新标准大学英语综合教程3网上作业unittest答案.doc

111112222222 Unit1
1.
Leave it to Carlos to think of a(n) i ngeni ous
solution to our most difficult problem!
Your answer Correct answer ingenious ingenious
2.
For me, the biggest obst acl e
to becoming an astronaut is my poor math skills.
Your answer Correct answer obstacle obstacle
3.
I have no idea how much time el apsed
since she left—I fell asleep.
Your answer Correct answer elapsed elapsed
4.
After college, I travelled through Europe, and the most i m pr essi ve
thing I saw was the
Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Your answer Correct answer
impressive impressive
5. chr onol ogi cal l y
, which of the following events happened first?
Your answer Correct answer
chronologically Chronologically
6.
Steve is one of the most am bi t i ous
people I know; he wants to own his own business
by the time he's 25.
Your answer Correct answer
ambitious ambitious
7.
Jack still acts like a(n) adol escent
and thinks everything is a game.
Your answer Correct answer adolescent adolescent
8.
A newspaper reader can select what he is interested in and ski p
what he thinks is
boring.
Your answer Correct answer
skip skip
9.
After his plane landed, the prime minister gave a(n) i m pr om pt u
speech about global
warming.
Your answer Correct answer
impromptu impromptu
10. I told my parents I wanted to take a year off before going to college, and my suggestion
surprisingly met with little r esi st ance
.
Your answer Correct answer resistance resistance
11.
The world was shocked by the unt i m el y
death of the young singer.
Your answer Correct answer untimely untimely
12.
"How dare you def y
a direct order? You're a soldier now!"
Your answer Correct answer defy defy
13.
She was per m anent l y
disfigured by the fire, but it soon came to represent her
determination to succeed in life.
Your answer Correct answer
permanently permanently
14. at t endance
in class was down because everyone stayed at home to watch television.
Your answer Correct answer
attendance attendance
15.
I had five exams last week—it was like one long, cont i nuous
nightmare.
Your answer Correct answer continuous continuous
16.
Normally, we al l ot
one vote to each member, but this is a special case. Your answer Correct answer
allot allot
17. I can remember feeling very insecure when I was young; I was desperate for my classmates'
accept ance
.
Your answer Correct answer
acceptance acceptance
18.
Her final year of school was marked by considerable uncer t ai nt y
as she tried to figure
out what to do next.
Your answer Correct answer
uncertainty uncertainty
19.
I've tried working in the morning, but I find that I'm most pr oduct i ve
late at night.
Your answer Correct answer productive productive
20.
Ernie is a really decent guy; he would never try to i m pose
his beliefs on someone else.
Your answer Correct answer
impose impose
Section B: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.
21. We don't have the budget to do everything, so I'm afraid your plan will have to go
of f
the back burner.
Your answer Correct answer
off on
22.
All I need is some peace and quiet, and I'll be able to figure out
a solution.
Your answer Correct answer out out
23.
Brace yourself f or
some bad news, this doesn't look good.
Your answer Correct answer for for
24.
It's all down t o
you! Don't let us down!
Your answer Correct answer to to
25.
The new evidence creates a lot of uncertainty about
who really reached America first.
Your answer Correct answer about about
26.
I'm only a law school student—I'm hardly i n
any position to help you with your legal
problems.
Your answer Correct answer
in in
27.
In the back of
my mind, I have my doubts about whether he's right for the job.
Your answer Correct answer
of of
28.
He is having a shot at
cooking his own dinner.
Your answer Correct answer at at
29.
Jessica had her life mapped out
since she was a little girl: college, marriage, children,
career.
Your answer Correct answer
out out
30. i n
the bed!
Your answer Correct answer
in under
Part II: Banked Cloze
Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.
For ten years, I lived in the city and loved it. Everything was stable, and I didn't have many
worries. Then, within one month, I got a (31)pr om ot i on
at work and my girlfriend and I
decided to get married. Suddenly, my life was in (32)f east
with big changes ahead!
The new position at work was wonderful. I was no longer relegated to the
(33)si del i nes
. My boss was starting to notice all of my hard work! After a
(34)t r ansi t i on
speech about my new responsibilities, my boss took me to my new private
office. Fantastic! I didn't have to sit in the (35)r ear
of the office anymore, behind the
copy machine. I loved my job already.
My girlfriend also suggested that we move out of the city and buy a house in the suburbs. We had
been city (36)dw el l er s
for so long that it was a difficult decision for us to make. On top of
that, I was worried about taking out a (37)m or t gage
for the house. My new job paid better,
but our resources were still (38)f i ni t e
. Finding a down payment would be tough.
