奥鹏北京语言大学21春《阅读IV》作业3doc.docx

1、奥鹏北京语言大学21春阅读IV作业3doc1.Were late. I expect the film _ by the time we get to the cinema.A.had already startedB.have alreay startedC.will already have startedD.have already been started【参考答案】: C2._ was not the way the event happened.A.Which the press reportedB.That the press reportedC.What did the pre

2、ss reportD.What the press reported【参考答案】: D3.The story was said to have been based on the information from a reliable _.A.sourceB.foundationC.originD.basis【参考答案】: A4.Also serving to produce a distinctive usage was the practice of distinguishing a son from a father by the use of Junior. This typicall

3、y American practice began in the middle of the eighteenth century when most gentlemen had some knowledge of Latin and were familiar with the use of the term Junior, translated often into English as the younger, as applied to such Latin worthies as Cato and Pliny. The practice was so well established

4、 by 1776 that three signers of the Declaration added the Jr. Agai. British custom has been different; the second of a pair of great statesmen is known as William Pitt, the younger. Still another important movement beginning around 1750 was the rise of the name Charles. Earlier, Charles is hardly fou

5、nd at all in New England, and is rare in the other colonies. After that its growth was not only steady but even spectacular. By 1850 it had become one of the commonest names, and it has remained close to the top since that time. Its curious nickname, Chuck, is typically American. Almost at an equal

6、pace with the rise of Charles, the use of Biblical names, even in New England, began to fall off. Ebenezer, and even Samuel and Benjamin, came to have about them an old-fashioned aura. The facts are clear enough; the causes remain obscure. Immigration probably had little to do with such changes. Eng

7、lish influence, at the ideal level, may have helped the growth of Charles. During these same decades the name was increasing in popularity there, where Sir Charles Grandison was a much read novel and Bonie Prince Charlie had given the name a renewed vogue among those who still held sentimentally to

8、the Stuarts. But most of the other new developments seem to be wholly native and even to run counter to British practice. Question:The use of name of Charles _.A.was popular before the middle of the eighteenth centuryB.began to be noticeable in New England in the early eighteenth centuryC.was specta

9、cularly popular by the middle of the nineteenth centuryD.is less popular now than before【参考答案】: C5.Smith is to study medicine as soon as he _ military service.A.will finishB.has finishedC.finishesD.would finish【参考答案】: C6.It is not easy _ the answer to the difficult math problem.A.to figure outB.figu

10、ring outC.figure outD.being figured out【参考答案】: A7.His carelessness _ her failure in the exams.A.resulted fromB.resultedC.resulted inD.resulted to【参考答案】: C8.You might have _the accident if you had had your headlights on.A.missedB.avoidedC.escapedD.dismissed【参考答案】: B9.You _ able to speak English so we

11、ll if you hadnt been practising hard.A.are notB.can not beC.wouldnt beD.would have been【参考答案】: C10.If the sun _ in the west, I would follow you.A.were to riseB.was to riseC.had risenD.would rise【参考答案】: A11.To create a supercell, take a storm where wind speed increases with height, while wind directi

12、on veers; a situation in which updraughts and downdraughts within the thunderstorm can support each others existence rather than cancel each other out. It is as winds blow into this turbulent region from three to five kilometers up that a low-pressure section of the storm may begin to rotate. The ro

13、tation of this part of the storm (known as a mesocyclone) causes the air pressure to fall some more, prompting wind lower down to flow into the storm and speed up upwards. This creates a spinning updraught which high-level winds in the storm can boost in the same way that wind blowing across the top

14、 of a chimney does wonders for drawing up an open fire. Youre not yet looking at a tornado, though if youre watching this particular storm develop you might start looking for a getaway car especially if the storm begins to change shape. When mid-to upper-level winds upwind of the storm encounter the

15、 supercell, some are forced to detour round it. They converge again downwind, moulding the storm clouds into an ominous anvil-shape in the process. But while some wind goes round the mesocyclone, some runs full square into this meteorological brick wall and is forced downward, creating a rear flank

16、downdraught (RFD) which many experts believe is what makes or breaks a tornadic storm. Its when an RFD tries to swing around the base of the storm, narrowing the area of wind flowing into the updraught and increasing its spin (in the same way figure skaters when their arms are pulled in) that you mi

17、ght want to get into your getaway car. If youre anywhere beneath whirling piece of meteorological give and takea funnel cloudyou are in a bad, dangerous place known to stormchasers as the bear cage. Its where, if the funnel cloud sticks around long enough for the updraught to touchdown on terra firm

18、a, you will find yourself on the inside of a tornado. Question:When the storm rotates, _.A.air pressure will go on increasingB.it starts from the low-pressure sectionC.wind will join the storm in setting an open fireD.an updraught will be replaced by a downdraught【参考答案】: B12.Americans are pound of t

19、heir variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States? Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes

20、of most people they look more professional than civilian（百姓的）clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. the television repairman who wears uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a gar

21、age mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity（身份）than to step out of uniform? Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax-deductible（可

22、减税的）. They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes. Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular

23、 type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least. Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civ

24、ilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes. Question:The best title for this passage would be _.A.Uniforms and SocietyB.The Importance of Wearing a UniformC.Practical Be

25、nefits of Wearing a UniformD.Advantages and Disadvantages of Uniforms【参考答案】: D13.The notice was written in several languages _ foreign tourists should misunderstand it.A.so thatB.lestC.ifD.otherwise【参考答案】: B14.After this first burst of creative energy, the Americans went along, North and South, for

26、about a century with little change in their naming-habits. Biblical names continued to give color in New England, but elsewhere it was particularly true with womens names, in the middle and southern colonies, and the excessive use of Elizabeth, Ann, Mary, and Sarah was only saved by the also liberal

27、 use of variations such as Betsy, Sally, Nanny, Nancy, and Molly. The great German immigration of the early eighteenth century had some influence. Johann, often shortened to Hans, was by far the commonest name among these Germans, with Jocob and Heinrich following. Except where people continued to t

28、alk German, these names were rapidly Anglicized, and so increased the popularity of John, Jocob, and Henry. The Scotch-Irish immigration also exerted an influence by building up the already popular James, and adding Alexander and Archibald. About 1740 the use of middle names began to grow. Probably

29、the Germans had some influence here, for they generally, even as immigrants, bore two given names, of which the first was usually Johann. Another strong influence was family pride, which led to the desire to preserve the mothers family name. Purely practical, as the towns grew larger, was the need t

30、o distinguish a man more clearly from others bearing the same names. Once started, the custom grew steadily to popularity until by 1850 the man without a middle name was in a small minority, as he has since remained. The use of the middle name soon produced another typical American habit. Since the

31、full signature of three names was too long for practical purposes, men began to use merely the middle initial, and eventually the typical American was John Q. Public. In England, on the other hand, such a form is not used. An Englishman has to be J. Q. Public, J. Qincy Public, or John Quicy Public.

32、Question:Which of the following names was preferred by the Scotch-Irish immigrants at first?A.AlexanderB.ArchibaldC.JamesD.Anglicize【参考答案】: C15.But for water, people _ not live on the earth.A.canB.will be able toC.makeD.could【参考答案】: D16.Young people should have the right to control and direct their own learning, that is, to decide what they want to learn, and when, where, how, how much, how fast, and with what he