新理念英语上机测试(华工版)B4U4-A

全新版第二版听说 B4U4 A Part I Listening Comprehension 36 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 A friend B A form C A class assignment D A contest Script Woman Your painting is fantastic Roger Man I m happy you like it It s for a competition Here s the form Question What is the painting for 正确答案 D 2 A 3218 No 1 Road Richmond B 3281 No 1 Road Richmond C 3381 No 2 Road Richmond D 3218 No 2 Road Richmond Script Man I am interested in the flat advertised Can you just tell me the detailed address please Woman Yeah sure It s 3281 No 1 Road Richmond Question What is the address of the flat 正确答案 B 3 A Doctor and patient B Teacher and student C Parent and child D Librarian and student Script Woman How s your health generally Have you had any colds or flu recently Man I had a cold a couple of weeks ago but that s gone it was only a sniffle really Question What is the possible relationship between the two speakers 正确答案 A 4 A At a staff meeting B In a class C In a library D At an academic conference Script Woman Let s get going shall we It s Ben s turn to give his tutorial paper today but remember we do encourage questions from the rest of you so do try to join in and ask the questions Man OK I am going to be looking at the recent landing by Americans of a spacecraft on the planet Mars Question Where does the talk probably take place 正确答案 B 5 A 700 dollars B 980 dollars C 70 dollars D 50 dollars Script Woman Good morning I d like to rent a Ford for a fortnight trip What is the cost please Man Well the daily rate is 70 dollars but it is only 50 a day if you have it for more than three days Question What is the rent cost for the woman altogether 正确答案 A Questions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard Script Man What are you doing with that map and that globe Woman I m trying to keep track of Carmen as she travels from country to country I just got another postcard from her today Man I m not sure I like the idea of my daughter traveling around the world with a group of people for three months It s not safe Woman She can take care of herself You know she s the adventurous type Give her a compass and she can find her way around anywhere Help me find Nauru on this map I don t even know what continent it s on I was never any good at geography Man All right You look above the Equator and I ll look below it but couldn t you just look it up on the Internet It would be easy to find the latitude and longitude of this place Woman This is more fun I sort of feel like I m on an adventure myself Man I can t make heads or tails of this map It s not to scale and the explanation is all wrong Woman It doesn t matter We just need to find the place name and then I can put a pin in this map showing where s she s been Man I have a better idea I ll look it up on the Internet and get you all of the vital statistics you ll want like its location okay Woman Forget it Sometimes it s more fun doing things the hard way 6 A Two weeks B Three weeks C Two months D Three months Script How long is Carmen s travelling supposed to last 正确答案 D 7 A In the United States B In Nauru C In Laos D In Norway Script Where is Carmen now 正确答案 B 8 A She will look above the Equator B She will look it up on the Internet C She will look down the globe D She will continue looking for the location on the map Script What will the woman do to find the location on the map and the globe 正确答案 D Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard Script Woman Help me decide on which type of hotel room to book Man I want the one with a bed Woman Very funny We have a choice of different views and each one is a different price For instance a room with a city view is 175 a night and a panoramic view is 275 a night Man 275 a night That s highway robbery Woman If you think that s too much there are a few other options We can get a courtyard room with no view for 120 a night or a room with an obstructed or peek a boo ocean views for 130 a night Man I don t really care which type of room we get as long as we don t end up with a room on the ground floor I don t like having people walking back and forth outside my window all night Woman Okay I can request a room on an upper floor You really don t have a preference Man No not really Woman There is an expensive room at the top of the building for 400 a night Man What For that price I d better get a view of the Eiffel Tower the Parthenon and the Great Wall of China 9 A 175 B 120 C 130 D 275 Script How much is a room with a panoramic view 正确答案 D 10 A He prefers a room with a courtyard but no view B He likes a room with a sea view C He does not have any preference so long as it is not a ground floor one D He does not have any requirement so long as it is with a city view Script What is the man s preference 正确答案 C 11 A He believes that the price is too high B He thinks the views are great C He likes it very much D He prefers a room better than that Script How does the man feel about the room with a price of 400 dollars 正确答案 A 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 People from different cultures have very different feelings about hugging and touching Some Americans may touch the arm of the person they are talking to while they are speaking A man may gently slap another man on the back when greeting him Many Americans hug their family members and good friends when they greet them or say goodbye However some Americans do not enjoying being hugged in public There is a great variety of feelings about hugging strangers Some people will warmly hug a new person they are introduced to Others may take a long time before they give a friend a hug when they say hello or goodbye People from South America or southern Europe frequently touch the person they are speaking to They touch on the arm hand or shoulder People from Japan seldom touch at all when speaking to others In China boys may put their arms around other boys and girls may walk arm in arm or even holding hands However in America boys do not put their arms around other boys If you do people will consider you odd In a social group American women often sit with their ankles crossed or sometimes their legs crossed at the knee Men often sit with one leg crossing the other with the ankle resting on the knee However in China if you sit in this way you are considered to be rude or impolite Chinese people are asked to sit with two legs at the same level and with your feet on the ground In the United States where being casual and friendly is valued people often fall into chairs when they sit In many countries such as Germany and Sweden where lifestyles tend to be more formal slouching is considered a sign of rudeness and poor manners 12 A They may touch the arm of the person they are talking to B They may slap another man on the back C They may kiss a lady on the cheek D They may touch the shoulders Script What will American men do when they meet 正确答案 B 13 A The arm B The hand C The shoulder D The back Script Which of the following parts of body is not frequently touched by people from South America or southern Europe when they are speaking to someone 正确答案 D 14 A With the legs crossed at the knee B With the ankles crossed C With both legs at the same level and feet on the ground D Fall into chairs and slouch Script In China how should a person sit 正确答案 C Passage Two Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard Script Foreigners are not expected to know all of these things the minute they step off the plane and will be given great latitude however your knowledge of what is not acceptable can make your transition to life in China much smoother If you want someone to come to you don t wave them over with an upturned finger This is impolite Wave them over with your fingers turned down as if they were sweeping something toward you The