国家开放大学电大《人文英语4》形考任务(课后题)参考答案

国家开放大学电大《人文英语4》形考任务（课后题）参考答案单元自测1一、选择填空，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。1.–Thankyouforyourinvitation._______________B.It'sapleasure.2.–Goodafternoon.CanIhelpyou?______________B.Ineedtobuyabirthdaypresentformyson.3.Onaverage,asuccessfullawyerhastotalktoseveral________aday.B.clients4.Boththekidsandtheirparents__________English,Ithink.Iknowitfromtheiraccent.B.are5.John'sfather_________mathematicsinthisschooleversincehegraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.B.hastaught1.–DoyouthinkIcanborrowyourbikeforafewhours?________A.I'msorry,butIreallyneeditthisafternoon.2.–Excuseme,couldyoutellthetime?_________C.It'sthreethirtybymywatch.3.ProfessorSmithpromisedtolook________mypaper,thatis,toreaditcarefullybeforethedefence.A.over4.Neverbefore_________seesuchaterriblecaraccidentontheroad!C.didI5.Boththekidsandtheirparents__________English,Ithink.Iknowitfromtheiraccent.C.are1.–DoyouthinkIcanborrowyourbikeforafewhours?_________________C.I'msorry,butIreallyneeditthisafternoon.2.–Thankyouforyourinvitation._________C.It'sapleasure.3.Asthebuscameroundthecorner,itran________abigtreebytheroadside.B.into4.Neverbefore_________seesuchaterriblecaraccidentontheroad!C.didI5.Didyounoticetheguy_________headlookedlikeabigpotato?B.whose二、阅读理解：选择题一、Graffitipaintingistraditionallyadaredevilpursuit.Teenagersdodgesecurityguardstoputtheirnamesontrainsandbuses.Butoverthepastdecade,graffitihasallbutdisappearedfromBritain'scities.Between2007and2012thenumberofincidentsofgraffitirecordedbytheBritishTransportPolicefellby63%.AsurveybytheEnvironmentMinistryshowsthatfewerplacesareblightedbytagsthanever.Graffitiareincreasinglyconfinedtosanctionedwalls,suchastheStockwellballcourts.Intimethepracticemaydieoutentirely.Themostobviousreasonforthedeclineintaggingandtrain-paintingisbetterpolicing.NumerousCCTVcamerasmeanitishardertogetawaywithpaintingillegally.Andpunishmentsaremoresevere.Agenerationalshiftisapparent,too.Fewerteenagersaregettingintopaintingwalls.TheyprefertoplaywithiPadsandvideogames.Somehavegonetoartschoolandwanttomakemoneyfromtheirpaintings.TheInternetmeansthatpainterscanwinfarmoreattentionbypostingpicturesonlinethantheycanbybreakingintoarailwayyard.Taggersandgraffitiartistsmostlygrewupinthe1980sand1990s.Thosemen—andalmostallaremen—arenowolderandlesswillingtotakerisks.Graffitimayeventuallydisappear.Butfornowthehobbyisalmostrespectable.Theformergraffitiartistspaintabandonedwarehousesattheweekend.IthasbecomesomethingtodoonaSundayafternoon—aslightlyhealthieralternativetosittingandwatchingfootball.1.Teenagersarenotafraidofbeingcaughtbysecurityguardswhentheyputtheirnamesontrainsandbuses.F2.Lesstagscanbefoundinpublicplacesnowadays.T3.Becauseofbetterpolicinggraffitidecreases.T4.Someteenagersgotoartschoolinordertolearntopaintwalls.F5.Taggersandgraffitiartistsarestillwillingtotakerisks.F选择题二JimThorpewasaNativeAmerican.Hewasbornin1888inanIndianTerritory(印第安人保护区)thatisnowOklahoma.LikemostNativeAmericanchildrenthen,helikedtofish,hunt,swim,andplaygamesoutdoors.Hewashealthyandstrong,buthehadverylittleformaleducation.In1950,JimThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.HewasalsoanOlympicgoldmedalwinner.ButThorpehadmanytragediesinhislife.Jimhadatwinbrotherwhodiedwhenhewasnineyearsold.Bythetimehewas16,hismotherandfatherwerealsodead,JimthenwenttoaspecialschoolinPennsylvaniaforNativeAmericanchildren.There,helearnedtoreadandwriteandalsobegantoplaysports.Jimwaspoor,soheleftschoolfortwoyearstoearnsomemoney.Duringthistime,heplayedonabaseballteam.Theteampaidhimonly$15aweek.Soonhereturnedtoschooltocompletehiseducation.Jimwasastarathlete(运动员)inseveralsports,includingbaseball,running,andfootball.Hewonmanyawardsforhisathleticability,mainlyforfootball.Inmanygames,hescoredallormostofthepointsforhisteam.In1912,whenJimThorpewas24yearsold,hebecamepartoftheU.SOlympicteam.Hecompetedintwoverydifficultevents:thepentathlonandthedecathlon.Bothrequiregreatabilityandstrength.Thepentathlonhasfivetrackandfieldevents,includingthelongjumpandthe1500-meterrace.Thedecathlonhastentrackandfieldevents,withrunning,jumpingandthrowingcontests.Peoplethoughtitwasimpossibleforanathletetocompeteinboththepentathlonandthedecathlon.SoeveryonewassurprisedwhenThorpewongoldmedalsinbothevents.WhentheKingofSwedenpresentedThorpewithhistwogoldmedals,hesaid,“Sir,youarethegreatestathleteintheworld.”Thorpewasasimpleandhonestman.Hejustanswered,“Thanks,King.”1.FromthepassagewelearnthatJimThorpewasborninCC.Oklahoma2.Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericanIndianchildrenlovedallthefollowingEXCEPTBB.singing3.JimThorpestartedtoplaysportsBB.whenhewas16yearsold4.Theworddecathloninparagraph3probablymeansCC.tentrackandfieldevents5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?AA.In1912,Thorpewentbacktofinishhiscollegeeducation..排序题A.Doesitcostthesameforeveryhousehold?B.Youcanpayrighthere,ontheInternet!C.Justgoahead.D.WedofortheliveCableTVprograms.E.Exactly,evendigitalboxes.LiuHui:Gordon,mayIaskyouaquestion?Gordon:Hi,LiuHui.CLiuHui:DoIneedtopayforaTVlicenseifIonlywatchTVonlineintheUK?Gordon:Yes,indeed.YouneedtobecoveredbyaTVlicenseifyouwatchorrecordprogramsa