Hackers Listening Chapter 3 Test

Hackers Listening Chapter 3 Test

[1-5] Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.

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What is the conversation mainly about?

• References for a research paper

• Films being shown at a festival

• A student's topic for a presentation

• The differences between film and literature

Multiple Choice

Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question. Why does the student say this?

• To indicate agreement with her professor

• To inquire about an important question

• To show excitement about her project

• To express uncertainty about her topic

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What does the professor suggest the student do?

• Work on her public speaking skills

• Choose a different topic

• Attend an upcoming film festival

• Narrow the scope of a theme

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What paper does the student want to present at the film festival?

• A history of film and literature

• Films based on literary masterpieces

• Film and literature in the 20th century

• Story-telling techniques in film and literature

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Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question. What does the professor mean when he says this?

• He thinks the student's idea may be promising.

• He thinks the student needs help.

• He wants to discourage the student.

• He is not confident about the student's proposal.

[6-11] Listen to part of a lecture in an economics class.

Multiple Choice

What is the lecture mainly about?

• Methods that management can use to increase profits

• Techniques to prevent a crisis from occurring

• A common problem many different companies face

• An aspect of the crisis management procedure

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According to the professor, what are the benefits of contingency planning? Choose 3 answers.

• The correct action is taken.

• Less money is lost.

• The crisis is avoided.

• Little time is wasted.

• Fewer employees are needed.

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Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question. What does the student mean when he says this?

• He has heard a term before.

• He would like to clarify the question.

• He is unfamiliar with a concept.

• He believes the risks are exaggerated.

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What is the professor's attitude toward a crisis response team?

• It requires too many company resources.`

• It should be established in advance of a crisis.

• It complicates the development of a plan.

• It should be a temporary arrangement.

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What is the final stage of the contingency planning process?

• The team members are selected.

• The measures are regularly updated.

• The company is significantly expanded.

• The potential threat is eliminated.

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Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question. Why does the professor say this?

• To stress the impressiveness of an accomplishment.

• To check whether the class understands a point.

• To introduce an idea that contradicts the previous one.

• To suggest that successful mining rescues are infrequent.

[12-17] Listen to part of a lecture on astronomy.

Multiple Choice

What is the professor mainly discussing?

• The properties of Saturn's regular satellites

• The similarities between Titan and Dione

• The discovery of new moons around Saturn

• The atmospheric conditions on Saturn's moons

Multiple Choice

Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question. Why does the professor say this?

• To discount the possibility of life outside of Earth

• To contrast a common opinion with that of experts

• To show disagreement with speculative science

• To emphasize that life on Titan might be plausible

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According to the professor, what are three ways in which Titan is similar to the Earth? Choose 3 answers.

• It atmosphere is abundant in nitrogen.

• Its size is comparable to the size of Earth.

• It is not protected from harmful radiation from the Sun.

• Its elements create rivers, valleys, and dunes.

• Its atmospheric conditions produce a greenhouse effect.

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What does the professor say about Dione's terrain?

• It was formed by the process of erosion.

• It contains see-through sections made of ice.

• It is not a result of the moon's tectonic movements.

• It is unusually smooth and contains few variations.

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What do some researchers suppose about Dione?

• It is bombarded by meteors more often than Saturn's other moons.

• It is the most geologically active moon in the solar system.

• Ice and heavy winds are making it erode at a rapid pace.

• A large object collided with it and caused it to turn.

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What is the professor's opinion about research on Saturn's moons?

• She thinks not enough research is being conducted.

• She does not think that current research is accurate.

• She feels that research findings have not been fully supported.

• She is confident that continued research will lead to new findings.

[18-22] Listen to a conversation between an academic advisor and a student.

Multiple Choice

Why does the student talk to the professor?

• To ask him what journalism classes he is offering for the semester?

• To check the requirements for a switch to mass communications

• To determine who the easiest professors in journalism are

• To get his recommendation on an elective she wants to take

Multiple Choice

Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer the questions. Why does the professor say this?

