大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試15選10專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練及答案

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試15選10專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練

UnitOne

Directions:Inthispassagetherearetenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistof

choicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyour

choices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan

once.

Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Lookingbackonyearsoflivinginaworking-classhomeintheNorthofEngland,Ishouldsaythatagoodliving

roommust11threeprincipalthings:homeliness,warmthandplentyofgoodfood.Theliving-roomisthewarm

heartofthefamilyand12oftenslightlystuffytoamiddle-classvisitor.Itisnotasocialcentrebutafamilycenter;

littleentertaininggoesonthereorinthefrontroom,ifthere13tobeone;youdonotentertaininanything

approachingthemiddle-class14Thewife'ssociallifeoutsideher15familyisfoundoverthewashing-line,atthe

littleshoponthecorner,visitingrelativesatamoderate16occasionally,andperhapsnowandagainavisitwith

herhusbandtohispuborclub.Apartfromthesetwoplaces,hehasjusthisworkandhisfootballmatches.Theywill

have,eachofthem,friendsatalltheseplaces,whomaywellnotknowwhattheinsideoftheirhouseislike,having

never"steppedacrossthethreshold,"astheold17phrasehasit.Thefamilyhearthis18forthefamily

itself,andthosewhoare"somethingtous"(anotherfavoriteformula)andwholookinforatalkorjusttosit.Much

ofthefreetimeofamanandhiswifewill19bepassedatthathearth.Juststayinginisstilloneofthemost

commonleisure-time20

A.happensB.professionsC.senseD.nevertheless

E.fashionedF.distanceG.immediateH.usually

1.occupationsJ.preservedK.imitateL.provide

M.thereforeNreserved0.contribute

UnitTwo

Passage2

Flyingoveradesertareainanairplane,twoscientistslookeddownwithtrainedeyesattreesandbushes.Afteran

hour's11oneofthescientistswroteinhisbook,"Lookherefor12metal."Scientistsinanotherairplane,flyingover

amountainregion,senta13tootherscientistsontheground,"Goldpossible."Walkingacrosshillyground,four

scientistsreported,"Thisgroundshouldbesearchedformetals."Fromanairplaneoverahillywastelandascientist

sentbackbyradiooneword,"Uranium."

NoneofthescientistshadX-rayeyes：theyhadno14powersforlookingdownbelowtheearth'ssurface.Theywere

15puttingtouseoneofthenewestmethodsof16mineralsintheground——usingtreesandplantsas

17thatcertainmineralsmayliebeneaththegroundonwhichthetreesand

plantsaregrowing.

Thisnewestmethodofsearchingformineralsis18onthefactthatmineralsdeepintheearthmay

19thekindofbushesandtreesthatgrowonthesurface.

AtWatsonBarCreek,abrooksixthousandfeethighinthemountainsofBritishColumbia,Canada,amineralsearch

groupgatheredbagsoftreeseeds.Boxeswerefilledwithsmallbranchesfromthetrees.Rootsweredugandput

intoboxes.Eachbagandboxwas20marked.Inascientificlaboratorythepartsoftheforesttreeswereburnedto

ashesandtested.Eachsmallpartwasexaminedtolearnwhetherthereweremineralsinit.

A.signsB.sufficientlyC.locatingD.affect

E.merelyF.magicG.hintsH.carefully

1.findingJ.messageK.flightL.probable

M.revealingN.basedO.information

UnitThree

Passage2

America'smostfamouswomanistheGoddessofLiberty,i.e.theStatueofLiberty.Itwasfirstthought

ofin1865byEdouarddeLaboulayeanddesignedbyanotherFrenchman,FredericBartoldi.They

wantedto11libertyandfriendship.

Itwashopedthatthemonumentwouldbecompletedby1876whenAmerica12itscentennial.Fundraisingandthe

13ofthestatueinFrancewentslowly.Itwas1885whenthe214cratescontainingthestatuereachedNewYork.

Americanswereinitially14fortheyhadnotraisedthemoneytopayfortheerectionofthebase.

Fundraisingbypopularsubscriptionwasbehind15Onefundraisingmethodusedwastohavepopular

Americanswriteletterswhichwerethensoldinpublic.

Thebaseandstatue,16272feettall,werecompletedin1886.Froma17standpoint,thestatue

isamarvel.TheinnerstructurewasdesignedbytheFrenchengineer,AlexandreEiffel.Hisdesignforthestressed

copperskinofthestatueanticipatedmanyofthe18utilizedinmodernaircraft.

Afteracentury,themonumentbegantoshowsignsofgettingworsein19JustasFrenchmenhadcreated

theStatue,soitwaswithrestoration.

