新视野大学英语试卷.doc

新视野大学英语试卷试卷一请考生注意，试卷一的答案要填在答题卡上，填在试卷上无效。试卷二的答案要写在试卷二上。交卷时要按英语班级分开交上（只交答题卡和试卷二）。Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points, 20 questions)Section ADirections: in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c) and d), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single line through the center.Example: you will hear: M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey. W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think its necessary. Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place? You will read: A) At the office B) in the waiting room C) at the airport D) in a restaurantFrom the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “at the office” is the best answer. You should choose A and mark it with a single line through the centre.。Part Reading Comprehension (30 points)Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Many people, particularly recent college graduates, dream of owning their own businesses. Although such ventures are often exciting and profitable, the new entrepreneur should thoroughly investigate and plan the situation before plunging in. the first step should be to assemble a board of advisers, including a lawyer, an accountant, and an insurance representative. These individuals can provide valuable information and counsel. Securing the necessary licenses and permits is also a precondition and may require research to determine what is necessary.Most successful small-business owners have considerable experience in the field working for others before they become independent. They also begin with substantial financial backing and a good location. Renting space may be preferable or necessary at the start, but the lease on the building must be examined carefully before it is signed. The new owner should be thoroughly familiar with the market and the competition. A person who wants to buy an existing business can often learn the history of the company and its prospects from the owners records. Once the business gets started, accurate and complete records should be kept to monitor the companys progress and profits.Financing may be the most difficult step for small-business owners. They may rely on their own savings or borrow money from a bank or the Small Business Administration. Some suppliers will sell merchandise on credit, and manufacturers may be willing to finance the purchase of equipment. If the new business is a corporation, the owner may choose to sell stock.Once the new business is started, the Small Business Administration is a good source of advice. Several of its programs are designed to help new owners with the advice and expertise of retired executives. A nearby university or trade association may also help owners locate local sources of help.New business owners often report that they work long, hard hours but find the experience extremely satisfying. The realization that their efforts will produce actual results in the form of profit, success, and pride can be quite motivating. Those who have worked for others enjoy the opportunity to make decisions and follow projects through to completion. Many report that hard work has never been so enjoyable before. Careful research, investigation, and planning at the outset do not guarantee success, but they provide a good foundation for the new small business and its owner.21. The main idea of the passage is about _.A) the history of the small businessB) tips on how to start your own business C) how a small business worksD) the best way to build up a profitable business22. Which of the following advisers is most necessary before you begin?A) A retired executive.B) A bank officer.C) A professor of economics.D) A lawyer.23. The article indicates that most successful small-business owners are _.A) recent college graduatesB) new entrepreneursC) financially secureD) experienced in the field 24. One advantage of buying an existing business over starting a new one is that _.A) it has records readily available B) it minimizes the competitionC) it is cheaperD) it already has many customers25. New business owners may avoid potential problems by _.A) hard workB) selling stockC) careful planning D) buying on creditQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats. It is said that the English man objects to this type of existence, but if the case is such, he does in fact differ from the inhabitants of most countries of the world today. In the past our own blocks of flats have been associated with the lower-income groups and they have lacked the obvious provisions, such as central heating, constant hot water supply, electrically operated lifts from top to bottom, and so on, as well as such details, important notwithstanding (然而), as easy facilities for disposal of dust and rubbish and storage places for baby carriages in the ground floor, playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings, and drying grounds for washing. It is likely that the dispute regarding flats versus (对，对抗) individual houses will continue to rage on for a long time as far as Britain is concerned. And it is unfortunate that there should be hot feelings on both sides whenever this subject is raised. Those who oppose the building of flats base their case primarily on the assumption (设想) that everyone prefers an individual home and on the high cost per unit of accommodation. The latter ignores the higher cost of providing full services to a scattered community and the cost in both money and time of the journeys to work for the suburban resident.26. We can infer from the passage that _.A) English people, like most people in other countries, dislike living in flatsB) people in most countries of the world today are not opposed to living in flatsC) people in Britain are forced to move into high blocks of flatsD) modern flats still fail to provide the necessary facilities for living27. What is said about blocks of flats built in the past in Britain?A) They were mostly inhabited by people who did not earn much.B) They were usually not large enough to accommodate big families.C) They were sold to people before necessary facilities were installed.D) They provided playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings.28. The word rage (Line 9) means _.A) be ignoredB) develop with great force C) encourage people greatly D) be in fashion29. Some people oppose the building of flats because _.A) the living expenses for each individual family are higherB) it involves higher cost compared with the building of housesC) they believe people like to live in houses with gardensD) the disposal of rubbish remains a problem for those living in flats30. The author mentions that people who live in suburban houses _.A) do not have access to easy facilities because they live away from the cityB) have to pay a lot of money to employ people to do service workC) take longer time to know each other because they are a scattered communityD) have to spend more money and time traveling to work every dayQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage Most people would agree that, although our age exceeds all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no corresponding increase in wisdom. But