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nullnullUnit 4: Part IV21st Century College English: Book 4 Listening PracticeConversations PassagesListening & Speaking IV Listening Practice 《听说教程 IV》 Part 4.3, pp.44-46nullListening Practice: Conversations1. A. Making an appointment. B. How to use the library. C. Coming back about 4:00. D. How to choose a course.nullListening Practice: Conversations2. A. The man stayed home and watched television. B. The man had a terrible illness and had to be hospitalized. C. The man went on vacation. D. The man studied in a different class.nullListening Practice: Conversations3. A. The woman should stop working at the end of the summer. B. He is also having difficulty getting the classes he wants. C. He thinks that the woman will get the classes that she wants. D. The woman should get a job during the semester.nullListening Practice: Conversations4. A. A professor and a student. B. A lawyer and his client. C. An editor and an author. D. A customer and a shop assistant.nullListening Practice: Conversations5. A. She's worried about the engine. B. The engine should be fine. C. The car hasn't served their needs well. D. She's certain it's time to get a new car.nullListening Practice: Conversations6. A. It'll cost him a lot of money. B. He isn't serious about going. C. Other people paid for his airfare. D. It isn't fair for him to go along.nullListening Practice: Conversations7. A. She doesn't have anything to do. B. The man is wrong about the time. C. The flight is supposed to be two hours long. D. They should call back in two hours.nullListening Practice: Conversations8. A. Her notebook is missing. B. Her handwriting is difficult to read. C. She wasn't in class this morning either. D. She's already lent her notes to someone else.nullListening Practice: Conversations9. A. He can send the woman additional information. B. The woman received the wrong bill. C. He agrees that the charges are too high. D. He'll credit the woman's account.nullListening Practice: Conversations10. A. He wasn't offered the job he had talked about. B. He didn't really want to work in the bookstore. C. He didn't know where the bookstore was. D. He didn't refuse the bookstore job.Check-upnullListening Scripts for Conversations1. A. Making an appointment. B. How to use the library. C. Coming back about 4:00. D. How to choose a course.1. A. Making an appointment. B. How to use the library. C. Coming back about 4:00. D. How to choose a course.ScriptnullListening ScriptsM: Excuse me, Miss. I'm a graduate student of mathematics. I've just come from Japan, and I've never been to a Western library before. I wonder if someone might have time to show me around. W: I'd be glad to show you around, but I'm very busy right now. Could you come back about 4:00? Q: What is the student concerned about? nullListening Scripts for Conversations2. A. The man stayed home and watched television. B. The man had a terrible illness and had to be hospitalized. C. The man went on vacation. D. The man studied in a different class.2. A. The man stayed home and watched television. B. The man had a terrible illness and had to be hospitalized. C. The man went on vacation. D. The man studied in a different class.ScriptnullListening ScriptsW: I'm so happy to see you back in class again. Three weeks is a long time. M: I really had a great time seeing all the sights. There's nothing like taking it easy once for a year. Q: What did the man do for three weeks? nullListening Scripts for Conversations3. A. The woman should stop working at the end of the summer. B. He is also having difficulty getting the classes he wants. C. He thinks that the woman will get the classes that she wants. D. The woman should get a job during the semester.3. A. The woman should stop working at the end of the summer. B. He is also having difficulty getting the classes he wants. C. He thinks that the woman will get the classes that she wants. D. The woman should get a job during the semester.ScriptnullListening ScriptsW: I'm having a problem getting the classes I want. M: That's too bad. But I'm sure you'll be able to work everything out before the semester starts. Q: What does the man mean? nullListening Scripts for Conversations4. A. A professor and a student. B. A lawyer and his client. C. An editor and an author. D. A customer and a shop assistant.4. A. A professor and a student. B. A lawyer and his client. C. An editor and an author. D. A customer and a shop assistant.ScriptnullListening ScriptsW: When is the assignment due? And what type of report do you want? M: It is due on the fifteenth. I expect a full research project, approximately 20 pages in length and