大学英语3(专升本)阶段性作业4

单选题

(A)Oh,Ihavenoidea.

(B)I'mgladyoulikeit.

(C)Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!

(D)Youmustbeveryhappy.

参考答案：C

(A)Oh,Ilovehismovies.

(B)Yes,Ilikeit.

(C)I’mwatchingoneforthemoment.

(D)Youknowhim?

参考答案：A

(B)Fine,Inevergotobirthdayparties.

(C)Ha…ha,Idon’tlikebirthdayparties.

(D)Sorry,butmywifehadacaraccident.

(B)Oh,it’stoolate.

(C)Thankyouforcoming.

(D)Oh,soslowly?

(B)who’stalkingoverthere

(C)whataretheydoing

(D)whichisthat

参考答案：B

(D)I’mworkingparttimeinabookshop.

7.—Hey,Tom,what’sup?

—_________.(2分)

(A)Oh,notmuch.

(B)Yes,definitely!

(C)Whatishappeninginyourlife?

(D)Youarelucky.

参考答案：A

(B)Bottomsup!

(C)Great!

(D)Ialsowanttoproposeatoast.

参考答案：B

9.—Oh,Betty,wewillbehavingabuffetpartynextSaturday,andwe'dlikeyouto

joinus.

(C)Bynomeans

(D)I'mafraidnot

(D)Areyousure?

(B)Youlookgreat.

(C)Youaresokind.

(D)Don'tmentionit.

参考答案：A

12.—Couldyoubesokindastoturndownthatrockn’roll?I'mpreparingfortomorrow'sexam.

—__________(2分)

(A)It'snoneofyourbusiness.

(B)Whatareyoudoing?

(C)Sure.Sorrytodisturbyou.

(D)No,Idon'tthinkso.

(A)I’mafraidnot,becauseIhaveanimportantmeeting.

(B)Ofcoursenot.Ihavenoidea.

(C)No,Iwouldnotlikeit.

(D)It’sallset.

参考答案：A

(D)Excuseme.I’mbusy.

参考答案：A

15.—Thisboxistooheavyformetocarryupstairs.

—_______________.(2分)

(A)Youmayaskforhelp.

(B)Letmegiveyouahand.

(C)Pleasedomeafavor.

(D)I’dcometohelp.

参考答案：B

阅读理解

Americaisgrowingolder.Fiftyyearsago,only4outofevery100peopleintheUnitedStateswere65

orolder.Today,10outofevery100Americansareover65.TheagingofthepopulationwillaffectA

mericansocietyinmanyways—education,medicine,andbusiness.QuietlythegrayingofAmerica.has

madeusaverydifferentsociety—oneinwhichpeoplehaveaquitedifferentideaofwhatkindofb

ehaviorissuitableatvariousages.

Aperson’sagenolongertellsyouanythingabouthis/hersocialposition,marriageorhealth.There’

snolongeraparticularyearinwhichonegoestoschoolorgoestoworkorgetsmarriedorstartsa

family.Thesocialclockthatkeptusontimeandtolduswhentogotoschool,getajob,orstopwor

kingisn’tasstrongasitusedtobe.Itdoesn'tsurpriseustohearofa29-year-olduniversitypres

identora35-year-oldgrandmother,ora70-year-oldmanwhohasbecomeafatherforthefirsttime.P

ublicnotionsarechanging.

Manypeoplesay,"Iammuchyoungerthanmymother—ormyfather—wasatmyage."Noonesays"act

yourage"anymore.We'vestoppedlookingwithsurpriseatolderpeoplewhoactinyouthfulways.(17.5

分)

16).ItcanbelearntfromthetextthattheagingofthepopulationinAmerica____.(3.5分)

(A)hasmadepeoplefeelyounger

(B)haschangedpeople’ssocialposition

(C)haschangedpeople’sunderstandingofage

(D)hassloweddownthecountry’ssocialdevelopment

参考答案：C

(B)America

(C)aplace

(D)population

参考答案：A

18).Wecaninferfromthetextthatifa25-year-oldmanbecomesgeneralmanagerofabigfirm,thew

(B)wonderful

(C)unbelievable

(D)unreasonable

参考答案：A

(B)dotherightthingattherightage

(C)showrespectfortheirparentsyoungorold

(D)takemorephysicalexercisesuitabletotheirage

(B)suitablebehaviorsatdifferentageinAmerican’seyes

(C)howolderpeopleactinyouthfulwaysinAmerica

(D)howAmericanpeople’sideasaboutagehavechanged

JustasthedegreeofindividualfreedominAmericaseemslooseandthereforeuncomfortabletomanyvi

sitors,inmanycountries,peoplewilltellyouwhattheythinkyouwanttohear,whetherornotiti

strue.Tothem,thisisthepolitethingtodo.ToAmericansitisconsideredconfusing—evendisho

nest—toavoidtellingthetruth,eveniftheonlypurposeistobepolite.Itishelpfultoremembe

rthatdifferentculturesconsidersomemattersmoreimportantthanothers.ForAmericans,however,tr

ustandtrutharemostimportant.OneoftheworstthingsthatcanbesaidaboutsomeoneinAmericais

that“youcannottrusthim.”

Consideringsuchdifferencesinvaluesamongmanyculturesoftheworld,itisnaturalthatmisunderst

andingsoccur.“Howfarisittothenexttown?”anAmericanasksamanstandingbytheroad.Insome

countries,becausethemanrealizesthetraveleristiredandeagertoreachthenextvillage,hewi

llpolitelysay,“Justdowntheroad”.Hethinksthisismoreencouraging,gentler,andthereforethe

answerthetravelerwantstohear.SotheAmericandrivesaloneformanymorehoursbeforehecomest

othevillage.Thetravelerisangry,withafeelingofbeingfooled.Hethinksthatthemanhaslied

tohimonpurposebecausehemusthaveknownquitewellwhatthedistancewas.