AFrenchmannotedthedecayandFrenchandAmericancraftsmenandcontributions

broughtabouttherenewaloftheStatueintimeforitscentennial.Libertyisstill20inFranceandthe

UnitedStates.

A.completelyB.measuresC.popularD.together

E.honorF.manufacturG.scheduleH.reward

e

1.celebratedJ.principlesK.embarrasseL.technical

M.voluntaryNconditions0.discourage

d

UnitFour

Passage2

SophyBrentcametovisitmenearlyeveryday.Shemademefeeluneasymostofthetime.Shesmoked11and

neverusedanashtray.ShefollowedmeintothekitchenwhileImadeteaorcoffeeorsupperand12herselftothe

children'sorangejuice.Shemadeagreathitwithmytwo-year-olddaughterFlora,whowould13aboutherfor

hoursandrefertoherlovinglyas"sofa",andshewasalwaystalkingaboutmyhusbandandaskingmewherehe

was.

Icouldnotdecidewhyshechosemy14,althoughIrealizedthatnobodyelsepaidherverymuchattention.Her

situationwasverydifficultinthatshewas15outofdramaschoolandonlynineteen,butbeing16toplayaleading

partinacompanyoffairly17andexperiencedactors.Theywouldnothavelikedhermuchevenifshehadbeen

good,andas,fromallaccounts,shewasnotgoodsotheytookevery18torunherdown.IthinkshethoughtthatI

wastheonlypersonaroundwhowasbothunconnectedwiththetheatreandtolerably19.Toassociatewithme

wasnot,atanyrate,tostepdownthescale.Andformypart,althoughIfelttroubledbyherIdidnotdislikeher.

Therewassomethinggenuinelyoutstandinginherpersonality,andshehadsuchphysical20thatwithmeshecould

getawaywithanything.Shewasnicetohavearound/ikeflowersorabowoffruit.

A.helpedB.smartB.constantlyD.treated

E.requiredF.supremeG.hangH.charm

1.continuallyJ.companyK.opportunityL.distinguished

M.straightN.partner0.disappointe

d

UnitFive

Passage2

Manypeopleoftenenjoyeatingouteitherbeforeorafteravisittothetheatre.However,mostofuswouldrather

keepthetwo11separate.Onemanwhothinksthattheycanbesuccessfullycombinedhasnotonlyexpressedhis

ideasinarecentbook,butalsosetupanestablishmentwherethetheoryisputvery12intopractice.Themanis

PaulThornton,andtheplaceistheHollies,anoldfarmhouse.

WheneverIvisitanewrestaurant,Ifeelthesameexcitementthatkeentheatre-goersmustexperienceonopening

night.IhadthisfeelinglastFridayeveningatdusk,asmywifeandIweretakingawalkinthebeautifulgardensof

therestaurant13afterwehadarrived.Dinnerwasasexcellentaswehadbeen14.Thereisnomenu,forMr.

Thorntoncreateshismealsratherasadirectorproducesaplay.Nevertheless,thevariouscombinationsof15at

eachcoursearealways16asiftheyweredonebymagic.Heandhisteamofhighlyskilledhelpersserve,cutand

cookthefood,movingaboutthe"stage"asconfidentlyas17actors.Themealisasdifferentfromwhatonefindsin

ordinaryrestaurantsasa18performanceofAMidsummerNight'sDreamwouldbefromasecond-ratetelevision

production.

MayIofferafewwordsofadviceincaseyouarethinkingofpayinghimavisit.Trynottoarrivejustafternoon,as

Mr.Thorntondoesnotserveanormallunch.His"brunch"which19thebest20ofa

traditionalEnglishbreakfast,isservedaroundeleveno'clockandissoplentifulthatlunchisunnecessary.

A.featuresB.shortlyC.potentialD.definitely

E.perfectF.promotedG.liveH.professional1.characters

J.promisedK.choicesL.includesM.pleasuresN.vigorouslyo.]

substitutions!

UnitSix

Passage2

StudentexpeditionsdoagreatdealofgoodworkontheArcticislandsbutfromtimetotimecausetroubleinthe

huts,probablybecausestudentsarenotfamiliarwiththe11ofthelittlewoodenhutsdottedallovertheislandsof

theSpizbergengroup.

Eachhut12hasaninnerandanouterdoor,shuttersoverthewindows,astoreofwood13upoutside,drychopped

woodinside,utensilsandcutlery,andaboveall,asmallstoreoffood.Allthesethingsmustbecompletelyin

14wheneverthehutisleft.

