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期末考试英语试题(新视野二级A卷)注意事项:试题分试卷(一)和试卷(二)两部分。每部分的客观题在答题卡上作答,主观题在专用答题纸上作答。考试结束时只需提交答题卡和答题纸。请务必看清题号。答题卡和答题纸上务必涂、写清楚院系专业、姓名、学号等所有各项。ﻬNewHorizonCollegeEnglishTestBandTwo(A)2023/7PartIListeningComprehension(30Points)SectionADirections:Inthissection,you’llheartenshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandquestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.1.A)Seeadoctor

B)Stayinbedforafewdays.

C)Gettreatmentinabetterhospital.ﻫD)Makeaphonecalltothedoctor.2.A)The2:00trainwillarriveearlier.

B)The2:30trainhasadiningcar.

C)Thewomanpreferstotakethe2:30train.

D)Theyaregongtohavesomefastfoodonthetrain.3.A)ShehasbeenlongingtoattendHarvardUniversity.ﻫB)She’llconsidertheman’ssuggestioncarefully.

C)ShehasfinishedherprojectwithDr.Garcia’shelp.

D)She’llconsultDr.Garciaaboutenteringgraduateschool.4.A)Alicedidn’tseemtobenervousduringherspeech.ﻫB)Aliceneedsmoretraininginmakingpublicspeeches.

C)ThemancanhardlyunderstandAlice’spresentation.ﻫD)Themandidn’tthinkhighlyofAlice’spresentation.5.A)It’sworsethan30yearsago.

B)Itremainsalmostthesameasbefore.

C)Therearemoreextremesintheweather.

D)Therehasbeenasignificantriseintemperature.6.A)Atapublishinghouse.ﻫB)Atabookstore.

C)InareadingroomﻫD)InProf.Jordan’soffice7.A)Themancanstayinherbrother’sapartment.

B)Herbrothercanhelpthemanfindacheaperhotel.ﻫC)Herbrothercanfindanapartmentfortheman.

D)Themanshouldhavebookedalessexpensivehotel.8.A)Priorityshouldbegiventolistening.

B)It’smosthelpfultoreadEnglishnewspaperseveryday.

C)It’smoreeffectivetocombinelisteningwithreading.

D)Readingshouldcomebeforelistening.9.A)Itcanhelpsolvecomplexproblems.ﻫB)Itwillmostlikelyproveineffective

C)Itisanewweaponagainstterrorists.ﻫD)Itwillhelpdetectallkindsofliars.10.A)Helpthecompanyrecruitgraduatestudents.

B)Visittheelectronicscompanynextweek.

C)Getapart-timejoboncampusbeforegraduation.

