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新视野大学英语第四册Unit-2

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Part 1 Word Dictation

(每小题：1 分)

Directions: Listen and write down the words you hear. You are going to listen to the recording twice. During the first time, write the word that you hear. Check your answers as you listen the second time.


唐园结 1.


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Part 1 Word Dictation (每小题: 1 分; 满分：10 分)
小题	得分	对错	学生答案	Correct
1.			applause	Hidden)
2.			coarse	(Hidden)
3.			extraordinary	(Hidden)
4.			clumsy	(Hidden)
5.			execute	(Hidden)
6.			ambassador	(Hidden)
7.			emperor	(Hidden)
8.			nationality	(Hidden)
9.			betray	(Hidden)
10.			rouse	(Hidden)
Subtotal: 9

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Part 2 Understanding Short Conversations

(每小题：1 分)

Directions: In this section you'll hear some short conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.




1.
	A. The woman is a talented singer and impressed the man.
	B. The man would like to go to a talent show.
	C. The man liked the show better than the woman.
	D. The woman had no interest in the show at all.




2.
	A. He feels he isn't good enough.
	B. He feels he isn't a kid anymore.
	C. He can't make it on the 12th.
	D. He doesn't like trying.




3.
	A. One's own values.
	B. One's hard work.
	C. One's personal contacts.
	D. One's special abilities.




4.
	A. The man is a professional actor.
	B. The man never thinks about acting.
	C. Many people don't like acting.
	D. Many people think the man's a good actor.




5.
	A. The man doesn't think second place is good.
	B. The man hasn't taught the woman anything.
	C. The woman is proud of winning the race.
	D. The woman believes she is a loser.

Part 2 Understanding Short Conversations (每小题: 1 分; 满分：5 分) (In the case of True/False type of questions, A stands for True and B for False, or A for Y, B for N and C for NG.)
小题	得分	对错	学生答案	Correct
1.			C	(Hidden)
2.			A	(Hidden)
3.			D	(Hidden)
4.			D	(Hidden)
5.			A	(Hidden)
Subtotal: 5

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Part 3 Understanding Long Conversations

(每小题：2 分)

Directions: In this section you'll hear a long conversation or conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.

合成塔

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.


1.
	A. Some famous movies.
	B. People in a war.
	C. The history of war.
	D. A battle station.

2.
	A. In 1999.
	B. In 1978.
	C. In 1983.
	D. In 2005.

3.
	A. The last group of episodes coming out before the first group.
	B. A man, like the one in the movie, who wears a black suit.
	C. A battle station that has the ability to destroy a planet.
	D. A group of movies that seems confusing to people.

4.
	A. Darth Vader.
	B. Han Solo.
	C. Princess Leia.
	D. Luke Skywalker.

5.
	A. The man was influenced by Star Wars.
	B. The man is exciting.
	C. The man likes Star Wars.
	D. The man has a new hope for movie history.

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.


6.
	A. Joining a family.
	B. Becoming a fantastic dancer.
	C. Going out for the night.
	D. Dancing at the woman's home.

7.
	A. Dancing.
	B. Dinner.
	C. A concert.
	D. A movie.

8.
	A. The man is important to his parents.
	B. The woman had a great time with her parents.
	C. The woman isn't serious about her parents.
	D. The man doesn't want to go out with the woman's parents.

9.
	A. To be more serious about the parents.
	B. To have tea with the parents.
	C. To go with the woman without her parents.
	D. To go with the woman and her parents.

10.
	A. Wife and husband.
	B. Girlfriend and boyfriend.
	C. Sister and brother.
	D. Mother and son.

Part 3 Understanding Long Conversations (每小题: 2 分; 满分：20 分) (In the case of True/False type of questions, A stands for True and B for False, or A for Y, B for N and C for NG.)
小题	得分	对错	学生答案	Correct
1.			A	(Hidden)
2.			A	(Hidden)
3.			A	(Hidden)
4.			D	(Hidden)
5.			C	(Hidden)
6.			C	(Hidden)
7.			C	(Hidden)
8.			D	(Hidden)
9.			D	(Hidden)
10.			B	(Hidden)
Subtotal: 20

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Part 4 Understanding Passages

(每小题：1 分)

Directions: In this section you'll hear a passage or passages. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.


1.
	A. Lisa Marie.
	B. Elvis Presley.
	C. Rock'n'roll.
	D. Priscilla Presley.

2.
	A. Danny, a husband, is in a normal family.
	B. Lisa Marie didn't approve of how she was raised.
	C. Suburban families aren't really normal.
	D. Benjamin and Daniel are growing up like their mother.

3.
	A. He was like a normal, suburban father.
	B. He gave her everything she wanted.
	C. He acted like he didn't want his daughter.
	D. He always complained about her.

