电大考试英语II(2)模拟复习题及答案附答案

1、电大考试英语II(2)模拟复习题及答案附答案单元自测 1 形考任务试题及答案题目为随机， 用查找功能（Ctrl+F） 搜索题目题目： Do you have much experience with caring for babies?_.答案： Yes, I do. I often take care of kids in my free time.题目： Lily is a good student except _ she is a little bit careless.答案： that题目： How do you feel about your family life?_.答案： N

2、ot bad. I think it is a good choice to be a full-time mother.题目： It s raining so heavily outside. I m terribly anxious about my son s safety._.答案： Don t worry about him. He will come back safe and sound.题目： Ken did badly in his math test. I m terribly worried about the result._.答案： Come on. It isn t

3、 the end of the world.题目： Our son has picked up some bad habits recently, and I am really worried about it._.答案： Cheer up. I believe he will overcome it.题目： He asked me _ Zhang Hua came to school or not.答案： whether题目： I want to know_ .答案： what his name is题目： It is said that _ 2000 factories were clo

4、sed down during the economic crisis.答案： approximately题目： The birth rate of the country decreases _ with years.答案： progressively题目： This movie is _ that one.答案： as interesting as题目： Tom won the first prize of oral English contest, which is beyond his _.答案： expectation题目： We consider it necessary _ To

5、m should improve his behavior.答案： that题目： We often compare children _ flowers.答案： to题目： Young people _ 62% of University teaching staff.答案： comprise二、 阅读理解： 选择题（每题 10 分）Most couples who get married or decide to live together generally plan to have children. Severalyears ago, people thought that havi

6、ng big families was common and this was seen as an advantage.That was mainly because children began working at an early age to help provide for the family.But with the changing times and with the cost of living getting higher every single year, havinga big family is no longer considered to be a prac

7、tical option. In fact, more couples considerthat they have only one child and some do not have any desire to become parents at all.According to the Australian Institute of Family Studies, by 1986, women aged 40 to 44 years,were considerably more likely to have given birth to two children than three

8、children (36%vs. 27%) or four or more children (19%) . However, taken together, women were still more likelyto have had three or more children than to have had two children (46% vs. 36%) .In recent years, women were more likely to have had two children than three or more children a trend that was mo

9、st marked in the most recent period (38% vs. 25% in 1996; 38% vs. 22%in 2006) . These days, most families in Australia have two children. But the number of womenwho had GIVEN BIRTH TO a single child INCREASED PROGRESSIVELY from only 8% in 1981 to 13% in2006.The U. S. Census Bureau states that there

10、are approximately 14 million only children in Americatoday. This COMPRISES 20% OF the children s population COMPARED TO only 10% around fifty yearsago.操作提示： 通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。1. Several years ago, people thought that having big families was【C】A. uncommon and this was seen as an advantageB. common a

11、nd this was seen as a disadvantageC. common and this was seen as an advantage2. By 1986, taken together, women were still more likely to have had【B】 children.A. lessB. moreC. no3. In recent years, women were more likely to have had【C】 .A. three or four childrenB. more childrenC. fewer children4. Acc

12、ording to the passage, we can predict that the number of family with a single childwill【B】 (将会增长) .A. decreased dramaticallyB. increased dramaticallyC. remained steady5. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage? 【A】A. Families Having Fewer Children Nowadays.B. Couples Having More

13、 Children Nowadays.C. Women Being Likely to Have More Children.二、 阅读理解： 正误判断（每题 10 分）STOPPING YELLING AT YOUR KIDSParenting is hard. If you re a parent, I m sure that I don t need to tell you that our jobis a tough one. When you re managing children, it can be difficult to remember that they arestil

14、l learning. If you find you are yelling at your kids more often than you want to, hereare some ways that can help you reduce the yelling. I ve been working on this for the pastfew months and I have to say, it s been amazing for both the kids and me.If you are having an argument with your child, you

15、need to make sure you both take the timeto really listen. It gives both of you time to think and really listen to each other, whichis important. Kids are more likely to listen to you if you listen to them!One of your biggest struggles is to remind yourself of appropriate expectations. You can texpec

