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新技能英语高级教程4单元测试unit4
Unit4Arerobotsstealingyourjobs?
Score:
Time:
40’
PartI.ListeningComprehension
Direction:
Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof4sections.
SectionA(4points)
Directions:
Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare4recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
1.A.Robotsaresmarter.B.Humanbeingsaresmarter.
C.Yes,Ido.D.Theywillbecomesmarter.
2.A.Idon'twanttowashclothesanymore.B.Robotsarehelpful.
C.Yes,ofcourse.It'sagoodidea.D.Idon'tknow.
3.A.Sure.I'dloveto.B.Ihavebeentherebefore.
C.It'scool!
D.Itwillraintomorrow.
4.A.Me,too.B.Whatagreatdream!
C.Idon'tunderstand.D.Idon'tlikerobots.
SectionB(4points)
Directions:
Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare2dialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Thedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
5.A.Herefusedtodriveher.B.Hehasanewcar.
C.Heforgothisdriver’slicense.D.Heisgladtodriveher.
6.A.Shewenttotheairport.B.Shewasbusyonherassignment.
C.Shewenttowatchamovie.D.Shewenttoseeherfriend.
SectionC(4points)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearaconversation.Aftertheconversation,thereare2recordedquestions.Boththeconversationandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
7.A.IBM.B.Asupermarket.
C.ABCCompany.D.Abookstore.
8.A.Dress.B.Computers.
C.Shoes.D.Engines.
SectionD(8points)
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.ListentothepassageandfillineachblankINNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.
Scientistshavecreatedahuge,in-depthanalysisofwhatjobsareunder(9)__________fromrobots.Someprofessions—suchastherapists,personaltrainersandteachersaresafe.Butthosethatrequirerepetitiveskills,themanipulationofdataormanualenteringofinformationcouldseetheirjobstakenaway.(10)__________arealsostillhighly-desired,andsomethingrobotsaren’tespeciallygoodat.Humanswillstillbeneededasmanagersandcarers,(11)__________—atleastforthetimebeing,thoughscientistshavebeencreatingrobotsdesignedtobefriendsto(12)__________peopleforyears.
PartII.Vocabulary&Structure
Directions:
Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructcorrectandmeaningfulsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.
SectionA(10points)
Directions:
Inthissection,thereare5incompletestatements.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
13.Humanchefsmaybe________byrobotchefssomeday.
A.replacesB.replaceC.replacedD.replacing
14.Someactionsmustbe________todealwiththisbigchangeinthelabourmarket.
A.takeB.takenC.tookD.taking
15.Isuggestyou________robotstafftosavecosts.
A.tohireB.hiringC.hireD.hires
16.Lastthingacollegestudentwantstofaceis________upongraduation
A.unemploymentB.unemployedC.employmentD.employed
17.Therearerobotsto________thistask.
A.automatedB.automatingC.automateD.automates
SectionB(15points)
Directions:
Thereare5incompletestatementshere.Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordsgiveninthebrackets.
18."Writing"willneverbe________(take)overbyrobots.
19.Wefearthatthiswill________(endanger)thestabilityoftheregionandoftheworldasawhole.
20.Someofthejobs________(relate)tocookingarecreative.
21.He________(incredible)loveshisjobasapoliceman.
22.Nowadays,electronic________(pay)isamoreconvenientwaytopayforpurchasesthancashandchecks.
PartIII.ReadingComprehension
Directions:
Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Youwillfind2tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.
Task1(10points)
Directions:
Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoice.
Thusfar,thereislittleevidencetosuggestthattechnologywillreduceinequality;indeeditmayonlyintensifyinequality.Technologyiscostlyanditisgenerallyimpossibletointroduceadvancestoeveryoneatthesametime.Sowhogetsthisaccessfirst?
Aswetravelfurtherandfurtheralongtheelectronicfrontierthroughadvancessuchastelecommuting(在家办公)andtheIntemet,thepoormaybeisolatedfrommainstreamsocietyinan"informationghetto(贫民窟)".
Drawingonasurvey,theCensusBureau(国家调查局)estimatedthatonly6.8percentofhouseholdsearninglessthan$10,000hadhomecomputers,comparedto61.7percentofthosewithincomesof$75,000ormore.Thisissuegoesbeyondindividualinterestorlackofinterestincomputers.
Thetechnologicaladvancesofthepresentandfuturemaynotbeequallybeneficialtomenandwomen.Manystudieshaveshownthatcomputergames,whichserveasanimportantmeansofearlysocializationtocomputers,typicallyinvolvesportsorskillsassociatedwiththetraditionalmalerole.Asaresultcomputerscampshavebecomemainlymalesettings.
