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Unit 4 Text AVocabularyI. 1) advantageous 2) let alone 3) witnessing/vanishing 4) landmark 5) entitled 6) d isplace 7) Establishment 8) patriotic/strengthen 9) contradictions 10) aspires 11) div orced 12) pendulums2. 1) come to 2) dozed off 3) believed in 4) was set apart 5) take in 6) sucks in7) clean up8) turn away3. 1) For me, it makes no/little difference whether we go there by train or by bus.2)Toyata has overtaken General Motors as the world’s biggest car maker.3)Shortly after their marriage, Mr. Chambers was at odds with his wife over money matters. 4)Henry has been at the forefront of nanotechnology research.5)She doesn’t even know how to boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal.5. a) is increasingly/to accelerate/their investmentb) economy/make an earnest/domestic/strike a balance betweenc) a handful of/be endorsed by/on a large scaleII. Word FormationWTO World Trade Organization世界贸易组织GDP Gross domestic product国内生产总值ATM Automated teller machine自动出纳机VAT Value-added tax增值税CAD Compu ter-aided design计算机辅助设计IT Information technology信息技术IDD International direct dialing国际直拨电话MTV Music television音乐电视Radar Radio detecting and r anging雷达IOC International Olympic Committee国际奥委会VIP Very important pers on贵宾，大人物Laser Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation激光CPU Central processing unit中央处理器III. Usage1.An unusual present, a book on ethics, was given to Henry for his birthday.2.The reas on(he gave) that he didn’t notice the car till too late was unsatisfactory.3.Football, his only interest in life, has brought him many friends.4.Cloning had been raised as a possibility decades ago, then dismissed, something that serious scientists thought was simply not going to happen anytimesoon.Comprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze(A) 1. academics 2. networking 3.a variety of4. growth 5. vanish 6. facilitate 7. en dorsing 8. outlook 9. sweeping aside 10. patriotic 11. erasing12. strike a balance(B) 1. aided 2.effects 3.distances 4. connected 5. invested 6. features 7. prevailing8. qualitatively 9. volume10. DistinguishingII. Translation1.) Due to his pessimistic outlook on the European economy, John has moved his a ssets from Europe to elsewhere.2) I like hiring young people. They are earnest learners and committed to work.3) Unlike her girl friends who center their lives on their children, Mary cares more about her personal growth.4) Why is it that a considerable number of colleagues are at odds with you?5) The Chinese government has introduced a variety of policies to strengthen coope ration with developing countries.2．Globalization has great implications for young Chinese. For example, young farm ers are moving on a large scale to urban areas to look for jobs. And for those you ng people who aspire to study abroad or work in foreign-invested enterprises, Englis h has become increasingly important. At the same time, a considerable number of o verseas Chinese students have returned home in recent years, for they hold an opti mistic outlook for the long-term growth of the Chinese economy. The internet has s trengthened the links between Chinese young people and those elsewhere. They foll ow the latest trend and copy foreign fashions. Some of them don’t seem to care fo r traditional Chinese virtues, let alone carry them forward, which has given rise to worries that the traditional Chinese culture might one day vanish.。

Unit 4 The American dreamPart Ⅰlistening comprehensionSection ADirections:In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices markedA), B) C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news item you have just heard.1. A) To provide new evidence of the bird’s evolution.B) To give new clues to the origins of dinosaur.C) To prove dinosaur and squirrel are relatives.D) To support the idea of birds deriving from dinosaur.2. A) The creature in fossils lived about 125 million years ago.B) The creature in fossils had feather and four wings.C) The creature in fossils was less than a meter long.D) The creature in fossils could run faster than other dinosaurs.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news item you have just heard.3. A) To raise the oil prize.B) To cut back production.C) To cut global economic growth.D) To remain the same level of output.4. A) To cut petroleum output.B) To fight imperialism.C) To help his good friend.D) To promote the international exchanges.Questions 5 and 7 are based on the news item you have just heard.5. A) Next year. B) Next week.C) In June or July. D) In March or April.6. A) A conference held between Britain, Israel and Palestine.B) Peace talks held between Israel and Palestine.C) The international effort to boost economy in Palestine.D) The political and economic situation in Palestine.7. A) To develop the European economy. B) To develop the Palestinian economy.C) To help the Paris Conference. D) To help the British prime.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) Knife. B) Fork.C) Chopsticks. D) Knife and fork.10. A) Shark’s fin. B) Seafood.C) Sweet and sour pork. D) Eight-jewel rice pudding.11. A) Tender and crisp. B) Fresh and tasty.C) Tender and tasty. D) Fresh and crisp.12. A) Today. B) Tomorrow.C) This evening. D) The day after tomorrow.