新视野大学英语4形成性练习读写部分

Unit 1

1. Fill in the banks by choosing suitable words from the word bank.

For many women choosing whether to work or not to work outside their home is a luxury; they must work to____1___. Others face a hard decision. One husband said, “ Marge and I decided after careful consideration that for her to go back to work at this moment was an extravagance (奢侈) . We simply couldn’t afford it.” With two preschool children, it soon became clear in their figuring that with babysitters, transportation, and increased taxes, rather than having more money, they might actually end up with less.

Economic factors are usually the first to be ___2___, but they are not the most important. The most important aspects of the decision have to do with the ___3____ needs of each member of the family. It is in this area that husbands and wives find themselves having to face many confusing and conflicting feelings.

There are many women who find that homemaking is boring or who feel __4____ if they have to stay home with a young child or several children. On the other hand, there are women who think that homemaking gives them the deepest satisfaction.

From my own experience, I would like to suggest that sometimes the decision to go back to work is made in too much haste. There are few decisions that I now ___5___ more. I wasn’t mature enough to see how much I could have gained at home. I regret my impatience to get on with my career. I wish I had allowed myself the luxury of watching the world through my little girl’s eyes. A. needs B. survive C. regret D. emotional E. considered F. perceive G. imprisoned H. mature 2. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. It is test _____ to judge a person’s ability only by the result of his written examinations. A) loving B) warshipping C) admiring D) worshipping 2. He was ______ murder and sentenced to death

A) accused of B) blamed C) responsible for D) guilty of

3. There are two _____ rooms in this house, which are meant for rent. A) empty B) vacant C) blank D) unoccupied

4. I am fed up! I’ve been ____ of catching the same bus, doing the same work and meeting the same people everyday!

A) boring B) tiring C) hated D) bored

5. Her way of walking is quite_____ from that of her sisters. A) distinctive B) clear C) distinct D) unique

6. We made a _____ examination of the jewel before we decided to buy it. A) little B) small C) tiny D) minute

7. I borrowed a lot of interesting books from the public library for my son in order to ____ his interest in reading.

A) support B) sustain C) carry on D) improve

8. If no one _____, we will have a picnic this Saturday. A) opposes B) agrees C) objects D) protests

9. Those books I ordered still haven’t come; I will have to ____ the manager about them. A) chase B) pursue C) tell D) blame

10. If you can’t _____ your absence from the class, you will be punished. A) prove B) justify C) testify D) explain

3. Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word forms of the words given in the brackets.

1. To raise the yield of crops, _____ farming is very important. (intense)

2. When people came to get the boy out of the water, he was already_____. (drowning)

3. The bus broke down on my way to school; as a result, I missed Mr. Johnson’s history class, but it was a _____absence. (justify)

4. The tyrant’s _____ enraged all the people in his country and finally a rebellion broke out. (cruel)

5. She owes her success to _____ hard work. (sustain)

6. If no one has any _____, I will declare the meeting closed. (object)

7. The police reported that three men and a woman were involved in the bank _____ last week. (rob)

8. Experts have _____ the possibility of a second earthquake in the area.(count) 9. Those events are just a /an____ memory now.(distinct)

10. Our students are being _____ by his extreme right wing ideas! (contamination) 4. 英译汉

1．They develop a style that agents market aggressively to hasten popularity, and their ride on the express elevator to the top is a blur.

2．The public simply discounts styles other than those for which the artist has become famous.

Unit2

1. Fill in the banks by choosing suitable words from the word bank.

There are two factors which determine an individual’s intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains ___1___ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low ___2___ unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor in what happens to the individual is the sort of environment he is reared. If an individual is handicapped ___3___, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop. And he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is ___4___.

The importance of environment in determining an individual’s intelligence can be ___5___ by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark. A) individual B) differ C) environmentally D) capable

E) able F) intelligence G) reared H) demonstrated 2. Directions: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1. The schoolmaster ______ the girl’s bravery in his opening speech. A) applauded B) applied C) elevated D) exploded

2. Petrol is refined from the ______ oil we take out of the ground. A) crude B) raw C) coarse D) original

3. The plane was ______ for two hours because of the heavy fog.

A) delayed B) detained C) postponed D) dismissed

4. The students in Prof. Fielding’s class had a/an ______ passion for William Shakespeare. A) extraordinary B) extra C) special D) ordinary

5. She is so disappointed that it is very difficult to ______ her enthusiasm or ______ her to any action of hope.

A) rouse…arouse B) arouse…rouse C) excite…raise D) raise…excite

6. The morning news says a school bus ______ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.

A) bumped B) collided C) crashed D) crushed

7. Arriving home, the boy told the parents about all the ______ which occurred in his dormitory. A) incidence B) matters C) incidents D) accidents

8. To our ______, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A) belief B) relief C) release D) anxiety

9. The service is a ______ to those who died for the independence of the nation. A) memory B) memorial C) monument D) message

10. At first, the seller wanted 150 dollars for the suit, but at last I ______ to 40 dollars! A) cut it in B) cut it down C) cut it short D) cut it off

11. It is reported that thirty people were killed in a ______ on the railway yesterday. A) collision B) collaboration C) corrosion D) confrontation

12. In Britain today women ______ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.

A) build up B) stand for C) make up D) conform to

13. In sharp ______ to John, who is frank, Henry is too sophisticated. A) conflict B) contrast C) comparison D) contradiction 3. Word Building

1. The statue was erected as a _____ to all the people who were killed in the war. (memory)

2. The new government would immediately _____ the coal and steel industries and the railways. (nationality)

3. The expression on her face was _____ and anxious as I was telling my story. (doubt) 4. She was shocked by the _____ of his remarks. (crude)

5. There’s higher _____ of left-handedness among boys than girls. (incident) 6. It is said that he is an _____ proud person. (immense)

7. My family was _____ at the news of my safe arrival. (relief)

8. Before you set your targets, make sure that they are _____. (achieve) 9. His uncle is the _____ of his mother’s will. (execute)

10. The audience were amazed at the extraordinary _____ of the actors. (perform) 4. 翻译题

1. It was such a beautiful place that very few can resist the urge to stop and sit in one of the small roadside restaurants and simply soak up the atmosphere.

2. When doing things unjust or immoral, immoralists would do so with the slogans of justice and morality on their lips.