大学英语II自主学习听力资料.doc

北京联合大学大学英语II 自主学习听力资料Model Test 1Section A1. A. She doesnt think much of the film.B. She is criticizing the man.C. She wants to see the film.D. Something is wrong with the young actresss eyes.2. A. Spare-time school. B. A course to take. C. A meal. D.English study.3. A. He would like to see her right after the meeting.B. He would like to see her in the snack bar at midday.C. He would like to have a snack at the bar first.D. He would like to see her in the snack bar next Monday.4. A. She knows the discussion.B. She knows the meaning of life.C. She wants to join the mans association.D. She regrets having not discussed with them.5. A. The pear. B. The weather. C. The seafood. D. The cold.6. A. 750 pounds. B. 480 pounds. C. 1,980 pounds. D. 840 pounds.7. A. A doctor. B. A patient. C. The doctors friend D. The doctors assistant.8. A. Worry about the time. B. Insist on having a clock in her desk.C. Leave her jewelry at the hotel desk. D. Ask the desk to call her in the morning.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A. Hong Kong. B. Tokyo. C. Shanghai. D. Korea.10. A. Around the 20th of this month. B. Around the 12th of this month.C. Around the 20th of next month. D. Around the 12th of next month.11. A. She wants a direct flight. B. Her flight will be across the Pacific Ocean.C. She wants to stop on the West Coast. D. She wants to stop on the East Coast.12. A. She wants to be comfortable. B. She wants to save money.C. She wants to travel overseas. D. She wants to have new experiences.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A. For a week. B. For two weeks. C. For three weeks. D. For a month.14. A. To secure a two-bedroom apartment. B. To renew a six-month lease.C. To pay for a dishwasher. D. To cover property damage.15. A. At 3:30. B. At 1:30. C. At 4 oclock. B. At 5 oclock.Section BPassage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A. On the north of Central America. B. On the north of Mexico.C. On the south of America. D. On the south of Guatemala.17. A. Very few people can afford to attend school.B.Many people are well-educated. C. All the children in Belize are required to receive higher education. D. Education is not as important as economy in Belize.18. A. Belize is the smallest country in America. B.Belize used to be a colony of Great Britain. C. English is the only language used by people in Belize. D. Compared with China, Belize is a small country with a large population.Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A. Optimistic. B. Resentful. C. Helpless. D. Doubtful.20. A. Factory owners and ads agents. B. Teachers and the government.C. Film stars and news reporters. D. Parents and news agencies.21. A. They are divorced or are often busy working.B. They are too hard on their kids.C. There is only one child in most of their families.D. Their children are too tired after one days study.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A. On April 26, 1611. B. On April 23, 1611.C. On April 26, 1616. . D. On April 23, 1616.23. A. In 1583. B. In 1584. C. In 1585. D. In 1586.24. A. People know almost nothing about Shakespeares early life.B. Shakespeare was already well known before he went to London.C. People know a lot about Shakespeares life in London.D. People know only a little about Shakespeares life in London.25. A. Shakespeare was not interested in making a profit.B. Shakespeare could get one-tenth of the profits of the Globe Theater.C. Shakespeare, like his fellow writers, had no business sense.D. Shakespeares fellow writers shared the same profits as he did.Section C For most of human history, the only (26) _ between people was face to face. The invention of (27) _ changed that, but for a long time most people could not read or write. Those who could read and write, such as people at the top of the (28)_ or political system, often have great power. The invention of the printing press in the middle of the 1400s gave people the printed word, which caused a huge change in human (29)_. People could now get information, look at that information themselves, and more importantly, ask questions about it and form their own (30)_.Later inventions made a very big difference in the way people communicated with each other. The telegraph and then the telephone made communication very (31) _. More (32) _ came the fax machine. Today many international organizations use fax machines and (33) _ mails for instant communication. In addition, the Internet provides information about the news everywhere in the world: hundreds of newspapers and news magazines are on the Internet for anyone anywhere to read. Home videotapes appear on television news shows, and (34) _. Also important is the communication satellite, which sends messages through space in seconds.Some people say the world is getting smaller. Are we all part of a global village because of our ability to communicate quickly?Some people worry about the use of communication technology in the news industry. George Gerbner, former dean of the Annenberg school for Communication and founder of the Cultural Environment Movement, says that news is a big business that is international in size. According toGerbner,(35)_. TV news, especially, is a very powerful influence and often focuses on sex or violence. In the case of the famous trial of athlete and actor O.J.Simpson in 1994 and 1995, for instance, he writes that it was wrong to allow TV cameras into the courtroom. What he calls The O.J. Show lasted for a year and had 150 millions people watching in the United States alone on an important day of the trial.