广航12级新视野大学英语期末考试题库

12级新视野大学英语期末考试题库

PartIMultipleChoice

1.Theyarealwaysshortofwatertodrink,totakeabath.

A)morethanB)lessthanC)muchlessD)ratherthan

2.theirinexperience,they'vedoneagoodjob.

A)GivingB)GivenC)GivingthatD)Giventhat

3.Nataliepreferstostayforanotherweek,herhusbandpreferstoleave

immediately.

A)whereinB)whereasC)whenD)because

4.Realizingthathisretirementwasnear,helookedforsomeadditional

incomethatwouldprovideforhischildren.

A)inhandB)nexttoC)athandD)inadvance

5.Sheisextremelybusy,soshehastohertimecarefully.

A)conductB)elapseC)budgetD)fulfill

6.Howmuchdoyouwashingacar?

A)chargeofB)chargeforC)chargewithD)chargeto

7.Thestudentslivehappilyinbeautiful.

A)surroundingsB)environmentC)circumstancesD)atmosphere

8.Howdoyouthefactthatyouhavebeenlateeverydaythisweek?

A)accountforB)accounttoC)accountofD)accountfrom

9.Happinessdoesn'tnecessarilymoney.

A)gooutwithB)gotoC)goforD)gowith

10.Whatonethinksandfeelsis,intheeyeofsocialscientists,mainly

tradition,habit,andeducation.

A)duetoB)thankstoC)inordertoD)inadditionto

11.Therainwasheavyandthelandwasflooded.

A)consequentlyB)continuouslyC)constantlyD)consistently

12.Havingstudiedbusinessatcollegeandknowingtwoforeignlanguages,my

secretaryisperfectlyforherjob.

A)abilityB)competentC)capabilityD)qualify

13.Oncethebalanceinnatureisdisturbed,itwillanumberofpossible

unforeseeableeffects..

A)resultfromB)resultinC)asaresultofD)resultof

14.Thesepeoplearevery,veryorganizedandexcellenttimemanagers.

A)effectiveB)sufficientC)adequateD)efficient

15.Wehavealreadyalotoftimeandenergytheproject,sowehaveto

carryon.

A)oB)spent...inC)pour...onD)o

16.nocoffeeleft,theyhadtodrinkteainstead.

A)ItbeingB)ItwasC)TherebeingD)Therewas

17.Don'ttakehimasafriend.Heisacriminal.

A)anythingbutB)nothingbutC)somethingbutD)everythingbut

18.Itisdifficulttofindateachingpositionatauniversity.

A)increasinglyB)increasingC)leisurelyD)leisure

19.Tmafraidwe'vegas.

A)runoutB)runofC)runoutofD)runaway

20.Thechildrenhadbeenindoorsallday,andweregetting.

A)restlesslyB)restlessC)restD)unrest

21.1firmlybelievethatthisagreementwillbeforourbenefit.

A)mutualB)togetherC)altogetherD)much

22.Peoplehaveboughtthesehousesunderthethattheirvaluewould

justkeeponrising.

A)delusionB)illusionC)virtualD)relation

23.Theprojecthasbeenbythelocalgovernmentforlackofpublic

resources.

A)cleanB)holdC)controlD)canceled

24.Theclerkmusthaveyourname,becausehesaidyouweren'there.

A)overlookedB)seeC)lookD)read

25.Thespeakersaidsomethingabouttheactorsandthentotalkabout

thefilm.

A)proceededB)processedC)producedD)put

26.Differencesofopinionareoftenthemostdifficultproblemto.

A)resolveB)studyC)learnD)close

27.Whenhelookedforajob,Johnstronglyfeltthattherewasawidespread

againstmenoverforty.

A)prejudiceB)newsC)learningD)understanding

28.Childrenshouldbeencouragedtoreachabetweenwhattheywant

andwhatotherswant.

A)gapB)cultureC)compromiseD)promise

29.Thediscoveryseemstothatpeoplelivedhereover10,000years

ago.

