《新视野大学英语》试卷PartⅡReading Comprehension (30 points)Directions:There are 3 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.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Many people, particularly recent college graduates, dream of owning their own businesses. Although such ventures are often exciting and profitable, the new entrepreneur should thoroughly investigate and plan the situation before plunging in. the first step should be to assemble a board of advisers, including a lawyer, an accountant, and an insurance representative. These individuals can provide valuable information and counsel. Securing the necessary licenses and permits is also a precondition and may require research to determine what is necessary.Most successful small-business owners have considerable experience in the field working for others before they become independent. They also begin with substantial financial backing and a good location. Renting space may be preferable or necessary at thestart, but the lease on the building must be examined carefully before it is signed. The new owner should be thoroughly familiar with the market and the competition. A person who wants to buy an existing business can often learn the history of the company and its prospects from the owner’s records. Once the business gets started, accurate and complete records should be kept to monitor the company’s progress and profits.Financing may be the most difficult step for small-business owners. They may rely on their own savings or borrow money from a bank or the Small Business Administration. Some suppliers will sell merchandise on credit, and manufacturers may be willing to finance the purchase of equipment. If the new business is a corporation, the owner may choose to sell stock.Once the new business is started, the Small Business Administration is a good source of advice. Several of its programs are designed to help new owners with the advice and expertise of retired executives. A nearby university or trade association may also help owners locate local sources of help.New business owners often report that they work long, hard hours but find the experience extremely satisfying. The realization that their efforts will produce actual results in the form of profit, success, and pride can be quite motivating. Those who have workedfor others enjoy the opportunity to make decisions and follow projects through to completion. Many report that hard work has never been so enjoyable before. Careful research, investigation, and planning at the outset do not guarantee success, but they provide a good foundation for the new small business and its owner.21.T he main idea of the passage is about _________.A)the history of the small businessB)tips on how to start your own businessC)how a small business worksD)the best way to build up a profitable business22.W hich of the following advisers is most necessary before youbegin?A)A retired executive.B)A bank officer.C)A professor of economics.D)A lawyer.23.T he article indicates that most successful small-business ownersare _______.A)recent college graduatesB)new entrepreneursC)financially secureD)experienced in the field24.O ne advantage of buying an existing business over starting a newone is that ______.A)it has records readily availableB)it minimizes the competitionC)it is cheaperD)it already has many customers25.N ew business owners may avoid potential problems by ______.A)hard workB)selling stockC)careful planningD)buying on creditQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats. It is said that the English man objects to this type of existence, but if the case is such, he does in fact differ from the inhabitants of most countries of the world today. In the past our own blocks of flats have been associated with the lower-income groups and they have lacked the obvious provisions, such as central heating, constant hot water supply, electrically operated lifts from top tobottom, and so on, as well as such details, important notwithstanding (然而), as easy facilities for disposal of dust and rubbish and storage places for baby carriages in the ground floor, playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings, and drying grounds for washing. It is likely that the dispute regarding flats versus (对，对抗) individual houses will continue to rage on for a long time as far as Britain is concerned. And it is unfortunate that there should be hot feelings on both sides whenever this subject is raised. Those who oppose the building of flats base their case primarily on the assumption (设想) that everyone prefers an individual home and on the high cost per unit of accommodation. The latter ignores the higher cost of providing full services to a scattered community and the cost in both money and time of the journeys to work for the suburban resident.26.We can infer from the passage that _____.A)E nglish people, like most people in other countries, dislikeliving in flatsB)people in most countries of the world today are