大学英语A3新视野期末试题B卷附参考答案.docx

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大学英语A3新视野期末试题B卷附参考答案

2005-2006-1学期大学英语A3（新视野）期末试题B卷

PartⅠListeningComprehension（20%）

SectionAShortConversations

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.15minutesB.35minutesC.20minutesD.25minutes

2.A.Shereadsbooks.C.Sheworksinthegarden.

B.Shegoestothepark.D.ShewatchesTV.

3.A.StephenC.Stephen’sfather.

B.Stephen’swife.D.Stephen’sfather-in-law.

4.A.Riceshouldbeservedwiththechicken.

B.Thedisheshereareneversalty.

C.Boththechickendishandthesaladtastesalty.

D.Therereallyischickeninthesalad.

5.A.She’sputtingitinherhouse.C.Kenistakingitonvacation.

B.Itwillaccompanyher.D.ItwillbestayingwithKen.

6.A.Attendtheparty.C.Listentotheconcert.

B.Gotothepostoffice.D.Meethiswife.

7.A.Shefounditboring.C.Shefounditinformative.

B.Shefounditinteresting.D.Shefoundittoolong.

8.A.Thatthey’renotverysmart.

B.Thatthey’llbecomeclever.

C.Thatthey’reclever.

D.Thatpeopleworkinginanofficeneedn’tbesmart.

9.（A）Noonebelievesshewonthefirstprize.

（B）Itisn’ttruethatshewonthefirstprize.

（C）Sheissurprisedthatshegotthefirstprize.

（D）Shewonthefirstprizeassheexpected.

10.（A）Gotothebeachwithherfriends.

（B）Seetheheadmasterafterclass.

（C）Listentoaspeechwithherfriends.

（D）Putoffhermeetingwiththeheadmaster.

SectionB

Directions:

Listentothefollowingtwopassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.Afteryouhearthequestion,there’llbeabreakof10seconds.Duringthebreak,you’llreadthefourchoicesmarked（A）,（B）,（C）and（D）,andchoosethebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions11to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.（A）Tennis.

（B）Golf.

（C）Boxing.

（D）Swimming.

12.（A）Thereareshoutsandcheersduringtheplay.

（B）Winnerscangetalotofmoney.

（C）Playersarechosenfromthosewhoarebestatthesport.

（D）LocalTVstationsbroadcastthegameslive.

13.（A）Theycalloutthenamesofplayersintheircheers.

（B）Theyjumpupanddownandshoutfortheirteam.

（C）Theywearclothesofabrightcolor.

（D）Theycomefromaspecialclub.

14.（A）Bystandingupandshowingrespecttotheflag.

（B）Byrecitingschoolregulations.

（C）Bysingingtheirschoolsong.

（D）BycleaningtheAmericanflagintheirclassrooms.

15.（A）TheUnitedStatesanditshistory.

（B）TheUnitedStatesanditspower.

（C）TheUnitedStatesanditsequality.

（D）TheUnitedStatesanditsfreedoms.

Passage2

Questions16to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.（A）Becausethebillssticktogethereasily.

（B）Becausethedesignofthebillsissimilar.

（C）Becausethebillsareallthesamecolorandsize.

（D）Becausethefigureonthebillsisdifficulttodistinguish.

17.（A）Silver.

（B）Copper.

（C）Gold.

（D）Iron.

18.（A）Onecentorapenny.

（B）Atencentscoin.

（C）Fivecentsoranickel.

（D）Twentycentsoraquarter.

19.（A）Onecentorapenny.

（B）Atencentscoin.

（C）Fivecentsoranickel.

（D）Twenty-fivecentsoraquarter.

20.（A）Six,$1,$5,$10,$20,$50and$100.

（B）Five,$1,$5,$10,$50and$100.

（C）Four,$1,$5,$10,and$50.

（D）Three,$5,$10and$100.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（40%）

Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passage1

Clothesplayacriticalpartintheconclusionswereachbyprovidingcluestowhopeopleare,whotheyarenot,andwhotheywouldliketobe.Theytellusagooddealaboutthewearer'sbackground,personality,status,mood,andsocialoutlook.

Sinceclothesaresuchanimportantsourceofsocialinformation,wecanusethemtomanipulatepeople'simpressionofus.Ourappearanceassumesparticularsignificanceintheinitialphasesofinteractionthatislikelytooccur.Anelderlymiddle-classmanorwomanmaybealienated（疏远）byayoungadultwhoisdressedinanunconventionalmanner,regardlessoftheperson'seducation,background,orinterests.

