1、电大英语考试题及答案 6第一部分:交际用语(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) 此部分共有10个未完成的对话,针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项,请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。1一I wonder if I could use your computer tonight?一 Im not using it right nowASurego ahead BI dont knowCIt doesnt matter DWho cares?2一Excuse mecould you show me the way to the neare
2、st post office? Oh yes!Two blocks away from here at the Green AvenueYou cant miss it AI beg your pardon? BWhat do you mean? CYou re welcome DMm,let me think3一Wow! This is a marvelous room! I ve never known you re so artistic AGreatI am very artconscious BDon t mention it CThanks for your compliments
3、 DIt s fine4一Is it possible for you to work late tonight? AI like it BIll do that CId love to DI think so5一Unbelievable! I have failed the driving test again! 一 This is not the end of the world AGood luck BCheer up CGo ahead DNo problem6一Would you like another slice of Christmas cake? 一 Im full AYes
4、,please BNo more,thanks CWhy not? DNothing more7一Susan is absent from todays writing class 一 As far as I knowshe has never missed a class AHow come? BSo what? CWhy? DWhat for8If you like I can mail this letter for you? AThats very kind of you BYou are so kind CPlease give me a hand DYou are great9一I
5、m terribly sorry that Ive spilled some coffee on the carpet ASorry BIt doesnt matter CThats right DDont mention it10一DoctorI dont feel well AYou are fine BIt doesnt matterCWhats the matter? DDont take it seriously第二部分:阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分) 此部分共有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后面的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,
6、并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。Passage 1 Places to stay in Britain are as varied as the places you visitWhatever your budget is the choicefrom basic barn to small hotel,from tiny cottage to grand castleis all part of funHostels Cheap,goodvalue hostels are aimed at all types of likeminded travelers,who prefer valu
7、e over luxury and you don t have to be young or single to use themBritain s independent hostels and backpackers hostels also offer a great welcomeFacilities and prices vary,especially in rural areas,where some hostels are a little more than a bunkhouse(临时住房)while others are remarkably comfortablealm
8、ost like bargain hotelsYouth Hotels Founded many years ago to“help all,especially young people of limited means,to a greater knowledge,love and care of the countryside”,the Youth Hotels Association is still going strong in the 21st centuryThe network of 230 hotels is a perfect gateway for exploring
9、Britains towns and countrysideB&BsThe B&B(bed and breakfast)is a great British institutionIn essence you get a room in somebodys house,and small B&Bs may only have one guest room,so youll really feel like part of the familyLarger B&Bs may have four or five rooms and more facilities,but just as warm
10、as a welcome In country areas your B&B might be in a village or an isolated farm surrounded by fieldsPrices reflect facilities:and usually run from around12 to20 per personCity B&Bs charge about25 to30 per person。although theyre often cheaper as you go further out to the suburbsPnbs&Inns As well as
11、selling drinks and meals,Britains pubs and inns sometimes offer B&B,particularly in country areasStaying a night or two can be great fun and puts you at the heart of the local communityRates range from around15 to25 per personPubs are more likely to have single rooms(332 words)11In this passage the
12、author mainly Atells us where to stay while visiting Britain Badvises readers to pay a visit to Britain Cintroduces the wonderful public services in BritainDgives us some information about British life12 are mainly built for young visitorsAPubs&Inns BYouth HotelsCHostels DB&Bs13If you travel alone a
13、nd want to know better about family life in Britain。Youd better stay in APubs&Inns BYouth Hotels CHostels DB&Bs14If you are interested in traveling with your friends but only with limited means,where is the better place for you to stay? APubs&Inns BYouth HotelsCHostels DB&Bs15Which of the following
14、is NOT true according to the last part of the passage?APubs and inns usually provide visitors bed and breakfastBAll pubs and inns offer visitors bed and breakfastCPubs and inns charge a visitor25 at the mostDIf you want a single roomyou are more likely to get one in pubsPassage 2What makes a person
15、a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is“no”It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientistYou will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenterYou will probabl
16、y agree,too,that knowing how to investigate,how to discover information,is important to everyoneThe scientists, however, goes one step further,he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer can be confirmed by other personsHe also works to fit the answers he get
17、s to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world worksThe scientists knowledge must be exactThere is no room for half right or right just half the timeHe must be as nearly right as the conditions permitWhat works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same condi
18、tions at other timesIf the conditions are different,any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditionsThis is one reason that investigations are important in scienceAlbert Einstein,who developed the theory of relativity,arrived at this theory thr
19、ough mathematicsThe accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigations,Einsteins ideas were shown to be correctA scientist uses many tools for measurementsThen the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations(263 words)16What makes a scien
20、tist according to the passage? AThe tools he usesBThe way he uses his toolsCHis ways of learningDThe various tools he uses17“The scientist,however,goes one step further”The author says this to show Athe importance of informationBthe importance of thinkingCthe difference between scientists and ordina
21、ry peopleDthe difference between carpenters and people with other jobs18A sound scientific theory should be one that Aworks not only under one set of conditions at one time,but also under the same conditions at other timesBdoes not allow any changes even under different conditionsCcan be used for ma
