标准听力（六）——标准听力（十）试题及解析文本文件.doc

标准听力（六）

Part III 　　　Listening Comprehension 　　(35 minutes)
Section A
11. [A] He accepts the woman’s invitation.
[B] He doesn’t think Susan will agree to go.
[C] He doesn’t want to accept the woman’s invitation.
[D] He has to ask for Susan’s opinion and then he can decide.

12. [A] She has bread every morning.
[B] She eats eggs every morning.
[C] She has a lot to eat for breakfast.
[D] She does not know what to eat for breakfast.

13. [A] The tickets will sell out quickly.
[B] There will be extra tickets at the rock concert.
[C] The rock concert will probably be rescheduled.
[D] Each person will be allowed to buy only one ticket.

14. [A] He is probably a playboy.
[B] He doesn’t know many pretty girls.
[C] He is rather famous among students.
[D] It is unusual for Jim to know girls in other departments.

15. [A] At a bookstore. [B] At the dentist’s.
[C] In a restaurant. [D] In the library.

16. [A] Tom isn’t good at singing.
[B] Tom is advised not to talk much.
[C] Tom just had a surgery on his throat.
[D] Tom is encouraged by his doctor to speak more.

17. [A] Cancel the meeting.
[B] Meet her in the auditorium.
[C] Reserve a large room for the meeting.
[D] Schedule the meeting for a different time.

18. [A] To change the shoes for another size.
[B] To change the shoes for another style.
[C] To return the shoes and get the refund.
[D] To change the shoes for a different color.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. [A] Common causes of anger. [B] Judging people’s behavior.
[C] Changing people’s attitudes. [D] The effects of negative behavior.

20. [A] When they’re unable to control the person’s behavior.
[B] When the causes of the behavior are obvious.
[C] When the consequences of the behavior are unpleasant.
[D] When the behavior is expected.

21. [A] It’s not always clear why people behave in certain ways.
[B] People usually blame others for their mistakes.
[C] Certain conditions cause drivers to behave strangely.
[D] The reason for some behavior is obvious.

22. [A] They usually accept responsibility.
[B] They blame factors beyond their control.
[C] They complain about their personal problems.
[D] They compare their behavior to others.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. [A] She can’t find a job.
[B] She doesn’t know how to manage a book store.
[C] She wants to quit her current job in the IBM office.
[D] She has no idea which of the two job offers is better.

24. [A] She will earn less. [B] It takes too much time to go there.
[C] It has nothing to do with her study. [D] She has no interest in that field.

25. [A] Accept the job offer from the book store.
[B] Accept the job offer from IBM.
[C] In the holiday work in IBM and in the next school year work in the book store.
[D] Give up both offers and find another one in the next school year.

Section B
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. [A] They think exactly the same way.
[B] They are not physically separated.
[C] They share most of their vital organs.
[D] They make decisions by tossing coins.

27. [A] Few of them can live long.
[B] Most of them live a normal life.
[C] Few of them get along well with each other.
[D] Most of them differ in their likes and dislikes.

28. [A] They have a private tutor. [B] They go to a regular school.
[C] They attend a special school. [D] They are taught by their parents.

Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. [A] Eliminating the original vegetation from the building site.
[B] Marking the houses in an area similar to one another.
[C] Deciding where a house will be built.
[D] Surrounding a building with wild flowers and plants.

30. [A] They are changed to make the site more interesting.
[B] They are expanded to limit the amount of construction.
[C] They are integrated into the design of the building.
[D] They are removed for construction.

31. [A] Many architects studied with Wright.
[B] Wright started the practice of “land-scraping”.
[C] Wright used elements of envelope building.
[D] Most of the houses Wright built were made of stone.

Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. [A] A study on twelve young children’s brains.
[B] The benefit from musical training for children.
[C] New technology to examine children’s brains.
[D] The benefit of music lessons for the memory and learning capability.

