读写4级2单练习

1、Unit Two (Book Four)形成性练习I. RF4-RF-02Key: 1-5 TTFTF 6-10 TTFTFDirections: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over a passage quickly and read ten statements after it.For statements1-10, write T (for True) if the statement agrees with the information given in the above paragraph(s); F (for F

2、alse) if the statement contradicts the information given in the above paragraph(s);N (for Not given) if the statement is not given in the above paragraph(s); Letters: Obsolete Technology Readers complaints that our young people are helpless when thrown back on obsolete technology, such as the dial t

3、elephone and simple addition, have aroused a protest. You may remember reading here about the fifth-grade pupil who wanted to call home from school but didnt know how to use the dial phone, and the ice cream parlor that had to close because the computerized cash register broke down. These stories su

4、ggested that young people are almost wholly dependent on state of the art technology, and also that we older people are becoming obsolete or outdated along with the machines of our era. Perhaps it is the latter that hurts. John A. Junot wants to know whether, if my car broke down, I would know how t

5、o ride a horse.I might be willing to try. But the problem is - where could I ride one? Junot suggests that I would either get the car repaired or replace it. That is what todays young engineers do when their computers break down, he points out. In that respect I am as dependent on modern technology

6、as the young, I have allowed myself to become wholly dependent on my computer, and when it breaks down I am like a man cast adrift at sea in a small boat. “Cultures do not lose arts and skills,” Junot argues. “They abandon them. Calculating by slide rule is in exactly the same class as archery, blac

7、ksmithing, sailing, hand-weaving and drawing. To the extent that those things are done, they are done by hobbyists, historians and cultural anthropologists and are preserved mainly by librarians.” Junot points out that certain ancient skills, such as archery and sailing, are themselves improved by m

8、odern technology. “Robin Hood probably couldnt shoot one of todays graphite (石墨)/epoxy (环氧的) compound bows.” He says: “And so to that fifth-grader who didnt know how to dial-type phone, you imply that the boy was somehow culturally deprived, and that it would come in handy if he learned.” “I fail to

9、 see how. Rotary-dial phones are going the way of high-button shoes; they are uncommon now and doomed to extinction simply because you cant talk to computers with a rotary-type phone.” Junot points out that the first computers are already obsolete. I know what he means. I bought the first IBM Person

10、al Computer on the market. Recently I blew what is known as the “mother card.” It was replaced by a more advanced clone card that is not perfectly compatible with my machine. I have had little but misery with it ever since. Junot says it would have been impossible for the ice cream clerks to go on d

11、oing business, making their calculations by hand, when their computerized register failed. “Well, before cash registers were invented, business was done that way. And employees stole because it was easy. Cash registers were invented precisely to keep employees honest, and to protect them from charge

12、s of dishonesty” “Furthermore, computerized receipts are used for computing sales tax and the printouts for people buying on expense accounts. Are you suggesting that the kids give the businessman and the tax man numbers scribbled on the backs of paper sacks? The manager was probably only following

13、the company policy when he closed the store.” “Evidently, then, we have seen the end of mental calculations. Those fast-food computers even note the amount of money the customer pays and also the exact amount of change due. The clerk doesnt even have to figure out how much change is due from a $10 b

14、ill, nor does the customer, since he can assume that the computer doesnt err.” Its OK with me. I never was any good at arithmetic, anyway, and Im glad I have lived long enough to see it become obsolete. Meanwhile, Barbara Jones of Santa Barbara wonders how children can ever learn how to tell time wh

15、en all they see are digital watches. And Sally Wade wonders, “How will tomorrows adult (todays child) ever master a wrench (扳钳), spigot (套管), tap, screw (螺丝) or the like when the directions tell him/her to turn it clockwise or counterclock-wise in this age of digital clocks?” Why would tomorrows adu

16、lts ever have to use a wrench or a screwdriver (螺丝刀)? Anyway, I think schoolroom clocks still have hands. I will give the last word to Barbara L. Sigman of Simi Valley, “I cannot let your article escape me without at least a murmur of protest. The young are not all a bunch of mindless, although char

17、ming, beautiful and healthy people, as you imply. Some of us read Shakespeare, Flaubert, and even Voltaire! Better yet, we can dial telephones and we can make change. And a few of us know a tiny bit about history, too.” Thank you, Ms. Sigman. Im glad to know that all is not lost.Statements 1. People

