大学英语3听力资料（2014.9-2015.1）
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each question you hear (p28 VI task 1:)
1 .A. The past and present size of Harvard University. B. The development of Harvard University.
C. Some important presidents of Harvard University.
D. The religious influence on Harvard University.
2. A. 1. B. 10. C. 9. D. 18.
3.A. It was not influenced by any religion. B. It was heavily influenced by one religious group.
C. It was not dominated by a single religious group.
D. It was devoted only to religion.
4. A. Increasing the professors? pay. B. Increasing financial aid to students.
C. Improving the facilities.
D. Promoting the university?s research.
5. A. He tried to identify some of Harvard?s main intellectual priorities.
B. He paid attention to the quality of the undergraduate teaching.
C. He allowed students with limited finances to enter the university.
D. All of the above.
Compound Dictation: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the information you hear.
At a university, there were four sophomores taking a chemistry___1____ . They were doing so well on all the ____2___ , midterms, labs, etc., that each had an “A” so far for the ___3____. These four friends were so _4_____ That on the weekend before finals, they decided to go up to the university of Virginia and __5______ with some friends there. They had a great time, but after all the __6_____ partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn?t ____7___ it back to school until early Monday morning. Rather than taking the final then, they decided to find their professor after the final and explain to him why they missed it. They explained that they had planned to come back in time for the final exam, but, unfortunately, __8________________________________________________ As a result, they missed the final. The professor thought it over and then agreed they could make up the final the following day. The guys were relieved and elated. The next day, the professor ____9_____________________ ____________________________________________. They looked at he first problem, worth five points. It was a simple question on a chemical research. “Cool,”they thought at the same time, each one in his separate room. “This is going to be easy.”Each finished the problem and then turned the page. _10__________________ _______________________________________________________.
Listen to the report and fill in the blanks with the missing words. (p30)
What goes into a prince?s education today? For Britain?s Prince William, nature played an important _1____ In his education this last winter, as the future _2______ went on a 10-wek expedition in Chile with Raleigh International. The __3____ was a very different one for th prince. He Kayaked in ocean fjords, tracked a rare deer, and was stranded on a beach during a __4_____ . He also got used to sleeping on the ___5____---at times in a room filled with 16 people---and living in __6__________. Those who took part, called “volunteers”, both _7______ and learned. The prince helped locals ___8____ wooden walkways and buildings, and taught English to schoolchildren. He was described by other volunteers as _9______ , humble, and laid-back. As one said, “He struck a really good __10____ between working hard and having fun… getting on with everyone, and taking on the ___11____ spirit.”The prince said he liked being treated as an “_12______”by other volunteers, who came from all ___13___ of life. Around 20 percent were from __14_____ backgrounds, some having had troubles with drugs or crime. It seems that there?s a lot more to education than universities and books, and that th Chilean forests and a little___15____ with regular people may do a lot for a British prince.
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear. (p32)
1. A. She wants to have a new family. B. She wants new friends.
C. She doesn?t want the family to break up.
D. She thinks Dad and Mom had better separate.
2. A. The manager sent flowers to celebrate the couple?s anniversary.
B. The manager sent the couple flowers to express his gratitude.
C. What the wife likes best is the rose.
D. What the husband likes best is the room and the service.
3. A. In a school. B. In a kitchen. C. In a garden. D. In a grocery store.
4. A. The mother is a good teacher. B. The father will have an important meeting.
C. The boy?s parents have divorced.
D. The boy has a girlfriend now.
5. A. Only the Internet will bring you the mate you want.
B. Your best chance of finding true love is through the Internet.
C. One should never use the Internet to find a husband.
D. Many women would be happy to be rid of their husband.
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (p35)
1. A. Her husband was thinking about leaving her. B. Monica wanted to take her children away.
C. She would become a single parent.
D. All of the above.
2. A.The two daughters liked to stay alone. B. Seven-year-old Joana could not bear being left alone.
C. The five-year-old daughter would vomit after each meal.
D. The two daughters were in low moods.
3. A. Remarriages seldom collapse in the end.
B. Children are harmed in their parent?s remarriages.
C. Children and parents get on well in blended families.
D. Children in single-parent families are more emotionally healthy.
4. A. Children in blended families feel much better than in single-parent families.
B. Children in blended families feel no better than in single-parent families.
C. Children in blended families feel much worse than in single-parent families.
D. Children in both blended families and single-parent families take drugs.
5. A. She might have sold drugs. B. She might have killed herself.
C. She might have left home.
D. She might have remained single all her life.
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (p42)
1. A. 18. B. 19. C. 20. D. 21.
2. A. She wants another girl. B. She wants a son.
C. She wants to teach at a vocational school.
D. She wants to learn skills to earn wages.
3. A. They are facing pressure from both their relatives and the society.
B. Their parents also had babies early.
C. Most of their in-laws had babies before 18.
D. They believe young mother s? babies are healthier.
4. A. They bear a baby too early. B. They bear babies too frequently.
C. They give birth to too many babies.
D. All of the above.
5. A. The bitter life of a young mother. B. The advantages and disadvantages of early marriage.
C. Problems of early marriage.
D. The earlier the marriage, the better.
Compound Dictation: (p42)
A nuclear family is ____1___ in highly-industrialized societies. Beginning in the early 20th century, the two-parent family ___2____ as the nuclear family was the predominant American family type. ___3____ children live with their parents until they go away to a college or university, or until they ____4__ their own jobs and move into their own ___5____ or home. In the early mid-20th century, the father typically was the ___6____ wage earner, and the mother was the children?s ____7___ care giver. Today, often both parents hold jobs. __8__________________________________________________________. Increasingly, one of the parents has a non-standard shift; that is, a shift that does not start in the morning and end in the late afternoon. In these families, one of the parents manages the children while the other works. Prior to school, _____9___________________ ________________________________________. In recent years, many private companies and home-based day care have sprung to fulfill this need. Increasingly, _____10____________________________________________.