33. [A] Scientists got no valuable results from the earlier studies on the topic.
[B] Children musically trained remember things better than those untrained.
[C] Older children get more benefit from musical training than younger ones.
[D] The study is the first one on the effect of musical training on children’s brains.

34. [A] None of them had been musically trained before.
[B] Only 6 of them had a knowledge of music before.
[C] Not all of them had been taught some music in school.
[D] All of them were required to learn some music in school.

35. [A] Human brains prefer musical sounds to white noise.
[B] Children of different ages respond to sounds at the same speed.
[C] All the twelve children like to learn to play the violin very much.
[D] The older a child is, the more quickly he/she responds to sounds.

Section C
The place of the child in society has varied for thousands of years and has been affected by different cultures and religions. In ancient times unwanted children were occasionally (36) _______, put to death, exploited, or offered for religious sacrifices, and in any event a large percentage of them didn’t (37) _______ their physically hazardous existence to achieve maturity.
In Western civilization within the last few hundred years, there have been many changes in attitude toward the young. In agricultural Europe the children of the poor worked long hours for little or no pay, and there was no public concern for their safety or welfare. Punishment could be brutal and severe, and sometimes religious (38) _______ were expressed violently with a view toward saving the child’s soul.
By the eighteenth century the harsh and (39) _______ methods began to show some changes. Society slowly (40) _______ children a role of more importance. Books were written expressly for them and (41) _______ laws were passed for their protection.
In the past few (42) _______ parents have become more attentive to the needs of their children. Better health care is available and education is no longer (43) _______ for a limited few. (44) __________________________________________________________________________. Some say the pendulum in child rearing has swung so far toward permissiveness that (45) __________________________________________________________________________.
The tendency today is for teachers and parents to emphasize individual responsibility and to stress that (46) __________________________________________________________________________.

标准听力（七）

Part III 　　　Listening Comprehension 　　(35 minutes)
Section A
11. [A] Buy a train ticket from a friend. [B] Go to visit her parents-in-law.
[C] Recheck the doors and windows. [D] Bring some presents to her parents.

12. [A] He is not a qualified teacher.
[B] He has already been married.
[C] He does not feel like going to the dinner.
[D] He does not know when the dinner begins.

13. [A] She sings better than her daughter.
[B] She doesn’t like her daughter singing.
[C] She herself doesn’t have a good voice.
[D] She didn’t expect her daughter to sing so well.

14. [A] He disagrees with the woman. [B] He agrees with the woman.
[C] He holds a neutral attitude. [D] He has no comment.

15. [A] Traveling by train. [B] Preparing for a trip.
[C] Making a shopping list. [D] Shopping in a supermarket.

16. [A] He is very shy and quiet.
[B] He rarely means what he says.
[C] He rarely says a thing about his brother Bill.
[D] He has an open character and is very talkative.

17. [A] The beaches are dirty. [B] The air is contaminated.
[C] People there are exhausted. [D] It’s too windy for swimming.

18. [A] The man may be a sexist.
[B] The woman is a homemaker.
[C] The woman is unhappy with her husband’s work.
[D] The man is running a bread-manufacturing factory.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. [A] It is closing down some factories in the US.
[B] It no longer offers high-paying jobs.
[C] The number of its employees is doubled after the restructuring.
[D] It is manufacturing as many cars as before.

20. [A] Over 87,000 workers will lose their jobs in auto companies.
[B] Many people will have to say bye-bye to their high salaries.
[C] The employees’ laid-off has a great impact on the American business.
[D] America can no longer take a lead in world economy.

21. [A] They produced more cars than American manufacturers.
[B] They reduced car-production in America.
[C] They gave up more market share to the natives.
[D] They took over plants and manufacturing capacity.

22. [A] It is a serious threat to its competitors.
[B] It is not powerful enough to affect the world market.
[C] The cars’ quality is good enough to have their own branding.
[D] None of the Chinese cars meet the standard in the US.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. [A] To prove women’s diligence.
[B] To seek gender equality on campus.
[C] To improve transportation and accommodation.
[D] To put pressure on male students.

