2023年新视野四级试卷B卷及答案.doc

New Horizon College English TestBand Four (B)Part I Listening Comprehension (15%)Section ADirections: In this section, youll hear ten short conversations. After each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and question will be read only once. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question. 1. A. In a shoe shop.B. In a warehouse. C. In a department store.D. In a store for mans clothes. 2. A. It is typical December weather for this region. B. It wont snow until December. C. There has never been much snow down South. D. Such a large amount of snow is unusual for this month. 3. A. Hes not sure.B. Hell go by plane. C. Hell go by train.D. Hell go by bus. 4. A. She must walk five miles.B. She must walk five or six blocks. C. She must walk to the corner.D. She must walk three blocks. 5. A. Its too soon to go back there again. B. The mail was sent back to the post office. C. He doesnt have anything to drop in the mailbox. D. The post office was closed an hour ago. 6. A. His age.B. His income. C. His hobby.D. His job. 7. A. She doesnt like singing.B. Shes scared. C. She cant read music.D. Her voice is bad. 8. A. In another building.B. In his office. C. In the bathroom.D. At a meeting. 9. A. Writing checks for tickets.B. A train trip. C. Todays rainstorm.D. How to use their tickets.10. A. $358.B. $158. C. $200.D. $258.Section BDirections: In this section, youll hear a short passage. The passage will be read only once. At the end of the passage youll hear five questions about what was said. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.11. A. To draw moving objects.B. To keep away from dangerous things.C. To hunt animals.D. To cling to their parents.12. A. How to read and write.B. How to count and calculate.C. How to hunt and farm.D. How to depend on other people.13. A. Their parents could teach them all they needed.B. Teachers came to their homes.C. They didnt need to count money.D. Other peoples experiences meant little for them.14. A. They didnt live together with their parents any longer.B. They were not satisfied with the old way of living.C. They began to move from place to place.D. They had to learn from people living far away.15. A. Reading, writing, and entertainment.B. Reading, writing, and arithmetic.C. Reading, farming, and researching.D. Reading, writing, and survival.Part II.Reading Comprehension.Directions: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.(30%) Text 1My husband and I got married in 1981 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to workMy husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.After several weeks of looking for a job, I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends. “My clever little wife can run that company shed working for.”But as his joking statement approached truth, my husband stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotions and pay increases, and Im now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our joined incomes, my husband and I can do many things we had always dreamed of doing, but we dont do these things because he is very unhappy.We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think it is possible that our marriage may come to an end.I love my husband very much, and I dont want him to feel inferior, but I also love my job. I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I dont know how. Who can give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?16. When was the passage most probably written?A) In 1991 B) Around 1996 C) In 1981 D) Four years ago17. The husband was supportive, for he _.A) praised her for all the housework she had done B) took over what she used to do at homeC) encouraged her D) made the decision for her18. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A) It only took several days for her to find the job she is now doing.B) For the first time since their marriage, the writer doesnt think her husband is as kind as before.C) Her husband stopped talking to her about her job when her career was approaching success.D) Her husband has been proud of her for every success she has won on the job.19. As she was making more money, _.A) she did a lot of things she had dreamed ofB) she found a gap taking place between themC) she could buy many new clothes and a new houseD) she was very critical of her husband20. The difficult position a working woman is in is a choice between _.A) husband and friendsB) career and payC) children and workD) job and marriageText 2After-sales service and guarantee become an integral and essential part of a “good brand” on both local and regional levels, and the provision of such also produces solid ground for customer loyalty.Customers today are a lot more demanding than before. Being able to find after-sales service creates a feeling of convenience and a sense of responsibility from the manufacturer. This is very important to build customer loyalty and explains why more 24-hour hotline centers are available nowadays.Product guarantee is also one of the major factors when a potential customer decides to make a purchase. Whether this be in the form of a written guarantee or a guarantee based on reputation, the importance to the consumer is self-evident. A brands research & development, an unavoidable investment, usually back up safety guarantees for marketers nowadays. Product testing and refinement are conducted for both new and existing products. With the help of computerized machinery, quality control has achieved the highest level than ever before to enable consistency in production. For the consumer this means a quality of guarantee for that brand whether it be available at home or abroad. 