电大本科英语II(I)期末复习试题及参考答案资料

1、电大英语II(1)期末复习试题及参考答案资料小抄第一部分 交际用语- Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now?- _.A. Sorry, you cant B. No, you cantC. sorry, he is busy at the moment- What kind of TV program do you like best?- _.A. Its hard to say, actually B. I only watch them at weekendC. Im too busy to say- Oh, sorry to bother you

2、.- _.A. Oh, I dont knowB. No, you cantC. Thats okay - Can you turn down the radio, please?- _.A. Im sorry, I didnt realize it was that loud B. Please forgive meC. Ill keep it down next time- Would you mind if I open the window for a better view?-_.A. Thats fine, thank you B. Yes, pleaseC. Of course

3、not- Hello, could I speak to Don please?- _?A. Who are you B. Whos speakingC. Are you Jane - May I know your address?- _.A. Sure. Here you are B. I have no ideaC. Its far from here- Hows the movie? Interesting?- . A. I was seated far away in the corner B. Far from. I should have stayed home watching

4、 TV C. It was shown late until midnight- What if my computer doesnt work?- . A. Im not good at computer B. Ask Anne for help C. Ive called the repair shop - Lets take a walk.- _.A.Yes, please B. Oh, thanks C.Yes, lets- Whats the problem, Harry?- _.A. I cant remember where I left my glasses B. No pro

5、blem at all C. Thank you for asking me about it- Is this the motel you mentioned?- . A. Yes, its as quiet as we expected B. It looks comfortable C. No, the prices reasonable - Would you like to have dinner with us this evening?- _.A. I dont knowB. Sorry, but this evening I have to go to the airport

6、to meet my parents C. No, I cant- Well, Mary, how are you?- _.A. Im good B. Im pleased C. Im fine - Would you like to see the menu?- . A. No, thanks. I already know what to order B. Your menu is very clear C. I hear the food here is tasty - I think the Internet is very helpful.- _.A. Yes, so do I B.

7、 Thats a very good idea C. Neither do I 第二部分 词汇与结构The definition leaves _ for disagreement.A. a small room B. much room C. great deal room I prefer classic music _ pop music.A. than B. to C. withAncient Greece is the _ of western civilization.A. sources B. source C. origin It is very convenient _ he

8、re.A. living B. to live C. liveAll the team members tried their best. We lost the game, _.A.as B. therefore C. howeverThe sun heats the earth, _ is very important to living things.A. that B. what C. which When we were having a meeting, the director _ the bad news by telephone.A. was telling B. was t

9、old C. could tell More and more people in China now _ to work regularly.A. drive B. drives C. have drivenLet me _ the case carefully before I draw a conclusion.A. look out B. look into C. look afterThe patient acted on the doctors _ and finally recovered.A. advices B. advise C. adviceSilk _ by Chine

10、se for thousands of years now.A. has been used B.was usedC. is usedYou _ to lock the door at night.A. shall B. ought C. mustYou must explain _ how they succeeded _ the experiment.A. of us, for B. at us, at C. to us, inBefore I got to the cinema, the film _.A. had begun B. has begun C. is begun I hav

11、e lived here _ 1997.A. for B. since C. fromA lecture hall is _ where students attend lectures.A. that B. one C. which Im tired. I _ working very hard.A. have B. have been C. had He keeps _ at himself in the mirror.A. to look B. looking C. lookThe bedroom needs _.A. decorate B. to decorate C. decorat

12、ing Before she left on the trip, she _ hard.A. had trained B. has trained C. would trainedHe is the man _ dog bit me.A. that B. which C. whoseMary forgot _ a letter to her mother, so she wrote to her just now.A. writing B. to write C. to have written- Whats happened to Tom?- _ to hospital.A. Hes bee

13、n taken B. Hell be taken C. Hes taken He was _ about his new job.A. above the moon B. on the moon C. over the moon Everything _ if Albert hadnt called the fire brigade.A. will be destroyedB. would have been destroyed C. would be destroyed On his first sea _, he was still quite young but showed great