In the end, we decided to go for it. There's no time like the present, right? With the new job, I
could honestly say that I had a (39)buddi ng
career, so it felt right to take the plunge and
buy a house. After all these changes, we'd be ready to just relax and enjoy life. So, we took on a
honeymoon to the (40)coast al
California.
Your answer Correct answer
(31) promotion promotion
(32) feast transition
(33) sidelines sidelines
(34) transition lengthy
(35) rear rear
(36) dwellers dwellers
(37) mortgage mortgage
(38) finite finite
(39) budding budding
(40) coastal coastal
Part III: Reading Comprehension
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.
It would be a fairly accurate statement to say that, when I was in elementary school and high school, I was a painfully shy child. I usually kept to myself, had only a few friends, and rarely spoke in class. My parents were always very busy, so they never pushed me to become more involved in activities and meet more people. I was perfectly happy by myself. I spent much of my time with my nose buried in a book. The only times that I ventured away from the comforts of my bedroom were when I explored the seemingly
endless aisles of stocked bookshelves at my favourite bookstore.
In retrospect, it was no surprise that I read with such an incredible appetite. Reading was my escape. My favourite books were adventure and travel stories—stories that brought the readers to exotic, unexplored, or dangerous places. These were places I longed to go, and they were adventures I yearned to experience, but I knew it was all just a fantasy. I had a hard time working up the nerve to talk to a fellow classmate, I knew there was no way I could travel around the world and live out one of these adventures. Therefore, I read. I read every book I could find that promised adventure, excitement, or escape. By the time I graduated from high school, I had probably read more books than our school had in its library. It was quite an achievement, but no one knew about it except for me. I told no one because I had no one to tell. My only friend was Justin, and that relationship only existed because we had been next-door neighbours for fifteen years.
Like most of my classmates, I applied to college and eventually worked up the courage to go. It wasn't easy. I had lived at home with my parents my whole life, and I rarely ever thought about leaving. However, it had finally become inevitable; I couldn't stay with them forever. I attended a local college and moved out to live in a dormitory with a roommate. It would be an understatement to say that I was nervous. I was terrified.
My roommate's name was Greg, and the first few weeks of school were very awkward. He kept trying to start conversations and be friendly. I was able to answer his questions, of course, but I found it difficult to keep the conversation going. I just wasn't used to it—I had no practice at this sort of thing. Then one day I returned from an afternoon class and found him reading a Jack London book. Suddenly, I found that I had a hundred questions to ask Greg. Did he like Jack London? Which was his favourite book? Did he read a lot? What other authors did he like? The list was endless.
To my surprise, Greg was also in love with adventure and travel books. One of his dreams was to travel around the world and follow in the footsteps of some of history's greatest explorers. There must have been magic at work that day. It was as if my shyness suddenly disappeared. Greg and I talked for hours about our favourite books and dreams of travel. I also found it easier to talk to other people at school and make friends
since that day. I felt like the world opened up to me. So many things suddenly seemed possible. In fact, Greg and I are planning a great adventure for this summer! It may have taken me a while, but I finally found a way to break out of my shell and start enjoying life.
41. Which of the following is a rite of passage that helped the writer to become less shy?
A. Attending high school.
B. Reading many books.
C. Attending college.
D. Planning a great adventure.
42. In which paragraph does the author compare his desire to read to hunger?
A. Paragraph 1.
B. Paragraph 2.
C. Paragraph 4.
D. Paragraph 5.
43. Which of the following would make the best title for this passage?
A. A Painfully Shy Child
B. My College Life
C. Travels with Greg
D. Breaking Out of My Shell
44. "It would be an understatement to say that I was nervous. I was terrified." What does the writer
mean by this statement?