D)ApplyforajobintheelectronicscompanySectionBDirections:Inthissection,you’llhearthreeshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you’llhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearthequestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Passageone111.A)HewasnamedJohn.B)Hereceivedagiftfromtheyoungman.C)Heusedrudelanguage. D)BothB)andC).112.A)Hetaughtthebirdpolitelanguage.B)Heplayedsoftmusic.C)Heshoutedattheparrot.D)Noneoftheabove.113.A)Hebecamepoliter.B)Hegotevenruder.C)ﻩHeremainedthesame.D)Helaughedandignoredhim.114.A)Hewaspleasedtheparrotbeggedformercy.B)Theparrotchangedhisbehaviorallofasudden.C)ﻩHewasafraidtheparrotmightdie.D)Theparrotscreamedterribly.115.A)Whydidhechangeforthebetter?B)Whydidhechangefortheworse?C)ﻩWhatdidheseeinthefreezer?D)Didhefeelcoldinthefreezer?PassageTwo116.WhatdidTomdointhebar?A)Hehadafewdrinks.B)Heshoutedatthebarman.C)HetalkedtoRichard.D)Hegotdrunk.117.A)HeaskedTomtocomeagaininthefuture.B)HeaskedTomtopayhisbill.C) HeaskedTomtoinvitehisfriendstocome.D)Noneoftheabove.118.WhatdidTomtellRichard?1A)Thebeeratthebarwasespeciallygood.B)Thebarmanwasfriendly.C)Thebarmanwasunfriendly.D)Onedidnothavetopayhisbillifheclaimedtohavepaidit.119.A)Thedrinksatthebarwerethebestintown.B)Thedrinksatthebarweretheworst.C)ﻩItwaseasytocheatthebarman.D)Itwasdifficulttodealwiththebarman.220.WhatdidthebarmantellRichard?2A)HewelcomedRichardtothebar.B)HebelievedTomhadashortmemory.C) HecomplainedaboutTom.D)HepraisedTom.PassageThree21.Wheredidthespeakercomefrom?1A)Australia.B)America.C) Vietnam.D)China.222.A)HearrivedinAustralia.B)Hewaspushedintothepool.C) Healmostdied.D)Alloftheabove.223.A)Hepulledoffhisclothes.B)Hejumpedintothepooltosavethespeaker.C)ﻩHecalledthepoliceforhelp.D)Heaskedthespectatorsforhelp.124.A)Englishwasnothisnativelanguage.B)HewastooproudofhisEnglish.C) Hehadnogiftforsecondlanguagelearning.D)Alloftheabove.A)BecausehisEnglishteachersavedhimfromdrowning,hecametolikebothwaterandEnglish.B)BecausehisEnglishteachersavedhimfromdrowning,hecametolikeEnglishbutnotwater.C)ThespeakerwasnotintelligentenoughtolearnEnglishwell.D)Thespeaker’semotionalfactorshavenothingtodowithhisEnglishlearning.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearadialoguethreetimes.Listentothespeakerscarefullyandfillintheblankswiththeexactsentencesyou’vejustheard.Writedownyouranswerontheanswersheet.A:WhatcanIdoforyou?B:I’mlookingforalightjacket.A:Pleasecomethisway;they’rejustoverhere._____________1________________?B:I’mnotsure.A:Ok,I’llmeasureyou.Well,__________2________.Whatcolordoyoulike?B:Lightblue,please.A:Ok,________3_______.B:Yes,that’scomfortable.And_________4____________.Howmuchisit?A:$24.99.B:I’lltakeit.___________5_______________.A:Sure,wetakebothdebitandmajorcreditcards.PartII.

ReadingComprehension(30points)SectionADirections:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyanddothemultiple-choicequestions.

Text1

AlbertEinsteinhadagreateffectonscienceandhistory,greaterthanonlyafewothermenhaveachieved.AnAmericanuniversitypresidentoncecommentedthatEinsteinhadcreatedanewoutlook,anewviewoftheuniverse.Itmaybesometimebeforetheaveragemindunderstandsfullytheidentityoftimeandspaceandsoon----butevenordinarymenunderstandnowthattheuniverseissomethinglargerthaneverthoughtbefore.By1914theyoungEinsteinhadgainedworldfame.HeacceptedtheoffertobecomeaprofessoratthePrussianAcademyofScienceinBerlin.Hehadfewduties,littleteachingandunlimitedopportunitiesforstudy,butsoonhispeaceandquietwerebrokenbytheFirstWorldWar.Einsteinhatedviolence.Themisery(悲惨)ofwaraffectedhimdeeply,andhesatunhappilyinhisofficedoinglittle.Helostinterestinhisresearch.Onlywhenpeacecamein1918washeabletogetbacktowork.IntheyearsfollowingWorldWarIhonorswereincreasinglyheapedonhim.HebecametheheadoftheKaiserWhihemInstituteofTheoreticalPhysics.In1921hewontheNobelPrize,andhewashonoredinGermanyuntiltheriseofNazismwhenhewasdrivenfromGermanybecausehewasaJew.26.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis_____A.thetimewhenpeopleknowEinsteinB.thefeelingofanAmericancollegepresidentC.thechangeinhumanthoughtproducedbyEinsteinD.thedifficultyofEinstein’sthoughttoteachers27.AccordingtotheAmericanuniversitypresident,______.A.everyoneunderstandsEinstein’stheorytodayB.EinsteinachievedmorethananyotherscientistsinhistoryC.ThetheoryofrelativitycanbequicklylearnedbyeveryoneD.OurideasabouttheuniversearedifferenttodaybecauseofEinstein28.Accordingtoparagraph2,AlbertEinstein______A.wasafamouschemistB.headedaresearchinstituteC.wasfamousintheworldD.enjoyedreadingaboutwar29.AccordingtothepassageEinsteindidhisgreatestwork_____.A.duringWorldWarIB.whenhewasyoungC.whenNazismroseD.between1906-191530.Itmaybeconcludedthat____.A.AlbertEinsteinwasforcedtoserveintheGermanarmyB.AlbertEinsteinhadnootherinterestsbesidesscienceC.EinsteinmadealotmorebreakthroughsinhisresearchaftertheFirstWorldWar.D.HisreputationwasruinedbecauseofhisworkduringWorldWarIText2

