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2015 级听力寒假作业（讲座和对话）
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要求：
1. 精听。每个讲座和对话 至少听 2 遍，根据个人情况可以多听几遍，直到完成所有的填空和选择。
2. 讲座部分， 每个空不超过 3 个单词，注意大小写、 时态、单复数等语法问题。
3. 对话部分， 要求听写出每题的问题 ，写在题号后空出来的位置。 4. 这部分练习，下学期给答案并评讲。
Talk 1
British Educational System
I. Primary and secondary education in Britain
(1)
1) Children go to primary school at the age of (1)
2) Students attend secondary school until age sixteen.
(2)
3) Students enter (2) at the age of eighteen. II. Higher education in Britain 1) In England and Wales:
— Application for universities: through the UCCA
(3)
(4) (5) (6)
— (3) structured with a fixed program of classes — Classes:
a. Classes offered in the UK are on a(n) (4) basis increasingly;
b. More emphasis is placed on (5) study; c. Classes often take the following forms: (6) , tutorials, seminars.
(7) (8)
(9)
(10)
2) In Scotland:
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— A variety of tertiary level options are (7) :
a. The colleges of further education provide vocational and (8)
education;
b. Central institutions many have
close ties to (9) ;
c. The standard university degree is a four-year (10) .
don’ t directly
validate degrees, but
Talk 2
American Literature
I. The beginning of the American literature
— Colonists came to the New World to find religious (1) and prosperity
— No spirit of (2) : English legends, ballads, poems and the
richness of the English language. — The history of American literature is short. — A mirror reflecting the social life and the (3) the
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
of
(6)
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development of the American society.
(4)
—American Renaissance: the period of 1850 —Transcendentalism: Ralph Waldo Emerson
II.
(7)
—1855 ’ s masterpiece
(8) (9)
(5) .
—American (6) .
—Realism: a reaction against “the lie ” of Romanticism and Sentimentalism.
(10)
—American Naturalism: tone is
(7)
a somber and dark picture; the general
— Imagism: a reaction principle in the 1920s
to the
traditional
English poetic
III. Characteristics of the American
—the (9)
(8)
literature
is broad.
—The meaning is deeper and more complex. —Modern writing is technically sophisticated. —The language is simpler —There is more (10)
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Talk 3
Culture
There are so many things about our lives that belong to
culture. I. Language
— language is what people and animals thoughts, ideas and feelings. Just different
(1)
use to (1) like animals,
their
people use (2)
(3)
languages.
— Each culture has its own words and symbols.
(4)
— People within cultures that use more than one language are said to be either
(5) (6)
which are variations of
(2) or multilingual.
— Languages have different (3) a
,
(7)
language.
— (4) is most commonly used by deaf people. II. Folklore
(8)
(9)
— Folklore is a body of stories
that show a culture ’ s beliefs,
(10) traditions and
(5)
— The characters in folktales are often (6) people, whose
character is admired.
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— Folklore now finds its way into poetry, song lyrics and (7) III. Holiday
—A holiday is a day made special by a culture laws.
—Holidays help a culture remember and (8) its history.
— People may attend parades, sing songs, go for a (9) or give
gifts to each other on certain holidays.
—The best known (10) holiday is Christmas.
’s customs or
Talk 4
Oral Presentation
There are two main stages involved in presenting a
(1) (1)
(2)
A. the (2) stage
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B. the presentation stage :2 methods mentioned here 1) You can do this by (3) copies all the
(3)
of the paper in advance to
(4)
participants, if possible;
—You must not simply read the whole paper aloud because: a. If the paper is fairly long, there may not be enough time for
(4)
b. There may be (5) of comprehension when one is listening.
(5)
(6)
(7)
c. It can be very (6) listening to something being read
(8)
aloud.
2) Otherwise the paper will have to be read aloud to the group. To make your oral presentation clear and easy to understand, you must follow several things:
(9)
(10)
—Decide on a (7) for your talk. —Deliver your speech slowly. —Concentrate on the —Speak from the
(9)
(8)
— Make a strong (10) by repeating your main points
briefly.
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Test 1
Conversation 1 1.
A. It is not allowed to dress casually. B.
and ties.
C. It is not proper to wear a tie to work.
D.formally. 2.
A. She dresses more formally than most people. B. She is the only woman who is wearing a suit. C. She prefers to wear comfortable clothes. D. She wears different clothes every day. 3.
