新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第四冊(cè)聽(tīng)力答案

1.M：What'syourfamily1ike,Emma?

W：Well,myparentsareseparated,butmyfatherlivesnearus.Mymotherisamiddle

agedwoman.Sheworksasachemicalengineerforadrugcompany.

Q：HowdoEmma'sparentsgetalong?

2.W：Ihavetogodowntowntomorrowmorningtohavemyspringdressesfitted.

M：Don'tyouhaveotherclothestowear?

W：No.noneofthemfit,andIcan'tevenbuttonupmydresses.IthinkIneed

somenewclothes.

M：Maybeyoushouldfirstthinkaboutdoingmoreexercisesandlosingweightand

thenworryaboutyournewclothes.

Q：Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

3.M：RoberttalksagreatdealaboutmovingfromhispresenthomeinNewYorkto

aplantationintheSouth.

W：Butthatisthesamethinghehasbeensayingsincehemovedtheresixyears

ago.

Q：Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

4.W：Howlonghasyourfriendbeenatyourhome?

M：About10days.

W：Didhehaveagoodtime?

M：Yeah.Itseemedasifhejustgotherewhenitwastimeforhimtosaygood

—bye.

W：Itiscertainlyapleasuretoseehimagainandrenewoldmemories.

M：Well.wetalkedaboutcollegedayswhenwehadbeenbestfriends,andwhenwe

usedtohaveSOmanyambitions.

Q：Whatcanbelearnedaboutthemanandhisfriend?

5.W：Whathappenedtoyou?Youlookreallyhappy.

M：Mywifevoluntarilyproposedtoinvitemybestfriendtoourfamilyparty.

W：Didn'tyourwifelikeyourfriend?

M：No,atfirstshefoundhimaterriblenuisance,butshehasfinallyovercome

herdislikeforhim.

Q：Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.M：Soyouhavefinallydecidedtoendyourteachingcareer,Lucy?

W：Yes.Ithasbeendrivingmecrazy.Myhealthdoesn'tpermitmetocopewith

suchaheavyworkloadatthemoment.That'swhyIdecidedtogotoAustralia

totakearest.

M：Oh.Isee.Sothafswhyyou?vebeensoquietrecently.Yourperiodsofsilence

werenotyourbasicnature,buttheresultofmoods.Youreallyneedachange.

Q：Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman?

7.M：IheardjustlastweekthatVickyhadgotmarried.

W：Vickymarried?Ican'tbelieveit!Rememberhowshealwayssaidthatmarriage

wasn'therchoice?

M：ButIalsoheardthatVickyleftherhusband,justtwodaysaftertheirmarriage.

W：What?

M：Whenherhusbandaroseinthemorning,Vickyhadalreadygone,withouteven

sayingfarewell.Aporterhadcarriedhertrunktothestationandshehad

takenallearlymorningtraintoanothercity.

Q：WhatcanwelearnaboutVickyfromtheconversation?

8.W：Doyouknowwhothatmanis?

M：Whichone?

W：Theoneincasualclothes.

M：Oh,thafsDavidSmith.He'stheonewhojustmovedintotheapartment.

W：Oh,really?Helookskindofinteresting.

Q：WhatdoesthewomanthinkofDavidSmith?

9.W：DoyouknowanythingaboutHenry?

M：Thatnamesoundsfamiliar,butI'mnotsure.

W：He'sfromNewZealand.HeworksforIBM.

M：Haveyouspokentohim?Whafshelike?

W：Heseemstobeaveryniceman.He'sveryfriendlyandhe'sgotagoodsense

ofhumor.

Theysayhe'samanofwit.

0：whatcanbelearnedaboutHenry?

10.M：DidyouhearthatMr.andMrs.BrownwenttoSingaporeforavacationlast

month?

W：Yeah.Didtheyenjoythemselves?

M：It'shardtosay.Whentheygotthere,theycouldn'tgetaroominagoodhotel.

W：That'stoobad.Buttheyreallyshouldhavemadeareservationforaroomearlier.

Q：Whatcanbedrawnfromtheconversation?

11.M：YouknowMartin?Althoughwe'vebeeninthesameofficeformanyyears.I've

neverbeenabletofigurehimout.

silenceinwhichhehasunconsciouslycoveredhimself,but...

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

12.W:Haveyoumadeyourpeacewithyourwifeyet?

M:Fvecertainlytried,butsherefusedtotalktomelastnight.AndwhenIarosethismorning,

shehadalreadyleftforheraunt's.

W:Whenwillshereturn?

M:Haven'ttheslightestidea.

Q:Whathappenedbetweenthemanandhiswife?

13.M:Whatisitliketolivehere?

W:It'sterrible.ItusedtobequieterwhenIwenttoschoolhere.IstillrememberthatIoften

sataloneonthebenchthatstoodbeneathanoaktreeattheedgeofthetrail.

M:Andnothingdisturbedyou?

W:Yeah.Beingalonethere,mythoughtsquicklyflewthiswayandthat.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

14.W:Whenmyhusband'sfriendBobvisitedus,Ijustleftthemaloneforthemostpart.

M:Why?

W:BecausehewassodifferentfromotherpeopleandIcouldn'tunderstandhim.

M:Didhenoticeyourabsence?

W:No,hedidn't.Sometimes1imposedmycompanyuponhim,accompanyinghiminhis

idlewalkstothemill.

M:Didhewantyoutoaccompanyhim?

W:No,thatwasthelastthinghewoulddesire.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

15.W:Peterisaquietboy.Heseldomsaysathing.

M:Well,letmetellyou.HisbrotherTomisjusttheopposite.

Q:WhatkindofapersonisTom?

16.M:Doyouoftenseeourfellowstudents?

W:IdidforawhileuntilIleftuniversity,butafterthatnotreally.

M:Yeah,I'velosttouchwithmostpeopleaswell,butIstillseePeggyoccasionally.

W:Oh,yeah.How'sshegettingon?

M:Ok,Isuppose,butshe'shadaroughtimeinthelastfewyears.Shegotdivorced.

Q:Whomdothemanandwomantalkabout?

17.M:DidyouhearaboutMrs.Baroda?

W:Yes,Idid.Shewasa?uprightandrespectablewoman.Shewasalsoverysensible.It'sa

pitythattheworldhaslostagreatmodemdancer.

Q:WhathappenedtoMrs.Baroda?

18.W:Whenisyourfriendgoing?

M:Notforaweekyet,dear.Idon'tunderstandwhyyouaskmyfriendtoleaveourhouse.

Actuallyhegivesyounotrouble.

W:No.Ishouldlikehimbetterifhedid;ifheweremoreliketheothers,Icouldplan

somewhatforhiscomfortandenjoyment.

M:Hejustcameheretotakearest,sopleasedon'tmakeafussoverhim.

W:Fuss!Nonsense!Howcanyousaysuchathing?

Q:Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation?

19.M:Oh,it*syou,Mrs.Johnson.Comeinandsitdown.Now,whatwasit?Oh,yes,yourleg.

Hastherebeenanyimprovementsincelastweek?

W:Well,no.I'mafraidnot,doctor.It*sstillthesame.

M:Edbetterhaveanotherlookatit.Hmm!Stillveryswollen.Haveyoubeenrestingit,asI

toldyouto?

W:It'ssodifficulttorestit;doctor,youknow,withahousetorun,andsixchildrenand...

Q:Whatmadeitdifficultforthewomantofollowtheman'sadvice?

20.M:YouareverynicetomeandFvehadadelightfultime.Ireallyappreciateyourinvitingme

hereandspendingsomuchtimeshowingmearound.

W:Oh,itwasftinforme,too.Itgavemeachancetogetawayfromroutineanddo

somethingalittlebitdifferent.

Q:Whathavethespeakersbeendoingtogether?

Key:1.(A)2.(C)3.(A)4.(C)5.(B)

6.(A)7.(B)8.(B)9.(D)10.(A)

u.（c）12.(C)13.(A)14.(B)15.(D)

16.(C)17.(D)18.(B)19.(C)20.(D)

UNDERSTANDINGLONGCONVERSATIONS

(Emma,BillandTimaretalkingaboutfriendship.)

