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英语纸质作业题

《大学英语》

（高起专）

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Passage1

Movingcoldairwillcreatearainbeltwhichwillmovefromwesttoeastinthenorthtodayandtonight.ThepotentialofheavyrainisbeingweakenedinareasalongtheHuaiheRiver.Easternareasinthenorthwestwillhavelighttomoderaterain,tobeaccompaniedbyheavyrainorshortthundershowersinsomeplaces.LighttomoderaterainisalsoexpectedinareasalongtheYangtzeandHuaiherivers,thelowerreachesoftheHanshuiRiver,westernandnorthernareassouthoftheYangtzeRiver,SouthChinaandeasternareasoftheSouthwest.WesternandsouthernareasinSouthChinawillbehitbyheavyrainsorrainstorms.HeavyrainisalsolikelyinwesternareassouthoftheYangtzeRiverandeasternpartofSouthwest.

1.Whatwillbecreatedaccordingtothepassage?

（A）

（A）Arainbelt（B）Thepotentialofheavyrain

（C）Movingcoldair（D）Shortthundershowers

2.Whatisbeingweakened?

（B）

（A）Arainbelt（B）Thepotentialofheavyrain

（C）Movingcoldair（D）Shortthundershowers

3.Whatisalsoexpectedinsomeareas?

（D）

（A）Heavyrain（B）Moderaterain

（C）Lightrain（D）Lighttomoderaterain

4.Wherewillheavyrainsorrainstormsoccur?

（C）

（A）SouthernareasinSouthChina

（B）WesternareasinSouthChina

（C）WesternandsouthernareasinSouthChina

（D）NorthernareassouthoftheYangtzeRiver

5.Whatisthispassage?

（D）

（A）Anadvertisement（B）Anotice（C）Apieceofnews（D）Aweatherforecast

Passage2

Coca-Colaisthebest-sellingsoftdrinkintheworld.165million"Cokes"aresoldeveryday,fromtheequatortotheArctic.ButwhereasoutsidetheUSACoketendstobeayoungperson'sdrink,insidetheUSAanybodyofanyage,ofanyincomecandrinkitwithoutembarrassmentonanyoccasion.Cokeisnottheonly"cola"drink.PepsiColaisawell-knownrivalandhasitsdevotees,foritisnotassweetasCoke.Coladrinkscontaincaffeinefromthekolanutandaretheonlysoftdrinkswhicharestimulatingaswellasrefreshing.ThereareexcellentwinesproducedinCaliforniawhicharepraisedbyEuropeanconnoisseurs（行家）,butsomeAmericansconsumealotofalcoholintheformofcocktails-mixturebasedonspiritslikewhisky,ginandvodka.Hamburgersandhotdogsareperhapsthebest-knownAmericanfood.Hotdogs---sausages（香肠）betweenbreadrolls——canbeboughtinsmackbarsandfromhotdogstandsonstreetscorner.AndfromSanFranciscotoNewYork,incheapormedium-pricedrestaurants,hamburgerswillbeonallthemenus,incompanywithsteaks,friedchickenandseafood.TheycomewithFrenchfriesandcrispgreensalad,andfordessertyouwillbeofferedapplepie,cheesecake,chocolatelayercake,ice-creamsandice-creamsundaes（圣代）.NoicecreamintheworldismoredeliciousthanAmericanicecream.

1.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?

（C）

（A）TheCompetitionBetweenCokeandPepsi 

（B）AmericanFoodandWine 

（C）AmericanFoodandDrink 

（D）AmericanIcecream

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementabout“coca-Cola”istrueaccordingtothepassage?

（D）

（A）Itgivesonenewstrengthorvigorwhenoneistired. 

（B）ItismorepopularoutsideAmericathaninsideAmerica. 

（C）ItisnotassweetasPepsi. 

（D）Itisstimulatingbecauseitcontainsalcohol.

3.“Gin”mentionedinPara.3ismostlikelytobe___C_____.

（A）anothercoladrink （B）akindofsoftdrink 

（C）akindofalcohol （D）akindofmixedliquid

4.Whichofthefollowingmayappearonthetableofcheapormedium-pricedrestaurantsintheUS.（B）

（A）Bread,seafoodandice-creamsundae

（B）Hamburger,friedchickenandice-cream.

（C）Hotdog,saladandapplepie

（D）Hamburger,steakandcoffee 

5.Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?

（C）

（A）Toboast（称颂）American’sexcellenceinfoodanddrink.

（B）ToattractpeopletotasteAmericanfood.

（C）TointroduceAmericanfoodanddrinktothereaders

（D）TopersuadethereaderstodrinkCokeinsteadofPepsi.

