新视野英语(三)复习题.pdf

新 视 野 英 语（三）复 习 题 Passage 1Big Ben is one of London*s best-known landmarks,and looks most spectacular atnight when the clock faces are lighted.You even know when parliament is in session,because a light shines above the clock face.The four dials（钟 面）of the clock are 23 feet square,the minute hand is 14 feet longand the figures are 2 feet high.Minutely regulated（校 准）with a stack（堆）of coins placedon the huge pendulum（钟 摆），Big Ben is an excellent timekeeper,which has rarelystopped.The name Big Ben actually refers not to the clock-tower itself,but to the thirteen-tonbell hung within.The bell was named after the first commissioner 行 政 长 官）of works,Sir Benjamin Hall.This bell came originally from the old Palace of Westminster,and wasgiven to the Dean（教 长）of St.Paul by William III.Before returning to Westminster tohang in its present home,it was refashioned in Whitechapel in 1858.The BBC firstbroadcast the chimes（报 时）on ihe 31st December 1923-there is a microphone（扩 音 器）in the turret（塔 楼）connected to Broadcasting House.During the Second World War in 1941,a bomb destroyed the Lower Chamber（众 议 院，下 院）of the Houses of Parliament,but the clock tower remained intact and Big Bencontinued to keep time and strike away the hours,its unique sound was broadcast to thenation and around the world,a welcome reassurance（恢 复 信 心）of hope to all who heardit.The tower is not open to the general public,but those with a special interest mayarrange a visit to the top of the Clock Tower through their local（UK）MP.1.When parliament has a meetingA.Big Ben lights the parliamentB.the clock faces are lightedC.a light is on above the faceD.Big Ben strikes the time2.Which of following statements is true according to the passage?A.Big Ben has only one hand.B.Coins are used to make Big Ben work more precisely.C.Big Ben has never stopped.D.Big Ben has a huge pendulum made of coins.3.The bell was once owned b y.A.the old Palace of WestminsterB.Sir Benjamin HallC.The Dean of St.PaulD.The BBC4.the BBC first broadcast the chimes on the eve o f.A.1858B.1923C.1924D.19145.the word“intact in Line 2,Para.4 probably m e a n s.A.uninjuredB.uncutC.unharmedD.undamagedPassage 2When the Romantic Movement was still popular,it was a common matter of debate（辩 论）whether people should marry for love or for money.The young people concerned usually favoredlove,and their parents usually favored money.Careful parents,while admitting that theirdaughters should marry for love,took care that all the young men they met should be rich.Thismethod was sometimes very successful.It was adopted,for example,by my grandfather,who hada large number of romantic daughters,none of whom married badly.In these days the matter no longer looks so simple as it did eighty years ago.We realize nowthat money may be the cause,or part of the cause,of quite genuine love;of this there arenotable（显 著 的）examples in history.Mohammed is just one of them.As most people know,hewas a camel-driver to a rich widow whom he loved and ultimately married.It was her capitalwhich supported him throughout the early hard years of the prophet（神 的 代 言 者，预 言 者）business.Mohammed was not the man to give the only devotion to any one woman,but there is nodoubt that,within the limit set by polygamy（一 夫 多 妻），he was genuinely fond of his wife andbenefactress.This is an example where the man was poor and woman rich,but in a world dominated by menthe opposite is the commoner case.If a very rich man asks a very poor girl to marry him,she islikely,especially if she has social ambitions,to feel a kind of gratitude which will lead her to fallin love with him.At any rate,he will need a smaller degree of personal attractiveness than a poorman would need.Wealth can often purchase not only the appearance of love but its reality.This isunjust and undesirable but nonetheless（虽 然 如 此）a fact.1.It can be inferred but not stated thatA.although people favor romantic love,many of them can not easily give up the temptation（诱 惑）of moneyB.the authors grandfather was a money-seekerC.eighty years ago,people married for loveD.in a world dominated by men,poor girls tend to marry wealthy but not attractive gentlemen2.Why,in Paragraph 2,does the author say M.the matter no longer looks so simple.