北京联合大学《大学英语II 》自主学习听力资料
Model Test 1
Section A
1. A. She doesn't think much of the film. B. She is criticizing the man. C. She wants to see the film.
D. Something is wrong with the young actress's eyes. 2. A. Spare-time school. C. A meal.
B. A course to take. D.English study.
3. A. He would like to see her right after the meeting. B. He would like to see her in the snack bar at midday. C. He would like to have a snack at the bar first.
D. He would like to see her in the snack bar next Monday. 4. A. She knows the discussion.
B. She knows the meaning of life.
C. She wants to join the man's association. D. She regrets having not discussed with them. 5. A. The pear. C. The seafood. 6. A. 750 pounds. C. 1,980 pounds.
B. The weather. D. The cold.
B. 480 pounds. D. 840 pounds.
B. A patient. D. The doctor's assistant.
B. Insist on having a clock in her desk. D. Ask the desk to call her in the morning.
7. A. A doctor. C. The doctor's friend 8. A. Worry about the time. C. Leave her jewelry at the hotel desk.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A. Hong Kong. C. Shanghai. 10. A. Around the 20th of this month. C. Around the 20th of next month. 11. A. She wants a direct flight. B. Her flight will be across the Pacific Ocean. C. She wants to stop on the West Coast. D. She wants to stop on the East Coast.
12. A. She wants to be comfortable. C. She wants to travel overseas.
B. She wants to save money.
D. She wants to have new experiences. B. Tokyo. D. Korea.
B. Around the 12th of this month. D. Around the 12th of next month.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. A. For a week.
B. For two weeks. D. For a month.
B. To renew a six-month lease. D. To cover property damage. B. At 1:30.
C. For three weeks.
14. A. To secure a two-bedroom apartment. C. To pay for a dishwasher. 15. A. At 3:30.
C. At 4 o'clock. B. At 5 o'clock.
Section B Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A. On the north of Central America. C. On the south of America.
B. On the north of Mexico. D. On the south of Guatemala.
17. A. Very few people can afford to attend school. B.Many people are well-educated.
C. All the children in Belize are required to receive higher education. D. Education is not as important as economy in Belize. 18. A. Belize is the smallest country in America.
B.Belize used to be a colony of Great Britain.
C. English is the only language used by people in Belize.
D. Compared with China, Belize is a small country with a large population.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A. Optimistic. B. Resentful. C. Helpless.
D. Doubtful.
B. Teachers and the government.
20. A. Factory owners and ads agents.
C. Film stars and news reporters. D. Parents and news agencies. 21. A. They are divorced or are often busy working. B. They are too hard on their kids.
C. There is only one child in most of their families. D. Their children are too tired after one day's study.
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A. On April 26, 1611. B. On April 23, 1611. C. On April 26, 1616. . 23. A. In 1583.
D. On April 23, 1616.
B. In 1584.
C. In 1585. D. In 1586. 24. A. People know almost nothing about Shakespeare's early life. B. Shakespeare was already well known before he went to London. C. People know a lot about Shakespeare's life in London. D. People know only a little about Shakespeare's life in London. 25. A. Shakespeare was not interested in making a profit.
B. Shakespeare could get one-tenth of the profits of the Globe Theater. C. Shakespeare, like his fellow writers, had no business sense. D. Shakespeare's fellow writers shared the same profits as he did.
Section C
For most of human history, the only (26) _______ between people was face to face. The
invention of (27) _______ changed that, but for a long time most people could not read or write. Those who could read and write, such as people at the top of the (28)_______ or political system, often have great power. The invention of the printing press in the middle of the 1400s gave people the printed word, which caused a huge change in human (29)_______. People could now get information, look at that information themselves, and more importantly, ask questions about it and form their own (30)_______.
Later inventions made a very big difference in the way people communicated with each other. The telegraph and then the telephone made communication very (31) _______. More (32) _______ came the fax machine. Today many international organizations use fax machines and (33) _______ mails for instant communication. In addition, the Internet provides information about the news everywhere in the world: hundreds of newspapers and news magazines are on the Internet for anyone anywhere to read. Home videotapes appear on television news shows, and (34) _______________________________________________________________________________. Also important is the communication satellite, which sends messages through space in seconds. Some people say the world is getting smaller. Are we all part of a \our ability to communicate quickly?
