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unit6

TestforUnit6

ListeningComprehension

 Directions:

InthisPart,youwillheartenstatements.Eachstatementisbasedonthetextsyouhavejustlearnedinthisunit.StatementsonetosixareaboutTextA,andstatementsseventotenareaboutTextB.EachstatementwillbereadONLYONCE.　Afteryouheareachstatement,decidewhetheritisTrueorFalse.

SET1

1.True

False

2. True

False

3. True

False

4. True

False

5. True

False

6. True

False

7. True

False

8. True

False

9. True

False

10. True

False

Answer:

1.True2.True3.False4.False5.False6.True7.True8.False9.True10.True

SET2

1.True

False

2. True

False

3. True

False

4. True

False

5. True

False

6. True

False

7. True

False

8. True

False

9. True

False

10. True

False

Answer:

1.False2.False3.True4.False5.False6.True7.False8.False9.True10.False

ListeningComprehension

 Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwilllistentoapassageanditwillnotbewrittenoutinfullforyou.YouwillhearthepassageTWICE.Whilelistening,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhear.

SET1

   Acomputerisamachinedesignedto（11） workmathematicallyandtostoreandselectinformationthathasbeenfedintoit.Itisrunbyeither（12） orelectronicmeans.Thesemachinescandoagreatdealofcomplicatedworkinaveryshorttime.Alargecomputer,forexample,canaddorsubtractninethousandtimesasecond,（13） athousandtimesasecond,or（14） fivehundredtimesasecond.Itspercentageoferrorisaboutoneinabilliondigits.Ithasbeenestimatedthathumanbeingsmakingcalculations（15） aboutonemistakepertwohundreddigits.

   Theheartofanelectroniccomputerliesinitsvacuumtubes,or（16）.Itselectroniccircuitsworkathousandtimesfasterthanthenervecellsinthehumanbrain.Aproblemthatmighttakeahumanbeingtwoyearstosolvecanbesolvedbyacomputerinoneminute,butinordertowork（17） ,acomputermustbegiven（18） --itmustbeprogrammed.

   Computerscanbedesignedformany（19） purposes--theycanbeusedtopreparepayrolls,guideairplaneflights,directtrafficandeventoplaychess.Computersplayanessentialroleinmodern（20） inmanyplantsandfactoriesthroughouttheworld.

Answer:

11.perform12.mechanical13.multiply14.divide15.average16.transistors17.properly18.instructions19.specialized20.automation

SET2

   Nodoubt,everyonewishestobesuccessfulinlife.Indiscussingthis,three（11） principlesshouldbeborneinmind:

diligence,devotionandperseverance.

   Thefirstkey（12） tosuccessisdiligence,whichsimplymeansnowasteoftime.Diligencecanhelpus（13） ignorance,overcomedifficultyand（14） ourminds.Diligencecanmakeafoolwise,andapoormanrich.Ifwe（15） awayourtimenow,ourfuturelifewillbeamisery.Ifwearediligentnow,wewillsurelybesuccessfulinfuture.

   Devotionmeansthe（16） ofourmindandenergyindoingthings.（17） jobwearedoing,wemustloveitanddoitwhole-heartedly.Onlywhenwesetourmindsonthejobcanwedoitwell.

   Furthermore,perseverance,orastrongwill,isalsoessentialinorderthatwecanmakesuccessa（18） .Ifwestudyorworkhard,thereisnothingthatisbynomeans（19）.Withoutastrongwill,wearelikelytogiveupwhenwemeetsomedifficulties.Inshort,astrongwillcan（20） apersontoperformwonderfuldeeds.

Answer:

11.fundamental12.factor13.remove14.enlighten15.idle16.concentration17.Whatever18.certainty19.likely20.urge   

VocabularyandStructure

 Directions:

Eachofthefollowingsentencesisprovidedwithfourchoices.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

Roosevelt'swheelchair.Theplane,nicknamedthe"SacredCow,"carriedRooseveltonseveralimportantmissions,includingthehistoricYaltaConference.

1.BeforeWorldWarII,theUSpresidentsseldomwenttocountriesfarfromhomebecause_________.

A） itwasverydangerousontheway

B） theywerebusydealingwithdomesticaffairs

C） thatwouldoccupytoomuchoftheirtime

D） theydidn'tlikelongjourneys

2.Roosevelt'sairtraveltoCasablancain1943__________.A） washisfirstairtravel

B） wasmoredangerousthantheseavoyagesheusedtohave

C） signifiedthebeginningofairtravelinWorldWarII

D） madeaircraftanindispensablepartofpresidentialtransportation

3.TheC-87A_________.A） wasthefirstairtransportusedbyAmericanpresidents

B） becameverypopularintheWorldWarII

C） wasoriginallyabomberforcivilianoperation

D） wasprovedunsafeforpresidentialtravel

4.TheC-54________.A） crashedseveraltimes

B） carriedRoosevelttoYalta

C） wasnamed"GuessWhereTo"

D） waschosenbytheAirForceforthepresident

5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A） theAirForcechoseC-87Atobeusedinpresidentialtravel