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Passage oneQuestions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.13. A) 100 B) 107.C) 148 D) 48.14. A) Public transportation. B) Elevators.C) Exercise. D) Parking.15. A) By bicycle. B) By car.C) By motorbike. D) By walking.Passage twoQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) Charles Dickens. B) William Shakespeare.C) Daniel Defoe. D) Virginia Woolf.17. A) We use all the words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare’s writings.B) Shakespeare’s writings have become the property of those who are learning to speak English.C) It is likely that people often do not know the origins of the words they use.D) All the words people use are taken from the writings of Shakespeare.18. A) About twenty thousand. B) About twenty-five thousand.C) About five thousand. D) About twenty-five.19. A) to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used itB) to make full use of the resources of the English languageC) to use words, phrases and quotations from the teachersD) to see a performance of HamletPart Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.How Should You Build up Your Vocabulary?A.Exactly what do you do during a normal day? How do you spend your time? Paul T. Rankin very muchwanted an answer to that question. To get it, he asked sixty-eight individuals to keep an accurate,detailed record of what they did every minute of their waking hours. When he consolidated (巩固) hisfindings, he discovered that the average individual spent 70 percent of his waking time doing one thingonly—communication. That meant either reading, writing, speaking or listening.B.Put that evidence alongside of the research findings uncovered by the Human Engineering Laboratories.In exploring aptitudes and careers involving, among other things, data from 30,000 vocabulary testsgiven yearly, they discovered that big incomes and big vocabularies go together. V ocabulary, more thanany other factor yet known, predicts financial success.C.And it all fits. Each word you add to your vocabulary makes you a better reader, writer, speaker andlistener. Furthermore, linguistic scientists are quick to point out that we actually think with words. Ifthat is so, new words make us better thinkers as well as communicators. No wonder more words arelikely to mean more money. What better reason for beginning right now to extend your vocabulary? D.Take reading. What exactly do you read? Common sense says you read words. Research confirms thatfact. “V ocabulary in context” contributes 39 percent to comprehension. That’s more than any other factor isolated and studied—even more than intelligence. And “ word discrimination” contributes more to speed of reading than any other factor—28 percent. In short, your efforts to improve vocabulary will payoff in both comprehension and speed.E.Suppose, as you’re reading along, you lumtebs across a strange word. Did you find yourself stoppingfor a closer look at lumtebs? Pardon the spelling slip. That’s actu ally the word stumble (偶然发现). The letter just got mixed around. Obviously you now know that strange words do slow you down—or even stop you completely. Furthermore, strange words hinder (妨碍) comprehension. Which is easier to understand, “eschew garrulity” or “avoiding talking too much”?F.What you need is a vital, dynamic approach to vocabulary building. Hybrid (混合种) corn combines thebest qualities of several varieties to ensure maximum productivity. A hybrid approach to vocabulary should, in the same way, e nsure maximum results. That’s why you should use the CPD formula.Through ContextG.When students in a college class were asked what should be done when they came across an unknownword in their reading, 84 percent said, “Look it up in the dictionary. “ If y ou do, however, you short-circuit the very mental processes needed to make your efforts most productive.H.But there’s another reason. Suppose someone asks you what the word fast means. You answer, “speedyor swift”. But does it mean that in such contexts as“fast color”, “fast woman”, or “ fast friend” ? And ifa horse is fast, is it securely tied or galloping (飞驰) at top speed? It could be either. It all depends. Onthe dictionary? No, on context—on how the word is actually used. After all, there are over twenty different meanings for fast in the dictionary. But the dictionary doesn’t tell you which meaning is intended. That’s why it makes such good sense to begin with context.Through Word PartsI.Now for the next step. Often unfamiliar words contain one or more parts, which, if recognized, providedefin ite help with meaning. Suppose you read that someone “ had a predilection for reading mysteries”.The context certainly isn’t too helpful. But do you see a prefix, suffix or root that you know? Well.there’s th e familiar prefix pre-, meaning “before”. Look back at the context and try inserting “before”.Reading mysteries apparently comes “before” other kinds of reading. Yes, a pre-dilection—or preference—is something put “before” something else. Or take the word monolithic. Try to