开放英语3 第12单元

1、开放英语3 第12单元试卷总分：100一、Use of English（共10道试题，共20分。阅读下面的小对话，从四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（共10小题，每题2分，共计20分）1. When does the next bus leave for Glasgow?. A. Ive never been thereB. The next one is fasterC. They leave every hourD. The city is far away正确答案：C满分：2得分：22. I wonder if Tim could control the situation. . A. It

2、s none of your businessB. Youll get involved in itC. Tim must be thinking about itD. Well, if he cant control it, no one can正确答案：D满分：2得分：23. Do you know where I can repair my motorcar? . A. I have just bought a new oneB. Its cheap to repair a motorcarC. Around the street cornerD. You drive too fast

3、to damage it正确答案：C满分：2得分：24. Would you mind if I open the window for a better view? . A. Thats fine, thank you B. Yes, pleaseC. Take a seatD. Of course not正确答案：D满分：2得分：25. Can I take your order now? . A. Thank you for your offerB. Sorry, its beyond my orderC. By no meansD. Just a moment. Two friends

4、 are coming正确答案：D满分：2得分：26. Wait here and Ill get my car and go there together. . A. Im sorry to have kept you waitingB. Your sports car is fabulousC. Im afraid I wont wait very long D. Why bother? Its within walking distance正确答案：D满分：2得分：27. Who has done your hair, Susan? . A. My hair has been doneB

5、. That hair stylistC. My hairstyle is coolD. I have it cut正确答案：B满分：2得分：28. Dont take too long at the coffee shop. Its 14:15. . A. Ill think your advice overB. I see. We have 30 minutes leftC. Thats no problem D. Im afraid so正确答案：B满分：2得分：29. I heard your motorcar was stolen. . A. Im sorry to hear tha

6、t B. It doesnt matterC. Everybody knew it except youD. Mine wasnt but Bills was正确答案：D满分：2得分：210. Thanks a lot. Youve gone to so much trouble. . A. Its no trouble at allB. Thats all right. I like itC. I dont think its a troubleD. Thats very kind of you正确答案：A满分：2得分：0二、Vocabulary and Structure（共15道试题，共

7、15分。阅读下面的句子，从四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题，每题1分，共计15分）1.The president claimed the terrorists should be held responsible _ the explosions that happened last month in London. A. forB. onC. atD. about正确答案：A满分：1得分：12.Mr Liu, _ at university in Changchun, works at Changhou Company now. A. whose wife I metB

8、. I met whose wifeC. I met his wifeD. his wife I met正确答案：A满分：1得分：13.John _ to be a teacher before the war, but now he works in a hospital. A. is usedB. was usedC. usedD. use正确答案：C满分：1得分：04.Thats the _ gentleman Ive been telling you about. A. ratherB. quiteC. veryD. fairly正确答案：C满分：1得分：15.How the fire

9、 in the dance hall started _ a mystery. A. to remainB. remainsC. remainD. is remaining正确答案：B满分：1得分：16.It was well known that Thomas Edison _ the electric lamp. A. inventedB. discoveredC. foundD. developed正确答案：A满分：1得分：17.The heavy rain stopped us _ at the station on time. A. to arriveB. arriveC. arri

10、vedD. from arriving正确答案：D满分：1得分：18.The play _ already _ when we got to the theatre. A. hasstartedB. wasstartedC. havestartedD. hadstarted正确答案：D满分：1得分：09.He spends a quarter of the day _ . A. to sleepB. sleepingC. sleepsD. to sleeping正确答案：B满分：1得分：110.Those cakes look nice. Can I have _ ? A. oneB. itC

11、. - (不填)D. one cake正确答案：A满分：1得分：111.That place is _ the south of the city. A. atB. inC. onD. to正确答案：B满分：1得分：012.When I was a child, we _ wear a uniform for school. A. have toB. mustC. - (不填)D. had to 正确答案：D满分：1得分：013.You like playing football, _ you? A. do B. didntC. didD. dont 正确答案：D满分：1得分：114.He c

