新视野大学英语听说4部分听力原题.doc

Questions 1 to 5 are based on this passage:1. A) Harms brought by layoffs. B) Ways to avoid being laid off. C) The advantages and disadvantages of layoffs. D) Predicting and preparing for layoffs.2. A) After a warning from the company.B) Before a warning form the company. C) Both before and after a warning from the company.D) Neither before nor after a warning from the company.3. A) Fewer customers want to employ engineers.B) Fewer customers want to install equipment.C) Fewer customers want to sell their machines.D) More customers are downsizing.4. A) Sure signs of forthcoming layoffs. B) Sure signs of bad production.C) Perhaps just periodic sales drops D) Even worse sales in the near future.5. A) Layoffs in other industries. B) Structural reorganization.C) No more hiring. D) Budget cuts.6. A) Lack of contact with colleagues. B) Lack of money to pay bills.C) Difficulty in finding a new job. D) Friction in the family.7. A) Its enough for a normal life. B) It does not last forever. C) It covers about 70 percent of ones former income.D) It covers more than half of ones former income.8. A) They expect promotions in the future.B) They expect salary raises.C) They need unemployment insurance.D) They want to live a comfortable life.9. A) Financial problems. B) Social problems.C) Psychological problems. D) All of the above.10. A) Problems with Joblessness. B) Problems with Joblessness and Solution.C) Workers Discontent with Unemployment and Low-paying jobs.D) Ways to obtain Unemployment Insurance.答案: DCBCAABCDA 1. A) The importance of reducing the administrative staff. B) Ways of cutting staff. C) The choice between downsizing and closing down. D) The terms of a severance package.2. A) We should mean what we say. B) We should say what we mean. C) We should cut the employees salaries. D) We should eliminate employees to gain efficiency.3. A) Their long service. B) Their familiarity with the workers. C) Their familiarity with customers. D) Their intention to use the boss.4. A) More reliance to sue the boss. B) More dependence on the subordinates. C) Greater dependence on computers D) None of the above.5. A) The company will return to normal. B) The company will develop fast. C) They still have to cut workers in the service department. D) They will be understaffed.答案:BDACC 1. A) They hate spice. B) They dont want to adjust to new conditions. C) They are loyal to the company they work for by nature D) They expect faster promotion.2. A) She expresses her indignation at the criticism. B) She promises not to be late. C) She proposes not to work late. D) She refuses the mans advice.3. A) She is not sorry at all. B) She is somewhat sorry. C) She is miserable. D) She does not express her opinion clearly.4. A) To get a raise by the end of the month. B) To be promoted within two months. C) To leave by the end of the month. D) To leave within two months.5. A) He is upset. B) He flies into a rage. C) He is only too glad to go. D) He is sure of his future.6. A) Voluntary work can help the man establish connections with the community.B) The mans voluntary work has left him little room in his schedule. C) Voluntary work with the environment council requires a time commitment. D) A lot of people have signed up for voluntary work with the environment council.7. A) The patient must receive treatment regularly. B) The patient cant leave the hospital until the bleeding stops. C) The patients husband can attend to the business in her place. D) The patient must take a good rest and forget about her business.8. A) Alice does not know much about electronics. B) Alice is unlikely to find a job anywhere. C) Alice is not interested in anything but electronics. D) Alice is likely to find a job in an electronics company.9. A) Jimmy is going to set out tonight. B) Jimmy has not decided on his journey. C) There is no need to have a farewell dinner. D) They may have a dinner when Jimmys back.10. A) The woman had been planning for the conference. B) The woman called the man but the line was busy. C) The woman didnt come back until midnight. D) The woman had guests all evening.答案: BBACDCBACD 01.A) Because she didnt expect the so-called clean director had taken bribes.B) Because the director is one of her friends.C) Because the bribes the director accepted are enormous.D) Because the man is quick to get the news.02.A) The thief was arrested at last. B) The stolen things were returned to the owner.C) The director caught the thief. D) The directors bribery was exposed.03.A) Thailand. B) Nigeria. C) India D) Vietnam.04.A) He agrees with her. B) He is against it.C) He agrees in part to what she says. D) He makes a vague comment.05.A) The ugly side of society. B) Unusual business activities.C) A new form of bribery D) Public relations.06.A) Those cards are against the law.B) Those cards may be regarded as bribes.C) The companies shouldnt issue those cards.D) The companies concerned should hand over the cards to the government.07.A) She is interested. B) She is depressed.C) She is irritated D) She is surprised.08.A) A book. B) A gift. C) A check of $20,000 plus a book. D) A rare edition of a book.09.A) She thinks its too good to be true. B) She considered it illegal.C) She doesnt want to bribe others to be rich. D) She thinks its useless.10.A) Enron didnt behave itself B) Enron broke its promise.C) Enron got punished at last. D) He finds it hard to stand by his principles.