模拟练习（二）

Section 1:

Part One:

1.                    B

In the conversation, the student says I’d like to find out about the auditions for the musical. Do you know anything about the auditions? From this, it can be determined that the student goes to the office because she would like to know what to do to try out for musical. The second answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

2.                    D

In the conversation, the office worker says I wouldn’t do anything too serious and heavy if I were you. This means that he suggests not doing anything too serious or heavy, so he would most likely say you should prepare something light and funny. The last answer is therefore the best answer to this question

 

3.                   

 

	YES	NO
She has had a lot of training in singing.	X
She has had a lot of training in dancing.		X
She has sung in a lot of productions.	X
She had danced in a lot of productions.		X

(1)  The student says I’ve had quite a bit of training…, I sang in quite a few productions, and I even had two years of private lessons. This means that it is true that she has had a lot of training in singing. You should therefore click in the YES column.

(2)  The student says I haven’t studied dancing. This means that it is NOT true that she has had a lot of training in dancing. You should therefore click in the NO column.

(3)  The student says I sang in quite a few productions, and I even had two years of private lessons. This means that it is true that she has sung in a lot of productions. You should therefore click in the YES column.

(4)  The office worker asks have you done any dancing in any of the productions you were in, and the student responds by saying just a little and it didn’t go very well. This means that it is NOT true that she has danced in a lot of productions. You should therefore click in the NO column.

 

4.                    B

In the conversation, the student says I don’t dance well at all and I have two left feet. This means that the student’s dancing is really horrible. The second answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

5.                    D

In the conversation, the student says it sounds like I should prepare a scene and then also prepare a song for the audition…and maybe not a dance, and the office worker responds with right! From this, it can be determined that the office worker seems to suggest singing but not dancing at her audition. The last answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

Part Two:

1.                    D

In the lecture, the professor says today we’ll continue our discussion of American composers. This means that each lecture in this series is about American composers. The last answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

2.                    C

In the lecture, the professor states that he began writing popular songs, which means popular music in the first answer. The professor also says that George…began writing scores for Broadway musicals, which means musical theater in the second answer. Finally, the professor says that “Rhapsody in Blue” is his most successful jazz piano concerto, which means concertos in the last answer. The third answer is the one that is NOT mentioned in the lecture and is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

3.                    (1) and (2) are right

In the lecture, the professor states that his music has become part of American folk music and that he began experimenting with jazz and blues themes in orchestral pieces. This means that many of his songs are considered American folk music and that his orchestral pieces often have jazz themes. The first and second answers are therefore the best answers to this question.

 

4.                    B

In the lecture, the professor states that AL Jolson’s version of “Sanee” popularized the Gershwin brothers’ first real hit song. From this, it can be determined that Al Jolson performed a song written by the Gershwin brother. The second answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

5.                   

 

	OPERA	JAZZ	ART MUSIC
“Rhapsody in Blue”		X
“An American in Paris”			X
Porgy and Bess	X

(1)  The professor mentions the jazz piece “Rhapsody in Blue.” This means that “Rhapsody in Blue” is jazz. You should therefore click in the second column.

(2)  The professor states that Gershwin tried composing “art music” and that the result was the very popular piece “An American in Paris.” From this, it can be determined that “An American in Paris” is art music. You should therefore click in the third column.

(3)  The professor states that Gershwin also tried writing opera and that he did this with Porgy and Bess. From this, it can be determined that Porgy and Bess is opera. You should therefore click in the first column.

 

6.                    D

In the lecture, the professor says the composer we’ll discuss today wrote a huge volume and wide variety of works that are extremely well known today and he not only composed scores for musicals, films, and operas that are well know universally but also concert pieces and piano pieces, and throughout his career, he wrote numerous other kinds of music, and he’s well known today for music in a variety of genres. From this, it can be concluded that it is possible to excel in composing various genres of music. The last answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

Part Three:

1.                    C

In the lecture, the professor states that today we’ll focus on the tremendous financial difficulties of building the railroad and that the most difficult task…was funding. This means that the primary problem the professor is discussing in this lecture is finances. The third answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

2.                    (2) and (4) are right

In the lecture, the professor states that railroad would cost…over $100 million and it was almost twice as much as the federal budget at the time. This means that over $100 million was needed to complete the project and that the railroad cost more than entire federal budget. The second and last answers are therefore the best answers to this question.

 

3.                    D

In the lecture, the professor states that to raise funds for the railroads, railroad companies found a number of ways to raise funds; one was to make businesses dependent on the railroad and that the railroad companies…forced them to pay outrageous prices for the use of the railroad. This means that the businesses generated money for the railroad. The last answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

4.                    A

In the lecture, the professor mentions that federal loans paid triple the money for tracks laid on mountainous terrain and that Central Pacific hired a geologist who would misrepresent the location of the Sierra Mountains. This means that the railroad companies gave incorrect information when they misrepresented the location of mountain range to get more money. The first answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

5.                   

 

	FEDERAL FUNDS	RAIL-DEPENDENT BUSINESSES	UNETHICAL MEANS
Farmer’s goods shipped by rail		X
Rails built near Sacramento			X
Funds provided by the Railroad Act	X

(1)    The professor states that railroad companies spent thousands of dollars to attract…farmers…and then forced them to pay outrageous prices for the use of the railroad. From this, it can be determined that farmers’ goods shipped by rail are an example of rail-dependent businesses. You should therefore click in the second column.

(2)   The professor states that the government agreed to pay $48,000 instead of $16,000 per mile for 24 miles of flat land outside of Sacramento, California. From this, it can be determined that rails built near Sacramento are an example of unethical means. You should therefore click in the third column.

