新理念英语上机测试(华工版)B4U3-A
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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 30 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.
1.
A) In a restaurant.
B) In a park.
C) In a museum.
D) In a hotel.
Script: Woman: Hi, welcome to Caesar's. Checking in?
Man: Yes, we have a reservation under Dr. Price. Question: Where does the conversation probably take place?
正确答案： D
2.
A) They are fresh.
B) They are lacking in experience.
C) They are professional.
D) They are graduate students.
Script: Man: What have been the major drawbacks of the new recruitment?
Woman: Well, some of them are fresh graduates from the university. We may need to have more professional training for them first.
Question: What is the main disadvantage of the new staff?
正确答案： B
3.
A) He is popular.
B) He founded the swimming club.
C) He is backed up by the speakers.
D) He has made a lot of contributions to the sports department.
Script: Woman: Would you vote for Naomi Bartlett? Man: Actually, yeah. I would. I am part of the swimming club and Naomi's backed the sports department through thick and thin.
Question: What can you tell about Naomi Bartlett?
正确答案： D
4.
A) 25%.
B) 250%.
C) 215%.
D) 205%.
Script: Man: Tuition fees are becoming ridiculous. They have risen 250% in six years!
Woman: It is time to expect some changes.
Question: How much has the tuition increased?
正确答案： B
5.
A) He likes the paintings by Jackson Pollock.
B) He likes abstract style better.
C) He likes realistic paintings better.
D) He prefer modern paintings.
Script: Woman: How do you like the paintings by Jackson Pollock?
Man: Well, I prefer realism to abstract.
Question: What is the man's attitude?
正确答案： C
Questions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Script: Woman: You won't forget that we're going over to the Wong's for dinner tomorrow night, will you? Man: I will keep that in my mind. I won't forget. Woman: It slipped your mind last week that we were meeting Donna at the movies, remember?
Man: I was preoccupied last week, but I won't forget about tomorrow night.
Woman: I'm reminding you because the week before that, you forgot to cash that check at the bank. Remember that?
Man: I didn't forget. I was just a little wrapped up in work that week. I'm not usually absent-minded, you know.
Woman: Right. Do you want me to send you an email tomorrow morning to jog your memory?
Man: That won't be necessary. I have the day, time, and even their address committed to memory. Do you want to test me?
Woman: No, I don't, but I just want to make sure we don't have a repeat of what happened last month. You were supposed to meet me at the Donnelly's at 8:00 pm and you never showed up. Remember that?
Man: No, I don't. I am forgetful. I won't remember any other incident you want to throw in my face. I thought last week you said you would stop giving me a hard time about my bad memory. Remember that?
6.
A) He forgot to send a mail.
B) He forgot to cash the check.
C) He forgot to go for a dinner.
D) He forgot to go to the movie.
Script: What did the man forget to do last week?
正确答案： D
7.
A) To remind him of the meeting.
B) To remind him of the dinner at Wong's.
C) To inform him of the movie.
D) To remind him to cash the check.
Script: What does the woman want to email the man for tomorrow?
正确答案： B
8.
A) 10:00 am.
B) 8:00 pm.
C) 10:00 pm.
D) 8:00 am.
Script: When did they arrange to meet at the Donnely's last month?
正确答案： B
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Script: Juan: You'll never guess who I got an email from yesterday.
Naomi: Who?
Juan: Diana Shultz.
Naomi: Weren't you two classmates in high school? So, you got an email from an old flame. Very interesting.
Juan: Well, that's ancient history. We lost touch after we went off to college.
Naomi: What did she say in her email?
Juan: She said she was going to be in town next month and wanted to know if I wanted to get together for dinner.
Naomi: Are you going to go?
Juan: I don't know. Her email came out of the blue. Naomi: Aren't you dying of curiosity? I know I would be. Maybe she still has feelings for you.
Juan: Stop it! It's just dinner, and I'm sure she just wants to catch up on old times, nothing more. Naomi: I wouldn't be so sure. You'll go, right? Juan: I might as well. If I make an excuse, she might think I'm trying to avoid her.
Naomi: Good. Go and then tell me all about it afterwards. You know I have no social life.
Juan: Stop making things up. You date more than anyone I know. Okay, I'm going, so stop bothering me. Naomi: All right, but I can't wait to hear all about it!
9.
A) A former teacher of the man.
B) A former classmate of the man.
C) A former colleague of the man.
D) A former student of the man.
Script: Who is Dianna Shultz?
正确答案： B
10.
A) She wanted to make things up.
B) She hoped to have a class reunion.
C) She would like to have a get-together for dinner with the man.
D) She wanted to visit the town again.
Script: Why did Dianna email the man?
正确答案： C
11.
A) She is angry and gloomy.
B) She is happy and cheerful.
C) She is sad and painful.
D) She is curious and somewhat jealous.
Script: What is the female speaker's attitude?
正确答案： D
Section B
Direstions：Listen to three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. All the recordings will be played once only. After you hear a question, please choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Passage One
Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Script: If you feel the urge to lay your head down on the desk for an afternoon nap, here's
something to tell your boss: a 90-minute snooze will actually help you remember that new task you just learned. Researchers at the University of Haifa published the results of their nap study in the journal Nature Neuroscience. They tested two groups —each was asked to learn to bring their thumb and fingers together in a specific sequence. One took a 90-minute nap afterwards, the other didn't. The group that slept had learned the sequence better by nightfall. By morning the two groups had evened out, but researchers say the nappers improved more rapidly the next day.
