新视野一级A卷及答案

1、New HorizonCollege English TestBand One(A)2006/1Part I Listening Comprehension (25 Points)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 car

2、efully and choose the best answer to each question. 1. A. 8:45.B. 8:10.C. 8:15.D. 8:24. 2.A. A policeman.B. An actor.C. A taxi-driver.D. A door-keeper. 3. A. To go on driving.B. To have a look at the sight.C. To park their car.D. To stop for a rest. 4. A. She may need to take another course.B. The m

3、ath course is too short.C. The graduation date has been changed.D. She should have gotten a better score. 5. A. Its cooler.B. Its warmer.C. Its hot.D. Its like that of his hometown.Section BDirections: In this section, youll hear a long conversation and a passage. The conversation and passage will b

4、e read twice. At the end of them, youll hear some questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following conversation: 6.A. To go to a baseball game.B. To go to a soccer game.C. To stay at home.D. To go sightseeing. 7.A. To invite Kate an

5、d Patrick to a game.B. To attend Bills wedding.C. To see his mother.D. Hes come on business. 8.A. Hes taller than Patrick.B. Hes as tall as Patrick.C. Hes shorter than PatrickD. Hes a little taller than Kate. 9.A. Hes nice and humorous, but a little talkative.B. Hes nice and humorous, but has a shor

6、t temper.C. Hes nice and quiet, but has a good sense of humor.D. Hes nice and quiet, but is lacking in humor.10.A. Going to Bills wedding.B. Going to Rons place.C. Seeing Rons mother.D. Inviting Ron to the game.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:11.A. At a bus stop.B. At a crossro

7、ads.C. At the side of the road.D. At the library.12.A. To help him examine his car.B. To help push his car to the roadside.C. To tell him where the library is.D. To bring him to the nearest garage.13.A. His car was in a bad condition.B. The young man couldnt help him.C. He found the engine was at th

8、e back of the car.D. The young man didnt see the engine at all.14.A. It was a foreign car.B. There were not proper tools.C. Only a professional could repair the car.D. He did not know anything about cars.15.A. They worked in the library.B. They lived near the library.C. She wanted to borrow a book a

9、bout cars for her boyfriend.D. She did not know how to get to the library.Section CDirections: There is a passage with ten blanks in this section. Youll hear the passage read twice. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with what you have heard.People have different ideas about what exactly is bei

10、ng on time and being late. These ideas also (1) from time to time and from country to country. For example, in the United States, it is very important to be on time for almost all (2) _. The only time it is (3) _ acceptable to be late is when you go to a friends party. A person usually tries to arri

11、ve about 5 (4) _ after the (5) _ time, so that the host would have a little extra time to prepare for the guests. This is called being “fashionably late.” Any time late than that is considered (6) _, because it keeps the host and other guests waiting.Being on time goes both ways. One should also not

12、 arrive (7) _ for a friends party, because it would (8) _ the host. However, when going to a doctors appointment, it is usually good to arrive earlier than the appointment because there are usually some (9) _ that need to be filled out by the (10) _.Part II. Reading Comprehension(21 points)Dire

13、ctions:Read the following passages carefully and do the multiple-choice questions. Text 1 For years, it's been assumed that the inside environment (环境) limits the variety of plants that people are subjected to. Lately, however, plants that are usually only grown outdoors have found the

14、ir way into inside spaces. There are a few simple reasons why this is. The modern inside environment can be a good place for a wide variety of outdoor plants. Plants that ordinarily cannot grow in colder outdoor weather can be protected by the inside spaces, where temperatures are easily controlled.

15、 Plants that used to be found only outside, such as trees, have become more and more popular as decorations inside houses. Orchids (兰花), which were once only found in hot places, have begun to grow well in inside places. A large number of smaller plants have also found their way into homes. One reas

16、on that the modern home has made exotic (引进的) outdoor plants more practical is the modern use of windows. In the past windows were used less often in buildings than they are today. It is partly because of the ability of large windows to admit a large quantity of light from the sun and to keep the he

17、at in at the same time, that many outdoor plants have been able to make their move inside. It is true that most of the plants that have been successful in moving inside have been small. Some of the best suited varieties are the vines (藤本植物). Many vines that grow in natural locations make excellent d

18、ecorations where other plants prove difficult to grow. Although some trees can be grown inside, it is not likely the larger varieties can be used. Unfortunately, most homes just don't have the space to grow a monkey tree. 16. The passage is mainly concerned with _.A) the ability of large wi

