新视野大学英语考试试题(A卷)

1、新视野大学英语考试试题(A卷)专业: 姓名: I. Vocabulary(词汇：选择一个合适的词语填入相应的句子中，并且每个词只能使用一次)responsibility inwardly weekdays disgusting offensive access disturb reap complain anniversary powerful surrounded underline Assignment envious embarrass urge annoyed amaze regarding1. With the coming of the Internet, young people

2、 have to the most recent events that happen in the world.2. -They are having the fiftieth of their wedding. -Oh, I see. You mean a golden wedding.3. Parents should take full _ _ for their childrens actions.4. She smiled, but she was very angry _ .5. The American couple _ about the high cost of visit

3、ing Europe.6. Its weird that she works at weekends instead of on _ . 7.What a _ smell! Open all the windows and air the room, please.8. As long as you get regular exercise, you can _ the benefit of being fit.9. Sorry to _ you, but I want to have a talk with the chairman. Is he in?10. He has made a(n

4、) _ remark that angers all of us.11.When I came across some favorite passages in reading, I usually them and try to learm them.12. Usually, a man with strong legs and arms is very _ .13. The thief tried to run away but gave up when he found himself _ . 14. I dont think Im _ of your success at your p

5、resent job.15. Hell get _ if you keep bugging him.16. We were _ to hear the news that the well-known writer, in her late eighties, was still writing a book.17. He made a(n) _ to let all children learn English, but he soon found it impossible without an online course.18. He had repeatedly _ her to co

6、me to the United States to join him, but she was still reluctant.19. A letter _ the boys behavior was sent to his father.20. Dont give students problems they cant understand as this will only _ them.II. Cloze(完形填空：每题选择一个最佳选项) ASince it _1_ diagnosed, AIDS has killed _2_ of Americans. Women and youth

7、 in rural Southern communities are _3_ likely to be _4_ with AIDS. _5_ the spread of AIDS and lack of government activity to stop it, some local organization _6_ . The South Carolina AIDS Education Network formed to help _7_ the _8_ of AIDS cases. In some communities, handing _9_ AIDS literature and

8、 _10_ people to read it is not _11_ effective because many people cant read. Teenagers can explain the risk of catching AIDS _12_ their peers much better _13_ adults can. Some _14_ ways to _15_ the spread of AIDS include: speak to your community in a way they can hear; train teenagers to educate the

9、ir peers; and, _16_ “at risk” to include women from _17_ backgrounds and marriage status. _18_, everyone should _19_ the _20_ against AIDS.1. _ A. was B. is2. _ A. thousand B. thousands 3. _ A. least B. most4. _ A. infected B. influenced5. _ A. Despite B. Because of6. _ A. occurred B. emerged7. _ A.

10、 increase B. reduce8. _ A. quantity B. number9. _ A. over B. out10. _ A. expected B. expecting11. _ A. very B. much 12. _ A. to B. on13. _ A. than B. then 14. _ A. best B. very15. _ A. assist B. combat 16. _ A. define B. redefine17. _ A. similar B. different18. _ A. In other words B. In another word

11、s19. _ A. sign up B. sign up for20. _ A. fight B. warB_1_ writes a painful quotation in a notebook. _2_ her pain, we see a picture in her wedding album and _3_ a strange event that happened _4_ her wedding. A strange woman had told the couple she was _5_ to tell them they were going to live a _6_ li

12、fe and be happy, that they would work hard and love each other. _7_ year around their _8_ , the husband and wife thought she was _9_ a heavenly _10_ ; the husband thought she was too _11_ for _12_ .But one night, he wrote his wife a note telling her why it didnt matter _13_ their guest _14_ from hea

13、ven or a _15_ town. What mattered 16_ that the word gift she had given _17_ them was true. _18_ he has died, the wife misses him _19_ much that it is painful for her _20_ to read the lines she wrote in her notebook. 1. _ A. An alone widow B. Alone, a widow2. _ A. To understand B. Understanding3. _ A

14、. hear B. hear about4. _ A. on B. at5. _ A. here B. there6. _ A. good B. hard7. _ A. Any B. Every8. _ A. architecture B. anniversary9. _ A. on B. by10. _ A. messenger B. mission11. _ A. portly B. port 12. _ A. heaven B. heavenly13. _ A. where B. whether 14. _ A. had come B. came15. _ A. near B. near

15、by 16. _ A. is B. was17. _ A. to B. for 18. _ A. Then B. Now19. _ A. so B. such20. _ A. even B. everIII. Reading Comprehension(阅读理解：每题选择一个最佳选项)AThis year some twenty-three hundred teen-agers(young people aged from 13-19)from all over the world will spend about ten months in U. S. homes. They will at

16、tend U. S. schools, meet U. S. teen-agers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teen-agers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.Here is a two-way student exchange(交换)in action. F

17、red, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with Georges family. In turn, Georges son Mike spent a year in Freds home in America.Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had

18、 expected-much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities(活动).Family life, too, was different. The fathers word was law, and all activities were arou

19、nd the family rather than the individual(个人). Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German

20、boy, was also forming his idea. I suppose I should criticize(批评)American schools, he says. It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe you schools are better in train

21、ing for citizens(公民). There ought to be some middle ground between the two. 1. This year _ teen-agers will take part in the exchange program between America and other countries.A. twenty three hundred B. thirteen hundredC. over three thousand D. less than two thousand2. The whole exchange program is

22、 mainly to _ .A. help teen-agers in other countries know the real America.B. send students in America to travel in GermanyC. let students learn something about other countriesD. have teen-agers learn new languages3. Fred and Mike agreed that _ .A. American food tasted better than German foodB. Germa

23、n schools were harder than American schoolsC. Americans and Germans were both friendlyD. There were more cars on the streets in America4. What is particular in American schools is that _ .A. there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildingsB. there are a lot of after-school activitiesC.