(36)_.Model Test 2Section ADirections (Omitted)1. A. She built a model a week ago. B.She completed her model quickly.C. She will help him on Thursday. D. She thinks she can reduce the size.2. A. They divorced. B. They quarreled.C. They made up their relation. D. They remarried.3. A. Spanish.B. Italian.C. Chinese. D. Japanese.4. A She could help him with the problems. B. He could go out for a while.C. She could go out together with him. D. He should do the problems himself.5. A. Afternoon activities. B. Tennis playing.C. Weather. D. Temperature.6. A. The apartment is a good bargain. B. The woman will rent the apartment.C. The woman thinks the rent is too high. D. Probably there is no furniture in the apartment.7. A. At home. B. In a restaurant.C. In a car. D. On the street.8. A. 48 B. 22 C.20 D.14Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A. To find out if he has the flu.B. To find out how to maintain a nutritious diet.C. find out how to prevent illness.D. To find out the results of a blood test.10. A. He gets ill at the same time every year.B. He doesnt get enough exercise.C. He often has difficulty sleeping.D. Hes sick with influenza throughout the winter.11. A. Not eating nutritious food.B. Being overtired and having too much stress.C. Exposure to viruses.D. Boosting ones immune system.12. A. Hes unwilling to be immunized. B. He doesnt get enough rest.C. He forgets to take his medicine. D. He doesnt dress warmly enough.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A. He was hurt by the woman. B. He was cut by a knife.C. He was cut by a piece of paper. D. His finger was bleeding.14. A. Because the cut is serious. B. Because there are a lot of nerve endings in the finger.C. Because the nerve ending is sensitive in the finger.D. Because the finger is bleeding.15. A. To expose the nerve endings.B. To keep the skin from drying.C. To keep the skin from being together.D. To keep the skin from water. Section BDirections (Omitted)Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A. They run for health. B. They run for a gold medal.C. They run for beauty. D. They run to lose weight.17. A. To win a competition. B. To break a record.C. To deliver the news of victory. D. To win the first prize.18.A. Because he is over the fellow runners. B. Because he is over former runners.C.Because he is over his own body. D. Because he wins a prize.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A. Yes. Because he was never sick.B. Yes. Because he woke up feeling good every morningC. No. Because his heart muscle was severely damaged.D. No. Because he suffered a heart attack.20. A. It is impossible for us to stop heart attacks and many people die for it.B. Advances in medicine help stop many heart attacks and keep people alive.C. Lifestyle changes have increased the number of heart attacks.D. Medications can cure all the heart attacks.21. A. The longer people live, the fewer heart attacks people will meet.B. The number of heart attacks is decreasing.C. There is no evidence that heart attacks are decreasing.D. We can cure different types of heart disease.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A. They can enjoy their lives since there is a lot of public entertainment.B. They are healthier than before since there are many new medicines.C. They have more money since they can work to an older age.D. They live a happy life since they have more leisure time than the young.23. A. After their children have grown up.B. When their children move to another place.C. When their brothers or sisters pass away.D. When they stop working and start a new life.24. A. Indifferent. B. Concerned. C. Anxious. D. Helpless.25. A. Modern life brings advantages as well as disadvantages to old people.B. Old people feel lonely because their children cannot live with them.C. Loneliness is the biggest problem in modern society.D. Old people must try their best to face the reality.Section CDirections (Omitted) Canada has the largest (26)_ area in the world after the (27)_ U.S.S.R., but it is rather (28)_ populated. Most (29)_live in the south, within about 500 kilometers of the (30)_with the U.S.A.The far north of Canada lies within the Arctic (31)_, where the winters are long and (32)_ cold. Eskimos live in the Arctic, a region where it is too cold even for trees to grow. South of that region is a (33)_ area with many forests and lakes.The more populated part of southern Canada stretches about 5,000 