Test 2 for U4

I. Grammar and vocabulary.

Section A?

Directions:?Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

1. Most media expressed favorable opinions our President's "Warm Spring" trip??????

Japan.

A. in; in B. to; to C. on; to D. about; on

2. If you are bored writing the research report, why not let me treat you______ a movie?

A. about; as B. with; for C. with; to D. of; like

3. Is there any better way to show our sympathy for the poor people in the earthquake-stricken areas ??????to devote as much money as we can to them?

A. as B. if C. as though D. than

4. —Hi, Mary, do you think we have made enough preparations for the coming examination?
—Oh, .

A. I am afraid so B. I am not afraid so

C. I am afraid not D. I am afraid to

5. Before hibernation, a bear will find enough leaves its den.

A. which to cover B. to cover with

C. with which to cover D. to be covered with

6. the cost of the screen of a laptop, MIT professors developed one that uses less power than other screens.

A. Lowering B. To lower

C. Having lowed D. Lowered

7. China mobile can send workers to set up communication systems within 24 hours in a site??????????a disaster occurs.

A. which B. when C. what D. where

8. —What do you think of the movie?

—Ah, the film is good the ending.

A. except B. besides C. except for D. except that

9. The relief work is well in progress, and we believe many of those who are buried in the ruins will soon be rescued, ????????.

A. safely and soundly B. to be safe and sound

C. safe and sound D. in safe and sound

10. that she didn't do a good job, I don't think I am abler than her.

A. To have said ????B. Having said ????C. To say D. Saying

Section B

Scientists have developed a non-stick chewing gum. The new gum can _1____(remove) easily from pavements, shoes and clothes. It’s the result of polymer (聚合體) research at the University of Bristol and could be launched commercially in 2008. __2___?it catches on(流行), the product will solve __3___?major headache for present authorities around the world.

“The advantage of our Clean Gum is that _4____?has a great taste, it is easy to remove and has the potential to be __5___?(environment) degradable (可降解的),”?said Terence Cosgrove, a professor of chemistry __6 ___?helped to found a company called Revolymer to commercialize the technology.

Today’s chewing gums are made from synthetic(人工制造的) latex(植物的乳汁), which is resistant _7____?the weather and is strongly sticky. The new gum adds a special polymer to modify(修改，改變) its properties(特性), _8 ?__?(make) it far __9 ?__?sticky.

In two street trials, other commercial gums remained stuck to the pavement ___10 ?_?Clean Gum came away(脫掉，脫落) naturally in all cases.

Section C

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Do note that there is one word more than you need.

It is believed that in such a competitive age, art education is close to an unnecessary part in schools today. However, most of the ??1 ??that a student would gain out of a basic education in art are almost unbelievable.

There has been years of research ??2 ??in the importance of art education and what art education goals are. The studies prove that what students gain out of an art education is almost 3 ??, where any other course is concerned.

A child whose parents are rich will naturally and very often be ??4 ??to art, whether it is in the form of art pieces hanging at home or visits to fashionable art museums etc. This has again been seen over the years by researchers. At the same time, it has been noticed that exposure to art is something that is very ??5 ??for children who belong to families with little money and they end up spending their childhood without forming any ??6 ??with art.

Art education goals in school therefore should be that ??7 ??exposure to the wonders of art should be given to all students, whatever age group and whatever their family backgrounds are, because one never knows where talent might be ??8 ?.

However, art education goals have been slipping away from our education system for more twenty years now as people have begun to pay less importance to the ??9 ??of art in their children’s lives. The reasons for this could be ??10 ??budgets as well as stuffing of curriculum in classrooms s part of State mandates. Whatever these unfortunate reasons are, people have to once again realize art education goals and how they can actually be helping each student.

II. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to???1 ??. Now she was Portia, a strong-willed ??2 ??in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. The theatre was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing ???3 ???from her.

4 ??, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (選拔試演). She ??5??being in front of other people. She was very shy at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to ???6????much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making few friends. She had excellent grades, but she always thought that something was ???7 ??.

Two weeks before the audition, Roberta's mother had heard about it and ??8 ??her to join in.

