大學(xué)英語I第2次作業(yè)(行政專)

本次作業(yè)是本門課程本學(xué)期的第2次作業(yè)，注釋如下：大學(xué)英語I第2單元作業(yè)題一、單項選擇題(只有一個選項正確，共40道小題)1.–Jack,letmeintroduceyoutomyformerroommate,DeniseBlack.–[本題2分](A)No,Idon’t.(B)Yes,please.(C)Nicetomeetyou.(D)Good!正確答案：C解答參考：[第二單元]C當(dāng)對方說“讓我給你介紹某人”的時候，你不需要回答Yes或No，只需要直接向第三方問候，所以選C2.–Hi.I’myourneighbor.MynameisSteveEdwin.–[本題2分](A)Whatareyoufrom?(B)Oh.(C)Yes,Iknow.(D)Hi.It’sgoodtoseeyou.I’mJanePeterson.正確答案：D解答參考：[第二單元]D當(dāng)對方問MayIhaveyourname,please時，并不僅僅需要你回答Yes或No，從語用學(xué)上來說，對方想知道你的姓名，希望你回答。一般情況下，你應(yīng)該禮貌地告知對方自己的姓名3.–MayIhaveyourname,please?–[本題2分](A)Yes.(B)Thankyou.(C)Hello.(D)I’mNancyBrook.正確答案：D解答參考：[第二單元]A當(dāng)對方主動向你作自我介紹時，你應(yīng)該有禮貌地問候?qū)Ψ剑瑫r也作自我介紹。所以選A4.–Allowmetointroducemyself.I’mWhitney.–[本題2分](A)Nicetomeetyou.I’mPeter.(B)Yes,youmay..(C)It’smypleasure.(D)I’mglad.正確答案：A解答參考：[第二單元]B當(dāng)對方說“我想給你介紹某人”的時候，你不能回答Youarewelcome（不用謝）或Notatall（沒關(guān)系），你只需直接向第三方問候，所以選B5.–I’dlikeyoutomeetKate.–[本題2分](A)Yes,I’dlike.(B)It’sapleasuretomeetyou,Kate.(C)You’rewelcome.(D)Notatall.正確答案：B解答參考：[第二單元]D當(dāng)對方主動向你作自我介紹時，你應(yīng)該有禮貌地問候?qū)Ψ?，同時也可以作自我介紹。所以選D6.–Letmeintroducemyself.I’mPhilip.–[本題2分](A)Whatapleasure.(B)It’smypleasure.(C)I’mverypleased.(D)Pleasedtomeetyou.正確答案：D解答參考：[第二單元]C對話中，母親向Susan介紹Amy阿姨的女兒Catherine，Susan向Catherine就此也向Susan問候Nicetomeetyou,too所以選問候說nicetomeetyou，這時Catherine應(yīng)該C7.Mum:Susan,comeandmeetauntAmy’sdaughter,Catherine.Susan:Hi,Catherine,nicetomeetyou.Catherine:[本題2分](A)Yes.(B)Fine,thankyou.(C)Nicetomeetyou,too.(D)It’smypleasure.正確答案：C解答參考：[第二單元]A當(dāng)對方向你介紹他的朋友時，你直接問候這位朋友就可以了8.–Professor,thisisJackBlack,myfriend.–[本題2分](A)Jack,howareyou?(B)Yes,Iknow.(C)You’rewelcome.(D)Mypleasure.正確答案：A解答參考：[第二單元]B當(dāng)對方問：“你不認(rèn)識Jane，是嗎？”，他并不只需要你回答Yes或No，在語用學(xué)上，對方的言下之意是要給你介紹Jane。如果你認(rèn)識Jane，只回答Yes不太禮貌，可以B就比較恰當(dāng)；如果你不認(rèn)識Jane，只回答No也不應(yīng)該進(jìn)一步表示愿意認(rèn)識Jane稍作補(bǔ)充，妥當(dāng)，9.–Youdon’tknowJane,doyou?–[本題2分](A)No.(B)Jane?I’veknownherforyears.(C)Yes.(D)It’smypleasure.正確答案：B解答參考：[第二單元]D當(dāng)對方主動向你作自我介紹時，你應(yīng)該有禮貌地問候?qū)Ψ?，同時也可以作自我介紹。所以選D10.–Hi,I’myourroommate,CareyClark.–[本題2分](A)Thisway,please.(B)Oh,yes.(C)Good.(D)Oh,nicetomeetyou.正確答案：D解答參考：[第二單元]11.Makesurethatyoudrinkplentyof______beforeyouhaveashower.[本題1分](A)solid(B)gas(C)fluid(D)thing正確答案：C解答參考：[第二單元]Csolid意為“固體”；gas意為“氣體”；fluid意為“液體，水”；thing意為“東西”12.Unfortunatelywehada______tireonthewaytotheparty.[本題1分](A)empty(B)flat(C)hollow(D)blank正確答案：B解答參考：[第二單元]Bempty意思是“空的，沒有東西的”；flattire意思是“癟胎”；hollow意思是“中空缺”的”；blank意思是“平面上的空13.Thechildrenlikemosthis______wayofwriting.[本題1分](A)descriptive(B)describing(C)describe(D)described正確答案：A解答參考：[第二單元]Adescriptiveadj.