新世紀大學英語綜合教程第四冊新理念單元測試答案U2-A

1、窗體頂端新世紀（第二版）綜合B4U2-A（試卷總分：100分） Part I Listening Comprehension ( 7 minutes ) Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.

2、After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.·1.A) She prefers going to the dentist later in the day. 該選項共0人選擇B) The man might be late for the appointment. 該選項共3人選擇C) The man might have

3、no time for his first class. 該選項共8人選擇D) She will get up early to visit her dentist. 該選項共0人選擇··· Script: M: I have to visit my dentist at 7:30 tomorrow morning. W: Then you will miss the literature class. Q: What does the woman imply?· 該題共11人答題，答對8人，答錯3人，正確率為72.7%，錯誤率為27.3%·

4、正確答案（2.00分）： C·2.A) Looking for a timetable. 該選項共1人選擇B) Buying some furniture. 該選項共2人選擇C) Reserving a table. 該選項共8人選擇D) Window shopping. 該選項共0人選擇··· Script: M: Have you a table for four?W: Certainly, Sir. A corner table or would you rather be near the window?Q: What is the man do

5、ing?· 該題共11人答題，答對8人，答錯3人，正確率為72.7%，錯誤率為27.3%· 正確答案（2.00分）： C·3.A) Go to the library. 該選項共2人選擇B) The library closes at 10. 該選項共1人選擇C) The library closes at 11. 該選項共0人選擇D) Get together. 該選項共8人選擇··· Script: W: Come to my house if you can be there before 11 o'clock, Geo

6、rge. Otherwise, I won't be able to see you until tomorrow.M: The library closes at 10 tonight, Susan, so you can expect me to come by right after that.Q: What do George and Susan plan to do?· 該題共11人答題，答對8人，答錯3人，正確率為72.7%，錯誤率為27.3%· 正確答案（2.00分）： D·4.A) 280 dollars. 該選項共0人選擇B) 310 d

7、ollars. 該選項共1人選擇C) 250 dollars. 該選項共9人選擇D) 300 dollars. 該選項共1人選擇··· Script: W: How much did you save last month from your part-time job? M: It would be 280 dollars had I not asked for sick leave twice which made me lose 30 dollars. Q: How much did the man save?· 該題共11人答題，答對9人，答錯2

8、人，正確率為81.8%，錯誤率為18.2%· 正確答案（2.00分）： C·5.A) At 11:30. 該選項共9人選擇B) At 10:00. 該選項共1人選擇C) At 9:30. 該選項共0人選擇D) At 12:00. 該選項共1人選擇··· Script: W: Could you tell me the timetable of the school bus?M: Well, the bus leaves here for the campus every two hours beginning at 7:00 a.m. But

9、on Saturday it starts half an hour later.Q: When does the third bus leave on Saturday?· 該題共11人答題，答對9人，答錯2人，正確率為81.8%，錯誤率為18.2%· 正確答案（2.00分）： A·6.A) The man has changed his destination. 該選項共0人選擇B) The man is returning his ticket. 該選項共1人選擇C) The man is flying to New York tomorrow mornin

10、g. 該選項共0人選擇D) The man can't manage to go to New York as planned. 該選項共10人選擇··· Script: M: Excuse me, I have a ticket for the 6 o'clock flight to New York. But I'm afraid I can't make it. Is there a seat available for tomorrow morning?W: Let me see. I'm sorry. All th

11、e morning flights have been booked up. The earliest we can get for you is the two o'clock flight in the afternoon.Q: What does the conversation tell us?· 該題共11人答題，答對10人，答錯1人，正確率為90.9%，錯誤率為9.1%· 正確答案（2.00分）： D·7.A) Buying a ticket to the theater. 該選項共4人選擇B) Picking up a rental car.

