新視野大學英語視聽說教程第四冊 Unit 6 Task 1: David Copperfield is coming.

W: My brother is going to pick up some tickers for the David Copperfield show. You interested in coming with us?

M: I don’t know. I’ve been card tricks before, and rabbits from hats. I even do tricks myself—watch me change this coin into an ice cream cone.

W: Very funny. David Copperfield is the world’s greatest magician; he’s certainly worth a look.

M: Actually, I have seen him on television. He pulls off some pretty amazing stunts. I wish I knew how he performed his tricks. Then I could also make a person float in the air. I could pull a rabbit out of my hat. I could escape from a straitjacket and handcuffs—all underwater. And I could saw a woman in half.

W: A magician never tells his secrets. David attempts the impossible and no one has any idea how he does it. I saw him on TV when he walked through the Great Wall of China.

M: How could he do that?

W: I have no idea, but I know what I saw: He entered a canvas shelter on one side of the wall, and he came out of a canvas shelter on the other side.

M: yes, bur was he always in full view of the camera, or did they cut to a commercial or something else?

W: Not only was the camera running all the time, but he was hooked up a heart monitor, and you could track his progress as he moved through the wall.

M: It’s difficult to know what to believe. I know it’s not possible for him to do that, but…

W: It sounds to me like it’s a show worth watching.

M: Count me in. Instead of an ice cream cone, I’ll turn my money into a ticket.

1. What is the dialog mainly about?

2. Which of the following DOESN’T the man mention?

3. What did David Copperfield do at the Great Wall of China, according to the woman?

4. Under what condition did David Copperfield go through the Great Wall?

5. What does the man finally decide to do?

Keys: 1C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C

For Reference

1. He could make a person float in the air, pull a rabbit out of his hat, escape from a straitjacket and handcuffs—all underwater, and saw a woman in half.

2. She thinks Davis Copperfield in the world’s greatest magician and he’s certainly worth a look.