新视野大学英语3期中考试B卷

Part II. Reading Comprehension (20 points)

Passage One

As we consider what makes one man better than the other, let’s look at two examples. The first example is a man who has a good job, a healthy body, and a loving family. His success is due to good decisions. He chose the correct subjects to study when he was at the university. Now that he’s out of school, he always schedules his time well so that he can get everything done at the proper time. He exercises and eats well, as he understands the benefits of this. In addition, in order to achieve happiness in the home, he spends time with his family and makes sure they all have when they need. On the other hand, the second man is something less than the successful person the first man is. What’s wrong with him?

Good sense is the ability to know what is true or right from what is not true or wrong. And some people might think that the second lacks good sense. However, the person who thinks this is mistaken. Actually, since everyone has the same amount of good sense, the first man does not have an advantage over the second in this respect. The second man has a good mind, and he has the ability to judge things well.

The second man runs into trouble, because he directs his thought along a different path. He considers other things, different from the first man. The problem is that he does not apply his mind rightly, as does the first one. Thus, he is not capable of advancing further than he does.

When you consider what you want out of life, think about the results of your decisions. Apply your mind well so that good things will come about and so that you are not left regretting your actions.

21. During his university years, the first man ________.

A. scheduled his time to get everything done.

B. learned how to apply his mind rightly.

C. ate right and did exercise regularly.

D. chose things that made him successful later.

22. The first man is fully aware of the good things that will result from _______.

A. making good decisions during one’s unive rsity studies.

B. scheduling his time so that he can get everything done.

C. taking care of his body with diet and exercise.

D. being a successful person with a good family life.

23. One’s ability to judge right or wrong is called _______.

A. beneficial consideration

B. thought direction

C. successful thinking

D. good sense

24. To keep from wishing you made a different choice, you should ________.

A. get more out of life

B. develop more good sense

C. judge things right or wrong

D. put good thought into your actions

25. The main topic of this passage is ________.

A. people are equal

B. applying thought well will help

C. some people are not successful

D. people must judge things well Passage Two

In 1848, gold was discovered in California; from all over the nation, thousands of young men set out for California. People called“this” the time of the Gold Rush.

A gold miner came into a city looking for a pair of pants. He wanted pants strong enough to stand up to the rough work of mining. He met a young man named Levi, who sold heavy cloth for tents and wagon tops. They asked a tailor to use heavy cloth for their pants. Then Levi went into the business of making work pants. He asked his brothers to send him some strong blue cotton cloth called denim (斜纹粗棉布). With this blue denim cloth, Levi started making the kind of pants we call blue jeans today. They were sewed up in the same way as other pants.

In 1860, a miner said that the pockets weren't strong enough to hold the pieces of gold he found. The pockets kept falling off the pants. The cloth was all right. It was the thread that wasn't strong enough. So Levi used rivets (铆钉) to attach the pockets onto the pants.

Cowboys needed tough pants, too. They liked their pants to fit tightly. But the rivets marked the cowboys' saddles. So Levi covered the rivets with cloth. Then everybody was happy.

26. This article as a whole is about ________________.

A. how people got blue jeans

B. the Gold Rush in California

C. How blue jeans are made

D. The kind of pants cowboys' wear

27. While not stated in the article, you can tell that ________________.

A. everybody who went to California got a lot of gold

B. Levi found riches in the gold fields

C. Levi sold more jeans to cowboys than to gold miners

D. Levi made more money than many gold miners

28. The word this in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to ___________.

A. California

B. the discovery of gold

C. many people looking for gold

D. the nation at this time

29. Levi used strong blue cotton cloth to make pants because ____________.

A. gold miners liked the blue color

B. this was the only cloth he had

C. miners wanted pants which could stand rough work

D. cowboys liked their pants to fit tightly

30. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. It was Levi who started the business of making blue jeans.

B. It was one tailor who started making blue jeans.

C. It was in California that blue jeans first became popular.

D. It was in California that gold was discovered.

Passage Three

After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprised his landlord by telling him that he was leaving because he could not afford to buy any more chocolate.

It all began a year ago when Albert Hall returned home one evening and found a large dog in front of his gate. He was very fond of animals and as he happened to have a small piece of chocolate in his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. It held up its paws (爪子) and received another piece of chocolate as a reward. Albert called his new friend "Bingo". He never found out the dog's real name, nor who his owner was.

However, Bingo appeared regularly every afternoon and it was quite clear that he liked chocolate more than bones. He soon grew dissatisfied with small pieces of chocolate and demanded a large piece a day. If at any time Albert couldn't give it, Bingo got very angry and refused to let him open the gate. Albert was now at Bingo's mercy and had to "buy him" to get into his own house! He spent such a large part of his money to keep Bingo supplied with chocolate that in the end he had to move somewhere else.

31. Albert had been living in the same district for _______________.

A. many weeks

B. under twenty years

C. all his life

D. more than twenty years

32. Albert decided to move because _______________.

A. he didn't get along well with his landlord

B. he was afraid of animals, especially dogs

C. he couldn't get into his own house freely

D. he was not satisfied with that district

33. Bingo waited for Albert every afternoon at the gate because _____________.

A. he wanted some bones

B. he wanted chocolate

C. he liked Albert

D. he had no other place to go

34. What does “ at dog’s mercy” mean in “ Albert was now at Bingo's mercy…” ?

A. Albert was angry with the dog

B. Albert was somehow controlled by the dog

C. the dog is not kind

D. the dog is not to be treated kindly any more.

35. We can tell from the story that ______________.

A. Albert could afford to buy a large piece of chocolate for Bingo every day

B. Albert didn't like animals any more from then on

C. all dogs cause trouble for people living in Albert's district

D. he who spares the rod would finally spoil the dog.

Passage Four

What you give your relatives, friends, husband, or wife can help you know yourself better. Also, what they give you can tell you something about their personality. Most gift giving（and getting）shows nothing more than the spirit of love and friendship. But it is possible to form some associations between the kinds of things bought and the people buy them. Here is a guide to who gives what and why.

The clothes you wear tell something about your personality. They tell the world not only how you want to be seen but how you see yourself as well. When someone gives you something to wear that agrees with your self-image, they’re saying, "I agree with you. I like you the way are." Such a gift should be taken as a form of compliment （赞美）. On the other hand, a gift of clothing that does not match your personality could be an insult to your character.

Making something by hand has become the exception in many countries today--so much so that giving a homemade gift is sometimes considered unusual. If you receive a homemade gift, you are lucky. It may not be made perfectly, but it will show a certain quality of love. People who give homemade gifts may be said to be very generous. They have given time and emotion, two important characteristics of being creative.

A person who thinks of food when thinking of a gift is good example of what human warmth means. Whether you give a box of chocolates, a bag of oranges, or a ball of cheese, all carry the same message of comfort and support.

People who give books as gifts either like reading or would like everyone to think they do. If you happen to receive a large, heavy book, its giver may be much more interested in the way things appear than in the way they actually are. Of course, reading is a way of feeling the emotions of another person and of learning new things. Giving a book can be a way of sharing a feeling or a newly learned meaning. The giver is probably trying to say to you what the book said to him.

36. The first paragraph is written mainly to tell readers that___________ .

A.the gifts you give can help you understand yourself better than any other way

B.there is a certain relationship between the gifts and the people who give them

C.the gifts you receive help you learn your personality

D.between relatives and friends a gift may show friendship and love

37. A person who likes the self-image of another person will give the latter a

gift_________.

A. fashionable and expensive

B. made at home by himself

C. that agrees with the personality of the receiver

D. that matches the character of the giver

38. People are especially generous if they give ______ .

A. a thing not found in one’s country

B. an object that shows warmth

C. something unusual

D. gifts made by hands

39. What kind of message is communicated by a gift of food

A. a supportive one.

B. a generous one.

C. a creative one.

D. an unusual one.

40. If you give a large book as a gift, it may show that______.

A.you enjoy reading and will be successful in writing

B.the receiver is interested in reading and hopes to be a writer

C.you want to share with others a certain feeling

D.you are more interested in the appearance than in its contents

Part III. Word Building ( 15 points)

Directions:complete the following sentences with the proper form of the word given in the brackets.

S11.(survive) In some of the larger animals in nature ,the existing evidence

point to a similar______ pattern.

S12.(punish) Many people think that the death penalty is too several a ___

for any crime.

S13.(invade) Though the _____ entered this region and raided several

areas ,they found weather there too warm and damp for them.

S14.(hand) The addition of the East Building to the National Gallery of

Arts has provided Washington with opportunities enjoyed by

only a____ of U.S cities.

S15.(commute) Railroads and multi -lane freeways carry hundreds of

thousands of _____ daily to and from the suburbs S16.(exhaust) The ____of natural resources will bring far-reaching and

destructive environment consequences.

S17.(assist) The ____ that the manager received from his staff was not

enough for him to run the hotel smoothly.

S18.(decent ) His honesty and_____ ,rather than physical strength ,

provided the impetus for his heroism .

S19.(respond) In_____ to Germany’s invasion ,Great Britain and France

declared war on September 3 ,starting World War II.

S20.(hero) The soldiers were honored for their _____ efforts in protecting

the city from the enemy.

S21.(expose) It is made clear that the boy was_____ to serious danger by

his father’s irresponsibility and by his sister’s departure.

S22.(resolve) people involved in the dispute wanted to achieve a ____that

would make everyone happy.

S23.(explode) Even though the ____ took place 10 miles away ,we heard it.

S24.(history) ______figures ,such as Confucius and Napoleon, are interesting

to read about.

S25.(easy) I feel a bit _____about asking her to do me such a big favor.

Part IV. (10 points)

Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Band. You may not use any of the words more than 0nce.

Nobody has ever had to tell me to get out of bed. My number one __S26__has always been that I am much more ambitious than most. The way I see it, life is too short to make periodical __S27__ to comfort and fun. If you want to accomplish something remarkable, you've got to stay __S28__ and constantly work toward your goals. My goal has been to become a(n) __S29__ since I was a young boy. When I was eight, my father said, "That field of work is too __S30__ for you. You should be more realistic about your__S31__ and abilities."

I didn't want to deceive myself about how hard it would be, so I started that day by getting a job __S32__ newspapers. I departed from home every morning at 4:30 to do my work before school. I was__S33___with the printing machines so I always arrived to work early to ask questions. I wasn't much of a scholar, so I eventually ended up __S34_ in an average university. Still, I was __S35__ on becoming a reporter and did not give up my dream. I wrote for the school newspaper and when I graduated, took a job sorting mail with a local media company. I later convinced them to give me a chance to write some simple articles. That's how I got my start.

Key to Test 2

Part II. Reading Comprehension

21-25 D C D D B

26-30 A D C C B

31-35 D C B B D

36-40 D C D A D

Part III. Word Building ( 15 points)

S11. survival S12. punishment S13. invaders

S14. handful S15. commuters S16. exhaustion S17. assistance S18. decency S19. response S20. heroic S21. exposed S22. resolution S23. explosion S24. Historical S25. uneasy

Part IV. (10 points)

S26-S30 J M F L A

S31-S35 O G D I C