Likemoney,food,andotherresources,technologyisunevenlydistributedwithinsocietiesandthroughouttheworld.Thetechnologygapiswideningratherthannarrowing.Althoughnationsareexchangingtechnicaldatamorefreelythanbefore,criticaltechnologytransferisoftenkeptback.Thetechnologyexportedtodevelopingcountriesmaybepoorlysuitedtotheconditionsoftheireconomiesandworkplaces.
23.Accordingtothewriter,"informationghetto"iscausedby______.
Athestrictcontrolofinformation
Btherapidtechnologicaladvances
Cthecompleteisolationofthepoor
Dtheexistenceofmainstreamsociety
24.ThedatatheCensusBureaucollectedindicatesthat______.
A.technologyhaswidenedthegapbetweentherichandthepoor
B.individualinterestincomputersmightbeasignificantreason
C.thesurveyhascoveredmorethanenoughinvestigationsamples
D.theestimationbytheCensusBureauissubjecttocorrection
25.Accordingtothewriter,onesupposedfunctionofcomputergamesis______.
A.todividesocialrolesbetweenboysandgirls
B.tobuildupsettingsforsportsorothermaleskills
C.tomakethepublicgetfamiliarwiththecomputer.
D.tointensifytheinequalitybetweenmenandwomen
26.Itseemsthatcriticaltechnologyisoften______.
A.unavailabletotheimportingcountries
B.unavailabletotheexportingcountries
C.notsuitabletothedevelopingcountries
D.keepingbacktheexportingcountries'economy
27.Thewriter'sattitudetowardsthedevelopmentoftechnologyis______.
A.negative
B.indifferent
C.excitingandpraising
D.concernedandcritical
Task2(10points)
Directions:
Thefollowingisanoticeintroducingasoftware.Afterreadingthem,youarerequiredtoanswerthequestions.
Notice:
Thissoftwareisdesignedtohelptheuserdeveloptheabilitytothinkcritically.Itwaspreparedformiddle-school-levelstudents,buthasbeenusedeffectivelywithbothhighschoolstudentsandnon-university-educatedadults.Noattemptismadetoprotectintellectualpropertyrightsinit,althoughthoserightsremainthepropertyoftheauthor.Allusersareaskedtosendasmallestpossibleamountoffee,intheamountoftendollars,totheauthorattheaddressbelow.Theauthorwelcomesallcommentsandsuggestionsastohowthissoftwaremightbeimproved.
StephenJ.Morello
Box100
Plawsantville,NewYork
10572-0100
Fax:
924-3245-4892
E-mail:
laughlines@read.com28.
28.Whatcanthissoftwareinthenoticebeusedtodo?
_________________________________________________________________
29.Forwhomisthissoftwaremainlyintended?
_________________________________________________________________
30.Whoownsthesoftwarecopyright?
_________________________________________________________________
31.Howmuchdoesauserpayforthesoftware?
_________________________________________________________________
32.Whydoestheauthorexpectcommentsandsuggestions?
_________________________________________________________________
PartIV.Translation(15points)
Directions:
ThispartistotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.EachofthetwosentencesisfollowedbythreechoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA,BandC.Makethebestchoice.Fortheparagraphnumbered35,writeyourtranslationinthecorrespondingspace.
33.Robots,whichhavemanyadvantages,cannotcarryoutcreativeworkandreplaceman.
A.尽管机器人有许多优点,可是它不能理解创造性工作,也不能代替人类。
B.有许多优点的机器人也不能代替人类去做创造性工作。
C.机器人有很多缺点,既不能进行创造性工作,也不能代替人类。
D.尽管机器人有许多优点,可是它不能进行创造性工作,也不能代替人类。
34.Thoughtelephoneisindispensableinone'severydaylife,itbringsalotoftroublesaswell.
A.虽然电话在日常生活中是不可缺少的,但它同时也带来了许多麻烦。
B.即使电话在一个人的生活中也不贵,但它带来很多好处的同时也带来了许多麻烦。
C.即使电话在一个人的生活中可有可元,但它会带来很多好处。
D.虽然电话在一个人的生活中不可缺少,但它也会带来一些烦恼。
35.AssistantMarketingManagerWanted
Wearelookingforalivelyandintelligent(有才智的)persontojoinourteamassoonaspossible.Theworkwillinvolvetelephoningandcorresponding(通信)withouroverseasclientsandagents,andsometravel,mainlytoEuropeancou
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