U校园 Model Test 1

U校园 Model Test 1(unit1)

1)

A. Because she has an appointment with Oprah Winfrey.

B. Because she is studying the life of Oprah Winfrey.

C. Because she is attending a discussion by Oprah Winfrey.

D. Because she is having a break with Oprah Winfrey.

2)

A. She eats and exercises in a way influenced by Oprah Winfrey.

B. She's set up a book club under the influence of Oprah Winfrey.

C. She’s influenced to recommend Oprah Winfrey’s magazine to others.

D. She’s influenced to read books written by Oprah Winfrey.

3)

A. Because she’s finished 25 years of her daily show by 32.

B. Because she’s an inspiring success story of giving and sharing.

C. Because she knows what poverty is through her poor childhood.

D. Because she helps girls in South America with their education.

4)

A. He is convinced.

B. He is still doubtful.

C. He is impressive.

D. He is persuasive.

参考答案：

1) C 2) A 3) B 4) A

5)

A. Uncle and nephew.

B. Father and daughter.

C. Uncle and niece.

D. Teacher and student.

6)

A. It is stressful.

B. It is fascinating.

C. It is boring.

D. It is marvelous.

7)

A. Because she was too late for her daughter’s birthday party.

B. Because she bought her daughter a dress that was too cheap.

C. Because she forgot to invite her daughter to the movies.

D. Because she refused to buy a dress her daughter preferred.

8)

A. Buy another new dress that her daughter loves.

B. Have patience and put a lot of heart into the matter.

C. Give her daughter even more money.

D. Go travelling with her daughter to New Orleans.

Directions： In this section, you’ll hear some sentences. In each sentence there is a word

or phrase missing. You are going to listen to the recording twice. When you listen for

the first time, write down the missing words that you hear. When you listen for the

second time, check your answers.

9、She made an arrangement with her employer 9) whereby she worked a reduced

number of hours.

10、One’s 10) pursuit of happiness is regulated by law, social customs and shared moral

values.

11、We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield to any military 11) threat .

12、The scene is so beautiful that it 12) transcends my power of description.

13、As long as you never lose heart, no difficulty is too great to 13) triumph over.

14、Perhaps it is better to say that the direction of her interest turns from outward to 14)

inward .

15、The new prime minister is generally acknowledged as a far-sighted 15) statesman .

16、In our dialogue, we should be 16) diligent in seeking understanding and be slow to

judge.

17、In his small clinic, business is always 17) slap (slack) at this time of the year, so he

decides to have a trip with his family.

18、The poor woman’s life came to a 18) tragic end when she was knocked down by

a car crossing the street.

19、He is a professor of 19) prestige in the field of space science.

20One question is whether the law should permit a woman to have an 20) abortion

and, if so, under what circumstances.

Directions： Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with appropriate prepositions

or adverbs. Fill in each blank with only ONE word.

idiot dedication misfortune dubious overtime

dazzle scholarly boastful nominate uphold

Being used to working 31) overtime , she would always put some chocolate into her

handbag every morning.

He’s mad at me because I supposedly called him a(n) 32) idiot .

We may be glad to know that in spite of his 33) misfortune in the earlier years, he

finally found the woman who brought happiness to his married life.

The police argued that their task was to 34) uphold the law and to keep the peace.

I could not see well, for my eyes had been 35) dazzled, after the darkness, by the strong

electric light.

The 36) dubious data was turned down by the researchers.

Her ability to reach a large audience is the result of hard work and professional 37)

dedication .

Occasional reports on relevant cases and the results of 38) scholarly research have

often raised the issue of mercy killing since the 1980s.

Your aim should be to emphasize your strengths without sounding 39) boastful .

There was a startled expression on his face when he was told that he had been 40)

nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

Directions： Read the following passages carefully. Each passage is followed by some

questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,

C, and D. Choose the best answer to each question.

一、

According to the new school of scientists, technology is an overlooked force in expanding the

horizons of scientific knowledge. Science moves forward, they say, not so much through the

insights of great men of genius as because of more ordinary things like improved techniques

and tools. In short, a leader of the new school contends (声称), the scientific revolution, as we

call it, was largely the improvement and invention and use of a series of instruments that

expanded the reach of science in innumerable (无数的) directions.

Over the years, tools and technology themselves as a source of fundamental innovation (创新) have largely been ignored by historians and philosophers of science. The modern school

that hails technology argues that such masters as Galileo, Newton, Maxwell, Einstein, and

inventors such as Edison attached great importance to, and derived great benefit from, craft

information and technological devices of different kinds that were usable in scientific

experiments.

