《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:
\next me.\boys gathered and thought of a plan.
\and ask for more gruel,\
\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, \sir, I want some more.\turned pale.
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Oliver repeated: \
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. \
\morning!\said Mark Twain. \weather we're having!\ \ \an hour.\
\ \
\I am\
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\I'm the game warden of this county,\said the stranger. \
Mark Twain paused a minute. Then he asked: \ \
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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 prisoner, the horse, The Greek soldiers, the wooden horse 【原文】
Many, many years ago there was a war between the Greeks and the Trojans. The Greek ships sailed up to the city of Troy. When the Trojans saw the Greek ships, they closed the gates of their city and stayed behind the walls. The Greeks attacked the city many times, but could not take it. Then one of the Greeks thought of a plan. The Greeks made a big wooden horse and had some soldiers hide inside the horse. In the morning the Greeks burned their camps and sailed away. Only the big wooden horse remained in front of the city gate.
《现代大学英语听力》听力原文及题目答案Unit
