Unit 2 What is happiness to you？

Unit 2What is happiness to you？PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION(30 marks)SECTION A(22.5 marks)Directions：In this section，yo u’l l hear 5 conversations between 2 speakers.For each conversation，there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices.Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter(A，B or C)．You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 1W：Can I help you?M：Yes，I am looking for a flat.W：To buy or to rent?M：Oh，to rent.W：How much do you want to pay?M：About two hundred a month.W：Well，I’ve got one here in Sydney Road.It’s two hundred and fifty a month.M：How big is it?W：It has a kitchen，a bathroom and a bedroom.M：Well，actually，I’d prefer something a bit bigger if that’s possible.W：Yes，I think so.Here’s an interesting one.It’s opposite the park.M：How much is it?W：It’s three hundred a month.It’s the biggest flat we’ve got in this area.M：What’s it like?W：Well，there are two bedrooms，a sitting room，a kitchen and a bathroom.M：It sounds very interesting.Can I go and see it?W：Of course，sir.Can I have your name and address?1．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A．Close friends.B．Shop assistant and customer.C．Strangers.答案 C2．What does the man want to do?A．To buy a house. B．To sell a flat. C．To rent a flat.答案 C3．What is the flat the man is interested in like?A．It has a bathroom and a bedroom.B．It has two bedrooms and a sitting－room.C．It has a kitchen but it doesn’t have a bathroom.答案 BConversation 2M：Hello，Mrs.Thomas.What can I do for you?W：Well，I’ve been having bad stomach pains lately，doctor.M：Oh，I’m sorry to hear that.How long have you been having them?W：Just in the last few weeks.I get a very sharp pain about an hour after I’ve eate n.M：I see.Do you get this after every meal?W：Let me think.No，it’s usually in the afternoons，after lunch.M：Well，what do you have for lunch?W：Oh，I mostly just have a quick hamburger and rush back to the office.We’re very busy at the moment.M：Well，I don’t think it’s anything serious.Maybe you’re eating too quickly.You know it’s bad for your health.W：My husband is always telling me that.M：Anyway，I’ll give you something for it and we’ll see what happens.Take the medicine three times a day.W：After meals or before?M：After eating.W：Thank you，doctor.M：You’re welcome.4．How long has the woman got stomachache?A．For 2 weeks. B．For 3 weeks. C．For a few weeks.答案 C5．When does the woman get a pain in her stomach?A．About an hour after lunch.B．About an hour before breakfast.C．About an hour after every meal.答案 A6．What can we know from the conversation?A．The woman’s stomachache is very serious.B．The woman’s husband doesn’t like eating quickly.C．The medicine should be taken before meals.答案 BConversation 3W：Mark，I want to improve my French.Do you think it would be a good idea to go to a language school?M：Yes，I do.I went to a French summer school last year.It was the Gold School of French.W：Was it any good?M：Yes，very good.We played a lot of games in class.Can you imagine that?W：What sort of games?M：All sorts.Guessing games，for example.A simple game we played called the Bag Game.One learner has a bag and the other learner has to guess what is in the bag.I learned the French names of many things by playing this game.W：How many classes did you have a week?M：Let me see.Two on Monday，Tuesday and Thursday and four on Wednesday and Friday.We also practiced in groups after class.That was helpful.W：Do you remember how much you had to pay?M：Yes.80 pounds.W：That’s not too bad.I’ll think about it.7．What did the man do in the summer course?A．He played games with the learners.B．He taught children there.C．He was learning a foreign language.答案 C8．How many classes were there in a week in the school?A．10. B．14. C．6.答案 B9．What do you think the woman will probably do?A．Take French lessons.B．Take a course in French school.C．Go to France.答案 AConversation 4May I have your attention，please？All of you have the pamphlets at hand，but I’m going to run thr ough the main items of tomorrow’s tour with you.As you can see，you’ll be picked up from your hotel at 8∶00.So you must make sure to order an early breakfast.Then you’ll be taken to the Temple of Heaven.After that，you’ll be taken to the Tian’anmen Square，w here you can see the People’s Hall.And of course you’ll see the Palace Museum too.As you know，the Palace Museum is very large.After that，you’ll have a brief lunch.Then in the afternoon，we’ll visit the Summer Palace.It’s a long way from the Palace Museum.S o you can have a short sleep on the bus.After that we’ll have a visit to Tsinghua University on the way back.I see a lot of you have your children with you.I’m sure you’d like your children to have a look at the famous university and its students，while you can enjoy seeing the buildings and the view there.10．When will the tourists probably have breakfast the next day?A．7∶30. B．8∶00. C．8∶30.答案 A11．What is the first place they will visit?A．The Tia n’anmen Square.B．The Temple of Heaven.C．The Summer Palace.12．When can tourists have a break?A．On the way to the Summer Palace.B．On the way to Tsinghua University.C．On the way to the Temple of Heaven.答案 AConversation 5M：I’ve been invited to a formal dinner party in Paris.Is there anything diffe rent between Chinese and French dinner parties?W：Yes，remember that the French have their own way of doing things，and that even your finest manners may not be “correct” by French custom.M：Can you give me some examples?W：Yes.The first duty of the guest is to respond to the invitation within 48 hours.Don’t show up exactly at the time given on the invitation.And，you may not ask to bring your own guest because the hostess has chosen her own.Flowers sent in advance are the preferred gift.They may also be sent afterwards with a thank－you note.M：Need I bring some wine with me?W：Though the French love wine，you must never bring a bottle to a dinner party.You may，however，offer a box of chocolates，which the hostess will pass around after dinner，with the coffee.13．How soon should you respond to an invitation to a dinner party in France?A．At once. B．Within 12 hours. C．Within 2 days.答案 C14．What shouldn’t you bring when you show up at a French party?A．Flowers. B．Chocolates. C．Wine.答案 C15．What can we know about a French party from the conversation?A．Don’t bring any friend with you when you attend the party.B．Attend the party with some gifts like wine and rose.C．Offer to bring a bottle of wine if the host likes drinking.SECTION B(7.5 marks)Directions：In this section，yo u’l l hear a mini－talk.Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information yo u’v e got.Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.Yo u’l l hear the mini－talk TWICE.Mini－talkDian Fossey was a world－famous zoologist who worked with gorillas in Africa.She was born in the city of San Francisco in 1932 and graduated from San Jose State College in 1954.Dian was fascinated by the work and writing of the famous American zoologist，George Schaller，and traveled to Africa in 1963.In Africa，she worked with another famous man，Louis Leakey，and studied the mountain gorillas.They believed that people had evolved from gorillas and that studying them would throw light on how man evolved.Mr. Leakey encouraged Dian to stay in Africa and study the gorillas for many years.Her study site in Africa became an international centre for gorilla research in 1967.She then received her PH.D. in zoology from the University of Cambridge in 1974.Her famous book，Gorillas in the Mist，was published in 1983 and became a popular film in 1988.Dian Fossey spent 22 years studying gorillas in Africa and died in 1985.Many international groups still continue her research.续表答案16.Africa17.international center18.zoology19.popular film20.1985PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE(45 marks)SECTION A(15 marks)Directions：Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21．One of my close friends made great progress in her studies so her teachers ________ her，andI ________ her.A．were happy with；was happy withB．were happy for；was happy forC．were happy with；was happy forD．were happy for；was happy with答案C[were happy with对……感到满意；was happy for因……感到高兴。