北邮网校大学英语精读2第三次阶段作业

1、、阅读理解（共1道小题，共25.0分）1. Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat.Although the inside of the boat is very cosy, it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she ca

2、n live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn?t too uncomfortable.We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said,“ Well, I?m going to takea good compass （ 指南针）.Anyway I?m not afraid of death

3、because I love the sea -I just hope it loves me. " Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbin g, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn?t want to have a quiet and peaceful life." I?m looking forward to having fun in t

4、he rest of my life and that?s exactlywhy I?d like to be a sailor for a while.”1. The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means.A. brightB. dirtyC. comfortableD. dark2. When Fiona McFee said -1 just hope it loves me ” , what she meant was.A. Of course, it loves me, since I love it.B. If I lov

5、e it, it should love me.C. I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it.D. I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger.3. The reason why she would like to have the sail is that.A. she thinks it will be very excitingB. she likes sports and enjoys canoeingC. she has

6、 decided to love the seaD. she wants to be still active when she gets old4. What kind of person would you say the old woman is?A. Someone who does not show what she is feeling.B. Someone who is very proud and sure of her success.C. Someone who doesn?t use her head much.D. Someone who is open, honest

7、 and brave.5. The best title for this passage is.A. Life Begins at SixtyB. A Round Coast SailC. An Old Woman SailorD. An Unusual Hobby（ 爱好）试题分值：25.0得分：5, 5, 5, 5, 5提示：1C.词汇题。本题问 第一段的，cosy?是什么意思？ ”解决词汇题的思路是先找到该词语出现 的句子。该句大意是 虽然船内非常的，cosy?,但是船上并没有自来水和电力这里来看前面半句讲的应该是这条船的优点，而后半句讲的是这条船的不足，这里是通过前后的对比来猜测词义

8、。 据此可以推测“cosy的意思是C。2C.推断题。本题问 当Fiona说：，我只是希望大海也爱我 ？勺时候，她的意思是 。”答案 在第二段的第三句, 该句大意是 "Anyway I?m not afraid of death because I love the sea -I just hope it loves me.不管怎样，我并不惧怕死亡，因为我爱大海我希望大海也爱我据此可以推测答案是C （我希望大海可以保佑我的航行平安，作为我爱它的回报）。A的意思是 因为我爱大海，所以大海当然爱我”，B的意思是如果我爱大海，大海就会爱我 ”，D的意思是我希望在我 遇到危险的时候，大海能够救

9、我3D.推断题。本题问“Fion弱要航海的原因是 。”答案在最后一段的最后两句，这两句大 意是“Fiona!力特别充沛，在闲暇的时候她喜欢弹钢琴，攀岩，划独木舟和跳舞。虽然年届60,但是她并不想过那种安静祥和的生活。，我喜欢我的后半生能过得有趣点，这就是为何我想要做一回航海家的原因？”。据此可知答案是 D （她想在年纪大的时候还能充满活力）。4D.推断题。本题问 你认为Fiona这个老太太是什么样的人？”根据我们上面几题的解释，我们可以得出答案是D （她是个开放，诚实，勇敢的老太太）。A的意思是她是个不敢表露真实想法的人”，B的意思是她是个特别骄傲，对成功特有把握的人"，C的意思是她

10、是个不太会用大脑的人”。5A.中心思想题。本题让我们给文章选个最好的标题。A的意思是 生活在60岁才开始”，B的意思是工次环绕海岸的航行”，C的意思是&位老年女航海家”，D的意思是工个不寻常的爱好第一段的第一句告诉我们Fiona在60岁的时候决定要做一次航海，第二段告诉我们Fiona并不畏惧航海中的危险，而且她想让自己的后半生更有乐趣。据此我们可知A最适合做本文标题。what it is today.、单项选择题（共15道小题，共75.0分）1. At that time , life was very differentA. againstB. fromC. atD. for知识点：

11、第一部分学生答案:B;标准答案：B;得分：5试题分值：5.0该题选B,题目大意是 那时的生活跟今天的生活大不相同。提示：be different from : 和 不同1. An industrial robot must be different from a medical robot.个工业机器人肯定与医务机器人不同。2. Drawing style of artists could be different from one another.绘画风格可能会因各艺术家而异。3. Life in the USA will probably be different from what yo

12、u expect.到美国后的生活会与你想象的有所不同。2. , most students have been faced with the temptation to look at a neigh-bor's testpaper.A. In shortB. After allC. Above allD. At times知识声.八、学生答案：得分：提示:第一部分B;标准答案：B;5试题分值：5.0该题选B,题目大意是 毕竟大多数学生都曾受到过偷看邻座考卷的 诱惑。”after all ：毕竟；终究；到底1. It turned out he went by train after

13、all.结果他还是乘火车去的。2. You should be charitable with him; he is a child after all. 你应该 对他宽容些，毕竟他还是个孩子。3. You should forgive him for his forgetfulness; after all, he is over seventy.你应该原谅他的健忘症，毕竟他已经七十多岁了。4. Don t blame him for breaking that vase; after all he is a child. 别 怪他打碎那个花瓶，他毕竟是小孩子嘛。5. I was so ti

