大学英语综合

华东理工大学网络教育学院大学英语（4）（本）阶段练习一PartIVocabularyandStructureForfurtherinformation,contactusby C_followingE-mailaddress.A)one B)a C)the D)/B_foodandequipmentwaskeptinthatcaveduringthewartime.A)Quiteafew B)AgreatdealofC)Largequantities D)Alarge/greatnumberofBy1990,productionintheareaisexpectedtodouble_A of1980.A)that B)one C) it D)whatFromhis_C voiceonthephoneIknoweverythingisgoingunderway.A)satisfactory B)satisfying C) satisfied D)satisfactoryBetween1974and1997,thenumberof overseasvisitorsrose_A 27%.A)by B)for C) to D)in_A thethicktrees,thebitterwindwouldhaveblownthehouseintopieces.A)Butfor B)Dueto C) Exceptfor D)ThanksforUntilthen,hisfamily D_fromhimforsixmonths.A)didn'thear B)hasn'theardC)hasn'tbeenhearing D)hadn'theardIfthelocalpeasantshadn'tgiventhesoldiersclothesandfood,they_D ofcoldandhunger.A)would B)willdieC)wouldbedeadD)wouldhavediedIdon'tallowA_hereandIdon'tallowanyofyouanywhere.A)gambling...togamble B)togamble...gamblingC)gambling...gambling D)togamble...togambleHavingbeenillinbedfbrnearlyamonth,hehadahardtime_D theexam.A)pass B)topassC)passed D)passingThosenaughtyboyswerecaught_B flowersinthegardenagain.A)tosteal B)stealing C)tohavestolenD)havingstolenNomorecomplaints, D_youwillbedismissedfromthiscompany.A)so B)then C)and D)orLindawaswalkinginthestreet—B_shenoticedathiefstealingfromanoldlady*A)while B)whenC)as D)whichThe B isjustaroundthecornerandyouwon*tmissit.A)bicycle'sshop B)bicycleshopC)bicyclesshop D)bicycles1shopMr.Johnwasbusy, B_hecouldnotcome.A)but B)therefore C)and D)norWuDongwas_Dtiredthathecouldn'tkeephiseyesopen.A)too B)much C)such D)sopaid_C forthenewbook.A)halfpound B)onepoundandhalf

oneandahalfpoundsoneandhalfapoundoneandahalfpoundsoneandhalfapoundWhile B_forthebusatthebusstation,ImetanoldfriendofminewhomIhaven'tseenfor10years.A)beingwaited B)waitingC)havingwaited D)waitedDon'tforgetC_yourumbrellawithyou.Itmightrainintheevening.A)taking B)taken C)totake D)tobetakingJennyislearningJapanese.—A_herbrother.A)Sois B)Sodoes C)Noris D)NordoesPleasetellmethemainidea_C youhavealreadygonethroughthewholeparagraph.A)so B)beforeC)since D)while_B thereceiverofthetelephonethanitrangagain.A)Ihadputdownnosooner B)IhadnosoonerputdownC)NosoonerhaveIputdown D)NosoonerIputdownJiuzhaigouValleyissobeautifulthatitisworth_B .A)youtovisit B)visitingC)foryoutovisit D)foryourvisitingB_tohaveagoodmasteryoftheEnglishlanguage.A)Itakethreeyears B) Ittakesmethree yearsC)Threeyearstakeme D) ThreeyearstakingmeMaryfoundithard_A thelatestdevelopmentinfashion.A)tokeepupwith B) keepupC)keepingupwith D) keepupwithYou'llhavetobe_A withmymother-she'sgoingratherdeaf.A)patient B)popular C)bound D)disappointedobject C_theplanonthegroundsthatitistooexpensive.A)with B)for C)to D)inTherehavebeenmany_C intheirmarriagebuttheystillloveeachother.A)rightandwrong B)backandforthC)upsanddowns D)rightandleftWe'vemissedthelastbus.Fmafraidwehaveno B_buttotakeataxi.A)way B)choice C)possibilityD)selectionThecommitteewasD_mainlyofteachersandparents.A)comprised B)constituted C)consisted D)composedFortunately,Jackwasonlyslightlyinjuredinthetraffic_D .A)incident B)event C)case D)accidentInordertoachievethefinalsuccess,wemust_C ourdisputesanduniteasone.A)laydown B) layoff C)layasideD)layupYoushouldtakethemedicineafteryoureadthe C .A)lines B) words C)instructionsD)suggestionsIthasbeentenyearssincetheLabourPartycameinto C_inthatcountry.

