新托福听力加试题

1、新托福听力加试题ID CardListen to a conversation between a student and a staff in University Service office.Female student: 我想办新卡，因为旧的丢了。Male staff: 因为学校的registration 还未结束，所以我这里没有你的完整资料，如果你需要办卡，得提供证件来证明身份，比如说你的驾照。Female student: 我的驾照在钱包里，钱包被偷了。Male staff: 那么护照呢？Female student: 护照在宿舍里，因为丢了ID Card, 我没办法进宿舍，所以我

2、才来这办新卡。Male staff： 让我发封mail, 看看怎么办这事。（several seconds later）好了，你现在可以去宿舍取护照了，但是必须身边有人看着你（escort you）.Female student: Who cares! 还有，我的饭卡也丢了，怎么办？Male staff: 没关系，在申办新的ID card 的时候，顺便把meal card 也可以办了。Female student: Thanks a lot.Male staff: you are welcome, I am very glad to help you.Female student: en yo

3、u are glad!题目：Why does the student go to see the office worker in the university service office?Answer: (D) 学生要办新卡Why can not the student show her driver license either?Answer: (B) 放在宿舍，没有ID 进不去。Why she needs to be escorted?Answer: (C) 确认她的身份，输入ID card 信息，通过电脑确认。How can the student get a new meal ca

4、rd?Answer: (D) 和ID 一起补办。Listen again: Female student: you are glad.Answer: (D) she was relieved.Glial Cell(神经元细胞)Lecture:Glial cells, commonly called neuralgia or simply glial (Greek for “glue”, researches originally believed that glial cells served as the putty that held the neurons together, recen

5、t research indicated that these cells provide very important contributions.) , are non-neuronal cells. In the human brain, glial are estimated to outnumber neurons by about 10 to 1.Glial cells provide support and protection for neurons, the other main type of cell in the central nervous system. The

6、four main functions of glial cells are to surround neurons and hold them in place, to supply nutrients and oxygen to neurons, to insulate one neuron from another, and to destroy pathogens and remove dad neurons.Traditionally glial had been thought to lack certain features of neurons. For example, gl

7、ial were not believed to have chemical neurotransmitters. They were considered to be the passive bystanders of neural transmission.However, recent studies disproved this. It is inappropriate nowadays to consider glial as “glue” in the nervous system as the name implies but more of a partner to neuro

8、ns. They are also crucial in the development of the nervous system.中文大意：好，在今天开始讲课之前，我们先review上节课的内容。上节课，我们讲了神经元细胞（计算机屏幕： Neutron）,以及其工作原理（function）, 有谁能想起来？Male student(Bernard): Neutron 是指在大脑运作的过程中起作用的一种细胞（cell）, 它接收electronic signal, 经过传递，然后在送往大脑的接收器（receptor）.Female professor 忽然打断（replay）: 好的。 Be

9、rnard, 可以了。 你的答案很complete. 那么今天，我们来讲一下glial cell (glial cell on the little screen), 这也是大脑物质中的一种。历史上，生物学家们不重视glial cell, 对神经传导的研究仅限于神经元(neutron), 或者叫nerve cell. 神经传导通过electrical communication 从一个结点传到另一个节点，神经元被认为起着重要的作用。Glial cell 被研究的很少，一直被忽略，被看做是help the growth of neurons, 起辅助作用（support neutron）, 例如

10、， protect, repair the damaged neutron cell. 后来， 偶然发现大脑中glial cell 比 neutron 的数目多很多，这才引起了科学家的重视，开始研究他究竟起什么作用。（有问题：Glial cell 怎么引起科学家注意的）人们发现胶质细胞也有传导信息的作用，不过不是通过生物电（not electronically communication）, 而是化学物质传导（but chemical communication）. 传统观点一直误以为glial cell 也像nerve cell 一样用电信号。Glail cell 总共有三种传导方式，神经细

11、胞间，胶质细胞间，神经和胶质细胞互相传导。而且glial cell 的功能也绝不像传统上认为的那样只是send signal.那么到底glial cell 的功能有可能是什么呢？ 我们在用脑子的时候，其实就是在用glail cell. 比如说， 我们 feel, think and remember 的时候。所以，人们就有个假设（hypothesis）, 可能智商（IQ）和 glial cell 有关系，glial cell 越多，智商就越高，但这事不确定。对角质细胞的研究将是一个很open up 的领域， 因为目前我们对它的认识十分有限，但相关研究已经开始流行，而且到了大家毕业之后的几年中可

12、能成为炙手可热的研究课题。Female student : 老师，你的意思是说，以后glail cell 这个领域会很值得研究了？。 将来我们毕业的时候也可以。（被打断）Female professor: 对，我的意思是说将来你们毕业后，对glail cell 的研究会比较多。 好了，言归正传（back to the analysis）接着，教授总结了刚刚对glail cell 的定义和功能分析，然后问：大家还有问题吗？ 没有的话，我们进入下一个话题。题目：What is the main topic of this lecture?Answer: Glial cellWhy does the

