新标准大学英语综合教程4unittest7答案

Part I: Vocabulary and Structure

Section A: Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1. I find jazz music _____ to rock and roll.

a. prefer

b. refer

c. preferable

d. referee

2. The city was closed off because of the _____, with people fighting in the streets and breaking into

stores.

a. disagreement

b. riot

c. complaint

d. harmony

3.

a. grace

b. disgrace

c. disgraceful

d. graceful

4. In my opinion, the mayor should have quit months ago; he's completely _____ and corrupt.

a. moral

b. ethical

c. immoral

d. sincere

5. Sara and Beth are _____ twin sisters, so it's easy to confuse them.

a. identical

b. similar

c. matching

d. double

6. His _____ career goal is to become president of the university.

a. preliminary

b. ultimate

c. critical

d. central

7. If the moon were _____, I think we would have sent colonists there years ago.

a. habit

b. habitat

c. habitation

d. habitable

8. Nothing can prepare you for the _____ size of the Great Wall of China.

a. immense

b. immerse

c. eminent

d. imminent

9. Use a _____ cloth to clean the rust from the old metal.

a. course

b. cores

c. curse

d. coarse

10. Look around—everything you see is within the king's _____.

a. birthright

b. homeland

c. domain

d. headquarters

11. We hired a contractor to come _____ a new air conditioning system after our old one broke.

a. install

b. inspect

c. increase

d. interact

12. Life _____ in almost every country has increased during the past fifty years.

a. expectant

b. expense

c. expectancy

d. expensive

13. After running a marathon, William was very dizzy and felt like he might _____.

a. howl

b. furnish

c. faint

d. gurgle

14. The toy came in several pieces which we needed to _____ together.

a. dissemble

b. resemble

c. ensemble

d. assemble

15. I can excuse the occasional mistake, but I have no patience for _____ errors.

a. accidental

b. deliberate

c. accurate

d. infrequent

16. The government has declared war on acts of _____ that threaten the safety of its citizens.

a. terrorism

b. terrorist

c. terrorize

d. territory

17. After years of ridicule, I have come to _____ my parents for giving me such a bizarre name.

a. appreciate

b. resent

c. understand

d. offend

18. It takes a long time to learn how to _____ Professor Black's interminable lectures.

a. ensnare

b. ensue

c. endear

d. endure

19. _____, I didn't think he would be able to finish on time.

a. Frankly

b. Leisurely

c. Heavenly

d. Ironically

20. The human body begins to _____ very rapidly after death.

a. defray

b. dismay

c. decay

d. delay

Section B: Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word.

21.

Unfortunately, far too many students simply switch

class.

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off off

22.

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of of

23.

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up up

24.

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in in

25.

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to to

26.

best.

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down down

27.

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with with

28.

The community

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as as

29.

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back back

30.

buildings.

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away away

Part II: Banked Cloze

Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.

When I was young, my family lived on an apple (31)

practically (32)with home, safety, and comfort. It's no wonder, then, that I love apple

pie so much. I spent countless summer afternoons among the trees. It was the (33)

over which I had the most control. It was my kingdom.

My imagination was free to construct anything—possible or impossible. One day I would be a hunter, pursuing a pack of (34)wolves. Another day, I would pretend the (35)

of the branches in the wind was the eerie voice of a dragon on the loose. On still

another day, I might have been part of a(n) (36)in the Old West, riding a horse over the countryside and causing trouble.

One thing is for sure: At the end of the day, I would always (37)the situation and be the hero. This was my imagination, after all. Thinking back on it all now, I certainly did have some

(38)adventures. (39)

such limitless creativity. When did I (40)to think I could make the impossible possible?

I would give anything to go back to that time and run carefree around the apple trees near my childhood home.

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(31) orchard orchard

(32) synonymous synonymous

(33) territory territory

(34) howling howling

(35) creak creak

(36) gang gang

(37) conquer conquer

(38) incredible incredible

(39) Ironically Ironically

(40) cease cease

Part III: Reading Comprehension

Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.

