新技能英语高级教程3单元测试unit3

Unit3HowtoexpressadifferentopinionScore:Time:40’PartI.ListeningComprehensionDirection:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof4sections.SectionA(4points)Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare4recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.1.A.Hewaslatefortheclass.B.Hefeltinsulted.C.Heagreedwiththespeaker.D.Hedidn’tknowtheanswer.2.A.I’drathernot.B.Ifeelnervous.C.Icouldn’tagreemore.D.I’mfine.3.A.Youhavedoneagoodjob.B.Yousaidit.C.Heisjusttoostubborn.D.Idon’tthinkso.4.A.That’sagoodidea.B.IamsorryIdisagree.C.You’vemadeagoodpoint.D.Ithinkyouarewrong.SectionB(4points)Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare2dialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Thedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.5.A.June.B.Sometimeearlier.C.May.D.Inafewmonths.6.A.Hedisagrees.B.Helikestheidea.C.Heneedstothinkaboutitmore.D.Heisunhappybutagreeswithit.SectionC(4points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearaconversation.Aftertheconversation,thereare2recordedquestions.Boththeconversationandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.7.A.ShefailedherEnglishtest.B.Shewasunhappywithherjob.C.Themandidn’tdothehousework.D.Themandidn’tcuthishair.8.A.Wifeandhusband.B.RoommatesC.ClassmatesD.MotherandsonSectionD(8points)Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.ListentothepassageandfillineachblankINNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Priortoenteringany______9____,itisimportantforanindividualtothinkaboutwhatheorshewantstoachievefromtheprocess.It_____10______toputonpaperthegoalsordesirableoutcomes.Beoptimistic.Askyourselfwhatwouldbea______11____?Thiscouldbeassimpleastheotherpartyagreeingentirelytoyourwishes.Next,thinkaboutseveralfall-backpositionsthatyouwouldbecomfortablewitheventhoughtheyarenotthebest.Theideaistohave_____12_____asmanypossibilitiesaspossible.PartII.Vocabulary&StructureDirections:Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructcorrectandmeaningfulsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionA(10points)Directions:Inthissection,thereare5incompletestatements.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.13.Wehadbuttogiveuptheoriginalplan______itbegantorain.A.nowthatB.evenifC.andD.so14.Itisimportanttoremainoptimistic______youarefacedwithconstantfailures.A.howeverB.sothatC.sinceD.evenif15.Thispathwayshouldbekeptclear________emergencyA.whenB.incaseofC.afterD.but16.Theymayoffersomesuggestions.______,thedecisionhastobetakenbyourselves.A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.HoweverD.Thus17.Whatothersportsdoyouprefer________basketball?A.besidesB.incaseofC.afterD.howeverSectionB(15points)Directions:Thereare5incompletestatementshere.Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordsgiveninthebrackets.18.His_______(know)oflocalcultureshelpedhimgreatlyinhiswork.19.Everyoneturnedanxiouswiththe_______(rise)temperature.20.Thestudentslistenedtotheprofessor___________(respect).21.Weshouldbegintoacceptthe___________(possible)ofafailure.22.________(defeat)bytheenemy,thearmydecidedtogiveupthecity.PartIII.ReadingComprehensionDirections:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Youwillfind2tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1（10points）Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoice.It’snotcareersuicidetodisagreewithyourboss.Infact,managerswhoareconfidentintheirownskillsandpositionwantemployeeswhowilldisagree.Withdisagreementscomebetterideas,solvedproblems,positiverelationships,betterproductsforyourcustomers,andpersonalgrowthanddevelopment.Disagreeingwiththebossiseasierifyourorganization’sworkculturesupportsdivergentopinionsandpointsofview.Involvedemployeesareencouragedtoofferopinionsandideasinculturesthatappreciateandwanttotakeadvantageofthetalents,skills,education,andexperienceoftheiremployees.Bossesarehuman,too.Theyhavetheirparticularmanagementstylethatrangesinvariousbossesfromdictatorialtosohandsoffthattheyareout-of-touch.Soknowyourbossandhisorherleadershipstyletoassesshowmuchdisagreementwillbeappreciatedandtolerated.Howyouapproachdisagreementiscriticalwhenyouwanttodisagreewithyourboss.Arespectful,thoughtfulapproachisalwaysmorepreferablethananaggressive,demandingapproach.Havingfactsavailablethatareconvincingishelpful.Researchingtheareaofdisagreementwillbringthenecessaryargumentstosupportyouropinion.Whathappensifyouhavedoneyourbestjobofdisagreeingwiththedecisionordirectionandthebossdecidestostayonthecurrentpathorrejectsyoursolution?Youtellthebossthatwhileyoudisagree,youwillcarryouttheprojectasheorshehasdecided.Thebosshasthedecision-makingauthorityandyouwillknowthepointatwhichitbecomesnotokaytodisagreefurther.23.Todisagreewithyourbossis__________.A.careersuicide.B.notacceptable.C.notrecommended.D.nottotallyunacceptable.24.Accordingtothewriter,whatshouldacompanydotomakethebestuseofthetalentsandexperienceofitsemployees?A.disagreewiththeboss.B.encourageemployeestoexpressdifferentopinionsandideas.C.beoutoftouch.D.offermoreopportunities.25.Whatdoesadictatorialbosspossiblylooklike?A.easy-going.B.hands-off.C.controlling.D.tolerant.26.Researchingtheareaofdisagreementmeans__________________.A.studyingyourboss’sinterest.B.lookingintothesubjectunderdiscussion.C.carryingoutsurvey.D.expressingdifferentviews.27.Accordingtothewriter,whatshouldyoudowhenthebossstillrejectsyoursolution?A.knowwhentostopdisagreeing.B.disagreefurther.C.tellthebossyouagree.D.stopdoingyourwork.Task2(10points)Directions:Thefollowingaretipsformanagingandresolvingconflict.Afterreadingthem,youarerequiredtoanswerthequestions.Giventhecurrentpoliticalclimate,itseemsthateveryonehasanissueaboutwhichtheyareunwillingtobend.

