中南财经政法大学2004-2005学年第一学期期末考试试卷
Final Exam For New Horizon College English Learners
《新视野大学英语 (三)》 （课程代号：11054010） A卷（闭卷）
Jan. 2005
注意事项：（请考生仔细阅读）
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料。
3 请首先用铅笔在答题卡上按示范正确填写考号。考号共六位，即：03（年级）+ 班号两
位 + 个人学生证号后两位。答题卡上有九位数，从左边第四位开始填写。
如：03级广电班号为01，那么，个人学生证号后两位为01的同学，应填为：
然后用铅笔将考号相应的字符前三位空着不填任何东西。
涂黑。
4. 试卷内型不填。
5. 用铅笔填写，要更正一定清擦干净后再填写正确答案，不填或填写错误，责任自负。
6. 考试时间为2小时。请按时交答卷。
7. 寒假期间，请完成各班老师布置的作业，并完成第三册后两单元的阅读及自主听力。
Part I Listening Comprehension ( 20% )
Section A ( 10 %)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each
conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the
question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause,
you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then
mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example:
You will hear:
M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey?
W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think it's necessary.
Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place?
You will read:
A. At the office.
B. In the waiting room.
C. At the airport.
D. In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to
finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore A) "At the
office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] and mark it with a single line through the
center.
1. A. In a bus. B. In a restaurant C. In a hospital. D. In a shop.
2. A. By car. B. By bus. C. By walking D. By rushing.
3. A. Get to the grocery store.
B. Give the man directions to the bus station.
C. Get directions to the bus station.
D. Find out where the stoplight is.
4. A. The red wallet cost two dollars. B. He has been to church.
C. The broom was on the bottom. D. He has searched there carefully.
5. A. At a doctor's. B. At a store. C. At a bank. D. At a library.
6. A. The story of a novel. B. A report of an accident.
C. Looking for a job. D. The whereabouts of a book.
7. A. To go along to meet her friend with her.
B. To go along to meet her friend with Tony.
C. To occupy himself with the woman's work.
D. To meet her friend for her.
8. A. He will take a cab. B. He will drive.
C. He will walk. D. He will take a bus.
9. A. To spend the weekend with her mother
B. To try to get a driving license.
C. To go to the hospital for a medical check.
D. To renew her passport.
10. A. He has promised to keep smoking cigarettes.
B. He's gained a profit from his business.
C. Cigarettes become cheaper recently.
D. He guesses that smoking releases anxiety.
Section B Compound Dictation ( 10 %) (Please transfer your answers onto the Answer
Sheet attached to this test paper.)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for
the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the
second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words
you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to Sl0 you are required to fill in the missing
information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points
in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what
you have written.
When John that morning, he remembered that his mother was going
to him to
against her heart.
all about these things. .
During the weeks since then the pains had come even more often, and the narrowed eyes
became an almost permanent part of her expression. John, a considerate person, tried to think what it would be like to have toothache all the time and
how bad-tempered that would make you.
So when his mother went into hospital, John was going to stay with his aunt and his father
would stay on at home by himself. However, John didn't feel much happier .
Part II Reading Comprehension （ 40% ）
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should
decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line
through the center.
Passage 1
Questions 11～15 are based on the following passage.
If an animal is moved from its home in the tropics to a cold climate, it will die if it is not kept
warm. And animals accustomed to cold climates will die if they are moved to the tropics. Many
plants, too, will die if they are removed from the place where they normally grow and are
transplanted into an unfamiliar soil. Almost every species is adapted to life in a particular place by
its organs and their functions and by permanent habits. The specialized adaptation has great
advantages, for it enables many organisms to survive under different conditions. It also has
disadvantages, for it means that the life of most species is controlled by local conditions.
Living things are not scattered over the earth at random; most species have definite habits for
living places. Ecology is the study of how organisms live in their environment. This means finding
out how an organism survives and reproduces in certain surroundings. By environment we mean
not only the soil and the climate but the living things of the same species and other species, plant
or animal. Most living things are slaves to their environment. Some can alter certain features of
their environment to suit themselves; a beaver, for example, can make ponds by building dams,
many birds and insects can build elaborate nests to provide shelter for their young. But these skills
are restricted and highly specialized. Most organisms must adapt their bodies to fit in with their surroundings, and since they can adapt only to particular surroundings, they are found only in places where they can live successfully with the least effort.
