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讲座和对话练习题

2015级听力寒假作业（讲座和对话）

班级：

姓名：

要求：

1.精听。

每个讲座和对话至少听2遍，根据个人情况可以多听几遍，直到完成所有的填空和选择。

2.讲座部分，每个空不超过3个单词，注意大小写、时态、单复数等语法问题。

3.对话部分，要求听写出每题的问题，写在题号后空出来的位置。

4.这部分练习，下学期给答案并评讲。

Talk1

BritishEducationalSystem

I.PrimaryandsecondaryeducationinBritain

1）Childrengotoprimaryschoolattheageof

（1）

2）Studentsattendsecondaryschooluntilagesixteen.

3）Studentsenter

（2）attheageofeighteen.

II.HighereducationinBritain

1）InEnglandandWales:

—Applicationforuniversities:

throughtheUCCA

—（3）structuredwithafixedprogramofclasses

—Classes:

a.ClassesofferedintheUKareona（n）（4）basisincreasingly;

b.Moreemphasisisplacedon（5）study;

c.Classesoftentakethefollowingforms:

（6）,tutorials,seminars.

2）InScotland:

—Avarietyoftertiaryleveloptionsare（7）:

a.Thecollegesoffurthereducationprovidevocationaland（8）

education;

b.Centralinstitutionsdon’tdirectlyvalidatedegrees,butmanyhave

closetiesto（9）;

c.Thestandarduniversitydegreeisafour-year（10）.

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Talk2

AmericanLiterature

I.ThebeginningoftheAmericanliterature

—ColonistscametotheNewWorldtofindreligious

（1）and

prosperity

—Nospiritof

（2）:

Englishlegends,ballads,poemsandthe

richnessoftheEnglishlanguage.

—ThehistoryofAmericanliteratureisshort.

—Amirrorreflectingthesociallifeandthe（3）ofthe

developmentoftheAmericansociety.

II.（4）

—AmericanRenaissance:

theperiodof1850—1855

—Transcendentalism:

RalphWaldoEmerson’smasterpiece（5）.

—American（6）.

—Realism:

areactionagainst“thelie”ofRomanticismand

Sentimentalism.

—AmericanNaturalism:

asomberanddarkpicture;thegeneraltoneis

（7）

—Imagism:

areactiontothetraditionalEnglishpoeticprincipleinthe

1920s

III.CharacteristicsoftheAmerican（8）literature

—the（9）isbroad.

—Themeaningisdeeperandmorecomplex.

—Modernwritingistechnicallysophisticated.

—Thelanguageissimpler

—Thereismore（10）

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Talk3

Culture

Therearesomanythingsaboutourlivesthatbelongtoculture.

I.Language

—languageiswhatpeopleandanimalsuseto

（1）their

thoughts,ideasandfeelings.Justlikeanimals,peopleusedifferent

languages.

—Eachculturehasitsownwordsandsymbols.

—Peoplewithinculturesthatusemorethanonelanguagearesaidtobe

either

（2）ormultilingual.

—Languageshavedifferent（3）,whicharevariationsofa

language.

—（4）ismostcommonlyusedbydeafpeople.

II.Folklore

—Folkloreisabodyofstoriesthatshowaculture’sbeliefs,traditions

and（5）

—Thecharactersinfolktalesareoften（6）people,whose

characterisadmired.

—Folklorenowfindsitswayintopoetry,songlyricsand（7）

III.Holiday

—Aholidayisadaymadespecialbyaculture’scustomsorlaws.

—Holidayshelpaculturerememberand（8）itshistory.

—Peoplemayattendparades,singsongs,gofora（9）orgive

giftstoeachotheroncertainholidays.

—Thebestknown（10）holidayisChristmas.

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Talk4

OralPresentation

Therearetwomainstagesinvolvedinpresentinga

（1）

A.the

（2）stage

B.thepresentationstage:

2methodsmentionedhere

1）Youcandothisby（3）copiesofthepaperinadvancetoallthe

participants,ifpossible;

—Youmustnotsimplyreadthewholepaperaloudbecause:

a.Ifthepaperisfairlylong,theremaynotbeenoughtimefor

（4）

b.Theremaybe（5）ofcomprehensionwhenoneis

listening.

c.Itcanbevery（6）listeningtosomethingbeingreadaloud.

2）Otherwisethepaperwillhavetobereadaloudtothegroup.

Tomakeyouroralpresentationclearandeasytounderstand,youmustfollowseveralthings:

—Decideona（7）foryourtalk.

—Deliveryourspeechslowly.

—Concentrateonthe（8）

—Speakfromthe（9）

—Makeastrong（10）byrepeatingyourmainpointsbriefly.

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Test1

Conversation1

1.

A.Itisnotallowedtodresscasually.B.Mostpeoplewearsuitsandties.

C.Itisnotpropertowearatietowork.D.Fewpeoplearedressedformally.

2.

A.Shedressesmoreformallythanmostpeople.

B.Sheistheonlywomanwhoiswearingasuit.

C.Shepreferstowearcomfortableclothes.

D.Shewearsdifferentclotheseveryday.

3.

A.Niceclothestendtowinothers’respect.

B.Goodclothesmakeapersonmoreimpressive.

C.Beautifulclothesgivepeopleconfidence.

D.Formalclothesmakepeoplebrilliant.

4.

A.Studentswearingwhitelabcoats.

