國家開放大學電大《人文英語4》形考任務8試題及答案

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1、最新國家開放大學電大《人文英語4》形考任務8試題及答案 形考任務8 一、選擇填空，從A、B、C三個選項中選出一個能填入空白處的最佳選項。（每題10分） 題目1 一 Whafs the weather like in this area?. 選擇一項： B. It's rainy 題目2 一 How long will you be away from Italy?. 選擇一項： C. About a month 題目3 The old houses are being pulled down to a new office block. 選擇一項： A. make

2、room for 題目4 All students are required to translate this poem English into Chinese. 選擇一項： A. from 題目5 By the year 2020, China's population probably 1.4 billion. 選擇一項： C. will have reached 題目1 一 How are you feeling now?. 選擇一項： C. Much better 題目2 一 What time does the train leave?. 選擇一項：

3、 A. At half past five 題目3 This overcoat cost. What's more, they are mall for me. 選擇一項： B. too much; much too 題目4 He studied hard at school when he was young, ontributed a lot to his success. 選擇一項： A. viiich 題目5 He would be studying at the university now if he the entrance examination. 選擇

4、一項： B. had passed 題目1 一 Have you ever been to Tokyo?. 選擇一項： B. No, but I hope to go there next year 題目2 一 How are you feeling now?. 選擇一項： B. Much better 題目3 In, the northerners have a particular liking for dumplings while the southerners are fond of rice. 選擇一項： C. general 題目4 It is no

5、 use to remember only grammar rules. 選擇一項： B. trying 題目5 He would be studying at the university now if he the entrance examination. 選擇一項： A. had passed 二、閱讀理解：選擇題（每題10分） 正誤判斷題 NEW YORK - The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty. They would state their criticis

6、ms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday. Scott Fenstermaker, the lawyer for accused terraist Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, said the men would not deny their role in the 2001 attacks but “would explain what happened and why they did it. ” Ali and four other men are accuse

7、d of killing nearly 3,000 people in the nation's deadliest terrorist attack. The U.S. Justic e Department announced earlier this month that they will face a civilian federal trial just blocks from the World Trade Center site. Ali is also known as Ammar al-Baluchi. He is a nephew of claimed 9/11 pla

8、nner, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Mohammed, Ali and the others will explain “their assessment of American foreign policy,n Fenstermaker said. "Their assessment is negative, ” he said. Fenstermaker met with Ali last week at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. He has not spoken with the others.

9、But he said the men have discussed the trial among themselves. Fenstermaker was first quoted in The New York Times in Sunday's editions. Critics of Attorney General Eric Holder decided to try the men in a New York City civilian courthouse. It has warned that the trial would provide the defendants

10、with a propaganda platform. Dean Boyd, a spokesman for the Department of Justice, said Sunday that while the men may attempt to use the trial to express their views, “we believe the courts and the federal judge may govern the trial. The course of justice will be led appropriately and with minimal b

11、reak, as federal courts have done in the past." 1. The five men thought that the U.S. foreign policy should be blamed for the 911 attack. T 2. Scott Fenstermaker is the lawyer for Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali and four other meaF 3. Nearly 3,000 people wo,e killed in the 911 attack.T 4. The press didn't c

12、are about this civilian federal trial. F 5. We can infer from the article that the prisoners also have their freedom to express their own views in the U.S.A T 選擇題（每題10分） 選擇題 Alternative Legal Billing 一 Win Strategies Hourly billing is the best way to be charged for legal services. About 95 perce

13、nt of lawyers still perform their legal work on an hourly basis. If you want something better than the old "bill by the hour" deal, try presenting one of these billing structures. Project billing for routine issues If your legal needs include large but repetitive tasks, consider a flat-fee approac

14、h. Once you get a project billing estimate, don't hesitate to shop around to compare prices and services with other law firms. A firm may provide a better deal if it expects future work from your company. Results-oriented options u Pay-according-to-success v is one choice. It considers fees based

15、on the outcome of the case and the performance of your counsel. Contingency fees turn the matter into a shared risk or shared encouragement, making the law firm your business partner, not just representation. Multi-layered tasks If you're shopping for a firm for actual legal work involving a numbe

16、r of legal specialties, consider using blended hourly fees. The firm calculates in advance an “average" rate based on the anticipated time each lawyer spends on the matter This arrangement helps the client to avoid paying a senior partner's hourly rate for research that should be conducted by a jun

17、ior associate. Legal “Insurance” The contract fee allows the client to pick up the phone and talk to the lawyer without needing to eye the clock This approach works like a legal insurance policy. It encourages companies to contact their counsel on non-litigation, non-crisis matters, and to save mo

18、ney in the long run by engaging in more preventive legal action. 1. B is the best way to be charged for legal services. B. Hourly billing 2. A flat-fee approach A> A. is suitable for repetitive tasks 3. C make the law firm share your risk and encouragement. C. Contingency fees 4. Legal work i

19、nvolving a number of legal specialties should consider using A. A. blended hourly fees 5. Ybu have to eye the clock when you talk to the lawyer when you choose B. B. the old “ bill by the hour” deal 選擇題(每題10分) 選擇題 Is that 6 am. wokeout getting in the way of good sleep? Donft think your fat cel

20、ls won!t notice. Anew study published in The Annals of Internal Medicine (a medical journal) finds that inadequate shut-eye has a harmful effect on fat cells, reducing their ability to respond to insulin (胰島素)by about 30 percent Over the long-term, this decreased response could set the stage for typ

21、e-2 diabetes (a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in his or her blood), fatty liver disease and weight gain. The study adds to a growing body of evidence that there1 "an intimate relationship between the amount of sleep we get and our ability to maintain a good, healthy body wei

22、ght," says sleep expert Helene Emsellem, director of the Center for Sleep and Wake Disorders in Chevy Chase, Maryland. But Americans don't seem to be getting the message that we need seven to nine hours par night. More than 1 in 5 of us, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and

23、 Prevention, is getting six or fewer hours of sleep per night, on average. So how did researchers study fat cells in the Annals paper? Matthew Brady of the University of Chicago and a group of colleagues selected and persuaded seven volunteers to take part in the research project. They were all yo

24、ung, thin and healthy and agreed to sleep for eight nights in a sleep lab. "For four nights they were allowed to stay in bed for 8.5 hours a night,” says Brady. Then, a month later, they came back for four additional nights but this time they were allowed just 4.5 hours of sleep per night. And afte

25、r each visit, researchers got a sample of their fat. Brady explains that the fat cells responded significantly to the loss of sleep. "I was very surprised to be honest/9 he says. Bad things can happen when fat cells become less responsive to insulin. "Fat cells are actually your friend," he says. “

26、They're there to store lipids （血月旨）." When lipids stay inside the cells, your body can utilize the fat when youfre exercising or sleeping or going about your day. "However, when fat cells stare to become insulin resistant, the lipids star to leach out of the fat cells and rise in the bloodstream/9 B

27、rady says. 1. According to the passage, lack of sleep for a long while can probably lead to all of the following EXCEPT A A. heart disease 2. The main idea of the third paragraph is C. C. how the research was conducted 3. What does the “l(fā)each” in the last paragraph probably mean? C C. Leak. 4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE acceding to the passage? B B. More and more studies are done to study the link between sleep and weight 5. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage? B B. Sleep Experts Had Exciting Findings in a Fat Study