新视野大学英语1八套题2

ModelTest(8)

BandOne

PartI.UnderstandingSentences

SectionA

Directions:Listentothefollowing10sentences.Eachsentencewillberead

twotimes.Aftereachsentence,there'llbeabreakof10seconds.Duringthe

break,readthetwochoicesmarkedAandB,andchoosetheonethatisthe

bestanswer.

1.A.Itooktoomanycourseslastterm.

B.ThecoursesItooklasttermwereverydifficult.

2.A.Ipickedupthechildrenfromschoolfirst.

B.Iwenttothesupermarketbeforepickingupthechildrenfromschool.

3.A.Weshouldpayattentiontothedangerofdrunkdrivingnow.

B.Weshouldspendmuchtimeavoidingthedangerofdrunkdriving.

4.A.Mymotherwilltakemetotherestaurantformybirthday.

B.Tilcelebratemymother'sbirthdaybytakinghertotherestaurant.

5.A.Ihaven'tbeenusedtothecustomherequickly.

B.Imightgetacrossthecustomsquickly.

6.A.IpaidbackfiftydollarsIborrowedfromJacklastweek.

B.Jackdidn'tpaymebackthefiftydollarsheborrowedfrommelast

week.

7.A.Agoodnight'ssleepmaymakepeoplefeelfreshinthemorning.

B.Evenifyougetagoodnight'ssleep,youwillnotfeelwellinthe

morning.

8.A.JackandTomdidn'tattendthemeetingontime.

B.JackandTomattendedthemeetingontime.

9.A.HecanspeakfluentChinesesincehewasbroughtupinChina.

B.HewasbroughtupinAmerica,buthecanspeakfluentChinese.

10.A.Hisfriendsadvisedhimnottogiveupthecontestthoughhehaslittle

chancetowin.

B.Hewasadvisedtogiveupthecontest,sincehewillprobablylose.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,you7/hear10sentences.Eachsentencewillhe

readtwotimes.Attheendofeachsentence,there7Zheabreakof10seconds.

Duringthebreak,you'llreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,and

choosethebestanswertocompletethesentence.

1.Youcanyourtelephonenumberhere.

A.cutdownB.writedownC.puton

2.Jackaskedusto.

A.helphimfinishthetask

B.providehimwithfinishedtask

C.insistonfinishingthetask

3.Wetheenvironment.

A.areresponsiblefortheprotectionof

B.shouldbeconcernedabout

C.shouldcareabout

4.Jacktheexpensivecar.

A.askedmetobuy

B.persuadedmeintobuying

C.talkedwithmeaboutbuying

5.Weshouldhavesomewaystodealwiththe

stressfulsituations.

A.efficientB.goodC.favorite

6.Tomwas$100sincehereturnedthelostwallettothe

owner.

A.givenB.awardedC.paidback

7.Manypeopleeducation.

A.needB.canreceiveC.can'treceive

8.Balanceshouldbeachievedbetween.

A.workandplayB.workandrestC.playandrest

9.Icannotherbadmannersanymore.

A.standbyB.standinC.standfor

10.Hehasbeenthehouse.

A.absorbedinpainting

B.devotedtopainting

C.employedtopaint

PartILUnderstandingConversations

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,onequestionwillheaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestion

therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenwritethe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.Hehasanearproblem.

B.Hedoesn'talwayslisten.

C.He'snevermissedadate.

D.Hedoesn'tcarethedate

2.A.Readthemagazinewhileshewaitsinline.

B.Havehercopiesmadeoutsidethelibrary.

C.Useadifferentmachinetomakehercopies.

D.Lookforadifferentmagazine.

3.A.TherearenotenoughFrenchFriesforeveryoneelse.

B.Themanshouldn'teatanymoreFrenchFries.

C.ThemanhasmoreFrenchFriesthanthewomanhas.

D.Themanhastothinkaboutherrequest.

4.A.Boardthetrain.

B.Sendafax.

C.Postponehisdeparturetime.

