2014年-电大-开放英语3 第6单元.doc

窗体顶端 开放英语3 第6单元试卷总分：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. Go that way and take a seat. . A. No, Im not tiredB. Thanks, but Id rather standC. Yes, thats a good wayD. It doesnt matter正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：22. Will you go on a picnic with us tomorrow? . A. Yes, but Ill have English classesB. Sorry. I have an appointment with Dr. BrownC. Im afraid I have no ideaD. I wont. Its kind of you正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：23. Oh, youre back at work? How was your holiday? . 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 I was on holidayD. I heard you were on holiday, too正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：24. Do you think the exam will be put off? . A. Not good newsB. The exam is difficultC. Not likelyD. It was put off yesterday正确答案：C 满分：2 得分：25. Hello, Sally. Hows everything? . A. Good for youB. Oh, I agreeC. Thats rightD. Just so-so正确答案：D 满分：2 得分：26. Im trying to call Marie, but theres no answer. . A. Really? Maybe shes outB. Here is a message for herC. Im really sorry about itD. I didnt realize that正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：27. Ed said that his boy fell off a tree. . A. Oh dear! I hope he wasnt hurtB. Oh, no. A lucky boyC. He might have broken his armD. Nothing serious正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：28. Everyone knows where the shop is, but whos the owner? . A. SteveB. Everyone doesC. At the next doorD. Yes, its a secret正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：29. Is there a drugstore near here? . A. Its very smallB. Its very crowdedC. Its a cheap oneD. Yes, there is a big one正确答案：D 满分：2 得分：210. Can I help you to get it down? . A. No problemB. Yes. Lets get itC. Thanks. Its so nice of youD. Its no trouble at all正确答案：C 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. Mark is a clerk _ a job in a top bookstore. A. inB. withC. toD. for正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：12. My parents are not interested in modern music. They are _ the times. A. beforeB. behindC. afterD. low正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：13. John _ to be a teacher before the war, but now he works in a hospital. A. is usedB. was usedC. usedD. use正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：14. Id like to know what you _ the plants I gave you. A. made forB. dealt withC. live onD. did with正确答案：D 满分：1 得分：15. History is the story of _ happened to the people before today. A. whicheverB. whomeverC. whateverD. wherever正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：16. Once youre into basketball, youll find _ great fun to play as a way to relax. A. itB. thatC. thisD. what正确答案：A 满分：1 得分：17. Lets not wait any longer, he might not _ at all. A. turn overB. turn upC. turn onD. turn down正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：18. That is the dog _ name is Henry. A. whoseB. whoC. whomD. which正确答案：A 满分：1 得分：19. Its not safe _ in the street. A. playedB. playC. playingD. plays正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：110. Im tired. I _ working very hard. A. haveB. amC. hadD. have been正确答案：D 满分：1 得分：111. The policeman was attacked _ a knife. A. onB. byC. forD. with正确答案：D 满分：1 得分：112. Given the high price, _ its not surprising they didnt buy it. A. andB. butC. - (不填)D. that正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：113. _ I enjoy most is _ I can have a holiday from work. A. That thatB. That whatC. WhatwhatD. Whatthat正确答案：D 满分：1 得分：114. When _ the old block of flats _? A. didbeing demolishedB. did. demolishC. is. being demolishedD. is. demolished正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：115. By the end of this year, I _ enough money for a holiday. A. will saveB. will be savingC. will have savedD. will be saved正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：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. Buck and his mother and all the men smoked tobacco and talked, 1 Iate and talked. They askedme about my life, and I told them that my family 2 on a small farm in the State of Arkansas, and thatmy sister Mary Ann had run away to get married. My brother Bill left to look for her and 3 fromagain. My brothers Tom and Mort died, and no one remained in the family 4 my father and me. Hebecame so sick worrying about the disappearing family 5 he, too, died. The farm didnt belong toour family, and I left and started 6 up the river until I fell 7 the large boat.They told me that I could live with them that I could 8 a bed with Buck. They were a nice family,and the house was beautiful. I 9 such a fine house before. All of the furniture was of the latest style.I knew that they had spent much money furnishing the house; all of their dishes were 10 the bestquality. They owned many books, too, and fine paintings. That house had everything a person could want,and the food was good, too. 1). A. whileB. whenC. wheneverD. as正确答案：A 满分：1 得分：12). A. livesB. liveC. has livedD. was living on正确答案：D 满分：1 得分：13). A. never heardB. never hearC. was never heardD. had never heard正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：14). A. andB. butC. soD. beside正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：15). A. thatB. whichC. whereD. whose正确答案：A 满分：1 得分：16). A. to travel upB. travel upC. to be travelingD. traveling up正确答案：D 满分：1 得分：17). A. behindB. offC. downD. for正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：18). A. shareB. admireC. useD. utilize正确答案：A 满分：1 得分：19). A. never sawB. has never seenC. have never seenD. had never seen正确答案：D 满分：1 得分：110). A. inB. forC. ofD. at正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：1四、Reading Comprehension（共 4 道试题，共 40 分。）