新视野二级试题A卷 及答案.docx

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新视野二级试题A卷及答案

NewHorizonCollegeEnglishTest

Band2（A）

2005.6

PaperOne

PartI.ListeningComprehension（20%）

SectionA（1’*5=5’）

Directions:

Inthissection,you’llhearfiveshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandquestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

1.A.He’sreadingane-mailmessage.B.He’sfixinghiscomputer.

C.He’swatchingTV.D.He’shavinglunch.

2.A.8:

00.B.8:

15.

C.7:

10.D.7:

45.

3.A.BlackB.Blue.

C.Red.D.White.

4.A.Summer.B.Playingintheopenair.

C.Swimming.D.Exams.

5.A.TurnoffhisTV.B.TurndownhisTV.

C.Turnoffhisradio.D.Turndownhisradio.

SectionB（1’*5=5’）

Directions:

Inthissection,you’llhearalongconversation.Theconversationwillbereadtwice.Attheendofthepassage,you’llhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

6.A.Shecouldnotfindthetickets.

B.Shecouldnotfindhertoothbrush.

C.Shecouldnotcarrythesuitcasealone.

D.Shecouldnotclosethesuitcase.

7.A.Shealwaysforgetsthings.

B.Sheneverknowshowtoshutthesuitcase.

C.Hewasbusylookingfortheticketshimself.

D.Hecouldnotsparetimetohelphim.

8.A.Mary.B.David.

C.Thetaxidriver.D.Thetravelagent.

9.A.InMary’shandbag.B.Inthesuitcase.

C.InDavid’spocket.D.Notmentioned.

10.A.Theyarebothlazy.B.Theyarebothforgetful.

C.Theyarequarrelsome.D.Theyarebad-tempered.

SectionC（1’*5=5’）

Directions:

Inthissection,you’llhearashortpassage.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Attheendofthepassage,you’llhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

11.A.8hours.B.10hours.

C.11hours.D.12hours.

12.A.Alllargeshops.B.Newspapershops.

C.Somelargefoodshops.D.Smallshops.

13.A.Atfoodshops.B.Atpostoffices.

C.Atnewspapershops.D.Atdrugstores.

14.A.Sweets.B.Stamps.

C.Cigarettes.D.Nothing.

15.A.Takeabasketandputyouritemsinit.

B.Telltheshopgirlswhatyouwishtobuy.

C.Payforwhatyouwanttobuyassoonaspossible.

D.Lineupandwaitforyourturntobeserved.

SectionD（0.5’*10=5’）

Directions:

Thereisapassagewithtenblanksinthissection.You’llhearthepassagereadtwice.Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhaveheard.

Formanyyearspeoplehavebelievedthattherearetwocontrolsystemsinthe

（1）________body.Oneisthe

（2）________system.Thisistheonethatpeoplebelievecontrolstheheart,the（3）________,andtheothernecessarybodyfunctions.Thesebodyfunctionshave（4）________beenconsideredinvoluntary—（5）________thecontroloftheperson.Thesecondsystemhasbeencalledthe（6）________system.Thisonecontrolsthefunctionsthatpeoplechoosetomakework.Inthis（7）________aremovingthehands,feetandeyes.Talking,laughingandwalkingarealways（8）________thatpeoplechoosetodo.Now,however,scientistshavesomenewandamazing（9）________aboutthetwocontrolsystems.It（10）________thatpeoplecancontroltheirbodiesmorethantheythought.

PartII. ReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

ReadthefollowingfourpassagescarefullyandanswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1 

IntheUnitedStates84collegesnowacceptjustwomen.Mostofthemwereestablishedinthe19thcentury;theyweredesignedtoofferwomentheeducationtheycouldnotreceiveanywhereelse.Atthattimemajoruniversitiesandcollegesacceptedonlymen.Inthepast20yearsmanyyoungwomenhavechosentostudyatcollegesthatacceptbothmenandwomen.Asaresultsomewomen'scollegesdecidedtoacceptmenstudentstoo.Others,however,refusedtochange.Nowtheseschoolsarepopularagain.

ThepresidentofTrinityCollegeinWashington,D.C.saidthatbytheendofthe1980swomenbegantorecognizethatstudyingatthesameschoolwithmendidnotmeanwomenwerehavinganequalchancetolearn.ThepresidentofSmithCollegeinMassachusettssaysawomen'scollegepermitswomentochooseclassesandactivitiesfreely.Forexample,shesaysthatinawomen'scollegeahigherpercentageofstudentsstudiesmathematicsthaninacollegewithbothmenandwomen.

EducationalexpertssaymenstudentsintheUnitedStatesusuallyspeakinclassmorethanwomenstudentsdo.Inawomen'scollege,womenfeelfreertosaywhattheythink.Women'sschoolsalsobringoutleadershipcapabilitiesinmanywomen.Womenarerepresentedeverywhere.Forexample,atawomen'scollegeeverygoverningofficeisheldbyawoman.Recentstudiesreportedlyshowthatthisleadershipcontinuesaftercollege.ThestudiesshowAmericanwomenwhowenttowomen'scollegesaremorelikelytoholdsuccessfuljobslaterinlife.