Itmakesno15ifitisonlythemiddleofJuly.That16hutmaynotbevisitedagainbeforethewinter.Adoorleft

opencanleadeithertosnowfillingupthehuttotheceiling,or17still,windblowingtheroofoff.Unfastened

shuttersleavethewindowsaneasypreyforpolarbears18forfoodandtheresultisagainsnowinthehut.The

ready-choppedwoodisalsoveryimportant.

Atravelervisitingthehutinthemiddleofthedarktimeandperhapsinbadweather,hisfeet,handsandfacebitten

bythefrost,willhavehisdifficultiesdoubledifthewoodhelefthasbeenusedupbyothersandhehadnothing

withwhichto19afire.

Tenormoreyearsagotherewereenoughhunterstolookaftermostofthehuts,butnowmanybuildingshave

becomeuselessbecausethereisnoonetorepairthemandbecauseof20

A.worseB.peculiarC.laidD.light

E.generallyF.orderG.particularH.conventions

1.carelessnessJ.differenceK.builtL.fashions

MsearchingN.ordinarily0.result

UnitSeven

Passage2

Mostofustrademoneyforentertainment.Movies,concertsandshowsareenjoyablebut11.Ifyouthinkthatyou

can'thaveagoodtimewithoutspendingalotofmoney,readon.Alittleresourcefulnessandafewminutesof

newspaper-scanningshouldgiveyousomepleasantsurprises.

Peoplemaybethemostinterestingshowinalargecity.12throughbusystreetsandseewhateverybodyelseis

doing.Youwillprobablyseepeoplefromallovertheworld;youwill13seepeopleofeveryage,size,andshape,

andyou'llgetafreefashionshow,too.Window-shoppingisalsoa14sportifthestoresareclosed.

Checkthelistingsinyourneighborhoodpaper.Localcollegesorschoolsoften15thepublictohearaninteresting

speakeroragood16.Thefilmorconcertseriesatthelocalpubliclibraryprobablywon'tcostyouapenny.Besure

tocheckcommercialadvertisementstoo.Afleamarketcanprovidehoursofpleasantlookinground.Perhapsyou

canfindafreecookingorcrafts17inadepartmentstore.

Planaheadforsomeactivities.Itisalwaysmorepleasantnottohavepeopleinfrontofyouinamuseumorata

zoo.Youmaysavesomemoney,too,sincetheseplacesoften18asideoneortwofree19daysatslowtimesduring

theweek.Makesurethatyouareincludingtheindispensable20thatpeopletravelmilestosee.Ifyou

:eelliketakinganinterestingwalk,findafreewalkingtour,o)planoneyourself.

A.expensiveB.WonderC.debateD.admission

E.setF.WanderG.safeH.addition

1.valuableJ.disputeK.welcomeL.confidently

M.sightsN.demonstration0.certainly

UnitEight

Passage2

Whenapersonfeelslow,blue,ordownintheclumps,itusuallymeanshehasbeenhurt,disappointed,orsaddenedby

somethingthatcausesaconfusedandlistlessfeeling.Thereis11atypeofmusiccalled*'theblue",alow,mournful,sadsound

to12theseuniversalhumanfeelings.

Depressionisanothernameforthismood.Feelingdepressedisanormalandnatural13toexperiencesofloss,failure,

andundeservedbadluck.Indeed,ithasbeenpointedoutthatwithoutdepression,wewould14muchoftheworld'sgreat

tragicliterature,music,andart.

Insomecases,however,depressionbecomessomethingmorethanjust15feelingsofbluesorletdown.Alargenumber

ofpeoplesufferfromwhatpsychiatristscall"depressiveillness.HDepressiveillnessismore16andlastslongerthancommon

listlessfeelings.Sometimesaserious17ofdepressioncanbeginwiththelossofalovedoneorachangeofjob.Manytimes,

invery

18cases,theredoesn*tseemtobeanycircumstanceseriousenoughtohavecausedthedepression.

Somepsychiatristssuggestthatthekeyfeatureindepressionischange.Thepersonbecomesdifferentfromtheway

beforetheonsetofhisdepression.Hemayevenbecometheoppositeofhisusualself.Therearemanyexamples:the

businessmanwhobecomesawanderer,themotherwhowantsto19herchildrenandherself.Insteadofseekingsatisfaction

andpleasure,thedepressedperson20it.

A.everB.escapeC.intenseD.response

E.avoidsF.evenG.expressH.realization

I.severeJ.lessenK.denseL.period

M.harmN.lackO.normal

UnitNine

Agrowingworldpopulationandthediscoveriesofsciencemay11thispatternofdistributioninthefuture.Asmen

slowlylearntomasterdiseases,controlfloods,preventfamines,andstopwars,fewerpeopledieeveryyear;andin

12thepopulationoftheworldis13increasing.In1925therewereabout2,000millionpeopleintheworld;bythe

endofthecenturytheremaywellbeover4,000million.