12、arried on _ after his accident. A. to workB. workC. workingD. worked正确答案：C满分：1得分：115.There wasnt any paper in the box, _? A. wasnt thereB. was there C. wasnt any D. was any正确答案：B满分：1得分：0三、Cloze Test（共1道试题，共10分。阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题，每题1分，共计10分）1.In the UK, in business situations,

13、 when you meet someone1the first time you shake hands and say,How do you do?. This is not really a question, and the reply2it is another greeting such asHow do you do?orHelloor Im very3to meet youor, if you have met the person sometime before,Its good to see you again. You dont 4hands every time you

14、 meet someone, you just greet them. If you are invited 5someones house for dinner, it is usual to take a present some chocolates6flowers or, if you know them quite well, a bottle of wine. If you do not know the host well, dont be the last person to leave. Telephone7next day to thank the host for the

15、 meal. English people dont like to talk about personal things, and tend to8religion, politics and money.Good topics for small talk are the weather, holidays, weekend activities, gardens and architecture,9houses and homes. When you go to a pub or bar, its usual to take10to buy a drink for everyone in

16、 your group and pay for the drinks when you get them from the bar and before you drink them. 1).A. atB. forC. sinceD. after正确答案：B满分：1得分：12).A. withB. afterC. to D. for正确答案：C满分：1得分：13).A. pleasingB. pleaseC. pleasantD. pleased正确答案：D满分：1得分：14).A. shakeB. touchC. feel D. pat正确答案：A满分：1得分：15).A. atB. for

17、C. withD. to正确答案：D满分：1得分：16).A. orB. - (不填)C. andD. with正确答案：A满分：1得分：17).A. - (不填)B. theC. withinD. in正确答案：B满分：1得分：18).A. talk aboutB. likeC. avoidD. ask about正确答案：C满分：1得分：09).A. especially B. special C. specially D. especial正确答案：A满分：1得分：110).A. chanceB. opportunity C. turnsD. money正确答案：C满分：1得分：1四、R

18、eading Comprehension（共4道试题，共40分。）1.Anna is our only daughter. My wife and I have two sons, and Anna is the youngest in the family, but shes twenty-five now. Anna was not well when she was little. It was a very worrying time and she stayed at home a lot. She was seen first by the local doctors, and t

19、hen she was sent to a specialist in Cardiff where she was diagnosed as diabetic. It was my wife who mainly took care of her then. I am not very good at looking after little children. I suppose I am a bit traditional in that way. But when she grew up a bit, we spent a lot of time together. We loved w

20、alking and talking and discussing life. We still love it today. We get on very well.Although she looks like me (tall, dark hair, dark eyes and dark skin), she takes after her mother: she is artistic and musical, and like her mother shes attractive.She loves looking after animals she has two dogs, th

21、ree cats and a goat. She lives in a little house in the country. I like animals too. I like riding and hunting, but Anna hates hunting. She thinks its cruel. We discuss it a lot.She is quiet and a bit shy with strangers. I am more outgoing and I love meeting new people. But shes not boring actually,

22、 shes very funny. She always has lots of stories of her life in the country. Shes an art and music teacher in a little village school. She is very good-natured. Anna says we brought her up well, and shes going to bring her children up to be honest and loyal. But I think she was easy to bring up. I d

23、ont remember ever telling her off. 1).According to the passage, when Anna was a child, she _. A. got an illness B. was very queerC. didnt look like the author D. was very outgoing 正确答案：A满分：2得分：22).It can be inferred from the passage the author thinks looking after little children is _. A. part of a

24、mans responsibility B. mainly a womans responsibilityC. really enjoyable D. his advantage 正确答案：B满分：2得分：23).What does take after mean in the first sentence of paragraph 2?A. look after B. be different fromC. look likeD. love 正确答案：C满分：2得分：04).My daughter and I have little in common in terms of _. A. l

25、oving walking and talkingB. appearanceC. loving animalsD. character正确答案：D满分：2得分：05).From the passage, we can see the authors description of his daughter is _.A. negativeB. humorousC. criticalD. affectionate正确答案：D满分：2得分：02.THE FITTEST DO LIVE LONGERA study has shown that fitness is the key to long li

