NewHorizonCollegeEnglishTestBand32005.1 (B)PaperOnePartI.ListeningComprehension(20%)SectionA(l,*10=10,)Directions:Inthissection,you'llheartenshortconversations.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.D.He'stoonervoustocalmdown.5.A.Hismoneywasstolen.B.Helosthispassport.C.Hispassportisinthecar.D.Somebodystolehispassport.6.A.Lookingforwater.B.Plantingsomething.C.Lookingforsomething.D.Gettingdirty.7.A.Twentydollars.B.Twenty-fivedollars.C.Fortydollars.D.Fiftydollars.8.A.Heusedtohaveonelikethat.B.Hedidn'tthinkmuchofit.C.Hewouldliketohaveonelikethat.D.Itwasnotaverygoodbicycle.9.A.Borrowhisnotes.B.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.B.Atthefootofamountain.C.Inhishometown.D.Inaseasidevillage.12.A.In1588.B.In1885.C.In1682.D.In1518.13.A.Hisparents.B.Hisfriends.C.Manyofthetourists.D.Hisguests.14.A.Heboughtit.B.Hesoldit.C.Herentedit.D.Heleftitempty.15.A.Becauseitissmall.B.Becauseitismodern.C.Becauseitisquietandpeaceful.D.Becauseitischeap.SectionC(PleaseputyouranswersonyourAnswerSheet)(0.5*10=5')Directions:Inthissection,you'llhearapassagethreetimes.Listencarefullyduringthefirstreading.Thenlistenagain.Whenthefirstpartofthepassageisbeingread,youshouldfillinthemissingwordsduringthepauseateachblank.Afterlisteningtothesecondpart,youarealsorequiredtowritedownthemissingwordsaccordingtowhatwassaid.Checkyouranswerswhenthepassageisreadthethirdtime.Peopleinallpartsoftheworldareobserving“NoTobaccoDay”.ItisthedaywhentheWorldHealthOrganizationappealstopeopletostopusingtobacco1.Ithopesthatifpeoplestopsmokingcigarettesorchewingtobaccoforoneday,theywillstop2,Health3havewarnedforyearsthatsmokingcanleadto4disease,cancerandotherproblems.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysdiseaselinkedtosmokingkillatleast2,500,0005eachyear."NoTobaccoDay''isaimedatsmokersandthosewho6moneyfromtobaccosales.Sobusinessesareaskedtostop7tobaccoproductsfor24hours.Newspapersareaskednotto8advertisementsforcigarettes.Twoimportantdevelopmentshavebeenobservedin9years.Inindustrialcountries,thenumberofsmokershasbeenfallingaboutonepercentayear.Butin]0countries,thenumberhasbeenrisingtwopercentayear.Thisistheresultofincreasedeffortsbytobaccocompaniestoselltheirproductsindevelopingcountries.PartILVocabularyandStructure(20%)Directions:Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachsentence.Iwouldliketoyouofthefollowingchangeswe'vemadeintheplansforthedevelopmentofourcompany.A.notice B.note C.notify D.suggestBythefactthathestayedintheUnitedStatesformorethantenyears,hedevelopedanAmerican.A.stress B.sound C.voice D.accentIgThemillionsofcalculationsinvolved,hadtheybeendonebyhand,allpracticalvaluebythetimetheywerefinished.A.hadlost B.wouldhavelostC.wouldlose D.shouldhavelostInthe200meters,LisaandRosecamefirstandthird.A.respectablyB.respectivelyC.respectfullyD.respectingTodaythemostdifficultandquestionsabouttheeconomiccrisisofthelate1990sconcernitsdeepercauses,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.however D.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.seenthatThecolorTVsetthatyouboughtatalowerpriceistheonethatweboughtataslightlyhigherprice.A.inferiortoB.inferiorthanC.muchinferiortoD.muchinferiorthanIsthereaFrenchwordthatistheexactoftheEnglishword"home”?A.ceremonyB.promote C.equivalentD.approximateSheaccusedtheParty,andby,accuseditsleaderstoo.A.implication B.meaning C.significance D.senseIdon'tlikeherbecausesheisalwaysputtingmeinpositions.A.clumsy B.award C.awful D.awkwardHeistellingastoryofYangLiwei,everyofusisproud.A.whom B.which C.ofwhomD.ofwhichWeEdison'ssuccesstointelligenceandhardwork.A.attributed B.contributed C.distributed D.ledItisdoubtfulthatshehastheroleofthePrimeMinisterinBritishpolitics.A.transplanted B.transferred C.transported D.transformedPartIII.ReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyanddothemultiple-choicequestions.Passage1It's3a.m.whenthephonerings.Atremblingvoiceasks,"Areyouapsychic(通靈大リ帀)一forreal?IhopesobecauseIreallyneedsomehelp."Thecallerthenproceedstorelatethatshe'sworriedaboutherdaughter.Justrecently,she'sbeenwakingupfromnightmares,liketonight.Themother'swonderingifherdaughterhasbeenthevictimofviolence.Mynextcallerisagirlinherearlyteens,whoiscryingbitterly.Ihavetotalkinasoftvoice.Comfortfallsonthechild'sear,decoratedwith,"You'reagoodgirl,"and"No,youdidnothingwrong."Eventuallythesobbing(抽噎)stopsaltogether.Finallythechildsays"Thankyou,lady".neverlosemytemperatthecaller.Never.Buttheairhasbeenblueafewtimesaftermyhangingupfromadifficultperson.Itstillamazesmethatpeoplecallusbecausetheyfeelwearegiftedandthatwehaveinformationthatcanhelpthem;forthemostpartthat'strue.Mythirdcallerisbarelyoutofhighschool.ShehasaparttimejobatMcDonald's,stilllivesathome,andwantstoknowhowsoonshe'sgoingtogetpregnant.Thefactshedoesn'thaveaboyfriendseemsmoreimportanttoherthanhowshecouldpossiblyberesponsibleforachild.Whennobabiesareseeninthenearfuture(ThanktheGods!)shehangsup,voicingherunhappinessattheoutcome.She'llcallarounduntilshefindssomeonewhowilltellherwhatshewantstohear.Failingthatasasolution,Isometimestakealongbath.ThereIsetfreeallthatIamholdingtooclose,lieinthewarmbathandlistentosomerelaxingmusic.Asalastresort(最后ー招)Ihaveafunsolutionthathasafewofmyneighborslettingmestayatasafedistance.Igoforawalkandtakeinallthenatureandactivityaroundme.AndIusuallydon'tfeelanydrivetoexplainwhatIamdoing,exceptsometimestomyfriends,thosewhoshowconcernforme.