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新理念网络学习大厅综合测试第四册 Unit8

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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 15 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.

A) T

B) F

Script: As an out-of-the-way place, the Napo River in the Ecuadorian jungle seems not real enough when you are there.

正确答案：B

A) T

B) F

Script: Later that night I loosed my hair from its braids and combed it smooth for the village girls to play with it in the morning.

正确答案：A

A) T

B) F

Script: The point of going somewhere like the Napo River in Ecuador is to see the most spectacular things in the world.

正确答案：B

A) T

B) F

Script: Low water bares gray strips of sandbar on which the natives build tiny palm-thatch shelters for daytime fishing trips.

正确答案：B

A) T

B) F

Script: Some of the Indians of this region, earlier in the century, used to sleep naked in hammocks.

正确答案：A

A) T

B) F

Script: The Indians walk down to the river slowly, half asleep, and bathe in the water to get warm.

正确答案：A

A) T

B) F

Script: Auckland, the sophisticated waterfront city was in a similar vein to Sydney, but much bigger.

正确答案：B

A) T

B) F

Script: The day we arrived in Auckland, the rental campervan was delivered and it was time to hit the road.

正确答案：B

A) T

B) F

Script: Wellington, being the capital city of New Zealand, is a large and bustling place built around an active port.

正确答案：A

10.

A) T

B) F

Script: We did an amazing coastal walk in the Abel Tasman National Park, watching sea kayakers glide in between the rainforest-clad islands that littered the bay.

正确答案：A

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

The steam train represents the industrial revolution, and the scene of them in Jiayang of southwest China’s Sichuan Province may cure nostalgia for people reminiscing about the good old days. Every day, sounds of rhythmic “ding-dang” “ding-dang”are heard from the

(11)_________________ mountains in Jianwei County of Sichuan’s Leshan City. An

(12)_________________ steam train staggers its carriages along Mt. Leshan on a narrow trail, blissfully (13)_________________ its presence to the outside world.

Until now, the small old steam train is still the only means of (14)_________________ connecting the old mining area with the outside world, and it is the only steam train carrying passengers running on such a narrow trail. Built alongside the mountain, the railway (15)_________________ a narrower trail, with more turns and steeper gradients than the modern railway.

Set aside all the (16)_________________ , even the train station can carry you back into the 18th century. You will see an (17)_________________ controlled old-fashioned train ― shoveling coal by hand, handbrakes, and hand set telephone. Flag sign and whistles are (18)_________________ for guiding passengers to get on and off the train.

Sitting on the wooden seat in the train, you will be treated to serene pastoral scenery, while you can place your camera out of the open window. The sceneries (19)_________________ and your adventure will be highlighted by a stream of attractions.

The terminal, Bagou, is a residential area and the earliest working site of the Jiayang coal mine. (20) Local people have long been living in an idyllic lifestyle, (20)_________________ , and commercial development. When you get off the train and set your foot on this land, the pace of life will be lowered to a leisurely and enjoyable pace.

Script: The steam train represents the industrial revolution, and the scene of them in Jiayang of southwest China's Sichuan Province may cure nostalgia for people reminiscing about the good old days. Every day, sounds of rhythmic “ding-dang” “ding-dang” are heard from the steep mountains in Jianwei County of Sichuan’s Leshan City. An old-fashioned steam train staggers its carriages along Mt. Leshan on a narrow trail, blissfully indicating its presence to the outside world.

Until now, the small old steam train is still the only means of transportation connecting the old mining area with the outside world, and it is the only steam train carrying passengers running on such a narrow trail. Built alongside the mountain, the railway features a narrower trail, with more turns and steeper gradients than the modern railway.

Set aside all the characteristics, even the train station can carry you back into the 18th century. You will see an all-manual controlled old-fashioned train ― shoveling coal by hand, handbrakes, and hand set telephone. Flag sign and whistles are the only command for guiding passengers to get on and off the train.

Sitting on the wooden seat in the train, you will be treated to serene pastoral scenery, while you can place your camera out of the open window. The sceneries are absolutely gorgeous and your adventure will be highlighted by a stream of attractions.

The terminal, Bagou, is a residential area and the earliest working site of the Jiayang coal mine. Local people have long been living in an idyllic lifestyle, sheltered from industrial pollution, and commercial development. When you get off the train and set your foot on this land, the pace of life will be lowered to a leisurely and enjoyable pace.

