新视野大学英语听说教程1unit2

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Understanding Short Conversations: Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

1. A. They both took a language class on the Internet.

B. They both saw an ad on the Internet.

C. They both looked for information on online language learning.

D. They both wrote a note about their online studies

2. A. Some are too difficult for children.

B. Some only accept young people.

C. Some require that students be of a certain age.

D. Some have only 18-year-old students.

3. A. Because she wants to study at home.

B. Because she wants to finish her studies.

C. Because she wants to study in a different way unlike others.

D. Because she wants to learn how to study.

4. A. Studying online is more effective.

B. Studying online continually offers something new.

C. Studying online offers a new way to make friends.

D. Studying online allows her more free time.

5. A. To make classes easier.

B. To give students more work.

C. To be nice to students.

D. To improve the class.

6. A. It could be so cheap.

B. It was harder.

C. It could help so much.

D. It wasn’t working.

7. A. Prepares for tests

B. Chats with friends.

C. Solves homework problems.

D. E-mails the teacher.

8. A. It’s not perfect.

B. It takes more time.

C. It’s easier.

D. Traveling to school isn’t a problem.

9. A. They are changing how they feel about classes.

B. They are studying differently than before.

C. They are excited about their studies.

D. They are, one by one, becoming surer of themselves.

10. A. That she study more.

B. That she go to class more often.

C. That she finish her homework online.

D. That she take an online class.

Understanding a Long Conversations: Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

1. A. He hopes to get a little more from his online class.

B. He wants his friends to try the online class.

C. He thinks the online class is better than he had hoped.

D. He feels the online class provides everything he needs..

2. A. Because they do not talk with you at all.

B. Because they aren’t sitting close to you.

C. Because they are right there on the Internet.

D. Because they talk more over the Internet.

3. A. Because she was too stupid to talk with others.

B. Because she felt intimidated by another student.

C. Because she thought she made too many mistakes.

D. Because she believed she was not smart enough.

4. A. In about three months. B. Only after three months.

C. On the third of this month. D. On the third of next month.

5. A. Because she wasn’t troubled by Bill anymore.

B. Because she wasn’t sure about the benefits of online learning.

C. Because she didn’t want to give online learning a try.

D. Because she didn’t believe what Bill told her.

Understanding a Passage: Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

1. A. To meet in an online forum.

B. To share thoughts about online classes.

C. To wait for the teacher to appear online.

D. To enter a room early to meet others.

2. A. The teacher hadn’t arrived yet.

B. The other students hadn’t taken classes online.

C. The other students entered the forum too early.

D. The other students did not like online classes.

3. A. They hadn’t appeared online yet.

B. They hadn’t met the teacher.

C. They hadn’t taken an online class before.

D. They hadn’t noticed anything strange.

4. A. There were students missing from the online class.

B. There were too many things for him to tell others.

C. Everyone had studied online before.

D. There were 27 instead of 26 people in the forum.

5. A. Because she wanted to scare the students.

B. Because she wanted to see if students would leave.

C. Because she wanted to make fun of her students.

D. Because she wanted to know what students thought about the class.

Understanding a Movie Speech: Now listen to a dialogue from the movie

Elizabeth and fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

Clergyman 1: Your Majesty would improve all these matters, if you would 1) to marry.

Clergyman 2: Aye, marry.

Elizabeth: Aye, but marry who, Your Grace? Would you give me some 2) ? For some say 3) “ ” and others “Spain” and some cannot abide 4) at all. So, I'm not sure how best to 5) you, unless I marry one of each.

Clergyman 3: Now Your Majesty does make 6) of the sanctity of marriage.

Elizabeth: I do not think you should lecture me on that, my lord, since you, yourself, have been 7) divorced -- and are now upon your third wife. Each of you must vote according to your conscience. But remember this: In your 8) , upon this moment lies the future 9) of my people and the 10) of this realm. Let that be upon your conscience also.