新视野大学英语第二版第二册reading

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Directions: Listen and write down the words you hear. You are going to listen to the recording twice. During the first time, write the word that you hear. Check your answers as you listen the second time. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 2 Understanding Long Conversations

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Directions: In this section you'll hear a long conversation or conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog. 1.

A. He has a cold. B. He has the flu.

C. He has a stomachache. D. He has a fever.

2.

A. Since Friday. B. Since Saturday. C. Since Sunday. D. Since Monday.

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A. Three times a day with meals. B. Four times a day before meals. C. Three times a day after meals. D. Four times a day after meals.

4.

A. Take herbal medicine. B. See another doctor. C. Eat chicken soup. D. Take herbal soup.

5.

A. Talk to another friend.

B. Listen to the woman's suggestion. C. See the same doctor again. D. Take a rest for some days.

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog. 6.

A. Extreme stress. B. Heart attack. C. Declining health. D. Hair loss.

7.

A. It might not look real. B. It might fall off his head. C. It might be funny to people.

D. It might cause women not to kiss him.

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A. Because medical treatment is cheap. B. Because medical treatment is very effective. C. Because there are some new advances in medicine. D. Because it is better than wearing a toupee.

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A. He feels medical treatment is still unproven for his condition.

B. He is worried about the side effects of the medication. C. He thinks the treatment is too expensive. D. He feels medical treatment will last too long.

A. He will continue to look for other solutions to his problem. B. He will decide to visit a doctor at his sister's urging. C. He will finally accept the state of his condition. D. He will go to the store and buy a new toupee

Part 3 Understanding Passages

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Directions: In this section you'll hear a passage or passages. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog. 1.

A. Causes of stress. B. Stress-related disorders. C. Stress-reducing measures D. Physical and mental exercises

2.

A. Drinking coffee. B. Drinking alcohol. C. Slow deep breathing. D. Eating plenty of foods.

3.

A. It can reduce your resistance to sickness. B. It can clear your mind.

C. It can prepare you for meditation. D. It can be an effective way to lower stress.

4.

A. Sickness.

B. Mental processing. C. Emotions. D. Heart rate.

5.

A. Inability to identify emotions.

B. Inability to have emotions. C. A loss of family and friends. D. High blood pressure.

Part 4 Vocabulary and Structure

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Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 1.

I listened to Dr. Smith's lecture about the history of Britain, but I failed to understand its key ____________. A. words B. points C. notes D. message

― Whom would you like to have __________ the pictures here?

― Only those who have approval can have pictures __________ here.

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A. taken; taken B. to take; taken C. taken; take D. take; taken

We __________ the shops and the post office as soon as we moved into the town. A. located B. assigned C. delivered D. placed

This is an illness that can result in total blindness ________ left untreated. A. after B. if C. since D. unless

― Why did you go to the wrong office?

― Well, I forgot which room I was _______ to go to. A. demanded B. hoped C. supposed

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D. suggested

I'm very sorry to have __________ you with so many questions on such an occasion. A. benefited B. offended C. impressed D. bothered

He will agree to do what you require __________ him. A. of B. from C. to D. for

We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ________ any military pressure. A. up B. to C. in D. at

There are many tall trees on _________ side of the street. A. both B. either C. all D. each

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10. This research has attracted wide _________ reportage and

has been shown on BBC television's Tomorrow's World.

A. message B. information C. media D. data

11. The students attended a class entitled \"Contemporary Issues\"

_________ they discussed social, political and economic problems.

A. in that B. in what C. in which D. in it

12. _________ through a telescope (望远镜), the most prominent

parts of the Martian surface are the white polar (极地的) caps.

A. Seeing B. When seeing C. Seen D. Having seen

13. Beijing is one of the many cities in the world that _________

now developing programs to improve their older buildings.

A. is B. has been C. have been D. are

14. She said that the situation there was not so bad _________

had been described.

A. as B. such as C. that D. that as

15. He was _________ of deciding anything for himself.

A. incapable B. ineffective C. incompetent D. unable

16. State governments, special foundations, and the college

themselves _________ financial help to students with special abilities and to those with financial needs.

A. allow B. grant C. present D. assign

17. Only members of the company are __________ to use the

facilities.

A. deserved B. entitled C. undertaken D. guaranteed

18. I think I'm __________ why I wasn't given the job.

A. entitling to know B. entitle to know C. entitled to knowing D. entitled to know

19. The birds __________ at the sound of the gun.

A. scattered B. were scattered C. scattering D. were scattering

20. The farmers were scattering the fields __________ seed.

A. for B. on C. with D. in

21. I know you're angry with their decision, and I __________.

A. disagree B. agree C. object D. sympathize

22. It's hard to sympathize __________ her political opinions,

which are too different from most of us.

A. over B. with C. about D. for

23. __________ the strength of the opposition, we did very well to

score two goals.

A. Considering B. Being considered C. Consider D. Considered

24. __________ how little he had studied, he did very well in the

exam.

A. Thinking B. Talking about C. Saying

D. Considering

25. The train for London will __________ from Platform 6 in ten

minutes.

A. leave B. come C. depart D. remove

26. On this occasion we departed __________ our normal

practice of holding the meetings in public.

A. to B. with C. over D. from

27. We took out a __________ of two hundred thousand dollars to

expand our business.

