1 unit 6 Romance[1]

Unit 6 RomancePart Ⅰ Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 1 long conversation. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.1. A) She thinks George is unlucky. B) She thinks George is successful.C) She thinks George was too ambitious. D) She thinks George was not ambitious.2. A) They make her smile. B) They have no effect.C) They make her angry. D) Don't make her sad.3. A) A woman decorating her house. B) A woman renting out her house.C) A woman buying a house. D) A woman selling her house.4. A) The weather forecast is wrong. B) They will not get caught in the rain.C) They won't get out. D) They will be back in the afternoon.5. A) A taxi driver. B) Her boss.C) A policeman. D) A security guard.6. A) He thinks Jack was OK as a salesman.C) He thinks Jack was a very good salesman.B) He thinks Jack was not a good salesman.D) He thinks Jack will be a better manager than he was a salesman.7. A) She thinks Daniel is impatient. B) She thinks Daniel is immature.C) She thinks Daniel quite self-controlled. D) She thinks Daniel is always in a hurry.8. A) To return a couple of books. B) To buy a couple of books.C) To return a couple of DVDs. D) To buy a couple of DVDs.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) A coach driver. B) A bus driver.C) A truck driver. D) A taxi driver.10. A) She is hurt in an accident. B) She is having a heart attack.C) She is hurt in the back. D) She is having a baby.11. A) On the road to downtown. B) In the downtown area.C) On the freeway. D) At the airport.12. A) Bill. B) Bob.C) Ben. D) Brad.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B),C) and D).Passage OneQuestions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.13. A) She heard Tony made a fortune on the stock market.B) She heard Tony made a fortune after 15 years.C) She heard Tony made a fortune and quit his job.D) She heard Tony made a fortune by doing business.14. A) She was surprised to see Tony wearing an expensive suit.B) She was surprised to see Tony driving an expensive car.C) She was surprised to see Tony wearing expensive clothes.D) She was surprised to see Tony driving an expensive car.15. A) He is doing business on the local stock market now.B) He is doing business in London now.C) He is teaching Spanish in a local college now.D) He is teaching Spanish in a big college now.Passage TwoQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) They had no uncles, aunts or parents that live with them.B) They were very brilliant and achieved much.C) They were never willing to depend on others.D) They were very poor and had few good schools to attend.17. A) He can make his pupils great men.B) He can make his pupils worthy men.C) He can help his pupils become great men.D) His pupils can‘t make themselves great men without his help.18. A) They are not willing to succeed.B) They have no ambition to succeed.C) They are not confident of success.D) They are not able to succeed.19. A) They should ask for their parents‘ advice and rely on them.B) They should ask for friends‘ advice to change themselves.C) They should change their course and depend on themselves.D) They should do everything by themselves.Section CDirections: in this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill the blanks numbered from 20 to 27 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 28 to 30 you are required to fill in themissing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.My fingers (20) ________ the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her. This would not be love, but it would be something (21) _____________, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be (22) ________.I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt (23) ________________ by the (24) _____________ of my disappointment. ―I‘m (25) _______________ John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me, may I take you to dinner?‖The woman‘s face (26) _____________ into a smile. ―I don‘t know what this is about, son,‖ she answered, ―but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she (27) ____________ me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to (28) __________, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!‖It‘s not difficult to understand and (29)___________Miss Maynell‘s wisdom.The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the (30)____________.Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions.For questions 31-37, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information in not given in the passage.For question 38-40, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.