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中国大学MOOC大学英语A3-基础阅读（2024-1)作业答案

大学英语A3-基础阅读（2024-1)

学校: 九八五题库

学校: 超星学习通

题目如下：

1. 1. The paragraph below has been taken from the text but includes ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of words in the word bank provided. You may not use any of the words in the word bank more than once. A) appearance B) broken C) careful D) disturbing E) evasive F) hallucination G) likewise H) preceding I) rose J) shift K) silly L) spread quickly M) strangely N) troubles O) unwilling The cold sunlight was streaming into the bedroom when Arthur and his wife (1) ______ the next morning and went down to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Thomas, their son, would return from his night (2) ______ with the police force soon and join them for breakfast. Arthur Slade enjoyed the warm smell of breakfast cooking as it wafted through the kitchen and thought how (3) ______ he had been the (4) ______ night to believe the old bag might help with his financial (5) ______.Maybe it had all been a (6) ______. His eyes drifted out the window and he noticed a tall police officer, a senior officer by the (7) ______ of his uniform, standing at the gate to their garden. The officer seemed (8) ______ nervous and (9) ______ to open the gate. He suddenly seemed to make up his mind and pushed open the old wooden gate, walked up to the door and rang the bell. A cold fear suddenly (10) ______ through Arthur Slade's body as his wife went to open the door.

答案: I# J# K# H# N# F# A# M# O# 第十空： L

2. 1. Each of the fifteen statements below contains information given inoneof the sections in the text. Each section is marked with a letter. Identify the section from which the information is derived. The snakeskin bag was evil, according to the letter. Thomas was shot and died instantly while trying to stop a robbery. Thomas' mother thought they should forget all about the bag. Thomas, a new policeman, and his parents were sitting in his grandfather's house on a cold winter's day. Arthur believed he had seen the ghosts of his son and his parents. Inside the metal box were some strange-looking bones, a snakeskin bag and a letter. Arthur asked the bag for 100,000 pounds to help solve his money problems. Arthur's wife asked him to use the bag to bring their son back. Arthur's business had not been doing well. While making breakfast, Arthur was looking forward to Thomas' return from night duty, when a senior police officer arrived at the house.

答案: C# H# D# A# J# B# F# I# E# 第十空： G

3. 1. The paragraph below has been taken from the text but includes ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of words in the word bank provided. You may not use any of the words in the word bank more than once. A) candour B) disposition C) distressed D) divrese E) especially F) familiar G) genuinely H) inadvertently I) insulting J) lurid K) message L) noticeable M) understood N) visitor O) wide English, with its rich and (1) ______ vocabulary, (2) ______ range of idioms and colloquial expressions, and complex rules of pronunciation, is (3) ______ difficult for the learner. It is quite possible for non-native speakers to sound rude and (4) ______ simply because they use the wrong tone. The way we speak says a lot about our (5) ______, personality, attitude to the listener and state of mind at that time. It would be very easy for the speaker to send the wrong (6) ______ to the listener and (7) ______ create an awkward situation. A Spanish speaker recently visited my house for dinner. My wife had spent all day preparing a wonderful meal. At the end of the meal our (8) ______ said that the meal had been "quite nice". My wife became (9) ______ and thought that our guest had been very rude. However, the word "quite" can mean "very much" or "a little". Our guest had meant the meal was very nice; my wife had (10) ______ it as a little bit nice!

答案: D# O# E# I# B# K# H# N# C# 第十空： M

4. 1. Why couldn’t Genie speak a word in any language when she was 13?

A. Because Genie is too stupid to master any language.

B. Because Genie has a speech disorder.

C. Because Genie’s father locked her alone and didn’t talk to her.

D. Because Genie was unwilling to go to school.

答案: Because Genie’s father locked her alone and didn’t talk to her.

5. 2. In what way can adults best learn a language?

A. Learning language by making mistakes.

B. Do not focus on perfect grammar.

C. Have a strong desire to communicate with others.

D. Use thinking skills and patterns from their first language.

答案: Use thinking skills and patterns from their first language.

6. 3. Who has a better ability to master a language according to the scientists?

A. Children.

B. Adults.

C. Children and adults have the same ability.

D. The answer is unclear.

答案: The answer is unclear.

7. 1. Each of the eight statements below contains information given in one of the sections in the text. Each section is marked with a letter. Identify the section from which the information is derived. The ability of blind children to "see" is affected by different strengths and types of light. We should put less belief in reason and more trust in our instincts. Rosa passed all the tests given to her to check that she was not cheating when she showed she could identify colours and shapes despite being blind. Some blind students demonstrated they could read colours even when the objects were placed behind a sheet of metal. There are many recorded examples of people having the power of "eyeless sight." The idea that we all have a sixth sense is not as ridiculous as is sometimes made out. Students who can see were taught to recognize different colours by their "feel" when blindfolded. Our reason rejects the ability of sightless seeing because it does not believe it is possible.

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8. 1. Directions: Each of the ten statements below contains information given in one of the sections in the text. Each section is marked with a letter. Identify the section from which the information is derived. Touching wood for good luck is an example of the early belief that natural objects such as trees were inhabited by a particular god. Some people plan their lives based on superstitious ideas. There are many superstitions relating to preparing food and the kitchen. The writer is not sure whether to believe in superstitions or not but still will avoid doing things that might bring him/her bad luck. There are a number of theories as to why walking under a ladder might bring bad luck. Feng shui is the most important Chinese superstition. The ancient Romans believed that the household gods that protected the family lived in the fireplace. Believing in what brings good luck may actually cause us to have good luck. Friday is believed to be an unlucky day by many people in the West. No one really knows why the number thirteen is considered unlucky by lots of people.

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9. 1. Each of the fifteen statements below contains information given inoneof the sections in the text. Each section is marked with a letter. Identify the section from which the information is derived. 1. Three tours may be arranged by the hotel. 2. Advertising is essential for business success. 3. The paradise resort is in fact an incomplete construction in the middle ofthe ocean surrounded by sharks. 4. There is no food at the resort. 5. The writer learns about the resort by reading some travel brochures. 6. The resort advertises that it has facilities that will appeal to children. 7. The writer reads a newspaper article about the resort. 8. The lesson to be learnt is that not everything is what it appears to be. 9. The brand-new resort is on the island of Bantu. 10. The accommodation is advertised as being first class. 11. The reporter claims the tours are a waste of time. 12. People today are exposed to so much advertising that they disregard most of it. 13. The resort includes the price of the tours in the holiday price. 14. The first class accommodation is actually wooden huts. 15. The swimming pool has no water in it.

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10. 1. The paragraph below has been taken from the text but includes ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of words in the word bank provided. You may not use any of the words in the word bank more than once. A) area B) cave C) eager D) exposed E) harsh F) inlet G) Jump H) kingdom I) leeway J) plan K) precipice L) restorative M) stroke N) torrential O) incomplete Yes, it is an island, but a paradise? This (1) ______ "resort" is situated on a(n) (2) ______ rock in the middle of the Indian Ocean. It is perched on the edge of a beachless (3) ______ and is constantly blasted by (4) ______ winds that make most typhoons seem like a (5) ______ sea breeze. If you are a strong and (6) ______ swimmer, make sure you take out a good insurance (7) ______ before you leave home. You would have to (8) ______ from a (9) ______ about fifteen metres above the water, which seems to be the favourite hunting (10) ______ of a vast number of hungry sharks.

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11. 1. Match each word in Column A with the correct definition in Column B.

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