TPO32听力题目(Conversation+Lecture)

　　Conversation 2

　　1.  What do the speakers mainly discuss? [Choose two answers]

　　A)  How the man should narrow the focus of his paper

　　B)  Whether a focus on wood harvesting is an appropriate topic for the man's         paper

　　C)  Why the man became interested in wood harvesting techniques

　　D)  Why different ancient cultures used different wood harvesting techniques

　　2.  Why does the man mention pursuing an advanced degree in forestry?

　　A)  To explain why his biology class interests him so much

　　B)  To ask the professor to write a letter of recommendation for him

　　C)  To get the professor's opinion on his choice of careers

　　D)  To indicate he is not interested in anthropology

　　3.  What had the man assumed about human impact on the environment?

　　A)  That human impact on the environment is difficult to measure

　　B)  That humans have only recently had an impact on the environment

　　C)  That human impact on the environment is always harmful

　　D)  That human impact on the environment cannot be avoided

　　4.  According to the professor, what did researchers find at an archaeological site in Turkey?

　　A)  Remains of pistachios and almonds in ancient vessels

　　B)  Tools indicating that there was farming in the region

　　C)  Evidence that people cut down trees for use as fuel

　　D)  Evidence that people harvested branches from trees

　　5.  What opinion does the professor express when she says this?

　　A)  That the topic is too controversial to be the focus of the man's paper

　　B)  That too many papers have already been written on the topic

　　C)  That the topic does not seem to meet the requirements of the assignment

　　D)  That there has not yet been any research published on the topic

　　Lecture3

　　6.  What is the lecture mainly about?

　　A)  The environmental effects of heap roasting

　　B)  The reforestation efforts in the Copper Basin

　　C)  The process of mining and producing copper

　　D)  Damages caused during an attempt to clean up industrial waste

　　7.  What is the professor's opinion about the effort to reclaim the land in the Copper Basin?

　　A)  The techniques and materials used for the cleanup were probably outdated.

　　B)  Some attempts to clean up the Copper Basin have made the problems worse.

　　C)  It is not surprising that cleaning up the area has been extremely difficult.

　　D)  The cleanup has taken longer than necessary.

　　8.  What does the professor imply when he mentions an Olympic whitewater  kayaking competition?

　　A)  That many people are unaware of the environmental problems in the Copper Basin

　　B)  That a successful reclamation of the Copper Basin may be possible

　　C)  That some activities in the Copper Basin must go on despite the pollution

　　D)  That the Olympic competition should have been held in a different location

　　9.  According to the lecture, why was heap roasting used in the producing of copper?

　　A)  To make copper ore easier to transport

　　B)  To make copper ore safe for workers to handle

　　C)  To transform copper ore into fuel

　　D)  To remove impurities from copper ore

　　10. What factors led to the disappearance of trees in the Copper Basin?

　　[Choose two answers]

　　A)  Mines were dug under areas where trees were growing.

　　B)  Loose soil led to trees being washed into the rivers.

　　C)  Trees growing near the mines were cut and used as fuel.

　　D)  Clouds of sulfur smoke killed trees in the area.

　　11. What resulted from the lack of trees near the copper-mining operation?

　　A)  It became difficult to provide housing for all the workers.

　　B)  Rivers became filled with toxic soil.

　　C)  Coal and other fuel had to be transported into the area.

　　D)  The heap-roasting process had to be completed far from the mines.

　　Lecture4

　　12. What are the speakers mainly discussing?

　　A)  An architect from the United States and a house design she created

　　B)  The disadvantage of houses based on a square design

　　C)  Difficulties faced by residential architects in the nineteenth century

　　D)  Women who had a major influence on architecture in the United States

　　13. Why does the professor quote from the journal The American Architect and Building News?

　　A)  To point out a source of biographical information about Harriet Morrison Irwin

　　B)  To emphasize his point that there were few southern U.S. architects in the nineteenth century

　　C)  To support his assertion that nineteenth-century residential architects did not get enough respect

　　D)  To point out that interest in southern U.S. architecture increased during the nineteenth century

　　14. What does the professor say about Irwin's education in architecture?

　　A)  She acquired knowledge through independent study.

　　B)  She studied with an architect who helped her patent her design.

　　C)  She was trained in architecture starting at a young age.

　　D)  She was the first woman in the United States to attend architecture school.

　　15. What feature of Irwin's design shows the influence of John Ruskin?

　　A)  The size of the rooms

　　B)  The length and shape of the hallways

　　C)  The main entrance of the house

　　D)  The placement of windows and doors

　　16. According to the professor, what interior features of the house Irwin designed were especially beneficial? [Choose two answers]

　　A)  Circular rooms with windows in the ceiling

　　B)  Floors that were easy to clean

　　C)  A large, spacious common area

　　D)  A single-fireplace system that heated the entire house

　　17. What does the professor imply about Irwin's nineteenth-century biographers?

　　A)  They were probably envious of her success.

　　B)  They did not sufficiently value function in residential architecture.

　　C)  They did not know much about architects from the southern United States.

　　D)  They understood the difficulties faced by women architects.