新视野大学英语第三版B2U1测试题

Part4BankedCloze(每小题:1分)Directions:Fillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagebyselectingsuitablewordsfromthewordbank.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.fluentB.acquisitionC.diverseD.reverseE.competentF.competitiveG.skimH.beneficial1.enhanceJ.engageK.comprehensionL.confusionM.proficiencyN.exposure0.efficiencyTestinghasreplacedteachinginmostpublicschools.Insteadofteachingreadingorwritingskillswhichare(1)―Itostudents,nowteachersaresomehowencouragedto(2) 三Ithelearningprocess.Forinstance,theyaskstudentstoreadthequestionsattheendofareadingtextfirst,andthenteachthemto(3)―।thetextfortheanswerswithvarioustest-takingskills.Wewonderwhetherthetest-takingskillsreallyhelpimprovetheirlanguage(4)「 一LTheabilitytoreadorwriteshould(5)। —1theabilitytodoreasonablywelloncomprehensionofreadingtextsor(6)丨 二Jwriting.However,neitherreadingnorwritingdevelopssimplythroughlearningtest-takingskills.Teachersmustbecarefulwhentheyteachstudentshowtoreadandwritetoavoidanyfalselanguage(7)勺.Toomanydiscussionsontest-takingskillswillonlyendupwithmore(8)I -unlearningbecausestudentshavebecomemoreinterestedintest-takingskillsratherthanconcentratingonthenatureandqualityofwhatshouldbetaught.

TOC\o"1-5"\h\zI ,IAsaresult,studentsmaybe(9)1 -untaking一 Itestswhiletheyhavelittleorno(10)1 —1toseriousreadingorthinking.Theyareunabletounderstandortalkaboutwhattheyread,whichisdefinitelydisastroustotheiracademicpreparation.Part4BankedCloze(每小题:1分;满分:10分)小题得分对错学生答案Correct1.✓beneficial2.✓reverse3.skim4.✓proficiency5.enhance6.✓fluent7.acquisition8.✓petent10.✓exposureDirections:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourwordsorexpressionsgiven.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Questions1to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Researchershavebeentryingtofindhowmenandwomenaredifferentinmanyways.Takesolvingproblemswith(1)I71—1goalsasanexample.Ithasbeenfoundthateventhoughmenandwomencansolveproblems(2)二!wellandefficiently,therearealwayssome-'merely(3)I -^differences-'merelyWomenfocusmoreontheprocess(4)solvingtheproblemitself.Formostwomen,itisanopportunityto(5)二!to(5)二!forthemdiscussingwiththem.Itisalso(6)toworkinateam,andtheywouldliketo(7)—>"collectiveintelligence"tothetask.Theyusuallypreferto(8)1J一•teammembersforcooperation,astheybelievesolvingaproblemcanprofoundly(9)二Jhowtheyfeelabouttheirteam.The(9)processofsolvingaproblemcan(10)weakenarelationshipandmakethemfeelclosertoormoredistantfromothers.(11)二!,mensolveaproblemusingavery(11)differentway(12)二!women.(13)—!solvingaproblem,mostmendonotfeelthesameaswomen.Forthem,theprocessofsolvingaproblemis(14)! 二Importantassolvingit.Whatmenusuallydoisto(15) 二!theirfeelingsandfocusonsolvingtheproblemonly.Theyfocusmoreonhowtosolveaproblem(16) 二しothatthereisapossiblechanceforthemto(17)二!themselvesfromothers.Usually,theytendtobemore(18)丨 二hntheirindividualworkinsteadofgroupwork.Theypreferto(19)二!theirwayintheunknownworldbythemselvesalone.Formostmen,solvingaproblempresentsanopportunitytomakethemfeel(20)! 二!andtoshowtheirabilitiesinfacingachallenge.Part5Cloze(withchoicesprovided)(每小题:1分;满分:20分)小题得分对错学生答案Correct1.Zsimilar2.