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Unit 1The Tail of FamePart OneⅡ. Text Learni ng Guide1. Questi ons(1) Becaus e like a dog chasin g its own tail, when the artist captur es the fame, he does not know what else to do but to contin ue chasin g it.(2) Theirfreedo m to expres s themse lveswith otherstyles or forms.(3) It meansthat whilemen gradua lly become old, they neverlearnhow to be good.Part TwoⅠ. Writin gMy View on Remedi al Examin ation sRemedi al examin ation s have been part of univer sityeducat ion for many years. Aftercarefu l observ ation, we can find that it is more compli cated than what we have though t.On the whole, I should say remedi al examin ation s are necess ary for our educat ional system. On the one hand, if none of them fail the examin ation, how can we guaran tee the qualit y ofeducat ion? On the otherhand, by prepar ing for and taking part in remedi al examin ation s, studen ts can make up for the lost time. If they can learnfrom this lesson, it will certai nly do good to theirfuture life.To make remedi al examin ation s do the job, howeve r, we have to make sure of severa l points below. For one thing, we should make all the examin ation s as fair as possib le. Some studen ts cheatin the examin ation s to get high scores, and others beg the teache r for a satisf actor y grade. All of thesepeople should be severe ly punish ed. For anothe r, we should not decide the number of studen ts failin g the test before the examin ation. Teache rs should bear a standa rd in mind, whichis compar ableacross the years.The remedi al examin ation is an import ant part of colleg e educat ion. Only by planni ng it wisely and conduc tingit reason ablycan we make best use of it.Ⅱ. Readin g Compre hensi on(Skimmi ng and Scanni ng)1-7 DADCBD A8. 89 millio n viewer s9. extrin sic goals10. intrin sic goalsⅢ. Banked Cloze11. C12. J13. G14. M15. O16. F17. I18. D19. B20. LⅣ. Readin g in Depth21-25 CBCAD26-30 ADDABⅤ. Cloze31-35 CDABD36-40 ACDBA41-45 DCACA46-50 DBCDAⅥ. Word Buildi ng1. discou nt2. pessim istic3. exploi table4. uninte nded5. contam inant s6. uncomp romis ing7. desper ately8. sustai n9. obliga tion10. behavi oral11. behavi or12. imagin ary13. imagin ative14. accuse r15. braver yⅦ. Rewrit e the Follow ing Senten ces1. good luck to thosewho have a strong desire for fame and fortun e2. that he foundno one was readyto defend him at the risk of damagi ng his or her own name3. that thosewho fail get the greate st reward: freedo m4. artist s cannot stop in theircareer5. stop doingso even when he succee ds in gettin g it, a dog triesto get its own tailⅧ. Fill in the Blanks1. Single minde d2. quest3. motiva ted4. reject ed5. potent ial6. failed7. fundam ental8. thrown9. dull10. strugg leⅨ. Transl ation1. should nt have been to the cinema last night2. but otherthan that, hell eat just abouteveryt hing3. no matter what we may have done during the day4. we exploi t our resour ces as fullyas possib le5. must have had too much work to do6. they decide d not to work for the sake of the family7. We remain true to our commit ment8. is accuse d of9. otherthan to live an indepe ndent life10. dont let failur e harm you, dont let failur e take overUnit 2Charl ie Chapli nPart OneⅡ. Text Learni ng Guide1. Questi ons(1) In additi on to beingthe firstgreatcomedi an, Charli e Chapli n was also one of the most gifted direct ors in the histor y and a greattalent as a writer and compos er.(2) When he was 19 yearsold.(3) His transf ormat ion of lifele ss object s into otherkindsof object s, plus the skillwith whichhe execut ed it againand again.Part TwoⅠ. Writin gHow to Elimin ate Cheati ng on CampusNowada ys, instea d of listen ing attent ively in classand workin g hard afterclass, a number of studen ts adoptall kindsof dishon est method s to get high scores in examin ation s. It has become such a seriou s proble m that it has arouse d the concer n from the wholesociet y.To put an end to such a seriou s proble m, in my mind, it callsfor the effort s from all sides. Firstof all, the univer sityauthor ity should make it clearthat any cheati ng behavi or in the examin ation s, from whispe ringand copyin g, receiv ing answer s via mobile phones to asking ringer s for help, will be severe ly punish ed with no except ion. Moreov er, teache rs of all subjec ts should go all the way to restor e honest y by settin g an exampl e for the youththroug h speaki ng sincer ely and behavi ng truthf ully. Last but not least, youngstuden ts, the future of our nation, should view integr ity as the prereq uisit e to an uprigh t and respon sible citize n so as to learnto despis e and fightagains tdishon est behavi ors throug houtthe life.How can anybod y expect to lead a meanin gfullife if he is not far from any kind of cheati ng behavi ors? Only when all of us join in the effort s of elimin ating cheati ng at all levels can we expect to have a cleane r societ y and a more beauti ful future.Ⅱ. Readin g Compre hensi on(Skimmi ng and Scanni ng)1-7 ADBBAC D8. consum er cultur e9. mutual ly accept ablealtern ative s10. wise consum erⅢ. Banked Cloze11. M12. O13. J14. N15. K16. G17. B18. C19. A20. DⅣ. Readin g in Depth21-25 DCABB26-30 DCAADⅤ. Cloze31-35 ADBAA36-40 CCABD41-45 BACAD46-50 DDBCBⅥ. Word Buildi ng1. memori al2. applau se3. refres hment4. coarse5. doubtf ul6. incide ntal7. coinci dence8. terror ist9. critic ism10. ageism11. electa ble12. relief13. revolu tioni zed14. politi cal15. surrou nding sⅦ. Rewrit e the Follow ing Senten ces1. knownthat you were coming, I wouldhave met you at the airpor t2. been in good health, he couldhave writte n many books3. were especi allyuseful in his creati ons4. that we have run out of waterand food5. that life eventu allygave Charli e Chapli n the stable happin ess it had earlie r denied himⅧ. Fill in the Blanks1. relief2. spanne d3. threat ening4. turned5. cautio usly6. with7. unfoun ded8. calm9. sparke d10. talent edⅨ. Transl ation1. Its a comfor t to know2. wouldhave attrac ted a largenumber of audien ce3. wouldhave been differ ent4. has neverlost faithin her own abilit y5. I just learne d as I went along6. execut e this skillperfec tly7. it is a wasteof time to arguewith him8. find theirway into the intern ation al market9. couldmake up a story10. on purpos eUnit 3Longi ng for a New Welfar e SystemPart OneⅡ. Text Learni ng Guide(1) Proble ms of the presen t welfar e system.(2) He has chosen to live a life of comple te honest y by drummi ng up some busine ss and drawin g cartoo ns for magazi nes.(3) The system so easily lendsitself to abuseby the welfar e givers as well as by the client s.(4) He dreams of a new system that will encour age the client s and help them develo p theirtalent s, rather than seek to convic t them of cheati ng.Part TwoⅠ. Writin gWelfar e in Modern Societ ySocial welfar e is an essent ial elemen t of an advanc ed societ y. Good system s are always abused, but that does not mean they are faulty. In my opinio n, the two main reason s why welfar e paymen ts are necess ary are as follow s:Firstof all, critic s forget that thereare many formsof welfar e beside s paymen ts to theunempl oyed. Theirnegati ve opinio ns harm thosewho are not capabl e of earnin g a wage, such as single parent mother s, the disabl ed, and the sick.The second reason is that crimeincrea ses when people have no meansof suppor t. The desper ately poor inevit ablyturn to crime, whichis not only danger ous but also costly.Certai n member s of societ y believ e that people should look afterthemse lves. They pointout that welfar e increa ses depend encyon others and destro ys dignit y. This may be true, but in the case of the unempl oyed, the relief paymen ts are usuall y tempor ary. It is surely the faultof the govern mentif thereare longte rm unempl oyed.Withou t welfar e paymen ts the poor are destin ed to become poorer. The firstduty of a govern mentis to provid e a financ ial safety net for all disadv antag ed person s, and that includ es thosewithou t work.