Test 1 for U6?

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. I don't know _______or not.

A. whether he is at home ?????????????????B. if he is at home

C. that he is at home ?????????????????????D. whether is he at home

2. This depends on_______ the weather is fine.

A. which ????????????B. whether ????????C. if ??????????????D. that

3.?The teacher asked the new student?_______class he was in.?

A. which ????????????B. where ??????????C. if ??????????????D. that

4. I don't know _______Mr Green will come to see us. He'll help us with our English.

A. why ??????????????B. when ??????????C. how ????????????D. where

5. — Be careful! Don't break the bottles. Do you hear_______I said, David?

— Yes, Mum.

A. what ?????????????B. that ????????????C. why ????????????D. if

6. — Do you know?_______?Mr Black's address is?

— He may live at No.18 or No. 19 Bridge Street. I'm not sure of_______.

A. where; which ??????B. where; what ?????C. what; which ??????D. what; where

7. There is not much difference between the two. I really don't know_______.

A. what should I choose ??????????????????B. which I should choose

C. which should I choose ?????????????????D. what I should choose

8. — What did your parents think about your decision?

— They always let me do?_______I think I should.

A. when ????????????B. that ????????????C. how ????????????D. what

9. Please remind me _______he said he was going. I may be in time to see him off.

A. where ????????????B. when ??????????C. how ????????????D. what

10. Mary wrote an article on _______the team had failed to win the game.

A. why ?????????????B. what ???????????C. who ????????????D. that

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Section B

Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

??? ?As the director stated on behalf of his researching group, the data of this graph makes a clear presentation of the future environmental tendency. On one hand, the quantity of fuel keeps on decreasing by 9% per year while the___1___?(grow) of a wide range of pollution has been a global trend. On the other hand, the?mildly?but___2___(steady)?going up of the average temperature is resulting in catastrophes like widespread floods.?___3___disagreement, they subscribe to the view?__4___?it is humans’ existence and their randomly consuming energy that result in this phenomenon.

Many people have a commitment?that developing nuclear power or energy?___5___?outer space will stop bad consequences ___6___(come) about. However, scientists and educators are opposed to this view even if our needs may be met on the whole. They tend to advocate refreshing our circumstances?___7___saving energy and recycling waste. It is suggested that we use energy-saving appliances such as electrical motors, microwaves and so on?___8___?not be casual about little things like recycling a can. So please glance around and see?___9___ you can do. So long as everybody ___10___(make)?contribution, we will not have to put up with this problem anymore.

Section C：

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

The earliest men did not have much time for art; they faced many dangers, and hunting for food took up almost all their time. But after many thousands of years perhaps a million years or more they became very good ??1 ?, and that gave them a little free time which they could use for other things. A few of them began to paint on the walls of the caves where they lived. Many early artists painted animals, because these were the most important things in their lives. ?Animals ??2 ??food to keep them living, and skins to keep them ?3 ?.

??? Like painters today, the early artists possibly painted for many ??4 ?. Perhaps they wanted to give their cave a little brightness and color; perhaps they had a few special ideas which they could ??5 ???most easily in a painting; perhaps they just wanted to spend a little time in a __6 ??way. Many of them believed in magic, and they often drew animals which were caught. They hoped that by drawing these things, they would make them ??7 ??appear.

??? ?People have ??8 ???cave paintings in many parts of the world. The earliest that we know about are in Europe. Because of the cold weather, the early men in Europe used the caves for?__9_;?in many warmer parts of the world this was not necessary. We know quite a lot about the dates of the European paintings, and we believe that the earliest ones were painted about thirty thousand years ago.

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.

Generally speaking, most people are frightened of making public speech. Losing face is the greatest __1__?and failing to appeal to the audience comes a close second. Most people have plenty of insecurities, and public speaking seems like a situation that will bring all the __2__ feelings out. Some people are always expected of highly and they will be under pressure to be __3__. Then they may still feel unsatisfied with their performance although the general public have already been __4__ by their speech.

While lively people will feel less fear, it does not mean they will __5__ do the job better. On the contrary, in many cases some very shy people do manage to present __6__ speeches. ?In fact, __7__ is not what mainly decides whether you do well at a public speech. Regardless of what you are like in real life, the key seems to be to act yourself.

Doing public speaking as actual acting, performing the lines of a character other than yourself, does not make you succeed. While politicians may limit damage by having carefully prepared, acting again and again __8__, there is always a hidden __9__ among the audience that what they say might not be correct.

Likewise, many speeches of great speakers in history are far from __10__. The audience may on the spot be persuaded by them while afterwards they even can’t remember what they have heard and have a feeling of being __11__.

Although, as Earl Spencer proved at his sister Princess Diana's funeral, it is possible both to prepare every word and to __12__ naturally, prepared speeches rarely __13__ in public. But, only being yourself doesn't help get rid of all the fears either. If you spoke as if you were in your own kitchen, it would be too __14__. ?The distance between the speaker and the audience would be too short to strengthen the need for normal communication and information exchange, which are the main __15__ of a public speech.

