新视野4级试题 A及参考 答案.docx
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新视野4级试题A及参考答案
NewHorizonCollegeEnglishTest
BandFour(A)
2005.6
PaperOne
PartI.ListeningComprehension(20%)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD)anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Example:
Youwillhear:
M:
Isitpossibleforyoutoworklate,MissGrey?
W:
Worklate?
Isupposeso,ifyoureallythinkit’snecessary.
Q:
Wheredoyouthinkthisconversationmostprobablytookplace?
Youwillread:
A)Atanoffice.
B)Inawaitingroom.
C)Atanairport.
D)Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceatanoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]andmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.A.Shedoesn’twantherboyfriendtogiveheracar.
B.Herboyfriendhasalotofmoney.
C.Themanoughttolendsomemoneytoherboyfriend.
D.Herboyfriendwasmakingfunoftheman.
2.A.4:
00.B.4:
22.C.4:
15.D.4:
20.
3.A.Heisgoingtochangehisjob.B.Heisn’tdoingwellwithhiswork.
C.Heisdoingprettywellnow.D.Hedoesn’tlikehiswork.
4.A.Inthecity.B.Inthecountry.C.Nearhiscompany.D.Nearthetown.
5.A.Hehasn’tseenit.B.HelikeditbetterthanJaws.
C.HethoughtStarWarswasnotasgoodasJaws.D.Hedidn’tlikeit.
6.A.Typingaproposal.B.Writingaproposal.
C.Postingaproposal.D.Checkingaproposal.
7.A.Followthedoctor’sadvice.B.Forgettotakeanypills.
C.Takefivepills.D.Taketwopills.
8.A.Thewomandidn’thearthemancomein.
B.Thewomanpretendedtobedeafwhenthemancamein.
C.Thewomandidn’tmindtheman’sdisturbingher.
D.Thewomanaskedthemantogethomeearlynexttime.
9.A.Threetimes.B.Twotimes.C.Fivetimes.D.Eighttimes.
10.A.6.B.12.C.10.D.18.
SectionBCompoundDictation(10%)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Peopleovertheageof65intheU.S.A.arecalledseniorcitizens.Lifeforthesepeopleismoredifferentthanfor(S1)Americans.Mostseniorcitizensretire,orno(S2)
workfulltime.Alsoitis(S3)forpeopleofthisageto(S4)withtheirchildrenandgrandchildren.(S5)tendtoliveintheirownhousesor(S6)awayfromtheirfamilies.
Formanyseniorcitizens,theyearsafter65arenot(S7).Theyfeelunproductivewhentheynolongerwork.Inaddition,theymayfeellonelybeingawayfromtheirfamiliesandthecontactstheyhadintheirwork.Moreover,(S8)
.
Otherseniorcitizensenjoytheirlives.Theyfeelfreetodothingstheywerenotabletodowhentheywereworkingandraisingfamilies.Theynowhavetimetoenjoyhobbiesandsportsandtravel.Manyseniorcitizensmovetoretirementcommunitieslocatedinwarmclimates.(S9)
.
ThenumberofseniorcitizensintheU.S.isincreasingrapidlybecausepeoplearelivinglongerthanbefore.(S10)
.
Theirconcernsarereceivingawideraudiencethaneverbefore.Thetimemaycome
whenallAmericanswilllookforwardtobecomingseniorcitizens.
PartII. ReadingComprehension(40%)
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyanddothemultiple-choicequestions.
Passage1
50,000peopleworkatDisney’slargestthemepark,WaltDisneyWorldinQrlando,Florida.Doallofthemlikethejob?
OneDisneyworkerexplainshow“castmembers”aregivenjobsaccordingtotheirageandappearance.Forexample:
Youngandprettyworkersgetjobswheretheywillinteractalotwithcustomers;Anyonewhomightseemless“presentable”workonthenightshift,from11p.m.to7a.m.
MikeCohen,aDisneyworkerandatradeunionactivist,saysthatmostDisneyworkersdon’tstaywiththecompanyforverylong.“Youcanmake$10perhourifyouareherefor10years,butbecausesomanypeopleleave,two-thirdsoftheworkersattheparkmake$6.57perhourorless.”Disneyhasnotincreaseditsstartingwagefor5years.Disneyclaimsthatitoffers“competitive”salaries.ButCohendoesn’tagree.Disneyisplanningtoexpandandwillneedabout10,000newworkers-butabout75%ofthenewjobswillalsobelowpaid.
CohenisalsounhappyaboutthewaypeoplehavetoworkatDisneyWorld.“Wehavetopushasmanytouriststhrougheachsideaswecan.I’msupposedtohandle2,000visitorsanhour.It’sjustlikeafactorywithassembly-lineproduction,onlythisisafunfactory.”Cohensaysthatthemostimportantthingforthecompanyisthenumberofpeoplewhoareprocessedthrougheachside;ifthenumberistoosmall,themanagementcomplainstotheworkers.Buthesaysthatyouneverhearthemanagementask,“Arebeingsafeenough?
