2007级新视野大学英语试题A

滨州学院2007－2008学年第一学期期末考试非英语专业（本）2007级《大学英语》(新视野)试卷（A）（答案一律写在答题纸上，在本试卷上做答无效）I. Part ADirections:you’re going to hear ten short conversations between two speakers. After each conversation, a quest ion will be asked about what you’ve heard. Listen once and choose the right answer to the question you hear. (10 points)1. a. opposite a big store on Maple Street b. next to a big store on Market Streetc. Beside the new bookstore on Maple Streetd. Next to the new bookstore on Market Street2. a. Basketball b. Football c. Swimming d. Tennis3. a. He will lend his bike to the woman b. He can’t lend his bike to the womanc. He doesn’t want to lend his bike to the womand. He wants the woman to find the key4. a. Nov. 18th b. Nov. 30th c. Nov. 20th d. Nov. 28th5. a. She’d like to go jogging with the man b. She’s going to visit she sisterc. She’d like to take care of her sick sisterd. She’s going to look after her sister’s child.6. a. At 10 o’clock b. At 10:05 c. At 10:15 d. At 10:307. a. He doesn’t want another cup of coffee. b. He’s fond of drinking coffee.c. They are out of coffee.d. They should prepare some more coffee8. a. Professor Zhang is not a successful teacher.b. Professor Zhang must be very popular among her studentsc. The woman likes Professor Zhang’s classes very muchd. The wom an is one of Professor Zhang’s favorite students.9. a. To clean the living room b. To clean the living room carpetc. To clean the bedroomd. To clean the carpet in the bedroom10. a. The man doesn’t think Chen Lin is humorous at all.b. The man appreciates Chen Lin’s sense of humor but the woman doesn’t.c. The woman appreciates Chen Lin’s sense of humor but the man doesn’t.d.Both the man and the woman think that Chen Lin has a good sense of humor.Part BDirections: Listen to the telephone conversation twice and write down the message for Mr.Wang.(5 points)For: _______________From: _______________________Message: He’s staying at Room_______, _________.Phone number of the hotel is______________.Call him after 9:00 this evening.II. Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Choose the best one to complete each sentence. (20 points)1. Few of the students understand why language is _______ to human beings.A) aware B) unique C) absolute D) continual2. The method he used turned out to be _______ in improving the students' English.A) effective B) able C) capable D) explicit3. The boss refused to give any _______ on the fact that his workers were out of jobs.A) response B) comment C) answer D) reply. What a ________ smell! Open the window and air the room.A) disgusting B) pleasing C) powerful D) disturbing5. That Sandy wears ________ makeup annoys her mother.A) very much B) very C) that much D) so6. The story he is telling is so ________ that some of the listeners begin to ask him to stop.A) pleasant B) horrible C) healthy D) exciting7. Our neighbour said that if we made more noise he would _______ us to the police.A) inform of B) complain about C) report to D) care for8. She __________ him to help her to find answers to her problems.A) learned from B) came into C) leaned on D) looked at9. Nobody knows ___________ how many people are to be blame for the coal-mine accident,so the government is trying to find out the whole truth about the accident.A) inwardly B) honestly C) cleverly D) precisely10. T he book offers some advice about how to make a good ________ at job interviews.A) attitude B) appearance C) effect D) impression11. W hen you're in Paris you can't help being ________ of the way the streets are kept clean.A) effective B) relaxed C) conscious D) obvious12. H e was a good worker who was ________ to his family as well as to his work.A) consistent B) committed C) content D) engaged13. R obin thought that the best _______ to learning a foreign language is the study of the spokenlanguage.A) method B) way C) means D) approach14. L istening, speaking, reading, and then writing _______ the basic order in language learning.A) assists B) constitutes C) establishes D) founds15. I f you try to learn too many things at a time, you may get _______.A) alarmed B) scared C) surprised D) confused16. M ost people have no real idea how to change to healthy food, and Maureen was no________.A) foundation B) possibility C) exception D) ignorance17. H e always knew what time it was, as if by ________.A) instinct B) imagination C) reaction D) reality18. H e refuses to let others speak and ________ every meeting.A) confronts B) affects C) attaches D) dominates19. M y uncle is great. In our family, he's ______ his cooking.A) famous about B) famous with C) famous for D) famous in20. T he heating system here has an ______ temperature control.A) aggressive B) intentional C) accidental D) automaticIII. Cloze (With Two Choices Provided)Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct one from the two choices given to fill in each blank. (10 points)The writer's grandparents(21) (A. learned, B .taught) him that you are either honest (22) (A. nor, B. or) you are not; no middle point (23) (A. exits, B. exists). Honesty is a moral standard inside of you (24) (A. which, B. because) you use to judge the quality of your behaviour. Honesty is seldom found and is getting (25) (A. scarce, B. scarcer) today. You must demand it (26) (A. from, B. of) yourself. A good test of honesty involves three key principles: first, (27) (A. stand, B. standing) firmly for your convictions when confronted with pressure; second, always giving merited credit (28) (A. toward, B. to) others; third, being honest and open about who you are. Self-respect and a clear conscience (29) . (A. forms, B. form) the foundation for making (30) (A. stronger, B. weaker) relationships with others.IV. Reading ComprehensionDirections: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions. (30 points)Text 1When I was in 7th grade, I had a lot of trouble in reading. My mother used to sit by my side, and explain each paragraph of each school reading assignment to me because I didn't understand what I was reading. She would have to read each paragraph to me, and then after each paragraph, she told me the general meaning of what we just read.In class, I tried to hide the fact that I couldn't read. My teachers gave us the last 10 minutes of class to start our reading homework, and I would sit there for the last ten minutes of classstaring at the page, pretending I was reading it. I remember a terrible feeling of not wanting to get into trouble for not being able to understand. I had to wait until I got home so my mother could explain it to me. How did I ever get into Cornell University?By eighth grade I started understanding a little on my own, but I was reading at a very slow speed. In eighth grade, I got hold of all the speed reading books I could get my hands on. I read them all very slowly at the time. I even went out and took a course on speed-reading. Then I developed my own way which was easier and produced quicker results. I started practicing these techniques every day, and as I started to read faster, my understanding increased. I found that I stopped daydreaming and thinking about other things while I was reading, and started getting the larger meaning. I was reading faster and comprehending better.I found that when you read slowly, word by word, you get lost in the words, lose the bigger picture, and your comprehension drops. When you read faster, your comprehension goes up because instead of getting lost in the words, you see the general picture.31. T he main difficulty the writer had in reading in her 7th grade was that __________.A) she often forgot her school reading assignmentsB) she had difficulty reading with comprehensionC) she had a poor vocabulary and very bad grammarD) she always looked elsewhere when asked to read32. T he writer would pretend to be reading in the last 10 minutes of class because ________.A) she was afraid of being found out B) the reading class was terribleC) she had to do what others were doing D) her mother told her to do so33. T he writer's reading ability improved a great deal mainly because __________.A) she entered Cornell University B) she took a course on speed readingC) her mother managed to help her out D) she developed her own way of reading34. F rom her own experience, the writer found that _______.A) one's comprehension drops if one reads too slowlyB) in order to understand better, one has to read slowlyC) one does not pay enough attention to information if one reads fastD) many people read fast in order to save time35. A fter reading this passage, we think that the writer wrote the passage in order to _______.A) prove to readers the importance of higher educationB) tell a story in honor of her motherC) give a detailed description of different reading skillsD) prove the importance of fast readingText 2A boy between the ages of 6 and 14 still admires his mother and has plenty to learn from her.But his interests are changing — he is becoming more interested in what men have to offer.A boy knows he is turning into a man. He has to learn from a man to complete his development.The father's job is to step in over time. If there is no father around, then the child depends more on finding other men — at school, for example. Yet men are leaving teaching, especially in primary schools. This is a problem.They insisted, too, that they needed lots of extra support. Throughout primary school years and into high school, boys should spend a lot of time with their fathers and mothers, getting their help, learning how to do things and enjoying their company.With regard to feelings, at this stage