最新电大《开放英语ii(1)》期末复习考试小抄

电大英语II1期末复习第一部分交际用语阅读下面的小对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。1HELLO,SALLYHOWSEVERYTHINGAGOODFORYOUBOH,IAGREECTHATSRIGHTDJUSTSOSO2EXCUSEME,WOULDYOULENDMEYOURCALCULATORACERTAINLYHEREYOUAREBPLEASEDONTMENTIONITCITSNOTHINGDYES,IHAVEAHAND3IDONTLIKETHESPOTSPROGRAMSONSUNDAYSASODOIBNEITHERDOICSOAMIDNEITHERAMI4WHATSTHEPROBLEM,HARRYANOPROBLEMBNOTROUBLEATALLCTHANKYOUFORASKINGMEABOUTITDICANTREMEMBERWHEREILEFTMYGLASSES5WHATKINDOFTVPROGRAMDOYOULIKEBESTAILIKETHEMVERYMUCHBIONLYWATCHTHEMATWEEKENDCITSHARDTOSAY,ACTUALLYDIMTOOBUSYTOSAY6COULDYOUTELLMEWHEREMRLAKEIS_AFROMENGLANDBATTHEOFFICECHESWORKINGDHESVERYBUSY7MAYIHELPYOU,MADAM_ASORRY,IHAVENOIDEABYES,IKNOWWHATTOBUYCYOUDBETTERGIVEMEAHANDDYES,IDLIKE2KILOSOFORANGES8HELLO,COULDISPEAKTODONPLEASE_AWHOAREYOUBWHATSTHEPROBLEMCAREYOUJANEDWHOSSPEAKING9WHATWOULDYOULIKE,TEAORCOFFEE_AYES,IWOULDBCOFFEE,PLEASECYES,PLEASEDITSVERYNICE10WHATABOUTGOINGFORAWALK_AWHYNOTAGOODIDEABTHATSALLRIGHTCSO,DOIDWALKINGISGOODTOYOU11NICEWEATHER,ISNTITAIMNOTSUREBYOUKNOWITWELLCYES,ITISDYES,ITISNT12ITHINKTHEINTERNETISVERYHELPFULAYES,SODOIBTHATSAVERYGOODIDEACNEITHERDOIDIDRATHERGOSURFINGONIT13WHATSUBJECTSAREYOUSTUDYINGAYES,IMSTUDYINGHISTORYBIMSTUDYINGNOWCIMSTUDYINGPHILOSOPHYDIMDOINGMYHOMEWORK14WHICHLANGUAGEDOYOUSPEAKATHOMEAISPEAKENGLISHVERYWELLBICANSPEAKENGLISHANDFRENCHCENGLISHISMYMOTHERTONGUEDENGLISH,MOSTOFTHETIME15MUSTWEHANDINOURHOMEWORKNOWAYES,YOUWILLBYES,YOUMUSTNTCNO,YOUNEEDNTDNO,YOUMUSTNT16LETSTAKEAWALKAYES,LETSBOH,THANKSCYES,PLEASEDNO,THANKYOU17HELLO,COULDISPEAKTODONPLEASEAWHOAREYOUBWHATSTHEPROBLEMCAREYOUJANEDWHOSSPEAKING18DOYOUTHINKTHEEXAMWILLBEPUTOFFANOTGOODNEWSBTHEEXAMISDIFFICULTCNOTLIKELYDITWASPUTOFFYESTERDAY19INMYOPINION,YOUDBETTERTAKEACOUPLEOFDAYSOFFAILLTAKEYOURADVICEBLETMESEECNEVERMINDDIMAFRAIDSO20WOULDYOUMINDIFIOPENTHEWINDOWFORABETTERVIEWATHATSFINE,THANKYOUBYES,PLEASECTAKEASEATDOFCOURSENOTKEY1D2A3B4D5C6B7D8D9B10A11C12A13C14D15C16A17D18C19A20D第二部分词汇与结构阅读下面的句子，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。1IBROKEMYLEGWHENI_SKIINGINAMERICAAISBWASC不填DWOULDBE2SHEWASCONVICTED_MURDERATOBINCOFDAS3ANEWHOTEL_INTHECENTEROFTOWNATTHEMOMENTAHASBEENBUILTBISBUILTCWASBUILTDISBEINGBUILT4ITISVERYCONVENIENT_HEREALIVINGBLIVECLIVEDDTOLIVE5IHAVELIVEDHERE_1997AFORBSINCECATDFROM6THEBEDROOMNEEDS_ADECORATINGBTODECORATECDECORATEDDECORATED7HEISTHEMAN_DOGBITMEATHATBWHICHCWHODWHOSE8IMTIREDI_WORKINGVERYHARDAHAVEBHAVEBEENCHADDHAS9BEFORESHELEFTONTHETRIP,SHE_HARDATRAINEDBHASTRAINEDCWOULDTRAINEDDHADTRAINED10HEKEEPS_ATHIMSELFINTHEMIRRORATOLOOKBLOOKINGCLOOKDLOOKED11THESUNHEATSTHEEARTH,_ISVERYIMPORTANTTOLIVINGTHINGSATHATBWHATCWHICHDWHERE12IFTHEMAN_SUCCEED,HEMUSTWORKASHARDASHECANAWILLBISTOCISGOINGTODSHOULD13ANCIENTGREECEISTHE_OFWESTERNCIVILIZATIONAORIGINBSOURCECPLACEDSOURCES14PLEASESTOP_ITCANNOTHELPTHESITUATIONATOSHOUTBSHOUTINGCTOSPEAKDSPEAKING15THEBIGMANHASALWAYSBEENEATINGONTHEGO,_HEHASGOTSTOMACHACHEASOBHOWEVERCASDBECAUSE16LETME_THECASECAREFULLYBEFOREIDRAWACONCLUSIONALOOKUPBLOOKINTOCLOOKAFTERDLOOKOUT17HE,ASWELLASI,_ASTUDENTABEBAMCAREDIS18SHE_HERSUCCESSTOHARDWORDANDSTRONGWILLAOWNSBGIVESCOWESDREGARDS19MRSMITH_AMOSTIMPORTANTPARTINTHEDEVELOPMENTOFOURCITYATOOKBHADCPLAYEDDMADE20IDRATHERSTAYATHOMETHAN_AWALKATAKINGBTOTAKECTAKEDTOBETAKING21MOTHERWASBUSYALTHOUGHSHEWASNOTWATCHINGTHEBASKETBALLONTV,SHE_ITONTHERADIOAWASLISTENINGTOBWASHEARINGCWASLISTENINGDWASSEEING22HARDLY_HOMEWHENITBEGANTORAINAHADIGOTBIHADGOTCHADIARRIVEDINDIHADARRIVEDAT23IPREFERCLASSICMUSIC_POPMUSICATHANBONCWITHDTO24ALLTHETEAMMEMBERSTRIEDTHEIRBESTWELOSTTHEGAME,_AHOWEVERBTHEREFORECSINCECAS25WHENWEWEREHAVINGAMEETING,THEDIRECTOR_THEBADNEWSBYTELEPHONEAWASTELLINGBWASTOLDCCOULDTELLDWOULDTELL26SILK_BYCHINESEFORTHOUSANDSOFYEARSNOWAHASUSEDBHASBEENUSEDCWASUSEDDISUSED27YOU_TOLOCKTHEDOORATNIGHTASHOULDBOUGHTCMUSTDSHALL28BEFOREIGOTTOTHECINEMA,THEFILM_AHADBEGUNBHASBEGUNCISBEGUNDWASBEGINNINGATOSHOUTBTOSPEAKCSHOUTINGDSPEAKING29THEPATIENTACTEDONTHEDOCTORS_ANDFINALLYRECOVEREDAADVICESBADVICECADVISEDADVISES30ALECTUREHALLIS_WHERESTUDENTSATTENDLECTURESATHEREBWHICHCONEDTHAT31DONTWORRY,YOURWATCH_ANDYOUCANHAVEITINNOTIMEAISREPAIREDBHASBEENREPAIREDCWASREPAIREDDISBEINGREPAIRED32THEDEFINITIONLEAVES_FORDISAGREEMENTAASMALLROOMBMUCHROOMCGREATDEALROOMDNOTSOBIGAROOM33NOTALWAYS_THEYWANTTOAPEOPLECANDOWHATBCANPEOPLEDOWHATCPEOPLECANNOTDOWHATDCANTPEOPLEDOWHAT34SADAM_FOR25YEARSAGOTMARRIEDBWASMARRIEDCMARRIEDDWEREMARRIED35IDONTWANTYOUTOMAKEANYTROUBLE,_,IURGEYOUTOSOLVETHEPROBLEMATHUSBCONSEQUENTLYCONTHECONTRARYDJUSTAS36WHY_THEOLDBLOCKOFFLATS_DEMOLISHEDNEXTMONTHAAREBEINGBISBEINGCHASBEENDHAVEBEEN37INTHEFIFTIESLASTCENTURYMANYNEWCITIES_INTHEDESERTABRINGUPBMAKEUPCGREWUPDBUILDUP38MOREANDMOREPEOPLEINCHINANOW_TOWORKREGULARLYADRIVEBDRIVESCDROVEDHAVEDRIVEN39ATPRESENT,THEMOSTIMPORTANTTHINGISTHATBRITAINNEEDS_MORETOIMPROVETHERELATIONSHIPWITHTHEUSAATODOBDOINGCTOBEDONEDDO40WEHAVEOURHOUSE_EVERYWEEKBYACLEANERACLEANBCLEANEDCCLEANINGDTOCLEANKEY1B2C3D4A5B6A7D8B9D10B11C12B13A14B15A16B17D18C19C20C21A22A23D24A25B26B27B28A29B30C31D32B33B34B35C36B37C38A39A40B第三部分完形填空阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上圈出所选的字母符号。PASSAGE1ALTHOUGHINTERNA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