大学英语a3(新视野)期末试题b卷（附参考答案）

2005-2006-1学期大学英语A3(新视野)期末试题B卷PartIListeningComprehension(20%)SectionAShortConversationsDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillheaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.A.15minutesB.35minutesC.20minutesD.25minutesA.Shereadsbooks.Shegoestothepark.A.StephenStephen'swife.Sheworksinthegarden.ShewatchesTV.Stephen'sfather.Stephen'sfather-in-law.A.Riceshouldbeservedwiththechicken.Thedisheshereareneversalty.Boththechickendishandthesaladtastesalty.Therereallyischickeninthesalad.A.She'sputtingitinherhouse.Itwillaccompanyher.A.She'sputtingitinherhouse.Itwillaccompanyher.A.Attendtheparty.Gotothepostoffice.A.Shefounditboring.Shefounditinteresting.A.Thatthey'renotverysmart.Kenistakingitonvacation.ItwillbestayingwithKen.Listentotheconcert.Meethiswife.Shefounditinformative.Shefoundittoolong.Thatthey'llbecomeclever.Thatthey'reclever.Thatpeopleworkinginanofficeneedn'tbesmart.(A)Noonebelievesshewonthefirstprize.Itisn'ttruethatshewonthefirstprize.Sheissurprisedthatshegotthefirstprize.Shewonthefirstprizeassheexpected.(A)Gotothebeachwithherfriends.Seetheheadmasterafterclass.Listentoaspeechwithherfriends.Putoffhermeetingwiththeheadmaster.SectionBDirections:Listentothefollowingtwopassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.Afteryouhearthequestion,there7/beabreakof10seconds.Duringthebreak,you7/readthefourchoicesmarked(A)t(B),(C)and(D),andchoosethebestanswerThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions11to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.(A)Tennis.Golf.Boxing.Swimming.(A)Thereareshoutsandcheersduringtheplay.Winnerscangetalotofmoney.Playersarechosenfromthosewhoarebestatthesport.LocalTVstationsbroadcastthegameslive.(A)Theycalloutthenamesofplayersintheircheers.Theyjumpupanddownandshoutfortheirteam.Theywearclothesofabrightcolor.Theycomefromaspecialclub.(A)Bystandingupandshowingrespecttotheflag.Byrecitingschoolregulations.Bysingingtheirschoolsong.BycleaningtheAmericanflagintheirclassrooms.(A)TheUnitedStatesanditshistory.TheUnitedStatesanditspower.TheUnitedStatesanditsequality.TheUnitedStatesanditsfreedoms.Passage2Questions16to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.(A)Becausethebillssticktogethereasily.Becausethedesignofthebillsissimilar.Becausethebillsareallthesamecolorandsize.Becausethefigureonthebillsisdifficulttodistinguish.(A)Silver.Copper.Gold.Iron.(A)Onecentorapenny.Atencentscoin.Fivecentsoranickel.Twentycentsoraquarter.(A)Onecentorapenny.Atencentscoin.Fivecentsoranickel.Twenty-fivecentsoraquarter.(A)Six,$l,$5,$10,$20,$50and$100.Five,$1,$5,$10,$50and$100.Four,$1,$5,$10,and$50.Three,$5,$10and$100.PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Passage1Clothesplayacriticalpartintheconclusionswereachbyprovidingcluestowhopeopleare,whotheyarenot,andwhotheywouldliketobe.Theytellusagooddealaboutthewearer'sbackground,personality,status,mood,andsocialoutlook.Sinceclothesaresuchanimportantsourceofsocialinformation,wecanusethemtomanipulatepeople'simpressionofus.Ourappearanceassumesparticularsignificanceintheinitialphasesofinteractionthatislikelytooccur.Anelderlymiddle-classmanorwomanmaybealienated(疏远)byayoungadultwhoisdressedinanunconventionalmanner,regardlessoftheperson*seducation,background,orinterests.Peopletendtoagreeonwhatcertaintypesofclothesmean.Adolescentgirlscaneasilyagreeonthelifestylesofgirlswhowearcertainoutfits(套装)，includingthenumberofboyfriendstheylikelyhavehadandwhethertheysmokeordrink.Newscasters,ortheannouncerswhoreadthenewsonTV,areconsideredtobemoreconvincing,honest,andcompetentwhentheyaredressedconservatively.Andcollagestudentswhoviewthemselvesastakinganactiveroleintheirinterpersonalrelationshipssaytheyareconcernedaboutthecostumestheymustweartoplaytheserolessuccessfully.Moreover,manyofuscanrelateinstancesinwhichtheclothingweworechangedthewaywefeltaboutourselvesandhowweacted.Perhapsyouhaveusedclothingtogainconfidencewhenyouanticipatedastressfulsituation,suchasajobinterview,oracourtappearance.Intheworkplace,menhavelonghadwell-definedprecedentsandrolemodelsforachievingsuccess.Ithasbeenotherwiseforwomen.Agoodmanywomeninthebusinessworldareuncertainabouttheappropriatemixtureof"masculine'*and"feminine"attributestheyshouldconveybytheirprofessionalclothing.Thevarietyofclothingalternativestowomenhasalsobeengreaterthanthatavailableformen.Maleadministratorstendtojudgewomenmorefavorablyformanagerialpositionswhenthewomendisplayless"feminine"grooming(打扮)-shorlerhair,moderateuseofmakeup,andplaintailoredclothing.Asonemaleadministratorconfessed,"Anattractivewomanisdefinitelygoingtogetalongerinterview,butshewon'tgetajob."Accordingtothepassage,thewaywevidescluesforpeoplewhoarecriticalofusindicatesourlikesanddislikesinchoosingacareerhasadirectinfluenceonthewaypeopleregardusisofparticularimportancewhenwegetoninageFromthethirdparagraphofthepassage,wecanconcludethatyoungadultstendtobelievethatcertaintypesofclothingcan.changepeople'sconservativeattitudestowardtheirlifestylehelpyoungpeoplemakefriendswiththeoppositesexmakethemcompetitiveinthejobmarkethelpthemachievesuccessintheirinterpersonalrelationshipsTheword"precedent0(Line1,Para.4)probablyrefersto.earlyactsformentofollowasexamplesparticularplacesformentooccupyespeciallybecauseoftheirimportancethingsthatmenshouldagreeuponmen'sbeliefsthateverythingintheworldhasalreadybeendecidedAccordingtothepassage,manycareerwomenfindthemselvesindifficultsituationsbecause.thevarietyofprofessionalclothingistoowideforthemtochoosewomenaregenerallythoughttobeonlygoodatbeingfashionmodelsmenaremorefavorablyjudgedformanagerialpositionstheyarenotsuretowhatextenttheyshoulddisplaytheirfemininequalitiesthroughclothingWhatisthepassagemainlyabout?A)Dressingforeffect.B)Howtodressappropriately.C)Managerialpositionsandclothing.D)DressingfortheoccasionPassage2Whocoinedthetermpersonalcomputer!TheOxfordEnglishDictionarysaysBytemagazineuseditfirst,initsMay1976issue.ButYaleLawSchoollibrarianFredShapirodecidedtodosomediggingonhisownhisown,withhelpfromJSTOR,anonlineelectronicdatabaseforacademicjournals.JSTOR'sartsandsciencesarchiveoffersscansof5millionpagesfrom117journals,somedatingback150years.Usingcharacter-recognitionsoftware,JSTORcreatessearchablefilesforeachdocument,allowingfull-textsearchesacross15academicfields.Whilesearchingfortheoriginofpersonalcomputer,Shapirouncoveredseveralcompetingclaims.StewartBrand,founderofWholeEarthCatalog,saysonhisWebsitethathefirstreferredtoa“personalcomputer”ina1974book;andGUIpioneerAlanKayissaidtohaveusedtheterminapaperpublishedin1972.ButasearchonJSTOR'sgeneralsciencearchiveturnedupwhatShapirosaysistheearliestrecordeduseofpersonalcomputer,intheOctober4,1968,issueofScience.TheissuecontainsaHewlett-PackardadvertisementforitsnewHP9100A."ThenewHewlett-Packard9100Apersonalcomputer,theadvertisementsays,is“ready,willingandable...torelieveyouofwaitingtogetonthebigcomputer"The$4,900device,adesktopscientificcalculatorequippedwithmagneticcardsdoesn'tseemlikemuchofacomputernowadays.Andat40pounds,itwasn'tverypersonal,either.ButaccordingtoShapiro,itwasthefirstdevicetobecalledapersonalcomputer.Theterm“personalcomputer^^firstappeared.A