大学英语听力3选择题文本及答案.docx

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大学英语听力3选择题文本及答案

1-II.

1.Script

W:

Ok.It’syourturntopaythebill.Ipaidlasttime.

M:

What?

Youhaveaselectivememory.Youtriedtopaylastturn,butyourcreditcardfailed;soIendeduppaying!

It’sdefinitelyyourturn.

Q:

Whatistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

2.Script

M:

I’mhavingrealtroublereviewingforthisFrenchexam.Ijustcan’tmemorizeallthevocabulary.

W:

Metoo.Ihatehavingtolearnthingsbyheart.Iguesswejusthavetokeepreadingthetextsoverandover.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanprefer?

3.Script

W:

Ohlook!

There’sthatguywesawlastweek,playingfootballinthepark!

Helookedgreatinhiskit,remember?

M:

Him?

Idon’trememberhim.I’vegotaterriblememoryforfaces.IhaveahardtimeevenrecordingpeopleI’vebeenintroducedto.

Q:

Accordingtotheconversation,whatistheman’sproblem?

4.Script

M:

Whyisthereabigsignonthebackofyourdoorthatsays“keys”?

W:

It’storemindmetotakemykeyswhenIgooutbecauseI’malwayslockingmyselfoutbyaccident!

Itdoesn’thelpenough.NowIjustforgettoreadthesign.

Q:

Whyisthereasignonthebackofthedoor?

5.Script

M:

Thathistoryexamwasreallyhard.Theessayquestionwasterrible!

W:

Iknow,IwishIwerelikeDavid.Hehasaphotographicmemory,youknow.Howusefulthatwouldbe!

Q:

WhatistrueofDavid?

Keys:

1.C2.D3.A4.B5.C

Task3:

Memory-ImprovingTechniques

Therearemanytechniquesyoucanusetoimproveyourmemory.Someofthemareintroducedher.

Firstandforemost,youneedtostimulateyourmemoryallthetime.Toputitsimply,youshoulduseyourmemoryasmuchaspossible.Itisespeciallyimportanttotrytolearnsomethingnew.Ifyouworkinanoffice,learntodance;ifyouareadancer,learntodealwithacomputer,ifyouworkwithsales,andlearntoplaychess;ifyouareaprogrammer,learntopaint.TheseaddedactivitiesstimulatethebrainsothatItcontinuestofunction.

Olderpeopleneedtopayattentiontothingstheyaredealingwith.Don’ttrytomemorizeeverythingthatcatchesyourattention;focusonwhatyouconsiderimportant.Forexample,youcantakeanyobjectsuchasapenandconcentrateonit.Thinkonitsvariouscharacteristics:

itsmaterial,itsfunction,itscolor,andsoon.Don’tallowanyotherthoughttooccupyyourmindwhileyouareconcentratinginthatpen.

Anothermethodthatcanbeusedistorelaxyourself.Itisimpossibletorememberthingsifyouaretenseornervous.

So,tryholdingyourbreathfortenseconds,andthenreleaseitslowly.

Associationisalsoapowerfultooltodevelopyourmemory.Forexample,ifyoucannotrememberaperson’sname,youcanthinkaboutaspecialfeatureofhisfaceandthenlinkitwithhismane.

1.What’sseemstobeanespeciallyimportantwaytostimulateone’smemory?

2.Whatseemstobethebestwaytofocusyourmemory?

3.Howcanyouconcentrateonapen?

4.Howcanyourelaxyourselfaccordingtothepassage?

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Kes:

1A2.C3.D4.B5.D

Task1:

TheRoleMemoryPlaysinOurLife

Sincememoryplaysasignificantroleinourlife,scrientistsareincreasinglyinterestedinresearchonhowtoimprovermemory,Herearesomefactorstheybelievetobeimportanttoexpandingmemorycapacity.

Tobeginwith,youmusttakespecialcareinyourdailylife.Foodforexample,isveryimportant.Somevitaminsareessentialfoeyourmemorytoworkproperly.Theyarefoundinbread,cereal,vegetablesandfruits.Someexpertssaythatsynthesizesvitaminsimprovememory,butothershavedoubtsaboutthis,arguingthatthestudieshavenotconfirmedtheydowork.Anotheressentialfactoriswater.Ithelpstomaintainthememorysystems,especiallyinolderpersons.AccordingtoDr.Roswell,lackofwaterinthebodyhasanimmediateandstrongeffectonmemory;itcancauseconfusionandotherthoughtdifficulties.Sleepalsoplaysasignificantrole.Tobeabletohaveagoofmemory,wemustallowthebraintohaveplentyofrest.Whilesleeping,thebrainnolongercontrolsthesenses,andstartstoreviseandstoretheinformationonehasreceives.Lackofsleepwouldmakeonefeelexhaustedandwouldweakenone’sabilitytoconcentrate.Also,one’abilitytostoreinformationwouldbeaffected.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

2.Whyarefoodsimportantinpromotingmemoryaccordingtothepassage?

3.Towhomiswaterespeciallyimportantinmaintainingthememorysystem?

4.Whatproblemcanalackofwatercause?

5.Whyissleepimportanttomemory?

