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1、新视野大学英语三级模拟试题及答案PartIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly.For questions 1 - 7,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVE

2、N)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.YouthofTodayNosavings,nopension,hugedebts一Leavingschooloruniversitymeansfinancialindependencebutdoesitalsomeandebt?Someexpertssaytheyoungshouldtakesomecare.Itislife,butnotasweknowit.Asth

3、isyear'sschoolsleaveinBrsitaindmovegraduateontofurthereducationorwork,tastingfinancialindependenceforthefirsttime,theyshowsignsofbeingentirelydifterenttopreviousgenerationsintheirattitudestomoney,accordingtoinformationcollectedbyCash.Usedtodebtbutmoreaffluentthanpreviousgenerations,thecurrentcro

4、pof16-to24-year-oldsisacomplexsectorofsociety.Butiftheycanhandletheirdebts,these7.5millionyoungadultshavethepotentialtobecomequitesophisticatedonmoneymatters.Cashlookedforthefinancialhallmarksofthisgroup.Theyaregoingtobebigspendersandwillbetargetedheavilybyretailers.Themarketforproductsandservicesai

5、medatthisgrouphascontinuedtothrive,concludesIIresearchorganizationMintelinitsrecentreportforretailers-SellitingtoiromandtheProfiUnder25s.Thisis“partlybecausetheperiodduringwhichpeopleareyoung,freeandsingle,unencumbered(不受妨碍的)byparentsand/orchildrenhasexpandedtothelatetwentiesandearlythirties,“itsays

6、.While13percentofthepopulationregularlypaystheirutility(公共设施),creditcardandotherbillslate,thisproportionrisestoaremarkable64percentfor18-to24-year-olds,accordingtoresearchconductedamong1,000adultsbyuS.Intheory,thissuggeststhatmorethan4millionofthemareheadingforsuchpoorcreditratingsthattheywillfindit

7、difficulttoborrowinthefuture.Butlendersmaybecomemoreflexibleintheirlendingtermsratherthanloseoutonthishugesectoroftheconsumermarket.Nearlyoneinthree(28percent)ofpeopleunder35donotconsidertheirfuturefinancialpositionII,accordingtoresearchfromAccentureRHServices.Althoughhalfof18-to25-year-oldswanttoow

8、ntheirhomesomeday,theyseealmostinsurmountablehurdles,accordingtoMintel:Forthosewhohadnotyetboughttheirownproperty,theprospectoftryingtodososeemeddauntingifnotimpossiblefinancially.IIOrcoulditbethattheiriutureprosperitywilldependonwhethertheyinheritpropertyfromthen-parents?Theyregardasnecessitiesmany

9、itemswhichwereseenasluxuriesbytheirparentsatthesameage.Morethannineoutof10havetheirownmobilephone.Somelookedontheirphoneasakindofsecurityblanket,feelinglostwithoutit,IIsaysMintel.Acarisseenas-vitalof18-to25-year-olds,anddesignerclothesarewornby44percentofmenand35percentofwomeninthisagegroup,addsMint

10、e1.Computerequipmentisahighpriorityformanytwenty-year-olds.Audio-visualequipmentisparticularlyvaluedbyyoungmen.Creditcardownershipisincreasing.Nearlytwothirdsofyoungadultshaveacard.Morethanhalf(58percent)oftheunder-25sdonotpayofftheircreditcardbillinlulleachmonth,accordingtoMinte1including16percentw

11、hoowemorethan£500.Withcreditcardownershippredictedtoincreasenearly20percentby2009,theyoungeragegroupcouldbeincreasinglytargeted,astheyaremoreaccustomedtoborrowingthanoldergroups.Debtiscommonplaceinthisagegroup.Barclayspredictsthatgraduatedebtwillaverage£17,500in2006,risingtonearly£34,

12、000by2010.Athirdofthisgroupbelievetheyare-tooyoungIItostartthinkingaboutapension,accordingtoAccenture.Thereisaseachangeinbehaviorgoingonhere,IIsaysMervynKohlerofHelptheAged.Forecentgraduateswhoaresaddledwithdebtandstrugglingtobuyahome,thelastthingtheywouldcareaboutispensionplanning.Theyhavealsoheard

