2018年电大开放英语3复习小抄.doc

第一部分    交际用语
1. Hello, Sally. How’s everything? D. Just so-so
2. Excuse me, would you lend me your calculator?
   A. Certainly. Here you are 
3. I don’t like the spots programs on Sundays.
B. Neither do I  
4. What’s the problem, Harry?    
  D. I can’t remember where I left my glasses
5. What kind of TV program do you like best?
C. It’s hard to say, actually 
6 Could you tell me where Mr. Lake is?
B. At the office            
7.May I help you, madam?
D. Yes, I’d like 2 kilos of oranges
8 Hello, could I speak to Don please?
D. Who’s speaking?
9 What would you like, tea or coffee?
B. Coffee, pleasee
10. What about going for a walk?.
A. Why not? A good idea 
11.Nice weather, isn’t it?
   C. Yes, it is                         
12. I think the Internet is very helpful.
   A. Yes, so do I
13. What subjects are you studying?  
     C. I’m studying philosophy
14. Which language do you speak at home?
D. English, most of the time
15. Must we hand in our homework now? 
C. No, you needn’t        
16. Let’s take a walk.   
A. Yes, let’s             
17. Hello, could I speak to Don please?
D. Who’s speaking
18. Do you think the exam will be put off?
C. Not likely
19. In my opinion, you’d better take a couple of days off.
       A. I’ll take your advice  
20. Would you mind if I open the window for a better view?
D. Of course not

第二部分    词汇与结构
阅读下面的句子，从四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。
1. I broke my leg when I B. was    skiing in America.
2. She was convicted C. of   murder.
3. A new hotel D. is being built in the center of town at the moment.
4. It is very convenient A. living  here.
5. I have lived here B. since  1997.
6. The bedroom needs A. decorating   _.
7. He is the man D. whose dog bit me.
8. I’m tired. I B. have been working very hard.    
9. Before she left on the trip, she D. had trained hard.
10. He keeps B. looking at himself in the mirror.    
11. The sun heats the earth, C. which  is very important to
living things  
12. If the man __ succeed, he must work as hard as he can.
B. is to       
13. Ancient Greece is the _ of western civilization.
A. origin    
14. Please stop __________. It cannot help the situation.
B. shouting   
15. The big man has always been eating on the go, _he has got stomachache.
A. so   
16. Let me the case carefully before I draw a conclusion.
B. look into        
17. He, as well as I, __________ a student.
D. is
18. She _______ her success to hard word and strong will.
C. owes            
19. Mr. Smith a most important part in the development of our city.
C. played       
20. I’d rather stay at home than a walk.
C. take      
21. Mother was busy. Although she was not watching the basketball on TV, she _______ it on the radio.
A. was listening to  
22. Hardly _________ home when it began to rain.
A. had I got   
23. I prefer classic music __________ pop music.
D. to
24. All the team members tried their best. We lost the game,
A. however  
25. When we were having a meeting, the director _________ the bad news by telephone.
B. was told   
26. Silk ________ by Chinese for thousands of years now.
B. has been used  
27. You _______ to lock the door at night.
B. ought      
28. Before I got to the cinema, the film _________.
A. had begun
29. The patient acted on the doctor’s _________ and finally recovered. B. advice  
30. A lecture hall is where students attend lectures.
C. one   
31. Don’t worry, your watch _ and you can have it in no time. D. is being repaired
32. The definition leaves ______ for disagreement.
B. much room   
33. Not always _________ they want (to).
B. can people do what
34. Sadam ________ for 25 years.
B. was married     
35. I don’t want you to make any trouble, _________, I urge you to solve the problem.
B. consequently   
36. Why ________ the old block of flats _________ demolished next month?
B. is…being
37. In the fifties last century many new cities ________ in the desert. C. grew up   
38. More and more people in China now ___ to work regularly. A. drive     
39. At present, the most important thing is that Britain needs ________ more to improve the relationship with the USA.
A. to do     
40. We have our house ________ every week by a cleaner.
B. cleaned   

第三部分    完形填空
Although international travel is usually an (21) __________ and pleasant experience, travellers should take steps to ensure that their health does not suffer either (22) ______ their time _____ the air or ______ their time abroad.
Before you go, check with your doctor or local travel clinic (23) ______ injections are necessary for the areas you are travelling (24) _____. Allow sufficient time to have these injections before you (25) _______ because they may take time to become effective. Be sure that the information on health is up-to-date. Check on the Internet if you are not sure.
Don’t go to bed late the day (26) _______ you fly.
Your body has a natural daily sleep pattern. It takes time to adjust  to a new time zone. There are many different (27) __________ of jet lag: you may not be able to sleep, you may not want to eat or you may feel sick and tired. You may not be able to concentrate for some days after you arrive.
There are several things you can do to (28) ________ the effects of jet lag:
－ Do your (29) ______ to relax during the flight;
－ Sleep as much as you can on the flight. Use a mild sleeping pill if necessary;
－ Drink as much water as you can;
－ Don’t drink alcohol and caffeine;
－ Take mild sleeping pills (30) ______ the first few days in the new time zone if you need them.
21. B) exciting  22. D) from…in…from23.  C) which   24. C) to         
25. C) leave     26. D) before27. A) effects    28. D) lessen
29) C) best   30. B) for    

