大学英语综合课程(二)第四单元quiz

大学英语综合课程(二)第四单元：QuizPart1Fillintheblankswiththehelpofthefirstletter(s)

(每小题：1分，满分10分)Directions:Fillintheblankswiththehelpofthefirstletter(s).attachalotofimportancetoexperimeritsasknowledgegainedfromresearchisoften,inspirationaI,andgenerative.(SuggestedfirstIetter(s):dy)conceptthatinfamiIieshusbandpIaysaroIewhilewifepIaysaninferiorroIehasbeenoutofdatefordecades.(SuggestedfirstIetter(s):su)probIemisthey'vealwaysbeenhopeIessatIearningIanguagesandtheymispronouncedthemajorityofwordsinEngIish.(SuggestedfirstIetter(s):con)amsurprisedandregrettosaythatacompanywithgoodforhigh-quaIitybrandwouIdproducesuchpoorquaIitygoods.(SuggestedfirstIetter(s):re)ideasareoffensive,notonIybecauseofanunthinking,butaIsobecauseofthehorrorscarriedoutbytheNazisinthenameofimprovingtheirrace.(SuggestedfirstIetter(s):dis)IivinginhomeswherefathersareabsentarefarmoreIikeIytobefromordropoutofschooIanddeveIopemotionaIorbehavioraIprobIems.(SuggestedfirstIetter(s):ex)showthatinsomecaseswhenindividuaIsworkaIoneundersimilarconditions,performancetendstomoreefficientIythanitdoesingroups.(SuggestedfirstIetter(s):pro)thanacceptingthisratherviewofhumannature,sociaIscientistshavesuggestedasurveyreportinghighIeveIsofsatisfaction.includingTheBacheIorandWhoWantstoMarryaMultimiIIionaire,haveprovedtohavemiIIionsofviewerswatchingeachweektofindoutwhichofthecontestantswiIIfindtruelove.OfaIIthesegameshows,perhapstheonewiththemostunexpectedendingwasMr.Right,whichwasshowninEnglandin2002.Ontheshow,abacheIor,thirty-five-year-oIdLanceGerrard-Wright,dated15womentofindtheonewhowashisideaIpartner.Forsevenweeksontheshow,Gerrard-Wright,tookturnsgoingondateswitheachofthewomen,takingthemtoexpensiverestaurantsandexoticIocations.Heevenmetthewomen'sfamiIiesandintroducedthemtohisown.Thenattheendofeachshow,hewouldchoosebetweenoneandthreeofthecontestants,withwhomhehadfe11theIeastcompatibIe,andsaygoodbyetothem.Atonepointduringtheseries,onecontestantvoIunteeredtoIeavebecauseshesaidshedidn'tfindhimattractive.Aftertwodatesshesaidshehadhadenough,andshecouldn'tseeitworking,"Hewasn'tmycupoftea.Inanothershowthewomanhewasonadatewithburstintotearswhenhecalledherbyanothercontestant'sname."YoucaIIedmebyanothergirl'sname.Ican'tbeIieveyoudidthat.IreaIIyIikedyou,"shesobbed.Butinthefinalshow,thewomanheeventuaIIychosedecidedshedidn'twanttomarryhimafterall.nIthinkyou'vechosenmebecauseyouhavetochoosesomeone,shesaid.MaybethiswasbecausesheaIreadyknewhehadfaIIeninIovewiththeshow'shost!AfterIeavingtheshow,Gerrard-Wrightandtheshow'shostJonssontiedtheknotinSweden.HasJonssonfinalIyfoundMr.RightOnIytimewiIItell.ButnoneoftheguestsattheweddingcouIddenythehappinessinthecouple*seyesasthebrideandgroomIefttheweddingceremony.WhatisthispassagemainlyaboutHowafamouscoupIemetandgotmarried.Thebestwaytomeetahusbandorwife.WhytheshowMr.Rightwasabighit.Howtoactonadatewithastranger."WhenIookingforlove,peopIemaygotosomeextremeIengths"means.PeopIeresorttotraditionallyconsideredunusuaIwaystoIookforIove.LovehasbecomeIesstraditionalthanbefore.ItisnotdifficulttofindIovethroughextremeways.Modernwayofdatingmakesiteasierbutmoreextreme.WhathappenedaftersevenweeksofdoingtheshowAlIofthewomenwonprizes.Lanceaskedoneofthewomentomarryhim.Oneofthewomenontheshowstartedtocry.JonssonaskedLancetomarryher.WhichofthefollowingistrueduringtheseriesLancewentondateswithonewomaneachtime.ThecandidatestraveIedabroadwithLance.LanceandJonssonstarteddatingeachother.ThewomenmetLance'sfamily.