新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册第二单元单元检测.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. Beautiful.B. Beautiful and intelligent.C. Intelligent and kind.D. Beautiful, intelligent and kind.Your answerCorrect answerBD2.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The man is positive and the woman is negative.B. The woman is positive and the man is negative.C. Both the man and woman are critical.D. Both the man and woman admire it.Your answerCorrect answerAA3.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. An ugly duckling.B. A traditional beauty.C. A beauty in a special way.D. A plain Jane.Your answerCorrect answerCC4.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Steve is better-looking than his girlfriend.B. Steves girlfriend is better-looking than he is.C. Though Steve is plain-looking, his girlfriend loves him.D. Though Steves girlfriend is plain-looking, he loves her.Your answerCorrect answerCB5.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She wants to look younger.B. She wants to look better even than a movie actress.C. She wants to look like a movie actress in one of the mans photos.D. She wants to look like the movie actress in her photos.Your answerCorrect answerDDPart 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. A 20-year-old Australian model and dancer won the Miss Universe title in a two-hour beauty (S1) watched by television viewers around the world. Jennifer Hawkins, a 5-foot-11 blonde with blue eyes, was chosen from eighty beauty (S2) . Miss U.S.A., Shandi Finnessey, was awarded second place.Hawkins received the crown from (S3) Miss Universe, Amelia Vega, and then walked the length of the stage to the (S4) of the crowd. Several times she reached up to touch her crown, as if to remind herself she had actually won the (S5) .Besides modeling and dancing, Hawkins also organizes a dance team that (S6) Australia. Her interests include surfing, camping and watching ballet.Before the contest began, Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, who (S7) at the Miss Universe finals, defended beauty contests from critics who insist such events treat women merely as playthings. She said, “(S8) ” Despite Estevans support, many people question the value of beauty contests. (S9) Conservative religious groups in India forced such contests to move from Calcutta when they threatened bombings. (S10) They hope Australia is going to shine for what it is, an unforgettable place. Your answerCorrect answer(1)contestcontest(2)queens(3)outgoingoutgoing(4)cheers(5)titletitle(6)towerstours(7)performedperformed(8)A beautiful woman has very great powerA beautiful woman has very great powers to convince, and we have seen many misses who have done a great job.(9)Women Womens Liberation organizations in the United States regularly demonstrate in protest outside Miss America and Miss World contests.(10)All the same,some Australia All the same, some Australians were hoping the two-hour show would draw world attention tothe beauty of their country and attract tourists.Part 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.Why does Pamela want to have plastic surgery?A. To become a movie actress.B. To become an anchorwoman.C. To become a fashion model.D. To find a white-collar job.Your answerCorrect answerAA2.What surgery has Pamela had?A. Enlarging her breasts.B. Removing wrinkles from her neck.C. Making her face thinner.D. Making her nose tip more pointed.Your answerCorrect answerCD3.What did Pamela think about beauty and character?A. Beauty is as important as a noble character.B. Beauty is more important than a noble character.C. Beauty is less important than a noble character.D. Beauty and a noble character are less important than ability.Your answerCorrect answerAC4.How do Pamelas parents and boyfriend react to her plastic surgery?A. Her boyfriend is against it while parents are for it.B. Her boyfriend is for it while her parents opinion is unknown.C. Both her parents and boyfriend are for it.D. Both her parents and boyfriend are against it.Your answerCorrect answerBB5.How long would her new looks last, according to Dr. Carson?A. One to two years.B. A few years.C. Nearly a decade.D. Unpredictable.Your answerCorrect answerBBPart IVDirections: Choose the right answer. 1.But your haircuts havent been _ your character. Your hair is at war with your soul.A. with harmony inB. with harmony toC. in harmony withD. in harmony toYour answerCorrect answerCC2.If I may say, Im an expert at matching hairstyles _ personalities.A. inB. onC. atD. toYour answerCorrect answerDD3.By putting a few yellow _ in your hair, it will become a work of art.A. streaksB. linesC. threadsD. wiresYour answerCorrect answerAA4.Robert Brown, 75, a retired construction engineer _ the voice lift several