新编大学英语1综合教程练习unit_8

1、UNIT8COPINGWITHANEDUCATIONALPROBLEMI.I.Keywords&phrasesabilityaccumulateacquireadequateaffectastonishcompetecomplexdeclinefacultyfunctionhandfulhumbleidleignorantjamluxurymiracleportablescareslicesuggestionswearupsetbetteroffbreakdowncompetewithinamazementmakealivingbyrunoutofsearchforsumupAddit

2、ionalVocabularyscholarship奖学金thisyear'sgraduate应届毕业生goldencollarworker金领工人netcapital净资本academiccreditsystem学分制likewateroffducksback把当耳边风netter网虫bullettrain子弹头列车qualityofpopulation人口素质heuristiceducation启发式教育teachthroughlivelyactivities寓教于东emeritusprofessor名誉教授degradeoneself掉身价stampthecard打卡WAPpho

3、ne上网excessiveconsumption提前消费topstudent高材生inter-disciplinarytalent复合型人才humancapital人力资本intensivetrainingclass强化班alleviateburdensonstudents减负onlineloveaffair网恋magnettrain磁悬列车in-wordbasiceducationeducationforall-rounddevelopment(thesis)oraldefensejerry-builtprojectgoDutchstealthaircraftbroadbandnetwork

4、s流行字眼根底教育素质教育毕业论文辩论豆腐渣工程AA制隐形飞机宽带网II.Vocabulary&Structure1. Lastyear,thecrimerateinChicagohassharply.A.declinedB.lessenedC.descendedD.slipped2. Thesightofphysicalsufferingalwaysme.A.upsetB.uprightC.ignoreD.uneasy3 .energyundertheearthmustbereleasedinoneformoranother,forexample,anearthquake.A.Acc

5、umulatedB.GatheredC.AssembledD.Collected4 .WeareinterestedintheweatherbecauseitusdirectlyWhatwewear,whatwedoandevenhowwefeel.A.benefitsB.affectsC.effectsD.guides5 .We'vesugar.AskMr.Jonestolendussome.A.runawaywithB.rundownC.runoffDrunoutof6.Manyofusthoughtshehadaoccupationbecauseshehadalowsalary.

6、A.handsomeB.admirableC.humbleDrespectable7 .Mybossalwayscarriesacomputerwithhimwhenheattendsmeetings.A.probableB.popularC.portageD.portable8 .Helosttheofsightafterthecaraccident.A.capabilityB.capacityC.facultyD.facility9 .Thankyouforapplyingforapositionwithourfirm.Wedon'thaveanyopeningsatthis,bu

7、tweshallkeepyourapplicationonfortwomonths.A.pileB.segmentC.sequenceD.file10 .WhenhebeganspeakinginEnglish,thelittlegirllookedathimamazement.A.atB.toC.inD.on11.Itisthroughlearningthattheindividualmanyhabitualwaysofreactingtosituations.A.retainsB.gainsC.achievesD.acquires12.Onecanevenfromone'sunpl

8、easantexperiences.A.obtainB.earnC.developD.benefit13.Franklin'sabilitytolearnfromobservationsandexperiencestohissuccessinpubliclife.A.contributedB.owedC.attachedD.related14.Overathirdofthepopulationwasestimatedtohavenotothehealth.A.accessB.assignmentC.exceptionD.adequate15.Scienceisstilllargelyi

9、gnorantthecausesofmanykindsofcancer.A.aboutB.withC.ofD.to16 .Areyouwillingtoincourtthatyousawhimdoit?A.promiseB.determineC.swearD.consent17 .Runningoutofmoney,Williamboughtonlyaofbreadandapoundofsausageatthesupermarket.A.sliceB.blockC.cakeD.loaf18 .Wecan'taffordtohaveallthisexpensivemachinerylyi

