全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)大廳綜合教程第五單元B卷

1、全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)大廳綜合 教程第五單元B卷全新版第二版綜合B3U5-BPart I Listening Comprehension (13 minutes ) Section ADirections: 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

2、statement is true or false.1.A)TB)FScript: I, as a cook, was busy in preparing a traditional dinner for the people in the ship on the Thanksgiving Day.正確答案：A2.A)TB)FScript: HThanksgivingn reminded me to givethanks to the people who had done much for me. 正確答案：A 3.A)TB)FScript: I wrote three thank-you

3、 letters to my dad, one of my professors and my grandma respectively.正確答案：B4.A)TB)FScript: What I appreciate my father most is that he has taught me to love reading.正確答案：A5.A)TB)FScript: I thanked Nelson mainly because hisprayer had a positive impact on my life.正確答案：A6.A)TB)FScript: I wept over my f

4、ather's letter because he said he had a sense of achievement after reading my letter.正確答案：B7.A)TB)FScript: Those who were grateful in the experiment seemed to live a happy and active life.正確答案：A8.A)TB)FScript: Those who focused on hassles appeared more materialistic and unwilling to share their

5、possessions with others.正確答案：B9.A)TB)FScript: In one study, waitresses who wrote a message about an upcoming dinner special on the check received higher tips.正確答案：A10.A)TB)FScript: Gratitude makes you take an optimistic and positive attitude towards life.正確答案：ASection BDirections: In this section, y

6、ou will hear a passage three times. When the passage is readfor the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to All in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the th

7、ird time, you should check what you have written. Thanksgiving in the United States is a day Americans have set aside to gather with loved ones, to (11), to be mindful of the gifts, both large and small, that they are gratefulfor, and tocelebrate the(12) that gratitude itself brings to their lives.L

8、ike many Americans who have lost their jobs due to America's ailing (13), Nancy has battled with (14) swings in 2010. Still, she finds (15) in keeping what she calls a "gratitude (16) J where she (17)down all the little things she can be thankful for. "I was sitting in Nussbaum's c

9、afeteria up the streethaving coffee. And I love going there and just having coffee and I thought I was grateful for that place being there. Or for my kids. Or the fact that someone said something nice that day that I was glad to hear?9 Nancy adds that everyday life is full of small gifts that (18) &

10、quot;But when you start to write, it starts to come out. It makes me realize that I have more in my life to be happy about than I thought I did.”For his part, Kyle, an art teacher, prefers to cultivate (19) for whatever life has in store. 'Tm grateful for every day, man,“ he says with a grin. &q

11、uot;Every moment is new and exciting. There is always something good, something bigger and better (20), and coming everyone's way.”Script: Thanksgiving in the United States is a day Americans have set aside to gather with loved ones, to feast, to be mindful of the gifts, both large and small, th

12、at they are grateful for, and to celebrate the value that gratitude itself brings to their lives.Like many Americans who have lost their jobs due to America's ailing economy, Nancy has battled with mood swings in 2010. Still, she finds solace in keeping what she calls a “gratitude journal,"

13、 where she jots down all the little things she can be thankful for. "I was sitting in Nussbaum飛 cafeteria up the street having coffee. And I love going there and just having coffee and I thought I was grateful for that place being there. Or for my kids. Or the fact that someone said something n

14、ice that day that I was glad to hear." Nancy adds that everyday life is full of small gifts that can elude awareness. 66But when you start to write, it starts to come out. It makes me realize that I have more in my life to be happy about than I thought I did.”For his part, Kyle, an art teacher;

15、 prefers to cultivate a thankful attitude for whatever life has in store. 'Tm grateful for every day, man,“ he says with a grin. "Every moment is new andexciting. There is always something good, something bigger and better coming my way, and coming everyone's way.” 正確答案：feast正確答案：value正

16、確答案:正確答案:正確答案:正確答案:正確答案：economymood solace journal jots正確答案： can elude awareness 正確答案：a thankful attitude 正確答案：coming my wayPart II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes ) Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank fr

17、om 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 thewords in the bank more than once.Rather than saying they would forgive that I hadn't 21 tha