Plants find these favorable places by trial and errors. The wind carries their seeds and spores great distances. If the seeds land in a favorable environment, they grow and reproduce. If they are deposited in an unfavorable environment, they die. Animals, on the other hand, search until they find a favorable environment.
11. The main idea of this passage can be summarized as: _______.
A. different habits of animals and plants
B. living things and their surroundings
C. plants and animals: slaves of their surroundings
D.animals’ ability to adapt themselves to their surroundings
12. What is meant by adaptation?
A.The ability of living things to survive in a particular place under difficult conditions.
B.The control of most species of living things by local conditions.
C.The ability of living things to find out some kind of specific surroundings for their survival.
D.The permanent habits of most living things.
13. Living things can adapt themselves to their surroundings mainly through____.
A. their organs and the organs’ specific functions
B.their specialized permanent habits
C.their local living conditions
D. both A and B
14. Animals are different from plants mainly in that _____.
A. they can more or less alter their surroundings
B. their organs are highly specialized to their surroundings
C. they are looking for a favorable environment for their survival
D. they usually have their own specialized habits
15. What information is implied but not stated in the passage?
A. Animals are not completely restricted or confined to their surroundings.
B. Plants are completely confined to their surroundings.
C. Human beings are the only animals who can alter their surroundings.
D.The specialized adaptation is very important for living things to survive under different conditions.
Passage 2
Questions 16～20 are based on the following passage.
Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of Southern California has made a scientific study
of lying. According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a “white lie”, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks awful. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.
Research has also been done into the way people’s behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer, they are saying, “I wish I were somewhere else now”. They also tend to touch certain parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to such changes and the increased pressure makes it itchy.
Another gesture which gives liars away is what the writer Desmond Morris in his book Manwatching calls “the mouth cover”. He says there are several typical forms of this, such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side of the mouth. Such a gesture can be interpreted as an unconscious attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself or herself from lying. Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth, or squirming about in a chair cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to occur more frequently in this situation. It is not one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things, and in particular the context in which the lie is told.
16. According to Professor Jellison, a “white lie” appears to be a lie _______.
A. that is told to mean the opposite
B. that a liar tells unconsciously
C. that the teller tends to profit or gain some advantage from it
D.told harmlessly to avoid offending people
17. Research on lying suggests that women_______.
A. are more skilled at telling less serious lies than men
B .tell more lies than men
C. end to flatter people more often than men do
D. are better at telling lies at parties than men do
18. When people lie, they tend to rub their noses in order to _____.
A. stop themselves from lying
B. get rid of itch
C. avoid offensive smell
D. give a hint of lying
19. One reason people sometimes cover their mouths while lying is that ______.
A. they wish those words had not come out of their mouths
B. mouth is very sensitive to physical changes caused by lying
C. they are trying unconsciously to stop themselves from telling lies
D. they regret that their lies might hurt other people’s feelings
20. We can know from the passage that ______.
A. certain gestures can be used as proofs to judge whether a speaker is lying or not
B. politicians and businessmen lie more often than ordinary people
C. some gestures are proofs of lying only if they occur frequently
D. there is no simple way to judge if people tell lies or not
Passage 3
Questions 21～25 are based on the following passage.
After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend’s Liverpudlian accent suddenly becomes indecipherable (难辨认的) after the clarity of his words on screen; a secretary’s tone seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid—hours become minutes, and alternately seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days.
For the last three years, since I stopped working as a producer for Charlie Rose, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit articles and edit them via E-mail and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists.
My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship is computer-mediated. If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work. In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mails and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the blizzard (暴风雪) of 2002 on TV.
But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve merged with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another mode on the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to strongly dislike the outside forms of socializing. It’s like attending an A.A. meeting in a bar with everyone holding a half-sipped drink. We have become the Net opponents’ worst nightmare.
What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has become an avoidance, a lack of discipline. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.