A. quality B. loan C. lending D. fund

28. Not all foreign immigrants want to __________ into the local

community.

A. integrate B. combine C. incline D. scatter

29. Many schools are now __________ computer programs into

the schedules.

A. combining B. integrating C. inclining D. corresponding

30. The president __________ the responsibility for these

changes to the company policies.

A. undertook B. did C. promised D. integrated

31. They have __________ that any broken parts will be replaced

free of charge.

A. guaranteed B. stated C. considered D. questioned

32. We cannot __________ the possibility that someone

purposefully caused the accident.

A. include B. exclude C. consider D. deny

33. People under 21 are __________ from the club.

A. included B. allowed C. excluded D. permitted

34. The boy has been lying repeatedly; he deserves __________.

A. being punished B. punished C. to be punished D. to be punishing

35. It is unfair to discuss his case if he isn't __________.

A. absent B. interested C. hearing D. present

Part 5 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)

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Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog. Dramatic changes in higher education are giving more people than ever the chance of studying for a degree. But they may find many difficulties when it comes to new graduates' job prospects (前景). According to a report from the Institute of Manpower Studies (人力

研究所), the output of graduates in Britain has almost doubled in the past five years and seems set to rise by a further 57 per cent by 2005. At the same time, economic recession (萧条) has cut the number of graduate jobs such that one in seven (14 per cent) of 2002 university graduates in England, Scotland and Wales failed to find work within six months of graduating. So is it surprising that many graduates have turned to post-graduate studies as an escape route? In the 10 years to 2001, the number of students on master's courses grew by 97 per cent. But while such courses in mathematics and computer sciences rose by 149 per cent, science courses increased by only 31 per cent.

The growth in the number of science students has not been evenly spread out, and in some subjects numbers are actually falling. \"What is disturbing,\" says Richard Pearson, the director of the Institute of Manpower Studies, \"is that the output of physics graduates will go down by 6 per cent and mathematicians by 4 per cent by 1995.\" Students are now more attracted to business studies and combined non-technical degree courses than to single honors degrees in science and technology. The day when there are no physics teachers to be found may yet return. 1.

What's the main focus of the above passage?

A. There are more chances for students to get degrees. B. The students' job future remains bleak. C. Many students turn to postgraduate studies. D. More graduates meet with less job offers.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Graduates in Britain have almost doubled in the past five years and will rise to 57 per cent by 2005.

B. One out of seven graduates from universities in England, Scotland and Wales was jobless within six months after graduation.

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C. From 1991 to 2001, the number of students on master's degree courses rose by 97 per cent.

D. Mathematics and computer courses grew by 149 per cent and science courses by only 31 per cent.

What concerned Richard Pearson, the director of the Institute of Manpower Studies?

A. He's worried about the lack of combined non-technical degree courses.

B. He's worried about the job prospects of science students. C. He's concerned about the uneven spread of science

students.

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D. He's concerned about the drop in the number of technical courses.

What's the overall tendency when it comes to course preference among students?

A. They tend to choose business courses. B. They prefer mathematics to physics. C. They are more attracted to science courses. D. They prefer courses with better job prospects. What's the possible solution of the problem in question? A. Increase students' social responsibilities. B. Assist students in their career choices. C. Develop their interest in physics teaching. D. Encourage their passion for science research.

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Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog. I'm beginning to wonder whether my grandmother isn't right when she complains, as she frequently does, that children nowadays aren't as well-mannered as they used to be. Whenever she gets the opportunity, she describes in detail how she used to be told to respect her elders and betters. She was taught to speak only when she was spoken to, and when she went out on her own, she was reminded to say \"please\" and \"thank you\". Children in her day, she continues, were expected to be seen and not heard, but these days you are lucky if you ever hear parents telling their children to mind their p's and q's.

If you give her the chance she then takes out of her desk the old photograph album which she keeps there, and which she never tires of displaying. Of course when you look at pictures of her parents you feel sure that, with a father as hard-looking as that, you, too, would have been \"seen and not heard\". Beside him sits his wife, with their children around her: Granny and her elder brothers. It always occurs to me that perhaps those long, stiff, black clothes were very heavy to a little girl, that she hadn't enough breath left to talk, let alone bad. It must have been a dull and lonely life too, for she stayed mainly at home during her childhood, while her brothers were sent away to school from an early age. That said, my childhood was much freer than Granny's. I went to school with my brother, and I played football with him and his friends. We all spoke a common language and we got up to the same trouble. I would have died if I had had to stay indoors, wear a tight frock (女式礼服), and sew.

6. How can we understand \"children in her day were expected to be seen and not heard\"?

A. Children were not supposed to be heard by others. B. Children were not supposed to hear their parents' conversation.

C. Children were not supposed to speak in the face of others. D. Children were not supposed to speak until asked to do it. What is the expression of \"mind their p's and q's\" supposed to mean?

A. To mind their own business. B. To remember to say \"please\". C. To remember to say \"thank you\". D. To be well-mannered.

Which of the following words can be used to describe Granny's feelings of her own childhood? A. Lonely. B. Dull. C. Proud. D. Happy.

How did the author feel about her Granny's childhood? A. Disappointed. B. Unbearable. C. Respectable. D. Indifferent.

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10. Why did Granny often complain about modern children's

behavior?

A. She missed those good old days. B. She was too harsh on children. C. She didn't like kids who talk a lot. D. She was not open to new things.