新视野大学英语1试题(A)

《新视野大学英语1》试卷（A）适用班级：2013-2014第1学期重修班I. Vocabulary and Structure (20points)Directions: Choose the best one to complete each sentence.1. She cut her hair short and tried to ____ herself as a man.A. decorateB. disguiseC. fabricateD. fake2. She watched him ____ all the handles and gears in his automobile until she thoughts she could run it herself.A. modulateB. incorporateC. manipulateD. induce3. The French police are legally entitled to ____ anyone’s movements as they please. A. confine B. restrict C. restrain D. limit4. Some people argue that the death ____ does not necessarily reduce the number of murders.A. fineB. costC. punishD. penalty5. The university ____ consists of full professors, associate professors and assistant professors.A. crewB. personnelC. facultyD. staff6. The latest edition of The Complete Works of Lu Xun comes in sixteen ____.A. copiesB. volumesC. versionsD. editions7. Many students found the book ____ : it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject.A. enlighteningB. confusingC. distractingD. amusing8. Although the cyclist was unhurt, his bicycle was ____ between the lorry and the wall.A. crushedB. clashedC. crashedD. cracked9. The children performed a very ____ dance for their parents.A. graciousB. gratefulC. gracefulD. greedy10. You must ask for ____ before taking any photographs inside the ancient building.A. permissionB. admissionC. qualificationD. profession11. To speed up the ________ of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.A. treatmentB. deliveryC. transmissionD. departure12. Her lip ________ like that of a child about to cry.A. quiverB. shudderC. shiverD. tremble13. There is already ________ clear to show that plants and animals are being affected by climate change.A. witnessB. certificateC. identifyD. evidence14. Even then, he kept a water ________, noting the brands he liked best.A. newspaperB. magazineC. journalD. diary15. How can ________ improve their teaching so as to encourage creativity?A. staffB. clerkC. facultyD. client16. He got angry at being refused ________ to the conference room.A. admittanceB. admissionC. entranceD. allowance17. It is delightful to ________ all the gifted students throughout the country to teach.A. resembleB. assembleC. dissembleD. ensemble18. _________ by the superstars on television, the young athletes trained hard and played intensely.A. ImitatedB. ImposedC. InsuredD. Inspired19. It may be necessary to stop ________ in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons.A. at a distanceB. at intervalsC. at caseD. at length20. In spite of the differences, they felt in love with ________ .A. passionB. projectionC. injectionD. reflectionII. ClozeDirections: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage.Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are of that parent. The things parents do and say—and then they do and say to them—therefore stronglyinfluence a child’s 24 .However, parents must consistently behave like the type of 25 they want their child to become.A parent’s actions 26 affect the self image that a child forms 27 identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly qualities in their parents will have difficulty positive qualities in themselves. Children may 31 their self image, however, as they become increasingly 32 by peers groups standards before they reach 13 . Isolated events, 33 dramatic ones, do not necessarily have a permanent 34 on a child’s behavior.Children interpret such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, , accept the divorce of their parent’s or a parents early .But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events 37 a sign of rejection or punishment.In the same way, all children are not influenced 38 by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.21.A.to B. with C.around D.forrmed B.characteristic C.conceived D.indicative23.A.gesture B.expression C.way D.extent24.A.behavior B.words C.mood D.reactions25.A.person B.humans C.creatures D.adult26.A.in turn B.nevertheless C.also D.as a result27.A.before B.besides C.with D.through28.A.eyes B.parents C.peers D.behaviors29.A.negative B.cheerful C.various plex30.A.see B.seeing C.to see D.to seeing31.A.modify B.copy C.give up D.continue32.A.mature B.influenced C.unique D.independent33.A.not B.besides C.even D.finally34.A.idea B.wonder C.stamp D.effect35.A.luckily B.for example C.at most D.theoretically 36.A.deathB.rewardsC.adviceD.teaching37.A.as B.being C.of D.for38.A.even B.at all C.alike D.as a whole39.A.Oh B.Alas C.Right D.As40.A.result B.effect C.scale D.causeIII. Reading ComprehensionDirections: After reading the following passages, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statement. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C or D. You should make the correct choice.Passage OneJust as exercise strengthens the heart and lungs, bones and muscles, it may also power up the brain. A succession of scientific studies of animals implies that physical activity has a positive effect on mental functioning.