2013年3月全国英语听力等级考试第二级听力材料及Mp3

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2013年12月大学英语四级听力真题(附原文及答案解析)

2013年12月大学英语四级听力真题PartⅡListening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1. A) The woman is now working in a kindergarten.B) The man will soon start a business of his own.C) The man would like to be a high school teacher.D) The woman is going to major in child education.2. A) The furniture has to be rearranged.B) The sound equipment has to be set up.C) The conference room has to be cleaned.D) The video machine has to be checked.3. A) She is exhausted.B) She is near-sighted.C) She cannot finish work in time.D) She cannot go straight home.4. A) The woman is too particular about food.B) He would rather have a meal an hour later.C) The woman should order her food quickly.D) He usually prefers ice-cream to sandwiches.5. A) He is not a good mechanic.B) He doesn't keep his promises.C) He spends his spare time doing repairs.D) He is always ready to offer help to others.6. A) Sam has a big family to support.B) Sam is not interested in traveling.C) The pay offered by the travel agency is too low.D) The work hours in the travel agency arc too long7. A) International trade.-B) Product development.C) Financial consulting.D) Domestic retailing.8. A) Go on a business trip.B) Look for a job in Miami.C) Make a ticket reservation.D) Take a vacation.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) It is located on Route 18.B) It has an interesting museum.C) It is a beautiful little town.D) It lies seven miles east of Newton.10. A) They are in opposite directions.B) They are fifty-five miles apart.C) They are quite close to each other.D) They are a long drive from Norwalk.11. A) They are connected by RouteB) They are crowded with tourists.C) They have lots of old houses.D) They have many rare plants.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Bring him up to date on the current situation in Milan.B) Inform him of the arrangements for his trip in Italy.C) Fetch the documents signed by Mr. Gartner.D) Accompany Mr. Gartner to the Linate airport.13. A) About 8:30. B) About 6:30. C) About 5:30. D) About 4:15.14. A) Mr. Gartner from Milan.B) Gianni Riva at Megastar.C) The company's sales representative.D) Gavin from the Chamber of Commerce.15. A) Travel agent. B) Business manager. C) Secretary. D) Saleswoman.Section BDirections: 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 be 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16. A) She had a desire to help others.B) She wanted to find out more about it.C) She needed some overseas experience.D) She was interested in farming.17. A) Carry out a cultural exchange program.B) Work on an agricultural project.C) Learn Portuguese.D) Teach English.18. A) She found it difficult to secure a job in her own country.B) She wanted to renew her contact with the Peace Corps.C) She was invited to work as an English teacher.D) She could not get the country out of her mind.19. A) By teaching additional English classes.B) By writing stories for American newspapers.C) By working part time for the Peace Corps.D) By doing odd jobs for local institutions.Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. A) Time spent exercising.B) Time spent working.C) Time spent on leisure activities.D) Time spent with friends and family.21. A) Reading. B) Surfing the Web. C) Eating out. D) Watching TV.22. A) Driving. B) Gardening. C) Going to the pub. D) Visiting friends.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) The car driver was trying to avoid hitting a rabbit.B) The car driver was partly responsible for the accident.C) McLaughlin was talking to his manager while driving.D) McLaughlin's carelessness resulted in the collision.24. A) He crashed into a car parked there.B) He knocked down several mailboxes.C) He tore down the company's main gate.D) He did serious damage to a loaded truck.25. A) He will lose his job.B) He will have to pay damages.C) He will be fined heavily.D) He will receive retraining.Section CDirections: In this section, 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 written.When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate __26__, they replied. "Because it is right." If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks, or why their menwear pants __27__ skirts, or why they may be married to only one person at a time, we are likelyto get __28__ and very uninformative answers: "Because it's right. " "Because that's the way it's done." "Because it's the __29__. " Or even "I don't know. " The reason for these and countlessother patterns of social behavior is that they are __30__ by social norms-shared rules or guidelines which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation. Norms __31__ how people "ought" to behave under particular circumstances in a particular society. We conform(遵守) to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they __32__. In fact, we are much more likely to notice__33__ from norms than conformity to them. You would not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little __34__ if they bowed, started to stroke you, or kissed you on both __35__ Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriatein other parts of the world. When we visit another society whose norms are different, we quickly become aware that things we do this way, they do that way.听力文本及答案Question 1M: After high school, I’d like to go to college and major in business administration.W: But I’d rather spend my college days finding out how children learn.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?Question 2W: Is everything ready for the conference?M: The only thing left to do is set up the microphones and speakers. They'll be here in a fewminutes.Q: What preparations have yet to be made?Question 3W: Is it almost time to go home now? I'm so tired. I can hardly see straight.M: Just a few more minutes, then we can go.Q: What is the woman’s problem?Question 4-cream or sandwiches? They are both really good here.W: I'm not sure what I’m in a mood for. IceM: The movie starts in an hour. And we still have to get there and park. So just make a decision.Q: What does the man mean?Question 5W: Tom said he would come to repair our solar heater when he has time.M: He often says he is willing to help, but he never seems to have time.Q: What does the man imply about Tom?Question 6W: So you know that Sam turns down the job offered by the travel agency.M: Yes. The hours were convenient. But if he had accepted it, he wouldn’t be able to make ends meet.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?Question 7M: Could you tell me a bit about the business your company is doing?W: We mainly deal with large volume buyers from western countries and our products have beenwell received.Q: What business is the woman’s company doing?Question 8W: Yesterday I made reservations for my trip to Miami next month.M: You must really be looking forward to it. You haven’t had any time off for at least two years.Q: What is the woman going to do?【答案】1.D The woman is going to major in child education.2.B The sound equipment has to be set up.3.A She is exhausted.4.C The woman should order her food quickly.5. B He doesn’t keep his promises.6.C The pay offer by the travel agency is too low.7.A International trade.8.D Take a vacation.【点评】本次四级短对话无论从对话内容还是从题目本身来看，整体难度相对简单，和往年该部分相类似，话题覆盖日常生活（生活琐事、看电影、旅游等）、校园生活、商务工作（会议、求职等）。

全国英语等级考试第二级PETS-2_unit 1_dialogue 4听力练习及学习笔记

全国英语等级考试（公共英语PETS）全国英语等级考试第二级PETS-2备考过程中，听力是不可忽视的一部分，今天开始每天进行一点一滴的练习与积累，相信假以时日一定会提高自己的英语听力能力，并顺利通过全国英语等级考试第二级PETS-2！该练习来自于全国英语等级考试第二级PETS-2的标准教程中，其语言难度以及词汇语法考查知识点在一定程度上都切合全国英语等级考试第二级PETS-2的大纲要求，因此，大家在此基础上不断练习积累即可。

====================================================================Two college students are talking about their best friends.两位大学生在讨论他们的最好的朋友。

在听的过程中请注意以下5个问题：全国英语等级考试（公共英语PETS） Sue: Oh, my best friend is Ann. We met in France one summer about five years ago ...Tom: What’s Ann like?Sue: What’s she like? Well, she’s a good companion, areally creative person. She writes short stories.Tom: Huh! You know, I’d like to meet her sometime.Sue: You would? Well, I’m planning to see her next Saturday. Maybe you could bring your friend Harry and we could go on a double date. How about that?Tom: Yeah, it sounds great!译文：休：汤姆，谁是你最好的朋友？汤姆：我想是哈里。

【试卷】2019年3月全国英语等级听力考试(第二级)真题及答案

【试卷】2019年3月全国英语等级听力考试（第二级）真题及答案2019年3月23日二级英语听力第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What does Mrs Lamb want William to do?A.Paint the wall.B.Pay for the glass.C.Help cut the grass.2.How much will the man pay?A.$5.B.$10.C.$20.3.What does the woman want to do with the washing machine?A.Throw it away.B.Have it repaired.C.Sell it to Nelson.4.Which flight will the man take?A.10:20.B.11:00.C.11:45.5.What is Jennifer going to do?A.Buy some paper.B.Check her work.C.Start a business.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题, 从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前, 你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话, 回答第6和第7题。

6.Wheredoes the conversation probably take place?A.At a bus stop.B.At an activity centre.C.At an information desk.7.What will the man probably do?A.Buy a book.B.Go to a festival.C.Visit the woman.听下面一段对话, 回答第8至第10题。

【试卷】2010年3月全国英语等级听力考试第二级真题及答案

2010年3月全国英语等级听力考试第二级第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the man doing?［A］He is making an excuse.［B］He is making an apology.［C］He is giving suggestion.2. What is the speed now?［A］55 miles per hour.［B］70 miles per hour.［C］105 miles per hour.3. What is the woman doing?［A］Making a pair of trousers. ［B］Trying on clothes. ［C］Leaving a message.4. How many people are having the meal?［A］Two. ［B］Three. ［C］Four.5. What does the man mean?［A］He doesn’t feel like eating.［B］He doesn’t care what to eat.［C］He doesn’t like chicken.第二节听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. Who is the woman?［A］A hotel staff. ［B］A bank clerk. ［C］ A restaurant manager.7. Why is the man at the hotel?［A］To hold a business meeting.［B］To eat at the restaurant.［C］To spend his holidays.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

