2021年度江苏大学英语考试模拟卷（5）新整理版.doc

江苏大学英语考试模拟卷（5） 本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。 严格遵守考试纪律，维护考试秩序！ 一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.In this century the traditional American luridly is constantly faced with the threat of breakdown. Some sociologists suggest that one little - noticed cause may be the introduction of the IV dinner.Before the appearance of television sets, the American dinner is a big event for the family. In many homes dinner time may be the only time when everyone got together. A typical dinner was usually in three stages. In the preparation stage, the children and Father frequently helped with table setting while Mother put the last touches on the roast. In the eating stage, family members shared the day’s experiences and more than food was consumed. In this stage families got to know one another and made joint decisions around the dinner table, and thus the family solidarity was reinforced. In the cleaning - up stage, children or Father again gave their hands, so that their significance to the home community was clear. Unfortunately, all of these have been erased by a product--the television set.By the beginning of the 1980s, the typical American family dinner is just twenty minutes long. The speed - up of this once - leisurely experiences is clearly connected to the overall pace of modern life and maybe a model of the modern life is the TV dinners---- meals designed to be consumed between the opening and closing credits of a half- hour program. The once family affair has now become nothing more than the use of a fork and knife. The best title for this passage might be（） A．Talk at Dinner TableB．TV DinnerC．Pace of Modern LifeD．Problems Caused By TV 参考答案：B [分析] 本文主要谈论的就是美国人吃饭方式的变化，原来是边吃边聊，现在是边吃边看，交流思想的晚餐实际已演变成了电视晚餐，电视晚餐正是本文的主题。 2.In the past, the concept of marketing emphasized sales. The producer or manufacturer made a product he wanted to sell. Marketing was the task of figuring out how to sell the product. Basically, selling the product would be accomplished by sales