18、nked them, instead, for Pete's sake, they were thanking me for having remembered, for having considered they had done anything so 22 Always the college professor, my dad had carefully avoided anything he considered too 23 , so I knew how moved he was to write me that, after having helped educate

19、 many young people, he now felt that his best results included his own son.The Reverend Nelson wrote that his 24 as a “simple, old-fashioned principal55 had ended with schools undergoing such swift changes that he had retired in self-doubt. "I heard more of what I had done wrong than what I did

20、 right J he said, adding that my letter had brought him welcome 25 that his career had been appreciated.A glance at Grandma's 26 handwriting brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair, watching her “settin' down" some letter to relatives. 27 , Grandma

21、 would slowly 28 one word, then the next, so that a flnished page would 29 hours. I wept over the page 30 my Grandma's recent hours invested in expressing her loving gratefulness to me 一 whom she used to diaper!A) sentimentalB) reassuranceC) exceptionalD) Character by characterE) representingF)

22、consumeG) sensationalH) similarI) accomplishj) familiarK) obviouslyL) assuranceM) presentingN) decadesO) previously21. 正確答案：o22. 正確答案：C23. 正確答案：A24. 正確答案：N25. 正確答案：B26. 正確答案：J27. 正確答案：D28. 正確答案：I29. 正確答案：F30. 正確答案：ESection BDirections: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is foll

23、owed 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 OneQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.I'd heard about the feel-good benefits of a gratitude attitude. Hoping for tip

24、s, I called professor Emmons, who pioneered research on the benefits of positive thinking. Emmons quoted new studies that indicated that even pretending to be thankful raises levels of the chemicals associated with pleasure and contentment. He recommended keeping a log of everything I'm grateful

25、 for in a given week or month.I followed his suggestions, but my first attempts at keeping a gratitude list were pretty weak: coffee, naps, caffeine in general. As my list grew, I found more uplift: freshly picked blueberries; the Beatles9 White Album; that I'm not bald.By day three, I was on a

26、tear, thanking every grocery bagger and parent on the playground like I'd just won an Oscar and hanging post-it notes to remind myself of the next day's thank-you targets: the mailman, my son火 math teacher. But soon, the full-on approach started to bum me out. Researchers call it the Pledge

27、of Allegiance effect. "If you overdo gratitude, it loses its meaning or, worse, becomes a chore/9 professor Emmons told me when I mentioned my slump. Be selective, he advised, and focus on thanking the unsung heroes in your life.Then professor Emmons suggested a “gratitude visit." Think of

28、 a person who has made a major difference in your life and whom you've never properly thanked. Compose a detailed letter to him or her that expresses your appreciation in concrete terms, then read it aloud, face-to-face.I immediately flashed on Miss Riggi, my eighth-grade English teacher. She wa

29、s the first one to open my eyes to Hemingway, Faulkner, and other literary giants. To this day, I am guided by her advice ("Never be boring"). I booked plane tickets to my hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania.Miss Riggi was shorter than I remember, though unmistakable with her still long, blac

30、k hair and bright, intelligent eyes. After a slightly awkward hug and small talk, we settled in. I took a deep breath and read.And whether it was Miss Riggins enormous smile when I flnished the letter, or the way she held it close as we said goodbye, my feeling of peace and joy remained long after I

31、 returned home.Since then, I have written several more gratitude letters, and my wife and I both summon our “training" when we feel saddled by life. The unpleasant matters are still there, but appreciation, I've learned, has an echo and it's loud enough to drown out the grumbling of one

32、 man emptying the dishwasher.31.According to the passage, what did professor Emmons propose to have a gratitude attitude? A) Making oneself appear to be grateful.B) Keeping an elaborate diary.C) Thinking positively in a given time.D) Recording everything appreciated for a certain time.正確答案：D32.Accor

33、ding to the context, “gratitude visit55 in Para. 4 refers to.A) inviting someone out of appreciationB) calling on someone with an appreciated letterC) seeing someone you are indebted toD) seeing someone in private正確答案：C 33.The author's reunion with his English teacher, Miss Riggi, shows that.A)

34、the author was desperate to see his teacherB) his teacher had a great influence on himC) his teacher still had a deep impression of the authorD) the author wanted to testify the professor proposal 正確答案：B34.The last paragraph shows thatA) professor Emmons5 suggestions are effective to the authorB) pr

