新世纪大学英语综合教程试卷六
（适用对象：全体本科二年级学生）
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Part I Listening Comprehension
Directions:In this section, you will hear short conversations. At the end of each conversation, aquestion will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken ONLY ONCE. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which answer is the best. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example:
You will hear:
You will read: A) At the office. B) In the waiting room.
C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1. A. At a theatre. B. At a booking office. C. At a railway station. D. At a restaurant. 2. A. The man is inviting the woman to dinner.
B. The woman is too busy to join the man for dinner. C. The woman is a friend of the Stevensons。 D. The man is going to visit the Stevensons.
3. A. The professor’s presentation was not convincing enough. B. The professor’s lecture notes were too complicated. C. The professor spoke with a strong accent. D. The professor spoke too fast.
4. A. The furnished apartment was inexpensive.
B. The apartment was provided with some old furniture. C. The furniture in the market was on sale every Sunday. D. The furniture he bought was very cheap.
5. A. The man is thinking about taking a new job. B. The man likes a job that enables him to travel.
C. The man is sure that he will gain more by taking the job.
D. The man doesn’t want to stay home and take care of their child. 6. A. Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks. B. Call to check his scores.
C. Be patient and wait. D. Inquire when the test scores are released. 7. A. She read it selectively. B. She went over it chapter by chapter. C. She read it slowly. D. She finished it at a stretch.
8. A. He was kept in hospital for a long time. B. He was slightly injured in a traffic accident. C. He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion. D. He was fined for speeding.
9. A. Wait for a taxi. B. Buy some food. C. Go on a trip. D. Book train tickets. 10. A. It’s not as hard as expected. B. It’s too tough for some students.
C. It’s much more difficult than people think. D. It’s believed to be the hardest optional course.
11. A. Go to the football match with the woman.
B. Ask the woman to help him write the term paper on history. C. Finish the last tow chapters of history assignment. D. Take part in the football match.
12.A. She wants to borrow the man’s student card. B. The tickets are less expensive than she expected. C. She won’t be able to get any discount for the ticket. D. The performance turns out to be disappointing. 13. A. It’s far from being ready B. It contains some valuable ideas. C. She needs another week to get it ready D. It has nothing to do with the internet.
14. A. He is suffering from the difference of time zones. B. He has been studying hard at night. C. He finds biology difficult to learn. D. He has not adjusted to a new culture.
15. A lesson requires student’s active involvement.
B. Students usually take an active part in a lecture. C. More knowledge is covered in a lecture.
D. There is a larger group of people interested in lesson.
Part II Fill in the blanks with proper words.
Directions: In this task you are required to choose one word from those listed in the box below to complete each of the following sentences. Change the form where necessary.
acquire affection await curl defy given glance harden haste interact lasting restraint appropriate attribute ground notion permanent possess pursue regulate
16. I don’t like my straight hair so I am going to have it _____________.
17. ___________ the fact that she loves children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her.
18. I handed in my application for the job last week and I am now eagerly ___________ their reply.
19. Among all his relatives, he has an especially deep ____________ for his aunt who cares for him most.
20. Teaching is not a one-way activity; teachers and students should ______________ with each other in class.
21. After his wife dies, he remarried with much _______________, which caused a lot of gossip among his acquaintances.
22. The race will be held soon. You must ____________ your heart and do not encourage your
daughter to give up the tough training.
23. I have never seen a house like that. Its untidiness _____________ description; I think she ought to learn how to keep a house.
24. These pictures may not look nice at first ______________, but on closer examination you’ll find they are not bad at all.
25. I strongly advise you not to take this medicine because it will just make you feel better for a short while but the effect isn’t ______________.
26. It is quite possible for a student to master English grammar and _______________ a large vocabulary without the help of a teacher.
27. Lack of money and lack of machinery are the two major _____________ on the growth of this factory; that’s why it remains the same as it was ten years ago.
28. His bright clothes were hardly _____________ for such a solemn occasion. 29. He’s been charged with ___________ guns and attempting to attack the police. 30. Is this your _____________ address, or are you only staying there for a short time?
31. The ___________ that women should serve as homemakers has already gone out of fashion. 32. The lawyer’s arguments are well _____________ because he has collected enough proof concerning the case.
33. Her greatest ____________ is her kindness which has earned her lots of friends in the neighborhood.
34. My cousin is leaving the company to _____________ his own fortune even though he has a light workload and is on a very good salary.
35. Even though there are strict rules _____________ the use of chemicals in food, some food producers disregard them intentionally in order to gain more profits.
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
The word “generosity” has been devalued somewhat recently. A millionaire may give his friend a house in the beautiful suburb；A rich man could fly halfway round the world to meet his friends for his birthday party. In this case, generosity is more an action of showing off than a sincere action of giving. And such showing off lacks the most important quality of real generosity: to offer kindness and love without expecting anything in return.
