新理念网络学习大厅综合测试第四册Unit6教学文案

新理念网络学习大厅综合测试第四册

Un i t 6

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Part I Liste ning Comprehe nsion ( 14 minu tes )

Section A

Directions: In this sect ion, you will hear ten stateme nts. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each stateme nt will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.

1.

A) T

B) F

Script: Gen erally speak ing, tech no logy has en abled us to do more things although it has not saved our time.

正确答案：A

2.

A) T

B) F

Script: The information explosion is regarded as one of the reasons why people feel so time-pressed.

正确答案：A

3.

A) T

B) F

Script: Accord ing to some experts, not every one is overstressed and the feeli ng of pressures can also be exaggerated or self-imposed.

正确答案：A

4.

A) T

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9.

B) F

Script: It is recorded that in the last 10 years, working hours have risen slightly in both the U.K. and the U.S.

正确答案：B 5.

A) T

B) F

Script: Time famine has provoked several reactions, one of which is that people are trying to buy time.

正确答案：A

6.

A) T

B) F

Script: By reducing the amount of time spent at workpeople ' s free time is increasing, so they definitely feel less stressed.

正确答案：B

7.

A) T

B) F

Script: There is a rushing and scurrying everywhere and we are very excited about our ability to work and play fast.

正确答案：A

8.

A) T

B) F

Script: Nowadays, it is a com mon practice that people are in cli ned to liste n to the radio and do no thi ng else.

正确答案：B

A) T

B) F

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Script: Our culture views time as a precious thing and timesaving has been the subject of many books.

正确答案：A

10.

A) T

B) F

Script: Sociologists have found that in creas ing wealth and in creas ing educati on help relieve a sense of tension about time.

正确答案：B

Secti on B

Directions: In this sect 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 for the third time, you should check what you have writte n.

The family is cha nging. In the past, gran dpare nts, pare nts, and childre n used to

live together, and they had an extended family. But family structure is changing throughout the world. The nu clear family (11) ____________________________ of only one father,

one mother, and childre n; it is beco ming the (12) _______________ family

structure everywhere.

The nu clear family (13) ________________ m arried wome n some

adva ntages: they have freedom from their relatives, and the husba nd does not have all

the power of the family. Studies show that in nuclear families, men and women usually make an (14) ______________________________ nu mber of decisi ons about family life.

But wives usually have to “ pay” for the (15) ______________ of freedom and power. Whe n wome n lived in exte nded families, sisters, gran dpare nts and aunts helped one ano ther with housework and (16) ______________________ .In additi on, older

wome n in a large family group had importa nt (17) _______________ . Wives in

nu clear families do not ofte n enjoy this ben efit, and they have ano ther disadva ntage, too: wome n gen erally live Ion ger tha n their husba nds, so older wome n from nu clear families ofte n (18) __________________________ . Studies show that wome n are gen erally

(19) ________________ marriage tha n men are. I n the past, men worked outside the