1、新視野大學英語考試試題(A 卷)專業：姓名：I. Vocabulary(詞匯：選擇一個合適的詞語填入相應的句子中，并且每個詞只能使用一次)resp on sibilityin wardlyweekdaysdisgust ingoffen siveaccess disturb reap compla inanni versarypowerfulsurro un dedun derl ine Assig nment envi ous embarrass urge anno yed amaze regard ing1. With the coming of the Internet, young p

2、eople have_ to the most recent events that happen in the world.2. -They are having the fiftieth _ of their wedding.- Oh, I see. You mean a golde n weddi ng.3. Pare nts should take full_for their childre n acti ons.4. She smiled, but she was very angry_.5. The America n couple_ about the high cost of

3、 visit ing Europe.6. It weird that she works at weeke nds in stead of on_ .7. What a_ smell! Open all the win dows and air the room, please.8. As long as you get regular exercise, you can_the ben efit of being fit.9. Sorry to_you, but I want to have a talk with the chairma n. Is he in?10. He has mad

4、e a(n)_remark that an gers all of us.11. When I came across some favorite passages in reading, I usually_ them and try to learm them.12. Usually, a man with stro ng legs and arms is very_ .13. The thief tried to run away but gave up whe n he found himself_ .14. I don th ink I _ of your success at yo

5、ur prese nt job.15. Hellget_if you keep buggi ng him.16. We were_ to hear the news that the well-known writer, in her late eighties, was still writing a book.17. He made a(n)_ to let all children leann English, but he soon found it impossible without an online course.18. He had repeatedly_her to com

6、e to the Un ited States to join him, but she was still relucta nt.19. A letter_ the boysbehavior was sent to his father.20. Don give stude nts problems they cartu ndersta nd as this will on ly_ them.II. Cloze（完形填空：每題選擇一個最佳選項）ASince it 1 diag no sed, AIDS has killed 2 of America ns. Wome n and youth

7、in rural Souther n com mun ities are 3 likelyto be _4_ with AIDS. _5_ the spread of AIDS and lack of gover nment activity to stop it, some local orga ni zati on 6.The South Caroli na AIDS Educati on Network formed to help 7 the 8 of AIDS cases. In some communities, handing _9_AIDS literature and _10

8、_ people to read it is not _11_ effective because many people can tread. Teen agers can expla inthe risk of catchi ng AIDS _12_ their peers much better _13_ adults can.Some 14 ways to 15 the spread of AIDS include: speak to your community in a way they can hear; train teenagers toeducate their peers

9、; and, _16_ at risk” to include women from _17_backgrounds and marriage status._18_ , everyone should _19_ the _20_ against AIDS.1.A. wasB. is2.A. thousa ndB. thousa nds3.A. leastB. most4.A. i nfectedB. in flue need5.A. DespiteB. Because of6.A. occurredB. emerged7.A. in creaseB. reduce8.A. qua ntity

10、B. nu mber9.A. overB. out10.A. expectedB. expect ing11.A. veryB. much12.A. toB. on13.A. thanB. then14.A. bestB. very15.A. assistB. combat16.A. defi neB. redefi ne17.A. similarB. differe nt18.A. I n other wordsB. In ano ther words19.A. sign upB. sig n up for20.A. fightB. warB2_ her pain, we see a pic

11、ture in her wedding album and 3 a stra nge eve nt that happe ned . 4 her wedd ing. A strange woma n had told the couple she was . 5_ to tell them theyweregoing to live a 6 life and be happy, that they would work hard and love each other. 7 year around their8, the husba nd and wife thought she was 9

12、a heave nly 10. ; the husba nd thought she was too 11 for12.But one ni ght, he wrote his wife a n ote telli ng her why it didnmatter 13 their guest _14 from heave n or a_15town. What mattered 16_ thatmisseshim 19much thatit is.5.A. hereB. there6.A. goodB. hard7.A. AnyB. Every8.A. architecture

13、B. anni9.A. onB. by10.A. messe ngerB. missio n11.A. portlyB. port12.A. heavenB. heave nly13.A. whereB. whether14.A. had comeB. came15.A. nearB.n earby16.A. isB.was17.A. toB.for18.A. ThenB.Now19.A. soB.such20.A. evenB.everIII. Read ing Comprehe nsio n 閱讀理解：每題選擇一個最佳選項)AThis year some twen ty-three hun

14、 dred tee n-agers( young people aged from 13-19)from all over the world will spe ndabout ten mon ths in U. S. homes. They will atte nd U. S. schools, meet U. S. tee n-agers, and form impressi ons of the realAmerica. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teen-agers will go to other countr