24、 students usually take fourteen subjects in allD. students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car5. After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought _ .A. a better education should include something good from both America and GermanyB. German schools trained students to be better citizensC

25、. American schools were not as good as German schoolsD. the easy life in the American school was more helpful to studentsBIn order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. If the primary goal of language use is communication, the mistakes are seconda

26、ry considerations that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say the

27、m. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying I do it to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, but, by interacting with native speakers of English, you may observe that native speakers actually say Ill do it. The resulting discrepancy(差异) can serve as a basis for the s

28、tudent to modify his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to interact in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error.6. According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because _. A. n

29、ative speakers will ignore their mistakes B. communication is the primary goal of language learning C. everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange language D. native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their language7. According to the passage, the present tense in En

30、glish is _.A. not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate futureB. used with some verbs but not with others to express future intentionC. basically the same in English as it is in SpanishD. not the most difficult problem for foreign students8. The author thinks that language learne

31、rs can reduce the number of their mistakes by _. A. asking native speakers for explanations B. reading good books in the foreign language C. comparing their speech with that of native speakers D. speaking without regard to native speakers9. The passage implies that foreign students who do not intera

32、ct with native speakers will not _. A. learn very much about the foreign culture B. learn about the history of the foreign language C. have to worry about making mistakes D. take advantage of available language models10. The authors major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language

33、 learning is that _. A. mistake are not important in the process of learning a language B. learners are often very afraid of making mistakes C. making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the language D. mistakes do not interfere with communicationCAfter a busy day of work and play, t

34、he body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day. There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one b

35、efore. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth（来回地） from one level of sleep to the other. Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists

36、who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement. If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other

37、 people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy（昏昏欲睡的）. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep! 11. A good title for this passage is _.A. SleepB. Good HealthC. DreamsD. Work and Rest 12. The word drowsy in the last paragraph means _.A. sickB. stan

38、d upC. a little sleepy D. asleep13. The passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you _. A. dream more often B. have poor health C. nervous D. breathe quickly 14. During REM, _.A. your eyes move quicklyB. you dreamC. you are restlessD. both A and B 15. The average number of hours of

39、sleep that an adult needs is _.A. approximately six hoursB. around ten hoursC. about eight hoursD. not stated here DHow much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologists are conducting experiments on rats to try to d

40、etermine the effects of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior patterns

41、and even their health perceptibly(可感知地) change. They cannot sleep and eat well, and signs of fear and tension become obvious. The more crowed they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law f

42、or human society as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but essential for human survival?16. This passage is mainly about _.A. living space and behaviorB. population and living conditionsC. interesting experiments on ratsD. a natural law for human society17. What is the purpose of the experi

43、ments described in the passage?A. To determine how much living space a rat needs.B. To see what happens when rats live in a limited space.C. To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings.D. to find out the relationship between population and living conditions.18. Which is NOT

44、 a result of being too crowded for rats?A. They become nervous.B. they cannot get enough rest.C. They become less active. D. They eat less.19. The passage suggests that overcrowded conditions _.A. are directly related with populationB. may cause an increase in violenceC. may lead to high birth rateD

45、. may bring about pollution problems20. The author seems to imply that _.A. human society is very similar to that of rats B. birth control is essential fro a better lifeC. efforts should be made to improve living conditionsD. rats are not social animalsEThe United States is full of automobiles. Ther

46、e are still many families without cars, but some families have two or ever more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. There are a necessary part of life. Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesme

47、n are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies. Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are provided only when children live more than a mile from the

48、school. When the children are too young to walk that far, their mothers take turn driving them to school. One mother drives on Monday, taking her own children and the neighbors children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesday, another on Wednesday, and so on. This is called forming a car poll. Men

49、 also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work. More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer automobiles on the road and to use less gasoline. Parking is great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being dr

50、iven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars.21. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. Each American family has got at least one car.B. Some American families have got more than one car.C. Cars are very common in the United States.D. Americans do not use cars for pleasure only.

51、22. According to the passage, children must be taken to school by car when _. A. their homes are over one mile away from their school B. there are no school buses available and the school is too far away for the children to go to on foot C. there are a number of children in the neighborhood and thei

52、r families have their own cars D. the children are too young to walk23. Which people are forming a car pool?A. Children who drive to school in turns.B. A woman who takes her own children and her neighbors children to school by car.C. Three or four people who drive in turns to the office or the facto

53、ry where they all work. D. Parents who drive their oven children to school in turns. 24. What does the author think of forming car pool?A. It is a good practice.B. It is good only for mothers taking children to schoolC. It will cause parking problems.D. It helps cut down the number of cars produced

54、each year.25. What does the author think is the problem about cars in the United States?A. There is a shortage of gasoline for a car.B. There are too many cars in the streets and on the roads.C. There are not enough cars to go around.D. Some families still do not have their own cars.FA four-year study conducted by the Infant(婴儿) Testing Center in San Francisco, California, suggests that babies feel more comfortable around other babies than