新世纪综合单元测试(1)

新世纪综合单元测试——Unit 1 Book 4 Listening Comprehension

True or False

Directions: There are ten statements in this section. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Listen carefully and decide whether each of the following is true or false. (10 points)

1.

True False

Script: The author thinks human beings do not realize the influence of nature even though they are closely related to it.

正确答案：F

得分：1分

2.

True False

Script: Man has succeeded in adapting many species of plants and animals to different climatic conditions.

正确答案：T

得分：1分

3.

True False

Script: As society develops, man becomes less dependent on nature indirectly.

正确答案：F

得分：1分

4.

True False

Script: Nowadays the dynamically balanced relationship between man and nature is on the verge of collapse.

正确答案：T

得分：1分

5.

True False

Script: Industrial waste disposal is not a difficult problem.

正确答案：F

得分：1分

6.

True False

Script: The human actions which violate the laws of nature could bring disaster to human society.

正确答案：T

得分：1分

7.

True False

Script: On the eastern shores of Kenya's Lake Turkana, the author found many fossilized remains of their early ancestors.

正确答案：F

得分：1分

8.

True False

Script: Man should consider the expansion speed of agriculture and industry in order to slow down the current rate of extinction.

正确答案：T

得分：1分

9.

True False

Script: The governm ents in those poor countries should spend more money preserving the rich wildlife in their countries.

正确答案：F

得分：1分

10.

True False

Script: How to use the funds is a difficult task, but we can solve it.

正确答案：T

得分：1分

Compound Dictation

Directions: You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 11-20 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the

third time, you should check what you have written. (10 points)

In the United States, the need to protect plant and animal species has becom e a highly 11 and sharply political issue since the passage of the Endangered Species Act in 1973. The act, 12 to protect species' living areas, and policies that 13 land and forests compete with economic interests. Similar 14 exist between the developed and the developing nations. Many people in industrialized nations, for example, believe that developing nations in 15 regions should do more to protect their rain forests and other natural areas. But the developing countries may be impoverished (使穷困), with populations growing so rapidly that using the land is a means to 16 avoid worsening poverty

and 17 .

18 . The destruction of the Earth's ozone layer (臭氧层), for example, could contribute to the general process of impoverishm ent by allowing ultra-violet rays to harm plants and animals. 19 . Clearly, protecting the Earth's biological diversity is a complex problem. 20 , and preserve intact Earth's complex web of life.

11.

正确答案：controversial

得分：0分

12.

正确答案：designed

得分：1分

13.

正确答案：preserve

得分：0分

14.

正确答案：tensions

得分：1分

15.

正确答案：tropical

得分：1分

16.

正确答案：temporarily

得分：1分

17.

正确答案：starvation

得分：1分

18.

正确答案：Many of the changes to the Earth that concern scientists have the potential to rob the planet of its biological richness

得分：0分

19.

正确答案：And global warming could wipe out species unable to quickly adapt to changing climates

得分：1分

20.

正确答案：But solutions to humanity's current problems will come only through coordinated international efforts to control human population and stabilize the composition of the atmosphere

得分：0分

Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are two passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices. Click on the best choice. (20 points)

Passage One

Ask children about their favorite animal and it is highly likely that at least one will respond enthusiastically with the name of a dinosaur. Despite the fact that they were extinct long before humans set foot on the Earth, these huge reptiles have captured our imaginations.

Many children collect models of the most various species and they are experts on their preferred habitat and favorite food. One of the most popular exhibits in London's Natural History Museum is the enormous Tyrannosaurus Rex, which never seems to lose its appeal, shrugging off stiff competition from hi-tech cyber versions.

Archaeologists (考古学家) continue to amaze us with their remarkable discoveries — the latest being a 66-million-year old fossil of a dinosaur heart. Such findings enable them to shed further light on these fascinating creatures.

The word "dinosaur" also has another definition: it can be used as an adjective to describe something unwieldy and outdated. It may not be too long before som e of the animals we currently take for granted join the dinosaurs in extinction and our inheritors will be visiting museums rather than zoos in order to learn about them.

Eminent scientists are warning governments around the world that the current rate of extinction is 1,000 to 10,000 times above normal and that a quarter or more species are reaching the brink of disappearance. Giant pandas are amongst those under threat. Their rapidly decreasing number is partly due to the shrinking of their natural habitat and the difficulty of breeding them in captivity.

The world's largest living land mammal, the elephant, is another favorite which could become a rarity in years to come. Fortunately, a ban on ivory has been enforced over the past decade and astute former hunters recognize that there are profits to be gained from the eco-tourist trade. Nowadays, visitors to national parks prefer to see the tusks on a living creature as opposed to a souvenir trinket (小装饰品) on their shelves back home.

However, debates continue as to the effects of such tourism on wildlife. Our planet comprises a rich web of life. No organism can survive without affecting its environm ent; our lives are inextricably entwined (缠住) so that the quality of our respective lives depends on the behavior of those around us. Every so often we should stop and think of the consequences of our actions, however small they may seem at the time. Are we humans really the super intelligent beings we proclaim ourselves to be?

21. Which of the following statements is true?

A. People lost their interest in dinosaurs because they were extinct long before humans appeared on the Earth.

B. The non-stop archaeological discoveries enable us to get further information about dinosaurs.

C. Our inheritors will be visiting the already extinct animals alive in the future zoo.

D. Children love to collect models of the various extinct species instead of the existing ones.

正确答案：B

得分：2分

22. Which of the following titles best describes the content of the passage?

A. Endangered Animals

B. The Two Definitions of Dinosaurs

C. How to Clone the Extinct Animals

D. Scientific Research on Dinosaurs

正确答案：A

得分：2分

23. According to the passage, "shrug off" means ____.

A. maximize

B. raise

C. continue

D. minimize

正确答案：D

得分：2分

24. Scientists are warning governm ents around the world that ____.

A. the number of Giant pandas is decreasing due to the shrinking of their natural habitat

B. the current rate of extinction is more than million times above normal

C. one fourth or more species are facing the danger of extinction

D. B and C

正确答案：C

得分：2分

25. The former elephant hunters now find that they can earn big money from ____.

A. keeping elephant domestically

B. selling ivory

C. ecology-associated tourism

D. making souvenir trinket

正确答案：C

得分：2分

Passage Two

Biological diversity has become widely recognized as a critical conservation issue only since the past two decades. The rapid destruction of the tropical rain forests which are the ecosystems with the highest known species diversity on Earth has awakened people to the importance and fragility of biological diversity. The high rate of species extinctions in these environments is jolting, but it is important to recognize the significance of biological diversity in all ecosystems. As the hum an population continues to expand, it will negatively affect one after another of Earth's ecosystems. In terrestrial ecosystems and in fringe marine ecosystems (such as wetlands), the most common problem is habitat destruction. In most situations, the result is irreversible. Now humans are beginning to destroy marine ecosystems through other types of activities, such as the disposal and runoff of poisonous waste; in less than two centuries, by significantly reducing the variety of species on Earth, they have unraveled cons of evolution and irrevocably redirected its course.

Certainly, there have been periods in Earth's history when mass extinctions have occurred. The extinction of the dinosaurs was caused by some physical event, either climatic or cosmic. There have also been less dramatic extinctions, as when natural competition between species reached an extreme conclusion. Only 0.1 percent of the species that have lived on Earth have survived to the present, and it was largely chance that determined which species survived and which died out.

However, nothing has ever equaled the magnitude and speed with which the human species is altering the physical and chemical world and demolishing the environment. In fact, there is wide agreement that it is the rate of change humans are inflicting, even more than the changes themselves, that will lead to biological devastation. Life on Earth has continually been in flux as slow physical and chemical changes have occurred on Earth, but life needs time to adapt — time for migration and genetic adaptation within existing species and time for the proliferation of new genetic material and new species that may be able to survive in new environments.

26. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. The Variety of Species

B. The Rapid Destruction of the Tropical Rain Forest

C. Species' Adaptation to New Environment

D. The Impact of Human Activities on Earth's Ecosystems

正确答案：D

得分：2分

27. According to the passage, how do humans destroy marine ecosystem s?

A. Through shipping a lot of goods.

B. Through disposal and runoff poisonous waste.

C. Through destroying Earth's ecosystem.

D. Through hunting fish.

正确答案：B

得分：2分

28. What determines which species survived and which died out?

A. Slow chemical changes.

B. Impact of human activities.

C. Chance.

D. Some physical event.

正确答案：C

得分：2分

29. What will lead to biological devastation?

A. Climatic or cosmic event.

B. Chemical change.

C. The rate of change humans are inflicting.

D. Physical change.

正确答案：C

得分：2分

30. The natural evolutionary change is different from change caused by humans in that it ____.

A. is irreversible

B. affects the ecosystem

C. occurs at a faster rate

D. occurs at a much slower rate

正确答案：D

得分：2分

Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. (60 points)

31. The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural ____.

A. transportation

B. tradition

C. transmission

D. transformation

正确答案：D

得分：2分

32. He made outstanding contributions in the ____ of foreign affairs.

A. realm

B. region

C. reality

D. referee

正确答案：A

得分：2分

33. He was eager to begin the new day and ____ sadness by his strong will and strong arm.

A. submit

B. subdue

C. surrender

D. subway

正确答案：B

得分：2分

34. I should assign you your share of labour, and ____ you to accomplish it.

A. complete

B. compare

C. compensate

D. compel

正确答案：D

得分：2分

35. You can ____ from this bus to bus NO 24.

A. transmit

B. transform

C. transfer

D. convert

正确答案：C

得分：2分

36. But they also say that even with today's ____ science, the DNA is right.

A. important

B. imperfect

C. deficit

D. import

正确答案：B

得分：2分

37. That does not mean that we should develop a needlessly ____ mood against Germany.

A. hospitable

B. hospital

C. hostile

D. friendly

正确答案：C

得分：2分

38. This is the lowdown on the whole event of the ____ election contest.

A. so-called

B. so far

C. so as

D. so that

正确答案：A

得分：2分

39. A few moments of feverish enjoyment were followed by hours of ____ suffering.

A. sharp

B. earnest

C. keen

D. acute

正确答案：D

得分：2分

40. At the feast there was a(n) ____ of food and drink.

A. ambulance

B. abundance

C. rich

D. adequate

正确答案：B

得分：2分

41. Hagen saw Sollazzo's face go pale, his eyes ____ with rage.

A. glazing

B. shining

C. glittering

D. twittering

正确答案：C

得分：2分

42. After two decades of sluggish growth, ____ has soared since 1978.

A. outflow

B. output

C. burden

D. productive

正确答案：B

得分：2分

43. Neither side would rationally initiate an attack which only result in its own ____.

A. destruction

B. ruin

C. fortune

D. desparate

正确答案：A

得分：2分

44. I imagine that you may deduce an ____ moral from my tale.

A. liable

B. likely

C. prone

D. apt

正确答案：D

得分：2分

45. Those unhappy children lived for years ____ the beating of a rifle butt on their door.

A. frighten

B. in afraid of

C. in fear of

D. scare

正确答案：C

得分：2分

46. The old trees are all ____ and the young trees are growing clean.

A. cut out

B. cut down

C. cut off

D. cut through

正确答案：B

得分：2分

47. He began to have blinding headaches and to ____ exhaustion.

A. show signs of

B. show around

C. show off

D. for show

正确答案：A

得分：2分

48. But my experience is that more testers let the ir plans ____ than overreact to project change.

A. stiffen

B. foster

C. stablize

D. fossilize

正确答案：D

得分：2分

49. In order to catch up with and surpass the advanced world levels we'll have to ____ our speed.

A. urge

B. accelerate

C. haste

D. hurry up

正确答案：B

得分：2分

50. He founded the ____ in memory of his late wife.

A. philanthropist

B. charity

C. chart

D. chariot

正确答案：B

得分：2分

51. Their age and experience ____ old people to the respect of young people.

A. title

B. engage

C. entitle

D. entitled to

正确答案：C

得分：2分

52. First of all, the ____ should be prepared before the meeting.

A. agent

B. conclusion

C. consequence

D. agenda

正确答案：D

得分：2分

53. At som e intersections, drivers must come to a complete stop; at others they are only required to ____.

A. accelerate

B. slow off

C. speed up

