NewHorizonCollegeEnglishTestBand3 (A)2005.1PaperOnePartI.ListeningComprehension(20%)SectionA(r*10=10')Directions:Inthissection,you'Hheartenshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandquestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.A.Shecouldn'tgo. B.Shehurtherself.C.Shewasdelayedbytherain.D.ShewasnotabletomeetNancy.A.Tofindahouseabout20milesawayfromwork.Todriveabout20milestoworkeveryday.Tobuyafarmnearthecity.Togiveupherworkintown.A.Carrytheboxdown. B.Takethebooksupstairs.C.Movethebricks. D.Helpthewomandownstairs.A.Thewomanshouldn'tbesoupset.He'salreadyanhourlatefortheinterview.Thewomanfeelsnervousabouttheinterview.He'stoonervoustocalmdown.B.Helosthispassport.D.Somebodystolehispassport.B.Helosthispassport.D.Somebodystolehispassport.B.Plantingsomething.D.Gettingdirty.B.Twenty-fivedollars.D.Fiftydollars.B.Hedidn'tthinkmuchofit.C.Hispassportisinthecar.A.Lookingforwater.C.Lookingforsomething.A.Twentydollars.C.Fortydollars.A.Heusedtohaveonelikethat.C.Hewouldliketohaveonelikethat.D.Itwasnotaverygoodbicycle.9.Borrowhisnotes.Takeanotetohisprofessor.9.Borrowhisnotes.Takeanotetohisprofessor.C.Lendhimhernotes. D.Helphimtomakenotes.10.A.Itisraining. B.Itissnowing.C.Itiscloudy. D.Itisclear.SectionB(l'*5=5')Directions:Inthissection,you'llhearashortpassage.Thepassagewillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofthepassageyou'llhearfivequestionsaboutwhatwassaid.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.11.A.Inacity.C.Inhishometown.B.Atthefootofamountain.D.Inaseasidevillage.12.A.In1588.C.In1682.B.In1885.D.In1518.13.A.Hisparents.C.Manyofthetourists.B.Hisfriends.D.Hisguests.14.A.Heboughtit.C.Herentedit.B.Hesoldit.D.Heleftitempty.15.A.Becauseitissmall.C.Becauseitisquietandpeaceful.B.Becauseitismodem.D.Becauseitischeap.SectionC(PleaseputyouranswersonyourAnswerSheet)(0.5*10=59)Directions:Inthissection,you'llhearapassagethreetimes.Listencarefullyduringthefirstreading.Thenlistenagain.Whenthefirstpartofthepassageisbeingread,youshouldfillinthemissingwordsduringthepauseateachblank.Afterlisteningtothesecondpart,youarealsorequiredtowritedownthemissingwordsaccordingtowhatwassaid.Checkyouranswerswhenthepassageisreadthethirdtime.Peopleinallpartsoftheworldareobserving“NoTobaccoDay”.ItisthedaywhentheWorldHealthOrganizationappealstopeopletostopusingtobacco1.Ithopesthatifpeoplestopsmokingcigarettesorchewingtobaccoforoneday,theywillstopHealth3havewarnedfbryearsthatsmokingcanleadto4disease,cancerandotherproblems.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysdiseaselinkedtosmokingkillatleast2,500,0005eachyear."NoTobaccoDay"isaimedatsmokersandthosewho6moneyfromtobaccosales.Sobusinessesareaskedtostop7tobaccoproductsfor24hours.Newspapersareaskednotto8advertisementsforcigarettes.Twoimportantdevelopmentshavebeenobservedin9years.Inindustrialcountries,thenumberofsmokershasbeenfallingaboutonepercentayear.Butin10countries,thenumberhasbeenrisingtwopercentayear.Thisistheresultofincreasedeffortsbytobaccocompaniestoselltheirproductsindevelopingcountries.PartII.VocabularyandStructure(20%)Directions:Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachsentence.BythefactthathestayedintheUnitedStatesformorethantenyears,hedevelopedanAmerican.A.stress B.sound C.voice D.accentIwouldliketoyouofthefollowingchangeswe'vemadeintheplansforthedevelopmentofourcompany.A.notice