*大 学 课 程 考 核 试 卷 xxxx xxxx学年第x学期 xxxx 级 xxxx 专业（类） 考核科目 大学英语二 课程类别 必修 考核类型 考试 考核方式 闭卷 卷别 A Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks, 1 mark)Section ADirections: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be read only once. After each question 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. To the restaurant.B. To the subway station.C. To the hotel.D. To the railway station.2. A. To get enough money for the course.B. To set aside more time for the course.C. To take a full-time course in computing.D. To attend a part-time course in computing.3. A. Because hes very busy in the office.B. Because hes dining with a client.C. Because hes having a meeting.D. Because hes on a business trip.4. A. A police officer.B. A bank clerk.C. A waiter.D. A journalist.5. A. She had a terrible headache.B. She couldnt see the questions clearly.C. She couldnt remember what she had reviewed.D. She quit the exam in the middle of the exam.6. A. In a coffee bar.B. In an office.C. In a health club.D. In a hospital.7. A. She loses Herberts number.B. She forgot to write Herberts number on her handbook.C. She doesnt know Herberts number at all.D. She cant remember Herberts number.8. A. To order the most expensive dish for the woman.B. To take the woman to a less expensive restaurant.C. To have dinner with the woman in the new club.D. To stay at home for the dinner to save money.9. A. He was caught in a heavy rain.B. He did not catch the train on time.C. He lost his most favorite cat.D. He slipped into a river on his way home.10. A. Hes not interested in the courses.B. He finds the courses too difficult for him.C. He thinks there are not enough courses to choose from.D. He cant decide on which course to take.Section BDirections: In this section you will hear three talks. The talks will be read twice. After each of them, you will hear some questions. The questions will be read only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A., B., C., and D.Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage.11. A. At the police station.B. In the parking lot.C. At the shopping mall.D. At the concert.12. A. He was badly in need of money.B. He had to rush to the concert.C. He was late for the college class.D. He had to take his wife to hospital.13. A. It was damaged by a car.B. It was broken into.C. It was cleaned all over.D. It was restored.Questions 14-16 are based on the following conversation.14. A. 15 minutes.B. 20 minutes.C. 45 minutes.D. 1 hour.15. A. Touring the campus.B. Preparing for the interview.C. Taking a test.D. Taking a break.16. A. High school students.B. University freshmen.C. University graduates.D. Students from other universities.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.17. A. Accent reduction.B. Accent elimination.C. Increasing speakers comprehensibility.D. Comparing pronunciations of learners from different areas.18. A. To exchange between learners in pronunciation class.B. To record ones progress in the pronunciation study.C. To compare and check which specific areas one needs to work on.D. To test the speed of ones speech.19. A. Word and sentence stress.B. Linking.C. Vowel pronunciation.D. Word reductions.20. A. To chat with a foreign friend.B. To find out the areas that affect his understanding.C. To make a description of his weekend.D. To practice and correct pronunciation of each part in isolation.Section CDirections: In this section you will listen to a talk. Then you are required to complete the outline of the talk given below. You will hear the talk three times. Now listen to the tape.I. How the idea originated:One hundred years ago, a (21)_ imagined a castle built at the top of a (22)_.In the late (23)_, a (24)_ imagined an elevator that could stretch into space.In (25)_，space elevators were debated at a NASA conference.II. The components of a space elevator:(26)_, (27)_, a space station or (28)_.III. Advantage of space elevators over spacecrafts:The cost of a trip on the space elevator: (29)_;The cost of a trip on the Shuttle: around (30)_.Part II Reading Comprehension (30 marks，2 marks each)Section ADirections: There are three passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A., B., C., and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on th