电大英语42005-2006-1.doc

第一部分：听力理解（20分） 一、理解对话(每题1分，共10分)1. When does the film begin? CA. At 8:50. B. At 8:15. C. At 8:30. D. At 7:30.2. Where did this conversation most probably take place? BA. At a museum. B. At a restaurant. C. At a concert. D. At a department store.3. Why was Sunny late for class? BA. The train was last. B. She got up later than usual. C. She forgot her class. D. She got on the wrong coach4. What did the woman buy? AA. Fruit. B. Vegetable. C. Biscuit. D. Meat.5. What is most probably Raymonds job? CA. A doctor B. A teacher. C. A technician. D. A businessman.6. How long has the man been waiting for? AA. 16 minutes. B. One hour. C. Half hour. D. Two hours.7. What happened to Mike? CA. He got a pay rise. B. He was ill at work. C. He lost some of his responsibility. D. He had fallen down at work.8. What does the man mean? BA. The movie was cheap. B. The movie was not worth seeing. C. He liked the movie very much.D. He didnt have lime lo go to the cinema.9. How much Joes .he man owe the woman? DA. 15 cents. B. 50 cents. C. 5 dollars. D. 75 cents.10. Who made the pizza? BA. The man. B. The woman. C. The womans mother. D. A Cook. 二、理解段落(每题2分，共10分) 11. David learned to scuba dive when he was working in India. F 12. David spent his first holiday in Bali. T13. Davids scuba diving instructor was a young woman. F14. The scuba diving course lasted 3 days. T15. Scuba diving is now one of Davids favorite hobbies. T 第二部分：英语知识运用(35分) 三、选择填空(每题1分，共15分) 16. That is_.AA. the best novel Ive ever read B. a best novel Ive ever read C. the best novel Ive never read D. the better novel Ive ever read17._C_average women do more housework than men.A. By B. In C. On D. For18._B_she works hard, she wont pass her exams.A. If B. Unless C. When D. Because19. The sky is so blue. _B_nice weather!A. Which B. What C. What a D. How a20. _C_ is that guy standing by your mother?A. Whom B. Which C. Who D. When21. He didnt want to sec that film because he _B_already seen it.A. has B. had C. have D. was22. Its _C_to drive so fast.A. insafe B. missafe C. unsafe D. dissafe23. Could you tell me _C_?A. how long you learn to swim B. how long have you learned to swimC. how long you have learned to swim D. how long you learned to swim24. His carelessness _A_his failure in the exam. A. has resulted in B. has resulted to C. has lead to D. has lead in25. You had better _A_ arrive here earlier next time.A. - B. to C. off D. and26. The population of the world is growing at a dangerous _B_.A. progress B. rate C. increase D. measure27. It is important to remember the saying that _A_ is better than cure.A. prevention B. promotion C. permission D. proportion 28. Some pop singers have much influence _D_ the young people today.A. to B. for C. onto D. on29. I wasnt sure about my homework,so I stopped _C_ the answers with a friend.A. checking B. having checked C. to check D. to have checked30. Sorry, I didnt know he is a friend of_A_.A. your brothers B. your brothers C. your brothers friend D. your brother 四、完形填空(每题2分，共20分)Net becomes n British Way or Life The Internet has become a par. of everyday life for most Britons, says a report published this week (31)D market research company Netinfo.Just over 70% of people (32)B for the survey said the net had become essential. The survey reveals that emails friends and others is the nations favorite Internet activity. It also found that people spend an visage of seven hours a week online, visiting l3 different websites in seven Jays. But 10% of all those (33)A_ surf the net arc doing it for more than 20 hours a week for more than 20 hours n week.Just over 2,000 adults in Britain were interviewed for the report. The study found almost l9 million people in the UK - four (34)C ten adults - regularly went online. Bui the number of new users has slowed down. Numbers online grew by just 11% over the past 12 months compared (35)A_ 33% the previous year.The report also reveals the (36)B_ importance of the silver surfer. According to the report the number of older people online grew by more than 40% over the past year. People aged over 55 now (37)C_ 17% of the UK Internet population.The survey also discovered that many workers surf the net for personal reasons while at work. Almost (38)B of workers with Internet access admitted (39)D_it for pleasure, usually to email friends and family. According to Bill Wills, author of the survey, many employees expect some flexibility, and most employers are willing to accept this However, employers are less (40) C to be understanding, if youre downloading movies or introducing an unfriendly virus to your company network, * he said.31. A. of B. to C. with D.by32. A. questioning B.questioned C.question D.to question33. A. who B.which C.whose D.what34. A. from B.within C. in D.at35. A. with B.to C.from D.and36. A. increase B.increasing C.to increase D.increased37. A. makes up B.is made up of C.make up D.make of38. A. three-quarter B. three-quarters C.third-fourths D.third-quarters39. A. to use B. to have used C.use D.using40. A. like B. likeness C.likely D.liking 