D. slow down

正确答案：D

得分：2分

54. Jim's father is afraid that he may ____ to larger firms.

A. lose on

B. lose to

C. lose out

D. loose out

正确答案：C

得分：2分

55. Unfortunately, alternatives to bombing the North Vietnam were hard to ____.

A. come by

B. come in

C. come to

D. come down

正确答案：A

得分：2分

56. I ____ every loyal Confederate to cast them out.

A. call in

B. call upon

C. call off

D. call out

正确答案：B

得分：2分

57. You should ____ go swimming right after eating.

A. know better than to

B. know better as to

C. know better than

D. know better as

正确答案：A

得分：2分

58. I agree with her ____, but not entirely.

A. to som e point

B. by a certain degree

C. to some extent

D. in a certain range

正确答案：C

得分：2分

59. He lay ____ sat in the armchair after drinking a lot of wine.

A. rather than

B. less than

C. other than

D. more than

正确答案：A

得分：2分

60. It was in the name of freedom ____ Kennedy led his country into its cruel.

A. while

B. that

C. as

D. when

正确答案：B

得分：2分

新世纪综合单元测试——Unit 2 Book 4 Listening Comprehension

True or False

Directions: There are ten statements in this section. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Listen carefully and decide whether each of the following is true or false. (10 points)

1.

True False

Script: Material and technological advances make Americans happier according to the survey.

正确答案：F

得分：0分

2.

True False

Script: Judged by most standards, one has to admit that Americans today are wealthier than they were in the middle of the last century.

正确答案：T

得分：0分

3.

True False

Script: People tend to feel happy and excited on hearing good news but they soon take it for granted.

正确答案：T

得分：0分

4.

True False

Script: Economists and social scientists have focused their efforts on the relationship between happiness and technology.

正确答案：F

得分：0分

5.

True False

Script: Easterlin showed that getting wealthier seemed to make a country's citizens much happier.

正确答案：F

得分：0分

6.

True False

Script: Technological advancements and their timely application have not brought about any changes in our lives.

正确答案：F

得分：0分

7.

True False

Script: Both the defenders of technology and the opponents of it emphasize the advantages or disadvantages of technology without taking the time to look at the opposite point of view. 正确答案：T

得分：0分

8.

True False

Script: As for biotechnology, the author believes that for any disturbance of the natural laws, a high price must be paid.

正确答案：T

得分：0分

9.

True False

Script: The author believes that a closer relationship and human interaction between the doctor and the patient exists nowadays.

正确答案：F

得分：0分

10.

True False

Script: According to the author, the person who uses the technology should be blamed for all the negative impacts on our lives.

正确答案：T

得分：0分

Compound Dictation

Directions: You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 11-20 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. (10 points)

Over the past few weeks we've heard reports of serious 11 in wireless networking and chip and pin readers, and seen how web browsers could fall 12 to "clickjacking" and trick us into inadvertently visiting fake websites.

The 13 fear that malicious software might start infecting our mobile phones was given a 14 when the Information Security Center at US university Georgia Tech outlined how phone software could be 15 to create "botnets" and allow handsets to be remotely controlled.

And now a group of researchers at the Security and Cryptography Laboratory at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland have shown that you can read what is typed on a keyboard from 20m away. It takes some 16 equipment to do it, but with the right antennae and a bit of luck it seems that you can detect the radio 17 coming from the wires that connect keyboards to computers and tell just what someone is typing.

And even though the kit you need isn't the sort of stuff that your average credit-card skimmer is going to have lying around their flat, it shows that 18 .

The researchers suspect that cheaper keyboards with poor shielding are to blame, 19 . This is a good example of how lack of foresight can lead to security problems when faster hardware catches up with the assumptions made by system designers, and 20 .

11.

正确答案：vulnerabilities

得分：0分

12.

正确答案：victim

得分：0分

13.

正确答案：longstanding

得分：0分

14.