新視野大學(xué)外語(yǔ)題

6.Ifyouwanttobuytheproduct,youcanmakewith

us24hoursaday,365daysayear.

A.contact

B.touch

C.connection

D.relation

7.Thestorysaysthatourplanetwillbeinvadedbybeingsfrom

space.

A.out

B.outer

C.external

D.atmospheric

8.Theideagood.

A.makes

B.goes

C.reads

D.sounds

Thelawyeradvisedhimtodropthesincehehad

littlechancetowin.

A.event

B.accident

C.case

D.affair

10.Therewasabigholeintheroadwhichtraffic.

A.setback

cB.stoodback

C.heldup

D.keptdown

11.Correcteyecontactisimportantbecausewrongcontactmay

createacommunication.

cA.tragedy

B.hardship

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□C.question

D.barrier

12.Thereisnotothehousefromthemainroad.

A.access

cB.avenue

cC.exposure

D.edge

energyundertheearthmustbereleasedinone

formoranother,forexample,inanearthquake.

A.Accumulated

B.Gathered

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C.Assembled

D.Collected

Thestuckontheenvelopesays"ByAir".

A.illustration

B.label

匚C.sign

_D.mark

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15.Mobiletelecommunicationsisexpectedtodouble

inShanghaithisyearasaresultofacontractsignedbetween

thetwocompanies.

lA.capacity

?B.potential

C.possession

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D.impact

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16.Thestatisticalfiguresinthatreportarenot.You

shouldnotrefertothem.

廠A.accurate

區(qū)

_B.fixed

□

_C.delicate

□

CD.rigid

17.Noneofusexpectedthechairmantoattheparty.

Wethoughthewasstillinthehospital.

?A.turnin

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_B.turnover

□

區(qū)C.turnup

_D.turndown

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18.Tyronewasextremelyangry,butcool-headedenoughto

stormingintotheboss'soffice.

A.prevent

B.prohibit

C.turn

D.avoid

Hetohiscustomersandcuttheprice.

A.leaked

B.drew

C.quoted

D.yielded

20.Theauthorofthereportiswellwiththeproblemsin

thehospitalbecausehehasbeenworkingthereformany

years.

A.informed

B.acquainted

C.enlightened

D.acknowledged

Part6ReadingComprehension（Multiple

Choice）

（每小題：2分）

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Psychics（通靈的人）arepeoplewhocangetinformationabout

people,places,orsituationsthroughasixthsense-asensethat

existsinadditiontothoseofseeing,hearing,smelling,tasting,and

touching.Theycanusetheirpsychicabilitytohealpeoplewhoare

sick,togiveadvice,togivehintsaboutthefuture,andtodomany

otherthings.Andit'snotjustindividualswhousepsychics;

sometimescompaniesandgovernmentsusepsychics,too.One

yearacompanycalledDelphiandAssociatesearned$120,000on

thestockmarketwiththehelpofpsychics.

"SohowcanIgetsomepsychichelp?"youmayaskyourself.

Well,youdon'thavetopayalotofmoneytoaprofessionalpsychic.

Youcanstartbyusingyourownpsychicability.

Psychicabilitiesarereallyjustanothersense,similartoour

otherfivesenses.Thedifferenceisthatweneverdevelopour

psychicsenseinthesamewaythatwedevelopourothersenses.

WetrainoureyestoseethedifferencebetweenaVandaU;we

trainourearstohearthedifferencebetweena/ch/anda/sh/

sound;wecanfeelthedifferencebetweensilkandleather;wecan

smellandtasteifmilkissour.Butoursixthsense,ourpsychic

sense,seldomdevelopsverymuch.Becausemostofusignoreour

psychicsenseforsolong,ittakessometimetodevelopit.Ifyou

haveneverplayedsoccerbefore,youcannotexpecttobeagood

playerafterthreelessons.Itmighttakeyearstobecomereally

good.Psychicabilityworksthesameway.

1.Peopleusepsychics.

LA.mainlytoseethefuture

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_B.tomakemoney

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lC.toseewhatonecannotusuallysee

D.formanyreasons

learntousetheirpsychicability.

A.Manypeople

B.Manycompanies

C.Fewpeople

D.Fewgovernments

Psychicabilities.

