电大开放英语4期末

电大开放英语4期末复习题第一部分交际用语1.—Sam,thisismyfriend,Jane.—_____.B.Gladtomeetyou,Jane2.—What’sthematterwithyou?—_____.C.Ifeelabitsick3.—CouldItalktoProf.Lee?—______.A.Yes,speaking4.—I’vegotabadcoldtoday.—_______.B.Oh,dear!Ihopeyougetbettersoon5.—CanyoutellmewhereIcanparkthecar?—________.C.Well,justoverthere6.—What’sthebestwaytogettotheEmpireHotelfromhere?—____.B.Walkingthroughthewood7.—Youneedn’tdotheworktillaftertheNewYear.—_______.B.Oh,good!Thankyou.8.—Haveaniceholiday,Ted.—______.C.Thankyou,andyoutoo9.—HowwasthejourneytoLondon?—________.A.Itwentverywell10.—Canyouhelpmeclearupthemess?—________.D.Noproblem11.—Areyouonholidayhere?—_________.C.No,wearen’t.Welivehere12.—What’sthefaretothemuseum?—________.D.Fivedollars13.—Isitgoingtobewarmnextweek?—_______.A.Yes,itis14.—Whatdoyouusuallydoinyoursparetime?—______.B.Reading15.—DoyoumindifIreadthenewspaperonthetable?—_____.B.Goahead,please16.—MayIspeaktoProfLiplease?—_____.D.I’mafraidyou’vegotthewrongnumber17.—Hereyouare,Sir.—________.D.Thankyouverymuch18.—Sosorrytotroubleyou.—_______.A.It’sapleasure19.—Wouldyoulikeatea?—________.A.Yes,please20.—WhatdoesyourEnglishteacherlooklike?—_______.D.Shelooksmuchlikehermother21.—HowlongwillyoubeawayfromItaly?—_____.B.Aboutamonth22.—What’stheweatherlikeinthisarea?—____.B.It’srainy23.—Howareyoufeelingnow?—____.A.Muchbetter24.—Whattimedoesthetrainleave?—____.C.Athalfpastfive25.—HaveyoueverbeentoTokyo?—_____.B.No,butIhopetogotherenextyear26.—Whatdoyoudo?—____________.D.I’mateacher.27.Couldyoupleasetellmehowtogettothenearestbusstop?C.It’sontherightcornerjustahead28.Howareyouthismorning?C.Verywell,thankyou29.Iwishyousuccessinyourcareer.D.Thesametoyou30.MayIspeaktoJackplease?D.I’mafraidyou’vegotthewrongnumber31.MayIuseyourbiketogoshopping?B.Certainly.Thereitis第二部分：词汇与语法结构1.Mywatchhasbeenlosingtimeforthepastweek.Itprobablyneeds.A.cleaning2.Wearegoingtohaveouroffice_____tomakeroomforanewengineer.C.rearranged3.Marysaidtome,“IfIhadseenyourbag,I____ittoyou.”B.wouldhavereturned4.Weshallhaveanopportunitytoexchange_____tomorrow.C.views5.Sincethisroadiswetandslipperythismorning,it_____lastnight. C.musthaverained6.Youwillgetusedto____herewhenyouhavesettleddown.A.living7.Sheisverycareful.She_____veryfewmistakesinherwork. C.makes8.Unfortunatelythepoorgirlcan’tdoanythingbut____allherbelongingsatalowprice. B.sell9.DoyouthinkTommyis_______thetruth?C.telling10.____shecouldn’tunderstandwaswhyfewerandfewerwenttohimforhelp.B.What11..Theywereaskedtoavoid____anywaterwhichhadnotbeenboiled.A.drinking12.Johnfellasleep_____hewaslisteningtothemusic.C.while13.1havetakenmanyphotos.I’mgoingtogetthefilm_____ B.developed14.Iftheweatherhadbeengood,thechildren_____outforawalk. C.couldhavegone15.Thecarwon’tstartbecausethebatteryhas_____.A.runout16.Thehallwasalmostempty.Therewere_____peopleinit.C.few17.Beforejoiningthearmy,hespentalotoftimeinthevillage____hebelonged. B.towhich18.Thedoctoradvisedher___enoughrestbeforegoingbacktowork. B.toget19.____ofthemhasabedroomandastudy.C.Each20.Theworkersarebusy_____modelsfortheexhibition. D.making 21.Mybossis____holdingpointlessmeetings.Itreallyannoysme.B.always22.Thatdinnerwasthemostexpensivemealwe______.D.hadeverhad23.Robertissaid______abroad,butIdon’tknowwhatcountryhestudiedin.A.tohavebeenstudying24–Ifhe__,he_thatfood.