2023年电大英语考试复习资料

一、交际用语1、—Excuseme,wouldyoulengmeyourcalculator?A.Certainly.Hereyouare2、—WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?COfcoursenot3、—Mustwehanginourhomeworknow?CNo,youneedn’t4、—What′stheproblem,Harry?BIcan′trememberwhereIleftmyglasses5、—Oh,sorrytobotheryou.AThat’sokay6、—Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?Asorry,heisbusyatthemoment7、—Whataboutgoingforawalk?AWhynot?Agoodidea8、—What′stheproblem,Harry?BIcan′trememberwhereIleftmyglasses9、—WhatkingofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?CIonlywatchthematweekend10、—Canyouturndowntheradio,please?BI′msorry,Ididn′trealizeitwasthatloud11、—Wouldyouliketoseethemenu?ANo,thanks..Ialreadyknowwhattoorder12、—Well,Mary,howareyou?CI′mfine13、—Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?CWho′sspeaking14、—Whatsubjectsareyoustudying?BI′mstudyingphilosophy15、—MayIhelpyou,madam?CYes,I′dlike2kilosoforange16、—Isthisthemotelyoumentioned?BYes,it′sasquietasweexpected17、—Afternoon,sir.Whereto?APleasegetmetotheairport18、—How′sthemovie?Interesting?CFarform.IshouldhavestayedhomewatchingTV19、—Areyousureaboutthat?DOh,yes.I′mabsolutelypositive20、—Niceweather,isn′tit?BYes,itis21、—MayIknowyouraddress?ASure.Hereyouare22、—CouldyoutellmewhereMr.Lakeis?BAttheoffice23、—Inmyopinion,you′dbettertakeacoupleofdaysoff.CI′lltakeyouradvice24、—Whatwouldyoulike,teaorcoffee?BCoffee,please25、—IthinktheInternetisveryhelpfulAYes,sodoI26、—How’sthemovie?Interesting?CFarform.IshouldhavestayedhomewatchingTV27、—MayIknowyouraddress?ASure.Hereyouare28、—Hello,Sally.How’severything?DHustso-so29、—Whatifmycomputerdoesn’twork?BAskAnneforhelp30、—MayIhelpyou,madam?DYes,I’dlike2kilosoforange31、—MayIknowyouraddress?ASure.Hereyouare32、—Well,Mary,howareyou?CI’mfine33、—Idon’tlikethespotsprogramsonSundaysBNeitherdoI34、—Willyougoonapicnicwithustomorrow?BSorry,IhaveanappointmentwithDr.Brown35、—Niceweather,isn’tit?CYes,itis36、—Whataboutgoingforawalk?AWhynot?Agoodidea37、—WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?DOfcoursenot38、—Excuseme,howcanIgettothenearestsupermarket?DSorry,sir.I’mastrangerheremyself39、—What’stheproblem,Harry?DIcan’trememberwhereIleftmyglasses40、—Hello,mayItaketotheheadmasternow?Asorry,heisbusyatthemoment41、—Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening?CSorry,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeetmyparents42、—Oh,sorrytobotheryouAThat’sokay43、—Canyouturndowntherahio,please?BI’msorry,Ididin’trealizeitwasthatloud44、—Wouldyouliketoseethemenu?ANo,thanks.Ialreadyknowwhattoorder45、—Well,Mary,howareyou?C.I’mfine46、—Let’stakeawalk.A.Yes,let’s47、—IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.A.Yes,sodoI48、—Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?C.Who'sspeaking49、—WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?B.It’shardtosay,actually50、—Whatsubjectsareyoustudying?C.I'mstudyingphilosophy51、—Whichlanguagedoyouspeakathome?B.English,mostofthetime52、—Mustwehandinourhomeworknow?C.No,youneedn’t53、—Doyouthinktheexamwillbeputoff?A.Notlikely54、—Inmyopinion,you’dbettertakeacoupleofdaysoff.C.I’lltakeyouradvice55、—Ihaven"tseenBellyfor10years.B.NeitherhaveI

56、—Whatsubjectsareyoustudying?C.I"mstudyingphilosophy57、—Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme.D.Ofcourse58、—Hurryup.Thelecturebeginsat2:00.A.Don"tworry.We"vegot20minutes59、—David,you"vebeenlosingyourtemperovernothinglately.C.I’msorry.Ishouldn’thaveblownuplikethat