*?A.People are making greater effort to seek for money.B.People have become more and more complex.C.People have had a new understanding of money and love.D.People are no longer so foolish as before.3.What does the example about Mohammed imply?A.Money can easily purchase love.B.Money can also cause genuine love.C.Mohammed was a real cheater.D.The widow was really foolish.4.The meaning of benefactress in Paragraph 2 is closest toA.masterB.loverC.the person who has given sympathyD.the person who gives money for a good purpose5.What is the authors attitude toward the matter mentioned in this passage?A.Compromising.B.Certain.C.Negative.D.Critical.Passage 3When faced with death,we all react in different ways.Most people hope for a gooddeath,however they may define it.There are many books which are available to help youapproach death mindfully and plan for end-of-life care in a systematic way.If you are faced withmaking decisions about end-of-life care for yourself or someone you love,a good place to start iswith the Handbook for Mortals（凡 人），a caring and authoritative guide written by a team ofexperts in the field.Ils important for a person to express preferences about health care at the end of life.Thiscan be done through the use of formal legal documents which grant a power of attorney（律 师）forhealth care to someone you trust to make decisions for you should you become unable to doso yourself.These directives,which may be called living wills,must be tailored to your specificsituation and location,as laws vary around the world.These directives may cover any issue youconsider important.A very common concern centers around tube feeding and related issuesincluding difficult decisions about withdrawing life-sustaining（生 命 维 持）treatment.A very important decision is whether or not you wish to choose home or hospice care（临 终 关 怀）as an alternative to a hospital setting.Whether at home or in a hospital,it*simportant to demand top-quality palliative（缓 解 病）南）care.You can inform yourself aboutspecific diseases by researching health care texts.Many faith traditions place emphasis on the importance of conscious preparation for death as away of showing respect for and acceptance of lifes final adventure.Death is not the opposite oflife-it is the opposite of birth.The decision to end one*s life when death is approaching anyway is sometimes calledphysician-assisted suicide（PAS）,or voluntary euthanasia（安 乐 死）；this is a special case of themore general topic of suicide.The right to die*is the subject of controversial legal battles on aninternational scale.1.Which of the following is not true in terms of a ngood deathM?A.There are many recommendations to plan for a good death.B.A good death means a peaceful death with dignity.C.To face death mindfully is what is expected most.D.A good death*may be defined as voluntary euthanasia.2.What is the better recommendation for health care at the end of life?A.Always leave end-of-life care with lawyers.B.Never stay at home for the final phase of life.C.Study different causes of death.D.Express the will to die without pain.3.According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?A.Whether or not to stop life-sustaining treatment is one of the difficult decisions to make.B.Hospice care is one of the choices to make to enjoy pain-free end-of-life care.C.Tube feeding comes to be accepted soon.D.The Handbook for Mortals is an authority for health care at the end of life.4.The word tailored in Line 5,Para.2 may m e a n.A.cut to specific requirementsB.adapted for a particular purposeC.engaged in the trade of a tailorD.sewed clothes5.What main idea does the author intend to express?A.Euthanasia is a legal matter that causes worldwide arguments.B.Death is the last stage of life and a human being should die with respect and dignity.C.Its important to make clear what laws to follow in making directives.D.No effort is to be spared to keep life even with physical and mental sufferings.Passage 4Typical jokes or humorous stories have a three-part anatomy that is easily recognized.First isthe Setup,next is the Body,and these are followed by the Punch Line which will make the jokefunny if it contains some humor.Usually all three parts are present,and each must be clearlypresented.It helps if the story/joke teller uses gestures and language which are well known to theaudience.“Slap-stick“is the most obvious humor.Its language is simple,direct,and often makes fun ofanother person or group.It appeals to all ages and all cultures.Nearly every English-speakingcomedian in this century has used the following joke in one form or another.One man asksanother,4tWho was that lady I saw with last night?”The other replies,4That was no lady,that wasmy wife.The joke is no less funny because it is so often used.A Play on Words“is funny because of misused or misunderstood language.My favoriteexample is the story of three elderly gentlemen traveling by train in England.As the train slowedfor a stop the first man asked,“Is this Wembley?”No,said the second,Its Thursday.”So amsaid the third man.Lets stop for a beer.”Puns are even more subtle forms of word play.They use the technique of similar soundingwords or alternative meanings of the same word.Puns are thought by some critics to be the lowestform of humor,but I disagree with this.Puns require more subtle and sophisticated language skillsthan humor forms,but even the very young can use them in their simpler forms.All in all,humoris alive and well,and it will persist simply because there are funny things happening everyday.6.The word“typical（/,1）here implies t h a t.A.every joke or humorous story has three partsB.a joke or humorous story that has three parts is a real joke or humorous storyC.a common joke or humorous story is the most recognizableD.most jokes or humorous stories have three parts7.