全国英语等级考试(PETS)二级高分应试教程(听力技巧指南及专项训练)【圣才出品】

第2章听力技巧指南及专项训练2.1 题型概述该部分由A、B两节组成，考查考生理解英语口语的能力。

要求考生根据所听到的5段简短对话，从每题所给的3个选择项中选出最佳选项。

B节要求考生根据所听到的5段对话或独白，从每题所给的3个选择项中选出最佳选项。

每段录音材料只播放一遍。

问题不在录音中播放，仅在试卷上印出。

PETS第2级考生应能听懂熟悉的日常生活中发音清楚、语速较慢的简短独自和对话等。

考生应能做到以下几点：·理解主旨要义；·获取事实性的具体信息；·对说话的背景、说话者之间的关系等能作出简单的推断；·理解说话者的意图、观点或态度。

2.2 应试技巧I. 短对话听力部分A节考试中包含10道短对话题目，对应十篇短对话文章。

考试要点为两人说话内容推理或解析。

短对话大致可以归纳为以下几类：◆地点场景题，人物关系题与人物职业题所用方法一致，听对应的标志词即可。

例：1. Where is National City Bank? [2013年3月真题][A] On Elm Street.[B] On Oak Street.[C] On Poplar Street.【答案】B【解析】录音中男士问：“我怎样才可以去花旗银行？”，女士回答说：“Walk down Elm Street as far as the traffic lights; turn left onto Poplar Street; walk to the end onto Oak Street and the bank is on your left.”，由此可知，先沿着Elm Street向下走，在红绿灯口左转到Poplar Street，一直走到底，然后到Oak Street，银行就在你的左边，即银行在Oak Street上。

【录音原文】M: How can I get to National City Bank?W: Walk down Elm Street as far as the traffic lights; turn left onto Poplar Street; walk to the end onto Oak Street and the bank is on your left.◆转折词引导题一般情况下，转折处是考点，但是需要将整个句子听完整，并看清题目要求，以免选择错误。

【试卷】2019年3月全国英语等级听力考试(第二级)真题及答案

2019年3月23日二级英语听力第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does Mrs Lamb want William to do?A. Paint the wall.B. Pay for the glass.C. Help cut the grass.2. How much will the man pay?A. $5.B. $10.C. $20.3. What does the woman want to do with the washing machine?A. Throw it away.B. Have it repaired.C. Sell it to Nelson.4. Which flight will the man take?A. 10:20.B. 11:00.C. 11:45.5. What is Jennifer going to do?A. Buy some paper.B. Check her work.C. Start a business.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6. Wheredoes the conversation probably take place?A. At a bus stop.B. At an activity centre.C. At an information desk.7. What will the man probably do?A. Buy a book.B. Go to a festival.C. Visit the woman.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

全国英语等级考试第二级PETS-2_unit 1_dialogue3听力练习及学习笔记

====================================================================You are going tohear a telephone conversation between an American college advisor and a Chinesestudent. The advisor is looking at a form and filling it in as he speaks to thestudent.你将要听到的对话发生在美国一所大学的顾问和一位中国学生之间。

顾问一边与学生谈话，一边在看并填着表格。

在听的过程中请注意以下4个问题：Questions:1．For what does LiXiaoqiang come to meet the advisor?李晓强为什么来见这个顾问？2．Where does Li now live?李现在住在哪儿？3．Who advised Li to attendthe college?谁建议李来这所大学？4．What is your impression of the student’slistening ability?你对这位学生的听力的印象是？听力原文及译文：Advisor: What’s your last name? 顾问：你姓什么？Li Xiaoqiang: Ah ... you mean family name? 李晓强：你指的是家姓吗？Advisor: Yes. 顾问：是的。

2013年高考英语试卷听力+原文+答案(新课标Ⅰ、Ⅱ)

2013年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标I）听力试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例: How much is the shirt?A. £ 19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15.答案是C.1. What does the man want to do?A. Take photos.B. Buy a camera.C. Help the woman.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. A noisy night.B. Their life in town.C. A place of living.3. Where is the man now?A. On his way.B. In a restaurant.C. At home4. What will Celia do?A. Find a player.B. Watch a game.C. Play basketball.5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?A. Saturday.B. Sunday.C. Monday.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

