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大二英语期末听力题C1.A. A TOEFL examination.B. Any English language examination.C. Good luck.D. Ill luck.A2.A. To keep evil away.B. To wish for more money.C. To show friendliness.D. To treat a wound.D3.A. She will paint it brown.B. She wants the man to paint it brown.C. She asks the man to climb up the ladder.D. She asks the man not to walk under the ladder.B4.A. The building is a 13-floor one.B. The building does not have a 13th floor.C. The building has a 13th floor but nobody lives there.D. The building has a 13th floor but few people live there.C5.A. It causes a car accident.B. It causes an injury.C. It prevents bad luck.D. It makes plenty of money.C6.A. Teachers.B. Lawyers.C. Sailors.D. Doctors.C7.A. The man learnt the news of UFO from the newspaper.B. The woman learnt the news of UFO from the newspaper today.C. The woman probably mistook an airplane for a UFO.D. The man doesn't believe in UFO at all.B1.When did people begin to record animals falling from skies?A. Hundreds of years ago.B. Thousands of years ago.C. In 1877.D. In 1957.D2.What did Dr. Smith notice?A. An alligator climbing ashore.B. An alligator falling to the ground, seriously wounded.C. An alligator falling to the ground dead.D. An alligator falling to the ground and crawling towards the tent.A3.How many alligators did Dr. Smith find within 200 yards?A. Eight.B. Seven.C. Six.D. Two.C4.How did Mr. and Mrs. Tucker conclude that the alligator dropped from sky?A. They heard the soft sound of a falling object.B. They heard a groan.C. They heard both a thump and a groan.D. They saw a dark object dropping to the ground.D5.How did the airship officer know that the alligator had fallen from the sky?A. He saw it falling with his own eyes.B. One of his crew members saw it falling.C. The crew of another airship saw it falling.D. The officer did not take an alligator aboard.C1.What does the man report to the policewoman?A. A car accident.B. A case of drunk driving.C. A UFO.D. An alien killing people.B2.What did the man see?A. A bright light rising over a hill.B. A bright light disappearing behind a hill.C. A light moving towards him.D. A light exploding in front of him.A3.What did the man do when he sighted what he believed to be a UFO?A. He drove towards it.B. He ran away from it.C. He immediately reported it to the police.D. He called his friend for help.D4.What does the man say the "beast" did?A. He overturned the car to injure the man.B. He knocked the man out before putting him alongside the road.C. He knocked the man out before carrying him to a flying saucer.D. He carried the man on his shoulder to a flying saucer.D5.What does the policewoman imply by asking "Have you been taking any medication, drugs, or alcohol in the last 24 hours?"?A. She wants to use medicine to cure the driver.B. She wants to throw the driver into jail.C. She wants to see the UFO for herself.D. She does not believe the man's story.Easter Island in the southern Pacific Ocean remains a mystery. When the island was 1. discovered, it was almost uninhabited, but there were many statues on it. People are 2. eager to know who lived there before its discovery, how they lived, and why they 3.died out. Different theories give different explanations, but none is completely convincing. The EasterIslanders had their own system of 4.writing, different from any other in the world. No other 5.Pacific Islanders knew how to write. The American 6.Indians did not know how to write either. Who 7. taught the Easter Islanders how to write, or did they develop their own system? Remember that writing was first invented in Asia only a few thousand years BC.8.. The Easter Islanders lived on sweet potatoes they farmed. These sweet potatoes came from the Americas How did the Easter Islanders get them? Is it possible that a few Easter Islanders traveled 2,300 miles to Chile, got sweet potatoes, and brought them back? But this is unlikely.9. Remember that the distances involved were great, further than the distance from Europe to the closest place in the Americas, which was only colonized in 1492. Could Easter Island have been colonized by people from Chile? Yet, DNA taken from graves dug up on Easter Island has shown that these people were Polynesians, not American Indians. The Polynesians lived on the sea and knew how to travel thousands of miles in their small canoes. They knew where they were going. The American Indians did not know how to do that. Yet, 10. a few American Indians could have reached Easter Island, because of a storm, and brought the seeds of sweet potatoes with them. Also, the seeds could have been brought in the stomachs of birds.Legend has it that the Great Chicago 1. Fire of 1871 began when Mrs. O'Leary's cow 2. kicked over a lantern, setting her straw on fire, which destroyed 3more than seventeen thousand buildings, left 4. a hundred thousand people homeless, and killed 5.. at least two hundred fifty Less well-known is the fact that the whole of the American Midwest 6. fell victim to disastrous fires on the night of October 8, 1871, People did not pay enough attention to Peshtigo, a small town. It fared 7. far worse in terms of 8. lives lost. Half the town--- 9. 