中央广播电视大学2008--2009学年度第二学期“开放本科”期末考试英语Ⅱ(1)试题注意事项一、将你的学号、姓名及分校(工作站)名称填写在答题纸的规定栏内。考试结束后,把试卷和答题纸放在桌上。试卷和答题纸均不得带出考场。二、仔细阅读题目的说明,并按题目要求答题。答案一定要写在答题纸指定的位置上,写在试卷上的答案无效。三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题,使用铅笔答题无效。第一部分交际用语(共计l0分。每小题2分)1—5小题:阅读下面的小对话。从A、B、C三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。‘1.一Niceweather,isn’tit?A.I’mnotsure’B.Yes,itisC.Yes,itisn’t2.MayIknowyouraddress?—一A.Sure.HereyouareB.IhavenoideaC.Sorry,I’veforgotten3.一CouldyoutellmewhereMr.Lakeis?—一A.FromEnglandB.AttheofficeC.He’Sworking4.一Inmyopinion,you’dbettertakeacoupleofdaysoff.—一A.I’mafraidSOB.LetmeseeC.I’Iltakeyouradvice5.一Whatwouldyoulike,teaorcoffee?—一A.Yes。1wouldB.Coffee,pleaseC.It’Sverynice第二部分词汇与结构(共计20分,每小题2分)6—15小题:阅读下面的句子。从A、B、C三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.——hesaidisquiteright.A.ThatB.WhatC.Why7.ThenexttraintoBeijin9——hereat3’Oclock.A.isdueB.isduetoC.isduefor8.The’roadbuiltlastyear.A.hasbeenB.wasC.isbeing9.I,mleavingforNewYork——threeday’stime.A.一B.atC.in10.LetmethecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion.A.lookupB.tookintoC.lookafter11.Wehaveouroffice——everydaybyacleaner.A.cleanB.tocleanC.cleaned12.Don’tworry.Thereis——roomforallyourbookshere.A.moreB.muchCsome13.You——————toexercisemoreA.oughtB.shouldC.must14.Giventhehighprice,——it’snotsurprisingtheydidn’tbuyit·A.andB.butC.一15.Shelikestospendtime————————withhergrandchildren.A.playB.toplayC.playing第三部分完形填空(共计20分,每题2分)16—25小题:阅读下面的短文。从短文后所给的A、B、C三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。TheancientOlympicGames(16)partofareligiousfestivalinhonour(17)theGreekgodZeus,thefatherofallGreekgodsandgoddesses.Thefestivalandgames(18)inOlympia,areligiousSanctuary.Intheancientgames,athletesreceivedprizesworthlargeamountsofmoney.Infactthe。word“athlete”isanancientGreekword,(19)“onewhocompetes(20)flprize”.ThemarathonwasnotaneventoftheancientOlympicGames.Themarathonisamoderneventthatwasfirst(21)intheOlympicGamesinl896.Itwas(22)flvillagecalledMarathon(23)thePersians(24)byasmallGreekarmy.Thenewsofthevictorywasbroughtt0.Athensbyasoldier,whoranthe26milesfromthevillageofMarathontOthecapital.26mileswas(25)adoptedasthedistanceofthemodernmarathonrace.16.A.isB.wereC.was17.A.forB.afterC.of18.A.areholdB.heldC.wereheld19.A.meaningB.meanC.meant20.A.ofB.forC.in21.A.introducedB.introducingC.introduce22.A.nameforB.namedafterC.namedof23.A.thatB.whichC.where24.A.weredefeatedB.defeatsC.defeated25.A.becauseB.furthermoreC.therefore第四部分阅读理解(共计30分。每小题3分)26—30小题:阅读下列短文,从A、B、C三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l‘Asurveyhasshownthatpeoplehavestoppedbelievingboththemediaandpoliticians.Asimilarsurveycarriedout5yearsagoshowedthat50%ofpeoplethoughtthatwhatpoliticianssaidwasusuallynottrue,andthat35%ofpeoplethoughtthatwhattheysawonthetelevisionorreadinnewspaperswasnottrue.Nowboththosefigureshaveincreasedsharply,t080%ofpeoplenotbelievingpoliticiansand70%notbelievingthetelevisionornewspapers.Expertsthinkthatthesefiguresarenotgoingtocomedowninthenearfuture.Storiesaboutpoliticiansandjournaliststakingmoneyfrombusinessmenhavecausedthepublictostoptrustingthem.Alsopoliticianskeepmakingpromisesthattheydonotkeep·MrSmithofYorksaid,‘Whenthepoliticiansmakenewlaws,theyonlyhelptheirfriends,notpeoplelikeme.MrsMarleyofLeedssaid,‘Thenewspapersandtelevisionarenotinterestedinwhatistrue;theyareonlyinterestedinmoneyforadvertisin9’.IthasgotworserecentlyasmorepeoplecangetnewsfromtheInternetandlearnifthejournalistsandpoliticiansare.tellingthetruthornot.Whatcanourpoliticiansandjournalistsdo?Theonlyansweristobemorehonest26.ThenumberofpeoplebelievingpoliticiansandjournalistshasA.increasedB.notchangedC.decreased27.Expertsthinkthisproblem—————————.A.willgetbettersoonB.willnotgetbettersoonC.willgetworsesoon28.Storiessaybusinessmengivemoneyto---A.politiciansB.politiciansandjournalistsC.journalists..29.MrSmiththinkspoliticiansmakelaws————————一.A.tohelptheirfriendsB.tohelphimC.tohelpeverybody30.Peoplecannowcheckstoriesusing——————————..A.thenewspapersB.thetelevisionC.theInternet31—35小题:阅读下列短文,并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是正确(T)或错误(F)。短文理解2Speedwayracingisatypeofmotorcycleracingthatisdoneonatrackwithaspecialmotorcycle.ItwasintroducedtoBritaininl928.ThefirstraceswereheldatHighBeechinEppingForest.Nowracesareheldinspecialstadiums,butthenfltrackwasmadeintheforestbehindflpubcalledtheRoyalOak.Thetrackwasnotconcreteortarmac,butwasmadefromcinders.ThefirstraceswereorganizedbyJackHill—Bailey.HehadvisitedAustraliaandseenspeedwayracingthere.WhenhereturnedtoBritain,hedecidedtointroducethesporttoBritainandstartedorganisingthefirstraceswithhisfriendsintheIlfordMotorcycleClub.Theyexpected3,000peopletocomeandwatchtheraces,but.over30,000peoplearrrivedtOseethefirstracesl31.Youneedaspecialmotorcycleforflspeedwayrace.32.Speedwayracesareheldontheroad.33.SpeedwayraceswereheldinAustraliabeforetheywereheldinBritain.34.JackHill—Baileyorganisedthefirstracesbyhimself.35.Therewerenotmanypeoplecometoseethefirstrace.第五部分书面表达(20分)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteapassageonthetopicLivingInABigCity.Youshouldwriteatleast80wordsandcouldbaseyourwritingbyusingthehintsgivenbelow.利用所给提示写一篇短文,说明居住在大城市中优缺点。LivingInABigCity试卷代号:1161..中央