新理念英语上机测试华工版B4U1A.docx

1、新理念英语上机测试华工版B4U1A全新版第二版听说B4U1-A Part I Listening Comprehension ( 33 minutes ) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken

2、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. 1. A) She wants to find a house. B) She wants to look for a house. C) She hopes to have some information on advertisement. D) She hope

3、s to advertise her house for renting. Script: Man: Hi, Regal Real Estate Agents. Can I help you? Woman: Yes, please. I am looking for some tenants for my house and I was hoping you could advertise it for me. Question: What is the purpose of the woman? 正确答案： D 2. A) Friends. B) Landlady and potential

4、 tenant. C) Landlord and potential tenant. D) Teacher and Student. Script: Woman: Good. Now lets get down to the serious stuff. What have you got in the kitchen? A fridge, of course. Man: Yes, a fridge, and theres a dishwasher. Question: What is the possible relationship between the two speakers? 正确

5、答案： C 3. A) 0164326455. B) 0176423455. C) 0173423544. D) 0173426455. Script: Man: Could I have your telephone number, please? Woman: Sure, 01734 26455. Question: What is the correct number? 正确答案： D 4. A) He got a broken arm when he was 16. B) He got a broken leg when he was 17. C) He got a sprained

6、ankle when he was 17. D) He got a twisted wrist when he was 16. Script: Woman: Fine, now, lets get some of your medical background. Have you ever had any serious illness or accidents? Man: A broken leg I got playing football when I was 17. I was in the school team. Question: What is the medical back

7、ground of the boy? 正确答案： B 5. A) He is keen on the project. B) He is busy going on with the project. C) He wants to talk with the woman about the project. D) He is fine. Script: Woman: Hi, Martin, how are you getting on with your project? Youve got to give the seminar on Friday, havent you? Man: I a

8、m getting on fine. It is just so interesting! Do you want to hear about it? Question: What is the mans attitude towards the project? 正确答案： A Questions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Script: Man: Am I too late for the opening ceremony? Woman: No, its just starting. The runn

9、er is just coming into the Olympic Village with the torch. Man: Oh, this is so exciting! I love the Summer Olympics. Track and field, gymnastics, swimming I cant wait! Woman: Oh, here come the athletes from each country, with their flag-bearer in front. Look at all those gold, silver, and bronze med

10、alists. Man: Isnt it funny that that country only has one competitor? Woman: No way! Can you imagine the honor youd get as the only athlete from your country thats of Olympic caliber? Id trade places with her any day. Man: This schedule says that the track and field events begin tomorrow. Woman: Yea

11、h, but those are just the qualifying heats. The real races dont start for three days. Whats that? Man: My flag. Im cheering on the U.S. team. Woman: From the living room? Man: Sure, why not? It cant hurt, can it? 6. A) Swimming. B) Track and field. C) Gymnastics. D) Wrestling. Script: What is not me

12、ntioned by the man as his interested sports? 正确答案： D 7. A) Right after the ceremony. B) Tomorrow. C) In three days. D) The day after tomorrow. Script: When will the real races of track and field begin? 正确答案： C 8. A) In the stadium. B) At the ceremony. C) In the living room. D) In the track and field

13、 event. Script: Where will the man cheer for the American team? 正确答案： C Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Script: Woman: Hey, what are you listening to? Man: Right now Im listening to the Foo Fighters? the latest album. There are some really good tracks on this CD,

14、 including their new single. Woman: Let me see your iPod for a minute. It looks like youve got a ton of good stuff loaded up. I like Gwen Stephanie, too, and whats this? Shakira? I had no idea you were a fan of hers. Man: I think shes a really talented singer and songwriter. And, well, shes attracti

15、ve, too. Woman: Yeah, I bet. Lets see. Youve got some great jazz and blues standards here, too. Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday. This one is a live recording, and these are compilations. Youve got their greatest hits, too. I never knew you were such a jazz fan. Man: Yeah, I like a

16、ll kinds of music. Now, where are you going with my iPod? Woman: I thought I would just borrow it for a little while. Man: Yeah, right. Hand it over. Ive got to download my favorite podcast. 9. A) She is a friend. B) She is a playwright. C) She is a fan of music. D) She is a singer. Script: What can

17、 be inferred about Shakira? 正确答案： D 10. A) Classic. B) Jazz. C) Pop. D) Rock and roll. Script: What kind of music does the man have in his iPod? 正确答案： B 11. A) He is going to listen to his latest album. B) He is going out with the girl. C) He is going to download some podcast. D) He is going to give

18、 his iPod to the girl. Script: What will the man do next? 正确答案： C Section B Direstions：Listen to three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. All the recordings will be played once only. After you hear a question, please choose the best answer from the four choices

19、 marked A), B), C) and D). Passage One Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. Script: Today we explore the ballet version of one of the most popular stories ever told. Throughout history, in cultures around the world, the story of Cinderella has remained a favorite. We tell

20、 about the music Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev wrote for his version of “Cinderella.” And, we visit the artistic director of the Washington Ballet as he and his dancers work together to perform this famous ballet. Her name may be Yeh-shen, Cendrillion or Aschenputtel. But her story is always abo

21、ut a caring young woman who overcomes her difficult family life with the support of a magical helper. This helper makes the dreams of Cinderella come true. And, by the end of the story Cinderella is repaid for her goodness when she marries the man she loves. One of the earliest versions of the story

22、 comes from ninth-century China. Yeh-shen talks to a magic fish, which makes her wishes come true. The Algonquin Native American version is about Rough-Face Girl, whose kindness and inner beauty win the love of an invisible warrior spirit. The seventeenth century French writer Charles Perrault inclu

23、ded another version in his book, Tales of Mother Goose. His version is one of the most famous. Cinderella lives with her fathers second wife and the womans daughters. Cinderellas stepmother and stepsisters are unkind to her and make her do all the work in the house while they prepare for a party giv

24、en by the ruling prince. Cinderellas fairy godmother gives her beautiful clothes to wear to the party. She magically turns a pumpkin and mice into a carriage pulled by horses so Cinderella can go to the party. But, the godmother warns Cinderella that she must return home by midnight, when all of her

25、 magical belongings will turn back into their normal forms. After the party, Cinderella hurries home but leaves her shoe behind. This glass slipper helps the prince search for and find Cinderella so that they can marry and live together happily ever after. 12. A) Yeh-shen. B) Cendrillion. C) Aschepu

26、ttel. D) Joanna. Script: Which of the following names is not mentioned as a foreign version of Cinderella? 正确答案： D 13. A) She is a magic spirit who helps the poor to have a better life. B) She is a young girl who overcomes her difficult family life with the support of a magical helper. C) She is a p

27、rincess who is killed by an evil queen and later saved by a prince. D) She is a fairy with a kind heart and can talk to a fish. Script: What can be inferred about Cinderella from the passage? 正确答案： B 14. A) 16th century. B) 17th century. C) 18th century. D) 19th century. Script: When was the most we

28、ll-known version of Cinderella written? 正确答案： B Passage Two Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. Script: The world experienced a global grain crisis between 2007 and 2008. These years saw grain prices soar, and exports drop, causing social unrest and famine in many parts

29、of the world. The most recent global grain crisis began in June 2007. By March 2008, global grain prices had risen by 40 percent. The global food reserve was only sufficient to last for 53 days. In April 2008, the International Monetary Fund released a stern warning that sharp rises in food prices c

30、ould trigger war. To reserve more grain, many countries made policy changes. Morocco cut its wheat import tariff from 130 percent to 2.5 percent. The European Commission suspended most tariffs on grain imports. Cambodia and Egypt banned rice exports altogether. Vietnam and India, the worlds second a

31、nd third biggest exporters of rice, both raised prices and lowered exports. The panic for grain triggered turbulence in many areas in the world. A UN report revealed 1 billion people were in famine, or on the brink of famine in 2008. But whats puzzling is that global grain output didnt see a drop, as might be expected. The annual grain output reached 1.6 billion tons between 2007 and 2008, up 5.7 percent year on year. Analysts say grain used for energy thats increasing overall grain consumption. The amount of grain used to fill a ca