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2011级2012年4月大学英语(二)期中考试试卷听力文本Short conversations1. M: Nice weather, isn’t it? Oh, I’ve seen you around in the Students Union, but I don’t think we’ve met. I am Henry Smith. I am in the Drama Society.W: Nice to meet you, Henry. I am Helen Grant. I play for the orchestra.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?2.none3. M: Christmas is round the corner and I’m looking for a gift for my girlfriend. Any suggestions? W: Well, you have to tell me something about your girlfriend first. Also, what’s yo ur budget?Q: What does the woman want the man to do?4. none5. M: Ma’am, I hear you have an apartment for rent. Can I take a look at it?W: Sure, you’re welcome any time by appointment, but I have to tell you the building is close to a railway. And if you can’t put up with the noise, you might as well save the trip.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?6. none7. M: I think the hostess really went out of her way to make the party a success.W: Yes, the food and drinks were great, but if only we had known a few of the other guests.Q: What did the two speakers say about the party?8. none9. M: Do we have to get the opera tickets in advance?W: Certainly! Tickets at the door are usually sold at a higher price.Q: What does the woman imply?10. W: I’ve been waiting here almost half an hour! How come it took you so long?M: Sorry, honey! I had to drive two blocks before I spotted a place to park the car.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?11. M: What would you like for dessert? I think I’ll have apple pie and ice cream.W: The chocolate cake looks great, but I have to watch my weight. You go ahead and get yours. Q: What will the woman most probably do?12. M: How’s John now? Is he feeling any better?W: Not yet. It still seems impossible to make him smile. Talking to him is really difficult, and he gets upset easily over little things.Q: What do we learn about John?13. M: The taxi driver must have been speeding.W: Well, not really! He crashed into the tree because he was trying not to hit a box that had fallen off the truck ahead of him.Q: What do we learn about the taxi driver?14. M: What was it like working with those young stars?W: It was a great group. I always got mad when people said that we didn’t get along just b ecause we’re girls. There was never a fight. We had a great time.Q: What does the woman mean?15. M: Are you telling me you don’t have a housekeeper?W: No, we don’t. If you make a mess, you clean up yourself.Q: What do we learn from this conversation?Long conversationsConversation 1M: Come in please! What can I do for you?W: Prof Tomalin, are you giving your Advanced Geology course next semester?M: Yes, I’m planning on it.W: Could I enroll in it? I know it’s a graduate course and I’m only a junior, but…M: Aren’t you a bit young? I’ve allowed qualified seniors to take the course and they usually have a hard time keeping up.W: I know. But the geology of the American West is my favorite and I’ve done a lot of reading in the field. Last semester I took Prof Burman’s course and I didn’t find it nearly challenging enough. M: I see. You certainly aren’t one of those students who are out for easy grades.W: I should say not. I really want to learn something.M: Well, I’ll speak to Prof Burman. If he thinks you’re ready, I’ll let you enroll.W: Oh, thanks, Professor Tomalin. That’s really very kind of you.16. Why did the woman talk to the professor?17. At what stage is the woman in her studies?18. What is the professor’s first reply to the woman’s request?19. What does the woman say to persuade the professor?20. What does the professor promise to do?Passage 1As the competition in the modern world is more and more fierce, the pressure from education, career, or family is more and more severe, so it is essential to keep a good mood to confront all kinds of circumstances.Nowadays depression can lead to death. That is no longer a piece of news. A bad mood can cause psychological disease, affect the health of the human body, and influence the process of studying and working; or even worse, the sufferer can not lead a normal life like other people.While a good mood often brings health, it is more important because it guarantees high efficiency at work. What’s more, if you are in a good mood, your h umor and enthusiasm will have an effect on the people around you, thus a harmonious, pleasant atmosphere is established, and the efficiency of the group is also enhanced.It is important and necessary for us to keep a good mood to avoid the consequences of bad moods and make full use of the merits of good moods.21. What is not mentioned in the passage?22. What consequence does a bad mood lead to?23. What benefits does a good mood bring to us?Passage 2If you're wondering where the man of the house has got to, he's probably on the phone. Men have changed places with women as the family chatterbox, a survey has found. They dominate the house phone as well as constantly chatting on their mobiles.The average man is on the phone for 32 minutes a day, up from 22 five years ago. Women, on the other hand, spend a daily average of 26 minutes on the phone, down from 35 in 2002.But it's not because they suddenly have less to say. Women appear to prefer to share their gossip using e-mail and text messages, said the study of 3,500 adults.Calling banks or insurance companies, buying tickets and booking restaurant tables were includedin the conversations used to calculate the time spent on the phone. Work calls, however, were not.Almost 29 per cent of men said that sport was their favorite topic, followed by 22 per cent who discussed the mysteries of women and 20 per cent the even greater mysteries of money.A third of women (32 per cent) said they chatted most about men. A similar number said what and what not to wear was their main topic of conversation. Other top subjects were mutual friends and making plans to socialize.24. What is the passage mainly about?25. Why do women no longer dominate the house phone?26. How many men take money as their favorite topic on the phone?Passage 3Unhappy people glue themselves to the television 30 per cent more than happy people.The finding, announced on Thursday, comes from a survey of nearly 30,000 American adults conducted between 1975 and 2006 as part of the General Social Survey.While happy people report watching an average of 19 hours of television per week, unhappy people report 25 hours a week. The results hold even after taking into account education, income, age and marital status.In addition, happy individuals are more socially active, attend more religious services, vote more and read a newspaper more often than their less-chipper counterparts.The researchers are not sure, though, whether unhappiness leads to more television-watching or more viewing leads to unhappiness.In fact, people say they like watching television: Past research has shown that when people watched television they enjoyed it. In the studies, participants reported that on a scale from 0 to 10, TV-watching was nearly an 8.But perhaps the high from watching television doesn't last. John Robinson, a sociologist at the University of Maryland, College Park, said, "These conflicting data suggest that TV may provide viewers with short-run pleasure, but at the expense of long-term happiness."The researchers suggest that over time, television-viewing could push out other activities that do have more lasting benefits. Exercise comes to mind, as do parties and other forms of socialization known to have psychological benefits.Or, maybe television is simply a refuge for people who are already unhappy.27. W hat is among the findings of the survey reported in the passage?28. H ow long does the survey last?29. W hich of the following statements is true according to the passage?30. W hat is not included in the activities that have lastingbenefits?。