U校园大学英语视听说教程2.docx
U 校园&大学英语视听说教程 21. Which of the following is a cybercrime?B terrorist threat using emojis on Facebook.2. What is the expert's opinion of emojis?DIt's helpful to use emojis to avoid misunderstanding.1. Why was English Language Day settled on April 23? CTo celebrate William Shakespeare's birthday.2. Which of the following is not an aim of creating Language Days? CTo memorize Shakespeare's 400th anniversary.1. What is the finding of the study?D. The more languages you speak, the less likely you will develop cognitive problems.2. Who took part in the study?C.230 men and women with an average age of 73.3. What will be the focus of further studies?B. Whether the protection is applied to other areas of cognition.1. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. They are classmates.2. How many aspects of the differences are mentioned in the conversation? C.Three aspects: words, spellings and idioms.3. What would Americans say when they mean that "don't waste time and energy in doing something"?B. Don't beat a dead horse!1. Why was Ming arrested by the cops? D.He was mistaken to "hijack" the plane.2. What did the waiter think "ASAP" meant? A new order.3. What are the two speakers talking about? D.Misunderstandings caused by words.1. What is the speaker talking about?D.The job of a dialect coach.2. How do the actors manage to have a proper accent in the movies? C.They have a dialect coach to help them.3. What do we learn about dialect coaches?D.A degree in linguistics may be a must to them.1. Which of the following statements best expresses the speaker's view? A.The words people use can influence their behavior.2. Why are there harmful actions during games? B.Because the players treat their opponents as enemies.3. What did the player do when his way was blocked? C.He threw the ball at the one blocking his way.4. How does the speaker hope to improve the current situation in sports? A.To use positive language on the sports field.1. What language do people in a Doha airport most probably speak, according to the news report?C.English.2. What is many Arabs' opinion of the wide use of English in their country? D.They are worried that English is colonizing their own language.3. What do many immigrants in the Middle East expect to do? D.They want the locals to understand their culture.1. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A.At a theater.2. What does "a wild goose chase" mean now?C.A hopeless search for something.3. Which play does "to eat someone out of house and home" come from? B.Henry IV.4. What does "a green-eyed monster" mean now? A.Being sick with jealousy.1. Why do people express similar ideas in different ways? B.They are in different situations.2. What are the two general levels of usage for language? C.Formal and informal language.3. According to the passage, whom are we speaking to when we say "Would you mind closing the door"?C.A stranger.1. What's the news report mainly about? C.Earning potentials of young adults.2. What do we know about college graduates? A.They were less likely to lose jobs.1. What's the news report mainly about? A.The returns of college education in America.2. According to the survey, who often have difficulty in finding jobs? B.Those who major in subjects with low vocational demands.1. What did the African university leaders meet to discuss? B.Problems higher education is facing.2. What is the problem mentioned by Pinkie Mekgwe, administrator at the University of Johannesburg?A.African universities are lacking funding.3. What should the governments do, according to Ousmane Sene, director of West African Research Center?A.Offer more job opportunities.1. What is the biggest challenge for Chinese students, according to Rebecca? D.Their communication skills.2. Which is not the reason for Chinese students' biggest challenge? A.They don't work hard enough.3. Why do lecturers want students to ask questions, according to Rebecca? C.They want them to understand the subject better.4. Which of the following is the tip Rebecca gives to Chinese students? D.They need to go out and communicate with others.1. How long does Elaine spend on after-class activities in a week?A.10 hours.2. What was the percentage of part-time students employed last year? C.76%.3. What does making a detailed timetable mean? A.Having every detail put into a calendar.4. Which of the following is Dr. Steven's advice?D.To keep one day a week to herself to enjoy her free time.1. According to the speaker, what is the society's attitude toward the humanities? C.The humanities are less important than STEM.2. What does the speaker think of the humanities and STEM? B.They are equally important.3. According to the speaker, why are the humanities important? B.They provide us with