新理念英语上机测试(华工版)B4U9-A

全新版第二版听说 B4U9 A Part I Listening Comprehension 29 minutes Section A Directions In this section you will hear several conversations At the end of each conversation one or more questions will be asked about what was said Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once After each question there will be a pause During the pause you must read the four choices marked A B C and D and decide which is the best answer 1 A One month B Two months C Three times D Four times Script Woman How long can I hang on the books that I borrow Man The borrowing period is one month but of course books can be renewed You can renew any item a maximum of three times Question How many times can the student renew her borrowed books 正确答案 C 2 A 75 pounds B 150 pounds C 75 dollars D 150 dollars Script Woman I d like to attend the computing conference on Saturday and Sunday only Can you tell me how much it will cost Man It s 75 pounds for each day Question How much should the woman pay for attending the conference 正确答案 B 3 A Husband and wife B Co workers C Professor and student D Father and daughter Script Woman I think I have got the flu There are about 6 people off at the moment with flu in the company Man Yeah it is going round It is best if you stay at home for a day or two I should think I will take care of the office Question What may be the relationship between the two speakers 正确答案 B 4 A 326211 B 326311 C 336211 D 336122 Script Man Is that 326211 Could I speak to Potter please Woman I m afraid you have got a wrong number It is 336211 here Question What is the number that the man dialed 正确答案 C 5 A He wants to change his surgery B He wants to see the doctor C He wants to change his medicine D He wants to change the date of his medical check Script Woman Mark Price s Surgery Can I help you Man Yes please I would like to change my appointment of medical check with the doctor to March 15 please Question What does the man call for 正确答案 D Questions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard Script Woman Oh sorry what was I saying I lost my train of thought Man You were telling me about the book you re reading Woman Oh yeah I must have had one of those senior moments of forgetting things Man Welcome to the club That s what happens when you re over the hill like we are Woman We re not over the hill You may be an old man but I still like to think of myself as middle aged Isn t 70 the new 60 Man That s what they say but I don t mind aging I may be a little absent minded now and then but I m not weak What I can t stand is being treated like I am The other day I sat at a table at a restaurant for 20 minutes while the waitress ignored me She waited on all of the tables around me first and when she finally came to take my order she didn t even apologize Woman Ageism is everywhere What I hate is to be talked to like I m a child Some people think that if you ve got gray hair you re not all there I m as sharp as ever Man I know but do you know what we re doing Woman What Man We re complaining That s what old people are supposed to do all the time right Woman You ve got a point there Let s go do something more productive before anyone notices 6 A A travelling experience B A movie C A book D A piece of music Script What was the woman telling the man before she lost the track of thought 正确答案 C 7 A He cannot bear the way people treated him B He did mind getting old C He thought he was weak D He thought he was not absent minded at all Script What is the man s feeling towards his old age 正确答案 A 8 A She hates to wait in a restaurant B She hates to be talked to like she is a child C She hates to be called grandma by strangers D She hates not being treated with admiration Script What does the woman hate about being old 正确答案 B Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard Script Woman Today is July 15th I m almost ready for my granddaughter s visit She ll be here tomorrow and I want everything to be perfect Man What have you planned Woman I m going to spoil her My daughter is very strict and doesn t allow her to do anything that a normal 10 year old wants to do Man Like what Woman Well her time is very structured and strictly controlled She s never been allowed any time for just fun Man And you re taking off the restrictions Woman That s right She can play as much as she wants to for the next week I don t want her to miss out on any experiences just because her mother is overprotective There will be no curfews and no time schedules Man Are you sure that s a good idea I m sure your daughter has instructions about how your granddaughter should behave and the punishments she should get if she misbehaves Woman You re right about that I m expecting a long list of rules for my granddaughter while she s here but she shouldn t expect me to toe the line I m the grandmother after all so I have special privileges Nobody tells me what to do with my own granddaughter Man How did a free spirit like you end up with a daughter who is so strict with rules Woman Beats me Man She s not going to thank you for spoiling her daughter you know Woman I know but I m her mother and there s still a thing or two I can teach her about raising a daughter 9 A July 15th B July 16th C July 17th D July 18th Script When will the granddaughter visit 正确答案 B 10 A Free B Structured and controlled C Full of fun D Without any control Script What is the granddaughter s daily schedule like 正确答案 B 11 A She will be very strict with her B She will let the girl play as much as she wants C She will follow her daughter s list of rules D She will make a tight schedule for the girl Script What would the grandma do with the granddaughter 正确答案 B Section B Direstions Listen to three short passages At the end of each passage you will hear some questions All the recordings will be played once only After you hear a question please choose the best answer from the four choices marked A B C and D Passage One Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard Script Mm blueberries It s the height of the season and I ve been tossing a handful into cereal into pancakes or just straight into my mouth This is a so called SUPER fruit that may hold you back from aging and are considered extremely good to your eyes Many of our crops were cultivated thousands of years ago and we don t know the individuals responsible Not so for blueberries Because the blueberry wasn t planted by human beings until just about a century ago And we have a botanist named Fred Coville to thank In 1912 if you wanted blueberries you picked the wild variety And it was devilishly difficult to get the plants to grow anywhere but where they were naturally found Coville figured out after many dead ends that blueberries need exceedingly acidic soil most plants like the soil at a neutral pH of about 7 Blueberries do best when the pH is