19、ndowsB) the difficulty of moving monkey trees into homesC) growing plants inside housesD) the best suited trees17. It is implied or suggested in the passage that _.A) the inside environment can protect plants betterB) people like to use plants as decorations in their housesC) people move plants

20、 into their houses to save themD) the uses of windows in the past were not practical18. People used to believe that _.A) the plants that could grow inside were limitedB) the plants that could grow inside were from hot placesC) the temperature in the inside environment could be controlledD) the

21、larger plants grew better inside.19. One function of modern windows is _.A) to allow fresh air inB) to grow plants and trees insideC) to provide heat and lightD) to control the temperature20. It is not likely that large plants will move inside because _.A) the weather is not suitableB) the

22、y cannot be movedC) they cannot be controlledD) there is not enough spaceText 2 The AIDS virus is carried in a person's body fluids (体液). The virus can be passed during sex with an infected partner or by sharing instruments used to take intravenous (静脉注射的) drugs. It also can be passed in bl

23、ood or fluids made from blood or from a pregnant (怀孕的) woman with AIDS to her developing baby. Many stories about the spread of AIDS are false. You cannot get AIDS by working or attending school with someone who has the disease. You cannot get it by drinking glasses or other objects used by such per

24、sons. Officials say no one has caught AIDS by living with, caring for or touching an AIDS patient. There are several warning signs of being infected with AIDS. They include always feeling tired, unexplained (无法解释的) weight loss and uncontrolled expulsion (排泄) of body wastes. Other warning signs are t

25、he appearance of white areas on the mouth, dark red areas of skin that do not go away and a higher than normal body temperature. However, just because you have one or more of these conditions does not mean you have AIDS. Always go to a doctor or health center for a complete examination. The doctor m

26、ay give you an AIDS blood test. When a virus enters the body, the body's defenses against disease produce antibodies (抗体) to fight the virus. The test shows if the body has produced antibodies to the AIDS virus. Results of the test are known after a few hours. The test tells only if your body ha

27、s produced AIDS antibodies. It cannot tell if you have AIDS or if you will ever get the disease. In December (1988), the United States government approved (批准) a simpler and faster AIDS blood test. The newer test can confirm (证实) the presence (出现) of the AIDS antibodies in about five minutes. 21.

28、60;The AIDS virus can spread _.A) only from a man to womanB) among those who use drug instrumentsC) by shaking hands with someone who has the virusD) by touching an AIDS patient22. It is wrongly thought that _.A) the AIDS virus can be passed during sexB) the AIDS virus can spread from an expect

29、ing mother to her babyC) the AIDS virus can be passed by touching infected bloodD) one can get AIDS by working or attending school with someone who has the disease23. The warning signs of being infected with AIDS include _.A) weight lossB) too much expulsion of body wastesC) the appearance of r

30、ed areas of skinD) a body temperature higher than a normal one24. _ can show if one has AIDS.A) Whether one has a defense method against AIDSB) Whether one has unexplained weight lossC) Whether the AIDS antibodies are produced in the bodyD) The doctor's complete examination25. An AIDS

31、blood test shows _.A) whether the defense method is damaged or notB) whether one has AIDSC) one has a higher than normal body temperatureD) whether antibodies are produced in the bodyText 3 In the United States a university professor is given a few months of freedom from his duties about every

32、seventh year for travel or advanced study. This period of freedom from teaching is called a "study or research leave". Its purpose is to give the professor experiences which will make him a wiser person and a better teacher when he returns to his university. Few study leaves are interestin

33、g enough to be described in national newspapers and magazines. Recently, however, there was an exception. The public learned how Dr. John R. Coleman, president of HaverfordCollege, had spent his study leave. At the age of 51, Dr. Coleman was determined to escape from university life for a few months

34、 and to get a variety of experiences in the world of work. He especially wanted to learn about people. People who do hard physical labor were especially interesting to him. "I wanted to get away from the world of words and political matters and parties the things a president does," Dr. Col

35、eman later explained to news writers. “As a college president you begin to take yourself very seriously and to think you have power you don't. You forget things about people. I wanted to relearn things I'd forgotten.” Telling no one of his plans, Dr. Coleman started his study leave on a farm

36、 in Canada, hundreds of miles from his college. Getting up at 4:30 each morning, working thirteen hours a day in fields, he prepared himself physically for his next job, digging ditches in Atlanta, Georgia. After that, the college president washed dishes in a Boston restaurant. During the last ten d

37、ays of his leave, he worked as a garbage collector. 26. The first paragraph is mainly about _.A) why a professor should be free from his duties every seventh yearB) how professors spend their study leaveC) what a study leave is and its purposeD) how a study leave makes a professor a wiser perso

