1、UNIT 1Short conversations1 Q: What is the man going to do?B. Make another appointment.2 Q: What do we learn about the woman from this conversation?C. She will give the man a calculator for a coffee.3 Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Go to graduate school.4 Q: What does the man imply?D.
2、 Ken is always absent-minded.5 Q: What does the man think of his job?C. The job is challenging but rewarding.Long conversation1 Q: Why does Stacey come to Dr. Pearls office?B. To get permission to quit his class.2 Q: What is worrying Stacey about her studies?A. She faces the danger of lowering her g
3、rade point average.3 Q: Which of the following does Dr. Pearl suggest Stacey do?A. Sign up for free tutoring in writing.4 Q: What is Dr. Pearls attitude toward Stacey?C. Patient.Passage 11 Q: When did Ang Lee come to understand his fathers concern about studying film? D. When he graduated from the f
4、ilm school.2 Q: What was Ang Lees most painful experience according to the passage? C. Being refused repeatedly by production companies when shopping a screenplay.3 Q: Why did Ang Lee enroll in a computer course at a community college?A. Because he wanted to learn some skills to be employed.4 Q: Wha
5、t did Ang Lees wife think of him according to the passage?B. He has a talent in making films.P assage 2 1) believe in2) circumstances3) searching for4) a strong sense of5) responsibility6) insecurity7) integrity8) accomplishing9) are longing for10) prioritiesUNIT 2Short conversations1 Q: How does th
6、e man feel about his sister?D Hes very unhappy at his sisters act.2 Q: What does the man say about Professor Smith?C He often loses his temper.3 Q: What do we know about the man?A He didnt make the joke about Horace on purpose.4 Q: How does the man feel about Jacks failing the exam?A He feels unsymp
7、athetic.5 Q: What do we learn about the woman?D She is worried about the interview.Long conversation1 Q: How does the man feel about his sister?D Hes very unhappy at his sisters act.2 Q: What does the man say about Professor Smith?C He often loses his temper.3 Q: What do we know about the man?A He d
8、idnt make the joke about Horace on purpose.4 Q: How does the man feel about Jacks failing the exam?A He feels unsympathetic.5 Q: What do we learn about the woman?D She is worried about the interview.Passage 11 Q: What will happen if you always think that you must do something in a certain way?B You
9、will experience more stress.2 Q: How can you make large projects workable according to the passage?C By dividing them into smaller parts to finish one after another.3 Q: What is the benefit of classical music mentioned in the passage?A It can facilitate your learning.4 Q: What is the best title for
10、the passage?A Suggestions to reduce your stress to It can facilitate your learning. manageable levels.Passage 2 1) exerting2) fabulous3) take them out4) approaches5) head for6) efficient7) is linked with8) compare favorably to 9) boost10) sessionUNIT 3Short conversations1 Q: What are the speakers do
11、ing?D They are discussing their curriculum schedules.2 Q: What do we know about the Christmas party last year?B It was not well-organized.3 Q: What is the man supposed to do now according to the conversation?C Look after the womans children.4 Q: What does the woman think of her new neighbor?B She th
12、inks he is always very frank.5 Q: What is the man going to do this weekend?C He is going to help Mr. Smith move to a new house.Long conversation1 Q: Why is the woman asking for two weeks off from work?C Because she wants to volunteer for an organization.2 Q: Which of the following statements is true
13、? B Over 150,000 volunteers worked for the building of houses after the hurricane.3 Q: According to the woman, why is she willing to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity? C Because she enjoys developing friendships and building communities through volunteer work.4 Q: What do we know about the man from
14、 the conversation? B He finally agreed to let the woman take 14 days off.Passage 11 Q: What question did the research group try to find an answer to?B How well do people know their neighbors?2 Q: Which age group is more likely to know their neighbors? D 55 - to 64-year-olds.3 Q: Which of the followi
15、ng statements is true according to the passage? C Women are more likely to know their neighbors than men.4 Q: What do the websites comments mentioned at the end of the passage imply? D It is hard to get to know our neighbors.Passage 2 1) illegal2) taking family vacations3) acquaintances4) throwing a
16、 party5) verbal6) tolerant7) intervene8) splits the difference9) resolve10) talk it outUNIT 4Short conversations1 Q: What does the woman mean?D Ted is not capable of setting up his computer company.2 Q: What is the man worried about?B He is worried about the price of the tiny engines.3 Q: What can w
17、e infer from the conversation?C The man thinks intelligent cars might be expensive.4 Q: What are they talking about? A A business idea brought forth by an airline.5 Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? D She suggests the man edit videos for people online.Long conversation1 Q: Whats the problem
18、 with the man?B He has no idea about his new writing assignment.2 Q: How does the woman get her ideas before painting? C She draws inspiration by taking long walks in nature.3 Q: What is the mans attitude toward the womans way of getting inspiration? D Disapproving.4 Q: What does the woman suggest t
19、he man do at the train station? B Get creative ideas from real daily life.Passage 11 Q: Who invented the first toilet according to the passage?B Sir John Harrington.2 Q: What was one of the problems with Harringtons water closet?C The basin had to be emptied and cleaned constantly.3 Q: How did inven
20、tors improve the original toilet according to the passage?A They improved the pipes that were attached to the bottom.4 Q: Which of the following can best summarize the passage?D The development of the toilet.Passage 2 1) vary2) a large portion of3) well-being4) profound5) accessible6) ultimately7) h
21、ave a harmful effect on8) went against9) aviation10) is not worth pursuingUNIT 5Short conversations1 Q: What is the mans advice for the woman?B. She should keep shut until a better job is available.2 Q: What does the woman imply? B. The man should earn the bread.3 Q: What does Mrs. Smith imply? A. T
22、he man is ungrateful in deciding to leave.4 Q: What does the man mean? D. He cannot afford to have a coffee break.5 Q: What can we learn about Jane from the conversation? C. She was fed up with counting money at her job.Long conversation1 Q: What is the man complaining about?B. Awful job, hot weathe
23、r and working outside.2 Q: What does the man dream of being?A. A self-made millionaire.3 Q: What is the womans attitude toward the mans dream? B. Sarcastic.4 Q: What does the woman dream of doing? D. Becoming a ballroom dancer.Passage 11 Q: Why did the speaker get tired of her job at the company?D.
