4+1听力口语MP3-语音 70

 Part One 听辨练习
A. Listen to the statement. Then form another sentence like the example. Use sentence stress on the contrasted noun¹ modifier .
　　Example:
　　That’s Helen’s new silver brácelet². (gold)
　　Oh, I thought she was going to buy a gold bracelet.
1. Here’s my new French dictionary. (English)
2. Here’s my new winter coat. (summer)
3. That’s Tom’s new red sweater. (yellow)
4. That’s Laura’s new wool jacket. (leather)
5. This is my cousin Mary. (friend)
6. He is an old teacher in our school. (new)
7. This is our new classroom. (their)
8. He had bought 2 lamps. (3)
9. That’s the tallest building in the world. ( in your country)
10. I’m going to visit my friend. (teacher)
B. Compare two people, places, or things. Stress the adjective³ modifier .
Example:
Broadway/wíde/First Street/nárrow street
Broadway is a wide street, but First Street is a narrow one.
On your own:
1. Weaver/English/Chang/Chinese name
2. “Children”/plural/”child”/singular noun
3. Norm⁴ Bolz/brilliant/H.R. Block/ordinary accountant
4. South America/large/Australia/small continent
5. Robert Redford/famous/Harry Ames/unknown actor
6. My brother/ naughty/his brother/obedient boy.
7. We/the tallest/they/the lowest floor.
8. I /early/he/late
9. I/red/she/black skirt
10. The old/hate/ the young/like this trend
11. He/rich/I/poor family.
C. Listen to each sentence. Then follow the examples and form a negative statement with the same verb and an affirmative sentence with the verb in parentheses⁵ .
Example:
Mary threw away her old díary. (burn)
She didn’t just throw awáy her old diary. She búrned it.
On your own:
1. Bryan entered the race. (win)
2. Woody Allen acts in movies. (direct)
3. Mr. Flaks grew the vegetables. (can)
4. Ken⁶ Scott designs the new dresses. (market)
5. Irving Berlin wrote many famous songs. (sing)
6. Brent Holly⁷ designs new houses. (build)
7. He listened to the lecture.(record)
8. My brother found the mistake in his homework.(correct)
9. The lady attended the meeting.(make a speech)
10. We thank you for your bravery. (reward)
D. Use the word(s) in parentheses and form a second sentence like the model. Then read both sentences, stressing and contrasting the subjects .
Example:
John isn’t my brother. (Tim)
John isn’t my brother. Tim is.
On your own:
1. The Canadians didn’t win the game. (the Mexicans)
2. The judge didn’t decide the case. (the jury)
3. Southern Airways⁸ doesn’t have the lowest fares. (United Airlines)
4. The tiger isn’t the fastest jungle animal. (the leopard⁹ )
5. The secretary of state didn’t say that. (the president)
6. His leg wasn’t broken in the accident. (his arm)
7. Helen Lassiter wasn’t elected president. (Ellen Lassiter)
8. Checking accounts don’t usually pay interest. (savings accounts)
9. My mother seldom helps me with my study. (my father)
10. The red sweater isn’t mine. (the blue one)
E. Read the sentences to yourself and read them aloud .
　　1. I don’t know your brother, but I know your sister.
　　2. Your brother didn’t tell me that. Your sister did.
　　3. I can’t come, but my wife will be there.
　　4. The cat wasn’t in the garage. It was on the garage.
　　5. I didn’t tell her. I told him.
　　6. The doors aren’t open. The windows are.
　　7. The trombone isn’t a stringed instrument. The piano is.
　　8. She didn’t see the thief. She heard him.
　　9. Your book report didn’t get an A. Mine did.
　　10. He didn’t say he could come. He said he couldn’t come.
　　11. A: I didn’t order fish.
　　B: What did you order, sir?
　　12. He doesn’t walk for exercise. He jogs.
F. Listen and repeat. Stress the verbs .
　　1. You can either púsh it or púll it.
　　2. You can either type your name or prínt it.
　　3. You can either rént your house or búy it.
　　4. You can either réad during your lunch hour or éxercise then.
　　5. You can either stáy or léave.
　　6. You can either kéep silent or cónfess¹⁰ your crime.
　　7. You can either óbey this rule or negléct¹¹ it.
　　8. You can either ágree or objéct.
　　9. You can either réad or wríte.
　　10. You can either thínk about it or dó it.
G. Read the following sentences, paying attention to the stressed words .
1. She speaks English as fluently as native speakers.
2. He is as busy as a bee all year around.
3. Among all the courses, I like nothing better than to learn physics.
4. Of all the books written by the famous writer Parsons, I like this one the most.
5. He is a professor more in name than in reality.
6. The dress is not more expensive than that one.
7. They can do no more than that.
8. She is no less beautiful than her sister.
9. I like music, much more than dancing.
10. The more books you read, the more learned¹² you will be.
H. Read the dialogue .
Mother: Go wash your hands, Danny. Dinner is ready.
Danny : Yes, Mom.
Mother: All right, everybody. Time for dinner!
Father : It makes my mouth water, Mother.
Mother: Set a good example for the kids, Father. (Danny stands up and reaches for the
　　saltshaker.) Don’t do that, Danny.
Danny : But I want the salt.
Mother: You can ask Fanny to pass the saltshaker.
Danny : All right. (To Fanny)Will you please pass me the saltshaker?
Fanny : Sure. Here you are.
Danny : Thank you.
Fanny : You’re welcome...Shall I serve the soup, Mother?
Mother: Yes, please.(Fanny serves everybody soup.) Danny!
Danny : What is it this time?
Mother: Don’t make any sound when you have your soup.
Danny : Yes, Mother.
Father : Don’t be so hard on him, Mother. He’s only a child.
Mother : He’s old enough to learn table manners.
Father : You can teach him in a more pleasant way. You’ll spoil¹³ his appetite.
Mother: Maybe you’re right. I shouldn’t have blamed him before。
I. Read these paragraphs. How many examples of contrast stress can you find? Then listen to the tape or your teacher and read the paragraphs again .
　　A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap¹⁴ under the shadow... He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. 　
Time went by...the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree everyday. 　
　　One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. 　
　　“I am no longer a kid, I don’t play around trees anymore.” The boy replied, “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, but I don’t have money...but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He grabbed¹⁵ all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. 　
　　One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?” “Sorry, but I don’t have a house. But you can chop¹⁶ off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. 　
　　The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. 　
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” the tree said. 　
　　“I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my truck to build your boat. You can sail faraway and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree truck to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. 　
　　Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you...”the tree said. “I don’t have teeth to bite.” the boy replied. “No more truck for you to climb on.” “I am too old for that now.” the boy said. “I really can give you anything ... the only thing left is my dying¹⁷ roots.” the tree said with tears. “I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, Come sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears... 　　
　　This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad... 　　
When we had grown up, we left them... only came to them when we need something or when we are in trouble.
　　No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy. 　
　　You may think the boy is cruel to the tree but that how all of us are treating our parent. 　
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift¹⁸ for those who fear, too long for those who grieve¹⁹, too short for those who rejoice²⁰, but for those who love, time is eternity²¹.

