大学英语四(综合教程)第二单元

大学体验英语四（综合教程）Unit 2CultureListen and TalkLead inThe man and the woman in the play were 1. Their names were 2. Shakespeare wrote a lot of 3. The woman thought that he wrote them on a 4. ,The man said that Shakespeare used a tape-recorder, and imagined him with a 5. , in his hand. The man said that Shakespeare was too busy to watch television, because he went to the 6. every night. They thought the other man was Shakespeare’s 7. They told him he was lucky to live in a 8. house.Key:1. tourists; 2. Sidney and Ethel; 3. plays; 4. typewriter;5.microphone6. theatre;7. grandchild;8. famous ;Passage A: Why Digital Culture Is Good for You?2. Choose the best answer to each question based on the information you obtain from the passage.1. The media and many social and behavioral scientists think that the Web _______.A) is very dangerous to surfersB) is the most evil thing in the worldC) has special power to overpower its usersD) is fairly innocent of any evil effects2. According to the passage, people who like to deceive online are ________.A) those who are faithful in the real worldB) those who are compelled to deceive in the real worldC) those who also like to cheat in the real worldD) those who are always masking themselves in the real world3.How do shy people like when they are communicating on the Internet? .A) They feel more confident on the Internet.B) They can disguise themselves.C) They feel more nervous on the Internet.D) They won't be laughed at stuttering.4. When members of the digital culture make use of the Internet, they will________.A) broaden their horizonsB) get more opportunity to change their livesC) find more chances to get to know each other.D) become addicted to surfing5. If you want to succeed in an online communication you should__________.A) increase your typing speed so that you can input more informationB) be more patient and listen to others carefullyC) carefully choose your words so as not to be misunderstoodD) interrupt people when they are too talkativeAnswer: 1.A, 2.C, 3.A, 4.A, 5.C3. Answer the following questions with the information from the passage.1. What can help us to make out the dishonest folks online?Some hints (or cues) in what they say, for example, inconsistencies.2. Are you willing to tell your online friends your worries or frustration? Why or why not?Yes. Because I needn't expose my real identity and in this way I can relieve my mental pressure more freely.3. What is the power of words on the Internet?Words can harm, hurt and offend. In the same way words can offer humor, help, support and encouragement.4. What is the writer’s attitude toward the digital culture?Supportive. The whole passage is arguing for that.5. Do you enjoy the digital culture? Justify your answer?Openplete the summary of the text. The first letter of the missing word has been given to you.The news media and social and behaviour scientists have recently 1) w us, Internet users that web 2) c can be 3) d because some Internet users can hide behind false 4) i and names to deceive us. However, the author thinks the Internet is not inherently dangerous unless you are weak-willed or willing to be 5) c . Then the author 6) i the reasons why the bad people using the net can’t deceive us. Finally the author lists five 7) a of the Internet. First, the Web can bring out the best in people; second, people are judged 8) d on the Web and thus people will not judge others by their 9) a only; third, people will speak and write more freely on the Web; fourth, the Web provides us with more 10) o to change our lives; and finally we learn the power of words and learn to become better listeners on the web. In short, digital culture is good for us.Anwser: 1.warned munication 3.dangerous 4.identities 5.cheated6.illustrates7.advantages8.differently9.appearance 10.opportunities5. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.await mask pose distract underminespot overtake judge cue offend1. By the age of 20, Mozart had written some ten operas and was well prepared for the demanding audiences that ___ him in Vienna.2. After only three years in the American market, our US sales ___ those in Japan. .3. Earthquakes ___ such serious danger to the country that Japan has become a world leader in earthquake prediction, earthquake-proof construction techniques, and disaster preparedness by both civil defense forces and the general public.4. American artists often took their ____ from European literary salons and art schools, and cultured Americans traveled to Europe to become educated.5. A series of body explosions ____ all the hopes for a peaceful solution in the Middle East.6. When he realized the police had ____ him, the man made for the exit as quickly as possible. Many of the scientists and engineers are ___ in terms of how profitable their achievements are. 8. A person who moves to a house on a busy street may initially be ___ every time a loud vehicle drives by but after a month he will become used to it.9. These publishers all depended on the favor of the English crown for their existence, and so they only published materials that did not ___ royalty.10. They will seek to persuade others that they are moral in the accepted sense of the term in order to ___ their motives to gain the awards.Answer: 1.awaited, 2.have overtaken, 3.pose, 4.cues, 5.has undermined,6.soptted,7.judged,8.distracted,9.offend, 10.mask6. Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage.1. This work has ___ the best in him even though he is not as good usually.2. He likes all winter sports ____ skiing because he thinks skiing is too dangerous.3. During the last 20 years, computing power has doubled about every 18 months ___ the creation of faster microprocessors, the incorporation of multiple microprocessor designs, and the development of new storage technologies.4. Don't let yourself be ___ by those advertisements, which offers false information and mislead you.5. During the years following World War II, the United States and the former Soviet Union engaged in efforts to construct intercontinental ballistic missiles ___ traveling thousands of miles armed with nuclear warheads.Answer: 1.brought out, 2.with the exception of, 3.thanks to, 4.taken in, 5.capable of7. The following computer-related words occur in this passage. Find 5 pairs of near synonyms and 2 pairs of near antonyms.internet network web interconnection globaloffline worldwide digital harmful deceitonline numerical deception harmlessSynonyms1 ________________________ is similar in meaning to ________________________.2 ________________________ is similar in meaning to ________________________.3 ________________________ is similar in meaning to ________________________.4 ________________________ is similar in meaning to ________________________.5 ________________________ is similar in meaning to ________________________. Artonyms1 ________________________ is nearly opposite in meaning to ________________________.2 ________________________ is nearly opposite in meaning to ________________________. Synonyms Antonyms1 internet; to web 1 online; offline2 global; worldwide 2 harmless; harmful3 network; interconnection4 digital; numerical5 deceit; deception8. Translate the following sentences into English.1. 要是他适合当校长，那么哪个学生都可以当。