“It’s clear that the brain benefits from exercise,” says scientist William Greenough of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His studies with rats have demonstrated two primary effects of activity: vigorous physical exercise provides the brain with more fuel, and skill-based exercise increases the formation of connections in the brain, which, according to the proposals of some scientists, may make the brain better able to process information.In one experiment, laboratory rats were separated into three groups. One group was exercised by running inside an automatic wheel, a second group improved their skills in a complicated obstacle course, and a third group was inactive.“The animals that learned to go through the obstacle course exhibited a greater number of brain connections than the animals in the exercised or inactive groups,” Greenough said. “In contrast, the animals that exercised inside the automatic wheel possessed a greater density of blood vessels in the brain than did either of the other two groups of animals.”Learning a new dance step may boost the brain in the same way that learning a language can, he says. And if the dance is a good physical exercise as well, the benefits multiply. Young brains may be especially able to boost brain power through exercise, suggested another of Greenough’s experiments that showed the most significant changes in the brain occurred among rats that had been exercised when very young. And while animals aren’t people, he says it is logical to make the inference that an effect found in rats may also apply to humans.Human studies have focused primarily on older adults and suggest that regular exercise can improve the speed with which the brain processes information. Measurements made by Arthur Kramer at the University of Illinois demonstrated that inactive adults, aged 63 to 82, could hit buttons faster in response to a tone after they went through a 10-week water exercise course. A corresponding control group that didn’t exercise showed no improvement.41.__________ can benefit from physical exercise.A. Only the heart and lungsB. Only bones and musclesC. Only the brainD. All of the above42. What makes the brain better able to process information?A. Vigorous physical exercise.B. Skill-based exercise.C. Both of them.D. Neither of them.43. While _________ of rats showed a greater number of brain connections, ________ had a greater density of blood vessels in the brain.A. the first group/the third groupB. the second group/the third groupC. the first group/the second groupD. the second group/the first group44. One possible reason for scientists to make experiments with rats or other animals is that _____.A. rats benefits from the experimentsB. the experiments can boost the brains of the ratsC. an effect found in rats may also apply to humansD. rats and humans are very much alike45. Which word in Paragraph 6 tells us that older adults were divided into two groups in the humans studies?A. Corresponding.B. Inactive.C. Older.D. Faster./Passage TwoMary Engelbreit was a talented but struggling artist in her mid-twenties when she flew to New York from her native Saint Louis, h oping to find work illustrating children’s books----her life’ goal. So shewas disappointed when all the book publishers she visited turned her down. One even suggested her drawings might be better suited to greeting cards.“I was crushed,” she admits. Gre eting cards seemed a comedown from her high expectations, but the advice stayed with her, and she decided to give it a try. The results transformed her life forever.Today Mary Engelbreit sells an astonishing 14 million greeting cards a year. Her popular designs appear on more than 2,000 products, including books, calendars, and kitchen items. She runs a retail company and the annual sales are in the $100 million range----all as a result of that fateful, disappointing trip to New York.Once you know Engelbr eit’s distinctive style, you can recognize her cards from 200 paced away----bright, funny, and with an eye to the past. Engelbreit is cheerful, down-to-earth, humorous, and always cute. “ I think the world could use more cuteness,” she explains. Indeed, it’s her trademark.With her work taking off in so many directions, it was perhaps inevitable that Engelbreit would eventually realize her dream of illustrating a children’s book. In 1993 she created drawings for a children’ book and saw it become a best-seller. At the same time she made a surprising discovery: “It was fun, but oddly enough, I like doing greeting cards best.”46. When she flew to New York, Mary Engelbreit expected ______.A. she would be better suited to drawing greeting cardsB. she would be turned down by the book publishersC. she would give a try at drawing greeting cardD. she would illustrate children’s book47. As a result of that fateful, disappointing trip to New York, Engelbreit______.A. gave up on drawing illustrationsB. dre w illustrations for a children’s bookC. became a successful illustrator for greeting cardsD. made a drawing of a young girl in overalls.48. You can tell Engelbreit’s cards from 20 paces away by their style of being____.A. plain and funnyB. bright and funnyC. plain and boldD. serious49. Which of the following characteristics is most important to Mary Engelbreit？