(第二學(xué)期)大學(xué)英語3階段性作業(yè)1

1、中國地質(zhì)大學(xué)（武漢）遠(yuǎn)程與繼續(xù)教育學(xué)院中國地質(zhì)大學(xué)(武漢)遠(yuǎn)程與繼續(xù)教育學(xué)院大學(xué)英語3 課程作業(yè)1（共 4 次作業(yè)）學(xué)習(xí)層次：專升本 涉及章節(jié)：第一單元第二單元一、Make a suitable choice for the underlined word or phrase(選擇與劃線詞或詞組意思相同的選項(xiàng))1. We should not complain about taxes. A) feel unhappy B) say bad things C) care D) praise 2. What were the effects of the decision she made? A)

2、 reasons B) results C) causes D) bases 3.People dont realize how serious this recession has actually been. A) know B) think C) doubt D) remember 4.First editions of certain popular books cannot be obtained for love or money.A) at any placeB) at any priceC) in any languageD) in any country5. About a

3、quarter of the workers in the United States are employed in factories.A) thirdB) fourthC) tenthD) fifteenth6. In a bullfight, it is movement, not the color, of subjects that arouses the bull.A) confusesB) excitesC) scaresD) diverts7. Passenger ships and planes are often equipped with ship-to-shore o

4、r air-to-land radio telephones.A) highwaysB) railroadsC) sailboatsD) aircraft8. The firemen acted quickly because lives were at stake.A) in dangerB) in despairC) out of conditionD) out of danger9.Mary called me up very late last night.A) shouted at meB) visited meC) telephoned meD) waked me10. Mary

5、gets up at the same time every morning.A) arisesB) raisesC) arrivesD) stands up11. Helen will leave immediately.A) far awayB) right awayC) right hereD) soon12.Susan is looking for the dictionary, which she lost yesterday.A) findingB) looking upC) looking atD) trying to find13. John talked over the n

6、ew job offer with his wife.A) discussedB) mentionedC) acceptedD) rejected14. While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.A) whenB) butC) althoughD) where15.A beautiful woman attended to me in that store yesterday.A) waited onB) talked toC) spoke toD) stayed with二、Make a suitable choi

7、ce according to what you read (根據(jù)閱讀材料進(jìn)行恰當(dāng)?shù)倪x擇)(1)Beldon and Canfield are two seaside towns, not far apart. Both towns have many hotels; and in the summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists.Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon. The next day, the following

8、 news appeared on page two of the towns newspaper, The Beldon Post:FIRE AT SEABREEZELate last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We say again to all our visitor: “Please dont smoke cigar

9、ettes in bed.” This was Beldons first hotel fire in five years.The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one:ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRELast night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel. An angry holiday-maker said, “An el

10、ectric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I turned my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp.” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield. What are the facts, then? It is not easy to

11、 find out the exact truth about the fire.Now what do you think of the “news”?16. Many people spend their summer holidays in Beldon and Canfield because the towns are .A. in the northB. by the seaC. in the mountainsD. on the island17. When the hotel caught fire, .A. the visitors went out swimmingB. t

12、here were no people in it C. there were few people in itD. there were many people in it18. Which of the following is probably a fact?A. The fire was in a bedroom at the hotel.B. A cigarette started the fire.C. An old lamp started the fire.D. Hotels in Beldon often catch fire.19. Which of these is pr

13、obably a fact?A. Firemen hurried to the hotel and quickly put out the fire.B. Firemen were too late to save clothing, and some furniture at the hotel.C. Firemen went to the hotel.D. Firemen didnt appear at the hotel.20. Using the headline (標(biāo)題): ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE, the write wanted rea

14、ders to think that .A. this was the second fire at the Beldon hotelsB. hotels in Beldon often catch fireC. too many people smoke in bed at the Beldon hotelsD. two hotels in Beldon caught fire at the same time(2)The greatest recent changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century

15、 there was an unusual shortening of the time of a womans life spent in caring for children. A woman who got married at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five year

16、s old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom, chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women get married at a younger age and have fewer children. Usually a w

17、omans youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children ,her work is lightened by household appliances（家用電器）and convenience foods. This important change in womens way of life has only recently begu

18、n to have its full effect on womens economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they got married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many gi

19、rls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to get married young, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more return afterwards to a full-time or part-time job. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with both husb

20、and and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money and running the home, according to the abilities and interest of each of them.21. We are told that in an average family about 1890_.A. many

21、 children died before they were fiveB. the youngest child would be fifteen years younger than the oldestC. seven of eight children lived to be more than fiveD. the child death rate was rather high22. When she was over fifty, the late 19th century mother_.A. would expect to work until she diedB. was

