新視野三級試題B及答案

新視野三級試題B及答案

NewHorizonCollegeEnglishTest

Band3

2005.1(B)

PaperOne

Parti.ListeningComprehension(20%)

SectionA(l,*10=10')

Directions:Inthissection,you'llheartenshortconversations.

Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwas

said.Theconversationandquestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listen

carefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

1.A.Shecouldn'tgo.B.Shehurtherself.

C.Shewasdelayedbytherain.

D.ShewasnotabletomeetNancy.

2.A.Tofindahouseabout20milesawayfromwork.

B.Todriveabout20milestoworkeveryday.

C.Tobuyafarmnearthecity.

D.Togiveupherworkintown.

3.A.Carrytheboxdown.B.Takethebooksupstairs.

C.Movethebricks.

D.Helpthewomandownstairs.

4.A.Thewomanshouldn'tbesoupset.

B.He'salreadyanhourlatefortheinterview.

C.Thewomanfeelsnervousabouttheinterview.

D.He'stoonervoustocalmdown.

5.A.Hismoneywasstolen.B.Helosthispassport.

C.Hispassportisinthecar.

D.Somebodystolehispassport.

6.A.Lookingforwater.B.Plantingsomething.

C.Lookingforsomething.

D.Gettingdirty.

7.A.Twentydollars.B.Twenty-fivedollars.

C.Fortydollars.

D.Fiftydollars.

8.A.Heusedtohaveonelikethat.B.Hedidn'tthinkmuch

ofit.

C.Hewouldliketohaveonelikethat.

D.Itwasnotaverygoodbicycle.

9.A.Borrowhisnotes.B.Takeanotetohisprofessor.

C.Lendhimhernotes.

D.Helphimtomakenotes.

10.A.Itisraining.B.Itissnowing.

C.Itiscloudy.

D.Itisclear.

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'*5=5'SectionB(1.

Directions:Inthissection,you'llhearashortpassage.The

passagewillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofthepassageyou'll

hearfivequestionsaboutwhatwassaid.Listencarefully

andchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

11.A.Inacity.B.Atthefootofamountain.

C.Inhishometown.

D.Inaseasidevillage.

12.A.In1588.B.In1885.

C.In1682.

D.In1518.

13.A.Hisparents.B.Hisfriends.

C.Manyofthetourists.

D.Hisguests.

14.A.Heboughtit.B.Hesoldit.

C.Herentedit.

D.Heleftitempty.

15.A.Becauseitissmall.B.Becauseitismodern.

C.Becauseitisquietandpeaceful.

D.Becauseitischeap.

AnswerSheet)(0.5*10=5'SectionC(Pleaseputyouranswers

onyour)

threetimes.ListencarefullyduringtheInthissection,you'll

hearapassageDirections:firstreading.Thenlistenagain.When

thefirstpartofthepassageisbeingread,youshouldfill

inthemissingwordsduringthepauseateachblank.After

listeningtothesecondpart,youare

alsorequiredtowritedownthemissingwordsaccordingto

whatwassaid.Checkyouranswers

whenthepassageisreadthethirdtime.

Peopleinallpartsoftheworldareobserving"NoTobacco

Day".Itisthedaywhenthe

WorldHealthOrganizationappealstopeopletostopusing

tobacco_1.Ithopesthatif

peoplestopsmokingcigarettesorchewingtobaccoforone

day,theywillstop_2.

Health_3havewarnedforyearsthatsmokingcanlead

to_4disease,

cancerandotherproblems.TheWorldHealthOrganization

saysdiseaselinkedtosmokingkill

atleast2,500,000_5eachyear.

"NoTobaccoDay"isaimedatsmokersandthosewho

_6moneyfromtobaccosales.

Sobusinessesareaskedtostop_7tobaccoproductsfor

24hours.Newspapersareasked

notto_8advertisementsforcigarettes.

Twoimportantdevelopmentshavebeenobservedin_9

years.Inindustrialcountries,

thenumberofsmokershasbeenfallingaboutonepercenta

year.Butin_10__countries,the

numberhasbeenrisingtwopercentayear.

Thisistheresultofincreasedeffortsbytobaccocompanies

toselltheirproductsin

developingcountries.

