2014年-电大-开放英语3第12单元

1、开放英语3第12单元就卷总分：100一、Use of English （共 10 道试题，共 20 分。阅读下面的小对话，从四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（共10小题，每题2分，共计20分）1.- When does the next bus leave for Glasgow?I've never been thereB. The next one is fasterC. They leave every hourD. The city is far away正确答案：C满分：2得分：22. - Hurry up. The lecture begins at 2:00.A. Don&#

2、39;t worry. We* ve got 20 minutesB. Thank you. No hurryC. Never mind. You go if you likeD. The lecture is useful3. " Oh, you* re back at work? How was yourholiday?A. We had rain every day and stayed at the hotel most of the timeB. The ten-day holiday was not long enoughC. I was missing you when

3、 I was on holidayD. I heard you were on holiday, too正确答案：A满分：2得分：24. - Excuse me, I didn't mean to bother you.A. There's no problemB. It's a pleasureC. That's quite all rightD. I didn't realize that正确答案：C满分：2得分：25. - Can I take your order now?A. Thank you for your offerB. Sorry,

4、it's beyond my orderC. By no meansD. Just a moment. Two friends are coming6. " I don,t think I'm late. Excuse me, what'sthe time?A. It says 8:00. But it* s 5 minutes slowB. 1' m sorry I've forgot the timeC. I was caught in the traffic jamD. 1' m sorry to keep you waiting

5、正确答案：A满分：2得分：2Must I do the washing-up tonight?A. No, you mustn，t if you don't wantB. Leave it if you1 re exhaustedC. Washing-up is really exhaustingD. Washing-up really takes up time正确答案：B满分：2得分：28. - Excuse me. Is this table taken?A. We haven* t booked the dishesB. We haven* t ordered the dish

6、esC. Yeah. I'm saving these seats for friendsD. Yeah. I'm stuffed9.Is there a drugstore near here?A. It's very smallB. It's very crowdedC. It's a cheap oneD. Yes, there is a big one正确答案：D满分：2得分：210." What would you like, tea or coffee?Yes, I wouldB. Coffee, pleaseC. Yes, ple

7、aseD. It，s very nice正确答案：B满分：2得分：2二、Vocabulary and Structure （共 15 道试题，共15分。阅读下面的句子，从四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项.（共15小题，每题1分,共计15分）1. He was about his new job.over the moonB.on the moonC.off the moonD.above themoon正确答案：A满分：1得分：12. they are doing has never beendone before.A. ThatB. WhatC. WhyD. Whether正确答案：

8、B满分：1得分：13. Mr Liu, at university in Changchun, works at Changhou Company now.A. whose wife I metB. I met whose wifeC. I met his wifeD. his wife I met正确答案：A满分：1得分：14. If you don't promise to help build more houses, ordinary people ,A. will not benefitB. would not benefitC. should not benefit正确答案

9、：C满分：1得分：1D. could notbenefit正确答案：A5. I don't think this kind of medicine has anyA. answerB. causeC. effectD. work6. Three people,j were injured in theaccident.A. included a childB. include a childC. including a childD. includes a child正确答案：C满分：1得分：1Not alwaysthey want (to).A. people can do what

10、B. can people do whatC. people cannot do whatD. can't people do what正确答案：B满分：1得分：18. The play already when wegot to the theatre.A. has*startedB. wase-estartedC. have*estartedD. had*started正确答案：D满分：1得分：19. After the bid, majorconstruction began in Beijing.A. winB. winingC. winningD. won正确答案：C满分：1

11、得分：110. I* m in Greece at the moment. I like theweather A. here正确答案：C满分：1得分：1B. thereC. thatD. this正确答案：B满分：1得分：111. That place is the south of the city.A. atB. inC. onD. toA.shouldB.oughtC.mustD.can12. Youto exercise more.正确答案：B涧分：1得分：113. I started looking after other childrenparents went out to w

12、ork.A. whoB. whichC. whoseD. that正确答案：C满分：1得分：114. Are you still here? You were here half anhour ago. Who for?A. were you waitingB. are you waitingC. did you waitD. do you wait正确答案：D满分：1得分：115. There wasn* t any paper in the box, 9A. wasn't thereB. was thereC. wasn't anyD. was any正确答案：B满分：1得

