阶段自测（Unit 6—Unit 10）

Part One

Ⅰ．Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each)

1. The sensitive materials measure the intensity of light and ____ the light rays into a range of numbers.

[A] convert

[B] convey

[C] condense

[D] concrete

2. People are ____ more and more importance to paid holidays in modern societies.

[A] assigning

[B] attaching

[C] attributing

[D] attending

3. The effects of rapid travel on the body are actually ____ more disturbing than we realize.

[A] lot

[B] many

[C] far

[D] great

4. If you are now in four ____ you ought to be aware that you can expect to live nearly one third of the rest of your life after the age of 60.

[A] thirty

[B] thirties

[C] thirty's

[D] thirties'

5. In deciding whether to ____ a course of action, they try to estimate its likely impact on the voters.

[A] perform

[B] permit

[C] persuade

[D] pursue

6. Victory in the eleven largest states ____ would provide an electoral majority.

[A] lone

[B] lonely

[C] alone

[D] along

7. A man flown to a time zone different ____ 10 hours will take eight days to readjust his palm sweat.

[A] from

[B] for

[C] by

[D] against

8. Robots, already taking over human tasks in the automotive field, are beginning to be seen, although ____ a lesser degree, in other industries as well.

[A] at

[B] to

[C] in

[D] on

9. You must push away the many temptations that are always present ____ your schedule is useless.

[A] if

[B] because

[C] and

[D] or

10. It is because the birthrate fell earlier in Western and North-western Europe than elsewhere, rather than because of any change in the death rate, ____ we have grown so old.

[A] that

[B] so

[C] why

[D] therefore

Ⅱ．Cloze Test(10 points, 1 point for each)

Advertising is different from selling. Salesmen depend   11   the person-to-person approach in trying to persuade consumers to buy. Advertising,   12  ,  has to reach consumers indirectly through messages on radio and television, in the newspapers, or even on handbills (传单) given to you in the street.

Once again, the purpose of advertising is to sell goods. This means that the advertiser is going to try to make you think you want something— his something—  13   you need it or not.   14  , the advertiser is creating a(n)  15   for his product. This is fine. Remember, all the goods being produced today have to be sold. And you cannot buy something if you do not know about it.

All consumers are influenced by brand names. Advertisers try to get people   16   to a brand because they know that, in later years, many of the consumers will   17   to this brand. Therefore commercials are repeated over and over again on radio and television. We soon get to know them by   18  . Some advertisers stay with particular radio or television stars, and consumers come to   19   a product with a famous person.

You are probably wondering, at this point, whether advertising is good or bad. Actually, it may be     20   of both, but decide for yourself.

11. [A] for                                       [B] at

[C] on                                        [D]with

12. [A] but                                       [B] however

[C]while                                    [D]yet

13. [A] how                                     [B] that

[C] if                                         [D]whether

14. [A] In other words                      [B] In any case

[C] In addition                            [D]In contrast

15. [A] order                                    [B] demand

[C] command                             [D] request

16. [A] use                                      [B] to use

[C] used                                     [D]to used

17. [A] object                                   [B] stick

[C] oppose                                 [D] prefer

18. [A] heart                                    [B] mind

[C] soul                                     [D]brain

19. [A] connect                                [B] join

[C] combine                               [D]associate

20. [A] little                                     [B] a little

[C] few                                      [D]a few

Ⅲ．Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each)

Passage One

The idea of a special day to honor mothers was first put forward in America in 1907. Two years later a woman, Mrs. John Bruce Dodd, in the state of Washington proposed a similar day to honor the head of the family – the father. Her mother died when she was very young, and she was brought up by her father. She loved her father very much.

In response to Mrs. Dodd's idea that same year —1909, the state governor of Washington officially announced the third Sunday in June Father's Day. The idea was officially approved by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge recommended national observance(庆祝) of the occasion “to establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children, and to impress upon fathers the full measure or their obligations.”The red or white rose is recognized as the official Father's Day flower.

Father's Day took longer to establish on a national scale than Mother's Day, but as the idea gained popularity, tradesmen and manufacturers began to see the commercial possibilities. They encouraged sons and daughters honor their fathers with small thank – you resents, such as a tie or a pair of socks, as well as by sending greeting cards.

During the Second World War, American servicemen stationed in Britain began to request Father's Day greeting cards to send home. This generated a response with British card publisher. Though at first the British public was slow to accept this rather artificial day, it's now well celebrated in Britain on the third Sunday in June in much the same way as in America.

21. According to the passage, the idea of Father's Day was first put forward by _____ .

[A] Mrs. John Bruce Dodd

[B] the state governor of Washington

[C] President Woodrow Wilson

[D] President Calvin Coolidge

22. The word “occasion” in Sentence 3, Paragraph 2 refers to ____ .

[A] the third Sunday in June

[B] the year 1916

[C] the year 1924

[D] Father's Day

23. We can conclude from the third paragraph that ____ .

[A] Father's Day is more popular than Mother's Day

[B] Mother's Day was more easily accepted than Father's Day

[C] Father's Day is more popular among tradesmen than among others

[D] children are required to buy presents for their fathers on Father's Day

24. Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?

