New HorizonCollege English TestBand 3 (A)2005.1Paper OnePartI. Listening Comprehension (20% )Section A (1 '*10=10 ')Directions: In this section, you 'tenll shheoarrt conversations. After each conversation, aquestion will be asked about what was said. The conversation and question will be read only once . Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.1. A. She couldn 'tgo. B. She hurt herself.C. She was delayed by the rain.D. She was not able to meet Nancy.2. A. To find a house about 20 miles away from work.B. To drive about 20 miles to work everyday.C. To buy a farm near the city.D. To give up her work in town.3. A. Carry the box down. B. Take the books upstairs.C. Move the bricks.D. Help the woman downstairs.4. A. The woman shouldn 'tbe so upset.B. He 's already an hour late for the interview.C. The woman feels nervous about the interview.D. He 's too nervous to calm down.5. A. His money was stolen.C. His passport is in the car.6. A. Looking for water.C. Looking for something.7. A. Twenty dollars.C. Forty dollars.8. A. He used to have one like that.C. He would like to have one like that.D. It was not a very good bicycle. 9. A. Borrow his notes.B. Take a note to his professor.C. Lend him her notes.D. Help him to make notes. 10. A. It is raining. C. It is cloudy. Section B (1 '*5=5 ')Directions: In this sect ion, you ' lhear a short passageThe passage will be read onlyone 巳 At the end of the passage you' ll hear five questions about what was said.Listen carefully B. He lost his passport. D. Somebody stole his passport. B. Planting something. D. Getting dirty. B. Twenty-five dollars. D. Fifty dollars. B. He didn 't think much of it. B. It is snowing.D. It is clear.and choose the best an swer to each questi on. 11. A. C. In a city.In his hometow n.B. At the foot of a mountain D. I n a seaside village. 12. A. In 1588.B. In 1885.C. In 1682.D. In 1518.13. A. His pare nts. B. His frie nds.C. Many of the tourists.D. His guests.14. A. He bought it. B. He sold it.C. He ren ted it.D. He left it empty.15. A. Because it is small. B. Because it is moder n.C. Because it is quiet and peaceful.D. Because it is cheap. Section C ( Please put your answers on your Answer Sheet )(0.5*10=5 ')Directions: In this section, you ' ll hear atlpo e sag mes . Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen again. When the first part of the passage is being read, you should fill in the miss ing words duri ng the pause at each bla nk. After liste ning to the sec ond part, you are also required to write dow n the miss ing words accord ing to what was said. Check your an swers whe n the passage is read the third time.People in all parts of the world are observing No Tobacco Day ”. It is the day when theWorld Health Orga ni zati on appeals to people to stop using tobacco _1. It hopes that if people stop smok ing cigarettes or chew ing tobacco for one day, they will stop _ 2 ___ .Health _3_ have warned for years that smoking can lead to _ 4_ ______________ disease, cancer and other problems. The World Health Orga ni zatio n says disease lin ked to smok ing kill at least 2,500,000 _5 ____ e ach year.No Tobacco Day "is aimed at smokers and those who _6 _____ money from tobacco sales. So bus in esses are asked to stop _7 ___ t obacco products for 24 hours. Newspapers are asked not to _8_ ____ advertiseme nts for cigarettes.Two importa nt developme nts have bee n observed in _9 __ years .In in dustrial coun tries, the number of smokers has been falling about one percent a year. But in _ 10 _ countries, the number has been rising two percent a year.This is the result of in creased efforts by tobacco compa nies to sell their products in develop ing coun tries.Part II. Vocabulary and Structure (20%)Directions: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.16. By the fact that he stayed in the United States for more than ten years, he developedan AmericanA. stressB. soundC. voice 17. I would like to _______ you of the following changes we've made in the plans forthe development of our company.18. In the 200 meters, Lisa and Rose came first and third .A. respectablyB. respectivelyC. respectfullyD. respecting19. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, ____ all practicalvalue by the time they were finished.A. had lostB. would have lostC. would loseD. should have lost20. Today the most difficult and questions about the economic crisis of the late 1990sconcern its deeper causes, both domestic and international.21. When the fire alarm rang we outside the emergency exit.A. approvedB. collectedC. resembledD. assembled22. The policeman carefully opened the box and put a chemical on the paper, and thefingerprints .A. showed upB. showed offC. showed downD. showed on23. The children of the rich and powerful experience from birth.A. priorityB. providingC. privilegeD. preceding24. I think the thing to do is to phone before you go.A. sensitiveB. sensibleC. sensationalD. senseless25. The