2006-2007下二级单元测试 A)in ancient time B)in the Gulf war C)after the Gulf War D)before the Gulf War 33.Which country used wool to prevent oil seeping into earth A)America. B)Iraq. C)New Zealand D)The Netherlands 34.Why are oo mats are beingused in parking lots in Sydney? A)To prevent the cars from turning over B)To absorb oil leaking from the parked cars. C)To attract more drivers to park their cars D)To ask for a higher price when the lands are sold 35.Which function of wool is NOT mentioned in the passage A.Storing up oil B.Material for making clothes C.Absorbing oil. D.Protecting sheep themselves. Passage Four are based on the following pas Why is it that the more connected we get,the more disconnected I feel?Every advance in communications technology is a step back from the closeness of human interaction.With e-mai and instant messaging over the Internet,we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.With voice mail,you cn without ever reaching anyone.If my r mom has a que onher machin As almost every imaginable contact between human beings becomes automatic by machine the alienation quotient goes up.You can't even call a person to get the phone number of another person anywhere.Directory assistance is almost always fully automatic by machine.Pumping gas at the station?Why say good-morning to the worker when you can swipe (your credit card Pretty soon you won't have the hard task of making eye contact at the grocery store.Some grocery chains are using a self-scanner so you can check yourself out,avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing 36 The writer's attitude towards advances in communications technology may be described as A)critical B)unconcerned C)positive D)uninterested 37.If his mom has a question,he A)will find ways to reach her B)will locate her e-mail addres C)will try to get hera voice machine D)will leave her the answer through voice mail 38.Judging from the context,the word"alienation"in line2,paragraph 2 means A)relationship B)closeness C)strangeness D)stress 6 2006—2007 下二级单元测试 6 A) in ancient time B) in the Gulf War C) after the Gulf War D) before the Gulf War 33. Which country used wool to prevent oil seeping into earth? A) America. B) Iraq. C) New Zealand. D) The Netherlands. 34. Why are wool mats are being used in parking lots in Sydney? A) To prevent the cars from turning over. B) To absorb oil leaking from the parked cars. C) To attract more drivers to park their cars. D) To ask for a higher price when the lands are sold. 35. Which function of wool is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Storing up oil. B. Material for making clothes. C. Absorbing oil. D. Protecting sheep themselves. Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a step back from the closeness of human interaction. With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine. As almost every imaginable contact between human beings becomes automatic by machine, the alienation quotient goes up. You can't even call a person to get the phone number of another person anywhere. Directory assistance is almost always fully automatic by machine. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the worker when you can swipe (刷卡) your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Placing money at the bank? Why talk to a clerk who might live in the neighborhood when you can just put your credit card into the ATM? Pretty soon you won't have the hard task of making eye contact at the grocery store. Some grocery chains are using a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing. 36 The writer's attitude towards advances in communications technology may be described as ________. A) critical B) unconcerned C) positive D) uninterested 37. If his mom has a question, he _________. A) will find ways to reach her B) will locate her e-mail address C) will try to get her a voice machine D) will leave her the answer through voice mail 38. Judging from the context, the word "alienation" in line 2, paragraph 2 means ________. A) relationship B) closeness C) strangeness D) stress