新编大学英语听力1 unit4

[00:04.03]Exercises 1
[00:07.20]Directions:
[00:10.40]Listen to the passage and answer each of the following questions
[00:17.39]with no more than 10 words.
[00:22.25]A Christmas to Remember
[00:26.42]Once there was an old woman who liked to bake cookies
[00:33.44]She didn't have anyone to share them with
[00:38.70]so she just gave them away to the children in the neighborhood
[00:45.58]This went on for several years and the cookies became quite famous
[00:53.57]especially at Christmas-time
[00:58.28]The parents began to like the cookies as much as the children dim¹
[01:05.12]and the old woman's kitchen became very busy, so the children came to help.
[01:14.16]Then one Christmas the old woman became ill
[01:20.68]There were no cookies, and there was no money to pay the doctor
[01:27.98]The children were very sad
[01:32.02]Later they had a bright idea, that was to bake cookies from the old woman's recipe²
[01:43.14]So the children started a cookie store.Soon they had a very good cookie busines
[01:52.64]with money to pay the doctor as well as to put in the bank.
[01:59.77]After the woman got well.she was asked to become the manager of the store
[02:07.87]selling special cookies for all the holidays of the year
[02:14.50]After the old woman died, the children, now grown up
[02:21.88]kept the cookie business alive in her name.Maybe life is like a Christmas cookie
[02:30.70]The more you share it with your friends,the more you're likely to enjoy it.
[02:39.08]1)  What did the old woman like?
[02:44.12]2)  Why did the children come to help the old woman?
[02:50.86]3)  What happened to the old woman one Christmas?
[02:57.12]4)  How were they able to pay the doctor?
[03:02.66]5)  Who continued the business after the old woman died?
[03:09.83]6)  What does the author compare life with?
[03:16.70]Exercise 2
[03:20.20]Directions:
[03:24.26]Listen to the passage again and retell the story.
[03:30.35]Listening 3
[03:34.45]Exercise 1
[03:37.76]Directions:
[03:41.36]Listen to the passage and answer each of the following questions
[03:48.56]with no more than 10 words.
[03:53.28]Saint³ Valentine's Day
[03:57.67]Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine's Day
[04:05.56]One legend⁴ dates as far back as the days of the Roman Empire
[04:13.55]According to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome,
[04:20.75]wanted to increase the size of his army
[04:25.97]He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join
[04:33.85]Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry
[04:41.23]until he had served a certain number of years in the army.
[04:48.32]A priest⁵ named Valentine broke the rule
[04:54.48]and secretly married a great many young people
[05:00.53]Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison
[05:09.85]where he remained until his death on February 14.
[05:16.94]After his death, Valentine was made a saint
[05:23.14]and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine's Day
[05:29.47]It became the custom for lovers⁶ to send each other messages on this day
[05:37.54]Now Saint Valentine's Day is a time for people to give roses
[05:44.81]or chocolates and to send greetings.
[05:50.21]1)  On which day is valentine's Day celebrated⁷?
[05:57.48]2)  Where did the story take place?
[06:03.35]3)  Why couldn't the young men there marry openly?
[06:10.94]4)  Who is the Day named after?
[06:16.24]5)  What did Valentine do in favor⁸ of the young people there?
[06:24.23]6)  How was he punished?
[06:29.59]7)  How do people celebrate Valentine's Day now?
[06:36.50]Exercise 2
[06:39.82]Directions

1 dim   

adj.昏暗的；朦胧的；v.(使)暗淡，(使)模糊

参考例句：

• The light is too dim for me to read easily.光线太暗，我很难阅读。
• I was so tired that my eyesight grew dim.我太累了，眼睛有点发花。

2 recipe   

n.食谱，处方，秘诀

参考例句：

• What is your recipe for success?你取得成功有什麽窍门？
• This recipe is certainly interesting and different.这种烹饪法的确很有意思而且与众不同。

3 saint   

n.圣徒；基督教徒；vt.成为圣徒，把...视为圣徒

参考例句：

• He was made a saint.他被封为圣人。
• The saint had a lowly heart.圣人有谦诚之心。

4 legend   

n.传说；传奇故事

参考例句：

• This is a popular legend.这是一个民间传说。
• According to ancient legend,the river is a goddess.据古代传说，这条河是位女神。

5 priest   

n.神父，牧师，司铎，司祭，领导者，神甫；vt.使成为神职人员

参考例句：

• He confessed to a priest that he had sinned.他向神父忏悔他犯了罪。
• The priest visited all the old people in the parish.牧师探望了教区里的所有老人。

6 lovers   

爱好者( lover的名词复数 )； 情人； 情夫； 情侣

参考例句：

• They were off-screen lovers. 他们是真实生活中的情侣。
• Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧和朱丽叶这一对莎士比亚笔下命运多舛的恋人

7 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

8 favor   

n.好感；赞同；好事；vt.赞同，喜爱；有利于

参考例句：

• She is out of favor with her employer.她失去了雇主的欢心。
• The new teacher finds favor in the eyes of the parents.那位新老师很受家长的欢迎。