《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案unit4

《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案Unit 4Unit 4

Task 1

【答案】

1) They were orphans and had nobody to support them.

2) Each boy was given only one bowl of gruel for supper and no more —far from enough.

3) They boys were so hungry that they could not bear it any more. They decided that tone of them must ask the master for more gruel. Olive Twist was chosen by casting lots.

4) He never thought that any boy would dare to ask for more food than the given portion. Therefore, he was both surprised and angry on hearing Oliver’s request.

5) He was struck on the head by the master and pushed out of the room. And for a week Olive remained prisoner in the cellar.

【原文】

Oliver Twist had no parents and lived in the workhouse.

The room in which the boys had their food was a large stone hall. Each boy was given one bowl of gruel and no more. The bowls never needed washing. The boys polished them with their spoons. But still the boys were hungry.

Oliver Twist and the other boys suffered from slow starvation for three months. At last they got so wild with hunger that one of the boys, who was tall for his age, said:

"If this goes on, I am afraid I shall eat the boy who sleeps next me." He had wild hungry eyes and the boys believed him. The boys gathered and thought of a plan. "One of us must walk up to the master at supper this evening and ask for more gruel," said one boy.

"Let us east lots," said another. "In that way we shall see who must go up to the master and ask for more."

So they cast lots. The lot fell to Oliver Twist. He had to go up to the master and ask for more

gruel.

The evening came. The boys took their places and quickly ate up their gruel. Then they looked at Oliver. He rose from his place, bowl and spoon in hand, went up to the master and said, "Please, sir, I want some more." The master was a fat, healthy man, but he turned pale.

"What!" he said at last.

Oliver repeated: "Please, sir, I want some more."

The master struck Oliver on the head and pushed him out of the room.

For a week Oliver remained a prisoner in the cellar.

Task 2

【答案】

A. 1) F 2) F 3) T

B.

1) d 2) b

【原文】

Mark Twain was a famous American writer. There were many stories about him. One day

Mark Twain was fishing. A stranger came along.

"Good morning!" said the stranger.

"Good morning!" said Mark Twain. "Nice weather we're having!"

"Very nice indeed," said the stranger. "How was fishing"

"Very good. I caught three trout here yesterday in just about an hour."

"Is that so" said the stranger.

"Yes. I'm very fond of trout."

"By the way," said the stranger, "do you happen to know who I am"

"No, I haven't any idea," said Mark Twain.

"Well, I'm the game warden of this county," said the stranger. "Fishing is not allowed here."

Mark Twain paused a minute. Then he asked:

"By the way, do you know who I am"

"No, I don't."

"Well, I am the biggest liar in the country."

Task 3

【答案】

A.

Name: Lewis Carroll

Occupation: mathematics; Oxford University

Literary works: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; 1865;

Through the Looking-Glass; 1871

B.

These stories are about a dream world in which Alice meets strange creatures and has interesting adventures.

【原文】

Which would you rather be A mathematician or a writer Perhaps you will never be faced with this kind of choice. Lewis Carroll was both a mathematician and a writer. He was a lecturer in mathematics at Oxford University. But he is better known as the author of two of the most famous children’s books that have ever been written: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The author’s real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, but he preferred to use the pen-name “Lewis Carroll” when he wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and this is the name we remember him by.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was published in 1865, when its author was 33 years old; it was followed by Through the Looking-Glass in 1871. Both books were written for a real girl called Alice, but they have been read by millions of children since they were first published. These stories are about a dream world in which Alice meets strange creatures and has interesting adventures . I’m sure you know this already, but if you don’t, you had better read the stories yourselves.

Task 4

【答案】

the Greeks, closed the gates of the city and stayed behind the walls, the Greeks, a huge wooden horse, hide inside it, the horse, they stopped, hid their ships, Greek