新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程三3

新世纪综合单元测试——Unit 3 Book 4
Listening Comprehension

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True or False

Directions: There are ten statements in this section. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Listen carefully and decide whether each of the following is true or false. (10 points)
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True False
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When the author got his first computer, he was rather surprised to find there were already so many magazines about computing.
2.
True False
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The author was sure that he should write because he had acquired enough knowledge.
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True False
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At the very beginning, the author did not know that technology and freedom were related to each other.
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True False
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By acquiring more knowledge, people may find that today's truth may not be true tomorrow.
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True False
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In 1992, Brazil suffered a lot from the terrible rains because its forecasters did not know the relevant information beforehand.
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True False
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Since we are in the "knowledge era", knowledge transfer is not so difficult as it used to be.
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Galileo was put into prison after he told the public his theory.
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True False
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In the computer industry, Compaq has a history as long as Digital Equipment Corporation.
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True False
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The new method to refine oil proposed by workers can save a lot of money for Mobil.
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True False
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The unsmooth knowledge transfer is partly due to the fact that people are unwilling to change.

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Compound Dictation

Directions: You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 11-20 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. (10 points)

The fundamental question of whether virtues are taught, 11 , or passed on by some other 12 has been 13 to Plato more than 2,000 years ago. One current theory proposes that values and moral knowledge are 14 much in the same manner as other forms of content knowledge, through real world experience.
There are at least four plausible, overlapping hypotheses 15 the question of how the human mind gains knowledge about the world. Each hypothesis, supported by different lines of evidence, states one possible relationship between nature, which is inherited information, and 16 , which represents environmental influences. Spanning several centuries, the pros and cons (

赞成与反对的理由) of these hypotheses have been debated by 17 , scientists, psychologists and others. An important point of contention (争论) woven throughout this long standing debate is whether object reality differs from 18 . These hypotheses focus on distinctions and relationships between "content" which is sensory information arising from real objects, such as shape or color; and "form" which are thoughts, inferences, about these objects. 19 , but develops from mental constructs based on experience and / or genetic information. Our knowledge of things is intimately tied to what we believe to be an objectively or even subjectively defined reality. 20 . And as the last hypothesis will propose, what we know about matter and values is likely relative and contingent on (视……而定) our place in history.
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Reading Comprehension
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Directions: There are two passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices. Click on the best choice. (20 points)

Passage One
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the languages he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people. In the same way, when children learn to do all the other things (walking, running, climbing, riding a bicycle), they learn to do them without being taught. They compare their performances with more skilled people's, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his own mistakes, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word means, what answer is to that problem.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end this nonsense of grades, exams, marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated pe

ople must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems sensible to them. Give them our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, "But suppose they fail to learn something essential they will need to get in the world?" Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.



21. What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?
A. By imitating what other people do.
B. By making mistakes and having them corrected.
C. By listening to explanations from skilled people.
D. By asking a great many questions.
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22. In the author's opinion, what is something that teachers shouldn't do?
A. They give children correct answers.
B. They point out children's mistakes to them.
C. They allow children to mark their own work.
D. They encourage children to help each another.
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23. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are _______________.
A. not really important skills
B. more important than other skills
C. basically different from learning adult skills
D. basically the same as learning other skills
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24. Exams, grades, and marks should be abolished because children's progress should only be estimated by __________________.
A. educated persons
B. themselves
C. teachers
D. parents
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25. The author fears that children will grow up into adults while being ____________.
A. too independent of others
B. too critical of themselves
C. incapable of thinking for themselves
D. incapable of using basic skills
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Passage Two
"Knowledge acquisition and sharing will increasingly be technology mediated, and traditional educational processes will be revolutionized", said experts at a UNESCO organized event in Kronberg, Germany, recently.
Adopting the "Kronberg Declaration on the Future of Knowledge Acquisition and Sharing", the high-level experts also said that leaders in the public and private sectors must embrace changes in organizations and people by providing opportunities and incentives to facilitate and motivate, as well as to overcome typical barriers in knowledge acquisition and sharing.　
They anticipated that in the coming decades, the importance of acquiring factual knowledge will decrease, whereas the ability to find one's way in complex systems and to find, judge, organize and creatively use relevant information, as well as the capability to learn, will become crucially important.
The "Kronberg Declaratio

n" that UNESCO and the German Commission for UNESCO have just released summarizes the discussions at the meeting of a UNESCO High Level Group that took place from 22 to 23 June 2007 in Kronberg, Germany. The event was jointly organized by UNESCO and the German Commission for UNESCO.
Eighteen international experts from thirteen countries agreed on the fact that knowledge acquisition and sharing institutions are facing dramatic changes, mainly due to the rapid development of ICTs (Information and Computing Technology). "Models of knowledge acquisition, the role of teachers and trainers, the institutional framework and methods of assessment will change radically over the coming decades", they said. They also highlighted that knowledge acquisition and sharing institutions will have to focus more closely on the development of social and emotional abilities and skills.
The experts anticipate that while learners will play an ever more active role in knowledge acquisition and sharing, including in content creation and dissemination, their teachers will act increasingly as managers of learning processes and as coaches.
The experts stressed the need to involve all stakeholders, including the private sector, academia and user communities in developing long-term policies and implementation strategies. Multi-stakeholder partnerships shall provide sustained, long-term real solutions for ICT applications in knowledge acquisition and sharing.
"We have seen over the past 10 years a dramatic increase of the dependence of global development processes from the ability to efficiently produce, disseminate and use information and knowledge," says Abdul Waheed Khan, UNESCO's Assistant Director General for Communication and Information. "Lack of access to knowledge increasingly accentuates marginalization and economic deprivation, and we need to join efforts to bridge these gaps."



