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新视野英语4复习题
新视野英语4复习题
Passage
Passage1
Annaarrivedfartooearly.Usuallysheleftthingstothelastmute,buttodaywasaveryspecialoccasion.Itwasalmostasifbygettingthereanhourbeforehandshehopedtocausetheplanetoarrivesooner.Thoughtsracedthroughhermind."DoIlookallright?
Wi11henoticethatI'mwearinganewtrousersuit?
Willheevenrecognizeme?
"Afterall,itwasayearalmosttothedaysinceshehadlastseenJoe.Shefishedamirroroutofherhandbagandinspectedhexface.Toomuchmake-up?
Joehadnevermadeanycommentbutsheknewthathedidnotapproveofheavymake-up--"gildingthelily",hecalledit.
Itwasfunnyhowmuchimportancesheattachedtomakingagoodimpressiononhim.Afterall,friendsdonotjudgeeachotherbyappearance.Allthesame,itwasthefirstmeetingafteralongseparation,andshewantedeverythingtogooffright.
Lookingoutofthewindow,Joecaughtafirstglimpse,throughabreakintheclouds,ofthetownfarbelow.Thiswashisthirdvisit,andlookedlikebecominganannualevent.CertainlyitwasveryflatteringthattheyhadinvitedhimtobetheguestlecturerattheirAutumnCongressyetagain.TheChairmanoftheOrganizingCommittee,asamatterofcourtesy,hadofferedtomeethimattheairport,ashehaddoneonpreviousoccasions.Thistime,however,itwasnotnecessary,partlybecauseJoewasquitefamiliarwiththecity,butmainlybecauseAnnahadsaidthatshecouldtaketheafternoonoffinordertocomeandmeethim.
1.Annalookedinhermirrorbecause__________.
A)shewantedtocheckthathermake-upwasalright
B)incaseshehadtoomuchmake-upon
C)sheknewthatJoedisapprovedofheavymake-up
D)shewantedtomakeagoodimpressiononJoe
2.AnnathoughtthatJoemightnotrecognizeherbecause
A)shewaswearinganewsuit.
B)hehadnotseenherforaboutayear.
C)Hemightexpectsomeoneelsetomeethim.
D)Shehadchangedalotinthepastyear.
3.WhendidAnnagettotheairport?
A)Aboutanhourearlier.B)Justbeforetheplanewasduetoland.
C)Atthelastpossibleminute.D)Shortlyaftertheplanehadarrived.
4.HowmanytimeshadJoebeentothistown?
A)Severaltimesbefore.B)Threetimesbefore.
C)Twicebefore.D)Fourtimesbefore.
5.JoedidnotwanttheChairmantomeethimbecause________.
A)theChairmanwasnotwillingtomeethim
B)hewasnotsurewhichdayhewouldtravel
C)hecouldnotfindhisownwaytothecitycenter
D)hethoughtthatAnnawouldbetheretomeethim
Passage2
Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone'smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike"Iwaswrongaboutthat,"anditisevenhardertosay,"Iwaswrong,andyouwererightaboutthat."
Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.HetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacertaingrocerystoreintheneighborhoodwhereIgrewup,andheaskedmeifIrememberedtheeggcartons.ThenherelatedanincidentandIbegantoremembervaguelytheincidenthewasdescribing.
Iwasabouteightyearsoldatthetime,andIhadgoneintothestorewithmymothertodotheweeklygroceryshopping.Onthatparticularday,Imusthavefoundmywaytothedairyfooddepartmentwheretheincidenttookplace.
Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasanimpressivedisplayofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.Thecartonswerestackedthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontofadisplaytoadmirethestacks.Justthenawomancamebypushinghergrocerycartandknockedoffthestacksofcartons.Forsomereason,Idecideditwasuptometoputthedisplaybacktogether,soIwenttowork.
Themanagerheardthenoiseandcamerushingovertoseewhathadhappened.Whenheappeared,Iwasonmykneesinspectingsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebroken,buttohimitlookedasthoughIwastheculprit.Heseverelyreprimandedmeandwantedmetopayforanybrokenegg.Iprotestedmyinnocenceandtriedtoexplain,butitdidnogood.EventhoughIquicklyforgotallabouttheincident,apparentlythemanagerdidnot.
1.Howoldwastheauthorwhenhewrotethisarticle?
A)About8.C)About15.B)About23.D)About25,
2.Whoshouldbetoblameforknockingoffthestacksofcartonsofeggs?
A)Themanager.B)Thewriter.
C)Awoman.D)Thewriter'smother.
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A)Itwastheauthorwhoputthedisplaybacktogether.
B)Awomancarelesslyknockedoffthestacksofcartons.
C)Thewriterwasseverelyreprimandedbythemanager.
D)Thewomanwhoknockedoffthestacksofcartonswasseverelyreprimandedbythemanager.
4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A)AnIncidentThatIRemember.B)IUsedtoBetheCulprit.
C)It'sHardtoAdmitOne'sMistakes.D)ACaseofMistakenIdentity.
5.Thetoneofthearticleexpressestheauthor's
A)admirationforthemanager'swillingnesstoadmitthemistakeshemade
B)regretforthemistakehemadeinthegrocerystore
C)indignationagainstthewomanwhoknockedoffthestacksofcartonsofeggs
D)angertothemanagerforhiswrongcharge
Passage3
Asweknow,itisveryimportantthatafirmshouldpayattentiontothetrainingofitsstaffasthereexistmanyweakpartsinitsvariousdepartment.Stafftrainingmusthaveapurpose,whichisdefinedwhenafirmconsidersitstrainingneeds,whichareinturnbasedonjobdescriptionsandjobspecifications.
Ajobdescriptionshouldgivedetailsoftheperformancethatisrequiredforaparticularjob,andajobspecificationshouldgiveinformationaboutthebehavior,knowledgeandskillsthatareexpectedofanemployeewhoworksinit.Whenallofthishasbeencollected,itispossibletomakeatrainingspecification.ThisspecifieswhatthetrainingDepartmentmustteachforthesuccessfulperformanceofthejob,andalsothebestmethodstouseinthetrainingperiod.
Therearemanydifferenttrainingmethods,andthereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesofallofthem.Successfultrainingprogrammesdependonanunderstandingofthedifferencebetweenlearningaboutskillsandtraininginusingthem.Itisfrequentlysaidthatlearningaboutskillstakesplace"offthejob"intheclassroom,buttraininginusingtheseskillstakesplace"onthejob",bymeansofsuchactivitiesaspracticeintheworkshop.
Itisalwaysdifficulttoevaluatethecostsandsavingsofatrainingprogramme.Thesuccessofsuchaprogrammesdependsnotonlyonthemethodsusedbutalsoonthequalityofthestaffwhodothetraining.Acompanycanoftencheckonsavingsintimeandcostbyexaminingtheworkperformedbytheworkersandtechnicianswhohavecompletedatrainingprogramme.Theevaluationofmanagementtrainingismuchmorecomplexthanthat.
1.Tobesuccessfulinourtrainingprogrammes,onemustunderstandthedifferencebetween
A)thesavingsintimeandcost_________.
B)learningabouttheskill.andtraininginusingthem
C)whatistaughtandhowitistaught
D)ajobdescriptionandajobspecification
2.Thesuccessofatrainingprogrammedependson__________.
A)theplacewherethetrainingtakesplace
B)theproperevaluationofthecostsandsavingsoftheprogramme
C)theperformanceoftheworkersandtechnicianstrainedintheprogramme
D)thetrainingmethodsandthequalityofthetrainingstaff
3.Atrainingspecificationattachesgreatimportanceto__________.
A)theperformancerequiredforacertainjob
B)thebehavior,knowledgeandskillsexpectedofanemployee
C)thetrainingcontentsandmethods
D)thecostsandsavingsoftheprogramme
4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A)Asthereexistweakpartsindifferentdepartmentsofafinn,thetrainingofitsstaffishighlynecessary.
B)Atrainingspecificationisbasedontheinformationcollectedfromajobdescriptionandajobspecification.
C)Learningaboutskillsandtraininginusingskillsusuallydon'ttakeplaceatthesameplace.
D)Itiseasiertoevaluatemanagementtrainingthantoevaluatethetrainingofworkersandtechnicians.
5.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe__________.
A)TheImportanceofStaffTraining.B)StaffTrainingProgramme
C)HowtoDescribeandSpecifyaJobD)ASuccessfulTrainingProgramme
Passage4
WashingtonIrvingwasAmerica'sfirstmanofletterstobeknowninternationally.HisworkswerereceivedenthusiasticallybothinEnglandandintheUnitedStates.Hewas,infact,oneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofthetimeineithercountry,delightingalargegeneralpublicandatthesametimewinningtheadmirationoffellowwriterslikeScottinBritainandPoeandHawthorneintheUnitedStates.Therespectinwhichhewasheldpartlyowingtothemanhimself,withhiswarmfriendliness,hisgoodsense,hisurbanity,hisgayspirits,hisartisticintegrity,hisloveofboththeOldWorldandtheNew.ThackeraydescribedIrvingasa"gentleman,who,thoughhimselfborninnoveryhighsphere,wasmostfinished,polished,witty,sociallytheequalofthemostrefinedEuropeans."InEnglandhewasgrantedanhonorarydegreefromOxford--anunusualhonorforacitizenofayoung,unculturednation--andhereceivedtheRoyalSocietyofLiterature;AmericamadehimambassadortoSpain.
Irving'sbackgroundprovideslittletoexplainhisliteraryachievements.Agiftedbutdelicatechild,hehadlittleschooling,Hestudiedlaw,butwithoutzeal,andneverdidpracticeseriously.HewasimmunetohisstrictPresbyterianhomeenvironment,frequentingbothsocialgatheringsand