isolate the parts. There is the prefix mono-, meaning “one”, and the root lith, meaning “ stone”. Finally, there’s the suffix -ic, meaning “consisting of”. Those three parts add up to this definition: “consisting of one stone”.J.To speed up your use of word parts, you will be introduced to the fourteen most important words in the English language. The prefix and root elements in those few words are found in over 14,000 words of desk dictionary size. With those amazingly useful shortcuts, you can build vocabulary, not a snail’s pace, one word at a time, but in giant strides, up to a thousand words at a time. Your second step, then, is to look for familiar word parts. If they do not give you exact meanings, they should at least bring you much closer.Through the DictionaryK.Now you can see why you should consult the dictionary last, not first. You’ve looked carefully at the context. You’ve looked for familiar word parts. Now you play Sherlock Holmes—an exciting role. You hypothesize. In light of context or word parts, you try to solve a mystery. What exactly does that strange word mean? Only after you go through the mental gymnastics to come up with a tentative definition should you open the dictionary to see if you’re right.L.After all, those first two steps or approaches spark a stronger than usual interest in that dictionary definition. You’re now personally involved. Did you figure out the word meaning? Your heightened interest will lead to a better memory of both word and meaning. It also encourages your development of the habits needed to accelerate your progress. And when you see in black and white the definition you had expected, what a feeling of accomplishment is yours. In that way, the CPD Formula provides the exact dynamic interplay of approaches for maximum effectiveness.M.Well, there it is, your new formula—Context, Parts, Dictionary. Use it! The exercises that follow will give you specific, step-by-step help in sharpening your awareness of contextual clues, learning the most useful word parts, and using the dictionary with increased accuracy and ease. The results will be like the money in the bank.31. When you refer to a dictionary for the meaning of “fast” in fast color, you will probably not get its exactmeaning.32. You can get the close meaning of an unfamiliar word by looking for the familiar parts in it.33. Performing a Context-Parts-Dictionary Formula exercise will gradually help you sharpen your awarenessof contextual clues.34. It is discovered that vocabularies and incomes are closely related.35. The best approach to vocabulary building is to use a CPD formula.36. You should n’t open the dictionary until you have gone through the mental gymnastics to come up with atentative definition.37. Seventy percent of the waking time of an average individual was spent on communication.38. A majority of students may choose to look up the dictionary if they come across a new word whilereading.39. “Word discrimination” is the biggest influencing factor to one’s reading speed.40. Your heightened interest will not only help you memorize word and meaning, but also develop your habits needed for the acceleration of your progress.Part ⅢReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one world 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. Please fill in each blank with a letter.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.The name Prometheus refers to a wise person who can foresee everything, and the name Epimetheus means the opposite, so he always regretted over what he had done. Prometheus was warm-hearted, who was always willing to__41__ human beings. One time, he ascended to heaven, lighted his torch at the chariot of the sun, and brought down fire. When gods and men were in dispute, Zeus availed himself of this dispute as an excuse for punishing mankind, deprived the race of _42___ but Prometheus regained the treasure, stealing it from heaven in a hollow tube.By Zeus’ order, Prometheus was chained to a rock on Mount Caucasus, and subjected to the attack of an eagle which, for ages, __43___ upon his liver, yet succeeded not in consuming it. In his steadfastness to withstand the ____44__ the Titan was supported by the knowledge that in the thirteenth generation there should arrive a hero, sprung from Zeus himself, to release him. And in fullness of time the hero did arrive: ___45___ other than the mighty Hercules. He killed the eagle and set Prometheus free.Zeus made the first woman and sent her to Prometheus and his brother, to punish them for their caring so much for men. She was made in heaven, every god contributing something to perfect her. Venus gave her beauty, Mercury persuasion, Apollo music, etc. all gods gave her gifts, silvery raiment and a broidered veil, a wonder to behold, and bright garlands of blooming flowers and a crown of gold. Because of what they gave her they called her Pandora, which means “the __46__ of all”.The gods __47__ her with a box into which each had put something harmful, and forbade her ever to _48__ it. Then they sent her to Epimetheus, who took her gladly although Prometheus had warned him never to accept anything from Zeus. He took her, and afterward