B卷实用英语题新视野

期末考试试题

课程名称：实用英语1B卷

使用教材：新视野预备1

适用对象：专科各专业一年级

PartITranslation(20%)

Task1

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishusingthe

wordsinthebrackets.

1.在雨季渡过这条河非常危险。(crosstheriver)

2.我们可以用很多事实来证明吸烟危害人体健康。(prove)

3.医生说如果把物质当做满足自己感觉的一种方式，那就有问题了。

(beusedasaway)

4.他常常做一些有助于同学的小事，因此很受欢迎。(dosmallthings)

5.我有足够钱的时候会考虑建一幢新房子。(thinkabout)

Task2

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

1.Theworldthinksofhimthewayhewantedtoberemembered:Nobel,a

manofpeace.

2.Theyfighteachother,andatthesametimedefendtheirownopinions

withexamples,numbers,andpersonalexperience.

3.Amanthinksthatonlythemostexpensiveexercisebicyclewillhelp

improvehisbody,eventhoughhealreadyownsalotofbody-building

equipmentthathedoesn'tuse.

4.Thepointis,wheneveryougivetoothers,you'11havemorepridein

yourselfandfeelbetterabouttheworld.

5.TheInternetwillnotonlymakeiteasiertokeepupwithdistantfriends,it

willalsoallowustofindnewcompanions.

PartILFillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.

(10%)

A.companionB.destroyC.modelD.imagineE.mind

EaverageG.distantH.informationI.similarJ.notice

K.objectL.stressM.decisionN.designed0.personal

RexperienceQ.perfectR.refuseS.ignoredT.save

U.tiringV.suffering

1.Wewrotedownthedirectionoftravelandsentthebacktothe

base.

2.Ifyouhisidea,youwouldsurelybekillinghim.

3.NoschoolIhavetaughtinhaseverspellingorthoughtofitasan

unimportantskill.

4.Thisismyopinionandyoushouldn*tenforceitonothers.

5.I*mnothungry,butIdon'thavingsomecakes.

6.Stephentooktheviewthathisheadachewascausedby.

7.Itisnotkindtootherswhoaskforhelp.

8.Whocanknowtheofthepeoplewalkinginthestreetswithouta

job?

9.Theheightofboysagedfrom10to16hasriseninChina.

10.Tomakefriendsisnoteasy,andtolookforagoodisevenmore

difficult.

11.Thesethingswillbelookedatbeforeaismade.

12.FrancisturnedandgreetedherinEnglish.

13.Myproblemsareverytoyours.

14.Heisateacheroffiveyears'.

15.Ithadbeen,Irealized,averylongandday.

16.Look,there*samovinginthesky.

17.Canyouwhatit'slikewhenit'sreallyhotoutthere?

18.Ravenpassedbyontheothersideofthestreet,buthedidn*t

us.

19.They'veusanewmachine.

20.TheschoolisabouttenmilesfromTom*shome.

PartIII.ReadingComprehension(40%)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Choosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Passage1

Intheadvertisingindustry,sellingproductsisthemost

importantgoal.Nowthatmessagescangoaroundtheworldathigh

speed,theworldisbecomingsmallerandproductscanbesold

everywhere.Butitisalsotruethattheproblemsofinternational

advertising-problemsoflanguageandculture-havebecomelarger

thanever.Forexample,BraniffAirlineswantedtoadvertiseitsfine

seats.ButwhenitsadvertisementwastranslatedfromEnglishinto

Spanish,ittoldpeoplethattheycouldflywithoutwearing

clothes!AnotherbadtranslationwaswhentheChevroletautomobile

companytriedtomarkettheChevyNovacarinLatinAmerica.In

English,theword"nova"referstoastar.ButinSpanish,itmeans

"doesn'tgo".Wouldyoubuyacarwiththisname?

