全新版第二版综合B4U2-A Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 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: In the last seventy years, the automobile industry has been revolutionized due to the computer revolution. 正确答案： B 2. A) T B) F Script: A smart car can help eliminate all the traffic accidents. 正确答案： B 3. A) T B) F Script: A smart car can send out a warning signal if you are making a serious driving mistake. 正确答案： A 4. A) T B) F Script: The computer revolution will surely solve those traffic problems such as traffic jams. 正确答案： B 5. A) T B) F Script: By establishing the relation between the rotations in the steering wheel and the cars position on a map, some navigational systems can tell us where the car is. 正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F Script: Smart highways are quite environment-friendly and benefit us in more than one way. 正确答案： A 7. A) T B) F Script: To turn the automated trip into reality, we have to rely on many extremely advanced technologies. 正确答案： B 8. A) T B) F Script: The computer vision system is easily influenced by weather problems and might give some inaccurate information. 正确答案： A 9. A) T B) F Script: Computers in the vehicles are designed to handle more accurate decisions about where and when to change lanes to avoid interference with other vehicles. 正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F Script: In fact, it is more difficult and expensive to implement an advanced technology than people perceive. 正确答案： B 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. The private automobile has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a (11)_ and important part of the American way of life. By giving workers rapid (12)_ , the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems. For farm families the automobile is very (13)_ . It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for (14)_ , and also to transport their children to (15)_ schools. Family life has been (16)_ in various ways. The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, (17)_ , and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents cant (18)_ on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws. (19)_ of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). These women want to prevent further tragedies. They have worked to (20)_ to limit the youngest drinking age. Students have formed a similar organization, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading the same message among their friends. Script: The private automobile has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. By giving workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems. For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure, and also to transport their children to distant schools. Family life has been affected in various ways. The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents cant keep an eye on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws. Mothers of victims of such accidents have