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大学英语(第二版)听说教程
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Test1
PartA
Directions:
Youaregoingtoheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Eachwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatyouhaveheard.Listenonceandchoosetherightanswertothequestionyouhear.(8points)
1.M:
Youlikemusic,don’tyou,Sally?
2.
W:
Yes.Classicalandlightmusic.Butnowwhatyouheareverywhereisonlynoisymusic.Ican’tstandit.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
3.W:
IthinkI’llwearmyredblousetothepartytonight.
M:
Whydon’tyouweartheblueone
Ithinkyoulookinbetterinit.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
4.W:
Howdoyoulikethepieyou’vehad?
5.
M:
NeverhaveIhadsuchadeliciouspie.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
6.W:
Oh,Peter.I’mhungry.Ican’twalkanyfurther.
M:
Howaboutgettingsomethingtoeatintherestaurantjustroundthecornerbytheparkinglot?
Q:
Wherearethetwospeakers?
7.W:
Niceday,isn’tit
8.Wanttojoinusforaswim?
M:
WouldyoumindwaitingforaminutewhileIgetprepared?
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
9.W:
Hi,Tony.Haven’tseenyouforsometime.Howhaveyoubeen?
10.
M:
Ihaveacaraccidentlastweek,butonlysomeminorinjuries.
Q:
WhathappenedtoTony?
11.W:
Maggie,couldyouforwardthismailtoProfessorWang?
12.
M:
Sorry,Phil.Mycomputerhasbrokendown.ButI’lldoitassoonasIhaveitfixed.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
13.W:
I’vebeenundertheweatherforquiteafewdays.Ithoughtmycoldwasgoingaway.Butitseemstogetworsenow.
M:
You’vebeencomplainingtoomuch.Whydidn’tyoumakeanappointmentwiththedoctorearlier?
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
PartB
Directions:
You’llheartwoconversations.Eachwillbereadonce.Listencarefullyandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.(7points)
Conversation1
Alan:
Areyougoingtothefootballgametoday,Betty?
Betty:
No,Alan.ButI’llbewatchingitontelevisionwithsomefriends.
Alan:
Weren’tyouabletogetanytickets?
Betty:
Ididn’ttry.Ireallydon’tgotogamessooften.
Alan:
Butdon’tyouenjoygoing
Don’tyoufinditexcitingtobepartofthecrowd?
Betty:
Oh,that’sforsure.Nothingbeatstheatmosphereatasportingevent:
thecheering,allthatenergy.Butsometimesit’sjusttooinconvenientgettingintoandoutofthestadiumbeforeandafterthegame.Andifyouwatchthegamewithfriends,oratabarorrestaurant…
Alan:
…you’vebasicallycreatedyourowncrowd.
Betty:
That’sright.AnotherreasonwhyIliketowatchgamesontelevisionisthatIsimplyfinditeasiertofollowtheactiononTV.
Alan:
Yeah,sometimesitisalittledifficulttokeeptrackoftheballwhenyou’resittinginthestands.
Betty:
Especiallywhenyourseatsarehighupinthegrandstandandfarfromthefield.
Alan:
It’slikeyou’rewatchingfromanairplane,sometimes.
Betty:
Also,goodsportscommentatorsontelevisioncanaddtoyourunderstandingandenjoymentofthegame.
Alan:
Afterlisteningtoyou,I’mstartingtowonderhowtheyareabletosellanyticketstothesegames!
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.
14.Whatdoyouknowaboutthetwospeakers?
15.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
16.
17.WhydoesBettyprefertowatchgamesonTV?
18.
19.Whatcanyoulearnfromtheconversation?
20.
Conversation2
W:
OK,everyone.Pleasebequiet.Todaywe’resopleasedtohaveTomJohnsonheretotalktous.Heisgoingtosharesomesafetytipswithus.OK,Tom,they’reallyours.
Tom:
Thanks.Goodmorningeveryone!
I’mTomJohnson,andI’mafirefighteratStation11.Well,weliveinCalifornia.Asweknowtherearealotofearthquakeshere.Manyaresmall.But,ifthere’sastrongearthquake,whatshouldwedo
Doesanyoneknow?
Girl:
Iknow!
Iknow!
Getunderastrongpieceoffurniture—likeadeskoratable.
Tom:
That’sright.Whatelse?
Boy:
Moveawayfromthewindows.Theyaresodangerousbecausetheycanbreak.
Tom:
Good,good.Whataboutafteranearthquakethen
Whatshouldyoudo?
Boy:
Well,weshouldn’tusematches.
Tom:
Whynot?
Boy:
Becausemanyterriblefiresstartafteranearthquake.
Girl:
Yeah,andwhentheshakingstops,don’tgooutside.
Tom:
Exactly.Alotofpeopleruntothestoresforfoodandwaterafteranearthquake.Butit’snotsafe.It’sbettertostayindoors.
Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyou’veheard.
21.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?
22.
23.Whichofthefollowingarethestudentsadvisedtodoifthere’sastrongearthquake?
24.
25.Whatarethestudentsadvisedtodoafteranearthquake?
26.
PartC
WhatdotwentymillionpeoplearoundtheworldhaveincommonTheansweristheyallusetheInternet.