PartII.VocabularyandStructure(20%)

Directions:Choosethebestanswertocompleteeach

sentence.

16.1wouldliketoyouofthefollowingchangeswe've

madeintheplansfor

thedevelopmentofourcompany.

A.notice

B.note

C.notify

D.suggest

17.BythefactthathestayedintheUnitedStatesformore

thantenyears,hedeveloped

anAmerican.

A.stress

B.sound

C.voice

D.accent

Themillionsofcalculationsinvolved,hadtheybeendoneby

hand,allpractical

18.

valuebythetimetheywerefinished.

A.hadlost

B.wouldhavelost

C.wouldlose

D.shouldhavelost

19.Inthe200meters,LisaandRosecamefirstandthird.

A.respectably

B.respectively

C.respectfully

D.respecting

20.Todaythemostdifficultandquestionsaboutthe

economiccrisisofthelate1990sconcernitsdeepercauses,both

domesticandinternational.

A.comprehensive

B.controversial

C.conventional

D.controversy

21.Whenthefirealarmrangweoutsidetheemergencyexit.

A.approved

B.collected

C.resembled

D.assembled

22.Thepolicemancarefullyopenedtheboxandputa

chemicalonthepaper,andthefingerprints.

A.showedup

B.showedoff

C.showeddown

D.showedon

23.Thechildrenoftherichandpowerfulexperiencefrom

birth.

A.priority

B.providing

C.privilege

D.preceding

24.1thinkthethingtodoistophonebeforeyougo.

A.sensitive

B.sensible

C.sensational

D.senseless

25.Theenvironmentofthiscitywillbemoreseriously

pollutedeffectivemeasuresaretakentopreventfactories

fromsendingoutpoisonousgasesand

wastewater.

D.unless

C.howeverB.onceA.if

26.Wemustmakesurethattourismdevelopsinharmony

theenvironment.

A.with

B.for

C.to

D.on

27.Wegivea10%forimmediatepayment.

A.counter

B.discount

C.delivery

D.replacement

28.Pleasemyluggageissenttotheairportbefore

seventomorrowmorning.

A.seetothat

B.seetoitthat

C.seeingthat

D.seenthat

29.ThecolorTVsetthatyouboughtatalowerpriceis

theonethatweboughtataslightlyhigherprice.

A.inferiorto

B.inferiorthan

C.muchinferiorto

D.muchinferiorthan

30.IsthereaFrenchwordthatistheexactoftheEnglish

word"home"?

A.ceremony

B.promote

C.equivalent

D.approximate

31.SheaccusedtheParty,andby,accuseditsleaderstoo.

A.implication

B.meaning

C.significance

D.sense

32.Idon'tlikeherbecausesheisalwaysputtingmein

positions.

A.clumsy

B.award

C.awful

D.awkward

33.HeistellingastoryofYangLiwei,everyofusisproud.

A.whom

B.which

C.ofwhom

D.ofwhich

34.WeEdison'ssuccesstointelligenceandhardwork.

A.attributed

B.contributed

C.distributed

D.led

35.ItisdoubtfulthatshehastheroleofthePrime

MinisterinBritishpolitics.

A.transplanted

B.transferred

C.transported

D.transformed

PartIII.ReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyanddothe

multiple-choicequestions.

Passagel

It's3a.m.whenthephonerings.Atremblingvoiceasks,Are

youapsychic（通靈大師）

forreal?IhopesobecauseIreallyneedsomehelp.Thecaller

thenproceedstorelatethat

she'sworriedaboutherdaughter.Justrecently,she'sbeen

wakingupfromnightmares,like

tonight.Themother'swonderingifherdaughterhasbeen

thevictimofviolence.

Mynextcallerisagirlinherearlyteens,whoiscryingbitterly.

Ihavetotalkinasoftvoice.

Comfortfallsonthechild'sear,decoratedwith,You'reagood

girl,andNo,youdidnothing

wrong.Eventuallythesobbing（抽噎）stopsaltogether.Finally

thechildsaysThankyou,

lady.

