新视野大学英语Unit6

NewHorizonCollegeEnglishTestBandOneWordDictationDirections:Listenandwritedownthewordsyouhear.Youaregoingtolistentotherecordingtwice.Thefirsttime,youwritethewordthatyouhearand,thesecondtime,youcanjustcheckyouranswers.(27points) ILSpotDictationDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Thepassageisprintedonyourpaperwithsomewordsmissing.First,youwillhearthewholepassagefromthebeginningtotheend,justtogetageneralideaofit.Duringthesecondreading,youmustwriteintherightspacethemissingwordorwordsyouhavejustheard.Duringthethirdreading,youcancheckwhatyouhavewrittendown.(10points)It*snearlymidnightinthebigcity.Butthebigcityisnot(28).Thestreetsarecrowdedwithpeople.Someareleavingthe(29),theplays,andtheconcerts.Somearestoppingtolookatthebright(30)windows,andsomearewaitingforbusesand(31).The(32)arefilledwithcustomers,andthehotelsarefilledwithtouristsand(33)whohavecomefromallovertheworld.Manypeopleworkatnightinthebigcity.(34)lightsareshiningfromthewindowsofthetallbuildings,whileinnewspaperofficeswritersaretypinguptheirnewsstoriesandmanagersare(35)overtheircopies.Inhospitals,nightnursesaremakingtheirusual(36).Inthefirestationsanalarmis(37)upthemen:afirehasjustbrokenoutsomewhereinthebigcity.III.FillintheBlankswiththeRightWordDirections:Fillintheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswiththehelpofthefirstletter(s).UseonlyONEwordtofillineachblank.(22points)Shewassoexcitedthathervoicetr.Thatwoman,wearingaman'shat,lookspe.Hewassentonamitoaforeigngovernment.Wearrivedinavillageinthemorninganddeintheeveningforthenext.Sheislovely,forsheisasmiling,chgirl.Hewassostbythesuddenhappeningthathedidnotknowwhattodoforamoment.Theclimberstriedtofindanewro tothetopofthemountain.InearlyfellasIrefromamanwhorusheduptome.Fvegotsfeetafterwalkingforawholeday.rrheactorsweresocleverwiththeirtrickyshowthatthebigcrowdburstintosd cheeringduringthecourseoftheplay.Languagerehumanthoughtinwords.Heisthebestbasketballplayerintheschool,butnoonehaseverheardhimb aboutit.Heisverywitomakeotherpeoplesuffer;noonelikeshim.Sherawhenherjewelswerestolenwhilebeingprotectedbythepolice.Thetruckduthreeloadsofsandonthedrive.“Iwishyouapjourney,vhesaidbeforewavinggood-bye.Theaccidentdidverylittled toeithercar.Hehadanaccidentandfelldownbutsufferednoh.Hownisthestation?Thenstationisnotfarfromhere.CanIbyourbooktoreadathomeandthenreturnitinafewdays?Hedidn'thaveenoughmoneyforahouse,soheaskedhisbrotherto1himsome.IV.FillintheBlanksDirections:Fillintheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithanappropriateprepositionoradverb.FillineachblankwithonlyONEword.