电大开放英语4期末之欧阳育创编

电大开放英语4期末复习题
第一部分交际用语
1. —Sam, this is my friend, Jane. —_____. B. Glad to meet you, Jane
2. —What’s the matter with you? — _____. C. I feel a bit sick
3.— Could I talk to Prof. Lee? — ______. A. Yes, speaking
4. —I’v e got a bad cold today. — _______.B. Oh, dear! I hope you get better soon
5.— Can you tell me where I can park the car? —________. C. Well, just over there
6. —What’s the best way to get to the Empire Hotel from here? — ____.B. Walking through the wood
7. —You needn’t do the work till after the New Year. — _______.B. Oh, good! Thank you. 8. —Have a nice holiday, Ted. —______. C. Thank you, and you too
9. — How was the journey to London? —________.A. It went very well
10. — Can you help me clear up the mess? —________.D. No problem
11. —Are you on holiday here? —_________.
C. No, we aren’t. We live here
12. —What’s the fare to the museum? —
________. D. Five dollars
13. — Is it going to be warm next week? — _______.A. Yes, it is
14. — What do you usually do in your spare time? — ______.B. Reading
15. — Do you mind if I read the newspaper on the table? — _____.B. Go ahead, please
16. — May I speak to Prof Li please? — _____.D. I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong numb er
17. — Here you are, Sir. — ________.D. Thank you very much
18. — So sorry to trouble you. — _______.A. It’s a pleasure
19. — Would you like a tea? — ________.A. Yes,
please
20. — What does your English teacher look like? — _______.D. She looks much like her mother
21. — How long will you be away from Italy? — _____.B. About a month
22. — What’s the weather like in this area? — ____.B. It’s rainy
23. — How are you feeling now? — ____.A. Much better
24. — What time does the train leave? — ____. C. At half past five
25. — Have you ever been to Tokyo? — _____.B. No, but I hope to go there next year
26. —What do you do? —____________.D.I ’m a
teacher.
27. Could you please tell me how to get to the nearest bus stop? C. It’s on the rig ht corner just ahead
28. How are you this morning? C. Very well, thank you
29. I wish you success in your career. D. The same to you
30. May I speak to Jack please? D. I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong number
31. May I use your bike to go shopping? B. Certainly. There it is
第二部分：词汇与语法结构
1. My watch has been losing time for the past week. It probably needs .A. cleaning
2. We are going to have our office _____ to make room for a new engineer.C. rearranged
3. Mary said to me, “If I had seen your bag, I ____
i t to you.”B. would have returned
4. We shall have an opportunity to exchange _____ tomorrow.C. views
5. Since this road is wet and slippery this morning, it _____ last night. C. must have rained
6. You will get used to ____ here when you have settled down.A. living
7. She is very careful. She _____ very few mistakes in her work. C. makes
8. Unfortunately the poor girl can’t do anything
but ____ all her belongings at a low price. B. sell 9. Do you think Tommy is _______ the truth?C.telling
10. ____ she couldn’t understand was why fewer and fewer went to him for help.B.What
11.. They were asked to avoid ____ any water which had not been boiled.A. drinking
12. John fell asleep _____ he was listening to the music. C. while
13. 1 have taken many photos. I’m go ing to get the film _____ B. developed
14. If the weather had been good, the children _____ out for a walk. C. could have gone
15. The car won’t start because the battery has_____.A. run out
16. The hall was almost empty. There were _____ people in it.C. few
17. Before joining the army, he spent a lot of time in the village ____ he belonged. B. to which
18. The doctor advised her ___ enough rest before going back to work. B. to get
19. ____ of them has a bedroom and a study.C. Each
20. The workers are busy _____ models for the exhibition. D. making
21. My boss is ____ holding pointless meetings. It really annoys me.B. always
22. That dinner was the most expensive meal we
______.D. had ever had
23. Robert is said ______ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.A. to have been studying
24 –If he __, he _ that food. -- Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately.B. had been warned; would not have taken
25. I was sick, but I ______ it at the weekend.B. got over
26. John was bored, ____ he left his life in England.B. so
27. These new processes _______.A. should be controlled
28. This is very important. You _____ remember to shut down your computer every evening.B. must 29. John Walters claimed that this lack of information _____ in negative feelings towards the media.B. had resulted
30. _____ you change your mind, I won’t be able to help you.B. Unless
