南风草木香Unit 7 Culture
Exercise I Vocabulary and Structure
Section A
Directions: Choose the best word to complete each of the following senten ces
1.He left the spot immediately, afraid of being ________ in the car accide nt. D
A. connected
B. taken
C. seated
D. involved
2. As the dictionary says, “ graciousness”means being polite, kind and generous.A
A. literally
B. gracefully
C. exactly
D. constantly
3.He insisted that she ________ improve her oral English by doing a lot of practice.D
A. could
B. would
C. might
D. should
4.We don't believe that those special kinds of leaves are _______. B
5.She was scared to ________ her father ’wishes.C
A. go about
B. go through
C. go against
D. go on
6.Many a parent ________ to go through this same painful process.B A. haveB. hasC. are havingD. is having
7. ________ the war finally came to an end.（直到 1972 年，战争才结束）
A
A. It was not until 1972 that
B. No sooner it was 1972 than
C.
Hardly it was 1972 thatD. Scarcely it was 1972 when
8.He drove to the airport to ________ Mr. Dixon who came to see him fr om Orillia. A
A. pick up
B. set out
C. call for
D. tone down
9. It is considerate ________ you to do me a favor at this moment.C
A. to
B. for
C. of
D. about
10.“ Pleasedon't worry. We'll give you a _____ delivery of your purchas
e. ”the shop assistant said.B
A. brief
B. prompt（立刻）
C. nasty
D. well-intentioned （出于好意的）
11.It is so heavy that it can only be lifted with our ________ effort. A A. jointB. equalC. aptD. courteous
12.She ________ crying very helpful to express her sadnessA.
A. considers
B. confirms
C. believes
D. pretends
13.The plan had been ________, which made him very angry.A A.
called offB. called up C. called inD. called on
14. He smoking when he was still a teenagerA.
A.slipped into（slip into doing sth，悄悄做某事 )
B. got used to
C. took leav e of
D. contributed to
15. Haughtiness（傲慢）invites losses while brings profits. D
A. dignity
B. uprightness （正直，诚实，垂直）
C. respect
D. modesty
16. We've decided to negotiate the employers about our wage claim.D
A. to
B. on
C. for
D. with
17. The children were from their father.D
A. left
B. segregated
C. kept
D. parted
18. makes waste.C
A. Hurry
B. Rush
C. Haste
D. Hastiness
19. The frightened people fled the fire. B
A. off
B. from
C. with
D. away
20. Inflation （通货膨胀）saving.B
A. admonishes（告诫，劝告）
B. discourages
C. warns
D. deters（制止，阻止 )
21. I would fire and water（冒着危险，赴汤蹈火）to find out the tr uth of that matter.A
A. go through
B. work through
C. run through
D. put through
22. This is a translation; the is in French.C
A.archetype(原型）
B. copy
C. original
D. fake
23. We were thinking of surprising Helen with a birthday present, but Pete r the beans（短语，泄密）by asking her what she would like. D A. spreadB. slopped（溢出，溅出） C. shed（倾诉，流出） D. spilled
24. He is too to criticism. D
A. sensible（明智的，合乎情理的）
B. responsive
C. active
D. sensitive
25. The food was excellent, and the wine.C
A. likely
B. as well
C. likewise
D. alike
Section B
Directions: Complete the following sentences with the proper form of the w ords given in the brackets.
26.He couldn ’hidet his ______________ (embarrass) at his child ’rudenes s.embarrassment
27.It is _______________ (custom) for customers to tip the servers when going out to restaurants, bars and coffee shops in America.customary
be very valuable, but 28. If the painting is an ___________ (origin), it will I
think it may be a fake.original
29.Let us be kind and _____________ (thought) and not be unkind and h urt other people.thoughtful
30.We take this opportunity of expressing our sincere _____________ (app reciate) of your help.appreciation
31.Despite his achievements, he retains an endearing sense of ___________ _ (grace) and humility. graciousness
32.The company put forward a ___________ (propose) for a joint project.p roposal
33.His answer to my question has only added to my ______________ (co nfuse).confusion
34.All disputes in connection with this contract should be settled through f riendly _____ (negotiate).negotiation
35.He has many good qualities--- generosity, diligence, ______ (modest), si mplicity, and so forth. modesty
ExerciseII Reading Comprehension
Directions: This passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statem ents. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and fill in the corresponding letters in th
e boxes after each question.
