2023年永年电大开放英语作业

作业2

第一部分:交际用语(每题2分,共10分)

一、阅读下面旳小对话，从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出一种能填入空白处旳最佳选项。

1.Niceweather,isn’tit?

_______C_____________.

A.

I’mnotsure

B.

Yourknowitwell

C.

Yes,itis

D.

Yes,itisn’t

2.Whataboutgoingforawalk?

_________A__________________.

A.

Whynot?Agoodidea

B.

That’sallright

C.

So,doI

D.

Walkingisgoodtoyou

3.WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?

___________D___________________.

A.

That’sfine,thankyou

B.

Yes,please

C.

Takeaseat

D.

Ofcoursenot

4.Excuseme,howcanIgettothenearestsupermarket?

___________D___________________.

A.

It’snotveryfarfromhere

B.

Thesupermarketisverylarge

C.

Thegoodsthereareveryexpensive

D.

Sorry,sir.I’mastrangerheremyself

5.What’stheproblem,Harry?

_________D_____________________.

A.

Noproblem

B.

Notroubleatall

C.

Thankyouforaskingmeaboutit

D.

Ican’trememberwhereIleftmyglasses

E.

第二部分：英语知识运用（40分）

二、选择填空

阅读下面旳句子和对话，从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出一种能填入空白处旳最佳选项。（每题2分，共20分）

6.Whichdoyoulikebetter,realmovies____D_______cartoons?

A.and,than

B.or,than

C.and,and

D.or,to

7.WhatafoolIhavebeen!Why__B______Ithinkofthatbefore?

A.don’t

B.didn’t

C.not

D.do

8.Timeismoney!Weshould___B_________ourtime.

A.befitfor

B.makegooduseof

C.playapartof

D.taketheplaceof

9.Youmustexplain___C_________howtheysucceeded___________theexperiment.

A.ofus,for

B.atus,at

C.tous,in

D.forus,to

10.Ofallthestorieshere,Ilikethisone___C_______.It’snotinterestingatall.

A.spoken,written

B.speaking,written

C.speaking,writing

D.speak,write

11.Wemustmakeadifferencebetween____A______languageand_________language.

A.spoken,written

B.speaking,written

C.speaking,writing

D.speak,write

12.Ithinkallthesearemainpoints___B________muchattention.

A.beingworthyof

B.worthyof

C.whichworth

D.whichworthyof

13.They__B_____thetrainuntilitdisappearedinthedistance.

A.saw

B.watched

C.noticed

D.observed

14.CanIgetyouacupoftea?

________A___________________.

A.

that’sveryniceofyou

B.

withpleasure

C.

youcan,please

D.

thankyouforthetea

15.Maryforgot____B_______alettertohermother,soshewrotetoherjustnow.

A.writing

B.towrite

C.havingwrote

D.tohavewritten三、完型填空

阅读下面旳短文，从短文后所给旳A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入对应空白处旳最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选旳字母符号。（每题2分，共20分）

Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey_16__C___longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape__17__A___evensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan_18_D____,eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.

Thestudyfoundthat__19__D______fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue20_B____themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter_21__B_____andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,“Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan22__A______anon-smokerandsedentary.”Althoughheadds,“Butdon’tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing_23___C________,Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary.”

TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure_24___A_______manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation’shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshouldencouragemorepeople_25___C______.16.A.for

B.of

C.to

D.in

17.A.or

B.and

C.but

D.either

18.A.thosewhodoesnot

B.thesewhodonot

C.thesethatdonot

D.thosewhodonot

19.A.thelittle

B.less

C.lease

D.theleast

20.A.that

B.whetherornot

C.ifornot

D.when

21.A.beingfat

B.tobefat

C.todo

D.doing

22.A.being

B.be

C.tobe

D.is

23.A.smoke

B.tosmoke

C.smoking

D.smoked

24.A.on

B.in

C.to

D.for

25.A.exercise

B.exercising

C.toexercise

D.exercised第三部分：阅读理解（30分）

四、阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一种对旳答案，并在答题纸上写出所选旳字母符号。（每题2分，共20分）

短文理解1

PATtheDog

Didyouknowtherearesomeveryspecialdogsdoinggoodworkinourhospitalwards?ThesearePAT(PetsAsTherapy)dogs.Doctorsandnursesarerecognizingthebenefitsofpetsmoreandmore–particularlyforchildren,peoplewithmentalillnessesandelderlypeoplewhoareseparatedfromtheirownpetsorhavehadtogiveuptheirpets.

