福师12秋《大学英语(2)》练习题(2)

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majority of divorced people marry again, and they sometimes take responsibility for a second family.

Members of a family—grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins—keep in touch, but they see less of each other than they used to. This is because people often move away from their hometown to work, and so the family become scattered. Christmas is the traditional season for reunions. Although the family group is smaller nowadays than it used to be, relatives often travel many miles in order to spend the holiday together.

In general, each generation is keen to become independent of parents in establishing its own family unit, and this fact can lead to social as well as geographical differences within the larger family group. 6. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. changes in family life in Britain B. the British way of life C. one-parent families in Britain D. the high divorce rate in Britain 7. There are a lot of one-parent families in Britain because ______. A. one of the couples dies earlier B. people live longer than before

C. there are so many unmarried couples D. the number of divorce has gone up

8. What is the result of changes in British families? A. Families are smaller than before B. Family members are lonelier than before C. Families are not as popular as before

D. Family members don’t keep in touch with each other 9. Why does the author mention Christmas? A. Because it is a good time for traveling.

B. Because it is a chance for family members to get together. C. Because it is a traditional festival in Britain. D. Because it is the best time to get married.

10. What does the author mean by saying “geographical differences” in the last paragraph? A. The family members can hardly share anything common. B. The family members can see each other at Christmas. C. The family members live in different places. D. The family members keep on moving. 参考答案：ADABC

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To understand how Americans think about things，it is necessary to understand “the point”. Americans mention it often：“Let’s get right to the point”，“My point is ... ”，“What’s the point of all this?”

The “point” is the idea or piece of information that Americans suppose is，or should be，at the

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center of people’s thinking，writing，and spoken comments. Speakers and writers are supposed to “make their points clear”， meaning that they are supposed to write clearly the idea or piece of information they wish to express.

People from many other cultures have different ideas about “the point”. Africans traditionally tell stories that express the thoughts they have in mind，rather than stating “the point” clearly. Japanese traditionally speak indirectly，leaving the listener to figure out what the point is. Thus，while an American might say to a friend，“I don’t think that coat goes very well with the rest of your outfit”， a Japanese might say，“Maybe this other coat would look even better than the one you have on.” Americans value a person who “gets right to the point”. Japanese are likely to consider such a person insensitive if not rude.

The Chinese and Japanese languages are characterized by vagueness and ambiguity. The precision and directness Americans associate with “the point” cannot be achieved，at least not with any grace，in Chinese and Japanese. Speakers of those languages thus have to learn a new way of reasoning and expressing their ideas if they are going to communicate satisfactorily with Americans.

11. By “the point”，Americans mean_____. A. the idea or information in their mind B. the most important idea or information C. what they think，write and speak D. what they wish to express

12. Compared with people from many other cultures，Americans are_____. A. direct and honest B. clear and talkative C. impolite and rude D. traditional and silent 13. A typical American seems to be_____ to a typical Japanese. A. sensitive and rude B. insensitive but not rude C. sensitive instead of rude D. insensitive and even rude 14. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. You are expected to state your idea clearly when speaking to an American. B. Telling stories to express their ideas is a traditional way of Africans. C. Japanese often imply their disapproval with polite words.

D. Chinese and Japanese languages are hard to understand because they are not clear. 15. A conclusion can be made that_____.

A. Americans and Africans cannot communicate satisfactorily B. Africans and Japanese cannot communicate satisfactorily

C. Misunderstanding may arise when Americans communicate with Chinese D. Chinese and Japanese will certainly get on well with each other 参考答案：BADDC

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二、语法与词汇：

1. He told me how he had given me shelter and food without which I_____ of hunger. A. would have died B. would die C. would be died D. will die 2. If only the committee___ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible. A. approve

B. would approve C. can approve D. sill approve

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