Some people worry about the use of communication technology in the news industry. George Gerbner, former dean of the Annenberg school for Communication and founder of the Cultural Environment Movement, says that news is a big business that is international in size. According to Gerbner,(35)_____________________________________________________________________. TV news, especially, is a very powerful influence and often focuses on sex or violence. In the case of the famous trial of athlete and actor O.J.Simpson in 1994 and 1995, for instance, he writes that it was wrong to allow TV cameras into the courtroom. What he calls \for a year and had 150 millions people watching in the United States alone on an important day of the
trial.(36)________________________________________________________________________.
Model Test 2
Section A
Directions (Omitted)
1. A. She built a model a week ago.
B.She completed her model quickly. D. She thinks she can reduce the size. B. They quarreled. D. They remarried. B. Italian. D. Japanese.
B. He could go out for a while.
D. He should do the problems himself. B. Tennis playing. D. Temperature.
C. She will help him on Thursday. 2. A. They divorced. C. They made up their relation. 3. A. Spanish. C. Chinese.
4. A She could help him with the problems. C. She could go out together with him. 5. A. Afternoon activities.
C. Weather.
6. A. The apartment is a good bargain. B. The woman will rent the apartment.
C. The woman thinks the rent is too high.
D. Probably there is no furniture in the apartment. 7. A. At home. C. In a car. 8. A. 48 C.20
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A. To find out if he has the flu.
B. To find out how to maintain a nutritious diet. C. find out how to prevent illness. D. To find out the results of a blood test. 10. A. He gets ill at the same time every year. B. He doesn't get enough exercise. C. He often has difficulty sleeping.
D. He's sick with influenza throughout the winter. 11. A. Not eating nutritious food.
B. Being overtired and having too much stress. C. Exposure to viruses.
D. Boosting one's immune system. 12. A. He's unwilling to be immunized. C. He forgets to take his medicine.
B. He doesn't get enough rest. D. He doesn't dress warmly enough.
B. In a restaurant. D. On the street. B. 22 D.14
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. A. He was hurt by the woman. B. He was cut by a knife. C. He was cut by a piece of paper. D. His finger was bleeding. 14. A. Because the cut is serious.
B. Because there are a lot of nerve endings in the finger.
C. Because the nerve ending is sensitive in the finger. D. Because the finger is bleeding. 15. A. To expose the nerve endings. B. To keep the skin from drying. C. To keep the skin from being together.
Section B
Directions (Omitted)
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A. They run for health.
B. They run for a gold medal.
C. They run for beauty. D. They run to lose weight. 17. A. To win a competition. B. To break a record. C. To deliver the news of victory. 18.A. Because he is over the fellow runners. C.Because he is over his own body.
Passage Two
D. To win the first prize.
B. Because he is over former runners. D. Because he wins a prize.
D. To keep the skin from water.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A. Yes. Because he was never sick.
B. Yes. Because he woke up feeling good every morning C. No. Because his heart muscle was severely damaged. D. No. Because he suffered a heart attack.
20. A. It is impossible for us to stop heart attacks and many people die for it. B. Advances in medicine help stop many heart attacks and keep people alive. C. Lifestyle changes have increased the number of heart attacks. D. Medications can cure all the heart attacks.
21. A. The longer people live, the fewer heart attacks people will meet. B. The number of heart attacks is decreasing.
C. There is no evidence that heart attacks are decreasing. D. We can cure different types of heart disease.
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A. They can enjoy their lives since there is a lot of public entertainment. B. They are healthier than before since there are many new medicines. C. They have more money since they can work to an older age.
D. They live a happy life since they have more leisure time than the young. 23. A. After their children have grown up. B. When their children move to another place. C. When their brothers or sisters pass away. D. When they stop working and start a new life. 24. A. Indifferent.
B. Concerned.
C. Anxious. D. Helpless.
25. A. Modern life brings advantages as well as disadvantages to old people. B. Old people feel lonely because their children cannot live with them. C. Loneliness is the biggest problem in modern society. D. Old people must try their best to face the reality.
Section C
Directions (Omitted)
Canada has the largest (26)______ area in the world after the (27)___________ U.S.S.R., but it is rather (28)______ populated. Most (29)_______live in the south, within about 500 kilometers of the (30)_______with the U.S.A.The far north of Canada lies within the Arctic (31)_________, where the winters are long and (32)_______ cold. Eskimos live in the Arctic, a region where it is too cold even for trees to grow. South of that region is a (33)_______ area with many forests and lakes.
The more populated part of southern Canada stretches about 5,000 kilometers from east to west. Here are found valuable forests, rich deposits of minerals, and various manufacturing industries. (34)__________________________________________________.
To the east of Rockies are vast grasslands, called prairies, where cattle are reared and a large amount of wheat is grown. Coal and oil also come from this area. In south-eastern Canada is the