新视野四级试卷B卷及答案

1、New Horizon College English TestBand Four (B)Part IListening Comprehension (15%)Section ADirections: In this section, you llhear ten short conversations. Aftereachconversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Theconversation and question will be read only once. Listen carefullyand choo

2、se the best answer to each question.1. A. In a shoe shop.B. In a warehouse.C. In a department store.D. In a store for man s clothes.2. A. It is typical December weather for this region.B. It won t snow until December.C. There has never been much snow down South.D. Such a large amount of snow is unus

3、ual for this month.3.A. He s not sure.B. He ll go by plane.C. He ll go by train.D. He ll go by bus.4.A. She must walk five miles.B. She must walk five or six blocks.C. She must walk to the corner.D. She must walk three blocks.5. A. It s too soon to go back there again.B. The mail was sent back to th

4、e post office.C. He doesn t have anything to dropnthei mailbox.D. The post office was closed an hour ago.6.A. His age.B. His income.C. His hobby.D. His job.7.A. She doesn t like singing.B. She s scared.C. She can t read music.D. Her voice is bad.8.A. In another building.B. In his office.C. In the ba

5、throom.D. At a meeting.9.A. Writing checks for tickets.B. A train trip.C. Today s rainstorm.D. How to use their tickets.10. A. $358.B. $158.1C. $200.D. $258.Section BDirections: In this section, you llhear a short passage. The passage willberead only once. At the end of the passage you ll hear five

6、questionsabout what was said. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.11.A. To draw moving objects.B. To keep away from dangerous things.C. To hunt animals.D. To cling to their parents.12.A. How to read and write.B. How to count and calculate.C. How to hunt and farm.D. How to de

7、pend on other people.13. A. Their parents could teach them all they needed.B. Teachers came to their homes.C. They didn tneed to count money.D. Other people s experiences meant little for them.14. A. They didn tlive together with their parents any longer.B. They were not satisfied with the old way o

8、f living.C. They began to move from place to place.D. They had to learn from people living far away.15. A. Reading, writing, and entertainment.B. Reading, writing, and arithmetic.C. Reading, farming, and researching.D. Reading, writing, and survival.Part II. Reading Comprehension.Directions: Read th

9、e following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions. (30%)Text 1My husband and I got married in 1981 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might

10、go back to workMy husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.2After several weeks of looking for a job, I found my present job, which is working for a small publi

11、c relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends. “My clever little wife can run that company shed working for. ”But as his joking statement approached truth, my husband stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotions and pay increases, an

12、dI m now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our joined incomes, my husband and I can do many things we had always dreamed of doing, but we don tdo these things because he is very unhappy.We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me

13、in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think it is possible that our marriage may come to an end.I love my husband very much, and I don twant him to feel inferior, but I also love my job. I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I dontknow how. Who can give me so

14、me advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?16. When was the passage most probably written?A) In 1991B) Around 1996C) In 1981D) Four years ago17. The husband was supportive, for he _.A) praised her for all the housework she had doneB) took over w

15、hat she used to do at homeC) encouraged herD) made the decision for her18. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A) It only took several days for her to find the job she is now doing.B) For the first time since their marriage, the writer doesnt think her husband is as ki

16、nd as before.C) Her husband stopped talking to her about her job when her career was approaching success.D) Her husband has been proud of her for every success she has won on the job.19. As she was making more money, _.A) she did a lot of things she had dreamed ofB) she found a gap taking place betw

17、een them3C) she could buy many new clothes and a new houseD) she was very critical of her husband20. The difficult position a working woman is in is a choice between _.A) husband and friendsB) career and payC) children and workD) job and marriageText 2After-sales service and guarantee become an inte

18、gral 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 before. Being able to find after-sales service creates a feeling of convenience and a sense of responsib

19、ility 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 when a potential customer decides to make a purchase. Whether this be in the form of a written guarant

20、ee 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 nowadays. Product testing and refinement are conducted for both new and existing products. With the h

21、elp 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 whether it be available at home or abroad.21. After-sales service and guarantee can provide the custom