栩栩如生的；describingv-ing描寫的；describev.描寫，描繪，此處詞性不合適；describedv-ed.被描繪的14.Hissmile______toagrin,bringingupanexcitementinthegroup.[本題1分](A)broaded(B)enbroaded(C)broadened(D)enbroadened正確答案：C解答參考：[第二單元]C形容詞broad的動詞形式是broaden，其他選項起混淆作用15.Wealways______allsortsofwarningsignalsaboutourhealth,leavingregretsintheend.[本題1分](A)overlooked(B)overtook(C)overacted(D)overemphasized正確答案：A解答參考：[第二單元]Aoverlook意為“忽視”；overtake意為“戰(zhàn)勝”；overact意為“表演得過分”；overemphasize意為“過分強(qiáng)調(diào)”16.Lotsofchildrenhave______friends.[本題1分](A)image(B)imagination(C)imaginary(D)imaginative正確答案：C解答參考：[第二單元]Cimagen.形象，影象；imaginationn.想象力；imaginaryadj.想象中的，虛構(gòu)的；imaginativeadj.富有想象力的17.Theircold-bloodedkillersdraggedtheir______bodiesupstairstothebathroom.[本題1分](A)selfless(B)lifeless(C)helpless(D)hopeless正確答案：B解答參考：[第二單元]Bselfless意為“無私的”；lifeless意為“沒有生機(jī)的，死的”；helpless意為“無助的”；hopeless意為“無助的，無望的”18.Everyyearmyfatherwouldcallafamilymeetingtodiscusswhereweweregoing______vacation.[本題1分](A)in(B)with(C)on(D)at正確答案：C解答參考：[第二單元]C固定搭配onvacation，意思是“度假”19.Mygrandmabecomemoreandmoresadandfrailastheyearswent______.[本題1分](A)in(B)off(C)down(D)by正確答案：D解答參考：[第二單元]Dgoin意為“鉆進(jìn)去”；gooff意為“開槍，出問題”；godown意為“下降”；goby意為“時間流逝”20.Hespendsawholeday______bythepool,waitingthefishtobehooked.[本題1分](A)standing(B)stand(C)stood(D)beingstanding正確答案：A解答參考：[第二單元]Aspend后面一般用介詞in+動名詞短語，表示“把時間花在做……上”。介詞in可以省略21.Asdayswentby,adeepfriendshipbeganto______betweenthem.[本題1分](A)become(B)develop(C)come(D)stand正確答案：B解答參考：[第二單元]Bdevelopfriendship是固定搭配，意為“建立友誼”22.Hetookataxitotheairportinahurry______findthatheforgottheticketathome.[本題1分](A)to(B)inorderto(C)onlyto(D)asto正確答案：C解答參考：[第二單元]CA)to在句中引出目的狀語，邏輯不對；B)inorderto更明確地連接目的狀語，“結(jié)果卻邏輯不對；D)asto連接結(jié)果狀語，但語氣不如C)onlyto強(qiáng)，后者還含有轉(zhuǎn)折的意思：”23.Theburningquestioninthisyear’sdebateis:whosetaxesshould______.[本題1分](A)raise(B)beraised(C)rise(D)berisen正確答案：B解答參考：[第二單元]Braise是及物動詞，在本句中應(yīng)用被動語態(tài)；rise是不及物動詞，不加賓語。而所以只能選擇B本句中taxes是動詞的賓語，24.AmanIeasily______asBob’sfathersattherewithanewspaperinhands.[本題1分](A)knew(B)understood(C)had(D)recognized正確答案：C解答參考：[第二單元]Dknow表示“認(rèn)識”；understand表示“理解”；recognize表示“辨認(rèn)出”25.TheinterestingthingaboutJackishissixth______forfindinglostdogs.[本題1分](A)sense(B)emotion(C)feeling(D)sensibility正確答案：A解答參考：[第二單元]Athesixthsense固定搭配，表示“第六感”26.Inthenextfiveyears,wewillseesome______recovery.[本題1分](A)economy(B)economic(C)economical(D)economized正確答案：B解答參考：[第二單元]Beconomyn.經(jīng)濟(jì)；economicadj.經(jīng)濟(jì)方面的；economicaladj.經(jīng)濟(jì)的，節(jié)約的；economizedv.