13、分：1三、Cloze Test （共1道试题，共10分.阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题，每题1分，共计10 分）1. A survey was carried out last year 1the British Medical Association, an organisation of doctors.It showed that most people do not do enough exercise. In 1995, 60% of people walked more thanone mile a day. Now, that

14、 number has fallen 2 to only 20%.3 more peopleare going tothe gym, fewer people are walking. Doctors say we need 4 for 20 minutes threetimes a week.5 is an easy form of exercise that everyone can do. If you 6 one mileeach day, you willimprove your health very quickly. Doctors say we need to tackle t

15、his problem head 7 and try8 people fitter because not doing enough exercise is responsible 9 many of the country'shealth problems. Doctors suggest you go 10 a walk everyday after dinner.1）.A.-（不填）B. withC. byD. to正确答案：C满分：1得分：12).A. sharplyB. slightlyC. downD. up正确答案：A满分：1得分：13).A. SoB. Therefor

16、eC. ButD. Although正确答案：D满分：1得分：15).A. exercisingB. to exerciseC. exercisedD. exercise正确答案：B满分：1得分：15).A. WalkB. To walkC. WalkingD. Walked正确答案：C满分：1得分：16).A. walkB. walkedC. to walkD. walking正确答案：A满分：1得分：1A. downB. inC. upD. on正确答案：D满分：1得分：i8).A. makingB. makeC. to makeD. made正确答案：C满分：1得分：19).A. toB

17、. forC. atD. with11).A. atB. forC. andD. to正确答案：B满分：1得分：1四、Reading Comprehension (共 4 道试题，共 401. An Extraordinary Change of DirectionMolly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the worldto raise money for charity.As a child she had trained as a ballet da

18、ncer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so shebecame a member of a pop dance team.She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grewup, and when they were 18 they left home.She says, “When I decided to do the round-the-world ra

19、ce, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never sailed before. I was not bored, but I hadmet some people who told me about the race.They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I want

20、edto do the whole ten-month journey.”Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn* t prepared her for the worst weather which theyexperienced. She tells one story. "One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold. I had gonedownstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and

21、 injured two men on the deck. One of the mencouldn't move because he had broken his leg. They were taken to hospital by helicopter.That was theworst time.”By the end of October last year, she had raised more than £ 50,000 for charity.She says, “Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did

22、 I do it? But then I think, it* s the same as being a dancer. Before I left on the trip, I had trained hard. I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely.Then on the trip I was simply a good team member.1).What does the word "extraordinary"mean in the title?A. very ordinaryB. very

23、 unusual and surprisingC. not specialD. extreme正确答案：B满分：2得分：22) . The sentence ',my husband thoughtI was bored "in paragraph 4 meant that my husband <br/><br/>thought I felt.A. dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at homeB. annoyed because I had to wait so long for my

24、 children to come back homeC. happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of childrenD. sad because all the children left me when they grew up正确答案：A满分：2得分：23) . The word "section“ in paragraph 4 most probably means here .A. group of peopleB. partofthetrainingC.

25、 partofthesail roufeD. partofthejob正确答案：C满分：2得分：24). Which of the following is nearest(closest) in meaning to "rough" in the sentence "One night the sea <br/><br/>was very rough "in paragraph 5?A. not exactB. difficultC. not smooth because of huge wavesD. pleasant正确答案

26、：C满分：2得分：25). The last paragraph suggests thatA. the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancerB. many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail trip completely, so she needn,t doanything before the voyageC. she should be kind to other team members during the

27、tripD. she should not forget dancing during the trip正确答案：A满分：2得分：22. A 15"year-old boy, who was first foundguilty of theft at the age of 12, was convicted of stealing 22 charityboxes yesterday from local shops. He was arrested while he was dressed as a woman and he waspretending to be a represe

28、ntative of the charity Help Aid.The boy had been arrested 80 times before and neighbours say that he had committed over 1,000offences. One local person said, "He's always in court. We've had enough of him. " He had been sent to ayoung people* s prison on two occasions and had been

29、convicted eight times - for burglary, assault,robbery and criminal damage.At the trial the jury heard evidence from the shop owners that one of them had finally called the police because of what he had said after his mobile phone rang. He had answered the call and had started swearing. "It was

30、only at that point, “ the shop owner said, “That I realized it was not the usual lady whocollects the boxes.”After the verdict, his mother, who had given evidence in the case, said that she wasunable to control herson. The judge told the court that the problems of the family could be due to the abse