[A] Father's Day was established to promote equality between men and women.

[B] It was British card publishers who introduced Father's Day to British people.

[C] The British public was at first unwilling to accept the idea of Father's Day.

[D] There is much difference between Father's Day in America and that in Britain.

25. The best title for this passage is ____ .

[A] The Popularity of Father's Day

[B] An Introduction to Father's Day

[C] Difference between Father's Day and Mother's Day

[D] The Origin of Father's Day in America

Passage Two

The concept of “environment”is certainly difficult and may even be misunderstood; but we have no better substitute. It seems simple enough to distinguish between the organism and the surrounding environment and to separate forces acting on an organism into those that are internal and biological and those that are external and environmental. But in actual practice, this system breaks down in many ways, because the organism and the environment are constantly interacting so that the environment is modified by the organism and vice versa(反之亦然).

In the case of man, the difficulties with the environmental concept are even more complicated because we have to deal with man as an animal and with man as a bearer of culture. If we look at man as an animal and try to analyze the environmental forces that are acting on the organism, we find that we have to deal with things like climate, soil, plants and suchlike factors common to all biological situations. But we also find, always, very important environmental influences that we can only class as “cultural”, which modify the physical and biological factors. But man, as we know him, is always a bearer of culture; and, if we sturdy human culture, we find that it ,in turn, is modified by the environmental factors of climate and geography. We thus easily get into great difficulties from the necessity of viewing culture, at one moment, as a part of the man and at another moment, as a part of the environment.

26. ____ According to the author, which of the following can best describe the popular understanding of “environment”?

[A] Confused.

[B] Conflicting

[C] Faultless.

[D] Oversimplified

27. According to the first paragraph, the concept of “environment” is difficult to explain because ____ .

[A] it fails to distinguish between the organism and the surroundings

[B] it fails to distinguish between internal and external forces acting on the organism

[C] the organism and the environment are exerting influence on each other

[D] the relationship between the organism and the environment is unknown

28. In analyzing the environmental forces acting on man, the author indicates that ____ .

[A] biological factors are less important to other animals than cultural factors to man

[B] both man and other animals are modified by biological, physical and cultural forces

[C] man is modified by both cultural environment and natural environment

[D] physical and biological factors exert more influence on other animals than on man

29. As for culture, the author points out that ____ .

[A] it is something totally independent of the environment

[B] it is something solely belonging to the environment

[C] it is a part of the man as well as the environment

[D] it is a product of human beings' biological instincts

30. In this passage, the author is primarily concerned with ____ .

[A] the interpretation of the term “environment”

[B] the discussion on organisms and biological environment

[C] the comparison of internal and external forces acting on man

[D] the influence of physical and biological factors on human culture

Passage Three

Some psychologists maintain that mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone, but that one's muscles also participate. It may be said that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way that we listen to music with our bodies.

You surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with your ears but with your whole body. Few people can listen to music that is more or less familiar without moving their body or, more specifically, some part of their body. Often when one listens to a concert on the radio, he is attracted to direct the band even though he knows there is a good conductor on the job.

Strange as this behavior may be , there is a very good reason for it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates, so to speak, in its performance. This listener “feels” himself into the music with more or less noticeable motions of his body.

The muscles of the body actually participate in the mental process of thinking in the same way ,but this participation is less obvious because it is less noticeable.

31. Some psychologists tend to believe that thinking is ____ .

[A] a process happening outside the brain

[B] a process that only involves one's brain

[C] a process involving both the brain and muscles

[D] more of a physical process than a mental action

32. The process of thinking and that of listening to music is similar in that ____.

[A] both processes are less noticeable

[B] neither involves the use of the brain

[C] both bring enjoyment to a person

[D] neither is solely a mental process

33. Few people are able to listen to familiar music on the radio without ____.

[A] singing along with the music

[B] moving some parts of their bodies

[C] stopping the job they are doing

[D] wishing to see the actual performance

34. Muscle participation in the process of thinking is ____ .

[A] purposeful

[B] apparent

[C] indistinct

[D] impressive

35. The passage is concerned primarily with ____ .

[A] muscle participation in mental activities

[B] muscle participation in music appreciation

[C] the difference between thinking and music appreciation

[D] the relationship between thinking and music appreciation

Part Two

Ⅳ．Word Spelling (10 points, 1 point for two words)