1000 people ---died that terrible night. Not a 10.. single structure was left standingWhere did the 11. flames come from? A Peshtigo survivor wrote, "Countless fiery tongues 12. struck down into 13. the village, piercing every 14. object that stood in town. There was no obvious 15. beginning of the fire; the flame just 16.. swept across the town in an instant" What eyewitnesses described was more like 17a disaster from heaven than 18. a n accidental fire started by a nervous cowF1. The man speaker is not hungry, for he swallowed three hotdogs only a short time ago.T2. The Indian mystic has lived on air instead of on food and drinks for most of his life.F3. To ensure the Indian did not eat or drink during the eleven days, scientists took turns watching F4. The Indian did not eat or drink for eleven days though he relieved himself.T5. NASA was interested in the Indian mystic because the secret of his minimal diet would makeC1. A. A one-day trip to the waterfalls.B. A two-day trip to the waterfalls.C. A trip to the caves.D. A free travel book.A2.A. He was exhausted from the whirlwind tour of Europe.B. He was surprised by the beautiful scenery in Europe.C. He was robbed and almost killed on his trip to Europe.D. He enjoyed his trip to Europe tremendously.B3.A. The man cannot download photos from the Internet.B. The man's phone can take pictures.C. The woman will lend her camera to the man.D. The woman will e-mail her photos to the man.D4.A. She will buy a good camera.B. She will use the negatives to make copies.C. She will ask the man to e-mail her some photos.D. She will e-mail the photos to the man.B5.A. It was perfect.B. It was excellent though there were some minor problems.C. It was bad though there were a few good points.D. It was very bad.B6.A. The woman is changing a room for the man.B. The man is fed up with the noise next door.C. The woman will charge some money for changing a room for the man.D. The man is checking out at the counter.D7.A. 2 a.m.B. 12.C. 2 p.m.D. 2:30 p.m.D8.A. Hang gliding.B. Whitewater rafting.C. Rock climbing.D. Mountain biking.C1. What is the passage mainly about?A. The reasons juggling attracts more attention.B. A comparison between juggling and other forms of entertainment.C. The development of juggling.D. A comparison between ancient and modern juggling skills.A2. Why did jugglers fall into disfavor after the decline of the Roman Empire?A. Because religious people disliked them.B. Because they did not get enough tips.C. Because they did not have good skills.D. Because they really had very low morals.B3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of Philip Astley's circus?A. Clown acts.B. Magic.C. Horse performances.D. Juggling.D4. What was true of the jugglers in the 19th century Variety and Music Hall theatres?A. They performed before the musical acts.B. They performed after the musical acts.C. They performed in the center of the stage.D. They performed in front of the drawn curtain.D5. What happened to juggling in the early to mid-20th century?A. It prospered because of the better economy.B. It declined because of the Great Depression.C. It prospered because of the publicity it received from the mass media.D. It declined because of competition from other forms of entertainment.D6. What is the passage mainly about?A. The most popular forms of vacations in the U.S.B. Favorite vacation spots in the U.S.C. Effects of vacations on Americans.D. Types of vacations in the U.S.A7. Which of the following is true of traveling in recreational vehicles?A. It is more comfortable than staying in tents.B. It is less comfortable than staying in tents.C. It is less adventurous than living in motels.D. It is more expensive than living in a luxurious hotel.B8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason why Americans prefer to travel within the United States?A. America is large and has many tourist attractions.B. America has more tourist attractions than Europe.C. It is cheaper than traveling