22、usually expected to take up paid employmentC. would be healthy enough to take up paid employmentD. was unlikely to find a job even if she is now likely23. Many girls, the passage says, are now likely to _.A. get married so that they can get a jobB. leave school as soon as they canC. give up their jo

23、bs for good after they are marriedD. continue working until they are going to have a baby24. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _.A. stay at home after leaving schoolB. marry men younger than themselvesC. start working again later in lifeD. get married while still at school

24、25. The best title for this passage is _.A. Great Changes in Womens LifeB. 19th-Century Family C. Modern Girls ChoiceD. Equal Duties in Family Life(3)Some radio signals were heard in 1967. They were coming from a point in the sky where there was no know star. They were coming very regularly too: abo

25、ut once a second. It was as if they were controlled by a clock.The scientists who heard the signals did not tell anybody else. They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people. The signals were coming from a very small body-no bigger, perhaps, than the earth. Was that why no light coul

26、d be seen from it? Or were the signals coming from a planet that belonged to some other star?There was no end to the questions, but the scientists kept the news secret. “Perhaps there are intelligent beings out there,” they thought, “who are trying to send messages to other planets, or to us!” So th

27、e news was not given to the newspapers. Instead, the scientists studied the signals and searched for others like themWell, all that happened in 1967 and 1968. Since then scientists have learnt more about those strange, regular, radio signals. And they have told the story, of course. The signals do n

28、ot come from a planet; they come from a new kind of star called a “pulsar”. About a hundred other pulsars have now been found, and most of them are very like the first one.Pulsars are strong radio stars. They are the smallest but the heaviest stars we know at present. A handful of pulsar would weigh

29、 a few thousand tons. Their light-if they give much light-is too small for us to see. But we can be sure of this: no intelligent beings are living on them.26. The radio signals discussed in this passage .A. were regularB. were controlled by a clockC. were heard in 1967 only D. were secret messages27

30、. The radio signals were sent by . A. a satellite B. a planet C. a sky body which was unknown at that time D. intelligent beings who were unknown at that time28. The scientists did not tell people about the signals because . A. the signals stood for secret messagesB. people would ask them too many q

31、uestions C. they did not want to frighten people D. they stood for unimportant messages29. A pulsar is .A. a small heavy star which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenB. a small heavy planet which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenC. a small heavy satellite which sends o

32、ut strong radio signals and cannot be seenD. a small intelligent being who sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seen30. Which of the following is true?A. One of the pulsars found by scientists sends radio signals.B. Pulsars began to send radio signals in 1967.C. Scientists have searched for

33、pulsars for many years but found none.D. Scientists have found many pulsars since 1967.(4)The fourth Thursday in November is called Thanksgiving Day. In the United States, it is an annual (每年的) occasion to show thanks to God for his goodness. As a historical, national and religious holiday, Thanksgi

34、ving Day began with the English in Plymouth Colony. As far back as 1621, after a long bitter winter and the gathering of the first harvest, these early settlers shared a feast with the local Indians and offered prayers of thanksgiving. President Washington proclaimed (宣布) the first national Thanksgi

35、ving Day to be celebrated on November 26, 1789. President Lincoln revived the custom in 1863. It was not until 1941 that the US Congress adopted a resolution, setting the fourth Thursday of November as an annual Thanksgiving Day. Thus what began as a religious celebration of the harvest has since be

36、come a nationwide holiday.Today Thanksgiving Day is usually a family day, celebrated with a traditional turkey dinner and a happy reunion. Schools are closed on Thanksgiving Day and the day after. Many people, including students studying in another state, often travel long distances to spend the hol

37、iday at home.31. The passage is mainly about _.A. how the Americans spend their Thanksgiving DayB. what the Americans do on Thanksgiving DayC. Thanksgiving Day is an American holidayD. how Thanksgiving Day became a nationwide holiday32. Thanksgiving Day was first celebrated in 1621 by _ of the Plymo

38、uth Colony.A. English settlers B. American settlersC. the local Indians D. President Washington8. What is the meaning of the underlined word “feast” in paragraph 2?A. gatheringB. harvest C. mealD. prayer 33. In 1941 _.A. the first national Thanksgiving Day was celebratedB. the custom of Thanksgiving

39、 Day was brought back to the Americans. C. the date for Thanksgiving Day was set by law D. people began to celebrate Thanksgiving Day by spending the day at home 34. Which of the following statements is true about the celebration of Thanksgiving Day?A. Thanksgiving Day started as an occasion for family members to show thanks for one another. B. On Thanksgiving Day, school children usually have a couple of days off