新视野二级试题B卷 及答案.docx

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新视野二级试题B卷及答案

NewHorizonCollegeEnglishTest

Band2（B）

2005.6

PaperOne

I．ListeningComprehension（20%）

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.John’scottageisasoldasPaul’s.

B.John’scottageismuchnewerthanPaul’s.

C.John’scottageismucholderthanPaul’s.

D.John’scottageissimilartoPaul’s.

2.A.55minutes.B.45minutes.C.40minutes.D.35minutes.

3.A.Eatinarestaurantandthenseeamovie.

B.WatchTVathome.

C.Shehasn’tdecidedyet.

D.Preparefortomorrow’sexam.

4.A.Anairstewardess.B.Apostofficeclerk.

C.Awaitress.D.Ashopassistant.

5.A.Goingtothemuseum.B.Goingtotheweddingparty.

C.GoingtoArizona.D.GoingtoNewMexico.

6.A.Arepairman.B.Asalesman.C.Adoctor.D.Apostman.

7.A.Atareceptiondesk.B.Inahotel.

C.Atasupermarket.D.Atatailor’sshop.

8.A.Thetrainwillnotarrive.

B.Thetrainwascaughtinanaccident.

C.Thetrainmayarriveat9:

15.

D.Thewomanisn’tsurewhenthetrainwillarrive.

9.A.Studylateagain.B.Gotobedearly.

C.Changehismind.D.Getuplateinthemorning.

10.A.HecanspeakFrenchandEnglish.

B.HecanspeakonlyEnglish.

C.HecanspeakonlyFrench.

D.Hecanspeakseverallanguages.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youwillhearthepassagereadtwice.Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhaveheard.

Nomatterwhattypeofholidayyouarelookingfor,youwillfindthe1inSwitzerland.Thereisreallynoothercountryquitelikeit,forthereyouhavesomeofthe2andmostbeautifulsceneryinthewholeofEuropetogetherwithanattractive3,hotelsandthefriendliestpeopleyoucouldwishtomeet.

Thinkofthevarietyof4.Youmayseekoutdoorsporting5.Walking,swimming,riding,sailingandfishingarejustafewofthemany6forenjoyingyourholidays.Thenthereisaninfinite7ofexcursionsbycoachorrailway,freeafternoonsonalakesteamer,visitsto____8___cities,thesearejustafewmoreofthevarietyof9foryourholidayinSwitzerland.Intheeveningmusicfillstheair,10itisthelocalvillagebandoranall-starvarietyshow.

PartII. ReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

ReadthefollowingfourpassagescarefullyandanswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1 

Amanwastellingoneofhisfriendswhyhewascontentwithhismarriedlife."Mywifemakesallthesmalldecisions,"heexplained,"andImakeallthebigones,sowenevertrytohavetoomuchinfluenceineachother'sbusinessandnevergetannoyedwitheachother.Wehavenocomplaintsandnoarguments."

"Thatsoundsreasonable,"answeredhisfriendsympathetically."Andwhatsortofdecisionsdoesyourwifemake?

"

"Well,"answeredtheman,"shedecideswhatjobsIapplyfor,whatsortofhousewelivein,whatfurniturewehave,wherewegoforourholidays,andthingslikethat."

Hisfriendwassurprised."Oh?

"hesaid."Andwhatdoyouconsiderimportantdecisionsthen?

"

"Well,"answeredtheman,"IdecidewhoshouldbePresident,whetherweshouldincreaseourhelptopoorcountries,whatweshoulddoabouttheatombomb（原子弹）,andthingslikethat."

11.Themanwascontentwithhismarriedlifebecause_________.

A）heandhiswifelovedeachotherdeeply

B）hehasmorepowerinfamilylife

C）heandhiswifewereresponsiblefordifferentthings

D）hehadmanygoodfriends

12.Hisfriend________.

A）didn'tbelievewhatthemansaidatfirst

B）insistedthatamanhavetherighttomakealldecisionsinfamilylife

C）thoughttheman'swifehadnorightatallinfamilylife

D）wascuriousaboutwhichdecisionsthemanmadeandwhichoneshiswifemade

13.Themancandecide________.

A）whichhousetobuyB）wheretowork

C）wheretogofortheirholidayD）noneofabove

14.Wecantellfromthestorythat__________.

A）theman'swifehasthefinalsayinthefamily

B）themanhasthefinalsayinthefamily

C）theman'sfriendwillfollowhisexample

D）themanandhiswiferespecteachother

15.Yourchoiceofthetitlewouldbe__________.