13、 professor mention there were much research on neutron?Answer: (C) Glial cell 领域，目前做的研究很少little research on glial cell.Historically, what is the function of glial cell?Answer: support neutron (glial cell 的作用是支持neutron)(click two) 现在根据人们的发现，glial cell 有什么特征？Answer: a. 选有 outnumber字眼的 b. 选有chemical si

14、gnal (communication) 的选项5. What does the professor imply when she says: 你们毕业后几年，这个领域会很热门。Answer : glail cell 这个领域，以后会有很多研究课题many researches.(replay) 就是Bernard 被打断那一段Answer: ( D) the students answer is completedglial cell 传导信号用什么？Answer： chemical conductor浪漫主义诗歌之 Williams Wordsworth文章大意：主要讲了18-19 世纪，

15、英国浪漫主义（romanticism）诗歌的代表人物Williams Wordsworth的诗歌。Williams Wordsworth 是浪漫主义的鼻祖，但浪漫主义这个称谓是后人加上去的，不是他们本身这样称呼自己的（此处有题）。Romanticism 不是我们平时理解的romance, 和男女之间的爱情没关系。它针对的是common people而不是少数的educated people, 用的是 simple language, 描述的是日常生活中常见的事物，孩子，人类情感，以及自然和人类之间的互动。教授以自己为例子，说自己在散步的时候感受到了这种互动（此处有题）。于romanticism

16、 针锋相对的一种风格是neoclassicism 新古典主义， 也是那位鼻祖反对的。Neoclassicism 使用太多的elaboration, 如 sky 不叫sky, 而叫 blue 什么的；bird 不叫bird, 而叫 feathered person.教授把该诗人的作品分为三个阶段。早期的浪漫主义作品，主要描述植物的花与草。中期是对一些社会现象的评论。后期是对早期的作品进行修改。目前文学界还是认为他早期的作品是最好的。教授还说，他的诗越写到后来越糟糕。题目：(click two)浪漫主义式的特点？Answer: a. 针对的是个人的情感 b. 与古典主义不同（replay）是对古典

17、主义式的描述那一段，鸟和天空。Answer：表现古典主义式的特征。教授对浪漫主义诗歌的态度？Answer: 目前文学界认为他的早期作品最后，后来的糟糕。教授说自己在散步的时候感受到了互动的用意？Answer：说自己在散步时感受到了这种互动，描述的是日常生活中常见的事物，孩子，人类情感，以及自然和人类之间的互动。（replay）professor: but , you wont have the luck to judge the poems of his different stages.Answer: 本文重点讲了他第一阶段的诗歌(conversation) 鸟类迁徙 term paper

18、of bird migrationListen to a conversation between a student and his Biology professor.S: Dr. Russell, I was hoping to discuss my term paper with you. Im getting a little bit stuck here.P: Of course, so what do you have so far Whats your topic.S: Well, I wanted to write about bird migration, but Im h

19、aving trouble finding enough sources.P: You are having trouble finding sources on bird migration?S: No, actually, on the particular aspect of bird migration that I want to write about. The thing is, I wanted to write specifically on early theories of bird migration describe some of the theories. Lik

20、e how Aristotle thought that birds changed into different species during the winter. Or how other naturalists thought that bigger birds carried smaller birds to warmer spots for the winter time. But Ive only got a couple of books to work with right now.P: Hm I have to admit that its an interesting t

21、opic, and you certainly seem excited by it. But remember I told you all to ask yourselves how your topic is going to help you show that you can apply what youve learned this semester. A summary or description is not really what Im looking for as much as your analysis of a certain topic.S: I guess it

22、s not really what were supposed to do, huhP: Right. So, how about we think about some other ideas for your paper. I mean you dont need to discard the idea completelybut take a really different focus. Um for example you could present what you think are some reasons- the rationale- behind some of the

23、erroneous theories early naturalists had. But, youll be supporting your views with current research; those are the sources youll need to seek out.S: Ok, I think I see what youre saying. So, like today today we know that lots of small birds migrate at night, but maybe cause people didnt see them- did

24、nt see the small birds migrating- they only saw bigger birds, like geese migrating during the day. They thought that the big birds were carrying the small ones under their wings.P: There you go! Thats exactly what I mean. You are showing that you are thinking about the topic, not just telling me wha

25、t you read.S: Ok, I also have a really cool example of a migratory bird that Id like to discuss in my paper. Its the Common Poorwill- I mean it seems that some Orithologists believe that the Common Poorwill really does hibernate instead of migrating- that its maybe the only bird that does.P: If I we

