LESSON ONE Music
1. M: By the way, Jane, did you talk to the consultant顾问about our new health program?
W: I contacted联系 his office but his secretary said he would （be out for）试图得到 lunch until two.
Q: What does the woman mean?
2. W: We need to let everyone know about the charity [?t??riti] n. 慈爱concert, but we don't have much money for advertising.
M: How about using the school radio station? They broadcast free public service服务announcements. 通告
Q: What does the man suggest they do?
3. W: I don't understand why this self-study自学book doesn't have answers to the questions.
M: But it does. You can find them at the back of the book. Q: What does the man say about the self-study book? 4. M: The new sales manager says he has never met you before.
W: We've been introduced about three times. He seems a little forgetful. Q: What do we learn about the new sales manager?
5. M: Have you had the brakes[breik] n制动器; 闸; 刹车. and tires checked? And do you have enough money?
W: I have taken care of everything. And I'm sure it's going to be a wonderful极好的, 精彩的, 绝妙的trip.
Q: What's the woman going to do?
g. M: I've had my new stereo立体声for a whole week, but I haven't yet figured out想到how to record music.
W: Didn't an instruction manual [?m?nju?l] 手册形式的，像手册的；教范性质的come with it?
Q: What does the woman imply?
7. W: I want to pay you for that long-distance call I made. But, I suppose you haven't gotten your phone bill yet, M: Oh, but I have.
Q: What does the man mean?
8. M: Professor Smith assigned us three more novels to read. W: He must think you don't have any other classes. Q: What can be inferred about Professor Smith? 9. M: Let's go watch the fireworks烟花 tonight. W: I have tickets to the theater. Q: What does the woman mean?
10. M: I am exhausted筋疲力尽的. I stayed up熬夜the whole night studying for my history midterm exam.
W: Why do you always wait till the last minute? Q: What can be inferred about the man?
11. M: I'll be coming straight from work, so I'll have to pack包装；捆扎a change of clothes.
W: It's only a barbecue [?bɑ:bikju:] (常用于室外的)金属烤架. Jeans and T-shirts will be fine.
Q: What does the woman imply?
12. W: I'm going to the snack [sn?k] 小吃; 点心; 快餐bar for a cup of coffee. Would you like me to bring you back something?
M: Not from the snack bar, but could you pick up a paper for me?
Q: What does the man mean?
13. M: I don't understand how this budget was calculated[?k?lkjuleit] 计算, 估计, 核算.
W: Let me have a look, OK? Q: What does the woman mean?
14. W: We need a fourth player for tennis this morning. Do you want to join us? M: I've got a class at nine, but Carol is free and she is really good. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
15. W: Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet? M: You know, money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately. Maybe next month.
Q: What does the man mean?
PART B Intensive加强的Listening: Music
Passage I: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart沃尔夫冈·阿马多伊斯·莫扎特 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was one of the most human and lovable [?l?v?b?l] 可爱的,惹人爱的of the great composers[k?m?p??z?] (尤指古典音乐)作曲家,创作者,作曲者. The period in which he lived was one of romantic interest, and his early life as a musical音乐的, 用于音乐的, 有音乐的child genius [?d?i:nj?s] 天才, 天赋before the principal最重要的; 主要的courts of Europe reads like a fairy [?f??ri]仙人, 小仙子, 小精灵tale传说；陈述.
(At no time)决不in the history of the world has the court life of Europe been so wasteful [?we?stf?l]浪费的;挥霍的;耗费的as during the later half of the eighteenth century. One of the great child geniuses [?d?i:nj?s]天才, 天赋the world has ever known, the boy Mozart, and his sister Maria Anna, soon became the court favorites
[?feiv?rit]特别喜欢的人(或物),喜欢的事物,亲信,心腹,幸运儿and traveled not only in Austria, but to France and Italy as well. It was but natural天生的, 生来的，本来的，与生俱来的that the youthful青年人的; 青春的; genius [?d?i:nj?s]天才, 天赋should be influenced by these experiences. There is a delicacy [?del?k?si:] 精致, 精美;娇嫩and refinement [r??fa?nm?nt]精炼；提炼；提纯in Mozart's musical expression which is not found in the works of his master男教师; 院长, Haydn. From his seventh year until his death at the age of thirty-five, Mozart's genius (poured forth)连续不断地流出a free stream of over a thousand melodious [m??l??di:?s]有旋律的,产生旋律的compositions创作, 写作, 作曲, many of which were never published. Mozart wrote all forms for all instruments仪器. Of his forty-nine symphonies[?simf?ni]交响乐, 交响曲, the two greatest are G-minor and C-major. These works were both written in six weeks during the summer of 1788. As a composer (尤指古典音乐)作曲家,创作者,作曲者of opera [??p?r?]歌剧, Mozart still remains pre-eminent卓越的,优秀的. His dramatic戏剧性的works show great individual个别的, 单独的, 个人的genius天才, 天赋, but little regard for the previous先前的, 以前的reforms改革, 改良, 改造 of Gluck. His areas have never been surpassed 超过; 优于; 多于; 非…所能办到 and his dramatic戏剧的, 剧本的simplicity[sim?plisiti]简单, 朴素, 率直 has rarely been equaled by succeeding composers作曲家. Mozart's greatest operas歌剧, \Figaro费加罗的婚礼\favorites with singers歌手;歌唱家and the public as well. Gifted with a marvelous free melody, Mozart's music, even in his strictest compositions, possesses[p??zes].具有 a simplicity简单, 朴素, 率直and naive grace优雅which charms[t?ɑ:m]使高兴, 使着迷; 吸引 all hearers.
1. Which of the following countries had NOT been visited by Mozart and his sister? 2. How many symphonies交响乐did Mozart create?
3. Which word could be used to describe描写, 叙述the period in which Mozart lived?
4. In which period did Mozart live?
5. How long did Mozart engage in参加; 从事; 忙于composing? II.
1. ( F ) Like his master Haydn, Mozart created his works with refinement细微的改良; （精细的）改进, 改善and delicacy精致, 精美;娇嫩. 2. ( T ) Mozart composed all forms of music for all instruments.
3. ( F ) In Mozart's works, much attention was paid to the previous先前的, 以前的reforms of Gluck格卢克.
4. ( T ) Mozart's areas have never been surpassed超过; 优于.
5. (T) Simplicity简单, 朴素, 率直is one of the characteristics特征in Mozart's music.
Passage II: American Music
One of America's most important exports出口 is her modern music. American music is played all over the world. It is enjoyed by the people of all ages in all countries. Although the lyrics ['liriks] 歌词are English, people not speaking English can enjoy it too. The reasons for its popularity普遍,流行; are its fast pace [peis步子；节奏and rhythmic [?r?em?k] 有韵律的, 有节奏的beat[bi:t]节拍, 拍子.