新视野大学英语第二学期试卷(本科)

《新视野大学英语》第二学期试卷(本科)

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PartI.ListeningComprehension(20minutes,20points)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:Youwillhear:

M:Isitpossibleforyoutoworklate,MissGrey?

W:Worklate?Isupposeso,ifyoureallythinkit'snecessary.

Q:Wheredoyouthinkthisconversationmostprobablytookplace?

Youwillread:A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishin

theevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice,,is

thebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]andmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.A)Salesgirlandcustomer.B)Tailorandcustomer.

C)Consultantandcustomer.D)Shopkeeperandcustomer.

2.A)Boss—secretary.B)Teacher-student.

C)Customer-waitress.D)Lawyer-client.

3.A)Togodancingwiththeman.B)Totakeexaminations.

C)Topreparefbrthecomingtests.D)Tolistentoalecture.

4.A)$150.B)$200.C)$175.D)$225.

5.A)Meetinggirlfriends.B)Workinghardonhiscourses.

C)Stayingathomereading.D)Givingadvicetohisparents.

6.A)Deliveryofthepartshasbeendelayed.

B)Shedoesn'thaveanymoretimeforredecorating.

C)It'stimefortheworktobefinished.

D)Theredecoratingisbeingdonegradually.

7.A)Shehasbeentravelingthroughoutthetown.

B)Shehasbeendoingshoppingthewholeafternoon.

C)Shehasbeenlookingforasuitabledressforherself.

D)Shehasbeenlatefbrcookingthedinnerforherfamily.

8.A)Gototheconcert.B)Gotowork.

C)Seeherfriendsasplanned.D)Finishherhomework.

9.A)Verysarcastic.B)Verypleased.C)Veryunhappy.D)Veryproud.

10.A)Shehasfinishedonlyonestep.

B)Shedoesn'thaveanymoretimeforredecorating.

C)Shewillreordertheparts.

D)Theredecoratingisbeingdonegradually.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),Then

markthecorrespondingletterwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)0102612597.B)0103712597.C)0103622597.D)0103612597.

12.A)London.B)Australia.C)America.D)Canada.

13.A)Thereareeightythousandsheeponit.

B)Thereareninetythousandsheeponit.

C)Thereareseventythousandsheeponit.

D)Thereareeightyandthousandsheeponit.

14.A)RobertWestwillvisitDonFlower.

B)DonFlowerwillcallRobertWestonhisbirthdaynextyear.

C)RobertWestwillcallDonFloweragainnextyear.

D)DonFlowerwillvisitRobertWest.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A)Thesuninthesky.B)Thesunshineinbadweather.

C)Thenameinthepassport.D)Theappearanceofthestudent.

16.A)Arudeperson.B)Awiseperson.

C)Anamusingperson.D)Ahumorousperson.

17.A)Therewassomethingwrongwithhispassportandvisa.

B)Hewasgoingtobearrested.

C)HebroughtsunshinetoEngland.

D)HisnamewaspronouncedjustliketheEnglandword"sun”.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A)Itmeantsomethingforpeople'ssparetime.

B)Itmeanthuntinganimalsandbirds.

C)Itmeantorganizedgames.

D)Itmeantsomethingforadvertisement.

19.A)MorethanL50,000.B)Morethanstars.

C)OverL3,000.D)Asmuchastennischampions.

20.A)Byadvertisingwatchesandfood.

B)Byallowingcompaniestousetheirfamefortheirproducts.

C)Bysellingshirtsandshoes.

D)Bysellingphotographs.

PartII.ReadingComprehension(30minutes,30points)

Directions:Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)tB).C),andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecenter.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhenIwasaboutsixyearsold,mymothercamehomeonedayandfoundthatIhad

collectedhalfadozenbabiesoftheneighbourhood—allofthemtooyoungtowalk-andhad

themsittingbeforemeonthefloorwhileIwasteachingthemtowavetheirarms.Whensheasked

theexplanationofthis,Iinformedherthatitwasmyschoolofdance.Shewasamused,and

placingherselfatthepiano,shebegantoplayfbrme.Thisschoolcontinuedandbecamevery

popular.Lateron,littlegirlsoftheneighbourhoodcameandtheirparentspaidmeasmallsumto

teachthem.Thiswasthebeginningofwhatafterwardsprovedaverylucrativeoccupation.

Mymothertookmetoafamousballetteacher,buthislessonsdidnotpleaseme.Whenthe

teachertoldmetostandonmytoesIaskedhimwhy,andwhenhereplied“Becauseitis

beautiful,IsaidthatitwasuglyandagainstnatureandafterthethirdlessonIlefthisclass,never

toreturn.Thisstiffandcommonplacegymnasticswhichhecalleddancingonlydisturbedmy

dream.Idreamedofadifferentdance.1didnotknowjustwhatitwouldbe,butIwasfeelingout

towardsaninvisibleworldintowhichIguessedImightenterifIfoundthekey.

