国家开放大学电大专科《英语阅读(2)》2026-2027期末试题及答案(试卷号：2156).docx

国家开放大学电大专科《英语阅读(2)》2026-2027期末试题及答案(试卷号：2156)
Part I
Questions I —10 are bated on Passant I.
Passage 1
llib is a short passage about one of the famous kidnappings which happened in Italy in 1973.
Police seek Mr Getly^i grandson
I rrmi (Xir Coe心pond cm Rome . July 14
searching today for Paul Getty HI. aged 16. the giadnson of the oil
muhiniillionnirct who has been missing since curly on Tuscday II is feared (hai he has been
kidnapped
Thu alarm was raised yesterday by Mrs Gail Harris, aged 39. lhe boy's mother, after she received an anonymous telephone call in her Rome flat saying: °Wc have kidnapped your son Get money ready fbr a ninsoni We will call again later ”
Police art not excluding the possibility that it might be some kind of joke. Ijui the chances that kidnappe nt may have set lheir sights on young Paul arc considerable in view of the success of several recent kidnappings in Italy.
Pault o slim, fair-bained boy with a gift for painting, mingled with hippies and sold mcml
(ririkets he made in Rome s favourite hippy haunts, the Piazza di Spagna and the Piazza Navona
The last time be was seen was in the early houns of Tuseday morning when he left n night club with some hippy friends.
The Dm母 Saturday July 14t 1973
Read Passage 1 and decide whether the following sUitemenU arv True or False. Write T for True und F for False against the number of each of the statcmenti on your Answer Sheet.
L The boy had been kidnapped for 16 days»
2. The boy's mother reported the ease to the police on July 13.
3. The cnminalB kidnapped the boy probably bccaune there were recently scvcrnl successful kidnappings in Italy.
ay was a conservative student, and worked hard at his studies.
ent to a restaurant before he was kidnapped.
1 again and then try to give short answers to Questions 6-10. Write your answers r Sheet.
old was the kidnapped boy?
ich city did the kidnapping happen?
was special about his grandfather?
received an anonymous telephone call about the kidnap?
re was he last seen?
-20 are based on Passage2.
Part II
Passage 2
:able tennis players have set new records in the past two years. Following a f seven titles at the 43rd World Table Tennis Championships in 1995, Chinese
d audiences at the Atlanta Olympics by bagging all four golds. After that, the
';or both the First Women's Singles World Cup and the 17th Men，s Singles ~rent to Deng Yaping and Liu Guoliang, and all four champions of the Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Pro-Tour Finals' 96 were Chinese players, [d, at the same time, however, be aware of hidden troubles behind so much
iree top players in the men's team, Kong Linghui, Liu Guoliang and Ding
[1 quite young. Kong was in difficulty for all of 1996. In Atlanta, he was
'finally ousted by Taek Sao Kim of the Republic of Korea in the second round
singles. Fortunately, he had the chance to redeem himself as world champion
he men，s doubles title with his team-mate Liu Guoliang.
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uniquenenB he oner relied on in no [an^er so mysterious. How to keep chnllcnging other tntcrnAtioniil champiorui in the bigKetit ianuc Ding Song has to face now.
Many new fneen in rhe tncr/w including Feng Zhc> Xiong Ke Wang Ltqiru Hwn Yangt Mnlin and Qin Zhijian* (ailed to impress people much over the year. Compared with Wanff Too nnd the other three veternna mentioned above, they ore still too green. Luckily the establiAhrd players are not too old yet• nnd newer player> still have time to
miiture.
Them? incernal problem*• which con be overcome through more training> Hon 11 count for much, when whatfa rrnlly more serious in the threat from without. Since the Atlanta Olympics* China has once again become the M com mon tnrgetM of the rest of the worlds

In menf» compclilionst European teams remain the innjor threat to Chinn. In the 1996 World Tabic Tennis Rankings we find VUdimir SumnonoVt a new star from fkloruH«in> close on the hreln of the two Chinese who tied for (trsl placc< h in this mant noted for hi» comprehensive skills and toughne5«< who gave Chinese player* so much trouble al the Olympicn and the World Cup on their way to the championship titles^
A group of upcoming players like Samsonov is emerging in Europe* and lant year the European Federation of Table Tennis Association* had b special meeting on how to deal with the Chinese team. They have invited Chinese players to act ad advi»orikt dispatched two obsiervera to China to keep abreast of the Chinese tcamt and have sent European players to China to be trained with their Chinese counterpnrt*. They have even thought of amending competition rules to restrict Chinese players
The Republic of Koren (ROK) is another threat. The Chinese team lout only twice in the group event in the pnat two yearn• to the same rival the ROK. The ttixth-ranked plnycr in the world is Tack Soo Kim. probably the UrRest threat to any Chinese player. At the Anian Table Tennis Championships in 1996 he defeated more than a few Chincar vcterann9
Read Pasaagc 2 und then choose the best answer that tnay complete each of the statcmenti according to tbc ptmaxc Write your •nswem on the Answer Sheet.
IL We cun infer that thin paxnagc probably comes from .
A. b recommendation letter B- a magaune
C. an instruction D・ a drama piny
12. A： rhe 43rd WTTC in 1995, Chines players ・
A. cleaned all the seven cups after they won them
B won all the four golds
C won all the seven championship events
D・ failed to win all seven cups
13. What docs the sentence "Wc should* at the same time, however, be aware of hidden troubles behind 50 much glory" imply (Para 2)?
A. The Chinese team will win all the championships in the tntemationAl table tennis competitions.
B. Chinese players have good skills, so nobody can beat them.
C. Though the Chinese team won many championships* the top players have some drawbacks.
D. The Chinese team is better than others.
14. According to the passage« which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. All five champions of the International Table Tennis Federation (!TTF) Pro-Tour Final's 96 were Chinese players.
B. Kong Linghui won the men's doubles title with Dingsong in Atlnnta.
C・ Ltu Guoliang is rhe strategic weapon in the Chinese team. His sktlh are perfect.
D・ Ding Song is famous for his unique combination of offense and defense.
15. Some of the players in the men'll tram arc described Mtoo grccnHt which means
A. they still need more time to mature
B. they are the mysterious weapons of the Chinese lezim
C people know rchtivcly little nboui them
D. they wear unnuitAblc sportswrnr for the mntch
16. The phrase "don't count for much0 (Para 6) nicans .
A. there is not much to count
B. what has born mentioned is* not vrry inifwrt/int

C what hue been mentioned cwnnof he cnsily explained
D・ there have not been enough discuA^ian% of the prublrm
17. Which of the following is the closest in tneaning to the phrnne uc1orc on the heels of" (Para 7)?
A. LoMng interest in. K Running oway front
C Pushinga D・ Following closely*
18. The European Federation of Table Tennis Associations has tried hard.
A. to invite Chinese players to be advisors for their team%
B・ to wnd European players to China to help the Chinese players
C to find fault with the Chinese team by sending two observers to China
D. to hold more table tenniji competitions
19. In the sentence * They have even thought of amending competition rules to restrict Chinese players1* (Para 8). *【hey" refer to.
A. the International Table Tennis Federation
B. the Belorussia team
C< the European Federation of Table Tennii Associations
D the Korean team
20. The tone o! this passage is .
A. critical B. argumentative
C. partial D・ objective
Part IQ True or False Questions 21—30 arc based on Passage 3.
Passage 3
Have you ever heard of PayneM Prainc? It is one of the most important natural and historical areas in Florida. Paynes Prairie is located near Gainesville. It is large* 219 000 acres. This protected land is called a preserve. The Florida Park Service manogen the preserve.
The Paynes Prairie basin was formed when limestone dissolved and the ground settled^ It is covered by marsh and wet prairie vegetation^ There are areas of open water. During brief periods it has flooded enough to be considered a lake. Except for that, the basin has changed tittle through time>
Man has lived on Paynes Prairie a very long time. He lived there a> (ar back as 10000 R. C. Al one time, the Semi notes lived there. The prsine is thought to have been named after King Payne• a Seminole chief. During the late 16OOs> the lArgent cattle ranch in Florida was on Paynes Prairie. Today • Paynes Prninr is preserved lnnd< It is occupied by visitors and Florida Park Service employees.
Wiliam Bartram visited Paynes Prairie. Bjirtrctm was the first person who portrayed (described) nature through personal experience ns well ns scientific observation. He lived 200 years &go> He visited Paynes Prairie in 1774. At thnt time he described it* He called Paynen Prairie the Mgreat Alachua Savannahs "
Mott o( the animal life, which Burt ram deacribedi in still here. A large number of sand hill crane、・ hawk* and waterfowl are herr in winter. The Animal dlvcnlty in increatked by the presence of pine flat woodn< hammock# ftwnmpt and pond”
The Puyn” Prftiric Preserve Slotc Park it open year round< The Florida l、rk Service works hi rd so that the p/irk will appear tis it did in the pnM. h offers many opportunities (or rccrcAtion. At fhe park you can enmp and picnic You can hike and bike You cam bom And fish. You can ride on home trnih. And you rnn *rc lots o( nnfurc and wildlife. You can see Floridu tin if won in thr curly dnya.
Paynei Prairie ia a piirt of our Florida history. It i» an example ol our Florida nAturnl reMaurcc»< It h a place (or recreation nnd an important cxptriencc of ihr Real Florida.
Wend PftssHge 3 and decide whether thr following sUtemcnt* tire True or False. Write T for True nnd F far False ngMlnut the number of each of the sUtcmenls on your Answer Sheet.
2L The Paynes Prairie is located nor Gaincuville in Florida, h is large< 20# 100 acres.
22. The Pnyncs Prairie basin wan formed from diiinolvcd limestone and the ground neulinif.
23. The Puynm Prairie in covered by wet prairie vegmiicm.
24. The Payne* Prairie has changed httlc through time.
25. The pruirie ia thought to hnvc been nnmed nffer King P/iync.(i Seminole God.
26. Their uned io be a big cnttlc farm on Poynw Prairie.
27. William Bart mm wbh thr first person to vistt Pftyncn Pnnria.
28. The undrrlinet! word "diverSty" means **variety”.
29. The Pwynrn Prairie PrrMcrvc State Park is only aprn in aurnmen
30. The purjiofic o( the passage la to call on people c 4
It'ei March* 2050.
Frnnk nnd Mnry Smith wake up in their comfortable hounc in thr morning nnd nwitch on the bedroom computer to get the Intent newn. They u>ed to read thr Tirnr>t but chitnKrd to electronic newnpK|)rrn many yeorn Ago.
There is the usual ncw^ about apflcei another space (light has returned (rorn Marit nnd nctcntiBts have discovered a new planet* Then they return to business ncwsi the US dollnr h«A risen greatly in Shanghai• one of the world91 leading bumness centers. Mary tells the computer to buy 5.000 dollflr9> nnd there is a quick rcAponne thnt it ha» been done.
Ab they watch the screen* Mnry orders one of the huuM^hold robota to make codec (or thcrib Frank dinnppearB into the utudy to join n video conference with hi« partnern around thr world. He is a computer engineer• working for several rompunies. This in hiji third jobi he used to be in mArketing and then television^
Mary hftfi a quick look ot the shopping channch the unual xelecfton of electric cars# household robotii nnd cheap travel offers — before picking up the video phone to talk io her ttffsistnnt. She nho has a job nnd she ia doing medical research Both «hc and Fnink uwed to have an office dsk in l^ondon# but in 2014 they decided to move to the nc^ide and work from homc#
Frank nnd Mary have one dnuRhtcr. Louiiice who aho has her own workstation nt home. She goes to nchool only one day a week# miiinly to piny with other students^ Clasiirooms disappeared in 2030 because there wus no longer any need (or them, communication Bystems hove mndr it much easier to learn at home.
Louinet now thirteen^ in studying Chinese at presents which become a world langUBK*1 as important am EnRliah. lx)uiac han many Chinene friends. They communicate by computer.
According to (hr(Amily doctor• Louise will live to «t lea^t 130. Her wish is to work for a few decAdc5 ond then spend her time on mumc nnd pointing.
Rcud Paisagc 4 and I hen try to give short answers to Questions 31—35. Write your answers on the Answer ShccL
31. Why do Fritnk and Mnry switch on the bedroom computer in the morning?
32. Dom Mmy rend «pncc nnd btiaincM news?
33. Who makes coffee for Mnry and Frank?
34. How docs Frank work with others from home?
35. What will be the two world languages in 2050?
试题答案及评分标准
(仅供参考)
Part I (30 pointst 3 pointi each)
1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F
6. The boy was 16 years old.
7. The kidnapping happened in Rome>
8. His grandfather was an oil multimillionAirc.
9. Mr* Gnil Hnrrin/Thc boyS mother did.
!0» He was last seen outside • nightclub.
Part II ( 30 points. 3 points each)

11. H
12. C
13. C
19. C

Part HI ( 20 points, 2 points each)
21. F
22. T
24. T
26. T
27. E
28. T
29. F
30. F

Part IV ( 20 pointst <1 points each)
31. They want to re the InteMt news.
32. Yes. jihe docs.
33. A household robot does.
34. Frank works with olhcrn by using a video conference.
35. Chinese and English will be the two world lAnguAgcn ai thai Time.