新視野大學(xué)英語IV考試試題A

新視野大學(xué)英語IV考試試題A

課程名稱：大學(xué)英語w

考試時(shí)間：120分鐘考核方式：閉卷團(tuán)開卷口實(shí)驗(yàn)操作口

PartIListeningComprehension（本大題共20小題，每小題1分，共20分）

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillheaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversation

andthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked4,B,CandD,anddecide

whichisthebestanswerThenwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.Sheenviestheman.

B.Shecongratulatestheman.

C.Shethinksmoneycausestrouble.

D.Shewantstoborrowmoneyfromtheman.

2.A.SheisonaholidayinAsia.

B.Sheiscomingbackfromholiday.

C.Sheisstayinghome.

D.Shecan'tcomebackduetoaflood.

3.A.Destructive.

B.Beautiful.

C.Safe.

D.BothAandB.

4.A.Ateamplayer.

B.Aleader.

C.Eitherateammemberoraleader.

D.Aweakleaderbutagoodteamplayer.

5.A.Hewon'tbepromoted.

B.Hiscolleagueinsteadofhimwillbepromoted.

C.Thebossisgoingtofirehim.

D.Hisclosefriendisgoingtoleave.

6.A.Sheexpressesherindignationatthecriticism.

B.Shepromisesnottobelate.

C.Sheproposestoworklate.

D.BothBandC.

7.A.Toleavewithintwomonths.

B.Toleavebytheendofthemonth.

C.Tobepromoted.

D.Togetaraise.

8.A.Heisupset.

B.Hefliesintoarage.

C.Heisonlytoogladtogo.

D.Heissureofhisfuture.

9.A.Onlythewomanthinksitisunlucky.

B.Onlythemanthinksitisunlucky.

C.Boththemanandthewomanthinkitisunlucky.

D.Neitherthemannorthewomanthinksitisunlucky.

10.A.Inthekitchen.

B.Ontheporch.

C.Inthediningroom.

D.Inthelivingroom.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageis

readforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthe

passageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumbered

from11to17withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom18

to20youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcan

eitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyour

ownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheck

whatyouhavewritten.ThenwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

AbarownerintheOldWesthasjusthiredatimidbartender.This(11)

___oftheestablishmentisgivinghisnewhiresomeinstructionson(12)the

place.Hetellsthetimidman,“IfyoueverhearthatBigJohniscomingtotown,(13)

everythingandrunforthehills!He'sthebiggest,nastiest(14)

who'severlived!”

Afewweekspass(15).Butoneafternoon,alocalcowhandcomes

runningthroughtown(16),“BigJohniscoming!Runforyour(17)

_______!?

Whenthebartenderleavesthebartostartrunning,heisknockedtotheground

byseveraltownspeoplerushingoutoftown.(18)

Hestepsuptothedoor,ordersthepoorbarkeepinside,anddemands,t4Iwant

abeerNOW!”

Hestrikeshisheavyfistonthebar,splittingitinhalf.(19)

.Hetakesthebeer,bitesthetopofthebottleoff,anddownsthebeerinonegulp.

Astheterrifiedbartenderhidesbehindthebar,thebigmangetsuptoleave,

“Doyouwantanotherbeer?^^thebartenderasksinatremblingvoice.t4Dangit,Idon't

havetime!”thebigmanyells."(20)

PartIIReadingComprehension(本大題共10小題，每小題2分，共20分)

Directions:Therearetwopassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorincompletestatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandthenwriteyouranswersonthe

AnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Asrecentlyas50yearsago,economistsregardedthevitality活

力oftheeconomyasitsabilitytoproducethingspeoplewant(andwould

payfor).Today,theeconomyhasbeenredefinedintosomethingcalledthe

GrossDomesticProduct,orGDP.Itmeasuresallgoodsandservicesbrought

tomarketinagivenyear.Butisitreallyanaccuratemeasureofhow

wellaneconomyisservingpeople'sneeds?Herearesomeoutlandishways

theGDPcanbeboosted.

