标准听力（六）—— 标准听力（十）

听力（六）—— 标准听力（十） 标准听力（六） Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A 11. [A] Both speakers think half of the staff are efficient. [B] The woman has a favorable opinion of the staff. [C] Neither of them has a favorable opinion of the staff. [D] The woman is a restaurant manager herself. 12. [A] In a bike parking lot. [B] At a bike repair shop. [C] In a bike showroom. [D] In a bike factory. 13. [A] Shop for new clothes. [B] Lose some weight. [C] Have his jeans altered. [D] Wear clothes that fit more tightly. 14. [A] Paul should take over his uncle’s business now. [B] He doesn’t agree with the woman’s remarks. [C] Paul should stay another year for his studies. [D] He felt upset by Paul’s hasty decision. 15. [A] Go cross the bridge. [B] Repeat the experiment. [C] Come to the bridge game. [D] Wait and see what will happen. 16. [A] It wasn’t good investment. [B] It should have lasted longer. [C] The man should buy new parts for it. [D] The man won’t be able to get it repaired. 17. [A] Nick repaired it himself. [B] Nick now works in a garage. [C] Nick had his motorcycle fixed. [D] Nick wasted his money. 18. [A] He wishes to have more courses like it. [B] He finds it hard to follow the teacher. [C] He wishes the teacher would talk more. [D] He doesn’t like the teacher’s accent. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] The man’s pay raise. [B] A career ladder for the man. [C] The man’s education. [D] A new chance for everyone to be promoted. 20. [A] Three years. [B] Four years. [C] Five years. [D] Six years. 21. [A] The person who has the strong will. [B] The person who has attended the adult school. [C] The person who can pass the test of arithmetic. [D] The person who can work at computers quickly after a two-day training. 22. [A] The man is eager to attend the training. [B] The man is not very interested in this chance for promotion. [C] The man has been training for computer work since last year. [D] The man is not confident in his chance to be promoted to the Grade 7. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] To see his tutor for help. [B] To help the woman with her report. [C] To find some materials for his essay. [D] To read books on the effect of smoking by parents on their children. 24. [A] The computer doesn’t work properly. [B] Peter is writing an essay on environment. [C] Mary is much better than Peter in using computers. [D] Peter is taking a computer class which is helpful. 25. [A] Stand in the queue. [B] Wait for a free computer. [C] Ask his tutor to recommend him some books. [D] Use the computer to find the needed information. Section B Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] Remember the entire trade route. [B] Know the making of products. [C] Receive certain special training. [D] Deal with a lot of difficulties. 27. [A] It was made up of different routes. [B] Silk trading became less popular. [C] Sea travel provided easier routes. [D] People needed fewer foreign goods. 28. [A] People learned from one another. [B] People shared each other’s beliefs. [C] People traded goods along the route. [D] People earned their living by traveling. Passage Two Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. [A] They worry about school. [B] They dislike living with their parents. [C] They have to be locked in to avoid troubles. [D] They quarrel a lot with other family members. 30. [A] They don’t want to make family decisions. [B] They don’t want to share family responsibility. [C] They don’t want to go boating with their family. [D] They don’t want to cause trouble in their families. 31. [A] They give their children more freedom. [B] They care less about their children’s life. [C] They are much stricter with their children. [D] They go to clubs more often with their children. 32. [A] Negotiation in family. [B] Education in family. [C] Harmony in family. [D] Teenage trouble in family. Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. [A] Amery was fond of games. [B] Amery was of similar size. [C] Amery was good at sports. [D] Amery looked like an animal. 34. [A] He was laughed at by other boys. [B] He pushed Amery hard and hurt him. [C] He played a joke on an outstanding athlete. [D] Amery turned out to be in the same grade. 