全新版第二版综合B2U4-B
Part I Listening Comprehension
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.
1.
A) T
B) F
Script: For the last two years, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter.
正确答案： B
2.
A) T
B) F
Script: I have spent as long as thirteen weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries.
正确答案： B
3.
A) T
B) F
Script: I start to feel as though I've become one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the Net.
正确答案： A
4.
A) T
B) F
Script: Once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.
正确答案： A
5.
A) T
B) F
Script: I'd realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours.
正确答案： B
6.
A) T
B) F
Script: I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without an externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.
正确答案： A
7.
A) T
B) F
Script: My daughter is hooked on the Internet and I don't think that it is mad, bad and dangerous.
正确答案： B
8.
A) T
B) F
Script: My mistrust is based on the fact that this use of the Internet is such a pale copy of the time-honoured way in which people communicate with each other.
正确答案： A
9.
A) T
B) F
Script: When I was planning to go away for a few days last month, this intelligent 22-year-old announced a plan for a party.
正确答案： A
10.
A) T
B) F
Script: I think arguing with a daughter is always pleasant and easy.
正确答案： B
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 Internet is now playing an (11)_________________ role in the (12)_________________ connection and communication. Letters, telephone calls, telexes, faxes, etc. are no longer the only ways to communicate. Instead, one can (13)_________________ others by e-mail, net chat, BBS, IRC, MAVEN, CU-SeeMe and so on with the help of the (1
4)_________________ . For example, during the period of SARS, students in Beijing had to be sent away from school. As a result, their school education was forced to be (15)_________________ . However, a new flavor helped solve the problem. Do you know how? (16)_________________ the Internet, a new system called "Education On-line" was being carried out. With their PCs at home, students cruised around their school (17)_________________ merely by (18)_________________ the IP addresses. Here, (19)_________________ lectures, materials, exercises and homework are (20)_________________ on-line.
Script: The Internet is now playing an essential role in the interpersonal connection and communication. Letters, telephone calls, telexes, faxes, etc. are no longer the only ways to communicate. Instead, one can have contact with others by e-mail, net chat, BBS, IRC, MAVEN, CU-SeeMe and so on with the help of the Internet. For example, during the period of SARS, students in Beijing had to be sent away from school. As a result, their school education was forced to be cut off. However, a new flavor helped solve the problem. Do you know how? Thanks to the Internet, a new system called "Education On-line" was being carried out. With their PCs at home, students cruised around their school websites merely by inputting the IP addresses. Here, sufficient lectures, materials, exercises and homework are available on-line.
正确答案： essential
正确答案： interpersonal
正确答案： have contact with
正确答案： Internet
正确答案： cut off
正确答案： Thanks to
正确答案： websites
正确答案： inputting
正确答案： sufficient
正确答案： available
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 24 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.
I'd never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I'd never thought I relied so much on co-workers for company. I began to understand why long-term unemployment can be so 21 , why life without an externally supported daily plan can 22 to higher rates of drug 23 , crime, suicide.
To 24 balance to my life, I force myself back into the 25 world. I call people, arrange to meet with the few remaining friends who haven't fled New York City. I try to 26 get to the gym, so as to set apart the weekend from the rest of my week. I 27 interviews for stories, doctor's appointments — anything to get me 28 the house and connected with others.
But somet
imes being face to face is too much. I see a friend and her ringing laughter is 29 — the noise of conversation in the restaurant, unbearable. I make my excuses and 30 . I re-enter my apartment and run to the computer as though it were a place of safety.
A) running B) damaging C) flee D) real
E) remain F) abuse G) at least H) understanding
I) intolerable J) out of K) in the least L) arrange
M) restore N) guide O) lead
21. ______________________
正确答案： B
22. ______________________
正确答案： O
23. ______________________
正确答案： F
24. ______________________
正确答案： M
25. ______________________
正确答案： D
26. ______________________
正确答案： G
27. ______________________
正确答案： L
28. ______________________
正确答案： J
29. ______________________
正确答案： I
30. ______________________
正确答案： C
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.