1. A: What was your very first job?B: When I left school, I sold double-glazing and I hated it. Finally, one of my customers lost her jobbecause her child was very sick and she couldnt go to work. The family had no money, so theywanted to cancel the contract. My boss sued the customer. I thought it was awful that the companyonly cared about money, so I resigned.A: Why did you become a journalist?B: I went to a local newspaper and asked for a job. The editor said, Go and get me a story now. Iwalked out of the office and by chance saw three police cars and an ambulance racing down theroad. I followed them and saw a big accident. At that moment another car raced round the corner,ran over the two casualties and hit the police car which was stopping the traffic. I wrote the storyHorror at Death Bend and I got the job.As a journalist the worst thing was that you were always looking for terrible things so that you couldreport them.A: Why did you give up journalism to sail full-time?B: When I was in Moscow before the fall of Gorbachev, I listened to journalists who were excited aboutthe changes in Russia, and I knew it was time to give up. What I hated most was their excitement Iwas bored.Anyway, shortly before that, I had started going out with another keen sailor. I was 45 years old. Shewas much younger and we decided to sail off into the sunset.A: Why did you start child minding?B: After many long sea adventures and after our first child was born, I didnt want to go back to a properjob. What I like most is that I am with our children all day, so I started looking after other childrenwhose parents went out to work.A: Is it hard work?B: Not too hard. The best thing is that the children usually amuse each other. Sometimes its as chaoticas war reporting! What I enjoy most is at 7.30 in the evening, the children go to bed and my wife andI have a large glass of wine.It doesnt matter that we hardly ever leave the village now. The most important thing for me is that Iam with my family and that I can watch my children grow up. 1). Why did he (the second speaker) give up his first job?A. Because he could not earn enough moneyB. Because he disliked selling double-glazingC. Because the company he had worked with only cared about moneyD. Both B and C正确答案：D 满分：2 得分：22). It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. he got the job as a journalist mainly by chanceB. he prepared himself very well for being a journalistC. the editor decided to recruit him when they met for the first timeD. he was good at making up stories正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：23). Why did he give up journalism to sail full-time?A. Because he thought it was toiling to travel to different places to seek news.B. Because was bored with the fact that journalists took delight in reporting terrible things.C. Because he disagreed with other journalists on the changes in Russia.D. Because he had worked as a journalist for so long a time.正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：24). It can be inferred from this passage that _.A. he prefers to look after children rather than go back to find a proper jobB. he cannot return to work since his children are too smallC. he decides to go back to work when his children grow upD. he dislikes staying with children all day正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：25). What does the word chaotic mean in the last paragraph?A. importantB. excitingC. annoyingD. disorderly正确答案：D 满分：2 得分：22. Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the road. About 700,000 new cars have beensold in India in the last twelve months, and about twice that many used cars have been traded.The countrys 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the worlds largest two-wheel market. Butbecause there are still big differences in peoples incomes, the roads are full of a whole variety ofvehicles, lots of them not motorized.A ride with a taxi driver in New Delhi gives a flavour of a typical Indian-style traffic jam with all kinds ofvehicle held up in city streets or in long lines on narrow country lanes.Cars, lorries and buses back up behind a cart pulled by one animal or another. India has everything onthe roads, the taxi driver says. You have to watch out for pedestrians, bicycles, rickshaws, carts,cows, donkeys and even elephants.Three things are recommended to drive here, a horn, brakes and good luck. Just then we were stoppedby a young boy and his cow.Given the hazards, its not surprising that special ceremonies are held for new car owners in which thesteering wheel and the driver are both blessed. 