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阶段练习4（二级）（Unit 9-Unit 10）Part I Vocabulary and structureDirections: Choose the best one from the four choices to complete the sentence and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.1. Through the article the author wants to _ to the readers his view on praise and criticism.A. conveyB. surveyC. reactD. apply2. Professor Lins article on present-day economics is _ of careful study.A. worthB. worthyC. worthwhileD. deserving3. Ted looked very much _ when he was caught cheating in the English exam.A. discouragedB. embarrassedC. disappointedD. bewildered4. Scientists have to _ all possible ways to raise food production to meet the increasing needs of the world.A. expectB. exposeC. expressD. explore5. He was _ with his wife, because she came back too late every night for a whole week.A. possessedB. operatedC. broughtD. annoyed6. Dont worry about him. He was only _ wounded in the traffic accident.A. rapidlyB. likelyC. slightlyD. shortly7. My _ working experience in the field has given me an advantage over the other candidates.A. formerB. previousC. frontD. advance8. I have been working for months to _ a way of solving this problem, but so far I havent been successful.A. deviseB. investC. earnD. comment9. The _ of yourself that you see in the mirror is produced by the reflection of light.A. lookB. imageC. figureD. appearance10. Having drifted from city to city for a few years, he decided to settle down and began a (n)_ life.A. formalB. academicC. normalD. uneasy11. The Chinese were a _ civilized people long before Europeans were.A. completelyB. fullyC. highlyD. deeply12. The doctor told him to _ a month or so before going back to work.A. keepB. driftC. wanderD. relax13. When we are especially interested in one aspect of a problem we often _ the other aspects.A. attachedB. failedC. ignoredD. relied14. I always admire people who exercise, especially those who make exercise a daily _.A. marginB. figureC. aspectD. routine15. My friend asked me to help in _ where to hang the pictures in her new flat.A. arrangingB. determiningC. devisingD. solving16. Usually children are _ to give away their favorite toys to others.A. reluctantB. eagerC. readyD. impatient17. Im going to _ a few books to send to some friends in my hometown.A. pick overB. pick onC. pick offD. pick out18. I wondered how she could _ her sadness so quickly.A. shrug offB. take offC. pull outD. make up19. At the beginning of this semester, our history professor _ a list of books for us to read.A. passed onB. fished outC. handed inD. made out20. After a brief rainstorm, the sun emerged from _ the clouds.A. outB. behindC. inD. to21. The girl is similar _ her mother in appearance.A. toB. withC. aboutD. towards22. He _ articles for our campus newspaper these three years, and he has written about forty articles.A. has been writtenB. is writingC. was writingD. has been writing23. What I wanted to find out first _ how long it was going to take.A. wasB. wereC. areD. being24. With all his friends and money _, he fell into great despair.A. had goneB. were goneC. goneD. going25. _ where the bookstore was, he had asked three persons before he got there.A. Knowing notB. Not knowingC. Not to knowD. Not known26. You didnt let me drive. If we _ in turn, you _ so tired.A. drove; didnt getB. drove; wouldnt get C. were driving; wouldnt get D. had driven; wouldnt have got27. She is the only one of the students who _ a winner of scholarship for three years in our class.A. isB. areC. have beenD. be28. He is said _ two trips to China in the last two years.A. to be makingB. to makeC. to have madeD. to have been making29. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people _ harm them.A. more thanB. other thanC. better thanD. rather than30. The manager is very strict with his employees. He always requests that everyone _ on work.A. not lateB. is not lateC. be not lateD. not be late31. No wonder you have a lot of pain in your stomach. You _ ice creams in such cold weather.A. cant have eatenB. shouldnt have eatenC. mustnt have eatenD. might not have eaten32. Do you consider _ important for the children to receive a good education?A. thatB. whatC. itD. this33. Id like to arrive 20 minutes early _ I can have time for a cup of tea.A. as soon asB. as a resultC. in caseD. so that34. _ you call me to say youre not coming, Ill see you at the theatre.A. UnlessB. WhetherC. UntilD. Though35. _ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.A. During the 1960sB. That it was in the 1960sC. It was in the 1960sD. It was the 1960sPart II Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have, but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat right food, get enough sleep, and exercise regularly. Proper nutrition (营养) is important for good health. Dont eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein (蛋白质), like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals. However, dont overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight. Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you dont get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. Over a long period of time a little amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality. Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp. Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span (寿命). Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shapes: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on are good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too. If everybody were to eat the right food, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.36. According to the passage, _.A. we should always keep fitB. if we were healthy, we could spend our days in doing things with less sleepC. one can eat a lot to stay in good shapeD. one neednt take any exercise if he is healthy37. In order to keep good health, _.A. we should eat a lot of sweetsB. we need a large amount of fatC. we should eat according to the foods nutritionD. we must try to sleep now and then38. Eating more and sleeping less _.A. can keep you healthyB. is no good for youC. gives you more energyD. will keep your personality39. The writer explains _ in this passage.A. how to eatB. the importance of doing exerciseC. how to keep healthyD. what to eat40. The title of the article should be _.A. Eating and ExercisingB. How Vitamins Work in Mans BodyC. Staying HealthyD. Sleeping WellPassage 2When a customer walks into a travel agency to make a