Passage 2
A study (21) _________ that fitness is the key (22) ______ long life, irrespective of body shape or even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people (23) _________ exercise live longer than those who do not, (24) __________ they are overweight and smoke.
The study found that the least fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five times (25) _____________ to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true whether or not the men had heart problems, smoked or (26) ______ overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better to be fat 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 (27) __________ regularly than being a non-smoker and sedentary." Although he adds, " But don't misunderstand me. I am not endorsing smoking. I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary."
(28) ________, the study appears to fly in the face of research last year which concluded that more than 30,000 people die prematurely every year in Britain from illnesses caused by being overweight.
The British Government is putting pressure on manufacturers (29) ____________ high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nation's health. But the new study suggests the Government (30) __________ more people to exercise.
21. C) has shown 
22. A) to 
23. D) who
24. C) even if    
25. D) more likely
26. B) were  
27. B) exercising       
28. A) However 
29. C) to reduce 
30. D) encourage

Passage 3
More and more people (21) to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies (22) people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the fast year. This is (23) to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a problem for people (24) ____ are struggling to make (25) ____ ends meet. The alarms, (26) ____ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is (27) _____ that 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% of people plan (28) _____ but have not installed them (29) _____. The insurance companies told people (30) _____ the alarms on all doors and windows.
21.  B. have 22.  D. have been asking
23.  A. due  24.  C. who      25.  C. -     26.  B. which   
27.  D. estimated28.  A. to have them installed 
29.  C. yet    30.  D. to install

Passage 4
A study has shown that fitness is the key (21) _____ long life, irrespective of body shape (22) _____ even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people who exercise live longer than (23)______, even if they are overweight and smoke.
The study found that (24) ______ 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 (25)_______the men had heart problems, smoked or were overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better (26)_______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 (27)_______ a non –smoker and sedentary.” Although he adds, “But don’t misunderstand me. I am not endorsing (28)_____, I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary.”
The British Government is putting pressure (29)_____ manufacturers to reduce high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nation’s health. But the new study suggests the Government should encourage more people (30)_____.
21.  C. to       
22.  A. or      
23.  D. those who do not
24.  D. the least
25.  B. whether or not   
26.  B. to be fat    
27.  A. being   
28.  C. smoking      
29.  A. on   
30  C. to exercise     

第四部分           阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从四个选项中选出一个正确答案
Passage 1
I was 15 when I walked into McCarley Bookstore and began to look over the titles of the books on the shelves. The man behind the counter, the owner of the bookstore, asked me if I would like a job. I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes.
I worked after school and during summers for minimum wages and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I worked at many other jobs afterwards: I made coffee in the student union during college. I made maps for the U.S Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying.
。。。。。

1. How did the author get the job in McCarley Bookstore?
A.   He happened to walk into the shop and got it by chance.
2. According to the author, selling books was one of the most satisfying job experiences, because ____________.
B.   it helped him understand the world and himself
3. After he helped the fearful lady looking for books on cancer, the author was ____________.
D.  proud of himself
4. The author decided to help the poor boy by ____________.
B.   persuading his boss to let him do the story on TV
5. The main reason that the author thinks his present job is the same as the one in the bookstore is ____________.
C.  it helps people make sense of the world
Passage 2
Paper was invented by the Chinese in the first century AD. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. Scandinavia - which now makes a great deal of the world’s paper - did not begin to make it until 1500. Most paper is made from wood. Paper-making is an important British industry and paper from Britain is sold to many countries such as Australia and South Africa. Some of the wood used in the British paper making industry comes from trees grown in Britain, but wood is also bought from other countries such as Norway. 。。。。

1. Where was paper invented?
A. In China.
2. Scandinavia began to make paper ____________.
C. in 1500    
3. Every four hundred copies of a forty-page newspaper will need ____________.
B. one tree
4 All over the world, trees are being cut down ____________ than they are being planted.
D. faster
5. The latest things made of paper are ____________.
D. houses

Passage 3
We often use gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that the gestures can be understood in different ways
It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying . Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like ‘he went pale and began to tremble’ suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, ‘he opened his eyes wide’ is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise.。。。

1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
D.  It is difficult to tell what people’ gestures really mean sometimes.
2. People’s facial expressions may be misunderstood in different cultures because ____________.
D.     people from different cultures have different meanings about some facial expressions
3. From the passage, we can conclude that ____________.
A      gestures can be used to express feelings
4. In the same culture, people ____________.
D may have different abilities to understand and express feelings
5. The best title for this passage can be ____________.
C Gestures and Feelings   

Passage 4
A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other.
       I was walking in 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.
    。。。。
1. The author’s experience of walking in a park with a friend recently made him feel _____________.
A.       unhappy
2. According to the author, human contact in a park means
D. both A and B（A. looking at each other and saying hello when passing和. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogs）
3. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the ___________ we are.
C. more disconnected
4. 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?
D. All of the above.
5. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author?
B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together.

Passage 5
Who will stage the games?
Preparing for the Olympics Games is a huge undertaking. Just like the athletes, the host city spends years getting ready for the event. Before deciding which city will host the Olympic Games, ，。。。
Why does it take so long to prepare?
Building the infrastructure costs huge amounts of money. Holding the World Cup in 2002 in Japan and South Korea, for example, meant that ten new stad