国家开放大学2020年《人文英语3》课程练习4

经典word整理文档，仅参考，双击此处可删除页眉页脚。本资料属于网络整理，如有侵权，请联系删除，谢谢！《人文英语3》课程练习4ReadingcomprehensionPassage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Agrown-uppersonhastenorelevenpintsofbloodinsidehisorherbody.Wecanloseapintofbloodwithoutfeelinganything,butifwelosetoomuchblood,wefeelweakandcold.Ourfacesbecomepale.Wemaydie.Thisiswhatoftenhappenswhensomebodyishurtinanaccident,orasoldierishurtinawar.Manypeopleusedtodieinthisway.Buttodaytheycanbetakentohospitalandgivenmoreblood.Almostatoncetheyfeelbetter.Theirfacesarenolongerpale.Theydonotdie.Wheredoesthisbloodcomefrom?Peoplewhoarehealthymaydonatebloodtoabloodbanksothatitcanbeusedtosavepeople'slives.Whentheygotodonateblood,aspecialkindofneedleisputintothearm.Itdoesnothurt.Thebloodrunsthroughtheneedleandthrougharubbertubeintoabottleorabag.Apintofbloodistakenthisway.Thepersonwhohasgivenblooddrinksacupofteaorcoffeeandrestsforafewminutes.Thenhefeelsquitewell.Andhemaygivehisbloodthiswaythreemonthslater.Apersonwhogivesbloodfeelshappy,becauseheknowsthathisbloodwillbeusedtosavesomeone'slife.Perhapsonedayhehimselfwillneedblood.Whenyouareolder,youmaygiveblood,too.Butyoucannotdothisuntilyouareeighteen.1.ThereareA.threepintsofbloodinagrown-upbody.B.alotofC.morethanelevenD.tentoeleven2.Apersonwholosesalotofbloodmaydie.Butifheisgivensomeblood,he________.A.maydieB.mayfeelbetterslowlyD.feelsbetterveryquicklyC.feelsweakandill3.Apersonwhohasgivenbloodcangivebloodagainafter_________.A.afewminutesB.threemonthsC.drinkingacupofteaorcoffee4.ApersoncannotgivebloodifheisD.eighteenmonthsA.healthyB.unhappyC.undereighteenD.toofat5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Peoplewhoarenothealthyenoughcan'tdonateblood.B.Thepersonwhohasgivenbloodmustn'tdrinktea.C.Ifapersonlosesapintofblood,he'llfeelweakandcold.D.Peoplegivebloodsothattheycanbehealthier.Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thelegallimitfordrivingafterdrinkingalcoholis80milligramsofalcoholin100mil-lilitersofblood,whentested.Butthereisnosurewayoftellinghowmuchyoucandrinkbeforeyoureachthislimit.Itvarieswitheachpersondependingonyourweight,yoursex,whetheryou'vejusteatenandwhatsortofdrinksyou'vehad.Somepeoplemightreachtheirlimitafteronlyaboutthreestandarddrinks.Infact,yourdrinkingabilitycanbeaffectedbyjustoneortwodrinks.Evenifyou'rebe-lowthelegallimit,youcouldstillbetakentocourtifapoliceofficerthinksyourdrivinghasbeenaffectedbyalcohol.Ittakesaboutanhourforthebodytogetridofthealcoholinonestandarddrink.So,ifyouhaveaheavydrinkingsessionintheeveningyoumightfindthatyourdrivingabilityisstillaffectedthenextmorning,oryoucouldevenfindthatyou'restilloverthelegallimit.Inaddition,ifyou'vehadafewdrinksatlunchtime,anotheroneortwodrinksintheearlyeve-ningmaywellputyouoverthelegallimit.Inatestwithprofessionaldrivers,themorealcoholicdrinkstheyhadhadthemorecertaintheyarethattheycoulddriveatestcoursethroughasetofmoveablepostsandthelessabletheyweretodoit!Sotheonlywaytobesureyou'resafeisnottodrinkatall.Alcoholisamajorcauseofroadaccidents.Oneinthreeofthedriverskilledinroadaccidentshaslevelsofalcoholwhichareoverthelegallimit,androadaccidentsafterdrinkingarethebiggestcauseofdeathamongyoungmen.Morethanhalfofpeoplestoppedby.thepolicetotakeabreathanalyzertesthaveabloodalcoholconcentrationofmorethantwicethelegallimit.Itisimportanttorememberthatdrivingafteryou'vebeendrinkingdoesn'tjustaffectyou.Ifyou'reinvolvedinanaccidentitaffectsalotofotherpeopleaswell