31. It is one of the best concerts I ______. C.have ever been to
32. He _____ his father for both of them love walking in the countryside.B. is like
33. Then she cheered _____ a lot when they got ____ the taxi.D. up… into
34. Does this patient’s record need _______ now? No, you can finish it later.C. completing
35. Could you tell me _____?C.how long you have lived here
36. There are many cities _____ very fast.D. expanding
st year _________ of new books were published on environmental protection.A. hundreds
38. Waste electrical goods ______ safely.B. must be disposed of
39. There is a lot of crime on television. _____ other issues are pushed out.A. Therefore
40. China is no longer what it _____.A. used to be
41. I _______ reading the novel by the end of this week.D. shall have finished 42. He didn’t want anything to eat because he ______ already eaten.C. had
43. The best thing ______ to sleep.A. to do is
44. You had better _____ a coat with you.C. take
45. The food was _____________ good, but not good enough for me to eat there again.B. quite 46. He has three companies ___________________.A. employing 50 people each 47. She was _____________ late that she missed the last train.C. so
48. Could you tell me __________________?A. where
I can find a toilet
49. The new computer allows me _______________ work more efficiently.A. to
50. The trip to the countryside was great ___________.C. fun
第三部分：完形填空
Passage 0:Genetic Engineering
Many people are unaware 16__ a lot of the foods they eat every day, 17__ bread ham and cheese, have been altered by using new technology. Food can be changed. It can be made to taste 18__or to look different-carrots can be made to taste of chocolate and apples can be made redder. Some food that appears the same has been 19__ improved, for example, fish can be made to grow faster. Should we be pleased or worried? Will new technology bring benefits, or is it about to go 20__ control?
Genetically engineered foods are produced by taking genetic material from one species and transferring it 21__ another. For example, an ‘antifreeze’ gene which appears naturally in Arctic fish has been introduced into tomatoes and strawberries 22__ they don't freeze in cold weather; a human gene has been introduced into pigs to make them 23__more quickly.
Some claim great advantages. They point out that crops can be made stronger and more disease resistant, 24__ pesticides can be reduced. They also maintain that food can be made more nutritious or that the fat content can 25__ to
make it healthier.
16. A. that 17. B. such as 18. C. different 19. A. scientifically 20. D. out of
21. B. to 22. C. so that 23. A. grow 24. D. so 25. B. be reduced
Passage 1：The biggest adventure I’ve ever had was trekking in Thailand. We hired a guide (1)___us to a village in the jungle. We didn’t know that he (2)___ there before. (3)___ we reached the villa ge, we wouldn’t be able to find somewhere to sleep, (4)__ we wanted to get there in about 8 hours. After two hours we all realised we were lost. The (5)__ we walked, the more confused we
became. Luckily after a further 4 hours we met some hunters. They did n’t speak the same language as our guide, but we were able to (6)__ that we were lost. They (7)__ us towards the
village. It was after dark when we arrived there. We had been walking (8)__ over 14 hours and we were (9)__ exhausted. We had been very lucky; if we (10)__ the hunters, we would have had to sleep in the jungle.
1. C) to take
2. B) had never been
3. A)
Unless
4. A) so
5. C) further
6. D) get across
7.B) redirected
8. A) for
9. B) absolutely
10. D) hadn’t
met
Passage 2：Scientists are working hard to develop better aerials for mobile phones, a spokesman for Phikia Phones said today. ‘It really (11) __ users when they lose the signal in the middle of a call, so we are developing new aerials that will enable users (12) _ stronger signals. Many users reported that when they (13) __, the signal was often lost’, said the spokesman. The new aerials are designed to avoid (14) __ the signal by receiving the message on a wider range of radio frequencies. ‘We (15) __ that this is a major concern for phone users’said the spokesman. The new phones have a flexible external aerial, which users will have (16) __ touching their ear or head. The aerials (17) __ make the phones able to pick up a wider range of signals. The company spokesman insisted (18) ___
this was not a potential danger –“(19) __ safety regulation has been followed”, he told our reporter. “If (20) __ one of these phones this morning, I wouldn’t have missed my train coming here”, joked the spokesman.
