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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date新视野大学英语(第三版)第一学期期末测试卷新视野大学英语(第三版)第一学期期末测试卷适用范围：19级本科20192020学年第一学期大学英语考试试卷（A卷）注意：1.请将第一、二、三部分的答案涂在答题卡上，做在试卷上无效； 2.请将第四、五、六部分的答案写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效；3.请把后面的答题纸单独交，答题卡和试卷也单独交；4.听力部分放音时间：2:30，放音

2、频段：调频96MHz.5.请务必填好个人信息，答题卡上填涂准考证号，试卷类型涂A，科目代号涂英语，请用2B铅笔和和黑色中性笔答题。Part I Listening Comprehension(15%)Section A (4%)Directions: In this section you will hear 4 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question wil

3、l be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. A) A teacher and a student.B) A shop assistant and a customer.C

4、) A receptionist and a client.D) A boss and a worker.2. A) He went to bed too late.B) His mother forgot to wake him up.C) He gets up late because he feels tired these days.D) He doesnt have an alarm clock to wake him up.3. A) He is taking care of his twin brother.B) He has been in perfect condition.

5、 C) He is worried about Rods health.D) He has been feeling ill all week.4. A) Travel in different countries.B) Look for some similar topics.C) Make comparisons of festivals in different countries.D) Go to some countries with similar culture.Section B (4%)Directions: In this section, you will hear on

6、e long conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then write the corresponding letter on the A

7、nswer Sheet.Questions 5 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.5. A) He misses Laura very much.B) He hasnt got the invitation to the party.C) He wants to make sure of the time.D) He cant attend the party. 6. A) Some of his relatives from Scotland.B) Some of his friends from Scotland.C) S

8、ome of his colleagues from Ireland.D) Some of his former classmates from Ireland.7. A) Take his relatives to the party.B) Take his colleagues to his home.C) Take his friends out to dinner.D) Take his classmates to a hotel. 8. A) He can drop in later with his friends.B) He can come to the party to me

9、et James.C) He can send her an email about his plan.D) He can come with his relatives.Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a questio

10、n, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) How fire moves.B) How fire starts.C) What fire needs and does.D) What fire is made of.10. A)

11、 Fire is matter.B) Fire is smoke.C) Fire is a spot.D) Fire is an activity.11. A) Fuel and glass.B) Glass and wind.C) Fuel and gas.D) Heat source and fuel.12. A) It burns very quickly.B) It burns slowly at a high heat.C) Its easy to light.D) Its very smoky.Questions 13 to 16 are based on the passage

12、you have just heard.13. A) The best medical care maintains good health.B) Its too late to see the doctor when you feel sick.C) Good health results largely from good habits.D) Doctors are responsible for maintaining peoples health.14. A) One should try to avoid being overweight.B) One should keep fit

13、 according to ones own conditions.C) Easier exercise is preferable.D) Sweaty, competitive games are more helpful.15. A) Accidents and disease.B) Being sick or getting overweight.C) Developing bad habits. D) Neglecting common health rules.Part II Vocabulary (20%)16. It was about 30 seconds before Ale

14、x _ from the water.17. It is well known that China is a country with rich natural _.18. The committees decision will be _ to all employees.19. Consumers say they are _ about using their credit cards over the internet.A. resourcesB. notifiedC. emergedD. uneasy20. When you do yoga, try to _ your breat

15、hing. 21. People are beginning to realize that to _ nature at will is the biggest mistake. 22. My favorite store is the one that _ in hand-made chocolates. 23. He always drinks a _ amount of alcohol to get himself drunk.A. massiveB. transformC. regulateD. specializes24. I had to _ one of my email ac

16、counts as it was filled with junk email.25. The power station was moved further away from the living areas to _ the pollution. 26. He was _ with his business matters and didnt have time to think about a holiday.27. Du e to increased _ , the past decade saw great economic growth in China. A. decrease