24. [A] To give an example of inequality.
[B] To show the positive side of equality.
[C] To show an example of the role model.
[D] To emphasize that women are superior to men.

25. [A] He was surely under huge pressure.
[B] The cafeteria was not one of his greatest achievements.
[C] He did almost nothing significant.
[D] He was the greatest leader of the students’ union.

Section B
Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. [A] To indicate how dependent the child is.
[B] To show work time creeps into family life.
[C] To show the microwave is of poor quality.
[D] To indicate family issues affect work hours.

27. [A] Be less satisfied with their work.
[B] Be less satisfied with their family life.
[C] Be angry with their troublesome children.
[D] Be unwilling to get married at an early age.

28. [A] Refuse to use cell phones.
[B] Encourage women to stay at home.
[C] Separate work hours from family time.
[D] Ignore coming calls during family time.

29. [A] Spillover makes the line between work and home unclear.
[B] Cell phones seem to be convenient to families.
[C] Cell phones affect men as much as women.
[D] We can do nothing to solve the problem.

Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. [A] Nancy set up “Dress for Success” to make money.
[B] Nancy’s office gathers used clothes from women.
[C] Nancy’s grandfather lent her the money to set up the office.
[D] Low-income women can get jobs at “Dress for Success”.

31. [A] Because they like the design of the dresses.
[B] Because they like to wear different clothes.
[C] Because they prefer buying clothes at a low price.
[D] Because they need to look smart when looking for a job.

32. [A] That she got a lot of good ideas from Nancy.
[B] That she is working happily at her present job.
[C] That clothes from Nancy’s office helped to get her a job.
[D] That “Dress for Success” has a good business relation with her firm.

Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. [A] Mainly because she felt nervous on the stage.
[B] Mainly because she lost her interest in that role.
[C] Mainly because she preferred the role of the narrator.
[D] Mainly because she had difficulty memorizing her words.

34. [A] To remove the dandelions.
[B] To enjoy the garden scene.
[C] To have a talk with her daughter.
[D] To help her daughter with the play.

35. [A] Everybody has some unforgettable memory.
[B] Everybody should learn to play different roles.
[C] Everybody has his or her own value in the world.
[D] Everybody can find his or her own way to success.

Section C
People born in the autumn live longer than those born in the spring. And they are less likely to fall (36) _______ ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. The scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research made such (37) _______ by using census data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia. They found that the month of birth was related to life (38) _______ over the age of 50. (39) _______ differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy, and infections occurring at different times of the year could both have an impact on the health of a new-born baby and could (40) _______ its life expectancy in older age. “A mother giving birth in spring spends the last (41) _______ of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in summer,” said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who carried out the research. “When she stops breast-feeding and starts giving her baby (42) _______ food, it’s in the hot weeks of summer when babies are (43) _______ to infections of the digestive system.” (44) _____________________________________________________________. In the southern hemisphere, the picture was similar. (45) _____________________________________________________________. The study focused on people born at the beginning of the 20th century. “(46) _____________________________________________________________,” Doblhammer said.

标准听力（八）

Part III 　　　Listening Comprehension 　　(35 minutes)
Section A
11. [A] Karen is very forgetful.
[B] He knows Karen better now.
[C] Karen is sure to pass the interview.
[D] The woman should have reminded Karen earlier.

12. [A] He can’t afford the time for the trip.
[B] He will manage to leave this month.
[C] He has to change the time for the trip.
[D] He hasn’t decided where to go next month.

13. [A] Everyone enjoyed himself at John’s parties.
[B] The man didn’t enjoy John’s parties at all.
[C] It will be the first time for the man to attend John’s party.
[D] The man is glad to be invited to John’s housewarming party.

14. [A] To help him prepare for the conference.
[B] To tell him something about the conference.
[C