国家开放大学一网一平台电大《人文英语2》形考任务阅读理解题库及答案

国家开放大学一网一平台电大《人文英语2》形考任务阅读理解题库及答案

一、阅读理解：

1.判断正误

(1)ASpeechaboutMyHometown

Mylovelyhometownislocatedonthesouthshoreofanisland.It'sasmalltownwithonlyabout9,000peopleandanareaofabout3.8squaremiles.

First,Iwanttotalkaboutthepeopleintheneighborhood.Generallyspeaking,peopleare

verynicehere,especiallyinsummer.Ifeelthatinsummereveryoneisinagreatmood,andverygenerous.Forexample,onesummerafternoon,Iwasatthegasstationfillingupmycarandwas

shortofmoney.Generouslyanoldgentlemangavemethemoneytopaythegasattendant.That'sthetypeofpeopleyoucanexpectfrommyhometown.

Thegreatestpartaboutthetown,inmyopinion,isthelocation.TheGreatBayisfive

minutesawayfrommyhouseandit'sfantastic.Anothergreatthingishowcloseeverybodylivestoeachother.Withitbeingsuchasmalltown,allmyfriendslivefiveminutesaway,whichisagreatadvantagetomeandeveryoneelse.Lastly,thenightlifeisgreat.OnanySaturdaynight

everybarispackedwithpeople,sothere'salwayssomethinggoingon.

SofarI'veexplainedthegoodsideofmyhometown,buttherearealsosomeboringthingsaboutit.Itisgreatinsummer,butitisadifferentstoryinwinter.Whenwintercomes

around,thetownturnsintoa"ghosttown".Thisisbecausethereisnowheretogo.Theonlythingwehaveisashoppingcenter.Itwouldbeniceifwehadafewmoreoptionstochoosefrom.

操作提示：正确选T,错误选F。

Mylovelyhometownislocatedonthenorthshoreofanisland.1

2.OnceIwasatthegasstationfillingupmycaranddidn'thaveenoughmoneywithme.2

3.Idon'tthinkitagreatadvantagethatallmyfriendslivefiveminutesaway.3

4.OnanySaturdaynighteverybarisfullofpeople.4

5.Whenwintercomesaround,westillhavemanyoptionstochoosefrom.5

完形填空题(50.0分)

正确答案：(1)B(2)A(3)B(4)A(5)B

(2)ARed,RedRose

RobertBurns

0,myloveislikeared,redrose,

ThatisnewlysprunginJune.

0,myloveislikethemelody,

Thatissweetlyplayedintune.

Asfairareyou,mylovelylass,

SodeepinloveamI,

AndIwillloveyoustill,myDear,

Tillalltheseasgodry.

Tillalltheseasgodry,myDear,

Andtherocksmeltwiththesun!

0Iwillloveyoustill,myDear,

Whilethesandsoflifeshallrun.

Andfareyouwell,myonlyLove,

Andfareyouwellawhile!

AndIwillcomeagain,myLove,

Althoughitweretenthousandmile!

操作提示：正确选T,错误选F。

Thepoetwrotethispoemtoexpresshisloveforhislover.1

2.Itisimpliedinthispoemthattheauthorlovedtwoloversatthesametime.2

3.Thepoetthinkshisloverisasbeautifulasaredrose.3

4.Thepoetbelievesloveispermanent.4

5.Thepoetwantstowriteapieceofmelodytoexpresshislove.5

完形填空题(50.0分)

正确答案：(1)A(2)B(3)A(4)A(5)B

2.填空题

操作提示：通过下拉选项框选择正确的词汇。

(1)MyVolunteerExperienceattheYouthServicesCenterLibrary

Myexperienceatthelibraryincluded1kidsduringtheirlibraryvisitinanumberof

ways—reader'sadvisory,workingwiththekidsduringlibraryskillssessions,andchecking2

books.Ofalloftheseexperiences,workingthroughproblemswiththekidsduringlibraryskillssessionswas3rewarding.Someofthelibraryskillssessionswereonthecomputerandotherswereusingprintsourceslikenewspapersandencyclopedias.