The core of the argument of a technology-yes, genius-no advocate was an analysis of

Galileo’s role at the start of the scientific revolution. The wisdom of the day was derived from

Ptolemy, an astronomer of the second century, whose elaborate system of the sky put Earth

at the center of all heavenly motions. Galileo’s greatest glory was that in 1609 he was the first

person to turn the newly invented telescope on the heavens to prove that the planets revolve

around the sun rather than around the earth. But the real hero of the story, according to the

new school of scientists, was the long evolution in the improvement of machinery for making

eyeglasses.

Federal policy is necessarily involved in the technology vs. genius dispute. Whether the

Government should increase the financing of pure science at the expense of technology or

vice versa (反之) often depends on the issue of which is seen as the driving force.

41)

What leads to the expansion of science in terms of the new school of scientists?

A. The creative ideas of the great minds.

B. The scientific knowledge of the geniuses.

C. The improvement of ordinary tools and techniques.

D. The neglected force in scientific innovations.

42)

What is the nature of scientific revolution according to a leader of the new school?

A. It helps to invent a series of new instruments.

B. It is actually the result of the development of a series of instruments.

C. It pushes the science toward a particular direction.

D. It has improved the techniques in innumerable directions.

43)

Why does modern school of scientists pay attention to the invention and improvement of

tools and technology?

A. Because they can be applied in scientific experiments.

B. Because they are greatly admired by scientists and inventors.

C. Because they are overlooked by historians and philosophers.

D. Because they can be served as a source of basic innovations.

44)

What can be inferred from the statement “the real hero of the story, …, was the long evolution

in the improvement of machinery for making eyeglasses”?

A. The role of Galileo at the start of the scientific revolution was underestimated.

B. Ptolemy was the first astronomer to elaborate the system of heavenly motions.

C. The improved technology and machinery contributed to Galileo’s great discovery.

D. Galileo proved that the sun rather than the earth is the center of the universe.

45)

What conclusion can be drawn from the last paragraph?

A. The government’s decision on its finance allocation is determined by its opinion on the

priority between science and technology.

B. The government has developed pure science at the expense of technology.

C. The government has attached more importance to technology than pure science.

D. The government will no longer increase the financial support to pure science.

参考答案：

41) C 42) B 43) D 44) C 45) A

二、

We all laugh. We all hurt. We all make mistakes. We all dream, that’s life. It’s a journey. Please

follow these rules to make the journey of your life a journey of joy! Staying positive through

the cold season could be your best defense against getting ill, new study findings suggest.

In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that

people with a generally sunny disposition (性格) were less likely to fall ill. The findings,

published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence that a “positive emotional

style” can help ward off the common cold and other illnesses.

Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective as in happiness boosting immune

function and subjective as in happy people being less troubled by a scratchy throat or runny

nose. “People with a positive emotional style may have different immune response to the

virus,” explained lead study author Dr Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in

Pittsburgh. “And when they do get a cold, they may interpret their illness as being less severe.”

Cohen and his colleagues had found in a previous study that happier people seemed less

likely to catch a cold, but some questions remained as to whether the emotional trait itself

had the effect.

For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults with complete standard measures

of personality traits, self-perceived health and emotional “style”. Those who tended to be

happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional style, while

those who were often unhappy, tense and hostile had a negative style. The researchers gave

them nose drops containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus. Over the next six days,

the volunteers reported on any aches, pains, or sneezing (打喷嚏) they had, while the

researchers collected objective data. Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective

measures of nasal woes (鼻部的不适), happy people were less likely to develop a cold.

46)

The new study findings in the experiment suggest that _________.

A. Being optimistic is more probable to keep healthy.

B. Staying positive is more likely to catch cold.

C. Having a negative emotion is harmful to the character.

D. Having a good disposition is more likely to get ill.

47)

The phrase “ward off” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “_________”.

A. set aside

B. give in

C. shrug off

D. keep away

48)

It can be inferred from Dr. Sheldon Cohen’s interpretation that ______________.

A. people with a positive emotion are more likely to regard their illness as less serious.

B. people with a negative emotion are more likely to boost immune function to the virus.

C. people with a positive emotion are more likely to interpret their illness objectively.

D. people with a negative emotion are more likely to interpret their illness subjectively.

49)

It can be learnt from the passage that the benefits of having a positive emotional style are

_____________.

A. still dubious

B. to be further studied

C. proven by scientific research

D. self-evident

50)

Which of the following would be the best TITLE for the passage?

A. A Happy Journey Full of Joy

B. The Health Benefits of Staying Positive

C. Scientific Evidence of Staying Healthy

D. The Secrets of Staying Positive

参考答案：

46) A 47) D 48) A 49) C 50) B