大学英语听说2答案第三版

大学英语听说2答案第三版【篇一：新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说2网课答案】=txt>网课答案unit 1 (1)sharing .............................................................................................. .. (1)listening ............................................................................................ . (1)viewing .............................................................................................. .. (2)role-play .................................................................................................... .. (2)conversations .................................................................................. (3)passage ............................................................................................ . (3)unittest .................................................................................................... . (4)unit 2 (4)sharing .............................................................................................. .. 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(32)unit 1sharingtask 2(1) new things(2) at the moment(3) quite difficulttask 31, 3, 7, 8task 41. (1) ever learned2. (1) a combination3. learning to drive4. (1) nine cases5. french6. hatedlisteningtask 2activity 1e-c-a-g-d-h-b-factivity 2(1) speak(2) saying the wrong(3) native speakers(4) pronunciation(2) found (2) body movements (2) by most standards(5) talking to himself(6) making mistakes(7) listening skills(8) listeningactivity 31. (1) embarrassed2. anything you like3. (1) voice4. (1) how it sounds5. on the internet6. sound likeviewingactivity 1babaactivity 2dabadrole-playtask 2activity 11activity 2g：1, 3, 5(2) hear (2) pronunciation (2) the news (3) english television r：2, 4, 6, 7activity 31. (1)2. (1)3. (1)4. (1) you should eat should not spend why dontits a good(2) (2) (2) (2) a good youre am not sure thats suppose so conversationstask 1bddcatask 2cdacpassagetask 1dacdtask 2(1) alternative(2) numerous(3) traditional(4) academic(5) countryside(6) athletes(7) take advantage of(8) secondary(9) in a collective effort(10) serve as【篇二：全新版大学英语听说教程第二版3听力原文及答案unit1-12】unit 1text 1dating with my mother (part one)after 22 years of marriage, i have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, peggy. i started dating with another woman.it was peggys idea. one day she said to me, life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. you probably wont believe me, but i know you love her and i think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer. the other woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. right after his death, i moved 2,500 miles away to california and started my own life and career. when i moved back near my hometown six years ago, i promised myself that i would spend more time with mom. but with the demands of my job and three kids, i never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays. mom was surprised and suspicious when i called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie.whats wrong? she asked.i thought it would be nice to spend some time with you, i said. just the two of us.i would like that a lot, she said.when i pulled into her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat on. her hair was curled, and she was smiling. i told my lady friends i was going out with my son, and they were all impressed. they cant wait to hear about our evening, mother said.exercise 1: 1. c 2. a3.bquestions:1. what would make the speaker closer to his wife, peggy?2. what do you know about the speakers mother?3. which of the following adjectives best describes peggy?exercise 2: 2. 1) ...she was waiting by the door with her coat on and she had her hair curled.2) she had told her lady friends about this.text 2dating with my mother (part two)we didnt go anywhere fancy, just a neighborhood place where we could talk. since her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, i had to read the menu for both of us.i used to be the reader when you were little, she said.then it is time for you to relax and let me return the favor, i said. we had a nice talk over dinner, just catching up on each others lives. we talked for so long that we missed the movie.ill go out with you again, my mother said as i dropped her off, but only if you let me buy dinner next time.i agreed.how was your date? my wife asked when i got home that evening.nice...nicer than i thought it would be, i said.mom and i get out for dinner a couple of times a month. sometimes we take in a movie, but mostly we talk. i tell her about my trails at work and brag about the kids and peggy. mom fills me in on family gossip and tells me about her past. now i know what it was like for her to work in a factory during the second world war. i know how she met my father there, and know how they went through the difficult times. i cant get enough of these stories. they are important to me, a part of my history. we also talk about the future. because of health problems, my mother worries about the days ahead.spending time with my mom has taught me the importance of slowing down. peggy was right. dating another woman has helped my marriage.exercise 1: 1. c 2. d 3. dquestions:1. what does the story mainly tell us?2. which of the following is true?3. what can you learn from the story?ex. 21. took// out to dinner// neighborhood2. nicer than he expected.3. a couple of times.4. the importance of slowing down//his marriageunit 2text1what a coincidence! (part one)andrew had always wanted to be a doctor. but the tuition for a medical school in 1984 was 15,000 dollars a year, which was more than his family could afford. to help him realize his dream, his father, mr. stewart, a real estate agent, began searching the house-for-sale ads in newspapers in order to find extra business. one advertisement that he noted down was for the sale of a house in a nearby town. mr. stewart called the owner, trying to persuade him to let him be his agent. somehow he succeeded and the owner promised that he would come to him if he failed to get a good deal with his present agent. then they made an appointment to meet and discuss the thing.as good things are never easy to acquire, the time for the appointment had to be changed almost ten times. on the day when they were supposed to meet at 3 oclock in the afternoon, mr. stewart received another call from the owner. his heart sank as he feared there would be another change of time. and so it was. the owner told him that he couldnt make it at three but if he would come right then, they could talk it over. mr. stewart was overjoyed. leaving everything aside, he immediately set out todrive to the house.as he approached the area, he had a strange feeling of having been there before. the streets, the trees, the neighborhood, all looked familiar to him. and when he finally reached the house, something clicked in his mind. it used to be the house of his father-in-law! the old man had died fifteen years ago but when he was alive, he had often visited him with his wife and children. he remembered that, like his son andrew, his father-in-law had also wanted to study medicine and, failing to do so, had always hoped that one of his two daughters or his grandchildren could someday become a doctor.exercise 1:1. b 2. a 3. d 4. cquestions:1. who are the two main characters in the story you have just heard?2. how did mr. stewart get to know the owner of the house?3. what problem did mr. stewart have?4. what is the coincidence in the story you have just heard?exercise 2:1984 / son / medical school / tuition / afford it / realize / newspaper ads / extra business / advertisement / succeeded / agent / changed / phone call / put aside / doing / immediately / familiar / father-in-laws / visited / his father-in-law alive / coincidence text2what a coincidence! (part two)when he entered the house, mr. stewart was even more amazed to find that the house was decorated exactly as he had remembered it. he told the owner about this and the latter became intrigued too. however, they were in for even greater surprises. it so happened that in the middle of their discussion, a postman came to deliver a letter. and the letter was addressed to mr. stewarts father-in-law! were it not for mr. stewarts presence there and then, the letter would be returned as no person of that name lived in the house any longer. as the postman demanded a signature on the receipt slip, mr. stewart signed for his long-deceased father-in-law. mystified, the owner urged mr. stewart to open the letter and see what it contained. the letter was from a bank. when he opened it, two words immediately met his eye -- for education. it was a bank statement of an amount his father-in-law had put in years ago for his grandchildrens education needs. with the interest it had earned over the years, the standing value of the amount came to a little over $15,000, just enough money to cover the tuition of andrews first year at a medical college!another thing that is worth mentioning is about the postman. the original postman, who had worked in this neighborhood, called in sick that day. so the postman, who was new to the area, came to deliver mail in his place. had it been the old postman, the letter would undoubtedly be returned to the sender as he knew full well that no person bearing that name lived in that house any longer.the miracle was a blessing for andrew. with the money givento him by his grandfather he was able to study medicine. now he is a doctor in illinois.exercise1：1. the house was decorated exactly the same as mr. stewart remembered it2. mr. stewart happened to be in the house when a postman came to deliver a letterto his father-in-law who had died 15 years ago.3. the old postman had called in sick that day, and the postman who came in hisplace was not familiar with the neighborhood. other wise the letter would have been returned to its sender.exercise 2:1. he was intrigued.2. a bank statement.3. his father-in-law had put an amount of money in the bankfor his grandchildrens education.4. a little over $15,000.5. he could use the money to cover the tuition of his first year at a medical college.6. he is a doctor in illinois.unit 3text 1krimali (part one)on the morning of the devastating earthquake that struck india in 2001, krimali, a girl of 17, had just left home to go to an interview for a position of a sales clerk. she was pleased with her green and yellow flowered dress, but felt something wasnt quite right about her hair. she returned home, removing her shoes and leaving them at the door.moments later, the earthquake struck. ceilings and walls in the building shook in the deafening noise. then everything began crashing down.krimali and her immediate family escaped serious injury but were unable to make their way out. the ceiling of an entire room towered above the only possible escape route. completely detached on three sides, the huge slab clung to an outside wall on its fourth side. to an observer, it could drop at any moment.people were screaming and didnt know what to do. krimali decided to act. carefully she climbed barefoot up and down the debris until she reached a point just beneath the swaying ceiling. about four meters below were uneven pieces of concrete, broken glass and smashed furniture, all mixed with sharp spikes of iron. she knew if she could manage to get down to the ground level, she could make her way to safety. she paused to figure out the best way down. as there wasntany good place to jump, she just jumped. luckily, she landed in a crouch, her feet missing any sharp edges. emboldened by her good fortune, krimali knew it was up to her to persuade others to follow.exercise 1: ex 1 1-2 c c ex 2 1-8 t f f f f t t ftext 2krimali ( part two)krimali planned to rescue her family first, but just then she heard a woman from two storeys above screaming for someone to save her two-month-old baby.throw the baby to me, krimali shouted. i can catch her!the woman refused. krimali told the woman to wrap the babyin bed sheets and then toss her down. crying uncontrollably, the mother wrapped the little girl but stillwould not part with her baby. as the mother tried to decide what to do, krimali intently watched the concrete ceiling hanging above her. finally the mother tossed the baby. krimali made a clean catch. a bright smile lit up the womans face. ill be back! krimali called out, hugging the child to her as she hurriedly picked her way out to where survivors had gathered. she gave up the baby, then asked if any of the men there would come back with her to help others trapped in the building. no one came forward, for they were all afraid of that swaying ceiling. but for krimali, a small girl of 154 centimeters in height and weighing about 50 kilos, her fears had been lifted by what she had accomplished.on her way back into the ruins, she saw part of a large door. it was extremely heavy but she managed to drag it to the spot just below the hanging ceiling. by placing it on the ruins, she created something like a sliding board. with krimali coaching her, the babys mother partly jumped and partly rolled down the board to the ground level. krimali led her through the debris to her baby.in the hours that followed krimali made countless rescue missions into the building, each time in the shadow of the huge ceiling. thanks to her courage, about two dozen men, women and children were saved.exercise 1:questions :1-2 d bexercise 2:1. because she was afraid krimali might not be able to catch her.2. because she thought the bed sheets could somehowprotect the baby from being hurt if she failed to catch her.3. because they were afraid of the swaying ceiling.4. to make it easier and safer for people to get down.5. about two dozen were saved.unit 4text 1a marriage agreement (part one)(tom and linda have signed a marriage agreement. both agree not to break the rules outlined in the agreement. john, a reporter, is talking to them about the agreement.) john: tom, linda, first id like to ask you why you decided to write this unusual agreement.tom: we found that many problems are caused when a person has different expectations from his or her spouse. we wantedto talk about everything openly and honestly before we started living together.linda: also we both know how important it is to respect each others pet peeves. like, i can get very annoyed if others leave stuff -- clothing, papers, everything! -- lying around on the floor. it really bugged me, so we put that in the agreement.john: this is mentioned in article 1: cleaning up, isnt it? it says, nothing will be left on the floor overnight. everything must be cleaned up and put away before going to bed.【篇三：新视野大学英语听说教程(第二版)3答案完整版】ass=txt>unit 1warming up1. f2.ng3.tlisteningshort conversations1. c2.d3.a4.d5.b10.blong conversation1.a2.c3.b4.b5.dpassage1.b2.a3.c4.c5.cradio program1. a journalism degree2. pretty good3. about what she has4. you just want more5. protective of his familyhomeworktask 11.c2.c3.a4.d5.btask 2 6.a7.d 8.c9.a1.a2.c3.d4.c5.dtask 31.slice2.misunderstandings3.beautiful4.benefits5.wellness6.range7.explicit8.has been tracking more than a million sujects since 19799.have fewer heart attacks and lower cancer rates10.a strong sense of connection to others and in satisfying relationshipunit 2warming up1. running, swimming, and lifting weights2. exercise makes him happy, keeps his stress level down, and gives him all sorts of energyfor his work and family.3. well, there is no swimming pool near my home and i cant swim every day. but anyway, icann run in the morning . there are many benefits to exercising. they include a strongbody, an improved mood, longer life, better appearance and an overall sense of well-being.listeningshort conversations1.c2.c3.b4.a5.d10.along conversation1.d2.c3.a4.b5.apassage1.b2.d3.d4.c5.aradio program1. the quality of school menus2. moving into the neighbourhood3. eats fast food4. the chicago study5. childrens eating habitshomeworktask 11.a2.b3.c4.d5.btask 21.a2.b3.d4.c5.d6.b7.c8.d9.atask 31. advancements2.physical3.depression4.condition5.mentioned6.admit8.high-fiber and vitamin-rich foods, such as vegetables and fruits9.should give up smoking if they havent already done so10. no section of the population can benefit from exercise. unit 3warming up1. made him successful2. what others are doing3. they are successfullisteningshort conversations1.d2.c3.b4.c5.c6.b7.a8.c9.b10.along conversation1.b2.c3.a4.b5.dpassage1.a2.b3.a4.c5.aradio program1.is studying for a doctorate in religion2.ia marked by chance encounters3.only knew a little italian4.was attacked by an intruder in her home5.began to live a life with vivid moments homework task 11.c2.d3.d4.a5.btask 21.b.2.b3.c4.d5.btask 31.experience2.indicate3.distinguish4.successful5.long term6.achievements7.follow。

