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新视野一级B卷和答案

NewHorizonCollegeEnglishTest（B）

BandOne

I．ListeningComprehension（20points）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Example:

Youwillhear:

M:

Isitpossibleforyoutoworklate,MissGrey?

W:

Worklate?

Isupposeso,ifyoureallythinkit’snecessary.

Q:

Wheredoyouthinkthisconversationmostprobablytookplace?

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.

B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.

D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]andmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.A.Hewillmailacheckforher.

B.Hewillpickuphermail.

C.Hewillputitinthemailbox.

D.Hewillcheckthebillthere.

2.A.Thewomandoesn’tliketheparty.

B.Themandidn’tgototheparty.

C.Themanenjoyedtheparty.

D.Thewomanmissedtheparty.

3.A.Hegivesadvicetopeopleonvehicles.

B.Hecollectsallsortsofthings.

C.Heproducescomponents.

D.Hefixesbicycles.

4.A.Impolite.

B.Helpful.

C.Unfriendly.

D.Selfish.

5.A.110minutes.

B.120minutes.

C.144minutes.

minutes.

6.A.Thedoctorisonholidaytoday.

B.Thedoctorhasforgottenthecalendar.

C.Thedoctorisfullyoccupiedtoday.

D.Thedoctorwassorrytoseetheman.

7.A.7:

00.

B.7:

15.

C.7:

30.

D7:

45.

8.A.Receptionistandguest.

B.Waitressandboss.

C.Waitressanddiner.

D.Teacherandstudent.

9.A.Shehashadsomekindoforangesbefore.

B.Shedoesn’tliketheoranges.

C.Shedoesn’tunderstandwhythemanlikestheoranges.

D.Shehasnevereatensuchdeliciousorangesbefore.

10.A.ThemanshouldaskTomtocallthesecretary.

B.Themancan’tusethesecretary’sphone.

C.ThereisnotenoughtimetophoneTom.

D.Thesecretarywillleavebeforehephones.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A.Thecatatethefish.

B.Thecatspoiledthefish.

C.Thecatstolehalfofthefish.

D.Thecatwasthere,butwasdrivenawayintime.

12.AWhenthepartywasgoingon.

B.Atlunchtime.

C.Verylateintheafternoon.

D.Earlyintheafternoon.

13.A.Thefishdish.

B.OneofMrs.Wilson’sfriend.

C.Mrs.Wilson’sneighbor.

D.Anunknownperson.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A.Aletterofapplication.

B.Aletterofrecommendation.

C.Aletterofintroduction.

D.Aletterofinvitation.

15.A.1990B.1992C.1997D.2000

16.A.Brigitteoncechangedherjob.

B.BrigitteisanativeEnglishspeaker.

C.BrigitteisgoingtogetmarriedinDublin.

D.BrigittehasneverbeentoDublin.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A.Becauseshewasnotgoodenough.

B.Becauseshewasdisabled.

C.Becauseshewasawoman.

D.Becauseshewasunabletopaytuitionfee.

18.A.AcollegeinSwitzerland.

B.AcollegeinAmerica.

C.AcollegeinBritain.

D.AcollegeinSweden.

19.A.ThatallthestudentsagreedtoacceptElizabeth.

B.Thatmostofthestudentsdidn’tmindwhethertoacceptherornot.

C.Thatsomefeltproudtohaveawomanstudentonthecampus.

D.ThatsomethoughtLiza’sideaveryinteresting.

20.A.Becauseafamouspoliticiansupportedher.

B.Becausehethoughtherideawasinteresting.

C.Becausehetookproudintrainingtheworld’sfirstwomandoctor.

D.Becausehewasforcedtodoso.

II. ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyanddothemultiple-choicequestions.  （21points）

Passage1 

IntheUnitedStates,about750,000personshavesufferedAIDS.Morethanonehalfofthemhavedied.

Butdoctorssayevidence（证据）alsoshowsthereisnoreasonforpersonstobecometerrified（惊吓）bythedisease.TheAIDSvirusisspreadduringsexwithaninfectedpartner,orbyinfectedblood.Butdoctorssaytheirstudiesshowthediseaseisnotspreadthroughnormal,closesocialactivities.

AstudybyoneresearchteamwasprintedintheNewEnglandJournal（杂志）ofMedicine.Thedoctorsstudiedone-hundred-onefamilymemberswholivedwithAIDSandlivedincrowdedconditions.Thefamilymemberssharedmanypersonalgoodswiththepatients.Theseincludedtoothbrushes,drinkingglasses,beds,towelsandtoilets.

Doctorssaidonlyonefamilymember—afive-year-oldgirl—gottheAIDSvirus.Theynote,however,thatthegirl'smotherhadthedisease.Theybelievethegirlprobablywasbornwiththevirus.NootherfamilymemberinthestudygottheAIDSvirusorshowedanysignsofthedisease.

