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1NewHorizonCollegeEnglishTestBandFour(A)2006.6PartIListeningComprehension(25%)SectionADirections:Inthissection,you’llheartenshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandquestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.1.A.Inashoeshop.B.Inawarehouse.C.Inadepartmentstore.D.Inastoreforman’sclothes.2.A.ItistypicalDecemberweatherforthisregion.B.Itwon’tsnowuntilDecember.C.TherehasneverbeenmuchsnowdownSouth.D.Suchalargeamountofsnowisunusualforthismonth.3.A.He’snotsure.B.He’llgobyplane.C.He’llgobytrain.D.He’llgobybus.4.A.Shemustwalkfivemiles.B.Shemustwalkfiveorsixblocks.C.Shemustwalktothecorner.D.Shemustwalkthreeblocks.5.A.It’stoosoontogobackthereagain.B.Themailwassentbacktothepostoffice.C.Hedoesn’thaveanythingtodropinthemailbox.D.Thepostofficewasclosedanhourago.6.A.Hisage.B.Hisincome.C.Hishobby.D.Hisjob.7.A.Shedoesn’tlikesinging.B.She’sscared.C.Shecan’treadmusic.D.Hervoiceisbad.8.A.Inanotherbuilding.B.Inhisoffice.C.Inthebathroom.D.Atameeting.9.A.Writingchecksfortickets.B.Atraintrip.C.Today’srainstorm.D.Howtousetheirtickets.10.A.$358.B.$158.C.$200.D.$258.2SectionBDirections:Inthissection,you’llhearashortpassage.Thepassagewillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofthepassageyou’llhearfivequestionsaboutwhatwassaid.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.11.A.Todrawmovingobjects.B.Tokeepawayfromdangerousthings.C.Tohuntanimals.D.Toclingtotheirparents.12.A.Howtoreadandwrite.B.Howtocountandcalculate.C.Howtohuntandfarm.D.Howtodependonotherpeople.13.A.Theirparentscouldteachthemalltheyneeded.B.Teacherscametotheirhomes.C.Theydidn’tneedtocountmoney.D.Otherpeople’sexperiencesmeantlittleforthem.14.A.Theydidn’tlivetogetherwiththeirparentsanylonger.B.Theywerenotsatisfiedwiththeoldwayofliving.C.Theybegantomovefromplacetoplace.D.Theyhadtolearnfrompeoplelivingfaraway.15.A.Reading,writing,andentertainment.B.Reading,writing,andarithmetic.C.Reading,farming,andresearching.D.Reading,writing,andsurvival.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,you’llhearapassagethreetimes.Listencarefullyduringthefirstreading.Thenlistenagain.Whenthefirstpartofthepassageisbeingread,youshouldfillinthemissingwordsduringthepauseateachblank.Afterlisteningtothesecondpart,youarerequiredtowritedownthemainpointsaccordingtowhatwassaid.Checkyouranswerswhenthepassageisreadthethirdtime.Ifyouareina(1)________country,you’lloftenseepeoplewalkingwiththeirdogs.Adogisthemostusefulanimalintheworld,butthe(2)________whyonekeepsadoghaschanged.Onceuponatime,amanmetadogandwantedittohelphiminthe(3)________againstotheranimals,andhefoundthatthedog(4)________tohimanddidwhathetoldhimto.Laterpeopleuseddogsforthe(5)________ofotheranimals,andthedogsdidnoteatwhattheygotuntiltheirmaster(6)3________.Sodogswereusedfor(7)________sheepand(8)________chickens.(9)___________________________________________________.Theykeepthemtofrightenthieves.Butthemostimportantreasonisthatpeoplefeellonelyinthecity.(10)____________________________________________________________.Forayoungwife,adogisherchildwhenshedoesn’thaveherown.(11)_________________________________________________________________________________.Nowpeopledonothavetouseadog,buttheykeeponasafriend,justlikeamemberofthefamily.PartII.ReadingComprehension.(30%)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage(s)carefullyanddothemultiple-choicequestions.Text1Intheprimaryschool,achildisinacomparativelysimplesettingandmostofthetimeformsarelationshipwithonefamiliarteacher.Onenteringsecondaryschool,anewworldopensupandfrequentlyitisamuchmoredifficultworld.Thepupilsoonlearnstobelessfreeinthewayhespeakstoteachersandeventohisfellowpupils.Hebeginstolosegraduallythefreeandeasywaysoftheprimaryschool,forhesensestheneedforamorecautiousapproachinthesecondaryschoolwherethereareolderpupils.Secondarystaffandpupilssufferfromthepressuresofacademicworkandseemtohavelesstimetostopandtalk.Teacherswithspecialistrolesmayseehundredsofchildreninaweek,andapupilmaybeabletoformrelationshipswithveryfewofthestaff.Hehastodecidewhichadultsareapproachable;goodschoolswillmakecleartoeveryyoungpersonfromthefirstyearwhatguidanceandpersonalhelpisavailable—butwhethertherealityoflifeintheinstitutionactuallyencouragesrequestsforhelpisanothermatter.Adultsoftenforgetwhataconfusingpictureschoolcanoffertoachild.Heseesagreatdealofmovement,agreatnumberofpeople—oftenratherfrightening-lookingpeople—andrealizesthatanincreasingnumberofchoicesanddecisionshavetobemade.Asheprogressesthroughtheschooltheconfusionmaybecomelessbutthechoicesanddecisionsrequiredwillincrease.Theschoolwillrightlyexpectthepupiltotakethefirststepstoobtainthehelp4heneeds,forthisisthepatternofadultlifeforwhichhehastobeprepared,butallthetimetheopportunitiesforpersonalandgroupadvicemustbepresentedinawaywhichmakesthemeasytounderstandandwithineasyreachofpupils.16.Accordingtothepassageoneoftheproblemsforpupilsenteringsecondaryschoolsisthat________.A)theyaretaughtbymanydifferentteachersB)theydonotattendlessonsineverysubjectC)theteachersarenotsofriendlyandhelpfulD)theteachersgivemostat