Afewminutesago,walkingbackfromlunch,IstartedtocrossthestreetwhenIheardthesoundofacoindropping.Itwasn’tmuchbut,asIturned,myeyescaughttheheadsofseveralotherpeopleturningtoo.Awomanhaddroppedwhatappearedtobeadime.Thetinklingsoundofacoindroppingonpavementisanattention-getter.Itcanbenothingmorethanapenny.Whateverthecoinis,nooneignoresthesoundofit.Itgotmethinkingaboutsoundsagain.Wearesurroundedbysomanysoundsthatattractthemostattention.PeopleinNewYorkCityseldomturntolookwhenafireengine,apolicecaroranambulance(救护车)comesscreamingalongthestreet.WhenI’minNewYork,I’maNewYorker.Idon’tturneither.Likethenatives.Ihardlyhearasirenthere.AthomeinmylittletowninConnecticut,it’sdifferent.Thedistantwailofapolicecar,anemergencyvehicleorafiresirenbringsmetomyfeetifI’mseatedandbringsmetothewindowifI’minbed.It’sthequietestsoundsthathavemosteffectonus,nottheloudest.Inthemiddleofthenight,Icanhearadrippingtapahundredyardsawaythroughthreecloseddoors.I’vebeenhearinglittlecreakingnoisesandsoundswhichmyimaginationturnsintofootstepsinthemiddleofthenightfortwenty-fiveyearsinourhouse.HowcomeIneverhearthosesoundsinthedaytime?I’mquiteclearinmymindwhatthegoodsoundsareandwhatthebadsoundsare.I’veturnedagainstwhistling,forinstance.IusedtothinkofitasthemarkofahappyworkerbutlatelyI’vebeenassociatingthewhistlerwithanervouspersonmakingcompulsivenoises.Thetapping,tapping,tappingofmytypewriterasthekeyshitthepaperisalovelysoundtome.IoftenlikethesoundofwhatIwritebetterthanthelooksofit.31.Thesoundofacoindroppingmakespeople________.A.thinkofmoneyC.payattentiontoitB.lookateachotherD.stopcrossingthestreet32.PeopleinNewYork_________.A.don’tcareaboutemergenciesC.areattractedbysoundsB.areusedtosirensD.don’thearloudnoises33.Howdoestheauthorrelatetosoundsatnight?A.Heimaginessoundsthatdonotexist.B.Heexaggeratesquietsounds.C.Hethinkstapsshouldbeturnedoff.D.Hebelievesit’sratherquietatnight.34.Hedislikeswhistlingbecause_________.A.heistiredofitC.itremindshimoftensepeopleB.heusedtobehappierD.itsuggestsbusydailywork35.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutsoundsingeneral?A.Theymakehimfeelathome.B.Hethinkstheyshouldbeignored.C.Hebelievestheyarepartofourlives.D.Hepreferssilencetoloudnoises.Text3Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou’re“hot”.That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologues(自言自语)as:“Getup,John!You’llbelateforworkagain!”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteract(对抗)yourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’llgetupsteam(鼓起干劲)andworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Getofftoaslowstartthatsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.36.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably________.heisalazypersonherefusestofollowhisownenergycycleheisnotsurewhenhisenergyislowheisathispeakintheafternoonorevening37.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?Unawarenessofenergycycles.Familiarmonologues.Achangeinafamilymember’senergycycle.Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.38.Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould________.changehisenergycycleC)getupearlierthanusualovercomehislazinessD)gotobedearlier39.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill___________.helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’sworkhelpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyinthedayenableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutineworkkeepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone’senergy.Dr.Kleitmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.C)Habitshelpapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.D)Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.SectionB.SkimmingandscanningDirections:Inthispart,youarerequiredtogooverthe3passagesquicklyandanswerthequestions.Passage1.(Question41isbasedonthefollowingpassage.)41.Thisletteriswrittenbya______.

