2021年中央电大英语Ⅱ期末复习资料

中央电大英语11(1)期末复习资料

英语n（i）形成性考核作业3

阅读下面句子，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一种能填入空白处最佳选项

I.IbrokemylegwhenIskiinginAmerica.

A.isB.wasC.一（不填）D.wouldbe

2.Shewasconvictedmurder.

A.toB.inC.ofD.as

3.Anewhotelinthecenteroftownatthemoment.

A.hasbeenbuiltB.isbuiltC.wasbuiltD.isbeingbuilt

4.Itisveryconvenienthere.

A.livingB.liveC.livedD.tolive

5.1havelivedhere1997.

A.forB.sinceC.atD.from

6.Thebedroomneeds.

A.decoratingB.todecorateC.decorateD.decorated

7.Heisthemandogbitme.

A.thatB.whichC.whoD.whose

8.Fmtired.Iworkingveryhard.

A.haveB.havebeenC.hadD.has

9.Beforesheleftonthetrip,shehard.

A.trainedB.hastrainedC.wouldtrainedD.hadtrained

10.Hekeepsathimselfinthemirror.

A.tolookB.lookingC.lookD.looked

11.Thesunheatstheearth,isveryimportanttolivingthings.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where

12.Ifthemansucceed,hemustworkashardashecan.

A.willB.istoC.isgoingtoD.should

13.AncientGreeceistheofwesterncivilization.

A.originB.sourceC.placeD.sources

14.Pleasestop.Itcannothelpthesituation.

A.toshoutB.shoutingC.tospeakD.speaking

15.Thebigmanhasalwaysbeeneatingonthego,hehasgotstomachache.

A.soB.howeverC.asD.because

16.LetmethecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion.

A.lookupB.lookintoC.lookafterD.lookout

17.He,aswellasLastudent.

A.beB.amC.areD.is

18.Shehersuccesstohardwordandstrongwill.

A.ownsB.givesC.owesD.regards

19.Mr.Smithamostimportantpartinthedevelopmentofourcity.

A.tookB.hadC.playedD.made20.Tdratherstayathomethanawalk.

A.takingB.totakeC.takeD.tobetaking

Keys答案

1、B2、C3、D4、A5、B6、A7、D8、B9、D10、B

II、C12、B13、A14、B15、A16、B17、D18、C19、C20、C

交际用语与词汇构造

1.IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.

-A.

A.Yes,sodoI.B.That'saverygoodidea

C.NeitherdoID.Tdrathergosurfingonit

2.1haveanappointmentwithDr.Johnson.

-C.

A.TheappointmentisputoffB.Youlooksickandweak

C.Pleasewaitforminute.HeisbusynowD.TellmeyourIDnumber

3.Afternoon,sir.Whereto?

--A.

A.PleasegetmetotheairportB.pleasepickmeupnexttime

C.TvebeentotheairportD.Theplanewilltakeoffinanhour

4.一CanIhelpyoutogetitdown?

—C.

A.NoproblemB.Yes.Let'sgetit

C.Thanks.It?ssoniceofyouD.It'snotroubleatall

5.—I'mtryingtocallMarie,butthere'snoanswer.

D

A.Ididn'trealizethatB.Hereisamessageforher

C.TmreallysorryaboutitD.Really?Maybeshe'sout

6.一Areyousureaboutthat?

—D.

A.Youneedn'tworryaboutthatB.Iliketheidea.

C.Oh,no.I'mafraidofthatD.Oh,yes.Tmabsolutelypositive

7.—Wouldyouliketoseethemenu?

A.No,thanks.IalreadyknowwhattoorderB.Yourmenuisveryclear

C.IhearthefoodhereistastyD.Thesettingisverycomfortable

8.—Whatifmycomputerdoesn'twork?

—B.

A.TmnotgoodatcomputerB.AskAnneforhelp

C.TvecalledtherepairshopD.Theremustbesomethingwrong

9.一How'sthemovie?Interesting?

—C.

A.Itwasshownlateuntilmidnight

B.ItwasstaiTedbyafewfamouspeople

C.Farfrom.IshouldhavestayedhomewatchingTV

D.Iwasseatedfarawayinthecomer

10.—Isthisthemotelyoumentioned?

—B.

