Unit-7-Culture-习题及解答.doc

Unit 7 Culture

Exercise I Vocabulary and Structure

Section A

Directions: Choose the best word to complete each of the following senten ces

1.He left the spot immediately, afraid of being ________ in the car accide nt. D

A. connected

B. taken

C. seated

D. involved

2. As the dictionary says, “ graciousness”means being polite, kind and generous.A

A. literally

B. gracefully

C. exactly

D. constantly

3.He insisted that she ________ improve her oral English by doing a lot of practice.D

A. could

B. would

C. might

D. should

4.We don't believe that those special kinds of leaves are _______. B

5.She was scared to ________ her father ’wishes.C

A. go about

B. go through

C. go against

D. go on

6.Many a parent ________ to go through this same painful process.B A. haveB. hasC. are havingD. is having

7. ________ the war finally came to an end.（直到 1972 年，战争才结束）

A

A. It was not until 1972 that

B. No sooner it was 1972 than

C.

Hardly it was 1972 thatD. Scarcely it was 1972 when

8.He drove to the airport to ________ Mr. Dixon who came to see him fr om Orillia. A

A. pick up

B. set out

C. call for

D. tone down

9. It is considerate ________ you to do me a favor at this moment.C

A. to

B. for

C. of

D. about

10.“ Pleasedon't worry. We'll give you a _____ delivery of your purchas

e. ”the shop assistant said.B

A. brief

B. prompt（立刻）

C. nasty

D. well-intentioned （出于好意的）

11.It is so heavy that it can only be lifted with our ________ effort. A A. jointB. equalC. aptD. courteous

12.She ________ crying very helpful to express her sadnessA.

A. considers

B. confirms

C. believes

D. pretends

13.The plan had been ________, which made him very angry.A A.

called offB. called up C. called inD. called on

14. He smoking when he was still a teenagerA.

A.slipped into（slip into doing sth，悄悄做某事 )

B. got used to

C. took leav e of

D. contributed to

15. Haughtiness（傲慢）invites losses while brings profits. D

A. dignity

B. uprightness （正直，诚实，垂直）

C. respect

D. modesty

16. We've decided to negotiate the employers about our wage claim.D

A. to

B. on

C. for

D. with

17. The children were from their father.D

A. left

B. segregated

C. kept

D. parted

18. makes waste.C

A. Hurry

B. Rush

C. Haste

D. Hastiness

19. The frightened people fled the fire. B

A. off

B. from

C. with

D. away

20. Inflation （通货膨胀）saving.B

A. admonishes（告诫，劝告）

B. discourages

C. warns

D. deters（制止，阻止 )

21. I would fire and water（冒着危险，赴汤蹈火）to find out the tr uth of that matter.A

A. go through

B. work through

C. run through

D. put through

22. This is a translation; the is in French.C

A.archetype(原型）

B. copy

C. original

D. fake

23. We were thinking of surprising Helen with a birthday present, but Pete r the beans（短语，泄密）by asking her what she would like. D A. spreadB. slopped（溢出，溅出） C. shed（倾诉，流出） D. spilled

24. He is too to criticism. D

A. sensible（明智的，合乎情理的）

B. responsive

C. active

D. sensitive

25. The food was excellent, and the wine.C

A. likely

B. as well

C. likewise

D. alike

Section B

Directions: Complete the following sentences with the proper form of the w ords given in the brackets.

26.He couldn ’hidet his ______________ (embarrass) at his child ’rudenes s.embarrassment

27.It is _______________ (custom) for customers to tip the servers when going out to restaurants, bars and coffee shops in America.customary

be very valuable, but 28. If the painting is an ___________ (origin), it will I

think it may be a fake.original

29.Let us be kind and _____________ (thought) and not be unkind and h urt other people.thoughtful

30.We take this opportunity of expressing our sincere _____________ (app reciate) of your help.appreciation

31.Despite his achievements, he retains an endearing sense of ___________ _ (grace) and humility. graciousness

32.The company put forward a ___________ (propose) for a joint project.p roposal

33.His answer to my question has only added to my ______________ (co nfuse).confusion

34.All disputes in connection with this contract should be settled through f riendly _____ (negotiate).negotiation

35.He has many good qualities--- generosity, diligence, ______ (modest), si mplicity, and so forth. modesty

ExerciseII Reading Comprehension

Directions: This passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statem ents. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and fill in the corresponding letters in th

e boxes after each question.

Passage One

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

What impact can mobile phones have on their users ’health? Many people worry about the supposed ill effects caused by radiation from handsetsand ba se stations, despite the lack of credible evidence of any harm. But evidence for the beneficial effects of mobile phones on health is rather more abund

ant. Indeed, a systematic review carried out by Rifat Atun and his colleagues at Imperial College, London, rounds up 150 examples of the use of text-me ssaging in the delivery of health care. These users fall into three categories: efficiency gains; public-health gains; and direct benefits to patients by inco

rporating text-messaging into treatment regimes. The study, funded by Vodaf one, the world ’largest mobile operator, was published this week.

Using texting to boost efficiency is not rocket science, but big savings can be achieved. Several trials carried out in England have found that the use o

f text-messagin

g reminders reduces the number of missed appointments wit

h family doctors by 26%-39%, for example, and the number of missed hospi

tal appointments by 33%-50%. If such schemeswere rolled out nationally, thi s would translate into annual savings of 256 million to 364 million pounds.

Text message are also being used to remind patients about blood tests, clini cs, scans and dental appointments. Similar schemes in America, Norway and Sweden have had equally satisfying results—though the use of text-messag e reminders in the Netherlands, where non-attendance rates are low, at 4%, had no effect other than to annoy patients.

Text message can also be a good way to disseminate（广泛传播） public-he

alth information, particularly to groups who are hard to reach by other mea ns, such as teenagers, or in developing countries where other means of com munication are unavailable. Text messages have been used in India to infor m people about the World Health Organization ’strategy to control tubercul osis, for example, and in Kenya, Nigeria and Mali to provide information a bout HIV and malaria. In Iraq, text messages were used to support a camp

aign to vaccinate nearly 5 million children against polio （小儿麻痹症） .

Finally, there are the uses of text-messaging as part of a treatment regime. These involve sending reminders to patients to take their medicine at the ri

ght time, or to encouragecompliance(遵守 ) with exercise regimes or efforts

to stop smoking. The evidence for the effectiveness of such schemes is gen erally anecdotal, however, notes Dr. Rifat. More quantitative research is need ed— which is why his team published three papers this week looking at the use of mobile phones in health care in more detail. One of these papers, written in conjunction with Victoria Franklin and Stephen Greene of the Uni versity of Dundee, in Scotland, reports the results of a trial in which diabeti

c teenagers treatment’ was backe

d up with text-messaging.

36.We can infer from the study by Rifat Atun and his colleagues that___

_.C

A. mobile phones have profound ill effects on people ’healths

B. the relation between mobile phones and health is not proved

C. evidence for the beneficial effects of mobile phones on health is abund ant

D.Vodafone is the world ’largest mobile operator

37.What do the experiments implemented in England indicate?A

A. Text-messaging is useful in reminding doctors of their appointments wit

h patients.

67c21a030229bd64783e0912a216147917117ee0ing texting to boost efficiency is very popular in hospitals.

C.Text-messaging has helped to save much money for the hospital.

D.Text-messaging plays an important role in treating patients with acute d iseases.

38.What does the author imply by saying “? though the use of text-mess age reminders ? had, no effect other than to annoy patients (Lines” 3-4, Pa

ra.3)？D

A.Text-messaging is not suitable to remind patients in the Netherlands.

B. Text-messaging is very effective in treating patients in the Netherlands.

C.The use of text-message reminders in the Netherlands does not annoy patients.

D.The use of text-message reminders in the Netherlands was not satisfact ory.

39.What does the author intend to say by the examples of the countries in the fourth paragraph?A

A.Text messages may help to spread information about public health.

B.Text messagesare easily available in countries like India and Kenya.

C.These countries are suffering from terrible infectious disease.

D. The technology of sending text messages is advanced in these countrie s.

40.Text-messaging is used as part of doctors ’treatment by____.B

A.carrying out more quantitative research

B.sending messagesto remind patients

C.publishing at least three papers

D.observing the effects of mobile phones

Passage Two

Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.

