英语视听说试题3

新编大学英语视听说试题3

Part I Multiple Choice

Directions:In this section, you are going to hear some passages or conversations. In each recording there will be five questions. Try to decide which choice is the best answer

to each of the questions. Each recording will be played twice.

Passage 1

Directions: Listen to the following passage about the history of Thanksgiving Day and then choose the best answer for each item.

1. Why did the Pilgrims come to the United States?

A. For political reasons.

B. For religious reasons.

C. For economic reasons.

D. For cultural reasons.

2. Where did the Pilgrims first land?

A. Massachusetts.

B. Maryland.

C. New York.

D. Indiana.

3. What happened to the Pilgrims when they first came to the United States?

A. They suffered from hardships.

B. They killed many Indians.

C. They began to plant corn.

D. They had plenty of food.

4. Why did the Pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving?

A. To give thanks to the President.

B. To give thanks to "God" and the Indians.

C. To give thanks to the king of England.

D. To give thanks to nature.

5. How was Sarah Hale related to Thanksgiving?

A. She helped the Pilgrims settle the land.

B. She declared Thanksgiving a holiday.

C. She made continuous efforts in making Thanksgiving a national holiday.

D. She was the first person to put forward the idea of Thanksgiving.

Passage 2

Directions:Listen to the conversation (again) and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

1. When did King Umberto and the man meet?

A. On July 18th, 1900.

B. On July 28th, 1900.

C. On July 18th, 900.

D. On July 28th, 900.

2. What was the man's profession?

A. He was a restaurant owner.

B. He worked as a waiter in a restaurant.

C. He was a hunter.

D. He was a businessman.

3. What kind of event was the man entering before his death?

A. A running contest.

B. A cooking contest.

C. A shooting contest.

D. A singing contest.

4. How did the man die?

A. He killed himself by accident while cleaning his gun.

B. He killed himself after losing the contest.

C. He was shot by someone during the contest.

D. He was shot by someone on his way to work.

5. How did King Umberto I die?

A. He killed himself during the contest.

B. He killed himself on the way to the contest.

C. He was killed while talking with the man.

D. He was killed while going to the contest.

Passage 3

Directions:Listen to a story about a boy and a woman and choose the appropriate answer for each item.

1. When did the story take place?

A. On a cold evening.

B. On a Saturday morning.

C. On a cold morning.

D. On a weekend.