答案: ADDACBDDBA 1) By making the strictest law.B) By paying the government officials the highest wage in Asia.C) By establishing “clean” elections and taking in the best people into government.D) By managing a Singapore economy that has the highest growth rate in the world.2.A) He cited the Singapore press as an example. B) He argued that a disciplined press could better stop corruption. C) He pointed out that the free press in some Asian countries had not stopped corruption. D) He said that the western press had failed to do so.3.A) Punishing the briber. B) Shaming corrupt officials. C) Forcing corrupt officials to resign. D) Arresting officials faced with corruption charges.4.A) Corruption in public office is regarded as a threat to society.B) Singapore government should be the cleanest.C) Government officials are people with ability and integrity. D) Corruption should not be a way of life for government officials.5. A) He lived a luxurious life. B) He had a big home.C) He is accused by someone. D) He had property that his income could not explain.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.6.A) In the senate. B) In a newspaper. C) In Ilocos Sur Province. D) At a press conference.7.A) Gambling and bribery. B) Corruption, bribery and gambling. C) Bribery and corruption. D) Corruption, bribery and using his office for personal gain. 8.A) On October 9. B) On October 18.C) On October 23. D) On November 13.9.A) 5. B) More than 40. C) Over 50. D) 51.10.A) The House of Representatives voted to impeach him. B) The Secretary of Trade and Industry resigned. C) Vice-President Arroyo organized large-scale rallies to force the President to step down. D) The opposition applied pressure on the President to resign.答案: CCBADDDCBC Once a person becomes an (1) _ in China, he or she is safely on a ladder that only leads up. As long as he or she doesnt make any big mistakes, that position is (2) _ for a lifetime. But this may be changed very soon.Long year, Shenzhen Longgang District took the lead in working out a system that will pull (3) _ officials off the ladder. Under the system, if officials at director level have done bad deeds, the district will allow them to take the blame and resign or force them to resign through a vote.In March this year, Xiao Yang, president of the (4) _ Peoples Court, noted in his annual work report: “The resignation system should be (5) _ throughout the court system. Officials who are directly responsible for the (6) _ of major activities that violate the law and regulations should resign and get corresponding (7) _ punishments. If he or she fails to do so, (8) _.”Although the establishment of a resignation system has been roundly applauded, (9) _. According to them, Chinese officials need more external discipline. “Taking the blame and resigning” is neither an external discipline nor a self-discipline, but a result of self-discipline. (10) _, and that it is more practical to go on with what has already been started, that is, fighting corruption aggressively. And they also believe that the government should also take in new blood and eliminate the old and incompetent in the process of slimming down the government. 答案:1) official 2) guaranteed 3) unqualified 4) Supreme 5) implemented 6) occurrence7) administrative8) the Peoples Congress and its standing committee should have the official removed or replaced9) it has also been received with skepticism among the general public10) So they think it is neither rational nor suitable to current conditions 1) Paris. B) Nantes. C) Lyon. D) Calais.2.A) Those who want to deposit money. B) Those who have illegal incomes. C) Officials who have given others cash, presents or securities as bribes. D) Government officials who have taken bribes.3. A) Because they can remain healthy for a period of time.B) Because they can avoid being punished.C) Because they may be treated the same way as those who have rejected bribes. D) Because they may be pardoned and wont be sent to prison. 4. A) The practice can help build a clean government. B) The practice shows the idea of “ruling society by men”. C) The practice does not contradict current laws. D) The account will help corrupt officials avoid punishment.5.A) He supports it. B) He is against it. C) He is indifferent to it. D) He makes no comment.答案: CDCBD People who go to the emergency room with chest pains in the evening are more likely to be having a heart attack than those who go during the day, according to a report (1) _ here Tuesday at the (2) _ meeting of the American Heart Association. Dr. Michael Gibson said people who arrived at the emergency room at night with chest pains had an 11 percent risk of having a heart attack, (3) _ with a 6.5 percent risk for patients who came in during the day. Gibson and his (4) _ compared 813 patients who came to the hospital between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. with 433 patients who came in between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. The people who came in at night were younger than those who arrived during the day, and had experienced their (5) _ for a longer period of time before going to the hospital. Gibsons recent research has shown an association between peoples sleeping and waking (6) _ and heart attacks. Most heart attacks (7) _ in the morning. Gibson thought that one reason night-time patients (8) _ may be that they had symptoms longer before seeking help, thus delaying life-saving treatment. Patients who came in at night delayed seeking treatment by 30 to 45 minutes. He also thought that (9) _ before waking up. Gibson stressed that it is important to “come to the hospital quickly, (10) _ . 