who manage to go beyond celebrity (明星), who are legendary, who somehow mange to become mythic. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities? That's hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death - such as Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana.
(1)、The passage mainly deals with ______. A：life and death B：heroes and heroines C：heroes and icons D：icons and celebrities 答案： C
(2)、Heroes and heroines are usually _________. A：courageous B：exemplary C：self-sacrificing D：all of the above 答案： D
(3)、Which of the following statements is wrong? B：Superstars are famous for being famous. C：One's look can contribute to being famous. D：Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times. 答案： D
(4)、Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love________. A：when she was 19
B：when she became a princess C： just before her death
D：after she gave birth to a prince 答案： C
(5)、What is more likely to set an icon's status? ________ A：Good looks.
B：Tragic and early death.
_________
A：Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growth.
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C：Personal attraction. D：The quality of one's story. 答案： B
三、词汇与语法
1、It's bad ________ for you to smoke in the public places where smoking is not allowed. A：behavior B：action C：manner D：movement 答案： A
2、My friend helped me _______ my cat when I was on vacation with my wife. A：look for B：look on D：look up 答案： C
3、If you _____your work, you can go there first. A：will finish B：finished C：finishing D：have finished 答案： D
4、Why not ______and do some outdoor activities? A：goes out B：go out C：to go out D：going out 答案： B
5、- _______ is your girl friend like?- She is very kind and good-looking. A：How B：What C：Which D：Who 答案： B
C：look after
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四、完型填空
Many Chinese students don't pay much attention to spoken English at school. 许多中国学生在学习时不太重视英语口语。They think it necessary to practice speaking English in class. Here is a story to show you how important it is to speak the English language 1 in everyday life.
A foreigner once got hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He sat down at a table.
When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers 2 it and took them out again in order to express that he wanted something to eat for he could not speak English.
The waiter soon brought a cup of tea. The man shook his head. The waiter then took away the tea and brought a cup of coffee. The man again shook his head. The man tried again and again, but he wasn't able to make 3 understood. Finally another man came in. He spoke English clearly and fluently. In a few minutes, there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table 4 him.
So you see a man often goes hungry if he doesn't 5 a foreign language. (1)、 A：into B：freely C：before D：himself E：master 答案： B (2)、 A：into B：freely C：before D：himself E：master 答案： A (3)、 A：into B：freely C：before D：himself
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E：master 答案： D (4)、 A：into B：freely C：before D：himself E：master 答案： C (5)、 A：into B：freely C：before D：himself E：master 答案： E
五、英译汉
(1)、The most common samples of inorganic materials are the gases of the atmosphere, water, rocks, etc. 大气中的气体、水和岩石等都是无机物中最普通的实例。 (2)、The doctor told me to have more water. 医生让我多喝些水。
(3)、There's a party at my house this Friday. 这星期五在我们家有个宴会。 (4)、I need to buy some 50-cent stamps. 我需要买一些50美分的邮票。 六、写作
Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。
The One I Love Most （1）介绍你最喜欢的一个人； （2）说明喜欢他（她）的理由。
The man I love most in my life is my father. My father is a kind man. He is not very tall but he is a man of perseverance. He works very hard and his services are highly appreciated.
My father is a man of devotion. Every morning he gets up the earliest to make breakfast for us. In the evening, he is always the late to come back home. At weekends, he always takes us to go outing in his car. He is a man of few words, but he often says
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to me \
I love my father very much.
考试的题型分为6部分，英译汉和写作部分由人工批阅，其他部分电脑自动阅卷
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2018年电大《英语II(1)》期末考试复习试题及答案
