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Unit7Culture习题与解答
Unit7Culture
ExerciseIVocabularyandStructure
SectionA
Directions:
Choosethebestwordtocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences
1.Heleftthespotimmediately,afraidofbeing________inthecaraccident. D
A.connectedB.takenC。
seatedD。
involved
2。
Asthedictionarysays,“graciousness”________meansbeingpolite,kindandgenerous。
A
A.literallyB。
gracefullyC.exactlyD。
constantly
3。
Heinsistedthatshe________improveheroralEnglishbydoingalotofpractice.D
A.couldB.wouldC.mightD。
should
4。
Wedon'tbelievethatthosespecialkindsofleavesare_______。
B
A.actualB。
edibleC。
ridiculousD。
comprehensive
5。
Shewasscaredto________herfather’swishes。
C
A.goaboutB.gothroughC.goagainstD。
goon
6.Manyaparent________togothroughthissamepainfulprocess.B
A。
haveB。
hasC.arehavingD.ishaving
7.________thewarfinallycametoanend。
(直到1972年,战争才结束)A
A.Itwasnotuntil1972thatB.Nosooneritwas1972than
C。
Hardlyitwas1972thatD.Scarcelyitwas1972when
8.Hedrovetotheairportto________Mr.DixonwhocametoseehimfromOrillia.A
A.pickupB.setout C。
callforD。
tonedown
9。
Itisconsiderate________youtodomeafavoratthismoment.C
A。
toB.forC.ofD.about
10.“Pleasedon’tworry。
We’llgiveyoua_____deliveryofyourpurchase.”theshopassistantsaid.B
A.briefB。
prompt(立刻)C。
nastyD。
well—intentioned(出于好意的)
11。
Itissoheavythatitcanonlybeliftedwithour________effort。
A
A.jointB。
equalC。
aptD。
courteous
12.She________cryingveryhelpfultoexpresshersadness。
A
A.considersB.confirmsC。
believesD。
pretends
13。
Theplanhadbeen________,whichmadehimveryangry.A
A。
calledoffB.calledup C。
calledinD.calledon
14.He smokingwhenhewasstillateenager.A
A.slippedinto(slipintodoingsth,悄悄做某事)B。
gotusedtoC。
tookleaveofD.contributedto
15.Haughtiness(傲慢)inviteslosseswhile bringsprofits。
D
A。
dignityB.uprightness(正直,诚实,垂直)C。
respect D。
modesty
16。
We’vedecidedtonegotiate theemployersaboutourwageclaim。
D
A。
toB。
onC。
forD.with
17。
Thechildrenwere fromtheirfather.D
A。
leftB。
segregatedC.keptD.parted
18. makeswaste。
C
A.HurryB。
RushC。
HasteD。
Hastiness
19。
Thefrightenedpeoplefled thefire.B
A。
offB。
fromC。
withD.away
20.Inflation(通货膨胀) saving.B
A。
admonishes(告诫,劝告) B。
discouragesC.warnsD。
deters(制止,阻止)
21.Iwould fireandwater(冒着危险,赴汤蹈火)tofindoutthetruthofthatmatter.A
A。
gothroughB.workthroughC.runthroughD.putthrough
22.Thisisatranslation;the isinFrench.C
A.archetype(原型)B.copyC。
originalD.fake
23.WewerethinkingofsurprisingHelenwithabirthdaypresent,butPeter thebeans(短语,泄密)byaskingherwhatshewouldlike.D
A.spreadB.slopped(溢出,溅出)C。
shed(倾诉,流出)D。
spilled
24.Heistoo tocriticism.D
A。
sensible(明智的,合乎情理的)B.responsiveC。
activeD.sensitive
25.Thefoodwasexcellent,and thewine。
C
A.likelyB.aswellC.likewiseD.alike
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingsentenceswiththeproperformofthewordsgiveninthebrackets.
26。
Hecouldn’thidehis______________(embarrass)athischild’srudeness.embarrassment
27。
Itis_______________(custom)forcustomerstotiptheserverswhengoingouttorestaurants,barsandcoffeeshopsinAmerica。
customary
28.Ifthepaintingisan___________(origin),itwillbeveryvaluable,butIthinkitmaybeafake。
original
29.Letusbekindand_____________(thought)andnotbeunkindandhurtotherpeople。
thoughtful
30.Wetakethisopportunityofexpressingoursincere_____________(appreciate)ofyourhelp。
appreciation
31.Despitehisachievements,heretainsanendearingsenseof____________(grace)andhumility。
graciousness
32.Thecompanyputforwarda___________(propose)forajointproject。
proposal
33.Hisanswertomyquestionhasonlyaddedtomy______________(confuse)。
confusion
34.Alldisputesinconnectionwiththiscontractshouldbesettledthroughfriendly_____(negotiate)。
negotiation
35。
Hehasmanygoodqualities-——generosity,diligence,______(modest),simplicity,andsoforth。
modesty
ExerciseII ReadingComprehension
Directions:
Thispassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements。
ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandfillinthecorrespondinglettersintheboxesaftereachquestion。
PassageOne
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage。
Whatimpactcanmobilephoneshaveontheirusers’health?