At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to chatter in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs soothe me, but then I’m jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or compulsively needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline”, “Frontline”, “Nightline”, CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to us. Work moves from foreground to background.
21. Compared to her boyfriend’s clear words on screen, his accent becomes ____.
A.unidentifiable B. unbearable
C. unreal D. misleading
22. The passage implies that the author and her boyfriend live in _____.
A. different cities in England
B. different countries
C. the same city
D. the same country
23. What does the last paragraph mean?
A. She is so absorbed in the TV programs that she often forgets her work.
B. In order to keep up with the latest news and the weather, she watches TV a lot.
C. In order to get some comfort from TV programs, she, sometimes, turns on the television.
D. Having worked on the computer for too long, she becomes a bit odd.
24. What is the author’s attitude toward computer?
A. She dislikes it because TV programs are more attractive.
B. She dislikes it because it cuts off her relationships with the outside world.
C. She has become bored with it.
D. She likes it because it is very convenient.
25. The phrase “coming back out of the cave” in the fifth paragraph means _____.
A. coming back home
B. going back home
C. living a luxurious life
D. restoring direct human contact
Passage 4
Questions 26~30 are based on the following passage.
In the United States there are two major political parties, the Democratic and the Republican. The Democratic party is the older of the two, tracing its history back to the time of Andrew Jackson in 1820s. The Republican party, which followed the Federalist party and the Whigs, was organized in the 1850s primarily as an antislavery party. Since antislavery sentiment was strongest in the manufacturing area of the North and East, the Republican party logically adopted the protective tariff and other ideas furthering the growth of manufacturing in the United States. In 1860 the Democratic party was split into two factions, the northern and the southern Democrats, each putting up its own candidate for president. While the two factions together polled more votes than did the Republican ticket, the Republicans received a total higher than that of either faction of the Democrats, and Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
From 1860 to the present day there have been many attempts to found new parties. But whenever a third party has had considerable appeal at the polls, one of both of the major parties in the next election has embraced the platform accounting for its appeal, and the third party has faded away.
Over the years, therefore, the positions of the two major parties have been changing and adapting themselves to the currently important problems of public policy. At one time the Democratic party was considered to be a party standing up for state rights, and the Republican
party a party representing the interests of business and industry. A clearcut difference between the two parties, however, has not existed for more than half a century. If one reads the platforms of the two parties, one finds that there is very little difference between them. Each party seems to be appealing to practically every group of voters. Unlike the political parties of Europe, and unlike the Conservatives and Laborites in England, the political parties in the United States are the collections of many disparate (不同的) elements.
26. At first, the platform of the Republican party was centered around __________ .
A. antislavery policies B. developing manufacturing
C. settling the disputes between factions D. solving social problems
27. According to the passage, Lincoln was elected because ___________ .
A. his antislavery policies B. the Democratic party was split up
C. his penetrating speeches D. the Democratic party was for him
28．The third parties cannot survive in America because ____________ .
A. they don't have appealing policies
B. the two major parties always adapt their policies to the public's interest
C. they lack of funds
D. they are not allowed to take part in the election
29. Nowadays, the two major parties____________.
A. have quite similar platforms
B. don't' have any conflicts
C. appeal to different groups of people
D. have strayed away from the values they cherished in the past
30. The two major parties in Britain are_________.
A. similar with those in America
B. similar with those in Europe
C. the collection of many different elements
D. different from those in America
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 15% )
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B) ,C) and D) . Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
31. There is a lot of __________ that stress is partly responsible for disease.
A. proofs B. evident C. evidences D.evidence
32. The training program has been _________ to the benefits of the sutdents.
A. classified B. interefered
C. modified D. modifyed
33. I don’t want to lend any more money to him; he’s already in debt me.
A. to B. for C. of D. with
34. John his father very much in all his ways.
A. reacts B. responds C. resembles D. remembers
35. Aluminum offers higher to corrosion than many other metals.
A. resistance B. refusal C. rejection D. replay
36. Although cats can’t see in complete darkness, their eyes are much more to light
than are human eyes.
