2015年电大英语ⅰ(1)考试题库及答案资料小抄【精华版】

电大英语1期末考试题库资料小抄交际用语1THESHOWERISNTWORKINGILLCALLTHEPLUMBER2WHATDOYOUDOIAMAPOLICEMAN3WHATWOULDYOULIKEANORANGEJUICE,PLEASE4WHATISSHEDOINGRIGHTNOWSHEISTALKINGTOMARY5HELLOIMDAVIDMANNINGNICETOMEYOUNICETOMEETYOU,TOOIMXIAOYAN词汇与结构1HEWORKSATASCHOOL2IUSUALLYGETUPAT7OCLOCKINTHEMORNING3THEBUSINESSBANKINGDEPARTMENTISONTHESECONDFLOOR4DAVIDISTHEONLYACCOUNTANTINMYFATHERSCOMPANY5MRGREENISNOWONAHOLIDAY6HAVEYOUGOTANYFAMILY7MARKISRESPONSIBLEFORTHEINTERNATIONALMARKET8HERNAMEISCLAIR9IAMPLANNINGANEWMARKETINGCAMPAIGNATTHEMOMENT10POLLYENJOYSPLAYINGTHEGUITARINABANDINHERFREETIME11THEREARETHREEPLANTSINTHEOFFICE12HEWORKSINTHEFINANCEDEPARTMENTOFALARGECOMPANY13WHATDOES“NR”MEAN14ISOMETIMESGOTOTHEPUBONFRIDAY15THESEPEOPLEAREMYFRIENDSTHOSEPEOPLEAREMYHUSBANDSFRIENDS16HELIVESINNEWYORKCITYHISPARENTSLIVEINDALLAS17MYHUSBANDDOESNTLIKESHOPPINGBUTILIKEITVERYMUCH18WHEREDOYOURPARENTSLIVE19IMAUNIVERSITYSTUDENT20HOWMUCHDOESTHEFLATCOSTAMONTH翻译1WHATSTHETIMEITISAQUARTERPASTSEVEN。七点一刻2IWORKFROM8AMTO3PM从早上八点到下午三点3HERHUSBANDWORKSININSURANCE在保险行业工作4HOWABOUTGOINGTOANESTATEAGENTYES,THATSAGOODIDEA是个好主意5WHYDONTYOU你为什么不GOANDTALKTOTHEMFACETOFACE翻译成汉语1WHATABOUTPLAYINGFOOTBALLTOMORROWAFTERNOON明天下午去踢球怎么样啊2IAMLOOKINGFORAFLATONTHEGROUNDFLOOR我正在找一个在一楼的公寓。3DOYOULIKEREADINGENGLISHNEWSPAPERS你喜欢阅读英语报纸吗4HEISNTAPROGRAMMERHEISANENGINEER他不是一名程序员，他是一名工程师。5SHEISTALKINGTOACUSTOMERRIGHTNOW她现在和客户在谈话。交际用语1HOWDOIGETTOTHEAIRPORT,PLEASEYOUCANTAKETHETUBE2WHATDOESYOURENGLISHTEACHERLOOKLIKESHESTALLANDHASLONG,WAVYHAIR3WHATSTHEWEATHERLIKEINTHISAREAITSRAINY4WOULDYOULIKETOGOWITHUSIDLOVETO5EXCUSEME,WHEREISTHENEARESTBANK,PLEASEITSNEXTTOTHENEWSAGENT词汇与结构1WHATISSINGAPORELIKEITSSMALLANDWELLORGANISED2HOWMANYORANGESWOULDYOULIKETOBUY3IDONTNEEDANYCOFFEE,THANKS4HOWMUCHRICEDOYOUWANTTOBUY5IDONTNEEDTOBUYANYWINE6ITISRAININGHEAVILYHEREATTHISMOMENT7IHAVENTGOTACARNEITHERHAVEI8HECANSPEAKGOODENGLISH9WHATABOUTWEDNESDAYEVENINGSORRY,IMTOOBUSYTHEN10IMINTERESTEDINCOOKING11ITOFTENSNOWSINWINTERINTHENORTHOFCHINA12WOULDYOULIKETOCOMETODINNERTONIGHT13IDONTNEEDANYMINERALWATER,BUTIDLIKESOMETEA,THANKS14IAMNOTKEENONSPORTS15YOUCANPAINTTHEWALLSANDPUTUPPOSTERSYOUCANDOWHATYOUWANT16IPREFERWATCHINGTVSODOI17HOWMUCHDOSEITCOSTBYBUS18THEAREAISTOODIRTYYES,IAGREEITSNOTCLEANENOUGH19HEGOESTOWORKONFOOTBUTCOMESBACKHOMEBYTAXI20HOWABOUTTAKINGATAXI翻译1WHATISTHEWEATHERLIKETODAY今天天气如何ITSVERYCOLD2THELIVINGROOMISNOTCOMFORTABLEENOUGH不够舒服3THEBANKISOPPOSITETHESUPERMARKET在超市对面4CANISPEAKTOJANE,PLEASEIMSORRYSHESNOTINWOULDYOULIKETOLEAVEAMESSAGE您要留言吗5TOMISNOTGOODAT不擅长PLAYINGFOOTBALL将下列句子翻译成汉语。1SHEDOESNTLIKEBORROWINGTHINGSFROMOTHERS她不喜欢向别人那里借东西。2LONDONISBUSY,NOISY,CROWDEDANDEXCITING,BUTITSTOOEXPENSIVE伦敦是一个繁华的，吵闹的，拥挤的，令人兴奋的城市。但消费很高。3IGOTOAGYMTWICEAWEEKWITHMYFRIENDSWESWIMANDWORKOUTTHERE我和我的朋友每周去体育馆2次，我们在那里游泳和做其它运动。4HESGOTSHORE,BROWNWAVYHAIRWITHBLUEEYESANDASHORTBEARD他一头短短的棕色卷发和蓝色的眼睛，留着短胡须。5ITTAKESFORTYMINUTESTOGETFROMTHEAIRPORTTOTHECITYCENTERBYTAXI从机场到城市中心坐出租车大约需要40分钟。交际用语1EXCUSEME,HOWDOIGETTOTHEGYM,PLEASEYOUTAKETHENUMBER866BUSFROMTHESUPERMARKET2WHATSTHEMATTERWITHYOUIVEGOTABADCOUGH3WHYDONTWEWRITETHEINVITATIONSNOWTHATSAGOODIDEA4WHATTIMEDOESTHETRAINLEAVEATHALFPASTFIVE5HOWLONGDOESITTAKEFROMBEIJINGTOLONDONBYPLANEITSTAKESABOUT7HOURS词汇与结构1、ARETHEREANYCLASSESINTHEEVENINGS2、WHICHISLONGER,THEYANGTZERIVERORTHEYELLOWRIVER3、IMMAKINGALISTOFTHINGSTOBUY4、ROSEISEXPERIENCEDATTRAINING5、SHEISMAKINGHERSELFACUPOFCOFFEE,6、WHENAREYOULEAVINGLONDONFORPARIS7、ITHINKTHEREWILLBE50PEOPLEATTOMORROWSPARTY8、CARLOSHASTOSERVETHEDRINKSANDTAKETHEORDERS9、HURRYUPWEDONTHAVEENOUGHTIME10、ILLGIVETHEMANTHEBOOK11、IAMNOTFEELINGVERYWELLINEEDTOSEETHEDOCTOR12、HOWAREYOUFEELINGIAMFEELINGREALLYILL13、WASCHRISWORRIEDABOUTTHEPRESENTATIONLASTWEEK14、IDONTLIKELONDONITISDIFFERENTFROMBEIJING15、WHYDONTWEPREPAREEVERYTHINGTODAY16、IHAVEANENGLISHCLASSTHREETIMESAWEEK17、CHRISUSUALLYGOTOTHEGYMATTHEWEEKEND18、YOUSHOULDGOTOBEDANDSLEEP19、WHICHOFTHESETWOBOOKSDOYOUPREFER20、IMBADATSPELLINGBUTJANEISWORSETHANME翻译1、AREYOUFREE你有空吗ONSATURDAYIMAFRAIDNOTIHAVETOGOTOTHEENGLISHCLASSESONSATURDAY2、WHATDOESHELOOKLIKE他长什么样儿HESVERYTALLWITHBLUEEYESANDSHORTBEARD3、IMNOTFEELINGWELLITHINKIVEGOTACOLD我得了感冒。4、DAVIDSMITHISNTGOODAT不擅长WEDMANAGEMENT5、WHATDOYOUFEELTODAY你今天感觉如何IFEELVERYTIREDIWASVERYLATELASTNIGHT将下列句子翻译成汉语HOWMANYDAYSDIDYOUSTAYINBEIJING你在北京呆几天了THEMONTHAFTERNEXTIDOTWOGYMSESSIONSAWEEK再下个月，我每周练两次体操。HEISGOODATWEBDESIGN,MUCHBETTERTHANHER他擅长网页设计，比她强多了。WEHAVETOOMUCHCHEESEINTHEFRIDGE我们有很多奶酪在冰箱里。IFEELTERRIBLEIVEGOTAHEADACHE,BACKACHEANDASORETHROAT我感觉非常难受，感觉头疼、背疼、嗓子疼。交际用语1WHATDOYOURPARENTSDOMYFATHERISAMANAGERMYMOTHERISAMURSE2CANIHELPYOUYES,IDLIKESOMEAPPLES,PLEASE3HELLO,LINDA,HOWAREYOUVERYWELL,THANKYOUAREYOUGOOD4WHATDOESHERBOYFRIENDLOOKLIKEHEISQUITETALLWITHFAIRCURLYHAIR5COULDYOURINGTHEMUPPLEASEIMSOMETIMESQUITENERVOUSONTHEPHONEYES,OFCOURSEIWILLPHONETHEMFORYOU词汇与结构1IMADEPUTYMANAGERIWORKABOUTANITCOMPANY2WHATISYOURJOBIMANACCOUNTANT3WHOISTHATMANOVERTHEREDOYOUKNOWHISNAME4THISISHISBOCKCOULDYOUGIVEITTOHIM5HOWMUCHYINEDOYOUNEEDFORTHEPARTY6WOULDYOULIKEADRINKWINEBEER7HOWDOIGETTOTHEGYM8IDLIKETOINVITEYOUTOAPARTYTHISSATURDAY9ILIKEDOCUMENTARIESONTVSODOI10THEBUSINESSBANKINGDEPART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