泛读20-24课自测与答案(1).pdf

Lesson 20 1 Tell whether each of the following statements is true or false based on the text 1 One cannot feel about unemployment intensively until he she loses his her job 2 When the supervisor told her that she had to go she felt it was just a joke 3 When she left her job the supervisor thanked her for being hard working 4 When she lost her job her family deserted her immediately 5 She felt it hard to accept unemployment especially when she had to face it 6 She tried to console herself and regain confidence with her achievements at the previous position 7 She was much worried that if she could not find another job soon she would become homeless 8 She agreed that the unemployed somehow asked for such a bad fortune It was their fault 9 An unemployed person would have no work ethic at all for they didn t want to work for others 10 Sometimes the unemployed tended to lose temper at others just to maintain balance and perspective 2 Select one word for each blank in the passage from the list of choices given in the word bank following the passage Use the chosen words in the bank only once Almost daily the 1 reports that unemployment 2 are going up It is alarming and scary People are afraid that they may be the next 3 of the crumbling economy and those who already are 4 see their few chances to snatch a job steadily dwindling away It is almost impossible for an outsider to fully understand the emotional turmoil someone 5 by sudden unemployment is going through It is like looking through frosted glass window You can see the contours of a person on the other side but you cannot see their frightened face and tears Dealing with unemployment is terrifying even if you have a modest savings account to fall back on The many emotional stages of unemployment can lead to behavioral changes Some people will sleep a lot more while others will either lack appetite or perhaps find comfort in food A number of unemployed will lose 6 in themselves and no longer care for their appearance They may even 7 to alcohol and drugs to make them forget how they view themselves These victims need to be 8 that they are not less of a person because they are currently not working 9 the tide will turn new jobs will be created and they will be able to return to the work force They have nothing to be ashamed of Setting daily goals and staying active are helpful ways to stay positive and keep the spirit up Nobody will deny that despite all good intentions this will not be a frustrating and 10 time The job search will be tough and luxury items will be missed However with the support of family and friends grief can be conquered and the unemployment situation accepted A fantasy I bitter B resort J victim C dispensable K qualify D media L confidence E Eventually M rates F affected N strain G desertion O unemployed H reminded 3 Put the Chinese in the parentheses into English 1 When someone pushed the door open and entered she 连头 也不抬 2 In sum our decision is 按原计划进行 3 I can t tell whether he or she is to blame It s six of one and 一个半斤 一个八两 of the other 4 In order to 符合 a patented invention in most countries the inventor must prove that the object is novel and useful 5 After Dan s death she 控制不了情绪 and was never herself again 6 Many who never 从不厌倦 professing to follow the president are the very ones who turn their backs on him 7 Your carelessness will even 在衣着上表露无遗 8 Budget mistakes 导致 an irretrievable injury to the profits 9 The creek 满了 after the heavy rain yesterday 10 It is out of electricity We have to 借助蜡烛 to light the room Lesson 21 1 Tell whether each of the following statements is true or false based on the text 1 The laugher envies bricklayers barbers bookkeepers and writers because they can make a living easier 2 The laugher works as a comedian or a clown who makes the audience laugh 3 The laugher cannot make a good living by laughing skillfully 4 He can manage different modes of laughter to satisfy the needs of television directors 5 Poor comedians need his laughter badly because his timely infectious laughter will save the joke 6 His life is busy because he is often on the call 7 His wife doesn t enjoy staying with him for he never laughs 8 Everybody can be fed up with his her profession and wants to escape from it from time to time 9 The laugher enjoys doing his work satisfactorily so he enjoys laughing 10 Though he doesn t laugh quite often he is not a pessimist 2 Select one word for each blank in the passage from the list of choices given in the word bank following the passage Use the chosen words in the bank only once Humor is 1 The sound of 2 laughter is far more 3 than any cough sniffle or sneeze When laughter is shared it binds people together and increases happiness and intimacy In addition to the domino effect of joy and 4 laughter also triggers healthy physical changes in the body Humor and laughter strengthen your immune system boost your energy diminish pain and protect you from the damaging effects of stress Laughter is good for your health Laughter 5 the whole body A good hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress leaving your 6 relaxed for up to 45 minutes after Laughter boosts the immune system Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection fighting antibodies thus improving your resistance to disease Laughter triggers the 7 of endorphins the body s 8 feel good chemicals Endorphins promote an overall sense of well being and can even temporarily 9 pain Laughter protects the heart Laughter improves the function of blood vessels and increases blood flow which can help protect you 10 a heart attack and other cardiovascular problems A in accordance with I demand B against J release C infectious K contagious D natural L relieve E amusement M roaring F moderate N designation G muscles O relaxes H sensitive 3 Put the Chinese in the parentheses into English 1 为了谋生 he has to write and sell his stories 2 His laughter 广受欢迎 among TV directors since only such infectious laughter can help save the joke 3 Your company has great advantage 从信用度上来讲 4 非但不用功 he played around at college 5 Many residents there heard a shot 发出响声 so they wanted the police to find out what had happened 6 If you can act 依自己的信念 you will find success is around the corner 7 总之 he is the most promising student I have ever seen 8 Did he 指出 where we are wrong 9 Consumers are encouraged 投诉 faulty goods 10 Shut up 别烦我了 Lesson 22 1 Tell whether each of the following statements is true or false based on the text 1 By far we have already known everything about the implication of Darwin s evolution 2 The author is to examine selfishness and altruism in the sense of biology 3 The author thinks that human beings are genetically selfish and it is important to realize this 4 It is possible for us to make some guesses in concern with someone if we know about his living conditions 5 Even if the author proposes to analyze evolution he is not to make moral judgment about it 6 Altruism is impossible as all human beings are selfish 7 We survive to present days because we are altruistic to each other 8 The book is to make a description of the detailed behaviors of man and some other particular animals in order to support the author s arguments 9 The author is mainly concerned with what he believes to be the case instead of what he believes should be the case 10 We do not know whether altruism is harmful or beneficial to those who are altruistic 2 Select one word for each blank in the passage from the list of choices given in the word bank following the passage Use the chosen words in the bank only once Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is 1 Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on 2 in public places Strange forms stand in gardens and outside buildings and shops We have got quite used to them Some so called modern pieces have been on display for nearly fifty years In spite of this some people including myself were surprised by a recent 3 of modern sculpture The first thing I saw when I entered the art 4 was a notice which said Do not touch the exhibits Some of them are 5 The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture Oddly shaped forms that are 6 from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody These objects however were different Lined up against the wall there were long thin wires 7 to metal spheres The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time In the centre of the hall there were a number of tall structures which contained colored lights These lights flickered 8 like traffic lights which have gone mad Sparks were 9 from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic 10 These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally but to give them electric shocks as well A gallery B instrument C suspended I display J equipment K dangerous D concern E continuously F mistaken G dropped H charming L emitted M churches N attached O exhibition 3 Put the Chinese in the parentheses into English 1 It is true that 文化差异影响重大 in marriage 2 They two must agree on all important issues or one of them has to let the other 做最后的决定 3 A successful friendship is based on 相互尊重和理解 4 种族主义是一个严峻的问题 in many parts of the world but not in our country 5 There is no doubt that I know she 关心我的健康 6 When we 全方位考虑我们的国家 I think we are still far from being a world power 7 He wishes to do something to show that 他并不是那么坏 as she imagines him to be 8 We must do everything we can to save our water resources 为了我们孩子的利益 9 Everybody men and women old and young rich and poor knows that they have to 携手共同努力 10 I can assure you that they are very much 彼此关系紧 密 Lesson 23 1 Tell whether each of the following statements is true or false based on the text 1 A general description of the scenes in Brave New World serves as an introduction to the topic of the text 2 Huxley s idea of eugenics has been realized in the process of history 3 If eugenics is allowed it will then become easy to decide to what extent it is valid 4 The Bishop of Edinburgh seems to have accepted genetic tinkering in the medical sense 5 The government has nothing to do with eugenics 6 Whether people can benefit from eugenics or not also depends upon whether they are rich or poor 7 Eugenics is a purely biological problem having nothing to do with moralities for example the American values 8 The author believes that the poor should also be given a chance to benefit from and make use of eugenics 9 It is likely to end the question of eugenics