Emma:Howimportantarefriendstoyou,Bill?

Bill:Tveneverhadalotoffriends.I'veneverregardedthemasparticularlyimportant.Perhaps

that*sbecauseIcomefromabigfamily--twobrothersandthreesisters,andlotsofcousins.

That'swhat'sreallyimportanttome.Myfamily.Thedifferentmembersofmyfamily.If

youreallyneedhelp,yougetitfromyourfamily,don'tyou?Well,atleastthat*swhatI've

alwaysfound.Whataboutyou,Emma?

Emma:Tomefriendship..,havingfriends..,peopleIknowIcanreallycounton...tomethat'sthe

mostimportantthinginlife.It*smoreimportanteventhanlove.Ifyoulovesomeone,you

canalwaysfalloutofloveagain,andthatcanleadtoalotofhurtfeelings,bitterness,and

soon.Butagoodfriendisafriendforlife.

Bill:Andwhatexactlydoyoumeanbyafriend?

Emma:Well,I'vealreadysaid,someoneyouknowyoucancounton.IsupposewhatIreallymean

is...Mm...let'ssee,howamIgoingtoputthis..,it*ssomeonewhowillhelpyouifyouneedhelp,

who'lllistentoyouwhenyoutalkaboutyourproblems..,someoneyoucantrust.Whatdoyou

meanbyafriend,Tim?

Tim:Someonewholikesthesamethingsasyoudo,whomyoucanarguewithandnotloseyour

temper,evenifyoudon*talwaysagreewithhim.Imeansomeoneyoudon'thavetotalktoall

thetimebutcanbesilentwith,perhaps.That'simportant,too.Youcanjustsittogetherandnot

sayverymuchsometimes.Justrelax.Idon'tlikepeoplewhotalkallthetime.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard:

1.WhatdoesBillthinkoffriends?

2.WhomdoesBillusuallyturntowhenherunsintodifficulties?

3.WhatdoesfriendshipmeantoEmma?

4.AccordingtoEmma,whatmayloveleadto?

5.WhatkindofpeopledoesTimliketomakefriendswith?

Conversation2

W:Youknow,itdoesn'tlooklikeyou'vecleanedthelivingroom.

M:No,Ihaven't.Ugh.Ihadtheworstday.Iamsotired.Look,Ipromise1*11doitthisweekend.

W:Listen,Iknowthefeeling,I'mtired,too.ButIcamehomeandIdidmyshareofthe

housework.Imean,that*stheagreement,right?

M:Allright.Weagreed.Tildoitinaminute.

W:Comeon.Don*tbethatway.Youknow,Ishouldn'thavetoaskyoutodoanything.Imean,we

bothwork,webothliveinthehouse,weagreedthathouseworkis...isbothofourresponsibility.

Idon*tliketohavetokeepremindingyouaboutit.

M:What'sthematterwithyoutoday?Youaredispleased.

W:It'sus.

M:Whatdoyoumeanby"us"?

W:Well,weusedtotalktoeachotherbeforeweweremarried.Remember?

M:Whatdoyoumean?We'retalkingnow,aren'twe?

W:Oh,yes,butweusedtodosomuchtogether.

M:Westillgotothecinematogether,don*twe?

W:Yes,butweusedtogooutforwalkstogether.Remember?

M:Ofcourse,Ido.

W:Andweusedtodosillythings,likerunningbarefootthroughthepark...

M:Yes.Iusedtocatchterriblecolds.Honestly,youarebeingtotallyridiculous.

W:Butweneverargued.YouusedtothinkIwaswonderful.Once...(soundofthedooropening)

Whereareyougoing?

M:Backtolivewithmyparents.That'ssomethingelseweneverusedtodobeforewewere

married.Remember?

Questions6to10arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

6.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

7.Whatistheagreementbetweenthemanandthewoman?

8.Whataretheydoingnow?

9.Howdoesthemanreacttothewoman'scomplaints?

10.Whatwillthemando?