Toavoidproblemsintranslation,mostadvertisingfirmsarenow

writingcompletelynewads.Inwritingnewads,international

advertisersmustchoosedifferentmethodsofadvertisingfordifferent

countries.Insomecountries,anadvertisementusuallygivesa

descriptionoftheproductandexplainswhyitisbetterthan

others.ThisistrueintheUnitedStates,Britain,andGermany.Butin

Japan,themessageisbasedmoreonsituationsandfeelingsthanit

doesonwords.Forthisreason,manytelevisionadvertisements

broadcastinJapanshowpeopleataparty,picnic,orinsomeother

pleasantsituations.Theywillnotsaythataproductisbetterthan

others.Instead,thegoalwillbetocreateagoodfeelingaboutthe

product.

Internationaladvertisersmustalsoconsiderdifferencesinlaws

andcustoms.Forinstance,certaincountrieswillnotallowTV

advertisementsonSunday,andotherswillnotallowthemfor

children'sproductsonanyday.Insomepartsoftheworld,certain

typesofclothingcan'tbeshownontelevision.Theworldadvertiser

whodoesnotunderstandsuchlawsandcustomswillsoonhave

problems.

Finally,thereisthechoiceofwhattoadvertise.Peoplearoundthe

worldhavedifferentlikesanddislikes.Sothebestadvertisementin

theworldmeansnothingiftheproductisnotsuitableforthe

market.CompaniessuchasMcDonald'shavefoundthatitisvery

importanttoselldifferentproductsindifferentplaces.Sowhenyou

gotoaMcDonald'sinHawaii,you'llfindChinesefoodprovidedon

themenu.IfyoustopataMcDonald'sinGermany,youcanordera

beerwithyourmeal.InMalaysia,ifyouarethirstyyoucantryadrink

thatisflavoredwithafruitthatmostpeopleinothercountrieshave

nevertasted.

Alloftheseproductsmustbesoldwiththerightkindof

message.lthasneverbeenaneasyjobforadvertiserstocreatethe

message.Butnomatterhowdifficultthisjobmaybe,itisvery

importantforglobaladvertiserstodoitwell.Knowinghowto

advertiseintheworldmarketcanhelpcompaniestoadvertisefor

success.

1.Themainpurposeoftheadvertisingindustryis

A.Sellingproducts

B.Makingsomethingnew

C.Creatinginterestingproducts

D.Makingcustomershappy

2.TheexampleofmarketingtheChevyNovacarinLatinAmericanis

A.Acaseofgoodtranslationininternationaladvertising

B.Acaseofbadtranslationininternationaladvertising

C.AcaseofTVadvertisements

D.Acaseofgoodadvertisers

3.Whichstatementisfalseaccordingtothispassage?

A.Theworldisbecomingsmallersincemessagescangoeverywhere.

B.InJapananadvertisementusuallygivesadescriptionoftheproducts.

C.Itisveryimportanttocreatetherightkindofmessage.

D.Advertisingshoulddependondifferentcultures.

4.YoucangetabeerataMCDonald'sin

A.Japan

B.China

C.Malaysia

D.Germany

5.Whichisthebesttitleofthisarticle?

A.AdvertisinginAmerica

B.AdvertisingTranslation

C.AdvertisingEverywhere

D.Advertiser

Passage2

Everyonehasdifferentideasofhappinessandwhatittakestoachieve

it.Theseideaschangethroughone1slifeandasthecandies（糖果）of

childhoodgivewaytoadolescence（青春期）'sweetlooksoflove,we

begintolearn,asadults,thatmostpleasuresdonotlastlong.Among

thosethataremorelastingarethecompanyofgoodfriends,the

adventure（新鲜经历）oflearning,andtheopportunitytocreate.

Goodfriendsarethegreatestofalljoysandachildsoontiresof

anytoyifnotgiventhechancetoshareitspleasurewithsomeone

whocanunderstand.Thepricewepayforthiscompanyisto

selflessly,andwithoutaprice,returncompassion（同情）,

understandingandjoy.Itisanoddequation（奇异的平衡）inwhich

wecontinuetoreceiveasmuchaswegive.Tohaveafriend,aloved

one,whomonewoulddiefor,meanswithoutsayingthatthisperson

woulddoasmuchforus.

