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大学英语3专升本阶段性作业4
大学英语3（专升本）阶段性作业4
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100.0分考试时间:
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单选题
1.—Tomorrowismybirthday.
—__________（2分）
（A）Oh,Ihavenoidea.
（B）I'mgladyoulikeit.
（C）Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!
（D）Youmustbeveryhappy.
参考答案：
C
2.—HowdoyoulikeStevenSpielberg’smovies？
—______________.（2分）
（A）Oh,Ilovehismovies.
（B）Yes,Ilikeit.
（C）I’mwatchingoneforthemoment.
（D）Youknowhim?
参考答案：
A
3..—Whydidn’tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?
—______________________.（2分）
（A）Well,myfriendsentmeaflower.
（B）Fine,Inevergotobirthdayparties.
（C）Ha…ha,Idon’tlikebirthdayparties.
（D）Sorry,butmywifehadacaraccident.
参考答案：
D
4.—Thankyouforinvitingme.Ihadagoodtime.
—____________________.（2分）
（A）Ireallyhadahappytime.
（B）Oh,it’stoolate.
（C）Thankyouforcoming.
（D）Oh,soslowly?
参考答案：
C
5.—Paul,_________________?
—Oh,that’smyfather!
Andbesidehim,mymother.（2分）
（A）whoistheguyoverthere
（B）who’stalkingoverthere
（C）whataretheydoing
（D）whichisthat
参考答案：
B
6.—Haven’tseenyouforages!
Whatareyoubusydoingnow?
—_____________________.（2分）
（A）Ihatetheweatherhere.
（B）Myhairisgettingabitlonger.
（C）Yeah,thanksforcoming.
（D）I’mworkingparttimeinabookshop.
参考答案：
D
7.—Hey,Tom,what’sup?
—_________.（2分）
（A）Oh,notmuch.
（B）Yes,definitely!
（C）Whatishappeninginyourlife?
（D）Youarelucky.
参考答案：
A
8.—Iwishtoproposeatoasttoourfriendship.
—_________________.（2分）
（A）Let’sdrink.
（B）Bottomsup!
（C）Great!
（D）Ialsowanttoproposeatoast.
参考答案：
B
9.—Oh,Betty,wewillbehavingabuffetpartynextSaturday,andwe'dlikeyouto
joinus.
—__________,Susan.What'stheoccasion?
Whattimedoyouwantmetocome?
（2分）
（A）I'dloveto
（B）Noway
（C）Bynomeans
（D）I'mafraidnot
参考答案：
A
10.—Areyougettinganewflatthisyear?
—__________Ican'taffordtopaymybills,letalonebuyanewflat.（2分）
（A）Withoutquestion.
（B）Youmustbejoking.
（C）Goodidea!
（D）Areyousure?
参考答案：
B
11.—Howareyoufeeling?
—Muchbetter.__________（2分）
（A）Thanksforcomingtoseeme.
（B）Youlookgreat.
（C）Youaresokind.
（D）Don'tmentionit.
参考答案：
A
12.—Couldyoubesokindastoturndownthatrockn’roll?
I'mpreparingfortomorrow'sexam.
—__________（2分）
（A）It'snoneofyourbusiness.
（B）Whatareyoudoing?
（C）Sure.Sorrytodisturbyou.
（D）No,Idon'tthinkso.
参考答案：
C
13.—Wearegoingtohaveasingingpartytonight.Wouldyouliketojoinus?
—___________________________.（2分）
（A）I’mafraidnot,becauseIhaveanimportantmeeting.
（B）Ofcoursenot.Ihavenoidea.
（C）No,Iwouldnotlikeit.
（D）It’sallset.
参考答案：
A
14.—WhatcanIdoforyou?
—_________________.（2分）
（A）Iwantakiloofpears.
（B）Youcandoitinyourownway.
（C）Thanks
（D）Excuseme.I’mbusy.
参考答案：
A
15.—Thisboxistooheavyformetocarryupstairs.
—_______________.（2分）
（A）Youmayaskforhelp.
（B）Letmegiveyouahand.
（C）Pleasedomeafavor.
（D）I’dcometohelp.
参考答案：
B
阅读理解
Americaisgrowingolder.Fiftyyearsago,only4outofevery100peopleintheUnitedStateswere65orolder.Today,10outofevery100Americansareover65.TheagingofthepopulationwillaffectAmericansocietyinmanyways—education,medicine,andbusiness.QuietlythegrayingofAmerica.hasmadeusaverydifferentsociety—oneinwhichpeoplehaveaquitedifferentideaofwhatkindofbehaviorissuitableatvariousages.
Aperson’sagenolongertellsyouanythingabouthis/hersocialposition,marriageorhealth.There’snolongeraparticularyearinwhichonegoestoschoolorgoestoworkorgetsmarriedorstartsafamily.Thesocialclockthatkeptusontimeandtolduswhentogotoschool,getajob,orstopworkingisn’tasstrongasitusedtobe.Itdoesn'tsurpriseustohearofa29-year-olduniversitypresidentora35-year-oldgrandmother,ora70-year-oldmanwhohasbecomeafatherforthefirsttime.Publicnotionsarechanging.