A.prospectivesalespersonB.highschoolstudentC.publisherD.manager28BeachRoad,Newtown.March20th,2023TheManager,RoyalPublishers,P.O.Box446Newtown.DearSir,Iam18yearsold,andIgraduatedfromNewtownHighSchoollastOctober.AthighschoolmymainsubjectswereEnglish,businessstudies,history,athleticsandscience.Iwouldbeveryinterestedinworkingasasalesman.Iamveryinterestedinbooks,andIhavealwaysbeeninterestedinthepublishingbusiness.Ienjoymeetingandtalkingtopeople.Ienclosetwolettersofreference,aphotograph,andmyschoolacademicrecord.Iwouldbeavailableforaninterviewatanytime.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yourssincerely,ﻫJackEastwoodPassage2(Question42isbasedonthefollowingpassage.)42.Thegeneralideaofthepassageisthat______.

A.doctorscanproducemagicﻫB.medicinehasmagicpower

C.modernmedicinecancureallillnessesﻫD.ahealthymindisalsoacureforillness

FormorethanfivethousandyearsChinesedoctorshaveusedneedlestofightillness.Thiskindofmedicineiscalledacupuncture.Thedoctorstudiesthesickpersoncarefully.Thenheputsneedlesintothatpersonsbodyattherightplacesforhisillness.Chinesedoctorsbelievethattheycancontrolthebodysnaturalforcesinthisway.Atfirst,doctorsintheWestthoughtthatthiswasjustanotherkindofmagic.Recently,however,theyhavefoundoutthatitispossibletocuremanyillnesseslikethisbecausetheneedleshelpthebodytoproduceitsown"medicines".Inthiswaythebodycuresitself.Nowadaysdoctorscandoalotofwonderfulthings.Theycanusethousandsofmedicines.Theycangiveyoupillsandinjections.Theycanevengiveyoumechanicallegsoranewheart.Sometimesmodernmedicineworkslikemagic.Buttherearestillalotofillnessesthatdrugsandmachinescannotcurecompletely.Medicineisnotonlyascience;itisanart,too.Andintheartofmedicine,themindisveryimportant.Youwillnothaveahealthybodyunlessyouhaveahealthymind.Passage3(Questions43-45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.)43.Thepurposeofthispamphletistoprovideinformationon______.

A.howtoopenabankaccountﻫB.howtoapplyforacourseﻫC.whocangotouniversitiesﻫD.whoiseligibleforagrant

44.Whocangetthegrant?

A.Aforeignstudentwhohasbeentherefor11months.ﻫB.ABritishpupilinasecondaryschool.

C.ABritishstudentwhostudiesintheUniversity.

D.Auniversitygraduatewhowantstocontinuehisstudies.

45.A31yearoldnursewishestostudymedicineatauniversity.Shehasworkedsinceshewas25.Howmuchextramoneywillshegetayear?ﻫA.100pounds.B.155pounds.C.615pounds.D.715pounds.

GETTINGAGRANTWhocangetthismoney?Anyonewhogetsaplaceonafirstdegreecourse,althoughastudentwhohasalreadyattendedacourseofadvancedfurthereducationmaynot.StudentsmustalsohavebeenresidentintheUKforatleastthreeyears,whichcanexcludesomestudentsfromoverseas.