typed. Q: Who are the two people? nullListening Practice: Conversations5. A. She's worried about the engine. B. The engine should be fine. C. The car hasn't served their needs well. D. She's certain it's time to get a new car.5. A. She's worried about the engine. B. The engine should be fine. C. The car hasn't served their needs well. D. She's certain it's time to get a new car.ScriptnullListening ScriptsM: I don't like the sound of that car engine. W: I'm certain it's nothing to worry about. I just had it serviced a few days ago. Q: What does the woman mean? nullListening Practice: Conversations6. A. It'll cost him a lot of money. B. He isn't serious about going. C. Other people paid for his airfare. D. It isn't fair for him to go along.6. A. It'll cost him a lot of money. B. He isn't serious about going. C. Other people paid for his airfare. D. It isn't fair for him to go along.ScriptnullListening Scripts for ConversationsW: I hear you're joining that expedition across Alaska. Did you get much funding for it? M: You must be joking! I have to pay my own airfare and contribute toward the cost of supplies. Q: What does the man say about the expedition? nullListening Practice: Conversations7. A. She doesn't have anything to do. B. The man is wrong about the time. C. The flight is supposed to be two hours long. D. They should call back in two hours.7. A. She doesn't have anything to do. B. The man is wrong about the time. C. The flight is supposed to be two hours long. D. They should call back in two hours.ScriptnullListening Scripts for ConversationsM: They've just announced the flight has been delayed until four o'clock. W: Oh no! How are we going to kill two hours? Q: What does the woman imply? nullListening Practice: Conversations8. A. Her notebook is missing. B. Her handwriting is difficult to read. C. She wasn't in class this morning either. D. She's already lent her notes to someone else.8. A. Her notebook is missing. B. Her handwriting is difficult to read. C. She wasn't in class this morning either. D. She's already lent her notes to someone else.ScriptnullListening Scripts for ConversationsM: I missed class this morning. Could you lend me your notes? W: My notes? You've never seen my handwriting, have you? Q: What does the woman imply? nullListening Practice: Conversations9. A. He can send the woman additional information. B. The woman received the wrong bill. C. He agrees that the charges are too high. D. He'll credit the woman's account.9. A. He can send the woman additional information. B. The woman received the wrong bill. C. He agrees that the charges are too high. D. He'll credit the woman's account.ScriptnullListening Scripts for ConversationsW: I'd like to inquire about some of the charges on my electricity bills. I can't understand why it is so high this month. M: I'd be happy to send you more detailed explanation if you give me your account number. Q: What does the man mean?nullListening Practice: ConversationsI0. A. He wasn't offered the job he had talked about. B. He didn't really want to work in the bookstore. C. He didn't know where the bookstore was. D. He didn't refuse the bookstore job.I0. A. He wasn't offered the job he had talked about. B. He didn't really want to work in the bookstore. C. He didn't know where the bookstore was. D. He didn't refuse the bookstore job.ScriptnullListening Scripts for ConversationsM: Mike said he was looking for a job in the bookstore. W: But then, when he had the chance to work there, he turned it down, didn't he? Q: What can inferred about Mike? Listening Practice 《听说教程 IV》 Part 4.3, pp.46-47nullListening Practice: Passage 11. A. History teachers don't care. B. Students are too lazy. C. The professors don't make it interesting. D. Students think history is not important.nullListening Practice: Passage 12. A. She was brief and to the point. B. She described things like a news reporter on the radio. C. She made the events sensible. D. She made history into a system.nullListening Practice: Passage 13. A. He trained soldiers. B. He was a smith. C. He was a silversmith. D. He was a politician.nullListening Practice: Passage 14. A. 1772. B. 1777. C. 1775. D. 1774.Check-upnullListening Practice: Passage 11. Why does the speaker think some students don't like history? A. History teachers don't care. B. Students are too lazy. C. The professors don't make it interesting. D. Students think history is not important.1. Why does the speaker think some students don't like history? A. History teachers don't care. B. Students are too lazy. C. The professors don't make it interesting. D. Students think history is not important.nullListening Practice: Passage 12. What were