二、词汇与构造1、Heaskedmewhere_____from.BIcame2、Heistheman_____dogbitme.Cwhose3、—Whichdoyoulikebetter,realmovies____cartoons?—Iprefercartoons____realmovies.Cor,to4、Areyoustillhere?Youwereherehalfanhourago.Who____for?Bareyouwaiting5、—What’shappenedtoTom?____tohospital.AHe’llbetaken6、____majorityofpeopleagreewithhim.CThe7、WhenIwasachiild,we___wearauniformforschool.Chadto8、Thosecakeslooknice.CanIhave___?Aone9、Whenwasthebuilding____?Ccompleted10、BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm____.Ahadbegun11、Shehaslivedhere____thereyuars.Bfor12、Weneed____themachine.Btorepair13、Let’sgotothecinema,____?Cshallwe14、_____everydayfor20minutes.AExercise15、Alltheteammumbersneedtheirbest.Welostthegame,______.Ahowever16、Theboy_____toschoolalready.Chasbeentaken17、IfIgetthenewjob,I____buyabettercar.Bwill18、Ithinkalltherearemainpoints_____muchattntin.Bworthyof19、Thebedroomneeds_____Adecorating20、I’mtired.I____workingveryhard.Bhavebeen21、Icandothatjob____myselfAby22、Mycarwasbeing____whenitwasstolenArepaired23、ThenexttraintoBeijing____hereat3’oclock24、Maryforgot____alettertohermother,soshewroteherjustnowBtowrite25、____hesaidisquiteright.BWhat26、Ihavegiven____eatingmeatCup27、IamleavingforNewYork____thereday’stime.Cin28、Motherwasbusy,AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketballonTV.she____itontheradio.Awaslisteningto29、Hardly____homewhenitbegantorainAhadIgot30、Iperferclasaic____popmusicDto31、Whenwewerehavingameeting,thedirector____thebadnewsbytelephoneBwastold32、Silk____buChineseforthousandsofyuarsnow.Bhasbeenused33、You____tolockthedooratnightBought34、Thepatientactedonthedoctor’s_____andfinallyrecoveredBadvice35、Alecturehallis____wherestudentsattendlecturesCone36、Theroad___builtlastyuarBwas37、Letme____thecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusionBlookinto38、Wehaveouroffice_____everydaybuacleanerCciseaned39、Don’tworry.Thereis____roomforallyourbookshereBmuch40、You_____toexercisemoreAought41、Giventhehighprice,_____it’snotsurprisingtheydidn’tbuyitC—42、Shelikestospendtime_____withhergrandchildrenCplaying43、Youmustexplain____howtheysucceeded_____theexperimentCtous,in44、Everything_____ifAlberthadn’tcalledthefirebrigadeDwouldhavebeendestroyed45、IbrokemylegwhenI_____skiinginAmericaBwas46、Atpresent,themostimportantthingisthatBritainneeds____moretoimprovetherelationshipwiththeUSAAtodo47、Ihavelivedhere____1997Bsince48、Shewasconvicted____murderCof49、Thesunheatstheerath,____isveryimportanttolivingthingsCwhat50、Iftheman_____succeed,hemustworkashardashecanBisto51、AncientGreeceisthe____ofwesterncivilizationAorigin52、Pleasestop____ItcannothelpthesituationBshouting53、Thebigmanhasalwaysbeeneatingonthego,____hehasgotstomachacheAso54、Anewhotel____inthecenteroftownatthemomentDisbeingbuilt55、Itisveryconvenient_____hereAliving56、Beforesheleftonthetrip,she_____hardDhadtrained57、Hekeeps_____athimselfinthemirrorBlooking58、Hewas_____abouthisnewjobAoverthemoon59、Alecturehallis_____wherestudentsattendlecturesCone60、Onhisfirstsea_____,hewasstillquiteyoungbutshowedgreatcouragetofacethestormDvoyage61、Ithappened_____awinternightDon62、Iknowitisn’timportantbutIcan’thelp_____aboutitBthinking63、That’sallsettled.It____talkedaboutDneedn’tbe64、Herparentsdiedwhenshewasveryyoung,soshewas____byherauntAbroughtup64、_____hesaidisquiterightBWhat65、Idon’tsupposehewillattendthemeeting______?Bwillbe66、_____fineweatheritis!AWhat67、NotonlyIbutalsoJaceandMary_____tiredofhavingoneexaminationafteranotherBare68、Whichdoyoulikebetter,realmovies____cartoons?D.or,to69、WhatafoolIhavebeen!Why______Ithinkofthatbefore?B.didn’t70、Timeismoney!Weshould________ourtime.B.makegooduseof71、Youmustexplain________howtheysucceeded___________theexperiment.C.tous,in72、Ofallthestorieshere,Ilikethisone_______.It’snotinterestingatall.A.spoken,written73、Wemustmakeadifferencebetween______languageand_________language.A.spoken,written74、Ithinkallthesearemainpoints________muchattention.B.worthyof75、They_____thetrainuntilitdisappearedinthedistance.B.watched76、CanIgetyouacupoftea?