D.Havelunch.

5.A.Hehasusedthephoneformonths.

B.Hewantstosellthemobilephonetothewoman.

C.Hehastogetridofthatoldmobilephone.

D.He*ssatisfiedwiththemobilephone.

6A.Thewomanalwaysisstrictwithheremployees.

B.Themanalwayshasexcusesforbeinglate.

C.Thewomanisakind-heartedboss.

D.Theman'salarmclockdidn'tworkthatmorning.

7.A.Thegymdoesn*topenuntiltomorrow.

B.He'stoobusytogotothegym.

C.There'saspecialprojectgoingonatthegym.

D.Thegymisfullofkids.

8.A.Putthebriefcasebackintheelevator.

B.Contacttheownerofthebriefcase.

C.Findoutifthereceptionistlostabriefcase.

D.Takethebriefcasetothereceptiondesk.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear2longconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,oneormorequestionswillheaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereach

questiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)fanddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

writethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Questions1to3arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A.Theapartmentistoofarfromthecampus.

B.Theapartmentneedsalotofrepairwork.

C.She'shavingtroublewiththeowneroftheapartment.

D.Herroommatewon*tshareexpenses.

2.A.Rebeccadidn*tpaytheirrentontime.

B.Rebeccachargedherforrent.

C.Shecantfindanyonetorepairtherefrigerator.

D.Rebeccahadtherefrigeratorfixedwithoutherpermission.

3.A.Hemajorsinlaw.

B.Hehadthesameproblem.

C.Heknowstheowner.

D.Heisalawyer.

Questions4to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

4.A.Hefeelshe'sinbestcondition.

B.Hefeelshe'sinpoorcondition.

C.Hefeelshe'stired.

D.Hefeelshe'sdepressed.

5.A.10hours.B.5hours.

C.7hours.D.4hours.

6.A.HehasneverjoinedintheOlympicsbefore.

B.Hehaslunchatten.

C.HeisanAmericanlongdistancerunner.

D.Hedoesn,tthinkhistrainingprogramisgood.

7.A.Hespendsplentyoftimeplayingmusic.

B.Hehastoparticipateinvarioussocialactivities.

C.Hehasafulltrainingschedule.

D.Apartfromtraining,heisstudyingtobeatechnician.

PartIII.UnderstandingPassages

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Thenwritethe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Questions1to3arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.A.TherewasmorewoodinAmerica.

B.PeoplecanfireprooftheirwoodenhousesinAmerica.

C.StonewasnotavailableinAmerica.

D.ManypeopleliveinthesamehouseinAmerica.

2.A.Darkcloudsspreadfromonehousetoanother.

B.Thedisastroustrafficaccident.

C.Thegreatfire.

D.Thegreatearthquake.

3.A.CheapB.ExpensiveC.BeautifulD.Comfortable

PassageTwo

Questions4to6arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

4.A.Becauseshedidn'tspeak,exceptwhennecessary.

B.BecauseshealwaysfoundpeoplewhocouldspeakenoughEnglishto

understandher.

C.BecauseshehadaguidewhospokefluentEnglish.

D.Becauseshehadagoodphrasebook.

5.A.InalittlerestaurantinavillageinthesouthofItaly.

B.InarestaurantinanItaliancity.

C.Inthemarketplaceinalittlevillage.

D.Onapublicbus,travelinginthesouthofItaly.

6.A.Becausesheonlylikedmushrooms.

B.Becauseshehadseensomeearlierandthoughttheywouldtastegood.

C.Becauseshethoughtthattheywouldbegoodforherhealth.

D.BecausesheonlyknewtheItalianwordformushrooms.

7.A.Becauseithadstartedtorain.

B.BecausehethoughtthatshehadsaidumbrellainItalian.

C.Becausehewantedhertobuyit.

D.Becausehethoughtthatshehaddrawnone.