過去分詞，被節(jié)約的27.Allcolor______--especiallyunderdirectsunlight.[本題1分](A)disappears(B)appears(C)fades(D)stops正確答案：C解答參考：[第二單元]Cdisappear意為“消失”；appear意為“出現(xiàn)”；fade意為“（顏色）褪色，（聲音）消失”；stop意為“停止”28.ThepoliceinsistthatMichaeldidnotfollowthecorrect______inapplyingforavisa.[本題1分](A)process(B)progress(C)program(D)procedure正確答案：D解答參考：[第二單元]Dprocess意為“過程”；progress意為“進(jìn)程”；program意為“計劃”；procedure意為“程序，手續(xù)”29.______arejournalistsadmittedtothisregion.[本題1分](A)Ever(B)Rarely(C)Always(D)Not正確答案：B解答參考：[第二單元]B這是一個倒裝句，當(dāng)否定副詞放在句首時，句子要求倒裝，所以只能選B30.Childrenareencouragedtoput______someoftheirpocketmoneytobuyChristmaspresentsforthepoorerones.[本題1分](A)in(B)off(C)away(D)aside正確答案：D解答參考：[第二單元]Dputin意為“投入（時間、精力）”；putoff意為“推遲”；putaway意為“收拾好，放好”；putaside意為“存起來”31.Itisa(an)______ofsettingyourgoalsandfollowingthem.[本題1分](A)thing(B)event(C)matter(D)affair正確答案：C解答參考：[第二單元]Cthing泛指“事情，東西”；event意為“事件，大事”；matter意為“事件，情況”，常用在固定短語amatterof中；affair意為“事件”32.Bellneverallowedhimselftodoanythingthatwent______hisprinciples.[本題1分](A)against(B)for(C)with(D)along正確答案：A解答參考：[第二單元]Agoagainst意為“違背”；gofor意為“延請，贊助”；gowith意為“配合，調(diào)和”；goalong意為“進(jìn)行，進(jìn)步”33.Thoughquick-tempered,heisagoodman,______.[本題1分](A)innoway(B)intheway(C)inthisway(D)insomeway正確答案：D解答參考：[第二單元]Dinnoway意為“決不”；intheway意為“在路中央，擋道”；inthisway意為“用“在一定程度上”這種方法”；insomeway意為34.Sheis______toacceptchange,thoughshehasbeenlivinginthesmallvillagefor60years.[本題1分](A)like(B)likely(C)unlikely(D)alike正確答案：B解答參考：[第二單元]Blikev.喜歡；likelyadj.常用在短語belikelyto里，表示“有可能”；unlikely”；alikeadj.常做表語，表示“與……相似的”與likely相反，表示“不太可能35.Sheisacreatureofemotions,______reason.[本題1分](A)than(B)butthan(C)ratherthan(D)otherthan正確答案：C解答參考：[第二單元]C前面沒有比較級，than出現(xiàn)得很突兀；butthan錯誤搭配；ratherthan而不是；otherthan與……不同36.Shewas17atthattimeandtheexperiencemolded(造就)her______.[本題1分](A)person(B)personnel(C)personality(D)personal正確答案：C解答參考：[第二單元]Cperson意為“人”；personnel意為“人員，人事”；personality意為“個性”；personal意為“個人的，親自的”37.______thepassage,whatdoestheauthorreallywanttoinformus?[本題1分](A)accordingto(B)dueto(C)Basedto(D)Inlightof正確答案：A解答參考：[第二單元]Aaccordingto意為“根據(jù)，按照”；dueto意為“由于”；basedto搭配錯誤，正確”；inlightof意為“鑒于的是：basedon意為“按照”38.Maryinsisted______beingpresentatalltheinterviewswiththeforeigncompany.[本題1分](A)with(B)on(C)in(D)at正確答案：B解答參考：[第二單元]Binsiston固定搭配，意為“堅持”39.Thescenicspotiscrowdedwithtourists______allthroughtheyear.[本題1分](A)atatime(B)atothertimes(C)atalltimes(D)atonetime正確答案：C解答參考：[第二單元]Catatime意為“每一次”；atothertimes意為“其他時候”；atalltimes意為“總)有個時期;曾經(jīng),一度；同時是”；atonetime意為“(過去”40.______yourselfinother’sshoes,thenyouwillneverdothewrongthing.