MyartwasalreadyinmewhenIwasalittlegirl,anditwasowingtotheheroicand

adventurousspiritofmymotherthatitwasnotstifled(窒息).Ibelievethatwhateverthechildis

goingtodoinlifeshouldbebegunwhenitisveryyoung.Iwonderhowmanyparentsrealizethat

bytheso-callededucationtheyaregivingtheirchildren,theyareonlydrivingthemintothe

commonplace,anddeprivingthemofanychanceofdoinganythingbeautifulororiginal.

21.Whenhermothercamehomeoneday,thenarratorofthestory.

A)wasteachinghalfadozenbabiestodance

B)wasteachinghalfadozenbabiestowalk

C)wascollectingbabiesoftheneighbourhood

D)wasmakingbabiesoftheneighbourhoodsitbeforeheronthefloor

22.Theattitudeofthenarrator'smothertowardherschoolofdancewasoneof.

A)despiseB)contemptC)supportD)indifference

23.Thenarratorthoughtthatballetwas.

A)themostgracefuldance

B)stiff,uglyandunnatural

C)adancethatshehaddreamedof

D)aninvisibleworldintowhichshemightenter

24.Accordingtothenarrator,sheowedhersuccessinartto.

A)thegoodeducationherparentsgaveher

B)thesupportofherunderstandingandadventurousmother

C)herinborntalent

D)herballetteacher

25.Thecentralideaofthepassageisthat.

A)parentsshouldtrytodiscoverthenaturalgiftintheirchildrenandhelptodevelopit

whiletheyareyoung

B)theso-calledgoodeducationparentsgivetheirchildrenonlydrivesthemintothe

commonplaceanddeprivesthemofanychanceofdoinganythingoriginal

C)mothersshouldbeheroicandadventurous

D)balletisnogoodasaformofdance

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage

OnNovember19,1863,AbrahamLincolnwenttoGettysburginPennsylvaniatospeakatthe

NationalSoldiersCemetery.TheCivilWarwasstillgoingon.Therewasmuchcriticismof

PresidentLincolnatthetime.Hewasnotatallpopular.Hehadbeeninvitedtospeakat

Gettysburgonlyoutofcourtesy.TheprincipalspeakerwastobeEdwardEverett,afamous

statesmanandspeakeroftheday.Everettwasahandsomemanandverypopulareverywhere.

ItissaidthatLincolnpreparedhisspeechonthetrainwhilegoingtoGettysburg.Latethat

night,aloneinhishotelroomandtiredout,heagainworkedbrieflyonthespeech.Thenextday

Everettspokefirst.Hespokeforanhourand57minutes.Hisspeechwasaperfectexampleofthe

richoratoryoftheday.ThenLincolnrose.Thecrowdof15,000peopleatfirstpaidlittleattention

tohim.Hespokeforonlynineminutes.Attheendtherewaslittleapplause.Lincolnturnedtoa

friendandremarked,havefailedagain."OnthetrainbacktoWashingtonhecommentedsadly,

"Thatspeechwasaflatfailure,andthepeoplearedisappointed.^^

Somenewspapersatfirstcriticizedthespeech.Butlittlebylittle,aspeoplereadthespeech,

theybegantounderstandbetter.Theybegantoappreciateitssimplicityanditsdeepmeaning.It

wasaspeechwhichonlyAbrahamLincolncouldhavemade.

Today,everyAmericanschoolchildlearnsLincoln'sGettysburgAddressbyheart.Now

everyonethinksofitasoneofthegreatestorationsevergiveninAmericanhistory.

26.In1863,AbrahamLincolnwas.

A)verycriticalB)unpopularC)verypopularD)verycourteous

27.LincolnwasinvitedtospeakattheNotionalSoldiersCemeterybecausehewas.

A)afamousoratorB)veryhandsome

C)PresidentoftheUnitedStatesatthetimeD)Apopularstatesman

28.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.

A)LincolnpreparedhisspeechverycarefullybeforehewenttoGettysburg

B)Lincolnwasverybusyatthetimeanddidn'thavemuchtimetopreparehisspeech

C)Lincoln'sspeechwasfullofrichoratory

D)Lincoln'sspeechwasverylong

29.Lincoln'sspeechwas.

A)animmediatesuccess

B)warmlyapplauded

C)atotalfailure

D)notwell-receivedatfirst

30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A)Lincoln'sGettysburgAddresshasdeepmeaning.

B)Lincoln'sGettysburgAddressissimpleinstyle.

C)Lincoln'sGettysburgAddressismemorizedbyeveryAmericanschoolchild.