—————A.that’sveryniceofyou77、Maryforgot_______alettertohermother,soshewrotetoherjustnow.B.towrite78、Ipreferclassicmusic_____popmusic.D.to79、Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.Welostthegame,____.A.however80、Whenwewerehavingameeting,thediector_______thebadnewsbytelephone.B.wastold81、Silk______byChineseforthousandsofyoursnow.B.hasbeenuse82、You_____tolockthedorratnight.B.ought83、BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm________.A.hadbegun84、Thepatientactedonthedoctor’s_______andfinallyrecovered.B.advice85、.Alecturehallis_______wherestudentsattendlectures.C.one86、I’mtired.I_______workingveryhard.B.havebeen87、Letme_______thecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion.B.lookinto88、Heisverykeenfootball.C.on89、Let'sgotothecinema,?C.shallwe90、Heaskedmewherefrom.B.Icame91、Theteachertoldforbeinglateforclass.C.meoff91、hewas___abouthisnewjob.A.overthemoon92、areyoustillhere?youwereherehalfanhourago.whofor?B.areyouwaiting93、ienjoymostisicanhaveaholidayfromwork.B.what...that94、You__toexercisemore.A.ought95、Theyforhours.A.habebeendriving96、allyourmoneyinthefirstweekisnotasensiblestrategy.A.Spending97、Heislookingforward__histhesis.B.towriting98、I______hertomarrymeandsheagreedB.adked99、Youlikeplayingfootball,___you?A.don't100、________everydayfor20minutes.A.Exercise101、Ifhewasfitter,he___________livelonger.C.would102、Iregret______thatI’munabletohelpyou.B.tosay103、Ihavegiven_______eatingmeat.C.up104、Shecomesfrom_________People’sRepublicofChina.C.the105、7.Theboy________toschoolalready.C.hasbeentaken107、____________thesechildrenknowtheanswer.A.Mostof108、Thebedroomneeds__________.A.decorating

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117、10．Theyare_________studentsthattheyallperformedwellinthenationwideexaminations.C.somuchdiligent118、Shepaidthebuilder_________thegateA.torepair119、We__________everydaywhenwewerechildren.A.usedtoswim120、Thework____bythetimeyougetthereA.willhavebeendone121、Itisassumedthatstudentsatanintermediatelevelwillhaveagood______ofthebasicstructuresandvocabularyofEnglish.A.command122、MoreandmorepeopleinChinanow__________toworkregularly.A.drive123、We____________thebathroomandplan_____________thebedroomthisyearD.havepainted…topaint124、Iregret_______thatI"munabletohelpyou.B.tosay125、Theyall____________thejob.B.askedfor126、Wehaveouroffice____________everydaybyacleaner.C.cleaned127、Motherwasbusy.AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketballonTV,she_______itontheradio.A.waslisteningto三、完型填空案例1Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey1___longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape2__evensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan3____,eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthat4__fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue5____themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter6__andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,“Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan7__anon-smokerandsedentary.”Althoughheadds,“Butdon’tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing8___,Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary.”TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure9___manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation’shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshouldencouragemorepeople10___。1、C.to2.、A.or3.、D.thosewhodonot4.、D.theleast5、B.whetherornot6.、A.beingfat7、A.being8、C.smoking9.、A.on10、C.toexercise案例2Althoughinternationaltravelisusuallyan1___andpleasantexperience,travellersshouldtakestepstoensurethattheirhealthdoesnotsuffereither2__theirtime________theairor_________theirtimeabroad.Beforeyougo,checkwithyourdoctororlocaltravelclinic3___injectionsarenecessaryfortheareasyouaretravelling4__.Allowsufficienttimetohavetheseinjectionsbeforeyou5____becausetheymaytaketimetobecomeeffective.Besurethattheinformationonhealthisup-to-date.CheckontheInternetifyouarenotsure.Don’tgotobedlatetheday6_______youfly.Yourbodyhasanaturaldailysleeppattern.Ittakestimetoadjusttoanewtimeone.Therearemanydifferent7___ofjetlag:youmaynotbeabletosleep,youmaynotwanttoeatoryoumayfeelsickandtired.Youmaynotbeabletoconcentrateforsomedaysafteryouarrive.Thereareseveralthingsyoucandoto8___theeffectsofjetlag:---Doyour9__torelaxduringtheflight---Sleepasmuchasyoucanontheflight.Useamildsleepingpillifnecessary.