Plato, an ancient Greek philosopher, believed that men are divided into thre

e classes: gold, silver and bronze. Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist, arg ued that “ thevital few ”account for most progress. In the private sector（私

营部门） , best companies struggle relentlessly（无情地） to find and keep t

he vital（必不可少的，维持生命所需的）few. They offer them fat pay pack

ets（大笔款项） , extra training, powerful mentors（指导） and more challeng

ing assignments（任务） .

As the economy begins to recover, companies are trying harder to nurture （培育，培养） raw talent（人才） , or to poach（偷猎，盗用） it from thei r rivals. Private-equity firms rely heavily on a few stars. High-tech firms, for

all their egalitarianism（平等主义） , are ruthless（残酷的） about recruiting （吸收，添加，招募）the brightest. Firms in emerging markets are desperat

e to find young high-flyers （成功人士，高材生） to cope with rapid growt h and fast-changing environments.

Bill Conaty and Ram Charan ’recents book The Talent Masters provides a ni ce mix of portraits（描述，描绘） of well-known talent factories along with s

ketches（概述，描述）of more recent converts（转换）to the cause. “ Tal

ent masters ”are proud of their elitism （精英主义） . GE divides its employe

es into three groups based on their promise. Hibdustan Unilever compiles（编

辑，收集） a list of people who show innate（固有的，天生的） leadership qualities. “ Talentmasters ”all seem to agree on the importance of two thin gs: measurement and differentiation （分化） . The best companies routinely s

ubject employees to various “ reviews and” “assessments（评估）” .But whe n it comes to high-flyers they make more effort to build up a three-dimensi onal（三维的，立体的）pictures of their personalities and to provide lots o f feedback.

A powerful motivator is single out high-flyers for special training. GE spen

ds $ 1 billion a year on it. Novartis sends high-flyers to regular off-site tra ining sessions（学期，会期） . Many companies also embrace（拥抱，接受）

on-job training, speaking of “ stretch assignment” or “ baptismsby fire”Th.

e most coveted (令人垂涎的 )are foreign postings: these can help young mana gers understand what it is like to run an entire company with a wide range o

f problems.

Successful companies make sure that senior managers are involved with “ tal ent development ”Bosses. of P&G spent 40% of their time on personnel. Int el obliged senior managers to spend at least a week in a year teaching high

-flyers. Involving the company’s top brass（高级职员） in the process preve nts lower-level managers from monopolizing（垄断，独占） high-flyers and c reatesdialogues（对话，交流）between established and future leaders. Succe

ssful companies also integrate talent development with their broader strategy to ensure that companies are more than the sum of their parts. P&G likes its managers to be both innovative（革新的，创新的）and worldly （精于世

俗的）. Goodyear replaced 23 of its 24 senior managers in two years as it shifted its target-consumers from carmakers to motorists.

Meanwhile, in their rush to classify people, companies can miss potential st ars.

Those who are singled out for special treatment can become too full of themselves. But the first problem can be fixed by flexibility: people who are average in one job can become stars in another. And people who beco

me too smug（沾沾自喜的，自鸣得意的）can be discarded（丢弃） .

41. The author mentions the needs for talent of different firms in the secon

d paragraph to show that____.A

A.the need for talent is universal

B.there is a cut-throat competition among them

C.the economy is more prosperous than before

D.the need for talent is confined(限制） to high-tech firms

42.What does the new book The Talent Masters chiefly depict（描述） ?B A. How the well-known talent factories classify their staff.

B.How the talent factories and recent converts to the cause are like.

C.How to identify and recruit talent.

D.How to keep and foster（培养） elite（精英） employees.

43.The best companies usually cultivate（培养） their high-flyers by____.D

A.checking and evaluating them frequently

67c21a030229bd64783e0912a216147917117ee0pelling the senior managers to instruct the high-flyers

C.moving them into the positions that display their strengths

D.providing them with training or special mentoring classes

44.The successful companies implement the “ talentdevelopment ”strategy

b y____.A

A.making sure that its senior managers spend enough time on personnel

B.changing the company’ strategy according to the status quo of talent

C.replacing most of the senior managers regularly to avoid monopoly

D.grooming future leaders from high-flyers rather than from lower-level managers

45.What does the author mainly talk about in the last paragraph?C

A.The importance of equality（平等）

B.The necessity of flexibility

C.The drawbacks of elitism.

D.The harm of self-conceit（自负） .

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