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1、全新版第二版綜合B3U2-DPart I Listening Comprehension ( 15 minutes ) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or

2、 false.1.A) T B) F Script: Barbara Carter was very proud of her ancestors persistent struggling for freedom.正確答案： A2.A) T B) F Script: Josiah Henson was called an African-American Moses for he helped other blacks escape from the U.S.正確答案： A3.A) T B) F Script: The Underground Railroad is forged by th

3、e black people to help the escaping slaves from American South.正確答案： B4.A) T B) F Script: John Parker was a slave and eventually struggled his way to freedom with the help of the Underground Railroad.正確答案： B5.A) T B) F Script: Levi Coffin was once imprisoned for more than 17 years in Kentucky becaus

4、e of aiding those escaping.正確答案： B6.A) T B) F Script: Nearly all the conductors on the Underground Railroad were frequently faced with death threats and all kinds of warnings.正確答案： A7.A) T B) F Script: Until the 1960s, black people, especially in the American South, couldnt enjoy the same civil righ

5、ts as the white people.正確答案： A8.A) T B) F Script: Rosa Parks married a civil rights activist.正確答案： A9.A) T B) F Script: Rosa Parks was the first black person to refuse to give up a seat to the white on the bus.正確答案： B10.A) T B) F Script: Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Junior had been proposing v

6、iolent protest for equal civil rights.正確答案： BSection B Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks

7、 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.The central theme of Martin Luther Kings campaign for civil rights was non-violence. It worked better for King in the US than it did for Gandhi in (11)_ , where ind

8、ependence was (12)_ by terrible fighting between Muslims and Hindus (印度教教徒). There are lots of examples in Kings campaign of non-violent protest working. His campaign brought huge (13)_ and because King taught blacks to meet the whites with love, not hate, it made the whites look (14)_ and evil in t

9、he eyes of the world. For example, when students organized (15)_ protests, the world saw white men arresting peaceful blacks because they sat in the wrong seats in a lunch bar in Woolworths. When children (16)_ in Birmingham, Alabama, the police used water cannon and dogs against them, arrested them

10、 and put them in (17)_ .Another important weapon in Kings (18)_ was publicity. For many poor blacks, life was simply a struggle to feed their families and keep a place to live. King needed to reach all those people and show them that their lives could be better. He made speeches all over America. He

11、 held meetings. When (19)_ , news of his arrest was in newspapers around the world. Black African-Americans became radicalized and wanted to fight. Some went further than King wanted, and used violence, as in the Watts Riots (暴動(dòng)) in 1965 in Los Angeles. But he taught them that they could change thin

12、gs. Publicity then included posters, newspapers, meetings, (20)_ , marches, demonstrations, radio, and early television.Script: The central theme of Martin Luther Kings campaign for civil rights was non-violence. It worked better for King in the US than it did for Gandhi in India, where independence

13、 was accompanied by terrible fighting between Muslims and Hindus (印度教教徒). There are lots of examples in Kings campaign of non-violent protest working. His campaign brought huge publicity and because King taught blacks to meet the whites with love, not hate, it made the whites look silly and evil in

14、the eyes of the world. For example, when students organized lunchtime protests, the world saw white men arresting peaceful blacks because they sat in the wrong seats in a lunch bar in Woolworths. When children marched in Birmingham, Alabama, the police used water cannon and dogs against them, arrest

15、ed them and put them in jail.Another important weapon in Kings fight against injustice was publicity. For many poor blacks, life was simply a struggle to feed their families and keep a place to live. King needed to reach all those people and show them that their lives could be better. He made speech

16、es all over America. He held meetings. When he was arrested, news of his arrest was in newspapers around the world. Black African-Americans became radicalized and wanted to fight. Some went further than King wanted, and used violence, as in the Watts Riots (暴動(dòng)) in 1965 in Los Angeles. But he taught