Key:

Conversation1:1.(C)2.(A)3.(B)4.(A)5.(D)

Conversation2:6.(C)7.(A)8.(A)9.(B)10.(D)

UNDERSTANDINGPASSAGES

ListeningTask1Passage1

PeterandRhodaweregoingsteadyfbrtwoyears.Everyonethoughttheyweregoingtoget

married.Oneeveningwhiletheywereeatinginarestaurant,PetersaidtoRhoda:

"Youknow,Rhoda,you'retheonlygirlIreallyknowwell.Wearebothveryyoung,andI

thinkwemusttrytomakenewfriendsandhavenewexperiences.Ifwestillloveeachotherafter

allthat,thenwecangetmarried.n

"That'strue,isn'tit?ButIdon'twanttostopourrelationship,doyou?Wecanseeeachother,

can'twe?"

"No,Rhoda,notforawhile.”

"Iguessyou'reright,butI'mgoingtomissyouverymuch.”

'Tmgoingtomissyou,too,Rhoda.'1

Themonthspassed.RhodaandPeterwereverylonely.Rhodafinallydecidedtotrya

computerdatingservice.Shefilledoutanapplicationwhichstatedwhatshelikedinaperson.

Soonthephonerang.ItwasAndreLegroswhoreceivedhernamefromthecomputerservice.

Theyarrangedtomeetthateveningforcoffee.WhileshewaswaitingforAndre,Petercamein.

Sheaskedhim:

"Whatareyoudoinghere?M

"Well,IhaveablinddatefortonightwithagirlnamedAprilMay.It'sacomputermatch.

Whatareyoudoinghere?”

"I'mwaitingformyblinddate.HisnameisAndreLegros."

Afterafewminutesofawkwardsilence,Rhodabegantolaugh.Shesaid:

TmAprilMay.”

Peterlookedsurprised.Afteramoment,hesaid:

"AndI'mAndreLegros.Thiswasnomismatch,wasit?Itwasmeanttobe.”

Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

1.HowmanyyearswerePeterandRhodagoingsteady?

2.Whatdidtheydecidetodooneevening?

3.WhydidRhodatryacomputerdatingservice?

4.HowdidPeterandRhodafeelwhentheyfirstknewthetruth?

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

Passage2

George'smotherwasworriedabouthim.Oneevening,whenherhusbandcamehome,she

spoketohimaboutit.

“Look,dear,"shesaid,nyoumusttalktoGeorge.Heleftschoolthreemonthsago,buthe

stillhasn'tgotajob,andheisn'ttryingtofindone.Allhedoesissmoke,eatandplayrecords."

George*sfathersighed.Ithadbeenaverytiringdayattheoffice.

"Allright,*'hesaid,'Tiltalktohim."

“George,"saidGeorge*smother,knockingatGeorge'sdoor,nyourfatherwantstospeakto

you.1,

"Oh!"

“Comeintothesittingroom,dear.1'

"Hello,oldman,"saidGeorge,whenGeorgeandhismotherjoinedhiminthesittingroom.

nYourfather'sveryworriedaboutyou,"saidGeorge*smother."It'stimeyoufoundajob.'1

MYes,"repliedGeorgewithoutenthusiasm.

Georgersmotherlookedatherhusband.

"Anyideas?nheaskedhopefully.

"Notreally,'*saidGeorge.

“Whataboutajobinabank?”suggestedGeorge'smother,noraninsurancecompany,

perhaps?"

“1don'twantanofficejob,"saidGeorge.

George*sfathernoddedsympathetically.

"Well,whatdoyouwanttodo?naskedGeorge*smother.

Tdliketotravel,'*saidGeorge.

“Doyouwantajobwithatravelfirmthen?"

"Thetroubleis,nsaidGeorge,"Idon'treallywantajobatthemoment.I'djustliketotravel

andseeabitoftheworld."

George'smotherraisedhereyestotheceiling."Igiveup,"shesaid.

Questions6to10arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

6.WhatdidGeorge*smotheraskhisfathertodo?

7.HowdidGeorge'sfatherfeelafteraday'swork?