A. CuteB. down-to-earthC. cheerfulD. humorous50. According to the writer, Mary Engelbreit finally realized her dream of illustrating children’sbook because____.A. she learned how to illustrate children’s booksB. she kept her feet firmly on the groundC. she overcame many difficultiesD. she succeeded in many different waysPassage ThreeAmy High is decked out in the traditional pink dress and golden stole of ancient Rome. She bursts into a third-grade classroom and greets her students: "Salvete, omnes!" (Hello, everyone!) The kids respond in kind, and soon they are studying derivatives. "How many people are in a duet?" High asks. All the kids know the answer, and when she asks how they know, a boy responds, "Because duo is 'two' in Latin." High replies, "Plaudite!" and the 14 kids erupt in applause. They learn the Latin root later, or side, and construct such English words as bilateral and quadrilateral. "Latin's going to open up so many doors for you," High says. "You're going to be able to figure out the meaning of words you've never seen before."High teaches at Providence Elementary School in Fairfax City, Va., which has a lot riding on the success of her efforts. As part of Virginia's high-stakes testing program, schools that don't boost their scores by the year 2007 could lose state funding. So Fairfax City, just 18 miles southwest of the White House, has upgraded its two crumbling elementary schools with new high-tech television studios, computer labs and one very old feature--mandatory Latin.Here lies one of the more counterintuitive developments of the standardized-testing movement: Though some critics complain that teachers are forced to dumb down their lessons and "teach to the test," some schools are offering more challenging course work as a way of engaging students. In the past three years, scores of elementary schools in high-stakes testing states such as Texas, Virginia and Massachusetts have added Latin programs. Says Allen Griffith, a member of the Fairfax City school board: "If we’re trying to improve English skills, teaching Latin is an awfully effective, proved method."This is not your father's Latin, which was taught to elite college-bound high schoolers and drilled into them through memorization. Its tedium and perceived irrelevance almost drove Latin from public schools. Today's growth in elementary school Latin has been spurred by new, interactive oral curriculums, enlivened by lessons in Roman mythology and culture. "One thing that makes it engaging for kids is the goofy fun of investigating these guys in togas," says Marion Polsky, author of First Latin: A Language Discovery Program, the textbook used in Fairfax City.Latin enthusiasts believe that if young students learn word roots, they will be able to decipher unfamiliar words. (By some estimates, 65% of all English words have Latin roots.) Latin is an almost purely phonetic language. There are no silent letters, and each letter represents a singlesound. That makes it useful in teaching reading. And once kids master the grammatical structure of Latin--which is simple, logical and consistent--they will more easily grasp the many grammatical exceptions in English.51. From the first Paragraph we learn that _____.A. the students show little interest in learning LatinB. the students say hello to their teacher in LatinC. Amy High teaches the students to read Bible in LatinD. learning English is unnecessary if you have perfectly mastered Latin52. Which of the following statements is not true according to the text?A. The testing program is crucial to the schools.B. Latin is compulsory to the elementary schools students in Fairfax City.C. Providence Elementary School will not get state funding this year.D. Fairfax City government had done a lot to equip its elementary schools.53. According to Allen Griffith, Latin _______.A. has little to do with EnglishB. is very helpful to one’s learning EnglishC. wil l replace English in the near futureD. should be taught to kids even when they are in elementary school54. Which of the following best defines the word “plaudite”?A. Great.B. Sorry.C. Class is overD. Sad.55. One reason for Latin enthusiasts to sup port young students’ learning Latin is _______.A. Latin has a longer history than EnglishB. Latin has less word rootsC. every letter in English word represent a single soundD. Learning Latin will facilitate English learningIV. Translation. (10%)Directions: Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English.1. ____________________________________(尽管没有得到父母的赞同), he went ahead with his plan to study abroad.2. ________________________________(不管他给出什么借口)，I will not forgive him for being so late for our appointment.3.Not until he saw his mother lying in bed, dying,___________(他才意识到自己是多么地爱她).4. Every substance in the world, _____________________________ (不管看起来和其他物资多么不同), is made partly of electrons.5. Not until the managers finish their two-day meeting_______________ (所有的员工才会知道他们的工作评估结果).V. Writing(20%)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Loss of Traditional Culture. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:1) The causes of the cultural loss 2) How to prevent it。