大学英语综合课程2第三单元quiz

1、精品好资料学习推荐大学英语综合课程（二）第三单元: QuizPart 1 Fill in the blanks with the help of the first letter(s)(每小题：1分，满分10分)Directions: Fill in the blanks with the help of the first letter(s).1. Ilearnedataveryyoungagehowtoeliminatetasksandappointmentsthatcouldpossibly_me from doing what needed to be done.(Suggested

2、first letter(s): dis )2. Moreandmoreurbanpeopleareturningtoorganicfood,andanythingthatis_asnatural and organic sells well.(Suggested first letter(s): l )3. Although his working experience _mine, he is hired as a manager while I am only acomputer operator in the company.(Suggested first letter(s): pa

3、 )4. The chairman was very persuasive and repeatedly gave more details to _his argumentuntil finally no one could argue with him.(Suggested first letter(s): re )5. The skillful magician, though very young, _his audience into thinking that he hadreally sawed the woman in half.(Suggested first letter(

4、s): de )6. He maintains if you dont throw away a lot of worthless ideas, you are unlikely to come up withcreative and _ones, either.(Suggested first letter(s): sen )7. China refused to exclude the possibility of _to force to interfere with an independentcountry if all the diplomatic efforts failed.(

5、Suggested first letter(s): re )8. Policeappealedforinformationfromanyonewhohad_theaccident,particularlypeople who were there at about the same time.(Suggested first letter(s): wit )9. Charles Booth described how each country in Europe had its own _flavor because of itsdistinctive building structures

6、.(Suggested first letter(s): pe )10. Theteenagerfelthewasmatureenoughtothinkforhimselfandbitterly_beingtreated like a child by his parents.(Suggested first letter(s): re )Part 2 Fill in the blanks with the given words(每小题：1分，满分20分)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the sentences with the words given

7、in the box. Change theform where necessary.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage or dialog.deceivedistractconfusehesitatesnaprouseaffirmsurrenderwitnessacquaint1. More and more unexpected stress and pressure began to get to her, and one morning she just (1)_as she could no longer bear

8、 them.2. The young and handsome speaker was standing in front of a large crowd of people, attemptingto (2)_the crowd with a cry for action.3. No matter where we are, we must not let cultural, racial, or social barriers (3)_usfrom the job that must be done on our responsibility.4. The government has

9、(4)_itself to the pressure from big business and companiesand eventually brought down interest rates.5. Thefreshairand bright sunlight(5)_meintothinkingImightstillhavesomeyouthful energy left in these old bones of mine.6. The man denied having (6)_the accident because he was afraid of getting himsel

10、f13 / 13involved in a long process of investigation.11. Thepressgaveacompletelydifferentversionoftheevents,whichgreatly(7)_those who tried to understand the truth.12. He continued to (8)_that the introduction of divorce would make it more difficultfor people to lead good moral lives.13. Staff member

11、s were asked to (9)_themselves with what had been discussed andcovered if they were absent from the meeting yesterday.14. The young writer (10)_ , reluctant to destroy any part of his own work, for whichhe had devoted all his time for quite a few years.Questions 11 to 20 are based on the following p

12、assage or dialog.consideringsomewhatsomehowovernightapartup-to-datecontemporaryhollowcommercialpeculiar7. There is a feeling among a lot of people that the 1980s generation of novel writers in Chinahave become too (11)_in their writing.8. Religious and private schools receive little or no support fr

13、om public funds in the United States,so they are usually (12)_expensive to attend.9. Hewasyoung,yethisface(13)_gavepeopletheimpressionthathewasapproaching 60, especially when he was deep in thought.10. Itshouldntbetoodifficulttobargainwiththecompany,(14)_theoverwhelming evidence youve already collec

14、ted against your employer.11. In my opinion, the language the author used in this book seems overused and out of touch withthe (15)_society and reality.12. Your standards and abilities may have been perfectly fine for the level you were at a year ago,but have you worked to keep your skills (16)_with