Manypeoplesay,"Iammuchyoungerthanmymother—ormyfather—wasatmyage."Noonesays"actyourage"anymore.We'vestoppedlookingwithsurpriseatolderpeoplewhoactinyouthfulways.（17.5分）
16）.ItcanbelearntfromthetextthattheagingofthepopulationinAmerica____.（3.5分）
（A）hasmadepeoplefeelyounger
（B）haschangedpeople’ssocialposition
（C）haschangedpeople’sunderstandingofage
（D）hassloweddownthecountry’ssocialdevelopment
参考答案：
C
17）.Theunderlinedword“one”refersto______.（3.5分）
（A）asociety
（B）America
（C）aplace
（D）population
参考答案：
A
18）.Wecaninferfromthetextthatifa25-year-oldmanbecomesgeneralmanagerofabigfirm,thewriterwouldmostprobablyconsiderit_________.（3.5分）
（A）normal
（B）wonderful
（C）unbelievable
（D）unreasonable
参考答案：
A
19）.“Actyourage”meanspeopleshould________.（3.5分）
（A）beactivewhentheyareold
（B）dotherightthingattherightage
（C）showrespectfortheirparentsyoungorold
（D）takemorephysicalexercisesuitabletotheirage
参考答案：
B
20）.Thispassageismainlyabout____________________.（3.5分）
（A）whyAmericansocietyisdifferent
（B）suitablebehaviorsatdifferentageinAmerican’seyes
（C）howolderpeopleactinyouthfulwaysinAmerica
（D）howAmericanpeople’sideasaboutagehavechanged
参考答案：
D
JustasthedegreeofindividualfreedominAmericaseemslooseandthereforeuncomfortabletomanyvisitors,inmanycountries,peoplewilltellyou whattheythinkyouwanttohear,whetherornotitistrue.Tothem,thisisthepolitethingtodo.ToAmericansitisconsideredconfusing—evendishonest—toavoidtellingthetruth,eveniftheonlypurposeistobepolite.Itishelpfultorememberthatdifferentculturesconsidersomemattersmoreimportantthanothers.ForAmericans,however,trustandtrutharemostimportant.OneoftheworstthingsthatcanbesaidaboutsomeoneinAmericaisthat“youcannottrusthim.”
Consideringsuchdifferencesinvaluesamongmanyculturesoftheworld,itisnaturalthatmisunderstandingsoccur.“Howfarisittothenexttown?
”anAmericanasksamanstandingbytheroad.Insomecountries,becausethemanrealizesthetraveleristiredandeagertoreachthenextvillage,hewillpolitelysay,“Justdowntheroad”.Hethinksthisismoreencouraging,gentler,andthereforetheanswerthetravelerwantstohear.SotheAmericandrivesaloneformanymorehoursbeforehecomestothevillage.Thetravelerisangry,withafeelingofbeingfooled.Hethinksthatthemanhasliedtohimonpurposebecausehemusthaveknownquitewellwhatthedistancewas.
IfavisitortotheUnitedStatesaskedanAmericanstandingbytheroadhowfarthenexttownwas,theAmericanwouldthinkitdishonestifhesaiditwasnearwhenheknewitwasreally24milesaway.Althoughhe,too,wouldbesympatheticwiththetiredtraveler,hewouldsay,“Youhavealongwaytogoyet;itisatleast24milesmore.”Thetravelermightbedisappointed,buthewouldknowwhattoexpect,andtherewouldbenomisunderstanding.（17.5分）
21）.Peopleinothercultureschoosenottotellthetruthtothevisitorsbecause_______________.（3.5分）
（A）theytrytoconfusethevisitors
（B）theyconsideritcomfortable
（C）theytrytobepolite
（D）theyconsiderithelpful
参考答案：
C
22）.Americansinsistontellingthetruthbecause__________________.（3.5分）
（A）theydon’tmindconfusingpeople
（B）theyarenotconsiderate
（C）theyarenotpolite
（D）theyvaluetrustandtruth
参考答案：
D
23）.Inparagraph2,themisunderstandingoccursbecause____________________.（3.5分）
（A）themanstandingbytheroaddoesn’tknowwheretheAmericanisgoing
（B）themanstandingbytheroadisdishonestandliedtotheAmerican
（C）themanstandingbytheroadwantstoencouragetheAmerican
（D）themanstandingbytheroadknowstheshortestwaytothevillage
参考答案：
C
24）.Wecaninferfromparagraph3that____________________.（3.5分）
（A）theAmericanhasnoideaabouthowtiredthetraveleris
（B）theAmericanconsidershonestyimportant
（C）theAmericanwantstodisappointthetraveler
（D）theAmericanknowswhatthetravelerwantstohear
参考答案：
B
25）.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardthedifferentcultures?
（3.5分）
（A）Thewriterthinksitnaturalforpeopleindifferentculturestomisunderstandeachother.
（B）ThewriterthinksAmericanculturebetterthanmanyculturesoftheworld.
（C）ThewriterthinksAmericancultureworsethanmanyculturesoftheworld.
（D）Thewriterthinkspeoplewillalwaysgetconfusedwiththeculturaldifferences.
参考答案：
A
Anewstudysuggeststhatthemoreteenagerswatchtelevision,themorelikelytheyaretodevelopdepression（忧郁症）asyoungadults.ButtheextenttowhichTVmayormaynotbetoblameisaquestionthatthestudyleavesunanswered.
Theresearchersusedanationallong-termsurveyofadolescenthealthtoinvestigatetherelationshipbetweenmediauseanddepression.Theybasedtheirfindingsonmorethanfourthousandadolescentswhowerenotdepressedwhenthesurveybeganin1995.
Aspartofthesurvey,theyoungpeoplewereaskedhowmanyhoursoftelevisionorvideostheywatcheddaily.Theywerealsoaskedhowoftentheyplayedcomputergamesandlistenedtotheradio.Mediausetotaledanaverageof5.5hoursaday.Morethan2hoursofthatwasspentwatchingTV.
Sevenyearslater,in2002,morethan7percentoftheyoungpeoplehadsignsofdepression.Theaverageageatthattimewas21.BrianPrimackattheUniversityofPittsburghmedicalschoolwastheleadauthorofthenewstudy.Hesayseveryextrahouroftelevisionmeantan8percentincreaseinthechancesofdevelopingsignsofdepression.Theresearcherssaytheydidnotfi
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