正确答案：steep

正确答案：old-fashioned

正确答案：indicating

正确答案：transportation

正确答案：features

正确答案：characteristics

正确答案：all-manual

正确答案：the only command

正确答案：are absolutely gorgeous

正确答案：sheltered from industrial pollution

Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

A) around B) information C) timely D) mistake

E) layout F) tourism G) reason H) interest

I) circle J) direct K) adventure L) show

M) taking N) ideas O) offering

21. ______________________

正确答案：K

22. ______________________

正确答案：F

23. ______________________

正确答案：B

24. ______________________

正确答案：O

25. ______________________

正确答案：A

26. ______________________

正确答案：I

27. ______________________

正确答案：E

28. ______________________

正确答案：H

29. ______________________

正确答案：J

30. ______________________

正确答案：D

Section B

Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.

Passage One

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

Because Ireland is an island geographically near the mainland of the United Kingdom, English rulers have fought since the Middle-English Ages to retain political control over it. Attracted by the lush farmland, English and Scottish landowners settled there, and in time of famine or political unrest, the local workers suffered, while their landlords were cushioned by their wealth. The history of modern Ireland is, in fact, largely a story of antagonism and resentment between the Irish and their English and Scottish rulers.

Since the 1920s, Ireland has been divided into two parts: Northern Ireland (Ulster) and the Republic of Ireland (Eire). The north is still part of the United Kingdom and is predominantly Protestant; the south is an independent republic and is mainly Catholic. The majority in Ulster accept this political compromise, but the active and mainly Catholic minority are fighting for union with the independent republic of Southern Ireland. The IRA, the Irish Republican Army, have mounted bombing campaigns in military and civil targets in Ulster and England. They have sent letter-bombs to public figures, they have shot fellow Irishmen who support the British or belong to opposing, and now equally militant Protestant groups. As a result of this, the British have stationed an army in Belfast, the IRA have been outlawed, and several of them have spent many years in prison or have died in support of their cause. Whether this level of violence and repression is justifiable, and whether the violence that could result from political change would be worthwhile are the controversial issues that divide everybody involved.

31.

It suggested that the central problem is the relationship between _________.

A) Britain and Ireland

B) Ulster and Eire

C) Catholics and Protestants

D) the Irish Republican Army and Ulster

正确答案：A

32.

This passage suggests that the central problem is _________.

A) a few years old

B) about 80 years old

C) many centuries old

D) about three centuries old

正确答案：C

33.

The word "outlaw" (Para. 2) means _________.

A) prohibit

B) exile

C) suppress

D) declare illegal

正确答案：D

34.

Bomb attacks occur _________.

A) only in England

B) when public figures talk about Ireland

C) only in Northern Ireland

D) in England and Northern Ireland

正确答案：D

35.

The writer feels that the controversy is about _________.

A) freedom

B) political change

C) the use of violence

D) injustice

正确答案：B

Passage Two

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

The past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists. When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely choose the label “Legless Man”.

Histories of the tim e will go something like this: “in the twentieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts and escalators in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. The surprising thing is that they didn’t use their legs even when they went on holiday. They built cable railways, ski-lifts and roads to the top of every huge mountain. All the beauty spots on earth were marred by the presence of large car parks.”

The future history books might also record that we were deprived of the use of our eyes. In our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird’s-eye view of the world ― or even less if the wi ng of the aircraft happens to get in your way. When you travel by car or train a blurred image of the countryside constantly smears the windows. And as for sea travel, it hardly deserves mention. It is perfectly summed up in the words of the old song: “I j oined the navy to see the world, and what did I see? I saw the sea.” The typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says “I’ve been there.” You mention the remotest, most evocative place and someone is bound to say “I’ve been there” ― meaning, “I drove through it at 100 miles an hour on the way to somewhere else.”

When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. By traveling like this, you suspend all experience; the present ceases to be a reality: you might just as well be dead. The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present. For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical weariness. He knows that sound. Satisfying sleep will be his: the just reward of all true travelers.

36.

Nowadays, anthropologists tend to label men “Legless” because ________.

A) people forget how to use his legs

B) people prefer cars, buses and trains

C) lifts and escalators prevent people from walking

D) there are a lot of transportation devices

正确答案：B

37.

What’s the author’s attitude towards traveling at high speed?

A) It means people’s focus on the future.

B) It’s a pleasure.

C) It satisfies drivers’ great thrill.

D) It’s a necessity of life.

正确答案：A

38.

“we were deprived of the use of our eyes” in Para. 3 means ________.

A) people won’t use their eyes.

B) in traveling at high speed, eyes become useless.

C) people can’t see anything on their way of travel.

D) people want to sleep during travelling.

正确答案：B

39.

What’s the author’s opinion about people’s travelling?