2013年考研英语二真题及答案解析

Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all payments are made electronically. 1 a true cashless society is probably not around the corner. Indeed, predictions have been 2 for two decades but have notyet come to fruition. For example, Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic means of payment would soon "revolutionize the very 3 of money itself," only to 4 itself several years later. Why has the movement to a cashless society been so 5 in coming?Although electronic means of payment may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work 6 the disappearance of the paper system. First, it is very 7 to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the 8 form of payment Second, paper checks have the advantage that they 9 receipts, something that many consumers are unwilling to 10 . Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of "float" - it takes several days 11 a check is cashed and fundsare 12 from the issuer's account, which means that the writer of the check can cam interest on the funds in the meantime. 13 electronic payments arc immediate; they eliminate the float for the consumer.Fourth, electronic means of payment may 14 security and privacy concerns. We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information 15 there. The fact that this is not an 16 occurrence means that dishonest persons might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and 17 from someone else's accounts. The 18 of this type of fraud is no easy task, and a new field of computer science is developing to 19 security issues. A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic 20 that contains a large amount of personal data. There are concerns that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating our privacy.1.[A] However[B] Moreover[C] Therefore[D] Otherwise2.[A] off[B] back[C] over[D] around3.[A] power[B] concept[C] history[D] role4.[A] reward[B] resist[C] resume[D] reverse5.[A] silent[B] sudden[C] slow[D] steady6.[A] for[B] against[C] with[D] on7.[A] imaginative[B] expensive[C] sensitive[D] productive8.[A] similar[B] original[C] temporary[D] dominant9.[A] collect[B] provide[C] copy[D] print10.[A] give up[B] take over[C] bring back[D] pass down11.[A] before[B] after[C] since[D] when12.[A] kept[B] borrowed[C] released[D] withdrawn13.[A] Unless[B] Until[C] Because[D] Though14.[A] hide[B] express[C] raise[D]ease15.[A] analyzed[B] shared[C] stored[D] displayed16.[A] unsafe[B] unnatural[C] uncommon[D] unclear17.[A] steal[B] choose[C] benefit[D] return18.[A] consideration[B] prevention[C] manipulation[D] justification19.[A] cope with[B] fight against[C] adapt to[D] call for20.[A] chunk[B] chip[C] path[D] trailSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C orD. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1In an essay entitled“ Making It in America” , the author Adam Davidson relates a joke fromcotton about just how much a modern textile mill has been automated: The average mill only twoemployees today, ” a man and a dog. The manereis t ho feed the dog is there to keep the manaway from the machines.”Davidson ’ s article is one of a number of pieces that have recently appeared making the pointthat the reason we have such stubbornly high unemployment and declining middle-class incomestoday is also because of the advances in both globalization and the information technologyrevolution, which are more rapidly than ever replacing labor with machines or foreign worker.In the past, workers with average skills, doing an average job ，could earn an averagelifestyle ,But ,today ,average is officially over. Being average just won’ t earn you what it us It can’ t when so many more employers have so much more access to so much more above averagecheap foreign labor, cheap robotics, cheap software, cheap automation and cheap genius.Therefore, everyone needs to find their extra-their unique value contribution that makes themstand out in whatever is their field of employment.Yes, new technology has been eating jobs forever, and always will. But there’ s been anacceleration. As Davidson notes,” In the 10 years ending in 2009, [U.S.] factories shed workers sofast that they erased almost all the gains of the previous 70 years; roughly one out of everythree manufacturing jobs-about 6 million in total -disappeared.There will always be changed-new jobs, new products, new services. But the one thing weknow for sure is that with each advance in globalization and the I.T. revolution, the best jobs willrequire workers to have more and better education to make themselves above average.In a world where average is officially over, there are many things we need to do to supportemployment, but nothing would be more important than passing some kind of G.I.Bill for the21st century that ensures that every American has access to poet-high school education.21.The joke in Paragraph 1 is used to illustrate_______[A] the impact of technological advances[B] the alleviation of job pressure[C] the shrinkage of textile mills[D] the decline of middle-class incomes22.According to Paragraph 3, to be a successful employee, one has to______[A] work on cheap software[B] ask for a moderate salary[C] adopt an average lifestyle[D] contribute something unique23.The quotation in Paragraph 4 explains that ______[A] gains of technology have been erased[B]job opportunities are disappearing at a high speed[C]factories are making much less money than before[D]new jobs and services have been offered24.According to the author, to reduce unemployment, the most important is_____[A] to accelerate the I.T. revolution[B] to ensure more education for people[C] ro advance economic globalization[D] to pass more bills in the 21st century25.Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the text?[A]New Law Takes Effect[B]Technology Goes Cheap[C]Average Is Over[D]Recession Is BadText 2A century ago, the immigrants from across the Atlantic include settlers and sojourners.Along with the many folks looking to make a permanent home in the United States came thosewho had no intention to stay, and 7millin people arrived while about 2 million departed. About aquarter of all Italian immigrants, for example, eventually returned to Italy for good. They even hadan affectionate nickname,“ uccelli di passaggio,” birds of passage.Today, we are much more rigid about immigrants. We divide new comers into twocategories: legal or illegal, good or bad. We hail them as Americans in the making, or our broken immigration system and the long political par alysis over how to fix it. We don’ t need more categories, but we need to change the way we think about categories. We need to look beyondstrick definitions of legal and illegal. To start, we can recognize the new birds of passage, thoseliving and thriving in the gray areas. We might then begin to solve our immigration challenges.Crop pickers, violinists, construction workers, entrepreneurs, engineers, home health-careaides and physicists are among today’ s birds of passage. They are energeticsinp a rticipant global economy driven by the flow of work, money and ideas .They prefer to come and go as opportunity calls them, they can manage to have a job in one place and a family in another.With or without permission, they straddle laws, jurisdictions and identities with ease. Weneed them to imagine the United States as a place where they can be productive for a whilewithout committing themselves to staying forever. We need them to feel that home can be bothhere and there and that they can belong to two nations honorably.Accommodating this new world of people in motion will require new attitudes on both sidesof the immigration battle .Looking beyond the culture war logic of right or wrong means openingup the middle ground and understanding that managing immigration today requires multiplepaths and multiple outcomes. Including some that are not easy to accomplish legally in theexisting system.26“ Birds of passage” refers to those who____[A] immigrate across the Atlantic.[B] leave their home countries for good.[C]stay in a foreign temporarily.[D]find permanent jobs overseas.27 It is implied in paragraph 2 that the current immigration system in the US____[A]needs new immigrant categories.[B]has loosened control over immigrants.[C]should be adopted to meet challenges.[D]has been fixed via political means.28 According to the author, today’ s birds of passage want___[A]financial incentives.[B]a global recognition.[C]opportunities to get regular jobs.[D]the freedom to stay and leave.29 The author suggests that the birds of passage today should be treated __[A]as faithful partners.[B]with economic favors.[C]with regal tolerance.[D]as mighty rivals.30 Choose the best title for this passage.[A]come and go: big mistake.[B]living and thriving : great risk.[C]with or without : great risk.[D]legal or illegal: big mistake.Text 3Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions, if we take a momentand think about how we are likely to react, we can reduce or even eliminate the negative effects ofour quick, hard-wired responses.Snap decisions can be important defense mechanisms; if we are judging whether someone isdangerous, our brains and bodies are hard-wired to react very quickly, within milliseconds. But weneed more time to assess other factors. To accurately tell whether someone is sociable, studiesshow, we need at least a minute, preferably five. It takes a while to judge complex aspects ofpersonality, like neuroticism or open-mindedness.But snap decisions in reaction to rapid stimuli aren’ t exclusive to the interpersonal realm. Psychologists at the University of Toronto found that viewing a fast-food logo for just a fewmilliseconds primes us to read 20 percent faster, even though reading has little to do with eating.We unconsciously associate fast food with speed and impatience and carry those impulses intowhatever else we ’ re doing, Subjects exposed to-foodfastflashes also tend to think a musical piecelasts too long.Yet we can reverse such influences. If we know we will overreact to consumer products orhousing options when we see a happy face (one reason good sales representatives and real estateagents are always smiling), we can take a moment before buying. If we know female job screenersare more likely to reject attractive female applicants, we can help screeners understand theirbiases-or hire outside screeners.John Gottman, the marriage expert, explains that we quickly“ thin slice” information rel only after we ground such snap reactions in“ thick sliced -term”studylong. When Dr. Gottmanreally wants to assess whether a couple will stay together, he invites them to his island retreat fora muck longer evaluation; two days, not two seconds.Our ability to mute our hard-wired reactions by pausing is what differentiates us from animals: doge can think about the future only intermittently or for a few minutes. But historicallywe have spent about 12 percent of our days contemplating the longer term. Although technology might change the way we react, it hasn ’ t changed our nature. We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the high-speed trend.31.The time needed in making decisions may____.[A] vary according to the urgency of the situation[B] prove the complexity of our brain reaction [C]depend on the importance of the assessment[D] predetermine the accuracy of our judgment32.Our reaction to a fast-food logo shows that snap decisions____.[A]can be associative[B]are not unconscious[C]can be dangerous[D]are not impulsive33.To reverse the negative influences of snap decisions, we should____.[A] trust our first impression[B] do as people usuallydo [C] think before we act[D] ask for expert advice34.John Gottman says that reliable snap reactions are based on____.[A] critical assessment[B] ‘‘ thin sliced’’ study[C]sensible explanation[D]adequate information35.The author ’ s attitude toward reversing the-speedhigh trend is____.[A] tolerant[B] uncertain[C] optimistic[D] doubtfulText 4Europe is not a gender-equality heaven. In particular, the corporate workplace will never be completely family — friendly until women are part of senior management decisions, and Europe ’s top corporate-governance positions remain overwhelmingly male .indeed, women hold only 14 percent of positions on Europe corporate boards.The Europe Union is now considering legislation to compel corporate boards to maintaina certain proportion of women-up to 60 percent. This proposed mandate was born of frustration.Last year, Europe Commission Vice President Viviane Reding issued a call to voluntary action. Reding invited corporations to sign up for gender balance goal of 40 percent female board membership. But her appeal was considered a failure: only 24 companies took it up.Do we need quotas to ensure that women can continue to climb the corporate Ladder fairy as they balance work and family?“ Personally, I don’ t like quotas,” Reding said recently.“ But i like what the quotas do. Quotas get action: they“ open the way to equality and they break through the glass ceiling,according to Reding, a result seen in France and other countries with legally binding provisionson placing women in top business positions.I understand Reding’ s reluctance-andhr frustration. I don like quotas’t either; they runcounter to my belief in meritocracy, government by the capable. Bur, when one considers theobstacles to achieving the meritocratic ideal, it does look as if a fairer world must be temporarilyordered.After all, four decades of evidence has now shown that corporations in Europe as the USare evading the meritocratic hiring and promotion of women to top position — no matter how much“ soft pressure is put”upon them. When women do break through to the summit of corporatepower--as, for example, Sheryl Sandberg recently did at Face book — they attract massive attentionprecisely because they remain the exception to the rule.If appropriate pubic policies were in place to help all women---whether CEOs or theirchildren ’ s caregivers--and all families, Sandberg would be no more newsworthy than anyother highly capable person living in a more just society.36.In the European corporate workplace, generally_____.[A] women take the lead[B] men have the final say[C] corporate governance is overwhelmed[D] senior management is family-friendly37.The European Union ’ s intended legislation is ________. [A] areflection of gender balance[B] a reluctant choice[C] a response to Reding’ s call[D] a voluntary action38.According ti Reding, quotas may help women ______.[A] get top business positions[B] see through the glass ceiling[C] balance work and family[D] anticipate legal results39. The author’ s attitude toward Reding’ s appeal is one of _________.[A]skepticism[B]objectiveness[C]indifference[D]approval40.Women entering top management become headlines due to the lack of ______.[A] more social justice[B] massive media attention[C] suitable public policies[D] greater“ soft pressure”Part BDirections:You are going to read a list of headings and a text. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for each numbered paragraph (41-45).Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1.(10 points)[A]Live like a peasant[B]Balance your diet[C]Shopkeepers are your friends[D]Remember to treat yourself[E]Stick to what you need[F]Planning is everything[G]Waste not, want notThe hugely popular blog the Skint Foodie chronicles how Tony balances his love of goodfood with living on benefits. After bills, Tony has60 a week to spend,￡ 40 of ￡which goes on food, but 10 years ago he was earning130,000 a￡I year working in corporate communications and eating at London's best restaurants'" at least twice a week. Then his marriage failed, his career burned out and his drinking became serious. "The community mental health team saved my life. And I felt like that again, to a certain degree, when people responded to the blog so well. It gave me the validation and confidence that I'd lost. But it's still a day-by-day thing." Now he's living in a council flat and fielding offers from literary agents. He's feeling positive, but he'll carry on blogging - not about eating as cheaply as you can - "there are so many people in a much worse state, with barely any money to spend on food" - but eating well on a budget. Here's his advice for economical foodies.41._____________________Impulsive spending isn't an option, so plan your week's menu in advance, making shopping lists for your ingredients in their exact quantities. I have an Excel template for a week of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Stop laughing: it's not just cost effective but helps you balance your diet. It'salso a good idea to shop daily instead of weekly, because, being-human, you'll sometimes change your mind about what you fancy.42____________________________________________________________This is where supermarkets and thci; anonymity come in handy. With them, there's not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer. And if you plan properly, you'll know that you only need, say, 350g of shin of beef and six rashers of bacon, not whatever weight is pre-packed in the supermarket chiller.43_________You may proudly claim to only have frozen peas in the freezer - that's not good enough.Mine is filled with leftovers, bread, stock, meat and fish. Planning ahead should eliminate wastage, but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetable soup, and all fruits threatening to "go off' will be cooked or juiced.44___________________________________Everyone says this, but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters. Shop at butchers, delis andfish-sellers regularly, even for small things, and be super friendly. Soon you'll feel comfortable asking if they've any knuckles of ham for soups and stews,or beef bones, chicken carcasses and fish heads for stock which, more often than not, They ’l let you have for free.45__________________You won't be eating out a lot, but save your pennies and once every few months treatyourself to a set lunch at a good restaurant - 1.75 a week for three￡ months gives you 21 - more ￡than" enough for a three-course lunch at Michelin-starred Arbutus. It's 16.95 there - or 12.99￡for￡ a large pizza from Domino's: I know which I'd rather eat.1．【答案】 A （However ）【分析】空前作者到“ 于子的,你也会 ,我将迅速步入非金社会,完整子支付。

