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新视野3级英语试题
NewHorizonCollegeEnglishTest
BandThree
2003.12
PaperOne
PartIListeningComprehension（20%）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,you’llhearfiveshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandquestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.
1.A.Shefeelsbad.
B.Shehasn’tbeentodinner.
C.Herboyfriendhasbeenatherhouseallday.
D.Janeishavingdinner.
2.A.Writeabook.B.Washthefloor.
C.Pickthingsup.D.Liedownrightnow.
3.A.Athissummerschool.B.Athisbrother’saddress.
C.InShanghai.D.Athisoldaddress.
4.A.ThewomenlostMary’sphonenumber.
B.Themanneedstoinstallaphone.
C.Themanhasn’tyetreceivedMary’sphonenumber.
D.MaryusedtoliveinSydney.
5.A.Hedidn’twantto.B.Hewassick.
C.Hewasplayingfootball.D.Hismotherwouldn’tlethim.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,you’llhearashortpassagewhichwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofthepassageyou’llhearfivequestionsaboutwhatwassaid.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.
6.A.Youngboysandgirls.B.Mothersandtheirchildren.
C.Oldpeopleandchildren.D.Peoplewhocan’tstopquickly.
7.A.Becausetheywalktooslowly.
B.Becausetheyareusuallycareless.
C.Becausetheyliketolookrightandleft.
D.Becausetheycan’tseeorhearclearly.
8.A.Becauseitmovesmanymetersasecond.
B.Becauseitcan’tstopveryquickly.
C.Becausepeopledon’tunderstandhowacartravels.
D.Becausesomedriversaretoocareless.
9.A.Tolookbothwayswhilecrossingtheroad.
B.Towalkslowlywhilecrossingtheroad.
C.Toknowhowfastacarcanrun.
D.Towaituntilallthecarshavestopped.
10.A.Becausecarstravelfasterthantheydo.
B.Becausedriverscan’tjudgehowfasttheyrun.
C.Becausetheyarelikelytofalltotheground.
D.Becausetheycan’tstopbeforeacarhitsthem.
SectionC（请将答案填写在答题纸上）
Directions:
Inthissection,you’llhearapassagethreetimes.Listencarefullyduringthefirstreading.Thenlistenagain.Whenthefirstpartofthepassageisbeingread,youshouldfillinthemissingwordsduringthepauseateachblank.Afterlisteningtothesecondpart,youarerequiredtowritedownthemainpointsaccordingtowhatwassaid.Checkyouranswerswhenthepassageisreadthethirdtime.
Since1946,oneofthemost
（1）_______inventionhasbeenthecomputer.Itwillchangeallourlives.
Thefirstcomputerwasaslargeasaroom,andquitedifficultandslowto
（2）__________.But,sincetheinventionofthesilicon“chip”,whichis（3）_________avery,verysmall（4）_________circuit,computershavebecomesmaller,（5）________touseandfaster.Somecomputersareassmallas（6）______sets.（7）________computerscanbemadesmallerthanabook.Andcomputersare（8）_______smallerallthetime.
Thereareseveralreasonswhythecomputerisusefultous.（9）
_______________.（10）_______________________________________________________.
（11）______________________________________________________.（12）_______________
___________________________.Thelivesofallofuswillbechangedbythisinvention.
PartII. ReadingComprehension（30%）
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyanddothemultiple-choicequestions.
Text1
Inthesummerof1978anEnglishfarmernamedIanStevenswasdrivinghistractorthroughafieldofwheatwhenhediscoveredsomethingstrange.Someofhiswheatwaslyingflatontheground.Theflattened（被压平的）wheatformedacircleaboutsixmetersacross.Aroundthiscirclewerefoursmallercirclesofflattenedwheat.Inthefollowingyearsmoreandmoresimilarcircleswerefoundinafieldofwheatorcorn.Sopeoplecannothelpbutaskthequestion:
Whatcausesthecircles?
Atfirst,peoplesuspectedthatthecircleswereatrick.Toprovethatthecircleswereatrick,peopletriedtocopythem:
theytriedtomakecirclesexactlyliketheonesthefarmershadfound.Theycouldn'tdoit.Theycouldn'tenterafieldofgrainwithoutleavingtracks,andtheycouldn'tflattenthegrainwithoutbreakingit.Thecirclesareapparentlynotatrick.
Manypeoplebelievethatbeingsfromouterspacearemakingthecircles.Somethinkthatthebeingsaretryingtocommunicatewithusfromfarawayandthatthecirclesaremessagesfromthem.Othersbelievethatthebeingshaveactuallylandedonearthandthatthecirclesaremarksleftbytheirspaceships.Severaltimespeoplereportedseeingstrangeflyingobjectsnearfieldswherecircleslaterappeared.