kilometers from east to west. Here are found valuable forests, rich deposits of minerals, and various manufacturing industries. (34)_. To the east of Rockies are vast grasslands, called prairies, where cattle are reared and a large amount of wheat is grown. Coal and oil also come from this area. In south-eastern Canada is the important lowland region around the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. (35)_. And this is where Canadas two largest cities,Toronto and Montreal, as well as the capital, Ottawa, are located.English and French are the official languages. (36) _. The country is divided into ten provinces and two thinly populated territories. It has a central-government, with a parliament, headed by a prime minister.Model Test 3Section ADirections (Omitted)1. A. Boss and secretary. B. Clerk and customer.C. Lawyer and client. D. Brother and sister.2. A. At a baggage counter. B. At an elementary school.C. At a bookstore. D. At a post office.3. A. The man didnt want the woman to have her hair cut.B. The woman followed the mans advice.C. The woman is wearing long hair now.D. The man didnt care if the woman had her hair cut or not.4. A. He doesnt want to buy a house.B. He doesnt have enough money to buy a house.C. He plans to buy a house, but not now.D. He will have enough money for a house soon.5. A. A tailor. B. A hotel attendant. C. A nurse. D. An accountant.6. A. He suggests that the woman help Eric with his English sometimes.B. He suggests that the woman spend more time studying.C. He suggests that the woman get a tutor.D. He suggests that the woman spend more time in the language lab.7. A. The girls mother knows about her daughters real condition.B. The girls mother had an operation.C. The girls mother has learned the bad news.D. The girls mother doesnt know anything about her daughters real condition.8. A. The man had shot someone. B. Someone had shot the man.C. The woman had shot someone. D. Someone had shot the woman.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A. He is unable to attend her class. B. He wants to deliver something to her office.C. He wants to hand in a late assignment. D. He wants to drop her course.10. A. Find out about a course. B. See an adviser.C. Drop off a paper. D. Go to a meeting.11. A. Paint a landscape. B. Give an oral report.C. Take a final exam. D. Buy several books.12. A. Come to her office before her meeting. B. Change his major.C. Meet her tomorrow. D. Discuss the class with his roommate.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13.A. A maths test. B. A TV program.C. A friend of the womans. D. A kind of disease.14.A. He is having fun. B. He was taking a break.C. He wants to watch a movie on TV. D. He is bored.15.A. Because she wont help him. B. Because she is not good at maths.C. Because she is so mean. D.Because he doesnt want to bother her.Section BDirections (Omitted)Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A. An animal zoo. B. An adopted child.C. A tiger without children. D. A tiger in need of adoption.17.A. Because Shortys food is too expensive for one person to afford.B. Because people dont want to spend too much money on Shorty.C. Because people dont love Shorty enough.D. Because the zoo wants them to do so.18. A. Many zoos are too poor to feed their animals.B. Animals in the zoo dont have enough good to eat.C. Many people are kind to animals.D. Children love animals better than adults do.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A. The inventor of words. B. The origin of words.C. The importance of words. D. The power of words.20. A. They are great masters of words.B. They can move readers to tears.C. They can play very good music. D. They know how to use words accurately.21. A. Human beings invented words in order to be superior to animals.B. Peoples thoughts and feelings could be expressed after the invention of certain sounds.C. The sounds could be represented by combining certain signs which were called letters.D. Words are those sounds spoken by people or written in letters.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A. In the United States in 1873. B. In Germany in 1873.C. In the United States in 1837. D. In Germany in 1837.23. A. By working hard. B. By playing.C. By staying at home. D. By studying in infant school.24. A. Schools in Germany. B. Todays Educators.C. Kindergartens for Children. D. Learning by Playing.25. A. Three-and four-year-old children will never go to a free school.B. Most states in U.S. do not have free kindergartens for three-and four-year-olds.C. Most people dont think that Froebels ideas are right.D. All three-and four-year-olds can go to free kindergartens now.Section CDirections (Omitted) A few years ago it was (26)_to speak of generation gap, a division between young people and their elders. Parents complained that children did not show them proper respect and (27)_, while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? (28)_, the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many critics