2006-2007下二级单元测试 College English Test (Band 2) Test 4(Unit7-Unit 8) Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points) Section a que stion will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the question 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.Then mark the corresponding Letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example:You will hea You will read:A)At the office. B)In the waiting room. C)At the airport. D)In a restaurant From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in This is most likely to hav en place at the refore,A)"At the office"is the best answer.You should choose [A]on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. Sample Answer [B][C][D] 1.A)Teacher C)Painter. B)Doorkeeper D)Guide 2.A)He can't afford to play for four hours a day B)He finds it easy to improve his English. C)He is rejecting the woman's advice. D)He will spar no effortsto improve his English. 3.A)She quite agrees with the man B)She won't have any holidays in March C)She regards the man's opinion as nonsense D)She can't go to Austria for her holiday 4 A)At a bus station C)In a restaurant B)Ina butcher's shop D)Inacar factor 5.A)The man is asking the woman for a fewcigarettes B)The woman regards the man as a heavy smoker. C)The man wants to know whether it is good to smoke one cigarette a day. D)The woman thinks that the man can stop smoking by trving to cut down gradually 6.A)He is not supposed togive the info ion the B)The woman has put him in a very difficult position by asking him tha C)He does not know anything about the Council's plans. D)The woman had better ask someone else for the information on that matter. 7.A)The man offered to fix the woman's car
2006—2007 下二级单元测试 1 College English Test (Band 2) Test 4 (Unit7-Unit 8) Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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. Then mark the corresponding Letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) At the office. B) In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) "At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1. A) Teacher. C) Painter. B) Doorkeeper. D) Guide. 2. A) He can’t afford to play for four hours a day. B) He finds it easy to improve his English. C) He is rejecting the woman’s advice. D) He will spare no efforts to improve his English. 3. A) She quite agrees with the man. B) She won’t have any holidays in March. C) She regards the man’s opinion as nonsense. D) She can’t go to Austria for her holiday. 4. A) At a bus station. C) In a restaurant. B) In a butcher’s shop. D) In a car factory. 5. A) The man is asking the woman for a few cigarettes. B) The woman regards the man as a heavy smoker. C) The man wants to know whether it is good to smoke one cigarette a day. D) The woman thinks that the man can stop smoking by trying to cut down gradually. 6. A) He is not supposed to give the information the woman wants. B) The woman has put him in a very difficult position by asking him that. C) He does not know anything about the Council’s plans. D) The woman had better ask someone else for the information on that matter. 7. A) The man offered to fix the woman’s car
2006一2007下二级单元测试 B)The woman had some difficulty in taking her car to a garage C)The man wanted to know what the woman would have done ifher car had failed to work D)The woman was not sure whether anything had gone wrong with her car. 8.A)Who made the phone call. B)What the call was about C)Who came earlier that he D)When John called him. 9.A)She didn't go swimming yesterday afternoon. B)She was reluctant to go for a swim with the man C)She didn't like swimming any more. D)She felt rather tired after swimming. 10.A)615. B)7:15. C)645 D)7:45 Section B Directions:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some,questions.Both the passage and the questions will he spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A).B),C)and D). Ther mark the corresponding Letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the cente Passage I Questions 11 t013 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11 A)Ants B)Eagles. C)Wolves. D)Sharks 12.A)Fighting freq of their B)Extending their C)Competing for leadership of their species. D)Engaging themselves in obtaining food and other necessary activities 13 A)An individual wolfcan live entirely by itself. B)An understanding of the behavior of animals is most important in samong organism D)Ants in a colony cooperate only in the construction of an anthill Passage I Questions based on the passage you have just heard. 14 A)To get C)Toget to their jobs B)Tocarry their products D)Toenjoy themselves 15.A)Because they all work in the same company. b)because they do not want school buses to take their children to school C)Because they live more than a mile from the school D)Because they take turnsdriving their children to school 16.A)All the American familiesh ve ca B)Car pools put fewer carson the road C)Parking places are always available in large cities. D)Cars are driven only by businessmen
