英语专业高级日常英语考试试题(英文版)

28/28央广播电视大学2003—2004学年度第一学期“开放本科”期末考试英语专业高级日常英语试题2004年1月注意事项一、将你的学号、姓名及分校(工作站)名称填写在答题纸的规定栏内。考试结束后，把试卷和答题纸放在桌上。试卷和答题纸均不得带出考场。监考人收完考卷和答题纸后才可离开考场。二、认真读明白题目的讲明，并按题目要求和答题示例答题。答案一定要写在答题纸的指定位置上，写在试卷上的答案无效。三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。

Informationfortheexaminees：ThisexaminationconsistsOfthreesections．Theyare：Section工：Listeningtest(40points，40minutes)SectionⅡ：ReadingTest(40points，50minutes)SectionⅢ：WritingTest(20points，30minutes)ThetotalmarksforThisexaminationare100points．Timeallowedforcompletingthisexaminationis2hours(120minutes)SectionI：ListeningTest40points

Instructions：●TheListeningTestwill1akeapprox；mately40minutes．●T1)ereareThreepartslo111etestandyouwillheareachparttwice．●TherewillbeapauseO(30secondsbeforeeachparttoletyoul00katthetaskandanotherpauseaftereachparttoa110wyoutothink：Iboutyouranswers．●YoucanCrstwriteyouranswersonthistestpaper．YOUwillhave10minutes9ltheendOfthelisteningtesttotransferyouranswerstotheanswerSheet．●ALLANSWERSMUSTAPPEARONTHEANSWERSHEET．

Part1(1—8)AtelephoneConversationQuestions(1—8)．BlankfillinglistentothetelephoneconversationandfillintheblanksWiththeappropriatewords．Nowyouhavehalfaminuteto100katthequestions．Date：January19thTime：5pmFrom：(1)To：(2)Reason[Orcall：Leavingfor(3)——tomorrowfor(4)——·Wantstogaygoodbye．Wantsadviceon(5)——forchildren．Callbacktimes：Tonight(6)——·Tomorrowmorning(7)——·Phonenumber：(8)NowyouhavehalfaminutetoCheekyouanswers．Part2:(9--14)AnExtendedConversationQuestions9-14TrueorFalseListentotheextendedconversationanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareT(rue)orF(alse)andWriteTfortrueandFforfalseonyouranswersheet.Youhavehalfaminutetolookatthequestions.9.Toopenabankaccountforeignstudentsmustfirstgetasocialsecuritynumber.10.LiWeiwei'spermanentaddressiswhereshelivesinChina.11.Shewantstodeposit$1000toopentheaccount.12.Shechoosestoopenaregularsavingsaccount.13.Thebankpays6%interestonPreferredSavingsAccounts.14.Thebankmakesachargeifthebalanceislowerthan$500.Part3(15--29)AMonologueYouaregoingtolistentoarecordedspeechbyahousewife.Listentotherecordingcarefullyandtrytounderstandasmuchasyoucan.4Task1Questions(15-24)Spotdictation:Fillinthefollowingblankswithonewordasyoulistentothespeechforthefirsttime.Younowhavehalfaminutetolookatthetask.Luckily,myhusbandearns(15).moneyto(16)usallbutIbelievethat,inmanywaysI(17)moneybystayingathome.IfIhaveajob,Iwouldneedhelpwiththechildren,thehomeandthe(18).Iwouldneedtohaveafreezerto(19)food,haveafoodprocessorandamicrowavecookertosavetime.Iwouldhavetobuy(20)conveniencefoodsbecause1wouldn'thavetimeto(21)properly.Iwouldhavetopaybaby-sittersandchild-minders,(22),hairdressers,gardeners,odd-jobmenandmanyothers.And,the(23)is,Idonotwantto(24)otherpeopletoworkformyfamily!Ilovebeingwiththeminallsortsofdifferentsituations.Task2Questions(25-29)Guidedsummary~Listentothespeechforthesecondtimeandcompletethefollowingsentencesbyfillingintheblankswithonetothreewords.25.Idon'tfeel.stayingathome.26.Ihavegottiletimetomakeclothesforthe27.Ithinkitisimportanttohavetimetotomyhusbandandchildren.28.Iadvicetheparenttoiftheycanaffordit.29.Ithinkitis'fortheparenttostayathome.Nowyouhavehalfaminutetocheekyouanswers.Thisisendofthelisteningtest.Younowhavetenminutestocheekandtransferallyouranswersforthelisteningtesttoyouranswersheet.SectionI1.ReadingTest40points

