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21stCenturyCollegeEnglish（Book2）Test2

PartIListeningComprehension（30%）

SectionA（10%）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）,andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.A）Theywilldonothing.

B）Theywilldoalittlemorehomework.

C）Theywillbreakopenafewsodas.

D）Theywillgooutforsomethingtodrink.

2.A）Hedoesn’twanttobebothered.

B）Hewillnotanswersuchnaïvequestions.

C）Heisnotsurewhatthewomanmean.

D）Hewasbornthere.

3.A）Ataconcert.

B）Ataflowershop.

C）Atanartmuseum.

D）Atarestaurant.

4.A）Athisoffice.

B）Atlunch.

C）Atthetravelagency.

D）Atthebakery.

5.A）Aprofessorandastudent.

B）Acustomerandacashier.

C）Aneditorandanauthor.

D）Alawyerandhisclient.

6.A）Closefriends.

B）Strangers.

C）Friendswhohaven’tseeeachotherforalongwhile.

D）Fatheranddaughter.

7.A）Theyhaveateacher-studentrelationship.

B）Thewomanisalawyerandthemanisherclient.

C）Thewomanisadoctorandthemanisherpatient.

D）Theyaremarried.

8.A）Helikestoseemovie.

B）Hehasnotime.

C）Hehadtimeeverynight.

D）Hewouldliketogoeverynight.

9.A）Theweatherwasbetter.

B）Theweatherwasalittlebittoowarm.

C）Theweatherwasalittlebitcold.

D）Theweatherwasbad.

10.A）Theywillcostfivedollars.

B）Theywillcosttendollars.

C）Theywillcostfifteendollars.

D）Theywillcosttwentydollars.

SectionB（10%）

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearanumberofquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadonlyonce.Afteryouhearonequestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）,andD）.Thenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet.

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Drugandfood.

B）Cancerandhealth.

C）Foodandhealth.

D）Healthanddrug.

12.A）Drugsarealwaysgiventoanimalsformedicalreasons.

B）Someoftheadditivesinourfoodareaddedtothefooditselfandaregiventothelivinganimals.

C）Researchershaveknownaboutthepotentialdangersoffoodadditivesforoverfiftyyears.

D）Foodmaycausefortypercentofcancerintheworld.

13.A）Becausetheanimalsaresick.

B）Becausetheanimalsarelosingweight.

C）Becausetheywanttomakemoremoneyoutoftheanimals.

D）Becausethedrugsarepreventivesagainstcancer.

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Trafficaccidents.

B）Smoking-relateddiseases.

C）Murder.

D）Allofthese.

15.A）75.B）23.C）30.D）3,000.

16.A）TheNationalCancerInstituteistakingeffectivemeasures.

B）Smokingispreventedamonghighschoolseniors.

C）Manysmokershavediedofcancer.

D）Noneofthese.

17.A）Smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle.

B）Therearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighschoolseniors.

C）Highsmokingratesareduetotheincreaseinwealth.

D）Smokersathighschoolarefromsocio-economicbackgrounds.

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Theywillsoondieoutcompletely.

B）TheywereoncearelativeofEnglish.

C）Theyarenolongerspoken.

D）Theycomefromthesamefamily.

19.A）Chinese.B）English.C）Spanish.D）German.

20.A）BecauseofthegreatdifferencesbetweenthedialectsofChinese.

B）BecauseChineseandmanyforeignlanguagesarenotofthesamefamily.

C）BecauseChineseisaveryoldlanguage.

D）BecauseofthegreatdifferencesbetweentheoldChineseandthepresent-dayChinese.

SectionC（10%）

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhearapassage,andthendecidethefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.PutaTorFinthecorrespondingparenthesesontheanswersheet.

21.Oscar,Emmy,Grammy,andTonyareawardsgiventoentertainersacrosstheworldeveryyear.

22.TheawardceremoniesareusuallyheldinNewYork.

23.Emmyistheoldestoftheseawards.

24.TheOscarawardsceremonywasfirstheldin1928inHollywoodtohonoroutstandingachievementinperformance,photography,direction,production,music,andotherareasoffilm-making.

25.TheEmmyispresentedbytheNationalAcademyforTelevisionArtsandSciencestothetopprograms,performers,andbehind-the-scenespeopleincommercialandpublictelevision.

26.TheGrammyisawardedtosingers,dancersandotherartists.

27.TheTonyisanawardthathonorsoutstandingachievementinplaywriting.

28.Theawardcandidatesspendweeksplanningwhattheywillwear,whotheywillgowith,andwhattheywillsayinheiracceptancespeeches.