10、ng.A.usefulB.wastefulC.idleD.lazy19 .adequatepreparation,youdon'thavemuchchanceofsuccess.A.AfterB.WithoutC.WithD.Before20.1 havenomoneytospend,youhavenothingtospendyourmoneyon.A.becauseB.thoughC.whileD.since21. I'mquiteofthelatestdevelopmentinscience.A.ignorantB.unknownC.indifferentD.unaware

11、22. Hewhenheheardthenews,andforalongtimehecouldn'trecover.A.brokeupB.brokeoutC.brokeoffD.brokedown23. Greatdevelopmenthasbeenachievedinthisareabecauseofcorrectpolicy.A.economyB.economicC.economicalD.economics24. Whentheinterestsofanimalsdon'tagreewiththoseofhumans,animalinterestsnothingatall

12、.A.countforB.setinC.comeacrossD.lookto25. Hisbrotherhimtoarace.A.invitedB.askedC.challengedD.required26. Ifyouwanttoknowthetimeschedule,pleaseatthebookingoffice.A.acquireB.inquireC.requestD.require27. Sheisaverysecretary:sheneverforgetsanythingormakesamistake.A.anxiousB.effectiveC.adequateD.efficien

13、t28. ThechairmanmeasifIhadsaidnothing.A.wasignorantofB.neglectedC.ignoredD.shruggedoff29. Theirmarriagewhenshefoundoutherhusbandwashavinganaffairwithanotherwoman.A.fellapartB.wornoutC.knockeddownD.brokedown30. Hefeelslonelyforhehasfewfriendsinhisclass.A.somehowB.somewhatC.somewhereD.little31. Herclo

14、thesweretoofortheoccasion.A.relaxedB.casualC.leisureD.humble32. Thetemperatureofahumanbody,nomatterinwhatpartoftheworldhelives,isabout36.8CA.commonB.normalC.averageD.regular33. Suchachangewouldnottothewishesofthegreatmajorityofpeople.A.confirmB.transformC.approveD.conform34. Hewasatnotbeinginvited.A

15、.declineB.repressC.depressD.upset35. Shehasa(n)abilitytoinspirepeopleatdifficulttimes.A.individualB.refinedC.intellectualD.unique36. ashewas,heknewwhatwastherightthingtodo.A.ThechildB.AchildC.ChildD.Children37. Tokeepsocietyingoodorder,itisnecessarythateverybodythelaws.A.obeyB.obeysC.obeyedD.obeying

16、38. Heismetwoyears.A.seniorthan;byB.seniorto;byC.seniorto;forD.seniorabove;by39. Thecountryhasnotyetfromtheeffectsofthenaturaldisasters.A.restoredB.regainedC.reassuredD.recovered40.1 twasnotuntilshearrivedinclassrealizedshehadforgottenherbook.A.andsheB.whensheC.sheD.thatshe40.2 t'struethattheold

17、roadislessdirectandsoabitlonger.Wedon'ttakethenewone,becausewedon'tfeelsafeonit.A.unlessB.thoughCthereforeD.otherwise42 .Hewasonceanathlete.Perhapswhyherunssofastevenwhenhe'sgettingoldnow.A.it'sB.thisisC.thatisD.whichis43 .Theprojecthastobestoppedifproblemskeeplikethis.A.risingB.rais

18、ingC.arisingD.arousing44 .children'shelplessnessanddefenselessness,adultsareresponsibleforgrantingthemspecialprotectionA.WhenitisgivenB.IfitisgiventoC.GivenD.Althoughitisgiven45. energymustbereleasedinoneformoranother,forexample,anearthquake.A.GatheredB.CollectedC.AccumulatedD.Assembled46. Theme

19、refactmostpeoplebelievenuclearwarwouldbemadnessdoesnotmeanthatitwillnotoccur.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.why47.1 tisessentialthatthoseapplicationformsbackasearlyaspossible.A.mustbesentB.willbesentC.aresentD.besent48. HecameallthewaytoChinaforpromotingfriendshipformakingmoney.A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.better

