大学英语第三册听说教程上机学习大厅听力单元测试答案Unit 13 - 14
Listening Comprehension
Directions: Listen to the short conversations and choose the correct answers to the questions you hear. The
conversations and questions will be read ONLY ONCE.
SET 1
1. A. Tom's illnesses are serious. B. Tom's illnesses are pretended. C. Tom's illnesses are brief but real.
D. Tom's illnesses occur only when there is a party.
2. A. Catch a cold. B. Hurry to get on the bus. C. Sit next to the bus stop. D. Fix his torn sleeve. 3. A. A trip she took. B. A trip she takes frequently. C. A restaurant she owns. D. A famous statue in Philadelphia. 4. A. Barry no longer lives in New York. B. Barry doesn't know how to economize. C. The woman called Barry in California. D. The woman didn't ever meet Barry.
5. A. Richard is hard to find. B. Richard speaks with difficulty. C. Richard's roommate doesn't talk to him.
D. Richard doesn't work very hard.
Answer: BBAAD SET 2
1. A. Looking for a new job. B. Starting her vacation. C. Quitting her job in a few days. D. Complaining to her friend. 2. A. The department store may sell tires. B. The department store doesn't sell tires. C. The department store sells tires. D. The department store carries tapes. 3. A. The man must study in order to pass. B. The man won't pass unless he takes the test.
C. The man must take the test. D. The man may skip the test. 4. A. She arrived for registration too early. B. She misplaced her class card for biology.
C. She missed registration. D. The man cannot spell her name. 5. A. Because he woke up late. B. Because he missed the bus. C. Because he had a car trouble. D. Because there was very heavy traffic.
Answer: AACAC
Listening Comprehension
Directions: Listen to the conversation and fill in the form below with no more than three words for each blank. The
conversation will be read TWICE.
SET 1
We don't like people to come too near to us. A (1) found that when an American male talks to a stranger, he stands
(2) centimeters away.If males stand very near to each other, they are either (3) or (4) .
There are some exceptions. We may accept the fact that people may (5) us on the bus or (6) in the rush hour
because we can (7) for it.
What we should do when we have to stand or sit in a crowded place? We don't look at the other people, we try not to
touch them and we show (8) .
We may be annoyed by someone in a crowded cinema. He or she may want to take all the (9) between us. But
when the show starts we forget about it because we (10) the performers who are far away.
Answer:
1. psychologist 2. 50 3. very aggressive 4. unusually friendly 5. press against 6. on the subway 7. see the reason 8.
an expressionless face 9. armrest 10. concentrate on
SET 2
About whom is the story? My father and my mother.
What were they? My father was a salesman for a (1) . My mother was a (2) at a radio station.
Where did they meet? They met in a (3) .
How did they happen to meet? My father stopped by (4) that Saturday morning to (5) and then the manager of a
local radio station invited him to their (6) .
What does my father comment on meeting my mother? It was (7) that he was at the picnic that day. What were my mother's dating experiences at that time? She dated other men, including a car salesman who
entered our (8) . The car salesman gave her (9) for her birthday, which in those days meant the relationship was moving
toward an (10)
What's the end of the story? One night a few months later, my mother woke her mother and told her she was going
to marry Dave.
Answer:
1. big electronics company 2. writer 3. poker game 4. the branch office 5. make some calls 6. annual picnic 7. blind
luck 8. family lore 9. a watch 10. engagement
Listening Comprehension
Directions: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are True or False. The passage will
be read ONLY ONCE.
SET 1
1. Popular belief holds that \ 2. Meteors are not visible to the naked eye even at night. True False
3. Most meteors are burned into ashes when they enter the earth's atmosphere. True False 4. After successful landings upon the earth, huge meteors are given different names. True False 5. There is no satisfactory explanation about the source of meteors traveling through space. True False
Answer:
1. True 2. False 3. True 4. False 5. True
SET 2
1. England's mad cow disease has caused understandable hysteria. True False
2. The government is facing a loss of millions of dollars. True False
3. Researchers have different explanations to the cause of the mad cow disease. True False
4. Basic research cannot help prevent tomorrow's crises. True False 5. Unresolved scientific disputes have become a fact of modern life. True False
Answer:
1. True 2. False 3. True 4. False 5. True
Listening Comprehension
Directions: Listen to the passage and choose the correct answers to the questions. The passage will be read
ONLY ONCE.
SET 1
1. A. Spanish explorers.
B. Indians. C. Other Englishmen.
D. Political leaders. 2. A. New political ways. B. New methods of fishing. C. New ways for water travel. D. How to trap animals.
3. A. Corn.
B. Domesticated animals. C. Building sod house. D. Trapping animals.
4. A. The settlers were well prepared for the hardships that they would encounter.
B. The new settlers found the winters severe. C. The Indians taught the settlers how to build canoes. D. The settlers brought tools and weapons to the new world.
5. A. The new world. B. The new colonists. C. The life of the natives. D. The life of the early settlers.
Answer: AABAD SET 2
1. A. Dreams are unimportant and should be disregarded.
B. Dreams give us helpful clues about ourselves. C. Only a trained psychologist can explain dreams.
D. Dreams are often interesting.
2. A. You may have unconscious fears of death.