(3)   The professor states that there was some federal funding available through the Railroad Act. From this, it can be determined that fund provided by Railroad Act are an example of federal funds. You should therefore click in the first column.

 

6.                    D

In the lecture, the professor states that the railroad companies involved in the building of the transcontinental railroad weren’t always exactly aboveboard in the their handling of this project, that these businessmen, farmers, and craftsmen who were lured to the West with promises of success soon found themselves…unable to make much a living because of the high prices they had to pay to the railroads to stay in business and that because both the Union Pacific and Central Pacific were desperate and greedy, the turned to increasingly unethical means of obtaining funds. From this, it can be determined that the railroads did not always act honorably in building the transcontinental railroad. The last is therefore the best answer to this question.

Section 2:

Part One:

1.                    C

In the conversation, the student says I mean, I hope you can explain something to me quickly and easily and it’s about something you were talking about in class today, and I didn’t understand it. From this, it can be determined that the student goes to see the professor to ask about something the professor said in class. The third answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

2.                    B

In the conversation, the student says my question is about externalities, and the professor responds do you understand the word external? And externalities are related to this word. From this, it can be determined that the professor says this because an understanding of this word will help the student understand the concept. The second answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

3.                    D

In the conversation, the professor says when economists talk about externalities, they refer to spillover from an activity and spillover’s a side effect of an activity, an effect that occurs outside of the activity. From this, it can be determined that externalities are unintended consequences of an action. The last answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

4.                    A.

In the conversation, the student summarizes what the professor has said by saying an externality is a result of an activity outside of the activity and then asks could you, maybe, give me an example, and the professor responds by talking about a two-story house because the addition of the second story creates the unintended outcome of a lost view. The first answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

5.                    (1) and (3) are right

In the conversation, the professor asks what would be the externality, the unintended side effect of this activity, and the student responds with the fact that I would lose my view of the park. The professor also asks what price would you put on losing your view, the student says it would be difficult to put a price on it, and the professor finishes by saying now you see what externalities are. From this, it can be determined that the lost view is an externality because the lost view is an unintended consequence of another activity and because it is difficult to put a price on the lost view. The first and third answers are therefore the best answers to this question.

Part Two:

1.                    C

In the lecture, the professor says hypo means “below”, while hyper means “above”, and thermia refers to “temperature.” The third answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

2.                   

 

	YES	NO
Lowered temperature	X
Elevated heart rate		X
Lowered blood pressure	X
Rapid breathing		X

(1)  The professor states that hypothermia…is a temperature that’s below normal. This means that it is true that a victim of hypothermia suffers from lowered temperature. You should therefore click in the YES column.

(2)  The professor states that victims of hypothermia suffer from a decreased heart rate. This means that it is NOT true that victims of hypothermia suffer from an elevated heart rate. You should therefore click in the NO column.

(3)  The professor states that victims of hypothermia suffer from…decreased blood pressure. This means that it is true that victims of hypothermia suffer from lowered blood pressure. You should therefore click in the YES column.

(4)  The professor states that victims of hypothermia suffer from…slow and shallow breathing. This means that it is NOT true that victims of hypothermia suffer from rapid breathing. You should therefore click in the NO column.

 

3.                    (2) and (4) are right

In the lecture, the professor states that hypothermia can occur in anyone who’s been exposed to cold or participants in summer water sports. From this, it can be inferred that snow skiers and surfers would be most likely to experience by hypothermia. The second and last answers are therefore the best answers to this question.

 

4.                    D

In the lecture, the professor states that a less obvious place to look for hypothermia is among the elderly, who can even be affected indoors. From this, it can be determined that the elderly can be prone to non-sports-related hypothermia. The last answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

5.                    (2) and (4) are right

In the lecture, the professor says now let’s discuss the treatment. One method is rapping the patient in warm blankets, and another method is that two people can lie as close as possible to the victim until help arrives. From this, it can be determined that the professor mentions wrapping the victim in bedding and having people lie down next to the victim as methods of treating hypothermia. The second and fourth answers are therefore the best answers to this question.

 

6.                    D

In the lecture, the professor states that victims of hypothermia suffer from a decreased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, slow and shallow breathing, and eventually a lack of consciousness and that victims of severe hypothermia must be handled gently because the, uh, heart is unstable when it’s cold and can easily go into cardiac arrest. From this, it can be concluded that hypothermia can be quite serious. The last answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

Part Three:

1.                    A

In the discussion, the first man states that we need to understand the information from the lecture for the next exam. This means that they are reviewing information that will be on an exam. The first answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

2.                    C

In the discussion, the first woman says that was a fascinating lecture wasn’t it, the man replies it certainly was, and the second woman adds I really enjoyed the lecture, too. From this, it can be determined that the students are enthusiastic about the material. The third answer is therefore the best answer to the question.

 

3.                    (1) and (3) are right

In the discussion, the first woman states that for a long time, scientists thought that there was little or no life at the bottom of the ocean…not just because it’s so cold, but also because of the lack of sunlight. This means that scientists used to believe that little life was possible at the bottom of the ocean because of the temperature and because there was not sunlight. The first and third answers are therefore the best answers to the question.

 

4.                    A

In the discussion, the second woman states that these underwater volcanoes are called black smokers because, when the hot, hot, water shoots out, it looks like black smoke. This means that hot water coming out of them resembles black smoke. This answer is therefore the best answer to this question.

 

5.                   

 

	YES	NO
They really are volcanoes.	X
The water near them is heated.	X
They kill off the living beings around them.		X
They are part of the process of chemosynthesis.	X