(第二学期)大学英语3阶段性作业1中国地质大学(武汉)远程与继续教育学院大学英语3 课程作业1（共 4 次作业）学习层次：专升本涉及章节：第一单元—第二单元一、Make a suitable choice for the underlined word or phrase(选择与划线词或词组意思相同的选项)1. We should not complain about taxes.A) feel unhappyB) say bad thingsC) careD) praise2. What were the effects of the decision she made?A) reasonsB) resultsC) causesD) bases3.People don’t realize how serious this recession has actually been.A) knowB) thinkC) doubtD) remember4.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 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 or 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 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 new 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 choice according to what you read (根据阅读材料进行恰当的选择)(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 news appeared on page two of the town’s 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 sta rted the fire. We say again to all our visitor: “Please don’t smoke cigarettes in bed.” This was Beldon’s 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 electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I turned my bedside light on, I h eard 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 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.b y the seaC.in the mountainsD.on the island17. When the hotel caught fire, .A.the visitors went out swimmingB.t here were no people in itC.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 probably a fact?A.Firemen hurried to the hotel and quickly put out the fire.B.F iremen were too late to save clothing, and some furniture at thehotel.C.Firemen went to the hotel.D.Firemen didn’t appear at the hotel.20. Using the headline (标题): ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE, the write wanted readers to think that .A.this was the second fire at the Beldon hotelsB.h otels 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 there was an unusual shortening of the time of a woman’s 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 years 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 woman’s 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（家用电器）and convenience foods.This important change in women’s way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s ec onomic 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 girls 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 husband 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 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 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 jobs 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 school25. The best title for this passage is ______________.A. Great Changes in Women’s LifeB. 19th-Century FamilyC. 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 veryregularly too: about once a second. It was as if they were controlled bya clock.The scientists who heard the signals did not tell anybody else.They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people. Thesignals were coming from a very small body----no bigger, perhaps,than the earth. Was that why no light could be seen from it? Or werethe 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 thenews was not given to the newspapers. Instead, the scientists studiedthe s ignals and searched for others like them…Well, all that happened in 1967 and 1968. Since then scientists have learnt more about those strange, regular, radio signals. And theyhave told the story, of course. The signals do not come from a planet;they com e from a new kind of star called a “pulsar”. About a hundredother pulsars have now been found, and most of them are very like thefirst one.Pulsars are strong radio stars. They are the smallest but the heaviest stars we know at present. A handful of pulsar would weigh afew thousand tons. Their light----if they give much light----is too smallfor 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.w ere controlled by a clockC.were heard in 1967 onlyD.were secret messages27. The radio signals were sent by .A. a satelliteB. a planetC. a sky body which was unknown at that timeD. 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.p eople would ask them too many questionsC.they did not want to frighten peopleD.they stood for unimportant messages29. A pulsar is .A.a small heavy star which sends out strong radio signals and cannotbe seenB.a small heavy planet which sends out strong radio signals and cannotbe seenC.a small heavy satellite which sends out strong radio signals andcannot be seenD.a small intelligent being who sends out strong radio signals andcannot be seen30. Which of the following is true?A.One of the pulsars found by scientists sends radio signals.B.P ulsars began to send radio signals in 1967.C.Scientists have searched for 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, Thanksgiving 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 Thanksgiving 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 become 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 holiday 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 Plymouth Colony.A. English settlersB. American settlersC. the local IndiansD. President Washington8. What is the meaning of the underlined word “feast” in paragraph 2?A. gatheringB. harvestC. mealD. prayer33. In 1941 __________________________.A. the first national Thanksgiving Day was celebratedB. the custom of Thanksgiving Day was brought back to the Americans.C. the date for Thanksgiving Day was set by lawD. people began to celebrate Thanksgiving Day by spending the day at home34. 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.C. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day was a European custom introduced toAmerica.D. The most popular way of celebrating Thanksgiving Day is travel with friends.三、Translate the following sentences(翻译下列句子)36. You can talk to people in towns and villages and learn about life from their perspective.37. In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind.38. If there are certain things you cannot live without, take them with you.39. I am so grateful to my father for his continuous encouragement during my childhood.40. I shall be very glad if you and other Chinese friends are able to visit our country in the future, so that we will have the chance to be host and return some of your kindness.41. The paper said editorially that China has successfully survived a worldwide financial crisis.42. Preference shareholders are entitled to a priority in the assets if the company is wound up.43. She recognized the absurdity of dealing with them through intermediaries.参考答案一、词汇练习1-15 ABABB BDACA BDACA二、阅读理解16-35. BDACB DDDCA ACCAD DACCB三、翻译36. 你可以和城镇、村庄中的人谈话，从他们的角度了解生活。