Listen to the news report and fill in the blanks with missing words. (p44)
People have long known the saying “_1________are a girl?s best friend.” But this may be changing. There?s a new ___2____ on the gem market, tanzanite, and it is giving diamonds some serious ___3______. Tanzanite was one of a number of gems discovered in East Africa in the 1960s. The new colors and __4____ changed the gem market. But the real gem among these stones was Tanzanite, _5______ in 1967 in Tanzania. The stone was named _6______ its country of origin by New York?s Tiffany and Co., which __7_____ it to the world. It draws one?s attention quickly with its colors---blue, purple or bronze, depending on the direction it is _8______ from. More important for its value, though, is its rarity. Tanzanite has been found in only one small area, near Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania. And its___9____ will probably be fully mined in the next two decades. As one mining official __10_____ it, “It should never have really _11_____ in the first place. It did occur. And only this one deposit on this entire _12_____ that is known…makes it more than a thousand times __13____ than diamonds. And certainly within the next 15-20 years, there will be no more tanzanite to be mined.”The current value of the tanzanite market, at U.S.$ 10 billion, is __14_____ to that of diamonds. And so another saying “Diamonds are forever” may __15___ some of its meaning.
4-1(p46)
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to the question you hear.
1. A. A newspaper story. B. A situational dialog. C. A job vacancy. D. The Internet service.
2. A. She has good qualifications for the job. B. She is faced with many challenges.
C. She is a skilled worker.
D. She is quick to learn.
3. A. A resume should not be too long.
B. A long resume tends to impress the employer.
C. One?s work experience should be listed in chronological order.
D. One?s last education entry should be listed last.
4. A. Because the company respects her.
B. Because the company guarantees her career success.
C. Because of the company?s good reputation and products.
D. Because of the high salary the company offers.
5. A. To become at least as assistant manager. B. To become a senior manager or higher.
C. To stay at the bottom rung of the social ladder.
D. To make the senior manager feel miserable.
Listen to the passage and mark True or False. (p48)
1.The American?s qualifications were slightly better than those of the Irishman.
2.The personnel manager gave the American and Irishman the same test.
3.The manager chose the American instead of Murphy.
4.Murphy correctly answered nine questions, while the American only eight.
5.Murphy was angry because he believed one wrong answer was not better than the other.
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (p49)
2-1.1A. How to exchange views with interviewer.
B. How to handle a difficult job situation.
C. Getting prepared to put to the interviewer.
2. A. What makes you perfect for the job. B. How the company can benefit from you.
C. How you can beat all other competitors.
D. How you would deal with the position.
3. A. Your past and present. B. Your present and future.
C. Your past and future.
D. All of the above.
4. A. I don?t have any. B. I have one. C. Let me think. D. I do have some.
5. A. You are especially good at dealing with customers. B. You are especially good at learning customers? needs.
C. You should praise the job advertisement.
D. You should relate your strengths to the job requirements. (p57)
2-2.1 A. Because it is considered more important than the interview.
B. Because it is just as important as the interview.
C. Because it leaves a first impression and you have only one chance to do so.
D. It leaves a first impression and you have just two chances.
2. A. Because employers may not have time to read everything.
B. Because employers often believe that unimportant details may harm their ability to make sound judgment.
C. Because from the important points, employers can get an idea of your work experience.
D. Because from your important education entries employers can guess what skills you have.
3. A. At the beginning. B. In the middle. C. At the end. D. Any place.
4. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. The more, the better.
5. A. Interview skills. B. Resume tips.
C. Why highlight the most important in a CV?
D. The first impression is the most important.
Compound Dictation: Listen to the passage and fill in the information you hear. (p58)
When applying for a job, especially a job you really want, it?s not unusual to feel _1______ and anxious. Sometimes it?s this anxiety, not our __2______ , that keeps us from obtaining our dream job. So you must overcome your nervousness and build up confidence. This often __3_____ two factors: one mental and the other __4____ . Mentally, it?s important to prepare yourself for the interview without obsessing over it. Remember, it might be your _5______ job, but it won?t be the end of the world if you don?t get it. Tell yourself that the company would be lucky to get you, and if they choose someone else, it will be their _6______ . In _7_______, you need to build your self-confidence. __8__________________________________________________________________. Now that you are mentally ready for any question that might be thrown your way, it?s time to work on your physical presentation. _9_______________________________________________________________________. It?s always good idea to wear a suit; it doesn?t have to be a designer suit, but something plain and conservative. Do not dress too informally. For example, don?t wear a red fashionable jacket for your interview. Make sure, too, that
it is clean and pressed. This may seem like common sense, but you?d be surprised how careless some applicants are. While __10______________________________________________________________________________., make sure your nails are well-manicured, and your hair is styled carefully and neatly.
Listen to the news report and fill in the blanks with missing words. (p59)
The European Film Awards---First Hollywood, then Cannes, and now Paris? The European Film Awards _1______ was held in Paris in early December, _2______ the best in European and world films. Lars von Trier?s Dancer in the Dark was the __3________ of the evening, receiving awards for the European film and best actress---Bjork. The audience was 4________ , however, as neither von Trier , Bjork, nor the Oscar-winning Italian director Roberto Benigni __5________ to accept awards. Still, other prize winners did come. The Irish actor Richard Harris, who was given an award for __6_____ achievement, gave a humorous thank-you speech that was the _7________ of the evening. …Another internationally _8______ actor, Jean Reno, also gave an enthusiastic thank-you speech. The French actor received an award for European achievement in world cinema, for his international film _9______. Other VIPs from around Europe also __10_____ . But most of the prizes at the ceremony, which people have been __11____ “the European Oscars”, went to French Films. There was one international film award, which went to a French-Hong Kong co-production, Wong Karwai?s In the Mood for Love.