once and for all if we find the proper ways 10 It is better to leave eugenics to the regulation of market than to that of the government 2 Select one word for each blank in the passage from the list of choices given in the word bank following the passage Use the chosen words in the bank only once There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for 1 If the money was not paid 2 the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop Obtaining protection money is not a 3 crime As long ago as the fourteenth century an Englishman Sir John Hawkwood made the 4 discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters Six hundred years ago Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and 5 near Florence He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto Whenever the Italian city states were at 6 with each other Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded In times of 7 when business was bad Hawkwood and his men would march into a city state and after burning down a few farms would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them Hawkwood made large 8 of money in this way In spite of this the Italians 9 him as a sort of hero When he died at the age of eighty the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was 10 to the memory of the most valiant soldier and most notable leader Signor Giovanni Haukodue A contribution B peace C suddenly D attributed E modern F protection G disagreement H remarkable I regarded J settled K dedicated L war M sums N promptly O occupied 3 Put the Chinese in the parentheses into English 1 We find heroes 在所有的社会和文化里 and at all times 2 He seems to suggest that everyone has the possibility 实现他的 梦想 3 What is totally beyond his imagination is that he should be able to 冒着生命危险营救他人 4 Nature has the power to 维持生命 保护生命和产生生命 5 After he analyzed the complicated situation there he said that it wouldn t be easy to find 一个和平的解决办法 6 Every one of their new products became popular 出品之后不久 7 Not only the medical team saved many earthquake victims but they also helped them to 从惊吓中恢复过来 8 I think it was the director s fault and nobody is 对这场灾难负责 9 The Chinese delegation expressed the hope that the two sides would soon 停止在这一区域内争斗 10 The teachers are 都持相同观点 that the graduates this year are all to have a bright future Lesson 24 1 Tell whether each of the following statements is true or false based on the text 1 The text begins with a ghastly description of the laboratory 2 The director did everything all by himself 3 The bodies of the babies twisted and stiffened because they felt cold 4 The cries of the babies die down when the director gives them the signal 5 The babies are actually victims of an experiment 6 Nature cannot change what man has joined 7 Likings for flowers are programmed for economic considerations 8 Change is possible if books are allowed to be read freely 9 Even if they don t like countryside those programmed people may still go there 10 We may infer that the students all come from the upper class families 2 Select one word for each blank in the passage from the list of choices given in the word bank following the passage Use the chosen words in the bank only once Children always 1 small gifts of money Father of course provides a regular supply of pocket money but uncles and aunts are always a 2 of extra income With some children small sums go a long way If sixpences are not 3 for sweets they rattle for months inside money boxes Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box For most of them sixpence is a small price to pay for a 4 bar of chocolate My nephew George has a money box but it is always empty Very few of the sixpences I have given him have found their way there I gave him sixpence yesterday and 5 him to save it Instead he bought himself sixpence worth of trouble On his way to the sweet shop he dropped his sixpence and it rolled along the pavement and then 6 down a drain George took off his jacket 7 up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover He could not find his sixpence anywhere and what is more he could not get his arm out A crowd of people 8 round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter but George was firmly stuck The fire brigade was called and two firemen freed George using a 9 type of grease George was not too 10 by his experience because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates A satisfying B disappeared C gathered I harmful J exchanged K special D store E source F encouraged G dispensed H rolled L advised M appreciate N upset O persuaded 3 Put the Chinese in the parentheses into English 1 They seemed to be prepared to 诉诸武力 2 Do you believe that there is an 持久并有益的友谊 3 If you do think so please 为你的观点提供依据 4 It is a wisdom tutored by nature itself 关于那些可以看 见和看不见的东西 5 The opportunity was so inviting that it was 不可能拒绝 6 Though she was timid he tried his best to 鼓励她要胆子大 7 After he entered university he began to 投身于文学 8 I am so surprised that you should have those things that 及其有害人们健康 9 There are many students in this school that 自愿参加这项活 动 10 It will not be long before you 遇到困难 20 24 课自测答案课自测答案 Lesson 20 Part 1 1 T 2 F 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T 7 T 8 F 9 F 10 T Part 2 1 D 2 M 3 J 4 O 5 F 6