Real generosity, when you meet it, is simply so pleasant. And as a quality, it belongs equally to the rich and the poor. A traveler in a faraway place felt is when he shared bread, room, even bed with a farmer’s family, whose general principle is “A guest in the house is God in the house”. Another story is about a university student from Oxford. He did something out of his natural sense of generosity when he learned that his roommate couldn’t afford an impossibly expensive textbook, a book which was very rare in second-hand shops. Knowing that his roommate was far too proud to accept such a book as present from him, the rich student bought a new copy for 35 pounds
at Blackwell’s bookshop. He dirtied it up a bit and tore off the paper cover, made a few dog-ears and pencil marks against what he thought might be important parts, and wrote and invented name in the front., He even remembered to age the ink by putting it over fire. Then he went back, looking extremely proud of himself and claiming to have got the book in a second-hand bookshop. “Beaten them down to two pounds!” To make his friend believe him, he showed a receipt for the money by buying himself another book at the same place. Ten years later, the poorer student got to know the truth. Actually he was suspicious at the very beginning, though he didn’t force his richer friend to tell the truth. He appreciated the invaluable generosity as well as the valuable book.
Real generosity lies in the giver’s thoughtfulness，not its price or wrapping of the gift. It is one of the things which make us human and should be honored more than we do now.
36. A millionaire gives his friend a beautiful house, which is considered as ________by
the author.
A. a sincere action of giving B. an action of showing off
C. a good example of generosity D. a quality of being kind to others 37. Which of the following is true of real generosity? A. It offers help expecting something in return. B. It’s a quality belonging only to the rich.
C. It expresses a sort of simple love to human beings. D. It lies in the giver’s thoughtfulness and kindness.
38. The Oxford student’s generosity to his roommate is shown in --------- . A.his efforts to look for the textbook in all the second-hand bookshops B. his wisdom to beat the price of the book down to two pounds C. his ability to make the new book look old and cheap
D. his consideration of offering the book without hurting his roommate’s self-respect 39. The poorer student didn’t force his rich friend to tell the truth because ( ) A. he had already known the fact B. he appreciated his friend’s thoughtfulness
C. he was suspicious of the rich student’s intention D. he didn’t want to know the truth 40. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?
A. Real generosity is invaluable. B. A guest in the house is God in the house. C. The word “generosity” has been devalued. D. A gift can’t be judged by its price or wrapping.
Passage 2
You’ve just been given a major task and want to do it well, but it seems that the minute you get started, you’re interrupted. First, Jane stops by. Then, it’s the phone. Later, your boss tells you to drop everything--- she’s got a rush job. And you have that meeting at three!
All these things are important. If only you could rearrange them without breaking your concentration. And you can! We’ve heard about Quality time at home--- why not quality time on the job?
Begin by finding out those parts of the day during which you’re most creative. You may work best in the morning or in the afternoon. No matter --- just find your time and build a wall around it.
Say that for you, quality time begins at ten. Focus on your major task then, and don’t let
anything interrupt you. If you have a secretary, tell her or him to hold all calls and visitors; if you don’t, try to ask a colleague to help you. The point is that both outsiders and colleagues will know that you will not be available for a part of each day. Why? Because you are working!
Prepare for this special block of time as carefully as you would for an important meeting. Don’t waste precious minutes searching for memos or notes. Be ready to begin precisely at ten, and get the most out of every second. You might like to use your block simply for thinking about a project, problem or a new idea.
Start small --- maybe thirty or forty minutes, three times a week, building up to at least an hour. Sure, you’ll have to chip away at your block a little sometimes, but guard that hour as you would any other valued possession.
41.According to the passage, when don’t you want to be interrupted? A. When you are given a major task. B. When a friend stops by.
C. When your boss gives you a rush job to do. D. When you have a meeting. 42. You work______________during your quality time.
A. most quietly B. most carefully C. best D. Worst 43. When you focus on your major task, you’d better ask your secretary to ( ) . A. get every thing ready for you B. attend meetings instead of you C. hold all calls and visitors D. write down memos and notes
44. You should let other people know that you are not available during your quality time because ( ) .
A. you are busy B. a visitor has come C. your boss has a rush job D. you are working 45. Build a wall around it in paragraph 3 is similar in meaning to ( ) .
A. guard it B. create it C. focus your attention on it D. get ready for it
Passage 3
Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to London printers, Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps.
Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius Government house, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He accidently wrote down the words “post office” instead of “post paid” on the several hundred stamps that he printed.
Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left, fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds and twelve Two Penny Blues. Because of the Two Penny Blues’ rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $16,800 for it.
46. A postage stamp’s value to collectors is raised if_________.
A. there are many others like it left B. there are no mistakes on the stamps C. a mistake is made in the printing D. Both A and B 47. In 1847 most countries of the world were __________.
新世纪大学英语综合教程试卷六及答案适合大二
