新理念英语上机测试(华工版)B4U4-A

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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 36 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear several

conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or

more questions will be asked about what was said. Both

the conversations and the questions will be spoken only

once. After each question there will be a pause. During

the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),

B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.

1.

A) A friend. B) A form.

C) A class assignment.

D) A contest.

Script: Woman: Your painting is fantastic, Roger!

Man: I'm happy you like it. It's for a competition. Here's the form.

Question: What is the painting for?

正确答案： D

2.

A) 3218 No. 1 Road, Richmond.

B) 3281 No. 1 Road, Richmond.

C) 3381 No. 2 Road, Richmond. D) 3218 No. 2 Road, Richmond.

Script: Man: I am interested in the flat advertised.

Can you just tell me the detailed address, please?

Woman: Yeah, sure. It's 3281 No. 1 Road, Richmond.

Question: What is the address of the flat?

正确答案： B

3.

A) Doctor and patient.

B) Teacher and student.

C) Parent and child. D) Librarian and student.

Script: Woman: How's your health generally? Have you had any colds or flu recently?

Man: I had a cold a couple of weeks ago, but that's gone, it was only a sniffle really.

Question: What is the possible relationship

between the two speakers?

正确答案： A

4.

A) At a staff meeting.

B) In a class. C) In a library.

D) At an academic conference.

Script: Woman: Let's get going, shall we? It's

Ben's turn to give his tutorial paper today but remember,

we do encourage questions from the rest of you, so do try to join in and ask the questions.

Man: OK. I am going to be looking at the recent

landing by Americans of a spacecraft on the planet Mars.

Question: Where does the talk probably take place?

正确答案： B

5.

A) 700 dollars.

B) 980 dollars.

C) 70 dollars. D) 50 dollars.

Script: Woman: Good morning, I'd like to rent a Ford

for a fortnight trip. What is the cost, please?

Man: Well, the daily rate is 70 dollars, but it is

only 50 a day if you have it for more than three days.

Question: What is the rent cost for the woman

altogether?

正确答案： A

Questions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you

have just heard.

Script: Man: What are you doing with that map and that globe?

Woman: I'm trying to keep track of Carmen as she

travels from country to country. I just got another postcard from her today.

Man: I'm not sure I like the idea of my daughter

traveling around the world with a group of people for three months. It's not safe.

Woman: She can take care of herself. You know she's

the adventurous type. Give her a compass and she can

find her way around anywhere. Help me find Nauru on this

map. I don't even know what continent it's on. I was never any good at geography.

Man: All right. You look above the Equator and I'll

look below it, but couldn't you just look it up on the

Internet? It would be easy to find the latitude and longitude of this place.

Woman: This is more fun. I sort of feel like I'm on an adventure myself.

Man: I can't make heads or tails of this map. It's not to scale and the explanation is all wrong!

Woman: It doesn't matter. We just need to find the

place name, and then I can put a pin in this map showing where's she's been.

Man: I have a better idea. I'll look it up on the

Internet and get you all of the vital statistics you'll want, like its location, okay?

Woman: Forget it. Sometimes it's more fun doing

things the hard way.

6.

A) Two weeks.

B) Three weeks.

C) Two months. D) Three months.

Script: How long is Carmen's travelling supposed

to last?

正确答案： D

7.

A) In the United States. B) In Nauru.

C) In Laos. D) In Norway.

Script: Where is Carmen now?

正确答案： B

8.

A) She will look above the Equator.

B) She will look it up on the Internet. C) She will look down the globe.

D) She will continue looking for the location on the map.

Script: What will the woman do to find the location

on the map and the globe?

正确答案： D

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you

have just heard.

Script: Woman: Help me decide on which type of hotel room to book.

Man: I want the one with a bed.

Woman: Very funny. We have a choice of different

views, and each one is a different price. For instance,

a room with a city view is $175 a night and a panoramic view is $275 a night.

Man: $275 a night? That's highway robbery!

Woman: If you think that's too much, there are a

few other options. We can get a courtyard room with no

view for $120 a night or a room with an obstructed or peek-a-boo ocean views for $130 a night.