20、thanD.morethan49. Thetimehascomewecanmakeextensiveuseofnuclearenergy.A.whenB.whileC.asD.since50. John'sleggothurtthePurpleMountains.A.whileheisclimbingupB.whilewewereclimbingupC.whileweclimbedupD.whileheclimbedupIII.CET4Vocabulary1. Inthisschool,studentsareencouragedtodevelopandexpresstheirthoug

21、ht.A.independentB.correspondentC.distinguishedD.peculiar2. Hecan'tspeakhisownnativelanguagewell,aforeignlanguage.A.letoutB.letoffC.letdownD.letalone3. Shehascaughtabadcoldandit'snotthatshewillrecoverbeforenextMonday.A.unlikeB.likelyC.possiblyD.probably4. Makesureyouenoughtimefordoingyourhome

22、work.A.setaboutB.setupC.setasideD.setapart5. Ittookmealongtimetothedisappointmentoflosingthematch.A.getthroughB.getoffC.getoverD.getdown6. Getinthecar.Thereisenoughforyou.A.placeB.seatC.spotD.room7. I'vehadsolittletimerecently-IthinkI'veforgottenhowtorelax.A.emptyB.spaciousC.spareD.blank8.1

23、wantedtomakeabookcase,butIcouldn'tmakeoftheinstructions.A.understandingB.senseC.applicationD.sight9. Hecouldseehewaslosingtheargument,sohesaid,"I'drathernotthematter."A.performB.preferC.proceedD.pursue10. Theoflivingwillonlygoup.Itwon'tgodown.A.priceB.valueCcostD.expense11. The

24、firedepartmentorderedthattheelevatorshould.A.beturnedoffB.beturneddownC.beturnedupD.beturnedout12. I'vehardlybeensinceChristmas.A.somewhereB.nowhereC.elsewhereD.anywhere13. Peter'slatestbookissogoodthatitisallpraise.A.forB.onC.beyondD.over14. Itisimportantthatyoureplywithout.A.delayB.restC.p

25、auseD.stop15. Thereareseveralcharacteristicsofthisbookspecialattention.A.worthyB.worthyofC.worthofD.worthless16. Neitherrainnorsnowcanstoppostmenfromlettersandparcels.A.spreadingB.caringC.deliveringD.transferring17. yourrequest,wehavealreadypresentedittothecommitteeforconsideration.AInregardtoB.Inco

26、ntrasttoC.IncaseofD.Inrelationto18. Hisreactiontothedoctor'swassatisfactory.A.procedureB.treatmentC.protectionD.threat19. ,wekeeprecordsonalltheexperimentssothatwemayhaveenoughdata.A.AsawholeB.OntheaverageC.AsaruleD.Byallmean20. Don'tbesoastobelieveeverythinghesays.A.intimateB.inclinedC.inte

27、nseD.innocent21. Wearelate.Iexpectthefilmbythetimewegettothecinema.A.willalreadyhavestartedB.wouldalreadyhavestartedC.hadalreadybeenstartedD.hasalreadybeenstarted22. Nosoonerhadwesatdownwefounditwastimetogo.A.thanB.whenC.asD.while23. tiredafterhardwork,hewenttosleeprightaway.A.FeltB.FeelingC.Beingfe

28、ltD.Tofeel24. Butforhisintelligence,weabletoachieveit.A.wouldneverhavebeenB.wereneverC.hadneverbeenD.shallneverbe25. Onlywhenyouhaveobtainedsufficientdata,cometoasoundconclusion.A.youwillB.wouldyouC.youcanD.canyou26. I'dtheoperationunlessitisabsolutelynecessaryA.notratherhaveB.rathernothaveC.rat

