新理念网络学习大厅综合测试第四册 Unit6【精选文档】

1、新理念网络学习大厅综合测试第四册 Unit6【精选文档】 全新版第二版综合B4U6-A Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes ） Section A Directions： In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whe

2、ther each statement is true or false。 1。 A） T B) F Script： Generally speaking， technology has enabled us to do more things although it has not saved our time. 正确答案： A 2. A） T B） F Script: The information explosion is regarded as one of the reasons why people feel so timepressed. 正确答案： A 3. A） T B） F

3、 Script： According to some experts, not everyone is overstressed and the feeling of pressures can also be exaggerated or self-imposed。 正确答案： A 4. A) T B) F Script: It is recorded that in the last 10 years, working hours have risen slightly in both the U。K。 and the U。S。 正确答案： B 5. A） T B) F Script： T

4、ime famine has provoked several reactions, one of which is that people are trying to buy time. 正确答案： A 6。 A) T B） F Script： By reducing the amount of time spent at work, peoples free time is increasing， so they definitely feel less stressed。 正确答案： B 7。 A) T B) F Script: There is a rushing and scurry

5、ing everywhere and we are very excited about our ability to work and play fast. 正确答案： A 8。 A） T B) F Script： Nowadays， it is a common practice that people are inclined to listen to the radio and do nothing else. 正确答案： B 9。 A） T B) F Script： Our culture views time as a precious thing and timesaving h

6、as been the subject of many books. 正确答案： A 10。 A） T B） F Script: Sociologists have found that increasing wealth and increasing education help relieve a sense of tension about time. 正确答案： B Section B Directions: In this section， you will hear a passage three times。 When the passage is read for the fi

7、rst time， you should listen carefully for its general idea。 When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally， when the passage is read for the third time， you should check what you have written。 The family is chang

8、ing。 In the past， grandparents, parents， and children used to live together, and they had an extended family. But family structure is changing throughout the world。 The nuclear family （11)_ of only one father， one mother, and children; it is becoming the （12）_ family structure everywhere. The nuclea

9、r family （13)_ married women some advantages: they have freedom from their relatives， and the husband does not have all the power of the family. Studies show that in nuclear families, men and women usually make an （14）_ number of decisions about family life。 But wives usually have to “pay” for the (

10、15）_ of freedom and power。 When women lived in extended families， sisters, grandparents and aunts helped one another with housework and （16）_ 。 In addition, older women in a large family group had important (17)_ 。 Wives in nuclear families do not often enjoy this benefit， and they have another disa

11、dvantage, too: women generally live longer than their husbands， so older women from nuclear families often （18）_ 。 Studies show that women are generally (19）_ marriage than men are。 In the past， men worked outside the home and women worked inside。 Housework and childcare were a full time job， and th

12、ere was no time for anything else。 Now women work outside and (20）_ than they did in the past， but they still have to do most of the housework。 The women actually have two fulltime jobs, and they have not much free time。 Script: The family is changing. In the past， grandparents, parents, and childre

13、n used to live together， and they had an extended family。 But family structure is changing throughout the world. The nuclear family consists of only one father, one mother, and children； it is becoming the main family structure everywhere. The nuclear family offers married women some advantages: the

14、y have freedom from their relatives， and the husband does not have all the power of the family。 Studies show that in nuclear families, men and women usually make an equal number of decisions about family life。 But wives usually have to “pay" for the benefits of freedom and power. When women liv

15、ed in extended families, sisters, grandparents and aunts helped one another with housework and childcare。 In addition， older women in a large family group had important positions。 Wives in nuclear families do not often enjoy this benefit, and they have another disadvantage, too: women generally live

16、 longer than their husbands， so older women from nuclear families often have to live alone. Studies show that women are generally less satisfied with marriage than men are. In the past， men worked outside the home and women worked inside。 Housework and childcare were a full time job， and there was n

17、o time for anything else。 Now women work outside and have more freedom than they did in the past, but they still have to do most of the housework。 The women actually have two fulltime jobs, and they have not much free time. 正确答案: consists 正确答案： main 正确答案： offers 正确答案： equal 正确答案： benefits 正确答案: chil

18、dcare 正确答案： positions 正确答案： have to live alone 正确答案： less satisfied with 正确答案： have more freedom Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes ） Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks。 You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given

19、 in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once。 A） providedB） philosophersC） exploitationD） escape E) dealing withF) freeG) explosionH

20、） generated I） teachersJ） replacedK) uselessL) artificial M) instead ofN) offeredO) enabled 21。_ 正确答案： O 22._ 正确答案： F 23._ 正确答案： M 24._ 正确答案： J 25。_ 正确答案： E 26。_ 正确答案： A 27._ 正确答案： K 28._ 正确答案： G 29._ 正确答案： B 30。_ 正确答案： H Section B Directions： There are several passages in this section. Each passage

21、 is followed by some questions or unfinished statements。 For each of them there are four choices marked A）, B), C） and D). You should decide on the best choice。 Passage One Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage。 Increasingly, over the past ten years, people especially young people -

22、have become aware of the need to change their eating habits, because much of the food they eat, particularly chemical foods， is not good for health。 Consequently， there has been a growing interest in natural foods： foods which do not contain chemical additives and which have not been affected by che

23、mical fertilizers， widely used in farming today。 Natural foods, for example, are vegetables, fruits and grains which have been grown in soil that is rich in organic matter。 In simple terms， this means that the soil has been nourished by unused vegetable matter， which provides it with essential vitam

24、ins and minerals。 This in itself is a natural process compared with the use of chemicals and fertilizers, the main purpose of which is to increase the amount but not the quality of foods grown in commercial farming areas。 Natural foods also include animals which have been allowed to feed and move fr

25、eely in healthy pastures。 Compare this with what happens in the mass production of poultry： there are battery farms, for example, where thousands of chickens live crowded together in one building and are fed on food which is little better than rubbish。 Chickens kept in this way are not only tasteles

26、s as food; they also produce eggs which lack important vitamins. There are other aspects of healthy eating which are now receiving increasing attention from experts on diet。 Take, for example, the question of sugar。 This is actually a nonessential food! Although a natural alternative， such as honey，

27、 can be used to sweeten food if this is necessary, we can in fact do without it. It is not that sugar is harmful in itself。 But it does seem to be an additive： the quantity we use has grown steadily over the last two centuries and in Britain today each person consumes an average of 200 pounds a year

28、! Yet all it does is provide us with energy, in the form of calories。 There are no vitamins in it， no minerals and no fiber. It is significant that nowadays fiber is considered to be an important part of a healthy diet。 In white bread， for example, the fiber has been removed. But it is present in un

29、refined flour and of course in vegetables. It is interesting to note that in countries where the national diet contains large quantities of unrefined flour and vegetables, certain diseases are comparatively rare。 Hence the emphasis is placed on the eating of whole meal bread and more vegetables by m

30、odern experts on healthy eating。 31. Recently, some people are interested in natural foods because _。 A） natural foods are fresh and cheap B) they dont like processed foods C) they want to change their eating habits D） these foods contain more vitamins, mineral and fiber etc。 正确答案： D 32. According t

31、o the passage, what does the word “battery” （Para. 3） mean？ _ A） apparatus for producing electricity B） an array of similar things intended for use together C） a line of small boxes in which hens are kept to lay eggs D) a group or set of things like tools 正确答案： C 33. The phrase “whole meal bread&quo

32、t; in Para.5 refers to _。 A） white bread in which fiber has been removed B） a type of brown bread which is made of unrefined flour C) a kind of bread which can be used to cure diseases D） a loaf of bread filled with hams and chicken 正确答案： B 34。 It can be inferred from the passage that _。 A) people w

33、ill no longer eat those foods containing chemical additives B） people will not necessarily do exercises in the future if they eat natural foods C） natural foods will find a good market in the future D） certain diseases will never befall people who eat natural foods 正确答案： C 35. Whats the best title f

34、or this passage？ _ A) Eating Habits Are Changing B） Healthy Eating C) Natural Food and Chemical Additives D) How to Go on a Diet 正确答案： B Passage Two Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. Nowadays, more and more people are using email to say a few nice words to each other. The result

