大学创新英语同步练习2答案及听力原文 | ST1
Part 1 Listening Comprehension (20 points)
Section A (10 points)
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. A
Section B (5 points)
6. C 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. D
Section C (5 points)
11. B 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C
Part 2 Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
16. B 17. A 18. C 19. C 20. A
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. A
26. A 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. C
31. A 32. B 33. B 34. B 35. A
Part 3 Reading Comprehension (30 points)
Section A (10 points)
36. J 37. L 38. D 39. F 40. G
41. O 42. K 43. E 44. B 45. M
Section B (20 points)
46. D 47. D 48. B 49. C 50. D
51. C 52. C 53. A 54. B 55. A
Part 4 Translation (10 points)
Reference
Lifelong education refers to the continuous education that lasts as long as one's life and is expanded to all aspects of the society. Community education is the educational activity that serves the community economy and social development, which aims at improving the general quality and living standard of all the people in the community through taking advantage of various education sources. Both kinds of education are characterized by the basics of "all people, all sides, integrity and continuity." The comprehension of lifelong education and community education is beneficial to promoting these establishment and improvement of our nation’s lifelong education system.
Part 5 Writing (40 points)
Section A
Reference
My View on Music
Some people like classical music while others like popular music. As for me, I am a fan of popular music.
As a young man, I prefer popular music for several reasons. First, popular music is comparatively simple, and is more accessible to the young. When listening to it, one can easily understand what it means. Second, most popular music has to do with love topics --a theme the young care much for. Young people have many romantic dreams about love. When a piece of music conveys what they themselves think and feel about love, they will feel really good. Besides, popular music is usually full of passion. We youngsters have many strong feelings about the world, which can be expressed in such music.
There is no denying that there are also merits in classical music. I do not like classical music as much as I do with popular music mainly because it is often too complex and profound, and is therefore beyond my comprehension. Perhaps when I get older, I will like it more.
Section B
Reference
A Letter of Application
June 15, 2018
Dear Sir or Madam,
I'm a second-year student from the Department of Mechanical Automation. I'm writing to inquire about the possibility for me to be transferred to the Department of Business Management.
There are several reasons why I am thinking of changing my major. First, I'm not interested in mechanical automation because my entering the department is just by mistake. Second, studying business management has been my dream ever since high school. Third, I have read a lot of relevant books, so I have the confidence to fulfill all the courses by studying hard at the Department of Business Management.
I do apologize for all the troubles I may bring to you, but I hope you could give me a chance to make a difference in my life.
Thank you for your attention and I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
Audio Scripts
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 points)
Section A (5 points)
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear two or three questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.
Conversation 1
W: How many hours do you work each day, Steve?
M: Oh, I have to work very long hours, about 11 hours a day.
W: What time do you start?
M: From 9am to 3pm. Then I have a break and start again at 5:30 pm and work until 11pm. Six days a week. So I have to work very unsocial hours.
W: And do you have to work at weekends?
M: Oh, yes, that’s our busiest time.
W: What are the things you have to do, and the things you don’t have to do?
M: Eh, I don’t have to do the washing. I have to wear white clothes and I have to keep everything in the kitchen totally clean.
W: What’s hard about the job?
M: You have to stand up all the time. When we’re busy, people get angry and sharp. But that’s normal.
W: How did you learn the profession?
M: Well, I did a two-year course at college. In the first year, we had to learn the basics. And then we had to take the exams.
W: Was it easy to find such a job after graduation?
M: I wrote to six hotels. And one of them gave me my first job. So I didn’t have to wait too long.
W: And what’s the secret of being good at your job?
M: Attention to detail and you have to love it. You have to show passion for it.
W: And what are your plans for the future?
M: I want to have a better place when the time is right.
Questions 1 to 3 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1. What does the man say about his job?
2. What does the man think is the hardest part of his job?
3. Where did the man get his first job after graduation?
Conversation 2
W: Oh, what’s up?
M: I want to show you something.
W:Yes? What is it?
M: A farm. It’s just down this road. It’s a small area, but at least it would be ours.
W: A farm? How can we afford to buy a farm?
