.Steve:Wehavefolkdancestoo.Alotofpeoplebelongtofolkdancinggroups.Butwhentheydancetheyusuallydoitjusttoenjoythemselves.Theydon’tinviteotherpeopletowatchthem.Rosa:IsthereafolkdancinggrouphereSteve:Ithinkso.Therem

11、ustbe.There’soneinalmosteverycitysomebigcitieshaveseveral.Rosa:WhatarethedanceslikeSteve:Usuallyeightpeopledancetogetherfourmenfourwomen.Whentheystarttheyfmasquarewithamanawomanoneachsideofthesquare.That’swhyit’scalledsq

12、uaredancing.Thenthere’samanwhotellsthedancerswhattheyshoulddo.Heusuallymakesitintoasong.Hesingsitwhiletheydance.Rosa:Ohthatshouldmakethedanceseasy!Steve:Yesbuttheyareveryfast.Theydon’thavemuchtimetothink.Iliketowatchthem

13、though.Thedancerswearoldfashionedclothes.Thatmakesthedancesprettytowatch.Rosa:I’dliketowatchagroupdance.Steve:I’lltakeyousometime.Task4【答案答案】1)Itwasatimetocelebratetheendofwinterthebeginningofspring.2)Theyburnedthepictur

14、eoftheirkitchengodtobringgoodluck.3)Thecustomsaidthebridesmustwear“somethingoldsomethingnewsomethingbrowedsomethingblue”tobringgoodluck.4)BecausetheycouldnoteatmeateggsdairyproductsduringLentsotheytriedtouseupthesethings

15、befeLentbegan.5)ItwasastrawmanmadebychildreninCzechitwasafigureofdeath.6)Peoplebroughttheiranimalstochurch.befetheanimalswentintothechurchpeopledressedthemupinflowersribbons.【原文原文】1)OntheeveningofFebruary3rdpeopleinJapan

16、esefamiliestookonedriedbeanfeachyearoftheiragethrewthebeansonthefloshouting“Goodluckin!Evilspiritsout!“Thiswasknownas“Setsubun“atimetocelebratetheendofwinterthebeginningofspring.2)BefetheChineseLunarNewYearintheolddaysma

17、nyChinesefamiliesburnedthepictureoftheirkitchengodtobringgoodluck.WhenLunarNewYearsDaycametheyputancwpictureofthekitchengodonthewall.3)WhenAmericanwomengotmarriedtheysometimesfollowedanoldcustominchoosingwhattowearonthei