新理念外语网络教学平台第四册Unit4测试答案

1、 全新版第二版综合B4U4-A Part I Listening Comprehension ( 15 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

2、or false. 1. A) T B) F Script: In 1998 William Browder gave up his American passport to become a British citizen, since his life is now centered in Europe. 正确答案： A 2. A) T B) F Script: Alex Mandl is also a fervent believer in globalization, but he views himself very differently. 正确答案： A 3. A) T B) F

3、 Script: Despite all that globetrotting, Mandl, 55 years old, still identifies himself as a Canadian. 正确答案： B 4. A) T B) F Script: Although Browder and Mandl define their nationality differently, both see their identity as a matter of personal choice, not an accident of birth. 正确答案： A 5. A) T B) F S

4、cript: As borders and national identities become more important, some find that threatening and even dangerous. 正确答案： B 6. A) T B) F Script: Global trade has been around for centuries; the corporations and countries that benefited from it were largely content to treat vast parts of the world as plac

5、es to mine natural resources or sell finished products. 正确答案： A 7. A) T B) F Script: Text B contrasts Western skeptics with Eastern enthusiasts for globalization and reflects on the way economic integration can help promote greater political tolerance. 正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F Script: The developed worl

6、d is beating a path to China's and India's door and Chinese and Indian companies, in turn, have started to look overseas for some of their future growth. 正确答案： A 9. A) T B) F Script: China and India havent decided that opening their economies to trade in goods and services is the best way to

7、 lift their people out of abject poverty and are now focused simply on how to globalize in the most stable manner. 正确答案： B 10. A) T B) F Script: India is just beginning to realize that this process of globalization is one where the Indian have an inherent advantage. 正确答案： A Section B Directions: In

8、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 i

9、s read for the third time, you should check what you have written. This (11)_ wave of globalization has been driven by policies that have opened economies (12)_ and internationally. In the years since the (13)_ , and especially during the past two decades, many governments have adopted free-market (

10、14)_ , vastly increasing their own productive (15)_ and creating myriad new opportunities for (16)_ and investment. Governments also have (17)_ dramatic reductions in barriers to commerce and have established international agreements to promote trade in goods, services, and investment. (18)_ new opp

11、ortunities in foreign markets, corporations have built foreign factories and established production and marketing arrangements with foreign partners. Globalization is deeply controversial, however. Proponents of globalization argue that it allows poor countries and their citizens to develop economic

12、ally and raise their (19)_ , while opponents of globalization claim that the creation of an unfettered international free market has benefited multinational corporations in the Western world at the expense of local enterprises, local cultures, and common people. Resistance to globalization has there

13、fore (20)_ both at a popular and at a governmental level as people and governments try to manage the flow of capital, labor, goods, and ideas that constitute the current wave of globalization. To find the right balance between benefits and costs associated with globalization, citizens of all nations

14、 need to understand how globalization works and the policy choices facing them and their societies. Script: This current wave of globalization has been driven by policies that have opened economies domestically and internationally. In the years since the Second World War, and especially during the p

15、ast two decades, many governments have adopted free-market economic systems, vastly increasing their own productive potential and creating myriad new opportunities for international trade and investment. Governments also have negotiated dramatic reductions in barriers to commerce and have establishe

16、d international agreements to promote trade in goods, services, and investment. Taking advantage of new opportunities in foreign markets, corporations have built foreign factories and established production and marketing arrangements with foreign partners. Globalization is deeply controversial, howe

17、ver. Proponents of globalization argue that it allows poor countries and their citizens to develop economically and raise their standards of living, while opponents of globalization claim that the creation of an unfettered international free market has benefited multinational corporations in the Wes

18、tern world at the expense of local enterprises, local cultures, and common people. Resistance to globalization has therefore taken shape both at a popular and at a governmental level as people and governments try to manage the flow of capital, labor, goods, and ideas that constitute the current wave

19、 of globalization. To find the right balance between benefits and costs associated with globalization, citizens of all nations need to understand how globalization works and the policy choices facing them and their societies. 正确答案： current 正确答案： domestically 正确答案： Second World War 正确答案： economic sys

20、tems 正确答案： potential 正确答案： international trade 正确答案： negotiated 正确答案： Taking advantage of 正确答案： standards of living 正确答案： taken shape 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 ea

21、ch 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) defineB) strengthenC) accidentD) at least E) e

22、ntitleF) politiciansG) annualH) implications I) be committed toJ) earnestK) increasinglyL) witness M) World Economic ForumN) forumO) journalists 21._ 正确答案： A 22._ 正确答案： C 23._ 正确答案： G 24._ 正确答案： M 25._ 正确答案： F 26._ 正确答案： O 27._ 正确答案： J 28._ 正确答案： H 29._ 正确答案： D 30._ 正确答案： K Section B Directions: The

23、re 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. In such a changing,

24、 complex society formerly simple solutions to informational needs become complicated. Many of life's problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of the extended family to resolve. Where to turn for expert information and how to determine w

25、hich expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today. In addition to this, there is the growing mobility of people since World War . As families move away from their stable community, their friends of many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is

