新视野二级试题A卷 及答案

New Horizon College English Test

Band 2 (A)

2005. 6

Paper One

Part I. Listening Comprehension (20%)

Section A(1’*5 = 5’)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear five short conversations. After each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The

conversation and question will be read only once. Listen carefully

and choose the best answer to each question.

1. A. He’s reading an e-mail message. B. He’s fixing his computer.

C. He’s watching TV.

D. He’s having lunch.

2. A. 8:00. B. 8:15.

C. 7:10.

D. 7:45.

3. A. Black B. Blue.

C. Red.

D. White.

4. A. Summer. B. Playing in the open air.

C. Swimming.

D. Exams.

5. A. Turn off his TV. B. Turn down his TV.

C. Turn off his radio.

D. Turn down his radio.

Section B(1’*5 = 5’)

Directions:In this section, you’ll hear a long conversation. The conversation will be read twice. At the end of the passage, you’ll hear five

questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each

question.

6. A. She could not find the tickets.

B. She could not find her toothbrush.

C. She could not carry the suitcase alone.

D. She could not close the suitcase.

7. A. She always forgets things.

B. She never knows how to shut the suitcase.

C. He was busy looking for the tickets himself.

D. He could not spare time to help him.

8. A. Mary. B. David.

C. The taxi driver.

D. The travel agent.

9. A. In Mary’s handbag. B. In the suitcase.

C. In David’s pocket.

D. Not mentioned.

10. A. They are both lazy. B. They are both forgetful.

C. They are quarrelsome.

D. They are bad-tempered.

Section C (1’*5 = 5’)

Directions:In this section, you’ll hear a short passage. The passage will be read twice. At the end of the passage, you’ll hear five questions.

Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.

11. A. 8 hours . B. 10 hours.

C. 11 hours.

D. 12 hours.

12. A. All large shops. B. Newspaper shops.

C. Some large food shops.

D. Small shops.

13. A. At food shops. B. At post offices.

C. At newspaper shops.

D. At drugstores.

14. A. Sweets. B. Stamps.

C. Cigarettes.

D. Nothing.

15. A. Take a basket and put your items in it.

B. Tell the shop girls what you wish to buy.

C. Pay for what you want to buy as soon as possible.

D. Line up and wait for your turn to be served.

Section D (0.5’*10 = 5’)

Directions:There is a passage with ten blanks in this section. You’ll hear the passage read twice. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with

what you have heard.

For many years people have believed that there are two control systems in the (1) ________ body. One is the (2) ________ system. This is the one that people believe controls the heart, the (3) ________, and the other necessary

body functions. These body functions have (4) ________ been considered involuntary —(5) ________ the control of the person. The second system has been called the (6) ________ system. This one controls the functions that people choose to make work. In this (7) ________ are moving the hands, feet and eyes. Talking, laughing and walking are always (8) ________ that people choose to do. Now, however, scientists have some new and amazing (9) ________ about the two control systems. It (10) ________ that people can control their bodies more than they thought.

Part II. Reading Comprehension (30%)

Directions:Read the following four passages carefully and answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark

your answers on the Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

In the United States 84 colleges now accept just women. Most of them were established in the 19th century; they were designed to offer women the education they could not receive anywhere else. At that time major universities and colleges accepted only men. In the past 20 years many young women have chosen to study at colleges that accept both men and women. As a result some women's colleges decided to accept men students too. Others, however, refused to change. Now these schools are popular again.

The president of Trinity College in Washington, D.C. said that by the end of the 1980s women began to recognize that studying at the same school with men did not mean women were having an equal chance to learn. The president of Smith College in Massachusetts says a women's college permits women to choose classes and activities freely. For example, she says that in a women's college a higher percentage of students studies mathematics than in a college with both men and women.

Educational experts say men students in the United States usually speak in class more than women students do. In a women's college, women feel freer to say what they think. Women's schools also bring out leadership capabilities in many women. Women are represented everywhere. For example, at a women's college every governing office is held by a woman. Recent studies reportedly show that this leadership continues after college. The studies show American

women who went to women's colleges are more likely to hold successful jobs later in life.

16. Women's colleges were established to ______.

A) give women the same right of education that men enjoy

B) make changes to traditional educational system

C) defy men's privilege in the society

D) train women in particular fields

17. Studying at the same school with men does not mean ______.

A) women can do the same thing as men

B) that women are given the same chance as men

C) women are allowed more latitudes to develop themselves

D) the present educational system does not allow other choices

18. According to the passage, in women's schools ______.

A) women are much freer than if they study at the same school with men

B) women could do anything they want

C) they teach things peculiar to women

D) men are hated widely

19. Which one of the following statements is not true about women's college?

A) Women feel freer to say what they think.

