2012-2013 第一学期大学英语3试卷(3)

以新视野大学英语3为教材的英语测试

Today, character education is part of the mission of every Wake County school. The district provides in service training and resources for teachers, encourages parental involvement and evaluate the results.

Higher academic achievement, lower dropout rates, fewer discipline problems, a more positive and caring school environment---who doesn’t want schools like these? And who wouldn’t like to see students who are more caring, respectful, honest and responsible?

21. Judging from the passage, what’ s the writer’s attitude toward “Character education”?

A. Positive. B. Confused. C. Critical D. Negative

22. What does “a waiting list of 500 students”(underlined in Paragraph 2) probably mean?

A. A list of 500 students studying for degrees.

B. A list of 500 students registering for courses.

C. A list of 500 students waiting for graduation.

D. A list of 500 students waiting for admission.

23. We can infer that the Montrose School _______________.

A. has daily homerooms for discussion on how to enhance character education

B. focuses on 12 core values of character education

C. provides many training opportunities for schoolteachers

D. helps students both academically and morally

24. Why did Wake County Public School include members of the community?

A. To teach the school’s moral values to the community.

B. To provide opportunities for service to the community.

C. To ensure that values taught represented the community.

D. To give a private education to children in the community.

25. According to the author, what kind of schools does everyone yearn for ?

A. Schools that have moral education.

B. Schools that are more respectful to students

C. Schools that emphasize more parental involvement.

D. Schools that offer a more caring environment.

Passage 2

Millions of people in the Himalayas are in danger of massive earthquakes, according to scientists in the US and India. They say great earthquakes are the only release for stress that has been building within the Earth’s crust along the southern edge of the Himalayas for decades.

This region has been struck with large earthquakes every few decades since the early nineteenth century. The fault lines have been silent since 1950, when the biggest earthquake within a single continent in recorded history shook Assam. But the pressure has been mounting. Portions of the Himalayan region have been inactive for possibly several centuries. If earthquakes happen in these areas, they could be catastropic. Working from the human cost of earlier earthquakes in the light of today’s population numbers, Bilham’s team estimates 200,000 people could be killed in a single earthquake. However, if it happened near one of the huge cities on the Ganges Plain, they believe fatalities could be ten times greater.

colliding with the Eurasian plate to the north. This process started at least 50 million years ago, creating the mountain range and the Qingzang Gaoyuan.