1、1Unit Five Work to live or live to workPart I Listening ComprehensionSection A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 1 long conversation. And the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the and the qu
2、estions will be spoken only once After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.1. A) She wants the man to buy an expensive Christmas gift for his girlfriend.B) She wants the man to give some s
3、uggestions.C) She wants the man to tell her about his girlfriend and the budget as well.D) She wants the man to tell her how much money he has got for the gift.2. A) Shed ask the man not to eat any dessert.B) Shed have no dessert.C) Shed pick some dessert herself.D) Shed have some chocolate cake.3.
4、A) John is getting much better although hes still a little unhappy.B) John remains upset.C) John only smiles over some little things.D) Its not difficult to talk to John now.4. A) Its only for rent, not for sale.B) Its not as good as advertised.C) Its being redecorated.D) Its no longer available.5.
5、A) She should complete the paper earlier.B) She should ask Martha for help.C) She should buy herself a computer.D) She should borrow a computer from Martha.6. A) She feels fine about driving to work.B) She agrees with the man that driving to work is tiring.C) She feels bored with driving 60 miles to
6、 work every day.D) She complains about the road and traffic.7. A) Plants. B) Buildings. C) Architecture style. D) The campus.8. A) Mary would join the man for the dinner and pay for it as well.B) The man would invite Mary to have some Italian food.C) Mary dechnes the mans invitation.D) Mary treated
7、the man last weekend.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name.B) The hotel clerk insisted that he didnt make any reservation.C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.D) The hotel clerk c
8、ouldnt find his reservation for that night.10. A) A grand wedding was being held in the hotel.B) There was a conference going on in the town.C) The hotel was undergoing major repairs.D) It was a busy season for holiday-makers.11. A) It was free of charge on weekends.2B) It offered a 15% discount on
9、weekdays.C) It was offered to frequent guests only.D) It was 10% cheaper than in other hotels.12. A) The man should demand compensation from the hotel.B) The man should have an additional discount.C) The man should complain to the hotel manager.D) The man should find a cheaper room in another hotel.
10、Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 2 Short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Passa
11、ge OneQuestions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.13. A) They care about children and want to make them happy.B) They need childrens care when they are old.C) They want to enrich their life experience.D) They dont want to feel lonely.14. A) They are usually adopted from distant p
12、laces.B) Their birth information is usually kept secret.C) Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.D) Their adoptive parents dont want them to know their birth parents.15. A) They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.B) They do not want to hurt the feeling
13、s of their adoptive parents.C) They have mixed feelings about finding their birth parents.D) They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.Passage TwoQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) Because the business was not going well.B) Because his boss sudde
14、nly died of a heart attack.C) Because no one in his bosss family would run the business after he died.D) None of them.17. A) He was just making a phone call.B) He was just hanging up a sign.C) He was reading the newspaper.D) He was complaining to his wife who just lost her job.18. A) It was unnecess
15、ary to help the office manager.B) The office manager would find him a job.C) Some newly opened firms might need some plants and he could rent plants to them.D) He could sell plants to the office manager.19. A) He hopes to be the proud owner of the greenhouse.B) He hopes to lease the greenhouse.C) He
16、 hopes to live a happy life with his wife.D) He hopes to increase the sales greatly in the future.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its main ideas. When 3the passage is read for the
17、second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 20 to 27 with the words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 28 to 30 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points
18、 in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.At the (20) , the sixty-year-old company president told the forty-eight-year-old (21 ) _that the fifty-one-year-old (22) had meant much to the company and would be missed and would be har
19、d to (23) . The widow didnt look him in the eye. She was afraid he would read her (24) and, after all, she would need him to (25) out the (26) - the (27) options and all that.Phil was (28) _. If he wasnt at the office, he was worried about it. Phil was a Type A, (29)_.You could have (30) _. So when
20、he finally worked himself to death, at precisely 3:00 A.M. Sunday morning, no one was really surprised.Part IV Vocabulary Directions: Choose the One that best completes the sentence from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).63. We are at the rapid progress Mark has made in this semester.A) dist
21、inguished B) astonished C) annoyed D) scored64. The wind was strong all day, but it after sunset.A) modest B) modified C) moderated D) is moderated65. All the memories of his childhood had from his mind by the time he was 65.A) faded B) illustrated C) confined D) concerned66. This river is so big th
22、at it is impossible to build a under it without modem technology.A) canal B) tunnel C) channel D) cable67. With the help of the government, a large number of people after the flood in 1991.A) survived B) suspended C) suffered D) subjected68. It is not for me to return all the books to the library no
