北京语言大学21秋《英语国家概况》平时作业二参考答案16

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1、北京语言大学21秋英语国家概况平时作业二参考答案1. The largest freshwater lake in the world is _.A.lake SuperiorB.lake ErieC.lake OntariD.lake Michigan参考答案：A2. Sir Francis Bacon heralded a new age of learning in the early _ century.A.sixteenthB.fifteenthC.eighteenthD.seventeenth参考答案：D3. 你一定是吓坏了。(翻译成英文)你一定是吓坏了。(翻译成英文)参考答案：Y

2、OU must have been terrified.4. The Norman Conquest in English history happened in _.A.1035B.1042C.1066D.1606参考答案：C5. The BBC is not financed by payments from all people who possess TV sets.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A6. The U.S.A. is known as a “Melting Pot” for it&39;s _.A.mixture of religionsB.mixture of nat

3、ionalitiesC.mixture of climatesD.mixture of habits参考答案：B7. Complete “package” is a financial policy that the bank adopts when the economy and finance are weak.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B8. Scientists were embroiled (使卷入) last week in an international row over genetically modiScientists were embroiled (使卷入) la

4、st week in an international row over genetically modified cotton (GM cotton).A study in China suggested for the first time that the crop was permanently damaging the environment and that insects were building up resistance to it.The study, by the Nanjing institute of Environmental Science, combined

5、the laboratory and field work from four Chinese scientific institutes. The study was done over a several - year period.GM Cotton had a gene resistance to the cotton bollworm (棉铃虫) and isolated from the bacterium (细菌) named Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), but the study found that it harms the natural pa

6、rasitic (寄生的) enemies of the cotton bollworm.It also indicated that populations of pests besides the bollworm had increased in Bt cotton fields and some had replaced the bollworm as the primary pest.However, the leading GM company, the USs Monsanto, which controls more than 80 per cent of the Bt cot

7、ton grown worldwide, dismissed the research.It said that the industry has always cited GM cotton as its biggest success, because it can increase yields by up to 60 per cent and reduce the need for pesticides (杀虫剂) by 80 per cent.But, unfortunately for the industry, (80) the scientists also found tha

8、t the resistance of Bt cotton to bollworm decreased significantly over time.Why scientists say no to GM cotton?ABecause the cotton was genetically modified.BBecause the cotton was found to damage the environment.CBecause the cotton harms the bollworm.DBecause Monsanto dismissed the research.正确答案：B解析

9、：第二段中谈到，中国科学家发现Bt棉花会永久性地伤害环境，并会使昆虫累积抗性，因此在国际间就引发了一场争论。可见，只有B是正确的。9. The Greek philosopher Aristotle said that a persons highest happiness comes from the use oThe Greek philosopher Aristotle said that a persons highest happiness comes from the use of his or her intelligence. Religious books such as t

10、he Koran and Bible discuss faith as a form. of happiness. The British scientist Charles Darwin believed that all species were formed in a way so as to enjoy happiness. And, the United States declaration of independence guarantees life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as a basic human right. Peo

11、ple throughout history may have had different ideas about happiness. But today, many people are still not very sure about it. Some findings are not surprising. For example, the database suggests that married people are happier than single people. People who like to be with other people are happier t

12、han unsocial people. People with children are equally happy as couples without children. And wealthier people are only a little happier than poorer people. This database also shows that studying happiness no longer involves just theories and ideas. Economists, psychiatrists, doctors and social scien

13、tists are finding ways of understanding happiness by examining real sets of information. Happiness is an extremely popular subject, if you search for happiness on the web site of the online bookseller, Amazon. com, you will find more than two hundred thousand results. Dan Gilbert teaches psychology

14、at Harvard University in Massachusetts. He recently looks at the way the human mind is different from other animals because we can think about the future and use our imaginations. He also explains how our minds can trick us in a way that creates difficulties in making happy choices for the future. M

15、ost of the time when people are wrong about how theyll feel about the future, theyre wrong in the direction of thinking that things will matter to them more than they really do. We are remarkable at our ability to adjust and a-dapt to almost any situation but we seem not to know this about ourselves

16、. And so we mistakenly predict that good things will make us happy, really happy for a really long time. Bad things, why theyll just slay us. It turns out neither of these things is on the whole true. The first paragraph in the passage is mainly talking about_.Athe importance of happinessBthe cause

17、of happinessCthe meaning of happinessDpeople who are happy正确答案：C文章的第一段主要讨论了对幸福概念的不同理解，即幸福的意义，故选C。10. We have duly received your Sales Contract No 5630 (9) 50 tons walnutmeat we have booked with you (We have duly received your Sales Contract No 5630(9)50 tons walnutmeat we have booked with you(10)ple

18、ase find the duplicate with our counter-signaturecovering$Enclosed11. Protestant Church was separated from the Roman Catholic Church at the Reformation in the 16th century, with about _ million members.A.320B.330C.340D.350参考答案：A12. In England you can hear Big Ben chiming daily the nation over, eithe

19、r on television or radio.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B13. Toni Morrison (1931-) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. She is the first African-American writer to receive this honor.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B14. Would you lend me _ of your money, please? Aany Bmany Csome Da lot ofWould you lend me _ of your money,

20、please?AanyBmanyCsomeDa lot ofC15. The Niagara Falls is located on the border of the United States with _.A.MexicoB.ColumbiaC.PanamaD.Canada参考答案：D16. Another piano style, which was emerging in Chicago in the late 1920&39;s and early 1930&39;s, was called _.A.boogie-woogieB.ragtimeC.folk music参考答案：C1

21、7. UK can be divided into two major natural regions-the highland zone and the lowland zone.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B18. The first Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia in September 1775 to consider and act on the situation arising from the so-called Intolerable Acts passed by the Bitish Parliament.(

22、 )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A19. In more recent years, partly through Canadian diplomatic efforts, things like _ and _ have been put on the international agenda.A.arms control, human rightsB.economic crisis, inequalityC.organized crime, drug traffickingD.womenissues, the environment参考答案：D20. In September 1961, t

23、he federal government declared segregation illegal in all interstate bus stations which served buses traveling to another state.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B21. Paper money _ (use)for over a thousand yearsPaper money _ (use)for over a thousand yearshas been used22. In communication, the Irish value talking most

24、.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B23. If there were no water in the world, everything_ . Awill die Bwould die CwIf there were no water in the world, everything_ .Awill dieBwould dieCwould have diedDwould have been deadB24. Former President Nixon remarked on several occasions that drug abuse is American&39;s “number

25、 one enemy” and that “we must declare war against it.”( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B25. NBC also called National Broadcasting Network, is one of the three major radio and television networks in the USA.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B26. There are so many dresses there that I really don&39;t know _ to choose. A) whether B) wTh

26、ere are so many dresses there that I really dont know _ to choose.A) whetherB) whenC) whichD) whyC本句意为：那儿的衣服如此之多，我真不知道该选哪件。此空要填的词应指代dresses，从四个选项看，只有which才作代词，故选C。27. Betty Friedan&39;s The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963, changed the way large numbers of women thought about themselves and othe

27、r women.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B28. Christianity was introduced into Ireland by the Normans in the 6th century.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A29. This superb steak house has been a ( ) forover fifty years.A. selectionB. B.locationC. lThis superb steak house has been a ( ) forover fifty years.A. selectionB. B.locationC.

28、landmarkD. footmark参考答案：C30. The UK Landscape is very varied, ranging from the Grampian Mountains of Scotland to the lowland fens of England which are at or below sea level in places.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B31. Which of the following is NOT a neighbouring country of Australia?A.IndonesiaB.Papua New GuineaC

29、.Thailand参考答案：C32. The official holidays include _.A.ThanksgivingB.Saint Patricks DayC.Mothers DayD.Halloween参考答案：A33. British colonial expansion began with _.A.the establishment of the British East India Company in 1600B.the settlement of the Dutch East India Company at Cape Town in 1652C.the occup

30、ation of Chinese Hong Kong in 1841D.the colonization of Newfoundland in 1583参考答案：D34. The city of London is not the capital of England and the UK.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A35. (1) Tian&39;anmen is located in the center ofBeijing.It was first built in 1417 and named Chengtian(1) Tiananmen is located in the ce

31、nter ofBeijing.It was first built in 1417 and named Chengtianmen.At the end of the Ming Dynasty,it was seriously damaged by war.When it was rebuilt under the Qing in 1651,it was renamed Tiananmen,and served as the main entrance to the Forbidden City.(2) Xishuangbanna is the southernmost prefecture o

32、f Yunnan Province.The prefecture is nicknamedAerial Gardenfor its luxuriant primitive woods and tropical rain forests, which are teeming with animals and plants. (1) 天安门位于北京市中心，始建于1417年，最初叫做承天门。明朝末年，由于战争它严重被毁，清顺治八年(1651年)它被重修而改名天安门，作为紫禁城的主要入口处。 (2) 西双版纳是云南省最南端的县。这个县以其繁茂的原始树林和热带雨林被称为“空中花园”，其中有很多的动植物。

33、 36. In our school, _. A) there a swimming pool lies B) there does a swimming pool lie C) a sIn our school, _.A) there a swimming pool liesB) there does a swimming pool lieC) a swimming pool lies thereD) there lies a swimming poolDThere be句型的类似句型中lie等常视为系动词，主谓完全倒装。37. The largest seaport of the Unit

34、ed States is _.A.San DiegoB.San FranciscoC.ChicagoD.New York参考答案：D38. American industry is developing so rapidly that it has been in the leadin gposition for the past century.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B39. In the autumn of 1620, the first group of people started for America in a ship named the “Mayflower”. Th

35、ey landed at a place they named Plymouth.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B40. Which of the following is characteristic of acquisition?A. Conscious learning of languaWhich of the following is characteristic of acquisition?A. Conscious learning of language structures.B. Little error correction.C. More instrumentally

36、motivated.参考答案：B41. New Zealand consists of two main islands: _.A.North Island and South islandB.Steward Island and Long IslandC.West Island and East IslandD.Victorian island and Tasman Island参考答案：A42. You can file a claim with the insurance company in your area, who will _ the loss incurred. AYou c

37、an file a claim with the insurance company in your area, who will _ the loss incurred.AcompensateBcompensate forCcompensate to youDcompensate youD43. Mark Twain&39;s works are characterized by the following except _.A.sense of humorB.egotismC.jokesD.tall tales参考答案：B44. Convicts&39; wives in England

38、were discouraged from following their husbands to Australia.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B45. The Great Charter was essentially a feudal document.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B46. The “Senior Citizens” in the senior centers refer to _.A.high officialsB.professorsC.presidentsD.old people参考答案：D47. _ can not be found in London.

39、A.TeahousesB.GalleriesC.MuseumsD.Theatres参考答案：A48. The House of Commons is the real centre of British political life because it is the place where elected representatives make and debate policy.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B49. Buddhism was originated in _ about 500 B.C.A.ChinaB.IndiaC.TibetD.Japan参考答案：B50. The

40、Federal Government is supposed to keep independent from the states governments.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B51. 标签:内容52. _ were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England.A.the Anglo-SaxonsB.the NormansC.the VikingsD.the Romans参考答案：A53. The victory at Saratoga was viewed as the turning point of th

41、e War of Independence.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B54. No teacher and no student_admitted into the club so far.Ahave beenBhas beenCisDarNo teacher and no student_admitted into the club so far.Ahave beenBhas beenCisDare正确答案：B55. The western part consists of high plateaus and mountains formed by the Appalachian R

42、ange.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A56. The president has the authority to appoint federal judges as vacancies occur, includiThe president has the authority to appoint federal judges as vacancies occur, including members of the Supreme Court.The senate, however, must approve all treaties and confirm all appointme

43、nts before they become official.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B57. While many women feel it natural to confer with their partners at every turn , manyWhile many women feel it natural to confer with their partners at every turn , many men feel free to make decisions without such ( )A. consultationB. commitmentC. c

44、onclusionD. congratulation参考答案：A58. The teacher told them _ make so much noise, A) will not B) not to C) not D) don&39The teacher told them _ make so much noise,A) will notB) not toC) notD) dontDtell sb not to do sth意为“告诉某人不要作某事”。59. 150 cases of hardware are shipped from Dalian to Alexandria, Egypt

45、. The measurement of the case is 2150 cases of hardware are shipped from Dalian to Alexandria, Egypt. The measurement of the case is 20cm x 30cm x 40cm;gross weight is 25 kilogram per case. Freight standard charged for the shipments is W/M 10 Degree and the basic freight rate is HKD388per ton. Besid

46、es, additional charges , such as Bunker Adjustment Factor ( BAF)is 30o-/oand Port Congestion Surcharge is 10% . Could you please calculate how much the total freight is?60. The diagnosis seems in every case to correspond exactly with all the sensations that I have ever felThe diagnosis seems in every case to correspond exactly with all the sensations that I have ever felt.每次看病的诊断似乎都和我所有的感觉完全相符。