A. glowing B. brilliant C. sensitive D. sensible
37. This word is _________ from Latin, which carries the same meaning.
A. come B. derived C. deprived D. made
38. There is a special for calculating distance, if speed and time are known.
A. formation B. information
C. formality D. formula
39. Not until yesterday _______ something about it.
A. do I know B. did I know
C. I did know D. had I known
40. Most people _________ travel in the course of their work are giving traveling allowances .
A.when B. who C. which D.while
41. Reading the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we
read ours.
A. gives B. prolongs C. minimizes D. furnishes
42. Figures in 1998 showed that crimes had decreased in the previous years.
A. polished B. delivered C. released D. relieved
43. We are __________ from drinking alcohol during working hours.
A. subtracted B. prohibited C. provided D. blocked
44. Jim walked slowly to the corner of the street, his face __________.
A. was covered with tears B. was tearing
C. covered with tears D. with tears covered
45. I bought a washing-machine and asked to have it sent to my house. The manager of the store
promised to make a prompt __________.
A. delivery B. relay C. supply D. transport
46. A new spaceship was _________ at Cape Kennedy yesterday.
A. motivated B. released C. transmitted D. launched
47. There was a 0.3 per cent rise in the cost-of-living _________.
A. mark B. grade C. indication D. index
48. The tension _____ as the guest of honor was about to announce the winner.
A. mounted B. accented C. climbed D. raised
49. The boy cycling in the street was knocked down by a minibus and received _____ injuries.
A. fatal B. excessive C. radical D. exaggerated
50. The plan _________ when it proved too costly.
A. fell through B. fell down C. came down D. was fallen
51. The chairman made a few conventional remarks, ________ are quite familiar to the audience.
A. which B. that C. what D. as
52. The pupil of the eye expands and ________ in respond to light.
A. pacts B. reduces C. contracts D. compresses
53. Thousands died or emigrated during the Irish ________ .
A. famous B. familiarity C. famine D. families
54. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that ________ the speakers stopped for
refreshments.
A. at large B. at intervals C. at ease D. at random
55. After several nuclear disasters, a ________ has been evoked over the safety of nuclear energy.
A. quarrel B. suspicion C. argument D. controversy
56. There is no easy solution to Japan’s labour ________ .
A. decline B. vacancy C. shortage D. rarity
57. The newly-built Science Building seems ________ to last a hundred years.
A. too spacious B. enough substantial
C. substantial enough D. so substantial
58. The ________ for the destruction of the woods done by man ultimately lies in the hands of the
young, who will start doing something about it.
A. method B. remedy C. replacement D. substitute
59. There was a long ________ in Parliament on the question of capital punishment.
A. debate B. talk C. debating D. arguing
60. The company went ________ because of its poor management.
A. insolvent B. bankrupt C. destitute D. impoverishment
Part IV Translation (10 % )
Directions: Read the following passage and put it into decent Chinese.
The Kingdom of England has been trying to conquer, or defend itself from, Europe for 1000 years. If not for the channel, England or France surely would have swallowed the other. “A whole generation still remembers when only 21 miles stood between Hitler and the conquest of England,” says a professor of English history.
Although Britain and France both use the metric system and the same electrical voltage (220 volts), it sometimes seems as if they have little else in common. The British and the French rarely marry each other. The French remain afraid that their language will die out. The British think a sick animal will drag itself through the tunnel and introduce the island nation to new diseases.