Instructions:~Therearethreepartstothetest,eachincludingonereadingpassage.~Thetestwilltakeapproximately50minutes.TherewillbeNOextratimetotransferanswerstotheAnswerSheet;therefore,youshouldwriteALLyouranswersontheAnswerSheetasyoudoeachtask.Part1:Questions(30--34)arebasedonpassage1.10pointsBoostforBeijing-TianjinSandstormControlProgramAsspringdrawsnear,Beijingers'thoughtsareturningtotheannualonslaughtofMarchsandstormsontheircity--ordealswhichseemanytonsofsandandgritdumpedonlargeareasandwhichgetintobuildingsandclogpeople'shair,eyesandnostrils.Lastyearsawonetwo-daystormdumpmorethan30tonsofchokingsand/gritonlocalstreetsbeforehighwindscarriediteasttoSouthKorea.Meanwhile,ineffortstoreducetheeffectsofthestorms,theChinesegovernmentisreinforcingtheBeijing--Tianjinsandstormsource,controlprogramwithnewpoliciestoboosttheefficacyofcurrenttree-plantingand'greening~measures.:Theprogramcovers75countiesinHebeiandShanxiprovinces,theInnerMongoliaAutonomousregionandBeijingandTianjinmunicipalities--atotalareaof458,000squarekilometers.Overthenext10years,205,000squarekilometersofdesertandsoil-erodedlandwillbegrassed.Todate,atotalof2.28millionhectaresofsuchlandhavebeentransformedand1.4millionhectaresofwoodsplanted.Justovertwomillionhectaresofnewgrasslandandforestryhaveemergedintheregionscoveredbytheprogram,resultinginagradualimprovementinoverallecologicalconditions.Despitethis,ithasbecomeharderfortheprogramtobecarriedout.Toreduceornegatesandstormsinthecapitalassoonaspossible,itisimperativetoreadjustcurrentpoliciesfordesertificationcontrolandafforestationunderthepresentprogram.Thusnewpolicieswillincludepermissionforindividualstoenjoythesamestatesubsidiesforafforestationasofficialeconomicentities.Questions(30-34)MultipleChoice:Choosethebestansweramongthechoicesgiven.Writetheappropriatelettersinthespaceindicatedontheanswersheet.30.Onslaughtmeansa.arrivalb.violentattackc.advanced.torture31.Reinforcingmeansa.makingobligatoryb.repairingc.modifyingd.makingstronger32.Efficacymeansa.effectivenessb.efficiencyc.adequacyc.suitability33.Ecologicalconditionsmeans.a.whatisnecessarytoimprovetheclimateb.thesituationregardingair,land,waterandvegetationc.thestudyofdustandsandstormsd.themethodsofdesertcontrolandrestorationofplants34.Afforestationmeansa.replantingoldforestsb.reducingforestsc.plantingnewforestsd.takingcareofforestsPart2:Questions(35--38)arebasedonpassage2.10pointsPassage21.DearDr.Lucy:Ihavebeenhappilymarriedfornineyearsandhavethreechildren.Myproblemismymother-in-law.Shecomplainsabouteverything.ShesaysmeanthingstomewhileIjusthangmyheadandtrytoberespectfulbecausesheisold.Myhusbandisquietandeasy-goingandhetellsmeIshouldignoreher.Ifeelsoangryandhumiliated.WhatshouldIdo?Signed:Frustrated2.DearFrustrated:Thisistheclassicsituationinwhichyourkindnesshasbroughtyouproblems.Befirm.Tellherthatyoudonotappreciatehercomplaintsaboutyouandthatyouwouldappreciateherbeingnicetoyousinceyouhavegreatrespectforher.Signed:Dr.Lucy3.DearDr.Lucy:Theteachercalledmeandtoldmemysonhasbeenbullyingyoungerchildrenatschool.Heseemssuchaquietboybuthasneverhadmanyclosefriends.Ifindithardtobelievethathewouldbehavethatway.Maybeit'shissize.Heiseightyearsoldandistallerthantheotherchildrenandweighs40kilos.Signed:Mother'sTears4.DearMother'sTears:Youcouldmake'sureheisnotsittingaroundwatchingtelevisionathome,butisoutplayingsportsorwalking.Besuretospendsometimewithhim.Heneedsattention.Signed:Dr.Lucy5.DearDr.Lucy:Myneighborisamiddle-agedwidowwholivesnextdoor.Shespendshoursinourhouseeverydayandfrequentlyinterferesinhowwetakecareofourchildren.Sheisalwaysgivingthemsweetsandicecream.Whenwescoldourchildren,shetellsthemwe'reonlyjoking.Signed:UnwillingHostess6.DearUnwilling:Youarethevictimofyourownhospitality.Tellthiswomanyouarebusynexttimesheknocksatthedoor.Don'tletherin!She'snofriend.Getheroutofyourlife.Sheshouldn'tvisitmorethanonceamonthandthenwithoutcandyandicecream.Signed:Dr.Lucy7.DearDr.Lucy:Myhusbandishavinganaffairwithmyneighbor.It'sgettingworseandworse.Lastnighttheywereseenbyeveryoneinourareahavingteaandkissinginanearbypark.Iamtotallysadbecausemyhusbandissoopenlyinlovewiththiswoman.Pleasetellmewhattodo.Signed:Sadwifeathome8.DearSad:Tellyourhusbandtopackhisbagsandleave.Nohusbandisbetterthanacheatingone.Heismakingafoolofyou.Divorcehim.Signed:Dr.Lucy

Questions35-38Matching:MatcheachoftheitemsincolumnAwithappropriateitemsfromcolumnsBandC.(-tenchoicesinal!)

ColumnALetterWritersColumnBProblemsColunmC:Solutions35.Frustrateda.bullyingson1.getdivorced36.Mother'sTearsb.noisyneighboursm.grinandbearit37.UnwillingHostessc.scoldingchildrenn.makehimloseweight38.SadWifeatHomed.widowedneighbouro.movehouse

e.mother-inlawp.packhissuitcases

f.secretloverq.givemoreattention

g.unsupportivehusbandr.suehim

h.jealousneighbours.refusefrequentvisits

j.constantcomplaintst.attacktheotherwoman

k.unfaithfulhusbandu.makehimexercise

Part3:Questions(40-48)arebasedonpassage3.20pointsPassage3

Iwasmarriedforalmostsixyears..,happilymarriedforthefirsttwoyears.JodyandIwereclassmatesathighschoolandwereattractedtoeachotherfromthetimewefirstmetattheageoftwelveorthirteen.Wealwayshungouttogetherandstarteddatingseriouslywhenwewereonlyfifteen.IwassoexcitedthefirsttimeIaskedherout!Afterthat,wespenteverysparemomenttogether.Everyone...ourparents,teachers,friendsandsoon...predictedthatwe'dbreakuponeday.Weweredeterminedtoprovethemwrongandwereengagedwhenwewerenineteen.TheeveningIproposedwaslikesomethingfromaromanticnovel.Ichosemymomentandaskedthemagicquestion:"Jody,darling,willyoumarryme?"heranswerwasafewtearsofhappiness.ItseemscrazywhenIlookbackonit!Again,everyonewasexpectingustobreakofftheengagement,butweneverevenconsideredthat.Ayearlater,wehadatypical,bigweddingceremonyandJodyreallydidlooktheperfect,beautifulbrideinherwhitegown.WehadagreattimeinLakeTahoforourhoneymoonandcamebackandsettleddowntomarriedlife.Jessica,ourdaughter,wasborn,accordingtoplan,twoyearsafterweweremarriedandthatwaswhenourproblemsbegan.Wewerebothdelightedtobeparents,butsomehowwejustgrewfurtherandfurtherapartfromeachother.Wewerearguing,thewholetimeandwerebothverymiserable.Eventually,afterfouryears,weseparatedandthen,divorced.IstillseeJessicaregularly.Ican'tsayIenjoylivingalone,butIhaven'tyetfoundanotherpartner.JodyisdatingaguywholivesinthesameapartmenthouseasherbutIdon'tthinktheirrelationshipisreallyserious.I'mreallysadaboutourdivorce,hutIguesseveryonewasright:weweretooyoungwhenwestartedgoingtogetherand,thetruthis,wewereneverreallycompatible.Questions40-43.GuidedSummary:FilltheblankswithonetotwowordsfromPassage3tocompletethesummary.Cliffistellingushismarriagewithjody.Theywere39athighschool,and40toeachother.Althoughallthepeoplearoundthempredictedtheywould41oneday,theygotengagedand42,aftertheirdaughterwasborn,theyoftenarguedandgrewfurtherandfurtherapart.Finally,theyseparatedand43Questions44--48.TrueorFalse:MarkthefollowingstatementsasT(true)orF(false)onyouranswersheet.44.Inthetext,relationshipindicatesthatamanandwomanaremorethanjustfriends.45.They'vebeenmarriedfor6years.46.Theyhadasmallchurchwedding.47.TheysettledinLakeTohoformarriedlife.48.Theyfailedintheirmarriagebecausetheyweretooyoungwhentheygotmarried.Sectionm:WritingTest(150words)20points

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