A.ItlookscomfortableB.Yes,it'sasquietasweexpected

C.You'resoconsiderateD.No,theprice'sreasonable

ACACDDABCB

词汇与构造

1.Atpresent,themostimportantthingisthatBritainneedsmoretoimprovethe

relationshipwiththeUSA.A

A.todoB.doingC.tobedoneD.did

2.Aftertheshoppinglist,IfoundthatIforgottobuysalt.C

A.examiningB.testingC.checkingD.seeing

3.Annisstudyingatuniversity.B

A.politicB.politicsC.politicianD.political

4.Afterthebid,majorconstructionbeganinBeijing.C

A.winB.winingC.winningD.won

5.Alecturehalliswherestudentsattendlectures.C

A.thereB.whichC.oneD.that

6.Besuretoyourwifewhenyoucomeherethisevening.A

A.bringB.takeC.getD.carry

7.Beforesheleftonthetrip,shehard.D

A.trainedB.hastrainedC.wouldtrainedD.hadtrained

8.-CanIgetyouacoupleoftea?A

A.ThafsveryniceofyouB.Withpleasure

C.Youcan,pleaseD.Thankyouforthetea

9.Don'tworry.Thereisroomfbrallyourbookshere.C

A.moreB.muchC.enoughD.some

10.fineweatheritis!A

A.WhatB.WhataC.HowD.Howa

11.fbrtheOlympicGamesbeginabouttenyearsinadvance.C

A.BidB.TobidC.BiddingD.Tobebidden

12.EverythingifAlberthadn'tcalledthefirebrigade.D

A.willbedestroyedB.willhavebeendestroyed

C.wouldbedestroyedD.wouldhavebeendestroyed

13.Herparentsdiedwhenshewasveryyoung,soshewasbyheraunt.A

A.broughtupB.broughtoutC.grownupD.grown

14.hesaidisquiteright.B

A.ThatB.WhatC.HowD.Why

15.Hekeptthelightinhisroomthewholenight.B

A.burntB.burningC.bumD.toburn

16.Hekeepsathimselfinthemirror.B

A.tolookB.lookingC.lookD.looked

17.Hewasabouthisnewjob.A

A.overthemoonB.onthemoonC.offthemoonD.abovethemoon

18.Hehasbeeninhospitalforamonth.B

A.dangerB.indangerC.dangerousD.adanger

19.Hespendsaquarteroftheday.B

A.tosleepB.sleepingC.sleepsD.tosleeping

20.Heisthemandogbitme.D

A.thatB.whichC.who'sD.whose

21.Ithappenedawinternight.D

A.atB.inC.byD.on

22.Ifyoustopsmoking,youcanonlyexpecttohaveabadcough.A

A.won'tB.wouldn'tC.don'tD.can't

23.It'snotsafeinthestreet.C

A.toplayB.playC,playingD.plays

24.itwithmeandI'llseewhatIcando.D

A.WhenleftB.LeavingC.IfyouleaveD.Leave

25.1don'tsupposehewillattendthemeeting,?B

A.won'theB.willheC.doID.don'tI

26.1thinkallthesearemainpointsmuchattention.B

A.beingworthyofB.worthyofC.which

worthD.whichworthyof

27.1havegiveneatingmeat.C

A.overB.downC.upD.down

28.1knowitisn'timportantbutIcan'thelpaboutit.B

A.buttothinkB.由inkingC.toD.think

29.I'mtired.Iworkingveryhard.B

A.haveB.havebeenC.hadD.has

30.Lindaofferedhimhercongratulationshispassingthecollegeentranceexams.D

A.atB.forC.ofD.on

31.Mr.Whitehasawifeandthreechildrento.A

A.raiseB.keepC.growD.take

32.Maryforgotalettertohermother,soshewrotetoherjustnow.B

A.writingB.towriteC.havingwroteD.tohavewritten

33.NotonlyIbutalsoJaneandMarytiredofhavingoneexaminationafteranother.B

A.isB.areC.amD.be

34.OurplanefromLondonat7:00yesterdayevening.A

A.tookoffB.putoffC.flewoffD.leftoff

35.Onhisfirstsea，hewasstillquiteyoungbutshowedgreatcouragetofacethe

storm.D

A.tripB.travelC.tourD.voyage

36.She'sunlucky,andshe'salwayssufferingluckoneafteranother.D

A.asickB.anillC.sickD.ill

37.Shehaslivedherethreeyears.B