Peopletendtoagreeonwhatcertaintypesofclothesmean.Adolescentgirlscaneasilyagreeonthelifestylesofgirlswhowearcertainoutfits（套装）,includingthenumberofboyfriendstheylikelyhavehadandwhethertheysmokeordrink.Newscasters,ortheannouncerswhoreadthenewsonTV,areconsideredtobemoreconvincing,honest,andcompetentwhentheyaredressedconservatively.Andcollagestudentswhoviewthemselvesastakinganactiveroleintheirinterpersonalrelationshipssaytheyareconcernedaboutthecostumestheymustweartoplaytheserolessuccessfully.Moreover,manyofuscanrelateinstancesinwhichtheclothingweworechangedthewaywefeltaboutourselvesandhowweacted.Perhapsyouhaveusedclothingtogainconfidencewhenyouanticipatedastressfulsituation,suchasajobinterview,oracourtappearance.

Intheworkplace,menhavelonghadwell-definedprecedentsandrolemodelsforachievingsuccess.Ithasbeenotherwiseforwomen.Agoodmanywomeninthebusinessworldareuncertainabouttheappropriatemixtureof"masculine"and"feminine"attributestheyshouldconveybytheirprofessionalclothing.Thevarietyofclothingalternativestowomenhasalsobeengreaterthanthatavailableformen.Maleadministratorstendtojudgewomenmorefavorablyformanagerialpositionswhenthewomendisplayless"feminine"grooming（打扮）-shorterhair,moderateuseofmakeup,andplaintailoredclothing.Asonemaleadministratorconfessed,"Anattractivewomanisdefinitelygoingtogetalongerinterview,butshewon'tgetajob."

21.Accordingtothepassage,thewaywedress__________.

A）providescluesforpeoplewhoarecriticalofus

B）indicatesourlikesanddislikesinchoosingacareer

C）hasadirectinfluenceonthewaypeopleregardus

D）isofparticularimportancewhenwegetoninage

22.Fromthethirdparagraphofthepassage,wecanconcludethatyoungadultstendto

believethatcertaintypesofclothingcan__________.

A）changepeople'sconservativeattitudestowardtheirlifestyle

B）helpyoungpeoplemakefriendswiththeoppositesex

C）makethemcompetitiveinthejobmarket

D）helpthemachievesuccessintheirinterpersonalrelationships

23.Theword"precedent"（Line1,Para.4）probablyrefersto__________.

A）earlyactsformentofollowasexamples

B）particularplacesformentooccupyespeciallybecauseoftheirimportance

C）thingsthatmenshouldagreeupon

D）men'sbeliefsthateverythingintheworldhasalreadybeendecided

24.Accordingtothepassage,manycareerwomenfindthemselvesindifficultsituations

because__________.

A）thevarietyofprofessionalclothingistoowideforthemtochoose

B）womenaregenerallythoughttobeonlygoodatbeingfashionmodels

C）menaremorefavorablyjudgedformanagerialpositions

D）theyarenotsuretowhatextenttheyshoulddisplaytheirfemininequalities

throughclothing

25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A）Dressingforeffect.B）Howtodressappropriately.

C）Managerialpositionsandclothing.D）Dressingfortheoccasion

Passage2

Whocoinedthetermpersonalcomputer?

TheOxfordEnglishDictionarysaysBytemagazineuseditfirst,initsMay1976issue.ButYaleLawSchoollibrarianFredShapirodecidedtodosomediggingonhisownhisown,withhelpfromJSTOR,anonlineelectronicdatabaseforacademicjournals.JSTOR’sartsandsciencesarchiveoffersscansof5millionpagesfrom117journals,somedatingback150years.Usingcharacter-recognitionsoftware,JSTORcreatessearchablefilesforeachdocument,allowingfull-textsearchesacross15academicfields.

Whilesearchingfortheoriginofpersonalcomputer,Shapirouncoveredseveralcompetingclaims.StewartBrand,founderofWholeEarthCatalog,saysonhisWebsitethathefirstreferredtoa“personalcomputer”ina1974book;andGUIpioneerAlanKayissaidtohaveusedtheterminapaperpublishedin1972.

ButasearchonJSTOR’sgeneralsciencearchiveturnedupwhatShapirosaysistheearliestrecordeduseofpersonalcomputer,intheOctober4,1968,issueofScience.TheissuecontainsaHewlett-PackardadvertisementforitsnewHP9100A.“ThenewHewlett-Packard9100Apersonalcomputer,”theadvertisementsays,is“ready,willingandable…torelieveyouofwaitingtogetonthebigcomputer”The$4,900device,adesktopscientificcalculatorequippedwithmagneticcardsdoesn’tseemlikemuchofacomputernowadays.Andat40pounds,itwasn’tverypersonal,either.ButaccordingtoShapiro,itwasthefirstdevicetobecalledapersonalcomputer.

21.Theterm“personalcomputer”firstappeared_______.

AinBytemagazine

Bina1974book.

CinaHewlett-PackardadinScience

DinapaperpublishedbyAlanKay

22.WhatisJSTOR?

AItisaresearchorganization.

BItisanonlinedatabase.

CItisakindofcomputersoftware.

DItisanacademicjournal.

23.Shapirosucceededinhissearchfortheoriginofthetermpersonalcomputerby_______.

AlookingintotheOxfordEng