8.WhendidGeorgeleaveschool?

9.WhatdidGeorgewanttodoaftergraduation?

10.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

Passage3

IfyoulistentoAmericanmusic,watchAmericantelevisionormagazines,youwill

probablyagreethatthemostpopularsubjectoftheseformsofentertainmentislove.Romantic

lovealwaysfindsanaudienceintheUnitedStates.Fallinginlove,solvingtheproblemsoflove,

andachievingthehappyending—thebigweddingaresubjectsofinteresttotheadultaswellas

theteenagepublic.MillionsofAmericanscelebrateValentine'sDaywithspecialcardsandgifts

thatannouncetheirlovetotheirmates,theirfriends,theircoworkers,andtheirfamilies.Popular

songstellusthat"alltheworldlovesalover".Apopularsayingis"Loveconquersall".Numerous

columnsinmagazinesandnewspapersofferadvicetothelovelorn,thosewithdifficultiesofthe

heart.TomostAmericans,romanticloveiscentraltoahappylife.

NotonlydoAmericansbelieveinromanticlovebuttheyalsobelievethatitisthebest

basisformarriage.DespitethehighdivorcerateintheUnitedStates,youngmenandwomen

continuetomarryonthebasisofromanticlove.Americansconsidermarriageaprivate

arrangementbetweenthetwopeopleinvolved.YoungAmericansfeelfreetochoosetheirown

marriagepartnersfromanysocial,economic,orreligiousbackground.Themanorwomanmay

havestrongtieswithparents,brothers,orsisters,butwhenheorshefallsinlove,thestrongest

feelingsaresupposedtobeforthelovedone.WhenanAmericancouplemarries,theygenerally

plantoliveapartfrombothsetsofparentsandbuildtheirownindependentfamilystructure.

Questions11to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

11.Whatisthemostpopularsubjectofallformsofentertainment?

12.Whoisinterestedinthesubjectoflove?

13.WhatdomostAmericansthinkofromanticlove?

14.WhatfactorsdoyoungAmericansconsiderwhenchoosingtheirownmarriagepartners?

15.WhatdoesanAmericancoupleplantodowhentheymarry?

Passage4

"Family“isofcourseanelasticword.ButwhenBritishpeoplesaythattheirsocietyisbased

onfamilylife,theyarethinkingof"family'*initsnarrow,peculiarlyEuropeansenseofmother,

fatherandchildrenlivingtogetheraloneintheirownhouseasaneconomicandsocialunit.Thus,

everyBritishmarriageindicatesthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily—hencethegreat

importanceofmarriageinBritishlife.Forboththemanandthewoman,marriagemeansleaving

one'sparentsandstartingone'sownlife.Theman'sfirstdutywillthenbetohiswife,andthe

wife'stoherhusband.Hewillbeentirelyresponsibleforherfinancialsupport,andsheforthe

runningofthenewhome.Theirchildrenwillbetheircommonresponsibilityandtheirsalone.

Neitherthewife'sparentsnorthehusband's,northeirbrothersorsisters,auntsoruncles,haveany

righttointerferewiththem—theyaretheirownmasters.

ReadersofnovelslikeJaneAusten'sPrideandPrejudicewillknowthatinformertimes

marriageamongwealthyfamilieswasarrangedbythegirl'sparents,thatis,itwastheparents'

dutytofindasuitablehusbandfortheirdaughter,preferablyarichone,andbyskillful

encouragementtoleadhimeventuallytoasktheirpermissiontomarryher.Untilthattime,thegirl

wasprotectedandmaintainedintheparents'home,andthefinancialreliefofgettingridofher

couldbeseenintheirgivingthenewlymarriedpairasumofmoneycalledadowry.Itisvery

differenttoday.Mostgirlsoftodaygetajobwhentheyleaveschoolandbecomefinancially

independentbeforetheirmarriage.Thishashadtworesults.Agirlchoosesherownhusband,and

shegetsnodowry.

Questions16to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

16.WhatdoesBritishmarriageindicate?

17.WhatshouldthehusbandandwifedoinatraditionalBritishfamily?

