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福师《大学英语

（2）》课程练习题解析

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Americansgenerallyconsiderthemselvestobefrank,open,anddirectintheirdealingswith

otherpeople.“Let’slayourcardsonthetable.”Theysay.Or,“Let’sstopplayinggamesandgetto

thepoint.”TheseandmanyotherphrasesshowtheAmericans’ideathatpeopleshouldclearlystate

whattheythinkandwhattheywant.

Americanstendtobelievethatdisagreementsarebestsettledbymeansoflongdiscussions

amongthepeopleinvolved.IfIdislikesomethingyouaredoing,Ishouldtellyouaboutitdirectlyso

youwillknow,clearlyandfrommepersonally,howIfeelaboutit.Bringinginotherpeopletosolve

theproblemisregardedassomewhatstrange.Andtheformerwillbelookeduponasonewhoisnot

braveenoughtospeakdirectlytosomeoneelse.

Americanswilloftenspeakopenlyanddirectlytoothersaboutthingstheydislike.Theywilltry

todosoinamannertheycall“constructive”,thatis,amannerwhichtheotherpersonwillnotfind

offensiveorunacceptable.Iftheydonotspeakopenlyaboutwhatisintheirminds,theywilloften

expresstheirmeaningsinnonverbal（非语言的）ways（withoutwords,butthroughfacialexpressions,

bodypositionsandgestures）.

AmericansarenottaughtthattheyshouldmasktheirfeelingsaspeopleinmanyAsiancountries

are.Theirwords,thetoneoftheirvoicesortheirfacialexpressionswillusuallyrevealwhentheyare

feelingangry,unhappy,confused,orhappyandsatisfied.

1.Accordingtothepassage,_____D_______.

A.Americansdon’tstateclearlywhattheythinkandwant

B.Americansusebodylanguagetodefendotherpeople

C.Americansseldomspeakopenly

D.Americansstateclearlywhattheywant

解析：

考察对文章细节把握，答案为D。

2.Thestatement“Let’slayourcardsonthetable,”（Para.1）istoshowthat____B_.

A.Americanslikeplayingcards

B.Americansaredirectinexpressingthemselves

C.Americanslaythecardsdownonthetableandplay

D.playingcardsisawaytoshowthatAmericansarefrank

解析：

考察对文章细节理解，答案为B。

3.Thephrase“constructivemanner”（Para.3）isclosestinmeaningto___A____.

A.anacceptablewaytodealwithothers

B.anunacceptablewaytodealwithothers

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C.anoffensivewaytodealwithothers

D.awaythattheotherswillfinditstrange

解析：

考察对文章细节把握，答案为A。

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTa“nonverbalway”?

A.Sadnessonone’sface.

C.Thegesture“V”.

B.Thebestmindsinthecountry.

D.Bodylanguage.

解析：

考察对词汇理解，答案为B。

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AmericansAreVeryDirectinDealingwithOthers.

B.AmericansAreFreePeople.

C.AmericansAreEasy-going.

D.AmericansWelcomePeoplefromOtherLands.

解析：

考察对文章整体理解，可知答案为A。

Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwritten

languagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.The

inventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprinted

anddistributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwayto

communicateknowledge.

Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?

Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In

1900theworld'suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountries

useasmuchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates,

EnglandandSwedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.

Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,

paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterial

madeofawaterplant.Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyears.Parchmentwasvery

strong;itwasmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.Wehavelearntofthemostimportant

factsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment.

1.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword'parchment'?

B

A.Theskinofyounganimals.

B.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.

C.ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.

D.ThepaperofEgypt.

解析：

考察对词汇理解，答案为B。

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheinventionofpaper?

A

A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore.

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B.Morepeoplecouldbeeducatedthanbefore.

C.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.

D.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.

解析：

考察对文章细节把握，答案为A。

3.WhendidtheEgyptiansbegintousepaperwidely?

___________A

A.Around1400.

B.Around1900.

C.Around400.

D.Around900.

解析：

考察对词汇理解，答案为A。

4.Whichofthefollowingcountriesusesmorepaperforeachpersonayear?

B

A.China.

B.Sweden.

C.Egypt.

D.Japan.

解析：

考察对词汇理解，答案为B。

5.Whatisthemainideaofthisshorttalk?

____C_____

A.Moreandmorepaperisbeingconsumednowadays.

B.Paperenablespeopletoreceiveeducationmoreeasily.

C.Theinventionofpaperisofgreatsignificancetoman.

D.Papercontributesalottothekeepingofhistoricalrecords.