he understood how good his brother’s __49__ had been. For Pandora, like all women, was possessed of a lively curiosity. She had to know what was in the box. One day she lifted the lid---and out flew plagues innumerable, sorrow and mischief for mankind. In terror Pandora clapped the lid down, but too_50____. One good thing, however, was there---Hope. It was the only good the casket had held among the many evils, and it remains to this day mankind’s sole comfort in misfortune.A) advice F) help K) preyedB) vision G) none L) tormentC)early H) no M)integrityD)gift I)late N) openE)close J) fire O)presentedSection BDirections: There are 2 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), D). You should decide on the best choice. Passage oneQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types.Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion. One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system.When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car’s movements.The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reverse space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer that will warn him of his coming exit. It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway.51. One significant improvement in the future car will probably be__________.A) its power source B) its driving systemC) its monitoring system D) its seating capacity52. What is the author’s main concern?A) How to render automobiles pollution-free.B) How to make smaller and safer automobiles.C) How to solve the problem of traffic jams.D) How to develop an automated subway system.53. What provides autos with electric power in an automated highway system?A) A rail. B) An engine.C）A retractable arm. D) A computer controller.54. In an automated highway system, all the driver needs to do is________.A) keep in the right laneB) wait to arrive at his destinationC) keep in constant touch with the computer centerD) inform the system of his destination by phone55. What is the author’s attitude toward the future of autos?A) Enthusiastic B) Pessimistic C) Optimistic D) CautiousPassage twoQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: The graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby boom generation, a longer life span means that the nation’s elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses profound questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors, we’re going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers,”says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California’s (USC) School of Gerontology.Lawyers can specialize in “elder law”, which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination. Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “ Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money,”one professor says.Mona Armstrong is a 22-year-old senior at USC. She began college as journalism major but found she was “really bored with news”. So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, “I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.”56. The graying of America brings about job opportunities for _______________.A) doctors and nursesB) sociologists and biologistsC) urban planners and specialized lawyersD) all of the above57. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned?A) There are 74,000,000 baby boomers in America.B) Baby boomers in America are usually in possession of a large fortune.C) One fourth of American population will be older than 65 in the middle of the 21st century.D) Most college students are interested in gerontology rather than other majors.58. Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market?A) Retirees are more generous in spending money.B) They can employ more gerontologists.C) The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power.D) There are more elderly people working than before.59. Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage?A) Retirees who are business-minded.B) The volunteer workers in retirement homes.C) College graduates with an MBA or law degree.D) Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.60. It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of America’s elderly population_________.A) will provide good job opportunities in many areasB) will impose an unbearable burden on societyC) may lead to nursing-home abuse and age discriminationD) will create new fields of study in universitiesPart Ⅳ VocabularyDirections: Choose the ONE that best completes each sentence from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D).61. Tom’s parents returned to find him ________ a goose over an open fire in the backyard.A) roasting B) burning C) baking D) toasting62. The oil-tanker is running___________.A) to the best of its ability B) of great capacityC) to capacity D) at full capacity63. The travel company had___________ three aircraft for their holiday flights.A) rented B) leased C) chartered D) let64. Phyllis____________ influenza when she was in New York.A) came out with B) came down withC) came up with D) came to terms with65. The captive was ________ in a dungeon.A) restricted B) confinedC) controlled D) restrained66. He offered to ___________ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.A) lend B) help C) grant D) loan67. He was so angry that he just couldn’t ________from telling them what he thought.A) hold off B) hold onC) hold back D) hold up68. Fred ________ the bag as his by telling what it contained.A) identified B) recognizedC) showed D) said69. I don’t _____ the writer, but I _______ him.A) know of …know B) know … know ofC) know … learn D) learn … know of70. We guarantee prompt ______ of goods.A) delivery B) arrival C) to seeing D) service71. Will he limit himself _________ that the enterprise is approved?A) to see B) for seeing C) to seeing D) on seeing72. I remember ________ to help us if we ever got into trouble.A) once offering B) him once offeringC) him to offer D) to offer him73. His ________ change very quickly; one moment he is cheerful, and the next he’s complaining about everything.A) temper B) moods C) feeling D) sense74. That matter is so ________ that it must not be discussed outside this office.A) confidential B) private C) confident D) mysterious75. The _________ of human knowledge are being pushed further.A) boundaries B) limits C) borders D) edgesPart Ⅴ GrammarDirections: Choose the ONE that best completes each sentence from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D).76. _________ when she started complaining.A) Not until had he arrived B) No sooner had he arrivedC) Hardly had he arrived D) Scarcely did he arrive77. Criticism and self-criticism is necessary ________ it helps us to correct our mistakes.A) in that B) thatC) so that D) such that78. If the South had won the war, what is now the United States _________ divided into several countries.A) will be B) must have beenC) should be D) might have been79. __________how to operate a switchboard, I had to ask the office supervisor to show me the correct procedures.A) Not known B) Not to knowC) Not knowing D) Having not known80. It is strange that you _______ say such a thing.A) would B) should C) will D) shall81. Your hair wants ________, You’d better have it done tomorrow.A) cut B) to cut C) cutting D) being cut82. Being in no great hurry, ___________.A) we went the long route with sceneryB) the long, scenic route was our preferenceC) we took the long, scenic routeD) our preference was taking the long, scenic route83. Did you notice the cute boy _______ away?A) took the candy and run B) take the candy and runC) taking the candy and run D) when taking the candy and running84. ____________ before we depart tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.A) Had they arrived B) Would they arriveC) Were they arriving D) Were they to arrive85. I’ve never been to Paris, but it’s the place _________.A) where I’d like to visit B) in which I’d like to visitC) I most want to visit D) that I want to visit it most86. Once environmental damage ________, it takes many years for the system to recover.A) has done B) is to do C) does D) is done87. She didn’t _________ me for returning the wallet that I found.A) so much as thank B) so much as to thankC) as much as thanking D) so much as thanking88. We’re safer on a train than we would be if we________ any othernway.A) traveled B) had traveledC) travel D) have traveled89. Without water, _________ no plants or animals.A) there will be B) there would beC) there have been D) there is90. ______ is known to all, too much stress can cause mental disease.A) Which B) It C) As D) ThatPart ⅥTranslationDirections: Translate a passage from Chinese into English.中国面临的最严峻的挑战之一就是人口老龄化(aging population)。

Part 1 Word Dictation(每小题：1 分)Directions: Listen and write down the words you hear. You are going to listen to the recording twice. During the first time, write the word that you hear. Check your answers as you listen the second time.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.10.Part 2 Understanding Short Conversations (每小题：1 分)Directions: In this section you'll hear some short conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.1.A. Everyone has a better mobile nowadays.B. He is too proud of his mobile phone.C. He is slow in getting a mobile phone.D. His mobile phone is not real.2.A. The man's wife heads the mobile phone division.B. The man's wife is up for the next promotion.C. The man's wife wasn't promoted.D. The man's wife promoted someone with more experience.3.A. To gain access to the person's money.B. To make up fake IDs.C. To use another person's identity.D. To get a social security number.4.A. Another person has the woman's card.B. The new card may bring some trouble.C. The new card is really easy to use.D. Another person is pretending to be the woman.5.A. Dealing with real people at the bank.B. Using banking machines.C. Handling bank transactions.D. Taking care of other people.Part 3 Understanding Long Conversations (每小题：1 分)Directions: In this section you'll hear a long conversation orconversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. The advantages of the letter.B. The advantages of the phone.C. The process of writing a letter.D. The relative ease of phoning someone.2.A. His teacher has spoken about his subject.B. His teacher will give the man a good grade.C. The man has responded to his teacher's comments.D. The man has shown interest in his subject.3.A. Give him a good grade.B. Respond to his questions.C. Comment upon what he says.D. Show interest in his topic.4.A. Friendly.B. Easy.C. Personal.D. Quick.5.A. A classroom.B. A post office.C. A phone company.D. A friend's home.