新世纪大学英语综合教程第一册第二单元网络课程学习测试题及答案

Directions:Youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisread

forthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom11-20with

theexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,

youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.(10points)

Therearetimeswhenlivingwithadolescentscanmakeyoufeelreally

.Itseemsas

exhausted

ifnothingyoudoisright.Youwonderwhatcouldbewrongwithyouronce

child,andwhetheryouwillevergetbacktoa

rememberthatyouhaveputalotofeffortintoearlierparentingandlayingthe.

lovableobedient

againItisimportantto

friendlyrelationship

for

foundations

yourteenager'sdevelopment.Theeffortwillnotbewastedandyouneedto

pastefforts.

inyour

havefaith

Themajortaskofateenageristobecomean

adultandmost

independentandresponsible

teenagers

achievethisandgoontohaveteenagechildrenoftheirown.

eventually

Providing

youcanhanginthere,andatthesametimekeepyourown

yourteenagerwill

senseofbalance

mostlikelyeventually

asalikeableadult.

emerge

ReadingComprehension

Directions:Therearetwopassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices.Click

onthebestchoice.(20points)

PassageOne

ApublicopinionpollpublishedbyTheChildren'sSocietyrevealsincreasingconcernabout

children'smentalhealthandwellbeing.Whenaskedtoratechildren'shappinesstoday

comparedtowhentheyweregrowingup,onlyoneintenrespondentsfeltchildrennowadays

werehappier.

Adults'concernsechowhatchildrenthemselveshavetoldTheGoodChildhoodInquiry.

Inasurveyof8,00014-16yearolds,carriedoutbyTheChildren'sSocietyaspartofthe

inquiry,27%ofyoungpeopleagreedwiththestatement'Ioftenfeeldepressed'.

Anumberofchildrensubmittingevidencecommentedontheimportanceofbeingfree

fromstress,pressureandworry.Insomecasestheyexplicitlylinkedpressuretoschool,the

influenceofpeers,familyexpectations.Interestinglywhenaskedwhathasthemostnegative

impactonchildren'swell-beinggenerally,adultsrespondingtothepollratedfamily

breakdownandconflictandpeerpressurehighly.

Consideringtheissueofhowtopromotebettermentalhealthandwellbeingfor

children,ProfessorStephenScott,InstituteofPsychiatryandaninquirypanelmembersaid,

"Manyrespondentstotheinquirysharedthebeliefthatwellbeingdependsongood

relationships,especiallywithinthefamily;onasenseofpurposeandonfreedom.Toachieve

this,childmentalhealthandwellbeingmustbeeverybody'sbusiness.Supportforparentsis

crucial;schoolinghasakeyparttoplay;andprovidingtheeffectivetreatmentsnowavailable

forchildrenwithmentalhealthproblemstakestime,skillandresources."

Thereisagrowingrecognitionofthetruecostofneglectingchildren'smentalhealth

andwellbeing.Toooftenmentalhealthandwellbeinghavebeendismissedasbeingoflittle

importancebutthereisnowanunderstandingthatifwewanttogivechildrenabetter

childhoodthesemattersmustbeaddressed.Wenowneedtotranslatethisgrowingconcern

intoactionandinvestmentinthenecessarysupportservices.

21.WhatisthepurposeofthepublicopinionpollpublishedbyTheChildren'sSociety?

A.Tofindouthowchildrenlookattheirparents.

B.Tofindouthowparentsthinkoftheirchildren.

C.Tofindouttherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.

D.Tofindouthowparentsandchildrenthinkofchildren'smentalhealth.

22.Accordingtothe3rdparagraph,whatisthemostinterestingthingintheresultsofthe

publicopinionpoll?

A.Childrenareveryconsciousofseveralfactorsthatmaycausedepression.

B.Parentsquiteagreewithchildren'sopinionsofthecausesofdepression.

C.Parentsthinkdifferentlyfromchildrenabouttheprobablereasonsthatmaycause

children'smentalillnesses.

D.Childrenquiteagreewithparents'choicesofthecausesofmentalproblems.

23.AccordingtoProfessorStephenScott,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?

A.Thereexistsasharpdifferenceinpeople'sbeliefinhowtopromotechildren'smentalwell

being.

B.Agoodrelationship,especiallyfamilyrelationshipwouldplayapositiveroleinthe

promotionofmentalwellbeing.

C.Toprovidechildrenwithmentalhealth,everyoneshoulddotheirbest.

D.Besidesparentsandschool,hospitalscanalsobeeffectivetoolstosolvementalproblems.

24.Whatremainstobedoneinordertopromotechildren'smentalhealth?

A.Parentsshouldunderstandtheimportanceofmentalhealthtochildren'sgrowth.

B.Thesocietyshouldrecognizethecosttobepaidifchildren'smentalhealthisneglected.

C.Thesocietyshouldtakeactiontopromotechildren'smentalhealth.

D.Childrenshouldbemoreawareoftheimportanceofmentalwellbeingtotheirownlife.

25.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardschildren'smentalwellbeing?

A.Indifferent.

B.Concerned.

C.Satisfied.

D.Objective.

PassageTwo

Parentssaythatchildrendonotshowthemproperrespectandobedience,while

childrencomplainthattheirparentsdonotunderstandthem.Thisphenomenonisoften

referredtoasthegenerationgap.Whatthenarethecausesofthegenerationgap?

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapisthechancethatyoungpeoplehaveto

choosetheirwayoflife.Inmoretraditionalsocieties,whenchildrengrewup,theywere

expectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknew

andagreedto,andtocontinuethefamilyoccupation.Inmodernsociety,youngpeopleoften

travelagreatdistancefortheireducation,moveoutofthefamilyatanearlyage,marryor

livewithpeoplewhomtheirparentshavenevermet,andchooseoccupationsdifferentfrom

thoseoftheirparents.

Intheeasilychangingsociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthan

theydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney;andtodoallthethingsthattheywere

unabletodo.Often,however,thestrongexpectationthatparentshaveontheirchildrenare

anothercauseofthedisagreementbetweenthem.Often,theydiscoverthattheyhavevery

littleincommonwitheachother.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinthemodernsocietyisanothercause

ofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,elderlypeoplewerevaluedfor

theirwisdom,butinmodernsociety,thelifetimeknowledgemaybecomeoutofdate

overnight.Theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds,separatedby

differentskillsandabilities.

Nodoubt,thegenerationgapwillcontinuetobeaproblemofourfuturelifeforsome

time.Itscausesarerootedinthechangesofoursociety,andintherapidspeedatwhichthe

societychanges.

26.Whichofthefollowingphenomenacanbereferredtoasthegenerationgap?

A.Childrenarenotobedientanddon'tlistentotheirparents'suggestions.

B.Childrenarealwayscomplainingthattheirparentsaretoostrict.

c.Thereisamutualunderstandingbetweenparentsandchildren.

D.Parentsandchildrencan'teasilyunderstandeachother.

27.Youngpeopleusedto_____.

A.liveneartotheirparents'home

B.gofarawayfromtheirhometownforfurthereducation

C.choosejobsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents

D.moveoutoftheirparents'homeatanearlyage

28.Whatdoparentsexpecttheirchildrentodo?

A.Toearnenoughmoney.

B.Tobeabletodowhattheywereableto.

C.Tohavepromisingjobs.

D.Tobemoresuccessfuloraccomplishedthantheywere.

29.WhatisNOTthereasonthatcausesgenerationgap?

A.Youngpeoplearemorelikelytochoosetheirownwaysoflife.

B.Parentshaveverystrongexpectationsontheirchildren.

C.Themodernsocietyischangingatanunbelievablespeedinmanyaspects.

D.Parentsandchildrensharelittleincommon.

30.Whycan'tthegenerationgapbereducedorbridged?

A.Becauseoflackofskillsandabilities.

B.Becauseoftherapidchangingsociety.

C.Becauseoflackofwisdom.

D.Becauseofmisunderstandingbetweenparentsandchildren

VocabularyandStructure

Directions:Eachofthefollowingsentencesisprovidedwithfourchoices.Choose

theonethatbestcompletesthesentence.(60points)

31.Mysisterisquite_______andplanstogetanM.A.Degreewithinoneyear.

A.enthusiastic

B.confident

C.considerable

D.ambitious

32.Hisattentionwasalwaysfocusedonextracurricularactivities._________hefailedthe

finalexam.

A.Awonder

B.Nowonder

C.Iwonder

D.It'sawonder

33.Althoughhewasonadiet,thedeliciousfooddistractedhim_______.

A.slightly

B.numerously

C.enormously

D.moderately

34._____isoftenthecasewithanewidea,muchpreliminaryactivityandoptimistic

discussionproducenoproposal.

A.That

B.Which

C.It

D.As

35._____allherworkanhouraheadoftime,shedecidedtogohomeearly.

A.Ifshefinished

B.Whenshefinishes

C.Havingfinished

D.Shehadfinished

36.Theteam'sattempttowinthegamewas_____bytheopposinggoalkeeper.

A.shocked

B.frustrated

C.givenup

D.caughtup

37.Suchkindofinhumaneshouldnotbeallowedtohappenina__________society.

A.civilized

B.civil

C.modern

D.civilization

38.Don'tbe__________ofaskingifyouneedanyhelp.

A.hesitant

B.scared

C.sensitive

D.resistant

39.Withthebridge__________,therewasnothingforitbuttoswim.

A.wasdestroyed

B.destroying

C.beingdestroyed

D.destroyed

40.Somecitieshavepassedlawsthatallowcoalandoil__________onlyiftheirsulfur

contentislow.

A.burning

B.toburn

C.beingburned

D.tobeburned

41.Thechildrenhadbeenindoorsalldayandweregetting___________.

A.boring

B.satisfactory

C.restless

D.still

42.Thenewsecretaryhaswrittenaremarkably________reportwithinafewhundredwords

butwithalltheimportantdetailsincluded.

A.elaborate

B.concise

C.brisk

D.precise

43.It_______metothinkabouttheconsequenceofyouraction.Itwouldcauseadisaster.

A.terrified

B.annoyed

C.feared

D.disappointed

44.Thecountry'scarindustryissostronglyprotectedthatforeigncarsare__________seen

there.

A.often

B.frequently

C.rarely

D.never

45.Thatfatwomanlookedreallyfunnyinher________goldendress.Maybesheshould

haveboughtabiggerone.

A.loose

B.beautiful

C.fashionable

D.tight

46.George'ssuddensuccessmadethetown___________andtakenotice.

A.situp

B.sitdown

C.standup

D.sitin

47.Doasyou'retold,otherwiseyou'llbe___________.

A.notrouble

B.introuble

C.outoftrouble

D.withdifficulty

48.Iboughtanothersafetylockasanadditionalinsurance__________thieves.

A.for

B.on

C.against

D.over

49.The________ontheman'sfaceshowedthathewasdispleased.

A.smile

B.beam

C.frown

D.wrinkle

50.AttheformalpartyIfeltvery_______andoutofplacewithmybluejeans.

A.awkward

B.embarrassing

C.dull

D.panic

51.Histhoroughknowledgeandcompetencehavegained________