Quiz for Unit 6

I. Spell the following words with the help of their definitions and first letters given. (10 points)
1.c_____n. a person, team, firm, etc., competing with another or others; river
2.m_____ adj. wonderful; surprisingly good
3.a_____n. a journey, actively, experience, etc., that is strange, exciting, and often dangerous
4.e_____adj. necessary
5.r_____n. (sth.) needed

参考答案：1. competitor      2. marvelous    3. adventure      4. essential    5. requisite


II. Complete the following sentences with the words given below change the form when necessary. (10 points)
       Relevant     security      bond     contribution     enthusiasm
1.We need a strong adhesive to _____ wood to metal.
2.Such a treaty would be a major_____ towards world peace.
3.Color and sex are hardly _____when appointing somebody to a job.
4.We need greater_____ in car parks.
5.His _____ made everyone else interested.

参考答案：1. bond      2. contribution     3.relavant      4. security     5. enthusiasm


III. Fill the following blanks with correct adverbs or prepositions. (10 points)
1.I’m not keen____jazz.
2.My suggestion was regarded_____worth consideration.
3.The sudden wind contributes much_____the huge forest fire.
4.He has the ability to work in harmony_____others.
5.He had been dreading their meeting but her warm welcome soon put him_____his ease.

参考答案：

1. on. 我不喜欢爵士乐。
Be keen on意为“喜欢，对……感兴趣”
2. as.我的建议被认为值得考虑。Be regarded as 意为“把……看作”。
3. to.突起的大风使森林大火更加猛烈。Contribute to意为“有助于，促进”
4. with. 他有能力与他人共事。In harmony with意为“协调一致，相配”。
5. at. 他一直担心这次会面，但是她的热情欢迎很快使他安下心来。At one’s ease 意为“舒适，安逸”


IV. Choose the one that best complete the sentences. (10 points)
1. One likes to hear _____ on one’s appearance.
       A. complement     B. compliment    C. complex    D. congress
2. He has won wide _____ in the field of occupational medicine.
       A. recollection      B. profession      C. recognition D. production
3. I want to_____ to act as nurse to fight ageist SARS.
       A. violence           B. visit               C. virus           D. volunteer
4. His father is the British_____ to Japan.
       A. ambassador     B. ambulance     C. ambition     D. embarrass
5. We supply every_____ for traveling.
       A. requisition        B. requirement   C. requisite     D. request

参考答案：

1.B.人人都爱听夸奖自己容貌的话。近形词辨析题。Complement补充物，补足物；compliment赞美，钦佩；complex复杂的；congress代表大会
2.C. 他在职业病学这一领域里广受赞誉。近形词辨析题。recollection记忆力; profession职业; recognition承认; production 生产.
3.D. 我志愿当护士与SARS做斗争。近形词辨析题。Violence 暴力; visit拜访; virus 病毒;volunteer志愿,志愿者
4.A. 他父亲是英国驻日本大使。近形词辨析题。ambassador大使，使节；ambulance救护车；ambition野心；embarrass使尴尬
5.C. 我们供应旅行必备的一切用品。近形词辨析题。requisition要求，征用；requirement要求，必要条件；requisite必需品；request请求。


V. Read the following passage and give the best answer to each question with the information you have got from the passage. (20 points)
Passage 1
        A mysterious light shines a peak in southeast Texas. Nearby settlers saw this light about eight years ago, and traveler along highway 90 between Alpine and Merfa, Texas, still report seeing it. The light does not always shine from the same place, but moving from point to point on the peak. So far, no one has solved the mystery of the Texas ghost-light.
        Often strange brown lights have been seen in the deep valley below Blowing Rock, North Carolina. These also move about. Scientists have tried to solve this mystery too, but without success.
        One day, recently, a woman who lives in a house high above this valley was resting in bed. The sun was shining. There was not a cloud in the sky. The window was raised several inches. Suddenly a ball of light forced its way through this window opening, knocked the woman unconscious and burned her in a way no doctor has ever seen before.
   1.The best title for this selection might be_____
       A.Different Color Lights Appear
       B.Our Sun Is the Strongest of All Lights
       C.Examples of Unexpected Strange Lights
       D.How a lady in North Carolina Was Burned
   2.How and where did the light get into the house? The light_____
       A.forced its way through the ceiling
       B.forced its way through the raised window
       C.came from the floor cracks
       D.came through the crowd
   3.What is true of the mysterious light_____?
       A. It moves about, shining from different places.
       B. It always shines from a peak.
       C. It can only be found in Texas, so it is called Texas ghost-light.
       D. It does no harm to our human beings,
    4. Which of the following is the most certain thing about the Texas ghost-light? It is_____
       A. a uranium deposit            B. a fox fire
       C. a mystery                        D. caused by swamp gas
    5. The Texas ghost light came into existence_____.
       A. 90 years ago    B. 80 years ago     C. 30 years ago       D. 60 years ago
参考答案：1. C   2.B    3.A     4.C    5.B  


