TPO16听力题目(Conversation+Lecture)

　　Conversation 2

　　1. Why does the student go to see the professor?

　　A. To find his grade on the midterm exam.

　　B. To explain why he missed a class

　　C. To get help writing an essay.

　　D. To ask to take a test at a different time.

　　2. Why does the professor congratulate the student?

　　A. He received the highest grade on a recent test.

　　B. He recently won an award.

　　C. He was accepted into a history program in France.

　　D. He wrote an essay that was published in a magazine.

　　3. What will the student do this weekend?

　　A. Take a trip with his medieval history class.

　　B. Practice speaking French.

　　C. Attend an awards ceremony.

　　D. Write a paper about Montreal.

　　4. What are two of the criteria the professor will use to evaluate students' essays?

　　Click on 2 answers.

　　A. How completely they describe the factual details of historical events.

　　B. How successfully they defend their own opinions.

　　C. How carefully they analyze ideas discussed in class.

　　D. How much information from the textbook they include.

　　5. What does the professor imply when she says this?

　　A. She has not yet seen the student's paper.

　　B. She will not hold class on Monday.

　　C. She needs more time to grade the student's exam.

　　D. She wants to confirm her plans for a test.

　　Lecture 3

　　6. What is the lecture mainly about?

　　A. Different foraging strategies among animals.

　　B. Methods beavers use to gather building materials.

　　C. Decisions beavers make about where to live.

　　D. Choices beavers face when foraging.

　　7. What differences between aspen trees and ash trees does the professor point out?

　　A. Aspen trees are easier to transport.

　　B. Aspen trees provide better wood for construction.

　　C. Aspen trees provide less nutrition for beavers.

　　D. Aspen trees have more overall value to beavers.

　　8. What does the professor identify as the two central issues involved in beavers' behavior?

　　Click on 2 answers.

　　A. How far from home to forage.

　　B. How to cope with competition.

　　C. What size tree to cut down.

　　D. What time of year material for construction is available.

　　9. What does the professor say about the cutting down of large trees?

　　A. Beavers generally prefer cutting down large trees to small trees.

　　B. Beavers generally do not travel long distances to cut down large trees.

　　C. Beavers will not cut large trees of certain species.

　　D. Beavers use large trees mainly for the purpose fo building shelters.

　　10. According to the professor, why do beavers generally forage at night?

　　A. Beavers are safe from predators if they forage at night.

　　B. Foraging at night requires less energy than foraging in the daytime.

　　C. Beavers stay with their offspring during the daytime.

　　D. Beavers face less competition for food from other animals during the night.

　　11. Why does the professor say this?

　　A. To explain her reasoning.

　　B. To indicate why her belief was wrong.

　　C. To give an example of a decision beavers make.

　　D. To explain the reason beavers travel far for wood.

　　Lecture 4

　　12. What is the lecture mainly about?

　　A. The images in stained-glass windows.

　　B. The history of stained-glass art.

　　C. The importance of religious art during the Middle Ages.

　　D. Techniques for making glass during the Middle Ages.

　　13. What are two points the professor makes about stained-glass windows made during the Middle Ages?

　　Click on 2 answers.

　　A. They typically were small size.

　　B. The glass was colored during the glassmaking process.

　　C. They were used mainly for churches.

　　D. They had simple designs.

　　14. During the Middle Ages, what was one of the first steps that artists used in making a stained-glass window?

　　A. They drew the design onto the top of a table.

　　B. They created models of the design with lead strips.

　　C. They drew an outline of the design directly onto a piece of glass.

　　D. They painted the design on paper.

　　15. According to the professor, what are two ways in which stained-glass windows made in the sixteen century differed from those made in earlier centuries? Click on 2 answers.

　　A. The way the glass was colored.

　　B. The role played by lead strips.

　　C. The scenes that were depicted.

　　D. The way glass pieces were cut.

　　16. What does the professor imply contributed to the popularity of Tiffany glass?

　　A. The use of lead compounds to enhance its colors.

　　B. The reuse of stained glass from old church windows.

　　C. The invention of electric lighting.

　　D. A new process for painting glass.

　　17. What does the professor imply when she says this?

　　A. It is unfortunate that people in the 19th century destroyed old stained-glass windows.

　　B. Stained-glass windows made in the 19th century are more beautiful than those made earlier.

　　C. It was necessary for people in the 19th century to break stained-glass windows.

　　D. Stained-glass windows made in the 19th century are more valuable today than windows in previous centuries.