大学英语2第8单元资料

Test for Unit 8, Book2

I. Vocabulary (20%)

Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with a correct preposition or adverb and write down your answers on your Answer Sheet.

1. You should know better than to waste time ________ computer games. It is not too late to catch up with others.

2. The local government is trying to find ways to combat violence ________ children, especially on school property.

3. Charles is fond _______ driving, so I’m happy just to be a passenger.

4. You had better prepare ______ the worst before you start to work on it. Many people have not experienced success in this field.

5. After much thought, the lawyer arrived ______ the surprising conclusion that the old man was killed by his eldest son.

6. To be financially well__________, you need to work hard and spare no efforts to develop your career when young.

7. The project will benefit the local residents __________ the long run. Everybody should contribute to making it come true.

8. The labor union decided to call on railway workers to go _______ strike unless the management agreed to their demands for a higher salary.

9. Put the medicine _______ children’s reach. It can be very dangerous.

10. At present, space flight is pretty far removed _______ most people’s imagination. However, it is likely to be experienced by more people in the future.

II. Cloze (20%)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are three choices marked A, B and C. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and write down your answers on your Answer Sheet.

I have always felt that youth is _____ on the young. Well, _____ I have felt that way since I passed ______ age! If only I could go ______ to college now! I _____ work _____ to learn a foreign language. I would take _____ things more seriously. I would _____ more energy to develop my ______ sense. I would even study harder in the field I _______. Of course I can’t go back, _______ I hope you can ______ from my experience. Your generation enjoys an incredible amount of knowledge in ______ fields. Stand ____ on the contributions made by others! As you study _____ wisdom of others, learn _____ to think. Then use your strength to build a _____ world for the next generation. In the ____ run you will find that this way of _____ can help you become well off ____ happy.

1. A. wasted B. gone C. lost

2. A. besides B. in addition C. at least

3. A. center B. middle C. central

4. A. backward B. back C. backly

5. A. would B. should C. can

6. A. harder B. hardly C. hard

7. A. art B. artistic C. artistically

8. A. take B. cost C. spend

9. A. formal B. moral C. immoral

10. A. specialized B. specialist in C. specialized in

11. A. but B. furthermore C. and

12. A. learn B. know C. understand

13. A. every B. a few C. many

14. A. proud B. proudly C. pride

15. A. the B. a C. those

16. A. when B. whether C. how

17. A. good B. better C. best

18. A. long B. big C. great

19. A. standing B. thinking C. learning

20. A. as well as B. instead of C. besides

III. Skimming and Scanning (20%)

Directions: In this part, you are required to answer the questions on Answer Sheet. For questions1-7, mark Y (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 is not given in the passage. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Theft deterrent system

To deter the vehicle theft, the system is designed to give an alarm and keep the engine from being started if any of the front, sliding and back doors and hood is forcibly unlocked or the battery terminal is disconnected and then reconnected when the vehicle is locked.

The alarm blows the horn intermittently and flashes the headlights, tail lights and other exterior lights. The engine cannot be started because the starter circuit will be cut.

SETTING THE SYSTEM

1. Turn the ignition key to the “LOCK” position and remove it.

2. Have all passengers get out of the vehicle.

3. Close and lock the front, sliding and back doors and hood.

The indicator light will come on when the front, sliding and back doors and hood are closed and locked.

As the front doors are locked, the system will give you a preparation time of 30 seconds before the setting, during which the front, sliding and back doors and hood may be opened to prepare for the setting.

Be careful not to use the key when opening either front door. This will cancel the system.

4. After making sure the indicator light starts flashing, you may leave the vehicle.

The system will automatically be set after the preparation time elapses. The indicator light will flash to show the system is set. If any of the front, sliding and back doors and hood is opened at that time, the setting is interrupted until it is closed and locked.

Never leave anyone in the vehicle when you set the system, because unlocking from the inside will activate （使起动） the system.

WHEN THE SYSTEM IS SET

Activating the system

The system will give the alarm and cut the starter circuit under the following conditions:

If any of the front, sliding and back doors and hood is unlocked without using

the key

If the battery terminal is disconnected and then reconnected

After one minute, the alarm will automatically stop with the starter circuit cut kept on.

Reactivating the alarm

Once set, the system automatically resets the alarm each time the front, sliding and back doors and hood are closed after the alarm stops.

The alarm will be activated again under the following conditions:

If any of the front, sliding and back doors and hood is opened

If the battery terminal is disconnected and then reconnected

Stopping the alarm

Turn the ignition key from the “LOCK” to “ACC” position. The alarm will be stopped with the starter circuit cut kept on. Stopping the alarm in this manner will keep the alarm from being reactivated when any of the front, sliding and back doors and hood is opened.

Interrupting the setting

With the system set, the back door can be opened with the key without activating or canceling the system. While it is open, the front and sliding doors and hood may be opened in addition, and the system can be activated only by the battery terminal disconnection.

To resume the setting, close and lock the front, sliding and back doors and hood. The back door must be closed with the key removed.

