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《新标准大学英语》综合教程（第三册）（第四次开课）
Unit 4 Tales ancient and modern
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20. He was insufferable at times, self-centred and _______.
A、narcissus
B、narcissist
C、 narcissism
D、narcissistic
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6. He was given the task of protecting her for the _______ of the trial. A、petition B、temptation C、 duration D、disaffection
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5. There has been much _________ that America might be siding with the rebels . A、speculation B、stimulus C、simulation D、 instrument
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III. Reading Comprehension. (30%) Directions: In this section there are two passages. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements with four choices marked A, B, C, and D.. You are supposed to read the passage and make the best choice to complete each question or unfinished statement. Then type the answer in the blank on the web page. Passage One Here's a cautionary tale that should serve as a warning to every driver. One warm summer evening, a young woman went out for dinner with some of her friends. Let's call this young woman Susan. Susan and her friends stayed for a few drinks after dinner, and, before they knew it, it's gotten quite late. The friends paid their bill, walked out to the parking lot and their cars, and said their goodbyes to one another. Susan got into her car and began to drive away. Her home was off in the country, so she soon found herself driving along a deserted highway. After a few miles, she noticed a pair of headlights in her rear-view mirror. The other car approached very quickly with its turn signal on. Since there were no other cars on the road, it was going to pass her. Suddenly, the car swerved back and stayed very close to Susan's car. The headlights shone brightly in her rear-view mirror, and then the lights started to flash. At this point, Susan was getting a little scared. The other car was dangerously close, the lights kept flashing—on, off, bright, dim—and the car kept swerving back and forth behind her. Susan struggled to keep her eyes on the road in front of her and fought the urge to look in her rear-view mirror at the bright lights of the car following her. Finally, she saw the sign for her exit and turned off the highway. However, the car continued to follow her and continued to flash its lights. Susan was beginning to be terrified. She took an indirect route to her house, making many turns. Through every turn, stop sign, and red light, the other car continued to follow. She knew she had no choice. She eventually drove to her house and pulled into her driveway. Of course, the other car followed her and came to a stop right behind her. She knew her only hope was to make a run for it and try to get inside her house so she could get to a phone. She opened the car door and ran as fast as she could. As she ran, she heard another voice scream, "Lock your door and call the police!" From her window, Susan could see that the driver of the other car didn't leave. She was scared stiff. When the police finally arrived, the horrible truth was revealed. The man in the other car was actually trying to save her! As he pulled up behind her on the highway, his headlights illuminated the dark figure of a man in the back seat of Susan's car. The man in the back seat kept trying to rise up and hurt Susan, but every time the headlights flashed, he crouched back down to stay out of sight. 1.The woman in this story was in an extremely _____ situation. A、durable B、recognizable C、dire D、hapless
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Text Two 6. Echo was a _______ . A、beautiful goddess B、proud goddess C、favourite of Diana D、favourite of Juno
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10. According to Campbell, __________. A、all the stages and characters he describes appear in some form in myths and modern stories B、the hero’s journey benefits others C、the hero’s journey is always a dangerous struggle D、 the Shadow is there to help the hero
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2. An urban myth refers to the story ____. A、you hear by word of mouth and might have happened B、you hear by way of TV or Internet C、which is funny and hilarious D、 which might arouse the interests of scientists
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II. Vocabulary and Grammar. (40 %) Multiple Choice Directions: In this section there are some incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then type the corresponding letter in the blank on the web page. 1. The nation's ______ earnings in 1987 amounted to £ 86 billion. A、disposal B、dispose C、disposable D、disposed
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5. Urban myth is actually a legend. Its story is about____. A、the recent future B、basing on historical events and human heroes C、what truly happened to people D、god and nature
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19. He shouted her name aloud in the mountains and his words were ______ a few seconds later. A、echo B、echoed C、followed D、 following