《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案Unit 3

《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案乌克兰Grabovo村某处向日葵花田里，手机和电脑散落一地，在另一处地上，一本荷兰护照张开着躺在地上，地面上到处都是从天空摔下的人们的尸体，看起来就像烂抹布和烧成灰的肉块。

这就是一些当地居民和参与救援工作的人所目睹的惨象，马航17航班坠毁坠毁在一大块麦田中，碎片散落了若干英里，机上全部乘客葬身人烟稀少的乌克兰农村。

“当时太恐怖了，”当地一位独立派反抗军成员说，他的名字叫Sergei，也参与了救援工作，“我们当时都震惊了。

”Unit 3Unit 3Task 1【答案】A.1) Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 billion a year in lower productivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, and higher medical costs.2) The most stressful professions are those that involve danger and extreme pressure and those that carry a lot of responsibility without much control.3) The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the only answer is to fight back or walk away.B.1) Three-quarters2) psychologists, doctors3) nervousness, anger, frequent illness, forgetfulness, mental problems【原文】Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 billion a year in lower productivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, and higher medical costs. Three-quarters of the office workers today say they suffer from stress at work. Recently, psychologists and doctors have begun to study the problem more closely. They have discovered that the most stressful professions are those that involve danger, extreme pressure and those that carry a lot of responsibility without much control.The sign of stress range from nervousness, anger, and frequent illness to forgetfulness or even mental problems. The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the only answer is to fight back or walk away.Task 2【答案】A.1)give in so easily to hijackers’ demandsa) threaten to blow up a plane, commit some other outageb) hold out against this kind of blackmail, always have terrorists, Start executing terroristsautomaticallyc)be prepared to face the consequences of evil2)a) It’s the lesser of two evils. Terrorists have proven often enough that they really mean business.b)Innocent lives, threatening the innocent will achieve its ends.B.She implies that if the first speaker was one of the victims of terrorism, she would want the government to give in to the demands so that she wouldn’t die.【原文】Margaret: Governments give in so easily to hijackers’ demands. A hijacker only has to threaten to blow up a plane or commit some other outrage, and a government gives in to hisdemands.Valerie: Naturally. It’s the less er of the two evils. What government would risk innocent lives just to see if terrorists will really do what they threaten to do? Terrorists have proven often enough that they really mean business.Margaret: Yes, but i f a government doesn’t hold out against this kind of blackmail, we wil l always have terrorists. Governments are afraid to punish these people. They almost always letthem go free. Start executing terrorists automatically wherever they land, and terrorismwill stop.Valerie: And what about the innocent lives that will be lost in the process? Terrorism is based on the simple idea that threatening the innocent will achieve its ends.Margaret: You can’t get rid of evil without being prepared to face the consequences of evil. Valerie: So long as you’re not one of the victims!Task 3【答案】A.1)thirty-five, natural light, a small window, hot, airless, very noisy2) Mexico3) ought to, shouldn’tB.1)It is located in a narrow street with five-and six-storey buildings eight kilometers fromdowntown Los Angeles.2) This factory makes shirts and jeans3) She’s already been working for ten hours, but won’t stop for another two hours.4) She can’t complain about those things because she is an illegal immigrant.【原文】Eight kilometers from downtown Los Angeles there is a narrow street with five- and six-storey buildings. Inside one of these buildings there is a small factory making shirts and jeans. The women working in the factory sit close together, each with a small table, each with their own sewing machine. The women say nothing, and work hard. In one of the rooms there are thirty-five women. There is only a little natural light, and this comes from a small window in the roof. The room is hot, airless, and very noisy. On the left-hand side of the room there is a young girl sitting next to the wall. Every now and again she closes her eyes, and her fingers stop working. She's already been in her chair for ten hours, but she'll be here until the bell rings — and that won't be for another two hours. Her name is Maria, and she comes from Mexico. She won't complain about her work. She won't say that the working hours ought to be changed; she won't say that the working conditions shouldn't be permitted.Task 4【答案】A.Every year the British government publishes statistics about social trends. Their findings show definite patterns in the British way of life.1)marked differencesa)one hour more every day, three hours more every weekb) 1 percent, cleaning and ironing, keep household accounts, do repairs or improvementsc)30 percent2)leisure activities, watching television, 20 hours a week, going for walks, Swimming, BritishwomenB.Unlike the other couples, Carla has always kept her won accounts and Adrian has always done his own housework. Neither of them like watching television very much and they both like swimming.【原文】When Adrian Hutton and Carla Leone get married they will move into a new house that they have bought. But what sort of life will they have? What can they expect in modern Britain? Every year the British government publishes statistics about social trends. Their findings show definite patterns in the British way of life.In most marriages there are some marked differences between husbands and wives. Working wives, for example, sleep (on average) one hour more a day than working husbands. Housewives, on the other hand, sleep only about three hours more every week than their working husbands. And what about housework? The government survey showed that only 1% of men do the household chores — like cleaning and ironing. But they do usually keep household accounts and it is always men who do repairs or improvements in the house. 30% of all marriages end in divorce.The government survey also looked at leisure activities. They found that the two most popular leisure activities in Britain are watching television (the average family spends 20 hours a week in front of the TV set) and going for walks. Swimming is an especially popular activity among British women.Carla and Adrian's life, though, will probably be different from the average marriage. In the first place Carla has always kept her own accounts and Adrian has always done his own housework. Neither of them like watching television very much and they both like swimming.Task 5【答案】A.Topic: How a city in Japan solve the problem of garbage disposal.Supporting details: 160 million, every year, 10 percent, 10 percent, the rest, public cooperation1) garbage that can be easily burned, kitchen and garden trash2) electrical appliances, plastic tools, plastic toys3) are poisonous, cause pollution, batteries4) bottles and glass containers that can be recycled5) metal containers that can be recycled6) furniture and bicycledon different days, on request, fertilizer, to produce electricity, recycled, cleaned, repaired, resold cheaply, give awayB.1) The garbage will be taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building or hospital.Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and process the garbage.2) Official from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use some of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems.【原文】Disposing of the garbage we produce every day is a major problem in cities around the world. In the United States, over 160 million tons of garbage are produce every year. Ten percent is recycled, ten percent is burned, and the rest is put in landfills. But finding land for new landfills is becoming more difficult.A city that has solved this problem in an unusual way is Machida, in Tokyo, Japan. They have developed a totally new approach to garbage disposal. The key to the operation is public cooperation. Families must divide their garbage into six categories:1. garbage that can be easily burned (that is, combustible garbage) such as kitchen and garden trash ;2. noncombustible garbage, such as small electrical appliances, plastic tools, and plastic toys ;3. products that are poisonous or that cause pollution, such as batteries and fluorescent lights ;4. bottles and glass containers that can be recycled ;5. metal containers that can be recycled ;6. large items, such as furniture and bicycles.The items in categories1 to 5 are collected on different days. Large items are only collected upon request. Then the garbage is taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building or hospital. Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and process the garbage. Almost everything can be reused: garden or kitchen trash becomes fertilizer; combustible garbage is burned to produce electrical; metal containers and bottles are recycled; and old furniture, clothing, and other useful items are cleaned, repaired, and resold cheaply or given away. The work provides employment for handicapped person and gives them a chance to learn new skills.Nowadays, officials from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use some of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems.Task 6【答案】1) They were talking about Mrs. Carter.2) She was a tall, handsome woman who used to come into the shop at least twice a week.3) She lived alone in a large house on an old farm---about three miles from the shop.4) He was absolutely certain, otherwise he would never call the police. His evidence was this: First, he saw her do it; second, he found the things in her bag; third, she had done it before.5) Because two young people saw her. The shopkeeper believed that if they didn’t punish her, young people would think that stealing didn’t matter.6) The judge thought that it was difficult case from a humanitarian point of view. The excuses her found for her were: First, the woman was old and she lived alone---she was lonely. Second, she wasn’t poor---she was well-known for her generosity to charities and she didn’t need to steal. Teitems were only worth a pound or two. Third, she pleaded not guilty and she didn’t know that she had done it.【原文】Shopkeeper: I knew Mrs. Carter very well. She was a tall, handsome woman who used to come into the shop at least twice a week. She lived alone in a large house on an old farm —about three miles from here. People ask me if I am certain she did it. The answer is yes.I was absolutely certain, otherwise I would never have called the police. In the firstplace, I saw her do it. I watched her put the things into her bag and I watched her walkout of the store. In the second place, we found the things in her bag, and finally, shehad done it before. It wasn't the first time. I think she was in such a confused state thatshe didn’t know what she was doing, but two other people say her —two youngpeople. We had to punish her, otherwise young people would thin k that stealing didn’tmatter.Judge: It was a difficult case from a humanitarian point of view. The woman was old and she lived alone —she was lonely. She wasn’t poor—she was well-known for her generosity to charities and she didn’t need to steal. The items were only worth a pound or two. She pleaded not guilty and said she didn’t know that she had done it. From the legal point of view the case was straightforward. The woman stole; she was caught and reported. There were witnesses. She had to be punished or else no one could be punished for stealing.Task 7【答案】A. not all modern cities are alike; modern city.1) a single high-density center, skyscrapers, motorways, as far as you can see2) the low-density multi-center city, a large collection of a number of small centers, shopping centers, factories, businesses, skyscrapersB.1) He thinks that the second type( the Los Angeles model) is more sensible.2) He considers it highly likely that the kind of city we know now will completely disappear.