M: It isn’t very large, only 40 acres. We don’t have to pay much right now.
W: Is there a house on the place?
M: A small one, two bedrooms, but it needs to be fixed up a little. I can do the job myself.
W: OK. Is there enough space for a garden?
M: There is about half an acre around the house. That’s plenty of space.
W: Then we can grow our own fresh vegetables. And maybe keep a few chickens, couldn’t we?
M: Yes, and we can probably grow a lot of food.
W: What are you thinking about growing, if we do take this place?
M: Well, it really isn’t big enough for corn. I thought we might try to raise potatoes.
W: Potatoes? They are a lot of work.
M: We are used to hard work, aren’t we?
W: Yes, we are, but the money. Do we have enough money to get started? It seems like a dream.
M: I think we’ve saved enough. We can pay a little on the farm and maybe put a few dollars down on the tractor, too.
Questions 4 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
4. What are the two speakers going to do at the moment?
5. What is the woman’s greatest concern about the man’s plan?
Section B (5 points)
Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear two or three questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
A recent film, "The God Must Be Crazy", describes the social change that can result from the introduction of a single item from the outside world. While a pilot was flying in a light plane over a remote desert in South Africa, he finished the soda water he was drinking and threw the bottle out of the window. It fell to the ground in an area where an African tribe lived. The people there had almost no possessions or sense of private property. No one in this small remote society had seen a soda bottle before. And, because it came from the sky, they believed that it must be a unique gift from the gods. When the bottle was first found, it was something unusual and people of all ages admired it, playing with it and thinking about its purpose. It was not very long, however, before arguments and conflicts arose among the people about who would possess the bottle and for what purpose. The harmony of this peaceful society was disturbed by the introduction of a new item of technology. And, as it was told in the film, ties of affection were broken, and people's trust in each other disappeared.
Questions 6 to 8 are based on the passage you have just heard.
6. When the pilot finished drinking the soda water, what did he do?
7. What was the reaction of the local people when they saw the bottle?
8. What can we infer from the story?
Passage 2
Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops. And even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. Many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.
Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.
At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it. But one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.
Questions 9 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.
9. Why did some Britons cook tea leaves at the beginning?
10. How did people in Europe begin to drink tea with milk?
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear two news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news reports and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
News report 1
A Montana man gunned down his girlfriend and then sent a text message about the killing to her ex-husband and others.
Anthony Tobias Fagiano, 35, was charged with deliberate homicide hours after he turned himself in, telling officers he broke into Darcy Buhmann’s house and shot her. Buhmann’s ex-husband, Christopher Wood, called 911 to report he received a text from Fagiano that said he had shot Buhmann.
Police found Buhmann’s body in her bedroom closet. She was shot in the head and stomach.
Fagiano took Buhmann’s car after the shooting and went into the woods, where he sent texts to several family members about the shooting. A relative urged him to report what he had done to law enforcement, so he drove to the court and police facility in Bozeman.
Fagiano told officers he had been in a relationship with Buhmann for about a year and had been thinking about killing her for several months. Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert recommended the bail be set at one million dollars, since he’s an extreme risk to the members of the community.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the news report you have just heard.
11. What crime did Fagiano commit according to the news?
12. What did Fagiano do after he committed the murder?
13. How long had Fagiano and his girlfriend been in a relationship?
News report 2
A ceasefire is to take effect on Saturday in eastern Ukraine. The ceasefire agreement came this week after all-night talks involving the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany. Yet the leaders admit many details are yet to be worked out. Diplomats add that the agreement left many disputes unresolved.
About 20 people were killed in fierce fighting in the days leading up to the talks in Belarus. The leaders agreed on a truce between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine. During the next two weeks, the opposing sides are to exchange prisoners and withdraw heavy weapons from the battlefield. Russia supports the rebels. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the agreement requires them to withdraw to the former ceasefire line. He says Ukrainian forces are to withdraw from the current line, creating a wide, neutral area.
Questions 14 to 15 are based on the news report you have just heard.
14. What is the news report mainly about?
15. What is to be expected in the next two weeks?