A)confirmB)controlC)conditionD)firm

30.Thebookwasfirstpublishedin1994andwastranslatedinto

fifteenlanguages.

A)absolutelyB)subsequentlyC)clearlyD)possibly

31.Mindyourownbusiness.Myaffairshavetodowithyou.

A)somethingB)nothingC)everythingD)anything

32.Havingworkedinthecompanyfortwoyears,Mr.Smithisnowtaking

caremarketingandpublicrelations.

A)ofB)aboutC)withD)over

33.Thefarmerbadluck:hiscropsweredestroyedbyastorm.

A)metwithB)mettogetherC)metaboutD)metof

34.Theoldgardenerseemscoldandunfriendly,buthe'sreallya

warm-heartedman.

A)inthesurfaceB)onthefaceC)inthefaceD)onthesurface

35.Theyhadhopedtobeabletomoveintotheirnewhouseattheendofthemonth,

butthingsdidnotastheyhadexpected.

A)workoutB)worktoC)workwithD)workabout

36.Suchviolentattacksareacivilizedsociety.

A)incompatiblewithB)incompatibleabout

C)compatiblewithD)compatibleabout

37.Therehadbeenintheoldman'slife,butonthewholehis

fortuneshavegrown.

A)upsanddownsB)upsandupsC)downsanddownsD)upsordowns

38.Themotheronlyherson'smarriagelongaftertheevent.

A)learnedofB)learnedC)learnedaboutD)learnedwith

39.Risingsalescangiveagoodhowthisproductisreceivedinthe

market

A)showofB)indicateC)indicationofD)show

40.TheChinesegovernmenthasbeencombatingdrugtrafficking.

A)allalongB)alloverC)allofD)aboveall

41.Atthepressconferencehetocommentonthecompany\difficulties

andonlyansweredquestionsaboutsuccesses.

A)declinedB)declineC)agreesD)agree

42.Themanagementtheirworkersacceptingtipsfrom

customers.

A)refuse...toB)declined...toC)forbid...fromD)forbid...to

43.Hearinghiscomfortingwords,Ifeltahugewaveofinsidemeand

couldn'thelpcrying.

A)warmB)warmthC)happyD)happiness

44.Ifyouhaveno,Iwouldliketoaskyourdaughtertomarryme.

A)refuseB)declineC)opinionD)objection

45.Youfingerprintcan'tbemine.

A)samewithB)sameasC)identicalwithD)identicalto

46.Aftertheparty,themotherneededsometohelpwiththe

washing-upinthekitchen.

A)manB)menC)volunteersD)volunteer

47.Thefactoryhasnowearnedalargeamountofforeignmoney,becausetherehas

beenanincreaseintradeduringthepastfewyears.

A)overseasB)other'sC)anotherD)theother

48.Theuniversitypressuretocloseoneofitsdepartments.

A)doesB)resistedC)rejectedD)refused

49.1tookathegirlnextdoor.

A)fancytoB)fancywithC)fancyaboutD)fancy

50.Manyspecieshavenowfromtheearth.

A)diedB)deadC)vanishedD)vanishing

51.Weneedgoodfoodtothestarvinginfants.

A)provideB)nourishC)giveD)offer

52.Lifewithhimisn'tallsailing,youknow.

A)plainB)goodC)withD)about

53.Therearemanyantelopesinthegrassland.

A)raceB)leapC)leapingD)racing

54.Hewasamanofintelligenceandofofwill

A)firmnessB)firmlyC)greatD)powerful

55.Theytheairandforceditintothecabin.

A)compressB)compressedC)compressingD)compressedwith

56.IfItellmyfatherwhatIhavedone,hewillbealittleangry.

A)gowithB)withC)morethanD)moreabout

57.Iwasexpressmyownthoughtsandfeelings,thoughsometimesIhurt

others.

A)easytoB)abouttoC)goingtoD)freeto

58.1willfinishthisjobforyoubynextTuesday.

A)withoutfailB)withfailC)allaboutD)allover

59.Youcangofishingyoupromisetobebackbefore11o'clock.