PartIV.SpotDictation

Directions:Youwillhearashortpassagewhichisprintedonyourtestpaper

withsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillberead3times.You'd

betterjustlistenandgetageneralideaofitinthefirstreading.Duringthe

secondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsontheblanks

accordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdtimereadingisforyoutocheckyour

answers.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

Theconvenienceand⑴ofsmallcars(2)theirpopularity.

Theyareeasytoparkquicklyandtakesmaller£3).Smallcarsarealso

a(4)of⑸becausetheyuselessgasthanbigcars.Smallcarsare

(6)and⑺onlongtrips,however,becauseoftheir(8)

passengerandtrunkspace.Theyarealsomore(9)_____tooperateand

(10).Andtheycostless.Becauseofalltheseadvantages,thenextcar

IbuyisgoingtobeanEcono-Midget.

PartV.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)

Directions:Inthissectionthereare2passages.Afterreadingeachpassage,

youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionor

statementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youarerequiredto

makethecorrectchoice.

Passage1

Anewplanforgettingchildrentoandfromschoolisbeingstartedby

theeducationauthorities(当局)inpartofEasternEngland.Thiscouldend

theworriesofmanyparentsfearfulfortheirchildren'ssafetyontheroads.

UntilnowtheCountyCouncilhasonlybeenpreparedtoprovidebus

servicesforchildrenlivingmorethanthreemilesfromtheirschool,or

sometimeslessifspecialreasonexists.

ThenewplanistobetriedoutthistermforchildrenlivingatMilton

whoattendImpingtonschool.Thechildrenlivejustwithinthethree-mile

limitandtheCouncilhassaidinthepastitwouldnotprovidefreetransport

totheschool.Butnowtheyhaveagreedtoorganizeabusservicefrom

MiltontoImpingtonandback,aplanwhichhasthesupportoftheschool's

headmaster.

Between50and60parentshavesaidtheywouldliketheirchildrento

takepart.Finalcalculationshavestilltobecarriedout,butaCouncilofficial

hassaidthecosttoparentsshouldbelessthan£6.50aterm.

Theyhavebeenabletoarrangetheserviceatalowcostbecausethereis

alreadyanagreementwiththebuscompanyforabustotakechildrenwho

livefurtherawaytoImpington.Thesamebuswouldnowjustmakeanextra

journeytopickuptheMiltonchildren.Theofficialsaidtheywouldgetin

touchwiththeirparents,toseeiftheywouldliketheirchildrentotakepartin

thenewplan.

1.ThechildrentheCouncilranbusesforinthepastwerethose.

A.whoseparentswereworriedabouttheirsafetyontheroads

B.whohadspecialreason

C.whoseparentswouldliketopaythebusservice

D.whohadtotravelalongjourney

2.TakingpartintheCounciFstrialplanarechildrenwho.

A.liveinMiltonandgotoImpingtonschool

B.liveinImpingtonandgotoMiltonschool

C.liveinMiltonandgotoMiltonschool

D.liveinImpingtonandgotoImpingtonschool

3.Thenewbusservicewillbeprovided.

A.fromMiltontoImpingtonandbackonly

B.incombinationwithanexistingservice

C.onlyforchildrenlivingmorethanthreemilesaway

D.onlyfortheMiltonchildren

4.Whowillpayforthenewbusservice?

A.theImpington'sheadmaster.

B.theCountyCouncil.

C.thebuscompany.

D.theparents.

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheCouncilhassaidinthepastitwouldprovidefreetransporttothe

school.

B.Thenewplanistobetriedoutthistermforchildrenlivingmorethan

threemilesfromtheirschool.

C.ACouncilofficialhassaidthecosttoparentsshouldbemorethan

£6.50aterm.

D.Theofficialwouldgetintouchwiththeparentswhosechildrenlived

furtherawayfromschool.

Passage2

ManyChinesestudentswhohavealreadylearntEnglishmorethanten

yearsarestillunabletospeakEnglishproperlyandfluentlywhenthey

encounteraforeigner.Theyhavebeenabletomasterbasiclanguagestructure

andmanyotherthingsgrammatically,butaconversationinEnglishwill

makethemfeeluneasy.Theyareafraidotherpeoplemightlaughattheir

mistakesortheythinkthosetowhomtheyarespeakingmightnotunderstand

them.

