现代大学英语听力4答案及原文

Unit1Task1:【答案】A.EventYearKennyGwasborn.1956HetouredEuropewithhisHighSchoolband.1971Hemadehisfirstsoloalbum.1982Hewonreleasedhismostsuccessfulalbum.1993HewontheBestArtistAward.1994Hebroketheworldrecordforplayingasinglenote.1997B．1)F2)F3)T【原文】SaxophonistKennyGisnowtheworld'smostsuccessfuljazzmusician.Hewasbornin1956asKennyGorelickinSeattle,USA,andhelearnedtoplaythesaxophoneatanearlyage.Whenhewasjust15yearsold,hetouredEuropewithhisHighSchoolband.AfterstudyingatWashingtonUniversityhestartedhiscareerasamusician.In1982hesignedforAristaRecordsandmadehisfirstsoloalbumKennyG.Successcameslowlyatfirst,butduringthe1990sKennybecamewell-knownontheinternationalscene.HereleasedBreathless,hismostsuccessfulalbumsofarin1993,andin1994wontheBestArtistAwardatthe21stAmericanMusicAwardsheldinLosAngeles.Aswellasmakingrecords,healsofoundtimetoplayinfrontofanotherfamoussaxophoneplayer—USPresidentBillClinton—attheGalaforthePresidentconcertinWashington,andtobreaktheworldrecordforplayingasinglenote(45minutesand47seconds!)attheJ&RMusicWorldStoreinNewYorkin1997.Duringthelast20years,KennyGhasplayedwithsuperstarslikeArethaFranklin,MichaelBoltonandWhitneyHouston,andhehassoldmorethan36millionalbumsworldwide...andhehasn'tsunganote!Task2:【答案】1)c2)d3)c【原文】Senn:Everybodyalwayshasthismisconceptionthatfemalepolicemendon'tdothesamethingasmendo,youknow.I'veworked..Interviewer:That'snottrueSenn:Thatisnottrue!I'veworkedmyshareofgraveyardshifts,and,youknow,splitshifts,anddouble-backandnodaysoff,and...Interviewer:Uh-huh...Senn:...asmuchasthenextguy.There'snodistinctionusedifthere'samaleorfemaleofficeronduty.Twomenonduty—I'llrefertoastwomen,’causeinmyfieldthere'snodifferencebetweenthegenders.We'restillthesame.Okay,ifthere'stwomenonduty—justbecauseone'safemale,shestillgetsinonthesametypeofcall.Ifthere'sabardisturbancedowntown,thenwegotoo.There'sbeenmanytimeswherebeingtheonlyofficeronduty—that'sit!It’sjustmeandwhoeverelseisondutyinthecounty.TheycancomebackmeupifIneedassistance.Anditdoesgetalittlehairy.Yougointhere,andyouhavethesegreatbig,hugemonster-guys,andthey'rejustdrunkerthanskunks,andcan'tseethreefeetinfrontofthem.Andwhentheyseeyou,theyseefifteenpeople,andyouknow...Butstill,there'senough...Interviewer:That'swheretheuniformisimportant,Ishouldimagine.Senn:Sometimes,youknow.Ifsomebodyisgoingto…orhasabadday,andtheyareouttogetacop,youknow,itdoesn'tmatterifyou're,youknow,boy,girl,infantoranything!Whenyou'vegotthatcopuniformon,they'llstilltakeitoutonyou.Interviewer:Yeah...Senn:ButIthinkthere'soneadvantagetobeingafemalepoliceofficer.Andthatisthefactthatmostmenstillhavealittlerespect,andtheywon'tsmackyouaseasyastheywouldoneoftheguys.Interviewer:Uh-huh...Senn:ButI'lltellyouonethingI’velearned—I'dratherdealwithtendrunkmenthatonedrunkwomananydayoftheweek!Interviewer:Well,whyisthatSenn:Becausewomenaresounpredictable.Youcannoteverpredictwhatawoman'sgoingtodo.Interviewer:Hmm...Senn:Especially,ifshe'sagitated,youknow.Interviewer:Emotionallyupset.Senn:Yeah.Isawaladyonetimejustgetmadattheguyshewaswithbecausehewouldn'tbuyheranotherdrink—takeoffherhighheelandlayhisheadwideopen.Yuch!Oh,theycanbesovicious,youknow.Task3:【答案】1)d2)b3)b4)b【原文】Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.Theyhitoneanotherhard.Atthestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashesthroughawindow—andfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead！Ofcourseheisn'treallydead.Withanyluckheisn'tevenhurt.WhyBecausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfast-movingtrains,whocrashcarsofevencatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalled“stuntmen”.Thatistosay,theyperform“tricks”.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.However,theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress.Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman’ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexample,whenheisblownupinabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.Naturallystuntmenarewell-paidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliffathousandfeethigh.Hisparachutefailedtoopen—andhewaskilled.Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionfor“menonly”.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Fornowadaysthereare“stuntgirls”too！Task4:【答案】1)Hestartedwritingpoetrywhenhewasabout14or15.2)Hehaspublishedfourbooks.3)Hisfirstbookcameoutwhenhewasabout26.Itwasn’teasy.Hegotalotofhisworkrejectedatfirst.4)TheBritish,oratleasttheEnglish,areembarrassedbyit.They’reembarrassedbypeoplewhorevealpersonalfeelings,emotions,thoughtsandwishes.【原文】WhenThomasEdisonwasborninthesmalltownofMilan,Ohio,in1847,Americawasjustbeginningitsgreatindustrialdevelopment.Inhislifetimeofei