Infactfromyourdesk,youcanchecktheweatherinRio,buystocksinHongKong,orseethelatestexhibitionintheLouvremuseuminParis.Also,specialistuserslikelanguageteacherscandiscussthelatestclassroomtechniquesandactivities.Onamoreseriousnote,doctorsinAfricancangetup-to-the-secondinformationonmedicalresearcharoundtheworld.
Allyouneedisabasiccomputer,amodemandthesoftwaretoaphoneline.Withasinglekeystrokeyou’reonlineandyoudon’thavetowaitlongforinformation.Deliverytimefore-mailfromEuropetotheUSAisabout10seconds.ButisitexpensiveNotreally–atypicalonlinemonthlychargefeeintheUScanbeaslowas$10.
What’sreallyextraordinaryabouttheInternetistheamountandvarietyofinformationavailable.YoucanfindoutaboutkiteflyinginKorea,thepricesofhotelsinPakistan,andthebestplaysonBroadway.Youcanuseelectronicbulletinboardstojoininpoliticaldebates,getadviceaboutlove,orevenanalyzeyourfavoritesportsteams’performance.Servicesareavailablethatallowyoutodoyourbanking,reserveairlinetickets,andevenshopforaMother’sDaygift.
PartD
Passage1
Insomecountriesvideogamesarefastbecomingasocialproblem.TheyarebannedinthePhilippinesandIndonesia.InJapan,thosewhoareunder15yearsoldareforbiddentousethepublicmachinesatnight.CityeldersacrosstheUnitedStatesarecampaigningtorestricttheirnumbers,whiletheHongKonggovernmentisproposingtolicensetheiroperation.Thesevideogamesarecausingchildrentowastetheirmoneyonthem.Evenadultsareluredintospendingworkinghoursplayingthem.
InSingapore,thebattleofmanagainstthemachinestakesplaceinlicensedamusementcenters,mostlylocatedinshoppingcenters.Accordingtooneestimated,eachestablishmentcanmakebetween$250and$1,500aday.Theschoolchildreninuniformstherearenotallowedintothesecenters.However,onecannothelpnoticingthatthemajorityofthosewhoareoftenfoundintheseplacesareyoungsters.Manyofthemareschoolchildrenwhohavechangedoutoftheiruniforms.Someplayforthefunofit,othershaveturnedthemintoaformofgambling,andsomearehopelesslyaddictedtothem.
Nowkidsandadultsalikeplaythesegamesintheprivacyoftheirhomes.Videogamesetshaveinvadedmosthomes.Thequestionthatmustbeaskedis:
Havetheyanyeducationvalue
Passage2
AmyJohnsonwasapioneerairwomaninBritain.ShewasbornonJuly1,1903,inYorkshireandlivedthereuntil1923whenshewenttoSheffieldUniversitytostudyforaBA.AftergraduationshetookajobasasecretarytoaLondonlawyer.Atthesametimeshebecameinterestedinflying.Soonherhobbybecameadetermination,notsimplytomakeacareerinaviation,buttosucceedinsomeprojectwhichwouldprovetotheworldthatwomencouldbeascompetentasmeninamale-dominatedfieldinthosedays.
Earlyin1930,shechoseherobjective:
toflytoAustraliaallbyherselfandtobreakthepreviousrecordof16days.Herparentsandsomeofherfriendslenthermoneytobuyausedairplane.
AmysetoffonMay5,1930.HerroutetookheroverViennaandBaghdad.Shewascaughtinasandstormandhadtomakeanemergencylandinginthedesert.SixdayslatershelandedinIndia.Afterexperiencingmuchhardship,shefinallyreachedAustraliaonMay24,completingaflightof11,000miles.ShewasthefirstwomantoflyalonetoAustralia.Inlateryears,shesetseveralotherrecordsinflighthistory.
DuringWorldWarⅡ,Amyjoinedotherprofessionalpilotstoservehercountry.HerflyingdutiesconsistedoftransportingaircraftfromfactoriestoBritishairbases.Itwasduringoneofthoseflightsin1941thatAmycrashedintoariverandwasdrowned,atragicandearlyendtothelifeofBritain’smostfamouswomenpilot.
Passage3
Bargainingcustomsareverydifferentaroundtheworld.Fewtouristswouldgoshoppinginanothercountrywithoutknowingtheexchangerate.However,manytravelersdonotlearnanythingaboutthelocalshoppingcustomstheplacetheyarevisitingbeforespendingmoney.UnderstandingwhenitisOKtobargaincansaveyoualotofmoneyandmakeyourshoppingexperiencemuchmoreenjoyable.
Insomecountries,bargainingisanimportantofpartoftheshoppingculture.Inothers,bargainingisnotdoneatall.Hereisabargainingguideforsomecountriesaroundtheworld:
Morocco:
Bargainingisalwaysexpectedintheshoppingmarkets.Herebargainingismorethanjustgettingthebestprice.Ifyougointoashopandagreetothefirstpriceaselleroffers,thesellermaynotbehappy.ForMoroccans,bargainingisaformofentertainment;itisagameofskill,alittlebitofacting,anditisachancetochatabouttheweather,business,andfamily.Sobesuretohavefunandtrytogetabetterprice!
Switzerland:
Bargainingisnotthecustomhere.Shopclerkscanalmostnevergiveyoualowerprice.However,some