A. He wasn't nervous at all.
B. He was mildly nervous.
C. He was as nervous as usual.
D. He was extraordinarily nervous.
45. Which of the following statements can you infer from the passage?
A. Jack London wrote exciting stories.
B. Jack London wrote dull stories.
C. Jack London wasn't a famous writer.
D. Jack London was the writer's favourite writer.
Unit2
1. When was the last time you were in _______ with your childhood friends?
A. context
B. contact
C. control
D. content
2. Like a boat at sea, his mind started to _______ when he wasn't interested.
A. float
B. soar
C. sink
D. drift
3. Mrs Jones didn't trust Jack, so she was very _______ to let him cut her grass.
A. reluctant
B. reluctantly
C. enthusiastic
D. enthusiastically
4. My house seems to be in a _______ state of disrepair—something is always broken!
A. perpetually
B. perpetual
C. perpetuity
D. perpetuate
5. The problem needs to be looked at from a historical _______ .
A. prospective
B. directive
C. perspective
D. executive
6. Dr. Carter has written _______ about the brain and its influence on our emotions.
A. extensively
B. intensively
C. extensive
D. intensive
7. The accident of last week _______ a review of school safety policy.
A. prompted
B. prompt
C. prompting
D. prompts
8. I am easily _______ by ice cream, so it's probably the best if I don't look at the dessert menu.
A. tempt
B. tempts
C. tempting
D. tempted
9. Wouldn't it be _______ if we didn't need to worry about money?
A. predictable
B. marvellous
C. astonishing
D. depressing
10. Researchers claim that there is a _______ link between caffeine and headaches.
A. definite
B. definitely
C. definition
D. defined
11. It's incredible to see how newborn babies are completely _______ on other people for everything.
A. depending
B. dependence
C. dependent
D. dependents
12. The criminal devised an _______ plan to escape from prison.
A. intrinsic
B. intricate
C. intrepid
D. intrusive
13. The court brought a _______ against the escaped prisoner.
A. persecution
B. persecute
C. prosecution
D. prosecute
14. Thank you for the offer to stay for dinner, but we don't want to _______.
A. pose
B. compose
C. propose
D. impose
15. Pedro's friends organized a friendly _______ to help him deal with his alcohol abuse.
A. contravention
B. invention
C. intervention
D. prevention
16. It's impossible to not be impressed by the Taj Mahal and _______ at its beauty.
A. respect
B. flaunt
C. marvel
D. admire
17. We should hire an _______ reviewer who isn't biased one way or the other.
A. internal
B. outdoor
C. indoor
D. external
18. I'm so excited for the new movie that waiting all year for it has been like _______.
A. tortures
B. torturing
C. tortuous
D. torture
19. Dylan likes to write _______ during his free time on the weekend.
A. poetry
B. poet
C. poetic
D. poem
20. The waterfall provided a _______ source of soothing background noise.
A. continual
B. continue
C. continuing
D. continuity
Section B: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.
21. dow n
and broke my toe.
Your answer Correct answer down over
22.
Phil will come t o
his own once his boss recognizes how valuable he is. Your answer Correct answer
to into
23.
Kevin has been riding a motorcycle at
a very young age.
Your answer Correct answer at from
24.
Among the group members, there was a strong desire of
an afternoon of shopping.
Your answer Correct answer of for
25.
I usually drift of f
to sleep while watching television.
Your answer Correct answer off off
26.
The teacher told me for talking in class again today.
Your answer Correct answer
off
27.
Do you believe i n
free will?
Your answer Correct answer in in
28.
Julie received an award in appreciation of
her service to the community.
Your answer Correct answer of of
29.
Don't try to reason w i t h
a child—you won't get very far.
Your answer Correct answer
with with
30.
Once again, Greg was left of f
of the decision.
Your answer Correct answer
off out
Part II: Banked Cloze
Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.
When I was a child, my best friend Joseph and I would play a game called "Super Secret Spy."
Sometimes I would play the spy and Joseph would play the (31)vi l l ai n
, and sometimes
we would reverse the roles. Make-believe games like this were my favourite, and I remember that
many summer days were (32)l ar gel y
spent outside, playing Super Secret Spy.
Every time we played, the story had to be different. We played so much that, needless to say,
some of the stories got quite (33)bi zar r e
. Eventually, Super Secret Spy was like a
science fiction movie; the stories took place on other planets and one of us was an alien. Sometimes,
we would wear old Halloween masks so the (34)r esem bl ance
to an alien was remarkable!
I remember one day in particular. Joseph was the alien and he captured me on a
(35)bar r en
, empty planet (my backyard). He threw me in "alien prison" (behind a big
tree) and (36)gi ggl ed
with mischievous delight. At first, I felt all alone and
(37)hel pl ess
. Then I pulled myself together and remembered that I was the Super Secret
Spy!
I thought of my escape plan. When Alien Joseph came to check on me in the alien prison, I
(38)w hi r l ed
around quickly and grabbed his alien laser gun. In a
(39)bl i nk
of laser fire, I ran past my captor and escaped the alien prison! I was free!
Super Secret Spy had won again!
Just then, Joseph and I both realized that it was late afternoon, the sun was setting, and
(40)t w i l i ght
was upon us. We were both hungry, so we were incredibly happy when my
mother called us inside for dinner. Even Super Secret Spies and aliens need to eat!
