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TestforUnit2

ListeningComprehension

Directions:

InthisPart,youwillheartenstatements.Eachstatementisbasedonthetextsyouhavejustlearnedinthisunit.StatementsonetosixareaboutTextA,andstatementsseventotenareaboutTextB.EachstatementwillbereadONLYONCE.¡¡Afteryouheareachstatement,decidewhetheritisTrueorFalse.

SET1

1.True

False

2.True

False

3.True

False

4.True

False

5.True

False

6.True

False

7.True

False

8.True

False

9.True

False

10.True

False

Answer:

1.True2.False3.True4.False5.False6.True7.True8.False9.True10.False

SET2

1.True

False

2.True

False

3.True

False

4.True

False

5.True

False

6.True

False

7.True

False

8.True

False

9.True

False

10.True

False

Answer:

1.True2.True3.True4.False5.True6.False7.True8.False9.True10.True

ListeningComprehension

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwilllistentoapassageanditwillnotbewrittenoutinfullforyou.YouwillhearthepassageTWICE.Whilelistening,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhear.

SET1

Vitaminsareagroupof（11）foundinfood.Thebodyneedsthemforlifeandhealth.Sonaturally,manypeopleare（12）withthequestions:

amIgettingenoughvitamins,andamIgettingtherightkind?

Eventhoughverysmallamountsofeachvitaminareenoughfortheneedsofthebody,the（13）peoplehaveaboutvitaminshassomebasis.Andthishastodowiththeirdiet--thefoodtheytakein.Apersoneatingagoodvarietyoffoodsgetsallthevitaminsnowknowntobeneeded（withthepossible（14）ofvitaminD）.

Theproblemisthattherearemanypeoplewhodon'tchoosefoods（15）,don'tgetenoughvariety,anddon'teatthebasicfoodstheyneedtogettheirvitamins.Sotheansweris:

noextravitaminsareneeded,（16）youeatproperfoods.Infact,manyofthevitaminscannotbestoredinthebody,sowhenextravitaminsaretakenin,thebodysimplygets（17）ofthem.Itisevenharmfultoputtoomuchofcertainvitaminsintothebody.ThishasbeenfoundtobetrueofvitaminAandD,whenlargeamountsaretakenin.

Whatfoodssupplywhatvitamins?

Hereisaquickgeneralidea.VitaminA,forthehealthoftheeyes,skin,teeth,andbones,isfoundingreenvegetables,fruits,eggs,liverandbutter.VitaminB1whichhelpsthe（18）and（19）systemsandpreventscertaindiseasesisfoundin（20）,porkandliver.VitaminB2isfoundinmilk,eggs,greenvegetablesandmeats.VitaminC,whichhelpsbonesandteeth,isfoundintomatoes,certainfruitsandvegetables.Thereareonlyafewofthemostimportantvitaminsthebodyneeds.

Answer:

11.substances12.concerned13.worry14.exception15.wisely16.providing17.rid18.nervous19.digestive20.cereals

SET2

Impressivegainshavebeenmadebyblacksin（11）,employment,andtoalesserdegreeinhousing.Nevertheless,historic（12）ofhiringandpromotionleavenonwhiteminoritieseconomically（13）,especiallyinaweaknationaleconomy.PresidentRonaldReagan'sadministrationsloweddownenforcementofcertaincivilrightslawsand（14）government-enforcedquotasand"goalsandtimetables."Thecourtshavesometimesheld（15）positionsonthesecomplexissues.In1986,however,theSupremeCourtsupportedthelimiteduseofaffirmativeactiontohelpminoritygroups（16）forpastjobdiscrimination;in1987theCourtupheldtherightofemployerstoextendpreferentialtreatmenttominoritiesandwomeninordertoachieveabetter（17）workforce.Inseveralcloserulingsin1989,however,theCourt'sconservativemajoritymovedtoward（18）thisdirectionbymakingitevenmoredifficultforwomenandminoritiestousethecourtstoremedydiscriminationinhiringpracticesoronthejob.Inresponse,CongresspassedtheCivilRightsActof1991,whichstrengthenedaffirmativeaction.

CivilrightshavealsobeendeniedtoHispanicAmericans,（19）PuertoRicansintheEastandMexicanAmericansintheSouthwest.Theproblemhasfollowedtraditionalpaths,asrightshavebeendeniedinemployment,housing,and（20）tothejudicialsystem.

Answer:

11.education12.patterns13.vulnerable14.opposed15.inconsistent16.compensate17.balanced18.reversing19.particularly20.access

ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Therearetwopassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices.Clickonthebestchoice.

SET1

PASSAGETWO

Whenwereadfascinatingstoriesofanimalsintheirnaturalsettingsandseegorgeouscoloredpicturesoftheanimals,fewofusrealizewhatsomepeoplewentthroughtomakeallthispossible.

