国家开放大学电大专科《综合英语(3)》2022-2023期末试题及答案(试卷号：2160)

1、国家开放大学电大专科综合英语(3)2022-2023期末试题及答案(试卷号：2160)I . Vocabulary and StructureDirections： Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, H，C andD. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWERSHEET. (20 points)Examplet The homeless couple at last

2、 in finding a flat to rent.A. managedB. didC. finishedD. succeededThe sentence should read , aThe homeless couple succeeded at last in finding a flat to rent.'Therefore you should choose D.1. She got into awhen she thought she'd forgotten the tickets.A. functionB.pleasureC. panicDattachment2

3、. Birds,or familiar9 were popular inRome.A. historicB.eroticC. alcoholicD.exotic3. People have eaten with their fingers for most of humanA. assistanceB. persistence4.C. existenceD. resistance,the chances of winning the lottery are very small.A. On purposeB. In realityC. In turnD. With pleasure5. The

4、 second and third floorsonto the first floor, trapping and killing manyresidents.A. collapsedB. escaped.C. destroyedD. concludedLet's talk about the radio program that the teacher mentioned,A. will weB. don't weD> do weC. shall wewatching where I was going, I was busy daydreaming.A

5、. Despite ofB. Instead ofC. In honor ofD. pollutiona man, holding the bear with a long leash.A. Following would be behindB. Would be following behindC. Behind following would beI wish 1D. Following behind would be the bike. I only made it worse.A. wouldn't have triedB. didnt tryC wouldn't tr

6、yD. hadn't tried1° Not only pets, they made them do strange things for their entertainment.A. kept rich peopleB. did rich people keepC. rich people did keepD rich people keptH- ClozeDirections： For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A. B, C andD. Cho

7、ose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)The rocket engine, with its steady roar like that of a waterfall or a thunderstorm, is an impressive symbol of the new space age. Rocket engines have 11 powerful enough to shoot astronauts beyond the earth's gravitational pull

8、 and 12 them on the moon. We . 一 have now become travelers space.Impressive and complex 13 it may appear, the rocket, which was invented in China over 800 years 14, is a relatively simple device. Fuel that is burned in the rocket enginechanges 15 gas. The hot and rapidly expanding gas must escape, b

9、ut it can do so only . an opening that faces backward. As the gas is 17 with great force, it pushes the rocket in the 18 direction. Like the kick of a gun when it is fired, it 19 the laws of nature described by Sir Isaac Newton when he discovered that "20 every action, there isan equal and oppo

10、site reaction. ”11. A.shownB.beenc.appearedD.proved12. A.sendB.landc.takeD.carry13. A.thatB.soc.asDsometimes14. A.in advanceB.beforec.earlierD.ago15. A.asB.intoc.forD.the16. A.inB.atc.byD.through17. A.transmittedB.dispersedc.erectedD.radiated18. A.sameB.otherc.oppositeD.wrong19. A.statesB.provesc.fo

11、llowsD.breaks20. A.likeB.asc.withD.forID . Reading ComprehensionDirections： Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked A, B, C andl). Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Mark your answer on th

12、e ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)Questions 21 25 are based on the following passage.We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. uDid Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I gotthat great job, did Jim really feel good about it,

13、as a Friend? Or did he envy my luck?” “And Paul - why didn't I realize that he was friendly just because I had a car?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.Why do we go wrong about our friends 一 or oiir enemies? Sometimes what people

14、 say hides their real meaning. And if we don't really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You're a lucky dog. "That's being friendly. But a “lucky dog"? There's a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bring

15、ing in the “dog” bit puts you clown a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you.deserve your luck.Ujust think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your pr

16、oblem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important. ItJ s telling you to think of all the starving people in t he world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.How can you tell the real meaning behind someone

17、9;s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mista

18、ke.21. This passage is mainly about.A. how to interpret what people sayB. what to do when you listen to others talkingC. how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with peopleD. why we go wrong with people sometimes22. According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is thatA. w

19、e fail to listen carefully when they talkB. people tend to be annoyed when we check what they sayC. people usually state one thing but means anotherI), we tend to doubt what our friends say23. In the sentence uMaybe he doesn't see it himself.In the second paragraph, the pronoun "it" re

20、fers to.A. being friendlyB. a bit of envyC lucky dogD your luck24. When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do isA. notice the way the person is talkingB. take a good look at the person talkingC. mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyesD examine the real mean

21、ing of what he says based on his mannert his tone and his posture25. The author most probably is aA. teacherB. psychologistC. philosopherD doctorQuestions 2630 are based on the following passage.There is no doubt that adults, and even highly educated adults, vary greatly in the speed and efficiency

22、of their reading. Some proceed very slowly throughout； others dash along too quickly and then have to regress（退回；回顾）.Poor readers in particular may lack the ability to vary their manner of reading according to the type of reading matter and to their intentions in reading it.A good reader can move at

23、 great speed through the text of a novel or similar light reading matter. He may be able to skim a page, picking up a word or two here and there, and gain a general idea of what the text is about without really reading it. In reading more difficult material, with the intention of taking in the whole

24、 of it, he will proceed more slowly, but even then he will vary his pace, concentrating on the key words and passages, perhaps re-reading them several times and pass more quickly over the remainder.A less efficient reader tends to maintain the same speed whatever material he reads. Consequently, eve

25、n light reading matter gives him little pleasure because he reads so slowly. But this pace may be too fast for really difficult material which requires special concentration at difficult points.A type of reading which necessitates careful attention to detail is proofreading, in which the reader, in

26、order to detect misprints in a sample print, has to notice not so much the meaning of what he reads as the exact shape and order of letters and words in the text. This is extremely difficult for most people> since they are accustomed to overlooking such details.In fact, considerable practice is r

27、equired to complete this task efficiently and it can be done only by reading very slowly, and by paying comparatively little attention to the general meaning of the text.26. The author claims that there is a difference in reading speed.A. among readers who have different experienceB. among all the r

28、eadersC. between the poorly educated and the highly educatedD among the highly educated people27. A good reader is a reader who.A. concentrates on the wonderful part of the articleB. always reads slowly and carefullyC. changes his speed according to the kind of text). changes his speed according to

29、the interest of the text28. The author says that when reading a novel > a good reader can quickly read.A the general story of the bookB. the most wonderful part in the bookC all the details in the bookD. the scientific part of the book29. Which of the following is TRUE about a poor reader? A poor

30、 reader.A changes his reading speed according to his reading intentionsB. can move at great speed when he reads a novelC. tends to have a fixed reading speed no matter what he readsD concentrates on the key words and passages30. Which of the following can be the title of the passage?A. Reading for p

31、leasure.B. Good readers.C Practical reading skills.D. Different reading manners.IV. TranslationDirections： Put each of the following sentences into English or Chinese, using the word given inthe bracket if any. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)31. If one needs a lift over some obsta

32、cle that seems impossible to get beyond, the otherwon't leave until the obstacle is conquered.32. In 1991 Florida agreed to a system that would remove agricultural chemicals from the water that flows into the Everglades.33. Even though there has been a fascination with child prodigies for centur

33、ies, there has been little serious study of them until recently.34. 现在还没有预测地震的准确方法。“我们喜欢另一个词预报，”一名地质学家说， “听起来好像是预报天气，这就允许我们出错°"(sound)35.不过，由于需要将食物由碗里送到嘴里，这样筷子就应运而生了。(come along)V. Writing36. Directions： For this part you arc allowed 30 minutes to write a composition in no less than 100 words according to the informati