Man: I don't really care which type of room we get

as long as we don't end up with a room on the ground

floor. I don't like having people walking back and forth outside my window all night.

Woman: Okay, I can request a room on an upper floor.

You really don't have a preference? Man: No, not really.

Woman: There is an expensive room at the top of the building for 400 a night.

Man: What? For that price, I'd better get a view

of the Eiffel Tower, the Parthenon, and the Great Wall

of China! 9.

A) $175.

B) $120.

C) $130. D) $275.

Script: How much is a room with a panoramic view?

正确答案： D

10.

A) He prefers a room with a courtyard but no view. B) He likes a room with a sea view.

C) He does not have any preference so long as it is not a ground floor one.

D) He does not have any requirement so long as it is with a city view.

Script: What is the man's preference?

正确答案： C

11.

A) He believes that the price is too high.

B) He thinks the views are great. C) He likes it very much.

D) He prefers a room better than that.

Script: How does the man feel about the room with

a price of 400 dollars?

正确答案： A

Section B

Direstions：Listen to three short passages. At the

end of each passage, you will hear some questions. All

the recordings will be played once only. After you hear

a question, please choose the best answer from the four

choices marked A), B), C) and D).

Passage One

Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have

just heard.

Script: People from different cultures

have very different feelings about hugging and touching.

Some Americans may touch the arm of the person they are

talking to while they are speaking. A man may gently

slap another man on the back when greeting him. Many

Americans hug their family members and good friends

when they greet them or say goodbye. However, some

Americans do not enjoying being hugged in public. There

is a great variety of feelings about hugging strangers.

Some people will warmly hug a new person they are

introduced to. Others may take a long time before they

give a friend a hug when they say hello or goodbye.

People from South America or southern Europe frequently

touch the person they are speaking to. They touch on

the arm, hand, or shoulder. People from Japan seldom

touch at all when speaking to others. In China, boys

may put their arms around other boys, and girls may walk

arm-in-arm or even holding hands. However, in America,

boys do not put their arms around other boys. If you do, people will consider you odd.

In a social group, American women often sit with their ankles crossed, or sometimes their legs

crossed at the knee. Men often sit with one leg crossing

the other, with the ankle resting on the knee. However,

in China, if you sit in this way, you are considered

to be rude or impolite. Chinese people are asked to sit

with two legs at the same level, and with your feet on

the ground. In the United States, where being casual

and friendly is valued, people often fall into chairs

when they sit. In many countries, such as Germany, and

Sweden, where lifestyles tend to be more formal,

slouching is considered a sign of rudeness and poor

manners.

12.

A) They may touch the arm of the person they are talking to.

B) They may slap another man on the back.

C) They may kiss a lady on the cheek. D) They may touch the shoulders.

Script: What will American men do when they meet?

正确答案： B 13.

A) The arm.

B) The hand.

C) The shoulder. D) The back.

Script: Which of the following parts of body is not

frequently touched by people from South America or

southern Europe when they are speaking to someone?

正确答案： D

14.

A) With the legs crossed at the knee. B) With the ankles crossed.

C) With both legs at the same level and feet on the ground.

D) Fall into chairs and slouch.

Script: In China, how should a person sit?

正确答案： C

Passage Two

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have

just heard.

Script: Foreigners are not expected to

know all of these things the minute they step off the

plane and will be given great latitude, however your

knowledge of what is not acceptable can make your transition to life in China much smoother.

If you want someone to come to you, don't

wave them over with an upturned finger. This is impolite.

Wave them over with your fingers turned down, as if they

were sweeping something toward you. The same motion is used when hailing a cab.

When using a toothpick in public, cover your mouth with your hand.

When eating with a group, if there is a dish

everyone is sharing (which is customary), do not use

your chopsticks or the spoon you are eating with to dish

your food. Use the serving spoon to dish into your bowl

or plate and then use your spoon or chopsticks to eat.

If someone gives you a present, it's best not to open it in front of them.

When someone gives a business card to you,

do not stick it in your hip pocket. Also, don't stick

it in your wallet and then put your wallet in your hip

pocket. You would be symbolically stating that you want

to sit on them! Putting a business card in your wallet

and then placing the wallet in a front pocket is no

problem.

