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1、精品学习资源中国地质高校 武汉 远程与连续训练学院高校英语 3 课程作业 1（共 4次作业）学习层次：专升本涉及章节：第一单元其次单元欢迎下载精品学习资源一、Make a suitable choice for the underlined word or phrase选词或词组意思相同的选项 择与划线欢迎下载精品学习资源1. Weshouldnotcomplainabouttaxes.AA) feelunhappyB) saybadthingsC) careD) praise2. Whatweretheeffectsofthedecisionshemade.BA) reasonsB) res
2、ultsC) causesD) bases3. Peopledont realizehowseriousthisrecessionhasactuallybeen.AA) knowB) thinkC) doubtD) remember4. First editions of certain popular books cannot be obtained for love or money.BA) atanyplaceB) atanypriceC) inanylanguageD) inanycountry5. About a quarter of the workers in the Unite
3、d States are employed in factories.BA) thirdB) fourth欢迎下载精品学习资源C) tenthD) fifteenth6. In a bullfight, itis movement, not the color, of subjects that arouses the bull.BA) confusesB) excitesC) scaresD) diverts7. Passenger ships and planes are often equipped withship-to-shore or air-to-land radioteleph
4、ones.DA) highwaysB) railroadsC) sailboatsD) aircraft8. Thefiremenactedquicklybecauseliveswereatstake.AA) indangerB) indespairC) outofconditionD) outofdanger 9.Marycalledmeupverylatelastnight.CA) shoutedatmeB) visitedmeC) telephonedmeD) wakedme10. Marygetsupatthesametimeeverymorning.AA) arisesB) rais
5、esC) arrivesD) standsup11. Helenwillleaveimmediately.BA) faraway欢迎下载精品学习资源B) rightawayC) righthereD) soonBCDJohntalkedoverthenewWhileIsympathize,Icantbeautifulwomanattendedto12. Susanislookingforthedictionary,whichshelostyesterday.DA) findinglookinguplookingattryingtofind13. jobofferwithhiswife.AA)
6、discussedB) mentionedC) acceptedD) rejected14. reallydoverymuchtohelp.CA) whenB) butC) althoughD) whereA. meinthatstoreyesterday.AA) waitedonB) talkedtoC) spoketoD) stayed with二、Make a suitable choice according to what you read 依据阅读材料进行恰当的挑选 1Beldon and Canfield are two seaside towns, not far apart.
7、 Both towns have many hotels； and in the summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists.Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon. The next day, the欢迎下载精品学习资源following news appeared on page two of the townThsenBeewldspoanpPeor,st:FIRE AT SEABREEZELate last night
8、firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We say again to allour visitor:“ Please don t smoke cigarettes in bed.” This was Beldon s first hotel fireyears.The Canfield Times gave the news in these wor
9、ds on page one:ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRELast night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, and some furniture atthe Seabreeze Hotel. An angry holiday- maker said,“ An electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I turned
10、 my bedsidelight on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp.” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield.What are the facts, then. It is not easy to find out the exact truth about the fire. Now what do you think ofthe“ news”.16. Many people spend their summe
11、r holidays in Beldon and Canfield because the towns are B .A. in the northB. by the seaC. in the mountainsD. on the island17. When the hotel caught fire, D .A. the visitors went out swimmingB. there were no people in itC. there were few people in it欢迎下载精品学习资源D. there were many people in it18. Which
12、of the following is probably a fact.AA. The fire was in a bedroom at the hotel.B. A cigarette started the fire.C. An old lamp started the fire.D. Hotels in Beldon often catch fire.19. Which of these is probably a fact.CA. Firemen hurried to the hotel and quickly put out the fire.B. Firemen were too
13、late to save clothing, and some furniture at the hotel.C. Firemen went to the hotel.D. Firemen didn t appear at the hotel.20. Using the headline 标题 : ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE, the write wanted readers to think that B .A. this was the second fire at the Beldon hotelsB. hotels in Beldon often
14、 catch fireC. too many people smoke in bed at the Beldon hotelsD. two hotels in Beldon caught fire at the same time2The greatest recent changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of the time of a woman slifespent in caring for children. A wo
15、man who got married at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till theywere five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and
16、would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom, chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women get married at a younger age and havefewer children. Usually a woman syoungest child willbe fifteen when she is forty -five and islikely to take paid work until r
17、etirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children ,her work is lightened by household appliances （家用电器） and convenience foods.This important change in women s way of life has only recently begun to have its full effecton w omen s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left scho
18、ol at the first opportunity and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they got married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school欢迎下载精品学习资源after that age, and though women tend to get married young, more mar
19、ried women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Manymore return afterwards to a full-time or part-time job. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, an
20、d with both husbandand wife sharing more equally in providing the money and running the home, according to the abilities and interest of each of them.21. We are told that in an average family about 1890D.A. many children died before they were fiveB. the youngest child would be fifteen years younger
21、than the oldestC. seven of eight children lived to be more than fiveD. the child death rate was rather high22. When she was over fifty, the late 19th century motherD.A. would expect to work until she diedB. was usually expected to take up paid employmentC. would be healthy enough to take up paid emp
22、loymentD. was unlikely to find a job even if she is now likely23. Many girls, the passage says, are now likely toD.A. get married so that they can get a jobB. leave school as soon as they canC. give up their jobs for good after they are marriedD. continue working until they are going to have a baby2