38、n and a better teacher27. A study leave is a period of freedom from duties allowed to a university teacher who has taught _ since his last leave.A) for six yearsB) for seven yearsC) for a termD) for a university year28. People learned about Dr. Coleman's unusual experiences from _.A) h

39、is colleaguesB) the boss of a Boston restaurantC) the Canadian newspapers and magazinesD) the U.S. newspapers and magazines29. Dr. Coleman carried out his study leave in an unusual way because _.A) he hates his university life, especially his job as a presidentB) he wanted to learn about people

40、, especially people who do hard physical laborC) he wanted to make himself known to the publicD) he wanted to write articles about people and have them printed in newspapers and magazinesPart III. Vocabulary and Structure (25 points)Directions: Choose the best one to complete each sentence

41、. 30. Few of the students understand why language is _ to human beings.A) awareB) uniqueC) absoluteD) continual31. The method he used turned out to be _ in improving the students' English.A) effectiveB) ableC) capableD) explicit32. They had to examine the dead tiger before th

42、ey had a _ answer as to who killed it.A) positiveB) seniorC) virtualD) vital33. What a _ smell! Open the window and air the room.A) disgustingB) pleasingC) powerfulD) disturbing34. She was putting on her jeans _ me to hand her the sweater.A) while askedB) askedC) askingD) while asking35.&#

43、160;Our neighbor said that if we made more noise he would _ us to the police.A) inform ofB) complain aboutC) report toD) care for36. Nobody knows _ how many people are to be blame for the coal-mine accident, so the government is trying to find out the whole truth about the accident.A) inwardlyB

44、) honestlyC) cleverlyD) precisely37. People working in the government should not _ business affairs that might change their political judgment.A) engage inB) hope forC) choose betweenD) pick on38. He was a good worker who was _ to his family as well as to his work.A) consistentB) committed

45、C) contentD) engaged39. We also use other forms of communication _ we may be aware or unaware.A) to whichB) of whichC) whichD) that40. _ I admit that the problems are difficult, I don't agree that they can't be solved.A) For fear thatB) BecauseC) WhileD) Until41. The little gi

46、rl could not _ her curiosity to see what was in the box.A) holdB) keepC) takeD) restrain42. Most people have no real idea how to change to healthy food, and Maureen was no _.A) foundationB) possibilityC) exceptionD) ignorance43. He always knew what time it was, as if by _.A) instinctB) ima

47、ginationC) reactionD) reality44. Young children have a limited attention _ and can't focus on one activity for very long.A) rangeB) spanC) reachD) spread45. At the end of game, the whole crowd _ their feet and cheered wildly.A) emerged fromB) rose fromC) got toD) stood up46. It wa

48、s in China _ Dr. Bethune gave his life to the cause of the revolution.A) thatB) whereC) in whichD) at which47. Going out in a hurry, _.A) Floyd's keys were left on the tableB) Floyd left his keys on the tableC) Floyd have left his keys on the tableD) the keys were left on the table by Floyd

49、48. The heating system here has an _ temperature control.A) aggressiveB) intentionalC) accidentalD) automatic49. The policeman went from house to house, _ whether anyone had seen the lost boy.A) inquiringB) interruptingC) informingD) introduction50. The strike was not a success becaus

50、e of the workers' leader who _ the managers.A) sold out toB) sold outC) sold offD) sold up51. The coming of the railways in the 1830s _ our society and economic life.A) transformedB) transportedC) transferredD) translated52. In preparing scientific reports of laboratory experiments, a

51、student should _ his results in logical order and clear language.A) perceiveB) protestC) raiseD) present53. They are teachers and don't realize _ to start and run a company.A) what it takesB) what takes itC) what they takeD) what takes them54. With the job _, he went to see a film with

52、 his colleagues.A) doneB) doingC) to doD) doPaper TwoPart IV. Cloze( 5 Points)Directions: Fill in the blanks with the missing words.All of us have experienced this sudden _1_of anew idea, but it is earliest to examine it in the great creative_2_, many of whom experienced it in an _3_form and have wr

53、itten it down in their life stories and letters. One can _4_examples from genius in any field, from religion, _5_, and literature to art and music, even in mathematics, science, and technical invention, although these are often thought to depend only on _6_and experiment. All truly _7_activities depend in some _8_on these signals from the unconscious, and the more highly _9_the person, the sharper and more dramatic the _10_become. Part V. Word building. (9 points)Directions: Complete e