2020年电大本科英语()期末考试复习资料

交际用语1 I think the Internet is very helpful.A. Yes, so do I .2 I have an appointment with Dr. Johnson.C. Please wait for minute. He is busy now3 ----Afternoon, sir. Where to?A. Please get me to the airport4 — Can I help you to get it down?C. Thanks. It’s so nice of you5 —I’m trying to call Marie, but there’s no answer.D. Really? Maybe she’s out6 — Are you sure about that?D. Oh, yes. I’m absolutely positive7 — Would you like to see the menu?A. No, thanks. I already know what to order8 —What if my computer doesn’t work?B. Ask Anne for help9 —How’s the movie? Interesting?C. Far from. I should have stayed home watching TV10 — Is this the motel you mentioned?B. Yes, it’s as quiet as we expected词汇与结构At present, the most important thing is that Britain needs _________ more to improve the relationship with the USA. AA. to doB. doingC. to be doneD. didAfter ______ the shopping list, I found that I forgot to buy salt. CA. examiningB. testingC. checkingD. seeingAnn is studying ______ at university. BA. politicB. politicsC. politicianD. politicalAfter __________the bid, major construction began in Beijing. CA. winB. winingC. winningD. wonA lecture hall is ________ where students attend lectures. CA. thereB. whichC. oneD. thatBe sure to ______ your wife when you come here this evening. AA. bringB. takeC. getD. carryBefore she left on the trip, she __________ hard. DA. trainedB. has trainedC. would trainedD. had trained---Can I get you a couple of tea? A----_________________________.A. That’s very nice of youB. With pleasureC. You can, pleaseD. Thank you for the teaDon’t worry. There is ______ room for all your books here. CA. moreB. muchC. enoughD. some________fine weather it is! AA. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a__________ for the Olympic Games begin about ten years in advance. CA. BidB. To bidC. BiddingD. To be bidden Everything ____________ if Albert hadn’t called the fire brigade. DA. will be destroyedB. will have been destroyedC. would be destroyedD. would have been destroyedHer parents died when she was very young, so she was ______by her aunt. AA. brought upB. brought outC. grown upD. grown ________ he said is quite right. BA. ThatB. WhatC. HowD. WhyHe kept the light in his room _______ the whole night. BA. burntB. burningC. burnD. to burnHe keeps _________ at himself in the mirror. BA. to lookB. lookingC. lookD. lookedHe was _________ about his new job. AA. over the moonB. on the moonC. off the moonD. above the moonHe has been _______ in hospital for a month. BA. dangerB. in dangerC. dangerousD. a dangerHe spends a quarter of the day ___________. BA. to sleepB. sleepingC. sleepsD. to sleepingHe is the man ______________ dog bit me. DA. thatB. whichC. who’sD. whoseIt happened ________ a winter night. DA. atB. inC. byD. onIf you _____ stop smoking, you can only expect to have a bad cough. A A. won’t B. wouldn’t C. don’t D. can’tIt’s not safe ______ in the street. CA. to playB. play C, playing D. plays______ it wit h me and I’ll see what I can do. DA. When leftB. LeavingC. If you leaveD. LeaveI don’t suppose he will attend the meeting, ______? BA. won’t heB. will heC. do ID. don’t II think all these are main points _______ much attention. BA. being worthy ofB. worthy ofC. which worthD. which worthy ofI have given ______________ eating meat. CA. overB. downC. upD. downI know it isn’t important but I can’t help ______ about it. BA. but to thinkB. thinkingC. toD. thinkI’m tired. I __________ working very hard. BA. haveB. have beenC. hadD. hasLinda offered him her congratulations _______ his passing the collegeentrance exams. DA. atB. forC. ofD. onMr. White has a wife and three children to _________. AA. raiseB. keepC. growD. takeMary forgot ______ a letter to her mother, so she wrote to her just now.BA. writingB. to writeC. having wroteD. to havewrittenNot only I but also Jane and Mary _______ tired of having oneexamination after another. BA. isB. areC. amD. beOur plane _____ from London at 7:00 yesterday evening. AA. took offB. put offC. flew offD. left offOn his first sea _________, he was still quite young but showed greatcourage to face the storm. DA. tripB. travelC. tourD. voyageShe’s unlucky, and she’s always sufferin g ______ luck one afteranother. DA. a sickB. an illC. sickD. illShe has lived here ______________ three years. BA. sinceB. forC. duringD. inTime is money! We should ______ our time. BA. be fit forB. make good use ofC. play a part ofD. take the place ofThey ______ the train until it disappeared in the distance. BA. sawB. watchedC. noticedD. observedThat’s all settled. It _____ talked about. DA. shouldn’tB. mustn’t beC. can’tD. needn’t be The bedroom needs __________. AA. decoratingB. to decorateC. decorateD. decorated--- What’s happened to Tom? D---__________to hospital.A. He’s takenB. He’ll be takenC. He’ll takeD. He’s been taken---Which do you like better, real movies _______ cartoons? D---- I prefer cartoons ____ real movies.A. and , thanB. or, thanC. and, andD. or, toWhat a fool I have been! Why _____I think of that before? BA. don’tB. didn’tC. notD. doWe must make a difference between _____ language and _____language. AA. spoken, writtenB. speaking, writtenC. speaking, writingD. speak, writeWe __________ every day when we were children. AA. used to swimB. used to swimmingC. use to swimD. use to swimmingYou must explain ______how they succeeded ________ the experiment. CA. of us, forB. at us, atC. to us, inD. for us, toYou look _______. What ______ you ________? DA. tire, did…doB. tiring, have…doneC. tired, do…doD. tired, have…been doingMore and more people (31) ____ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies (32) ____ people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the fast year. This is (33) ____ to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a problem for people (34) ____ are struggling to make (35) ____ ends meet. The alarms, (36) ____ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is (37) _____ that 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% of people plan (38) _____ but have not installed them (39) _____. Theinsurance companies told people (40) _____ the alarms on all doors and windows.31. B. have 32. D. have been asking 33. A. due 34. C. who 35.C. - --36. B. which 37 D. estimated 38. A. to have them installed 39.C. yet 40.D. to installTraffic 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. pulled37. C. watch out 38. D. are recommended 39. B. by 40. D. that Most workers spend eight hours on the job a day on 31 . They work because they need money for necessities. They spend about one third of their lives at work, but hate it. By contrast, some people actually 32 work. They spend 33 hours on the job each week and often take work home with them. They are called “workaholics(工作狂)” as they are addicted to their job as other people are 34 alcohol.Workaholics would 35 work than do anything else and this can be most important to their life. Workaholics are often 36 stress. They can’t relax and feel tense. 37 they may easily lose temper. Theirwork therefore has serious impact on their relationships and family life. Typical workaholics pay little attention to families. They spend 38 time with their children and their marriages may 39 in divorce. Their inability to relax may cause 40 problems, such as high blood pressure.31. A. weekends B. workdays C. each week D. everyday32. A. hate B. enjoy C. do D. dislike33. A. extra B. rather C. less D. fewer34. A. for B. like C. to D. into35. A. better B. like to C. do D. rather36. A. on B. under C. in D. for37. A. As a matter of fact B. As a resultC. As it isD. As you can find38. A. more B. much C. little D. a little39. A. begin B. end C. beginning D. ending40. A. health B. blood C. mental D. family31. B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D36. B 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. AThere are advantages and disadvantages to 31 Asian and Western educational methods. For example, one advantage 32 the education in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science 33 American students. They also study more hours each day than Americans 34 . The study is difficult, but it 35 students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, 36 many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.The advantage to the education in North America, 37 the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values 38 ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven’t memorized 39 many basic rules and facts as students in other countries 40 .31. A. not only B. all C. both D. only32. A. for B. to C. in D. as33. A. to B. for C. than D. in34. A. have B. studying C. does D. do35. A. provides B. gets C. prepares D. does36. A. and B. yet C. not D. just37. A. at B. to C. on D. under38. A. good B. poor C. new D. old39. A. more B. less C. good D. as40. A. have B. do C. haven’t D. does31. C 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C36. B 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. AJules Verne’s most famous book is “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea”. (A “league” is an old word 16 about three miles.) In those days submarines (潜水艇) had not been 17 , but he describes an underwater ship very like a modern submarine. The captain of the submarine, called Captain Nemo, and his men have many strange adventures and find many strange things 18 the bottom of the ocean. He was a very good 19 . His characters often did surprising and sometimes impossible things, but they always seemed 20 real people.In another book, “Around the World in Eighty Days”, Jules Verne creates Mr. Fogg, the hero, 21 made a bet that he would travel around the world in eighty days. Nowadays this may seem 22 to you, but in those days there were no planes or even cars. Mr. Fogg and his servant traveled in many different 23 , even on an elephant at one time! If you want to know their result, you should read the book.In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge 24 his imagination in describing future inventions. 