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Test-1

Part One: short conversations 16%

1. A. She decided not to come. C. She forgot to come.

B. She wasn’t invited. D. She is coming earlier.

2. A. Steve looks good in anything.

B. He wishes he had a jacket like Steve’s

C. He knew someone who looked like Steve.

D. Steve should get a new jacket.

3. A. Turn left at the traffic lights. C. Go to the right on the Green Street.

B. Take the second left. D. Turn right at the corner.

4. A. The man should study harder. C. The man should not wait so long to start.

B. The man is doing better. D. The man should reconsider his ways.

5. A. At a department store. C. At an office building.

B. At a railway station. D. At an airport.

6. A. Boss and receptionist. C. Boss and secretary

B. Manager and customer. D. Dentist and patient.

7. A. The woman will not help the man because she is busy.

B. The woman will help the man later.

C. The woman will help the man immediately.

D. The woman will stop to help the man soon.

8. A. The position of silverware. C. Sewing napkins.

B. Setting the table. D. Doing some washing-up. Part Two Long conversations 14%

Conversation One

1. A. The west of the city. C. The west of Europe

B. The west of L.A. D. The West Coast

2. A. Its transportation. C. Its Suburb.

B. Its environment. D. Its weather.

3. A. It was windy. C. It was cool.

B. It was warm. D. It was too hot.

4. A. Golden Gate Park. C. Fishermen’s Wharf.

B. The cable car ride. D. Old Victorian houses. Conversation Two

5. A. He dislikes his present job.

B. He is afraid to take on a new job.

C. He has no idea of how to find a job.

D. He has to make a choice between two jobs.

6. A. It is more interesting. C. It is less demanding.

B. It is not always busy. D. It has better hours.

7. A. He can drink coffee as he likes.

B. He has already had some regular customers.

C. He likes to meet people and get to know them.

D. He can prepare his own breakfast in the morning.

Part three passages (choose the best answers) 20%

P17unit 2 part 1 + P50unit 5 part 1, part 2

Passage One

1. A. John and Mary had two lovely girls and lived a happy life.

B. John’s job was not so good and he decided to develop his career in another city.

C. The couple hired a reliable woman to take care of their children

before they went out.

D. John and Mary came back home a little earlier than they had planned.

2. A. They were very glad to have some change in their life.

B. They saw smoke somewhere in the front.

C. They found the house in flames was Fred Jone’s and he was at work then.

D. They could get back home earlier by taking the new route.

3. A. The house on fire is not theirs.

B. John was wearing good clothes.

C. Both a and b.

D. Neither a nor b.

4. A. Only a part of the house was in flames.

B. They saw an old man on the lawn crying out, “The children! Get the children!”.

C. They saw a woman in hysterics screaming for help.

D. They saw the whole house as well as the lawn in flames.

Passage Two

1. A. From their parents.

B. From their parents and teachers.

C. From their parents and peers.

D. From their friends of the same age.

2. A. American boys and girls seldom play together.

B. American boys and girls prefer to play in same-sex groups.

C. American boys spend more time playing with girls.

D. American boys and girls seldom play together and spend more

time playing in same-sex groups..

3. A. 8 to 10. B. 10 to12. C. 8 to 12. D. 10 to 15.

Passage three

1. A. Girls love to play in large groups.

B. Girls have their own favorite games.

C. Girls don’t like to play with others.

D. Girls love to play with boys and they usually play in small groups.

2. A. Hopscotch B. Jump rope C. Playing house D. See-saw

3. A. Both boys and girls want to get what they want.

B. Both boys and girls want other children to do what they want them to do.

C. Both boys and girls try to get their playmates to do what they want

them to do in the same way.

D. All of the above.

Part Four Gap filling 20% P9unit 1 part 1 + P18 unit 2 part 2

Passage one

Passage two

Despite Mary’s protests, John 1)___________ the water hose and 2)__________

his clothes, 3)_____ his wet handkerchief on his head and 4)_________ for the basement. He found the door and grabbed two children, holding one under each arm. On the way back, he could 5)_________ some more whimpering. After 6)_________

the two kids into the safe hands and 7)_________ his lung with fresh air, he went back to the fire. At that time, Mary tried to stop him. But he 8)___________ her off. Fortunately he found the last two children at last. He 9)__________ low for air and 10)____________ up the seemingly endless steps. Finally, all of them came out into the sunlight and fresh air.

Part Five oral practice 30% Unit 1

Do not treat all new words in exactly the same way.

Have you ever complained about your memory because you find it simply impossible to memorize all the new words you are learning? But, in fact, it is not your memory that is at fault. If you cram your head with

too many new words at a time, some of them are bound to be crowded out. What you need to do is to deal with new words in different ways according to how frequently they occur in everyday use. While active words demand constant practice and useful words must be committed to memory, words that do not often occur in everyday situations require just a nodding acquaintance. You will find concentrating on active and useful words the most effective route to enlarging your vocabulary.

Test-2

Part One: short conversations 16%

1. A. Her brother. B. Her sister. C. Her husband’s brother. D. Her sister-in-law.

2. A. To find it for the man. C. To hide it for the man.

B. To give it to someone else. D. To enter the man’s apartment.

3. A. indifferent. B. Worried. C. Happy. D. indignant.

4. A. She should be smart to apply for several.

B. She should concentrate on doing one.

C. She knows more than she does.

D. She should change her eating habits.

5. A. In the restaurant. C. In the student cafeteria.

B. In the self-service restaurant. D. In the hotel nearby.

6. A. She sells stoves and refrigerators. C. She’s a real estate agent.

B. She’s an apartment manager. D. She’s a maid.

7. A. The park is near here. C. He doesn’t know about the park.

B. There is no parking here. D. He doesn’t understand the question.

8. A. A lecture in the university. C. A speech on television.

B. A meeting with the president. D. A game on TV.

Part Two Long conversations 14%

Conversation One

1. A. A business company. C. An employment agency.

B. A law firm. D. A construction company.

2. A. The woman. C. The young man.

B. Mr. Sheehan. D. Someone not mentioned.

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【参考借鉴】现代大学英语听力1原文及答案.doc

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