22、ny purposesD1eave no room for improvement19The author quotes the case of Albert Einstein to illustrate Athat measurements are keys to success in scienceBthat accuracy of mathematicsCthat the investigations are important in scienceDthat the mathematical calculations may test his investigations20What
23、is the main idea of the passage? AThe theory of relativityBExactness is the core of scienceCScientists are different from ordinary peopleDExactness and ways of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientistPassage 3A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to
24、respect the selfmade manthe man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his handsWhile the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or ev
25、en the skilled factory worker,he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sortThis attitude toward manual(体力的)labor is now still seen in many aspects of American lifeOne is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even lux
26、uriously(豪华地)furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel,expensive hobbies,and college education for the children;yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herselfwill serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward,furthermor
27、e the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakeryOn the contrary,the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishesA professional may talk about washing the car,digging in
28、 his flowerbeds,painting the houseHis wife may even help with these things,just as he often helps her with the dishwashingThe son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living,or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his edu
29、cation(291 words)21From paragraph 1,we know that in America Apeople tend to have a high opinion of the selfmade manBpeople can always rise to the top through their won effortsCcollege professors win great respect from common workersDpeople feel painful to mention their fathers as labors22According t
30、o the passage,the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because Aservants in American are hard to getBshe takes pride in what she can do herselfCshe can hardly afford servants DIt is easy to prepare a meal with canned food23The expression“wait on table”in the second paragraph means“ ” Awork in fl furn
31、iture shop Bkeep accounts for a bar Cwait to lay the table Dserve customers in a restaurant24The authors attitude towards manual(体力的)labor is Apositive Bnegative Chumorous Dcritical25Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage? AA Respectable Selfmade Family BAmerican Attitude
32、toward Manual Labor CCharacteristics of American CultureDThe Development of Manual Labor第三部分:词汇与结构(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分) 此部分共有20个未完成的句子,针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项,请从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。26Two days is not enough for him to finish the workHe needs day Aother Bthe other Cthe third Da third
33、27The red flower goes from one to in the class Athe other Bothers Canother Dother28The computer system suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet Abroke down Bbroke out Cbroke up Dbroke in29Theres lots of fruit the treeOur little cat is also in the tree Ain Bat Cunder Don30How c
34、an he if he is not ? A1isten;hearing Bhear;listeningCbe listening;heard Dbe hearing;listened to31In,the northerners have a particular liking for dumplings while the southerners are fond of rice Acommon Btotal Cgeneral particular32 no need the radio as Im used to studying with it on AIts;to turn down
35、 BIts;turning up CTheres;to turn off DTheres;turning off33How much has the company this year? Abrought in Bbrought down Cbrought out Dbrought about34The old houses are being pulled down to a new office block Amake room for Bmake use of Ctake the place of Dsupply with35The Chinese women volleyball pl
36、ayers both in and out of China Aare thought good of Bare highly thought of Care well thought Dare ill thought of36Would you like something ?Adrink Bto drink Cdrinking Dfor drinking37The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert Acovering Bcovered Ccover Dto cover38 is the population
37、of Paris? AHow many BHow much CHow DWhat39As the busiest woman there,she made her duty to look after all the other peoples affairs in that town Athis Bthat Cone Dit40It was getting ,he had to stop to have a rest Avery darker Bdark and dark Cdarker and darker Ddarkest and darkest41This overcoat cost
38、Whats more,they are small for me Avery much;very Btoo much;much too Cmuch too;too much Dvery much;too much42The film brought the hours back to me 1 was taken good care of in that remote village Awhen Bwhere Cthat Duntil43一Did the medicine make you feel better?一NoThe more , I feelAmedicine I take;and
39、 the worse Bmedicine I take;the worseCI take medicine;the worse DI take medicine;worse44It is not until you have lost your health you know its valueAuntil Bwhen Cwhat Dthat45Its high time that he settled down in the country and a new lifeAstart Bstarted Cstarting Dto start第四部分:完型填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分
40、)以下短文中共包含10个未完成的句子,针对每个句子中空缺部分有4个选项,请从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。Did you sleep well last night? Maybe many people will answer:NoIn fact,in the world about one in three people do not have good sleep 46 you say you do not have good sleep,it means waking early and not getting back to
41、sleep,often interrupted short period of sleep,or hours of wakefulnessYou 47 get tired,worried,and anxiousYour memory and ability to remember things will be 48 Then what should you do when you have the trouble? Do not worry about it too muchFirst,lets see whether you can sleep yourselfThe ways are as
42、 follows: First, 49 that your bedroom isnt too cold or too hotKeep it dark and quiet Second,check your lifestyle: Do not drink tea,coffee,cola or chocolate four hours before 50 Drink less liquid so that you can have no or fewer visits to the toilet Set your body clock well by getting up and going to bed at the