东北大学（本部）15秋《大学英语(三)》在线作业1.doc

东北大学（本部）15秋大学英语(三)在线作业1试卷总分：100 测试时间：-一、阅读理解（共4道试题，共40分。）1. New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. Its now a “global village” where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And. of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech communications equipment is greatly enhanced by foreign language skills. Deeply involved with this new technology is a breed of modern businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support domestic business efforts. Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being “out of sight and out of mind.” He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the companys plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superiors will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more prevalent (普遍的). Thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communications devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets. English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isnt generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal The employee posted abroad who speaks the countrys principal language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign clients over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm. 1).What is the authors attitude toward high-tech communications equipment A. Critical. B. Indifferent.C. Prejudiced.D. Positive.满分：2分2).With the increased use of high-tech communications equipment, businesspeople _.A. have to get familiar with modern technology B. are gaining more economic benefits from domestic operationsC. are attaching more importance to their overseas businessD. are eager to work overseas满分：2分3).In this passage, “out of sight and out of mind” (Lines 2-3, Para. 3) probably means _. A. being unable to think properly for lack of insight B. being totally out of touch with business at homeC. missing opportunities for promotion when abroadD. leaving all care and worry behind满分：2分4).According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people today A. Connections with businesses overseas.B. Ability to speak the clients language. C. Technical know-how.D. Business experience.满分：2分5).The advantage of employees having foreign language skills is that they can _.A. better control the whole negotiation processB. easily find new approaches to meet market needsC. fast-forward their proposals to headquartersD. easily make friends with businesspeople abroad满分：2分2.Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving-away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard (无意中听到) our conversation. “Wasnt it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home” I said yes. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You dont know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.”1).From the passage, we understand that _ .A. the author did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirtiesB. the author was like most people who were mostly receivers rather than giversC. the author received the same education as most people during his childhoodD. the author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting满分：2分2).According to the author _ .A. giving means you will lack moneyB. the excitement of giving can bring you moneyC. you dont have to be rich in order to giveD. when you give away money, you will be rich满分：2分3).The author would make the suggestion to the storekeeper_ .A. in writing B. in personC. in the window display D. about the neighborhood满分：2分4).When the author needed a post-office box, _ .A. he had to put his name on a waiting listB. he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciationC. many people had applied for post-office boxes before himD. he asked the postmaster to make one for him满分：2分5).In reply to the postmasters question, the author said _ .A. it was the special delivery B. C. D. B. it was the post-office boxC. it was the note of appreciation he wroteD. it was he who wrote him a letter a year ago 满分：2分3.Ask Steveland Morris and hell tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling(残疾的). Steveland was born prematurely(早产) and totally without sight in 1950. He became Steve Wonder - composer, singer, and pianist. The winner of ten Grammy Awards(格莱美奖), Steve is widely acclaimed for his outstanding contributions to the music world.As a child, Steve learned not to think about the things he could not do, but to concentrate on the things that he could do. His parents encouraged him to join his sighted brothers in as many activities as possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing, the sense upon which the visually disabled are so dependent.Because sound was so important to him, Steve began at an early age to experiment with different kinds of sound. He would bang things together and then imitate(模仿) the sound with his voice. Often relying on sound for entertainment, he sang, beat on toy drums(鼓), played a toy harmonica(口琴), and listened to the radio.Steve soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments. He first learned to play the drums. He then mastered the harmonica and the piano. He became a member of the junior church choir and a lead singer. In the evenings and on weekends, Steve would play different instruments and sing popular rhythm and blues (布鲁斯音乐)tunes on the front porches of neighbors homes. One of Steves sessions was overheard by Ronnie white, a member of a popular singing group called The Miracles. Ronnie immediately recognized Steves talent(才华) and took him to audition (试演) for Berry Gordy, the president of Hitsville USA, a large recording company now known as Motown. Steve recorded his first smash hit(极为轰动的) “fingertips” in 1962 at age twelve, and the rest of Steves story is music history.1).This passage can be entitled (取名为)_ .A. The Music WorldB. Steve WonderC. Great MusiciansD. Blind People满分：2分2).By saying “Steve soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments”, the author means that _ .A. Steve finished his study at a toy instrument school.B. Steve began to study in a real instrument school.C. Steve gave up all his toy instruments and began to buy many real instruments.D. Steve started to play real instruments.满分：2分3).Which of the following statements is NOT true about Steves childhoodA. Steve often tells people that a blind person is not necessarily disabled.B. He learned to concentrate on things that he could do.C. He played as often as possible with his brothers, who had normal sight.D. He tried very hard to train his sense of hearing.