北京大学17春36081001大学英语1第3组作业.docx

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北京大学17春36081001大学英语1第3组作业

一、阅读理解（共60题，每题1分，共60分）

本组组作业截止时间为5月12日23时，请同学们按时提交。

鼓励独立完成作业，严惩抄袭。

阅读理解一半选项为四选一，另一半选项为二选一，T/F，判断对错，不是通常的四个选项。

1）.AfilmcrewwasattheCircleFiveRanchtofilmaMarlborocommercial.Thiswasin1868,beforetheyprohibitedcigaretteadsfromAmericantelevision.DarrellWinfieldwaswatchingthecrewsetuptheequipment.Thesceneincludedanactorcrossingariveronhorseback,butwhenthetimecametoshoot,themanwastoodrunktoride.SomeonefromthecrewsawWinfieldandaskedhimifhewouldridethehorsefor50dollars."Hell,"saidWinfield,"for50bucks,I'lljumpthatdamnhorseoverthemoon!

"Topeopleinmanycountries,Winfieldisjustafamiliarbutnamelessface,asimplecowboywithanadvertisingmessageaboutaconnectionbetweentheWestandabrandofcigarettes.Fewpeopleknowthatheis55,afamilymanwho'sbeenmarriedtothesamewomanfor37yearsandhas5childrenand7grandchildren.Mostsurprisingly,he'sareal,workingcowboywhoraiseshorsesinhisranchinWyoming.OneofthemoststrikingthingsabouttheMarlboroManisthatsuccesshasn'tchangedhimmuch.Hesaysthatcompletestrangerssometimescomeuptohimandsay,"I'vemetyou,knowyoufromsomewhere."Wheneverithappens,hesaysthathegetsembarrassed.

1.Whentheyfilmedthead,Winfieldwastoodrunk.

A.T

B.F

2.Fromthepassage,weknowthatWinfieldwasarichman.

A.T

B.F

3.Theword"prohibited"inthefirstparagraphmean"forbidden".

A.T

B.F

4.MarlborocommercialswereallowedontelevisioninAmericabefore1868.

A.T

B.F

5.WhenpeoplerecognizedWinfield,hefeltuncomfortable.

A.T

B.F

2）.IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:

00pm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Aperson,whois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.

6.WhichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriendintheU.S.A.?

A.at7:

00am

B.at4:

00pm

C.atthemidnight

D.at4am

7.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.

B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.

C.Ifpeoplearelate,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.

D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.

8.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat

A.it'samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytime.

B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.

C.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinessparty.

D.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn'tmakesomeexplanation.

9.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?

A.Amatterofwork.

B.Amatteroflifeordeath.

C.Youwanttoseehimorher.

D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.

10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.

B.Nomisunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.

C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A..

D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.

3）.Doyouforgettoturnoffthelightsandheaterswhenyougooutofaroom?

In2040itwillnotmatter.Theywillturnthemselvesoffandonagainwhenyoureturn.Asensorwilldetectthepresenceofahumanandturnthesystemson,andwhenthehumansleaveitwillturnthemoffagain.Thesensorswillworkthroughthecentralhomecomputer,andtheywilldomuchmorethanjustturnthefiresandlightsonandoffforyou.Theywilldetectfaultyelectricalappliances,isolatethemsothattheycannotharmanyone,andthenwarnyouthattheyneedrepair.Theywilldetectfireandifyouareoutofthehouse,thecomputerwillcallthefiremen.Itwillalsocallthepolice,shouldthesensorsdetectanintruder（非法闯入者）.Youwillopenthedoorusingyourpersonalcard--theoneyouuseforshopping--maybeusinganumberknownonlytoyou.

11.Theauthorintendstotellthereadersthatinyear2040therewillbenoswitchesforlightsandheaters.

A.T

B.F

12.Thebesttitleforthepassageis"TheDevelopmentofScienceandTechnology".

A.T

B.F

13.Thankstocomputers,in2040peoplewillbecontrolledbycomputers.

A.T

B.F

14.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewillsavemuchtroublewiththehelpofadvancedtechnology.

A.T

B.F

15.Accordingtotheauthor,in2040,newtechnologywillfreeusfromthekeysweusetoday.

A.T

B.F

4）.Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任务）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon't,waiterswillhurryyou.Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse"wasting"itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled"ashortfuse."Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturn-bethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.

16.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.

B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.

C.Americansdon'tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.

D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.

17.Inthefourthparagraph,"ahighpriority"means

A.alessimportantthing.

B.afirstconcern.

C.agoodbusiness.

D.anattractivegift.

18.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague

A.throughsocialcourtesy

B.throughprolongedbusinesstalks

C.byestablishingbusinessrelations

D.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance

19.Thispassagemainlytalksabout

A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime

B.howbusyAmericansareeveryday

C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners

D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike

20.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor'stoneinwritingis

A.critical

B.ironical

C.praiseful

D.objective

5）.MartinLutherKingwasablackminister,whobecameagreatleaderofthecivilrightsmovementinthe1950sand1960s.KingwasbornonJanuary15,1929inAtlanta,Georgia.Whenhewasyoung,hewasstronglyinfluencedbyThoreauandIndianleaderMahatmaGandhi'sideaofnon-violentresistance.HavingreceivedaPhD（DoctorofPhilosophy）fromBostonUniversity,hebecameapoliticalandreligiousleaderofthenon-violentcivilrelightsmovementin1955.OnAugust28,1963,heledover250,000AmericansonamarchinWashingtonD.C.tofightfortheCivilRightsLawtoguaranteeequalityforallpeople,anddeliveredhisbestknownspeech"IHaveaDream"beforetheLincolnMemorial.The"dream"isadreamofbrotherlyloveandequalityfortheBlackandWhite.Thus,hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforpeacein1964,buthewasmurderedfouryearslater.Thoughhedied,hewasgreatlyrespectedandlovedbytheAmericans,boththewhiteand