B.note C.notify D.suggestInthe200meters,LisaandRosecamefirstandthird.A.respectably B.respectively C.respectfully D.respecting19Themillionsofcalculationsinvolved,hadtheybeendonebyhand,allpracticalvaluebythetimetheywerefinished.A.hadlost B.wouldhavelostC.wouldlose D.shouldhavelostTodaythemostdifficultandquestionsabouttheeconomiccrisisofthelate1990sconcernitsdeepercauses,bothdomesticandinternational.A.comprehensive B.controversial C.conventional D.controversyWhenthefirealarmrangweoutsidetheemergencyexit.A.approved B.collected C.resembled D.assembledThepolicemancarefullyopenedtheboxandputachemicalonthepaper,andthefingerprints.A.showedupB.showedoffC.showeddownD.showedonThechildrenoftherichandpowerfulexperiencefrombirth.A.priority B.providing C.privilege D.precedingIthinkthethingtodoistophonebeforeyougo.A.sensitive B.sensible C.sensational D.senselessTheenvironmentofthiscitywillbemoreseriouslypollutedeffectivemeasuresaretakentopreventfactoriesfromsendingoutpoisonousgasesandwastewater.A.if B.once C.howeverD.unlessWemustmakesurethattourismdevelopsinharmonytheenvironment.A.with B.for C.to D.onWegivea10%forimmediatepayment.A.counter B.discount C.delivery D.replacementPleasemyluggageissenttotheairportbeforeseventomorrowmorning.A.seetothat B.seetoitthat C.seeingthat D.seenthatIsthereaFrenchwordthatistheexactoftheEnglishword"home"?A.ceremony B.promote C.equivalent D.approximateThecolorTVsetthatyouboughtatalowerpriceistheonethatweboughtataslightlyhigherprice.A.inferiortoB.inferiorthanC.muchinferiortoD.muchinferiorthanSheaccusedtheParty,andby,accuseditsleaderstoo.A.implicationB.meaning C.significanceD.senseItisdoubtfulthatshehastheroleofthePrimeMinisterinBritishpolitics.A.transplanted B.transferred C.transported D.transformedIdon'tlikeherbecausesheisalwaysputtingmeinpositions.A.clumsy B.award C.awful D.awkwardHeistellingastoryofYangLiwei,everyofusisproud.A.whom B.which C.ofwhomD.ofwhichWeEdison'ssuccesstointelligenceandhardwork.A.attributedB.contributedC.distributedD.ledPartIII.ReadingComprehension（30%）Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyanddothemultiple-choicequestions.Passage1SurfingtheInternetcanbeasaddictiveasdrugs,alcoholorgambling,aresearcherfromUniversityofPittsburghsaidlastmonth.Inastudyofalmost400menandwomeninCanada,researchersfoundInternetaddictionhookedpeopleintospending40hoursormoreaweekonline,mostofteninvolvedinrole-playinggamesorengagedinchatroomdiscussions.One-17-year-oldboywassoaddicted（上癮）totheInternetactivitiesthathisparentshadtoadmithimtoadrug\alcoholrehabilitation（康復(fù)）hospitalfor10daysfortreatment.Onewoman,describedbyfriends,familyandchildrenasaperfecthomemaker,wifeandmother,becamesoaddictedtotheInternetthatshewouldnotcook,cleanordothelaundry（洗熨衣物）andwasneglectingherchildrenandhusbandbecauseshewasspendingasmuchas12hoursadaytalkingtoacquaintancesontheInternet.Finallyherhusbandsaid,“Choosemeorthecomputer.^^Shedivorcedhim.PsychologistKimberlyYoung,assistantprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofPittsburgh'sBradfordcampus,foundthat76percentofthesubjectsinthestudyspendsanaverageof40hoursaweekontheInternet.Of396peoplewhometYoung'scriteria（懷準(zhǔn)）foraddictedInternetusers,137weremen,239women.Themenwereyoungerwithanaverageageof29;thewomenaverage43yearsofage.ThelargestgroupofaddictedusersoftheInternetwaspeoplewhowerenotworkingoutsidethehome;thatis,homemakers,studentsandthosewhoweredisabledorretired.InapresentationattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationinToronto,82percentoftheaddicteduserssaidthattheyhadslowlydriftedintotheiraddictions.