满分：2分4).The author mentions all the following facts EXCEPT that _ . A. Steves neighbors could often enjoy his playing and singing.B. It was Ronnie White that recognized Steves talent and led him to a successful career.C. Berry Gordy helped him set up his own recording company. D. Steves parents played a very important role in training his sense of hearing.满分：2分5).The “Fingertips” _ .A. recorded Steves musical performance that won him instant fame B. was a record that turned out to be a great successC. carried the message that the blind could work miracles with their fingertips D. all of the above 满分：2分4. People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea. Erosion（侵蚀）of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea. Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home. 1).What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face A. The rising of the sea level.B. The experts lack of knowledge.C. The washing-away of limestone cliffs D. The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.满分：2分2).The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England _.A. will soon become a problem for people living in central England B. has now become a threat to the local residentsC. can be stopped if proper measures are takenD. is quickly changing the map of England满分：2分3).The experts study on the problem of erosion to _. A. warn people whose homes are in dangerB. provide an effective way to slow it downC. head to its eventual solutionD. lead to its eventual solution满分：2分4).It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because _. A. house agents along the coast do not support the idea B. it is too costly and will endanger neighbouring areas C. the government is too slow in taking actionD. they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents满分：2分5).According to the author, when buying a house along the south coast of England, people should _. A. take the quality of the house into consideration B. guard against being cheated by the house agentC. examine the house carefully before making a decisionD. be aware of the potential danger involved满分：2分二、单选题（共15道试题，共45分。）1. That man alone over there-who is he _ .A. He is a studentB. He is Doctor BrownC. A driver, I supposeD. Hes drunk满分：3分2.Not until I began to work _ how much time I had wasted.A. have I realized B. did I realizeC. I have realizedD. I realized满分：3分3.Hes determined to finish the job _ long it takes. A. no matter B. howeverC. wherever D. whatever满分：3分4.11. The fire was finally brought under control, but not _ extensive damage had been caused.A. before B. since C. after D. as满分：3分5.Hello, Amy. Hows everything_A. Just so so. B. Thats right.C. How are you D. Good to see you.满分：3分6.8 The author of the report is well _ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years. A. informedB. acquainted C. enlightenedD. acknowledged满分：3分7.Many experts believe that this countrys economy is on the _ of collapse.A. edgeB. limit C. part D. degree满分：3分8.17. In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than _ in New York. A. to stayB. stayed C. staying D. having stayed满分：3分9.20. Jack wishes that he _ business instead of history when he was in university.A. studied B. study C. had been studying D. had studied满分：3分10._, the couple stayed up late reading.A. As they were tired B. Although they are tired C. Tired as they were D. Tired as they are满分：3分11.The monitor said to Tom that two other students would be on duty _ him.A. except B. besidesC. beyond D. along满分：3分12. Do you mind if I join you _ .A. Im very happy to do so B. Never mindC. Please do D. Oh, I cant满分：3分13.3 The lawyer advised him to drop the _, since he stands little chance to win. A. eventB. incident C. caseD. affair满分：3分14.11. It is important that the hotel receptionist _ that guests are registered correctly. A. has made sureB. made sure C. must make sureD. make sure 满分：3分15.12. If this kind of fish becomes _, future generations may never taste it at all. A. minimumB. shortC. seldomD. scarce满分：3分三、完型填空（共1道试题，共15分。）1.The way that people greet each other differs from one country to another, but all greetings are _1_ to show friendship and respect. In Japan, whether meeting someone for the first time or _2_ an old friend, people usually greet each other with a bow. In France, the way to greet friends is with a kiss on both _3_. But possibly the most _4_ way to greet a friend is the one used by Eskimos in Alaska-an enthusiastic rubbing of noses! More and more, however, the _5_ is becoming the most popular greeting around the world.1).A. cheeksB. meantC. handshakeD. unusualE. seeing满分：3分2).A. cheeksB. meantC. handshakeD. unusualE. seeing满分：3分3).A. cheeks B. meantC. handshakeD. unusualE. seeing满分：3分4).A. cheeksB. meantC. handshakeD. unusualE. seeing满分：3分5).A. cheeks B. meantC. handshakeD. unusualE. seeing满分：3分15秋学期大学英语(三)在线作业2试卷总分：100 测试时间：-一、阅读理解（共4道试题，共40分。）1.Labor force is defined as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income. This definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment, so it includes employees and the self-employed. Labor is one of the countrys resources which can be combined with other resources to produce the goods and services required by the community.Though the size of the workforce relies on the size of the total population, there are several other aspects which also affect it. The age distribution of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old to work, then the available workforce would be lower than if there were an evenly spread age distribution. If the population grows rapidly from natural increase, i.e. the number of births greatly exceeds the number of deaths, then as a total population increases the proportion in the workforce declines.Sometimes a population is described as aging, which means the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly, and as people retire from the workforce there are inadequate numbers of young people entering it to take the place of those who are leaving it. The population is top-heavy with older people. So the percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate.The age distribution of population has several important influences on the economy. If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce, this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level of social services for the retired group. If the aged are to be cared for in special homes or hotels, finance must be available for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is little relative to the total population, then the government tax receipts are relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily.1).Labor force