新理念外语网络教学平台第二版综合答案B2U7 A.docx

1、新理念外语网络教学平台第二版综合答案B2U7 A全新版第二版综合 B2U7-APart I Listening Comprehension ( 10 minutes )Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether ea

2、ch statement is true or false.1.A) TB) FScript: English has richer vocabulary than other major languages because it borrows a lot of words from other languages.正确答案： A2.A) TB) FScript: Anglo-Saxon English, as the core of our language, is usually complex and direct.正确答案： B3.A) TB) FScript: It is beli

3、eved that many modern languages may derive from a common parent language.正确答案： B4.A) TB) FScript: French has a great influence on English language for it was the only language used in 1066.正确答案： A5.A) TB) FScript: William Caxton started the communications revolution in England and greatly enriched E

4、nglish with the new thoughts of European Renaissance.正确答案： A6.A) TB) FScript: Thermometer is a borrowed word from Latin.正确答案： B7.A) TB) FScript: English is a global language in terms of the number of users, the depth of penetration and the range of functions.正确答案： A8.A) TB) FScript: It is estimated

5、that about a quarter of the worlds population can speak some English.正确答案： B9.A) TB) FScript: According to the Text B, there will be a new language ruling the world in a hundred years.正确答案： B10.A) TB) FScript: Language shifts are slow and difficult to predict.正确答案： ASection BDirections: In this sect

6、ion, 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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read fo

7、r the third time, you should check what you have written.a world famous language used most a second language and (12) of the world. The main reason for this vastEnglish language is attributed to the BritishEnglish is(11) aslanguage in many parts (13) of(14) over major parts of the world. After World

8、 War II, UnitesStates has received a kick start in (15) and cultural areas whichalso (16) highly to the wide spread (17) ofEnglish as an official language. The (18) statistics show that overa billion people speak English all over the world. This is because of the direct relation of (19) in various a

9、reas. Knowing English is considered as amajor factor that can (20) ones success in his professionalarena.Script: English is a world famous language used most commonly as asecond language and official language in many parts of the world. The main reason for this vast usage of English language is attr

10、ibuted to the British attack over major parts of the world. After World War II, Unites States has received a kick start in economical and cultural areas which also contributed highly to the wide spread acceptance of English as an official language. The current statistics show that over a billion peo

11、ple speak English all over the world. This is because of the direct relation of language and excellence in various areas. Knowing English is considered as a major factor that can interfere with ones success in his professional arena.正确答案：commonly正确答案：official正确答案：usage正确答案：attack正确答案：economical正确答案：

12、contributed正确答案：acceptance正确答案：current正确答案：language and excellence正确答案：interfere withPart II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word ban

13、k following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.The tolerance for change also represents deeply rooted ideas of freedom. Danish scholar Otto Jesperse

14、n wrote in 1905, The English language would not have been what it is if the English had not been for centuries great respecters of the 21 of each individual and if everybody had not been free to 22 new paths for himself.I like that idea. Consider that the same cultural 23 producing the English langu

15、age also 24 the great principles of freedom and rights of man in the 25 world. The first shoots 26 in England, and they grew stronger in America. The English-speaking peoples have defeated all efforts to build 27 around their language.Indeed, the English language is not the special 28 of grammarians

16、, language police, teachers, writers or the intellectual 29 . English is, and always has been, the 30 of common man.A)soil B) conservation C) nourishedD) preserveE) work out F) sprang up G) elite H) make for I) tongue J) powerK) fences L) liberties M) modern N) strike out O) mouth21.正确答案：22. L正确答案：N

17、23. 正确答案：A24. 正确答案：C25. 正确答案：M26. 正确答案：F27. 正确答案：K28. 正确答案：D29. 正确答案：G30. 正确答案：ISecti on BDirectio ns: There are several p assages in this sect ion. Each p assage is followed by some questi ons or unfini shed stateme nts. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should d

18、ecide on the best choice.Passage OneQuesti ons 31 to 35 are based on the followi ng p assage.Whe n a con sumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturers claim, the first step is to p rese nt the warra nty (保单),or any other records which

19、might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there are various means the con sumer may use to gain satisfact ion.A simp le and com mon method used by many con sumers is to complain directly to the store man ager. I n gen eral, the hi

20、gher up the con sumer takes his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the con sumers favor, assu ming he or she has a just claim.Con sumers should complain in person whe never p ossible, but if they cannot get to the p lace of pu

21、 rchase, it is acce ptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and esp ecially whe n the con sumer can dem on strate what is wrong with the item in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by p

22、 rese nting sp ecific in formati on as to what is wrong, rather tha n by making gen eral statements. For example, The left speaker does not work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is un clear is better tha n This stereo does not work.The store manager may advise the consumer to write t

23、o the manu facturer. If so, the con sumer should do this, stati ng the complaint as po litely and as firmly as po ssible. But if a po lite complaint does not achieve the desired result, the con sumer can go a ste p further. She or he can threate n to take the seller to court or report the seller to

24、a private or public organization responsible for protecting con sumers rights.31.Whe n a con sumer finds that his or her in it, the first thing he or she should do is to .A)comp lai n person ally to the man agerB)threate n to take the seller to courtC)write a firm letter of complaint to the store of

25、 pu rchaseD)show some writte n proof of the pu rchase to the store正确答案：D32.How can a con sumer make his or her complaint more effective, accord ing to the passage?A)Exp lai n exactly what is wrong with the item.B)Threate n to take the seller to court.C)Make po lite and gen eral stateme nts about the

26、 p roblem.D)Avoid hav ing direct con tact with the store man ager.正确答案：A33.According to the passage, which of the following is suggested as the last alter native that con sumers may turn to?A)Comp la in to the store man ager in person.B)Comp la in to the manu facturer.C)Write a complaint letter to t

27、he man ager.D)Turn to the Con sumers Rights P rotect ion Orga ni zati on for help.正确答案：D34.The p hrase live up to (in P ara.1) in this con text meansA)meet ing the sta ndard ofB)realiz ing the purpose ofC)fulfilli ng the dema nds ofD)kee ping the pro mise of正确答案：A35.The p assage tells us .A)how to s

28、ettle a con sumer s complaint about a faulty itemB)how to make an effective complaint about a faulty itemC)how to avoid buying a faulty itemD)how to deal with comp la in ts from customers正确答案：BP assage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.If you ask people to name one person who

29、had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson and Webster but none of these men had any effect at all compared with a man who didnt even speak English William the Conqueror.Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived people belong

30、ing to two major language groups. In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in north lived the Scots, whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos-Saxons,and other Germanic

31、and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we call Anglo-Saxon (or Old English), a Germanic Language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German.But this state of affairs did not last. In 1066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of England while Old English became the language of peasants. As a result, English words of politics and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction between upper-class Frenc