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Listen to the short dialog and choose the best answer to each question you hear. (P61)
1. A. He will ask the woman to show the guarantee. B. He will adjust the camera lens to see if it is all right.
C. He will give the woman another camera.
D. He will charge the woman for the repairs for the damage.
2. A. He usually offers the best prices. B. He needs the customer?s detailed requirements.
C. He will soon tell the woman the prices.
D. All of the above.
3. A. Shipping is included in the price.
B. Shipping is not included in the price.
C. Shipping is shared by the seller and the buyer.
D. Shipping is unnecessary as the customer picks up the goods herself.
4. A. It got lost. B. It was delivered too late.
C. It contains the customer?s complaints.
D. It contains a business secret.
5. A. The company?s continuous bad service.
B. Lack of communication between the saleswoman and a new customer.
C. Problems in the exchange of information and idea.
D. Lack of punctuality.
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (p64)
1. A. Economy--- the most important factor in starting a business.
B. Integration with the community for business success.
C. How to start a company.
D. How to find a good business location.
2. A. Convenient transportation. B. Low operating cost.
C. A place that is building up.
D. Local people who are friendly.
3. A. Retiring before you own a dream business.
B. Integrating with local businesses.
C. Choosing an economically inactive place because of the low cost.
D. Being too close to the local community.
4. A. Whether you should set up a company in a certain place.
B. Whether the local employees are demanding.
C. Whether the local employees are those you need.
D. None of the above.
5. A. Visit the city Council. B. Praise the Business Association.
C. Join the local organizations.
D. Donate to the Chamber of Commerce.
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (p72)
1. A. Studying wooden products. B. Paying attention to the raw material.
C. Adding value to an existing product.
D. Attaching importance to any additional process.
2. A. Adding value to the current products. B. Cutting the price of the product.
C. Adding service to the product.
D. Improving the service.
3. A. It is example to show how to catch mice.
B. It is an example to show how to improve a product.
C. The speaker wants to show that no flimsy material should be used.
D. The speaker wants to show that it is more profitable than the hula hoop.
4. A. Most products and services can be improved.
B. Few products and services can be improved.
C. Most products can be improved, but few services can be improved.
D. Few products can be improved, but most services can be improved.
5. A. The importance of adding value to the existing products.
B. How to launch a business.
C. Why should we find good business idea?
D. How can we find good business ideas?
Compound Dictation: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. (p 73) Historically, the term business referred to activities or ___1____ . By extension, the word became , as recently as the 18th century, synonymous with “an _2_______ commercial enterprise”. When referring to activities, the terms business and _3______ sometimes appear interchangeable. “Thus a fisherman might say either that he is in the “fishing business”, which is a bit colloquial or that he works in the fishing industry”, which _4______ somewhat formal. The word …trade: may serve as an “_6______”of both business and industry. People establish businesses in order to ___6____ economic activities. With some _7______, such as non-profit organizations and institutions of the government, businesses exist to produce profit. In other words, __8_________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________. One can classify businesses in many different ways. _____9_________________________________________________________________________. They offer intangible products and typically have different, usually smaller, capital requirements than manufacturers. Distributors need smaller funds than manufacturers. _____10___________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________. Some common types include partnerships, corporations, also called limited liability companies, and sole ownerships.
Listen to the news report and fill in the blanks with the missing words. (p75)
We hope that when the state attorney generals have fully _______ the settlement, they will also agree that it?s
th right way _______. Litigation is never a good thing for any_______ or any company. We have said for some time that we would g the extra mile to ______ this case. That is exactly what we did in _______ this settlement. The experience of the past three years had a profound _______ on me personally and on our company. We are in a fast-moving, ______ industry, but we will focus more on how our actions _______ other companies. John Adhcroft, US Attorney General: Today we are ________ a strong, historic settlement reached by the Department of Justice and the Microsoft Corporation that will ________ to Microsoft?s unlawful conduct, bring effective relief to the _______, and ensure that consumers will have more ______ in meeting their needs of computing and working with their computers. This settlement is the right result for consumers and for businesses, the right result for the _______, and the right result for government. It provides prompt, effective, certain relief for consumers and _______ the uncertainty in the computer market, a __________ in today?s economy.
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Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (p77)
1. A. He loves the woman so much that he does not want to smoke again.
B. He is willing to be a slave to the woman who forbids him to smoke.
C. He was scared by some ads.
D. He wants clean teeth.
2. A. They may fire gunshots. B. They may put a letter in to your letterbox.
C. They may throw firecrackers at people.
D. Both B and C
3. A. Catch the thief. B. Put his money in a safe pocket.
C. Put his money in the back pocket.
D. Leave the wallet at home.
4. A. The man dislikes them while the woman sympathizes with them.
B. The woman dislikes them while the man sympathizes with them.
C. Both the man and the woman dislike them.
D. Both the man and the woman sympathize with them.
5. A. Borrow 3,000 dollars from the bank. B. Spend 3,000 dollars on furniture.
C. Make a copy of his credit card.
D. Cancel his credit card.
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer o the question you hear. (p80)