A.aresimilartoothersenses

B.workinthesamewayasothersenses

C.aredifferentfromothersenses

D.worktogetherwithothersenses

4.Ourpsychicsenseseldomdevelopsverymuchbecause

_A.weneversenseit

□

_B.weneverbelieveinit

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區(qū)C.weignoreit

-D.wedon'twanttotaketimetotrainit

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5.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardspsychicabilitiesis

A.positive

B.negative

C.critical

D.neutral

Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Itisnotoftenrealizedthatwomenheldahighplaceinsouthern

Europeansocietiesinthe10thand11thcenturies.Asawife,the

womanwasprotectedbythesettingupofadowry（嫁妝）or

decimum.Admittedly,thepurposeofthiswastoprotectheragainst

theriskofbeingabandoned,butinrealityitsfunctioninthesocial

andfamilylifeofthetimewasmuchmoreimportant.Thedecimum

wasthewife'srighttoreceiveatenthofallherhusband'sproperty.

Thewifehadtherighttoholdbackconsent,inalltransactions（交

易）thehusbandwouldmake.Andmorethanjustaright:the

documentsshowthatsheenjoyedarealpowerofdecision,equal

tothatofherhusband.Innocasedothedocumentsindicateany

degreeofdifferenceinthelegalstatusofhusbandandwife.

Thewifesharedinthemanagementofherhusband'spersonal

property,buttheoppositewasnotalwaystrue.Womenseemed

perfectlypreparedtodefendtheirowninheritanceagainst

husbandswhotriedtoexceedtheirrights,andonoccasionthey

showedafinefightingspirit.AcaseinpointisthatofMariaVivas,a

CatalanwomanofBarcelona.Havingagreedwithherhusband

Mirotosellafieldshehadinherited,fortheneedsofthe

household,sheinsistedoncompensation.Nonebeingoffered,she

succeededindraggingherhusbandtotheofficialinchargetohave

acontractasexpecteddrawnupassigningherapieceoflandfrom

Miro'spersonalinheritance.Theunfortunatehusbandwasobliged

toagree,asthecontractsays,"forthesakeofpeace."Either

throughthedowryorthroughbeinghot-tempered,theCatalanwife

knewhowtowinherself,withinthecontextofthefamily,apowerful

economicposition.

6.Adecimumwas.

-A.thewife'sinheritancefromherfather

B.agiftofmoneytothenewhusband

C.awrittencontract

區(qū)D.thewife*srighttoreceiveone-tenthofherhusband's

property

7.Inthesocietydescribedinthepassage,thelegalstandingof

thewifeinmarriagewas.

A.higherthanthatofherhusband

B.lowerthanthatofherhusband

「C.thesameasthatofherhusband

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LD.higherthanthatofasinglewoman

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8.WhatcompensationdidMariaVivasgetforthefield?

_A.SomeofthelandMirohadinherited.

_B.AtenthofMiro'sland.

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_C.Moneyforhouseholdexpenses.

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lD.MoneyfromMiro'sinheritance.

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9.Couldahusbandsellhiswife'sinheritance?

1A.No,undernocircumstances.

B.Yes,wheneverhewishedto.

C.Yes,ifsheagreed.

D.Yes,ifhisfather-in-lawagreed.

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaneffectofthe

dowrysystem?

A.Thehusbandhadtosharethepowerofdecisionin

marriage.

B.Thewifewasprotectedfrombeingabandoned.

C.Thewifegainedapowerfuleconomicposition.

D.Thehusbandwasgivencontroloverhiswife'sproperty.

Questions11to15arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Somecynicalexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofall

intodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenall

autoswillbeabandoned.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheauto

isheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeans

ofcitytravelintheimmediatefuture.

Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext

30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,

andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthe

futureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresentmodels.

Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbe

themainsourceoftrafficcongestion（擁擠）incities.Oneproposed

solutiontothisproblemisthecomputerizedhighwaysystem.

Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable（可伸縮

的）armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,which

issimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Once

attachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfrom

thesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentral

computer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar's

movements.

Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthis

destinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebest

route,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexit

fromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitfor

thebuzzer（蜂鳴器）thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itis

estimatedthatacomputerizedhighwaywillbeabletohandle

10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwi