新视野大学英语补考卷及答案

新 乡 医 学 院 2011—2012学年第一学期 2011级新视野大学英语补考卷 (2011/12/31) PART I READING COMPREHENSION (30 points, 15×2 ) Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and you should decide which the best choice is. Write your answer on Answer Sheet . Passage One Bill Gates, the head of the world’s biggest computer software compa ny, the Microsoft Corporation, has a mission: “to put a computer on every office desk and in every home”. Bill Gates has had this mission since he was a university student years ago. This deep personal interest, together with his technical skills and his business marketing skills helped him to create a giant computer company and to make him wealthy. Although he is so wealthy, Bill Gates does not want to give up. He is still very interested in his vision and he travels the globe, making quick stops in cities to sell the new software products of his company. The central vision of Bill Gates is the “information highway”. This is a network for computers that will link every home, office and shop in the future. This computer network system will have an effect on business, shopping and education. Bill Gates says that the main use of this new technology will be in communication. It will be a way to find people with common interests and to

share opinions with them.

But is this communication by computer along the “information highway” really a good thing? Won’t we be sitting at home, only “socializing” with our computer, paying big companies money so that we can receive information that some large communication corporation somewhere had decided is “acceptable”for us to read? No, says Bill Gates, he thinks that the phrase “information highway” is a terrible phrase. It makes people think that we are all going down the same road, he says. In fact, the computer network will let us choose our own intellectual direction. It will give us freedom. It will also bring good to society, because it will allow for the spread of education. When more and more people receive education, the gap between the rich and the poor will narrow.

In the meantime, however, the gap between the rich and the poor is still there. To be added to this now is the gap between those with computers and those without.

1.Ever since he was a college student, Bill Gates has __________.

A. become very interested in the computer

B. set up a goal to popularize the computer

C. discovered great potentials in computer business

D. dreamed of having a giant computer company

2.Bill Gates’ success depends on the following except ___________.

A. his vision and his travel over the globe

B. his technical skills and business marketing skills

C. his deep personal interest in developing computer science

D. his strong desire to make big money

3.The word “vision” (line 2, para.2) probably means________.

A. sight

B. idea

C. effort

D. daydream

4.The “information highway” will mainly be used _______.

A. in human communication

B. to help link every home, office and shop

C. in business, shopping and education

D. to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor

5.The best title for this passage is probably _________.

A. Bill Gates, his Vision and Mission

B. Computer and Information

C. Advantages of the Computer Network

D. One of the World’s Computer Giants

Passage Two

Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people communicate with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood, can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern technology information travels fast.

How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course, this does not mean that the world is actually smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach the Americas. This time difference influenced people’s actions. For example, a few battles in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During these six weeks, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed. They would not have died if news had come in time. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now. There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today.

6. Thanks to ________, we can gain brand-new ideas and news of events

from all over the world.

A. disasters

B. Europe

C. ocean travel

D. modern technology

7. What took six weeks a couple of hundred years ago?

A. The War of 1812 between the US and England.

B. Agreeing on peace during the War of 1812.

C. The Battle of New Orleans that wasn’t avoided.

D. Ocean travel between Europe and America.

8. Some battles in the war between England and America could have been avoided if ________.

A. people had signed the peace agreement sooner

B. the peace agreement had reached America earlier

C. the peace agreement had not been lost on the way

D. people of the two countries had taken some action

9. What attitude did the writer hold to the people who died in the War of 1812?

A. Curious.

B. Amazed.

C. Sympathetic.

D. Angry.

10. Which is the most appropriate title for this passage?

A. Modern Technology and Communication

B. People Today in the Small World

C. The Unnecessary War of 1812

D. People in the Information Age

Passage Three

During sleep, the fatigue (疲劳) of the body disappears and recuperation ( 恢复) begins. The tired mind gathers new energy. Once awake, the memory improves, and annoyance and problems are seen in a better perspective.