(16points)Visitorsaretoldtostay fromwildanimalsinthezoo.Civilizedmenneverboasttheirtriumphs.Originallyhewantedtobringhisideaaboutthemanagingofthecompanyatthemeeting,buthegaveitupashesawthemanagerkepthisplan.allyourexplanations,Iunderstandnobetterthanbefore.CollinsCobuildEnglishDictionarydefineseconomistapersonwhostudies,teaches,orwritesabouteconomics.Thecoloroftheweddingalbumwasfadingwiththepassageoftime.Hisdayswerefilledimportantandexcitingevents.Heclothedhimselfhisbestclothesforthatparticularoccasion.She'softenmistakenhertwinsister;theylooksoalike.Youshouldbeginthisoneanddotheotherslater.Iwaseagertoknowmoreaboutthestudentpeopledefinedaboyofwonder.Henevercomplainedworkingovertime.Hehatedhavingtosharethehotelbathroomastranger.SamwassenttoLondonaspecialmission.Itisfortunatehimthathecouldswim,sohequicklyswamtotheshore.Aftertravelingoutofthecountrysolong,shehadadesiretoseeherowntownagain.V.ReplacementDirections:Replacetheunderlinedwordsinthefollowingsentenceswithexpressionsorphrasesusingthekeyword(s)suppliedinthebrackets.Pleasetakecaretousetherightformandkeeptheoriginalmeaning.(10points)Astimewentonaodasgrandchildrenwerebom,theparentsacceptedtheirson*smarriagetothewomanofwhomtheyhadalowopinion,(withthepassageof)Idon*tthinktheseshoessuityourjeans,(go)Hetalkedangrilyabouthowhisbosstreatedhiminabadway.(rage)Nomatterwhoheis,Idon'twanttoseehim.(whoever)Havingtriedforthreehours,themensucceededinrescuingtheoldladyfromtheburningbuilding.(save)Wheneverwegobacktotheplacewheremywifewasborn,wealwayshavetomakeavisittoherrelativesonebyone.(rounds)Severalofhisideasaboutchangesinthegovernmentareprovennottobetrue.(water)Thestoreownersayshewilltryhisbesttomeettheneedsofcustomers,(fill)WhatrightdoyouhavetosayIshallnotenterthechurch?Youarenothingbutagarbageman.Hiscompositionisfullofspellingandgrammarmistakes,(fill)Cloze(WithNoChoicesProvided)Directions:Fillineachofthefollowingblankswithoneword.Ineachcase,usetheexactwordthatappearsinyourtextbook.(10points)Oneeveningherhusbandhadfallenasleepwhilereadingaspynovel.Shewroteanote(86)theenvelopeandleftitonhisbook:"Husband,IhavegonenextdoortohelpMrs.Norton(87)hersickchildren/1Thenextmorningshesawhehadwritten(88)hermessage:'*Wife,I(89)you.YouthoughtIwasasleep,butIwasjust(90)myeyesandthinkingaboutthat(91)womanwhotalkedtousinchurchalongtimeago.Ithasalwaysseemedtomethatshewasthewrongshapeforaheavenly(92).(93),it*stimetostopwondering(94)shecamefromheavenoranearbytown.Whatmattersisthis:(95)shewas,AuntEstherGubbinswasright.**Cloze(WithTwoChoicesProvided)Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandchoosethecorrectonefromthetvvochoicesgiventofillineachblank.(10points)Awomanwhowas(96)(lonely,alone)wrotethis(97)(quotation,question)inhernotebook:MIexperienceagainthedeep-feltwishtobepartofa(98)(marriage,married)couple,tositbythefireinwinterwiththemanwhoismyhusband.SointenseisthiswishthatifIwritethewordhusbandonapieceofpaper,myeyesfillwithtears.*'These(99)(painful,paining)wordshelpedthe(100)(window,widow)to(101)(recall,remember)thesewordswrittenbyherhusbandona(102)(faded,fading)envelope:"Wife,Imissedyou.YouthoughtIwasasleep,butIwasjustrestingmyeyesandthinkingaboutthatpeculiarwomanwhotalkedtousinchurchalongtimeago.Ithasalwaysseemedtomethatshewasthewrongshapeforaheavenly(103)(mission,messenger).Anyway,it'stimetostopwonderingwhethershecamefromheavenora(104)(near,nearby)town.Whatmattersisthis:(105)(whoelse,whoever)shewas,AuntEstherGubbinswasright."TranslationfromChinesetoEnglishDirections:TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.