Part V Writing (15%)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed to write a composition on the topic with no less than 120 words. Remember your composition should be based on the following Chinese requirements. (15%)
Friendship
1．在家靠父母，出门靠朋友。 2．友谊的定义 3．患难见真情
中南财经政法大学2004-2005学年第一学期期末考试试卷
Final Exam For New Horizon College English Learners
《新视野大学英语 (三)》（课程代号：11054010） A卷主观题答题卡
请将班级、姓名、考号竖着写在本页左边，以便装订。不按要求写者扣分。
Part I Listening Comprehension
Section B Compound Dictation ( 10% )
S1 _____________ S2 ______________ S3 ______________
S4_____________ S5 _______________ S6 ______________
S7 _______________ S8
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. S9
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. S10
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Part IV Translation (Please write neatly) (10%)
Part V Writing (Please write clearly and neatly) (15%)
中南财经政法大学2004-2005学年第一学期期末考试试卷
Final Exam For New Horizon College English Learners
《新视野大学英语 (三)》 （课程代号：11054010） A卷（闭卷）
Jan. 2005
注意事项：（请考生仔细阅读）
1．所有客观题答案均填写在机阅答题卡上；主观题答案写在试卷后所附的自制答题卡上。
2．桌面上除试卷、笔、橡皮、接收器及准考证、学生证外，不得放任何其它学习用具和资
料。
3 请首先用铅笔在答题卡上按示范正确填写考号。考号共六位，即：03（年级）+ 班号两
位 + 个人学生证号后两位。答题卡上有九位数，从左边第四位开始填写。
如：03级广电班号为01，那么，个人学生证号后两位为01的同学，应填为：
然后用铅笔将考号相应的字符前三位空着不填任何东西。
涂黑。
4. 试卷内型不填。
5. 用铅笔填写，要更正一定清擦干净后再填写正确答案，不填或填写错误，责任自负。
6. 考试时间为2小时。请按时交答卷。
7. 寒假期间，请完成各班老师布置的作业，并完成第三册后两单元的阅读及自主听力。
Part I Listening Comprehension ( 20% )
Section A ( 10 %)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each
conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the
question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause,
you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then
mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example:
You will hear:
M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey?
W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think it's necessary.
Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place?
You will read:
A. At the office.
B. In the waiting room.
C. At the airport.
D. In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to
finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore A) "At the
office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] and mark it with a single line through the
center.
1. A. In a bus. B. In a restaurant C. In a hospital. D. In a shop.
2. A. By car. B. By bus. C. By walking D. By rushing.
3. A. Get to the grocery store.
B. Give the man directions to the bus station.
C. Get directions to the bus station.
D. Find out where the stoplight is.
4. A. The red wallet cost two dollars. B. He has been to church.
C. The broom was on the bottom. D. He has searched there carefully.
5. A. At a doctor's. B. At a store. C. At a bank. D. At a library.
6. A. The story of a novel. B. A report of an accident.
C. Looking for a job. D. The whereabouts of a book.
7. A. To go along to meet her friend with her.
B. To go along to meet her friend with Tony.
C. To occupy himself with the woman's work.
D. To meet her friend for her.
8. A. He will take a cab. B. He will drive.
C. He will walk. D. He will take a bus.
9. A. To spend the weekend with her mother
B. To try to get a driving license.
C. To go to the hospital for a medical check.
D. To renew her passport.
10. A. He has promised to keep smoking cigarettes.
B. He's gained a profit from his business.
C. Cigarettes become cheaper recently.
D. He guesses that smoking releases anxiety.
Section B Compound Dictation ( 10 %) (Please transfer your answers onto the Answer
Sheet attached to this test paper.)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for
the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the
second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words
you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to Sl0 you are required to fill in the missing
information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points
in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what
you have written.
When John that morning, he remembered that his mother was going
to him to
against her heart.
all about these things. .
During the weeks since then the pains had come even more often, and the narrowed eyes
became an almost permanent part of her expression. John, a considerate person, tried to think what it would be like to have toothache all the time and
how bad-tempered that would make you.
So when his mother went into hospital, John was going to stay with his aunt and his father
would stay on at home by himself. However, John didn't feel much happier .
Part II Reading Comprehension （ 40% ）
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should
decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line
through the center.
Passage 1
Questions 11～15 are based on the following passage.
If an animal is moved from its home in the tropics to a cold climate, it will die if it is not kept
warm. And animals accustomed to cold climates will die if they are moved to the tropics. Many
plants, too, will die if they are removed from the place where they normally grow and are
transplanted into an unfamiliar soil. Almost every species is adapted to life in a particular place by
its organs and their functions and by permanent habits. The specialized adaptation has great
advantages, for it enables many organisms to survive under different conditions. It also has
disadvantages, for it means that the life of most species is controlled by local conditions.
