unit8新标准大学英语 视听说 综合教程 网上作业 答案

Part I: Vocabulary and StructureSection A: Complete each sentence using the correct word or expression from the box.elderly despite rural artistic imagination joints bang reverse fame rival revolt stuff deadly mayor highway nuisance comparison mere directly elsewhere 1. The singers has spread around the world. People from London to Sydney know who she is. Your answer Correct answer fame fame 2. There is an overwhelming amount of talent on display at Londons many art museums. Your answer Correct answer artistic artistic 3. I love visiting the lake during the summer, but all the bugs are such a(n) ! Your answer Correct answer nuisance nuisance 4. The of the car door startled the baby and she started to cry. Your answer Correct answer bang bang 5. My goodness! You definitely packed a lot of for your trip to Mexico! Your answer Correct answer stuff stuff 6. My grandfather loves to sit and listen to my stories about South America. Your answer Correct answer elderly elderly 7. The journalist interviewed the of New York for the governments opinion of the new highway. Your answer Correct answer mayor mayor 8. This weekend the high school football team is playing their cross-town . Your answer Correct answer rival rival 9. Thats a great price! in the city, youll pay almost twice as much. Your answer Correct answer Elsewhere Elsewhere 10. I cant afford to travel, so I read a lot of books and use my to feel like Im travelling around the world. Your answer Correct answer imagination imagination 11. After a(n) of Beijing and Shanghai, Kevin decided that he likes Shanghai better. Your answer Correct answer comparison comparison 12. Rachel has read all about Japan so, the fact that shes never left England, she can describe Tokyo in perfect detail. Your answer Correct answer despite despite 13. The tour guide told us how the desert can be if youre not careful. Your answer Correct answer deadly deadly 14. People in China write their addresses in order from people in the United States. Your answer Correct answer reserve reverse 15. The thought of travel gets me excited to go someplace new! Your answer Correct answer mere mere 16. As opposed to the big cities, the part of Spain feels like a different country. Your answer Correct answer rural rural 17. Harold planned to visit Colombia last month, but he decided not to go because there was a small against the government in the capital. Your answer Correct answer revolt revolt 18. Travel time between the two cities significantly decreased after they built the new . Your answer Correct answer highway highway 19. Jogging is good exercise, but it can be very hard on your . Your answer Correct answer joints joints 20. Driving is so much more convenient than the train because you can go wherever you want. Your answer Correct answer directly directly Section B: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.21. Her grandmother lives alone choice. Your answer Correct answer by by 22. You need to be careful taking pictures of people in other countries; you should always ask them first. Your answer Correct answer on about 23. The reporter had to push his way the thrilled fans to interview the pop singer. Your answer Correct answer to through 24. not knowing any Spanish, Gloria spent three wonderful weeks in Argentina. Your answer Correct answer Despite Despite 25. The cherry pies at that restaurant remind me my grandmothers pies. Your answer Correct answer of of 26. When I got my drivers license, the hardest part of the test was driving reverse. Your answer Correct answer to in 27. Have you found where your husband is taking you for your anniversary, or is it still a secret? Your answer Correct answer out out 28. The regions traditional small houses quickly yield gleaming steel and glass skyscrapers. Your answer Correct answer to to 29. The old church glowed a beautiful candle at night, shining down on its surroundings. Your answer Correct answer up like 30. We decided to visit Italy in spite the expensive tickets. Your answer Correct answer of of Part II: Banked ClozeQuestions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.I just finished reading an incredible travel book. The writer was an American (31) who had been all over the world. (32) , he was growing (33) frustrated with his native country. He thought that every other country he visited was better than his home and he was quickly becoming very (34) about the United States. As a traveller and writer, his (35) was to travel around and become friends with his country again. He decided to avoid the (36) and big cities, so he travelled only on small country roads and to (37) little towns. His story was fascinating and he told it in quite a(n) (38) way. I laughed out loud several times. Towards the end of his trip, the author came to the (39) that there are in fact many great places in America. He even claimed to find three perfect towns in the country. (40) , one of them was my hometown! Your answer Correct answer (31) traveller traveller (32) Unfortunately Unfortunately (33) uncomfortably increasingly (34) pessimistic pessimistic (35) resolve instinct (36) highway highway (37) sleepy sleepy (38) amusing amusing (39) realization realization (40) Surprisingly Surprisingly Part III: Reading ComprehensionQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.Dear Rebecca, Im sorry I havent written sooner, but Ive been incredibly busy! Spain is an amazing country and Im having a wonderful time. I dont even know where to begin. Its so easy to become cynical when you live in a big city like Hong Kong. Its easy to forget that, elsewhere in the world, there are incredible places and rural countryside that are so different from the tall buildings of the city. The south of Spain has many sleepy little villages that have beautiful old architecture and lovely people. Everyones been so welcoming to us! Before I forget, I need to mention the food. Its delicious! Spanish food is famous for something called tapas, which reminds me of dim sum back home. You order several small plates of food and can try lots of different stuff. Some of the food was pretty unfamiliar, but it was all great. To my amazement, even my mother tried everything! Madrid, the capital, is a huge city with lots of things to do. There are world-class museums and the artistic culture of the city is electric. Unfortunately, while we were there, my father got sick. No sooner had we arrived at the hotel than his stomach got upset. We thought it might have been the food, so we went to the doctor. Sure enough, it was the seafood he ate. Hes all better now, but what a nuisance! Tomorrow we will visit Barcelona. I am excited to see the city as Ive heard its stunning. Ill write another letter from there. Hope everything is well at home. Miss you, Catherine 41. Of which style of writing is this passage an example? A. Friendly letter. B. Business letter. C. Personal essay. D. Historical fictio