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2003级新视野3级英语试题New Horizon College English TestBand 3 (A)2005.1 Paper OnePart I. Listening Comprehension (20% ) Section A (1*10=10)Directions: In this section, youll hear ten 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. She couldnt go. B. She hurt herself.C. She was delayed by the rain. D. She was not able to meet Nancy.2. A. To find a house about 20 miles away from work.B. To drive about 20 miles to work everyday.C. To buy a farm near the city.D. To give up her work in town.3. A. Carry the box down. B. Take the books upstairs.C. Move the bricks. D. Help the woman downstairs.4. A. The woman shouldnt be so upset.B. Hes already an hour late for the interview.C. The woman feels nervous about the interview.D. Hes too nervous to calm down.5. A. His money was stolen. B. He lost his passport.C. His passport is in the car. D. Somebody stole his passport.6. A. Looking for water. B. Planting something.C. Looking for something. D. Getting dirty.7. A. Twenty dollars. B. Twenty-five dollars.C. Forty dollars. D. Fifty dollars.8. A. He used to have one like that. B. He didnt think much of it.C. He would like to have one like that. D. It was not a very good bicycle.9. A. Borrow his notes. B. Take a note to his professor.C. Lend him her notes. D. Help him to make notes.10. A. It is raining. B. It is snowing.C. It is cloudy. D. It is clear.Section B (1*5=5)Directions: 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. In a city. B. At the foot of a mountain.C. In his hometown. D. In a seaside village.12. A. In 1588. B. In 1885.C. In 1682. D. In 1518.13. A. His parents. B. His friends.C. Many of the tourists. D. His guests.14. A. He bought it. B. He sold it.C. He rented it. D. He left it empty.15. A. Because it is small. B. Because it is modern.C. Because it is quiet and peaceful. D. Because it is cheap.Section C ( Please put your answers on your Answer Sheet)(0.5*10=5)Directions: In this section, youll hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen again. When the first part of the passage is being read, you should fill in the missing words during the pause at each blank. After listening to the second part, you are also required to write down the missing words according to what was said. Check your answers when the passage is read the third time.People in all parts of the world are observing “No Tobacco Day”. It is the day when the World Health Organization appeals to people to stop using tobacco _1_. It hopes that if people stop smoking cigarettes or chewing tobacco for one day, they will stop _ 2_.Health _ 3_ have warned for years that smoking can lead to _ 4_ disease, cancer and other problems. The World Health Organization says disease linked to smoking kill at least 2,500,000 _ 5_ each year.“No Tobacco Day” is aimed at smokers and those who _ 6_ money from tobacco sales. So businesses are asked to stop _ 7_ tobacco products for 24 hours. Newspapers are asked not to _ 8_ advertisements for cigarettes.Two important developments have been observed in _ 9_ years. In industrial countries, the number of smokers has been falling about one percent a year. But in _ 10 _ countries, the number has been rising two percent a year.This is the result of increased efforts by tobacco companies to sell their products in developing countries.Part II.Vocabulary and Structure (20%)Directions: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 16.By the fact that he stayed in the United States for more than ten years, he developed an American _.A. stressB. soundC. voiceD. accent17.I would like to _ you of the following changes weve made in the plans for the development of our company.A. noticeB. noteC. notifyD. suggest18.In the 200 meters, Lisa and Rose came first and third . A. respectably B. respectivelyC. respectfullyD. respecting19.The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, _ all practical value by the time they were finished.A. had lost B. would have lostC. would lose D. should have lost20.Today the most difficult and questions about the economic crisis of the late 1990s concern its deeper causes, both domestic and international.A. comprehensiveB. controversialC. conventionalD. controversy21.When the fire alarm rang we outside the emergency exit.A. approvedB. collectedC. resembledD. assembled22.The policeman carefully opened the box and put a chemical on the paper, and the fingerprints .A. showed upB. showed off C. showed downD. showed on23.The children of the rich and powerful experience from birth.A. priorityB. providingC. privilegeD. preceding24.I think the thing to do is to phone before you go.A. sensitiveB. sensibleC. sensationalD. senseless25.The environment of this city will be more seriously polluted _ effectivemeasures are taken to prevent factories from sending out poisonous gases and waste water.A. ifB. onceC. howeverD. unless26.We must make sure that tourism develops in harmony the environment.A. withB. forC. toD. on27.We give a 10% for immediate payment.A. counterB. discount C. deliveryD. replacement28.Please _ my luggage is sent to the airport before seven tomorrow morning.A. see to thatB. see to it thatC. seeing thatD. seen that29.Is there a French word that is the exact of the English word “home”?A. ceremony B. promoteC. equivalentD. approximate30.The color TV set that you bought at a lower price is _ the one that we bought at a slightly higher price.A. inferior toB. inferior thanC. much inferior to D. much inferior than31.She accused the Party, and by ,accused its leaders too.A. implicationB. meaningC. significanceD. sense32.It is doubtful that she has _ the role of the Prime Minister in British politics.A. transplantedB. transferredC. transportedD. transformed33. I dont like her because she is always putting me in positions.A. clumsyB. awardC. awfulD. awkward34.He is telling a story of Yang Liwei, every of us is proud.A. whomB. whichC. of whomD. of which35.We Edisons success to intelligence and hard work.A. attributed B. contributed C. distributed D. led Part III.Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.Passage 1 Surfing the Internet can be as addictive as drugs, alcohol or gambling, a researcher from University of Pittsburgh said last month. In a study of almost 400 men and women in Canada, researchers found Internet addiction hooked people into spending 40 hours or more a week online, most often involved in role-playing games or engaged in chat room discussions. One-17-year-old boy was so addicted(上瘾)to the Internet activities that his parents had to admit him to a drugalcohol rehabilitation（康复）hospital for 10 days for treatment. One woman, described by friends, family and children as a perfect homemaker, wife and mother, became so addicted to the Internet that she would not cook, clean or do the laundry（洗熨衣物）and was neglecting her children and husband because she was spending as much as 12 hours a day talking to acquaintances on the Internet. Finally her husband said, “Choose me or the computer.” She divorced him.Psychologist Kimberly Young, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburghs Bradford campus, found that 76 percent of the subjects in the study spends an average of 40 hours a week on the Internet.Of 396 people who met Youngs criteria（标准）for addicted Internet users, 157 were men, 239 women. The men were younger with an average age of 29; the women average 43 years of age.The largest group of addicted users of the Internet was people who were not working outside the home; that is, homemakers, students and those who were disabled or retired.In a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Toronto, 82 percent of the addicted users said that they had slowly drifted into their addictions.（278 words） 36.According to the researcher in University of Pittsburgh, surfing the Internet can be _.A. alcoholic B. harmful C. exciting D. stimulating37.Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?A. Many Internet surfers play games and chat online.B. Some Internet surfer has to receive medical treatment to get over the addiction.C. Nearly half of the Internet surfers spend almost 6 hours online every day.D. Internet, sometimes, can exert influence more powerful than family.38.It can be inferred from the passage the majority of addicted Internet users are .A. young men B. middle-aged men 39.C. young women D. middle-aged womenIt is implied people who are likely to be addicted Internet users are usually .A. those who are busy with their work.B. those who are not employedC. those who want to escape from their boring lifeD. those who want to make friends40.The writers attitude towards surfing the Internet is .A. appreciative B. satiric（讽刺的） C. critical D. solemnPassage 2In the summer of 1978 an English farmer named Ian Stevens was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered something strange. Some of his wheat was lying flat on the ground. The flattened （被压平的）wheat formed a circle about six meters across. Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat. In the following years more and more similar circles were found in a field of wheat or corn. So people cannot help but ask the question: What causes the circles? At first, people suspected that the circles were a trick. To prove that the circles were a trick, people tried to copy them: they tried to make circles exactly like the ones the farmers had found. They couldnt do it. They couldnt enter a field of grain without leaving tracks, and they couldnt flatten the grain without breaking it. The circles are apparently not a trick. Many people believe that beings from outer space are making the circles. Some think that the beings are trying to communicate with us from far away and that the circles are messages from them. Others believe that the beings have actually landed on earth and that the circles are marks left by their spaceships. Several times people reported seeing strange flying objects near fields where circles later appeared. Scientists say theyre not sure what causes them. They have suggested several theories. For example, some scientists say that microbursts of wind created the circles. A microburst is a downward rush of cool air the same downward rush of air that sometimes causes an airplane to crash. Other scientists say that forces within the earth cause the circles to appear. But circles often appear in forms. It is hard to believe that any natural force could create those forms. And recently farmers have discovered not only circles but also other shapes such as triangles in their fields. Could any natural force created a perfect triangle in a field of grain? In the summer of 1990 some scientists spent three weeks in the part of England where many circles have appeared. They had all the latest high-tech equipment. This equipment worth 1.8 million dollars recorded nothing. But one night, as the scientists were watching a field, circles formed in the field behind them. These circles are shown in the photograph. The scientists had neither seen nor heard anything. (402 words) 41.What causes the circles?A. Teenagers.B. Farmers.C. Flying objects.D. None of the above.42.The thing that proves that the circles were not a trick is that _.A. two men said they made the circles themselvesB. farmers were making the circles to attract touristsC. people cannot copy the circles without leaving marks or breaking the grainD. scientists suggest theories that support the idea that circles were made by natural forces43.The circles mean _.A. that beings from outer space are trying to communicate with human beingsB. that beings from outer space have visited the earthC. that there do exist strange flying objectsD. none of the above44.The only thing for the scientists to be happy about in the summer of 1990 is possibly _.A. that they discovered how the circles were madeB. that they saw the circles with the help of the latest high-tech equipmentC. that they were able to show the circles in a photographD. none of the above45.A proper title for this passage is _.A. An Unsolved MysteryB. Strange Flying ObjectsC. The Power of Natural ForcesD. The Discovery of Strange CirclesPassage 3 Accidents are caused; they dont just happen. The reason may be easy to see: an overloaded tray, a shelf out of reach, a patch of ice on the road. But more often than not there is a chain of events leading up to the misfortune-frustration, tiredness or just bad temper-that show what the accident really is, a sort of attack on oneself.Road accidents, for example, happen frequently after a family quarrel, and we all know people who are accident-prone, so often at odds with（和人争执）themselves and the world that they seem to cause accidents for themselves and others.By definition, an accident is something you cannot predict or avoid, and the idea which used to be current, that the majority of road accidents are caused a majority of criminally careless drivers, is not supported by insurance statistics. These show that most accidents involve ordinary motorists in a moment of carelessness of thoughtlessness.It is not always, clear, either, what sort of conditions make people more likely to have an accident. For instance, the law requires all factories to take safety precautions and most companies have safety committees to make sure the regulations are observed, but still, every day in Britain, some fifty thousand men and women are absent from work due to an accident-noise and fatigue, boredom or worry are possible factors which contribute to this. Doctors who work in factories have found that those who drink too much, usually people who have a high anxiety level, run three times the normal risk of accidents at work.46.This passage might be taken from _.A. a text bookB. a science fictionC. a popular magazineD. an annual report of a company47.The writer indicates that _.A. British people are often absent-minded.B. doctors should work in factories to avoid accidents.C. drivers are the only factor leading to road accidents.D. there are always some people who fail to observe regulations.48.Which of the following is not mentioned as a factor of accidents?A. anxiety B. tiredness C. bad weather D. carelessness49.“Accident-prone”(Para.2) probably means “_.”A. liable to have accidentsB. likely to be killed in accidentsC. responsible for road accidentsD. possible to avoid accidents50.Which of the following could serve as the best title for this passage?A. Causes of Accidents B. Prevention of AccidentsC. Results of Accidents D. Accidents and anxietyPassage 4Americas most creative playwright today is a 47-year-old black man who grew up in a Pittsburgh slum, dropped out of secondary school, did most of his reading at the neighborhood public library, and never saw plays until he started to write them. His name is August Wilson, and his plays, which all are about the 20th century black experience in urban America, have won him audiences acclaim(喝彩), critical approval and innumerable awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes, in 1987 for “Fences” and in 1990 for “The Piano Lesson”.August Wilson was born in 1945 in Pittsburgh, of a white father and a black mother. His father , a baker of German descent, had just about abandoned the family and was rarely at home. His mother, Daisy Wilson, who had migrated north from North Carolina, raised August and his three sisters on her scanty wages as a cleaning lady and on her welfare checks, in a two-room cold-water flat. His friends, his neighbors, his surroundings all were black, and he became familiar with black speech and thought-processes. Later on, when the family moved to a somewhat better, more mixed neighborhood, he still retained his black connections and interests. But he developed affinities（爱好）of his own, too. Especially an affinity for reading, which his mother taught him by age five.“My mother believed that if you