新视野英语3级复习题.docx

新视野英语3级复习题Reading ComprehensionPassage 1Most Americans will tell you that character education in schools is a good idea. According to pollsters （作民意测验的人），90% of us want schools to teach core moral values. But what should “character education” look like? And more important, does it work?Take a look at Traut Core Knowledge School in Fort Collins, Colo. Traut Core is a public school with a waiting list of 500 students. A strong focus on 12 core values throughout the school culture has contributed to high academic achievement a Traut Core. The school now ranks first in reading and in the top five in math out of the 26 schools in the district.Private schools are also on the list. The Montrose School in Natick, Mass. Has daily homerooms that focus on character discussions and leadership, and the school provides many opportunities for service to others. At Montrose, moral development is inseparable from academic achievement.Wake County Public Schools in North Carolina is a case study in how to get comprehensive character education programs going in every school. Beginning in 1992, the district appointed a task force with broad representation from the community. Public meetings were held, surveys sent out, and other efforts made to ensure that character education in the schools would be built on the shared moral values of the citizens in this large and diverse district.Today, character education is part of the mission of every Wake County school. The district provides in-service training and resources for teachers, encourages parental involvement and evaluates the results.Higher academic achievement, lower drop-out （辍学）rates, fewer discipline problems, a more positive and caring school environmentwho doesn't want schools like these? And who wouldn't like to see students who are more caring, respectful, honest and responsible?1） Judging from the first paragraph, what's the writer's attitude to “character education''?A. Positive B. Ironical （讽朿的）C. Suggestive D. Opposite.2） The phrase "a waiting list of 500 students'* in Line 2, para. 2 probably means that there are 500 students.A. studying thereB. enrolling thereC. graduating thereD. waiting for admission3） Among the private schools willing to teach moral values.A. Traut Core has daily homerooms that focus on character discussions and leadershipB. the Montrose School focus on 12 core valuesC. Traut Core provides many opportunities for service to othersD. the Montrose School makes progress both academically and morally4） Character education, according to the last paragraph, will result in all of the following exceptA. lower drop-out ratesB. higher academic achievementC. a less positive and caring environmentD. fewer discipline problems5） Which is not true according to the passage?A. Academic achievement is closely associated with moral development.B. Higher academic achievement is inseparable from moral development.C. Moral development exerts influence on academic achievement.D. Moral development has nothing to do with academic achievement.Passage 2Throughout the past century humanity （人类）did everything in its power to control nature. We dammed earth's rivers, chopped down the forests and exhausted the soils. Burning up fuels, we pumped a great deal of greenhouse gasses into the air, altering the chemistry of the atmosphere and warming the planet in just a few decades. And as out population began the year 200 above the 6 billion mark, still spreading across the continents, dozens of animal and plant species were dying out every day, including the first primate （灵长类）to disappear in more than 100 years.At the start of the 21st century there were unmistakable signs that nature was beginning to take its revenge （报艮 , Melting ice in both poles of the earth suggested that the climate was changing rapidly. Weather was even more changeable than usual, giving some places too little rain and others too much. Fires raced across the dried American West last summer, and recent storms spread damages from Britain to China. No specific event could be directly blamed on global warming, floods and drought （干旱）will be more frequentand severe. Other sad signs from an overburdened planet include falling grain and fish harvests and fiercer （激烈的）competition for scarce water supplies.But there were also, in the year 2000, signs of great awareness. Connected by the Internet, hundreds of millions people gathered for the 30" anniversary of Earth Day. Governments from Washington to Lima took steps to protect the large wild areas from development. Progress was made toward using more renewable energy from the wind and the sun, and new cars hat used both gasoline and electricity sported （显小）fuel-economy statistics.The goal for the new century is "sustainable （可持续的）developmenf'. Is that possible? It depends on how well we understand that humanity is part of nature, not lord and master.1） What is the result of the human control over the nature?A. Natural resources are being exhausted.B. There is a global warming effect.C. Species of animals and plants are reduced.D. All of the above.2） It can be inferred from the passage that scarce water supplies are directly caused by.A. less ice in both polesB. the more changeable weatherC. something not mentioned in the textD. the larger population3） Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. rhe America suffered a lot from fires last summer in the west.B. The American government tried to stop development.C. Humanity built many dams in the past century.D. Dozens of animals and plants will no longer exist in more than 100 years.4） The phrase "sustainable development" in the last paragraph probably means that economic development will.A. continue for a long timeB. be more profitable than beforeC. support our growing populationD. make full use of natural resources5） The main purpose of the author is to make us.A. see what damage humanity did to natureB. fight with nature and control itC. have more celebrations of Earth DayD. aware of the importance of environment protectionPassage 3One of the strongest reasons for the raising of the school leaving age (ROSLA) has been that it will bring us nearer to the ideal of “equal opportunity”.Many people like to think of our present system of schooling as providing plenty of steps up the ladder of success for clever children. It would be good to think that no one who is really bright can be missed out when the state system is apparently so thorough. It is obvious, for instance, that many children from less rich homes reach university or do well in other ways.Unfortunately, we now have plenty of evidence that many children of every level of ability do much less well than they could. For instance, during the years of national military service it was possible to test the intelligence (智力)of all male 18-20 year olds. Half of those soldiers who were placed in the two highest ability groups had left schools at 15.It has also been shown that the percentage of working class children going to university is almost the same now as it was in 1939. One study of 5000 children from birth to 21 years old indicated that up to half the bright pupils from working class home left school when they reached 16 years old. Moreover, there is no difference in intelligence between the sexes, but far more boys than girls stay in