15.

A) Wave with an upturned finger.

B) Wave with fingers turned down.

C) Wave from side to side. D) Wave on top of your head.

Script: What should a person do when he or she wants

someone to come?

正确答案： B

16.

A) Use one's own spoon.

B) Use other people's spoon. C) Use the serving spoon.

D) Use one's own chopsticks.

Script: What should one use when there is a dish

everyone is sharing?

正确答案： C

17.

A) Stick it in the hip pocket.

B) Stick it in the wallet and then put the wallet in hip pocket.

C) Stick it in the wallet and then put the wallet in a front pocket.

D) Stick it to the box.

Script: When someone gives a business card, what

should you do?

正确答案： C

Passage Three

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have

just heard.

Script: In the United States, it's

important to be on time for appointments, classes,

meetings, etc. This isn't true in all countries,

however. An American professor discovered this

difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian

university. The two-hour class was scheduled to begin

at and end at noon. On the first day, when the

professor arrived on time, there was no one in the

classroom. Many students came after ; several

arrived after 10: Two students came after

Although all the students greeted the professor as they

arrived, few apologized for their lateness. Were these

students being rude? He decided to study the students' behavior.

The professor talked to American and

Brazilian students about lateness in both informal and

formal situations; lunch with a friend and a university

class. He gave them an example and asked them how they

would react. If they had a lunch appointment with a

friend, the average American students defined lateness

as 19 minutes after the agreed time. On the other hand,

the Brazilian student felt the friend was late after

33 minutes.

18.

A) To be polite.

B) To be modest.

C) To be competitive. D) To be punctual.

Script: What is important in the United States?

正确答案： D

19.

A) A lot of students did not show up. B) A lot of students were early.

C) A lot of students were more than 30 minutes late.

D) A lot of students apologized for being late.

Script: What happened to an American professor in

a Brazilian university?

正确答案： C 20.

A) He talked to American students about lateness for a lunch with a friend.

B) He talked to both American and Brazilian

students about lateness for both formal and informal occasions.

C) He talked to Brazilian students about lateness for a university class.

D) He talked to American and Brazilian students

about being late for informal situations.

Script: What did the professor do as a study?

正确答案： B

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a

passage three times. When the passage is read for the

first time, you should listen carefully for its general

idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you

are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words

you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read

for the third time, you should check what you have

written.

As we interact with others of different

cultures, there is no good (21)_________________ for willingness to interpersonal feedback, good

observation skills, (22)_________________ questions, and some horse sense. There is much to be

(23)_________________ by observing how people of the

same culture interact with each other. Don't be afraid to ask questions as most people respond very

(24)_________________ to inquiries about their culture.

Ask a (25)_________________ of people so you can get a balanced view.

Making a (26)_________________ effort to

find the positive historical, literary, and cultural

(27)_________________ of a society; learning a few

polite expressions in another person's language; and showing (28)_________________ for the food and music

of another culture can have especially positive effects.

My opinion, then, is not that there are no

cultural differences. These differences between

cultures and peoples are real and can add richness and

(29)_________________ to the fabric of life. My

assertion is that people everywhere have much in common, such as a need for love, participation, and

contribution. When the (30)_________________ is taken

off, there are not so many differences after all.

Script: As we interact with others of

different cultures, there is no good substitute for

willingness to interpersonal feedback, good

observation skills, effective questions, and some

horse sense. There is much to be gained by observing

how people of the same culture interact with each other.

Don't be afraid to ask questions as most people respond

very positively to inquiries about their culture. Ask

a variety of people so you can get a balanced view.

Making a genuine effort to find the positive historical, literary, and cultural

contributions of a society; learning a few polite

expressions in another person's language; and showing

appreciation for the food and music of another culture can have especially positive effects.

My opinion, then, is not that there are no

cultural differences. These differences between

cultures and peoples are real and can add richness and

humor to the fabric of life. My assertion is that people

everywhere have much in common, such as a need for love,

participation, and contribution. When the exterior is

taken off, there are not so many differences after all.