Dr. Ninn's lectures like? A. She was brief and to the point. B. She described things like a news reporter on the radio. C. She made the events sensible. D. She made history into a system.2. What were Dr. Ninn's lectures like? A. She was brief and to the point. B. She described things like a news reporter on the radio. C. She made the events sensible. D. She made history into a system.nullListening Practice: Passage 13. How did John Adams make his living? A. He trained soldiers. B. He was a smith. C. He was a silversmith. D. He was a politician.3. How did John Adams make his living? A. He trained soldiers. B. He was a smith. C. He was a silversmith. D. He was a politician.nullListening Practice: Passage 14. When were the first battles of the revolution fought? A. 1772. B. 1777. C. 1775. D. 1774.4. When were the first battles of the revolution fought? A. 1772. B. 1777. C. 1775. D. 1774.ScriptnullListening Scripts: Passage 1 There are a lot of students who dislike studying history. The problem is not necessarily that the subject is boring. It is just hard to get excited about something when it is presented in a boring manner. I had a different experience though. My American history professor, Dr. Anais Ninn, was unforgettable. When Dr. Ninn described events they seemed to leap from the pages. It was partly because she made it sound like a live radio news report. Dr. Ninn imitated John Adams, a well-known silversmith of the revolutionary period. John Adams helped to organize the colonists who were angry about the way the British seemed to control their lives through unfair taxes. Dr. Ninn imitated the way John Adams had given his speeches and helped to plan the revolutionary activities. I can see her now with her hand raised above her head and shouting at the class. She told how Adams had come up with a plan in 1775 to use two lanterns as signals if the British were going to attack by sea. If the scout saw the lamps, he was supposed to jump on a horse and warn the rest of the Americans of the attack. Professor Ninn described the battles to us in detail. The weapons they used at those times were primitive, but the effects were terrible. If a man was wounded then, he would probably die from the infection. As Professor Ninn described these battles, I felt as though history had come alive.nullListening PracticeQuestions《听说教程 VI》 Part 4.3, p. 47nullListening Practice: Passage 25. A. It is short of water. B. It is short of fresh water C. It has too many rivers. D. Its land is below sea level.nullListening Practice: Passage 26. A. To keep out enemies. B. To lower sea level. C. To prevent flooding. D. To keep out rough weather.nullListening Practice: Passage 27. A. Because the land can never be drained. B. Because the land is very low. C. Because the Dutch have wasteful habits. D. Because the dykes were poorly designed and built.Check-upnullListening Practice: Passage 25. What is Holland's main problem? A. It is short of water. B. It is short of fresh water C. It has too many rivers. D. Its land is below sea level.5. What is Holland's main problem? A. It is short of water. B. It is short of fresh water C. It has too many rivers. D. Its land is below sea level.nullListening Practice: Passage 26. What is the purpose to build Dykes? A. To keep out enemies. B. To lower sea level. C. To prevent flooding. D. To keep out rough weather.6. What is the purpose to build Dykes? A. To keep out enemies. B. To lower sea level. C. To prevent flooding. D. To keep out rough weather.nullListening Practice: Passage 27. Why in many parts of Holland do pumps keep on working all the time? A. Because the land can never be drained. B. Because the land is very low. C. Because the Dutch have wasteful habits. D. Because the dykes were poorly designed and built.7. Why in many parts of Holland do pumps keep on working all the time? A. Because the land can never be drained. B. Because the land is very low. C. Because the Dutch have wasteful habits. D. Because the dykes were poorly designed and built.ScriptnullListening Scripts : Passage 2 For centuries Dutch engineers have been fighting a war against water. Their main enemy is the sea. A large part of the country is below sea level. In fact, Holland is also called the “Netherland”, which means “low land”. Very tall and strong walls, called dykes, have been built to keep out the sea. But in the very rough weather the sea may suddenly burst through a dyke. Great damage can be caused by floods when this happens. Three large rivers are also part of the problem. They flow through Holland into the North Sea. They have cut many passages across the country. At low tide, the rivers flow into the sea as usual. But