✓equally3.Zdistinctive4.zthan5.zexplore6.zbeneficial7.zemploy8.zappealto9.zimpact10.zstrengthen11.zHowever12.zfrom13.zWhen14.znotnearlyas15.zsetaside16.zefficiently17.zdistinguish18.zabsorbed19.znegotiate20.zcompetentQnhtnfal-Families,TeachersNavigateEvolvingTechnologyChildrengrowupcarryingdevicesintheirpocketswiththeabilitytoaccessalltheknowledgeofhumanity,forgoodorill.Thedigitalagepresentsbothunlimitedpossibilityandfrighteningthreatsforchildren,familiesandschoolsaroundtheworld.Ever-evolvingtechnologyhasaddedanewlayerofdifficultytoanunheard-ofchallengefacingIowa'skids,thesubjectofayearlongTheDesMoinesRegisterspecialproject.Todaymorethanever,technologydevelopsfasterthansocietycandetermineitsimplications,expertssay.Amongtheissuesconfrontingchildrenandparentsare:FromtheirfirststepontotheInternet,today'schildrencreateadigitalfootprintofpotentialpermanence.Teachersandparents,oftenwithlimitedknowledgeofnewtechnologies,arecompetingtocoachtheirchildrenhowtomanagethereputationstheybuildthroughblogsandsocialmediause,andtounderstandthepotentialharmoflivesmadepublicviatheInternet.Thehope,teacherssay,istoavoidthesituationillustratedbyauniversitystudentwhoearlierthismonthtalkedaboutherbreath-alcohollevelandarrestatafootballgame.Thatledtonationalnewscoverageof"VodkaSam",thenicknametiedtothestudent'sclaimedTwitteraccount.Textingandsocialmediahaveextendedbullyingfromtheschoolgroundstoananyplace,24-hoursuffering.nThereisconcernthatbecausestudentsarealwaysconnected,theycannotgetawayfrombullyingevenaftertheyphysicallyleaveschool,"saidJohnPalfrey,oneoftheauthorsofthebookBornDigital:UnderstandingtheFirstGenerationofDigitalNatives.D)IowafamilieswithlowormoderateincomesstruggletogainaccesstoexpensivetechnologyandconnecttotheInternet.GovernorTerryBranstadconsidersaccesstotechnologysoimportantthatheorderedstateofficialsearlierthismonthtocomeupwithaplantoguaranteeeveryIowanInternetaccessby2015.Thedigitaldivideiswidestforthepoor,accordingtodatafromConnectIowa,apartnershipbetweentheIowaDepartmentofEconomicDevelopmentandConnectedNation,anationaltaskforcedevotedtoincreasingaccessandadoptionofbroadbandcommunication.Just58percentofIowahouseholdswithanincomeof$25,000orlessownacomputer,comparedwithastatewideaverageof81percent.Thelackofexposuretodigitallearningaddstoothermissededucationalopportunitiesthatcanpreventpoorchildren'ssuccessinschooland,later,theworkplace.WithInternetaccesscomesconcernsaboutpredatorswhowouldtrytotemptchildrenintocheating,crimeorsexualexploitation.A2010USDepartmentofJusticereporttoCongressfoundthatfederalchildexploitationcaseshadclimbed40percentsince2006.Thebiggestcontributortotherisingcaseload:technology-facilitatedchildexploitation.LisaAdams,aNorwalk,Iowa,motherofthreedaughters,describedthatthepreteendaughterofafamilyfriendwasstalked(纠缠)onlinebyanadultman.Thepolicewereinvolved.'Tmterrified,"saidAdams,whoteachesdevelopmentallydisabledstudentsinJohnston,Iowa."Idon'tknowwhatgoodcancomefromhavingunrestricted,24-houraccesstoallthistechnology.Thenagain,I'mtheonewhosleepswithmyphonebythebedandusesitasanalarmclock."Researchshowsthatconstanttechnologyusecanchangefromhabittoaddiction.Someyouthsexperienceanxietywhencutofffromtheirfeedsforextendedperiods,saidCandiceOdgersoftheCenterforChildandFamilyPolicyatDukeUniversity."Manykidsaregluedtotheirphones,"shesaid."Itcanreachapointwhereit'sunhealthy,especiallyiftheyneverdisconnect.Somesleepwiththeirphonesundertheirpillow,sotheywillhearatextcomein-orfeelitwhenthephonevibrates-sotheycanrespondatallhoursofthenightbecausethey'reworriedthatiftheydon'trespond,theywilloffendsomeone."Frequenttechnologyusealsoisassociatedwithlackofexerciseandoutdooractivities.Ina2009TucsonChildren'sAssessmentofSleepApneaStudy,heavyusewaslinkedtosleepdeprivation,whichcancauseobesity,depressionandotherpsychologicaltroubles.G)Butamidthislargeamountofpotentialdangers,today'stechnologyalsopresentsbefore-unimaginedpossibilitiestoentertain,educateandinspire.Teachersareworkingtointegratecellphones,iPadsandlaptopsintotheirclassrooms.Thatallowsteacherstopartnerwithparentsinteachingdigitalcitizenship,pushingtheideaofthelong-termconsequences一andbenefits-ofhowkidsmanagetheironlinepresenceandbehaviors.H)"Thegoalistogetstudentstotreatdigitalpresencelikeaportfolio(系列产品),"saidScottMcLeod,aprofessorwhoisadirectorofinnovationforthePrairieLakesAreaEducationAgency,whichservesabout45publicschooldistrictsinnorthcentralandnorthwestIowa."Youwantstudentsdevelopingcriticalthinkingskillswhiletheymovearoundthedigitalworld.YouwantthemaskingquestionsaboutwhetherthisphotoisappropriateorcouldIwordthisbetter?"Someeducatorsoncefearedthattheabbreviationsandconfusingstructuresoftextingwouldlowerwritingskills.Butbloggingandsocialmediausebystudentshaveinsteadencouragedteamworkandimprovedwritingperformance,accordingtoa2012studybythePewResearchCenter'sInternet&AmericanLifeProject,anon-profitresearchorganization.Of2,462teacherssurveyed,96percentsaiddigitaltechnologies"allowstudentstosharetheirworkwithawiderandmorevariedaudience".Nearly80percentsaidthetechnologies"encouragegreatercollaborationamongstudents".Thecontinuedcombinationoftechnologyandtheclassroomalsohelpsstudentsbecomebetterevaluatorsofinformation.Inearlieryears,LukeSafris,14,astudentatJohnstonHighSchool,wouldusethefirstfewlinksinaGooglesearchtofindinformationhesought.Now,Safris,adebateteammember,ismorecarefulwithwhichsourceshetrusts."Youhavetolookcloser,"hesaid."I?Whomadethepage?Whatbiasesarethere?Youhavetothinkaboutitandnotjustgowiththefirstthingyousee."ParagraphF▼ParagraphF▼|Manykidsputtheirphonesundertheirpillowwhilesleepingsoastoquicklyrespondtoamessage.ParagraphK▼I -ISometeacherunderstandstheconcernsofparentsandsupportsusingtechnologyinclassrooms.ParagraphD▼I —1Thedatashowsthatlessthan60percentofIowafamiliesownacomputer,andthestateofficialsareworkingforInternetaccessthewholestate.ParagraphI▼I -ISocialmediausebystudentsnowadayscanimprovetheirwritingskillsandencouragecollaborationamongthem.ParagraphG▼1 -1Educatorsareworkinghardtomakefulluseoftheeducatingandentertainingadvantagesofdigitaldevicesintheirclassrooms.ParagraphE▼1 -Childrenwouldbeeasilytemptedintocheatingorcrimewithtechnologyandinternetaccess.

