新视野英语4复习题.docx

1、新视野英语4复习题新视野英语4复习题 Passage Passage 1 Anna arrived far too early. Usually she left things to the last mute, but today was a very special occasion. It was almost as if by getting there an hour beforehand she hoped to cause the plane to arrive sooner. Thoughts raced through her mind. Do I look all righ

2、t? Wi11 he notice that I m wearing a new trouser suit? Will he even recognize me? After all, it was a year almost to the day since she had last seen Joe. She fished a mirror out of her handbag and inspected hex face. Too much make-up? Joe had never made any comment but she knew that he did not appro

3、ve of heavy make-up- gilding the lily, he called it. It was funny how much importance she attached to making a good impression on him. After all, friends do not judge each other by appearance. All the same, it was the first meeting after a long separation, and she wanted everything to go off right.

4、Looking out of the window, Joe caught a first glimpse, through a break in the clouds, of the town far below. This was his third visit, and looked like becoming an annual event. Certainly it was very flattering that they had invited him to be the guest lecturer at their Autumn Congress yet again. The

5、 Chairman of the Organizing Committee, as a matter of courtesy, had offered to meet him at the airport, as he had done on previous occasions. This time, however, it was not necessary, partly because Joe was quite familiar with the city, but mainly because Anna had said that she could take the aftern

6、oon off in order to come and meet him.1. Anna looked in her mirror because _. A) she wanted to check that her make-up was alright B) in case she had too much make-up on C) she knew that Joe disapproved of heavy make-up D) she wanted to make a good impression on Joe2. Anna thought that Joe might not

7、recognize her because A) she was wearing a new suit. B) he had not seen her for about a year. C) He might expect someone else to meet him. D) She had changed a lot in the past year.3. When did Anna get to the airport? A) About an hour earlier. B) Just before the plane was due to land. C) At the last

8、 possible minute. D) Shortly after the plane had arrived.4. How many times had Joe been to this town? A) Several times before. B) Three times before. C) Twice before. D) Four times before.5. Joe did not want the Chairman to meet him because _. A) the Chairman was not willing to meet him B) he was no

9、t sure which day he would travel C) he could not find his own way to the city center D) he thought that Anna would be there to meet himPassage 2 One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit ones mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like

10、 I was wrong about that, and it is even harder to say, I was wrong, and you were right about that. I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up

11、, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons. Then he related an incident and I began to remember vaguely the incident he was describing. I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have

12、found my way to the dairy food department where the incident took place. There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons. The cartons were stacked three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of a display t

13、o admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the display back together, so I went to work. The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared,

14、 I was on my knees inspecting some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was the culprit. He severely reprimanded me and wanted me to pay for any broken egg. I protested my innocence and tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forg

15、ot all about the incident, apparently the manager did not.1. How old was the author when he wrote this article? A) About 8. C) About 15. B) About 23. D) About 25,2. Who should be to blame for knocking off the stacks of cartons of eggs? A) The manager. B) The writer. C) A woman. D) The writer s mothe

16、r.3. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) It was the author who put the display back together. B) A woman carelessly knocked off the stacks of cartons. C) The writer was severely reprimanded by the manager. D) The woman who knocked off the stacks of cartons was severely reprimanded by t

17、he manager.4. What is the best title for the passage? A) An Incident That I Remember. B) I Used to Be the Culprit. C) Its Hard to Admit Ones Mistakes. D) A Case of Mistaken Identity.5. The tone of the article expresses the authors A) admiration for the manager s willingness to admit the mistakes he

18、made B) regret for the mistake he made in the grocery store C) indignation against the woman who knocked off the stacks of cartons of eggsD) anger to the manager for his wrong chargePassage 3 As we know, it is very important that a firm should pay attention to the training of its staff as there exis

19、t many weak parts in its various department. Staff training must have a purpose, which is defined when a firm considers its training needs, which are in turn based on job descriptions and job specifications. A job description should give details of the performance that is required for a particular j

20、ob, and a job specification should give information about the behavior, knowledge and skills that are expected of an employee who works in it. When all of this has been collected, it is possible to make a training specification. This specifies what the training Department must teach for the successf

21、ul performance of the job, and also the best methods to use in the training period.There are many different training methods, and there are advantages and disadvantages of all of them. Successful training programmes depend on an understanding of the difference between learning about skills and train

22、ing in using them. It is frequently said that learning about skills takes place off the job in the classroom, but training in using these skills takes place on the job, by means of such activities as practice in the workshop. It is always difficult to evaluate the costs and savings of a training pro

23、gramme. The success of such a programmes depends not only on the methods used but also on the quality of the staff who do the training. A company can often check on savings in time and cost by examining the work performed by the workers and technicians who have completed a training programme. The ev

24、aluation of management training is much more complex than that.1. To be successful in our training programmes, one must understand the difference between A) the savings in time and cost_. B) learning about the skill. and training in using them C) what is taught and how it is taught D) a job descript

25、ion and a job specification2. The success of a training programme depends on_. A) the place where the training takes place B) the proper evaluation of the costs and savings of the programme C) the performance of the workers and technicians trained in the programme D) the training methods and the qua

26、lity of the training staff3. A training specification attaches great importance to_. A) the performance required for a certain job B) the behavior, knowledge and skills expected of an employee C) the training contents and methods D) the costs and savings of the programme4.According to the passage, w

27、hich of the following statements is NOT true? A) As there exist weak parts in different departments of a finn, the training of its staff is highly necessary. B) A training specification is based on the information collected from a job description and a job specification. C) Learning about skills and

28、 training in using skills usually dont take place at the same place. D) It is easier to evaluate management training than to evaluate the training of workers and technicians.5. The best title for the passage might be_. A) The Importance of Staff Training. B) Staff Training Programme C) How to Descri

29、be and Specify a Job D) A Successful Training ProgrammePassage 4 Washington Irving was Americas first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was, in fact, one of the most successful writers of the time in eith

30、er country, delighting a large general public and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorne in the United States. The respect in which he was held partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness, his good sense, his urbanity, hi

31、s gay spirits, his artistic integrity, his love of both the Old World and the New. Thackeray described Irving as a gentleman, who, though himself born in no very high sphere, was most finished, polished, witty, socially the equal of the most refined Europeans. In England he was granted an honorary d

32、egree from Oxford-an unusual honor for a citizen of a young, uncultured nation-and he received the Royal Society of Literature; America made him ambassador to Spain. Irvings background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A gifted but delicate child, he had little schooling, He studied law, but without zeal, and never did practice seriously. He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment, frequenting both social gatherings and