中山大学新理5.0英语自主学习大厅第四册第六单元E套答案.doc

中山大学新理5.0英语自主学习大厅第四册第六单元E套答案B4U6-E Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes ) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false. 1. A) T B) F Script: Generally speaking, technology has enabled us to do more things although it has not saved our time. 正确答案： A 2. A) T B) F Script: The information explosion is regarded as one of the reasons why people feel so time-pressed. 正确答案： A 3. A) T B) F Script: According to some experts, not everyone is overstressed and the feeling of pressures can also be exaggerated or self-imposed. 正确答案： A 4. A) T B) F Script: It is recorded that in the last 10 years, working hours have risen slightly in both the U.K. and the U.S. 正确答案： B 5. A) T B) F Script: Time famine has provoked several reactions, one of which is that people are trying to buy time. 正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F Script: By reducing the amount of time spent at work, peoples free time is increasing, so they definitely feel less stressed. 正确答案： B 7. A) T B) F Script: According to Text B, it is humans nature to choose for slower. 正确答案： B 8. A) T B) F Script: There are places and objects that signify patience, like the door-close button in elevators, reminding us to slow down. 正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F Script: The development of technologies makes it possible for people to perform a few tasks at the same time. 正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F Script: People may prefer a 30-minute train ride to a 20-minute drive because they could read on the train. 正确答案： A Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. The family is changing. In the past, grandparents, parents, and children used to live together, and they had an extended family. But family structure is changing throughout the world. The nuclear family (11)_ of only one father, one mother, and children; it is becoming the (12)_ family structure everywhere. The nuclear family (13)_ married women some advantages: they have freedom from their relatives, and the husband does not have all the power of the family. Studies show that in nuclear families, men and women usually make an (14)_ number of decisions about family life. But wives usually have to “pay” for the (15)_ of freedom and power. When women lived in extended families, sisters, grandparents and aunts helped one another with housework and (16)_ . In addition, older women in a large family group had important (17)_ . Wives in nuclear families do not often enjoy this benefit, and they have another disadvantage, too: women generally live longer than their husbands, so older women from nuclear families often (18)_ . Studies show that women are generally (19)_ marriage than men are. In the past, men worked outside the home and women worked inside. Housework and childcare were a full time job, and there was no time for anything else. Now women work outside and (20)_ than they did in the past, but they still have to do most of the housework. The women actually have two full-time jobs, and they have not much free time. Script: The family is changing. In the past, grandparents, parents, and children used to live together, and they had an extended family. But family structure is changing throughout the world. The nuclear family consists of only one father, one mother, and children; it is becoming the main family structure everywhere. The nuclear family offers married women some advantages: they have freedom from their relatives, and the husband does not have all the power of the family. Studies show that in nuclear families, men and women usually make an equal number of decisions about family life. But wives usually have to “pay” for the benefits of freedom and power. When women lived in extended families, sisters, grandparents and aunts helped one another with housework and childcare. In addition, older women in a large family group had important positions. Wives in nuclear families do not often enjoy this benefit, and they have another disadvantage, too: women generally live longer than their husbands, so older women from nuclear families often have to live alone. Studies show that women are generally less satisfied with marriage than men are. In the past, men worked outside the home and women worked inside. Housework and childcare were a full time job, and there was no time for anything else. Now women work outside and have more freedom than they did in the past, but they still have to do most of the housework. The women actually have two full-time jobs, and they have not much free time. 正确答案： consists 正确答案： main 正确答案： offers 正确答案： equal 正确答案： benefits 正确答案： childcare 正确答案： positions 正确答案： have to live alone 正确答案： less satisfied with 正确答案： have more freedom Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes ) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word 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. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. A) promotedB) leftC) resultingD) appliances E) benefitedF) payingG) averageH) couples I) gainsJ) commonK) nurturingL) found M) distributionN) impatienceO) profit 21._ 正确答案： L 22._ 正确答案： B 23._ 正确答案： I 24._ 正确答案： E 25._ 正确答案： H 26._ 正确答案： K 27._ 正确答案： D 28._ 正确答案： F 29._ 正确答案： M 30._ 正确答案： G Section B Directions: There are several 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) and D). You should decide on the best choice. Passage One Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. Nowadays, more and more people are using e-mail to say a few nice words to each other. The result: a new culture of love-letter writing has evolved and is rewriting the rules in how we express our love. Make no mistake: in many cases the e-mail love letters significantly resemble their ancestor. The verbal imagery has hardly changed. Experts believe, in fact, that far more people now carry out sweet talk in cyberspace than in the time before e-mail came along. When people communicate over e-mail, everything is much more relaxed, less serious, and this helps the sweet words flow. Nicola Doering, a media researcher, emphasizes that for many people contact over e-mail is simpler: “The language is a different one here than in traditional letters; people tend to write more like they speak.” This means that an e-mail writer might not have to think over every word, as is often expected with traditional love letter. This is obviously encouraging for many people. But for longer, particularly romantic love letter, e-mail writers also reach back into the language of poetry, “Your calf-blue eyes” is typical for the kind of phrasings found in e-mail love letters. Moreover, at least one traditional symbol between lovers has made an outstanding comeback. Even in the love letters of the 19th century, one often found the letter X as a symbol of a kiss. Many paper love letters would have three Xs at the bottom as a closing. And this symbol is often used today between lovers in their e-mail messages. In spite of all the technological advancement that e-mail represents, classic love letters on paper still have a special meaning, the experts say. Ink on paper simply affects many people more strongly than lines on a computer screen. It appears more serious, more obligatory, as if written for all eternity. Sometimes people want to have something to touch, a letter that you can really hold in your hand. But Internet technology is ready to help even those with the courage to write a classic handwritten love letter. What stops many lovers from penning their most romantic thought is not a lack of good intention but an inability to piece together a few sweet lines, says Thomas Neuss, the organizer of one Internet site devoted to romantic letters. 31. The author strongly believes that _. A) e-mail love letters are more significant than traditional ones B) e-mail love letters are more convenient than traditional ones C) most e-mail love letters copy sweet words from traditional ones D) most e-mail love letters are quite similar to traditional ones 正确答案： D 32. According to Nicola Doering, the distinguishing advantage of e-mail love letters is _. A) more spoken language can be used B) more sweet words will be employed C) it will bring more romance to lovers D) the message will be shorter and simpler 正确答案： A 33. By showing that the letter X is popular in e-mail love letters, the author intends to tell us _. A) many people like using letters to express their love B) traditional symbol between lovers has been popular C) the traditional romantic expression is also employed in e-mails D) the language in e-mail love letters becomes simpler 正确答案： C 34. In the last two paragraphs, the author mentions that _. A) the classic handwritten love letters can also be posted on the Internet B) some Internet sites can help people write classic handwritten love letters C) the classic handwritten love letters can also be very popular among the youngsters D) courage is very important for people to write a classic handwritten love letter 正确答案： B 35. The author writes this passage to _. A) show the differences between two types of letters B) illustrate the advantages of the e-mail love letters C) introduce to us a new culture of love-letter writing D) encourage people to use e-mail love letters more 正确答案： C Passage Two Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. Our entire human existence is based on change. Our species is dependent upon the advancement of life and our culture. If we were to forever remain the same, without evolving, perhaps our collective existence wouldnt even be possible. It remains within our individual powers to hold onto the past. We do not have to let technology take hold of us and our lives. Seven Birkerts, in his article “Into the Electronic Millennium”, seems to feel as if technology is corrupting, and will continue to corrupt, our culture. In specific, he focuses on literature and language as being the core of what is being corrupted. My question is, how can something be corrupted that is, in fact, already corrupted? Language wasnt created as written expression. Words were invented as personal thoughts that were spoken orally, either to oneself or to an audience. Either way, listeners of words were limited by a storytellers own preferences. One could argue that the evolution of oral language into written language has been corrupted by these preferences. Today, language isnt as personal and limited as in the past. In our era, the printed form of language has merely been converted to an electronic form by technology. Technology loses much of the personal touches that perhaps created language, and the population is now not really limited at all by a storytellers preferences, but perhaps this freedom is commendable. The entire world is now open to everything. We all have the opportunity to learn, read, and see whatever we desire. The freedom offered by technology shouldnt be seen as “a destruction of tokens from the past”, as Birkerts seems to believe. It is merely the introduction of a future. The past is just that, the past; we cant change it. Therefore, it will always be there. It is in a way indestructible. We, society, decide what is neglected in our past and in our culture. The addition of the television did not rid our society of books and outdoor activities as was believed by some. In similar fashion, the advent of the computer does not restrict us as a society to our homes, speaking to virtual others. Birkerts view that our society will create another group of hermits and loners simply wont happen. Humans by nature are social beings. We thrive on the comfort and companionship of other humans. To rid ourselves of that would be too harmful. We will never close ourselves as a whole to others; the costs outweigh the benefits. 36. What does the sentence “It remains within our individual powers to hold onto the past” (Para. 1) mean? A) We cant live in a society full of changes. B) We could live in the past without evolving. C) Human beings can live in the present fashion. D) Human beings cant live in the old fashion. 正确答案： C 37. Nowadays, we have the opportunity to learn and read whatever we desire because _. A) we are not as limited as before due to the advancement of technology B) we have fewer chances to touch the storytellers viewpoints directly C) language also develops with the advancement of technology D) language isnt influenced by the storytellers preferences 正确答案： A 38. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to Para. 4? A) The past is in some way indestructible. B) The computer does not restrict us as a society to our homes. C) The freedom offered by technology is a destruction of the past. D) It is society that decides what to abandon. 正确答案： C 39. According to the passage, which of the following is Birkerts idea? A) The advancement of technology has improved language a lot. B) The advancement of technology has destroyed language. C) We can gain nothing from the advancement of technology. D) The advancement of technology cant influence culture. 正确答案： B 40. What is the authors idea about language? A) The change of the world has nothing to do with language. B) The change of language resulted in society corruption. C) Computers and televisions should be thrown away for their undesirable influence on language. D) We dont have to worry about the influence of technology on language. 正确答案： D Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 11 minutes ) Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. 41. I was _ by the maze of streets in the city. A) enchanted B) fascinated C) bewildered D) shocked 正确答案： C 42. Attempts to get supplies to the region are _ because troops will not allow the aid convoy to enter the city. A) fruitful B) futile C) furious D) lucrative 正确答案： B 43. When Europeans originally arrived in _ Texas, the area was inhabited by the Manso peoples. A) now B) which now is C) now is D) what is now 正确答案： D 44. The plan was _ to failure from the start. A) determined B) decided C) designated D) doomed 正确答案： D 45. Those paparazzi are prone to make _ news to attract the readers attention. A) appalling B) exciting C) surprising D) thrilling 正确答案： A 46. People under _ should do some physical exercises to relax themselves. A) tension B) press C) stress D) nervousness 正确答案： C 47. Our friends are expected to assume the burden of their own defense, _ they are competent to do. A) whic