电大英语作业

1、开放英语（3）作业1(Units 1-6)本作业由四部分组成，第一部分：交际用语；第二部分：英语知识运用；第三部分：阅读理解；第四部分：写作。建议在90分钟内完成本作业。写作部分要求写在给定的位置上。每次作业满分为100份。 第一部分：交际用语（每题2分，共10分） 阅读下面的小对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出选项的字母符号。1. -May I help you, madam? D -_.A. Sorry, I have no ideaB. Yes, I know what to buyC. You'd better give me a

2、handD. Yes, I'd like 2 kilos of oranges2. -May I know your address? A-_.A. Sure. Here you areB. I have no ideaC. It's far from hereD. Sorry, I've forgotten3. -Well, Mary, how are you? C-_.A. I'm goodB. I'm pleasedC. I'm fineD. I'm nice4. -I don't like the sports progr

3、ams on Sundays. B-_.A. So do IB. Neither do IC. So am ID. Neither am I5. -Will you go on a picnic with us tomorrow? B-_.A. Yes, but I'll have English classesB. Sorry,I have an appointment with Dr. BrownC. I'm afraid I have no ideaD. Neither am I第二部分：英语知识运用（40分）一、选择填空阅读下面的句子，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个

4、能填入空白处的最佳选项（每题2分，共20分）。6. It happeneda winter night. DA. at B. in C. by D. on7. I know it isn't important but I can't help about it. BA. but to think B. thinkingC. to D. think8. That's all settled. It talked about.DA. shouldn't B. mustn't beC. can't D. needn't be9. Her pa

5、rents died when she was very young, so she wasby her aunt. AA. brought up B. brought outC. grown up D. grown10. he said is quite right.BA. That B. WhatC. How D. Why11. Don't worry. There isroom for all your books here.CA. more B. muchC. enough D. some12. -What's happened to Yom?D -to hospita

6、l.A. He's taken B. He'll be takenC. He'll take D. He's been taken13. I don't suppose he will attend the meeting,？BA. won't he B. will heC. do I D. don't 114.fine weather it is!AA. What B. What a C. How D. How a15. Not only I but also Jane and Mary tired of having one exam

7、ination after another. BA. is B. are C. am D. be二、完形填空阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项（每题2分，共20分）Peter Blake is a successful businessman, but he_(16) to be very poor. He had nowhere to live and_(17) working in a pub when he _(18) to start his own business. Peter had always_ (19)_interested

8、 in plants and flowers, _(20) he decided to set up a company _(21)_ cared for the plants in big offices. At first he worked on his _(22) , but soon he took_ (23)_ two people to help him. The company has been growing_(24) for the last ten years. Peter is now very rich,_(25) he complains that now he d

9、oesn' t work with plants but with a computer every day!16) A. would B. - C. used D. use C17) A. did B. was C. been D. has beenB18) A. had decided B. decided C. was deciding D. has decided B19) A. was B. had C. being D. been D 20) A. so B. but C. - D. although A21) A. who B. which C. whose D. - B

10、22) A. own B. self C.- D. himself A23) A. up B. over C. on D. in C24) A. - B. up C. over D. into A25) A. therefore B. so C. but D. moreover C第三部分：阅读理解（30分）一、阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个正确答案，并标在答题纸的相应位置上（每题2分，共20分）。短文理解1Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sailr

11、ound the world to raise money for charity.As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall forclassical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team.She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring themup. They grew up, and when

12、 they were 18 they left home.She says, "When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I wasbored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never sailedbefore. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race. They hadtaken par

13、t in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. Iwanted to do the whole ten-month journey."Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn't prepared her for the worstweather which they experienced. She tells one story. "One night the sea was v

14、ery rough and itwas very cold. I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured twomen on the deck. One of the men couldn't move because he had broken his leg. They weretaken to hospital by helicopter. That was the worst time."By the end of October last year, she had

15、 raised more than #50,000 for charity.She says, "Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did 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 veryfit and had prepared myself completely. Then on the trip I was simply a goo

16、d team member."26. What does the word "extraordinary" mean in the title? BA. very ordinary B. very unusual and surprisingC. not special D. extreme27. The sentence " my husband thought f was boredin Para. 4 meant that myhusband thought I feltAA. dissatisfied because I had nothing

17、better to do at homeB. annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back homeC. happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care ofchildrenD. sad because all the children left me when they grew up28. The word "section" in Para. 4 most probably mea

18、ns here_. CA. group of people B. part of the trainingC. part of the route of sail D. part of the job29. Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to "rough" in the sentence"One night the sea was very rough -" in Para. 5? CA. not exactB. difficultC. not smooth because

19、 of huge wavesD. pleasant30. The last paragraph suggests that_ AA. 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 completely, so sheneedn't do anything before the journeyC. she should be kind to other team m

20、embers during the tripD. she should not forget dancing during the trip短文理解2In the last 500 years, nothing about people - not their clothes, ideas, or languages - has changed aEmuch as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by SouthAmerican Indians. The

21、Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's. And although iiwas very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were serve(became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Sp

22、anish brought it from Peru to Europe,where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starvewhen the crop failed during the" Potato Famine" of 1845 -6, and thousands more were forced to emigrate tAmerica.There are many other foods that have t

23、raveled from South America to the Old World. But some other;went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the World's largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first madeinto a drink by Arabs dur

24、ing the 1400's.According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd named Kaldi noticed that higoats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the "wide-awake'feeling that one-third of the world's population now starts the day w

25、ith.36. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years? AA. Food C. PotatoB. Chocolate D. Coffee37. "Some" in "Some still exist today"refers to. CA. some cocoa trees C. some shopsB. some chocolate drinks D. some South American Indians3

26、8. Thousands of Irish people starved during the " Potato Famine" because.DA. they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything elseB. they were forced to emigrate to AmericaC. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potatoD. the potato harve

27、st was bad39. Coffee originally came from.CA. Brazil B. ColombiaC. Ethiopia D. Arabia40. The Arabic legend is used to prove that.DA. coffee was first discovered by KaldiB. coffee was first discovered by Kaldi's goatsC. coffee was first discovered in south American countriesD. coffee drinks were

28、first made by Arabs二、阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是正确（T），错误（F），还是文中没有涉及相关信息（NG）。（每题2分，共10分）。短文理解3Lily is 70 years old and she takes care of her 91-year-old mother. She told us aboutcaring for her mother.I wake up early every day, it's usually about 6.30 am, and wait until I hear Tilly, mymum, moving abo

29、ut. Then I make her a cup of tea. At about half past seven she gets up andwe have breakfast together. We normally just have toast, but on Sundays we always have baconand eggs. After breakfast she reads the newspaper, then she sits by the window and waves tothe neighbours as they walk by.She hardly e

30、ver goes out but she is very proud of her personal appearance, so she goes tothe hairdresser once a month.She doesn't like being left on her own for very long, so I always arrange for a neighbourto come and sit with her when I go out. Now and again, my friend and neighbour, Joan, comesto spend t

31、he day with her, and I can go and have lunch with another friend, May, who livesin town.I have a brother, Syd. He comes to stay two or three times a year. He is very good andkeeps in touch, but he lives 300 miles away. Once a year, he collects mum and takes her tostay with him in London for a week.

32、She doesn't really like going because it's a long journey,but I need the rest.Sally, the nurse, comes to see mum regularly. My next-door neighbour, Jack, often callsin. In the evening we usually watch TV and we sometimes play cards. Mum is fantastic forher age. But I can never decide to go a

33、nywhere spontaneously. I always have to plan it, so Ifeel a bit trapped. But what is the alternative? An old people's home? I couldn't do that tomy mother.36. Lily wakes before her mother. T37. Joan sometimes spends the day with Lily's mother. T38. Tilly is satisfied with her hairdresser. NG39. Lily's brother comes to visit every three weeks. F40. Lily and her mother play cards more than they watch TV. F第