新视野大学英语3期中考试A卷

Passage One

As we consider what makes one man better than the other, let’s look at two examples. The first example is a man who has a good job, a healthy body, and a loving family. His success is due to good decisions. He chose the correct subjects to study when he was at the university. Now that he’s out of school, he always schedules his time well so that he can get everything done at the proper time. He exercises and eats well, as he understands the benefits of this. In addition, in order to achieve happiness in the home, he spends time with his family and makes sure they all have when they need. On the other hand, the second man is something less than the successful person the first man is. What’s wrong with him?

Good sense is the ability to know what is true or right from what is not true or wrong. And some people might think that the second lacks good sense. However, the person who thinks this is mistaken. Actually, since everyone has the same amount of good sense, the first man does not have an advantage over the second in this respect. The second man has a good mind, and he has the ability to judge things well.

The second man runs into trouble, because he directs his thought along a different path. He considers other things, different from the first man. The problem is that he does not apply his mind rightly, as does the first one. Thus, he is not capable of advancing further than he does.

When you consider what you want out of life, think about the results of your decisions. Apply your mind well so that good things will come about and so that you are not left regretting your actions.

21. During his university years, the first man ________.

A. scheduled his time to get everything done.

B. learned how to apply his mind rightly.

C. ate right and did exercise regularly.

D. chose things that made him successful later.

22. The first man is fully aware of the good things that will result from _______.

A. making good decisions during one’s university studies.

B. scheduling his time so that he can get everything done.

C. taking care of his body with diet and exercise.

D. being a successful person with a good family life.

23. One’s ability to judge right or wrong is called _______.

A. beneficial consideration B. thought direction

C. successful thinking D. good sense

24. To keep from wishing you made a different choice, you should ________.

A. get more out of life B. develop more good sense

C. judge things right or wrong D. put good thought into your actions

25. The main topic of this passage is ________.

A. people are equal B. applying thought well will help

C. some people are not successful D. people must judge things well

Passage Two

In 1848, gold was discovered in California; from all over the nation, thousands of young men set out for California. People called “this” the time of the Gold Rush.

A gold miner came into a city looking for a pair of pants. He wanted pants strong enough to stand up to the rough work of mining. He met a young man named Levi, who sold heavy cloth for tents and wagon tops. They asked a tailor to use heavy cloth for their pants. Then Levi went into the business of making work pants. He asked his brothers to send him some strong blue cotton cloth called denim (斜纹粗棉布). With this blue denim cloth, Levi started making the kind of pants we call blue jeans today. They were sewed up in the same way as other pants.

In 1860, a miner said that the pockets weren't strong enough to hold the pieces of gold he found. The pockets kept falling off the pants. The cloth was all right. It was the thread that wasn't strong enough. So Levi used rivets (铆钉) to attach the pockets onto the pants.

Cowboys needed tough pants, too. They liked their pants to fit tightly. But the rivets marked the cowboys' saddles. So Levi covered the rivets with cloth. Then everybody was happy.

26. This article as a whole is about ___________.

A. how people got blue jeans

B. the Gold Rush in California

C. How blue jeans are made

D. The kind of pants cowboys' wear

27. While not stated in the article, you can tell that ___________.

A. everybody who went to California got a lot of gold

B. Levi found riches in the gold fields

C. Levi sold more jeans to cowboys than to gold miners

D. Levi made more money than many gold miners

28. The word “this” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to __________.

A. California

B. the discovery of gold

C. many people looking for gold

D. the nation at this time

29. Levi used strong blue cotton cloth to make pants because __________.

A. gold miners liked the blue color

B. this was the only cloth he had

C. miners wanted pants which could stand rough work

D. cowboys liked their pants to fit tightly

30. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. It was Levi who started the business of making blue jeans.

B. It was one tailor who started making blue jeans.

C. It was in California that blue jeans first became popular.

D. It was in California that gold was discovered.

Passage Three

After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprised his landlord by telling him that he was leaving because he could not afford to buy any more chocolate.

It all began a year ago when Albert Hall returned home one evening and found a large dog in front of his gate. He was very fond of animals and as he happened to have a small piece of chocolate in his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. It held up its paws (爪子) and received another piece of chocolate as a reward. Albert called his new friend "Bingo". He never found out the dog's real name, nor who his owner was.

However, Bingo appeared regularly every afternoon and it was quite clear that he liked chocolate more than bones. He soon grew dissatisfied with small pieces of chocolate and demanded a large piece a day. If at any time Albert couldn't give it, Bingo got very angry and refused to let him open the gate. Albert was now at Bingo's mercy and had to "buy him" to get into his own house! He spent such a large part of his money to keep Bingo supplied with chocolate that in the end he had to move somewhere else.

31. Albert had been living in the same district for ______________.

A. many weeks

B. under twenty years

C. all his life

D. more than twenty years

32. Albert decided to move because _______________.

A. he didn't get along well with his landlord

B. he was afraid of animals, especially dogs

C. he couldn't get into his own house freely

D. he was not satisfied with that district

33. Bingo waited for Albert every afternoon at the gate because ____________.

A. he wanted some bones

B. he wanted chocolate

C. he liked Albert

D. he had no other place to go

34. What does “ at dog’s mercy” mean in “ Albert was now at Bingo's mercy…”?

A. Albert was angry with the dog

B. Albert was somehow controlled by the dog

C. the dog is not kind

D. the dog is not to be treated kindly any more.

35. We can tell from the story that ____________.

A. Albert could afford to buy a large piece of chocolate for Bingo every day

B. Albert didn't like animals any more from then on

C. all dogs cause trouble for people living in Albert's district

D. he who spares the rod would finally spoil the dog.

Passage Four

Throughout July 1945, the Japanese mainland, from Tokyo on Honshu northward to the coast of Hokkaido, were bombed as if an invasion were about to take place. In fact, something far more threatening was at hand, as the Americans were telling Stalin at Potsdam.

