东南大学春学期《大学英语三》在线作业2答案.docx

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东南大学春学期《大学英语三》在线作业2答案

东大15春学期《大学英语（三）》在线作业2答案

阅读理解完型填空

一、阅读理解（共4道试题，共40分。

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1.AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthe

presentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyandurbansociety.Lessthana

tenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry（林业）,andmostoftherestliveinor

aroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:

everysmalltownmaystill

beverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedview

ofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnow

livesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas（largecitieswiththeirsuburbs）ofmorethanamillion

peopleeach----alargerproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics

（统计）ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewho

liveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtolive

outoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatit

ishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.Butmostandmorethetypical

Americanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.

1）.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureand

forestry?

A.About25million.

B.Morethan25million.

C.Lessthan25million.

D.Lessthan225million.

正确答案：

C

2）.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivingin

metropolitanareas?

A.UnitedStates.

B.Germany.

C.France.

D.England.

正确答案：

C

3）.What’sthemeaningoftheword“metropolitan”inthemiddleofthepassage?

A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs.

B.Ofsmallandlargetowns.

C.Ofurbanareas.

D.Ofruralareas.

正确答案：

A

4）.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStates?

A.Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded.

B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother.

C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent.

D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.

正确答案：

B

5）.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb?

A.Becausetheyarethesame.

B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly.

C.Becausetheprocessisgradual.

D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.

正确答案：

C

2.

Almosteveryfamilybuysasleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeoplesubscribeto

asmanyastwoorthreedifferentnewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?

　　Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings--battleslostandwon,kingsorrulers

overthrown（推翻）orkilledtookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.

Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate.Todaywecanreadinournewspapers

ofimportanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesamedaytheyhappen.

Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgiveusalotofotheruseful

information.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandfilmguides,bookreviews,stories,

andofcourse,advertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobringattentionto

theirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheadvertisingspace,butitis

worththemoneyfornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthose

whoproducenewspapers,advertisementsarealsoveryimportant.Moneyearnedfrom

advertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmakea

profit.

1）.Thephrase"subscribeto"inthefirstparagraphmeans"_________".

A.gotothenewspaperstandandbuy

B.sendtheirownnewsstoriesto

C.agreetobuyforaspecificperiodoftime

D.becomefaithfulreadersof

正确答案：

C

2）.Thehabitofreadingnewspapersis_________.

A.widespread

B.foundamongafewfamilies

C.notpopular

D.uncommon

正确答案：

A

3）.Beforethetimeofthenewspaper,__________.

A.badnewstraveledquicklyandgoodnewsslowly

B.fewpeoplecaredabouteventsthattookplaceinfarawaycountries

C.kingsandrulerswereoftenoverthrownorkilled

D.newswaspassedfromonepersontoanother

正确答案：

D

4）.Theauthorseemstoagreethatmoneyspentonadvertisementsis_________.

A.wasted

B.notmuch

C.wellspent

D.ofnousetoanyone

正确答案：

C

5）.whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Fivehundredyearsagoittookalongtimefornewstoreachothercountries.

B.Newspaperadvertisementsturnpeople'sattentionawayfromtheirproducts

C.Thenewsthatwereadinnewspapersismainlyaboutnewproducts.

D.Whennewspapersaresoldatalowprice,thenewspaperproducerswilllosemoney.

正确答案：

A

3.Ifwewereas