35. [A] The speaker could run faster than Amery. [B] The speaker liked playing on boys of all sizes. [C] Amery was a student in Grade Four. [D] Amery forgave the speaker for his rude behavior. Section C Sixteen-year-old Michael Viscardsi of San Diego won first prize in the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology. He showed (36) ________ to a nineteen-century math problem. Michael has been (37) ________ by his mother, who has a doctorate in neuroscience. He also worked on his project with a professor at a university. The National Center for Education Statistics did its (38) ________ research on home-schooling in 2003. Researchers (39) ________ that more than one million American students learned at home. That was more than two percent of the school-age population. Michael Viscardsi, for example, has been taught mostly at home, but with (40) ________ math classes at a local university. The researchers asked parents why they home-schooled their children. Thirty-one percent said the most important reason was (41) ________ about the environment of the local schools. Thirty percent said it was to provide (42) ________ instruction. Sixteen percent said they were not satisfied with the quality of the (43) ________ in the local schools. (44) _________________________________________________________. An education expert said much of this increase was in cities with histories of racial tension. Also, (45) ________________________________________________________________. Critics of home-schooling say children need to attend school to help them learn social skills. They also say that home-schooled children do not get a very good education. Still, (46) ________________________________________________________________. 标准听力（七） Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A 11. [A] The man was confused about the date of the appointment. [B] The man wants to change the date of the appointment. [C] The man is glad he’s got in touch with the doctor. [D] The man can’t come for the appointment at 4:15. 12. [A] Wait for him until he finishes his class. [B] Invite Judie to play instead. [C] Cancel the game and stay at home. [D] Go to attend the class with him. 13. [A] She was considerate. [B] She was unforgiving. [C] She was apologetic. [D] She was sympathetic. 14. [A] It is totally different this time. [B] It has nothing to do with the textbook. [C] Most of the questions aren’t from the textbook. [D] Half of the questions are in the textbook. 15. [A] He can’t afford to buy the ticket. [B] He needs a break from the math problem. [C] He doesn’t want to go to the opera. [D] He’ll meet the woman when he has finished the math problem. 16. [A] Professor Harrison doesn’t teach well. [B] The woman doesn’t have to borrow notes from Jim. [C] Jim’s notes are good for the woman to borrow. [D] The woman shouldn’t have been absent-minded in the lecture. 17. [A] She would mark the exam papers herself. [B] She would not give her students an exam. [C] She would collect the exam papers herself. [D] Her teaching assistant would grade the exam papers. 18. [A] He’s eager to start his new job. [B] His job starts early next week. [C] He believes the job interview went well. [D] His professor was mistaken about the job. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] The country. [B] Another country. [C] Cornfield. [D] Birmingham. 20. [A] He might get his passport. [B] He might get some money and clothes. [C] He might make himself armed. [D] He might make a call. 21. [A] He will meet her in another country. [B] They will go to another country together. [C] He will leave her in the country. [D] He will appear somewhere near her. 22. [A] By air. [B] By car. [C] By sea. [D] By train. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] They left their pets with neighbors. [B] They rented their house to a student. [C] They hired someone to stay in their home. [D] They asked their gardener to watch their house. 24. [A] They look at a house sitter’s score report. [B] They interview a house sitter’s friends. [C] They check a house sitter’s references. [D] They attend a house sitter’s party. 25. [A] The homeowner is afraid of being accused. [B] The house sitter pleads again and again. [C] Most house-sitters are very poor. [D] The homeowner doesn’t want to bother. Section B Passage One Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] Neutral. [B] Opposed. [C] Approving. [D] Supportive. 27. [A] Because FDA approved them. [B] Because they cannot read the labels. [C] Because they support the new technique. [D] Because they cannot tell which one is the cloned food. 28. [A] More and more people accept cloned milk and meat. [B] FDA approved that cloned food is safe for human beings. [C] American farmers produce more milk than the people can consume. [D] Because more milk is produced by cloned cows, the milk price is reduced. 29. [A] It may cause unintended bad results to human beings. [B] It is developed well enough to clone human beings. [C] It will bring more unexpected economic benefits. [D] It is supported by ethicists and religious leaders. Passage Two Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. [A] To tell us how much time the new bridge will spend. [B] To tell us how much money the new bridge will cost. [C] To tell us China has started to build the longest bridge across the sea in the world. [D] To tell us why China began to build the longest bridge across the sea in the world. 