（278words）AccordingtotheresearcherinUniversityofPittsburgh,surfingtheInternetcanbeA.alcoholic B.harmfulC.exciting D.stimulatingWhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?ManyInternetsurfersplaygamesandchatonline.SomeInternetsurferhastoreceivemedicaltreatmenttogetovertheaddiction.NearlyhalfoftheInternetsurfersspendalmost6hoursonlineeveryday.Internet,sometimes,canexertinfluencemorepowerfulthanfamily.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethemajorityofaddictedInternetusersare.A.youngmen B.middle-agedmenC.youngwomen D.middle-agedwomenItisimpliedpeoplewhoarelikelytobeaddictedInternetusersareusually.thosewhoarebusywiththeirwork.thosewhoarenotemployedthosewhowanttoescapefromtheirboringlifethosewhowanttomakefriendsThewriter'sattitudetowardssurfingtheInternetis.A.appreciativeB.satiric（諷刺的）C.critical D.solemnPassage2Inthesummerof1978anEnglishfarmernamedIanStevenswasdrivinghistractorthroughafieldofwheatwhenhediscoveredsomethingstrange.Someofhiswheatwaslyingflatontheground.Theflattened（被壓平的）wheatformedacircleaboutsixmetersacross.Aroundthiscirclewerefoursmallercirclesofflattenedwheat.Inthefollowingyearsmoreandmoresimilarcircleswerefoundinafieldofwheatorcom.Sopeoplecannothelpbutaskthequestion:Whatcausesthecircles?Atfirst,peoplesuspectedthatthecircleswereatrick.Toprovethatthecircleswereatrick,peopletriedtocopythem:theytriedtomakecirclesexactlyliketheonesthefarmershadfound.Theycouldn'tdoit.Theycouldn'tenterafieldofgrainwithoutleavingtracks,andtheycouldn'tflattenthegrainwithoutbreakingit.Thecirclesareapparentlynotatrick.Manypeoplebelievethatbeingsfromouterspacearemakingthecircles.Somethinkthatthebeingsaretryingtocommunicatewithusfromfarawayandthatthecirclesaremessagesfromthem.Othersbelievethatthebeingshaveactuallylandedonearthandthatthecirclesaremarksleftbytheirspaceships.Severaltimespeoplereportedseeingstrangeflyingobjectsnearfieldswherecircleslaterappeared.Scientistssaythey'renotsurewhatcausesthem.Theyhavesuggestedseveraltheories.Forexample,somescientistssaythat"microbursts”ofwindcreatedthecircles.Amicroburstisadownwardrushofcoolair—thesamedownwardrushofairthatsometimescausesanairplanetocrash.Otherscientistssaythatforceswithintheearthcausethecirclestoappear.Butcirclesoftenappearinforms.Itishardtobelievethatanynaturalforcecouldcreatethoseforms.Andrecentlyfarmershavediscoverednotonlycirclesbutalsoothershapessuchastrianglesintheirfields.Couldanynaturalforcecreatedaperfecttriangleinafieldofgrain?Inthesummerof1990somescientistsspentthreeweeksinthepartofEnglandwheremanycircleshaveappeared.rrheyhadallthelatesthigh-techequipment.Thisequipment—worth1.8milliondollars-recordednothing.Butonenight,asthescientistswerewatchingafield,circlesformedinthefieldbehindthem.Thesecirclesareshowninthephotograph.Thescientistshadneitherseennorheardanything.