電大 英語II期末復(fù)習(xí)題及答案

英語II(1)期末復(fù)習(xí)及答案第一部分

交際用語閱讀下面的小對話，從A、B、C、D四個(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的字母符號。1.—Hello,Sally.How’severything?

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.A.Goodforyou

B.Oh,IagreeC.That’sright

D.Justso-so2.—Excuseme,wouldyoulendmeyourcalculator?

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.A.Certainly.HereyouareB.Pleasedon’tmentionitC.It’snothingD.Yes,Ihaveahand3.—Idon’tlikethespotsprogramsonSundays.

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.A.SodoIB.NeitherdoIC.SoamID.NeitheramI4.—What’stheproblem,Harry?

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.A.Noproblem

B.NotroubleatallC.Thankyouforaskingmeaboutit

D.Ican’trememberwhereIleftmyglasses5.—WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?

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.A.Ilikethemverymuch

B.IonlywatchthematweekendC.It’shardtosay,actually

D.I’mtoobusytosay6．--CouldyoutellmewhereMr.Lakeis?--_________________.A.FromEngland

B.Attheoffice

C.He’sworking

D.He’sverybusy7.--MayIhelpyou,madam?--______________.A.Sorry,Ihavenoidea

B.Yes,IknowwhattobuyC.You’dbettergivemeahand

D.Yes,I’dlike2kilosoforanges8．--Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?--______________?A.Whoareyou

B.What’stheproblemC.AreyouJane

D.Who’sspeaking?9．--Whatwouldyoulike,teaorcoffee?--_________________.A.Yes,Iwould

B.Coffee,pleaseC.Yes,please

D.It’sverynice10.--Whataboutgoingforawalk?--_______________.A.Whynot?Agoodidea

B.That’sallrightC.So,doI

D.Walkingisgoodtoyou11.—Niceweather,isn’tit?

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.A.I’mnotsure

B.Youknowitwell

C.Yes,itis

D.Yes,itisn’t12.—IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.

—

.

A.Yes,sodoI

B.That’saverygoodidea

C.NeitherdoI

D.I’drathergosurfingonit13.—Whatsubjectsareyoustudying?

—

.

A.Yes,I’mstudyinghistory

B.I’mstudyingnow

C.I’mstudyingphilosophy

D.I’mdoingmyhomework14.—Whichlanguagedoyouspeakathome?

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.A.IspeakEnglishverywell

B.IcanspeakEnglishandFrenchC.Englishismymothertongue

D.English,mostofthetime15.—Mustwehandinourhomeworknow?

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.A.Yes,youwill

B.Yes,youmustn’tC.No,youneedn’t

D.No,youmustn’t16.—Let’stakeawalk.

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.A.Yes,let’s

B.Oh,thanks

C.Yes,please

D.No,thankyou17.—Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?

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?A.Whoareyou

B.What’stheproblemC.AreyouJane

D.Who’sspeaking18.—Doyouthinktheexamwillbeputoff?

—

.

A.Notgoodnews

B.Theexamisdifficult

C.Notlikely

D.Itwasputoffyesterday19.—Inmyopinion,you’dbettertakeacoupleofdaysoff.

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.A.I’lltakeyouradvice

B.LetmeseeC.Nevermind

D.I’mafraidso20.—WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?

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.A.That’sfine,thankyou

B.Yes,pleaseC.Takeaseat

D.Ofcoursenot(key:1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.D

9.B10.A

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.D)第二部分

詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)閱讀下面的句子，從A、B、C、D四個(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的字母符號。1.IbrokemylegwhenI________skiinginAmerica.A.is

B.was

C.–(不填)

D.wouldbe2.Shewasconvicted_______murder.A.to

B.in

C.of

D.as3.Anewhotel_________inthecenteroftownatthemoment.A.hasbeenbuilt

B.isbuilt

C.wasbuilt

D.isbeingbuilt4.Itisveryconvenient________here.A.living

B.live

C.lived

D.tolive5.Ihavelivedhere_________1997.A.for

B.since

C.at

D.from6.Thebedroomneeds__________.A.decorating

B.todecorate

C.decorate

D.decorated7.Heistheman_________dogbitme.A.that

B.which

C.who

D.whose8.I’mtired.I__________workingveryhard.A.have

B.havebeen

C.had

D.has9.Beforesheleftonthetrip,she__________hard.A.trained

B.hastrained

C.wouldtrained

D.hadtrained10.Hekeeps_________athimselfinthemirror.A.tolook

B.looking

C.look

D.looked

11.Thesunheatstheearth,_________isveryimportanttolivingthings.A.thatB.what

C.which

D.where12.Iftheman_________succeed,hemustworkashardashecan.A.will

B.isto

C.isgoingto

D.should13.AncientGreeceisthe__________ofwesterncivilization.A.origin

B.source

C.place

D.sources14.Pleasestop__________.Itcannothelpthesituation.A.toshout

B.shouting

C.tospeak

D.speaking15.Thebigmanhasalwaysbeeneatingonthego,_______hehasgotstomachache.A.so

B.however

C.as

D.because16.Letme___________thecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion.A.lookup

B.lookinto

C.lookafter

D.lookout17.He,aswellasI,__________astudent.A.be

B.am

C.are

D.is18.She_______hersuccesstohardwordandstrongwill.A.owns

B.gives

C.owes

D.regards19.Mr.Smith_________amostimportantpartinthedevelopmentofourcity.A.took

B.had

C.played

D.made20.I’dratherstayathomethan________awalk.A.taking

B.totake

C.take

D.tobetaking21.Motherwasbusy.AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketballonTV,she_______itontheradio.A.waslisteningto

B.washearing

C.waslistening

D.wasseeing22.Hardly_________homewhenitbegantorain.A.hadIgot

B.Ihadgot

C.hadIarrivedin

D.Ihadarrivedat23.Ipreferclassicmusic__________popmusic.A.than

B.on

C.with

D.to24.Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.Welostthegame,_________.A.however

B.therefore

C.since

C.as25.Whenwewerehavingameeting,thedirector_________thebadnewsbytelephone.A.wastelling

B.wastold

C.couldtell

D.wouldtell26.Silk__________byChineseforthousandsofyearsnow.A.hasused

B.hasbeenused

C.wasused

D.isused27.You_______tolockthedooratnight.A.should

B.ought

C.must

D.shall28.BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm_________.A.hadbegun

B.hasbegun

C.isbegun

D.wasbeginningA.toshout

B.tospeak

C.shouting

D.speaking29.Thepatientactedonthedoctor’s_________andfinallyrecovered.A.advices

B.advice

C.advise

D.advises30.Alecturehallis_________wherestudentsattendlectures.A.there

B.which

C.one

D.that31.Don’tworry,yourwatch_________andyoucanhaveitinnotime.A.isrepaired

B.hasbeenrepaired

C.wasrepaired

D.isbeingrepaired32.Thedefinitionleaves______fordisagreement.A.asmallroom

B.muchroom

C.greatdealroom

D.notsobigaroom33.Notalways_________theywant(to).A.peoplecandowhat

B.canpeopledowhatC.peoplecannotdowhat

D.can’tpeopledowhat34.Sadam________for25years.A.gotmarried

B.wasmarried

C.married

D.weremarried35.Idon’twantyoutomakeanytrouble,_________,Iurgeyoutosolvetheproblem.A.thus

B.consequently

C.onthecontrary

D.justas36.Why________theoldblockofflats_________demolishednextmonth?A.are…being

B.is…being

C.has…been

D.have…been37.Inthefiftieslastcenturymanynewcities________inthedesert.A.bringup

B.makeup

C.grewup

D.buildup38.MoreandmorepeopleinChinanow__________toworkregularly.A.drive

B.drives

C.drove

D.havedriven39.Atpresent,themostimportantthingisthatBritainneeds________moretoimprovetherelationshipwiththeUSA.A.todo

B.doing

C.tobedone

D.do40.Wehaveourhouse________everyweekbyacleaner.A.clean

B.cleaned

C.cleaning

D.toclean.(Key:1.

