全新版第二版听说B4U7-A
Part I Listening Comprehension ( 29 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) Marketing manager and staff.
B) Personnel manager and new recruited staff.
C) Engineer and president.
D) Operation manager and engineer.
Script: Woman: I’ve had reports that we are not maintaining adequate communications with our clients, especially with regards to following up any complaints or advice given to us after transactions.
Man: I agree Mam. This definitely is an area we need to lift our game in. What do you propose we do?
Question: What is the possible relationship between these two speakers?
正确答案： A
2.
A) She is interested in English teaching.
B) She wants to work in the tourist industry.
C) She wants to do some sightseeing.
D) She is interested in having a job.
Script: Man: Why do you want to enroll in the training course?
Woman: I need to learn English. English is very important. It will help me to get an interesting job and I want to work in the tourist industry.
Question: What is the woman’s purpose of learning English?
正确答案： B
3.
A) She asks the man to continue writing.
B) She told the man to take it easy.
C) She suggests the man ask the lecturer for extension.
D) She said the man should finish the essay.
Script: Man: Oh, my! I couldn’t finish the essay! Woman: Neither could I. But fortunately the lecturer has given me an extension. You should go and see her. She’s very helpful.
Question: What is the woman’s suggestion?
正确答案： C
4.
A) Cold coffee.
B) Hot tea.
C) Juice.
D) Coke.
Script: Woman: Would you like something to drink with your meal? Drinks are complementary on this flight.
Man: I will just have a soft drink, thanks. Can I have a small Coke?
Question: What does the man want?
正确答案： D
5.
A) 24th June.
B) 23rd June.
C) 26th July.
D) 27th July.
Script: Man: When do you want to collect the vehicle?
Woman: Tomorrow, the 23rd June.
Question: When will the woman come to pick the vehicle?
正确答案： B
Questions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Script: Man: Look at that guy. His name is Michael Smith. He’s been in town two weeks and he’s already throwing his money around.
Woman: You know as well as I that money talks. He’s just trying to attract attention in the business community.
Man: If that were all he was doing then I wouldn’t say anything, but he’s a social climber of the worst kind. Who does he think he is?
Woman: He’s someone who’s used to getting his way, that’s obvious. He’s not the first affluent person to try to buy influence and social standing in a community.
Man: Yeah, but look at all of the people in this town throwing themselves at him!
Woman: He has donated generously to the town and given to the arts. He’s even given money toward building the new community center.
Man: Right, so spreading money around gives him the right to walk around like he owns this town?
Woman: Are you jealous?
Man: Ha, right! Haven’t you heard? Money is the root of all evil!
6.
A) He was doing sightseeing.
B) He tried to get in the community.
C) He was donating in the town to get some social acknowledgement.
D) He was doing business.
Script: What was Michael Smith doing in the town according to the speakers?
正确答案： C
7.
A) He admires Michael.
B) He doubts Michael’s motive.
C) He thought Michael was strange.
D) He was somewhat unfriendly and jealous.
Script: What is the male speaker’s attitude towards Michael Smith?
正确答案： D
8.
A) He has donated to the town.
B) He gave money to the arts.
C) He has donated money in building the community center.
D) He gave money to hospitals.
Script: What didn’t Michael do?
正确答案： D
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Script: Man: Excuse me. Could you help me? I’m trying to use this ATM machine, but it stopped working after I put in my PIN and it won’t give back my ATM card.
Woman: It looks like the machine is jammed. Step over to this teller window and I can help you. What transactions are you trying to make?
Man: I want to make a deposit, transfer some money between my checking and savings accounts, and make a cash withdrawal.
Woman: I can make those transactions for you.
Man: Okay. Let me take this check out of the deposit envelope. And what about my card?
Woman: I’ll call the technician and she should be able to retrieve it for you.
Man: Thanks a lot. I guess that the machine just doesn’t like me.
Woman: It’s not you. Those machines just act up sometimes.
Man: In that case, I won’t take it personally.
9.
A) It st opped working and took in the man’s card.
B) No cash can be withdrawn from the machine.
C) It only takes credit cards.
D) It does not accept the PIN number.
Script: What has happened to the ATM machine?
正确答案： A
10.
A) Making a deposit.
B) Transferring some money between his checking and savings accounts.
C) Making a cash withdrawal.
D) Changing his PIN number.
Script: What is not included in the man’s intention of using the ATM machine?
正确答案： D
11.
A) The bank will pay the man back.
B) The bank clerk will try to get the card back for the man.
C) The bank will repair the machine.
D) The bank clerk will help the man to fill in an application for retrieving the card.
Script: What will be done for the man by the bank?
正确答案： B
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: I decided to switch banks recently, and after looking at my options, I went for Mar Vista National Bank. I drove over to the bank, parked next to the drive through teller lanes, and walked inside.
I made my way to the new accounts desk, and was greeted by John, one of the customer service representatives there. I told him I wanted to open a new checking and savings account. He said he would be happy to help me, and gave me a form to fill out with my personal information, including place of employment, home address, and so forth. I had to show him a government-issued ID and give him my social security number.
