大学英语综合课程第二单元quiz

大学英语综合课程（二）第二单元QuizPart 1 Fill in the blanks with the help of the first letter(s)(每小题：1分，满分10分)Directions: Fill in the blanks with the help of the first letter(s).1.The experts that the markets in this area for these cell phones will expand by 200 percent in the next three years.(Suggested first letter(s): cal )2.It is hoped that the governments throughout the world will take joint actions to the economy and rescue the world from another economic crisis.(Suggested first letter(s): b )3.In public opinion, hard as the road for these students after school will be, their are bright since they are all well-rounded.(Suggested first letter(s): pro )4.In spite of his repeated failure, the Olympic hero must have determination, power, and passion to make sacrifices for the sake of glory to .(Suggested first letter(s): per )5.It is the development strategy of the company to its overseas expansion so as to make more profit in the world market.(Suggested first letter(s): ac )6.It is not to attribute reduction in mental function to getting old. In fact, the reduction might result from neglecting to stay physically active.(Suggested first letter(s): lo )7.In practice, the institutions are trying to move toward one language, with one or two other working languages.(Suggested first letter(s): dom )8.Many teenagers like to see frighteningly violent yet movies which may have some negative impact upon them.(Suggested first letter(s): com )9.Extracurricular activities in college enrich the students' life, cultivate their abilities to adapt to society, and possibly their studies.(Suggested first letter(s): p )10.The book, The Human Use of Human Beings (1950), that robots taking over human jobs may eventually lead to growing unemployment.(Suggested first letter(s): spe )Part 2 Fill in the blanks with the given words(每小题：1分，满分20分)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the sentences with the words given in the box. Change the form where necessary.(1) athere is a chance to reach an agreement.2. We might (2) further from the story and say that these people probably lived very close to the well because of the importance of water to life.3. As they are not sure about the situation in the flood-stricken area, they will first send trained nurses there to (3) the needs of each patient.4. If the extremely hostile relationships tend to (4) , the conflicts between the two parties make it difficult to recognize that they share common needs and goals.5. As more students are inclined to choose business as their major, the college has to offer more courses that are business- (5) .6. If workers believe inflation is likely to (6) , they will demand higher wages tocompensate for expected increases in prices.7. If you have a good planning to set aside 500 dollars per month, it would take two years to ________the minimum sum needed for your child.8. If the population continues to rise at the present rate, scientists have (8) that the world's population will double by the end of the century.9. The cost of repairing damaged public facilities is so high that some local governments are unwilling to (9) in the rebuilding projects.10. According to recent research reports, learning a new dance step may (10) the brain in the same way that learning a language does.1. Steve Jobs has been (11) as a genius in business; his greatest skills are his insight, creative mind, and his management ability.2. To keep the companies going, firms need to (12) candidates frequently to replace those who choose not to continue their contracts.3. I believe I have to (13) my ideas about my boss — he's stubborn sometimes but very clever and creative in many cases.4. In order to improve their job skills — to get new jobs or to advance in the ones they already have, many (14) in some forms of continuing education courses.5. In business settings, email is best used to convey some key information, to (15)_______________appointments, to document decisions, or to contact a decision maker directly.6. Wetland losses have caused populations of some bird species — starved for water, food, and nesting sites — to (16) by 60 to 80 percent.7. Better technology means you can (17) more sensitive alarm systems in your home and carry less cash on the street.8. The name Joe particularly (18) me as some think it makes me more qualified to be a baseball player rather than an art critic.9. We can surely (19) our public health care system, but it still gives us, for all its flaws, the best health care in the world.10. The manual labor in the countryside for 10 years had (20) him with a strong will and perseverance to overcome difficulties.Part 3 Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs(每小题：1分，满分10分)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with appropriate prepositions or adverbs. Fill in each blank with only ONE word.1.According to the professor, if you are invested common-sense ideas, you will have necessary skills for a lifetime employment.3.It is the child's first taste of living away from home, in the place where he must stand on his own two feet, and where he must stand himself.4.During the 60s and 70s in the last century, it was reported that many people who lived in the East Germany tried to defect the West.5.When I began my undergraduate study, I had the opportunity to be exposed the full range of engineering courses.6.The victim described her attacker a well-built man in his 30s though he pretended to be an old man that night.7.To improve our medical service, the number of operations may have to be limited the number of experienced doctors.8.This is not good reporting, which should involve all of the key facts and an account of those facts _____________an objective manner.9.With recent progress in technology, computer-aided language learning (CALL) is now a good alternative the usual ways of practicing listening and speaking.10.In order to pay less in tax, people are keen to know how many kids you have will have no bearing ____________how much tax you pay.Part 4 Banked Cloze(每小题：1分，共10分)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word can be used only once.Many people like to save books. If you walk into their home, you are 1. to see anywhere from a single bookshelf to a whole library full of all kinds of books. They have 2. ____________such a wealth of books that the shelves in their study rooms reach up to the ceilings. The 3.__________book collections they keep on the shelves are dusted and lined up neatly. There are two important reasons why people save books.One reason people save their books is to use them as reference materials. People whose job includes studying a lot of textbooks might feel 4.___________ to save some of those books for future reference. Those interested in electronic equipment keep their books to 5.___________ about the mystery of computer technology and the like. Many families keep encyclopedias (百科全书) for their children to 6.____________ their knowledge.Another reason people save books is to make a good impression. Some think that a library full of the books of the 7.____________ , such as literatures and the books about art and history makes them look 8.__________ . Some people have never 9.____________ to read those books. Also, some people like to show to visitors their wide 10.__________ of tastes and interests. In fact, it's just a good feeling they want to have.Part 5 Paragraph Translation(每小题：5分)Directions: Translate the following paragraphs into English.中国的古代教育历史悠久。