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全新版第二版综合B3U5-EPart I Listening Comprehension ( 13 minutes ) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.1.A) T B) F Script: Im grateful for the people who have helped me and try to repay them all the time.正确答案： B2.A) T B) F Script: Although I have never before expressed gratitude to the people who help me a lot, I can take an opportunity to thank them later on.正确答案： B3.A) T B) F Script: I never feel regretful that modern children prefer the electronic media to books.正确答案： B4.A) T B) F Script: I thank my grandma simply because she taught me many good qualities that benefit me a lot.正确答案： B5.A) T B) F Script: My thank-you letter convinced Nelson that he had gained much success in his career.正确答案： A6.A) T B) F Script: I felt moved deeply because my grandma still gave me a reply although it was not an easy thing for her.正确答案： A7.A) T B) F Script: Those who focused on hassles disliked to exercise because they lacked passion for their life.正确答案： B8.A) T B) F Script: Gratitude is an inborn quality which can hardly be developed.正确答案： B9.A) T B) F Script: People who expressed gratitude expected to be repaid by people who felt appreciated.正确答案： B10.A) T B) F Script: Gratitude has the potential to change everything from its ordinary state to being a gift.正确答案： ASection B Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, a day when many Americans express gratitude for good (11)_ in their personal lives, their (12)_ and the larger world. But what are some of the (13)_ things Americans are grateful for this year?Three (14)_ girls visiting Washington on a school trip say gratitude is as much a part of a family Thanksgiving meal, as are roast (15)_ and yams. “At Thanksgiving, we go around the table and say what we are (16)_ and thankful for, and it just feels good,” one says. “Im really grateful for how close I am to my family and friends,” (17)_ another, “and how they are always there for me and we are always here for each other.”(18)_ on New Yorks Broadway Avenue has seen his share of sorrows, (19)_ . “Im breathing and I have two arms and two legs and I can talk and see. You wake up and you say Dang! Thank God! Im alive. And I get to work every day. Im just grateful for what Ive got,” he says.As (20)_ lies fast asleep, Angel Figueroa and his wife Jessica Torres say theyre thankful for, happiness, joy and being parents, this Thanksgiving. Torres says the couple plans to teach their daughter to express gratitude easily and often. “Its a healthy way to live. Gratitude keeps the world going in a positive way.”Script: Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, a day when many Americans express gratitude for good fortune in their personal lives, their communities and the larger world. But what are some of the specific things Americans are grateful for this year?Three teenage girls visiting Washington on a school trip say gratitude is as much a part of a family Thanksgiving meal, as are roast turkey and yams. “At Thanksgiving, we go around the table and say what we are grateful and thankful for, and it just feels good,” one says. “Im really grateful for how close I am to my family and friends,” adds another, “and how they are always there for me and we are always here for each other.”A street vendor on New Yorks Broadway Avenue has seen his share of sorrows, yet remains appreciative. “Im breathing and I have two arms and two legs and I can talk and see. You wake up and you say Dang! Thank God! Im alive. And I get to work every day. Im just grateful for what Ive got,” he says.As their infant daughter lies fast asleep, Angel Figueroa and his wife Jessica Torres say theyre thankful for, “happiness, joy and being parents,” this Thanksgiving. Torres says the couple plans to teach their daughter to express gratitude easily and often. “Its a healthy way to live. Gratitude keeps the world going in a positive way.”正确答案： fortune正确答案： communities正确答案： specific正确答案： teenage正确答案： turkey正确答案： grateful正确答案： adds正确答案： A street vendor正确答案： yet remains appreciative正确答案： their infant daughterPart II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes ) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Rather than saying they would forgive that I hadnt 21 thanked them, instead, for Petes sake, they were thanking me for having remembered, for having considered they had done anything so 22 .Always the college professor, my dad had carefully avoided anything he considered too 23 , so I knew how moved he was to write me that, after having helped educate many young people, he now felt that his best results included his own son.The Reverend Nelson wrote that his 24 as a “simple, old-fashioned principal” had ended with schools undergoing such swift changes that he had retired in self-doubt. “I heard more of what I had done wrong than what I did right,” he said, adding that my letter had brought him welcome 25 that his career had been appreciated.A glance at Grandmas 26 handwriting brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair, watching her “settin down” some letter to relatives. 27 , Grandma would slowly 28 one word, then the next, so that a finished page would 29 hours. I wept over the page 30 my Grandmas recent hours invested in expressing her loving gratefulness to me whom she used to diaper!A) sentimentalB) reassuranceC) exceptionalD) Character by characterE) representingF) consumeG) sensationalH) similarI) accomplishJ) familiarK) obviouslyL) assuranceM) presentingN) decadesO) previously21._正确答案： O22._正确答案： C23._正确答案： A24._正确答案： N25._正确答案： B26._正确答案： J27._正确答案： D28._正确答案： I29._正确答案： F30._正确答案： ESection B Directions: There are several passages in this section. 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.Passage OneQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Throughout the nations more than 15,000 school districts widely differing approaches to teaching science and math have emerged. Though there can be strength in diversity, a new international analysis suggests that this variability has instead contributed to lackluster (平淡的) achievement scores by U.S. children relative to their peers in other developed countries.Indeed, concludes William H. Schmidt of Michigan State University, who led the new analysis, “no single intellectually coherent vision dominates U.S. educational practice in math or science.” The reason, he said, “is because the system is deeply and fundamentally flawed.”The new analysis, released this week by the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Va., is based on data collected from about 50 nations as part of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study.Not only do approaches to teaching science and math vary among individual U.S. communities, the report finds, but there appears to be little strategic focus within a school districts curricula, its textbooks, or its teachers activities. This contrasts sharply with the coordinated national programs of most other countries.On average, U.S. students study more topics within science and math than their international counterparts do. This creates an educational environment that “is a mile wide and an inch deep,” Schmidt notes.For instance, eighth graders in the United States cover about 33 topics in math versus just 19 in Japan. Among science courses, the international gap is even