Living things are not scattered over the earth at random; most species have definite habits for
living places. Ecology is the study of how organisms live in their environment. This means finding
out how an organism survives and reproduces in certain surroundings. By environment we mean
not only the soil and the climate but the living things of the same species and other species, plant
or animal. Most living things are slaves to their environment. Some can alter certain features of
their environment to suit themselves; a beaver, for example, can make ponds by building dams,
many birds and insects can build elaborate nests to provide shelter for their young. But these skills
are restricted and highly specialized. Most organisms must adapt their bodies to fit in with their surroundings, and since they can adapt only to particular surroundings, they are found only in places where they can live successfully with the least effort.
Plants find these favorable places by trial and errors. The wind carries their seeds and spores great distances. If the seeds land in a favorable environment, they grow and reproduce. If they are deposited in an unfavorable environment, they die. Animals, on the other hand, search until they find a favorable environment.
11. The main idea of this passage can be summarized as: _______.
A. different habits of animals and plants
B. living things and their surroundings
C. plants and animals: slaves of their surroundings
D.animals’ ability to adapt themselves to their surroundings
12. What is meant by adaptation?
A.The ability of living things to survive in a particular place under difficult conditions.
B.The control of most species of living things by local conditions.
C.The ability of living things to find out some kind of specific surroundings for their survival.
D.The permanent habits of most living things.
13. Living things can adapt themselves to their surroundings mainly through____.
A. their organs and the organs’ specific functions
B.their specialized permanent habits
C.their local living conditions
D. both A and B
14. Animals are different from plants mainly in that _____.
A. they can more or less alter their surroundings
B. their organs are highly specialized to their surroundings
C. they are looking for a favorable environment for their survival
D. they usually have their own specialized habits
15. What information is implied but not stated in the passage?
A. Animals are not completely restricted or confined to their surroundings.
B. Plants are completely confined to their surroundings.
C. Human beings are the only animals who can alter their surroundings.
D.The specialized adaptation is very important for living things to survive under different conditions.
Passage 2
Questions 16～20 are based on the following passage.
Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of Southern California has made a scientific study
of lying. According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a “white lie”, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks awful. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.
Research has also been done into the way people’s behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer, they are saying, “I wish I were somewhere else now”. They also tend to touch certain parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to such changes and the increased pressure makes it itchy.
Another gesture which gives liars away is what the writer Desmond Morris in his book Manwatching calls “the mouth cover”. He says there are several typical forms of this, such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side of the mouth. Such a gesture can be interpreted as an unconscious attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself or herself from lying. Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth, or squirming about in a chair cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to occur more frequently in this situation. It is not one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things, and in particular the context in which the lie is told.
16. According to Professor Jellison, a “white lie” appears to be a lie _______.
A. that is told to mean the opposite
B. that a liar tells unconsciously
C. that the teller tends to profit or gain some advantage from it
D.told harmlessly to avoid offending people
17. Research on lying suggests that women_______.
A. are more skilled at telling less serious lies than men
B .tell more lies than men
C. end to flatter people more often than men do
D. are better at telling lies at parties than men do
18. When people lie, they tend to rub their noses in order to _____.
A. stop themselves from lying
B. get rid of itch
C. avoid offensive smell
D. give a hint of lying
19. One reason people sometimes cover their mouths while lying is that ______.
A. they wish those words had not come out of their mouths
B. mouth is very sensitive to physical changes caused by lying
C. they are trying unconsciously to stop themselves from telling lies
D. they regret that their lies might hurt other people’s feelings
20. We can know from the passage that ______.
A. certain gestures can be used as proofs to judge whether a speaker is lying or not
B. politicians and businessmen lie more often than ordinary people
C. some gestures are proofs of lying only if they occur frequently
D. there is no simple way to judge if people tell lies or not
Passage 3
Questions 21～25 are based on the following passage.
After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend’s Liverpudlian accent suddenly becomes indecipherable (难辨认的) after the clarity of his words on screen; a secretary’s tone seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid—hours become minutes, and alternately seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days.
For the last three years, since I stopped working as a producer for Charlie Rose, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit articles and edit them via E-mail and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists.
My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship is computer-mediated. If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work. In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mails and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the blizzard (暴风雪) of 2002 on TV.