Iseeitinthecandidate’sdebates,inSenatefloorspeeches,andevenincasualconversation.

Whateverhappenedtocompromise?Compromiseisoneofthefirstthingsweteachourchildrenwhentheyareplayingwiththeirfriends.

Johnnywantstoplaywiththetruck,butsodoesSally.

Wemightsay,“letJohnnyplaywithitfor15minutes,thenSallycanplaywithit.”

Orwemighttrytofindawayforthemtoplaywiththetrucktogether(cooperativeplay).

Whyforgoodness’sakecan’tweapplythissameprincipletopoliticsandsocialissues?But,yousay,therearesomeissuesIamnotwillingtocompromise.

Igetthat.

Itmightbeabortion,gayrights,thedeathpenalty,orwhatever.

Sometimesourissuesofpersonalmoralityconflictwithsomeoneelse’sissuesofpersonalmorality.Obviouslywecan’tdictateanotherperson’smorality,sothenwhat?Thisiswhere,Ibelieve,theprincipleof“agreetodisagree”comesintoplay.

AccordingtoWikipedia,JohnWesleywasthefirstpersontoputthephrase“agreetodisagree”inprint.

Heuseditinreferencetohisfriend,GeorgeWhitefield.

Althoughtheyhaddifferingviewsonreligion,theywerestillverygoodfriends.

InalettertohisbrotherCharles,afterWhitefield’sdeath,JohnWesleysaid:Ifyouagreewithme,well:ifnot,wecan,asMr.Whitefieldusedtosay,agreetodisagree.Toourpoliticians,Isuggestthat“agreetodisagree”maybeusedtemporarilyintheeventofadispute.

Callitatimeoutwhilebothsidescooldown.

Discussiononthetopiccanthenberesumedatafuturedate.

“Agreetodisagree”isnotaquick-fixsolution,byanymeans,anditishardtobepatientwhenwearetryingtochangeinjustice,butinacivilizedsociety,itcanbeausefultoolforeventualchange.28.Whatiswrongwiththepoliticalclimateaccordingtothewriter?_________________________________________________________________29.Whatdoesthewriterthinktheansweris?_________________________________________________________________30.Whataretheexamplesofissuesofpersonalmoralitygivenbythewriter?_________________________________________________________________31.Whowasthefirstpersontosay“agreetodisagree”accordingtothearticle?_________________________________________________________________32.Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“‘Agreetodisagree’isnotaquick-fixsolution”?_________________________________________________________________PartIV.Translation(15points)Directions:ThispartistotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.EachofthetwosentencesisfollowedbythreechoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA,BandC.Makethebestchoice.Fortheparagraphnumbered35,writeyourtranslationinthecorrespondingspace.33.Manypeoplebelievethatnegotiationsare"allornothing",andthattherehastobeonewinnerandoneloser.A.很多人认为协商就是“所有或没有”，必须有一个人赢一个人输。B.很多人认为协商“要么彻底成功要么全盘皆输”，必须有一个人赢一个人输。C.很多人认为协商“要么彻底成功要么全盘皆输”，没有所谓的成功与失败。34.Youarenotdisagreeingwithyourcoworkerbecausethereissomethingwrongwithheroryoudon’tlikeher.A.你不同意同事的观点，是因为她本身有问题或者你不喜欢她。B.不同意同事的观点，是因为她本身有问题或者你不喜欢她。C.你不同意同事的观点，不是因为她本身有问题或者你不喜欢她。35.Showingdisrespectforacolleague’sideasorpositionisinappropriateanywherebutespeciallyatwork.Makingfunofthemisevenworse.Becarefulofgentlejokes,too.Manyofyourcoworkerswereraisedbymotherswhotaughtthemthat“behindeverybitofjokeisagrainoftruth.”PartV.Writing(20points)Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.Youarerequiredtowriteanemailtoyourfriendexplainingwhyyoudon’tthinkitisagoodideatoquitschooltostartbusiness.ScriptSectionADirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare4recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Whydidheleavewithsuchanger?Whatdoyouthinkofmyidea?HowcouldIchangehismind?Howaboutwetalkaboutitovercoffee?SectionBDirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare2dialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Thedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.5.W:HowabouthostingthemeetinginJune?M:Well,afewmoremonthswillhelpustobetterprepare.Q:Whattimedoesthemansuggest?6.W:Wecouldcarryoutsomesurveyonline.M:Iamnotsurebutwecandiscussthisfurtherafterlunch.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheidea?SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearaconversation.Aftertheconversation,thereare2recordedquestions.Boththeconversationandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.W:Youknow,Brian,itdoesn'tlooklikeyou'vecleanedthebathroom.

M:No,Ihaven't.Ugh.Ihadtheworstday.MyEnglishpaper…

W:Listen,I'mtired,too.Butwesharetheroom,wesharebroom.Imean,that'stheagreement,right?

M:Allright.It’sjustthatIdon'tnoticewhenthingsgetdirtylikeyoudo.Look,allyouhavetodoistellme,andI'lldoit.

W:No,Idon'twanttobeputinthatposition.Imean,youcanseedirtaswellasIcan.M:It'sjustthatcleanlinessisnotahighprioritywithme.ThereareotherthingsIwouldmuchratherdo.Besides,thefloordoesnotlookthatdirty.

W:Brian.

M:Okay,justafewhairs.Q7:Whyisthewomansoangry?Q8:Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthewomanandtheman?SectionDDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.ListentothepassageandfillineachblankINNOMORETHANTHR