“The joke is no less funny because it is so often used“means the j o k e.A.becomes less funny because it is often usedB.is not often used because it is not very funnyC.is funny even if it is often usedD.is often used because it is funny8.In the story of three elderly gentlemen，the punch line i s.A.Is this Wembley?”B.Lets stop for a beer.C.uIfs Thursday.D.So am I.”9.According to the author,a pun i s.A.the least sophisticated form of humorB.too subtle to be understood by childrenC.difficult to understand because of the sophisticated languageD.subtle but its simple forms are within childrens reach10.We can conclude from the article that the a u t h o r.A.thinks humor has become vulgarB.values humor highlyC.doesnt like some professional humoristsD.thinks most humorists are not creativePassage 5Just 30 years ago some 700 million people lived in cities.Today the number stands at 1,800million,and by the end of the century it will to 3,000 million-more than half worlds estimatedpopulation.By the year 2000 and estimated 650 million people will crowd into 60 cities of fivemillion or more-three quarters of them in the developing world.Only a single First World city-metropolitan Tokyo,which will have 24 million people-is expected to be among the global topfive;London,ranked second in 1950 with ten million people,will not even make 2000s top 25.Inplaces where rates of natural population increase exceed three percent annually-meaning muchof the Third World-that alone is enough to double a citys population within 20 years.Butequally powerful are the streams of hopeful migrants from the country-side.What faces and confuses urban planners is the huge scale of these trends,there have neverbeen cities of 30 million people,let alone ones dependent on roads,sewer and water suppliesbarely adequate for urban areas a tenth that size.And the flood of new arrival in swelling Thirdworld cities far overtakes the supply of jobs-particularly as modern industries put a premium ontechnology rather than manpower.So it will be virtually impossible to find permanentemployment for 30 to 40 percent of the 1,000 million new city inhabitants expected by the year2000.Despite the terrible conditions that the city newcomers face,their numbers are growing atrates as much as twice that the cities themselves-and every step taken to improve their livingconditions in the slums only attracts more migrants.1.Which of the following is the main topic of this passage?A.The increase of world populationB.The change of urban living conditionC.The emigrants from the Third World countriesD.The expansion of cities and its consequences2.The author uses Tokyo as an example mainly to show t h a t.A.the biggest cities will still be in First World countriesB.its development speed will be greater than that of London.C.most of the biggest cities will be in the Third World countriesD.London is a smaller cities.3.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?A.Over half of the worlds population will move to cities by 2000.B.London was once among the global top five.C.The world population will reach about 6,000 million by 2000.D.The developing countries will more from the expansion of cities.4.According the last paragraph we can i n f e r.A.the growth of urban population is faster than that of cities.B.the governments are wiling improve the living condition in the slumsC.the cities newcomers must face the musicD.the result of the governments effort is contrary to their original will.5.The expression“pul a premium on“in Paragraph can be replaced b y.A.are in need ofB.put emphasis onC.have no lack ofD.think little ofPassage 6Surfing the Internet（网 上 冲 浪）can be as addictive as drugs,alcohol or gambling（赌 博），aresearcher from University of Pittsburgh said last month.In a study of almost 400 men and women in Canada,researchers found Internet addictionhooked people into spending 40 hours or more a week online,most often involved in role-playinggames or engaged in chat room discussions.One 17-year-old boy was so addicted（上 瘾）to the Internet activities that his parents had toadmit 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 andmother,became so addicted to the Internet that she would not cook,clean or do the laundry（洗 烫 衣 物）and was neglecting her children and husband because she was spending as much as 12hours a day talking to acquaintances on the Internet.Finally her husband said,Choose me or the computer.She divorced him.PsychologistKimberly Young,assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburghs Bradfordcampus,found that 76 per cent of the subjects in the study spends an average of 40 hours a weekon the Internet.Of 396 people who met Youngs criteria（标 准）for addicted Internet users,157 were men,239women.The men were younger with an average age of 29;the women average 43 years