新视野大学英语QUIZ4.pdf

Part 3 Banked Cloze(每小题：1 分)Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following passage byselecting suitable words from the word bank.Each word canbe used only once.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.A.proceededB.thrivedC.processedD.thrilledE.undergoF.weaveG.commencedH.commendedI.displayedJ.discoveredK.occurrenceL.occasionM.jokeNpatibleUnderstanding past helps explore future!We have been married for 21 years and werecollege sweethearts.Because we certainly(l)different characteristics andbackgrounds,most people were amazed to see us become a couple.But what we hadin common was that we both(2)n a great conversation,similar career interest(pre-med),and were very involved in student life at our university.When we(3)withmarriage,a mutual friend was so shocked because my husband was very(4)but I wasvery reserved.He could not believe we were that(5)My husband said if he hadnt seen me at his dorm on an informal(6),he would havenever even gotten to know me.Likewise,I always like to remind him how shallow hewas at the time and(7)with him about what a diamond he would have missed if hehad not noticed me that day.College days brought much growth in changing careergoals and developing independence,but it allowed us to(8)a future together.Webelieve that our marriage is a great marriage since it(9)with a friendship and it isbased on this friendship that it recognizes and values our differences.Our marriagehas helped us 10 all of our difficult times.Well continue to embrace the differences andallow them to enhance and add value to our romance.Part 3 Banked Cloze（每小题：1 分；满分：10 分）小题 得分 对错学生答案1./displayed2./thrived3./proceeded4.dynamic5./compatible6./occasion7./menced10.undergoPart 4 Cloze(with choices provided)(每小题：1 分)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage.Foreach blank there are four words or expressions given.Youshould choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Questions 1 to 20 are based on the following passage.Every culture in the world has marriage and wedding ceremonies.Usually marriages between onewoman and one man are(1)by many cultures.In other parts of the world a man,(2),may haveseveral wives,or a wife may have more than one husband,a(n)(3)which is very interesting andsomewhat amazing about culture.(4),there are many different kinds of wedding ceremonies that are nicely(5)and practiced aroundthe world.These ceremonies can be very short and simple,or very long and(6),but they areusually superb.One of the largest and most(7)wedding ceremonies in recent times was held inDubai(迪拜)in 1981.The 7-day long wedding ceremony included many(8and cost$44 million.Itwas held in a large building which was(9)built for the ceremony and looked like a stadium.(10),the reasons why a man and woman get married may vary.Occasionally they marry becausethey are in love,(11)they marry someone through friends on their(12),and sometimes they marrybecause their parents tell them that they must marry.One weird example of a(n)(13)marriage tookplace in Bangladesh(孟加拉国)in 1986.Many people were(14)shocked,the groom was aneleven-month-old boy and the bride was a three-month-old girl.They were(15)the youngestmarried couple ever.What was it all about?The(16)reason was that the parents of the bride and groom(17)themarriage trying to end a fight between the two families who had been arguing over a farm for twentyyears.Both(18)that the other family owned the farm,but no one knew exactly.The fight ended for(19)when the little boy married the little girl at the wedding.With approval of this marriage,(20)family was forced to lose face.The two families agreed to give the farm to the little couple.Part 4 Cloze（with choices provided）（每小题：1 分;小题 得分 对错学生答案1./approved2.however3.phenomenon4.Furthermore5.coordinated6./complicated7./expensive8./components9./specially10./Nevertheless11.sometimes12.behalf13./arranged14.exceedingly15.consequently16.preliminary17.proposed18.denied19.good20.neitherPart 6 Reading comprehension（每小题：2分）Directions:Read the following passages carefully.Eachpassage is followed by some questions or unfinishedsentences.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the best answer to each question.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.You are the first to arrive at the table in the back corner of the restaurant.Asyou sit down,a handsome stranger comes to the table and takes the seatacross from you.You read his name on his name tag.Once he is seated,abell rings and your date begins!As you scan your list of conversation topics,the man across the table asksabout your hobbies.From there,the conversation naturally flows back andforth from your interests to his interests to your job to his job.You are bothcareful not to ask questions that are too personal.Then the bell rings again.Its time to move on.As you make your way to the next table,you quicklymark your date card.You write the mans name on the card.Under thequestion Would you like to meet again for a real date?