John asked if I wanted an interest-bearing account with overdraft protection. Technically, he said, the savings account is a money market where I can earn interest daily. The checking was free if I had direct deposit, and my checks were also free. I signed on the dotted line, gave him the minimum deposit to open the account, and thanked him for his help. I’m glad I got that out of the way. Now all I need to do is make some money to put into my accounts!
12.
A) Smith, the customer manager.
B) John, the bank clerk.
C) Smith, the bank manager.
D) John, the customer service representative. Script: Who greeted the speaker in the bank?
正确答案： D
13.
A) A government-issued ID.
B) A driver’s license.
C) A social security number.
D) His interest-bearing account.
Script: What did the speaker need to show for opening the account?
正确答案： A
14.
A) The man has a credit card.
B) The man has direct deposit.
C) The man has a government-issued ID.
D) The man has a savings account.
Script: Under what condition will the checking be free with this bank?
正确答案： B
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Script: Some people say that it’s civic duty to "give back" to your c ommunity. That’s true but for me, I want to do some volunteer work so that I can feel useful. I’ve been working at the same job for years and it’s not at all rewarding. Yes, I make good money, but I never feel like I’m doing any good in the world.
When I was in college, I had dreams of changing the world. I wanted to work in a non-profit organization that did relief work, that helped women and children in need, or that had an impact on public policy. I’ve begun to think again about those dreams and thought I might take the first step of doing some
volunteering. Then, I can see if I like that kind of work and make some hard decisions.
I called an organization that helped homeless children. I told them about my education and experience, and they said they could use someone like me to do some tutoring. I filled out an application and was fingerprinted for a background check. A few weeks later, I met my student and I tutored her for the first time. It was a great experience. I wish I had done it earlier!
15.
A) He could not make enough money.
B) He did not have a sense of achievement.
C) He felt useful.
D) He didn’t change the world.
Script: How did the speaker feel about his life before his voluntary work?
正确答案： B
16.
A) He wanted to work for public policy.
B) He dreamed to make a lot of money.
C) He hoped to work in a non-profit organization.
D) He decided to work in a bank.
Script: What had the man dreamed to do when he was
in college?
正确答案： C
17.
A) He quit his job.
B) He donated all his money.
C) He went back to his school.
D) He tutored some homeless child.
Script: What did the man finally do as a volunteer?
正确答案： D
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Script: A number of rich entrepreneurs have emerged in China in the face of the booming economy. Now, the public is becoming concerned about the way the wealthy spend their money. An article in the People’s Daily says the entrepreneurs should adopt a generous attitude with their money. They are expected to make contributions to society and use their wealth for good. The article cites the story of a leading dairy-maker of providing free milk for primary school students in underdeveloped regions and says being charitable is not simply making huge donations but making its contribution worthwhile.
The newspaper criticizes some entrepreneurs as showing off too much. They often buy luxury villas and throw extravagant parties to showcase their wealth.
The article says entrepreneurs should take advantage of their wealth to help people in need and a successful entrepreneur would know not only how to save money, but how to spend it.
18.
A) It says a number of rich people have appeared in China.
B) It asks entrepreneurs to adopt a generous attitude with their money.
C) It asks the businessmen to donate all their money to society.
D) It requires the rich people to turn in more taxation.
Script: What does the article in the People’s Daily say?
正确答案： B
19.
A) It provided milk to local community.
B) It offered free meals to primary school students.
C) It provided free milk for primary school students in poverty-stricken areas.
D) It offered donation everywhere.
Script: What did the dairy-maker do for charity?
正确答案： C
20.
A) It criticizes some entrepreneurs as being showing off their wealth.
B) It criticizes some entrepreneurs for their investment.
C) It criticizes some entrepreneurs for not turning in their due tax.
D) It criticizes some entrepreneurs for buying too many villas.
Script: What does the article criticize?
正确答案： A
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.
If you want to create wealth, it will help to understand what it is. Wealth is not the same thing as money. Wealth is as old as human history. Money is a comparatively recent invention.
Wealth is the (21)_________________ thing. Wealth is stuff we want: food, clothes, houses, cars, gadgets, travel to interesting places, and so on. You can have wealth without having money. If you had a magic machine that could on (22)_________________ make you a car or cook you dinner or do your laundry, or do anything else you wanted, you wouldn’t need money. Whereas if you were in the middle of
(23)_________________ , where there is nothing to buy, it wouldn’t matter how much money you had.
Money is a side effect of
(24)_________________ . In a specialized society, most
of the things you need, you can’t make for yourself. If you want a potato or a pencil or a place to live, you have to get it from someone else.
How do you get the person who grows the potatoes to give you some? By giving him something he wants in return. But you can’t get very far by (25)_________________ things directly with the people who need them. If you make violins, and none of the local farmers wants one, what will you eat?
The (26)_________________ societies find, as they get more specialized, is to make the trade into a two-step (27)_________________ . Instead of trading violins directly for potatoes, you trade violins for, say, silver, which you can then trade again for anything else you need. The (28)_________________ stuff — the medium of exchange —can be anything that’s rare and portable. Historically metals have been the most common, but recently we’ve been using a medium of exchange, called the dollar, that doesn’t physically exist. It works as a medium of exchange, however, because its rarity is (29)_________________ by the U.S. government.