16、t that your youngest acts as responsibly as your oldest. You should lower what you expect taking into consideration things like their age it can make a big difference.You should do your best to take a moment before yelling and take in a deep breath. It makesa world of difference for you. Instead of

17、yelling, you d better whisper. It can also help diffuseany situation by making things quieter, not louder. Besides, the more time you spend with yourkids, the better you ll get at communicating with them. You re both more likely to understandeach other.If your children aren t listening or it seems t

18、hey only don t listen to you, you don t takeit personally. You should remind yourself that your kids are still learning and they re notgoing to be perfect.操作提示： 句子正确选择下拉选项框为 T； 句子错误选择下拉选项框为 F。1. As a parent, you may know that parenting is an easy job. 【F】2. Listening to each other is a good way to s

19、top argument between parents and their kids. 【T】3. Usually younger kids behave less responsibly than elder children. 【T】4. Parents should lower their expectations for their kids. 【T】5. Both yelling and whispering can help make things quieter. 【F】单元自测 2 形考任务试题及答案题目为随机， 用查找功能（Ctrl+F） 搜索题目题目： Do you mi

20、nd if I record your lecture?_.答案： No， not at all.题目： Linda, what s wrong with your grandmother?_.答案： She hurt her leg.题目： I m sorry to hear that your grandmother is ill in hospital._.答案： It s very kind of you.题目： Is your grandmother getting well now?_.答案： Yes, she is much better now.题目： Looking afte

21、r a baby is not an easy job, is it?_.答案： No, it isn t.二、 阅读短文， 从 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出一个正确答案。（每题 10 分）DEMAND FOR ELDERLY CARE SERVICES IN CHINA RISING RAPIDLYThe number of elderly people aged above 60 increased. Demand for elderly care services in Chinawill continue to rise due to the increasing aging pop

22、ulation. The number of elderly peopleaged above 60 was over 200 million in 2012, and will be 300 million in 2025 and 400 millionin 2034, according to experts.It will be a tough challenge for China to deal with, due to the increasing rates of urbanizationand a DECREASING birth rate. The Chinese peopl

23、e will be facing a big challenge if we do nothave enough money when we get older.The United Nations defines an aging society as one that has 10 percent of its population ator above the age of 60.When most developed countries were classed as an aging society, their gross domestic product(GDP) per cap

24、ita stood at between 5, 000 to 10, 000 U. S. dollars or above. However, China becamean aging society in 2001, and its GDP per capita was only 1, 000 U. S. dollars. It was 6, 000U. S. dollars in 2012. China s economic foundation for an elderly society is fragile.On Sept. 13.2013, the State Council is

25、sued a guideline to speed up the development of China selderly care services, hoping to complete a social care network for its elderly by 2025.操作提示： 通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。1. What does the word decreasing in Paragraph 2 mean?【A】A. It means falling.B. It means rising.C. It means peaking.2. What does GDP

26、stands for?A. Government Document Publishing Service. 【B】B. Gross domestic product.C. General domestic product.3. What was China s GDP per capita in 2012? 【B】A. It was 1, 000 U. S. dollars.B. It was 6, 000 U. S. dollars.C. It was 10, 000 U. S. dollars.4. Why is China s economic foundation for an eld

27、erly society fragile？ 【A】A. Because of its increasing aging population and its low GDP per capita.B. Because when China was classed as an aging society, our gross domestic product (GDP)per capita is high.C. Because of its decreasing aging population and its high GDP per capita.5. The passage implies

28、 that 【C】A. Chinese government can do nothing to deal with the challenge of the increasing agingpopulationB. Chinese people don t need enough money when they get olderC. The Chinese social care network is expected to be completed in the near future单元自测 3 形考任务试题及答案题目为随机， 用查找功能（Ctrl+F） 搜索题目题目： He aske

29、d John _ he could swim.答案： if题目： He is worth _.答案： trusting题目： John asked me _ to visit his uncle s farm with him.答案： whether I would like题目： She _ the children not to make any noise.答案： told题目： She is a _ woman.答案： confident young题目： She said she _ lost a pen.答案： had题目： There is only one thing that

