2011春本科英语II(1)期末复习提纲2011-6

说明：本课程期末复习内容包括三部分:

1.教材Unit 6，Unit 12，Unit 18三个复习单元；

2.中央电大印发的《开放英语（3）期末复习指导》（2011.4印刷版）内一套样题和两

套模拟题；

3.英语II (1)期末复习提纲2011-6（如下）

英语II（1）期末复习

一、交际用语

1．－Excuse me, how can I get to the nearest supermarket? D

－_______________.

D. Sorry, sir. I‘m a stranger here myself.

2．I have an appointment with Dr. Johnson. C

— ____________________.

C. Please wait for minute. He is busy now

3．Afternoon, sir. Where to? A

— ___________________.

A. Please get me to the airport

4．— Can I help you to get it down? C

— .

C. Thanks. It‘s so nice of you

5．—I‘m trying to call Marie, but there‘s no answer.D

D. Really? Maybe she‘s out

6．— Are you sure about that? D

D. Oh, yes. I‘m absolutely positive

7．— Would you like to see the menu? A

A. No, thanks. I already know what to order

8．—What if my computer doesn‘t work? B

B. Ask Anne for help

9．—How‘s the movie? Interesting? C

C. Far from. I should have stayed home watching TV

10．— Is this the motel you mentioned? B

B. Yes, it‘s as quiet as we expected

11. —Hello, Sally. How‘s everything? D

D. Just so-so

12. — Excuse me, would you lend me your calculator? A

A. Certainly. Here you are

13. —I don‘t like the spo rts programs on Sundays. B

B. Neither do I

14. —What‘s the problem, Harry? D

D. I can‘t remember where I left my glasses

15. －Will you go on a picnic with us tomorrow? B

B. Sorry, I have an appointment with Dr. Brown

16．－Would you like to have dinner with us this evening? B

B. Sorry, but this evening I have to go to the airport to meet my parents

17. — May I help you, madam? D

D. Yes, I‘d like 2 kilos of oranges

18．－May I know your address? A

A. Sure. Here you are

19．－Can you turn down the radio, please? A

A. I‘m sorry, I didn‘t realize it was that loud

20. —What about going for a walk? A

A. Why not? A good idea

21. —Nice weather, isn‘t it? C

C. Yes, it is

22. — Would you mind if I open the window for a better view? D

D. Of course not

23.－Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now? C

C. sorry, he is busy at the moment

24．－Oh, sorry to bother you. C

C. That‘s okay

二、词汇与结构

1. --- What‘s happened to Tom?D

---__________to hospital.

D. He‘s been taken

2. ---Which do you like better, real movies _______ cartoons? D

--- I prefer cartoons ______ real movies.

D. or, to

3. What a fool I have been! Why ______I think of that before? B

B. didn‘t

4. We must make a difference between ______ language and ______language. A

A. spoken, written

5. We __________ every day when we were children. A

A. used to swim

6. You must explain ______how they succeeded ________ the experiment. C

C. to us, in

7. You look _______. What ______ you ________? D

D. tired, have…been doing

8. Of all the stories here, I like this one ________. It‘s not interesting at all.D

D. least

9. Before she left on the trip, she __________ hard. D

D. had trained

10. He keeps _________ at himself in the mirror. B

B. looking

11. The sun heats the earth, _________ is very important to living things. C

C. which

12. If the man ________ succeed, he must work as hard as he can. B

B. is to

13. Ancient Greece is the _________ of western civilization. A

A. origin

14. Please stop __________. It cannot help the situation. B

B. shouting

15. The big man has always been eating on the go, _______ he has got stomachache. A

A. so

16. Let me ___________ the case carefully before I draw a conclusion. B

B. look into

17. He, as well as I, __________ a student. D

D. is

18. She _______ her success to hard work and strong will. C

C. owes

19. Mr. Smith ________ a most important part in the development of our city. C

C. played

20. I‘d rather stay at home than ________ a walk. C

C. take

21. Mother was busy. Although she was not watching the basketball on TV, she ______ it on the radio. A

A. was listening to

22. Hardly _________ home when it began to rain. A

A. had I got

23. I prefer classic music __________ pop music. D

D. to

24. All the team members tried their best. We lost the game, _________. A

A. however

25. When we were having a meeting, the director _________ the bad news by telephone. B

B. was told

26. Silk __________ by Chinese for thousands of years now. B

B. has been used

27. You _______ to lock the door at night. B

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

B. advice

30. A lecture hall is _________ where students attend lectures. C

C. one

31. Don‘t worry, your watch _________ and you can hav e it in no time. D

D. is being repaired

32. The definition leaves ______ for disagreement. B

B. much room

33. Not always _________ they want (to). B

B. can people do what

34. Sadam ________ for 25 years. B

B. was married

35. I don‘t want you to make any trouble, _________, I urge you to solve the problem. C

C. on the contrary

36. Why ________ the old block of flats _________ demolished next month? B

B. is…being

37. In the fifties last century many new cities ________ in the desert. C

C. grew up

38. More and more people in China now __________ to work regularly. A

A. drive

39. At present, the most important thing is that Britain needs _____ more to improve the relationship with

the USA. A

A. to do

40. That‘s all settled. It _____ talked about. D

D. needn‘t be

41. After ______ the shopping list, I found that I forgot to buy salt. C

C. checking

42. Ann is studying ______ at university. B

B. politics

43. After __________the bid, major construction began in Beijing. C

C. winning

44. Be sure to ______ your wife when you come here this evening. A

A. bring

45. ---Can I get you a cup of tea? A

---_________________________.

A. That‘s very nice of you

46. Don‘t worry. There is ______ room for all your books here. C

C. enough

47. ________fine weather it is! A

A. What

48. __________ for the Olympic Games begin about ten years in advance. C

C. Bidding

49. Everything ____________ if Albert hadn‘t called the fire brigade. D

D. would have been destroyed

50. Her parents died when she was very young, so she was ______by her aunt. A

A. brought up

51. ________ he said is quite right. B

B. What

52. He kept the light in his room _______ the whole night. B

B. burning

53. Time is money! We should ______ our time. B

B. make good use of

54. He has been _______ in hospital for a month. B

B. in danger

55. He spends a quarter of the day ___________. B

B. sleeping

56. It happened ________ a winter night. D

D. on

57. If you _____ stop smoking, you can only expect to have a bad cough. C

C. don‘t

58. It‘s not safe ______ in the street. C

C, playing

59. ______ it with me and I‘ll see what I can do. D

D. Leave

60. I don‘t suppose he will attend the meeting, ______? B

B. will he

61. I think all these are main points _______ much attention. B

B. worthy of

62. They ______ the train until it disappeared in the distance. B

B. watched

63. I know it isn‘t important but I can‘t help ______ about it. B

B. thinking

64. Linda offered him her congratulations _______ his passing the college entrance exams. D

D. on

65. Mr. White has a wife and three children to _________. A

A. raise

66. Mary forgot ______ a letter to her mother, so she wrote to her just now. B

B. to write

67. Not only I but also Jane and Mary _______ tired of having one examination after another. B

B. are

68. Our plane _____ from London at 7:00 yesterday evening. A. took off

69. On his first sea _________, he was still quite young but showed great courage to face the storm. D

D. voyage

70. She‘s unlucky, and she‘s always suffering ______ luck one after another. D. ill

三、完型填空

(1) （课本unit5）

Molly Wilson (16) a dancer and a mother for many years when she (17) to sail round the world to raise money for charity.

As a child she (18) as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she (19) a member of a pop dance team.

She (20) , and (21) she had children she retired from show business to bring them (22) . They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.

She says, ―When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried (23) I had never sailed (24) . I was not bored, but I (25) some people who told me about the race.