A)assoonasB)asmuchasC)aslongasD)aspossibleas

60.1promisetheycangettheirpay,beforenextMondayatthelatest.

A)allalongB)rightawayC)allofD)aboveall

Keys:

1-5CBBCC6-10BAADA11-15ABBDD16-20CBACB

21-25ABDAA26-30AACAB31-35BAADA36-40AAACA

41-45ACBDD46-50CABAC51-55BACAB56-60CDACB

PartIIReadingComprehension

Passage1

DifferencesBetweenTwoKindsofYouth

ThetriptotheUnitedStatesopenedmyeyestothefacttherearealotofsimilaritiesaswell

asdifferencesbetweenAmericanyouthandFrenchyouth.NowIwilltalkaboutthedifferences

betweenthem.

Thefirstdifferenceisinappearance.GoingaroundintheU.S.,IfoundthatAmericanyouth

donotreallycareabouttheirappearance.Inthemorning,theychoosesomethingintheircloset

andwearitwithanotherthing.,oftenofdifferentcolorsandstyles,withoutwonderingwhether

theirchoicesmakethemlookstrange.Thereasonbehindthisisthattheydon'tcarewhatpeople

looklike,butarejustinterestedintheirideas.Ithinkit'sgreat,butitalsocausesproblems.Since

theydon'tcareabouttheirappearance,theydon'treallycareabouttheirweight.Oftentheyget

fatwithoutrealizingit.

Iobservedthattherearedifferencesinrelationshipstoo.WhentheAmericanyouthfallin

love,theydon'treallythinkofthefuture.Also,therearedifferencesintherulesconcerning

behaviorthatisallowed.Insomerespects,theFrencharemoreaccepting.Forexample,in

Americaitisgenerallyunacceptabletomakephysicaldisplayoflove.Lovers,intheory,can't

kissorholdeachothereverywheretheywant.Peoplethinkthatnotshowingloveinpublic

placesisawaytorespectothers.Onthecontrary,theFrenchyouthcandoalmosteverything

theywant,andtheyareusuallymoreconcernedaboutthefutureoftherelationshipthanthe

Americanyouth.

Withregardtoothertypesofrelationships,therearealsobigdifferences.Americansact

differentlyfromFrenchpeopleinfrontofunknownpeople.WhenanAmericangirl,forexample,

arrivesinfrontofpeopleshehasnevermetbefore,shewilltalkwiththem,tryingtocreatea

kindofbondbetweenherandthisnewcircleofpeople.TheFrenchgirlswilljustthinkabout

ratherthanreallydothiskindofthingbecausetheyaretooshyandlackinginself-confidence.

Tofinish,InoticedthatinAmericanclasses,whenpupilswanttosayorasksomething,

theyjustdoit.Ingeneral,theydon'treallycarehowtheotherswilljudgethem.InFrance,it's

notthesamecase.Ifsomebodywantstoasksomething,he/shewillthinkaboutitbefore

speakingup.IappreciatethefreedominAmericans9behavior,ideas,andwaysofexpressing

themselves.

1.Inthisarticle,theauthortalksaboutbetweenAmericanyouthandFrenchyouth.

A)thefriendshipB)thedifferencesandsimilarities

C)thesimilaritiesD)thedifferences

2.Americanyoungpeople.

A)aremoreconcernedaboutappearance

B)showmoreinterestinpeople'sideas

C)arejustinterestedinpeople'sclothes

D)caremoreabouttheirweight

3.Americanyouthoften.

A)wonderwhytheylookstrangeB)carewhatpeoplelooklike

C)neglecttheirweightD)causeproblemswiththeirideas

4.WhenAmericanyouthfallinlovewitheachother,they.

A)willkisswherevertheylike

B)willalwaysthinkabouttheirfuture

C)willnotholdeachother

D)willrarelydisplaytheirloveinpublic

5IfFrenchpupilswanttoaskquestionsinclass,theywill.

