新视野大学英语考查卷A及答案

新乡医学院

2011—2012学年第一学期

2011级新视野大学英语考查卷A

PARTI题号PARTIPARTIIPARTIIIPARTIV

READING

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(3()points,15X2)

Directions:Therearc3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.Foreachofthem

therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),andyoushoulddecidewhichthebestchoiceis.Thenmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions1-5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ForalongtimewomenwithHIVwereignoredbecausethefocuswastotallyonHIVmen.Thegay

community(同性恋)wasverymuchinsightandvocal(呼声高的)andsuccessfullygotsupportforitscause.

NowwearerapidlyapproachingthepointwhereaboutonehalfofallAIDScasesintheworldarewomen.

Butnooneistakingthisdangerouslyhighlevelofinfectionamongwomenseriouslyenough.

WomenusuallyhaveaworsetimedealingwithHIVthanmendo.Inmostcases,thewomanistaking

careofchildrenaswellashersickpartner.Shemaynotevenhavetimetotakecareofherself.The

HIV-positivewomanendsupshoulderingthefamilyaswellasherownpersonalproblems.Men,however,

areusuallytheoneswhohaveinsurance(保险)，incomeandaccesstodoctors.Theygetcare.Womenoften

donot.

Thediscrimination(歧视)againstHIV-positivewomenissimplyterrible.Theyarelikelytobemore

inactivethanmeninthehomeandworkplacebecausetoomanypeoplethinkthatwomenarethecauseofthe

disease.Thisisnotatalltrue.Theygetitfromaman.TheydonjustsimplyhaveHIV.Ofcourse,there\a

socialdiscriminationagainstallpeoplewithHIV.Theyarcscaredthatotherpeoplewillknowtheyare

HIV-positiveandthattheywill,therefore,bediscriminatedagainst.Forexample,it'sverydifferentfor

peoplewithHIVtotravel.Theyarenotallowedtoentermanycountries,includingtheUnitedStates,China

andRussian.

ThebiggestdifficultyanHIV-positivewomanmustfaceistheisolation（孤立）.Oncethewomanknows

she'sHIV-positive,shelivesinfearthatotherpeoplewillfindout.She'ssofrightenedshewillgointo

hiding,intoanisolatedplacebyherself.It'snotatalluncommontomeetawomanwhohasbeen

HIV-positivefornearly10yearsandhasnevertoldanyone,exceptthedoctor.Andtheresultingstressis

enoughtomakehersick.ButHIV-positivewomenwhogetsupport,whocandiscusstheirtroubleandthen

dosomethingaboutit—whetherthatmeanstakingbettercareofthemselvesorgoingtotheUnitedNations

tostrugglefortheirrights——arelikelytolivelonger.Activewomendon'tdieoutofshameinacorner.This

happenstotoomanyHIV-positivewomen.

1.WomenwithHIVwereignoredforalongtimebecause.

A.theirefforttoattractattentionwasnotassuccessfulastheHIVmen's

B.theyoftenlivedinacommunitythatwashardlynoticedbyothers

C.HIVmenweretheonlyconcernoveralongtime

D.theyfailedtogetsupport

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.HIV-positivcwomenmakeupnearlyhalfofallAIDScasesintheworld.

B.Thegaycommunitysucceededingettingsupport.

C.Thehighlevelofinfectionamongwomenhasbeentakenseriously.

D.ThereissocialdiscriminationagainstallpeoplewithHIV.

3.Accordingtothepassage,it'sdifficultforthewomentodealwithHIVbutnotbecause.

A.theyoftenlosetheirjobsafterotherpeoplefindouttheyareHIV-positive

B.theyusuallyhavethefamilyproblem

C.theyoftenhavenoaccesstodoctors

D.theyhavelittletimelefttotakecareofthemselves

4.CountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandChinaarementionedinthearticleinordertoshow

that.

A.therearemoreAIDScasesinthosecountries

B.itisnotconvenientforHIV-positivepeopletotravel

C.theyoftenhavenoaccesstodoctors

D.peoplehavelittletimelefttotakecareofthemselves

5.Whichofthefollowingdoesthepassageshowtousthatactivewomendon'tdo?

A.Getsupportfromothers.

B.Discusstheirtroublewiththeirdoctorsonly.

C.Strugglefortheirrights.

D.Takebettercareofthemselves.

PassageTwo

Questions6-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Valentine'sDay（情节）wasthetimemyfatherchosetoshowhisloveforthespecialpeopleinhis

life.OvertheyearsIfondlythoughtofhimasmy“ValentineMan”.

Attheageofsix,onValentine'sDaymorning,Igotacardsigned"Love,Dad”forthefirsttimeanda

giftofringwithsmallpieceofredglass.AsIgrewolder,thegiftsgavewaytoheart-shapedboxesfilled

withmyfavoritechocolatesandalwaysincludedaspecialcardsigned"Love,Dad”.Yearbyyear,thecards

seemedlessimportant,andIthoughtthevalentine（情人节卡片或礼物等）wouldalwaysbethere.Ihad

placedmyhopesanddreamsinreceivingcardsandgiftsfrom“importantothers”，and“Love,Dad,,just

didn'tseemquiteenough.

Ifmyfatherknewthenthathehadbeenreplaced,heneverletitshow.Ifhesensedanydisappointment

overvalentinesthatdidn'tarrivefromme,hejusttriedthatmuchhardertocreateapositiveatmosphere（气

氛），givingmeanextrahuganddoingwhathecouldtomakemydayalittlebrighter.

