新视野大学英语3期中考试A卷

PartII.ReadingComprehension(20points)

PassageOne

Asweconsiderwhatmakesonemanbetterthantheother,let'slookattwo

examples.Thefirstexampleisamanwhohasagoodjob,ahealthybody,anda

lovingfamily.Hissuccessisduetogooddecisions.Hechosethecorrectsubjectsto

studywhenhewasattheuniversity.Nowthathe'soutofschool,healwaysschedules

histimewellsothathecangeteverythingdoneatthepropertime.Heexercisesand

eatswell,asheunderstandsthebenefitsofthis.Inaddition,inordertoachieve

happinessinthehome,hespendstimewithhisfamilyandmakessuretheyallhave

whentheyneed.Ontheotherhand,thesecondmanissomethinglessthanthe

successfulpersonthefirstmanis.What'swrongwithhim?

Goodsenseistheabilitytoknowwhatistrueorrightfromwhatisnottrueor

wrong.Andsomepeoplemightthinkthatthesecondlacksgoodsense.However,the

personwhothinksthisismistaken.Actually,sinceeveryonehasthesameamountof

goodsense,thefirstmandoesnothaveanadvantageoverthesecondinthisrespect.

Thesecondmanhasagoodmind,andhehastheabilitytojudgethingswell.

Thesecondmanrunsintotrouble,becausehedirectshisthoughtalonga

differentpath.Heconsidersotherthings,differentfromthefirstman.Theproblem

isthathedoesnotapplyhismindrightly,asdoesthefirstone.Thus,heisnotcapable

ofadvancingfurtherthanhedoes.

Whenyouconsiderwhatyouwantoutoflife,thinkabouttheresultsofyour

decisions.Applyyourmindwellsothatgoodthingswillcomeaboutandsothatyou

arenotleftregrettingyouractions.

21.Duringhisuniversityyears,thefirstman.

A.scheduledhistimetogeteverythingdone.

B.learnedhowtoapplyhismindrightly.

C.aterightanddidexerciseregularly.

D.chosethingsthatmadehimsuccessfullater.

22.Thefirstmanisfullyawareofthegoodthingsthatwillresultfrom.

A.makinggooddecisionsduringone'suniversitystudies.

B.schedulinghistimesothathecangeteverythingdone.

C.takingcareofhisbodywithdietandexercise.

D.beingasuccessfulpersonwithagoodfamilylife.

23.One'sabilitytojudgerightorwrongiscalled.

A.beneficialconsiderationB.thoughtdirection

C.successfulthinkingD.goodsense

24.Tokeepfromwishingyoumadeadifferentchoice,youshould.

A.getmoreoutoflifeB.developmoregoodsense

C.judgethingsrightorwrongD.putgoodthoughtintoyouractions

25.Themaintopicofthispassageis.

A.peopleareequalB.applyingthoughtwellwillhelp

C.somepeoplearenotsuccessfulD.peoplemustjudgethingswell

PassageTwo

In1848,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia;fromalloverthenation,thousands

ofyoungmensetoutforCalifornia.Peoplecalled“this”thetimeoftheGoldRush.

Agoldminercameintoacitylookingforapairofpants.Hewantedpantsstrong

enoughtostanduptotheroughworkofmining.HemetayoungmannamedLevi,

whosoldheavyclothfortentsandwagontops.Theyaskedatailortouseheavycloth

fbrtheirpants.ThenLeviwentintothebusinessofmakingworkpants.Heaskedhis

brotherstosendhimsomestrongbluecottonclothcalleddenim（斜纹粗棉布）.With

thisbluedenimcloth,Levistartedmakingthekindofpantswecallbluejeanstoday.

Theyweresewedupinthesamewayasotherpants.

In1860,aminersaidthatthepocketsweren'tstrongenoughtoholdthepiecesof

goldhefound.Thepocketskeptfallingoffthepants.Theclothwasallright.Itwas

thethreadthatwasn'tstrongenough.SoLeviusedrivets（4卯钉）toattachthepockets

ontothepants.

Cowboysneededtoughpants,too.Theylikedtheirpantstofittightly.Butthe

rivetsmarkedthecowboys*saddles.SoLevicoveredtherivetswithcloth.Then

everybodywashappy.

26.Thisarticleasawholeisabout.

A.howpeoplegotbluejeans

B.theGoldRushinCalifornia

C.Howbluejeansaremade

D.Thekindofpantscowboys1wear

27.Whilenotstatedinthearticle,youcantellthat.

