《人文英语4》单元自测1-8参考答案

国家开放大学《人文英语4》单元自测1-8参考答案

单元自测1

一、选择填空，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。（每题10

分）

1、-DoyouthinkIcanborrowyourbikeforafewhours?

A.I'msorry,butIreallyneeditthisafternoon.

B.Iamafraidyoucan.

C.Idon'tthinkso.

2、-Goodafternoon.CanIhelpyou?

A.Idon'tthinkIneedanyofyourhelp.

B.Ineedtobuyabirthdaypresentformyson.

C.Yes,Ithinkso,too.

3、Onaverage,asuccessfullawyerhastotalktoseveraladay.

A.guests

B.customers

C.clients

4、BoththekidsandtheirparentsEnglish,Ithink.Iknowitfromtheir

accent

A.are

B.been

C.is

5、Didyounoticetheguyheadlookedlikeabigpotato?

A.whose

B.who

C.which

6、-Thankyouforyourinvitation.

A.It'sapleasure.

B.Itdoesn'tmatter.

C.I'llappreciateit

7、-Excuseme,couldyoutellthetime?

A.You'dbetterbuyawatch.

B.Canyouseetheclock?

C.It'sthreethirtybymywatch.

8、Asthebuscameroundthecorner,itranabigtreebytheroadside.

A.into

B.on

C.over

9、WhenLilycamehomeat5pmyesterday,hermotherdinnerinthe

kitchen.

A.cooks

B.cooked

C.wascooking

10、Neverbeforeseesuchaterriblecaraccidentontheroad!

A.Ihave

B.haveI

C.didI

11、-Hello,mayIspeaktoJohn?

A.Justasecond,please.

B.Youarewantedonthetelephone.

C.CanIleaveamessageforhim?

12、John'sfathermathematicsinthisschooleversincehegraduated

fromHarvardUniversity.

A.teaches

B.hastaught

C.taught

13、Ourhouseisaboutamilefromtherailwaystationandtherearenotmany

houses__________

A.farapart

B.amongthem

C.inbetween

14、ProfessorSmithpromisedtolookmypaper,thatis,toreadit

carefullybeforethedefence.

A.on

B.after

C.over

二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）

Graffitipaintingistraditionallyadaredevilpursuit.Teenagersdodgesecurity

guardstoputtheirnamesontrainsandbuses.Butoverthepastdecade,graffiti

hasallbutdisappearedfromBritain'scities.Between2007and2012thenumberof

incidentsofgraffitirecordedbytheBritishTransportPolicefellby63%.Asurvey

bytheEnvironmentMinistryshowsthatfewerplacesareblightedbytagsthan

ever.Graffitiareincreasinglyconfinedtosanctionedwalls,suchastheStockwell

ballcourts.Intimethepracticemaydieoutentirely.

Themostobviousreasonforthedeclineintaggingandtrain-paintingisbetter

policing.NumerousCCTVcamerasmeanitishardertogetawaywithpainting

illegally.Andpunishmentsaremoresevere.Agenerationalshiftisapparent,too.

Fewerteenagersaregettingintopaintingwalls.TheyprefertoplaywithiPadsand

videogames.Somehavegonetoartschoolandwanttomakemoneyfromtheir

paintings.TheInternetmeansthatpainterscanwinfarmoreattentionbyposting

picturesonlinethantheycanbybreakingintoarailwayyard.

Taggersandgraffitiartistsmostlygrewupinthe1980sand1990s.Thosemen

—andalmostallaremen—arenowolderandlesswillingtotakerisks.Graffitimay

eventuallydisappear.Butfornowthehobbyisalmostrespectable.Theformer

graffitiartistspaintabandonedwarehousesattheweekend.Ithasbecome

somethingtodoonaSundayafternoon—aslightlyhealthieralternativetositting

andwatchingfootball.

l.Teenagersarenotafraidofbeingcaughtbysecurityguardswhentheyput

theirnamesontrainsandbuses.(F)

2.Lesstagscanbefoundinpublicplacesnowadays.(T)

3.Becauseofbetterpolicinggraffitidecreases.(T)

4.Someteenagersgotoartschoolinordertolearntopaintwalls.(F)

5.Taggersandgraffitiartistsarestillwillingtotakerisks.(F)

二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）

排序题

A.Doesitcostthesameforeveryhousehold?

