1、新理念网络平台英语读写教程第三册单元测试unit1答案U1-A-B3Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are two passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices. Click on the best choice. (20 points)Passage OneIn a family where the roles of men and
2、 women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and in decision makes for equality and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such a home, the growing boy an
3、d girl learn to accept equality more easily than did their parents and to prepare more fully for participation in a world characterized by cooperation rather than by the battle of the sexes.If the process goes too far and mans role is regarded as less important and that has happened in some cases we
4、 are as badly off as before, only in reverse.It is time to reassess the role of the man in the American family. We are getting a little tired of Momism but we dont want to exchange it for a neo-Popism. What we need, rather, is the recognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equal
5、s. There are signs that psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and specialists on the family are becoming more aware of the part men play and that they have decided that women should not receive all the credit nor the blame. We have almost given up saying that a womans place is in the home. W
6、e are beginning, however, to analyse mans place in the home and to insist that he does have a place in it. Nor is that place irrelevant to the healthy development of the child.The family is a co-operative enterprise for which it is difficult to lay down rules, because each family needs to work out i
7、ts own ways for solving its own problems.Excessive authoritarianism has unhappy consequences, whether it wears skirts or trousers, and the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is pertinent not only to a healthy democracy, but also to a healthy family. 21. The ideal of equal rights and eq
8、ual responsibilities is _.A. fundamental to a sound democracyB. not pertinent to healthy family lifeC. responsible for MomismD. what we have almost given up正确答案：A22. The danger in the sharing of household tasks by the mother and the father is that _.A. the role of the father may become an inferior o
9、neB. the role of the mother may become an inferior oneC. the children will grow up believing that life is a battle of sexesD. sharing leads to constant arguing正确答案：A23. The author states that bringing up children _.A. is mainly the mothers jobB. belongs among the duties of the fatherC. is the job of
10、 schools and churchesD. involves a partnership of equals正确答案：D24. According to the author, the fathers role in the home is _.A. minor because he is an ineffectual parentB. irrelevant to the healthy development of the childC. pertinent to the healthy development of the childD. identical to the role o
11、f the childs mother正确答案：C25. With which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?A. A healthy, co-operative family is a basic ingredient of a healthy society.B. Men are basically opposed to sharing household chores.C. Division of household responsibilities is workable onl
12、y in theory.D. A womans place is in the home正确答案：APassage TwoMost people sometimes feel lonely, but it usually only lasts between minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say
13、there are three different types of loneliness.The first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common typeIt usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation for example, a family
14、problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year. The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, chronic (长期的，慢性的) lone
15、liness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problem socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition. Psychologists ag
16、ree that one important factor in loneliness is a persons social contacts, e.g. friends, family members, coworkers, etc. We depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar in
17、terests and activities with us. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their own popularity.Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are u
18、nhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart diseases. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, chronic loneliness can be a very sad, and sometimes dangerous, condition. 26. What can we
19、learn from the passage about temporary loneliness?A. It requires special attention.B. It is very common and usually disappears quickly.C. It is serious but it usually disappears slowly.D. It is as serious as chronic loneliness.正确答案：B27. Though lonely people may have many social contacts, _.A. they w
20、ant to socialize with more peopleB. they still need others to guide themC. they still need others to support them emotionallyD. they want to question their own popularity正确答案：A28. What kind of loneliness can cause serious illness?A. Temporary loneliness.B. Situational loneliness.C. Chronic lonelines
21、s.D. short-term loneliness.正确答案：C29. Why do chronically lonely people need help?A. Because they have difficulty socializing and chronic loneliness can cause serious illness.B. Because chronic loneliness lasts more than two years.C. Because they think theres little they can do to improve their condit
22、ion.D. Because they think they should have more social contacts.正确答案：A30. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Only a small number of people feel lonely.B. Like chronic loneliness, situational loneliness can cause physical problems.C. Chronically lonely people have
23、no difficulty socializing and becoming close to others.D. All kinds of loneliness are very dangerous.正确答案：BVocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. (60 points)31. I am ready to take my own stan
24、d on this common _.A. surface B. positionC. floor D. ground正确答案：D32. She decided to _ her studies after obtaining her first degree.A. strive B. pursueC. purse D. follow正确答案：B33.Up to the present day no _ exists between the earth and her satellite.A. bond B. obligationC. force D. union正确答案：A34. Im no
25、t a(n) _ employee; Im working here on a fixed-term contract.A. constant B. enduringC. stable D. permanent正确答案：D35. We arranged to meet at the cinema at 7:30, but he failed to _.A. turn around B. turn upC. turn back D. turn over正确答案：B36.A good evaluator must have an excellent _ of the Suggestion prog
26、ram.A. grasp B. respondC. possession D. dominance正确答案：A37. He was a(n) _ student of the wars developments and of military history.A. sensitive B. intenseC. keen D. vivid正确答案：C38. They give each other a gold ring to symbolize their marriage _.A. approval B. commitmentC. consent D. obligation正确答案：B39.
27、 Sports clothes are not _ for a formal wedding.A. appropriate B. uniqueC. polite D. absolute正确答案：A40. Sometimes he makes his observations in the natural _.A. instruction B. directionC. trend D. setting正确答案：D41. Social activities usually _ old people from the loneliness of old age.A. maintain B. pres
28、erveC. reserve D. defend正确答案：B42. The city will _ these buildings to make room for the new highway.A. tear away B. tear intoC. tear down D. tear up正确答案：C43. You manage to reduce what seems quite _ propositions to stark nonsense.A. obvious B. plainC. absurd D. sensible正确答案：D44. The title must not be
29、allowed to _ the readers thoughts.A. conceal B. darkenC. hide D. brighten正确答案：B45. _ the reason he had given, a baby would have refused it.A. As to B. In spite ofC. Due to D. As a result of正确答案：A46. In a word, Mrs. Bate put a good face against fortune, and kept up appearances in the most _ manner.A.
30、 competent B. innocentC. vicious D. virtuous正确答案：D47. When the couple go to the farm, their relatives _ and wine them splendidly.A. dip B. dinkC. dine D. dint正确答案：C48. Patience is one of the most important _ of a successful teacher.A. tones B. attributesC. manners D. characters正确答案：B49. They had to _ the mission work in Kansas City a few years before.A. break up B. break downC. make in D. break out正确答案：A50. I should assign you your _ of labour, and compel you to accomplish it.A. segment B. shareC. process D. attribute正确答案：B51.