"I can't think of anyone else better suited to ???9 ???the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?"

Her mother wouldn't let the ??10 ??drop. "You're just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared. You know you can do it. The trick is to look past the ??11????to find the love of what you're doing."

So Roberta had made an appointment (預(yù)約) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the ??12??of speaking such rich words. In secret she practised Portia's part, ??13???the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn't hard; she loved every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new understanding of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she??14 ?two of Portia's famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the ??15 ??was hers.

1.?A. sing B. dance C. speak D. report

2.?A. member B. actress C. player D. character

3.?A. weakly B. rapidly C. smoothly D. slowly

4.?A. At first B. In fact C. After all D. In all

5.?A. hated B. enjoyed C. appreciated D. regretted

6.?A. avoid B. focus C. pay D. attract

7.?A. interesting B. inspiring C. missing D. disappointing

8.?A. forced B. requested C. encouraged D. reminded

9.?A. accept B. play C. offer D. learn

10.?A. role B. matter C. interest D. grade

11.?A. anger B. pain C. sadness D. fear

12.?A. purpose B. way C. idea D. importance

13.?A. memorizing B. organizing C. checking D. improving

14.?A. practised B. planned C. performed D. delivered

15.?A. part B. play C. speech D. position

Section B?

Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.?

(A)

When I graduated from Edinburgh University in 2004,I was unwilling to leave the city. The beautiful architecture, the Scottish countryside, friendly people — I was not short of reasons to?stay. But along with the majority of my friends, both English and Scottish, I headed south to?London to find a job.?

This is a common pattern across the UK. About one in five graduates aged between 21 and 29 gets a job in London within six months of graduation, according to the Higher Education Careers Service Unit.

Emma Pollard, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies says, "There's a real desire on the part of the students to stay on in a university town or city. They say the quality of life is good. But they get drawn away because they think that the opportunities are in big cities." This trend is particularly strong in southern cities, with London not far away.

But although large cities such as Birmingham and Manchester are a major draw for financial jobs, graduates sometimes focus on them too much and miss opportunities elsewhere. "Some areas do have less of a lively financial services business — the East Midlands, for example. However, there are top-level manufacturing (制造業(yè)) jobs. Everywhere has top jobs in health and education," says Pollard.?

However, people do not remain happy in the big cities forever. Later in their careers the UK's middle class tend to change their opinions.

People traditionally look to move out of the big cities and travel to their workplace. This is especially true for families who want to buy more space for their money.

The increase in online communication also means more people can work from home or just go into the office a couple of times a week. With the comparatively small size of the UK, you can easily enjoy the best of both worlds, wherever you live.

1. Graduates leave university towns or cities because .

A. the quality of life there is not good

B. they think there are more chances in big cities

C. they want to follow the others

D. the environment there is not satisfying

2. The underlined words "both worlds" in the last paragraph specifically refer to .

A. the west and the east B. the UK and a foreign country

C. big cities and small places D. work and home

3. What makes it possible to enjoy the best of both worlds easily?

A. The change in people's opinions.

B. The size of the UK.

C. The development of minor cities.

D. People's desire to buy more space.

(B)

Ship tourism to Antarctica is on the rise: More than 35,000 tourists are expected to visit Antarctica this summer. In 1992-93, 6,750 visited Antarctica, according to the Antarctic Treaty. All of this tourism, however, is putting both tourists and the environment in great danger.

Among the tourist ships that visit the continent, the Explorer, a Canadian ship, was one of the first. Put to use in 1969, it was built to carry tourists to Antarctica. Last week, however, it became the first commercial passengers ship to sink beneath the waters. Fortunately, all of the passengers and crew members were rescued from the ship. However, the sunken ship endangered the Antarctic's fragile environment. The ship was estimated to be holding 48,000 gallons of fuel.

The accident was not unexpected. Both the US and UK had warned a conference of the Antarctic Treaty member countries in May that the tourism situation in this area was a potential disaster. The US said in a paper, people "should take a hard look at tourism issues now, especially those related to ship safety". Although the Antarctic seas are relatively calm, floating ice causes a potential threat to ships. The owner of the Explorer blamed the sinking on a fist-like hole in the ship caused by ice.

Many of the other large ships now visiting Antarctica are not designed especially against thick ice. Such ships generally can only come to the continent in summer. But the tourist rush is pushing ships into dangerous situations. "The increasing number of ships operating in Antarctica means that the ships are under great pressure to get there in time for the key visiting sites," the British government wrote in a paper at the meeting of member countries.

As a natural frontier, Antarctica is in a messy legal situation. There are no obvious answers as to who is responsible for dealing with the threat that tourists may cause to human life and the environment.

There is no coast guard for Antarctica. Do we want it to become Disneyland, or do we need some controls?

4. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A. Antarctic tourism has a history of about 15 years.

B. The number of tourists to the Antarctic is over 5 times bigger than that of 15 years ago.

C. The tourism boom has caused holes in Antarctica.

D. The Antarctic Treaty is responsible for the environmental problems.

5. The sinking of the Explorer .

A. led to a conference about the tourism situation in Antarctica

B. was caused by the rough seas

C. had been predicted

D. did harm to Antarctica

6. In this passage, the writer suggests that .

A. people had better not make a tour of the Antarctic

B. ships to the Antarctic should be built strong enough

C. there should be legal controls over tourism in the Antarctic

D. the Antarctic's environment is too fragile to be protected

(C)

Old Computers Make for Unhappy Workers — Survey

LONDON — Dealing with the dissatisfaction of aging and unreliable office computers leads to workers' unhappiness and more sick leave, a survey showed on Wednesday.

A survey carried out by care4free.net?of over 2,700 European office workers from the UK, France and Germany found that workplace dissatisfaction increased greatly with the aging of the computer equipment.

"We do know that job satisfaction is falling in Britain and most advanced nations," said Stephen White, a researcher from the Work Foundation. "The actual reasons for this?are the subject of very heated discussion. It's certainly one interesting theory that technology may be the cause of this in some way," White added.

A quarter of these using outdated computers in Britain said they were "quite" or "very dissatisfied" with their everyday job compared to the percent of those who had enjoyed an advantage from up-to-date technology.

The survey also said that among workers dealing with outdated equipment, there was a 35 percent greater probability they would take six or more days of sick leave per year compared with the average workers. In France, where more workers use old computers, the probability jumped to 55 percent.

Results also showed that women in the three countries were more likely to be using outdated equipment. In the UK, where more workers have up-to-date computers than in the other countries surveyed, the number of women using old equipment doubled than of men.

White pointed out that there were two sides to this problem, saying that continuously having to deal with new technology and equipment can also be a source of worry. "Old and faulty equipment is a major cause of office dissatisfaction. There is no question about it; but you also have to say that the frequent change of equipment is also, or could be, a main cause of dissatisfaction."

7. The underlined word "this" (Paragraph 3) refers to .

A. workplace dissatisfaction

B. computer use in most jobs

C. the aging of office computers

D. the survey by care4free. net

8. How many office workers using old computers in Britain expressed their dissatisfaction?

A. 16% B. 25% C. 35% D. 55%

9. According to White, why were the women surveyed more likely to use old computers?

A. Most office workers use old computers.

B. They do some of their work with computers.

C. Dealing with new equipment can cause anxiety.

D. They are easier to be satisfied with new technology.

10. What is the subject of the news story?
A. Poor working conditions in offices.

B. Research work of the Work Foundation.

C. Influence of technology in the workplace.

D. Different attitudes to old computers.

III. Translation

1.由于缺乏食物，一些動物用冬眠來熬過冬天。??(absence)

2.難得有學(xué)生不害怕被老師忽略。??(rarely)

3.他的房間是如此臟亂以致我們很難找到那本關(guān)于人造器官的書。??(disorder)

4.我們壓根沒有想到那只倒掛著的蝙蝠不是死了，而是在冬眠。??(occur)

5.她同意我抄她的筆記，省去了我去聽講座的麻煩。??(save)

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