A）AmanandhisfriendB）Alovinghusband

C）AhappymarriedlifeD）Acouple

Passage2

Beingamanhasalwaysbeendangerous.Thereareabout105malesbornforevery100females,butthisratiodropstonearbalanceattheageofmaturity,andamong70-yearoldpeopletherearetwiceasmanywomenasmen.Butthegreatuniversal（普遍性）ofmalemortalityisbeingchanged.Now,boybabiessurvivealmostaswellasgirlsdo.Thismeansthatforthefirsttimetherewillbeanexcessofboysinthosecrucialyearswhentheyaresearchingforamate.Moreimportant,anotherchancefornaturalselectionhasbeenremoved.Fiftyyearsago,thechanceofababysurvivingdependedonitsweight.Akilogramtoolightortooheavymeantalmostcertaindeath.Todayitmakesalmostnodifference.Sincemuchofthevariationisduetogenes,onemoreforceofevolutionhasgone.

Thereisanotherwaytocommitevolutionarysuicide:

stayalive,buthavefewerchildren.Exceptinsomereligiouscommunities,veryfewwomenhave15children.Nowadaysthenumberofbirths,liketheageofdeath,hasbecomeaverage.Mostofushaveroughlythesamenumberofchildren.Again,differencesbetweenpeopleandtheopportunityfornaturalselectiontotakeadvantageofithavedisappeared.Indiashowswhatishappening.Thecountryofferswealthforafewinthegreatcitiesandpovertyfortheremainingtribalpeoples.Thegrandmediocrityoftoday-everyonebeingthesameinsurvivalandnumberofchildren-meansthatnaturalselectionhaslost80%ofitspowerinmiddle-classcomparedtothetribe.

Forus,thismeansthatevolutionisover;thebiologicalUtopiahasarrived.Strangely,ithasinvolvedlittlephysicalchange.Nootherspeciesfillssomanyplacesinnature.Butinthepast100000years-eventhepast100years-ourliveshavebeentransformedbutourbodieshavenot.Wedidnotevolve,becausemachinesandsocietydiditforus.Darwinhadaphrasetodescribethoseignorantofevolution;they"lookatanorganicbeingasasavagelooksataship,asatsomethingwhollybeyondhiscomprehension."Nodoubtwewillremembera20thcenturywayoflifebeyondcomprehensionforitsugliness.ButhoweveramazedourdescendantsmaybeathowfarfromUtopiawewere,theywilllookjustlikeus.

16.Accordingtotheauthor,whatwasthedangeramanhadtoface?

A）Lackofmates.B）Fiercecompetition.

C）Lowersurvival.D）Gene.

17.Thesentence"Thereisanotherwaytocommitevolutionarysuicide"perhapsmeans_____.

A）thereisanotherwaytostopthesocietyfrommakingprogress

B）youcankillyourselfbyanothermeans

C）thereisanotherfactortopreventusfromevolving

D）wehavetofindawaytodosomething

18.TheexampleofIndiainterpretsthat______.

A）wealthypeopletendtohavefewerchildrenthanpoorpeople

B）naturalselectionhardlyworksamongtherichandthepoor

C）themiddle-classpopulationis80%smallerthanthatofthetribes

D）Indiaisoneofthecountrieswithaveryhighbirthrate

19.Theauthorarguesthatourbodieshavestoppedevolvingbecause_____.

A）lifehasbeenimprovedbytechnologicaladvance

B）thenumberoffemalebabieshasbeendeclining

C）ourspecieshasreachedthehigheststageofevolution

D）thedifferencebetweenwealthandpovertyisdisappearing

20.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A）Sexratiochangesinhumanevolution.

B）Waysofcontinuingman'sevolution.

C）Theevolutionfutureofnature.

D）Humanevolutiongoingnowhere.

Passage3

Rote-learning（死记硬背）,spoon-fededucation,producesabrandofkidsthatdon'tknowwhattodowhenenteringuniversity.Theyaredisciplinedintofollowing,notleading.Yetthefuturedependsoncreativityandimagination.Theworldneedscreators,makersandshakersofthenewcenturies,notthefollowersofthepastcenturies.Asthenumbersincreaseatcollegeanduniversitylevel,morestudentsfromthelowerendsarelikelytobethrownintoasystemdesignedtochooseonlylearnersthathaveprovedexcellentinlisteningtoteachers.

Therearethreewaystolearn:

looking,listeninganddoing.

Studentsandteacherstodayareaproductoflearningbylistening.Thecomputermaynotbelikedbytraditionalteachers,whouserote-learningtoputinformation,whichwillbeoutofdateinafewyears,intotheheadsofthestudents.Withcomputerlearningyoulearnbylooking,listeninganddoing;youusethreemethodsoflearning,notjustone.Therefore,youcanlearnfaster.

Thechangingspeedofinformationisfrightening.Whatwelearnnowwillbeoutofdateinthenearfuture.Sowhatst