They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.‖

16. C. had been 17. B. decided

18. A. had trained 19. D. became

20. B. got married 21. C. after

22. D. up 23. D. because

24. A. before 25. B. had met

(2) （课本unit 10）

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

( 3 ) （课本unit10，形考第二次作业，空格与前篇不同）

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 an d 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

(4) （课本unit 11，形考第三次作业）

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 traveling (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. before

27. A. effects 28. D. lessen

29. C. best 30. B. for

（5）（课本unit 15）

Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the road. About 700,000 new cars (31) in India in the last twelve months, and about twice that many used cars have been traded.

The country's 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the world's largest two-wheel market. But because there are still big differences (32)___ people's incomes, the roads are full of a whole variety of

(33) , lots of them not motorised.

A ride (34) a taxi driver in New Delhi gives a flavour of a typical Indian-style traffic with all kinds of vehicle held up in city streets or in long lines (35)____ narrow country lanes. Cars, lorries and buses back up behind a cart (36) by one animal or another. "India has everything on the roads," the taxi driver says. "You have to (37) for pedestrians, bicycles, carts, cows, donkeys and even elephants. Three things (38) to drive here, a horn, brakes and good luck." Just then we were stopped (39) a young boy and his cow.

Given the hazards, it's not surprising (40) special ceremonies are held for new car owners in which the steering wheel and the driver are both blessed.

31. A. have been sold

32. D. in

33. B. vehicles 34. C. with 35. B. on 36. A. pulled 37. C. watch out 38. D. are recommended

39. B. by 40. D. that

Key：31. A 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. D

四、阅读理解

1．选择题

(1) （课本unit 3，听力第二篇）

There have been changes in all sorts of different areas of British society. In recent years in the UK we have had a very large increase in the number of couples who get divorced.

After 1969 and the Divorce Law Reform Act we had a very rapid increase in the number of divorces. The rate increased steadily and in recent years has increased much more rapidly. But there are also quite a lot of people who do actually get married. At present the marriage rate in the UK is about 70 per cent, which has gone down since the number of people who marry has gone down quite a lot in the last 20 years, but more significantly in the last 10 years. Quite high proportions of people now live together without marrying, and, for example, 40 per cent of children born in the UK are born to couples who aren't married or are born to lone parents. There are quite a large number of lone parent families, 90 per cent of these are headed by a woman rather than a man.

The average family size now in the UK is 1.8 children per couple, which means that there's been quite a decline in the birth rate in the UK along with other European countries.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?C. The increasing divorce rate in the UK

2. During the last ten years, __________.A. the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the U

3. According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to __________.

B. soar (急剧上升)

4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The highest divorce rate was around 1969.

5. The last paragraph tells us __________.

D. the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly now

(2) （课本unit 5，形考第一次作业）

An Extraordinary Change of Direction

Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.

As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team.

She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.

She says, ―When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never sailed before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race.

They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.‖

Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn‘t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced. She tells one story. ―One night the sea was very rough and i t was very cold. I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck. One of the men couldn‘t move because he had broken his leg. They were taken to hospital by helicopter. That was the worst time.‖

By the end of October last year, she had raised more than ￡50,000 for charity.

She says, ―Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did I do it? But then I think, it‘s the same as being a dancer. Before I left on the trip, I had trained hard. I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely. Then on the trip I was simply a good team member.‖

1. What does the word ―extraordinary‖ mean in the title?

B. very unusual and surprising

2. The sentence ―…my husband thought I was bored …‖ in Para. 4 meant that my husband thought I felt_________.

A. dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home

3. The word ―section‖ in Para. 4 most probably means here _________.

C. part of the route of sail

4. Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to ―rough‖ in the sentence ―One night the sea was very rough …‖ in Para. 5?

C. not smooth because of huge waves

5. The last paragraph suggests that _________.

A. the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer

Key: BACCA

（3）（课本unit 8，形考第二次作业）

Did you know there are some very special dogs doing good work in our hospital wards? These are PAT 2 (Pets As Therapy) dogs. Doctors and nurses are recognising the benefits of pets more and more —

particularly for children, people with mental illnesses and elderly people who are separated from their own pets or have had to give up their pets.

