2024年电大秋英语期末复习题

第一部分交际用语

阅读下面的小对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在

答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。

I.—Hello,Sally.How'severything?

A.GoodforyouB.Oh,Iagree

C.That'srightD.Justso-so

2.—Excuseme,wouldyoulendmeyourcalculator?

A.Certainly.HereyouareB.Pleasedon'tmentionit

C.It'snothingD.Yes,Ihaveahand

3.—Idon'tlikethespotsprogramsonSundays.

A.SodoIB.NeitherdoI

C.SoamID.NeitheramI

4.—What'stheproblem,Harry?

A.NoproblemB.Notroubleatall

C.ThankyouforaskingmeaboutitD.Ican'trememberwhereIleftmyglasses

5.—WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?

A.IlikethemverymuchB.Ionlywatchthematweekend

C.It'shardtosay,actuallyD.I'mtoobusytosay

6.—CouldyoutellmewhereMr.Lakeis?

A.FromEnglandB.Attheoffice

C.He'sworkingD.He'sverybusy

7.—MayIhelpyou,madam?

-■

A.Sorry,IhavenoideaB.Yes,Iknowwhattobuy

C.You'dbettergivemeahandD.Yes,I'dlike2kilosoforanges

8.-Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?

_________________?

A.WhoareyouB.What,stheproblem

C.AreyouJaneD.Who'sspeaking?

9.-Whatwouldyoulike,teaorcoffee?

A.Yes,IwouldB.Coffee,please

C.Yes,pleaseD.It'sverynice

10.-Whataboutgoingforawalk?

A.Whynot?AgoodideaB.That'sallright

C.So,doID.Walkingisgoodtoyou

11.—Niceweather,isn'tit?

A.TmnotsureB.Youknowitwell

C.Yes,itisD.Yes,itisn't

12.—1thinktheInicrnciisveryhelpful.

A.Yes,sodoIB.That'saverygoodidea

C.NeitherdoID.I'drathergosurfingonit

13.—Whatsubjectsarcyoustudying?

A.Yes,TinstudyinghistoryB.Tmstudyingnow

C.I'mstudyingphilosophyD.I'mdoingmyhomework

14.—Whichlanguagedoyouspeakathome?

A.IspeakEnglishverywellB.IcanspeakEnglishandFrench

C.EnglishismymothertongueD.English,mostofthetime

15.—Mustwehandinourhomeworknow?

A.Yes,youwillB.Yes,youmustn't

C.No,youneedn'tD.No,youmustn't

16.——Let'stakeawalk.

A.Yes,let'sB.Oh,thanksC.Yes,pleaseD.No,thankyou

17.—Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?

-o

A.WhoareyouB.What'stheproblem

C.AreyouJaneD.Who'sspeaking

18.—Doyouthinktheexamwillbeputoff?

A.forB.sinceC.atD.from

6.Thebedroomneeds.

A.decoratingB.todecorateC.decorateD.decorated

7.Heisthemandogbitme.

A.thatB.whichC.whoD.whose

8.I'mtired.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.(hatB.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,aswellasI,asiudcni.

A.beB.amC.areD.is

18.Shehersuccesstohardwordandstrongwill.

A.ownsB.givesC.owesD.regards

19.Mr.Smithamostimportantpartinthedevelopmentofourcity.

A.tookB.hadC.playedD.made

20.I'dratherstayathomethanawalk.

A.takingB.totakeC.takeD.tobetaking

21.Motherwasbusy.AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketballonTV,sheitonthe

radio.

A.waslisteningtoB.washearingC.waslisteningD.wasseeing

22.Hardlyhomewhenitbegantorain.

A.hadIgotB.1hadgotC.hadIarrivedinD.Ihadarrivedat

23.1preferclassicmusicpopmusic.

A.thanB.onC.withD.to

24.Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.Welostthegame,.

A.howeverB.thereforeC.sinceC.as

25.Whenwewerehavingameeting,thedirectorthebadnewsbytelephone.

A.wastellingB.wastoldC.couldtellD.wouldtell

26.SilkbyChineseforthousandsofyearsnow.

A.hasusedB.hasbeenusedC.wasusedD.isused

27.Youtolockthedooralnight.

A.shouldB.oughtC.mustD.shall

28.BeforeIgottothecincna,thefilm.

