课程性质：《水平考试（二）》（听力）是高等教育自学考试英语专业基础课考试计划中的一门必修课。总体水平相当于普通高等院校英语专业专科二年级结束时的听力水平。

　　课程要求：

　　1. 听懂英语国家人士（标准的英音或美音发音）关于社会、文化、娱乐、教育、时事、日常生活等方面的陈述、交谈、报道、演讲等方面内容；能够听懂VOA或BBC等主要西方媒体关于以上题材及时事的报道。总体难度相当于托福考试中Mini-talk等中等难度的听力材料。

　　2. 能够理解材料的中心大意，抓住说话人阐述的主要观点和情节，根据所听内容进行适当推理、分析、整合，领会作者的语气、感情和真实意图，并应能够用英语进行简单的摘要和笔记，掌握总结、归纳、预测、猜测、关键词等基本听力技巧。

　　3. 语法内容涉及简单句、并列句、复杂句、并列复杂句等常用句式以及非谓语动词、各种常用时态、语态等基本语法内容。词汇量要求为4000词以上。

　　4. 语速约为130-140词/分钟。

　　学习书目：《英语听力》（上下册），何其莘等编写，外语教学与研究出版社，1999年版。

　　考试安排：考试时间共20-25分钟左右，满分100分，共分三部分。每个问题答题时间为13秒。各题型均只读一遍。

　　题量及分值：

　　Part A  10个小题，每小题2分，共20分

　　Part B  20个小题，每小题3分，共60分

　　Part C  10个小题，每小题2分，共20分

　　题型说明：

　　Part A陈述（Statements）

　　范围涉及日常生活和社会文化等方面。要求应试者能够记住并理解数字、时间变化、地点、中心事件等；掌握事件的要点、主要情节和观点；理解直接以及间接信息并能够进行适当地整合分析；理解成语、动词搭配以及习惯用法。

　　Part B对话（Conversations）

　　范围涉及日常生活、社会文化、教育等方面。要求应试者对所听内容能够进一步推理、分析、领会讲话者的真实意图；进一步理解讲话者的语气和情感以及个别的弦外之音；同时，涉及少量的简单数字计算、统计等内容。

　　Part C新闻 （News）

　　本部分一般由5条新闻组成，就每条新闻提出两个问题。新闻材料均源自VOA或BBC等主要西方媒体关于社会、生活、文化、教育、娱乐、时事等一般性题材的报道。问题涉及新闻大意、重要例子、数字、逻辑推理、因果关系、人物职业和相互关系，以及重要支持观点等。问题在考生卷中印出。

　　样题举例

　　Part A

　　In this section of the test, you will hear 10 short statements. When you hear each statement, read the four possible answers marked A, B, C and D, and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then, on the ANSWER SHEET, find the number of the question and mark your choice of answer. （20%）

　　1.

　　听力原文

　　During this morning's test, I couldn't do the last four questions, but I did the first five.

　　考生卷

　　How well did the man do in the test?

　　A. He answered the last four questions.

　　B. He answered the last few questions first.

　　C. He answered only some of the questions.

　　D. He answered all the questions except the first.

　　2.

　　听力原文

　　Monica would rather that her husband didn't send away the cleaning lady, but he will anyway.

　　考生卷

　　What does Monica wish?

　　A. Monica wishes to send away the cleaning lady.

　　B. Monica wishes to replace the cleaning lady.

　　C. Monica wishes to keep the cleaning lady.

　　D. Monica wishes to do the house cleaning.

　　Part B

　　In this section, you will hear 20 short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a third voice will ask a question about what was said and the question is not written out for you. Read the four possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Then, on the ANSWER SHEET, find the number of the question and mark your choice of answer. （60%）

　　1.

　　听力原文

　　M:I wonder whether it would be possible to change this double room to two single rooms.

　　W:Sorry, sir. All the single rooms are occupied. But if you like, I can check with Ever-Bright Hotel to see if they have any.

　　Q:What's the woman going to do for the man?

　　考生卷

　　A. Try to help him find rooms in another hotel.

　　B. Check to see if there are any vacancies in her hotel.

　　C. Let him move to a room with two single beds.

　　D. Show him the way to Ever-Bright Hotel.

　　2.

　　听力原文

　　W:It's good to see you again. What are you doing these days? You're still working at the same place, aren't you?

　　M:Yes, I am. And I'm counting the days until retirement.

　　Q:What can we learn about the man?

　　考生卷

　　A. He loves his present job.

　　B. He is going to open a store.

　　C. He is about to retire.

　　D. He works in a repair shop.

　　Part C

　　In this section of the test, you will hear several news broadcasts from foreign broadcast corporations. You will hear them only once. After each one, you will hear some questions. You will hear each question once only. When you hear the question, read the four possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Then, on the ANSWER SHEET, find the number of the question and mark your choice of answer. （20%）

　　1.

　　听力原文

　　France has recently been involved in issues not to the taste of other countries in the world. France has carried out another underground nuclear test in the South Pacific. It is the fifth in the region since September. The test was conducted at the Moruroa atoll on Wednesday. Paris has come under strong criticism for its nuclear testing program, especially from Asia-Pacific countries. A State Department spokeswoman in Washington expressed disappointment at the latest French test. France has promised to sign a global test ban treaty after it completes its current series of nuclear tests in the Pacific.

　　Q:1）According to the news, why was France strongly criticized?

　　2）What did France promise to do?

　　考生卷

　　1） According to the news, why was France strongly criticized?

　　A. conducting five nuclear tests on Wednesday

　　B. carrying out a series of nuclear tests in the Pacific

　　C. getting disappointing results in the nuclear program

　　D. refusing to sign a global treaty banning nuclear tests

　　2） What did France promise to do?

　　A. sign a global test ban treaty

　　B. resume nuclear testing

　　C. continue negotiations with the UN

　　D. not to have any nuclear test

　　2.

　　听力原文

　　About 100 people are now known to have died in what has been described as“the worst storm” ever to hit the eastern US this century. The hurricane-force winds first struck the Gulf of Mexico and have now spread across the Canadian border, continuing to bring reckless snowfalls, severe flooding, and causing millions of dollars in damage. All major airports have now reopened and airlines are beginning to cope with a backlog of thousands of stranded passengers. The storm also paralyzed areas of Cuba, where several people were killed, and property and crops destroyed.

　　Q:1）Where did the storms first strike?

　　2）The storms have resulted in the following EXCEPT _______?

　　考生卷

　　1） Where did the storms first strike?

　　A. The eastern US

　　B. The Gulf of Mexico

　　C. The Canadian border

　　D. Some areas in Cuba

　　2） The storms have resulted in the following EXCEPT _______?

　　A. death and damage

　　B. disruption of air service

　　C. destruction of crops

　　D. relocation of people