Stroking and playing with a pet is a calming experience and something to look forward to. One hospital reported that a man with a mental illness, who hadn't spoken for years, first stroked and played with a visiting dog and then started talking to it.

Today, around 4,500 dogs and 50 cats and their volunteer owners are at work in the UK bringing comfort and pleasure to over 100,000 people in hospital.

There are many other ?working dogs‘5.There are guard dogs, police dogs, hunting dogs and dogs for the blind. Disabled people benefit greatly. Take the case of Alan Smythe6, who has to visit hospital every month. Some things7 are difficult for him because he is in a wheelchair. But his life has altered dramatically since he got a dog, Tess, from the charity 'Dogs for the Disabled'. ?She helps me to get dressed, and she brings me my socks and shoes. She fetches the newspaper from the shop, and she passes me the phone when it rings. I feel so much better too. It's like having a really good friend. She comes with me to hospital. Once, she saved my life. I am a diabetic and one day my blood sugar level dropped, and when I was going into a coma she went next door and she alert ed my neighbour. He gave me an insulin injection.‘第一套题：

1. Doctors and nurses think pets are particularly helpful for ______________.

all of the above people

2. Today __________ people in hospital get the help of dogs and cats and their owners.

C. 100,000

3. Alan got the dog from ___________.

B. the charity

4. Which of the following that Tess CAN NOT help Alan do?

D. buy newspaper from the shop

5. When Alan was going to a coma, Tess went to his _______‘s home for help.

A) neighbour

Key: 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A

第二套题：

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

B. Only some special dogs can help the patients feel better.

2. Pets are particularly beneficial to the following EXCEPT ______________.

C. the elderly people who live alone

3. The first sentence of Para. 2 suggests ____________.

D. people feel relaxed and hopeful when they touch and play with a pet

4. The dog helps Alan do the following EXCEPT_________.

D. She picks up the phone for her

5. The sentence “when I was going to a comma…”means that _________.

C. when I became unconscious…

Key:1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. C

（4）（课本unit 9）

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, the International

Olympic Committee (IOC) has to examine bids from all over the world. Bidding for the games begins about ten years in advance. Without preparing a very strong bid1, a city will not win the competition to host the games. Beijing was chosen for the 2008 games from five bidders —Osaka, Paris, Toronto and Istanbul.2

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 stadiums had to be built, as well as many hotels and an improved transport system. In Beijing, after winning the bid the government began major construction projects —the extension of the underground, the improvement of the airport and the building of new motorways3. Each host city must also build an Olympic village for the athletes. By planting trees and creating parks, the city becomes more attractive for tourists.

Why do countries want to host the Olympic Games?

Hosting the games has a major effect on the economy and brings international prestige to the country. Thousands and thousands of visitors come to the games and the host cities are permanently improved.

1. Bidding for the Olympic Games usually starts ____________ before the games are really held.

D. ten years

2. Beijing was one of the _______ bidders for the 2008games.

B. five

3. The World Cup 2002 was held in _____________.

D. A and B

4. What construction projects did Beijing start after winning the bid?

D. All of the above

5. Why do countries want to host the Olympic Games?D. All of the above.

Key: 1. D 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. D

(5) （课本unit 16）

Crime Prevention Initiatives

The chances that you will be a victim of violent crime are low. But you can avoid risk in the following ways.

AT HOME

·You should make sure your house or flat is secure. Always lock the door from the inside at night, but you must keep the key nearby, so that you can use it to get out quickly if there is a fire.

·You must never give keys to workmen as they can easily make copies.

·If you wake up and hear a burglar, stay quietly in bed. Pretend you are asleep. If you feel more confident, switch on the light and make a lot of noise; even if you are on your own you should call out loudly to an imaginary companion, so that the burglar thinks you are not alone and runs away. You should have a phone or a mobile in your bedroom to alert the police immediately.

·If you come home and think you see signs of a break-in, you shouldn‘t go in, the burglar may be inside. You should go to a neighbour and call the police.

ON THE STREET

At night:

·Always walk facing the traffic, so that a car cannot pull up behind you.

