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新视野大学英语
中南财经政法大学2004-2005学年第一学期期末考试试卷
FinalExamForNewHorizonCollegeEnglishLearners
《新视野大学英语(三)》(课程代号:
11054010)A卷(闭卷)
Jan.2005
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PartIListeningComprehension(20%)
SectionA(10%)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Example:
Youwillhear:
M:
Isitpossibleforyoutoworklate,MissGrey?
W:
Worklate?
Isupposeso,ifyoureallythinkit'snecessary.
Q:
Wheredoyouthinkthisconversationmostprobablytookplace?
Youwillread:
A.Attheoffice.
B.Inthewaitingroom.
C.Attheairport.
D.Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.ThereforeA)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]andmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.A.Inabus.B.InarestaurantC.Inahospital.D.Inashop.
2.A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.BywalkingD.Byrushing.
3.A.Gettothegrocerystore.
B.Givethemandirectionstothebusstation.
C.Getdirectionstothebusstation.
D.Findoutwherethestoplightis.
4.A.Theredwalletcosttwodollars.B.Hehasbeentochurch.
C.Thebroomwasonthebottom.D.Hehassearchedtherecarefully.
5.A.Atadoctor's.B.Atastore.C.Atabank.D.Atalibrary.
6.A.Thestoryofanovel.B.Areportofanaccident.
C.Lookingforajob.D.Thewhereaboutsofabook.
7.A.Togoalongtomeetherfriendwithher.
B.TogoalongtomeetherfriendwithTony.
C.Tooccupyhimselfwiththewoman'swork.
D.Tomeetherfriendforher.
8.A.Hewilltakeacab.B.Hewilldrive.
C.Hewillwalk.D.Hewilltakeabus.
9.A.Tospendtheweekendwithhermother
B.Totrytogetadrivinglicense.
C.Togotothehospitalforamedicalcheck.
D.Torenewherpassport.
10.A.Hehaspromisedtokeepsmokingcigarettes.
B.He'sgainedaprofitfromhisbusiness.
C.Cigarettesbecomecheaperrecently.
D.Heguessesthatsmokingreleasesanxiety.
SectionBCompoundDictation(10%)(PleasetransferyouranswersontotheAnswerSheetattachedtothistestpaper.)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toSl0youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
WhenJohn(S1)thatmorning,herememberedthathismotherwasgoing(S2)hospital.Hehadn't(S3)workedoutwhatwaswrongwithher.Heknew,(S4),thatshehadn'tbeenwellforsometimenow,andithadbecomealmost(S5)tohimtoseehereyesnarrowedinasuddenattackofpain,andherhand(S6)againstherheart.Theirowndoctor,whoshehadfinallygonetofor(S7),hadsenthertoaspecialistwhoknewallaboutthesethings.(S8)
.
Duringtheweekssincethenthepainshadcomeevenmoreoften,andthenarrowedeyesbecameanalmostpermanentpartofherexpression.(S9)_____________________________________.
John,aconsiderateperson,triedtothinkwhatitwouldbeliketohavetoothacheallthetimeandhowbad-temperedthatwouldmakeyou.
Sowhenhismotherwentintohospital,Johnwasgoingtostaywithhisauntandhisfatherwouldstayonathomebyhimself.However,Johndidn'tfeelmuchhappier.(S10).
PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Questions11~15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Ifananimalismovedfromitshomeinthetropicstoacoldclimate,itwilldieifitisnotkeptwarm.Andanimalsaccustomedtocoldclimateswilldieiftheyaremovedtothetropics.Manyplants,too,willdieiftheyareremovedfromtheplacewheretheynormallygrowandaretransplantedintoanunfamiliarsoil.Almosteveryspeciesisadaptedtolifeinaparticularplacebyitsorgansandtheirfunctionsandbypermanenthabits.Thespecializedadaptationhasgreatadvantages,foritenablesmanyorganismstosurviveunderdifferentconditions.Italsohasdisadvantages,foritmeansthatthelifeofmostspeciesiscontrolledbylocalconditions.
