新标准大学英语综合教程4-Unit-test2.doc

窗体顶端窗体底端 Unit 2 TOCActive reading 1Active reading 2Reading across culturesGuided writingLanguage in useUnit testUnit testDone with this task. Your score: 100%窗体顶端Part I: Vocabulary and StructureSection A: Section A: Complete the sentences using the correct words in the box.mysteriousneglectnormallyinteractdialectexcludeinfluentialcitefosterlikewiseawaitobstacleclassificationidleammunitiondrownadvantageousforegostatureoriginality1.Can we the formalities and get right down to business? Your answerCorrect answer foregoforego2.The actress spoke in such a heavy northern that I could barely understand her. Your answerCorrect answer dialectdialect3.Theres nothing left to do now but the results. Your answerCorrect answer awaitawait4.I love going on vacation, but I always in a sea of work when I return. Your answerCorrect answer drowndrown5.After three huge successes, George became one of the most people in Hollywood. Your answerCorrect answer influentialinfluential6.There have been far too many disappearances in this town for my taste. Your answerCorrect answer mysteriousmysterious7.It drives me crazy that Steve can sit around and be when theres so much work to do! Your answerCorrect answer idleidle8.His shifty eyes and smarmy personality do little to a trustworthy character. Your answerCorrect answer fosterfoster9.She brings her lunch to work, but today she decided to eat out. Your answerCorrect answer normallynormally10.The of alcohol as an illegal drug will only make the problem worse. Your answerCorrect answer classificationclassification11.Dont your little brother! Take him with you. Your answerCorrect answer excludeexclude12.Its difficult for someone of his to go out in public unrecognized. Your answerCorrect answer staturestature13.My interview with a panel of professors is the only left before I earn my degree. Your answerCorrect answer obstacleobstacle14.After years of , the old house on the corner was finally torn down. Your answerCorrect answer neglectneglect15.If you want to write a book about traveling in Europe, its to have actually been there before. Your answerCorrect answer advantageousadvantageous16.Im going to invest my money in Microsoft, and I strongly suggest you do . Your answerCorrect answer likewiselikewise17.It is critical to your sources when you make an argument. Your answerCorrect answer citecite18.This months bestselling novel has a(n) that is rarely seen in literature. Your answerCorrect answer originalityoriginality19.Its difficult to with people if you dont speak the same language. Your answerCorrect answer interactinteract20.Its common for politicians to use almost anything as against their opponents. Your answerCorrect answer ammunitionammunitionSection B: Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word.21.The toughest thing about moving away was when I had to part my book collection. Your answerCorrect answer withwith22.The spring season, it were, doesnt really exist here since we go straight from winter into summer. Your answerCorrect answer asas23.Please leave me alone; Im simply looking some peace and quiet. Your answerCorrect answer forfor24.After looking at his old pictures, James longed go back to China. Your answerCorrect answer toto25.Just tell me the truth and dont toy my emotions! Your answerCorrect answer withwith26.Mona decided to seek her biological parents after she found out she was adopted. Your answerCorrect answer outout27. the most part, I think the kids enjoyed our vacation this year. Your answerCorrect answer ForFor28.She picks up some extra money by being a tour guide the side. Your answerCorrect answer onon29.I think the reason were such good friends is because we have so much common. Your answerCorrect answer inin30.If you learn to look this class as an opportunity, you might not be so miserable. Your answerCorrect answer uponuponPart II: Banked ClozeQuestions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.Im looking for a good book to read. Can you give me a(n) (31)? I generally like to read fiction, but I will read nonfiction if the story is good. Im a(n) (32) at heart, so I really like to read stories about exciting journeys and quests. I usually dont like boring stories that feature (33) characters that are portrayed with no originality. I dont mind action, but I can do without any (34) and unnecessary violence.Do you have any ideas? In my opinion, the best literature features characters that face unbelievable odds, (35) their inner demons, and eventually arrive at some sort of personal (36) about the true nature of things. Along the way, the character will inevitably face a decision that might involve a(n) (37)which could result in his or her (38), but he or she will persevere and come out on top.Im (39) looking for something to read on my vacation, so please let me know what you would recommend. At this point, Im ready to (40) almost any book, no matter how long! Your answerCorrect answer (31)recommendationrecommendation (32)adventureradventurer (33)stereotypicalstereotypical (34)gratuitousgratuitous (35)confrontconfront (36)enlightenmentenlightenment (37)sacrificesacrifice (38)undoingundoing (39)desperatelydesperately (40)tackletacklePart III: Reading ComprehensionQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.It is difficult, by sheer popularity and fame of the story, to read or listen to Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol without conjuring up images from one of the many preexisting dramatic productions of the tale. Unfortunately, we often focus on the popular dramatizations of the story to the exclusion of the message that lies at its heart. The story is now a staple of the Western Christmas tradition, but many people dont fully understand why. A Christmas Carol is a very simple and straightforward presentation of the dangers associated with power and greed. However, the story has a more fundamental (if somewhat clichd by todays standards) message: seize the day and take advantage of all that life has to offer. The reader is left with the notion that, within all of us, there exist qualities that can be improved to unknowable benefit, and it is our responsibility to make necessary improvements in order to realize those benefits.We see, in Ebenezer Scrooge, an individual almost entirely consumed by greed with little or no worries for the rest of humanity. He is, obviously, an extreme case with whom it is difficult to identify. His days are spent in concentration over his money and how best to underuse it, and his life has been wasted on this cause. He squanders his days while those around him, such as his nephew and Bob Cratchit, attempt to live their lives and make them worthwhile.When Marley visits Scrooge in his bedroom, he explains what will soon happen and why and says, It is required of every man, that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen, and travel far and wide. Marley never did this and is condemned to walk forever in chains after death. Scrooge, also, has never done this, and his visits with the three ghosts are meant to awaken that inside of him which has been dead all his life. Scrooges journeys with the three ghosts are also meant to make the reader reexamine his or her own life.Scrooge, as well as the reader, also learns that in a self-absorbed existence based on the exclusion of others, we succumb to ignorance. Ignorance of others and the world around us breeds contempt for that which we do not understand and creates an inescapable trap into which we inevitably fall. Scrooge did not understand this and ultimately fell victim to his own vices. We, as both readers and human beings, are to draw from Scrooges experiences his final lessons from the ghosts and not become victim to the same traps which befell