24、Because she had no passion anymore.2 Q: Which of the following is true about money according to the speaker?A. Money can buy you nice things.3 Q: What can bring satisfaction according to the speaker? B. Doing jobs that express your passion.4 Q: What does the speaker find most suitable for her now? D
25、. Sharing ideas and thoughts through blogging.Passage 2 1) suffer from2) enthusiastic3) erodes4) competent5) clear-cut6) labeling7) comes down to8) commonplace9) tend to10) focusing onUNIT 6Short conversations1 Q: What does the woman imply?C They still have plenty of time to work on the assignment.2
26、 Q: What is the mans reply to the womans suggestion? A He is too busy to go with her.3 Q: What does the man mean? B Americans are heavily dependent on cars.4 Q: What does the man think of historians? A They can get clues to our past from old family pictures.5 Q: What does Sam imply? B He will probab
27、ly fail the test this Friday.Long conversation 1 Q: What was the girl doing on such a hot morning? A Working outside in the yard.2 Q: What do we know about the air conditioning from the conversation? C It was invented by Willis Carrier.3 Q: What can we learn about the man when he was 13? C He kept c
28、ool in summer by swimming in a stream.4 Q: What would the girl like to have in the next century to keep cool? A personal ice cream machine.Passage 11 Q: What was Sir Ludwig Guttmanns greatest contribution to the disabled?A He was the first to organize games for the disabled.2 Q: When were the first
29、Paralympic Games held?D In 1960.3 Q: What was special about the 1988 Seoul Paralympic Games?B They were held right after the Summer Olympic Games in the same city and using the same facilities.4 Q: What do we know about the Paralympic Games from the passage?B The Games have not been included in the
30、Olympic Games for the able-bodied.Passage 2 1) estimated2) assassinated3) was intended to4) released from5) made a contract with6) gave way7) Accomplishing ensued8) survived9) victims10) perishedUNIT 7Short conversations1 Q: What does the man say about the womans laptop?C Its not easy to spot the pr
31、oblem with her laptop.2 Q: How can the man solve the problem of the heating unit according to the woman? A Turn the switch off for a while and then restart it.3 Q: What can be inferred from the conversation? B The man would have to review more lessons to meet the exam requirements.4 Q: What does the
32、 woman suggest the man do? D Make a compromise with his partner.5 Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? B Decline the employer directly and politely.Long conversation1 Q: What is the mans problem according to the conversation?D He is worried whether he could pass the test.2 Q: Why is the man af
33、raid of asking the professor for help? A Because he is too shy and nervous.3 Q: What can we know about the teaching assistant from the conversation? B She is easy to talk to and good at making complex ideas easy.4 Q: What else will the man probably do in addition to talking to the teaching assistant
34、? D Surf the Internet to get help from some great lectures online.Passage 11 Q: Why is it important to “see the problem from the other persons perspective” according to the passage?B Because it enables us to understand why people have their particular attitude.2 Q: What is a major cause of conflicts
35、 in relationships according to the passage?A We expect people to behave in a certain way.3 Q: How should we solve the problem by way of talking? A We should talk about something positive.4 Q: Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of this passage? C How to deal with the conflicts in
36、 relationships.Passage 2 1) was accompanied by 2) acceleration 3) severe 4) endeavor 5) practicable 6) analogy 7) speeding up 8) attempts to 9) foster 10) second natureUNIT 8Short conversations1 Q: Whats the mans opinion of mobile phones on campus?A Mobile phones disturb students when they study.2 Q
37、: Why doesnt the woman have an instant messenger?C Because she believes that online chatting is unsafe.3 Q: What does the woman imply?D She cant send the email right now.4 Q: Why was the man frustrated with the get- together yesterday?A Because most people were cell phone addicts and didnt concentra
38、te on their conversation.5 Q: What does the man imply?A Online love is not as reliable as you expected.Long conversation1 Q: Why is the woman so happy?D Because she received a letter from her pen pal.2 Q: What is the womans job? B An accountant in Miami.3 Q: Which of the following would be most like
39、ly to be talked about between the woman and her pen pal? C Old cowboy movies.4 Q: Why is the woman more willing to receive old-style letters instead of emails from her friend? D Because she thinks waiting for a letter is like expecting a gift from far away.Passage 11 Q: Which of the following is the
40、 most popular form of communication according to the passage?A Emailing.2 Q: How many people use their smart phones to text, according to the passage? C More than 70 percent of people.3 Q: What do we know about the number of messages sent daily over Facebook? C It is far less than the number of emails sent every day.4 Q: What is probably the speakers attitude toward the trend of decreasing face-to-face and verbal communication? D Neutral.Passage 21) endangered2) falling apart3) calculates4) tosses aside5) turn to6) unprecedentedly7) classified8) shut down9) approximately10) fury