not opposed toliving in flatsC)people in Britain are forced to move into high blocks of flatsD)m odern flats still fail to provide the necessary facilities forliving27.What is said about blocks of flats built in the past in Britain?A)T hey were mostly inhabited by people who did not earn much.B)They were usually not large enough to accommodate bigfamilies.C)They were sold to people before necessary facilities wereinstalled.D)T hey provided playgrounds for children on the top of thebuildings.28.The word "rage" (Line 9) means _____.A)b e ignoredB)develop with great forceC)encourage people greatlyD)b e in fashion29.Some people oppose the building of flats because _____.A)t he living expenses for each individual family are higherB)it involves higher cost compared with the building of housesC)they believe people like to live in houses with gardensD)t he disposal of rubbish remains a problem for those living inflats30.The author mentions that people who live in suburban houses_____.A)d o not have access to easy facilities because they live awayfrom the cityB)have to pay a lot of money to employ people to do serviceworkC)take longer time to know each other because they are ascattered communityD)h ave to spend more money and time traveling to work everydayQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage Most people would agree that, although our age exceeds all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no corresponding increase in wisdom. But Agreement ceases as soon as we attempt to define "wisdom" and consider means of promoting it.There are several factors that contribute to wisdom. Of these I should put first a sense of proportion: the capacity to take account of all the important factors in a problem and to attach to each its due weight. This has become more difficult than it used to be owing to the extent and complexity of the special knowledge required of various kinds of technicians. Suppose, for example, that you are engaged in research in scientific medicine. The work is difficult and is likely to absorb the whole of your mind. You have no time to consider the effect which your discoveries or inventions may haveoutside the field of medicine. You succeed (let us say) as modern medicine has succeeded, in enormously lowering the infant death-rate, not only in Europe and America, but also in Asia and Africa. This has the entirely unintended result of making the food supply inadequate and lowing the standard of life in the parts of the world that have the greatest populations. To take an even more dramatic example, which is in everybody's mind at the present time; you study the makeup of the atom from a disinterested (无利害关系的) desire for knowledge, and by chance place in the hands of a powerful mad man the means of destroying the human race.Therefore, with every increase of knowledge and skill, wisdom becomes more necessary, for every such increase augments (增强)our capacity for realizing our purposes, and therefore augments our capacity for evil, if our purpose are unwise.31.Disagreement arises when people try to decide _____.A)h ow much more wisdom we have now than beforeB)what wisdom is and how to develop itC)if there is a great increase of wisdom in our ageD)w hether wisdom can be developed or not32.According to the author, "wisdom" is the ability to _____.A)c arefully consider the bad effects of any kind of research workB)give each important problem some careful considerationC)acquire a great deal of complex and special knowledgeD)g ive suitable consideration to all the possible elements in aproblem33.Lowering the infant death-rate may _____.A)p rove to be helpful everywhere in the worldB)give rise to an increase in population in EuropeC)cause food shortages in Asia and AfricaD)r aise the living standard of the people in Africa34.The author uses the examples in the passage to illustrate his pointthat _____.A)i t's extremely difficult to consider all the important elements inproblemB)success in medical research has its negative effectsC)scientists may unknowingly cause destruction to the humanraceD)i t's unwise to be totally absorbed in research in scientificmedicine35. What is the main idea of the passage? _____A)I t is unwise to place the results of scientific research in thehands of a powerful mad man.B)The more knowledge one has, the wiser one becomes.C)Any increase of knowledge could lead to disastrous resultswithout the guidance of wisdom.D)W isdom increases in proportion to one's age.