ThingsKidsCanDo.Getsick.Constantmedicalattentionisgoodfor

theGDP.Medicalcostsaccountfor14percentofit.Let'sstayonthe

growthcurve.Kidscancommitcrimes.Iftheygetarrested,theygoto

jail,theexpensivenessofwhichgivestheeconomyapush.

ThingsAdultsCanDo.Getadivorce.Legalcosts,twohouses,andall

thethingsthatgowithtwohours(furniture,kitchensupplies,pictures,

etc.)areimportantcomponentsoftheGDP.Divorcesstimulateconsumer

demand.

Breaksomethingaroundthehouse,likeatelevision,adish,ora

window.ReplacingtheseincreasestheGDPandcreatesjobs.

Smashupthecar.Itwillhavetobefixedorreplaced.Theautoindustry

employs,directlyandindirectly,oneofeverysevenworkersintheU.S.,

andtheyneedtheovertime.

Forgreatresults,burndownthehouse.Don'tworry.Ifyouhandle

itright,insurancewillpayforitandtherebuildingwillkeepalot

ofpeoplebusyforawhile.

Overeat,don'texercise,don,tbrushyourteethdodrugs,smoke,

drink,andmakeyourselfterriblysick.Getfamilymemberstodothe

same.HighermedicalexpendituresespeciallyhelptheGDPmoveup,up,

up.

Hirealawyerandtakesomebodytocourt.Lawyers'feesaredirectly

addedtotheGDP.

ForBestResults,GettheGovernmentInvolved.Lobbyyourelected

representativestoraisetaxesandspendmoremoney.Governmentspending

ongoodsandservicesaddstotheGDPand“creates”jobs.

Startawar.PreferablyonefarawaywherenoAmericansgetkilled.B

—12bombers,tanks,bullets--,allcountintheGDP.Also,sendStinger

missilestoliberationarmiesaroundtheworld.Maybesomeofthese

missileswillbeusedtoknockdownairliners.Replacingthemhelpsthe

economy,and,iflawyersgetinvolved,there'saGDPbonus.

Targetsavers!Peoplewhosaveactuallyhurttheeconomybecausethey

don'tspend.Ifpeoplespendtheirsavings,thenthosepurchasesareadded

totheGDP.Whentheydon'tspend,theeconomysuffers.Whatcanbedone

todiscouragesaving?First,taxthereturnonsavings：ahighercapital

gainstaxwouldbeveryhelpful.Second,andbest,devaluethecurrency.By

printingupmoreandmoremoney,wecanreducethevalueofpeopleJ

savings(especiallytheirlong一termsavingssuchastheirpensionfunds),

secretlystealingtheirsavingsforpoliticianstospendandthereby

increasetheGDP.

GetMotherNatureonYourSides.Prayforanaturaldisaster：a

hurricane,anearthquake,abigfire,aflood.DisastersgivetheGDPa

tremendousliftbecauseofalltherebuildingthatmusttakeplace.

Ifwedoallthesethings,we'11haveenoughstatisticalgrowthto

replacedecadesofeconomicstagnation.Wemayachievedouble-digit

rates.Asforwhethertheeconomyisactuallyofvitality,we'11have

toaskaneconomistwhoexercisesmorecriticaljudgmentthanthosewho

swearbyGDPdata.

21.Accordingtothewriter,theGDP.

A)isaperfectsignoflivingstandards

B)demonstrateswhatpeoplewant

C)mirrorshowfarourlifegoeswrong

D)onlyreflectsstatisticalgrowth

22.Bysmashinghouseholdfacilities,yonwill__

A)becompensatedbyyourinsurancecompany

B)getdivorced

C)faceaccusation

D)createjobsforothers

23.Thepassagesuggestsseveralthingsthegovernmentcandoregarding

boostingtheeconomyEXCEPT.

A)cutdownonexpenditures

B)sendAmericanstowar

C)encourageinflation

D)taxmoneysavers

24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedbytheauthor?

A)Firingmissilesagainstplanes.

B)Increasingproductivity.

C)Settinghousesonfire.

D)Spoilingyourhealth.

25.Thetoneofthepassageis.

A)angryB)supportivec)sarcasticD)approving

PassageTwo

Contrarytopopularbelief,“fallingstars”arenotstarsatall,

butaremeteors,solidbodiesthattravelthroughspace.