A.everybodywhowenttoCaliforniagotalotofgold

B.Levifoundrichesinthegoldfields

C.Levisoldmorejeanstocowboysthantogoldminers

D.Levimademoremoneythanmanygoldminers

28.Theword"this”inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefersto.

A.California

B.thediscoveryofgold

C.manypeoplelookingforgold

D.thenationatthistime

29.Leviusedstrongbluecottonclothtomakepantsbecause.

A.goldminerslikedthebluecolor

B.thiswastheonlyclothhehad

C.minerswantedpantswhichcouldstandroughwork

D.cowboyslikedtheirpantstofittightly

30.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue?

A.ItwasLeviwhostartedthebusinessofmakingbluejeans.

B.Itwasonetailorwhostartedmakingbluejeans.

C.ItwasinCaliforniathatbluejeansfirstbecamepopular.

D.ItwasinCaliforniathatgoldwasdiscovered.

PassageThree

Afterhavinglivedforovertwentyyearsinthesamedistrict,AlbertHallwas

forcedtomovetoanewneighborhood.Hesurprisedhislandlordbytellinghimthat

hewasleavingbecausehecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorechocolate.

ItallbeganayearagowhenAlbertHallreturnedhomeoneeveningandfounda

largedoginfrontofhisgate.Hewasveryfondofanimalsandashehappenedto

haveasmallpieceofchocolateinhispocket,hegaveittothedog.Thenextday,the

dogwasthereagain.Itheldupitspaws（爪子）andreceivedanotherpieceof

chocolateasareward.AlbertcalledhisnewfrienduBingon.Heneverfoundoutthe

dog'srealname,norwhohisownerwas.

However,Bingoappearedregularlyeveryafternoonanditwasquiteclearthathe

likedchocolatemorethanbones.Hesoongrewdissatisfiedwithsmallpiecesof

chocolateanddemandedalargepieceaday.IfatanytimeAlbertcouldn'tgiveit,

Bingogotveryangryandrefusedtolethimopenthegate.AlbertwasnowatBingo's

mercyandhadto“buyhim"togetintohisownhouse!Hespentsuchalargepartof

hismoneytokeepBingosuppliedwithchocolatethatintheendhehadtomove

somewhereelse.

31.Alberthadbeenlivinginthesamedistrictfor.

A.manyweeks

B.undertwentyyears

C.allhislife

D.morethantwentyyears

32.Albertdecidedtomovebecause.

A.hedidn'tgetalongwellwithhislandlord

B.hewasafraidofanimals,especiallydogs

C.hecouldn'tgetintohisownhousefreely

D.hewasnotsatisfiedwiththatdistrict

33.BingowaitedforAlberteveryafternoonatthegatebecause.

A.hewantedsomebones

B.hewantedchocolate

C.helikedAlbert

D.hehadnootherplacetogo

34.Whatdoes“atdog'smercy^^meanin“AlbertwasnowatBingo'smercy..."?

A.Albertwasangrywiththedog

B.Albertwassomehowcontrolledbythedog

C.thedogisnotkind

D.thedogisnottobetreatedkindlyanymore.

35.Wecantellfromthestorythat.

A.AlbertcouldaffordtobuyalargepieceofchocolateforBingoeveryday

B.Albertdidn'tlikeanimalsanymorefromthenon

C.alldogscausetroubleforpeoplelivinginAlberfsdistrict

D.hewhosparestherodwouldfinallyspoilthedog.

PassageFour

ThroughoutJuly1945,theJapanesemainland,fromTokyoonHonshunorthward

tothecoastofHokkaido,werebombedasifaninvasionwereabouttotakeplace.In

fact,somethingfarmorethreateningwasathand,astheAmericansweretellingStalin

atPotsdam.

In1939physicistsintheUnitedStateshadlearnedofexperimentsinGermany

demonstratingthepossibilityofatomicpowerandunderstoodthepotentialdamageof

anatomicbomb.OnAugust2,1939,AlbertEinsteinwarnedPresidentRooseveltof

thedangerofNaziGermany'sadvancesindevelopmentoftheatomicbomb.