1). Why is India the worlds largest two-wheel economy?A. Because there are 35 million people in India.B. Because there are so many bicycles.C. Because there are so many motorcycles and scooters.D. Because the roads are full of a whole variety of vehicles.正确答案：C 满分：2 得分：22). From the second paragraph, we can infer that Indias traffic jam is mainly caused by _.A. narrow country lanesB. a hybrid of vehicles, especially slow animal cartsC. millions of peopleD. 700,000 new cars正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：23). What does the phrase Given the hazards mean in the last paragraph?A. If we take the mixed vehicles into consideration.B. If we take the slow animal carts into consideration.C. If we take into consideration the dangers that may arise in the Indian traffic.D. If the dangers do exist.正确答案：C 满分：2 得分：24). In the last paragraph, why does the author say the special ceremony is not surprising?A. Because Indians are very religious.B. Because driving in India is often dangerous.C. Because Indian cars are not reliable.D. Because not all the Indians can afford the new cars.正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：25). What does the title suggest?A. The elephant in India is very fierce.B. Drivers should be cautious of hurting the elephants which are at large in the street.C. Drivers should be careful in the streets filled with the slow elephant carts.D. Pedestrians should stay away from the crowds of elephants in the street.正确答案：C 满分：2 得分：23. May you wish upon a thousand stars? May you catch a million fireflies? Get started with choosing amotorhome or a travel trailer. And then you may realize just how much you learn when you look at lifethrough the eyes of a traveler.For Don and Mary, their motorhome trip experience has been priceless. About six years ago, they tooktheir first motorhome trip together. And the family enjoyed it so much that soon they were making alifestyle decision.The only thing we were ever really happy doing was traveling, says Mary. So we decided to live in thehome we love best.After some consideration, the couple decided to home-school their children. Now the road is theirclassroom, and far from missing educational experiences, they are citizens of the world. The familyvisits museums and relates the travel to the childrens studies. On the road, they meet people frommany cultures and walks of life. And they are connected too to the world. Their motorhome is completewith computer, satellite dish, TV and GPS.The family consider themselves lucky and have some advice for other families. Dont wait to spend timewith your children. Get a motorhome and take weekend trips and vacations together. You will enrich yourkids lives and become closer as a family. 1). From the passage, we know for sure that Don and Mary are _.A. good friendsB. boyfriend and girlfriendC. husband and wifeD. brother and sister正确答案：C 满分：2 得分：22). In the third paragraph, when Mary said, So we decided to live in the home we love best, the home she refers to is actually _.A. the school for her childrenB. the museums they visitC. the road as her childrens classroomD. her motorhome正确答案：D 满分：2 得分：23). Which of the following sentences do you think is most suitable to describe the education their children get, taking to the road?A. They learn a lot more than ordinary school kids.B. They miss educational experiences.C. They visit museums and relate the visits to studies.D. They meet people from many cultures and walks of life.正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：24). At the end of the fourth paragraph, the shortened word GPS stands for _.A. General Place SituationB. Global Positioning SystemC. Ground Play SiteD. Guide Planet Study正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：25). The family consider themselves lucky because _.A. their life is rich and they stay closer to each otherB. they have made a lifestyle decisionC. their motorhome trip experience is pricelessD. all of the above正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：24. To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually theumbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade(遮光物) againstthe sun!Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably thefirst to use it were the Chinese, way back in the 11 century B.C.We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there wasa strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honour and authority. In the Far Eastin ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was incommon use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrellaas protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared againin Italy in the late 16th century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.By the 18th century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrella havenot changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. Itwasnt until the 20th century that womens umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colours. 1). According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented _.A. in ancient ChinaB. in ancient EgyptC. in ancient GreeceD. in ancient Rome正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：22). Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella?A. No one exactly knows who was