电大网上形考开放英语3第12单元

1、开放英语3第12单元试卷总分：100一、Use of English （共10道试题，共20分。阅读下面的小对话，从四个选项中选岀一个最佳答 案。（共10小题，每题2分，共计20分）1.-Go that way and take a seat.A. No, Im n ot tiredB. Than ks, but Id rather sta ndC. Yes, thats a good wayD. It does nt matter正确答案：B 满分：2得分：2A. Yes. What beautiful it isB. Yes. How beautiful it isC. Yes. What

2、 a beautiful it isD. Yes. How a beautiful it is正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：0F 3. have an appointment with Dr. Johnson.A. The appo in tme nt is put offB. You look sick and weakC. Please wait for a min ute. He is busy nowD. Tell me your ID n umber正确答案：C 满分：2得分：2L/4. In my opinion, youd better take a couple of days

3、 off.A. Ill take your adviceB. Let me seeC. Never mindD. Im afraid so正确答案：A 满分：2得分：25. -What if my computer does nt work?A. Im not good at computerB. Ask Anne for helpC. Ive called the repair shopD. There must be somethi ng wrong正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：06. -Excuse me, how can I get to the n earest supermarke

4、t?A. Its not very far from hereB. The supermarket is very largeC. The goods there are very expe nsiveD. Sorry, sir. Im a stranger here myself正确答案：D 满分：2得分：27. -Excuse me, whe n is the n ext flight from London due to arrive?A. In half an hourB. An hour beforeC. Un til the n ext o neD. Before ano ther

5、 one正确答案：A 满分：2得分：28. -Dont take too long at the coffee shop. Its 14:15.A. Ill think your advice overB. I see. We have 30 mi nutes leftC. Thats no problemD. Im afraid so正确答案：B 满分：2得分：2黠 9.-Im sorry to be late. Thank you for wait ing.A. Tell me the reas on why youre lateB. Thats OKC. It really took u

6、p my much timeD. Its a pleasure. I come here 10 min utes ago正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：010. -Will you have some dessert, Judy?A. No, tha nk you. Im on a dietB. Yes, Ive had eno ughC. You are so good at making itD. Oh, I dont mind正确答案：A 满分：2得分：2二、Vocabulary and Structure （共15道试题，共15分。阅读下面的句子，从四个选项中选岀个能填入空白处的最佳选项

7、。（共15小题，每题1分，共计15分）1. Sadamfor 25 years.A. got marriedB. was marriedC. marriedD. were married正确答案：B 满分：1得分：1A. as twice muchB. much as twiceC. as much asD. twice as much正确答案：D 满分：1得分：1潍 3. Whilemon ey, he had worked very long hours.A. raisi ngB. she was rais ingC. raisedD. to raise正确答案：A 满分：1得分：0X 4

8、. Last week I bought a flatbiggest room faced south.A. thatB. whoseC. whichD. where正确答案：B 满分：1得分：05. We failed in ourto climb the mou ntai n.A. trialB. con temptC. desireD. attempt正确答案：D满分：1得分：1严 6. History is the story ofhappe ned to the people before today.A. whicheverB. whomeverC. whateverD. wher

9、ever正确答案：C满分：1得分：17. A lecture hall iswhere stude nts atte nd lectures.A. thereB. whichC. oneD. that正确答案：C满分：1得分：18. We arein the future of our motherla nd.A. awareB. con fide ntC. sureD. certa in正确答案：B 满分：1得分：09. They allthe job.A. asked afterB. asked forC. asked toD. asked with正确答案：B 满分：1得分：110. S

10、hetalk ing whe n I am watch ing TVA. alwaysB. keepsC. foreverD. still正确答案：B满分：1得分：111. That place isthe south of the city.A. atB. inC. onD. to正确答案：B 满分：1得分：112. When I was a child, wewear a uni form for school.A. have toB. mustC. -（不填）D. had to正确答案：D 满分：1得分：12 13. He is very keenfootball.A. atB. inC

11、. onD. to正确答案：C 满分：1得分：114. Whenthe old block of flatsA. did being demolishedB. did. demolishC. is. being demolishedD. is. demolished正确答案：C 满分：1得分：015. He asked me wherefrom.A. did I cameB. I cameC. do I comeD. I come正确答案：B 满分：1得分：1蚕三、Cloze Test （共1道试题，共10分。阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中选岀能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题

12、，每题1分，共计10分）1. Molly Wils on1 a dan cer and a mother for many years whe n she 2 to sail rou nd theworld to raise money for charity.As a child she 3 as a ballet dan cer, but at 15 she had grow n too tall for classical ballet, so she4 a member of a pop dance team.She 5, and 6 she had childre n she ret

13、ired from show bus in ess to bring them7. Theygrew up, and whe n they were 18 they left home.She says, Whe n I decided to do the roun d-the-world race, my husba nd thought I was bored becausethe childre n had left home. He was also worried 8 I had n ever sailed9. I wasnot bored,but I 10 some people

