《人文英语4》形考任务一答案
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） 题目1
– Excuse me, could you tell the time? – ________________________________ 选择一项：
A. Can you see the clock?
B. It's three thirty by my watch.
C. You'd better buy a watch. 题目2
– Good afternoon. Can I help you? – ________________________________ 选择一项：
A. I don't think I need any of your help. B. Yes, I think so, too.
C. I need to buy a birthday present for my son.
题目3
What is the train ___________ to Birmingham? 选择一项： A. fee
B. fare
C. B. trip
译文：到伯明翰的火车票多少钱？ 正确答案是：fare 题目4
When Lily came home at 5 pm yesterday, her mother ______dinner in the
kitchen. 选择一项： A. cooked
B. was cooking
C. cooks
译文：莉莉昨天五点钟回家时，她妈妈正在厨房里做晚饭。 正确答案是：was cooking 题目5
John's father _________ mathematics in this school ever since he graduated from Harvard University. 选择一项：
A. has taught
B. taught C. teaches
译文：约翰的爸爸从哈佛大学毕业后就一直在这所学校里教数学。 正确答案是：has taught
二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分） 题目6 选择题
Graffiti painting is traditionally a daredevil pursuit. Teenagers dodge security guards to put their names on trains and buses. But over the past decade, graffiti has all but disappeared from Britain's cities. Between 2007 and 2012 the number of incidents of graffiti recorded by the British Transport Police fell by 63%. A survey by the Environment Ministry shows that fewer places are blighted by tags than ever. Graffiti are increasingly confined to sanctioned walls, such as the Stockwell ball courts. In time the practice may die out entirely.
The most obvious reason for the decline in tagging and train-painting is better policing. Numerous CCTV cameras mean it is harder to get away with painting illegally. And punishments are more severe. A generational shift is apparent, too. Fewer teenagers are getting into painting walls. They prefer to play with iPads and video games.
Some have gone to art school and want to make money from their paintings. The Internet means that painters can win far more attention by posting pictures online than they can by breaking into a railway yard. Taggers and graffiti artists mostly grew up in the 1980s and 1990s. Those men—and almost all are men—are now older and less willing to take risks. Graffiti may eventually disappear. But for now the hobby is almost respectable. The former graffiti artists paint abandoned warehouses at the weekend. It has become something to do on a Sunday afternoon—a slightly healthier alternative to sitting and watching football.
1.Teenagers are not afraid of being caught by security guards when they put their names on trains and buses.回答 F
2.Less tags can be found in public places nowadays.回答 T
3.Because of better policing graffiti decreases.回答 T
4.Some teenagers go to art school in order to learn to paint walls.回答 F
5.Taggers and graffiti artists are still willing to take risks.回答 F 答案：1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 解析：
1.这是一道细节题。第一段的第二句意为“青少年们避开保安人员，把自己的名字涂写在火车和公交车上。”并非不害怕。所以选F。
2.这是一道推断题。第一段的第五句意为“（英国）环境部作的一项调查显示涂鸦签名的地方比以前少了”，所以选T。
3.这是一道细节题。第二段第一句意为“涂鸦签名和在火车上涂鸦下降的最明显的原因是监控更得力。”，所以选T。
4.这是一道细节题。第二段第七句意为“一些青少年到艺术学校去学习是为了从绘画中赚钱。”，所以选F。
5.这是一道细节题。第三段第二句意为“那些人——几乎都是男人——现在随着年龄的增大不愿意承担风险。”，所以选F。
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