--Luckilyhewassenttothehospitalimmediately.B.hadbeenwarned;wouldnothavetaken25.Iwassick,butI______itattheweekend.B.gotover26.Johnwasbored,____helefthislifeinEngland.B.so27.Thesenewprocesses_______.A.shouldbecontrolled28.Thisisveryimportant.You_____remembertoshutdownyourcomputereveryevening.B.must29.JohnWaltersclaimedthatthislackofinformation_____innegativefeelingstowardsthemedia.B.hadresulted30._____youchangeyourmind,Iwon’tbeabletohelpyou.B.Unless31.ItisoneofthebestconcertsI______.C.haveeverbeento32.He_____hisfatherforbothofthemlovewalkinginthecountryside.B.islike33.Thenshecheered_____alotwhentheygot____thetaxi.D.up…into34.Doesthispatient’srecordneed_______now?No,youcanfinishitlater.C.completing35.Couldyoutellme_____?C.howlongyouhavelivedhere36.Therearemanycities_____veryfast.D.expanding37.Lastyear_________ofnewbookswerepublishedonenvironmentalprotection.A.hundreds38.Wasteelectricalgoods______safely.B.mustbedisposedof39.Thereisalotofcrimeontelevision._____otherissuesarepushedout.A.Therefore40.Chinaisnolongerwhatit_____.A.usedtobe41.I_______readingthenovelbytheendofthisweek.D.shallhavefinished42.Hedidn’twantanythingtoeatbecausehe______alreadyeaten.C.had43.Thebestthing______tosleep.A.todois44.Youhadbetter_____acoatwithyou.C.take45.Thefoodwas_____________good,butnotgoodenoughformetoeatthereagain.B.quite46.Hehasthreecompanies___________________.A.employing50peopleeach47.Shewas_____________latethatshemissedthelasttrain.C.so48.Couldyoutellme__________________?A.whereIcanfindatoilet49.Thenewcomputerallowsme_______________workmoreefficiently.A.to50.Thetriptothecountrysidewasgreat___________.C.fun第三部分：完形填空Passage0:GeneticEngineeringManypeopleareunaware16__alotofthefoodstheyeateveryday,17__breadhamandcheese,havebeenalteredbyusingnewtechnology.Foodcanbechanged.Itcanbemadetotaste18__ortolookdifferent-carrotscanbemadetotasteofchocolateandapplescanbemaderedder.Somefoodthatappearsthesamehasbeen19__improved,forexample,fishcanbemadetogrowfaster.Shouldwebepleasedorworried?Willnewtechnologybringbenefits,orisitabouttogo20__control?Geneticallyengineeredfoodsareproducedbytakinggeneticmaterialfromonespeciesandtransferringit21__another.Forexample,an‘antifreeze’genewhichappearsnaturallyinArcticfishhasbeenintroducedintotomatoesandstrawberries22__theydon'tfreezeincoldweather;ahumangenehasbeenintroducedintopigstomakethem23__morequickly.Someclaimgreatadvantages.Theypointoutthatcropscanbemadestrongerandmorediseaseresistant,24__pesticidescanbereduced.Theyalsomaintainthatfoodcanbemademorenutritiousorthatthefatcontentcan25__tomakeithealthier.16.A.that17.B.suchas18.C.different19.A.scientifically20.D.outof21.B.to22.C.sothat23.A.grow24.D.so25.B.bereducedPassage1：ThebiggestadventureI’veeverhadwastrekkinginThailand.Wehiredaguide(1)___ustoavillageinthejungle.Wedidn’tknowthathe(2)___therebefore.