14、 courage to face the storm.A. trip B.voyage C. tour I broke my leg when I _ skiing in America.A. was B. is C. would beShe was convicted _ murder.A. to B. in C. of He, as well as I, _ a student.A. is B. am C. are Mother was busy. Although she was not watching the basketball on TV, she _ it on the rad

15、io.A. was listening to B. was hearing C. was listening Hardly _ home when it began to rain.A. had I got B. I had got C. had I arrived in It happen _ a winter night.A. at B. in C. on第三部分 完型填空Passage 1There are advantages and disadvantages to 1 Asian and Western educational methods. For example, one a

16、dvantage 2 the education in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science 3 American students. They also study more hours each day than Americans 4 . The study is difficult, but it 5 students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Me

17、morization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, 6 many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.The advantage to the education in North America, 7 the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares t

18、hem for a society that values 8 ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they havent memorized 9 many basic rules and facts as students in other countries 10 . 1. A. only B. both C. all 2. A. for B. as C. to 3. A. to B. for C. than 4. A. do B. have C. does 5

19、. A. provides B. gets C. prepares 6. A. and B. yet C. just7. A. at B. on C. under8. A. old B. poor C. new 9. A. more B. less C. as10. A. have B. does C. havent Passage 2A study has shown that fitness is the key _1 _ long life, irrespective of body shape _2_ even smoking habits. Researchers discovere

20、d that people who exercise live longer than _3_, even if they are overweight and smoke.The study found that _4_ fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five times more likely to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true _5_ the men had heart problem

21、s, smoked or were overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better _6_ and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken cooper, a fitness expert, said, “You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and exercising regularly than _7_ a non smoker and sedentary.” Although he adds, “But dont m

22、isunderstand me. I am not endorsing _8 , I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary.”The British Government is putting pressure _9 _ manufacturers to reduce high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nations health. Bu

23、t the new study suggests the Government should encourage more people _10 _.1. A. for B. of C. to 2. A. or B. and C. but 3. A. these that do not B. these who do not C. those who do not 4. A. the little B. less C. the least5. A. if or not B. whether or not C.when6. A. to be fat B. being fat to C. doin

24、g7. A. being B. be C. to be 8. A. smoked B. to smoke C. smoking 9. A.for B. on C. to 10. A. exercised B. exercising C. to exercise Passage 3More and more people _1_ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies _ _2 _ people in certain areas to install

25、the alarms before they will give them insurance for the fast year. This is _ 3 _ to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a problem for people _4 _ are struggling to make _5 _ ends meet. The alarms, _6 _ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is _7 _ t

26、hat 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% of people plan _8 _ but have not installed them _9 _. The insurance companies told people _ 10 _ the alarms on all doors and windows.1. A. has B. had C. have2. A. have been asked B. have been asking C. asked 3. A. due B. because of C. beca

27、use 4. A. which B. who C. what 5. A. the B. all C. 不填6. A. which B. who C. that7. A. estimate B. estimating C. estimated8. A. to have them installingB. to have them installed C. to have been installing them9. A. still B. already C. yet 10. A. to install B. installed C. installing Passage 4Peter Blak

28、e is a successful businessman, but he _1_ to be very poor. He had nowhere to live and _2_ working in a pub when he _3_ to start his own business. Peter had always _4_ interested in plants and flowers, _5_ he decided to set up a company _6_ cared for the plants in big offices. At first he worked on h

29、is _7_, but soon he took _8_ two people to help him. The company has been growing _9_ for the last ten years. Peter is now very rich, _10_ he complains that now he doesnt work with plants but with a computer every day!1. A. would B. used C. 不填2. A. has beenB. was C. been 3. A. had decided B. has dec

30、ided C. decided4. A.was B. being C. been5. A.so B. but C. although6. A. who B. which C. whose 7. A. himself B. self C. own 8. A.up B. on C. in 9. A. 不填 B. up C. over10. A. therefore B. moreover C. but 第四部分 阅读理解短文理解1There have been changes in all sorts of different areas of British society. In recent

31、 years in the UK we have had a very large increase in the number of couples who get divorced. After 1969 and the Divorce Law Reform Act we had a very rapid increase in the number of divorces. The rate increased steadily and in recent years has increased much more rapidly. But there are also quite a

32、lot of people who do actually get married. At present the marriage rate in the UK is about 70 per cent, which has gone down since the number of people who marry has gone down quite a lot in the last 20 years, but more significantly in the last 10 years. Quite high proportions of people now live toge

33、ther without marrying, and, for example, 40 per cent of children born in the UK are born to couples who arent married or are born to lone parents. There are quite a large number of lone parent families, 90 per cent of these are headed by a woman rather than a man. The average family size now in the

34、UK is 1.8 children per couple, which means that theres been quite a decline in the birth rate in the UK along with other European countries.What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The declining divorce rate in the UK.B. Trends in marriage and divorce in the UK. C. The increasing divorce rate in the

35、UK.During last ten years, _.A. the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UK B. the marriage rate has gone up a lot in the UK C. 40% of children were born to unwed couples in the UK According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to _.A. soar (急剧上升) B. not mentioned in the p

36、assageC. stay stable According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The marriage rate has gone down in recent years.B. The highest divorce rate was around 1969. C. The marriage rate is currently 70 percent. The last paragraph tells us _.A. the birth rate in the UK is inc

37、reasing at the moment B. the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly nowC. the birth rate in other European countries keeps increasing 短文理解2People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by mans release of c

38、ompletely new and often artificial (人造的) substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance (物质)，such as oil from oil tankers into the sea.Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only c

39、ompanies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three of four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cant be reused. This not only

40、causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a proble

41、m everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal (处理) of the products we use in our daily lives.The main cause of pollution is _.A.the release of artificial or natural substances into the environmentB.the production of new industrial goodsC.increased a

42、mounts of a natural substanceMuch of the pollution could be controlled if only _.A.farmers would use less artificial fertilizersB. governments would take effective measuresC.all sides concerned would make more effortsFood packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause _.A. air and water pollutionB.

43、 both a litter problem and a waster of resourcesC. to pay for the serviceWhich of the following can not help solving the problem of pollution?A. Cutting out unnecessary buying.B. Reduce excess useC. Eating.What does the underlined word “litter” mean in paragraph 2?A.Bits of waste things B.Serious pr

44、oblemC.Industrial pollution短文理解3A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other. I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day

45、 and poof! I was cut off as if I had become absent from the conversation. The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs. It seems that the limitless electronic voice is

46、 preferred to human contact. The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends driving dow

47、n the highway, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback (退步) to the closeness of human interaction. With e-mail and in

48、stant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine. As almost every contact between human beings gets autom

49、atic, the emotional distance index goes up. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the assistant when you can swipe you credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to the clerk who lives in the neighborhood when you can p

50、ut your card into the ATM?More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didnt really have time to talk. The technology devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.I own a mobile phone, an ATM c

51、ard, a voice-mail telephone, and an e-mail account. Giving them up isnt a choice. They are great for what they are intended to do. Its their unintended results that make me upset. What good is all this gee-whiz technology if there is no one in the room to hear you crying out “Gee whiz”?The authors e

52、xperience of walking in a park with a friend recently made him feel _. A.unhappy B.funny C.wonderfulAccording to the author, human contact in a park means _. A. looking at each other and saying hello when passingB. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogsC. both A and BAccording to the a

53、uthor, the more connected we get in communications technology, the _ we are. A. more automatic B. more disconnected C. closer What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction? A. With e-mail

54、and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.B. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.C. All of the above.What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author?A. It makes

55、 communication easier and conversation possible everywhere. B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together.C. It makes human contacts limitless with electronic voices everywhere短文理解4Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and d

56、irty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or “bike”.In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be

57、fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders

58、 have to use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes more people would use bikes.But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea - they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets say t

59、hat if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. Only on weekends, Central Park is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only.

60、But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.According to the passage, bicycles _.A.are more convenient than carsB.are safer traffic tools than carsC.are the solution to some city problemsThe idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by