CANCELLING THE SYSTEM

Unlock either front door with the key, or unlock the sliding door with the key when it has been closed. This cancels the system completely and the starter circuit cut will be cancelled at once.

INDICATOR LIGHT

The indicator light gives the following three indications when the system is in use. When the light is:

FLASHING—The system is set. You need the key to open the front, sliding and back doors and hood.

ON—The system will automatically be set when the time comes. The front, sliding and back doors and hood may be opened without a key.

OFF—The system is inactive. You may open any door and hood.

TESTING THE SYSTEM

1. Open the driver's and front passenger's windows.

2. Set the system as described above. The front doors should be locked with the key. Be sure to wait until the indicator light starts flashing.

3. Unlock one of the front, sliding and back doors from the inside. The system should activate the alarm.

4. Cancel the system by unlocking either front door with the key.

5. Repeat this operation for the other doors and hood. When testing on the hood, also check that the system is activated when the battery terminal is disconnected and then reconnected.

If the system does not work properly, have it checked by your Toyota dealer.

1. The system is used to deter the vehicle theft according to the instructions.

2. In order to set the system, you should have all passengers get out of the vehicle.

3. The system will be cancelled when you use the key to open the back door.

4. The system will not be activated unless you use the key to open any of the

front, sliding and back doors and hood.

5. In order to stop the alarm, you have to turn the ignition key from the “ACC” to “LOCK” position.

6. When the indicator light is flashing, it is needless to use the key to open any of the doors and hood.

7. The passage tells us that the system works so effectively that it never breaks down.

8. As the front doors are locked, the theft deterrent system will give you a preparation time of _____________ before setting.

9. Before leaving the vehicle, make sure that the indicator light ___________.

10. According to the passage, if the system refuses to work properly, have it checked by your ______________.

IV. Reading comprehension (20%)

Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and write down your answers on your

Answer Sheet.

Passage l

The chief purpose of work is not to produce things but to build the man. It is not so important what shape or form our work may take; what is vitally important is our attitude toward that work.

Even if the particular duty is one which doesn’t seem worth doing, if you must do it, it is important to do it right. Even if no one else will ever know whether you did it right or not, you will know. By making a commitment(承诺) to quality work, you make a commitment to yourself to develop your abilities and self-respect, to do the best you can do and be the best you can be. When you do as little as possible or just enough to get by, you are not merely cheating your employer, your customers, your clients, and your co-workers, but most importantly, you cheat yourself. You cheat yourself out of an opportunity to develop pride and self-worth. You cheat yourself out of an opportunity to meet a challenge and develop your own inner powers and abilities. You may be able to get away with cheating others, but you never get away with cheating yourself.

Thus, the key is a commitment to yourself to use every possible opportunity for self-development and treat every work assignment, no matter how small or boring, as a challenge that can be sued in your development.

Work is a projection(投影) of self. Consciousness(感觉,意识) can regard any job as a potential opportunity for self-expression, for play, for creativity, for the furtherance(推动) of social objectives, and it can arrange the factors in the job so

that they form a means of self-expression.

Most jobs contain at least some 1imited options for creativity. To the extent that any job can be done in different ways, the job presents you with an opportunity to project your unique abilities and values into that job. Any type of communication, written or spoken, presents a significant opportunity for creative expression. Even if your efforts are reviewed and must be toned down to fit into me mold(模型) of your organization, there is always a slight opening through which you can project your unique personality. Use these opportunities to express and confirm your existence.

1. The most important thing about work is .

A. to produce things

B. the shape one’s work takes

C. the amount of money it makes

D. one’s attitude towards the work

2. If the work doesn’t seem worth doing, you should .

A. give it up

B. tell others to do it

C. stop in the middle

D. perform it carefully

3. What can work assignments offer people?

A. An opportunity to develop oneself.

B. A chance to get away with cheating themselves.

C. Few options for creativity.

D. A way to get rid of your unique personality.

4. Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Sometimes you have to adjust yourself to your work.

B. There is space for you to show your creativity

C. Work must be done in one way in order to be the most efficient.

D. You may never cheat yourself.

5. The main idea of the passage is .

A. how to improve your creativity

B. the importance of projecting your values into your job

C. when to express yourself

D. how to change one’s personality

Passage 2

The smart job-seeker needs to get rid of several standard myths(不实之事) about interviewing before starting to pound the pavement looking for a job. What follows is a list of some of these untruths and some tips to help you do your best at your next interview.

Myth 1: The aim of interviewing is to obtain a job offer

Only half true. The real aim of an interview is to obtain the job you want. That often means rejecting job offers you don’t want! Incompetent job-seekers, however, become so used to accommodating(适应) employers’ expectations that they often easily qualify for jobs they don’t want. So, before you do back-flips for an employer, be sure you want the job.

