国家开放大学电大专科《英语阅读(1)》期末试题及答案

1、国家开放大学电大专科英语阅读(1)期末试题及答案(试卷号：2155)2022盗传必究Fart iQuestions 110 are based on Passage 1. (30 points, 3 points each)Passage 178 New RoadCanford27th OctoberDear Helen,1. You'll be pleased to hear I'm at home and feeling much better. I still feel rather weak and tired but I'm so glad to be hom

2、e. Dad has looked after everything really well so the flat was all spick and span when I came back.2. Someone from the office came to see me in hospital. She told me not to go back to work until I feel up to it. They've got a 'temp' in to do my typing.3. It's really nice to get your

3、letters. Thank you for the card you sent me, too.Your father and I are pleased you're settling down at University and that you've got some nice friends.Enjoy yourself but work hard too.LoveMumQuestions 110 :Read Passage 1 and then find a word/phrase which means the same as each of the follow

4、ing. The paragraph in which the word/phrase appears is indicated in the brackets. Write your answers on the answer sheet.1. take care of(paragraph 1)2. clean and tidy(paragraph 1)3. be well enough to (doing things)(paragraph 2)4. a person employed for short periods of time(paragraph 2)5. start livin

5、g a normal life(paragraph 3)Read Passage 1 again and then decide whether the following statements are true or false.6. This letter was written by Helen's father.7. Helen's parents live in Canford.8. Helen's mother is still very ill.9. Helen's mother doesn't need to go back to wor

6、k immediately.10. Helen's parents are very pleased to know that Helen is coming home.Part IIRead the following two passages carefully and then choose the best answer to questions 11-20 according to your understanding of the passages. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (30 points, 3 points e

7、ach)Passage 2CHENGDUChinese scientists have developed a computer software system which can automatically translate Internet files into the Chinese language.The software has the capacity to translate 150,000 Chinese characters per hour, with 80 percent of the total content easily understandable after

8、 the translation process.The major problem hindering the development of the Internet in China is the language harrier. Many Chinese users feel that their English is inadequate for operating the Internet, which is predominantly in English,Development o£ translation software is part of a high-tec

9、h program introduced by the State Science and technology Commission in the mid-1980s.The software, jointly developed by a research institute and a university in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, runs in the Windows environment. Users can use a mouse to achieve instant translations, while maint

10、aining the original format of documents or pictures.11. The passage is mostly taken from .A. a newspaperB. a magazineC. a novel12. Which of the following phrases can be used to replace the word "hinder” in the sentence "The major problem hindering the development o£ the Internet in ch

11、ina is the language barrier. nA. holding onB. holding toC. holding back13. It can be inferred from the passage that Internet is mainly operated through.A. ChineseB. EnglishC. German14. Which of the following statements is NOT true about translation software?A. It is part of a high-tech programme.B.

12、It is developed by a research institute and a university in Beijing.C. It runs in the Windows environment15. The 'mouse' in the last paragraph refers to _A. the animal of which the cat is the natural enemyB. a kind of mouse-like toy for childrenC. the device connected to a computer to contro

13、l the cursor's movementPassage 3Changes in LivelihoodAUTHORITATIVE SCHOLARS place China' s social development at the ' lower medium level' compared to the rest of the world. China has gone through several twists and turns since 1949, and many people's lives have changed for bette

14、r or worse as a result. However, today a general improvement is evident. Since 1978 in particular, many people's life-styles have improved at a greater pace than in the previous 30 years.Chinese have not only improved on their diet, clothing, housing and the products they use every day, but thei

15、r disposable income has also grown as well. By the end of June 1995, rural and urban bank savings amounted to 3,545. 8 billion yuan.Figures show that since the 1990s communications equipment, houses, apartments and cars have bugun to replace TV sets, refregerators and washing machines (which in turn

16、 replaced bikes, watches and sewing machines at the beginning of the 1980s) as the largest individual consumption items.According to a conservative estimate, China has about 100,000 private cars today. Seven percent of urban residents have installed home phones. The Chinese Post and Telecommunicatio

17、ns Ministry plans 120 million new phone lines for the year 2000, or a phone for every urban household. Today fax machines, computers and mobile phones are very common and face a booming market.Questions 16 20 are based on Passage 3.16. The passage is mostly taken from.A- a newspaperB. a magazineC. a

18、 novel17. The sentence “ China has gone through several twists and turns since 1949" may mean thatA- China has changed for better since 1949B. China has changed for worse since 1949C. China has gone through many ups and downs18. Which of the following is NOT among the list o£ things that C