18.Whodecideseverythinginafamily?

19.WhatcanbelearnedfromnovelslikePrideandPrejudice?

20.Howdopresent-daygirlsdifferfromthoseinformertimes?

Key:

Passage1:l.(B)2.(C)3.(A)4.(A)5.(D)

Passage2:6.(A)7.(B)8.(09.(C)10.(D)

Passage3:H.(B)12.(D)13.(A)14.(D)15.(B)

Passage4:16.(D)17.(A)18.(C)19.(B)20.(B)

UNIT2CharlieChaplin

UNDERSTANINGSHORTCONVERSATIONS

1.M:Aren'tyouwatchingthemovieonTV?

W:What'sontonight?

M:CharlieChaplin'sModernTimes.Haveyouseenitbefore?

W:No,never.ButI*veheardofit.Soareyouwatchingit?

M:It'snotuntil8.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

2.M:DoyouknowsomethingaboutCharlieChaplin'schildhood?

W:Yes,Ido.HewasbominapoorareaofSouthLondonin1889.Hespenthischildhoodin

poorly-furnishedhouses.Heworehismother'soldredstockingscutdownforanklesocks.

Hismotherwastemporarilymadandwasinandoutofmentalhospitals.

M:Howabouthisfather?

W:Hewasneversurewhohisrealfatherwas.Althoughhepursuedlearningpassionatelyin

lateryears,youngCharlieleftschoolat10towork.

M:Butwhenhegrewup,hemadeagreatsuccessinfilms.

Q:Whatcanbelearnedfromtheconversation?

3.W:Whichdoyoulikebetter,comedyortragedy?

M:Iprefercomedy.

W:Whoisyourfavoritecomiccharacter?

M:ThegreatcomiccharacteroftheTrampcreatedbyCharlieChaplin.Thislittlemaninrags

gavehiscreatorpermanentfame.

W:TheTramp?You'rekidding.Imeanyoucan'tbeserious.TheTramp...heisabit,well,

crude.

M:Well.You'reobviouslymissingthepoint.Middle-classaudiencesinEnglandinthe1920s

and1930salsothoughttheTrampabitcrude,buttheworking-classaudiencesweremore

likelytoclapforacharacterwhorevoltedagainstauthority.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

4.W:Whatnationalitywastheactor?Doyouknow?

M:HewasBritish,butactuallyhequitBritainforgoodin1913.HejourneyedtoAmerica

withagroupofperformerstodohiscomedyactonstage.

W:AndthentalentscoutsrecruitedhimtoworkforthekingofHollywoodcomedyfilms,

MackSennett.

M:Yes,that'sright.InfactheismorepopularinothercountriesthaninBritain.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

5.M:Doyouwanttohearmynewrecord?

W:Yeah,sure.Who*sitby?

M:TheRollingStones.

W:TheRollingStones?Oh,great.It'soneofmyfavorites.

M:Yeah,minetoo.I'mcrazyabouttheband.DidyouseetheshowonTVlastweek?

W:Yeah,wasn'titgreat!Bytheway,doyouenjoygoingtoconcerts?

M:That*sallright,butIlikelisteningtorecordsbetter.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheband?

6.M:Iwasterriblyembarrassedwhensomemembersoftheaudiencegotupandleftinthe

middleofit.

W:Well,maybesomepeoplejustcan'tacceptsuchatrampcharacterwhosportsatiny

moustache,hugepantsortailcoats.

M:Butsuchacharacterhelpeditscreatorachieveworld-widefame.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

7.W:Haveyouseenthemovieaboutacollege-educatedgentlemanwhohascomedowninthe

world?

M:Yes.Andthemanhadmanydifferentpersonalities.

W:Thatwasaninterestingmovie!Ihopeyouenjo?:editasmuchasIdid.

M:Imustadmitthatit'sfarfrombeingmyfavoritekindofmovie.That'sforsure.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

8.M:Itseemsthatyou'reextremelyenthusiasticaboutthesongsandfilmsofElvisPresley.

W:Yes,Ilovehissongsverymuch.

M:Couldyoutellmewhy?