30、 people can t _you, and that is your wisdom.答案： take away from题目： We found him _ in the laboratory.答案： working题目： We must keep our classroom _.答案： clean题目： You d better _ to hospital at once.答案： go二、 阅读理解： 选择题（每题 10 分）Among the more colorful characters of Leadville s golden age were H. A. W. Tabor a

31、nd his secondwife, Elizabeth McCourt, better known as Baby Doe. Their history is fast becoming one of thelegends of the Old West. Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont. With hisfirst wife and two children he left Vermont by covered wagon in 1855 to homestead in Kansas.Perhaps he

32、 did not find farming to his liking, or perhaps he was lured by rumors of fortunesto be made in Colorado mines. At any rate, a few years later he moved west to the small Coloradomining camp known as California Gulch, which he later renamed Leadville when he became itsleading citizen. Great deposits

33、of lead are sure to be found here. he said.As it turned out, it was silver, not lead, that was to make Leadville s fortune and wealth.Tabor knew little about mining himself, so he opened a general store, which sold everythingfrom boots to salt, flour, and tobacco. It was his custom to grubstake pros

34、pective miners,in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or grub, while they looked for ore,in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered. He did this fora number of years, but no one that he aided ever found anything of value.Finally one day in the year 187

35、8, so the story goes, two miners came in and asked for grub.Tabor had decided to quit supplying it because he had lost too much money that way. These werepersistent, however, and Tabor was too busy to argue with them. Oh help yourself. One moretime won t make any difference, He said and went on sell

36、ing shoes and hats to other customers.The two miners took $17 worth of supplies, in return for which they gave Tabor a one-thirdinterest in their findings. They picked a barren place on the mountain side and began to dig.After nine days they struck a rich vein of silver. Tabor bought the shares of t

37、he other twomen, and so the mine belonged to him alone. This mine, known as the Pittsburgh Mine, made 1300 000 for Tabor in return for his $17 investment.Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the townfor $117 000. This turned out to be even more fabulous than

38、the Pittsburgh, yielding $35 000worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and laterbecame lieutenant governor of the state.操作提示： 通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。1. Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT【C】 .A. because Tabor became its leading citizenB. be

39、cause great deposits of lead is expected to be found thereC. because it could bring good fortune to Tabor2. The word grubstake in paragraph 2 means【C】 .A. to supply miners with food and suppliesB. to open a general storeC. to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine

40、, if one wasdiscovered3. Tabor made his first fortune【A】 .A. by supplying two prospective miners and getting in return a one-third interest in the findingsB. because he was persuaded by the two miners to quit supplyingC. by buying the shares of the other4. The underlying reason for Tabor s life care

41、er is【B】 .A. purely accidentalB. based on the analysis of miner s being very poor and their possibility of discoveringprofitable mining siteC. through the help from his second wife5. If this passage is the first part of an article, who might be introduced in the followingpart? 【B】A. Tabor s life.B.

42、Tabor s second wife, Elizabeth McCourt.C. Other colorful characters.二、 阅读理解： 正误判断（每题 10 分）The Wichita Falls Police Department is trying to help curb crime in neighboring communitiesthroughout the city. On Saturday Wichita Falls Police gave a free two-hour presentation tohelp locals keep their commun

43、ity crime free.More than 20 people showed up at the Martin Luther King Center in east Wichita Falls to bepart of the presentation.Wichita Falls Police Officer Jeff Hughes said that they wanted to make sure the folks out therewere aware they were doing everything to take away the opportunity from a b

44、ad guy.Hughes reminded those in attendance that their homes outside presentation could be an openinvitation to criminals. One of the biggest ways to prevent crime, according to Hughes is touse CPTED. Also known as Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design.The biggest site, that we are dealing wi

45、th now, that we are endorsing fully, is Nextdoor andit s simply just nextdoor. com,The site is free and helps locals set up a Virtual Community that they can interact with fromthe comfort of their own home.With www. nextdoor. com it all happens in a web based program where if you send something outi