A)askfortheteacher'spermissionfirst

B)speakupbeforetheteacherpermits

C)trytocontrolthemselvesnottodoso

D)thinkaboutitbeforetheydoso

Keys:DBCDD

Passage2

BuildingYourBusiness,BuildingYourPeople

Whatanexcitingthingtodo——developingasuccessfulbusiness!Ihavebeenpartofthe

building.Anddevelopingoffouractive,successfulbusinesses.Weareinagreatstageof

growthanddevelopmentrightnowatmycompany,ProgressProductions,andiamreminded

everydayofsomeofthemostimportantideasforprogress.

Herearefiveideastokeepinmindthatcanmakeasignificantdifferenceinateam:

UnderstandYourPeople

IfIwantmyteamtogoandgrowwithme,Ineedtofindoutwhatexcitesthem.Whatare

theirpersonaldrivesandwhatkeepsthemformbeingattheirbest?Whatdotheyneedintheir

workenvironmenttoimprovetheirmentalwell-being?Whataretheirfearsandconcerns,,and

howcanIhelpthemmanagethesefearsandconcerns?Whataretheirvaluesandgoals,andhow

canIensuretheyareinagreementwithmine?Itisimportanttorememberthatallyourcareful

planning,yougoals,andyourpurposeswillbeuselessifyouneedotherpeopletohelpyou

makethemhappenandthosepeopledonothavethesamelevelofcommitmenttothemasyou.

HelpPeopleBuildSelf-confidence

Thisisamajordiscoveryforme,Duringmyearlyyearsinmanagement.Irealizedthegreat

powerofexpectationsonperformance.AsIfound,peoplelargelyliveduptomyexpectationof

them.SOilearnedthatifuwanttobuildmybusinessthroughmypeople,Ihavetobuildtheir

ownbeliefintheircapacitytoachieve,Thisbeliefmustbeeducated.Nottothepointofany

falsebeliefaboutcurrentperformance,butwitharealconvictionaboutpotentialIfIwanttolift

theirachievement,imusthelpthemlifttheirtrustinthemselvesfirst.

GivePeopleFloors,Walls,butNoCeilings

Whilewearegrowing,weusuallywantalevelofsecuritybeneathus,afloorora

foundation.Keepyourpeopleinformedofyourplansandyouractivities,sothattheyknow

wheretheystand.Allowthemfreedomofoperationwithindefinedandmeasurableframeworks,

andletthemknowtheskyisthelimitforachievement,forrecognition,andforreward.

TeachpeopletoTreasureRecognition

WhereverIspeakandgiveadvicetopeople,theytellmetheydonotgetenough

recognition.Sad,isnotit?Iusuallyaskthemhowmuchrecognitiontheygive.Theylookatme

asifiamcrazy,butagoodcultureofrecognitionshouldbecarefullydeveloped,withpraiseand

appreciationshownbothupanddown,andsideways,inateam.Findinterestingwaysto

encourageeveryoneinyourteamtorecognizeachievementinothers,butbecarefultokeepit

genuine,spontaneousandbothindividual—andteam—based.Teachyourteamtoaskforthe

opinionsofothersiftheyarenotreceivingrecognitionthewaytheywantit,andteachthemthey

havetheresponsibilityforcreatingit.

EncouragePeopletoBeCreative

Eachoneofushascreatedourlifejustthewaywechoosetohaveit,oratleastthewaywe

havesettledforit.Thosewhohavebeentoldtheyarecreativewillprobablyusetheircreativity

bravely.Otherswhohavenothadtheircreativityencouragedwillmostlybelievetheyare

uncreative,Isuggestyouencourageyourpeopletobecreativeandbraveintryingoutnewideas.

Buildingabusinessisgreatlyrewardingandbuildingyourpeopleisequallyrewarding.

Seeingyourpeopledevelopasaresultofyourencouragement,advising,andmanagementisa

greatjoy!!!

