全新版大学进阶英语视听说教程2学生用书Practice test 2(1)

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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).
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
1. A.By opening fi re with machine guns. B.By singing through loudspeakers.
C.By dancing.
D.By fi ring mortar bombs.
2. A.Singing and music are prohibited.
B.Tight restrictions are imposed on women.
C.Many women are taken as sex slaves.
D.Women are backed by the U.S.A.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
3. A.Tourists in Ethiopia are steadily increasing.
B.The ongoing protests in Ethiopia.
C.Ethiopia’s tourism is suffering from the violent protests.
D.Ethiopia’s reputation as a tourist destination is rebuilding quickly.
4. A.They hope it will stop the tourists from coming.
B.They hope it will result in clashes with security forces.
C.They hope it will result in hundreds of deaths.
D.They hope it will stop the protests quickly and bring back tourists.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
5.A.It dropped by 4.9%. B.It dropped by 0.1%.
C.It raised by 4.9%.
D.It raised by 0.1%.
6. A.It is slightly higher than last year and enough to lower the national unemployment rate.
B.It is slightly higher than last year but not enough to make up for natural population growth.
C.It is slightly lower than last year and not enough to make up for natural population growth.
D.It is slightly lower than last year but enough to lower the national unemployment rate.
7. A.It can produce wage growth.
B.It can increase unemployment rate.
C.It can produce wage reduction.
D.It can lower unemployment rate.
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Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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).
Conversation One
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. A.Big Apple. B.The Windy City.
C.The Art City.
ke City.
9. A.He is from Chicago. B.He lives in Chicago now.
C.He is from New York City.
D.He is a tourist.
10. A.At Navy Pier.
B.At the Art Institute of Chicago.
C.At Willis Tower.
D.On Lake Michigan.
11.A.It was fi rst called by New York City editor, Charles Dana.
B.It came from 1893 Columbian Exposition.
C.Chicago got the name because of its location near Lake Superior.
D.It became popular because of New York City editor, Charles Dana.
Conversation Two
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A.General manager and employee.
B.Team leader and team member.
C.Professor and candidate.
D.Interviewer and interviewee.
13. A.He is experienced and good at working with people.
B.He is working in a large company now.
C.He has a team of 6 now.
D.He is an expert in import and export business.
14. A.Medical insurance. B.Free training courses.
C.Two weeks of paid vacation.
D.Dental insurance.
15. A. Yes, he did. B. No, he didn’t.
C.It will be decided next week.
D.Not mentioned.
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Directions: In this section, you will hear three 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).
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A. America’s economic condition.
B. A comparison between America’s job market and Europe’s.
C. Eurozone’s unemployment rate.
D. America’s unemployment rate.
17. A. The proportion of women in the workforce is lower in Europe.
B. Europeans are more likely to be employed in their prime working years.
C. More disabled people stay on the job in America.
D. Eurozone’s overall unemployment rate is lower.
18. A. More adults are working.
B. More adults are looking for work.
C. More adults are neither working nor looking for work.
D. Less adults quit their jobs.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A. It is a program supporting and training the children from the refugee camp in
Bethlehem.
B. It is a program that maximizes impact with limited staff.
C. It is a program to establish music workshops in West Bank.
D. It is a multifaceted program to help youth to express themselves and serve their
communities.
20.A. Rap for Social Change.
B. The Musical Playground.
C. Music workshops for children from Aida and al-Azzeh refugee camp.
D. Music and Nonviolence Leadership training.
21.A. It uses music education as a medium for long-term social change.
B. It is a music school for Palestinian children.
C. It is a dancing school for Palestinian children.
D. It is a program held by Palestinian government to improve children’s musical
education.
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Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A. It is the largest city in the Pacifi c region of North America.
B. It is the largest city in the Pacifi c Northwest region of North America.
C. It is the largest city in the Pacifi c region.
D. It is the largest city in the Pacifi c Southwest region of North America.
23. A. It ranked number three in container handling in North America in 2015.
B. It is the 18th largest city in the world in 2015.
C. It is the fastest-growing major city in the United States.
D. It is the 15th largest city in area in the United States.
24. A. Shipbuilding. B. Logging.
C. Aircraft manufacturing.
D. Software, biotechnology and Internet.
25. A. Microsoft. B. Boeing.
C.
Amazon.
F acebook. D.
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