B.Youcanpayrighthere,ontheInternet!

C.Justgoahead.

D.WedofortheliveCableTVprograms.

E.Exactly,evendigitalboxes.

LiuHui:Gordon,mayIaskyouaquestion?

Gordon:Hi,LiuHui.(C).

LiuHui:DoIneedtopayforaTVlicenseifIonlywatchTVonlineintheUK?

Gordon:Yes,indeed.YouneedtobecoveredbyaTVlicenseifyouwatchor

recordprogramsasthey'rebeingshownonTVorliveonanonlineTVservice.

LiuHui:IncludingwatchingTVoncomputersandmobilephones?

Gordon:(E).Itisthelaw.

LiuHui:Isee.Howmuchisthelicensefee?

Gordon:Itcosts£145.50foracolorTVlicenseand£49.00forablackand

whiteTVlicense.

LiuHui:That'salotofmoneyforayear.(A)?

Gordon:Itcoststhesameforallapplicantsunder75.Whenyoureachtheage

of75,youmayapplyforafreeOver75TVLicense.

LiuHui:Isee.

Gordon:DoyouneedsuchalicenseinChina?

LiuHui:(D).

Gordon:Oh,itsoundssimilar.ButforBBC,thelicensefeeisthemainsourceof

income.ThereisnoadvertisingontheBBCchannels.

LiuHui:Bytheway,whereshouldIgotopayformylicense?

Gordon:（B）.

LiuHui:Well,sure!Thankyou!

二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）

JimThorpewasaNativeAmerican.Hewasbornin1888inanIndian

Territory（印第安人保护区）thatisnowOklahoma.LikemostNativeAmerican

childrenthen,helikedtofish,hunt,swim,andplaygamesoutdoors.Hewas

healthyandstrong,buthehadverylittleformaleducation.In1950,JimThorpe

wasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.HewasalsoanOlympicgold

medalwinner.ButThorpehadmanytragediesinhislife.

Jimhadatwinbrotherwhodiedwhenhewasnineyearsold.Bythetimehe

was16,hismotherandfatherwerealsodead,Jimthenwenttoaspecialschoolin

PennsylvaniaforNativeAmericanchildren.There,helearnedtoreadandwriteand

alsobegantoplaysports.Jimwaspoor,soheleftschoolfortwoyearstoearn

somemoney.Duringthistime,heplayedonabaseballteam.Theteampaidhim

only$15aweek.Soonhereturnedtoschooltocompletehiseducation.Jimwasa

starathlete（运动员）inseveralsports,includingbaseball,running,andfootball.He

wonmanyawardsforhisathleticability,mainlyforfootball.Inmanygames,he

scoredallormostofthepointsforhisteam.

In1912,whenJimThorpewas24yearsold,hebecamepartoftheU.SOlympic

team.Hecompetedintwoverydifficultevents:thepentathlonandthedecathlon.

Bothrequiregreatabilityandstrength.Thepentathlonhasfivetrackandfield

events,includingthelongjumpandthe1500-meterrace.Thedecathlonhasten

trackandfieldevents,withrunningjumpingandthrowingcontests.

Peoplethoughtitwasimpossibleforanathletetocompeteinboththe

pentathlonandthedecathlon.SoeveryonewassurprisedwhenThorpewongold

medalsinbothevents.WhentheKingofSwedenpresentedThorpewithhistwo

goldmedals,hesaid,“Sir,youarethegreatestathleteintheworld/'Thorpewas

asimpleandhonestman.Hejustanswered,“Thanks,King."

1.FromthepassagewelearnthatJimThorpewasbornin(C).

A.India

B.Pennsylvania

C.Oklahoma

2.Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericanIndianchildrenlovedallthe

followingEXCEPT(B).

A.fishing

B.singing

C.swimming

3.JimThorpestartedtoplaysports(B).