(10points).让我们先来看一本相册回想当天发生的一件件事情。.看到妻子忙于照料生病的孩子,他克制住想要对家务活发牢骚的欲望。.每天整整四小时持续不停地运送垃圾,他想象不到其中的乐趣。.她乐于从事ー项人们需要的服务,挨家挨户帮助照料生病的孩子。.人人都是平等的,我们应要求既尊敬经济学家,也尊敬垃圾清理工。.可不管怎么说,该是停止猜测她是来自上天还是来自附近城镇的时候了。.完全不像人们认为的那样,我干活其实很干净。.随着时间的推移,随着有了孙子和外孙,他们的母亲都认可了他们的婚姻。.我不为我的工作感到惭愧,可我也不会逢人就吹嘘自己的工作。.可多数情况下,反应要么是沉默无声,要么是因为我说话而露出惊讶的目光。TranslationfromEnglishtoChinese.Directions:TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.(5points)Thelastpersontoapproachthecouplewasashort,elderlywomanwhosmiledasshecongratulatedthem一notbynamebutas"wife"and"husband".Hemighthavegoneastepfurtherandcalledforrespectforbothoureconomistsandourtrashmen;otherwise,theyllbothleavegarbagebehind.Therewasn'ttimeforlengthytalksbutenoughtoexchangegreetingsthatgowithcivilizedways.SointenseisthiswishthatifIwritethewordhusbandonapieceofpaper,myeyesfillwithtears.MyshoulderhurtwickedlyeachtimeIputanotherfullbarrelonit,andmylegsoccasionallytrembledasIwasheadingtothestreet.VocabularyandStructureDirections:Choosethebestonetocompleteeachsentence.(7points)Thelittlegirlcouldnothercuriositytoseewhatwasinthebox.A)hold B)keep C)take D)restrainelsegoes,Iwon't.A)Who B)Whom C)Whoever D)HewhoThanksgotothetrashmenwholeavethestreetseachnight.A)cleanest B)cleaner C)cleaning D)morecleaner124.1he'ddosomethingsilly;he'sbeenactingstrangelyallweek.A)mighthaveknownB)wouldknow C)haveknown D)hadknownNeitherhiscolleaguesnorhismotherhismarriagetothatgirl.A)accept B)accepts C)agree D)agreesHemakesuphismindtotheposttilltheendoftheyear.A)keepin B)remainunder C)stayat D)goonGoodmanagingofacompanygreatefforts.A)callson B)callsout C)callsin D)callsatXI.ShortAnswerQuestionsDirections:Readthefollowingpassage(s)carefullyandgivebriefanswerstothequestions.(5points)Ibelongtotheclassofpeopleknownaswives.Iamawife.And,notaccidentally,Iamamother.Nottoolongagoafriendofmineappearedbeforeme.Hehadachild,ofcourse,withhisex-wife(刖妻).Heisobviouslylookingforanotherwife.AsIthoughtabouthimwhileIwaswashingclothesoneevening,itsuddenlyoccurredtomethatI,too,wouldliketohaveawife.WhydoIwantawife?IwouldliketogobacktoschoolsothatIcanbecomeeconomicallyfree,supportmyself,and,ifneedbe,supportthosewhodependuponme.Iwantawifewhowillworkandsendmetoschool.AndwhileIamgoingtoschoolIwantawifetotakecareofmychildren.Iwantawifetomakesuremychildreneatrightandarekeptclean.Iwantawifewhowillwashthechildren'sclothes.Iwantawifewhowilltakecareofmyphysicalneeds.Iwantawifewhowillkeepmyhouseclean.IwantawifewhowillseetoitthatmypersonalthingsarekeptintheirproperplacesothatIcanfindwhatIneedtheminuteIneedit.Iwantawifewhocooksthemeals,awifewhoisagoodcook.Iwantawifewhowilldothedailyshopping.IwantawifewhowillcareformewhenIamsickandsympathizewithmypainandlossoftimefromschool.IwantawifetogoalongwhenourfamilytakesaholidaysothatsomeonecancontinuetocareformychildrenandmewhenIneedarest.Iwantawifewhowillnotbothermewithcomplaintsaboutawife'sduties.ButIwantawifewhowilllistentomewhenIfeeltheneedtotalkaboutsomethingIhavemetinmycourseofstudies.AndIwantawifewhowilltypemypapersformewhenIhavewrittenthem.WhenIamthroughwithschoolandhaveajob,Iwantmywifetodropoutofworkandstayathomesothatmywifecanmorefullyandcompletelytakecareofawife'sduties.Frankly,whowouldn'twantawife?Whomostlikelyisthewriterofthispassage?Whatideadidshehavewhenshewaswashingclothesoneevening?Shewantstogobacktoschoolbecause.Whydoesshewantawifetogoalongwiththefamilyevenonaholiday?Whatisawifeintheeyesofthespeaker?XII.ReadingComprehensionDirections:Readthefollowingpassage（s）carefullyanddothemultiple-choicequestions.（10points）Text1Mr.andMrs.Albinadon'tknowwherealltheirgrownchildrenarelivingnow.Someofthem,theyknow,areinArgentina（阿根廷）,buttheyaren'tsurewhereinArgentina.Theyaren'tsurehowoldalltheirchildrenare,either.Askthem,forexample,“HowoldisyourdaughterSusanna?^^andtheysay,"We'renotsure."Theymightevensay,"WhichSusanna?"ButitisunderstandablethattheAlbinascan'tremembertheirchildren'saddressesandages.Afterall,theyhave53children.Mr.andMrs.Albina,with53children,havetheworld'slargestfamily.Notoneoftheirchildrenisadopted.WhenpeoplehearabouttheAlbina'slargefamily,thefirstquestiontheyaskis,"Howisitpossible?Howcanonewomangivebirthto53childreninherlifetime?"Theanswerissimple:EverytimeMrs.Albinagavebirth,shehadtwinsortriplets（二胞胎）,Shewasatripletherself;shethinksthat'swhyshealwayshadtwinsortriplets.TheAlbinasmarriedwhenMrs.Albinawas12yearsoldandMr.Albinawas30.Thechildrencamequickly,intwosandthrees.Thefirst21childrenwereboys.Mrs.Albinalovedhersons,butshewantedadaughterverymuch.TheAlbinasspenttheearlyyearsoftheirmarriageinArgentina.ThentheydecidedtomovetoChile.TotravelfromArgentinatoChile（智利）,theyhadtocrosstheAndesMountains.Mr.andMrs.Albinaandtheir21sonsmadethedifficult,two-weekjourneyonmules.Onenighttherewasaterriblesnowstorminthemountains.Duringthesnowstorm,Mrs.Albinagavebirthtotriplets,aboyandtwogirls!Mrs.Albinanowhas16moregirls,includingtwinswhoare15monthsold.TheoldestAlbinachildrenareintheirthirtiesandforties.Theyareontheirownnow,but18oftheAlbinachildrenstilllivewiththeirparents.Thefamilylivesinatwo-roomshackinColina,Chile.Theshackhaselectricitybutnotoiletorrunningwater.Thechildrenwashinasmallbowlinthedustybackyard.AttimesthereisverylittlefoodintheAlbinas'smallhouse.Whenthereisnotenoughfoodforeveryone,Mrs.Albinamakessuretheyoungestchildrendonotgohungry."Thesmallesteatfirst,andthenthebiggerones.We*vealwaysdoneitthatway,'*shesays.Obviously,theAlbinasdonothaveenoughmoneyfortheirbigfamily.Why,then,dotheycontinuetohavechildren?TheAlbinasdonotusebirthcontrolbecauseitisagainsttheirreligiousbeliefs.Theycouldletotherpeopletakecareoftheirchildren,butMrs.Albinawillnotallowit."WhenmytwobrothersandIwerebabies,"shesays,"ourmotherleftusatanorphanage(孤丿し院)andneverreturned.Welivedtheretogetheruntilwewerefive.Thenacoupleadoptedmybrothers,andIwasleftbehind.Iwasheartbroken.IpromisedmyselfthatwhenIbecameamother,Iwouldnevergivemychildrenaway.EvenifIdidn'thavemuchmoney,Iwouldalwaystakecareofmychildrenmyself."Mrs.Albinahaskeptherpromise.So,theAlbinafamilycontinuestogrow.Mr.andMrs.Albinahavesomanychildrenthattheyranoutofnamesforthemallandhadtogivesomechildrenthesamename.TherearethreeSusannas,threeMiriams,twoEstrellas,andtwoSoledades.WilltherebeafourthSusannaorathirdEstrella?WilltheAlbinasstopat53children,orwilltherebemore?Mr.Albinais77yearsold,andMrs.Albinais59."I'mgettingold,"shesayswithasmile."IwouldlikeGodtothinkofmeandconsidermyage.But,ifGodsendsmorechildrentome,yes,therewillbemore."TheAlbinascan'tremembertheirchildren'saddressesandagesbecause.A)theyhaveapoormemory