the father is more important. The boy is ready to learn from his father and listens to what he has to say. Often he will take more notice of his father. It's enough to drive a mother wild!Now is a good time for a father to do "little" things: playing in the yard on summer evenings, going for walks, telling stories about life, telling him about his own youth, working on hobbies or sports together for the enjoyment of doing it. This is the time when good memories are laid down that will be healthy to your son, and you, for years to come.Although every boy is different, it's common for boys at this age to get a little argumentative （好争论的）, restless and moody （闹情绪）. It's not that they are turning bad — just that they are being born into a new self and birth always means struggle.I believe this is the age when we fail teenagers the most. In our society all we offer those in the middle teens is "more of the same": more school. So it's little wonder that problems arise.36. A ccording to the passage a boy needs the help of _________ to develop well.A) his mother only B) his father onlyC) neither his mother nor his father D) both his mother and father37. O ne problem for a boy's development is that ________.A) there are fewer men teaching in primary schoolsB) there are fewer women teaching in primary schoolsC) the boy's interests are changingD) the boy wants to act as a man38. T he good time for a father to have an influence on his son is ________.A) when the boy is 14 B) when the boy is at primary schoolC) from about age 6 to the 14th birthday D) since the boy was born39. B y the middle teens boys argue often with their parents. This means ________.A) they are turning badB) they are turning goodC) they are being born into a new selfD) they are rebelling against their parents40. T he main idea of this passage is that ________.A) fathers play an equal role in raising boysB) mothers should feel comfortable when their sons' interests are changing.C) without fathers mothers can raise good menD) fathers should stay with their sons as much as possibleText 3There are different ideas about pets in different parts of the world. In most cultures, animals are in a worse position than human beings. In some cases, however, people treat their pets like members of their families, or perhaps better. In the United States and Europe, there are special shops that sell clothing and food for cats and dogs.In many countries of the world, there is special food for pets. It is common for big markets in many places to sell cat food and dog food. However, in a small town in France, there is a special restaurant for dogs. Dogs are the only customers. There is seating for twenty of them. The dogs choose from a variety of dishes on the menu.Of course, in most parts of the world, pets don't live in such wealth and comfort. People treat their pets in a more practical way. People own cats and dogs because they keep away mice and other unwanted animals. Owners have some loving feelings for their pets, but they do not see them as equal to family members. In most places in the world, there isn't any special clothing or fine food for animals. There aren't any special restaurants for dogs.Pets around the world live in a great variety of ways, just as people do.41. A ccording to the passage, in most countries _________.A) animals are in a worse position than human beingsB) people treat their pets like members of their familiesC) there are special shops that sell clothing for dogs and catsD) pets such as dogs and cats are very popular42. A ccording to the passage, there are ___________.A) many owners of dogs and cats in the United States and EuropeB) restaurants for dogs in every city in FranceC) no dogs or cats that wear clothingD) some people who treat their pets far better than they treat their children43. F or many people, pets may have a more practical function because _________.A) pets are often useful companions for old peopleB) cats and dogs can be used to keep away miceC) pets can sometimes be sold to make moneyD) some pets may show loving feelings for their owners.44. I n your opinion, which of the following sentences is probably true?A) Dogs and cats like to wear expensive clothing.B) Many people visit the dog restaurant in France.C) People in every part of the world like to buy fine clothing for their pets.D) In some cases, animals have better food and clothing than people.45. T he main idea of this reading passage is: _______.A) Dogs enjoy fine restaurantsB) A rich cat can afford to go to any restaurantC) People treat pets in very different ways in different parts of the worldD) It is stupid to have special food and clothing for animalsV. Translation from Chinese to English.Directions: Translate the following into English. (10 points)46. 学会一门外语时最困难却也是收获最大的经历之一。