国开电大2023年春季期末考试《高级英语听说2》试题(试卷代号1356)

国家开放大学2023年春季学期开放专科期末考试第第页试卷代号:1356国家开放大学2023年春季学期期末统一考试高级英语听说(2)试题注意事项一、将你的学号、姓名及分校(工作站)名称填写在答题纸的规定栏.内。考试结束后,把试卷和答题纸放在桌上。试卷和答题纸均不得带出考场。二仔细阅读题目的说明,并按题目要求答题。答案一定要写在答题纸的指定位置上,写在试卷.上的答案无效。三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题,使用铅笔答题无效。SectionOne(20points,2pointseach)Directions:Listentotheconversationandfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.WritethewordsontheAnswerSheet.TheconversationwillbereadTWICE.Mari:Yolanda!Hi!Yolanda:Hi,Mari,howareyou?Mari:Fine,thanks.Um,isanyonesitting(1)_______?Yolanda:No,haveaseat.Mari:Thanks.Sohowhaveyoubeen?Yolanda:Oh,youknow,busy.I'vegotschool,andwork,andI'mgettingreadyformybrother'sweddingnextmonth.Mari:Oh,yeah.Yolanda:Anyway,it'sgoingtobeahugeweddingand..●Mari:Oh,excuseme,uh...Nancy!Overbere!Nancy:Hi!Mari:Nancy,thisisYolanda.Sheworks(2)._______thelibrary.Yolanda,thisismyhousemate,Nancy.SheteachesEnglishhere.Nancy:Nicetomeetyou,Yolanda.Yolanda:Youtoo.Well,listen,actully,I'vegottogo.Ihavetobeatworkintenminutes.I'llseeyousoon,Mari.We'llgotoamovieorsomething.Mari:Sure.How(3)________Thursdaynight?Yolanda:Uh,Ihavetocheckmycalendar.I'llcallyou,OK?Mari:OK,seeyou.Mari:Idon'tunderstandAmericans.Nancy:Huh?Mari:Didyou(4).________whatshesaid?"I'llcallyou,we'llgotoamovie.”Buteverytime1trytopickaspecificdayortime,shesaysshe'sbusy,shehastocheckhercalendar.Andthenshedoesn'tcall..Nancy:Mmhmm...Mari:WhydoAmericanssaythingstheydon't(5)._________?Theyactsonice,liketheyalwayssay,“Howareyou,"butthentheykeeponwalkinganddon'tevenwaitforyouranswer.They'reso...howdoyousayit.。.two-faced?Nancy:Iknowitseemsthatwaysometimes,Mari.Butit'snottrue.It'sjustthatforAmericans,friendlinessandfriendshiparen'talwaysthesamething.Mari;Whatdoyou(6)._________?Nancy:Well,asyouknow,Americanscanbeveryopenandfriendly.Like,theyinviteyoutositdown,theyaskyouquestions,they(7)._________youallabouttheirfamilies.Sonaturallyyouthinkthey'retryingtomakefriendswithyou.Butactually,friendship,realfriendship,doesn'thappensoquickly.Mari:So,whenpeoplesay"Howareyou,"they'rejustbeingpolite?Theydon'treally(8)._________?Nancy:Notexactly.Thethingyouhavetounderstandisthat“Howareyou"isn'tarealquestion.It'smorelikeagreeting,orwayofsayinghell.Mari:Aha,I(9).________it!And“Haveaniceday"isjustafriendlywaytosaygood-bye?Nancy:Exactly.Nowyou'recatchingon.Mari:ButI'mstillinthedarkaboutYolanda.Doesshewanttobemyfriendornot?Nancy:It's(10).________tosay.Maybeshe'sjusttoobusythesedays.Iguessyou'lljusthavetobepatient.Mari:Hmm.That'sgoodadvice,Iguess.Thanks.SectionTwo(20points,2pointseach)PartOneDirections:Youaregoingtolistentofiveshortconversations/passages.Aftereachconversation/passage,thereisonequestion.ChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionandwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.Eachoftheconversations/passageswillbereadTWICE.NumberOne:ashortspeech11.Whatceremonyistheshortspeechabout?A.Graduation.B.Wedding.C.Anniversary(周年纪念).NumberTwo:amonologue12.Thisman________A.isdivorcedwithchildrenB.hasneverbeenmarriedC.ismarriedwithoutchildrenNumberThree:aconversation13.What'stheman'sjob?________A.Atailor.B.Adentist.C.Areceptionist.NumberFour:aconversation14.Wherearethetwospeakers?________A.Inabookstore.B.Inalibrary..C.Inalaboratory.NumberFive:ashortspeech15.Whatisthespeakergoingtotalkabout?________A.Howwerecomputersinvented?B.Thehistoryofcomputers.C.Thethreemajorusesofcomputers.PartTwoDirections:Youaregoingtolistentooneconversation.Aftertheconversation,therearefivequestions.ChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionandwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.TheconversationwillbereadTWICE.16.Wherearethetwopeople?A.Inabookstore.B.Inalibrary..C.Onacollegecampus.17.Whichbuildingdoesthemanwanttofind?A.Gym.B.Artmuseum.C.Musicbuilding.18.Whereisthebuilding?A.AttheintersectionofWillowStreetandAlumniStreet.B.AttheintersectionofWillowStreetandCollegeAvenue.C.BetweenWillowStreetandAlumniStreet.19.Whichoftheseistrue?A.Thewomanasksthemantowalkwithhim.B.Thewomanasksthemanifhewantstowalkwithher.C.Themanasksthewomanifhecanwalkwithher.20.WhenYumisays,“Oh,really?"whatfeelingdoessheexpress?A.Boredom.B.Interest.C.Shyness.SectionThree(30points,3pointseach)Directions:Youaregoingtolistentoaconversation.Aftertheconversation,thereare10statements.Decidewhetherthestatementistrue(T)orfalse(F)andwriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.TheconversationwillbereadTWICE.21.CampbellHallisredincolor.22.CampbellHallisbehindthefountain.23.MariisgoingtoCampbellHalltoattendanartclass.24.NancyisanEnglishteacher.25.MariisfromKorea.26.Marihasbeenhereforthreeweeks.27.MarihasnevervisitedtheStatesbefore.28.MarionlywantstoMajorininternationalbusiness.29.Mari'sfatherhasacompany.30.MarithinksEnglishisimportantforhercareer.SectionFour(30points,3pointseach)Directions:Listentothelectureandfillintheblankstocompletethenotes.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.ThelecturewillbereadTWICE.I.IntroductionSpeaker'sname:JoshHarrisonSpeaker'sprofession:aPeaceCorpsvolunteerGeneralTopic:ceremoniesand(31)._______aroundtheworldSpecificTopic;Theroleof(32)__________incelebrationsaroundtheworld.Examples:A.InThailand,,a)OnApril(33)________,whichisSongkran,thewaterfestival,peoplethrowwateroneachotherandalsowashthe(34)._______oftheelderswithscentedwater.b)Belief:waterwillwashaway(35)._______B.InSaudiArabiaa)TraditionalMusimspray(36)._______timesadayandbeforetheydo,theywashtheirfaces,handsand(37)________withwater.b)Belief;waterwillcleantheir(38)._______andsoul.C.InLatinAmericaa)Baptismisperformedto(39)._______anewbabyintotheChristianreligionandthecommunity.Todothis,thebabywastakentothechurch,whereapriestpoursorsprinklessomewateronthebaby's(40)________b)Belief:waterwillwashawaysin.Conclusion:waterhasdifferentsymbolicemeaningsindifferentcultures.

试卷代号:1356国家开放大学2023年春季学期期末统一考试高级英语听说(2)口试题签(1)SectionOneDirections:Readaloudthepartbetweenthestars(*).(2minutes)OK，um,.let’sbeginbylookingatthecharacteristicsor,thequalities，ofentrepreneurs.TherearetwoqualitiesthatIthinkallentrepreneurshaveincommon.First,entrepreneurshavevision.Imeanthattheyhavetheabilitytoseeopportunitiesthatotherpeoplesimplydonotsee.Let'slookagainattheexampleofJeffBezos.Onedayin1994,hewassurfingtheInternetwhensuddenlyhehadabrilliantidea;whynotusetheInternettosellproducts?Remember,atthattime,noonewasusingtheInternetinthatway.Afterdoingsomeresearch,Bezosdecidedthattheproducthewantedtosellwasbooks.That'showAmazongotitsstart.(*)TheotherqualitythatIthinkallentrepreneurshaveisthatthey'renotafraidtotakerisks.Imeanthey'renotafraidtofail.Asanexample,letmetellyouaboutFrederickSmith.HefoundedFedEx,thecompanythatdeliverspackagesovernight.Smithfirstsuggestedtheideaforhiscompanyinacollegetermpaper.Doyouknowwhatgradehegotonit?AC!Clearly,hisprofessordidn'tliketheidea,butthisdidn'tstophim.TodayFedExisworthmorethan20billiondollarsandemploysmorethan130,000people.(*)SectionTwoSpeakbasedononeofthefollowingtopics:(3minutes)1.Talkaboutyourtastesandpreferencesbasedononeofthefollowingtopics;A.Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike,classicalmusicorpopularmusic,why?B.What'syourfavoritekindoffood?C.Whatkindofmoviesdoyoulike,lovestory,cartoon,sciencefictionetc?D.Whatkindofsportsdoyoulike,football,basketball,tabletennis,volleyball,tennis,swimming,joggingetc?2.WhatdoyouknowaboutGenerationY?AreyouaGenerationY-er?Whatdoyouthinkarethemostimportantcharacteristicsofthisgeneration?试卷代号:1356国家开放大学2023年春季学期期末统一考试高级英语听说(2)口试题签(2)SectionOneDirections:Readaloudthepartbetweenthestars(*).(2minutes)HaveyoueverseentheoldtelevisionshowFatherKnowsBest?Youprobablyhaven'tbecauseitwasapopularcomedyshowinthe1950s-waybeforeyouwereborn.Itwasaboutafamily:afather,whowenttoworkeveryday;amother,whostayedhomeandtookcareofthehouse;andthechildren--twoorthree,Ican'tremember.Anyway,inthosedaysthatwasconsideredtobeatypicalAmericanfamily.(*)Buttoday,theAmericanfamilyisverydifferent.First,familiesaresmallertodaythanbefore.Imean,peoplearehavingfewerchildren.Second,moreandmorechildrenaregrowingupinsingleparentfamilies--familieswithonlyamotheroronlyafather.I'mnotgoingtogointothereasonsforthatherebecauseIwanttofocusonthethirdandbiggestchangeintheAmericanfamily:theroleofmarriedmothersandtheeffectsofthisnewrole.Considerthesestatistics:Inthe1950s,only11percentofmarriedmothersworkedoutsidethehome.In2002,about70percentofmotherswereemployed(*).SectionTwoSpeakbasedononeofthefollowingtopics:(3minutes)1.WhatdifferencehaveyounoticedbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish?e.g.vocabularydifference,grammardifference,spellingdifferenceandthedifferenceintheuseoftheverbs,prepositions,etc.2.Describeyourfriendshipbasedonthefollowingquestions:A.Whatareyourfriendslike?B.Doyouseethemoften?C.Howdidyoubecomefriends?D.Howlonghaveyoubeenfriends?E.Whatdoyouhaveincommon?E.g.Areyousimilarinpersonality?Areyouinterestedinsimilarthings?Etc.试卷代号:1356国家开放大学2023年春季学期期末统一考试高级英语听说(2)口试题签(3)SectionOneDirections:Readaloudthepartbetweenthestars(*).(2minutes)(*)SomepeoplebelievethatAmericanEnglishvocabularyandBritishrEnglishvocabularyareverydifferent,butactuallytheyarenot.TheEnglishlanguagehasmorethanonemillionwords.YetthereareonlyafewhundredwordsandexpressionsthataredifferentinAmericanandBritishEnglish.Youcanseeafewoftheminthechartrighthere.Soforinstance,Americanssay“truck",buttheBritssay“Iorry".Anotherwellknownexampleis“elevator",whichisusedintheUnitedStatesand“Iift"，whichistheBritishterm.Now,althoughthenumberofvocabularydifferencesissmall,funnymisunderstandingscansometimesoccur.Forinstance,ifanAmericansays,“I'mgoingt