中央电大2006-2007第1学期“开放本科”英语Ⅱ(2)试题

试卷代号：1162中央广播电视大学2006—2007学年度第一学期“开放本科”期末考试各专业 英语Ⅱ(2) 试题第一部分 交际用语(共计10分，每小2分)1—5小：阅读下面的小对话，从A、B、C、D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造的字母符号。

A1. --So sorry to trouble you.A. it's a pleasureB. It's your faultC. I don't think soD. l'm sorry, tooD2. --What does your English teacher look like? A. Shelikes singing B. She looks sad C. She likes to staywith us D. She looks much like her motherB3. --What's the date today? A. October B. The secondof July C. Wednesday D. Out ofdateC4. --What time does the train leave? A. On TuesdayB. In the morningC. At half past fiveD. At nightC5. --Could you please tell me how IO get to the nearest bus stop?' A. It's not surf, B. Of course not C. It'son the right corner just ahead D. That's all right第二部分 词汇与结构(20分，每小2分)6—15小：阅读下面的句子，从A、B、C，D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。

C6. I'm old enough to wash ~ clothes by myself. You can just wash __A. my, yourB. mine, yoursC. my, yoursD. your, myA7. John is no longer what heA. used to beB. was used to beingC. used tobeing D. was used to beA8. Give me one good reason ~ I should help you.A. whyB. howC. for thaiD. for whatD9. I was sick, but I it at the weekend.A. got byB. got atC. got upD. got overB10. Kate was bored at the party, __ be left.A. in additionB. soC. howeverD.furthermoreC11. There is not much to laugh __ on the news today -- itis all very serious.A. toB. atC. aboutD. withB12. John Walters claimed that this lack of intormation __in negative feelingstowards the media. A. have resuhed B. had resulted C. resulted D. resultsB13. ___ you change your mind, I won't be able to help you.A. WhenB. UnlessC. SoD. AsD14. It is one of the best concerts IA. went toB. go toC.'have ever been toD.had gone toB15. Then she cheered ~ a lot when they got __ the taxi.A. up'" overB. of... intoC. of'" overD. up". Into第四部分 阅读理解(共计30分，每小题2分)26—35小题：阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。

