英语中级听力期末试卷B卷
课程英语中级听力姓名___________________________
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题序一二三四五六七八九十总评
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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%×3 = 6%)
1. Beijing, China:
2. Paris, France:
3. Toronto, Canada:
Task (2): Choo 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
年会致辞5. In which two years did Paris host Olympics Games?环控系统
A. 1904 and 1928
B. 1900 and 1924
C. 1919 and 1934
6. What was the common theme that all three candidate cities (Beijing, Paris and
Toronto) promoted?
A. Technology
B. Environment
C. Friendship
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 u of urban space
8. Which of the following is true of Toronto?
A. It would u non-toxic materials to reduce pollution
B. It would offer the largest ever broadcasting center for the Games.
精美的书签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 fal (F).
9. ( ) According to a new study, if one leads a happy life, his life must be
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meaningful.
10. ( ) The pursuit of happiness is often associated with lfish behavior.
11. ( ) What ts 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-lling 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:
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The major rearch findings are:
16. Leading a happy life and a meaningful life is associated respectively with
.
17. Meaning is not only about transcending the lf, but also about .
18. Although experiencing negative events decreas 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) and
21)
friends and family filled my head.
▲ I was excited to be 22) to the other side of the world, yet anxious about
23) I might encounter. I 24) mylf with 25)
until ...
Beijing here I come!
After arrival
▲ After a long 26) hours, I reached Beijing and 27) a problem: reaching Qinghua University, I was 28) with a number
of buildings, but I could not
29) which one was my guest-hou.
▲ I lived in a 30) world except for my 31) which involved questioning foreigners.
Part Four: Listen to the following three conversations (TWICE for each) and choo the best answer for each of the question that follows. （2 % × 11 = 22 % ）
Conversation One
32.What did Mason recently buy?
A) a new pair of pants
B) a new car
C) a new hou
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.
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D) He planted a garden.
34.Mason is giving his new place a _.
A) makeup
B) makeon
有关读书的格言C) makeunder
D) makeover
Conversation Two
35. Getting to Greece will take Greta 48 hours becau __.
A) she’s not flying
B) she has veral connecting flights
英文名字网名C) her ticket was so cheap
D) None of the.
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.
C) It’s always booked.
D) They do fly first class.
38. Which does not belong?
A) cramped
B) claustrophobic
C) comfortable
D) small
Conversation 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 the.
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 cond term in office.
C) Mason is speaking metaphorically when he says they’re next to each other.
D) None of the.
41. What song is Beyonce accud 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.