abroad.D. There is no language barrier.C9. Which of the following is true of America, according to the passage?A. Its major cities are more attractive than its natural scenes.B. Its natural scenes are more attractive than its major cities.C. Both its major cities and its natural scenes are attractive.D. Its major cities and natural scenes are less attractive than those in Europe.D10. How can environmentalists benefit from "green vacations"?A. They can observe plants closely.B. They can look at flowers at close quarters.C. They do not have to upset the balance of nature.D. All of the above.A1. What is the movie about that the man recommends?A. It's about the reunion and separation of lovers.B. It's about lovers turning hostile to each other.C. It's about the Second World War.D. It's about a woman who loves icecream.B2. What is true of the song Sam the piano player sings?A. It's funny.B. It's moving.C. It's militant.D. It's happy.D3. What does the man suggest to make the woman stop worrying her little head?A. Inviting some friends to join them.B. Leaving the theater before the sad movie ends.C. Watching a movie with a happy ending.D. Buying something good to eat.C4. What did the woman bring?A. Ice cream floats.B. Milk shakes .C. Apple juice.D. KFC.A5. What does the man say is sometimes good?A. Junk food.B. Healthy food.C. A marriage ceremony.D. A movie mixing comedy and tragedy.In recent years the weekend has begun to decline in importance. While most people work a five-day workweek, 1. when the hardware costs outweigh human costs, the 2. competitiveness of the modern economy means that leaving a factory idle for two days or an office 3.unmanned is too great an expense. Thus, many workers 4.regularly work on weekends. Since this is seen as a greater burden, most employers pay 5.extra or weekend work, either by agreement or by law. The rapid increase in the number of two-income 6. households has also changed the character of the weekend. 7Previously. the stay-at-home spouse would do the shopping during the week.Many animals play; only humans have 1games.. A game involves rules and 2.procedures, which require a certain level of 3..intelligence os games involve competition 4.. among two or more players Basically, there are 5.three types of games: games of skill, 6.games of strategy., and 7.games of chance.. In addition there are 8.mixed games. There is no clear line of demarcation 9. between games and sports. Generally, sports are athletic in nature, and have an element of physical courage, but then so do 10.many games.. Sports often require special 11.equipment and playing fields., or the involvement of 12. a community. Communities often choose to 13.side with players of sports., who in a sense 14..represent that community Games amuse the players; sports 15.amuse a broader public.. Sports can be played by 16.paid professionals, but 17.games like chess can also be played professionally.F1. The dance machine is no longer fashionable.F2. The woman's left foot moves better than her right foot.T3. The dance machine has three levels of difficulty.F4. The man believes the woman has good footwork for dancing.T5. The machine moves too fast for the man.C1. A. He does not want to eat GM foods.B. He wants GM foods labeled.C. He does not care if GM foods are labeled.D. He agrees with the woman.A2. A. She agrees with the man.B. GMO spreads diseases.C. GM fish are abnormally large.D. Trees grow too fast.D3. A. She wants the man to go to the meeting.B. She wants the man to pick up the children.C. She wants to clone the man.D. She does not want a clone of the man.B4. A. Evolution is more efficient than lab experiments.B. Evolution is less efficient than lab experiments.C. Evolution produces better strains.D. Lab experiments produce more strains.D5. A. The woman wants to be coaxed to clone herself.B. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.C. Love is blind.D. The man wants copies of the girl through cloning.B6. A. The man is against organ cloning.B. The woman is against organ cloning.C. The man is a scientist devoted to organ cloning.D. The woman will let her organ clones once it fails.B7. A. The two speakers have a lot of common interests.B. The two speakers have both chosen Mr. Green's elective course.C. The woman has a lot of knowledge on genetics.D. The man is beginning to like genetics.D8. A. Both the man and the woman are against GM food.B. Both the man and the woman are for the GM food.C. The woman is probably a consumer of GM foods.D. The man is probably a consumer of GM foods.B1. What is the Iceland company doing?A. Creating a detailed