2007级新视野大学英语试题A(3)

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16. Most people have no real idea how to change to healthy food, and Maureen was no ________.

A) foundation B) possibility B) imagination B) affects B) famous with B) intentional C) exception C) reaction C) attaches C) famous for C) accidental D) ignorance D) reality D) dominates D) famous in D) automatic 17. He always knew what time it was, as if by ________. A) instinct 18. He refuses to let others speak and ________ every meeting. A) confronts 19. My uncle is great. In our family, he's ______ his cooking. A) famous about 20. The heating system here has an ______ temperature control. A) aggressive

III. Cloze (With Two Choices Provided)

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct one from the two choices given to fill in each blank. (10 points) either honest nor, B. or) you are not; no middle point exits, B. exists). Honesty is a moral standard inside of you which, B. because) you use to judge the quality of your behaviour. Honesty is seldom found and is getting scarce, B. test of honesty involves three key principles: first, stand, B. standing) firmly for your convictions when confronted with pressure; second, always giving form) the foundation for making stronger, B. weaker) relationships with others.

IV. Reading Comprehension

Directions: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions. (30 points)

Text 1

When I was in 7th grade, I had a lot of trouble in reading. My mother used to sit by my side, and explain each paragraph of each school reading assignment to me because I didn't understand what I was reading. She would have to read each paragraph to me, and then after each paragraph, she told me the general meaning of what we just read.

In class, I tried to hide the fact that I couldn't read. My teachers gave us the last 10 minutes of class to start our reading homework, and I would sit there for the last ten minutes of class