11. A. irritates 12. C. to receive 13. B. were travelling 14. A. losing 15. C. have learnt
16. D. to get used to 17. B. -- 18. D. that 19. C. Every 20. B. I’d had
Passage 3：Ian and Shiree are a very unusual couple. Although they (21) __ in the heart of
London, they try to grow as much of their own food as possible. At the moment they (22)__ an allotment from the local council to grow food on, but they plan (23) __ more land soon. ‘We (24) __ growing our own food five years ago’, said Ian, ‘Since then we (25)__ about half of the vegetables we need and a quarter of the fruit. We (26)__ on the allotment for three years. We (27)__ our own garden before that.’ They do not plan to stop there though, ‘By this time next year we (28)__ enough land to grow about 75% of our food’, said Ian. Why do they do this? ‘We (29)__ about the chemicals used to grow our food’, said Shiree. ‘More and more people (30)__ the same in the future’, predicted Shiree.
21. A. live 22. C.are renting 23. B. to buy 24.. D. started 25 B. have grown
26. C. have been working 27. D. had only used 28. A. will have bought 29. C. worry 30. B. are going to do
Passage 4： 2 Patten Close
Derby DJ5 6XX 16 April 2003 Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing (31)_ about a recent stay at your hotel, The Grand. My wife and I arrived on 21st March and stayed for two nights.
Firstly we waited twenty minutes at reception
because there was nobody (32)__ the desk. Then we waited a further twenty minutes because the receptionist could not find our booking. (33)__our luggage was left unattended in reception for three hours until we finally took it to our room ourselves.
Our room was not available immediately when we arrived. Therefore we had to wait another hour (34)__ we could go to the room. When we saw the room, it had two single beds and we (35)_ _ a double bed, so we had to change it. Unfortunately the second room was on the top floor and the lift was (36)__. And although we had asked for a room with a sea view, it was facing the road.
Although the food in the restaurant was quite good, we were unhappy with the (37)_ _ we received. We had booked an evening meal inclusive in the price of the room. Consequently we did not take money to the dining room and then discovered (38)__ we had to pay for the wine immediately. Unfortunately, the waiters were rude and (39)__. However the manager did agree that we could pay the wine bill in the morning.
To sum up I was most dissatisfied with the entire experience and I expect full compensation for the inconvenience caused.
I look forward (40)__ from you.
Yours faithfully, Arthur Mullard
31.B. to complain 32.D. at 33.A. Moreover 34.D. before 35. C. had asked for
36.A. out of order 37. D. service 38.
B. that 39.
C. unhelpful 40.A. to hearing
Passage 5：I was travelling alone in Western Australia last year, and one day I set 41 to climb a high peak in that area. Although in the summer there are many tourists, I was there out of season 42_ there weren’t any tour groups. Soo n after I reached the top, it began to drizzle and the fog came 43 . Very soon, it was so thick 44 I couldn’t even make out the path. I take my phone with me everywhere 45 you never know when you will need it. Eventually I called my dad, 46 was 9,000 miles away in the UK. He told me to phone the local emergency services, but I felt 47 stupid that I didn’t want to. 48 , my dad realised this and made up his mind to call them himself. The rescuers called me 49 my mobile to find out exactly where I was, but unfortunately the battery ran out after five seconds. I lay down under a rock and waited – it was nearly night-time and I was cold and wet. Just as they were about to call off the search for the night, they found me. Fortunately one rescuer had said ‘Let’s try for just five more minutes.’ 50 they had given up, I would
have died. 41. B. off
42. B. so
43. D. down 44. D. that 45. C. because
46. A. who 47. B. so 48. A. Luckily 49. C. on 50. A. If
Passage 6：Dealing with waste is a huge global problem. Unfortunately, many people don’t usually think much about what happens 51 their old fridge when they update to the latest model. A few just dump it 52 the street without another thought.