Keys:

1.A2.B3.D4.D5.C

2II.

1.Script

W:

Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?

AreyoutakingFrenchwritingagain?

M:

YesIam,butit’scompulsoryforusnextsemester.SoIthinkI’mgongtodomarketingasanelectiveinstead.

Q:

Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?

2.Script

M:

DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?

Imisseditandneedtocopyyournotes.

W:

I’dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah’sgotthem.BecarefulnottomissProfessorBrown’sseminar;hetakesattendanceinthat.

Q:

Whatisthewomantellingtheman?

3.Script

W:

Wow,Steven!

Inthelibrary!

Whatbringsyouhere?

M:

I’menjoyingtheview.AllthegirlsinfashiondesignareherearepreparingforanexamonMonday.

Q:

Whyisthemaninthelibrary?

4.Script

W:

How’syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?

Mine’sterrible.

M:

Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn’tpullhisweightandSuzie’sneveraround.Idon’tseehowwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisistheirlastchance.

Q:

WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?

5.Script

W:

YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn’tyou?

What’sitlike?

M:

It’sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsoffoodandhousing.Buttheteachingisfirstclass.Theprofessorshavealotofpracticalexperience.Theyusethecasesystemofteaching;thatis,youstudyhowactualbusinessesgreworfailed.

Q:

WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,accordingtotheconversation?

Keys:

1.C2.D3.B4.D5.A

Task3:

HowtoGetStraightA’s

ItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieveacademicexcellence.Here,accordingtoeducationexpertsandstudentsthemselvesarethesecretsofsuper-achievers.

First,theyknowhowtosetpriorities.Topstudentsallownointrusionsonstudytime.Oncethebooksareopenorthecomputeristurnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TVshowsunwatched,snacksignored.Studyisbusiness,andbusinesscomesbeforerecreation.

Also,goodstudentscanstudyanywhereandeverywhere.ClaudiaHill,anArizonaStateUniversitybusinessprofessorrecallsacross-countryrunnerwhoworkedouteveryday.Hillpersuadedhimtousehissparetimetomemorizebiologyterm.Thenhepostedalistofbiologytermsonthemirrorinthebathroom.Helearnedafewtermseverydaywhilebrushinghisteeth.Eventually,hescoredhighonthefinalexamination.

Moreover,topstudentsscheduletheirtimewell.Studytimesarestrictlyamatterofpersonalpreference.Someworklateatnightwhenthehouseisquiet.Othersawakeearly.Stillothersstudyassoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhentheworkisfreshintheirminds.Allagreed,however,ontheneedforconsistency.Astudentsays,“WhateverIwasdoing,Imaintainedacertainperiodoftimeeverydayforstudying.”

Anotherimportantcharacteristicofsuper-achieversisthattheyknowhoetoread,AccordingtoabookentitledGettingStraightA’s,thesecretofgoodreadingistobe“anactivereader-onewhocontinuallyasksquestionsthatleadtoafullunderstandingoftheauthor’smessage”.

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutsuper—achieversstartingtostudy?

2.Whatdidthecross-countryrunnerdotoscorehighontheexam?

3.Whatisthegoodthingalltopstudentsagreeon?

4.Whatdoesthespeakermeanby“anactivereader”?

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Kes:

1B2.C3.D4.A5.D

Task1:

HarvardUniversity

HarvardUniversityistheoldestinstituteofhighestlearninginherUnitedStates.Founded16yearsafterthearrivalofthePilgrimatPlymouth,theuniversityhasgrownfrom9studentswithasinglemastertothepresentenrollmentofmorethan18,000students,includingundergraduatesandstudentsin10graduateandprofessorschools.Over14,000peopleworkatHarvard,includingmorethan2,000faculties.HarvardhasproducessixpresidentsoftheUnitedStatesand34Noelwinners.

Duringitsearlyyears,HarvardofferedaclassicacademiccoursebasedonthemodelofEnglishuniversities,butconsistentwiththeprevailingPuritanphilosophy.AlthoughmanyofitsgraduatesbecameministersinPuritanchurchthroughoutNewEngland,theuniversityneverformallyaffiliatedwithaspecificreligiousgroup.

UnderPresidentPusey（1953-1971）,Harvardstartedwhatwasthenthelargestfund-raisingcampaigninthehistoryofAmericanhighereducation.Itwasan82.5milliondollarprogramfortheuniversity.Theprogramincreasedfacultysalaries,broadenedstudentaid,creatednewprofessorships,andexpandedHarvard’sphysicalfacilities.

NeilL.RudenstinetookofficeasHarvard’s26thpresidentin1001.Aspartofanoverallefforttoachievegreatercoordinationamongtheuniversity’sschoolandfaculties,RudenstineencouragedacademicplanningandidentifiedsomeofHarvard’smainintellectualpriorities.Healsostressedtheimportantoftheuniversity’sexcellenceinundergraduateeducation,thesignificanceofkeepingHarvard’sdoorsopentostudentsfromfamiliesofdifferenteconomicbackgrounds,thetaskofasapingtheresearchuniversitytoaneraofbothrapidinformationgrowthandseriousfundshortage.

1.Whatismainideaofthepassage?

2.