B.Apoliceofficerorfirefighterwearinguniform.

C.Doctorsandnurseswearingwhitegowns.

D.Ajudgewearingaheavyblackrobe.

5.

A.Heremindshimselfofhisjob.B.Hefeelshappyabouthisdressing.

C.Hisbrainworksmorefuriously.D.Herememberswhattodo.

Conversation2

6.

A.Hehadbadworkingperformance.B.Hisemployerwasdownsizing.

C.Hedidn’thandletherelationshipwell.D.Hedidn’tfinishworkontime.

7.

A.Toexpresshersadnessanddepression.

B.Toemphasizeitiseasytofindanotherjob.

C.Toshowitisacommonthingtoloseajob.

D.Tocomfortandencouragetheman.

8.

A.Shehadgreatdifficultyfinishingherwork.

B.Shehadalowerpositionthanshehadexpected.

C.Shethoughtlittleaboutherfuturedevelopment.

D.Sheidledaroundherjoballday.

9.

A.Shestartedherownbusiness.B.Shewenttoanothercompany.

C.Shestarteddoinggardening.D.Shewaitedforopportunities.

10.

A.Toseekforanotherjobassoonaspossible.

B.Tothinkaboutwhathewantstodo.

C.Tojoininthebusinessrunbythewoman.

D.Toopenhisowncompanyinashorttime.

Test2

Conversation1

1.

A.Heisstillsmokingrecently.B.Hewasasmoker20yearsago.

C.Hehasneversmokedbefore.D.Hedoesn’tmindthesmoke.

2.

A.Smokershaven’trealizedtheharmofsmoking.

B.Smokinghasn’tbeenbannedinpublicplaces.

C.Itisdifficultforsmokerstodropabadhabit.

D.Theyarerichenoughtoaffordsmoking.

3.

A.Itisveryeffective.B.Itisenforcedstrictly.

C.Itistoostricttoobey.D.Ithasmanyloopholes.

4.

A.Ahighercostforsmoking.B.Amuchstrictersmokingban.

C.Severerpunishmentforsmoking.D.Moreemphasisontheharmofsmoking.

5.

A.Topusheducationeffortsforcurrentsmokers.

B.Topreventyoungpeoplefromstartingthehabit.

C.Toraisethepriceaswellastaxesofcigarettes.

D.Tomakenewrulesorregulationsforsmoking.

Conversation2

6.

A.Happyandreleased.B.Nervousandfrightened.

C.Relaxedandsleepy.D.Tiredandupset.

7.

A.Peoplearehighupinthesky.B.Itisnotanaturalwayoftransport.

C.Theflyingspeedisveryfast.D.Peoplehavetostayinalimitedspace.

8.

A.Peoplecansurviveifluckyenough.B.Thechangeisverylittle.

C.Theycanbeprevented.D.Thepossibilitycanbeignored.

9.

A.Itismuchtootime-consuming.B.Itistoodifficultfortheman.

C.Itincludesalotoftravailing.D.Itisnotwell-paidforthehardwork.

10.

A.Topretendtobeinabusduringaflight.

B.Totakeaseatnexttoanemergencyexit.

C.Tositatamorestableplaceonaplane.

D.Totakesomeanti-anxietymedication.

Test3

Conversation1

1.

A.Thehighestspeedis130kilometersperhour.

B.ItisthefastesttraininAmerican.

C.ItisakindofbullettraininAmerica.

D.Itisafewhours’ridefromChicagotoLA.

2.

A.Planeticketismoreaffordablenow.B.Americansprefertodriveacar.

C.Takingaplaneiseasiernowadays.D.Itisnotcomfortabletotravelontrains.

3.

A.Heistiredoftheroadtrip.B.Heusedtotravelinhiscareveryday.

C.He’sjustgothisdrivinglicense.D.Hehasnevertakentrainstowork.

4.

A.Itistheonlycitywithbullettrainsinthe.

B.Itslightrailorsubwayisthefastestinthe.

C.Lightrailorsubwaysystemcoversthewholecity.

D.Therearethemosttypesoftransportinthecity.

5.

A.Byplane.B.Bycar.C.Bytrain.D.Bybus.

Conversation2

6.

A.Hedoesn’tthinkitisaninterestingparty.

B.Hedoesn’tenjoythefoodintheparty.

C.Hedoesn’tunderstandMr.Jones’funnylook.

D.Hedoesn’tlikeMr.Jones’apartment.

7.

A.Theyareopenenoughtotalkaboutprivatethings.

B.Theyarefriendlyandwarmtonewfriends.

C.Theyarerichenoughtoaffordexpensiveapartments.

D.Theyareexcitedandenthusiasticaboutparties.

8.

A.Becausetheydon’tthinktheyworkveryhard.

B.Becauseheyearnmoneywiththehelpofthepoor.

C.Becausetheyneversharetheirmoneywithothers.

D.Becausetheythinktheyarejustluckierthanothers.

9.

A.Heismuchluckierthanothers.

B.Heisbetteratcharityworkthancomputers.

C.Hegivesawayallhismoneytothepoor.

D.Hecontributesmoretocharitythanothers.

10.

A.Nevertellingyourfriendshowmuchmoneyyouearn.

B.Nevertalkingaboutmoneyunlessyourfriendsmentionit.

C.Nevercommentingonyourfriends’possessions.

D.Nevertalkingaboutpricesofcommodities.