Sometimes,justgettingtotheplacewhereobservationsoftheanimalsbeginscanbedifficultanddangerous.InRwanda,Africa,DianFosseyoftenhadtoscrambleforhoursup45-degreeslopes,jogalongmuddypaths,hackeachstepthroughdensebushesorforests,orcrawlthroughharshnettlesjusttoreachthegorillasshewasstudying.InthePhilippines,RobertKennedyhadtoclimbhighintoalauantreetostudyararePhilippineeagle.ThenheandNedRettingcrossedaropetoanothergreattreewhereanestheldababyeagle.The20-footropewas,ofcourse,difficulttocross,buttherewasalsoawasps'nestintheeagle'stree.WhenRettingaccidentallybumpedabranchnearthewasps'nest,thewaspswentforKennedy.At1300feetintheair,hefoundhimselfonarope,beingstungrepeatedlyfromheadtotoebywasps.Buthehadtokeephisbalanceorbekilled!

Tostudybats,investigatorshavetoentercaveswhichcanpresentmanyproblems,includingtheguano--birddroppings,whichproduceunpleasantammoniafumes.OnecaveinTexas,whereMerlinTuttlewenttophotographbats,had20millionofthecreaturesandtonsofguano.Tuttlecouldbreatheonlywitharespirator.Thatwasnoteasywiththetemperatureat102degreesandthehumidityat100percent.Hisrespiratorfailedlittlebylittle,buthedidn'tnoticeit.

Eventually,helandedinthehospitalwith40percentofhislungcapacitydestroyed.Contrarytodoctors'predictionshemanagedtorecover.Onhisfirsttripafterhisrecovery,hegrabbedatreebranchtoswingoveranabandonedmineshaft.Thetreelimbbroke,andhefellontolargerocks.Thistimehehadbrokenribs,cuts,andbruises,buthe'sreadytogoagain!

1.Howdoestheauthorrefertotheincidentsdescribedinthisselection?

A）Beautiful.

B）Dangerous.

C）Rewarding.

D）Pleasant.

2.ThestoriesofKennedyandTuttlearemeanttoshowthat___________.A）animalobserversareverybrave

B）animalsarefascinating

C）thestoriesarewonderful

D）animalobserversenjoytheirstaywithanimals

3.Toprovideuswithgorgeouscoloredpicturesofanimals,somepeople___________.A）hadtokeepbalance

B）placedgoodobservations

C）hadtoexperiencegreatdifficulties

D）climbedintocaves

4.Inwhichofthesentencesbelowdoestheword"scramble"haveasimilarmeaningtotheoneinparagraph2?

A）Iaskmymothertoscramblemyeggsinthemorning.

B）Micewillscrambleintoanyholetogetawayfromthecat.

C）Thewordpuzzlescrambleslettersofwordssotheyarehardtoread.

D）Allthepaperbagshavebeenscrambled.

5.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?

A）UnnoticedAnimals.

B）UnknownStories.

C）UnpleasantIncidents.

D）UnsungHeroes.

Answer:

1.2

2.1

3.3

4.2

5.4

SET2

PASSAGETWO

Thepossiblehintofthefirsthumantonguemaybeechoedinthearchaeologicalrecord.HumanswhoseskeletonslookjustlikethoseoftodaywerewidespreadinAfricaby100,000yearsago.Buttheystillusedthesamesetofcrudestonetoolsastheirforebearsandtheirarchaichumancontemporaries,theNeanderthalsofEurope.

Then,some50,000yearsago,someprofoundchangetookplace.SettlementsinAfricasprangtolifewithsophisticatedtoolsmadefromstoneandbone,artobjectsandsignsoflongdistancetrade.

Thoughsomearchaeologistsdisputethesuddennessofthetransition,Dr.RichardKleinofStanfordarguesthattheinnovationsreflectsomespecificneuralchangethatoccurredaroundthattimeand,becauseoftheadvantageitconferred,spreadrapidlythroughthepopulation.

Thatgeneticchange,hesuggests,wasofsuchamagnitudethatmostlikelyithadtodowithlanguage,andwasperhapsthefinalstepinitsevolution.Ifsomeneuralchangeexplainstheappearanceoffullymodernhumanbehaviorsome50,000yearsago,"itissurelyreasonabletosupposethatthechangepromotedthefullymoderncapacityforrapidlyspokenphonemicspeech,"Dr.Kleinhaswritten.

1.100,000yearsago,humansinAfrica___________.

A）lookedquitesimilartotheNeanderthalsofEurope

B）hadskeletonssimilartothoseofmodernpeople

C）couldspeaktheirownlanguage

D）knewhowtomakecomplicatedtools

2.Theword"archaic"inthefirstparagraphmeans___________.A）old-fashioned

B）clever

C）ancient

D）following

3.Some50,000yearsago,humansinAfricaexperienceda___________.A）fataldisaster

B）rapiddevelopment

C）controversy

D）war

4.Thathumanslearnttomaketoolsmaybeowingtothedevelopmentin___________.A）brain

B）language

C）population

D）trade

5.Dr.Kleinwouldprobablyagreethat__________.A）fullymodernhumanbehavioremergedsome100,000yearsago

B）humansinAfricahadtheearliestsophisticatedtools

C）humanlanguageemerged