education after 16.It is clear from this and much other evidence that many children are still leaving school too early to benefit from the prizesmoney, social respectability, and interesting jobs, which higher education gives. It is clear too that the reasons why such children leave have much to do with their social circumstances (情形,环境).Their parents often need the extra money another wage-earner can bring in; they do not value education for itself because their own was probably dull and unhappy. It is not so much that they force their sons and daughters to leave school, rather that they tend to say, "It's up to you".1) It is hoped that ROSLA will give all children.A. a more enjoyable time at schoolB. the same chances in societyC. the right to a better schoolD. higher scores in intelligence tests2) People would like to think that.A. equal numbers of poor and rich children reach universityB. those with the least money get the best educationC. intelligent children are always chosen by the systemD. only clever children do well3) Working class children are felt to be at a disadvantage because.A. many of the clever ones leave school earlyB. fewer go to university than ever beforeC. more than half leave school when they are 16D. fewer boys than girls stay at school after 164) Many children leave school early because.A. their social circumstances make them unhappyB. they have to work to support their family's incomeC. their school is a dull and unhappy placeD. their parents don't allow them to make their own decisions5) This article shows that equal opportunity in education.A. is a thing of the pastB. has not yet been achievedC. is there for those who merit it D. has greatly improved our societyPassage 4As a science writer, I don't have to wear emotional armor （装甲）very often. Before I went to Zimbabwe for a visit, I had talked to other reporters who had spent time in Africa. All told me to get prepared for the orphans （孤丿） many of whom had caught the AIDS virus from their mothers一and the strong desire to make everything all right for them.Then again, nothing could have prepared me for the visit to a creche （育婴堂）for AIDS orphans in Harare, where one sick, smiling four-year-old boy tried to keep up with the other kids playing ring-around-the rosy but was so weak he kept falling to the floor, or meeting a 25-year-old unmarried girl who cared for her nephew even though her only income was from growing and selling a few vegetables at the local market. The boy who called his aunt “Mama” was too weak even to take the piece of banana I offered.Meanwhile photojournalist （摄影记者）Karin Retief was visiting a room at he hospice （济 贫院）where she had been told a particularly sweet orphan boy stayed. At first she did not see anyone on the bed and was about to say he must be elsewhere, when suddenly she spotted his tiny arm in the air, his body lost in the folds of the bed clothes.Recently Karin wrote to me that she had been able to deep our assignment from taking too great an emotional suffering at the time. "Only when I got back, about a week later, could I mourn （哀悼）the people I met,'' she continued. "I sat in church and wanted to ask the priest （牧师）to pray （祈祷）for the people with AIDS in Zimbabwe and all over the world. Then all the people's faces, pain and suffering became so real, I could not get the words out. I broke down and cried and cried for them.''1） The title for the passage might be.A. Africa's ChildrenB. Suffering AIDS OrphansC. Care for AIDS ChildrenD. Zimbabwe's Situation2） Which is NOT true about the 25-year-old woman?A. She cares for her nephew.B. She has little income.C. Her nephew called her Mama.D. She had a four-year-old boy.3） When Karin Retief came to the hospice.A. the orphan boy's arm was cut in the airB. the orphan boy was elsewhereC. the orphan boy was just in bedD. the orphan boy's body was lost4） “Broke down" in the last paragraph most probably means.A. stopped herself suddenlyB. lost control of herselfC. fell down herselfD. got disturbed herself5） The purpose of the people visiting Zimbabwe was to.A. provide medicines for the AIDS orphansB. find out the causes of the AIDSC. look after the AIDS orphansD. report the conditions of the AIDS orphansPassage 5There are growing environmental concerns about the air near the destroyed World Trade Center in New York City. The two huge buildings were destroyed September eleventh when terrorists crashed two passenger planes into them. Some people say they are suffering health problems as a result the attacks. When the World Trade Center fell, it left about one million tons of crushed concrete, glass and dust. Some people fear that cancer-causing substances may have been released into the air from the resulting fires and smoke. For example, asbestos (石棉)and other harmful substances were used in building the World Trade Center.Since September eleventh, federal, state and local agencies have been testing the air in and around the ruined area. Scientists from universities, medical schools and private companies also are doing tests. They are looking for the presence of pollutants (可染物)in the air that might present a health risk to the workers removing the wreckage and to the public. Federal officials say no long-term health risks have been discovered so far.Yet, doctors say many of the workers have been suffering from severe cough, chest pain, nose bleeds and breathing problem. Many workers with continuing problems have taken legal action against the city. Doctors say rescue workers and other people who worked in the area for a long period of time are most at risk for health problems. Workers who did not wear protective coverings on their faces are at even greater risk.About forty thousand people live near the ruins of the World Trade Center. Some of these people worry that open trucks carrying the ruins from the area are still spreading pollutants.Some people have criticized New York City's clean-up efforts, as many buildings in the area have not been cleaned. And the information released to the public from air quality tests is often confusing, and the federal government should keep close watch on clean-up efforts.1） The major point discussed in the passage is.A. the effect of the September 11 attacks on New York CityB. health problem people suffer resulting from the September 11 attacksC. the effort of the cleaning up of buildings in the areaD. the effect on the health of the people of the ruined area2） Many workers have taken legal action against the city because.A. they are suffering from nose bleedsB. they have continuing health problemsC. they are coughing severelyD. they have breathing problems3） Who are having greater risk of health problems, according to the passage?A. The people who live near the ruins.B. The workers who worked in the area for long time.C. The scientists who are testing the air.D. The workers who did not wear protective coverings.4） The federal government has been criticized for the following reasons EXCEPT.A. clean-up effortsB. air quality testsC. uncleaned buildingsD. the trucks carrying the ruins5） According to the passage the author the environment of the ruined area.A. is depressed withB. is satisfied withC. is worried aboutD. is confident withPassage 6Big Ben is one of London*s best-known landmarks, and looks most spectacular at night when the cl