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog. 6.A. The woman's car.B. The woman's kids.C. The woman's sweetheart.D. The woman's hurtful jokes.7.A. To make jokes.B. To see the woman again.C. To be free of the woman.D. To get out of the car.A. 5 years.B. 3 years.C. 10 years.D. 6 years.9.A. Mother and son.B. Father and daughter.C. Wife and husband.D. Boyfriend and girlfriend.10.A. The woman is starting her life with the man.B. The woman is planning on getting married soon.C. The woman is going to have some kids.D. The woman is suddenly unsure about the future.Part 4 Understanding Passages(每小题：1 分)Directions: In this section you'll hear a passage or passages. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.A. Communications technology.B. The galaxy.C. Problems for companies.D. A satellite failure.2.A. Technology for communications.B. Telecommunications satellites.C. American technology.D. Radio broadcasts.3.A. Galaxy Four is working poor.B. Galaxy Four needs a working computer to operate.C. Americans live without technology every day.D. Companies failed because of Galaxy Four.4.A. A satellite.B. A home satellite system.C. A telephone message system.D. A pager that makes beeping sounds.A. 10.B. 8.C. 45.D. 15.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog. 6.A. Elisha Gray.B. Alexander Graham Bell.C. The US Supreme Court.D. The telephone.7.A. Bell and Gray didn't work together.B. The US Supreme Court didn't favor Bell.C. Bell was interested in teaching people to speak.D. Bell had been an actor who left the theater.8.A. Successful.B. Perfect.C. Helpless.D. Speechless.9.A. Send metallic twangs over wires.B. Use his technology to send clear sounds.C. Find a competent helper.D. Teach deaf people how to speak.10.A. In the next room.B. At the theater.C. In the receiver.D. In a lab.Part 5 Multiple Choice(每小题：1 分)Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.1.Although the pay is not good, people usually find social work________ in other ways.A. payableB. respectfulC. gratefulD. rewarding2.I didn't know what to do but then an idea suddenly ________to me.A. happenedB. enteredC. occurredD. hit3.He has been ________ of murdering the Japanese visitor.A. blamedB. chargedC. accusedD. arrested4.We've ________ salt. Ask Mrs. Jones to lend us some.A. run away withB. run downC. run offD. run out of5.Regardless ________ his appearance, he is innocent.A. toB. inC. ofD. for6.Austin did not have time to go to the concert last nightbecause she was so busy ________ her trip to America.A. to have prepared forB. to prepare forC. preparing forD. being prepared for7.The capital gathers in many of the elite (精英) of China, yetsome cannot ________ their talents into full play because of the fierce competition.A. carryB. bringC. holdD. take8.Some newly-married couples think that it will give them asense of achievement to properly rear a child and to see him or her ________ to be a useful person.A. fall outB. turn outC. carry outD. take out9.The university is now making efforts to make the supply anddemand of information more ________ and to protectstudents' rights with legal advice.A. transparentB. visibleC. applicableD. practical10.The scientists have been ________ the necessary funds fortheir research program.A. deniedB. ignoredC. neglected11.To identify a poison you must be able either to ________ achemical analysis or observe the poison at work on the victim.A. carry outB. call upC. build upD. break out12. A special day should be created to __________ people'sawareness of the importance of intellectual property.A. learnB. expandC. broadenD. observe13.Mercy killing (安乐死) is usually understood as a merciful actto ________ a terminally-ill patient's unbearable pain.A. releaseB. retreatC. receive14.Among all the possible choices, large international enterpriseshave never lost their ________.A. approvalB. appearanceC. appreciationD. appeal15.Within the hour the show is cancelled and everyone returns tothe hotel to ________ their sorrows.A. pourB. swallowC. sufferD. drownPart 6 Cloze (with four choices provided)(每小题：1 分)Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices given for each blank. Questions 1 to 20 are based on the following passage.The Information Age brings opportunities as well aschallenges to all countries. Russia understands the need to 1.unlikely, 2.find the money to reach a technological standard set by othercountries. It needs $40 billion to 3.ancient telephone system. There are some other countrieswith economies stuck in 4.have the money to even 5.problem. To 6.make the information superhighway a reality, some concrete steps need to be taken to get the 7.For instance, Hungary has 8.technology. They've also 9.by allowing the sale of 30% of its own National telephone company to Western companies. Another Westernnon-domestic company has also been given a(n) 10.operate an advanced 11.12.13.sophistication. Most