A)control B)force35.Whyhediditwillremaina_D A)strange B)passPartIIUseofEnglishC)power D)charge_forever.C)public D)puzzle1.-Goodmorning,John.Howareyoudoing?- c A)I'mpleased.C)Notsobad.Andyou?2.-Good-byefornow.- C―B)Goodnight.D)Howdoyoudo?A)Thesametoyou.C)Seeyou.B)That'sOK.D)Longtimenosee.3.-Thanksforyourhelp.-AA)Mypleasure.C)Quiteright.4.-Hello,TmHarryPotter.B)Nevermind.D)Don'tthankme.-Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,butC.A)callmyCharlesC)callmeCharlesB)callmeatCharlesD)callCharlesme-HowdoIgettothecinema?- D A)It'sveryfar.C)It'swellknown.-Doyouliketoplaybasketball?_ CB)Yes,thereisacinemanearhere.D)Godownthisstreetandturnleft.A)Perh叩s.C)Iamcrazyaboutit.B)No.Xiaowangdoesnotlikeit.D)Iampleasedaboutit.7.-Excuseme,I'mafraidyou'veoverchargedme.- A A)Oh,really?C)Thafsfine.B)That*sallright.D)YouYewelcome.8.-1doubtwhethertheChineseFootballTeamcanwinthegamethistime.- B .A)That'strueC)IliketheteamB)It'shardtosayD)Idon'tbelieveit9.Mr.Carolisnotin.CanItakeamessage? A_A)Well,Tdprefertocalllater.C)Thankyouallthesame.B)You'dbetternot.D)Thafsallright.10.-Goodafternoon.CanIhelpyou?-CA)No.Idon'tthinkso.B)Thankyou.Ineedtobuyabirthdaypresentformyson.Yes.IthinksoPartIIIReadingComprehensionPassageOneMr.Ybungranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Ybungwenttoseeherhusband'ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,MMyhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon'tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback.”AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid,“Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butI'mnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation."1.Mr.Youngwastheownerofaprivatebusiness.AA)T B)FMrs.Youngworriedaboutherhusband'sbusiness.BA)T B)FMrs.Youngwasafraidthatherhusband'svacationmightbespoilt.AA)T B)FThesecretarydidn'texplaininherletterwhathadhappenedtoMr.Young'sbusiness,becauseshedidn'twanttospoilMr.Young'svacation.AA)T B)FYoucanlearnfromthestorythatMr.Younghadastupidsecretary.AA)T B)FPassageTwoAfterhavinglivedforovertwentyyearsinthesamedistrict,AlbertHallwasforcedtomovetoanewneighborhood.Hesurprisedhislandlordbytellinghimthathewasleavingbecausehecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorechocolate.ItallbeganayearagowhenAlbertreturnedhomeoneeveningandfoundalargedoginfrontofhisgate.Hewasveryfondofanimalsandashehappenedtohaveasmallpieceofchocolateinhispocket,hegaveittothedog.Thenextday,thedogwasthereagain.Itheldupitspawsandreceivedanotherpieceofchocolateasareward.Albertcalledhisnewfriend"Bingo".Heneverfoundoutthedog'srealname,norwhohisownerwas.However,Bingoappearedregularlyeveryafternoonanditwasquiteclearthathepreferredchocolatetobones.Hesoongrewdissatisfiedwithsmallpiecesofchocolateanddemandedalargebaraday.IfatanytimeAlbertneglectedhisduty,Bingogotveryangryandrefusedtolethimopenthegate.AlbertwasnowatBingo*smercyandhadtobribehimtogetintohisownhouse!HespentsuchalargepartofhisweeklywagestokeepBingosuppliedwiththatintheendhehadtomovesomewhereelse.Albertlivedthereformanyyears. BA)T B)FAlbertwasmovingbecausehedidnotliketheplace.BA)T B)FAlbertandthedogbecamefriendsayearago.AA)T B)FThedogvisitedAlberteverydaybecauseitwantedthechocolate.AA)T B)FAlbert"hadtobribehim”meanshehadtotakecareofhim.BA)T B)FPassageThreeShynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegativelyaffectpeople.Aperson'sconceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing“therightthing."Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbycomplimentwithastatementlikethisone,“You'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit*snottrue.**Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitisharmful.Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?Fortunately,peoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortsinbuildingself-confidence.Sinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithalackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengths.Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhileindividual,interestedinourownpersonalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.Let'snotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.Whatdoestheauthortrytoprovebyciting"whatkindofimpressionamImaking?**(Para.1)B—Shypeoplebenefitfromtheircaringabouttheirappearance.People'sshynessmadethemcaretoomuchabouttheirappearanceandactions.C)It*snaturalthatshypeopledon'tbelieveother'scompliments.D)Shypeoplethinktheyaredifferentfromothers.Accordingtothewriter,self-awarenessis A_.A)agoodqualitythecauseofunhappinessharmfultopeopleaweakpointofshypeopleThatshypeoplereacttoacomplimentinsuchawayisB—.A)good B)unrealC)veryreasonableD)harmfulWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue,accordingtothepassage? C—ShynesshelpsustodevelopourpotentialShynessenablesustounderstandourselvesbetterShynesscanblockourchancesforarichlifeShynesshasnothingtodowithlackofself-esteemItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatshypeople_B .shouldfindmoreoftheirweaknessshouldunderstandthemselvesintherightwayhadbetterignoretheirweaknesscangetridoftheirshynesswhilemaintaininglowself-esteemPassageFourWhatmakesapersonascientist?Doeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferentfromthoseofothers?Theansweris"no”.Itisnotthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthesetoolsthatmakeshimascientist.Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtouseapowerisimportanttoacarpenter.Youwillprobablyagree,too,thatknowinghowtoinvestigate,howtodiscoverinformation,isimportanttoeveryone.Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther,hemustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisquestionsandthathisanswercanbeconfirmedbyotherpersons.Healsoworkstofittheanswershegetstomanyquestionsintoalargesetofideasabouthowtheworldworks.Thescientistsknowledgemustbeexact.Thereisnoroomforhalfrightorrightjusthalfthetime.Hemustbeasnearlyrightastheconditionspermit.Whatworksunderonesetofconditionsatonetimemustworkunderthesameconditionsatothertimes.Iftheconditionsaredifferent,anychangesthescientistobservesinademonstrationmustbeexplainedbythechangesintheconditions.Thisisonereasonthatinvestigationsareimportantinscience.AlbertEinstein,whodevelopedtheTheoryofRelativity,arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematics.Theaccuracyofhismathematicswaslatertestedthroughinvestigations,Einstein'sideaswereshowntobecorrect.Ascientistusesmanytoolsformeasurements.Thenthemeasurementsareusedtomakemathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthisinvestigations.Whatmakesascientistaccordingtothepassage? B_A)Thetoolsheuses.Thewayheuseshistools.Hiswaysoflearning.Thevarioustoolsheuses.Theunderlinedpartinthepassageshows C—.theimportanceofinformationtheimportanceofthinkingthedifferencebetweenscientistsandordinarypeoplethedifferencebetweencarpentersandpeoplewithotherjobs.Asoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethat_A .

worksnotonlyunderonesetofconditionsatonetime,butalsounderthesameconditionsatothertimesdoesnotallowanychangesevenunderdifferentconditionscanbeusedformanypurposesleavenoroomforimprovementTheauthorquotesthecaseofAlbertEinsteintoillustrate_C .thatmeasurementsarekeystosuccessinsciencethataccuracyofmathematicsthatinvestigationsareimportantinsciencethatthemathematicalcalculationsmaytesthisinvestigationsWhatisthemainideaofthepassage? D—Thetheoryofrelativity.Exactnessisthecoreofscience.Scientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople.Exactnessandwaysofusingtoolsarethekeystothemakingofascientist.PartIVClozeManypeoplewouldagreethatstressisamajorprobleminmodernlife.Itiscertainlytruethatworryandquarrelcancauseallkindsofillnesses,—1_backachetosevereheadaches,orevenmoreseriouscomplaintssuchashighbloodpressure.Manyofusthink_2_stressassomethingthatotherpeopleimposeonus.Weoftencomplainabouthowotherpeopleputus_3_pressure.Butweshouldtrynottoletsuchpressureaffectus.Weshouldnotforgetthatwearelargelyresponsibleforsomeofthestressourselves.Wesometimestake_4_moreworkthanourbodiesandourmindscanhandle.Weshouldlearnto5ourlimitations.Weshouldbe\17XI/\lzAAAAA\17XI/\lzAAAAALZ3.4.SB)underC)acceptD)fromE)onDB)underC)acceptD)fromE)onAB)underC)acceptD)fromE)onBB)underC)acceptD)fromE)onEB)underC)acceptD)fromE)onCawareofwhichthingsarereallyimportantandwhicharenot.PartVTranslationThisboxcanholdmorebooksthanthatone.这个箱子比那个箱子能装更多的书。I'mgoingtobuyamonthlytickettomorrow.我想明天买张月票。FmverymucheagertoimprovemyoralEnglish.我非常渴望改进我的英语口语。Thereissomethingurgentforyoutodorightnow.有件急事要你立即去做。ThepriceofgasolinewillcomedowninChinesemarket.中国市场上的汽油价将会下降。6.1thinkthepictureshowsushowfruitisnecessarytolife.我想这幅图是告诉我们水果对生活是不可缺的。PartVIISampleWritingAboutDoingPhysicalExercise关于体育锻炼Physicalexerciseisveryimportanttoahappylife.Thereisafamoussaying:"Lifeliesonexercise."Althoughyouwillnotnecessarilydiewithoutregularphysicalexercises,they*IIcertainlyhelpyoulivelongerandmorehealthily.Exerciseisgoodforustobuildupourbodiesandimproveourhealth.Itletstheheartbeatfasterthanusual,andthenhelpsenlargethebloodvesselstoprotectusfromheartattacks.Exercisecanalsocontributetothedevelopmentofourabilitytoresponsequickly.Forexample,playingtable-tenniscanmakeyourespondfaster.Inaword,exerciseishelpful,importantandnecessary.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesoftheMobilePhone手机的优点和缺点Likeeverythingelse,mobilephoneshavebothfavorableandunfavorableaspects.First,it'suseful.Asawirelessmobiletelephone,it'seasyandhandytocallwhereveronegoesandcalltheonehoweverfarawayheis.Second,it'sconvenient.Wheneveronemeetstroubleorsomethingurgent,onecanmakeacallimmediately.However,themobilephonealsohasmanydisadvantages.First,it'sexpensivetobuyandcostlytopaythebills.Second,it'salsoeasytoloseandcostlytogetitrepaired.Third,it'sallegedthemicrowavesinitmightdoharmtopeople"shealth.Ibelieveitsadvantageswillfaroutweighdisadvantagessoon.

华东理工大学网络教育学院

大学英语（4）（本）阶段练习二PartIVocabularyandStructurePovertydepressesmostpeople,butin C_caseofmyfatheritwasotherwise.A)/ B)a C)the D)oneResidentsintheremoteareahave B_aboutwhatthediseaseisallabout,nottomentionpreventionandtreatment.alittleknowledgeC)fewknowledgesalittleknowledgeC)fewknowledgeslittleknowledgeD)afewknowledgesItisreportedthat_C adoptedchildrenwanttoknowtheirnaturalparents.A)themostB)mostof C)most D)themostofThenumberofpeoplepresentattheconcertwas A_thanexpected;Therearemanyticketsleft.A)muchsmallerB)muchmore C)muchlargerD)manymoreHerhairbecamegray_D thepassingoftheyears.A)in B)for C)at D)with-Idon'tunderstandwhyyoucamesolate?-Sorry,I D_thatyouyouforme.A)don'trealize/arewaiting B)haven'trealized/havebeenwaitingC)hadn'trealized/hadwaited D)didn'trealize/werewaitingSheoughttostop;shehasaheadachebecauseshe_A toolong.A)hasbeenreading B)hadreadC)isreading D)readWhatdoyouthinkofhisproposalthatimprovements_A inthemachines.A)bemade B)willbemadeC)wouldbemade D)willhavetobemadedon'tmind B_thedecisionaslongasitisnottoolate.A)youtodelaymaking B)yourdelayingmakingC)yourdelayingtomake D)youtodelaytomake10.Theproject, C_bytheendof2003,willexpandthecity'stelephonenetworktocover1,000,000users.A)accomplished B)beingaccomplishedC)tobeaccomplished D)havingbeenaccomplishedA_itornot,hisdiscoveryhascreatedastirinscientificcircles.A)BelieveB)BelievingC)TobelieveD)BelievedManyaman_B swimmingintheriver,butonlycanswimacrossit.A)go...afew B)goes...afewC)go...fewD)goes...fewHewilltellus_B hethinksofourarrangement.A)that B)what C)how D)ifEverymorningMr.Smithtakesa D_tohisoffice.A)20minutes*walk B)20minute'swalkC)20-minuteswalk D)20-minutewalkNevergetoffthebus C_ithasstopped.

D)orD)carefullyasD)seemedD)orD)carefullyasD)seemedHeneverdoeshiswork C—Mary.A)ascarefulas B)socarefulas C)ascarefullyasEveryoneofthem D_tiredandwantedagoodrest.A)seems B)isseemed C)wasseemedThegirlsometimeshasdifficultyB_whattheteachersaysinclass.A)understandB)understanding C)tounderstand D)understoodAreyougoingtofixthecaryourself,orareyougoingtohaveit_D ?A)fixing B)tofix C)fix D) fixedOnlyinthiswayB_progressinyourEnglish.A)youmake B)canyoumakeC)youbeabletomake D)willyouableto makeIfonlyI_C Englishlikeanativespeaker.A)speak B)canspeakC)couldspeakD)willspeakThree-fourthsofthehomeworkB_today.A)hasfinished B)hasbeenfinishedC)havefinished D)havebeenfinishedItwasbecauseoftheheavyrainlastnight_A_Ididn'tgohomebefore10o'clock.A)that B)when C)which D)howCouldyoutellus C_herauntwillstayhere?A)that B)what C)howlong D)whereMissWangwantedtoknow_D forthefilm.A)whywashelate B)whyishelateC)whyheislate D)whyhewaslateWhatIhavesaidonly A_tosomeofyou.A)appliesB)supplies C)implies D)compliesShesoon_C FrenchwhenshewenttoliveinFrance.A)madeup B)slowedup C)pickedup D)heldupIthappenedwithoutmybeing_D ofit.A)acquainted B)sensitive C)aware D)awakeTheonly A_tothisroomisalongthelonganddarkcorridor.A)access B)outlet C)entrance D)exitAstheycan'taffordtoletthesituationgetworse,theywilltakesome_D .A)decisions B)sides C)directions D)stepsThatcompanydoesn'ttakecreditcards,socustomershavetopay D .A)dollars B)finance C)coins D)cashOneneedsagoodsenseof C_torideabike.A)level B)skill C)balance D)ability.1don'tknowthepark,butit's_A tobequitebeautiful.A)said B)told C)spoken D)talkedMikeisbetterthanPeterB_swimming.A)for B)at C)on D)inJane'sdressissimilarindesign_Chersister's.

A)likeB)withC)toD)asPartIIUseofEnglish1.-Who'sthatspeaking?-ThisisTomA)speaksB)spokenC)speakingD)saying-Heteachesphysicsinaschool.A)Whatdoesyourfatherwanttodo?C)Whatisyourfather?-Excuseme,howmuchisthejacket?-Ifs499Yuan.D.A)Oh,no.ThafsOK!C)Whichdoyouprefer?A)likeB)withC)toD)asPartIIUseofEnglish1.-Who'sthatspeaking?-ThisisTomA)speaksB)spokenC)speakingD)saying-Heteachesphysicsinaschool.A)Whatdoesyourfatherwanttodo?C)Whatisyourfather?-Excuseme,howmuchisthejacket?-Ifs499Yuan.D.A)Oh,no.ThafsOK!C)Whichdoyouprefer?B)Whoisyourfather?D)Whereisyourfathernow?B)Howdoyoulikeit?D)Wouldyouliketotryiton?It'ssolatethat1can'twork.Whataboutyou?

