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江苏开放大学

形成性考核作业

学号

姓名

完成日期

课程代码110004

课程名称大学英语A（专）评阅教师（教师填写）

得分（教师填写）

评阅时间2017年X月X日第 4 次任务

共 4 次任务

江苏开放大学大学英语（A）（专）

形成性考核 4

答题纸

I. 选择填空（每小题2分，共20 分）

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

B C C D A C B D A C II. 用方框里所给的短语完成对话（每小题2分，共10分）

1 2 3 4 5

B D A E C

III. 阅读理解（每小题2 分，共40 分）

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

T F T T T T F F T F

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

D A B C B B C A C B IV. 完成句子（每小题3 分，共30 分）

1. attended the funeral

2.necessary for us to have healthy eating habits

3.help you to some more meat

4.quit rather than accept the new rules

5.alternated between rain and sunshine

6.prevent children from approaching the fire

7.He had been seriously ill

8.neither tall nor strong

9.is well worth seeing

10. see the magnificent views

教师评语：。

江苏开放大学大学英语（A）（专）

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试题

I. Choose the choice that best fits into the blank.（每小题 2 分，共 20 分）

1. Training astronauts ______ not an easy thing.

A. are

B. is

C. were

D. be

2. Would you be ______ by the idea of going to Paris?

A. exciting

B. excitably

C. excited

D. excitedly

3. There is no ______ that women are playing an important role in the world today.

A. of deny

B. to denying

C. denying

D. of denying

4. I am rather concerned ______ her, for I haven’t heard from her since last winter.

A. of

B. at

C. with

D. about

5. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I ______ your advice.

A. had followed

B. would follow

C. follow

D. have followed

6. It is very important to provide an environment ______ people are encouraged to make suggestions at all levels of the company.

A. from which

B. on which

C. in which

D. for which

7. The scientists wanted to keep people ______ about the breakthrough in their experiment.

A. inform

B. informed

C. informing

D. to inform

8. When I first arrived in Japan, I was surprised ______ the way people greeted each other.

A. of

B. to

C. with

D. at

9. Not until that day ______ the importance of good manners in a job interview.

A. did I realize

B. I did realize

C. I have realized

D. have I realized

10. The market economy is qu ickly changing people’s idea on ______ is accepted.

A. that

B. which

C. what

D. how

II. Complete the dialogue with the expressions given in the box.（每小题2分，共10分）

Hans 决定请一位导游陪同游览背景，第一站是颐和园。在游览过程中Hans问了一些问题。

A. what are those bronze animals over there

B. How big is it

C. What do people typically do here

D. When was it built

E. What does it mean

Guide: Here we are. This is the Summer Palace, Hans. Let’s go inside.

Hans: OK. Wow, what a beautiful place!

Guide: Yes, it is. It is the largest royal garden in China.

Hans: It’s cool. 1 ?

Guide: It covers an area of 290 hectares.

Hans: It’s amazing! 2 ?

Guide: It was built in 1750 in the Qing Dynasty.

Hans: A long history! By the way, 3 ?

Guide: Oh, they are Qilin.

Hans: Qilin? 4 ?

Guide: It’s a symbol of harmony.

Hans: It sounds interesting.

Guide: Let’s go and take a look at Kunming Lake. It occupies three-quarters of the palace. Hans: It’s really big. 5 ?

Guide: People usually take a boat ride on a nice spring day.

Hans: It’s too cold now. What a Pity! Anyway, it’s still wonderful.

III. Reading Comprehension.（每小题 2 分，共 40 分）

Passage 1

Chinese wedding tea ceremony is a tradition that dates back to many centuries ago and is still widely practiced at modern Chinese weddings on the wedding day, either at home or at the banquet.

It is an official ritual to introduce the newlyweds to each other’s family, and is also a way to show respect and appreciation (感谢) to their parents. Tea is likely served also because it is the national drink of China.

When the tea itself is served, the newlyweds kneel in front of their parents, serving tea to both sides of parents, as well as elder close relatives. Parents give their words of blessing and gifts to the newlyweds. During tea presentation, a “good luck woman” would say lucky phrases to bless the newlyweds and the parents. This “good luck woman” should be someone who is blessed with a good marriage, healthy children and husband, and living parents.

Newlyweds also present tea to each other, raising the tea cups high to show respect before presenting to each other.

根据文章判断正误（正确的写T；错误的写F）

( ) 1. Tea ceremony is a way to show respect and appreciation to the newlyweds’ parents. ( ) 2. Tea ceremony is only practiced at the banquet.

( ) 3. The “good luck woman” must be the one with a good marriage, healthy children and husband, and living parents.

( ) 4. During tea presentation, the newlyweds will receive gifts from their parents.

( ) 5. Tea ceremony tradition has a long history of several hundred years.

Passage 2

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