（402words）Whatcausesthecircles?A.Teenagers.B.Farmers.C.Flyingobjects.D.Noneoftheabove.Thethingthatprovesthatthecircleswerenotatrickisthat.twomensaidtheymadethecirclesthemselvesfarmersweremakingthecirclestoattracttouristspeoplecannotcopythecircleswithoutleavingmarksorbreakingthegrainscientistssuggesttheoriesthatsupporttheideathatcirclesweremadebynaturalforcesThecirclesmean.thatbeingsfromouterspacearetryingtocommunicatewithhumanbeingsthatbeingsfromouterspacehavevisitedtheearththattheredoexiststrangeflyingobjectsnoneoftheaboveTheonlythingfbrthescientiststobehappyaboutinthesummerof1990ispossibly.thattheydiscoveredhowthecirclesweremadethattheysawthecircleswiththehelpofthelatesthigh-techequipmentthattheywereabletoshowthecirclesinaphotographnoneoftheaboveApropertitlefbrthispassageis.A.AnUnsolvedMystery B.StrangeFlyingObjectsC.ThePowerofNaturalForces D.TheDiscoveryofStrangeCirclesPassage3Accidentsarecaused;theydon'tjusthappen.Thereasonmaybeeasytosee:anoverloadedtray,ashelfoutofreach,apatchoficeontheroad.Butmoreoftenthannotthereisachainofeventsleadinguptothemisfortune-frustration,tirednessorjustbadtemper-thatshowwhattheaccidentreallyis,asortofattackononeself.Roadaccidents,forexample,happenfrequentlyafterafamilyquarrel,andweallknowpeoplewhoareaccident-prone,sooftenatoddswith(和...人爭執(zhí))themselvesandtheworldthattheyseemtocauseaccidentsforthemselvesandothers.Bydefinition,anaccidentissomethingyoucannotpredictoravoid,andtheideawhichusedtobecurrent,thatthemajorityofroadaccidentsarecausedamajorityofcriminallycarelessdrivers,isnotsupportedbyinsurancestatistics.Theseshowthatmostaccidentsinvolveordinarymotoristsinamomentofcarelessnessofthoughtlessness.Itisnotalways,clear,either,whatsortofconditionsmakepeoplemorelikelytohaveanaccident.Forinstance,thelawrequiresallfactoriestotakesafetyprecautionsandmostcompanieshavesafetycommitteestomakesuretheregulationsareobserved,butstill,everydayinBritain,somefiftythousandmenandwomenareabsentfromworkduetoanaccident-noiseandfatigue,boredomorworryarepossiblefactorswhichcontributetothis.Doctorswhoworkinfactorieshavefoundthatthosewhodrinktoomuch,usuallypeoplewhohaveahighanxietylevel,runthreetimesthenormalriskofaccidentsatwork.Thispassagemightbetakenfrom.A.atextbook B.asciencefictionC.apopularmagazine D.anannualreportofacompanyThewriterindicatesthat.Britishpeopleareoftenabsent-minded.doctorsshouldworkinfactoriestoavoidaccidents.driversaretheonlyfactorleadingtoroadaccidents.therearealwayssomepeoplewhofailtoobserveregulations.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasafactorofaccidents?A.anxietyB.tirednessC.badweatherD.carelessness“Accident-prone”(Para.2)probablymeans" .”liabletohaveaccidentslikelytobekilledinaccidentsresponsibleforroadaccidentspossibletoavoidaccidentsWhichofthefollowingcouldserveasthebesttitleforthispassage?A.CausesofAccidents B.PreventionofAccidentsC.ResultsofAccidents D.AccidentsandanxietyPassage4America'smostcreativeplaywrighttodayisa47-year-oldblackmanwhogrewupinaPittsburghslum,droppedoutofsecondaryschool,didmostofhisreadingattheneighborhoodpubliclibrary,andneversawplaysuntilhestartedtowritethem.HisnameisAugustWilson,andhisplays,whichallareaboutthe20thcenturyblackexperienceinurbanAmerica,havewonhimaudience'sacclaim（喝彩）,criticalapprovalandinnumerableawards,includingtwoPulitzerPrizes,in1987for"Fences''andin1990for"ThePianoLesson''.AugustWilsonwasbornin1945inPittsburgh,ofawhitefatherandablackmother.Hisfather,abakerofGermandescent,hadjustaboutabandonedthefamilyandwasrarelyathome.Hismother,DaisyWilson,whohadmigratednorthfromNorthCarolina,raisedAugustandhisthreesistersonherscantywagesasacleaningladyandonherwelfarechecks,inatwo-roomcold-waterflat.Hisfriends,hisneighbors,hissurroundingsallwereblack,andhebecamefamiliarwithblackspeechandthought-processes.Lateron,whenthefamilymovedtoasomewhatbetter,moremixedneighborhood,hestillretainedhisblackconnectionsandinterests.Buthedevelopedaffinities（愛好）ofhisown,too.Especiallyanaffinityforreading,whichhismothertaughthimbyagefive."Mymotherbelievedthatifyoucouldread,anythingwaspossible,''hehassaid."IreadeverythingtherewasattheCarnegieLibrary,twoblocksfromthehouse.WhenIwas14,1discoveredthe'NegroSection'.That'swhatitwascalled.Itconsistedof30booksorsoontwolittleshelves.IstillcanrememberhowgreatitwaswhenIreadRalphEllison's"InvisibleMan'.IguessfromthetimeIwas12Iwantedtowritepoetry.Notplays.Poems.''"Fences''and"ThePianoLesson''inthefirstparagrapharenamesof.A.subjectsB.filmsC.playsD.novelsTheevidenceofthispassagesuggeststhatAugustWilson.didn'tenjoyhischildhood.didn'tfinishelementaryschool.didmostofhisreadingatapubliclibrary.wasbomin1945inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania.Theword"scanty”(Para.2)probablymeans.A.plentifulB.meagerC.excessiveD.enoughWhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?AugustWilsonisasuccessfulAmericanplaywright.Wilson'splaysdealswiththeurbanblackAmericantoday.Wilsonbecameinterestedinwritingpoemsattheageoffive.Wilsonlearnedtheimportanceofreadingfromhismother*.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsAugustWilson?A.indifferentB.contemptuousC.ironicalD.objectivePaperTwoReplacement(10%)Directions:Replacetheunderlinedwordsinthefollowingsentenceswithexpressionsorphrasesusingthekeyword(s)suppliedinthebrackets.Pleasetakecaretousetherightformandkeeptheoriginalmeaning.Ithinkweshouldexpressourgoodwishestothebrideandthebridegroom.(glass)*ThechildrentherearebeingputindangereverydaybecausecareworkersstilldonotknowhowtoprotectthemfromHIV.(risk)みPopstarsoftenbecomeveryfamouswhentheyareveryyoung,(fame)Whathesaidhadnothingtodowiththeproblem.(bearing)6°，Itismostlikelythatthepatientwilldiewithinthreemonthsifsheisnotgivenpropertreatment,(chance)6丄Besidesherworkintheschool,ourteachergivesmusiclessonsafterschoolhours,(addition)6ヽWearingshorthairisnolongerinfashionnow,(style)6'Thepicturesheshowedmeisalmostthesameastheonemymotherhas.(identical)“もHopingthathemightbeabletoprovideanexplanationfortheproblem,Iaskedhimforhelp.(shed)65'Itdoesn'tseemuglytome;no,notatall,Ithinkitisratherbeautiful,(contrary)Cloze(5%)Directions:Thefollowingparagraphwaschosenfromyourtextbooks.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwords.Commitmentamongparentsisakey66intheHydemixture.67thestudenttogainadmission,parentsalsomustagreetoacceptand68theschool'sphilosophiesandoutlook.Theparentsagreeinwriting69meetmonthlyinoneof20regionalgroups,gotoayearlythree-day70retreat,andspendatleastthreetimesayearinworkshops,discussiongroupsand71atBath.ParentsofMainestudentshavean72rateof95%inthemanysessions.JoeandMalcolmGauldbothsaychildren73todotheirutmost74theyseetheirparentsmakingsimilarefforts.Thebiggestフ5formanyparents,theysay,istorealizetheirownweaknesses.Writing(15%)Directions:Forthispart,youareaskedtowriteacompositiononthetopicPrivateMotorVehicles.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:PrivateMotorVehicles.私家車極大地提高了人們的活動空間。.私家車所帶來的弊端。.如何減少私家車的數(shù)