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6《英语二》作业题一
2016.6《英语
(二)》作业题
(一)
《英语
(二)》作业题
(一)
(课程代码:
00015)
一、阅读判断
BookingOnlineandSavingtheEnvironment
Whenyouarelookingtobookaholiday,itisunlikelythatyouwillthinkabouthowgreenyourbookingdecisionis,butitisdefinitelysomethingthatshouldbetakenintoconsideration.By“green”weareofcoursetalkingabouttheimpactontheenvironment.
Whenlookingtobookaholiday,youwillprobablyfindthatyouarefacedwithtwomaindecisions.Thefirstistogointoatravelagency,pickupastackofbrochureshalfthesizeofapersonreadthroughthemandgobackwithjusttheoneandbookwiththetravelagentsdirectlyoroverthephone.ThesecondistomissouttheshopsandbrochuresaltogetherandgoontotheInternet.
TheInternetholdsmanyadvantagesoverthehighstreettravelagents,themainonebeingconvenience.Youcangoonlinetolookatholidaysatanytimeoftheday,whetheritisinthat20minutesbeforeworkstartsinthemorning,halfanhouratyourdeskatlunchtimeorevenathomeonyourlaptopinfrontofthetelevisionatnight.Therearenotimeconstrainstogoingonline,whilethetravelagentsareusuallymassivelybusyattimeswhenpeoplecanactuallygo,i.e.Lunchhoursorattheweekend.Youcouldusethetelephonebutyouwouldn’tbeabletoseethepicturesorallthedetailsoftheholidays,soyouwouldprobablybesentabrochuresanyway.
TherearewebsitesontheInternetthatmakeshoppingforholidaydealsmucheasier.Thesewebsitesareknownaspricecomparisonwebsites.Icelolly,TravelSupermarketandDealCheckerareexamplesofsomeofthebestknownpricecomparisonsitestolookforcheapholidaydeals,andtheyessentiallysearchthroughlotsofdifferenttouroperatorssothatyoudon’thaveto.Theresultsarethendisplayedononepagefromwhichyoucanbook,meaningthatyoudon’tevenneedalotoftimetodothis.
Thecontrastwiththetravelagenciesidthatyouprobablyhavetotaketwotrips,withbrochuresreadinginbetween,andthisiswherethegreensideofthingscomesin.Thepilesandpilesofbrochuresaredefinitelynotgreen,andtheamountofunnecessarypaperusedcan’tbegoodfortheenvironment.InthedaysofInternet,smartphone,tabletsandcomputers,thereisreallynoneedforsuchalargeamountofpapertobewasted.Sonotonlywillitsaveyoutimeandefforttobookonline,itwilldoalittlebittowardssavingtheenvironmenttoo!
1.Greenbookingdecisionshoulddefinitelybeaconsiderationinbookingyourholiday.(A)
A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven
2.GoingontotheInternetisonemajorchoiceinbookingaholiday.(A)
A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven
3.Therearenotimeconstraintstodoingonlinebooking.
A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven
4.Travelagentsaremassivelybusyallthetime.
A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven
5.Pricecomparisonwebsitesmakeshoppingforholidaydealsmucheasier.
A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven
6.TravelSupermarketisthebest-knownpricecomparisonsiteintheworld.
A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven
7.Youhavetospendalotoftimebookingaholidayonline.
A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven
8.Youhavetoreadbrochuresbeforedecidingtobookaholiday.
A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven
9.Travelagentsprovideyouwithagreatvarietyofbrochures.
A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven
10.Bookingonlineis“green”inthatitsavesalotofunnecessarypaper.
A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven
2、多项选择题
SpiltMilk
Haveyouheardofthestoryof“spiltmilk?
”Well,weallknowitisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.Butthisstoryis different.Iwouldhopeallparentswouldrespondinthismanner.
Irecentlyheardastoryaboutafamousresearchscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Hewasinterviewedbyanewspaperreporterwhoaskedhimwhyhewassomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson;whatsethimsofarapartfromothers?
Herespondedthatitallcamefroman experiencewithhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold.Hehadbeentryingtoremove abottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhelosthisgripontheslipperybottleanditfell,spillingitscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor-averitableseaof milk!
Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadofyellingathim,givinghima lecture,orpunishinghim,shesaid,“Robert,Whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!
Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepuddleofmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?
”
Indeed,hedid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Youknow,Robert,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,eventuallyyou have tocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproperorder.So,howwouldyouliketodothat?
Wecoulduseasponge,atowel, or amop.Which