booking, the clerk behind the counter turns immediately to the small computer unit on the desk. The unit looks like a synthesis of a television and a typewriter.The customer states the date and the destination of the flight required, and the clerk types this information on the keyboard. As each key is pressed, a letter is formed on the screen of the unit. The clerk then checks the information on the screen before sending the data to a central computer. This computer contains all the information about current booking and destinations, and rapidly establishes whether the new booking is possible. It immediately sends a reply, indicating the number of vacancies (空位) on the flight requested or showing that the flight is fully booked. While these figures are being displayed on the screen, they may change to indicate that another booking has just been made in another part of the world.The clerks now types in the customers reservation. After that, the computer will ask his or her name and address and other details including how the customer will pay for the ticket (by cash or by credit card). The clerk then types the information onto the screen. Next the computer confirms (确认) the booking and asks the customer to pay for the ticket on the spot. When the customer has done it, the clerk types the information into the computer as well. Finally, if modern equipment is used, it is possible for the computer to print out a ticket immediately and the customer can take it right away.41. The number of vacancies on the flight requested can be known from _.A. the computer unit on the clerks deskB. the clerkC. the central computerD. modern equipment42. What does the author mean by “a synthesis of a television set and a typewriter” in the first paragraph?A. Something like a computer set or a typewriter.B. Something quite different from a computer set or a typewriter.C. Something like a computer set and a typewriter.D. A combination of a computer set and a typewriter.43. When a customer makes a reservation, what kind of information is NOT requested?A. The customers name and addressB. The date and destination of the flight.C. The way the customer pays for the ticket.D. The number of the vacancies on the flight.44. When the reservation is confirmed, _.A. the customer pays for the ticketB. the computer prints out ticketC. the clerk types the means of payment on the screenD. the customer takes the ticket away45. The passage is mainly talking about _.A. how to use the computer unitB. how to book a ticket in a travel agencyC. how to exchange information with a central unitD. how to confirm a reservation in a travel agencyPassage 3When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.People who are farsighted face just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arms length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some peoples eyes become cloudy because of cataracts. Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.When night falls, colors become fainter to the eyes and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the side of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn your head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it, they cannot see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark.46. We dont know that our eyes are of great importance until _.A. we think about our eyesB. we cannot see clearly C. we wear glassesD. we have to do much reading47. According to the passage, a _ is more likely to be nearsighted.A. tailorB. doctorC. guardD. painter48. People who are farsighted _.A. cannot do a lot of close work without glassesB. can only see things that are very close to their eyesC. have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arms lengthD. have the same problem as the nearsighted people49. To see a small thing at night, it is better to look _.A. with wide open eyesB. with half shut or narrowed eyesC. straight at itD. in a slightly different direction50. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Nearsightedness and Farsightedness.B. The Use of Glasses.C. Eye Problems.D. The Importance of Eyes.Passage 4Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees - anywhere at all!Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and were giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”51. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _.A. use for their schoolworkB. access the InternetC. work at homeD. connect them to libraries52. Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks (引号)?A. They dont really talk.B. They use the computer language.C. Laptops have speakers.D. None of the above reasons is correct.53. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?A. All teachers use computers.B. 1500 students have laptops.C. It is an old college in America.D. Students there can do everything.54. “A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can _.A. attend lectures on information technologyB. travel around the worldC. get information from around the worldD. have free laptops55. What can we infer from the passage?A. The program is successful.B. The program is not workable.C. The program is too expensive.D. We dont know the result yet.Part III ClozeDirections: There are 20 blanks in each of the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.1When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon, he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some travelers checks.The plane was to 56 at 5:30. From there was still a _57 journey to the airport, _58_ Phillip merely watched the scene along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began 59_ the things he would need for the 60 : tickets, money, the address of his hotel, travelers checks - Just a moment. How about his passport? Phillip went through his pocket. He suddenly _61_ that he must have left his passport 62 .What could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little 63 to return to the bank. This was the 64 time he was representing his firm for an important _65_ with the manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning. Without a passport he would be _66 to board the plane. At that moment, the taxi 67 outside the air terminal (候机楼). Phillip got 68 , took his suitcase and paid the driver. He then 69 a good deal of confusion in the building. A _70 could be heard over the loudspeaker.“We very much 71 that owing to a twenty-four-hour strike of airport staff, all flights for the rest of today have had to be called of