Passage 2
     One day in the early 1920’s a crowd was gathered at Fort Bliss to watch the airplane. As one airplane was rolled out, a grandmotherly old woman asked if she could have a ride on it. Leaning on her stick, the thin old lady dressed in black made her way to the plane. She was helped into the cockpit (座舱) and then carefully strapped into the seat. The pilot went up to the nose of the plane and gave the propeller a turn. As he did so, his feet slipped and he fell flat. Before he could get up, the airplane, with no one on it except grandma, went moving quickly down the field, and sailed into the air, and headed for a row of trees. Men grasped（喘气）in horror. Women screamed. The plane climbed above the trees and started for the stars, but rolled over on its back and fell toward the field. In the last few seconds it righted itself, ran crazily across the field, and stopped. The little old lady was really a young man, Clarie Chenault, who later became the famous commander of the Flying Tigers.
    6. The old lady turned out to be _____
          A. actually a pilot in disguises    B. a lucky grandmother
          C. a flying instructor                  D. a famous old lady
    7. What do you think of the pilot who slipped and fell flat?
          A. He was careless.            B. He was stripped
          C. He pretended to fall       D. He was out of balance
    8. After reading the story we can learn that_____
           A. it is an exciting experience for the old lady.
           B. it is an amusing flying story.
           C. it is an imaginary story.
           D. it is a practical joke.
    9. The little thin old lady was_____
           A. Fort Bliss     B. Clarie Chenault    C. Flying Tiger    D. Grandma Smith
   10. The Flying Tigers was the name of_____
          A. a tiger      B. an airplane       C. an air force     D. an airport

参考答案：6.A   7.C    8.D    9.B    10C


VI. Short answer questions. ( 10 points)
Directions: In this there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statement in the fewest possible words. ( not exceeding 10 words)
        If you ask an Englishman something about the World Service, he will almost certainly begin talking of the BBC.
       All sold broadcasting is done by the British Broadcasting Corporation, which also puts out TV programme, either sound or television. All BBC programmes for each week are announced in the BBC magazine and Radio Times. Another weekly radio paper is The Listener. For sound broadcasting a new plan was introduced in 1968, with 4 BBC channels, providing continuous pop music, light programmes for part of the day.
       For TV the BBC has several channels which show most programmes in color. On the first there are a few programmes, mainly for schools, women and children during the middle part of the day. Most of the time there is one programme for the whole country, but there are local interest broadcasts also. The Open University puts out its course at non-peak hours on BBC Channel Two.
  1.What does BBC stand for?
_____________________________________________________________________
  2.What will the Englishman talked about if he is asked about the World Service?
_____________________________________________________________________
  3.Where can the listeners of the BBC get its programmers?
_____________________________________________________________________
  4.How many radio channels does the BBC have?
_____________________________________________________________________
  5.When does the Open University put out its course?
_____________________________________________________________________

参考答案：

1. It stands for the British Broadcasting Corporation.
2. The British Broadcasting Corporation.
3. In the BBC’s magazine, Radio Times, and The Listener
4. Four
5. at non-peak hours

VII. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.（15 points）
  1.The new model comes in an exciting range of colors.
  2.To be the winner in market, a firm should have better products than its competitors
  3.Before the auto accident, the driver drank a massive amount of alcohol.
  4.He’s launching his son on a career in banking.
  5.It is essential that you attend all the meetings.

参考答案：

1. 这种新款有各种鲜艳的颜色。
2. 要在市场中获胜，企业应当提供比竞争对手更好的产品。
3. 车祸前，司机喝了大量的烈性酒。
4. 他让自己的儿子从事银行业。
5. 你有必要参加所有的会议。


VIII. Translate the following sentences into English.（15 points）
  1.她50岁时，仍然非常热爱网球运动。
  2.市长拒绝承认他与受贿案件有关。
  3.让自己精通一门外语将使我在今后的工作中处于有利地位。
  4.她的这种行为被认为是一种犯罪。
  5.他们想为俱乐部招募新成员。

参考答案：

1. When she was 50 years old she was still reveling in tennis.
2. The mayor refused to confess that he was relevant to taking
    a bribe.
3. Making myself master of a foreign language would stand me in a good stead in my work in the    future.
4. His action was regarded as a crime.
5. They wanted to recruit new members to the club.