A.beforehewas9yearsold

B.whenhewas16yearsold

C.whenhewas24yearsold

4.Theworddecathloninparagraph3probablymeans(C).

A.jumping

B.fivetrackandfieldevents

C.tentrackandfieldevents

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?(A)

A.In1912,Thorpewentbacktofinishhiscollegeeducation.

B.Thorpewontwogoldmedalsinthe1912OlympicGames.

C.Thorpeonceplayedonabaseballteamformoney.

单元自测2

一、选择填空，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。（每题10

分）

1、-Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?Whataboutacupoftea?

A.No,thanks.

B.No,Iwouldn't.

C.Yes,Iwant.

2、-HowmanylanguagesdoesPeterspeak?

A.Fivelanguages.

B.Prettywell.

C.Withhisroommates.

3、Youshouldn'tyourtimelikethat,Bob;youhavetofinishyour

schoolworktonight.

A.do

B.cut

C.kill

4、Hadyoucomefiveminutesearlier,youthetraintoBirmingham.

Butnowyoumissedit.

A.wouldcatch

B.couldcatch

C.wouldhavecaught

5、Nomatter,thelittlesistersmanagedtoroundthesheepupand

drivethembackhomesafely.

A.itwassnowing

B.harditwassnowing

C.howharditwassnowing

6、-Somethingwentwrongwithmytelevisionlastnight.

A.I'msorrytohearthat.

B.It'simpossible.

C.Howdidyoumanagetodothat?

7、-Youarelate.Thediscussionstarted30minutesago.

A.Don'tblameme.

B.Iamreallysorry.

C.Well,Idon'tknow.

8、theWarofIndependence,theUnitedStateswasanEnglishcolony.

A.Before

B.In

C.At

9、TheyoungladycomingovertousourEnglishteacher;thewayshe

walkstellsusthat!

A.wouldbe

B.mustbe

C.canbe

10、Everyyearthousandsoflivesinroadaccidentsbecauseofcareless

driving.

A.lost

B.havelost

C.arelost

11、-YourIDcard,please.

A.Herearethey.

B.Giveyou.

C.Hereyouare.

12、Tom,whatdidyoudowithmydocuments?Ihaveneverseensucha

anddisorder!

A.mess

B.guess

C.mass

13、Eggs,thoughrichinnourishments,haveoffat.

A.thelargenumber

B.largenumber

C.alargeamount

14、Ifshewantstostaythin,shemustmakeainherdiet.

A.change

B.run

C.turn

15、ThestudentwereallentertainedinaMexicanrestaurant,atProfessor

Brian's________

A.money

B.expense

C.pay

二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）

Sinceitsfoundingin1948,McDonald'shasgrownfromafamilyburger（汉堡

包）standtoaglobalfast-foodchain,withmorethan30,000locationsin118

countries.

With58milliondailycustomersworldwide,McDonald'sisnowsoubiquitous

aroundtheglobethatTheEconomistpublishesaglobalrankingofcurrencies'

purchasingpowerbasedonthepriceschargedatthelocalMcDonald's,calledthe

BigMacIndex（巨无霸指数）.That'snottosaythateverynationcarriesthesame

menuitems:choicesvarywidelydependingonlocation.SomeAsianlocations

servefriedshrimpinaBigMacroll,whileMcDonald'sinIndiadoesn'tservebeefat

all,relyinginsteadonburgersmadefromvegetables,riceandbeans.

NoteveryoneintheworldhasbeenhappytogreetRonaldMcDonaldwhen

hemovestotown.ManyseeMcDonald'sasasymbolofAmericaneconomicand

culturalchauvinism(沙文主义),andEuropeannationsinparticularhaveviewed

American-stylefastfoodasaninsulttotheirnationalfood.AFrenchfarmer,Jose

Bove,becamesomethingofanationalheroin1999afterheandagroupofpeople

destroyedaMcDonald'sunderconstructiontoprotestglobalizationand”bad

food/'Thenextyear,abombexplodedinaFrenchMcDonald's,killinga

27-year-oldemployee.Nooneclaimedresponsibility.