environment of this city will be more seriously polluted ___ effectivemeasures are taken to prevent factories from sending out poisonous gases andwaste water.D. accentA. noticeB. noteC. notifyD. suggestA. comprehensiveB. controversialC. conventionalD. controversyA. ifB. onceC. howeverD. unless26. We must make sure that tourism develops in harmony the environment.A. withB. forC. toD. on27. We give a 10% for immediate payment.A. counterB. discountC. deliveryD. replacement28. Please ______ my luggage is sent to the airport before seven tomorrow morning.A. see to thatB. see to it thatC. seeing thatD. seen that29. Is there a French word that is the exact of the English word “home ”?A. ceremonyB. promoteC. equivalentD. approximate30. The color TV set that you bought at a lower price is _______ the one that we boughtat a slightly higher price.A. inferior toB. inferior thanC. much inferior toD. much inferior than31. She accused the Party, and by ,accused its leaders too.A. implicationB. meaningC. significanceD. sense32. It is doubtful that she has ________ the role of the Prime Minister in British politics.A. transplantedB. transferredC. transportedD. transformed33. I don 't like her because she is always putting me in positions.Part III. Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.Passage1Surfing the Internet can be as addictive as drugs, alcohol or gambling, a researcher fromUniversity of Pittsburgh said last month.In a study of almost 400 men and women in Canada, researchers found Internet addiction hooked people into spending 40 hours or more a week online, most often involved in role-playing games or engaged in chat room discussions. A. clumsy B. award C. awful34. He is telling a story of Yang Liwei, every of us is proudA. whomB. whichC. of whom 35. We Edison 's success to intelligence and hard work.A. attributedB. contributedC. distributedD. awkward D. of which D. ledOne-17-year-old boy was so addicted（上瘾）to the Internet activities that his parents had to admit him to a drug'alcohol rehabilitation （康复）hospital for 10 days for treatment.One woman, described by friends, family and children as a perfect homemaker, wife and mother, became so addicted to the Internet that she would not cook, clean or do the laundry （洗熨衣物）and was neglecting her children and husband because she was spending as much as 12 hours a day talking to acquaintances on the Internet. Finally her husband said, “Choose me or the computer.”She divorced him.Psychologist Kimberly Young, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh's Bradford campus, found that 76 percent of the subjects in the study spends an average of 40 hours a week on the Internet.Of 396 people who met Young ' criteria （标准）for addicted Internet users, 157 were men, 239 women. The men were younger with an average age of 29; the women average 43 years of age.The largest group of addicted users of the Internet was people who were not working outside the home; that is, homemakers, students and those who were disabled or retired.In a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Toronto, 82 percent of the addicted users said that they had slowly drifted into their addictions. （278 words）36. According to the researcher in University of Pittsburgh, surfing the Internet can beA. alcoholicB. harmfulC. excitingD. stimulating37. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?A. Many Internet surfers play games and chat online.B. Some Internet surfer has to receive medical treatment to get over the addiction.C. Nearly half of the Internet surfers spend almost 6 hours online every day.D. Internet, sometimes, can exert influence more powerful than family.38. It can be inferred from the passage the majority of addicted Internet users are.A. young menB. middle-aged men39. C. young womenD. middle-aged womenIt is implied people who are likely to be addicted Internet users are usually.A. those who are busy with their work.B. those who are not employedC. those who want to escape from their boring lifeD. those who want to make friends40. The writer 's attitude towards surfing the Internet is.A. appreciativeB. satiric （讽刺的）C. criticalD. solemnPassage 2In the summer of 1978 an English farmer named Ian Stevens was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered something strange. Some of his wheat was lying flat on the ground. The flattened （被压平的）wheat formed a circle about six meters across. Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat. In the following years more and more similar circles were found in a field of wheat or corn. So people cannot help but ask the question: What causes the circles?At first, people suspected that the circles were a trick. To prove that the circles were a trick, people tried to copy them: they tried to make circles exactly like the ones the farmers had found. They couldn't do it. They couldn't enter a field of grain without leaving tracks, and they couldn't flatten the grain without breaking it. The circles are apparently not a trick.Many people believe that beings from outer space are making the circles. Some think that the beings are trying to communicate with us from far away and that the circles are messages from them. Others believe that the beings have actually landed on earth and that the circles are marks left by their spaceships. Several times people reported seeing strange flying objects near fields where circles later appeared.Scientists say they're not sure what causes them. They have suggested several theories. For example, some scientists say that "microbursts" of wind created the circles. A microburst is a downward rush of cool air —the same downward rush of air that sometimes causes an airplane to crash. Other scientists say that forces within the earth cause the circles to appear. But circles often appear in forms. It is hard to believe that any natural force could create those forms. And recently farmers have discovered not only circles but also other shapes such as triangles in their fields. Could any natural force created a perfect triangle in a field of grain?In the summer of 1990 some scientists spent three weeks in the part of England where many circles have appeared. They had all the latest high-tech equipment. This equipment —worth 1.8 million dollars —recorded nothing. But one night, as the scientists were watching a field, circles formed in the field behind them. These circles are shown in the photograph. The scientists had neither seen nor heard anything. (402 words)41. What causes the circles?A. Teenagers.B. Farmers.C. Flying objects.D. None of the above.42. The thing that proves that the circles were not a trick is that _______ .A. two men said they made the circles themselvesB. farmers were making the circles to attract touristsC. people cannot copy the circles without leaving marks or breaking the grainD. scientists suggest theories that support the idea that circles were made by naturalforces43. The circles mean _______ .A. that beings from outer space are trying to communicate with human beingsB. that beings from outer space have visited the earthC. that there do exist strange flying objectsD. none of the above44. The only thing for the scientists to be happy about in the summer of 1990 is possibly .A. that they discovered how the circles were madeB. that they saw the circles with the help of the latest high-tech equipmentC. that they were able to show the circles in a photographD. none of the above45. A proper title for this passage is ______ .A. An Unsolved MysteryB. Strange Flying ObjectsC. The Power of Natural ForcesD. The Discovery of Strange CirclesPassage 3Accidents are caused; they don't just happen. The reason may be easy to see: an overloaded tray, a shelf out of reach, a patch of ice on the road. But more often than not there is a chain of events leading up to the misfortune-frustration, tiredness or just bad temper-that show what the accident really is, a sort of attack on oneself.Road accidents, for example, happen frequently after a family quarrel, and we all know people who are accident-prone, so often at odds with (和…人争执)themselves and the world that they seem to cause accidents for themselves and others.By definition, an accident is something you cannot predict or avoid, and the idea which used to be current, that the majority of road accidents are caused a majority of criminallycareless drivers, is not supported by insurance statistics. These show that most accidents involve ordinary motorists in a moment of carelessness of thoughtlessness.It is not always, clear, either, what sort of conditions make people more likely to have an accident. For instance, the law requires all factories to take safety precautions and most companies have safety committees to make sure the regulations are observed, but still, every day in Britain, some fifty thousand men and women are absent from work due to an accident-noise and fatigue, boredom or worry are possible factors which contribute to this. Doctors who work in factories have found that those who drink too much, usually people who have a high anxiety level, run three times the normal risk of accidents at work.46. This passage might be taken from ____________ .A. a text bookB. a science fictionC. a popular magazineD. an annual report of a company47. The writer indicates that __________ .A. British people are often absent-minded.B. doctors should work in factories to avoid accidents.C. drivers are the only factor leading to road accidents.D. there are always some people who fail to observe regulations.48. Which of the following is not mentioned as a factor of accidents?A. anxietyB. tirednessC. bad weatherD. carelessness49. “Accident-prone ”(Para.2)probably means “_________ . ”A. liable to have accidentsB. likely to be killed in accidentsC. responsible for road accidentsD. possible to avoid accidents50. Which of the following could serve as the