电大英语考试试题二

第一部分 交际用语(共计10分，每小题2分)
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选的字母符号。
1. - Is my TV program disturbing you?
- _________________.
　　A. I'll turn it down a littleB. No trouble at all
C. Yes, I'm trying to write my paperD. I'd better turn it off
2. - May I speak to Jack please?
- _________________.
　　A. No, you can'tB. There's no Jack
C. I don't know he's outD. I'm afraid you've got the wrong number
3. - What was your journey like?
- _________________.
　　A. It was terribly interestingB. Yes, I like it very much
C. I like travelingD. I don't like traveling at all
4. - I've got a bad cold today.
- _________________.
　　A. Thank you for telling meB. Oh, dear! I hope you get better soon
C. It isn't seriousD. It'll be better soon
5. - Doesn't it snow in your hometown?
- _________________.
　　A. Yes, it never snowsB. No, sometimes
C. Yes, it isD. No, it doesn't

第二部分 词汇与结构（20分，每小题1分）
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。
6. Last time he told me that he English for nearly two years.（）
A. had learnedB. is learningC. will learnD. would learn
7. If I the time, I would make something better.（）
A. haveB. will haveC. hadD. had had
8. When you go down the road, you will see the station the right.（）
A. inB. onC. toD. at
9. The boy to school right now.（）
A. has been takenB. has been takingC. is takenD. is being taken
10. 1 have lived here 1997.（）
A. forB. sinceC. atD. in
11. The Prime Minister is very popular, he will win the next election.（）
A. butB. thenC. furthermoreD. so
12. He admitted the money.（）
A. takenB. takingC. takeD. to take
13. His success is hard work.（）
A. becauseB. led toC. due toD. due
14. The doctor said that he for the immigration officer.（）
A. had to waitB. have to waitC. has to waitD. wait
15. Let's go to the cinema, ?（）
A. will weB. do weC. won't weD. shall we
16. Who do you think is much more to be elected as our new monitor?（）
A. possible B. visible C. likely D. probable
17. At the meeting it was suggested that a group to look into the matter.（）
A. was sent B. be sent C. were sent D. should send
18. Her interest in flowers her children in the countryside.（）
A. deals with B. starts with C. begins by D. stems from
19. Tell me where you want to go and I will a route.（）
A. pull out B. let out C. work out D. fish around
20. It was his courage that in his men the determination.（）
A. inspired B. brightened C. released D. demonstrated
21. I you there is no danger at all.（）
A. ensure B. assure C. insure D. make sure
22. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, the behavior of an animal depends mainly on instinct.（）
A. for B. so C. whereas D. as
23. Lying! That would be my dignity.（）
A. under B. beyond C. above D. beneath
24. They risked as robbers.（）
A. to be hung B. being hanged C. being hung D. to be hanged
25. They asked to goods damaged in delivery good ones.（）
A. exchanged...forB. exchange...with
C. change...forD. change...with

第三部分 完形填空 （共计20分， 每题2分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。
　　A study 26) that fitness is the key 27) long life, irrespective of body shape or even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people 28) exercise live longer than those who do not, 29) 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 30) 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 31) 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 32) 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."
　　33) , 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 34) 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 35) more people to exercise.
26. A) showing B) show C) has shown D) had shown
27. A) to B) for C) of D) in
28. A) / B) which C) whom D) who
29. A) if B) unless C) even if D) because
30. A) like B) likely C) less likely D) more likely
31. A) was B) were C) is D) are
32. A) to exercise B) exercising C) exercise D) exercised
33. A) However B) So C) Although D) Furthermore
34. A) reduce B) reducing C) to reduce D) reduced
35. A) encouraged B) encouraging C) to encourage D) encourage