map of the genes of the Icelandic people.B. Creating a detailed map of all human genes.C. Creating a map as detailed as those by some other projects.D. Creating a map less detailed than that by the American company.D2. Why do the people of Iceland present a special opportunity to study the human genome?A. Iceland has a small population.B. Most of the Icelanders have a small group of ancestors.C. Plenty of records of their ancestors are available.D. All of the above.C3. Why is the Iceland genome project superior to the American genome project?A. Because it observes 200 million people.B. Because it observes 14 large families.C. Because it observes more families than any other project.D. Because it observes more families than many other projects.A4. Why can the study of genes help to identify the causes of diseases?A. Small genetic differences may be related to some diseases.B. Large genetic differences may be related to some diseases.C. The genetic similarity may throw light on some diseases.D. Similar genes will cause similar diseases.C5. What is the passage mainly concerned about?A. Finding out the history of Irish families.B. Finding out the special genes of Irish people to cure their diseases.C. Creating a detailed human genetic map to identify disease-causing genes.D. Creating a detailed human genetic map to identify abnormally small genes.C6. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Dog Cloning: A Recent Scientific Advance.B. The Superiority of Normal Dogs over Cloned Dogs.C. Cloned Dogs in Training to Sniff for Drugs.D. Sniffer Dogs: Best Candidates for Cloning.B7. What does South Korea's customs service hope the cloned dogs will become?A. Experts at finding human smugglers at airports.B. Experts at finding explosives and drugs at airports.C. Efficient guards at the custom house.D. Efficient guards at railway stations.D8. How much does the training of a normal sniffer dog cost?A. $300,000.B. $30,000C. $60,000.D. $120,000C9. How many puppies continue until the end of the training?A. Eight.B. Seven.C. Six.D. Five.A10. When will the cloned dogs complete their training?A. Early next year.B. Late next year.C. Late this year.D. In half a year.C 1. Why was the woman sad?A. Because of unfair treatment of Dolly.B. Because of the beginning of human cloning.C. Because of the death of a sheep clone.D. Because of the man's loss of interest in her.D 2. What does the passage say about Dolly's offspring and death?A. She produced no offspring before dying at the age of 11.B. She produced six little ones before dying at the age of 11.C. She produced three little ones before dying at the age of 6.D. She produced six little ones before dying at the age of 6.A 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a feature of Dolly's appearance?A. Short legs.B. Big eyes.C. A high nose.D. Curly fair wool.C 4. What did the Chinese scientist Tong do?A. He helped British scientists in cloning Dolly.B. He helped American scientists in cloning fish.C. He cloned a fish more than three decades earlier.D. He cloned a cat more than three decades earlier.B 5. What happened to the Chinese scientist's research?A. It was published in an international journal.B. It was published in a Chinese journal.C. It was translated into English.D. It was widely read.When people say it is unnatural to create 1. new species through genetic mutations, there are some 2.. misunderstandings Firt of all, I do not agree that an organism to which 3. one or two new genes have been added is a 4. new species. The changes made 5. through biotechnology do not violate 6. the classification of a species. What you get when you insert 7. a gene is an 8.. organism that has a new trait Since we humans are a part of 9. the natural universe, everything we do is 10. natural. In biotechnology we use enzymes that we 11. isolate from nature to link together 12.pieces of DNA in the same manner that 13occurs in nature.. We even use a bacterium that is 14. a natural genetic engineer to introduce the new genes 15. into the plant. Moreover, 16.plant breeding is also natural. The public should 17.be more open-minded about new biotechnology, whose development will 18. benefit mankind a great deal.Studies of human stem cells may (S1) 1.yield information about the complex events that occur during human development. A primary goal of this work is to (S2) 2.identify how stem cells become divided or differentiated. Scientists know that turning genes on and off is (S3) 3. central to this process. Some of the most serious medical conditions, such as cancer and birth defects, are due to (S4) 4.abnorma l cell division and differentiation. A better understanding of the genetic and molecular controls of these processes may yield informationabout (S5) 5.how such diseases arise and suggest new strategies for therapy. A significant barrier (S6) 6. to this use and most uses of stem cells is that scientists do not yet fully understand the (S7) 7.signals that turn specific genes on and off to influence the differentiation of the stem cell.