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10. As a punishment for his cruelty, Narcissus was made ________. A、unable to speak B、to be rejected by a maiden and died in humiliation C、to fall in love with his image in the water and died of hopeless love D、to be killed by the animals
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Passage Two The Hero with a Thousand Faces The influential American magazine Time described the book as “a brilliant examination through hero myths of man’s eternal struggle for identity”, while George Lucas, director of the famous science fiction Star Wars film trilogy, called it a “revelation”. The subject of their admiration was a book entitled The Hero with a Thousand Faces, published in 1949, and was a study by an American, Joseph Campbell, of the mythologies of different cultures. It is a work that has exerted an enormous influence on modern storytelling and on scriptwriting in particular, with important American directors, George Lucas among them, acknowledging their debt to it. Campbell’s premise is that all myths have the same basic structure: “A hero ventures forth form the world of common into a region of supernatural wonder. Fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won. The hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons upon his fellow man.” In the “Hero’s Journey”, as Campbell calls it, there are a number of stages, starting with “The Call to Adventure”, in which the hero, sometimes reluctantly, begins their journey. The hero is tested in many ways before the “Supreme Ordeal”, in which they face the possibility of death and survive, gaining through their struggle something of immense value which they can then, on returning home, use for the benefit of others. Campbell adopted Swiss psychologist Carl Jung’s theory of archetype, which states that universal character types exist in all myths and cultures. Thus, the hero archetype is an individual who is transformed in some way through self-sacrifice, while the role of the Mentor archetype is to aid or train the hero. The Shadow archetype embodies negative aspects of life and is the hero’s worthy opponent, while the Trickster provides the comedy element that creates relief from dramatic tension. Campbell described these stage and archetypes as the building clocks of stories, but stressed that they do not all need to be present and can appear in different forms. In modern stories the struggle may be entirely inward and the Shadow may be the hero’s own negative aspects, while the “Supreme Ordeal” need not be the threat of physical death. The Mentor, can, for example, be the hero’s conscience, bringing them back onto the right path should they leave it. Ultimately, the “Hero’s Journey” is the story of each individual in their journey through life as they struggle to achieve things of positive values for themselves and others. 6. The Hero withe a Thousand Faces _________. A、 is about scriptwriting B、introduces important new myths C、was written by Joseph Campbell, who advised certain directors on their films D、has made an important contribution to scriptwriting
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9. Having adopted the theory of archetypes, Campbell describes ________. A、the Mentor as someone who fights the hero B、the Trickster as a serious character C、 the Shadow as a weak character D、certain kinds of people who can be found in all myths
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8. Echo was punished _______. A、by Jupiter B、by Diana C、To be unable to speak at all D、to be unable to speak first
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7. Campbell’s book states that __________. A、the most important thing about myths is the supernatural element B、 the heroes in myths are interested in what they can achieve for themselves rather than others C、when the story starts, the hero is not living an ordinary life D、all myths share common elements in their forms and characters
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4. Which of the following would make the best moral of this story? A、Don't trust anyone. B、Don't drive alone. C、Don't pick up hitchhikers. D、Things aren't always what they seem.
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17. After so much heartbreak she just _______. A、pined away B、sent away C、take away D、 put away
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3.Urban myths can be a morality or “cautionary” tale. The typical story mentioned is ____. A、The New York alligators B、The Vanishing Hitchhiker C、Odysseus sails between Scylla and Charybdis D、The Kidney Theft
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7. It's a team unrivalled in stature, expertise and _______. A、scandal B、 credibility C、desire D、length
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16. We must always _______ to improve our work. A、endemic B、endanger C、endeavour D、endear
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15. According to the survey, the labour forces will ______ and the economy will slow down. A、shrink B、increase C、weaken D、strengthen
《新标准大学英语》综合教程（第三册）（第四次开课）
章节列表
Unit 3 Art for art's sake
51
Unit 2 Childhood memories
40
Unit 4 Tales ancient and modern
40
Unit 1 Discovering yourself
50