OnValentine'sDayeightycai'sagoIreceivedacardaddressedtomeinmymother'shandwriting.On

theside,mymotherhadprinted“HappyValentine'sDay"andmyfatherhadsigned"Love,Dad,,.Itwasthe

kindofcardthatputtearsinmyeyesbecauseIknewthiswouldbethelastIwouldreceivefromhim.

Hisfinalcardremainsonmydesktoday.It'saremainderofhowspecialfatherscanbeandhow

importantithasbeentomeovertheyearstoknowthatIhadafatherwhocontinuedatraditionoflovewith

simpleactsofunderstandingandhadtheabilitytoexpresshappinesstothepeopleinhislife.

6.Whydidthewriterthinkofherfatherasher“ValentineMan“overtheyears?

A.HerfatherhadgivenheravalentineonValentine'sDaytoshowhislove,understandingandhappiness.

B.ShehadplacedherhopesanddreamsinreceivingcardsandgiftsfromherfatheronValentine'sDay.

C.Herfathercreatedapositiveatmosphere（气氛）andmadeherdaybrighteronValentine'sDay.

D.ShemissedherfatherverymuchonValentine'sdayafterhedied.

7.Whenthewritergrewolder,herfather'scardseemedlessimportantbecause.

A.shewasnolongerinterestedinValentine'sDay

B.shethoughtherfather'sValentinewasn'tenoughandhopedtogelmorefromothers

C.herboyfriendtooktheplaceofherfather

D.shedidnotlikethedesignofthecardsherfathersenther

8.Whenthewriterwasdisappointedaboutthevalentinesshedidnotreceive,herfather.

A.gaveheranotherheartshapedboxfilledwithherfavoritechocolates.

B.triedtotalkwithheraboutsomethingelse

C.toldhertoplaceherhopesanddreamsawayfromothers

D.comfortedherbydoingwhathecouldtomakeherhappy

9.Whywasthewriter'slastvalentinewritteninhermother'swriting?

A.Hermotherwantedtoshowherlovetoo.

B.Herfatherwassobusythathehadnotimetomailthecard.

C.Herfatherwastooilltomailacard.

A.goodhealthismorethannotbeingill

B.drinking,evenifnottoexcess,couldbeharmful

C.regularhealthchecksareessentialtokeepingfit

D.preventionismoredifficultthancure

13.Traditionally,apersonisconsidered"well"ifhe.

A.doesnothaveanyunhealthylivinghabits

B.doesnothaveanyphysicalhandicaps

C.isabletohandlehisdailyroutines

D.isfreefromanykindofdisease

14.Accordingtotheauthor,thetruemeaningof"wellness,^isforpeople.

A.tobestsatisfytheirbody'sspecialneeds

B.tostrivetomaintainthebestpossiblehealth

C.tomeetthestricteststandardsofbodilyhealth

D.tokeepaproperbalancebetweenworkandleisure

15.Accordingtowhattheauthoradvocates,whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplewouldbeconsidered

healthy?

A.Peoplewhohavestrongmusclesaswellasslimfigures.

B.Peoplewhoarcnotpresentlyexperiencinganysymptomsofdisease

C.Peoplewhotrytobeaspossible,regardlessoftheirlimitations.

D.Peoplewhocanrecoverfromillnessevenwithoutseekingmedicalcare.

PARTIICLOZE得分

(30points,15X2)

阅卷人

Directions:Thereare15blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA,BandC.ChoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Inalecturetothestudent,ProfessorWarrickintroducedanewmethodofstudy.Callingthismethod

16,buthesaidthatitwouldgivestudentsanadvantage17theirclassmates.Healso18it

wouldhelpinunlockingtheirtruepotential.Whenthelecturewasover,students19theprofessor.So

it'sobviousthattheywere20.WhethertheyshouldbelieveinwhatWarrickhadtosay,however,is

worthinvestigating.

Warricksaysthatthe21forcesofexcellencearewithineveryindividual.Theseforces,hesays,

canbefreedthroughtheright22.Thatis,ifstudentstunetheirconcentrationthroughcertainmental

exercises,theycanimprove23ontheirschoolwork.Theseexercisesincludesuchactivitiesas

listeningtospecialmusicwhilesleeping.Healso24vitamins.Everything25issoldby

Warrickhimself.

Asonecanimagine,Warrickhas26greatlybysellingproductstohopefulstudents.Already,

hehasmademillionsofdollars.Andhislectures27havemadehimanationalhero.Thiswouldn'tbe

badifhewasactually28students.Ifstudentswerereachingthepeakshepromised,therewouldn'tbe

aproblem.Aftersomeanalysis,29,onecanseethatthisisnotthecase.Follow-upstudiesof

studentswhohaveusedWarrick'smethodshavebeendone.Thesestudiesshowhismethodshaveoneffect

30.Performanceisnotenhancedbyhismethods.Fewstudentsareawareofthis,however.

16.A.dramaticB.fantasticC.weird

17.A.toB.againstC.over

18.A.blamedB.demandedC.claimed

19.A.applaudedB.appliedC.appealed

20.A.convincedB.believedC.trusted

21.A.consciousB.mysteriousC.obvious

22.A.laborsB.effortsC.pains

23.A.pcrfonnanccB.analysisC.amount

24.A.entertainsB.suggestsC.grants

25.A.necessaryB.crilicalC.basic

26.A.profitedB.valuedC.achieved

27.A.tripsB.visitsC.tours

28.A.supportingB.assistingC.persuading

29.A.whateverB.thereforeC.however

30.