新标准大学英语综合教程单元测试第2单元答案解析

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1.

Whenwasthelasttimeyouwerein_______withyourchildhoodfriends?

A.context

B.contact

C.control

D.content

2.

Likeaboatatsea,hismindstartedto_______whenhewasn'tinterested.

A.float

B.soar

C.sink

D.drift

3.

MrsJonesdidn'ttrustJack,soshewasvery_______tolethimcuthergrass.

A.reluctant

B.reluctantly

C.enthusiastic

D.enthusiastically

4.

Myhouseseemstobeina_______stateofdisrepair—somethingisalwaysbroken!

A.perpetually

B.perpetual

C.perpetuity

D.perpetuate

5.

Theproblemneedstobelookedatfromahistorical_______.

A.prospective

B.directive

C.perspective

D.executive

6.

Dr.Carterhaswritten_______aboutthebrainanditsinfluenceonouremotions.

A.extensively

B.intensively

C.extensive

D.intensive

7.

Theaccidentoflastweek_______areviewofschoolsafetypolicy.

A.prompted

B.prompt

C.prompting

D.prompts

8.

Iameasily_______byicecream,soit'sprobablythebestifIdon'tlookatthedessertmenu.

A.tempt

B.tempts

C.tempting

D.tempted

9.

Wouldn'titbe_______ifwedidn'tneedtoworryaboutmoney?

A.predictable

B.marvellous

C.astonishing

D.depressing

10.

Researchersclaimthatthereisa_______linkbetweencaffeineandheadaches.

A.definite

B.definitely

C.definition

D.defined

11.

It'sincredibletoseehownewbornbabiesarecompletely_______onotherpeopleforeverything.

A.depending

B.dependence

C.dependent

D.dependents

12.

Thecriminaldevisedan_______plantoescapefromprison.

A.intrinsic

B.intricate

C.intrepid

D.intrusive

13.

Thecourtbroughta_______againsttheescapedprisoner.

A.persecution

B.persecute

C.prosecution

D.prosecute

14.

Thankyoufortheoffertostayfordinner,butwedon'twantto_______.

A.pose

B.compose

C.propose

D.impose

15.

Pedro'sfriendsorganizedafriendly_______tohelphimdealwithhisalcoholabuse.

A.contravention

B.invention

C.intervention

D.prevention

16.

It'simpossibletonotbeimpressedbytheTajMahaland_______atitsbeauty.

A.respect

B.flaunt

C.marvel

D.admire

17.

Weshouldhirean_______reviewerwhoisn'tbiasedonewayortheother.

A.internal

B.outdoor

C.indoor

D.external

18.

I'msoexcitedforthenewmoviethatwaitingallyearforithasbeenlike_______.

A.tortures

B.torturing

C.tortuous

D.torture

19.

Dylanlikestowrite_______duringhisfreetimeontheweekend.

A.poetry

B.poet

C.poetic

D.poem

20.

Thewaterfallprovideda_______sourceofsoothingbackgroundnoise.

A.continual

B.continue

C.continuing

D.continuity

SectionB:Completeeachsentencewithasuitableword.

21.

Lastweekend,Ifell

andbrokemytoe.

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over

over

22.

Philwillcome

hisownoncehisbossrecognizeshowvaluableheis.

Youranswer

Correctanswer

into

into

23.

Kevinhasbeenridingamotorcycle

averyyoungage.

Youranswer

Correctanswer

from

from

24.

Amongthegroupmembers,therewasastrongdesire

anafternoonofshopping.

Youranswer

Correctanswer

with

for

25.

Iusuallydrift

tosleepwhilewatchingtelevision.

Youranswer

Correctanswer

off

off

26.

Theteachertoldme

fortalkinginclassagaintoday.

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off

off

27.

Doyoubelieve

freewill?

Youranswer

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in

in

28.

Juliereceivedanawardinappreciation

herservicetothecommunity.

Youranswer

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of

of

29.

Don'ttrytoreason

achild—youwon'tgetveryfar.

Youranswer

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with

with

30.

Onceagain,Gregwasleft

ofthedecision.

Youranswer

Correctanswer

out

out

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhenIwasachild,mybestfriendJosephandIwouldplayagamecalled"SuperSecretSpy."SometimesIwouldplaythespyandJosephwouldplaythe

<31>,andsometimeswewouldreversetheroles.Make-believegameslikethisweremyfavourite,andIrememberthatmanysummerdayswere

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spentoutside,playingSuperSecretSpy.

Everytimeweplayed,thestoryhadtobedifferent.Weplayedsomuchthat,needlesstosay,someofthestoriesgotquite

<33>.Eventually,SuperSecretSpywaslikeasciencefictionmovie;thestoriestookplaceonotherplanetsandoneofuswasanalien.Sometimes,wewouldwearoldHalloweenmaskssothe

<34>

toanalienwasremarkable!

Irememberonedayinparticular.Josephwasthealienandhecapturedmeona

<35>,emptyplanet<mybackyard>.Hethrewmein"alienprison"<behindabigtree>and<36>

withmischievousdelight.Atfirst,Ifeltallaloneand

<37>.ThenIpulledmyselftogetherandrememberedthatIwastheSuperSecretSpy!

Ithoughtofmyescapeplan.WhenAlienJosephcametocheckonmeinthealienprison,I

<38>

aroundquicklyandgrabbedhisalienlasergun.Ina

<39>

oflaserfire,Iranpastmycaptorandescapedthealienprison!Iwasfree!SuperSecretSpyhadwonagain!

Justthen,JosephandIbothrealizedthatitwaslateafternoon,thesunwassetting,and

<40>

wasuponus.Wewerebothhungry,sowewereincrediblyhappywhenmymothercalledusinsidefordinner.EvenSuperSecretSpiesandaliensneedtoeat!

Youranswer

Correctanswer

<31>

villain

villain

<32>

largely

largely

<33>

resemblance

bizarre

<34>

competence

resemblance

<35>

barren

barren

<36>

giggled

giggled

<37>

helpless

helpless

<38>

whirled

whirled

<39>

blink

blaze

<40>

twilight

twilight

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whenwe'reyoung,wecan'twaittogrowupandgetonwithlife.Whenwe'readults,welongforthecarefreedaysofouryouthwhenwecouldplayalldaywithoutworry.Thisisoneofthegreatestironiesoflife.Indeed,"thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside."Itisaharshtruththathumansalwayswantwhattheycan'thave.It'sournature.

That'swhyit'sgoodpracticetoinstillinourchildrenahealthyrespectforchildhood.Toomanyadultsseemtobeinahurryforchildrentogrowup.Wealwaysaskthem,"Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?"Werepeatedlytellthem,"Youcando/havethatwhenyou'reolder."Wecontinuallyencouragethem,"Whenyougrowup,theworldwillbeyoursandyoucanmakeyourdreamscometrue."It'snowonder,then,thatchildrenseemtobeinsucharushtogrowup,getolder,anddemandeverythingthatwetellthemiscomingtothem.

Childrenshouldbefreetoplaythedayaway.Weshouldencouragethemtousetheirimagination,createentireworldsinacardboardbox,andexploretheirbackyardasiftheywereexploringanundiscoveredcountry.Youcannotputapriceonanactiveandfertileimagination,norcanyouoverestimatethevalueofaninquisitivemind,arespectfortheenvironment,andanurgetoquestionwhyeverythingisasitis.Thesetraitsarealldevelopedandnurturedwhenwe'rechildrenand,withoutthem,wewouldnotbeabletofunctionasadultsinthemodernworld.

Researchhasshownthatchildrenarehappiestandhealthiestwhentheyhavethefreedomtoactlikechildren.Thismayseemobvious,butit'softenforgottenasparentspushtheirchildrentostudyharder,practicelonger,andessentiallyactlikeadults.It'simportanttorememberthatchildrenareconstantlylearning.Therefore,theyarealsolearningasthey'replaying.Exploringnaturefostersarespectfortheenvironmentthatmayleadchildrentobecomebiologistsornaturalists.Creatingwithpaintandcrayonsinstillsaloveofartthatmighthelpdevelopyoungartistsormusicians.Playingmake-believestimulatestheimaginationinawaythatwriters,filmmakers,andactorsfindmostuseful.Buildingwithblockshelpsthemindunderstandhowthingsareconstructedandmightleadtoaninterestinengineering.

It'struethatplayhelpsdevelopskillsthatwillbeusedlaterinlife.However,thisshouldnotbethesolepurposeofplay.Childrenshouldplaybecausethey'rechildren.It'showtheystayhappy,healthy,andyoung.Whyshouldwepushthemtobesomethingthey'renot?

41.

Whichofthefollowingsentencesisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Itisaharshtruththathumansalwayswantwhattheycan'thave.

B.Toomanyadultsseemtobeinahurryforchildrentogrowup.

C.Childrenshouldbefreetoplaythedayaway.

D.It'struethatplayhelpsdevelopskillsthatwillbeusedlaterinlife.

42.

WhichofthefollowingwouldthewriterofthispassagelikelyNOTagreewith?

A.Adultsshouldunderstandthatchildrenlearnwhilethe