·You mustn‘t go t hrough parks or woods.

·If you think someone is following you, cross the road one or two times. If he or she continues to follow you, go to a pub or other public place.

·Always carry your bag close to you, but carry your house keys in your pocket so that you can open the door quickly. If someone attacks you - remember your safety is more important than your property.

1. This passage mainly focuses on ________.

A. how to avoid the crimes both at home and in the street

2. If you want to guarantee you are secure at home, you should _________.

B. never leave the keys to workmen since they can easily make copies

3. Based on the passage, if you notice someone following you, it‘s better for you to _________.

B. go to public places

4. Why should you have a telephone in the bedroom?

C. Because it‘s convenient for us to report to the police in case there is a burglary.

5. From the passage, we can infer that we might be victims if _________.

A. we cannot part with the money when being attacked

Key: ABBCA

( 6) （课本unit 17，形考第三次作业）

Benjamin Disraeli, the famous nineteenth century prime minister, said, ―London is not a city, it is a nation.‖ Today this is an understatement; London, with its vast range of different ethnic groups, is a world.

Certainly, London is the most culturally diverse city in the world. The city was founded by the Romans and since then new arrivals have constantly added to its character and prosperity.

Within 10 years 40% of Londoners will be from ethnic minority groups, including the growing number of Londoners of mixed ethnic origin, but most of them will have been born in Britain. Children of Caribbean-Chinese marriages will go to school with children of Russian-Irish couples. None of them will be English, but all of them will be Londoners.

Most of Britain's ethnic minority residents live in the capital, speaking over 300 languages. Nearly all of the African population and many of the Caribbean population of Britain live in London (83% and 58% respectively); 39% of the Chinese population of Britain and 36% of the Asian population of Britain live in London. The largest migrant community is from the Irish Republic with 256,000 people, 3.8% of the total population of London.

There are an estimated 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in London, with most recent arrivals coming from Eastern Europe, North Africa and Kurdistan.

Young people, in particular, are skilled at dealing with a large number of different and hybrid cultures. They themselves often have several different ethnic identities since their parents and grandparents may come from several different backgrounds, and their friends and partners do also. They are ―skilled cross-cultural travellers‖ without leaving their home-town.

第一套题：

1. London is a nation.

2. The city of London was founded by the Romans.

3. All African population live in London.

4. 39% of the total population of London are Chinese.

5. Old people are also ―skilled cross-cultural travelers‖.

Key: F T F F NG

第二套题：

1. Why does the writer think that Benjamin Disraeli‘s statement is an understatement?

Because he thinks London is __________.

D. a miniature world thanks to its great cultural diversity

2. London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the following facts EXCEPT that ________.

D. many young people are immigrants from different backgrounds

3. Ethnic minority groups will make up _________ of the London population in the future.

B. 40%

4. The last paragraph mainly tells us in London _________.

D. young people feel at ease with a large number of diversified cultures

5. The passage mainly deals with _________.

C. the cultural diversity in London

Key: 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. C

(7) （形考第一次作业）

In the last 500 years, nothing about people – not their clothes, ideas, or languages – has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduce d it to the rest of the world during the 1500‘s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.

The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the ―Potato Famine‖of 1845-6, and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America.

There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the World‘s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400‘s.

According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd name Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He t ried one and experienced the ―wide-awake‖ feeling that one-third of the world‘s population now starts the day with.

1. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?

A. Food

2. ―Some‖ in ―Some still exist today‖ means _________.

C. some shops

3. Thousands of Irish people starved during the ―Potato Famine‖ because _________.

D. the potato harvest was bad

4. Coffee originally came from_________.

C. Ethiopia

5. The Arabic legend is used to prove that _________.

D. coffee drinks were first made by Arabs

Key: ACDCD

（8）（形考第二次作业）

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.

The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs. It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact.

The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends driving down the highway, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier.

Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback (退步) to the closeness of human interaction. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.

As almost every contact between human beings gets automatic, the emotional distance index goes up. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the assistant when you can swipe you credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to the clerk who lives in the neighborhood when you can put your card into the ATM?

