云南农大硕士2014级2学期听力试卷A.doc

装订线学 院： 专 业： 学 号： 姓 名： 教学班号_ 线封密云南农业大学20142015学年下学期期末考试试卷2014级硕士研究生英语听力（A卷）（课程代码_）温馨提示：本考试要求学生边听边做，同时将答案誊写到答卷的相对应的位置，录音结束5分钟后交卷。本试题满分100分，考试时间120分钟。题 号一二三四五六七八总分得 分阅卷人Part I. Blank Filling (30%, 2 points each) (选自Unit 18 sections C 教材Page 143，教参 Page 136)Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words you hear from the recording which will be read three times. Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1947. She and her two younger brothers grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, as part of a close-knit family. Early in life, she learned the importance of 1._ to family, work, and service. It is this commitment and the belief that we “all have an 2._ to give something of ourselves to our community” that has helped to 3._ her role and actions as Americas First Lady.As a young student, Hillary 4._ food drives, served in student government, and was a member of the National Honor Society. She was a member of the 5._ Methodist youth group, and was also a Girl Scort. After graduating from Wellesley College in 1969, Hillary 6. _ in Yale Law School, where she developed her strong concern for 7._ the interests of children and families, and met Bill Clinton, a 8._ law student. Hillary married Bill Clinton in 1975.After graduating from Yale Law School, Hillary went to work for the childrens Defense Fund, an organization that lobbies for childrens 9._. This was the beginning of her careers as a 10._ of the rights of children. 1n 1977, she started Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. In 1992 when her husband first 11._ president of the United States, Hillary became a powerful 12._ of the changing role and status of women in American society.In 1996 she 13._ a book about children, It Takes a Village. This book shows how all people must work together to take care of the children in a 14._, You may recognize this woman as the wife of William Jefferson Clinton, but Hillary Rodham Clinton is more than just a first lady. She is a 15._ to many women,第1页（共 3 页）Part II. True or false (15%, 3 points each)Directions: Listen to the passage three times and decide whether the following statements are true or false. If the statement is false, please correct it on the following line. The answers should be written on the Answer Sheet.(选自Unit23 Section A 教材P186，教参P169.1. Graduate education is the term used in the United States for studies undertaken before the award of a bachelors degree.( )._2. American universities offer three kinds of graduate degrees, they are: PhD degrees, professional masters degrees and research masters degrees.( ) _3. Research masters degrees are oriented more toward direct application of knowledge than toward original research.( )_4. Getting a PhD degree usually takes at least 2 years beyond the masters degree.( ) _5. In all fields, PhD candidates must also be able to read one or two foreign languages.( )_Part III Question answering（30%, 3 points each ）Directions: Listen to the passage three times and answer the following questions. Please write down the answer on the Answer SheetPassage 1 .(选自Unit 17 Section B, 教材 P133,教参P127)1. Many apartment buildings are condos, short form for condominiums, what does “condominium” mean?_2. How many American households live in mobile homes-living quarters built on wheels?_3. What kind of homes is especially popular with young couples and retired couples living on a limited income? _4. What is the percentage of Americans changing residences every year? _5. Why the retired grandparents may move to the Sun Belt (one of the southern or southwestern states)?_第2页（共 3 页）Passage 2 (选自Unit 19 Section B, 教材P150页，教参P140页)1. What is the percentage of households having pets in the United States and Canada?_2. What are the most popular pets in the United States and Canada?_3. What other pets are popular?_4. In what way do the owners help the pets?_5. In what way do the pets help the owners?_Part IV. Dictation. (25%, 2.5 points each)Directions: Listen to a passage for three times and write down each word you hear on the Answer Sheet. From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report.Students in American schools learn 1._ to give presentations as part of their regular classroom activities. Children as young as five years old often 2._ they bring in to school - called show and tell, this training is a basis for later public speaking.Even so, 3._ are afraid to speak or give presentations in front of a large group. Speaking English in public meetings is necessary for many students and employees. The best way to improve is to practice public speaking 4._. Learners need to receive feedback about what they are doing well and about their mistakes. One group that gives members the chance to practice is Toastmasters.Toastmasters is 5._ that holds weekly meetings. At the meetings, members each give a speech and give others advice about their speeches and speaking style.Charles LeBeau is 6._ and consultant. He began his career in Japan in 1982. Currently, he teaches at two universities and at the Toshiba International Training Center. He has also written books on the subject.English language learners around the world use his book Speaking of Speech.Speaking of Speech tells about a method of teaching public speaking for non-native speakers. Mr. LeBeau says 7._ helps English learners.The approach that Ive taken is to simplify and break it down. First if we look at presentation, whats going on, there are basically three messages that the presenter is giving the audience, all simultaneously. Theres what I call the physical message. Physical message is 8._. Its the way that my body, as a speaker, is talking to the audience. And then theres also the visual message. The visual message(s) now are the slides that we now make and show the audience. The third message is the story message. The story message is 9._. So another way we can think of the story message is that its the verbal message, its what we say to the audience. The story message also includes how we organize our ideas to present to the audience, LeBeau said.In the next Speaking Tips we will explore Charles LeBeaus recommendations for improving the Physical Message. He thinks this is the public speaking skill that is easiest 10._.Im Jill Robbins.第3页 （共3 页）装订线学 院： 专 业： 学 号： 姓 名： 教学班号_ 线封密云南农业大学20142015学年下学期期末考试2014级硕士研究生英语听力（A卷）（答题纸）（课程代码_）本试题满分100分，考试时间120分钟。题 号一二三四五六七八总分得 分阅卷人温馨提示：本考试要求学生边听边做，同时将答案誊写到答卷的相对应的位置，录音结束5分钟后交卷。Part I. Blank filling （30%, 2 points each ）1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Part II. True or false (15%, 3 points for each)1. ( ) _2. ( ) _ 3. ( ) _ 4. ( ) _5. ( ) _Part III Question answering （30%, 3 points each ）Passage 1 （15）1. _.2. _.第1页（共 2 页）3. _4. _5. _Passage 2 （15）1. _.2. _.3. _.4. _5. _.Part IV. VOA English. (25%, 2.5 points each) 1. _.2. _.3. _.4. _5. _.6. _.7. _.8. _.9. _10. _.第2页（共 2 页）云南农业大学研究生英语期末考试参考答案与评分标准考试课程：研究生英语(下)听力期末考试 学年学期：2014-2015-02试卷类型：A 考试时间： 2015年6月10日Part I. Blank Filling (30%, 2 points each)1. commitment 2. obligation 3. shape 4. organized 5. local 6. enrolled 7. protecting 8. fellow 9. welfare 10. defender 11. ran for 12. symbol 13. published 14. community 15. hero Part II True or false (15%, 3 points each)1.F (before after) 2. T 3. F (Research masters degrees Profess