国家开放大学电大《人文英语4》形考任务课后题参考答案.docx

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国家开放大学电大《人文英语4》形考任务课后题参考答案

国家开放大学电大《人文英语4》形考任务（课后题）参考答案

单元自测1

一、选择填空，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.–Thankyouforyourinvitation._______________B.It'sapleasure.

2.–Goodafternoon.CanIhelpyou?

______________B.Ineedtobuyabirthdaypresentformyson.

3.Onaverage,asuccessfullawyerhastotalktoseveral________aday.B.clients

4.Boththekidsandtheirparents__________English,Ithink.Iknowitfromtheiraccent.B.are

5.John'sfather_________mathematicsinthisschooleversincehegraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.B.hastaught

1.–DoyouthinkIcanborrowyourbikeforafewhours?

________A.I'msorry,butIreallyneeditthisafternoon.

2.–Excuseme,couldyoutellthetime?

_________C.It'sthreethirtybymywatch.

3.ProfessorSmithpromisedtolook________mypaper,thatis,toreaditcarefullybeforethedefence.A.over

4.Neverbefore_________seesuchaterriblecaraccidentontheroad!

C.didI

5.Boththekidsandtheirparents__________English,Ithink.Iknowitfromtheiraccent.C.are

1.–DoyouthinkIcanborrowyourbikeforafewhours?

_________________C.I'msorry,butIreallyneeditthisafternoon.

2.–Thankyouforyourinvitation._________C.It'sapleasure.

3.Asthebuscameroundthecorner,itran________abigtreebytheroadside.B.into

4.Neverbefore_________seesuchaterriblecaraccidentontheroad!

C.didI

5.Didyounoticetheguy_________headlookedlikeabigpotato?

B.whose

二、阅读理解：

选择题一、

Graffitipaintingistraditionallyadaredevilpursuit.Teenagersdodgesecurityguardstoputtheirnamesontrainsandbuses.Butoverthepastdecade,graffitihasallbutdisappearedfromBritain'scities.Between2007and2012thenumberofincidentsofgraffitirecordedbytheBritishTransportPolicefellby63%.AsurveybytheEnvironmentMinistryshowsthatfewerplacesareblightedbytagsthanever.Graffitiareincreasinglyconfinedtosanctionedwalls,suchastheStockwellballcourts.Intimethepracticemaydieoutentirely.

Themostobviousreasonforthedeclineintaggingandtrain-paintingisbetterpolicing.NumerousCCTVcamerasmeanitishardertogetawaywithpaintingillegally.Andpunishmentsaremoresevere.Agenerationalshiftisapparent,too.Fewerteenagersaregettingintopaintingwalls.TheyprefertoplaywithiPadsandvideogames.Somehavegonetoartschoolandwanttomakemoneyfromtheirpaintings.TheInternetmeansthatpainterscanwinfarmoreattentionbypostingpicturesonlinethantheycanbybreakingintoarailwayyard.

Taggersandgraffitiartistsmostlygrewupinthe1980sand1990s.Thosemen—andalmostallaremen—arenowolderandlesswillingtotakerisks.Graffitimayeventuallydisappear.Butfornowthehobbyisalmostrespectable.Theformergraffitiartistspaintabandonedwarehousesattheweekend.IthasbecomesomethingtodoonaSundayafternoon—aslightlyhealthieralternativetosittingandwatchingfootball.

1.Teenagersarenotafraidofbeingcaughtbysecurityguardswhentheyputtheirnamesontrainsandbuses.F

2.Lesstagscanbefoundinpublicplacesnowadays.T

3.Becauseofbetterpolicinggraffitidecreases.T

4.Someteenagersgotoartschoolinordertolearntopaintwalls.F

5.Taggersandgraffitiartistsarestillwillingtotakerisks.F

选择题二

JimThorpewasaNativeAmerican.Hewasbornin1888inanIndianTerritory（印第安人保护区）thatisnowOklahoma.LikemostNativeAmericanchildrenthen,helikedtofish,hunt,swim,andplaygamesoutdoors.Hewashealthyandstrong,buthehadverylittleformaleducation.In1950,JimThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.HewasalsoanOlympicgoldmedalwinner.ButThorpehadmanytragediesinhislife.

Jimhadatwinbrotherwhodiedwhenhewasnineyearsold.Bythetimehewas16,hismotherandfatherwerealsodead,JimthenwenttoaspecialschoolinPennsylvaniaforNativeAmericanchildren.There,helearnedtoreadandwriteandalsobegantoplaysports.Jimwaspoor,soheleftschoolfortwoyearstoearnsomemoney.Duringthistime,heplayedonabaseballteam.Theteampaidhimonly$15aweek.Soonhereturnedtoschooltocompletehiseducation.Jimwasastarathlete（运动员）inseveralsports,includingbaseball,running,andfootball.Hewonmanyawardsforhisathleticability,mainlyforfootball.Inmanygames,hescoredallormostofthepointsforhisteam.

In1912,whenJimThorpewas24yearsold,hebecamepartoftheU.SOlympicteam.Hecompetedintwoverydifficultevents:

thepentathlonandthedecathlon.Bothrequiregreatabilityandstrength.Thepentathlonhasfivetrackandfieldevents,includingthelongjumpandthe1500-meterrace.Thedecathlonhastentrackandfieldevents,withrunning,jumpingandthrowingcontests.