26、re you, I would stick just with migration research. Remember, this is only a 15 page paper.S: Ok, I see your point.P: But its great that you are finding this all so interesting. I want you to come back to see me in a week so we can take a look at the new direction in your paper and evaluate the sour

27、ces youve found in the meantime.题目：Why does the student go to se the professor?Answer: (C) he can not find enough material in writing his paper.How does the professor help the student?Answer: (A) 建议学生改变论文方向what information will the man probably include in his paper(click two)Answer: (B) analysis, (D

28、) focus on one topicWhy does the student mention that birds migrate at night?Answer: (A) 通过说这个topic 来验证自己理解了老师的意图。Listen again: S: Well, I wanted to write about bird migration, but Im having trouble finding enough sourcesP: you are having trouble finding sources on bird migration?Answer: (B) 教授认为找资料

29、很容易Lecture: Rafflesia( 大王花)文章：Weve been talking about plant classifications and how species belong to a family and families belong to an order, but sometimes, figuring out how we assign certain plant species to a particular order is challenging, even if the plant has. unusual characteristics. Youd t

30、hink that plants with similar characteristics would belong to the same order, but thats not always true. A good example of this is a flower, that is a flowering plantthat grows only in Malaysia and Indonesia, called Rafflesia.As you can see, Rafflesia is a pretty unusual plant. For starters, its hug

31、e. The flower can grow up to meter in width and can weigh up to seven kilospretty big, huh. There arent any other specimens in the plant world that have flowers even close to this size. But thats not the only unusual characteristics of Rafflesia, in fact, thats probably one of the least strange feat

32、ures of the plant.The plant also emits a terrible stench, like rotting meat. But again, there are other plants with bad smelling flowers. And in the case of Rafflesia, flies are attracted to that smell, and thats how the flowers get pollinated. So um Rafflesias flowers are huge and smelly. Rafflesia

33、 is also a parasite; it gets its energy from another plant instead of from the sun, which is unusual, but not unheard of in the plant kingdom. It actually grows inside its host, which is a type of grapevine. I mean it grows inside its host until it bloomsit doesnt bloom inside the host. But that lea

34、ds me to I want to tell you really quickly about another plant, a plant thats also from the forests of Southeast Asia, called Mitrastema.Now, Mitrastema is also a parasite, which led some to believe that Rafflesia was related to Mitrastemathat they belong to the same order. Mitrastema as I said is a

35、 parasite, but its flowers are much smaller, and dont smell bad, so you can see why there was debate about whether tey were related. But as it turns out, Mitrastema is actually related to blueberries. So, even plants that share an unusual characteristic with Rafflesia are not related to it. And, um

36、no plant shares all three of its unusual characteristics, and that made classifying Rafflesia very, very difficult.Now, you are probably thinking, why dont they just analyze the DNA of the plant well, as I said, Raflesia is a parasite. It lacks the leaves; the green tissue that most plants need for

37、photosynthesis. Its unable to um to capture the sunlight most other plants use to make food. So, its lacking it. it. it doesnt have the DNAthe genes for photosynthesis, which is what we ususlly use to classify plant species. But some researchers in Michigan persisted, and analyzed about 90 species o

38、f seed plants and compared them to Raflesia, and we finally had an anser. Rafflesia was part of the malpighiales order.Now, other species in the Malpighiales order include violets. um. poinsettias. uh. passion- flowers what else Willows. So it was pretty unexpected because flowers like violets are a

39、 lot smaller than Rafflesia, right and they dont smell bad they dont smell like rotting meat and they are not parasitic. It took almost 200 years to classify Rafflesia, to identify its relatives, and I dont think anyone would have ever guessed that its in the order Malpighiales. I mean you know itd

40、be nice to be able to classify species based on their obvious characteristics, but, it didnt work that way with Rafflesia. And unfortunately for Rafflesia, and for the field of botany, it seems that Rafflesia may be dying out. Its certainly endangered because of deforestation in its habitat. And to

41、make matters worse, Rafflesia doesnt reproduce very well. First of all, only 10-20% of buds turn into full fledged flowers. And it can take them a year to grow. There are also male flowers and female flowers, and one of each has to be in the same areathe same vicinityat the same time, to produce see

42、ds, and the flies that are attracted to the flowers strong smell have to carry pollen from one flower to the other, so how often do you think these events occur all together even people who study the plant for years may never witness it.中文大意：教授一开始就介绍植物分类，提到分类中的species(种)，genus(属)，order(目)。 提出植物的分类不能

