国家开放大学电大专科《英语阅读(2)》2023-2024期末试题及答案(试卷代号：2156)

1、国家开放大学电大专科英语阅读(2)2023-2024期末试题及答案(试卷代号：2156)-10 arc haseil on I小、如 points. < pi'inis rm h i1I h about I hr Channel 1 unntl which was ofncblly opened on 6 May 1991.Channel> rrgninr 21 h<mr> n tiny粥3 tlays & year nervierI nnncl11K lermina!150 Arr/am in ureaI：. Z 卜m uj f aihnu k23 k

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6、of (ire nr nmdent or ni her crncrjicnrySi|in< al both of ilir lrtninnlH and nn the in Frvncb ml EngluhRead Pttssagv I and then trj to ghe short answers Io Questions !<) Write your answers on theAn、” SbreL1. I low long l§ the (luinnel Tunnel opvn n day?4 ( r>uld people dnve then own cr&

7、gt; through he Channel I urinfdY3. Mow Inst ibi thr Knrf)5tir passenger imins roYl How r|Uiukly rangel 10 London itam Biushcls?5. What xvtll happen if lhvrrf* >i fin in the tunnrl?Reaci Passage I again and decide whether the following statemtnls are True or Falser. Write I For I ruc and E for Fal

8、se against the nunibrr of each <iT iht talcmcnts on vour Answer Sheet.6. The Channel runnel will cluse on Monday froth 24 (;0 G ：(X? every week.7. The French terminal is mailer than the UK tvrrninnl.8. At peak limes over 4 <000 passengers can bt carried pet hour.9. Lr Shuttle will only Uikr H

9、minutes to lond and unload,10. A luunsi who only knows English couldnt rend the signs when he arrives nt Paris StatioiLPari II Midliplr ChoicesRead Passages 2 & 3 and then choose the best answer to each of the questions 11-20. Write your nnswers on lhe Answer Shock30 poinlj 3 points# each*Passag

10、e 2CHINA'S computer market recorded ii 39 i-per-crni invn-as in the first half of lhe yciiFt rnnkinfl :he country thr world *5growing consnmrr i>l personal com|HJiers.China grabbed 23 per cent of VC sah* in the 八口比Pri山广 rvgn>n< with the excepuon of Jnpant I id ween January and Junt% Thi

11、? represents tin Inrgti buying fiirec in Jir region, n survey i rpurt from Daiuquest < m inirrnalKinnlly rennwnrd I *S nvirkrt surv»：y irrn. indicjitril.Meanwhile ihf Lvgrinl Group. I he b>|4vsi PC seller in China ranked chlh nruDnj (he n i?iorrs top 10 c<ifnpmrr tnitki rs, holding 土 I

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35、vixaliulinv iiihl pr/ii hntrnhig.()n ihi mhcr haniK nro m veral<iisa(lvftntnKC5 in TV. ()1 course it provides U5 with n plrannl wwy in rrhix 、ml s|H!fid our fret linir Inti hi sninr fnuninr# pt-oph walrh llv* T for nn nwragr nf <ix hmir nr rnorv i (lay, Many chclilren st；irr 串 u I V screen for

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37、 hrain °rel/!Xv5M lh< nrnr way thnt il docs M(rrv thr person (nils slrrp. Another <4fert r>f *1 V (>n the hurnftii hrnin is thnt it to rjiutt poor conrtrntration- Chihirrn who vitw lot of I V con oflrn conrenirnie on a subject for only (iltrt n u? twenty niininci lhey um pay dttrnii

38、on only for the amount of titne between dnmmer血Ik.Another disadvantage 诘 that I V ofien causes people to beeame dissalisfieil with their own livcM. RcaI lilc does not seem as exciting lo these people as the livch of ncton on ibe 5rrceth To rnimy peupb . TV hemmed more real than reality, anil ihrir o

39、wn lives sveni boring. Also, rnany j>coplc gel upset or depresned whn tlwy solve problems m rcnl life ;ii； quickly as IV acinrs wrn lo. <>n die screent nciors solvr serious problems it a hnlMinur program or n thirty second commurdnl.Before a < hild 卜(nurfccri yesrs ol(L hr or he vi-WF t