31、nce of a father.The judge will sentence the boy next Tuesday.was1). The boy was caught stealing while he3). Why did one of the shop owners callA. doing charity serviceB. doing shopping in the local shopsC. dressed up as a woman representative from the charity Help AidD. changing his clothes in the s

32、hops正确答案：C满分：2得分：22) . Which of the following is NOT true according to the second paragraph?A. The boy had been arrested 80 times before.B.It was saidthat the boyhad committed more than 1,000 offences.C.The boy hadbeen sent toa reform school twice.D.He had been arrested andthrown into a reform schoo

33、l 8 times.the police?A.Becausethe boy's phone rang.B.Becausehe recognized the boy whowas dressed as a woman.C.Because the boy answered the call in a rude way.D. Because the boy was a new face.正确答案：C满分：2得分：24) . According to the judge, why did theboy become a criminal?A. Because his mother spoile

34、d him.B. Because he came from a single-parent family .C.Because his father was too busy to stay with him.D. Because his father disliked him.正确答案：B满分：2得分：25) . What does the title of the passage suggest?A. The boy swore to be a charity worker.B. The boy who pretended to be a woman charity worker was

35、spotted while he was swearing over the phone.C. The boy who was a charity worker was convicted of theft ,D. The charity worker who spoke vulgar language was foxind guilty.3. PALO ALTO, California - 44Switching offthe television may help prevent children from getting fatter- even if they do not chang

36、e their diet or increase the amount they exercise, * US researchers said last week.A study of 192 third and fourth graders, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cutthe number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds (0.9kg) less over a one-yearperiod than those w

37、ho did not change their television diet.° The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reductionin television viewing and not any other activity, “ said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician(儿科专家)atStanford University.44American children spend an average o

38、f more than four hours per day watching television and videosor playing video games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years,''Robinson said.In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting in San Francisco,the resear

39、chers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarterto one-third.Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size andhad less body fat than other students who continued their normal television viewing, even thoug

40、h neithergroup ate a special diet or took part in any extra exercise.44One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply havebeen moving around more and burning off calories, '' Robinson said. 44Another reason might be dueto eating fewer meals in

41、front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more, Robinson said.1). The author tries to tell us in thefirst two paragraphsthatA.childrenwillgetfatter if they eat too muchB.childrenwillgetthinner if they eat lessC.childrenwillgetfatter

42、if they spendless time watching TVD.childrenwillgetfatter if they spendmore time watching TV正确答案：D满分：2得分：22) . According to the passage, the timeAmerican children usually spend on watching <br/><br/>TV A. is more than four hours a dayB. is less than four hours a dayC. doubled in the last

43、 twenty yearsD. is more than on any other activities正确答案：A满分：2得分：23) . The time the group of children in the study spend on TV viewing every day is suggested to be <br/><br/>about A. six hoursB. eight hoursC. three hoursD. one hour正确答案：C满分：2得分：24) . Which one of the following is right?A.

44、Children usuallyeat less while watching TV.B.Children usuallyeat more while watching TV.C.D.Children usuallyeat nothing while watching TV.Children eat the same amount of meals while watching TV.正确答案：B满分：2得分：25) . Why can watching TV increase kids, weight according to the passage?A. They usually eat

45、more while watching TV.B. They burn off fewer calories.C. They change their diet while watching TV.D. Both A and B.正确答案：D满分：2得分：24. Airline companies are responsible fortransporting your luggage. If you cannot recover it at the pointof arrival, you must inform the airline immediately. They will carr

46、y out the necessary search. If theluggage is recovered, it will be delivered to your place of residence. If you wish to insure your luggage,you may do so at your own expense.Some airlines restrict luggage weight to 44 pounds(20 kg); in other cases, there is no weight restriction,but you are not allo

47、wed more than two pieces of luggage. Inquire about luggage allowances from theairline with which you will be traveling. However, you must pay extra for excess luggage, which is not reimbursed(补偿)by Canadian International Development Agency(CIDA)Each suitcase, bag or package must be clearly labeled w

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49、ing agencyCity, country, postal codeTelephone number of executing agencyIf you do not have this information, please label your luggage with the name and address of the institutionyou are to attend in Canada. If none of these details are available, you can use CIDA's address.1) . If you can,t find your luggage at thepoint of arrival, airline companieswill try to find it <br/><br/>andA. ask you to insure your luggageB. deliver it to wher