B) More women can participate in the management of the college.

C) Women who attend a women's college are more likely to be successful in

their later careers.

D) A very high percentage of women will become leaders later.

20. The title of this passage is most likely to be ______.

A) Women Education in the United States

B) Women's Schools in the United States

C) Women Should Be Given the Same Education as Men

D) Education in America

Passage 2

In 1848, gold was discovered in California; from all over the nation, thousands of young men set out for California. People called this the time of the Gold Rush.

A gold miner came into a city looking for a pair of pants. He wanted pants strong enough to stand up to the rough work of mining. He met a young man named Levi, who sold heavy cloth for tents and wagon tops. They asked a tailor

to use heavy cloth for their pants. Then Levi went into the business of making work pants. He asked his brothers to send him some strong blue cotton cloth called denim (斜纹粗棉布). With this blue denim cloth, Levi started making the kind of pants we call blue jeans today. They were sewed up in the same way as other pants.

In 1860, a miner said that the pockets weren't strong enough to hold the pieces of gold he found. The pockets kept pulling loose from the pants. The cloth was all right. It was the thread that wasn't strong enough. So Levi used rivets (铆钉) to attach the pockets onto the pants.

Cowboys needed tough pants, too. They liked their pants to fit tightly. But the rivets marked the cowboys' saddles. So Levi covered the rivets with cloth. Then everybody was happy.

21. This article as a whole is about ___________.

A) how people got blue jeans B) the Gold Rush

C) denim, rivets and blue jeans D) cowboys and blue jeans

22. While not stated in the article, you can tell that __________.

A) everybody who went to California got a lot of gold

B) Levi found riches in the gold fields

C) Levi made more money than many gold miners

D) Levi sold more jeans to cowboys than to gold miners

23. The word this in the first paragraph, last sentence, refers to ___________.

A) California B) gold

C) many people looking for gold D) the discovery of gold

24. Levi used strong blue cotton cloth to make pants because __________.

A) gold miners liked the blue color

B) this was the only cloth he had

C) miners wanted pants which could stand rough work

D) cowboys liked their pants to fit tightly

25. Which of the following sentences is not correct?

A) It was Levi who started the business of making blue jeans.

B) It was one tailor who started making blue jeans.

C) It was in California that blue jeans first became popular.

D) It was in California that gold was discovered.

Passage 3

Winston Churchill was one of the great men of his age. To show their respect for him, the British lawmakers asked a fine artist, Graham Sutherland, to paint Winston Churchill's picture. When it was completed, it was presented to him, at a grand affair in the Westminster Hall, at the House of Commons (下议院).

It was reported in the newspapers to show that Churchill accepted the gift. He described the painting as "a remarkable example of modern art", which drew loud laughter.

In fact he was unhappy with the painting. Sutherland later reported that he asked whether it was to be painted in with a "happy" or "fierce" attitude. "Fierce," replied Churchill. At the time, Churchill was coming to the end of his political life and was unhappy that people wanted him to end his career.

Some twenty years later it was revealed that Lady Churchill hated the painting so much that she had it destroyed. "It was preying on (折磨) his mind," she was reported as saying.

A leading art critic was asked what he thought about the matter. He said he could understand Lady Churchill and had pity on her. Graham Sutherland is a very honest artist, who could only paint what he saw. At the time it was painted, Churchill was an old man, worried by the thought that he would have to end his political career soon. But Lady Churchill shouldn't have had the painting destroyed. It could have been stored away until after their deaths.

26. Why did the British lawmakers ask Graham Sutherland to paint a picture

of Winston Churchill?

A. To show their respect for him.

B. To make Churchill happy.

C. To put it in the Westminster hall.

D. To make Churchill unhappy.

27. Where was the painting given to Winston Churchill after it was finished?

A. At his home.

B. At his office.

C. In the Westminster Hall.

D. At a gathering held in the square.

28. What did Churchill say about the painting presentation?

A. He said it was not well painted.

B. He said he was unhappy with the painting.

C. He said it was honest art.

D. He said it was an example of modern art.

29. Why was Churchill actually unhappy at that time?

A. Because he had to retire and put an end to his political life.

B. Because the painting was not good at all.

C. Because Lady Churchill was not happy with the painting.

D. Because he didn't feel well.

30. What is the author's attitude towards the destruction of the painting?

A. Approval.

B. Disapproval.

C. Anger.

D. Indifference.

Passage 4

Internet, E-mail and similar electronic connections offer a far wider ground for scholarly communication, because a researcher can post the beginning of a theory, receive comments on it from peers, incorporate new ideas and alter the details over and over until it is right. Electronic networks enable scholarly publishing to imitate the intellectual process more closely. The unit of transaction will become the idea, not just a collection of articles.

