《精品》電大英語II歷年考題及答案綜合版

1、 第一部分交際用語（共計10分，每小題2分） A 一Afternoon，sirWhere to? APlease get me to the airport A 一Are you sure about that? DOh，yesIm absolutely positiveA一Are you sure about that? AYou neednt worry about that CCan you turn down the radio, please? A. Im sorry, I didnt realize it was that loud C 一Could you tell me whe

2、re MrLake is? BAt the officeE.- Excuse me, would you lend me your calculator? A. Certainly. Here you areE. Excuse me, how can I get to the nearest supermarket? D. Sorry, sir. Im a stranger here myselfH.Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now? C. sorry, he is busy at the momentH. Hello, could I speak

3、 to Don please? B. Whos speaking H. Hows the movie? Interesting? B. Far from. I should have stayed home watching TV I. Is this the motel you mentioned? A. Yes, its as quiet as we expected I. - I think the Internet is very helpful. A. Yes, so do I I 一In my opinion，youd better take a couple of days of

4、fCIIl take your adviceI . I dont like the sports programs on Sundays._ B. Neither do IL. -Lets take a walk. A. Yes, letsM一May I know your address? ASureHere you areM May I help you，madam? DYes，Id like 2 kilos of orangeN 一Nice weather，isnt it? BYes，it isOOh, sorry to bother you. C. Thats okay W. What

5、 if my computer doesnt work? B. Ask Anne for help W. What about going for a walk? A. Why not? A good ideaW. What kind of TV program do you like best? A. Its hard to say, actuallyW. Whats the problem, Harry? A. I cant remember where I left my glasses W 一What would you like，tea or coffee? BCoffee，plea

6、seW.- What subjects are you studying? B. Im studying philosophyW.- Well, Mary, how are you? CIm fineW. Will you go on a picnic with us tomorrow? B. Sorry, I have an appointment with Dr. Brown.W. -Would you mind if I open the window for a better view? C. Of course notW. Would you like to have dinner

7、with us this evening? _. B. Sorry, but this evening I have to go to the airport to meet my parents W. Would you like to see the menu? . A. No, thanks. I already know what to order I .I think the Internet is very helpful AYes，so do IIIn my opinion，youd better take a couple of days off AI11 take your

8、advice 第二部分 詞匯與結構(20分，每小題2分)A .At present，the most important thing is that Britain needs( )more to improve the relationship with the USA Dto doA . Are you still here? You were here half an hour ago. Who - for? B. are you waitingA . All the team members tried their best. We lost the game, - A. howeve

9、r A . Ancient Greece is the _ of western civilization. C. origin A. A lecture hall is _ where students attend lectures. B. one BBefore I got to the cinema，the film Ahad begun BYou must explainhow they succeededthe experimentCto us。in B . Before she left on the trip, she _ hard. A. had trainedC. Can

10、I get you a cup of tea? A. thats very nice of youD. Dont worry. There is _ room for all your books here. C. enough (或much)E . Everything _ if Albert hadnt called the fire brigade. B. would have been destroyed F. _ fine weather it is! A. What G Given the high price，its not surprising they didnt buy i

11、t C一HHardlyhome when it began to rain Ahad I gotH . He, as well as I, _ a student. A. isH he said is quite right BWhat H . He was _ about his new job. C. over the moonH . He asked me where-from. BI cameH . He is the man-dog bit me. C. whoseH . He keeps _ at himself in the mirror. B. lookingH. Her pa

12、rents died when she was very young, so she was_ by her aunt. A. brought up II broke my leg when lskiing in America Bwas I . I can do that job - myself. A. byI. I dont suppose he will attend the meeting, _ B. will he I .I have given_ eating meat. CupII have lived herel997 BsinceI . Im tired. I - work

13、ing very hard. B. have beenI I，m leaving for New Yorkthree days time Cin II prefer classic musicpop music DtoI . It happen _ a winter night. C. onI . It is very convenient _ here. A. living I. I think all these are main points _ much attention. B. worthy ofI I know it isnt important but I cant help_

14、about it.B. thinking L . Lets go to the cinema,_? Cshall weL . Let me _ the case carefully before I draw a conclusion. B. look into MMother was busyAhh。ugh she was not watching the basketball on TV,she it on the radio Awas listening to M . My car was being_when it was stolen. Arepaired M .- -majorit

15、y of people agree with him. C. TheM . Mary forgot _ a letter to her mother, so she wrote to her just now. B. to writeM . More and more people in China now _ to work regularly. A. driveN Not only I but also Jane and Mary _ tired of having one examination after another. B. are OOn his first sea( )，he

16、was still quite young but showed great courage to face the stormDvoyageO. Of all the stories here, I like this one _. Its not interesting at all.A. spoken, written SShe was convicted-murder CofS She likes to spend timewith her grandchildren CplayingS . Silk _ by Chinese for thousands of years now. A

17、. has been used T . The difinition leaves _ for disagreement. B. much room T . The sun heats the earth, _ is very important to living things. C. which T The patient acted on the doctor,sand finally recovered BadviceT The next train to Beijin9here at 3O clock Ais due T Theroad built last year BwasT T

18、he bedroom needs - A. decorating T. Thats all settled. It_ talked about. D. neednt beT. Time is money! We should _ our time.B. make good use of T. They _ the train until it disappeared in the distance.B. watched W . -Whats happened to Tom? -to hospital. A. Hes been taken W. What a fool I have been!

19、Why _ I think of that before?B. didnt W . Whats happened to Tom? _ to hospital. A. Hes been taken W . When I was a child, we -wear a uniform for school. C. had toWwhen we were having a meetin9，the directorthe bad news by telephone Bwas toldW . When was the building -? C. completedW . - Which do you

20、like better, real movies_cartoons? -I prefer cartoons_ real movies. Aor, to W. We must make a difference between _ language and _ language. A. spoken, written W We have our officeevery day by a cleaner CcleanedY . You must explain _ how they succeeded _ the experiment. C. to us, inY. You _ to lock t

21、he dorr at night. B. ought 第三部分完形填空（共計20分，每題2分）A A survey was carried out last year (16) the British Medical Association, an orgamzation of doctors. . 16. Cby 17. A.sharply 18. C.Although 19. B.to exercise 20. C.Walking 21.A.walk 22. Bon 23. C.to make 24. Bfor 25. BforA A study has shown that fitnes

22、s is the key (1) _ long life, irrespective of body shape (2) _ even smoking habits. .1. C. to2. A. or3. C. those who do not 4. C. the least 5. B. whether or not6. A. to be fat 7. A. being8. C. smoking 9. B. on 10. C. to exercise A Although international travel is usually an _16_B_ and pleasant exper

23、ience, travellers should take steps to ensure that their health does not suffer either _17_C_ their time _ the air or _ their time abroad.16. B. exciting 17. C. from, in, from 18. C. which 19. C. to 20. C. leave 21. D. before 22. A. effects 23. D. lessen 24. C. best 25. B. for P Peter Blake is a suc

24、cessful businessman，but he(16)-to be very poo rHe had nowhere to live and(17)working in a pub when he(18)- - to start his owll businessPeter had always(19)interested in plants and flowers，(20)- he. 16 Cused 17Bwas 18Bdecided 19 Dbeen 20ASO 21 Bwhich 22AOwn 23 Con 24A一 25 CbullT There are advantages

25、and disadvantages to 16 Asian and Western educational methodsFor example，. 16Cboth 17Bto 18 Cthan 19Ddo 20 Cprepares 21 Byet 22 Con 23Cnew 24Das 25Ahave T The ancient Olympic Games (16)part of a religious festival in honour (17)theGreek god Zeus，the father of all Greek gods and goddessesThe festival

26、 and games(18) in Olympia，a religious Sanctuary. 16 Bwere 17 Cof 18 Cwere held 19Ameaning 20Bfor 21Aintroduced 22. Bnamed after 23Cwhere 24Awere defeated 25CthereforeM More and more people (1) _ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance.1. C. have 2.B. have been asking

27、3. A. due 4. B. who 5. C. -（不填） 6. A. which 7. C. estimated 8.B. to have them installed 9.C. yet 10.A. to install M Molly Wilson _16_C_ a dancer and a mother for many years when she _17_B_to sail round the world to raise money for charity.16. C. had been 17. B. decided 18. A. had trained 19.D. becam

28、e 20.B. got married 21. C. after 22. D. up 23.D. because 24. A. before 25. B. had met 第四部分 閱讀理解（共計30分，每小題3分）短文理解1 A Anna is our only daughter. My wife and I have two sons, and Anna is the youngest inthe family, but shes twenty-five now. . 26. According to the passage, when Anna was a child, she _ A.

29、 got an illness 27. It can be inferred from the passage the author thinks looking after little children is B. mainly a womans responsibility 28. What does take after mean in the first sentence of Para. 2? .C. Look like. 29. My daughter and I have little in common in terms of B. character 30. From th

30、e passage, we can see the authors description of his daughter is- . A. affectionate A A survey has shown that people have stopped believing both the media and politicians. 26The number of people believing politicians and journalists has Cdecreased 27Experts think this problem Bwill not get better so

31、on 28Stories say businessmen give money to- Bpoliticians and journalists 29Mr Smith thinks politicians make laws Ato help their friends 30People can now check stories using Cthe Internet A A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other. . 1. The a

32、uthors experience of walking in a park with a friend recently made him feel _. A.unhappy 2. According to the author, human contact in a park means _. C. both A and B 3. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the _ we are. B. more disconnected 4. What are the

33、 examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction? C. All of the above. 5. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author? B. It actually creates a distance between peo

34、ple instead of bringing them together.A An Extraordinary Change of Direction M011y Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity. 26What does the word“extraordinarymean in the title? BVery unusual and surprisin9 27.-The sente

35、nce“my-husband thought I was bored”in Para 4 meant that my husband thought I felt - Adissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home 28The word“section”in Para4 most probably means here Cpart of the route of sail Dpart of the品b 29Which of the following is nearest(closest)in meaning t0“roughi

36、n the sentence “One night the sea was very rough”in Para57 Cnot smooth because of huge waves Dpleasant 30The last paragraph suggests that Athe qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancerB Benjamin Disraeli，the famous nineteenth century prime mirlister，said，“London is not a

37、city，-it is a nation”Today this is an understatement；. 31Why does the writerthink that Benjamin Disraelis statement is an understatement? Because he thinks London is D a miniature world thanks to its great cultural diversity 32London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due t

38、o the following facts EXCEPT that Dmany young people are immigrants from different backgrounds 33Ethnic minority groups will make upof the London population in the future B40 34The last paragraph mainly tells US in London Dyoung people feel at ease wit h a large number of diversified cult ures 35The

39、 passage mainly deals with Cthe cultural diversity in LondonI In the last 500 years, nothing about peoplenot their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as what they eat. . 31. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years? _A_ A. Food 32. “So

40、me” in “Some still exist today” refers to _C_. C. some shops 33. Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because _C_. C. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato 34. Coffee originally came from _D_. D. Arabia 35. The Arabic legend is used to pro

41、ve that _D_. D. coffee drinks were first made by ArabsP PAT the DogDid you know there are some very special dogs doing good work in our hospital wards? . 26. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage? _B_ B. Only some special dogs can help the patients feel better. 27. Pets a

42、re particularly beneficial to the following EXCEPT _C_. C. the elderly people who live alone 28. The first sentence of Para. 2 suggests _D_. D. people feel relaxed and hopeful when they touch and play with a pet 29. The dog helps Alan do the following EXCEPT _D_. D. She picks up the phone for her 30

43、. The sentence “when I was going to a comma” means that _C_. C. when I became unconsciousP People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn mote and：more about the problem of pollution . 31。7the main cause of pollution is Athe release of artificial or natural substances into the envir

44、onment 32Mtlch of the pollution could be controlled if only CaII sides concerned would make more efforts Dfarmers would use less artificial fertilizers 33Food packages，bottles and tins for drinks can cause Bboth a lit ter problem and a waster of resources 34Which of the following can not help solvin

45、g the problem of pollution? BEating 35What does the underlined wordlittermean in paragraph 27 Cbits of waste thingsS Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty.26According tO the passage，bicycles Dare the solution to some city problems27The idea of special

46、 bicycle lanes is most favored by Bsome bike riders28“Bicyrcle lanesin the third paragraph probably means Cspecial parts of the road for bicycle riders only29Whieh of the following is not true according to the passage? DIn New York City，many people use bikes as they have special lanes30The best titl

47、e for this passage is DSolution to Traffie Problem in New YorkT There have been changes in all sorts of different areas of British societyIn recent years in the UK we have had a very largeincrease in the number of couples who get divorced. 26What does the passage mainly discuss?( )CThe increasing di

48、vorce rate in the UK 27During the last ten years，( ) Athe marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UK 28According to the passage，the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to( )Bsoar(急劇上升) 29According to the passage，which of the following statements is NOT true?AThe highest divorce rate was around

49、 l969 30The last paragraph tells us( )Dthe birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly nowW Who will stage the games?Preparing forthe Olympics Games is a huge undertaking. 26 Bidding for the Olympic Games usually startsbefore the gaes are really held Dten years 27 Beijing was one of thebidders for th

50、e 2008 games Bfive 28The World Cup 2002 was held in DA and B 29 What construction projects did Beijing sta rtI after winning the bid? DAll of the above 30Why do countries want to host the Olympic Games? DAll of the above短文理解2S Speedway racing is a type of motorcycle racing that is done on a track wi

51、th a special.30，000 people arrrived tO see the first races l.31You need a special motorcycle for fl speedway raceT 32Speedway races are held on the roadF33Speedway races were held in Australia before they were held in BritainT 34Jack HillBailey organised the first races by himselfF35There were not m

52、any people come to see the first raceF短文理解2短文理解2B Benjamin Disraeli，the famous nineteenth century prime minist er，said，“London is not a city，it is a nation，. 36London is a nationF 37The city of London was founded by the RomansT 38All African population live in LondonF 3939%of the total population of

53、 London are Chinese F 40Old people are als0“skilled crosscuhural travelers，NJ J John Preston lives in a flat in north London. He moved there after his wife died four. 31. John lives in the centre of London. F 32. The agent hasnt done anything to Johns flat. F 33. June and Pete live near to John. T 3

54、4. There are broken windowpanes in the conservatory. T 35. The front of the house is in a good state(處于較好的狀態(tài)) F J Joan Evans was born in Liverpool, England in 1928, but she didnt live there for very long.36. Joans father bought a house in Calcutta. ( F )37. It wasnt easy for Joan to find a job in In

55、dia. ( T )38. Joan had wanted to work with children since she was a little gir. ( NG )39. Joan started the charity because she wanted a better job. ( F )40. The charity helps children in several cities. ( T )L Lily is 70 years old and she takes care of her 91-year-old mother. She told us about carin

56、g for her mother. 1. Lily wakes before her mother. T 2. Joan sometimes spends the day with Lilys mother. T 3. Tilly is satisfied with her hairdresser. NG 4. Lilys brother comes to visit every three weeks. F 5. Lily and her mother play cards more than they watch TV. FM My grandfather was a very inter

57、esting manHe died when l was ll，but I remember heused to tell me stories about his early life. 36：The authorS grandfather doesnt tell stories nowT 37His dog always won when it racedF 38The authors grandfather usually won lotS of moneyNG 39The authors grandfather and his friend fed the dog cakes to m

58、ake it strong F 40The authors grandfather and his friend bet on a dog which didnt win TP People who cannot tell all colors apart are said to be color blindMost colorblind peoplecan see yellow and blues，. 36A colorblind person can tell red and green apart correctlyF 37Many color-blind people are unwa

59、re(沒意識到)that they are colorblindT 38ItS especially dangerous for a dolorblind person to cross a street when there are no traffic lights at the cross of the streetsF 39A colorblind person is not allowed to driveNG 40Up to now，doctors have found a way to free a person from his color blindnessFT The an

60、cient Olympic Games were part of a religious festival in honour of the Greek god Zeus, the father of all Greek gods and goddesses. . 1. The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games in 617 BC. F 2. The ancient Greeks held the Olympic Games for 393 years. F 3. They did not allow women to compete in