2006—2007 下二级单元测试 2 B) The woman had some difficulty in taking her car to a garage. C) The man wanted to know what the woman would have done if her car had failed to work. D) The woman was not sure whether anything had gone wrong with her car. 8. A) Who made the phone call. B) What the call was about. C) Who came earlier that he. D) When John called him. 9. A) She didn’t go swimming yesterday afternoon. B) She was reluctant to go for a swim with the man. C) She didn’t like swimming any more. D) She felt rather tired after swimming. 10. A) 6:15. B) 7:15. C) 6:45. D) 7:45. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some, questions. Both the passage and the questions will he spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding Letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage I Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) Ants. B) Eagles. C) Wolves. D) Sharks. 12. A) Fighting frequently against others of their species. B) Extending their own territory. C) Competing for leadership of their species. D) Engaging themselves in obtaining food and other necessary activities. 13. A) An individual wolf can live entirely by itself. B) An understanding of the behavior of animals is most important in ecology. C) Interactions are common occurrences among organisms. D) Ants in a colony cooperate only in the construction of an anthill. Passage II Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) To get supplies. C) To get to their jobs. B) To carry their products. D) To enjoy themselves. 15. A) Because they all work in the same company. B) Because they do not want school buses to take their children to school. C) Because they live more than a mile from the school. D) Because they take turns driving their children to school. 16. A) All the American families have cars. B) Car pools put fewer cars on the road. C) Parking places are always available in large cities. D) Cars are driven only by businessmen
2006-2007下二级单元测试 Passage I Questions 17t20 are based on the pas you have just heard B)To work in a mill all day long C)To marry a beautiful girl and live a comfortable life. D)To become knowledgeable and wise. 18.A)His wife had died. B)He had into debt C)He had read many great books. D)He had driven his children away 19.A)They could make free use of his farm. B)He would be more than happy to live with them 20.A)Worried and lonely. B)More free than ever before C)Nervous and insecure. D)Busier than ever before Part II Reading Comprehension(40 points) Direetions:There are four reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension tasks.Read the passage and do the tasks.Put your answers on the ANSWER ers,you should decide on the best HEET Where you are given a choice of our poble and ma ding single line th rough th center Passage 1 Mrs.Lester kept on asking her husband to take her to the ballet.Mr.Lester hates the ballet but when his invited him and his wife,he could not get out of it.As the drove to the theatre that evening.the fog got worse and worse.The traffic slowed down toa walking pace an almost stopped.When they eventually got to the theatre,the ballet was over.Mrs.Lester could no work out ho w it had taken them so long to get there,even taking the fog into account.The theatre was within walking distance of their house.It took her a long time to get over the disappointment. A month later Mrs lester found out what had happ ned Mr lester told a friend of his tha he had taken ng tu ingon purpose.This friend told his wife and the wife tely we around telling Mrs.Lester.The two women began to plan a revenge.One day,when Mr.Lester was not in,they broke into his study,which he always locked.His hobby was collecting old coins. Mrs.Lester had already worked out how much his collection was worth:$850!They were taking some coins out of the case when they heard a car pull up outside the house.Mrs.Lester quickly came in They heard him take hisco He walked towards the study door and opened it Ther was no chance for the women to get away without being seen.Mr.Lester switched the light on and was astounded to see his wife standing there with a handful of valuable coins.It took both husband and wifea long time to get over this. 3
2006—2007 下二级单元测试 3 Passage III Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) To travel from Europe to the state of North Dakota. B) To work in a mill all day long. C) To marry a beautiful girl and live a comfortable life. D) To become knowledgeable and wise. 18. A) His wife had died. B) He had into debt. C) He had read many great books. D) He had driven his children away. 19. A) They could make free use of his farm. B) He would be more than happy to live with them. C) They must learn to be independent. D) He would like them to share everything with him. 20. A) Worried and lonely. B) More free than ever before. C) Nervous and insecure. D) Busier than ever before. Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points) Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension tasks. Read the passage and do the tasks. Put your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. Where you are given a choice of four possible answers, you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. Passage 1 Mrs. Lester kept on asking her husband to take her to the ballet. Mr. Lester hates the ballet, but when his employer invited him and his wife, he could not get out of it. As they drove to the theatre that evening, the fog got worse and worse. The traffic slowed down to a walking pace and almost stopped. When they eventually got to the theatre, the ballet was over. Mrs. Lester could not work out ho w it had taken them so long to get there, even taking the fog into