[本題1分](A)Set(B)Make(C)Take(D)Put正確答案：D解答參考：[第二單元]Dputoneselfinother’sshoes固定搭配，意為“設(shè)身處地”二、閱讀理解、完形填空題(共5道小題)41.InwritingassignmentsinEnglishclassesmystudentsfrequentlyraisethetopicoffriendship.Readingwhattheywrite,IstarttounderstandChinesefriendshipobligations.ChinesecanusuallyexpectmorefromtheirfriendsthanAmericanscan.Forinstance,onceastudentwrotethatsheunderstoodthatherfriendwantedtogoshopping.Mystudentwasbusyandreallyhadnotimetodothat,butshekeptsilent,putherworkasideandwentshoppingwithherfriend.ThisisquitedifferentfromwhatAmericanyoungpeoplewouldsayaboutfriendship.IntheU.S.youfeelfreetoaskyourfriendforhelp,butyourecognizethatthefriendmaysayno,iftheygiveyouareason.AfriendinChinaissomeonewho,sensingthatyouareinneedinsomeway,offerstoassistyouwithoutwaitingtobeasked.InChinatherearefewlimitsonwhatyoucanaskorexpectofafriend.AnotherdifferenceisthatChineseexpectfriendshipstobemorelasting.Theythinkatruefriendshipisarelationshipthatenduresthroughchangesinthelivesofthefriends.IntheU.S.apersonislikelytochangeeven“bestfriends”severaltimesovertheyears.Eventherelationshipinwhichpeoplefeelcloseemotionallyandtelleachothertheirsecretsandpersonalproblemsmaynotsurvivelifechangessuchasamovetoanothercity,graduationfromuniversity,asignificantchangeineconomiccircumstances,orthemarriageofoneofthefriends.Ithinkthereasonisthatfriendship,likesomanyotherrelationshipsintheU.S.includingmarriage,dependsonfrequentinteractionwiththeotherperson.Ifthepeopleinvolveddonotseeeachotherandinteractregularly,therelationshipislikelytofadeanddie.[共5題](1)WhatmayanAmericangirldoifsheisbusywhenherfriendaskshertogoshopping?[本題2分](A)Shemaykeepsilent.(B)Shemayputherworkasideandgoshoppingwithherfriend.(C)Shemaysayno,givingreasons.(D)shemayhelpyouwithoutwaitingtobeasked.正確答案：C(2)Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?[本題2分](A)Chinesepeopledon’tfeelfreetoasktheirfriendsforhelp.(B)Chinesepeoplealwaystrytohelptheirfriendswithoutbeingasked.(C)Americanswouldn’tofferhelpwhenyouask.(D)Americansalwayssaynototheirfriends.正確答案：B(3)WhichofthefollowingsayingscanproperlydescribeChinesefriendship?[本題2分](A)Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.(B)Loveme,lovemydog.(C)Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.(D)Noneoftheabove.正確答案：A(4)Accordingtothepassage,whyareAmericanslikelytochangetheirfriendsseveraltimesovertheyears?[本題2分](A)Becausethisistheirnature.(B)Becausetheydon’thavebestfriendsallthroughtheirlives.(C)BecauseAmericanfriendshipdependsonfrequentinteractionwiththeotherperson.(D)BecauseAmericanfriendshipistofadeanddie.正確答案：C(5)Whatisthemostpropertitleforthispassage?