新视野大学英语3听说网络练习七单元单元测试

Unit 7Why don’t we start a business of our own?
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Part I Script
Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, and then choose the correct answers
to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing,
there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing
to check your answers.
1.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. Tuesday morning at the woman's office.
B. Tuesday morning at the man's office.
C. Tuesday afternoon at the woman's office.
D. Tuesday morning at the man's office.
2.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. Cancelling the meeting.
B. Continuing the discussion on the last issue.
C. Starting the meeting.
D. Finishing the meeting.
3.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. The man's company is broke.
B. The man's company is expanding.
C. The woman is willing to invest in the man's company.
D. The woman won't invest in the man's company.
4.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. The man's company has been shut down.
B. The man is very proud of his business.
C. The man feels depressed about his company's performance.
D. The woman is going to join in the man's company.
5.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. It can save costs.
B. Products can be easily promoted.
C. It saves labor.
D. Both A and B.
Part II Script
Directions: Listen to the passage three times. When the passage is read for
the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read the second
time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear.
For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear
or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read the third time,
check your answers.
Sometimes markets surge for no apparent reason; masses of people suddenly want something, and the (1)r esul t i ng demand can't be met immediately. For example, during the SARS epidemic, there was a high (2)dem and for facial masks in several countries—and many entrepreneurs
capitalized (3)on this business idea.
A similar effect is also created by larger social (4)t r ends. There is much more of a demand for homecare services for the (5)el der l y than what is currently being supplied. And the (6)t r end for pets to be treated as family members continues, creating demand for all kinds of (7)pet-r el at ed services that didn't exist even ten years ago.
(8))Look at exi st i ng busi nesses and t he pr oduct s and ser vi ces t hey of f er,and t hen det er m i ne i f t her e's a n. If there is, develop business ideas to fit the market gap.
Do you have any ideas for starting a business now? Write your business ideas down. Think about them for some time.
(9)Keep an open m i nd and cont i nue t o assess ever yt hi ng you r ead and hear f r om a busi ness poi nt of vi ew.
You don't have to run with the first business idea you think of; you want to discover the idea that's best suited to your skills and desires.
(10)Dr eam,t hi nk,pl an,and you'l l be r eady t o t r ansf or m t hat busi ness i dea i nt o t he busi ness you've al ways.
Your answer Correct answer
(1) resulting
resulting
(2) demand
demand
(3) on
on
(4) trends
trends
(5) elderly
elderly
(6) trend
trend
(7) pet-related
pet-related
(8) )Look at existing businesses and the products
and services they offer, and then determine if
Look at existing businesses and the products
and services they offer, and then determine if
there's a need for more of those products or
services
there's a need for more of those products or
services
(9)
Keep an open mind and continue to assess
everything you read and hear from a business
point of view
Keep an open mind and continue to assess
everything you read and hear from a business
point of view
(10)
Dream, think, plan, and you'll be ready to
transform that business idea into the business
you've always wanted
Dream, think, plan, and you'll be ready to
transform that business idea into the business
you've always wanted
Part III Script
Directions: Listen to the following recording, and then choose the correct
answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first
playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second
playing to check your answers.
1.Why does the speaker mention anti-virus software?
A. To show the importance of protecting the computer.
B. To show how bad computer viruses are.
C. To illustrate a future market demand.
D. To identify a possible market decline.
2. What is the use of an iris-recognition machine?
A. To guard against an explosion.
B. To ensure security.
C. To recognize the value of safety.
D. To avoid computer viruses.
3. How can one benefit from old gardeners?
A. By learning from the products sold in North America.
B. By selling the gardeners more software.
C. By studying how much more they earn than before.
D. By studying what could help them to work longer and more easily.
4. What is true of most of the people in the speaker's town?
A. They overlooked the value of wild blueberries.
B. They eat a lot of wild blueberries.
C. They like to eat both blueberries and wild blueberries.
D. They eat neither blueberries nor wild blueberries.
5. Which of the following would be a suitable title for the passage?
A. Wild blueberry—a thriving business.
B. Best business opportunities arising from computer software.
C. How to find business opportunities.
D. How to make use of the business connections.
Part IV
Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following statements. 1.The mistake is the result of a _____ in communication, and we need to look
at our communication methods both internally and externally.
A. break-in
B. breakdown
C. breakup
D. breakout
2.We ordered 50 laptops from your company, but on the invoice I see there's
an extra charge for shipping. I thought shipping was included in the _______.
A. report
B. demand
C. invoice
D. quote
3.This was a time-sensitive document! There's no_____ in delivering it three
hours late!
A. place
B. point
C. circle
D. mean
4.We want to keep our clients happy, and unfortunately we've __________ this
time.
A. dropped short
B. dropped long
C. fallen short
D. fallen long
5.I can't wait to get some of my own business leads. You know, start making
new ___________.
A. connections
B. combinations
C. relations
D. ties
6.You catch on quick. Let's ________ so we can cover more ground.
A. split down
B. split up
C. break down
D. break up
7.If you distribute those brochures at the party, you'll look like
___________.
A. a black hand
B. a white hand
C. a red hand
D. a green hand
8.You have to consider the location when _________ a business.
A. starting for
B. beginning on
C. launching
D. launching on
9.You have to keep in mind a few things when ________ a place to open your
business.
A. deciding
B. deciding for
C. deciding at
D. deciding on
10.How did she ________ the business idea of creating an improved version
of the hula hoop?
A. come along with
B. come out with
C. come with
D. come up with。