大学英语阶段性作业

1、大学英语阶段性作业大学英语阶段性作业大学英语阶段性作业中国地质大学(武汉)远程与连续教育学院大学英语3课程作业1（共4次作业）学习层次：专升本涉及章节：第一单元第二单元一、Makeasuitablechoicefortheunderlinedwordorphrase(选择与划线词或词组意思相同的选项)1.Weshouldnotcomplainabouttaxes.(A)A)feelunhappyB)saybadthingsC)careD)praise2.Whatweretheeffectsofthedecisionshemade?(B)A)reasonsB)resultsC)causesD)b

2、ases3.Peopledontrealizehowseriousthisrecessionhasactuallybeen.(A)A)knowB)thinkC)doubtD)remember4.Firsteditionsofcertainpopularbookscannotbeobtainedforloveormoney.(B)A)atanyplaceB)atanypriceC)inanylanguageD)inanycountry5.AboutaquarteroftheworkersintheUnitedStatesareemployedinfactories.(B)A)thirdB)fou

3、rth1/9C)tenthD)fifteenth6.Inabullfight,itismovement,notthecolor,ofsubjectsthatarousesthebull.(B)A)confusesB)excitesC)scaresD)diverts7.Passengershipsandplanesareoftenequippedwithship-to-shoreorair-to-landradiotelephones.(D)A)highwaysB)railroadsC)sailboatsD)aircraft8.Thefiremenactedquicklybecauselives

4、wereatstake.(A)A)indangerB)indespairC)outofconditionD)outofdangercalledmeupverylatelastnight.(C)A)shoutedatmeB)visitedmeC)telephonedmeD)wakedme10.Marygetsupatthesametimeeverymorning.(A)A)arisesB)raisesC)arrivesD)standsup11.Helenwillleaveimmediately.(B)A)faraway2/9B)rightawayC)righthereD)soon12.Susan

5、islookingforthedictionary,whichshelostyesterday.(D)A)findingB)lookingupC)lookingatD)tryingtofind13.Johntalkedoverthenewjobofferwithhiswife.(A)A)discussedB)mentionedC)acceptedD)rejected14.WhileIsympathize,Icantreallydoverymuchtohelp.(C)A)whenB)butC)althoughD)wherebeautifulwomanattendedtomeinthatstore

6、yesterday.(A)A)waitedonB)talkedtoC)spoketoD)stayedwith二、Makeasuitablechoiceaccordingtowhatyouread(依照阅读材料进行合适的选择)(1)BeldonandCanfieldaretwoseasidetowns,notfarapart.Bothtownshavemanyhotels。andinthesummerthehotelsarefullofholiday-makersandothertourists.3/9LastAugusttherewasafireattheSeabreezeHotelinBel

7、don.Thenextday,thefollowingnewsappearedonpagetwoofthetownThesnewspaper,BeldonPost:FIREATSEABREEZELatelastnightfiremenhurriedtotheSeabreezeHotelandquicklyputoutasmallfireinabedroomThehotelmanagersaidthatacigarettestartedthefire.Wesayagaintoallourvisitor:“Pleasedontsmokecigarettesinbed.”ThiswasBeldons

8、firsthotelfireyears.TheCanfieldTimesgavethenewsinthesewordsonpageone:ANOTHERBELDONHOTELCATCHESFIRELastnightBeldonfiremenarrivedjusttoolatetosaveclothing,andsomefurnitureattheSeabreezeHotel.Anangryholiday-makersaid,“Anelectriclampprobablystartedthefire.Thebedroomlampsareveryoldatsomeofthesehotels.Whe

9、nIturnedmybedsidelighton,Iheardafunnynoisefromthelamp.”WearegladtotellourreadersthatthissortofadventuredoesnothappeninCanfield.Whatarethefacts,then?Itisnoteasytofindouttheexacttruthaboutthefire.Nowwhatdoyouthinkofthe“news”?ManypeoplespendtheirsummerholidaysinBeldonandCanfieldbecausethetownsareB.inth