―I‘m going to get married soon and want to be a good wife, I‘d like to know specially how I can be ‗all things‘ to my man,‖ asked a woman.The reply from Carol who is a marriage counselor was as follows.Show him in a thousand little ways that you love him and think he‘s a wonderful person. Romance dies through indifference and neglect. You can keep it alive by being a responsive lover, by looking attractive and by using some of the feminine tricks you during courtship.Remember that a man also needs appreciation and flattery. If he gets it from his wife, he‘s far less likely to look for it elsewhere.Make your husband feel you‘re the one person in the world whom he can al ways rely on for sympathy and understanding. Earn his confidence by keeping his secrets. Rejoice in his triumphs and sympathize with his defeats. Don‘t belittle his achievements or nag about his mistakes.Interest yourself in the things that interest him so you can enjoy them together. When you share many interests, you get pleasure from each other‘s company and have endless topics to talk about. This means taking your share of the domestic load such as keeping the home clean and attractive and being a good cook and a thrifty shopper. It means being cheerful when times are hard and encouraging him when he loses confidence. It also means doing all you can do help him get ahead by discussing his business problems with him and making friends for him.Ke ep your husband amused and entertained, and be ready to go out on the town when he‘s in the mood. Many men seek outside recreation alone because their wife is too busy with household details or other interests. Other men go out alone because their mates ar e ―killjoys‖.The impression people get of your man will depend largely on what you say about him and how you act toward him in public. Don‘t play the martyr or look fir sympathy at the expense of your husband. If you make only favorable remarks about him and act as if he‘s a fine person,you‘ll be helping him as well as yourself.No matter how old your husband is, he still needs to be babied at times. He needs to be watched and worried over when he‘s ill. And he needs to be scolded for his little m isdeeds, then kissed and forgiven just the way his mother did many years ago.―What should a good husband be like?‖ inquired a man about to be married. Carol gave him some advice on how to be a good husband.A good husband makes his wife feel important in his scheme of things, and shows his affections by actions as well as words.He is sympathetic to his wife‘s moods or setbacks, and lets her know he appreciates the work that goes into running a home efficiently and raising the children wisely.A good husband gives his wife some degree of financial independence through a joint checking account, an allowance, or a checking account of her own. He is a companion to his wife, talking things over with her, and sharing her interests.He takes his wife out regularly for recreation, realizing that he is the only escort she can have, now that she‘s married. He cheerfully assumes his responsibility in the disciplining and raising of the children.A good husband is considerate in the intimate side of married life. He is faithful to his wife, is on friendly terms with his in-laws, and is honest with his mate.He is attentive to his wife in public, avoids flirting with other women, and consult his wife before make any important household or family decisions.A good husband places the interest of his wife and children ahead of his relatives, and avoids being overly critical. He makes it possible for his wife to have some leisure time for outside interests.Lastly, a good husband often compliments his wife and does it with sincerity.31. A good wife should look attractive to hold tight her husband‘s heart.32. Different from women, men don‘t care about praise and flattery.33. A wife should spare some time to accompany her husband, doing so mething they‘re both interested in.34. According to the passage, a wife should have the last word in the family in order to keep it in harmony.35. A good husband should do whatever pleases his wife.36. According to the passage, a good husband should place the interest of his wife and children ahead of his relatives.37. A good husband should often compliment his wife for her domestic work.31. [ Y ] [ N ] [ NG ] 32. [ Y ] [ N ] [ NG ] 33. [ Y ] [ N ] [ NG ]34. [ Y ] [ N ] [ NG ] 35. [ Y ] [ N ] [ NG ] 36. [ Y ] [ N ] [ NG ]37. [ Y ] [ N ] [ NG ]38. A good husband gives his wife some degree of financial independence ___________.39. A wife‘s taking the share of the domestic load means ___________.40. A good husband should cheerfully assume his responsibility ___________.Part Ⅲ Reading comprehension (Reading in Depth)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please fill in each blank with a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Engineering students are 41 to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an 42 and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, good reputation and lots of good labs and research43 . But that‘s not what I did.I chose to study engineering at a small liberal arts university that doesn‘t even offer a major in electrical engineering . Obviously, this was not a 44 choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with 45 and a value system to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by 46 with people with people who weren‘t studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and 47 beyond my18 years, and I believed them.I headed off to college. I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering ―factories‖ where they didn‘t care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical 48 and sensitive all in one.Now I‘m n ot so sure. Somewhere along the way noble ideal crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of 49 to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberal arts courses in college.The reality that has 50 my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don‘t mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different way; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.A)blocked F) interacting K) practicalB)flexibility G) supposed L) administrativeC)schedule H) mature M) equipmentD)wise I) demonstrate N) criticalE)struggling J) genius O) idealistSection BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices A), B), C), and D). You should decide on the best choice.Passage oneQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Have you ever been to an Irish wedding? I have just returned from one．