Ⅱ. Readin g Compre hensi on(Skimmi ng and Scanni ng)1-7 ADBCAD C8. quitehomoge neous9. relati onshi ps with consum ers10. mediaⅣ. Banked Cloze11.I12. D13. E14. G15. J16. B17. N18. K19. L20. FⅣ. Readin g in Depth21-25 CBDBA26-30 DBBAB31-35 CBDDD36-40 BABAB41-45 DCCCB46-50 ACDDCⅥ. Word Buildi ng1. longis h2. animal like3. selfis h4. honeyl ike5. ballli ke6. boyish7. yellow ish8. politi cians9. bookis h10. ladyli ke11. foolis h12. compen satio n13. shelll ike14. beauti cian15. physic ianⅦ. Rewrit e the Follow ing Senten ces1. to have been killed in the explos ion2. believ ed to live in New York3. are said to be homele ss afterthe floods4. taking care of our chairs5. have escape d by climbi ng over the wallⅧ. Fill in the Blanks1. tough2. with3. live4. result5. increa se6. behind7. for8. out9. from10. search ingⅨ. Transl ation1. the mayorhas decide d to look into the affair s in person2. Now they are facedwith the threat of losing theirjobs again3. You only need to fill out a form to get your member ship4. As a result, they arrive d threehourslaterthan they had planne d5. The offici al got involv ed in a scanda l6. The man living on welfar e beganto buildup his own market7. so we are entitl ed to have them bow to us as compen satio n8. Afterconsid ering your backgr oundand experi ence9. who turned out to be our new manage r10. Thereneedsto be someon e who can act as a champi on for the rights of the poor Unit 4The Teleco mmuni catio ns Revolu tionPart OneⅡ. Text Learni ng Guide1. Questi ons(1) The author refers to thoseplaces withou t teleco mmuni catio ns facili tiessuch as teleph ones, whichhinder s exchan ge of inform ation.(2) Becaus e they believ e Vietna m is desper ate for any phones and it lacksexperi encein weighi ng costsand choosi ng betwee n techno logie s.(3) Becaus e LatinAmeric an custom ers talk two to four timesas long on the phoneas people in NorthAmeric a.Part TwoⅠ. Writin gPeople s Interp retat ionsof HitechHitech in its larges t senserefers to a set of invest menti ntens ive techno logie s that lead in the modern scienc e and techno logyas guides for tappin g produc tivit y, promot ing social civili zatio n and modern izing nation al defens e.It featur es improv ement, integr ation, and creati vityin techno logyand has IT, new materi als and new energi es as its majorpillar s. When applie d to differ ent walksof life, howeve r, it takeson differ ent shades of meanin g. Hitech in the worldof enterp riser s is ofteninterp reted as an idealway to open up new busine ssesand bringin huge profit s. Hitech in the contex t of IT is a genera l term for such landma rks as networ k, fiberoptics, digiti zatio n and inform ation superh ighwa y. To politi cians, hitech is symbol ic of the winnin g edge a countr y needsto compet e for its rise in the world. With scient ists, hitech is the repres entat ive of sophis ticat ion, infilt ratio n, indepe ndenc e, and diffus ion. For the milita ry circle s, hitech meansa key factor separa tingthe winner s from the losers in the battle field.As far as colleg e studen ts like us are concer ned, hitech always signif ies a summit that challe ngesour endura nce as well as our knowle dge learne d in class. Anyone who triesto attain it with one leap or failsto endure the painsduring the long course of strivi ng toward it will standlittle chance to experi encethe thrill derive d from conque ringit. And moreov er, hitech is someth ing relati ve and change able, becaus e todays hitech result s from yester daystechno logyand will grow outofd ate as compar ed to tomorr ows.In this light, the idealway of keepin g pace with hitech is to buildup a soundfounda tionin basicknowle dge.Ⅱ. Readin g Compre hensi on(Skimmi ng and Scanni ng)1-7 BDCDBA C8. qualif ied9. recogn izes10. excell enceⅢ. Banked Cloze11. B12.J13.L14.C15.I16.H17.N18. G19. O20.EⅣ. Readin g in Depth21-25 ADBCB25-30 BDADCⅤ. Cloze31-35 BABCD36-40 CBCAB41-45 DCBCC46-50 ADBCBⅥ. Word Buildi ng1. superp ower2. supera bunda nt3. supers peed4. supere ffici ent5. autoti mer6. infras truct ure7. provin cial8. invest or9. usage10.reliab le11. dispos al12. persis tence13. librar ian14. corres ponde nce15. annual lyⅦ. Rewrit e the Follow ing Senten ces1. Concen trate on indoor deligh ts rather than outdoo r fights and youllbe much better apprec iated.2. As a result of the develo pment of the inform ation superh ighwa y many people may eventu allybe able to work at home rather than go to an office.3. Some people say that this term pupils achiev ement s will be measur ed by a formal test rather than by theirteache rs assess ment.4. They argued that theirproduc ts should be develo ped on the basisof need rather than profit.5. It is report ed that the number of wild animal s in Africa is decrea sing.Ⅷ. Fill in the Blanks1. boost2. in3. to4. Meanwh ile5. Howeve r6. betwee n7. in8. resist9. despit e10. so thatⅨ. Transl ation1. Petrol now is twiceas expens ive as it was a few yearsago2. Theirs is aboutthreetimesas big as ours3. LatinAmeric an custom ers talk two to four timesas long on phoneas people in NorthAmeric a4. the fee for cell phones is typica lly twiceas much as for callsmade over fixedlines5. can transm it 250,000 timesas much data as a standa rd teleph one wire6. By instal lingthe latest wirele ss transm issio n system s7. Anyone can take good photos8. a busine ss must keep pace with develo pment s in the market place9. whereall the booksare at theirdispos al10. We should make full use of the platfo rmUnit 5Choos e to Be Aloneon Purpos ePart OneⅡ. Text Learni ng Guide1. Questi ons(1) All 22 millio n people live alone, whichsugges ts that it is an overwh elmin g phenom enonin the United States.(2) It depend s. If they live with theirfriend s, the friend s tempor ary leavin g will be receiv ed as a welcom e change. Howeve r, if they live alone, the tempor ary absenc e of friend s may leavethem with a feelin g emptin ess.(3) To stay ration al, settle down in a comfor table way and find pleasu re from the curren t life, wait for anythi ng happythat may happen.Part TwoⅠ. Writin gCredit CardsPerson al credit cardsare becomi ng more common in China. Banksand otherfinanc ial instit ution s are encour aging theircustom ers to change the way they buy things. Credit cards, otherw ise knownas“plasti c money”, are beingoffere d on very good termsto encour age the change. Consum ers willbeableto“buynow, pay later”, and many see this as an advant age.But people need to be carefu l. Thereare danger s associ atedwith credit cards. Some people find it very easy to exceed theirbudget. They are tempte d to purcha se goodsthat they do not really need, and can become quickl y overbu rdene d by debt. The credit cardsoftencharge a high rate ofintere st, whichexacer bates the proble ms for thesepeople.Howeve r, used wisely credit cardscan improv e the qualit y of people s lives. They can give people access to moneyto meet sudden unplan ned expens es. Proper ly handle d, they can let peoplecontro l theirexpend iture and the monthl y statem entsprovid e a record of wheretheirmoneyhas gone.