Reader'sadvisoryforthekidswasalsorewarding.ThroughtherecommendationsofJill

Morrison,theYSCL'sheadlibrarian,andalsotalkingwiththekidsthemselves,Ireadquiteafewyoungadulttitles.Doingthisreadingandalsoreadingotherreviewsofjuvenile

literature4metogivethekidsrecommendationsforbookstheymightenjoy.

Oneafternoonahighschool-agedgirlapproachedme5booksaboutcollege.Shewantedtogetalloftheinformationthatshecouldoncollegeadmissionprocesses.Togetherusingthe

library'swebcat,wefoundsomeusefulbooksforher.Wealsofoundsomerelevantwebsites.At

thebeginningofmyexperienceattheYSCL,IfeltthatifIcameawaymakingadifferenceforonlyoneperson,Ihadsucceeded.Thisyoungwomanwassoappreciativeandenthusiasticabout

theinformationwefoundtogetherthatIthinkImetmygoal.

完形填空题(50.0分)

正确答案：(1)B(2)A(3)C(4)A(5)A

(2)选项：

A.Callthepolice.

B.Checkforinjuriestoyourselfandtoyourpassengers

C.Takedowntheotherdriver'slicenseplatenumber

D.Reporttheaccidenttoyourinsurancecompany

E.Exchangecontactinformation

F.Lookforwitnesses.

操作提示：通过文章中的下拉选项框，选择正确答案。

HowtoReportanAccident

Acaraccidentcanhappenwhenyouleastexpectit.Youcouldbeswitchinglanes,looking

foraparkingspaceorpullingoutofyourdriveway,andallofasudden,crash!13Whetheryou

hitsomeoneoranotherdriverhitsyou,youneedtoknowwhattodoafteracaraccident.Here'sachecklisttokeepinmindwhenitcomestoreportingyourcaraccident.

1aswellasthemake,colorandmodelofthevehicle.Ifthereisnopenandpaper

available,repeatthenumbersinyourheaduntilyoucanwritethemdownorsnapapicturewithyourmobilephone.

2Policewillbeneededonscenetodirecttrafficandtohelpgetallvehiclestosafety.Also,apolicereportisneededfortheinsurancecompanytodeterminewhois

responsibleforpayingthedamages.

3beforegettingoutofthecar.Neverstepoutofthecarintomovingtraffic.

4Politelyaskthewitnesses(ifany)towaitwithyouuntilthepolicecomesothattheycangivetheirstatementsaboutthecrash.

5withtheotherdriverforinsuranceandpaymentissues.

6justincaseyoumayneedtofileaclaim.

Andafinalnote:protectingyoursafetyisthefirstpriorityafteracaraccident.Turnonyourhazardlightsassoonaspossibleandputupothersignalsbehindthecrashscenesothatotherdriversshouldproceedcarefullyandsafely.

完形填空题(50.0分)

正确答案：(1)C(2)A(3)B(4)F(5)E(6)D

操作提示：通过下拉选项框选择正确的词汇。

(3)TheHistoryoftheInternet

ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwas1inthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworkdidn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetwork2,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.It

shouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthrough3part.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingonthetime.

AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly4,universities,

hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecame5andeasierto

use.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade"surfing"intheInternetmoreconvenient.

完形填空题(50.0分)

正确答案：(1)A(2)C(3)A(4)B(5)C

3.选择题

(1)Itcanbereallyfrustrating(使人沮丧的)foranoverweightpersontogotoagymandworkoutwithapositiveattitude.Allonehastodoiswalkbyalmostanynicegymandnoticeallthehealthy,sweating,"skinny"members.Sometimestheystareatthoseofuswho

are,well,zaftig.Itiseasytoseethejudgmentbehindtheireyes.Whowantstoputupwiththat?

Manypeopleareself-consciousoftheirbodiesandfeelisolatedwhenjoiningworkout

classesofwhileexercising,especiallyiftheyarelargerthanmostoftheothersinthe

group.Nowthefitnessindustryisfinallypayingattention.Populargymsarecatering(迎合)tooverweightandweightconsciouscustomersbydedicatingareaswherethe"skinny"peoplearenotallowed.

Thereareevengymsorprogramsthatrequirememberstobeatleast50poundsoverweighttoparticipate.

Trainersrecommendfunctionalfitnessasapracticalgoal,ratherthansix-packabs(六块腹肌).(79)Theyoftenusetextmessagestostayintouchwithcustomers.

