新视野视听说教程听力稿及答案(第四册)第6单元

1Uint6II.BasicListeningPractice1.ScriptW:What’sthat?Isitatoy?Diditgetchewedbyadog?M:Hey,that’smymascot!MyunclegaveittomewhenIwasfive,andit’sbeenwithmeeversince.Itbroughtmeluckinallmycollegeexams.Ican’tbringmyselftopartwithit.Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouthisluckycharm?2.ScriptW:Wishmeluck;I’vegotajobinterviewthisafternoon.I’mreallynervous.M:Staycalm,bestofluck!I’vegotmyfingercrossedforyou.Q:Whatdoesthewomansayhehascrossedhisfingersforthewoman?3.ScriptW:Ohno!Didyouseethatblackcatwalkrightinfrontofme?That’sunlucky!M:Really?Iguessitdependsonwhereyoucomefrom.Inmyhometownit’stheopposite:It’sluckytoseeablackcatcrossyourpath.Sononeedtoworry!Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutablackcatcrossingtheirpath?4.ScriptM:GuesswhatIdidthismorning?Ismashedmymirror.Agreatwaytostarttheday!W:Ohno,sevenyears’badluck,isn’tit?Q:Whathappenedinthemorning?5.ScriptM:Ican’tbelievethisrain;it’sbeenpouringforhours!WherecanIdrymyumbrella?W:Notinhereplease!It’sunluckytoopenanumbrellaindoors.Youcanputitontheporch.Q:Wheredoesthewomanaskthemandotoopenhisumbrella?Keys:1.C2.C3.A4.D5.BIII.ListeningInTask1:DavidCopperfieldiscoming.2W:MybrotherisgoingtopickupsometickersfortheDavidCopperfieldshow.Youinterestedincomingwithus?M:Idon’tknow.I’vebeencardtricksbefore,andrabbitsfromhats.Ievendotricksmyself—watchmechangethiscoinintoanicecreamcone.W:Veryfunny.DavidCopperfieldistheworld’sgreatestmagician;he’scertainlyworthalook.M:Actually,Ihaveseenhimontelevision.Hepullsoffsomeprettyamazingstunts.IwishIknewhowheperformedhistricks.ThenIcouldalsomakeapersonfloatintheair.Icouldpullarabbitoutofmyhat.Icouldescapefromastraitjacketandhandcuffs—allunderwater.AndIcouldsawawomaninhalf.W:Amagiciannevertellshissecrets.Davidattemptstheimpossibleandnoonehasanyideahowhedoesit.IsawhimonTVwhenhewalkedthroughtheGreatWallofChina.M:Howcouldhedothat?W:Ihavenoidea,butIknowwhatIsaw:Heenteredacanvasshelterononesideofthewall,andhecameoutofacanvasshelterontheotherside.M:yes,burwashealwaysinfullviewofthecamera,ordidtheycuttoacommercialorsomethingelse?W:Notonlywasthecamerarunningallthetime,buthewashookedupaheartmonitor,andyoucouldtrackhisprogressashemovedthroughthewall.M:It’sdifficulttoknowwhattobelieve.Iknowit’snotpossibleforhimtodothat,but…W:Itsoundstomelikeit’sashowworthwatching.M:Countmein.Insteadofanicecreamcone,I’llturnmymoneyintoaticket.1.Whatisthedialogmainlyabout?2.WhichofthefollowingDOESN’Tthemanmention?3.WhatdidDavidCopperfielddoattheGreatWallofChina,accordingtothewoman?4.UnderwhatconditiondidDavidCopperfieldgothroughtheGreatWall?5.Whatdoesthemanfinallydecidetodo?Keys:1C2.B3.A4.D5.CForReference1.Hecouldmakeapersonfloatintheair,pullarabbitoutofhishat,escapefromastraitjacketandhandcuffs—allunderwater,andsawawomaninhalf.2.ShethinksDavisCopperfieldintheworld’sgreatestmagicianandhe’scertainlyworthalook.3Task2:Isitreallybadluck?ScriptAreyouworriedbecauseyouhavejustbrokenamirror?Somepeoplebelievethatbreakingamirrorisa(S1)terriblethingtodo.Theysayitwillbringyousevenyearsof(S2)misfortune.Thereasonbehindthisbeliefstemstheoldideathataperson’ssoulisintheir(S3)reflection,sothatifyousmashyourmirror,yousoulwillbe(S4)damagedtoo,doomingyoudoanearlydeath,andnotgivingyouentryto(S5)heaven.Isthereanywaytoreversethisbadluck?Yes—ifyouverycarefully(S6)pickupallthebrokenpiecesofthemirrorandthrowthemintoariverorstream,thenthebadluckwillbe”(S7)washedaway”..Ofallnumber,13isthemostassociatedwithbadluck.(S8)SomepeopleclaimthatthenumberisbadluckbecausethirteenpeoplesatdownfortheLastSupperbeforeJesuswascrucified,andwiththisinmindfewhostswillservedinnerwiththirteenatthetable.AndaccordingtoanancientNorwegiantale,twelvegodshadgatheredforafeastwhenathirteenth,Loke,entered.Afterthemeal,LokekilledBalder,whowasthemostbelovedofallthegods.(S9)Fridaythethirteenthofanymonthisconsideredespeciallybadorunlucky,andFridaythethirteenthofMarchistheworstoftheall.Thenumbersevenalsohassomesuperstitionconnectedtoit.ItissaidthatGodcreatedtheworldinsevendays,andanyassociationwiththenumberisluck.Theseventhsonoftheseventhsonissaidtobetheluckiestofmen,and(S10)Whenpeopletalkaboutthe“seven-yearitch”theymeanthateverysevenyearsapersonundergoesacompletechangeinpersonality.Task3:TheStatusonEasterIslandScriptOneofthegreatestmysteriesonEarthisthestatuesonEasterIsland.TheislandisoneofthemostremoteplacesonEarth,locatedinthesouthernPacificOcean.ItwasalmostuninhabitedwhenitwasdiscoveredonEasterDayin1722byaDutchcaptain,butitiscoveredwithhundredsofgiantstatues,eachweighingseveraltonsandsomestandingmorethan30feettall.Whocarvedthesestatures,andhowandwhyweretheyputthere?Nobodyknowstheanswerforsure,butmanyatetryingtofindout.Therearemany4theoriestoexplainthismystery.Ithasevenbeensuggestedthespacealiensmayhaveplayedaroleregardingthesegiantstatues.AnothertheoryrelatestothefactthatEasterIslandwasinhabitedbyPolynesianseafarers,whotraveledthousandofmilesintheircanoes,guidedbythestars,thecolorofskyandthesun,theshapesofclouds,andthepresenceofbirdsmakingflightsouttoseaseekingfood.ThePolynesiansfirstarrivedontheislandin499A.D.However,theoceancurrentswhichcarriedthemt