[本題2分](A)ChineseFriendship(B)AmericanFriendship(C)Friendship(D)FriendshipinChinaandAmerica正確答案：D參考答案：[第二單元];第5小題：D主旨題。全文都在談?wù)撝袊撕兔绹藢Υ颜x的不同態(tài)度，因此選D。選項A和B以偏蓋全，選項C則概括過度42.Everyoneneedsfriends,andifyoufailtomakefriends,youshouldexamineyourselfandseeifthereissomethingwrongwithyourpersonality.Maybeyouhavesocialfaultssuchassnobbishness,talkativeness,usingslang,etc.,whichdriveawayyournewacquaintances.Whateveryoursocialfaultsmaybe,lookatthemhonestly,andmakearealefforttocorrectthem.Tobefriendlyyoumustfeelfriendly.Cheerfulnessisthebasisoffriendliness.Acheerfulpersonsmiles.Asmileisamagnetwhichdrawspeople.Smileatsomeoneandyouarealmostsuretogetasmileinreturn.Afriendlypersondoeshisbesttomakeastrangerfeelathome,whereverhehappenstobe.Putyourselfintheotherfellow’splaceandmakehimfeelwelcome.Trytoremembernames.Itmakesyournewacquaintancesfeelhappywhenyoucallthembytheirnames.Itgivesthemthefeelingthattheyhavemadeanimpressiononyouandthatmustmeansomethingtothembecauseyourememberthem.Ifyoudonotagreewithotherpeopleonacertainmatter,youshouldappeartobefriendly.Donotargue,butdiscuss.Youalwayslosefriendsifyouarguetoomuch.Afriendlypersonthinksofothers,anddoesnotinsistonhisown“rights”.Peoplewhorefusetoconsiderothershavefewfriends.Finally,don’ttreatpeopleonlyaccordingtotheirsocialposition.Reallyfriendlypeoplerespecteveryoneatalltimes.[共5題](1)Thosewhofailtomakefriendsmay______.[本題2分](A)discusswithothersratherthanarguewithothers(B)rememberthenamesofnewacquaintances(C)insistonhisownrightsandfailtostandinothers’shoes(D)makeastrangerfeelathome正確答案：C(2)Whatdoestheword“magnet”meaninthethirdparagraph?[本題2分](A)brush(B)sth.beautiful(C)sign(D)sth.attractive正確答案：D(3)Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?[本題2分](A)Otherswillsmileatyouifyousmileatthem.(B)Ifyourespectpeoplenomatterwhotheyare,you’llmakemorefriends.(C)Snobbishness,talkativenessandusingslangaresomesocialfaults.(D)Noneoftheabove.正確答案：B(4)Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?[本題2分](A)Makingfriendshassth.todowithyourpersonality.(B)Cheerfulsmilescanmakeyoufriendlyinothers’eyes.(C)Friendlypeoplewilltreatothersaccordingtotheirsocialposition.(D)Thinkingofotherscanbringyoumorefriends.正確答案：C(5)Thepurposeofthepassageis________.[本題2分](A)howtocorrectsocialfaults(B)howtobuildgoodpersonality(C)howtofeelathomewithstrangers(D)howtomakefriends正確答案：D參考答案：[第二單元];第5小題：D主旨題。文中作者一一提到如何交朋友的方法，因此選D。選項A只與第二段相關(guān)；選項B超越了本文的內(nèi)容；選項C只與第四段相關(guān)。43.Nooneknowsexactlyhowmanydisabledpeoplethereareintheworld,butestimatessuggestthefigureisover450million.ThenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaaloneisprobablymorethandoublethetotalpopulationofCanada.IntheUnitedKingdom,aboutoneintenpeoplehavesomedisability.Disabilityisnotjustsomethingthathappenstootherpeople:aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile,hardofhearingorhavefailingeyesight.Disablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflife.Somepeoplearebornwithdisabilities.Manyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolder.Therearemanyprogressivedisablingdiseases.Thelongertimegoeson,theworsetheybecome.Somepeoplearedisabledinaccidents.Manyothersmayhaveaperiodofdisabilityintheformofamentalillness.Allareaffectedbypeople’sattitudetowardsthem.Disablespeoplefacemanyphysicalbarriers.Nexttimeyougoshoppingortoworkorvisitfriends,imaginehowyouwouldmanageifyoucouldnotgetupsteps.Orontobusesandtrains.Howwouldyoucopeifyoucouldnotseewhereyouweregoingorcouldnothearthetraffic”Butthereareotherbarriers:prejudicecanbeevenhardertobreakdownandignoranceinevitablyrepresentsbyfarthegreatestbarrierofall.Itisalmostimpossiblefortheable-bodiedtofullyappreciatewhattheseverelydisabledgothrough,soitisimportanttodrawattentiontothesebarriersandshowthatitistheindividualpersonandtheirability,nottheirdisability,whichcounts.(倍速P115)[共5題](1)Thefirstparagraphpointsoutthat______.[本題2分](A)therearemanydisabledpeopleintheworld(B)thenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaisthegreatest(C)IndiahasmuchmoredisabledpeoplethanCanada(D)itisimpossibletogetanexactfigureoftheworld’sdisabledpeople正確答案：A(2)Thekeywordinparagraph4is______.[本題2分](A)disability(B)ignorance(C)prejudice(D)barriers正確答案：D(3)Thelastwordofthepassage“counts”probablymeans“______”.[本題2分](A)ismostimportant(B)isconsidered(C)isincluded(D)isnumbered正確答案：A(4)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?[本題2分](A)Eventheable-bodiedmaylosesomeoftheirbodyfunctionswhentheygetolder.(B)Thereareabout10percentdisabledpersonsintheUK.(C)Thewholesocietyshouldpaydueattentiontothebarriersfacedbythedisabledpeople.(D)Therestillexistsprejudiceagainstthedisabledwhichresultsmainlyfromignorance.正確答案：D(5)Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.[本題2分](A)weshouldtryourbesttopreventdisablement(B)bothphysicalandmentalbarriersarehardtobreakdown(C)wemusttakeaproperattitudetowardsthedisabled(D)theable-bodiedpeoplewillneverfullyunderstandthedisabled正確答案：C參考答案：[第二單元];第5小題：C主旨題。