17、B. productivityC. abandonD. occupied28. He_ the dangers of the trip to the mountain.29. She was _ by her failure in applying for the post.30. The _ tick of the clock got on my nerves.31. I think the scientist is _ of the high praise.A. worthyB. exaggeratedC. continualD. frustrated32. Children displa

18、y great_ about every new thing they see. 33. The room only has a _ for 100 people.34. Discipline is _ to anyone who wants to be successful.35. Keeping a _ attitude to get the job. A. essentialB. curiosityC. positiveD. capacityPart III Reading Comprehension (30%)Passage 1The flowers are blooming and

19、the birds are singing as Melinda sits in the rose garden of the nursing home. She is recalling old times as she waits for her familys arrival. The nursing home has been Melindas new settlement ever since Thomas passed away a week ago. Thomas had fought a long and hard battle against lung cancer for

20、three years. Unfortunately, he has broken the promise that he and Melinda had made: to be with each other for every birthday. Melinda knew this was unrealistic but agreed to the promise for Thomass sake.“Thomas, you are completely a dreamer!” Melinda shouted to Thomas as he dragged on about living o

21、n an island with his beautiful wife. That s what she loved about him mosthe had a vivid imagination. They got married at age eighteen and began having children right away. Mary came within the year，followed by Thomas Benjamin II, Lilly-Ann, and Joseph “Little Joey George. The family lived an exultan

22、t life filled with laughter and love.“Mom!” Lilly shouted, but it really sounded like a howl. Melinda had lost herself in thinking about the life she had shared with her late husband. Lilly pushed her down the long dark halls of the nursing home until they arrived at the recreational room.When the d

23、oors opened, Melinda put her hand over her mouth and was completely speechless. The room was crowded with the people nearest and dearest to her and the warmth and love was felt instantly. The night went on; stories and cocktails were shared and everything was perfect. However, when Melinda caught a

24、moment to herself she looked around at her family. With a smile on her face, she raised her Manhattan and called out for a toast. “This one is for you, Thomas， though you are not here.”36. Why did Thomas break his promise?A. He was busy with his work.B.Hedied of lung cancer.C. He had to serve in the

25、 army.D.Hestopped loving Melinda.37. Which of the following best explains “exultant” underlined in Paragraph 2?A. Peaceful. B. Simple.C. Stressful.D. Happy.38. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Melinda，children forgot their father.B. Melinda was tired of noise.C. Melinda missed her husban

26、d badly.D. Melinda liked to drink alcohol,39. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. A Particular BirthdayB. A Woman at a Nursing HomeC. Memories of Old DaysD. A Big Surprise for MelindaPassage B Spotify can tell if youre sad. Heres why that should scare you. Want to figure out if someone is a

27、 patient with a mental disability? Ask them what their favorite song is. A New York University study last year found that people who loved Eminems Lose Yourself and Justin Biebers What Do You Mean? were more likely to have trouble with mental disabilities than people who were into Dire Straits.Over

28、the past few years，Spotify has been improving the ability to analyze information to help businessmen target consumers with advertisements made specially for their needs. They conclude this from the sort of music youre listening to, combined with where and when youre listening to it, along with third

29、-party data that might be available.Now, to be clear, theres nothing significantly illegal about what Spotify is doing with your information. I certainly dont think that they are working with shadowy consulting firms to serve you ads selling a culture struggle while youre listening to music that sug

30、gests you might be in a terrible situation. However, I find it disappointing that our personal, private moments with music are increasingly being turned into information points and offered to advertisers.You can see where this could go，cant you? As ad targeting gets ever more accurate, businessmen w

31、ill have the ability to target our feelings in potentially improper ways. According to one study, you are more likely to spend more on a product if youre feeling sad. You can imagine some companies might take advantage of that. And on that note，Im feeling a little down about all this. Head off to tr

32、eat myself to something expensive.40. Whats the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To introduce a new song.B. To draw readers attention.C. To help more patients.D. To promote a new medium.41. Spotify improves its ability to analyze information to_.A. provide services for the governmentB. work with sh