31. [A] 120kms. [B] 184kms. [C] 268kms. [D] 304kms. 32. [A] To make it easy to enjoy the beautiful scene of the sea. [B] To show China’s growing economic power. [C] To help develop economy. [D] To do wonders. Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. [A] Ask for their names. [B] Name babies after them. [C] Put down their names. [D] Choose names for them. 34. [A] If the family tree is fairly limited. [B] If the family tie is strong enough. [C] If the name is commonly used. [D] If nobody in the family complains. 35. [A] It will show the beauty of its own. [B] It will develop more associations. [C] It will lose the original meaning. [D] It will help form the baby’s personality. Section C With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporation’s news (36) ________. And of course in Britain listeners and viewers can (37) ________ into two BBC television channels, five BBC national radio services and dozens of local radio stations. They are brought sport, comedy, drama, music, news and current affairs, education, religion, parliamentary coverage, children’s programs and films for an (38) ________ license fee of ￡83 per household. It is a remarkable record, (39) ________ back over 70 years — yet the BBC’s future is now in (40) ________. The Corporation will survive as a publicly-funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its programs are now the subject of a (41) ________ debate in Britain. The debate was (42) ________ by the Government, which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC — (43) ________ ordinary listeners and viewers — to say what was good or bad about the Corporation. (44) ________________________________________________________________. Defenders of the Corporation of whom there are many are fond of quoting the American slogan “If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.” The BBC “isn’t broke”, they say, by which they mean it is not broken, so why bother to change it? (45) ________________________________________________________________. The commercial TV channels were required by the Thatcher Government’s Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs. (46) ________________________________________________________________. 标准听力（八） Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A 11. [A] The woman is an unusual student. [B] The man is a rigid person. [C] The woman’s request will be granted. [D] No make-up exam will be given. 12. [A] He does want the woman to pay. [B] He doesn’t understand the woman. [C] He is wondering what the woman is thinking. [D] He is surprised that the woman would think that. 13. [A] He probably has a poor memory. [B] He is very forgiving and tolerant. [C] He is well liked by his customers. [D] He has been introduced to the staff. 14. [A] The man doesn’t want to see Mr. Williams. [B] Mr. Jones is in an inferior position. [C] Mr. Jones used to be in charge. [D] Mr. Williams doesn’t want to do it tomorrow. 15. [A] It will probably be cold. [B] It will be mild as usual. [C] It will probably rarely be cold. [D] It will be warm and comfortable. 16. [A] Ask someone to help the woman. [B] Give the woman the notes for her reference. [C] Lend the woman his pencil and paper. [D] Feel sorry that he can’t help the woman. 17. [A] The dirty street. [B] The noisy place. [C] The low voice of the man. [D] The crowded park. 18. [A] The woman should join the chess club. [B] The woman needs a lot of time to play chess. [C] He himself is not a very good chess player, either. [D] He’s willing to teach the woman how to play chess. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] More work as a teaching assistant. [B] A higher salary. [C] A longer vacation period. [D] A research assignment. 20. [A] He’ll start next week. [B] He wouldn’t enjoy it. [C] He would like time to decide. [D] He wants his adviser’s opinion. 21. [A] Finish his degree in the fall. [B] Let someone else read his evaluation. [C] Consider taking fewer courses. [D] Get more teaching experience. 22. [A] Frank’s talent for teaching. [B] Frank’s interesting approach to research. [C] A present Frank will receive for graduation. [D] A congratulatory letter from the department. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] He is sad to have lost his job. [B] He totally supports the woman’s choice. [C] He insists that the woman major in business. [D] He doesn’t believe in his wife. 24. [A] He is out of employment. [B] He lets the woman down. [C] He has to delay the woman’s study. [D] The woman chooses the wrong major. 25. [A] In their home. [B] In the school. [C] At a grocery. [D] On the telephone. Section B Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] More than 12%. [B] Almost 50%. [C] Nearly 60%. [D] About 70%. 27. [A] They are self-evident. [B] They are yet to be proved. [C] They are to be further studied. [D] They are supported by scientific evidence. 