Itisnotuncommonthatmanystudents,whoarebadspeakersofEnglish,

writebeautifulandfluentEnglish.Thisprovesperfectlythattheydohavethe

abilitytoorganizetheirideasinEnglish.Theproblemisthattheydonot

haveenoughpracticeandconfidence.Maybetheyareafraidofspeaking

Englishopenly.

Thebestwayout,asaresult,wouldbeabitmoreconfidenceand

practice.Noonewouldlaughatyoueventhoughyoumakesomemistakes

fortheyunderstandEnglishisaforeignlanguagetoyou.Don'tcaretoo

muchaboutthesmallmistakesyoumaymakeinyourconversationbecause

youcancorrectthemeasilyifyoupracticeenough.Butyoudohavetotake

greatcaretomakepeopleunderstandwhatyouaretryingtosay.Ifyoukeep

practicingEnglishallthetime,youwillsurelyfindthattalkingwithanative

speakerisnotatalldifficult.

6.Thispassageismainlydiscussing.

A.howtomasterbasiclanguagestructure

B.howtowritebeautifulandfluentEnglish

C.howtoorganizeyourideasinEnglish

D.howtotalktoaforeignerproperlyandfluently

7.ManyChineselearnersofEnglishareweakatspeaking

because.

A.theyhaven'tmasteredtherulesofEnglishgrammar

B.theydon'tliketalkingwithanativespeaker

C.theydon'thaveenoughconfidenceandpractice

D.theydon'tcaretoomuchaboutthesmallmistakestheyhavemadein

theirconversation

8.Thebestwaytosolvethisproblem,accordingtothispassage,isby

A.practicingmoreB.listeningmore

C.writingmoreD.readingmore

9.Thepassageimpliesthat.

A.Chinesestudentsareusuallyafraidofhavingaconversationwitha

foreigner

B.foreignersarepatientwhenaChinesemakesmistakesinconversation

C.ChinesestudentsshouldspeakmoretoimprovetheirspokenEnglish

D.foreignersareverygoodandpolitelisteners

10.Inpracticingspeaking,Chinesestudentsshould.

A.paynoattentiontothemistakestheymake

B.haveabetterunderstandingofgrammar

C.focusmoreonmakingthemselvesunderstood

D.caretoomuchaboutbasiclanguagestructure

PartVLErrorCorrection

Direction:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,thereare

altogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangea

word,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthe

correctionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutand

writethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,putan

insertionmark(A)intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.

Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitoutandputaslash(/)intheblank.

Example:

Televisionisincreasinglybecomingthe

literatureofourporiods.Manyofthearguments1.times/period

havingusedforthestudyofliteraturesubject2.1

arevalidforAstudyoftelevision.3.the

Hollywoodproducedmorefilmsthananyfilmcenterl._

intheworld.Thewarmweatherandlonghoursofsunlight2.,

meantthatfilmmakingwaseasyandquitecheap.Thiswas

alsoarichpartofAmerica,andthereweremanybusiness­

menwhowantedtomakemoneyforthemotionpictureindus-3._

try.Atfirstshortcowboyfilmswerepopularbecausethey

addexcitementandadventureforpeople'slives.Later,4._

comedyfilmsweremadesothatpeoplecouldlaughand

forgettheirtroubles.CharlieChaplinwasprobablythemostly5._

likedofallcomedyactors.

Tobeginningwith,allfilmsweresilent,andactors6.___

showedthestorybyactinglargerthanlife.CharlieChaplinwas

themostfamousofthesesilentfilmactors.In1926someshort

filmsweremadewhichtheactorsspokeforthefirsttime.7.__

Withinthreeyearsnobodywantedtowatchsilentfilmsal­

thoughsomefamousactors,includingCharlieChaplin,