B） Roosevelttraveledbyairseveraltimesoverthewar

C） C-54wasparticularlydesignedforRoosevelt

D） BoeingproductsweremostpopularwithRoosevelt

Answer:

1.3

2.4

3.3

4.2

5.3

SET3

 PASSAGETWO

   Industryandgovernmenthavelearnedthatresearchisoneofmodernman'smostimportanttools--atoolthatcreatesnewproducts,newweapons,newcuresfordiseases,newservices,newdemands,andnewwealth.Thereturnontheresearchdollarissogreatthatindustryandgovernmentareincreasing,yearafteryear,theamountdevotedtoresearchanddevelopment.By1959thetotalhadreachedanannualrateof$10billion;ithasbeenincreasingsincethen.

   Thereissomuchevidenceoftheusefulness--oftenthequiteunexpectedandunpredictableusefulness--ofnewandfundamentalknowledge.Itisnowtheopinionofscientiststhatbasicresearchfindingsalmostalwaysturnouttobeuseful.

   Inadditiontothegeneralsocialusefulnessofnewknowledgeandthebasicresearchthatproducesit,industryprofitsdirectlyfromparticipationinbasicresearch.Industryshouldengageinbasicresearchinordertobebetterabletounderstandbasicfindingswherevermadeandtoappraisethemintermsoftheirusefulness.Aknowledgeoffundamentalscientifictheoryisnecessarytoguidepracticalresearch;suchknowledgeextendstherangeofunderstandingandusefulnessofresearchfindings,whetherthosefindingsareinitiallyclassifiedasbasicorapplied.Thesameprinciplesapplytogovernmentlaboratories.

   This,then,isoneofthereasonsforemphasizingbasicresearch:

itbringsunderstanding,andunderstandingisuseful.Infact,ithasoftenbeensaidthatbasicresearchisthemostpracticalresearch.

1.Industryandgovernmenthavesensedthat__________.

A） researchcanbeclassifiedintobasicandapplied

B） moneyspentonresearchhasincreased

C） researchisatoolthathelpsmodernmancreatenewservicesandnewwealth

D） thereexistsseriouscontradictionbetweenbasicresearchandproduction

2.Intheopinionofscientistsbasicresearchfindings__________.A） areoftenunexpectedandunpredictable

B） areoftennewandfundamental

C） almostalwaysturnouttobeprofitable

D） alwaysproveuseful

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A） Industrialparticipationinbasicresearchcanbeprofitable.

B） Industrialengagementinbasicresearchcanbetterassesstheusefulnessofbasicfindings.

C） Aknowledgeofbasicresearchcanguidepracticalresearch.

D） Theprinciplesaboutpracticalresearchapplytogovernmentlaboratories.

4.Thereasonwhybasicresearchisemphasizedisthatit__________.A） helpslearnscientifictheories

B） isprofitable

C） bringsunderstanding

D） ispractical

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A） Thevalueofbasicresearch.

B） Basicfindingsandappliedfindings.

C） Thedevelopmentofindustry.

D） Therelationshipbetweenbasicresearchandindustry.

Answer:

1.3

2.4

3.4

4.3

5.1

SET4

 PASSAGETWO

   Statusesaremarveloushumaninventionsthatenableustogetalongwithoneanotherandtodeterminewherewe"fit"insociety.Aswegoaboutoureverydaylives,wementallyattempttoplacepeopleintermsoftheirstatuses.Forexample,wemustjudgewhetherthepersoninthelibraryisareaderoralibrarian,whetherthetelephonecallerisafriendorasalesman,whethertheunfamiliarpersononourpropertyisathieformeterreader,andsoon.

   Thestatusesweassumeoftenvarywiththepeopleweencounter,andchangethroughoutlife.Mostofuscan,atveryhighspeed,assumethestatusesthatvarioussituationsrequire.Muchofsocialinteractionconsistsofidentifyingandselectingamongappropriatestatusesandallowingotherpeopletoassumetheirstatusesinrelationtous.Thismeansthatwefitouractionstothoseofotherpeoplebasedonaconstantmentalprocessofappraisalandinterpretation.Althoughsomeofusfindthetaskmoredifficultthanothers,mostofusperformitrathereffortlessly.

   Astatushasbeencomparedtoready-madeclothes.Withincertainlimits,thebuyercanchoosestyleandfabric.ButanAmericanisnotfreetochoosethecostumeofaChinesepeasantorthatofaHinduprince.Wemustchoosefromamongtheclothingpresentedbyoursociety.Furthermore,ourchoiceislimitedtoasizethatwillfit,aswellasbyourpocketbook.Havingmadeachoicewithintheselimitswecanhavecertainalterationsmade,butapartfromminoradjustments,wetendtobelimitedtowhatthestoreshaveontheirracks.Statusestoocomereadymade,andtherangeofchoiceamongthemislimited.

1.Accordingtothepassage,statusescanhelpus__________.

A） makefriendswithotherpeople

B） behaveappropriatelyin