29、hernottohaveD.rathernothaving27. wouldhappenifyourfatherknewyoufailed?A.WhatyousupposeB.WhatwillyousupposeC.WhatdoyousupposeD.Whatyouwouldsuppose28. Thistaperecorderisfarthatonebothinqualityandindesign.A.moresuperiortoB.superiorthanC.superiortoD.moresuperiorthan29.1 doitornotisnoneofyourbusiness.A.W

30、heneverB.WhetherC.NomatterD.Either30. Unfortunately,whenIarrived,she,soweonlyhadtimeforafewwords.A.justleftB.hasjustleftC.hadjustleftD.wasjustleaving31. Hehasheavyaworkloadthatitisdifficultforhimtofindtimetotravelaround.A.suchB.tooC.soD.much32. Thepianoweighsthreehundredpounds,soitistooheavy.A.forme

31、tomoveB.tomovebymeC.formenotmoveD.nottomovebyme33. Beforeleavingthecountry,theoldcouplesoldtheirhouse60,000dollars.A.atB.forC.onD.with34. Eitherthecollegeprofessorsorthecollegepresidentresponsibleforsettingthepolicy.A.isB.areC.hasD.have35. Theinvestigation,willsoonbepublished,wasmadebyProfessorSmith

32、.A.atwhichtheresultsB.heresultsonwhichC.whoseresultsD.ofwhoseresults36. Itisbecauseheisnotproudofhisachievementsheisrespectedbyhisfellowstudents.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.thatis37. It'snousehimover.It'stoolatenow.A.tosendB.sendingC.bysendingD.havingsent38. Irememberoncesomewhere.A.seehimB.toseehi

33、mC.haveseenhimD.seeinghim39. "Iwonderwhytheyarelate.""Theythetrain.A.mightmissB.mayhavemissedC.couldmissD.canhavemissed40.allnecessarypreparationsforthemeeting,itwascancelled.A.HavingmadeB.MakingC.AfterIhavemadeD.WhenIhadmadeIV.ReadingComprehensionTheU.S.DepartmentofLaborstatistics统计i

34、ndicatesthatthereisanoversupplyofcollege-trainedworkersandthatthisoversupplyisincreasing.Alreadythereisanoverabundance过多ofteachers,engineers,physicistsandotherspecialists.Yetcollegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnouthighlytrainedpeopletocompeteforjobsthataren'tthere.Theresultisthatgrad

35、uatescannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyweretrainedandmusttaketemporary临时的jobswhichdonotrequireacollegedegree.These"temporary'jobshaveahabitofbecomingpermanent永久的.Ontheotherhand,thereisatremendousneedforskilledworkersofallsorts:carpenters,electricians,mechanics,andTVrepairmen.Thesepeopleh

36、avemoreworkthantheycanhandleandtheirannual每年的incomesareoftenhigherthanthoseofcollegegraduates.Theolddifferencethatwhite-collarworkersmakeabetterlivingthanblue-collarworkersnolongerholdstrue.Thereasonforthissituationisthetraditionalmyth神话thatacollegedegreeisapassporttobrightfuture.Parentsbegintelling

37、theirchildrenthismythbeforetheyareoutofschool.Underthispressurethekidsfallinline.Whethertheywanttogotocollegeornotdoesn'tmatter.Everybodyshouldgotocollege.Oneresultofthisemphasisonacollegeeducationisthatmanypeoplegotocollegewhodonotbelongthere.Ofthe60percentofhighschoolgraduateswhoentercollege,h

38、alfofthemdonotgraduatewiththeirclass.Manyofthemdropoutwithinthefirstyear.Somestruggleonfortwoorthreeyearsandthengiveup.1. WhatdotheU.S.DepartmentofLaborstatisticsshow?.A. ManycollegegraduatesfinditincreasinglyhardtogetsuitablejobsB.ThereisanoversupplyofworkersandthisoversupplyisrecentlyincreasingC.