A.hadbegunB.hasbegunC.isbegunD.wasbeginning

A.toshoutB.tospeakC.shoutingD.speaking

29.Thepatientactedonthedoctor'sandfinallyrecovered.

A.advicesB.adviceC.adviseD.advises

30.Alecturehalliswherestudentsattendlectures.

A.thereB.whichC.oneD.that

31.Don'tworry,yourwatchandyoucanhaveitinnotime.

A.isrepairedB.hasbeenrepairedC.wasrepairedD.isbeingrepaired

32.Thedefinitionleavesfordisagreement.

A.asmallroomB.muchroomC.greatdealroomD.notsobigaroom

33.Notalwaysiheywant(io).

A.peoplecandowhatB.canpeopledowhat

C.peoplecannotdowhatD.can'tpeopledowhat

34.Sadamfbr25years.

A.gotmarriedB.wasmarriedC.marriedD.weremarried

35.1don'twantyoutomakeanytrouble,,Iurgeyoutosolvetheproblem.

A.thusB.consequentlyC.onthecontraryD.justas

36.Why(heoldblockofflatsdemolishednextmonth?

A.are...beingB.is...beingC.has...beenD.have...been

37.Inthefiftieslastcenturymanynewcitiesintliedesert.

A.bringupB.makeupC.grewupD.buildup

38.MoreandmorepeopleinChinanowtoworkregularly.

A.driveB.drivesC.droveD.havedriven

39.Atpresent,themostimportantthingisthatBritainneedsmoretoimprovethe

relationshipwiththeUSA.

A.todoB.doingC.tobedoneD.do

40.Wehaveourhouseeveryweekbyacleaner.

A.cleanB.cleanedC.cleaningD.toclean

(Key:

1.B2.C3D4.A5.B6.A7.D8.B9.D10.B11.

C12.B13.A14.B15.A16.B17.D18.C19.C20.C21.A22.

A23.D24.A25.B26.B27.B28.A29.B30.C31.D32.B

33.B34.B35.C36.B37.C38.A39.A40.B

第三部分完形填空

阅读下面的短义，从短义后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入对应空白处的最佳

选项，并在答题纸上圈出所选的字母符号。

Passage1

Althoughinternationaltravelisusuallyan(21)andpleasantexperience,travellers

shouldtakestepstoensurethattheirhealthdoesnotsuffereither(22)theirlimethe

airortheirtimeabroad.

Beforeyougo,checkwithyourdoctororlocaltravelclinic(23)injectionsarenecessaiy

fortheareasyouaretravelling(24).Allowsufficienttimetohavetheseinjectionsbefore

you(25)becausetheymaytaketimetobecomeeffective.Besurethattheinformation

onhealthisup-to-date.CheckontheInternetifyouarenotsure.

Don'tgotobedlatetheday(26)youfly.

Yourbodyhasanaturaldailysleeppattern.Ittakestimetoadjusttoanewtimezone.Thereare

manydifferent(27)ofjetlag:youmaynotbeabletosleep,youmaynotwanttoeat

oryoumayfeelsickandtired.Youmaynotbeabletoconcentrateforsomedaysafteryouarrive.

Thereareseveralthingsyoucandoto(28)theeffectsofjetlag:

-Doyour(29)(orelaxduring(heflight;

-Sleepasmuchasyoucanontheflight.Useamildsleepingpillifnecessary;

—Drinkasmuchwaterasyoucan;

-Don'tdrinkalcoholandcaffeine;

—Takemildsleepingpills(30)thefirstfewdaysinthenewtimezoneifyouneedthem.

21.A)excitedB)excitingC)excittcdD)cxcitting

22.A)of...on...ofB)of...in...of

C)from...on...fromD)from...in...from

23.A)whereB)-(不填)C)whichD)that

24.A)-(不填)B)inC)toD)at

25.A)willleaveB)isleavingC)leaveD)haveleft

26.A)afterB)inC)onD)before

27.A)effectsB)effectC)affeciD)affects

28.A)shortB)shortenC)lessD)lessen

29)A)goodB)betterC)bestD)most

30.A)atB)forC)ofD)on

(Key:21.B22.D23.C24.C25.C26.D27.A

28.D29.C30.B

Passage2

Astudy(21)thatfitnessis(hekey(22)longlife,irrespectiveofbody

shapeorevensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeople(23)exerciselive

longer(hanthosewhodonot,(24)theyareoverweightandsmoke.

Thestudyfoundthattheleastfitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimes(25)

todiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue

whetherornotthemenhadheartproblems,smokedor(26)overweight.Scientists

concludedthatitwasbettertobefatandactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKenCooper,a

fitnessexpert,said,"Youarcbetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayand(27)

regularlythanbeinganon-smokerandsedentary."Althoughheadds,"Butdon'tmisunderstand

me.Iamnotendorsingsmoking.Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary."

(28),thestudyappearstoflyinthefaceofresearchlastyearwhichconcludedthatmore

than30,000peopledieprematurelyeveryyearinBritainfromillnessescausedbybeing

overweight.

TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressureonmanufacturers(29)highlevelsof

sugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation's

health.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernment(30)morepeopletoexercise.

21.A)showingB)showC)hasshownD)hadshown

22.A)toB)forC)ofD)in

23.A)-(不填)B)whichC)whomD)who

24.A)ifB)unlessC)evenifD)because

25.A)likeB)likelyD)lesslikelyD)morelikely

26.A)wasB)wereC)isD)are

27.A)toexerciseB)exercising

C)exerciseD)exercised

28.A)HoweverB)SoC)AlthoughD)Furthermore

29.A)reduceB)reducingC)toreduceD)reduced

30.A)encouragedB)encouraging

C)toencourageD)encourage

(Key:21.C22.A23.D24.C25.D26.B27.B28.A

29.C30.D)

Passage3

Moreandmorepeople(21)toinstallburglaralarmsintheirhousesiftheywanttoget

insurance.Insurancecompanies(22)peopleincertainareastoinstallthealarmsbeforethey

willgivetheminsurancefor(hefastyear.Thisis(23)toincreasingcrimeinsomepartsof

thecountry.Thiscanbeaproblemforpeople(24)arestrugglingtomake(25)ends

meet.Thealarms,(26)canbeveryexpensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician.Itis(27)

(hat20%ofhomeshavealarmsinstalled,and(hatanother20%ofpeopleplan(28)

buthavenotinstalledthem(29)Theinsurancecompaniestoldpeople(30)the

alarmsonalldoorsandwindows.

21.A.mustB.haveC.hadD.has

22.A.havebeenaskedB.askedC.willaskD.havebeenasking

23.A.dueB.causedC.becauseD.becauseof

24.A.whichB.whatC.whoD.-

25.A.theB.allC.-D.those

26.A.thatB.whichC.whoD.it

27.A.estimateB.estimatingC.estimatesD.estimated

28.A.tohavetheminstalledB.tohavetheminstalling

C.tohavebeeninstallingthemD.toinstallthem

29.A.stillB.alreadyC.yeiD.too

30.A.installB.installedC.installingD.toinstall

(Key:21.B22.D23.A24.C25.C26.B27.D28.A

29.C30.D)

Passage4

Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey(21)longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape(22)

evensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan

(23),eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.

Thestudyfoundthat(24)fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimes

morelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthan(hefittest.Thiswastrue

(25)themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatit

wasbetter(26)andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said.

“Yonarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan

(27)anon-smokerandsedentary."Althoughheadds,uButdon'tmisunderstandme.I

amnotendorsing(28),Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary.”

TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(29)manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsof

sugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation's

health.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshouldencouragemorepeople(30).

21.A.forB.ofC.toD.in

22.A.orB.andC.butD.either

23.A.thosewhodoesnotB.thesewhodonot

C.thesethatdonotD.thosewhodonot

24.A.thelittleB.lessC.leastD.theleast

25.A.thatB.whetherornotC.ifornotD.when

26.A.beingfatB.tobefatC.todoD.doing

27.A.beingB.beC.tobeD.is

28.A.smokeB.tosmokeC.smokingD.smeked

29.A.onB.inC.toD.for

30.A.exerciseB.exercisingC.toexerciseD.exercised

(Key:21.C22.A23.D24.D25.B26.B27.A28.C

29.A30.C)

第四部分阅读了解

阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的

字母符号。

Passage1

Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarleyBookstoreandbegantolookoverthetidesofthebookson

theshelves.Themanbehindthecounter,theownerofthebookstore,askedmeifIwouldlikea

job.Ineededtostartsavingfbrcollege,soIsaidyes.

Iworkedafterschoolandduringsummersforminimumwagesandthejobhelpedpayfbrmy

freshmanyearofcollege.Iworkedatmanyotherjobsafterwards:Imadecoffeeinthestudent

unionduringcollege.Imademapsfbr(heU.SForestService.Butsellingbookswasoneof(he

mostsatisfying.

Onedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedhereverythingwe

hadandfoundotherbookswecouldorder.ShelefttheshoplessworriedandI'vealways

rememberedtheprideIfeltinhavinghelpedher.

Yearslater,asatelevisionreporter,Iheardaboutapoorchildwhowasbomwithhisfingersof

thelefthandlinkedtogether.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordthecorrectivesurgery,andtheboylived

inshame,hidinghislefthandinhispocket.

IpersuadedmybosstoletmedothestoryonTV.Aftermystorywasbroadcast,adoctoranda

nursecalled,offeringtoperformthesurgeryforfree.

Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwasholduphis

repairedhandandsay,“Thankyou."Iwasoverjoyedandfilledwithastrongsenseofreward.

AtMcCarleyBookstore,IalwaysfeltIwasworkingforthecustomers,notjustforthestore.

Todayit'sthesame.NBCnewspaysmethesalary.ButIfeelthatIworkfortheviewers,helping

(hemmakesenseoftheworld.MyworkingexperienceinMcCarleyBookstorehelpedmefinda

goodsenseoftheworld,andmostimportantly,ithelpedmefindagoodsenseofmyself.

I.HowdidtheauthorgetthejobinMcCarleyBookstore?

A.Hehappenedtowalkintotheshopandgotitbychance.

B.Hehadalwayswantedtohaveajobinthatbookstoreandhesucceeded.

C.Helikedreadingbooks,sotriedtogetajobthere.

D.Hedidnotgotoschool,sohelookedfbrajobwhenhewas15.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,sellingbookswasoneof(hemostsatisfyingjobexperiences,because

A.heonlyhadtoworkafterschoolandgotgoodwages

B.ithelpedhimunderstandtheworldandhimself

C.ithelpedhimpayforhisfreshmanyearofcollege

D.hedidnotfeelthathewasworkingforthestore

3.Afterhehelpedthefearfulladylookingforbooksoncancer,theauthorwas.

A.worriedabouther

B.lessworriedabouther

C.unabletoforgether

D.proudofhimself

4.Theauthordecidedlohelpthepoorboyby.

A.persuadinghisbosstodothestoryonTV

B.persuadinghisbosstolethimdothestoryonTV

C.askingadoctortoperformtheoperationforfree

D.visitingtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation

5.Themainreasonthattheauthorthinkshispresentjobisthesameasiheoneinthebookstoreis

A.itgiveshimsalary

B.itmakeshimfeelexcited

C.ithelpspeoplemakesenseoftheworld

D.itenableshimtowork

(Key:1.A2.B3.D4.B5.C)

Passage2

PaperwasinventedbytheChineseinthefirstcenturyAD.Paperwasnotmadeinsouthern

Europeuntilabouttheyear1100.Scandinavia-whichnowmakesagreatdealoftheworld's

paper-didnotbegintomakeituntil1500.Mostpaperismadefromwood.Paper-makingisan

importantBritishindustryandpaperfromBritainissoldtomanycountriessuchasAustraliaand

SouthAfrica.Sonicofthev/oodusedintheBritishpapermakingindustrycomesfromtrees

growninBritain,butwoodisalsoboughtfromothercountriessuchasNorway.Onetreeis

neededforeveryfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaper.IfhalftheadultsinBritainbuy

onedailypaper,thisusesupoverathousandtreesaday.Allover(heworld,treesarebeingcut

downfasterthantheyarcbeingplanted,sotheremaybeaseriousneedforpaperatthebeginning

ofnextcentury.

Whenwethinkofpaper,wethinkofnewspaper,books,lettersandwritingpaper.Butthereare

manyotheruses.Onlyhalfofpaperisusedfbrbooksandnewspaper,etc.Paperisverygoodfor

keepingyouwarm.Eachyear,moreandmorethingsaremadeofpaper.Nowwehearthatchairs,

tables,andevenbedscanbemadeofpaper.Butthelatestinpapermakingseemstobepaper

houses.

1.Wherewaspaperinvented?

A.InChina.B.InsouthernEurope.

C.InScandinavia.D.InBritain.

2.Scandinaviabegantomakepaper.

A.in1100B.in14(M)

C.in1500D.inthefirstcentury

3.Everyfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaperwillneed.

A.halfatreeB.onetree

C.twotreesD.morethanonetree

4.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdownthantheyarebeingplanted.

A.moreslowlyB.muchfaster

C.muchmoreslowlyD.faster

5.Thelatestthingsmadeofpaperare.

A.chairsB.rabies

C.clothesD.houses

(Key:1.A2.C3.B4.D5.D)

Passage3

Weoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbe

understoodindifferentways.

Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodocslaughterorcrying.Fearis

anotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglish

literature,aphraselike4hewentpaleandbegantotremble'suggeststhatthemaniseithervery

afraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,4heopenedhiseyeswide'isusedtosuggest

angerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese,surprisecanbedescribedina

phraselike‘theystretchedouttheirtongues!'"Stretchingoutyourtonguc^^inEnglishisan

insultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.

Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.

ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,

anger,loveandhappinessonpeople'sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfindit

easiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Wecaneasilyunderstandwhaipeople'sgesturesmean.

B.Wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople.

C.Gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostpeoplebutwordsarenot.

D.Itisdifficulttotellwhatpeople'gesturesreallymeansometimes.

2.People'sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodindifferentculturesbecause.

A.peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferently

B.peoplespeakingdifferentlanguageshavedifferentfacialexpressions

C.peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentinterpretations

D.peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutsomefacialexpressions

3.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat.

E.gesturescanbeusedtoexpressfeelings

F.gesturescanbemoreeffectivelyusedthanwordstoexpressfeelings

G.wordsareoftenmoredifficulttounderstandthangestures

H.gesturesareusedasfrequentlyaswordstoexpressfeelings

4.Inthesameculture,people.

I.hardlyeverfailtounderstandeachother'sideasandfeelings

J.areequallyintelligenteveniftheyhavedifferentbackgrounds

K.almostallhavethesameunderstandingofthesamething

L.mayhavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings

5.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe.

M.Gestures

N.Feelings

O.GesturesandFeelings

P.CultureandUnderstanding

(Key:I.D2.D3.A4.D5.C)

Passage4

Afunnythinghappenedonthewayto(hecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeach

other.

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingour

conversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand-poof!-1wascut

offasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeople

withoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseems

thatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.

Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowi:makespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyI

wasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthe

personontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighv/ay,

unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvancein

cominunicationstechnologyisasetback(退步)totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mail

andinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtoone

another.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmy

momhasaquestion.Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindex

goesup.Pumpinggasat(hestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipe

youcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositat

thebank?Whytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardinto

theATM?

Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationor

beingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn'treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnology

devotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.

Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Giving

themupisn'tachoice.Theyaregreatfbrwhattheyareintendedtodo.It'stheirunintended

resultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneinthe

roomtohearyoucryingoul“Geewhiz”？

1.Theauthor'sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel

A.unhappy

B.funny

C.sunny

D.wonderful

2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans.

A.lookinga(eachotherandsayinghellowhenpassing

B.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogs

C.talkingonthemobilephoneandgettingconnectedwiththeotherpeople

D.bothAandB

3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the

weare.

A.moreautomatic

B.easier

C.moredisconnected

D.closer

4.Whataretheexamplestlieauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvancein

communicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?

A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInleniet.wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingor

talkingtooneanother.

B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.

C.Ifhismomhasaquestion,hejustleavestheansweronhermachine.

D.Alloftheabove.

5.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?

A.Ilmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.

B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.

C.Itmakeseverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsautomaticandmakespeoplefeelconnected.

D.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere.

(Key:I.A2.D3.C4.D5.B)

Passage5

Whowillstagethegames?

PreparingfortheOlympicsGanicsisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletes,thehostcity

spendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames,

theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Bidding

forthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbid1,acitywill

notwin(hecompetitionlohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenforthegamesfromfivebidders

一Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul.2

Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?

Buildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoldingtheWorldCupininJapan

andSouthKorea,forexample,meantthattennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,aswellasmanyhotels

andanimprovedtransportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningihebidthegovernmentbeganmajor

constructionprojects—theextensio