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21stCenturyCollegeEnglish(Book2)Test2
PartIListeningComprehension(30%)
SectionA(10%)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
1.A)Theywilldonothing.
B)Theywilldoalittlemorehomework.
C)Theywillbreakopenafewsodas.
D)Theywillgooutforsomethingtodrink.
2.A)Hedoesn’twanttobebothered.
B)Hewillnotanswersuchnaïvequestions.
C)Heisnotsurewhatthewomanmean.
D)Hewasbornthere.
3.A)Ataconcert.
B)Ataflowershop.
C)Atanartmuseum.
D)Atarestaurant.
4.A)Athisoffice.
B)Atlunch.
C)Atthetravelagency.
D)Atthebakery.
5.A)Aprofessorandastudent.
B)Acustomerandacashier.
C)Aneditorandanauthor.
D)Alawyerandhisclient.
6.A)Closefriends.
B)Strangers.
C)Friendswhohaven’tseeeachotherforalongwhile.
D)Fatheranddaughter.
7.A)Theyhaveateacher-studentrelationship.
B)Thewomanisalawyerandthemanisherclient.
C)Thewomanisadoctorandthemanisherpatient.
D)Theyaremarried.
8.A)Helikestoseemovie.
B)Hehasnotime.
C)Hehadtimeeverynight.
D)Hewouldliketogoeverynight.
9.A)Theweatherwasbetter.
B)Theweatherwasalittlebittoowarm.
C)Theweatherwasalittlebitcold.
D)Theweatherwasbad.
10.A)Theywillcostfivedollars.
B)Theywillcosttendollars.
C)Theywillcostfifteendollars.
D)Theywillcosttwentydollars.
SectionB(10%)
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearanumberofquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadonlyonce.Afteryouhearonequestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).Thenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet.
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Drugandfood.
B)Cancerandhealth.
C)Foodandhealth.
D)Healthanddrug.
12.A)Drugsarealwaysgiventoanimalsformedicalreasons.
B)Someoftheadditivesinourfoodareaddedtothefooditselfandaregiventothelivinganimals.
C)Researchershaveknownaboutthepotentialdangersoffoodadditivesforoverfiftyyears.
D)Foodmaycausefortypercentofcancerintheworld.
13.A)Becausetheanimalsaresick.
B)Becausetheanimalsarelosingweight.
C)Becausetheywanttomakemoremoneyoutoftheanimals.
D)Becausethedrugsarepreventivesagainstcancer.
Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Trafficaccidents.
B)Smoking-relateddiseases.
C)Murder.
D)Allofthese.
15.A)75.B)23.C)30.D)3,000.
16.A)TheNationalCancerInstituteistakingeffectivemeasures.
B)Smokingispreventedamonghighschoolseniors.
C)Manysmokershavediedofcancer.
D)Noneofthese.
17.A)Smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle.
B)Therearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighschoolseniors.
C)Highsmokingratesareduetotheincreaseinwealth.
D)Smokersathighschoolarefromsocio-economicbackgrounds.
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A)Theywillsoondieoutcompletely.
B)TheywereoncearelativeofEnglish.
C)Theyarenolongerspoken.
D)Theycomefromthesamefamily.
19.A)Chinese.B)English.C)Spanish.D)German.
20.A)BecauseofthegreatdifferencesbetweenthedialectsofChinese.
B)BecauseChineseandmanyforeignlanguagesarenotofthesamefamily.
C)BecauseChineseisaveryoldlanguage.
D)BecauseofthegreatdifferencesbetweentheoldChineseandthepresent-dayChinese.
SectionC(10%)
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillhearapassage,andthendecidethefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).PutaTorFinthecorrespondingparenthesesontheanswersheet.
21.Oscar,Emmy,Grammy,andTonyareawardsgiventoentertainersacrosstheworldeveryyear.
22.TheawardceremoniesareusuallyheldinNewYork.
23.Emmyistheoldestoftheseawards.
24.TheOscarawardsceremonywasfirstheldin1928inHollywoodtohonoroutstandingachievementinperformance,photography,direction,production,music,andotherareasoffilm-making.
25.TheEmmyispresentedbytheNationalAcademyforTelevisionArtsandSciencestothetopprograms,performers,andbehind-the-scenespeopleincommercialandpublictelevision.
26.TheGrammyisawardedtosingers,dancersandotherartists.
27.TheTonyisanawardthathonorsoutstandingachievementinplaywriting.
28.Theawardcandidatesspendweeksplanningwhattheywillwear,whotheywillgowith,andwhattheywillsayinheiracceptancespeeches.
