2023年秋英语形成性考核归类版

开放英语3形成性考核册答案第一部分:交际用语一、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.MayIhelpyou,madam?

_________D____________.A.Sorry,IhavenoideaB.Yes,IknowwhattobuyC.You’dbettergivemeahandD.Yes,I‘dlike2kilosoforanges2.MayIknowyouraddress?

________A______________.A.Sure.Hereyouare.B.IhavenoideaC.It’sfarfromhereD.Sorry,I’veforgotten3.Well,Mary,howareyou?

_________C______________.A.I’mgoodB.I’mpleasedC.I’mfineD.I’mnice4.Idon’tlikethesportsprogramsonSundays.

_________B______________.A.SodoIB.NeitherdoIC.SoamID.NeitheramI5.Willyougoonapicnicwithustomorrow?

_________B___________________.A.Yes,butI’llhaveEnglishclasses.B.Sorry,IhaveanappointmentwithDr.Brown.C.I’mafraidIhavenoidea.D.NeitheramI1.Niceweather,isn’tit?

_________C___________.A.I’mnotsureB.YourknowitwellC.Yes,itisD.Yes,itisn’t2.Whataboutgoingforawalk?____________A_______________.A.Whynot?AgoodideaB.That’sallrightC.So,doID.Walkingisgoodtoyou3.WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?______________D________________.A.That’sfine,thankyouB.Yes,pleaseC.TakeaseatD.Ofcoursenot4.Excuseme,howcanIgettothenearestsupermarket?____________D__________________.A.It’snotveryfarfromhereB.ThesupermarketisverylargeC.ThegoodsthereareveryexpensiveD.Sorry,sir.I’mastrangerheremyself5.What’stheproblem,Harry?_____________D________________.A.NoproblemB.NotroubleatallC.ThankyouforaskingmeaboutitD.Ican’trememberwhereIleftmyglasses1.Hello,MayItalktotheheadmasternow?_________A___________.A.sorry,heisbusyatthemomentB.No,youcan’tC.Sorry,youcan’tD.Idon’tknow2.Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening?______C__________.A.Ok,butIhavetogotoameetingnowB.No,Ican’tC.Sorry,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeetmyparentsD.Idon’tknow3.Oh,sorrytobotheryou._______A_____________.A.That’sokayB.No,youcan’tC.That’sgood.D.Oh,Idon’tknow4.Canyouturndowntheradio,please?_________B___________.A.Oh,IknowB.I’msorry,Ididn’trealizeitwasthatloudC.I’llkeepitdownnexttimeD.Pleaseforgiveme5.Wouldeyouliketoseethememu?_____A____________.A.No,thanks,IalreadyknowwhattoorderB.YourmenuisveryclearC.IhearthefoodhereistastyD.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.Ithappened___D_____awinternight.A.at

B.in

C.by

D.on7Iknowitisn’timportantbutIcan’thelp__B________aboutit.A.buttothink

B.thinking

C.to

D.think8.That’sallsettled.It____D_______talkedabout.A.shouldn’tB.mustn’tbeC.can’t

D.needn’tbe9.Herparentsdiedwhenshewasveryyoung,soshewas___A________byheraunt.A.broughtup

B.broughtoutC.grownupD.grown10._____B___________hesaidisquiteright.A.That

B.WhatC.How

D.Why11.Don’tworry.Thereis___C________roomforallyourbookshere.A.more

B.muchC.enoughD.some12.What’shappenedtoTom?

____D___________tohospital.A.He’staken

B.He’llbetakenC.He’lltakeD.He’sbeentaken13.Idon’tsupposehewillattendthemeeting,___B__________?A.won’theB.willhe

C.doI

D.don’tI14._______A__________fineweatheritis!A.What

B.Whata

C.How

D.Howa15NotonlyIbutalsoJaneandMary____B________tiredofhavingoneexaminationafteranother.A.is

B.areC.amD.be6.Whichdoyoulikebetter,realmovies_____D______cartoons?Iprefercartoons___________realmoviesA.and,than