about 4 5 Colville also determined that blueberries can t self fertilize so the grower must make sure the crop can be cross pollinated His research efforts are described in an article in the U S Department of Agriculture magazine Agricultural Research So next time you pop a blueberry don t forget to thank Fred 12 A Not known B Thousands of years ago C A decade ago D A century ago Script When was the blueberry first planted by mankind 正确答案 D 13 A Wild land B Soil at a pH of about 7 C Soil at a pH of about 4 5 D Soil at a pH of about 8 5 Script What kind of soil will you possibly find blueberries be planted 正确答案 C 14 A Anti virus B Antibiotic C Good to your eyes D Good to your skin Script What is the assumed function of blueberries 正确答案 C Passage Two Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard Script My formula for staying young is simple concentrate on the part of you that s young and growing your brain Keep your mind awake and you ll stay young all over These are exciting times Take an interest in the world around you and make a point of learning at least one new thing every day Regardless of your age it s not too late to make your life more interesting I know a housewife with no previous knowledge who made herself into an outstanding industrial designer I know a retired electrical engineer who has become a highly paid ceramic artist Get over the notion that you are ever too old to go back to school I know a man who entered medical college at 70 He got his doctor s degree with honors and became an eminent physician Another man went to law school at 71 and is now an active lawyer In spite of years staying young is easy for those who live in the future You can do it if you care enough to try Keep your mind awake and active that s only youth elixir guaranteed to work 15 A Have good supplement diet B Find some friends C Keep the mind young D Go travelling Script What is the speaker s suggestion for staying young 正确答案 C 16 A She made herself an outstanding designer B She became an electrical engineer C She became a paid ceramic artist D She became a teacher Script What does a housewife do in her old age 正确答案 A 17 A A bachelor s degree in medicine B A master s degree in medicine C A doctor s degree in medicine D A postgraduate in medicine Script What degree does the 70 year old man get 正确答案 C Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard Script Senior citizen is a common polite designation for an elderly person in both UK and US English and it implies or means that the person is retired This in turn implies or in fact means that the person is over the retirement age which varies according to country Synonyms include pensioner in UK English and retiree and senior in US English Some dictionaries describe widespread usage of senior citizen for people over the age of 65 Senior citizen is replacing the term old age pensioner traditionally used in UK English When defined in an official context senior citizen is often used for legal or policy related reasons in determining who is eligible for certain benefits available to the age group It is used in general usage instead of traditional terms such as old person old age pensioner or elderly as a courtesy and to signify continuing relevance of and respect for this population group as citizens of society of senior rank The term was apparently coined in 1938 during a political campaign It has come into widespread use in recent decades in legislation commerce and common speech Especially in less formal contexts it is often abbreviated as senior s which is also used as an adjective In commerce businesses often offer senior discounts sometimes with a special senior discount card 18 A People between 55 to 65 B People above 60 C People older than 70 D People over the age of 65 Script Which age group does the term of senior citizens refer to 正确答案 D 19 A It is used for politeness B It is used for legal or policy related reasons C It is used to show respect D It is a traditional use Script What is senior citizen defined in an official context 正确答案 B 20 A In 1838 B In 1998 C In 1938 D In 1948 Script When was the term first made 正确答案 C Section C Directions In this section you will hear a passage 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 exact words you have just heard Finally when the passage is read for the third time you should check what you have written Aging is the process of growing old It occurs eventually in every living thing provided of course that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely The most 21 outward signs of aging may be seen in old people such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of energy a decline in 22 and eyesight or even a slight graying of the coat Plants age too but the signs are much harder to 23 Most body parts grow bigger and stronger and function more effectively during childhood They reach their peak at the time of maturity or early 24 After that they begin to decline Bones for example gradually become lighter and more brittle In the aged the joints between the bones also become rigid and more 25 This can make moving very painful All the major organs of the body show signs of aging The brain for example works less efficiently and even gets smaller in size Thinking process of all sorts are slowed down Old people often have trouble in 26 the recent events One of the most serious changes of old age 27 in the arteries the blood vessels that lead from the heart They become thickened and constricted allowing less blood to flow to the rest of the body This condition 28 directly or indirectly for many of the diseases of the aged It may for example result in heart attacks Aging is not a 29 process Different parts of the body wear out at different rates There are great differences among people in their rate of aging Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age The majority of cells are 30 of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out Script Aging is the process of growing old It occurs eventually in every living thing provided of course that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of energy a decline in hearing and eyesight or even a slight graying of the coat Plants age too but the signs are much harder to detect Most body parts grow bigger and stronger and function more effectively during childhood They reach their peak at the time of maturity or early adulthood After that they begin to decline Bones for example gradually become lighter and more brittle In the aged the joints between the bones also become rigid and more inflexible This can make moving very painful All the major organs of the body show signs of aging The brain for example works less efficiently and even gets smaller in size Thinking process of all sorts are slowed down Old people often have trouble in remembering the recent events