10、enorthbytheseainthemountainsontheisland17.Whenthehotelcaughtfire,D.thevisitorswentoutswimmingtherewerenopeopleinit4/9therewerefewpeopleinitthereweremanypeopleinit18.Whichofthefollowingisprobablyafact?AThefirewasinabedroomatthehotel.Acigarettestartedthefire.Anoldlampstartedthefire.HotelsinBeldonoften

11、catchfire.19.Whichoftheseisprobablyafact?CFiremenhurriedtothehotelandquicklyputoutthefire.Firemenweretoolatetosaveclothing,andsomefurnitureatthehotel.Firemenwenttothehotel.Firemendidn20.Usingtheheadline(标题):ANOTHERBELDONHOTELCATCHESFIRE,thewritewantedreaderstothinkthatB.thiswasthesecondfireattheBeld

12、onhotelshotelsinBeldonoftencatchfiretoomanypeoplesmokeinbedattheBeldonhotelstwohotelsinBeldoncaughtfireatthesametime(2)Thegreatestrecentchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherewasanunusualshorteningofthetimeofawomanslifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanwhogotmarriedattheendofthe

13、19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichcustom,chanceandhealthmadeitunusualfor

14、hertogetpaidwork.Todaywomengetmarriedatayoungerageandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawomansyoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,herworkislightenedbyhouseholdappliances（家用电器）andconveniencefoods.Thisimportantchangeinwom

15、enswayoflifeyhasrecentlyonlbeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomenseconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunityandmostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheygotmarried,theyusuallyleftworkat5/9onceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafter

16、thatage,andthoughwomentendtogetmarriedyoung,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Manymorereturnafterwardstoafull-timeorpart-timejob.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withbothhusbandandwifeacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionoffamilylife,an

17、dwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoneyandrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestofeachofthem.Wearetoldthatinanaveragefamilyabout1890_D_.manychildrendiedbeforetheywerefivetheyoungestchildwouldbefifteenyearsyoungerthantheoldestsevenofeightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfiveth

18、echilddeathratewasratherhighWhenshewasoverfifty,thelate19thcenturymother_D_.wouldexpecttoworkuntilshediedwasusuallyexpectedtotakeuppaidemploymentwouldbehealthyenoughtotakeuppaidemploymentwasunlikelytofindajobevenifsheisnowlikelyManygirls,thepassagesays,arenowlikelyto_D_.getmarriedsothattheycangetajo

19、bleaveschoolassoonastheycangiveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarriedcontinueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababyAccordingtothepassage,itisnowquiteusualforwomento_C_.stayathomeafterleavingschoolmarrymenyoungerthanthemselvesstartworkingagainlaterinlifegetmarriedwhilestillatschoolThebesttitleforthispass

20、ageis_A_.A.GreatChangesinWomensLifeB.19th-CenturyFamilyC.ModernGirlsChoiceD.EqualDutiesinFamilyLife(3)Someradiosignalswereheardin1967.Theywerecomingfromapointintheskywheretherewasnoknowstar.Theywerecomingveryregularlytoo:aboutonceasecond.Itwasasiftheywerecontrolledbyaclock.Thescientistswhoheardthesi

21、gnalsdidnottellanybodyelse.Theywereratherafraidtotellincasetheyfrightenedpeople.Thesignalswerecomingfromaverysmallbody6/9nobigger,perhaps,thantheearth.Wasthatwhynolightcouldbeseenfromit?Orwerethesignalscomingfromaplanetthatbelongedtosomeotherstar?Therewasnoendtothequestions,butthescientistskeptthene

22、wssecret.“Pethereareintelligentbeingsoutthere,”theythought,“whoaretryingtosendmessagestootherplanets,ortous!”Sothenewswasnotgiventothenewspapers.Instead,thescientistsstudiedthesignalsandsearchedforotherslikethemWell,allthathappenedin1967and1968.Sincethenscientistshavelearntmoreaboutthosestrange,regu