13、themessagethattheywillhavetoworkuntiltheydrop,sotheywonderwhytheyshouldbotherwithapension.Butwhentheyretire,theywillexpectthestatetobailthemout.IIThereisevidencetobackuptheirinstincts.Morethan73percentofthecurrentcropofforty-year-oldsareoncoursetobeonPensionCreditandothermeanstestedbenefitswhentheyr

14、etire,accordingtotheInstituteofFiscalStudies.Unlesschangesaremadetothesystem,thisproportionwillincrease.Despitethesedisturbingfindings,thereislightattheendofthetunnelfortheyoung.HelenBowman,weIfareofficeratDeMontfortUniversityStudent1sFinanceAdviceCentre,believesthatmany18-year-oldsgetintofinanciald

15、ifficultyoutofignorancebutthat-theytendtobevverygoodIIatdealingwithproblemswhentheyfeceuptoreality.Partoftheproblemisthatmanyhavereceivedlittlefinancialeducationfromtheirparents.Someyoungadultsdonotevenknowhowtoshopforfoodandmanydonotrealizethatconveniencefoodfromcornershopswillbemoreexpensivethanfr

16、uitandvegetablesandotherbasicingredientsboughtinmarketsorbylookingforbargains,valuerangesanddiscountsinsupermarkets.Thegenerosityofparentscanalsobackfire.Theredoescomeapointwhereparentshavetostophelping,IIsaysBowman.Creditcardcompanieshavemadedebtfartooaccessible,shebelieves.Itcouldbethatlendingismo

17、restrictlyregulatedbytheauthoritiesinluture.TheLiberalDemocratsareincreasinglyconcernedattheeasyavailabilityofcreditandthisissuecouldwe11moveupthepoliticalagenda.Thelocationofcashmachinesinpubsdoesnothelp,especiallyforagenerationthatdrinksheavily.Budgetingishardforstudentswhohavetopaymobilephoneandm

18、anyotherbillsmonthlybutwhoseincomeintheformofStudentLoanscomesinatthestartofterm.Buttherearemanycasesofstudentsgettingintodebtandthenfindingawayoutofthemess,usuallybygettingajob.Alongtheway,theylearnhowtobudgetandhowtoavoidtemptationby,forinstance,leavingtheirplasticathome.Parentsmaynotevenbeaware,i

19、nmanyofthesecases,thattheirchildrenhavegotintodebtandthenscrapedtheirwayout.Andpeoplelikethese,wholearntthehardway,haveanunderstandingofmoneywhichisprobablydeeperthanthatofpeoplewhohaveneverhaddifficulties.1.AccordingtotheCashstudy,theyoungadultsinBritaintodayformacomplexsectorofsocietybecausetheyle

20、adamoreaffluentlifebyoverdrawingtheircreditcard.2. Thereare13percentofyoungadultswhoregularlypaytheirbillslate.3. Overninetypercentof18-to25-year-oldshavegottheirownmobilephones.4. Itispredictedthattherewillbemorecreditcardusersamongyoungpeoplethanamongolderpeople.5. Theaveragegraduatedebtwillbegrea

21、tlyincreasedinthecomingfiveyears.6. Mostyoungpeopledicin'treceiveenoughfinancialeducationfromtheirparents.7. ThepassagesuggeststhatparentsshouldaIwayshelptheirchildreninpayingtheirdebt.8. Comparedwithpreciousgenerations,thecurrentgraduateshaveverydifterentattitudesto.9. Atthetimewhentheirparents

22、wereyoung,alotofmodernnecessaryequipmentownedbyyoungpeoplenowwasregardedas10. ThelastthingmostyoungpeoplethinktheyarestilltooyoungtobotheraboutisPartIIListeningComprehensionSectionAConversationsDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,on

23、eormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.11. A)Shewon11dofavorsforothers.B) She511returnthebookonherwaytowork.C) Shec