39、Teachers,engineers,physicistsandotherspecialistsareextremelyneededD. Collegesandgraduateschoolshavebecomeawareofthehardsituationinthelabourmarket2. Bysaying“Thesetemporaryjobshaveahabitofbecomingpermanent."Theauthormeansthat.A. oncecollegegraduatestakeatemporaryjob,theysoongetusedtoitB. college

40、graduteshavethehabitoftakingtemporaryjobsC. manycollegegraduatesmightneverfindjobsforwhichtheyweretrainedforD. collegegraduatesareaccustomedtotakingpermanentjobs3. Theauthorimpliesinthepassagethatinthepast.A. blue-collarworkersworkedharderthanwhite-collarworkersB. white-collarworkershadlittledifficu

41、ltygettinggoodjobsC. thereweremorewhite-collarworkersthanblue-collarworkersD. collegesandgraduateschoolstrainedmoreskilledworkersthannow4. Bysayingthat"manypeoplegotocollegewhodonotbelongthere",theauthormeansthat.A. manypeopledonothavemoneysupporttogotocollegeB. manypeoplearenotfitforcolle

42、geeducationC. manycollegestudentsdropoutinthefirstyearD. manycollegestudentsareboredwiththeireducation5. Itcanbeconcludedthat.A. everyyoungmanandwomanshouldgotocollegeifpossibleB. collegeeducationhasbecomeworseandworseinrecentyearsC. peoplewithacollegeeducationshouldreceiveahigherpayD. fewerstudents

43、shouldgotocollegebutmorebetrainedforskilledjobsNottoolongago,anyoneseventyyearsoldwasconsideredtohavelivedtoaripe高龄的oldage.Thisisnolongertrue;thenumberofpeopleintheirseventiesandeightiesissteadilygrowing,andmanyofthesepeoplearestillveryactiveinsociety.Medicalprogress,coupledwithagreaterknowledgeofpe

44、rsonalcareandhygiene卫生isamajorreasonforthischange.Butthelongerlife-span寿命,despiteitsobviousvalue,hasgivenanewproblemtotoday'sworld.Manyolderpeoplecantakecareofthemselves,butmanyotherscan't.Moreimportantly,theirchildrencannottakecareofthemintheirhomesasoncethecommonpractice.Nursinghomeshavebe

45、enopenedtoprovidesuchcare.Anursinghomeisalong-careorganizationforpeopletoosickorweaktocareforthemselves.Theseestablishmentsarenothospitals,butresidentsmayneedmedicalattentionatanytime.Todaythereareabout22,000nursinghomesinAmericahousing1.2millionmenandwomen.Eighty-fivepercentoftheresidentsaremoretha

46、n65yearsold.Theyarefedandcaredfor,andlimitedactivitiesareavailableforthosewhoareabletomoveabout.Exceptforreadingandwatchingtelevision,however,thereisoftenlittleforresidentstodo.Visitorsarethehighpointintheirlives.Thoseelderlyfolkarenotinthenursinghomesforashorttime.Mostofthemarenotgoingto"getbe

47、tter"andreturnhome.1. Anursinghomeisaplacefor.A. peoplewhoareneartheirdeathB.peopleoverseventyyearsoldC.peoplewhocan'ttakecareofthemselvesD.peoplewhodon'thavechildren2.Menandwomenarelivinglongerbecause.A.therearemanymorenursinghomesavailableB. doctorsknowmoreaboutillnessandhealthcareC.

48、thereismuchmoretodothantherewas100yearsagoD. peoplehaveabetterknowledgeoftheworld3. Oneofthemostdifficulttasksanursinghomefacesis.A. providingtastymealsforsomanypeopleB. helpingpeoplegetbetter,sotheycanreturnhomeC. planninginteresting,meaningfulactivitiesfortheresidentsD. thelackofmoneyfordailycosts