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoteIIusthroughthepassageTVdatingshowsareagoodwaytofindtrueIove.TVdatingshowsarethemostefficientamongothermedia.MorewomenaregettingmoreinterestedinTVdatingshows.It'shardtofindtrueIovethroughcontestingwithothercontestants.Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassageordialog.CanyouimagineIifewithoutFrenchfriesPotatoesareverypopuIartoday.TheyarethefourthmostimportantcropintheworId,afterwheat,rice,andcorn.Butinthepast,potatoeswerenotaIwayspopuIar.PeopIeinEuropestartedtoeatthemonIy200yearsago!Inthe1500s,theSpanishwenttoSouthAmericatoIookforgoId.There,theyfoundpeopIeeatingpotatoesfor7000years!TheSpanishbroughtthepotatobacktoEuropewiththem.ButpeopIeinEuropedidnotIikethisstrangevegetabIe.SomepeopIethoughtthatifyouatepotatoes,yourskinwouIdIookIiketheskinofapotato.OtherpeopIecouIdnotbeIievethatyouatetheundergroundpartofthepIant,sotheyatetheIeavesinstead.ThismadethemsickbecausethereispoisonintheIeaves.OthersgrewpotatoesfortheirfIowers.AtonetimeinFrance,potatofIowerswereoneofthemostexpensiveflowers.Around1780,thepeopIeofIreIandstartedtoeatpotatoes.Theyfoundthatpotatoeshadmanyadvantages.ThepotatogrewonpoorIand,anditgrewweIIintheircoIdandrainycIimate.11gavemorefoodthananyotherpIant,anditneededIittIework.AlItheyhadtodowastopIantthepotatoes,andthentheycouIddootherworkonthefarm.OnasmaIIpieceofIand,afarmercouIdgrowenoughpotatoestofeedhisfamiIy.ApersoncouIdeateighttotenpoundsofpotatoesaday,withsomemiIkorcheese,andbeveryhealthy.Soon,potatoesbecamethemainfoodinIreIand.In1845,adiseasekilledaIIthepotatoesinIreIand.TwomillionpeopIediedofhunger.ManyIrishwhodidnotdiecametotheUnitedStatesatthistime.InotherpartsofEurope,peopIedidnotwanttochangetheiroIdfoodhabits.Somepreferredtodieofhungerratherthaneatpotatoes.Today,manycountrieshavetheirownpotatodishes.GermanseatpotatosaIad,theUnitedStateshasthebakedpotato,andtheFrenchinventedFrenchfries.WhichstatementistruenFrance.A.PotatoesareonIypopuIarnFrance.B.PotatoesarenotverypopuIartoday.C.PotatoesarethemostimportantcropintheworId.B.PotatoesarenotverypopuIartoday.C.PotatoesarethemostimportantcropintheworId.D.PotatoeswerenotverypopuIarinthepast.D.Inthe1500s,peopIeinEuropefoundgoldandpotatoesfromPerufoundpotatoescouIdharmpeople'sskinfoundpotatoeswerestrangevegetabIesfoundpotatoesandinventedFrenchfriesOnIyinabout1780didpeopIestartto.growpotatoesfortheirfIowersgotoPerutoIookforgoldeatpotatoesinIreIandeateighttotenpoundsofpotatoesadayWhatisoneoftheadvantagesofpotatoesTheygrowweIIincoldanddryweather.Theyhavehigherproductivitycomparedwithothers.TheycanbegrownwithotherpIants.TheycanbeeatenaIongwithmilkorcheese.WhatstatementbestiIIustratesthemainideaofthepassageHowpotatoesbecomepopuIar.WhypotatoesareagoodvegetabIe.Whypotatoesarehealthyandtasty.Howpotatoeshavebeenconsumed.Part1Fi11intheb1ankswiththehe1pofthefirst1etter（s） （每小题：1分；满分：10分）小题得分对错我的答案客观1.dynamic2.superior3.consequentIy4.reputation5.disgust6.expeIIceed8.pessimistic9.faithfuI10.confessPart2FilIintheblankswiththegivenwords （每小题：1分；满分：20分）小题得分对错我的答案客观1.charmed2.confess3.deserve4.circuIpIicate6.conquers7.coordinate8.conceaIpress10.clarify11.iIlustrations12.identi千ication13.quaIification14.interpretation15.justification16.extension17.perception18.pIantation19.dimensions20.occasionPart3FiIIintheblankswithprepositionsoradverbs （每小题：1分；满分：10分）小题得分对错我的答案客观1.by2.about3.in4.to5.from6.on7.into8.with9.with10.ToPart4BankedCloze （每小题：1分； 满分：10分）小题得分对错我的答案客观1.dispIayed2.thripatibIe6.occasimenced10.undergoPart5ParagraphTranslation （每小题：1分；满分：1分）小题得分对错我的答案主观1.InthethousandsofyearsofChinesehistory,theancientChinesemarriagesystempIayedaveryimportantroIe.IntheChinesefeudaIsociety,womendidn'thaveanysociaIstatus.WomencouIddonothingbutobeyanddependontheirhusband,towhomtheyhadtobeIoyaIthroughouttheirwhoIeIife.AmangeneraIIyhadonewife,buthecouIdaIsohaveseveraIconcubines.MenwerenotIegaIIyormoraIIyrestrictedinthenumberofwomentheywouIdmarry.Inthearrangementsofmarriage,parentshadconsiderabIeinfIuenceovertheinitiativeandfinaldecision.ThisunreasonabIesystemofmarriagenotonIyfailedtobringthecoupIeanymaritaIhappinessbutbecamethechainsthatdeprivedthemofpursuingself-1iberationandpersonaIindependence.AlthoughthissystemisaIreadygone,wecanstillgainglimpsesofancientcustoms,vaIues,andbehavioraIpatternsinit.Part6Skimmingandscanning （每小题：2分；满分：20分）小题得分对错我的答案客观1.ParagraphF2.ParagraphB3.ParagraphL4.ParagraphE5.ParagraphG6.ParagraphI7.ParagraphA8.ParagraphC9.ParagraphM10.ParagraphKPart7Readingcomprehension （每小题：2分；满分：30分）小题得分对错我的答案客观1.B2.D3.A4.C5.B6.C7.A8.B9.C10.D11.D12.C13.C14.B15.A(SuggestedfirstIetter(s):pes)newmarriageIawreaffirmsthathusbandandwifeshouldbeto,andrespect,eachother,asweIIassafeguardingthemarriageandfamilyreIations.(SuggestedfirstIetter(s):fai)onefourthofparentsthey'veoccasionaIIyfinishedtheirchiIdren'sassignments,eitherbecausetheprojectwastoohardortheirkidwastootired.(SuggestedfirstIetter(s):con)Part2FiIIinthebIankswiththegivenwords

(每小题：1分，满分20分)Directions:Fillintheblanksinthesentenceswiththewordsgiveninthebox.Changetheformwherenecessary.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassageordialog.confess coordinate deserve charmcircuIate clarify conceaI conquercompIicate compressIsettIedintosmaII-townIife,(1)byacommunitywhereyourneighborsareaIsoyourfriendsandnooneworriesaboutIockingadoor.Eventhoughtortureisnotsupposedtohappen,itwasformerIyusedtomakepeopIegiveevidenceaboutcrimesortomakethem⑵.TheybeIievethattheydonot(3)thesupportoftheirparentsunIesstheydowellintheirstudiesandgetgoodgradesonexams.Customers-somedressedinworkcIothes,someinexpensivesuitsandovercoats-(4)amongthecountersandstareatsheIfaftersheIfofrosesinmorethan50colors.BothsidesofthenegotiationshouIdcreateconditionsforthepeacefuIresoIutionoftheissueandavoidtakinganyactionthatwouId(5)thesituation.AsenseofaccompIishmentheIpsshapeone'scharacterwithseIf-assuranceandaddstopubIicperformance,which(6)thefearofspeakinginfrontofpeopIe.Seniormanagersarerequiredto(7)theworkofsubordinatesbyhavingauthorityoverawiderareaofwork.KeepingsiIentmaydepriveusofopportunitiestosucceed.HowcanwebeempIoyedwhenourambitionandcapabiIityremained(8)Youhavesentusanexcellentpaper,butI'mafraidit'sabittooIongunIessyoutryto(9)themaincontenttonomorethanthreeorfourpages.Theinitialone-to-onemeeting,heIdbetweentheparentandtheteacher,servesto(10)whatparticipantscanexpectfromthecourse.Questions11to20arebasedonthefollowingpassageordialog.extension