1. A. 28% B. 36% C. 16% D. 8%
2. A. The number of teen smokers increased. B. The number of teen smokers decreased.
C. Many schools abandoned health classes.
D. More parents smoked.
3. A. The health classes at school. B. Professional help.
C. Fellow students? encouragement to quit.
D. Parents? warning.
4. A. The rate of teenagers dying from cancer has increased.
B. The rate of teenagers who cannot give up smoking has increased.
C. More than one-fourth of teenagers still smoke.
D. Nearly one-fourth of teenagers still smoke.
5. A. The reasons for combating teen smoking and possible solutions.
B. The necessity of combating teen smoking and future work.
C. The success in combating teen smoking and the remaining problems.
D. The problems in combating teen smoking in spite of the limited success.
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (p89)
1. A. An ESL. Class. B. A limited English Proficiency class.
C. A regular English class.
D. A class for non-native English speakers.
2. A. Because his English was not good enough.
B. Because he would be able to help other Spanish-speaking students.
C. Because the school wanted to prepare him for academic courses.
D. Because the school wanted to get more money.
3. A, He was influenced by the way his Spanish-speaking parents spoke.
B. He wrote English with many grammatical errors
C. He did not perform well on the English proficiency test.
D. He refused to attend any other classes.
4. A. He was about the average level. B. He remained a top student.
C. He began to have slight difficulty.
D. He could no longer cope with the task.
5. A. He felt that the school cared more about money than about people.
B. He remembered a sympathetic school administration.
C. He was made to feel welcome because he spoke Spanish.
D. He was grateful that the school took such a keen interest in his progress.
Compound Dictation: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. (p90)
A man was walking in the city when he was accosted by a _____1___ dirty and shabby-looking bum, who asked him for a couple of dollars for dinner. The man took out his __2____, examined two dollars and asked, “If I give you this money, will you take it and buy whiskey?”“No, I ____3___ drinking years ago,”the bum said. “Will you use it to __4_____?”“I don?t gamble. I need everything I can get just to stay___5___.”“Will you spend the money on green fees at a ___6____?”“Are you ____7___? I haven?t played golf for 20 years!”The man said, “Well, I?m not going to give you two dollars. ___8_____________________________________
_____________.” The bum was surprised. “________9_______________________________________________?
I know I?m dirty, and I probably smell pretty bad.”The man replied, “That?s OK._____10_______________ ___________________________________________.
Listen to the news report and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. (p92)
Koft Annan, Secretary-General of the United States: Peace must be sought above all because it is a __1______ for every member of human family to live a life of __2_____ and security. We have entered the third millennium through a gate of __3_____. If today, after the horror of 11 September, we see better and see ___4____. We will realize that humanity is indivisible. New threats make no __5______ between races, nations, or religions. A new insecurity has entered every mind, ___6_______ wealth or status. A deeper __7_____ of the bonds that bind us all, in ___8____ and in prosperity, has gripped young and old…because beneath the ____9___ of states and nations, ideas and language, ___10____ the fate of individual human beings in need. ____11___ their needs will be the _12______ of the United Nations in the century to come. Thank you very much.
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Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to the question you hear. ( p 94)
1. A. By studying the warm Pacific current we can understand El Nino.
B. Even scientists cannot understand El Nino.
C. To understand El Nino, we have to use satellites.
D. To understand El Nino, scientists have to use good microscopes.
2. A. The man thinks negatively about it while the woman thinks positively.
B. The woman thinks negatively about it while the man thinks positively.
C. Both the man and the woman think negatively about it.
D. Both the man and the woman think positively about it.
3. A. To grow trees. B. To close the windows. C. To go to the desert. D. To visit Beijing.
4. A. To treat old electrical appliances safely. B. To remove air-conditioners in cars.
C. To make new refrigerators
D. To buy new cars.
5. A. The woman may bomb the apartment. B. The woman may burn the apartment.
C. The woman should not use an aerosol spray.
D. The woman should be sure to panic.
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the question you hear. ( p 97)
1. A. It happens one or two times a year. B. It happens every two or three years.
C. It happens every four to five years.
D. It happens irregularly and unpredictably.
2. A. There are higher temperatures and more rainfall. B. There are lower temperatures and less rainfall.
C. There are higher temperatures and less rainfall.
D. There are lower temperatures and more rainfall.
3. A. It did not cause anything unusual to happen. B. It caused floods throughout the world.
C. It caused worldwide drought.
D. It caused floods and drought in different places.
4. A. More rainfall B. Drier. C, Warmer weather. D. A big storm.
5. A, The mechanism of El Nino. B. The disasters brought about by El Nino.
C. This year?s as well as the usual El Nino.
D. This year?s and last year?s El Nino.
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each question you hear. ( p 106)
1. A. It hangs over northwestern Asia. B. It is three kilometers wide.
C. It increases rainfall across the whole of Asia.
D. It can move halfway around the world in a week.
2. A. Burning animal waste in stoves. B. Evaporation from the ocean.
C. Forest fires.
D. Burning agricultural waste.
3. A. It cools the land and ocean. B. It reduces the sunlight on the earth by 50 percent.
C. It lowers its own temperature.
D. It changes the direction of the ocean currents.
4. A. Because the cloud will contain more harmful substances.
B. Because the cloud will gradually turn into acid rain.
C. Because the Asian population will increase a lot.
D. Because industries in Asia are developing fast.
5. A. The size sand dangers of a cloud of pollution.
B. The movement of a cloud of pollution and the disasters.
C. The causes and results of a cloud of pollution.
D. A terrible disaster in Asia.
Compound Dictation: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. (p 107) Mountain people around the world are in great danger of the __1____ effects of the worsening environment, according to a UN __2____. As global __3_____ and deforestation accelerate and technology makes wilder places more accessible, environmental and social __4_____ on the world?s remotest regions increase. The UN has found that many __5______ regions---inhabited by one out of five of the world?s people--- are __6____ recognizable when they are compared to what they were like 60 years ago. This is mostly because forests were cut to ___7____ way for cattle grazing and agriculture. The authors of the UN study _____8_________________
_______________________. Biological losses are expected to be heavy. The mountains of Europe, parts of California and the northwest Andes in South America are among the most threatened areas in the world and should be given priority in conservation. _______9____________________________________________________ __________________________ because they are inhabited by some of the most vulnerable people. These people could loose their culture and their livelihood with even the smallest shifts in climate. At the same time, many mountain regions are losing people. _________10_______________________________________________ ___________. In other areas like Nepal, people are drifting to the cities in search of work.
