Enxwoas新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册答案完整(12)

few characters in the boat. Originally, he wanted to float by as a dead body, but he was afraid he’d sink! His clever solution was to place a photograph of himself in a newspaper that one of the characters read during the course of the movie.

1. A 2.C 3.D

VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking

Listening

Task 1: Only One Line

Peter has always wanted to be an actor, but never succeeded because he had a hard time memorizing lines. A friend of his told him about a small part in a play. He promised Peter that he could do it because he’s only have to remember one line. Peter decided to take the part. His only line was, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Peter practiced and practiced, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” On the opening night of the play Peter was very nervous. Backstage, he practiced his line, over and over again, “Listen, I hear the guns roar! Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Finally came his turn, Peter went onto stage. He heard a loud BOOM and cried out in spite of himself, “WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?”

1. memorizing lines

2. remember one line

3. I hear the guns roar

4. a loud boom

5. his line

Task 2: An Interview with J.K. Rowling

Q: How did you get the idea for Harry Potter?

A: I was traveling on a train between Manchester and London and the idea for Harry just fell into my head. At that point it was essentially the idea for a body who didn’t know he

was a wizard.

Q: Did you always plan to write Harry’s story in more than one book? If so, how many?

A: I always conceived it as a seven-book series because I decided that it would take

seven years, from age eleven to seventeen, inclusive, to train as a wizard, and

each of the books would deal with one year of Harry’s life at the school.

Q: Any clues about the next book?

A: I don’t want to i\give anything away, but I tell you that the books are getting darker.

Harry’s going to have quite a bit to deal with as he gets older. Sorry if they get too

scary!