新理念外语网络教学平台第二版综合答案B2U7-A

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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 10 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.

1.

A) T

B) F

Script: English has richer vocabulary than other major languages because it borrows a lot of words from other languages.

正确答案：A

2.

A) T

B) F

Script: Anglo-Saxon English, as the core of our language, is usually complex and direct.

正确答案：B

3.

A) T

B) F

Script: It is believed that many modern languages may derive from a common parent language.

正确答案：B

4.

A) T

B) F

Script: French has a great influence on English language for it was the only language used in 1066.

正确答案：A

5.

A) T

B) F

Script: William Caxton started the communications revolution in England and greatly enriched English with the new thoughts of European Renaissance.

正确答案：A

6.

A) T

B) F

Script: Thermometer is a borrowed word from Latin.

正确答案：B

7.

A) T

B) F

Script: English is a global language in terms of the number of users, the depth of penetration and the range of functions.

正确答案：A

8.

A) T

B) F

Script: It is estimated that about a quarter of the world's population can speak some English.

正确答案：B

9.

A) T

B) F

Script: According to the Text B, there will be a new language ruling the world in a hundred years.

正确答案：B

10.

A) T

B) F

Script: Language shifts are slow and difficult to predict.

正确答案：A

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

English is a world famous language used most (11)_________________ as a second language and (12)_________________ language in many parts of the world. The main reason for this vast

(13)_________________ of English language is attributed to the British

(14)_________________ over major parts of the world. After World War II, Unites States has received a kick start in (15)_________________ and cultural areas which also (16)_________________ highly to the wide spread (17)_________________ of English as an official language. The (18)_________________ statistics show that over a billion people speak English all over the world. This is because of the direct relation of (19)_________________ in various areas. Knowing English is considered as a major factor that can (20)_________________ one's success in his professional arena.

Script: English is a world famous language used most commonly as a second language and official language in many parts of the world. The main reason for this vast usage of English language is attributed to the British attack over major parts of the world. After World War II, Unites States has received a kick start in economical and cultural areas which also contributed highly to the wide spread acceptance of English as an official language. The current statistics show that over a billion people speak English all over the world. This is because of the direct relation of language and excellence in various areas. Knowing English is considered as a major factor that can interfere with one's success in his professional arena.

正确答案：commonly

正确答案：official

正确答案：usage

正确答案：attack

正确答案：economical

正确答案：contributed

正确答案：acceptance

正确答案：current

正确答案：language and excellence

正确答案：interfere with

Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

The tolerance for change also represents deeply rooted ideas of freedom. Danish scholar Otto Jespersen wrote in 1905, "The English language would not have been what it is if the English had not been for centuries great respecters of the 21 of each individual and if everybody had not been free to 22 new paths for himself."

I like that idea. Consider that the same cultural 23 producing the English language also 24 the great principles of freedom and rights of man in the 25 world. The first shoots 26 in England, and they grew stronger in America. The English-speaking peoples have defeated all efforts to build 27 around their language.

Indeed, the English language is not the special 28 of grammarians, language police, teachers, writers or the intellectual 29 . English is, and always has been, the 30 of common man.

A) soil B) conservation C) nourished D) preserve

E) work out F) sprang up G) elite H) make for I) tongue J) power K) fences L) liberties M) modern N) strike out O) mouth

21. ______________________

正确答案：L

22. ______________________

正确答案：N

23. ______________________

正确答案：A

24. ______________________

正确答案：C

25. ______________________

正确答案：M

26. ______________________

正确答案：F

27. ______________________

正确答案：K

28. ______________________

正确答案：D

29. ______________________

正确答案：G

30. ______________________

正确答案：I

Section B

Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.

Passage One

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturer's claim, the first step is to present the warranty (保单), or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction.

A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the "higher up" the consumer takes his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer's favor, assuming he or she has a just claim.

Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of purchase, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.

Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example, "The left speaker does not work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear" is better than "This stereo does not work."

The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as firmly as possible. But if a polite complaint does not achieve the desired result, the consumer can go a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumers' rights.

31.

When a consumer finds that his or her in it, the first thing he or she should do is to ____.

A) complain personally to the manager

B) threaten to take the seller to court

C) write a firm letter of complaint to the store of purchase

D) show some written proof of the purchase to the store

正确答案：D

32.

How can a consumer make his or her complaint more effective, according to the passage?

A) Explain exactly what is wrong with the item.

B) Threaten to take the seller to court.

C) Make polite and general statements about the problem.

D) Avoid having direct contact with the store manager.

正确答案：A

33.

According to the passage, which of the following is suggested as the last alternative that consumers may turn to?

A) Complain to the store manager in person.

B) Complain to the manufacturer.

C) Write a complaint letter to the manager.

D) Turn to the Consumers’ Rights Protection Organiza tion for help.

正确答案：D

34.

The phrase "live up to" (in Para.1) in this context means ____.

A) meeting the standard of

B) realizing the purpose of

C) fulfilling the demands of

D) keeping the promise of

正确答案：A

35.

The passage tells us ____.

A) how to settle a consumer’s complaint about a faulty item

B) how to make an effective complaint about a faulty item

C) how to avoid buying a faulty item

D) how to deal with complaints from customers

正确答案：B

Passage Two

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

If you ask people to name one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like "Shakespeare", "Samuel Johnson" and "Webster" but none of these men had any effect at all compared with a man who didn't even speak English — William the Conqueror.

Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived people belonging to two major language groups. In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in north lived the Scots, whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos-Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we call Anglo-Saxon (or Old English), a Germanic Language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German.

But this state of affairs did not last. In 1066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of England while Old English became the language of peasants. As a result, English words of politics and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words. We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.

When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more "foreign" than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one man's ambition.

36.

According to the passage, ___________ had the great effect on the English language.

A) Shakespeare

B) Samuel Johnson

C) Webster

D) William the Conqueror

正确答案：D

37.

The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before 1066 were _____.