Lori stared out the window and watched the rain pouring down. There would be no softball game this afternoon. Lori let out a deep sigh.

"What's wrong, honey?" asked Nana.

"It's this rain, Nana." Lori looked sadly at her grandmother. "My softball game will be cancelled, and there's nothing to do today!"

"Nonsense," Nana genuinely looked surprised. "How can you say there's nothing to do?"

Lori looked at the pile of fabric sitting on Nana's lap. "Well, what are you doing?"

"I'm working on this quilt! Would you like to help?"

"Quilting? I don't know. That doesn't sound very exciting." Lori reluctantly sat on the floor beside her grandmother. The fabric on Nana's lap was colorful and pretty, but quilting always looked so boring—not fun and exciting like softball.

"The first thing you need to think about is the pattern," Nana began. "You need to know the design before you start."

"So what's your design?" Lori asked.

"It's a simple pattern of shapes, but I'm using beautiful fabric and I think it's coming together nicely. Would you like to try?"

Lori looked doubtful. "Well," she began, "I'll try . . ."

Nana handed the quilt to Lori, and she explained how Lori should sew the small fabric square into the larger design. Even though Lori thought the fabric was pretty, she could only think about her cancelled softball game and quickly began to daydream.

Lori snapped out of her daydream when she heard Nana shout, "Stop, honey! What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry, Nana," Lori said, embarrassed. "I wasn't concentrating."

"I can certainly see that," Nana said. "Lori, when you do something—anything—you need to pay attention."

"I know. I guess I don't think quilting is very interesting."

Nana walked to the closet and pulled a dusty box from the top shelf. From inside the box, Nana pulled out a quilt. It looked old and well used. Lori unfolded the quilt and saw a large star patched together with faded red and blue triangles.

"What is it, Nana?"

"It's the North Star. This quilt was made by my grandmother's mother."

"We learned about the North Star in science class, but why did your great-grandmother put it on a quilt?" Lori was paying attention now.

"Well, I wasn't there, so I can't guarantee this is entirely true, but this is the story my mother told me. My

great-grandmother was born in the South before the Civil War, and she was a slave. I'm sure you've learned about the Underground Railroad in school, right?"

Lori nodded. "It was the route taken by runaway slaves when they tried to escape to the North. Many people were involved and risked their lives to provide slaves with a place to sleep or hide."

"That's right. The story goes that my great-grandmother decided to run away and find her freedom. She quickly learned the secret signs of the Underground Railroad. One of those signs was a quilt with a North Star design."

Lori was hanging on Nana's every word. She was fascinated. "What did the quilts mean?"

"Think about it. When do you see the North Star?"

"Of course! At night! The quilts told the slaves to travel north at nighttime, when it was safer."

"I'm impressed! After my great-grandmother found her freedom, she made this quilt to remember the journey and the risks so many people took to help her. It has been passed down from mother to daughter ever since. I gave it to your mother when she got married, and someday she'll give it to you."

Lori stood up and gave Nana a big hug. "I'm sorry I didn't pay attention before. Can I try sewing the square on your new quilt again?"

41. Which of the following would make the best title for this story?

A. North Star Secrets

B. Rainy Day Activities

C. Learning to Quilt

D. Follow the North Star

42. Lori's grandmother describes the quilt as one of their family's "treasures". What does she mean?

A. The quilt is very expensive.

B. The quilt was hidden and missing for a long time.

C. The quilt is irreplaceable.

D. The quilt belongs to her family.

43. According to the grandmother, the North Star quilt is _____.

A. a souvenir from her father

B. an immense blanket

C. beginning to decay

D. Lori's birthright

44. The North Star design on the quilt is an example of _____.

A. irony

B. symbolism

C. personification

D. allusion

45. Which of the following is a detail that shows Lori's newfound interest in family history?

A. Lori stared out the window and watched the rain pouring down.

B. Lori pointed to the fabric in Nana's hand.

C. Lori was hanging on Nana's every word.

D. Lori stood up and gave Nana a big hug.