《综合英语(三)》2023期末试题及答案

国家开放大学电大专科《综合英语(3)》2023期末试题及答案(试卷号：2160)

I.VocabularyandStructure

Directions：Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWER

SHEET.(20points)

Example：Thehomelesscoupleatlastinfindingaflattorent.

A.managedB.did

C.finishedD.succeeded

Thesentenceshouldread,uThehomelesscouplesucceededatlastinfindingaflattorent.v

ThereforeyoushouldchooseD.

1.watchingwhereIwasgoing*Iwasbusydaydreaming.

A.DespiteofB.Inhonorof

C.OntopofD.Insteadof

2.Thebasiccausesareunknown,althoughcertainconditionsthatmayleadtocancer

havebeen.

A.guaranteedB.identified

C.notifiedD.conveyed

3.Shewasalways,evenwhenthingswereattheirworst.

A.attractiveB.powerful

C.optimisticD.depressed

4.Mostpeoplehavefoundthemselvesaboutwinningamilliondollarsina

lotteryasasolutiontotheirmoneyproblems.

A.overcomingB.blackmailing

C.daydreamingD.outnumbering

5.Almostalloftherisk-takerssportsliketennisandgolf.

A.lookdownonB.lookfor

C.lookupD.lookover

6.Whenitwasallover»bothmenspokeasifthereaseriousproblem.

A.wasn'tB.isn't

C.haven'tbeenD.hadn'tbeen

7.tomorrow,wewouldhavetocanceltheplan.

A.IfitrainsB.Haditrained

C.WereitrainD.Shoulditrain

8.Thepresidentofourcountryhgausidedthisnationwell；heforhis

qualitiesofleadership.

A.hasalwaysknownB.alwaysknows

C.hasalwaysbeenknownD.isalwaystoknow

9.someexcitementintohislife.hespendsmanyweekendsandvocations

white-watercanoeing.

A.ToputB.Putting

C.PutD.Beingput

10.Notonlypets,theymadethemdostrangethingsfortheirentertainment.

A.keptrichpeopleB.richpeopledidkeep

C.didrichpeoplekeepD.richpeoplekept

II.Cloze

Directions:Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.(20points)

Nowadaysmostpeopledecidequiteearlywhatkindofworktheywoulddo.WhenIwas

atschool,wehadtochoose11whenwewerefifteen.Ichosescientificsubjects."Inthe

future,scientistswillearnalotofmoney,“myparentssaid.12Itriedtolearnphysics

andchemistry,butintheend1decidedthat113ascientist.ItwasalongtimebeforeI

toldmyparentsthatIwasn'thappyatschool."Ididn'tthinkyouwere,“saidmymother.

“14,"saidmyfather.6tWcll>thebestthingtodonowistolookforajob.”

1talkedaboutitwithmyfriendsFrankandLesley.15ofthemcouldsuggest

anything,buttheypromisedthattheywouldasktheirfriends.Afewdayslater16I

wasstillinbed,someonetelephoned."IsthatMissJenkins?"aman'svoiceasked."117

yourhobbyisphotographyandI'vegotajobthatmightinterestyouinmyclothesfactory.

MynameisMr.Thomson."HeseemedpleasantonthephonesoIwenttoseehim.Iwas

soexcitedthatIalmostforgot18goodbye."Goodluck!”mymothersaidto

me.

Iarrived19earlyandwhenMr.ThomsoncameheaskedmeifIhadbeenwaitinga

longtime."No,notlong.nIreplied.Aftertalkingtomeforabouttwentyminuteshe

offeredmeajob—notasaphotographerthough,20amodel!

11.A.whatbestudiedB.whatshouldstudyC.whattostudyD.whatstudied

12.A.InthreeyearsB.ForthreeyearsC.AfterthreeyearsD.Threeyears

13.A.neverwouldbeB.wouldbeneverC.wouldnotbeeverD.wouldnever

14.A.1didn*teitherB.NorIdidC.Sodidn*11D.Alsodicin'11

15.A.NotallB.NeitherC.NorD.Both

16.A.sinceB.whileC.beforeD.whereas

17.A.understandB.recognizeC.suggestD.inform

18.A.speakingB.tosayC.tospeakD.saying

19.A.alotB.muchC.abitD.more

20.A.asB.beingC.tobeD.but

[[[.ReadingComprehension

Directions:Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestionthere

arefouranswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswer

toeachofthequestions.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.(20points)

Questions2125arebasedonthefolfowingpassage.

Themostfundamentalgrouptowhichapersonbelongsisthefamily.Theinstitutionof

thefamilyexistsinalmosteveryhumanculture.Itisconsideredbybehavioralscientiststo

beoneoftheoldestinstitutionsinhumanhistory.

Thefamilyunitservesmanyimportantfunctions.Theperformanceofthesefunctionsis

thereasonforthefamilysimportance.Aboveall,thefamilyservesasamechanismof

speciessurvival(1@>@Q).

Familiesalsohaveimportanteconomicfunctions.Inprimitivesocieties,thetasksof

gatheringfoodandprovidingshelterweredividedamongfamilymembers.Today,both

husbandandwifemayworkandsharethedutiesofhomemakingandchildrearing.

Inadditiontoitssurvivalandeconomicfunctions,thefamilygivesitsmemberssocialstatus.

Inmanysocieties,apersonisnotconsideredacompletememberuntilhehasmarriedand

producedchildren.Finally,thefamilyhelpstomeetthebasicemotionalneedsofa

personthroughtheloveandsupportreceivedfromparents,siblings(@Q),and

relatives.

21.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?.

A.Thefamilyhaschangedgreatlyovertime

B.Manyofthefunctionsofthefamilytodayarebeingperformedbygovernment

agencies

C.Themostimportantroleforthefamilyistogatherfood

D.Thefamilyhasservedmanyusefulfunctionsthroughouthistory

22.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisanexampleoftheroleofthe

familyingivingstatus?.

A.Achildistaughttorespecthiselders

B.Acoupleworkforseveralyearstosaveforthepurchaseofahome

C.Apoliticianmakesacampaigncommercialwithhisfamily

D.Amothercomfortsachildafterheskinshisknees

23.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatthefamilyis.

A.undergoingmanychanges

B.theonlyusefulsocialinstitution

C.likelytoexistinfuturesocieties

D.notthesametodayasitwasinthepast

24.Asitisusedinthesecondparagraphofthepassage,theword“mechanism0means

25.Basedontheinformationinthepassage,youcaninferthatthepassageis.

A.aboutthefamily,smechanismofspeciessurvival

B.aboutthesocial,economic,andemotionalusefulnessoffamilythroughouthumanhistory

C.aboutdutiesofthefamilysharedbybothhusbandandwife

D.abouttheemotionalneedsreceivedfromparents,siblings,andrelations.

Questions26-30arebacedonthefollowingpassage.

Somepeoplearguethatpressuresoninternationalsportsmenandsportswomenkillthe

essenceofsport-thepursuitofpersonalexcellence.Childrenkickafootballaroundforfun.

Whentheygetolderandplayforlocalschoolteams,theybecomecompetitivebuttheystill

enjoyplaying.Theindividualrepresentinghiscountrycannotaffordtothinkaboutenjoying

himselforherself;heorshehastothinkonlyaboutwinning;heorsheisresponsibleforan

entirenation*shopes,dreamsandreputation.

AgoodexampleisthefootballWorldCup.Footballistheworldsmostimportantsport.

ItisevenmoreimportantnowthattheUnitedStatesisseriouslytakingitup.Winningthe

WorldCupisperhapsthesummitofinternationalsportingsuccess.Mention“Argentina11

tosomeoneandthechancesarethathe'11thinkoffootball.Inasense,winningtheWorldCup

“putArgentinaonthemap.n

SportsfansandsupportersgetquiteirrationalabouttheWorldCup.PeopleinEngland

feltthattheircountrywassomehowimportantaftertheywonin1966.Lastyearthousands

ofScotssoldtheircars,andeventheirhouses,andspentalltheirmoneytravelingto

Argentina,wherethefinalswereplayed.

So,amIarguingthatinternationalcompetitionkillstheideaofsport?Certainlynot!Do

theArgentiniansreallybelievethatbecauseelevenoftheirmenprovedthemostskillfulat

football,theirnationisbetterineverythingelsethanallothernationsNotreally?Butits

nicetoknowthatyouwon,andthatinonewayatleastyourcountryitbest.

26.Whatistheauthor*smainpurposeinthepassage?

A.Toprovethatfootballisbetterthanallothers.

B.ToshowthatArgentinaisbetterthanallothers.

C.TocompareScotlandwithArgentina.

D.Toexplaintheroleofsport.

27.Inthesecondparagraph,theworldssummitmeans.

A.highestpointB.mountaintop

C.awardD.summary

28.Accordingtothepassage,Argentinaisworld-famousbecauseofits.

A.largenumberofsportsfansandsupporters

B.successesinthefootballWorldCup

C.obviouspositiononthemap

D.excellenceatallimportantsports

29.Accordingtothepassage,ifasportsmanonlythinksaboutwinning,hewill

A.failtosucceedB.besuccessful

C.loseenjoymentD.beirrational

30.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsinternationalgames?

A.Nationsthatmeetonafootballfieldareunlikelytomeetonabattlefield.

B.NationsthatwinthefootballWorldCupareregardedasbestinallaspects.

C.Nationsthatwinininternationalgamesprovebestonthesportsfieldatleast.

D.Nationsthatgivemuchattentiontointernationalcompetitionsareworld-famous

inmanyways.

.Translation

Directions:PuteachofthefollowingsentencesintoEnglishorChinese,usingthewordgivenIn

thebracketifany.WriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

31.Mostpeoplehavefoundthemselvesdaydreamingaboutwinningamilliondollars一

asasolutiontotheirmoneyproblemsorasapathtohappinessandalifeofluxury.

32.Perhapstheemployeeswhodon'tgetalongshouldreporttoseparatepeoplesothey,

renottryingtobetthesameboss'stimeandattention.

33.Infact,practicallyeveryroyalheadofstatefromthebeginningofcivilizationtothe

FrenchRevolutionseemedtowanttoownanimalsofgreatbeauty.

34.&R»z%P14f&kfi&Tfi,Ba&ifiaP,zpwAaxpax&

@,(stimulate)

35.历史上一些著名的神童还有一个共同点，那就是他们的寿命都不长。(have...in

common)

V.Writing

Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositioninnolessthan100

wordsaccordingtotheinformationgiven.WriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.(25points)

36.（1）凡事均应有信心。

（2）缺乏信心的原因.

（3）建立信心是可能的。

Youcanwritethecompositioninthreeparagraphs.Remembertowriteitneatly.

试题答案及评分标准

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