南京晓庄学院 新视野大学英语2级 课程考试 A

1、南京晓庄学院 新视野大学英语2级 课程考试 A(A级班)20082009学年度 第 1 学期 系 08 级 共 页教研室主任审核签名：_ 院（系）主任审核签名_命题教师： 外校老师 校对人_ 班级_ 姓名 _ 学号 _ 得分_ 序号答题卡（50 %）I（C）（10%） II （A、C）（15%）IV (B)(10%)V( 15%) 总分得分阅卷人复查人得分Part I Listening Comprehension (25%)Section A(5%)Directions: In this section, youll hear five short conversations. After

2、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) He hadnt been there.B) He liked the restaurant.C) He didnt like it.D) He never heard of it. 2.A) 60 dollars.B) 30

3、dollars.C) 20 dollars.D) 40 dollars. 3.A) He wants to eat immediately.B) He wants to know when the game will be over.C) He wants to know what time it is.D) He wants the woman to give up watching the game. 4.A) He should improve his Italian.B) He should move to another place.C) He should give up his

4、present job.D) He should take up a second job. 5.A) She wants to know who needs the car.B) She doesnt think the traffic will be a problem.C) They may go to the concert by subway.D) Theyll miss the concert if he doesnt drive the car.Section B(10%)Directions: In this section, youll hear a long convers

5、ation and 2 passages. The conversation and passage will be read twice. At the end of them, youll hear some questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.Long conversationQuestions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard: 6.A) To buy a house from a friend an

6、d his wife.B) To sell their house to a friend and his wife.C) To buy a house together with a friend and his wife.D) To look for a house for their friend and his wife. 7.A) Its a good idea.B) Its not quite workable.C) Itll cost a lot of money.D) Its a way of saving money. 8.A) They want to share the

7、house with their friends.B) They and their friends are interested in the same house.C) Their friends dont have enough money to buy the hours.D) They dont have enough money at the moment.Passage OneQuestions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard: 9.A) From strangers.B) From their close

8、 friends.C) From the family members.D) From their relatives.10.A) They usually live all alone by themselves.B) They want to keep their problems secret.C) They prefer not to get advice from people they know.D) They believe in people with special training.11.A) Social workers.B) Scientists.C) Elderly

9、people.D) People with special knowledge.12.A) Their special knowledge.B) Their rich experience.C) Accepted facts.D) Common sense.Passage TwoQuestions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard:13.A) When the food is too hot.B) When there is no one waiting to be served.C) When they enjoy t

10、heir food.D) When they eat with families or friends.14.A) They dont care very much about what they eat.B) They dont have much time for meals at noon.C) American foods are simple and not tasty enough.D) Its a habit of Americans to eat quickly.15.A) There are not enough restaurants to meet peoples nee

11、ds.B) People want to make room for those waiting to be served.C) People dont feel comfortable eating in a crowded restaurant.D) Americans dont like eating in restaurants very much.Section C (10%)Directions: There is a passage with ten blanks in this section. Youll hear the passage read twice. Listen

12、 carefully and fill in the blanks with what you have heard.A queue is a line of people waiting for something. These people wait one behind the other and it is considered very (16) _ to “jump the queue”, that is, to push in (17) _ of someone else.Queues are a characteristic (18) _ of English life. Th

13、ey are formed at bus stops, at the (19) _ of a railway station, in and in front of shops. Sometimes queues of several hundred people are formed. They (20) _ quite a problem and must often form circles so as not to (21) _ with the traffic.When an Englishman comes to the continent, he is surprised at

14、the (22) _ of rushing and pushing in public (23) _ and elsewhere. He fails to understand why the queuing system, which to his mind seems the simplest (24) _ to a problem, has not been (25) _ abroad, too.阅卷人复查人得分Part II Reading Comprehension (25%)Section A（10%）Directions: There is a passage with 10 b

15、lanks in this section. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given below. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.In every school there is a “top” crowd that sets the pace, while the others (26) _ their example. Lets say the top crowd decides t

