中山大学新理5.0英语自主学习大厅第四册第八单元B套答案

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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.

1. A) T B) F

Script: We are here on the planet only once, and might as well get a feel for the place. 正确答案： A 2. A) T B) F

Script: The ants wobble over the jungle floor as far as the eye can see in either direction. 正确答案： A 3. A) T B) F

Script: The lake was wonderful, but we could not enjoy our surroundings, untroubled by time. 正确答案： B 4. A) T B) F

Script: The boy aimed brilliantly at moving targets, always, and always missed; the birds were out of range.

正确答案： A 5. A) T B) F

Script: The lake and river waters are as opaque as rainforest leaves; they are veils, blinds, painted screens. 正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F

Script: The two nuns would glide to the open cane-and-thatch schoolroom in darkness, and forbid the children singing.

正确答案： B 7. A) T B) F

Script: Sandy — as the owners had fondly named her — would be our house on wheels for the next three and a half weeks. 正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F

Script: Queenstown, the adrenaline capital of New Zealand, had a real ski feel to it and was even complete with a cable car.

正确答案： A 9. A) T B) F

Script: Te Anau was set around an idyllic valley, the largest in the whole of New Zealand and formed by a glacier. 正确答案： B 10. A) T B) F

Script: We ventured out into the Sound (in fact a fjord) towards the Tasman Sea during the 2-hour boat trip.

正确答案： A

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

A trip’s success often depends on what you bring with you and how you bring it. One packing (11)_________________ is researching the destination’s temperatures and precipitation. Running around cold and wet Paris in January would have been (12)_________________ had I not had warm and (13)_________________ boots. When beginning to pack, consider the trip activities. If it is a business trip, one does not need (14)_________________ jeans or a bikini. If you are going on a (15)_________________ to Fiji, a business suit is unnecessary.

While personal style is important, one must consider a destination’s tastes and cultural mores. If the destination is (16)_________________ , e.g. the Middle East, consider covering up. Conversely, glitzy Las Vegas is the perfect place to bring everything latex, sequined, metallic or reflective. Pack a range of clothes, all of which match each other. Clothing should not

require (17)_________________ care. No one wants to be up all night ironing one’s suit or fretting if the hotel staff will return a shirt in time for the morning meeting.

Similarly, you don’t want to spend your vacation (18)_________________ .

Certain fabrics travel well. Natural cloth that breathes, like cotton, and microfibers are your friends but beware of linen due to its wrinkling propensity. Fabrics that can take a bit of abuse and (19)_________________ are ideal, especially on long trips. One should also wear the biggest, bulkiest clothes and shoes on the plane, to save luggage space.

Clothing and shoes should suit (20)_________________ . Use accessories, such as ties and jewelry to specialize the outfit for an event.

Script: A trip’s success often depends on what you bring with you and how you bring it. One packing essential is researching the destination’s temperatures and precipitation. Running around cold and wet Paris in January would have been miserable had I not had warm and sturdy boots. When beginning to pack, consider the trip activities. If it is a business trip, one does not need shredded jeans or a bikini. If you are going on a vacation to Fiji, a business suit is unnecessary.

While personal style is important, one must consider a destination’s tastes and cultural mores. If the destination is conservative, e.g. the Middle East, consider covering up. Conversely, glitzy Las Vegas is the perfect place to bring everything latex, sequined, metallic or reflective. Pack a range of clothes, all of which match each other. Clothing should not require considerable care. No one wants to be up all night ironing one’s suit or fretting if the hotel staff will return a shirt in time for the morning meeting.

Similarly, you don't want to spend your vacation hand-washing delicates.

Certain fabrics travel well. Natural cloth that breathes, like cotton, and microfibers are your friends but beware of linen due to its wrinkling propensity. Fabrics that can take a bit of abuse and hold their shape are ideal, especially on long trips. One should also wear the biggest, bulkiest clothes and shoes on the plane, to save luggage space.

Clothing and shoes should suit a variety of settings. Use accessories, such as ties and jewelry to specialize the outfit for an event.

正确答案： essential 正确答案： miserable 正确答案： sturdy 正确答案： shredded 正确答案： vacation 正确答案： conservative 正确答案： considerable

正确答案： hand-washing delicates 正确答案： hold their shape 正确答案： a variety of settings

Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

A) fringes B) spectacle C) opera D) continent

E) palm-thatch F) tributaries G) flocks H) spectacular I) toddlers J) swear K) white-fleshed L) opaque M) smeared N) controversial O) fingers

21. ______________________ 正确答案： H

22. ______________________ 正确答案： A

23. ______________________ 正确答案： D

24. ______________________ 正确答案： F

25. ______________________ 正确答案： K

26. ______________________ 正确答案： L

27. ______________________ 正确答案： M

28. ______________________ 正确答案： G

29. ______________________

正确答案： I

30. ______________________ 正确答案： E

Section B

Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.

Passage One

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

The past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists. When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely choose the label “Legless Man”.

Histories of the time will go something like this: “in the twentieth century, people

forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts and escalators in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. The surprising thing is that they didn’t use their legs even when they went on holiday. They built cable railways, ski-lifts and roads to the top of every huge mountain. All the beauty spots on earth were marred by the presence of large car parks.”

The future history books might also record that we were deprived of the use of our eyes. In our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird’s-eye view of the world ― or even less if the wing of the aircraft happens to get in your way. When you travel by car or train a blurred image of the countryside constantly smears the windows. And as for sea travel, it hardly deserves mention. It is perfectly summed up in the words of the old song: “I joined the navy to see the world, and what did I see? I saw the sea.” The typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says “I’ve been there.” You mention the remotest, most evocative place and someone is bound to say “I’ve been there” ― meaning, “I drove through it at 100 miles an hour on the way to somewhere else.”

When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. By traveling like this, you suspend all experience; the present ceases to be a reality: you might just as well be dead. The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present. For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical weariness. He knows that sound. Satisfying sleep will be his: the just reward of all true travelers.

31.

Nowadays, anthropologists tend to label men “Legless” because ________. A) people forget how to use his legs B) people prefer cars, buses and trains

C) lifts and escalators prevent people from walking D) there are a lot of transportation devices 正确答案： B 32.

What’s the author’s attitude towards traveling at high speed? A) It means people’s focus on the future. B) It’s a pleasure.

C) It satisfies drivers’ great thrill. D) It’s a necessity of life. 正确答案： A 33.

“we were deprived of the use of our eyes” in Para. 3 means ________. A) people won’t use their eyes.

B) in traveling at high speed, eyes become useless. C) people can’t see anything on their way of travel. D) people want to sleep during travelling. 正确答案： B