College English Test Paper (Band I)
First Semester 2011-2012 (Paper A)
Name:_______________ Class:_______________
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Part I. Listening Comprehension (20%).
Section A.
Directions: You’re going to hear eight short conversations between two speakers. Each will be read only once. After each conversation, a question will be asked about what you’ve heard, listen carefully and choose the right answer to the question you hear.
1. A. Nov. 18th. B. Nov, 30th .
C. Nov. 20th. D. Nov, 28h .
2. A. At 10 o’clock. B. At 10:05 .
C. At 10:15. D. At 10:30 .
3. A. At Professor Zhang is not a successful teacher.
B. At Professor Zhang must be very popular among her students.
C. The woman likes Professor Zhang’s class very much.
D. The woman is one of Professor Zhang’s favorite students.
4. A. The woman was treated badly at the party.
B. The woman felt ill at ease at the party.
C. The woman found the party rather dull.
D. The woman didn’t know anybody at the party.
5. A. Only the manager can handle new accounts.
B. The manager is away from the bank.
C. The woman can’t open new accounts now.
D. The woman is too busy to open an account for the man.
6. A. They don’t really need to buy any groceries.
B. They have no time to go shopping at the supermarket.
C. They should wait for a better deal.
D. They should buy some groceries at the supermarket.
7. A. He thinks listening to pop songs is enjoyable.
B. He won’t listen to pop songs until he’s done his work.
C. He definitely doesn’t like listening to pop songs.
D. He’d always wanted to be a pop singer.
8. A. If something seems far better than expected, it is probably no good.
B. If something seems far better than expected, grab it while you can.
C. If something seems far better than expected, it must be no good.
D. If something seems far better than expected, it must be very good.
Section B
Directions: you’ll hear two conversations. Each will be read once. Listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
Conversation 1
Question 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.
9. A. Jane and her sister. B. Jane’s aunt.
C. Jane’s friend. D. Mike.
10. A. She visited her aunt. B. She worked on a paper.
C. she went to bed. D. she studied history.
11. A. She found the history course very difficult.
B. She did not know how to write a good history paper.
C. She was afraid of the history professor.
D. She was worried that her history paper might be late.
12. A. Sleep well after hard work.
B. Work well under pressure.
C. Finish writing a paper after a party.
D. Plan a birthday party.
Conversation 2
Question 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.
13. A. Nervous. B. Relieved. C. Excited D. Hopeful.
14. A. 1 B. 4 C. 8 D. 16.
15. A. She wants to leave her family and join Ed.
B. She hopes to find a job near where Ed works.
C. She hopes that Ed will be offered the job.
D. She hopes that Ed will find a job near home.
Section C
Directions: listen to passage three times and fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Listening is an important 16)____ skill. We must acquire this skill for 17)_____and enjoyment throughout our lives. Just think how much time we spend every day listening. We listen to the 18)_____, television programs, concerts, tapes and disks. We also listen to teachers, our family members and other people. The better we listen, the more we will succeed in our work and study.
Listening is 19)_____ the understanding of words and the relationship between sentences. Bad listeners only listen to separate words and separate sentences. They try to understand every word and every sentence. This is impossible even when we listen in our own language. A good student will constantly examine his listening habits so that he can find out his 20)_____and weaknesses. In this way he can improve his listening skills.