1Formthefirstparagraphweknowtheauthorspresentcompanyis

A,developingquickly

B.creatingimportantideas

C.progressingproductions

D.makingasignificantdifference

2Itisnecessarytofindoutyourteam'spersonaldrivessothatyou

A.canimprovetheirmentalwell-being

B.Canhelpthemmanagetheirfears

C.Cankeepthemattheirbest

D.Canagreewiththeirvaluesandgoals

3Carefulplanning,goals,andpurposeswillbeusefulonlywhen

A.yourteammemberscometohelp

B.Yourteammembersareresourceful

C.Yourteammembersareinterestedinthem

D.Yourteammembersareascommittedtothemasyou

4Ifyouhelpyouremployeesbelieveinthemselves,youcan

A.receivemoreeducation

B.Lifttheirachievement

C.Getmoretrustfromthem

D.Havemoreopportunities

5Accordingtotheauthor,anemployershould

A.givehispeoplethefreedomtodowhatevertheylike

B.Rewardhispeoplewithindefinedframeworks

C.Providehispeoplefreedomofoperationwithinmeasurableframeworks

D.Tellhispeopletheskyisthelimitforoperation

Key:ACDBC

Passage3ComputerViruses

Thecomputervirusisanoutcomeofthecomputerovergrowthinthe1980s.Theterm

computerviruscomesfromthelikenessbetweenthevirusesthatharmthebodyandtheharmful

programsthatinfectcomputers.Wheninsideabody,virusescreatefactoriesthatbreedother

viruses.However,computervirusesaresmallprograms.Theyreproducebyattachingacopyof

themselvestoanotherprogram.

Onceattachedtoanotherprogram,virusesthenlookforotherprogramsto“infect”.Inthis

way,theviruscanspreadquicklythroughoutasinglecomputeroranentirenetworkwhenit

infectsaLANoramulti-usersystem.Atsomepoint,thevirusattacksaccordingtohowitis

programmed.Thetimingoftheattackcanbelinkedtoanumberofsituations,suchasacertain

timeordate,thepresenceofaparticularobject,thesecurityleveloftheuser,andthenumberof

timesaprogramisused.Similarly,thepatternofattackcomesindifferentways.Theso-called

“harmless“virusesmightsimplyshowamessage,liketheonethatinfectedIBM'smain

computersystemin1987withChristmasgreetings.Harmfulvirusesaredesignedtodamagethe

system.Theycanwipeoutdata,crossoutinformation,orrewritetheharddisk.

MainTypesofViruses

Therearefourmaintypesofviruses:shell,intrusive（侵扰的），operatingsystem,andsource

code（源代码）.

Shellviruseswrapthemselvesaroundahostprogram,butdon'tchangeit.Shellprograms

areeasytowrite,whichiswhyabouthalfofvirusesareofthistype.

Intrusivevirusesinvadeanexistingprogramandactuallyplaceapartofthemintothehost

program.Intrusivevirusesarehardtowriteandverydifficulttoremovewithoutdamagingthe

hostfile.

S

or.exeextension,althoughdatafilesarealsoatrisk.

Operatingsystemvirusesworkbyreplacingpartoftheoperatingsystemwiththeirown

code.Theyareverydifficulttowriteandhavetheability,onceloaded,totaketotalcontrolof

yoursyste.

Operatingsystemvirusesareintrusiveprogramsthatareinsertedintoasourceprogram

suchasthosewritteninPascalpriortotheprogrambeingfollowed.Theyaretheleastcommon

virusesbecausetheyarenotonlyhardtowrite,butalsohavealimitednumberofhosts

comparedwiththeothertypes.

BeCautiousAbouttheSecondNetworkViruses

Doyoubelieveit?Networkvirusescanstealmoney!Andtheyarecomingforyour

computerrightnow.SofartheInternethasbecomethemainchannelthroughwhichcomputer

virusesspread.Evenwithoutgettinginformationfromthenetwork,yourcomputercanbe

infectedbythesecondnetworkcomputerviruses,whicharehiddeninsomemachinesonthe

network.

Thevirusthatcanstealyourmoneyisakindofthesecondnetworkviruses.Itwasdesigned

andinsertedinsomemachinesonthenetwork.Whenyourcomputerislinkedtooneofthese

machines,theviruswillinvadeyourharddiskandsearchwhetherIntuitQuicken,anaccounting

program,isinstalled.Oneofthisaccountingprogram'sfunctionsistotransferaccounts

automatically.Oncetheprogramisinfected,yourmoneywillbetransferredtoanadditional

accountopenedbythevirusprogramwithoutanybodyknowingit.