W:HechangedthefaceofAmericanpopularculture.Andhewasuniqueandirreplaceable.

M:Ihonestlycan'tseewhatyou'regettingsoexcitedabout!

Q:Whatarethespeakers*attitudestowardsElvisPresley?

9.W:Well,whatdoyouthinkofChalieChapin?

M:Youmeanthegreatcomic?Hewasanimmenselycomplexman,toacertaindegree,he

wasevenunusualintheranksofHollywoodstars.

W:Anditissaidthathishugefamegavehimthefreedom,andmoreimportantly,themoney

tobehisownmaster.

M:That'sright.Healreadyhadtheurgetoexploreandextendatalenthediscoveredin

himselfashewentalong.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

10.M:Wouldyouliketogotothemoviewithmetonight?

W:Yes,Tdliketo.What,son?

M:It'sGhost.

W:Oh,great!Iheardaboutthatfilmseveralyearsago.Itwasveryunusual,butIcouldn't

findtimetoseeit.

M:DoyouknowthatthemaincharacterwasplayedbythefamousHollywoodfilmstar

DemiMoore?

W:Yes.ActuallythisfilmhelpedMooreachievefame.Afterthatsheisgenerallybelievedto

beoneofthetopHollywoodstars,gainingbigbox-officesuccessesoneafteranother.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

11.W:Howdidyouliketheperformance?

M:Generallyspeaking,itwasverygood,butIthoughttheconductorwasabit

inexperienced.

W:Inexperienced?Buthehaswonmanyawards.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

12.M:Tvereadthereviewofthefilm.ImustsaythatIcouldn'tagreewiththecriticmore.

W:Whatdoesitsay?

M:ItsaysthatChaplindidn'thavehisjokeswrittenintoascriptinadvance.

W:Really?

M:Yes.Hewasthekindofcomicwhousedhisphysicalsensestoinventhisartashewent

along.ThecriticsaysthatlifelessobjectsespeciallyhelpedChaplinmake"contact”with

himselfasanartistandheturnedthemintootherkindsofobjects.

Q:Whatistheman'sreactiontothereview?

13.M:Youknowsomuchaboutoldmovies.I'llbetyousawalotwhenyouwereyoung.

W:Notasmanyasyoumightthink.

M:Whatkindofmoviesdidyoulikemostatthattime?

W:IlikedChaplin'smoviesmost.InthemovieThePawnbroker,abrokenalarmclock

becomesa"sick"patientundergoingsurgery;andhisfilmTheGoldRush,bootswere

boiledandtheirsoleseatenwithsaltandpepperlikeprimecutsoffish.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

14.M:Doyouknowwhyhiscomediesweresopopularatthattime?

W:Ithinktherearesomesecrets.

M:Secrets?

W:Yes.Thephysicaltransformationandtheskillwithwhichheexecuteditagainandagain

aresurelythesecrets.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthepopularityofthecomedies?

15.M:HaveyoueverseenthemovieModernTimes?

W:Once,Ithink.

M:ItwasthefirstfilminwhichChaplinwasheardasasingingwaiter,andhemadeupa

nonsenselanguagewhichsoundedlikenoknownnationality.

W:Weareusedtospeakingofthefilmsmadebefore1927as"silent'1,butitwasaheadachefor

himwhenhecouldnolongerresistthetalkingmovies.Hepostponedthatdayaslongas

possible.

M:UntilModernTimeswasproducedin1936.

W:Yeah.Inthisfilmhefound"therightvoice'1forhiscomiccharacter-theTramp.

Q:Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation?

16.M:Areyousureyoucan'trememberthenameofthefilm?

W:It's...it'sjustonthetipofmytongue!

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthefilm?

17.W:Oh,hey,canyouturnthatupalittle?

M:Sure.Doyoulikemusic?

W:Oh,yes,ofcourse.

M:Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

W:Allkinds,butmyfavoriteisjazz,bluesandrock'n*roll.

Q:Whichofthefollowingisnotthewoman'sfavoritemusic?

18.W:SomeonesaidthatthetwosidesofChaplinwerereflectedinhisfi