same motion is used when hailing a cab When using a toothpick in public cover your mouth with your hand When eating with a group if there is a dish everyone is sharing which is customary do not use your chopsticks or the spoon you are eating with to dish your food Use the serving spoon to dish into your bowl or plate and then use your spoon or chopsticks to eat If someone gives you a present it s best not to open it in front of them When someone gives a business card to you do not stick it in your hip pocket Also don t stick it in your wallet and then put your wallet in your hip pocket You would be symbolically stating that you want to sit on them Putting a business card in your wallet and then placing the wallet in a front pocket is no problem 15 A Wave with an upturned finger B Wave with fingers turned down C Wave from side to side D Wave on top of your head Script What should a person do when he or she wants someone to come 正确答案 B 16 A Use one s own spoon B Use other people s spoon C Use the serving spoon D Use one s own chopsticks Script What should one use when there is a dish everyone is sharing 正确答案 C 17 A Stick it in the hip pocket B Stick it in the wallet and then put the wallet in hip pocket C Stick it in the wallet and then put the wallet in a front pocket D Stick it to the box Script When someone gives a business card what should you do 正确答案 C Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard Script In the United States it s important to be on time for appointments classes meetings etc This isn t true in all countries however An American professor discovered this difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian university The two hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 a m and end at noon On the first day when the professor arrived on time there was no one in the classroom Many students came after 10 a m several arrived after 10 30 a m Two students came after 11 a m Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived few apologized for their lateness Were these students being rude He decided to study the students behavior The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both informal and formal situations lunch with a friend and a university class He gave them an example and asked them how they would react If they had a lunch appointment with a friend the average American students defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time On the other hand the Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes 18 A To be polite B To be modest C To be competitive D To be punctual Script What is important in the United States 正确答案 D 19 A A lot of students did not show up B A lot of students were early C A lot of students were more than 30 minutes late D A lot of students apologized for being late Script What happened to an American professor in a Brazilian university 正确答案 C 20 A He talked to American students about lateness for a lunch with a friend B He talked to both American and Brazilian students about lateness for both formal and informal occasions C He talked to Brazilian students about lateness for a university class D He talked to American and Brazilian students about being late for informal situations Script What did the professor do as a study 正确答案 B 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 As we interact with others of different cultures there is no good 21 for willingness to interpersonal feedback good observation skills 22 questions and some horse sense There is much to be 23 by observing how people of the same culture interact with each other Don t be afraid to ask questions as most people respond very 24 to inquiries about their culture Ask a 25 of people so you can get a balanced view Making a 26 effort to find the positive historical literary and cultural 27 of a society learning a few polite expressions in another person s language and showing 28 for the food and music of another culture can have especially positive effects My opinion then is not that there are no cultural differences These differences between cultures and peoples are real and can add richness and 29 to the fabric of life My assertion is that people everywhere have much in common such as a need for love participation and contribution When the 30 is taken off there are not so many differences after all Script As we interact with others of different cultures there is no good substitute for willingness to interpersonal feedback good observation skills effective questions and some horse sense There is much to be gained by observing how people of the same culture interact with each other Don t be afraid to ask questions as most people respond very positively to inquiries about their culture Ask a variety of people so you can get a balanced view Making a genuine effort to find the positive historical literary and cultural contributions of a society learning a few polite expressions in another person s language and showing appreciation for the food and music of another culture can have especially positive effects My opinion then is not that there are no cultural differences These differences between cultures and peoples are real and can add richness and humor to the fabric of life My assertion is that people everywhere have much in common such as a need for love participation and contribution When the exterior is taken off there are not so many differences after all 正确答案 substitute 正确答案 effective 正确答案 gained 正确答案 positively 正确答案 variety 正确答案 genuine 正确答案 contributions 正确答案 appreciation 正确答案 humor 正确答案 exterior The military aspect of the United States Civil War has always attracted the most attention from 31 The roar of gunfire the massed movements of uniformed men the shrill of bugles and the drama of hand to hand combat have 32 students of warfare for a century Behind the lines however life was less 33 It was the story of back breaking labor to provide the fighting men with food and arms of nerve tingling 34 about the course of national events of heartbreak over sons or brothers or husbands lost in battle If the men on the firing line won the 35 the means to those victories were forged on the home front Never in the nation s history had Americans worked harder for victory than in the Civil War Northerners and Southerners alike threw themselves into the task of supplying their 36 armies Both governments made tremendous 37 upon civilians and in general received willing 38 By 1863 the Northern war economy was rumbling along in high gear Everything from steamboats to shovels was needed and produced Denied Southern cotton textile mills turned to wool for 39 and uniforms Hides by the hundreds of thousands were turned into shoes and harness and saddles ironworks manufactured weapons engines and plate Where private enterprise lagged the government set up its own factories Agriculture 40 with machinery doing the job of farm workers drawn into the army In short everything that a nation needed to fight a modern war was produced in uncounted numbers Script The military aspect of the United States Civil War has always attracted the most attention from scholars The roar of gunfire the massed movements of uniformed men the shrill of bugles and the drama of hand to hand combat have fascinated students of warfare for a century Behind the lines however life was less spectacular It was the story of back breaking labor to provide the fighting men with food and arms of nerve tingling uncertainty about the course of national events of heartbreak over sons or brothers or husbands lost in battle If the men on the firing line won the victories the means to those victories were forged on the home front Never in the nation s history had Americans worked harder for victory than in the Civil War Northerners and Southerners alike threw themselves into the task of supplying their respect