This dynamic, fluid progression of an idea-which is known as "scholarly sky-writing" is possible, Harnad says, because the speed and reach of electronic messaging "more closely match the natural biological speed of human thought". When he writes a paper, says Harnad, he is able instantly to incorporate the forces of the Net into the creative process. In one part of his computer will be E-mailed comments from colleagues, in another will be his own notes, in yet another his previous papers-and at any time, he can launch into the Net to find a new resource or paper, send off a thought to a commentator or ask a question, all as if they were in the same room. This new form of scholarship could cause problem with copyrights, however. With so many voices involved in production of a new idea, it is more difficult than ever to pin down exactly who should receive credit for it.

Some scholars believe that the storage of documents as disembodied electronic signals will gradually alter the structure of knowledge. "Manuscripts" will increasingly be "live", changing from day to day as the author returns to the computer and other scholars offer their comments in the margins. It will be possible to update and message documents without increased cost, so that- in some fields, at least- the notion of a bound book could become obsolete. Even the idea of authorship could change.

In the long run, the new information technology may fundamentally alter creativity itself. Nowadays, much of the process of scholarship-the testing of an

idea and the subsequent peer commentary - takes place in private; only the publication of a final manuscript is a public event.

Then, what about scientific journals? At a wider level, there seems to be growing acknowledgment that the main role of journals in future will be to provide research papers with a guarantee of quality and added editorial value --- in terms of making the science more readable, and placing it within a wider perspective for example --- while their traditional role as a distribution outlet will become less important.

31. By the means of such electronic connections as internet and E-mail,

scholars _____.

A) get new idea from discussion

B) have their scientific papers openly published on the Net

C) are free to express their ideas on the Net

D) create, alter and publish their ideas on line

32. Scholarly sky-writing has all the following advantages except

A) avoidance of copyright problems B) shift transmission of thought

C) use of other peoples' wisdom D) easy updating of manuscripts

33. It can be concluded from this passage that_____.

A) electronic publishing will finally take the place of traditional journals

B) the process of scholarship will change greatly in a world of electric

networks

C) electronic publishing will become the dominant way instead of traditional

journals

D) scholarly sky-writing will be the most important skill for most scientists

34. It is stated in the passage that scientific journals ______.

A) have lost their position in many scholars

B) can still play their due part in publishing research papers

C) will fail in keeping up with the latest scientific knowledge

D) will become out of date

35. The author's attitude towards electronic publishing is ______.

A) optimistic B) pessimistic C) neutral D) desperate

Part III. Vocabulary and Structure (30%)

Directions: Choose the best one to complete each sentence.

36. In copying this paper, be careful not to leave __________ any words.

A) out B) alone C) off D) behind

37. I am not used to speaking ______________ public.

A. in

B. at

C. on

D. to

38. She wouldn't even take a drink, _____________ stay for dinner.

A. much more

B. much few

C. much lesser

D. much less

39. With the increasing of environmental awareness, many green belts _______ all over the country.

A. spring off

B. spring up

C. spring in

D. spring out

40. The company offered him high pay as an ______ to accept the job.

A. inducement

B. aim

C. invitation

D. apple

41. No one imagined that the apparently _______ business man was really a

criminal.

A. respective

B. respectable

C. respectful

D. reverent

42. In many colleges, students don't have sufficient access _______ the

library.

A. to

B. at

C. in

D. from

43. The lawyer __________ the jury (陪审团) by his moving defense.

A. won at

B. won over

C. came at

D. came down

44. There have been many ___________ in their marriage but they still love

each other.

A. ups and downs

B. from head to toe

C. time and again

D. over and over

45. After she became a lawyer, she decided to ___________ in contract law.

A. study

B. specialize

C. learn

D. contribute

46. As so many overseas and domestic business people have come to invest

and build new businesses, the place looks much more _________ than it did a few years ago.

A. propertied

B. tedious

C. prosperous

D. unremarkable

47. Applicants for the typist's job will be judged ________ how accurate

and fast they are.

A. in favor of

B. in terms of

C. in ways of

D. in spite of

48. Some say yes and others say no; I don't know __________ to follow.

A. whether

B. what

C. whom

D. how

49. We forgave her bad temper because we knew that her father's illness had

put her under great _________.

A. tension

B. crisis

C. stress

D. nervousness

50. The noise of the traffic _________ Paul from his work.

A. prevented

B. distracted

C. annoyed

D. upset

51. Inquiries _________ the condition of the patients may be made

personally or by telephone.

A. revealing

B. concerning

C. affecting

D. following

52. I could not persuade him to accept it,_______ make him see the

importance of it.

A. if only I could not

B. or I could not

C. no more than I could

D. nor could I

53. _______ for my illness I would have lent him a helping hand.

