大学《实用英语》习题及答案4 - 图文

Unit 7 A

AFTER-READENG TASK

Reading Comprehension

Exercise2

Circle the best answer according to the passage.

1.The author dialed many times because -----.

A.he wanted to make sure the telephone number he dialed was correct B.the man on the other end was very rude C.he was a policeman then

D.he felt there might be something unusud about the man on the other end

2.“You got it!” (Paragraph 11) probably means “_____”. A.You were right! B.Try it again!

C.Stop asking such a silly question! D Don't bother me anymore!

3.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A.Both of them turned out to be working in the same place. B.The old man once worked as an elevator operator.

C.Nobody had ever dialed the old man's telephone number in the past 20 years.

D.The old man seemed to be deeply moved by the author's suggestion to call him again.

4.Both the old man and the author agreed to keep contact mainly because ______. A.they both need friendship and care from each other B.they both worked in the same department C.they wanted to know more about each other D.they just wanted to show kindness to each other

5.All of the following may be concluded from the passage EXCEPT that _____. A.the author didn’t have a pleasant childhood

B.the death of the old man was a shock to the author C.a friend in need is a friend indeed

D.the author has no friend except the old man

Exercise 3

Decide whether the statementrs are True or False according to the passage.

1.The author dialed a wrong number one day.

2.The old man's voice was so strange that the author dialed the number again tofind out who he really was.

3.The author showed great concern to the old man because he looked very much like his father.

4.They were good friends, but they had no chance to meet each other. 5.The author felt it a pity to have lost such a good friend.

Exercise 4

Retell the story in your own words with the help of the questions

1.What happened one day when the author made a telephone call? Did he stop dialing when he found the number was wrong? Why?

2. What was the response from the old man, Mr Adolf Meth? What kind of person was he like?

3.Why did the old man call the author almost every day?

4.Did the author just want to show his kindness to the lonely old man? Did the author also need

help and care from the old man? Why?

5.Did they have a chance to meet each other? What happen in the end?

Vocabulary and Structure

Exercise 5

Find in the passage the words which match the definitions 1.the state of being warm _____________________

2.the duty of a person in a particular activity or area of life _____________________ 3.pause before taking an action or making a decision _____________________ 4.of or like a father _____________________ 5.of men _____________________ 6.not tight _____________________ 7.a person who delivers letters _____________________ 8.a person who operates a machine _____________________

9.a lift _____________________ 10.an empty space between two objects _____________________

Exercise 6

Translate fhe expressions intoChinese orEnglish 1.a radio operator _________________________________

____________________________ 电话接线员 ____________________________ 计算机操作员 a griding machine operator _________________________________ 2.a gap in the fence _________________________________

____________________________ 他们思想之间的差距 bridge the cultural gaps of East and West _________________________________ narrow the generation gap _________________________________ 3. hesitate about a matter _________________________________ hesitate at nothing _________________________________ hesitate to tell the truth _________________________________

______________________________ 对接受他的邀请感到犹豫不决 4.contain two chemical elements _________________________________ the foreign elements in English _________________________________ the lawless elements in society _________________________________

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Exercise 7

Fill in the blanks with the given worlds. Change the form where necessary. gap loose warmth hesitate disaster role pound curious operator disagreement

1. Please don't ______ to contact us if you need any further information

2.The trade ______ between imports and exports has been filled up in the recent years.

3.The clothesline is rather ______ and we'd better stretch it tight. 4.Sitting in the sun, I closed my eyes and felt ______ on my face.

5.The other day she appeared in court and assumed the ______ of a witness 6.Those difficulties resulted from wrong policies rather than natural ______. 7.Most hotels are equipped with self-service elevators that don,t have ______. 8.There have been a few serious ______ between the two parties lately. 9.When I was a child, I was______ about everything I saw.

10.The elevator was out of order and I ran upstairs so quickly that my heart ______ for a few minutes

Exercise 8

Complete thwe sentences with the given expressions. Change the form where

necessary.

take on cool down hsve … out get through warm to hold back in person face to face 1.The more he spoke, the more he ______ his topic.

2.She is too excited; we must do something to make her ______.

3.You must ______ the whole matter ______ with him next time you see him. 4.On turning the corner, he came ______ with a policeman on duty.

5.They have so much work to do that they won't ______ it until midnight. 6.In this sentence, the word ______ an entirely different meaning.

7.The research findings have been ______ long enough! They should have been published.

8.I suggested that she should apply for the position _______ instead of by letter.

Exercise 9

Fill in the blanks with one of the words given in blanks.

1.Please shut the door ______. (quiet, quietly)

2.Do you feel______ before an examination?(nervous, nervously)

3.Give my best wishes to your parents.I hope they are ______.(good, well) 4.He put a little oil on the handle to make it turn . (easy, easily)

5.The business has grown ______ during the past two years or so. (considerable , considerably)

6.I feel ______ that I have seen that person before. (sure, surely)