Listen to the news report and fill in the blanks with missing words. (p 108)
Weather experts may have found a new problem ___1___ by global warming, one which many people will pay attention to: There are _____2__ that Santa?s home in the North may be in trouble because of ___3_________. The Finnish town of Rovaniemi on the Arctic Circle, which many Europeans say is the home of Santa 3Claus, has had its___4_____ winter in 40 years. As a result, there has been much less snow than usual---meaning no snowmen, nu snowballs and _____5__ not enough snow for Santa to __6_____ his sleigh on More important for local ___7___, it may mean fewer tourists as well. Santa?s wintry hometown normally ___8____ thousands of visitors each year, and millions of dollars. Anne Pelttari-Bergman, the town?s tourist director, worries that the town could be in __9_____ if snow levels do not return to ___10____ . She explains: “Snow is really important for us, of courser. For Santa Claus, for Christmas tourism, and also for our winter tourism because winter is our ______11___. It is really important for us.”Weather experts and town residents are hoping this warm winter is a one-time thing. Few people can __12_____ a holiday when even Santa does not have a white Christmas.
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Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (p110)
1. A. middle---aisle---window. B. window---aisle---middle
C. aisle---window---middle.
D. middle---window---aisle.
2. A. Two business class tickets at full price. B. Two business class tickets at a reduced price.
C. One business class and one economy class ticket
D. Two economy tickets at a reduced price.
3. A. The Thai Air Counter is on the right side. B. There is a long queue at the Thai Air Counter.
C. The British Airways counter is Counter 26.
D. The British Airways counter is next to Counter 26.
4. A. Because he is wearing jewelry. B. Because he has keys in his pockets.
C. Because he has a steel plate in his bag.
D. Because he has a metal plate in his body.
5. A. Security guards search her check-in suitcase. B. Security guards search her carry-on bag.
C. She had to arrive at the airport early.
D. Security guards search her belongings for a long time.
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each question you hear. ( p113)
1.A. He wanted to watch planes flying across the sky. B. He wanted to have a side in the plane.
C. He wanted to sell plane tickets.
D. He wanted his wife to have a plane ride by herself.
2. A. They had to pay a lot of bills. B. They had to get back home soon.
C. It was dangerous to fly.
D. It was more pleasant to watch on the ground.
3. A. Both the man and the woman wanted to fly.
B. Neither the man nor the woman wanted to fly.
C. The man wanted to fly but the woman did not want him to.
D. The woman wanted to fly but the man did not want her to
4. A. The couple could have a free ride if the man did not make a sound during the trip.
B. The couple could have a free ride if the woman did not make a sound during the trip.
C. The couple could have a free trip if neither of them made a sound during the trip.
D. The couple could have a free ride if both of them cheered him up during the trip.
5. A. She screamed out of terror. B. She shouted for joy.
C. She remained calm.
D. She fell out of the plane.
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (p 122)
1. A. The history of the aviation industry. B. The role of the market in airline service.
C. The scale and scope of airline companies.
D. A description of airline companies.
2. A. The scale varies a lot but the scope is stable. B. The scope influences the scale a lot.
C. They both vary a great deal.
D. They both stable.
.3. A. Leisure passengers. B. Business passengers.
C. Cargo shipments.
D. The increase of the price.
4. A. Airlines have changed from government-owned to profit-seeking enterprises.
B. Airlines have changed from profit-seeking to government-owned enterprises.
C. Airlines have become larger.
D. Airlines have become more dependent.
5. A. Every year it experiences ups and downs.
B. Its business change for better or worse after some years.
C. Its business improves every five or six years.
D. Its business worsens every four or five years.
Compound Dictation: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the information you hear.
Birds often cause accidents when they ____1___ aircraft. To date no reliable method of __2_____ birds has been discovered. But scientists at the NASA space center have developed a gun built to ___3__ dead chickens at the windshields of _____4__ , military jets and space shuttle, all _____5__ at their top speed. The idea is to ____6___ the frequent incidents of collisions with birds to test the ___7____ of the windshields. Trains sometimes encounter similar problems with birds. It was not surprising that ____8_________________________ ______________________________________________. Arrangements were made to borrow the gun. ______9____________________________________________________________________. But when the gun was fired, the engineers stood shocked as the chicken flew into the shield, smashed it, went through the engineer?s chair, and landed on the back of the car. Horrified, the British sent NASA the results of the disastrous experiment, along with the designs of the new windshield. They begged the US scientists to send them their suggestions for avoiding smashed windshields. ___10_________________________________________________ __________________: “Thaw the chicken.”
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Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear. (p126)
1.A. None B. One C. Two D. Three.