*,you mark yes.Then you take a seat for your next date.This is the latest way for single people to meet other people they might like todate without pressure.Many businesses offering speed dating services havebecome popular.These businesses organize events where participants canhave dozens of quick dates all on the same night.Each speed date is lessthan ten minutes,and some services limit each date to only three minutes.This gives people just enough time to make an impression,so that eachperson in the date can decide if they want to meet the other again.If bothpeople mark yes on the date card,the service will arrange for the people tocontact one another to arrange a real date.The idea for speed dating came from Yaacov Deyo of Los Angles.In 1999,he wanted to provide an alternative way for his students to get together otherthan using blind dates arranged through family or friends.His speed datingidea was so successful that it quickly spread to other communities across theUnited States.However,like any date,speed dating does not always workout.1.How is speed dating different from traditional dating?A.The dates are usually very short.B.It usually isnt possible to meet the person again.C.The couples do many activities on one date.D.The people usually know each other quite well.What would be a suitable question for speed dating?A.Where do you live?B.Whats your last name?C.What sports do you like?D.Whats your phone number?How long might it take a person to complete ten speed dates?A.Ten minutes.B.One evening.C.One week.D.Ten days.4.Who is Deyo?A.A man who has had many speed dates.B.The inventor of speed dating.C.A man who got married after speed dating.D.The president of a speed dating company.Why is a speed date limited to a short time?A.Not to let people feel tired.B.To have another date arrangement.C.Not to make speed dating boring.D.To get the chance to talk to more people.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.For any tourist visiting Egypt,there are two things that everyonemust see.The first is the 137-meter-high Great Pyramid of Giza（吉萨大金字塔）,the largest of all the pyramids in Egypt.The second isthe Great Sphinx of Giza（吉萨大狮身人面像），a sculpture with thebody of lion and the head of a man,which stands 20 meters tall and73 meters long.The origin of the Great Sphinx of Giza goes back 5,000 years.Although many sphinx sculptures have been found over the years,researchers believe that the Great Sphinx which guards thepyramids in Giza was actually the first one to be made（around2600-2500 B.C.）.The head of the Sphinx represents the king ofEgypt at that time.About 2,000 years later,around 570 B.C.,sandhad covered all but the head of the Great Sphinx.The people livingin the area had forgotten the history of the statue,so they imaginedthat the head represented the sun god and began to worship it.For hundreds of years,the Sphinx attracted people both as areligious monument and as a work of art.But eventually,the desertsand once again covered the Sphinx,leaving only the head visible.It was not until the 1800s that archaeologists（考古学家）beganclearing the sand from the statue and began researching the longhistory of the Sphinx.At last,in the 1920s,all of the sand was finallycleared away and restoration work,which continues to this day,wasbegun.The name sphinx comes from an ancient Greek word.Accordingto Greek legend,the Sphinx was an evil creature with the body of alion and the head of a woman.She sat beside a road and asked allpeople who passed her a riddle（谜语）：Which animal in themorning goes on four feet,at noon on two,and on three in theevening?She k川ed anyone who couldnt make sense of thequestion.The riddle was finally solved by the Greek king.TheSphinx then threw herself from her high rock and died.6.What does the first paragraph want to tell us?A.There are many places of interest in Egypt.B.There are two main tourist attractions in Egypt.C.The Great Pyramid of Giza is what you want to see.D.the Great Sphinx of Giza is more interesting to see.7.Whats the purpose for building the Great Sphinx?A.To let people in Egypt worship the sun god.B.To represent the king of Egypt at that time.C.To remind people of the glory of ancient Egypt.D.To safeguard the pyramids in Giza in Egypt.8.Why did the archaeologists have to begin the restorationwork?，一 A.The Great Sphinx had been destroyed by desert sand.B.They wanted to research on an ancient Greek legend.C.They wanted to research on the history of the Sphinx.D.It was as a religious monument and as a work of art.9.According to the legend,how did the Sphinx die?A.The king killed her.B.She died of old age.C.She killed herself.一 D.She was killed incidentally.10.What is this passage mainly about?.A.How the Great Sphinx is being restored.B.The history of the Great Sphinx.C.The history of the Egyptian tourism.D.The great monuments of Egypt.