大学MOOC 大学英语B4(无锡太湖学院)1450386215 最新慕课完整章节测试答案
Unit5Lifestyles
UnitTest
1、单选题：
What is this article mainly about?
选项：
A: Why Sara and Michael decided to simplify their life and how they simplified their life.
B: How to simplify our life.
C: Why we should to strip down to bare happiness.
D: What I learn from Sara and Michael .
答案: 【 Why Sara and Michael decided to simplify their life and how they simplified their life.】
2、单选题：
The phrase “lost your taste” (paragraph 1) most probably means ________.
选项：
A: lost the sense of taste
B: take no interest
C: want to give up
D: be disgusted with
答案: 【 take no interest】
3、单选题：
According to Micheal, to raise a child, most people may ________.
选项：
A: trade two full-time careers for two half-time careers.
B: work harder in order to earn more money
C: throw away all the expensive junk
D: none of these
答案: 【 work harder in order to earn more money】
4、单选题：
What do we learn about Sara and Michael?
选项：
A: They live in the downtown.
B: They will have a greenhouse soon.
C: They have abandoned almost all the expensive clutter.
D: They built the house by themselves.
答案: 【 They have abandoned almost all the expensive clutter.】
5、单选题：
What is the root cause for the couple to change their life style?
选项：
A: They have a daughter
B: They work to hard
C: They want to raise their daughter by themselves.
D: They don’t want to limit their real life to a short time before work or after work.
答案: 【 They don’t want to limit their real life to a short time before work or after work.】
6、单选题：
What is the role of paragraph 6?
选项：
A: To sum up the previous paragraph.
B: To explain the author's point of view.
C: A connecting link between the preceding and the following.
D: A paragraph to illustrate the couple’s puzzles.
答案: 【 A connecting link between the preceding and the following.】
7、单选题：
According to the passage, which of the following is true?
选项：
A: They don’t need a power mower because their front yard is full of trees.
B: The humidifier is useless because they hang the wet clothes indoors in winter.
C: They don’t own a TV so they are not at all tempted by new and useless things.
D: They want to raise their daughter all by themselves.
答案: 【 They don’t own a TV so they are not at all tempted by new and useless things.】
8、单选题：
How do they know what they really need?
选项：
A: By buying basic items of clothes.
B: By pursuing the concept of “voluntary simplicity”.
C: By controlling their desires and acting sensibly.
D: By screening and discarding and by being aware of what they have.
答案: 【 By screening and discarding and by being aware of what they have.】
9、单选题：
What haven’t Sara and Michael given up when they have a clear idea of what they really need?
选项：
A: medicine cabinets full of cosmetics
B: over-the-counter drugs
C: kitchen cabinets crowded with items
D: basic items in their wardrobes
答案: 【 basic items in their wardrobes】
10、单选题：
Which of the following is not what they did to simplify life?
选项：
A: They traded two-full time careers for two part-time freelance jobs.
B: They moved to a small but energy-efficient house they designed themselves.
C: They spent money only on bare necessities and things that sometimes make wasteful use of the earth’s resources.
D: They constantly gave away what they did not really need and economized on what they had.
答案: 【 They spent money only on bare necessities and things that sometimes make wasteful use of the earth’s resources.】
11、单选题：
What have they exchanged the expenses of a commuter age for?
选项：
A: What they really need.
B: A handsome, energy-efficient home they designed themselves.
C: Things that contributed to their major goal.
D: The time to pay attention to the quality of their lives.
答案: 【 The time to pay attention to the quality of their lives.】
12、单选题：
Which of the following statements is wrong?
选项：
A: Sara and Micheal have a clear idea of what they really need.
B: Sara and Micheal have their own car and boat.
C: That constant wish for more that's so much a part of this culture goes on forever.
D: The couple line in the same suburban community.
答案: 【 Sara and Micheal have their own car and boat.】
13、单选题：
Why did the author say she was not very happy when she left the store $11 poorer?
选项：
A: She thought the sandals are too expensive.
B: She was helpless confronting her impulsive behavior.
C: She felt guilty that she couldn’t practice a simple way of life.
D: She thinks that she spent $11 just to satisfy her own desires without taking into account he family situation.
答案: 【 She was helpless confronting her impulsive behavior.】
14、单选题：
Why do we sometimes get so hard to find the resolve and courage to get off the merry-go-round?
选项：
A: Because it's a world of illusion.
B: Because of action and excitement.
C: Because the longing inside.
D: Because it's hard to resist the temptation of buying.
答案: 【 Because of action and excitement.】
15、单选题：
According to the article, what is “voluntary simplicity”?
选项：
A: volunteer to live a simple life, but sometimes there will be material shortage.
B: to simplify our lives and reduce stress.
C: We can get what we want without spending more money.
D: It’s a culture, on the premise of satisfying ourselves taking the initiative to reduce consumption reasonably.
答案: 【 It’s a culture, on the premise of satisfying ourselves taking the initiative to reduce consumption reasonably.】
16、单选题：
What is the style of this article?
选项：
A: Narration
B: Argument
C: Narration interspersed with comments
D: Exposition
答案: 【 Narration inte