1.Computervirusesaresmallprograms,which

A,aresimilartothevirusesthatharmthehumanbody

B.invadealivingcellandproduceotherviruses

C.reproducebyattachingacopyofthemselvestoanotherprogram

D.comeintobeingduringthecomputerovergrowthinthe1990s

2.Virusescaninfectotherprogramsifonlytheyare

E.affectedbyanotherprogram

F.spreadthroughoutacomputer

G.attachedtoanotherprogram

H.attackedbyotherprograms

3.Peoplecreatevirusesforthepurposeof

E.showingamessage

F.damagingthesystem

□.deliveringaseason'sgreeting

H.linkingsomemachines

4.Thefourmaintypesofvirusesdonotinclude

E.intrusive

F.operatingsystem

G.sourcecode

H.harddisk

5.About50%ofvirusesareshellviruses,becauseshellviruses

E.reproducefast

F.invadeanexistingprogram

G.areeasytowrite

H.haveahostprogram

Key:CCBDC

Passage4BrightHeart

LastTuesdayIwasinvitedtoparticipateinapartyforTuesday'sChildren.an

organizationthathelpschildrenwiththeAIDSvirus.Iwasaskedtoattendbecause

I'monatelevisionshow.Idon'tthinkthatmostofthekidsrecognizedmeasa

famousperson,butasabigkidwhocametoplaywiththemfortheday.IthinkI

likeditbetterthatway.

Attheparty,theyhadallkindsofactivities.Iwasdrawntooneinparticularbecause

allthechildrenweretakingpartinit.Inthatactivity,anyonewhowantedto

participatecouldpaintasquare.Laterallthepaintedsquaresweregoingtobesewn

togethertomakeawallhanging.Thewallhangingwouldbepresentedtoaman

whohaddevotedmuchofhislifetothisorganizationandwouldsoonberetiring.

Theygaveeveryonesomepaintsinbright,beautifulcolorsandaskedthekidsto

paintsomethingthatwouldmakethewallhangingbeautiful.AsIlookedaroundat

allthesquares,Isawpinkheartsandbrightblueclouds,beautifulorangesunrise,

andgreenandpurpleflowers.Thepictureswereallbright,positive,anduplifting.

Allexceptforone.

Theboysittingnexttomewaspaintingaheart,butitwasdark,empty,andlifeless.

Itlackedthebright,livelycolorsthathisfellowartistshadused.

AtfirstIthoughtmaybehetooktheonlypaintthatwasleftanditjusthappenedto

bedark.ButwhenIaskedhimaboutit,hesaidhisheartwasthatcolorbecausehis

heartfeltdarkandbecausehewasverysick.Hesaidthathissicknesswasnotever

goingtogetbetter.Helookedstraightintomyeyesandsaid,“Thereisnothing

anyonecandothatwillhelp.”

ItoldhimIwassorrythathewassickandIcouldcertainlyunderstandwhyhewas

sosad.Icouldevenunderstandwhyhehadmadehisheartadarkcolor.ButIalso

toldhimthatitisn'ttruethatthereisnothinganyonecandotohelp.Otherpeople

maynotbeabletomakehimbetter,butwecandothingslikesharingourtimeand

ourlove,whichinmyexperiencecanreallyhelpwhenpeoplearefeelingsad.Itold

himthatifheliked,Iwouldbehappytospendsometimetalkingwithhimsothat

hecouldseewhatImeant.Butinsteadoftalkingwithme,hedidsomething

different.Heinstantlycameneartomeandwrappedhisarmsaroundmyneck.

Whenhedidthis,Ithoughtmyownheartwouldburstwiththeloveforthissweet

littleboy.

Hesattheretalkingwithmeforalongtimeandwhenhehadhadenough,he

jumpeddowntofinishhiscoloring.Ia