industry experts 14.that the country is trying to take 15.once in requiring that all mobile phones use the most modern technology. This technology is simply too 16.an information technology advantage 17.competitors. They also hope to 18.19.the near future, they will not have to spend money later. Bygoing for next-generation technology now, Vietnameseofficials also say they'll be able to keep 20.anyone in Asia for decades. That is the strategic plan forVietnam.Part 7 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)(每小题：2 分)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog. During the first half of the nineteenth century much thought was given to building the Panama Canal. The discovery of gold in California in 1848 brought an increased demand for a transportation link across Panama. A railroad line was completed after six years of hard labor in the swamps (沼泽) and jungles. Over two thousand workmen died from yellow fever and malaria (疟疾). In 1881 a French organization tried to build a canal across the Isthmus (巴拿马地峡). For eleven years workmen struggled against heat and disease. At least 15,000 died before the French gave up their attempts to build the canal. For years the abandoned machinery lay in the jungles. At the close of the Spanish-American War the United States bought a strip of land ten miles wide across the Isthmus. Immediate attention was given to the control of diseases. In two years yellow fever was completely eliminated. Because of the work of American medical heroes, it was possible to build the splendid Panama Canal.1.Prior to the successful completion of the Panama Canal,________.A. France bought a strip of land across the Isthmus of PanamaB. Malaria was wiped out as a killer diseaseC. one country failed in its attempts to build a canalD. American doctors were honored for their work2.The building of the Panama Canal represents ________.A. man's unyielding desire for progressB. man's unceasing thirst for dangerC. man's ability to resist diseaseD. man's spirit of invention3.What was given priority by the United States?A. Buying a strip of land.B. Starting the building the canal immediately.C. the prevention of illness.D. the Spanish-American War.4.The author presents details according to ________.A. order of importanceB. spatial (空间的) orderC. simple listingD. time order5.What is the main idea of the passage?A. The elimination of yellow fever.B. The discovery of gold in California.C. The efforts recorded in the building of the Panama Canal.D. The work of American medical heroes.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.At one time a traveler could learn about a region by looking at the houses. For example, he or she could understand what building materials were available. In areas with many wood houses, the traveler would have guessed that there were nearby forests. Stone houses would have indicated that stones were easy to get. However, a closer look at the houses would have told the traveler even more about the area.People used to build houses that fitted the climate of their areas. For example, in desert regions there is a big difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures. Therefore, many desert people built houses with very thick walls. These thick walls served a useful purpose in the houses. For example, in the winter the thick walls absorbed the sun's warmth during the day and radiated the heat at night. Desert people were relatively comfortable in their homes, or residences, at all times because they built them to fit the desert climate.Then the supply of fuel for electricity became both cheap and easy to get. The effect on housing was immediate. People began to build their homes according to fashion instead of utility. Houses no longer reflected the availability of building materials or climate.Houses with steep roofs could be found in the tropics, the warm regions of the Earth, even though these pointed roofs originated in snowy regions of the world. Heavy snow falls off a slanted (歪斜的) roof. Another example is the use of glass. Houses made almost completely of glass could be found in very cold places. Yet ordinary glass does not insulate (绝缘) well because it neither keeps out cold air nor keeps in warm air. As long as fuel was cheap and easy to get, people could build any type of house any place.6.What are two things that a traveler could learn about an areaby looking at the houses?A. The climate is poor and so are the people living in it.B. The climate in the area and the kind of building materials easy for the people to reach.C. There is a forest nearby and they are on the top of a mountain.D. They are near a house and its owner is not there at themoment.7.The main idea of Paragraph 1 is that ________.A. wood is a forest productB. there are no stones in forestsC. houses used to tell about a regionD. people used to travel to learn about houses8.The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that ________.A. thick walls absorb heat from the sunB. people built houses to fit the climateC. people are comfortable in their housesD. in the desert, daytime temperatures are lower thannighttime temperatures9.The main idea of Paragraphs 3 and 4 is that ________.A. heavy snow does not stay on steep roofsB. ordinary glass does not insulate wellC. fuel is used to produce electricityD. the supply of fuel affects home building10.What does "radiate" (Para. 2) mean?A. Give off.B. Absorb.C. Gather.D. Consume.