26. The knowledge acquisition and sharing institutions are facing great changes because __________.
A. traditional educational processes are revolutionized
B. they have to pay more attention to the development of social and emotional abilities and skills
C. information and computing technologies are changing swiftly
D. learners will play a more active role in knowledge acquisition and sharing
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27. What is NOT the change that will take place with knowledge acquisition and sharing in the coming decades?
A. People will find it more important to acquire factual knowledge.
B. The ability to use information creatively will be more important.
C. The institutional framework will be different.
D. The ability to learn will be emphasized.
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28. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the meeting?
A. It lasted two days.
B. It was held in a German city.
C. It was co-organized by UNESCO and its German Commission.
D. Eighteen German experts attended the meeting.
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29. To help people acquire and share knowledge, ___________.
A. high-level experts will hold some other meetings to have further discussion
B. teachers should act as coaches
C. UNESCO is developing a special program
D. leaders must give chances and momentum to them
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30. If a person doesn't have access to knowledge, ___________.
A. he is unable to find his way in complex systems
B. he has to focus more on his skills
C. he cannot enter the mainstream of the society
D. he should be informed of the latest development of knowledge acquisition
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Vocabulary and Structure
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Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. (60 points)


31. See how I operate the machine, and you can do it _______.
A. otherwise
B. likely
C. likewise
D. likeness
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32. An argument between Mary and Lily was ________ because they disliked each other so much.
A. inevitable
B. sure
C. questionable
D. persistent
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33. He does not ________ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.
A. equal
B. match
C. qualify
D. fit
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34. Your story about the frog turning into a prince is __________ nonsense.
A. sheer
B. shear
C. shield
D. sheet
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35. It's surprising that in Britain people __________ four million tons of potatoes every year.
A. swallow
B. dispose
C. consume
D. exhaust
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36. We all ________ Plato, the great thinker in ancient Greece.
A. look up to
B. look into
C. look through
D. look down
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37. Young people usually have less ________ ideas than their parents and they are happy to accept new concepts.
A. artificial
B. strict
C. rigid
D. clever
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38. It is known to all that shoes are often _______ when they are new.
A. staff
B. stuff
C. stiff
D. stuffy
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39. The computer has brought about surprising technological changes _________ we organize and produce information.
A. in a way
B. in that way
C. in the way
D. in no way
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40. We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield _______ any military threat.
A. up
B. to
C. in
D. at
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41. She was so ______ in her job that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door.
A. attracted
B. drawn
C. absorbed
D. concentrated
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42. We hope to become more ________ in predicting earthquakes.
A. exact
B. correct
C. precise
D. accurate
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43. It is a very popular play, and it would be wise to ________ seats well in advance.
A. preserve

B. book
C. buy
D. occupy
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44. As the fat man sat down, the deck chair ______ under him, with a loud noise of tearing canvas.
A. collapsed
B. sank
C. dropped
D. fell
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45. There can be no doubt that the division of labor is an ______ way of organizing work.
A. efficient
B. effective
C. economic
D. enormous
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46. He _____ his old car for a new model as soon as he had won the money.
A. exchanged
B. replaced
C. converted
D. interchanged
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47. The temperature rose _______ that the firemen had to leave the burning house.
A. to an extent
B. to an such extent
C. to such an extent
D. such to an extent
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48. These plastic flowers look so ______ that many people think they are real.
A. natural
B. similar
C. beautiful
D. artificial
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49. Her politics ________ neither conservative nor liberal, therefore, she's been a councilor for a lot of years.
A. are
B. has been
C. was
D. is
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50. Born in Paris and having spent most of her life in France, no wonder she can speak ________ French.
A. sheer
B. pure
C. unique
D. distinct
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51. Some scientists _______ that there will be a great earthquake in the near future.
A. predict
B. prohibit
C. defense
D. apply
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52. Not everyone knows that oil should be ______ before it can be used.
A. defined
B. refined
C. confined
D. fined
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53. It is common sense that copper has less _________ to electricity than lead has.
A. resistance
B. variation
C. conversion
D. evolution
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54. Since I am in such a dilemma, I need to get my own problem _________ out.
A. solved
B. arranged
C. smoothed
D. sorted
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55. Important people don't often have much free time as their work _______ all their time.
A. takes away
B. takes over
C. takes up
D. takes in
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56. I am sorry, I have only a _______ idea of what we said about this affair.
A. obscure
B. vague
C. uncertain
D. distinct
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57. The coming of the railways in the 1930s ________ our society and economic life.
A. transferred
B. transformed
C. transported
D. transmitted
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58. A _________ patient is one who is seriously ill and will die soon.
A. deadly
B. last
C. fatal
D. terminal
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59. I can hardly hear what he's saying, and ______________.
A. so can all the other people
B. nor can all the other people
C. so can hardly all the other people
D. nor all the other people can
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60. ___________ neglecting our education, my

father sent my brother and me to summer school.
A. To be accused of
B. Accusing of
C. That he was accused of
D. Accused of
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