(3)___wereachedthevillage,wewouldn’tbeabletofindsomewheretosleep,(4)__wewantedtogetthereinabout8hours.Aftertwohoursweallrealisedwewerelost.The(5)__wewalked,themoreconfusedwebecame.Luckilyafterafurther4hourswemetsomehunters.Theydidn’tspeakthesamelanguageasourguide,butwewereableto(6)__thatwewerelost.They(7)__ustowardsthevillage.Itwasafterdarkwhenwearrivedthere.Wehadbeenwalking(8)__over14hoursandwewere(9)__exhausted.Wehadbeenverylucky;ifwe(10)__thehunters,wewouldhavehadtosleepinthejungle.1.C)totake2.B)hadneverbeen3.A)Unless4.A)so5.C)further6.D)getacross7.B)redirected8.A)for9.B)absolutely10.D)hadn’tmetPassage2：Scientistsareworkinghardtodevelopbetteraerialsformobilephones,aspokesmanforPhikiaPhonessaidtoday.‘Itreally(11)__userswhentheylosethesignalinthemiddleofacall,sowearedevelopingnewaerialsthatwillenableusers(12)_strongersignals.Manyusersreportedthatwhenthey(13)__,thesignalwasoftenlost’,saidthespokesman.Thenewaerialsaredesignedtoavoid(14)__thesignalbyreceivingthemessageonawiderrangeofradiofrequencies.‘We(15)__thatthisisamajorconcernforphoneusers’saidthespokesman.Thenewphoneshaveaflexibleexternalaerial,whichuserswillhave(16)__touchingtheirearorhead.Theaerials(17)__makethephonesabletopickupawiderrangeofsignals.Thecompanyspokesmaninsisted(18)___thiswasnotapotentialdanger–“(19)__safetyregulationhasbeenfollowed”,hetoldourreporter.“If(20)__oneofthesephonesthismorning,Iwouldn’thavemissedmytraincominghere”,jokedthespokesman.11.A.irritates12.C.toreceive13.B.weretravelling14.A.losing15.C.havelearnt16.D.togetusedto17.B.--18.D.that19.C.Every20.B.I’dhadPassage3：IanandShireeareaveryunusualcouple.Althoughthey(21)__intheheartofLondon,theytrytogrowasmuchoftheirownfoodaspossible.Atthemomentthey(22)__anallotmentfromthelocalcounciltogrowfoodon,buttheyplan(23)__morelandsoon.‘We(24)__growingourownfoodfiveyearsago’,saidIan,‘Sincethenwe(25)__abouthalfofthevegetablesweneedandaquarterofthefruit.We(26)__ontheallotmentforthreeyears.We(27)__ourowngardenbeforethat.’Theydonotplantostoptherethough,‘Bythistimenextyearwe(28)__enoughlandtogrowabout75%ofourfood’,saidIan.Whydotheydothis?‘We(29)__aboutthechemicalsusedtogrowourfood’,saidShiree.‘Moreandmorepeople(30)__thesameinthefuture’,predictedShiree.21.A.live22.C.arerenting23.B.tobuy24..D.started25B.havegrown26.C.havebeenworking27.D.hadonlyused28.A.willhavebought29.C.worry30.B.aregoingtodoPassage4：2PattenCloseDerbyDJ56XX16April2003DearSirorMadam,Iamwriting(31)_aboutarecentstayatyourhotel,TheGrand.MywifeandIarrivedon21stMarchandstayedfortwonights.Firstlywewaitedtwentyminutesatreceptionbecausetherewasnobody(32)__thedesk.Thenwewaitedafurthertwentyminutesbecausethereceptionistcouldnotfindourbooking.(33)__ourluggagewasleftunattendedinreceptionforthreehoursuntilwefinallytookittoourroomourselves.Ourroomwasnotavailableimmediatelywhenwearrived.Thereforewehadtowaitanotherhour(34)__wecouldgototheroom.Whenwesawtheroom,ithadtwosinglebedsandwe(35)__adoublebed,sowehadtochangeit.Unfortunatelythesecondroomwasonthetopfloorandtheliftwas(36)__.Andalthoughwehadaskedforaroomwithaseaview,itwasfacingtheroad.Althoughthefoodintherestaurantwasquitegood,wewereunhappywiththe(37)__wereceived.Wehadbookedaneveningmealinclusiveinthepriceoftheroom.Consequentlywedidnottakemoneytothediningroomandthendiscovered(38)__wehadtopayforthewineimmediately.Unfortunately,thewaiterswererudeand(39)__.Howeverthemanagerdidagreethatwecouldpaythewinebillinthemorning.TosumupIwasmostdissatisfiedwiththeentireexperienceandIexpectfullcompensationfortheinconveniencecaused.Ilookforward(40)__fromyou.Yoursfaithfully,ArthurMullard31.B.tocomplain32.D.at33.A.Moreover34.D.before35.C.hadaskedfor36.A.outoforder37.D.service38.B.that39.C.unhelpful40.A.tohearingPassage5：IwastravellingaloneinWesternAustralialastyear,andonedayIset41toclimbahighpeakinthatarea.Althoughinthesummertherearemanytourists,Iwasthereoutofseason42_thereweren’tanytourgroups.SoonafterIreachedthetop,itbegantodrizzleandthefogcame43.Verysoon,itwassothick44Icouldn’tevenmakeoutthepath.Itakemyphonewithmeeverywhere45youneverknowwhenyouwillneedit.EventuallyIcalledmydad,46was9,000milesawayintheUK.Hetoldmetophonethelocalemergencyservices,butIfelt47stupidthatIdidn’twantto.48,mydadrealisedthisandmadeuphismindtocallthemhimself.Therescuerscalledme49mymobiletofindoutexactlywhereIwas,butunfortunatelythebatteryranoutafterfiveseconds.Ilaydownunderarockandwaited–itwasnearlynight-timeandIwascoldandwet.Justastheywereabouttocalloffthesearchforthenight,theyfoundme.Fortunatelyonerescuerhadsaid‘Let’stryforjustfivemoreminutes.’50theyhadgivenup,Iwouldhavedied.41.B.off42.B.so43.D.down44.D.that45.C.because46.A.who47.B.so48.A.Luckily49.C.on50.A.IfPassage6：Dealingwithwasteisahugeglobalproblem.Unfortunately,manypeopledon’tusuallythinkmuchaboutwhathappens51theiroldfridgewhentheyupdatetothelatestmodel.Afewjustdumpit52thestreetwithoutanotherthought.53,Britaincurrentlyhasoveramillionoldfridgesrottingindumpsinfieldsandinwarehousesbecausethecountrydoesnothaveenoughequipmenttodispose54_them.NewEuropeanUnionregulationssaythatfrom1January2002,allmaterial55depletestheozonelayer,suchasCFCcoolants,must56fridgesbeforetheyareputinlandfillsites.Itis57totakequiteawhiletosolvetheproblem.Butitisnotonlyfridges58aredifficulttogetridof.Whataboutoldcomputers,TVsandotherhi-techjunk?Forexample,GuangdongProvince,inthesoutheastofChina,hasbeensuffering59problemscausedbyimportedwasteelectricalgoodslikecomputers.Workerstherehavebeenbreakingupoldcomputerstoextracttherecyclablepartslikechips,andpreciousmetals60goldandplatinum.51.A.to52.B.in53.D.Asaresult54.D.of55.C.that56.C.beremovedfrom57.D.likely58.C.that59.A.from60.B.likePassage7:E-tiquette!Emails-doyoulovethemorhatethem?Whateveryoufeel,theyareheretostay.Herearesometipsandideasforimprovingyouremailwriting.First,startingwithagreetingandendingwithaclosuremayseemold-fashioned,butitavoidsupsettingpeoplebyappearingrude.Itneedn’tbeDearSirorMadam,andYoursfaithfully,butjustsayHiorHelloorDear(andafirstname),thenclosewithRegards(formoreformalcontacts)andCheersorByeforfriends.Inofficesandwithpeopleyouknowwellandemailfrequently,youcanjustbeginwiththeirfirstname.Gettingemailsthatarenotdirectlyrelevanttoyouisveryirritating.Havingwidemailinggrouplistsdoesn’tnecessarilykeeppeopleinformed.Itisestimatedthat40%ofallemailsaredeletedimmediatelybecausetheyhaveanirrelevantorfrivoloussubject-line.Trytoorganizeyourmailinggroupsaccuratelyandkeepupdatingyourmailinglistsregularly.Ifyoudon’tdothis,yourmessagesmaynotgetthroughtothepeopleyouwanttosendthemtobecausetheydeletethemautomaticallywithoutreadingthem.Ifyourcontactisusedtodeletingirrelevantemailsfromyou,theymayalsodeleteanyrelevantonesautomatically.Emailsareusuallyquickandcasual–theyshouldconveyasimplemessage.Ifyouneedtosendimportantdocumentsorletters–alwayssendthemasanattachmentanduseallthenormalformalwritingconventions.Thereceivercanthendownloadtheattachmentandsaveitorprintitoutforcarefulreference.Finally,usingacronymsandsmileythatyourreaderdoesn’tunderstandisveryfrustrating.AmericaOnline(AOL),thebiggestinternetserviceprovider,list181commonacronymsand60commonsmiley.Trytouseonesthatyouaresureyourreaderwillunderstand.