全新版大学英语综合教程第二册 Test2

Test Yourself (Units 5-8)

Test Paper One

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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. Then mark the corresponding² letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example: You will hear:
You will read:
A) At the office.
B) In a waiting room.
C) At the airport.
D) In a restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) "At the office " is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
Sample Answer [-A-][B][C][D]

1. A) In a toy store.
B) In a furniture store.
C) In a new home.
D) In the kitchen.

2. A) Mother and son.
B) Father and daughter.
C) Husband and wife.
D) Teacher and student.

3. A) He was born of an English family.
B) He spoke¹ English with a strong American accent.
C) He worked for some years in London.
D) He picked up his British accent in school.

4. A) He is a responsible official of an environmental protection agency³.
B) He has failed to clean up the river.
C) He has spent too much money on environmental protection.
D) He is under attack because of poor performance in his job.

5. A) He will not lend his card to anybody.
B) The woman can not borrow books with his card right now.
C) Using another person's card is against the rules of the library.
D) His library card is no longer valid⁴.

6. A) She started much earlier today than she usually does.
B) She took the train instead of the bus.
C) She came in her husband's car.
D) She has some urgent⁵ business to attend to.

7. A) She is eager to return to her former life.
B) She has encountered⁶ a lot of difficulties in her new job.
C) She finds the new place more attractive than her hometown.
D) She is a bit homesick but is otherwise doing all right.

8. A) They must be good at written communication to be successful.
B) They all feel comfortable in expressing themselves in writing.
C) They must possess very good computer skills to be successful.
D) They all feel happy roaming⁷ in the virtual⁸ world.

9. A) To remember the exact figure.
B) To stop asking him any questions.
C) To look up the answer in a dictionary.
D) To forget about the matter.

10.A) She will call Bob when she comes to town again.
B) She will find time to meet Bob on her next visit.
C) She will visit with Bob before she leaves.
D) She has no interest in chatting with Bob.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 corresponding   

adj.符合的，一致的，相同的，相应的，相当的

参考例句：

• We shall take the corresponding measures.我们将采取相应措施。
• Finally,some corresponding advices are put forword based on the above experiments.最后提出了几个相应的建议。

3 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

4 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

5 urgent   

a.紧急的，急迫的，紧要的

参考例句：

• He asked to see the manager for something urgent. 他有急事求见经理。
• A part of this urgent task was allotted to us. 这项紧急任务的一部分分给了我们。

6 encountered   

adj. 遇到的，遭遇的 动词encounter的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We encountered a number of difficulties in the first week. 我们在第一周遇到了一些困难。
• The army encountered stiff resistance from rebels in the hills. 部队在山里遭到叛乱者顽强的抵抗。

7 roaming   

随便走( roam的现在分词 )； 漫步； 眼睛或手 （缓慢地）扫遍； 摸遍

参考例句：

• After roaming around nearly half his life,he finally settled down in Canada. 他过了半辈子的流浪生活，最后在加拿大定居了下来。
• After roaming around nearly half his life,he finally settled down in Quebec. 他过了半辈子的流浪生活，最后在魁北克定居了下来。

8 virtual   

adj.实质上的，事实上的，实际上的

参考例句：

• This reply is a virtual acceptance of our offer.这一回答实质上是接受了我们的建议。
• At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.那时东印度公司是孟加拉的实际统治者。