Agreement ceases as soon as we attempt to define wisdom and consider means of promoting it.There are several factors that contribute to wisdom. Of these I should put first a sense of proportion: the capacity to take account of all the important factors in a problem and to attach to each its due weight. This has become more difficult than it used to be owing to the extent and complexity of the special knowledge required of various kinds of technicians. Suppose, for example, that you are engaged in research in scientific medicine. The work is difficult and is likely to absorb the whole of your mind. You have no time to consider the effect which your discoveries or inventions may have outside the field of medicine. You succeed (let us say) as modern medicine has succeeded, in enormously lowering the infant death-rate, not only in Europe and America, but also in Asia and Africa. This has the entirely unintended result of making the food supply inadequate and lowing the standard of life in the parts of the world that have the greatest populations. To take an even more dramatic example, which is in everybodys mind at the present time; you study the makeup of the atom from a disinterested (无利害关系的) desire for knowledge, and by chance place in the hands of a powerful mad man the means of destroying the human race.Therefore, with every increase of knowledge and skill, wisdom becomes more necessary, for every such increase augments (增强)our capacity for realizing our purposes, and therefore augments our capacity for evil, if our purpose are unwise.31. Disagreement arises when people try to decide _.A) how much more wisdom we have now than beforeB) what wisdom is and how to develop itC) if there is a great increase of wisdom in our ageD) whether wisdom can be developed or not32. According to the author, wisdom is the ability to _.A) carefully consider the bad effects of any kind of research workB) give each important problem some careful considerationC) acquire a great deal of complex and special knowledgeD) give suitable consideration to all the possible elements in a problem33. Lowering the infant death-rate may _.A) prove to be helpful everywhere in the worldB) give rise to an increase in population in EuropeC) cause food shortages in Asia and AfricaD) raise the living standard of the people in Africa34. The author uses the examples in the passage to illustrate his point that _.A) its extremely difficult to consider all the important elements in problemB) success in medical research has its negative effectsC) scientists may unknowingly cause destruction to the human raceD) its unwise to be totally absorbed in research in scientific medicine35. What is the main idea of the passage? _A) It is unwise to place the results of scientific research in the hands of a powerful mad man.B) The more knowledge one has, the wiser one becomes.C) Any increase of knowledge could lead to disastrous results without the guidance of wisdom. D) Wisdom increases in proportion to ones age.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (30 points)Section A (10 points)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B) C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.36. The current political _of our country is favorable for foreign investments.A) climate B) weather C) temperature D) state37. It is the business of the police to detect _and of the law courts punish criminals.A) puzzles B) losses C) crimes D) faults38. Scientists say it may be five or ten years _ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.A) sinceB) beforeC) afterD) when39. The popular singer was not only a national but an international_.A) image B) role C) figure D) picture40. He has been awarded first prize for his roses three years in _.A) success B) continuation C) continuity D) succession41. The country has a system of _, most of which date from nineteenth century.A) channels B) rivers C) streams D) canals42. I objected _ punishing a whole group for one persons fault.A) against B) by C) to D) from43. In summer, many North Americans go to Europe by boat because they expect to have a delightful _. A) voyage B) travel C) journey D) tour44. Youd better _your points by giving one or two examples; otherwise the students wont be able to understand you.A) compare B) illustrate C) prove D) sharpen45. The confusion _from various names that had been given to the same substance.A) rose B) raised C) arose D) aroused46. The coming of the railways in the 1830s_our society and economic life.A) transformed B) transported C) transferred D) transmitted47. If you _in taking this attitude, we will have to ask you to leave.A) persist B) insist C) resist D) pursue48. I didnt expect you to _at the party. I thought you were in America.A) present B) assist C) come across D) turn up49. Im sorry. It wasnt my _to cause a quarrel between you and David.A) meaning B) point C) intention D) view50. On the_, he trades in his old car for a new one every three years.A) normal B) plain C) ordinary D) average51. Having missed that last bus, Bob had no alternative _ a taxi home though he didnt like the idea.A) but to takeB) but takingC) but takeD) to take but52. The doctor told Penny that too much _ to the sun is bad for the skin.A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) expansion53. The teacher wrote his comments in the _ of the students paper.A) bulletin B) margin C) edition D) magazine54. If you are on a _, you must not have chocolate.A) rise B) drop C) decline D) diet 55.The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds _ his argument in favor of the new theory.A) which to base onB) on which to baseC) to base on whichD) which to be based on试卷二姓名_ 系别_ 学号_ 英语班级_ 成绩_Section B (10 points)Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word given in brackets.56. (mysterious) The origin of this tribe is lost in _.57. (utter) Politicians have to be careful in their public _.58. (endurance) As a soldier, you must be ready to _hardships and even suffer death.59. (beneficial) Rebuilding the canal has already brought many _to our national economy.60. (assume) Even _that smokers do see the health warnings, I doubt they will take any notice.61. (challenge) Teaching young children is a very _and rewarding job.62. (authority) She _ her partner to carry out the daily responsibilities on her behalf when she was on her business trip.63. (approve) He showed his _by smiling broadly.64. (courage) It was a _ decision to resign in protest at the companys pollution record.65. (fortune) I feel Im a very _ person having so many choices in my career.66. (stain) _ steel stays bright under circumstances that would cause other steel to become rusty or dirty.67. (accurate) The computer can predict changes with a surprising degree of _ .68. (sense) Naturally, Germans are _ about war after their own defeat and destruction.69. (sympathy) I approve of his determination and energy, though I cant _ with his ideas.70. (worth) She considers teaching a _ career.71. (precede) Paintings are a development of ideas she explored in the _ decade.72. (popular) The _ of Chinese paintings in the West has generated a new boom in the study of Chinese culture and tradition.73. (invisible) The _i