新视野4级试题 A及参考 答案

1、New HorizonCollege English TestBand Four(A)2005. 6Paper OnePartI. Listening Comprehension (20%)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spok

2、en only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D) and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: M: Is it possible for you to work

3、 late, Miss Grey?W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think its necessary.Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place? You will read: A) At an office.B) In a waiting room.C) At an airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some

4、work they had tofinish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at an office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose A and mark it with a single line through the center.1.A. She doesnt want her boyfriend to give her a car.B. Her boyfriend has a lot of mone

5、y. C. The man ought to lend some money to her boyfriend. D. Her boyfriend was making fun of the man.2. A. 4:00. B. 4:22.C. 4:15. D. 4:20.3. A. He is going to change his job. B. He isnt doing well with his work.C. He is doing pretty well now. D. He doesnt like his work.4. A. In the city. B. In the co

6、untry. C. Near his company. D. Near the town.5.A. He hasnt seen it. B. He liked it better than Jaws.C. He thought Star Wars was not as good as Jaws. D. He didnt like it.6.A. Typing a proposal. B. Writing a proposal. C. Posting a proposal. D. Checking a proposal.7. A. Follow the doctors advice. B. Fo

7、rget to take any pills. C. Take five pills. D. Take two pills.8.A. The woman didnt hear the man come in.B. The woman pretended to be deaf when the man came in.C. The woman didnt mind the mans disturbing her.D. The woman asked the man to get home early next time.9. A. Three times. B. Two times. C. Fi

8、ve times. D. Eight times.10.A. 6. B. 12. C. 10. D. 18.Section B Compound Dictation (10%)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 ar

9、e required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, w

10、hen the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. People over the age of 65 in the U.S.A. are called senior citizens. Life for these people is more different than for (S1) Americans. Most senior citizens retire, or no (S2)work full time. Also it is (S3) for people o

11、f this age to (S4) with their children and grandchildren. (S5) tend to live in their own houses or (S6) away from their families. For many senior citizens, the years after 65 are not (S7). They feel unproductive when they no longer work. In addition, they may feel lonely being away from their famili

12、es and the contacts they had in their work. Moreover, (S8) Other senior citizens enjoy their lives. They feel free to do things they were not able to do when they were working and raising families. They now have time to enjoy hobbies and sports and travel. Many senior citizens move to retirement com

13、munities located in warm climates. (S9) The number of senior citizens in the U.S. is increasing rapidly because people are living longer than before. (S10)Their concerns are receiving a wider audience than ever before. The time may comewhen all Americans will look forward to becoming senior citizens

14、.Part II. Reading Comprehension(40%)Directions:Read the following passages carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.  Passage1 50,000 people work at Disneys largest theme park, Walt Disney World in Qrlando, Florida. Do all of them like the job?One Disney worker explains how

15、 “cast members” are given jobs according to their age and appearance. For example: Young and pretty workers get jobs where they will interact a lot with customers; Anyone who might seem less “presentable” work on the night shift, from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Mike Cohen, a Disney worker and a trade union a

16、ctivist, says that most Disney workers dont stay with the company for very long. “You can make $10 per hour if you are here for 10 years, but because so many people leave, two-thirds of the workers at the park make $6.57per hour or less. ” Disney has not increased its starting wage for 5 years. Disn

17、ey claims that it offers “competitive” salaries. But Cohen doesnt agree. Disney is planning to expand and will need about 10,000 new workers-but about 75% of the new jobs will also be low paid.Cohen is also unhappy about the way people have to work at Disney World. “ We have to push as many tourists

18、 through each side as we can. Im supposed to handle 2,000 visitors an hour. Its just like a factory with assembly-line production, only this is a fun factory. ” Cohen says that the most important thing for the company is the number of people who are processed through each side; if the number is too

19、small, the management complains to the workers. But he says that you never hear the management ask, “Are being safe enough? ”Disney workers also have to smile all the time. Even when customers are rude (which happens every day ), the workers must keep smiling. Cohen says: “We are supposed to make ey

20、e contact, greet each and every guest and smile for eight hours. If you dont, you get reprimanded (训斥).” He added he sometimes hears customers saying that the workers at Disney are not so happy as they used to be. He is not surprised: if someone isnt paid enough, you dont expect them to be happy.11.

