大学英语自主学习听力答案及原文10——3

大学英语自主学习听力答案及原文10——3
18. Which of the following is not the duty of the U.S. Coast Guard?
(D) 细节综合题。

文中提到在和平时期美国海岸警卫队负责有关航海，运输，移民，私人船舶等法律的实施以及营救遇难船只人员，但没提到训练人游泳。

Passage Two
What are some of the steps a person can take to prevent his house from being broken into while he is away?
One step is to make sure that the house seems a live-in one. Living-room curtains should be pulled down only half-way. Bedrooms that usually have the curtains pulled down at night should be left down. Another is to make sure that all outside locks are the strong type. Still another is to leave several 100W lights burning and make sure that one is in the kitchen. Lights that turned on and off by themselves are the best.
Then, too, it is a good idea to leave the radio turned on and set to a talking station. Any type of speaking makes a thief think twice before trying to enter. Finally , make certain that the newspaper is stopped and that a trusted neighbor has been asked to pick up the mail. Thieves are especially quick to notice piled-up newspapers and overpiled mail boxes.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. Why did the writer begin this piece with a question?
(C) 推断题。

该文开头的问题正是该文的主要内容，由此可知为C。

20. Which is the most important room to leave a light burning in?
(B) 细节题。

文中提到Still another is to leave several 100W
lights burning and make sure that one is in the kitchen。

21. What does the writer advise people to do?
(A) 细节题。

作者建议make certain that the newspaper is stopped and that a trusted neighbor has been asked to pick up the mail。

Passage Three
Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people？Even a skilled probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child or even an animal, such as a pigeon can learn to recognize faces. We all take his ability for granted.
We also tell people apart by how they behave. When w e talk about someone’s personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels, which make that individual different form others.
Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone's personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a "nice face" looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a "nice person", you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm-hearted, and so on. There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. An
American psychologist found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people's behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types: people are described with such terms.
People have always tried to "type" each other. Actors in early
Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villains' or the heroes' role. In fact, the words "person" and "personality" come from the Latin world "persona", meaning "mask". Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the "good guys" from the "bad guys" because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. What does the passage mainly tell us?
(C) 主旨题。

本文既介绍区别人的外表，也讲了人的内在本性，因而C 为正确答案。

23. Why is the animal "pigeon" mentioned in the passage?
(A) 细节题。

文中提到Yet a very young child or even an animal, such as a pigeon can learn to recognize faces，因而Pigeon是用以举例说明动物与孩子一样靠脸部特征来识别对方。

24. What does the author of this passage most probably do?
(B) 推断题。

由于整篇探讨的都是人的个性、行为方式等，因而作者很可能是心
理学家。

25. According to the passage, how do people usually classify
a person into a certain type?
(A) 细节题。

文中的最后一句话给出该题的答案，即人们通过脸部特征和行为方式的不同来区分不同类型的人。

Section C
In some countries video games are fast becoming a (26) social problem. They are (27) banned in the Philippines and Indonesia. In Japan, those who are under 15 years old are forbidden to use the public (28) machines at night. City elders across the United States are (29) campaigning to restrict their numbers, while the Hong Kong government is moving to (30)
license their operation. These light-flashing electronic video games are causing children to waste their money on them. Even (31) adults are lured into spending working hours playing them.
In Singapore, the battle of man against machine takes place in licensed (32) amusement centers, mostly located in shopping centers. According to one (33) estimate, each establishment can make between $ 250 and $ 1,500 a day.
School children in uniforms are not allowed into these centers. (34) However, one cannot help noticing that the majority of those who are often found in the places are youngsters. Many of them are in fact school children who have changed out of their uniforms. (35) Some play for the fun of it, others have turned them into a form of gambling, and some are hopelessly addicted to them.
The video game craze was sparked off by man's first close encounter with the earliest game, Space Invaders. Once the aliens had landed, other electronic creatures soon followed. Hundreds of new games are introduced each year. With each new game, the video addict demands greater novelty. (36) Because both kids and adults can play these games in the privacy of the home, video game sets have invaded most homes. The question that must be asked is: Have they any educational value?。