Butregardlessofwhetheryouliketheirfoodortheirpolicies,McDonald'sis

stillwidelyseenasoneofthetruepioneersofpeacefulglobalization.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

()

A.McDonald'swasfoundedin1948.

B.McDonald'shasopeneditsrestaurantsineverycityoftheworld.

C.McDonald'shasover30,000locationsintheworldnow.

2.ThewordubiquitousinParagraph2ismostlikelytomean().

A.verycrowded

B.veryclean

C.existingeverywhere

3.FromParagraph2,wecanconcludethat().

A.McDonald'sdesignsitsmenutosuitthelocalpeople

B.millionsofyoungadultsgottheirfirstjobwithMcDonald's

C.theMcDonald'smenustickstoold-fashionedfavoritessuchastheBigMac

4.WhatdidJoseBoveandhispeopledoin1999toprotestagainst

McDonald's?()

A.TheydestroyedaMcDonald'sunderconstruction.

B.TheyprotestedoutsideaMcDonald's.

C.Theyrefusedtogotoanewly-builtMcDonald's.

5.In(),anemployeediedinafatalbombattackonaMcDonald'srestaurant

inFrance.

A.1998

B.1999

C.2000

二、阅读理解：选择题(每题10分)

排序题

A.Icouldn'tagreemore.

B.Whatelse?

C.Onceweseparateandrecyclethem.

D.ButIhaveaconcern.

E.Thatisreallyagreatadvice.

Peter:Molly,lookatthis.Thenewspapersaysweshouldsorttrash.

Molly:Thatwouldbegreat!Ialwayshateitwhenpeoplemixingallthetrash

together.

Peter:(E)Manycommunitieshavealreadydonethat.

Molly:Yeah.Thebenefitsofsortingouttrashareobvious.

Peter:Forinstance?

Molly:Iftrashissorted,itcanbetransferredtofactoriesinsteadofthe

disposalplant.

Peter:Thatmakessense.(B)

Molly:Withtrashseparated,pollutioncausedbyincinerationcanbeavoided.

Peter:Itishightimeforustosortoutthetrash.Trashistrashonlywhen

everythingismixedtogether.(C)theycanbeusefulagain.

Molly:(A)Thingslikepaper,glass,andplasticscanallberecycled.Theycanbe

reused.

Peter:Sortingisgood.(D)Ifpeoplehavenoideahowtosorttheirtrash,they

willstillputallwasteinthesamebag.

Molly:Youareright.Peopleshouldbeinformedabouthowtodothatinthe

firstplace.Moreover,sortingtrashshouldbemadeeasyforus.Otherwise,few

peoplewouldbothertodoit.

Peter:Ihopeeverythinggoessmoothly!

Molly:Ibelieveitwill.

二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）

正误判断题

I'vebeenlivinginthecountryformorethan10years.Itmeansquietness,

privacy,harmonyandpeaceforme.

Livinginthecountryrequiresanactivelifestyle.Itinvolvesactivitieslikedoing

dailychores,preparingfirewoodforwinterheating,feedinganimalsincludingpets

andlivestock,tendingthegarden,orsecuringfences,etc.Forme,themost

attractiveactivitiesarefishing,huntingandhiking.Ienjoyseeingwhatnaturehas

tooffereverydaythroughasimplewalkdownthelittletrail,orarelaxingdrive

alongthecountryroadwithpatchesofgreengrassornamentedwithwildlife

sightingsofbirds,moose,bears,deer,etc.

Livingthecountrylifehelpsusappreciatesomeofthesimplerthings,things

thatmakeusfeelgoodaboutourselvesandtheworld.Itmaybejustaget

togetheronaSaturdayatthelocalfarmersmarket,oraprojectoraproblemthat

thecommunitymightpulltogethertohelpsolve.Ihaveparticipatedinafew

communityprojects,likedealingwithout-of-controlgrassfires,aroofthat

collapsedfromalargesnowfall,orevenhelpingarecentwidowwithfirewoodfor

thewinter.SometimesIamsurprisedbyhowmuchbenefitwereceivefrom

helpingothersandasforthiscommunityIcan'tsayenough.

