Quiz6新视角大学英语4网上检验.docx

1、Quiz6新视角大学英语4网上检验Part 1 Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze)(每小题：2 分)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.How does a kid go from goo

2、d student and model citizen to corporate (集团的) criminal? My example might lend a few clues. I was in the chess club and got very good grades. I was, however, sometimes getting in trouble with the law. I received my first ticket for breaking a traffic law when I was sixteen, the same year I got a 1.

3、to drive. My dad paid my fine. Of course, most people would just 2. off a speeding ticket. Later, I got into a bigger mess when I was caught stealing a pack of gum from a local grocer. My parents were 3. and I went to court. Unfortunately, for me, the judge gave me nothing more than a slap on the wr

4、ist. The 4. never even showed up on my official record. I wish now that I had been 5. more severely and learned a lesson. Instead, I just learned to 6. the system and made sure I didnt get caught again. That is until this year. This year I was caught 7. corporate bribery and fraud. I didnt even know

5、 investigators were observing my 8. . I had become unbelievably bold and careless. I didnt believe that they actually 9. people for business crimes. Recently, corporate crimes have become very 10. with the public. This was a bad time to get caught.1. license 22 .shrug 23. notified 24. incident 25. p

6、unished 26. operate 07. committing 28. transactions 29. convicted 210. unpopular 2Part 2 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)(每小题：2 分)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same pass

7、age or dialog.Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading me

8、ans of urban travel in the foreseeable (可预见的) future.The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present

9、 types.Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion (拥挤). One proposed solution to this problem is the automated (自动化的) highway system.When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and ma

10、ke contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the cars movements.The driver

11、will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer (蜂鸣器) that will warn him of his c

12、oming exit. It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway.1.One significant improvement in the future car will probably be _.A. its power sourceB. its monitoring system

13、C. its driving systemD. its seating capacity2.What is the authors main concern?A. How to render automobiles pollution-free.B. How to make smaller and safer automobiles.C. How to solve the problem of traffic jams.D. How to develop an automated subway system.3.What provides autos with electric power i

14、n an automated highway system?A. A rail.B. A retractable arm.C. An engine.D. A computer controller.4.In an automated highway system, all the driver needs to do is _.A. keep in the right laneB. wait to arrive at his destinationC. keep in constant touch with the computer centerD. inform the system of

15、his destination by phone5.What is the authors attitude toward the future of autos?A. Enthusiastic.B. Optimistic.C. Pessimistic.D. Cautious.CCADBQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of k

16、illing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of

17、specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But own

18、ing a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is brutal (残酷的), has risen sharply. Nowadays

19、 it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation (冲突) between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the foxs smell, which the dogs follow.Noisy c

20、onfrontations between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit (追逐) of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to g

21、et Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.6.Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes _.A. for recreationB. to limit the fox populationC. in the inter

22、ests of the farmersD. to display their wealth7.What is special about fox hunting in Britain?A. It involves the use of a deadly poison.B. It is a costly event which rarely occurs.C. The hunters have set rules to follow.D. The hunters have to go through strict training.8.Fox hunting opponents often in

23、terfere in the game _.A. by resorting to violenceB. by taking legal actionC. by confusing the fox huntersD. by demonstrating on the scene9.A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to _.A. prohibit farmers from hunting foxesB. forbid hunting foxes with dogsC. stop hunting wild animals in the

24、 countrysideD. prevent large-scale fox hunting10.It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. killing foxes with poison is illegalB. limiting the fox population is unnecessaryC. hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violentD. fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poor and t

25、he richACCBCQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.Despite laws designed to keep cigarettes away from kids, 34 percent of US high school students and 15 percent of middle school students use tobacco products, government health officials say.Although the statistics show the number

26、 of teens using tobacco has started to decline from record highs in 1997, experts say the numbers are still disturbing given that nearly 90 percent of adult smokers began using tobacco at or before the age of 18.We want to emphasize, while cigarettes are the most lethal form of tobacco, adolescents

27、(青少年) are using many forms of tobacco, and potentially becoming addicted (成瘾) to nicotine (尼古丁) from many sources, said Terry Pechacek, head of the survey team and associate director for science with the CDC Office on Smoking and Health.According to the survey, most middle and high school smokers ge

28、t their tobacco at gas stations and convenience stores.While the legal age to buy tobacco is 18 throughout most of the United States, the survey shows current laws to be ineffective. Approximately 69 percent of middle school students and 58 percent of high school students reported they were not aske

29、d for proof of age when purchasing cigarettes.Although the tobacco industry has altered its advertising, ads still lure teens into buying tobacco products, Pechacek said.Tobacco companies voluntarily stopped outdoor billboards (广告牌), but have taken these advertising dollars and put them into local c

30、onvenience stores, he said.The study also found one of the major predictors of tobacco use to be whether teens spend time with other people who smoke. In the week before the survey, half of the nonsmokers were in a room with someone smoking, and approximately 70 percent of middle school students and

31、 57 percent of high school students who smoke live in a home with a smoker.Experts believe that more education about tobacco in schools could counteract (对抗) the bad influences these students face at home.11.Figures provided in the second paragraph indicate that _.A. most kids between the ages of 12

32、 and 17 are using tobacco productsB. there are more teens using tobacco since 1997C. smokers tend to begin smoking when they were very youngD. laws are designed to keep cigarettes away from kids before the age of 1812.According to Terry Pechacek, teenagers using tobacco _.A. are likely to take drugsB. like using cigarettesC. tend to quit smoking after age of 18D. like trying different forms of tobacco13.Most teenage smoker