2023年大学英语专升本阶段性作业4

大学英语(专升本)阶段性作业4单选题1.Acoelacanthisakindoflivingfossil,firstdiscoveredwhenonewascaughtoffMadagascar马达加斯加）in1938.

Acoelacanthisakindof_____(5分)(A)

rock(B)

plant(C)

fish(D)

animal参照答案：C2.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering.Whatif?Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest---eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andeveryonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

“theshadowlandofhope”means_____(5分)(A)

thewonderlandoneoftendreamabout(B)

thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto(C)

thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreached(D)

aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination参照答案：C3.Yetyouwillfindlittleifanythingwrittenonwhatitistobeanemployee.Youcanfindagreatdealofverydubiousadviceonhowtogetajoborhowtogetapromotion

(5分)(A)

Valuable(B)

useful(C)

doubtful(D)

helpful参照答案：C4.Manydifferentpeoplefindthatonlinemethodrequiresthemtousetheirexperiencesandthatonlinelearningoffersthemaplacetocommunicatewitheachother.This

forum

forcommunicationremovesthevisualbarriersthathindersomestudentsinexpressingthemselves.

(5分)(A)

aplaceforonlinelearning(B)

aplacetoexchangeopinion(C)

aplacetoexchangeopinion(D)

theexperienceforonlinelearning参照答案：C5.

IcanmakethisdecisionbecauseI'vegonedownthisroadwithpatientsmanytimes.RecentlyIoperatedinvainonaneighty-year-oldwomanwithcanceroftheliver...TherewasnothingIcoulddotorelievetheproblemsthecancerhadcaused.

“invain”means_____(5分)(A)

unsuccessfully(B)

effortlessly(C)

withdifficulty(D)

withexpectation参照答案：A阅读理解Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJerryreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?”Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it’stoolate.

Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon’treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,“you’realuckydog”.Ishereallyonyourside?Ifhesays,“you’realuckyguy”or“you’realuckygal”,that’sbeingfriendly.But“luckydog”?There’sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doesthathesayssquarewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Minuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.(25分)6).Fromthequestionsinthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatthespeaker_______.(5分)(A)

feelshappy,thinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohim(B)

feelshemaynothave“read”hisfriends’truefeelingscorrectly(C)

thinksitwasamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriend,Helen(D)

issorrythathisfriendslethimdown参照答案：B7).Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorusestheexampleof“You’realuckydog”toshowthat_______.(5分)(A)

thespeakerofthissentenceisjustbeingfriendly(B)

thissayingmeansthesameas“You’reluckyguy”or“You’realuckygal”.(C)

sometimesthewordsusedbyaspeakergiveacluetothefeelingbehindthewords(D)

theword“dog”shouldn’tbeusedtoapplytopeople参照答案：C8).Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto_______.(5分)(A)

.avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriends(B)

bringthe“dog”bitintoourconversation(C)

avoidmistakesinunderstandingthatpeopletellyou(D)

keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem参照答案：C9).Inlisteningtoaperson,theimportantthingis_______

(5分)(A)

tonoticehistone,hisposture,andthelookinhiseyes(B)

tolistentohowhepronounceshiswords(C)

tocheckhiswordsagainsthismanner,histoneofvoice,andhisposture(D)

nottobelievewhathesays参照答案：C10).Ifyoufollowedtheadviceofthewriter,youwould_______.(5分)(A)

beabletogettherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyou(B)

avoidanymistakeswhiletalkingwithpeoplewhoenvyyou(C)

notloserealfriendswhosaythingsthattonotpleaseyou(D)

beabletoobservepeopleastheyaretalkingtoyou参照答案：AYuppiesareyoungpeoplewhoearnalotofmoneyandliveinastylethatistooexpensiveformostpeople.IfyouareinvitedtoaYuppiedinnerparty,don’tbesurprisedifyouareofferedfreshlycookedinsectsasafirstcourse.Whiletheideaofeatingfriedinsectsfillsmostofuswithhorror,insecteatingisbecominghighlyfashionable.Forexample,inthemediaindustry,successfulmanagersareoftenseentoeatfriedorboiledinsectsfromtimetotimewhileworkingattheirdesks.Thesesafe-to-eatinsectscanbefoundandorderedontheInternet.Andyoungpeopleareloggingontoforeignfoodwebsitesandorderingsamplesofpreparedinsectstoserveattheirdinnerparties.Althoughtheideaofeatinginsectsisprobablydisgustingtomostofus,fewpeoplewouldclaimthatpigs,chickensandsomekindsofseafoodweofteneatareexamplesofgreatbeauty.Oneday,insectswouldbemarketedandsoldasafooditeminsupermarkets.AccordingtotheirfansofYuppies,theyarenotonlyhealthy,butalsoverytasty.Butuntilourattitudestofoodchange,itseemsthatinsectseaterswillremainaselectfew.(25分)11).WhydidthespeakersaywemightbesurprisedattheYuppiedinnerparty?

(5分)(A)

Becausewemightbeofferedadishoffreshlycookedinsectsasafirstcourse.(B)

Becausenothingbutfreshlycookedinsectsareserved.(C)

BecausesomeYuppiesliketohorrifyguestswithinsectsasfood.(D)

Becausewemightmeetmanysuccessfulmanagersinthemediaindustry.参照答案：A12).Wherecanpeopleordertheunusualfoodmentionedbythespeaker?(5分)(A)

FromYuppieclubs.(B)

Inthesupermarket.(C)

Intheseafoodmarket.(D)

OntheInternet.参照答案：D13).WhyareYuppiesattractedbytheunusualfood?(5分)(A)

It’seasytoprepare.(B)

It’stastyandhealthful.(C)

It’sexoticinappearance(D)

It’ssafetoeat.参照答案：B14).Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthefutureofthistypeofunusualfood?(5分)(A)

Itwillbeconsumedbymoreandmoreyoungpeople.(B)

Itwillbecomethefirstcourseatdinnerparties.(C)

Itwillhavetobechangedtosuitlocaltastes.(D)

Itisunlikelytobeenjoyedbymostpeople.参照答案：D15).Whydidtheauthorwritesuchapassage?(5分)(A)

LookdownuponYuppies.(B)

EnjoythelifeofYuppies.(C)

IntroducethelifeofYuppies.(D)

WanttobeYuppies.参照答案：CTherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMarinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting.

ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowtospell,sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”.

ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident.TheycalledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled“OK”.(25分)16)..Theauthor_______.(5分)(A)

believesbothofthestories(B)

doesn’tbelieveawordofthestories(C)

isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue(D)

istellingthestoriesjustforfun参照答案：C17).Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson_______.(5分)(A)

couldn’td