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1、北京语言大学21春英语国家概况离线作业2参考答案1. In July 1978, British doctors at London&39;s Oldham Hospital created the worlds first “_ baby”, Louis Brown.A.man-madeB.artificialC.testD.test tube参考答案：D2. _ is not considered a characteristic of London.A.The cultural centreB.The business centreC.The financial centreD.The
2、sports centre参考答案：D3. The system of individual tuition organized by the colleges is referred to as _ system.A.tutorB.tutorialC.mentorD.guidance参考答案：B4. The Stevens family was known for their contribution to which of the following?A.AirplaneB.SteamboatsC.Cotton gin参考答案：B5. Buddhism is mainly distribu
3、ted over Southern and Eastern _.A.EuropeB.AfricaC.AmericaD.Asia参考答案：D6. The Parliament of Ireland is composed of two houses: the Dail and the Seanad or the Senate.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B7. Pauline set up the One Nation Party.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B8. These people remained (isolate)_ from the outside society unt
4、il recently.These people remained (isolate)_ from the outside society until recently.isolated9. The Second World War was not an anti-fascist war.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A10. The Greek philosopher Aristotle said that a persons highest happiness comes from the use oThe Greek philosopher Aristotle said that a
5、persons highest happiness comes from the use of his or her intelligence. Religious books such as the Koran and Bible discuss faith as a form. of happiness. The British scientist Charles Darwin believed that all species were formed in a way so as to enjoy happiness. And, the United States declaration
6、 of independence guarantees life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as a basic human right. People throughout history may have had different ideas about happiness. But today, many people are still not very sure about it. Some findings are not surprising. For example, the database suggests that ma
7、rried people are happier than single people. People who like to be with other people are happier than unsocial people. People with children are equally happy as couples without children. And wealthier people are only a little happier than poorer people. This database also shows that studying happine
8、ss no longer involves just theories and ideas. Economists, psychiatrists, doctors and social scientists are finding ways of understanding happiness by examining real sets of information. Happiness is an extremely popular subject, if you search for happiness on the web site of the online bookseller,
9、Amazon. com, you will find more than two hundred thousand results. Dan Gilbert teaches psychology at Harvard University in Massachusetts. He recently looks at the way the human mind is different from other animals because we can think about the future and use our imaginations. He also explains how o
10、ur minds can trick us in a way that creates difficulties in making happy choices for the future. Most of the time when people are wrong about how theyll feel about the future, theyre wrong in the direction of thinking that things will matter to them more than they really do. We are remarkable at our
11、 ability to adjust and a-dapt to almost any situation but we seem not to know this about ourselves. And so we mistakenly predict that good things will make us happy, really happy for a really long time. Bad things, why theyll just slay us. It turns out neither of these things is on the whole true. T
12、he first paragraph in the passage is mainly talking about_.Athe importance of happinessBthe cause of happinessCthe meaning of happinessDpeople who are happy正确答案：C文章的第一段主要讨论了对幸福概念的不同理解，即幸福的意义，故选C。11. This is our best price, _ which we have concluded many orders with other buyers in your city.This is
13、our best price, _ which we have concluded many orders with other buyers in your city.AonBforCbyDatD12. Artist, scientist and entrepreneur are what most of us have known some or a lot about.【C1】Artist, scientist and entrepreneur are what most of us have known some or a lot about.【C1】_people would be
14、surprised if somebody is perfectly good at one or two of these professions,【C2】_a hat-trick(帽子戏法)is quite rare. Man-kit Lam, now【C3】_in Hong Kong, in his 50s is the inventor of special painting style, an accomplished【C4】_professor and biologist, and a rising key man with businesses in【C5】_the United
15、 States and Hong Kong. But Lam is most【C6】_as an artist, which is his passion(热望)since childhood. Lam was born in Chaoyang in South Chinas Guangdong Province and【C7】_with his family to Hong Kong【C8】_he was a child. A strong art lover, Lam displayed unusual artistic talents when he studied traditional Chinese ink painting【C9】_experienced and artistic Johnson Chou, Zhao Shaoang and Yang Shanshen in his【C10】_years. When he graduated from middle school, Lam asked his【C11】_to let him study ar
