新视野大学英语QUIZ4

新视野大学英语QUIZ4新视野大学英语QUIZ4新视野大学英语QUIZ4资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月新视野大学英语QUIZ4版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：Part3BankedCloze

(每小题：1分)Directions:Fillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagebyselectingsuitablewordsfromthewordbank.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.proceeded

B.thrived

C.processed

D.thrilled

E.undergo

F.weave

G.commenced

H.commended

I.displayed

J.discovered

K.occurrence

L.occasion

M.joke

N.dynamic

O.compatible

Understandingpasthelpsexplorefuture!Wehavebeenmarriedfor21yearsandwerecollegesweethearts.Becausewecertainly(1)differentcharacteristicsandbackgrounds,mostpeoplewereamazedtoseeusbecomeacouple.Butwhatwehadincommonwasthatweboth(2)nagreatconversation,similarcareerinterest(pre-med),andwereveryinvolvedinstudentlifeatouruniversity.Whenwe(3)withmarriage,amutualfriendwassoshockedbecausemyhusbandwasvery(4)butIwasveryreserved.Hecouldnotbelievewewerethat(5)Myhusbandsaidifhehadn'tseenmeathisdormonaninformal(6),hewouldhaveneverevengottentoknowme.Likewise,Ialwaysliketoremindhimhowshallowhewasatthetimeand(7)withhimaboutwhata"diamond"hewouldhavemissedifhehadnotnoticedmethatday.Collegedaysbroughtmuchgrowthinchangingcareergoalsanddevelopingindependence,butitallowedusto(8)afuturetogether.Webelievethatourmarriageisagreatmarriagesinceit(9)withafriendshipanditisbasedonthisfriendshipthatitrecognizesandvaluesourdifferences.Ourmarriagehashelpedus10allofourdifficulttimes.We'llcontinuetoembracethedifferencesandallowthemtoenhanceandaddvaluetoourromance.Part4Cloze(withchoicesprovided)

(每小题：1分)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourwordsorexpressionsgiven.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Questions1to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Everycultureintheworldhasmarriageandweddingceremonies.Usuallymarriagesbetweenonewomanandonemanare(1)bymanycultures.Inotherpartsoftheworldaman,(2),mayhaveseveralwives,orawifemayhavemorethanonehusband,a(n)(3)whichisveryinterestingandsomewhatamazingaboutculture.(4),therearemanydifferentkindsofweddingceremoniesthatarenicely(5)andpracticedaroundtheworld.Theseceremoniescanbeveryshortandsimple,orverylongand(6),buttheyareusuallysuperb.Oneofthelargestandmost(7)weddingceremoniesinrecenttimeswasheldinDubai(迪拜)in1981.The7-daylongweddingceremonyincludedmany(8andcost$44million.Itwasheldinalargebuildingwhichwas(9)builtfortheceremonyandlookedlikeastadium.(10),thereasonswhyamanandwomangetmarriedmayvary.Occasionallytheymarrybecausetheyareinlove,(11)theymarrysomeonethroughfriendsontheir(12),andsometimestheymarrybecausetheirparentstellthemthattheymustmarry.Oneweirdexampleofa(n)(13)marriagetookplaceinBangladesh(孟加拉国)in1986.Manypeoplewere(14)shocked,thegroomwasaneleven-month-oldboyandthebridewasathree-month-oldgirl.Theywere(15)theyoungestmarriedcoupleever.WhatwasitallaboutThe(16)reasonwasthattheparentsofthebrideandgroom(17)themarriagetryingtoendafightbetweenthetwofamilieswhohadbeenarguingoverafarmfortwentyyears.Both(18)thattheotherfamilyownedthefarm,butnooneknewexactly.Thefightendedfor(19)whenthelittleboymarriedthelittlegirlatthewedding.Withapprovalofthismarriage,(20)familywasforcedtoloseface.Thetwofamiliesagreedtogivethefarmtothelittlecouple.Part6Readingcomprehension

(每小题：2分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefully.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedsentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Youarethefirsttoarriveatthetableinthebackcorneroftherestaurant.Asyousitdown,ahandsomestrangercomestothetableandtakestheseatacrossfromyou.Youreadhisnameonhisnametag.Onceheisseated,abellringsandyourdatebegins!Asyouscanyourlistofconversationtopics,themanacrossthetableasksaboutyourhobbies.Fromthere,theconversationnaturallyflowsbackandforthfromyourintereststohisintereststoyourjobtohisjob.Youarebothcarefulnottoaskquestionsthataretoopersonal.Thenthebellringsagain.It'stimetomoveon.Asyoumakeyourwaytothenexttable,youquicklymarkyourdatecard.Youwritetheman'snameonthecard.Underthequestion"Wouldyouliketomeetagainforarealdate"

,youmark"yes."Thenyoutakeaseatforyournextdate.