2. A. She was beside herself with joy. B. She cried because she didn?t like the gift.
C. She was sad because the gift was squeezed out of shape.
D. She gave her son a present in return.
3. A. Boxing poor people?s ears. B. Giving poor people food.
C. Extending the Christmas holiday.
D. Establishing the British Commonwealth.
4. A. She loves shopping. B. She does not know what to buy.
C. She gives the man advice on what to buy.
D. She disagrees with the man.
5. A. She will treat the family with turkey. B. She will make the children work.
C. She won?t care if the children are crowded at home.
D. She will let some children stay in a hotel.
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the question you hear. ((p129)
1. A. It is a day for family reunion. B. It is a day for expressing thanks to the native Indians.
C. It is a native Indians? festival.
D. The celebration lasts three days.
2. A. Grandparents. B. Uncles and aunts.
C. People from neighboring towns.
D. People in the neighborhood.
3. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
4. A. Sweet potatoes. B. Roast duck. C. Cranberries. D. Pumpkin pies.
5. A. Thanksgiving---an occasion for family union.
B. Thanksgiving---an occasion for expressing thanks for good luck.
C. A couple who spend Thanksgiving with people other than their family members.
D. The foods and activities on Thanksgiving.
Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (p 137)
1. A. How noisy and happy people are on New Year?s Eve.
B. The fight against alcohol on New Year?s Eve.
C. Various activities to celebrate New Year?s Eve.
D. The artistic touch on New Year?s Eve.
2. A. Sailing on a lake and a river. B. Sailing on a lake and an ocean.
C. Sailing on a river and an ocean.
D. Sailing on a lake and a canal.
3. A. They kiss their spouses but not others. B. They all make a lot of happy noise.
C. They all keep quiet.
D. Some are noisy while others are quiet.
4. A. They all celebrate First Night events without alcohol.
B. Most of them celebrate First Night events with alcohol.
C. A few of them celebrate First Night events with alcohol.
D. They all celebrate First Night events with alcohol.
5.A. Music and art. B. Performances and exhibits. C. Cruising trips D. Fireworks.
Compound Dictation: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. (p138) In the USA, Mother?s Day is a holiday celebrat5ed on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children ______1___ their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers. It was first ____2__ in Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, in 1907. Long before that, there were days honoring mothers even in ___3___ Greece. In those days, it was Rhea, the mother of the gods who was given __4_____. Later, in the 1600s. in England there was an __5______ observance called “Mothering Sunday”. It was ___6____ during June, on the fourth Sunday. On mothering Sunday, the ___7____, who generally lived with their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. _____8_________________________________________________________________. In the U.S., in 1907, Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother?s Day. Jarvis persuaded her mother?s church in Grafton, West Virginia, to_____9_________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________, which was the second Sunday in May. The next year Mother?s Day was again celebrated in Philadelphia. Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers, businessmen, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother?s Day. They were successful. In 1914, ___10_________________________________________
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Listen to the news report and fill in blanks with the missing words. (p139)
Receiving Christmas presents is always___1____, but buying them can be a ___2____. This is why many Christmas shoppers around Europe are now going to the German city of Nuremberg to visit its famous Christmas market, Christkindlesmarkt. The four-year-old market is a child?s paradise. Its __3___ stalls sell all kinds of toys, gifts, and ___4____ foods. A staggering two million people visit the market ____5____. The old city and market add a ___6________ to Christmas. As one British tourist, Mivart Thomas, explains, “There?s something quite, sort of, medieval about the _7______ here. There are quite a lot of old stalls---_8___________ stalls—and the cathedral in the background with lights all around; and just a few minutes ago, the brass band was playing---playing Christmas carols. The__9_____ atmosphere is wonderful.”The market maintains its Old World atmosphere with__10______ saying what can and can?t be sold. Not _____11___, the focus is on the family. The market?s tourist officer, Gerd Lauterbauch, points out that the market?s11 name __12_____ as “Christ child?s market”, and the __13_____ behind it is to offer presents for children on Christmas. Christmas markets are found in many German cities, but Nuremberg?s is the most famous. It gives a very different ___14____ from the one tourists expect, considering the city?s Nazi past. And as word of the market ___15____ around Europe, the market is becoming a tourist center.
Unit 1 Task 1 【答案】 A. unusual, whatever, escape, traditions, present, grey, moulded, shape, here B. 1) Students were forbidden to play games, to sing (except sacred music), to hunt or fish or even to dance. 2) When people went anywhere on a visit, the pretty English girls all kissed them. 3) Erasmus, Bacon, Milton, Cromwell, and Newton (or Wordsworth, Byron, Tennyson, etc.) 【原文】 My coming to Cambridge has been an unusual experience. From whatever country one comes as a student one cannot escape the influence of the Cambridge traditions---and they go back so far! Here, perhaps, more than anywhere else, I have felt at one and the same time the past, the present and even the future. It’s easy to see in the old grey stone buildings how the past moulded the present and how the present is giving shape to the future. So let me tell you a little of what this university town looks like and how it came to be here at all. The story of the University began, so far as I know, in 1209 when several hundred students and scholars arrived in the little town of Cambridge after having walked 60 miles from Oxford. Of course there were no colleges in those early days and student life was very different from what it is now. Students were of all ages and came from anywhere and everywhere. They were armed; some even banded together to rob the people of the countryside. Gradually the idea of the college developed, and in 1284, Peterhouse, the oldest college in Cambridge, was founded. Life in college was strict; students were forbidden to play games, to sing (except sacred music), to hunt or fish or even to dance. Books were very scarce and all the lessons were in the Latin language which students were supposed to speak even among themselves. In 1440 King Henry VI founded King’s College, and the other colleges followed. Erasmus, the great Dutch scholar, was at one of these, Queens’ College, from 1511 to 1513, and though he wrote that the college beer was “weak and badly made”, he also mentioned a pleasant custom that unfor tunately seems to have ceased. “The English girls are extremely pretty,” Erasmus said, “soft, pleasant, gentle, and charming. When you go anywhere on a visit the girls all kiss you. They kiss you when you arrive. They kiss you when you go away and again when you return.” Many other great men studied at Cambridge, among them Bacon, Milton, Cromwell, Newton, Wordsworth, Byron and Tennyson. Task 2 【答案】 A. 1) a) 2) b) 3) a) 4) c) B. 1) They usually wear black gowns—long gowns that hang down to the feet are for graduates, and shorter ones for undergraduates. 