SPECIALCASESIfastudenthasworkedbeforecollege:Astudentwhois26ormorebeforethecoursestartsandwhohasworkedforatleastthreeoftheprevioussixyearswillgetextramoney-155poundsayearif26,increasingtoamaximumof615poundsat29ormore.Banking:Mostofthebigbanksofferspecialservicestostudentswhoopenaccounts.Astudentwon’tusuallyhavetopaybankchargesaslongastheaccountstaysincredit.PartIII.

Cloze

(10points)Directions:Followingthepassagetherearefourchoicesforeachblank.Choosethebestonetofillintheblanks.Manylargecitiesare46butbeautiful.Streetsarelittered47garbage.Inthegarbage,however,thereisstillsomething48canbeuseful.49peoplewanttosolvetheproblemofwaste,thereisnotimetobe50.Theymustwork51waysofmakinguseofgoodthingsthatarejustthrownaway52waste.Whenacargetstooold,itmaynotrun53.Butthemetalthatthecarwasmade54isstillgood.Itcanbeput55useagain.Whenabottleisempty,itgoes56thegarbage.Butbottleglasscanbe57intosandandusedto58streets.Garbage59foodcanbechangedintofertilizer.Butfirstyouhaveto60alltheglassandmetal.Garbagecanalsobeagood61formakingbuildingblocks,whicharethencoveredwithconcrete.Now,moreandmoremachinesare62forthispurpose.Someday,peoplewillwatchfilmsinamagnificentcinemawhichhasbeenbuilt63garbage.Futurebuildings,roads,andcitiesmaybemade64garbage.Butsofar,buildingbeautifulcitiesoutofgarbageisonly65.46.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything47.A.withB.byC.inD.without48.A.whichB.itC.thatD.what49.A.WhenB.IfC.OnceD.As50.A.lostB.lossC.loseD.spared51.A.atB.onC.outD.into52.A.likeB.asC.byD.with53.A.anymoreB.longerC.nomoreD.nolonger54.A.ofB.fromC.byD.in55.A.inB.toC.intoD.onto56.A.outofB.intoC.outinD.awayfrom57.A.groundB.grindC.groundedD.stuck58.A.makeB.coverC.paveD.dig59.A.fromB.withinC.outofD.in60.A.produceB.pickoutC.sortingoutD.separate61.A.originB.sourceC.wayD.end62.A.designedB.plannedC.madeD.discovered63.A.byB.withC.outofD.of64.A.ofB.fromC.intoD.in65.A.adreamB.aprojectC.anemptytalkD.apredictionPaperTwoPartIV.Blankfilling(10Points)SectionADirections:Filltheblankwiththeexactwordsyou’velearnedfromthetextbook.Ifwe’renotabletoeducatepeopleforlifeaswellasforacareer,thenthatisaconvictionagainstoureducationalsystem---__1_,elementary,_2__andhigher.Inatimeofincreasing_3__,atimewhen90percentofallthescientistswhohaveeverlivedarecurrently__4__,morethanever,weneedtoknowwhatistruly__5__inlife.Thisiswhereageandmaturityenter.Mostpeople,_6__betweentheagesof30and50,finally_7__attheinevitableconclusionthattheywere_8__todomorethanservea_9__,agovernmentagency,or_10__.SectionBDirections:Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththeproperformofthewordsgiveninbrackets.1.(assign)Couldwefinishthe_________ontime?2.(complain)Hepouredouthis______beforeme.3.(economy)Thelocalresidentshaveto_____onwaterduringthedryseason.4.(reason)Ihavebeenworkingwithoutanybreakfor24hours.It’s_____toexpectmetoworkallnightagaintoday.5.(flee)He_____awayatthefirstsightofdanger.6.(weak)Longworkinghoursalongwitheatingdisorders______herhealth.7.(prefer)Coffeeis_____tote

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