西南大学21秋英国文学史及选读平时作业2-001答案参考1. Language: Is It Always Spoken? 1 Most of us know a little about how babies learn to talk. From the time infants are born , they hear language because their parents talk to them all the time. Between31. What is babbling?32. At what age do most infants babble?33. What is the full name for ASL?34. What theory does Dr. Petitto believe about language learning?35. Who does Dr. Petitto want to study to prove the theory?参考答案：31. The activity of repeating the same sounds over and over again.32. Between the ages of seven and ten months.33. American Sign Language.34. Language can be expressed in many different ways - for instance, by rnspeech or by sign.35. Hearing children who have one deaf parent and one hearing parent.2. To speed up the _ of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.A.treatmentB.transmissionC.departureD.delivery参考答案：D3. Thoreau, Whitman and Hawthorne are considered the three great Transcendental figures in the 19th century.( )A.正确B.错误参考答案：B4. 关于人类起源的传说是围绕( )的故事叙述的。A.宙斯B.阿喀琉斯C.阿波罗D.普罗米修斯参考答案：D5. Dear Sirs, We refer to the contract No4632 covering 500 dozen track suits. We wish to remind youDear Sirs,We refer to the contract No4632 covering 500 dozen track suits.We wish to remind you that we have had no news from you about shipment of the goods.As we mentioned in our last letter, we are in urgent need of the goods and we may be compelled to seek an alternative source of supply.Under the circumstances, it is not possible for us to extend further our letter of credit No1492, which expires on 21 AugustPlease understand how serious and urgent it is for us to resolve this matter.We look forward to receiving your shipping advice, by fax, within the next seven days.Yours faithfully,执事先生： 有关第4632号合同订购500打运动服事宜，至今尚未收到贵公司运货通知。 上次已给贵公司去信，表示急需此批货物。如贵公司未能供应此货，本公司需寻求其他货源。 因此，在8月21日到期的第1492号信用证无法再作延期。还望贵公司体察，尽快解决此迫切而严重的问题。 烦请于7天内传真贵公司的装运通知。 您忠诚的6. The Jazz Age characterized by frivolity and carelessness is brought vividly to life in The Great Gatsby.( )A.正确B.错误参考答案：A7. _ deeply moved by his speech. AEveryone of us were BEveryone of us was CEvery o_ deeply moved by his speech.AEveryone of us wereBEveryone of us wasCEvery one of us wereDEvery one of us wasD8. 荒原的主旨是“罪孽与救赎”，作者用暗示象征手法，展示西方文明的崩溃和精神荒芜。( )T.对F.错参考答案：F9. 50%用信用证，其余的用付款交单，您看怎么样?50%用信用证，其余的用付款交单，您看怎么样?What do you say to 50% by L/C and the balance by D/P?10. cram school ( )A.小学B.中学C.填鸭式教学参考答案：C11. 易卜生最初是以( )创作登上文坛的。A.诗歌B.散文C.戏剧D.小说参考答案：A12. In 1704, _ founded the periodicals “the Review”.A.SwiftB.MiltonC.DefoeD.Blake参考答案：C13. erode ( )A.be fall in troubleB.to destroy or wear sth away graduallyC.attack abruptly参考答案：B14. 在艺术上，十日谈开了欧洲短篇小说的先河。( )T.对F.错参考答案：T15. The Yellow River is the second _ river in china. A) long B) longer C) longest D) leThe Yellow River is the second _ river in china.A) longB) longerC) longestD) lengthC最高级可被序数词修饰。句意“黄河是中国第二长的河。”16. As he failed to win the first prize in the badminton match, he had to _ the second.A.settle inB.settle forC.settle upD.settle with参考答案：B17. Williams&39; sister Rose became the model for Laura in The Glass Menagerie.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B18. Equipment not _ official safety standards has all been removed from the workshop.A.conforming toB.consistent withC.predominant overD.providing for参考答案：A19. I cant _ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.A.figure outB.draw outC.look outD.work out参考答案：A20. An electric current acts in that very way,that is to say,it takes time to start,and once started,itAn electric current acts in that very way,that is to say,it takes time to start,and once started,it takes time to stop.电流就是以这样的方式运动，即：它需要时间起动，而一旦起动了，则需要时间停止。21. deteriorate ( )A.become worse in quality or conditionB.destroyC.well wealthy参考答案：A22. 司汤达是( )19世纪现实主义文学的奠基人之一。A.加拿大B.法国C.英国D.美国参考答案：B23. “So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, /So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare, Sonnets 18) What does “this” refer to?_A.LoverB.TimeC.SummerD.Poetry参考答案：D24. Children who stay away from school do _ for different reasons.A.themB./C.itD.theirs参考答案：D25. Claims：If within 60 days after the arrival of the goods at the destination,the specification,qualityClaims：If within 60 days after the arrival of the goods at the destination,the specification,quality or quantity be found not in conformity with the stipulations of the contract ex