14、who told me about the race. They had take n part in it, but they had onlyA. isB. wasC. had bee nD. has bee n正确答案：C 满分：1得分：12) .A. decidesB. decidedC. had decidedD. has decided正确答案：B 满分：1得分：13) .A. had trainedB. had bee n trainedC. was trainedD. trained正确答案：A 满分：1得分：14) .A. becomeB. had becomeC. has

15、becomeD. became正确答案：D 满分：1得分：15) .A. gets marriedB. got marriedC. was marryi ngD. had married正确答案：B 满分：1得分：16) .A. beforeB. whe nC. afterD. -(不填)正确答案：C 满分：1得分：1f 7).A. dow nB. inC. outD. up正确答案：D 满分：1得分：1f 8).A. althoughB. howeverC. soD. because正确答案：D 满分：1得分：1f 9).A. beforeB. agoC. sinceD. after正确答案

16、：A 满分：1得分：110).A. metB. had metC. meetD. has meet正确答案：B 满分：1得分：1圉四、Reading Comprehension (共 4 道试题，共 40 分。)1. The Exte nded FamilyMrs Sharp, a large, red-faced woman in her late sixties, has lived in Greenleas, a new town in the cou ntryside outside London, since 1958. Before that she lived in Beth n

17、al Gree n, an area of inner London. She was moved to Greenleas by the local authorities when her old house was demolished.She came from a large family with six girls and two boys, and she grew up among brothers, sisters,uncles, aunts, grandparents and cousins. When she married her boyfriend from sch

18、ool at eighteen,they went on living with her parents, and her first child was brought up more by her mother than byherself, because she always worked.As the family grew, they moved out of their parents house to a flat. It was in the next street, and theirlife was still that of the extended family. A

19、ll my family used to live around Denby Street, said MrsSharp, and we were always in and out of each others houses. Whe n she went to the shops, sheused to call in on her mother to see if she wan ted any thi ng. Every day she would visit one sister orano ther and see a n ephew or ni ece at the cor ne

20、r shop or in the market.You always knew 90% of the people you saw in the street everyday, either they were related to youor you were at school with them, she said.When her babies were bor n (she had two sons and a daughter), she said, All my sisters and n eighbourswould help -they used to come and m

21、ake a cup of tea, or help in some other way. And every Saturdaynight there was a family party. It was at Mrs Sharps mothers house. Of course we all know each othervery well. You have to lear n to get on with each other. I had one n eighbour who was always pok ing hernose into our bus in ess. She was

22、 forever ask ing questi ons and gossip ing. But you had to put up with every one, whatever they were like.1) . Why did Mrs. Sharp have to move to Gree nl eas?A. Because she had to work there.B. Because she did nt like the old place at all.C. Because her house in the dow ntow n area was kno cked dow

23、n.D. Because she wan ted to move to the cou ntryside.正确答案：C 满分：2得分：22) . When she got married, she lived.A. together with her pare nts all the timeB. alone all the timeC. far away from her pare nts houseD. together with her parents for some time正确答案：D 满分：2得分：23) . How did she know so many people?A.

24、Because she was easy going.B. Because they were either her relatives or schoolmates.C. Because she worked n earby.D. Because she was good at making friends with people.正确答案：B 满分：2得分：24) . The sentence I had one n eighbour who was always pok ing her nose into our bus in ess in thelast paragraph Means

25、.A. I had one n eighbour who was always warm-heartedB. I had one n eighbour who was always ready to help usC. I had one n eighbour who always showed in terest in our private affairsD. None of the above正确答案：C 满分：2得分：25) . What does this passage mainly deal with?A. What the extended family is like.B.

26、The relati on ship betwee n Mrs Sharp and her n eighbour.C. How Mrs Sharp brings her childre n up.D. What Mrs Sharps life is like in the new tow n.正确答案：A 满分：2得分：22. Benjamin Disraeli, the famous nineteenth century prime minister, said, London is not a city, - it is anation. Today this is an understa

27、tement; London, with its vast range of different ethnic groups, is aworld.Certainly, London is the most culturally diverse city in the world. The city was founded by theRoma nsand since then new arrivals have constantly added to its character and prosperity.With in 10 years 40% of Londoners will be

28、from eth nic mino rity groups, in clud ing the grow ing n umber ofLondoners of mixed ethnic origin, but most of them will have been born in Britain. Children ofCaribbean-Chinese marriages will go to school with children of Russian-Irish couples. None of them willbe En glish but all of them will be L

29、ondon ers.Most of Britains ethnic minority residents live in the capital, speaking over 300 languages. Nearly all ofthe African population and many of the Caribbean population of Britain live in London (83% and58%respectively); 39% of the Chinese population of Britain and 36% of the Asian population