29.Oneawardceremonyusuallycostsonehundredthousanddollars.

30.Thelosersattheawardceremonyarefullofconfidenceintheirfuture.

PartIIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Therearesomequestionsorunfinishedstatementsinthispart.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）,andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

CATVisashortwayofsaying“communityantennatelevision”.But“cabletelevision”isthetermmostpeopleuse.CabletelevisionallowsviewerstoreceiveTVprogramsthattheycannotpickupwiththeirregularantennas.

Televisionsignalsdonotfollowthecurveoftheearth.Theytravelinstraightlinesinalldirections.SignalsfromaTVstationmovestowardthehorizonandgointospace.IfyouliveonlyafewmilesfromaTVstation,youmaygetagoodpictureonyourset.Butifyoulivemorethan50milesfromit,youmaynotgetanypicturesatall.

CATVbeganin1948.PeopleinplacesfarfromTVstationssharedthecostofputtinguphighantennas.Acommunityantennawasusuallyplacedonahill,amountainoronahightower.TheantennapickedupTVsignalsandfedthemintoasmalllocalstation.Fromthestation,thickwirescalledcableranouttonearbyhomes.Eachpersonusingthecablepaidamonthlycharge.

CATVworkedwell,andsoonnewuseswerefoundforit.Localstationscouldfeedprogramsintoemptychannelsthatwerenotinuse.Peoplealongthecablecouldhavelocalnews,weatherreports,andfarmandschoolnewsatthelocalstationsonextracharge.

Today,cabletelevisionhasmovedintocities.Itbringsinextraprogramsthatcityviewerswithregularantennascannotsee.Itisalsousedinmanyclassroomsthroughoutthecountry.

31.Thispassageisabout___________.

A）howtoputuphighantennas

B）awayofpickingupbetterTVprograms

C）howtousetheemptychannelsonyourTVset

D）thewaythatTVsignalsareset

32.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat____________.

A）mostpeopleusecabletelevision

B）“communityantenna”isanothernamefor“regularantenna”

C）acommunityantennaisusedforcabletelevision

D）regularantennascannotpickupTVprograms

33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewayTVsignalstravel?

A）Inacurve.

B）Inastraightline.

C）Inalldirections.

D）Towardthehorizon.

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthecommunityantennaaccordingtothe

passage?

A）Itwasusuallyplacedonaroof.

B）Itwasusuallyplacedonahill.

C）Itwasusuallyplacedonamountain.

D）Itwasusuallyplacedonahightower.

35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A）TVhasbeguntobeusedforeducationalpurpose.

B）ThereisnochargeforCATV.

C）CATVcannotbeusedinruralareas.

D）AntennasforCATVareusuallyputupinthecenterofacommunity.

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AftertheviolentearthquakethatshookLosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientistshadnewstoreport:

Thedamageanddeathtollcouldhavebeenmuchworse.

Morethan60peoplediedinthisearthquake.Bycomparison,anearthquakeofsimilarintensitythatshookAmericain1988claimed25,000victims.

InjuriesanddeathswererelativelylessinLosAngelesbecausethequakeoccurredat4:

31a.m.onaholiday,whentrafficwaslightonthecity’shighways.Inaddition,changesmadetotheconstructioncodesinLosAngelesduringthelast20yearshavestrengthenedthecity’sbuildingsandhighways,makingthemmoreresistanttoquakes.

Despitethegoodnews,civilengineersaren’trestingontheirsuccesses.Pinnedtotheirdrawingsboardsareblueprintsforimprovedquake-resistantbuildings.Thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreatersecuritytocitieswhereearthquakesoftentakeplace.

Inthepast,makingstructuresquake-resistantmeantfirmyetflexiblematerials,suchassteelandwood,thatbendwithoutbreaking.Later,peopletriedtoliftabuildingoffitsfoundation,andinsertrubberandsteelbetweenthebuildinganditsfoundationtoreducetheimpactofgroundvibrations.Themostrecentdesignsgivebuildingsbrainsaswellasconcreteandsteelsupports.Calledsmartbuildings,thestructuresrespondlikelivingorganismstoanearthquake’svibrations.Whenthegroundshakesandthebuildingtipsforward,thecomputerwouldforcethebuildingtoshiftintheoppositedirection.

Thenewsmartstructurescouldbeveryexpensivetobuild.However,theywouldsavemanylivesandwouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.

36.OnereasonwhythelossoflivesintheLosAngelesearthquakewascomparativelylowwasthat____________.

A）newcomputershadbeeninstalledinthebuildings

B）itoccurred