”
Disneyworkersalsohavetosmileallthetime.Evenwhencustomersarerude(whichhappenseveryday),theworkersmustkeepsmiling.Cohensays:
“Wearesupposedtomakeeyecontact,greeteachandeveryguestandsmileforeighthours.Ifyoudon’t,yougetreprimanded(训斥).”HeaddedhesometimeshearscustomerssayingthattheworkersatDisneyarenotsohappyastheyusedtobe.Heisnotsurprised:
ifsomeoneisn’tpaidenough,youdon’texpectthemtobehappy.
11.Itcanbeinferredfromthecontextthata“castmember”ofDisneyisit’s.
A.securityguardB.cookC.employeeD.shopassistant
12.DisneyWorldistheoneoftheAmericanrecreationresortswhilemanyemployeesthink.
A.it’ssocompetitiveworkingatDisneyWorld.
B.it’ssomuchfunworkingatDisneyWorld.
C.it’snofunworkingatDisneyWorld.
D.it’sverydangerousworkingatDisneyWorld.
13.WhichisNotmentionedasadisadvantageofthejobatDisneyWorld?
A.AccommodationB.SafetyC.PayD.Manner
14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoMikeCohen?
A.Hecan’tunderstandwhymanyDisneyworkershavegiveruptheirjobs.
B.MostDisneyworkersearnlessthan$10foreachhour.
C.Disneyworkersarenotencouragedtopleasethoserudeguests.
D.Disneyworkersaresupposedtogiveeachcustomeraride.
15.Theword“presentable”(Para.2)probablymeans.
A.good-lookingB.differentC.previousD.physical
Passage2
After-salesserviceandguaranteebecomeanintegralandessentialpartofa“goodbrand”onbothlocalandregionallevels,andtheprovisionofsuchalsoproducessolidgroundforcustomerloyalty.
Customerstodayarealotmoredemandingthanbefore.Beingabletofindafter-salesservicecreatesafeelingofconvenienceandasenseofresponsibilityfromthemanufacturer.Thisisveryimportanttobuildcustomerloyaltyandexplainswhymore24-hourhotlinecentersareavailablenowadays.
Productguaranteeisalsooneofthemajorfactorswhenapotentialcustomerdecidestomakeapurchase.Whetherthisbeintheformofawrittenguaranteeoraguaranteebasedonreputation,theimportancetotheconsumerisself-evident.Abrand’sresearch&development,anunavoidableinvestment,usuallybackupsafetyguaranteesformarketersnowadays.Producttestingandrefinementareconductedforbothnewandexistingproducts.Withthehelpofcomputerizedmachinery,qualitycontrolhasachievedthehighestlevelthaneverbeforetoenableconsistencyinproduction.Fortheconsumerthismeansaqualityofguaranteeforthatbrandwhetheritbeavailableathomeorabroad.
16.After-salesserviceandguaranteecanprovidethecustomerswith________.
A.solidgroundforloyaltyB.senseofresponsibilityC.afeelingofconvenienceD.senseofsatisfaction
17.More24-hourhotlinecentersappearbecause________.A.moreandmorecustomersdemandafter-salesservicesB.therearemoreandmorecomplaintsfromcustomersC.morecompaniescometorealizetheimportanceofafter-salesservices.D.theyhavebecomeanewtypeofinvestment
18.Productguarantee________.A.mustinwrittenform
B.canbebasedonthecompany’sreputation
C.isnotoftenprovidedbythecompanies
D.oftenfailstomeetinreality
19.Producttestingandrefinementareconductedfor________.A.newproductsonlyB.qualityproducts
C.dangerousproductsD.bothnewandexistingproducts
20.WhichisNOTmentionedconcerningproductguarantee?
A.Abrand’sresearch&development.B.Producttestingandrefinement.C.Qualitycontrol.D.Productdistribution.
Passage3
Psychicsarepeoplewhocangetinformationaboutpeople,places,orsituationsthroughasixthsense—asensethatexistsinadditiontothoseofseeing,hearing,smelling,tasting,andtouching.Theycanusetheirpsychicabilitytohealpeoplewhoaresick,togiveadvice,togivehintsaboutthefuture,andtodomanyotherthings.Andit'snotjustindividualswhousepsychics;sometimescompaniesandgovernmentsusepsychics,too.OneyearacompanycalledDelphiandAssociatesearned$120,000onthestockmarketwiththehelpofpsychics.
"SohowcanIgetsomepsychichelp?
"youmayaskyourself.Well,youdon'thavetopayalotofmoney
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