28. [A] Different Forms of Exercise [B] Exercise — The Road to Health [C] Running — A Popular Form of Sport [D] Scientific Evidence of Health Benefits Passage Two Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. [A] To improve her computer program. [B] To find out their attitudes towards food. [C] To find out details she can make use of. [D] To predict what food they’ll like in the future. 30. [A] People believe what the computer tells them. [B] People can be led to believe in something false. [C] People tend to forget their childhood experiences. [D] People are not always aware of their personalities. 31. [A] If they learn it is harmful for health. [B] If they lie to themselves that they don’t want it. [C] If they are willing to let doctors control their minds. [D] If they think they once had a bad experience of eating it. 32. [A] Whether it is moral. [B] Who it is best for. [C] When it is effective. [D] How it should be used. Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. [A] Helicopters have only been worked on by man since 1940. [B] Chinese children were the first to achieve flight in helicopters. [C] Helicopters were considered more dangerous than the early airplanes. [D] Some people thought they would become widely used by average individuals. 34. [A] They are used for rescue work. [B] They are taking the place of high-flying jets. [C] They have been widely used for various purposes. [D] They are now used exclusively for commercial projects. 35. [A] For high-speed transportation. [B] For extremely high altitude flights. [C] For overseas passenger transportation. [D] For urgent mission to places inaccessible to other kinds of craft. Section C Prospective students should bear in mind that housing will be an expensive item in their budget, (36) ________ in magnitude the cost of tuition and food. In (37) ________, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to (38) ________ one-fifth or one-fourth of the total (39) ________ for living expenses (as opposed to educational expenses, such as tuition and fees). If the amount spent for housing reaches one-third of the total (40) ________ for living expenses, the student is certainly spending too much; however, if it drops to one-sixth, it is possible that the quarters are unsafe, unhealthy, and possibly (41) ________. For detailed information on local housing (42) ________, students should contact the housing office or the foreign student adviser of the institution that has (43) ________ them. (44) _________________________________________________________________, because public transportation in many towns and cities in the United States is simply not adequate or convenient. (45) _________________________________________________________; the housing office of the institution; bulletin boards located in dormitories, cafeterias, libraries, etc. on the campus; the “for rent” columns of campus or community newspapers; fellow students who attend the institution; and a host family in the community. (46) ________________________________________________________________. 标准听力（九） Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A 11. [A] The man must be an excellent student. [B] The man’s idea is probably a good one. [C] The man had better drop more than one course. [D] The man would not have dropped the best course of the four. 12. [A] The movie was really wonderful. [B] The movie was so full of violent scenes. [C] The movie wasn’t as good as he had expected. [D] The movie was overly concerned with romantic relationships. 13. [A] She wasn’t able to manage the project well. [B] She’s not sure how she was able to finish so early. [C] She’s not sure how to solve the mystery. [D] She still hasn’t heard what was shocking. 14. [A] He thinks the woman is unfair. [B] He agrees that the workload is heavy. [C] He feels the assignment is reasonable. [D] He won’t be able to go to the lab today. 15. [A] Lose weight. [B] Quit smoking. [C] Weigh himself frequently. [D] Have a talk with the doctor. 16. [A] Getting dressed. [B] Collecting old clothes. [C] Trying out new clothes. [D] Looking for her black dress. 17. [A] The man should go to bed at eleven. [B] The man should give up watching the movie. [C] The man should stay up and watch the program. [D] The man should read something exciting instead. 18. [A] She was born there. [B] Her children were born there. [C] She has lived there since 1970. [D] Her husband was teaching English there. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] They are looking for an apartment to live in. [B] They are discussing living places and children’s education. [C] They are complaining about their children. [D] They are planning for the next weekend. 20. [A] There’s much to do besides work and study. [B] It’s convenient for people to go anywhere. [C] The natural environment is b