新视野4级试题 B及参考答案.doc

2003级新视野4级英语试题New Horizon College English TestBand Four ( B )2005. 6Paper OnePart I Listening Comprehension (25%)Section ADirections: In this section, youll hear five short conversations. After each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and question will be read only once. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question. 1.A. 40 minutes.B. 30 minutes.C. 20 minutes.D. 15 minutes. 2.A. Harry took care of someone in the office.B. They were going to give Harry a job.C. They had to find a replacement for Harry.D. Harry had done a very good job. 3.A. He thinks that there wont be enough seats for everybody.B. He thinks that the speaker wont show up.C. He thinks that the lecture wont be open to the public.D. He thinks that there might not be any more tickets available. 4.A. She is going to have her car serviced.B. She is going to repair the oil tank of her car.C. She is going to do some shopping nearby.D. She is going to be away from home for a few days. 5.A. Husband and wife.B. They are dating each other.C. Teacher and student.D. Manager and his secretary.Section BDirections: In this section, youll hear a long conversation. The conversation will be read only once. At the end of the conversation, youll hear five questions about what was said. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.6.A. She intends to give the man a medical test.B. She wants to know about the mans health.C. She is interested in how to treat measles.D. She is shocked by the mans disease.7. A. Three.B. Eight.C. Ten. D. The man cant remember.8. A. Less than 10,000. B. About 20,000.C. As high as 25,000. D. He is unwilling to talk about his income.9. A. He wants to keep it secret.B. He decides to quit his present job.C. He expects to get promotion soon.D. He can earn more if his company earns more.10. A. She is the head of the company.B. She earns more than he does.C. She does not like doing housework.D. She works in the same company.Section CDirections: In this section, youll hear a short passage. The passage will be read only once. At the end of the passage, youll hear five questions about what was said. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.11.A. The earth is easy to destroy.B. The earth is full of fine things.C. The earth is a beautiful planet.D. The earth has not been taken good care of.12.A. They cant find enough food.B. Their living space is reduced because of human activities.C. The temperature of seawater is rising.D. They are being killed in large numbers every year.13.A. Nuclear power stations take up too much land.B. Nuclear power stations consume large amount of resources.C. Oceans are being polluted by nuclear waste.D. The increasing use of nuclear power causes air pollution.14.A. Wars.B. Pollution.C. Nuclear waste.D. Destruction of wildlife.15.A. It is a diplomatic organization.B. It is an illegal organization.C. It is environmental protection organization.D. It is a peacekeeping organization.Section DDirections: In this section, youll hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. When the passage is read for the second time, you should fill in the blanks numbered from 16 to 23 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 24 to 26 you are required to write down the main points about what was said. Check your answers when the passage is read for the third time.Two years ago my husband (S1) _ me a bicycle. If you live in a (S2) _, it is often faster than a car and you dont have to (S3) _ about (S4) _. You can leave it anywhere. As it has a seat at the back and a (S5) _ at the front I can take my daughter to school, to the (S6) _, to the shopping center, anywhere in fact.I use it most in summer when the (S7) _ is warm and dry. It can be very (S8) _ in winter when it is cold and the rain is pouring down. It can also be dangerous. You must of course be careful on a bicycle. Accidents are not the only problem, though. (S9) _. It was a long walk to the bicycle shop! Now I have three strong locks.My husband uses my bicycle sometimes for short journeys. (S10) _. He still prefers his car for longer journeys, but I think that all this sitting down is making him fat and lazy. (S11) _.Part II.Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.Passage 1After-sales service and guarantee become an integral and essential part of a “good brand” on both local and regional levels, and the provision of such also produces solid ground for customer loyalty.Customers today are a lot more demanding than before. Being able to find after-sales service creates a feeling of convenience and a sense of responsibility from the manufacturer. This is very important to build customer loyalty and explains why more 24-hour hotline centers are available nowadays.Product guarantee is also one of the major factors when a potential customer decides to make a purchase. Whether this be in the form of a written guarantee or a guarantee based on reputation, the importance to the consumer is self-evident. A brands research & development, an unavoidable investment, usually back up safety guarantees for marketers nowadays. Product testing and refinement are conducted for both new and existing products. With the help of computerized machinery, quality control has achieved the highest level than ever before to enable consistency in production. For the consumer this means a quality of guarantee for that brand whether it be available at home or abroad. 16. After-sales service and guarantee can provide the customers with _.A. solid ground for loyaltyB. sense of responsibilityC. a feeling of convenienceD. sense of satisfaction 17. More 24-hour hotline centers appear because _.A. more and more customers demand after-sales servicesB. there are more and more complaints from customersC. more companies come to realize the importance of after-sales services.D. they have become a new type of investment 18. Product guarantee _.A. must in written formB. can be based on the companys reputationC. is not often provided by the companiesD. often fails to meet in reality 19. Product testing and refinement are conducted for _.A. new products onlyB. quality productsC. dangerous productsD. both new and existing products 20. Which is NOT mentioned concerning product guarantee?A. A brands research & development.B. Product testing and refinement.C. Quality control.D. Product distribution.Passage 2Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant waste would provide energy if nothing else.The latest project is to take a city around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metals such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that grounders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets, which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.The first full-scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long. 21. The latest project mentioned in paragraph two is meant to find out _.A. what useful materials are being wastedB. how much of the rubbish can be reusedC. how to recycle paper and rubber as wellD. what kind of metal a plant can provide 22. What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in paragraph three?A. Breaking what is breakable.B. Separating light elements from heavy onesC. Sorting out small pieces of metal.D. Sharpening metal bars. 23. Whats the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?A. To deal with waste in a better way.B. To protect the environment from pollution.C. To get cheap raw materials.D. To make big profits from those plants. 24. The first full-scale big recycling plants _.A. have been in operation for fifteen yearsB. were under construction fifteen year agoC. will probably be in operation within fifteen yearsD. will take less than fifteen years to build25. The passage is mainly about _.A. a cheap method to get energyB. the location of recycling plantsC. a good way of recycling wasteD. the protection of city environmentPassage 3It is not often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a wife, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry（嫁妆）or decimum. Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of being abandoned, but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important. The decimum was the wifes right to receive a tenth of all her husbands property. The wife had the right to hold back consent, in all transactions（交易）the husband would make. And more than just a right: the documents show that she enjoyed a real power of decision, equal to that of her husband. In no case do the documents indicate any degree of difference in the legal status of husband and wife. The wife shared in the management of her husbands personal property, but the opposite was not always true. Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend their own inheritance against husbands who tried to exceed their rights, and on occasion they showed a fine fighting spirit. A case in point is that of Maria Vivas, a Catalan woman of Barcelona. Having agreed with her husband Miro to sell a field she had inherited, for the needs of the household, she insisted on compensation（赔偿）. None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her husband to the official in charge to have a contract duly drawn up assigning her a piece of land from Miros personal inheritance. The unfortunate husband was obliged to agree, as the contract says, for the sake of peace. Either through the dowry or through being hot-tempered, the Catalan wife knew how to win herself, within the context of the family, a powerful economic position. 26. A decimum was _.A. the wifes inheritance from her fatherB. a gift of money to the new husband C. a written contractD. the wifes right to receive one-tenth of her husbands property27. In the society described in the passage, the legal standing of the wife in marriage was _.A. higher than that of her husband B. lower than that of her husbandC. the same as that of her husband D. higher than that of a single woman28. What compensation did Maria Vivas get for the field?A. Some of the land Miro had inherited.B. A tenth of Miros landC. Money for household expenses. D. Money from Miros inheritance.29. Could a husband sell his wifes inheritance?A. No, under no circumstances. B. Yes, whenever he wished to.C. Yes, if she agreed. D. Yes, if his father-in-law agreed.30. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an effect of the dowry system?A. The husband had to share the power of decision in marriage.B. The wife was protected from being abandoned.C. The wife gained a powerful economic position.D. The husband was given control over his wifes property.Passage 450,000 people work at Disneys largest theme park, Walt Disney World in Qrlando, Florida. Do all of them like the job?One Disney worker explains how “cast members” are given jobs according to their age and appearance. For example: Young and pretty workers get jobs where they will interact a lot with customers; Anyone who might seem less “presentable” work on the night shift, from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Mike Cohen, a Disney worker and a trade union activist, says that most Disney workers dont stay with the company for very long. “You can make $10 per hour if you are here for 10 years, but because so many people leave, two-thirds of the workers at the park make $6.57per hour or less. ” Disney has not increased its starting wage for 5 years. Disney claims that it offers “competitive” salaries. But Cohen doesnt agree. Disney is planning to expand and will need about 10,000 new workers-but about 75% of the new jobs will also be low paid.Cohen is also unhappy about the way people have to work at Disney World. “ We have to push as many tourists through each side as we can. Im supposed to handle 2,000 visitors an hour. Its just like a factory with assembly-line production, only this is a fun factory. ” Cohen says that the most important thing for the company is the number of people who are processed through each side; if the number is too small, the management complains to the workers. But he says that you never hear the management ask, “Are being safe enough? ”Disney workers also have to smile all the time. Even when customers are rude (which happens every day ), the workers must keep smiling. Cohen says: “We are supposed to make eye contact, greet each and every guest and smile for eight hours. If you dont, you get reprimanded (训斥).” He added he sometimes hears customers saying that the workers at Disney are not so happy as they used to be. He is not surprised: if someone isnt paid enough, you dont expect them to be happy.31. It can be inferred from the context that a “ cast member ” of Disney is its .A. security guard B. cook C. employee D. shop assistant32. Disney World is the one of the American recreation resorts while many employees think .A. its so competitive working at Disney World.B. its so much fun working at Disney World.C. its no fun working at Disney World.D. its very dangerous working at Disney World.33. Which is Not mentioned as a disadvantage of the job at Disney World ? A. Accommodation B. Safety C. Pay D. Manner 34. Which of the following is TRUE according to Mike Cohen ?A. He cant understand why many Disney workers have giver up their jobs.B. Most Disney workers earn less than $10 for each hour.C. Disney workers are not encouraged to please those rude guests.D. Disney workers are supposed to give each customer a ride.35. The word “ presentable ” (Para. 2 ) probably means . A. good-looking B. different C. previous D. physicalPart III. Cloze (10% )Directions: Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer.My grandparents believed you were either honest or you werent. There was no state in 36 . They had a simple motto (格言) 37 on their living-room wall: “Life is like a field of newly fallen snow; 38 I choose to walk every step will 39 . ” They didnt have to talk about it-they demonstrated the motto by the 40 they lived.They understood instinctively that integrity (正直) means having a 41 standard of morality and ethics (伦理标准) that is not relative 42 the situation at hand. Integrity is an inner standard for 43 our behavior. Unfortunately, integrity is in short 44 today-and getting scarcer. 45 it is the real bottom line in every 46 of society. And it is something we must demand 47 ourselves.A good test for this value is to look at 48 I call the Integrity Triad (三元素), which 49 of three key principles:Stand 50 for your convictions in the face of personal pressure. When you know you are right, you cant 51 .Always give others 52 that is rightfully theirs. Dont be afraid of those who might have a better idea or who might even be smarter than you are.Be honest and open about who you really are. Be yourself. Dont 53 in a personal cover-up of areas that are 54 in your life. When its tough, do it tough.Self-respect and a clear 55 are powerful components of integrity and are the basis for enriching your relationship with others.36. A. middle B. between C. half D. center37. A. hanging B. hanged C. hangs D. to be hung38. A. when B. what C. where D. and39. A. show B. demonstrate C. reveal D. express40. A. method B. way C. manner D. style41. A.