Ireallyenjoylivingthecountrylife.Iknowitsnotforeveryone,butIknowit's

forme.

1.Theauthorhaslivedinthecountrysideformorethanadecade,andhe/she

loveslivingthere.(T)

2.Livinginthecountryisnotbusyatall.(F)

3.Theauthortakesawalkordrivesalongcountryroadsalmosteveryday.(T)

4.PeoplelivinginthecountryusuallygoshoppingeverySaturday.(T)

5.Accordingtotheauthor,nobodydislikescountrysidelife.(F)

单元自测3

一、选择填空，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。(每题10

分)

1、-Canyougooutwithusfordinnerthisevening?

A.No,Ireallydon'tlikebeingwithyou.

B.No,Ialreadyhaveplans.

C.Thanksalot,butI'mbusytonight.

2、-Thesearecertainlybeautifulflowers.Thankyouverymuch.

A.It'smypleasure.

B.No,nothing.

C.Yes,Iagree.

3、Thebabyishungry,butthere'smilkinthebottle.

A.little

B.few

C.alittle

4、Twothousanddollars____enoughforthecar.

A.were

B.is

C.are

5、Isthelibrarynow?No,it's.

A.open;close

B.opening;closing

C.open;closed

6、-Excuseme,whereisDrSmith'soffice?

A.Pleasedon'tsayso.

B.Youcan'taskme.Idon'tknow,either.

C.Sorry,Idon'tknow.Butyoucanaskthemanoverthere.

7、-Goodmorning,sir.MayIhelpyou?

A.No,Idon'tneedyourhelp.

B.Yes,Ineedsomesalt.

C.No,Idon'tbuyanything.

8、Idon'tknowthepark,butit'stobequitebeautiful.

A.told

B.said

C.spoken

9、AlthoughhedidnotknowLondonwell,hemadehiswaytotheairport.

A.easilyenough

B.easyenough

C.enough

10、Nancyisgirl.

A.aeighteen-years-old

B.aneighteen-years-old

C.aneighteen-year-old

11、-Ididn'tknowmyidentitycardwasneeded,sir.

A.Sorry,butthat'snoexcuse.

B.Howdareyousaythat?

C.Idon'tbelieveyou.

12、MikeisbetterthanPeterswimming.

A.at

B.on

C.for

13、Theyhavelearnedaboutinrecentyears.

A.hundredsofEnglishwords

B.hundredofEnglishwords

C.severalhundredsEnglishwords

14、Harry,whohadfailedinthefinalexam,hadagreatworryhismind.

A.on

B.with

C.in

15、Doyouknowthemanundertheappletree?

A.lying

B.lay

C.laying

二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）

Itcanbereallyfrustrating（使人沮丧的）foranoverweightpersontogotoa

gymandworkoutwithapositiveattitude.Allonehastodoiswalkbyalmostany

nicegymandnoticeallthehealthy,sweating,“skinny“members.Sometimesthey

stareatthoseofuswhoare,well,zaftig.Itiseasytoseethejudgmentbehindtheir

eyes.Whowantstoputupwiththat?

Manypeopleareself-consciousoftheirbodiesandfeelisolatedwhenjoining

workoutclassesofwhileexercising,especiallyiftheyarelargerthanmostofthe

othersinthegroup.Nowthefitnessindustryisfinallypayingattention.Popular

gymsarecatering（迎合）tooverweightandweightconsciouscustomersby

dedicatingareaswherethe"skinny“peoplearenotallowed.

Thereareevengymsorprogramsthatrequirememberstobeatleast50

poundsoverweighttoparticipate.

Trainersrecommendfunctionalfitnessasapracticalgoal,ratherthansix-pack

abs（六块腹肌）.Theyoftenusetextmessagestostayintouchwithcustomers.

Oftenatthesespecializedgyms,thetrainersareoverweightthemselves,or

workingontheirownweightgoals,andthiscanhelpthosepeoplewithanxiety

causedbypoorbodyimage.Theequipmenthasbeendesignedforusebylarger

people.Widerseats,morecushioning,nomirrors,andtinted（有色的）windowsfor

privacy,areallimportantchanges.

