新世紀(jì)視聽(tīng)說(shuō)第三冊(cè)b3u4d

1、-新世紀(jì)視聽(tīng)說(shuō)B3U4-DPart IListening Comprehension( 16 minutes )Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each q

2、uestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.1.A) Twice a week.B) Twice a month.C) Every two months.D) Twice a year.Script: A: How often do you go to the dentist's?B: Once in May and once in November

3、.正確答案： D學(xué)生答案： D得分： 2分2.A) She could not do sports.B) She lost something important.C) She didn't like the center.D) She didn't want to answer the question.Script: A: Let's go jogging. It's good for your health.B: No, I forgot my sportswear.正確答案： A學(xué)生答案： B得分： 0分Questions 3 to 5 are base

4、d on the conversation you have just heard.Script:A: Emily! Oh, dear. Look at you. How are you feeling?B: Aunt Mary! It's so nice for you to come.A: Is the operation successful? What did the doctor say?-B: Doctor says it's good. Everything is nice, and I can go home in a week after I'm st

5、able.A: That's really good news. But how do you feel, dear?B: Eh . in fact, right now I can't feel anything. It's the anesthesia.A: Anesthesia? What is it?B. A drug that makes me feel no pain in the operation. But when its effect is over, I'm sure to feel something. But doctor says i

6、t's OK.A: Well . didn't you feel any pain during the operation?B: Yeah. Actually I lost all the feelings below waist. I even don't remember how long .A: Your mom says it's almost two hours and a half and the operation is over. Poor girl, you've been through a lot.B: Don't wor

7、ry, auntie. I'll soon recover, so the doctor says.A: I hope so. I . I really have to go. I won't talk to you anymore. You really need a good rest.B: Thanks for coming. And please say hello to Uncle Ben. Tell him not to worry about me.3.What's the probable relationship between the two spe

8、akers?A) Mother and daughter.B) Teacher and student.C) Doctor and patient.D) Aunt and niece.正確答案： D學(xué)生答案： D得分： 2分4.Anesthesia is used in the operation to _.A) make it fasterB) ensure the successC) stop the painD) help the patient to heal正確答案： C學(xué)生答案： C得分： 2分5.How long does the operation last?A) One an

9、d a half hours.B) Two hours.C) Two and a half hours.D) Three hours.正確答案： C學(xué)生答案： B-得分： 0分Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear several short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a

10、question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Passage OneQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.Script:Nearly 20,000 deaths due to lung cancer occurred in Canada in 2003. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death due to cancer in Can

11、ada, representing 30% of the cancer deaths in males and 25% of the cancer deaths in females.Smoking is the single most important cause of lung cancer. A comprehensive approach to tobacco control has been adopted all over the country. Measures such as educating the public about the harmful effects of

12、 smoking have contributed to significant decreases in smoking over the past several decades.The annual results from the official departments show that between February and December 2007, 19% of the Canadian population aged 15 years and older were current smokers. Slightly more males than females wer

13、e smoking. But the difference between the male and female smoking rate has narrowed from 6% in 2005 to only 2% in 2007.14% of Canadian households reported at least one person who smoked inside the home every day or almost every day. Among the remaining homes where someone did not smoke every day or

14、almost every day, 12% of homes still allowed smoking inside. It was also reported that 7% of children under the age of 12 were regularly exposed to second-hand smoke at home. There are no differences between 2007 and 2006 in these respects.All this shows we have a long battle to fight. World No Toba

15、cco Day is held every year on May 31 to encourage countries and governments to work towards strict regulation of tobacco products. The theme of 2008, "Tobacco-Free Youth", aims to educate the general public and particularly the young people about the dangers of smoking.6._ is the leading c

16、ause of death due to cancer in Canada.A) Liver cancerB) Lung cancer-C) Stomach cancerD) Bone cancerScript: _ is the leading cause of death due to cancer in Canada.正確答案： B學(xué)生答案： B得分： 2分7.What percent of the Canadian population aged 15 years and older were current smokers?A) 15%.B) 17%.C) 19%.D) 21%.Sc

17、ript: What percent of the Canadian population aged 15 years and older were current smokers?正確答案： C學(xué)生答案： C得分： 2分8.In 2005, _ were smokers.A) 6% more men than womenB) 6% more women than menC) 2% more men than womenD) 2% more women than menScript: In 2005, _ were smokers.正確答案： A學(xué)生答案： A得分： 2分9.What was

18、TRUE about the Canadian households where no one smoked every day?A) No kids were allowed to smoke.B) Some allowed smoking inside.C) All family members smoked.D) People lived longer.Script: What was TRUE about the Canadian households where no one smoked every day?正確答案： B學(xué)生答案： D得分： 0分-10.What is the t

19、heme of World No Tobacco Day 2008?A) Tobacco and Health.B) A World without Tobacco.C) Tobacco and Poverty.D) Tobacco-Free Youth.Script: What is the theme of World No Tobacco Day 2008?正確答案： D學(xué)生答案： D得分： 2分Passage TwoQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.Script:Medical researc

20、h has contributed much to our understanding of depression. However, scientists do not know the exact cause of depressive illness. Probably no single cause gives rise to the illness.In the past, doctors believed that depression was the result of thoughts or emotions that were troubling for a person.