1. A. concern B. preference C. resistance D. sorrow

2. A. eager B. unsafe C. special D. usual

3. A. reasonable B. anxious C. perfect D. critical

4. A. preserved B. impressed C. worried D. prevented

5. A. necessarily B. readily C. appropriately D. extensively

6. A. terrible B. unforgettable C. suitable D. scientific

7. A. skill B. preparation C. knowledge D. personality

8. A. in advance B. in reality C. in control D. in result

9. A. awareness B. mystery C. research D. fear

10. A. beneficial B. clear C. responsible D. successful

11. A. forgotten B. fooled C. encouraged D. determined

12. A. act B. cry C. guide D. communicate

13. A. make mistakes B. work wonders C. lose face D. create troubles

14. A. dirty B. personal C. specific D. noisy

15. A. limitations B. advantages C. purposes D. conditions

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)

What to do if a fire starts?

Imagine it's late at night. You hear the smoke detectors(探測器) go off. You smell smoke when you wake up. ?Do you know what to do?

If a fire starts in your home, remember your escape plan and leave as quickly as possible. Keep the following things in mind to make a safe escape.

??Call "Fire!" to warn everyone in your family.

??If you know where the fire is, close as many doors as possible between you and the fire.

??If you're in bed, roll out of bed and onto the floor. Crawl on the floor next to a wall. Being near the ground makes it easier to breathe. ??If possible, cover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth.

??Feel the entire surface of a door before you open it. If the door is warm or hot, do not open it. The fire is probably right outside your room. ?Find another way to leave the room. ?If the door is cool, open it a little.

??Look out and try to see the fire. ?If it is safe, leave the room. ?Remember to stay on the floor.

??If your clothes catch fire, stop immediately. Drop to the ground and roll. Remember: stop, drop and roll.

??Call the fire department from outside and wait for help to arrive.

1. What is the first thing you should do if a fire starts in your home?

A. Call the fire department.

B. Call "Fire" to warn your family members.

C. Collect your favourite belongings, to save from the burning house.

D. Have a white sheet from a window to let the fire department know where to go.

2. What should you do if a fire starts and you are in bed?

A. Jump out of bed and run away.

B. Roll out of bed and stand on the floor.

C. Stay in bed and then jump out of the window.

D. Roll out of bed and onto the floor.

3. What is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Never go back into a burning building.

B. If your clothes catch fire, stop moving immediately.

????C. You should call the fire department before you leave the burning building.

D. Cover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth if possible.

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(B)

I hear many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching at one another's hands for reassurance.

They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon(蠶繭;) into a larger cocoon.

It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.

But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don't care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go for it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are. That's the only kind of popularity that really counts.

4. The author's purpose in writing this passage is to tell_______.

A. readers how to be popular with people around

B. teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves

C. parents how to control and guide their children

D. people how to understand and respect each other

5. According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but, in fact, most of them_______.

A. have much difficulty understanding each other

B. lack confidence

C. dare not cope with problems single-handedly

D. are very much afraid of getting lost

6. The author thinks of advertisements as _______.

A. convincing ??????????B. influential ??????C. instructive ???D. authoritative

7. During the teenage years, one should learn to_______.

A. differ from others in as many ways as possible

B. get into the right season and become popular

C. find one's real self

D. rebel against parents and the popularity wave

?(C)

Some people think that computers are brighter than humans because, for example, a computer can solve many maths problems millions of times .faster. But you can recognize your friend's face among photos of hundreds of children in your school, and no computer can do that. And you know when a joke is funny, and no computers know that. A computer does some things very well, but other things a computer cannot do at all.?

It doesn't make sense to say that a computer is brighter or more stupid than a person. A computer just does things differently. ?In a way, a computer only knows two things: yes and no. ?An electric circuit(電路)is either open or closed; yes or no. ?All the information that is fed into a computer is translated into two signs: 0 or 1. Every number and every letter is coded in zeros and ones. To the computer, 0 means off, 1 means on. ?All decisions are either 0 or 1, yes or no^-never maybe.?

A great many yes/no or off/on circuits can fit into a small space. In a tiny space of the size of your fingernail, a computer does its work. Each of these circuits opens and closes thousands of times a second. But your brain has many more nerve(神經(jīng))cells than a computer has circuits. A human brain has about 100, 000 million nerve cells! And they interact(相互作用)with each other in ways even the most powerful computer in the world can?not.?

8. "It doesn't make sense to say that a computer is brighter ..." Here "make sense" means .

A. say something meaningful B. have a clear meaning

C. make mistakes D. say something wrong

9. It is correct to say a computer knows .

A. how to add 0 to 1 only.

B. "yes" and "no" besides "never"

C. only two numbers _:"0"and "1"

D. only "0"and "1" because everything would appear on the screen as ones and zeros.

10. In a computer there are .

A. a great many tiny spaces B. a great many" yes "and" no"

C. a great many circuits D. a great many seconds

11. A human brain .

A. has more circuits than a computer

B. has millions of nerve cells that work better than electric circuits

C. has better circuits than a computer

D. has a great number of nerve cells and each cell seems like a circuit

III. Translation.

1. 沒有好的管理，生意是不可能做好的。 (without)

2. 這種產(chǎn)品非常成功，其名稱已經(jīng)家喻戶曉。 (household)

3. 她在那宗生意里投入了大量精力。 (invest)

4. 作為回報，這些螞蟻盡自己最大的努力保衛(wèi)它們的樹。(as …… as)

5. 做廣告往往是最有效的推銷方法。( effective)

6. 她因為覺得自己高人一等，所以沒有朋友。( inferior)

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