国家开放大学《人文英语3》形考任务（单元自测1）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）
1、—Do you have much experience with caring for babies? — .
A. Yes, I do. I often take care of kids in my free time. B. No, you are freshmen. You should work hard. C. Yes, they are. They are very cute.
2、—Ken did badly in his math test. I'm terribly worried about the result. — . A. I am so happy he is very healthy. B. Well, it is hard to see.
C. Come on. It isn't the end of the world.
3、Tom won the first prize of oral English contest, which is beyond his ______.
A. reputation B. contribution C. expectation
4、This movie is ________ that one.
A. as more interesting as
B. as interesting as C. too interesting to
5、Young people ______ 62% of University teaching staff.
A. comprise B. compose C. contain
6、—How do you feel about your family life? — .
A. Good. It's a good choice to work there.
B. Not bad. I think it is a good choice to be a full-time mother. C. Not bad. I have visited their family a lot of times.
7、—It's raining so heavily outside. I'm terribly anxious about my son's safety.
— .
A. Well. He is a good boy. B. Yes, it is. It will rain tomorrow.
C. Don't worry about him. He will come back safe and sound. 8、It is said that ______ 2000 factories were closed down during the economic crisis.
A. properly B. approximately C. considerably
9、I want to know________ .
A. what is his name B. that his name is C. what his name is
10、The birth rate of the country decreases ______ with years.
A. extremely B. approximately C. progressively
11、—Our son has picked up some bad habits recently, and I am really worried about it.
— . A. Yes, they have some bad habits. B. Cheer up. I believe he will overcome it. C. Well, he likes picking things up when he is out.
12、—It's raining so heavily outside. I'm terribly anxious about my son's safety.
— . A. Well. He is a good boy. B. Yes, it is. It will rain tomorrow.
C. Don't worry about him. He will come back safe and sound. 13、He asked me ___________ Zhang Hua came to school or not.
A. whether
B. if C. what
14、We often compare children ______ flowers.
A. with B. to C. in
15、We consider it necessary ______ Tom should improve his behavior.
A. which B. that C. what
16、Lily is a good student except ________ she is a little bit careless.
A. where B. which C. that
二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）
Most couples who get married or decide to live together generally plan to have children. Several years ago, people thought that having big families was common and this was seen as an advantage. That was mainly because children began working at an early age to help provide for the family. But with the changing times and with the cost of living getting higher every single year, having a big family is no longer considered to be a practical option. In fact, more couples consider that
they have only one child and some do not have any desire to become parents at all.
According to the Australian Institute of Family Studies, by 1986, women aged 40 to 44 years, were considerably more likely to have given birth to two children than three children (36% vs. 27%) or four or more children (19%). However, taken together, women were still more likely to have had three or more children than to have had two children (46% vs. 36%).
In recent years, women were more likely to have had two children than three or more children – a trend that was most marked in the most recent period (38% vs. 25% in 1996; 38% vs. 22% in 2006). These days, most families in Australia have two children. But the number of women who had given birth to a single child increased progressively from only 8% in 1981 to 13% in 2006.
The U.S. Census Bureau states that there are approximately 14 million only children in America today. This comprises 20% of the children's population compared to only 10% around fifty years ago. 操作提示：通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。
1. Several years ago, people thought that having big families was （）
A. uncommon and this was seen as an advantage B. common and this was seen as a disadvantage C. common and this was seen as an advantage
国家开放大学《人文英语3》形考任务(单元自测1-8)参考答案