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog. Real policemen, both in Britain and the United States, hardly recognize any resemblance (相似) between their lives and what they see on TV-if they are even able to watch TV.The first difference is that in real life a policeman has been trained in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court.He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty-or not-of stupid, petty (不重要的) crimes.Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal: as soon as he's arrested, the story is over. In real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks-where failure to produce results reflects on the standing of the police-little effort is spent on searching.A third big difference is between the drama detective and the real life ones. Detectives are subject to two opposing pressures: first, as members of a police force they always have to behave with absolute legality (合法); secondly, as expensive public servants they have to get results. They can hardly ever do both. Most of the time some of them have to break the rules in small ways.If the detective has to deceive the world, the world often deceives him. Hardly anyone he meets tells him the truth. And this separation the detective feels between himself and the rest of the world is deepened by the simplemindedness-as he sees it-of citizens, social workers, doctors, law-makers, and judges, who, instead of stamping out crime, punish the criminals less severely in the hope that this will make them reform. The result, detectives feel, is that nine-tenths of their time is spent re-catching people who should have stayed behind bars. This makes them rather cynical.11.It is essential for a policeman to be trained in criminal law________.A. so that he can catch criminals in the streetsB. because many of the criminals he has to catch aredangerousC. so that he can justify his arrests in courtD. because he has to know nearly as much about law as aprofessional lawyer12.The everyday life of a policeman or detective is ________.A. exciting and mysteriousB. full of dangerC. devoted mostly to routine mattersD. wasted on unimportant matters13.When murders and terrorist attacks occur the police________.A. prefer to wait for the criminal to give himself awayB. work hard to track down the criminalsC. try to make a quick arrest in order to keep up theirreputationD. usually fail to produce results14.The real detective lives in an unusual moral climate because________.A. he is an expensive public servantB. he must always behave with absolute legalityC. he is obliged to break the law in order to preserve itD. he feels himself to be cut off from the rest of the world15.Detectives are rather cynical because ________.A. nine-tenths of their work involves arresting peopleB. hardly anyone tells them the truthC. society does not punish criminals severely enoughD. D too many criminals escape from jail。

Unit 4 Astronomy：the science of the stars一、根据提示完成下列句子。

1. In old times people had a________(理论) that the world was flat.2. They have almost spent as much as one________(十亿) dollars on this project.3. Because of the________(猛烈的) natural disaster, a lot of people have lost their lives.4. People suffering hunger still________(存在) in many parts of the world today.5. Smoking is________(有害的) to health, but there are still many people picking it up.6. Some people are still________(迷惑的) about how the computer works.7. ________(不像) what you supposed, only few people attended his birthday party.8. Man can’t live without water and________(氧气).9. The sun looks like an orange________(球).10. A family­friendly________(气氛) in this hotel makes travelers comfortable.11. A truck went out of control and________(碰撞) into the back of a bus.12. The smell of new bread________(飘动) up from the kitchen.13. Don’t________(拉) so hard or the handle will go off.14. As we all know, Qian Xuesen is a famous________(物理学家).15. We should form the habit of living in low________(碳).16. The space shuttle orbited a communication________(卫星).17. Today all of us face the problems of________(气候) change, shortage of energy and other natural resources.18. Mary is a very________(温和的) person, who never loses her temper.19. He arrived home，________(筋疲力尽的).20. He________(振奋) up at the thought of buying a new car.二、单句改错1. Children should not be allowed to watch violently films.2. They lay the cups on the table and sat down.3. We don’t do anything that will be harmful for peace.4. Don’t worry—I’m sure things will get better on time.5. Everything was perfect for the picnic as well the weather.6. The school kept my mother from waiting at the school gate for an hour.7. The room isn’t big enough to hold so much people.8. The box is five times as bigger as that one.9. That surprised me most was that Mary spoke Chinese just like a native speaker.10. They are so interesting books that I want to read them once more.三、完成句子1. 当你处于困境时，你可以及时请求帮助。