1、2019国家开放大学人文英语3单元自测（1-8）参考答案单元自测1一、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）Kendidbadlyinhismathtest.Imterriblyworriedabouttheresult..A.Iamsohappyheisveryhealthy.B.Well,itishardtosee.C.Comeon.Itisnttheendoftheworld.反馈解析：本题考核“表达别担心”情境下的交际用语。当第一说话人表达对孩子的考试结果担心时，第二说话人可用Comeon.Itisnttheendoftheworld（振作起来，这不是世界末日）来回应，而A和B不是对这句话的回应，所以选C。正确答案是：Comeon.Itisnttheendoftheworld.Doyouhavemuchexperiencewithcaringforbabies.A.Yes,Ido.Ioftenta
2、kecareofkidsinmyfreetime.B.No,youarefreshmen.Youshouldworkhard.C.Yes,theyare.Theyareverycute.解析：本题考核“询问信息”情况下的交际用语。第一说话人询问你是否对照顾baby有经验，答语应加以证实，所以选A。而B是建议性的话语，说你是大学新生，要努力学习。C是说孩子们可爱。正确答案是：Yes,Ido.Ioftentakecareofkidsinmyfreetime.Lilyisagoodstudentexcept_sheisalittlebitcareless.A.whereB.whichC.that反馈译文：莉莉是个好学生，就是有点粗心。解析：固定用法：介词except,but,in后要用连词that引导的名词性从句作其宾语，所以选C。正确答案是：thatThismovieis_thatone.选择一项：A.asmoreinterestingasB.asint
3、erestingasC.toointerestingto译文：这部电影和那部电影一样有趣。解析：as.as意为“和一样”，表示同级的比较。第一个as为副词，第二个as为连词,其基本结构为：as+adj./adv.+as.；too.to意为“太而不能”表示否定含义，所以B.正确答案是：asinterestingasItissaidthat_2000factorieswerecloseddownduringtheeconomiccrisis.选择一项：A.properlyB.approximatelyC.considerably译文：据说，在经济危机期间大约有2000家厂子关闭。解析：properly意为“适当地”；approximately意为“大约”；considerably意为“相当地”；只有B项符合题意，所以选B。正确答案是：approximately二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）Mostcoupleswhogetmarriedordecidetolivetogethergenerally
4、plantohavechildren.Severalyearsago,peoplethoughtthathavingbigfamilieswascommonandthiswasseenasanadvantage.Thatwasmainlybecausechildrenbeganworkingatanearlyagetohelpprovideforthefamily.Butwiththechangingtimesandwiththecostoflivinggettinghighereverysingleyear,havingabigfamilyisnolongerconsideredtobeapracticaloption.Infact,morecouplesconsiderthattheyhaveonlyonechildandsomedonothaveanydesiretobecomeparentsatall
5、.AccordingtotheAustralianInstituteofFamilyStudies,by1986,womenaged40to44years,wereconsiderablymorelikelytohavegivenbirthtotwochildrenthanthreechildren(36%vs.27%)orfourormorechildren(19%).However,takentogether,womenwerestillmorelikelytohavehadthreeormorechildrenthantohavehadtwochildren(46%vs.36%).Inrecentyears,womenweremorelikelytohavehadtwochildrenthanthreeormorechildrenatrendthatwasmostmarkedinthemostrecent
6、period(38%vs.25%in1996;38%vs.22%in2006).Thesedays,mostfamiliesinAustraliahavetwochildren.Butthenumberofwomenwhohadgivenbirthtoasinglechildincreasedprogressivelyfromonly8%in1981to13%in2006.TheU.S.CensusBureaustatesthatthereareapproximately14milliononlychildreninAmericatoday.Thiscomprises20%ofthechildrenspopulationcomparedtoonly10%aroundfiftyyearsago.操作提示：通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。1.Severalyearsago,peoplethoughtthathavingbigfamilie
7、swas正确答案是：CA.uncommonandthiswasseenasanadvantageB.commonandthiswasseenasadisadvantageC.commonandthiswasseenasanadvantage2.By1986,takentogether,womenwerestillmorelikelytohavehad回答children.A.lessB.moreC.no3.Inrecentyears,womenweremorelikelytohavehad回答正确答案是：CA.threeorfourchildrenB.morechildrenC.fewerchildren4.Accordingtothepassage,wecanpredictthatthenumberoffamilywithasinglechildwill回答正确答案是：BA.decreaseddramaticallyB.i
8、ncreaseddramaticallyC.remainedsteady5.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage回正确答案是：AA.FamiliesHavingFewerChildrenNowadays.B.CouplesHavingMoreChildrenNowadays.C.WomenBeingLikelytoHaveMoreChildren.解析：1.这是一道细节题。本题询问“几年前，人们认为拥有大家庭？”，第一段第二句话告诉读者“人们认为有个大家庭，很常见，而且大家庭也被认为是个优势”，所以选C。2.这是一道细节判断题。第二段第一句话意为“而综合来看，妇女仍然有可能要三个或更多个孩子而不是要两个孩子（其比例为46%vs.36%）”，此句表明有可能要多个孩子，所以选B。3.这是一道细节判断题。本题询问“近年来，妇女有可能要多少个孩子？”，第三段第一句话告诉读者妇女更有可能要2个而不是3个或更多个孩子，所以选C。4.这是一道推断题。按照短文内