TPO68 听力题目

TPO68 Listening

Section 1

Conversation 1

1.What problem does the student have?

A.He is unsure about the material he needs to study for an exam.

B.He missed the deadline for submitting a paper.

C.He does not know when the exam period starts.

D.He needs to reschedule an exam.

2.What reason does the student give for missing an appointment with

his professor?

A.His alarm clock did not work properly.

B.He was confused about the time of the appointment.

C.He felt ill when he woke up that day.

D.He had an exam in another class.

3.Why does the woman mention the dean?

A.To indicate that the dean will probably accept the student’s excuse

B.To point out that the professor is not able to extend the exam period

C.To explain that extensions are not granted under any circumstancesD.To indicate that the student needs to report to the dean

4.Why do the speakers think that the professor might be able to help

the student?

[Click on 2 answers.]

A.The exam period has not ended.

B.The professor may excuse the student from taking the exam.

C.The professor may grant an extension of the exam.

D.The oral exam takes only half an hour.

5.What does the woman imply when she says this:（重听题）

A.The professor usually breaks for lunch during exams.

B.The students enjoy eating lunch with the professor.

C.The professor will get tired unless she takes a break.

D.The exams will end early in the afternoon.

Lecture 1

1.What is the main purpose of the lecture?

A.To examine the extent to which Thule and Dorset art influenced the

artwork of other arctic cultures B.To examine how Thule and Dorset designs changed over time

C.To compare and contrast artwork from two ancient arctic cultures

D.To discuss how the natural world is shown in the artwork of two ancient

arctic cultures

2.What does the professor imply about “flying” or “floating” polar-

bear sculptures?

[Click on 2 answers.]

A.They may have helped the Dorset people cope with their fear of a

dangerous animal.

B.Art historians consider them to be of little religious importance to the

Dorset people.

C.The Dorset people created them to demonstrate respect for polar bears.

D.They were designed to take advantage of the natural shape of the ivory.

3.According to the professor, what can be inferred about Dorset

society based on its artwork?

A.It placed more emphasis on religious beliefs than Thule society did.

B.It relied on hunting large animals to a greater extent than Thule society

did. C.It placed an emphasis on the production of jewelry.

D.It was structured to support long ocean expeditions.

4.According to the professor, what appears to be the main reason that

the Thule engraved holes and lines into their artifacts?

A.To honor their Alaskan ancestors

B.To illustrate the layout of their campgrounds

C.To add realism to their sculptures

D.To add decoration to their sculptures

5.Why does the professor mention Thule group-hunting expeditions?

A.To explain why the Thule had plenty of time to produce detailed artwork

B.To draw a connection between cooperation in finding food and

uniformity in art

C.To compare Thule hunting practices with Dorset hunting practices

D.To suggest that the majority of Thule sculptures were probably lost at

sea

6.Why does the professor say this:（重听题）

A.To suggest that the students interview descendants of Dorset peopleB.To propose a topic that the students could write about

C.To ask students who they think the faces represent

D.To indicate that there is still a lot of missing information

Lecture 2

1.What is the lecture mainly about?

A.How researchers determine the rate at which Earth cooled

B.How climate change affected early life on Earth

C.Evidence that challenges a belief about the early conditions on Earth

D.Conflicting scientific hypotheses about the age of Earth

2.Prior to the 1980s researchers believed that Earth’s climate was

extremely hot during its first 500 million years. What led researchers

to this belief?

A.No undamaged rocks from that period had been found.

B.Organisms from that period indicate that they survived extreme

conditions.

C.Every mountain from that period had experienced intense volcanic

activity.

D.Zircon crystals from that period contain evidence of hot conditions.3.According to the professor, what is true about the mineral zircon?

[Click in the correct boxes.]

It is very durable.

It can form around other substances.

Most of it was destroyed during Earth’s first 500 million years.

It requires extremely high temperatures to form.

4.The professor mentions research done in Australia in the 1980s.

What is the professor’s opinion of the result of that research?

A.It was disappointing, because a new technology provided unreliable data.