新视野大学英语3期中考试B卷

PartILReadingComprehension(20points)PassageOneAsweconsiderwhatmakesonemanbetterthantheother,let'slookattwoexamples.Thefirstexampleisamanwhohasagoodjob,ahealthybody,andalovingfamily.Hissuccessisduetogooddecisions.Hechosethecorrectsubjectstostudywhenhewasattheuniversity.Nowthathe'soutofschool,healwaysscheduleshistimewellsothathecangeteverythingdoneatthepropertime.Heexercisesandeatswell,asheunderstandsthebenefitsofthis.Inaddition,inordertoachievehappinessinthehome,hespendstimewithhisfamilyandmakessuretheyallhavewhentheyneed.Ontheotherhand,thesecondmanissomethinglessthanthesuccessfulpersonthefirstmanis.What'swrongwithhim?Goodsenseistheabilitytoknowwhatistrueorrightfromwhatisnottrueorwrong.Andsomepeoplemightthinkthatthesecondlacksgoodsense.However,thepersonwhothinksthisismistaken.Actually,sinceeveryonehasthesameamountofgoodsense,thefirstmandoesnothaveanadvantageoverthesecondinthisrespect.Thesecondmanhasagoodmind,andhehastheabilitytojudgethingswell.Thesecondmanrunsintotrouble,becausehedirectshisthoughtalongadifferentpath.Heconsidersotherthings,differentfromthefirstman.Theproblemisthathedoesnotapplyhismindrightly,asdoesthefirstone.Thus,heisnotcapableofadvancingfurtherthanhedoes.Whenyouconsiderwhatyouwantoutoflife,thinkabouttheresultsofyourdecisions.Applyyourmindwellsothatgoodthingswillcomeaboutandsothatyouarenotleftregrettingyouractions.Duringhisuniversityyears,thefirstman.scheduledhistimetogeteverythingdone.learnedhowtoapplyhismindrightly.aterightanddidexerciseregularly.chosethingsthatmadehimsuccessfullater.Thefirstmanisfullyawareofthegoodthingsthatwillresultfrom.makinggooddecisionsduringone'suniversitystudies.schedulinghistimesothathecangeteverythingdone.takingcareofhisbodywithdietandexercise.beingasuccessfulpersonwithagoodfamilylife.One'sabilitytojudgerightorwrongiscalled.A.beneficialconsideration B.thoughtdirectionC.successfulthinking D.goodsenseTokeepfromwishingyoumadeadifferentchoice,youshould.A.getmoreoutoflife B.developmoregoodsenseC.judgethingsrightorwrongD.putgoodthoughtintoyouractionsC.judgethingsrightorwrongThemaintopicofthispassageis.A.peopleareequal B.applyingthoughtwellwillhelpC.somepeoplearenotsuccessful D.peoplemustjudgethingswellPassageTwoIn1848,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia;fromalloverthenation,thousandsofyoungmensetoutforCalifornia.Peoplecalled"this"thetimeoftheGoldRush.Agoldminercameintoacitylookingforapairofpants.Hewantedpantsstrongenoughtostanduptotheroughworkofmining.HemetayoungmannamedLevi,whosoldheavyclothfortentsandwagontops.Theyaskedatailortouseheavyclothfortheirpants.ThenLeviwentintothebusinessofmakingworkpants.Heaskedhisbrotherstosendhimsomestrongbluecottonclothcalleddenim（斜纹粗棉布）.Withthisbluedenimcloth,Levistartedmakingthekindofpantswecallbluejeanstoday.Theyweresewedupinthesamewayasotherpants.In1860,aminersaidthatthepocketsweren'tstrongenoughtoholdthepiecesofgoldhefound.Thepocketskeptfallingoffthepants.Theclothwasallright.Itwasthethreadthatwasn'tstrongenough.SoLeviusedrivets作卯车丁）toattachthepocketsontothepants.Cowboysneededtoughpants,too.Theylikedtheirpantstofittightly.Buttherivetsmarkedthecowboys'saddles.SoLevicoveredtherivetswithcloth.Theneverybodywashappy.Thisarticleasawholeisabout.howpeoplegotbluejeanstheGoldRushinCaliforniaHowbluejeansaremadeThekindofpantscowboys'wearWhilenotstatedinthearticle,youcantellthat.everybodywhowenttoCaliforniagotalotofgoldLevifoundrichesinthegoldfieldsLevisoldmorejeanstocowboysthantogoldminersLevimademoremoneythanmanygoldminersThewordthisinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefersto.CaliforniathediscoveryofgoldmanypeoplelookingforgoldthenationatthistimeLeviusedstrongbluecottonclothtomakepantsbecause.goldminerslikedthebluecolorthiswastheonlyclothhehadminerswantedpantswhichcouldstandroughworkcowboyslikedtheirpantstofittightlyWhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue?ItwasLeviwhostartedthebusinessofmakingbluejeans.Itwasonetailorwhostartedmakingbluejeans.ItwasinCaliforniathatbluejeansfirstbecamepopular.ItwasinCaliforniathatgoldwasdiscovered.PassageThreeAfterhavinglivedforovertwentyyearsinthesamedistrict,AlbertHallwasforcedtomovetoanewneighborhood.Hesurprisedhislandlordbytellinghimthathewasleavingbecausehecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorechocolate.ItallbeganayearagowhenAlbertHallreturnedhomeoneeveningandfoundalargedoginfrontofhisgate.Hewasveryfondofanimalsandashehappenedtohaveasmallpieceofchocolateinhispocket,hegaveittothedog.Thenextday,thedogwasthereagain.Itheldupitspaws（爪子）andreceivedanotherpieceofchocolateasareward.Albertcalledhisnewfriend"Bingo”.Heneverfoundoutthedog'srealname,norwhohisownerwas.However,Bingoappearedregularlyeveryafternoonanditwasquiteclearthathelikedchocolatemorethanbones.Hesoongrewdissatisfiedwithsmallpiecesofchocolateanddemandedalargepieceaday.IfatanytimeAlbertcouldn'tgiveit,Bingogotveryangryandrefusedtolethimopenthegate.AlbertwasnowatBingo'smercyandhadto"buyhim"togetintohisownhouse!HespentsuchalargepartofhismoneytokeepBingosuppliedwithchocolatethatintheendhehadtomovesomewhereelse.Alberthadbeenlivinginthesamedistrictfor.manyweeksundertwentyyearsallhislifemorethantwentyyearsAlbertdecidedtomovebecause.hedidn'tgetalongwellwithhislandlordhewasafraidofanimals,especiallydogshecouldn'tgetintohisownhousefreelyhewasnotsatisfiedwiththatdistrictBingowaitedforAlberteveryafternoonatthegatebecause.hewantedsomeboneshewantedchocolatehelikedAlberthehadnootherplacetogoWhatdoes“atdog'smercy"meanin“AlbertwasnowatBingo'smercy..."?AlbertwasangrywiththedogAlbertwassomehowcontrolledbythedogthedogisnotkindthedogisnottobetreatedkindlyanymore.Wecantellfromthestorythat.AlbertcouldaffordtobuyalargepieceofchocolateforBingoeverydayAlbertdidn'tlikeanimalsanymorefromthenonalldogscausetroubleforpeoplelivinginAlbert'sdistricthewhosparestherodwouldfinallyspoilthedog.PassageFourWhatyougiveyourrelatives,friends,husband,orwifecanhelpyouknowyourselfbetter.Also,whattheygiveyoucantellyousomethingabouttheirpersonality.Mostgiftgiving(andgetting)showsnothingmorethanthespiritofloveandfriendship.Butitispossibletoformsomeassociationsbetweenthekindsofthingsboughtandthepeoplebuythem.Hereisaguidetowhogiveswhatandwhy.Theclothesyouweartellsomethingaboutyourpersonality.Theytelltheworldnotonlyhowyouwanttobeseenbuthowyouseeyourselfaswell.Whensomeonegivesyousomethingtowearthatagreeswithyourself-image,they?resaying,"Iagreewithyou.Ilikeyouthewayare."Suchagiftshouldbetakenasaformofcompliment(赞美).Ontheotherhand,agiftofclothingthatdoesnotmatchyourpersonalitycouldbeaninsulttoyourcharacter.Makingsomethingbyhandhasbecometheexceptioninmanycountriestoday-somuchsothatgivingahomemadegiftissometimesconsideredunusual.Ifyoureceiveahomemadegift,youarelucky.Itmaynotbemadeperfectly,butitwillshowacertainqualityoflove.Peoplewhogivehomemadegiftsmaybesaidtobeverygenerous.Theyhavegiventimeandemotion,twoimportantcharacteristicsofbeingcreative.Apersonwhothinksoffoodwhenthinkingofagiftisgoodexampleofwhathumanwarmthmeans.Whetheryougiveaboxofchocolates,abagoforanges,oraballofcheese,allcarrythesamemessageofcomfortandsupport.Peoplewhogivebooksasgiftseitherlikereadingorwouldlikeeveryonetothinktheydo.Ifyouhappentoreceivealarge,heavybook,itsgivermaybemuchmoreinterestedinthewaythingsappearthaninthewaytheyactuallyare.Ofcourse,readingisawayoffeelingtheemotionsofanotherpersonandoflearningnewthings.Givingabookcanbeawayofsharingafeelingoranewlylearnedmeaning.Thegiverisprobablytryingtosaytoyouwhatthebooksaidtohim.Thefirstparagraphiswrittenmainlytotellreadersthat.A.thegiftsyougivecanhelpyouunderstandyourselfbetterthananyotherwayB.thereisacertainrelationshipbetweenthegiftsandthepeoplewhogivethemC.thegiftsyoureceivehelpyoulearnyourpersonalityD.betweenrelativesandfriendsagiftmayshowfriendshipandlove

Apersonwholikestheself-imageofanotherpersonwillgivethelatteragift.fashionableandexpensivemadeathomebyhimselfthatagreeswiththepersonalityofthereceiverthatmatchesthecharacterofthegiverPeopleareespeciallygenerousiftheygive.athingnotfoundinone'scountryanobjectthatshowswarmthsomethingunusualgiftsmadebyhandsWhatkindofmessageiscommunicatedbyagiftoffoodasupportiveone.agenerousone.acreativeone.anunusualone.Ifyougivealargebookasagift,itmayshowthat.youenjoyreadingandwillbesuccessfulinwritingthereceiverisinterestedinreadingandhopestobeawriteryouwanttosharewithothersacertainfeelingyouaremoreinterestedintheappearancethaninitscontentsWordBuilding(15points)Directions:completethefollowingsentenceswiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets.SI1.(survive)SI2.(punish)SI3.(invade)S14.(hand)SI1.(survive)SI2.(punish)SI3.(invade)S14.(hand)SI5.(commute)S16.(exhaust)SI7.(assist)SI8.(decent)Manypeoplethinkthatthedeathpenaltyistooseverala foranycrime.Thoughtheenteredthisregionandraidedseveralareas,theyfoundweathertheretoowarmanddampforthem.TheadditionoftheEastBuildingtotheNationalGalleryofArtshasprovidedWashingtonwithopportunitiesenjoyedbyonlyaofU.Scities.Railroadsandmulti-lanefreewayscarryhundredsofthousandsofdailytoandfromthesuburbsTheofnaturalresourceswillbringfar-reachinganddestructiveenvironmentconsequences.Thethatthemanagerreceivedfromhisstaffwasnotenoughforhimtorunthehotelsmoothly.Hishonestyand,ratherthanphysicalstrength,providedtheimpetusforhisheroism.SI9.(respond)In toGermany'sinvasion,GreatBritainandFrancedeclaredwaronSeptember3,startingWorldWarII.S20.(hero)Thesoldierswerehonoredfortheir effortsinprotectingthecityfromtheenemy.S21.(expose)Itismadeclearthattheboywas toseriousdangerbyhisfather'sirresponsibilityandbyhissister'sdeparture.S22.(resolve)peopleinvolvedinthedisputewantedtoachievea thatwouldmakeeveryonehappy.S23.(explode)S24.(history)Eventhoughthe tookplace10milesaway,weheardit. figures,suchasConfuciusandNapoleon,areinterestingtoreadabout.S25.(easy)Ifeelabit aboutaskinghertodomesuchabigfavor.(10points)Directions:FillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagebyselectingsuitablewordsfromtheWordBand,YoumaynotuseanyofthewordsmorethanOnce.Nobodyhaseverhadtotellmetogetoutofbed.MynumberoneS26hasalwaysbeenthatIammuchmoreambitiousthanmost.ThewayIseeit,lifeistooshorttomakeperiodicalS27tocomfortandfun.Ifyouwanttoaccomplishsomethingremarkable,you'vegottostayS28andconstantlyworktowardyourgoals.Mygoalhasbeentobecom