53 , Britain currently has over a million old fridges rotting in dumps in fields and in warehouses because the country does not have
enough equipment to dispose 54_ them. New
European Union regulations say that from 1
January 2002, all material 55 depletes the ozone
layer, such as CFC coolants, must 56 fridges before they are put in landfill sites. It is 57 to take quite a while to solve the problem.
But it is not only fridges 58 are difficult to get rid of. What about old computers, TVs and other hi-tech junk? For example, Guangdong Province, in the southeast of China, has been suffering 59 problems caused by imported waste electrical goods like computers. Workers there have been breaking up old computers to extract the recyclable parts like chips, and precious metals 60
gold and platinum. 51. A. to 52.B. in 53.D. As a result 54. D. of 55.C. that
56. C. be removed from 57. D. likely 58.C. that 59. A. from 60. B. like Passage 7:E-tiquette!
Emails- do you love them or hate them? Whatever you feel, they are here to stay. Here are some tips and ideas for improving your email writing.
First, starting with a greeting and ending with a closure may seem old-fashioned, but it avoids upsetting people by appearing rude. It needn’t be Dear Sir or Madam, and Yours faithfully, but just say Hi or Hello or Dear (and a first name), then close with Regards (for more formal contacts ) and Cheers or Bye for friends. In offices and with people you know well and email frequently, you can just begin with their first name.
Getting emails that are not directly relevant to you is very irritating. Having wide mailing group lists doesn’t necessarily keep people informed. It is estimated that40% of all emails are deleted immediately because they have an irrelevant or frivolous subject-line. Try to organize your mailing groups accurately and keep updating your mailing lists regularly. If you don’t do this,
your messages may not get through to the people you want to send them to because they delete them automatically without reading them. If your contact is used to deleting irrelevant emails from you, they may also delete any relevant ones automatically.
Emails are usually quick and casual – they should convey a simple message. If you need to send important documents or letters –always send them as an attachment and use all the normal formal writing conventions. The receiver can then download the attachment and save it or print it out for careful reference.
Finally, using acronyms and smiley that your reader doesn’t understand is very frustrating. America Online (AOL), the biggest internet service provider, list 181 common acronyms and 60 common smiley. Try to use ones that you are sure your reader will understand.
第四部分：阅读理解（单选）
短文理解1：Blocks of “high-rise” flats have been built in large numbers in London and in many other big cities. Just after the Second World War these big, twenty-to-thirty storey buildings, hundreds of feet in height, were thought to be the ideal solution to the housing problem. For on the one hand, there was severe housing shortage, but on the other hand, there was lack of space to
build houses in urban areas. Blocks of “high-rise” flats seemed, at first, to be able to solve the problem, since they can offer space for more families to live in on less land. The beautiful, modern apartments in the high–rises were much sought after by people who lived downtown. Hundreds of the vast blocks had been built before anyone began to doubt about whether they were good solutions or not. Are they suitable places for people, children especially, to live in? A well-known British architect, who personally designed many of these buildings, now believes that the high-rises may well make those people who have been housed in them suffer a great deal. Evidence has been collected by social workers, which suggests that people do suffer. They complain about severe loneliness and deep depression living within these great towers. People also talk about lack of communication with others, no easy access to a playground for children, no chances for adults to get familiarized with each other. Many people say that they have lived next door to each other for years in the same building, but they never know who their neighbors are. Some experts say that a large number of people living in the high-rises suffer from mental disorder and have even developed criminal tendencies. As a result of these new
discoveries, plans for new high-rise blocks are being reconsidered. We are now building up many high-rises in big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Perhaps we should also reconsider the idea too.
