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新视野大学英语1级复习题
新视野大学英语1级复习题
ReadingComprehension
Passage1
Manyteachersbelievethattheresponsibilityforlearninglieswithstudents.Ifalongreadingassignmentisgiven,instructorsexpectstudentstobefamiliarwiththeinformationinthereadingeveniftheydonnotdiscussitinclassorgiveanexamination.(Coursesarenotdesignedmerelyforstudentstopassexams.)Theidealstudentisconsideredtobeonewhoisencouragedtolearnforthepurposeoflearning,nottheoneinterestedonlyingettinghighgrades.Somestudentsmaybefrustratedwithteacherswhodonobelieveitisnecessarytogradeeveryassignment.Sometimeshomeworkisreturnedwithshortwrittencommentsbutwithoutagrade.Evenifagradeisnotgiven,studentsshouldlearnthematerialassigned.
Whenresearchisassigned,theprofessorexpectsstudentstobeginandtocompletetheassignmentwithminimuminstruction.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytofindbooksandarticlesinthelibrary.Professorsdonothavethetimetoexplainhowauniversitylibraryworks;theyexpectstudents,especiallygraduatestudents,tobeabletofindwhattheyneedinthelibrary.
Professorswillhelpstudentswhoneedit,butpreferthattheirstudentsnotdependonthemtoomuch.Thisisdifferentfromteacher-studentrelationshipsinothercountries.IntheUnitedStates,professorshaveotherdutiesinadditiontoteaching.Oftentheydosomeadministrative(行政的)workwithintheirdepartment.Inaddition,theymayberequiredtowritearticlesandbooks.Therefore,thetimethataprofessorcanspendwithastudentoutsideofclassislimited.Ifastudenthasproblemswithclassroomwork,thestudentshouldeitheraskaprofessorforhelpduringofficehoursormakeanappointment(预约).
1)Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthat“Coursesarenotdesignedmerelyforstudentstopassexams?
”
A.Studentsstudyhardonlyforexams.
B.Teachersthinkitnecessaryfortheirstudentstofailexams.
C.Teachersthinkthattheonlypurposeofstudyinghardistopassexams.
D.Thepurposeofdesigningcoursesisnotonlyforpassingexams.
2)Accordingtothe2ndparagraph,studentsintheUnitedStatesshould_______.
A.dependmoreonthemselvesthanonprofessors
B.plantheirtimeandsequencetheirword
C.alwaysfollowtheprofessor’sadvice
D.findasuitableplaceforstudying
3)Ifstudentsneedtheadviceoftheirteachers,theyshould______.
A.putforwardtheirquestionsinclass
B.gototheirteachers’office
C.findsomeexcusestoseeteachersathome
D.turntotheirteachersduringthebreak
4)Studentswho______intheUnitedStatesareconsideredgoodones.
A.paymoreattentiontogoodscores
B.havethedesiretolearnbythemselves
C.aregoodatlearningwordsbyheart
D.knowmuchaboutcomputers.
5)Americanprofessorsmayberequiredtospendmoreoftheirtime______.
A.knowingwhatisontheirstudents’mind
B.helpingstudentsfinishtheirassignments
C.writingarticles
D.instructionstudents’research
Passage2
Afewyearsagoitwascommontospeakofagenerationgapbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parentssaidthatchildrendidnotrespectandlistentothem,whilechildrensaidthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?
Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?
Actually,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Manypeoplearguethatitisbuiltintoeverypartofoursociety.
Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapistheopportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownwaysoflife.Inamoretraditionalsociety,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowandlike,andoftentocontinuethefamilyjobs.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducation,moveoutofthefamilyatanearlyage,marryorlivewithpeoplewhomtheirparentshavenevermet,andchoosejobsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents.
Inoursociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid,tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoneyandtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,thatisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthem.Often,theydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother.
Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisthethirdcauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,seniorpeoplearevaluedfortheirknowledge,butinoursocietytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeoutofdate.Theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds,separatedbydifferentskillsandabilities.Nodoubt,thegenerationgapwillcontinueinAmericanlifeforsometimetocome.
1)Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat______.
A.theproblemofthegenerationgapdrawsmuchattentionfrompeople
B.itisoutofdatetotalkaboutthegenerationgap
C.childrenandparentsaretryingtounderstandeachother
D.itisveryimportantforpeopletofrequentlycommunicatewitheachother
2)Inamoretraditionalsociety,oldpeople______.
A.havetheirchildrenrespectandlistentothem
B.donocarefortheirchildrenatall
C.expecttheirchildrentorebelagainstthem
D.donolivetogetherwiththeirchildren
3)InAmericansocietyyoungpeople______.
A.donotneedtofindjobs
B.marrypeopleyoungerthanthem.
C.havebettereducationthantheirparents
D.leavehomeatanearlyage
4)WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofthegenerationgap?