Manypeopleworryaboutthesupposedilleffectscausedby radiation from handsets and basestations,despitethelackofcredibleevidenceofanyharm。
Butevidenceforthebeneficialeffectsofmobilephonesonhealthisrathermoreabundant.Indeed,a systematic reviewcarriedoutbyRifatAtunandhiscolleaguesatImperialCollege,London, roundsup 150examplesoftheuseoftext—messaginginthedeliveryofhealthcare.Theseusersfallintothree categories:
efficiencygains;public-healthgains;anddirectbenefitstopatientsbyincorporatingtext—messagingintotreatment regimes。
Thestudy,fundedbyVodafone,theworld'slargestmobileoperator,waspublishedthisweek.
Usingtextingtoboostefficiencyisnotrocketscience,butbigsavingscanbeachieved。
SeveraltrialscarriedoutinEnglandhavefoundthattheuseoftext—messagingremindersreducesthenumberofmissedappointmentswithfamilydoctorsby26%-39%,forexample,andthenumberofmissedhospitalappointmentsby33%-50%.Ifsuch schemes were rolledout nationally,thiswouldtranslateintoannualsavingsof256millionto364millionpounds.
Textmessagearealsobeingusedtoremindpatientsaboutbloodtests, clinics,scansand dental appointments。
SimilarschemesinAmerica,NorwayandSwedenhavehadequallysatisfyingresults—thoughtheuseoftext—messageremindersintheNetherlands,wherenon—attendanceratesarelow,at4%,hadnoeffectotherthantoannoypatients。
Textmessagecanalsobeagoodwayto disseminate(广泛传播) public-healthinformation,particularlytogroupswhoarehardtoreachbyothermeans,suchasteenagers,orindevelopingcountrieswhereothermeansofcommunicationareunavailable。
TextmessageshavebeenusedinIndiatoinformpeopleabouttheWorldHealthOrganization’sstrategytocontrol tuberculosis,forexample,andinKenya,NigeriaandMalitoprovideinformationaboutHIVandmalaria。
InIraq,textmessageswereusedtosupportacampaigntovaccinatenearly5millionchildrenagainst polio(小儿麻痹症)。
Finally,therearetheusesoftext-messagingaspartofatreatment regime.Theseinvolvesendingreminderstopatientstotaketheirmedicineattherighttime,ortoencourage compliance(遵守)withexerciseregimesoreffortstostopsmoking.Theevidencefortheeffectivenessofsuchschemesisgenerally anecdotal, however,notesDr.Rifat。
Morequantitativeresearchisneeded-whichiswhyhisteampublishedthreepapersthisweeklookingattheuseofmobilephonesinhealthcareinmoredetail。
Oneofthesepapers,writtenin conjunction withVictoriaFranklinandStephenGreeneoftheUniversityofDundee,inScotland,reportstheresultsofatrialinwhich diabetic teenagers’treatmentwasbackedupwithtext-messaging.
36。
WecaninferfromthestudybyRifatAtunandhiscolleaguesthat____。
C
A。
mobilephoneshaveprofoundilleffectsonpeople'shealth
B。
therelationbetweenmobilephonesandhealthisnotproved
C.evidenceforthebeneficialeffectsofmobilephonesonhealthisabundant
D.Vodafoneistheworld'slargestmobileoperator
37。
WhatdotheexperimentsimplementedinEnglandindicate?
A
A.Text—messagingisusefulinremindingdoctorsoftheirappointmentswithpatients.
B.Usingtextingtoboostefficiencyisverypopularinhospitals。
C.Text-messaginghashelpedtosavemuchmoneyforthehospital。
D.Text-messagingplaysanimportantroleintreatingpatientswithacutediseases.
38。
Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“…thoughtheuseoftext—messagereminders…,hadnoeffectotherthantoannoypatients”(Lines3-4,Para.3)?
D
A.Text-messagingisnotsuitabletoremindpatientsintheNetherlands.
B.Text-messagingisveryeffectiveintreatingpatientsintheNetherlands。
C。
Theuseoftext-messageremindersintheNetherlandsdoesnotannoypatients.
D.Theuseoftext-messageremindersintheNetherlandswasnotsatisfactory。
39。
Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexamplesofthecountriesinthefourthparagraph?
A
A。
Textmessagesmayhelptospreadinformationaboutpublichealth。
B。
TextmessagesareeasilyavailableincountrieslikeIndiaandKenya。
C.Thesecountriesaresufferingfromterribleinfectiousdisease。
D。
Thetechnologyofsendingtextmessagesisadvancedinthesecountries。
40。
Text-messagingisusedaspartofdoctors’treatmentby____。
B
A.carryingoutmorequantitativeresearch
B.sendingmessagestoremindpatients
C.publishingatleastthreepapers
D.observingtheeffectsofmobilephones
PassageTwo
Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Plato,anancientGreekphilosopher,believedthatmenaredividedintothreeclasses:
gold,silverand bronze。
VilfredoPareto,anItalianeconomist,arguedthat“thevitalfew”accountformostprogress.Intheprivate sector(私营部门),bestcompaniesstruggle relentlessly(无情地) tofindandkeepthe vital(必不可少的,维持生命所需的)few.Theyofferthemfatpay packets(大笔款项),extratraining,powerful mentors(指导) andmorechallenging assignments(任务)。
Astheeconomybeginstorecover,companiesaretryingharderto nurture(培育,培养) rawtalent