2011年12月听力预测

11. A) Customers and assistant. B) Father and daughter. C) Dentist and patient. D) Teacher and student.

12. A) People should have taken things more seriously. B) People should avoid being killed unexpectedly. C) People should have made greater achievement. D) People should not idle away their life.

13. A) Intensive Reading. B) Extensive Reading. C) Literature. D) Listening.

14. A) The woman goes to a full-time school and works part time. B) The woman has to work to support herself. C) The woman’s classes are not difficult. D) The woman takes evening classes.

15. A) Because Maria didn’t like football. B) Because Maria fell ill.

C) Because he didn’t have the time. D) Because he couldn’t stand football. 16. A) Jack survived the accident. B) Jack was the only victim of the accident. C) Jack saved all the other passengers.D) Jack had little damage done to his car.

17. A) The plane is full. B) The plane is late.

C) The plane has broken down. D) The flight is canceled. 18. A) Because all rooms are taken. B) Because many spare rooms are available. C) Because there are only double rooms D) Because there is just a single room.

Question 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard

19. A) He wants to become a cook. B) He hopes to go on to graduate school. C) He wants to travel around the world. D) He’d like to work at a hotel. 20. A) History. B) French.

C) Computer Science. D) Hotel Management.

21. A) She has a part-time job. B) She received a scholarship. C) Her parents pay for it. D) She is working as a tourist guide.

22. A) At a bakery. B) In a library.

C) At a restaurant. D) At a travel agency.

Question 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard 23. A) To ask for a job interview.

B) To talk about the arrangement of a news conference. C) To make a discussion about the new book. D) To make an appointment with the man.

24. A) Sunday morning, 11o’clock. B) Thursday morning, around 10 o’clock. C) Friday morning, around 10 o’clock. D) Monday morning, 11 o’clock. 25. A) They will have a talk at a hotel.

B) The woman will pick up the man at his place.

C) The man will go to the garden of the woman’s house. D) They will go to Fifth Avenue of downtown area. Section B

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Passage One

26. A) Her husband had got a higher position. B) Her husband had lost his job. C) She wanted to have a cleaner house. D) She wanted to move to New York. 27. A) His telephone went out of order. B) The buyers had to leave soon. C) He began to work at 8 a.m.

D) He had made an appointment with her at 8 a.m.

28. A) They considered her lazy. B) They saw something

they had never seen.

C) They considered her foolish. D) They saw something

familiar to them. Passage Two

29. A) Men and women. B) Women and girls. C) Boys and girls. D) Men and boys. 30. A) Because T-shirts feel soft and wash well. B) Because T-shirts are smart and comfortable. C) Because T-shirts go well with trousers. D) Because T-shirts are suitable for evening wear.

31. A) The silk T-shirt in white color B) The cotton T-shit with a slogan or picture.

C) The nylon T-shirt worn on playground. D) The wool T-shirt worn for work. Passage Three

32. A) For protection against other animals. B) For protection against other dogs.

C) Just for fun. D) For the purpose of guarding the house. 33. A) Because they did not eat other animals. B) Because they were useful for protection. C) Because they were good hunters. D) Because they always obeyed their masters.

34. A) For companionship. B) For amusement. C) For protection against robbery. D) For hunting. 35. A) The city can be a lonely place. B) Life in the West can be very dangerous. C) People in the West are fond of animals. D) The dog is a useful and friendly animal. Section C

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Throughout history the basic unit of almost every human society has been the family. Members of a family live together under the same roof, and they share the economic (36) _______ of life as well as its affectionate joys. It is the family that has (37) _______ responsibility for the important task of raising children to adulthood.

The family is not a uniform concept in all societies. In many places it is an (38) _________ group that includes uncles, aunts, (39) ______ and in-laws. The head of the family usually has considerable influence in arranging marriages, selecting careers and (40) _________ all the important moves and (41) ________ by any member of the family. (42) _________ where the society or the state does not give aid and where (43) _______ responsibilities of the family are greater, (44) ____________________________________.

In many other societies, including most industrialized ones, the “nuclear family” is the basic social unit. (45) ________________________________________. Industrialization and urbanization create many specialized jobs which tend to scatter family members among different employers and thus to separate residences as soon as they become wage earners. (46) .

预测题二 Section A

11. A) He will change his attitude to her. B) He won’t revenge himself on her.

C) He has done her wrong by accident. D) He hasn’t been hard on the woman.