A.Youngpeopleliketodependmoreonthemselves.
B.Parentsdonotlovetheirchildrendearly.
C.Americansocietychangesrapidly.
D.Parentsexpecttoomuchoftheirchildren.
5)Themainideaofthepassageis______.
A.thatthegenerationgapneedsconsidering
B.whenthegenerationgapisnecessaryinAmericansociety
C.whythegenerationgapexists
D.howwecanreducethegenerationgap
Passage3
Inmyopinion,thereisonlyonelegitimate(合法的)handgunsportandthatisaimpractice.Itispracticedatobjectswhichareproperlymonitoredandusuallyquitesafe.Onlycertainhandgunsaretrue“sportingweapons”,seenassuchbysport’slovers.
Ontheotherhand,shootingattincansandothersmallobjectsinone’sbackyardisnotandshouldnotbeconsideredaserioussport.Whenuncontrolled,itcanbeaverydangerouspractice.
Someopponents(反对者)ofhandgunscontrolhavestatedthatweareouttostopallhuntingandthatcontrollingthehandgunwouldseverelyaffecthunting.Thatissimplyuntrue.Handguncontrolwouldinnowaylimitthefreedomofthetruehunter.Fewifanyhuntersconsiderthehandgunaneffectivehuntingweapon.
Thereareafewhunterswhodohuntwithhandguns,butmoststatesplacerestrictions(限制)onthetypeofgunsthatcanbeusedinhunting,thereasonbeingthatkillingofgameshouldbedoneinashumane(人道的)awayaspossible.Somesmallhandgunsaremorelikelytowoundtheanimalratherthankillitatonce.Onlylongguns,riflesandshotgunsareeffectivearmsforhunting.
Peoplemustunderstandthathandgunsandhuntersareseparatematters.Becausemostofthehuntersusearifleorashotgun,thereisnoreasonwhytheirsearchforgameandsportshouldbeaffectedbyhandguncontrol.Mixingtheanti-huntingmatterwiththehandgunmatterconfusesthekillingofanimalswiththekillingofpeople.
1)Inthewriter’sopinion,peopleshouldusehandgunsonlywhen______.
Ahuntersshootatanimals
Btheyaimatacriminal
Cobjectsareundercontrol
Dobjectsareonlysmalltincansinthebackyard
2)Moststateslimitthetypeofgunsusedforhuntingbecause______.
A.theywanttocontroltheuseofguns
B.somegunsarenoteffective
C.animalsareverystrong
D.huntersshouldtakeahumaneapproachtowardanimals
3)Accordingtothewriter,huntingisnotaffectedbyhandguncontrolbecause______.
A.hunterscanuseknivesratherthangunstohuntanimals
B.stategovernmentencourageshunterstouseotherguns
C.nobodycareswhatweaponsareusedtokillanimals
D.mosthuntersuseriflesratherthanhandguns
4)Thispassagemainlytalksabout______.
A.therelationbetweenhuntingandhandguncontrol
B.theimportanceofaimpractice
C.howhandguncontrolaffectshunting
D.differenttypesofgunsusedinhunting
5)Itcanbeunderstoodthat______.
A.handguncontrolgreatlyaffectshunting
B.mosthuntersuseriflestohuntbecauseofhandguncontrol
C.handguncontrolandhuntingareseparatematters
D.shotgunsarebetterinhuntingbecausetheycansaveanimal’slives
Passage4
Valentine’sDay(圣瓦伦丁节,情人节)wasthetimemyfatherchosetoshowhisloveforthespecialpeopleinhislife.OvertheyearsIfondlythoughtofhimasmy“ValentineMan”.
Attheageofsix,onValentine’sDaymorning,Igotacardsigned“Love,Dad”forthefirsttimeandagiftofaringwithasmallpieceofredglass.AsIgrewolder,thegiftsgavetoheart-shapedboxesfilledwithmyfavoritechocolatesandalwaysincludedaspecialcaresigned“Love,Dad”.Yearbyyear,thecardseemedlessimportant,andIthoughtthevalentine(圣瓦伦丁节送给异性的卡片或礼物等)wouldalwaysbethere.Ihadplacedmyhopesanddreamsinreceivingcardsandgiftsfrom“importantothers”,and“Love,Dad”justdidn’tseemquiteenough.
Ifmyfatherknewthenthathehadbeenreplaced,heneverletitshow.Ifhesensedanydisappointmentovervalentinesthatdidn’tarrivefromme,hejusttriedthatmuchhardertocreateapositiveatmosphere(气氛),givingmeanextrahuganddoingwhathecouldtomakemydayalittlebrighter.
OnValentine’sDayeightyearsagoIreceivedacardaddressedtomeinmymother’shandwriting.Ontheinside,mymotherhadprinted“HappyValenti