形成性考核册及答案开放英语3-带题目(可编辑)

开放英语3形成性考核册及答案作业1第一部分交际用语每题2分共10分一阅读下面的小对话从ABCD四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项1MAYIHELPYOUMADAM_D_ASORRYIHAVENOIDEABYESIKNOWWHATTOBUYCYOUDBETTERGIVEMEAHANDDYESIDLIKE2KILOSOFORANGES2MAYIKNOWYOURADDRESS_A_ASUREHEREYOUAREBIHAVENOIDEACITSFARFROMHEREDSORRYIVEFORGOTTEN3WELLMARYHOWAREYOU_C_AIMGOODBIMPLEASEDCIMFINEDIMNICE4IDONTLIKETHESPORTSPROGRAMSONSUNDAYS_B_ASODOIBNEITHERDOICSOAMIDNEITHERAMI5WILLYOUGOONAPICNICWITHUSTOMORROW_B_AYESBUTILLHAVEENGLISHCLASSESBSORRYIHAVEANAPPOINTMENTWITHDRBROWNCIMAFRAIDIHAVENOIDEADNEITHERAMI第二部分英语知识运用40分二选择填空阅读下面的句子和对话从ABCD四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项每小题2分共20分6ITHAPPENED_D_AWINTERNIGHTAATBINCBYDON7IKNOWITISNTIMPORTANTBUTICANTHELP_B_ABOUTITABUTTOTHINKBTHINKINGCTODTHINK8THATSALLSETTLEDIT_D_TALKEDABOUTASHOULDNTBMUSTNTBECCANTDNEEDNTBE9HERPARENTSDIEDWHENSHEWASVERYYOUNGSOSHEWAS_A_BYHERAUNTABROUGHTUPBBROUGHTOUTCGROWNUPDGROWN10_B_HESAIDISQUITERIGHTATHATBWHATCHOWDWHY11DONTWORRYTHEREIS_C_ROOMFORALLYOURBOOKSHEREAMOREBMUCHCENOUGHDSOME12WHATSHAPPENEDTOTOM_D_TOHOSPITALAHESTAKENBHELLBETAKENCHELLTAKEDHESBEENTAKEN13IDONTSUPPOSEHEWILLATTENDTHEMEETING_B_AWONTHEBWILLHECDOIDDONTI14_A_FINEWEATHERITISAWHATBWHATACHOWDHOWA15NOTONLYIBUTALSOJANEANDMARY_B_TIREDOFHAVINGONEEXAMINATIONAFTERANOTHERAISBARECAMDBE三完型填空阅读下面的短文从短文后所给的ABCD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写出所选的字母符号每题2分共20分MOLLYWILSON_16_C_ADANCERANDAMOTHERFORMANYYEARSWHENSHE_17_B_TOSAILROUNDTHEWORLDTORAISEMONEYFORCHARITYASACHILDSHE_18_A_ASABALLETDANCERBUTAT15SHEHADGROWNTOOTALLFORCLASSICALBALLETSOSHE_19_D_AMEMBEROFAPOPDANCETEAMSHE_20_B_AND_21_C_SHEHADCHILDRENSHERETIREDFROMSHOWBUSINESSTOBRINGTHEM_22_D_THEYGREWUPANDWHENTHEYWERE18THEYLEFTHOMESHESAYSWHENIDECIDEDTODOTHEROUNDTHEWORLDRACEMYHUSBANDTHOUGHTIWASBOREDBECAUSETHECHILDRENHADLEFTHOMEHEWASALSOWORRIED_23_D_IHADNEVERSAILED_24_A_IWASNOTBOREDBUTI_25_B_SOMEPEOPLEWHOTOLDMEABOUTTHERACETHEYHADTAKENPARTINITBUTTHEYHADONLYDONEONESECTIONSAYFROMNEWZEALANDTOAUSTRALIAIWANTEDTODOTHEWHOLETENMONTHJOURNEY16AISBWASCHADBEENDHASBEEN17ADECIDESBDECIDEDCHADDECIDEDDHASDECIDED18AHADTRAINEDBHADBEENTRAINEDCWASTRAINEDDTRAINED19ABECOMEBHADBECOMECHASBECOMEDBECAME20AGETSMARRIEDBGOTMARRIEDCWASMARRYINGDHADMARRIED21ABEFOREBWHENCAFTERD22ADOWNBINCOUTDUP23AALTHOUGHBHOWEVERCSODBECAUSE24ABEFOREBAGOCSINCEDAFTER25AMETBHADMETCMEETDHASMEET第三部分阅读理解30分四阅读下列短文从ABCD四个选项中选择一个正确答案并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号每题2分共20分短文理解1ANEXTRAORDINARYCHANGEORDIRECTIONMOLLYWILSONHADBEENADANCERANDAMOTHERFORMANYYEARSWHENSHEDECIDEDTOSAILROUNDTHEWORLDTORAISEMONEYFORCHARITYASACHILDSHEHADTRAINEDASABALLETDANCERBUTAT15SHEHADGROWNTOOTALLFORCLASSICALBALLETSOSHEBECAMEAMEMBEROFAPOPDANCETEAMSHEGOTMARRIEDANDAFTERSHEHADCHILDRENSHERETIREDFROMSHOWBUSINESSTOBRINGTHEMUPTHEYGREWUPANDWHENTHEYWERE18THEYLEFTHOMESHESAYSWHENIDECIDEDTODOTHEROUNDTHEWORLDRACEMYHUSBANDTHOUGHTIWASBOREDBECAUSETHECHILDRENHADLEFTHOMEHEWASALSOWORRIEDBECAUSEIHADNEVERSAILEDBEFOREIWASNOTBOREDBUTIHADMETSOMEPEOPLEWHOTOLDMEABOUTTHERACETHEYHADTAKENPARTINITBUTTHEYHADONLYDONEONESECTIONSAYFROMNEWZEALANDTOAUSTRALIAIWANTEDTODOTHEWHOLETENMONTHJOURNEYBEFOREMOLLYLEFTSHEDIDALOTOFTRAININGBUTITHADNTPREPAREDHERFORTHEWORSTWEATHERWHICHTHEYEXPERIENCEDSHETELLSONESTORYONENIGHTTHESEAWASVERYROUGHANDITWASVERYCOLDIHADGONEDOWNSTAIRSWHENAHUGEWAVESMASHEDINTOTHEBOATANDINJUREDTWOMENONTHEDECKONEOFTHEMENCOULDNTMOVEBECAUSEHEHADBROKENHISLEGTHEYWERETAKENTOHOSPITALBYHELICOPTERTHATWASTHEWORSTTIMEBYTHEENDOFOCTOBERLASTYEARSHEHADRAISEDMORETHAN50000POUNDSFORCHARITYSHESAYSSOMETIMESIASKMYSELFWHATDIDIDOHOWDIDIDOITBUTTHENITHINKITSTHESAMEASBEINGADANCERBEFOREILEFTONTHETRIPIHADTRAINEDHARDIHADGOTVERYFITANDHADPREPAREDMYSELFCOMPLETELYTHENONTHETRIPIWASSIMPLYAGOODTEAMMEMBER26WHATDOESTHEWORDEXTRAORDINARYMEANINTHETITLE_B_AVERYORDINARYBVERYUNUSUALANDSURPRISINGCNOTSPECIALDEXTREME27THESENTENCEMYHUSBANDTHOUGHTIWASBOREDINPARA4MEANTTHATMYHUSBANDTHOUGHTIFELT_A_ADISSATISFIEDBECAUSEIHADNOTHINGBETTERTODOATHOMEBANNOYEDBECAUSEIHADTOWAITLONGFORMYCHILDRENTOCOMEBACKHOMECHAPPYBECAUSEICOULDDOSOMETHINGIWASINTERESTEDININSTEADOFTAKINGCAREOFCHILDRENDSADBECAUSEALLTHECHILDRENLEFTMEWHENTHEYGROWUP28THEWORDSECTIONINPARA4MOSTPROBABLYMEANSHERE_C_AGROUPOFPEOPLEBPARTOFTHETRAININGCPARTOFTHEROUTEOFSAILDPARTOFTHEJOB29WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGISNEARESTCLOSESTINMEANINGTOROUGHINTHESENTENCEONENIGHTTHESEAWASVERYROUGHINPARA5_C_ANOTEXACTBDIFFICULTCNOTSMOOTHBECAUSEOFHUGEWAVESDPLEASANT30THELASTPARAGRAPHSUGGESTSTHAT_A_ATHEQUALITIESSHENEEDEDFORTHETRIPWERETHESAMEASTHOSEFORADANCERBMANYYEARSOFDANCINGHADALREADYPREPAREDHERFORTHESAILCOMPLETELYSOSHENEEDNTDOANYTHINGBEFORETHEJOURNEYCSHESHOULDBEKINDTOOTHERTEAMMEMBERSDURINGTHETRIPDSHESHOULDNOTFORGETDANCINGDURINGTHETRIP短文理解2INTHELAST500YEARSNOTHINGABOUTPEOPLENOTTHEIRCLOTHESIDEASORLANGUAGESHASCHANGEDASMUCHASWHATTHEYEATTHEORIGINALCHOCOLATEDRINKWASMADEFROMTHESEEDSOFTHECOCOATREEBYSOUTHAMERICANINDIANSTHESPANISHINTRODUCEDITTOTHERESTOFTHEWORLDDURINGTHE1500SANDALTHOUGHITWASVERYEXPENSIVEITQUICKLYBECAMEFASHIONABLEINLONDONSHOPSWHERECHOCOLATEDRINKSWERESERVEDBECAMEIMPORTANTMEETINGPLACESSOMESTILLEXISTTODAYTHEPOTATOISALSOFROMTHENEWWORLDAROUND1600THESPANISHBROUGHTITFROMPERUTOEUROPEWHEREITSOONWASWIDELYGROWNIRELANDBECAMESODEPENDENTONITTHATTHOUSANDS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