正确答案： substitute

正确答案： effective

正确答案： gained

正确答案： positively

正确答案： variety

正确答案： genuine

正确答案： contributions

正确答案： appreciation

正确答案： humor

正确答案： exterior

The military aspect of the United States

Civil War has always attracted the most attention from

(31)_________________ . The roar of gunfire, the massed

movements of uniformed men, the shrill of bugles, and the drama of hand-to-hand combat have

(32)_________________ students of warfare for a century.

Behind the lines, however, life was less (33)_________________ . It was the story of

back-breaking labor to provide the fighting men with

food and arms, of nerve-tingling (34)_________________

about the course of national events, of heartbreak over

sons or brothers or husbands lost in battle. If the men

on the firing line won the (35)_________________ , the

means to those victories were forged on the home front.

Never in the nation's history had

Americans worked harder for victory than in the Civil

War. Northerners and Southerners alike threw

themselves into the task of supplying their (36)_________________ armies.

Both governments made tremendous

(37)_________________ upon civilians and, in general,

received willing (38)_________________ . By 1863 the

Northern war economy was rumbling along in high gear.

Everything from steamboats to shovels was needed and

produced. Denied Southern cotton, textile mills turned

to wool for (39)_________________ and uniforms. Hides

by the hundreds of thousands were turned into shoes and

harness and saddles; ironworks manufactured weapons,

engines and plate. Where private enterprise lagged, the

government set up its own factories. Agriculture

(40)_________________ , with machinery doing the job

of farm workers drawn into the army. In short,

everything that a nation needed to fight a modern war was produced in uncounted numbers.

Script: The military aspect of the United

States Civil War has always attracted the most

attention from scholars. The roar of gunfire, the

massed movements of uniformed men, the shrill of bugles,

and the drama of hand-to-hand combat have fascinated students of warfare for a century.

Behind the lines, however, life was less

spectacular. It was the story of back-breaking labor

to provide the fighting men with food and arms, of

nerve-tingling uncertainty about the course of

national events, of heartbreak over sons or brothers

or husbands lost in battle. If the men on the firing

line won the victories, the means to those victories were forged on the home front.

Never in the nation's history had

Americans worked harder for victory than in the Civil

War. Northerners and Southerners alike threw

themselves into the task of supplying their respective armies.

Both governments made tremendous demands upon civilians and, in general, received willing

coorperations. By 1863 the Northern war economy was

rumbling along in high gear. Everything from steamboats

to shovels was needed and produced. Denied Southern

cotton, textile mills turned to wool for blankets and

uniforms. Hides by the hundreds of thousands were

turned into shoes and harness and saddles; ironworks

manufactured weapons, engines and plate. Where private

enterprise lagged, the government set up its own

factories. Agriculture boomed, with machinery doing

the job of farm workers drawn into the army. In short,

everything that a nation needed to fight a modern war

was produced in uncounted numbers.

正确答案： scholars

正确答案： fascinated

正确答案： spectacular

正确答案： uncertainty

正确答案： victories

正确答案： respective

正确答案： demands

正确答案： cooperations

正确答案： blankets

正确答案： boomed

Part II Oral Tasks ( 2 minutes )

Section A

Interpret the following Chinese passage into

English. You can either interpret it sentence by

sentence or give out the main points in your own words.

You will have two minutes for preparation and three

minutes for interpretation. 41.

奥林匹克精神的实质（essence）和普遍价值观

——团结、友谊、进步、和谐、参与和梦想，表达了全世界在奥林匹克精神的感召下，追求人类美好未来的共同愿望。

思考/准备

Section B

The use of cutlery (餐具) in eating may differ from

culture to culture, influenced by a thread in another

form; I'm interested in knowing how your culture eats

"formally". As an example, if you are invited to dine

at someone's house in Europe, you will be given a fork

and knife to use while eating while in China you would

be given chopsticks. How is the standard method in

eating in your culture and how does the culture, in

general not as individuals, feel about people who

request different cutlery when dining with you? Would you feel insulted or indifferent? You will have two

minutes for preparation and three minutes for

presentation.

42.

思考/准备