---Drinkasmuchwaterasyoucan.---Don’tdrinkalcoholandcaffeine.---Takemildsleepingpills10___thefirstfewdaysinthenewthimezoneifyouneedthem.1、A.excited2、C.from,in,from3、A.where4、A.---5、C.leave6、D.before7、A.effects8、D.lessen9、C.best10、D.on案例3PeterBlackeisasuccessfulbusinessman,buthe1___tobeverypoor.Hehadnowheretoliveand2___workinginapubwhenhe3___tostarthisownbusinessPeterhadalways4____interetedinplantsandflowers,5____hedecidedtosetupacompany6___caredfortheplantsinbigoffices.Atfirstheworkedonhis7____,butsoonhetook8_____twopeopletohelphim.Thecompanyhasbeengrowing9____forthelastyears.Peterisnowveryrich,10____hecomplainsthatnowdoesn’tworkwithplantsbutwithacomputereveryday!1、Cused2、Bwas3、Bdecided4、Dbeen5、Bbut6、Cwhose7、Dhimself8、Din9、A--10、Bso案例4TrafficinIndiameansamixtureofallkindsofvehiclesontheroad.About700,000newcars1____inIndiainthelasttwelvemonths,andabouttwicethatmanyusedcarshavebeentraded.（下面尚有3小段省略）1、A.havebeensold2、C.in3、B.vehicles4、C.with5、B.on6、A.pulled7、C.watchout8、A.arerecommended9、B.by10、C.that案例5开头TheancientOlympicGames1_____partofareligiousfestivalinhonour2_____thefatherGreek(如下省略)1、B.were2、C.of3、C.wereheld4、A.meaning5、B.for6、A.introduced7、B.nameafter8、C.where9、A.weredefeated10、C.therefore案例6Mostworkersspendeighthoursonthejobadayon

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1B.exciting2D.from…in…from3C.which6D.before7A.effects8D.lessen9四、阅读理解短文理解1AnExtraordinaryChangeorDirectionMollyWilsonhadbeenadancerandamotherformanyyearswhenshedecidedtosailroundtheworldtoraisemoneyforcharity.Asachildshehadtrainedasaballetdancer,butat15shehadgrowntootallforclassicalballet,soshebecameamemberofapopdanceteam.Shegotmarried,andaftershehadchildrensheretiredfromshowbusinesstobringthemup.Theygrewup,andwhentheywere18theylefthome.Shesays,“WhenIdecidedtodotheround-the–worldrace,myhusbandthoughtIwasboredbecausethechildrenhadlefthome.HewasalsoworriedbecauseIhadneversailedbefore.Iwasnotbored,butIhadmetsomepeoplewhotoldmeabouttherace.Theyhadtakenpartinit,buttheyhadonlydoneonesection,say,fromNewZealandtoAustralia.Iwantedtodothewholeten-monthjourney.”BeforeMollyleftshedidalotoftraining,butithadn’tpreparedherfortheworstweatherwhichtheyexperienced.Shetellsonestory.“Onenighttheseawasveryroughanditwasverycold.Ihadgonedownstairswhenahugewavesmashedintotheboatandinjuredtwomenonthedeck.Oneofthemencouldn’tmovebecausehehadbrokenhisleg.Theyweretakentohospitalbyhelicopter.Thatwastheworsttime.”BytheendofOctoberlastyear,shehadraisedmorethan50,000poundsforcharity.Shesays,“SometimesIaskmyself,whatdidIdo?HowdidIdoit?ButthenIthink,it’sthesameasbeingadancer.BeforeIleftonthetrip,Ihadtrainedhard.Ihadgotveryfitandhadpreparedmyselfcompletely.ThenonthetripIwassimplyagoodteammember.”1、.Whatdoestheword“extraordinary”meaninthetitle?___B.veryunusualandsurprising2、Thesentence“myhusbandthoughtIwasbored“inPara.4meantthatmyhusbandthoughtIfelt______.B.annoyedbecauseIhadtowaitlongformychildrentocomebackhome3、Theword“section”inPara.4mostprobablymeanshere_____C.partoftherouteofsail4、Whichofthefollowingisnearest(closest)inmeaningto“rough”inthesentence“Onenighttheseawasveryrough”inPara.5?