【原文】Interviewer: Would you say then that all modem cities are pretty much alike?Urban Planner: Quite definitely not. There seem to be two types of modem city. In type one there is a single high-density centre, and that's where you'll find the skyscrapers. This issurrounded by motorways. And all around this centre, low-density suburbs stretchas far as you can see. This is like Houston, or Calgary, or Toronto. Interviewer:And the second type?Urban Planner: The other type is like Los Angeles — the low-density multi-centre city. As I'm sure you know Los Angeles is really a large collection of a number of smallcentres, each with its shopping centres, factories, businesses, and skyscrapersscattered everywhere. In a way it's almost one enormous suburb.Interviewer: Do you. think one type is better than the other?Urban Planner: I think the Los Angeles model is more sensible.Interviewer: And so do you think Los Angeles is the city of the future?Urban Planner: Well, it is arguable that the next step after Los Angeles is the complete disappearance of the city, with no real centre, where well-designed forms of urbanlife-modem factories and office blocks which are clean and quiet, and beautifulforms of rural life — the trees and parks of suburbs, live side by side.Interviewer: So are you saying that the city as we know it will disappear...Task 8【答案】A.1) He thinks that this country’s problems all come from inflation, which is the result of theDemocrat’s careless spending.2) No, she doesn’t agree with Ned. She believes that the problem is unemployment. If thegovernment cuts spending too much, people will fall into a vicious circle of more unemployment and fewer taxpayers to share the burden.3) She agrees with Barbara. She believes that unemployment is a big problem, especially in the big industrial cities. And the government isn’t doing very much to help the big industries out. 4) He believes in the free market system rather than government regulation or protection. He thinks that without a lot of government interference everything will be okay.5) No, they think it’s bad for the weak, the poor and the unprotected/ it’s bad for the underprivileged.B.more and more money, come from somewhere, higher taxes and higher prices【原文】Ned: ... you know, I think this country's problems all come from inflation. That's the main cause of our troubles right now. And what's causing the inflation? It's the reckless spending of theDemocrats! Every year they spend more and more money, and that money has to comefrom somewhere. So we pay it in the form of higher taxes and higher prices on thegoods we buy.Barbara: Well, I'm not sure that I agree with you. It seems to me that inflation is only one of our problems. What about unemployment? If people don't have jobs because the governmentcuts spending too much, they can't buy things; and then you have a vicious circle ofmore unemployment and fewer taxpayers to share the burden.Ellen: You know, I think Barbara may have something there. Unemployment is a big problem, especially in the big industrial cities. The auto industry is fighting for its life right now,and the government isn't doing very much to help it.Ned: Well, it's true that the auto industry is in a mess, but I don't think the answer is in government regulation or protection. I believe in the free market system —let thesystem work without a lot of government interference, and everything will be okay.Ellen: So the strong will win, and the weak will be defeated. Is that what you mean?Ned: Well, that's the way it goes. The survival of the fittest.Barbara: And too bad about the weak, the poor, the unprotected...Ned: Now you're getting emotional. You have to remain objective about these things. Let me give you an example of what I'm talking about...Task 9【答案】A.1) The problem is whether or not the inner city — the core of most urban areas — will manage tosurvive at all.2) They moved to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elbow room, and privacy.3) As a result, suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside. Many cities began to fall intodisrepair. And many downtown areas existed for business only.4) The result was that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expanded still more.5) Because from the decision of the Taylors and many other young couples, we can see that somepeople may be tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to miss the advantages of culture and companionship provided by city life.B.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) T 6) TC.1) middle-class, tax money, neighborhoods2) Crime, public transportation3) housing construction costs, was allowed to, constructed【原文】A few years ago, Ann and Walter Taylor thought it might be time to move out of their New York City apartment to the suburbs. They had one young son and another child on the way. But after months of looking, they became discourage and decided to buy an old townhouse right in the middle of Brooklyn, which is a part of New York City. To their delight, they discovered that they weren’t the only young couple to have made such a decision. In fact, their entire area in Brooklyn had been settled by young families. And as a result, the neighborhood, which had been declining for years, was now being restored.Brooklyn isn’t the only city in the United States to experience this kind of renewal. So are Philadelphia and St.Louis. And Charleston, South Carolina, has so successfully rebuilt its old central area that it now ranks as one of America’s most charming cities. The restoration of the old port city of Savannah, Georgia, is also living proof that downtown areas do not need to die. But encouraging as these developments may be, they are among the few bright spots in a mass of difficulties that today’s citie s face. Indeed, their woes are so many that it is fair to ask whether or not the inner city the core of most urban areas will manage to survive at all.In the 1940s, urban Americans began a mass move to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elbow room, and privacy. Suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside. Since most of those making the move were middle-class, they took with them the tax money the cities needed to maintain the neighborhoods in which they had lived. The people left in the cities were often those who were too old or too poor to move. Thus, many cities began to fall into disrepair. Crime began to soar, and public transportation was neglected.( In the past sixty years San Francisco is the only city in the United States to have completed a new mass transit system.) Meanwhile, housing construction costs continued to rise higher and higher. Middle-class housing was allowed to decay, and little new housing was constructed.Eventually, many downtown areas existed for business only. During the day they would be filled with people working in offices, and at night they would be deserted. Given these circumstances, some business executives began asking, “Why bother with going downtown at all? Why not move the offices to the suburbs so that we c an live and work in the same area?” Gradually, some of the larger companies began moving out of the cities, with the result that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expanded still more. This movement of business tothe suburbs is not confined to the United States. Businesses have also been moving to the suburbs in Stockholm, Sweden, in Bonn, Germany, and in Brussels, Belgium, as well.But it may well be that this movement to the suburbs has reached its peak. Some people may be tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to miss the advantages of culture and companionship provided by city life. Perhaps the decision made by the Taylors is a sign that people will return to the cities and begin to restore them. It begins to look as if suburban sprawl may not have been the answer to man’s need to create an ideal environment in which to live and work.Task 10【答案】A.1) 54, 20, 1980, £70,000.2) 30, 19803) a newspaper article, to research the market4) another few months, in April 1981, a 1,500 sq ft5) third, Canada, America, 20 percent, £1 million6) 20, 70, 3B.1) F 2) T 3) F 4)F 5)TC.1) He was deeply involved in the present job and rather enjoyed himself. He thought the shop washis own little baby and thought it was fun to serve behind the counter. However, he also thought that there was a lot more hard work than he was used to; he was working over the weekend doing his books. He called his old job “boring trips to Manchester to sell vast quantities of PVC”.2) He thought that there are far more job satisfaction; and believed that he was making money,rather than making money for other people.3) He was about to diversify into commercial distribution of imported and domestically producedwine and wines he’s produced himself.【原文】William Rudd, 54, worked for ICI petrochemicals for 20 years until 1980 when he took early retirement with &70,000. He opened his own delicatessen and butcher's shop in Kensington and has just bought a second London shop.I knew about a year before I left that I was going to go, so I looked around for office jobs. I had one of those frustrating periods where I nearly got some jobs but then I didn't. Actually it was a dinner party conversation which got me into the shop. A woman I knew said she was going to open a delicatessen and thought it sounded fun. So ! said, "Super, I'll come in with you." I'd always thought retailing would be amusing, after a lifetime of industrial selling.We found that the lease of the building stipulated we had to keep it as a butcher's and I added fish and cheese and things like that. I ended up spending far more than I'd ever intended.I didn't really do much research, except for fish, about which I knew nothing. I was clearly going to be the person standing behind the counter filleting, so I talked to one person who showed me a little, supplied me, and kept me under his wing for a little while. But it's quite easy to learn about fish; once you get used to gutting salmon you're on your way. Meat is more difficult; theskill is in the butchery, so I employ people for that. I had to learn about equipment by trial and error.I started in July — the worst time of the year for a shop like this — and the overdraft kept going up. That was rather frightening because there was no one between me and the bank manager. My reaction early on was that it was bound to come right. At the same time I was deeply involved and rather enjoying myself. It was my own little baby and it was fun to serve behind the counter — completely different from boring trips to Manchester to sell vast quantities of PVC. There was a lot more hard work than I was used to; I was working over the weekend doing my books.I remember my accountant saying to me when I was starting up, "What are you going to do for mental stimulation?" In fact there's quite a lot of mental stimulation in the sheer terror of losing money: I couldn't have conceived of doing this 20 years ago. It was a great leap in the dark. I don't know if I'm brave or foolish, or a bit of both I suppose. But I do know that if I'd listened to anyone I would never have done it.Les Shield, 30, a boiler technician, was made redundant from British Steel at Consett in 1980. 145'th Mike Heywood, a Consett transport manager made redundant at the same time, he started British Brewing Products, manufacturing beer kits and now diversifi2ing into wine production.I read a newspaper article about a company which had done quite well in home brew, and I started to research the market 18 months before the closure at Consett. By the time the steelworks were due to close I had a business plan ready. We bought some products which we had made for us and went out into the wilds of Yorkshire and Lancashire and sold them as a test. It took two months before we got any repeat business and that was a nail-biting period. It took another few months to fend premises and to get financial assistance from BSC industry and the bank. We went into production in April 1981 manufacturing home-brewing kits in a 1,500 sq ft factory.Let's face it, in this area, there wasn't a lot of choice. You could sit and vegetate and spend your redundancy money, you could move away and find new employment, or you could use your redundancy money to sink or swim.We're swimming. We're actually doing very well. I like being self-employed; there's far more job satisfaction. You know that at the end of the day you're getting the full value, personally, of the work you do. That's what you're in business for — to make money, rather than make money for other people. It was obviously a strain when I spent 5 days a week training, but after 18 months, we were able to afford our first salesman.I think my wife was happy for me to do what I've done. She accepted that there would be a certain amount of stress during the early days, but she probably realized that if I was successful the rewards would be there at the end of the day.We're now in our third factory since we started. We export our products to the Republic of Ireland, Canada and America; exports account for 20 percent of production. Our turnover will exceed &1 million for the first time this year.We're about to diversify into commercial distribution of imported and domestically produced wine and wines we're producing ourselves. We employ 20 people at the moment but that will rise to 70 in the next 3 months.Task 11【原文】I could hear the guard blowing his whistle, so I ran onto the platform and up to the train.Luckily someone saw me coming, a door opened, and I jumped on while the train was movingout of the station. “Phew!” I thought. “That was hard work!” I was sur e the other passengers could hear my heart beating; it was so loud, and I was in a cold sweat.After a while, I recovered, and had a look at the other passengers. The compartment was full, but I was the only one standing. The people in the carriage turned their eyes away as they noticed me looking at them; all except one, a beautiful woman sitting in the corner. I saw her watching me in the mirror. Automatically, I adjusted my tie. She had seen me running for the train: maybe this was my lucky day after all. I prepared to say hello.She spoke first, however. “Would you like my seat?” she asked. “You look rather ill.” That was the day on which I realized I was getting middle-aged.。

全国英语等级考试二级听力真题及答案

2014年9月全国英语等级考试二级听力第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the woman going to do?A. Leave early.B. Make a speech.C. Join the discussion.2. Which color shirt will the man buy?A. Red.B. Green.C. White.3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Strangers.B. Neighbors.C. Co-workers.4. What do you know about the man?A. He’s going to Mex ico.B. He’s worried about the food.C. He’s been to the hotel before.5. What will the woman probably do for the man?A. Clean the house.B. Carry the boxes.C. Cook the dishes.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6. What does Harris probably want to do with Olivia?A. Have lunch.B. Watch a movie.C. Go to her office.7. When will Harris and Olivia meet?A. At 6:50.B. At 7:10.C. At 10:00.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

3月全国英语等级考试第二级听力试题原文答案

2015年3月全国英语等级考试第二级听力第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

is Jack going to do?［A］Hurry to his office.［B］Meet Professor Johnson.［C］Help Mary carry the books.do we know about ?［A］He missed the meeting.［B］He was late for the meeting.［C］He wasn't invited to the meeting.did the man fail to answer the phone?［A］The TV was too noisy.［B］He went to sleep early.［C］His phone was broken.is the woman going to Germany?［A］To work there.［B］To visit friends.［C］To study German.is the man trying to do?［A］Tell Sarah when the picnic ends.［B］Persuade Sarah to go to the picnic.［C］Ask Sarah to drive him to the picnic.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有2~4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

is the woman?［A］A musician.［B］An actress.［C］A tourist.what has the woman get information about?［A］A theater.［B］A house.［C］A play.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

2013高考英语真题试卷全国二卷(含答案和解析)

2013年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标II）第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

例:It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or she wants.A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever答案是B.21.---I’m sorry I made a mistake!---.Nobody is perfect.A.Take your timeB.You’re rightC.Whatever you sayD.Take it easy22.Would you like to with us to the film tonight?e alonge offe acrosse through23.I was glad to meet Jenny again,I didn’t want to spend all day with her.A.butB.andC.soD.or24.When I arrived,Bryan took me to see the house I would be staying.A.whatB.whenC.whereD.which25.I got to the office earlier that day,the7:30train from Paddington.A.caughlB.to have caughtC.to catchD.having caught26.Since nobody gave him any help,he have done the research on his own.A.canB.mustC.wouldD.need27.We very early so we packed the night before.A.leaveB.had leftC.were leavingD.have left28.The watch was very good,and he20percent down for it.A.paidB.costC.boughtD.spent29.It may not be a great suggestion.But before_______is put forward,we’ll make do with it.A.a good oneB.a better oneC.the best oneD.a best one30.It was only after he had read the papers Mr.Gross realized the task before him was extremely difficult to complete.A.whenB.thatC.whichD.what31.A serious study of physics is impossible some knowledge of mathematics.A.againstB.beforeC.beyondD.without 32.Only by increasing the number of doctors by50percent properly in this hospital.A.can be the patientsB.can the patients be treatedC.the patients can be treatedD.treated can be the patients33.Four and half hours of discussion took us up to midnight,and break for cheese,chocolate and tea with sugar.A.a;aB.the;theC.不填;theD.a;不填34.It’s an either-or situation---we can buy a new car this year or we can go on holiday but we can’t do.A.othersB.eitherC.anotherD.both35.---Are you sure you won’t come for a drink with us?---,if you insist.A.Not at allB.It dependsC.All right thenD.I don’t care第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后面各题锁哥的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2012年3月全国英语听力等级考试第二级

