新视野大学英语IV考试试题B卷试卷

新视野大学英语IV考试试题B课程名称:大学英语w考试时间:120分钟 考核方式:闭卷図开卷口 实验操作口PartIListeningComprehension（本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分）SectionADirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.A.Sheenviestheman.Shecongratulatestheman.Shethinksmoneycausestrouble.Shewantstoborrowmoneyfromtheman.A.SheisonaholidayinAsia.Sheiscomingbackfromholiday.Sheisstayinghome.Shecan'tcomebackduetoaflood.A.Destructive.Beautiful.Safe.BothAandB.A.Ateamplayer.Aleader.Eitherateammemberoraleader.Aweakleaderbutagoodteamplayer.A.Hewon'tbepromoted.Hiscolleagueinsteadofhimwillbepromoted.Fhebossisgoingtofirehim.Hisclosefriendisgoingtoleave.A.Sheexpressesherindignationatthecriticism.Shepromisesnottobelate.Sheproposestoworklate.BothBandC.A.Toleavewithintwomonths.Toleavebytheendofthemonth.Tobepromoted.Togetaraise.A.Heisupset.Hefliesintoarage.Heisonlytoogladtogo.Heissureofhisfuture.A.Onlythewomanthinksitisunlucky.Onlythemanthinksitisunlucky.Boththemanandthewomanthinkitisunlucky.Neitherthemannorthewomanthinksitisunlucky.A.Inthekitchen.Ontheporch.Inthediningroom.Inthelivingroom.SectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom11to17withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom18to20youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.ThenwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.AbarownerintheOldWesthasjusthiredatimidbartender.This(11)oftheestablishmentisgivinghisnewhiresomeinstructionson(12)theplace.Hetellsthetimidman,“IfyoueverhearthatBigJohniscomingtotown,(13)everythingandrunforthehills!He'sthebiggest,nastiest(14)who'severlived!,9Afewweekspass(15).Butoneafternoon,alocalcowhandcomesrunningthroughtown(16),"BigJohniscoming!Runforyour(17)!”Whenthebartenderleavesthebartostartrunning,heisknockedtothegroundbyseveraltownspeoplerushingoutoftown.(18)Hestepsuptothedoor,ordersthepoorbarkeepinside,anddemands,"IwantabeerNOW!”Hestrikeshisheavyfistonthebar,splittingitinhalf.(19).Hetakesthebeer,bitesthetopofthebottleoff,anddownsthebeerinonegulp.Astheterrifiedbartenderhidesbehindthebar,thebigmangetsuptoleave,“Doyouwantanotherbeer?”thebartenderasksinatremblingvoice.44Dangit,Idon'thavetime!”thebigmanyells."(20)PartIIReadingComprehension(本大题共I0小题,每小题2分,共20分)Directions:Therearetwopassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletestatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandthenwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneWhenIwasinhighschool,theonlyimportantconsiderationsIlookedforinajobwerewhichjobpaidthemostandwhichjobhadthebestschedule.NowthatI'vehadmoreexperience,however,I'vefoundthatjobsatisfactionisanevenmoreimportantconsideration.AsIheadedintomyfirst"adult"job,Ididn'trealizehowimportantactuallyenjoyingmyjobcouldbe.Then,aftermyfreshmanyearatcollege,Igotajobintheofficeofavocationalcenterforwomen.SinceIdidnothaveasocialworkdegreeorcounselingexperience,Iwasnotallowedtoworkwithclients.Instead,mydutiesinvolvedhandlingtheoffice'spaperwork.Ikeyboardedandfiledcorrespondenceandfilledoutcountlessforms.Isoonfoundmyselfbored.Iwantedtoworkwithpeople,notpaper,butthisjobkeptmesittingquietlyatmydeskallday.Thetimeseemedtocreepby.Becauseofmydisappointmentwiththeofficejob,duringmysecondyearincollege,Ilookedforajobthatwouldhavemorepeoplecontact.Luckily,IfoundwhatIhadbeenlookingforinajobwaitingontablesatlocalcoffeeshop.Peopleskillsareveryimportantforwaitingontables.Tobeasuccessfulwaitress,youneedtodevelopagoodrapportwithyourco-workers.Evenmoreimportant,youmustdealwithcustomersinafriendlyway.Waitingontablestookadvantageofmyabilitytoworkwellwithpeople.AlthoughIworkedhard,thedayspassedveryquickly.Iwasneverbored.Thepayforboththeofficejobandwaitingontable'sjobwasadequate,thoughthesalaryIearnedattheofficejobwasfarsteadier.Intheofficejob,Ireceivedaregularpaycheck.Asawaitress,Ireceivedasmallpaycheck.Thebulkofmypaycameastips,andthosetipsvariedgreatlydependingonwhatshiftIworked,whichtablesIwasassigned,andhowbusytherestaurantwas.