33、adowy consulting firmsC. get listeners personal informationD. help businessmen attract consumers42. What s the authors attitude towards Spotify?A. Uncertain.B. Supportive. C. Positive.D.Dissatisfied.43. Who is the text probably designed for?A. Internet users.B. Officials.C. Researchers. D.Managers.P

34、assage CAn exciting landing process of Change-4 lunar probe (月球探测器）was seen through the monitor at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing，Jan. 3, 2019. It touched down on the far side of the moon at 10:26 a.m. Beijing Time, becoming the first spacecraft soft-landing on the moons unknown side ne

35、ver visible from Earth.Chinas Change-4 probe has started the exploration on the far side of the moon thanks to the relay satellite that provides a communication link with ground control. The relay satellite, named Queqiao, meaning Magpie Bridge, after a Chinese legend, was launched on May 21,2018，an

36、d became the first communication satellite operating in the halo orbit, nearly 500,000 km from the earth. It can also provide communication for probes from other countries. The relay satellite will also be used for scientific and technological experiments. The maximum distance between the satellite

37、and the Change-4 probe on the far side of the moon is 79,000 km. The satellite processes data from the probe and sends it to Earth.The satellite can stay in its orbit for a long time due to its relatively low fuel consumption, as the earths and moons gravity balances its orbital moving. While in orb

38、it, it can “see” both the earth and the far side of the moon.The concept of using a relay satellite in the halo orbit was first put forward by U.S. space experts in the 1960s, but was realized by Chinese space engineers.Researchers hope to use the cameras on the satellite to record asteroids (小行星）hi

39、tting the far side of the moon. To control the cost of the Changc-4 probe, the relay satellite was designed to be relatively small, weighing about 400 kg.Researchers had just 30 months to develop the satellite, putting them under high pressure. To promote public interest in space exploration, the Ch

40、ina National Space Administration invited people to write down their wishes for lunar and space exploration, and the relay satellite carries the names of tens of thousands of participants and their messages.44. What do we learn from the second paragraph?A. The relay satellite was launched on Jan. 3,

41、 2019.B.Change-4 probe was the first communication satellite.C. The relay satellite only explores the far side of the moon.D. The relay satellite can handle data from Change-4 probe.45. Why was the size of the relay satellite relatively small?A. To reduce the cost as much as possible.B. To make it c

42、ircle Moon for a longer time.C. To avoid being crashed by other satellites.D. To follow American space experts，advice.46. What made researchers suffer from great stress?A. Few people interested in the exploration on the moon.B. The relay satellite carrying too much equipment.C. Their lacking enough

43、time to develop the relay satellite.D. Peoples never being optimistic about the relay satellite 47. What is the main idea of the text?A. China is a new space power after the USA.B.Change-4 probe lands on Moons far side.C. Chinese space engineers make much progress.D. Space exploration is a dangerous

44、 challenge.Passage D Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. There were events around the world in memory of those who died in the conflict. We have picked out three of them inEuropean countries. Lets take a look.BelgiumIn a park, the famous Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen

45、had an exhibition called Coming World, Remember Me. The work consisted of 600,000 individual(单独的）clay sculptures, one for exhibition was a big egg made of clay each person killed during the World War. In the center of the exhibition was a big egg made of clay, symbolizing a new world.UKIn a small to

46、wn called Aldridge. almost 100 houses in one street were covered with 24,000poppies and statues of sold.They stood for the men from the area who had been killed in the war. The flowers were chosen because of a poem written by the Canadiandoctor John McCrea in1915. They made people think of fields of

47、 blood.FranceThe British artist Guy Denning arrived in La Feuille，a small town in the northwest of France, to stick life-size drawings of soldiers who never came back home. Armed with glue and a brush,Denning stuck his drawings carefully on walls. Before long 112 men, ma.nly young adults, were brought back to mind, if not to life.48. What do we know about Coming World. Remember Me?A. Its the name of an exhibition.B. Its a film about World War I.C. Its a work s