ParagraphB▼一,Parentsandteachersaretryingtheirbesttohelpchildreninthisdigitalage,althoughtheythemselvesknowlittleaboutmoderntechnologies.ParagraphF▼1 —•Children'saddictiontotechnologycandeprivethemofsleep,exerciseandoutdooractivities,whichwillresultinmanypsychologicalproblems.IParagraphJ▼1 -1Withthecombinationoftechnologyandtheclassroom,studentsarebecomingmorecarefulwiththeinformationanditssources.(10)ParagraphAThedigitaltechnologydevelopsfast(10)ParagraphAThedigitaltechnologydevelopsfastandraisesvariousproblemsforbothchildrenandparents.Part6Skimmingandscanning(每小题:1分;满分:10分)小题*对错学生答案Correct1.✓ParagraphF2.ParagraphK3.✓ParagraphD4.✓ParagraphI5.✓ParagraphG6.✓ParagraphE7.✓ParagraphB8.✓ParagraphF9.✓ParagraphJ10.✓ParagraphAPart7Readingcomprehension(每小题:2分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefully.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedsentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.WhenIwasakid,Ireadeverycomicbookeverpublished.Iquicklywentthroughalloftheminacoupleofdays,andthenrereadthegoodonesuntilthenextissuesarrived.ButasIgotolder;myeyeballsmusthavesloweddown!ImeancomicbooksstartedtopileupfasterthanmybrotherRussell.Itwasn'tuntilmuchlaterdidIrealizeitwasn'tmyeyeballsthatweretoblame.They'restillmovingaswellasever.Theproblemisthere'stoomuchtoreadthesedaysandtoolittletimetoreadeverywordofit.Now,besidesnovelsandnewspapers,Ireaddifferentkindsofbooksandmagazines.Therearehundredsoftechniquesyoucouldlearntohelpyoureadfaster.ButIknowofthreethatareespeciallygood.Previewingisespeciallyusefulforgettingageneralideaofheavyreading,likelongandhardmagazineornewspaperarticles.Readtheentirefirsttwoparagraphsofwhateveryou'vechosen.Nextreadonlythefirstsentenceofeachsuccessiveparagraph.Thenreadtheentirelastparagraph.Itcangiveyouasmuchashalfthecomprehensioninaslittleasone-tenththetime.Skimmingisagoodwaytogetageneralideaoflightreading,likeshortandsimplepopularmagazinesorthesportsandentertainmentsectionsofthenewspaper.Thinkofyoureyesasmagnets.Forcethemtomovefast.Sweepeachlineandpickuponlyafewkeywordsineachline.Clusteringtrainsyoutolookatgroupsofwordsinsteadofoneatatimetoincreaseyourspeedandcomprehensionenormously.Itisatotallydifferentwayofseeingwhatweread.Here'showtocluster:Trainyoureyestoseeallthewordsinclustersofuptothreeorfourwordsataglance.Withenoughpractice,you'llbeabletohandlemorereadingatschoolorwork-andathome-inlesstime.Youshouldevenhaveenoughtimetoreadyourfavoritecomicbooks.l.Whatdidthewriterrealizelaterregardinghisslowed-downeyeballs?A.Hisbrotherhadmorecomicbooksthanhim.Hecouldn'treadasfastashisbrother.Hecouldn'tfinishreadingallthecomicbooks.Hehadtoomuchtoreadbuttoolittletimetodoit..Whyispreviewingespeciallyusefulforaheavyreading?Youcanreadvariouskindsofbookssuchasmagazines.Youcanseethewholepictureofalongreadinginlesstime.Youcanunderstandthecontentcompletelywithinashorttime.Youcancomprehendatleast50%ofwhatyou'rereading..Whatistheuseofthetechniqueofskimmingwhenyouaredoinglightreading?Itenablesyoutoreadsomeentertainingbooks.Itenablesyoutothinklikemagnets.Ithelpsyoupickupkeywords.Ithelpsyougettheinformationyouwant..What'sthemostimportantadvantagewhenyoudoclustering?Ithelpsyoureadfasterandunderstandbetter.Itletsyoureadinatotallydifferentway.Itallowsyoureyestopickupthreetofourwordsatatime.Ittrainsyoureyestoseeallthewordsinthereading..Whichstatementbestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?Movingyoureyesfastgivesyouageneralidea.Itisnecessarytochoosedifferentmethodsfordifferentreadings.Differentreadingskillsshouldbeusedatthesametime.Youmayreadfasterbyusingreadingtechniques.Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Beforecomputerswereinvented,thewordsbyteandmodemdidnotexist,andamousewassomethingthatmadesomepeoplescreamandrunaway.Wordsareaddedtolanguageeveryday.Changesinsocietyalsocausechangesinlanguage.Changesinattitudealsoaffectlanguage.Aspeoplebecomemoresensitivetotherightsandneedsofindividual,itbecomesnecessarytochangethewordsweusetodescribethem.Theelderlyarenowcalledseniorcitizens.Thehandicappedaredescribedasphysicallychallenged.Manyofthewordsweonceusedhadnegativefeelingsattachedtothem.Newwordsshowanawarenessintoday'ssocietythatdifferencesaregoodandthateveryonedeservesrespect.Eventhenamesofcertainjobshavechangedsothatworkerscanbeproudofwhattheydo.Thetrashmanisnowcalledasanitationworkerandadoormanisanattendant.Oneimportantinfluenceonourlanguageinthepastdecadehasbeenthechangingroleofwomeninmodernsociety.Aswomenenteredmoreandmoreareasthatwereoncethoughtofasmen'sjob,itbecamenecessarytochangethejobtitles.Forexample,amailmanisnowamailcarrier;awatchmanisaguard.Sometimesnewwordsmayseemawkwardandsilly,suchaschairforchairman,fisherforfisherman,anddrafterfordraftsman.Butchangeisnevereasy.Peopleoftenfightchangeuntilitbecomesafamiliarpartofeverydaylife.Womenhavefoughtlongandhardtobetreatedequallyinlanguageaswellasinsociety,becausetheyknowthatchangesinlanguagecancausechangesinattitudes.Ifeverypersonisn'treferredtoashe,peoplewillbegintorealizethatmenaren'ttheonlyoneswhoareimportantorwhohavemadegreatachievements.Mostwordsthatindicateonlyonegenderhavebeenreplacedwithwordsthatrefertobothmalesandfemales.Thus,apoetessiscalledapoet,awaitressisaserver;andmankindhasbecomehumankind..Wordsareaddedtolanguage.whennewthingsareinventedwhensocietychangeswhenoldwordsdisappearallthetime.Wordsarechangedbecause.itispartofeverydaylife.thehandicappedshouldbeproudofthemselves.manyoldwordscausenegativefeelings.somewordslooksillyandawkward..Adoormanisnowcalled.attendantwatchmantrashmanserver.Whichofthefollowingisoneimportantinfluenceonourlanguageinthepastdecadeaccordingtothepassage?Thechangingattitudetowardtheelderly.Thechangingjobmarket.Thechangingroleofwomen.Thechangingsocialopinions.lO.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthepassage?Languageisalwaysaddedwithnewvocabulary.Languagechangeswiththechangingofsociety.Changinglanguagereflectstheachievementsofpeople.Changinglanguagegivespeoplemoreindividualrights.Questions11to15arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Peopleusemorethanjustwordstocommunicate.Infact,someresearchersclaimthatlessthanhalfofaspokenmessage'srealmeaningisinthewordsusedinthemessage.Theysaythatmostofamessage'smeaningcomesfromunderstandinghowthespeakerusesthingsliketoneofvoiceandbodylanguage.Bodylanguageincludessuchthingsastheexpressiononthespeaker'sface,gesturesthatspeakermakeswithhisorherhands,andthepositionofthespeaker'sbody.Justastherearemanydifferentlanguagesspokenaroundtheworld,therearemanydifferentwaysforpeopletousebodylanguage,too.Forexample,gesturesmayimplydifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.Makinga"thumbsup"signinAmericameans,"Great!"However;inArabcultures,thisgestureisextremelyoffensive.Althoughmanygesturescanbeinterpreteddifferentlybydifferentcultures,therearealsomanygesturesthatarealmostuniversallyinterpretedinthe