新视野大学英语听说教程4册听力原文及答案

Uint2II.BasicListeningPractice1.ScriptW:Didyouhear?Helengotmodelingjib!She’sgoingtobesashayingdownthecatwalk.M:Wow,that’sgreat!Allthatwalkingpracticereallypaidoff.Andfoeonceshewon’tbecomplainingaboutbeingsotall.Q:WhydidHelengetmodelingjob?2.ScriptM:Julia,comeandseetheMissAmericacontestonTV.Allthosebeautifulgirlsarewalkingaroundinbathingsuits,sothejudgescandecidewhohasthebestfigure.W:Bah!That’stheworstkindofexploitation.Theyaretreatingwomenliketoysforpeopletoenjoy.Iwouldnevertakepartinthiskindofcontest.Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutthebeautifycontest?3.ScriptW:WhatshallIdo?I’mfat.Iwanttobeslimandbeauty,butI’mfat.I’vetriedallthenewideas,highcarbandlowcarb,butnothingworks.M:Thosedietsarejustfads,popularforawhileandthenforgotten.Justfollowtheusualdietwithfruits,vegetables,fish,water,andgetplentyofexercise.Beforelongyou’llseeresults.Q:Whathasthewomantried?4.ScriptW1:IthinkLilyisreallyattractive.She’shalfSpanishandhasthisreallysultrylookabouther.W2:Thatexplainswhyshetanssowell.I’vealwaysbeenjealousofherskincolorinthesummer.Q:WhichoffollowingistrueofLily?5.ScriptM:Trustme,itwastightthereontheInternet:“PlasticSurgeryIncreasingataFasterRateAmongMen”.Apparentlymoreandmoremenaretryingtoimprovetheirappearance.W:Isawittooonthenews.Face-lifts,nosejobs,andboxtohidewrinklearenowverypopularwithmen.Mensayit’sforbusinessreasons,butweknowit’svanity.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinktherealreasonisthatmenhaveplasticsurgery?Keys:1.B2.A3.C4D5BIII.ListeningInTask1:AFriendlyStylistStylist:Morning,sir.Thischair,please.WhatcanIdoforyou?Nick:Asimplehaircut:shortonthebackandsides.Stylist:Verygood.Ican,ofcourse,dosomethingfashionableforonly$60.Nick:60dollars!That’shighwayrobbery—twicewhatIordinarilypay.Stylist:Perhaps,sir.Butyourhaircutshaven’tbeeninharmonywithyourcharacter.Yourhairisatwarwithyoursoul.Nick:I’veneverheardofsuchathing.Stylist:IfImaysay,I’manexpertatmatchinghairstyletopersonalities.Believeme;you’resufferinga“disjunction”.Nick:Adisjunction?Whatthedevilisadisjunction?Stylist:Yourhairdoesnotmatchyou.Nick:Thisisutternonsense.However,I’dliketohearhowyou’dsolvethisso-calledproblem.Stylist:Yourcharacterisartistic,imaginative.Butyourhairisdull.Icancorrectthatimbalanceinseconds.Nick:Okay,letmeseewhatcanyoudoaboutthe…uh…disjunction,asyoucallit.Stylist:We’regoingtousescissorstocreatepeaks,whichwe’llkeepinplacewithaliberalhelpingofgel….Thistuftinthebackwe’llbraidintoapigtail.Now,it’sthenewyou!Nick:Iloveit.It’sjustlikeme:imaginativeandartistic.Nowwhatareyoudoing?What’swrong?Don’tyouseeharmonyinmynewhairstyle?Stylist:Something’spreventingyourhairstylefrombeingatruefashionablestatement.Nick:Forheaven’ssake,tellmewhat’smissing.Stylist:Streaks.Byputtinginafewyellowstreaksinyourhair,itwillbecomeaworkofart.Streakingwillcostyoumore,but…Nick:Doit.Forgetthecost.But,bytheway,whatisthetotalgettingtobe?HowmuchamIpayingtoavoiddisjunction?Stylist:That’s…$135.Sir?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.1.Whenthestylistmentions$60,whatdoesthecustomersay?2.Whatdoesthestylistthinkaboutthecustomer’shairstyle?3.Whatwillthestylistdowiththecustomer’shair?4.Whatwillstreakingdototheman’shairaccordingtothestylist?5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Keys:1C.A3.D4.B5.AForReference:1.Itmeansthereisnomatchbetweenyouandyourhair.2.That’s…$135.Sir?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.Task2:TheVoiceLiftScriptAftertheface-lift,theforeheadtightened,andthe(S1)nosejob,somethingstillmightberevealingyourage:your(S2)voice.Forpatientswhothinktheirtrembly,hoarsewordsdon’t(S3)matchtheirnewlyfaceandfigure,there’saprocedurethatclaimstomakethem(S4)soundyoungertoo:thevoicelift.Therearetwogeneralkindsofvoicelifts.Insomecases,implants(S5)insertedthroughanincisioninthe(S6)neckbringthevocalcordsclosertogether.Doctorsalsouseinjectionsof(S7)fatorothersubstancestoplumpupthecords,sothatthevoicesoundsyounger.(S8)Thevoiceliftisbecomingmorewidelyknownamonganagingpopulation,whotrytomakethemselvessoundyounger.“Ispeakinagreatdeal,orIwasshouting,onaparticularday,attheendoftheday,Iwouldfeelexhausted,”saidRobertBrown,75,(S9)aretiredconstructionengineerwhounderwentthevoiceliftseveralyearsago,“Idon’tknowifIsoundyounger,butthehoarsenessisgone,whichissuchagreatimprovement.”(S10)Voiceliftcanalsobenefitpeoplelikeperformers,lawyers,teachers,andtelephoneoperatorswhoneedtohaveastrongvoiceandhopetoshaveyearsoffthesoundoftheirvoice.Task3:AViewofHappinessScriptMenareturningtoplasticsurgeryandcosmeticprocedurestobrightenuptheirappearancesatafasterratethanwomen,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonWednesday.Men’suseoffatinjectionstosoftendeepwrinklesleaped47percentlastyearfromthepreviousyear.Women’suseoftheinjectionsfell36percent,accordingtoasurveybytheAmericanAcademyofFacialandPlasticReconstructiveSurgeons.Men’suseofbotoxinjectionstoeliminatefrownlinesrose88percent,whilewomen’sbotoxusefell8percent.Andforsmoothingskin,theuseoflaserresurfacingamongmenrose13percent,thesurveyshowed.Meanwhile,women’suseoflaserresurfacingdropped38percentduringthesametimeperiod.Thenumberofmengettingnosejobsrose47percent,whilethenumberofwomendoingsorose5percent.Typical