新世纪大学英语综合教程第一册第一单元网络课程学习测试题及答案

新世纪综合单元测试——Unit1Book1ListeningComprehensionTrueOrFalseDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartenstatements.Numbers1to4arebasedonTextAwhiletherestarebasedonTextB.EachstatementwillbereadONLYONCE.Listencarefullyanddecidewhethereachstatementistrueorfalse.(10points)1.TrueFalse2.TrueFalse3.TrueFalse4.TrueFalse5.TrueFalse6.TrueFalse7.TrueFalse8.TrueFalse9.TrueFalse10.TrueFalseSpotDictationDirections:Youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom11-20withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.(10points)StudieshaveshownthatAmericanchildrenwholearntoreadbythethirdgradearelesslikelytoendupinprison,dropoutofschool,ortakedrugs.Adultswhoreadliteratureonaregularbasisaremorelikelytoattendaperformingartsevent,visitanartmuseum,dovolunteerorcharitywork,andparticipateinsportingactivities.LiteracyratesintheUnitedStatesarealsomorehighlycorrelatedtoweeklyearningsthanIQ.Readingbooksisgenerallyregardedasbeingarelaxingpastime,whileatthesametimerequiringthebraintoprocesstextsoitcanbestimulated.Becauseofthisitissometimesconsideredtocauseatleastatemporaryincreaseinone'smentalfaculties.ReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearetwopassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices.Clickonthebestchoice.(20points)PassageOneSignhasbecomeascientifichotbutton.Onlyinthepast20yearshavespecialistsinlanguagestudyrealizedthatsignlanguagesareunique—aspeechofthehand.Theyofferanewwaytoprobehowthebraingeneratesandunderstandslanguage,andthrownewlightonanoldscientificcontroversy:whetherlanguage,completewithgrammar,issomethingthatwearebornwith,orwhetheritisalearnedbehavior.ThecurrentinterestinsignlanguagehasrootsinthepioneeringworkofonerebelteacheratGallaudetUniversityinWashington,D.C.,theworld'sonlyliberalartsuniversityfordeafpeople.WhenBillStokoewenttoGallaudettoteachEnglish,theschoolenrolledhiminacourseinsigning.ButStokoenoticedsomethingodd:amongthemselves,studentssigneddifferentlyfromhisclassroomteacher.Stokoehadbeentaughtasortofgesturalcode,eachmovementofthehandsrepresentingawordinEnglish.Atthetime,AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)wasthoughttobenomorethanaformofpidginEnglish(混杂英语).ButStokoebelievedthehandtalkhisstudentsusedlookedricher.Hewondered:Mightdeafpeopleactuallyhaveagenuinelanguage?AndcouldthatlanguagebeunlikeanyotheronEarth?Itwas1955,whenevendeafpeopledismissedtheirsigningassubstandard.Stokoe'sideawasacademicheresy(异端邪说).Itis37yearslater.Stokoe—nowdevotinghistimetowritingandeditingbooksandjournalsandtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLandthedeafculture—ishavinglunchatacaféneartheGallaudetcampusandexplaininghowhestartedarevolution.FordecadeseducatorsfoughthisideathatsignlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglish,FrenchandJapanese.Theyassumedlanguagemustbebasedonspeech,themodulation(调节)ofsound.Butsignlanguageisbasedonthemovementofhands,themodulationofspace.WhatIsaid,Stokoeexplains,isthatlanguageisnotmouthstuff—it'sbrainstuff.21.Thestudyofsignlanguageisthoughttobe_______.A.anewwaytolookatthelearningoflanguageB.achallengetotraditionalviewsonthenatureoflanguageC.anapproachtosimplifyingthegrammaticalstructureofalanguageD.anattempttoclarifymisunderstandingabouttheoriginoflanguage22.Thepresentgrowinginterestinsignlanguagewasstimulatedby_______.A.afamousscholarinthestudyofthehumanbrainB.aleadingspecialistinthestudyofliberalartsC.anEnglishteacherinauniversityforthedeafD.someseniorexpertsinAmericanSignLanguage23.AccordingtoStokoe,signlanguageis_____.A.asubstandardlanguageB.agenuinelanguageC.anartificiallanguageD.aninternationallanguage24.MosteducatorsobjectedtoStokoe'sideabecausetheythought_____.A.signlanguagewasnotextensivelyusedevenbydeafpeopleB.signlanguagewastooartificialtobewidelyacceptedC.alanguageshouldbeeasytouseandunderstandD.alanguagecouldonlyexistintheformofspeechsounds25.Stokoe'sargumentisbasedonhisbeliefthat_____.A.signlanguageisasefficientasanyotherlanguageB.signlanguageisderivedfromnaturallanguageC.languageisasystemofmeaningfulcodesD.languageisaproductofthebrainPassageTwoAgreatmajorityofourninemillioncollegestudentsareinschoolnotbecausetheywanttobeorbecausetheywanttolearn.Theyaretherebecauseithasbecomethethingtodoorbecausecollegeisapleasantplacetobein;becauseit'stheonlywaytheycangetparentsortax-payerstosupportthemwithoutworkingatajobtheydon'tlike;becausemotherswantthemtodoso,orforsomeotherreasonentirelynotrelatedtothecourseofstudiesforwhichcollegeissupposedlyorganized.Someoftheprofessorsandadministratorsestimatethatnomorethan25percentoftheirstudentsareinterestedinclasswork.Fortherest,collegeisatbestasocialcenteroraplacewheretimecanbekilled,andatworstayoungpeople'shomeorevenaprisonthatkeepsthemoutofthewayofeconomiclifeforafewmoreyears.Inolongeraccepttheideathatcollegeisthebestplaceforallhigh-schoolgraduates.JustastheUnitedStateswasthefirstnationtomakegreateffortstoteacheverysmallchildtoreadandwrite,sodu