A) Legs become weaker.

B) Modern means of transportation make the world a small place.

C) There is no need to use eyes.

D) The best way to travel is on foot.

正确答案：D

40.

What does “I’ve been there” mean?

A) I arrived there with every step I made.

B) I lived there constantly.

C) I drove through it at 100 miles an hour on the way to somewhere else.

D) I stayed there for a long time.

正确答案：C

Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 10 minutes )

Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.

41.

We were followed by a whole ________ of seagulls.

A) butch

B) flock

C) pull

D) pour

正确答案：B

42.

My sister ________ herself with suntan oil as she sat by the swimming pool.

A) stained

B) remarked

C) smeared

D) marked

正确答案：C

43.

It was said the flying object was well ________ of their rockets.

A) out of touch

B) out of range

C) out of sight

D) beyond the touch

正确答案：B

44.

When I saw how worried he was, I had a _________ of his true feelings.

A) look

B) sight

C) glimpse

D) view

正确答案：C

45.

The students were listening to the teacher in the room, _________.

A) with complete silence

B) in complete silence

C) silence completely

D) in all silence

正确答案：B

46.

The day wore away, and even through the twilight they could see the _________ ivy leaf _________ to its stem against the wall.

A) lone ... clinging

B) lone ... tangling

C) lonely ... cling

D) lonely ... sticking

正确答案：A

47.

The supervisor didn't have time so far to go into it, but he gave us an idea about his plan _______.

A) at hand

B) in detail

C) in turn

D) in conclusion

正确答案：B

48.

The jobs of wildlife technicians and biologists seemed _________ to him, but one day he discovered their difference.

A) identical

B) vertical

C) parallel

D) specific

正确答案：A

49.

I first met Lisa three years ago when we _________ at a radio station together.

A) have worked

B) had been working

C) were working

D) had worked

正确答案：C

50.

Few fellows had talents like his and fewer still could remain ____________ by such success.

A) uncorrupt

B) corrupt

C) unspoiled

D) spoiled

正确答案：C

51.

When bees _____, hundreds of them come together in a great mass.

A) herd

B) swarm

C) crowd

D) assemble

正确答案：B

52.

The ushers asked those attending the opera to ___________ up and not to sing along.

A) rush

B) hush

C) crush

D) brush

正确答案：B

53.

A mass of long blonde hair was blown into hopeless _____ by the swirling winds.

A) puzzle

B) bewilderment

C) confusion

D) mess

正确答案：C

54.

They maintain a very powerful _____ in Oriental waters.

A) flight

B) freight

C) fleet

D) fright

正确答案：C

55.

All of interior Greenland is covered by ice, leaving only a narrow ___________ of land along

the coast.

A) fringe

B) line

C) circle

D) loop

正确答案：A

56.

They are always exhorted to deliver results and to ___________ their parents’ high expectations.

A) live up to

B) live for

C) live in

D) live with

正确答案：A

57.

A friendship may be _____, casual, situational or deep and lasting.

A) identical

B) original

C) superficial

D) critical

正确答案：C

58.

Everyone at the party was told to avoid _____ subjects of conversation.

A) easy

B) relevant

C) tender

D) embarrassed

正确答案：C

59.

He walked about the woods that surrounded Melbury’s house, keeping _________ like a criminal.

A) in sight

B) short sight

C) long sight

D) out of sight

正确答案：D

60.

They had spent five days in the desert without water and could not _____ much longer.

A) last

B) persist

C) endure

D) exist

正确答案：C

Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

61. To maintain their place in media world, the newspapers try hard to ____________________ (比网络更详细地报道事件).

正确答案：report events in greater detail than internet

62. We are not allowed to ____________________ (自行拆开电脑) otherwise the manufacturer will not warrant its repair.

正确答案：take apart the computer ourselves

63. With the new suburb springing up ____________________ (在大城市的边缘), the urban life has changed completely.

正确答案：on the fringe of the big city

64. Robert was the only person ____________________ (有资格看那里的文件的人).

正确答案：who was entitled to see the documents there

65. He said he would try to carry out the new decision, ____________________ (但他个人不同意新决定).

正确答案：but he was personally at odds with it

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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes )

Section A

A) T

B) F

Script: We are here on the planet only once, and might as well get a feel for the place.

正确答案：A

A) T

B) F

Script: The ants wobble over the jungle floor as far as the eye can see in either direction.

正确答案：A

A) T

B) F

Script: The lake was wonderful, but we could not enjoy our surroundings, untroubled by time.

正确答案：B

A) T

B) F

Script: The boy aimed brilliantly at moving targets, always, and always missed; the birds were out of range.

