2023年中國地質(zhì)大學(xué)遠(yuǎn)程與繼續(xù)教育學(xué)院大學(xué)英語專升本階段性作業(yè)

中國地質(zhì)大學(xué)遠(yuǎn)程與繼續(xù)教育學(xué)院大學(xué)英語(專升本)階段性作業(yè)4單選題1.Acoelacanthisakindoflivingfossil,firstdiscoveredwhenonewascaughtoffMadagascar馬達(dá)加斯加）in1938.Acoelacanthisakindof_____(5分)(A)rock(B)plant(C)fish(D)animal您的回答：C對(duì)的2.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering.Whatif?Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest---eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andeveryonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.“theshadowlandofhope”means_____(5分)(A)thewonderlandoneoftendreamabout(B)thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto(C)thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreached(D)aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination您的回答：C對(duì)的3.Yetyouwillfindlittleifanythingwrittenonwhatitistobeanemployee.Youcanfindagreatdealofverydubiousadviceonhowtogetajoborhowtogetapromotion(5分)(A)Valuable(B)useful(C)doubtful(D)helpful您的回答：C對(duì)的4.Manydifferentpeoplefindthatonlinemethodrequiresthemtousetheirexperiencesandthatonlinelearningoffersthemaplacetocommunicatewitheachother.Thisforumforcommunicationremovesthevisualbarriersthathindersomestudentsinexpressingthemselves.(5分)(A)aplaceforonlinelearning(B)aplacetoexchangeopinion(C)aplacetoexchangeopinion(D)theexperienceforonlinelearning您的回答：C對(duì)的5.IcanmakethisdecisionbecauseI'vegonedownthisroadwithpatientsmanytimes.RecentlyIoperatedinvainonaneighty-year-oldwomanwithcanceroftheliver...TherewasnothingIcoulddotorelievetheproblemsthecancerhadcaused.“invain”means_____(5分)(A)unsuccessfully(B)effortlessly(C)withdifficulty(D)withexpectation您的回答：A對(duì)的閱讀理解Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJerryreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?”Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it’stoolate.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon’treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,“you’realuckydog”.Ishereallyonyourside?Ifhesays,“you’realuckyguy”or“you’realuckygal”,that’sbeingfriendly.But“l(fā)uckydog”?There’sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doesthathesayssquarewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Minuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.(25分)6).Fromthequestionsinthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatthespeaker_______.(5分)(A)feelshappy,thinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohim(B)feelshemaynothave“read”hisfriends’truefeelingscorrectly(C)thinksitwasamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriend,Helen(D)issorrythathisfriendslethimdown您的回答：B對(duì)的7).Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorusestheexampleof“You’realuckydog”toshowthat_______.(5分)(A)thespeakerofthissentenceisjustbeingfriendly(B)thissayingmeansthesameas“You’reluckyguy”or“You’realuckygal”.(C)sometimesthewordsusedbyaspeakergiveacluetothefeelingbehindthewords(D)theword“dog”shouldn’tbeusedtoapplytopeople您的回答：C對(duì)的8).Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto_______.(5分)(A).avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriends(B)bringthe“dog”bitintoourconversation(C)avoidmistakesinunderstandingthatpeopletellyou(D)keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem您的回答：C對(duì)的9).Inlisteningtoaperson,theimportantthingis_______(5分)(A)tonoticehistone,hisposture,andthelookinhiseyes(B)tolistentohowhepronounceshiswords(C)tocheckhiswordsagainsthismanner,histoneofvoice,andhisposture(D)nottobelievewhathesays您的回答：C對(duì)的10).Ifyoufollowedtheadviceofthewriter,youwould_______.(5分)(A)beabletogettherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyou(B)avoidanymistakeswhiletalkingwithpeoplewhoenvyyou(C)notloserealfriendswhosaythingsthattonotpleaseyou(D)beabletoobservepeopleastheyaretalkingtoyou您的回答：A對(duì)的Yuppiesareyoungpeoplewhoearnalotofmoneyandliveinastylethatistooexpensiveformostpeople.IfyouareinvitedtoaYuppiedinnerparty,don’tbesurprisedifyouareofferedfreshlycookedinsectsasafirstcourse.Whiletheideaofeatingfriedinsectsfillsmostofuswithhorror,insecteatingisbecominghighlyfashionable.Forexample,inthemediaindustry,successfulmanagersareoftenseentoeatfriedorboiledinsectsfromtimetotimewhileworkingattheirdesks.Thesesafe-to-eatinsectscanbefoundandorderedontheInternet.Andyoungpeopleareloggingontoforeignfoodwebsitesandorderingsamplesofpreparedinsectstoserveattheirdinnerparties.Althoughtheideaofeatinginsectsisprobablydisgustingtomostofus,fewpeoplewouldclaimthatpigs,chickensandsomekindsofseafoodweofteneatareexamplesofgreatbeauty.Oneday,insectswouldbemarketedandsoldasafooditeminsupermarkets.AccordingtotheirfansofYuppies,theyarenotonlyhealthy,butalsoverytasty.Butuntilourattitudestofoodchange,itseemsthatinsectseaterswillremainaselectfew.(25分)11).WhydidthespeakersaywemightbesurprisedattheYuppiedinnerparty?(5分)(A)Becausewemightbeofferedadishoffreshlycookedinsectsasafirstcourse.(B)Becausenothingbutfreshlycookedinsectsareserved.(C)BecausesomeYuppiesliketohorrifyguestswithinsectsasfood.(D)Becausewemightmeetmanysuccessfulmanagersinthemediaindustry.您的回答：A對(duì)的12).Wherecanpeopleordertheunusualfoodmentionedbythespeaker?(5分)(A)FromYuppieclubs.(B)Inthesupermarket.(C)Intheseafoodmarket.(D)OntheInternet.您的回答：D對(duì)的13).WhyareYuppiesattractedbytheunusualfood?(5分)(A)It’seasytoprepare.(B)It’stastyandhealthful.(C)It’sexoticinappearance(D)It’ssafetoeat.您的回答：B對(duì)的14).Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthefutureofthistypeofunusualfood?(5分)(A)Itwillbeconsumedbymoreandmoreyoungpeople.(B)Itwillbecomethefirstcourseatdinnerparties.(C)Itwillhavetobechangedtosuitlocaltastes.(D)Itisunlikelytobeenjoyedbymostpeople.您的回答：D對(duì)的15).Whydidtheauthorwritesuchapassage?(5分)(A)LookdownuponYuppies.(B)EnjoythelifeofYuppies.(C)IntroducethelifeofYuppies.(D)WanttobeYuppies.您的回答：C對(duì)的TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMarinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting.ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowtospell,sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”.ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident.TheycalledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled“OK”.(25分)16)..Theauthor_______.(5分)(A)believesbothofthestories(B)doesn’tbelieveawordofthestories(C)isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue(D)istellingthestoriesjustforfun您的回答：C對(duì)的17).Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson_______.(5分)(A)couldn’tdrawu