account. The theatre was within walking distance of their house. It took her a long time to get over the disappointment. A month later, Mrs. Lester found out what had happened. Mr. Lester told a friend of his that he had taken wrong turning on purpose. This friend told his wife, and the wife immediately went around telling Mrs. Lester. The two women began to plan a revenge. One day, when Mr. Lester was not in, they broke into his study, which he always locked. His hobby was collecting old coins. Mrs. Lester had already worked out how much his collection was worth: $850! They were taking some coins out of the case when they heard a car pull up outside the house. Mrs. Lester quickly switched the light off, and they waited, holding their breath. The front door opened and Mr. Lester came in. They heard him take his coat off. He walked towards the study door and opened it. There was no chance for the women to get away without being seen. Mr. Lester switched the light on and was astounded to see his wife standing there with a handful of valuable coins. It took both husband and wife a long time to get over this
2006一2007下二级单元测试 21.Which of the following isc A)Mr.Lester likes to watch ballet B)Mrs.Lester likes to watch ballet C)Both of them like to watch ballet. D)Neither of them likes to watch ballet. 22.It was quite whn they drove to the theatre A)rainy B)stormy C)clo D)foggy 23.The theater is from Mr.and Mrs.Lester's. A)an hour-driving C)very near B)in the other side of the city D)half an hour of bicycle riding 24.The wife of Mr.Lester's friend isa A)social worker B)house cleane C)baby sitter D)gossip 25.How many persons are mentioned in this story? A)Three B)Four C)Five D)Six Passage 2 The motor vehice has killed and more peope init brief history than any bombo weapon ever invented.Much of the blood on the street from nivil behavioro drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others.So the massacre on the road may be regarded as a social problem. In fact,the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people just ordinary people aesisoecugwhenoncesationsGoldbrigdcahordamgetootcs.Aminoioy the killersgo even beyond carelessness to total negligence. Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents can be attributed to the psychological condition of the driver.Emotional upsets can distort drivers' reactions slow their judgn and blind them to dangers that might oth ise be evident.The n that it is every drive mak cio Yet the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not confined todrivers Street walkers regularly violate traffic regulations,they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents,and many eyclists even believe that they are not subject to the basic rules of the road. e h nada to rds safer driving in the past fewy standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and throug period road-worthiness inspections.In addition,speed limits have been lowered.Due to these measures the accident rate has decreased.but the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave.The only real and lasting solution.say the experts.is to convince pe ople that driving is a skilled task are and co centration Those who fail to do a l thes things present a threat to those whom they share the road. 26.What is the author's main purpose in writing the passage? A)To show that the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention. b)To promote understanding between careless drivers and street walkers
2006—2007 下二级单元测试 4 21. Which of the following is correct? A) Mr. Lester likes to watch ballet. B) Mrs. Lester likes to watch ballet. C) Both of them like to watch ballet. D) Neither of them likes to watch ballet. 22. It was quite_____ when they drove to the theatre. A) rainy B) stormy C) cloudy D) foggy 23. The theater is_____ from Mr. and Mrs. Lester's. A) an hour-driving C) very near B) in the other side of the city D) half an hour of bicycle riding 24. The wife of Mr. Lester's friend is a _____. A) social worker B) house cleaner C) baby sitter D) gossip 25. How many persons are mentioned in this story? A) Three B) Four C) Five D) Six Passage 2 The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre on the road may be regarded as a social problem. In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people just ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say. But it is a principle both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when one's actions could bring death or damage to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence. Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents can be attributed to the psychological condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can distort drivers' reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be evident. The experts warn that it is vital for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep one's emotions under control. Yet the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not confined t o drivers. Street walkers regularly violate traffic regulations, they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents; and many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to the basic rules of the road. Significant legal advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things present a threat to those with whom they share the road. 26. What is the author's main purpose in writing the passage? A) To show that the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention. B) To promote understanding between careless drivers and street walkers