22、ers with_.A. solid ground for loyaltyB. sense of responsibilityC. a feeling of convenienceD. sense of satisfaction22. More 24-hour hotline centers appear because _.A. more and more customers demand after-sales servicesB. there are more and more complaints from customersC. more companies come to real

23、ize the importance of after-sales services.D. they have become a new type of investment23. Product guarantee _.A. must in written formB. can be based on the companys reputation4C. is not often provided by the companiesD. often fails to meet in reality24. Product testing and refinement are conducted

24、for _.A. new products onlyB. quality productsC. dangerous productsD.both newand existingproducts25. Which is NOT mentioned concerning product guarantee?A. A brand s research & development.B.Producttesting andrefinement.C. Quality control.D. Product distribution.Text 3Just two months ago, Ana, a

25、teenager, was preparing for an importantexam. Winners would receive scholarships and be able to study in the United States. Ana knew her grades were excellent, but she realized that she must dowell on the exams in order to qualify for the $3,000 stipend (津贴 ). AlthoughAna had worried about the inter

26、view portion of the exam, she came through with flying colors ( 轻松地 ). She spoke to the American interviewers about herfamily background and discussed her educational plans with them. Her hard work paid off, for she was one of twenty awarded a four-year scholarshipearlier this month.Now Ana cannot b

27、elieve that she is sitting in a business management classat the Universityof California at Los Angeles. Althoughshe has had sevenyears ofEnglishlanguage classes, Ana is havingdifficultywiththe textandlecturesbecause there are so many new wordsand technicaldefinitionstoremember. Ana is finding it dif

28、ficult to understand the professor. Now she must work twice as hard to maintain her high grades.26. Ana realizes that _.A) her grades are poorB) she must do well on the examC) she is sitting in a business management classD) she must work twice as hard to get good grades27. Ana has been studying Engl

29、ish for _.A) seven yearsB) two monthsC) all her lifeD) the last two years28. Ana experiences difficulty with _.5A) textsB) technical definitionsC) the professor s lecturesD) all of the above29. San tells the interviewers about _.A) her flying colorsB) her familyC) her difficulty in understanding new

30、 wordsD) her worries about the interview30. The best main idea for the first paragraph is _.A) Ana has many experiences taking the interview examB) Ana prepares for the interview examC) Ana came through with flying colorsD) Ana takes examsText 4The term "culture shock" has already begun to

31、 creep into the popular vocabulary. Culture shock is the effect that involvement in a strange culture has on the unprepared visitor. Culture shock is what happens when a traveler suddenly finds himself in a place where yes may mean no, where a "fixed price" is negotiable, where to be kept

32、waiting in an outer office is no cause for insult, where laughter may signify ( 意味 ) anger.The culture shock phenomenon causes a breakdown in communication, a misreading of reality, an inability to cope. Yet culture shock is relatively mild in comparison with the much more serious malady（弊病） , futur

33、e shock. Future shock is brought on by the premature arrival of the future. It may well be the most important disease of tomorrow.Take an individual out of his own culture and set him down suddenlyin an environment sharply different from his own, with a different set ofcues to react to different con

34、ceptions ( 概念 ) of time, space, work, love,religion, sex, and everything else, then the dislocation he suffers will besevere. Given few clues as to what kind of behavior is rational under theradicallynew circumstances, the victim may wellbecome a danger tohimself and others.Now imagine not merely an

35、 individual but an entire society, an entire generation including its weakest, least intelligent, and most irrational members suddenly transported into this new world. The result is mass disorientation ( 迷失方向 ), future shock on a grand scale.6This is the prospect that man now faces. Change is avalan

36、ching （把 淹没） upon our heads and most people are unprepared to copewith it.31. Culture shock occurs when _.A. one loses all hopes of returning to his home environmentB. one expresses ideas and emotions contrary to what he intends to expressC. one cannot make accurate judgment using one's own valu

37、e standardsD. one cannot conduct negotiations for goods of fixed prices32. Future shock is much more serious than culture shock as _.A. it concerns the problems of the futureB. it affects people on a grand scaleC. it causes mass casualties 伤(亡 )D. it destroys the foundation of the society33. The wor

