新视野4短对话听力文本和答案

听力练习录音文本和答案

Unit1

II. Basic Listening Practice

1. Script

M: I‟m beside myself with joy. I‟m so lucky. Guess what? I‟ve won a lit of money in the lottery.

W: Yeah? Well, you do know that money is the root of all evil, right? Q: What does the woman mean?

2. Script

W: Mary was furious. Her son wrecked up her car.

M: He shouldn‟t have driven a car without a driver‟s license. He…s still taking driving lesson.

Q: What do we know about Mary‟s son?

3. Script

M: Susan, I hear you‟re going to marry that guy. Some people think you‟ll regret it.

W: Is that so? Only time tell.

Q: What does the woman imply?

4. Script

M: Mary, I just want to say how sorry I was to learn of your mother‟s passing.

I know how close you two were?

W: Thank you. It was so sudden. I‟M still in a state of shock I don‟t know what to do.

Q: Which of following is true?

5. Script

W: I get furious at work when my opinions aren‟t considered just because I‟m a woman.

M: You should air your view more emphatically and demand that your vice be heard.

Q: What is the woman complaining about?

K eys: 1.C 2.B 3. D 4.A 5.D

II. Basic Listening Practice

3. Script

W: Did you hear? Helen got modeling jib! She‟s going to be sashaying down the catwalk.

M: Wow, that‟s great! All that walking practice really paid off. And foe once she won‟t be complaining about being so tall.

Q: Why did Helen get modeling job?

4. Script

M:Julia, come and see the Miss America contest on TV. All those beautiful girls are walking around in bathing suits, so the judges can decide who has the best figure.

W: Bah! That‟s the worst kind of exploitation. They are treating women like toys for people to enjoy. I would never take part in this kind of contest.

Q: What do the man and the woman think about the beautify contest?

3. Script

W: What shall I do? I‟m fat. I want to be slim and beauty, but I‟m fat.

I‟ve tried all the new ideas, high carb and low carb, but nothing works. M:Those diets are just fads, popular for a while and then forgotten. Just follow the usual diet with fruits, vegetables, fish, water, and get plenty of exercise. Before long you‟ll see results.

Q: What has the woman tried?

4. Script

W1: I think Lily is really attractive. She‟s half Spanish and has this really sultry look about her.

W2:That explains why she tans so well. I‟ve always been jealous of her skin color in the sum mer.

Q: Which of following is true of Lily?

5. Script

M: Trust me, it was tight there on the Internet: “Plastic Surgery Increasing at a Faster Rate Among Men”. Apparently more and more men are trying to improve their appearance.

W: I saw it too on the news. Face-lifts, nose jobs, and box to hide wrinkle are now very popular with men. Men say it‟s for business reasons, but we know it‟s vanity.

Q: What does the woman think the real reason is that men have plastic surgery?

K eys: 1.B 2.A 3. C 4D 5B