(S8) 8.The most important potential application of human stem cells is perhaps the generation of cells and tissues that could be used for cell-based therapies. Today, donated organs and tissues are often used to replace ailing or destroyed tissue, but the need for transplantable tissues and organs far outweighs the available supply. (S9) 9.Stem cells, directed to differentiate into specific cell types, will offer a source of replacement cells and tissues to treat diseases including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, spinal cord injury, stroke, burns, heart disease and diabetes. it may become possible to generate healthy heart muscle cells in the laboratory and then transplant those cells into patients with chronic heart diseaseF1. People can be divided into right-handed and left-handed, but not into right-eyed andT2. People are cross dominant if they cut with their left hand, but look with their right eye.T3. People are cross dominant if they can kick with both feet.T4. In some old cultures left-handers were considered evil.F5. Einstein was left-handed, and Newton was right-handed.A1.A. Decrease imports.B. Increase imports.C. Decrease its deficit by 5%.D. Increase its deficit by 5%.B2.A. Raise the oil prices.B. Import less oil.C. Use less oil.D. Take buses more frequently.C3.A. It benefits the developing nations a great deal.B. It increases the developing nations' GDP a great deal.C. Developed nations may benefit more than developing nations from it.D. Developing nations may benefit more than developed nations from it.D4.A. The richest people have contributed most to the nation.B. The richest people should contribute more to society.C. A smaller middle class is favorable to equality for all people.D. A larger middle class will benefit all people.C5.A. Introduction.B. Growth.C. Maturity.D. Decline.D6.A. 120 pesos.B. 200 pesos.C. 240 pesos.D. 300 pesos.C7.A. The woman speaker is having an interview.B. The man is telling the woman she gets the job.C. The woman is a reference of the man's interviewee.D. The two speakers are colleagues.D8. A. The same as the woman's opinion.B. The WTO is a good thing.C. The WTO is no good.D. The WTO is good but not without problems.B1. What does a "compulsory license" require drug manufacturers to do?A. To give up their patents completely.B. To give up their patents in case of health crises.C. To shorten the period of their patents.D. To keep their patents intact.C2. What is true of large drug companies under "compulsory license"?A. They are compelled to sell their drugs at low prices.B. They are compelled to sell their drugs at high prices.C. They must allow other companies to produce their drugs at low costs.D. They are not compelled to disclose their intellectual property.D3. Why do international drug companies oppose the Doha agreement?A. They think it will prevent drug companies from seeking cures for diseases.B. They must pay a great deal for their research.C. Patents help drug companies recover the costs of developing new medicines.D. All of the above.A4. What do developing countries want during health emergencies?A. They want to produce and import low-cost drugs.B. The want to produce and import high-cost effective drugs.C. The want to produce and export low-cost drugs.D. The want to produce and export high-cost drugs.C5. What is the passage mainly about?A. WTO debate between rich and poor countries on drug production.B. WTO debate on the advantages and disadvantages of compulsory licenses.C. WTO agreement on drug patents.D. WTO agreement against compulsory licenses.D6. What does the passage say about the future real estate market?A. It will go up.B. It will decline.C. It will go up and then decline.D. Opinions about it are divided.D7. What does the leading economist say about the real estate recovery?A. It will help economic recovery.B. It can create great wealth.C. It is the basis of sustainable economic growth.D. All of the above.A8. Why do some economists doubt whether the property market revival can be sustained?A. They see price bubbles.B. They see stable prices.C. They see price declines.D. They see price fluctuations.C9. Why have many