D.A)Ifallasleep.C)Don'tgetoutoftheroom.B)SocanI.D)NorcanI.-Excuseme,butcanyoutellmethewaytothepostoffice?・BA)Don'taskthat.C)No,Ican'tsaythat.Howcouldyousaythat?C .Ididnotmeantohurtyou.A)ExcusemeC)I'mreallysorry-Hi!Jim.ThisismybrotherPeter.-CA)Howareyou?C)Nicetomeetyou.-MayIseeyourtickets,please?-AA)Sure.C)No,theyaremine.-Whichsweaterdoyoulikebetter?-B・B)Sorry,I'mastrangerhere.D)No,youYedrivingtoofast.B)Iwon'tregretD)That'sallrightB)Fine,thankyou.D)Youareverykind.B)No,youcantD)Yes,youcan.A)GoodideaC)Yes,pleaseA)GoodideaC)Yes,pleaseD)Yes,it'snice10.-Couldyouhelpmewithmyphysics,please?-DA)No,noway.B)No,Icouldn'tC)No,Ican't.D.SorryIcan't.1havetogotoameetingrightnow.PartIIIReadingComprehensionPassageOneMr.andMrs.Whitehadtwosonsandthreedaughters.OneSunday,Mrs.Whitesaidtoherhusband,“Thechildrendon'thaveanylessonstoday,andyou'refreetoo.There'sanewfunfair(庙会)inthepark.Let'sallgotheretoplay.0Herhusbandsaid,"Iwanttofinishsomeworktoday.,n,oh,forgetit.Gothereandmakeourchildrenhappy.That'sthemostimportantwork**Mrs.Whitesaid.SoMr.andMrs.Whitetooktheirchildrentothefunfair.Mr.Whitewasforty-fiveyearsold.Butheenjoyedthefunfairmorethanhischildren.Hehurriedfromonethingtoanother,andatelotsofsweets.Oneofthechildrensaidtohermother,"Dadisjustlikeasmallchild,isn'the,Mom?"Mrs.Whitedidn'twanttofollowherhusbandaroundanymoreatthattimeandanswered,"Heisevenworsethanasmallchild,Mary,becausehemightspendmoremoneythanasmallchild.u1.TherewerefivechildrenintheWhitefamily.AA)T B)FOneSunday,Mr.andMrs.Whitewantedtogotoashopwiththeirchildren.BA)T B)FMr.Whitelikedtheplacesomuchthatheboughtlotsofsweets.BA)T B)FFromthestoryweknowMrs.WhitewasalittleangrywithMr.White.AA)T B)FOfallthefamilymembers,Mr.WhiteenjoyedplayingtheremostthatSunday.AA)T B)FPassageTwoPeoplehavebeentalkingabouthealthforalongtimebecausepeopleknowtheimportanceofit.People'sunderstandingofhealthalsobecomesdeeperwiththeprogressinscientificresearch.Recentlytheterm"health"hascometohaveawidermeaningthanitusedto.Itnolongermeansjusttheabsenceofillness.Today,healthmeansthewell-beingofyourbody,yourmindandyourrelationshipwithotherpeople.Thisnewconceptofhealthiscloselyrelatedtoanotherterm-qualityoflife.Qualityoflifeisthedegreeofoverallsatisfactionthatapersongetsfromlife.Whyhastheemphasisofhealthshiftedfromtheabsenceofdiseasetoabroaderfocusonthequalityofaperson'slife?Onereasonforthishastodowiththelengthandconditionsoflifethatpeoplecannowexpect.Medicaladvanceshavemadeitpossibleforpeopletodaytolivelonger,healthierlives.Imagineforamomentthatyouwerebornintheyear1900.Youcouldhaveexpectedonaveragetoliveuntilabouttheageof47.Incontrast,ifyouwerebornintheyear1999,youcouldexpecttolivetotheageof75.Progressinscientificresearchleadstopeople'sdeeperunderstandingofhealth.AA)T B)FAccordingtothepassage,topeopleoftoday,healthmeansabsenceofillness.BA)T B)FTheemphasisofhealthhasshiftednowadaysbecausepeopleenjoybetterconditionsoflivingandtheycanlivelonger.AA)T B)FWecaninferfromthepassagenowadaystheemphasisofhealthhasabroaderfocusbecauseofimprovementsinthequalityoffood.BA)T B)FThispassageismainlyaboutdifferentunderstandingsoftheterm"health".AA)T B)FPassageThreeWeoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike“hewentpaleandbegantotremble”suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,"heopenedhiseyeswide“isusedtosuggestangerinChinese,whereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese,surprisecanbedescribedinphraselike”theystretchedouttheirtongues!,5"Stretchingoutourtongue^^inEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople'sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?DWecaneasilyunderstandwhatpeople'sgesturesmean.Wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople.Gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostpeoplebutwordsarenot.Itisdifficulttotellwhatpeople'sgesturesreallymeansometimes.People'sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodindifferentculturesbecause D_.peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferentlypeoplespeakingdifferentlanguageshavedifferentfacialexpressionspeopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentinterpretationspeoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutsomefacialexpressions.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat A_.gesturescanbeusedtoexpressfeelingsgesturescanbemoreeffectivelyusedthanwordstoexpressfeelingswordsareoftenmoredifficulttounderstandthangesturesgesturesareusedasfrequentlyaswordstoexpressfeelingsInthesameculture,peopleD—.

A)hardlyeverfailtounderstandeachother'sideasandfeelingsB)areequallyintelligenteveniftheyhavedifferentbackgroundsC)almostallhavethesameunderstandingofthesamethingD)mayhavedifferenta