26、fe, irrespective of body shape or even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people who exercise live longer than those who do not, even if they are overweight and smoke.The study found that the least fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five times more likely to die within six y

27、ears of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true whether or not the men had heart problems, smoked or were overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better to be fat and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken Cooper, a fitness expert, said, You are better off smoking a packet o

28、f cigarettes a day and exercising regularly than being a non-smoker and sedentary. Although he adds, But dont misunderstand me. I am not endorsing smoking. I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary. However, the study appears to fly in the face of research last year which concluded

29、 that more than 30,000 people die prematurely every year in Britain from illnesses caused by being overweight. The British Government is putting pressure on manufacturers to reduce high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nations hea

30、lth. But the new study suggests the Government should encourage more people to exercise. 1).In the second paragraph, the word endorsing means _.A. supportingB. disapprovingC. arguing againstD. giving up正确答案：A满分：2得分：02).What does the word sedentary mean in the second paragraph?A. fatB. inactiveC. fit

31、D. dangerous正确答案：B满分：2得分：03).It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _.A. the new study contradicts the previous researchB. the new study is based on the previous researchC. the new study is similar to the previous researchD. the new study concludes being overweight is also the cause of dea

32、th正确答案：A满分：2得分：24).What can we infer about the British Governments attitude in the last paragraph?A. Its indifferent to the research of last year.B. It has approved of the previous research.C. It is not concerned about the nations health.D. It has approved of the new study.正确答案：B满分：2得分：25).Whats the

33、 authors attitude according to the passage?A. Indifferent.B. Subjective.C. Objective.D. Critical .正确答案：C满分：2得分：03.A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other. I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interrup

34、ting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and poof! I was cut off as if I had become absent from the conversation. The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their bab

35、ies or stopping to pat their dogs. It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact. The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the

36、person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends driving down the highway, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications tech

37、nology is a setback (退步) to the closeness of human interaction. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave

38、the answer on her machine. As almost every contact between human beings gets automatic, the emotional distance index goes up. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the assistant when you can swipe you credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a depos

39、it at the bank? Why talk to the clerk who lives in the neighborhood when you can put your card into the ATM?More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didnt really have time to talk. The technology devote

40、d to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.I own a mobile phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail telephone, and an e-mail account. Giving them up isnt a choice. They are great for what they are intended to do. Its their unintended results that make me upset. What good is all this gee-whiz technol

41、ogy if there is no one in the room to hear you crying out Gee whiz? 1).The authors experience of walking in a park with a friend recently made him feel _.A. unhappyB. funnyC. sunnyD. wonderful正确答案：A满分：2得分：02).According to the author, human contact in a park means _. A. looking at each other and sayi

42、ng hello when passingB. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogsC. talking on the mobile phone and getting connected with the other people D. both A and B正确答案：D满分：2得分：23).According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the _ we are.A. more automatic B. ea

43、sier C. more disconnectedD. closer 正确答案：C满分：2得分：24).What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction?A. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seein

44、g or talking to one another.B. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.C. If his mom has a question, he just leaves the answer on her machine.D. All of the above.正确答案：D满分：2得分：25).What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the autho

45、r?A. It makes communication easier and conversation possible everywhere. B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together.C. It makes every contact between human beings automatic and makes people feel connected. D. It makes human contacts limitless with electronic v

46、oices everywhere.正确答案：B满分：2得分：24.Until the twentieth century cigarette smoking was not a widespread habit. The cigarette industry started in the 1870s with the development of cigarette manufacturing machines. It helped produce great numbers of cigarettes very quickly and reduced the price greatly. A

47、nd consequently more and more people, both men and women, began to smoke cigarettes. Men as a group, however, smoke more than women. But the highest proportion of smokers are found in the age group of 24-44, regardless of sex difference.Income, education, and occupation all play a part in determinin

48、g a persons smoking habits. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smokes at all, he is likely

49、 to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day.The situation is somewhat different for woman. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower education groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily.Among teenagers the picture is similar. There are fewer teenage smokers from upper-income, well-educated families, and fewer from families living in farm areas. High school students who are preparing for college are less likely to smoke than those who do not plan to continue their educa