第四部分 阅读理解（共计30分，每小题2分）
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1
　　A 15-year-old boy, who was first found guilty of theft at the age of 12, was convicted of stealing 22 charity boxes yesterday from local shops. He was arrested while he was dressed as a woman, and he was pretending to be a representative of the Charity Help Aids.
　　The boy had been arrested 80 times before, and neighbours say that he had committed over 1,000 offences. One local person said, "He's always in court. We've had enough of him." He had been sent to a young people's prison on two occasions and had been convicted eight times-for burglary, robbery and criminal damage.
　　At the trial the jury heard evidence from the shop owners. One of them had finally called the police because of what he had said after his mobile phone rang. He had answered the call and had started swearing. "It was only at that point," the shop owner said, "That I realised it was not the usual lady who collects the boxes."
　　After the verdict, his mother, who had given evidence in the case, said that she was unable to control her son. The judge told the court that the problems of the family could be due to the absence of a father.
　　The judge will sentence the boy next Tuesday.
36. The boy is .（）
A. 15B. 12C. 22D. 18
37. The boy stole from .（）
A. shopsB. charity shopsC. a charityD. charity boxes in shops
38. He stole .（）
A. 80 boxesB. 22 boxesC. 1,000 boxesD. 8 boxes
39. He had been to prison .（）
A. 80 timesB. many, many timesC. 8 timesD. twice
40. Why did one of the shop owners recognize the boy?（）
A. Because the boy's phone rang.
B. Because the boy was dressed as a woman.
C. Because the boy began swearing.
D. Because they knew him.
短文理解2
　　In the United States, 30 percent of the grown-up population has a "weight problem." To many people, the cause is clear: we eat too much. But scientific experiments do little to support this idea. Going back to the America of 1910, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less, and didn't watch television.
　　Several modern studies, besides, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average than thinner people. In fact, some research work, such as 1979 study of 3,545 London office workers, reports that fat people eat less than thinner people on the average. Studies show that thin people are more active than fat people. A study by the research group at Standford University School of Medicine found the following fact: the more the man ran, the greater body fat be lost. The more he ran, the greater was his need for food. Thus, those who ran the most ate tee most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.
41. What kind of physical problem do many grown-up Americans have?（）
A. They are too thinB. They work too hard.
C. They are too fat.D. They lose too much body fat.
42. Based on the information given in this article, suppose there are 500 grown-up Americans, about how many of them will have a weight problem?（）
A. 30.B. 50.C. 100.D. 150.
43. Are there scientific facts to support that eating too much is the cause of the "weight problem"?（）
A. Yes, there are plenty of them.
B. Of course, there are facts to show this is true.
C. There are hardly any scientific facts to support this.
D. We don't know because the information is not given.
44. Compared with the grown-up Americans today, The Americans of 1910 .（）
A. ate more food and had more physical activities
B. ate less food but had more activities
C. ate less food and had less physical activities
D. had more weight problems
45. What have modern medical and scientific researchers reported to us?（）
A. Fat people eat less food and are less active.
B. Fat people eat more food and are more active.
C. Fat people eat more food but are less active.
D. Thin people run less but eat more food.
短文理解3
　　Those who know McCulloch Intermediate School's Teacher of the Year know that she arrives each day with a song in her head and a daisy in her hair.
　　During her honeymoon in Greece 14 years ago, the sixth grade teacher-who makes learning grammar as easy as a song-said her husband put a flower in her hair.
He's given her a "daisy a day" ever since, she said.
She brings the same fresh approach to the classroom.
"Every day is a new world," said Ms. Palmer "It's never boring, l look forward to the challenge every day."
　　Reading and writing are among the most important things a child can learn, she said. Get children interested in reading early, and it will guide them throughout their lives.
　　Ms. Palmer has a special way of helping sixth-graders learn grammar-with songs such as Herb the Verb. "They surprise themselves with what they write," said Ms. Palmer.
　　In 1964，Ms. Palmer graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with an undergraduate degree in business. She worked as a secretary for three years after college, "but thought I'd have more fun teaching."
　　Ms. Palmer said she decided to become a teacher white in first grade in the tiny New Mexico town of Jal, south of Carlsbad. She remembers asking her teacher, Mrs. Thigpen, to tie her shoelaces one day.
　　Mrs. Thigpen refused, but offered to teach her how to tie her own shoes, she said. She has loved to learn and teach others since.
　　"I remember she was very patient with me, very loving," Ms. Palmer recalled.
46. Ms. Palmer's fresh approach to teaching is to .（）
A. give students a flower each dayB. interest her students in reading
C. ask students to read and write a lotD. teach students some beautiful songs
47. We know from the passage that Ms. Palmer's teaching must be .（）
A. interestingB. difficult to understandC. dullD. funny
48. Ms. Palmer's students wrote so that they were surprised themselves.（）
A. poorlyB. clearlyC. wellD. often
49. Ms. Palmer gave up her job in the business world because .（）
A. she was not good at itB. she did not like the job
C. she did not get along with adultsD. she loved teaching more
50. We know from the passage that Mrs. Thigpen refused to tie the child's shoelaces because .（）
A. she was cruel and coldB. she did not like children
C. she wanted the child to learn to do it herselfD. she thought the child stupid

第五部分 书面表达（20分）
写一段70一90词的短文说明自己目前所生活城市近年来发生的变化。要求包括以下内容：
1．该城市的基本状况(如地理位置、人口、过去情况等)；
2．该城市近几年来发生的较大变化(如城市规模、城市面貌、公共设施或交通状况等)
　　3．你对该城市未来变化的期望。