大学英语III第5次作业

第5次作业

1. ( 单选题 ) (本题1.0分)

A、 had been tricked

B、 was tricked

C、 had not been tricked

D、 was not tricked

学生答案：C

标准答案：C

解析：

得分：1

2. ( 单选题 ) George can at least be thankful that __________. (本题0.0分)

A、 the telephone itself is working

B、 he can use the directory in the box to find the number

C、 the call box is in a convenient position

D、 he is able to give his message to the hotel receptionist

学生答案：A

标准答案：A

解析：

得分：0

3. ( 单选题 ) The main purpose of the passage is to provide __________. (本题0.0分)

A、 instructions about how to use a public call box

B、 advice about how to deal with public telephone problems

C、 criticism of the efficiency of telephone system

D、 an account of possible annoyances in using a public telephone

学生答案：D

标准答案：D

解析：

得分：0

4. (阅读理解题)

Using a public telephone may well be one of the minor irritations of life, demanding patience, determination and a strong possibility of failure, together on occasion with considerable unpopularity.

The hopeful caller (shall we call him George?) waits till six o’clock in the evening

to take advantage of the so-called “cheap rates” for a long-distance call. The telephone box, with two broken panes of glass in the side, stands at the junction of two main roads with buses, lorries and cars roaring past. It is pouring with rain as George joins a queue of four depressed-looking people. Time passes slowly and seems to come to a standstill while the person immediately before George carries on an endless conversation, pausing only to insert another coin every minute or so.

Eventually the receiver is replaced and the caller leaves the box. George enters and picks up one of the directories inside, only to discover that someone unknown has torn out the very page he needs. Nothing for it but to dial directory Enquiries, wait patiently for a reply down the number given.

At last George can go ahead with his call. Just as he is starting to dial, however, the door opens and an unpleasant-looking face peers in with the demand, “Can’t you hurry up?” Ignoring such barbarity, George continues to dial and his unwanted companion withdraws. At last he hears the burr-burr of the ringing tone, immediately followed by rapid pips demanding his money, but he is now so upset that he knocks down the coins he has placed ready on the top of the box. Having at last located them, he dials again: the pips are repeated and he hastily inserts the coins. A cold voice informs him, “Grand Hotel, Chalfont Wells.”“I’ve an urgent message for a Mr. Smith who is a guest in your hotel. Could you put me through to him? I’m afraid I don’t know his room number.”

The response appears less than enthusiastic and a long long silence follows. George inserts more coins. Then the voice informs him, “I’ve been trying to locate Mr. Smith but the hall porter reports having seen him leave about a minute ago.”Breathing heavily, George replaces the receiver, just as the knocking on the door starts again.

5. ( 单选题 ) The theme of this passage is to tell the readers __________. (本题2.0分)

A、what people should do on Valentine’s Day

B、 the reason people choose Cupid to be the symbol of Valentine’s Day

C、 the tradition people always follow on Valentine’s Day

D、 the origin and significance of St. Valentine’s Day

学生答案：D

标准答案：D

解析：

得分：2

6. ( 单选题 ) It can be inferred from the passage that __________. (本题0.0分)

A、 the Roman Emperor, ClaudiusⅡ, was a Christian

B、in spite of the Emperor’s prohibition, many people still held the desire for love

C、 the Roman Emperor himself experienced a painful marriage

D、 in Christianity, Cupid is the god of Love

学生答案：B

标准答案：B

解析：

得分：0

7. ( 单选题 ) Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? (本题0.0分)

A、Valentine is a person’s name.

B、On Valentine’s Day, cards are usually used by people to express love.

C、On Valentine’s Day, everyone can take one day break from work to be with their lovers.

D、 Cupid is often used to symbolize love. 学生答案：C

标准答案：C

解析：

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8. ( 单选题 ) The word “anonymous” in the first paragraph means __________. (本题0.0分)

A、 people do something by leaving false name

B、 people do something by leaving no name

C、 people do something by leaving real name

D、 people do something by leaving nickname

学生答案：B

标准答案：B

解析：

得分：0

9. ( 单选题 ) St. Valentine’s Day is a holiday for __________. (本题0.0分)

A、people celebrating the new year’s coming

B、 people fooling others

C、 people getting a family reunion

D、 people expressing love to their lovers 学生答案：D

标准答案：D

解析：

得分：0

10. (阅读理解题)

February 14th is a complicated but interesting holiday. First of all, St. Valentine’s Day is not a holiday from work. No one gets a day off. On Valentine’s Day people usually send romantic cards to someone they love or want to be loved by. The cards are called “valentines”. They are very colorful, often decorated with hearts, flowers, or birds, and have humorous or sentimental verses printed inside. The basic message of the verse is always “Be My Valentine”, “Be My Sweet Heart” or “Lover”.

A valentine is often anonymous, or sometimes signed “Guess who”. The person receiving it has to guess who sent it. This can lead to interesting speculation. And that’s half the fun of valentines.

One of the symbols of St. Valentine’s Day is the Roman god of Love, called Cupid. Cupid is often printed on the card; he is a winged infant, not wearing anything, poised to shoot his arrow into a heart. He would shoot an arrow of love into a person’s heart to make the person fall in love immediately, maybe with the first person to come along. Sometimes one arrow would go through two hearts, holding them together. So on February 14th not only do we have pictures of the Christian St. Valentine but we also have pictures of the non-Christian Cupid, the Roman god of Love. But it is from the Christians that we get the stories about St. Valentine’s Day that most people have come to believe. One story is about a Christian man whose name sounded something like “Valentine.”He lived around AD 250. At that time the Roman Emperor, Claudius II, refused to allow any Roman soldiers to get married for any reason whatsoever. Christian couples came to Valentine to be married. So Valentine would marry them in a Christian way. He was discovered and put in prison by the Emperor. One tradition says that he wrote notes to his friends by marking on leaves and then throwing them out the window of his prison. And the leaves were shaped like a heart.

11. ( 单选题 ) The best title for the passage is __________. (本题2.0分)

A、 The Origin of Thanksgiving Day

B、 How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Day

C、 The Tradition of Thanksgiving Day

D、 The Significance of Thanksgiving Day 学生答案：A

标准答案：A

解析：

得分：2

12. ( 单选题 ) According to the passage, what happened to the Pilgrims during their first winter in America? (本题0.0分)