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第六单元

形成性练习

I. RF
4-RF-06
Key: 1-5 FTNNT

6-10 TTNTF


Directions:
In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over a passage quickly and
read ten statements in it.

For statements1-10, write

T

(for
True
)
if
the
statement
agrees
with
the
information
given
in
the
above
paragraph(s);

F

(for
False
)
if
the
statement
contradicts
the
information
given
in
the
above
paragraph(s);
N
(for
Not given
) if the statement is not given in the above paragraph(s);

The Impact of Time
Have you ever studied your calendar and wondered where the weeks and months
went? Time seems to fly when we are too busy to be


If
you
want
to
be
present
for
your
life,
slow
down
and
create
timelessness
by
engaging in activities that give you joy.


In a book by Dr. Stephen Rechtschaffen, called
Timeshifting
:
Creating More Time
To Enjoy Your Life
, the author states that 95 percent of us suffer from
This is when you feel frustrated, stressed, trapped and under constant pressure. You
have the nagging feeling you should be engaged in something else and life seems to
be slipping away.
Our challenge with the pace of society begins when we are children. Children move
to a different rhythm; at times they move fast, but when they discover something new
and exciting, or something they love, they slow down and are
is a child at play. To children, the rhythm of society is a rude awakening.


One
morning
I
woke
up
late
and
raced
through
my
morning
trying
to
get
my
children ready for school. My preschooler was drawing with colored pencils and was
lost
in
the
moment
of
making
beautiful
art
when
I
interrupted
him.
I
grabbed
the
pencils
and
tossed
them
into
a
bag
but
not
before
he
retaliated
by
screaming
and
throwing his paper. My oldest son was not impressed when I told him we had to go.


I was at fault for pushing these children out of their rhythm. I should have given
them more time. They have their whole lives to run at society's pace.


Think about time and its impact on your life. If you conduct yourself as if you are
driving 200 miles an hour and suddenly slow down to 50 miles an hour, you will feel
major discomfort or may have an accident.


If you work all day and life is hectic, what do you do when you get home? You turn
on the television, computer or stereo to ease the transition and keep a similar rhythm
that you experienced during the day.


Going from chaos to a quiet environment is awkward. It is uncomfortable because
we slow down and have time to reflect on our lives and challenges. Most of us prefer
not to deal with inner conflicts, so we keep busy. We turn on technology and tune out.

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It is easier to keep busy in a society that emphasizes speed, efficiency, profits and
results.


We fear slowing down because a tougher economy means company downsizing
and downsizing means eliminating inefficient workers. Slowing down is perceived to
be a weakness and if we value our jobs, we will work longer and harder and give up
our precious resource: free time.


Slowing down need not be permanent. Rather it is a rest stop, like a break in music,
a breath of fresh air. Slowing down allows us to recharge and restructure our world. It
is necessary for balance and it is a challenge to impose.


When you follow this path, have a network of family and friends for support. Find
moments in each day to rest, stretch, exercise, meditate or do whatever you need to

yourself and think of ways to improve. Read, ask others for suggestions and expect
some setbacks.


Your new life will not happen overnight but that is fine because it takes time to
adjust to time escapes. Remember: Rome was not built in a day.
Statements:
1. If we want to relieve ourselves of the feeling of
“
time poverty
”
, we should take time
out to relax.

2. For children to be
“
present
”
is to enjoy themselves by playing.
3. Attempting to do too much in too little time can cause a significant amount of
stress.
4. Adults should take more time than children to slow down.
5. Changing our rhythm suddenly can cause discomfort.
6. Most people turn on the technology after a long and tiring day to avoid thinking
about life and its problems.
7. It
’
s easier to keep busy than to slow down because our society stresses efficiency
and speed in our jobs.

8. We fear to slow down because we see everybody around us keep busy.
9. Slowing down is necessary because it provides us with an opportunity to recharge
our minds and restructure our world.

10. You may slow down and change your life overnight.




II
．
CVB (
易混词选择题
10
题
)
(
题目分类：多项选择题
)
Directions:

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
(Key: D)
1. He said he was bound by a scientist's code of ______.
A) ethnic


B) ether


C) ethnology


D)
ethics
(Key: A)

2. The country has to ______ most of its raw materials because of its
lack of natural resources.
A) import


B) export


C) impose


D)
expose
(Key: B)

3.
She
was
the
only
politician
to
condemn
the
proposed
law
on

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______ grounds
A) mortal


B)
moral


C) morale


D)
model
(Key: B)

4. They offer a 10 percent ______ on rail travel for students.
A) account


B)
discount



C) count


D)
miscount
(Key: C)

5. She didn't want to work for a big ______ where everything was so
impersonal.
A) coordination


B) cooperation


C)
corporation


D)
operation
(Key: A)

6. The Prime Minister ______ that he would soon resign due to
health
concerns
.
A)
announced



B) denounced


C) bounced


D) deduced


(Key: D)

7. The encyclopedia ______ the names of all Nobel Prize winners.
A) excludes


B) concludes


C) eludes


D)
includes


(Key: A)

8.
The
committee
is
______
an
agenda
for
the
upcoming
political
convention.
A)
devising



B) revising


C) reversing


D) depicting

(Key: B)

9. It's important to ______ between scientific fact and fiction.
A) extinguish


B)
distinguish


C) languish


D) integrate

(Key: C)

10. I have a guilty ______ for spending so little time with my kids and
being engaged in my research is no excuse.
A) consciousness


B) awareness


C)
conscience



D)

conscientious








III
．
WB

（
Word Building:
构词法应用
10
题
）
(
文本题
)

Directions:

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

1. Key:


foreground
Renowned worldwide for her painting, she still refused to put herself in the ______
(ground).
2. Key:

postgraduate
He
went
to
Cambridge
as
a
______
to
study
sociology
for
his
doctor
’
s
degree.
(graduate)
3. Key: foresight


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He had the ______ to sell his stock just before stock prices came down. (sight)

4. Key: post- Christmas
In the US, many stores have special sale on the day after Christmas, when shoppers
hit the stores in search of ______ bargains. (Christmas)

5. Key: e-dictionary
This website provides the best English to English ______ (dictionary)

6. Key: e-shopper

The
kind
of
information
a/an
______
is
willing
to
give
when
buying
something
online is very valuable. (shop)
7. Key: e-commerce
With
the
help
of
foreign
technology
and
our
own
initiatives,
hopefully,
the
net
bottleneck problems restricting further growth of ______ in China will be solved in
the near future. (commerce)
8. Key: foresaw

He ______ the need for cars that would be less polluting. (see)
9. Key: foretold

Nobody could have ______ that it would lead to the invention of the transistor. (tell)

10. Key: postwar
This article discusses the contribution of sociologists to ______ reconstruction. (war)

IV
．
ECT

（英译汉
两句
）

(
主观题
)
Directions
:
Translate the English sentences into Chinese.
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．答案：
他们通常没有意识到 在很多国家，
形形色色的贿赂行为正在日益增多，
在某些国家，这已成为人们几百年来的生活方 式。

They
often
do
not
realize
that
bribery
in
various
forms
is
on
the
increase
in
many
countries and, in some, has been a way of life for centuries.

2.
答案：然而，当今做海外销售的商人们经常难以达到既确保自己的商业利益，
又 无愧道德良心的境地。

However,
today's
businessman,
selling
in
overseas
markets,
will
frequently
meet
situations
where
it
is
difficult
to
square
his
business
interests
with
his
moral
conscience.

V
．
GB



（
Guided Writing:
命题作文
一篇
）

(
主观题
)

Directions
:
For
this
part,
you
are
allowed
30
minutes
to
write
a
composition
on
Science: Good or Evil
?
according to the Chinese outline, and you must use at least
120 words
.

1
、对科学好与坏的争论


2
、科学给人类带来的好处与负面影响


3
、你对科学的看法。



Science: Good or Evil
？

The debate regarding the good and evil effects of modern science has gained wide

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attention.


Science
has
brought
about
several
outstanding
advantages
to
mankind.
The
vast
improvements
made
in
the
field
of
medicine
have
served
to
lengthen
our
life
expectancy and to reduce the rate of infant mortality. The discovery of mechanization,
better
techniques
of
irrigation
and
pest
control
has
worked
to
increase
productivity
levels on farms. In transportation, the railway, modern ocean liner, jet plane and motor
vehicle
have
made
our
lives
more
comfortable
and
provided
great
possibilities
for
modern
commercial
development
and
industrialization.
The
invention
of
computer
has assisted the process of calculation in laboratories.


However, science has been responsible for pollution and has given us the nuclear
bomb which threatens our very existence. But in this instance, the fault lies not with
science, but rather with man's intention to misuse the discoveries of science.

第五单元


形成性练习

4-RF-01
Key: 1-5 TFTFN 6-10 FFFTT


Directions:
In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over a passage
quickly and read ten statements in it.
For statements 1-10, write
T (for True) if the statement agrees with the information given in the
above paragraph(s);
F (for False) if the statement contradicts the information given in the
above paragraph(s);
N
(for
Not
given)
if
the
statement
is
not
given
in
the
above
paragraph(s)

The Power of Forgiveness
It
was
12:37
a.m.
as
the
bus
pulled
from
the
terminal
at
Bowling
Green,
Kentucky. The streets
were
silent and
the night was cool. I
’
d gotten my
sister
on
her
way
to
Ft.
Knox
after
a
weekend
visit.
At
this
time,
I
wanted
nothing
more
than
to
go
back
to
the
dorm
and
get
some
rest.
I
never
thought
that a trip to the bus station could be so dramatic, that I would face
death because of others
’
prejudice. Later on, I would need to overcome
the effects of that prejudice.
After
giving
my
sister
spending
money,
I
couldn
’
t
afford
to
take
a
cab
back
to
the
dorm.
So
I
decided
to
get
little
exercise
and
run
to
the
dorm,
about
four
miles
away.
When
I
had
gone
about
two
bocks,
I
noticed
a
truck
slowly following me. When I turned around to see who it was, the driver
sped
up,
went
to
the
next
block,
and
turned
right.
After
I
’
d
run
another
couple
blocks,
I
noticed
the
truck
in
front
of
me.
A
guy
on
the
passenger
side
started
yelling
at
me,
“
Hey,
nigger.
”

However,
I
continued
running,
pretending to ignore them.

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