in BytemagazineB in a1974book.C in aHewlett-Packard adinScienceD in apaperpublishedbyAlanKayWhatisJSTOR?AItisaresearchorganization.BItisanonlinedatabase.CItisakindofcomputersoftware.DItisanacademicjournal.Shapirosucceededinhissearchfortheoriginofthetermpersonalcomputerby.AlookingintotheOxfordEnglishDictionaryBdiggingintomagazinesthataremorethan150yearsoldCfocusingonacademicjournalssuchasScienceDscanningJSTOR'sgeneralsciencearchiveonlineWithaHP9100A,accordingtotheHewlett-Packardadvertisement,you.AcansavealotofmoneyBdon'thavetogetonthebigcomputerCwillbewillingandreadytodoscientificworkDcaneasilygetonthebigcomputer.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutthefirstdevicethatwascalledapersonalcomputer^AItlookedverydifferentfromthePCweknowtoday.BItwasasefficientasabigcomputer.C Itrelievedpeopleofagreatdealoftediouswork.D Itwassmall,lightandeasytocarryaround.Passage3TounderstandhowAmericansthinkaboutthings,itisnecessarytounderstand“thepoint.”Americansmentionitoften:"Let'sgetrighttothepoint,“theywillsay."Mypointis...”"What'sthepointofallthis”The“point"istheideaorpieceofinformationthatAmericanssupposeis,orshouldbe,atthecenterofpeople'sthinking,writings,andspokencomments.Speakersandwritersaresupposedto“maketheirpointsclear,"meaningthattheyaresupposedtosayorwriteclearlytheideaorpieceofinformationtheywishtoexpress.Peoplefrommanyothercultureshavedifferentideasaboutthepoint.Africanstraditionallytellstoriesthatexpressthethoughtstheyhaveinmind,ratherthanstating“thepoint“clearly.Japanesetraditionallyspeakindirectly,leavingthelistenertofigureoutwhatthepointis.Thus,whileanAmericanmightsaytoafriend,don'tthinkthatcoatgoesverywellwiththerestofyouroutfit,MaJapanesemightsay,“Maybethisothercoatwouldlookevenbetterthantheoneyouhaveon."Americansvalueapersonwho“getsrighttothepoint.^^Japanesearelikelytoconsidersuchapersoninsensitiveifnotrude.TheChineseandJapaneselanguagesarecharacterizedbyvaguenessandambiguity.TheprecisionanddirectnessAmericansassociatewith“thepoint“cannotbeachieved,atleastnotwithanygrace,inChineseandJapanese.SpeakersofthoselanguagesthushavetolearnanewwayofreasoningandexpressingtheirideasiftheyaregoingtocommunicatesatisfactorilywithAmericans.Accordingtothepassage,AmericansexpectspeakersandwriterstoAbeclearabouttheirmainideasBgiveasmuchinformationaspossibleCexpresstheirpersonalviewsDbehonestabouttheirtruefeelingsWhichoffollowingpeopleswilltellastorytoexpresswhattheyhaveinmind?AAmericansBAfricansCJapaneseDChineseInthesentence"Idon'tthinkthatcoatgoesverywellwiththerestofyouroutfit”,theword“outfk“mostprobablymeansAoffice Btime CspeechDclothesAccordingtothepassage,Japanesemayconsideritunacceptabletobe.AindirectBstraightforwardCpoorly-dressedDcuriousInordertocommunicatewithAmericanssatisfactorily,speakersofChineseneedto