19、hinese have improved on?A. Diet.B. Schooling.C. Money for saving.19. According to the passage, which of the following appeared the latest as the result of replacement?A. Apartments.B. Washing machines.C. Watches.20. urban residents have installed home phones.A. 100,000B. 120 millionC. Seven percent

20、o£Part IIIDirections:Read passage 4 and then decide whether the statements after it are TRUE or False. On your answer sheet, indicate T for TRUE or F for FALSE against the number for each of items 2130 for the answers you choose. (20 points, 2 points each)Passage 4How to Use London Telephones1

21、Telephone calls in Britain are in two classes： local calls, and trunk calls. Short distance calls of up to about twenty miles are classed as local calls，and all calls over longer distances are classed as trunk calls.2 In London, telephones now have all-figure numbers which do not include an exchange

22、 name： for example, 071-222-2870. If you make a local telephone call in London to a subscriber in London, you leave out the 071 and dial only the last seven figures of the number of the person whom you are calling. To make a trunk call to or from London, you dial all the figures of the subscriber

23、9;s number,3 The names, addresses and telephone numbers of subscribers in inner London are at present printed in four directories. There are separate directories for people whose names begin with the letters A to D, E to K, L to R and S to Z. When you look up a person's number in the telephone d

24、irectory, you will find his name on the left side of the column and his telephone number on the right side.4 All call-boxes in London are on the STD system, which has now been extended to all parts of Britain. The letters STD stand for Subscriber Trunk Dialing, and on this type of telephone you can

25、dial many long-distance numbers direct as well as local numbers. An STD telephone is usually free, and the coin-box has slots for coins. To make a call, you pick up the receiver and dial the number before putting any money into the coin-box. When the person whose number you are ringing answers, ther

26、e will be a special rapid tone called the paytone. As soon as you hear this, you put your money in the box. The paytone then stops, and you can start to speak. To make a trunk call by STD, you dial first the STD code number for the town that you are calling and then the number o£ the subscriber

27、. For example, the STD code number for trunk calls from London to Bristol is 0272； if you telephone a person living in Bristol whose number is Bristol 294020, you would dial 0272- 294020. When your time is up the paytone is repeated； if you wish to continue your talk, you must then put more money in

28、to the slot. The length of time allowed is doubled between 6 p. m. and 8 a. m. Now pay phones work slightly differently, however.5 Besides the STD system, there is also an International Subscriber Dialing service for making telephone calls to most of the countries of Europe, but some calls can only

29、be made from telephones without a coin-box. You can dial direct to many places in France, Belgium, Germanyt Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.6 A special recorded telephone information service is provided every day for visitors to London. This service gives visitors details of the main ev

30、ents of the day in and around London. The information is recorded in four languages： English, French, German and Spanish. When you wake up in the morning and you want to know what the weather will be like in London, dial 246-8901 ； and, if you want to know time, dial 123.Questions 21 30 are based on

31、 Passage 4.21. Telephone calls in Britain can be classified into two types： local calls and international calls.22. If you call from London to a subscriber in London, you need to dial 071 first.23. If you want to know the telephone number of Mr Williams, you need to look it up in the directory for p

32、eople whose name begins with the letters S to Z.24. You can usually find a person's name on the left side of the column in a telephone directory.25. Only the call-boxes in London are now on the STD system.26. To make a call, you need to put money into the coin-box first and then dial the number

33、after hearing the paytone,27. To make a trunk call by STD, you need to dial STD code number first.28. All calls can be made from telephones with a coin-box.29. If you go to London, you can even get information over telephone in Chinese.30. You can even get information about time in London by dialing

34、 246-8901.Part IVRead Passage 5 and answer the following questions. Make your answers as short and dear as possible* (20 points, 4 points each)Passage 5What would you call your baby?Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4ReaL Even though New Zealand has quite li

35、beral rules about naming children, names beginning with a number are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman instead.In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children wacky nam

36、es. In Britain, you can call a child almost anything you like the only restrictions on parents relate to offensive words such as swear words.Some parents choose names which come from popular culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf after the character in the Lord of the Rings nov

37、els and films. Equally, names related to sport are fairly common 一 since 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal after the football team.Other parents like to make up names, or combine names to make their own unique version, a method demonstrated by Jordan, the British model, who recently invente

38、d the name Tidamii for her daughter by combining the names Thea and Amy ( the two grandmothers). She was quoted as saying that the accent and double letters were added to make the name more exotic'.Other countries have much stricter rules when it comes to naming children. Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have an approved list of names from which parents must choose. In China, there are some rules about what you may call a child no foreign letters or symbols are allowed. As a result a couple were recently banned from calling their baby .Vn Britain,