新视野大学英语视听说教程期中考试测试题及答案

1、交卷!Part 1 Short dialogs and multiple choice questions(每小题：2.5 分)Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to c

2、heck your answers.1.A. He has learned to make sounds like a cat.B. He found food for the womans cat.C. He has become team captain.D. He has attracted the womans attention.2.A. The woman wants to play golf while the man wants to play tennis.B. The man wants to play golf while the woman wants to play

3、tennis.C. Both the man and woman suggest playing golf.D. Both the man and woman suggest playing tennis.3.A. An ugly duckling.B. A traditional beauty.C. A beauty in a special way.D. A plain Jane.4.A. Steve is better-looking than his girlfriend.B. Steves girlfriend is better-looking than he is.C. Thou

4、gh Steve is plain-looking, his girlfriend loves him.D. Though Steves girlfriend is plain-looking, he loves her.5.A. The man thinks modern technology can tame nature while the woman does not.B. The woman thinks modern technology can tame nature while the man does not.C. Both the man and woman think m

5、ankind can conquer nature.D. Neither the man nor the woman thinks mankind can conquer nature.6.A. She knows a lot about floods.B. She is an earthquake expert.C. She is interested in meteorites.D. She is worried about natural disasters.7.A. There will be a volcanic eruption on La Palma island.B. La P

6、alma island will be completely submerged.C. Tidal waves will strike the coasts of two continents.D. Tidal waves will die down along the coasts of Africa and North America.8.A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.9.A. He is a self-made successful businessman.B. He inherited a large fortune.C. He is a success

7、ful young tradesman.D. He will hand his company over to his son.10.A. The mans father promoted the woman.B. The woman promoted the man.C. The mans father has been promoted to the head office.D. The mans father owns the company.Part 2 Short passages and multiple-choice questions(每小题：2.5 分)Directions:

8、 Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or d

9、ialog.1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. More Attention to Ones Skin Than Ones Figure.B. Benefits from Skincare.C. Seeking Expert Advice on Skincare.D. Seeking Expert Advice on Beauty Contests.2.What problem does the woman have?A. She has smallpox.B. She has oily ski

10、n.C. She has a lot of wrinkles.D. She has crows feet around her eyes.3.What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Wash her face with lukewarm water.B. Pat her face dry with a clean towel.C. Pat a cream onto her face.D. All of the above.4.What is the use of the cream?A. To wipe out dirt and oil.B. T

11、o remove wrinkles.C. To tighten the skin.D. All of the above.5.What does the man suggest finally?A. To get a facelift every four to six months.B. To get a facelift every four to six years.C. To get a facial every four to six monthsD. To get a farcical every four to six weeks.Questions 6 to 10 are ba

12、sed on the same passage or dialog.6.What does the man mean by saying No one has a good enough memory to be a successful liar?A. With a good memory you will be a successful liar (说谎人).B. If the listener has a bad memory, you will succeed in lying.C. If you lie, you will forget what you said and be fo

13、und out.D. If you remember your lie well, nobody can see through it.7.Why did the man call the woman into his office?A. To praise her good appearance.B. To give her money.C. To reprimand her for being late.D. To reprimand her for telling a lie.8.What is the woman?A. A secretary.B. An assistant manag

14、er.C. The office manager.D. The accountant.9.What does the man say he has noticed over the past year?A. The woman has grown lazier.B. The woman has become more interested in money.C. The woman has grown prettier.D. The woman has improved her work.10.What does the passage say about the training cours

15、es?A. The woman has paid a lot to attend them.B. The man has paid a lot to attend them.C. They have improved the womans work.D. They have turned out to be a failure.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.11.What happened to 200 supercarriers in the past 20 years?A. They survived

16、severe storms.B. They lost their ways at sea.C. They were lost with a few survivors.D. They were lost with no survivors.12.What does the woman find surprising?A. Modern technology cannot save supercarriers.B. Modern technology has saved many supercarriers.C. Communications and emergency services hav

17、e improved fast.D. Communications and emergency services have improved slowly.13.Which of the following is true of the helicopter?A. It was blown into the sea.B. It sank with the supercarrier.C. It saved a few people on the supercarrier.D. It saved the supercarrier.14.What happened to the oil-drilli

18、ng rig off Canadas coast?A. The workers escaped.B. A lot of people died.C. The rig was overturned.D. The rig exploded.15.Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog?A. Tsunami-the most destructive disaster at sea.B. Rogue waves-the most powerful sea waves.C. Mysteries of sea disast

19、ers.D. The fate of different supercarriers.Click ONCE on the speaker icon to start listening!放音结束前请不要离开本页。否则就听不成啦! Part 3 Short passages and multiple choice questions(每小题：2.5 分)Directions: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recordin

20、g twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.What subjects were followed in the study?A. More than 700 subjects averaging over 30 years of age.B. Mor

21、e than 700 subjects averaging over 40 years of age.C. Almost 600 subjects averaging over 30 years of age.D. Almost 600 subjects averaging over 40 years of age.2.Which of the following is true, according to the speaker?A. The crises after job loss are as bad as the loss itself.B. The crises after job

22、 loss are worse than the loss itself.C. Job loss is worse than the subsequent crises.D. Only after finding another job can one overcome the depression.3.Which of the following does the speaker mention as the result of unemployment?A. Losing healthcare benefits.B. Less ability to care for a family me

23、mber with a long illness.C. A heavy pressure on family relationships.D. All of the above.4.Which of the following is true of the study participants who found new jobs?A. Their health improved but their emotional functioning was poor.B. Their health worsened but their emotional functioning improved.C

24、. Their health and emotional functioning were both poor.D. Both their health and emotional functioning improved.5.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. How to find new jobs.B. How to overcome depression after job loss.C. Long-lasting depression from job loss.D. Depression

25、 from undesirable reemployment.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.6.Why does Pamela want to have plastic surgery?A. To become a movie actress.B. To become an anchorwoman.C. To become a fashion model.D. To find a white-collar job.7.What surgery has Pamela had?A. Enlarging her b

26、reasts.B. Removing wrinkles from her neck.C. Making her face thinner.D. Making her nose tip more pointed.8.What did Pamela think about beauty and character?A. Beauty is as important as a noble character.B. Beauty is more important than a noble character.C. Beauty is less important than a noble chara

27、cter.D. Beauty and a noble character are less important than ability.9.How do Pamelas parents and boyfriend react to her plastic surgery?A. Her boyfriend is against it while parents are for it.B. Her boyfriend is for it while her parents opinion is unknown.C. Both her parents and boyfriend are for it.D. Both her parents and boyfriend are against it.10.How long would her new looks last, according to Dr. Carson?A. One to two years.B. A few years.C. Nearly a decade.D. Unpredictable.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.11.Why