21、More recently, experts realize that several factors can work togetherto make a person become depressed. The three most important of these are biological, genetic, and environmental factors.Biological causes are due to changes in the chemistry of the brain, such as changes in the levels of important

22、chemicals.Genetic causes are the result of what you get from your parents. If one or both of your parents have experienced depression, it can be passed on to you. Scientists believe genetic factors play a role in some depressions. Recent genetic research also finds that if one twin suffers from depr

23、ession, the other twin has a 70 percent chance of also having the illness.Environmental factors, also called emotional factors, result from stressful emotional situations, such as a lack of loving parents or the death of a parent during childhood. To make it even more complicated, depression can als

24、o occur as a result of the three factors joined together.Depression can also develop due to a physical illness, or a reaction to some medicine that you are taking. In these cases, when the cause is successfully treated, the depression will end. Researchers now are continuing their work to better und

25、erstand how genes and environment can work together, and what exactly is got from our parents.-11.Today scientists _ the exact cause of depression.A) can tellB) do not knowC) do not agree with each other onD) pay less attention toScript: Today scientists _ the exact cause of depression.正確答案： B學(xué)生答案：

26、B得分： 2分12.What is not a factor for depressive illness?A) Biological factors.B) Emotional factors.C) Genetic factors.D) Personal factors.Script: What is not a factor for depressive illness?正確答案： D學(xué)生答案： D得分： 2分13.Research finds that if one of the twins has depression, the other has a _ chance of alsoh

27、aving the illness.A) 50%B) 60%C) 70%D) 80%Script: Research finds that if one of the twins has depression, the other has a _ chance of alsohaving the illness.正確答案： C學(xué)生答案： A得分： 0分14._ is an example of stressful emotional situation.A) Losing one's parent during childhoodB) Being a poor student at s

28、choolC) Suffering from the death of one's dogD) Being looked down upon by colleagues-Script: _ is an example of stressful emotional situation.正確答案： A學(xué)生答案： D得分： 0分15.Depression due to _ will end once the cause is treated.A) emotional problemsB) personal reasonsC) physical illnessD) lack of energy

29、Script: Depression due to _ will end once the cause is treated.正確答案： C學(xué)生答案： C得分： 2分Part IIOral Tasks( 3 minutes )Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Listen carefully and then answer

30、the question.16. What s the problem with the woman?思考 /準(zhǔn)備學(xué)生答案：得分： 0 分。 您可以修改得分：01234517. What did the woman do recently?思考 /準(zhǔn)備學(xué)生答案：得分： 0 分。 您可以修改得分：01234518. What happened to Mary this morning?思考 /準(zhǔn)備-學(xué)生答案：得分： 0 分。 您可以修改得分：01234519. What is Mary anxious about ？思考 /準(zhǔn)備學(xué)生答案：得分： 0 分。 您可以修改得分：012345Sectio

31、n BDirections: There is a short text shown on the computer screen (as is shown below). You are required to read the text aloud. Your voice will be recorded into the system. You'll have 1 minute for preparation and then you are required to begin reading when hearing the beginning signal sound and

32、 stop it when hearing the ending signal sound. Your reading should be limited in 1.5 minutes.Now you have 1 minute to prepare.20.I'm a young doctor and I want to share some of my feelings. In those days we were working long hours, seven two-hour shifts without sleep, very high pressure and I sta

33、rted to experience quite a lot of anxiety. Although I still could work well, my anxiety levels were startingto go up. I was having panic attacks, and I was told to go back home to have a good rest. And Itook a couple of weeks to recover from my anxiety. But as I'm saying that, I have pretty dark

34、 thoughts again, feeling like going from a really competent and well-respected doctor to someone who couldn't even get out of bed in the morning.思考 /準(zhǔn)備學(xué)生答案：得分： 0 分。 您可以修改得分：Section CDirections: Look at the picture below, which is about Eddie, a boy having some health problem. He feels sick and a

35、sks for your help. As his friend, you will first describe his feelings and then explain to him what makes him feel that way. You'll have 1 minute to prepare and another 2 minutes to complete your presentation.Now you have 1 minute to prepare.-21.思考 /準(zhǔn)備學(xué)生答案：得分： 0 分。 您可以修改得分：Part IIIVideo Tasks( 6

36、 minutes )Section ADirections: True or False. Watch the video clip and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).22. Woo Sung's sister is studying psychology at New York University. A. TB. F正確答案： A學(xué)生答案： A得分： 2分23. Jonathan usually practices singing for two hours. A. TB. F正確答案： B學(xué)生答案： B得分： 2分24. Hana is 21 years old and she doesn't have a boyfriend. A. TB. F正確答案： B學(xué)生答案： B得分： 2分-25. In Mexico, a woman never calls a man for a date.A. TB. F正確答案： A學(xué)生答案： A得