答案:1. presented 2. annual 3. compared 4. colleagues 5. symptoms 6. patterns 7. occur 8. were more likely to be having a heart attack9. they may have been having a heart attack in their sleep10. even at night, when you think youre having a problem A home computer not only helps children master the old ways of learning, but also opens up possibilities that simply arent available in traditional education. Simulation software, for example, allows kids to make decisions and see _1_ in situations as varied as a space flight, architecture, undersea _2_ or historical events. Multimedia _3_ works and the World Wide Web encourage young minds to _4_ by letting them move easily from link to link, topic to topic. The best software _5_ children into learning by making them _6_ - what if I click on this icon, _7_ this over here, visit that web site. Knowing how to use a computer also boots a childs confidence. Kids _8_. In turn, feeling competent on a computer often translates to academic confidence. Researchers have found that _9_. Perhaps most important, computers can enrich family life. Forget the idea that computer kids are isolated. _10_.答案: 1. consequences 2. exploration 3. reference 4. free-associate 5. draws6. curious 7. drag8. figure out quickly that computers are powerful, and mastering the machine makes them feel grown-up9. attitudes towards writing, for example, improve when students compose on a computer10. Children like to use the computer with adults and other kids, asking questions, making predictions, and comparing results 1. A) Eighty thousand people. B) Eighteen thousand people. C) One hundred million people. D) One million people.2. A) For his father B) For his wife. C) For his daughter. D) For his mother.3. A) In 1956. B) In 1948. C) In 1966. D) In 1958.4. A) They were greatly excited. B) They were indifferent to it. C) They were very sad. D) They felt proud of him.5. A) He died in a battle. B) He died of starvation. C) He died in an accident. D) He died from a heart attack.Passage Two6. A) $ 10 million. B) $ 100 million. C) $ 1 million. D) $ 1000 million.7. A) She hopes they are as rich as her. B) She wants them to drop out of school early. C) She wants them to live a normal life. D) She wants them to grow up in the same way as she did.8. A) He didnt care about his daughter at all. B) He gave too much love to his only daughter. C) He didnt like children at all. D) He had no time to play with her daughter.9. A) He wanted Lisa to live above the average people. B) He wanted his daughter to lead a normal life. C) He wanted his daughter to be around people her age. D) He wanted his daughter to be a singer.10. A) To lead a rich life. B) To lead a poor life. C) To lead a quiet and normal life. D) To lead an eventful life.答案: ADACDBCBAC 1.A) In a cinema. B) At a party. C) At the speakers home. D) In the office.2.A) They share the housework. B) They go to the cinema once a week. C) The wife should do more house work. D) They should talk a lot to each other after work.3.A) They are having a quarrel. B) They are doing house work together. C) They are recalling their past D) They are walking in the rain.4.A) He is willing to accept them. B) He is angry about them.C) He is delighted to hear them. D) He is ready to correct his shortcomings.5 A) He will go out to take a walk in the rain. B) He will go to the cinema alone. C) He will go shopping alone. D) He will go to live with his parents.答案: CAABD 1. A) He tells the woman to take some new tubes. B) He asks the woman to leave the tubes where they are.C) He wants the woman to watch what he is doing. D) He asks the woman to finish her work quickly.2. A) Only if it is always in sight. B) No, because she asked him to turn it off between problems. C) He should leave it on the table. D) No, because he asked for it.3. A) Because you must take the stairs. B) Because nine is an odd number. C) Because the elevator gets stuck. D) Because there are too many people in the elevator.4. A) Last summer was even hotter. B) This summer is terribly hot. C) If you lose some weight, youll not feel too hot. D) This woman is happy since hot weather helps her lose weight.5. A) The tour was worth the time but not the money. B) The tour was not worth the time or the money. C) The tour was worth the money but not the time. D) The tour was worth both the time and the money.6. A) They were both busy doing their own work. B) They waited for each other at different places. C) They went to the street corner at different times. D) The man went to the concert but the woman didnt.7. A) He is afraid of being beaten by the woman again. B) He is in poor health. C) He was beaten by the woman yesterday. D) He did too much exercise yesterday.8. A) Two tourists. B) Driver and passenger. C) Nurse and patient. D) Manager and secretary.9. A) She is always laughed at by the clerks. B) She hates going shopping with her friends. C) She feels embarrassed about her stature. D) She is in the habit of doing window-shopping.10. A) He will drive his grandmother to the airport. B) He will meet his grandmother at the airport. C) He will send his grandmother to a wedding party. D) He will take his grandmother to the hospital.答案:BBBBBBDBCA Most Brazilians are very class-conscious,