14、red after all that gardening that I was out for the count for ten whole hours last night.把花园里所有的活干完后，我实在太累了，昨晚沉目了足足有10个小时。3. If I had to do something with my hands. I would do poorly.A. interestingB. intricateC. interruptD. interior知识点：第一部分学生答案B;标准答案：B;4.5.得分：5试题分值：5.0该题选B,题目大意是 如果我不得不用双手做一些复杂的事情，我会

15、干得很差劲。”提示：intricate :形容词a.错综复杂的；复杂精细的The intricate machine requires a skilled operator.这种复杂精细的机器须由技能熟练的人操作。my estimate, his intelligence test scores could not possibly have passed 80.A. ByB. ToC. AccordingD. From知识点：第一部分学生答生 A;标准答案：A;案：得分：5试题分值：5.0该题选A,题目大意是 据我估计，在这类智力测验中，他的得分不大可能会超过80。”by one?s est

16、imate :据某人估计1. by educators? estimate 据教育家估计提示：2. They may increase their production with the new equipment,by my estimate.据我估计，用上新的设备，他们可以提高生产率。3. By scientists? estimate, man can step on the Mars by the endof this century.据科学家估计，到本世纪末，人类将能登上火星。I am very goodA. atB. withC. forD. inanswering that ty

17、pe of academic questions.知识点：第一部分学生答案：A;标准答案：A;得分：5试题分值：5.0该题选A,题目大意是我很善于回答那类学究式的问题。:be good at : 擅长于:1. A good listener must be good at asking questions.一个好的聆听者应该善于问问题。2. Be positive and proactive; be good at learning and thinking.乐观的心态，积极向上，勤学好问，善于思考。6. The next day I was still a buck private with

18、 KP my highest duty.A. beingB. asC. like知识点： 学生答案： 得分：提示：D. to第一部分B;标准答案：B;5 试题分值：5.0该题选B,题目大意是 第二天我仍然是一名列兵，最高的职务 是担任伙食值勤员。”7. I believe that a student knows when he has handed something hisusual standard.A. in aboveB. upaboveC. up . aboutD. in - at知识点：第一部分学生答案A;标准答案：A;得分：5试题分值：5.0该题选A,题目大意是 我相信，当学生

19、交上一篇超过他平时水平 的作文时，他自己心中是有数的。”above :（数目）大于，（价钱）高于，（重量）超过1. She is sixty, but she looks like forty.她已六十多岁了，但看上提示：去像四十多岁。2. The temperature has been above the average recently.近来气温一直高于平均温度。3. He is not a brilliant student. He is just above average.他不是优等生，只是超过一般水平而已。8. My friend travels,A. widelyB. broa

20、dlyC. wideD. broad知识点：第一部分学生答案：A;标准答案：A;得分：5 试题分值：5.0该题选A,题目大意是 我有一个到处旅行的朋友。提示：widely :副词ad.范围广地；广泛地Over the next twelve years, he traveled widely.二年里他周游四方。在接下来的十9. Sam would have got results if he had listened to the workers.A. far more constructiveB. much productiveC. more portableD. far liable知识点

21、：第二部分学生答案：A; 标准答案：A;得分：5试题分值：5.0该题选A,题目大意是 如果当时萨姆能听工人的话，他就能获 得更有建设性的成果。”提示：constructive :形容词a.建设性的；积极的；有助益的He put forward a constructive suggestion.他提出了一个建设性的建议。10. Please make an to get there on time.A. effectB. effortC. efficiencyD. effects知识点：第二部分学生答案：B;标准答案：B;得分：提示：5试题分值：该题选B,题目大意是 请尽力准时到达。”effo

22、rt 作用，效果；efficiency 效率；effects 特技effort : n.努力，辛苦5.0We have made our best effort, but we still fail.力，但仍失败了。我们尽了最大努11. Those stories pointed out clearly that children who conducted misdeeds badends.A. arrived inB. came toC. droveD. expelled知识点：第二部分学生答方 B;标准答案：B;案：得分：5试题分值：5.0该题选B,题目大意是 这类故事非常明确地指出，品

23、行不端的孩子决没有好下场。”come to a bad end: come to some misfortune 没有好结局； 不会 有好下场；遭到恶报提小：1. He?ll come to a bad end one day.他总有一天会遭到恶报的。2. If you keep stealing you will surely come to a bad end. 如果你 总是偷东西，肯定不会有好下场的。3. If you do n?t give up the life of dissipation, you will come to a bad end.如果你不终止那种放荡的生活你是不会有

24、好下场的12. Students in the last century read stories that taught lessons.A. moralB. moreC. mortalD. morale知识点：第二部分学生答案：A;标准答案：A;得分：5试题分值：5.0提示：该题选A,题目大意是 上个世纪的学生读的都是些传授道德标准 的故事。”moral ：形容词a.1 .道德（上）的He refused the request on moral grounds.基于道德上的考虑 ,他拒绝了这个请求。2 .讲道德的，品性端正的My grandmother was a very moral

25、woman; shed never allowcursing.我祖母是很讲究道德的人；她从不允许诅咒13. We took train to Wuhan, which arrived just as the sun rose.A. overnightB. midnightC. an overnightD. a overnight知识点：第二部分学生答案：C;标准答案：C;得分：5试题分值：5.0该题选C,题目大意是 我们搭乘过夜的火车去武汉，列车刚好在太阳升起的时候抵达。"overnight : adj. & adv. 一整夜（的）；一夜间，突然提不：1. The actor became fam