《新视野大学英语综合技能训练》 Students’ Book Unit 7, Book 1 Unit 7
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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 with a single line through the center. 1. A. Librarian and student. B. Operator and caller. C. Boss and secretary. D. Customer and repairman.
2. A. Look for the key. B. Repair the car. C. Fix a shelf. D. Paint a shelf. 3. A. To make the woman angry. B. To please the man’s mother.
C. David is the man’s good friend.
D. David is good at carrying on conversations. 4. A. He must meet his teacher. B. He must attend a class.
C. He must go out with his girlfriend.
D. He must stay at school to finish his homework. 5. A. He wants to pay. B. He doesn’t want to eat out.
C. He wants to eat somewhere else. D. He doesn’t like Japanese food.
6. A. He didn’t work as hard as he was supposed to. B. He didn’t pass the physics exam.
C. He did better in an earlier exam. D. He found something wrong with the exam. 7. A. He is attending his sick mother at home. B. He is on a European tour with his mother.
C. He is at home on sick leave. D. He is in Europe to see his mother.
8. A. They don’t know how to get to Mike’s home. B. They are discussing when to meet again.
C. They went to the same party some time ago. D. They will go to Mike’s birthday party.
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9. A. Five lessons. B. Three lessons.
C. Twelve lessons. D. Fifteen lessons.
10. A. Find a larger room. B. Sell the old table.
C. Buy two bookshelves. D. Rearrange some furniture. Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will be asked some questions. Both the passage 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 with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A. Courses in British history. B. Language courses.
C. Courses in sports. D. Teacher training courses.
12. A. To attract more students.
B. To make the courses suitable for students of all levels. C. To let the students have a good rest.
D. To make the summer school more like a holiday. 13. A. Because they all work very hard.
B. Because their teachers are all native speakers of English. C. Because they learn not only in but also out of class. D. Because they are all advanced students. Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A. Because it takes too long to process all the applications. B. Because its resources are limited.
C. Because it is a library for special purposes. D. Because there is a shortage of staff. 15. A. Discard his application form. B. Forbid him to borrow any items. C. Cancel his video card. D. Ask him to apply again.
16. A. One month. B. One week.
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C. Two weeks. D. Two months. Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A. Chemicals. B. Vapor. C. Water. D. Gas. 18. A. By passing steam over dry ice. B. By turning ordinary ice into steam. C. By heating dry ice. D. By mixing dry ice with ordinary ice. 19. A. It takes a longer time to melt. B. It is lighter to carry.
C. It is cleaner to use than ordinary ice. D. It is not so cold as ordinary ice.
20. A. In the 1920’s. B. In the 1930’s. C. In the 1940’s. D. In the 1950’s. Part Ⅱ Filling in the Blanks
A. Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper form of the words given in brackets.
1. In that country, all men between 18 and 45 without _____ (except) are expected to serve in the army during the war.
2. Our host descried(发现) a gentleman of _____ (usual) appearance standing at the far end of the hall.
3. Because of something _____ (expect), I wonder if I can change my appointment from Tuesday to Friday.
4. At dawn, bank _____ (rob) shocked the small town; many people showed their worries about public safety.
5. After the whole day’s work, he finished a _____ (polish) piece of writing, praising the young man’s brave action when he was faced with danger.
6. From his _____ (woe) expression, I can see he is still suffering from toothache.
7. He looks about thirty, tall and _____ (shave). In my opinion, he looks like a normal artist.
8. _____ (current), she is one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood.
9. He has a lot of _____ (attach) for his camera for taking pictures under special conditions.
10. According to many educators, folk tales often help to develop a child’s _____ (imagine).
11. They may not be millionaires but they’re certainly very _____ (comfort).
12. Poverty, disease and _____ (ignore) remain major problems. This is especially true in
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the Third World countries.
13. She went to Paris with the _____ (intend) of learning French.
14. For the first time, the _____ (possible) of something serious having taken place entered my mind.
15. He took over the post in the knowledge that it might _____ (danger) his life.
16. The _____ (detail) study of the problem is needed to clean up the secret which confuses both parties.
17. There are some beautiful scenes in our _____(neighbor).
18. All these experiences have taught me a great deal about life and _____(real).
19. My father is a _____ (caution) motorist; he never does any dangerous driving. So I don’t believe that he would be part of such an accident. 20. He was one of the ______ (dominate) persons in the team.
B. Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs. 1. A Greek trading ship is making _____ the Panama Canal.
2. They could hardly make _____ where the road was in the darkness.
3. Saying you are sorry won’t make _____ the damage of breaking the vase.
4. He turned around the corner in time to see the thief making _____ down the street. He phoned the police immediately.
5. I don’t know how to make _____ his behavior. 6. Many things are made out _____ bamboo.
7. Whatever the rule is, you may be sure he will keep _____ it. 8. They lit a fire to keep wild animals _____ the grounds.
9. The international situation changes so quickly nowadays that you can not keep up _____ it.
10. She told us most of the story, but kept _____ the bit about her uncle.
11. How could she keep you _____ believing that she was changing her mind? 12. The dam was not strong enough to hold _____ the flood waters. 13. The storm held _____ all night.
14. They held _____ bravely against repeated enemy bombing.
15. “Well men,” said the chairman, “I shall now proceed to put the matter to the vote. Will all those in favor hold _____ the right hand?”
16. He turned the corner and found himself face _____ face with a policeman. 17. It would be unwise to attach too much significance _____ these opinion polls.
18. The car moved sideways on the ice and went _____ of control, hitting a coming truck head on.
19. The acid in the rain slowly ate _____ at the stone wall.
20. They were lost at the sea, _____ the mercy of the wind and weather. Part Ⅳ Translation
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Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
1. Passengers stood and stretched as the train __________ (驶入车站).
2. The couple are going to _________ (把他们的结婚照片放大) at the store. 3. The sun __________ (从云层后面露出来).
4. I found someone I had never met __________ (正用枪指着我). 5. He seems to __________ (不受批评的影响).
6. __________ (考虑过其它所有可能性), she asked her cousin to look after the baby. 7. It is recommended that __________ (工程不动工) until all the preparations have been made.
8. I always prefer starting early __________ (而不是把一切拖延到最后一分钟). 9. __________ (浏览一本杂志) in the doctor’s waiting room, I found a photo of my daughter’s wedding.
10. __________ (海水一直在侵蚀着那块岩石) for years.
11. In Britain, packets of cigarettes come with __________ (一个政府健康提醒附加在上面).
12. Not until many years later __________ (全部真相才被人所知). 13. __________ (正是因为她母亲病了) she didn’t go with us.
14. When he awoke, he found himself ____________ (一位老大娘正在照顾他). 15. __________ (我突然想到) that I had a good idea.
16. If I had graduated, __________ (我可能已经在社会上找到了好的工作). 17. __________ (在哪里建新的火车站) is being discussed.
18. __________ (他刚一下飞机) than his wife ran towards him and kissed him.
19. Her duty includes sorting all the mails, ____________ (接听电话), and keeping the office clean.
20. By this time next year __________ (我们将把所有的土地变成稻田). Part Ⅴ Cloze
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D following the passage. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single line through the center.
A Language is a signaling system which operates with symbolic vocal sounds, and which is used by a group of people for the purpose of communication.
Let’s look at this 1 in more detail because it is language, more than anything else, 2 distinguishes man from the rest of the 3 world.
Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by 4 of cries: for example many birds utter 5 calls at the approach of danger; monkeys utter 6 cries, such as expressions of anger, fear and pleasure. 7 these various means of communication differ in important ways 8 human language. For instance, animals’
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