新视野大学英语视听说教程四 单元测试.docx

新视野大学英语视听说教程四 单元测试Part I Script Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) 2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) 3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) 4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. His new job is very satisfying. A. The man wants to leave, and the woman tries to keep him. B. The woman wants to leave, and the man tries to keep her. C. The woman wants the man to leave, and the man wants to stay. D. The man wants the woman to leave, and the woman wants to stay. A. The man is employed by a head-hunting company. B. The man works in the same company as the woman. C. The man will take the offer. D. The man is offering a job to the woman. A. Changing her job. B. Transferring to an important position. C. Staying at the company and gather experience. D. Going back to school to learn more knowledge. B. Compared with his present job, the man likes the previous one. C. He will try his best to get accustomed to the new company. D. He changed three jobs within a month. 5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) Part II Script A. Because he had a high rate of absenteeism from work. B. Because he irritates an important customer of the company. C. Because he diverted the company's money for personal purposes. D. Because he performed poorly last year and held a low sales record. Directions: Listen to the passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from (1) to (7) with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from (8) to (10), write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read the third time, check your answers. Between the ages of 20 and 30, most people have more than 8 jobs. This is a (1)positive thing for a number of (2)reasons. First of all, Daniel Gilbert, psychologist at Harvard, says that we really don't know what we'll like until we (3)try it. So having a lot of jobs when you start your adult life is a good figureway to (4) out what to do with your adult life. But, job hopping is a good thing for everyone to donot just twenty-somethingsbecause it's a way to (5)Frequent changes keep your learning (6)coremaintain passion in your work. high and your challenges fresh. Finally, frequent job hopping, coupled with high performance allows you to build a professional network much faster than someone who stays in one position over a long period of time. And a vibrant network will make finding jobs easier, so job hopping will not be a difficult (7)pase. (8)It's clear that job hopping be employ bue employer. But when the majority of young people are job hopping, and companies are having a hard time attracting young people to work, recruiters don't have the luxury of writing people off just because they job hopped. Recruiters write people off because their résumé looks like they won't contribute enough to the company. So, (9)the track to with job hopping it's to make sure your always show. That can be independent of job duration. (10)You can show lower to your company by. Loyalty is about delivery. Show that on your résumé, the same place you show job hopping. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Your answer positive reasons try figure maintain core pase Correct answer positive reasons try figure maintain curve path (8) It's clear that job hopping be employ It's clear that job hopping benefits thbue employer employee, not the employer (9) the track to with job hopping it's to the trick with job hopping is to makmake sure your always show sure your résumé always shows that yomake a huge contribution wherever you g (10) You can show lower to your company by You can show that you are loyal to company by exceeding their expectationwith your outstanding performance Part III Script Directions: Listen to the following recording, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. What did the Mexican fisherman say when advised to stay out longer and catch more fish? 2. Which of the following is the sequence of actions the American suggests for the Mexican? 3. What did the American suggest the Mexican could finally do to make millions of dollars? 4. What did the American advise the Mexican to do after the latter had made millions of dollars? A. Lead a leisurely life. B. Lead a colorful life in Mexico City. A. Selling to the factoryowning a factoryowing a fleet of boats B. Owing a fleet of boatsselling to the factoryowning a factory C. Owing a fleet of boatsowning a factoryselling to the factory D. Selling to the factoryowing a fleet of boatsowning a factory A. He was tired. B. He could not find more fish. C. He had caught enough fish for his family's immediate use. D. He had caught enough fish for his family's long-term consumption. A. Expand his fleet. B. Expand his factory. C. Sell more fish to the middleman. D. Sell his company's stock to the public. C. Lead a profitable life in Los Angeles. D. Follow an MBA program. 5. What does the Mexican's final answer imply? Part IV A. Playing with one's children is more fun than drinking wine. B. Drinking wine is more fun than playing the guitar. C. It is not worthwhile to work hard to expand one's business. D. It is a good idea to work hard to make plenty of money. Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following statements. 1. Some people want a fixed routine so that they don't have to _ new circumstances over and over again while others think variety is the spice of life. 2. I promise to be on time from now on. Perhaps I could work later to _ the time I've lost. A. make up with B. make up for C. make with A. adapt to B. adapt at C. adjust with D. adjust for D. make for 3. The logical place to start downsizing would be in administration. They're usually _. 4. In some cases companies inform their employees in advance that _ are coming. 5. If you work in sales, you might know that quotas have not been _. 6. If you see only one or two bad signs, don't jump _ a hasty conclusion that the company is going bankrupt. A. at A. too staffed B. too much staffed C. above staffed D. overstaffed A. fires B. dismisses C. lay-offs D. sacks A. finished with B. met with C. accomplished D. met B. in C. to D. for 7. If you see a lot of earnings warnings, budget cuts, hiring freezes, restructuring, and massive lay-offs in your industry, it might just be time to get your résumé_ and start looking for a new job. 8. In the United States, the unemployed often end up _ welfare programs such as Food Stamps. 9. If I were you, I would keep an eye on the job _ on the Internet. A. posts B. postings C. opens D. vacant A. dated B. dating C. according to date D. up-to-date A. to tap B. tapping C. with tapping D. for tapping 10. _ my experience as a career counselor, when the bad news finally arrived, I was unprepared. A. Despite B. Although C. Except D. While