Theheadofthestudy,GeraldFriedland,saidifthediseaseisnoteasilyspreadincrowdedhomes,italsowillnotspreadeasilyinfactories,offices,schoolsandotherpublicplaces.DoctorFriedlandsaidthestudyalsoshowsthereisnoreasontopunishAIDSpatientsandtoforcethemtoliveseparatelyfromotherpersons.

Americanhealthofficialsrecentlywarned,however,thatsomehealthcareworkersshouldtakespecialcare.ThereportnotedtheAIDSvirusiscarriedinbloodandotherbodyfluids.Itsaidhealthcareworkersshouldputprotective（爱惜性的）coversovertheireyesandskinduringmedicaloperations,dental（牙科的）work,orothertimeswhenthepatientmaybleed.

IntheUnitedStates,mostAIDSpatientsarehomosexual（同性恋的）men,peopletakingdrugswhousedinfectedneedles（针头）,andpersonswhoreceivedinfectedblood.MorerecentstudiesshowtheAIDSvirusalsocanbespreadduringheterosexual（异性的）relations.Itcanspreadeitherfromthemantothewoman,orfromthewomantotheman.

21. 

DoctorssaythereisnoreasonforpeopletobefrightenedaboutAIDSbecause_______.

A）itisnotdeadly

B）fewpeopleareinfectedwithAIDS

C）theAIDSvirusisnotspreadineverydaysocialactivities.

D）theAIDSvirusisnotspreadduringsex

22. 

Thestudyof101familymemberswholivedwithAIDSpatientsshowsthat________.

A）theAIDSisnotspreadbypersonalgoods

B）womenaremorelikelytogettheAIDSvirusthanmen

C）marriedmenarelesslikelytogetAIDSthanunmarriedones

D）theAIDSvirusispassedbydrinkingglasses

23. 

AccordingtoDoctorFriedland,thereisnoreasonto_______.

A）stopmeetingAIDSpatients

B）stoplivingwithAIDSpatients

C）fearthatAIDScanbepassedfromamothertoababy

D）fearthattheAIDSviruscanbepassedduringsex

24. 

Healthworkerswerewarnedtotakespecialcarewhenthepatientbleedsbecause_______.

A）AIDScanbepassedbytouchingthepatient'sbody

B）AIDScanbespreadbytouchingthepatient'sskin

C）AIDSviruscanbecarriedinbloodorotherbodyfluids

D）thehealthcareworkersmaybeinfectedbytheblood

25. 

_______areleastlikelytobeinfectedwiththeAIDSdisease.

A）Peoplewhousedrugs

B）Personswhoofferinfectedbloodtoothers

C）Menwhoaregay

D）Marriedmen

Passage2 

BritishwriterArthurC.Clarke'ssciencefictionnovelChildhood'sEnddescribesafutureworldsociety.Thefollowingispartofhisdescription.

Bythestandards（标准）ofallearlierages,itwasUtopia（aperfectsociety）.Ignorance,disease,poverty,andfearhadactuallystoppedexisting.Thememoryofwarwasfadingintothepastasabaddreamdisappearswiththedawn;soonitwouldlieoutsidetheexperienceofalllivingmen.

Withtheenergiesofsocietygoingtoconstructionsites,thefaceoftheworldhadbeenremade.Itwasanewworld....Productionhadbecomelargelyautomatic:

therobot（机械人）factoriesproducedgoodsinsuchunendingproductionlinesthatalltheordinarygoodsoflifewerepracticallyfree.Menworkedintheinterestofthecomforttheywanted;ortheydidnotworkatall.

Itwasoneworld,althoughtheoldnamesoftheoldcountrieswerestillused.TherewasnooneonearthwhocouldnotspeakEnglish,whocouldnotread,whowasnotwithinrangeofatelevisionset,whocouldnotvisittheothersideoftheplanetwithintwenty-fourhours...

Crimehadalmostdisappeared.Ithadbecomebothunnecessaryandimpossible.Whennoonelacksanything,thereisnopointinstealing.

Oneofthemostobviouschangeshadbeenaslowingdownofthemadspeedthathadsodescribed（给予……特点）thetwentiethcentury.Lifewasfreerthanithadbeenforgenerations.It,therefore,hadlesscompetingforthefew,butmorepeacefulnessforthemany.Westernmanhadrelearned—whattherestoftheworldhadneverforgotten—thattherewasnothingwrongwithrelaxing（休闲）aslongasitdidnotfallintoordinarylaziness.

Educationwasnowmuchmorethoroughandmuchmorepopular.Fewpeopleleftcollegebeforetwenty—andthatwasmerelythefirststage,sincetheyusuallyreturnedagainattwenty-fiveforatleastthreemoreyears,aftertravelandexperiencehadbroadenedtheirminds.Eventhen,theywouldprobablytakereviewc