at high tide the sea can flow into the rivers! This is because the land is so low. The battle against water never ends, but they have made Holland a bigger and better country. In order to prevent floods, the engineers take, or reclaim, land that was under water. The Dutch have been reclaiming land for seven hundred years. Land is usually reclaimed from a passage between two islands. Two dykes are built across the passage, so they block the water between them. Then the engineers dig long canals and pump the water into them. At low tide, the canals empty the water into the sea. Because the land is so low, water from the sea and rivers can rise up through the ground. For this reason, the pumps continue working even when the land has been drained. The dykes contain gates, and through these the water is pumped out. In many parts of Holland, pumps must be working all the time. If they stopped, there would be very bad floods.nullQuestions《听说教程 VI》 Part 4.3, pp. 47-48Listening Practice: Passage 3nullListening Practice: Passage 38. A. Radio and newspapers support each other B. Radio is a substitute for newspapers in people’s homes. C. Newspapers discourage people from listening to the radio. D. May newspaper reporters also work in the radio industry.nullListening Practice: Passage 39. A. Movie attendance increased due to advertising on television. B. Old motion pictures were often broadcast on television. C. Television had no effect on movie attendance. D. Motion pictures’ popularity declined.nullListening Practice: Passage 310. A.To illustrate another effect of television. B.To demonstrate the importance of televised sports. C.To explain why television replaced radio broadcasting. D.To provide an example of something motion pictures can’t present.Check-upnullListening Practice: Passage 38. According to the speaker, what is the relationship between radio and newspaper industry? A. Radio and newspapers support each other B. Radio is a substitute for newspapers in people’s homes. C. Newspapers discourage people from listening to the radio. D. May newspaper reporters also work in the radio industry.8. According to the speaker, what is the relationship between radio and newspaper industry? A. Radio and newspapers support each other B. Radio is a substitute for newspapers in people’s homes. C. Newspapers discourage people from listening to the radio. D. May newspaper reporters also work in the radio industry.nullListening Practice: Passage 39. According to the speaker, how did the introduction of television affect motion pictures? A. Movie attendance increased due to advertising on television. B. Old motion pictures were often broadcast on television. C. Television had no effect on movie attendance. D. Motion pictures’ popularity declined.9. According to the speaker, how did the introduction of television affect motion pictures? A. Movie attendance increased due to advertising on television. B. Old motion pictures were often broadcast on television. C. Television had no effect on movie attendance. D. Motion pictures’ popularity declined.nullListening Practice: Passage 310. Why does the speaker mention a football game? A.To illustrate another effect of television. B.To demonstrate the importance of televised sports. C.To explain why television replaced radio broadcasting. D.To provide an example of something motion pictures can’t present.10. Why does the speaker mention a football game? A.To illustrate another effect of television. B.To demonstrate the importance of televised sports. C.To explain why television replaced radio broadcasting. D.To provide an example of something motion pictures can’t present.ScriptnullListening Practice: Passage 3 With the introduction of radio, newspaper publishers wondered how broadcasting would affect them. Many feared that radio as a quick and easy means of keeping people informed would displace the newspaper industry altogether. Others hoped that the brief newscast heard on the air would stimulate listeners in the story so they’d buy the paper to get more information. This second idea turned out to be closer to the truth. Radio and print were not substitutes for each other but actually supported each other. You see the relationship between different media is not always one of displacement but can be one of reinforcement. However, this is not always the case. Take television and motion pictures for example, with the popularization of TV, the motion picture industry suffered greatly. Movie attendance dropped when audience members chose to stay at home and be entertained. Likewise, when a football game was shown on the air, the stands were often empty because fans chose to watch the game at home.