2006—2007下二级单元测试 C)To discuss traffic problems and propose possible solutions. D)Towar driversof the importanceof safe driving 27.According to the passage,traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem becaus A)autos have become most destructive to mankind B)people usually pay litle attention to law and morality C)civilization brings much harm to people D)the lack of virtue is becoming more severe 28 Your answer. 29.Who are NOT mentioned as being responsible for the road accidents? A)Careless bicycle-riders B)Mindless p ople walking in the stree C)Irresponsi D)Irresponsible manufactures of automobiles. 30.Which of the following best reflects the author's attitude toward a future without traffic accident problems？ A)Doubtful yet still longing for B)Happy and rather C)Surprised and very pleased D)Disappointed and deeply worried Passage 3 In the early days of nuclear power,the United States made money n t But today opponents have so complicated its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered or built here in 12 years. The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor"melt down".Today. the chances of a meltdown that would threaten us.public health are testing new reactors that relv notn human judgent to shut them down butn the laws of nature.Now General Electric i already building two advanced reactorsin Japan.But don't expect them evennU..shores unes things change in Washington. The procedure for licensing nuclear power plants is a bad dream.Any time during.or even after.construction,an objection by any group or individual can bring everything to a halt while the matter is investigated or taken to court Meanwhile,the builder must add nice,but not necessary improvements,some of which force him to knock down walls and start over.In every ase whe plant has been opposed,the Nuclear Regulation Commission has ultimately granted a license to construct or operate.But the victory often costs so much that the utility ends up abandoning the plant anyway A case in point is the Shoreham plant on New York's Long Island.Shoreham was a virtual twin to the Millstone plant in Connecticut,both ordered in the .completed for Shoreham,however, was singled out by antinuclear activists who,by sending in endless protests,drove the cost over 5 billion and delayed its use for many years. Shoreham finally won its operation license.But the plant has never produced a watt power. 5
2006—2007 下二级单元测试 5 C) To discuss traffic problems and propose possible solutions. D) To warn drivers of the importance of safe driving. 27. According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem because __________________________. A) autos have become most destructive to mankind B) people usually pay little attention to law and morality C) civilization brings much harm to people D) the lack of virtue is becoming more severe 28. Why does the author mention the psychological condition of the driver in Paragraph Three? Your answer: ______________________________________________________________. 29. Who are NOT mentioned as being responsible for the road accidents? A) Careless bicycle-riders. B) Mindless people walking in the street. C) Irresponsible drivers. D) Irresponsible manufactures of automobiles. 30. Which of the following best reflects the author's attitude toward a future without traffic accident problems? A) Doubtful yet still longing for B) Happy and rather confident C) Surprised and very pleased D) Disappointed and deeply worried Passage 3 In the early days of nuclear power, the United States made money on it. But today opponents have so complicated its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered or built here in 12 years. The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor “melt down”. Today, the chances of a meltdown that would threaten U.S. public health are testing new reactors that rely not on human judgment to shut them down but on the laws of nature. Now General Electric is already building two advanced reactors in Japan. But don't expect them even on U.S. shores unless things change in Washington. The procedure for licensing nuclear power plants is a bad dream. Any time during, or even after, construction, an objection by any group or individual can bring everything to a halt while the matter is investigated or taken to court. Meanwhile, the builder must add nice, but not necessary improvements, some of which force him to knock down walls and start over. In every case when a plant has been opposed, the Nuclear Regulation Commission has ultimately granted a license to construct or operate. But the victory often costs so much that the utility ends up abandoning the plant anyway. A case in point is the Shoreham plant on New York's Long Island. Shoreham was a virtual twin to the Millstone plant in Connecticut, both ordered in the mid 60s ’. Millstone, completed for $ 101 million, has been generating electricity for two decades. Shoreham, however, was singled out by antinuclear activists who, by sending in endless protests, drove the cost over $ 5 billion and delayed its use f or many years. Shoreham finally won its operation license. But the plant has never produced a watt power