B)theyaretoooldtorememberanythingC)thechildrendon'tlivewiththem D)theyhaveverymanychildrenOnereasonthattheAlbinashave53childrenisthat.theyadoptedsomechildrenfromotherstheyadoptedsomechildrenfromotherstheyalwaysgavebirthtotwinsortripletsMrs.AlbinawasyoungwhenshegotmarriedAllthefollowingexceptmeanthardtimesforMrs.AlbinawhenthefamilymovedfromArgentinatoChile.A)theAndesMountains B)thebirthofoneboyandtwogirlsC)thesnowstorm D)thelongdifficultjourneyonmulesInthefuturetheAlbinaswillpossibly.nothaveanychildreniftheycanhelpitliveabetterlifehavemoredifferentnamesfortheirchildrenusebirthcontrolWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A)TheWorld'sLargestFamily B)MoreChildren,PoorerLife

C）APoor,HappyLifeD）Mr.andMrs.AlbinaC）APoor,HappyLifeD）Mr.andMrs.AlbinaText2OnesummerafternoonJeanandClothildeLestarquit,anelderlycouple,visitedtheirdaughteratherhomeinLille,France.Afewminutesbeforesixo'clock,theLestarquitsdecidedtoleave.Theysaidgoodbyetotheirdaughter,walkedtotheircar,andgotin.Theyexpectedaquiet,peacefulridehome.Theride,however,wasanythingbutquietandpeaceful.M匚Lestarquitwasabouttostartthecarwhenamanwithagunjumpedupfromthebackseat.HeheldaguntoMr.Lestarquitshead."DrivemetoParis!"hedemanded."Allright,"Mr.Lestarquitreplied."I'lldriveyouanywhereyouwanttogo.Butfirstletmywifeoutoftheca匚"ThemanagreedtoletMrs.Lestarquitgo.Aftershewassafelyoutofthecar,Mr.Lestarquitstartedthemotor,anddrovedownthestreet.Hewasdrivingslowly,buthismindwasracing.Unarmedand81yearsold,heknewhecouldnotfighttheman.Heknewheneededhelp.Wherewerethepolice?Ashedrovealong,helookedupanddownthesidestreets,hopingtoseeapolicecar.Therewasnoneinsight."Justmyluck,"hethought."IfIwerespeeding,therewouldbeapolicecaroneverycomer.*'SuddenlyMr.Lestarquitrealizedhowhecouldattracttheattentionofthepolice.Hepushedhisfootdownontheaccelerator（加速器）ofhiscar,andthecarspedforward."Whatareyoudoing?**shoutedtheman."Runningawayfromthepolice,"Mr.Lestarquitlied."IthoughtIsawapolicecarbackthere.**Mr.Lestarquitbegandrivinglikeamadman.Hedrove60milesanhouronsidestreets,ranredlights,anddrovethewrongwayonone-waystreets.Ontwo-waystreetshedroveonthewrongsideoftheroad.Notonepoliceofficersawhim.Obviously,Mr.Lestarquit'splanwasnotworking.Heneededanewplan.Butwhat?SuddenlyherememberedthattheLillepolicestationwasonlyafewblocksaway."Allright,*1hethought.**IfIcan'tbringthepolicetomycar,Filbringmycartothepolice.**Thenhepushedtheacceleratortothefloor.Thecarcrashed（撞）throughthedoorsandstoppedinthecourtyardofthepolicestation.Mr.Lestarquityelled,"Help!He*sgoingtokillme!"Thenhereachedbacktograbtheman'sgun.Justashegrabbedit,the