21、 It can be inferred from the context that a “ cast member ” of Disney is its .A. security guard B. cook C. employee D. shop assistant12. Disney World is the one of the American recreation resorts while many employees think .A. its so competitive working at Disney World.B. its so much fun working at

22、Disney World.C. its no fun working at Disney World.D. its very dangerous working at Disney World.13. Which is Not mentioned as a disadvantage of the job at Disney World ? A. Accommodation B. Safety C. Pay D. Manner 14. Which of the following is TRUE according to Mike Cohen ?A. He cant understand why

23、 many Disney workers have giver up their jobs.B. Most Disney workers earn less than $10 for each hour.C. Disney workers are not encouraged to please those rude guests.D. Disney workers are supposed to give each customer a ride.15. The word “ presentable ” (Para. 2 ) probably means . A. good-looking

24、B. different C. previous D. physicalPassage 2 After-sales service and guarantee become an integral and essential part of a “good brand” on both local and regional levels, and the provision of such also produces solid ground for customer loyalty.Customers today are a lot more demanding than befo

25、re. Being able to find after-sales service creates a feeling of convenience and a sense of responsibility from the manufacturer. This is very important to build customer loyalty and explains why more 24-hour hotline centers are available nowadays.Product guarantee is also one of the major factors wh

26、en a potential customer decides to make a purchase. Whether this be in the form of a written guarantee or a guarantee based on reputation, the importance to the consumer is self-evident. A brands research & development, an unavoidable investment, usually back up safety guarantees for marketers n

27、owadays. Product testing and refinement are conducted for both new and existing products. With the help of computerized machinery, quality control has achieved the highest level than ever before to enable consistency in production. For the consumer this means a quality of guarantee for that brand wh

28、ether it be available at home or abroad. 16. After-sales service and guarantee can provide the customers with _.A. solid ground for loyaltyB. sense of responsibilityC. a feeling of convenienceD. sense of satisfaction 17. More 24-hour hotline centers appear because _.A. more and more customers demand

29、 after-sales servicesB. there are more and more complaints from customersC. more companies come to realize the importance of after-sales services.D. they have become a new type of investment 18. Product guarantee _.A. must in written formB. can be based on the companys reputationC. is not often prov

30、ided by the companiesD. often fails to meet in reality 19. Product testing and refinement are conducted for _.A. new products onlyB. quality productsC. dangerous productsD. both new and existing products 20. Which is NOT mentioned concerning product guarantee?A. A brands research & development.B

31、. Product testing and refinement.C. Quality control.D. Product distribution.Passage 3 Psychics are people who can get information about people, places, or situations through a sixth sense a sense that exists in addition to those of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching. They can use

32、their psychic ability to heal people who are sick, to give advice, to give hints about the future, and to do many other things. And it's not just individuals who use psychics; sometimes companies and governments use psychics, too. One year a company called Delphi and Associates earned $120,000 o

33、n the stock market with the help of psychics. "So how can I get some psychic help?" you may ask yourself. Well, you don't have to pay a lot of money to a professional psychic. You can start by using your own psychic ability. Psychic abilities are really just another sense, similar to o

34、ur other five senses. The difference is that we never develop our psychic sense in the same way that we develop our other senses. We train our eyes to see the difference between a V and a U; we train our ears to hear the difference between a /ch/ and a /sh/ sound; we can feel the difference between

35、silk and leather; we can smell and taste if milk is sour. But our sixth sense, our psychic sense, seldom develops very much. Because most of us ignore our psychic sense for so long, it takes some time to develop it. If you have never played soccer before, you cannot expect to be a good player after

36、three lessons. It might take years to become really good. Psychic ability works the same way. 21. People use psychics _.A. mainly to see the future B. to make moneyC. to see what one cannot usually see D. for many reasons22. _ learn to use their psychic abilityA. Many people B. Many companies C. Few

37、 people D. Few governments23. Psychic abilities _.A. are similar to other senses B. work in the same way as other sensesC. are different from other senses D. work together with other senses24. Our psychic sense seldom develops very much because _.A. we never use it B. we never believe in itC. we ign

38、ore it D. we don't want to take time to train it25. The attitude of the author towards psychic abilities is _.A. positive B. ironical C. critical D. neutral Passage 4 It is not often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a wi

39、fe, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry（嫁妆）or decimum. Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of being abandoned, but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important. The decimum was the wife's right to recei