16、hat it is smart to wear bright red sweaters（运动衫）. Pretty soon everybody is wearing bright red sweaters. There is (27) _ wrong with that, except the fact that for some people bright red is rather (28) _. The situation can even become (29) _, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to dr

17、ive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people who follow the example are (30) _ their very lives. They are like sheep being led to the slaughter（屠宰）.Now, it is likely that you have come across (31) _ like these more than once in your life. In fact, it is likely that at one time or (32) _ you pr

18、obably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have (33) _ yourself by saying, “Gee, the crowd does it.” Well, let the crowd do it, but dont do it yourself. Learn to say “No.” Develop your own standards and your own (34) _. If you know the crowd is planning something of which you disapprove, hav

19、e the courage to bow out gracefully. Youll have the satisfaction of (35) _ on your own two feet.A) unsuitableB) anotherC) possibleD) nothingE) accusedF) endangeringG) somethingH) judgmentsI) factsJ) followK) learningL) excusedM) dangerousN) situationsO) standingSection B（10%）Directions: There are 2

20、reading passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the best answer to each question.Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:The United States is full o

21、f automobiles. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two or even more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a necessary part of life. Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their

22、jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies.Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are provided only when children live more than

23、 a mile from the school. When the children are too young to walk that far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Monday, taking her own children and the neighbors children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesday, another on Wednesday, and so on. This is called formi

24、ng a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer automobiles on the road and to use less gasoline. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too man

25、y cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars.36. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A) Each American family has got at least one car.B) Some American families have got more than one car.C) Cars are very common in the United States.D) Americans do not use cars

26、 for pleasure only.37. According to the passage, children must be taken to school by car when _.A) their homes are over one mile away from their schoolB) there are no school buses available and the school is too far away for themC) there are a number of children in the neighborhood whose families ha

27、ve carsD) the children are too young to walk to school every morning38. Which people are forming a car pool?A) Three or four people who drive in turns to the office or the factory where they all work.B) A woman who takes her own children and her neighbors children to school by car.C) Children who dr

28、ive to school in turns.D) Parents who drive their own children to school in turns. 39. What does the author think of forming car pools?A) It is a good practice.B) It is good just for mothers taking children to school.C) It will solve parking problems.D) It helps cut down the number of cars put out e

29、ach year.40. What does the author think is the problem about cars in the United States?A) There is a shortage of gasoline for cars.B) There are too many cars in the streets and on the roads.C) There are not enough cars to go around.D) Some families still do not have their own cars.Questions 41 to 45

30、 are based on the following passage:How much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologist are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effect of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown t

31、hat the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior patterns and even their health perceptibly change. They cannot sleep and eat well, and sign

32、s of fear and tension become obvious. The more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but also essential for

33、human survival?41. This passage is mainly about _.A) living space and behaviorB) population and living conditionsC) interesting experiments on ratsD) a natural law for human society42. What is the purpose of the experiments described in the passage?A) To determine how much living space a rat needs.B

34、) To see what happens when rats live in a limited space.C) To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings.D) To find out the relationship between population and living conditions.43. Which is NOT a result of being too crowded for rats?A) They become nervous.B) They cannot get

35、enough rest.C) They eat less.D) They become less active.44. The passage suggests that overcrowded conditions _.A) are directly related with populationB) may cause an increase in violenceC) may lead to high birth rateD) may bring about pollution problems45. The author seems to imply that _.A) human s

36、ociety is very similar to that of ratsB) birth control is essential for a better lifeC) efforts should be made to improve living conditionsD) rats are not social animalsSection C（5%）Directions: There is one reading passage in this section. The passage is followed by five statements. Decide whether t

37、hese statements are true or false according to the passage. Write “T” for true and “F” for false in the brackets behind each statement.In most cities in the United States, there are both large and small food stores. People can buy fruit and vegetables in one store, meat in another, and bread and mil

38、k somewhere else. However, many people prefer to shop at a large grocery store or supermarket near their homes. As people in cities live near several different kinds of food stores, they can often walk to a store when they need something.In the suburbs or the country, people usually drive to shoppin

