2017年电大本科英语II(1)期末考试试题及答案

1英语 II(1)期末复习资料第一部分 交际用语1. - Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now?- _.A. Sorry, you cant B. No, you cantC. sorry, he is busy at the moment2. - What kind of TV program do you like best?- _.A. Its hard to say, actually B. I only watch them at weekendC. Im too busy to say3. - Oh, sorry to bother you.- _.A. Oh, I dont knowB. No, you cantC. Thats okay 4. - Can you turn down the radio, please?- _.A. Im sorry, I didnt realize it was that loud B. Please forgive meC. Ill keep it down next time5. - Would you mind if I open the window for a better view?-_.A. Thats fine, thank you B. Yes, pleaseC. Of course not6. - Hello, could I speak to Don please?- _?A. Who are you B. Whos speakingC. Are you Jane 7. - May I know your address?- _.A. Sure. Here you are 2B. I have no ideaC. Its far from here8. - Hows the movie? Interesting?- .A. I was seated far away in the cornerB. Far from. I should have stayed home watching TV C. It was shown late until midnight9. - What if my computer doesnt work?- .A. Im not good at computer B. Ask Anne for helpC. Ive called the repair shop 10. - Lets take a walk.- _.A. Yes, please B. Oh, thanks C. Yes, lets 11. - Whats the problem, Harry?- _.A. I cant remember where I left my glasses B. No problem at all C. Thank you for asking me about it12. - Is this the motel you mentioned?- .A. Yes, its as quiet as we expected B. It looks comfortable C. No, the prices reasonable 13. - Would you like to have dinner with us this evening?- _.A. I dont knowB. Sorry, but this evening I have to go to the airport to meet my parents C. No, I cant14. - Well, Mary, how are you?- _.A. Im good B. Im pleased C. Im fine 15. - Would you like to see the menu?- .3A. No, thanks. I already know what to order B. Your menu is very clearC. I hear the food here is tasty 16. - I think the Internet is very helpful.- _.A. Yes, so do I B. Thats a very good idea C. Neither do I 第二部分 词汇与结构1. The definition leaves _ for disagreement.A. a small room B. much room C. great deal room 2. I prefer classic music _ pop music.A. than B. to C. with 3. Ancient Greece is the _ of western civilization.A. sources B. source C. origin 4. It is very convenient _ here.A. living B. to live C. live5. All the team members tried their best. We lost the game, _.A. as B. therefore C. however6. The sun heats the earth, _ is very important to living things.A. that B. what C. which 7. When we were having a meeting, the director _ the bad news by telephone.A. was telling B. was told C. could tell 8. More and more people in China now _ to work regularly.A. drive B. drives C. have driven9. Let me _ the case carefully before I draw a conclusion.A. look out B. look into C. look after10. The patient acted on the doctors _ and finally recovered.A. advices B. advise C. advice 11. Silk _ by Chinese for thousands of years now.A. has been used B. was used C. is used12. You _ to lock the door at night.A. shall B. ought C. must 13. You must explain _ how they succeeded _ the experiment.A. of us, for B. at us, at C. to us, in414. Before I got to the cinema, the film _.A. had begun B. has begun C. is begun 15. I have lived here _ 1997.A. for B. since C. from16. A lecture hall is _ where students attend lectures.A. that B. one C. which 17. Im tired. I _ working very hard.A. have B. have been C. had 18. He keeps _ at himself in the mirror.A. to look B. looking C. look19. The bedroom needs _.A. decorate B. to decorate C. decorating 20. Before she left on the trip, she _ hard.A. had trained B. has trained C. would trained21. He is the man _ dog bit me.A. that B. which C. whose22. Mary forgot _ a letter to her mother, so she wrote to her just now.A. writing B. to write C. to have written23. - Whats happened to Tom?- _ to hospital.A. Hes been taken B. Hell be taken C. Hes taken 24. He was _ about his new job.A. above the moon B. on the moon C. over the moon 25. Everything _ if Albert hadnt called the fire brigade.A. will be destroyed B. would have been destroyed C. would be destroyed 26. On his first sea _, he was still quite young but showed great courage to face the storm.A. trip B.voyage C. tour 27. I broke my leg when I _ skiing in America.A. was B. is C. would be28. She was convicted _ murder.A. to B. in C. of 29. He, as well as I, _ a student.A. is B. am C. are 30. Mother was busy. Although she was not watching the basketball on TV, she _ it on the radio.5A. was listening to B. was hearing C. was listening 31. Hardly _ home when it began to rain.A. had I got B. I had got C. had I arrived in 32. It happen _ a winter night.A. at B. in C. on第三部分 完型填空Passage 1There are advantages and disadvantages to 1 Asian and Western educational methods. For example, one advantage 2 the education in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science 3 American students. They also study more hours each day than Americans 4 . The study is difficult, but it 5 students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, 6 many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.The advantage to the education in North America, 7 the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values 8 ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they havent memorized 9 many basic rules and facts as students in other countries 10 . 1. A. only B. both C. all 2. A. for B. as C. to 3. A. to B. for C. than 4. A. do B. have C. does 5. A. provides B. gets C. prepares 6. A. and B. yet C. just7. A. at B. on C. under8. A. old B. poor C. new 9. A. more B. less C. as10. A. have B. does C. havent Passage 2A study has shown that fitness is the key _1 _ long life, irrespective of body shape _2_ even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people who exercise live longer than _3_, even if they are overweight and smoke.6The study found that _4_ fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five times more likely to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true _5_ the men had heart problems, smoked or were overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better _6_ and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken cooper, a fitness expert, said, “You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and exercising regularly than _7_ a non smoker and sedentary.” Although he adds, “But dont misunderstand me. I am not endorsing _8 , I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary.”The British Government is putting pressure _9 _ manufacturers to reduce high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nations health. But the new study suggests the Government should encourage more people _10 _.1. A. for B. of C. to 2. A. or B. and C. but 3. A. these that do not B. these who do not C. those who do not 4. A. the little B. less C. the least5. A. if or not B. whether or not C. when6. A. to be fat B. being fat to C. doing7. A. being B. be C. to be 8. A. smoked B. to smoke C. smoking 9. A.for B. on C. to 10. A. exercised B. exercising C. to exercise Passage 3More and more people _1_ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies _ _2 _ people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the fast year. This is _ 3 _ to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a problem for people _4 _ are struggling to make _5 _ ends meet. The alarms, _6 _ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is _7 _ that 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% of people plan _8 _ but have not installed them _9 _. The insurance companies told people _ 10 _ the alarms on all doors and windows.1. A. has B. had C. have2. A. have been asked B. have been asking C. asked 3. A. due B. because of C. because 4. A. which B. who C. what 75. A. the B. all C. 不填6. A. which B. who C. that7. A. estimate B. estimating C. estimated8. A. to have them installing B. to have them installed C. to have been installing them 9. A. still B. already C. yet 10. A. to install B. installed C. installing Passage 4Peter Blake is a successful businessman, but he _1_ to be very poor. He had nowhere to live and _2_ working in a pub when he _3_ to start his own business. Peter had always _4_ interested in plants and flowers, _5_ he decided to set up a company _6_ cared for the plants in big offices. At first he worked on his _7_, but soon he took _8_ two people to help him. The company has been growing _9_ for the last ten years. Peter is now very rich, _10_ he complains that now he doesnt work with plants but with a computer every day!1. A. would B. used C. 不填2. A. has been B. was C. been 3. A. had decided B. has decided C. decided4. A. was B. being C. been5. A. so B. but C. although6. A. who B. which C. whose 7. A. himself B. self C. own 8. A. up B. on C. in 9. A. 不填 B. up C. over 10. A. therefore B. moreover C. but 第四部分 阅读理解短文理解 1There have been changes in all sorts of different areas of British society. In recent years in the UK we have had a very large increase in the number of couples who get divorced. After 1969 and the Divorce Law Reform Act we had a very rapid increase in the number of divorces. The rate increased steadily and in recent years has increased much more rapidly. But there are also quite a lot of people who do actually get 8married. At present the marriage rate in the UK is about 70 per cent, which has gone down since the number of people who marry has gone down quite a lot in the last 20 years, but more significantly in the last 10 years. Quite high proportions of people now live together without marrying, and, for example, 40 per cent of children born in the UK are born to couples who arent married or are born to lone parents. There are quite a large number of lone parent families, 90 per cent of these are headed by a woman rather than a man. The average family size now in the UK is 1.8 children per couple, which means that theres been quite a decline in the birth rate in the UK along with other European countries.1. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The declining divorce rate in the UK.B. Trends in marriage and divorce in the UK. C. The increasing divorce rate in the UK.2. During last ten years, _.A. the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UK B. the marriage rate has gone up a lot in the UK C. 40% of children were born to unwed couples in the UK 3. According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to _.A. soar (急剧上升) B. not mentioned in the passageC. stay stable 4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The marriage rate has gone down in recent years.B. The highest divorce rate was around 1969. C. The marriage rate is currently 70 percent. 5. The last paragraph tells us _.A. the birth rate in the UK is increasing at the moment B. the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly nowC. the birth rate in other European countries keeps increasing 短文理解 2People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by mans release of completely new and often artificial (人造的) substances into the environment, or by releasing 9greatly increased amounts of a natural substance (物质)，such as oil from oil tankers into the sea.Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three of four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cant be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal (处理) of the products we use in our daily lives.1. The main cause of pollution is _.A. the release of artificial or natural substances into the environmentB. the production of new industrial goodsC. increased amounts of a natural substance2. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only _.A. farmers would use less artificial fertilizersB. governments would take effective measuresC. all sides concerned would make more efforts3. Food packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause _.A. air and water pollutionB. both a litter problem and a waster of resourcesC. to pay for the service4. Which of the following can not help solving the problem of pollution?A. Cutting out unnecessary buying.B. Reduce excess useC. Eating.5. What does the underlined word “litter” mean in paragraph 2?A. Bits of waste things B. Serious problemC. Industrial pollution短文理解 310A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other. I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and poof! I was cut off as if I had become absent from the conversation. The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs. It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact. The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends driving down the highway