But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve merged with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another mode on the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to strongly dislike the outside forms of socializing. It’s like attending an A.A. meeting in a bar with everyone holding a half-sipped drink. We have become the Net opponents’ worst nightmare.
What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has become an avoidance, a lack of discipline. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.
At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to chatter in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs soothe me, but then I’m jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or compulsively needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline”, “Frontline”, “Nightline”, CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to us. Work moves from foreground to background.
21. Compared to her boyfriend’s clear words on screen, his accent becomes ____.
A.unidentifiable B. unbearable
C. unreal D. misleading
22. The passage implies that the author and her boyfriend live in _____.
A. different cities in England
B. different countries
C. the same city
D. the same country
23. What does the last paragraph mean?
A. She is so absorbed in the TV programs that she often forgets her work.
B. In order to keep up with the latest news and the weather, she watches TV a lot.
C. In order to get some comfort from TV programs, she, sometimes, turns on the television.
D. Having worked on the computer for too long, she becomes a bit odd.
24. What is the author’s attitude toward computer?
A. She dislikes it because TV programs are more attractive.
B. She dislikes it because it cuts off her relationships with the outside world.
C. She has become bored with it.
D. She likes it because it is very convenient.
25. The phrase “coming back out of the cave” in the fifth paragraph means _____.
A. coming back home
B. going back home
C. living a luxurious life
D. restoring direct human contact
Passage 4
Questions 26~30 are based on the following passage.
In the United States there are two major political parties, the Democratic and the Republican. The Democratic party is the older of the two, tracing its history back to the time of Andrew Jackson in 1820s. The Republican party, which followed the Federalist party and the Whigs, was organized in the 1850s primarily as an antislavery party. Since antislavery sentiment was strongest in the manufacturing area of the North and East, the Republican party logically adopted the protective tariff and other ideas furthering the growth of manufacturing in the United States. In 1860 the Democratic party was split into two factions, the northern and the southern Democrats, each putting up its own candidate for president. While the two factions together polled more votes than did the Republican ticket, the Republicans received a total higher than that of either faction of the Democrats, and Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
From 1860 to the present day there have been many attempts to found new parties. But whenever a third party has had considerable appeal at the polls, one of both of the major parties in the next election has embraced the platform accounting for its appeal, and the third party has faded away.
Over the years, therefore, the positions of the two major parties have been changing and adapting themselves to the currently important problems of public policy. At one time the Democratic party was considered to be a party standing up for state rights, and the Republican
party a party representing the interests of business and industry. A clearcut difference between the two parties, however, has not existed for more than half a century. If one reads the platforms of the two parties, one finds that there is very little difference between them. Each party seems to be appealing to practically every group of voters. Unlike the political parties of Europe, and unlike the Conservatives and Laborites in England, the political parties in the United States are the collections of many disparate (不同的) elements.
26. At first, the platform of the Republican party was centered around __________ .
A. antislavery policies B. developing manufacturing
C. settling the disputes between factions D. solving social problems
27. According to the passage, Lincoln was elected because ___________ .
A. his antislavery policies B. the Democratic party was split up
C. his penetrating speeches D. the Democratic party was for him
28．The third parties cannot survive in America because ____________ .
A. they don't have appealing policies
B. the two major parties always adapt their policies to the public's interest
C. they lack of funds
D. they are not allowed to take part in the election
29. Nowadays, the two major parties____________.
A. have quite similar platforms
B. don't' have any conflicts
C. appeal to different groups of people
D. have strayed away from the values they cherished in the past
30. The two major parties in Britain are_________.
A. similar with those in America
B. similar with those in Europe
C. the collection of many different elements
D. different from those in America
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 15% )
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B) ,C) and D) . Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
31. There is a lot of __________ that stress is partly responsible for disease.
A. proofs B. evident C. evidences D.evidence
32. The training program has been _________ to the benefits of the sutdents.
A. classified B. interefered
C. modified D. modifyed
33. I don’t want to lend any more money to him; he’s already in debt me.
A. to B. for C. of D. with
34. John his father very much in all his ways.
A. reacts B. responds C. resembles D. remembers
35. Aluminum offers higher to corrosion than many other metals.
A. resistance B. refusal C. rejection D. replay
36. Although cats can’t see in complete darkness, their eyes are much more to light
than are human eyes.