12、 該選項共6人選擇C) Talking to his wife. 該選項共1人選擇D) Planning a trip on a plane. 該選項共0人選擇··· Script: W: I can print up the schedule for you now, and then whenever you are ready you can come back and pick up the ticket.M: Great! Can you tell me the arrival time again?Q: What is the man doing?&#

13、183; 該題共11人答題，答對0人，答錯11人，正確率為0%，錯誤率為100%· 正確答案（2.00分）： D·8.A) She was very frightened. 該選項共7人選擇B) She had a heart problem. 該選項共2人選擇C) She lost the race. 該選項共1人選擇D) She felt very happy. 該選項共1人選擇··· Script: M:You weren't scared, were you?W:Not much. I wasn't. My heart

14、was beating fast and tears were running down my face, that's all.Q:What does the woman mean?· 該題共11人答題，答對7人，答錯4人，正確率為63.6%，錯誤率為36.4%· 正確答案（2.00分）： A·9.A) Anyone can do the job. 該選項共0人選擇B) No one is capable of doing the job. 該選項共5人選擇C) Robert can probably do the job. 該選項共4人選擇D) Rob

15、ert is the only one who can handle the job. 該選項共2人選擇··· Script: M: I wonder if Robert is qualified for that job. W: Well, if he isn't, no one is.Q: What does the woman imply?· 該題共11人答題，答對2人，答錯9人，正確率為18.2%，錯誤率為81.8%· 正確答案（2.00分）： D·10.A) Kathy got a letter from her h

16、ome today. 該選項共0人選擇B) Kathy is expecting a letter from her family. 該選項共1人選擇C) Kathy wrote a letter to her family today. 該選項共1人選擇D) Kathy wrote a letter to her family the day before yesterday. 該選項共9人選擇··· Script: M:Hi, Kathy. Did you get a letter from your family?W:Not today. I just wr

17、ote them the day before yesterday so I am not really expecting to hear from them until next month.Q:What do we learn from this conversation?· 該題共11人答題，答對9人，答錯2人，正確率為81.8%，錯誤率為18.2%· 正確答案（2.00分）： DPart II Reading Comprehension ( 24 minutes ) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a

18、 passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from 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 the words in th

19、e bank more than once.· The US software developer that claimed Green Dam-Youth Escort software infringed (侵犯的權利)the copyright of their product is attempting to stop more computers 11 from using the software. California-based Solid Oak sent "cease and desist" letters to other US person

20、al computer manufacturers besides Dell and Hewlett Packard, which had already received letters on Tuesday, Jenna DiPasquale, head of Solid Oak PR and Marketing, told China Daily yesterday. DiPasquale didn't provide the names of the computer manufacturers. Dell and HP had 12 received "cease

21、and desist" letters from the company, 13 them to stop distributing computers containing the alleged copied software on Tuesday. DiPasquale said yesterday she had no update yet on the possibility of filing suit in China against the two Chinese developers of Green Dam pornographic filter, Jinhui

22、Computer System Engineering Co. and Dazheng Human Language Technology Co. But Solid Oak has been approached by several law firms in China who have 14 their services, according to DiPasquale. Zhang Chenmin, general manager of Jinhui, could not be reached for comment Thursday but said 15 this week tha

23、t the software programs might have similarities but the code was not stolen. "After all, they are all well-known international pornographic websites that all porn-filters are meant to block. We didn't steal their programming code," Zhang said Sunday. An official of the Ministry of Indu

24、stry and Information Technology (MIIT) said the ministry had not received any 16 documents regarding Green Dam's possible lawsuit, so he 17 to make any comments yesterday. The Green Dam-Youth Escort software has been 18 , as the Chinese government paid 41.7 million yuan ($6 million) and ordered

25、that the software must be included in all computers sold on the mainland from July 1. "Despite the wide criticisms about the software, the Chinese government has responsibility to 19 the youngsters from harmful information from the Internet," the Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said ye

26、sterday. Qin refused to 20 on the copyright infringement claims against the software.A) commentB) violationC) protectD) preventE) controversialF) officialG) governmentalH) declinedI) earlierJ) offeredK) urgingL) alreadyM) alwaysN) producersO) manufacturers·11._· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100

27、%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案（1分）： O·12._· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案（1分）： L·13._· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案（1分）： K·14._· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案（1分）： J·15._· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案（

28、1分）： I·16._· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案（1分）： F·17._· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案（1分）： H·18._· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案（1分）： E·19._· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案（1分）： C·20._

29、3; 該題共11人答題，答對10人，答錯1人，正確率為90.9%，錯誤率為9.1%· 正確答案（1分）： ASection B Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed 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.