Whennumbersrisethe14mouthsmustbefed.NewlandsmustbeIboughtundercultivation,orlandalready

farmedmadeto15largercrops.Insomeareastheaccessiblelandislargelysointensively16thatitwillbedifficult

tomakeitprovidemorefood.Insomeareasthepopulationissodensethatthelandisparceledoutinunitstoo17

toallowformuchimprovementinfarmingmethods.Werealargerpartofthisfarmingpopulationdrawnoffinto

industrialoccupations,thelandmightbefarmedmuchmoreproductivelybymodernmethods.

Thereisnowaraceforscience,technology,andindustrytokeepthe18offoodrisingfasterthanthenumber

ofpeopletobefed.Newstrainsofcropsarebeingdevelopedwhichwillthrivein19climates;

irrigationanddry-farmingmethodsbringpoorlandsundertheplough,damsholdbackthewatersofgreatrivers

to20waterforthefieldsinallseasonsandtoprovideelectricpowerfornewindustries;

industrialchemistryprovidesfertilizerstosuitparticularsoils;aeroplanesspraycropstodestroy

insectsandmanyplantdiseases.

A.ensureB.violentlyC.alterD.harmfulE.

cultivatedF.uniqueG.transplantedH.yield1.

consequenceJ.outputK.extraL.steadilyM.tinyN

unfavorableO.produce

UnitTen

Passage2

IntheUnitedStates,itisnot11totelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyinthe

day,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequires

immediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m..Ifsomeonereceives

acallduringsleepinghours,he12it'samatteroflifeanddeath.Thetimechosenforthecall13itsimportance.

In14life,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.,gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardedifthe15

toadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inother

areasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarin16becauseplanswhichare

madeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsofthe

world.Thus,misunderstandings17betweenpeoplefromculturesthattreattimedifferently.

Promptnessisvalued18inAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpolite

ornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusiness19waitingforanhour,itwouldbe

tooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslateis20tomakeashort

apology.Ifheislessthan5minuteslate,hewillsayafewwordsofexplanation,

thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.__________________________

A.highlyB.engagemenC.customaryD.social

t

E.informF.invitationG.advanceH.absence

1.heavilyJ.associateK.expectedL.assumes

M.habitualN.arise0.communicates

UnitEleven

Passage2

Personalityis,toalargeextent,inherent-A-typeparents,usuallybringaboutA-typechildren.Buttheenvironment

mustalsohavea11effect,winceifcompetitionisimportanttotheparentsitislikelytobecomeamajor12inthe

livesoftheirchildren.

OneplacewherechildrensoakupAcharacteristicsisschool,whichis,byitsverynature,ahighlycompetitive

institution.Toomanyschools13the"winatallcosts"moralstandardandmeasuretheirsuccessbysporting

achievements.Thecurrent14formakingchildrencompeteagainsttheirclassmatesoragainsttheclockproducesa

two-layersystem,inwhichcompetitiveAtypesseeminsomewaybetterthantheirB-typefellows.Being15keento

wincanhavedangerousconsequences:rememberthatPheidippides,thefirstmarathonrunner,droppeddead

secondsaftersaying;"cheers,weconquer!"

Byfartheworstformofcompetitioninschoolsistheextreme16onexaminations.Itisarareschoolthatallows

pupilsto17onthosethingstheydowell.Themeritsofcompetitionbyexaminationaresomewhat18,but

competitioninthecertainknowledgeoffailureispositivelyharmful.

Obviously,itisneither19nordesirablethatallAyoungsterschangeintoB's.Theworldneedstypes,

andschoolshaveanimportantdutytotryto20achild'spersonalitytohispossiblefutureemployment.

Itistopmanagement._______________________________________________________

A.enoughB.fitC.emphasisD.practical

E.innumerableF.concentrateG.adoptH.questionable

1.profoundJ.factorK.tooL.substance

M.passionN.emotion0.fix

UNIT12

Passage2

Asthe11oflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinhabitofrushing

throughlife,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthy

mindandbody.

Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoften12to

be.Acertainamountofstressis13toprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsout

ofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoor14andillhealth.

Theamountofstressapersoncan15dependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,

andsuchcharactersare16primematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsof17

difficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemake

choicebetween"fight"or"flight"andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.

Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobeso18,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itis

whensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinued19tostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchserious

conditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannot20stress

fromour~lives(itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould),weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.

