新标准大学英语综合教程4 Unit2(7)

3. A. expectation B. aspiration C. inspiration D. description 4. A. underestimating B. joking C. exciting D. exaggerating 5. A. over B. up C. with D. out

6. A. worthy of B. worthy C. worth D. worthwhile 7. A. harassed B. harassing C. embarrassed D. embarrassing 8. A. hardly B. virtually C. literarily D. actually 9. A. on B. over C. around D. about

10. A. equipped with B. equipping with C. equipped by D. equipping by 11. A. relocated B. destroyed C. damaged D. removed 12. A. exciting B. enthusiastic C. indifferent D. different 13. A. same B. safe C. solid D. sound 14. A. after B. before C. when D. while 15. A. group B. clip C. bundle D. cluster

KEY: 1B 2D 3C 4D 5A 6C 7A 8D 9B 10A 11D 12C 13D 14B 15C Passage 2

With tablet and e-reader sales continuing to mount, the country’s largest publishers are facing a conundrum: How much will consumers pay for digital texts __1__ with videos, author interviews, and in some __2__ archival material?

At a time __3__ physical book sales are in decline, the answers may go some way towards determining how __4__ publishers will be in the future. __5__ the last two years, many houses have reduced their overhead and laid off employees. Some of that was __6__ the poor economy. But it also reflects the increasing gains being made by digital books, which are often less profitable for many __7__ publishers.

The question is __8__ enhanced books, which are typically priced higher than standard digital __9__ because of significant development costs, will provide a much-needed revenue __10__. The standard e-book version of Ms Leavy’s biography was __11__ priced at $14.99 but is now priced at $12.99.

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“We sold more than 4 million physical books with CDs, so we know that there is an interest in meshing text __12__ audio and video,” said Dominique Raccah, publisher and owner of Sourcebooks Inc, an independent publisher __13__ in Naperville, Ill., that has produced about a dozen enhanced titles. “Pricing depends on the product. I can imagine a product __14__ you multiply by 100 per cent because it has so much more __15__ than the non-enhanced editions.”

1. A. created B. increased C. promoted D. enhanced 2. A. cases B. occasions C. aspects D. conditions 3. A. which B. that C. when D. /

4. A. doomed B. acknowledgeable C. beneficial D. profitable 5. A. On B. Over C. About D. Around 6. A. since B. because C. due to D. because of 7. A. major B. minor C. dominant D. considerable 8. A. how B. why C. whether D. if 9. A. earnings B. fare C. fee D. tuition 10. A. access B. resource C. force D. source 11. A. firstly B. initially C. originally D. primarily 12. A. over B. off C. with D. on

13. A. based B. basing C. found D. founding 14. A. which B. what C. when D. where 15. A. virtue B. value C. orientation D. profit

KEY:1D 2A 3C 4D 5B 6C 7A 8C 9B 10D 11B 12C 13A 14D 15B

XIV. Banked Cloze

Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

Videoconferencing is nothing more than a television set or PC monitor with a camera. Through the videoconferencing, not only your voice but also your face, the surroundings and any other graphic

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and physical (1)______ can be captured and transmitted through the communication system with or without wires. Of course, when you go into the details, the technology involved is very (2)_____ and the subject matter littered with jargon. Such as ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network), POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) or the (3)_____ behind bandwidth, explaining how videoconferencing works. Good people communication is (4)______ in any business, and the more interaction you can achieve, the more likely it is that your (5)______ will be the right ones. Videoconferencing not only allows you to speak to people in different locations, but also note (6)______ expressions and gestures that let you know what the other person is really thinking. Meetings are made more (7)______ by sharing documents and computer applications that a simple telephone cannot (8)_____. Increasingly, organizations are discovering the competitive advantages and the power of videoconferencing. With advances in (9)______, economical pricing, the ability to (10)______ essential meeting tools and connectivity to global telephone networks and standardized videoconferencing protocols, videoconferencing is now a practical reality for any organization. A) fortunately F) manage K) progressive B) effective G) decisions L) concepts O G C) H) images connect D) articulate I) advanced N) performance F N J E) facial J) integrate O) important M) pictures E B Keys: C

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XV. Translation from English to Chinese

Directions: Translate the following sentences from English to Chinese.

1. According to the survey, many of the longer-term unemployed become bored, idle, lose their friends and suffer from depression.

2. The tense relationship between public wrath and sentence is always unavoidable and existing in our criminal judicial practice.

3. If someone is behaving rashly and will later regret it, use this approach.

4. Some doubting townsfolk had their reservations, so Thomas offered that if it did not have the desired effect he would forego his fee.

5. He did exactly that experiment, little knowing that he was about to stumble upon the greatest wonderful phenomenon.

6. In case of leakage accident, it is possible to induce fire and it seriously threatens the safety of staff, residents and their property.

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