最新国家开放大学电大《人文英语4》形考任务3试题及答案

一、 选择填空， 从 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。（每题 10 分）

题目 1

-These are certainly beautiful flowers. Thank you very much.

________.

选择一项：

B. It's my pleasure.

题目 2

– I didn't know my identity card was needed, sir.

__________________

选择一项：

B. Sorry, but that's no excuse.

题目 3

Do you know the man _______ under the apple tree?

选择一项：

C. lying

题目 4

Although he did not know London well, he made his way _____ to the airport.

选择一项：

C. easily enough

题目 5

They have learned about _____in recent years.

选择一项：

B. hundreds of English words

题目 6

- Good morning, sir. May I help you? ________.

选择一项：

C. Yes, I need some salt.

题目7

-Excuse me, where is Dr Smith's office? _______.

选择一项：

A. Sorry, I don't know. But you can ask the man over there.

题目 8

Harry, who had failed in the final exam, had a great worry ________ his mind.

选择一项：

A. on

题目 9

Two thousand dollars ____ enough for the car.

选择一项：

B. is

题目 10

Is the library ________ now? No, it's ______.

选择一项：

A. open; closed

题目 111

-Can you go out with us for dinner this evening?

______.

选择一项：

A. Thanks a lot, but I'm busy tonight.

题目12

– I didn't know my identity card was needed, sir.

_________

选择一项：

B. Sorry, but that's no excuse.

题目 13

I don't know the park, but it's _________ to be quite beautiful.

选择一项：

A. said

题目 14

Nancy is ________ girl.

选择一项：

C. an eighteen-year-old

题目 15

Two thousand dollars ____ enough for the car.

选择一项：

B. is

题目 16

— Sam, this is my friend, Jane. __________.

选择一项：

B. Glad to meet you, Jane

题目 17

— I've got a bad cold today. ____________.

选择一项：

A. Oh, dear! I hope you get better soon

题目 18

Neither John_______ his father was able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.

选择一项：

C. nor

题目 19

The new order means _____ overtime.

选择一项：

B. working

题目 20

Today's weather is _____worse than yesterday's.

选择一项：

B. much

二、 阅读理解： 选择题（每题 10 分）

选择题

Liu Hui interviews Dr. Smith about the issue of educational inequality.

Liu Hui: Thank you, Dr. Smith, for agreeing to be interviewed by our Campus News Weekly. First, what do you mean byeducational inequality?

Dr. Smith: Educational inequality is the disparity that certain students experience in their education as compared to otherstudents. But the meaning of it varies in different social contexts.

Liu Hui: Why does it exist in modern society?

Dr. Smith: Well, researchers link educational inequality to socioeconomic, racial and geographic reasons.

Liu Hui: So it is very likely that educational inequality exists in different forms in different countries.

Dr. Smith: Yeah, you are right. For example, in the United States, although skin color is linked to other forms of inequality, it isevident in education.

Liu Hui: Educational inequality exists in China, too. For example, the college entrance rate is much higher in Beijing than inother provinces. How do you think can we someday eradicate the inequality?

Dr. Smith: It's impossible to answer such a big question in few words. Educational inequality has become one of the mostimportant political and social issues in every nation nowadays. There have been numerous attempts at reforms and.....

1. Well, researchers link educational inequality to C

C. racial, socioeconomic and geographic reasons

2. According to the passage, C

C. in the United States, skin color is linked to the inequality in education

3. Educational inequality exists in C

C. all the countries

4. What does the word “eradicate” mean in the passage? A

A. get rid of

5. What's the attitude of Dr. Smith to the future of education equality? B

B. positive

选择题（每题 10 分）

排序题

A. For many students

B. a major barrier

C. equality in access to education

D. different people

E. non-traditional students

The National Union of Students (NUS) welcomes the news that greater numbers of black and disabled students arestudying at UK universities, but there is still a lot of work to be done on widening access, writes the union's president, GemmaTumelty.

A recent Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) equalities review showed that significant numbersof potential students felt their disability was B to accessing higher education (HE). This is simply unacceptable.Equality and diversity is not entirely a “numbers game” and before too much praise is given we need to hear more fromE , not just about their experience of accessing higher education but also going through the system.

Equality in society is absolutely, and fundamentally, linked to C.

A, university is the place where they will be first exposed to different cultures and D. As well as fighting for better access,the NUS wants to see diversity properly valued and promoted within the student experience. Many pay lip service to the valueof diversity, but is this recognized and promoted as a core asset to those who go through the HE system?

Equality in society can be promoted by equality and diversity at university. But the benefits of university as a positive,diverse environment must be seen by students as adding “value” as much as any other factors before the numbers game isreally won by the champions of diversity.

选择题（每题 10 分）

It can be really frustrating (使人沮丧的) for an overweight person to go to a gym and work out with a positive attitude. Allone has to do is walk by almost any nice gym and notice all the healthy, sweating, “skinny” members. Sometimes they stareat those of us who are, well, zaftig. It is easy to see the judgment behind their eyes. Who wants to put up with that?

Many people are self-conscious of their bodies and feel isolated when joining workout classes of while exercising,especially if they are larger than most of the others in the group. Now the fitness industry is finally paying attention. Populargyms are catering (迎合) to overweight and weight conscious customers by dedicating areas where the “skinny” people arenot allowed.

There are even gyms or programs that require members to be at least 50 pounds overweight to participate.Trainers recommend functional fitness as a practical goal, rather than six-pack abs(六块腹肌). They often use text messagesto stay in touch with customers.

Often at these specialized gyms, the trainers are overweight themselves, or working on their own weight goals, and this canhelp those people with anxiety caused by poor body image. The equipment has been designed for use by larger people. Widerseats, more cushioning, no mirrors, and tinted (有色的) windows for privacy, are all important changes.

Hopefully these types of gyms will successfully grow in numbers in the future. The idea is a very simple and potentiallypopular one. If it helps those of us who are bigger exercise more and improve our fitness level, it's a step in the right direction.

1. The word zaftig in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to A.

A. fat

2. We can infer from the first two paragraphs that B.

B. overweight people are often frustrated and pushed away by traditional gym industry

3. What is the training goal in the gyms catering to overweight members? A

A. To achieve functional fitness.

4. As for the gyms catering to overweight members, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? C

C. There are large mirrors on the walls.

5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? C

C. Specialized Gyms Designed for Overweight People.