B.or,than

C.and,and

D.or,to7.WhatafoolIhavebeen!Why___B_____Ithinkofthatbefore?A.don’tB.didn’t

C.notD.do8.Timeismoney!Weshould____B_______ourtime.A.befitforB.makegooduseofC.playapartof

D.taketheplaceof9.Youmustexplain____C_______howtheysucceeded___________theexperiment.A.ofus,forB.atus,atC.tous,inD.forus,to10.Ofallthestorieshere,Ilikethisone______C____.It’snotinterestingatall.A.spoken,written

B.speaking,writtenC.speaking,writing

D.speak,write11.Wemustmakeadifferencebetween____A______languageand_________language.A.spoken,written

B.speaking,writtenC.speaking,writing

D.speak,write12.Ithinkallthesearemainpoints___B________muchattention.A.beingworthyof

B.worthyofC.whichworthD.whichworthyof13.They__B_____thetrainuntilitdisappearedinthedistance.A.saw

B.watchedC.noticedD.observed14.CanIgetyouacupoftea?________A___________________.A.that’sveryniceofyouB.withpleasureC.youcan,pleaseD.thankyouforthetea15.Maryforgot____B_______alettertohermother,soshewrotetoherjustnow.A.writingB.towriteC.havingwrote

D.tohavewritten6.Ipreferclassicmusic___D____popmusic.A.than

B.on

C.with

D.to7.Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.Welostthegame,____A___.A.however

B.therefore

C.since

D.as8.Whenwewerehavingameeting,thediector__B______thebadnewsbytelephone.A.wastelling

B.wastold

C.couldtellD.wouldtell9.Silk____B_____byChineseforthousandsofyoursnow.A.hasused

B.hasbeenuse

C.wasusedD.isused10.You___B____tolockthedorratnight.A.should

B.ought

C.must

D.shall11.BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm_____A_____.A.hadbegun

B.hasbegun

C.isbegun

D.wasbeginning12.Thepatientactedonthedoctor’s___B____andfinallyrecovered.A.advicesB.advice

C.advise

D.advises13.Alecturehallis___C____wherestudentsattendlectures.A.thereB.which

C.one

D.that14.I’mtired.I___B____workingveryhard.A.haveB.havebeen

C.had

D.has15.Letme____B____thecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion.A.lookupB.lookinto

C.lookafterD.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）PeterBlakeisasuccessfulbusinessman,buthe(16)tobeverypoor.Hehadnowheretoliveand(17)workinginapubwhenhe(18)tostarthisownbusiness.Pelerhadalways(19)interestedinplantsandflowers,(20)hedecidedtosetupacompany(21)caredfortheplantsinbigofficers.Atfirstheworkedonhis(22),butsoonhetook(23)twopeopletohelphim.Thecompanyhasbeengrowing(24)forthelasttenyears.Peterisnowveryrich,(25)hecomplainsthatnowhedoesn’tworkwithplantsbutwithacomputereveryday!16）A．would

B．---C．usedD．use17）A．did

B．wasC．beenD．has

been18）A．haddecided

B．decidedC．was

decidingD．has

decided19）A．wasB．hadC．beingD．been20）A．soB．butC．---D．although21）A．whoB．whichC．whoseD．---22）A．ownB．selfC．---D．himself23）A．upB．overC．onD．in24）A．----B．upC．overD．into25）A．thereforeB．soC．butD．moreover阅读下面旳短文Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey_16_____longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape__17_____evensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan_18____,eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthat__19________fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue20_____themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter_21______andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,“Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan22_____anon-smokerandsedentary.”Althoughheadds,“Butdon’tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing_23______,Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary.”

TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure_24________manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation’shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshouldencouragemorepeople_25______.16.A.forB.ofC.toD.in17.A.orB.andC.butD.either18.A.thosewhodoesnotB.thesewhodonotC.thesethatdonot

D.thosewhodonot19.A.thelittle

B.less

C.leaseD.theleast20.A.thatB.whetherornotC.ifornotD.when21.A.beingfatB.tobefat

C.todoD.doing22.A.beingB.be

C.tobeD.is23.A.smokeB.tosmoke

C.smokingD.smoked24.A.onB.in

C.toD.for25.A.exerciseB.exercising

C.toexerciseD.exercised阅读下面旳短文Althoughinternationaltravelisusuallyan_16________andpleasantexperience,travellersshouldtakestepstoensurethattheirhealthdoesnotsuffereither_17_______theirtime________theairor_________theirtimeabroad.Beforeyougo,checkwithyourdoctororlocaltravelclinic18_________injectionsarenecessaryfortheareasyouaretravelling19_________.Allowsufficienttimetohavetheseinjectionsbeforeyou_20__________becausetheymaytaketimetobecomeeffective.Besurethattheinformationonhealthisup-to-date.CheckontheInternetifyouarenotsure.Don’tgotobedlatetheday21________youfly.Yourbodyhasanaturaldailysleeppattern.Ittakestimetoadjusttoanewtimeone.Therearemanydifferent_22_________ofjetlag:youmaynotbeabletosleep,youmaynotwanttoeatoryoumayfeelsickandtired.Youmaynotbeabletoconcentrateforsomedaysafteryouarrive.Thereareseveralthingsyoucandoto_23________theeffectsofjetlag:---Doyour24_______torelaxduringtheflight---Sleepasmuchasyoucanontheflight.Useamildsleepingpillifnecessary.---Drinkasmuchwaterasyoucan.---Don’tdrinkalcoholandcaffeine.---Takemildsleepingpills25__________thefirstfewdaysinthenewthimezoneifyouneedthem.16.A.excitedB.exciting

C.excitted

D.excitting17.A.of,on,ofB.of,in,of

C.from,in,fromD.from,on,from18.A.whereB.---

C.whichD.that19.A.---B.in

C.toD.at20.A.willleaveB.isleaving

C.leave

D.haveleft21.A.after

B.in

C.on

D.before22.A.effectsB.effect

C.affect

D.affects23.A.short

B.shorten

C.lessD.lessen24.A.goodB.better

C.bestDmost25.A.at

B.for

C.of

D.on第三部分：阅读理解（30分）AnExtraordinaryChangeorDirection

MollyWilsonhadbeenadancerandamotherformanyyearswhenshedecidedtosailroundtheworldtoraisemoneyforcharity.

Asachildshehadtrainedasaballetdancer,butat15shehadgrowntootallforclassicalballet,soshebecameamemberofapopdanceteam.

Shegotmarried,andaftershehadchildrensheretiredfromshowbusinesstobringthemup.Theygrewup,andwhentheywere18theylefthome.

Shesays,“WhenIdecidedtodotheround-the–worldrace,myhusbandthoughtIwasboredbecausethechildrenhadlefthome.HewasalsoworriedbecauseIhadneversailedbefore.Iwasnotbored,butIhadmetsomepeoplewhotoldmeabouttherace.Theyhadtakenpartinit,buttheyhadonlydoneonesection,say,fromNewZealandtoAustralia.Iwantedtodothewholeten-monthjourney.”

BeforeMollyleftshedidalotoftraining,butithadn’tpreparedherfortheworstweatherwhichtheyexperienced.Shetellsonestory.“Onenighttheseawasveryroughanditwasverycold.Ihadgonedownstairswhenahugewavesmashedintotheboatandinjuredtwomenonthedeck.Oneofthemencouldn’tmovebecausehehadbrokenhisleg.Theyweretakentohospitalbyhelicopter.Thatwastheworsttime.”

BytheendofOctoberlastyear,shehadraisedmorethan50,000poundsforcharity.

Shesays,“SometimesIaskmyself,whatdidIdo?HowdidIdoit?ButthenIthink,it’sthesameasbeingadancer.BeforeIleftonthetrip,Ihadtrainedhard.Ihadgotveryfitandhadpreparedmyselfcompletely.ThenonthetripIwassimplyagoodteammember.”26.Whatdoestheword“extraordinary”meaninthetitle?___B___A.veryordinaryB.veryunusualandsurprisingC.notspecialD.extreme27.Thesentence“myhusbandthoughtIwasbored“inPara.4meantthatmyhusbandthoughtIfelt____A____.A.dissatisfiedbecauseIhadnothingbettertodoathomeB.annoyedbecauseIhadtowaitlongformychildrentocomebackhomeC.happybecauseIcoulddosomethingIwasinterestedininsteadoftakingcareofchildrenD.sadbecauseallthechildrenleftmewhentheygrowup28.Theword“section”inPara.4mostprobablymeanshere___C____A.groupofpeopleB.partofthetrainingC.partoftherouteofsailD.partofthejob29.Whichofthefollowingisnearest(closest)inmeaningto“rough”inthesentence“Onenighttheseawasveryrough”inPara.5?CA.notexactB.difficultC.notsmoothbecauseofhugewavesD.pleasant30.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat____A______.A.thequalitiessheneededforthetripwerethesameasthoseforadancerB.manyyearsofdancinghadalreadypreparedherforthesailcompletely,sosheneedn’tdoanythingbeforethejourneyC.sheshouldbekindtootherteammembersduringthetripD.sheshouldnotforgetdancingduringthetrip短文理解2Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople—nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguages–haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.TheoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500’s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondonThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe“PotatoFamine”of1845-6,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica.TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.BrazilisnowtheWorld’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.ItisfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400’AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenagoatherdnamedKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe“wide-awake”feelingthatone-thirdoftheworld’spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.31.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghaschangedthemostinthelast500years?___A___A.FoodC.PotatoB.Chocolate

D.Coffee32.“Some”in“Somestillexisttoday”refersto____C_______.A.somecocoatrees

C.someshopsB.somechocolatedrinksD.someSouthAmericanIndians33.ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe“PotatoFamine”because_____D_______.A.theyweresodependentonthepotatothattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse.B.theywereforcedtoemigratetoAmericaC.theweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingthepotatoD.thepotatoharvestwasbad34.Coffeeoriginallycamefrom____C______.A.Brazil

B.ColombiaC.Ethiopia

D.Arabia35.TheArabiclegendisusedtoprovethat_____D_____.A.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldiB.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi’sgoatsC.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredinSouthAmericancountriesD.coffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs短文理解1PATtheDog

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.childrenB.peoplewithmentalillnessC.theelderlypeoplewholivealoneD.theelderlypeoplewhohavetoliveapartfromtheirpets28.ThefirstsentenceofPara.2suggests______D_____.A.touchingandplayingwithapetmakespeoplenervousandanxiousB.petscanmakepeoplebecomequietandattentiveC.peoplefeeluncomfortablewhentheytouchandplaywithapetD.peoplefeelrelaxedandhopefulwhentheytouchandplaywithapet29.ThedoghelpsAlandothefollowingEXCEPT____D______.A.ShehelpshergetdressedB.SheaccompanieshertothehospitalC.ShegetsthenewspaperforherD.Shepicksupthephoneforher30.Thesentence“whenIwasgoingtoacomma”meansthat_____C_____.A.whenIgothungryB.whenIfeltasleepC.whenIbecameunconsciousD.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.wonderful32.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans___D______.A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassingB.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogsC.talkingonthemobilephoneandgettingconnectedwiththeotherpeopleD.bothAandB33.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the____C___weare.A.moreautomatic

B.easierC.moredisconnectedD.closer34.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?DA.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.C.Ifhismomhasaquestion,hejustleavestheansweronhermachine.D.Alloftheabove35.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?BA.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere/B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.C.Itmakeseverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsautomaticandmakespeoplefeelconnected.D.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere.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.thereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironmentB.theproductionofnewindustrialgoodsC.increasedamountsofanaturalsubstanceD.ourever-increasingpopulation27.Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonly____C____.A.peoplewouldpaymoreattentiontotheproblemB.governmentswouldtakeeffectivemeasuresC.allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreeffortsD.farmerswoulduselessartificialfertilizers28.Foodpackages,bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancause_____B_______.A.airandwaterpollutionB.bothalitterproblemandawasteofresourcesC.topayfortheserviceD.toproducethereceipt29.Whichofthefollowingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?BA.CuttingoutunnecessarybuyingB.EatingC.ReduceexcessuseD.Carefullydisposeourdailyproducts30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword‘litter”meaninparagraph2?CA.notmanyB.seriousproblemC.bitsofwastethingsD.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,NorthAfricaandKurdi