17、them that they could change things. Publicity then included posters, newspapers, meetings, word of mouth, marches, demonstrations, radio, and early television.正確答案： India正確答案： accompanied正確答案： publicity正確答案： silly正確答案： lunchtime正確答案： marched正確答案： jail正確答案： fight against injustice正確答案： he was arreste

18、d正確答案： word of mouthPart II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes ) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully bef

19、ore making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.The story of Barack H. Obama is the American story values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of

20、getting ahead, and the 21 that a life so 22 should be lived in service to others.After working his way through college with the help of 23 and student loans, President Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help 24 communities 25 by the 26 of local steel plants.He went o

21、n to attend law school, where he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Upon graduation, he returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration 27 , teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and remain 28 in his community.President Obama's years of

22、public service are based around his 29 belief in the ability to unite people around a politics of purpose. As a United States Senator, he reached across the aisle to pass groundbreaking lobbying reform, lock up the world's most dangerous weapons, and bring 30 to government by putting federal spe

23、nding online.A) transparencyB) rebuildC) closureD) unwaveringE) personalitiesF) driveG) objectionsH) convictionI) activeJ) devastatedK) scholarshipsL) blessedM) takingN) ideasO) challenged21._正確答案： H22._正確答案： L23._正確答案： K24._正確答案： B25._正確答案： J26._正確答案： C27._正確答案： F28._正確答案： I29._正確答案： D30._正確答案： ASe

24、ction B Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.Passage OneQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage

25、.In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. Many of us have seen and heard the often recycled topics found on such shows as Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in styl

26、e and format. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “trash talk”. The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can b

27、e. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of societys moral catastrophes (災(zāi)難), yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predica

28、ments (困境) of other peoples lives.Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individuals quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your

29、work weekly, to getting to know your neighbors.Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people wi

30、ll learn something very valuable.Clear as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The shows main target audience is middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and stability to deal with lifes tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association w

31、ith the young adults of society. These are 18- to 21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the show's exploitation.While the two shows are as different as night and day, bo

32、th have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world.31.Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and th

33、e Oprah Winfrey are _.A) more family-oriented B) unusually popular C) more profound D) relatively formal 正確答案： B32.Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience _.A) remain fascinated by them B) are ready to face up to them C) remain indifferent to them D) ar

34、e willing to get involved in them 正確答案： A33.Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?A) A new type of robot. B) Racist hatred. C) Family budget planning. D) Street violence. 正確答案： C34.Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both _.A) ironical B) sen

35、sitive C) instructive D) cynical 正確答案： C35.We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows _.A) have monopolized the talk show circuit B) exploit the weaknesses in human nature C) appear at different times of the day D) are targeted at different audiences 正確答案： DPassage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 a

36、re based on the following passage.There was a time when big-league university presidents really mattered. The New York Times covered their every move. Presidents, the real ones, sought their counsel. For Woodrow Wilson and Dwight Eisenhower, being head of Princeton and Columbia, respectively, was a

37、stepping-stone to the White House. Today, though, the job of college president is less and less removed from that of the Avon lady (except the house calls are made to the doorsteps of wealthy alums).Ruth Simmons, the newly installed president of Brown University and the first African American to lea

38、d an Ivy League school, is a throwback to the crusading campus leaders of old. She doesnt merely marshal funds; she invests them in the great educational causes of our day. With the more than $300 million she raised as president of Smith College from 1995 to 2001, Simmons also established an enginee

39、ring program (the first at any womens school). At a meeting to discuss the future of Smiths math department, one professor timidly requested two more discussion sections for his course. Her response: "Dream bigger."Her own dream was born in a sharecropper's shack in East Texas where th

40、ere was no money for books or toys she and her 11 siblings each got an apple, an orange and 10 nuts for Christmas. When Simmons won a scholarship to Dillard University, her high school teachers took up a collection so shed have a coat. She went on to Harvard to earn a Ph.D. in Romance languages.Simm

