2014专科新颖形考练习2(1)

开放大学大学英语（A）（专）形成性考核 2答题纸I. There are four choices in each sentence. Choose the one that best fits into the blank.（每小题1 分，共20 分）II. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word from the bracket and make changes where necessary. （每小题1 分，共10 分）III. Reading Comprehension（每小题2 分，共30 分）IV. Cloze（每小题1 分，共20 分）V. Translation（每小题4 分，共20 分）1. Our English teacher told us to memorize these words.2. They only offered a few erverday expressions.3. He lives on less than 500 dollars a month.4. In this way we can train them to read fiuently and accurately.5. I don’t think we’ll be able to afford any travel this year.开放大学大学英语（A）（专）形成性考核2试题I. There are four choices in each sentence. Choose the one that best fits into the blank. (每小题1 分，共20 分)1. ______ the help of man-made satellites, scientists have done much research.A. UnderB. OnC. ByD. With2. I’ll be back ______ two weeks.A. atB. aboutC. inD. after3. The key ______ success is hard work and persistence.A. toB. forC. onD. of4. Jerry is very generous ______ his money.A. atB. inC. onD. with5. Please don’t get mad ______ me. I was only trying to help.A. onB. toC. atD. against6. Donna was very quick ______ English.A. inB. withC. onD. at7. He compared the girl ______ a flower.A. toB. withC. inD. for8. Have you accounted ______ all the breakages?A. forB. inC. toD. down9. ______ a sense, your expectation is right, but there is a better one.A. WithB. InC. OnD. For10. Four ______ seven leaves three.A. fromB. withC. againstD. up11. ______ is unknown to us all.A. Where did she put itB. Where she put itC. That where she put itD. In which she put it12. ______ nothing to do with us.A. What he did isB. What he has done isC. What did he do hasD. What he has done has13. That’s ______ the Party called on us to do.A. whatB. thatC. howD. why14. She looked ______ she were ten years younger.A. thatB. likeC. asD. as though15. The reason I have to go is ______ if I don’t.A. that she will be disappointedB. because she will be disappointedC. on account of her being disappointedD. that she will be disappointing16. It was ______ he worked hard that he succeeded.A. becauseB. sinceC. asD. for17. It seemed that the girl ______.A. had lost important somethingB. had lost something importantC. lost important thingsD. lost something important18. The fact ______ he is an advanced worker is well known.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. why19. The fact ______ in the past few years proves that our Party’s policy is correct.A. that great achievement was madeB. which great achievements were madeC. what have been madeD. that great achievements have been made20. I will give this dictionary to ______ wants to have it.A. whomeverB. whoeverC. whomD. whateverII. Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases given below. Change the form when necessary.（每小题1 分，共10 分）be sure that; connect...with; divide...into; at the beginning of; spend ...on;(be) in one’s best clothes; Wait for; hobby; be crazy about; major1. Germany used to ______ two parts: East Germany and West Germany.2. The Americans ______ baseball.3. On Children’s Day all the children ______.4. ______ you go over all the lessons before the exam.5. The villagers are ______the police to help them.6. How much do you ______ food?7. ______ the meeting, the chairman made a speech.8. Pollution is one of the ______ problems all over the world.9. Death is usually ______ wars.10. She has many______, but she likes painting best.III. Reading Comprehension（每小题2 分，共30 分）Passage oneBill and Barri Hamiilton didn’t imagine they would make their home at an old school house someday. Then one day they drove to Martindala, a small town, located in the east of San Marcos, Texas, south-west of the U.S.A. They came for an old German car. Bill has a business of buying and selling old cars. They found the Martindale school-house and fell in love with is. It was forsale and they wanted to buy it. It was for sale and they wanted to buy it. Some Martindale residents were worried that they would buy their beloved schoolhouse, but the Hamiltons say the feel like its doorkeeper and love the old school.At last they bought it, They built a garden and a swimming pool behind the house. They built two kitchens, three bathrooms, four toilets, four drawing- rooms and eight bedrooms inside it. They even had a dancing-hall in the central part of the house. They repaired the playground as well. They made the old schoolhouse into their comfortable home. Most important, the schoolhouse looks almost the same it was before.Small-town life, especially living in an old school , might seem an unusual choice for the Hamltons. She works for a company and he recently retired. Before coming to Martindale, they enjoyed the good life in their beautiful, four-bedroom home in the city.So they started their new country life. Barri Hamilton says she and her husband have made many friends in Martindale. She didn’t make so many friends though she had lived in Houston for 30 years.Still, the Hamiltons care about their newcomer status. Barri says that, for some residents, buying the school was a “sensitive thing”, since so many had educated there, “it’s important that Bill and I explain to everybody that we fell like doorkeeper of this school, and that we’ll leave it in better shape when we are gone than when we found it.”1、Bill and Barri are _________.A、friendsB、a coupleC、business partners（伙伴）D、visitors2、The Hamiltons drove to the small town__________.A、for an outingB、on business tripC、to buy a houseD、to make friends3、Some Martindale residents were worried that the Hamiltons would buy their beloved schoolhouse, but the Hamitions say they .A、feel like taking care of the houseB、want to take the house awayC、want to buy the houseD、want to sell the house4、After they have repaired the old school, it looks .A、just the same as it was beforeB、quite different as it was beforeC、more beautiful than it was beforeD、a bit smaller than it was before5、Barri Hamilton ______________.A、works for a companyB、works at a schoolC、recently retiredD、works as a housewifePassage