[英语考试]大学英语新视野quiz.doc

Part I Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Everybody hurries, so things are done quickly.B. Everybody hurries, but things are done slowly.C. People have different opinions on whether we should hurry.D. More and more people think we should not hurry.Your answerCorrect answerBB2.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. A woman should apologize for being late.B. A man should arrive ahead of time.C. Important men can be late for an appointment.D. Women can be late for an appointment.Your answerCorrect answerDD3.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Happiness lies in material possessions.B. Happiness lies in love.C. He cannot afford to give the woman more luxuries.D. He is ready to satisfy the womans desire for more luxuries.Your answerCorrect answerAA4.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. One should not take pictures in crowded places.B. Ones personal space should be respected.C. Crowding causes less respect for personal space.D. Old people deserve more respect.Your answerCorrect answerCC5.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Family ties strengthen when people move around a lot.B. Family ties weaken when people move around a lot.C. Family ties weaken when nuclear families increase in number.D. Family ties weaken when nuclear families decrease in number.Your answerCorrect answerBBPart II Directions: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers. Most social scientists believe that the sports that are organized by a society generally reflect the basic (S1) of that society and attempt to strengthen them in the minds and emotions of its people. Therefore, organized sports have a more serious social (S2) than spontaneous, unorganized play by individuals. This is certainly (S3) in the United States, where the three most popular organized sports are football, basketball, and baseball. (S4) are the ways and words of democracy better illustrated than in sports. Organized sports are seen by Americans as an inspiring example of (S5) of opportunity in action. In sports, people of different (S6) and economic backgrounds get an equal chance to excel. For this reason, notes sociologist Harry Edwards, Americans view organized sports as a (S7) in which young men, regardless of social class, can learn the advantages and rewards of a competitive system. (S8) . Womens sports are growing in popularity in the United States, and they now have more funding and support at the college level than in the past, The 1996 Olympics provided evidence of the increased interest in womens organized sports. American women won gold medals for several team sports-softball, basketball, soccer, and gymnastics. The idea of competition is at the very heart of organized sports in the United States. (S9) . This training, in turn, strengthens American society as a whole. It is commonly held, says one sports writer, that (S10) . Your answerCorrect answer(1)values(2)purposespurpose(3)truetrue(4)NowhereNowhere(5)equalityequality(6)reasonsraces(7)librarylaboratory(8)Although Edwards specifically mentions young men, young women also compete in organized sports without regard to their race or economic background(9)Many Americans believe that learning how to win in sports helps develop the habits necessary to compete successfully in later life(10)the competitive ethic taught in sports must be learned and cultivated in youth for the future success of American business and military effortsPart III Directions: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Britain on the Decline.B. British Culture on the Decline.C. British Culture Remains Influential.D. The Replacement of British Culture by American Culture.Your answerCorrect answerCC2.How do Brits view the United States?A. They admit its success.B. They turn a blind eye to its success.C. They hate it.D. They believe their country is superior to it.Your answerCorrect answerAA3.What is true of the article in The Economist?A. American English is now as influential as British English.B. American English is more influential than British English.C. American English is still less influential than British English.D. Both American and British English are declining in importance.Your answerCorrect answerBB4.Why does the passage mention Big Mac?A. To show Americans like fast food.B. To show Brits are beginning to like fast food.C. To show Americans are no good at literature.D. To show the growing influence of American culture.Your answerCorrect answerDD5.What does the passage want to prove by mentioning the movie Lord of the Rings?A. Its popularity with children.B. The former glory of British culture.C. The superiority of British movies over Hollywood movies.D. The powerful influence of contemporary British writers.Your answerCorrect answerDDPart IVDirections: Choose the right answer. 1.Which approach do you think makes more sense? Its hard to say. Anyway, theres no _ for different tastes.A. countingB. countC. accountD. accountingYour answerCorrect answerDD2.The roots of the work ethic were in the teaching of the Christian Puritans who first settled in _ is now the northeastern state of Massachusetts.A. wher