大学英语1第二册第二次作业

新大学英语（2）第二次网络作业

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一、阅读：

A few years ago it was common to speak of a generation gap between young people and their elders. Parents said that children did not respect and listen to them, while children said that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually, the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many people argue that it is built into every part of our society.

One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own ways of life. In a more traditional society, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and like, and often to continue the family jobs. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose jobs different from those of their parents.

In our society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did, to find better jobs, to make more money and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, that is another cause of the gap between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.

Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is the third cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, senior people are valued for their knowledge, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities. No doubt, the generation gap will continue in American life for some time to come.

1. The first paragraph tells us that ____A__.

a. the problem of the generation gap draws much attention from people

b. it is out of date to talk about the generation gap

c. children and parents are trying to understand each other

d. it is very important for people to frequently communicate with each other

2. In a more traditional society, old people___A____.

a. have their children respect and listen to them

b. do not care for their children at all

c. expect their children to rebel against them

d. do not live together with their children

3. In American society young people____B____.

a. do not need to find jobs

b. leave home at an early age

c. have better education than their parents

d. marry people younger than them

4. Which of the following is NOT the cause of the generation gap? B

a. Young people like to depend more on themselves.

b. Parents do not love their children dearly.

c. American society changes rapidly.

d. Parents expect too much of their children.

5. The main idea of the passage is ____C____.

a. that the generation gap needs considering

b. when the generation gap is necessary in American society

c. why the generation gap exist

d. how we can reduce the generation gap

二．语法与词汇：（请认真复习好第二册课本Unit 4课后Pick up Your Grammar 中的“状语从句”后再完成如下5道选择题）

6. Women workers wear hats ___C___ their hair gets caught in the machinery.

A. if

B. unless

C. in case

D. because

7. __C____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last

Saturday.

A. In spite of

B. Because of

C. But for

D. As for

8. Young ___D___ John was, he was able to swim across the channel within minutes.

A. although

B. so

C. though

D. as

9. I didn’t remember his name __D____ after I had greeted him.

A. when

B. as

C. while

D. until

10. The instruments of the older factory__D____.

A. is as good or better than the new one

B. are as good or better than the new one

C. is as good as or better than those of the new one

D. are as good as or better than those of the new one

三. 交际用语(此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。)

11. — Excuse me，can you tell me where the nearest subway station is?

— _______________________.C

A. It’s too far from here.

B. You can take a bus first.

C. Sorry，I’m a stranger here myself.

D. Sorry，I can’t.

12. — I wonder if you could do me a favor.

— _______________________________.C

A. Yes，I do.

B. I could.

C. Sure.

D. No，not at all.

13. — The movie last night was really interesting.

— ____________________________.A

A. But it was difficult to understand.

B. I went to the movie，too.

C. It sounds good.

D. I couldn’t agree with you more.

14. —I’m awfully sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time.

— _________________________. D

A. Just tell me the reason.

B. You shouldn’t have said so.

C. No problem.

D. Actually I’ve only been here for twenty minutes.

15. —There’s a big party at the students’ center tonight. Are you going with us?

— _____________________________.D

A. It’s none of my business.

B. It’s beyond my expectation.

C. I’ve never had the chance to go there.

D. I’d love to，but I have to catch up with my maths assignment.

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