B

2.C

3D

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.C

20.C

21.A

22.A

23.D

24.A

25.B

26.B

27.B

28.A

29.B

30.C

31.D

32.B

33.B

34.B

35.C

36.B

37.C

38.A

39.A

40.B第三部分

完形填空閱讀下面的短文，從短文后所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上圈出所選的字母符號。Passage1Althoughinternationaltravelisusuallyan(21)__________andpleasantexperience,travellersshouldtakestepstoensurethattheirhealthdoesnotsuffereither(22)______theirtime_____theairor______theirtimeabroad.Beforeyougo,checkwithyourdoctororlocaltravelclinic(23)______injectionsarenecessaryfortheareasyouaretravelling(24)_____.Allowsufficienttimetohavetheseinjectionsbeforeyou(25)_______becausetheymaytaketimetobecomeeffective.Besurethattheinformationonhealthisup-to-date.CheckontheInternetifyouarenotsure.Don’tgotobedlatetheday(26)_______youfly.Yourbodyhasanaturaldailysleeppattern.Ittakestimetoadjust

toanewtimezone.Therearemanydifferent(27)__________ofjetlag:youmaynotbeabletosleep,youmaynotwanttoeatoryoumayfeelsickandtired.Youmaynotbeabletoconcentrateforsomedaysafteryouarrive.Thereareseveralthingsyoucandoto(28)________theeffectsofjetlag:－Doyour(29)______torelaxduringtheflight;－Sleepasmuchasyoucanontheflight.Useamildsleepingpillifnecessary;－Drinkasmuchwaterasyoucan;－Don’tdrinkalcoholandcaffeine;－Takemildsleepingpills(30)______thefirstfewdaysinthenewtimezoneifyouneedthem.21.A)excitedB)excitingC)excittedD)excitting22.A)of…on…of

B)of…in…of

C)from…on…from

D)from…in…from23.A)whereB)-（不填）C)whichD)that24.A)-（不填）B)in

C)toD)at25.A)willleave

B)isleavingC)leaveD)haveleft26.A)afterB)inC)onD)before27.A)effectsB)effect

C)affectD)affects28.A)shortB)shortenC)lessD)lessen29)A)goodB)betterC)bestD)most30.A)at

B)forC)of

D)on(Key:21.B

22.D

23.C

24.C

25.C

26.D

27.A28.D

29.C

30.BPassage2Astudy(21)_____________thatfitnessisthekey(22)______longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshapeorevensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeople(23)_________exerciselivelongerthanthosewhodonot,(24)__________theyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthattheleastfitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimes(25)_____________todiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastruewhetherornotthemenhadheartproblems,smokedor(26)______overweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbettertobefatandactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKenCooper,afitnessexpert,said,"Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayand(27)__________regularlythanbeinganon-smokerandsedentary."Althoughheadds,"Butdon'tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsingsmoking.Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary."(28)________,thestudyappearstoflyinthefaceofresearchlastyearwhichconcludedthatmorethan30,000peopledieprematurelyeveryyearinBritainfromillnessescausedbybeingoverweight.TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressureonmanufacturers(29)____________highlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation'shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernment(30)__________morepeopletoexercise.21.A)showing

B)show

C)hasshown

D)hadshown22.A)to

B)for

C)of

D)in23.A)–(不填)

B)whichC)whom

D)who24.A)ifB)unless

C)evenif

D)because25.A)like

B)likely

D)lesslikely

D)morelikely26.A)wasB)were

C)isD)are27.A)toexercise

B)exercising

C)exerciseD)exercised28.A)However

B)SoC)Although

D)Furthermore29.A)reduce

B)reducing

C)toreduce

D)reduced30.A)encouraged

B)encouraging

C)toencourage

D)encourage(Key:21.C

22.A

23.D

24.C

25.D

26.B

27.B

28.A29.C

30.D)Passage3Moreandmorepeople(21)____toinstallburglaralarmsintheirhousesiftheywanttogetinsurance.Insurancecompanies(22)____peopleincertainareastoinstallthealarmsbeforetheywillgivetheminsuranceforthefastyear.Thisis(23)____toincreasingcrimeinsomepartsofthecountry.Thiscanbeaproblemforpeople(24)____arestrugglingtomake(25)____endsmeet.Thealarms,(26)____canbeveryexpensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician.Itis(27)_____that20%ofhomeshavealarmsinstalled,andthatanother20%ofpeopleplan(28)_____buthavenotinstalledthem(29)_____.Theinsurancecompaniestoldpeople(30)_____thealarmsonalldoorsandwindows.21.

A.must

B.have

C.had

D.has22.

A.havebeenasked

B.asked

C.willask

D.havebeenasking23.