identificationiIIustration interpretationjusti千ication perception pIantation quaIificationdimension occasion1.ThebookisweIIdesigned,andoneverypageyou'IIfindIiveIy(11)Wehave(15)formovingtoaIargehousebecausethishouseistoosmaIIforafamiIyofsixpeopIe,includinggrandparentsandgrandchiIdren.OnIybymakingourvoicesheardcanweensurethatthehealthyIife(16)medicineofthefutureisresearched,deveIoped,andmadewidelyavaiIable.Sheisverysmartandgoodatlogicalthinking,andthat'swhyIamoftenimpressedbyher(17)andhergraspofthefacts.JackyhasbeenworkingendIessIyinthe(18)eversineehewasbornandhisonIydesireistoescapefromoverwork.ThethreereadingpassagesaIIowustoconsiderourownvaIuesandbeIiefsfromthree(19):personaI,interpersonaIandsocietaI.IcaIIedonmyfaithfuIfriendstoheIpmakeourFridaypartyamerryandfestive(20),ignoringthefactthatmostofthemwereemotionaIIyexhausted.FiIIintheblankswithprepositionsoradverbs

(每小题：1分，满分10分)Directions:FiIIintheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithappropriateprepositionsoradverbs.FiIIineachblankwithonlyONEword.wasalwaysafraidthatHenrywouIdhurthissmaIIson,eitheraccidentoronpurpose,whenhewasdrunk.famousprofessoradvancedtheprofoundsuggestionthatweshouIdbecautiousaIIowsyoutoappointoneortwopeopIeofyourchoicetoactyourbehaIfincaseofiIInessorabsence.heIefthishometown,hisdaughterwasonIyeightmonths;after20yearswhenhereturned,hefoundthatherdaughterbIoomedanutterIybeautifuIcreature.theirIetter,theyexpressedtheirhopethatthey'dIiketomakecontactotherschooIsintheareatofindapossibIesoIutionforthestudents.everytwoweeks,shewentDutchabunchoffriendsatoneoftheirthreefavoriterestaurantsandthentheywenttoadancingball.disgust,hefoundthattheworkerswouIdnoIongerrespondtohiscaIIformassmeetingsduringworkinghours.BankedCloze(每小题：1分，满分10分)Directions:FiIIinthebIanksinthefollowingpassagebyseIectingsuitabIewordsfromthewordbank.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.proceededB.thrivedC.processedD.thriIIedE.undergoF.weaveG.commencedH.commendedI.dispIayedJ.discoveredK.occurrenceL.occasionM.jokeN.patibIeUnderstandingpastheIpsexpIorefuture!Wehavebeenmarriedfor21yearsandwerecollegesweethearts.Becausewecertainlycharacteristicsandbackgrounds,mostpeopIewereamazedtoseeusbecomeacoupIe.Butwhatwehadincommonwasthatweboth2.onagreatconversation,simiIarcareerinterest(pre-med),andwereveryinvolvedinstudentIifeatouruniversity.Whenwe3.withmarriage,amutuaIfriendwassoshockedbecausemyhusbandwasverybutIwasveryreserved.HecouIdnotbeIievewewerethat5..Myhusbandsaidifhehadn'tseenmeathisdormonaninformaI6.,hewouIdhaveneverevengottentoknowme.Likewise,IaIwaysIiketoremindhimhowshaIIowhewasatthetimeand7.withhimaboutwhata"diamond"hewouIdhavemissedifhehadnotnoticedmethatday.CollegedaysbroughtmuchgrowthinchangingcareergoaIsanddevelopingindependence,butitaIIowedusto8.afuturetogether.WebeIievethatourmarriageisagreatmarriagesineeit9.withafriendshipanditisbasedonthisfriendshipthatitrecognizesandvaIuesourdifferences.OurmarriagehasheIpedus10.aIIofourdifficulttimes.We'llcontinuetoembracethedifferencesandallowthemtoenhanceandaddvaIuetoourromance.ParagraphTranslation（每小题：1分）Directions:TranslatethefollowingparagraphsintoEnglish.中国古代婚姻制度在中国几千年的历史中扮演了极其重要的角色。在中国封建社会，妇女没有任何社会地位。妇女只能服从和依赖其丈夫，从一而终。一个男人一般有一个正妻，却可以有多个妾（concubine）o男人娶几个女人都不受法律和道德的约束。在婚姻的安排上，父母对婚姻的主动权和决定权有巨大的影响力。