15、 your position?13. It was really a big challenge for the local government to evacuate more than 500 children (17)_who were at risk in that disastrous earthquake.14. IalmostforgettheexactagedifferencebetweenmyfriendMarkandhisbrotherBriantheyre about two or three years (18)_ .15. No matter how people

16、look at it, it was something of a (19)_victoryshe won thecase but lost all her bank savings in legal fees.16. Asymptomlikethisoneisstrange,rare,and(20)_,anditisoftenofgreatimportance to the doctor who diagnoses it.Part 3 Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs(每小题：1分，满分10分)Directions:Fillint

17、heblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithappropriateprepositionsoradverbs. Fill in each blank with only ONE word.1. I might as well resign myself _ the fact that Im not going to get a job as a TV producerbecause its too challenging.2. There is nothing attractive about the house apart _ the fact that it ha

18、s a good view andeasy access to freeway.3. Itsinterestingtoseethatveryoftensomepeoplearelikelytofall_asleeplikecondition when they are in deep thought.4. In online learning you can have a responsible teacher, who is never tired _ repeatedlyanswering your questions at any time and at any place.15. Th

19、e company makes the best possible use of its staff, and it is very strict _ respect towork ethics and the relationships between employer and employees.16. One of the problems for hand-raised birds is that they are bond _ humans so they areunable to socialize with their own kind.17. Ifnon-smokersaren

20、otkeptseparate_smokers,thesmokewilldogreatharmtonon-smokers, even more harmful than it will to the smokers.18. Sometimes we tend to focus on others looks when we make some decisions, and much of theimpression we get from them is based _ their physical appearance.19. Childrenusuallyfollowtheirparents

21、implicitly,sosmokingbyparentscouldhaveanegativeeffect _ their children.20. IcanseethatImayhavesomedifficultyexplainingthefirstpartofmystory,especiallytoanyone not acquainted _ the academic life.Part 4 Banked Cloze(每小题：1分，满分10分)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suit

22、able words from theword bank. Each word can be used only once.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.A. mysteriousB. previousC. fluidD. liquidE. indispensableF. stableG. miserableH. labeledI. shiftJ. implicitK. exploitL. exploreM. tendsN. intendsO. frameI dont want any sort of traditio

23、nal stability in my liferight now. The thought of marriage,staying in one place and doing one thing, will make me feel 1. _because there are too manythings on my to-do list. Dont take me wrong that I wont 2._ to marriage, but certainly notyet.The 3._ four common life phases, childhood, adolescence,

24、adulthood and old age,are now added with two more, 4._ odyssey and active retirement. Of the new ones,the less understood is odyssey that frequently occurs between adolescence and adulthood.Forourparentsgeneration,adulthood5._tobedefinedbyachievingcertainthings. We all know themowning a house, havin

25、g a 6._ career, getting marriedand ultimately having children.We use finding ourselves to 7. _the concept of the odyssey years, but its moreimportantforustounderstandthe8._meaning:thepursuitofknowledgeandmaking use of the accessibility of information and experiences around us.In a time when everythi

26、ng is 9._ , it seems that the old recipes and time frames foraccomplishingthingsdontapply.Wedonthavethesameexpectationsasweoncehad.We17. _to find our own meanings to things and give voices to our hearts. It seemsit becomes more important to find out why we are here before we choose to settle.Part 5

27、Paragraph Translation(每小题：5分)Directions: Translate the following paragraphs into English.几千年来，中国人一直都很重视家庭。由于传统的中国家庭受儒家思想影响很大，大家庭受到高度的重视。几代人一起生活在一个屋檐下是很常见的。四世同堂被认为是家庭繁荣和幸福的标志。年纪最大的男性是家庭的领导者，有最大的权力决定所有重要的事情，譬如年轻家庭成员的教育、婚姻、和职业生涯。即使年轻人不同意长辈的决定，他们最终也会服从（obey）长辈的意愿，并会在他们的晚年时照顾他们。确实，孝顺尊重和照顾家庭中的长辈在传统上被认为是所有