Meteors,ranginginsizefromthatofapinhead,tomanytons,are

visibletothenakedeyeatnight,whenthefrictionbetweenthesurfaces

ofthemeteorsandoftheair,producesheatasthemeteorsenterthe

earth"satmosphere.Theintenseheatburnsupthemeteors,whichleave

ablazingtrailoflightintheirwake.

Mostmeteorsdoburnupwhentheyentertheearth"satmospherewith

theexceptionofthelargemeteors,whicharedraggedthroughtheearth?s

atmospherebytheearth,sgravitationalpull.Aftersuccessfullandings

upontheearth,thesehugebodiesarerenamedmeteorites.Somescientists

theorizethatthousandsofmeteorsfalltotheearthduringthedaytime

andthenighttime,butthistheoryisimpossibletoproveortodisprove,

asmostwouldnecessarilylandinwater,whichcoversmostoftheearth's

surface.

Generallyspeaking,meteorsandmeteorparticlestraveltogetherin

swarmslikebees,withtheexceptionoftheloners,andtravelinany

directiontheychoose.Nature,sspectacularfireworksshow,a"meteor

shower”,comesintoviewwhentheswarmsencountertheupperlayerof

theearth'satmosphereduringtheearth'sperpetualrevolutionaround

thesun.Thefrictionproducedwhenthemeteorsandthemeteorparticles

rubagainsttheatmosphereair,andtheyfalltowardstheearthina

brilliantdisplayoflight.

Thesourceofmeteorstravelingthroughspacehasyettobeexplained

satisfactorily.Forthousandsofyears,thecommonbeliefheld,wasthat

meteors,orufallingstars,“wereliterallyfromoutofthisworld.In

467BC,Romanhistoriansrecordedtheextraordinaryfallofameteorto

theearth.

Today,astronomerssupportthetheorythatcometsspawntheswarms.The

comets'offspring,themeteorswarms,travelinregularorbits,similar

totheearthJsorbitaroundthesun.Onemustbequitepatienttowitness

suchaswarm,orameteorshower,astheswarmscrosstheearth'spath

onlyonceevery33years.Thisspectacleoflightis,however,wellworth

thewait.

26.Meteorswerebelievedtobe“fallingstars”NOTinthat

A)theythemselvescansendoutlightandheat

B)theylooklikestars

C)theyarefromoutoftheworld

D)theyaremovingdownward

27.Whatistherelationshipbetweenmeteorsandmeteorites?

A)Whenmeteorstravelthroughspaceandarriveattheearth,allof

thembecomemeteorites.

B)Whenmeteorstravelthroughspaceandlandontheearth,swarmsof

meteorparticlesarecalledmeteorites.

C)Whenmeteorstravelthroughspaceandarriveattheearth,onlyvery

largemeteorsbecomemeteorites.

D)Whenmeteorstravelthroughspaceandlandontheearth,thousands

ofmeteorsbecomemeteorites.

28.Whyaremeteorsvisibletothenakedeyeatnight?_

A)Becausetheyarelargestars.

B)Becausemostofthemareburnedup,givingabrilliantdisplayof

light.

C)Becausetheyarecloseenoughtobeseen.

D)Becausethey,likethemoon,canreflectthelightofsomestars.

29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTafeatureofmeteors?

A)Differentinsize.B)Madeofsolids.

C)Hotandbright.D)Ingroups.

30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A)Untilnow,therehavebeennosatisfactoryandconvincingfindings

astothesourceofmeteors.

B)Manyastronomersbelievemeteorsmoveinregularorbitsaroundthe

sun.

C)Ithasbeenprovedthatthousandsofmeteorstraveltotheearth

everyyear,butwecanonlyseesuchashowasdescribedevery33years.

D)Ameteorshowerwasrecordedbyhistoriansmorethan2,500years

ago.