If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think.
This is the research findings of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and as a result, we are aging unnecessarily soon. Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of aging could be slowed down. With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and varying occupations. Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intellect (智能) and emotion, and determine the human character. (The rear section of the brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing, doesn't contact with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional faculties).
Contraction of front and side parts — as cells die off — was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty and seventy-year-olds.
Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple remedy to the contraction normally associated with age — using the head.
The findings show in general terms that contraction of brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. Whit
e collar workers doing routine works in government offices are, however, likely to have shrinking brains as the farm workers, bus drivers and shop assistants.
Matsuzawa's findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. "The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain," he says, "Think hard and engage in conversation. Don't rely on pocket calculations."
31.
The team of doctors wanted to find out ________.
A) why certain people aged sooner than others
B) how to make people live longer
C) the size of certain people's brains
D) who were most intelligent
正确答案： A
32.
On what were their research findings based?
A) A survey of farmers in northern Japan.
B) Tests performed on a thousand old people.
C) The study of brain volumes of different people.
D) The latest development of computer technology.
正确答案： C
33.
The doctor's tests show that _________.
A) our brains shrink as we grow older
B) the front section of the brain doesn't shrink
C) sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-olds
D) some people's brains have contracted sooner than other people's
正确答案： D
34.
The word "subjects" in Para.3 means __________.
A) something to be considered
B) branches of knowledge studied
C) people chosen to be studied in an experiment
D) those who are studying the subjects
正确答案： C
35.
According to the passage, who seem to age slower than the others?
A) Lawyers.
B) Farmers.
C) Clerks.
D) Shop assistants.
正确答案： A
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
It is hardly necessary for me to cite all the evidence of the depressing state of literacy. These figures from the Department of Education are sufficient: 27 million Americans cannot read at all, and a further 35 million read at a level that is less than sufficient to survive in our society.
But my own worry today is less that of the overwhelming problem of elemental literacy than it is of the slightly more luxurious problem of the decline in the skill even of the middle-class reader, of his unwillingness to afford those spaces of silence, those luxuries of domesticity and time and concentration, that surround the image of the classic act of reading. It has been suggested that almost 80 percent of America's literate, educated teenagers can no longer read without an accompanying noise (music) in the background or a television screen flickering at the corner of their field of perception. We know very little about the brain and how it deals with simultaneous conflicting input, but every common-sense
intuition suggests we should be profoundly alarmed. This violation of concentration, silence, solitude goes to the very heart of our notion of literacy, this new form of part-reading, of part-perception against background distraction, renders impossible certain essential acts of apprehension and concentration, let alone that most important tribute any human being can pay to a poem or a piece of prose he or she really loves, which is to learn it by heart. Not by brain, by heart; the expression is vital.
Under these circumstances, the question of what future there is for the arts of reading is a real one. Ahead of us lie technical, psychic, and social transformations probably much more dramatic than those brought about by Gutenberg, the German inventor in printing. The Gutenberg revolution, as we now know it, took a long time; its effects are still being debated. The information revolution will touch every facet of composition, publication, distribution, and reading. No one in the book industry can say with any confidence what will happen to the book as we've known it.
36.
The picture of the reading ability of the American people, drawn by the author, is _______.
A) rather bleak
B) fairly bright
C) very impressive
D) quite encouraging
正确答案： A
37.
The author's biggest concern is that _______.
A) elementary school children's disinterest in reading classics
B) the surprisingly low rate of literacy in the U.S.
C) the musical setting American readers require for reading
D) the reading ability and reading behavior of the middle class people
正确答案： D
38.
A major problem with most adolescents who can read is_______ .
A) their fondness of music and TV programs
B) their ignorance of various forms of art and literature
C) their lack of attentiveness and basic understanding
D) their inability to focus on conflicting input
正确答案： C
39.
The author claims that the best way a reader can show admiration for a piece of poetry or prose is ________.