15、ies to learn new languagesand gain a new un dersta nding of the rest of the world.Here is a two-way student exchange 交換)in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with Georges family. Inwrites a painful quotation in a notebook.,that the word gift she had give n _17_ them was true. painful

16、 forher 20 to read the lines she wrote in her notebook.B. Alone, a widowB. Un dersta ndingB. hear aboutB. atA. An alone widowA. To un dersta ndA. hearA. onturn, George sons Mike spent a year in Freds home in America.Fred, a lively young man, knew little Germa n whe n he arrived, but after two mon th

17、s study, the lan guage bega n tocome to him. School was completely differe nt from what he had expected-much harder. Stude nts rose respectfully whe nthe teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There werealmost no outside activiti

18、es 活舌動）.Family life, too, was different. The fathers word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual（個人）.Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed hav ing a car.Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany,

19、 you walk, but you soonlearn to like it.At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. I suppose I should criticize（扌比評America n schools, he says. It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we donothing but study. He

20、re we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe you schools are better in training for citizens（公民）.There ought to be some middle ground betwee n the two.1. This year _teen-agers will take part in the exchange program between America and other countries.A. twenty three hundredB. thirt

21、een hundredC. over three thousandD. less than two thousand2. The whole exchange program is mainly to _ .A. help teen-agers in other countries know the real America.B. send students in America to travel in GermanyC. let students learn something about other countriesD. have teen-agers learn new langua

22、ges3. Fred and Mike agreed that _ .A. American food tasted better than German foodB. German schools were harder than American schoolsC. Americans and Germans were both friendlyD. There were more cars on the streets in America4. What is particular in American schools is that _ .A. there is some middl

23、e ground between the two teaching buildingsB. there are a lot of after-school activitiesC. students usually take fourteen subjects in allD. students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car5. After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought _ .A. a better education should include something g

24、ood from both America and GermanyB. German schools trained students to be better citizensC. American schools were not as good as German schoolsD. the easy life in the American school was more helpful to studentsBIn order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of makin

25、g mistakes. If the primary goal oflanguage use is communication, the mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually asawarenessof those mistakes increases.On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learnermay observe how native speakers express

26、 themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learne might saythem. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying I do it to express willingness to do something in theimmediate future, but, by interacting with native speakers of English, you may observe that native speakers ac

27、tually say Illdo it. The resulting discrepancy 差異）can serve as a basis for the student to modify his way of using the present tense inEnglish. But a student who is unwilling to interact in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error.6. According to the passage,foreign lan

28、guage students should not worry too much about making mistakes becauseA. native speakers will ignore their mistakesB. communication is the primary goal of language learningC. everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange languageD. native speakers like foreign students who try to l

29、earn their language7. According to the passage, the present tense in English is _ .A. not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate futureB. used with some verbs but not with others to express future intentionC. basically the same in English as it is in SpanishD. not the most difficu

30、lt problem for foreign students8. The author thinks that language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by _ .A. asking native speakers for explanationsB. reading good books in the foreign languageC. comparing their speech with that of native speakersD. speaking without regard to native s

31、peakers9. The passage implies that foreign students who do not interact with native speakers will not _ .A. learn very much about the foreign cultureB. learn about the history of the foreign languageC. have to worry about making mistakesD. take advantage of available language models10. The authors m

32、ajor conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language learning is that _ .A. mistake are not important in the process of learning a languageB. learners are often very afraid of making mistakesC. making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the languageD. mistakes do not in

33、terfere with communicationCAfter a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the bodyrecovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself forthe next day.There are fou

34、r levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little bylittle. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back andforth （來回地） from one level of sleep to the other.Although your mind

35、 slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreamingoccurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly （although your eyelids are closed）. This stage of sleep is called REM,which stands for rapid eye movement.If you have trouble falling asleep, some people

36、 recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believethat drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy （昏昏欲睡的）.There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep willput you to sleep!11. A good title for this passage is _ .A. SleepB. Good HealthC. DreamsD. Work and Rest12. The word

37、 drowsy in the last paragraph means _ .A. sickB. stand upC. a little sleepyD. asleep13. The passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you _ .A. dream more oftenB. have poor healthC. nervousD. breathe quickly14. During REM, _ .A. your eyes move quicklyB. you dreamC. you are restlessD.

