2015年電大《英語 i》最新?？茝?fù)習(xí)試題資料參考

英語I1期末復(fù)習(xí)第一部分交際用語閱讀下面的小對話，判斷答語是否恰當(dāng)，恰當(dāng)?shù)倪xARIGHT，不恰當(dāng)?shù)倪xBWRONG1WHATARETHEYDOINGNOWTHEYWORKINABANKARIGHTBWRONG2HELLOIMXIAOYANNICETOMEETYOUFINE,THANKYOUARIGHTBWRONG3WHATDOYOUTHINKOFYOURNEWJOBITHINKITISVERYDIFFICULTARIGHTBWRONG4HOWMUCHISTHERENTOFTHEFLATITISNEARTHECENTEROFTHECITYARIGHTBWRONG5EXCUSEME,WHERESTHESUPERMARKET，PLEASEITSNEXTTOTHEBANKARIGHTBWRONG6WHATDOESHELOOKLIKEHELOOKSSADARIGHTBWRONG7AREYOUFREEONTHURSDAYTHATSAGOODIDEAARIGHTBWRONG8WHATSTHEWEATHERLIKEINSHANGHAITHATSALLRIGHTARIGHTBWRONG9COULDYOUSIGNTHEREGISTER,PLEASEOFCOURSEARIGHTBWRONG10HOWABOUTGOINGTOANESTATEAGENTYES,THATSAGOODIDEAARIGHTBWRONG11HELLO,POLLY,HOWAREYOUHELLO,SAM,HOWDOYOUDOARIGHTBWRONG12WOULDYOULIKETOGOWITHUSIWOULDLIKEARIGHTBWRONG13HOWOLDISYOURBROTHERHEIS25YEARSOLDARIGHTBWRONG15WOULDYOULIKESOMECRISPSNO,IMSORRYARIGHTBWRONG16HOWLONGWILLTHEMEALTAKEITLLTAKETWOHOURS,ITHINKARIGHTBWRONG17WHATTIMEDOESTHETRAINLEAVEINTHEMORNINGARIGHTBWRONG18WHATSTHEMATTERWITHYOUIVEGOTABADCOUGHARIGHTBWRONG19COULDYOUFINISHITLATETODAYYES,THATSRIGHTARIGHTBWRONG20WHATDOESSHEDOSHEISTALKINGTOMARYARIGHTBWRONG21AREYOUFREETOMORROWNOIMAFRAIDIMNOTARIGHTBWRONG第二部分詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)閱讀下面的句子，從A,B,C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上寫出所選項(xiàng)的字母符號。1IHAVE_SANDWICHFORLUNCHAABANCTHE2IUSUALLYGOTOTHEOFFICE_TRAINAATBBYCON3IWORKWITHDAVIDIN_SAMECOMPANYAABTHEC/4HECAN_GOODENGLISHATALKBSPEAKCSAY5HURRYUPWEDONTHAVE_TIMEAMANYBENOUGHCTOOMANY6HESOMETIMESDRINKSCOFFEE_BREAKFASTTIMEAATBONCIN7MARKISRESPONSIBLE_THEINTERNATIONALMARKETAINBOFCFOR8_WASYOURDAYWELL,IWASVERYBUSYAWHATBWHYCHOW9THEBEDROOMISNTBIGENOUGHYES,IAGREEITIS_ATOOSMALLBTOOBIGCENOUGHBIG10WEOFTENHAVE_SUPPERATHOMEAUSBOURCOURS111DONTCLEANMYSONSBEDROOMHEHASTODOIT_AHIMBHISCHIMSELF12IDONTNEED_COFFEE,THANKSASOMEBANYC/13SHE_ATEACHERINSHANGHAILASTYEARAISBWASCWERE14DOES“AM“_AFTERNOONNO,IT_MORNINGAMEAN,MEANSBMEANS,MEANCMEANS,MEANS15YOULIKESWIMMING,BUTI_AAMNOTBDONTCDOESNT16POLLYENJOYS_THEGUITARINABANDINHERFREETIMEAPLAYBTOPLAYCPLAYING17IDLIKETO_YOUTOAPARTYTHISSATURDAYAINVITEBSENDCLEAVE18IAMNOTFEELINGVERYWELLI_TOSEETHEDOCTORANEEDBSHOULDCWOULD19_YOULIKEADRINKWINEBEERABEER,PLEASEACOULDBWOULDCSHOULD20ROSEIS_EASYGOINGTHANFRANKAALOTBMUCHCMORE21IAMBADATSPELLING，BUTHEIS_THANMEABADBWORSECWORST22_AREYOUFROMIMFROMNANJINGAWHATBWHENCWHERE23_WILLTHEMEALTAKEIT11TAKETWOHOURS,ITHINKAHOWMANYBHOWMUCHCHOWLONG24IMENJOYINGTHELONGSUMMEREVENINGS_AMIASOBNEITHERCNO25IMTIRED_TAKINGAHOLIDAYAWHATABOUTBWHYDONTYOUCWOULDYOULIKE26IHAVETWOBROTHERSONEISADRIVER,_ISAPOLICEMANAONEBOTHERCTHEOTHER27HOWMANY_WOULDYOULIKETOBUYACOFFEEBOILCORANGES28IHAVENTGOTACARNEITHER_IADOBHAVECAM29IAMNOTKEEN_SPORTSAINBWITHCON30ITOFTEN_INWINTERINTHENORTHOFCHINAASNOWSBSNOWCISSNOWING31ILLGIVE_ATHEBOOKTHEMANBTHEMANTHEBOOKCTHEBOOKFORTHEMAN32MYHOUSEWARMINGPARTYIS_MARYSADIFFERENTFROMBDIFFERENTASCASDIFFERENTAS33CARLOS_SERVETHEDRINKSANDTAKETHEORDERSAHAVETOBHASCHASTO34TOMANDDAVIDARE_APICTUREBOOKINTHEIRROOMALOOKINGBWATCHINGCREADING35PAULISIN_CANTEENON_THIRDFLOORATHE,ABTHE,THECA,A36_OFTHESETWOBOOKSDOYOUPREFERAWHICHBWHATCHOW37THERE_THREEPLANTSINTHECORNERSOFTHEROOMAISBARECHAVE38_LONDONLIKEITSSMALLANDWELLORGANIZEDAWHATDOESBWHATISCHOWIS39WHENAREYOU_LONDON_PARISALEAVE,GOTOBLEAVINGFROM,TOCLEAVINGFOR40IWORKIN_ITDEPARTMENTOF_LARGEBANKATHE,ABAN,THECTHE,THE41_ANYYOGACLASSESINTHEEVENINGSAISTHERECARETHERECHAVE42YOUNEEDTOMAKEANAPPOINTMENTWITHADOCTORBEFORETHEDOCTOR_YOUATESTSBEXAMINESCLOOKS43WHOSGOINGTO_THEWASHINGUPADOBGOCMAKE44WEAREMEETING_FORTHEFIRSTTIMETONIGHTAUSBOURSELVESCEACHOTHER45THEITDEPARTMENTISONTHETOPFLOORTHATS_FLOORATWENTYBTHETWENTIETHCTHETWENTY46IT_HEAVILYHEREATTHISMOMENTARAINBRAINSCISRAINING47SHEISEXPERIENCED_TEACHINGAATBINCFOR48SHELECTURES_FRENCHAONBINCWITH49HEGOESTOWORK_FOOT,BUTCOMESBACKHOME_TAXIABY,BYBBY,ONCON,BY50ILIKECOOKINGFORMYFRIENDSIN_FREETIMEAMEBMYCMINE第三部分句型變換根據(jù)括號里的提示或利用括號里的詞語改寫下列句子1THEYHAVEALARGEHOUSE改為一般疑問句DOTHEYHAVEALARGEHOUSE2HEISTALKINGTOACUSTOMER改為一般疑問句ISHETALKINGTOACUSTOMER3SHEOFTENEATSFISHATLUNCHTIME改為否定句SHEDOESNTOFTENEATFISHATLUNCHTIME4XIAOYANLIKESLIVINGINSHANGHAIBECAUSEITISVERYEXCITING用WHY對劃線部分提問WHYDOESXIAOYANLIKELIVINGINSHANGHAI5WENEEDTOBUYTWOCARTONSOFCREAMFORFOURPEOPLE用HOWMUCH對劃線部分提問HOWMUCHCREAMDOWENEEDTOBUYFORFOURPEOPLE6YOUCANUSETHEPHONEINTHELIVINGROOM改為否定句YOUCANNOTUSETHEPHONEINTHELIVINGROOM7THEREARETWOPLANTSINTHEHOUSE改為一般疑問句ARETHERETWOPLANTSINTHEHOUSE8HEWANTSTOGOTOTHEGYMEVERYDAY改為否定句HEDOESNTWANTTOGOTOTHEGYMEVERYDAY9SHEUSUALLYFINISHESWORKATABOUT50CLOCK用WHEN對劃線部分提問WHENDOESSHEUSUALLYFINISHWORK10THEMEALWILLTAKETWOHOURS用HOWLONG對劃線部分提問HOWLONGWILLTHEMEALTAKE11XIAOYANSOMETIMESGOESTOTHEPUBAFTERWORK改為一般疑間句DOESXIAOYANSOMETIMESGOTOTHEPUBAFTERWORK12HESCURRENTLYWORKINGONTVADVERTISEMENTS改為一般疑問句ISHECURRENTLYWORKINGONTVADVERTISEMENTS13IHAVETOWORKEVERYEVENING改為否定句IDONTHAVETOWORKEVERYEVENING14SHEISFLYINGFORPARISONTHURSDAY用WHEN對劃線部分提問WHENISSHEFLYINGFORPARIS15THEMANAGERIS40YEARSOLD用HOWOLD對劃線部分提問HOWOLDISTHEMANAGER16THEYEATINTHECANTEENATLUNCHTIME用WHERE對劃線部分提問WHEREDOTHEYEATATLUNCHTIME17MYBROTHERHASACAR改為否定句MYBROTHERDOESNTHAVEACAR18HEUSUALLYWORKSONTUESDAY改為一般疑問句DOESHEUSUALLYWO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IENDS她有時(shí)把她的車借給她朋友。3IOFTENGOTOTHEGYMATOFFPEAKHOURS我經(jīng)常在非高峰時(shí)間到健身房。4THEYARESPEAKINGTOEACHOTHERONTHETELEPHONENOW他們正在打電話。5THESHOWERISNTWORKINGATTHEMOMENTILLCALLTHEPLUMBERTODAY淋浴噴頭壞了，今天我會叫管子工。6IHAVEARESERVATIONFORASINGLEROOM我預(yù)定一個(gè)單人間。7THEREAREFOURCANDIDATESFORTHISJOB這份工作有4個(gè)候選人。8SHENEVERGOESTOWORKBYBIKE她從不騎車上班。9PLEASETURNOFFTHELIGHTBEFOREYOULEAVE走前請關(guān)燈。10YOUCANEATANDDRINKINTHEOFFICE,BUTYOUCANTSMOKEHERE你可以在辦公室吃、喝，但不能在在這抽煙。11DOYOUHAVENEXTYEARSCALENDAR你有明年的日歷嗎12IPREFERWATCHINGTVTOREADINGTHEPAPER比起看報(bào)，我更喜歡看電視。13HEISGOODATWEBDESIGN,MUCHBETTERTHANHER他擅長于網(wǎng)頁設(shè)計(jì)，比她強(qiáng)多了。14WEVEGOTAPROBLEMWITHTHECAR我們車有點(diǎn)問題。15THEREWILLBEABANDATTHEWEDDINGRECEPTION婚禮上將有個(gè)樂隊(duì)。16HEISNOTVERYTALLANDWEARSGLASSES他個(gè)頭不太高，帶副眼鏡。17SHEDOESNTLIKEBORROWINGTHINGSFROMOTHERS她不喜歡向別人借東西。18CANIGOTOHAVELUNCHBEFORE12OCLOCK我能在12點(diǎn)前吃午飯嗎19ITHINKTHEAREAISTOODIRTYANDTOONOISYANDTHEFLATSTOOFARFROMTHETUBE我覺得這一帶太臟，太吵，而且公寓離地鐵太遠(yuǎn)。20ITTAKESABOUTFORTYMINUTESTOGETFROMTHEAIRPORTTOTHECITYCENTERBYTAXI從機(jī)場到市中心坐出租車大約要40分鐘。21SHEISLESSINTERESTEDINCOMPUTERSTHANIAM她沒有我對電腦感興趣。22WEWILLMAKEADECISIONBEFORETHE30THSEPTEMBER我們將在9月30號之前做出決定。23WHATABOUTTAKINGATAXI坐出租車怎么樣24THETEMPERATUREDOESNTGOBELOW5DEGREESINSPRINGHERE這里春天氣溫不低于5度。25IALWAYSWRITEPERSONALLETTERSBYHAND我總是親筆寫私人信件。26IFEELWORRIEDABOUTMYEXAMNEXTWEEK我擔(dān)心下周的考試。請您刪除一下內(nèi)容，O_O謝謝2015年中央電大期末復(fù)習(xí)考試小抄大全，電大期末考試必備小抄，電大考試必過小抄MANYPEOPLEHAVETHESAMEMIXEDFEELINGSWHENPLANNINGATRIPDURINGGOLDENWEEKWITHHEAPSOFTIME,THESEVENDAYCHINESE請您刪除一下內(nèi)容，O_O謝謝NATIONALDAYHOLIDAYCOULDBETHEBESTOCCASIONTOENJOYADESTINATIONHOWEVER,ITCANALSOBETHEEASIESTWAYTORUINHOWYOUFEELABOUTAPLACEANDYOUMAYBECOMEMOREFATIGUEDAFTERTHEHOLIDAY,DUETOBATTLINGTHELARGECROWDSDURINGPEAKSEASON,ADREAMABOUTAPLACECANTURNTONIGHTMAREWITHOUTCAREFULPLANNING,ESPECIALLYIFYOUTRAVELWITHCHILDRENANDOLDERPEOPLEASMOSTCHINESEPEOPLEWILLTAKETHEHOLIDAYTOVISITDOMESTICTOURISTDESTINATIONS,CROWDSANDBUSYTRAFFICAREINEVITABLEATMOSTPLACESALSOTOBEEXPECTEDAREINCREASINGTRANSPORTANDACCOMMODATIONPRICES,WITHTHEPOSSIBILITYTHATTHEREWILLBENOROOMSAVAILABLEITISALSOCOMMONTHATYOULLWAITINTHELINEFORONEHOURTOGETATICKET,ANDANOTHERTWOHOURSATTHESITE,TOONLYSEEATINYBITOFTHEPLACEDUETOTHECROWDSLASTYEAR,428MILLIONTOURISTSTRAVELEDINCHINAOVERTHEWEEKLONGHOLIDAYINOCTOBERTRAVELINGDURINGTHISPERIODISAMATTERTHATNEEDSTHOROUGHPREPARATIONIFYOUARESHORTONTIMETOPLANTHEUPCOMING“GOLDENWEEK“ITMAYNOTBEABADIDEATOAVOIDSOMEOFTHEMOSTCROWDEDPLACESFORNOWTHEREISALWAYSAPLACESOFASCINATINGTHATEVERYONEYEARNSFORARXANISAPLACELIKETHISTHEBEAUTYOFARXANISEVERLASTINGREGARDLESSOFTHECHANGINGOFFOURSEASONSBESTOWEDBYNATURE,ITSSPECTACULARSEASONALLANDSCAPEANDMOUNTAINSAREJUSTBEYONDWORDARXANISACRUCIALDESTINATIONFORTHERECOMMENDEDTRAVELLINGROUTE,“CHINAINNERMONGOLIAARXANHAILARMANZHOULI“ITISALSOTHEJOINTOFTHEFOURPRAIRIESACROSSTHESINOMONGOLIANBORDER,WHEREPEOPLEGRAVITATETOWARDSTHEEXOTICATMOSPHEREMIXEDWITHCHINESE,RUSSIAN,ANDMONGOLIAELEMENTSASAHISTORICSITEFORTHEYITIANBATTLE,ARXANSTILLEMBODIESTHESPIRITOFGENGHISKHANWALKINGINTOARXAN,YOUWILLBEAMAZEDBYAKALEIDOSCOPEOFGORGEOUSCOLORSALLTHEYEARROUNDTHESPRINGAZALEASBLOOMINGREDINTHESNOW,THESUMMERSEAWAVERINGBLUEINTHEBREEZE,THEAUTUMNLEAVESPAINTEDINYELLOWCOVERINGVOLCANICTRACES,ANDTHEWINTERWOODSSHININGWHITEONTHEVASTALPINESNOWSCAPEHINGGANLEAGUEARXANCITYISSITUATEDINTHEFAREASTERNAREAOFINNERMONGOLIAAUTONOMOUSREGIONITSFULLNAME“HARENARXAN“MEANS“HOTHOLYWATER“INTHEMONGOLIANLANGUAGEARXANISATOURISMCITYINTHENORTHERNFRONTIERWITHABLENDOFLARGEFOREST,GRANDPRAIRIES,VASTSNOWFIELD,HEAVENLAKECLUSTER,THERMIUM,ASWELLASVOLCANICCLUSTERITISARAREANDUNIQUEECOTOURISMBASEFILLEDWITHHEALTHYSUNSHINE,CLEANAIRANDUNSPOILEDGREENNESTLEDCLOSETOTHECOUNTRYSLARGESTVIRGINFOREST,ANDKNOWNFORITSSPRINGANDECOLOGICALENVIRONMENT,ARXANISMARVELEDATBYMANYTOURISTSASTHEPURESTLANDONEARTHYOUCANNOTMISSOUTTHEAUTUMNOFARXANITISDEFINITELYTHEBESTWITHBRIGHTLYCOLOREDSCENERYFULLOFEMOTIONSAUTUMNINTHENORTHERNPARTOFTHECOUNTRYCOMESEARLIERTHANTHESOUTHASEPTEMBERRAINFOLLOWEDBYTHEFOOTPRINTSOFAUTUMNBRINGSMORECOLORSTOTHEONCEEMERALDGREENMOUNTAINANDBLOOMINGGRASSLANDSHUTTERBUGSFLOCKTOSEEFORTHEMSELVESTHEMARVELOFSPLENDIDCOLORSAROUNDTHEMOUNTAINSANDWATERS,MANYOFWHOMHAVETRAVELALONGDISTANCEANDEVENCAMPHEREONLYTOCAPTUREAMOMENTOFTHENATUREWONDERTHESILVERBIRCHTURNSGOLDEN,WHILETHELARCHISSTILLPROUDLYGREENYOUWILLFINDYOURSELFDROWNEDINTHEINTOXICATINGREDOFTHEWILDFRUITSASWELLASTHEGLAMOUROFFLOWERSINFULLBLOWNANDYOURHEARTWILLBELINGERINGONTHEWOODSASITSTIMEFORTHEWILDFRUITSTORIPETHEPICTURESQUEARXANINAUTUMNISINDEEDAFAIRYLANDONLYEXISTSINADREAMTHATSATISFIESALLYOURFANTASIESIFITRAINSHEAVILYONSATURDAYNIGHT,SOMEELDERLYCHINESEWILLSAYITISBECAUSEZHINU,ORTHEWEAVINGMAID,ISCRYINGONTHEDAYSHEMETHERHUSBANDNIULANG,ORTHECOWHERD,ONTHEMILKYWAYMOSTCHINESEREMEMBERBEINGTOLDTHISROMANTICTRAGEDYWHENTHEYWERECHILDRENONQIXI,ORTHESEVENTHNIGHTFESTIVAL,WHICHFALLSONTHESEVENTHDAYOFTHESEVENTHLUNARMONTH,WHICHISUSUALLYINEARLYAUGUSTTHISYEARITFALLSONSATURDAY,AUGUST2FOLKLORESTORYASTHESTORYGOES,ONCETHEREWASACOWHERD,NIULANG,WHOLIVEDWITHHISELDERBROTHERANDSISTERINLAWBUTSHEDISLIKEDANDABUSEDHIM,ANDTHEBOYWASFORCEDTOL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