29.Oneawardceremonyusuallycostsonehundredthousanddollars.
30.Thelosersattheawardceremonyarefullofconfidenceintheirfuture.
PartIIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearesomequestionsorunfinishedstatementsinthispart.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
CATVisashortwayofsaying“communityantennatelevision”.But“cabletelevision”isthetermmostpeopleuse.CabletelevisionallowsviewerstoreceiveTVprogramsthattheycannotpickupwiththeirregularantennas.
Televisionsignalsdonotfollowthecurveoftheearth.Theytravelinstraightlinesinalldirections.SignalsfromaTVstationmovestowardthehorizonandgointospace.IfyouliveonlyafewmilesfromaTVstation,youmaygetagoodpictureonyourset.Butifyoulivemorethan50milesfromit,youmaynotgetanypicturesatall.
CATVbeganin1948.PeopleinplacesfarfromTVstationssharedthecostofputtinguphighantennas.Acommunityantennawasusuallyplacedonahill,amountainoronahightower.TheantennapickedupTVsignalsandfedthemintoasmalllocalstation.Fromthestation,thickwirescalledcableranouttonearbyhomes.Eachpersonusingthecablepaidamonthlycharge.
CATVworkedwell,andsoonnewuseswerefoundforit.Localstationscouldfeedprogramsintoemptychannelsthatwerenotinuse.Peoplealongthecablecouldhavelocalnews,weatherreports,andfarmandschoolnewsatthelocalstationsonextracharge.
Today,cabletelevisionhasmovedintocities.Itbringsinextraprogramsthatcityviewerswithregularantennascannotsee.Itisalsousedinmanyclassroomsthroughoutthecountry.
31.Thispassageisabout___________.
A)howtoputuphighantennas
B)awayofpickingupbetterTVprograms
C)howtousetheemptychannelsonyourTVset
D)thewaythatTVsignalsareset
32.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat____________.
A)mostpeopleusecabletelevision
B)“communityantenna”isanothernamefor“regularantenna”
C)acommunityantennaisusedforcabletelevision
D)regularantennascannotpickupTVprograms
33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewayTVsignalstravel?
A)Inacurve.
B)Inastraightline.
C)Inalldirections.
D)Towardthehorizon.
34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthecommunityantennaaccordingtothe
passage?
A)Itwasusuallyplacedonaroof.
B)Itwasusuallyplacedonahill.
C)Itwasusuallyplacedonamountain.
D)Itwasusuallyplacedonahightower.
35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A)TVhasbeguntobeusedforeducationalpurpose.
B)ThereisnochargeforCATV.
C)CATVcannotbeusedinruralareas.
D)AntennasforCATVareusuallyputupinthecenterofacommunity.
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AftertheviolentearthquakethatshookLosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientistshadnewstoreport:
Thedamageanddeathtollcouldhavebeenmuchworse.
Morethan60peoplediedinthisearthquake.Bycomparison,anearthquakeofsimilarintensitythatshookAmericain1988claimed25,000victims.
InjuriesanddeathswererelativelylessinLosAngelesbecausethequakeoccurredat4:
31a.m.onaholiday,whentrafficwaslightonthecity’shighways.Inaddition,changesmadetotheconstructioncodesinLosAngelesduringthelast20yearshavestrengthenedthecity’sbuildingsandhighways,makingthemmoreresistanttoquakes.
Despitethegoodnews,civilengineersaren’trestingontheirsuccesses.Pinnedtotheirdrawingsboardsareblueprintsforimprovedquake-resistantbuildings.Thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreatersecuritytocitieswhereearthquakesoftentakeplace.
Inthepast,makingstructuresquake-resistantmeantfirmyetflexiblematerials,suchassteelandwood,thatbendwithoutbreaking.Later,peopletriedtoliftabuildingoffitsfoundation,andinsertrubberandsteelbetweenthebuildinganditsfoundationtoreducetheimpactofgroundvibrations.Themostrecentdesignsgivebuildingsbrainsaswellasconcreteandsteelsupports.Calledsmartbuildings,thestructuresrespondlikelivingorganismstoanearthquake’svibrations.Whenthegroundshakesandthebuildingtipsforward,thecomputerwouldforcethebuildingtoshiftintheoppositedirection.
Thenewsmartstructurescouldbeveryexpensivetobuild.However,theywouldsavemanylivesandwouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.
36.OnereasonwhythelossoflivesintheLosAngelesearthquakewascomparativelylowwasthat____________.
A)newcomputershadbeeninstalledinthebuildings
B)itoccurred
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