39、g centers to buy all their groceries. A shopping center usually has a big supermarket, many small stores, drugstores, banks, restaurants and a cinema. There is also a large parking lot for all the cars. Shopping centers are convenient because people can park their cars and do all their shopping and

40、banking in one trip. People in towns can do a weeks shopping in an hour or two.Supermarkets usually sell many kinds of products, so people can shop for food, cleaning items and other products at one store. Most supermarkets sell several brands of canned and frozen food produced by different companie

41、s. Many of these stores also sell a brand with the name of the store on it. These store brands are almost always less expensive than products from other companies.46. People in cities can now do everything they want to do just at one supermarket. ( )47. It is very convenient for people in cities to

42、buy what they want because the stores are quite near. ( )48. People in the suburbs go to a shopping center by car because it is usually far from their homes. ( )49. People can do all their shopping and entertain themselves at a large supermarket. ( )50. The products bearing store brands in a superma

43、rket are usually cheaper than those from other companies. ( )阅卷人复查人得分Part III Vocabulary and Structure (15%)Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 51. If you try to learn too many things

44、 at a time, you may get _. A) mistaken B) troubledC) confused D) interfered 52. He pursued his _ of collecting stamps for so many years.A) habitB) customC) hobby D) activity 53. Two weeks had _ since he had received the letter.A) passedB) progressedC) spentD) forwarded 54. As the train _ into the st

45、ation there was a rush to get seats.A) sentB) arrivedC) ranD) pulled 55. Her one _ appeared to be that she was too quiet.A) faultB) errorC) delight D) imperfection 56. The book you sent me is quite to my _.A) tasteB) interestC) delight D) favor 57. The writing class was conducted on a twice-a-week _

46、.A) baseB) basisC) manner D) way 58. As autumn _, the leaves were beginning to turn yellow.A) drew inB) drew off C) drew nea D) drew up 59. We can _ with people in most parts of the world by telephone.A) communicateB) relateC) speakD) connect60. Henry has come; I will put _ plate on the dining table

47、.A) a spareB) a furtherC) an extraD) more61. You can go out, _ you promise to be back before 11 oclock.A) as far asB) as long asC) ever sinceD)even though62. Ill find the person who did this, _ he is!A) anybodyB) whoeverC) whomeverD) whatever63. Mr. White insisted that the work _ finished by the mid

48、dle of June.A) beB) wereC) was D) had been64. The office was in darkness _ the light over his desk.A) exceptB) besidesC) except for D) rather than65. We dare not play jokes on her _ she should become angry.A) unlessB) lestC) for fear ofD) so that阅卷人复查人得分Part IV Cloze (20%)Section A（10%）Directions: T

49、here are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one answer that best fits into the passage.Plants and animals all need air. Only about one-fifth of the air is oxygen. The other four-fifths is another gas, without (66) _, smell o

50、r color, named nitrogen. Both plants and animals need nitrogen (67) _ oxygen but they cannot take it from the air (68) _. How do they get (69) _ supply of nitrogen?There are very small organisms in soil and water which can (70) _ nitrogen out of the air and fix it (71) _ complex materials which plan

51、ts and animals can use. These materials are taken out by plants through their roots in water from the soil. Animals get their nitrogen (72) _ eating plants. (73) _ of this nitrogen comes away in animal waste and men have for many thousands of years (74) _ enough to put animal waste (75) _ into the s

52、oil to help plants grow. 66.A) tasteB) the tasteC) tastesD) the tastes 67.A) as much asB) as well asC) as many asD) as good as 68.A) themselvesB) for themselvesC) by themD) for them 69.A) itsB) itsC) theirD) theirs 70.A) sendB) takeC) makeD) put 71.A) withB) forC) byD) in 72.A) withB) byC) out ofD)

53、from 73.A) SomeB) LittleC) CertainD) Few 74.A) knowingB) to knowC) knownD) know75.A) forwardB) belowC) aroundD) backSection B（10%）Directions: The following passage is taken from two of the texts you have learned. Read the passage and fill in the numbered blanks with the exact word that appears in your textbook.When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no time left