23、4. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women toC.A. stay at home after leaving schoolB. marry men younger than themselvesC. start working again later in lifeD. get married while still at school25. The best title for this passage isA.A. Great Changes in Women s LifeB. 19th-Century Fam
24、ilyC. Modern Girls ChoiceD. Equal Duties in Family Life3Some radio signals were heard in 1967. They were coming from a point in the sky where there was no know star. They were coming very regularly too: about once a second. It was as if they were controlled by a clock.The scientists who heard the si
25、gnals did not tell anybody else. They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people. The signals were coming from a very small body-no bigger, perhaps, than the earth. Was that why no light could be seen from it. Or were欢迎下载精品学习资源the signals coming from a planet that belonged to some oth
26、er star.There was no en d to the questions, but the scientists kept the news secret.“ Perhathere are intelligent beings out there,” they thought,“ who are trying to send messages toother planets, or to us. ”So the news was not given to the newspapers. Instead, the scientists studied the signals and
27、searched for others like themWell, all that happened in 1967 and 1968. Since then scientists have learnt more about those strange, regular, radio signals. And they have told the story, of course. The signals donot come from a planet ； they come from a new kind of star called a“ pulsar” . About ahund
28、red other pulsars have now been found, and most of them are very like the first one.Pulsars are strong radio stars. They are the smallest but the heaviest stars we know at present. A handful of pulsar would weigh a few thousand tons. Their light-if they give much light-is too small for us to see. Bu
29、t we can be sure of this: no intelligent beings are living on them.26. The radio signals discussed in this passage A .A. were regularB. were controlled by a clockC. were heard in 1967 onlyD. were secret messages27. The radio signals were sent by C .A. a satelliteB. a planetC. a sky body which was un
30、known at that timeD. intelligent beings who were unknown at that time28. The scientists did not tell people about the signals because C .A. the signals stood for secret messagesB. people would ask them too many questionsC. they did not want to frighten peopleD. they stood for unimportant messages29.
31、 A pulsar is A .A. a small heavy star which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seen欢迎下载精品学习资源B. a small heavy planet which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenC. a small heavy satellite which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenD. a small intelligent being who sen
32、ds out strong radio signals and cannot be seen30. Which of the following is true.DA. One of the pulsars found by scientists sends radio signals.B. Pulsars began to send radio signals in 1967.C. Scientists have searched for pulsars for many years but found none.D. Scientists have found many pulsars s
33、ince 1967.4The fourth Thursday in November is called Thanksgiving Day. In the United States, it is an annual 每年的 occasion to show thanks to God for his goodness.As a historical,national and religiousholiday, ThanksgivingDay began withthe English inPlymouth Colony. As far back as 1621, after a long b
34、itter winter and the gathering of the first harvest,these earlysettlers shared afeast withthe localIndiansandofferedprayers of thanksgiving. President Washington proclaimed 宣布 the first national Thanksgiving Day to be celebrated on November 26, 1789. President Lincoln revived the custom in 1863.It w
35、as not until 1941 that the US Congress adopted a resolution, setting the fourth Thursday of November as an annual ThanksgivingDay. Thus what began as a religious celebration of the harvest has since become a nationwide holiday.Today Thanksgiving Day is usually a family day, celebrated with a traditi
36、onal turkey dinner and a happy reunion. Schools are closed on Thanksgiving Day and the day after. Many people,includingstudents studying in another state, often travel long distances to spend the holiday athome.31. The passage is mainly aboutD.A. how the Americans spend their Thanksgiving DayB. what
37、 the Americans do on Thanksgiving DayC. Thanksgiving Day is an American holidayD. how Thanksgiving Day became a nationwide holiday32. Thanksgiving Day was first celebrated in 1621 byAof the Plymouth Colony.A. English settlersB. American settlersC. the local IndiansD. President Washington欢迎下载精品学习资源33
38、. What is the meaning of the underlined word“ feastA. gatheringB. harvestC. mealD. prayer34. In 1941C.A. the first national Thanksgiving Day was celebratedB. the custom of Thanksgiving Day was brought back to the Americans.C. the date for Thanksgiving Day was set by lawC” in paragraph 2.欢迎下载精品学习资源D.
39、 people began to celebrate Thanksgiving Day by spending the day at home35. Which of the following statements is true about the celebration of Thanksgiving Day.BA. Thanksgiving Day started as an occasion for family members to show thanks for one another.B. On Thanksgiving Day, school children usually
40、 have a couple of days off.C. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day was a European custom introduced to America.D. The most popular way of celebrating Thanksgiving Day is travel with friends.三、Translate the following sentence翻s译以下句子 36. You can talk to people in towns and villages and learn about life
41、 from their perspective.你可以和城镇、村庄中的人谈话，从他们的角度明白生活；37. In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind.近年来，很多夫妇连续保持这种传统的关系；38. If there are certain things you cannot live without, take them with you.假如有些东西是你不行或缺的，那么就带上；39. I am so grateful to my father for his c
42、ontinuous encouragement during my childhood.我特别感谢我的父亲；他在我小时候总是不断勉励我；40. I shall be very glad if you and other Chinese friends are able to visit our country in the future, so that we will have the chance to be host and return some of your kindness.我特别期望阁下和其他中国伴侣将来能拜访我国，以便我们有机会作为东道主来答谢你们的盛情；41. The pa
43、per said editorially that China has successfully survived a worldwide financial crisis.该报的社论说，中国胜利地承担住了一场波及全球的金融危机；42. Preference shareholders are entitled to a priority in the assets if the company is wound up.假如公司解散，优先股东有优先分得公司资产的权益；43. She recognized the absurdity of dealing with them through intermediaries.她熟悉到通过中间人与他们打交道是愚蠢的；欢迎下载