30、83; Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Lead deposits, which accumulated in soil and snow during the 1960s and 1970s, were primarily the result of leaded gasoline emissions originating in the United States. In the twenty years that the Clean Air Act has mandated unleaded

31、 gas use in the United States, the lead accumulation world-wide has decreased significantly.A study published recently in the journal Nature shows that air-borne leaded gas emissions from the United States were the leading contributor to the high concentration of lead in the snow in Greenland. The n

32、ew study is a result of the continued research led by Dr. Charles Boutron, an expert on the impact of heavy metals on the environment at the National Center for Scientific Research in France. A study by Dr. Boutron published in 1991 showed that lead levels in Arctic (北極的) snow were declining.In his

33、new study, Dr. Boutron found the ratios of the different forms of lead in the leaded gasoline used in the United States were different from the ratios of European, Asian and Canadian gasolines and thus enabled scientists to differentiate (區(qū)分) the lead sources. The dominant lead ratio found in Greenl

34、and snow matched that found in gasoline from the United States.In a study published in the journal Ambio, scientists found that lead levels in soil in the north-eastern United States had decreased markedly since the introduction of unleaded gasoline.Many scientists had believed that the lead would s

35、tay in soil and snow for a longer period.The authors of the Ambio study examined samples of the upper layers of soil taken from the same sites of 30 forest floors in New England, New York and Pennsylvania in 1980 and in 1990. The forest environment processed and redistributed the lead faster than th

36、e scientists had expected.Scientists say both studies demonstrate that certain parts of the ecosystem (生態(tài)系統(tǒng)) respond rapidly to reductions in atmospheric pollution, but that these findings should not be used as a license to pollute.21.The study published in the journal Nature indicates that _.A) the

37、 Clean Air Act has not produced the desired results 該選項共0人選擇B) lead deposits in Arctic snow are on the increase 該選項共0人選擇C) lead will stay in soil and snow longer than expected 該選項共0人選擇D) the US is the major source of lead pollution in Arctic snow 該選項共11人選擇· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%&#

38、183; 正確答案（2.00分）： D22.Lead accumulation worldwide decreased significantly after the use of unleaded gas in the US _.A) was discouraged 該選項共0人選擇B) was enforced by law 該選項共11人選擇C) was prohibited by law 該選項共0人選擇D) was introduced 該選項共0人選擇· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案（2.00分）： B23.

39、How did scientists discover the source of lead pollution in Greenland?A) By analyzing the data published in journals like "Nature" and "Ambio". 該選項共0人選擇B) By observing the lead accumulations in different parts of the arctic area. 該選項共0人選擇C) By studying the chemical elements of so

40、il and snow in Northeastern America. 該選項共0人選擇D) By comparing the chemical compositions of leaded gasoline used in various countries. 該選項共11人選擇· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案（2.00分）： D24.The authors of the Ambio study have found that _.A) forests get rid of lead pollution faster

41、 than expected 該選項共10人選擇B) lead accumulations in forests are more difficult to deal with 該選項共0人選擇C) lead deposits are widely distributed in the forests of the US 該選項共0人選擇D) the upper layers of soil in forests are easily polluted by lead emissions 該選項共1人選擇· 該題共11人答題，答對10人，答錯1人，正確率為90.9%，錯誤率為9.1%

42、· 正確答案（2.00分）： A25.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that scientists _.A) are puzzled by the mystery of forest pollution 該選項共0人選擇B) feel relieved by the use of unleaded gasoline 該選項共0人選擇C) still consider lead pollution a problem 該選項共11人選擇D) lack sufficient means to combat lead pollutio

43、n 該選項共0人選擇· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案（2.00分）： C· Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.When astronaut Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon for the first time, on July 20, 1969, it represented one of the most inspiring achievements in man's

44、 history to millions of people throughout the world. But to a small organization called the International Flat Earth Research Society, it was nothing more than a piece of cleverly stage-managed science-fiction trickery.Armstrong's historic words when stepping down from the Eagle module (宇宙飛船船艙)

45、onto the dusty lunar surface about 240,000 miles from Earth "one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" was a phrase that could have come only from the pen of a scriptwriter.As for the pictures reputedly (一般被認為) taken in space showing the Earth to be a rotating sphere, well, the

46、y were just too ludicrous (可笑的) for words. "The sun", say the Flat Earthers, "circuits the Earth instead of the Earth revolving around the sun a notion that most people take for granted."The society, whose membership is currently estimated to be about 1,400, dismisses much of acc

