大学英语3阶段性作业41.doc

中国地质大学（武汉）远程与继续教育学院中国地质大学(武汉)远程与继续教育学院大学英语3 课程作业4（共 4 次作业）学习层次：专升本 涉及章节：第七单元第八单元I. Conversations：Choose the right answer to finish each of the following conversations. 1. Why didnt you come to my birthday party yesterday? _D_.A. Well, my friend sent me a flower. B. Fine, I never go to birthday parties. C. Ha ha, I dont like birthday parties. D. Sorry, but my wife had a car accident. 2. What can I do for you? _A_.A. I want a kilo of pears. B. You can do it in your own way.C. Thanks.D. Excuse me. Im busy. 3. Thank you for inviting me. I had a good time. _C_.A. I really had a happy time. B. Oh, its too late. C. Thank you for coming. D. Oh, so slowly? 4. This box is too heavy for me to carry upstairs. _B_.A. You may ask for help. B. Let me give you a hand.C. Please do me a favor. D. Id come to help. 5. We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to join us? _A_.A. Im afraid not, because I have an important meeting. B. Of course not. I have no idea. C. No, I would not like it. D. Its all set. 6. Paul, _B_? Oh, thats my father! And beside him, my mother. A. who is the guy over thereB. whos talking over thereC. what are they doingD. which is that7. Havent seen you for ages! What are you busy doing now? _D_. A. I hate the weather here. B. My hair is getting a bit longer. C. Yeah, thanks for coming. D. Im working part time in a bookshop. 8. Hey, Tom, whats up? _A_.A. Oh, not much.B. Yes, definitely!C. What is happening in your life?D. You are lucky. 9. I wish to propose a toast to our friendship. _B_.A. Lets drink. B. Bottoms up!C. Great!D. I also want to propose a toast. 10. How do you like Steven Spielbergs movies？ _A_.A. Oh, I love his movies.B. Yes, I like it.C. Im watching one for the moment. D. You know him? 11. How are you feeling? Much better. _A_A. Thanks for coming to see me. B. You look great.C. You are so kind. D. Dont mention it.12. Oh, Betty, we will be having a buffet party next Saturday, and wed like you tojoin us. _A_, Susan. Whats the occasion? What time do you want me to come?A. Id love to B. No wayC. By no means D. Im afraid not13. Tomorrow is my birthday. _C_ A. Oh, I have no idea. B. Im glad you like it.C. Many happy returns of the day! D. You must be very happy.14. Could you be so kind as to turn down that rock n roll? Im preparing for tomorrows exam._C_ A. Its none of your business.B. What are you doing?C. Sure. Sorry to disturb you.D. No, I dont think so.15. Are you getting a new flat this year?_B_I cant afford to pay my bills, let alone buy a new flat.A. Without question. B. You must be joking.C. Good idea! D. Are you sure?二、Make a suitable choice according to what you read (根据阅读材料进行恰当的选择)(1)A new study suggests that the more teenagers watch television, the more likely they are to develop depression（忧郁症）as young adults. But the extent to which TV may or may not be to blame is a question that the study leaves unanswered.The researchers used a national long-term survey of adolescent health to investigate the relationship between media use and depression. They based their findings on more than four thousand adolescents who were not depressed when the survey began in 1995.As part of the survey, the young people were asked how many hours of television or videos they watched daily. They were also asked how often they played computer games and listened to the radio. Media use totaled an average of 5.5 hours a day. More than 2 hours of that was spent watching TV.Seven years later, in 2002, more than 7 percent of the young people had signs of depression. The average age at that time was 21. Brian Primack at the University of Pittsburgh medical school was the lead author of the new study. He says every extra hour of television meant an 8 percent increase in the chances of developing signs of depression. The researchers say they did not find any such relationship with the use of other media such as movies, video games or radio. But the study did find that young men were more likely than young women to develop depression, given the same amount of media use.Doctor Primack says the study did not explore if watching TV causes depression. But one possibility, he says, is that it may take time away from activities that could help prevent depression, like sports and socializing. It might also interfere with sleep, he says, and that could have an influence.16.According to the passage, the researchers have found _D_.A. in what way watching TV causes depression B. why teenagers like to watch TVC. the relationship between depression and the use of all forms of mediaD. the relationship between depression and watching TV17.As used in paragraph 2, the word “adolescent” means _A_.A. teenagerB. media useC. young adultD. average age 18.About the methodology of the research, the writer has mentioned all of the following except that _C_.A. the research was made nationwide B. the research was made between 1995 and 2002C. the adolescents in the survey were all depressedD. the adolescents were asked how they used various types of media 19.Which of the following is true about the findings of the research? _B_A. all the young people in the survey had signs of depressionB. watching TV longer implies higher risk of developing depressionC. not only TV, movies too, can result in depressionD. men and women had equal chances of developing depression 20.The tone of this passage can be described as _D_.A. critical B. argumentativeC. emotional D. factual(2)America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways education, medicine, and business. Quietly the graying of America. has made us a very different society one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.A persons age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health. Theres no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family.The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isnt as strong as it used to be. It doesnt surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public notions are changing. Many people say, I am much younger than my mother or my father was at my age. No one says act your age anymore. Weve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.21.It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America C .A. has made people feel youngerB. has changed peoples social positionC. has changed peoples understanding of ageD. has slowed down the countrys social development22.The underlined word “one” refers to A .A. a society B. America C. a place D. population23.We can infer from the text that if a 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer would most probably consider it _A_.A. normal B. wonderful C. unbelievable D. unreasonable24.