ThoughmyoverallwaitresspaywasroughlyequaltowhatIreceivedforofficework,attheendofsomedaysIfoundmyselfwithlesspaythanIwouldhaveliked.Thescheduleofmyofficejobwasregularandpredictable.Ineverhadtoarriveearlierthan9a.m.orleavelaterthan5p.m.Ontheotherhand,waitingontableswasneverregular.OneweekImightworkfromnoontonineintheevening,andthenextImightworkfromsixintheeveningtothreeinthemorning.Moreover,thetasksweremorephysicallydemandingandlesspredictablethanthoseofanofficejob.OneminuteIwascarryingtwoheavytraysoffood,andthenextminuteIwaskeepingtrackofmultipleordersatdifferenttables.Althoughtheworkwaschaotic,Ithrivedatwaitingontables.NowwhenIlookforjobs,Iconsiderjobsatisfactionaswellaspayandschedule.WhenIworkedinanoffice,thepayandscheduleweregood,butthejobdidn'tmakeuseofmyskillswithpeopleandleftmedissatisfied.Bycontrast,althoughwaitingontablespaidlessdependablyandhadamoredemandingschedule,IfoundthejobmuchmoresatisfyingbecauseIworkeddirectlywithpeople.Workingatthesetwojobshastaughtmethatjobsatisfactionismuchmoreimportanttomethanthepayandschedule.Whentheauthorwasyoung,herfirstconsiderationintakingajobwas.thepayofferedandthentheworkscheduletheamountoftimesheneededtoworkandthenthesalarywhethershewouldenjoydoingthejobtheworkscheduleandthenthepaymentWhentheauthortookherfirstjob,.shebegantounderstandtheimportanceofauniversitydegreeforagoodpositionshefeltthattimewentbyreallyslowlywhenshewasnotinterestedinthejobsheregrettednothavingappliedforajobthatdealtwithpeopleshestartedtounderstandthatinordertodoajobwell,onehastoenjoydoingit23.Whenworkingasawaitress,theauthor.oftenhadtocomeintocontactwithunfriendlycustomershadtoestablishagoodrelationshipwithherfellowworkersandbenicetohercustomersfeltthatshewasafraidofdealwithpeoplehadtoworkveryhardandalsocopewithboredomwhileonthejob24.Accordingtotheauthor,.whenshewaitedontables,shehadtoworkroundtheclockwaitingontableswasatoughjobbutsheenjoyeddoingitthescheduleofworkingasawaitresssuitedherbettershewasnotabletodothejobwellasawaitress,butsheenjoyedmeetingpeopleWhentheauthorlooksforjobsnow,isthemostimportantfactortoher.payandscheduleamoredemandingjobjobsatisfactionaninterestingjobwithhighsalaryPassageTwoAsrecentlyas50yearsago,economistsregardedthevitalityoftheeconomyasitsabilitytoproducethingspeoplewant(andwouldpayfor),Today,theeconomyhasbeenredefinedintosomethingcalledtheGrossDomesticProduct,orGDP.Itmeasuresallgoodsandservicesbroughttomarketinagivenyear.Butisitreallyanaccuratemeasureofhowwellaneconomyisservingpeople*sneeds?HerearesomeoutlandishwaystheGDPcanbeboosted.ThingsKidsCanDo.Getsick.ConstantmedicalattentionisgoodfortheGDP.Medicalcostsaccountfor14percentofit.Let*sstayonthegrowthcurve.Kidscancommitcrimes.Iftheygetarrested,theygotojail,theexpensivenessofwhichgivestheeconomyapush.ThingsAdultsCanDo.Getadivorce.Legalcosts,twohouses,andallthethingsthatgowithtwohours(furniture,kitchensupplies,pictures,etc.)areimportantcomponentsoftheGDP.Divorcesstimulateconsumerdemand.Breaksomethingaroundthehouse,likeatelevision,adish,orawindow.ReplacingtheseincreasestheGDPandcreatesjobs.Smashupthecar.Itwillhavetobefixedorreplaced.Theautoindustryemploys,directlyandindirectly,oneofeverysevenworkersintheU.S.,andtheyneedtheovertime.Forgreatresults,burndownthehouse.Don*tworry.Ifyouhandleitright,insurancewillpayforitandtherebuildingwillkeepalotofpeoplebusyforawhile.Overeat,don'texercise,don'tbrushyourteethdodrugs,smoke,drink,andmakeyourselfterriblysick.Getfamilymemberstodothesame.HighermedicalexpendituresespeciallyhelptheGDPmoveup,up,up.Hirealawyerandtakesomebodytocourt.Lawyers'feesaredirectlyaddedtotheGDP.ForBestResults,GettheGovernmentInvolved.Lobbyyourelectedrepresentativestoraisetaxesandspendmoremoney.GovernmentspendingongoodsandservicesaddstotheGDPand“creates”jobs.Startawar.PreferablyonefarawaywherenoAmericansgetkilled.B一2bombers,tanks,bullets・・・allcountintheGDP.Also,sendStingermissilestoliberationarmiesaroundtheworld.Maybesomeofthesemissileswillbeusedtoknockdownairliners.Replacingthemhelpstheeconomy,and,iflawyersgetinvolved,there'saGDPbonus.Targetsavers!Peoplewhosaveactuallyhurttheeconomybecausetheydon'tspend.Ifpeoplespendtheirsavings,thenthosepurchasesareaddedtotheGDP.Whentheydon'tspend,theeconomysuffers.Whatcanbedonetodiscouragesaving?First,taxthereturnonsavings：ahighercapitalgainstaxwouldbeveryhelpful.Second,andbest,devaluethecurrency.Byprintingupmoreandmoremoney,wecanreducethevalueofpeople'savings(especiallytheirlong-termsavingssuchastheirpensionfunds),secretlystealingtheirsavingsforpoliticianstospendandtherebyincreasetheGDP.GetMotherNatureonYourSides.Prayforanaturaldisaster：ahurricane,anearthquake,abigfire,aflood.DisastersgivetheGDPatremendousliftbecauseofalltherebuildingthatmusttakeplace.Ifwedoallthesethings,we'11haveenoughstatisticalgrowthtoreplacedecadesofeconomicstagnation.Wemayachievedouble一digitrates.Asforwhethertheeconomyisactuallyofvitality,we'11havetoaskaneconomistwhoexercisesmorecriticaljudgmentthanthosewhoswearbyGDPdata.Accordingtothewriter,theGDP.isaperfectsignoflivingstandardsdemonstrateswhatpeoplewantmirrorshowfarourlifegoeswrongonlyreflectsstatisticalgrowthBysmashinghouseholdfacilities,yonwill becompensatedbyyourinsurancecompanygetdivorcedfaceaccusationcreatejobsforothersThepassagesuggestsseveralthingsthegovernmentcandoregardingboostingtheeconomyEXCEPT.cutdownonexpendituressendAmericanstowarencourageinflationtaxmoneysaversWhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedbytheauthor?A)Firingmissilesagainstplanes.B)Increasingproductivity.C)Settinghousesonfire.D)Spoilingyourhealth.Thetoneofthepassageis.A)angryB)supportivec)sarcasticD)approvingPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(本大题共30小题,每小题〇.5分,共15分)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Fillintheblankswiththeexpressionsgivenbelowandchangetheformwherenecessary.ThenwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.lagbehinddrumupmakeafoolofcutdowninvestmentkeeppacewithrawBefondofdatefromforgooddiscountconcernconvictofatonesittingdonation31.Evenwhenhewasinprimaryschool,he football.We'recollectingmoneytobuildahouseforhomelesspeople.Wouldyouliketomakea(n).CharlieChaplinwasborninapoorareaofSouthLondon,butin1913heleftBritain.Thestorywassofascinatingthatshefinishedreadingthebook.They'11havetothefilm一一it'sfartoolong.Thelocalgovernmenthasgivenprioritytotheconstructionofinfrastructuresoastoattractmoreforeign.Wemustmakesurethatwenewdevelopmentsincomputertechnology,otherwisewewillsoonlagbehind.Hisrolewastocontributionsanddonationsfromfriendsinbigbusiness.Iprefertoeatvegetables,notcookedbecauseIbelieveitbetterformyhealth.IsuddenlyrealizedthatIwasbeing.Theydiscoveredthattheoldestpartofthebuildingtheearly16thcentury.Weareafraidourcompanyismanyofourcompetitorsinusingmoderntechnology.Consumersexpecttofindthebrandavailableata(n)andareunpleasantlysurprisedtofindahigherprice.ThenewspaperreportedthatWilliamswouldfacelifeinprisonifhewereattemptedmurder.Thespeechwhichhemadetheprojecthasbeenveryencouraging.PartIVCloze（本大题共20小题,每小题0.5分,共10分）Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.Haveyoueverexperiencedlivingalonebyyourself?Sunlightdisappears,awakeningmetothefact46Iamalone.Iama(n)47observeronthisisolatedpondintheforest.HereIsitaloneasthelastlightofday48away.Alonewolfinthe49criesout.Thendarkness50aroundme.Ireturntomysmallhuttoputthekettleonthestoveandsitin51withahotcupofteauntilIwanttosleep.Thefireinsidethestoveislow,soIusetheaxeto52somewoodandthrowthemin.Itgetsthefire53.Ihadmade54tobeherefortheentiresummer.However,afteramonthIamalready55insupplies.Ididn'texpectIwouldbe56ofthisexperiencesosoon.Inthecupboardsthereis57noodles,andhalfapintofwine.Ihavebecomeso58noodles.Still,Ihavetoforcemyselfto59themdown.60Ibringtheteacuptomylips,IconsiderwhetherIshouldreturntocivilizationtogathersuppliesorsimply61myadventure.Myobservationisthatself-relianceisabit62.Ilongto63asteakdinnerwithmyfriends,towatchmynieceplayinthesummer's