Peoplethoughtitwasimpossibleforanathletetocompeteinboththepentathlonandthedecathlon.SoeveryonewassurprisedwhenThorpewongoldmedalsinbothevents.WhentheKingofSwedenpresentedThorpewithhistwogoldmedals,hesaid,“Sir,youarethegreatestathleteintheworld.”Thorpewasasimpleandhonestman.Hejustanswered,“Thanks,King.”

1.FromthepassagewelearnthatJimThorpewasborninC

C.Oklahoma

2.Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericanIndianchildrenlovedallthefollowingEXCEPTB

B.singing

3.JimThorpestartedtoplaysportsB

B.whenhewas16yearsold

4.Theworddecathloninparagraph3probablymeansC

C.tentrackandfieldevents

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A

A.In1912,Thorpewentbacktofinishhiscollegeeducation.

.

排序题

A.Doesitcostthesameforeveryhousehold?

B.Youcanpayrighthere,ontheInternet!

C.Justgoahead.

D.WedofortheliveCableTVprograms.

E.Exactly,evendigitalboxes.

LiuHui:

Gordon,mayIaskyouaquestion?

Gordon:

Hi,LiuHui.C

LiuHui:

DoIneedtopayforaTVlicenseifIonlywatchTVonlineintheUK?

Gordon:

Yes,indeed.YouneedtobecoveredbyaTVlicenseifyouwatchorrecordprogramsasthey'rebeingshownonTVorliveonanonlineTVservice.

LiuHui:

IncludingwatchingTVoncomputersandmobilephones?

Gordon:

E

Itisthelaw.

LiuHui:

Isee.Howmuchisthelicensefee?

Gordon:

Itcosts£145.50foracolorTVlicenseand£49.00forablackandwhiteTVlicense.

LiuHui:

That'salotofmoneyforayear.A

Gordon:

Itcoststhesameforallapplicantsunder75.Whenyoureachtheageof75,youmayapplyforafreeOver75TVLicense.

LiuHui:

Isee.

Gordon:

DoyouneedsuchalicenseinChina?

LiuHui:

D

Gordon:

Oh,itsoundssimilar.ButforBBC,thelicensefeeisthemainsourceofincome.ThereisnoadvertisingontheBBCchannels.

LiuHui:

Bytheway,whereshouldIgotopayformylicense?

Gordon:

B

LiuHui:

Well,sure!

Thankyou!

单元自测2

一、选择填空

1.–Youarelate.Thediscussionstarted30minutesago.__________________A.Iamreallysorry.

2.–Somethingwentwrongwithmytelevisionlastnight._________________A.I'msorrytohearthat.

3._________theWarofIndependence,theUnitedStateswasanEnglishcolony.C.Before

4.Hadyoucomefiveminutesearlier,you_________thetraintoBirmingham.Butnowyoumissedit.C.wouldhavecaught

5.Eggs,thoughrichinnourishments,have________offat.C.alargenumber

1.–YourIDcard,please.__________A.Hereyouare.

2.–HowmanylanguagesdoesPeterspeak?

_____________

C.Fivelanguages.

3.ThestudentwereallentertainedinaMexicanrestaurant,atProfessorBrian's________B.expense

4.Everyyearthousandsoflives________inroadaccidentsbecauseofcarelessdriving.B.arelose

5.Nomatter_________,thelittlesistersmanagedtoroundthesheepupanddrivethembackhomesafely.B.howharditwassnowing

1.–Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?

Whataboutacupoftea?

_____________A.No,thanks.

2.–Youarelate.Thediscussionstarted30minutesago.______________B.Iamreallysorry.

3.Ifshewantstostaythin,shemustmakea__________inherdiet.B.change

4.Theyoungladycomingovertous_______ourEnglishteacher;thewayshewalkstellsusthat!

B.mustbe

5.Eggs,thoughrichinnourishments,have________offat.B.alargenumber

二、阅读理解：

选择题一、

Sinceitsfoundingin1948,McDonald'shasgrownfromafamilyburger（汉堡包）standtoaglobalfast-foodchain,withmorethan30,000locationsin118countries.

With58milliondailycustomersworldwide,McDonald'sisnowsoubiquitousaroundtheglobethatTheEconomistpublishesaglobalrankingofcurrencies'purchasingpowerbasedonthepriceschargedatthelocalMcDonald's,calledtheBigMacIndex（巨无霸指数）.That'snottosaythateverynationcarriesthesamemenuitems:

choicesvarywidelydependingonlocation.SomeAsianlocationsservefriedshrimpinaBigMacroll,whileMcDonald'sinIndiadoesn'tservebeefatall,relyinginsteadonburgersmadefromvegetables,riceandbeans.

NoteveryoneintheworldhasbeenhappytogreetRonaldMcDonaldwhenhemovestotown.ManyseeMcDonald'sasasymbolofAmericaneconomicandculturalchauvinism（沙文主义）,andEuropeannationsinparticularhaveviewedAmerican-stylefastfoodasaninsulttotheirnationalfood.AFrenchfarmer,JoseBove,becamesomethingofanationalheroin1999afterheandagroupofpeopledestroyedaMcDonald'sunderconstructiontoprotestglobalizationand“badfood.”Thenextyear,abombexplodedinaFrenchMcDonald's,killinga27-year-oldemployee.Nooneclaimedresponsibility.

Butregardlessofwhetheryouliketheirfoodortheirpolicies,McDonald'sisstillwidelyseenasoneofthetruepioneersofpeacefulglobalization.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

B

B.McDonald'shasopeneditsrestaurantsineverycityoftheworld.

2.Thewor