新理念英语上机测试华工版B4U4A.docx

1、新理念英语上机测试华工版B4U4A 全新版第二版听说B4U4-A Part I Listening Comprehension ( 36 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) A friend. B) A form. C) A class assignment. D) A contest. Script: Woman: Your painting is fantastic, Roger! Man: Im happy you l

3、ike it. Its for a competition. Heres the form. Question: What is the painting for? 正确答案： D 2. A) 3218 No. 1 Road, Richmond. B) 3281 No. 1 Road, Richmond. C) 3381 No. 2 Road, Richmond. D) 3218 No. 2 Road, Richmond. Script: Man: I am interested in the flat advertised. Can you just tell me the detailed

4、 address, please? Woman: Yeah, sure. Its 3281 No. 1 Road, Richmond. Question: What is the address of the flat? 正确答案： B 3. A) Doctor and patient. B) Teacher and student. C) Parent and child. D) Librarian and student. Script: Woman: Hows your health generally? Have you had any colds or flu recently? M

5、an: I had a cold a couple of weeks ago, but thats gone, it was only a sniffle really. Question: What is the possible relationship between the two speakers? 正确答案： A 4. A) At a staff meeting. B) In a class. C) In a library. D) At an academic conference. Script: Woman: Lets get going, shall we? Its Ben

6、s turn to give his tutorial paper today but remember, we do encourage questions from the rest of you, so do try to join in and ask the questions. Man: OK. I am going to be looking at the recent landing by Americans of a spacecraft on the planet Mars. Question: Where does the talk probably take place

7、? 正确答案： B 5. A) 700 dollars. B) 980 dollars. C) 70 dollars. D) 50 dollars. Script: Woman: Good morning, Id like to rent a Ford for a fortnight trip. What is the cost, please? Man: Well, the daily rate is 70 dollars, but it is only 50 a day if you have it for more than three days. Question: What is t

8、he rent cost for the woman altogether? 正确答案： A Questions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Script: Man: What are you doing with that map and that globe? Woman: Im trying to keep track of Carmen as she travels from country to country. I just got another postcard from her today

9、. Man: Im not sure I like the idea of my daughter traveling around the world with a group of people for three months. Its not safe. Woman: She can take care of herself. You know shes the adventurous type. Give her a compass and she can find her way around anywhere. Help me find Nauru on this map. I

10、dont even know what continent its on. I was never any good at geography. Man: All right. You look above the Equator and Ill look below it, but couldnt you just look it up on the Internet? It would be easy to find the latitude and longitude of this place. Woman: This is more fun. I sort of feel like

11、Im on an adventure myself. Man: I cant make heads or tails of this map. Its not to scale and the explanation is all wrong! Woman: It doesnt matter. We just need to find the place name, and then I can put a pin in this map showing wheres shes been. Man: I have a better idea. Ill look it up on the Int

12、ernet and get you all of the vital statistics youll want, like its location, okay? Woman: Forget it. Sometimes its more fun doing things the hard way. 6. A) Two weeks. B) Three weeks. C) Two months. D) Three months. Script: How long is Carmens travelling supposed to last? 正确答案： D 7. A) In the United

13、 States. B) In Nauru. C) In Laos. D) In Norway. Script: Where is Carmen now? 正确答案： B 8. A) She will look above the Equator. B) She will look it up on the Internet. C) She will look down the globe. D) She will continue looking for the location on the map. Script: What will the woman do to find the lo

14、cation on the map and the globe? 正确答案： D Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Script: Woman: Help me decide on which type of hotel room to book. Man: I want the one with a bed. Woman: Very funny. We have a choice of different views, and each one is a different price.