A. glowing B. brilliant C. sensitive D. sensible
37. This word is _________ from Latin, which carries the same meaning.
A. come B. derived C. deprived D. made
38. There is a special for calculating distance, if speed and time are known.
A. formation B. information
C. formality D. formula
39. Not until yesterday _______ something about it.
A. do I know B. did I know
C. I did know D. had I known
40. Most people _________ travel in the course of their work are giving traveling allowances .
A.when B. who C. which D.while
41. Reading the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we
read ours.
A. gives B. prolongs C. minimizes D. furnishes
42. Figures in 1998 showed that crimes had decreased in the previous years.
A. polished B. delivered C. released D. relieved
43. We are __________ from drinking alcohol during working hours.
A. subtracted B. prohibited C. provided D. blocked
44. Jim walked slowly to the corner of the street, his face __________.
A. was covered with tears B. was tearing
C. covered with tears D. with tears covered
45. I bought a washing-machine and asked to have it sent to my house. The manager of the store
promised to make a prompt __________.
A. delivery B. relay C. supply D. transport
46. A new spaceship was _________ at Cape Kennedy yesterday.
A. motivated B. released C. transmitted D. launched
47. There was a 0.3 per cent rise in the cost-of-living _________.
A. mark B. grade C. indication D. index
48. The tension _____ as the guest of honor was about to announce the winner.
A. mounted B. accented C. climbed D. raised
49. The boy cycling in the street was knocked down by a minibus and received _____ injuries.
A. fatal B. excessive C. radical D. exaggerated
50. The plan _________ when it proved too costly.
A. fell through B. fell down C. came down D. was fallen
51. The chairman made a few conventional remarks, ________ are quite familiar to the audience.
A. which B. that C. what D. as
52. The pupil of the eye expands and ________ in respond to light.
A. pacts B. reduces C. contracts D. compresses
53. Thousands died or emigrated during the Irish ________ .
A. famous B. familiarity C. famine D. families
54. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that ________ the speakers stopped for
refreshments.
A. at large B. at intervals C. at ease D. at random
55. After several nuclear disasters, a ________ has been evoked over the safety of nuclear energy.
A. quarrel B. suspicion C. argument D. controversy
56. There is no easy solution to Japan’s labour ________ .
A. decline B. vacancy C. shortage D. rarity
57. The newly-built Science Building seems ________ to last a hundred years.
A. too spacious B. enough substantial
C. substantial enough D. so substantial
58. The ________ for the destruction of the woods done by man ultimately lies in the hands of the
young, who will start doing something about it.
A. method B. remedy C. replacement D. substitute
59. There was a long ________ in Parliament on the question of capital punishment.
A. debate B. talk C. debating D. arguing
60. The company went ________ because of its poor management.
A. insolvent B. bankrupt C. destitute D. impoverishment
Part IV Translation (10 % )
Directions: Read the following passage and put it into decent Chinese.
The Kingdom of England has been trying to conquer, or defend itself from, Europe for 1000 years. If not for the channel, England or France surely would have swallowed the other. “A whole generation still remembers when only 21 miles stood between Hitler and the conquest of England,” says a professor of English history.
Although Britain and France both use the metric system and the same electrical voltage (220 volts), it sometimes seems as if they have little else in common. The British and the French rarely marry each other. The French remain afraid that their language will die out. The British think a sick animal will drag itself through the tunnel and introduce the island nation to new diseases.
Part V Writing (15%)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed to write a composition on the topic with no less than 120 words. Remember your composition should be based on the following Chinese requirements. (15%)
Friendship
1．在家靠父母，出门靠朋友。 2．友谊的定义 3．患难见真情
中南财经政法大学2004-2005学年第一学期期末考试试卷
Final Exam For New Horizon College English Learners
《新视野大学英语 (三)》（课程代号：11054010） A卷主观题答题卡
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Part I Listening Comprehension
Section B Compound Dictation ( 10% )
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Part IV Translation (Please write neatly) (10%)
Part V Writing (Please write clearly and neatly) (15%)