Ⅱ. Readin g Compre hensi on(Skimmi ng and Scanni ng)1-7 CBADCB A8. perfec tion(or perfec tions eekin g)9. a new and entert ainin g pastim e10. almost an end in itselfⅢ. Banked Cloze11. I12. O13. B14. N15. F16. E17. K18. C19. J20. AⅣ. Readin g in Depth21-25 CCDDA26-30 BBDDCⅤ. Cloze31-35 BDABD36-40 ACBDB41-45 CACDB46-50 DADBCⅥ. Word Buildi ng1. effici ency2. slippe ry3. accura cy4. inspir ation5. undere stima ted6. overch arged7. electr ician8. overre act9. inadeq uate10. intole rable11. disord erly12. reliab le13. organi c14. depres sion15. reside nceⅦ. Rewrit e the Follow ing Senten ces1. Ive heardthe terrib le noiseonce or twicebefore, but neverso loud as this one.2. Men are neverso peacef ul, so gracef ul with each otheras they are now.3. Rememb er that the less proces sed a food, the higher its minera l and vitami n conten t.4. The less exerci se you do, the more unfityou will become, and the harder everyd ay taskswill seem.5. The more openly you and your doctor can talk togeth er, the better servic e your doctor will be able to give you.Ⅷ. Fill in the Blanks1. widowe d2. commit ted3. embarr assin g4. purpos e5. reject ed6. charac teris tic7. solita ry8. ventur e9. tame10. delibe ratel yⅨ. Transl ation1. We mightjust as well walk2. the more likely it is that you will end up failin g the exam3. whichwas why he felt so embarr assed4. and hope that the cooper ation can be furthe red5. The riches t people are not necess arily the happie st6. and she wished that she had stayed at home rather than gone to the superm arket7. attrib ute academ ic succes s/achiev ement to hard work8. two countr ies reache d a compro miseon import duty9. consum ption is out of propor tionto income10. should have givenpriori ty to qualit yUnit 6Bribe ry and Busine ss EthicsPart OneⅡ. Text Learni ng Guide1. Questi ons(1) Becaus e they dont know how seriou s the proble m of briber y is.(2) Becaus e thesepracti ces are likely to be morall y wrongand may be certai n formsof briber y.(3) They wanted to avoidan unfavo rable conclu siondrawnfrom the invest igati on of theirpossib le violat ion of the US busine ss laws.(4) Yes. More than 300 US compan ies, for exampl e, admitt ed that they had made questi onabl e paymen ts.Part TwoⅠ. Writin gFood Contam inati onWhile2008 witnes sed the greatjoy of Olympi c Games, for thousa nds of babies and theirparent s, their2008 was a nightm are. Due to the tainte d milk, many babies were suffer ing from kidney stone, and some infant s even died. This case, howeve r, is only the latest food safety proble m.As people can not live withou t food and drink, food contam inati on will result in not only direct health proble ms, but also otherindire ct conseq uence s. Firstl y, when a produc t is discov eredto be contam inate d, people will have linger ing fearsin a largescale. Second ly, take SanluScanda l for instan ce, when the scanda l was public ized, the compan y only reaped its bankru ptcy. In a sense, food safety proble m is harmfu l to the nation al econom y and can affect social stabil ity.In orderto counte r food safety proble ms, corpor ate leader s should not be blindin pursui t of shortt erm profit throug h adulte ratio n and otherunlawf ul means. Meanwh ile, the govern mentshould also perfec t its superv ision proced ures.Ⅱ. Readin g Compre hensi on(Skimmi ng and Scanni ng)1-7 CABACA D8. too much attent ion9. puppykinder garte n classe s10. theirmild formⅢ. Banked Cloze11. F12. L13. H14. G15. C16. A17. M18. B19. K20. EⅣ. Readin g in Depth21-25 CBDCB26-30 BBCADⅤ. Cloze31-35 DACDB36-40 BACAA41-45 BCBDB46-50 CDCACⅥ. Word Buildi ng1. foresi ght2. ejourn al3. illite rate4. legali ze5. compet itive6. observ able7. distin guish ed8. apprec iativ e9. apprec iable10. defini tion11. rising12. assura nce13. concer ning14. Substa ntial15. negoti ationⅦ. Rewrit e the Follow ing Senten ces1. Suppos e you are a very heavysmoker and you are anxiou s to breakthe habit, wherecouldyou get the help?2. Suppos e you have just got marrie d and you are employ ed for threeyearsto work abroad, how wouldyou explai n it to your newlymarrie d wife?3. It is pointl ess to go therenext Monday—theres a public holida y.4. It is really astoni shing that she refuse s to talk to you.5. The childr en went thereto watchthe iron towerbeingerecte d.Ⅷ. Fill in the Blanks1. standa rds2. accuse d3. fund4. questi onabl e5. exagge rated6. discou nts7. number ed8. withdr awn9. compet itive10. abroadⅨ. Transl ation1. It is pointl ess to arguewith him2. whichI was not able to do before3. The abilit y to visual ly distin guish betwee n red and green4. everyo ne involv ed in the robber y is underinvest igati on5. concer ningwhethe r to standby the new unfair regula tion6. Thereis no pointarguin g7. Provid ed that thereis no object ions8. it was for beingaccuse d of briber y that the PrimeMinist er resign ed9. If only we had not made mistak es10. we should nevergive up our belief in happin essUnit 7Resea rch into Popula tionGeneti csPart OneⅡ. Text Learni ng Guide1. Questi ons(1) The book conclu des that despit e surfac e featur es, the racesare remark ablyalikeunderthe skin.(2) In humanblood, becaus e variou s protei ns serveas marker s to reveal a person s geneti c map.(3) The ultima te aim is to weaken conven tiona l notion s of race that causeracial prejud ice.Part TwoⅠ. Writin gOn Marria ge of Chines e OnCamp us Studen tsThereis a new dissen sionputtin g forwar d thesedays: Should Chines e oncamp us studen ts be approv ed to get marrie d before they comple te theircourse s? Some people prefer“yes” whilesome others prefer“no”. Certai nly a largenumber of people just cannot decide on whichside they should stand.In fact, the govern mentallows oncamp us studen ts to get marrie d before they comple te theireducat ion. Thereisnt a regula tionprocla imedin writin g to forbid marria ge of oncamp us studen ts. But it must affect thosetriers.In my opinio n, it is unnece ssary to forbid oncamp us studen ts to get marrie d before they finish theircolleg e study, howeve r, it should nt be advoca ted or encour aged, becaus e for oncamp us studen ts, they play the role as learne rs. Theirmain task is to learn. If they marrie d, theirschool work must be affect ed and they may not gradua te favora bly or may not be capabl e for future works. So, I believ e: Almost all oncamp us studen ts should deal with the questi on reason ably.Ⅱ. Readin g Compre hensi on(Skimmi ng and Scanni ng)1-7 BBCADD A8. the“fairuse”except ion of the US copyri ght law9. the courts decisi ons10. become obsole teⅢ. Banked Cloze11. J12. E13. I14. K15. G16. N17. D18. A19. F20. MⅣ. Readin g in Depth21-25 BDCAD26-30 BADBBⅤ. Cloze31-35 CBADB36-40 DBCAB41-45 CBCAB46-50 CDADCⅥ. Word Buildi ng1. suffic ient2. extens ive3. descen ded4. superf icial5. variat ion6. potent ial7. Confro nted8. migrat e9. discou nted10. distin ct11. adapta ble12. reason able13. identi ty14. intens ely15. creati onⅦ. Rewrit e the Follow ing Senten ces1. Compar ed our achiev ement s todaywith what we starte d out to be, it is more than a miracl e brough t aboutby yearsof except ional ly hard work.2. Hepwor th is more than a film maker; he had learnt to find storie s that wouldhave genuin e popula r appeal.3. The experi enceof sights eeing in the wonder ful island is nothin g less than exciti ng and I am movedto tears.4. Theirdreamwas nothin g less than a revolu tiona ry projec t to bringcomput ers and ordina ry people togeth er.5. He was very concer ned that she should not be tiredor bored; he wanted to make sure that the holida y wouldbe nothin g less than perfec t for her.