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(本大題共30小題，每小題0.5分，共15

分)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Fillintheblankswiththe

expressionsgivenbelowandchangetheformwherenecessary.Thenwriteyour

answersontheAnswerSheet.

solitarycastoutallbyoneselfmakeup

cutdowndrumuplagbehindidle

atbestlookintojustifyforgood

atlengthmakeafoolofendup

31.idle32.castout33.forgood34.madeup35.cutdown

36.justify37.endup38.drumup39.atbest40.madeafoolof

41.lookinto42.laggingbehind43.solitary44.allbyhimself

45.atlength

31.Hundredsofworkerssatonthefactoryfloorwaitingforthe

assemblylinetostartagain.

32.Peoplerefusedtotalktohimafterthescandalandhewasby

society.

33.CharlieChaplinwasborninapoorareaofSouthLondon,butin1913

heleftBritain.

34.Icouldn，trememberafairystorytotellthechildren,soI

oneasIwentalong.

35.They'llhavetothefilm一一it'sfartoolong.

36.Tomtriedtohisabsencefromthemeetingbyclaimingthathe

hadbeenillthatday.

37.Thelessyouspend,thelessyou'11owe,andthelesslikelyyou'11

bankrupt.

38.Hisrolewasto___contributionsanddonationsfromfriendsin

bigbusiness.

39.Somepeoplethinkthatmostpillsoffereithernorealimprovement

or,,onlymoderateimprovements.

40.IsuddenlyrealizedthatIwasbeing__________________________.

41.Youshouldreviewyoursituation,thinkaboutchanges,the

pastandpresentbeforeyoureviseyourplansforyourfuture.

42.Weareafraidourcompanyismanyofourcompetitorsinusing

moderntechnology.

43.Thephilosopherissaidtobeaman.Heclosedhimselfindoors

andrarelyhadvisitors.

44.Thoreaudidn，trequireanycompany.Instead,hehadastrongdesire

tobeleftinthehut_______________.

45.Mr.Wrightwasquestionedatthepolicestation,butdenied

hehadanythingtodowiththemurder.

PartIVCloze（本大題共20小題，每小題0.5分，共10分）

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothe

passage.ThenwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

Wearelivingintheageofatelecommunicationsrevolution.In

ordertokeepfromgetting46,manydevelopingcountriesaremaking

anintensiveefforttostrengthentheirtelecommunications

infrastructure.Thiswillhelpthem47thedevelopedcountries.It

was,afterall,advancedtelecommunications48gavesomecountriesan

economicadvantage49othersduringthe20thcentury.Thereisone

placethatdevelopingnationsare50improveupon.Thatisenablingtheir

citizensandbusinessestogel51totheWeb.Theyareinstalling

advancedopticalfibers.Thesefibers,amillimeterin52,canbring

theinformationsuperhighwaytotheirdoor.The53_investmentsthat

countrieslikeVietnamaremakingmayseemtoogreatbecausetheystill

lackbasic54,likeelectricityandwater.However,government

officialssaythatthesemovesare55.Theyarealsoconfidentthat

theircountrieswill56benefits.Theywillbenefitfromhavingmore

57andup-to-datetelecommunicationsequipmentandgainingmore58.

OneVietnameseleadersaid,“Itisunderstandablethatpeoplewantto

59theirimmediateproblemsfirst.Still,ourentirefutureis60.

Peopledon'talwaysunderstandthe61oftheproblem,

though.z，Hecontinued,“Thereareproblemswithusingtheantique

communicationsequipment.Andifwecontinuetousesucholdequipment,

the62betweenusandthedevelopedworldwillcontinuetowiden.

63_havetobemadenowsothatourchildrenwillhaveacountrywith

opportunitiesequal64thosetheyseeinthedevelopedworld.It

willnotbefar65theycancruisealongsideAmericansandWestern

Europeansontheinformationsuperhighway.

46A.leftoutB.leftaloneC.leftbehindD.leftoff

47A.makeupforB.standuptoC.getinvolvedinD.catchupwith

48A.thatB.whatC.whereD.which

49A.above.B.overC.thanD.with

50A.lookingupB.lookingtoC.lookingforD.lookinginto

51A.assistanceB.approvalC.accessD.asset

52A.circleB.lengthC.roundD.diameter

53A.partialB.initialC.potential