40、irvrn静md rnurrlcr> in ihf 丁L ilc cr bhc begins lo ludirvc tFtat ihcrc isstrange ;：hout hghtH# killiiigs# nntlother kinds of vinlrncr. Many <1 udirs show that pt-DpIr hrcnrnf rnorr vioirnt after ccrlain progrnnv I hry tnsy even do the things ihat they mw in a vtolesil show.I hr niO5i negative e

41、ffect of the TV might be peoplefs addiction tr if People often feel i strange and powerful need io svaich W even whtm they Hou 11 enjoy n> Addiction to n TV screen is sinuhn to drug or nlcohol mJilictian： people alrnoal never believe they arc addicied.Rend Passage 4 and decide whether the followi

42、ng statements arc True or False. Write 1 for Frue and F for Fa he ngainst the number of each of fhr stalemcnK on your n5wcr Sheet21< TV proram arc definitely hclpiul tn anyone22. There Mrr poitire <is well us negative idled> ol rV nn ouj hvc>.23- l can help improve onra5 ion 厚袂5".2L

43、 Wmchnig a Im of T V helps improve our( tHk> ntration2a. Some chddrvn spend tnorr imiv wnu hing 1 than sludying and <lucping.2K. I be lives of pvnpie in I hnws scrni tn be very cxcitinp.?7 I V prng/Htu> ran help pvnple vilve prohlen)5 as quickly ihe actors28> I V vic：l< uci nnikvs sun

44、n： jwnidc. especially cliihlrm. tnkv violence iti real lift for grantr<!,29. I>nr <if thr symptom? of mldirtinn io irlvvision is a >!rong desire to watch it ttven if the prrmrani is not mtvrcsfing<30. Lhcnninly diusHes lhe advantages nf TV.Pari IV Short AnswerQuestions 31-35 lire base

45、d on5.(20 pcnnls# I points each)Passage rA Man of the ForestLong -igo in England there was j strong nnd hrnvc man. I lis name wn> Robin Hood. He end his f:iernl< made thvir home in lhe <hirk fortAU Thry wore grrrn rlrnhcs> ilept under trees and killed wild animals for ihnr fo<xi< A

46、nd they u I ways liked lo help poor pcopltiaI htb 55 h story of ; poor man. Whvn he wa> in need )( hp Kohin Unotl appeared. Xaw Jet him trll his story.One day I wns walking through Sherwood Eoresh i knt w that Rohm Hood and his men hvt-d there. But I was lint fraiil. I was hap»y becausi! 1 w

47、us going to my wedding. I hmi a gold ring with rnc (or tlir wcddifig. I did na； see Robin Flood that dwy. But he saw mr.1 he：» wg nu wedding tliut day. My bnde1 % flhrr did not want her 10 nmrry nir. I I< waiited ht i h> m. rry n nrli matu Shr did not hkr tin rirh rn；m bi nsr hr whs vrry

48、nhl. S> 1 walked buck IiCihk rhr next day# I xlkril through (he sam， (oref feeling very sad-Wbi n Rnbin Hnnd saw me hi stcipi d mr.“1 f»uAv yon yrslerdnytM lie <ai<L "And now I he you ngain. Wlicrr nrr yi>u going andW hen I udil Robin Hood my joteny. In wiL "My md I cut) h

49、elp you. But lell tnce do yon lnv<< t hr- Rirl?HI QL - Ye s ”And hi n>kr(L whe lave you?" 3" I HnbwrmL'When ，h10 nmrrv ihn old rndn?" heI n*plirci.Rfil m I Inrnl thonghe of >nnirthing and “id. K I onhiimw ynu will hdve your hm""Ul cnlkti his nirn anil aliL &q

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51、. I he bnib began IQ irry.“Do not irry.L said Kobin 1 loocL "Do you want to marry I his old mun?”She suiuL "、c He，tan old for rnr> "I hrn Rabin I load callrd mr ?i:ui «skul 1 hi hrhh、"Do yuti love thin younK man； "She said* M Yr a."Anti wr luid the her ! wedding n: the rity. Sonn penph- ih> no: like Rubin I food. I hkir