Scientistssaythey'renotsurewhatcausesthem.Theyhavesuggestedseveraltheories.Forexample,somescientistssaythat"microbursts"ofwindcreatedthecircles.Amicroburstisadownwardrushofcoolair—thesamedownwardrushofairthatsometimescausesanairplanetocrash.Othersscientistssaythatforceswithintheearthcausethecirclestoappear.Butcirclesoftenappearinforms.Itishardtobelievethatanynaturalforcecouldcreatethoseforms.Andrecentlyfarmershavediscoverednotonlycirclesbutalsoothershapessuchastrianglesintheirfields.Couldanynaturalforcecreatedaperfecttriangleinafieldofgrain?
Inthesummerof1990somescientistsspentthreeweeksinthepartofEnglandwheremanycircleshaveappeared.Theyhadallthelatesthigh-techequipment.Thisequipment—worth1.8milliondollars—recordednothing.Butonenight,asthescientistswerewatchingafield,circlesformedinthefieldbehindthem.Thesecirclesareshowninthephotograph.Thescientistshadneitherseennorheardanything.（402words）
11.
Whatcausesthecircles?
A.Teenagers.
B.Farmers.
C.Flyingobjects.
D.Noneoftheabove.
12.
Thethingthatprovesthatthecircleswerenotatrickisthat________.
A.twomensaidtheymadethecirclesthemselves
B.farmersweremakingthecirclestoattracttourists
C.peoplecannotcopythecircleswithoutleavingmarksorbreakingthegrain
D.scientistssuggesttheoriesthatsupporttheideathatcirclesweremadeby
naturalforces
13.
Thecirclesmean________.
A.thatbeingsfromouterspacearetryingtocommunicatewithhumanbeings
B.thatbeingsfromouterspacehavevisitedtheearth
C.thattheredoexiststrangeflyingobjects
D.noneoftheabove
14.
Theonlythingforthescientiststobehappyaboutinthesummerof1990is
possibly________.
A.thattheydiscoveredhowthecirclesweremade
B.thattheysawthecircleswiththehelpofthelatesthigh-techequipment
C.thattheywereabletoshowthecirclesinaphotograph
D.noneoftheabove
15.
Apropertitleforthispassageis________.
A.AnUnsolvedMystery
B.StrangeFlyingObjects
C.ThePowerofNaturalForces
D.TheDiscoveryofStrangeCircles
Text2
Solongasteachersfailtodistinguishbetweenteachingandlearning,theywillcontinuetoundertaketodoforchildrenthatwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildrentoreadisnotpassingreadingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading.Douglasinsiststhat"readingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossible."
Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction.Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentodevisethemostefficientsystemforteachingthemselvestoread.Teachingisalsoapublicactivity:
itcanbeseenandobserved.
Learningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoestomakesenseoftheworldofprintedlanguage.Almostallofitisprivate,forlearningisanoccupationofthemind,andthatprocessisnotopentopublicscrutiny.
Ifteacherandlearnerrolesarenotchangeable,whatthencanbedonethroughteachingthatwillaidthechildinthequestforknowledge?
Smithhasoneprincipalruleforallteachinginstructions."Makelearningtoreadeasy,whichmeansmakingreadingameaningful,enjoyableandfrequentexperienceforchildren."
Whentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenforwhattheyare,andwhenbothteacherandlearnerfulfillthemappropriately,thenmuchofthepressureandfeelingoffailureforbothiseliminated.Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenaregiventheopportunitytosolvetheproblemoflearningtoreadbyreading.（277words）
16.
Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinthefirstparagraphis
that________.
A.itisoneofthemostdifficultschoolcourses
B.toomuchtimeisspentinteachingaboutreading
C.studentsspendendlesshoursinreading
D.readingtasksareassignedwithlittleguidance
17.
Theteachingofreadingwillbesuccessfulif________.
A.teachercanenablestudentstodeveloptheirownwayofreading
B.teacherscanimproveconditionsatschoolforthestudents
C.teacherscandevisethemostefficientsystemforreading
D.teacherscanmaketheirteachingactivitiesobservable
18.
Theword"scrutiny"attheendofParagraph3mostprobablymeans"________."
A.inquiry
B.observation
C.control
D.suspicion
19.
Accordingtothepassage,learningtoreadwillnolongerbeadifficulttask
when________.
A.childrenbecomehighlymotivated
B.teacherandlearnerrolesarechangeable
C.teachinghelpschildreninthesearchforknowledge
D.readingenricheschildren'sexperience
20.
Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.
A.teachersshoulddoaslittleaspossibleinhelpingstudentslearntoread
B.teachersshouldencouragestudentsto
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