25 he was wrong, of course, but often the accuracy of his descriptions is very clever.16. A. meaning B. including C. means D. speaks17. A. made B. discovered C. producing D. invented18. A. in B. beneath C. at D. under19. A. story-teller B. sailor C. captain D. pilot20. A. are B. to be C. that D. as if21. A. that B. which C. what D. who22. A. easy B. difficult C. comfortable D. hard23. A. roads B. paths C. ways D. countries24 .A. except B. as well C. as well as D. or25. A. Always B. Seldom C. Some times D. Sometimes16. A 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. B21. D 22. A 23. C 24. C 25 DPeter Blake is a successful businessman, but he (16)____________ to be very poor. He had nowhere to live and (17) ____________ working in a pub when he (18) ____________ to start his own business. Peter had always (19) ____________ interested in plants and flowers, (20) ____________he decided to set up a company (21) ____________ cared for the plants in big offices. At first he worked on his (22) ____________, but soon he took (23) ____________ two people to help him. The company has been growing (24) ____________ for the last ten years. Peter is now very rich, (25) ____________ he complains that now he doesn’t work w ith plants but with a computer every day!16. A. would B. -- C. used D. use17. A. did B. was C. been D. has been18. A. had decided B. decided C. was deciding D. has decided19. A. was B. had C. being D. been20. A. so B. but C. -- D. although21. A. who B. which C. whose D. --22. A. own B. self C. -- D. himself23. A. up B. over C. on D. in24. A.-- B. up C. over D. into25. A. therefore B. so C. but D. moreover 16. C 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. A21. B 22. A 23. C 24. A 25.C1．选择题Once the king of India fell ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came, examined him and said, “You will be well again in a few days if you take bull’s milk.” The king was very surprised, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it possible?” he asked.“Order Gulbo, the scholar, to get it for you. He can do anything.” The doctor was an enemy to Gulbo, and thought this would be a way of making him suffer. When the king told Gulbo what the doctor had said and ordered him to get bull’s milk, Gu lbo immediately understood what the doctor was trying to do.When he got home he sat thinking how to get out of the difficulties. His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the matter. On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Don’t worry, f ather,I’ll help you.”The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace, and chose a place below the king’s bedroom window.In the middle of the night, when everyone was in bed, she started todo her washing. She made so much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and set a guard to find out what was the matter. The soldier found the girl, and led her to the king. “Whydo you wash your clothes here at night?” asked the king.The girl pretended to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father had a baby. I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean clothes for the baby,so I had to come and wash them now.”“What!” cried the king, “Are you tryin g to make a fool of me? Who ever heard of a man having a baby?”“Well, if the king himself orders someone to get bull’s milk for him, why can’t a man have a baby?”The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s daughter. Go andtell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk for his baby.”1. According to the doctor in the story, the king’s illness can be cured by ______.A. making Gulbo sufferB. drinking bull’s milkC. seeing another doctorD. feeding him with cow’s milk2. The doctor told the king to ask Gulbo to find bull’s milk becausehe ______.A. admired Gulbo greatlyB. hated Gulbo very muchC. thought Gulbo was a scholarD. tried to make Gulbo another doctor3. How did Gulbo feel after getting the king’s order?A. He was upset.B. He was excited.C. He was surprised.D. He was disappointed.4. Why did Gulbo’s daughter wash clothes below the king’s bedroom window at night?A. Because she was forced to do it.B. Because she often washed clothes there.C. Because she enjoyed washing clothes there.D. Because she wanted the king to notice her.5. From the dialogue between the king and the girl, we know that after hearing the girl’s story, the king ______.A. wanted to see the babyB. became angry with herC. thought the girl was a foolD. understood the girl’s meaning BBADDPeople 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. Thisnot only 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 environmentB. the production of new industrial goodsC. increased amounts of a natural substanceD. our ever-increasing population2. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only __________.A. people would pay more attention to the problemB. governments would take effective measuresC. all sides concerned would make more effortsD. farmers would use less artificial fertilizers3. Food packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause __________.A. air and water pollutionB. both a litter problem and a waster of resourcesC. to pay for the serviceD. to produce the receipt4. Which of the following can not help solving the problem of pollution?A. Cutting out unnecessary buying.B. Eating.C. Reduce excess use.D. Carefully dispose our daily products.5. Wha t does the underlined word “litter” mean in paragraph 2?A. not manyB. serious problemC. bits of waste thingsD. industrial pollutionACBBCThousands of years ago, in the middle of an ocean, miles from the nearest island, an undersea volcano broke out. The hot liquid piled higher and higher and spread wider and wider. In this way, an island rose up in the sea.As time went on, hot sun and cool rains made the rock split and break to pieces. Sea waves dashed against the rock. In this way, soil and sand came into being.Nothing lived on the naked soil. And then the wind and birds brought plant seeds, spiders and other little creatures there. Only plants could grow first. Only they, in sunlight, could produce food from the minerals of the soil, water and air. While many animals landed on the island, they could find no food. A spider spun its web in vain, because there were no insects for its web to ca tch. Insects couldn’t stay until there were plants for them to eat. So plants had to be the pioneer life on this new island.1. The passage centers on __________.E. how an undersea volcano broke outF. how an island rose up in the seaG. how soil was formed on a new islandH. how life began on a volcano-produced island2.According to the passage, the island got its first soil from __________.A. sea wavesB. the sand brought by the windC. its own rockD. cool rains3.The word “naked” (in para. 3) could be replaced by which of the following?A. hiddenB. newC. mysteriousD. bare4.The order of coming into being on the island is __________.A. soil, plants and animalsB. soil, little creatures and plantsC. soil, birds and plantsD. soil, human beings and animals5. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE ?A. Spiders were the first life that could live on the island.B. The island is far away from any piece of land.C. Insects could not live on the island without plants.D. Plants were brought to the island by human being.DCDACIn 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 introduced 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 tried 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 C. PotatoB. Chocolate D. Coffee2. “Some” in “Some still exist today” means _________.A. some cocoa trees C. some shopsB. some chocolate drinks D. some South American Indians3. Thousands of I rish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because _________.A. they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything elseB. they were forced to emigrate to AmericaC. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potatoD. the potato harvest was bad4. Coffee originally came from_________.A. BrazilB. ColombiaC. EthiopiaD. Arabia5. The Arabic legend is used to prove that _________.A. coffee was first discovered by KaldiB. coffee was first discovered by Kaldi’s goatsC. coffee was first discovered in south American countriesD. coffee drinks were first made by ArabsACDCDCrime Prevention InitiativesThe chances that you will be a victim of violent crime are low. But youcan 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 STREETAt night:•Always walk facing the traffic, so that a car cannot pull up behind you.•You mustn’t go through 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 streetB. where to stay if you want to be safeC. what you should do at home if there is a burglaryD. how to avoid the crime at night in the street2. If you want to guarantee you are secure at home, you should _________.A. always lock the door and put the key in a secret place far away from the doorB. never leave the keys to workmen since they can easily make copiesC. keep silent all the time even if you are on your own when a burglar steals into yourhouseD. go in immediately when you suspect (怀疑) someone is breaking into your house3. Based on the passage, if you notice someone following you, it’s better for you to_________.A. shout loudlyB. go to public placesC. stop, turn around and look at himD. run quickly4. Why should you have a telephone in the bedroom?A. Because we might use it to alert the burglary.B. Because it’s convenient for us to talk to our friends while lying on bed.C. Because it’s convenient for us to report to the police in case there is a burglary.D. Because it we might use it to make a phone call at midnight.5. From the passage, we can infer that we might be victims if _________.A. we cannot part with the money when being attackedB. we always walk facing the trafficC. we don’t walk in the empty streetD. we carry too much cashABBCAAn Extraordinary Change of DirectionMolly 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 it 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?A. very ordinaryB. very unusual and surprisingC. not specialD. extreme2. The sentence “…my husband thought I was bored …” in Para. 4 meant that myhusband thought I felt_________.A. dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at homeB. annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back homeC. happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care ofchildrenD. sad because all the children left me when they grew up3. The word “section” in Para. 4 most probably means here _________.A. group of peopleB. part of the trainingC. part of the route of sailD. part of the job4. Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to “rough”。