新视野英语(二)练习题A

1、 新视野英语（二）练习题A. Vocabulary 1. At the dinner party last night Christine felt greatly _D_ because her mother kept talking too proudly of her accomplishments at school. A. humiliated B. disappointed C. ashamed D. embarrassed2. Our trip to Beijing _B_ with the visit of my cousin Lucys family. So we had a

2、 great reunion at the foot of the Great Wall. A. cooperated B. coincided C. consisted D. confronted 3. Before he started work, I asked the builder to give me an _A_ of the cost of repairing the roof. A. assessment B. announcement C. estimate D. evaluation4. The new tourist hotel will have _B_ for mo

3、re than one thousand people.A. convenience B. capacity C. capability D. accommodations 5. He is a (n) _B_ young architect who has won international fame.A. nastyB. exceptional C. incompetentD. hopeless6. He ran _C_ twice from his boarding school because he couldnt put up with being limited in an ins

4、titution.A. inB. overC. awayD. down7. Jean felt unable to cope _D_ driving in heavy traffic after her accident. A. upB. atC. ofD. with8. To be financially well _B_, you need to work hard and spare no efforts to develop your career when young.A. awayB. offC. upD. out9. The soldiers showed great joy a

5、nd satisfaction after winning the final triumph _D_ their enemies.A. overB. outC. fromD. of10. It was on this day that he met _BY_ an accident that was to shape the rest of his life. A. withB. toC. atD. in11. I got a little _C_ when I learned that the appointment with the general manager was changed

6、 to another time. A. concerned B. distracted C. upset D. awful 12. The book offers some advice about how to make a good _D_ at job interviews. A. attitude B. appearance C. effect D. impression13. It is very difficult for the time being to _D_ how much money is needed. A. account B. assume C. ranges

7、D. estimate 14. The teacher praised and rewarded the good _B_ of his students in class. A. status B. behavior C. function D. signal 15. We must _B_ our attention on the question of reducing our cost. A. pay B. focus C. absorb D. promote 16. They will fight to the end; they will never _B_. A. survive

8、B. surrenderC. renderD. succeed17. Our company decided to _A_ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met. A. cancel B. resist C. assume D. destroy18. He was _C_ of having asked such a silly question. A. sorry B. guilty C. ashamed D. miserable19. I would be _B_ if you woul

9、d mail this package for me. A. carefulB. gratefulC. thoughtfulD. respectful20. Much of the news provided by this newspaper is _A_, not foreign. A. domestic B. strain C. purchase D. murder. Reading ComprehensionPassage 1Economic liberalism was the prevailing economic philosophy in much of the ninetee

10、nth and early twentieth centuries, and the U.S. economy developed within its framework. Economic liberalism promoted freedom of action for the individual and the firm through the doctrines of free trade, self-interest, private property, laissez-faire, and competition. According to his philosophy, in

11、dividuals were free to seek their own occupations, to enter any business, and to act as they saw fit to improve their economic welfare. Economic society was held together by self-interest. Self-interest was thus the motivation force of the economy. For example, to increase personal economic welfare,

12、 an individual might decide to produce goods and sell them for profit. But in so doing, that individual automatically benefited the community as wellby purchasing raw materials, providing employment, and supplying goods or services. A worker seeking to increase hi or her wages could do so by increas

13、ing productivity. This, too, benefited the employer and the community in general. According to Adam Smith, the individual, in seeking personal gain, was led by an invisible hand to promote the welfare of the whole community. Competition was the regulator of the economy under economic liberalism. Bus

14、iness competed with one another for consumer trade by developing new and better products and by selling existing products at lower prices. Free entry into the market ensured adequate competition, and prices were determined by the free forces of supply and demand. Competitive force determined not onl

15、y the prices of goods and services but also wage rates. Since a beneficial self-interest was the motivating and driving force of the economy and since competition was to serve as the regulator of the economy, a policy of laissez-faire prevailed. According to this policy, the government kept its hand

16、s off the economic activities of individuals and businesses. Its economic role was strictly to protect private property, to enforce contracts, and to act as a judge in economic disputes. 21. Concerning “economic liberalism”, which of the following is true? A It was an influential philosophy in the 1

17、9th and 20th centuries. B The development of the U.S. as a nation owes much to this philosophy. C It is about the freedom of action in the field of economics. D It is about the doctrines of private-0sector of economy. 22. According to the passage, people exchange goods and services in order to _. A

18、satisfy the needs of other people. B satisfy their own needs C form a society D promote division of labor 23. Which of the following is the best interpretation for Adam Smith theory? A Individuals are keen on their own interest. B In their subconsciousness, people wish to serve the community. C In p

19、ursuing their self-interest, individuals bring benefits to society. D The Individuals economic behavior is regulated by some invisible being. 24. Competitive forces have the following functions except _. A forcing the businesses to develop new and better products B giving every individual a fair cha

20、nce for a better job C to help determine the prices of goods and services D to help regulate the wages of people employed 25. According to the policy of laissez-faire, the government should _. A frequency intervene the market B strictly regulate the market C give the market much freedom D intervene

21、the market only when it likes Passage 2 Changes in the natural rate of unemployment can easily be mistaken for cyclical employment. For this reason it is important to understand the force s influencing the natural rate of unemployment in an economy. Younger workers are more likely to quit their jobs

22、 than older workers. It simply takes some time for them to match skills with their employment. So it is reasonable to assume that the younger the average age in the labor force, the higher the natural rate of unemployment. Increased fluctuation in the pattern of demand for domestic goods increases s