12. A) It culturally links the United States and China. B) It’s one of the most translated short novels. C) It’s a best-selling romance in America.

D) Its author became popular for his language talent.

13. A) The man could tell fake money from the real just by looking at them. B) The man was overcharging the woman for repairing her machine.

C) The woman made big money so she didn’t care how much the bill was. D) The woman didn’t realize the money she gave the woman was not real. 14. A) In Chicago. B) In Boston. C) In Washington. D) In Manchester. 15. A) A guest and a receptionist. B) A passenger and an air hostess. C) A customer and a shop assistant. D) A lodger and a landlady. 16. A) He doesn’t want Jenny to get into trouble. B) He doesn’t agree with the woman’s remark.

C) He thinks Jenny’s workload too heavy at college. D) He believes most college students are running wild.

17. A) The actors were enthusiastic. B) It was just terrible.

C) It was applaudable. D) The plot was funny enough. 18. A) He has been back in Canada for weeks.

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B) He is studying French in Canada.

C) He is having a vacation in Canada. D) He is planning to return to Canada in a year.

19. A) To return some business books. B) To apply for a new library card. C) Belinda prefers soccer to American football. D) Martin prefers soccer to American football. Section B Passage One

C) To check out some books from the library. D) To find out where the art books are located. 20. A) The woman thinks he has an overdue book.

B) The book he needs have been checked out by someone else. C) The woman is unable to locate the books that he needs. D) A library notice was sent to him at his previous address. 21. A) The man has mistakenly received someone else’s books. B) The man changed his major from art to business. C) The man recently moved off campus.

D) There are two students named Richard Smith. 22. A) See if he is related to any of the students. B) Apply for a job as a library assistant.

C) Use his middle name.

D) Use a different library.

23. A) Soccer. B) American Football. C) Rugby. D) Basketball.

24. A) The players use a round ball in the game. B) The players use an elliptic ball in the game. C) The player cannot pass the ball with their hands. D) The players must play the game peacefully. 25. A) Both prefer soccer to American football. B) Both prefer American football to soccer. 26. A) The city is too crowded. B) It is a very attractive place.

C) The streets are too narrow. D) The students there lead a comfortable life. 27. A) Watching traditional plays. B) Visiting the magnificent libraries.

C) Boating on the river. D) Cycling in narrow streets. 28. A) There are many visitors there. B) There are many students there. C) There are many old streets there. D) There are many bicycles there.

Passage Two

29. A) He is a sportsman. B) He is a photographer. C) He is an actor. D) He is a publisher. 30. A) He was good at writing about interesting people. B) It was much easier to write stories about people.

C) He believed that people are always eager to learn about other people. D) He thought people played an important role in world events.

31. A) Business people. B) Journalists. C) Sport fans. D) Celebrities.

Passage Three

32. A) In the first semester. B) In the second semester. C) In the third semester. D) In the fourth semester. 33. A) She is ill. B) She is too old. C) Her husband wants her to. D) Her husband is ill.

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34. A) His girlfriend. B) His mother. C) His cousin. D) His teacher. 35. A) He has decided to continue his studies. B) He has still to take a part time job.

C) He has decided to give up his job. stores built as a unit with one-site parking. (46) ______________________________________. Large malls may also contain such places as hotels, restaurants, libraries, banks, post offices, medical clinics, theaters, and parks. D) He has still to make a decision. Section C

Department stores are large retail stores selling many different kinds of merchandise arranged in separate departments. Such stores are found in nearly every important city in the world, and the large department stores often (36) ________ more than 100 separate departments. The two major (37) ______ of merchandise sold in department stores generally are clothes and home (38) ______.

The organization of a modern department store is often (39) ________ because of the large number of goods and services provided. Typically, the operation of a store is conducted through five (40) _______ divisions. There is the merchandising division, which is (41) _______ for the buying and pricing of merchandise. Then there is the sales (42) __________ division, which controls advertising, display, public relations, and other related matters. Of course, there is the (43) _______ division, which supervises employment and the training and welfare of employees. Next, (44) _____________________________________________.

Finally, there is the finance and control division, which deals with accounting, customer credit, expense control, and other financial and budgetary matters. Within these five divisions are many subdivisions. (45) ______________________________________________. Nowadays, another kind of store that provides such service is a mall or a plaza. A mall is a group of

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