AlearnthelanguagewellBchangetheirwayofthinkingCbecarefulabouttheirchoiceofwordsDexplaintheirreasonsclearlyPassage4Theideaofrespectcomesfromtheconceptthateveryone,includingyourself,hasself-worth,andthereforeshouldbetreatedwithdignity.Say,forexample,thatyou'rehavingadiscussionwithyourboyfriendorgirlfriendandyouropinionsaredifferent.Whileyoumaydisagreewitheachother,eachofyoustillhasarighttoyourownfeelings.Youcanshoweachotherrespectbystickingtoyourownvaluesorbeliefswhileagreeingtodisagree.Callingsomeonenamesormakingfunofthembecausetheythink,act,orlookdifferentlydeprivesthemoftheirdignity,andisdisrespectful.Itisimportanttotreatothersfairlyandwithrespect,justasyouwouldwanttobetreatedyourself.Canyouthinkoftimeswhensomeonehasorhasn'tshownyourespect?Howdiditfeel?Whatcouldthatpersonhavedonedifferently?Eachpersoninarelationshiphasalevelofresponsibility.Thismeansthatifyou'vecommittedyourselftosomething,it'suptoyoutocarryitoutandseeitthrough.Thiscanincludeanythingfromsayingyou'llcallsomeoneatacertaintimeandthencallingthatperson,todecidingwhatyouwoulddoifyouoryourgirlfriendhadtomakeanimportantdecision.Whatdoesresponsibilitymeantoyou?Havetherebeentimeswhensomeoneyouknowcommittedtosomethingandthendidn'tfollowthrough?Howdidthatmakeyoufeel?Wheneveryouthinkaboutresponsibility,it'sagoodideatokeeprespectinthebackofyourmind—andviceversa.Therearerespectfulwaysofhandlingresponsibilities,andtherearedisrespectfulways.Andnomatterwhathappens,wemustallanswerforourownactions.Thebestrelationshipsaredevelopedwhenpeoplerespectoneanotherandtakeresponsibilityforthemselvesandfortheirroleintherelationship.Accordingtothewriter,itisimportanttorespectotherpeoplebecause.A.everybodyneedstokeephisowndignityeverybodyneedsotherpeople'ssupportnodiscussionispossibleifrespectisneglectednoagreementcanbereachedwithoutrespectThoughpeoplemayhavedifferentopinions,theycanstillpayrespecttoeachotherA.bytellingsomejokestoeachotherB.bypersuadingotherpeopletoaccepttheirownopinionsC.byagreeingtoaccepteachother'sopinionslaterD.byallowingeachothertoholddifferentbeliefsWhatkindofresponsibilityistalkedaboutinthepassage?Generalresponsibilitiesconcerningtheenvironment.

Responsibilitiesconcerninghumanrelationships.Socialresponsibility.Familyresponsibility.Thewritertriestoimpresstheimportanceofresponsibilityonthereadersby.emphasizingtheappropriateuseofthetelephonelistingalotofexamplesofresponsiblepeopleC.askingthemabouttheirpersonalexperiencesDcriticizingsomepeople'slackofresponsibilityWecanconcludefromthepassagethat.respectandresponsibilityexistinallrelationshipsrespectisconnectedwithdignityandresponsibilitygoodrelationshipscannotbecreatedandmaintainedunlesswealwaysagreetodisagreeyoungpeopletendtoforgettheirresponsibilitiesmostofthetimePartIII.Vocabularyandstructure415%)41Thepolice'sofAnthonyWilliamwasarousedwhentheydiscoveredthathisdepositsinthebankwereverylarge.CsubstantialDsuspiciousAsuspicion Bsuspect42Afterhisaunt'sdeath,heCsubstantialDsuspiciousAinsert BinheritedCinspectedDinheritance43Someonewhois oftengetsangrywithouthavingagoodreason.Dquick-temperedDbutDquick-temperedDbutDpassbyThewholecompositionisgoodforsomecarelessmistakes.Aexcept Bbesides ClongIhavetothefinalexaminationbeforeIcanleaveschool.Agothrough Bgoacross CmeetwithInthecaseofpollutedair,theliesinthehandsofalocalgovernment.Areason Bresolution Cremedy DprovisionItisimportantforanoldpersontostayinordertolivealonglife.Aice-cold Bpeace-loving Cwarm-hearted Dcare-freeHisirondeficiency fromthefactthatherefusestoeatredmeat.Aimplies Bstems Cspeculates DliesFinally,itbecameclearthatnoconferencewouldbepossiblewithoutwideningthediscussion.DpublicDsuccessionApreliminaryDpublicDsuccessionJacksonwasthewinnerforasecondyear.Asuccessful Bsucceed CsuccessiveThechurchto1773.

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