Your answer Correct answer
(31) villain villain
(32) largely largely
(33) bizarre bizarre
(34) resemblance resemblance
(35) barren barren
(36) giggled giggled
(37) helpless helpless
(38) whirled whirled
(39) blink blaze
(40) twilight twilight
Part III: Reading Comprehension
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.
When we're young, we can't wait to grow up and get on with life. When we're adults, we long for the carefree days of our youth when we could play all day without worry. This is one of the greatest ironies of llife. Indeed, "the grass is always greener on the other side." It is a harsh truth that humans always want what they can't have. It's our nature.
That's why it's good practice to instill in our children a healthy respect for childhood. Too many adults seem to be in a hurry for children to grow up. We always ask them, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" We repeatedly tell them, "You can do/have that when you're older." We continually encourage them, "When you grow up, the world will be yours and you can make your dreams come true." It's no wonder, then, that children seem to be in such a rush to grow up, get older, and demand everything that we tell them is coming to them.
Children should be free to play the day away. We should encourage them to use their imagination, create entire worlds in a cardboard box, and explore their backyard as if they were exploring an undiscovered country. You cannot put a price on an active and fertile imagination, nor can you overestimate the value of an inquisitive mind, a respect for the environment, and an urge to question why everything is as it is. These traits are all developed and nurtured when we're children and, without them, we would not be able to function as adults in the modern world.
Research has shown that children are happiest and healthiest when they have the freedom to act like children. This may seem obvious, but it's often forgotten as parents push their children to study harder, practice longer, and essentially act like adults. It's important to remember that children are constantly learning. Therefore, they are also learning as they're playing. Exploring nature fosters a respect for the environment that may lead children to become biologists or naturalists. Creating with paint and crayons instills a love of art that might help develop young artists or musicians. Playing make-believe stimulates the imagination in a way that writers, filmmakers, and actors find most useful. Building with blocks helps the mind understand how things are constructed and might lead to an interest in engineering.
It's true that play helps develop skills that will be used later in life. However, this should not be the sole purpose of play. Children should play because they're children. It's how they stay happy, healthy, and young. Why should we push them to be something they're not?
41. Which of the following sentences is the main idea of this passage?
A. It is a harsh truth that humans always want what they can't have.
B. Too many adults seem to be in a hurry for children to grow up.
C. Children should be free to play the day away.
D. It's true that play helps develop skills that will be used later in life.
42. Which of the following would the writer of this passage likely NOT agree with?
A. Adults should understand that children learn while they play.
B. It is important for children to play and act young.
C. Many games help children appreciate potential careers.
D. Children should concentrate on their schoolwork above everything else.
43. "The grass is always greener on the other side" means _____.
A. other situations always seem better than the ones we are in
B. people always lack confidence in themselves
C. people prefer to live in a less barren land
D. people always want their children to grow up fast
44. This passage is best described as _____.
A. a first-person memoir
B. a dramatic dialogue
C. a persuasive essay
D. an entertaining story
45. What does the writer mean by "You cannot put a price on an active and fertile imagination"?
A. The ability to think creatively is worthless.
B. The ability to think creatively is invaluable.
C. The ability to think creatively helps children develop.
D. The ability to think creatively is a natural part of childhood.
Unit3
1.
The Eiffel Tower is such a distinctive f eat ur e
of Paris that the two have become
synonymous.
Your answer Correct answer
feature feature
2.
I couldn't stop reading his new best-seller since I was so engaged
in the characters.
Your answer Correct answer engaged engaged
3.
I hope for your sake
that you're not planning to make a surprise visit. Your answer Correct answer sake sake
4.
Did you really just make a(n) anal ogy
between school and war?
Your answer Correct answer analogy analogy
5.
Please don't di st or t
the truth—you made your decision and now you have to live with
it.
Your answer Correct answer
distort distort
6.
Settle down and stop being so t heat r i cal
; the world is not going to end.
Your answer Correct answer theatrical theatrical
7.
It must've taken a lot of courage to pr ocl ai m
independence like that.
Your answer Correct answer proclaim proclaim
8.
It drives me crazy—Carla always knows exactly how to f r ust r at e
every plan I make
for the weekend.
Your answer Correct answer
frustrate frustrate
9.
I love listening to Mexican music because the r hyt hm
is so infectious.
Your answer Correct answer rhythm rhythm
10.
I'm always w ar y
of advertisements for deals that seem too good to be true.