24、an'treturnthebookfortheman.D) Sheworksattheschoollibrary.12. A)Toputhiscallthroughtothedirector.B) Toarrangeanappointmentforhimtoseethedirector.C) Totellthedirectorabouttheworkheisdoing.D) Togoandseeifthedirectorcanmeethimrightnow.13. A)Shewantstofurtherherstudyrightaway.B) Shewantstoquithergrad

25、uatecourse.C) Shehasn'tdecidedifshe'11studyforhermaster'sdegree.D) She,11findajobrightaftergraduation.14. A)He'11drivethewomantoschool.B) He'Hridehisbicycletoschool,too.C) He111joinherinherexerciseclass.D) He111teachthewomanhowtorideabicycle.15. A)They1recolleagues.B) They1refrie

26、nds.C) TheyJreclassmates.D) They'retwins.16. A)Waterherflowerswhileshe'saway.B) Buyhersomeflowersandtakecareofthem.C) Cleanherhousewhilesheisonbusiness.D) Waterherflowersinhissparetime.17. A)Hedoesn'thaveanyquestionsforher.B) Hewon'tbeabletotakeatrip.C) Hecanstudyduringthespringbreak

27、.D) Hehasn'tdecidedifhecantakeatrip.18. A)Hisfathertoldhimtogotomedicalschool.B) Hisfatherstudiedmedicinewhenyoung.C) Hisfathertaughtinamedicalschool.D) Hisdecisionsurprisedhisfather.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19. A)Becauseshedoesn11wantgivetouphermajor.B) Becausesh

28、edoesn'tlovehimanymore.C) Becauseshedoesn'twanttoquitherjob.D) Becauseshedoesn'twanttohavekids.20. A)Togotocollege.B) Tostayathome.C) Tobearachild.D) Toworkatacompany.21. A)She'sgoingfishingwithherfather.B) She'sgoingfishingwithTom.C) She'sgoingtohaveadate.D)She'sgoingtoh

29、aveapicnic.22. A)Tohaveaparty.B) Tohaveapicnic.C) Tohavedinnertogether.D)Tomeetsomefriends.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23. A)Howmuchdoyouknow?IIB) Whatcanyourboyfrienddo?IIC) Whogetsthecorrectanswer?IID) Whichsportsstardoyouknowbest?II24. A)Toseehowmuchyoureallytakecareo

30、fothers.B) Toseehowmuchyoureallyloveyourfamily.C) Toseehowmuchyoureallyunderstandyourboyfriendoryourhusband.D) Toseehowmuchyoureallyknowaboutafriendorafamilymember.25. A)Ifhecansing.B) Ifhecanfixacar.C) Ifhelikessports.D) Ifhecaniceskate.SectionBShortPassagesDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shor

31、tpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26. A)In1978.B)In1987.C)In1996.D)In2000.27. A

32、)EnglishandSpanish.B)EnglishandItalian.C)SpanishandPortuguese.D)SpanishandJapanese.B) Almost 2000 miles.28. A)About30miles.C)Atleast7000miles.D)About9000miles.PassageTwoQuestions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.29. A)Theyaresymbolsofshowinglove.B) Theymeaneternalfriendship.C) Theyaremeantf

33、orroomdecoration.D) Theyrepresentahappylife.30. A)Becauseitiswellknownasasymbol.B) BecauseCharlesIIofSwedenintroducedittoEurope.C) BecauseitisaspecialterminthelanguageofflowersD)BecauseitisthefavoriteflowerofVenus,goddessoflove.31. A)Lacehandkerch把心wereusedforpassingmessageoflove.B) Lacehandkerchief

34、swouldencouragemantoexpresshislove.C) Lacehandkerchiefwereusedbywomanasanintroductiontoman.D) Lacehandkerchiefswereusedasasymbolofbeautyandpassion.PassageThreeQuestions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.32. A)Itstopicanddetail.B) Itsbrevityandfreestyle.C) Itsoccasionandlength.D) Itsdurationa