30、 of Britain live in London. The largest migra nt commu nity is from the Irish Republic with 256,000 people, 3.8% of thetotal populati on of London.There are an estimated 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in London, with most recent arrivalscoming from Eastern Europe, North Africa and Kurdis

31、tan.You ng people, in particular, are skilled at deali ng with a large n umber of differe nt and hybridcultures.They themselves ofte n have several differe nt eth nic ide ntities since their pare nts and gran dpare nts maycome from several different backgrounds and their friends and partners do also

32、. They are skilled cross-cultural travellers without leav ing their home-tow n.M 1). Why does the writer thi nk that Benjamin Disraelis stateme nt is an un derstateme nt? Because hethi nks London is.A. part of the worldB. even larger than some countries in the worldC. not a n ati on at allD. a minia

33、ture world thanks to its great cultural diversity正确答案：D 满分：2得分：22) . Why does the writer think new arrivals are an advantage to London?A. Because they have regularly in creased its character and prosperity.B. Because they speak differe nt lan guages.C. Because they are superior to London ers in many

34、 aspects.D. Because they are uni que eth nic mino rity groups.正确答案：A 满分：2得分：23) . London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the following factsEXCEPT that.A. withi n 10 years 40% London ers will be from eth nic min ority groupsB. most of Britains ethnic minority resi

35、dents live in London, speaking over 300 languagesC. London accommodates about 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers from many other cou ntriesD. many you ng people are immigra nts from differe nt backgrou nds正确答案：D 满分：2得分：24) . The last paragraph mainly tells us in London.A. you ng people are from dif

36、fere nt backgrou ndsB. you ng people are raised in a multicultural en viro nmentC. you ng people find it hard to adapt themselves to hybrid culturesD. you ng people feel at ease with a large n umber of diversified cultures正确答案：D 满分：2得分：25) . The passage mainly deals with.A. the adva ntage of hybrid

37、cultures in LondonB. the composition of the population in LondonC. the cultural diversity in LondonD. the contribution made by the new arrivals to London3. Paper was inven ted by the Chin ese in the first cen tury AD. Paper was not made in souther n Europe un til about the year 1100. Scandin avia wh

38、ich now makes a great deal of the worlds paper did not beg in to make it un til 1500. Most paper is made from wood. Paper-mak ing is an importa nt British industry and paper from Britain is sold to many countries such as Australia and South Africa. Some of the wood used in the British paper making i

39、ndustry comes from trees grown in Britain, but wood is also bought from other cou ntries such as Norway. One tree is n eeded for every four hun dred copies of a forty-page newspaper. If half the adults in Britain buy one daily paper, this uses up over a thousand trees a day. All over the world, tree

40、s are being cut down faster than they are being pla nted, so there may be a serious n eed for paper at the beg inning of n ext cen tury.When we think of paper, we think of newspaper, books, letters and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Only half of paper is used for books and newspaper,

41、etc. Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. Now we hear that chairs, tables, and eve n beds can be made of paper. But the latest in paper making seems to be paper houses.1) . Where was paper inven ted?A. I n Chi na.B. In souther n Europe.C. In Sca

42、 ndin avia.D. I n Britai n.正确答案：A 满分：2得分：2LX2) . Scandin avia bega n to make paper.A. in 1100B. in 1400C. in 1500D. in the first cen tury正确答案：C 满分：2得分：23) . Every four hun dred copies of a forty-page n ewspaper will n eed.A. half a treeB. one treeC. two treesD. more tha n one tree正确答案：B 满分：2得分：24) .

43、 All over the world, trees are being cut dow ntha n they are being pla nted.A. more slowlyB. much fasterC. much more slowlyD. faster正确答案：D 满分：2得分：25) . The latest things made of paper are.A. chairsB. tablesC. clothesD. houses正确答案：D 满分：2得分：24. In the United States, 30 percent of the grownup populatio

44、n has a “weight problem. ” To many people,the cause is clear: we eat too much. But scientific experiments do little to support this idea. Goingback to the America of 1910, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. Inthose days people worked harder physically, walked more,

45、used mach ines much less, and did nt watchtelevisi on.Several moder n studies, besides, have show n that fatter people do not eat more on average tha n thinner people. In fact, some research work, such as the 1979 study of 3,545 London office workers, reports that fat people eat less tha n thinner p

46、eople on average. Studies show that thi n people are more active tha n fat people. A study by the research group at Stan dford Uni versity School ofMedici nefound the following fact: the more the man ran, the greater body fat he lost. The more he ran, thegreaterwas his n eed for food. Thus, those wh

47、o ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amou nt of body fat.M 1). What kind of physical problem do many grow n-up America ns have?A. They are too thi n.B. They work too hard.C. They are too fat.D. They lose too much body fat.正确答案：C 满分：2得分：22) . Based on the in formati on give n in this article, suppose there are 500 grow n-up America ns,about how many of them have a weight problem?A. 30.B. 50.C. 100.D. 150.正确答案：D 满分：2得分：23) . Are there scientific facts to