Ⅷ. Fill in the Blanks1. advanc ed2. surviv e3. prefer ence4. domina nt5. commen ced6. evolut ion7. attrib utes8. phenom ena9. sheds10. contro versi alⅨ. Transl ation1. that cooper ation was more than an attrac tiveoption; it was a respon sibil ity2. new lighthas been shed on the histor y of humangenes3. only hard work in combin ation with proper method s4. wouldserveas a warnin g to others5. is confin ed to thosewho have closecontac t with the patien ts6. are in a better positi on to unders tandwhat has happen ed and what to do7. she was nothin g less than dedica ted and neverallowe d her profes siona l priori tiesto bedistra cted8. only thoseobserv ation s consid eredreleva nt to that task should be record ed9. blackpeople are descen ded from Africa ns10. brings abouta change in the nature of societ y and humanrelati onshi ps within itⅩ. ProofReadin g1. of∧safest→the2. medici nes→medici ne/drug3. suffer ed→suffer ing4. if→though/althou gh5. betwee n→among6. is→are7. number→deal/amount, quanti ty8. in→to9. 去掉down10. and→butUnit 8Slave ry Gave Me Nothin g to LosePart OneⅡ. Text Learni ng Guide1. Questi ons(1) The timidpeered cautio uslyat the Northe rners from behind curtai ns; and the bold wouldcome outsid e to watchthem go past and got just as much pleasu re out of them as they got out of the villag e.(2) When she was thirte en, she was sent to school in Jackso nvill e, and then she experi enced a huge change. She became awarethat she was black.(3) As is descri bed, the conten ts reveal ed are nothin g but common object s. It sugges ts that for ordina ry people, no matter what colorthey are, they sharesometh ing in common.Part TwoⅠ. Writin gEffect s of Beauty Produc tsWith the improv ement of the living condit ions, many people shifttheirfocusto theirappear ance. Womenare in partic ularworrie d aboutwrinkl es on theirfaces. They turn to beauty produc ts, trying to delaythe proces s of agingand stay young. Thus many kindsof skin creams appear on beauty counte rs.But people differ as to the effect s of beauty produc ts. Some people believ e that they benefi t from them. Skin creamcan effect ively renewthe skin, get rid of wrinkl es and beat back the destru ction coming with age. Take Sue as an exampl e, aftertrying a famous skin creamfor severa l months, she foundher skin softer and smooth er. Whileothers claimthat beauty produc ts may have harmfu l effect s on people s skin and theirhealth as well if it contai ns too much mercur y.In my opinio n, beauty produc ts on the wholeare good. But we should not neglec t the bad effect s of thosemislea dingproduc ts. Custom ers stillcontro l the finalbuying decisi on.Ⅱ. Readin g Compre hensi on(Skimmi ng and Scanni ng)1-7 BDBCDB C8. emotio nal depend ence, shameand fear9. they feel trappe d and guilty10. does not guaran tee respec t。
（完整版）英语专业四级完形填空汇总练习题附答案）⼀四级英语每⽇练习Passage 1It is well known that teenage boys tend to do better 1)______ math than girls, that male high school students are more likely than their female counterparts 2)______ advanced math courses like calculus, that virtually all the great mathematicians3)______ men. Are women born with 4)______ mathematical ability? Or does society's sexism slow their progress? In 1980, two Johns Hopkins University researchers tried 5)______ the eternal nature/nurture debate. Julian Stanley and Camilla Benbow 6)______ 10,000 talented seventh and eighth graders between 1972 and 1979. Using the Scholastic Aptitude Test, in which math questions are meant to measure ability rather than knowledge, they discovered 7)______ sex differences.8)______ the verbal abilities of the males and females 9)______ differed, twice as many boys as girls scored over 500 (on a scale of 200 to 800) on mathematical ability; at the 700 level, the ratio was 14 to 1. The conclusion: males have 10)______ superior mathematical reasoning ability.Benbow and Stanley's findings, 11)______ were published in "Science", disturbed some men and 12)______ women. Now there is comfort for those people in a new study from the University of Chicago that suggests math 13)______ not, after all, a natural male domain. Prof. Zalman Usiskin studied 1,366 tenth graders. They were selected from geometry classes and tested on their ability to solve geometry proofs, a subject requiring 14)______ abstract reasoning and spatial ability. Theconclusion 15)______ by Usiskin: there are no sex differences in math ability.1. A. at B. to C. of D. about2. A. in tackling B. tackling C. to tackle D. about tackling3. A. might be B. have been C. must be D. had been4. A. smaller B. less C. fewer D. not more5. A. to settle B. to set C. settling D. setting6. A. were tested B. have tested C. were testing D. had tested7. A. distinct B. instinct C. remote D. vague8. A. Since B. However C. As D. While9. A. scarcely not B. virtually C. largely D. hardly10. A. superficially B. universally C. inherently D. initially11. A. as B. that C. which D. all12. A. few B. not a few C. not few D. quite few13. A. be B. were C. was D. is14. A. none of B. neither of C. either D. both15. A. got B. gained C. reached D. accomplishedPassage 2We all know that a magician does not really depend on "magic" to perform his tricks, but on his ability to act at great speed.16)______, this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician 17)______rabbits from a hat. 18)______ the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of 19)______. He could free himself from the tight test knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. 20)______ no one really knows how he did this, there is no doubt 21)______ he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this inplace of a key.probably hidden his "needle" in a wax like 25)______ and dropped it on the floor in the passage. 