Ineverlosemytemperatthecaller.Never.Buttheairhas

beenblueafewtimesaftermy

hangingupfromadifficultperson.Itstillamazesmethat

peoplecallusbecausetheyfeelwe

aregiftedandthatwehaveinformationthatcanhelpthem;

forthemostpartthat'strue.

Mythirdcallerisbarelyoutofhighschool.Shehasapart

timejobatMcDonald's,stilllivesathome,andwantstoknow

howsoonshe'sgoingtogetpregnant.Thefactshedoesn'thave

aboyfriendseemsmoreimportanttoherthanhowshecould

possiblyberesponsibleforachild.

Whennobabiesareseeninthenearfuture(ThanktheGods!)

shehangsup,voicingherunhappinessattheoutcome.She'llcall

arounduntilshefindssomeonewhowilltellherwhat

shewantstohear.

Failingthatasasolution,Isometimestakealongbath.There

IsetfreeallthatIam

holdingtooclose,lieinthewarmbathandlistentosome

relaxingmusic.Asalastresort(最后一招)Ihaveafunsolution

thathasafewofmyneighborslettingmestayatasafedistance.

I

goforawalkandtakeinallthenatureandactivityaround

me.AndIusuallydon'tfeelany

drivetoexplainwhatIamdoing,exceptsometimestomy

friends,thosewhoshowconcernfor

me.(368words)

36.Itseemsthatattheverybeginningthefirstcaller.

A.hasdoubtaboutwhethersheisspeakingtoapsychic

B.truststhepsychicverymuch

C.wantstocheatthepsychic

D.intendstomakefunofthepsychic

37.Thegirlstopssobbingbecause.

A.sheisagoodgirl

B.sheismadetobelievethatshedidnothingwrong

C.psychicspeakswell

D.sheissenttocallhermother

38.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothe

sentenceinParagraph3:Buttheairhasbeenblueafewtimes

aftermyhangingupfromadifficultperson.

A.ButsometimesIfeelsadafteratalkwithadifficultperson

onthephone.

B.ButIfeelsadwhenthetalkwithadifficultpersononthe

phoneisover.

C.ButIalwaysfeelsadafteratalkwithadifficultpersonon

thephone.

D.ButthesituationchangessuddenlyafterIfinishatalkwith

adifficultpersononthephone.

39.Thethirdcallerwillbehappyif.

A.thepsychicdoesn'ttellherthetruth

B.thepsychictellsherthetruth

C.thepsychictellshertocallanotherpsychic

D.thepsychicaskshertocallagain

40.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Thepsychicisalwayshelpful.

B.Thepsychicdoeshaveherownproblems.

C.Thepsychicoftenseekshelpfromherfriends.

D.Thepsychichastospeakinasoftvoicetocomfortcallers.

Passage2

Inthesummerof1978anEnglishfarmernamedIanStevens

wasdrivinghistractorthroughafieldofwheatwhenhe

discoveredsomethingstrange.Someofhiswheatwaslyingflat

ontheground.Theflattened（被壓平的）wheatformedacircle

aboutsixmetersacross.Aroundthiscirclewerefoursmaller

circlesofflattenedwheat.Inthefollowingyearsmoreandmore

similarcircleswerefoundinafieldofwheatorcom.Sopeople

cannothelpbutaskthequestion:Whatcausesthecircles?

Atfirst,peoplesuspectedthatthecircleswereatrick.To

provethatthecircleswereatrick,peopletriedtocopythem:they

triedtomakecirclesexactlyliketheonesthefarmershadfound.

Theycouldn'tdoit.Theycouldn'tenterafieldofgrainwithout

leavingtracks,andtheycouldn'tflattenthegrainwithout

breakingit.Thecirclesareapparentlynotatrick.

Manypeoplebelievethatbeingsfromouterspaceare

makingthecircles.Somethink

thatthebeingsaretryingtocommunicatewithusfromfar

awayandthatthecirclesaremessagesfromthem.Othersbelieve

thatthebeingshaveactuallylandedonearthandthatthecircles

aremarksleftbytheirspaceships.Severaltimespeoplereported

seeingstrangeflyingobjectsnearfieldswherecircleslater

appeared.