35、： a new culture of love-letter writing has evolved and is rewriting the rules in how we express our love. Make no mistake: in many cases the email love letters significantly resemble their ancestor。 The verbal imagery has hardly changed. Experts believe， in fact, that far more people now carry out s

36、weet talk in cyberspace than in the time before email came along。 When people communicate over e-mail, everything is much more relaxed, less serious, and this helps the sweet words flow. Nicola Doering, a media researcher, emphasizes that for many people contact over e-mail is simpler: “The language

37、 is a different one here than in traditional letters; people tend to write more like they speak." This means that an e-mail writer might not have to think over every word, as is often expected with traditional love letter. This is obviously encouraging for many people。 But for longer， particula

38、rly romantic love letter, email writers also reach back into the language of poetry, “Your calf-blue eyes” is typical for the kind of phrasings found in e-mail love letters. Moreover， at least one traditional symbol between lovers has made an outstanding comeback. Even in the love letters of the 19t

39、h century, one often found the letter X as a symbol of a kiss. Many paper love letters would have three Xs at the bottom as a closing. And this symbol is often used today between lovers in their e-mail messages。 In spite of all the technological advancement that e-mail represents, classic love lette

40、rs on paper still have a special meaning, the experts say. Ink on paper simply affects many people more strongly than lines on a computer screen。 It appears more serious， more obligatory, as if written for all eternity。 Sometimes people want to have something to touch, a letter that you can really h

41、old in your hand. But Internet technology is ready to help even those with the courage to write a classic handwritten love letter。 What stops many lovers from penning their most romantic thought is not a lack of good intention but an inability to piece together a few sweet lines， says Thomas Neuss，

42、the organizer of one Internet site devoted to romantic letters. 36. The author strongly believes that _. A) email love letters are more significant than traditional ones B） e-mail love letters are more convenient than traditional ones C） most email love letters copy sweet words from traditional ones

43、 D） most e-mail love letters are quite similar to traditional ones 正确答案： D 37。 According to Nicola Doering， the distinguishing advantage of e-mail love letters is _. A) more spoken language can be used B) more sweet words will be employed C) it will bring more romance to lovers D） the message will b

44、e shorter and simpler 正确答案: A 38。 By showing that the letter X is popular in email love letters, the author intends to tell us _. A) many people like using letters to express their love B） traditional symbol between lovers has been popular C） the traditional romantic expression is also employed in e

45、-mails D） the language in email love letters becomes simpler 正确答案： C 39. In the last two paragraphs， the author mentions that _. A） the classic handwritten love letters can also be posted on the Internet B） some Internet sites can help people write classic handwritten love letters C) the classic han

46、dwritten love letters can also be very popular among the youngsters D） courage is very important for people to write a classic handwritten love letter 正确答案： B 40. The author writes this passage to _。 A) show the differences between two types of letters B） illustrate the advantages of the e-mail love

47、 letters C) introduce to us a new culture of love-letter writing D) encourage people to use e-mail love letters more 正确答案： C Part III Vocabulary and Structure （ 11 minutes ) Directions： There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part。 For each sentence there are four choices marked A）， B）, C

48、) and D)。 Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. 41. An interest in peoples deepest feelings _ all her writings. A) represents B) portrays C) depicts D） characterizes 正确答案： D 42. If more and more cars run in the street, a large _ of poisonous gas will be given off, polluting the atmosphere

49、。 A） column B） volume C) bulk D) block 正确答案： B 43。 He is _ all the time and has no time to keep company with his family。 A) on and off B) to and from C) on the go D) on and on 正确答案： C 44. Before the _ of the gunpowder， men hunted with bows and arrows。 A) innovation B) invention C） improvement D) mod

50、ification 正确答案: B 45。 I tried some herbal _ such as drinking camomile tea, but none of them worked。 A） clinics B) remedies C) doctors D） examiners 正确答案： B 46. Our friends are expected to assume the burden of their own defense, _ they are competent to do. A） which we are certain B) that we are certain of C) of which we are sure D) for which we are sure 正确答案： D 47. On enough logical reasons， the fewer seeds， _. A） the less plants grow B） the fewer plants C） the less plants D） the fewer plants grew 正确答案： B 48. Currently there is a _