大学英语新视野网络4-2.doc

Part 2 Understanding Short Conversations(每小题： 分)Directions: In this section youll hear some short conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.Questions 1 to 1 are based on the following passage.1.A. The 12th.B. The 17th.C. The 15th.D. The 18th.Questions 2 to 2 are based on the following passage.2.A. Mother and son.B. Father and daughter.C. Husband and wife.D. Boss and employee.Questions 3 to 3 are based on the following passage.3.A. They have rights.B. They are well-paid.C. They work outside homes.D. They have good jobs.Questions 4 to 4 are based on the following passage.4.A. The man doesnt think second place is good.B. The man hasnt taught the woman anything.C. The woman is proud of winning the race.D. The woman believes she is a loser.Questions 5 to 5 are based on the following passage.5.A. The man is a professional actor.B. The man never thinks about acting.C. Many people dont like acting.D. Many people think the mans a good actor.Part 3 Understanding Long Conversations(每小题： 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 following passage.1.A. Joining a family.B. Becoming a fantastic dancer.C. Going out for the night.D. Dancing at the womans home.2.A. Dancing.B. Dinner.C. A concert.D. A movie.3.A. The man is important to his parents.B. The woman had a great time with her parents.C. The woman isnt serious about her parents.D. The man doesnt want to go out with the womans parents.4.A. To be more serious about the parents.B. To have tea with the parents.C. To go with the woman without her parents.D. To go with the woman and her parents.5.A. Wife and husband.B. Girlfriend and boyfriend.C. Sister and brother.D. Mother and son.Part 4 Understanding Passages(每小题： 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 4 are based on the following passage.1.A. The twenty-third Olympic games.B. Los Angeles hosting the Olympics.C. Using computers before and during the twenty-third Olympics.D. A sophisticated computer.2.A. More than 40,000.B. 12,000.C. Approximately 103,000.D. 14,300.3.A. It trained American athletes.B. It helped keep the journalists informed of results.C. It kept track of schedules.D. It made the judges decision final.4.A. It analyzed their performance.B. It suggested ways to improve.C. It identified weakness.D. It eliminated competition.Part 5 Multiple Choice(每小题： 分)Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.1.This is a group of six boys _ 14 to 17.A. agedB. agesC. agingD. age2.In the old days people only had a _ idea of what other countries were like.A. coughB. toughC. roughD. crude3.We hurried on, our heads _ against the wind, to the bright light ahead.A. being bentB. bentC. was bentD. was bending4.Japans bombing of Pearl Harbor was _ dangerous an undertaking _ be scarcely believable.A. so. as toB. such. as toC. very. toD. so. that to5.He had a _ escape from the gas explosion.A. slimB. thinC. smallD. narrow6.After several months study, I was able to easily read Japanese novels in the _.A. originB. referenceC. sourceD. original7.Elliot followed his friend to her own club where everyone treats him as if he _ the president.A. wereB. should beC. beD. had been8.When you enter the quiet room, be sure _ the silence.A. not to breakB. not breakingC. to not breakD. not to breaking9.Although they met with many difficulties, I hear they succeeded _.A. over allB. after allC. above allD. all in all10.He has recently _ golf for relaxation.A. taken upB. taken withC. taken onD. taken over11._ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city.A. Being the fourth biggest cityB. It was once the fourth biggest cityC. Once the fourth biggest cityD. The fourth biggest city it was12.Petrol is refined from the _ oil we take out of the ground.A. crudeB. freshC. rudeD. original13.He was punished _ he should make the same mistake again.A. unlessB. providedC. ifD. lest14.This article _ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.A. getsB. hasC. paysD. focuses15.All the tasks _ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week.A. been fulfilledB. having been fulfilledC. were fulfilledD. had been fulfilled16.Eating too much fat can _ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.A. attribute toB. attend toC. contribute toD. devote to17.The president promised to keep all the board members _ of how the negotiations were going on.A. informB. informingC. be informedD. informed18.Extensive reporting on television has helped to _ interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.A. assembleB. generateC. yieldD. gather19.The Car Club couldnt _ to meet the demands of all its members.A. assumeB. ensureC. guaranteeD. confirm20.The older New England villages have changed relatively little _ a gas station or two in recent decades.A. except forB. studyC. exceptD. besidesPart 6 Cloze (with four choices provided)(每小题： 分)Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices given for each blank.Questions 1 to 20 are based on the following passage.Born in 1899, Alfred Hitchcock endured many frightening experiences in his life. The experiences may have helped to fuel his love for 1. the fears of others. At age fourteen, when his father died, he 2. school to work. However, he was 3. on continuing to study. So he took evening classes. Hitchcock knew he wanted to become a moviemaker. In 1920, he took a 4. as a title designer. Hitchcock showed 5. and became an assistant director in just three years. His first film, produced in 1927, got mixed 6. . His next movie, however, received 7. . This appreciation came from both critics and the public 8. . As most people recognized, Hitchcocks films were never 9. or without plans. Hitchcock was quite 10. from the very beginning of his career. Still, some people were 11. by the exceedingly shocking content of his films and didnt like them. 12. many writers and artists, Hitchcock could appear very strange. He had a 13. personal life. He rarely 14. anything about himself to the media. 