26)______ he went past, he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape, however, was 27)______ astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed in an empty wooden chest, the lid of 28)______ was nailed down. The 29)______ was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was 30)______, it was opened and the chains were found inside.16. A. Generally B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise17. A. to produce B. who produces C. produce D. how to produce18. A. Out of the question B. Though C. Probably D. Undoubted19. A. escaping B. locking C. opening D. dropping20. A. Surprisingly B. Obviously C. Perhaps D. Although21. A. if B. whether C. as to D. that22. A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound23. A. at B. by C. in D. for24. A. rid B. charged C. accused D. deprived25. A. candle B. mud C. something D. substance26. A. As B. Usually C. Maybe D. Then27. A. overall B. all but C. no longer D. altogether28. A. it B. which C. that D. him29. A. chest B. body C. lid D. chain30. A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. snapped⼆Passage 3Who won the World cup 1998 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play?31)______ an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets giving the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to gather the news. Newspapers have one basic 32)______, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 33)______ it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 34)______ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication.35)______, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 36)______ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are37)______ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields. Besides keeping readers 38)______ of the latest news, today's newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 39)______ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 40)______. Newspapers are sold at a price that 41)______ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 42)______ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The success in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This 43)______ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends somewhat on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 44)______ in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as source of information 45)______ the community, city, country, state, nation and world and even outer space.31. A. Just when B. While C. Soon after D. Before32. A. reason B. cause C. problem D. purpose33. A. make B. publish C. know D.A. anotherB. otherC. one anotherD. the other35.A. HoweverB. AndC. ThereforeD. So36.A. valueB. ratioC. rateD. speed37.A. spreadB. passedC. printedD. completed38.A. informB. be informedC. to be informedD. informed39.A. onB. throughC. withD. of40.A. formsB. existenceC. contentsA. tries to coverB. manages to coverC. fails to coverD. succeeds in42.A. sourceB. originC. courseD. finance43.A. measuresB. measuredC. is measuredD. was measured44.A. offeringB. offeredC. which offeredD. to be offered45.A. byB. withC. atD. aboutPassage 4The United States is well known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 46)______ these wide modern roads are generally 47)______ and well maintained, with48)______ sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not always the most 49)______ one. Large highways often pass 50)______ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 51)______ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with 52)______ traffic during rush hours, 53)______ the "fast, direct" route becomes a very slow route.However, there is almost always another route to take 54)______ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 55)______ new "superhighways", there are often older, 56)______ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 57)______ of these are good two lane roads; others are unevenroads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high 58)______, or down frightening hillside to towns 59)______ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 60)______the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world.C. BecauseD. Therefore47.A. stableB. splendidC. smoothD. complicated48.A. littleB. fewC. muchD. many49.A. terribleB. possibleC. enjoyableD. profitable50.A. toB. intoC. overD. by51.A. leadB. connectC. collectD. communicate52.A. largeB. fastC. highD. heavy54.A. unlessB. ifC. asD. since55.A. relativelyB. regularlyC. respectivelyD. reasonably56.A. andB. lessC. moreD. or57.A. AllB. SeveralC. LotsD. Some58.A. rocksB. cliffsC. roadsD. paths59.A. lyingB. layingC. laidD. liedPassage 5Early Tudor England was to a large extent self-sufficient. Practically all the necessities of life -- food, clothing, fuel and housing -- were produced from native resources by native effort, and it was to 61)______ these primary needs that the great mass of the population labored 62)______ its daily tasks. Production was for the most part organized in innumerable small units. In the country the farm, the hamlet and the village lived on 63)______ they could grow or make for themselves, and 64) ______ the sale of any surplus in the local market town, 65)______ in the towns craftsmen applied themselves to their one-man business, making the boots and shoes, the caps and the cloaks, the 66)______ and harness of townsmen and countrymen 67)______. Once a week town and country would meet to make 68)______ at a market which came 69) ______ realizing the medieval idea of direct contact between producer and 70) ______. This was the traditional economy, which was hardly altered for some centuries, and which set the 71) ______ of work and the standard of life of perhaps nice out of 72)______ ten English men and women. The work was long and 73)______, and the standard of life achieved was almost 74)______ low. Most Englishmen lied by a diet which was often 75)______ and always monotonous, wore coarse and ill-fitting clothes which harbored dirt undermine, and lived in holes whose squalor would affront the modern slum dweller.61.A. settleB. answerC. satisfyD. fill62.A. atB. inC. onD. with63.A. whichB. whatC. whetherD. where64.A. withB. byC. onD. for65.A. althoughB. apparatusC. equipmentD. implement67.A. similarB. skinC. likeD. alike68.A. exchangeB. bargainC. dealingD. ride69.A. close atB. adjacent toC. near toD. near-by70.A. consumerB. buyerC. userD. shopper71.A. modelB. formC. patternD. method72.A. everyA. cruelB. hardC. ruthlessD. severe74.A. unimaginativelyB. unimaginablyC. imaginarilyD. unimaginedly75.A. weakB. littleC. meagerD. sparsePassage 6Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was designed by one man to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a vigorous game that could be played indoors in the winter.In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying 76)______ up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy77)______ the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor activities78)______ their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the school.He first tried to 79)______ some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised form tackling each other and 80)______ hit with equipment. So, Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact.Most popular sports used a ball, so he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it 81)______ no equipment, such as a bat or a racket to hit it. Next he decided 82)______ an elevated goal, so that scoring world depend on skill and accuracy rather than on 83)______ only.His goals were two peach baskets, 84)______ to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic 85)______ of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith worth rules for the game, 86)______ of which, though with some small changes, are still 87)______ effect.Basketball was an immediate success. The students 88)______ it to their friends and the new sport quickly 89)______ on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games 90)______ the world.76.A. to have comeB. coming77.A. betweenB. duringC. whenD. for78.A. rousedB. heldC. hadD. were79.A. imitateB. adoptC. adaptD. renovate80.A. beingB. to beC. beenD. were81.A. requestedB. usedC. requiredD. took82.A. onB. toC. ofD. with83.A. powerB. strengthB. fixingC. that fixD. which