新视野大学英语视听说教程4（第二版） - 单元测试答案

D. likely

9. Lucky people were much less superstitious and tended to take constructive

action to improve their lives. ___________, superstitious people tended

to regard themselves as among the less lucky.

10. People ______ livelihoods depend more on luck—like professional athletes,

or fishermen—often have superstitious routines.

Unit 7 test

Part I Script

A. Opposite B. Contrary C. Conversely D. In the contrary

A. with B. for C. whose D. which

Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, and 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. A one-day trip to the waterfalls.

B. A two-day trip to the waterfalls.

C. A trip to the caves.

D. A free travel book.

2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)

3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)

4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)

5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)

A. Hang gliding.

B. Whitewater rafting.

C. Rock climbing.

A. 2 a.m. B. 12.

C. 2 p.m.

D. 2:30 p.m.

A. The woman is changing a room for the man.

B. The man is fed up with the noise next door.

A. He was exhausted from the whirlwind tour of Europe.

B. He was surprised by the beautiful scenery in Europe.

C. He was robbed and almost killed on his trip to Europe.

D. He enjoyed his trip to Europe tremendously.

C. The woman will charge some money for changing a room for the man.

D. The man is checking out at the counter.

D. Mountain biking.

Part II Script

Directions: Listen to the passage three times. When the passage is read for

the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from (1) to (7) with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from (8) to (10), write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read the third time, check your answers.

In recent years the weekend has begun to decline in importance. While most people work a five-day work week, (1)(2)competitivenesswhen the hardware costs outweigh human costs, the

of the modern economy means that leaving a factory idle for two

unmanneddays or an office (3)(4)regularly is too great an expense. Thus, many workers work on weekends. Since this is seen as a greater burden, most extraemployers pay (5) for weekend work, either by agreement or by law. householdsThe rapid increase in the number of two-income (6)the character of the weekend. (7)Previously has also changed the stay-at-home spouse would do the

shopping during the week. With both working, most of the shopping must be done on weekends, leaving less time for recreation. (8)To serve these new shoppers it is also necessary for more stores to remain open and thus more pe. The functions of the work week and weekend vary a great deal in some areas. Stores that rely on office workers will see far less business on a weekend, while those in the suburbs or in residential areas will see far more. (9)Weekends are days when people can safely sleep in and also not have to worry as much about the i, so Friday and Saturday nights are the busiest for bars, restaurants, clubs, and movie theaters. There is substantially less activity on many websites on weekends.

(10)One area in which the weekend has remained unaffected is education,where schools are shut on Sat. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Correct answer when competitiveness unmanned regularly extra households Previously (8) To serve these new shoppers it is also necessary for more stores to remain open and thus more people to work on weekends (9) Weekends are days when people can safely sleep in and also not have to worry as much about the ill effects of a hangover (10) One area in which the weekend has remained unaffected is education, where schools are shut on Saturdays and Sundays

Part III Script

Directions: Listen to the following recording, and 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 is the passage mainly about?

A. The reasons juggling attracts more attention.

B. A comparison between juggling and other forms of entertainment. C. The development of juggling.

D. A comparison between ancient and modern juggling skills.