38、d "cue" in Para. 3 most probably refers to something that_.A. disorients an individualB. disturbs an individual's normal way of lifeC. helps an individual to function in societyD. arouses an individual's interest in the new culture34. One of the good measures to prevent future shoc

39、k is to _.A. get people well-prepared for the future changesB. keep people well-informed of the cultures in different placesC. make people fight against the possible future changesD. acquaint people with the harm of the future changes35. It can be inferred that the author's tone in the passage i

40、s _.A. humorousB. exaggeratedC. ironic ( 讽刺的 ) D. seriousPart III. Vocabulary and Structure . (25%)Directions: Choose the best one to complete each sentence.36.The pilot of the plane is _ for the passengers' safety.A) consciousB) responsibleC) necessaryD) regulated37.Our hopes _ and fell in the

41、same instant.7A) aroseB) roseC) raisedD) aroused38. He has been _ of murdering the Japanese visitor.A. blamedB. chargedC. accusedD. arrestedThe patient's progress was very encouraging as hecould _ get39.out of bed without help.A. nearlyB. onlyC. merelyD. barelyThe twentieth century has witnessed

42、 an enormous worldwide political,40.economic and cultural _.A. traditionB. transmissionC. transportationD. transformation_ you have been in this school for some time, please tell me41.what do you think of it.A) ThatB) In thatC) With thatD) Now that42._, a man who expresses himself effectivelyis sure

43、 to succeedmore rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.A) Other things being equalB) To be equal to other thingsC) Were other things equalD) Other things to be equal43.He always _ this town with his cousin.A) associatesB) remindsC) relatesD) memorizes44.The European Union countries wer

44、e once worriedthat they would nothave _ supplies of petroleum.A) proficientB) potentialC) efficientD) sufficient45. The government clearly had not the slightest _ of changing the legislation, in spite of the continued protest.A) desireB) ambitionC) willingnessD) intention846.They packed the instrume

45、nts carefully _ they would be brokenduring transportation.A) so thatB) on condition thatC) for fear thatD) provided that47.A fter the meeting the workers went back to their _ workshops.A) respectableB) respectiveC) respectfulD) respected48. A ccording to the American federal government, residents of

46、 Hawaii have the longest life _: 77.2 years.A) rankB) scaleC) spanD) scope49. With the development of science and technology, man can make various flowers _ before their time.A) be bloomedB) bloomedC) bloomD) blooming50. In recent years much more emphasis has been put _ developingthe students produc

47、tive skills.A) ontoB) overC) inD) on51. Purchasing the new production line will be a _ deal for the company.A) forcefulB) favoriteC) tremendousD) profitable52. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _free medical care.A. involvedB. associated withC. entitled toD. assigned to53.

48、 " What is the new literaturecourse like?"" It _ the studentsaren'trequired to attend lectures."A. differs with the old course becauseB. is different than the old course due to9C. differs from the old course in thatD. is different from the old course with respect to54. He doe

49、s not _ his workmates and there are often disagreementsbetween them.A. go on withB. put up withC. get along with D. keep up with55. A special day should be created to _ people's knowledge of the significance of intellectual property.A. learnB. expandC. broadenD. observe56. Though he was born and

50、 brought up in America, he can speak _Chinese.A) fluidB) fluentC) smoothD) flowing57. The president promised to keep all the board members _ of how the negotiations were going on.A) informB) be informedC) informingD) informed58.I won't _ those children making a noise in my house!A) allowB) letC)

51、 haveD) permit59.We'd like to _ a table for five for dinner this evening.A) preserveB) retainC) reserveD) sustain60. The theory of class currently prevailing in the West is _ based on what Max Weber, a German sociologist, proposed.A) fairlyB) kindlyC) greatlyD) largelyPart IV . Cloze. (10%)Directions: The following paragraph was chosen from your textbooks . Choose the exact word to fill in each blank (some words are unnecessary).10atvacuumuprefreshingtostret