26、 cut off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable. The almost unconscious flow of information about the simplest aspects of living can be cut off. Thus, things once learned subconsciously through the casual communications of the

27、extended family must be consciously learned. Adding to societal changes today is an enormous stockpile of information. The individual now has more information available than any other generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem is complic

28、ated, time-consuming and sometimes even overwhelming. Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before. Computer technology makes it po

29、ssible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files, and to program computers to locate specific information. Telecommunications developments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and very shortly, electronic mail to bombard people with multitudes of messages. Satellites h

30、ave extended the power of communications to report events at the instant of occurrence. Expertise can be shared worldwide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and/or jobs to travel to a distant conference site. Technology has f

31、acilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people. In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to sol

32、ve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed. "Knowledge is power" may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people. 31. The word "it" (Para. 2) most

33、 probably refers to _. A) the lack of stable communities B) the breakdown of informal information channels C) the increased mobility of families D) the growing number of people moving from place to place 正确答案： B 32. The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that _. A) they hav

34、e to learn new things consciously B) they lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy information C) they have difficulty obtaining the needed information readily D) they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family 正确答案： C 33. From the passage we can infer that _.

35、 A) electronic mail will soon play a dominant role in transmitting messages B) it will become more difficult for people to keep secrets in an information era C) people will spend less time holding meetings or conferences D) events will be reported on the spot mainly through satellites 正确答案： A 34. Te

36、chnology facilitates _. A) sharing information B) storing and sending information C) providing people with easy access to more information D) all of the above 正确答案： D 35. We can learn from the last paragraph that _. A) it is necessary to obtain as much B) people should make the best use of the infor

37、mation C) we should realize the importance of accumulating information D) it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficiently 正确答案： D Passage Two Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. In many ways, todays business environment has changed qualitatively since the late

38、1980s. The end of the Cold War radically altered the very nature of the worlds politics and economics. In just a few short years, globalization has started a variety of trends with profound consequences: the opening of markets, true global competition, widespread deregulation (解除政府对的控制) of industry,

39、 and an abundance of accessible capital. We have experienced both the benefits and risks of a truly global economy, with both Wall Street and Main Street (平民百姓) feeling the pains of economic disorder half a world away. At the same time, we have fully entered the Information Age, startling breakthrou

40、ghs in information technology have irreversibly altered the ability to conduct business unconstrained by the traditional limitations of time or space. Today, its almost impossible to imagine a world without intranets, e-mail, and portable computers. With stunning speed, the Internet is profoundly ch

41、anging the way we work, shop, do business, and communicate. As a consequence, we have truly entered the Post-Industrial economy. We are rapidly shifting from an economy based on manufacturing and commodities to one that places the greatest value on information, services, support, and distribution. T

42、hat shift, in turn, place an unprecedented premium on “knowledge workers,” a new class of wealthy, educated, and mobile people who view themselves as free agents in a sellers market. Beyond the realm of information technology, the accelerated pace of technological change in virtually every industry

43、has created entirely new business, wiped out others, and produced a Pervasive (广泛的) demand for continuous innovation. New product, process, and distribution technologies provide powerful levers for creating competitive value. More companies are learning the importance of destructive technologies inn

44、ovations that hold the potential to make a product line, or even an entire business segment, virtually outdated. Another major trend has been the fragmentation of consumer and business markets. Theres a growing appreciation that superficially similar groups of customers may have very different prefe

45、rences in terms of what they want to buy and how they want to buy it. Now, new technology makes it easier, faster, and cheaper to identify and serve targeted micro-markets in ways that were physically impossible or prohibitively expensive in the past. Moreover, the trend feeds on itself, a businesss

46、 ability to serve sub-markets fuels customers appetites for more and more specialized offerings. 36. According to the first paragraph, the changes in the business environment in the past decades can be attributed to _. A) technological advances B) worldwide economic disorder C) the fierce competitio

47、n in industry D) the globalization of economy 正确答案： D 37. What idea does the author want to convey in the second paragraph? A) The rapid development of information technology has taken businessmen by surprise. B) Information technology has removed the restrictions of time and space in business trans

48、actions. C) The Internet, intranets, e-mail, and portable computers have penetrated every corner of the world. D) The way we do business today has brought about startling breakthroughs in information technology. 正确答案： B 38. If a business wants to thrive in the Post-Industrial economy, _. A) it has t

49、o invest more capital in the training of free agents to operate in a sellers market B) it should try its best to satisfy the increasing demands of mobile knowledgeable people C) it should not overlook the importance of information, services, support, and distribution D) it has to provide each of its

50、 employees with the latest information about the changing market 正确答案： C 39. In the authors view, destructive technologies are innovations which _. A) can eliminate an entire business segment B) demand a radical change in providing services C) may destroy the potential of a company to make any profi

51、t D) call for continuous improvement in ways of doing business 正确答案： A 40. With the fragmentation of consumer and business markets _. A) an increasing number of companies have disintegrated B) manufacturers must focus on one special product to remain competitive in the market C) it is physically impossible and prohibitively expensive to do business in the old way D) businesses have to meet individual customers specific needs in order to succeed 正确答案： D Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 10 minutes ) Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence