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Quiz6新视野大学英语4网上测试
Part1ReadingComprehension(BankedCloze)
(每小题:
2分)
Directions:
FillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagebyselectingsuitablewordsfromtheWordBank.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsmorethanonce.
Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Howdoesakidgofromgoodstudentandmodelcitizentocorporate(集团的)criminalMyexamplemightlendafewclues.Iwasinthechessclubandgotverygoodgrades.Iwas,however,sometimesgettingintroublewiththelaw.IreceivedmyfirstticketforbreakingatrafficlawwhenIwassixteen,thesameyearIgota1.todrive.Mydadpaidmyfine.Ofcourse,mostpeoplewouldjust2.offaspeedingticket.Later,IgotintoabiggermesswhenIwascaughtstealingapackofgumfromalocalgrocer.Myparentswere3.andIwenttocourt.Unfortunately,forme,thejudgegavemenothingmorethanaslaponthewrist.The4.neverevenshoweduponmyofficialrecord.IwishnowthatIhadbeen5.moreseverelyandlearnedalesson.Instead,Ijustlearnedto6.thesystemandmadesureIdidn'tgetcaughtagain.Thatisuntilthisyear.ThisyearIwascaught7.corporatebriberyandfraud.Ididn'tevenknowinvestigatorswereobservingmy8..Ihadbecomeunbelievablyboldandcareless.Ididn'tbelievethattheyactually9.peopleforbusinesscrimes.Recently,corporatecrimeshavebecomevery10.withthepublic.Thiswasabadtimetogetcaught.
1.license2
2.shrug2
3.notified2
4.incident2
5.punished2
6.operate0
7.committing2
8.transactions2
9.convicted2
10.unpopular2
Part2ReadingComprehension(MultipleChoice)
(每小题:
2分)
Directions:
ReadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.
Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeable(可预见的)future.
Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.
Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion(拥挤).Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomated(自动化的)highwaysystem.
Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable(可伸缩的)armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar'smovements.
Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂鸣器)thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.
significantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.
A.itspowersource
B.itsmonitoringsystem
C.itsdrivingsystem
D.itsseatingcapacity
istheauthor'smainconcern
A.Howtorenderautomobilespollution-free.
B.Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.
C.Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.
D.Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.
providesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem
A.Arail.
B.Aretractablearm.
C.Anengine.
D.Acomputercontroller.
anautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois_______.
A.keepintherightlane
B.waittoarriveathisdestination
C.keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter
D.informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone
istheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofautos
A.Enthusiastic.
B.Optimistic.
C.Pessimistic.
D.Cautious.
CCADB
Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.
Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelongbeenaccusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyclassifiedasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.
Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.Huntingconsistsofpursuingafoxacrossthecountryside,withagroupofspeciallytraineddogs,followedbymenandwomenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefoxtheykillitorahuntershootsit.
Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasasport;theywearaspecialuniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousers,andfollowstrictcodesofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensive,somosthuntersarewealthy.
Itisestimatedthatupto100,000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butoverthelastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeopleopposedtofoxhunting,becausetheythinkitisbrutal(残酷的),hasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoffwithoutsomekindofconfrontation(冲突)betweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs(阻拦者).Sometimestheseincidentsleadtoviolence,butmostlysaboteursinterferewiththehuntbymisleadingridersanddisturbingthetrailofthefox'ssmell,whichthedogsfollow.
Noisyconfrontationsbetweenhuntersandsaboteurshavebecomesocommonthattheyarealmostasmuchapartofhuntingasthepursuit(追逐)offoxesitself.Butthisyearsupportersoffoxhuntingfaceamuchbiggerthreattotheirsport.ALabourPartyMemberoftheParliament,MikeFoster,istryingtogetParliamenttoapproveanewlawwhichwillmakethehuntingofwildanimalswithdogsillegal.Ifthelawispassed,wildanimalslikefoxeswillbeprotectedunderthebaninBritain.
peopleinBritainhavebeenhuntingfoxes________.
