新理念英语上机测试(华工版)B4U4-A

1、 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

2、 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: Im happy you like it. Its for a

3、 competition. Heres 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?

4、 Woman: Yeah, sure. Its 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: Hows your health generally? Have you had any colds or flu recently? Man: I had a cold

5、a couple of weeks ago, but thats 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: Lets get going, shall we? Its Bens turn to give hi

6、s 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) 7

7、00 dollars. B) 980 dollars. C) 70 dollars. D) 50 dollars. Script: Woman: Good morning, Id 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

8、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: Im trying to keep track of Carmen as she travels from country to country. I just got another postcard from her today. Man: Im not sur

9、e I like the idea of my daughter traveling around the world with a group of people for three months. Its not safe. Woman: She can take care of herself. You know shes the adventurous type. Give her a compass and she can find her way around anywhere. Help me find Nauru on this map. I dont even know wh

10、at continent its on. I was never any good at geography. Man: All right. You look above the Equator and Ill look below it, but couldnt 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 Im on an adventur

11、e myself. Man: I cant make heads or tails of this map. Its not to scale and the explanation is all wrong! Woman: It doesnt matter. We just need to find the place name, and then I can put a pin in this map showing wheres shes been. Man: I have a better idea. Ill look it up on the Internet and get you

12、 all of the vital statistics youll want, like its location, okay? Woman: Forget it. Sometimes its more fun doing things the hard way. 6. A) Two weeks. B) Three weeks. C) Two months. D) Three months. Script: How long is Carmens travelling supposed to last? 正确答案： D 7. A) In the United States. B) In Na

13、uru. 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

14、 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 r

15、oom with a city view is $175 a night and a panoramic view is $275 a night. Man: $275 a night? Thats highway robbery! Woman: If you think thats 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

16、 $130 a night. Man: I dont really care which type of room we get as long as we dont end up with a room on the ground floor. I dont 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 dont have a preference? Man: No, n

17、ot really. Woman: There is an expensive room at the top of the building for 400 a night. Man: What? For that price, Id 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 1

18、0. 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 mans preference? 正确答案： C 11. A) He believes

19、 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

20、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 dif

21、ferent 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. Howev

22、er, 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 Amer

23、ica 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 Amer

24、ica, 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,

25、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 countr

26、ies, 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 t

27、he 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)

28、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: Foreigner

29、s 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, dont wave them over with an upturned finge

30、r. 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

31、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, its best not to open it in front of them. When someone gives a business card

32、to you, do not stick it in your hip pocket. Also, dont 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

33、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 ones own spoon. B) Use other peoples spoon. C) Use the serving spoon. D) Use ones own chopsticks

34、. 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

35、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, its important to be on time for appointments, classes, meetings, etc. This isnt true in all countries, however. An American professor discovered t

36、his 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 stude

37、nts 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 sit

38、uations; 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 frien

39、d 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

40、 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 o

41、ccasions. 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 tim

42、es. 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 wha

43、t 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. Dont

44、 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 persons

45、 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

46、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 feedb

47、ack, 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. Dont be afraid to ask questions as most people respond very positively to inquiries about their culture. Ask a variety of people s

48、o 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 persons language; and showing appreciation for the food and music of another culture can have especially positive ef

49、fects. 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.

50、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 attr

51、acted 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 provi

52、de 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 nations history

53、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 ha