Thisisthelatestwayforsinglepeopletomeetotherpeopletheymightliketodatewithoutpressure.Manybusinessesofferingspeeddatingserviceshavebecomepopular.Thesebusinessesorganizeeventswhereparticipantscanhavedozensofquickdatesallonthesamenight.Eachspeeddateislessthantenminutes,andsomeserviceslimiteachdatetoonlythreeminutes.Thisgivespeoplejustenoughtimetomakeanimpression,sothateachpersoninthe"date"candecideiftheywanttomeettheotheragain.Ifbothpeoplemark"yes"onthedatecard,theservicewillarrangeforthepeopletocontactoneanothertoarrangearealdate.TheideaforspeeddatingcamefromYaacovDeyoofLosAngles.In1999,hewantedtoprovideanalternativewayforhisstudentstogettogetherotherthanusingblinddatesarrangedthroughfamilyorfriends.HisspeeddatingideawassosuccessfulthatitquicklyspreadtoothercommunitiesacrosstheUnitedStates.However,likeanydate,speeddatingdoesnotalwaysworkout.1.Howisspeeddatingdifferentfromtraditionaldating?A.Thedatesareusuallyveryshort.B.Itusuallyisn'tpossibletomeetthepersonagain.C.Thecouplesdomanyactivitiesononedate.D.Thepeopleusuallyknoweachotherquitewell.2.Whatwouldbeasuitablequestionforspeeddating?A.Wheredoyoulive?B.What'syourlastname?C.Whatsportsdoyoulike?D.What'syourphonenumber?3.Howlongmightittakeapersontocompletetenspeeddates?A.Tenminutes.B.Oneevening.C.Oneweek.D.Tendays.4.WhoisDeyo

A.Amanwhohashadmanyspeeddates.B.Theinventorofspeeddating.C.Amanwhogotmarriedafterspeeddating.D.Thepresidentofaspeeddatingcompany.5.Whyisaspeeddatelimitedtoashorttime?A.Nottoletpeoplefeeltired.B.Tohaveanotherdatearrangement.C.Nottomakespeeddatingboring.D.Togetthechancetotalktomorepeople.Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.ForanytouristvisitingEgypt,therearetwothingsthateveryonemustsee.Thefirstisthe137-meter-highGreatPyramidofGiza(吉萨大金字塔),thelargestofallthepyramidsinEgypt.ThesecondistheGreatSphinxofGiza(吉萨大狮身人面像),asculpturewiththebodyoflionandtheheadofaman,whichstands20meterstalland73meterslong.TheoriginoftheGreatSphinxofGizagoesback5,000years.Althoughmanysphinxsculptureshavebeenfoundovertheyears,researchersbelievethattheGreatSphinxwhichguardsthepyramidsinGizawasactuallythefirstonetobemade(around2600-2500B.C.).TheheadoftheSphinxrepresentsthekingofEgyptatthattime.About2,000yearslater,around570B.C.,sandhadcoveredallbuttheheadoftheGreatSphinx.Thepeoplelivingintheareahadforgottenthehistoryofthestatue,sotheyimaginedthattheheadrepresentedthesungodandbegantoworshipit.Forhundredsofyears,theSphinxattractedpeoplebothasareligiousmonumentandasaworkofart.Buteventually,thedesertsandonceagaincoveredtheSphinx,leavingonlytheheadvisible.Itwasnotuntilthe1800sthatarchaeologists(考古学家)beganclearingthesandfromthestatueandbeganresearchingthelonghistoryoftheSphinx.Atlast,inthe1920s,allofthesandwasfinallyclearedawayandrestorationwork,whichcontinuestothisday,wasbegun.Thename"sphinx"comesfromanancientGreekword.AccordingtoGreeklegend,theSphinxwasanevilcreaturewiththebodyofalionandtheheadofawoman.Shesatbesidearoadandaskedallpeoplewhopassedherariddle(谜语):"Whichanimalinthemorninggoesonfourfeet,atnoonontwo,andonthreeintheevening"

Shekilledanyonewhocouldn'tmakesenseofthequestion.TheriddlewasfinallysolvedbytheGreekking.TheSphinxthenthrewherselffromherhighrockanddied.