18、 have different ideas about the statement that our young people are helpless when thrown back on obsolete technology.2. Older people are complaining about the younger generations dependency on modern Statement technology because they are unhappy about also becoming “has beens”.3. If the authors car

19、broke down, he could ride a horse.4. According to Junot, todays young engineers would either get their computers repaired or replace when their computers break down.5. John A. Junot asks the writer whether he would be able to ride a horse if his car broke down to argue that dial phones have not beco

20、me obsolete.6. The first IBM Personal Computer bought by the author is obsolete.7. According to Junot, before cash registers were invented employees stole very easily.8. The clerk in the fast-food restaurant must do mental calculations because the computer sometimes makes a mistake.9. The author is

21、glad to say good bye to arithmetic because he doesnt excel in it.10. State of the art technology like digital clocks will cause young people to become mindless and unable to tell the time.II. CVB Directions: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.(Key: A)1. The schoolmast

22、er _ the girls bravery in his opening speech. A) applauded B) applied C) elevated D) exploded(Key: A)2. Petrol is refined from the _ oil we take out of the ground. A) crude B) raw C) coarse D) original(Key: A)3. The plane was _ for two hours because of the heavy fog.A) delayed B) detained C) postpon

23、ed D) dismissed(Key: A)4. The students in Prof. Fieldings class had a/an _ passion for William Shakespeare.A) extraordinary B) extra C) special D) ordinary(Key: B)5. She is so disappointed that it is very difficult to _ her enthusiasm or _ her to any action of hope.A) rousearouse B) arouserouse C) e

24、xciteraise D) raiseexcite (Key: B)6. The morning news says a school bus _ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.A) bumped B) collided C) crashed D) crushed(Key: C)7. Arriving home, the boy told the parents about all the _ which occurred in his dormitory.A)

25、 incidence B) matters C) incidents D) accidents(Key: B)8. To our _, Geoffreys illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.A) belief B) relief C) release D) anxiety(Key: B)9. The service is a _ to those who died for the independence of the nation. A) memory B) memorial C) monument D) message

26、 (Key: B)10. At first, the seller wanted 150 dollars for the suit, but at last I _ to 40 dollars! A) cut it in B) cut it down C) cut it short D) cut it off (Key: A)11. It is reported that thirty people were killed in a _ on the railway yesterday. A) collision B) collaboration C) corrosion D) confron

27、tation(Key: C)12. In Britain today women _ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work. A) build up B) stand for C) make up D) conform to (Key: B)13. In sharp _ to John, who is frank, Henry is too sophisticated. A) conflict B) contrast C) comparison D) contradict

28、ionIII. Word BuildingDirections: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word forms of the words given in the brackets.1. Key: memorial1. The statue was erected as a _ to all the people who were killed in the war. (memory)2. Key: nationalize2. The new government would immediately _ the coal and stee

29、l industries and the railways. (nationality)3. Key: doubtful3. The expression on her face was _ and anxious as I was telling my story. (doubt)4. Key: crudity4. She was shocked by the _ of his remarks. (crude)5. Key: incidence5. Theres higher _ of left-handedness among boys than girls. (incident)6. K

30、ey: immensely6. It is said that he is an _ proud person. (immense)7. Key: relieved7. My family was _ at the news of my safe arrival. (relief)8. Key: achievable8. Before you set your targets, make sure that they are _. (achieve)9. Key: execution9. His uncle is the _ of his mothers will. (execute)10.

31、Key: performance10. The audience were amazed at the extraordinary _ of the actors. (perform)4. ECTDirections: Translate the English sentences into Chinese.1. 答案: 这地方如此美丽，几乎人人都会情不自禁在路边的一个小饭馆坐下，就为了呼吸一下这里的空气。1. It was such a beautiful place that very few can resist the urge to stop and sit in one of th

32、e small roadside restaurants and simply soak up the atmosphere.2. 答案：无道德的人做不公正或不道德的事时，满嘴是公正和道德的口号。2. When doing things unjust or immoral, immoralists would do so with the slogans of justice and morality on their lips.5. Guided WritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on My View on Fate according to the C