twoTom was tired of living in his old house in the country and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He attempted to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so he decided to solve the problem by using a real estate agent. The agent promptly advertised and house, and a few days later, Tom saw a very attractive photograph of it, with a wonderful description of its gardens, in an expensive magazine. After Tom had read the advertisement through, he hastened to telephone the real estate agent and said to him, “I’m sorry, Mr. Jones, but I’ve decided not to sell my house after all . After reading your advertisement in that magazine, I can see that it’s just the kind of house I’ve wanted to live in all my life.”6. Why did Tom want to sell his house?A. Because the house is old.B. Because the house is small.C. Because the house is too big.D. Because the house is not big enough.7. How did Tom solve his problem?A.He could not solve the problem.B.He solved the problem through travel agent.C.He solved the problem through a real estate agent.D.He solved the problem with the help of his friend.8. What did the agent do promptly?A. The agent promptly sold out the house.B. The agent promptly advertised the house.C. The agent bought the house.D. The agent promptly rent the house.9. Where did Tom see the advertisement?A. He saw it in a booklet.B. He saw it in an expensive magazine.C. He saw it in a newspaper.D. He lent an expensive magazine.10. What did he decide not to do after reading the advertisement?A. He decided to rent his house.B. He decided not to rent his house.C. He decided to sell his house.D. He decided not to sell his house.Passage threeOur eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us would rather eat sweets and ice cream than meat and rice. Sweets and ice cream are not bad for the stomach if we .eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite (胃口). It is important for us to eat our meal at the same time each day. When we feel hungry, it is a sign that our bodies need food. When we feel angry or excited, we may not want to eat. When we are worried, we may not want to eat, either. A long time ago; in England, some judges used to decide whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow the bread, it was a sign that he wasn't telling the truth. He was telling a lie. Although this seems very strange and rather foolish, it is indeed an excellent way of finding out the truth. A man who is worrying about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry. Because when he is worrying, he loses his appetite and does not want to eat.11. We have to develop good eating habits because .A. we want to eat moreB. we want to enjoy our mealsC. we want to be healthy and strongD. we want to save time12. may take away our appetite before we have our meal.A. Either meat or riceB. Neither sweets nor ice-creamC. Not only meat but also riceD. Both sweets and ice-cream13. We had better have our meals .A. when our work is overB. at the same time each dayC. when the meal is still hotD. when we go back home14. A man who is angry has .A. a better appetiteB. a poor appetiteC. to eat more foodD. to eat dry bread15. The judges in old England considered that a man could if he told a lie.A. swallow dry bread easilyB. eat a lot of dry breadC. drink milk or hot waterD. hardly swallow dry breadIV. Cloze（每小题1 分，共20 分）1Jeans are the most 1 kind of clothes in the world. They are popular almost 2 —in Japan, France, Indonesia, Canada and Brazil. Rich people and poor people wear them. Young people and even some old people wear them. Why are they popular? Who made the first jeans?In 1894 two men 3 gold in California. Men from the 4 of the United States and other countries hurried there to look for gold, too. These miners needed some 5 clothes.A young man from Germany named Levi Strauss arrived in California in 1850. He went there to sell things to the 6 . He saw that the miners needed strong pants, so he began to make them. He used cloth that people make tents from. He put rivets (铆钉) on the 7 to make them strong, because the men put rocks in them. These pants were very strong and 8 a long time. The pants became very popular immediately.Why are they popular today? In the United States, they are the only kind of traditional clothes. In 9 countries, young people wear them, because they want to 10 modern. Jeans are a sign of youth and independence. Everybody wears jeans, because everybody wants to be modern, young and independent.1. A. nice B. popular C. unusual D. beautiful2. A. everywhere B. nowhere C. where D. somewhere3. A. find B. look C. discovered D. held4. A. part B. some parts C. many parts D. other parts5. A. soft B. tough C. kind D. ugly6. A. miners B. men C. women D. farmers7. A. clothes B. pockets C. shoes D. jeans8. A. lasted B. used C. washed D. took9. A. one B. some C. many D. other10. A. show B. look C. follow D. have2A nobleman and a merchant once 1 in a bar. 2 their lunch they both 3 soup. When it was 4 , the nobleman took a spoonful, but the soup was 5 hot that he burned his 6 and tears came to his eyes. The merchant asked him why he was weeping. The nobleman was ashamed to admit that he had 7 his mouth and answered, “Sir, I once had a brother who killed a man, for which he was 8 . I was sorry for this.” The merchant,9 this story, began to eat his soup. He also burned his mouth, so that he had tears in his eyes.10 this, the nobleman asked the merchant, “Sir, why do you weep?” The merchant, who now saw that the nobleman had lied to him, answered, “I was weeping, because you weren’t hanged together with your brother.”11. A. saw B. found C. met D. greeted12. A. At B. For C. During D. While13. A. asked B. ordered C. requested D. drank14. A. fetched B. brought C. taken D. given15. A. very B. too C. quiet D. so16. A. lip B. teeth C. mouth D. hand17. A. burnt B. heated C. spoiled D. cut18. A. hung B. hang C. hanging D. hanged19. A. believed B. believing C. being believed D. had believed20. A. Noticing B. Noticed C. Notice D. To noticeV. Translation（每小题4 分，共20 分）1. 我们的英语老师让我们记住这些词。