新世纪综合单元测试——Unit 2 Book 4

Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that

best completes the sentence. (60 points)

31. The doctor told him that his mother's condition was serious and required _____.

A. survey B. suspicion C. surgery D. surprise 正确答案：C

32. She entered the room quietly so as not to _____ the sleeping baby. A. bother B. annoy C. disturb D. interrupt 正确答案：C

33. Your arguments are rather ____ to criticism. A. sensitive B. vulnerable C. opposed D. exposed 正确答案：B

34. There are no students who really know how to make use of their time to its best _____. A. advantage B. value C. benefit D. profit 正确答案：A

35. There are now so many tourists that the area has become a ________ of its own success. A. opponent B. witness C. victim D. innocent 正确答案：C

36. Great as Newton was, many of his ideas ____________ today and are being modified by the

work of scientists of our time. A. are to challenge B. may be challenged C. are challenging

D. have been challenged 正确答案：D

37. Polar explorers have to be extremely _____ to endure the climate and other hardships. A. rough

B. giant

C. progressive D. tough 正确答案：D

38. Life depends on the _________ between the heat received from the sun and the heat lost to

cooler surroundings. A. relationship B. contrast C. exchange D. balance 正确答案：D

39. American consumers prefer white eggs; _________, British buyers like brown eggs. A. additionally B. moreover C. conversely D. comparatively 正确答案：C

40. Your failure in the final examination is due to the fact that you didn't ______ enough

importance to your English. A. attend B. attack C. attach D. obtain 正确答案：C

41. If you want to _______ that you get the diploma, you have to work harder and take all these

courses and pass them. A. assure B. insure C. ensure D. reassure 正确答案：C

42. The team's attempt to win the game was _____ by the opposing goalkeeper. A. shocked B. frustrated C. given up D. caught up 正确答案：B

43. After he was accused of theft, John collected all the evidence and hired a lawyer to ______

him.

A. offend B. prove C. defend D. argue 正确答案：C

44. The house was very quiet, ___________ as it was on the side of a mountain. A. isolated B. isolating

C. being isolated

D. having been isolated 正确答案：A

45. Mr. Bloom is not __________ now, but he will be famous someday. A. significant B. prominent C. magnificent D. dominant 正确答案：B

46. It _______ me to think about the consequence of your action because it would cause a

disaster. A. terrified B. annoyed C. feared

D. disappointed 正确答案：A

47. Parents take a great interest in the _______ questions raised by their children. A. nasty B. naive C. obscure D. offensive 正确答案：B

48. He got down from the jeep and walked into the villa, his shirt crumpled, and his footsteps

____. A. weary B. faint C. weak D. fragile 正确答案：A

49. This research has attracted wide ______ coverage and has featured on BBC television's

Tomorrow's World. A. message B. information C. media D. data

正确答案：C

50. I'm ______ enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to compete against three

strong teams. A. realistic B. radical C. aware

D. conscious 正确答案：D

51. Clark felt that his _____ in one of the most dramatic medical experiments of all time was

worth the suffering he underwent. A. appreciation B. participation C. presentation D. apprehension 正确答案：B

52. By _______computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a

thousand dollars. A. coarse B. rude C. rough D. crude 正确答案：C

53. A ___ woman wouldn't weep just because her husband had forgotten her birthday. A. reasonable B. rational

C. unreasonable D. irrational 正确答案：B

54. Agriculture was a step in human progress _______ which subsequently there was not

anything comparable until our own machine age. A. in B. for C. to D. from

正确答案：C

55. In Britain people _____________ four million tons of potatoes every year. A. consume B. dispose C. swallow D. exhaust 正确答案：A

56. He picked up a stick to ____ him _____ the dog. A. defend, with B. defend, from C. pretend, from D. defend, for 正确答案：B

57. I suffered from mental ______ because of stress from my job. A. release B. relief

C. damage D. fatigue 正确答案：C

58. The ______ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and

mistrust were removed. A. stress B. strain C. tension D. intensity 正确答案：C

59. She smoked and drank, ____ the children, and left the clothes unmended. A. cancelled B. omitted C. neglected D. disused 正确答案：C

