英语中级听力期末试卷 B卷及答案

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英语中级听力期末试卷课程 班级 题序 计分 一 二 三 四 五 英语中级听力 学号 六 七 八B卷姓名___________________________九十总评Part One： Listen to a news report TWICE about the most competitive cities which bid for the 2008 Olympic Games and finish the two tasks that follow.Task (1): What are the advantages of each city? (2%× = 6%) 3 1. Beijing, China: 2. Paris, France: 3. Toronto, Canada:Task (2): Choose the best answer to each of the following questions: (1% × 5 = 5% ) 4. What is the motto for Beijing’s bid for the 2008 Olympic Games? A. Green Olympics, High-tech Olympics and People’s Olympics B. Sport and Athletes: Together with the Promotion of Olympic Ideals and Values C. New Beijing, Great Olympics 5. In which two years did Paris host Olympics Games? A. 1904 and 1928 B. 1900 and 1924 C. 1919 and 19346. What was the common theme that all three candidate cities (Beijing, Paris and Toronto) promoted? A. Technology B. Environment C. Friendship

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7. According to the report, which of the following features is NOT shared by Beijing and Paris? A. Strong support from the general public B. A long history and rich culture C. Effective use of urban space 8. Which of the following is true of Toronto? A. It would use non-toxic materials to reduce pollution B. It would offer the largest ever broadcasting center for the Games. C. Nine out of ten people in Canada were in favor of its candidature.Part Two: Listen to a science report TWICE about what “happy life” and “meaningful life”. (1% × 5 = 5%)Task (1): Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or false (F). 9. ( ) According to a new study, if one leads a happy life, his life must be meaningful. 10. ( ) The pursuit of happiness is often associated with selfish behavior. 11. ( ) What sets human beings apart from animals is the pursuit of happiness, which is unique to humans. 12. ( ) People who are happy tend to think that life is easy. 13. ( ) Viktor Frankl, writer of the best-selling book Man’s Search for Meaning lived through the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp.Task (2): Complete the brief summary of it by filling in the blanks. (2% × 6 = 12%) 14. topic： 15. Main argument: The major research findings are: 16. Leading a happy life and a meaningful life is associated respectively with .

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17. Meaning is not only about transcending the self, but also about.18. Although experiencing negative events decreases your happiness, it can .19. The example that supports this argument is: Part Three: Listen to a monologue only ONCE about the culture shock that occurred to Monica Coffey, a third-year British undergraduate who traveled to China to collect project data in Beijing and supply the missing information in the blanks below. (0.5% × 12 = 6%) Impressions about Beijing Before arrival ▲ As I waited for my plane at Heathrow Airport, the words of 20) friends and family filled my head. ▲ I was excited to be 22) 23) until ... Beijing here I come! After arrival ▲ After a long 26) hours, I reached Beijing and 27) a with a number to the other side of the world, yet anxious about myself with 25) and 21)I might encounter. I 24)problem: reaching Qinghua University, I was 28) of buildings, but I could not 29) ▲ I lived in a 30) questioning foreigners. which one was my guest-house. world except for my 31)which involvedPart Four: Listen to the following three conversations (TWICE for each) and choose the best answer for each of the question that follows. （2 % ×11 = 22 % ） Conversation One 32. What did Mason recently buy?

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A) a new pair of pants B) a new car C) a new house D) a new TV 33. What type of decorating has Mason already done? A) He remodeled the kitchen. B) He painted the walls. C) He built new shelves. D) He planted a garden. 34. Mason is giving his new place a _. A) makeup B) makeon C) makeunder D) makeoverConversation Two 35. Getting to Greece will take Greta 48 hours because __. A) she’s not flying B) she has several connecting flights C) her ticket was so cheap D) None of these. 36. Who is afraid of flying? A) Greta B) Sara C) Both Greta and Sara. D) Neither Greta nor Sara. 37. Why don’t Greta and Sara fly first class? A) It’s too expensive.B) They don’t mind flying coach.

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C)It’s always booked.D) They do fly first class. 38. Which does not belong? A) cramped B) claustrophobic C) comfortable D) smallConversation Three 39. Which best describes lip synching? A) Performing in front of a live audience. B) Pretending to sing while a recording plays. C) Singing along with a recording of a song. D) None of these. 40. Why was Beyonce performing next to President Obama? A) He’s a fan and came to her concert. B) She was performing at a celebration of his second term in office. C) Mason is speaking metaphorically when he says they’re next to each other. D) None of these. 41. What song is Beyonce accused of lip synching? A) “All the Single Ladies” B) “Happy Birthday” C) The national anthem of the US D) The lesson doesn’t say. 42. Why does Mason think it’s OK if Beyonce was lip synching? A) She was under a lot of pressure. B) No one knew about it at the time. C) President Obama didn’t care. D) All of these.

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Part Five You will hear three students in a study group working on a class assignment for their Economics class. Listen and choose A, B, C or D. You willhear the conversation TWICE.（2% × 10 = 20%） 43． The students A) Are meeting each other for the first time C) Are from different classes themselves 44． Magda doesn’t like the idea of the business cycle because: A) It’s too difficult B) It hasn’t been covered B) Are friends D) Decided on groupsin class C) Too many groups will want to choose it events 45． They decide o …… 此处隐藏：9851字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……