Your answer Correct answer
wary wary
Section B: Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
11. Next summer, the developers plan to _____ the old school into a museum.
A. convert
B. converse
C. converts
D. converge
12. Can you tell me what steps _____ a valid research proposal?
A. constitution
B. constitute
C. constituent
D. consist
13. The school received more money and _____ has been able to hire more teachers.
A. consequence
B. consequential
C. consequent
D. consequently
14. Different cultures' varying conceptions of _____ are visible in the types of clothes they generally
wear.
A. jealousy
B. modesty
C. notoriety
D. clarity
15. Unfortunately, I didn't practice enough so I failed to _____ for the team.
A. qualify
B. succeed
C. thrive
D. attempt
16. Her job is to gather the data and then _____ the results to determine their significance.
A. analysis
B. analyze
C. analytical
D. analyst
17. My _____ clouded my judgment and prevented me from acting rationally when I saw my girlfriend
with another man.
A. modesty
B. clarity
C. jealousy
D. notoriety
18. Jim is in Thailand on vacation; he loves to travel to _____ places.
A. erotic
B. robotic
C. exotic
D. mitotic
19. Love him or hate him, the President of the United States is one of the most _____ people in the
world.
A. influential
B. domestic
C. instinctive
D. intransigent
20. In a change of pace from his recent international focus, the Prime Minister spoke last night about
_____ issues.
A. exotic
B. rhythmic
C. expressive
D. domestic
Section C: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.
21.
Unfortunately, I can't think about anything right now since I'm engaged i n
a contract
dispute with my landlord.
Your answer Correct answer
in in
22.
Warhol's fame is largely due to the fact t hat
he incorporated pop culture references
into his art.
Your answer Correct answer
that that
23.
My parents split up
when I was four years old, so it was very difficult for me. Your answer Correct answer
up up
24.
I think my love of nature derives f r om
all the camping trips I took with my parents.
Your answer Correct answer from from
25.
After several weeks, I finally managed to pin Victor dow n
on a specific date for the
photo shoot.
Your answer Correct answer
down down
26.
I saw on the news that soldiers have engaged i n
rebels in the southern part of the
country.
Your answer Correct answer
in with
27.
Donna gives of f
waves of energy whenever she enters a room.
Your answer Correct answer off off
28.
The homeless shelter sent out letters to make an appeal f or
more money.
Your answer Correct answer for for
29.
Margaret is so shy that her eyes always shy away f r om
mine when I look at her.
Your answer Correct answer from from
30.
The President's new policy is, so
to speak, beneficial for international trade.
Your answer Correct answer so so
Part II: Banked Cloze
Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Let me pose a(n) situation for you. Imagine that you are very rich and can do almost anything you want. Now imagine that you love art and want to support struggling
artists. You decide to a painting from a young artist whose work you admire. What would you have him paint?
Would you ask for an epic battle set in a(n) world of monsters and
fairies or would you ask for a realistic, portrait of yourself? If you chose
the latter, you're in good company because that is what I did. I had seen so many beautiful portraits of famous people hanging in museums that I thought it was time to have my very own.
It took me a long time to find a highly artist whose work would do
justice to my portrait. In the
lot about how art is created. I must admit that, even though I've always admired artists, I never had a full appreciation for their creative talent. I certainly don't have that ability, so I'm incredibly impressed
when someone knows how to create a work of such beauty.
I was fairly nervous about seeing my finished portrait. The artist, likewise, was very nervous
about showing it to me. In the end, I must admit that he did a(n) job capturing my likeness. I'm not in love with the painting, but the artist should take
in the fact that he did the best he could with his subject. I'm not a very attractive man, so it's almost impossible for my portrait to be beautiful and realistic.
Your answer Correct answer
(31) hypothetical hypothetical
(32) commission commission
(33) mythological mythological
(34) interior expressive
(35) simultaneously precisely
(36) qualified qualified
(37) meantime meantime
(38) instinctively instinctively
(39) expressive sufficient
(40) pessimistically consolation
Part III: Reading Comprehension
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.
When it comes to the arts, many people automatically think of Europe and North America. This is understandable since so many famous artists come from these regions. Many art museums are filled with paintings and drawings from European and North American artists from the past few hundred years. All countries, however, have a unique artistic heritage, so it should come as no surprise that countries throughout Africa and Asia have their own artistic styles and histories.
Completely landlocked within Southern Africa, the nation of Botswana is particularly susceptible to cultural trends and influences from surrounding countries, chiefly South Africa. However, there is a burgeoning arts scene native to Botswana, and the country also has a long history of distinct artistic traditions.
The oldest evidence of art in the country was found in the Tsodilo Hills, located in northwestern Botswana, in the Kalahari Desert. Dating to 1,000—2,000 years ago, these rock paintings form the highest。