fixed85.A. methodB. ruleC. wayD. idea86.A. fewB. muchC. manyD. little87.A. withB. inC. onD. for88.A. definedB. spreadC. taughtD. discussed89.A. wentB. tookC. putD. caught90.A. ofB. throughout4. B5. A6. D7. A8. D9. D10. C11. C12. B13. D14. D15. C16. B17. C18. C19. A20. D21. D22. D23. C24. C25. D26. A27. D28. B31. C32. D33. C34. B35. A41. C42. A43. C44. B45. D46. A47. C48. B49. C50. D51. B52. D53. A54. B55. A56. B57. D58. B59. A60. D61. C62. A63. B64. C65. B66. D69. C70. A71. C72. A78. B79. C80. A81. C82. A83. B84. A85. D86. C87. B88. C89. B90. BClozeDecide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank. Aesthetic thought of a distinctively modern bent emerged during the 18th century. The western philosophers and critics of this time devoted much attention to such matters (1)_____ natural beauty, the sublime, and representation -- a trend reflecting the central position they had given to the philosophy of nature. (2)_____ that time, however, the philosophy of art has become ever more (3)_____ and has begun to (4)_____ the philosophy of nature. Various issues (5)_____ to the philosophy of art have had a (6)_____ impact (7)_____ the orientation of 20th-century aesthetics. (8)_____ among these are problems relating to the theory of art as form and (9)_____ the distinction between representation and expression. Still another far-reaching question has to do with the value of art. Two opposing theoretical positions (10)_____ on this issue: one holds that art and its appreciation are a means to some recognized moral good, (11)_____ the other maintains that art is intrinsically valuable and is an end in itself. Underlying this whole issue is the concept of taste,one of the basic concerns of aesthetics. In recent years there has also been an increasing (12)_____ with art as the prime object of critical judgment. Corresponding to the trend in contemporary aesthetic thought, (13)_____ have followed(14)_____ of two approaches. In one, criticism is restricted to the analysis and interpretation of the work of art. (15)_____, it is devoted to articulating the response to the aesthetic object and to (16)_____ a particular way of perceiving it. Over the years, aesthetics has developed into a broad field of knowledge and inquiry. The concerns of contemporary aesthetics include such(17)_____ problems as the nature of style and its aesthetic significance; the relation of aesthetic judgment to culture; the(18)_____ of a history of art; the (19)_____ of Freudian psychology and other forms of psychological study to criticism; and the place of aesthetic judgment in practical (20)_____ in the conduct of everyday affairs.1.A. forB. asC. toD. with3.A. promotionalB. promissoryC. promiscuousD. prominent 4.A. plantB. supplantC. transplantD. replant5.A. centralB. concentratingC. focusingD. centering6.A. markingB. remarkingC. markedD. remarked7.A. onB. forC. inD. to8.A. ForebodyingB. ForemostC. ForethoughtfulD. Foregone10.A. have broughtB. have been broughtC. have takenD. have been taken11.A. whereasB. whereinC. whereonD. wherefore12.A. preoccupancyB. preoccupationC. premonitionD. preoption13.A. artistsB. writersC. criticsD. analysts14.A. allB. eitherC. neitherD. none15.A. In the other mannerB. In the other wayC. In anotherD. In the otherB. justifiedC. justifyingD. having justified17.A. diverseB. dividedC. divineD. dividual18.A. vicinityB. viabilityC. villainyD. visibility19.A. relianceB. reliabilityC. reliefD. relevancy20.A. reasonB. reasonablenessC. reasoningD. reasonability1. B2. A3. D4. B5. A6. C7. A8. B9. C10. D13. C14. B15. D16. C17. A18. B19. D20. CClozeDecide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment, has been continuously practiced by humans for some 20,000 years. Together with other activities (1)_____ ritualistic in origin but have come to be designated as artistic (such as music or dance), painting was one of the earliest ways in which man(2)_____ to express his own personality and his (3)_____ understanding of an existence beyond the material world.(4)_____ music and dance, however, examples of early forms of painting have survived to the present day. The modern eye can derive aesthetic as well as antiquarian satisfaction (5)_____ the 15,000-year-old cave murals of Lascaux -- some examples (6)_____ to the considerable powers of draftsmanship of these early artists. And painting, like other arts, exhibits universal qualities that (7)_____ for viewers of all nations and civilizations to understand and appreciate.The major (8)_____ examples of early painting anywhere in the world are found in Western Europe and the Soviet Union. But some 5,000 years ago, the areas in which important paintings were executed (9)_____ to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions. (10)_____, Western shared a European cultural tradition -- the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin and, later, the countries of the New World. Western painting is in general distinguished by its concentration (11)_____ the。
法语专业四级（综合）模拟试卷4(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1.1．La maladie de sa mère est assez grave, dans son cas, un traitment urgent est absolument ______.A．disponibleB．dispensableC．indispensableD．inévitable正确答案：C解析：A解释为“可自由使用的；空闲的”，B为“可免除的”，C为“必需的，必要的”，而D则意为“不可避免的，必然的”。
既然母亲的病已相当严重，那么急救治疗应当选C。
知识模块：单项选择题2．Comme le vieux monsieur a une mauvaise vue, il savait que ces précautions n”étaient pas ______.A．nécessairesB．inutilesC．importantesD．utiles正确答案：B解析：A为“必要的，不可缺少的”，B为“无用的，无效的”，C为“重要的”，D为“有用的”。
上文说到“老先生的视力不好”，那么按常理而言，预防措施是有用的，由于句中出现了否定词ne...pas，故选B。
知识模块：单项选择题3．Le train ______ vers le ruisseau.A．se diminueB．tombeC．se réduitD．s”abaisse正确答案：D解析：A为“缩小，减少”。
B为“摔倒，掉落，降低”。
C为“缩小，减少”。
D为“降低”。
其中B的“降低”之意常用于抽象或具体但细小的事物，如“头发，裙子”。
故只有D符合题意。
也可用descendre代替，较口语。
知识模块：单项选择题4．Il ______ àl”alccol depuis la mort de sa petite fille, sa femme n”en peutplus de cette situation.A．s”abandonneB．abandonneC．renonceD．quitte正确答案：A解析：A为“沉溺，陷于”，结构为s”abandonner à。
专四听力talk专项训练可以遵循以下步骤：
1. 了解题型：首先需要了解专四听力talk的题型和评分标准，这样可以帮助你更好地制定备考策略。
2. 增加词汇量：听力考试需要具备一定的词汇量，因此建议特别注意常用的场景词汇和学科词汇。
3. 掌握听力技巧：在听力过程中，掌握一些技巧可以帮助你更好地理解听力内容。
例如，注意听力材料的开头和结尾，因为这些部分通常会提供重要信息；在听到关键词或短语时，注意它们的前后语境。
4. 练习听写：听写是一种有效的练习方法，可以帮助你提高听力理解和笔记能力。
可以选择一些专四听力真题或模拟题进行听写练习。
5. 增加阅读量：阅读和听力是相互关联的，通过阅读可以增加词汇量和语感，从而提高听力理解能力。
建议多读一些英文文章或新闻。
6. 多练习真题：备考专四听力talk最好的方法就是多做真题和模拟题。
通过练习真题和模拟题，可以熟悉题型和考试难度，同时也可以提高自己的答题技巧和时间管理能力。
7. 反思和修正：在练习过程中，难免会犯错或表现不佳，重要的是要反思自己的错误和不足之处，并积极寻求改进的方法。
8. 建立信心：专四听力talk是一项挑战性的考试，但只要你认真备考并掌握正确的技巧，相信你一定能够取得好成绩。
建立信心是备考过程中非常重要的一环。
总之，专四听力talk专项训练需要注重技巧、词汇量、听写练习、阅读量、做真题以及反思和修正等方面。
通过系统的训练和坚持练习，相信你能够提高自己的听力水平并取得好成绩。
英语专业四级考试词汇训练题附答案当你还不能对自己说今天学到了什么东西时，你就不要去睡觉。
