英语听力强化

听力专项训练 Passage one

Hello, welcome to college!

In high school, you learned 1) _____________________, including reading, writing, math and computer. For the most part, you and your classmates studied 2) _____________________.

This will change now 3) _____________________ college gives you many choices. 4) _____________________ such as how to write business letters or 5) repair computers. You can also choose certain courses just because they’re fun, different, 6) _____________________ .

College can prepare you for your chosen career. It also prepares you for a lifetime of 7) _____________________in school, at work or out in the world. 8) _____________________, the most important skill you can learn in college is how to learn. If you have this skill, you can 9) _____________________throughout life.The content of this book will tell you 10) _____________________at college and succeed as a freshman.

Passage two Hi class,

Have you ever stopped and tried to answer this question about your life: What will I be? Young people naturally tend to live in the present and are used to the immediate satisfaction of 1) _____________________. But just because you are focused on today doesn’t mean that you can’t also have something of a vision of 2) _____________________tomorrow, and what it may take to get there.

Yes, you all certainly have 3) _____________________. But each of

yours will be very different. Likewise, all of you will 4) _____________________. But there, too, many differences will occur. Your future doesn’t exist, just like that, as if it were an inanimate _____________________thing. It’s a living process, getting 5) _____________________by you every day, 6) _____________________,so-to-speak.7) _____________________today is shaping your future in many small and large ways. In short, what you will be tomorrow, in the future, 8) _____________________right now by what you are doing today.

So for a future that’s being made 9) _____________________, what’s key? The answer is simple and short, but very powerful: Wake up! 10) _____________________! Each of you is born with a unique potential. You need to examine it so that you know 11) _____________________person you are. To know yourself is to know your strong points as well as your limitations. That self-knowledge empowers you as you go 12) _____________________, it lights the road as you shape the future you see for yourself as an adult.

Passage Three

Balancing academic and social life is difficult. Now that you are in college，you can no longer rely on your parents for structure, rules, or （1）motivation. All of these are now in your hands. Being at college a lot of evening and weekend （2）are open to you, including lectures, club events, and of course, parties. In （3）, students go to schools in new places where they have not lived before, so a lot of time is spent （4）your new surroundings. While it is good to explore new surroundings and take （5）of social opportunities, it is important that you take time out to （6）on your studies. Some students （7）

in the school library, （8） . Forming study groups with your

classmates and agreeing on a daily “study time”with your roommates can also be extremely helpful.

Passage Four

The History of Harvard University

Harvard is the 1 institution of higher education in 2 , established in 3 by vote of the Great and General Court of the

Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was named after the college’s first benefactor, the young 4 John Harvard of Charlestown, who upon his death in 1638 left his 5 and 6 of his estate to the institution. A statue of John Harvard stands today in front of 7 in Harvard Yard, and is perhaps the university’s best known 8 .

Harvard University has 12 degree-granting schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The university has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 9 degree candidates including undergraduates, graduates, and professional students. There are more than 360,000 living 10 . students in the U.S. and over 190 other countries.

Dialogue 1

1.（）A. Customer and salesman. B. Colleagues. C. Employee and boss. D. Classmates.

2.（）A. He loves his present job. B. He is going to open a store.

C. He is about to retire. D. He works in a repair shop.

3.（）A. Husband and wife. B. Father and daughter. C. Doctor and patient. D. Teacher and student.

4.（）A. Doctor. B. Clerk. C. Professor. D. Waitress. 5.（）A. Waiter. B. Secretary. C. Tailor. D. Professor

6.（）A. He attended a literature class. B. He attended a conference in Paris. C. He traveled overseas with his family. D. He accompanied his father to a business talking.

7.（）A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 8.（）A. The last week in August. B. The first week in August. C. The third week in August. D. The second week in August.

9.（）A. Get a visa. B. Pack his things. C. Buy a plane ticket. D. Register for classes.

10.（）A. Literature. B. Arts. C. History. D. Geography. Dialogue 2

1) What is the first question that Betty asks in this conversation?

A) How are you?

B) Do you have any tips for my first weeks in college? C) How are your classes going? D) What do I see at this college?

2) What is George’s answer to Betty’s first question? A) I’m fine. Thank you.

B) Just make friends with other people C) College is a new environment. D) Well, I don’t have any.

3) What is the most important thing that George has learned from this college?

A) How to learn. B) How to make friends. C) How to change other people.

D) How to take care of himself.

4) How many hours a day does George spend every day studying in college?

A) 6 hours. B) 7 hours.

C) No more than 8 hours. D) 8 or more hours.

5) What does George think of living in the dorm? A)There is nothing bad about it.

B) It’s the best place he can find to live in. C) The rooms are too small. D) It’s the same as living at home. Dialogue 3

1)What is Victor most probably going to do? A) Have an EQ test. B) Meet with Irene.

C) Have an interview. D) Find the right person for the job. 2) Why does Irene think that Victor is the right person for the job?

A) Because he trusts her. B) Because he has a high IQ. C) Because he has what it takes. D) Because he knows himself well.

3) What type of person is Victor?

A) He’s sociable. B) He’s sensitive. C) He’s artistic. D) All of the above.

4) How does Victor look?

A) He looks confident. B) He looks worried. C) He looks smart. D) He looks shy.

5) What can we learn from the conversation? A) Irene is a person in Victor’s life. B) Irene trusts Victor’s good education.

C) Victor has more confidence than ability.

D) Victor knows both himself and the position well. 真题测试

1. A) Coffee with sugar only C) Coffee without sugar B) Coffee with milk D) coffee with both sugar and milk

2. A) Because she doesn’t like it C) Because she has had too much already

B) Because it isn’t to her taste D) because she is trying to lose we

3. A) Reserving a table C) Booking a flight B) Checking in at a table D) Buying a book

4. A) In a stationery shop C) In the post office B) In the town library D) In a small hotel

5. A) In the airport C) In the railway station B) In a department store D) In a restaurant

6. A) From the company C) From the newspaper B) From a friend of his D) From a TV commercial

7. A) Change a coat for the man C) Talk to her manger herself B) Give the man some change D) Call the manager 8. A) Take a message C) Check the telephone number B) Explain an important plan D) Call Mr. Robinson 9. A) Draw up a plan C) Follow the schedule B) Visit the factory D) Give up the tour 10. A) The books used to be more expensive B) There are only a few books in the bookstore C)The woman bought too many books D) Maggie wants to buy a bookstore

Passage One Questions11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard

11. A) Traveling around B) Marketing research C) Selling

goods D) Answering questions

12. A) Active salesmen B) Good teamwork C) Quality products D) Rich customers

13. A) Finding no customers B) Earning little money C) Losing his jobs D) Getting too busy Passage Two Questions14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard

14. A) He is a professor of a university B) He is the chairman of a university C) He is the head of an organization D) He is the president of an association 15. A) He offers specially trained dogs for them B) He supplies them with artificial dogs C) He helps to train their dogs D) He sells dog food to them

16. A) Because his son asked him to do so B) Because he sympathizes with them C) Because he wants to be special D) Because his boy is also blind Passage Three

Questions17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard

17 A) One day B) Two days C) Three days D) Four days 18. A) He watched the changing of guards B) He stayed in the small hotel for a rest C) He took boat trip along the Thames D) He enjoyed the lovely sights of the Palace 19. A) To take a look at the famous shops B) To find a better hotel for himself C) To visit the Buckingham Palace D) To buy some souvenirs

20. A) He thoughts it was too short. B) He felt it somewhat tiring. C) He was not much impressed. D) He did not like the weather.