35、ofessor Emmons9 suggestions are unpractical to the authorC) the author and his wife learn how to show gratitude to othersD) the author and his wife never feel bored and annoyed by life after taking professor Emmons' advice正確答案：A 35.Which of the following can best serve as the main idea of the pa

36、ssage?A) Ybur life will be improved with a gratitude attitude.B) Calling on people to pay a gratitude visit.C) Everyone should pretend to be thankful.D) A happy life derives from positive thinking.正確答案：APassage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the followingpassage.Four weeks ago US children dresse

37、d as monsters and asked for sweets. That was Halloween. In a few weeks American houses will be red and green and tilled with presents. For Christmas.As if all this isn' t enough, on Thursday this week, America will enjoy another festival - Thanksgiving.Children will have two days off school, sho

38、ps will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food.Every year, in Gainesville, Florida, all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving together. The class dresses up and puts on plays for their families. After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving fo

39、ods like turkey and pumpkin pie.Dean Foster, an 11-year-old boy will take part in this celebration. He said: "I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school, lots of nice food and a happy family.”His brother Ben, nine, said: "The best thing about Thanksgiving, is that when it is fini

40、shed, it is time to start Christmas.But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message. On Thursday evening, Dean and Ben' s family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal.Each of them will write a list of things that they are thank

41、ful for and place the paper in the basket. The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives .Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621, when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new lif

42、e. After a hard year, they had a big autumn harvest. They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food. In time, other colonies began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the

43、CivilWar, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it He proclaimed the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November.Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving. They often fall

44、after the 行elds have been harvested and the crops collected for winter.36.On Halloween, children in the United States often dress up as.A) ghostsB) actorsC) pilgrimsD) tourists正確答案：A37.Which of the following is NOT included in Thanksgiving celebration in America?A) Preparing a traditional dinner fea

45、turing roast turkey.B) There is a two-day holiday at school.C) Thanking God and each other.D) The shops are open round-the-clock.正確答案：D38.Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God for.A) looking after themB) providing them with comfortable and happy livesC) clothing themD) protec

46、ting them正確答案：B39.Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving becauseA) they can stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice foodB) they can dress up like monstersC) they can put on playsD) they can visit American Indians正確答案：A 40.The first pilgrims in the United States started th

47、e first Thanksgiving that is celebrated toA) thank the native for helping themB) thank the US for offering an environment to existC) thank God for bestowing food on themD) thank God for giving them life正確答案：CPart III Vocabulary and Structure (12 minutes ) Directions: There are a number of incomplete

48、 sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.41.It is evident that the Opposition is trying to our achievements.A) diminishB) magnifyC) amplifyD) exaggerate 正確答案：A 42.One of the requirements for a fire is

49、that the material to its burning temperature.A) is heatedB) will be heatedC) be heatedD) would be heated 正確答案：c 43.Since the championship began in 1987, they have finished in ninth, seventh and fifthposition.A) successivelyB) progressivelyC) successfullyD) consequently正確答案：A44.the flood, the ship wo

50、uld have reached its destination on time.A) In case ofB) But forC) In spite ofD) Because of正確答案：B45.Living in a foreign country can mean you're always sea about whafs going on.A) onB) atC) inD)under正確答案：B46.Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply.A) appliedB) approvedC) appre

51、ciatedD) appealed正確答案：C47.some salt on the meat and place it in the pan.A) SprinkleB) SparkleC) ThrowD) Thrust正確答案：A48.All the preparations for the 100th anniversarycelebration are nowA) under the wayB) in wayC) under wayD) in the way正確答案：c49.The smell of these flowers her memories in the country.A)

52、 brought backB) brought aboutC) brought downD) brought in正確答案：A50.Her parents didn't approve of her marrying a foreigner, but they got married A) in the secret B) under secret C) in secretD) under the secret正確答案：c51.forward a little while a person is talking shows you are interested in and listening to what the person is saying.A) MigratingB) ScrawlingC) LeaningD) Exposing正確答案：c52.Despite her father's she was still frightened of the dark.A) testimonyB) reassurancesC) managementD) objections正確答案：B53.The Chinese p