以下是为大家搜索的英语专业四级词汇训练题附答案，希望对正在关注的您有所帮助!更多精彩内容请及时关注我们!1. in the past，at the moment it is a favorite choice for wedding gown.A. Unpopular has as white beenB. White has been as unpopularC. Unpopular has been as whiteD. Unpopular as white has been2. for a long time， the fields are all dried up.A. There has been no rainB. Having no rainC. There having been no rainD. There being no rain3. The millions of calculations involved， by hand，would have lost all practical value by the time they were finished.A. had they been doneB. they had been doneC. having been doneD. they were done4. Televisions enable us to see things happen almost at the exact moment .A. which they are happeningB. they are happeningC. which they happenD. they have happened5. me most was that the young boy who had lost both arms in an aident could handle a pen with his feet.A. That amazedB. It amazedC. Which amazedD. What amazed6. Although she wrote a lot of short stories and poems when she was very young， she was twenty-five.A. her first real suess did not e untilB. her realfirst suess came until notC. since her first real suess did not e untilD. not until her first real suess7. You should know better than your little sister at home by herself.A. to leaveB. leavingC. to have leftD. left8. As the train will not leave until one hour later，we grab a bite at the snack bar.A. may wellB. just as wellC. might as wellD. as well9. She resorted to when she had no money to buy foods for her children.A. have stolenB. stealC. stoleD. stealing10. The boy has admitted to the window while playing football yesterday.A. breakingB. having been brokenC. breakD. be breaking11. Anna was reading a piece of science fiction，pletely to the outside world.A. having been lostB. to be lostC. losingD. lost12. in the United States， St. Louis has now bee the24th largest city.A. Being the fourth biggest cityB. It was once the fourth biggest cityC. Once the fourth biggest cityD. The fourth biggest city it was13. She always put her medication on the top of the shelf lest the children it by mistake.A. tookB. should takeC. had takenD. would take14. The earnings of women are well below that of men educational differences that are diminishing between the two sexes.A. althoughB. thoughC. despite ofD. in spite of15. When I got out of the car and walked about among them， one old man who shook his head disapprovingly， they all began to cheer.A. see thatB. except thatC. provided thatD. except for。
专四词汇语法练习
在我们的英语学习过程中，词汇和语法是两个非常重要的方面。
因此，专四考试对于这两个方面的考查也是很重要的。
为了更好地备战专四考试，我们有必要进行一些相关的练习。
首先，我们需要扩充词汇量。
为此，我们可以使用一些词汇扩充工具，如单词书、词汇App等。
在使用这些工具时，我们需要注意以下几点：首先，我们需要选择一些优质的工具。
例如，我们可以选用可以根据个人水平制定词汇表的应用，这些应用可以根据我们的水平自动选择适合我们的单词进行学习。
其次，我们需要注意单词的发音，特别是一些发音不规则的单词，如Wednesday等。
最后，我们需要掌握如何正确使用单词。
为了做到这一点，我们可以在阅读文学作品、新闻报道等时顺便学习单词使用方法。
其次，我们需要进行语法练习。
语法练习可以帮助我们更好地理解英语语法的特点，并达到纠正语法错误的目的。
在语法练习中，我们需要注意以下几点：首先，我们需要熟悉语法的基本规则，并且能够正确运用。
其次，我们需要学习一些常用的句型，并且了解它们的用法。
最后，我们需要通过不断练习来提高语法水平。
例如，我们可以通过做一些语法练习题来提高自己的语法能力。
总之，我相信只要我们认真练习，积极运用上述练习方法，我们一定可以在专四考试中取得好的成绩。
希望我们一起加油！。
专四听力talk专项训练
专四听力Talk专项训练是一种针对英语专业四级考试（TEM4）中听力部分Talk题型进行的专项训练。
这种训练通常包括以下几个方面：
1.听力技巧训练：包括如何快速浏览和定位听力材料中的关键信息和细节，如何听懂长句和复杂句型，如何理解听力材料的结构和逻辑等。
2.词汇和语法训练：包括掌握与Talk题型相关的词汇和语法知识，如学术词汇、学科术语、常用表达等，以及理解复杂句型的结构和意义。
3.听写训练：通过听写练习来提高听力理解和信息捕捉能力，包括听取听力材料并逐句或逐段进行听写，以及核对原文并纠正错误。
4.模拟试题训练：通过做模拟试题来模拟真实考试环境和考试流程，让学生熟悉考试难度和题型，提高答题技巧和应试能力。
5.讲解和答疑：对于学生在训练中遇到的问题和难点，进行讲解和答疑，帮助学生解决疑惑和提高学习效果。
在进行专四听力Talk专项训练时，建议学生多听多练，注重积累词汇和语法知识，掌握答题技巧和应试能力，同时注意纠正发音和语调问题。
此外，学生还需要注意合理安排时间，有计划地进行训练，以提高学习效果和考试成绩。
英语专四考试语法词汇模拟练习题及答案优选篇英语专四考试语法词汇模拟练习题及答案 11. That fellow is clever;he has .A. brainB. a brainC. the brainD. brains2. I beg tomorrow‘s meeting.A. to be excused to attendB. to be excused from attendC. to be excused from attendingD. to excuse from attending3. Most restaurants are closed during the Spring Festival. we had better eat at home.A. After allB. Once and for allC. All in allD. That is all4. I am sure Mary has been here and .A. did what required herB. has done what required herC. has done what was，required of herD. did what has been required of her5. as much as one-fourth of all timber harvested is not used.A. The estimateB. The estimate thatC. They are estimatedD. It is estimated that6. Commercial banks make most of their e from‘interest onloans and investment in stocks and bonds.A. earnB. earnedC. to earnD. earning7. As the sky grew darker，it became obvious to us that the boys to finish the game quickly if they wanted to avoid the storm.A. haveB. would haveC. ought to haveD. having8. Little Marie did not go to the party. I understand that she was unhappy .A. so she could not goB. that she could not goC. yet she would not be able to goD. that was not able to go9. Home economists mend in large quantities.A. to buy basical food itemsB. buying basic items of the foodC. buying basic food itemsD. to buy basic food items10. Wood furniture does not depreciated in value properly handled and protected.A. ifB. hasC. andD. that11. In the last ten years，there have been many changes in family life. Are these changes?A. for better or for worseB. for the better or for the worseC. for the best or for the worstD. for the good or for the bad12. An Olympic marathon is 26 miles and 385 yards，approximately from Marathon to Athens.A. the distance isB. that the distance isC. is that the distanceD. the distance13. Peter was the football with him but he had forgotten.A. to bringB. to be bringingC. to have broughtD. to have been brought14. Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when alone.A. seenB. is seenC. to be seenD. having been seen15. We left the meeting，there obviously no point in staying.A. wereB. beingC. to beD. having参__：BCCCD BBBCA ADCAB。
Material 4-10Text AThat Louis Nevelson is believed by many critics to be the greatest twentieth-century sculptor is all the more remarkable because the greatest resistance to women artists has been, until recently, in the field of sculptor. Since Neolithic times, sculpture has been considered the prerogative of men, partly, perhaps for purely physical reasons; it was erroneously assumed that women were not suited for the hard manual labor required in sculpting stone, carving wood, or working in I metal. It has been only during the twentieth century that women sculptors have been recognized as major artists, and it has been in the United States, especially since the decades of the fifties and I sixties that women sculptors have shown the greatest originality and creative power. Their rise to prominence parallels the development of sculpture itself in the United States, while there had been a few talented sculptors in the United States before the 1940s, it was only after 1945—when New York was rapidly becoming the art capital of the world—that major sculpture was produced in the I United States. Some of the best were the works of women.By far the most outstanding of these women is Louis Nevelson, who in the eyes of many critics is the most original female artist alive today. One famous and influential critic, Hilton Kramer, said of her work, "For myself, I think Ms. Nevelson succeeds where the painters often fail."Her works have been compared to the Cubist constructions of Picasso, the Surrealistic objects of Miro, and Merzbau of Schwitters. Nevelson would be the first to admit that she has been influenced by all of these, as well as by American sculptures, and by native American and pre-Columbian art, but she has absorbed all these influences and still created a distinctive art that expresses the urban landscape and the aesthetic sensibility of the twentieth century. Nevelson says, "I have always wanted to show the world that art is everywhere except that it has to pass through a creative mind."Using mostly discarded wooden objects like packing crates, broken pieces of furniture, and abandoned architectural ornaments, all of which she has hoarded for years, she assembles architectural constructions of great beauty and power. Creating very freely with no sketches, she glues and nails objects together, paints them in boxes. These assemblages, walls, even entire environments create a mysterious, almost awe-inspiring atmosphere. Although she denied any symbolic or religious intent in her works, their