第三部分：阅渎理解(30分)短文理解1John Parker is an English language teacher. He was always good at languages at school-so he decided lo lake his degrees in French and German. When he finished his university studies, he began teaching in a secondary school in England. Two years later, however, he met someone by chance who offered him a job leaching English to foreign students during summer holidays. His students were adults and he enjoyed the work enormously. He soon found he was more interested in teaching his own language to foreigners than in teaching foreign languages to English schoolboys.Since then he has specialized in this work. He has found one of the advantages of the job is that enables him to find work almost everywhere in the world. First he went to Africa for two years and then he spent a year in Asia. After, his he went to Italy where he has worked for the last two years. He hasnt been to Arabia yet, but he intends , go there next. He has taught men and women of all ages and of various nationalities. He has also learned to get on with all kinds of people and to get used to different ways of life. He likes this way of life and has never regretted his decision to follow this career.41. From the passage, we know or sure that John Parker_D_A. worked very hard at French and German at school B. was more interested in traveling around than teachingC. was good at teaching schoolboys English D. only worked in a high school for two years42. John Parker enjoyed teaching adult students because _C_A. all his students were foreigners B. he was able to talk to his foreign students in French and GermanC. he was more interested in teaching English than other languages D. he could be offered a job during summer holidays43. In the first paragraph, the sentence “ he met someone by chance ”means _A_.A. he met someone accidentally B. fortunately, he met someone C. there was a chance for him to meet someone D. suddenly he saw someone44. The first sentence in the second paragraph Since then he has specialized in this work means that John Parker has_B_.A. become an expert in leaching English in a secondary school B. taken teaching English to foreigners as his only occupationC. considered leaching English as very special D. become a special English teacher in his work45. Which of the following statements is not true? CA. Johns work enables him to slay for a while in many places in the world. B. John has learnt to get used to various ways of life.C. John would never feel sorry if be kept his job as a secondary school teacher.D. John Parker gets on well with men and women of all ages and of various nationalities. 短文理解2Advertisement can be thought of “as the means of making known in order to by or sell goods or services”. Advertisements aim to increase peoples awareness and arouse interest They try inform and to persuade. The media are all used to spread the message. The press offers a fairly cheap method, and magazines are used to reach special sections of the mark* The cinema and commercial radio are useful for local markets. Television, although more expensive, can he very effective. Public notices are fairly cheap and more permanent in their power of attraction. Other ways of increasing consumer interest are through exhibitions and trade fairs as well as direct mail advertisement.There can be no doubt that the growth in advertising is one of the most striking features the western world in 20th century. Many businesses such as those handling frozen foods, liquor, tobacco and medicines have been built up largely by advertisement.We might ask whether the cost of advertising is paid for by the producer or by the customer. Since advertisements form part of the cost of production, which has to be covered by the selling price, it is clear that it is the customer who pays for advertising. However, large-scale advertising lead to increased demand, production costs are reduced, and the customer pays less.It is difficult to measure exactly the influence of advertisements on sates. When the market is growing, advertisements help to increase demand. When the market is shrinking advertisements may prevent a bigger fall in sales than would occur without its support. When is dear is that businesses would not pay large sums for advertisements if they were not convince of its value to them. 46. Advertisement is often used to _D_.A. deceive customers B. increase production C. arouse suspicion D. push the sale47. The word media (in the first paragraph) includes DA. the press B. television C. radio D. all of the above48. Advertisement is mainly paid for by_A_.A. the customer B. the producer C. increased sales D. reduced prices49. Advertisement can increase demand _C_.A. all the time B. in any circumstances C. in a growing market D. in n shrinking market50. From the last lenience of this passage we conclude that _B_.A. businesses usually do not pay much for advertisementB. businessmen know well that advertisement could bring them more profitsC. advertisement could hardly convince people of the value of the RoodsD. advertisement usually cost businesses large