In 1939 physicists in the United States had learned of experiments in Germany demonstrating the possibility of atomic power and understood the potential damage of an atomic bomb. On August 2, 1939, Albert Einstein warned President Roosevelt of the danger of Nazi Germany's advances in development of the atomic bomb. Eventually, the U. S. Office of Scientific Research Development was created in June 1941 and given combined responsibility with the War Department in the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear bomb. After four years of intensive research and development efforts, an atomic device was set off on July 16, 1945, in a desert area at Alamogordo, New Mexico, generating an explosive power equal to that of more than 15,000 tons of TNT. Thus, the atomic bomb was born. Truman, the new U.S. president, believed that this terrible object might be used to defeat Japan in a way less costly of U. S. lives than a conventional invasion of the Japanese homeland. Japan's unsatisfactory response to the Allies' Potsdam Declaration decided the matter.

On August 6,1945, an atomic bomb carried from Tinian Island in the Marianas in a specially equipped B-29 was dropped on Hiroshima, at the southern end of Honshu. The combined heat and blast destroyed everything in the explosion's immediate neighborhood, generated spontaneous fires that burned out almost 4.4 square miles completely, and killed between 70,000 and 80,000 people, in addition to injuring more than 70,000 others. A second bomb, dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, killed between 35,000 and 40,000 people, injured a like number, and ruined 1.8 square miles.

36.What is the main idea of the passage?

A . An atomic device was developed after much work was done.

B . The birth and use of the atomic bomb ended the second world war.

C . An invasion was about to take place with the use of atomic bombs.

D . An atomic bombs was dropped on the cites of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

37.What was the danger AE had warned R about?

A . The danger of Nazi Germany’s advances in the development of atomic bombs.

B . The possibility of atomic power being used against Nazi Germany or Japan.

C . Japan’s response to the Allies’ Potsdam Declaration during World War Two.

D . The destruction of everything from the explosion of the atomic bomb in Japan.

38.What was the U.S. Office of SRD created for?

A . To give a partner to the war department in the Manhattan Project.

B . To give a response to Einstein’s proposal concerning the bombs.

C . To fight against the invasion of Japan and put an end to the war.

D .To develop a nuclear bomb with the war department in a project.

39.How many people were killed by the two bombs dropped in Japan?

A . Between 70,000 and 80,000.

B . Between 35,000 and 40,000.

C . Between 105,000 and 120,000.

D . Between 140,000 and 150,000.

40.How many people were injured by the Nagasaki bomb?

A . Around 150,000.

B . Around 80,000.

C . Around 70,000.

D . Around 40,000.

Part III. Word Building ( 15 points)

Directions: complete the following sentences with the proper form of the word given in the brackets.

S11. ( advance ) This is one of the most ______ types of engines that have ever been displayed.

S12. ( able ) In the modem society , it is often very difficult for the ______ to find job.

S13. ( own ) Do you have any proof of ______ of this car if you insist that it is yours?

S14. ( simple ) The well -known playwright tried to ______ the story for the younger audience.

S15. ( regard ) The big privately-owned company is being questioned______ its .

employment policy.

S16. ( apply ) From the newspaper report ,we know that South Africa has submitted an ______to host the World Cup.

S17. ( character ) In her essay ,the writer ______ the whole era as a period of radical change.

S18. ( offense ) If the sight of a few dirty dishes______you , then I think you’ve problems.

S19. ( refer ) My old teacher said that he would write me a very good ______for that university abroad.

S20. ( depart ) Everyone in the office was surprised by Graham’s sudden ______.

S21.( ambitious ) After his heart attack, he gave up his ______ to become Prime Minister.

S22. (identify ) Most of the bodies were badly burned, making ______ almost impossible.

S23.( sympathize) The president has sent a message of_____to the relatives of the dead soldiers.

S24.( consider ) She did well to find the way , ______ she’d only been there once before.

S25. (evident) She should have been here two hours ago so she’s ______ decided not to come after all.

Part IV. (10 points)

Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Band. You may not use any of the words more than 0nce

My family, my boss, even my doctor had told me this would happen, but I didn't listen. They said I was getting __S26__and focusing too much on the negative things that happened to me. "If you don't learn to control how you __S27__to bad things that happen in your life, you are going to cause damage to your heart," said my doctor. "So many of the situations you __S28__ about are beyond your control. Getting caught in them is very __S29__ for you physically and emotionally. You have to learn to let these things go and __S30____ things you can actually change." I, undoubtedly, should have made his advice my number one __S31__ right then. Unfortunately, I got caught in a traffic __S32__ that very same day while driving home from work. This was the setting for the heart attack my doctor had __S33___me about. Instead of looking for a better outlet for my stress, I began to ___S34_ at the car in front of me. Then the muscle fibers of my heart began beating like a bag of worms instead of pumping blood. Fortunately, it was only a mild heart attack. Someone came to my aid and then ____S35__ me to the hospital. I have definitely learned that life is too short to worry about things you can't control.

A) priority B ) favorite C) jam D) yell E) react

F) counter G) complain H) moan I ) focus J ) destructive

K) financial L) warned