A.due

B.caused

C.because

D.becauseof24.

A.which

B.what

C.who

D.–25.

A.the

B.all

C.-

D.those26.

A.that

B.which

C.who

D.it27.

A.estimate

B.estimating

C.estimates

D.estimated28.

A.tohavetheminstalled

B.tohavetheminstallingC.tohavebeeninstallingthem

D.toinstallthem29.

A.still

B.already

C.yet

D.too30.

A.installB.installed

C.installingD.toinstall(Key:21.B

22.D

23.A

24.C

25.C

26.B

27.D

28.A29.C

30.D)Passage4Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey(21)_____longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape(22)_____evensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan(23)______,eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthat(24)______fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue(25)_______themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter(26)_______andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,“Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan(27)_______anon–smokerandsedentary.”Althoughheadds,“Butdon’tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing(28)_____,Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary.”TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(29)_____manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation’shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshouldencouragemorepeople(30)_____.21.

A.for

B.of

C.to

D.in22.

A.or

B.and

C.but

D.either23.

A.thosewhodoesnot

B.thesewhodonot

C.thesethatdonot

D.thosewhodonot24.

A.thelittle

B.less

C.least

D.theleast25.

A.that

B.whetherornot

C.ifornot

D.when26.

A.beingfat

B.tobefat

C.todo

D.doing27.

A.being

B.be

C.tobe

D.is28.

A.smoke

B.tosmoke

C.smoking

D.smoked29.

A.on

B.in

C.to

D.for30.

A.exercise

B.exercising

C.toexercise

D.exercised(Key:21.C

22.A

23.D

24.D

25.B

26.B

27.A

28.C29.A

30.C)第四部分閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)正確答案，并在答題紙上寫出所選的字母符號。Passage1Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarleyBookstoreandbegantolookoverthetitlesofthebooksontheshelves.Themanbehindthecounter,theownerofthebookstore,askedmeifIwouldlikeajob.Ineededtostartsavingforcollege,soIsaidyes.Iworkedafterschoolandduringsummersforminimumwagesandthejobhelpedpayformyfreshmanyearofcollege.Iworkedatmanyotherjobsafterwards:Imadecoffeeinthestudentunionduringcollege.ImademapsfortheU.SOnedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedhereverythingwehadandfoundotherbookswecouldorder.ShelefttheshoplessworriedandI’vealwaysrememberedtheprideIfeltinhavinghelpedher.Yearslater,asatelevisionreporter,Iheardaboutapoorchildwhowasbornwithhisfingersofthelefthandlinkedtogether.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordthecorrectivesurgery,andtheboylivedinshame,hidinghislefthandinhispocket.IpersuadedmybosstoletmedothestoryonTV.Aftermystorywasbroadcast,adoctorandanursecalled,offeringtoperformthesurgeryforfree.Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwasholduphisrepairedhandandsay,“Thankyou.”Iwasoverjoyedandfilledwithastrongsenseofreward.AtMcCarleyBookstore,IalwaysfeltIwasworkingforthecustomers,notjustforthestore.Todayit’sthesame.NBCnewspaysmethesalary.ButIfeelthatIworkfortheviewers,helpingthemmakesenseoftheworld.MyworkingexperienceinMcCarleyBookstorehelpedmefindagoodsenseoftheworld,andmostimportantly,ithelpedmefindagoodsenseofmyself.1.HowdidtheauthorgetthejobinMcCarleyBookstore?A.

Hehappenedtowalkintotheshopandgotitbychance.B.Hehadalwayswantedtohaveajobinthatbookstoreandhesucceeded.C.Helikedreadingbooks,sotriedtogetajobthere.D.Hedidnotgotoschool,sohelookedforajobwhenhewas15.2.Accordingtotheauthor,sellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfyingjobexperiences,because____________.A.heonlyhadtoworkafterschoolandgotgoodwagesB.

ithelpedhimunderstandtheworldandhimselfC.

ithelpedhimpayforhisfreshmanyearofcollegeD.

hedidnotfeelthathewasworkingforthestore3.Afterhehelpedthefearfulladylookingforbooksoncancer,theauthorwas____________.A.worriedaboutherB.lessworriedaboutherC.unabletoforgetherD.