4.
	A. She was always in the public eye.
	B. She always complained.
	C. She had a famous father.
	D. She was well-known.

5.
	A. Servants.
	B. Lisa Marie.
	C. Priscilla.
	D. Bodyguards.

Part 4 Understanding Passages (每小题: 1 分; 满分：5 分) (In the case of True/False type of questions, A stands for True and B for False, or A for Y, B for N and C for NG.)
小题	得分	对错	学生答案	Correct
1.			A	(Hidden)
2.			B	(Hidden)
3.			B	(Hidden)
4.			D	(Hidden)
5.			B	(Hidden)
Subtotal: 5

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Part 5 Compound Dictation

(每小题：1 分)

Directions: In this section you will hear a passage or passages three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the information you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Questions 1 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.
	What does Microsoft do Microsoft is the world's second largest company by (1) value. It provides the (2) system for 80 percent of the world's personal computers. Microsoft's operating system is (3) throughout the world. Any software needs to be (4) with the operating system for it to work. The company also produces a (5) of software products, such as Word and Excel. These products run (6) on the Windows operating system. Many software writers have tended to write for Microsoft rather than for its (7) such as Apple. Those people who end up working for other companies, then, tend to be less qualified. This makes it even harder for these other companies to compete. This dominance also feeds through to PC manufacturers (8). 环球游报What does Microsoft say The company says that (9). It has had to do such things as giving certain programs away for free in order to be popular with the public. (10) means Microsoft does not have a monopoly (垄断) position, it says.

Part 5 Compound Dictation (每小题: 1 分; 满分：10 分)
小题	得分	对错	学生答案	Correct
1.			market	(Hidden)
2.			operating	(Hidden)
3.			dominant	(Hidden)
4.			compatible	(Hidden)
5.			range	(Hidden)
6.			smoothly	(Hidden)
7.			rivals	(Hidden)
8.			who decide to intall the Microsoft operating system in their products as it is most popular	(Hidden)
9.			it faces a great deal of competition and that its actions reflect that fact	(Hidden)
10.			The growth of Internet together with rivals such as America online	(Hidden)
Subtotal: 7

Part 6 Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze)

(每小题：2 分)

Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.
	One of the hardest jobs in entertainment is the life of the "stand-up comic" or stage comedian (喜剧演员). With a microphone and very simple objects to 1. them, they stand before an audience telling jokes, making sounds and commenting on society. Being 2. for laughter and claps of approval, they will try almost anything. They will try to shock their audience with 3. language. They will push the 4. of the current political climate with jokes about Congress and the President. In clumsy haste, they will fall over a chair or off the stage. But, it is exceedingly difficult to figure out the 5. for laughter. It is not the joke that 6. the audience's approval, but the delivery of that joke and the character of the comedian. Some get lucky for a while by behaving in a way that has never been seen before. Some catch a brief glimpse of fame by going against the public's sense of what is 7. subject matter. Few, however, learn how to 8. a performance that demands the intelligence and wit of their audience. These few do so not by simply startling their audience's sense of what is decent and good, but by 9. their audience to feel and see things in a new way. A real comic 10. creates not only laughter but also thought. That is real entertainment for the public.

Part 6 Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze) (每小题: 2 分; 满分：20 分) (In the case of True/False type of questions, A stands for True and B for False, or A for Y, B for N and C for NG.)
小题	得分	对错	学生答案	Correct
1.			accompany	(Hidden)
2.			desperate	(Hidden)
3.			coarse	(Hidden) 坩埚炉
4.			limits 板式蒸发器	(Hidden)
5.			equation	(Hidden)
6.			commands	(Hidden)
7.			appropriate	(Hidden)
8.			commit	(Hidden)
9.			inducing	(Hidden)
10.			genius	(Hidden)
Subtotal: 18

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Part 7 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)

(每小题：2 分)

Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.
The US military has blocked public access to nearly all its web sites after its servers were attacked by a new computer virus. Late last week, the US Space Command, which provides security for military computers, instructed all military organizations to block public access after a number of sites had contracted the virus, called the "Code Red" bug, according to an official. The virus is known as a "denial of service" bug, because it replicates (自我复制) itself by reading the data files on a network server and sending copies to other servers—thereby multiplying and sometimes crashing a system—and denying access to legitimate (合法的) users of the site. "The Code Red worm did in fact show up in some DoD (Department of Defense) web sites and we're working to contain that," Command Spokesman Army Maj. Barry Venable said. "Ways we're going about that include blocking public access to the Web sites, because that's the way this worm works, to prevent it from using our networks to propagate (繁殖) itself." The virus exploits a security flaw (缺陷) in certain Microsoft network servers. The flaw was announced last month when a patch was released to fix it. "To protect our DoD web sites from being compromised, DoD organizations have been told to review the status of the Internet to make sure that all the patches that were previously installed had been installed," says Venable. Only a handful of the major Defense Department sites, with the suffix ".mil," appear currently accessible to the public, including the central public affairs site DefenseLink and the military services' main homepages. Public access is blocked to information connected to those sites, and others such as the National Missile Defense site and the US Air Force's European site. Registered Department of Defense personnel continue to have access to the sites, Venable said.

1.	Which of the following is the best title for this passage
	A. The Code Red Worm.
	B. DoD Blocks Public Web Site Access.
	C. DoD Was Attacked.
	D. Protect DoD Web Sites Against Viruses.