2012年3月全国英语等级考试第二级Text 1W: How do I look?M: Not bad. Does it fit all right?W: Uh, a bit tight around here.M: I really like the color. It matches your handbag.1. What is the woman doing? BA. Buying a handbag.B. Trying on a piece of clothing.C. Drawing a picture of the countryside.Text 2W: We haven’t seen much of you lately in the company. Have you been away on bus iness?M: No, I’ve been away on holiday. I’ve got a cousin in Edinburgh.2. What is the possible relationship between the speakers? CA. Family members.B. Classmates.C. Co-workers.Text 3M: It drives me mad when people use their cell phones at the wheel.W: Hmm. What happened?M: I nearly had an accident because the woman was talking on her cell phone while driving and didn’t see t he traffic lights turn red. She nearly killed me!3.What is the man angry about? AA. Telephoning while driving.B. Some women drivers.C. Traffic lights.Text 4M: Sarah, I’m prepared to run for class monitor, and I’m wondering if I, er (i)f I can count on your support.W: Oh, maybe if you had asked me sooner, but my roommate’s running, too, and I’ve already promised her that she had my support.4. What does the woman mean? BA. She will choose the man.B. The man was late in asking.C. She may run for the position.Text 5W: Have you bought a new camera again? You’re turning my flat into a camera mus eum!M: I’ll stop. I’ll try. But I probably can’t. I see a new model and my knees go weak!5. What does the woman want the man to do? CA. Set up a museum.B. Start doing exercise.C. Stop buying cameras.Text 6W: May I help you, sir?M: Yes, please. I want to buy a personal gift for my brother. He’s taking a tri p to South America.W: Is he going by ship or plane?M: He’s flying. My gift will have to be so mething light in weight. What can you suggest?W: What about this tie? It’s made of pure silk.M: My sister already gave him one. I’d like something unusual. Let me look arou nd…oh, that clock looks nice, but…W: Hey, here is a gift for the man who has everything.M: Oh, a folding toothbrush! That’s a wonderful idea! I’ll take it.6. How will the man’s brother go to South America? BA. By ship.B. By plane.C. By train.7.What will the man probably buy for his brother? AA. A toothbrush.B. A silk tie.C. A clock.Text 7W: Have you heard that the boss of the law office where Rick works wants him to fly to Brazil and do a month’s work there?M: That’s nice. He will love it because everything will be paid for, such as ai r travel, meals, hotel…and this i s his first time to get out of the States. W: Indeed. You won’t believe how much he is looking forward to it, and how much his little sister admires him! He’s going to enjoy lying on the beaches when work is done, and he promised to buy his sister gifts.M: Who else is going besides him?W: He’s going alone.M: When will he be leaving?W: He was told about it three days ago, and I think he’ll leave in a week.8. Where is Rick working now? CA. In a travel company.B. In a hotel.C. In a law office.9. How does Rick feel about his trip? AA. Excited.B. Curious.C. Nervous.10. When will Rick leave? BA. In three days.B. In a week.C. In a month.Text 8M: Oh, who is the beautiful old woman in front of the house?W: That’s my grandmother.M: Oh, then that must be your house in the background. Where is it?W: No, that’s my grandmother’s house. She lives in Kentucky. We live in Boston, about two-and-a-half hours away by plane.M: Then, does she live with your uncle or aunt?W: No. Since her husband died, she has lived alone.M: Alone? But she is so old! Who takes care of her?W: She takes care of herself, though she is 81 this year and is beginning to slo w down a little. She has a cleaning lady who comes for a few hours a week to clean house and help with the shopping.M: But isn’t she lonely without family?W: Of course not. She has lived in the same neighborhood since she was first mar ried, so she knows all the neighbors, young and old, and she has lots of fri ends.M: Why doesn’t she live with you? Don’t you miss her?W: Well, actually, we talk to her on the phone every week and visit her at least once a year, but we are busy with our lives and so is she. We love to have her visit, but we all know that if she lived with us, we might not get along so well.11. What do we know about the grandmother? AA. She lives by herself.B. She’s as healthy as before.C. She often does some cleaning.12. How long has the grandmother lived in Kentucky? BA. Since her husband died.B. Since she was married.C. Since her son moved away.13. What does the grandmother enjoy about her present life? CA. Being busy with housework.B. Being with relatives.C. Being with friends.Text 9W: And I realized we were completely lost, but at least we got there in the end. M: Funny you should say that because, er, a similar thing happened to me one time when I was abroad. We were actually doing a concert in this bar in Germany.W: Really?M: I was actually about to appear on stage, you know, with the band, and I just thou ght, “I’ll just go out for a little walk and get some fresh air,” ‘ca use I had about a half an hour before we had to go on.W: Uh-huh.M: And I went outside, you know, had a look around, walked around for a bit…and then I decided to go back and, uh, I coul dn’t find it! It was about two min utes before we were supposed to start.W: No, you’re joking!M: Yeah! I thought, “Ah! What am I gonna do?”W: Could you ask for directions?M: Well, I tried. I asked this old woman, but she didn’t speak English, and I d on’t speak German…W: Don’t you? Oh, right.M: And then, I realized I couldn’t remember the name of the bar, or the street it was on or anything. So, you know, I was in the middle of a town I didn’t know, not knowing the language…and luckily, I saw someone we aring one of ou r T-shirts. He was obviously going to the concert, so I sort of followed him back to the bar.W: Wow, that was lucky! Thank goodness!M: And when I got there, the guys were like, “Where have you been? We thought y ou’d run out on us!” Anyway, we managed.14. What was the woman talking about at beginning of the conversation? BA. Her story of completing a task.B. Her experience of being lost.C. Her trip abroad.15. What did the man do in the bar in Germany? CA. Met his friends.B. Attended a lecture.C. Gave a performance.16. How did the man find his way back to bar? AA. By following a man.B. By looking at a map.C. By asking an old woman.17.What do we know about the man? CA. He cannot stand the noise in the bar.B. He doesn’t like to w ear T-shirts.C. He doesn’t speak German.Text 10M:Hello. I’m Callum Robertson, and this is London Life. In the program today, let me ask you a question first: What do you think would be the hardest job in Brita in? A police officer? Perhaps a deep-sea fisherman? Well, no, according to recen t research, being a London taxi driver takes that prize. It’s really a hard job, really difficult. One reason is the traffic. It’s getting worse and worse in L ondon. For most of us, if we have to sit in a traffic jam for a few minutes, we get anxious. But imagine if you had to do that all day, every day as your job. W hat’s more, passengers get into the taxi and want to get from A to B as quickly as possible. They’re in a hurry, and that makes things worse for the drive rs. T o prepare for the test, would-be drivers have to remember ways and places of int erest around Central London. This is an area which has about 25,000 streets. The y need to be able to take passengers from A to B without having to look at a mapand without having to ask for directions. It usually takes nearly three years t o pass the test, so it is also found in the research that parts of the brains of taxi drivers are actually larger than those in the general population. It seems as if learning all the streets and ways makes a part of the brain grow. Well, a nyway, this is a most tiring job. Next time you’re stuck in a traffic jam and f eel mad, spare a thought for the taxi drivers, who have to spend most of their w orking life in them.18. Who is the speaker? AA. A radio announcer.B. A police officer.C. A taxi driver.19. What makes driving a taxi a hard job in London? AA. Bad traffic.B. Confused street names.C. Large pollution in London.20. What will the speaker probably do if he’s stuck on the r oad? BA. Have a map ready.B. Be understanding.C. Change directions.（注：可编辑下载，若有不当之处，请指正，谢谢!）。

2014年3月全国英语等级考试二级听力真题(含录音原文及答案)

2014年3月全国英语等级考试二级听力第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will the woman do about the dress?A. She’ll change it.B. She’ll return it.C. She’ll buy it.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. Buying DVDs.B. Borrowing DVDs.C. Sharing DVDs.3. What did the woman think of Dana’s speech?A. Boring.B. Important.C. Well-prepared.4. What does the man mean?A. He is unable to give help.B. He will carry the boxes later.C. He refuses to pay for boxes.5. When is Simon supposed to arrive?A. 7:30.B. 8:00.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6. Where do the speakers plan to go?A. The woman’s home.B. A museum.C. A library.7. Why does the woman want to go on Saturday afternoon?A. To enjoy nice weather.B. To sleep late in the morning.C. To avoid the crowd.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

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