41、ons has made diversity her No. 1 campus crusade. She nearly doubled the enrollment of black freshmen at Smith, largely by traveling to high schools in the nations poorest ZIP codes to recruit. Concerned with the lives of minority students once they arrive at school, she has fought to ease the racial

42、 standoffs that plague so many campuses. In 1993, while vice provost at Princeton, she wrote a now famous report recommending that the university establish an office of conflict resolution to defuse racial misunderstandings before they boiled over.Her first task at Brown will be to heal one such rup

43、ture last spring after the student paper published an incendiary ad by conservative polemicist David Horowitz arguing that blacks economically benefited from slavery. "Theres no safe ground for anybody in race relations, but campuses, unlike any other institution in our society, provide the opp

44、ortunity to cross racial lines," says Simmons. "And even if youre hurt, you cant walk away. You have to walk over that line."36.What does the author intend to illustrate with the example of Woodrow Wilson and Dwight Eisenhower?A) The president of the first-class university was really

45、very important. B) The presidents gave them some good advice. C) The presidents of the university could easily go to the White House. D) The presidents had more power and authority than Avon ladies. 正確答案： A37.What does the author mean by "the job of college president is less and less removed fr

46、om that of the Avon lady" (Para. 1)?A) College presidents can get their position with the help of the Avon lady. B) The jobs of college presidents and the Avon lady were quite similar. C) College presidents get inspiration from the job of the Avon lady. D) The jobs of college presidents and the

47、 Avon lady should be separated. 正確答案： B38.What can we infer from the 2nd paragraph?A) Simmons was an old crusading campus leader. B) Simmons wanted to expand her university. C) Simmons knew well about how to invest the money. D) Simmons was a competent and ambitious president. 正確答案： D39.What does th

48、e 4th paragraph mainly talk about?A) Simmons greatly sympathized the black people. B) Simmons wanted to diversify her university. C) Simmons made a great effort to solve the racial problems. D) Simmons wrote a famous report. 正確答案： C40.Which of the following is true according to the text?A) Simmons h

49、ad successfully solved the racial problems. B) Simmons owed her success to her high school teachers. C) Simmons was born in a rich black family and received good education. D) Simmons asked her professor to be more ambitious. 正確答案： DPart III Vocabulary and Structure ( 10 minutes ) Directions: There

50、are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.41.Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful _ it forces people to test the relative merits of their att

51、itudes and behaviors.A) by which B) to which C) in that D) so that 正確答案： C42.He had a cheerful philosophy of life that enabled him, come storm or shine, to _ things as they were.A) do away with B) stand up to C) live up to D) make the best of 正確答案： D43.We met some American soldiers _ in brown unifor

52、ms.A) to be dressed B) dressed C) to dress D) dressing 正確答案： B44._ Cathys performances, I didnt watch, but the transcripts are telling.A) As for B) Regardless of C) As long as D) So long as 正確答案： A45._ from his appearance, he is very strong.A) To judge B) Judging C) Judged D) Judge 正確答案： C46.It is h

53、er personal _ that all corruption should be exposed and dealt with according to law.A) convince B) idea C) conviction D) believe 正確答案： C47.It is maintained that _ in bulk is not good enough to the goods.A) communication B) sending C) transport D) traffic 正確答案： C48.She was _ enough to break away from

54、 convention that women were not allowed to work in a hospital.A) helpless B) courageous C) painful D) aggressive 正確答案： B49.After a two-day meeting Blix said there was still no immediate agreement on a key demand, using American U-2 _ planes to help inspections.A) rotary B) watchman C) salvation D) s

55、urveillance 正確答案： D50.He was _ in 1965 for attempted murder.A) imprisoned B) pursued C) enslaved D) disposed 正確答案： A51.In the story the clever little fox _ the hunters and escapes from the trap they set.A) outsmarts B) imposes C) defeats D) disguises 正確答案： A52.The Catholic church, other _ groups and many peopl