新标准大学英语综合教程4 Unit2

Unit 2

Section I Listening Comprehension I. Short conversations

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

1. A. Talking about arts.

B. Writing up local news. C. Reading newspapers.

D. Putting up advertisements. C

2. A. He should wait.

B. He should call and check on it. C. He should make a complaint.

D. He should go and check it by himself. A

3. A. A student.

B. A teaching assistant. C. A professor. D. A journalist. D

4. A. When the woman’s birthday is．

B. What the book is about． C. Why the book is popular． D. What is out of stock． C

5. A. At the office.

B. At a bank. C. In a hospital. D. At the library. D

6. A. $6.9. B. $10.68. C. $8.69.

D. $1.99. B

7. A. He should finish all the pages before midnight. B. He should work from midnight to morning. C. He shouldn’t try to finish everything tonight. D. He should leave in the morning. C

8. A. They should go to the movie. B. They should read the book.

C. They should go to the movie and then read the book. D. They should read the book and then go to the movie.

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D

9. A. The man bought quite a lot of books. B. The man should set up a library.

C. The bookstore doesn’t have many books. D. The man doesn’t know what books to buy. A

10. A. He dislikes it. B. He loves it.

C. He doesn’t want to read it.

D. He loves the beginning part of the book. B

II. Long conversations

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

Conversation 1

1. A. An autobiography of Bob Dylan.

B. A book written by Bob Dylan.

C. An autobiography of Howard Sounes. D. A biography by Howard Sounes. D 2. A. 5. B. 13. C. 15. D. 30. C

3. A. By Friday. B. By Monday. C. In three days. D. Not given. A

4. A. Colleagues. B. Classmates.

C. Teacher and student. D. Librarian and reader. B

Conversation 2 1. A. At home.

B. At her parents’ home. C. In her office. D. They are lost. B

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2. A. Runaway Bunny. B. Goodnight Moon. C. Green Eggs and Ham. D. Stephen King’s novel. C

3. A. He doesn’t like reading.

B. It’s difficult for him to find the time to finish a book. C. He begins to love reading from now on.

D. He usually reads at least two or three books a month. D

III. Understanding Passages

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

Passage 1

1. A. Losing weight.

B. Making more money. C. Falling in love. D. Reading more. B

2. A. Interesting but hard ones. B. Good but hard ones.

C. Good and not too difficult ones.

D. Extremely difficult ones. C

3. A. A book.

Ｂ. The purse. Ｃ. A map. Ｄ. A card. A Passage 2

1. A. A new bookstore.

B. An traditional bookstore. C. An online bookstore. D. A clothing store. D

2. A. It switched focus. B. It was closed.

C. It was bought by Kitson.

D. It was planning to merge with Kitson. A

3. A. 100,000. B. 2,00.

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C. 200 or so.

D. Not mentioned. C

4. A. Because they are not allowed to be sold online. B. Because they can not arouse readers’ interest.

C. Because they have beautiful covers to attract readers. D. Because they can get lost in online book selling. D

Passage 3 1. A. Books.

B. Love.

C. Friendship. D. Knowledge. D

2. A. It broadens our horizon. B. It improves our talking.

C. It creates awareness for other people and culture. D. It gives a new direction to the mind to think. B

3. A. Parents should read aloud to children.

B. Children should read by themselves to feel the benefits of reading. C. Reading aloud would enhance children’s creative thinking. D. Children should read only fairy tales. C

Passage 4

1. A. It is held to call for children to celebrate the birthday of Dr Seuss. B. It is held on March 5.

C. Its activities aim to bring reading excitement to children of all ages. D. It is an annual reading motivation and awareness program. B

2. A. Athletes and actors. B. Teachers and principals. C. Children.

D. Governors, mayors and other elected officials. D

3. A. Issue reading challenges to young readers.

B. Dye their hair green or be stuck to a wall to boost reading. C. Assign reading tasks to children.

D. Celebrate the birthday of the beloved children’s author. B Passage 5

1. A. Because we cannot absorb all the information into our brain by reading.

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B. Because we have different ways of thinking. C. Because the work is too difficult.

D. Because we are like computers linked in networks. A

2. A. It means the reading process is casual.

B. It means the reading process depends on the reader’s knowledge or capacity of perception. C. It means the reading process depends on the reader’s mood.

D. It means that the writer can channel the reader into certain interpretations. D

3. A. The writer divides the essay into parts. B. The writer writes long paragraphs.

C. The writer gives the reader certain clues.

D. The writer channels the reader into certain interpretations. B

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