1.There was a big housing problem after the
Second World War ____.C.in many big cities
2.Blocks of “high-rise” flats were thought to be
the ideal solution to the housing problem,
because ___.
D.they were built on less land and were
able to house a lot more people
3.The sentence “Hundreds of the vast blocks had
been built before anyone began to doubt
about whether they were good solutions or not.” means ___.it was not until hundreds of the vast blocks had been built, people began to doubt about whether they were good solutions or not
4.The author takes a well-known British architect
as an example to show us that __.
B.even a well-known designer of the high-
rises believes they are no good for people
5.What is the greatest danger for people living
in a high-rise according to some experts?C.Developing criminal tendencies.
短文理解2：Sura Elmer came to Shanghai last July from the Netherlands, and will remain here
for the next couple of years. He worked at the Holiday Inn Hotel as a sales manager, “One important part of my job consists in staying in contact with consultant-generals here. With a white face, it is easier for me to persuade people,” he said. Before working in Shanghai, he worked for a Holiday Inn Hotel in Amsterdam. He was transferred here by an arrangement between the hotels in Shanghai and Amsterdam.
Asked to comment on the differences between working in China and Europe, he said: “If anything, Chinese colleagues tend to be more serious, while we Dutch lik e to crack jokes,” he said. He also said that in Amsterdam everything goes faster and with less people. “In the Netherlands, we have to be efficient because salaries are high and companies cannot employ so many people as they do here in China,” he said. He also said that he earned a bit more here than in the Netherlands, and accommodation and meals are freely available. “I like Shanghai. Before coming here I had no idea what China would be like. Now I have been here for nearly one year, I found people here friendly, though I dislike people spitting on the ground.” He intended to work here for another two or three years, depending on the hotel.
6.From the passage, we know that Sura Elmer is
___.A.a Dutch
7. Sura Elmer came to Shanghai, ___.D.according to an agreement between the hotels in Shanghai and Amsterdam
8. Sura Elmer’s impression on his Chinese colleagues is that they __ than his colleagues in the Netherlands.B. are more serious
9. In the second paragraph, the sentence, “…accommodation and meals are freely available” means ____.
B. Sura Elmer eats and sleeps in the hotel free of charge
10. The thing that Sura Elmer dislikes in China is ____.C.people spit on the ground 短文理解3： Passage 3
I used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my attitude has begun to change, although I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today. As a top junior student in my college, I was asked to make a speech on how to learn English well. Standing in front of the audience facing so many freshmen, I was trembling. I didn’t remember any word that I had prepared. I ran out of the conference room without finishing my speech, leaving everyone puzzled. I cried that night in my room, feeling that I was a loser. Studying takes so much of my time that I feel unable to really
develop myself. I am just storing knowledge; yet fail to communicate with others. I have received many awards in school, but they don’t necessarily reflect anything about me. I don’t know how to socialize. When I leave school I fear I will be of no use to society.
I realize that everyone has her or his own way of living. I want to change my lifestyle. Of course I will keep studying. Yet I plan to look for a part time job, which might turn out to be a good chance to get to know society. I still believe that working my hardest does make me happy. I will still stay on in college, but I will not allow it to shelter me from the real world. 11.From this passage, we know that the author ______.C.realizes that it is more important to really develop oneself than just to store knowledge
12. By saying that she is “a junior student” in her college, the author means that she is _.A. a student in her third year in college
13. The author thinks the awards she has received _____.D. don’t necessarily reflect her real self
14. The author fears that she will be of no use to society, mainly because _.B.she does not know how to communicate with others
15.Which of the following statements is not true
according to the passage, when the author says that she wants to find a part time job? D. She wants to get some shelter from the real world.
短文理解4：35 Forest Avenue Dew’s Parker Adelaide 12, Nov. Dear Bob,
I’m just writing to let you know our new address and to invite you to our house-warming party next Saturday. I’m sorry about the lack of warning, but we’ve been busy moving house and I’ve had little time for anything else. In any case, we only decided to hold the party last week when we found out that cost of moving was not as high as we thought and we had a little cash to spare.