A.cancelB.paceC.extremeD.automatically

E.removeF.vitalG.H.supposed

performance

1.rateJ.exposureK.L.unusual

achievement

MobviouslyNwithstand0harsh

UnitThirteen

Passage2

Whatisyourfavoritecolor?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,anactive

personwho11life,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreysandblues?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,and

youwouldratherfollowthanlead.You12tobeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andthey

shouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolorpreference,aswellastheeffectthat

colorshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellus,amongother13,thatwedonotchooseourfavoritecoloraswegrow

up一wearebornwithourpreference.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,or

atleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.

Colorsdo14ourmoods——thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfuland

morerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Onthe

otherhand,blackis15.AblackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethe16ofmoresuicidesthan

anyotherbridgeinthearea—untilitwasrepaintedgreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfell17;

perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.

Lightand18colorsmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactive.Itis

an19factthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefewer20whentheirmachinesare

paintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.

A.brightB.sceneC.whollyD.favor

E.factsF.depressingG.accidentsH.interfere

1.establishedJ.incidentsK.disgustingL.sharply

M.enjoysN.tend0.influence

UnitFourteen

Passage2

Womenarealsounderrepresentedintheadministrationandthisisbecausetherearesofewwomen11professors.

In1985,RegentBerylMilburnproducedareportblastingtheUniversityofTexasSystemadministrationfornot12

women.TheUniversitywasratedamongthelowestforthesystem.Ina1587update,Milburn13andpraisedthe

progressthatwasmadeandcalledforevenmore14

Oneofthepositiveresultsfromherstudywasasystem-wideprogramtoinformwomenofavailableadministrative

jobs.

CollegeofCommunicationAssociateDean,PatriciaWitherspoon,saiditisimportantthatwomanbe15whenit

comestorelocatingiftheywantto16intheranks.

Althoughawomanmayfaceachilly17oncampus,manytimesinorderforhertosucceed,shemustriseabovethe

problemsaroundherandconcentrateonherwork.

Untilwomenmakeupagreater18oftheseniorpositionsintheUniversityandallacademia,inequalitieswillexist.

"WomenneedtospendtheirenergiesandtimedoingscholarlyactivitiesthatareimportanthereattheUniversity."

Spirdusosaid."Iftheydothattheywillbe19inthissystem.Iftheyspendtheirtimeinlittlegroupsmourningthe

sexualdiscriminationthattheythinkexistshere,theyare20wastingvaluabestudytime."

A.fullB.recalledC.improvemenD.rise

十

E.encouragingF.flexibleG.recognizedH.idly

1.ratioJ.persuadingK.movableL.possibly

M.successfulN.climate0.percentage

UnitFifteen

Passage2

InOctober1987,theNationalBoardforProfessionalTeachingStandardsbeganitsworktosetnew

standardsofaccomplishmentfortheteachingprofessionandtoimprovethe11ofeducation

availabletoallchildrenintheUnitedStates.

Teachersare12tostudentsandtheirlearning.Theymustactonthebeliefthatallstudentscanlearn.Theymust

recognize13differencesintheirstudentsandadjusttheirpractice14.Theymustknowthattheirmissionextends

beyonddevelopingthecognitivecapacityoftheirstudents.Theymustbe15withtheirstudents'self-concept,with

theirmotivation,andwiththedevelopmentofcharacter.

Teachersmustknowthesubjectstheyteachandhowtoteachthem.Theymust16specializedknowledgeofhowto

conveyasubjecttostudents.Teachersareresponsibleformanagingandmonitoringstudentlearning.Theymust

callon17methodstomeettheirgoals,knowingandbeingableto18avarietyofinstructionalskills.Teachersmust

thinksystematicallyabouttheirpracticeandlearnfromexperience,seekingthe19ofothersanddrawingon

educationresearchandscholarshiptoimprovetheirpractice.

Asmembersoflearningcommunities,teacherscontributetoschooleffectivenessbycollaboratingwithother

professionals.Theytake___20of

communityresources,cultivatingknowledgeoftheirschool'scommunityasapowerfulresourceforlearning.

A.employB.adviceC.quantityD.committed

E.commandF.consultedG.manualH.approximately

1.concernedJ.advantageK.multipleL.accordingly

M.individualN.embrace0.quality

UnitSixteen

Passage2

Ifyouarelookingforinformation,libraryshelvesareagoodplacetostart.Butifyouneedup-to-the-minutedata

orhavespecializedneeds,youmayfindacomputerizeddatabasemoreuseful,lessexpensive,andlesstime11.A

database,afileofinformationononesubjectorfamilyofsubjects,canbestoreda