新视野视听说第四册UNIT5听力训练及答案
新视野视听说第四册UNIT5听力训练及答案
Part I
Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct
answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After
the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct
answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.
1.
(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. The man wants to leave, and the woman tries to keep him.
B. The woman wants to leave, and the man tries to keep her.
C. The woman wants the man to leave, and the man wants to
stay.
D. The man wants the woman to leave, and the woman wants to stay.
2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. The man is employed by a head-hunting company.
B. The man works in the same company as the woman.
C. The man will take the offer.
D. The man is offering a job to the woman.
3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. She will definitely go to the man's company.
B. She won't go to the man's company unless the offer is good enough.
C. She will stay in her company whatever happens.
D. She will not stay in her company unless it raises her pay.
4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. The position is especially suitable for women.
B. The position requires the combination of a man and a woman.
C. The woman is excited about this position.
D. The woman is willing to be devoted to the company.
5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. The man wants to leave because he did not get a raise.
B. The man wants to leave because the woman is not satisfied with his work.
C. The woman intends to lighten the man's work load.
D. The woman intends to increase the man's work load.
Part II
Directions: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the
passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.
Hong Kong's jobless rate fell to a six-month low in October as a tourism boom helped revive the city's economy, prompting
The rate fell to 8 percent from 8.3 percent in September, the government said in a statement.
unemployment rate has fallen a great deal," said Steven Xu, an (S3)
"We will probably see the unemployment rate varying between 6.5
percent and 7 percent by the (S4) Tourist arrivals-- more than half of which come from the Chinese
Tourism Board said.
Hong Kong hotels hired 800 people in August and will take (S7)
the Hong Kong Hotels Association said.
confidence in the city and prompting non-tourist sectors to hire.
company, is recruiting 100 financial planners to meet increased demand for wealth management.
Part III
Directions: Listen to the following recording, then choose the
correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.
1. What did the Mexican fisherman say when advised to stay out longer and catch more fish?
A. He was tired.
B. He could not find many more fish.
C. He had caught enough fish for his family's immediate use.
D. He had caught enough fish for his family's long-term consumption.
suggests for the Mexican?
A. selling to the factory-owning a factory-owing a fleet of boats B. owing a fleet of boats-selling to the factory-owning a factory C. owing a fleet of boats-owning a factory-selling to the factory
D. selling to the factory-owing a fleet of boats-owning a factory
2. Which of the following is the sequence of actions the American
make millions of dollars?
A. Expand his fleet.
B. Expand his factory. 3.
What did the American suggest the Mexican could finally do to
C. Sell more fish to the middleman.
D. Sell his company stock to the public.
4. What did the American advise the Mexican to do after the latter had made millions of dollars?
A. Lead a leisurely life.
B. Lead a colorful life in Mexico City.
C. Lead a profitable life in Los Angeles.
D. Follow an MBA program.
5. What does the Mexican's final answer imply?
A. Playing with one's children is more fun than drinking wine. B. Drinking wine is more fun than playing the guitar.
C. It is not worthwhile to work hard to expand one's business. D. It is a good idea to work hard to make plenty of money.
Part IV
Directions: Choose the right answer.
1. Some people want a fixed routine so that they don't have to ________________ new circumstances over and over again;
others think variety is the spice of life.
A. adapt to
B. adapt at
C. adjust with
D. adjust for
2. I'll try my best to get here earlier in future. Perhaps I could work later to ________________ the time I've lost.
A. make up with
B. make up for
C. make with
D. make for
3. The logical place to start downsizing would be in
administration. They're usually ________________.
A. too staffed
B. too much staffed
C. above staffed
D. overstaffed
4. Mr. Stone was known ________________ as a hard-nosed boss who watched his employees like a hawk.
A. far and wide
B. far and broad
C. distant and near
D. distant and wide
5. He was making one of his regular tours of the factory when he ________________ a young man leaning against a pile of boxes just outside the foreman's office.
A. looked
B. spotted
C. placed
D. located