___C.notsmoothbecauseofhugewaves5、Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat____.A.thequalitiessheneededforthetripwerethesameasthoseforadancer短文理解2PATtheDogDidyouknowtherearesomeveryspecialdogsdoinggoodworkinourhospitalwards?ThesearePAT(PetsAsTherapy)dogs.Doctorsandnursesarerecognizingthebenefitsofpetsmoreandmore–particularlyforchildren,peoplewithmentalillnessesandelderlypeoplewhoareseparatedfromtheirownpetsorhavehadtogiveuptheirpets.Strokingandplayingwithapetisacalmingexperienceandsomethingtolookforwardto.Onehospitalreportedthatamanwithamentalillness,whohadn’tspokenforyears,firststrokedandplayedwithavisitingdogandthenstartedtalkingtoit.Today,around4,500dogsand50catsandtheirvolunteerownersareatworkintheUKbringingcomfortandpleasuretoover100,000peopleinhospital.Therearemanyother“workingdogs”.Thereareguarddogs,policedogs,huntingdogsanddogsfortheblind.Disabledpeoplebenefitgreatly.TakethecaseofAlanSmythe,whohastovisithospitaleverymonth.Somethingsaredifficultforhimbecauseheisinawheelchair.Buthislifehasaltereddramaticallysincehegotagod,Tess,fromthecharity“DogsfortheDisabled”.“Shehelpsmetogetdressed,andshebringsmemysocksandshoes.Shefetchesthenewspaperfromtheshop,andshepassesmethephonewhenitrings.Ifeelsomuchbettertoo.It’slikehavingareallygoodfriend.Shecomeswithmetohospital.Once,shesavedmylife.Iamadiabeticandonedaymybloodsugarleveldropped,andwhenIwasgoingintoacomashewentnextdoorandshealertedmyneighbour.Hegavemeaninsulininjection.”

1、WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?___B.Onlysomespecialdogscanhelpthepatientsfeelbetter.2、PetsareparticularlybeneficialtothefollowingEXCEPT____.C.theelderlypeoplewholivealone3、ThefirstsentenceofPara.2suggests____D.peoplefeelrelaxedandhopefulwhentheytouchandplaywithapet4、ThedoghelpsAlandothefollowingEXCEPT____.D.Shepicksupthephoneforher5、Thesentence“whenIwasgoingtoacomma”meansthat____C.whenIbecameunconscious短文理解3Peopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblemofpullution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman’sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificialsubstancesintotheenvironment,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofanaturalsubstance,suchasoilfromoiltankersintothesea.Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutioncausedcouldbecontrolledifonlycompanies,individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.Inthehomethereisanobviousneedtocontrollitterandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesinpackagesthatallhavetobedisposedof;drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcan’tbereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,intermsofglass,metalandpaper.Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlytobuythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsotothrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Pollutionandwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying,excessuseandcarelessdisposaloftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.1、Themaincauseofpollutionis___.A.thereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironment2、Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonly______.C.allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts3、Foodpackages,bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancause_____.B.bothalitterproblemandawasteofresources4、Whichofthefollowingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?______B.Eating5、Whatdoestheunderlinedword‘litter”meaninparagraph2?____C.bitsofwastethings短文理解4Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople—nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguages–haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.TheoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500’s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondonshopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe“PotatoFamine”of1845-6,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica.TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.BrazilisnowtheWorld’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.ItisfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400’s.AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenagoatherdnamedKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredb