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Lesson 4 A Drink in the PassageⅠ Word formation1.He shared my view of what had been going on and was ___________ about the waywe had acted. (compliment)2.Southall was grumpy and ___________ not like him. (society)3.This novel is ___________ his finest work.(dispute).4.It is ___________ that a tragedy like this could be joked about.(comprehend)5.He was methodical, almost ___________ (person).6.Investors also benefited from the ___________ system.(segregate)7.He was leading a life of ___________ in Australia.(luxurious)8.My ___________ distressed me. (articulate)9.Another way to make reading ___________ is to work hard to find books that yourchildren will love to read.(please)10.She was a very ___________ student and attended all her lectures.(conscience)Ⅱ Grammar and vocabulary1.The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that ___ the speakers stopped forrefreshments.a. at largeb. at easec. at intervalsd. at random2.This kind of material can ____ heat and moisture.a. propelb. repelc. compeld. constrain3.Hamlet ___ his father’s death on his uncle.a. reversedb. revengedc. revertedd. averted4.In a sense, tennis and Taijiquan are similar in that they both require your full attention, and ifdone ____, take your mind off daily problems and preoccupations.a. successfullyb. consecutivelyc. conscientiouslyd. compulsively5.Strict ____ is observed in connection with depositors’ accounts.a. sectionb. securityc. secrecyd. segregation6.The remarkable ___ of life on the Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish histheory of evolution.a. classificationb. densityc. varietyd. diversion7.The owner of a car is no longer forced to rely on public transportation and is therefore, not____ to work locally.a. compelledb. obligedc. restrictedd. repelled8.The doctors don’t ____ that the patient will live much longer.a. monitorb. manifestc. articulated. anticipate9.She should be ___ and not make unreasonable demands.a. sensationalb. sensiblec. sensitived. sensual10.Europe’s earlier industrial growth was ____ by the availability of key resources, abundant andcheap labor, coal, iron ore, etc.a. constrainedb. remainedc. sustainedd. detained11.His kindness was ___ that we will never forget him.a. whatb. whichc. whod. such12.I walked too much yesterday and ___ are still aching now.a. my leg’s musclesb. my muscles of legc. my leg musclesd. my muscles of the leg13.I think the Red Team will win the final game; it’s ____ that they will.a. almost surelyb. very likelyc. rather possiblyd. quite certainly14.Fond of singing as she is, she is ____ a good singer by profession.a. everything butb. anything butc. nothing butd. something but15.I didn’t go to his party last night, because ____ I changed my mind.a. on a second thoughtb. on second thoughtc. by second thoughtd. on the second thought16.We left the meeting, there obviously ____ no point in staying.a. wereb. to bec. beingd. having17.The manager would rather his daughter ____ in the same office.a. had not workedb. not to workc. does not workd. did not work18.I’d rather read than watch television, the programs seem ____ all the time.a. to get worseb. getting worsec. to have got worsed. to be getting worse19.Many a student and teacher ___ making a careful study of ___ own problems.a. are; theirb. is; theirc. are; hisd. is; his20.It is not unusual for workers ____ in that region.a. to be paid more than a month lateb. to be paid later than more a monthc. to pay later than a month mored. to pay late more than a monthⅢ Reading comprehensionQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:The more women and minorities make their way into the ranks of management, the more they seem to want to talk about things formerly judged to be best left unsaid. The newcomers also tend to see office matters with a fresh eye, in the process sometimes coming up with critical analyses of the forces that shape everyone’s experience in the organization.Consider the novel views of Harvey Coleman of Atlanta on the subject of getting ahead. Coleman is black. He spent 11 years with IBM, half of them working in management development, and now serves as a consultant to the likes of AT&T, Coca-Cola, Prudential, and Merch. Coleman says that based on what he’s seen at big companies, he weighs the different elements that make for long-term career success as follows: performance counts a mere 10%; image, 30%; and exposure, a full 60%. Coleman concludes that excellent job performance is so common these days that while doing your work well may win you pay increases, it won’t secure you the big promotion.He finds that advancement more often depends on how many people know you and your work, and how high up they are.Ridiculous beliefs? Not to many people, especially many women and members of minority races who, like Coleman, feel that the scales have dropped from their eyes. “Woman and blacks in organizations work under false beliefs, ”says Kaleel Jamison, a New York-based management consultant who helps corporations deal with these issues. “They think that if you work hard, you’ll get ahead that someone in authority will reach down and give you a promotion.” She added, “Most women and blacks are so frightened that people will think they’ve gotten ahead because of their sex or color that they play down their visibility.” Her advice to those folks: learn the ways that white males have traditionally used to find their way into the spotlight.1. According to the passage, “things formerly judged to be best left unsaid”(para.1) probably refers to _____.A. the opinions which contradict the established beliefsB. criticism that shape everyone’s experienceC. the tendencies that help the newcomers to see office matters with a fresh eyeD. the ideas which usually come up with new ways of management in the organization2. To achieve success in your career, the most important factor, according to the passage, is to ______.A. work as a consultant to your superiorsB. project a favorable image to the people around youC. let your superiors know how good you areD. perform well your tasks given by your superiors3. The reason why women and blacks play down their visibility is that they ______.A. know that someone in authority will reach down and give them a promotionB. don’t want people to think that their promotions were due to sex or colorC. don’t want to give people the impression that they work under false beliefsD. believe they can get promoted by reason of their sex or color4. The sentence “the scales have dropped from their eyes” (para.4, line 2) means _____.A. they are so frightened that their glasses fall down to the groundB. they can see no fairness in the societyC. they have lost their balance in the social competitionD. they suddenly realize the truth lying behind the job advancement5. The best title for this passage would be _______.A. The Importance of Being VisibleB. Role of Women and Minorities in ManagementC. Job Performance and AdvancementD. Sex and Career SuccessQuestion 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Hawaii’s native minority is demanding a greater degree of sovereignty over its own affairs. But much of the archipelago’s political establishment, which includes the White Americans who dominated until the Second World War and people of Japanese, Chinese and Filipino origin, is opposed to the idea.The islands were annexed by the US in 1898 and since then Hawaii’s native peoples have fared worse than any of its other ethnic groups. They make up over 60 percent of the state’s homeless, suffer higher levels of unemployment and their life span is five years less than the average Hawaiians. They are the only major US native group without some degree of autonomy.But a sovereignty advisory committee set up by Hawaii’s first native governor, John Waihee, has given the natives’ cause a major boost by recommending that the Hawaiian natives decide by themselves whether to re-establish a sovereign Hawaiian nation.However, the Hawaiian natives are not united in their demands. Some just want greater autonomy within the state-as enjoyed by many American Indian natives over matters such as education. This is a position supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), a state agency set up in 1978 to represent the natives’ interests and which has now become the moderate face of the native sovereignty movement. More ambitious is the Ka Lahui group, which declared itself a new nation in 1987 and wants full, official independence from the US.But if Hawaiian natives are given greater autonomy, it is far from clear how many people this will apply to. The state authorities only count as native those people with more than 50 percent Hawaiian blood.Native demands are not just based on political grievances, though. They also want their claim on 660,000 hectares of Hawaiian crown land to be accepted. It is on this issue that native groups are facing most opposition from the state authorities. In 1993, the state government paid the OHAUS $136 million in back rent on the crown land and many officials say that by accepting this payment the agency has given up its claims to legally own the land. The OHA has vigorously disputed this.6. Hawaii’s native minority refers to ______.A. Hawaii’s ethnic groupsB. people of Filipino originC. the Ka Lahui groupD. people with 50% Hawaiian blood7. Which of the following statements is true of the Hawaiian natives?A. Sixty percent of them are homeless or unemployed.B. Their life span is 5 years shorter than average Americans.C. Their life is worse than that of other ethnic groups in Hawaii.D. They are the only native group without sovereignty.8. Which of the following is NOT true of John Waihee?A. He is Hawaii’s first native governor.B. He has set up a sovereignty advisory committee.C. He suggested the native people decide for themselves.D. He is leading the local independence movement.9. Which of the following groups holds a less radical attitude on the matter of sovereignty?A. American Indian natives.B. Office of Hawaiian Affairs.C. The Ka Lahui groupD. The Hawaiian natives.10. Various native Hawaiians demand all the following EXCEPT _____.A. a greater autonomy within the stateB. more back rent on the crown landC. a claim on the Hawaiian crown landD. full independence from the USⅣ ClozeOne of the most critical problems ____1____ black and other minority Americans today is the difficulty of entering mainstream society without ___2___ their own racial and ___3___ heritage. The process can be an agonizing one, and it sometimes ___4___ disaster. On June 12, 1985, Edmund Perry was shot and killed ____5____ attempting to rob a plainclothes police officer. Perry was ___6___and a resident of Harlem; he was ___7___ a graduate of one of the nation’s finest high schools and was preparing to enter Stanford University ___8___ a full scholarship. The Two Worlds of Edmund Perry ___9___the details of this star student’s ___10___ life and examines the unique pressure of ___11___between two ___12__different social realisms.This sense of doubleness experienced by many nonwhite Americans makes it difficult ___13___ a stable personal identity. From outside, the author offers a solution ___14___ the problem. ___15___ in the rural South, she learned two languages—one to be used when speaking to family and friend, ___16___ when speaking to whites. Years later, after ___17___ in a writing course at a northern university, she attempted to ___18___ a way between her own language and the language of others: I could not—in the process of composing—use the language of the old time, yet I couldn’t imagine myself in the language. ___19___ , however, she learned to shape her own experience in her own words. Writing, she suggest, provided a valuable tool ___20___ helping to establish a balance between her two worlds.1. A. knowing B. facing C. knew D. faced2. A. admitting B. taking C. having D. denying3. A. ethic B. ethnic C. moral D. mortal4. A. leads to B. leads with C. lead away D. lead up5. A. the moment B. while C. what D. worthwhile6. A. yellow B. brown C. black D. white7. A. also B. again C. still D. or so8. A. of B. in C. at D. on9. A. relates B. related to C. is related to D. relating10.A. two B. internal C. external D. double11.A. having caught B. catching C. being caught D. having been caught12.A. radically B. violently C. severely D. extremely13.A. establish B. establishing C. established D. to establish14.A. of B. by C. to D. with15.A. Raising B. Raised C. Grown up D. Bringing up16.A. another B. the other C. other D. others17.A. entering B. enrolling C. registering D. checking18.A. search B. create C. snatch D. negotiate19.A. In time B. On time C. By time D. Of time20.A. on B. with C. in D. to。