文章首先敘述目前世界上殘疾人認(rèn)輸之多和殘疾的形式，進(jìn)而從實際困難和精神歧視兩個方面說明了殘疾人面臨的障礙，并著重指出精神其實一是所有障礙中最難消除的，故我們可以推理出：作者告戒我們應(yīng)正確對待殘疾人而不應(yīng)歧視他們，因此選C44.Michael,atypicalAmerican,staysathomeonworkdays.Heplugsintohispersonalcomputerterminalinordertoconnectwiththeoffice.Afterwork,heputsonhisheadphones,watchesamovieonhishomevideorecorder,orplaysbaseballonthecomputer.Onmanydays,Michaeldoesn’ttalktoanyotherhumanbeings,andhedoesn’tseeanypeopleexcepttheonesontelevision.Michaelisimaginary,buthislifestyleisverypossible.Theinventionsofmoderntechnologyseemtobecuttingusoffformcontactwithourfellowhumanbeing.Theworldofbusinessisoneareainwhichtechnologyisisolatingus.Expertssay,forexample,thatmanypeoplewillsoonbeabletoworkathome.Withaccesstoalargecentralcomputer,employeessuchasofficeclerks,insuranceagents,andaccountantscoulddotheirjobsatdisplayterminalsintheirownhomes.Theywouldneverhavetoactuallyseethepeoplethey’redealingwith.Inaddition,thewayemployeesarepaidwillchange.Workers’salarieswillbeautomaticallypaidintotheirbankaccounts,makingpaperchecksunnecessary.Noworkerswillstandinlinetoreceivetheirpayorcashtheirchecks.Personalbankingwillchange,too.Customerswilldealwithmachinestoputinortakeourmoneyfromtheiraccounts.Anotherareathattechnologyischangingisentertainment.Music,forinstance,wasonceagroupexperience.Peoplelistenedtomusicatconcerthallsorinsmallsocialgatherings.Formanypeoplenow,however,musicisanindividualexperience.Walkingalongthestreetorsittingintheirlivingrooms,theywearheadphonestobuildawallofmusicaroundthem.Movieentertainmentischanging,too.Moviesusedtobesocialevents.Now,fewerpeoplearegoingouttoseeamovie.Manymorearechoosingtowaitforafilmtoappearontelevisionorareborrowingvideotapestowatchathome.Insteadoflaughingwithothers,viewerswatchmoviesintheirownlivingrooms.(倍速P130)[共5題](1)Afterwork,Michaellikesto______.[本題2分](A)listentomusicattheconcerthall(B)watchamovieinhislivingroom(C)runaprogramonhiscomputerinhisoffice(D)playbaseballwithhisworkmates正確答案：B(2)Thesentence“Michaelisimaginary,buthislifestyleisverypossible”means______.[本題2分](A)Michaelisapersonfullofimaginationandhecanmakehisdreamscometrue(B)Michaelisnotarealpersonbutprobablythelifestyledoesexist(C)Michaelhasambitionsbuthecan’tmakehisdreamscometrue(D)Michaelisapersonfullofimaginationandhislifestyleiscommonnowadays正確答案：B(3)Inthemodernworld,peoplewill[本題2分](A)standinlinetoreceivetheirpayorcashtheirchecks(B)seethepeoplethey’redealingwith(C)listentomusicatconcerthallsorinsmallsocialgatherings(D)watchmoviesintheirownlivingrooms正確答案：D(4)Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?[本題2分](A)Wemaynolongerneedtocommunicatewithotherhumanbeing.(B)Moderntechnologyseemstobeseparatinghumanbeings.(C)Wemaynolongerneedtoworkintheoffice.(D)Moderntechnologymakesitpossibleforustoworkandentertainourselvesathome.正確答案：B(5)Whatwilltheauthormost