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下半年大学英语四第三次作业
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2016年下半年大学英语四第三次作业
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得98分，满分100分
问题1
得10分，满分10分
2016年秋季大学英语四第3次作业
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本作业包括阅读题10篇，每篇5题，共50题，每题2分，总分100分。
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仅在括号里写上答案编号A/B/C/D
Passage1
Whatmustyoudowhenyoureceiveapresentforyourbirthday?
Youhavetositdownandwriteathank-younote.Thewords"Thankyou"areveryimportant.Wehavetousethemonsomanyoccasions.Wesaythemwhensomeonegivesusadrink,helpsustopickupthings,handsusaletter,lendsusabookorgivesusagift.
Anotherimportantwordis"please".Manypeopleforgettouseit.Itisrudetoasksomeonetodosomethingwithoutsaying"please".Wehavetouseitwhenweaskforsomething,too.Itmaybeabookorapencil,morericeormoresauce,helporadvice.Itmaybeintheclassroom,athome,atthebus-stoporoverthecounter.Wehavetouse"please"tomakeourrequestpleasant.
Wehavetolearntosay"sorry"too.Whenwehavehurtsomeone'sfeeling,wewillhavetogoupandsaywearesorry.Whenwehavetoldalieandfeelsorry,wewillhavetousethesameword.Whenwehaveforgottensomethingorbrokenapromise,wewillhavetoexplainwiththatword,too."Sorry"isahealingword.Wecanmakepeopleforgetwrongsbyusingitsincerely.
Thesethreewordsaresimplebutimportant.Theyarepleasingwordstouseinanylanguage.
1.Whenwereceiveabirthdaypresent,wehaveto__[1]____.
A.returnitB.giveittooneofourfriends
C.donothingD.writeathank-younote
2.Whensomeonehelpsustodosomething,weshould__[2]____.
A.thankhimB.say"sorry"tohim
C.usetheword"please"D.notsayanything
3.Wemaybeconsideredrudeifweaskotherstodosomethingbutwedon’tsay_____[3]____.
A."hello"B."yes"C."no"D."please"
4.Wehavetousetheword"please"whenwe___[4]____.
A.hurtother’sfeelingB.askforsomeadvice
C.receiveapenD.arriveatabus-stop
5.Thethreeimportantwords"thanks","please"and"sorry"inanylanguageareall__[5]____.
A.simple
B.important
C.pleasing
D.alloftheabove
1的指定答案：
D
2的指定答案：
A
3的指定答案：
D
4的指定答案：
B
5的指定答案：
D
问题2
得10分，满分10分
Passage2
Theword"horsepower"wasfirstusedtwohundredyearsago.JamesWatthadmadetheworld'sfirstwidelyusedsteamengine.Hehadnowayoftellingpeopleexactlyhowpowerfulitwas,foratthattimetherewerenounitsformeasuringpower.
Wattdecidedtofindouthowmuchworkonestronghorsecoulddoinoneminute.Hecalledthatunitonehorsepower.Withthisunithecouldmeasuretheworkhissteamenginecoulddo.
Hediscoveredthatahorsecouldlifta3300-poundweight10feetintotheairinoneminute.Hisenginecouldlifta33-poundweight100feetinoneminute.
Becausehisenginedidtentimesasmuchworkasthehorse,Wattcalleditatenhorsepowerengine.
[1]1、ThepassagesaysthatWattmadethefirstwidelyusedsteamengine.
A：
TB：
F
[2]2、Wattwantedtofindawaytolifta3300-poundweight.
A：
TB：
F
[3]3、Hemadeupaunitofmeasurementbasedonthestrengthofahorse.
A：
TB：
F
[4]4、Onehorsepowerwouldequaltheweightofonehorse.
A：
TB：
F
[5]5、ThepossibletitleforthispassageisTheOriginoftheTerm"Horsepower".
1的指定答案：
A
2的指定答案：
B
3的指定答案：
A
4的指定答案：
B
5的指定答案：
A
问题3
得10分，满分10分
Passage3
Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers----theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation'sconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus----anartifactofthepast.Somemaintain,thatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,theoverallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,andadvancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.
Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewhomanagetogobeyondcelebrity（明星）,whoarelegendary,whosomehowmanagetobecomemythic.Butwhatmakessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebrities?
That'shardtoanswer.Inpart,theirliveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withthehelpofthemedia.Butnothingconfirmsaniconmorethanatragicdeath----suchasMartinLutherKing,Jr.,JohnF.Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.（258words）
1.Thepassagemainlydealswith[1].
A.lifeanddeathB.heroesandheroines
C.heroesandiconsD.iconsandcelebrities
2.Heroesandheroinesareusually[2].
A.courageousB.goodexamplestofollow
C.self-sacrificingD.alloftheabove
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?
[3]
A.PovertyinAmericahasbeeneasedwiththeeconomicgrowth.
B.Superstarsarefamousforbeingfamous.
C.One'slookcancontributetobeingfamous.
D.Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes.
4.BeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove[4].
A.whenshewas19B.whenshebecameaprincess
C.justbeforeherdeathD.aftershegavebirthtoaprince
5.Whatismorelikelytosetanicon'sstatus?
[5]
A.Goodlooks.B.Tragicandearlydeath.
C.Personalattraction.D.Thequalityofone'sstory.
1的指定答案：
C
2的指定答案：
D
3的指定答案：
D
4的指定答案：
C
5的指定答案：
B
问题4
得10分，满分10分
Passage4
Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?
Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?
Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?
Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.
Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists（心理学家）thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.
Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas"Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid."or"Youaresuchasmartchild."
1、Theword"intelligent"inthe1stparagraphprobablymeanbright.[1]
2、Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusisanormalpersonwhileanidiotisafunnyperson.[2]
A：
TB：
F
3、Apersonbornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuseismorelikelytobecomeagenius.[3]
A：
TB：
F
4、Itisbetterforparentstopraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften.[4]
A：
TB：
F
5、Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.[5]
A：
TB：
F
1的指定答案：
A
2的指定答案：
B
3的指定答案：
A
4的指定答案：
A
5的指定答案：
B
问题5
得10分，满分10分
Passage5
IfyoutravelbyairacrossthecenterofAfricaorSouthAmerica,youflyoverforestsforthousandsofkilometers.Thesegreatforestsaretheoceansoftrees.Therearethousandsandthousandsofdifferentkindsofplantsandanimals.
However,theworld'sforestsaregettingsmallerallthetime.Wearecuttingdownthetreesbecauseweneedwood,andweneedmorefarmland.Somepeoplesaythattherewillnotbeanyforestslikethesein20or30years.Whatwillhappeniftheydisappear?
Ifwecutdownourforests,alotofplantsandanimalswilldisappearfromtheworld.Inalotofplacesthenewfarmlandwillsoonlookliketheolddeserts.Cropswillnotgrowthere.Itwillnotrainveryoften,andtheweatherwillgetveryhot.Perhapstheclimateoftheworldwillchange.Thiswillbedangerousforeveryoneintheworld.Thatiswhywemusttakecareofourforests.
1、Thepassagemainlytellsusabouttheimportanceoftakingcareofplants.[1]
A：
TB：
F
2、Forestsarehomesfordifferentkindsofanimals.[2]
A：
TB：
F
3、Theneedformorewoodandmorelandhelptoprotectourforests.[3]
A：
TB：
F
4、We'llhavemoreandgreaterforestsin20or30yearsinsomepeople'sview.[4]
A：
TB：
F
5、Thewriterthinksitnecessarytoprotecttheforests.[5]
A：
TB：
F
1的指定答案：
A
2的指定答案：
A
3的指定答案：
B
4的指定答案：
B
5的指定答案：
A
问题6
得10分，满分10分
Passage6
GlobalWarming
Globalwarmingmayormaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcentury,but—regardlessofwhetheritisorisn’t—wewon’tdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueoveritandmayeven,asanation,makesomefairlysolemn-soundingcommitmentstoavoidit.Butthemoredramaticandmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseem,thelesslikelytheyaretobeobserved.
A1Gorecallsglobalwarmingan“inconvenienttruth”,asifmerelyrecognizingitcouldputusonapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwedon’tknowenoughtorelieveglobalwarming,and—withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs—wecan’tdomuchaboutit.
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