46、t gets to that group or that person instantly, they will get an alert on their phone or anemail, said Hughes.According to Hughes, he has already seen a positive impact locally from the site and hopesit can continue to expand in Wichita Falls.操作提示： 句子正确选择下拉选项框为 T； 句子错误选择下拉选项框为 F。1. The Wichita Falls

47、Police Department is planning sterner measures to combat crime. 【F】2. According to Hughes, one of the biggest ways of crime prevention is through environmentaldesign. 【T】3. The biggest site that police are approving fully is nextdoor. com. 【T】4. The purpose of nextdoor. com is to help locals set up

48、a real community. 【F】5. If you use the nextdoor. com site, you have to pay for it. 【F】单元自测 4 形考任务试题及答案题目为随机， 用查找功能（Ctrl+F） 搜索题目题目： I have trouble in _ my homework.答案： doing题目： This plant can t be exposed _strong sunshine.答案： to题目： Brand was Jane s brother! _he reminded me so much of Jane!答案： No wond

49、er题目： How about going to the cinema? _答案： Sounds like a good idea!题目： May I open the window to let in some fresh air? _.答案： Go ahead!题目： Ok, I ll fix your computer right now. Oh, take your time. _.答案： I m in no hurry.题目： Susan, will you please go and empty that drawer? _.答案： What for？题目： A dictionar

50、y may define genetics _ simply the science of the study of heredity.答案： as题目： He asked his neighbor to _ his house.答案： keep an eye on题目： People _ foxes _ clever but sly animals.答案： consideras二、 英译汉（每题 10 分）操作提示： 通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。1. Parents are too busy to spend time teaching their kids right from

51、wrong. 【B】A 父母不会太忙， 所以有时间教导孩子明辨是非。B. 父母都太忙， 没有时间教导孩子明辨是非。C. 父母很忙， 但是也抽时间教导孩子明辨是非。2. Attend parenting classes, or join a local support group if you are having troubleunderstanding how to exercise discipline. 【A】A 如果在理解如何管教孩子方面有困难， 你可以参加父母课程或者当地的支持团体。B 如果你在理解练习纪律方面有困难， 可以参加父母课程学习或者加入当地的帮助团体。C 如果在理解练习管

52、教孩子方面有困难， 参加父母课程学习或者加入当地的帮助团体是有用的。3. As millions of people have access to the Internet, criminals look for potential victimsonline. 【C】A 当成千上万的人们接受网络， 犯罪分子就会寻找网上的潜在受害者。B. 由于成千上网的人们具备了上网条件， 犯罪分子就会悄悄地物色受害者。C. 由于成百上千万的人们具备了上网条件， 犯罪分子会在线物色潜在的受害者。4. Use software that blocks out certain inappropriate webs

53、ites in case you can t keep an eyeanytime. 【B】A 利用软件画出不良网站的轮廓， 这样你就不用时时关注了。B. 利用软件阻挡一些不良网站， 以免有时你无暇照看。C. 利用软件剔除不良网站避免不时浏览到。5. When you are suspicious of the website, check it out before you pay any money. 【B】A 当你怀疑的时候， 你要检查支付的网站。B. 当你觉得网站可疑， 支付之前要严加核实。C. 当你怀疑支付的金额时， 要留意相关网站。二、 阅读理解： 正误判断（每题 10 分）The

54、 law defines youthful offenders (age 18 or under) as delinquent if they commit offenses.As for the same offenses, the court would consider an adult as a criminal. Status offendersare juveniles who commit offenses appropriate only to juveniles, such as truancy from school.Here are a few ideas to help

55、 prevent your children from being a delinquent.Keep your children in school to help prevent delinquency. Minor offenses, such as truancy,can lead to more serious offenses. Make clear to your children your expectations about theirschool attendance. Meet with school officials if necessary.Exercise ade

56、quate supervision. Juveniles rarely commit serious offenses while under thesupervision of an adult. Seek the assistance of your local service agencies if you feel youcannot control your children. Attend parenting classes, or join a local support group if youare having trouble understanding how to exercise discipline.Educate your children about the dangers of drugs. Drug offenses and addiction can have seriousconsequences for your children. Let your children know you will not tolerate drug use. Stayinforme