正确答案：A

A) T

B) F

Script: The lake and river waters are as opaque as rainforest leaves; they are veils, blinds,

painted screens.

正确答案：A

A) T

B) F

Script: The two nuns would glide to the open cane-and-thatch schoolroom in darkness, and forbid the children singing.

正确答案：B

A) T

B) F

Script: Sandy — as the owners had fondly named her — would be our house on wheels for the next three and a half weeks.

正确答案：A

A) T

B) F

Script: Queenstown, the adrenaline capital of New Zealand, had a real ski feel to it and was even complete with a cable car.

正确答案：A

A) T

B) F

Script: Te Anau was set around an idyllic valley, the largest in the whole of New Zealand and formed by a glacier.

正确答案：B

10.

A) T

B) F

Script: We ventured out into the Sound (in fact a fjord) towards the Tasman Sea during the 2-hour boat trip.

正确答案：A

Section B

A trip’s success often depends on what you bring with you and how you bring it. One packing (11)_________________ is researching the destination’s temperatures and precipitation. Running around cold and wet Paris in January would have been (12)_________________ had I not had warm and (13)_________________ boots. When beginning to pack, consider the trip activities. If it is a business trip, one does not need (14)_________________ jeans or a bikini. If you are going on a (15)_________________ to Fiji, a business suit is unnecessary.

While personal style is important, one must consider a destination’s tastes and cultural mores. If the destination is (16)_________________ , e.g. the Middle East, consider covering up. Conversely, glitzy Las Vegas is the perfect place to bring everything latex, sequined, metallic or reflective. Pack a range of clothes, all of which match each other. Clothing should not require (17)_________________ ca re. No one wants to be up all night ironing one’s suit or fretting if the hotel staff will return a shirt in time for the morning meeting.

Similarly, you don’t want to spend your vacation (18)_________________ .

Certain fabrics travel well. Natural cloth that breathes, like cotton, and microfibers are your friends but beware of linen due to its wrinkling propensity. Fabrics that can take a bit of abuse and (19)_________________ are ideal, especially on long trips. One should also wear the biggest, bulkiest clothes and shoes on the plane, to save luggage space.

Clothing and shoes should suit (20)_________________ . Use accessories, such as ties and jewelry to specialize the outfit for an event.

Script: A trip’s success often depends on what you bring with you and how you bring it. One packing essential is researching the destination’s temperatures and precipitation. Running around cold and wet Paris in January would have been miserable had I not had warm and sturdy boots. When beginning to pack, consider the trip activities. If it is a business trip, one does not need shredded jeans or a bikini. If you are going on a vacation to Fiji, a business suit is unnecessary.

While personal style is important, one must consider a destination’s tastes and cultural mores. If the destination is conservative, e.g. the Middle East, consider covering up. Conversely, glitzy Las Vegas is the perfect place to bring everything latex, sequined, metallic or reflective. Pack a range of clothes, all of which match each other. Clothing should not require considerable care. No one wants to be up all night ironing one’s suit or fretting if the hotel staff will return a shirt in time for the morning meeting.

Similarly, you don't want to spend your vacation hand-washing delicates.

Certain fabrics travel well. Natural cloth that breathes, like cotton, and microfibers

are your friends but beware of linen due to its wrinkling propensity. Fabrics that can take a bit of abuse and hold their shape are ideal, especially on long trips. One should also wear the biggest, bulkiest clothes and shoes on the plane, to save luggage space.

Clothing and shoes should suit a variety of settings. Use accessories, such as ties and jewelry to specialize the outfit for an event.

正确答案：essential

正确答案：miserable

正确答案：sturdy

正确答案：shredded

正确答案：vacation

正确答案：conservative

正确答案：considerable

正确答案：hand-washing delicates

正确答案：hold their shape

正确答案：a variety of settings

Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )

Section A

A) fringes B) spectacle C) opera D) continent

E) palm-thatch F) tributaries G) flocks H) spectacular

I) toddlers J) swear K) white-fleshed L) opaque

M) smeared N) controversial O) fingers

21. ______________________

正确答案：H

22. ______________________

正确答案：A

23. ______________________

正确答案：D

24. ______________________

正确答案：F

25. ______________________

正确答案：K

26. ______________________

正确答案：L

27. ______________________

正确答案：M

28. ______________________

正确答案：G

29. ______________________

正确答案：I

30. ______________________

正确答案：E

Section B

Passage One

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

31.

Nowadays, anthropologists tend to label men “Legless” because ________.

A) people forget how to use his legs

B) people prefer cars, buses and trains