Eventually,theU.S.OfficeofScientificResearchDevelopmentwascreatedinJune

1941andgivencombinedresponsibilitywiththeWarDepartmentintheManhattan

Projecttodevelopanuclearbomb.Afterfouryearsofintensiveresearchand

developmentefforts,anatomicdevicewassetoffonJuly16,1945,inadesertareaat

Alamogordo,NewMexico,generatinganexplosivepowerequaltothatofmorethan

15,000tonsofTNT.Thus,theatomicbombwasborn.Truman,thenewU.S.

president,believedthatthisten*ibleobjectmightbeusedtodefeatJapaninawayless

costlyofU.S.livesthanaconventionalinvasionoftheJapanesehomeland.Japan's

unsatisfactoryresponsetotheAllies1PotsdamDeclarationdecidedthematter.

OnAugust6,1945,anatomicbombcarriedfromTinianIslandintheMarianas

inaspeciallyequippedB-29wasdroppedonHiroshima,atthesouthernendof

Honshu.Thecombinedheatandblastdestroyedeverythingintheexplosion's

immediateneighborhood,generatedspontaneousfiresthatburnedoutalmost4.4

squaremilescompletely,andkilledbetween70,000and80,000people,inadditionto

injuringmorethan70,000others.Asecondbomb,droppedonNagasakionAugust9,

killedbetween35,000and40,000people,injuredalikenumber,andruined1.8

squaremiles.

36.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Anatomicdevicewasdevelopedaftermuchworkwasdone.

B.Thebirthanduseoftheatomicbombendedthesecondworldwar.

C.Aninvasionwasabouttotakeplacewiththeuseofatomicbombs.

D.AnatomicbombswasdroppedonthecitesofHiroshimaandNagasaki.

37.WhatwasthedangerAEhadwarnedRabout?

A.ThedangerofNaziGermany'sadvancesinthedevelopmentofatomicbombs.

B.ThepossibilityofatomicpowerbeingusedagainstNaziGermanyorJapan.

C.Japan'sresponsetotheAllies9PotsdamDeclarationduringWorldWarTwo.

D.ThedestructionofeverythingfromtheexplosionoftheatomicbombinJapan.

38.WhatwastheU.S.OfficeofSRDcreatedfor?

A.lbgiveapartnertothewardepartmentintheManhattanProject.

B.TogivearesponsetoEinstein'sproposalconcerningthebombs.

C.TofightagainsttheinvasionofJapanandputanendtothewar.

D.Todevelopanuclearbombwiththewardepartmentinaproject.

39.HowmanypeoplewerekilledbythetwobombsdroppedinJapan?

A.Between70,000and80,000.

B.Between35,000and40,000.

C.Between105,000and120,000.

D.Between140,000and150,000.

40.HowmanypeoplewereinjuredbytheNagasakibomb?

A.Around150,000.

B.Around80,000.

C.Around70,000.

D.Around40,000.

PartIII.WordBuilding(15points)

Directions:completethefollowingsentenceswiththeproperfomofthewordgiven

inthebrackets.

Sil.(advance)Thisisoneofthemost______typesofenginesthathaveever

beendisplayed.

S12.(able)Inthemodemsociety,itisoftenverydifficultforthe______

tofindjob.

S13.(own)Doyouhaveanyproofof_____ofthiscarifyouinsistthat

itisyours?

S14.(simple)Thewell-knownplaywrighttriedto______thestoryforthe

youngeraudience.

S15.(regard)Thebigprivately-ownedcompanyisbeingquestioned______

its.

employmentpolicy.

S16.(apply)Fromthenewspaperreport,weknowthatSouthAfricahas

submittedan_____tohosttheWorldCup.

S17.(character)Inheressay,thewriter______thewholeeraasaperiodof

radicalchange.

S18.(offense)Ifthesightofafewdirtydishes_____you,thenIthink

you'veproblems.

S19.(refer)Myoldteachersaidthathewouldwritemeaverygood

______forthatuniversityabroad.

S20.(depart)EveryoneintheofficewassurprisedbyGraham'ssudden

S21.(ambitious)Afterhisheartattack,hegaveuphistobecomePrime

Minister.

S22.(identify)Mostofthebodieswerebadlyburned,makingalmost

impossible.

S23.(sympathize)Thepresidenthassentamessageoftotherelativesofthe

deadsoldiers.

S24.(consider)Shedidwelltofindtheway,she'donlybeenthere

oncebefore.

S25.(evident)Sheshouldhavebeenheretwohoursagososhe's

decidednottocomeafterall.

PartIV.(10points)

Directions:Fillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagebyselectingsuitablewords

fromtheWordBand.Youmayn