1 noun   

n.名词

参考例句：

• What kind of noun is this?这是哪类名词？
• This word is a collective noun.这个词是个集体名词。

2 bracelet   

n.手镯，臂镯

参考例句：

• The jeweler charges lots of money to set diamonds in a bracelet.珠宝匠要很多钱才肯把钻石镶在手镯上。
• She left her gold bracelet as a pledge.她留下她的金手镯作抵押品。

3 adjective   

n.形容词；adj.形容词的，用作形容词的

参考例句：

• Don't apply that adjective to me.不要用那个字眼来形容我。
• The adjective loose has several senses. 形容词loose有几个义项。

4 norm   

n.标准，规范，平均数

参考例句：

• Of his age,the child is above the norm in arithmetic.在他那个年龄，这个孩子的算术能力是超过标准的。
• These events were aberrations from the norm.这些事件不合常规。

5 parentheses   

n.圆括号，插入语，插曲（ parenthesis的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Irregular forms are given in parentheses . 不规则形式标注在括号内。
• Answer these questions, using the words in parentheses. Put the apostrophe in the right place. 用句后括号中的词或词组来回答问题，注意撇号的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

7 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。

8 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

9 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。

10 confess   

vt.承认，坦白；vi.承认，坦白，忏悔

参考例句：

• Many Christians regularly confess their guilty actions and thoughts to a priest.很多基督徒都定期向牧师忏悔他们的罪行和恶念。
• I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.我承认对你的诚实有所怀疑。

11 neglect   

vt.忽视，忽略；疏忽，玩忽；n.疏忽，玩忽

参考例句：

• Don't neglect to lock the door when you leave.你离开时别忘了锁门。
• Today's housing problems are the product of years of neglect.今天的住房困难是多年来忽视的结果。

12 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

13 spoil   

n.战利品，赃物，奖品，掠夺，次品；vt.损坏，破坏，溺爱；vi.腐坏，掠夺

参考例句：

• Don't bunch the flowers up so tightly,you'll spoil them.别把花束得这么紧，会弄坏的。
• Overacting will only spoil the effect.表演过火，效果反而不好。

14 nap   

n.(白天)打瞌睡，打盹

参考例句：

• The nap of the coat has been worn off.外衣上的绒毛已经磨掉了。
• Don't bother me while I am taking my nap.我小睡的时候不要打扰我。

15 grabbed   

v.抢先，抢占( grab的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• He was grabbed by two men and frogmarched out of the hall. 他被两个男人紧抓双臂押出大厅。
• She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 她抓住孩子的手就跑。

16 chop   

n.厚肉片，排骨，砍，交换，戳记，商标；vt.剁碎，砍，切，割断；vi.砍，突然转向

参考例句：

• He struck off the branch with a single chop of the ax.他一斧子就砍掉了那根树枝。
• She cut down the seedling with one chop.她一刀就把小苗砍倒了。

17 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

18 swift   

n.雨燕，大滚筒；adj.迅速的，快的，敏捷的，立刻的；adv.迅速地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He is swift to hear,but slow to speak.他听力敏锐，但不善言辞。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery.他康复得相当快。

19 grieve   

vi.（for，over）感到悲痛；vt.(使)伤心

参考例句：

• Be sure and not grieve.一定不要伤心。
• What the eye does not see,the heart does not grieve over.眼不见，心不烦。

20 rejoice   

vi.感到高兴，充满喜悦

参考例句：

• We rejoice at every victory won by your people.我们为贵国人民取得的每一个胜利都感到高兴。
• Let us rejoice together on this great occasion!在这样一个盛大的节日里，让我们共同欢庆吧！

21 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。