“Act your age” means people should B .A. be active when they are oldB. do the right thing at the right ageC. show respect for their parents young or oldD. take more physical exercise suitable to their age25.This passage is mainly about _D_.A. why American society is different B. suitable behaviors at different age in Americans eyesC. how older people act in youthful ways in AmericaD. how American peoples ideas about age have changed(3)When having a meal, a European usually holds the knife in the right hand, and the fork in the left. He uses the knife and fork with his both hands. He keeps his knife and fork in his hands until he finishes eating.But an American, on the opposite, may use just one hand whenever possible and keep the other hand on his lap. He uses the fork in his right hand to pickup fried potatoes. When he has to cut his meat, he changes his fork to the left hand and cuts it. Then he puts down the knife and changes his fork to his right hand to pick up the sliced meat. Then, perhaps, he will suddenly think of his coffee or orange. So he has to put down his fork in order to drink his coffee or orange. Now you can see, an American is busy all the time at the dinner table. By the way, Europeans usually have their coffee after meals, but many Americans prefer to have coffee during the meal.If you are present at a formal dinner, you might be confused to find so many forks, knives and spoons put before you. You might be at a loss to know what to do with them. Dont worry. The rule is simple. You just use them in the order in which they lie, beginning from outside towards the plate. The small fork on the outside on the left is for salad. The spoon on the outside on the right is for soup. There is another little knife, called a butter spreader, on a bread-and-butter plate on the left. As the bread is passed, each guest helps himself and puts his pieces on the small plate. Next to the soup there will probably be the blunt knife for fish, which is smaller and blunter than other knives.26. When do Europeans usually drink their coffee? _B_A. Before meals. B. After meals. C. While they are having their meals. D. They never drink coffee when they eat. 27. The right way to use the forks, knives and spoons is to use _B_.A. whichever you like when necessaryB. them from the outside to the insideC. them from the inside to the outsideD. them from the middle to both sides28. The butter spreader is _C_. A. a fork B. a spoonC. a knife D. a plate29. The spoon on the outside on the right is for _A_.A. soup B. saladC. butter D. chicken30. The best title for this passage is _D_.A. Eating Habits in America.B. Eating Habits in EuropeC. How to Use Forks, Knives and SpoonsD. Dinning Customs of the West(4)Just as the degree of individual freedom in America seems loose and therefore uncomfortable to many visitors, in many countries, people will tell youwhat they think you want to hear, whether or not it is true. To them, this is the polite thing to do. To Americans it is considered confusing even dishonest to avoid telling the truth, even if the only purpose is to be polite. It is helpful to remember that different cultures consider some matters more important than others. For Americans, however, trust and truth are most important. One of the worst things that can be said about someone in America is that “you cannot trust him.”Considering such differences in values among many cultures of the world, it is natural that misunderstandings occur. “How far is it to the next town?” an American asks a man standing by the road. In some countries , because the man realizes the traveler is tired and eager to reach the next village, he will politely say, “Just down the road”. He thinks this is more encouraging, gentler, and therefore the answer the traveler wants to hear. So the American drives alone for many more hours before he comes to the village. The traveler is angry, with a feeling of being fooled. He thinks that the man has lied to him on purpose because he must have known quite well what the distance was.If a visitor to the United States asked an American standing by the road how far the next town was, the American would think it dishonest if he said it was near when he knew it was really 24 miles away. Although he, too, would be sympathetic with the tired traveler, he would say, “You have a long way to go yet; it is at least 24 miles more.” The traveler might be disappointed , but he would know what to expect, and there would be no misunderstanding.31.People in other cultures choose not to tell the truth to the visitors because _C_.A. they try to confuse the visitorsB. they consider it comfortableC. they try to be politeD. they consider it helpful32.Americans insist on telling the truth because _D_.A. they dont mind confusing peopleB. they are not considerate C. they are not polite D. they value trust and truth 33.In paragraph 2, the misunderstanding occurs because _C_.A. the man standing by the road doesnt know where the American is going B. the man standing by the road is dishonest and lied to the AmericanC. the man standing by the road wants to encourage the American D. the man standing by the road knows the shortest way to the village 34.We can infer from paragraph 3 that _B_.A. the American has no idea about how tired the traveler is B. the American considers honesty important C. the American wants to disappoint the traveler D. the American knows what the traveler wants to hear 35.Wha