prospective home buyers become cautious?A. They want to buy better homes.B. They want to save more money.C. They worry that the government may tighten credit.D. They worry that the government may collect property taxes.B10. What are the developers doing?A. They are building fewer homes.B. They are building more homes.C. They are building cheaper homes.D. They have stopped building new homes.A1. Why has the man come to talk to the woman?A. To apply for a job.B. To do business with her.C. To make an investment in her company.D. To withdraw his investment from her company.C2. What is the sales volume of the woman's company at present?A. 150 thousand U. S. dollars.B. 105 thousand U. S. dollars.C. 105 million U. S. dollars.D. S. dollars.D3. What is true of the woman's company when it was founded?A. It was founded in 1993 with a capital of 35 million U.S. dollars.B. It was founded in 1997 with a capital of 33 million U.S. dollars.C. It was founded in 1997 with a capital of 35,000 U.S. dollars.D. It was founded in 1997 with a capital of 33,000 U.S. dollars.D4. To what does the woman attribute her company's fast growth?A. The good quality of their products.B. The loyalty of their employees.C. The hard work of their staff.D. All of the above.B5. What growth does the woman predict for her company?A. About six percent a year for the next six years.B. About six percent a year for the next five years.C. About five percent a year for the next six years.D. About five percent a year for the next five years.The United States is proposing to cut 1. government assistance to American farmers while it wants other countries to 2. make deep cuts in their agricultural spending .The proposal comes 3. two months after President Bush 4. signed a major farm bill . The new law 5. increases government aid for farmers, which costs 6. 190,000 million dollars over the 7. next ten years. Critics say the measure forces down 8. world crop prices and reduces 9. the money earned by farmers in developing countriesAgriculture Secretary Ann V eneman said the proposal would end 10. all government assistance for farm exports over 11. five years. The United States also urged other countries to 12. cut taxes on food and agricultural imports.The proposal also would 13 limit.. government aid for farmers to 14 five percent of the value of a country's agricultural production, or from the present 15. 19,000 million dollars a year to 16. 10,000 million dollarsThe U.S. economy lost steam in the second quarter as consumers hit by high-energy costs turned thrifty.U.S. gross domestic product, a (S1) 1. measure of total output within the nation's borders, climbed at a (S2) 2.modest and weaker-than-expected 3 percent annual rate in theApril-June period, Commerce Department data (S3) 3.showed.Consumer spending rose at an insignificant 1 percent rate, a mere shadow of the 4.1 percent jump of the first quarter and the (S4) 4.weakest gain since the second quarter of 2001, when the economy was in recession.The degree to which consumers were (S5) 5. reluctant to buy surprised Wall Street analysts. A leading (S6) 6. economist, John Lonski, called the spending gain "shockingly small".(S7) 7. Analysts said big energy price hikes were one factor that hit consumer spending in the spring.(S8) 8.. Inflation rose at a relatively speedy 3.3 percent rate in the second quarter, the same as at the start of the year While GDP growth proved weaker than expected, the economy's pulse has already shown signs of quickening. (S9) 9. Other data on Friday showed consumer spirits have brightened a bit this month while business activity has picked up in the Midwest.Bond prices rose as investors saw weakness, but the dollar moved higher against the euro as foreign exchange traders saw strength. Stock prices were little changed."(S10) 10. When you combine the first quarter and the second quarter, we're growing at 3.75 percent, which is a very strong, sustainable growth rate," Treasury Secretary John Snow told correspondents.F1. The man has left his car in the garage because of a mechanical problem.F2. By saying, "Some oil-producing countries want to charge an arm and a leg for a little drop of t T3. The man believes that the high oil prices are caused by high consumption.F4. The woman says that the oil price has increased 60 percent compared with a year ago.T5. The man thinks high oil prices are good because they can reduce resource consumption.A1.A. Buy shares when prices are comparatively low.B. Buy shares while they are rising.C. Start buying shares as quickly as possible.D. Buy a million shares of a high-tech stock.。