新视野大学英语考试试题(A卷)

新视野大学英语考试试题(A卷)

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I. Vocabulary(词汇：选择一个合适的词语填入相应的句子中，并且每个词只能使用一次)

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1. With the coming of the Internet, young people have to the most recent events that happen in the world.

2. -----They are having the fiftieth of their wedding.

-----Oh, I see. You mean a golden wedding.

3. Parents should take full ___ __ for their children’s actions.

4. She smiled, but she was very angry __________ .

5. The American couple __________ about the high cost of visiting Europe.

6. It’s weird that she works at weekends instead of on ________ .

7.What a ___________ smell! Open all the windows and air the room, please.

8. As long as you get regular exercise, you can ________ the benefit of being fit.

9. Sorry to ________ you, but I want to have a talk with the chairman. Is he in?

10. He has made a(n) __________ remark that angers all of us.

11.When I came across some favorite passages in reading, I usually them and try to learm them.

12. Usually, a man with strong legs and arms is very __________ .

13. The thief tried to run away but gave up when he found himself ________ .

14. I don’t think I’m ________ of your success at your present job.

15. He’ll get ________ if you keep bugging him.

16. We were ________ to hear the news that the well-known writer, in her late eighties, was still writing a book.

17. He made a(n) ________ to let all children learn English, but he soon found it impossible without an online course.

18. He had repeatedly ________ her to come to the United States to join him, but she was still reluctant.

19. A letter ________ the boy’s behavior was sent to his father.

20. Don’t give students problems they can’t understand as this will only ________ them.

II. Cloze(完形填空：每题选择一个最佳选项)

[A]

Since it __1__ diagnosed, AIDS has killed __2__ of Americans. Women and youth in rural Southern communities are __3__ likely to be __4__ with AIDS. __5__ the spread of AIDS and lack of government activity to stop it, some local organization __6__ . The South Carolina AIDS Education Network formed to help __7__ the __8__ of AIDS cases. In some communities, handing __9__ AIDS literature and __10__ people to read it is not __11__ effective because many people can’t read. Teenagers can explain the risk of catching AIDS __12__ their peers much better __13__ adults can. Some __14__ ways to _15___ the spread of AIDS include: speak to your community in a way they can hear; train teenagers to educate their peers; and, __16__ “at risk” to include women from __17___ backgrounds and marriage status. __18__, everyone should _19___ the __20__ against AIDS.

1. _____ A. was B. is

2. _____ A. thousand B. thousands

3. _____ A. least B. most

4. _____ A. infected B. influenced

5. _____ A. Despite B. Because of

6. _____ A. occurred B. emerged

7. _____ A. increase B. reduce

8. _____ A. quantity B. number

9. _____ A. over B. out

10. _____ A. expected B. expecting

11. _____ A. very B. much

12. _____ A. to B. on

13. _____ A. than B. then

14. _____ A. best B. very

15. _____ A. assist B. combat

16. _____ A. define B. redefine

17. _____ A. similar B. different

18. _____ A. In other words B. In another words

19. _____ A. sign up B. sign up for

20. _____ A. fight B. war

[B]

__1__ writes a painful quotation in a notebook. __2_ her pain, we see a picture in her wedding album and _3__ a strange event that happened __4__ her wedding. A strange woman had told the couple she was __5__ to tell them they were going to live a __6__ life and be happy, that they would work hard and love each other. __7__ year around their __8__ , the husband and wife thought she was __9__ a heavenly _10__ ; the husband thought she was too _11__ for _12__ .But one night, he wrote his wife a note telling her why it did n’t matter __13__ their guest _14__ from heaven or a _15__ town. What mattered 16__ that the word gift she had given __17_ them was true. __18_ he has died, the wife misses him _19__ much that it is painful for her _20__ to read the lines she wrote in her notebook.

1. _____ A. An alone widow B. Alone, a widow

2. _____ A. To understand B. Understanding

3. _____ A. hear B. hear about

4. _____ A. on B. at

5. _____ A. here B. there

6. _____ A. good B. hard

7. _____ A. Any B. Every

8. _____ A. architecture B. anniversary

9. _____ A. on B. by

10. _____ A. messenger B. mission

11. _____ A. portly B. port

12. _____ A. heaven B. heavenly

13. _____ A. where B. whether

14. _____ A. had come B. came

15. _____ A. near B. nearby

16. _____ A. is B. was

17. _____ A. to B. for

18. _____ A. Then B. Now

19. _____ A. so B. such

20. _____ A. even B. ever

III. Reading Comprehension(阅读理解：每题选择一个最佳选项)

[A]

This year some twenty-three hundred teen-agers(young people aged from 13-19)from all over the world will spend about ten months in U. S. homes. They will attend U. S. schools, meet U. S. teen-agers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teen-agers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

Here is a two-way student exchange(交换)in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred's home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months' study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected-much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities(活动).