2.	The word "contracted" most probably means ________.
	A. make less or smaller
	B. get an illness
	C. make a legal agreement
	D. formally agree to marry somebody

3.	Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Code Red worm
	A. It can multiply in large numbers.
	B. It may make a computer system stop working.
	C. It's included in a patch released by Microsoft.
	D. It may destroy the connection between legitimate users and the sites.

4.	Public access is blocked to most DoD web sites so that ________.
	A. the Code Red worm can't use the web site to replicates itself and send copies
	B. DoD organizations can have necessary patches installed to protect their sites
	C. the defense secrets can be prevented from being revealed
	D. the mistake in certain Microsoft network servers can be corrected

5.	Which of the following is NOT a measure taken by DoD to fight against the Code Red worm
	A. Blocking public access.
	B. Shutting down e-mail.
	C. Reviewing the status of the Internet information servers.
	D. Having necessary patches installed.

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.
For an increasing number of students at American universities, old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom (生育高峰) generation, a longer life span means that the nation's elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses serious questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. "In addition to the doctors, we're going to need more sociologists, biologists (生物学家), city planners and specialized lawyers," says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California's (USC) School of Gerontology (老年学). Lawyers can specialize in "elder law", which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination (歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. "Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money," one professor says. Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was "really bored with bacteria". So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, "I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying."

6.	The words "... old is suddenly in" (Para. 1) most probably means "_______".
	A. America has suddenly become a nation of old people
	B. gerontology has suddenly become popular
	C. more elderly professors are found on American campuses
	D. American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students

7.	With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit _______.
	A. from the adoption of the "elder law"
	B. from rendering special services to the elderly
	C. by enriching their professional knowledge
同时率	D. by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests

8.	Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market
	A. Retirees are more generous in spending money.
	B. They can employ more gerontologists.
	C. The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power.
	D. There are more elderly people working than before.

9.	Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage
	A. Retirees who are business-minded.
	B. The volunteer workers in retirement homes.
	C. College graduates with an MBA or law degree.
	D. Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.

10.	It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of America's elderly population ________.
	A. will provide good job opportunities in many areas
	B. will impose an unbearable burden on society
	C. may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination
	D. will create new fields of study in universities

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.
The decline in moral standards—which has long concerned social analysts—has at last captured the attention of average Americans. And Jean Bethke Elshtain, for one, is glad. The fact that ordinary citizens are now starting to think seriously about the nation's moral climate, says this ethics (伦理学) professor at the University of Chicago, is reason to hope that new ideas will come forward to improve it. But the challenge is not to be underestimated. Materialism and individualism in American society are the biggest obstacles. "The thought that 'I'm in it for me' has become deeply rooted in the national consciousness," Ms. Elshtain says. Some of this can be attributed to the decay of traditional communities, in which neighbors looked out for one another, she says. With today's greater mobility and with so many couples working, those bonds have been weakened, replaced by a greater emphasis on self. In a 1996 poll of Americans, loss of morality topped the list of the biggest problems facing the US. And Elshtain says the public is correct to sense that: Data show that Americans are struggling with problems unheard of in the 1950s, such as classroom violence and a high rate of births to unmarried mothers. The desire for a higher moral standard is not a lament (挽歌) for some nonexistent "golden age," Elshtain says, nor is it a wishful (一厢情愿的 ) longing for a time that denied opportunities to women and minorities. Most people, in fact, favor a decrease in prejudice. Moral decline will not be reversed until people find ways to counter the materialism in society, she says. "Slowly, you recognize that the things that matter are those that can't be bought."

11.	Professor Elshtain is pleased to see that Americans ________.
	A. have adapted to a new set of moral standards
	B. are longing for the return of the good old days
	C. have realized the importance of material things
	D. are awakening to the lowering of their moral standards

12.	The moral decline of American society is caused mainly by ________.
	A. its growing wealth
	B. the self-centeredness of individuals
	C. underestimating the impact of social changes
	D. the prejudice against women and minorities

13.	Which of the following characterizes the traditional communities
	A. Great mobility.
	B. Emphasis on individual effort.
	C. Concern for one's neighbors.
	D. Ever-weakening social bonds.

14.	In the 1950s, classroom violence ________.
	A. was something unheard of
	B. attracted a lot of public attention
	C. was by no means a rare occurrence
	D. began to appear in analysts' data

15.	According to Elshtain, the current moral decline may be reversed ________.
	A. if people can return to the "golden age"
	B. when women and men enjoy equal rights
	C. when people rid themselves of prejudice
	D. if less emphasis is laid on material things

Part 7 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice) (每小题: 2 分; 满分：30 分) (In the case of True/False type of questions, A stands for True and B for False, or A for Y, B for N and C for NG.)
小题	得分	对错	学生答案	Correct
1.			D	(Hidden)
2.			B	(Hidden)
3.			C	(Hidden)
4.			A	(Hidden)
5.			B	(Hidden)
6.			B	(Hidden)
7.			A	(Hidden)
8.			C	(Hidden)
9.			D	(Hidden)
10.			A	(Hidden)
11.			D	(Hidden)
12.			B	(Hidden)
13.			C	(Hidden)
14.			A	(Hidden)
15.			D	(Hidden)
Subtotal: 30