Passage3

Intheoldday,childrenwerefamiliarwithbirthanddeathaspartoflife.ThisisperhapsthefirstgenerationofAmericanyoungsterswhohaveneverbeenclosebyduringthebirthofababyandhaveneverexperiencedthedeathofafamilymember.Nowadayswhenpeoplegrowold,weoftensendthemtonursinghomes.Whentheygetsick,wetransferthemtoahospital,wherechildrenareforbiddentovisitterminallyillpatients-evenwhenthosepatientsaretheirparents.Thisdeprives（剥夺）thedyingpatientofsignificantfamilymembersduringthelastfewdaysofhislifeanditdeprivesthechildrenofanexperienceofdeath,whichisanimportantlearningexperience.SomeofmycolleaguesandIonceinterviewedandfollowedapproximately500terminallyillpatientsinordertofindoutwhattheycouldteachusandhowwecouldbeofmorebenefit,notjusttothembuttothemembersoftheirfamiliesaswell.Wearemostimpressedbythefactthateventhosepatientswhowerenottoldoftheirseriousillnesswerequiteawareofitspotentialoutcome.Itisimportantforfamilymembers,anddoctorsandnursestounderstandthesepatients'communicationsinordertotrulyunderstandtheirneeds,fears,andfantasies（幻想）.Mostofourpatientswelcomedanotherhumanbeingwithwhomtheycouldtalkopenly,honestly,andfranklyabouttheirtrouble.Manyofthemsharedwithustheirtremendousneedtobeinformed,tobekeptup-to-dateontheirmedicalconditionandtobetoldwhentheendwasnear.Wefoundoutthatpatientswhohadbeendealtwithopenlyandfranklywerebetterabletocopewiththeapproachofdeathandfinallytoreachatruestageofacceptancepriortodeath.

1.TheeldersofcontemporaryAmericans_____C______.

（A）wereoftenabsentwhenafamilymemberwasbornordying

（B）werequiteunfamiliarwithbirthanddeath

（C）usuallywitnessedthebirthordeathofafamilymember

（D）hadoftenexperiencedthefearofdeathaspartoflife

2.ChildreninAmericatodayaredeniedthechance____A______

（A）tolearnhowtofacedeath（B）tovisitdyingpatients

（C）toattendtopatients（D）tohaveaccesstoahospital

3.Fivehundredcriticallyillpatientswereinvestigatedwiththemainpurposeof___D______.

（A）observinghowtheyreactedtothecrisisofdeath

（B）helpingthemandtheirfamiliesovercomethefearofdeath

（C）findingouttheirattitudetowardstheapproachofdeath

（D）learninghowtobesthelpthemandtheirfamilies

4.Theneedofadyingpatientforcompanyshows__A_____.

（A）hisdesireforcommunicationwithotherpeople

（B）hisfearofapproachingdeath

（C）hispessimisticattitudetowardshiscondition

（D）hisreluctancetopartwithhisfamily

5.Itmaybeconcludedfromthepassagethat______D____.

（A）dyingpatientsareafraidofbeingtoldoftheapproachofdeath

（B）mostdoctorsandnursesunderstandwhatdyingpatientsneed 

（C）dyingpatientsshouldbetruthfullyinformedoftheircondition

（D）mostpatientsareunabletoacceptdeathuntilitisobviouslyinevitable

Passage4

ThanksgivingandAmericanFamily

     “Pleasepasstheturkeyanddressing.”Whatdoesthissimplerequestmakeyouthinkabout？

IfyouareanAmerican，youthinkaboutThanksgiving.AturkeydinnersymbolizesThanksgivingforAmericans.WhatdoesThanksgivingremindAmericansof？

Theirfamilies.Thanksgivingisafamilytime.Whatdoes“family”meantoAmericans？

     ThetraditionalAmericanfamilyisa“nuclearfamily.”TheaverageAmericanfamilytodayhastwoorthreechildren（andmaybeafewpets）.Insomecultures，peopleliveclosetotheirextendedfamily.Severalgenerationsmayevenlivetogether.InAmerica，onlyinafewcasesdoesmorethanonehouseholdliveunderoneroof.

      Americanvaluesreceiveawarmwelcomeinthehome.Manyhomesarerunlikedemocracies.Eachfamilymembercanhaveasay.AsenseofequalityoftenexistsinAmericanhomes.Husbandsandwivesoftensharehouseholdchores.InsteadoffearingMomandDad，childrenmaythinkofthemasgoodfriends.Youngadultsgenerallymaketheirownchoicesaboutwhatcareertopursueandwhomtomarry.EventhoughsocialpressuresarebreakingapartmoreandmoreAmericanhomes，thereisstillreasonforhope.AlmostallAmericansbelievethatthefamilyisoneofthemostimportantpartsoflife.Thevastmajorityalsofeelthatthetraditionaltwoparentfamilyisbestforchildren.Theyrealizethatproblemsinfamilylifeinrecentyearshavebroughtaboutseriousconsequences.Asaresult，moreandmorepeoplearemakingtheirfamilyapriority.Manywomenarequittingtheirjobstostayhomewiththeirchildren.Familiesaregoingonvacationsandoutingstogether.Husbandsandwivesaremakingaconcentratedefforttokeeptheirmarriagessolid. 

       Howdoyoustrengthenthefamilybond？

Dospecialthingsforeachother.Talktoeachother.Playtogether.Oh，andonemorething:

bethankfulforeachother.Ifyouhaveafamily，everydayshouldbeThanksgiving.

1.__C_________remindAmericansoftheirfamilies.

（A）AprilFool’sDay（B）Father’sDay（C）Thankgiving（D）IndependentDay

2.TheaverageAmericanfamilytoday_____B______.

（A）liveswithitsextendedfamily

（B）hastwoorthreechildren

（C）adoptsmanyorphans

（D）onlyhassomepets

3.InAmericanhomes,thereexistsasenseofequality,forexample,_______C______.

（A）mothersalwaysdothehouseholdchores

（B）childrenmayfeartheirparents

（C）youngadultsgenerallymaketheirowndecisions

（D）fathersaretraditionallythebreadwinnersofthefamilies

4.AlmostallAmericansbelieve______D_______.

（A）thetraditionaltwo-parentfamil