2) Women students do not play a very active part in university life at Cambridge, but they work harder than men. C. 1) meadows, green, peaceful, bending into, intervals, deep coloured, reflection, contrasts, lawns 2) peace, scholarship, peace, suggest, stretches, charmingly cool, graceful 【原文】 Now let me give you some idea of what you would see if you were to talk around Cambridge. Let us imagine that I am seeing the sights for the first time. It is a quite market town and the shopping centre extends for quite a large area, but I notice more bookshops than one normally sees in country towns, and more tailors’ shops showing in their windows the black gowns that students must wear—long gowns that hang down to the feet for graduates and shorter
2013年12月大学英语四级听力真题 PartⅡListening Comprehension(30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1. A) The woman is now working in a kindergarten. B) The man will soon start a business of his own. C) The man would like to be a high school teacher. D) The woman is going to major in child education. 2. A) The furniture has to be rearranged. B) The sound equipment has to be set up. C) The conference room has to be cleaned. D) The video machine has to be checked. 3. A) She is exhausted. B) She is near-sighted. C) She cannot finish work in time. D) She cannot go straight home. 4. A) The woman is too particular about food. B) He would rather have a meal an hour later. C) The woman should order her food quickly. D) He usually prefers ice-cream to sandwiches. 5. A) He is not a good mechanic. B) He doesn't keep his promises. C) He spends his spare time doing repairs. D) He is always ready to offer help to others. 6. A) Sam has a big family to support. B) Sam is not interested in traveling. C) The pay offered by the travel agency is too low. D) The work hours in the travel agency arc too long 7. A) International trade.
Unit 9 Task 1 【原文】 pere: And now for our first question. It es from Mrs. June Moore. Mrs. Moore? Mrs. Moore: Does the panel think that puters will change our lives? pere: Mrs. Moore wants to know if puters will change our lives. Philip Barnes? Philip Barnes: puters have already changed our lives. Business is more efficient. Planes and trains provide a better service... Miss Anderson: Just a moment, Mr. Barnes. You may be right about business, but how many people have lost their jobs because of puters? puters have changed our lives, but I don't want my life changed. Arthur Haines: Excuse me, Miss Anderson. We're talking about our lives, not your life. The puter will affect everyone in the world. Records can be kept of everything we do. Records will be kept of all our private lives. In my opinion, the puter is the greatest disaster of the 20th century. Phyllis Archer: Could I interrupt? Arthur Haines says the puter is a disaster, but the puter is a machine. It was invented by people; it is used by people. If the puter is a disaster, then people are a disaster. pere: Thank you, Phyllis Archer. Thank you, panel. And thank you, Mrs. Moore. Task 2 【答案】 A.
2010年12月大学英语四级听力真题的试题与答案, Section A 短对话(11~18) 11. M: Oh my god! The heat is simply unbearable here. I wish we’ve gone to the beach instead. W: Well, with the museums and restaurants in Washington I’ll be happy here no matter what the temperature. Q：What does the woman mean? 12. M: How’s the new job going? W: Well, I’m learning a lot of new things, but I wish the director would give me some feedback. Q：What does the woman want to know? 13. M: Can you help me work out a physical training program John? W: Sure, but whatever you do be careful not to overdo it. Last time I had two weeks’ worth of weight-lifting in three days and I hurt myself. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 14. M: I have an elderly mother and I’m worried about her going on a pl ane. Is there any risk? W: Not if her heart is all right. If she has a heart condition, I’d recommend against it. Q: What does the man want to know about his mother? 15. M: Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads? W: Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded. Anyway, do I have to pay a fine? Q: what do we learn from the conversation? 16. M: I’m no expert, but that noise in your refrigerator doesn’t sound right. Maybe you should have it fixed. W: You’re right. And I suppose I’ve put it off long enough. Q: What will the woman probably do? 17. M: I did extremely well on the sale of my downtown apartment. Now, I have enough money to buy that piece of land I’ve had my eye on and build a house on it. W: Congratulations！Does that mean you’ll be moving soon? Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
2007年12月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案 Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A Direction: In his section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 11. A) She used to be in poor health. C) She was somewhat overweight B) She was popular among boys. D) She didn’t do well at high school. 12. A) At he airport. B) In a restaurant. C) In a booking office. D) At the hotel reception. 13. A) Teaching her son by herself. B) Having confidence in her son. C) Asking the teacher for extra help. D) Telling her son not to worry. 14. A) Have a short break. B) Take two weeks off. C) Continue her work outdoors. D) Go on vacation with the man. 15. A) He is taking care of this twin brother. B) He ha been feeling ill all week. C) He is worried about Rod’s health. D) He has been in perfect condition. 16. A) She sold all her furniture before she moved house. B) She still keeps some old furniture in her new house. C) She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement. D) She brought a new set of furniture from Italy last month. 17. A) The woman wondered why the man didn’t return the book. B) The woman doesn’t seem to know what the book is about. C) The woman doesn’t find the book useful any more. D) The woman forgot lending the book to the man. 18. A) Most of the man’s friends are athletes. B) Few people share the woman’s opinion. C) The man doesn’t look like a sportsman. D) The woman doubts the man’s athletic ability.