60. Apart from caring for her children, she has to take on such heavy _______ housework as

carrying water and firewood. A. time-consumed B. timely-consuming C. timely-consumed D. time-consuming 正确答案：D

新世纪综合单元测试——Unit 2 Book 4 Test B Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that

best completes the sentence. (60 points)

31. We have a relationship infinitely ____ to those of many of our friends. A. excellent B. superior C. primary D. prominent 正确答案：B

32. I was annoyed, indeed _________, over what happened. A. satisfied B. terrified C. furious D. scared 正确答案：C

33. The pocket-picker gave back to the old lady the money he had stolen, for _______ sake. A. conscience B. consciousness C. consideration D. consequence 正确答案：A

34. Her music ____ moments of sudden quietness with moments of dramatic intensity. A. changes B. alternates C. fluctuates D. circles 正确答案：B

35. As he has ______ our patience, we'll not wait for him any longer. A. torn B. wasted C. exhausted D. consumed 正确答案：C

36. The grapes must be ____ to extract the juice. A. forced B. pressed C. stressed D. urged 正确答案：B

37. William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, _________ defended the right of every citizen to

freedom of choice in religion. A. vigorously B. peculiarly

C. indifferently D. inevitably 正确答案：A

38. The shape of China has usually been compared ________ a cock. A. with B. to C. as

D. against 正确答案：B

39. The refugees managed to _______ despite the shortage of food and water. A. endure B. survive C. consume D. substitute 正确答案：B

40. Improved consumer confidence is _______ to the economic recovery. A. subordinate B. cumulative C. crucial D. satisfactory 正确答案：C

41. A healthy life is frequently thought to be _______ with the open countryside and homegrown

food. A. tied B. bound C. associated D. involved 正确答案：C

42. She remains confident and ______ untroubled by our present problems. A. indefinitely B. opitimisticly C. infinitely D. seemingly 正确答案：C

43. It is important to ____ between the rules of grammar and the conventions of written language. A. determine B. distinguish C. explore D. identify 正确答案：B

44. The police are trying to find out the _______ of the woman killed in the traffic accident. A. identity B. recognition C. evidence

D. status

正确答案：A

45. At the party we found that shy girl ________ her mother all the time. A. depending on B. coinciding with C. adhering to D. clinging to 正确答案：D

46. The ______ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical

aspect in the life style of the people. A. implementation B. expedition C. demonstration D. manifestation 正确答案：D

47. In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the ______ concern of state

governments. A. extinct B. excluding C. excessive D. exclusive 正确答案：D

48. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a ______ operation, he quickly recovered

his sight. A. precise B. considerate C. delicate D. sensitive 正确答案：C

49. Government reports, examination compositions, legal documents and most business letters are

the main situations __________ formal language is used. A. in which B. on which C. in that D. at what 正确答案：A

50. No one can function properly if they are _______ of adequate sleep. A. deprived B. ripped C. stripped D. contrived 正确答案：A

51. The ______ cycle of life and death is a subject of interest to scientists and philosophers alike. A. incompatible

B. exceeding C. instantaneous D. eternal 正确答案：D

52. We must encourage technological ____ if the company is to remain competitive. A. backwardness B. innovation C. complication D. blindness 正确答案：B

53. In this poor country, survival is still the leading industry; all else is ___ . A. entertainment B. luxury

C. refreshment D. happiness 正确答案：B

54. Britain has the highest ______ of road traffic in the world — over 60 cars for every mile of

road.

A. popularity B. intensity C. density D. prosperity 正确答案：C

55. His nationality isn't ____ to whether he is a good lawyer. A. relevant B. relative C. reliable D. real

正确答案：A

56. The ink has _____ through the thin paper onto the picture beneath. A. soared B. softened C. soaked D. sobbed 正确答案：C

57. The hopes, goals, fears and desires _____ widely between men and women, between the rich

and the poor. A. alter B. shift C. vary D. transfer 正确答案：C

58. The car _______ well to the controls. A. reflects

B. replies C. responds D. corresponds 正确答案：C

59. Older people tend to be quite ____ and a bit suspicious of any supposed advances. A. radical B. liberal

C. progressive D. conservative 正确答案：D

60. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily ________ much sharing of interests and

responsibilities. A. keep to B. take over C. hold on D. result in 正确答案：D