这种不合理的婚姻制度，不但没有给男女双方带来结婚的幸福，反而成了剥夺他们追求自身解放和人格独立的枷锁。虽然这种制度已远去,但我们仍能从中窥见到古代的风俗习惯、价值取向和行为模式。Skimmingandscanning（每小题：2分，满分20分）Directions:Youaregoingtoreadapassageorpassageswith10statementsattachedtoeach.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheMOOCprovidersareexperimentingwiththebusinessmodeIasthey'restillIookingfortheopportunitiestogetincomebesidesofferingfreecourses.ManyuniversitiesfeeIitnecessarytointroduceMOOCsforfearofbeingeIiminatedaIthoughtheyareaIreadyprovidingtheirstudentswithonIinecourses.CourseraandUdacitybeIievethathighdrop-outratessuggestedthatconsumershavedifferentexpectationsoftakingfreecourses.AccordingtoaStanfordprofessor,MOOCsareprovidedbyusingsimiIareconomicmethodasotherinternet-basedbusinessservice.ThebusinessmodeIofUdacityistotrainempIoyeesforcompanies,whilethatofEdXistosellitsMOOCtechnoIogytouniversities.OfferingfreeMOOCsmaycontributetothedeveIopmentandprosperityofsomepubIishingcorporationsIikePearson.TheintroductionofMOOCshasthreatenedthetraditionaIhighereducation.LikeCouseraandEdX,FutureLearnhasformedpartnershipswithmorethan23universitiesandeducationaIinstitutionsaroundtheworId.ThebossofLaureatethinksthatMOOCswiIIgreatIyreducethecostoftraditionalhighereducation.AsforthemarketofMOOCtechnoIogy,somefoundersareworriedabouttheinfIuenceitbringstohighereducationwhileothersarepositiveaboutit.Readingcomprehension

（每小题：2分，满分30分）Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefully.EachpassageisfoIIowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedsentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassageordialog.ForanytouristvisitingEgypt,therearetwothingsthateveryonemustsee.Thefirstisthe137-meter-highGreatPyramidofGiza（吉萨大金字塔），theIargestofaIIthepyramidsinEgypt.ThesecondistheGreatSphinxofGiza（吉萨大狮身人面像），ascuIpturewiththebodyofIionandtheheadofaman,whichstands20meterstaIIand73metersIong.TheoriginoftheGreatSphinxofGizagoesback5,000years.AIthoughmanysphinxscuIptureshavebeenfoundovertheyears,researchersbeIievethattheGreatSphinxwhichguardsthepyramidsinGizawasactuaIIythefirstonetobemade（around2600-2500.）.TheheadoftheSphinxrepresentsthekingofEgyptatthattime.About2,000yearsIater,around570.,sandhadcoveredaIIbuttheheadoftheGreatSphinx.ThepeopIeIivingintheareahadforgottenthehistoryofthestatue,sotheyimaginedthattheheadrepresentedthesungodandbegantoworshipit.Forhundredsofyears,theSphinxattractedpeopIebothasareIigiousmonumentandasaworkofart.Buteventually,thedesertsandonceagaincoveredtheSphinx,IeavingonIytheheadvisible.ItwasnotuntiIthe1800sthatarchaeologists（考古学家）begancIearingthesandfromthestatueandbeganresearchingtheIonghistoryoftheSphinx.AtIast,inthe1920s,aIIofthesandwasfinalIycIearedawayandrestorationwork,whichcontinuestothisday,wasbegun.Thename"sphinx"comesfromanancientGreekword.AccordingtoGreekIegend,theSphinxwasaneviIcreaturewiththebodyofaIionandtheheadofawoman.ShesatbesidearoadandaskedaIIpeopIewhopassedherariddle（谜语）："Whichanimalinthemorninggoesonfourfeet,atnoonontwo,andonthreeintheevening"ShekilledanyonewhocouIdn*tmakesenseofthequestion.TheriddlewasfinalIysoIvedbytheGreekking.TheSphinxthenthrewherseIffromherhighrockanddied.1.WhatdoesthefirstparagraphwanttoteIIusTherearemanypIacesofinterestinEgypt.TherearetwomaintouristattractionsinEgypt.TheGreatPyramidofGizaiswhatyouwanttosee.theGreatSphinxofGizaismoreint