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新大学英语(第二版)视听说3听力原文及选择题整理Insideview1、Humanbeingshavealwaystriedtoexplainhowtheuniverseorworldcameintoexistenceandallcultureshavedevelopedstories,knownascreationmyths,toexplainthis.Despitethehugedifferencesincultures,fromAfricantribestotheInuitcultureinthefarnorth,itisfascinatinghowmanysimilarthemesthereareinthesemyths.Acreationstoryoftenbeginswiththeideaofakindofeternityinwhichthereisnothingbutdarknessorwater.SoforoneNativeAmericantribe,theApache,inthebeginningtherewasonlydarkness.Similarly,theJewishandChristianBiblecreationstorydescribestheearthasbeing“withoutform…anddarknesswasonthefaceofthedeep.”Here,thephrase“thedeep”referstowater,theoceans.Veryfrequentlythereistheideaofacreator,eitherasinglecreatororcreators,intheformofgods.TheJewish,ChristianandIslamicreligionshaveasinglecreator.Afterstatingthatdarknesswasonthefaceofthedeep,theBiblesaysthattheSpiritofGodmoveduponthefaceofthewaters.AndGodsaid,\therebelight\Inothercreationmythsthereismorethanonegod.InJapanesemythology,agodandgoddessstirtheoceanwithaspear,andasmallislandappearsmadeofsalt.ThenativetribesofNewZealandsaythatFatherSkyandMotherEarthunitedtocreateallthings.Sometimesthecreatorisananimal.ThereareAfricancreationmythswherethecreatorisahugesnake.TheInuitpeoplebelievedthatabird–theraven–createdtheworld.Thereisalsotheideaofacosmicegg,thatbreaksopenandtheworldemergesfromit.TheAncientFinnsbelievedthattheworldwasformedwhenabirdwasflyingacrosstheseaandfoundadryplacetolayhereggs.Theeggsbrokeopenandcreatedthesky,thesun,andtheearth.Finally,Isaidatthebeginning,thatallcultureshaveacreationmyth.Thisisn’tquitetrue.ThereisoneSouthAmericantribecalledthePiraha,wholiveintheAmazonrainforest.Theyseemtohavenocreationmythatall,andnoideaoftimeormathematics.2、Presenter:OK,folks,we’retakingcallsonbigcatsightings.Inthelastyearmorethan2,000suspectedbigcatsightingswerereportedtothepolice.Arebigcatssightingsjustamyth,oraretheyreallyroamingtheEnglishcountryside?Wehaveourfirstcaller.Hello,AndyfromYorkshire!Caller1:Hello.SixmonthsagoIwentoutonemorningtofindthreeofmysheephadbeenkilled.Anditcertainlywasn’tafoxthatdidit.Presenter:Whynot?Caller1:Becausethey’dbeenkilledveryviolently.Itcouldonlyhavebeenabigcatofsomekind.Presenter:Interesting.Wehaveanothercallerontheline,Jeff,alsoafarmer,fromDevonthistime.Hehasaverydifferentview.Caller2:ActuallyI’mfromIowa,butI’velivedherealongtime.AndI’vegottosay,Idisagreewiththelastcaller.Itcouldeasilyjustbeaverybigdog–theycanbeverydangerous.Presenter:Areyoutellingmebigcatsanddogslookalike?Caller2:Ifyouseethemfromadistance,yes.Presenter:Hmm.OK,thanksfortheopinion,Jeff.OvertoDanielle...inScotland.Caller3:Hi!Ifeelsuretherearebigcatsinourarea.EightmonthsagoIfound16pawprintsinmygardenandeachonemeasured20centimetres.Presenter:Couldthey’vebeenmadebyabigdog?Caller3:Theyweremuchtoolargetobeadog.Presenter:Didyougetanexpertintohavealookattheprints?Caller3:No.Presenter:Well,howdoyouknow?Hi,Robert…You’vegotastorytotell.Caller4:That’sright.Presenter:So–whathappened?Caller4:Abouttwoyearsago.Iwaswalkingmydoginthewoodsnearmyhomeandsuddenlyhehowledandjustran,lookingabsolutelyterrified.Andthereintheundergrowthwassomekindof–bigblackcat.Presenter:Couldn’tithavebeenanotherdog?Caller4:Definitelynot.Anyway,Ijustranformylife…Presenter:Howmanysecondsdidyouseeitfor?Caller4:Um…Maybethree.Presenter:Wasthatlongenoughtobesureitwasabigcat?Caller4:Itwaslongenoughforme...Presenter:OK,thanks.We’vetimeforonelastcall.Sandy’sfromLondon.Caller5:Hi.Ihaveevidencethatbigcatsarerealbutnotinthewaywethink.Presenter:Howdoyoumean,notinthewaywethink?Caller5:They’refromsomewhereelse.Fromanotherworld.Presenter:Isee!Oh,maybeyoucanexplainabitmore…1.Whyisthefirstcallersureitwasn’tafoxthatkilledhissheep?B.Becausetheyhadbeenkilledveryviolently.2.Whatdoesthesecondcallerthinkthebigcatsightingsare?C.Bigdogs.3.Whatdidthethirdcallerdiscoverinhergarden?D.Verylargepawprints.4.Whatdidthefourthcallerandhisdogdowhentheysawsomethingintheundergrowth?B.Theyran.5.Whatdoesthefifthcallerthinkbigcatsare?D.Creaturesfromanotherworld.三亿文库http://3y.uu456.com/上亿文档资料，等你来发现