Whatisastrueasforchildrenwithtoyscontinuesintooldage

withlearning.Wesharewhatweknownotjustbecauseofthejoyof

it,butbecauseeachtimewetryandtellwhatweknow,wetestthat

ideaagainstanotheropinionconfirming（证实），learningandtaking

offintotherecesses（深处）ofthemind.Thatwecanleavemessages

tothefuture,thatis,writebookstobereadathousandyearsormore

afterourdeaths,isthegreatandunselfish（无私的）measure（判断标

准）ofthesuccessoftheseadventures.

6.Inparagraph!,toclarify（说明）hisopinionthatone1sideasofhappiness

changethroughhislife,theauthor.

A.usessomeexamples

B.stressestheinfluenceofgoodfriends

C.pointsoutthattheopportunitytocreatehelpsspeedupsuchachange

D.statesthatmostpleasuresarenotimportant

7.Thetopicsentenceofparagraph2.

A.appearsattheend

B.appearsinthemiddle

C.appearsattheverybeginning

D.Isnotclearlystated

8.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantfor

thehappinessofachild?

A.Toys.

B.Goodfriends.

C.Theadventureoflearning

D.Candies.

9.Whatkiindoffriendshipisconsideredbestforachild?

A.Give-and-take.

B.Seek-and-take.

C.Atemporary（暂时）one.

D.Noneoftheabove.

10.Themoralofthepassageisthat.

A.mostpleasuresaretemporary

B.Goodfriendsarethegreatestofalljoys

C.Happinesscanbeobtained（获得）throughlearning

D.Sharingwhatwehavecreateslasting（持久的）happiness

Passage3

AlfredNobelgavemorethan9millionU.S.dollarsofhis

moneytoestablishannual（每年的）NobelPrizes.AsNobelwished,

moneyisgiventopeoplewhohelptheworldinsomegreatwayin

oneofthefivefields:physics,chemistry,medicine,literature,and

peace.Aswellasthemoney,eachNobelPrizewinneralsoreceivesa

goldmedal（奖章）.

TheNobelFoundation（诺贝尔基金会）ownstheprizemoney,

butitdoesnotawardtheprizes.TheFoundationfollowstherules

madebyAlfredNobelbeforehisdeath.Oneoftherulessaysthatnot

alltheprizesmustbegivenouteachyear.Infact,noNobelPrizes

weregivenfortheyears1940-1942.

Differentgroupsgiveouteachaward.TheRoyalSwedish

AcademyofSciences（瑞典皇家科学院）givesoutthephysicsand

chemistryawards.TheKarolinskaInstitute（卡罗林司喀研究院）of

Stockholm,Sweden（瑞典斯德哥尔摩），awardsthephysiologyor

medicineprize.TheNobelPrizeforliteratureisawardedbythe

SwedishAcademy.ThegovernmentofNorway(挪威)choosesfive

peopletoawardtheNobelPeacePrize.In1968,asixthprizewas

establishedineconomics.TheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciences

makesthisaward,too.

Eachofthesebodiesmustreceivethenamesofpossiblewinners

beforeFebruary1ofeachyear.Asmallgroupof12peopledecides

onafinalwinner;theonewhoisselected(选择)bysevenormore

peoplewins.Ifnooneisselectedbysevenormorepeople,theprize

isnotgivenoutthatyear.Thegroupof12reviewsthepossible

winners,andasksquestions,suchas:

Didthepossiblewinnermakeanoutstandingachievementthe

yearbefore?

WasthepersonTscontributiontheresultofmanyyearsof

research?

Didthepersonworkwithone,two,orthreescientistsasateam?

(Someoftheprizemoneymayalsobegiventoothers.)