Then the scientists took another two groups. Both learned two different thumb-to-finger sequences over a few hours. One group took a nap in between the two tasks. At night-time, there was no difference between the groups. But by the morning, the nappers had learned the first task better. Scientists say this shows sleep in the afternoon help engrave new tasks into our long-term memory. Turns out that if you snooze, you win.
12.
A) Scientists have done a lot of research on napping.
B) Taking a nap helps people to remember newly acquired information.
C) Long-term memory is more important.
D) Nappers are better employees.
Script: What is the main idea of this passage?
正确答案： B
13.
A) 30 minutes.
B) 60 minutes.
C) 90 minutes.
D) 120 minutes.
Script: How many minutes' nap is recommended by the scientists?
正确答案： C
14.
A) Napping helps short-term memory.
B) Napping helps one's health.
C) Napping helps the memory of new tasks.
D) Napping helps to do the thumb-to-finger sequence task.
Script: What does the research show about the effects of taking a nap?
正确答案： C
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Script: Are smarter people drawn to music, theater and dance? Or does arts training in childhood change the brain in positive ways? In 2004, the philanthropic Dana Foundation created a group of neuroscientists from seven universities to address those questions. On March 4, the group released a report —Learning, Arts, and the Brain, available at https://www.360docs.net/doc/468203863.html,. Some of the findings:
An interest in performing arts helps develop sustained attention spans, which can improve other areas of cognition. Links exist between training in music and the ability to manipulate information in both short-term and long-term memory. Music training also appears to improve kids' capacity for geometric representation, as well as the acquisition of reading skills. Acting classes lead to improved memory, via better language skills. Dance learning is done through observation and mimicry, and that training appears to improve other cognitive skills. So science says that dance, theater and music can make life full of sound and glory, signifying something.
15.
A) March 4, 2004.
B) March 14, 2003.
C) May 14, 2004.
D) May 4, 2003.
Script: When did the research group release the report?
正确答案： A
16.
A) It helps to develop short-term memory.
B) It improves attention spans.
C) It fosters the geometric representation.
D) It increases the information processing
ability.
Script: What does performing art help?
正确答案： B
17.
A) Music training seems to improve children's memory.
B) Music training seems to help manipulate information in both short-term and long-term memory.
C) Music training seems to improve their acquisition of reading skills.
D) Music training seems to improve kids' capacity for geometric representation.
Script: Which of the following is not mentioned as an advantage that music training may have for children?
正确答案： A
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Script: Senior citizens, don't believe the ads. Because a new study finds that older folks who accept that seniors' memories get worse do worse on memory tests. The finding was published in the journal Experimental Aging Research.
Scientists interested in the effects of stereotype on memory enlisted 103 seniors between 60 and 82 years old to take a memory test. Before the test, some subjects were told that the test checked the effects of age on memory. Researchers call this a threat — it reminds participants of the stereotype. That group was also asked to write down their age after
reading the instructions, again homing in on the stereotype.
The other group was told that the test controlled for biases. This could make them feel more secure. Researchers also gave participants a questionnaire to test how strongly they bought into negative stereotypes.
The results: Participants who got reminded of their age and the old-age, poor-memory stereotype did significantly worse. Those who say they feel stigmatized also performed more poorly. So your memory may function better just by believing that it will. In which case, you really will eventually figure out where you left your car keys.
18.
A) 103.
B) 60 to 80.
C) 65 to 82.
D) 60 to 82.
Script: How old are the seniors who are enlisted as the research subjects?
正确答案： D
19.
A) They were told the bias will make them feel secure.
B) They were asked to write down their age.
C) They were given a stigma consciousness questionnaire.
D) They were controlled by bias.
Script: What was the other group told to believe?
正确答案： C
20.
A) Memory may function better just by believing that it will.
B) Participants who did not get reminded of their age and the old-age, poor-memory stereotype did significantly worse.
C) You really will eventually figure out where you left your car keys.
D) Memory becomes worse as people get old.
Script: What did the research result suggest?
正确答案： A
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
People who want to learn things might do better by simply stopping to smell the roses, researchers reported on (21)_________________ . German researchers found they could use odors to reactivate
new memories in the brains of people while they slept — and the (22)_________________ remembered better later. Writing in the journal Science, they said their study showed that memories are indeed
(23)_________________ during sleep, and that smells and perhaps other stimuli can reinforce brain learning pathways.
Jan Born of the University of Lubeck in Germany and (24)_________________ had 74 volunteers learn to play games similar to the game of "Concentration" in which they must find matched pairs of objects or cards by turning only one over at a time. While doing this task, some of the volunteers inhaled the scent of roses. The volunteers then agreed to sleep inside an MRI tube. (25)_________________ magnetic resonance imaging was used to "watch" their brains while they slept. At various stages during sleep, Born's team spread the same scent of roses.
The volunteers were tested again the next day on what they had learned. "After the odor night, (26)_________________ remembered 97.2 percent of the card pairs they had learned before sleep," the