A.sinceB.forC.duringD.in

38.Timeismoney!Weshouldourtime.B

A.befitforB.makegooduseof

C.playapartofD.taketheplaceof

39.Theythetrainuntilitdisappearedinthedistance.B

A.sawB.watchedC.noticedD.observed

40.Thafsallsettled.Ittalkedabout.D

A.shouldn'tB.mustn'tbeC.can'tD.needn'tbe

41.Thebedroomneeds.A

A.decoratingB.todecorateC.decorateD.decorated

42.---What'shappenedtoTom?D

■tohospital.

A.He'stakenB.He'llbetaken

C.He'lltakeD.He'sbeentaken

43.---Whichdoyoulikebetter,realmoviescartoons?D

——Iprefercartoons____realmovies.

A.and,thanB.or,thanC.and,andD.or,to

44.WhatafoolIhavebeen!WhyIthink,ofthatbefore?B

A.don'tB.didn'tC.notD.do

45.Wemustmakeadifferencebetweenlanguageandlanguage.A

A.spoken,writtenB.speaking,written

C.speaking,writingD.speak,write

46.Weeverydaywhenwewerechildren.A

A.usedtoswimB.usedtoswimmingC.usetoswimD.usetoswimming

Youmustexplainhowtheysucceededtheexperiment.C

A.ofus,forB.atus,atC.tous,inD.forus,to

47.Youlook.Whatyou?D

A.tire,did...doB.tiring,have...done

C.tired,do...doD.tired，have...beendoing

完形填空

1.Moreandmorepeople(31)toinstallburglaralarmsintheirhousesiftheywanttoget

insurance.Insurancecompanies(32)____peopleincertainareastoinstallthealarmsbeforethey

willgivetheminsuranceforthefastyear.Thisis(33)toincreasingcrimeinsomepartsof

thecountry.Thiscanbeaproblemforpeople(34)arestrugglingtomake(35)____ends

meet.Thealarms,(36)canbeveryexpensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician.Itis(37)

that20%ofhomeshavealarmsinstalled,andthatanother20%ofpeopleplan(38)

buthavenotinstalledthem(39).Theinsurancecompaniestoldpeople(40)the

alarmsonalldoorsandwindows.

31.A.mustB.haveC.hadD.has

32.A.havebeenaskedB.askedC.willaskD.havebeenasking

33.A.dueB.causedC.becauseD.becauseof

34.A.whichB.whatC.whoD.-

35.A.theB.allC.-D.those

36.A.thatB.whichC.whoD.it

37.A.estimateB.estimatingC.estimatesD.estimated

38.A.tohavetheminstalledB.tohavetheminstalling

C.tohavebeeninstallingthemD.toinstallthem

39.A.stillB.alreadyC.yetD.too

40.A.installB.installedC.installingD.toinstall

31.B32.D33.A34.C35.C36.B37.D

38.A39.C40.D

2.TrafficinIndiameansamixtureofallkindsofvehiclesontheroad.About700,000newcars

(31)inIndiainthelasttwelvemonths,andabouttwicethatmanyusedcarshavebeen

traded.

Thecountry's35millionmotorcyclesandscootersmakeittheworld'slargesttwo-wheel

market.Butbecausetherearestillbigdifferences(32)people'sincomes,the

roadsarefullofawholevarietyof(33),lotsofthemnotmotorised.

Aride(34)ataxidriverinNewDelhigivesaflavourofatypicalIndian-styletrafficwith

allkindsofvehicleheldupincitystreetsorinlonglines(35)narrow

countrylanes.Cars,lorriesandbusesbackupbehindacart(36)byoneanimaloranother.

"Indiahaseverythingontheroads,"thetaxidriversays.nYouhaveto(37)forpedestrians,

bicycles,carts,cows,donkeysandevenelephants.Threethings(38)todrivehere,ahorn,

brakesandgoodluck.”Justthenwewerestopped(39)ayoungboyandhiscow.

Giventhehazards,it'snotsurprising(40)specialceremoniesareheldfornewcar

ownersinwhichthesteeringwheelandthedriverarebothblessed.