28、素质中最重要的。Part 6 Vocabulary and Structure(每小题：1分，15分)Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the best one to complete each sentence.21. The winter was very severe, especially at night, so the mom had to put an extra blanket over thebaby for fe

29、ar that _.A. he catches a coldB. he be catching a coldC. he caught a coldD. he would catch a cold22. Hemighthavebeenkilled_thetimelyarrivaloftheambulanceandimmediateoperation in the hospital.A. besidesB. except forC. but forD. except23. People are aware that coal, which has gone to mass production,

30、is still a finite resource, though_ than either oil or gas.A. a much more abundant energy sourceB. the much more energy abundant sourceC. much more energy abundant sourceD. energy source more abundant24. Because of the shortage of money, theyve set up a plan _ they can spread the costover a quite lo

31、ng period.A. whereaboutsB. whereverC. whereasD. whereby25. Eventhoughtheywereindanger,theydidnotfind_topreparefortheworstconditions they might meet.A. worth their whileB. it worthC. it worthwhileD. it worthy26. Once _, this nuclear power station will supply all the neighboring towns and villageswith

32、 clean and low-cost electricity.A. completedB. it completedC. it being completedD. it completes27. Advertisingisdistinguishedfromotherformsofcommunication_theadvertiserpays for the message to be delivered.A. in whichB. in thatC. in order thatD. in that way28. Ifyouhaveneverplantedanything,youwontbea

33、bletoknowthepleasureofwatchingthething you have planted _.A. growB. to growC. grownD. to be grown29. I will take your suggestion into consideration as it is beneficial to the company and I am sure itwill _ the problem.A. contribute to solveB. be contributed to solveC. contribute to solvingD. be cont

34、ributed to solving30. All the flights _ because of the snowstorm, we had to take the train instead, thoughit would take much longer time.A. were canceledB. had been canceledC. having canceledD. having been canceled31. Thesedaysthepresidentofthecollege,togetherwiththedeans,_planningaconference for th

35、e purpose of laying down a series of regulation.A. wereB. areC. wasD. is32. Sinceourresearchso farhasnotproduced anyanswerstotheproblem,weneedtoadoptadifferent _ to it.A. approachB. mannerC. styleD. method33. He wanted to become a writer, but his father didnt think it was a _ profession, so hehad to

36、 give it a second thought.A. respectfulB. respectiveC. respectableD. respecting34. An_degreewasawardedtohimbyCambridgeforhisgreatcontributioninthetheoretical physics.A. honorableB. honoraryC. honoredD. honoring35. Theaudienceapplaudedenthusiasticallyasthegirlsfromtheballetschoolperformeda_ dance.A.

37、gratefulB. graciousC. gradualD. gracefulPart 7 Skimming and scanning(每小题：1分，满分10分)Directions: You are going to read a passage or passages with 10 statements attached to each.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraphfrom which the information is derive

38、d. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Eachparagraph is marked with a letter.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.18. More youngsters move out of their parents homewhen the economic situation is favorablewhile they stay home for a longer time during the recession.19. The reces

39、sion has a great effect on the family construction/formation and childbearing plan.20. Due to the unfavorable employment situation, many youngsters have had to return to schoolin order to be more competitive in the future employment.21. Many parents offer to help adult children pay their education,

40、rent, vehicle expenses and soon.22. Many parents are willing to offer the help to their children so that their kids wont be facedwith too many financial difficulties.23. Itisverylikelyforchildrenwithgoodpersonalities,evenatayoungage,togetfinancialsupport.24. Considering their career development peop

41、le with higher levels of education postpone havingkids.25. Accordingtoasociologist,therelationshipsbetweenparentsandchildrenarecloserespecially when children get financial help from their parents.26. With parents financial support some youngsters experience fewer financial problems such asloans.27.