16.Women'scollegeswereestablishedto______.

A）givewomenthesamerightofeducationthatmenenjoy

B）makechangestotraditionaleducationalsystem

C）defymen'sprivilegeinthesociety

D）trainwomeninparticularfields

17.Studyingatthesameschoolwithmendoesnotmean______.

A）womencandothesamethingasmen

B）thatwomenaregiventhesamechanceasmen

C）womenareallowedmorelatitudestodevelopthemselves

D）thepresenteducationalsystemdoesnotallowotherchoices

18.Accordingtothepassage,inwomen'sschools______.

A）womenaremuchfreerthaniftheystudyatthesameschoolwithmen

B）womencoulddoanythingtheywant

C）theyteachthingspeculiartowomen

D）menarehatedwidely

19.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaboutwomen'scollege?

A）Womenfeelfreertosaywhattheythink.

B）Morewomencanparticipateinthemanagementofthecollege.

C）Womenwhoattendawomen'scollegearemorelikelytobesuccessfulintheirlatercareers.

D）Averyhighpercentageofwomenwillbecomeleaderslater.

20.Thetitleofthispassageismostlikelytobe______.

A）WomenEducationintheUnitedStates

B）Women'sSchoolsintheUnitedStates

C）WomenShouldBeGiventheSameEducationasMen

D）EducationinAmerica

Passage2 

In1848,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia;fromalloverthenation,thousandsofyoungmensetoutforCalifornia.PeoplecalledthisthetimeoftheGoldRush.

Agoldminercameintoacitylookingforapairofpants.Hewantedpantsstrongenoughtostanduptotheroughworkofmining.HemetayoungmannamedLevi,whosoldheavyclothfortentsandwagontops.Theyaskedatailortouseheavyclothfortheirpants.ThenLeviwentintothebusinessofmakingworkpants.Heaskedhisbrotherstosendhimsomestrongbluecottonclothcalleddenim（斜纹粗棉布）.Withthisbluedenimcloth,Levistartedmakingthekindofpantswecallbluejeanstoday.Theyweresewedupinthesamewayasotherpants.

In1860,aminersaidthatthepocketsweren'tstrongenoughtoholdthepiecesofgoldhefound.Thepocketskeptpullingloosefromthepants.Theclothwasallright.Itwasthethreadthatwasn'tstrongenough.SoLeviusedrivets（铆钉）toattachthepocketsontothepants.

Cowboysneededtoughpants,too.Theylikedtheirpantstofittightly.Buttherivetsmarkedthecowboys'saddles.SoLevicoveredtherivetswithcloth.Theneverybodywashappy.

21.Thisarticleasawholeisabout___________.

A）howpeoplegotbluejeansB）theGoldRush

C）denim,rivetsandbluejeansD）cowboysandbluejeans

22.Whilenotstatedinthearticle,youcantellthat__________.

A）everybodywhowenttoCaliforniagotalotofgold

B）Levifoundrichesinthegoldfields

C）Levimademoremoneythanmanygoldminers

D）Levisoldmorejeanstocowboysthantogoldminers

23.Thewordthisinthefirstparagraph,lastsentence,refersto___________.

A）CaliforniaB）gold

C）manypeoplelookingforgoldD）thediscoveryofgold

24.Leviusedstrongbluecottonclothtomakepantsbecause__________.

A）goldminerslikedthebluecolor

B）thiswastheonlyclothhehad

C）minerswantedpantswhichcouldstandroughwork

D）cowboyslikedtheirpantstofittightly

25.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisnotcorrect?

A）ItwasLeviwhostartedthebusinessofmakingbluejeans.

B）Itwasonetailorwhostartedmakingbluejeans.

C）ItwasinCaliforniathatbluejeansfirstbecamepopular.

D）ItwasinCaliforniathatgoldwasdiscovered.

Passage3

WinstonChurchillwasoneofthegreatmenofhisage.Toshowtheirrespectforhim,theBritishlawmakersaskedafineartist,GrahamSutherland,topaintWinstonChurchill'spicture.Whenitwascompleted,itwaspresentedtohim,atagrandaffairintheWestminsterHall,attheHouseofCommons（下议院）.

ItwasreportedinthenewspaperstoshowthatChurchillacceptedthegift.Hedescribedthepaintingas"aremarkableexampleofmodernart",whichdrewloudlaughter.

Infacthewasunhappywiththepainting.Sutherlandlaterreportedthatheaskedwhetheritwastobepaintedinwitha"happy"or"fierce"attitude."Fierce,"repliedChurchill.Atthetime,Churchillwascomingtotheendofhispoliticallifeandwasunhappythatpeoplewantedhimtoendhiscareer.

SometwentyyearslateritwasrevealedthatLadyChurchillhatedthepaintingsomuchthatshehaditdestroyed."Itwaspreyingon（折磨）hismind,"shewasreportedassaying.

Aleadingartcriticwasaskedwhathethoughtaboutthematter.HesaidhecouldunderstandLadyChurchillandhadpityonher.GrahamSutherlandisaveryhonestartist,whocouldonlypaintwhathesaw.Atthet