It is a quarter to five in the morning：the sun has already climbed about the horizon；the birds are busy celebrating thenew day and have eagerly been in search of food．But some of the guests have not yet left．They are still prolonging the night：dancing，singing，gossiping，putting off the unfortunate necessity of undertaking a day‘s work in the fields after a sleepless night．Throughout most of her life，Bridget Mary，the bride，has been living in the small whitewashed thatched cottage I have just left．Twelve children have been brought up there but only two are still living at home．The eldest son，heir to the small farm, is helping his father with the farm work（they employ no farm laborers）：the youngest daughter is still at school．Two years ago，Bridget Mary went to England to take up domestic work in a hospital and it was while she was living there that she met her future husband，Terry．He himself is an Irishman who used to live in Dublin and now has a well-paid job in a light engineering works in England．They got engaged and started saving．Now they are thinking of buying a small house near Terry‘s factor．The wedding ceremony was performed in the church in the nearest town at half past eight yesterday morning．Another couple were being married at the same time．Nobody worried about the cost of the celebrations：four luxurious cars brought bride，bridegroom，family and friends home，and forty people were crowded into the tiled kitchen and the tiny living—room，hung with framed school certificates and religious pictures．A big meal was given；the wedding cake was cut and toasts were drunk in whisky or sherry. And while the remains of the feast were being cleared away and the rooms swept，the four cars set out again，taking the married couple and relations for a drive round the country—side．51．What makes it clear that this is a country wedding?A) The bride is one of a large family. B) The guests‘ occupation.C) The birds are singing. D) People get up so early.52．No farm laborers are employed became .A) they are not needed B) the family is too poorC) the son can help D) there are none available53．The young couple will not live on the farm after their marriage because .A) there is no room for themB) they have a house in EnglandC) they are both employed elsewhereD) it i s the bride‘s brother who will inherit the farm54．The guests taken for a ride round the countryside .A) To give them an opportunity of seeing the surroundings．B) To get them out of the way．C) To enable the neighbors to see the married peopleD) As a way of passing the time．55．The wedding was celebratedA) in the morning．B) at noon．C) form morning till late in the evening D) in the eveningPassage TwoQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Many leading scientists down through the years from Galileo to Einstein have been deeply religious. They have been intrigued by the essential mystery of life and material existence, and have recognized that spiritual as well as scientific understanding is needed.Two biologists might examine a living cell under a microscope. One will see there the handiwork of God; the other will see only what evolution has chanced to produce. And yet both wil l agree on the cell‘s biological history, its composition, its structure, and its function. One physicist will find God in the exquisitely organized and exact laws of the physical universe. Another physicist will not be able to see anything beyond the laws themselves. The religious views of a scientist do not come from his science; they come from his entire philosophy, his whole view of the world. But scientists are not unique in this matter; the same disparity of thinking is to be found among people from all walks of life.In the modern world, science serves two important functions. One is to provide the basis for a scientific technology. It is in this way that science has the greatest influence on our daily living. Through technology, we advance the structure of civilization and gain increasing domination over the earth and adjoining portions of the universe. The other purpose served by science is one of understanding. Through science, we discover how phenomena occur and, to a limited extent, why they happen the way they do. Vital processes are analyzed and studied, that we may know more of how organisms function, and how they have come to be what they are. Through science, we seek to know that a man is –how his body works and why he thinks and dreams. As we search to know ourselves and the workings of our minds, we