three-dimensional grandeur and even their titles, such as Sky Cathedral and Night Cathedral, suggests such connotations. In some ways, her most ambitious works are closer to architecture than to traditional sculpture, but then neither Louis Nevelson nor her art fits into any neat category.1. The passage focuses primarily on ________.A. a general tendency in twentieth-century artB. the work of a particular artistC. the artist influences on women sculptorsD. materials used by twentieth-century sculptors2. The author quotes Hilton Kramer in paragraph two most probably in order to illustrate ______.A. the realism of Nevelson's workB. the unique qualities of Nevelson's styleC. a distinction between sculpture and paintingD. the extent of critical approval of Nevelson's work3. Which of the following is one way in which Nevelson's art illustrates her theory as it is expressed in paragraph four?A. She sculpts in wood rather than in metal or stone.B. She paints her sculptures and frames them in boxes.C. She makes no preliminary sketches but rather allows the sculpture to develop as she works.D. She puts together pieces of ordinary objects once used for different purposes to make her sculptures.4. In the first paragraph, the author regards Nevelson's sculpture in the art world as "remarkable" because ________.A. Nevelson's sculptures are difficult to understandB. few of the artists prominent in the twentieth century have been sculptorsC. women sculptors have found it especially difficult to be accepted and recognized as major artistsD. many art critics have favored painting over sculpture in writing about developments in the art worldText BAffirmative action may not be the most divisive issue on the ballot, but it remains an unending source of conflict and debate—at least in Michigan, whose citizens are pondering a proposal that would ban affirmative action in the public sector. No one knows whether other states will follow Michigan's lead, but partisans on both sides see the vote as crucial—a decision that could either help or hinder a movement aimed at ending "preferential treatment" programs once and for all. Ward Connerly has no doubts about the outcome. "There may be some ups and downs..., with regard to affirmative action, but it's ending," says Connerly, the main mover behind the Michigan proposal, who pushed almost identical propositions to passage in California 10 years ago and in Washington state two years later. His adversaries are equally passionate. "I just want to shout from the rooftops, ' This isn't good for America'," says Mary Sue Coleman, president of the University of Michigan. She sees no need for Michigan to adopt the measure. "We have a living experiment in California, and it has failed," says Coleman.Wade Henderson, executive director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, sees something deeply symbolic in the battle. Michigan, in his eyes, is where resegregation began—with a 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that tossed out a plan to bus Detroit children to the suburbs. Henderson sees that decision as a prelude to the hyper-segregation that now defines much of Michigan. The Supreme Court is currently considering two new cases that could lead to another ruling on how far public school systems can go in their quest to maintain racial balance.All of which raises a question, why are we still wrestling with this stuff? Why, more than a quarter of a century after the high court ruled race had a legitimate place in university admissions decisions, are we still fighting over whether race should play a role?One answer is that the very idea of affirmative action—that is, systematically treating members of various groups differently in the pursuit of diversity or social justice—strikes some Ipeople as downright immoral. For to believe in affirmative action is to believe in a concept of I equality turned upside down. It is to believe that "to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently," as the idea was expressed by U. S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun.That argument has never been an easy sell, even when made passionately by President Lyndon B. Johnson during an era in which prejudice was thicker than L. A. smog. Now the argument is infinitely more difficult to make. Even those generally supportive of affirmative action I don't like the connotations it sometimes carries. "No one wants preferential treatment, including I African -Americans," observed Ed Sarpolis, vice president of EPIC-MRA, a Michigan polling J firm.In 2003, the Supreme Court upheld the University of Michigan's right to use race in the pursuit of " diversity," even as it condemned the way the undergraduate school had chosen to do so. The decision left Jennifer Gratz, the named plaintiff, fuming. "I called Ward Connerly ... and I said, 'We need to do something about this'," recalled Gratz, an animated former cheerleader. They decided that if the Supreme Court wouldn't give them what they wanted, they would take their case—and their proposition—directly to the people.Californians disagree about the impact of Connerly's proposition on their state. But despite some exceedingly grim predictions, the sky did not fall in. Most people went about their lives much as they always hack. In a sane world, the battle in Michigan, and indeed the battle over affirmative action writ large, would offer an opportunity to seriously engage a question the enemies and defenders of affirmative action claim to care about, how do you go about creating a society where all people—not just the lucky few—have the opportunities they deserve? It is a question much broader than the debate over affirmative action. But until we begin to move toward an answer, the debate over affirmative action will continue—even if it is something of a sideshow to what should be the main event.5. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Ward Connerly?A. He advocates banning on affirmative action in the public sector.B. He put forward similar proposals in other states several years ago.C. He's sure that Michigan's movement will end preferential treatment programs.D. He is quite confident about the outcome of his propositions in Washington.6. Which of the following is Wade Henderson's attitude towards Michigan's movement?A. Approval.B. Disapproval.C. Objective.D. Difficult to tell.7. According to Wade Henderson, the US Supreme Court _______.A. once helped maintain apartheid in MichiganB. was against racism and racial segregationC. states its position on preferential treatmentD. is going to rule on two new cases of segregation8. All of the following can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that_____.A. Harry Blackmun used to support affirmative actionB. in Lyndon Johnson's tenure, segregation haunted the USC. Ed Sarpolis is generally in favor of affirmative actionD. African-Americans are main movers behind the Michigan proposal9. The expression "an easy sell" in the fifth paragraph probably means______.A. being ended without controversyB. being sold at a cheap priceC. being accepted by others lightlyD. being accepted without doubt10. The author believes that the debate over affirmative action_____ .A. will soon be brought to an endB. has aroused many people's awarenessC. is a hot potato in the United StatesD. reflects partially the question of equality。
