新视野英语（三）练习题C
Ⅰ. Vocabulary
1. __B___ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others. A. Dislike B. Unlike C. Alike D. Liking 2. The footballer made a(n) __C___ gesture, which made the audience’s blood boil. A. mature B. offering C. offensive D. hesitative
3. However, at times this balance in nature is __B__, resulting in a number of possible unforeseen effects.
A. troubled B. disturbed C. confused D. disgusted
4. Since evidence of the fraud came to light, Congress has been demanding a __B____ investigation.
A. horrible B. thorough C. thoughtful D. weird 5. A positive answer makes you feel good, but a(n) __B____ one teaches you a lot. A. affirmative B. negative C. offensive D. tuneless
6. At the early stage of a child’s development, the family tends to have a greater __D___ on him than his school.
A. instrument B. identity C. communication D. influence
7. It is a common practice in western countries that one must make a(n) __B___ before seeing his doctor or visiting a friend.
A. anchor B. appointment C. makeup D. toast 8. Susan has not been officially _B___ to Johnson. A. engaged B. occupied C. practiced D. undertaken
9. The university _D____ consists of full professors, associate professors and assistant professors. A. crew B. personnel C. faculty D. staff 10. Their political action __A___ the fall of the government.
A. accelerated B. promoted C. hastened D. advanced 11. The noise was caused by a dog __B___ a cat through the garden. A. catching B. fighting C. following D. chasing
12. Chopsticks of bamboo or wood can be bought in __A___ of pairs; 10 is the usual number A. bunches B. units C. bundles D. pieces
13. Though Japan is now an economic giant, it has one vital weakness, that is, it lacks the _C____ material necessary for its industry.
A. primitive B. crude C. raw D. primary
14. The ship’s generator broke down, and the pumps had be to operated __A___ instead of mechanically.
A. manually B. artificially C. automatically D. synthetically 15. The government gave a very __D___ explanation of its plans for industrial development. A. extensive B. widespread C. universal D. comprehensive 16. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered Mark Twain's ___A_____.
A. masterpiece. B. production C. work D. writing 17. The steps have been __C___ away by the feet of thousands of visitors.
A. got B. put C. worn D. taken
18. They were very emotional at that moment and could not talk about the matter like __D______ people.
A. sensitive B. genuine C. intelligent D. rational 19. The ____C____ lawyer made a great impression on the jury. A. protecting B. guarding C. defending D. shielding
20. The mayor was asked to ___C_____ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.
A. constrain B. conduct C. condense D. converge
21. Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most ___B_____ areas in Japanese life. A. sophisticated B. competitive C. considerate D. superficial
22. The changing image of the family on television provides ___C_____ into changing attitudes toward the family in society. A. specifications B. presentations C. revelations D. insights
23. It is estimated that ___B_____ eighty per cent of all traffic accidents occur within the city limits.
A. mostly B. approximately C. absolutely D. rarely
24. In some countries, students are expected to be quiet and ____C____ in the classroom. A. skeptical B. faithful C. obedient D. subsidiary 25. The prisoner was __B______ of his civil liberty for three years. A. discharged B. derived C. deprived D. dispatched
26. When a fire _B___ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.
A. broke off B. broke out C. broke down D. broke up 27. After failing the exams three times, Jack realized that he’d never __A__in English.
A. see to it B. attain it C. catch it D. make it
28. Now that we have learned to see things _D____, we can find that there are two sides to anything in the world.
A. in part B. from a perspective C. on their part D. in perspective 29. Let’s not wait any longer; he might not ___D______ at all. A. turn over B. turn down C. turn on D. turn up 30. They were so far away that I couldn’t __A___ their faces clearly.
A. make out B. make up C. make at D. see through
Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension Passage 1
Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools. But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake. Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective. The staying power of the “look-say” or “whole-word” method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively.
The whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. It fits in with the self-directed,
“learning how to learn” activities recommended by advocates (倡导者)of “open” classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading. Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these “Run-Spot-Run” readers.
However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called “the great debate” in beginning reading. In his best-seller Why Johnny Can’t Read, Flesch indicted(控诉)the nation’s public schools for miseducating students by using the look-say method. He said—and more scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra later confirmed—that another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics(语音学), is far superior.
Systematic phonics first teaches children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words. Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned. Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences; it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step.
C 31. The author feels that counting on educators to teach reading correctly is___________. A. only logical and natural B. the expected position C. probably a mistake D.merely effective instruction A 32. The author indicts the look-say reading approach because___________.
A. it overlooks decoding
B. Rudolf Flesch agrees with him C. he says it is boring
D. many schools continue to use this method
D 33. One major difference between the look-say method of learning reading and the phonics method is__________.
A. look-say is simpler
B. phonics takes longer to learn C. look-say is easier to teach
D. phonics gives readers access to far more words
B 34. The phrase “touch off” (Line 1, Para.3) most probably means________. A. talk about shortly B. start or cause C. compare with D. oppose
C 35. According to the author, which of the following statements is true? A. Phonics approach regards whole-word method as unimportant. B. The whole-word approach emphasizes decoding.
C. In phonics approach, it is necessary and logical to employ decoding.
D. Phonics is superior because it stresses the meaning of words thus the vast majority of most common words can be learned.
Passage 2
Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North