quiz6&key
Unit 6 The Pace of Life
I. Vocabulary
Part One
Directions: Match the words in column A with the definitions in column B.
1. multiply a. quantity that is more than enough; plenty
2. comparative b. found or distributed over a large area
3. abundance c. turn (sb./sth.) aside from a course, direction, etc. into another
4. nurture d. increase in number or quantity
5. widespread e. very small in size or amount
6. provoke f. involving comparison or comparing
7. divert g. cause (sth.) to occur of arouse (a feeling, etc.)
8. minute h. care for and educate (a child); nourish
Part Two
Direction: Choose the proper words and expressions and put the numbers in the blanks.
1. arise
2. oblige
3. a handful of
4. amounted to
5. be doomed to
6. on the go
7. set about
8. eat into
9. poured into 10. quantities of 11. springing up 12. switch off
13. in reality 14. a variety
1. As a shop owner, Mr. Willmott is _______________ all day and goes home at about 10 o’clock in the evening.
2. The government must _______________ taking new measures to crack down on the terrorism.
3. Some countries are so-called democratic, but _____________ are governed by those who have money and power.
4. Many fans ________________ the stadium in the hope of seeing their favorite player.
5. Only _________________ of excellent students can get scholarship in the university.
6. Any attempt to gain without pain seems to ____________________ failure.
7.Since our entry to WTO, the total import and export volume has ___________ more than percent of our revenue.
8.With the new suburbs ______________ on the fringes of the city, the urban life has changed completely.
9. The social activities _______________ his time, so he has little time for study.
10. Be sure to ___________ your cell phone when you are on the class.
Part Three
Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word given in the bracket.
1. The salaries of American judges are rather low in ________ with the compensation offered to
judicial officers in Europe. (comparative)
2. Chinese students are good at ___________ choice examinations. (multiply)
3. The cultural life in big cities is more varied and ________ than that in small towns. (abundance)
4. The boy was apparently __________ by the complicated sentence. (confusion)
5. It is the right as well as the __________ of all citizens to vote. (oblige)
6. Many young people go to the west to do _________ work in schools or hospitals (volunteer)
7. Scientific discoveries are often ________ to industrial production methods. (appliance)
8. In order to prevent a sudden outbreak of hostilities, we must give our foe no __________.
(provoke)
9.A magician’s talk creates a ________ of attention so that people do not see how he does his
tricks. (divert)
10. The spokesman just made an _________ answer to the sharp question. (evade)
Part Four
Directions: Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence from the four choices given under each sentence.
1. That boy’s parents ___________ too much _____ him, with the inevitable result that they were very disappointed and he left home at the earliest opportunity.
A. expecting… of
B. expected… of
C. expecting… for
D. expected… for
2. Before the __________ of the gunpowder, men hunted with bows and arrows.
A. innovation
B. invention
C. improvement
D. modification
3. He was offered a place in the Himalayan ________ and jumped at the chance.
A. exploration
B. expenditure
C. expedition
D. expense
4. The audience was confused by the strange images. Which of the following is WRONG?
A. bewildered
B. puzzled
C. perplexed
D. amazed
5. Why you’ve loaded down so many _______ and unimportant details?
A. minute
B. minimum
C. minor
D. minimal
6. The American Midwest, a breadbasket of the world, produces __________ grain each year. Which of the following is WRONG?
A. an abundance of
B. a large quantity of
C. a number of
D. an amount of
7. Our _________ will treat us in the way we treat our__________.
A. offsprings… ancestors
B. offspring… ancestors
C. offsprings… ancestor
D. offspring… ancestor
8. Those paparazzi are prone to make sensational news to attract the reader’s attention.
A. appalling
B. exciting
C. surprising
D. thrilling
9. Houses were ___________ almost overnight in Songjiang University City.
A. turning up B bringing up C. springing up D. catching up
10. He felt desperate at the thought of being __________ in the wheelchair for the rest of his life.
A. confined
B. limited
C. restricted
D. restrained
11. At the sight of two kids ahead, the engineer _________ the train to the other track.
A. shifted
B. switched
C. transferred
D. changed
12. From the very beginning, his project_______________.
A. was doomed to failure
B. was doomed to fail
C. was doomed
D. all of the above
13. The criminal, facing the witness, had to confess __________ the jewelry from the museum.
A. being stolen
B. to steal
C. stealing
D. having stolen
14. It’s no wonder __________ he can win the gold medal in the Olympic Games.
A. that
B. turn to
C. look in
D. all of the above
15. When I told the facts of the matter, he _______ me in order to make my story look ridiculous.
A. set in
B. set out
C. set off
D. set about
16. People under _______ should do some physical exercises to relax themselves.
A. tension
B. press
C. stress
D. nervousness
17. Stephen Hawking was awarded an _____ professorship form Oxford University for his contribution to the science.
A. honor
B. honorable
C. honorary
D. glory
18. Since 1980, China has set up many special economic _____ among the coastal cities.
A. zones
B. regions
C. areas
D. parts
19. The domestic electric _________ promise to free the housewives from the burden of the hard
housework.
A. apparatus
B. appliances
C. instruments
D. equipments
20. He is ___________ all the time and has no time to keep company with his family.
A. on and off
B. to and fro
C. on and on
D. on the go
II. Structure
Directions: Identify the ONE that is not correct and write down the correct answer.
1.A hologram is a pattern usually made on film in that can create a three-dimensional image of a
A B C D
scene. ( )
2. The songs of Bob Dylan are very popular among young people who regard him as more superior
A B C
to other musicians. ( ) D
3. The seventeenth century was one in that many significant advances were made in both science
A B C D
and philosophy. ( )
4. There has been hardly no sign of agreement yet between the management and the union in their
A B C
dispute over wages and working conditions. ( ) D
5. Although two political candidates may have different ideas about governing the country , they
A B
are often like to one another in the amount of money they spend campaigning. ( )
C D
6. Calcium, the most abundantly mineral in the body, works with phosphorus in maintaining bones
A B C D
and teeth. ( )
7. Situated at an altitude of 7,600 feet over sea level, the station occupies a unique position in the
A B C
communications world. ( ) D
8. Almost every American college campus has what can be called an international club, main
A B
purpose of which is for promoting friendship among all students of the world. ( )
C D
9. If they had only listened to me, we would see a most interesting film because he was prepared to
A B C D
show it to us at that time. ( )
10. Kansas, situated in the heart of a grain-farming and livestock-raising zone, is a prosperous
A B C
trading and distributing center.
D ( ) III. Cloze
Directions: Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
The amazing success of man as a 1 is the result of the evolutionary development of his brain which has 2 to tool-using, tool-making, the ability to solve problems by logical 3 , thoughtful cooperation, and language. One of the most striking ways 4 the chimpanzee biologically resembles man 5 the structure of his brain. The chimpanzee, with his 6 for primitive reasoning, exhibits a type of intelligence more like 7 of man than does any other 8 living today. The brain of the modern chimpanzee is 9 not too dissimilar to the brain that so many millions of years ago directed the 10 of the first ape man.
For a long time, the fact that 11 man made tools was considered to be one of the major criteria to 12 him from other creatures. It is true that the chimpanzee does not fashion his 13 to a regular and set pattern --- but then, primitive man, 14 development of stone tools, undoubtedly poked around with sticks and straws, at which 15 it seems unlikely that he made tools to a set pattern, 16 .
It is because of the close 17 in most people’s minds of tools with man 18 special attention has always been 19 upon any animal able to use an object 20 a tool; but it is important to realize that this ability, on its own, does not necessarily indicate any special intelligence in the creature concerned.
1. A. kind B. series C. species D. tribe
2. A. resulted B. turned out C. led D. produced
3. A. reasoning B. analyzing C. thinking D. predicting
4. A. after which B. in which C. through what D. by what
5. A. lay B. lies in C. exists D. conceals
6. A. ability B. intention C. capacity D. capability
7. A. what B. that C. those D. this
8. A. mammal B. reptile C. animal D. creature
9. A. like B. maybe C. perhaps D. probably
10. A. conduct B. deeds C. actions D. behavior
11. A. elderly B. ancient C. prehistoric D. older time
12. A. distinguish B. prevent C. judge D. differ
13. A. paws B. means C. tools D. devices
14. A. after his B. before his C. after its D. before its
15. A. place B. period C. range D. stage
16. A. too B. instead C. though D. either
17. A. contacts B. association C. touches D. approaches
18. A. so that B. in order to C. which D. that
19. A. focused B. paid C. given D. laid
20. A. like B. for C. as D. with
Key to Exercise in Unit 6
I. Vocabulary
Part One
1.d
2.f
3.a
4.h
5.b
6.g
7.c
8.e
Part Two
6; 7; 13; 9; 3; 5; 4; 11; 8; 12
Part Three
1. comparison
2. multiple
3. abundant
4. confused
5. obligation
6. voluntary
7. applied 8. provocation
9. diversion 10. evasion
Part Four
1—5 BBCDA 6—10 CBACA
11—15 BDCAD 16—20 CCABD
II. Structure
1. B. film that
2. C. superior
3. B. one in which
4. A. hardly any sign
5. C. alike
6. A. abundant
7. B above 8. D. to promote
9. B. would have seen 10. B. region
III. Cloze
1—5 CCABB 6—10 CBADD
11—15 CACBD 16—20 DBDAC