15、For instance, a room with a city view is $175 a night and a panoramic view is $275 a night. Man: $275 a night? Thats highway robbery! Woman: If you think thats too much, there are a few other options. We can get a courtyard room with no view for $120 a night or a room with an obstructed or peek-a-bo

16、o ocean views for $130 a night. Man: I dont really care which type of room we get as long as we dont end up with a room on the ground floor. I dont like having people walking back and forth outside my window all night. Woman: Okay, I can request a room on an upper floor. You really dont have a prefe

17、rence? Man: No, not really. Woman: There is an expensive room at the top of the building for 400 a night. Man: What? For that price, Id better get a view of the Eiffel Tower, the Parthenon, and the Great Wall of China! 9. A) $175. B) $120. C) $130. D) $275. Script: How much is a room with a panorami

18、c view? 正确答案： D 10. A) He prefers a room with a courtyard but no view. B) He likes a room with a sea view. C) He does not have any preference so long as it is not a ground floor one. D) He does not have any requirement so long as it is with a city view. Script: What is the mans preference? 正确答案： C 1

19、1. A) He believes that the price is too high. B) He thinks the views are great. C) He likes it very much. D) He prefers a room better than that. Script: How does the man feel about the room with a price of 400 dollars? 正确答案： A Section B Direstions：Listen to three short passages. At the end of each p

20、assage, 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 marked A), B), C) and D). Passage One Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. Script: People from different cultu

21、res have very different feelings about hugging and touching. Some Americans may touch the arm of the person they are talking to while they are speaking. A man may gently slap another man on the back when greeting him. Many Americans hug their family members and good friends when they greet them or s

22、ay goodbye. However, some Americans do not enjoying being hugged in public. There is a great variety of feelings about hugging strangers. Some people will warmly hug a new person they are introduced to. Others may take a long time before they give a friend a hug when they say hello or goodbye. Peopl

23、e from South America or southern Europe frequently touch the person they are speaking to. They touch on the arm, hand, or shoulder. People from Japan seldom touch at all when speaking to others. In China, boys may put their arms around other boys, and girls may walk arm-in-arm or even holding hands.

24、 However, in America, boys do not put their arms around other boys. If you do, people will consider you odd. In a social group, American women often sit with their ankles crossed, or sometimes their legs crossed at the knee. Men often sit with one leg crossing the other, with the ankle resting on th

25、e knee. However, in China, if you sit in this way, you are considered to be rude or impolite. Chinese people are asked to sit with two legs at the same level, and with your feet on the ground. In the United States, where being casual and friendly is valued, people often fall into chairs when they si

26、t. In many countries, such as Germany, and Sweden, where lifestyles tend to be more formal, slouching is considered a sign of rudeness and poor manners. 12. A) They may touch the arm of the person they are talking to. B) They may slap another man on the back. C) They may kiss a lady on the cheek. D)

27、 They may touch the shoulders. Script: What will American men do when they meet? 正确答案： B 13. A) The arm. B) The hand. C) The shoulder. D) The back. Script: Which of the following parts of body is not frequently touched by people from South America or southern Europe when they are speaking to someone

28、? 正确答案： D 14. A) With the legs crossed at the knee. B) With the ankles crossed. C) With both legs at the same level and feet on the ground. D) Fall into chairs and slouch. Script: In China, how should a person sit? 正确答案： C Passage Two Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29、Script: Foreigners are not expected to know all of these things the minute they step off the plane and will be given great latitude, however your knowledge of what is not acceptable can make your transition to life in China much smoother. If you want someone to come to you, dont wave them over with

30、an upturned finger. This is impolite. Wave them over with your fingers turned down, as if they were sweeping something toward you. The same motion is used when hailing a cab. When using a toothpick in public, cover your mouth with your hand. When eating with a group, if there is a dish everyone is s

31、haring (which is customary), do not use your chopsticks or the spoon you are eating with to dish your food. Use the serving spoon to dish into your bowl or plate and then use your spoon or chopsticks to eat. If someone gives you a present, its best not to open it in front of them. When someone gives a business card to you, do not stick it in your hip pocket. Also, dont stick it in your wallet and then put your wallet in your hip pocket. You would be symbolically stating that you want to sit on them! Putting a business card in your w