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UnitFourTheMulticulturalSociety

UnitFourTheMulticulturalSociety

PartIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

1.A.Themanwantstobookaroomthreedayslater.

B.Themancanhavearoomwithaviewofthemountain.

C.Themancanhavearoomwithaviewofthesea.

D.Themancan’thavearoomrightnow.

2.A.It’swellworthwatching.B.Shedoesn’tthinkmuchofit.

C.It’sterrible.D.It’sjustso-so.

3.A.Atanairport.B.Onastreet.

C.Inadepartmentstore.D.Atabank.

4.A.Quarrelwiththeman.B.Leavethepaperwhereitis.

C.Givethepapertotheman.D.Makeuseofthepaper.

5.A.ThewomancanhavehercaronSaturdaymorning.

B.Thewomanwillnothavehercarfixedbytheman.

C.Themanwillfixthecarnextweek.

D.Itwilltakemoretimetohavethecarfixedthanthewomanhasexpected.

6.A.Shethinksshetalkstoomuch.B.Shethinksshedoesn’tlikespeaking.

C.Shethinkssheisalwaysveryfrank.D.Shethinkssheissimple-minded.

7.A.Shedoesn’twanttohaveabirthdayparty.B.Shedoesn’tlikethegift.

C.Shewantstoforgetherbirthday.D.Shedoesn’twanttogrowold.

8.A.Themanwantstoborrowsomemoneyfromthewoman.

B.Themanwilllendthewomanthemoneysheneeds.

C.Themandoesn’thavemoney.

D.Thewomanwilllendfortydollarstotheman.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A.Hewantsthewomantogivehimsomeadviceonpreparingaspeech.

B.Hewantstoinvitethewomantodinner.

C.Hewantstohelpthewomanwithherspeech.

D.Hewantstoinvitethewomantolistentoapublicspeech.

10.A.Shehatestospeakinfrontofmanypeople.B.Shefeelsveryembarrassed.

C.Shethinksit’snotabigproblem.D.Shedoesn’tfeelnervousatall.

11.A.Shewillbefrozenupbeforetheaudience.B.Shedoesn’tknowwheretoputherhands.

C.Sheonlywritesan80-wordoutline.D.Shecan’tmakethespeechreasonableenough.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A.HeisgoingtospendaholidayinLondon.B.HeisgoingtohaveabusinesstripinLondon.

C.HewillgotoLondonwiththewoman.D.HeisgoingtomovetoLondon.

13.A.Facilitiesthereareverygood.B.Theserviceisexcellent.

C.Itiscomfortabletostaythere.D.Itisinexpensivetostaythere.

14.A.7andhalfhours.B.8hours.C.8andhalfhours.D.10hours.

15.A.Itisconvenienttogoeverywherebyunderground.

B.BankswillbeopenforthewholeweekexceptonSaturday.

C.Englishfoodisverydelicious.

D.Britishpeoplearefriendlytostrangers.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreeshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassagesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A.ThefastestpersontocrosstheAtlantic.

B.Theyoungestpersontorowanoceanalone.

C.Thepersonwhomakesthefastestwest-to-eastcrossing.

D.Thepersonwhostaysontheoceanforthelongesttime.

17.A.Becauseofthebadweather.

B.Becauseofhisyoungage.

C.Becausehelosthiswaywhilecrossingtheocean.

D.Becausehehadnopartnertohelphim.

18.A.Heisdown-to-earth.B.Heisaggressiveandoptimistic.

C.Heisdiscouragedbyhisfailure.D.Heisconfidentaboutachievingarealfirst.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Becausetheyprefersmallandcomfortablehouses.

B.Becausetheywanttobuildtheirownapartments.

C.Becausesuchhousesarealwaysinthebadpartoftown.

D.Becausetheycannotaffordthem.

20.A.Becausemoreandmorepeoplemoveintobignewhouses.

B.Becausemanyoldpeopleselltheirhouseaftertheirchildrenleave.

C.Becausepeoplewanttoselltheoldhousetogetmoneyandbuildtheirownhouse.

D.Becausechildrenoftenasktheirparentstoselltheoldhouse.

21.A.Theroofalwaysleaks.

B.Peopleareaskedtoredesigntheirhouse.

C.Peoplehavetomaintaintheirhousebythemselves.

D.Theydon’thaveenoughmoneytomakethefirstpayment.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A.OnJanuary15.B.ThesecondMondayofJanuary.

C.ThesecondSundayofJanuary.D.OnJanuary5.