expect to find solutions to problems of confusion and discontent. Science is a way to understanding, but in some ways it is a narrow path that does not touch on all the questions posed by the facts of human life. Science does not provide a way of life; it does not create a moral order. It is quite obvious that not all human knowledge can be reduced to scientific terms. Interpretations of the ultimate meaning and value of life will, in the final analysis, be made more on the basis of spiritual awareness than on scientific acuity.56. According to the author, many leading scientists __________.A) have attempted to explain physi8cal life from a religious point of viewB) have engaged in intrigue trying to solve the mystery of lifeC) have acknowledged that only religion can explain the mystery of lifeD) have been puzzled by the mystery of life and material things57. The author suggests in the second paragraph that _________.A) it is only by studying philosophy that a man can develop religious beliefsB) while some physicists conclude from the laws of nature that there is a God, others draw no such conclusionC) by examining a living cell under a microscope biologists can understand the process of evolutionD) there is a disparity of thinking between scientists and people from other walks of life regarding science and religion58. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, ―this matter‖ refer to __________.A) the fact that a scientist‘ s religious views derive from his whole outlook on lifeB) the fact that some people believe in God while others do notC) the disparity in the religious conclusions drawn from the observation of natural phenomenaD) the disparity of thinking between scientists and people from other walks of life59. In the third paragraph it is mentioned that by means of science, __________are analyzed andstudied.A) processes on which organic life dependsB) the main ways in which organisms developC) changes in organic lifeD) the ways in which cells formed60. In the second sentence of third paragraph ―scientific technology‖ isA) the application of scientific knowledge to the skills of industryB) the application of science and industry to daily lifeC) science and industry as the basis of progressD) the use of science and industrial techniques in gaining control of the universePart Ⅳ VocabularyDirections: Choose the ONE that best completes each sentence from the four choices marked A),B), C) and D).61. The basic causes are unknown, although certain condition that may lead to cancer have been_________.A）identified B）guaranteed C）notified D）conveyed62. The art students were by the sheer beauty of the portrait hung before them.A) distressed B) glorified C) sustained D) captivated63. Lily‘s new blue dress her coat perfectly.A) likes B) matches C) colors D) resembles64. Your complaint is being ; when we have anything to report we will write to you again.A) looked through B) looked over C) looked into D) looked up65. The activity inside the Party became The Right Wing Movement.A) known as B) known of C) known to D) known at66. One of the leading newspapers the severest punishment of all who had been concerned in the conspiracy.A) called on B) called for C) called in D) called by67. The school has many good teachers, but when it buildings, it is poor.A) comes to B) comes though C) comes across D) comes at68. He is not that sort of chap who likes being .A) made up to B) made for C) made up D) made over69. Gasoline mileage depends on a variety of including speed, weather conditions and length.A) tissues B) figures C) factors D) characters70. A man saves money inflation‘s not having negative effect on him.A) in hope with B) in hope for C) hoping D) in hopes for71. He always did well at school having to do part-time jobs every now and then.A) in spite of B) regardless of C) on account of D) in case of72. When the guest speaker finished his eloquent speech, the audience .A) elapsed B) admired C) applauded D) split73. Suddenly, Jane gave a and rushed off to the kitchen, where she could smell the cake burning.A) scream B) laughter C) murmur D) crying74. Without proper lesson，you could a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.A) keep up B) pick up C) draw up D) catch up75. Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the body‘s need for it from natural sources without turning the salt bottle.A) up B) to C) on D) overPart Ⅴ GrammarDirections: Choose the ONE that best completes each sentence from the four choices marked A),B), C) and D).76. It is important that the hotel receptionist that guest are registered correctly.A) has made sure B) made sure C) must make sure D) make sure77.difficulties we may come across, we ‘ll help one another to overcome them.A) Wherever B) Whatever C) However D) Whenever78. The hours the children spend in their one-way relationship with TV undoubtedly affect their relationship with real-life people.A) in which B) on which C) when D) that79.in 1788, the thirteen original states worked together under an agreement called the Articles of Confederation.A) Not until the Constitution was adoptedB) The Constitution was adoptedC) Adopted by the ConstitutionD) Until the Constitution was adopted80., I must do another experiment。