(368words)Itseemsthatattheverybeginningthefirstcaller.hasdoubtaboutwhethersheisspeakingtoapsychictruststhepsychicverymuchwantstocheatthepsychicintendstomakefunofthepsychicThegirlstopssobbingbecause.sheisagoodgirlsheismadetobelievethatshedidnothingwrongpsychicspeakswellsheissenttocallhermotherWhichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothesentenceinParagraph3:nButtheairhasbeenblueafewtimesaftermyhangingupfromadifficultperson.HButsometimesIfeelsadafteratalkwithadifficultpersononthephone.ButIfeelsadwhenthetalkwithadifficultpersononthephoneisover.ButIalwaysfeelsadafteratalkwithadifficultpersononthephone.ButthesituationchangessuddenlyafterIfinishatalkwithadifficultpersononthephone.Thethirdcallerwillbeh叩pyif.thepsychicdoesn'ttellherthetruththepsychictellsherthetruththepsychictellshertocallanotherpsychicthepsychicaskshertocallagain40. Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?Thepsychicisalwayshelpful.Thepsychicdoeshaveherownproblems.Thepsychicoftenseekshelpfromherfriends.Thepsychichastospeakinasoftvoicetocomfortcallers.Passage2Inthesummerof1978anEnglishfarmernamedIanStevenswasdrivinghistractorthroughafieldofwheatwhenhediscoveredsomethingstrange.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.Othersscientistssaythatforceswithintheearthcausethecirclestoappear.Butcirclesoftenappearinforms.Itishardtobelievethatanynaturalforcecouldcreatethoseforms.Andrecentlyfarmershavediscoverednotonlycirclesbutalsoothershapessuchastrianglesintheirfields.Couldanynaturalforcecreatedaperfecttriangleinafieldofgrain?Inthesummerof1990somescientistsspentthreeweeksinthepartofEnglandwheremanycircleshaveappeared.Theyhadallthelatesthigh-techequipment.Thisequipmentworth1.8milliondollars—recordednothing.Butonenight,asthescientistswerewatchingafield,circlesformedinthefieldbehindthem.Thesecirclesareshowninthephotograph.Thescientistshadneitherseennorheardanything.(402words)Whatcausesthecircles?A.Teenagers.B.Farmers.C.Flyingobjects.D.Noneoftheabove.Thethingthatprovesthatthecircleswerenotatrickisthat.twomensaidtheymadethecirclesthemselvesfarmersweremakingthecirclestoattracttouristspeoplecannotcopythecircleswithoutleavingmarksorbreakingthegrainscientistssuggesttheoriesthatsupporttheideathatcirclesweremadebynaturalforcesThecirclesmean.thatbeingsfromouterspacearetryingtocommunicatewithhumanbeingsthatbeingsfromouterspacehavevisitedtheearththattheredoexiststrangeflyingobjectsnoneoftheaboverrheonlythingforthescientiststobehappyaboutinthesummerof1990ispossibly.thattheydiscoveredhowthecirclesweremadethattheysawthecircleswiththehelpofthelatesthigh-techequipmentthattheywereabletoshowthecirclesinaphotographnoneoftheaboveApropertitleforthispassageis.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）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,whichallareaboutthe20,hcenturyblackexperienceinurbanAmerica,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)ゝ7，ThechildrentherearebeingputindangereverydaybecausecareworkersstilldonotknowhowtoprotectthemfromHIV.(risk)Popstarsoftenbecomeveryfamouswhentheyareveryyoung,(fame)Whathesaidhadnothingtodowiththeproblem.(bearing)Itismostlikelythatthepatientwilldiewithinthreemonthsifsheisnotgivenpropertreatment,(chance),Besidesherworkintheschool,ourteachergivesmusiclessonsafterschoolhours,(addition)Wearingshorthairisnolongerinfashionnow,(style)Thepicturesheshowedmeisalmostthesameastheonemymotherhas.(identical)Hopingthathemightbeabletoprovideanexplanationfortheproblem,1askedhimforhelp.(shed)Itdoesn'tseemuglytome;no,notatall,Ithinkitisratherbeautiful,(contrary)Cloze(5%)Directions:Thefollowingparagraphwaschosenfromyourtextbooks.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwords.Commitmentamongparentsisakey66intheHydemixture.67thestudenttogainadmission,parentsalsomustagreetoacceptand68theschool'sphilosophiesandoutlook.Theparentsagreeinwriting69meetmonthlyinoneof20regionalgroups,gotoayearlythree-day70retreat,andspendatleastthreetimesayearinworkshops,discussiongroupsand71atBath.ParentsofMainestudentshavean72rateof95%inthemanysessions.JoeandMalcolmGauldbothsaychildren73todotheirutmost74theyseetheirparentsmakingsimilarefforts.Thebiggestハformanyparents,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