人文英語3-Unit1

1、一、選擇填空，從A、B、C三個選項中選出一個能填入空白處的最佳選項。（每題10分）Ken did badly in his math test. Im terribly worried about the result. .A. I am so happy he is very healthy. B. Well, it is hard to see. C. Come on. It isnt the end of the world. 反饋解析：本題考核“表達別擔心”情境下的交際用語。當?shù)谝徽f話人表達對孩子的考試結果擔心時，第二說話人可用Come on. It isnt the end of t

2、he world（振作起來，這不是世界末日）來回應，而A和 B不是對這句話的回應，所以選C。正確答案是：Come on. It isnt the end of the world.Do you have much experience with caring for babies? .A. Yes, I do. I often take care of kids in my free time. B. No, you are freshmen. You should work hard. C. Yes, they are. They are very cute. 反饋解析：本題考核“詢問信息”

3、情況下的交際用語。第一說話人詢問你是否對照顧baby有經(jīng)驗，答語應加以證實，所以選A。而B是建議性的話語，說你是大學新生，要努力學習。C是說孩子們可愛。正確答案是：Yes, I do. I often take care of kids in my free time.Lily is a good student except _ she is a little bit careless.A. where B. which C. that 反饋譯文：莉莉是個好學生，就是有點粗心。解析：固定用法：介詞except, but, in后要用連詞that引導的名詞性從句作其賓語，所以選C。正確答案是：

4、thatThis movie is _ that one.選擇一項：A. as more interesting as B. as interesting as C. too interesting to 反饋譯文：這部電影和那部電影一樣有趣。解析：as.as意為“和一樣”，表示同級的比較。第一個as為副詞，第二個as為連詞, 其基本結構為：as+ adj./ adv. +as.；too.to 意為“太而不能”表示否定含義，所以B.正確答案是：as interesting asIt is said that _ 2000 factories were closed down during th

5、e economic crisis.選擇一項：A. properly B. approximately C. considerably 反饋譯文：據(jù)說，在經(jīng)濟危機期間大約有2000家廠子關閉。解析：properly意為“適當?shù)亍保籥pproximately 意為“大約”；considerably意為“ 相當?shù)亍保恢挥蠦項符合題意，所以選B。正確答案是：approximately二、閱讀理解：選擇題（每題10分）Most couples who get married or decide to live together generally plan to have children. Seve

6、ral years ago, people thought that having big families was common and this was seen as an advantage. That was mainly because children began working at an early age to help provide for the family. But with the changing times and with the cost of living getting higher every single year, having a big f

7、amily is no longer considered to be a practical option. In fact, more couples consider that they have only one child and some do not have any desire to become parents at all.According to the Australian Institute of Family Studies, by 1986, women aged 40 to 44 years, were considerably more likely to

8、have given birth to two children than three children (36% vs. 27%) or four or more children (19%). However, taken together, women were still more likely to have had three or more children than to have had two children (46% vs. 36%).In recent years, women were more likely to have had two children tha

9、n three or more children a trend that was most marked in the most recent period (38% vs. 25% in 1996; 38% vs. 22% in 2006). These days, most families in Australia have two children. But the number of women who hadgiven birth toa single childincreased progressivelyfrom only 8% in 1981 to 13% in 2006.

10、The U.S. Census Bureau states that there are approximately 14 million only children in America today. Thiscomprises 20% ofthe childrens populationcompared toonly 10% around fifty years ago.操作提示：通過題干后的下拉框選擇題目的正確答案。1. Several years ago, people thought that having big families was 正確答案是：CA. uncommon an

11、d this was seen as an advantageB. common and this was seen as a disadvantageC. common and this was seen as an advantage2. By 1986, taken together, women were still more likely to have had 回答children.A. lessB. moreC. no3. In recent years, women were more likely to have had 回答正確答案是：CA. three or four c

12、hildrenB. more childrenC. fewer children4. According to the passage, we can predict that the number of family with a single child will 回答正確答案是：BA. decreased dramaticallyB. increased dramaticallyC. remained steady5. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?回正確答案是：AA. Families Havi

13、ng Fewer Children Nowadays.B. Couples Having More Children Nowadays.C. Women Being Likely to Have More Children.解析：1. 這是一道細節(jié)題。本題詢問“幾年前，人們認為擁有大家庭？”，第一段第二句話告訴讀者 “人們認為有個大家庭，很常見，而且大家庭也被認為是個優(yōu)勢”，所以選C。2. 這是一道細節(jié)判斷題。第二段第一句話意為“而綜合來看，婦女仍然有可能要三個或更多個孩子而不是要兩個孩子（其比例為46% vs. 36%）”，此句表明有可能要多個孩子，所以選B。3. 這是一道細節(jié)判斷題。本題詢問“近年來，婦女有可能要多少個孩子？”，第三段第一句話告訴讀者婦女更有可能要2個而不是3個或更多個孩子，所以選C。4. 這是一道推斷題。按照短文內(nèi)容，我們可以了解到現(xiàn)今澳大利亞大部分家庭擁有2個孩子，而要