解析：

考察对文章整理把握，答案为C。

WeddingsceremoniesintheUnitedStatesvaryasmuchasthepeopledo.Butmanyweddings,

nomatterwhereorhowtheyareperformed,includecertaintraditionalcustoms.Forinstance,the

brideandgroomoftenexchangeringsattheceremony.Theringsareusuallywornonthefourth

fingerofthelefthand,andareexchangedinthemiddleoftheceremony.Today,theringshowsthe

couple’sloveforoneanother.

Aftertheceremony,thecoupleisoftenshoweredwithhandfulsofuncookedricebyfriendsand

family.Rice,asweknow,showsproductivityandharvest.Andthen,thereisoftenaparty,wherethe

foodissoplentifulthatitalmosttakestheattentionawayfromthepeople.Soonthebridestandsin

thecenteroftheroom,oftenonachair,andthrowsherflowerstotheunmarriedwomenattheparty.

Traditionsaysthatwhoevercatchestheflowerswillbethenextbride.Somewomeneagerlytryto

catchtheflower;othersshyaway.

Andthenitistimeforthebrideandgroomtosetoffthetraditionofahoneymoon,atripafter

thewedding.Thetripnowadaysvariesgreatlybywealth,timeandpreference.Sometimesthecouple

willspendasinglenightatanearbyhotel;ortheymayspendtwoweeksatafarawayforeigncityas

well.

1.Accordingtothepassage,______A_______.

A.Americanweddingceremoniesaresomewhattraditional

B.Americanweddingceremoniesprovidealotofflowers

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C.Americanweddingceremoniesarepreferable

D.Americanweddingceremoniesaremagnificent

解析：

考察对文章细节理解，答案为A

2.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesthesentence“nomatterwhereorhowtheyareperformed”

（Para.1）reallymean?

C

A.Theweddingceremoniesmaybeheldeverywhere.

B.Theweddingceremoniesmaybeheldatanytime.

C.Theweddingceremoniesmaybeheldindifferentwaysandplaces.

D.Theweddingceremoniesmaybeheldinanyway.

解析：

考察对文章细节理解，答案为C

3.Theword“showered”（inPara.2）probablymeans___B____.

A.dressed

B.scattered

C.provided

D.touched

解析：

考察对词汇理解，答案为B

4.Fromthepassage,wecansafelyconcludethat___A___.

A.Americancouplesholdtraditionalweddingceremonies.

B.Americancouplesholdfashionableweddingceremonies.

C.Americancouplesgoonexpensivehoneymoontrips.

D.Americancouplesexchangeringsafterthehoneymoon.

解析：

考察对文章细节理解，答案为A

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A

A.WeddingsinNorthAmerica

C.WeddingCeremonies

B.WeddingsinAmerica

D.WeddingTraditions

解析：

考察对文章整理把握，可知答案为A

Thefridgeisconsideredanecessity.Ithasbeensosincethe1960swhenpackagedfoodfirst

appearedwiththelabel:

"storeintherefrigerator".

InmyfridgelessFiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealthily.Themilkmancamedaily,the

grocer,thebutcher,thebaker,andtheice-creammandeliveredtwoorthreetimesaweek.The

SundaymeatwouldlastuntilWednesdayandsurplus（剩余的）breadandmilkbecameallkindsof

cakes.Nothingwaswasted,andwewerenevertroubledbyrottenfood.Thirtyyearson,food

deliverieshaveceased;freshvegetablesarealmostunobtainableinthecountry.

Theinventionofthefridgecontributedcomparativelylittletotheartoffoodpreservation.A

vastwayofwell-triedtechniquesalreadyexisted—naturalcooling,drying,smoking,salting,

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sugaring,bottling...

Whatrefrigerationdidpromotewasmarketing—marketinghardwareandelectricity,marketing

softdrinks,marketingdeadbodiesofanimalsaroundtheglobeinsearchofagoodprice.

Consequently,mostoftheworld'sfridgesaretobefound,notinthetropicswheretheymight

proveuseful,butinthewealthycountrieswithmildtemperatureswheretheyareclimaticallyalmost

unnecessary.Everywinter,millionsoffridgeshumaway（不断地嗡嗡作响）continuously,andat

vastexpense,busilymaintainanartificially-cooledspaceinsideandartificially-heatedhouse—

whileoutside,natureprovidesthedesiredtemperaturefreeofcharge.

Thefridge'seffectupontheenvironmenthasbeenevident,whileitscontributiontohuman

happinesshasbeeninsignificant.Ifyoudon'tbelieveme,tryityourself,investinafoodcabinet（橱

柜）andturnoffyourfridgenextwinter.Youmaymissthehamburgers,butatleastyou’llgetridof

thatterriblehum.

1.Thestatement“InmyfridgelessFiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealthily.”（Para.2）suggest

that_______C_____.

A.theauthorwaswell-fedandhealthyevenwithoutafridgeinhisfifties

B.theauthorwasnotaccustom