wider. U.S. curricula for this age level resemble those of a small group of countries including Australia, Thailand, Iceland, and Bulgaria. Schmidt asks whether the United States wants to be classed with these nations, whose educational systems “share our pattern of splintered (支离破碎的) visions” but which are not economic leaders.The new report “couldnt come at a better time,” says Gerald Wheeler, executive director of the National Science Teachers Association in Arlington. “The new National Science Education Standards provide that focused vision,” including the call “to do less, but in greater depth.”Implementing the new science standards and their math counterparts will be the challenge, he and Schmidt agree, because the decentralized responsibility for education in the United States requires that any reforms be tailored and instituted one community at a time.In fact, Schmidt argues, reforms such as these proposed national standards face an almost impossible task, because even though they are intellectually coherent, each becomes only one more voice in the babble (嘈杂声).31.According to the passage, the teaching of science and math in America is _.A) overcentralized in the past B) characterized by its diversity C) advocated in other developed countries D) focused on tapping students potential 正确答案： B32.The fundamental flaw of American school education is that _.A) it overemphasizes width of school subjets B) it allows the creativity of individual teachers C) it sets a very low academic standard for students D) it lacks a coordinated national program 正确答案： D33.By saying that the U.S. educational environment is “a mile wide and an inch deep” (Para. 5), the author means U.S. educational practice _.A) scratches the surface of a wide range of topics B) lays stress on quality at the expense of quantity C) encourages learning both in depth and in scope D) offers an environment for comprehensive education 正确答案： A34.The new National Science Education Standards are good news in that they will _.A) solve most of the problems in school teaching B) provide depth to school science education C) quickly dominate U.S. educational practice D) be able to meet the demands of the community 正确答案： B35.Implementing the new science and math standards will prove difficult because _.A) intellectually coherence cant be realized B) there is always controversy in educational circles C) the current educational patterns are still advocated by most educators D) school districts are responsible for making their own decisions 正确答案： DPassage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets. That was Halloween. In a few we eks American houses will be red and green and filled with presents. For ChristmasAs if all this isnt enough, on Thursday this week, America will enjoy another festival ThanksgivingChildren will have two days off school, shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of foodEvery year, in Gainesville, Florida, all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving togetherThe class dresses up and puts on plays for their families. After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pieDean Foster, an 11-year-old boy will take part in this celebration. He said: “I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school, lots of nice food and a happy family.”His brother Ben, nine, said: “The best thing about Thanksgiving，is that when it is finished, it is time to start Christmas.”But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message. On Thursday evening, Dean and Ben s family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening mealEach of them will write a list of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket. The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy livesThanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621, when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new life. After a hard year, they had a big autumn harvest. They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough foodIn time, other colonies began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November.Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving. They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter36.On Halloween, children in the United States often dress up as _.A) ghosts B) actors C) pilgrims D) tourists 正确答案： A37.Which of the following is NOT included in Thanksgiving celebration in America?A) Preparing a traditional dinner featuring roast turkey. B) There is a two-day holiday at school. C) Thanking God and each other. D) The shops are open round-the-clock. 正确答案： D38.Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God for _.A) looking after them B) providing them with comfortable and happy lives C) clothing them D) protecting them 正确答案： B39.Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving because _.A) they can stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice food B) they can dress up like monsters C) they can put on plays D) they can visit American Indians 正确答案： A40.The first pilgrims in the United States started the first Thanksgiving that is celebrated to _.A) thank the native for helping them B) thank the US for offering an environment to exist C) thank God for bestowing food on them D) thank God for giving them life 正确答案： CPart III Vocabulary and Structure ( 12 minutes ) Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.41.It was very _ of you to let us know you were going to be late.A) inconsiderate B) considerable C) considerate D) sympathetic 正确答案： C42.One of the requirements for a fire is that the material _ to its burning temperature.A) is heated B) will be heated C) be heated D) would be heated 正确答案： C43.If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the way of _.A) assurance B) appraisal C) encouragement D) confidence 正确答案： C44.The problem requiring immediate solution will be given _ at the meeting.A) priority B) urgency C) superiority D) emergency 正确答案： A45.Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were _ deeply.A) applied B) approved C) appreciated D) appealed 正确答案： C46.Its going to rain. Wed better _ the things and go indoors.A) put over B) put down C) put aside D) put away 正确答案： D47.The small town has _ a lot of changes during the last three years.A) underlined B) undertaken C) undergone D) underestimated 正确答案： C48.The smell of these flowers _ her memories in the country.A) brought back B) brought about C) brought down D) brought in 正确答案： A49.Her parents didnt approve of her marrying a foreigner, but they got married _.A) in the secret B) under secret C) in secret D) under the secret 正确答案： C50.One of them was a surprisingly small man, something like a dwarf, or at least like a jockey; he had a round black head, a well-trimmed black _ and bright eyes like a birds.A) hair B) beard C) scar D) lace 正确答案： B51.Our fabrics are carefully selected for their _ to ensure they wont irritate a babys skin.A) dignity B) softness C) awareness D) advantage 正确答案： B52.The design of the kitchen is satisfactory: the refrigerator is not next to the _ and there is enough space.A) gin B) replica C) stove D) fuse 正确答案： C53.Jane glanced at the clock. Oh dear, Im late! I have to run or Ill be late for my first appointment. She kissed her husband quickly, picked up her _, and started for the door.A) checkbook B) briefcase C) shoeshine D) champagne