新标准大学英语综合教程2-unit-test8答案

PartI:VocabularyandStructure

SectionA:Completeeachsentenceusingthecorrectwordorexpressionfromthebox.

manual

excitement

additional

outlook

diversion

leisure

peculiar

interaction

inherent

excessive

1.

Forme,televisionisjusta(n),butsomepeopleconsideritafull-timeactivity.

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diversion

diversion

2.

Snorkelingandscubadivingaregreatpastimes,buttheyalsohaverisksthatmakethemdangerous.

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inherent

inherent

3.

WhenImovetoanewhouse,IthinkI'llneeda(n)roomforallofmyhobbies.

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additional

additional

4.

Johnplaysteamsportsinhisfreetimebecauseheappreciatesthewithotherpeople.

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interaction

interaction

5.

Mycurrentjobinvolvesalotoflabor,soI'dpreferthatmynextjobbeatadesk.

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manual

manual

6.

Anyhobbycantakeoveryourlifeifyouspenda(n)amountoftimedoingit.

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excessive

excessive

7.

IhavetowriteanessayaboutwhatIliketodoinmytime.

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leisure

leisure

8.

Theforthesportsindustrylooksgreat;moreandmorepeoplearetryingtostayhealthythroughsports.

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outlook

outlook

9.

Mostpeopledon'tseemuchinstampcollecting,butIreallyenjoyit.

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excitement

excitement

10.

Myfriendsallthinkmagicisa(n)hobby,butIfinditinterestinganditmakesmehappy.

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peculiar

peculiar

C.aggravating

D.aggravation

18.

Somegames,likechess,havean_______setofrules,whileothersarerelativelysimple.

A.excellent

B.expensive

C.exact

D.extensive

19.

Manyyoungpeoplepracticallyliveinthe_______worldofvideogames.

A.genuine

B.virtual

C.true

D.false

20.

Bydefinition,ahobbyissomethingyoudoforfunandforwhichdon'treceiveany_______.

A.excitement

B.leisure

C.compensation

D.gratification

SectionC:Completeeachsentencewithasuitableword.

21.

Pleasesitandwatchthisshortfilmbeforethemeeting.

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down

down

22.

Stephenhastakenaninterestpoetry,soIboughthimabookoffamouspoems.

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in

in

23.

Whenshegotolder,Sallytookphotographyasafull-timehobby.

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up

up

24.

OnceIcatchholdanidea,Ihavetofollowthroughuntilit'scomplete.

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of

of

25.

Notmanypaintingsareworthythewordmasterpiece,buttheLouvreMuseuminParisisfullofpaintingsthatare!

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of

of

26.

Astheyoungergeneration,Ithinkthey'remoreinterestedinvideogamesthanbooks.

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for

for

27.

Apaintermusthaveeverycolorofpainthandandavailableatalltimes.

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at

at

28.

Afterreadingthatbook,Charliefounditdifficulttomoveandreadmoreaboutthesamesubject.

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on

on

29.

Whentheweekendcomesaround,I'musuallysotiredfromtheweekthatIjustwanttosleep.

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out

out

30.

Shejustgotbackschool,soshehasn'thadtimetofinishherhomeworkyet.

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from

from

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Dorisspendsalmostallofherfreetimeinherbackyardgarden.Herhobbyis(31)becauseDorislovesworkingwiththeearthandmakingthingsgrow.Manypeoplethinkgardeningis(32)becauseittakessomuchtimeandyoucaneasilybuyfruitsandvegetablesatthestore.Isupposethispointofviewis(33),butDorisgetsfrustratedwithsuchideas.She(34)inhergardenbecausesheappreciatesthefeelingofcreatinglife,notbecauseshecan'taffordtomatoesandpeppersatthemarket.

Dorisknowsthatmostpeopledon'thavethepatienceor(35)forgardening.Sheunderstandsthatittakesalotofhardworktoseeresults,soshedoesn'tholda(36)againstpeoplewhothinkgardeningisawasteoftime.ToDoris,gardeningislikean(37).Justlikepaintingabeautifulpicture,growingvegetableswellrequiresalotofexperience,skill,patience,and(38).

Yesterday,Dorisspentaperfectafternoonoutside,beneaththesun,andcrouchedinthedirtofhergarden.Sheworeher(39)designedT-shirtthatsays"Doris:MasterGardener,"andsheharvestedabasketfullofbeautifulfruitsandvegetables.Whywouldanyonechooseadifferent(40)tofillthedays?

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(31)

gardening

gardening

(32)

Pointless

Pointless

(33)

understandable

understandable

(34)

toils

toils

(35)

attentionspan

attentionspan

(36)

grudge

grudge

(37)

artform

artform

(38)

dedication

dedication

(39)

specially

specially

(40)

Pastime

Pastime

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Musicisalmostauniversalpastime.Peoplearoundtheworldlistentoit,playit,andappreciateit.However,worldmusicisasubjectthatreceiveslittleattentionintheWest.Unfortunately,it'scommonforpeopleintheUnitedStatesandGreatBritaintobecompletelyunfamiliarwiththemanystylesofmusicfoundincountriesaroundtheworld.Oneofthemostdifferent,yetnonethelessbeautiful,stylesofmusicisfoundinMongolia.

TraditionalMongolianmusicusesarangeofinstruments,manyofwhichareuniquevariationsofinstrumentsfamiliartoothercultures,suchasthehorseheadfiddle,lute,trumpet,flute,zither,anddrums.Themostuniqueandwell-knowncomponentsoftraditionalMongolianmusic,however,arethesolosingingstylesknownaskhuumiiandurtiinduu.

Khuumii,orthroatsinging,isperformedwithoutinstrumentalaccompaniment,comesfromdeepinthethroat,andproducestheeffectoftwodistinctnotesatthesametime.KhuumiidevelopedinwesternMongoliaandthepresent-dayRussianRepublicofTuva.Theopenexpanseofthelandscapeintheseregionswasfavorableforthistypeofsinging,whichallowedvoicestotravellongdistanceswithminimaleffort.Today,throatsinginghasbecomeinternationallyknown.However,manyoftheactsrecordingmusicandtravelingtheworldarefromRussia.ThoughmanyMongoliansstillenjoylisteningtoandsingingtraditionalmusic,youngpeople(likethoseinmanycountries)tendtoprefermodernpopmusic.

Urtiinduudatesbacktothe13thcentury,whenthestylewaspractisedasaprofessionalart.Urtiinduurelatesintricatestoriesaboutthenaturalbeautyofthelandandtheritualsofdailylife.Thevocalstyleissimilartokhuumiiinthatittakesatalented,practisedsingerinordertoperformwell.Thesoundsaredrawn-outandrequireextremecontrolofthesinger'sbreath.Someexamplesofthisstylehavebeenrecordedtohaveasmanyas20,000verses,thusearningthename"longsongs."

41.

"Musicisalmostauniversalpastime."Whichofthefollowingstatementshasthesamemeaningasthis?

A.Musicisaleisureactivityfoundaroundtheworld.

B.Musicisarequiredactivityfoundaroundtheworld.

C.Musicisaleisureactivityfoundinafewplacesaroundtheworld.

D.Musicisarequiredactivityfoundinafewplacesaroundtheworld.

42.

Withwhichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthorofthispassageprobablyagree?

A.WorldmusicisanartformthatreceivesmuchrecognitionintheWest.

B.Youngpeoplealwaysappreciatethetraditionalmusicoftheircountry.

C.Mostp