大学英语听力测试

Quiz 2

I. Listen and choose the best answer to each question you hear.

1. A. More than 30 years. C. Less than 13 years.

B. About 30 years. D. Almost 13 years.

2. A. For those who couldn’t return home for the holiday.

B. For those who were also from the Midwest.

C. For those who had babies and young children.

D. For the new friends they made in Virginia.

3. A. Bread. B. A kind of brandy mixture.

C. A meal.

D. A cooked bread mixture.

4. A. Turkeys infected with bird flu.

B. Turkeys imported from Europe.

C. All the poultry infected with avian influenza.

D. The poultry coming from Asia.

5. A. A city. B. A person.

C. A store.

D. A parade.

II. Listen and fill in the following blanks. (One word for each blank.)

6.Besides turkey, other traditional Thanksgiving foods include ________, a ________

fruit called cranberries and ___________ pie.

7.Now on Thanksgiving Day, people watch several professional and _________

__________ games on ___________ television. The games are regarded as a _________ ____________ of Thanksgiving celebration.

8.Besides, Thanksgiving Day ________ on TV are very welcome to many Americans, which are

usually ____________ by big __________ in several cities.

III. Listen and choose the best answer to each question you hear.

Question 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. A. She had a job interview to attend. B. She was busy finishing her project.

C. She had to attend an important meeting.

D. She was in the middle of writing an essay.

10. A. Accompany her roommate to the classroom. B. Hand in her roommate’s application form.

C. Submit her roommate’s assignment.

D. Help her roommate with her report.

11. A. Where Dr. Ellis’s office is located. B. When Dr. Ellis leaves his office.

C. Directions to the classroom building.

D. Dr. Ellis’s schedule for the afternoon. Question 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. A. He finds it rather stressful. B. He is thinking of quitting it.

C. He can handle it quite well.

D. He has to work extra hours.

13. A. The 6:00 one. B. The 6:30 one.

C. The 7:00 one.

D. The 7:30 one.

14. A. It is an awful waste of time. B. He finds it rather unbearable.

C. The time on the train is enjoyable.

D. It is something difficult to get used to.

15. A. Reading newspapers. B. Chatting with friends.

C. Listening to the daily news.

D. Planning the day’s work.