第四部分：阅读理解（单选）短文理解1：Blocksof“high-rise”flatshavebeenbuiltinlargenumbersinLondonandinmanyotherbigcities.JustaftertheSecondWorldWarthesebig,twenty-to-thirtystoreybuildings,hundredsoffeetinheight,werethoughttobetheidealsolutiontothehousingproblem.Forontheonehand,therewasseverehousingshortage,butontheotherhand,therewaslackofspacetobuildhousesinurbanareas.Blocksof“high-rise”flatsseemed,atfirst,tobeabletosolvetheproblem,sincetheycanofferspaceformorefamiliestoliveinonlessland.Thebeautiful,modernapartmentsinthehigh–risesweremuchsoughtafterbypeoplewholiveddowntown.Hundredsofthevastblockshadbeenbuiltbeforeanyonebegantodoubtaboutwhethertheyweregoodsolutionsornot.Aretheysuitableplacesforpeople,childrenespecially,tolivein?Awell-knownBritisharchitect,whopersonallydesignedmanyofthesebuildings,nowbelievesthatthehigh-risesmaywellmakethosepeoplewhohavebeenhousedinthemsufferagreatdeal.Evidencehasbeencollectedbysocialworkers,whichsuggeststhatpeopledosuffer.Theycomplainaboutseverelonelinessanddeepdepressionlivingwithinthesegreattowers.Peoplealsotalkaboutlackofcommunicationwithothers,noeasyaccesstoaplaygroundforchildren,nochancesforadultstogetfamiliarizedwitheachother.Manypeoplesaythattheyhavelivednextdoortoeachotherforyearsinthesamebuilding,buttheyneverknowwhotheirneighborsare.Someexpertssaythatalargenumberofpeoplelivinginthehigh-risessufferfrommentaldisorderandhaveevendevelopedcriminaltendencies.Asaresultofthesenewdiscoveries,plansfornewhigh-riseblocksarebeingreconsidered.Wearenowbuildingupmanyhigh-risesinbigcitiessuchasBeijing,ShanghaiandGuangzhou.Perhapsweshouldalsoreconsidertheideatoo.1.TherewasabighousingproblemaftertheSecondWorldWar____.C.inmanybigcities2.Blocksof“high-rise”flatswerethoughttobetheidealsolutiontothehousingproblem,because___.D.theywerebuiltonlesslandandwereabletohousealotmorepeople3.Thesentence“Hundredsofthevastblockshadbeenbuiltbeforeanyonebegantodoubtaboutwhethertheyweregoodsolutionsornot.”means___.itwasnotuntilhundredsofthevastblockshadbeenbuilt,peoplebegantodoubtaboutwhethertheyweregoodsolutionsornot4.Theauthortakesawell-knownBritisharchitectasanexampletoshowusthat__.B.evenawell-knowndesignerofthehigh-risesbelievestheyarenogoodforpeople5.Whatisthegreatestdangerforpeoplelivinginahigh-riseaccordingtosomeexperts?C.Developingcriminaltendencies.短文理解2：SuraElmercametoShanghailastJulyfromtheNetherlands,andwillremainhereforthenextcoupleofyears.HeworkedattheHolidayInnHotelasasalesmanager,“Oneimportantpartofmyjobconsistsinstayingincontactwithconsultant-generalshere.Withawhiteface,itiseasierformetopersuadepeople,”hesaid.BeforeworkinginShanghai,heworkedforaHolidayInnHotelinAmsterdam.HewastransferredherebyanarrangementbetweenthehotelsinShanghaiandAmsterdam.AskedtocommentonthedifferencesbetweenworkinginChinaandEurope,hesaid:“Ifanything,Chinesecolleaguestendtobemoreserious,whileweDutchliketocrackjokes,”hesaid.HealsosaidthatinAmsterdameverythinggoesfasterandwithlesspeople.