大学英语(2)第二次网络作业答卷

1、大学英语（2 ）第二次网络作业（新教材）一、阅读：（ 1 ）A few years ago it was common to speak of a generation gap between young people and their elders. Parents said that children did not respect and listen to them, while children said that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong Why had the genera

2、tion gap suddenly appeared Actually, the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many people argue that it is built into every part of our society.One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own ways of life. In a more traditional socie

3、ty, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and like, and often to continue the family jobs. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family at an early age, marr

4、y or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose jobs different from those of their parents.In our society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did, to find better jobs, to make more money and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, that is

5、another cause of the gap between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is the third cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, senior people are valued for their knowledge

6、, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities. No doubt, the generation gap will continue in American life for some time to come.The first paragraph tells us that A

7、_.the problem of the generation gap draws much attention from peopleit is out of date to talk about the generation gapchildren and parents are trying to understand each otherit is very important for people to frequently communicate with each otherIn a more traditional society, old people_A.have thei

8、r children respect and listen to themdo not care for their children at allexpect their children to rebel against themdo not live together with their childrenIn American society young peopleB_.do not need to find jobsleave home at an early agehave better education than their parentsmarry people young

9、er than themWhich of the following is NOT the cause of the generation gap BYoung people like to depend more on themselves.Parents do not love their children dearly.American society changes rapidly.Parents expect too much of their children.The main idea of the passage is C.that the generation gap nee

10、ds consideringwhen the generation gap is necessary in American societywhy the generation gap existhow we can reduce the generation gap ( 2 )If you ask some people, ” How did you learn English so well ” You may get a surprising answer: “In my sleep!”There are people who have taken part in one of rece

11、nt experiments to test “Learn-While-Sleep ” methods, which are now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects, of which English is only one.Specialists say that this “sleepstudy ” method speeds language learning greatly. Theysay that the average person can learn two or three times a

12、s much during sleep as in the period during the day-and this does not affect his rest in any way. A word of warning, however, sleep teaching will only strengthen in your mind what you have studied already while you are awake.In an experiment, lessons were broadcast over the radio. Each lesson lasted

13、 twelve hoursfrom 8 . to 8 a.m. The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary were given with the student awake. At 11 . a lullaby（催眠曲）was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio whispered the lesson again into his sleeping ear. At 2 a.m. a sharp noise

14、 was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes to review the lesson. The soft songs sent him back to rest again while the radio went on. At 5 a.m. his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before breakfast.Compared with other methods of lea

15、rning, the Learn-While-You-Sleep method isC.a. slowerb. very tiringc. quickerd. very simpleBy this method, one C.starts to learn a new lesson in sleeplearns how to sleep betteris made to remember his lessons in sleepcan get more knowledge over the radioIn the experiment, the first part of the lesson

16、 was given D.around midnightafter lullabies were broadcast c. all through the twelve hours d. while the student was awakeBefore each lesson finishes, the student has to D.a. get up and take breakfast b. be wakened by a loud noise c. listen to the lesson again in sleep d. review the lesson by himself

17、The sleep-study“ method is being tried in many countries to teach_D_. a. Englishb. grammar and vocabulary c. languagesd. a number of subjects二.介词填空：（按第2册课本第3-4单元课文内容填入适当的介词）_ In _ other words（ 换句话说）， if you get paid once a month, then you have to budget accordingly so that you won t run out of money

18、 before the end of the month.If you get paid every two weeks or every week, figure _ out （计算出，合计出）which of your bills have to be paid on each payday.The bosses should be rather unhappy as many male office workers like to keep an eye _ on _（密切注视） important NBA games via the Internet.It s handy to have something in the freezer and less costly _ in _ the long run （