6.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphwanttotellus?A.TherearemanyplacesofinterestinEgypt.B.TherearetwomaintouristattractionsinEgypt.C.TheGreatPyramidofGizaiswhatyouwanttosee.D.theGreatSphinxofGizaismoreinterestingtosee.7.What'sthepurposeforbuildingtheGreatSphinx?A.ToletpeopleinEgyptworshipthesungod.B.TorepresentthekingofEgyptatthattime.C.ToremindpeopleofthegloryofancientEgypt.D.TosafeguardthepyramidsinGizainEgypt.8.Whydidthearchaeologistshavetobegintherestorationwork?A.TheGreatSphinxhadbeendestroyedbydesertsand.B.TheywantedtoresearchonanancientGreeklegend.C.TheywantedtoresearchonthehistoryoftheSphinx.D.Itwasasareligiousmonumentandasaworkofart.9.Accordingtothelegend,howdidtheSphinxdie?A.Thekingkilledher.B.Shediedofoldage.C.Shekilledherself.D.Shewaskilledincidentally.10.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.HowtheGreatSphinxisbeingrestored.B.ThehistoryoftheGreatSphinx.C.ThehistoryoftheEgyptiantourism.D.ThegreatmonumentsofEgypt.Questions11to15arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Whenlookingforlove,peoplemaygotosomeextremelengths.Theymightgoonblinddatessetupbyfamilyandfriends.Theymightwritepersonaladstoplaceinnewspapers.Ortheymightuseacomputertohelpthemintheirsearchforasoulmatebyjoininganonlinedatingservice.Somepeoplehaveeventriedtofindtheirperfectmatchthroughgameshowsontelevision.ManyoftheseTVdatingshows,includingTheBachelorandWhoWantstoMarryaMultimillionaire,haveprovedtohavemillionsofviewerswatchingeachweektofindoutwhichofthecontestantswillfindtruelove.Ofallthesegameshows,perhapstheonewiththemostunexpectedendingwasMr.Right,whichwasshowninEnglandin2002.Ontheshow,abachelor,thirty-five-year-oldLanceGerrard-Wright,dated15womentofindtheonewhowashisidealpartner.Forsevenweeksontheshow,Gerrard-Wright,tookturnsgoingondateswitheachofthewomen,takingthemtoexpensiverestaurantsandexoticlocations.Heevenmetthewomen'sfamiliesandintroducedthemtohisown.Thenattheendofeachshow,hewouldchoosebetweenoneandthreeofthecontestants,withwhomhehadfelttheleastcompatible,andsaygoodbyetothem.Atonepointduringtheseries,onecontestantvolunteeredtoleavebecauseshesaidshedidn'tfindhimattractive.Aftertwodatesshesaidshehadhadenough,andshecouldn'tseeitworking,"Hewasn'tmycupoftea."Inanothershowthewomanhewasonadatewithburstintotearswhenhecalledherbyanothercontestant'sname."Youcalledmebyanothergirl'sname.Ican'tbelieveyoudidthat.Ireallylikedyou,"shesobbed.Butinthefinalshow,thewomanheeventuallychosedecidedshedidn'twanttomarryhimafterall."Ithinkyou'vechosenmebecauseyouhavetochoosesomeone,"shesaid.Maybethiswasbecauseshealreadyknewhehadfalleninlovewiththeshow'shost!Afterleavingtheshow,Gerrard-Wrightandtheshow'shostJonssontiedtheknotinSweden.HasJonssonfinallyfoundMr.RightOnlytimewilltell.Butnoneoftheguestsattheweddingcoulddenythehappinessinthecouple'seyesasthebrideandgroomlefttheweddingceremony.11.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Howafamouscouplemetandgotmarried.B.Thebestwaytomeetahusbandorwife.C.WhytheshowMr.Rightwasabighit.D.Howtoactonadatewithastranger.12."Whenlookingforlove,peoplemaygotosomeextremelengths"means________.A.Peopleresorttotraditionallyconsideredunusualwaystolookforlove.B.Lovehasbecomelesstraditionalthanbefore.C.Itisnotdifficulttofindlovethroughextremeways.D.Modernwayofdatingmakesiteasierbutmoreextreme.13.Whathappenedaftersevenweeksofdoingtheshow?A.Allofthewomenwonprizes.B.Lanceaskedoneofthewomentomarryhim.C.Oneofthewomenontheshowstartedtocry.D.JonssonaskedLancetomarryher.14.Whichofthefollowingistrueduringtheseries?A.Lancewentondateswithonewomaneachtime.B.ThecandidatestraveledabroadwithLance.C.LanceandJonssonstarteddatingeachother.D.ThewomenmetLance'sfamily.15.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusthroughthepassage?A.TVdatingshowsareagoodwaytofindtruelove.B.TVdatingshowsarethemostefficientamongothermedia.C.MorewomenaregettingmoreinterestedinTVdatingshows.D.It'shardtofindtruelovethroughcontestingwithothercontestants.Questions16to20arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.CanyouimaginelifewithoutFrenchfriesPotatoesareverypopulartoday.Theyarethefourthmostimportantcropintheworld,afterwheat,rice,andcorn.Butinthepast,potatoeswerenotalwayspopular.PeopleinEuropestartedtoeatthemonly200yearsago!Inthe1500s,theSpanishwenttoSouthAmericatolookforgold.There,theyfoundpeopleeatingpotatoesfor7000years!TheSpanishbroughtthepotatobacktoEuropewiththem.ButpeopleinEuropedidnotlikethisstrangevegetable.Somepeoplethoughtthatifyouatepotatoes,yourskinwouldlookliketheskinofapotato.Otherpeoplecouldnotbelievethatyouatetheundergroundpartoftheplant,sotheyatetheleavesinstead.Thismadethemsickbecausethereispoisonintheleaves.Othersgrewpotatoesfortheirflowers.AtonetimeinFrance,potatoflowerswereoneofthemostexpensiveflowers.Around1780,thepeopleofIrelandstartedtoeatpotatoes.Theyfoundthatpotatoeshadmanyadvantages.Thepotatogrewonpoorland,anditgrewwellintheircoldandrainyclimate.Itgavemorefoodthananyotherplant,anditneededlittlework.Alltheyhadtodowastoplantthepotatoes,andthentheycoulddootherworkonthefarm.Onasmallpieceofland,afarmercouldgrowenoughpotat