新视野大学英语第二版第三册reading8.docx

Part 1 Word Dictation(每小题：1 分)Directions: Listen and write down the words you hear. You are going to listen to the recording twice. During the first time, write the word that you hear. Check your answers as you listen the second time.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.Part 3 Understanding Short Conversations(每小题：2 分)Directions: In this section youll hear some short conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.1.A. Scientists.B. The public.C. Politicians.D. Agencies.2.A. The man thinks science is causing people to lose faith.B. The man thinks flying cars will be provided.C. The man thinks science is useful.D. The man thinks science will be advanced.3.A. There are a lot of great science fiction movies.B. There are science fiction movies he agrees with.C. There are science fiction books that he appreciates.D. There are science fiction movies that seem real.4.A. Theyre clones of each other.B. Theyre clones of Dolly.C. Theyre expected to.D. Theyre of the same type.5.A. People have great imaginations for scientific achievement.B. Landing on the moon is the best thing done as a result of science.C. People cannot imagine traveling around the world.D. People cannot imagine being captured on the moon.6.A. He has questioned his results.B. He has joined a government agency.C. He has charged others with fraud.D. He has been accused of lying.7.A. The atomic bomb was a great achievement.B. Science shouldnt continue making achievements.C. The atom shouldnt have been split.D. All achievement leads to things like the atomic bomb.8.A. Husband and wife.B. Brother and sister.C. Father and daughter.D. Mother and son.Part 4 Understanding Long Conversations(每小题：2 分)Directions: In this section youll hear a long conversation or conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. A letter to the mans parents.B. A dying frog.C. The inner workings of the body.D. An experiment.2.A. Teacher and student.B. Employer and employee.C. Doctor and patient.D. Mother and son.3.A. Kill the mans frog.B. Write a letter.C. Meet the mans father.D. Kill other animals.4.A. The man thinks the woman is too cowardly.B. The man thinks he should try the womans patience.C. The man thinks he is braver than his classmates.D. The man thinks the woman shouldnt ever tell him what to do.5.A. She feels that the man is cowardly.B. She feels she is losing her ability to tolerate the man.C. She feels that the man should stand up for his beliefs.D. She feels she should let the man do what he wants to do.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.6.A. In the city.B. At home.C. In an office.D. On a grassy hill.7.A. The woman thinks sheep are the most beautiful animals.B. The woman likes the city, even though theres pollution.C. The man didnt see the woman approach.D. The man often sleeps as hes watching his sheep.8.A. His sheep.B. His work.C. His farm.D. His home.9.A. He doesnt have much experience.B. Others would want his job too.C. He causes a lot of trouble.D. Others have more experience.10.A. The duties of a sheep farmer.B. The life of a sheep farmer.C. The danger of life as a sheep farmer.D. The people who want to be sheep farmers.Part 5 Understanding Passages(每小题：2 分)Directions: In this section youll hear a passage or passages. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. They live healthily and actively.B. They look older than their real age.C. They look younger than their biological age.D. They can be used to repair damage.2.A. They used a different method for bringing together eggs and cells.B. They used animals for the cloning that were younger.C. They studied medical implications that were significant.D. They made use of advanced cell technologies for their experiment.3.A. A heart cell.B. A young cell.C. A clock.D. A time machine.4.A. A new heart.B. A youthful immune system.C. A clone.D. Heart cells.5.A. Lanzas discovery could lead to people living longer.B. Cloning can damage an animals heart.C. Cows are better for cloning than are sheep.D. Cloned cells are rejected by heart cells.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.6.A. The search for immortality.B. Attention given to cloning.C. Financial backing given for cloning.D. Cloning scaring the world.7.A. Financial backing.B. Human cloning.C. Searches for immortality.D. Controlling technology.8.A. A professor at Loyola University in Chicago.B. A professor at Northwestern University in Chicago.C. A host of a TV program.D. A Harvard-educated physicist.9.A. Richard Seed.B. Ted Koppel.C. Kenneth Howard.D. Anne Figert.10.A. Financial backing.B. Attacks from Congress.C. A clone of himself.D. Media publicity.Part 6 Compound Dictation(每小题：2 分)Directions: In this section you will hear a passage or passages 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 information you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.This might be an important scientific breakthrough. A scientist set out to improve the productivity (生产力) of farm animals and along the way set off a (1) earthquake. The experiment he (2) pursued (从事) involved work with a cell from an adult mammal. His (3) were to make a cell behave like a cell from a developing embryo (胚胎). And it was successful. He and his coworkers c