More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn‘t really have time to talk. The technology devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.

I own a mobile phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail telephone, and an e-mail account. Giving them up isn‘t a choice. They are great for what they are intended to do. It‘s their unintended results that make me upset. What good is all this gee-whiz technology if there is no one in the roo m to hear you crying out ―Gee whiz‖?

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

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.

Key: 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. B

（9）（形考第三次作业）

People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man‘s release of completely new and often artificial (人造的) substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance (物质)，such as oil from oil tankers into the sea.

Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three of four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which can‘t be reused. This not onl y causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal (处理) of the products we use in our daily lives.

1. The main cause of pollution is __________.

A. the release of artificial or natural substances into the environment

2. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only __________.

C. all sides concerned would make more efforts

3. Food packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause __________.

B. both a litter problem and a waster of resources

4. Which of the following can not help solving the problem of pollution?

B. Eating.

5. What does the underlined word ―litter‖ mean in paragraph 2?

C. bits of waste things

Key：ACBBC

2、正误判断

( 1 ) （课本unit 3，形考第一次作业）

Lily is 70 years old and she takes care of her 91-year-old mother. She told us about caring for her mother.

I wake up early every day, it‘s usually about 6.30 am, and wait until I hear Tilly, my mum, moving about. Then I make her a cup of tea. At about half past seven she gets up and we have breakfast together. We normally just have toast, but on Sundays we always have bacon and eggs. After breakfast she reads the newspaper, then she sits by the window and waves to the neighbours as they walk by.

She hardly ever goes out but she is very proud of her personal appearance, so she goes to the hairdresser once a month.

She doesn‘t like being left on her own for very long, so I always arrange for a neighbour to come and sit with her when I go out. Now and again, my friend and neighbour, Joan, comes to spend the day with her, and I can go and have lunch with another friend, May, who lives in town.

I have a brother, Syd. He comes to stay two or three times a year. He is very good and keeps in touch, but he lives 300 miles away. Once a year, he collects mum and takes her to stay with him in London for a week. She doesn‘t really like going because it‘s a long journey, but I need the rest.

Sally, the nurse, comes to see mum regularly. My next-door neighbour, Jack, often calls in. In the evening we usually watch TV and we sometimes play cards. Mum is fantastic for her age. But I can never decide to go anywhere spontaneously. I always have to plan it, so I feel a bit trapped. But what is the alternative? An old people‘s home? I couldn‘t do that to my mother.

1. Lily wakes before her mother.

2. Joan sometimes spends the day with Lily‘s mother.

3. Tilly is satisfied with her hairdresser.

4. Lily‘s brother comes to visit every three weeks.

5. Lily and her mother play cards more than they watch TV.

Key: 1. T 2. T 3. NG 4. F 5. F

( 2) （课本unit 9，形考第二次作业）

The ancient Olympic Games were part of a religious festival in honour of the Greek god Zeus, the father of all Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and games were held in Olympia, a religious sanctuary. The athletes came to Olympia from all parts of the Greek world, from as far as Spain in the west and Turkey in the east.

The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC when Koroibos, a cook from the city of Elis, won a 200-metre-long race. They took place for a period of 617 years until the last games were held in AD 393.

In the ancient games, athletes received prizes worth large amounts of money. In fact the word ―athlete‖ is an ancient Greek word, meaning ― one who competes for a prize ‖. Although women did not compete in the games, there was a separate festival held at the same time in honour of Hera, wife of Zeus. At this festival unmarried girls competed in foot races.

The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games. The marathon is a modern event that was first introduced in the Olympic Games in 1896. It was named after a village called Marathon where the Persians were defeated by a small Greek army. The news of the victory was brought to Athens by soldier, who ran the 26 miles from the village of Marathon to the capital. 26 miles was therefore adopted as the distance of the modern marathon race.