Strokingandplayingwithapetisacalmingexperienceandsomethingtolookforwardto.Onehospitalreportedthatamanwithamentalillness,whohadn’tspokenforyears,firststrokedandplayedwithavisitingdogandthenstartedtalkingtoit.

Today,around4,500dogsand50catsandtheirvolunteerownersareatworkintheUKbringingcomfortandpleasuretoover100,000peopleinhospital.

Therearemanyother“workingdogs”.Thereareguarddogs,policedogs,huntingdogsanddogsfortheblind.Disabledpeoplebenefitgreatly.TakethecaseofAlanSmythe,whohastovisithospitaleverymonth.Somethingsaredifficultforhimbecauseheisinawheelchair.Buthislifehasaltereddramaticallysincehegotagod,Tess,fromthecharity“DogsfortheDisabled”.“Shehelpsmetogetdressed,andshebringsmemysocksandshoes.Shefetchesthenewspaperfromtheshop,andshepassesmethephonewhenitrings.Ifeelsomuchbettertoo.It’slikehavingareallygoodfriend.Shecomeswithmetohospital.Once,shesavedmylife.Iamadiabeticandonedaymybloodsugarleveldropped,andwhenIwasgoingintoacomashewentnextdoorandshealertedmyneighbour.Hegavemeaninsulininjection.”26.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?___B_________

A.Allthedogsareallowedintothehospitalstovisitthepatients.

B.Onlysomespecialdogscanhelpthepatientsfeelbetter.

C.Doctorsandnursesdoubtifpetscanbringcomforttothepatients.

D.Doctorsandnursesareawarepetswillbringbenefitstoallthepatients.

27.PetsareparticularlybeneficialtothefollowingEXCEPT____C________.

A.children

B.peoplewithmentalillness

C.theelderlypeoplewholivealone

D.theelderlypeoplewhohavetoliveapartfromtheirpets

28.ThefirstsentenceofPara.2suggests____D________.

A.touchingandplayingwithapetmakespeoplenervousandanxious

B.petscanmakepeoplebecomequietandattentive

C.peoplefeeluncomfortablewhentheytouchandplaywithapet

D.peoplefeelrelaxedandhopefulwhentheytouchandplaywithapet

29.ThedoghelpsAlandothefollowingEXCEPT____D_______.

A.Shehelpshergetdressed

B.Sheaccompanieshertothehospital

C.Shegetsthenewspaperforher

D.Shepicksupthephoneforher

30.Thesentence“whenIwasgoingtoacomma”meansthat____C_______.

A.whenIgothungry

B.whenIfeltasleep

C.whenIbecameunconscious

D.whenIfelldownonthefloor

短文理解2

Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

Thepartwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.

Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyourcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?

Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn’treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.

Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?

31.Theauthor’sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel___A_______.

A.unhappy

B.funny

C.sunny

D.wonderful

32.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans___D_______.

A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassing

B.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogs

C.talkingonthemobilephoneandgettingconnectedwiththeotherpeople

D.bothAandB

33.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the___C_____weare.

A.moreautomatic

B.easier

C.moredisconnected

D.closer

34.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?____D_____

A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.

B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.

C.Ifhismomhasaquestion,hejustleavestheansweronhermachine.

D.Alloftheabove

35.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?__B_______

A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere/

B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.

C.Itmakeseverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsautomaticandmakespeoplefeelconnected.

D.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere.

五、阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后旳句子是对旳（T），错误（F），还是文字中没有波及有关信息（NG）。（每题2分，共10分）

短文理解3

TheancientOlympicGameswerepartofareligiousfestivalinhonouroftheGreekgodZeus,thefatherofallGreekgodsandgoddesses.ThefestivalandgameswereheldinOlympia,areligioussanctuary.TheathletescametoOlympiafromallpartsoftheGreekworld,fromasfarasSpaininthewestandTurkeyintheeast.

TheancientOlympicGamesbeganintheyear766BCwhenKoroibos,acookfromthecityofElis,wona200-metre-longrace.Theytookplaceforaperiodof617yearsuntilthelastgameswereheldinAD393.

Intheancientgames,athletesreceivedprizesworthlargeamountsofmoney.Infacttheword“athlete”isanancientGreekword,meaning“onewhocompetesforaprize”.Althoughwomendidnotcompeteinthegames,therewasaseparatefestivalheldatthesametimeinhonourofHera,wifeofZeus.Atthisfestivalunmarriedgirlscompetedinfootraces.

ThemarathonwasnotaneventoftheancientOlympicGames.ThemarathonisamoderneventthatwasfirstintroducedintheOlympicGamesin1896.ItwasnamedafteravillagecalledMarathonwherethePersiansweredefeatedbyasmallGreekarmy.ThenewsofthevictorywasbroughttoAthensbysoldier,whoranthe26milesfromthevillageofMarathontothecapital.26mileswasthereforeadoptedasthedistanceofthemodernmarathonrace.

TheOlympicflagwasintroducedin1908andcarriesthesymboloffivelinkedrings.Whichrepresentthefivecontinents---Africa,America,Asia,AustralasiaandEurope.TheOlympicflamewasfirstcarriedinthe1932OlympicGamesinLosAngeles.TherewasnotorchrelayintheancientOlympicGames.ThefirsttorchrelayinthemodernOlympicGameswasstagedin

作业3

交际用语

1.

Hello,MayItalktotheheadmasternow?

______A______________.

A.

sorry,heisbusyatthemoment

B.

No,youcan’t

C.

Sorry,youcan’t

D.

Idon’tknow

2.

Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening?

_______C__________.

A.

Ok,butIhavetogotoameetingnow

B.

No,Ican’t

C.

Sorry,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeetmyparents

D.

Idon’tknow

3.

Oh,sorrytobotheryou.

_______A_____________.

A.

That’sokay

B.

No,youcan’t

C.

That’sgood.

D.

Oh,Idon’tknow

4.

Canyouturndowntheradio,please?

______B______________.

A.

Oh,Iknow

B.

I’msorry,Ididn’trealizeitwasthatloud

C.

I’llkeepitdownnexttime

D.

Pleaseforgiveme

5.

Wouldeyouliketoseethememu?

_____A_____________.

A.

No,thanks,Ialreadyknowwhattoorder

B.

Yourmenuisveryclear

C.

Ihearthefoodhereistasty

D.

Thesettingisverycomfortable第二部分：英语知识运用（40分）

二、选择填空

阅读下面旳句子和对话，从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出一种能填入空白处旳最佳选项。（每题2分，共20分）6.

Ipreferclassicmusic__D_____popmusic.

A.

than

B.on

C.with

D.to

7.

Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.Welostthegame,___A____.

A.

however

B.therefore

C.since

D.as

8.

Whenwewerehavingameeting,thediector__B_______thebadnewsbytelephone.

A.

wastelling

B.wastold

C.couldtell

D.wouldtell

9.

Silk___B______byChineseforthousandsofyoursnow.

A.

hasused

B.hasbeenuse

C.wasused

D.isused

10.

You__B_____tolockthedorratnight.

A.

should

B.ought

C.must

D.shall

11.

BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm__A________.

A.

hadbegun

B.hasbegun

C.isbegun

D.wasbeginning

12.Thepatientactedonthedoctor’s_B_______andfinallyrecovered.

A.advices

B.advice

C.advise

D.advises

13.Alecturehallis__C_______wherestudentsattendlectures.

A.there

B.which

C.one

D.that

14.I’mtired.I__B_______workingveryhard.

A.have

B.havebeen

C.had

D.has

15.Letme__B_______thecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion.

A.lookup

B.lookinto

C.lookafter

D.lookout

三、完型填空

阅读下面旳短文，从短文后所给旳A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入对应空白处旳最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选旳字母符号。（每题2分，共20分）

Althoughinternationaltravelisusuallyan_16___B______andpleasantexperience,travellersshouldtakestepstoensurethattheirhealthdoesnotsuffereither_17__C______theirtime________theairor_________theirtimeabroad.

Beforeyougo,checkwithyourdoctororlocaltravelclinic18___C_______injectionsarenecessaryfortheareasyouaretravelling19__C________.Allowsufficienttimetohavetheseinjectionsbeforeyou_20____C_______becausetheymaytaketimetobecomeeffective.Besurethattheinformationonhealthisup-to-date.CheckontheInternetifyouarenotsure.

Don’tgotobedlatetheday21__D_______youfly.

Yourbodyhasanaturaldailysleeppattern.Ittakestimetoadjusttoanewtimeone.Therearemanydifferent_22___A_______ofjetlag:youmaynotbeabletosleep,youmaynotwanttoeatoryoumayfeelsickandtired.Youmaynotbeabletoconcentrateforsomedaysafteryouarrive.

Thereareseveralthingsyoucandoto_23___D______theeffectsofjetlag:

---Doyour24__C______torelaxduringtheflight

---Sleepasmuchasyoucanontheflight.Useamildsleepingpillifnecessary.

---Drinkasmuchwaterasyoucan.

---Don’tdrinkalcoholandcaffeine.

---Takemildsleepingpills25___B_______thefirstfewdaysinthenewthimezoneifyouneedthem.16.A.excited

B.exciting

C.excitted

D.excitting

17.A.of,on,of

B.of,in,of

C.from,in,from

D.from,on,from

18.A.where

B.---

C.which

D.that

19.A.---

B.in

C.to

D.at

20.A.willleave

B.isleaving

C.leave

D.haveleft

21.A.after

B.in

C.on

D.before

22.A.effects

B.effect

C.affect

D.affects

23.A.short

B.shorten

C.less

D.lessen

24.A.good

B.better

C.best

Dmost

25.A.at

B.for

C.of

D.on第三部分：阅读理解（30分）

四、阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一种对旳答案，并在答题纸上写出所选旳字母符号。（每题2分，共20分）

短文理解1

Peopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblemofpullution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman’sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificialsubstancesintotheenvironment,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofanaturalsubstance,suchasoilfromoiltankersintothesea.

Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutioncausedcouldbecontrolledifonlycompanies,individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.Inthehomethereisanobviousneedtocontrollitterandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesinpackagesthatallhavetobedisposedof;drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcan’t

bereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,intermsofglass,metalandpaper.Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlytobuythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsotothrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.

Pollutionandwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying,excessuseandcarelessdisposaloftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.26.Themaincauseofpollutionis___A_______.

A.thereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironment

B.theproductionofnewindustrialgoods

C.increasedamountsofanaturalsubstance

D.ourever-increasingpopulation

27.Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonly___C______.

A.peoplewouldpaymoreattentiontotheproblem

B.governmentswouldtakeeffectivemeasures

C.allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts

D.farmerswoulduselessartificialfertilizers

28.Foodpackages,bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancause_____B________.

A.airandwaterpollution

B.bothalitterproblemandawasteofresources

C.topayfortheservice

D.toproducethereceipt

29.Whichofthefollowingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?____B______

A.Cuttingoutunnecessarybuying

B.Eating

C.Reduceexcessuse

D.Carefullydisposeourdailyproducts

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword‘litter”meaninparagraph2?____C_________

A.notmany

B.seriousproblem

C.bitsofwastethings

D.industrialpollution短文理解2

BenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeminister,said,“Londonisnotacity,itit

anation.”Todaythisisanunderstatement;London,withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnicgroups,isaworld.

Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld.ThecitywasfoundedbytheRomansandsincethennewarrivalshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity.

Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicorigin,butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.

ChildrenofCaribbean—ChinesemarriageswillgotoschoolwithchildrenofRussian—Irishcouples.NoneofthemwillbeEnglishbutallofthemwillbeLondoners.

MostofBritain’sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300languages.

NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainliveinLondon(83%and58%respectively);39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%oftheAsianpopulationofLondon.

Thereareanestimated330,000refugeesandasylumseekerslivinginLondon,withmostrecentarrivalscomingfromEasternEurope,NorthAfricaandKurdistan.

Youngpeople,inparticular,areskilledatdealingwithalargenumberofdifferentandhybridcultures.

Theythemselvesoftenhaveseveraldifferentethnicidentitiessincetheirparentsandgrandparentsmaycomefromseveraldifferentbackgroundsandtheirfriendsandpartnersdoalso.Theyare“skilledcross-culturaltravellers’withoutleavingtheirhome-town.31.WhydoesthewriterthinkthatBejaminDisraeli’sstatementisanunderstatement?___D_______

A.partoftheworld

B.evenlargerthansomecoutriesintheworld

C.notanationatall

D.aminiatureworldthankstoitsgreatculturaldiversity

32.LondonisregardedasthemostculturallydiversecityintheworldduetothefollowingfactsEXCEPTthat___D______.

A.within10years40%Londonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups

B.mostofBritain’sethnicminoritygroupsliveinLondonspeakingover300languages.

C.Londonaccommodatesabout330,000refugeesandasylumseekersfrommanyothercountries

D.manyyoungpeopleareimmigrantsfromdifferentbaqckgrounds

33.Ethnicminoritygroupswillmakeup__B_______oftheLondonpopulationinthefuture.

A.36%B.40%C.39%D.36%

34.ThelastparagraphmainlutellsusinLondon___D____