A) to be able to appreciate it and memorize it
B) to analyze its essential features
C) to think it over conscientiously
D) to make a fair appraisal of its artistic value
正确答案： A
40.
About the future of the arts of reading the author feels _______.
A) upset
B) uncertain
C) alarmed
D) pessimistic
正确答案： B
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.
I'd been working at my desk all morning, so I went outside to ___________ my legs.
A) surround
B) substance
C) substitute
D) stretch
正确答案： D
42.
The pace of life in Shanghai is so fast that, _______, I regret choosing to stay here.
A) some times
B) at times
C) in time
D) on time
正确答案： B
43.
To an especially________ child, a simple scolding can be a grievous experience.
A) sensible
B) sentimental
C) sensitive
D) sensational
正确答案： C
44.
When my students finish their daily presentation, I will give them some _________ to improve them.
A) remarks
B) praise
C) critics
D) reward
正确答案： A
45.
Some people spend too much time escaping from reality into the ________ world conjured up on their computer screens.
A) false
B) untrue
C) virtual
D) vague
正确答案： C
46.
A good scientist is not only _______ of the work of others, but also of his own.
A) critical
B) conscious
C) curious
D) cautious
正确答案： A
47.
Here are some toys. You can ______ one or two for your little son as a birthday gift from me.
A) single out
B) pick out
C) carry out
D) work out
正确答案： B
48.
In addition, many ______ the rules of English usage make it difficult to master.
A) exceptions of
B) exceptions for
C) exceptions to
D) exceptions in
正确答案： C
49.
They have arranged for the car to _______ at the airport.
A) pick them up
B) take them up
C) make them up
D) build them up
正确答案： A
50.
Song, in its beginnings, was closely _______ to music.
A) related
B) connected
C) joined
D) bound
正确答案： A
51.
I _________ articles and edit them via email and communicate with colleagues through Internet mailing.
A) subscribe
B) submit
C) correct
D) get
正确答案： B
52.
I arrive at nine o'clock, teach until twelve thirty and then have a meal; that is my morning _________.
A) routine
B) regular
C) order
D) regulations
正确答案： A
53.
Peter will _________ what his parents expect of him.
A) watch for
B) live up to
C) stand up to
D) get along with
正确答案： B
54.
Each variety of melon has its _________ flavor and texture.
A) individually
B) individual
C) private
D) personal
正确答案： B
55.
The present ________ wasn't really satisfactory to them.
A) attraction
B) assassination
C) arrangement
D) inspection
正确答案： C
56.
We regret __________ you tha
t you are to be dismissed next week.
A) to have informed
B) informing
C) to inform
D) having informed
正确答案： C
57.
A body weighs __________ from the surface of the Earth.
A) less, the farther it gets
B) the further it gets, less
C) less, the further it gets
D) the further it gets, the less
正确答案： A
58.
I was supposed to go to the dentist today, but it completely ___________ my mind.
A) slipped
B) vanished
C) bloomed
D) swallowed
正确答案： A
59.
The birds __________ at the sound of the gun.
A) scattered
B) isolated
C) confused
D) disordered
正确答案： A
60.
Considering that it is handmade, the price seems ___________.
A) avoidable
B) reasonable
C) predictable
D) available
正确答案： B
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English (with the given words or phrases).
61. 校长就我们学校上个学期的教学改革做了一些评论。
________________________________________
正确答案： The president made some remarks on the teaching reform carried out last semester in our school.
62. 很多年轻人并不喜欢街头黑帮，但是他们身不由己地卷进去了。
________________________________________
正确答案： A lot of youngsters don't like street gangs, but they find themselves getting sucked in.
63. 越战期间，很多美国年轻人逃离祖国来逃兵役。
________________________________________
正确答案： During the Vietnam War period, a lot of young Americans fled their country to avoid military service.
64. 政府官员决不应该滥用自己手中的权力。
________________________________________
正确答案： Governmental officials should never abuse their power.
65. 那些起初看似高级的享受如今却成为一种逃避形式。
________________________________________
正确答案： What first seemed like a luxury has become a form of escape.