1、中央电大开放英语3历年试题及答案2010-2011年度第一学期英语II（1）期末考试模拟试题第一部分 交际用语1. Hello, could I speak to Don please? - _B_?A. Who are you B. Whos speaking C. Are you Jane2. -May I know your address? - _A_.A. Sure. Here you are 0 B. I have no idea C. Its far from here3. Hows the movie? Interesting? B . A. I was seated far
2、away in the corner B. Far from. I should have stayed home watching TV C. It was shown late until midnight4. What if my computer doesnt work? B . A. Im not good at computer B. Ask Anne for help C. Ive called the repair shop5. -Lets take a walk. -_C_.A. Yes, lets B. Oh, thanks C. Yes, please第二部分 词汇与结构
3、1. Silk _A_ by Chinese for thousands of years now.A. has been used B. was used C. is used2. You _ B _ to lock the door at night.A. shall B. ought C. must 3. You must explain _ C_ how they succeeded _ the experiment.A. of us, for B. at us, at C. to us, in4. Before I got to the cinema, the film _ A _.
4、A. had begun B. has begun C. is begun 5. I have lived here _ B _ 1997.A. for B. since C. from6. A lecture hall is _ B _ where students attend lectures.A. that B. one C. which 7. Im tired. I _ B _ working very hard.A. have B. have been C. had 8. He keeps _ B _ at himself in the mirror.A. to look B. l
5、ooking C. look9. The bedroom needs _C_.A. decorate B. to decorate C. decorating 10. Before she left on the trip, she _A_ hard.A. had trained B. has trained C. would trained第三部分 完型填空 A study has shown that fitness is the key (1) _ long life, irrespective of body shape (2) _ even smoking habits. Resea
6、rchers discovered that people who exercise live longer than (3)_, even if they are overweight and smoke.The study found that (4) _ fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five times more likely to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true (5)_the me
7、n had heart problems, smoked or were overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better (6)_and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken cooper, a fitness expert, said, “ You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and exercising regularly than (7)_ a non smoker and sedentary.” Although
8、 he adds, “But dont misunderstand me. I am not endorsing (8)_, I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary.”The British Government is putting pressure (9)_ manufacturers to reduce high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve
9、the nations health. But the new study suggests the Government should encourage more people (10)_.1. A. for B. of C. to C2. A. or B. and C. but A3. A. these that do not B. these who do not C. those who do not C4. A. the little B. less C. the least C5. A. if or not B. whether or not C. when B6. A. to
10、be fat B. being fat to C. doing A7. A. being B. be C. to be A8. A. smoked B. to smoke C. smoking C9. A. for B. on C. to B10. A. exercised B. exercising C. to exercise C第四部分 阅读理解短文理解1A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other. I was walking in
11、the park with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interrupting 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 pass
12、ing people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies 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 frie
13、nds. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the 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
14、, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology 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 w
15、ithout ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave 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 th
16、e pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a deposit 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 pick
17、ed up because I didnt really have time to talk. The technology devoted 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 uninten
18、ded results that make me upset. What good is all this gee-whiz technology 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_. A. unhappy B. funny C. wonderful2. According to the author, human contac
19、t in a park means _C_. A. looking at each other and saying hello when passingB. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogs C. both A and B3. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the _B_ we are. A. more automatic B. more disconnected C. closer 4.
20、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? CA. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.B. With voice mail, yo
21、u can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.C. All of the above.5. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author? BA. It makes communication easier and conversation possible everywhere. B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of
22、bringing them together.C. It makes human contacts limitless with electronic voices everywhere短文理解2Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or “bike”.In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycle
23、s to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.For several years th
24、is group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders have to use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes
25、more people would use bikes.But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea - they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike
26、.The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. Only on weekends, Central Park is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.1. According to
27、 the passage, bicycles _C_.A. are more convenient than cars B. are safer traffic tools than carsC. are the solution to some city problems2. The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by _B_.A. the city government B.some bike riders C.some store owners3. “Bicycle lanes” in the third paragraph
28、probably means _C_.A. roads for bicycles only B. roads full of bicyclesC. special parts of the road for bicycle riders only4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage? AA. In New York City, many people use bikes as they have special lanes B. Sometimes accidents may occur when cars
29、 and bikes are on the same lanes.C. The Central Park is closed to cars on weekends.5. The best title for this passage is _C_.A. Traffic Crowding in New York City B. Special Lanes for PassengersC. Solution to Traffic Problem in New York阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是否正确（T）、错误（F），还是文字中没有涉及相关信息（NG）。短文理解3Lily is
30、 70 years old and she takes care of her 91-year-old mother. She told us about caring for her mother.I wake up early every day, its usually about 6.30 am, and wait until I hear Tilly, my mum, moving about. Then I make her a cup of tea. At about half past seven she gets up and we have breakfast togeth
31、er. We normally just have toast, but on Sundays we always have bacon and eggs. After breakfast she reads the newspaper, then she sits by the window and waves to the neighbours as they walk by.She hardly ever goes out but she is very proud of her personal appearance, so she goes to the hairdresser once a month.She doesnt like being left on her own for very long, so I always arrange for a neighbour to come and sit with her w