21. After-sales service and guarantee can provide the customers with _.A. solid ground for loyaltyB. sense of responsibilityC. a feeling of convenienceD. sense of satisfaction 22. More 24-hour hotline centers appear because _.A. more and more customers demand after-sales servicesB. there are more and more complaints from customersC. more companies come to realize the importance of after-sales services.D. they have become a new type of investment 23. Product guarantee _.A. must in written formB. can be based on the companys reputationC. is not often provided by the companiesD. often fails to meet in reality 24. Product testing and refinement are conducted for _.A. new products onlyB. quality productsC. dangerous productsD. both new and existing products 25. Which is NOT mentioned concerning product guarantee?A. A brands research & development.B. Product testing and refinement.C. Quality control.D. Product distribution.Text 3Just two months ago, Ana, a teenager, was preparing for an important exam. Winners would receive scholarships and be able to study in the United States. Ana knew her grades were excellent, but she realized that she must do well on the exams in order to qualify for the $3,000 stipend (津贴). Although Ana had worried about the interview portion of the exam, she came through with flying colors (轻松地). She spoke to the American interviewers about her family background and discussed her educational plans with them. Her hard work paid off, for she was one of twenty awarded a four-year scholarship earlier this month.Now Ana cannot believe that she is sitting in a business management class at the University of California at Los Angeles. Although she has had seven years of English language classes, Ana is having difficulty with the text and lectures because there are so many new words and technical definitions to remember. Ana is finding it difficult to understand the professor. Now she must work twice as hard to maintain her high grades.26. Ana realizes that _.A) her grades are poorB) she must do well on the examC) she is sitting in a business management classD) she must work twice as hard to get good grades27. Ana has been studying English for _.A) seven years B) two monthsC) all her lifeD) the last two years28. Ana experiences difficulty with _.A) textsB) technical definitionsC) the professors lecturesD) all of the above29. San tells the interviewers about _.A) her flying colorsB) her familyC) her difficulty in understanding new wordsD) her worries about the interview30. The best main idea for the first paragraph is _.A) Ana has many experiences taking the interview examB) Ana prepares for the interview examC) Ana came through with flying colorsD) Ana takes examsText 4The term culture shock has already begun to creep into the popular vocabulary. Culture shock is the effect that involvement in a strange culture has on the unprepared visitor. Culture shock is what happens when a traveler suddenly finds himself in a place where yes may mean no, where a fixed price is negotiable, where to be kept waiting in an outer office is no cause for insult, where laughter may signify (意味) anger. The culture shock phenomenon causes a breakdown in communication, a misreading of reality, an inability to cope. Yet culture shock is relatively mild in comparison with the much more serious malady（弊病）, future shock. Future shock is brought on by the premature arrival of the future. It may well be the most important disease of tomorrow. Take an individual out of his own culture and set him down suddenly in an environment sharply different from his own, with a different set of cues to react to different conceptions (概念) of time, space, work, love, religion, sex, and everything else, then the dislocation he suffers will be severe. Given few clues as to what kind of behavior is rational under the radically new circumstances, the victim may well become a danger to himself and others. Now imagine not merely an individual but an entire society, an entire generation including its weakest, least intelligent, and most irrational members suddenly transported into this new world. The result is mass disorientation (迷失方向), future shock on a grand scale. This is the prospect that man now faces. Change is avalanching（把沉没） upon our heads and most people are unprepared to cope with it. 31. Culture shock occurs when _. A. one loses all hopes of returning to his home environment B. one expresses ideas and emotions contrary to what he intends to express C. one cannot make accurate judgment using ones own value standardsD. one cannot conduct negotiations for goods of fixed prices32.Future shock is much more serious than culture shock as _.A. it concerns the problems of the futureB. it affects people on a grand scaleC. it causes mass casualties (伤亡)D. it destroys the foundation of the society33. The word cue in Para. 3 most probably refers to something that _.A. disorients an individualB. disturbs an individuals normal way of lifeC. helps an individual to function in societyD. arouses an individuals interest in the new culture34.One of the good measures to prevent future shock is to _.A. get people well-prepared for the future changesB. keep people well-informed of the cultures in different placesC. make people fight against the possible future changesD. acquaint people with the harm of the future changes35.It can be inferred that the authors tone in the passage is _.A. humorousB. exaggeratedC. ironic (挖苦旳)D. seriousPart III.Vocabulary and Structure. (25%)Directions: Choose the best one to complete each sentence. 36.The pilot of the plane is _ for the passengers safety.A) consciousB) responsibleC) necessaryD) regulated37.Our hopes _ and fell in the same instant.A) aroseB) roseC) raisedD) aroused38.He has been _ of murdering the Japanese visitor.A. blamedB. chargedC. accusedD. arrested39.The patients progress was very encouraging as he could _ get out of bed without help.A. nearlyB. onlyC. merelyD. barely40.The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural _.A. traditionB. transmissionC. transportationD. transformation41._ you have been in this school for some time, please tell me what do you think of it.A) ThatB) In thatC) With thatD) Now that42._, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.A) Other things being equalB) To be equal to other thingsC) Were other things equalD) Other things to be equal43.He always _ this town with his cousin.A) associatesB) remindsC) relatesD) memorizes44.The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have _ supplies of petroleum.A) proficientB) potentialC) efficientD) sufficient45.The government clearly had not the slightest _ of changing the legislation, in spite of the continued protest.A) desireB) ambitionC) willingnessD) intention46.They packed the instruments carefully _ they would be broken during transportation.A) so thatB) on condition thatC) for fear thatD) provided that47.After the meeting the workers went back to their _ workshops.A) respectableB) respectiveC) respectfulD) respected48.According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life _: 77.2 years.A) rankB) scaleC) spanD) scope49.With the development of science and technology, man can make various flowers _ before their time.A) be bloomedB) bloomedC) bloomD) blooming50.In recent years much more emphasis has been put _ developing the students productive skills.A) ontoB) overC) inD) on51.Purchasing the new production line will be a _ deal for the company.A) forcefulB) f