best title for this passage?A. Causes of AccidentsB. Prevention of AccidentsC. Results of AccidentsD. Accidents and anxietyPassage 4America s'most creative playwright today is a 47-year-old black man who grew up in a Pittsburgh slum, dropped out of secondary school, did most of his reading at the neighborhood public library, and never saw plays until he started to write them. His name is August Wilson,and his plays, which all are about the 20 th century black experience in urba n America, have won him audie nee 'sacclaim（喝彩）,critical approval and innu merable awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes, in 1987 for “Fences”and in 1990 for “The Piano Lesson”.August Wilson was born in 1945 in Pittsburgh, of a white father and a black mother. His father , a baker of German descent, had just about abandoned the family and was rarely at home. His mother, Daisy Wilson, who had migrated north from North Carolina, raised August and his three sisters on her scanty wages as a cleaning lady and on her welfare checks, in a two-room cold-water flat. His friends, his neighbors, his surroundings all were black, and he became familiar with black speech and thought-processes. Later on, when the family moved to a somewhat better, more mixed neighborhood, he still retained his black connections and interests. But he developed affinities （爱好）of his own, too. Especially an affinity for reading, which his mother taught him by age five.“My mother believed that if you could read, anything was possible, ”he has said. “I read everything there was at the Carnegie Library, two blocks from the house. When I was 14, I discovered the ‘Negro Section s.That s s what it was called. It consisted of 30 books or so on two little shelves. I still can remember how great it was when I read Ralph Ellison s s ‘Invisible Man s. I guess from the time I was 12 I wanted to write poetry. Not plays. Poems.”51. “Fences”and “The Piano Lesson”in the first paragraph are names of _______ .A. subjectsB. filmsC. playsD. novels52. The evidence of this passage suggests that August Wilson .A. didn s tenjoy his childhood.59.60. B. didn 'tfinish elementary school.C. did most of his readi ng at a public library.D. was born in 1945 in Pittsburgh, Penn sylva nia.53. The word §canty ”Para.2) probably means .A. ple ntifulB. meagerC. excessiveD. eno ugh54. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?A. August Wils on is a successful America n playwright.B. Wils on ' plays deals with the urba n black America n today.C. Wils on became in terested in writi ng poems at the age of five.D. Wils on lear ned the importa nce of readi ng from his mother.55. What is the author's attitude towards August Wils on?A. i ndiffere ntB. con temptuousC. ir onicalD. objectivePaper TwoPart IV . Replacement(10%)Directi ons: Replace the un derli ned words in the followi ng sentences with expressi ons orphrases using the key word(s) supplied in the brackets. Please take care to usethe right form and keep the origi nal mea ning.I thi nk we should express our good wishes to the bride and the bridegroom.(glass) The childre n there are being put in danger every day because care workers still do notknow how to protect them from HIV . (risk) Pop stars ofte n become very famous whe n they are very young. (fame)What he said had nothing to do with the problem.(bearing) It is most likely that the patie nt will die withi n three mon ths if she is not give n proper treatme nt. (cha nce)56. 57. 58.Besides her work in the school, our teacher gives music lessons after school hours. (additi on) Weari ng short hair is no Ion ger in fashi on now, (style) The picture she showed me is almost the same as the one my mother has. (identical) Hoping that he might be able to provide an explanation for the problem, I asked him for help.(shed) It doesn'tseem ugly to me; no, not at all, I think it is rather beautiful. (contrary) Part V. Cloze (5%)Directions: The following paragraph was chosen from your textbooks. Fill in the blanks withthe exact words.Commitme nt among pare nts is a key 66 in the Hyde mixture. 67 the stude nt to gain admission, parents also must agree to accept and 68 the school's philosophies and outlook. The pare nts agree in writi ng 69 meet mon thly in one of 20 regi onal groups, go to a yearly three-day 70 retreat, and spe nd at least three times a year in workshops, discussion groups and 71 at Bath. Parents of Maine students have an 72 rate of 95% in the many sessions. Joe and Malcolm Gauld both say children 73 to do their utmost 74 they see their parents making similar efforts. The biggest 75 for many parents, they say, is to realize their own weak nesses.Part VI. Writing (15%)Directions : For this part, you are asked to write a composition on the topic Private MotorVehicles You should write at least 120 words and you should base yourcompositi on on the outl ine (give n in Chin ese) below:Private Motor Vehicles1. 私家车极大地提高了人们的活动空间。