Some adults require little sleep; others need eight to ten hours in every twenty-four. Infants sleep sixteen to eighteen hours daily and, as they grow older, the amount gradually diminishes. Young students may need twelve hours; university students may need ten. A worker with a physically demanding job may also need ten, whereas an executive worker under great pressure may manage on six to eight. Many famous people are reputed to have required little sleep. Napoleon, Thomas Edison and Charles Darwin apparently averaged only four to six hours a night.

Whatever your individual need, you can be sure that by the age of thirty you will have slept for a total of more than twelve years. By that age you will also have developed a sleep routine: a favorite hour, a favorite bed, a favorite position, and a formula you need to follow in order to rest comfortably.

Investigators have tried to find out how long a person can go without sleep. Several people have reached more than 115 hours ?nearly five days, whereas animals kept awake for from five to eight days have died of exhaustion. The limit for human beings is probably about a week.

11.The writer implies that _________.

A. sleep is important for good mental and physical health

B. a light sleep is as restful as a deep sleep

C. memory is improved during sleep

D. sleep is relatively unimportant for human beings

12.From the amount of sleep Napoleon, Edison and Darwin required, we can infer that_______.

A. they were famous great men

B. they were executive workers

C. they were intelligent people

D. they were involved in mentally demanding work

13.The amount of sleep required ________.

A. varies greatly from individual to individual

B. depends on an individual's age

C. relates to an individual's occupation

D. all of the above.

14. According to the passage, the sleeping routine will be built at the age of _________.

A.10

B.20

C. 30

D. 40

15.From animal experiments, we can conclude that the final result of the lack of sleep is probably _________.

A. mental illness

B. mental breakdown

C. susceptibility to illness

D. death

PART II CLOZE

(40 points, 20×2）

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B and C. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Write your answer on Answer Sheet.

Do not 16 tomorrow the good you can do today. There are many possibilities that can get in the way of a good or great deed. 17 ___ of people who missed out on good opportunities are everywhere, and when it is too late, they 18 _ missing their chance to have been 19_____ service. Saying “tomorrow”just once instead of doing some good may lead to a 20 ____ of saying “tomorrow”, and tomorrow may never come. One delay is followed by another, and matters get out of hand quickly, even when 21 ___ are made to correct them.

22 , we must take things on as soon as we see them. This is the 23 ___ to progress and success. One good deed can 24 us to new and greater opportunities to help those around us, and 25 __ , make our life

richer. One good turn leads to another, and thus the good is made larger. 26 ____ something great has been achieved, we are 27 to set our sights on the next opportunity to help that 28 _____ . Each new opportunity may be bigger and better than the last. And so, I urge you to use all your efforts to do what good you can today 29 tomorrow.

Do not spend your time with things that are neither good 30 ____ valuable. This will 31______ you from mistake. If you are given a task that you do not believe is helpful, 32 _____ it. Time will wash it away for you. At the same time, the beginnings of something positive will have 33 . Do it at once! A kind word, or a(n) 34 to others is never a waste of your time, and you will reap the 35 of doing good and enjoy peace of mind.

16. A. put off B. put out C. get off

17. A. opportunities B. Excuses C. Examples

18. A dream B. regret C. review

19. A. of B. to C. for

20. A. habit B. custom C. tradition

21. A. desires B. attempts C. complaints

22. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore

23. A. secret B. hope C. discovery

24. A. find B. awaken C. wake

25. A. but B. thus C. yet

26. A. During B. While C. Once

27. A. saved B. free C. allowed

28. A. rise B. raise C. arise

29. A. in spite of B. if not C. instead of

30. A. nor B. but C. or

31. A. save B. prevent C. defend

32. A. take B. defeat C. delay

33. A. warmed up B. built up C. cheered up

34. A. speech B. urge C. service

35. A. habits B. benefits C. favors

PART III WRITING

(30 points)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a paragraph on the topic: It’s never too late for success. You should write at least 80 words. Write the composition on Answer Sheet.

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