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Quiz (Unit 3 book II)I. Multiple choices1. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the _ for it.A. motive B. mind C. mood D. notion2. She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would _.A. justify B. humiliate C. exhaust D. trade3. We agreed to accept _ they thought was the best tourist guide.A. whatever B. whomever C. whichever D. whoever4. Sometimes I wish I _ in a different time and a different place.A. be living B. were living C. would live D. would have lived5. The bed has been _ in the family. It was my great-grandmothers originally.A. handed out B. handed over C. handed down D. handed round6. The soldier was _ of running away when the enemy attacked.A. scolded B. charged C. accused D. punished7. The customer complained _ the manager _ the discourtesy of an assistant.A. aboutof B. ofto C. againstof D. toof8. The manager promised to keep me_ of how our business was going on.A. to be informed B. on informing C. informed D. informing9. When I dine in a restaurant, I like to have a table _.A. to my own B. to myself C. on my own D. by myself10. Could you care to _ to the last question?A. react B. respond C. act D. answer11. The company _ that a new bus station be built here.A. discussed B. reported C. supported D. insisted12. Chew your meat thoroughly before you _ it.A. eat B. swallow C. digest D. have13. There are too many _ here to work properly.A. opportunities B. advantages C. distractions D. conditions14. The athlete _ the prize he won.A. was proud of B. took pride on C. was content of D. was satisfied to15. Dont _ the speaker; ask questions forwards.A. interfere B. interpret C. interview D. interrupt16. We _ that we were wrong on this point. A. acknowledged B. admitted C. recognized D. undertook17. It is rather _ that we still do not know how many species there are in the world today. A. exhausting B. embarrassing C. embracing D. demanding18. In spite of failing to save every endangered species, we may _ the majority from extinction. A. reserve B. conserve C. deserve D. preserve19. Our journey was slow because the train stopped _ at different villages. A. constantly B. continuously C. continually D. gradually20. _ popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create. A. Subject to B. Contrary to C. Familiar to D. Similar toTranslation (interrupt, value, community, come over, blend in with, keep sb. in suspense, distract, at any rate, fill out, justify, aware, exhausted, in no mood, interrupted) 王磊本是一个朝气蓬勃、积极向上(energetic)年轻人。大学毕业前，他四处求职。申请表填了一张又一张，但他迟迟得不到答复。最后一家跨国公司录用了他，他开始了自己的职业生涯。他十分珍惜这个工作机会。他非常明白他必须尽快融入周围环境，无论如何他得干出成绩来证明公司的选择是正确的。所以他工作很努力，虚心学习，每天下班回家都精疲力竭。但是出人意料的是不久他就辞去了那份体面高薪的工作。是什么刺激他离开的呢？原来一次偶然的机会，他迷上了电脑游戏，分散了他工作的注意力。白天他玩上十几个小时的游戏，根本就没心思工作；到了晚上他又听摇滚音乐来放松自己，噪音还干扰了社区的其他居民的睡眠。现在他变成了一个不务正业没有前途的人。II. Reading ComprehensionPassage 1The person who can see a ship without some feeling of excitement must have very little imagination. Even the idea of leaving the solid land on which most of us were born and brought up, and going out on to the ever-moving waters must rouse in us all some feelings of strangeness.We may remember stories of terrible storms, with waves as high as mountains; and of people from ships which have sunk spending weeks in small boats hundreds of miles from land. But we have also heard of the joy of traveling over calm seas under blue skies, and of the unforgettable excitement of coming, one fine morning, to a new and beautiful and which we have seen only in pictures before. But ships are not, of course, made chiefly for pleasure: their biggest use is in carrying goods from county to country. If ships did no exist, the British Government would be quite unable to feed the people in the British Isles. Airplanes are much too expensive, and there are not enough of them to feed even a small county like England. Trains cannot cross seas, and even if they could, the amount of goods they can carry cannot be compared with the amount that ships can. In fact, ships can carry more goods than any other means of transport, and can do so more cheaply; but on the other hand, they are slower than trains or airplanes. This slowness means that travelers who want to get somewhere in a hurry and who have not got too much luggage now usually prefer to fly rather than to go by ship. But even for passengers, ships have the advantage of being cheap than trains or airplanes, and also much more comfortable, so that if you want a restful, not too expensive voyage, the ship will suit you best. Ships have played a very important part in history by making it possible to discover more and mere distant parts of our world. Columbus used a ship to discover America about 450 years ago. And even now, ships are used for exploring the Antarctic. It would, in fact, not be too much to say that ships have for thousands of years played one of the most important parts in shaping society.21. According to the first the paragraph, _.A. most of us may have some feeling of excitement and strangeness at the idea of going to seaB. people who were born on the solid land have very little imagination of going to sea C. traveling in a small boat many miles away from land is a terrible experienceD. the unforgettable excitement usually comes in a fine morning on a beautiful land we see in pictures22. We learn from the passage that _.A. the writer has an unpleasant experience of traveling at sea in a terrible storm.B. most people enjoy traveling over calm seas under clear skies and coming to a new and beautiful landC. big ships are more dangerous and easier to sink in storms than small boatsD. the writer wants to remind his readers of the feeling of excitement when they first discover the new land23. Paragraphs 2 and 3 _.A. are mainly about the advantages of ships over other means of transportB. give the reason why ships are more widely used in Britain than any other countries. C. make a distinction between ships and trains and airplanes.D. support the general idea given in the first paragraph24. The name of Columbus is mentioned in the last paragraph_.A. to explain how America was discovered for 45O years ago B. to show that human beings have used ships ever since Columbus time C. to indicate that it was Columbus who first used ships to discover distant lands of the worldD. as an example to show the important roles played by ships in history25. The last sentence of the passage implies that_.A. we should not talk too much about ship though they played important parts in shaping societyB. we should not speak too highly of the roles played by ships in historyC. in fact people have not talked about the roles of ships for thousands of yearsD. the development of human society has had much to do with the use of shipsPassage 2 Following divorcee, life for you and your children can be unnecessarily complicated by a variety of problems you simply hadnt foreseen. Yet once you understand how and why your life has changed after divorce, and what you can do about it, you can gain a fresh perspective and move in the direction of improving your life. Richard Crawford was only six years old when his mother, a beautiful 32-year old woman, first brought him to me. She claimed that Richard had Problems adjusting to the divorce she d acquired only five months previously. But after several sessions, she tearfully confessed that bringing Richard to see me was only an excuse to get help for herself. I felt shy at first about telling you the truth, but I simply have to get the whole thing off my mind. Since I divorced Clive about five months ago, my lifes collapsed. I feel so depressed, lonely, rejected, afraid of the future! And now you feel the divorce was a big mistake? I asked. Yes. But I was the one who wanted the divorce, and now I feel so miserable and depressed. I guess I m too mixed up to think in a clear way, she replied. Its very common for somebody to realize gradually the life after divorce can be more hurtful, in so many unexpected ways, than the life they endured with their former spouse. Right now things look pretty grim and hopeless. But youll survive, and hopefully, start a new and better life for yourself and Richard.” You should not use Richard as an excuse not to be socially active. Youve a right to build a new life for yourself, to change your style of living to suit your new circumstances. Your self-confidence can be built up again through happy, pleasant, rewarding social experiences with new friends, new hobbies, and a new life style. Don t let guilty feelings stand in your way.26. In this selection, the author mainly talked about _.A. how Mrs. Crawford had divorced her husbandB. how the mother and her son felt after the divorceC. what a single mother should do to adjust to the new life after divorceD. his sympathy