Scientistssaythey'renotsurewhatcausesthem.Theyhave

suggestedseveraltheories.

Forexample,somescientistssaythatmicroburstsofwind

createdthecircles.Amicroburstisadownwardrushofcoolair

—thesamedownwardrushofairthatsometimescausesan

airplanetocrash.Othersscientistssaythatforceswithintheearth

causethecirclestoappear.Butcirclesoftenappearinforms.Itis

hardtobelievethatanynaturalforcecouldcreatethoseforms.

Andrecentlyfarmershavediscoverednotonlycirclesbutalso

othershapessuchastrianglesintheirfields.Couldanynatural

forcecreatedaperfecttriangleinafieldofgrain?

Inthesummerof1990somescientistsspentthreeweeksin

thepartofEnglandwheremanycircleshaveappeared.Theyhad

allthelatesthigh-techequipment.Thisequipment—worth1.8

milliondollars—recordednothing.Butonenight,asthe

scientistswerewatchingafield,circlesformedinthefieldbehind

them.Thesecirclesareshowninthephotograph.Thescientists

hadneitherseennorheardanything.(402words)

41.Whatcausesthecircles?

A.Teenagers.

B.Farmers.

C.Flyingobjects.

D.Noneoftheabove.

42.Thethingthatprovesthatthecircleswerenotatrickis

that.

A.twomensaidtheymadethecirclesthemselves

B.farmersweremakingthecirclestoattracttourists

C.peoplecannotcopythecircleswithoutleavingmarksor

breakingthegrain

D.scientistssuggesttheoriesthatsupporttheideathat

circlesweremadeby

naturalforces

43.Thecirclesmean.

A.thatbeingsfromouterspacearetryingtocommunicate

withhumanbeings

B.thatbeingsfromouterspacehavevisitedtheearth

C.thattheredoexiststrangeflyingobjects

D.noneoftheabove

44.Theonlythingforthescientiststobehappyaboutinthe

summerof1990ispossibly.

A.thattheydiscoveredhowthecirclesweremade

B.thattheysawthecircleswiththehelpofthelatesthigh-

techequipment

C.thattheywereabletoshowthecirclesinaphotograph

D.noneoftheabove

45.Apropertitleforthispassageis.

A.AnUnsolvedMystery

B.StrangeFlyingObjects

D.TheDiscoveryofStrangeCirclesC.ThePowerofNatural

Forces

Passage3

Accidentsarecaused;theydon'tjusthappen.Thereason

maybeeasytosee:anoverloadedtray,ashelfoutofreach,a

patchoficeontheroad.Butmoreoftenthannotthereisachain

ofeventsleadinguptothemisfortune-frustration,tirednessor

justbadtemper-thatshowwhattheaccidentreallyis,asortof

attackononeself.

Roadaccidents,forexample,happenfrequentlyaftera

familyquarrel,andweall

knowpeoplewhoareaccident-prone,sooftenatoddswith

（和...人爭執(zhí)）themselvesandtheworldthattheyseemtocause

accidentsforthemselvesandothers.

Bydefinition,anaccidentissomethingyoucannotpredictor

avoid,andtheidea

whichusedtobecurrent,thatthemajorityofroadaccidents

arecausedamajorityof

criminallycarelessdrivers,isnotsupportedbyinsurance

statistics.Theseshowthatmost

accidentsinvolveordinarymotoristsinamomentof

carelessnessofthoughtlessness.

Itisnotalways,clear,either;whatsortofconditionsmake

peoplemorelikelytohave

anaccident.Forinstance,thelawrequiresallfactoriestotake

safetyprecautionsandmostcompanieshavesafetycommittees

tomakesuretheregulationsareobserved,butstill,

everydayinBritain,somefiftythousandmenandwomen

areabsentfromworkduetoan

accident-noiseandfatigue,boredomorworryarepossible

factorswhichcontributetothis.

Doctorswhoworkinfactorieshavefoundthatthosewho

drinktoomuch,usuallypeople

whohaveahighanxietylevel,runthreetimesthenormalrisk

ofaccidentsatwork.

46.Thispassagemightbetakenfrom.

A.atextbook

B.asciencefiction

D.anan