Family life, too, was different. The father's word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual(个人). Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.

"Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it."

At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. "I suppose I should criticize(批评)American schools", he says. "It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe you schools are better in training for citizens(公民). There ought to be some middle ground between the two. "

1. This year _____ teen-agers will take part in the exchange program between America and other countries.

A. twenty three hundred

B. thirteen hundred

C. over three thousand

D. less than two thousand

2. The whole exchange program is mainly to _____ .

A. help teen-agers in other countries know the real America.

B. send students in America to travel in Germany

C. let students learn something about other countries

D. have teen-agers learn new languages

3. Fred and Mike agreed that _____ .

A. American food tasted better than German food

B. German schools were harder than American schools

C. Americans and Germans were both friendly

D. There were more cars on the streets in America

4. What is particular in American schools is that _____ .

A. there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings

B. there are a lot of after-school activities

C. students usually take fourteen subjects in all

D. students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car

5. After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought _____ .

A. a better education should include something good from both America and Germany

B. German schools trained students to be better citizens

C. American schools were not as good as German schools

D. the easy life in the American school was more helpful to students

[B]

In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. If the primary goal of language use is communication, the mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying " I do it" to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, but, by interacting with native speakers of English, you may observe that native speakers actually say "I'll do it." The resulting discrepancy(差异) can serve as a basis for the student to modify his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to interact in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error.

6. According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because ___________.

A. native speakers will ignore their mistakes

B. communication is the primary goal of language learning

C. everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange language

D. native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their language

7. According to the passage, the present tense in English is ___________.

A. not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future

B. used with some verbs but not with others to express future intention

C. basically the same in English as it is in Spanish

D. not the most difficult problem for foreign students

8. The author thinks that language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by ___________.

A. asking native speakers for explanations

B. reading good books in the foreign language

C. comparing their speech with that of native speakers

D. speaking without regard to native speakers

9. The passage implies that foreign students who do not interact with native speakers will not ___________.

A. learn very much about the foreign culture

B. learn about the history of the foreign language

C. have to worry about making mistakes

D. take advantage of available language models

10. The author's major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language learning is that

___________.

A. mistake are not important in the process of learning a language

B. learners are often very afraid of making mistakes

C. making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the language

D. mistakes do not interfere with communication

[C]

After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.

There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth（来回地）from one level of sleep to the other.

Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This

stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.

If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy（昏昏欲睡的）. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!

11. A good title for this passage is ____________.

A. Sleep

B. Good Health

C. Dreams

D. Work and Rest

12. The word "drowsy" in the last paragraph means ____________.

A. sick

B. stand up

C. a little sleepy

D. asleep

13. The passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you ____________.

A. dream more often

B. have poor health

C. nervous

D. breathe quickly

14. During REM, ____________.

A. your eyes move quickly

B. you dream

C. you are restless

D. both A and B

15. The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is ____________.

A. approximately six hours

B. around ten hours

C. about eight hours

D. not stated here

[D]

How much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologists are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effects of

overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior patterns and even their health perceptibly(可感知地) change. They cannot sleep and eat well, and signs of fear and tension become obvious. The more crowed they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but essential for human survival?

16. This passage is mainly about _________.

A. living space and behavior

B. population and living conditions

C. interesting experiments on rats

D. a natural law for human society

17. What is the purpose of the experiments described in the passage?

A. To determine how much living space a rat needs.

B. To see what happens when rats live in a limited space.

C. To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings.

D. to find out the relationship between population and living conditions.

18. Which is NOT a result of being too crowded for rats?

A. They become nervous.

B. they cannot get enough rest.

C. They become less active.

D. They eat less.

19. The passage suggests that overcrowded conditions _________.

A. are directly related with population

B. may cause an increase in violence

C. may lead to high birth rate

D. may bring about pollution problems

20. The author seems to imply that _________.

A. human society is very similar to that of rats

B. birth control is essential fro a better life

C. efforts should be made to improve living conditions

D. rats are not social animals

[E]

The United States is full of automobiles. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two or ever more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. There are a necessary part of life.

Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies.

Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are provided only when children live more than a mile from the school. When the children are too young to walk that far, their mothers take turn driving them to school. One mother drives on Monday, taking her own children and the neighbors' children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesday, another on Wednesday, and so on. This is called forming a car poll. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.

More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer automobiles on the road and to use less gasoline. Parking is great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars.

21. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Each American family has got at least one car.

B. Some American families have got more than one car.

C. Cars are very common in the United States.

D. Americans do not use cars for pleasure only.

22. According to the passage, children must be taken to school by car when ________.

A. their homes are over one mile away from their school

B. there are no school buses available and the school is too far away for the

children to go to on foot

C. there are a number of children in the neighborhood and their families have their

own cars

D. the children are too young to walk

23. Which people are forming a car pool?

A.Children who drive to school in turns.

B. A woman who takes her own children and her neighbors' children to school by car.

C. Three or four people who drive in turns to the office or the factory where they all work.

D. Parents who drive their oven children to school in turns.

24. What does the author think of forming car pool?

A. It is a good practice.

B. It is good only for mothers taking children to school

C. It will cause parking problems.

D. It helps cut down the number of cars produced each year.

25. What does the author think is the problem about cars in the United States?

A. There is a shortage of gasoline for a car.

B. There are too many cars in the streets and on the roads.

C. There are not enough cars to go around.

D. Some families still do not have their own cars.

[F]

A four-year study conducted by the Infant(婴儿) Testing Center in San Francisco, California, suggests that babies feel more comfortable around other babies than with strange adults. According to the study, babies benefit by being with their fellow infants daily. Whereas a baby might show fear of an adult stranger, he is likely to smile and reach out for an unfamiliar infant. By the time babies are one year old, they have begun to form friendships of a sort.

The above findings, based on observation of 100 babies aged three months to three years, might prove interesting to working parents who must find day care for their babies. Family care in a private home, with several babies together, is probably the idea way to care for babies under three. Dr. Benjamin Spock, well-known pediatrician(儿科医生) and author of books about babies, supports the idea. He says that family day care is better in theory than hiring a housekeeper or a babysitter.

11. What would be a good title for the passage?

A. How to Test Infants

B. Parents and Children

C. Choosing a Babysitter

D. Day Care for Babies

12. A baby is likely to feel more at ease with _________.

A. a housekeeper

B. an infant

C. an adult stranger

D. teenage children

13. What does Dr. Benjamin Spock do?

A. He recommends babysitters.

B. He writes baby books.

C. He conducts studies on infants.

D. He directs a testing center.

14. According to the passage, how should working parents provide care for their babies?

A. Find a private home with other babies.

B. Take their babies with them to work.

C. Hire an adult to come into the home.

D. Search for a large nursery with a good reputation.

15. The author is talking to _________.

A. working parents

B. researchers on infants

C. pediatricians

D. babies under three

[G]

It is a matter of common observation that although incomes keep going up over the years, people never seem to become much better off! Prices are rising continuously. This condition is termed one of inflation; the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable. People have grown accustomed in recent years to higher and higher rates of inflation. What could be bought ten years ago for one dollar now costs well over two dollars. Present indications are that this rate of inflation is tending to rise rather than to fall. If in the real world our money incomes go up at the same rate as prices one might think that inflation does not matter. But it does. When money is losing value it lacks one of the qualities of a good money - stability of value. It is no longer acceptable as a store of value; and it becomes an unsuitable standard of deferred(延迟) payments. Nobody wants to hold a wasting asset(资产), so people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible. Inflation therefore stimulates consumer spending, and prevents people from saving.