A. Nice clothes tend to win others
’ respect. B. Good clothes make a person more impressive. C. Beautiful clothes give people confidence. D. Formal clothes make people brilliant. 4.
A. Students wearing white lab coats.
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Fewpeople are dressed
Most people wear suits
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B. A police officer or firefighter wearing uniform. C. Doctors and nurses wearing white gowns. D. A judge wearing a heavy black robe. 5.
A. He reminds himself of his job. dressing.
C. His brain works more furiously.
D. He remembers what to do. B. He feels happy about his
Conversation 2 6.
A. He had bad working performance. downsizing.
B. His employer
was C. He didn ’ t handle the relationship on time. 7.
well. D.
He didn ’ t finish work
A. To express her sadness and depression. B. To emphasize it is easy to find another job. C. To show it is a common thing to lose a job. D. To comfort and encourage the man. 8.
A. She had great difficulty finishing her work. B. She had a lower position than she had expected. C. She thought little about her future development. D. She idled around her job all day. 9.
A. She started her own business. company.
B. She went to another
C. She started
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doing gardening. D. She waited for
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opportunities. 10.
A. To seek for another job as soon as possible. B. To think about what he wants to do. C. To join in the business run by the woman. D. To open his own company in a short time.
Test 2
Conversation 1 1.
A. He is still smoking recently. B. He was a smoker 20 years ago.
C. He has never smoked before. smoke. 2.
D. He doesn ’t mind the
A. Smokers haven’t realized the harm of smoking. B. Smoking hasn ’t been banned in public places. C. It is difficult for smokers to drop a bad habit. D. They are rich enough to afford smoking. 3.
A. It is very effective. C. It is too strict to obey. 4.
A. A higher cost for smoking.
B. A much stricter smoking ban. B. It is enforced strictly. D. It has many loopholes.
C. Severer punishment for smoking. D. More emphasis on the harm of smoking.
5.
A. To push education efforts for current smokers.
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B. To prevent young people from starting the habit. C. To raise the price as well as taxes of cigarettes. D. To make new rules or regulations for smoking.
Conversation 2 6.
A. Happy and released. B. Nervous and frightened. C. Relaxed and sleepy. D. Tired and upset.
7.
A. People are high up in the sky. B. It is not a natural way of
transport.
C. The flying speed is very fast. D. People have to stay in a
limited space. 8.
A. People can survive if lucky enough. B. The change is very
little.
C. They can be prevented. D. The possibility can be
ignored. 9.
A. It is much too time-consuming. B. It is
too difficult
for man.
C. It includes a lot of travailing.
D. It is not well-paid the hard work. 10.
A. To pretend to be in a bus during a flight. B. To take a seat next to an emergency exit. C. To sit at a more stable place on a plane. D. To take some anti-anxiety medication.
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Test 3
Conversation 1 1.
A. The highest speed is 130 kilometers per hour. B. It is the fastest train in American. C. It is a kind of bullet train in America. D. It is a few hours’ ride from Chicago to LA. 2.
A. Plane ticket is more affordable now. B. Americans prefer to drive a car.
C. Taking a plane is easier nowadays. D. It is not comfortable to travel on trains.
3.
A. He is tired of the road trip. B. He used to travel in his car every day.
C. He’ s just to work. 4.
got his driving license. D. He has never taken trains
A. It is the only city with bullet trains in the . B. Its light rail or subway is the fastest in the . C. Light rail or subway system covers the whole city. D. There are the most types of transport in the city. 5.
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A. By plane. B. By car. C. By train. D. By bus.
Conversation 2 6.
A. He doesn’ t think it is an interesting party. B. He doesn’ t enjoy the food in the party. C. He doesn’ t understand Mr. Jones D. He doesn’ t like Mr. Jones 7.
A. They are open enough to talk about private things. B. They are friendly and warm to new friends.
C. They are rich enough to afford expensive apartments. D. They are excited and enthusiastic about parties. 8.
A. Because they don ’ t think they work very hard. B. Because hey earn money with the help of the poor. C. Because they never share their money with others. D. Because they think they are just luckier than others. 9.
A. He is much luckier than others.
B. He is better at charity work than computers. C. He gives away all his money to the poor. D. He contributes more to charity than others. 10.
’ funny look.
’ apartment.
A. Never telling your friends how much money you earn. B. Never talking about money unless your friends mention it. C. Never commenting on your friends
’ possessions.
D. Never talking about prices of commodities.
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