35、ndfocus.33. A)Whentheyareinameeting.B) Whentheyarriveattheoffice.C) Whentheyareontheelevator.D) Whentheyarerepairingequipment.34. A)Tostoptheconversationabruptly.B) Tosaythatyoudon'tlikethetopic.C) Tostatethatit,snottherightplaceIk.totaD) Tomakesomeexcusestoleavepolitely.35. A)Suggestanothertime

36、forthetalk.B) Tellhimyouarenotinterested.C) Stoptotalkwiththepersonforawhile.D) Askthepersontoleaveimmediately.SectionCCompoundDictationDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecon

37、dtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtim

38、e,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Toomuchsuncancauseskincancer.ToomuchvitaminDcanalsomakeyousick.Yetastudy(36)thatsunlightandvitaminDmayhelpsomepeoplewithlungcancerlivelonger.VitaminDhelpsbuildstrongteethand(37).FoodssuchasoilyfishandeggyolksarehighinvitaminD.Butnotmanyfoods(38)are.SoextravitaminDi

39、soften(39) tomilkproducts.Somepeoplegetmorewithvitaminproducts.Anotherwayisfromthesun.VitaminDisknownasthe-sunshinevitamin|.Thebody(40) itthroughtheskinfromtheultra-violetradiationofthesun.ResearchersfromHarvardUniversity(41)astudyoffourhundredfifty-sixpeople.Thesemenandwomenhadbeen(42)forlungcancer

40、.Thecancershadbeenfoundearly.Doctorsoperatedto(43)them.Itwasfoundthatthose(44)OtherswhowereoperatedoninwinterhadlowleveIs.(45)Seventy-twopercentwerestillaliveafterfiveyears.(46).PartIIIReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtos

41、electonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcareiullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceintheblankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitem.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsintheblankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollow

42、ingpassage.“Home,sweethome”isaphrasethatexpressesanessentialattitudeintheUnitedStates.Whetherthe47oflifeinthefemilyhouseinsweetornotsosweet,thecherished(珍爱的)idealofhomehasgreatimportanceformanypeople.Thisidealisa48partoftheAmericandream.Thisdream,dramatizedinthehistoryofnineteenth-centuryEuropesettl

43、ersoftheAmericanWest,wastofindapieceofland,buildahouseforone'fomily,sandstartafarm.Thesesmall49wereportraitsofindependence:theentirefamilymother,father,children,evengrandparentslivinginasmallhouseandworkingtogethertosupporteachother.Everyoneunderstoodthe50importanceoffamilycooperationandhardwork

44、.AlthoughmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesnolongerliveonforms,theidealofhome51isjuststronginthetwentiethcenturyasitwasinthenineteenth.WhenU.S.soldierscamehomeafterWorldWarH,forexample,theydreamedofbuyinghousesand52families.Sotherewasatremendousboominhomebuilding.Thenewhouses,typicallyinthesuburbs,wereofte

45、nsmallandnearly53,buttheysatisfiedadeepneed.Manysawthesingle-familyhouseasthebasisoftheirwayoflife.Asmorewomenenteredthelaborforce,thefamilyspentevenlesstimetogether.Butthepictureischanging:peoplecannowtelecommute,orworkathome,whilebeing54totheofficebymeansoftheircomputer.Moreandmorepeoplecannowstay

46、athome.Sotheold55couldchangefromHome,sweethomeIItoHome,sweetofficellbut,the56onthecherishedhomewillmostlikelystaythesame.A)householdsI) identicalB)complexJ) ownershipC)realityK) realD)emphasisL) lifeanddeathE)startingM) vitalF)aspectN) expressionG)cooperationO) linkedH)connectingSectionBDirections:T

47、hereare3readingpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Perhapsthemostimportantdefiningcharacteristicofahumanbeingiscultu

48、re.Thetermcultureasusedhereisnotlimitedtooperas,paintings,andotherartisticendeavors.Theseareseenbyanthropologists(人类学家)asexamplesofculture:cultureitseIfisthecustomarymannerinwhichhumangroupslearntoorganizetheirbehaviorandthoughtinrelationtotheirenvironment.Definedinthismanner,culturehasthreeprincipa