15. he considered the process of bringing movies to the public the key to professional success. In other words, the process of 16. movies was still very important, even though he thought he should not talk much about his personal life. Throughout his long career, Hitchcock made 53 films and created some of the worlds most 17. films to date. 18. his immense success, he was not always happy. He frequently 19. about being lonely and fearing death. Perhaps the darkness of his character not only led him to succeed, 20. prevented him from enjoying his success. He certainly left behind a mystery for us to probe.Part 7 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)(每小题： 分)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.The decline in moral standardswhich has long concerned social analystshas at last captured the attention of average Americans. And Jean Bethke Elshtain, for one, is glad. The fact that ordinary citizens are now starting to think seriously about the nations moral climate, says this ethics (伦理学) professor at the University of Chicago, is reason to hope that new ideas will come forward to improve it. But the challenge is not to be underestimated. Materialism and individualism in American society are the biggest obstacles. The thought that Im in it for me has become deeply rooted in the national consciousness, Ms. Elshtain says. Some of this can be attributed to the decay of traditional communities, in which neighbors looked out for one another, she says. With todays greater mobility and with so many couples working, those bonds have been weakened, replaced by a greater emphasis on self. In a 1996 poll of Americans, loss of morality topped the list of the biggest problems facing the US. And Elshtain says the public is correct to sense that: Data show that Americans are struggling with problems unheard of in the 1950s, such as classroom violence and a high rate of births to unmarried mothers. The desire for a higher moral standard is not a lament (挽歌) for some nonexistent golden age, Elshtain says, nor is it a wishful (一厢情愿的 ) longing for a time that denied opportunities to women and minorities. Most people, in fact, favor a decrease in prejudice. Moral decline will not be reversed until people find ways to counter the materialism in society, she says. Slowly, you recognize that the things that matter are those that cant be bought. 1.Professor Elshtain is pleased to see that Americans _.A. have adapted to a new set of moral standardsB. are longing for the return of the good old daysC. have realized the importance of material thingsD. are awakening to the lowering of their moral standards2.The moral decline of American society is caused mainly by _.A. its growing wealthB. the self-centeredness of individualsC. underestimating the impact of social changesD. the prejudice against women and minorities3.Which of the following characterizes the traditional communities?A. Great mobility.B. Emphasis on individual effort.C. Concern for ones neighbors.D. Ever-weakening social bonds.4.In the 1950s, classroom violence _.A. was something unheard ofB. attracted a lot of public attentionC. was by no means a rare occurrenceD. began to appear in analysts data5.According to Elshtain, the current moral decline may be reversed _.A. if people can return to the golden ageB. when women and men enjoy equal rightsC. when people rid themselves of prejudiceD. if less emphasis is laid on material thingsQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.For an increasing number of students at American universities, old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom (生育高峰) generation, a longer life span means that the nations elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses serious questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. In addition to the doctors, were going to need more sociologists, biologists (生物学家), city planners and specialized lawyers, says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern Californias (USC) School of Gerontology (老年学). Lawyers can specialize in elder law, which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination (歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money, one professor says. Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was really bored with bacteria. So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying. 6.The words . old is suddenly in (Para. 1) most proba