36. 效率  n.  e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

37. 柔韧的，灵活的  a.  f_ _ _ _ _ _ _

38. 框架  n. f_ _ _ _

39. 紧急情况  n.  e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

40. 调整，调节  v.  a_ _ _ _ _

41. 集合，装配  v.  a_ _ _ _ _ _ _

42. 城市的  a.  u_ _ _ _

43. 中立的  a.  n_ _ _ _ _ _

44. 人员，员工  n.  p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

45. 节奏  n.  r_ _ _ _ _

46. 暴露，揭露  v.  e_ _ _ _ _

47. 典型的  a.  t_ _ _ _ _ _

48. 具体的  a.  s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

49. 秘书  n.  s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

50. 使延长  v.  l_ _ _ _ _ _ _

51. 竞争，比赛  n.  c_ _ _ _ _ _

52. 危机  n.  c_ _ _ _ _

53. 东方的  a.  e_ _ _ _ _ _

54. 照相机  n.  c_ _ _ _ _

55. 多数，大半  n.  m_ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ⅴ．Word Form (10 points, 1 point for each)

56. President Johnson once ____ （conduct）an important meeting in Guam.

57. Understand what a jet lag is, and how a careful diet can minimize its worst effects, and your flights ____ (be) less stressful.

58. With the ability ____(see), robots can identify and inspect one specific class of objects out of a stack of different kinds of materials.

59. Anyone ____(want) to understand the industry of the future will have to know about robotics.

60. The quality of life, especially as ____(view)by the individual, is meaningful in terms of the degree to which these various areas of life are available.

61. Positive leisure attitudes are essential for motivating the general public to use their leisure in creative and ____(satisfy) ways.

62. To these now familiar facts a number of further facts may be added, some of them only recently ____(recognize).

63. Taken together, these things have implications which are only beginning ____(acknowledge).

64. The candidate and the staff need to keep the campaign____(focus)on the nation’s slow-moving economy.

65. Earthquakes are the ____(dangerous) of all natural events.

Ⅵ．C-E Translation (15 points, 3 points for each)

1．在核电站使用机器人可以避免人员接触放射性物质。

2．在先进的工业化社会里，人们越来越关心休闲。

3．他把自己的判断失误归咎于时差综合症。

4．一个社会的人口增长率越接近零，它的人口年龄就可能越老。

5．选民们的决定更多取决于外在因素而不是候选人的个人特征。

Ⅶ．E-C Translation (15 Points)

More than 30,000 drivers and front seat passengers are killed of seriously injured each year. At a speed of only 30 miles per hour it is the same as falling from a third—floor window. Wearing a seat belt saves lives; it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half. There- fore drivers or front passengers over 14 in most vehicles must wear a seat belt.

However, you do not have to wear a seat belt if you are reversing your vehicle; or you are making a local delivery or collection using a special vehicle; or if you have valid medical certificate which excuse you from wearing it. Make sure these circumstances apply to you before you decide not to wear your seat belt. Remember you may be taken to court for not doing so, and you may be fined if you cannot prove to the court that you have been excused from wearing it.

Unit 6—Unit 10  答案

Ⅰ．Vocabulary and Structure

1. A  2. B  3. C  4. B  5. D

6. C  7. C  8. B  9. D  10.A

Ⅱ．Cloze Test

11. C  12. B  13. D  14. A  15. B

16. C  17. B  18. A  19. D  20. B

Ⅲ．Reading Comprehension

21. A  22. D  23. B  24. C  25. B

26. B  27. C  28. C  29. C  30. A

31. C  32. D  33. B  34. C  35. A

Ⅳ．Word spelling

36. efficiency                    37. flexible                        38. frame

39.emergency                    40. adjust                           41.assemble

42. urban                           43.neutral                          44.personnel

45.rhythm                          46.expose                          47.typical

48.specific                         49.secretary                       50.lengthen

51.contest                          52.crisis                            53.eastern

54.camera                          55.majority

Ⅴ．Word form

56. conducted                    57. will be                          58. to see

59. wanting                        60.viewed                          61.satisfying

62. recognized                   63. to be acknowledged

64. focused                       65. most dangerous

Ⅵ．C-E Translation

1. The robots used in nuclear power plants can prevent human personnel from being exposed to radiation.

2. People in advanced industrial societies are increasingly concerned with leisure.

3. He later blamed his poor judgement on Jet Leg.

4. The nearer a society approximates to zero population growth, the older its population is likely to be.

5. The voters' decision depends more on external factors than on a candidate's personal characteristics.

Ⅶ．E-C Translation

每年都有超过30000名司机和坐在前排的乘客因车祸身亡或受重伤。即使驾车速度仅为每小时30英里，其情形也会像从一个三层楼的窗户上坠落那么严重。系安全带可以挽救生命，可以把死亡和受重伤的可能性减少一半以上。因此，大部分汽车里的司机和14岁以上的前排乘客都必须系安全带。

然而，当你倒车时可以不必系安全带；当你使用专用汽车在当地送货或者收垃圾时，或者你有效的医疗证明能够使你免于系安全带，也可以不必系安全带。在你决定不系安全带之前，一定要搞清这些情形适用于你。否则你就可能因此而上法庭。如果你不能向法庭证明你可以免系安全带，你就会被罚款。