proudofhimself4.Theauthordecidedtohelpthepoorboyby____________.A.persuadinghisbosstodothestoryonTVB.persuadinghisbosstolethimdothestoryonTVC.askingadoctortoperformtheoperationforfreeD.visitingtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation5.Themainreasonthattheauthorthinkshispresentjobisthesameastheoneinthebookstoreis____________.AitgiveshimsalaryB.itmakeshimfeelexcitedC.ithelpspeoplemakesenseoftheworldD.itenableshimtowork(Key:1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C)

Passage2PaperwasinventedbytheChineseinthefirstcenturyAD.PaperwasnotmadeinsouthernEuropeuntilabouttheyear1100.Scandinavia-whichnowmakesagreatdealoftheworld’spaper-didnotbegintomakeituntil1500.Mostpaperismadefromwood.Paper-makingisanimportantBritishindustryandpaperfromBritainissoldtomanycountriessuchasAustraliaandSouthAfrica.SomeofthewoodusedintheBritishpapermakingindustrycomesfromtreesgrowninBritain,butwoodisalsoboughtfromothercountriessuchasNorway.Onetreeisneededforeveryfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaper.IfhalftheadultsinBritainbuyonedailypaper,thisusesupoverathousandtreesaday.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdownfasterthantheyarebeingplanted,sotheremaybeaseriousneedforpaperatthebeginningofnextcentury.Whenwethinkofpaper,wethinkofnewspaper,books,lettersandwritingpaper.Buttherearemanyotheruses.Onlyhalfofpaperisusedforbooksandnewspaper,etc.Paperisverygoodforkeepingyouwarm.Eachyear,moreandmorethingsaremadeofpaper.Nowwehearthatchairs,tables,andevenbedscanbemadeofpaper.Butthelatestinpapermakingseemstobepaperhouses.1.Wherewaspaperinvented?A.InChina.

B.InsouthernEurope.C.InScandinavia.

D.InBritain.2.Scandinaviabegantomakepaper____________.A.in1100

B.in1400C.in1500

D.inthefirstcentury3.Everyfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaperwillneed____________.A.halfatree

B.onetreeC.twotrees

D.morethanonetree4.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdown____________thantheyarebeingplanted.A.moreslowly

B.muchfasterC.muchmoreslowly

D.faster5.Thelatestthingsmadeofpaperare____________.A.chairs

B.tablesC.clothes

D.houses(Key:1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D)Passage3Weoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike‘hewentpaleandbegantotremble’suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,‘heopenedhiseyeswide’isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese,surprisecanbedescribedinaphraselike‘theystretchedouttheirtongues!’“Stretchingoutyourtongue”inEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople’sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.

Wecaneasilyunderstandwhatpeople’sgesturesmean.B.

Wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople.C.

Gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostpeoplebutwordsarenot.D.

Itisdifficulttotellwhatpeople’gesturesreallymeansometimes.2.People’sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodindifferentculturesbecause____________.A.

peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferentlyB.

peoplespeakingdifferentlanguageshavedifferentfacialexpressionsC.

peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentinterpretationsD.

peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutsomefacialexpressions3.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat____________.E.gesturescanbeusedtoexpressfeelingsF.gesturescanbemoreeffectivelyusedthanwordstoexpressfeelingsG.wordsareoftenmoredifficulttounderstandthangesturesH.gesturesareusedasfrequentlyaswordstoexpressfeelings4.Inthesameculture,people____________.I.hardlyeverfailtounderstandeachother’sideasandfeelingsJ.areequallyintelligenteveniftheyhavedifferentbackgroundsK.almostallhavethesameunderstandingofthesamethingL.mayhavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings5.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe____________.M.GesturesN.FeelingsO.GesturesandFeelingsP.CultureandUnderstanding(Key:1.D

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.C)Passage4Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!–IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback(退步)totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn’treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?1.Theauthor’sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel_____________.A.unhappyB.funnyC.sunnyD.wonderful2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans____________.A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassingB.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogsC.talkingonthemobilephoneandgettingconnectedwiththeotherpeopleD.bothAandB3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the___________weare.A.moreautomaticB.easierC.moredisconnectedD.closer4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.C.Ifhismomhasaquestion,hejustleavestheansweronhermachine.D.Alloftheabove.5.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.C.Itmakeseverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsautomaticandmakespeopl