开放大学大学英语

江苏开放大学

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课程名称大学英语A（专）

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江苏开放大学大学英语（A）（专）

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答题纸

I.选择填空（每小题2分，共20分）

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II.用方框里所给短语完成对话（每小题2分，共10分）

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HI.阅读了解（每小题2分，共40分）

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IV.完成句子（每小题3分，共30分）

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2.you'dbetlerhung

3.yougivemeareplgearlier

4.duetoherlargclgcffocts

5.thejobturnedoutharder

6.thedifficnltgofthetask

7.whethertogotothezootogohome

8.outsmallflat

9.ItBuptotheweather

10.abetter

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江苏开放大学大学英语（A）（专）

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试题

I.Choosethechoicethatbestfitsintotheblank.（每小题2分，共20分）

1.Youcanborrowsomemoneyfromherthistimebutdon'tmakeaofit.

A.interestB.customC.habitD.hobby

2.holdtheVIPcardwillbefreeofchargeforthisservice.

A.PeopleB.ThosepeopleC.ThoseonesD.Thosewho

3.AmylikesHansbecausehemakesher

A.laughB.laughedC.tolaughD.laughing

4.Hansdoesn'tcaretheyareinvitedtotheparlyornot.

A.ifB.（hatC.whetherD.what

5.Hansnevertellsanyoneelsewhathedoesfora.

A.livingB.workC.jobD.life

6.studentsinmyclasslikesingingverymuch.

A.ThenumberB.ThenumberofC.AnumberD.Anumberof

7.WhydoyouoftenwithHans?

A.chatB.chatsC.chattingD.chatted

8.Ifyoucomeacrosssomedifficulties,don'ito(ellme.

A.stopB.goC.pauseD.hesitate

9.Therearemanyirthisstore.

A.productsB.producesC.productionsD.product

10.Thecoffeeiscold,and,thesteakisashardasarock.

A.howeverB.thereforeC.furthermoreD.nevertheless

II.Completethedialoguewiththeexpressionsgiveninthebox.(每小题2分，共

10分）

Hans出发前，她母亲给他打电话，问他航班情况。

A.WhatisB.HowlongC.Atwhattime

Hans:Hello.ThisisHansspeaking.

Mother:Hi.dear,(hisismom.

Hans:Hi,mom.Howareyou?

Mother:I'mfire.IamcallingjustbecauseIwanttoknowifyouhavebookedyourticketto

China.

Hans:Yes,Ihave.

Mother:

Hans:Feb.3.

Mother:2?

Hans:Theflightleavesat8:32.

Mother:3?

Hans:AirAmerican.

Mother:4theHightnumber?

Hans:AA1005.

Mother:5doesittaketoflyfromBostontoNewYork?

Hans:Aboutonehour.

Mother:OK.yourfatherandIwilldriveyoutotheairport.

Hans:Thankyou,mom.

III.ReadingComprehension.（每小题2分，共40分）

Passage1

Giventheoptionswehaveallaroundusthesedays,whywouldanyoneeverreadabook?We

havemoviestoentertainus,videogamestoattractus,cellphonestodistractus,andthelatest

realityTVtogiveussomethingtotalkabout.Withsomanybuttonstopushandscreenstostareat.

whohasthetimeorpatiencetoreadabook?

Becausereadingmakesyousmarter!Thefollowingreasonswillconvinceyou.

Firstofall.readingcanincreaseyourvocabulary.Readinghelpsyoutolearnnewwords!

Peoplewhocanspeakclearlyandeffectivelymakegoodfirstimpressions,whethermeetingnew

friendsorinajobinterview.

Readingcanexerciseyourbrain.Themindisamuscle.Itneedsexercise.Understandingthe

writtenwordisonewaythemindgrowsinitsability.Comparedtowatchingtelevisionwhereyou

simplysitandtakeeverythingin,readingforcesyoutothink.

Readingcanbroadenyourknowledge.Readingcanopenyouuptoallkindsofnewideas.

Yourfriendswillbesurprisedwhenyoucanexplainthein-depthdetailsofthelatestscientific

discovery.

Readingcanalsohelpreducestress.What,smorerelaxingthansittingoutsideandreadinga

novelonalazysummerday?Ourlivesarepackedwithresponsibilitiesfrommorningtonight.

Takingafewminutestoslowdowncandoagreatdealforyourmentalhealth.Readingisan

activityyoucandoatyourownspeed.

Lastbutnotleast,readingcandevelopyourimagination.Agoodwriterwillpaintapictureof

characters,settingsandscenes,buttheycanonlydosomuchforyou.Therestisuptoyour

imagination.InTVandmovies,everythingisgiventoyou,butwilhbooksyouhavetocomeup

withthedetailsonyourown.Readingencouragesanactiveimagination,inadultsaswellas

children.

1.Whatdomovies,videogames,cellphones,andthelatestrealityTVhaveincommon?

A.Theyareallexpensive.

B.Theyareallentertaining.

C.Theyarcallfashionable

2.Inwhatwaycanreadinghelppeopleperformbetterinajobinterview?

A.Readingmakespeoplenoreeasy-going.

B.Readingmakespeoplemorefriendly.

C.Readinghelpspeoplespeakclearlyandeffectively.

3.Whydoes(heauthorofthepassagecomparethebraintoamuscle?

A.Becausebothofthemneedexercise.

B.Becausebothofthemarepartofthehumanbody.

C.Becausebothofthemmakepeoplesmart.

4.Whydoestheauthorofthepassagesuggest“takingafewminutestoslowdown''?

A.Becausepeopleruntoofasttoday.

B.Becausepeoplehavealotofstresstoday.

C.Becausepeoplerelaxthemselvestoomuch.

5.Inwhatwayisreadingbetter(hanTVormovies?

A.Developingimagination.

B.Developingconfidence.

C.Developinggoodhabits.

Passage2

Todayisanextraordinarydayforme.WhenIboardedtheplanetoNewYork,Istartedmy

adventuretoChina.NextschoolyearIwillstudyasanexchangestudentinChina.

MyflighttoChinawasthelongestjourneythatIhaveeverhad.IwenttotheBostonairport

reallyearlytocatchthe8:32AMflight.WhenIgotontotheplane,Ifounditwasaverysmall

plane.Buttheflightwasonlyonehoursoitwasn'ttoobad.ImadetheconnectingflightinNew

York.Ihadtohunysincetherewasonlyonehourformetomaketheconnection.When1rushed

totheboardinggate,Iwastoldthatourflightwasdelayedduetopoorweatherconditions.

Fortunately,Ihadtoldmyhostfamilyinadvancetocheckthelatestinformationofmyflight.

WhenIgotonboardtheplaneanhourlater,everythingturnedoutsmoothandpleasant.Theflight

attendantswereveryfriendly,thefoodservedontheplanewastastyandmyaisleseatwasreally

comfortable.

Aftera13-hourflight,IarriveinBeijingfinally.SuddenlyIsawsomanyChinesepeopleand

heardsomanypeoplespeakingChinese.Itwassoexciting!Unfortunately,Ileftmypassporton

theairplane,soIhadtogobacktofindit.Finally,Imetmyhostfamilyattheairport.Mr.Han

Dongping,thefather,worksasgeneralmanagerofacompanyandhisson.Xiaolin,isacollege

sophomoremajoringinComputerScience.Theywerebothkindandfriendly.Itwasveryniceof

themtomeetmeattheairport.

AsmyfirstdayinChina,todaymarksthefirststepthatIhave(akentorealizemydream.I

knowtherewouldbehardshipsoflivinginChina,butIamsureitisgoingtobeavaluable

experienceofalifetime.

6.WhyisitanextraordinarydayforHans?

A.BecausehewasgoingtoNewYork.

B.BecausehewasgoingtoChinatostudyasanexchangestudent.

C.Becausehewasgoingtotravelbyplaneforthefirsttime.

7.Howlongdidit(akeHanstoflyfromBostontoNewYork?

A.Aboutonehour.

B.Twohours.

C.13hours.

8.WhywastheflightfromNewYorktoBeijingdelayed?

A.Becausethereweretoomanyflights.

B.Becausetheweatherconditionswerebad.

C.Becausesomepassengerswerelate.

9.HowlongdidittakeHanstoflyfromNewYorktoBeijing?

A.Onehour.

B.Iwohours.

C.13hours.

10.HowdidHansexpecthislifeinChinatobe?

A.Therewouldbehardshipsofliving.

B.valuableexperience.

C.BothAandB.

Passage3

InyourfirstyearofstudyingEnglish,youhavebeenlearningnewwordsoneatatime.But

now,becauseofthenatureoftheEnglishlanguage,youcanactuallymakeyourvocabularygrow

evenfaster.

Unlikemostofthelanguageswidelystudiedintheworld,Englishhasavocabularythatisin

severallayers.ThebottomlayeriscomposedofthebasicnativeEnglishwordsthathavealways

beenpartofthelanguage.TlienthereisamixedlayerofwordsmostlyfromGreekandLatin.

SomeofthesewordscameintoEnglishthroughFrenchorItalianorSpanishbuitheiroriginwas

GreekorLatin.Thenthereisamorerecentlayer,mostlyscientificortechnicalwords

intentionallymadeupfromGreekandLatinelements.Andmixedinthesecondandthirdlayers

arewordsfromotherlanguagesspokenincountriesthroughouttheworld-German,Chinese,

Japanese,AmericanIndian,Arabic,Persian,andmanyothers.

Inal)languages,wordsexistinset.inwhatcanbethoughtofaswordfamilies.Sometimes,if

youknowtherootformcommontothewordsinafamily,youcanmakeagoodguessaboutthe

generalmeaningofmanywordsinthatfamily.Soknowingjustonerootformofonewordina

familymayhelpyoumakeyourvocabularybiggerbyleadingyoutotheothermembersof(he

family.

Butthisprocesswon'tworkverywellwithmostnativeEnglishwords,thatis,thosethatgo

backonethousandyearsormoreinthelanguage.Knowingtheorig.nofawordwillnothelpyou

thefigureoutitsmeaningtoday,foritsaysnothingofthemeaningofthewordsthathistorically

areinthesamefamily.Theancestorof“deer"，forexample,is^deor''inOldEnglish,buttheold

meaningwasanysmallanimal,evenamouseorarabbit.t'Speed^^oncemeantsuccessorpower,

and,iuncouth',meantsimplyunknown.Youneedtolearnsuchwordsonebyone.

11.Accordingtothepassage,wnichoffollowingisconsideredtobeagoodwaytoenlargeyour

vocabulary?

A.RememberingnativeEnglishwords.

B.StudyingwordsfromLatinandGreek.

C.KnowingthenatureofEnglish.

D.PayingattentiontoOldEnglishwords.

12.HowmanylayersofEnglishwordarcmentionedinthepassage9

A.Two

B.Three

C.Four

D.Noneoftheabove

13.MostnativeEnglishwords.

A.haveahistoryofaboutonethousandyearsormore

B.canbelearntaccordingtotherootformcommontowordsinafamily

C.canbeunderstoodaccordingtotheoriginofwords

D.havesimilarmeaningastheirancestors

14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.SomewordsinFrenchhaveGreekorLatinorigin.

B.Knowingtheoriginofawordwon,talwayshelptoguessitsrealmeaning.

C.MostnativeEnglishwordsneedtobelearntoneatatime.

D.Theword“deer"canbeusedrefertoamouseandrabbit.

15.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.TheoriginofnativeEnglishwords.

B.Howtomakeagoodguessaboutthemeaningofwords.

C.OnlearningmoreEnglishwords.

D.ThelayersofEnglishwords.

Passage4

Nancy'shobbyiscollectingsharpeners.Shespendsalotoftimeonitafterschool.Shehas

collectedmorethanonehundredsharpenersfromdifferentcountries.Theyarealldifferentin

colorandsize.

Nancylikessharpenerswifianimalsandbirdsonthem.inthisway,shelearns(henamesof

manyanimalsandbirds.ShealsoboiTowsbooksonanimalsandbirds.Shealsobonowsbookson

animalsandbirdsfromherschoollibrar),.Sheloamsalotaboutthemfrom(hosebooks.

SometimesNancyhasmanysharpenersofthesamekind.Shegivesthemtoherfriends.

Then(heygiveherotherdifferentsharpenersinreturn.

Nancyhasmanypenpalsinmanycountries.Shesendsthemsharpenersofhercountry.In

return,theysendhersharpenersoftheircountries.Nancy,sfatheralsogiveshersharpeners.He

bringsthemhomefromhisfriendsforher.

ManyofNancy'sfriendscollectotherthings.Somecollectcoinsandotherscollect

matchboxes（火柴盒）orstamps.But,allofthemsaythatNancy'scollectionisthemostinteresting

ofall.

16.HowmanysharpenershasNancycollectedfromdifferentcountries?

A.Onehundred.

B.Lessthanonhundred.

C.Overoneiiundred.

D.Aboutonehundred.

17.Nancy'ssharpenersarcdifferentincolorandsize.

A.Allof

B.Mostof

C.Someof

D.Afewof

18.SometimesNancyhasmanysharpenersofthesamekind.Shethen.

A.keepsthemforaperiodoftime

R.throwsfheinaway

C.sellsthemandbuynewones