21. Inflation is a situation in which __________.

A. we find our money increase in its value

B. employment no longer becomes a problem

C. people can always find better paying jobs

D. money keeps losing its value

22. According to the author, inflation __________.

A. seldom happens

B. is very common at the present time

C. has become rare in recent years

D. is just reasonable

23. According to the passage, if incomes and prices rise together __________.

A. money will hold its value

B. inflation poses no problem

C. inflation will remain to be a problem

D. the business will prosper

24. When money loses its value __________.

A. its rate against gold will be kept at the same level

B. it is no longer stable

C. goods will lose their value

D. incomes will keep rising

25. In a period of inflation, people are likely to __________.

A. invest heavily on the stock market

B. save money

C. hold on to money as a dependable asset

D. spend money and not bother(烦恼) to save

[H]

Sports and games make our bodies strong, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us healthy. But these are not their only use. They give us valuable practice in making eyes, brain and muscles work together. In tennis, our eyes see the ball coming, judge its speed and direction and pass this information on to the brain. The brain then has to decide what to do, and to send its orders to the muscles of the arms, legs, and so on, so that the ball is met and hit back where it ought to go. All this must happen with very great speed, and only those who have had a lot of practice at tennis can carry out this complicated chain of events successfully. For those who work with their brains most of the day, the practice of such skills is especially useful.

Sports and games are also very useful for character training. In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about such virtues as unselfishness, courage, discipline and love of one's country; but what is learned in books cannot have the same deep effect on a child's character as what is learned by experience. The ordinary day-school cannot give much practical training in living, because most of the pupil's time is spent in classes,

studying lessons. So it is what the pupils do in their spare time that really prepares them to take their place in society as citizens when they grow up. If each of them learns to work for his society as citizens when they grow up. If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find it natural to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit.

26. When we play tennis we have to _________.

A. use, first, our eyes, then the brain and finally the muscles

B. make our eyes, brain and muscles work almost at the same time

C. use mainly the arms and legs to hit

D. use mainly the muscles so that the ball is met and hit back

27. The "complicated chain of events" refers to _________.

A. the passing of information and making of decisions

B. the meeting and hitting back of the ball

C. the coordinated(协调的) movements of our eyes, brain and muscles

D. a lot of practice before playing tennis

28. By character-training, the author means that sports and games can help children _________.

A. live a better life when they grow up

B. know letter how to behave properly in their future life

C. understand better the virtues they learn in books

D. All of the above

29. According to the author, a child's character can be most deeply influenced by _________.

A. what he does out of class

B. what he learns in books

C. his place in society

D. his lessons at school

30. What is of the greatest importance to a football team is

A. its members

B. its team work

C. the football field

D. the climate

[I]

My formula for staying young is simple: concentrate on the part of you that's young and growing - your brain. Keep your mind awake and you'll stay young all over. These are exciting times. Take an interest in the world around you, and make a point of learning at least one new thing every day.

Regardless of your age, it's not too late to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife with no previous knowledge who made herself into an outstanding industrial designer; I know a retired electrical engineer who has become a highly paid ceramic artist.

Get over the notion that you are ever too old to go back to school. I know a man who entered medical college at 70. He got his degree with honors and became an eminent physician. Another man went to law school at 71 and his now an active lawyer.

In spite of years, staying young is easy for those who live in the future. You can do it if you care enough to try. Keep your mind awake and active; that's the only youth elixir(万灵药) guaranteed to work.

31. The statement that our brain remains young and growing regardless of age is __________.

A. an impossibility

B. a scientific fact

C. a supposition

D. a ridiculous conclusion

32. It is wrong to __________.

A. think oneself too old to go back to school

B. keep one's mind awake

C. try to stay young

D. get one's degree with honor

33. The passage states that a man who entered college at 70 became __________.

A. an active lawyer

B. an electric engineer

C. a distinguished doctor

D. a highly paid ceramic artist

34. The only youth elixir is to __________.

A. go back to school

B. forget one's own age

C. keep in touch with young people

D. keep one's mind awake and active

35. All of the following statement are true EXCEPT that __________.

A. human brain never gets old with age

B. every person should take up a new occupation when he becomes old

C. staying young is not difficult if one is willing to try

D. there is always something to learn if you have an interest in what's going on around you

IV. Translation(翻译：把下列英文翻译成汉语)

[A]

When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled and very short, and when we walked together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. I would inwardly struggle at the unwanted attention. If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never let on. It was difficult to coordinate our steps---his halting, mine impatient---and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace, I will try to adjust to you.”

[B]

Alone now, the widow reads considerably. She used to underline favorite passages to share with her husband. Now, in a notebook, she stores quotations like this one from Elizabeth Jolley’s Cabin Fever: “I experience again the deep-felt wish to be part of a married couple, to sit by the fire in winter with the man who is my husband. So intense is this wish that if I write the word husband on a piece of paper, my eyes fill with tears.”