social workers, teachers and artists.1. What is this passage mainly about? B.How to solve roommate conflicts.2. How can you deal with your feelings? B.Write down how you feel objectively.3. After the two of you talk, what should you do? A.Be patient and wait.1. What is the news report mainly about?C.American college's failure in achieving its major goals.2. How many college graduates made no obvious gains in the three thinking skills? C.36%.3. How much time do students spend on social activities and out-of-school activities?C.51% of their time.1. Why did Emmanuel sign up for the University of the People? B.Because he had no other options.2. Why is the University of the People tuition-free? A.Its teachers work on a voluntary basis.3. How much is the application fee? D.$50.4. What course does it offer currently? D.Computer science and business administration.1. What does the term "Ivy League" officially refer to?D.An athletic conference in which the eight colleges' sports teams compete.2. How much is the tuition cost for those Ivy League universities each year? A.$35,000.3. In terms of donations, which university ranks the second? B.Yale.4. Which of the following is not the benefit of an Ivy League education? D.Low student-to-professor ratio.1. What is the EU planning to do to EU citizens when they are 18? D.Give them a free Interrail pass.2. What is the reason behind such a move?B.To build a "sense of belonging" among young people in Europe.1. According to the police officer, what percentage of jail inmates are high school dropouts? C.81.2%.2. According to the survey, what jobs are available to those dropouts? B.Jobs that are low-paying and boring.1. What does the study show about Generation Y? A.They occupy over a third of the Indian workforce.2. What is the characteristic of Generation X, according to the study? C.They lay stress on gaining knowledge and loyalty.3. What is important for Generation Y, according to the news report? D.Growth and learning opportunities.1. What will Diane do for the weekend? C.To go to the shore with some colleagues.2. How does the father treat Diane?C.Like a little kid.3. How does the daughter feel about her college? B.She dislikes her college life.4. Why does the daughter want to go out? A.She wants to get away from her father.1. What is Michael's problem?C.He can't decide on taking a gap year or going to university.2. What is Michael's concern about taking a gap year? A.He is worried about not having much money.3. What is Dr. Mary Clagett's suggestion to Michael? B.Joining a volunteer program that doesn't cost much.4. What will Michael decide to do?C.Attend the gap year program because he can learn by doing.1. What does the speaker think of 30-year-old guys? C.They are different.2. Who belongs to the motleyest part among the 30-year-old guys? D.30-year-old single guys.3. What do the first type of 30-year-old single guys expect their girl to be like? C.She has a great career and many friends.1. Why did the speaker quit the part-time job of house-painting? A.He wanted to be a poet.2. What happened to the speaker in Afghanistan? C.He blacked out and had a liver problem.3. What did the speaker finally settle down to do? B.Being a teacher.4. What is the speaker's attitude toward uncertainty and settling down? D.It is not necessary for people to avoid uncertainty.1. What is the news report mainly about? D.Different attitudes toward hard work and success.2. Who are likely to see themselves as "masters of their fate"? A.Americans.3. What might influence young people's opinions and beliefs? C.Economic conditions.1. What is Paula complaining about?D.The old ladies thought young people were too lazy.2. How many jobs does Paula have to do now? B.2.3. What is the major problem the young generation is facing? B.There are too many young people with too few jobs.4. What was uncommon in the old ladies' time? A.Attending college.1. What is the speaker's attitude toward volunteering abroad? D.It may affect people in need in a wrong way.2. What caused the rise in the number of orphanages in Cambodia? A.The rise of tourism.3. What can we encourage young people to do? B.To learn how to serve.4. What should a volunteer learn?B.To avoid being too much of a distraction.1. What does the news report say about Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal? C.They are on a national tour for their play Love Letters.2. What do we learn about the film Love Story?D."Love means never having to say you're sorry" is often used nowadays.1. How many couples were present at the Saturday ceremony? D.1,201.2. Why did the couples come to Western Michigan University? B.To set a Guinness World Record.1. What's the news report mainly about? C.Changes in the ways of dating.2. Which of the