31.A.havebeensoldB.havesold

C.havebeensellingD.hadbeensold

32.A.ofB.overC.betweenD.in

33.A.carsB.vehiclesC.bikesD.motorcycles

34.A.withinB.afterC.withD.in

35.A.inB.onC.atD.above

36.A.pulledB.pullingC.topullD.pull

37.A.waitB.searchC.watchoutD.listenout

38.A.wererecommendedB.toberecommended

C.torecommendD.arerecommended

39.A.withB.byC.toD.after

40.A.whatB.whyC.whenD.that

31.A32.D33.B34.C35.B

36.A37.C38.D39.B40.D

3.Mostworkersspendeighthoursonthejobadayon31.Theyworkbecausetheyneed

moneyfornecessities.Theyspendaboutonethirdoftheirlivesatwork,buthateit.Bycontrast,

somepeopleactually32work.Theyspend33hoursonthejobeachweekandoftentake

workhomewiththem.Theyarecalled"workaholics（工作狂）“astheyareaddictedtotheirjobas

otherpeopleare34alcohol.

Workaholicswould35workthandoanythingelseandthiscanbemostimportanttotheirlife.

Workaholicsareoften36stress.Theycan'trelaxandfeeltense.37theymayeasilylose

temper.Theirworkthereforehasseriousimpactontheirrelationshipsandfamilylife.Typical

workaholicspaylittleattentiontofamilies.Theyspend38timewiththeirchildrenandtheir

marriagesmay39indivorce.Theirinabilitytorelaxmaycause40problems,suchashigh

bloodpressure.

31.A.weekendsB.workdaysC.eachweekD.everyday

32.A.hateB.enjoyC.doD.dislike

33.A.extraB.ratherC.lessD.fewer

34.A.forB.likeC.toD.into

35.A.betterB.liketoC.doD.rather

36.A.onB.underC.inD.for

37.A.AsamatteroffactB.Asaresult

C.AsitisD.Asyoucanfind

38.A.moreB.muchC.littleD.alittle

39.A.beginB.endC.beginningD.ending

40.A.healthB.bloodC.mentalD.family

31.B32.B33.A34.C35.D

36.B37.B38.C39.B40.A

4.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesto31AsianandWesterneducationalmethods.For

example,oneadvantage32theeducationinJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoremath

andscience33Americanstudents.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdaythanAmericans34.

Thestudyisdifficult,butit35studentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.

Thereis,however,adisadvantage.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapanese

schools,36manystudentssaythatafteranexam,theyforgetmuchoftheinformationthatthey

havememorized.

TheadvantagetotheeducationinNorthAmerica,37theotherhand,isthatstudentslearnto

thinkbythemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvalues38ideas.Thereis,

however,adisadvantage.Whenstudentsgraduatefromhighschool,theyhaven't

memorized39manybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountries40.

31.A.notonlyB.allC.bothD.only

32.A.forB.toC.inD.as

33.A.toB.forC.thanD.in

34.A.haveB.studyingC.doesD.do

35.A.providesB.getsC.preparesD.does

36.A.andB.yetC.notD.just

37.A.atB.toC.onD.under

38.A.goodB.poorC.newD.old

39.A.moreB.lessC.goodD.as

40.A.haveB.doC.haven'tD.does

31.C32.B33.C34.D35.C

36.B37.C38.C39.D40.A

5.JulesVerne'smostfamousbookis“TwentyThousandLeaguesundertheSea”.(A“league”is

anoldword16aboutthreemiles.)Inthosedayssubmarines(潜水艇)hadnotbeen17>but

hedescribesanunderwatershipverylikeamodernsubmarine.Thecaptainofthesubmarine,

calledCaptainNemo,andhismenhavemanystrangeadventuresandfindmanystrange

things18thebottomoftheocean.Hewasaverygood19.Hischaractersoftendid

surprisingandsometimesimpossiblethings,buttheyalwaysseemed20realpeople.

Inanotherbook,“AroundtheWorldinEightyDays”,JulesVernecreatesMr.Fogg,thehero,

21_madeabetthathewouldtravelaroundtheworldineightydays.Nowadaysthismay

seem22toyou,butinthosedaystherewerenoplanesorevencars.Mr.Foggandhisservant

traveledinmanydifferent23,evenonanelephantatonetime!Ifyouwanttoknowtheir

result,youshouldreadthebook.

InallhisbooksJulesVerneusedhisscientificknowledge24hisimaginationindescribing

futureinventions.25hewaswrong,ofcourse,butoftentheaccuracyofhisdescriptionsisvery

clever.

16.A.meaningB.includingC.meansD.speaks

17.A.madeB.discoveredC.producingD.invented

18.A.inB.beneathC.atD.under

19.A.story-tellerB.sailorC.captainD.pilot

20.A.areB.tobeC.thatD.asif

21.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.who

22.A.easyB.difficultC.comfortableD.hard

23.A.roadsB.pathsC.waysD.countries

24.A.exceptB.aswellC.aswellasD.or

25.A.AlwaysB.SeldomC.SometimesD.Sometimes

16.A17.D18.C19.A20.B

21.D22.A23.C24.C25D

6.PeterBlakeisasuccessfulbusinessman,buthe(16)tobeverypoor.Hehad

nowheretoliveand(17)workinginapubwhenhe(18)tostarthis

ownbusiness.Peterhadalways(19)interestedinplantsandflowers,(20)

hedecidedtosetupacompany(21)caredfortheplantsinbig

offices.Atfirstheworkedonhis(22),butsoonhetook(23)two

peopletohelphim.Thecompanyhasbeengrowing(24)forthelasttenyears.

Peterisnowveryrich,(25)hecomplainsthatnowhedoesn'tworkwithplantsbut

withacomputereveryday!

16.A.wouldB.—C.usedD.use

17.A.didB.wasC.beenD.hasbeen

18.A.haddecidedB.decidedC.wasdecidingD.hasdecided

19.A.wasB.hadC.beingD.been

20.A.soB.butC.-D.although

21.A.whoB.whichC.whoseD.-

22.A.ownB.selfC.-D.himself

23.A.upB.overC.onD.in

24.A.-B.upC.overD.into

25.1X.thereforeB.soC.butD.moreover

16.C17.B18.B19.D20.A

21.B22.A23.C24.A25.C

阅读理解

1.选取题

OncethekingofIndiafellillandsentforhisdoctor.Thedoctorcame,examinedhimandsaid,

“Youwillbewellagaininafewdaysifyoutakebull'smilk."Thekingwasverysurprised,fbrhe

hadneverheardofabullthatgavemilk.uHowisitpossible?^^heasked.

"OrderGulbo,thescholar,togetitforyou.Hecandoanything.^^Thedoctorwasanenemyto

Gulbo,andthoughtthiswouldbeawayofmakinghimsuffer.WhenthekingtoldGulbowhatthe

doctorhadsaidandorderedhimtogetbulfsmilk,Gulboimmediatelyunderstoodwhatthedoctor

wastryingtodo.

Whenhegothomehesatthinkinghowtogetoutofthedifficulties.Hisdaughter,seeinghim

worried,askedwhatwasthematter.Onhearingwhatthekinghadaskedfor,shesaid,"Don't

worry,father,I'llhelpyou.”

Thenextdayshetooksomeoldclothes,wenttothebankoftherivernearthepalace,andchosea

placebelowtheking'sbedroomwindow.Inthemiddleofthenight,wheneveryonewasinbed,

shestartedtodoherwashing.Shemadesomuchnoisethatthekingcouldnotsleep.Thekinggot

veryangryandsetaguardtofindoutwhatwasthematter.Thesoldierfoundthegirl,andledher

totheking.ctWhydoyouwashyourclotheshereatnight?^^askedtheking.

Thegirlpretendedtobeafraidandsaid,“Ihadtowashclothesatnight.Thisafternoonmyfather

hadababy.Iwasbusyalldaybecauseofthat.ThenIfoundtherewerenocleanclothesforthe

baby,soIhadtocomeandwashthemnow.”

“What!”criedtheking,“Areyoutryingtomakeafbolofme?Whoeverheardofamanhavinga

baby?”

“Well,ifthekinghimselforderssomeonetogetbull'smilkfbrhim,whycan'tamanhavea

baby?”

Thekingsmiledandsaid,“YoumustbeGulbo'sdaughter.Goandtellyourfatherthathemay

keepthebull'smilkfbrhisbaby.^^

1.Accordingtothedoctorinthestory,theking'sillnesscanbecuredbyB_.

A.makingGulbosuffer

B.drinkingbull'smilk

C.seeinganotherdoctor

D.feedinghimwithcow'smilk

2.ThedoctortoldthekingtoaskGulbotofindbull'smilkbecauseheB

A.admiredGulbogreatly

B.hatedGulboverymuch

C.thoughtGulbowasascholar

D.triedtomakeGulboanotherdoctor

3.HowdidGulbofeelaftergettingtheking'sorder?A

A.Hewasupset.

B.Hewasexcited.

C.Hewassurprised.

D.Hewasdisappointed.

4.WhydidGulbo'sdaughterwashclothesbelowtheking'sbedroomwindowatnight?D

A.Becauseshewasforcedtodoit.

B.Becausesheoftenwashedclothesthere.

C.Becausesheenjoyedwashingclothesthere.

D.Becauseshewantedthekingtonoticeher.

5.Fromthedialoguebetweenthekingandthegirl,weknowthatafterhearingthegirl'sstory,the

kingD—.

A.wantedtoseethebaby

B.becameangrywithher

C.thoughtthegirlwasafool

D.understoodthegirl'smeaning

BBADD

2.Peopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreaboutthe

problemofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman'sreleaseofcompletelynewandoften

artificial（人造）substancesintotheenvironment,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofa

naturalsubstance（物质），suchasoilfromoiltankersintothesea.

Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutioncausedcouldbe

controlledifonlycompanies,individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.Inthehome

thereisanobviousneedtocontrollitterandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesin

packagesthatallhavetobedisposedof；drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcan't

bereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,intermsof

glass,metalandpaper.Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlyto

buythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsotothrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Pollution

andwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying,

excessuseandcarelessdisposal（解决）oftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.

1.ThemaincauseofpollutionisA.

A.thereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironment

B.theproductionofnewindustrialgoods

C.increasedamountsofanaturalsubstance

D.ourever-increasingpopulation

2.Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonly__C.

A.peoplewouldpaymoreattentiontotheproblem

B.governmentswouldtakeeffectivemeasures

C.allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts

D.farmerswoulduselessartificialfertilizers

3.Foodpackages,bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancause_B.

A.airandwaterpollution

B.bothalitterproblemandawasterofresources

C.topayfortheservice

D.toproducethereceipt

4.Whichofthefollowingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?B

A.Cuttingoutunnecessarybuying.

B.Eating.

C.Reduceexcessuse.

D.Carefullydisposeourdailyproducts.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"litter"meaninparagraph2?C

A.notmany

B.seriousproblem

C.bitsofwastethings

D.industrialpollution

ACBBC

3.Thousandsofyearsago,inthemiddleofanocean,milesfromthenearestisland,an

underseavolcanobrokeout.Thehotliquidpiledhigherandhigherandspreadwiderand

wider.Inthisway,anislandroseupinthesea.

Astimewenton,hotsunandcoolrainsmadetherocksplitandbreaktopieces.Seawavesdashed

againsttherock.Inthisway,soilandsandcameintobeing.

Nothinglivedonthenakedsoil.Andthenthewindandbirdsbroughtplantseeds,spidersand

otherlittlecreaturesthere.Onlyplantscouldgrowfirst.Onlythey,insunlight,couldproduce

foodfromthemineralsofthesoil,waterandair.Whilemanyanimalslandedontheisland,

theycouldfindnofood.Aspiderspunitswebinvain,becausetherewerenoinsectsforits

webtocatch.Insectscouldn'tstayuntiltherewereplantsforthemtoeat.Soplantshadtobe

thepioneerlifeonthisnewisland.

1.ThepassagecentersonD.

A.howanunderseavolcanobrokeout

B.howanislandroseupindiesea

C.howsoilwasformedonanewisland

D.howlifebeganonavolcano-producedisland

2.Accordingtothepassage,theislandgotitsfirstsoilfrom____C.

A.seawaves

B.thesandbroughtbythewind

C.itsownrock

D.coolrains

3.Theword“naked"(inpara.3)couldbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?D

A.hidden

B.new

C.mysterious

D.bare

4.TheorderofcomingintobeingontheislandisA.

A.soil,plantsandanimals

B.soil,littlecreaturesandplants

C.soil,birdsandplants

D.soil,human