Wastheperson?sworkbasedontheworkofsomeoneelse?

(Again,othersmaygetsomeoftheprizemoney.)

ThefirstNobelPrizeswereawardedonDecember10,1910,

exactlyfiveyearstothedayafterAlfredNobel'sdeath.Eachprize

wasmorethan$40,000atthattime.Todayeachprizeismorethan$1

million.

11.AsNobelwished,moneyisgiventopeoplewhohelpedtheworld

A.Insomegreatwayinoneofthefivefields

B.Ineverywaypossibleinoneofthefivefields

C.Inallthefivefields

D.Inallthesixfields

12.TheNobelFoundationownstheprizemoney,

A.Andawardstheprizesaswell

B.Butitdoesnotawardtheprizes

C.Andgivesthemoneytotheircountry

D.Butgivesthemoneytothewinners

13.Eachofthesebodiesmustreceivethenamesofpossiblewinnersbefore

ofeachofyear.

A.January1

B.February1

C.March1

D.April1

14.Theonewhoisselectedinthebodywins.

A.By12members

B.Bysevenormoreofthemembers

C.By11members

D.Byonemember

15.AllsixNobelPrizesbeawardedeachyear.

A.must

B.Mightbe

C.should

D.Shouldn't

Passage4

Anebook（alsoreferredtoasanelectronicbook,eBook,ore-book）isa

digitalversion（版本）ofaprintbookthatyoudownloadandread.Butifyou

wanttoreadanebook,youmusthaveanEbookReader,whichisakindoffree

softwareusedbyyourcomputer.Makesureyouhaveinstalledtheappropriate

ReaderbeforeyoudownloadyourebookfromtheInternet.Thesoftwareallows

youtoturnthewordsonthescreenintothesizeyoulike.Italsohelpsyouturn

pagesandchangeyourviewingoptions（计算机屏幕上的阅读选择）.Ebooks

areafunalternativetoregularbooks.Youcandownloadthemtoanycomputers

andcreateyourownlibraryofhundredsoftitles.Ifyouloadthemontoyour

portablecomputer,youcantakethemwithyouwhenyoutravel.Someebooks

areeveninteractive!Bestofall,whenyouorderanebook,thereisnowaiting

andnoshippingcharges.Theamountoftimeittakestodownloadyourebook

dependsonthespeedofyourconnectionandthesizeofyourebook.

16.Fromthispassage»welearnthatanebook.

A.canbefoundinanylibrary

B.canbereaddirectlyfromtheInternet

C.canbereadbyanyonewhohasacomputer

D.canbereadwhenspecialsoftwareisinstalled

17.TheEbookReaderisusedfor.

A.readinganebookyou'vedownloaded

B.turningaprintbookintoadigitalversion

C.downloadinganebookfromtheInternet

D.copyinganebookontoaportablecomputer

18.Fromthispassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.youcanreadanebookonalaptopwhenyoutravel

B.youCanorderanebookusingtheEbookReader

C.theebooksorderedhavetobeshippedtoyou

D.ittakesalotoftroublereadinganebook

19.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Anebookisorderedinprintbook.

B.Thesizeofthewordsinanebookcannotbechanged.

C.Thedownloadingtimeisdecidedbytheebook,ssize.

D.Thereislessfunreadinganebookthanaprintbook.

20.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.abetterwaytodownloadanEbook

B.anewkindofbook一theEbooks

C.thenewversionofEbooks

D.thefunofreadingEbooks

PartIV.Cloze(10%)

PassageA

CalifanoandScrevane,itseemswill1agree.Theyfighteachother,andat

the2timedefendtheirownopinions3examples,numbers,

and4experience.Therearenosimilaritiesintheirideas,exceptperhapsthe

pointaboutsmokinginrestaurants.Screvanebelievesthat5inrestaurants

shouldbestopped,ifmanycustomers6it.Califanowishestoprotect

peo