following was a common way to find a partner in the US in 1940? B.Through family connections.3. When had the Internet changed the way people got together? C.By 2000.1. What are the three speakers talking about? C.Whether it is important to date in college.2. What happened to Sophia?B.She broke up with her high school boyfriend.3. Which of the following is true of Jane?C.It's all right for her to lead her own life without dating someone.1. What are the two speakers talking about?B.A piece of news.2. Whose wedding does the Burger King wedding refer to?B.A couple who fell in love at Burger King.3. Why did the wedding draw national attention?B.Because the Burger King company paid for the wedding expenses.4. When did the couple get the nickname Burger King?A.When they were in fifth grade and helped to set up a yo-yo event.1. What is the passage mainly about? C.Campus love.2. Where did Margaret and Archie get to know each other? D.In the zoology lab.3. What can Archie remember clearly about Margaret? A.Her neat drawings.4. When does campus love usually take place, according to the speaker? B.When the two people are both pursuing the same goal.1. What kind of women do most Indian men marry? A.Women less educated than themselves.2. What was the percentage of never-married women aged 45-49 in 2010?A.0.07%.3. According to the passage, what might be a barrier to marriage in 2050? A.Age and education.4. Who will find it difficult to find a partner in 2050? C.Highly educated women and little educated men.1. Whom does "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" apply to? C.Long-distance couples.2. What did Cornell University ask the 63 couples to do besides completing questionnaires? A.Keep a communication diary.3. What are the findings of the survey on the couples in a long-distance relationship? D.They have longer, more meaningful conversations.1. What's the probable relationship between the speakers? D.Brother and sister.2. What is Peter confused about? C.Why his date blew him off.3. What was Peter's answer to "who should invite or plan a date the man or the woman"? A.The man4. What advice did Mary give to Peter? B.To make dating plans with the girl.1. Why is dating rare in Afghanistan?D.Because most marriages are arranged by parents.2. What do we know about slumber parties?B.Teenagers gather for parties at a home and sleep there.3. In which country is dating against the law? A.Iran.4. Which of the following is the dating custom in Japan? C.Only boys do the asking and pay for the dates.1. Why did most Americans aged 18-29 choose not to use credit cards? C.Credit cards may cause problems.2. What was Rivera advised to do?D.Put off getting a credit card as long as possible.1. What will the UK government do according to the new strategy? B.Charge graduates who fail to pay back their loans.2. Why did the government issue the new strategy?D.The government need to ensure the sustainability of the student finance.1. What was once used as money in American prisons? C.Cigarettes.2. What do the prisoners use ramen to do? B.Hire services from other prisoners.3. Why is ramen replacing traditional cigarettes as money in American prisons? A.It is cheap and easier to get.1. What are the two speakers talking about? D.How to spend a million-dollar lottery.2. How would Tom spend the money? D.Pay back his student loans first.3. What does "hard up for cash" mean? C.Struggling with money.4. What would Li Hua do with the money? A.Buy her parents a big house.1. What is Bob's problem?B.He ordered too many takeaways.2. What is Lily's suggestion to Bob? C.To do more cooking at home.3. According to Lily, why do supermarkets often discount food after 4 p.m.? B.The food is going to expire.4. According to Lily, what do most stores do with their own store brand food? A.They sell them at relatively lower prices.1. Why is Burned writing this letter?A.To ask for some advice.2. What was Burned's problem?B.His friend didn't return the money borrowed from him.3. What does Sugars suggest borrowers do when they can't return the money on time? C.Make a new schedule.4. What is Sugars' suggestion to Burned?D.Write a new email to remind his friend of the money.1. What will a realistic optimist do? C.Keep a budget.2. What is an idealistic optimist comfortable with? B.Living above their earnings.3. What is the characteristic of emotional spenders? C.They lack confidence.1. What information was released by the survey?A.About 3/4 of Americans are living with little or no emergency savings.2. What is the percentage of adults that had no savings at all? D.27%.3. Which is more disappointing according to the news? B.The savings rates haven't changed for several years.1. What do the two speakers want to do for Tom? B.Buy him a skiing video game.