Unit 1 Warming up 1. F 2.NG 3.T Listening Short conversations 1. C 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.B Long conversation 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.D Passage 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.C Radio program 1. a journalism degree 2. pretty good 3. about what she has 4. you just want more 5. protective of his family Homework Task 1 1.C 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B Task 2 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.D Task 3 1.slice 2.misunderstandings 3.beautiful 4.benefits 5.wellness 6.range 7.explicit 8.has been tracking more than a million sujects since 1979 9.have fewer heart attacks and lower cancer rates 10.a strong sense of connection to others and in satisfying relationship Unit 2 Warming up 1. Running, swimming, and lifting weights 2. Exercise makes him happy, keeps his stress level down, and gives him all sorts of energy for his work and family. 3. Well, there is no swimming pool near my home and i can't swim every day. But anyway, I
2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to your parents or any family members upon making memorable achievement. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A)The International Labor Organization's key objective. B)The basic social protection for the most vulnerable. C)Rising unemployment worldwide. D)Global economic recovery. 2. A)Many countries have not taken measures to create enough jobs. B)Few countries know how to address the current economic crisis. C)Few countries have realized the seriousness of the
Part III Practice One Ex.1. 1. ice-skating 2. chemistry 3. outgoing, bright, funny 4. moody, self-centered 5. wavy blond 6. runner-up Ex.2. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. T Practice Two Ex.1. 1. Four 2. Colleagues 3. Teacher 4. Susan 5. Barbara Ex.2. 1) Paul D E J 2) Susan B F 3) Maria C H 4) Peter A G I Practice Three Ex.1 1. energetic 2. patient 3. honest 4. stubborn 5. creative Ex.2 1. favorite way to relax 2. how to divide 3. bad unripe 4. stiff sore 5. fastening a basketball hoop Practice Four Ex.1 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 1. It was easy to tell the English from the British. 2. Speaking the same language helped one Australian visitor a lot. 3. By “much nicer”, one of the visitors meant th at the British people were more friendly than people of other countries. 4. The majority of continentals thought hightly of English manners. 5. To the young student from South Africa, Britain seemed to have a lot of foreign visitors. Ex.2. 1) flattering 2) critical 3) popular 4) reserved 5) English Ex.3. 1) understand the Scots’ English 2) the friendliest people 3) most hospitable 4) much nicer than 5) English courtesy 6) no views on the matter/no comments. Unit 3 Part III Practice One Ex.1. 1. natural riches 2. desert 3. extinction 4. species 5. oxyen 6. economic development 7. conservation 8. valuable income 9. awareness 10. slow down
2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题（一）听力原文【News Report 1】 One of Google's self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California last month. There were no injuries. It is not the first time one of Google's famed self-driving cars has been involved in a crash, but it may be the first time it has caused one. On February 14th the self-driving car, travelling at 2mph (3km/h), pulled out in front of a public bus going 15mph (24km/h). The man in the Google vehicle reported that he assumed the bus would slow down to let the car out, and so he did not switch to the manual mode. In a statement, Google said: "We clearly bear some responsibility,?because if our car hadn't moved, there wouldn't have been a crash." That said, our test driver believed the bus was going to slow or stop to allow us to merge into the traffic, and that there would be sufficient space to do that." The company's self-driving cars have done well over a million
全新版大学英语3综合教程听力原文及答案第三册 Unit 1 Part B Text 1 Dating with My Mother (Part One) After 22 years of marriage, I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy. I started dating with another woman. It was Peggy's idea. One day she said to me, 'Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won't believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer.' The 'other' woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. Right after his death, I moved 2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays. Mom was surprised and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie. 'What's wrong' she asked. 'I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you,' I said. 'Just the two of us.' 'I would like that a lot,' she said. When I pulled into her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat on. Her hair was curled, and she was smiling. 'I told my lady friends I was going out with my son, and they were all impressed. They can't wait to hear about our evening,' Mother said. Questions: 1. What would make the speaker closer to his wife, Peggy 2. What do you know about the speaker's mother 3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Peggy Text 2 Dating with My Mother (Part Two) We didn't go anywhere fancy, just a neighborhood place where we could talk. Since her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, I had to read the menu for both of us. 'I used to be the reader when you were little,' she said. 'Then it is time for you to relax and let me return the favor,' I said. We had a nice talk over dinner, just catching up on each other's lives. We talked for so long that we missed the movie. 'I'll go out with you again,' my mother said as I dropped her off, 'but
2017年6月大学英语四级听力真题和答案
2017年6月大学英语四级真题及答案 (第一套) Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and questions will be spoken only once. After you hear questions, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Questions 1 to 2 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1.A) The man in the car was absent-minded. B) The test driver made a wrong judgment. C) The self-driving system was faulty. D) The car was moving at a fast speed. 2. A) They have done better than conventional cars. B) They have caused several severe crashes. C) They have posed a threat to other drivers. D) They have generally done quite well. Questions 3 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 3. A) He works at a national park. B) He is a queen been specialist. C) He removed the beyond from the boot. D) He drove the bees away from his car. 4. A) They were looking after the queen B) They were making a lot of noise C) They were looking for a new box to live in 第2页共 18 页
Unit 1 Parents Part B Listening Tasks Passage 1 Dating with My Mother (Part One) Exercise 1 Listen to the recording and choose the right answers to the questions you hear. After 22 years of marriage,I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy. I started dating with another woman. It was Peggy's idea. One day she said to me, "Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won't believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer." The "other" woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. Right after his death, I moved 2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays. Mom was surprised and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie. "What's wrong?" she asked. "I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you," I said. "Just the two of us." "I would like that a lot," she said. When I pulled into her driveway, she was waiting by the door