“IntheNetherlands,wehavetobeefficientbecausesalariesarehighandcompaniescannotemploysomanypeopleastheydohereinChina,”hesaid.HealsosaidthatheearnedabitmoreherethanintheNetherlands,andaccommodationandmealsarefreelyavailable.“IlikeShanghai.BeforecominghereIhadnoideawhatChinawouldbelike.NowIhavebeenherefornearlyoneyear,Ifoundpeopleherefriendly,thoughIdislikepeoplespittingontheground.”Heintendedtoworkhereforanothertwoorthreeyears,dependingonthehotel.6.Fromthepassage,weknowthatSuraElmeris___.A.aDutch7.SuraElmercametoShanghai,___.D.accordingtoanagreementbetweenthehotelsinShanghaiandAmsterdam8.SuraElmer’simpressiononhisChinesecolleaguesisthatthey__thanhiscolleaguesintheNetherlands.B.aremoreserious9.Inthesecondparagraph,thesentence,“…accommodationandmealsarefreelyavailable”means____.B.SuraElmereatsandsleepsinthehotelfreeofcharge10.ThethingthatSuraElmerdislikesinChinais____.C.peoplespitontheground短文理解3：Passage3Iusedtothinkeducationwasthemostimportantthinginmylife.Recentlymyattitudehasbeguntochange,althoughIstillholdthatitisessentialforeveryoneintheworldtoday.Asatopjuniorstudentinmycollege,IwasaskedtomakeaspeechonhowtolearnEnglishwell.Standinginfrontoftheaudiencefacingsomanyfreshmen,Iwastrembling.Ididn’trememberanywordthatIhadprepared.Iranoutoftheconferenceroomwithoutfinishingmyspeech,leavingeveryonepuzzled.Icriedthatnightinmyroom,feelingthatIwasaloser.StudyingtakessomuchofmytimethatIfeelunabletoreallydevelopmyself.Iamjuststoringknowledge;yetfailtocommunicatewithothers.Ihavereceivedmanyawardsinschool,buttheydon’tnecessarilyreflectanythingaboutme.Idon’tknowhowtosocialize.WhenIleaveschoolIfearIwillbeofnousetosociety.Irealizethateveryonehasherorhisownwayofliving.Iwanttochangemylifestyle.OfcourseIwillkeepstudying.YetIplantolookforaparttimejob,whichmightturnouttobeagoodchancetogettoknowsociety.Istillbelievethatworkingmyhardestdoesmakemehappy.Iwillstillstayonincollege,butIwillnotallowittosheltermefromtherealworld.11.Fromthispassage,weknowthattheauthor______.C.realizesthatitismoreimportanttoreallydeveloponeselfthanjusttostoreknowledge12.Bysayingthatsheis“ajuniorstudent”inhercollege,theauthormeansthatsheis_.A.astudentinherthirdyearincollege13.Theauthorthinkstheawardsshehasreceived_____.D.don’tnecessarilyreflectherrealself14.Theauthorfearsthatshewillbeofnousetosociety,mainlybecause_.B.shedoesnotknowhowtocommunicatewithothers15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage,whentheauthorsaysthatshewantstofindaparttimejob?D.Shewantstogetsomeshelterfromtherealworld.短文理解4：35ForestAvenueDew’sParkerAdelaide12,Nov.DearBob,I’mjustwritingtoletyouknowournewaddressandtoinviteyoutoourhouse-warmingpartynextSaturday.I’msorryaboutthelackofwarning,butwe’vebeenbusymovinghouseandI’vehadlittletimeforanythingelse.Inanycase,weonlydecidedtoholdthepartylastweekwhenwefoundoutthatcostofmovingwasnotashighaswethoughtandwehadalittlecashtospare.Wemovedtoheretwodaysagoandwe’vebeenworkingnon-stopeversince.Thiseveningwedecidedtohaveafewhours’rest,soI’m