大学英语四2011年下半年第二次作业答案

名称大学英语四2011年下半年第二次作业状态需要评分分数成绩尚未公布。说明问题1得3分，满分3分第一部分：交际英语（每题3分，共15分）1．—Excuseme,canyoutellmewherethenearestbankis,please?—______Ohyes!It’spasttheoffice,nexttoabigmarket.所选答案：A．Mm,letmethink.问题2得3分，满分3分2．—CanIhelpyou,sir?—Yes,Iboughtthisradiohereyesterday,butit______.所选答案：D．doesn’twork问题3得3分，满分3分3．—Ican’trepairtheseuntiltomorrow,I’mafraid.—That’sOK.There’s____________.所选答案：A．noproblem问题4得3分，满分3分4．—Wouldyouliketojoinusinthegame?—_____,forIhavesomethingimportanttoattend.所选答案：D．I’mafraidnot问题5得3分，满分3分5．—IamafraidIcan’treturnthebooktoyoutillFriday.—_______.所选答案：D．Takeyourtime.问题6得3分，满分3分第二部分：阅读理解（每题3分，共30分）Passage1Asituationcomedy,usuallyreferredtoasasitcom,isakindofcomedyprogramswhichoriginatedinradio.Today,sitcomsarefoundalmostexclusivelyontelevisionasoneofitsdominantnarrativeforms.Sitcomsusuallyconsistofrecurringcharactersinacommonenvironmentsuchasahomeorworkplaceandcanincludelaughtracksorstudioaudiences.Thesituationisusuallythatofafamily,workplace,oragroupoffriends.Thetermsituationcomedyorsitcomwasadoptedtodistinguishthemfromothercomedyformats.Oftentheseotherformatswerepresentedwithinavarietyformatmixedwithmusicalperformances.Theemergingmassmediumofradioallowedaudiencestoreturntoprogramsoverandover,whichallowedprogramstoreturntothesamecharactersandsituationseachepisodeandexpectaudiencestobefamiliarwiththem.MostNorthAmericansitcomsaregenerallyhalf-hourprogramsinwhichthestoryiswrittentorunatotalof22minutesinlength,leaving8minutesforcommercials.SitcomsmadeoutsidetheUSmayrunsomewhatlongerorshorterthan22minutes.UScommercialbroadcastershavetraditionallybeenveryreluctanttorunshowsthatruntooshortortoolong.Thus,veryfewUKorBritishCommonwealthsitcomsrunonUScommercialtelevision.USsitcoms(likeotherAmericantelevisionseries)typicallyhavelongseasonrunsof20ormoreepisodesduetothewaytheyareproduced.Canadiansitcomstypicallyonlyhaveseasonrunsof14onaverage.Britishsitcomshavemuchshorterseasonsincomparisonwherethereareusually6episodes.AmericansitcomsareoftenwrittenbylargeteamsofUSresidentscriptwritersduringround-tablesessions,butsomeUSsitcomsoftendohaveepisodeswrittenbyaguestwriter.MostBritishsitcomsarewrittenbyoneortwopeople,atmostfourwriters.Thesevariouswritingstylesresultinvastlydifferentkindsofsitcomsbeingwritten.1．Peopleknewaboutthesituationcomedyfirst___________.所选答案：A．overtheradio问题7得3分，满分3分2．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutasituationcomedy?所选答案：B．Itisbasedonfamiliarsurroundings.问题8得3分，满分3分3．Asituationcomedywillnotinclude____________.所选答案：C．musicalperformances问题9得3分，满分3分4．UKsitcomsarehardtobefoundonscreensintheUSbecause_________.所选答案：C．theyarenotmadeinproperlength问题10得3分，满分3分5．AmericansitcomsdifferfromBritishonesintermsof________.所选答案：B．writersandlength问题11得3分，满分3分Passage2Thedecreaseinbirthraterecordedfromthe1950stothe1990sresultedlargelyfromgovernmentefforts.Theseeffortsincludedpromotinglatemarriagesand,after1979,encouragingChinesecouplestohaveonlyonechild.Thisone-childpolicyactuallyallowsortwoormorechildrenundersomecircumstances.Inadditiontocarryingouttheone-childpolicy,thestatehasexpandedthenumberofpublichealthfacilitiesthatprovidebirth-controlinformationandcontraceptivedevicesatlittleornocost.Abortionislegal,andpregnantwomenwhoalreadyhaveoneormorechildrenfacesocialandadministrativepressurestoterminatetheirpregnancies.However,womenwhobelongtooneofChina’snationalminoritiesmaynotfacethesamelevelofpressure.Ingeneral,governmentpoliciesallownon-Hanpeoplesmoreculturalindependenceandpermitthemtohavelargerfamilies.Thisisduetohistoricaltrendsofhighdeathrateamongminorities,andthegovernment’spoliticalinterestinappearingfriendlyandsensitivetotheneedsofChina’sethnicminoritypeoples.Aconsequenceoftheone-childprogramhasbeenahigherthannormalratioofmalestofemales.Somefamiliesusenewmethodstoidentifythesexofunbornfetuses(胎儿)andabortfemalefetusesinordertoensurethebirthofamale.Inaddition,reportsoffemaleinfanticideinChinahavebeennumerous.Thereasonsforthepreferenceforboysarecomplexbutliepartlyinestablishedculturaltraditions.Sonscarryonthefamilynameandareresponsibleforperformingritualobligationsofancestorworship.Perhapsmoreimportant,sonsareexpectedtocarefortheirparentsinoldage.Typically,daughterscarefortheirhusband’sparentsratherthanfortheirown.Thiscareisofconcernparticularlyinruralareas,wherethemajorityofChinesestilllive.6．___________wasamajorcauseofthedeclineinbirthratefromthe1950sand1990s.所选答案：B．Governmentpolicy问题12得3分，满分3分7．Theword“terminate”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby_________.所选答案：A．cease问题13得3分，满分3分8．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatanon-Hanmotherofathree-year-old__________.所选答案：C．ispermittedtohavemorebabies问题14得3分，满分3分9．WhichofthefollowingisNOTaconsequenceoftheone-childpolicy?所选答案：D．Malesandfemalesbegintoshoulderthesameresponsibilityinsupportingafamily.问题15得3分，满分3分10．Thetoneoftheauthoris_________.所选答案：C．objective问题16得3分，满分3分第三部分：词汇与语法（每题3分，共15分）1.Whenvisitingaforeigncountry,Isometimesfounditdifficult________.所选答案：A．tomakemyselfunderstood问题17得3分，满分3分2．Intoday’ssociety,hardlyever________getagoodjobwithoutagoodeducation.所选答案：C．dopeople