Myth 2: Always please the interviewer

Not true. Try to please yourself. Giving answers that you think will suit a

potential employer, losing touch with your own feelings(in order to get in touch with some other person’s feelings) and, in general, practicing an awful policy of appeasement(姑息) are certain to keep you from success and progress, Of course, don’t be hostile-nobody wants to hire someone hostile. But there is plainly a middle ground between being too ingratiating(讨好的) and being hostile. An effective interview (whether you are offered the job or not) is like an exciting encounter in conversation with your neighbor on an airplane.

Myth 3: Try to control the interview

Nobody “control” an interview-neither you nor the interviewer-although one or both parties often try. When somebody tries to control us, we resent it. When we try to control somebody, they resent us. Remember, you can’t contro1 what employers think of you, just as they can’t control what you think of them. So hang lose when interviewing; never dominate the interview.

Myth 4: Don’t disagree with the interviewer

Another silly myth. If you don’t disagree at times, you become, in effect, a “yes” man or woman. Don’t be afraid to disagree with your interviewer-in a pleasant and pleasing way. And don’t hesitate to change your mind. The worst that could happen would be that the interviewer thinks, “There’s a person with an open mind!” The conventional wisdom says “be yourself,” true enough. But how many people can be themselves if they don’t feel free to disagree?

6. The word “myth” in the passage probably means .

A. mystery

B. Advantage

C. Something false that most people believe is true

D. anything different

7. An effective interview should be one during which .

A. both interviewer and interviewee try to praise each other

B. the job-seeker succeeds in living up to the expectation of the employer

C. two sides have a good exchange of views

D. the interviewee obtains the expected job offer

8. If a job-seeker tries to control the interview, .

A. he is going to win a job offer

B. the interviewer will hire him

C. both parties ale satisfied with each other

D. it is unlikely for him to attain his goal

9. All of the following statements are true except that .

A. a good interview is like an exciting conversation

B. a job-seeker should always agree with the interviewer

C. one doesn’t have to cater to (迎合) his interviewer’s taste

D. it is important to be oneself during an interview

10. The main idea of the passage is .

A. the way to think about and act in a job interview

B. don’t be respectful of your interviewer

C. a good interview allows an interviewer to be himself

D. why all interview can develop into an exciting conversation

Passage 3

My father's reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City was immediate and definite: “You won’t catch me putting my money in there!” he declared, “Not in that glass box!”

Of course, my father is a gentleman of the old school, a member of the generation to whom a good deal of modern architecture is upsetting, but I am convinced that his negative response was not so much to the architecture as to a violation of his concept of the nature of money.

In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity（实物） that could be carried, or stolen. Consequently, to attract the custom of a sensible man, a bank had to have heavy walls, barred windows, and bronze doors, to affirm the fact, however untrue, that money would be safe inside. If a building’s design made it appear impenetrable, the institution was necessarily reliable, and the meaning of the heavy wall as an architecture symbol dwelt in the prevailing attitude toward money.

But the attitude toward money has, of course, changed. Excepting pocket money, cash of any kind is now rarely used; money as a tangible commodity has largely been replaced by credit. A deficit（赤字） economy, accompanied by huge expansion, has led us to think of money as product of the creative imagination. The banker no longer offers us a safe: he offers us a service in which the most valuable element is the creativity for the invention of large numbers. It is in no way surprising, in view of this change in attitude, that we are witnessing the disappearance of the heavy walled bank.

Just as the older bank emphasized its strength, this bank by its architecture boasts of imaginative powers. From this point of view it is hard to say where architecture ends and human assertion（人们的说法）begins.

11. The main idea of this passage is that _______.

A） money is not as valuable as it was in the past

B） changes have taken place in both the appearance and the concept of banks

C） the architectural style of the older bank is superior to that of the modern bank

D） prejudice makes the older generation think that the modern bank is unreliable

12. How do the older generation and the younger one think about money?

A） The former thinks more of money than the latter.

B） The younger generation values money more than the older generation.

C） Both generations rely on the imaginative power of bankers to make money.

D） To the former money is a real commodity but to the latter the means of producing more money.

13. The word “tangible”（Line 2, Para. 4 ）refers to something

A） that is precious

B） that is usable

C） that can be touched

D） that can be reproduced

14. According to this passage, a modern banker should be _________.

A） ambitious and friendly

B） reliable and powerful

C） sensible and impenetrable

D） imaginative and creative

15. It can be inferred from the passage that the author's attitude towards the new trend in banking is ___________.

A）cautious B）regretful C）positive D）hostile

V. Translation (10%)

Direction: Translate Sentences 1-3 into English and Sentences 4-5 into Chinese and write down your answers on your Answer Sheet.

1. 这些艺术家把一生都献给了艺术，为艺术事业的发展做出了巨大的贡献。

2. 要是我没说那些愚蠢的话该多好！那时我太年轻，不能明辨是非。

3. 从一项非正式的调查来看，大多数人希望缩短工作时间，因为他们意识到除了工作，生活中还有许多别的东西。

4. Interest in teaching, social service and the humanities is at a low, along with ethnic and women’s studies. On the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer science is way up.

5. Let’s hope our educators answer students’ cries for career education, but at the same time let’s ensure that students are prepared for the day when they realize their shortsightedness.