Livingthingsarenotscatteredovertheearthatrandom;mostspecieshavedefinitehabitsforlivingplaces.Ecologyisthestudyofhoworganismsliveintheirenvironment.Thismeansfindingouthowanorganismsurvivesandreproducesincertainsurroundings.Byenvironmentwemeannotonlythesoilandtheclimatebutthelivingthingsofthesamespeciesandotherspecies,plantoranimal.Mostlivingthingsareslavestotheirenvironment.Somecanaltercertainfeaturesoftheirenvironmenttosuitthemselves;abeaver,forexample,canmakepondsbybuildingdams,manybirdsandinsectscanbuildelaborateneststoprovideshelterfortheiryoung.Buttheseskillsarerestrictedandhighlyspecialized.Mostorganismsmustadapttheirbodiestofitinwiththeirsurroundings,andsincetheycanadaptonlytoparticularsurroundings,theyarefoundonlyinplaceswheretheycanlivesuccessfullywiththeleasteffort.
Plantsfindthesefavorableplacesbytrialanderrors.Thewindcarriestheirseedsandsporesgreatdistances.Iftheseedslandinafavorableenvironment,theygrowandreproduce.Iftheyaredepositedinanunfavorableenvironment,theydie.Animals,ontheotherhand,searchuntiltheyfindafavorableenvironment.
11.Themainideaofthispassagecanbesummarizedas:
_______.
A.differenthabitsofanimalsandplants
B.livingthingsandtheirsurroundings
C.plantsandanimals:
slavesoftheirsurroundings
D.animals’abilitytoadaptthemselvestotheirsurroundings
12.Whatismeantbyadaptation?
A.Theabilityoflivingthingstosurviveinaparticularplaceunderdifficultconditions.
B.Thecontrolofmostspeciesoflivingthingsbylocalconditions.
C.Theabilityoflivingthingstofindoutsomekindofspecificsurroundingsfortheirsurvival.
D.Thepermanenthabitsofmostlivingthings.
13.Livingthingscanadaptthemselvestotheirsurroundingsmainlythrough____.
A.theirorgansandtheorgans’specificfunctions
B.theirspecializedpermanenthabits
C.theirlocallivingconditions
D.bothAandB
14.Animalsaredifferentfromplantsmainlyinthat_____.
A.theycanmoreorlessaltertheirsurroundings
B.theirorgansarehighlyspecializedtotheirsurroundings
C.theyarelookingforafavorableenvironmentfortheirsurvival
D.theyusuallyhavetheirownspecializedhabits
15.Whatinformationisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassage?
A.Animalsarenotcompletelyrestrictedorconfinedtotheirsurroundings.
B.Plantsarecompletelyconfinedtotheirsurroundings.
C.Humanbeingsaretheonlyanimalswhocanaltertheirsurroundings.
D.Thespecializedadaptationisveryimportantforlivingthingstosurviveunderdifferentconditions.
Passage2
Questions16~20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ProfessorJeraldJellisonoftheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniahasmadeascientificstudyoflying.Accordingtohim,womenarebetterliarsthanmen,particularlywhentellinga“whitelie”,suchaswhenawomanatapartytellsanotherwomanthatshelikesherdresswhenshereallythinksitlooksawful.However,thisisonlyonesideofthestory.Otherresearcherssaythatmenaremorelikelytotellmoreseriouslies,suchasmakingapromisewhichtheyhavenointentionoffulfilling.Thisisthekindofliepoliticiansandbusinessmenaresupposedtobeparticularlyskilledat:
theliefromwhichtheliarhopestoprofitorgaininsomeway.
Researchhasalsobeendoneintothewaypeople’sbehaviorchangesinanumberofsmall,apparentlyunimportantwayswhentheylie.Ithasbeenfoundthatiftheyaresittingdownatthetime,theytendtomoveaboutintheirchairsmorethanusual.Tothetrainedobserver,theyaresaying,“IwishIweresomewhereelsenow”.Theyalsotendtotouchcertainpartsofthefacemoreoften,inparticularthenose.Oneexplanationofthismaybethatlyingcausesaslightincreaseinbloodpressure.Thetipofthenoseisverysensitivetosuchchangesandtheincreasedpressuremakesititchy.
AnothergesturewhichgivesliarsawayiswhatthewriterDesmondMorrisinhisbookManwatchingcalls“themouthcover”.Hesaysthereareseveraltypicalformsofthis,suchascoveringpartofthemouthwiththefingers,touchingtheupperliporputtin