23、lar,radiosignals.Andtheyhavetoldthestory,ofcourse.Thesignalsdonotcomefromaplanettheycomefromanewkindofstarcalleda“pulsar”.Aboutahundredotherpulsarshavenowbeenfound,andmostofthemareverylikethefirstone.Pulsarsarestrongradiostars.Theyarethesmallestbuttheheavieststarsweknowatpresent.Ahandfulofpulsarwoul

24、dweighafewthousandtons.Theirlightiftheygivemuchlightistoosmallforustosee.Butwecanbesureofthis:nointelligentbeingsarelivingonthem.26.TheradiosignalsdiscussedinthispassageA.wereregularwerecontrolledbyaclockwereheardin1967onlyweresecretmessages27.TheradiosignalsweresentbyC.A.asatelliteB.aplanetC.askybo

25、dywhichwasunknownatthattimeD.intelligentbeingswhowereunknownatthattime28.ThescientistsdidnottellpeopleaboutthesignalsbecauseC.thesignalsstoodforsecretmessagespeoplewouldaskthemtoomanyquestionstheydidnotwanttofrightenpeopletheystoodforunimportantmessages29.ApulsarisA.7/9asmallheavystarwhichsendsoutst

26、rongradiosignalsandcannotbeseenasmallheavyplanetwhichsendsoutstrongradiosignalsandcannotbeseenasmallheavysatellitewhichsendsoutstrongradiosignalsandcannotbeseenasmallintelligentbeingwhosendsoutstrongradiosignalsandcannotbeseen30.Whichofthefollowingistrue?DOneofthepulsarsfoundbyscientistssendsradiosi

27、gnals.Pulsarsbegantosendradiosignalsin1967.Scientistshavesearchedforpulsarsformanyyearsbutfoundnone.Scientistshavefoundmanypulsarssince1967.(4)ThefourthThursdayinNovemberiscalledThanksgivingDay.IntheUnitedStates,itisanannual(每年的)occasiontoshowthankstoGodforhisgoodness.Asahistorical,nationalandreligi

28、ousholiday,ThanksgivingDaybeganwiththeEnglishinPlymouthColony.Asfarbackas1621,afteralongbitterwinterandthegatheringofthefirstharvest,theseearlysettlerssharedafeastwiththelocalIndiansandofferedprayersofthanksgiving.PresidentWashingtonproclaimed(宣布)thefirstnationalThanksgivingDaytobecelebratedonNovemb

29、er26,1789.PresidentLincolnrevivedthecustomin1863.Itwasnotuntil1941thattheUSCongressadoptedaresolution,settingthefourthThursdayofNovemberasanannualThanksgivingDay.Thuswhatbeganasareligiouscelebrationoftheharvesthassincebecomeanationwideholiday.TodayThanksgivingDayisusuallyafamilyday,celebratedwithatr

30、aditionalturkeydinnerandahappyreunion.SchoolsareclosedonThanksgivingDayandthedayafter.Manypeople,includingstudentsstudyinginanotherstate,oftentravellongdistancestospendtheholidayathome.Thepassageismainlyabout_D_.A.howtheAmericansspendtheirThanksgivingDayB.whattheAmericansdoonThanksgivingDayC.Thanksg

31、ivingDayisanAmericanholidayD.howThanksgivingDaybecameanationwideholidayThanksgivingDaywasfirstcelebratedin1621by_A_ofthePlymouthColony.A.EnglishsettlersB.AmericansettlersC.thelocalIndiansD.PresidentWashington33.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“feast”Cinparagraph2?A.gatheringB.harvestC.mealD.praye

32、r34.In1941_C_.A.thefirstnationalThanksgivingDaywascelebratedB.thecustomofThanksgivingDaywasbroughtbacktotheAmericans.8/9C.thedateforThanksgivingDaywassetbylawD.peoplebegantocelebrateThanksgivingDaybyspendingthedayathome35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthecelebrationofThanksgivingDay?BA.ThanksgivingDaystartedasanoccasionforfamilymemberstoshowthanksforoneanother.B.OnThanksgivingDay,