Quiz6新视野大学英语4网上测试

Part 1 Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze)

(每小题：2 分)

Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.

How does a kid go from good student and model citizen to corporate (集团的) criminal My example might lend a few clues. I was in the chess club and got very good grades.

I was, however, sometimes getting in trouble with the law. I received my first ticket for breaking a traffic law when I was sixteen, the same year I got a 1. to drive. My dad paid my fine. Of course, most people would just 2. off a speeding ticket. Later, I got into a bigger mess when I was caught stealing a pack of gum from a local grocer. My parents were 3. and I went to court. Unfortunately, for me, the judge gave me nothing more than a slap on the wrist. The 4. never even showed up on my official record. I wish now that I had been 5. more severely and learned a lesson. Instead, I just learned to 6. the system and made sure I didn't get caught again. That is until this year. This year I was caught 7. corporate bribery and fraud.

I didn't even know investigators were observing my 8. . I had become unbelievably bold and careless. I didn't believe that they actually 9. people for business crimes. Recently, corporate crimes have become very 10. with the public. This was a bad time to get caught.

1. license 2

2 .shrug 2

3. notified 2

4. incident 2

5. punished 2

6. operate 0

7. committing 2

8. transactions 2

9. convicted 2

10. unpopular 2

Part 2 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)

(每小题：2 分)

Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.

Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable (可预见的) future.

The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion (拥挤). One proposed solution to this problem is the automated (自动化的) highway system.

When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car's movements.

The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the