大学英语III-第1单元-作业题

大学英语III第1单元作业题一、单项选择题(只有一个选项正确，共40道小题)1.–Hello,mayIspeaktoMr.Clinton?[正确]C(A)Yes,IamClinton.(B)Thankyouforcallingme.(C)ThisisClintonspeaking.(D)Yes,whoareyou?2.–ABCCompany,mayIhelpyou?[正确]B(A)IamJack.MayIspeaktoMissJenny?(B)ThisisJackspeaking.MayIspeaktoMissJenny?(C)ThisisJackspeaking.CanIfindMissJenny?(D)IamJack.CanIfindMissJenny?3.–Hello,IneedtogetincontactwithMr.Foxrightaway.[正确]D(A)What’sthematter,please?(B)Hi,I’mlistening.(C)It’sFox,whoareyou?(D)Holdon,please.4.–WouldyoutransferthiscalltotheFinancialDepartment?[正确]C(A)Yes,Ican’t.(B)No,somebodyelseisonthephone.(C)Sorry,thelineisbusy.(D)Yes.Butyoushouldwait.5.–Hello,mayItalktoJerry?–Sorry,heisoutoftheofficerightnow._________________–Yes,thankyou.正确答案：D(A)CanIhelpyou?(B)WhatcanIdoforyou?(C)Wouldyouliketohold?(D)Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?6.–Hi,isThomasthere?正确答案：C(A)No,heisnotthere.(B)Sorry,I’llcallhim.(C)Holdon.I’llgethim.(D)Yes,Thomasisme.7.–Hello,I’dliketospeaktoMr.Wang.–He’souttolunchnow.__________________–Sure,thankyou.正确答案：D(A)Sorry,youcan’t.(B)Idon’tknow.(C)No,youcan’t.(D)Wouldyoumindcallingbacklater?8.Excuseme,isthistheSale’sDepartment?–_________________–Iamsosorry.正确答案：A(A)I’mafraidyouhavethewrongnumber.(B)Youarewrong.(C)What’swrongwithyou?(D)Whatareyoutalkingabout?9.Excuseme,it’surgentI’dliketotalktoyourmanager.正确答案：C(A)Yes,I’llmakeyouthrough.(B)Sorry,canyoutellmewhoyouare?(C)Holdtheline,please.I’llputyouthrough.(D)Yes.Butyouhavetowait.10.–Hello,mayIspeaktoMike?–_________________–Sorry,Imusthavemisdialed.正确答案：B(A)Youarewantedonthetelephone.(B)There’snobodynamedMikehere.(C)Justasecond,please.(D)CanItakeamessageforhim?11.Theaccidentwas_____tocarelessdriving.正确答案：C(A)for(B)likely(C)due(D)because12.Thenewsmadetheoldladyvery_____.答案：B(A)sadder(B)sad(C)sadly(D)sadness13.Hestressedthatthedisadvantagesofthechangewould_____itsadvantages.[答案：B](A)overtake(B)outweigh(C)overcome(D)beyond14.Ican’tfind_____.[答案：B](A)acoatenoughlarge(B)alargeenoughcoat(C)alargecoatenough(D)anenoughlargecoat15.Overathirdofthepopulationwasestimatedtohaveno_____tothehealthservice.答案：D(A)assessment(B)assignment(C)exception(D)access16.–InourEnglishstudyreadingismoreimportantthanspeaking,Ithink.–Idon’tagreewithyou.Speakingis________reading.答案：A(A)asimportantas(B)soimportantas(C)themostimportant(D)thesameas17.HislecturesonRomanhistorywoulddocredit_____arealexpert.[答案：B](A)in(B)to(C)of(D)with18.Someoneisknockingatthedoor_____.[答案：C](A)aloud(B)loud(C)loudly(D)aloudly19.Ifailto_____evermeetingher.[答案：A](A)recall(B)pretend(C)plan(D)hope20.Iwas_____bytheirkindnessandmovedtotears.[本题1分](A)preoccupied(B)embarrassed(C)overwhelmed(D)counseled你选择的答案：C[正确]21.Doesn’ttheclownlook_____?[本题1分]你选择的答案：C[正确]正确答案：C(4)Tosucceedinonlinedegreeprograms,itisnecessaryforthestudentsto__________.[本题2分](A)makeaplanonhowtousetheirtime(B)communicatewiththeclassmates(C)listencarefullytotheteachers(D)finishtheirhomework你选择的答案：A[正确]正确答案：A(5)Onlinedegreeprogramsaremostappropriateto__________.[本题2分](A)thepeoplewhoareunemployed(B)thepeoplewholacktimemanagementskills(C)thepeoplewhohavemorefreetime(D)thepeoplewhowanttoearnanadvanceddegreebutbusywiththeirownbusiness你选择的答案：D[正确]正确答案：D42.Successfulandhappydistancelearnershaveafewcharacteristicsincommon.Compareyourselftothefollowinglisttodeterminewhetherornotonlineclassesareagoodfitforyourpersonalityandhabits.1.Successfuldistancelearnersdojustaswell,ifnotbetter,withoutpeoplelookingovertheirshoulder.Whilesomepeopleneedteacherstokeepthemmotivatedandon-task,distancelearnersareabletomotivatethemselves.Theyrealizethattheywillneverbeface-to-facewiththepeoplewhogivethemassignmentsandgradetheirwork,buttheydon’tneedotherstoencouragethem.Themostsuccessfulstudentsareself-motivatedandsettheirowngoals.2.Successfuldistancelearnersnever(oratleastrarely)putofftheirassignmentsorwaituntilthelastmomenttowritetheirpapers.Thesestudentsenjoythefreedomofworkingattheirownpaceandappreciatetheabilitytocompletetheirworkinasmuchtimeasittakesthem,insteadofwaitingforanentireclass.However,theyunderstandthatputtingofftheirworktoooftencanendupaddingmonths,ifnotyears,totheirstudies.3.Successfuldistancelearnershavegoodreadingcomprehensionskills.Whilemostpeoplelearnbylisteningtolecturesandtakingnotes,themajorityofdistancelearnersareexpectedtomastermaterialthroughreadingalone.Althoughsomedistancelearningcoursesoffervideorecordingsandaudioclips,mostprogramsrequirethatstudentsunderstandalargeamountofinformationthatisonlyavailablethroughwrittentext.Thesestudentsareabletocomprehendtextsatthecollegelevelwithoutthedirectguidanceofateacher.4.Successfuldistancelearnerscanresistconstantdistractions.Whetherit’sthephoneringingoffthehook,thekidsscreaminginthekitchen,orthetemptationofTVprograms,everyonefacesdistractions.Successfulstudentsknowhowtofilterouttheconstantdisturbancesthatthreatentheirprogress.Theyfeelcomfortableturningdownaninvitationorlettingthemachinepickupthephonewhentheyknowthereisworktobedone.[共5题](1)WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedinthesuccessfuldistancelearners’characteristics?[本题2分](A)Beingself-motivated.(B)Beingself-disciplined.(C)Beingwithgoodreadingcomprehensionskills.(D)Beingeasytodistractattention.你选择的答案：D[正确]正确答案：D(2)Ifputtingoffhisworktoooften,whatwillhappentothisstudent?[本题2分](A)Anentireclasswillwaitforhim.(B)Theprofessorwillpunishhim.(C)Hehastopostponehisgraduation.(D)Nothingwillhappentohim.你选择的答案：C[正确](3)Thephrase“filterout”inthelastparagraphmeans__________.[本题2分](A)choosingsomethingtolearn(B)gettingridofthedisturbances(C)workingoutaplan(D)solvingtheproblem你选择的答案：B[正确](4)Whatwecaninferfromthispassageisthat__________.[本题2分](A)distancelearnerswillneverrefusetheinvitationforcomingoutbecausetheyarefree(B)onlywithwrittentextsprovidedbyonlineclass,readingcomprehensionskillsareveryimportanttodistancelearners(C)traditionallearnerscanenjoythefreedomofworkingattheirownpace(D)evenwithoutgoodreadingcomprehension,traditionallearnersstillcanmakeprogresswiththehelpofteacher你选择的答案：D[正确]正确答案：D(5)Basedonthispassage,theauthorintendstotellusthat__________.[本题2分](A)onlinelearningistheperfectoptionforeveryone(B)noonewouldliketoenrollatatraditionalschool(C)learnersmustconsiderwhethertheyhavethequalitiestoattendonlineclassesbeforemakingtheirdecision(D)onlinelearningwilltaketheplaceoftraditionalschoolinfuture你选择的答案：C[正确]正确答案：C43.Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise-andasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellectandemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.(Therearsectionofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoremotionalfaculties.)Contractionoffrontandsidepartswasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-and-seventy-year-olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimpleremedytothecontractionnormallyassociatedwithage-usingthehead.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.Matsuzawa’sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain,”hesays.“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculators.”[共5题](1)Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout__________.[本题2分](A)whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothers(B)howtomakepeoplelivelonger(C)thesizeofcertainpeople’sbrains(D)whichpeoplearemostintelligent你选择的答案：A[正确]正确答案：A(2)Whataretheirresearchfindingsbasedon?[本题2分](A)AsurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan.(B)Testsperformedonathousandoldpeople.(C)Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.(D)Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.你选择的答案：C[正确](3)Thedoctor’stestsshowthat__________.[本题2分](A)ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolder(B)thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrink(C)sixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-olds(D)somepeople’sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople’s你选择的答案：A[正确](4)Theword“subjects”inparagraph5means__________.