新视野大学英语第三版第三册 期中考试

2017-2018第一学期《大学英语一》期中考试

I. Filling the blanks with the proper vocabulary（20分）

2. As a sailing ship has a ________, so we must have a definite goal in our life.

3. I find it difficult to grasp the ________ of infinite space.

4. You'll probably find Dave at the school disco --- he often ________ there.

5. Scientists ________ that smoking reduces life expectancy by around 12 years on average.

6. The trade unions ________ employers to invest more money in staff training.

7. They are going to ________ those clothes and blankets among the flood victims.

8. I guess Henry has been busy writing an article ________ recently. That's why he couldn't accept the invitation.

9. Linda managed to support herself by working ________ as a waitress.

10. The people who had been hurt in the car accident lay screaming in ________.

II. Cloze（20分）

Do we have the right attitude towards science? Hawking suggests that many people are _____ distrustful of it. This might change if the public were better informed. but how can we _____ this _____? it is _____ that schools are important, especially if science is taught in an interesting manner. but science is changing at such a fast _____ that what we learn in school is no longer _____ to last a lifetime. what can we use to _____ _____ news of the latest ideas and developments? popular science books can help, but the _____ of the population that read them is not very large. _____ we need to rely on television, for only television can _____ the message reaches a sufficiently large audience.

III. Translation（40分）

1. Some people would like to stop these changes and go back to what they see as a purer and simpler age. But as history shows, the past was not that wonderful. It was not so bad for a privileged minority, though even they had to do without modern medicine, and childbirth was highly risky for women. But for the vast majority of the population, life was nasty, brutish, and short.

2. I did my best to avoid showing pleasure, but what I was feeling was pure delight at this demonstration that my words had the power to make people laugh. In the eleventh grade, at the eleventh hour as it were, I had discovered a calling. It was the happiest moment of my entire school career. When Mr. Fleagle finished he put the final seal on my happiness by saying. "Now that, boys, is an essay, don't you see. It's of the very essence of the essay. Congratulations, Mr. Baker."

3. 很难想象我们的先辈们没有现代技术带来的这么多方便，那日子是怎么过的。那个时候只有一小部分人享受一些舒适条件。大部分人连饭都吃不饱，更不要说接受教育特权了。然而，许多人责怪现代技术，说它带来了很多问题。他们想减慢进步速度。但是谁也不能阻止时代的前进。

4. 和远方的朋友保持联系不是一件容易的事。对我来说，情形就是这样。离开旧街区和那里的朋友们已有几年了。我一直打算给他们写信，可是总有这样那样的事儿，似乎就是抽不出空。但是我一直记挂着他们，我想我今后一定会努力与他们保持通信联系的。

IV. Writing（20分）

Direction: You'll write an composition titled Put Your Phone Away, at least 150 and no more than 180 words.

1. 现代社会人们都离不开手机。

2. 某些场合，手机也会带来一些麻烦。

3. 我们应该怎么做，说说你的看法。