.6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Threestandarddrinksmaycausesomepeopletoreachthelegallimit.B.Thereisnosurewayoftellinghowmuchyoucandrinkbeforeyoureachthelegallimit.C.Thelegallimitfordrivingafterdrinkingis0.008gmofalcoholin100millilitersofblood.D.Theamountofalcoholapersoncandrinkbeforereachingthelegallimitisthesamefordifferentpeople.7.Ifthepolicethinkthatyouhavebeendrinkingfromthewayyouaredriving,you'llpossibly_____________.A.befinedB.receiveaseverepunishmentD.feelguiltyC.betakentocourtbythepolice8.WemayinferthatevenaprofessionaldriverwillfindhardtopassthroughasetofmoveablepostsifhedrinksA.heavilyB.alittleC.everydayD.occasionally9.Thispassageindicatesthat______________.A.adriverwhodoesnottakeanyalcoholwillnotdieinroadaccidentsB.thosewhodrinkmustbekilledC.moreyoungmendieindrink-relatedaccidentsthaninanyotherwayD.oneinthreeofthedriversoftendrinksalot10.Oneofthewriter'spurposesinwritingthepassageistotellyouthatA.youngmenshouldneverdrivequicklyB.drivingafterdrinkingmayputmanylivesatriskC.safedrinkingisimpossibleD.themannerofdrinkingismeaningless.Passage3TheDragonsWhoRainedLong,longago,rainstoppedtailinginChina.ThepeopleprayedforraintotheJadeEmperor,foritwashewholookedaftereverythinginheaven,onthelandandinthesea,butnomatterhowmuchtheyprayed,raindidnotfall.FourdragonslivedintheEastChinaSeainthosedays.Theyswamtotheshoretoseewhatwashappening,andsawpeopletearinggrassfromthecakedground,forthepeoplehadnothingelselefttoeat.“Wemustdosomething,"LongDragonsaid,andYellowDragonnodded."'Wemusthelpthemourselves,"saidPearlDragon,"fortheJadeEmperorwillneveranswertheirprayers."Theysuddenlythoughtofawaytohelp.Theystartedswimminginthesea,scoopingupwaterwiththeirbodies.Thenallfourleaptintothesky.BlackDragonflewtothenorth,LongDragonflewtothewest,PearlDragonflewtothesouthernmosttipofChina.andYellowDragonflewtotheverycenterofthevastcountry.Allatonce,theyletthewaterfallfromtheirmouths,arms,legs,andeventheirtails.Thepeopledownbelowlookedup,buttheycouldnotseethedragons.Theycouldonlyseetherainfallingfromtheskydropsofrainmorebeautifulthananyjewel."Rain!"theycriedjoyfully,andallthepeopleandanimalsranoutintotherainandstartedtodance.WhentheJadeEmperorsawtherain,hewasfurious."'Whodarestointerfereinmyworld?"heshouted,andthensawthefourdragonsswoopingaroundinthesky."Youwillnotescape!"hethundered,andsummoningMountainGod,heorderedhimtokillthedragonsMountainGodsentfourmountainstumblingafterthedragons.Themomentthecreatureslanded,thefourmountainslandedontopofthem,crushingthem.Thenanoddthinghappened.Suddenlyfourriversformed,springingoutfrombeneaththemountainsandspreadingacrossthewholecountry.This,peoplesay,ishowthefourgreatriversofChinawerecreated:theYangtze,theYellow,thePearlandtheHeilongjiangareallthatremainofthefourgreatdragonswhooncesavedthepeopleofChina.11)Whydidthefourdragonsdecidetohelpthepeopleonearth'?A.BecausethepeopleprayedforraintoJadeEmperor.B.BecausetheywereresponsibleforhelpingthepeopleinEastChina.C.Becausethegroundwasverydryandthecropsneededrainbadly.D.BecauseJadeEmperororderedthemtoletrainfall.12)Howdidthefourdragonshelppeopleonearth?A.Theyflewindifferentdirectionstoprayforpeople.B.Theydrankthewaterfromtheseawiththeirbodiesandthenletitout.C.TheyswamintheseaandleaptintotheskytofindJadeEmperor.D.TheyreceivedtheorderfromJadeEmperortoletrainfall.13)Whathappenedafterthefourdragonshelpedpeopleonearth'?A.Allpeopleandanimalsranoutanddrankrainwater.B.Beauti