49、laspects:behavioral,perceptualandmaterial.Thebehavioralcomponentreferstohowpeopleact,especiallyhowtheyinteractwitheachother.Inchildrearing(养育),forexample,parentsandchildrentendtointeractinarelativelypatternedfashion.Thenthereisthemannerofperception,thewayspeopleperceivetheworld.Forexample,parentshav

50、ealimitedrangeofideasabouthowtheyshouldact,andwhatsignificanceparenthoodcarriesintheschemeofthings.Finally,thereisthematerialcomponentofculturethephysicalobjectsthatweproduce.Mostofwhatgoesintomakingupcultureisaresultoflearning-modilyingbehaviorinresponsetoexperiencewithinanenvironment.Learningispra

51、cticallyuniversalamongorganisms.Butnootherorganismhasagreatercapacityforlearningthanahuman,ordependsasmuchonlearnedbehaviorforitssurvival.Whilethesurvivalofmostotherorganismsistosomeextentsafeguardedbyinstincts,humansrelyheavilyonculturefortheirsurvival.Peoplemustlearnhowtoliveinaparticularsocialand

52、physicalsetting,biologyplayingbutaminimal(最小限度的)role.Theideasandmodesofbehaviorthatconstituteculturearetransmittedlargelybyacomplexsystemofsymbolsthatincludeslanguage.Humanshaveevolvedanextremelycomplexsystemofcommunicationthatisuniquetoourspecies.Withoutitthecreationofhumancultureasweknowitwouldbei

53、mpossible.57. Whatisthedefinitionofculturebyanthropologists?A) Operas,paintingsandmayotherartisticactivitiesasawhole.B) Customarymannersofbehaviorandthoughtrelatedtotheenvironment.C) Behavioral,perceptualandmaterialcomponentsinteractingwitheachother.D) Thedifterentwayspeopleperceivethephysicalworld.

54、58. Accordingtothepassage,thebehaviorofmakingtoolsforproducingmaterialobjectsshouldfallwithinthecategoryofcomponentofculture.A)behavioralB)perceptualC)materialD)artistic59. LearningismostessentialforA) alltheorganismstosurviveB) alltheorganismstoacquirelearnedbehaviorC) humanbeingstorespondtoexperie

55、ncewithinanenvironmentD) humanbeingstosurviveandliveinasociety60. What'stheelementtohumanculture?A) Communicationinlanguage.B) BiologicaladaptationtotheenvironmentC) SafeguardingbyinstinctsD) Learningtosurvive61. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A) Thecapacityforlearningcanonlybeobservedinhum

56、anbeings.B) BiologyplaysanimportantroleinhumanslivinginasociaTandphysicalsetting.C) Humanbehaviorandthoughtdonothaveanythingtodowithculture.D) Iftherewerenolanguagecommunication,humanscouldn'havetcreatedthepresentculture.PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThebestkeptsecretinS

57、anDiegoiswaitingtoofferyouadelightiulgetawaywithoutleavingtown.Lessthanthreeyearsago,theParisiHotelwasjustanofficebuildingabovetheshopsonthecornerofProspectStreet.Now,thatvaluablespaceisanintimateluxuryhotelwithseveralroomsoverlookingtheocean.You'11beamazedwhenyouenterfromthecornerandascendthecu

58、rvingstaircasetothesecond-floorlobby.Itwilltakeyouintoadifferentworld.WhatwillyoufindwhenyouenterthelargecontemporarylobbyisahandsomeandpeacefulspacethatwasdesignedwithahintofTuscanyinitsmodernMediterranean(土也中;每式的)style.Thelobbyhasalargefireplacewithcomfortablesofasinwarmneutralcolorssurroundingit.You'11feelrelaxedjustsittingtherewithitsskylightoverheadlettinginthemorningsun.Alltheroomsaremorelikesuites(套房),withlargecomfortablebeds,beautiftilbathsandstylishcustom-designedlurnish

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