英语II(1)07中央电大期末复习资料(完形填空与阅读理解篇)
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第三部分 完型填空 Passage 1
There are advantages and disadvantages to 1 Asian and Western educational methods. For example, one advantage 2 the education in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science 3 American students. They also study more hours each day than Americans 4 . The study is difficult, but it 5 students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, 6 many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.
The advantage to the education in North America, 7 the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares them for a society that
values 8 ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven’t memorized 9 many basic rules and facts as students in other countries 10 .
1. A. only B. both C. all 2. A. for B. as C. to
3. A. to B. for C. than
4. A. do B. have C. does 5. A. provides B. gets C. prepares 6. A. and B. yet C. just 7. A. at B. on C. under 8. A. old B. poor C. new 9. A. more B. less C. as
10. A. have B. does C. haven’t Passage 2
A study has shown that fitness is the key (1) _____ long life, irrespective of body shape (2) _____ even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people who exercise live longer than (3)______, even if they are overweight and smoke.
The study found that (4) ______ fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five times more likely to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true (5)_______the men had heart problems, smoked or were overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better (6)_______and active than skinny and
sedentary. Dr Ken cooper, a fitness expert, said, “ You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and exercising regularly than (7)_______ a non –smoker and sedentary.” Although he adds, “But don’t misunderstand me. I am not endorsing (8)_____, I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary.”
The British Government is putting pressure (9)_____ manufacturers to reduce high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nation’s health. But the new study suggests the Government should encourage more people (10)_____.
1. A. for B. of C. to 2. A. or B. and C. but
3. A. these that do not B. these who do not C. those who do not
4. A. the little B. less C. the least
5. A. if or not B. whether or not C. when 6. A. to be fat B. being fat to C. doing
7. A. being B. be C. to be
8. A. smoked B. to smoke C. smoking 9. A. for B. on C. to
10. A. exercised B. exercising C. to exercise Passage 3
More and more people (1) ____ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies (2) ____ people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the fast year. This is (3) ____ to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a problem for people (4) ____ are struggling to make (5) ____ ends meet. The alarms, (6) ____ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is (7) _____ that 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% of people plan (8) _____ but have not installed them (9) _____. The insurance companies told people (10) _____ the alarms on all doors and windows.
1. A. has B. had C. have
2. A. have been asked B. have been asking C. asked 3. A. due B. because of C. because 4. A. which B. who C. what
5. A. the B. all C. – ( 不填) 6. A. which B. who C. that
7. A. estimate B. estimating C. estimated
8. A. to have them installing B. to have them installed C. to have been installing them
9. A. still B. already C. yet
10. A. to install B. installed C. installing Passage 4
Peter Blake is a successful businessman, but he (1)____________ to be very poor. He had nowhere to live and (2) ____________ working in a pub when he (3) ____________ to start his own business. Peter had always (4) ____________
interested in plants and flowers, (5) ____________he decided to set up a company (6) ____________ cared for the plants in big offices. At first he worked on his (7) ____________, but soon he took (8) ____________ two people to help him. The
company has been growing (9) ____________ for the last ten years. Peter is now very rich, (10) ____________ he complains that now he doesn’t work with plants but with a computer every day!
1. A. would B. used C. --
2. A. has been B. was C. been 3. A. had decided B. has decided C. decided 4. A. was B. being C. been 5. A. so B. but C. although
6. A. who B. which C. whose
7. A. himself B. self C. own 8. A. up B. on C. in
9. A.-- B. up C. over D. into 10. A. therefore B. moreover C. but
完型填空答案： Passage 1
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A
Passage 2
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. C Passage 3
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A Passage 4
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. C 第四部分 阅读理解 短文理解1
There have been changes in all sorts of different areas of British society. In recent years in the UK we have had a very large increase in the number of couples who get divorced.
After 1969 and the Divorce Law Reform Act we had a very rapid increase in the number of divorces. The rate increased steadily and in recent years has increased much more rapidly. But there are also quite a lot of people who do actually get
married. At present the marriage rate in the UK is about 70 per cent, which has gone down since the number of people who marry has gone down quite a lot in the last 20 years, but more significantly in the last 10 years. Quite high proportions of people now live together without marrying, and, for example, 40 per cent of children born in the UK are born to couples who aren't married or are born to lone parents. There are quite a large number of lone parent families, 90 per cent of these are headed by a woman rather than a man.
The average family size now in the UK is 1.8 children per couple, which means that there's been quite a decline in the birth rate in the UK along with other European countries.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The declining divorce rate in the UK. B. Trends in marriage and divorce in the UK.
C. The increasing divorce rate in the UK. 2. During the last ten years, __________.
A. the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UK B. the marriage rate has gone up a lot in the UK
C. 40% of children were born to unwed couples in the UK
3. According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to __________. A. soar (急剧上升) B. not mentioned in the passage C. stay stable 4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The marriage rate has gone down in recent years. B. The highest divorce rate was around 1969. C. The marriage rate is currently 70 percent. 5. The last paragraph tells us __________.
A. the birth rate in the UK is increasing at the moment B. the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly now
C. the birth rate in other European countries keeps increasing 短文理解2
People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man’s release of completely new and often artificial (人造的) substances into the environment, or by releasing
greatly increased amounts of a natural substance (物质)，such as oil from oil tankers into the sea.
Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three of four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which can’t be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal (处理) of the products we use in our daily lives.
1. The main cause of pollution is __________.
A. the release of artificial or natural substances into the environment B. the production of new industrial goods C. increased amounts of a natural substance
2. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only __________. A. farmers would use less artificial fertilizers B. governments would take effective measures C. all sides concerned would make more efforts
3. Food packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause __________. A. air and water pollution
B. both a litter problem and a waster of resources C. to pay for the service
4. Which of the following can not help solving the problem of pollution?
A. Cutting out unnecessary buying. B. Reduce excess use C. Eating. 5. What does the underlined word “litter” mean in paragraph 2?
A. Bits of waste things B. serious problem C. industrial pollution 短文理解3
A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other.
I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and – poof! – I was cut off as if I had become absent from the conversation.
The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs. It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact. The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends driving down the highway, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier.
Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback (退步) to the closeness of human interaction. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now
communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can make
entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.
As almost every contact between human beings gets automatic, the emotional distance index goes up. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the assistant when you can swipe you credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to the clerk who lives in the neighborhood when you can put your card into the ATM?
More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for
conversation or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn’t really have time to talk. The technology devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.
I own a mobile phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail telephone, and an e-mail account. Giving them up isn’t a choice. They are great for what they are intended to do. It’s their unintended results that make me upset. What good is all this gee-whiz technology if there is no one in the room to hear you crying out “Gee whiz”?
1. The author’s experience of walking in a park with a friend recently made him feel _____________.
A. unhappy B. funny C. wonderful
2. According to the author, human contact in a park means ____________. A. looking at each other and saying hello when passing B. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogs C. both A and B
3. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the ___________ we are.
A. more automatic B. more disconnected C. closer
4. What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction? A. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.
B. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. C. All of the above.
5. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author?
A. It makes communication easier and conversation possible everywhere.
B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together. C. It makes human contacts limitless with electronic voices everywhere 短文理解4
Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or “bike”.
In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer
automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.
For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders have to use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes more people would use bikes.
1.英语II(1)1.中央电大期末复习资料（完形填空与阅读理解篇）