Passage One
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
What impact can mobile phones have on their users ’health? Many people worry about the supposed ill effects caused by radiation from handsetsand ba se stations, despite the lack of credible evidence of any harm. But evidence for the beneficial effects of mobile phones on health is rather more abund
ant. Indeed, a systematic review carried out by Rifat Atun and his colleagues at Imperial College, London, rounds up 150 examples of the use of text-me ssaging in the delivery of health care. These users fall into three categories: efficiency gains; public-health gains; and direct benefits to patients by inco
rporating text-messaging into treatment regimes. The study, funded by Vodaf one, the world ’largest mobile operator, was published this week.
Using texting to boost efficiency is not rocket science, but big savings can be achieved. Several trials carried out in England have found that the use o
f text-messagin
g reminders reduces the number of missed appointments wit
h family doctors by 26%-39%, for example, and the number of missed hospi
tal appointments by 33%-50%. If such schemeswere rolled out nationally, thi s would translate into annual savings of 256 million to 364 million pounds.
Text message are also being used to remind patients about blood tests, clini cs, scans and dental appointments. Similar schemes in America, Norway and Sweden have had equally satisfying results—though the use of text-messag e reminders in the Netherlands, where non-attendance rates are low, at 4%, had no effect other than to annoy patients.
Text message can also be a good way to disseminate（广泛传播） public-he
alth information, particularly to groups who are hard to reach by other mea ns, such as teenagers, or in developing countries where other means of com munication are unavailable. Text messages have been used in India to infor m people about the World Health Organization ’strategy to control tubercul osis, for example, and in Kenya, Nigeria and Mali to provide information a bout HIV and malaria. In Iraq, text messages were used to support a camp
aign to vaccinate nearly 5 million children against polio （小儿麻痹症） .
Finally, there are the uses of text-messaging as part of a treatment regime. These involve sending reminders to patients to take their medicine at the ri
ght time, or to encouragecompliance(遵守 ) with exercise regimes or efforts
to stop smoking. The evidence for the effectiveness of such schemes is gen erally anecdotal, however, notes Dr. Rifat. More quantitative research is need ed— which is why his team published three papers this week looking at the use of mobile phones in health care in more detail. One of these papers, written in conjunction with Victoria Franklin and Stephen Greene of the Uni versity of Dundee, in Scotland, reports the results of a trial in which diabeti
c teenagers treatment’ was backe
d up with text-messaging.
36.We can infer from the study by Rifat Atun and his colleagues that___
_.C
A. mobile phones have profound ill effects on people ’healths
B. the relation between mobile phones and health is not proved
C. evidence for the beneficial effects of mobile phones on health is abund ant
D.Vodafone is the world ’largest mobile operator
37.What do the experiments implemented in England indicate?A
A. Text-messaging is useful in reminding doctors of their appointments wit
h patients.
67c21a030229bd64783e0912a216147917117ee0ing texting to boost efficiency is very popular in hospitals.
C.Text-messaging has helped to save much money for the hospital.
D.Text-messaging plays an important role in treating patients with acute d iseases.
38.What does the author imply by saying “? though the use of text-mess age reminders ? had, no effect other than to annoy patients (Lines” 3-4, Pa
ra.3)？D
A.Text-messaging is not suitable to remind patients in the Netherlands.
B. Text-messaging is very effective in treating patients in the Netherlands.
C.The use of text-message reminders in the Netherlands does not annoy patients.
D.The use of text-message reminders in the Netherlands was not satisfact ory.
39.What does the author intend to say by the examples of the countries in the fourth paragraph?A
A.Text messages may help to spread information about public health.
B.Text messagesare easily available in countries like India and Kenya.
C.These countries are suffering from terrible infectious disease.
D. The technology of sending text messages is advanced in these countrie s.