43、完全依靠flower的形态和特性。她举了只生长在Malaysia和Indonesia 的一种植物Rafflesia.它的花很特别，超级大，可以长到一尺宽，七公斤重，有像腐肉一样难闻的气味，以吸引蝇类传播花粉。它是一种寄生植物，因此不靠太阳获取能量，而是靠他的宿主，在开花前，一直长在宿主里，但是开花开在外边。接着教授提到生长在东南亚的另一种植物Mitrastema.这种植物也是一种寄生植物，因此有人认为它和Rafflesia 隶属于同一目。Mitrastema 的花很小，而且味道不难闻，所以有人反对这种说法。实际上它和蓝莓才是近亲。由于没有植物的特征和Rafflesia的主要特征完全相同，因此使

44、得Rafflesia的归类相当困难。教授说，为何不用植物DNA 鉴别？因为这种大花基本上不进行光合作用，没法提取DNA. 后来分析了很多种植物后，终于确认了Rafflesia的 order. 而令人感到意外的是，其他同一个order 的植物包括passion flower, violet, willow 等。这些植物闻起来没有腐肉的味道，而且也不是寄生植物，因此Rafflesia 并不能依靠他的外在特征分类。后来又讲了这种花可能灭绝，因为生长环境被破坏，更重要的原因是这种植物繁殖不易。首先，它需要一年成长；又要同种的花在一起，而且要有flies帮忙传粉。要这些条件同时发生，几率很小。题目：Wh

45、at is the lecture mainly about?Answer: (C) 植物的分类很困难。How does a strong odor help Rafflesia?Answer: (D) 吸引flies过来，帮他传粉。Why does the professor consider the actual classification of Rafflesia unexpected?Answer: (A) 这些植物的特征和大王花不同。为什么不能用DNA分类？Answer: 不能进行光合作用。关于教授说的繁殖问题，哪项是对的？Answer: 很少有人看到他繁殖。为什么很难繁殖？（cl

46、ick two）Answer ：a. male 和 female 交配 b. fly 传粉，两个同时发生的几率很小。lecture: Ragtime Music(拉格泰姆音乐)文章：P: Often times we talk about the popularity of music, but we dont always think about the role that the instruments play in their popularity. To give you an idea of what I mean, just take Ragtime music for inst

47、ance. Without the piano, Ragtime music certainly wouldnt have evolved in the late 1800s the way that it did. I mean characteristics like the keys, and the chords, made the piano suitable for playing the separate parts of the music: the melodies, rhythms, harmonies, at the same time. So, with one han

48、d you could play the melody, wile playing the harmony with the other. All the while maintaining the rhythm, all characteristic of Ragtime music. In other words, the piano allowed musicians to create the lively sound of Ragtime music unlike any other instruments of their time.And for about 20 years,

49、Ragtime music was Americas most popular music, particularly the piano rag, although some people didnt exactly embrace Ragtime, young people in general especially liked it.S: Kind of like Rock and Roll in the 50s.P: without a doubt. I mean of course Ragtime in 1900 didnt sound at all like Rock and Ro

50、ll did in 1950, but Id say thats a fair comparison. Ragtime generated the same kind of excitement that other kinds of music like Rock and eventually Rap did.S: Really? Well, with Rock and Rap, I get why they are popular, but when it comes to Ragitme, well I dont get it.P: Ok, lets take a moment to l

51、ook at what Ragtime music was about; it was fresh and new, it was the first kind of mainstream music that used African-American rhythms and that was exciting, and finally the music and even lyrics reflected the restless energy and optimism of young people. Can you see how it could capture the spirit

52、 of American youth? Just like Rock would do 50 years later?So, getting back to the piano, of all instruments. As I said before, its unique design was part of the appeal, which was well suited to the style and rhythm of Ragtime music, but there were other reasons why it was so poplar. Remember, this

53、was the time before the advent of the automobile. The piano was a symbol of respectability, a symbol of success. Other than a house, it had represented, for many families, their biggest single purchase, and even though not everyone could afford it, everyone wanted to enjoy. So, wherever you would go

54、, restaurants, theaters, the main instrument used for indoor public musical entertainment, was the piano. But lets not leave out the sound quality.Few people realize how powerful the pianos used at that time were, they used the big types of pianos then, before the smaller pianos like Spinets came in

55、to fashion. The Ragtime-era pianos could produce a sound that was so full, it would even resonate through the wooden floors of any building, be it a home, concert hall or whatever! This full sound itself had the listeners actually feeling these unique and exciting piano vibrations though their feet

56、and bones.S:Wow! I never thought of that. So they the piano and the ragtime style were perfect for each other.P: Well in a sense yes. But granted, although the pianos sound quality was exceptional, there were benefits to using other instruments to play Ragtime. For instance, events like parades, and

57、 park concerts, required instruments that were easier to transport, like the banjo and comet. Nevertheless, the piano played such a fundamental role in Ragtime. In fact, its sound quality alone contributed to piano sales peaking in 1909 roughly the mid-point of the Ragtime-era. Its no coincidence that the number of published piano rags, or sheet music, also reached their peak their very same year.S: Its too bad that Ragtime music i