23、w because I still need some of them for my research.A) continuous B) difficult C) convenient D) sufficient69. When traveling alone in the mountains, youd better take a (an) with you in case you get lost.A) compass B) navigator C) equipment D) instrument70. As a teacher, you should not the students f
24、rom asking questions in class.A) refrain B) restrain C) forbid D) prevent71. If you have any problems during your study here, please do not to call me for help.A) hesitate B) pause C) withdraw D) waffle72. After seeing the way Mr. Wyatt behaved at the party, I had little desire to make his _.A) know
25、ledge B) acquaintance C) acquaint D) friend73. They found themselves with foreign companies for a share or: the market.A) coordinate B) subordinate C) cooperating D) competing74. He remained bent over for several seconds before slowly _.A) straightening out B) straightening up C) straight up D) stre
26、tch out75. On further , it emerged that Malcolm had not been involved in the incident.A) acquirement B) investigating C) inquiry D) requirement76. Im not sure where you can find a babysitter - Ill _.A) ask after B) ask about C) ask for help D) ask around477. Tony gave an grin when he met his ex-girl
27、friend at the party.A) embarrassing B) embarrassment C) embarrassed D) embarrassPart V Grammar Directions: Choose the One that best completes the sentence from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).78. All things , the planned trip will have to be called off.A) considered B) be considered C) con
28、sidering D) having considered79. Any packet properly will not be accepted by the post office.A) not to be wrapped B) not being wrappedC) not wrapped D) not having been wrapped80. Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely to the outside world.A) being lost B) losing C) having lost D) lo
29、st81. He was sitting in the chair, a book.A) read B) was reading C) reading D) with reading82. They sat together for about half an hour, any wordA) with . exchanged B) without . exchangedC) with . exchanging D) without . exchanging83. Julia was jealous her younger brother when she was young.A) on B)
30、 of C) at D) into84. It will be eight years we have a chance of meeting again.A) until B) when C) after D) before85. - “You look tired !“- “Thats because my teacher had us exercises all afternoon. “A) do B) to do C) doing D) done86. It doesnt make any difference to me _.A) that you say B) in that yo
31、u say C) what you say D) for what you say87. The machine is such I have never seen before.A) what B) as C) when D) where88. All is a continuous supply of fuel oil.A) which is needed B) that is needed C) the things needed D) for their needs89. There is no tree bears some fruit.A) that B) which C) but
32、 D) unless90. wrong with the motor, he stopped his car.A) Feeling something go B) Feeling something goneC) To feel something going D) Having felt something gone91. You can speak in front of George, but you cant eat in his restaurant.A) freely . free B) free . freely C) free . free D) freely . freely
33、92. If I were in the movie, then it would be about time that I my head in my hands for a cry.A) bury B) am burying C) buried D) would buryPart VI ClozeAfter the 93 , then death, of a close family friend within a much too short six week period of time, I began to ponder the fragility of life and the
34、94 time we have here on earth. When 95 with our own mortality, many of us 96 if we have made the right choices about our lives and whatother paths we could have chosen.Consider OptionsIt is important to take the time to consider our options and to 97 the choices so that we have time to work, time to
35、 play and time to make sure our 5life is as 98 as it can be. 99 , the time we do 100 to “get it right“ is limited.Achieve BalanceHow do we achieve balance in our lives? It takes 101 and it takes action. A friend of mine recently 102 her job, cut her hours (and her paycheck) so she could 103 her daug
36、hter from school several times a week. It wasnt easy, but, she set up a 104 and, with planning, calculated how she could live on her reduced income. Flexible Work OptionsAn flexible 105 is another option. Working some hours in the office and some hours at home allows 106 more time with the family. S
37、pending 107 of my work hours at home has benefited my employer - we now have e-mail coverage on evenings and weekends 108 strictly during office hours. For those of us who do work 109 home setting limits is important. For some telecommuters, 110 office hours have helped manage their time. Job sharin
38、g is an another 111 - two people can often share one position.Keep in mind that the worst that can happen if you ask your boss about flexible work options is that he can say no. If you dont ask, you wont have a chance. If you do, you may just be 112 surprised.93. A) birth B) illness C) sadness D) ha
39、ppiness94. A) limited B) infinite C) enough D) abundant95. A) meeting B) coming up C) faced D) coming96. A) ask B) cant tell C) wander D) wonder97. A) test B) evaluate C) assess D) count98. A) fulfilled B) being fulfilled C)fulfilling D) fulfil99. A) After all B) In all C) Besides D) However100. A)
40、have B) offer C) owe D) use101. A) time B) energy C) planning D) money102. A) changed B) quit C) downgraded D) upgraded103. A) pick out B) pick up C) pick at D) pick on104. A) scheme B) business C) goal D) budget105. A) work B) plan C) schedule D) workdays106. A) for B) with C) to D) at107. A) most
41、B) all C) some D) none108. A) rather than B) except for C) but D) in addition to109. A) in B) from C) for D) during110. A) designating B) to designate C) designated D) designation111. A) alternative B) alternate C) alternator D) alternation112. A) kind of B) pleasantly C) sadly D) a littlePart VII T
42、ranslation Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.113. The case shows how to _ (抓住机会) to invest offshore by diversifying into overseas markets.114. If the media can (像这样捏造故事) , who are we supposed to believe?115. His story _ (作为最好的被挑选出来) by the judges.116. Steve just announced he was leaving, but the coach has already started _. （四处寻找替代的人）117. That night Carl_(不睡觉) into the small hours, preparing work for the next day.