23.A.Becausetheyhavetherighttovoteandthey’realsoallowedtogotopubswhentheyare20.

B.Becausetheycanattendspecialcoming-of-ageceremonieswhentheyare20.

C.Becausetheygainsomerightsandneedtotakesomenewresponsibilitieswhentheyare20.

D.Becausethey’reallowedtosmokejustliketheirparents.

24.A.In1857.B.In1876.C.In1999.D.In2000.

25.A.Parentshostspecialcoming-of-ageceremoniesfortheirchildrenwhentheyare20.

B.Inthepastboysmarkedtheirtransitiontoadulthoodwhentheywerearound13.

C.Femalesgenerallywearfurisodetotheircoming-of-ageceremony.

D.Furisodeisaboutthemostformalclothesformarriedwomentowear.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom26to33withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom34to36,youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

CompoundDictation

IfirstmetBilliewhenIcametoNewYorkat19.Ididn’tknowwhatIwasgoingtobe.Iwantedtobeblack,soI（26）__________outinHarlem.AndwhenIwas（27）__________aroundHarlem,ImetBillie.Shewasasinger.Shewasthenabout15.Cute,nice,（28）__________littlegirl.Shechangedalotlater.Butanyway,Ilikedhowshesang.ThereareveryfewsingersIwanttohearatall.Anyway,Iheardherwhenshewas15,singingthe（29）__________.AndI（30）__________her.Isaid,“OnedayI’mgoingtohaveaband,andyou’regoingtosinginit.”Andshesaid,“Yeah,that’llbetheday.”

WhenIwasinBostonaround1935,IcamedowntoNewYorkandI（31）__________her.Shecouldn’tbelieveit.A（32）__________girlinawhiteband?

Isaid,“Comeon,we’regonnatryit.”Wewentdownsouth,andonthewayshewasafraid.Shesaid,“whatamIgonnado?

”Isaid,“we’regonnatryit.I’mscared,too.”Soweplayedinsomelittledancehallandsome（33）__________park,andafterherfirstcoupleofsongs,theyacceptedherimmediately.（34）_________________________________________________________________________________.Hedidn’tmeanitbadly.Thatwashisdesignationforablackwoman.（35）_____________________________________________________________________________.Iputmyhandonherandsaid,“Calmdown.”Sothatwastheendofthat.Hadtopushherout.（36）______________________________________________________________________________.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1._____toallourexpectationshe’sactuallyfoundawell-paidjobandanicegirlfriend.

A.OutB.ContraryC.WithoutD.Outside

2.Thecountry’sNo.1killer,heartdisease,is_____.

A.atthedeclineB.inthedeclineC.duringthedeclineD.indecline

3.Iceandsnowshould_____warmerweatherwhenthewindchanges.

A.givewaytoB.giverisetoC.givethoughttoD.giveventto

4.Illegal_____aresentbackacrosstheborderiftheyarecaught.

A.immigrationB.emigrantsC.immigrantsD.emigration

5.Veryfewcountriesallowpeopletohave_____citizenship.

A.twoB.threeC.pluralD.one

6.Thegreatinfluenzaepidemic_____over20milliondead.

A.leftaboutB.leftbehindC.leftforD.leftdown

7.Gangsofmenroutinely_____athishouseandthreatenhisfamilywithknivesandguns.

A.showedinB.showinC.showedupD.showup

8.Inthisgreatmeltingpotculturesare_____andtraditionslost.

A.mergedB.meagerC.meantD.merging

9.Thecitywas_____byageneralstrike.

A.paralyzedB.paralleledC.paradedD.paralyzing

10.Thoseanticancerdrugsareeffective,butalso_____towhitebloodcells.

A.effectiveB.constructiveC.instructiveD.destructive

11.HehasalreadybeenlivinginChinafortwentyyears,soitispossibleforhimtoseethingsfromthe_____ofaChinese.

A.perspectiveB.prospectiveC.PerceptiveD.permissive

12.Ontheirowntheyworkwell,butin_____theyareadisaster.

A.operationB.coordinationC.corporationD.combination

13.Whowasresponsibleforthe_____thisplan?

A.conceptioninB.conceptionofC.conceptofD.conceptin

14.Hedidn’tofferany_____criticism—justcomplainedhedidn’tlikeit.

A.destructiveB.constructiveC.consultativeD.combinative

15.Withtheeconomyofthecountrygoingstrong,the_____moodisoneofoptimism.

A.presidingB.circulatingC.floatingD.prevailing

16.Familiaritywithawiderangeofidiomaticexpressions,andtheabilitytousethemappro