Oftenatthesespecializedgyms,thetrainersareoverweightthemselves,orworkingontheirownweightgoals,andthiscanhelpthosepeoplewithanxietycausedbypoorbodyimage.The

equipmenthasbeendesignedforusebylargerpeople.Widerseats,morecushioning,nomirrors,andtinted(有色的)windowsforprivacy,areallimportantchanges.

(80)Hopefullythesetypesofgymswillsuccessfullygrowinnumbersinthefuture.Theideaisaverysimpleandpotentiallypopularone.Ifithelpsthoseofuswhoarebiggerexercise

moreandimproveourfitnesslevel,it'sastepintherightdirection.

操作提示：通过题目后的下拉选项框选择正确答案。

ThewordzaftiginParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto1.

【正确答案】fat

2.Wecaninferfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat2.

【正确答案】overweightpeopleareoftenfrustratedandpushedawaybytraditionalgymindustry

3.Whatisthetraininggoalinthegymscateringtooverweightmembers?3

【正确答案】Toachievefunctionalfitness.

4.Asforthegymscateringtooverweightmembers,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?4

【正确答案】Therearelargemirrorsonthewalls.

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?5

【正确答案】SpecializedGymsDesignedforOverweightPeople.

(2)ThefirstyearofschoolinAmerica,knownaskindergarten,usuallybeginsbetweentheagesoffiveandsix.Amongrichcountriessuchalatestartisverystrange.PresidentObamabelievesitisaneconomicandsocialproblem;hiseducationsecretarygoesasfarastosaythatitis"morallywrong".Thisstatementhassomesupport,asitisclearfromresearchintovocabularythatyoungstersfrompoorfamiliesenterkindergartenwellbehindthosefromrichfamilies—adisadvantagethatusuallylastsalifetime.Childrenfromhouseholdsonwelfare

knew525wordsbytheageofthree,whilethechildrenofprofessionalshadmastered1,116.

Pre-schoolcanhelpclosethisgap.Soinaspeechlastmonth,Mr.Obamacalledfora

partnershipbetweenthefederalgovernmentandthestatestoexpandittoeveryAmerican

child.Itlaterbecameknownthat"every"meantthosewhocomefromfamilieswithincomesofupto200%abovethepovertyline—equaltoanincomeof$47,000forafamilyoffour.

Somecriticssaythatsendingchildrentoschoolattheageoffourdoesnotwork.The

evidencesuggestsotherwise.Forexample,onMarch20thnewresultswereannouncedfromastudyof9to11yearoldsinNewJersey.Thisreportfoundthatdisadvantagedchildrenwhohad

attendedpre-schoolhadbetterliteracy(读写能力),language,mathsandscienceskills.Andtwoyearsofpre-kindergartenwerebetterthanone.

Somestudiesalsofollowtheeffectsofearlylearningoverlifetimes,suchasitseffect

oncrimeratesandotherfactorsthatmayeventuallyburdensociety.CriticshavesingledoutagovernmentschemecalledHeadStart,createdin1965,whichprovidespoorhouseholdswitha

rangeofservicesincludingschool-basedearlyeducation.

操作提示：通过题目后的下拉选项框选择正确答案。

KindergarteninrichcountriesotherthanAmericausuallybeginsattheageof1

【正确答案】four

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?2

【正确答案】Richpre-schoolkidshavearichervocabularythanpoorkids.

3.WhichofthefollowingabouttheNewJerseystudyisTRUE?3

【正确答案】Twoyearsofpre-kindergartenwerebetterthanone.

4.Thephrase"singleout"inthelastparagraphmeans4.

【正确答案】choose

5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?5

【正确答案】Pre-schoolEducation

完形填空题(50.0分)

正确答案：(1)A(2)C(3)B(4)A(5)B

(3)ChinaCallsforUnifiedInternationalRulesagainstInternetCrime

Cybersecurityhasalwaysbeenaseriousissueastheinternetindustryisever

growing.Nowadays,peoplecaneasilyconnecttotheInternetwithasimpleclickofamouse.Buttheglobalnetworkcanbeeasilydestroyedbyasingleleak.Theworldisfacingadifficult

situationinkeepingwebsecurity.

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