短文理解1The biggest adventure I' ve ever had was trekking in Thailand. We hired a guide(16) us to a village in the jungle. We didn't know that he(17) there before.(18) we reached the village, we wouldn't be able to find somewhere to sleep,(19) we wanted to get there in about 8 hours. After two hours we all rea]/sed we werelost. The (20) we walked, the more confused we became. Luckily aher a further 4hours we met some hunters. They didn't speak the same language as our guide, but we wereable to (21) that we were lost. They (22) __ us towards the village. It was afterdark when we arrived there. We had been walking (23)over 14 hours and we were(24) exhausted. We had been very lucky; if we (25) the hunters, we wouldhave had to sleep in the jungle.C16. A. take B. for taking C. to take D. takenB17. A. has never been B. had never been C. neverwent D. didn't goA18. A. Unless B. If C. When D. AsA19. A. so B. but C. in addition D. forC20. A. far B. furthest C. further D. more farD21, A, get at B. get around C. get by D. get acrossB22. A, misdirected B. redirected C.undirected D. disdirectedA23. A. for B. since C. at D. inB24. A. very B. absolutely C. fairly D. muchD25. A. had met B. haven't met C. have met D. hadn't metQuestions 26--30C26. The 'golden arch' in the second paragraph referstoA. Burger KingB. Taco BellC. McDonald'sD. all the fastfood restaurantsD27. According to the passage, McDonald's is successful mainly because __A. It has a standardized set of products all overthe worldB. Il is not 'junk' foodC. Its' food is convenientD. It adapted its meals to different culturesD28. In the passage, which of the following termshas/have the same meaning with fast food.A. 'junk' foodB. 'convenience' foodC.'take-away' D. all of the aboveA29. Fast food is often called 'junk food' because __ A. some people think it is unheahhy and full offat B. fast food is convenient C. it is no longer fresh food D. it is nol so popular with many peopleA30. The main idea of this passage is __A. fast food todayB. the secret of McDonald's successC. why fast food is thought as 'junk' foodD. different opinions toward fas! food短文理解2Dear Uncle Ric,We were very sorry to hear tha. t you are in hospital again, but i feel sure you'll be outsoon. It doesn't sound very serious this time according to Auntie Ivy and in any case youhave already recovered from the operation so quickly.Malcolm has been working very hard all this year. because he is sitting someexaminations Ihis month and he is determined to study History at the University of Oxford.Although the sun has been shining all day today, he has been sitting at home reading aboutthe history of the French Revolution. Fortunately he loves books, especially history books.He spends all his time and money on books.James is totally different from his brother. He might be too young to know better. Hegets bored with school and studying. But he is very keen on games. He never stays indoorswhen the weather is reasonably fine, and today he has been playing tennis for hours with hisfriends. He is fond of football, but tennis is his favorite.He said that be wanted to becomea professional player. His mother doesn't really approve.Robin sends you her love. We are looking forward to hearing from you and seeing yousoon. 1 am sending this letter through the e-mail to Auntie Ivy and she will bring it to thehospital with our best wishes to you for a speedy recovery. Lots of love,Trevor.Qu~tions 31--35A31. It is certain that Uncle Rfc is in hospitalA. again after having fully recovered from an operationB. to get some treatment for a serious diseaseC. to get an operation for some minor diseaseD. to do some check-up after receiving an operationC32. It is who wants to study history.A. Trevor's wifeB.'rrevor's younger sonC. James's elder brotherD. RobinD33. In the second paragraph, the sentence "'"he is sitting some examinations'"" meansthat Malcolm isA. sitting at his desk preparing lessons for some examinationsB. sitting at home busy reading for some examinationsC. sitting in an examination placeD. going to take some examinationsB34. From the letter, we know that James wants to become a professionalplayer,A. yet the whole family don't like the ideaB. but Robin, his mother, does not like the ideaC. his father thinks it's too bad that he gets boredwith schoolD. Malcolm feels sorry for his idea, wishing he knowsbetterB35. This is aA. business letterB. private letterC. memoD. telephone message36—40小题：阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是否正确(T)，错误(F)，还是文字中没有涉及相关信息(NG)o短文理解3Poll reveals TV news too negativeA recent Time/CNN poll in the USA has discovered that 75% of people agreed that thenews media is "sensationalist", 63~ found it "too negative"and 73~~ said they are "scepticalabout the accuracy" of the news they are receiving.Local news programmes in the USA are so dominated by stories of violence and crimethat other topics like government, education and the environment are left with little airtime.Network broadcaster John Walters claimed, "This lack of information bas resulted innegative feelings towards the media."Crime reports, which often serve as lead stories, makeup an average of 30. 2~~ of newstime on local TV news programmes in the USA. Mediaresearcher Bob Smith reported,"53% of crime reports are about murder, hut it is one of the least frequently committedcrimes. ' Another media study revealed that 42~ of :iii local TV news broadcasts are storiesabout crime, disaster and war.One possible reason for this is that local televisionnews is ratings driven. Some marketresearch suggests that viewers like to see stories of crimeand violence, which increases theratings of newscasts. Higher ratings mean higheradvertising revenues. Mike Adams, atelevision executive, explained, "The increase in crime reports is because, on average,almost half the money a local station makes comes from news."Many experts believe a'steady diet of violence-oriented news broadcasts has seriouseffects. A spokesman for the National Television Violence Committee stated, "There arethree main risks associated with viewing media violence. People learn aggressive behaviour.They become desensitised to real-world violence. These lead to an increased fear of being avictim of violence, resulting in mistrust of others." Questions 36--40F36. The majority of people polled think that the news media is accurate.T37. There is not enough time to talk about a wider range of subjects on the news.F38. 420~ of all crimes committed are murders.T39. Advertising companies invest in TV programmes with high ratings.NG40. TV stations make too much money from news.第五部分 书面表达(20分)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a short passage toexpress your views on a given topic. You should write at least 80 words and base yourwriting on the Chi,ese outline below:因特网与现代社会因特网对生活的影响你对因特网的看法3. Sample:The Internet has become a symbol of modern society. For example, via the Internet, wecan send a message to a friend or a relative in a distant place within seconds~ we can talk toeach other or even see each other} we can do shopping without going out; we can stay homeand do business with foreign companies. Iii fact, we can do many things more easily antimore cheaply using the Internet. So, I cannot imagine what society would he [ike without theInternet.。