We moved to here two days ago and we’ve been working non-stop ever since. This evening we decided to have a few hours’ rest, so I’m writing a few invitations to some friends.
You can do the trip from Bedford to Flinders in two hours now that the new motorway is open. Dew’s Parker is rather difficult to find though, because it’s a new housing estate and few people know where it is. Give us a ring when you are in the area and I’ll give detailed directions to you then. Our number is 56889590.
Barbara and I hope you can make it in spite of the short notice.
All the best Charles P.S. We
can fix you up with a place to sleep – I guess you can put up with a mattress on the floor!
16.This passage is a letter of _______.A.an informal invitation
17.When Charles writes, “I’m sorry about the lack
of warning”, he means that he is sorry that __.D. he is not able to write this letter to Bob earlier
18.Charles and his wife decided to hold the
house-warming party, mainly because _____.B.
they still had a little money left to afford the party
19.From the letter we know that the new house
that Charles moved in is __________.C. in a
new housing estate
20. In the sentence “Barbara and I hope that you can make it …”, the phrase “make it” is used to say that Bob can _.A. manage to attend their party
短文理解5：Dear Uncle Ric,
We were very sorry to hear that you are in hospital again, but I feel sure you’ll be out and about again soon. It doesn’t sound very serious this time according to Auntie Ivy and in any case you have already recovered from the operation so quickly.
Malcolm has been working very hard all this year, because he is sitting some examinations
this month and he is determined to study History at the University of Oxford. Although the sun has been shining all day today, he has been sitting at home reading about the history of the French Revolution. Fortunately he loves books, especially history books. He spends all his time and money on books.
James is totally different from his brother. He might be too young to know better. He gets bored with school and studying. But he is very keen on games. He never stays indoors when the weather is reasonably fine, and today he has been playing tennis for hours with his friends. He is fond of football, but tennis is his favorite. He said that he wanted to become a professional player. His mother doesn’t really approve.
Robin sends you her love. We are looking forward to hearing from you and seeing you soon. I am sending this letter through the e-mail to Auntie Ivy and she will bring it to the hospital with our best wishes to you for a speedy recovery.
Lots of love Trevor
21．It is certain that Uncle Ric is in hospital _____.A.again after having fully recovered from an operation
22.It is ____ who wants to study history.C. James’s elder brother
23. In the second paragraph, the sentence “…he
is sitting some examinations…” means that Malcolm is ___.D. going to take some examinations
24. From the letter, we know that James wants
to become a professional player, ____.B. but Robin, his mother, does not like the idea 25. This is a ____.B. private letter
短文理解6：Good children must be good students at school. They should work hard at all subjects and do what is given to them on time. They should develop the ability to care for themselves, to try not to depend too much on their parents, to think independently and to work in a planned way. They ought to respect teachers, have a cooperative attitude towards schoolmates and always be ready to help others.
At home, good children should be tidy and hard working. Besides schoolwork they should help their parents with housework and be always ready to show respect and gratitude to their parents whenever their parents do something for them. They should also be very considerate towards their entire family. They ought to please their family with something that makes them happy and feel good instead of upsetting them with their personal worries. When it is absolutely necessary to talk to their parents about their personal problems, they should talk nicely and
calmly, getting ready to take advice from their parents since they are much more experienced in life. If any disagreement occurs, good children should try to iron out the disagreement by listening to the parents’ opinions. They never take it for granted that they are always in the right. On the contrary, good children learn quickly by listening to others.
26. The most suitable title for this passage
would be _______.C. What Good Children Should Be Like
27. One important ability good children are
supposed to develop is ____.A. to think independently 28. Good children should ______.B. care for
their parents, brothers and sisters
29. When there is disagreement between
parents and children, good children should try to ______.D.find a good resolution to the problem
30. In the last paragraph, the sentence “They
never take it for granted that they are always in the right” means they never _____.D.accept it as a matter of fact that they are always right
短文理解7：The AIDS virus has been around for a very long time, but the spread of the disease within the last twenty years or so on such。