40、ve a tenth of all her husband's property. The wife had the right to hold back consent, in all transactions（交易）the husband would make. And more than just a right: the documents show that she enjoyed a real power of decision, equal to that of her husband. In no case do the documents indicate any d

41、egree of difference in the legal status of husband and wife. The wife shared in the management of her husband's personal property, but the opposite was not always true. Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend their own inheritance against husbands who tried to exceed their rights, and on occas

42、ion they showed a fine fighting spirit. A case in point is that of Maria Vivas, a Catalan woman of Barcelona. Having agreed with her husband Miro to sell a field she had inherited, for the needs of the household, she insisted on compensation（赔偿）. None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her hus

43、band to the official in charge to have a contract duly drawn up assigning her a piece of land from Miro's personal inheritance. The unfortunate husband was obliged to agree, as the contract says, "for the sake of peace." Either through the dowry or through being hot-tempered, the Catal

44、an wife knew how to win herself, within the context of the family, a powerful economic position.   26. A decimum was _.A. the wife's inheritance from her fatherB. a gift of money to the new husband C. a written contractD. the wife's right to receive one-tenth of her husband's p

45、roperty27. In the society described in the passage, the legal standing of the wife in marriage was _.A. higher than that of her husband B. lower than that of her husbandC. the same as that of her husband D. higher than that of a single woman28. What compensation did Maria Vivas get for the field?A.

46、Some of the land Miro had inherited.B. A tenth of Miro's landC. Money for household expenses. D. Money from Miro's inheritance.29. Could a husband sell his wife's inheritance?A. No, under no circumstances. B. Yes, whenever he wished to.C. Yes, if she agreed. D. Yes, if his father-in-law

47、agreed.30. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an effect of the dowry system?A. The husband had to share the power of decision in marriage.B. The wife was protected from being abandoned.C. The wife gained a powerful economic position.D. The husband was given control over his wife's proper

48、ty.Part III. Cloze (10% )Directions:Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer.My grandparents believed you were either honest or you werent. There was no state in 31 . They had a simple motto (格言) 32 on their living-room wall: “Life is like a field of newly fallen snow; 33 I choo

49、se to walk every step will 34 . ” They didnt have to talk about it-they demonstrated the motto by the 35 they lived.They understood instinctively that integrity (正直) means having a 36 standard of morality and ethics (伦理标准) that is not relative 37 the situation at hand. Integrity is an inner standard

50、 for 38 our behavior. Unfortunately, integrity is in short 39 today-and getting scarcer. 40 it is the real bottom line in every 41 of society. And it is something we must demand 42 ourselves.A good test for this value is to look at 43 I call the Integrity Triad (三元素), which 44 of three key principle

51、s:Stand 45 for your convictions in the face of personal pressure. When you know you are right, you cant 46 .Always give others 47 that is rightfully theirs. Dont be afraid of those who might have a better idea or who might even be smarter than you are.Be honest and open about who you really are. Be

52、yourself. Dont 48 in a personal cover-up of areas that are 49 in your life. When its tough, do it tough.Self-respect and a clear 50 are powerful components of integrity and are the basis for enriching your relationship with others.31. A. middle B. between C. half D. center32. A. hanging B. hanged C.

53、 hangs D. to be hung33. A. when B. what C. where D. and34. A. show B. demonstrate C. reveal D. express35. A. method B. way C. manner D. style36. A. private B. individual C. self D. personal37. A. to B. with C. in D. on38. A. analyzing B. commenting C. judging D. criticizing39. A. store B. supply C.

54、storage D. use40. A. But B. Thus C. Therefore D. So41. A. field B. realm C. place D. area42. A. of B. for C. from D. by43. A. that B. which C. what D. whether44. A. makes up B. consists C. constitutes D. composes45. A. strong B. firm C. determined D. powerful46. A. give up B. give in C. break down D

55、. stick to 47. A. trust B. credit C. success D. criticism48. A. involve B. take C. relate D. engage49. A. pleasant B. enjoyable C. unpleasant D. terrible50. A. conscience B. consciousness C. realization D. awarenessPaper TwoPart IV. Word-building(10%)Directions:Complete each of the following se

56、ntences with an appropriate form of the word given.51.(honorable) They are fighting for things like , reputation and pride. 52. (memory) The statue was erected as a to all the people who were killed in the war. 53. (correspond) As the course becomes more difficult and demanding, there is usually a drop in attendance. 54.（entitle） You to take faulty goods back to the sto