A. Not being

B. Without being

C. Had it not been

D. Not having been

54. The boss thought him a trouble-maker and turned him ______.

A. back

B. down

C. to

D. around

55. Unless he is ________ intense love, he hardly ever looks into someone

else's eyes for very long.

A. confessing

B. refusing

C. granting

D. covering

56. _________ that may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on

construction sites by 90 percent.

A. So clever are the construction robots

B. Such construction robots are clever

C. So clever the construction robots

D. Such clever construction robots are

57. He lost his parents at ten and had to live at his uncle's ____________.

A. cost

B. charge

C. expense

D. pay

58. Since the matter was extremely ________, we dealt with it immediately.

A) tough B. tense C. urgent D. instant

59. This expert will _______ his remarks to e-business（电子商务）this

time.

A. coordinate

B. render

C. confine

D. depict

60. When traveling, you are advised to take travelers' checks, which provide

a secure _______ to carrying your money in cash.

A. substitute

B. selection

C. preference

D. alternative

61. We love peace, yet we're not the kind of people to yield ______ any

military threat.

A. up

B. in

C. at

D. to

62. Many of the earliest __________ into the United States established

large farms.

A. illegals

B. immigrants

C. migrants

D. emigrants

63. John says that his present job doesn't provide him with enough ______

for his organizing ability.

A. scope

B. opening

C. capacity

D. range

64. The little boy had walked for a long day; he was feeling _______ .He

must have a good rest.

A. excited

B. lazy

C. exhausted

D. happy

65. Students ________ to the hall for a lecture given by a famous professor.

A. blocked

B. flocked

C. staggered

D. drifted

Paper Two

Part IV. Word Forms: (5%)

Directions: Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of the word given.

1.The police have _______ (cover) a plot to murder the President.

2.Mark's face_______ (hard) into an expression of bitter hatred.

3.The _____ (acquire) of language habits is in itself not enough for the

true mastering of a language.

4.Nowadays some unhealthy online information can easily ________

(contamination) young students' minds.

5.Artistic creation and money making are often (compatibility)

with one another.

Part V. Cloze (5%)

Directions: The following paragraph was chosen from your textbooks. Fill in the blanks with the exact words.

In most part of the word, environmental __1____ does not exist. The great __2__ of nations concern themselves with environmental development, ___3__ of its effect on the ___4_ ecology. But in recent years, as ___5___ damage has increased, _6__ of change have ___7_ up in various _8___

around the word. The following are a few examples of countries __9_ new environmental __10___.

Part VI. Writing (10%)

Directions: Write a short paragraph in no less than 50 words on the topic Opportunity and Success.

New Horizon College English Test

Band 2

2005.06

ANSWER SHEET

Paper One

I. Listening Comprehension

Section D (0.5’*10=5’)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Paper Two

Part IV: Word Forms (1 * 5 = 5)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part V. Cloze (0.5*10=5)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part VI: Writing ( 10 )

2005.6 新视野二级A卷答案

Part I Listening Comprehension ( 15 )

1 -5: A D B D C 6- 10: D A B C B 11-15: A C C B D

Part II: Reading Comprehension (1.5* 20 ＝30)

16－25：A B A D B A C C C B

26—35: A C D A B D A B B A

Part III: Vocabulary and Structure: (1* 30 = 30)

36 – 45: A A D B A C A B A B

46 – 55: C B C C B B D C B A

56 – 65: A C C C D D B A C B

Part I Listening Comprehension ( 5 )

Section D (0.5* 10= 5)

1. human

2. automatic

3. breathing

4. traditionally

5. beyond

6. voluntary

7. category

8. actions

9. evidence 10. appears Part IV: Word forms (1 * 5 = 5)

1. uncovered

2. hardened

3. acquisition

4. contaminate

5. incompatible Part V: Close (0.5 * 10 = 5)

1. awareness

2. majority

3. economic

4. regardless

5. global

6. signs

7. sprung

8. pockets

9. undertaking 10. initiatives Part VI : Writing ( 10 )

Opportunity and Success

Opportunities don't come often. They come every once in a while. Very often, they come quietly and go by without being noticed. Therefore ,it is advisable that you should value and treat them with care. When an opportunity comes, it brings a promise but never realizes it on its own. If you want to achieve something or intend to fulfill one of your ambitious, you must work hard, make efforts and get prepared. Otherwise, you will take no advantage of opportunities when they come to visit you. The difference between a man who succeeds and one who does not lies only in the way each treats opportunities. The successful person always makes adequate preparations to meet opportunities as they duly arrive. The unsuccessful person, on the other hand, works little and just waits to see them pass by. In my opinion, there are plenty of opportunities for everyone in our society, but only those who are prepared adequately and qualified highly can make use of them to achieve their purpose.