D)Lincoln'sGettysburgAddressisthegreatestspeecheverdeliveredintheUnitedStates.

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Internationalelectronicmailsystemsarenolongertheplaythingofhackerandbug-eyed

computerenthusiasts.Theyareemergingascrediblebusinesstoolsthatenableindividualsand

companiestocommunicatecheaplyandefficientlyaroundtheglobe.

Likethein-houseelectronicmailnetworksthathavebecomeafactofbusinesslifeinmany

companies,thesesystemsprovideameansofsendingandreceivingmessagesviapersonal

computersorcomputerterminals,withglobalelectronicmailservices,however,messagescanbe

sentacrosstheworldoracrosstown.

Forevidenceoftherisingpopularityofelectronicmail,alookatthebusinesscardscollected

fromclientsorcontactslatelyshouldbeenough.Thechancesarethatsomeoftheminclude

electronicmail“addresses"alongwithtelephoneandfaxnumbers.

Theadvantagesofelectronicmailarenumerous.Itcaneliminatehoursoffrustrating

“telephonetag”andenablepeopletocommunicateacrosstime-zoneswithease.Italsosubstitutes

forbusyfaxmachinesthatprintoutpilesofpaperwhichareoftenmisplacedormisdirected.With

electronicmail,themessageappearsuponthecomputerscreenoftheindividualbeingcontacted.

Thebiggestroadblocktothesuccessofelectronicmailinthepasthasbeenthelackof

sufficientusers.Althoughdozensofpersonalcomputerelectronicmailservicesareavailable,until

recentlytheywerenotlinked.Thismeantthattoreachsomebodyitwasnecessarytosubscribeto

thesameelectronicmassagingsystem.

Overthepastcoupleofyears,however,manyelectronicmailsystemshavestarted“talking”

tooneanother.Themechanismforthisis“Internet“一alow-costandefficientlinkbetween

electronicmailservicesworldwide.

Internetlinksanestimated1.5millioncomputersover10,000networksin50countries,

servingaboutsixmillionusers.Internetresemblesacomputernetworkcooperative.Thereisno

centralauthoritythatoverseesit,andrulesarelargelyinformal.

Overthepast20yearsithasmushroomedtoincluderegional,corporateandpublicnetworks,

includingcommercialelectronicmailsystems.4<PeopleconducttheirlovelifeoverInternet,their

hobbiesandtheirinterests.Theyarguepoliticsandengageinallkindsofbusiness/5saysMr.

MitchKapor,co-founderofElectronicFrontierFountainofCambridge,Massachusetts,which

promotesawarenessoftheon-lineworld.

"Internetisdoublingannuallyinusers,networks,computersandtraffic,“saysMr.Vinton

Cert,presidentoftheInternetSociety,avolunteersecretariatthathelpsadministerthenetwork."It

isgrowingfasterthananyothertelecommunicationssystemseverbuilt,includingthetelephone

network."CommercialusersnowoutnumberacademicandgovernmentInternetusers,andMr.

Certpredicts,thesystemwillsoonserveover100millionusers.

Despitetheanarchicnatureofitsstructure,thebasicsofusingInternetcommunicationsare

simple.Allthatisneededisacomputer,acommunicationssoftwarepackageandasubscriptionto

anon-lineinformationservicelinkedtoInternet.

SubscriptioncostsrangefromaboutUS$9toUS$20permonth,dependinguponthe

serviceandvaryingaccordingtotheinformationservicesoffered.

Onceasubscriptiontooneoftheseservicesisobtained,thechargeforsendinganelectronic

messageisgenerallyonlyafewcents.Inmostplacesalocaltelephonecallwillconnectyoutothe

system.

31.Accordingtothepassage,"electronicmail”isawayto.

A)upgradetheoldmailsystem

B)getelectronicsbymail

C)communicatebypersonalcomputersorcomputerterminals

D)connecttothepostoffice

32.Electronicmailiswidelyusedinbusiness.

A)foritsefficiencyandlowcost

B)withthecomingofthecomputerage

C)becauseitispartofbusinesstraining

D)tospeedupthesendingofmessages

33.InPara.4,Line2,''telephonetag"is.

A)aleakedmessage

B)aninabilitytocontactthepersononthetelephone

C)gettingthewrongpersononthetelephone

D)matchingtimewiththecaller

34.Electronicmailwasn'tsuccessfulinthepastbecause.

A)thecostofelectronicmailserviceswasveryhigh

B)personalcomputersweren'twidelyused

C)itsuserssubscribedtodifferent,unconnectedmailservices

D)computernetworkscouldnotbeconnectedglobally

35.Internetprovides.

