上海交通大学网络教育英语听力_作业二 (test2)

T e s t2Part A. Short ConversationsDirections: In this part, you will hear 5 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once.-- I can't find my pen. I need to write a letter.-- I’ll look for it later. Right Now, I need your help fixing this bookshelf before painting it. Question? What will they do first ?1. A. Write a letter. B. Fix a bookshelf.C. Paint the bookshelf.D. Search for a pen.-- I thought Amy majored in mathematics in college, now she has just found a job as an engineer in building company.-- That's true. After studying mathematics for three years, she changed her major to architecture.Question? What is true of Amy ?2. A. She is an engineer.B. She is a mathematician.C. She is the manager of a company.D. She is an artist.-- Why is Mary?-- She ran out of milk and went out to go get some.Question. Where is Mary ?3. A. She has gone home.B. She has gone out for a walk.C. She is getting a newspaper.D. She is at a store.-- How many people will come to the party on Saturday?-- We have to cross off 15 names from our original list of 100Question. How many people do they expect to attend the party?4. A. 15. B. 50. C. 85. D. 100.-- Did you meet te new teacher yesterday ?-- I've been sick for three days.Question. What does the woman mean ?5. A. The new teacher is sick.B. She hasn't met the new teacher yet.C. There are three new teachers.D. She didn't like the new teacher.Part B. Longer ConversationsDirections: In this part, you will hear 2 conversations. At the end of each conversation, two questions will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.Question 6 and 7 are based on the following conversation.-- What do you think? Am I OK?-- Well, there is nothing serious. But I want to do some more tests.-- How soon will I get the results?-- Oh, you’ll have the results before you leave the office, and here is some medicine that I believe will help youQuestion. What is the probable relationship between these 2 speakers?6. A. Father and daughter. B. Doctor and patient.C. Teacher and student.D. Shopkeeper and shopper.Question. When will the woman received the results of the tests?7. A. In a few days. B. Very slowly.C. Before leaving the office.D. In a moment.Question 8 and 9 are based on the following conversation.-- Peter, you've been so busy lately that we don't see you anymore.-- I've been trying to finish this research project so that I can present my findings at the annual conference in July.-- B ut that’s 2 months away. You’ve still got lots of time.-- Not really. You see, I’ve, just organized all the notes of research, but it will take me almost 2 months to type them.-- Well If that's your only problem, I can type up your paper in less than 2 weeks. Question. What does the woman offer to do for the man ?8. A. Type his paper.B. Help him with his research.C. Present his findings at the July conference.D. Organize all the notes.Question. what month is it now ?9. A. February. B. July. C. September. D. May.Part C. PassagesDirections: In this part, you will hear 2 passages. At the end of each passage, three questions will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.Question 10 to 12 are based on the following passage.Matthew.Hobbs was 16 years old. He has been at the same school for five years, and he had always been a very bad pupil. He was lazy, he fought with other pupils. He was tude to the teachers, and he did not obey the rules of the school. His headmaster tried to make him work and behave better, but he was never successful and the worst thing was that, as Matthew grew older, he had a bad influence on the younger boys.Then at last Matthew left school. He tried to get a job with a big company, and the manager wrote to the headmaster to find out what he could say about Matthew. The headmaster wanted to be honest, but he also did not want to be too bad, so he wrote, if you can get Matthew.Hobbs to work for you, you will be very luckyQuestion. How did Matthew behave at school ?10. A. Very well. B. Just so-so. C. Excellently. D. Terribly. Question. What did Matthew do when he left school ?11. A. Found a job in a big company. B. Tried to get a job.C. Gambled all the time.D. Became a manager.Question. How did the headmost feel about the manager’s request?12. A. Just very easy. B. Not so hard.C. Simply a headache.D. Impossible.Question 13 to 15 are based on the following passage.Language shows the away that man looks at the world around him. Man lives in the world of words. By talking to one another people are able to know and understand one another.A people's language allows them to do this. But not all the people of the world speak the same language. This can cause people and nations not to understand or agree with one another.Different languages see the world in different ways. Each group of people thinks that its language is the best, other languages seems strange or wrong. But each languages is clear to the people that speak it. Every language in the world has words that tell the time, age, sex and the way of life of people that speak it. The language of a nation shows the customs and values of its people.Question. Why can different languages cause misunderstanding and disagreement between people of different languages according to the passage ?13. A. Because each group of people thinks that its language is the best.B. Because not all languages see the world the same way.C. Because different languages tell the time, age, sex and the life of people in different ways.D. Because a nation has customs different from those of another nation.Question. How do people usually understand one another ?14. A. By looking at the world around them.B. By stopping thinking their own language is the best.C. By getting rid of disagreement.D. Through languages.Question. What can be found in the people's language ?15. A. How to live in a world of words.B. How to understand the people of different languages.C. Its cultural values.D. Its customs similar to another nation's.(the end)。