IfavisitortotheUnitedStatesaskedanAmericanstandingbytheroadhowfarthenexttownwas,th

eAmericanwouldthinkitdishonestifhesaiditwasnearwhenheknewitwasreally24milesaway.A

lthoughhe,too,wouldbesympatheticwiththetiredtraveler,hewouldsay,“Youhavealongwaytog

oyet;itisatleast24milesmore.”Thetravelermightbedisappointed,buthewouldknowwhattoe

xpect,andtherewouldbenomisunderstanding.(17.5分)

21).Peopleinothercultureschoosenottotellthetruthtothevisitorsbecause_______________.(3.

(A)theytrytoconfusethevisitors

(D)theyconsiderithelpful

参考答案：C

(D)theyvaluetrustandtruth

参考答案：D

(B)themanstandingbytheroadisdishonestandliedtotheAmerican

(C)themanstandingbytheroadwantstoencouragetheAmerican

(D)themanstandingbytheroadknowstheshortestwaytothevillage

(C)theAmericanwantstodisappointthetraveler

(D)theAmericanknowswhatthetravelerwantstohear

25).Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardthedifferentcultures?(3.5分)

(A)Thewriterthinksitnaturalforpeopleindifferentculturestomisunderstandeachother.

(B)ThewriterthinksAmericanculturebetterthanmanyculturesoftheworld.

(C)ThewriterthinksAmericancultureworsethanmanyculturesoftheworld.

(D)Thewriterthinkspeoplewillalwaysgetconfusedwiththeculturaldifferences.

Anewstudysuggeststhatthemoreteenagerswatchtelevision,themorelikelytheyaretodevelopdep

ression（忧郁症）asyoungadults.ButtheextenttowhichTVmayormaynotbetoblameisaquestiont

hatthestudyleavesunanswered.

Theresearchersusedanationallong-termsurveyofadolescenthealthtoinvestigatetherelationship

betweenmediauseanddepression.Theybasedtheirfindingsonmorethanfourthousandadolescentswho

werenotdepressedwhenthesurveybeganin1995.

Aspartofthesurvey,theyoungpeoplewereaskedhowmanyhoursoftelevisionorvideostheywatched

daily.Theywerealsoaskedhowoftentheyplayedcomputergamesandlistenedtotheradio.Mediause

totaledanaverageof5.5hoursaday.Morethan2hoursofthatwasspentwatchingTV.

Sevenyearslater,in2002,morethan7percentoftheyoungpeoplehadsignsofdepression.Theavera

geageatthattimewas21.BrianPrimackattheUniversityofPittsburghmedicalschoolwasthelead

authorofthenewstudy.Hesayseveryextrahouroftelevisionmeantan8percentincreaseinthecha

ncesofdevelopingsignsofdepression.Theresearcherssaytheydidnotfindanysuchrelationshipwi

ththeuseofothermediasuchasmovies,videogamesorradio.Butthestudydidfindthatyoungmen

weremorelikelythanyoungwomentodevelopdepression,giventhesameamountofmediause.

DoctorPrimacksaysthestudydidnotexploreifwatchingTVcausesdepression.Butonepossibility,h

esays,isthatitmaytaketimeawayfromactivitiesthatcouldhelppreventdepression,likesports

andsocializing.Itmightalsointerferewithsleep,hesays,andthatcouldhaveaninfluence.(17.5

分)

26).Accordingtothepassage,theresearchershavefound________________________.(3.5分)

(A)inwhatwaywatchingTVcausesdepression

(B)whyteenagersliketowatchTV

(C)therelationshipbetweendepressionandtheuseofallformsofmedia

(D)therelationshipbetweendepressionandwatchingTV

参考答案：D

(B)mediause

(C)youngadult

(D)averageage

参考答案：A

28).Aboutthemethodologyoftheresearch,thewriterhasmentionedallofthefollowingexceptthat

_______________.(3.5分)

(C)theadolescentsinthesurveywerealldepressed

(D)theadolescentswereaskedhowtheyusedvarioustypesofmedia

(D)menandwomenhadequalchancesofdevelopingdepression

(B)argumentative

(C)emotional

(D)factual

Whenhavingameal,aEuropeanusuallyholdstheknifeintherighthand,andtheforkintheleft.He

usestheknifeandforkwithhisbothhands.Hekeepshisknifeandforkinhishandsuntilhefinish

eseating.

ButanAmerican,ontheopposite,mayusejustonehandwheneverpossibleandkeeptheotherhandonh

islap.Heusestheforkinhisrighthandtopickupfriedpotatoes.Whenhehastocuthismeat,hec

hangeshisforktothelefthandandcutsit.Thenheputsdowntheknifeandchangeshisforktohis

righthandtopickuptheslicedmeat.Then,perhaps,hewillsuddenlythinkofhiscoffeeororange.

Sohehastoputdownhisforkinordertodrinkhiscoffeeororange.Nowyoucansee,anAmericanis

busyallthetimeatthedinnertable.Bytheway,Europeansusuallyhavetheircoffeeaftermeals,b

utmanyAmericansprefertohavecoffeeduringthemeal.

Ifyouarepresentataformaldinner,youmightbeconfusedtofindsomanyforks,knivesandspoons

putbeforeyou.Youmightbeatalosstoknowwhattodowiththem.Don’tworry.Therule