47、epted modern thinking about the shape of the Earth as sheer nonsense and is convinced that the entire human race is being subjected to the greatest hoax (騙局) in history.From its headquarters in Lancaster, California, the society wages a war of words through newsletters and pamphlets against the evil

48、s of science.The society was founded in about 1800 in Great Britain and the United States and, says its American president Charles Johnson, was descended from the Zetetic society, which took its name from an ancient Greek philosophical school of skeptics. It survived under this name until 1956, when

49、 its general secretary, Samuel Shenton, of Kent, England, changed the name to the present title.The society's belief is this: the Earth is flat, with the land masses grouped around the central point of the North Pole.The Antarctic region is not the compact island mass it is commonly believed to

50、be but an impenetrable ice-cold girdle (環(huán)形物) around the Earth. The Flat Earthers argue that the trans-antarctic expeditions have never happened. Explorers, misled by instrument faults, merely traveled an icy arc within the girdle.26.To the International Flat Earth Research Society, man's first l

51、anding on the moon was _.A) one of the most inspiring events in man's history 該選項共0人選擇B) only a well-conducted experiment 該選項共0人選擇C) just a smartly-performed trick 該選項共11人選擇D) a science-fiction piece produced by a certain scriptwriter 該選項共0人選擇· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案

52、（2.00分）： C27.Which of the following is NOT true about the society?A) It now has about 1,400 members. 該選項共0人選擇B) Its headquarters are in both Great Britain and the United States. 該選項共3人選擇C) After its foundation in 1800, it was called the Zetetic Society. 該選項共0人選擇D) In 1956, Samuel Shenton changed its

53、 name to the present title. 該選項共8人選擇· 該題共11人答題，答對8人，答錯3人，正確率為72.7%，錯誤率為27.3%· 正確答案（2.00分）： D28.According to the society's belief, _.A) the Earth is flat and the Arctic is an impenetrable ice-cold girdle around the Earth 該選項共1人選擇B) the Antarctic region is a compact island mass 該選項共8人選擇C

54、) some explores had made successful trans-antarctic expeditions 該選項共0人選擇D) much of the accepted modern thinking about the shape of the Earth is sheer nonsense 該選項共2人選擇· 該題共11人答題，答對8人，答錯3人，正確率為72.7%，錯誤率為27.3%· 正確答案（2.00分）： B29.Which of the following is an appropriate title for the passage?A

55、) The International Flat Earth Research Society 該選項共10人選擇B) Man's First Landing on the Moon 該選項共0人選擇C) The Zetetic Society 該選項共1人選擇D) The Evils of Science 該選項共0人選擇· 該題共11人答題，答對10人，答錯1人，正確率為90.9%，錯誤率為9.1%· 正確答案（2.00分）： A30.The piece is written _.A) in a matter-of-fact way 該選項共2人選擇B) in

56、a sarcastic tone 該選項共1人選擇C) with a touch of irony 該選項共2人選擇D) as a joke 該選項共6人選擇· 該題共11人答題，答對6人，答錯5人，正確率為54.5%，錯誤率為45.5%· 正確答案（2.00分）： DPart III Vocabulary and Structure ( 10 minutes ) Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choi

57、ces marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.·31.After he was accused of theft, John collected all the evidence and hired a lawyer to _ him.A) offend 該選項共0人選擇B) prove 該選項共0人選擇C) defend 該選項共11人選擇D) argue 該選項共0人選擇· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確

58、答案（1分）： C·32.Mr. Bloom is not _ now, but he will be famous someday.A) significant 該選項共0人選擇B) prominent 該選項共11人選擇C) magnificent 該選項共0人選擇D) dominant 該選項共0人選擇· 該題共11人答題，答對11人，答錯0人，正確率為100%，錯誤率為0%· 正確答案（1分）： B·33.Parents take a great interest in the _ questions raised by their children.A) nasty 該選項共1人選擇B) naive 該選項共10人選擇C) obscure 該選項共0人選擇D) offensive 該選項共0人選擇· 該題共11人答題，答對10人，答錯1人，正確率為90.9%，錯誤率為9.1%· 正確答案（1分）： B·34.This research has attracted wide _ coverage and has featured on BBC television's Tomorrow's World.A) message