The Olympic flag was introduced in 1908 and carries the symbol of five linked rings. Which represent the five continents – Africa, America, Asia, Australasia and Europe. The Olympic flame was first carried in the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. There was no torch relay in the ancient Olympic Games. The first torch relay in the modern Olympic Games was staged in Berlin in 1936.

1. The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games in 617 BC.

2. The ancient Greeks held the Olympic Games for 393 years.

3. They did not allow women to compete in the ancient Olympic Games.

4. They first used the Olympic flag in 1908.

5. Both the Olympic Games and the Marathon Race are very popular for old and young people in many countries of the world.

Key: 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. NG

( 3 ) （形考第三次作业）

Joan Evans was born in Liverpool, England in 1928, but she didn‘t live there for very long. Her father was a soldier and was sent by the government to India. He took all his family with him, and they lived in Calcutta （加尔各答），in a house which the army gave them. Joan liked living in India. She liked the food and the warm weather. As a child, she would go to school in the morning, but in the afternoon, she used to go out riding on her horse.

When she was 20, the British left India and her family returned to Liverpool. Joan didn‘t want to return with them, so she decided to get a job and stay in India. In the 1940‘s in India there were not many jobs that an English woman could do, so she decided to study to become a nurse and work in a hospital there. Joan finished her studies in 1950 and started working in a large hospital caring for sick children. She was a very good nurse because she was very kind and worked very hard.

When she was working at the hospital, she met a doctor named Gupta. Joan and Gupta started going to restaurants and the cinema together, and soon decided to get married. Joan‘s family returned to India for the wedding. After two more years working in the hospital with Gupta, Joan decided that she wanted to do more to help the sick children in the city. She knew that the hospital only helped the children whose parents could pay for the medicine the children needed. Joan decided to start a charity (慈善团体) to help children whose parents didn‘t have enough money.

The charity Joan started has now become the largest children‘s charity in India. It has helped over 40,000 children since it was set up in 1955. It has grown and now helps children in other cities as well as Calcutta. In 1992 the charity built its own hospital in Calcutta. Many people who are alive today owe their life to (把……归功于) Joan‘s dream.

1. Joan‘s father bought a house in Calcutta.

2. It wasn‘t easy for Joan to find a job in India.

3. Joan had wanted to work with children since she was a little girl.

4. Joan started the charity because she wanted a better job.

5. The charity helps children in several cities.

Key:1. F 2. T 3. NG 4. F 5. T

六、作文

（1）形考第一次作业

Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a passage on the topic Changes in Life. You should write at least 80 words and could base your writing by using the hints given below.

利用所给提示写一篇短文，说明你生活中的变化。

There have been many changes in my life/be better off/preserved pickles/cramped and gloomy room to a big and bright flat/getting around

参考范文：

Changes in Life

There have been many changes in my life. With the development of the economy, my life is better off. For clothing, I have spare money to buy sorts of pretty clothes. But in the past, there were fewer clothes in my wardrobe. For food, I usually had traditional Chinese food for every meal, rice, noodles or a steamed bun with one or two light dishes such as preserved pickles. Nowadays, I can afford any delicious food, including western foods. For housing, I have moved from a cramped and gloomy room to a big and bright flat. For getting around, I rode an old bike on my way to work a year ago. At present, I drive my private car to travel. I believe my life will be better and better in the future.

（2）形考第二次作业

Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a passage to state your views on the topic: How to Keep Healthy. You should write at least 80 words and base your writing on the Chinese outline below:

1．保持身体健康的重要性

2．保持身体健康的方法

3．重申保持身体健康的意义

参考范文：

How to Keep Healthy

Nowadays more and more people the importance of keeping healthy. Without a healthy body, they can do nothing. For me, there are three main ways to keep healthy. First, it is necessary to keep a balanced diet, which is the basis of good health. It is better for us to have more fruits and vegetables every day. Second, it is important to take regular exercise, such as swimming, jogging and so on. Third, it is essential to stay in a good mood. If people follow these three ways of keeping fit, they‘ll greatly improve their health.

