新视野大学英语第二册网络quiz答案unit 1unit 7

词汇结构

We should put money away for a _________ day. We may need it some time. B

Sunny rainy cloudy cold

He was a much older tennis player but he had the great _________ of experience. D

Value hand priority advantage

He has left his book here on ________ so that you can read it. A

Purpose aim intention sense

Be careful with those fireworks; they are __________ to go off unexpectedly. D

Available presumably easy able

The holidays are over; we must ___________ to work again. B

Get across get down get in get over

He lost his parents at ten and had to live at his uncle's ____________. C

Cost charge expense pay

This food has been kept at a ____________ low temperature for a long time. A

Relatively roughly remarkable readily

Since the matter was extremely ___________, we had to turn to many people for help. A Tough tense important instant

The program was designed to ___________ industry, to make it develop more quickly. B

Tax stimulate control trap

In my opinion, you can increase the ___________ of these improvements through your active participation. D

Dimension helpful importance quality

_____________ of children with other children of their own age is important in their development. C

Consumption Position Interaction Introduction

In a storm, an electrical current can ___________ from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another. A

Rush rain rack return

It is well known that knowledge is the ___________ condition for mental growth. D Incompatible instead increase indispensable

When he tried to make a ___________, he found that the hotel he wanted was completely filled because of a convention. C

Complaint claim reservation decision

The public opinion was that the time was not ___________ for a president who would make many changes. B

Reasonable ripe ready thoughtful

完形填空

Correct answer: (1) composed (2) exterior (3) occasional (4) overwhelmed (5) bothered (6) devise (7) relax (8) outlet (9) understandingly (10) mental (11) blow apart (12) In fact (13) perfect (14) denying (15) control (16) charm (17) nightmare (18) executive (19) abrupt (20) attack

Mary had a job, a family, and a busy social life. And despite all of that, she always seemed 1 and in control on the 2 . I have a part-time job, a dog, and go to the 3 party, but I am almost always 4 . It actually kind of 5 me the way she was always giving me 6 , "You

need something to do to help you 7 ,” she would recommend.

"I have a(n) 8 that I really enjoy," I would reply. "It's playing the piano while my friends listen 9 and then when I'm finished, they will simply say, 'Wonderful!'"

My wife, Mary, was different from me. She was just like most of professional women with 10 tress. It was inevitable for her to 11 with some heart problem. 12, Mary was only keeping up the appearance of a 13 life. She would have had a hard time 14 that her husband was boring and her children were out of 15 , and her house, though clean and nice, was without any 16 . Oh, and her job was a 17 . She was a secretary for a(n) 18 of a company and he was a very 19 man.

Mary died of a heart 20 this past week. I knew she wasn't as happy as she appeared, but I never thought it would kill her.

Compromise composed compelled compete

Interior exterior prior junior

Occasional notional functional dimensional

Overjoyed overwhelmed overlooked overestimated

Disagreed concerned bothered unsettled

Service advice device devise

Support react relax reserve

Departure retreat outlet exit

Understandingly outstandingly uncertainly unfairly

Metal mental vital equal

Blow in blow out blow apart blow down

In fact In essence In spite In detail

Perfect absolute pure full

Doubting challenging denying declining

Temper control role cycle

Mystery romance grace charm

Nightmare priority hardship poverty

Perspective alternative executive narrative

Keen Perceptive acute abrupt

Offensive attack beat charge

选词填空

Correct answer: (1) stimulating (2) attribute (3) accomplished (4) contrast (5) exterior (6) blending (7) recommended (8) retire (9) demonstrates (10) prevail

另外的词absorbing , commit , composes, surface, concluded

I am the director of a charity organization that provides support to poor areas of the world. People often ask me how I manage to stay relaxed when I see so much poverty every day. In fact, I find my job very 1 and rarely feel stressed. I 2 this to knowing when and when not to get upset. I try to praise those around me for what we have 3 and not over-emphasize our failures. I also understand acutely that there are limitations to what I can do alone. To succeed as a manager, I must trust the people I work with. In 4 , the person who held this position before me was a perfectionist and tried to do everything himself. On the 5 , he seemed calm, but on the interior, he was holding onto all of his stress. He worried about work even when he slept. Personally, I don't believe in 6 your home life with your work. Many people 7 he take a different approach, but he never did. Instead, he suffered a mild heart attack and had to 8 at a young age. To me, this 9 how important it is to keep a healthy attitude about work. We will not 10 unless we understand that our goals cannot be achieved overnight. This means we must choose our fights carefully.

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An animal species dies out when it fails to produce enough young in each generation to keep pace with the death rate. We can tell from fossil evidence in rocks that many living species have no longer been in existence over the millions of years since life began. It is a natural process, and dying out is the fate of any animal that has specialized too much to change with its changing environment, or has to compete with a better adapted and more powerful animal. Because of wonderful technical developments during the past few centuries, man has destroyed or has nearly destroyed some species by killing them at such a rate that they couldn't produce enough young, or by completely changing their natural environment at surprising speed.

Examples can be given of the way in which natural environments are being rapidly changed. There is every possibility that many species of animals will die out because of their disappearing food source. Large numbers of animals have been hunted and killed for food. The North American buffalo (水牛) is a case of the near-dying-out species through hunting. Often the numbers are so great that the hunters may not realize the danger; or the financial rewards for the hunters may be so great that they choose to pay no attention to the threat to species.

Many people are concerned about animals and wildlife protection. One way to protect species from the threat of dying out is to place animals in zoos and parks and breed them there. Another method is to protect the animals in their natural environment by creating wildlife protection areas and parks and using police to look after them. But the parks are large, the police are few, and the determination of hunters is very great. Early in 1980s, police and hunters clashed in East Africa. The hunters were armed with modern weapons, and several people were killed.

There is great pleasure in watching wildlife in natural or near-natural environments, and tourism can add to the income of countries. The animals are still resources-but in a very different form.

DDDAB

According to the passage, when will animal species become extinct (灭绝)? When it suffers a

A. disease it has never known before.

B. When it has been in existence for too many years.

C. When it has a death rate that is made faster by man.

D. When it produces babies slower than the death rate.

What might happen to an animal species if it specialized too much?

A. It might produce more young.

B. It might compete even better.

C. It might be forced to change.

D. It might die out in the end.

One way to protect species from the threat of dying out is to _________.

A. build up walls to isolate animals in nature from people

B. put all the hunters into prison and keep them there

C. educate people in general to protect animals well

D. place animals in zoos and breed them there safely

How do wildlife protection areas protect endangered animals?

A. They use police help to protect them.

B. They prevent hunters from killing them.

C. They make the areas like natural places.

D. They provide the animals with much food.

Why do tourists go to places where they can watch wildlife?

A. They can add to the income of troubled countries.

B. They can make themselves happy by seeing animals.

C. They can encourage the growth of natural places.

D. They can make use of animal resources more often.

Have you ever felt your mind getting confused after a sleepless night and you couldn't come up with an original thought no matter how hard you tried?

You were probably right if you thought that was caused by a lack of sleep. Dr. Home, a sleep researcher in England, studied 24 college students. One group got their normal eight hours of sleep. The other group didn't get any sleep at all—they stayed awake all night. The next day,

Dr. Home tested the students. He asked them questions that required creative and original thinking. One of the questions was "How many uses can a box be put to?"

The results? The wide-awake students did well on the tests. The tired students did poorly.

Research has already shown that tired people can do okay on tests of routine thinking, like simple addition. But Dr. Home tested creative thinking only.

As part of his study, he offered an amount of money as a reward to the tired students if they did well. But even this encouragement wasn't enough to help the students overcome their tiredness. They still did poorly. Dr. Home believes that the part of the brain where thinking takes place may get worn out during waking hours. Sleep may help to repair the brain overnight. Without any sleep, he emphasizes, "even if you think harder, you cannot do better."

This study gives people something to think about, especially people like hospital workers and airplane pilots, who must stay awake all night and then make emergency decisions.

ACDAD

According to the passage, failure to think of new ideas may be _____________.

A. caused by a lack of sleep

B. caused by hard questions

C. caused by a weak brain

D. caused by too much study

Tired people have no problem with _____________________.

A. finding uses for boxes

B. making creative ideas

C. doing simple math tests

D. taking research tests

The purpose for offering money to the tired students was to _____________.

A. help them repair their brains

B. stimulate their interests

C. convince people to join

D. encourage them to do better

Sleep might help people by ________________.

A.repairing the brain

B. giving creative dreams

C. providing fresh energy

D. allowing harder thought

This information is useful to people like nurses and pilots because _____________.

A. they often meet situations in which they must be creative

B. they often take tests to display their abilities to do their jobs

C. they often go to the hospital because of brain problems

D. they often get little sleep but make important decisions

It might be surprising for some people to believe that, in today's computer-and-Internet-driven society, there are some book publishers that are still committed to traditional books. Maybe the most famous encyclopedia company, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, which dates back to the 18th century, is planning to release their largest set of books in 2001. This 40-volume set will be the largest printed in its 231-year history.

Because of the success of recent Internet and computer encyclopedias, some people have suggested that the publishers could turn their back on print. However, company representative Paul Hoffman said the company is committed to paper and ink.

"There is still a place for books, even with all of the computer encyclopedias. And many people around the world still want books," he said.

Encyclopedias, in book form, are common in library collections and on school shelves. They are often used in student research. And none are used more than those published by the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Even so, the company is selling fewer and fewer books and more and more computer encyclopedias, possibly because of the price. The books, US $1450 for a 32-book set, are too expensive for people. The computerized version, which contains all the same information, costs only a 10th of the price.

ADCAB

What about the Encyclopedia Britannica is so surprising?

A. The company is committed to publishing books.

B. The company is selling Internet encyclopedias.

C. The company is still open after so many years.

D. The company is planning to quit making books.

What will make the 2001 set of books different from the other sets?

A. It will be the most sold.

B. It will be like the 18th-century one.

C. It will be on the Internet.

D. It will be the largest set.

Why have some people suggested that the company stop printing books?

A. Because people are no longer buying many encyclopedias.

B. Because demand around the world is for ink and paper books.

C. Because electronic encyclopedias have become so successful.

D. Because Paul Hoffman has turned his back on printing books.

What makes the Encyclopedia Britannica's books special?

A. They are used more than any other encyclopedias.

B. They are used more for study than for doing research.

C. They are used in schools and many library collections.

D. They are used in many research papers by students.

Why are more people buying electronic encyclopedias than book encyclopedias?

A. Electronic encyclopedias contain more.

B. Electronic encyclopedias cost less money.

C. Electronic encyclopedias take up less room.

D. Electronic encyclopedias have new ideas.

Open or distance learning has had a major effect on higher education through the Open University, the only university to provide education exclusively for adult learners studying at a distance. Our 100,000 students are currently studying at the Open University. We found limited development of distance learning in the case studies, with the exception of some postgraduate and professional courses. Even here, however, there seemed to be limits on further growth because of the high costs involved in setting up new distance learning courses, as well as uncertainties of demand (particularly in terms of the perceived financial returns on study). One of the case study universities provided video facilities and visiting staff to a rural area for a group of undergraduate (大学本科在校的) students about 50 miles away. This was a new development which was working well and likely to be expanded to involve other universities.

The main reason for general lack of development of distance learning, especially at the undergraduate level, may be that other universities have been unable to afford the considerable set-up costs and student support facilities. As costs of technology come down this might change. The Open Learning Foundation is developing connections between universities to set open learning approaches within existing programs of study and thus encourage their greater use. This is seen as likely to develop further in the future.

CAADB

The Open University provides an education for _________________.

A. students who do not like attending regular universities

B. students who failed the College Entrance Examination

C. students who are adults and away from a university

D. students who are limited in their ability to learn

Among other things, the further growth of distance learning at postgraduate and professional levels is limited by ____________________.

A. the high costs involved

B. a low student demand

C. a lack of education

D. the poor rural technology

The attempt of one case study university to provide equipment and staff to a rural group of students _________.

A. would be expanded

B. did not work well

C. might help learning

D. could cost a lot

The cost of setting up a distance learning program might change ______________.

A. as new developments are made

B. as more students take classes there

C. as the Open University helps more

D. as technology becomes cheaper

The tone of this passage can best be described as ________________.

A. Discouraging

B. encouraging

C. persuasive

D. scientific

Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a step back from the closeness of human interaction. With email and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.

As almost every imaginable contact between human beings becomes automatic by machine, the alienation quotient goes up. You can't even call a person to get the phone number of another person anywhere. Phone assistance is almost always fully automatic by machine. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good morning to the worker when you can use your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Placing money at the bank? Why talk to a clerk who might live in the neighborhood when you can just put your credit card into the ATM?

Pretty soon you won't have the hard task of making eye contact at the grocery store. Some grocery chains are using a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing.

ADCDB

The effect of increased communication technology is ____________.

A. the retreat of human closeness

B. the lack of care for neighbors

C. the saving of more free time

D. the advance of our contacts

If his mom has a question, he will ____________.

A. find new ways to reach her

B. send her an email message

C. try to get her a voice machine

D. answer through voice mail

Judging from the context, the word "alienation" (Line 2, Paragraph 2) means ___________.

A. Relationship

B. closeness

C. strangeness

D. stress

ATMs in banks have changed life by __________.

A. making it more difficult to want human contact

B. making it faster to receive money from banks

C. making it easier to obtain bank credit cards

D. making it unnecessary to talk with bank clerks

The writer's attitude toward advances in communications technology may be described as

A. Unconcerned

B. critical

C. positive

D. uninterested