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课外的
NewHorizonCollegeEnglishTest
BandFour
I. WordDictation
Directions:
Listenandwritedownthewordsyouhear.Youaregoingtolistentotherecordingtwice.Duringthefirsttime,youshouldwritethewordthatyouhearand,duringthesecondtime,youcanjustcheckyouranswers. (34points)
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II. CompoundDictation
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Inthissectionyouwillhearapassagethreetimes.Forthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Forthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom1to7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Fortheblanksnumberedfrom8to10,youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Thethirdtimeisforyoutocheckwhatyouhavewritten. (30points)
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Groupactivitiesandsolitarypursuitsarethetwocommonwaysinwhichcollegestudents(35) inextracurricular(课外的)activities.Thetwokindsof(36) servebothasastimulantto(37) relaxationanda(38) escapefromthepressureofdailystudies.
Groupactivitiesaffordstudentstheopportunitiestomakemanynewfriends.Byplayingaballgame,goingtoadance,orhavingaholiday(39) ,studentscansharewitheachotherknowledgeand(40) aswellashappiness.Such(41) contributetoariseintheirsociability.Butthedisadvantageisthatthepersonalschedule(42) ,andthusfreedomislimited.
Bycontrast,solitarypursuitscantakeplaceanytime:
onecan(43) ,andjog(慢跑)oncampuslaterintheafternoons.Yethereagainthereisadisadvantage:
thestudent(44) .
Text2
Thesedays,itseemsasifhalfthebooksinthebookstoreshavetheword"bestseller".Butwhatdoesthatmean?
Thepublishingindustrydoesnot(45) theuseoftheterm,andtherearemanydifferentkindsofbest-sellerlistspublishedeveryweek.(46) ,thebest-sellerlistsdon'ttelluswhichbooksaresellingthemost,butwhichfiction,nonfiction,or(47) bookssellthefastestatthebookstoresthatlist-makersthink(48) attention.
Eachlist(49) therelativesalesofaparticularkindofbookatacertaingroupofstoreswithinaone-weekperiod.Thismeansa(50) bookthatsells20,000copiesinoneweekwill(51) tothetopofthebest-sellerlists,whetherornotthosearetheonlycopiesiteversells.
Anovelthatsells200copiesaweekfor10yearswillneverappearonthelists,becauseeachweekitwillbebeatenbyfaster-sellingbooks.Andbecause(52) ,theycanbecomeself-fulfillingprophecies(预言).
(53) toputitinthefrontofthestoreandreaderstobuyit.Publisherswillalsobeeagertopublishmorebookslikeit.Thishelpsaccountfortheuniformityinthebooksthattopalltheselists:
booksbybrand-nameorcelebrity(著名)authors,inspirational,andself-helpbooks.Whatbest-sellerlistsaremostlikelytoreflectthesedaysis(54) .Superstoresnowallowpublisherstopaytoplaceabookupfrontorinthewindowortodisplayadvertising.That,plusanauthortourorappearanceonnationalTVshows,canpropel(激励)readersintostoresfastenoughtogetabookonthelist.Word-of-mouthorgoodreviewsrarelygeneratethedramaticconcentratedsalesrequired.
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Peoplewhogototheemergencyroomwithchestpainsintheeveningaremorelikelytobehavingaheartattackthanthosewhogoduringtheday,accordingtoareport(55) hereTuesdayatthe(56) meetingoftheAmericanHeartAssociation.
Dr.MichaelGibsonsaidpeoplewhoarrivedattheemergencyroomatnightwithchestpainshadan11percentriskofhavingaheartattack,(57) witha6.5percentriskforpatientswhocameinduringtheday.
Gibsonandhis(58) compared813patientswhocametothehospitalbetween6a.m.and6p.m.with433patientswhocameinbetween6p.m.and6a.m.
Thepeoplewhocameinatnightwereyoungerthanthosewhoarrivedduringtheday,andhadexperiencedtheir(59) foralongerperiodoftimebeforegoingtothehospital.
Gibson'srecentresearchhasshownanassociationbetweenpeople'ssleepingandwaking(60) andheartattacks.Mostheartattacks(61) inthemorning.
Gibsonthoughtthatonereason(62) maybethattheyhadsymptomslongerbeforeseekinghelp,thusdelayinglife-savingtreatment.Patientswhocameinatnightdelayedseekingtreatmentby30to45minutes.Healsothoughtthat(63) beforewakingup.
Gibsonstressedthatitisimportantto"cometothehospitalquickly,(64) ."
III. ListeningComprehension
Directions:
Hereyouwillbelisteningtooneormorepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questions.Afteryouheareachquestion,there'llbeabreakof10secondsforyoutochoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven. (25points)
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(A)Proudly.
(B)Quietly.
(C)Tryingtoattractattention.
(D)Tryingtobeunnoticed.
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(A)Heislookeddownupon.
(B)Heistakengoodcareof.
(C)Heisturnedoff.
(D)Heistreatedequallywell.
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(A)Theywouldfeelspecial.
(B)Theywouldfeelawfullybad.
(C)Theywouldfeelshocked.
(D)Theywouldfeelangry.
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(A)Heisoftenseatedatathintable.
(B)Heislikelytobemadefunofbycouples.
(C)Heisnotnoticedevenbywaiters.
(D)Hehashismealinanunpleasantposition.
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(A)Theywouldfindanotherpersontogowiththemtogether.
(B)Theywouldgotoarestaurantwithbetterservice.
(C)Theywouldhavemealsathome.
(D)Theywouldeatatafastfoodrestaurant.
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(A)Marriage.
(B)Love.
(C)Family.
(D)Friendship.
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(A)Adultswhoaresingle.
(B)Teenagerswhoseparentsaredivorced.
(C)Oldpeoplewhohavenochildren.
(D)Bothadultsandteenagers.
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(A)Itiscentraltoahappylife.
(B)Itisnotthebasisformarriage.
(C)Itisnotnecessarilyimportantinpeople'slife.
(D)Manypeoplelongforit,butitisunbelievable.
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(A)Theywillthinkabouttheirsocialbackground.
(B)Theythinkeconomicbackgroundisessential.
(C)Theywon'tchooseamarriagepartnerfromdifferentreligiousbackground.
(D)Theydon'tthinksocial,economicorreligiousbackgroundisimportant.
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(A)Theycontinuetolivewiththeirparentsaftertheirmarriage.
(B)Theyplantolivebythemselves.
(C)Theyplantoearnmoremoneytobuyahouse.
(D)Theyplantotravelallovertheworld.
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(A)Tohelpthehandicappedtolearn.
(B)Tolearnthingsfromthehandicapped.
(C)Toteachpeoplehowtobecomeabusinessman.
(D)Totrainpeopletobecomeaqualifiedcaseworker.
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(A)InNewYork.
(B)InNewJersey.
(C)InNewEngland.
(D)InNewOrleans.
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(A)Youngadultswhoarehandicapped.
(B)Collegestudentswhoaregoingtograduate.
(C)Thechildrenofcriminalsinthestate.
(D)Thebusinessmanwhogoesbankrupt.
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(A)Becausethestudentsmaygohomewhenevertheywish.
(B)Becausethest