• To indicate that the electives the student wants are not available

• To encourage the student to try harder to fulfill her electives

• To express disagreement with what the student said

• To assure the student that he doubts her request will be rejected

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According the conversation, what are two reasons the student gives for choosing an elective in journalism? Choose 2 answers.

• To satisfy her elective requirements for the semester

• To study something different from her field

• To prepare for a career in writing

• To take courses related to her major

Multiple Choice

What does the professor say about studying under Professor Meyer?

• He provides students with a topic when they do research papers.

• He has rigorous standards that stimulate his students to do their best.

• He is an appealing and entertaining professor in the classroom.

• He makes research easier by giving students a list of source materials.

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Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question. What does the student mean when she says this?

• She thinks writing for the university paper was difficult.

• She does not think writing for the paper was worth the effort.

• She believes she should have studied journalism first.

• She thinks she should have worked on more interesting articles.

[23-28] Listen to part of a talk on art history.

Multiple Choice

What is the talk mainly about?

• The mixed reactions to the realist paintings of Andrew Wyeth

• The gradual evolution of Wyeth's realist style

• The subject matter of popular realist masterpieces

• The prevalence of abstract expressionism in the mid-20th century

Multiple Choice

Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question. What does the professor mean when he says this?

• He does not think that Andrew Wyeth had talent.

• He wants to correct some information he gave about Andrew Wyeth.

• He does not understand why N.C. Wyeth taught his son painting techniques.

• He thinks N.C. Wyeth had a reason to give his son assistance.

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What does the professor say about Christina's World?

• It became famous only after Wyeth's death.

• It was inspired by a woman who Wyeth knew.

• It contrasted sharply with the fashionable art at the time.

• It differed significantly from works Wyeth had done earlier in life.

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According to the professor, why were many artists and critics unwilling to give Wyeth's art any acclaim?

• They claimed that it put too much emphasis on natural beauty.

• They felt that his technical ability as an artist was overrated.

• They thought that he was too strongly influenced by an earlier artist.

• They contended that it was insignificant from the viewpoint of contemporary art.

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Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question. Why does the student say this?

• To show that she understands the professor's point

• To indicate her familiarity with exhibits at art museums

• To explain that she has a different idea from the professor

• To express that she is in agreement with the curator's perspective

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What is the professor's opinion of the controversy surrounding Wyeth's work?

• It is irrelevant considering the art's market value.

• It reflected the critics' resentment of Wyeth's fame.

• It contributed to the high prices of some of his paintings.

• It is the primary reason the American public became aware of Wyeth's works.

[29-34] Listen to part of a lecture on psychology.

Multiple Choice

What is the main topic of the lecture?

• The applicability of the Sally-Anne test to animals

• How vervet monkeys have toward new monkeys

• Views on whether vervet monkeys have a theory of mind

• The reasons vervet monkeys sound false alarm calls

Multiple Choice

Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question. Why does the professor say this?

• To suggest that the students will obtain similar results

• To express uncertainty about the results of the test

• To encourage the students to research a topic

• To indicate the reason she described the experiment

Multiple Choice

Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question. Why does the professor say this?

• To provide the meaning of a word she just mentioned

• To find out if the students understood what she said

• To explain a criterion used in the experiment

• To emphasize the significance of a term she used

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What does the professor say about vervet monkey alarm calls?

• They are only made when monkeys from outside the group approach.

• Monkeys make them only if their immediate family is endangered.

• They sound different depending on the type of threat.

• High-ranking monkeys in the group typically make them.

Multiple Choice

According to the professor, what is a reason some scientists believe that vervet monkeys have a theory of mind?

• A monkey may understand how a false alarm can affect another monkey.

• Monkeys deliberately ignore false alarms.

• Monkeys are concerned with their own social status.

• Some monkeys know where to look for the marble.

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What is the professor's attitude concerning a theory of mind in animals?

• Experiments have proved it to be credible.

• It likely does not exist in all enimals.

• Its viability has not been proven or disproven.

• It does not exist except in humans.