Hopefullythesetypesofgymswillsuccessfullygrowinnumbersinthefuture.

Theideaisaverysimpleandpotentiallypopularone.Ifithelpsthoseofuswho

arebiggerexercisemoreandimproveourfitnesslevel,it'sastepintheright

direction.

1.ThewordzaftiginParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto（）.

A.fat

B.healthy

C.friendly

2.Wecaninferfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat().

A.mostlargegymchainsreallydon'twantmemberstoshowupfrequently

B.overweightpeopleareoftenfrustratedandpushedawaybytraditional

gymindustry

C.regulargymsdon'tacceptoverweightpeopletoparticipateintheir

programs

3.Whatisthetraininggoalinthegymscateringtooverweightmembers?()

A.Toachievefunctionalfitness.

B.Tobuildsix-packabs.

C.Tolooklikeafitnessmodel.

4.Asforthegymscateringtooverweightmembers,whichofthefollowing

statementsisNOTTRUE?()

A.Themachinesaredesignedforlargerpeople.

B.Tintedwindowsareusedtoensureextraprivacy.

C.Therearelargemirrorsonthewalls.

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?()

A.ImprovingWomen'sSelf-confidencethroughExercises.

B.ThetraditionalGymIndustryIsLosingItsCustomers.

C.SpecializedGymsDesignedforOverweightPeople.

二、阅读理解：选择题(每题10分)

排序题

A.Formanystudents

B.amajorbarrier

C.equalityinaccesstoeducation

D.differentpeople

E.non-traditionalstudents

TheNationalUnionofStudents(NUS)welcomesthenewsthatgreater

numbersofblackanddisabledstudentsarestudyingatUKuniversities,butthere

isstillalotofworktobedoneonwideningaccess,writestheunion'spresident,

GemmaTumelty.

ArecentDepartmentofCommunitiesandLocalGovernment(DCLG)

equalitiesreviewshowedthatsignificantnumbersofpotentialstudentsfelttheir

disabilitywas(B)toaccessinghighereducation(HE).Thisissimplyunacceptable.

Equalityanddiversityisnotentirelya"numbersgame"andbeforetoomuch

praiseisgivenweneedtohearmorefrom(E),notjustabouttheirexperienceof

accessinghighereducationbutalsogoingthroughthesystem.

Equalityinsocietyisabsolutely,andfundamentally,linkedto(C).

(A),universityistheplacewheretheywillbefirstexposedtodifferent

culturesand(D).Aswellasfightingforbetteraccess,theNUSwantstosee

diversityproperlyvaluedandpromotedwithinthestudentexperience.Manypay

lipservicetothevalueofdiversity,butisthisrecognizedandpromotedasacore

assettothosewhogothroughtheHEsystem?

Equalityinsocietycanbepromotedbyequalityanddiversityatuniversity.But

thebenefitsofuniversityasapositive,diverseenvironmentmustbeseenby

studentsasadding"value“asmuchasanyotherfactorsbeforethenumbers

gameisreallywonbythechampionsofdiversity.

二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）

LiuHui:interviewsDr.Smithabouttheissueofeducationalinequality.

LiuHui:Thankyou,Dr.Smith,foragreeingtobeinterviewedbyourCampus

NewsWeekly.First,whatdoyoumeanbyeducationalinequality?

Dr.Smith:Educationalinequalityisthedisparitythatcertainstudents

experienceintheireducationascomparedtootherstudents.Butthemeaningofit

variesindifferentsocialcontexts.

LiuHui:Whydoesitexistinmodernsociety?

Dr.Smith:Well,researcherslinkeducationalinequalitytosocioeconomic,

racialandgeographicreasons.

LiuHui:Soitisverylikelythateducationalinequalityexistsindifferentforms

indifferentcountries.

Dr.Smith:Yeah,youareright.Forexample,intheUnitedStates,althoughskin

colorislinkedtootherformsofinequality,itisevidentineducation.

LiuHui:EducationalinequalityexistsinChina,too.Forexample,thecollege

entrancerateismuchhigherinBeijingthaninotherprovinces.Howdoyouthink

canwesomedayeradicatetheinequality?

Dr.Smith:It'simpossibletoanswersuchabigquestioninfewwords.

Educationalinequalityhasbecomeoneofthemostimportantpoliticalandsocial

issuesineverynationnowadays.Therehavebeennumerousattemptsatreforms

and

1.Well,researcherslinkeducationalinequalityto.

A.socioeconomic,racialandeducationalreasons

B.racial,economicandgeographicreasons

C.racial,socioeconomicandgeographicreasons

2.Accordingtothepassage,

A.intheUnitedStates,skincolorislinkedtootherformsofinequality,butnot

ineducation

B.intheUnitedStates,skincolorisonlylinkedtotheformofinequalityin

education

C.intheUnitedStates,skincolorislinkedtotheinequalityineducation

3.Educationalinequalityexistsin.

A.Chinaonly

B.manycountries

C.allthecountries

4.Whatdoestheword“eradicate"meaninthepassage?

A.getridof

B.copewith

C.carryout

5.What'stheattitudeofDr.Smithtothefutureofeducationequality?

A.reserved

B.positive

C.negative

单元自测4

一、选择填空，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。（每题10

分）

1、一Sam,thisismyfriend,Jane.

A.Gladtomeetyou,Jane

B.I'mJack

C.Gladtomeetyou,Sam

2、一CanyoutellmewhereIcanparkthecar?

A.Yes,please

B.ItismadeinAmerica

C.Well,justoverthere

3、Shehastwobestfriends.ofthemisinthecountry.

A.All

B.Both

C.Neither

4、Thenewordermeansovertime.

A.towork

B.working

C.works

5、Iwasgivingatalktoalargegroupofpeople,thesametalkItohalfa

dozenothergroupsbefore.

A.hadgiven

B.wasgiving

C.amgiving

6、一What'sthematterwithyou?

A.Itmatterswithyou

B.Ifeelabitsick

C.Nottoobad

7、一CouldItalktoProf.Lee?

A.Yes,speaking

B.I'mwaitingforyou

C.Oh,it'syou

8、Jane'sdressissimilarindesignhersister's.

A.like

B.with

C.to

9、Itissaidthatboysinyourschoollikeplayingfootballintheirspare

time,thoughotherspreferbasketball.

A.quitealittle

B.quitealot

C.quiteafew

10、Today'sweatherisworsethanyesterday's.

A.verymuch

B.much

C.very

11、一I'vegotabadcoldtoday.

A.Oh,dear!Ihopeyougetbettersoon

B.Thankyoufortellingme

C.Itisn'tserious

12、Thesportsmeetingwasputofftillthenextweekrain.

A.so

B.inspiteof

C.becauseof

13、Withhisworkcompleted,themanagersteppedbacktohisseat,feeling

pleased____hewasamanofaction.

A.What

B.that

C.which

14、NeitherJohnhisfatherwasabletowakeupearlyenoughto

catchthemorningtrain.

A.or

B.but

C.nor

15、Theatmospherecertaingasesmixedtogetherindefinite

proportions.

A.consistsof

B.ismadeup

C.composesof

二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）

正误判断题

LiuHuiandMollyarediscussingtheissueofeducationalqualityata

workshop.

LiuHui:Hi,Molly.Today'stopiciseducationalquality.First,whatdoes

educationalqualitymeantoyou?

Molly:AsfarasI'mconcerned,qualityeducationmeansgoodlearning

standardsineducationalinstitutions.So,educationalqualityensuresadesirable

outcomeforlearners.

LiuHui:Soundslikeaftersomeseriousthinking.However,manydefinitionsof

qualityineducationexist,testifyingtothecomplexityandmultifacetednatureof

theconcept.

Molly:Definitely,establishingacontextualizedunderstandingofquality

meansincludingrelevantstakeholders.Keystakeholdersoftenholddifferentviews

andmeaningsofeducationalquality.

LiuHui:TherearemanyprestigiousuniversitiesintheUS.Theyallprovide

high-qualityeducation.Butsomeuniversitiesaren'tknownfortheirquality.It's

hardtoimaginethegap.