[本题2分](A)somethingtobeconsidered(B)branchesofknowledgestudied(C)personschosentobestudiedinanexperiment(D)anymemberofastateexceptthesupremeruler你选择的答案：C[正确](5)Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheothers?[本题2分](A)Lawyers.(B)Farmers.(C)Clerks.(D)Shopassistants.你选择的答案：A[正确]44.Soccerisplayedbymillionsofpeopleallovertheworld,buttherehaveonlybeenfewplayerswhoweretrulygreat.Howdidtheseplayersgetthatway—wasitthroughtrainingandpractice,oraregreatplayersborn,notmade?First,theseplayerscamefromplacesthathavehadfamousstarsinthepast—playersthatayoungboycanlookuptoandtrytoimitate.Inthehistoryofsoccer,onlysixcountrieshaveeverwontheWorldCup—threefromSouthAmericaandthreefromWesternEurope.Therehasneverbeenagreatnationalteam—orareallygreatplayer—fromNorthAmericaorfromAsia.Second,theseplayershaveallhadyearsofpracticeinthegame.AlfredoDiStefanowasthesonofasoccerplayer,aswasPele.Mostplayersbeginplayingthegameattheageofthreeorfour.Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood—apoor,crowdedareawhereaboy’sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,orbusinessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,LiverpoolwhichproducedtheBeatles(甲壳虫乐队)，hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccerteamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwitha“ball”madeofrags.AndGeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffawallintheslums(贫民窟)ofBelfast.Allgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn’texplainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,butonlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythatsetsthemapartfromalltheothers.[共5题](1)Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?[本题2分](A)Greatsoccerplayersareborn,notmade.(B)Trulygreatplayersarerare.(C)Onlysixcountrieshaveeverhadfamoussoccerstars.(D)SocceristheleastpopularsportinNorthAmericaandAsia你选择的答案：B[正确](2)Theword“tricks”attheendofParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto__________.[本题2分](A)“experience”(B)“cheating”(C)“skills”(D)“training”你选择的答案：C[正确](3)Peleiscitedasanexampleinthesecondparagraphtoillustratethat__________.[本题2分](A)famoussoccerplayersliveinslumareas(B)peopleinpoorareasarebornwithsomeuniquequality(C)childreninpoorareasstartplayingfootballattheageof3or4(D)manygreatsoccerplayerscomefrompoorareas你选择的答案：D[正确](4)Fromthestatement“onlyonebecamePele”inthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat__________.[本题2分](A)Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer(B)thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality(C)Pele’sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheotherplayers(D)thegreatestplayerspracticewith“balls”madeofrags你选择的答案：B[正确](5)WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedinthefactorsofasoccerplayer’ssuccess?[本题2分](A)hisfamilybackground(B)hisneighborhood(C)hispractice(D)hisheight你选择的答案：D[正确]45.With11Internetcoursesandthreemaster’sdegreestohiscredit,28-year-oldCharlesSturek__(1)__thepanichefeltduringhisfirstweekofe-class.HegraduatedfromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkatStonyBrookinMay.Hesaidhewas__(2)__overwhelmed__________anycollegefreshmanbythetimehe“arrived”athisfirstonlinesession.“Iprintedoutallthecoursematerials,puttheminsix-ringbinders,”Stureksaid.Inaclasswithfewsettimeconstraints,hestruggledtounderstandwhereto“be”atanygiventime.Ittookaface-to-facemeetingwiththeprofessorto__(3)__onlinelearning.Anyway,it’sanentirelydifferentmediumwithfewdirectconnectionstothechalk-and-talkset.Ithasbeenlessthanadecade__(4)__schoolsfirstembracedtheInternetfordistancelearning.Nowtheuniversityisamongseveralcollegesthatarepreparingtotakethenextbigstep.Distancelearningisthenextbigthingineducation,accordingtoPaulEdelson,StonyBrook’sdeanoftheSchoolofProfessionalDevelopment.Fo