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.When looking for love,people may go to some extreme lengths.They might go on blind dates set up by family and friends.Theymight write personal ads to place in newspapers.Or they might usea computer to help them in their search for a soul mate by joining anonline dating service.Some people have even tried to find theirperfect match through game shows on television.Many of these TVdating shows,including The Bachelor and Who Wants to Marry aMultimillionaire,have proved to have millions of viewers watchingeach week to find out which of the contestants will find true love.Of all these game shows,perhaps the one with the mostunexpected ending was Mr.Right,which was shown in England in2002.On the show,a bachelor,thirty-five-year-old LanceGerrard-Wright,dated 15 women to find the one who was his idealpartner.For seven weeks on the show,Gerrard-Wright,took turnsgoing on dates with each of the women,taking them to expensiverestaurants and exotic locations.He even met the womens familiesand introduced them to his own.Then at the end of each show,hewould choose between one and three of the contestants,with whomhe had felt the least compatible,and say goodbye to them.At one point during the series,one contestant volunteered to leavebecause she said she didnt find him attractive.After two dates shesaid she had had enough,and she couldnt see it working,Hewasnt my cup of tea.In another show the woman he was on a datewith burst into tears when he called her by another contestantsname.You called me by another girls name.I cant believe you didthat.I really liked you,she sobbed.But in the final show,thewoman he eventually chose decided she didnt want to marry himafter all.I think youve chosen me because you have to choosesomeone,she said.Maybe this was because she already knew hehad fallen in love with the shows host!After leaving the show,Gerrard-Wright and the shows hostJonsson tied the knot in Sweden.Has Jonsson finally found Mr.Right?Only time will tell.But none of the guests at the weddingcould deny the happiness in the couples eyes as the bride andgroom left the wedding ceremony.11.What is this passage mainly about?A.How a famous couple met and got married.尸 B.The best way to meet a husband or wife.C.Why the show Mr.Right was a big hit.D.How to act on a date with a stranger.12.When looking for love,people may go to some extremelengths means.尸 A.People resort to traditionally considered unusual ways tolook for love.B.Love has become less traditional than before,r广 C.It is not difficult to find love through extreme ways.D.Modern way of dating makes it easier but more extreme.13.What happened after seven weeks of doing the show?A.All of the women won prizes.B.Lance asked one of the women to marry him.-C.One of the women on the show started to cry.D.Jonsson asked Lance to marry her.14.Which of the following is true during the series?A.Lance went on dates with one woman each time,r一 B.The candidates traveled abroad with Lance.C.Lance and Jonsson started dating each other.D.The women met Lances family.15.What does the author want to tell us through the passage?，一 A.TV dating shows are a good way to find true love.B.TV dating shows are the most efficient among other media.C.More women are getting more interested in TV datingshows.-D.Its hard to find true love through contesting with othercontestants.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog.Can you imagine life without French fries?Potatoes are verypopular today.They are the fourth most important crop in the world,after wheat,rice,and corn.But in the past,potatoes were notalways popular.People in Europe started to eat them only 200years ago!In the 1500s,the Spanish went to South America to look for gold.There,they found people eating potatoes for 7000 years!TheSpanish brought the potato back to Europe with them.But people inEurope did not like this strange vegetable.Some people thoughtthat if you ate potatoes,your skin would look like the skin of apotato.Other people could not believe that you ate the undergroundpart of the plant,so they ate the leaves instead.This made themsick because there is poison in the leaves.Others grew potatoes fortheir flowers.At one time in France,potato flowers were one of themost expensive flowers.Around 1780,the people of Ireland started to eat potatoes.Theyfound that potatoes had many advantages.The potato grew onpoor land,and it grew well in their cold and rainy climate.It gavemore food than any other plant,and it needed little work.All theyhad to do was to plant the potatoes,and then they could do otherwork on the farm.On a small piece of land,a farmer could growenough potatoes to feed his family.A person could eat eight to tenpounds of potatoes a day,with some milk or cheese,and be veryhealthy.Soon,potatoes became the main food in Ireland.In 1845,adisease killed all the potatoes in Ireland.Two million people died ofhunger.Many Irish who did not die came to the United States at thistime.In other parts of Europe,people did not want to change their oldfood habits.Some preferred to die of hunger rather than eatpotatoes.