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1、Unit Four The Multicultural SocietyUnit Four The Multicultural SocietyPart I Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the

2、conversation and the questions will be spoken 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. The man wants to book a room three days later. B. The man can have a room with a view o

3、f the mountain. C. The man can have a room with a view of the sea. D. The man cant have a room right now.2. A. Its well worth watching. B. She doesnt think much of it.C. Its terrible. D. Its just so-so.3. A. At an airport. B. On a street.C. In a department store. D. At a bank.4. A. Quarrel with the

4、man. B. Leave the paper where it is.C. Give the paper to the man. D. Make use of the paper.5. A. The woman can have her car on Saturday morning. B. The woman will not have her car fixed by the man.C. The man will fix the car next week. D. It will take more time to have the car fixed than the woman h

5、as expected.6. A. She thinks she talks too much. B. She thinks she doesnt like speaking.C. She thinks she is always very frank. D. She thinks she is simple-minded.7. A. She doesnt want to have a birthday party. B. She doesnt like the gift.C. She wants to forget her birthday. D. She doesnt want to gr

6、ow old.8. A. The man wants to borrow some money from the woman.B. The man will lend the woman the money she needs.C. The man doesnt have money.D. The woman will lend forty dollars to the man.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A. He wants the woman to give him some

7、 advice on preparing a speech.B. He wants to invite the woman to dinner.C. He wants to help the woman with her speech. D. He wants to invite the woman to listen to a public speech.10. A. She hates to speak in front of many people. B. She feels very embarrassed.C. She thinks its not a big problem. D.

8、 She doesnt feel nervous at all.11. A. She will be frozen up before the audience. B. She doesnt know where to put her hands.C. She only writes an 80-word outline. D. She cant make the speech reasonable enough.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A. He is going to

9、spend a holiday in London. B. He is going to have a business trip in London. C. He will go to London with the woman. D. He is going to move to London.13. A. Facilities there are very good. B. The service is excellent.C. It is comfortable to stay there. D. It is inexpensive to stay there.14. A. 7 and

10、 half hours. B. 8 hours. C. 8 and half hours. D. 10 hours.15. A. It is convenient to go everywhere by underground.B. Banks will be open for the whole week except on Saturday.C. English food is very delicious.D. British people are friendly to strangers.Section BDirections: In this section, you will h

11、ear three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages and questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage

12、you have just heard.16. A. The fastest person to cross the Atlantic.B. The youngest person to row an ocean alone.C. The person who makes the fastest west-to-east crossing.D. The person who stays on the ocean for the longest time.17. A. Because of the bad weather.B. Because of his young age.C. Becaus

13、e he lost his way while crossing the ocean.D. Because he had no partner to help him.18. A. He is down-to-earth. B. He is aggressive and optimistic.C. He is discouraged by his failure. D. He is confident about achieving a real first.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just

14、 heard.19. A. Because they prefer small and comfortable houses.B. Because they want to build their own apartments.C. Because such houses are always in the bad part of town.D. Because they cannot afford them.20. A. Because more and more people move into big new houses.B. Because many old people sell

15、their house after their children leave.C. Because people want to sell the old house to get money and build their own house.D. Because children often ask their parents to sell the old house.21. A. The roof always leaks.B. People are asked to redesign their house.C. People have to maintain their house

16、 by themselves.D. They dont have enough money to make the first payment.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A. On January 15. B. The second Monday of January.C. The second Sunday of January. D. On January 5.23. A. Because they have the right to vote and t

17、heyre also allowed to go to pubs when they are 20.B. Because they can attend special coming-of-age ceremonies when they are 20.C. Because they gain some rights and need to take some new responsibilities when they are 20.D. Because theyre allowed to smoke just like their parents.24. A. In 1857. B. In

18、 1876. C. In 1999. D. In 2000.25. A. Parents host special coming-of-age ceremonies for their children when they are 20.B. In the past boys marked their transition to adulthood when they were around 13.C. Females generally wear furisode to their coming-of-age ceremony.D. Furisode is about the most fo

19、rmal clothes for married women to wear.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks number

20、ed from 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 34 to 36, you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third t

21、ime, you should check what you have written.Compound DictationI first met Billie when I came to New York at 19. I didnt know what I was going to be. I wanted to be black, so I (26)_ out in Harlem. And when I was (27)_ around Harlem, I met Billie. She was a singer. She was then about 15. Cute, nice,

22、(28)_ little girl. She changed a lot later. But anyway, I liked how she sang. There are very few singers I want to hear at all. Anyway, I heard her when she was 15, singing the (29)_. And I (30)_ her. I said, “One day Im going to have a band, and youre going to sing in it.” And she said, “Yeah, that

23、ll be the day.”When I was in Boston around 1935, I came down to New York and I (31)_ her. She couldnt believe it. A (32)_ girl in a white band? I said, “Come on, were gonna try it.” We went down south, and on the way she was afraid. She said, “what am I gonna do?” I said, “were gonna try it. Im scar

24、ed, too.” So we played in some little dance hall and some (33)_ park, and after her first couple of songs, they accepted her immediately. (34)_. He didnt mean it badly. That was his designation for a black woman. (35)_. I put my hand on her and said, “Calm down.” So that was the end of that. Had to

25、push her out. (36)_.Part II Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.1. _ to all our expectations hes actually found a well-paid job and a nice gi

26、rlfriend. A. Out B. Contrary C. Without D. Outside2. The countrys No.1 killer, heart disease, is _. A. at the decline B. in the decline C. during the decline D. in decline3. Ice and snow should _ warmer weather when the wind changes. A. give way to B. give rise to C. give thought to D. give vent to4

27、. Illegal _ are sent back across the border if they are caught. A. immigration B. emigrants C. immigrants D. emigration5. Very few countries allow people to have _ citizenship. A. two B. three C. plural D. one6. The great influenza epidemic _ over 20 million dead. A. left about B. left behind C. lef

28、t for D. left down7. Gangs of men routinely _ at his house and threaten his family with knives and guns. A. showed in B. show in C. showed up D. show up8. In this great melting pot cultures are _ and traditions lost. A. merged B. meager C. meant D. merging9. The city was _ by a general strike. A. pa

29、ralyzed B. paralleled C. paraded D. paralyzing10. Those anticancer drugs are effective, but also _ to white blood cells. A. effective B. constructive C. instructive D. destructive11. He has already been living in China for twenty years, so it is possible for him to see things from the _ of a Chinese

30、. A. perspective B. prospective C. Perceptive D. permissive12. On their own they work well, but in _ they are a disaster. A. operation B. coordination C. corporation D. combination13. Who was responsible for the _ this plan? A. conception in B. conception of C. concept of D. concept in14. He didnt o

31、ffer any _ criticismjust complained he didnt like it. A. destructive B. constructive C. consultative D. combinative15. With the economy of the country going strong, the _ mood is one of optimism. A. presiding B. circulating C. floating D. prevailing16. Familiarity with a wide range of idiomatic expressions, and the ability to use them appro