大学英语3专升本阶段性作业4.docx

1、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总分: 100.0分 考试时间:分钟单选题1. Tomorrow is my birthday._ (2分)(A) Oh, I have no idea.(B) Im glad you like it.(C) Many happy returns of the day!(D) You must be very happy.参考答案：C2. How do you like Steven Spielbergs movies？ _.(2分)(A) Oh, I love his movies.(B) Yes, I like it.(C) Im

2、 watching one for the moment.(D) You know him?参考答案：A3. . Why didnt you come to my birthday party yesterday? _.(2分)(A) Well, my friend sent me a flower.(B) Fine, I never go to birthday parties.(C) Ha ha, I dont like birthday parties.(D) Sorry, but my wife had a car accident.参考答案：D4. Thank you for inv

3、iting me. I had a good time. _.(2分)(A) I really had a happy time.(B) Oh, its too late.(C) Thank you for coming.(D) Oh, so slowly?参考答案：C5. Paul, _? Oh, thats my father! And beside him, my mother. (2分)(A) who is the guy over there(B) whos talking over there(C) what are they doing(D) which is that参考答案：

4、B6. Havent seen you for ages! What are you busy doing now? _. (2分)(A) I hate the weather here.(B) My hair is getting a bit longer.(C) Yeah, thanks for coming.(D) Im working part time in a bookshop.参考答案：D7. Hey, Tom, whats up? _.(2分)(A) Oh, not much.(B) Yes, definitely!(C) What is happening in your l

5、ife?(D) You are lucky.参考答案：A8. I wish to propose a toast to our friendship. _.(2分)(A) Lets drink.(B) Bottoms up!(C) Great!(D) I also want to propose a toast.参考答案：B9. Oh, Betty, we will be having a buffet party next Saturday, and wed like you tojoin us. _, Susan. Whats the occasion? What time do you

6、want me to come?(2分)(A) Id love to(B) No way(C) By no means(D) Im afraid not参考答案：A10. Are you getting a new flat this year?_I cant afford to pay my bills, let alone buy a new flat.(2分)(A) Without question.(B) You must be joking.(C) Good idea!(D) Are you sure?参考答案：B11. How are you feeling? Much bette

7、r. _(2分)(A) Thanks for coming to see me.(B) You look great.(C) You are so kind.(D) Dont mention it.参考答案：A12. Could you be so kind as to turn down that rock n roll? Im preparing for tomorrows exam._ (2分)(A) Its none of your business.(B) What are you doing?(C) Sure. Sorry to disturb you.(D) No, I dont

8、 think so.参考答案：C13. We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to join us? _.(2分)(A) Im afraid not, because I have an important meeting.(B) Of course not. I have no idea.(C) No, I would not like it.(D) Its all set.参考答案：A14. What can I do for you? _.(2分)(A) I want a kilo of pears.(B

9、) You can do it in your own way.(C) Thanks(D) Excuse me. Im busy.参考答案：A15. This box is too heavy for me to carry upstairs. _.(2分)(A) You may ask for help.(B) Let me give you a hand.(C) Please do me a favor.(D) Id come to help.参考答案：B阅读理解America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 1

10、00 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways education, medicine, and business. Quietly the graying of America. has made us a very different society one in which people have a

11、quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages. A persons age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health. Theres no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock

12、 that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isnt as strong as it used to be. It doesnt surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public notions are ch

13、anging. Many people say, I am much younger than my mother or my father was at my age. No one says act your age anymore. Weve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.(17.5分)16). It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America _.(3.5分)(A) has m

14、ade people feel younger(B) has changed peoples social position(C) has changed peoples understanding of age(D) has slowed down the countrys social development参考答案：C17). The underlined word “one” refers to _.(3.5分)(A) a society(B) America(C) a place(D) population参考答案：A18). We can infer from the text t

15、hat if a 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer would most probably consider it _.(3.5分)(A) normal(B) wonderful(C) unbelievable(D) unreasonable参考答案：A19). “Act your age” means people should _.(3.5分)(A) be active when they are old(B) do the right thing at the right age(C) sh

16、ow respect for their parents young or old(D) take more physical exercise suitable to their age参考答案：B20). This passage is mainly about _.(3.5分)(A) why American society is different(B) suitable behaviors at different age in Americans eyes(C) how older people act in youthful ways in America(D) how Amer

17、ican peoples ideas about age have changed参考答案：DJust as the degree of individual freedom in America seems loose and therefore uncomfortable to many visitors, in many countries, people will tell youwhat they think you want to hear, whether or not it is true. To them, this is the polite thing to do. To

18、 Americans it is considered confusing even dishonest to avoid telling the truth, even if the only purpose is to be polite. It is helpful to remember that different cultures consider some matters more important than others. For Americans, however, trust and truth are most important. One of the worst

19、things that can be said about someone in America is that “you cannot trust him.”Considering such differences in values among many cultures of the world, it is natural that misunderstandings occur. “How far is it to the next town?” an American asks a man standing by the road. In some countries , beca

20、use the man realizes the traveler is tired and eager to reach the next village, he will politely say, “Just down the road”. He thinks this is more encouraging, gentler, and therefore the answer the traveler wants to hear. So the American drives alone for many more hours before he comes to the villag

21、e. The traveler is angry, with a feeling of being fooled. He thinks that the man has lied to him on purpose because he must have known quite well what the distance was.If a visitor to the United States asked an American standing by the road how far the next town was, the American would think it dish

22、onest if he said it was near when he knew it was really 24 miles away. Although he, too, would be sympathetic with the tired traveler, he would say, “You have a long way to go yet; it is at least 24 miles more.” The traveler might be disappointed , but he would know what to expect, and there would b

23、e no misunderstanding.(17.5分)21). People in other cultures choose not to tell the truth to the visitors because _.(3.5分)(A) they try to confuse the visitors(B) they consider it comfortable(C) they try to be polite(D) they consider it helpful参考答案：C22). Americans insist on telling the truth because _.

24、(3.5分)(A) they dont mind confusing people(B) they are not considerate(C) they are not polite(D) they value trust and truth参考答案：D23). In paragraph 2, the misunderstanding occurs because _.(3.5分)(A) the man standing by the road doesnt know where the American is going(B) the man standing by the road is

25、 dishonest and lied to the American(C) the man standing by the road wants to encourage the American(D) the man standing by the road knows the shortest way to the village参考答案：C24). We can infer from paragraph 3 that _.(3.5分)(A) the American has no idea about how tired the traveler is(B) the American

26、considers honesty important(C) the American wants to disappoint the traveler(D) the American knows what the traveler wants to hear参考答案：B25). What is the writers attitude toward the different cultures? (3.5分)(A) The writer thinks it natural for people in different cultures to misunderstand each other

27、.(B) The writer thinks American culture better than many cultures of the world.(C) The writer thinks American culture worse than many cultures of the world.(D) The writer thinks people will always get confused with the cultural differences.参考答案：AA new study suggests that the more teenagers watch tel

28、evision, the more likely they are to develop depression（忧郁症）as young adults. But the extent to which TV may or may not be to blame is a question that the study leaves unanswered.The researchers used a national long-term survey of adolescent health to investigate the relationship between media use an

29、d depression. They based their findings on more than four thousand adolescents who were not depressed when the survey began in 1995.As part of the survey, the young people were asked how many hours of television or videos they watched daily. They were also asked how often they played computer games

30、and listened to the radio. Media use totaled an average of 5.5 hours a day. More than 2 hours of that was spent watching TV.Seven years later, in 2002, more than 7 percent of the young people had signs of depression. The average age at that time was 21. Brian Primack at the University of Pittsburgh medical school was the lead author of the new study. He says every extra hour of television meant an 8 percent increase in the chances of developing signs of depression. The researchers say they did not fi