49、4. Itisnolongertruethat.A. peopleofseventyyearoldareconsideredlong-livedpeopleB. thenumberofpeopleintheir70sor80sisincreasingC. manyoldpeoplearestillactiveinsocietyD. theresidentsofthenursinghomeneedmedicalcare5. Mostpeopleinnursinghomesare.A. lackingmedicaltreatmentB. over65yearsoldC. toosicktobeen

50、gagedinsomekindsofphysicalactivitiesD. notpleasedtomeetthevisitorsMrEnderby,theheadmaster,stoppedAnnaonedayattheschoolgate."Now,"hesaid,"Iwantyoutotellmethetruth,mydear.""Naturally,"saidAnnashortly,fearingsomethingterriblehadhappened."Ihavehadamostseriousaccusation

51、控告madeagainstyoubyMrsBond.""MrsBond?"saidAnna,notunderstanding.JanetBondwasaquietlittlemouseofachild.AsfarasAnnacouldremember,shehadneverhadcausetospeakanangrywordtothegirl."MrsBond,"wentonMrEnderby,"tellsmethatyouscoldedherdaughteryesterdayafternoon.""Scolded

52、?"criedAnna."Idon'tscold.Atleastnotinschool,'sheaddedhonestly."MrsBond'sstory,isthatJanetwasalittlelatebacktoschoolintheafternoon.Shesaidthatthechildhadtospendsometimeinthebathroom,whichmeantshesetoutfromhomealittlelate.""Justaminute,"saidAnna,beginningtound

53、erstand."Shedidcomelate,verylate.Ihadmarkedherabsent,ofcourse.Thenshewanderedin,whenwe'dstartedourpaper-cutting,andIbelieveIsaidshewasanuisance令人讨厌的.Shedidn'tappeartohear,andwascertainlyquitecheerful.""Ah,anuisance."MrEnderbyjumpedontheword.You'resureyouonlysaidanuisa

54、nce?""Imaynotevenhavesaidthat,"Annareplied."ItwasnomorethanslightdispleasurethatIfeltandIcertainlydidn'tscold."“MrsBondsaidthatyoucalledherchildablasted该死的nuisance.Isthattrue?"“Indeeditisn't,"saidAnna."Thechild-orthemother-hasmadeitup!"MrEnderbywa

55、ssatisfiedwithAnna'sexplanation.“JustasIthought,mydear,butofcourseIhadtomakesure."1. WhenMrEnderbystoppedAnnaattheschoolgate,he.A.madeherfeelworriedatfirstB.thoughtshehaddonesomethingwrongC.hadmadeuphismindtoscoldherD.wantedtotellheratruestory2. Duringthismeeting,Anna.A.didnotunderstandMrsB

56、ondB.heardMrsBond'sstoryC.apologizedforhavingscoldedMrsBond'schildD.saidthatsherespectedMrsBond3. MrEnderbythoughtthat.A.JanethadscoldedAnnaB.AnnahadscoldedJanetC.MrsBondhadnottoldthetruthD.Annawouldnottellthetruth4. Tocallachildanuisanceis.A.notconsideredseriousbytheteacherB.consideredaseri

57、ousaccusationC.obviouslyupsettingforthechildD.asignofgreatanger5. MrEnderbyconsideredAnnaateacher.A.carelessB.cruelC.badD.trusted4Inaroomwherefourmenwereseatedatalargetable.Oneofthemroseandwalkedroundtoshakehandswithme.Heintroducedhiscolleaguesandthenindicatedachair,inwhichIseatedmyself.Afteraskingm

58、ebrieflyaboutmyplaceofbirthandmyRoyalAirForceexperience,theybegantoquestionmecarefullyontelecommunications.NowIwasconfident,ateasewithafamiliarsubject.Theyquestionedmethoroughly,but1wasrelaxednow.Theyearsofstudyandworkbegantopayoff,andIknewIwasdoingwell.Iwasevenenjoyingit.Whenitwasover,MrSymonds,themanwhohadwelcomedme,leanedbackinhischairandsaid:"Well,now,mycolleaguesandIarecompletelysa