A)userswithinternationalbusinessopportunities

B)acentralcontroltooverseethesystems

C)subscriberswithacheapandefficientlink

D)supportservicestousers

PartIII.Vocabulary&Structure(30minutes,25points)

SectionA(15points)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

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

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

36.Heismovingtothecountry.

A)thinkingB)expectingC)consideringD)planning

37.ThestudentstheirthankstoProfessorDavisbypresentinghimwithapartinggift.

A)revealedB)expressedC)showedD)said

38.1suggestheshouldhimselftohisnewconditions.

A)adoptB)regulateC)suitD)adapt

39.Filneverforgetyouforthefirsttime.

A)tomeetyouB)tohavemetyouC)meetingD)havingtobemeetingyou

40.NosoonerhadMrs.Tallerenteredthekitchenaknockatthegatedoor.

A)didshehearB)whensheheardC)thensheheardD)thansheheard

41.TheprofessorTomtohisprospectiveemployers.

A)introducedB)praisedC)recommendedD)promoted

42.Becauseofthestrongsun,Mrs.William'snewdinning-roomcurtainsfromdarkblue

togreywithinayear;

A)faintedB)fadedC)paledD)grew

43.Childrenwhoareover-protectedbytheirparentsmaybecome.

A)hurtB)damagedC)spoiledD)harmed

44.Thecompanymanagermayenablethemanwhotendsthemachinesalargepanorama

ofpossibilities.

A)toseeB)seeingC)seeD)seen

45.Ourhopesandfellinthesameinstant.

A)arousedB)aroseC)raisedD)rose

46.AlthoughIliketheappearanceofthehouse,whatreallymademedecidetobuyitwasthe

beautifulthroughthewindow.

A)visionB)lookC)pictureD)view

47.Ifyouareona,youmustnothavechocolate.

A)riseB)dropC)declineD)diet

48.HehasbeeninChinaforayear,studyingthemarkettofindtheforprofitable

investment.

A)necessityB)realityC)potentialD)equivalent

49.Haveyouseenmykeytothekitchenbyany?

A)changeB)checkC)chanceD)charge

50.Idon'tseeanyingoingonapicnicinsuchbadweather.]

A)dotB)pointC)spotD)lot

51.Themanagerlosthisjustbecausehissecretarywastenminuteslate.

A)moodB)temperC)mindD)passion

52.Thecountryhasasystemof,mostofwhichdatefromnineteenthcentury.

A)canalsB)channelsC)riversD)streams

53.Atothisproblemisexpectedtobefoundbeforelong.

A)solutionB)resultC)responseD)settlement

54.Innoshouldsmokingbeallowedonthecampus.

A)environmentB)conditionsC)circumstancesD)situations

55.Itisdifficulttoguesswhathertothenewswouldbe.

A)impressionB)reactionC)commentD)opinion

56.WhenMarywastoldthewholestory,sheceasedinthefilm.

A)interestB)beinginterestedC)interestedD)tointerest

57.Thearticlesuggeststhatwhenapersonunderunusualstressheshouldbeespecially

carefultohaveawell-balanceddiet.

A)isB)wereC)beD)was

58.Hedoesnothisworkmatesandthereareoftendisagreementsbetweenthem.

A)putupwithB)keepupwithC)goonwithD)getalongwellwith

59.Eatingtoomuchfatcanheartdiseaseandcausehighbloodpressure.

A)contributetoB)attributetoC)attendtoD)devoteto

60.InalargecityintheUnitedStates,itisdifficulttoacar.

A)manageB)handleC)dowithoutD)dealwith

61.Inmanufacturing,cheapermaterialsareconstantlybeingforthebetter,moreexpensive

kind.

A)substitutedB)replacedC)repairedD)modified

62.Itwouldbearisktoletthechildgotoschoolbyhimself.

A)followingB)passingC)runningD)carrying

63.Thepicturemeofmynativecountry.

A)retainedB)recollectedC)refreshedD)reminded

64.Igavehimmyoldtenbooksandreceivedadictionaryin.

A)exchangeB)preparationC)proposalD)proportion

65.ThefootballgamecomestoyoufromNewYork.

A)livelyB)liveC)aliveD)living

《新视野大学英语》试卷二

姓名_________学号系别

SectionB(5points)

Directions:Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththeproperformofthewordderived

fromtheonegiveninbrackets.

66.(surround)Howmyteachercouldteachanyyoungsterinsuchisacomplete

mysterytome.

67.(strong)Theactivitieshelptogreatlythetiesamongtheclubmembers.

68.(compatible)Thepartnersweretootostayinbusinesstogether.

69.(fluent)AsImentionedabove,certaintraditionallanguageteachingexercisespromote

incommunication.

70.(notice)Hisclothesweresimpleand

71.(approval)WhenItoldherourplan,sheshookherheadin__________.

72.(depend)