42、Thelifeofolderpeopleisfinanciallyaffectediftheyaccommodatetheiradultchildrenbecause more family members would rely on their income.Part 8 Reading comprehension(每小题：2分，满分20分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefully.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions or unfinished sentences. For each of them the

43、re are four choices marked A, B, C,and D. Choose the best answer to each question.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage or dialog.Whenimportanteventsarehappeningaroundtheworld,mostpeopleturntotraditionalmedia sources, such as CNN and BBC, for their news. However, now people can write d

44、iaries andpost them on a web site, known as a blog. Blogs, short for web-logs, are online diaries, usuallykept by individuals, but sometimes by companies and other groups of people. They are the fastestgrowing type of web site on the Internet.Ablogdiffersfromatraditionalwebsiteinseveralways.Mostimpo

45、rtantly,itisupdatedmuch more regularly. Many blogs are updated every day, and some are updated several times aday. Also, most blogs use special software or web sites which are specifically aimed at bloggers,soyoudontneedtobeacomputerexperttocreateyourownblog.Thismeansthatordinarypeople who may find

46、computers difficult to use can easily set up and start writing their own blog.There are many different kinds of blogs. The most popular type is an online diary of links,where the blog writer surfs the Internet and then posts links to sites or new articles that they findinteresting,withafewcommentsab

47、outeachone.Othertypesarepersonaldiaries,wherethewriters talk about their life and feelings. Sometimes these blogs can be very personal.Thereisanotherkindofblogging,calledmoblogging,shortformobileblogging.Mobloggersusemobilephoneswithcamerastotakephotos,whicharepostedinstantlytotheInternet.Theuseofmo

48、bilephonesinthiswaymadetheheadlinesinSingaporewhenahighschool student posted on the Internet a movie he had taken of a teacher shouting at another studentand tearing up the students homework. Many people were shocked by the student posting a videoof the incident on the Internet.As blogs become more

49、common, news reporting will rely less on big media companies andmore on ordinary people posting news to the Internet. Possibly, the news will be less like a lectureand more like a conversation, where anyone can join in.36. What is the main idea of this passage?A. The history of the Internet.B. The i

50、ntroduction of new types of media.C. The increase in popularity of computers.D. growing number of people writing diaries.37. To start your own blog, what do you need most?A. Special software.B. An Internet account.C. An interesting point of view.D. Access to the Internet.38. What is the most signifi

51、cant difference between blogs and traditional web sites?A. Blogs are updated much more often.B. Blogs use special software.C. Blogs contain links to other web sites.D. Blogs contain personal information.39. What is moblogging?A. Mobile phones that made the headlines in Singapore.B. Use phones to tak

52、e photos and then post them online.C. Negative news posted on the Internet.D. Pictures posted instantly to the Internet.40. According to the passage, which one is most likely to happen in the future?A. Everyone will have a blog.B. Large media companies will be unnecessary.C. People will learn the ne

53、ws from different points of view.D. Blogging technology will be banned.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage or dialog.Haveyoueverflown?DidyouflytoanothercountrytostudyEnglish?Howdoyoufeelabout flying? People who have to fly all the time for business usually find it boring. People who

54、fly only once in a while are excited. However, some people feel only terror when they board anairplane. They suffer from a phobia, an illogical fear.Ifyouareafraidofpoisonousspiders(有毒蜘蛛),thisislogical.Ifyouareafraidofallspiders,evenharmlessones,thisisaphobiabecauseitisillogical.Somepeoplehavephobia

55、saboutheightsbeingshutupinasmallorlargeopenarea.Itsnotlogicaltobeafraidofthesethings when there is no danger, but a phobia is not logical.Fear of flying is another phobia. We always hear about a plane crash, but we dont hear aboutthe millions of flights every year that are safe. Riding in a car is thirty times more dangerous thanflying, but most of us are not afraid every time we get into a car. It is not logical to be afraid offlying, but research shows that about 12 percent of people hav