A.forrecreation
B.tolimitthefoxpopulation
C.intheinterestsofthefarmers
D.todisplaytheirwealth
isspecialaboutfoxhuntinginBritain
A.Itinvolvestheuseofadeadlypoison.
B.Itisacostlyeventwhichrarelyoccurs.
C.Thehuntershavesetrulestofollow.
D.Thehuntershavetogothroughstricttraining.
huntingopponentsofteninterfereinthegame________.
A.byresortingtoviolence
B.bytakinglegalaction
C.byconfusingthefoxhunters
D.bydemonstratingonthescene
newlawmaybepassedbytheBritishParliamentto________.
A.prohibitfarmersfromhuntingfoxes
B.forbidhuntingfoxeswithdogs
C.stophuntingwildanimalsinthecountryside
D.preventlarge-scalefoxhunting
canbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A.killingfoxeswithpoisonisillegal
B.limitingthefoxpopulationisunnecessary
C.huntingfoxeswithdogsisconsideredcruelandviolent
D.fox-huntingoftenleadstoconfrontationbetweenthepoorandtherich
ACCBC
Questions11to15arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.
Despitelawsdesignedtokeepcigarettesawayfromkids,34percentofUShighschoolstudentsand15percentofmiddleschoolstudentsusetobaccoproducts,governmenthealthofficialssay.
Althoughthestatisticsshowthenumberofteensusingtobaccohasstartedtodeclinefromrecordhighsin1997,expertssaythenumbersarestilldisturbinggiventhatnearly90percentofadultsmokersbeganusingtobaccoatorbeforetheageof18.
"Wewanttoemphasize,whilecigarettesarethemostlethalformoftobacco,adolescents(青少年)areusingmanyformsoftobacco,andpotentiallybecomingaddicted(成瘾)tonicotine(尼古丁)frommanysources,"saidTerryPechacek,headofthesurveyteamandassociatedirectorforsciencewiththeCDCOfficeonSmokingandHealth.
Accordingtothesurvey,mostmiddleandhighschoolsmokersgettheirtobaccoatgasstationsandconveniencestores.
Whilethelegalagetobuytobaccois18throughoutmostoftheUnitedStates,thesurveyshowscurrentlawstobeineffective.Approximately69percentofmiddleschoolstudentsand58percentofhighschoolstudentsreportedtheywerenotaskedforproofofagewhenpurchasingcigarettes.
Althoughthetobaccoindustryhasaltereditsadvertising,adsstilllureteensintobuyingtobaccoproducts,Pechaceksaid.
"Tobaccocompaniesvoluntarilystoppedoutdoorbillboards(广告牌),buthavetakentheseadvertisingdollarsandputthemintolocalconveniencestores,"hesaid.
Thestudyalsofoundoneofthe"majorpredictors"oftobaccousetobewhetherteensspendtimewithotherpeoplewhosmoke.Intheweekbeforethesurvey,halfofthenonsmokerswereinaroomwithsomeonesmoking,andapproximately70percentofmiddleschoolstudentsand57percentofhighschoolstudentswhosmokeliveinahomewithasmoker.
Expertsbelievethatmoreeducationabouttobaccoinschoolscouldcounteract(对抗)thebadinfluencesthesestudentsfaceathome.
providedinthesecondparagraphindicatethat________.
A.mostkidsbetweentheagesof12and17areusingtobaccoproducts
B.therearemoreteensusingtobaccosince1997
C.smokerstendtobeginsmokingwhentheywereveryyoung
D.lawsaredesignedtokeepcigarettesawayfromkidsbeforetheageof18
toTerryPechacek,teenagersusingtobacco________.
A.arelikelytotakedrugs
B.likeusingcigarettes
C.tendtoquitsmokingafterageof18
D.liketryingdifferentformsoftobacco
teenagesmokersbuytobaccoatgasstationsandconveniencestores,because________.
A.