B.He had been a pupil of Aristotle.

C.His empire stretched from Greece to northwestern China.

D.He made great contributions to the communication between western and eastern cultures.

正确答案：His empire stretched from Greece to northwestern China.

2、What kind of person is Diogenes？

A.a lunatic

B.a homeless

C.a founder of Cynicism

D.a dog

正确答案：a founder of Cynicism

3、Why does Diogenes carry a lighted lamp to inspect the face of people at bright noonday？ Because（）.

A.he is half-blind and cannot see anything clearly

B.he is trying to find a real man

C.he wants to be different

D.he is trying to mock others

正确答案：he is trying to find a real man

4、Which pattern should we choose when we are to compare and/or contrast two subjects， both of which are very interesting？

A.the point-by-point pattern

B.the simdiff pattern

C.the seesaw pattern

D.the subject-by-subject pattern

正确答案：the subject-by-subject pattern

5、Point out one of the following suggestions that is not appropriate enough.

A.Before we write a draft of comparison or contrast， we should firstly be clear about our writing purpose.

B.The more examples and details you use， the better.

C.If you do both the comparison and contrast， it doesn’t matter which one is done first.

D.Transitional devices are always necessary.

正确答案：The more examples and details you use， the better.

第五章单元测试

1、According to the lecture， there seems to be a；seemingly endless repetition of generation gap between parents and children in the author’s family.It means the generation gap between（）；and that between（）.

A.the author and his sons； his mother and his sons

B.the author and his mother； his grandpa and his mother

C.the author and his mother； the author；and his；sons

D.the author and his sons， his grandpa and his mother

正确答案：the author and his mother； the author；and his；sons

2、After learning this lecture， who do you think is more responsible in changing his/her way toward his/her family members and trying to bridge generation gap in a family？

A.old parents

B.young；children

C.school teachers

D.the adults

正确答案：the adults

3、By an irresistible association of ideas， he went（）；logic and reason.

A.out

B.beyond

C.past

D.away

正确答案：beyond