（3）形考第三次作业

Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a passage on the topic My TV University Life. You should write at least 80 words and could base your writing by using the hints given below.

be engaged in long distance education/web-based courses/join online discussion forums/send our homework to the tutor/solve the difficulties and puzzles in tutorial

参考范文:

My TV University Life

Our university is mainly engaged in long distance education. The form of study is very convenient for adult learners like me. I can learn my courses anywhere in my spare time by computer. There are many web-based courses and sources on line. Moreover, I not only use e-mail to send our homework to our tutors but also join online discussion forums. Meantime, the difficulties and puzzles can be solved in the tutorial once a week. The e-learning life is meaningful and demanding. I enjoy my TV university life.

（4）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a passage on the topic My Home. You should write at least 80 words and base your writing on the Chinese outline below.

1．描述你家的位置

2．各个房间的功能

3．表达你对你们家居条件的态度

参考范文：

My Home

My home is a newly-built house in the north of the city. We have three rooms in addition to the kitchen and bathroom. The first room is the main room or living room. It is for having meals, relaxing, reading, watching television and so on. It is the busiest room in the house. The second room is my daughter‘s bedroom. She sleeps and dresses there. The third room belongs to my wife and me. It seems quite spacious because we have little furniture. We sleep, prepare lessons and generally relax there. I think my home is cozy and I like my home.

（5）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a letter to a new friend, telling him/her about your ambitions and dreams. You should write at least 80 words and base your letter on the Chinese outline below.

1. 童年的梦想

2. 目前的情况

3 对未来的希望

参考范文：

5th January 2010 Dear Mary,

Thank you for telling me about yourself. I‘d like to let you know more about me too.

As a child, I wanted to be a detective. I thought a detective was really great because he could solve criminal cases to do justice. But my dream never came true. I‘m now a librarian, dealing with books every day. The work is nothing thrilling, but I like it. Since there are more and more electronic materials, I hope that we will have an e-library built soon.

Looking forward to hearing from you again.

Best wishes,

Ian

（6）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a passage to state your views on the topic My Ideal Job. You should write at least 80 words and base your writing on the Chinese outline below.

1. 你理想的工作是什么

2. 你的理由

3. 如何实现你的理想

参考范文：

My Ideal Job

Everybody has his dream for his career in the future. He or she might want to be a teacher, a doctor, a scientist, a sportsman and so on. To tell you the truth, my ideal job is in business. The idea came into being when I was a child.

With the development of market economy, there are many prosperous opportunities in business. I like reading stories about some successful businessmen such as Bill Gates, Li Jiacheng, etc. I believe I will be a man like them some day.

Now, I am majoring in Computering. I must study hard to get myself qualified for my future job.

（7）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a passage to state your views on the topic My Favorite Means of Transportation. You should write at least 80 words and base your writing on the Chinese outline below.

1. 哪一种是你最喜欢的交通方式

2. 阐述你的理由

3.做出结论

参考范文：

My Favorite Means of Transportation

In a modern society, there are many means of transportation, such as subway, taxi, bus and so on. But my favorite means of transportation is by bike.

First, riding a bike is good for keeping healthy. I spend one hour riding a bike to my office on my working day, and I think it is a good form of physical exercise. Secondly, it is money-saving. Recently, the private car drivers always complain the price of gas is higher and higher, but if you ride a bike, it will cost you nothing. Thirdly, it is beneficial for protecting the environment, so it is a ―green‖form of transportation.

Therefore, although it has some disadvantages, I like riding a bike best.

（8）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a passage to state your views on the topic: My Favorite TV Program.You should write at least 80 words and base your writing on the Chinese outline below.

1．你最喜欢的电视节目是什么

2．你喜欢它的理由

3．做出结论

参考范文：

My Favorite TV Program

CCTV today offers a great variety of programs to meet different needs and tastes. For example, the weather forecast, serials, films, sports and so on. My favorite TV program, however, is the news.

There are several points that are worth mentioning. For one thing, it covers news about important events both at home and abroad. Besides, the news it provides is timely and reliable. Finally, it broadcasts in the evening during the so-called ―golden time‖. It saves me much time reading through newspapers for