38、 both A and B15. The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is _ .A. approximately six hoursB. around ten hoursC. about eight hoursD. not stated hereDHow much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met?Sociologists and psychologists

39、 are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effects of overcrowded conditionson man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space,they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions

40、 become too crowded, their behavior patter nsand eve n their health perceptibly 可感知地） cha nge. They cannot sleep and eat well, and sig ns of fear and tension becomeobvious. The more crowed they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, populationand violence

41、 are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, butessential for human survival?16. This passage is mainly about _ .A. living space and behaviorB. population and living conditionsC. interesting experiments on ratsD. a natural law for huma

42、n society17. What is the purpose of the experiments described in the passage?A. To determine how much living space a rat needs.B. To see what happens when rats live in a limited space.C. To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings.D. to find out the relationship between pop

43、ulation and living conditions.18. Which is NOT a result of being too crowded for rats?A. They become nervous.B. they cannot get enough rest.C. They become less active.D. They eat less.19. The passage suggests that overcrowded conditions _ .A. are directly related with populationB. may cause an incre

44、ase in violenceC. may lead to high birth rateD. may bring about pollution problems20. The author seems to imply that _ .A. human society is very similar to that of ratsB. birth control is essential fro a better lifeC. efforts should be made to improve living conditionsD. rats are not social animalsE

45、The United States is full of automobiles. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two or evermore. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. There are a necessary part of life.Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no

46、other way to get to theirjobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers haveto drive into the city in order to get supplies.Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are provided only when

47、 children livemore than a mile from the school. When the children are too young to walk that far, their mothers take turn driving them toschool. One mother drives on Monday, taking her own children and the neighbors children as well. Another mother driveson Tuesday, another on Wednesday, and so on.

48、This is called forming a car poll. Men also form car pools, with three or fourmen taking turns driving to the place where they all work.More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer automobiles on the road and to use less gasoline. Parking isgreat problem, and so is the traffic in and around

49、 cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be doneabout the use of cars.21. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. Each American family has got at least one car.B. Some American families have got more than one car.C. Cars are very common in the United States.D. Americans

50、do not use cars for pleasure only.22. According to the passage, children must be taken to school by car when _.A. their homes are over one mile away from their schoolB. there are no school buses available and the school is too far away for the children to go to on footC. there are a number of childr

51、en in the neighborhood and their families have their own carsD. the children are too young to walk23. Which people are forming a car pool?A. Children who drive to school in turns.B. A woman who takes her own children and her neighbors children to school by car.C. Three or four people who drive in tu

52、rns to the office or the factory where they all work.D. Parents who drive their oven children to school in turns.24. What does the author think of forming car pool?A. It is a good practice.B. It is good only for mothers taking children to schoolC. It will cause parking problems.D. It helps cut down

53、the number of cars produced each year.25. What does the author think is the problem about cars in the United States?A. There is a shortage of gasoline for a car.B. There are too many cars in the streets and on the roads.C. There are not enough cars to go around.D. Some families still do not have the

54、ir own cars.FA four-year study conducted by the Infant （ 嬰兒 ）Testing Center in San Francisco, California, suggests that babies feelmore comfortable around other babies than with strange adults. According to the study, babies benefit by being with theirfellow infants daily. Whereas a baby might show

55、fear of an adult stranger, he is likely to smile and reach out for an unfamiliarinfant. By the time babies are one year old, they have begun to form friendships of a sort.The above findings, based on observation of 100 babies aged three months to three years, might prove interesting toworking parent

56、s who must find day care for their babies. Family care in a private home, with several babies together, isprobably the idea way to care for babies under three. Dr. Benjamin Spock, well-known pediatrician（兒科醫生）and authorof books about babies, supports the idea. He says that family day care is better

57、in theory than hiring a housekeepe or ababysitter.11. What would be a good title for the passage?A. How to Test InfantsB. Parents and ChildrenC. Choosing a BabysitterD. Day Care for Babies12. A baby is likely to feel more at ease with _ .A. a housekeeperB. an infantC. an adult strangerD. teenage chi

58、ldren13. What does Dr. Benjamin Spock do?A. He recommends babysitters.B. He writes baby books.C. He conducts studies on infants.D. He directs a testing center.14. According to the passage, how should working parents provide care for their babies?A. Find a private home with other babies.B. Take their

59、 babies with them to work.C. Hire an adult to come into the home.D. Search for a large nursery with a good reputation.15. The author is talking to _ .A. working parentsB. researchers on infantsC. pediatriciansD. babies under threeGIt is a matter of common observation that although incomes keep going

60、 up over the years, people never seem tobecome much better off! Prices are rising continuously. This condition is termed one of inflation; the money supply isbecoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable. People have grown accustomed in recent years to higherand higher rates of inf