23、tructural unemployment and, in turn, contributes to a higher natural rte of unemployment. An increase in energy prices that occurred in the mid-1970s in U.S. affected hiring in many industries. Increase foreign competition also hurt the U.S. automobile and steel industries at that time. Rapid change

24、s in technology designed to cut costs can also result in greater job separation. In an effort to compete more effectively with foreign firms, many U.S. Firms have shifted to new technology that requires fewer workers per plant and results in slower hiring of new workers. In recent years the number o

25、f married women in the labor force has increase sharply, therefore increasing the umber of two-earner families. The existence of a second income prevents income from falling to zero when one of the spouses（配偶） quits a job to search for a better one. Also, the second income allows a longer period to

26、find a new job than would otherwise be possible. Tendencies to move in and out of the labor force can also affect the natural rate of unemployment. Workers who frequently move in and out of the work force have a higher rate of job separation because they are less experienced than other workers. As a

27、 result they are more likely to quit or be fired from a job. 26. The natural rate of unemployment is higher among younger workers because _. A they have to spend some time learning the necessary skills B they often quit their jobs for a change C they do not treat their jobs seriously D they are too

28、young to do their jobs well 27. What happened to the American economy when the prices of energy went up in the U.S. in the mid-1970s? A Employment in some related industries was increased. B Employment in some other industries was increased. C Employ7ment in some related industries was reduces. D Th

29、e U.S. automobile and steel industries were hurt. 28. Why do advances in technology increase unemployment according to the fourth paragraph? A Because many workers are forceful to leave their jobs for further training. B Because some workers will quit their jobs for easier ones. C Because new worker

30、s will not be hired within a long period of time. D Because only a smaller number of workers will be needed. 29. Which of the following is NOT the result of the existence of two-earner families according to the passage? A One of the spouses quits a job more often. B One of the spouses will give up h

31、is or her job. C One of the spouses is always looking for a better job. D One of the spouses takes his or her time in seeking a new job. 30. Workers who often change their jobs are more likely to quit or be fired from their jobs since _. A they like changes B they get bored with their jobs after som

32、e time C they are less experienced D they dont want to remain in the labor force for a long time Passage 3“There is no arguing about taste” runs the Latin proverb. But taste did not just happen.Cultural, historical, biological and environmental events have interacted to cause frogs, for example, to

33、be viewed as delicious in southern China but to be regarded with revulsion in northern China. Even though much remains unknown, tastes cannot be dismissed as inarguable or illogical; an attempt will be made here to discover why, as Lucretius put it, “What is food to one man may be fierce poison to o

34、thers?”Among the approximately thirty million tribal people of India, a total of 250 animal species are avoided by one group or another. Most of these people will not eat meat from a tiger or any of various snakes. Although they say they feel a relationship with these animals, it is obvious that bot

35、h are highly dangerous and that hunting them systematically would be foolish.Monkeys are avoided, probably because they look like human beings in appearance; in these tribes, man-eating is viewed as extremely cruel. A reluctance to eat some female animals has been attributed to respect for the mothe

36、rs role, but it could also be due to a policy of allowing the females to reproduce and provide more young for people. Many tribes avoid eating any animal that has died of unknown causes, an intelligent attitude in view of the possibility that the animal might have died from a disease that could spre

37、ad to humans. Animals that consume garbage are similarly avoided, an adaptive step that prevents contact with parasites (寄生虫), and that might explain why members of one tribe eat any of twenty-one different species of rats, but not the house rat.31. “There is no arguing about taste”, which means _.

38、A. people dont like to talk about food B. ones taste in food is hard to explainC. there is no quarrelling about to eat D. no arguments about taste have been heard of before32. It can be concluded from the first paragraph that _. A. the author is against eating frogsB. taste is illogical and inarguab

39、leC. some types of frogs are poisonous D. taste is influenced by many factors33. The tribal people in India dont eat snakes because_. A. they are very dangerous B. they are respected by IndiansC. they may spread disease D. they help kill rats34. The tribal people in India may not eat the following a

40、nimals EXCEPT_.A. donkeys B. tigers C. female deer D. house rats35. The passage is probably written for the purpose of _. A. introducing the eating habit of Indian tribal peopleB. distinguishing different types of tasteC. accounting for peoples different choices of tasteD. explaining the relationshi

41、p between taste and tribesIII. Cloze The driver had _36_ no attempt to brake. When a policeman asked him, a man of 69, to read the number of plate of a car parked on the _37_ side of the road, he man said this was _38_, because it was foggy. In fact, it was a sunny day. _39_ several attempts, even f

42、rom _40_ distance of two metres, the man _41_ failed to read the number-plate _42_. He said he had never needed glasses, though he had been _43_ in a similar accident the day before. The question _44_ fitness to drive comes up every time some medical condition _45_ to the accident like this. Last we

43、ek traffic accidents _46_ the death of two motorists one of _47_ died as a result of black outs while driving. The _48_, a man whose car hit a tree, had _49_ from blackouts for years. The second died _50_ his sports car crashed at 60m.p.h. He had a brain disease which cause him to _51_ consciousness

44、 when he had a headache. With such cases _52_ mind, it is not surprising that _53_ prevention organizations are trying to _54_ the government to introduce stricter _55_ over drivers. 36. A made B done C given D had 37. A contrary B opposite C across D further 38. A uncertain B unreal C unfair D untrue 39. A At B For C With D After 40. A a B some C any D such 41. A still B even C yet D too 42. A perfectly B definitely C correctly D exactly 43. A linked B involved C associated D combined 44. A to B in C of D with 45. A directs B guides C leads D conduc