新理念英语学习综合教程b3u1卷C.docx

1、新理念英语学习综合教程b3u1卷C卷C 全新版第二版综合B3U1-C Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes ) Section A 1. A) T B) F Script: Mr. Doherty always dreams of writing about life on the farm so he moved to a farm with his family. 正确答案： B 2. A) T B) F Script: Living on the farm gives them more opportunities to enjoy ou

2、tdoor activities and get close to nature. 正确答案： A 3. A) T B) F Script: Mrs. Doherty has to give up writing to maintain the farm because her husband is too busy writing to make more money. 正确答案： B 4. A) T B) F Script: The first winter on the farm was miserable because it was cold and boring. 正确答案： B

3、5. A) T B) F Script: Mr. Doherty decided to give up his fulltime job and depend totally on freelance the second year on the farm because he had to spend more time on the farm. 正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F Script: Mr. Doherty doesnt make enough money now to maintain their living standard in the past but thei

4、r life is not seriously affected. 正确答案： A 7. A) T B) F Script: Three parts of our lives have changed: the way we work, the way we eat, and the way we entertain ourselves. 正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F Script: Todays working men and women are commuters who travel to work early and return home late. 正确答案： A 9.

5、 A) T B) F Script: Fast food, takeout, and heat-and-serve dishes now take up the table of most American families. 正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F Script: The Cleavers household is a fantasy both for the 1950s and now and therefore, too ideal to learn from.正确答案： B Section B Vegetable gardening is the relaxing

6、art and science of turning a love for growing plants into a (11)_ activity. Many things make gardening a national hobby for both young and old. For a large number of people, the (12)_ of spring gardening provide a happy escape from winter (13)_ . Vegetable gardeners agree that many (14)_ vegetables

7、are superior to those (15)_ from markets. From spring through late fall, a well-planned and well-kept garden can provide a (16)_ of fresh vegetables. Freezers make it possible to keep some of the vegetables to be (17)_ at a later date. Other vegetables can be stored for a few months in a cool area.

8、Having vegetables (18)_ makes home gardening appealing for many people. In addition, vegetable gardening provides exercise and fun for both urban and suburban families. One should not plant a garden that is too large to care for. A small well-kept garden is more enjoyable and profitable than (19)_ o

9、ne. Vegetables do well in full sunlight and need at least five or six hours of sun during the middle of the day. (20)_ results in poor plants and few vegetables. If possible the garden should be near the house so that the gardener can work in it at odd moments. Script: Vegetable gardening is the rel

10、axing art and science of turning a love for growing plants into a productive activity. Many things make gardening a national hobby for both young and old. For a large number of people, the thoughts of spring gardening provide a happy escape from winter boredom. Vegetable gardeners agree that many ho

11、me-grown vegetables are superior to those purchased from markets. From spring through late fall, a well-planned and well-kept garden can provide a supply of fresh vegetables. Freezers make it possible to keep some of the vegetables to be enjoyed at a later date. Other vegetables can be stored for a

12、few months in a cool area. Having vegetables in the backyard makes home gardening appealing for many people. In addition, vegetable gardening provides exercise and fun for both urban and suburban families. One should not plant a garden that is too large to care for. A small well-kept garden is more

13、enjoyable and profitable than a large neglected one. Vegetables do well in full sunlight and need at least five or six hours of sun during the middle of the day. Too much shading results in poor plants and few vegetables. If possible the garden should be near the house so that the gardener can work

14、in it at odd moments. 正确答案： productive 正确答案： thoughts 正确答案： boredom 正确答案： home-grown 正确答案： purchased 正确答案： supply 正确答案： enjoyed 正确答案： in the backyard 正确答案： a large neglected 正确答案： Too much shading Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes ) Section A In the past fifty years, American society has ch

15、anged a great deal. Fifty years ago, most Americans lived in small communities. They 21 moved from one area to another and knew their neighbors at least by 22 if not by close, personal 23 . Life was so personal in those days that people often 24 about it. They said that a person could not even stay

16、home from church on Sunday without the whole town knowing about it. It was difficult to have 25 in a small community like that, but there was usually a sense of security, of belonging, and of community togetherness in such places. Except for church and the local movie theater, there was not much in

17、the way of entertainment. Some people dreamed about moving to the 26 life of the big cities, but most people were happy to live all their lives in the same community. Few people 27 this type of lifelong social interaction or sense of community togetherness now. People often move from neighborhood to

18、 neighborhood, city to city, and coast to coast. It is rare to find people who have lived all their lives in one community. Because people move so 28 , they do not have a chance to get to know their neighbors. Perhaps this is also why Americans tend to have a more casual 29 about friendships than pe

19、ople from some other cultures. Americans are 30 to leaving friends and making new friends. A) attitude B) interaction C) frequently D) name E) joked F) rarely G) experience H) exciting I) comparatively J) correspondence K) privacy L) cheated M) accustomed N) isolation O) challenged 21. _ 正确答案： F 22.

20、 _ 正确答案： D 23. _ 正确答案： B 24. _ 正确答案： E 25. _ 正确答案： K 26. _ 正确答案： H 27. _ 正确答案： G 28. _ 正确答案： C 29. _ 正确答案： A 30. _ 正确答案： M Section B Passage One Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. M

21、any of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, an

22、d our men unfortunately miss that beneficial branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. It dose not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the offic

23、e if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself. Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is aim high. Say to yourself, My place is at the top. Be king in your dreams. And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your ene

24、rgy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. Dont put all your eggs in one basket is all wrong. I tell you put all your eggs in one baske

25、t, and then watch that basket. Look around you and take notice; men who do that do not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry too many baskets that break most eggs in the country. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tremble

26、and trip (摔倒) him up. 31. The author will be glad to see a young man _ the first day he is at work. A) trying his hand at a broom B) walking around the office C) reading books D) absent from work 正确答案： A 32. The author _. A) started his career by sweeping out the office B) looks down on the janitors

27、 and janitresses C) pays respect to the janitors and janitresses D) thinks it unnecessary to have a professional sweeper 正确答案： A 33. According to the passage, _ is an indispensable part of business education. A) being a good janitor or janitress B) starting from sweeping in the office C) learning to

28、 use the computer D) getting familiar with the Internet 正确答案： B 34. _ is essential in your way to success. A) Patience B) Concentration C) Perseverance D) Modesty 正确答案： B 35. In the second paragraph, concerns is most close in meaning to _. A) firms B) worries C) businessmen D) deals 正确答案： A Passage

29、Two Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. Despite a cooling of the economy, high-technology companies are still crying out for skilled workers. The Information Technology Association of America projects that more than 800,000 technology jobs will go unfilled next year. The lack of q

30、ualified workers poses a huge threat to the U.S. economy. The most commonly cited reason for this state of affairs is that the countrys agrarian-age (农村时代) education system fails to prepare students in the primary and secondary grades for twenty-first-century work. Yet an inadequate and outmoded edu

31、cation system is only part of the problem. A less tangible but equally powerful cause is an antique classification system that divides the workforce into two camps: white-collar knowledge workers and blue-collar manual laborers. Blue-collar workers emerged in the United States during the Industrial Age as work migrated from farms to factories. Wh