新视野大学英语补考卷及答案.doc

学号： 姓名： 专业 考试科目： 新 乡 医 学 院 20112012学年第一学期2011级新视野大学英语补考卷(2011/12/31)题号PART I PART IIPART III总分分值304030100PART I READING COMPREHENSION(30 points, 152 )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), and you should decide which the best choice is. Write your answer on Answer Sheet. Passage One Bill Gates, the head of the worlds biggest computer software company, the Microsoft Corporation, has a mission: “to put a computer on every office desk and in every home”. Bill Gates has had this mission since he was a university student years ago. This deep personal interest, together with his technical skills and his business marketing skills helped him to create a giant computer company and to make him wealthy. Although he is so wealthy, Bill Gates does not want to give up. He is still very interested in his vision and he travels the globe, making quick stops in cities to sell the new software products of his company. The central vision of Bill Gates is the “information highway”. This is a network for computers that will link every home, office and shop in the future. This computer network system will have an effect on business, shopping and education. Bill Gates says that the main use of this new technology will be in communication. It will be a way to find people with common interests and to share opinions with them.But is this communication by computer along the “information highway” really a good thing? Wont we be sitting at home, only “socializing” with our computer, paying big companies money so that we can receive information that some large communication corporation somewhere had decided is “acceptable” for us to read? No, says Bill Gates, he thinks that the phrase “information highway” is a terrible phrase. It makes people think that we are all going down the same road, he says. In fact, the computer network will let us choose our own intellectual direction. It will give us freedom. It will also bring good to society, because it will allow for the spread of education. When more and more people receive education, the gap between the rich and the poor will narrow. In the meantime, however, the gap between the rich and the poor is still there. To be added to this now is the gap between those with computers and those without.1.Ever since he was a college student, Bill Gates has _.A. become very interested in the computerB. set up a goal to popularize the computerC. discovered great potentials in computer businessD. dreamed of having a giant computer company2.Bill Gates success depends on the following except _.A. his vision and his travel over the globeB. his technical skills and business marketing skillsC. his deep personal interest in developing computer scienceD. his strong desire to make big money3.The word “vision” (line 2, para.2) probably means_.A. sight B. ideaC. effort D. daydream4.The “information highway” will mainly be used _.A. in human communicationB. to help link every home, office and shopC. in business, shopping and educationD. to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor5.The best title for this passage is probably _.A. Bill Gates, his Vision and MissionB. Computer and InformationC. Advantages of the Computer NetworkD. One of the Worlds Computer GiantsPassage TwoTelephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people communicate with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood, can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern technology information travels fast.How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course, this does not mean that the world is actually smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach the Americas. This time difference influenced peoples actions. For example, a few battles in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During these six weeks, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed. They would not have died if news had come in time. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now. There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today.6. Thanks to _, we can gain brand-new ideas and news of events from all over the world.A. disasters B. EuropeC. ocean travel D. modern technology7. What took six weeks a couple of hundred years ago?A. The War of 1812 between the US and England.B. Agreeing on peace during the War of 1812.C. The Battle of New Orleans that wasnt avoided.D. Ocean travel between Europe and America.8. Some battles in the war between England and America could have been avoided if _.A. people had signed the peace agreement soonerB. the peace agreement had reached America earlierC. the peace agreement had not been lost on the wayD. people of the two countries had taken some action9. What attitude did the writer hold to the people who died in the War of 1812?A. Curious. B. Amazed.C. Sympathetic. D. Angry.10. Which is the most appropriate title for this passage?A. Modern Technology and CommunicationB. People Today in the Small WorldC. The Unnecessary War of 1812D. People in the Information AgePassage ThreeDuring sleep, the fatigue (疲劳) of the body disappears and recuperation ( 恢复) begins. The tired mind gathers new energy. Once awake, the memory improves, and annoyance and problems are seen in a better perspective.Some adults require little sleep; others need eight to ten hours in every twenty-four. Infants sleep sixteen to eighteen hours daily and, as they grow older, the amount gradually diminishes. Young students may need twelve hours; university students may need ten. A worker with a physically demanding job may also need ten, whereas an executive worker under great pressure may manage on six to eight. Many famous people are reputed to have required little sleep. Napoleon, Thomas Edison and Charles Darwin apparently averaged only four to six hours a night. Whatever your individual need, you can be sure that by the age of thirty you will have slept for a total of more than twelve years. By that age you will also have developed a sleep routine: a favorite hour, a favorite bed, a favorite position, and a formula you need to follow in order to rest comfortably. Investigators have tried to find out how long a person can go without sleep. Several people have reached more than 115 hours ?nearly five days, whereas animals kept awake for from five to eight days have died of exhaustion. The limit for human beings is probably about a week.11.The writer implies that _. A. sleep is important for good mental and physical health B. a light sleep is as restful as a deep sleep C. memory is improved during sleep D. sleep is relatively unimportant for human beings 12.From the amount of sleep Napoleon, Edison and Darwin required, we can infer that_. A. they were famous great men B. they were executive workers C. they were intelligent people D. they were involved in mentally demanding work 13.The amount of sleep required _. A. varies greatly from individual to individual B. depends on an individuals age C. relates to an individuals occupation D. all of the above. 14. According to the passage, the sleeping routine will be built at the age of _. A.10 B.20 C. 30 D. 40 15.From animal experiments, we can conclude that the final result of the lack of sleep is probably _. A. mental illness B. mental breakdown C. susceptibility to illness D. death PART II CLOZE(40 points, 202）Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B and C. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Write your answer on Answer Sheet.Do not 16 tomorrow the good you can do today. There are many possibilities that can get in the way of a good or great deed. 17 _ of people who missed out on good opportunities are everywhere, and when it is too late, they 18 _ missing their chance to have been 19_ service. Saying “tomorrow” just once instead of doing some good may lead to a 20 _ of saying “tomorrow”, and tomorrow may never come. One delay is followed by another, and matters get out of hand quickly, even when 21 _ are made to correct them.22 , we must take things on as soon as we see them. This is the 23 _ to progress and success. One good deed can 24 us to new and greater opportunities to help those around us, and 25 _ , make our life richer. One good turn leads to another, and thus the good is made larger. 26 _ something great has been achieved, we are 27 to set our sights on the next opportunity to help that 28 _ . Each new opportunity may be bigger and better than the last. And so, I urge you to use all your efforts to do what good you can today 29 tomorrow. Do not spend your time with things that are neither good 30 _ valuable. This will 31_ you from mistake. If you are given a task that you do not believe is helpful, 32 _ it. Time will wash it away for you. At the same time, the beginnings of something positive will have 33 . Do it at once! A kind word, or a(n) 34 to others is never a waste of your time, and