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (30 points)Section A (10 points)Directions: There are 20 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 center.36.The current political ________of our country is favorable forforeign investments.A) climate B) weather C) temperature D)state37.It is the business of the police to detect ______and of the lawcourts punish criminals.A) puzzles B) losses C) crimes D) faults38.Scientists say it may be five or ten years ______ it is possible totest this medicine on human patients.A) since B) before C) after D) when39.The popular singer was not only a national but aninternational_______.A) image B) role C) figure D) picture40.He has been awarded first prize for his roses three years in_________.A) success B) continuation C) continuity D)succession41.The country has a system of _______, most of which date fromnineteenth century.A) channels B) rivers C) streams D) canals42.I objected _______ punishing a whole group for one person’sfault.A) against B) by C) to D) from43.In summer, many North Americans go to Europe by boat becausethey expect to have a delightful _______.A) voyage B) travel C) journey D) tour44.You’d better _______your points by giving one or two examples;otherwise the students won’t be able to understand you.A) compare B) illustrate C) prove D) sharpen45.The confusion ________from various names that had been givento the same substance.A) rose B) raised C) arose D) aroused46.The coming of the railways in the 1830s________our society andeconomic life.A) transformed B) transportedC) transferred D) transmitted47.If you _________in taking this attitude, we will have to ask youto leave.A) persist B) insist C) resist D) pursue48.I didn’t expect you to _______at the party. I thought you were inAmerica.A) present B) assist C) come across D) turn up49.I’m sorry. It wasn’t my _______to cause a quarrel between youand David.A) meaning B) point C) intention D) view50.On the_______, he trades in his old car for a new one every threeyears.A) normal B) plain C) ordinary D) average51.Having missed that last bus, Bob had no alternative _____ a taxihome though he didn’t like the idea.A) but to take B) but taking C) but take D) to take but52.The doctor told Penny that too much _______ to the sun is badfor the skin.A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D)expansion53.The teacher wrote his comments in the _______ of the student’spaper.A) bulletin B) margin C) edition D) magazine54.If you are on a ______, you must not have chocolate.A) rise B) drop C) decline D) diet55. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds _____ hisargument in favor of the new theory.A) which to base on B) on which to baseC) to base on which D) which to be based onSection B (10 points)Directions:Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word given in brackets.56.(mysterious) The origin of this tribe is lost in___________.57.(utter) Politicians have to be careful in their public___________.58.(endurance) As a soldier, you must be ready to__________hardships and even suffer death.59.(beneficial) Rebuilding the canal has already broughtmany ____________to our national economy.60.(assume) Even ____________that smokers do see thehealth warnings, I doubt they will take any notice.61.(challenge) Teaching young children is a very___________and rewarding job.62.(authority) She _______ her partner to carry out thedaily responsibilities on her behalf when she was on her business trip.63.(approve) He showed his ____________by smilingbroadly.64.(courage) It was a _______ decision to resign in protest atthe company’s pollution record.65.(fortune) I feel I’m a very ________ person having somany choices in my career.66.(stain) ______ steel stays bright under circumstancesthat would cause other steel to become rusty or dirty.67.(accurate) The computer can predict changes with asurprising degree of _____ .68.(sense) Naturally, Germans are ________ about warafter their own defeat and destruction.69.(sympathy) I approve of his determination and energy,though I can’t ______ with his ideas.70.(worth) She considers teaching a _______ career.71.(precede) Paintings are a development of ideas sheexplored in the _______ decade.72.(popular) The _______ of Chinese paintings in theWest has generated a new boom in the study of Chinese culture and tradition.73.(invisible) The __________is good today, with noclouds or fog.74.(doubt) It is ______ if we can get the engine workingbefore morning.75.(public) It is unadvisable for the university authority to______ the exam results now.Section C (5 points)Directions: Complete the following sentences with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.76.A jury should not _______ the silence of a defendant as a sign ofguilt.77.He was _______ for four matches after arguing with the referee.78.They'd chosen a(n) _______ time to call as I'd just got into thebath.79.I'm not ________ —it was the worst meal I've ever eaten in mylife.80.Biologists _______ animals and plants into different groups.81.It's ________ to book seats at least a week in advance.82.Ever since our secretary walked out, the office has been in a stateof utter ______.83.South Africa has submitted a(n) ________ to host the World Cup.84.The findings show a(n) _______ difference between the opinionsof men and women.85.The recession has led to many small businesses going ______.Part IV. Translation from Chinese into English (10 points)86.我们的原则是如果你向学生传授诸如诚实、勇敢、正直、领导能力、好奇心和关心他人等美德的话，学生的学习成绩自然会提高。