2023年芜湖电大11第一学期开放英语1期中试卷

芜湖电大11-第一学期开放英语1期中试卷班级__________姓名_______学号________得分________答题纸第一部分：英语知识运用（共10小题；每题2分，满分20分）1-5.6-10.第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，满分40分）11-15.16-20.21-25.26-30.第三部分：词汇和构造（共25小题；每题1分，满分25分）31-35.36-40.41-45.46-50.51-55.第四部分：写作（满分15分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共10小题；每题2分，满分20分）此部分共有10个未完毕旳对话，针对每个对话中未完毕旳部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处旳最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上旳对应字母涂黑。示例[A]〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕

1.—Oh,sorrytobotheryou.—.A.That’sokayB.No,youcan’tC.That’sgoodD.Oh,Idon’tknow

2.—Youhavelovelychildren.—.A.No,no.TheyarenotB.Oh,no,noC.You’retalkingtoomuch D.Thanks

3.—Thesearecertainlybeautifulflowers.Thankyousomuch.—.A.No,nothingB.It’smypleasureC.Yes,IagreeD.Yes,Ithink,too

4.—Goodmorning,sir.MayIhelpyou?—.A.No,Idon’tbuyanythingB.No,Idon’tneedyourhelpC.Yes,IneedsomesaltD.Oh,no.That’sOk

5.—Welldone.Congratulationsonyoursuccess.—.A.ThankyouverymuchB.Oh,no,noC.No,Ididn’tdoverywellD.Sorry,Icouldn’tdoanybetter

6.—Hello,mayItalktothemanagerabouttheprice?—.A.Sorry,heisoutatthemomentB.No,youcan’tC.Sorry,youcan’tD.Idon’tknow

7.—Canyougooutwithusfordinnerthisevening?—.A.No,IalreadyhaveplansB.Thanksalot,butI’mbusytonightC.No,Ireallydon’tlikebeingwithyouD.I’mill,soIshouldn’tgooutfordinner

8.—DoyoumindifItakeacoupleofhoursoffthisafternoon?—.A.Nevermind.B.Ok,butwhatfor?C.Yes,pleasehelpyourself.D.Yes,butIdon’tcare.

9.—Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Smith’soffice？—.A.Youcan’taskme B.GoodquestionC.Pleasedon’tsaysoD.SorryIdon’tknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere

10.—Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn?—.A.ThankyouverymuchB.No,no,JohnisnotbadC.Thankyou.HeisfineD.Don’tsaythat

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，满分40分）此部分共有4篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，每个问题后有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处旳最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上旳对应字母涂黑。示例[A]〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕Passage1BarbaraJordan,oneofthemostrespectedlawyersandpoliticiansintheUnitedStates,wasthefirstblackwomanfromtheSouthtobeelectedtoCongress.

ShewasborninHouston,Texas,on

Inhighschool,MissJordandecidedtobecomealawyer.AtTexasSouthernUniversityshestudiedpoliticalscienceandhistoryandgraduatedin1956atthetopofherclass.By1959shehadearnedalawdegreefromBoston

MissJordanbeganpracticinglawatherparents’diningroomtable.Threeyearslatersheopenedherownoffice.

TherestlessMissJordanfirstbrokeintopoliticsin1966,becomingthefirstblackwomanelectedtotheTexassenate.Afteranimpressiverecordasastatesenator,sheenteredthenationalscene.

In1972shewonaseatintheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives.Duringhertimeinofficeshewasdevotedtohelpingminorities,thepoor,andtheelderly.“Myapproachistorespectthehumanityofeverybody,”sheoncesaid.That’justthewayBarbaraJordanwas.

11.MissJordandecidedtobecomealawyer.A.beforesheeverstartedschool B.whenshewasinhighschoolC.whileshewasinCongress D.assoonasshefinishedherschool

12.WhatdidshestudyatBoston.A.HistoryandscienceB.LawC.PoliticalscienceD.Politicsandhistory

13.Theword“restless”inParagraph5meansinitssentence.A.havingnorestalldaysandnightsB.beingnervousandimpatientC.havingtoomuchrestD.notsatisfiedwiththelifeshewaslivingandwantingtohavesomenewexperience

14.Inherpoliticallifeshewonin1972.A.alawdegreeB.anappointmenttothepresident’scabinetC.aseatinthestatesenateD.aseatintheU.S.Congress

15.MissJordanwasthefirstblackwoman.A.tobeappointedasanambassador B.fromtheSouthtobeelectedtoCongressC.tobeappointedtothecongress D.towinanationalelection

Passage2HowandwhendidAustraliabegin?ItisbelievedthatAustralianhistorybeganattheendoftheeighteenthcentury.AfterseveralcenturiesofEuropeanvoyaginginthesouthernoceans,theEnglishnavalofficerJamesCooksailedtheeasterncoastin1770,nameditNewSouthWalesandtookpossessionofitinthenameofhisking.WithintwentyyearstheBritishgovernmentsentateamofexplorerstosettleinNewSouthWales.On26January1788itscommander,ArthurPhillip,begantoruleovertheeasternhalfofthecountry.Thethousandofficers,soldiers,officialsandcriminalswhocameashorefromtheelevenshipsoftheFirstFleet,anchored(停泊)intheportofSydney.Theypreparedthewayforlaterimmigrantswhospreadoutoverthecontinent.

ThisisastoryofasleepinglandbroughttolifebyEndeavour,thenamegiventoCook’sshipandthequalitygiventothosewhofollowedhim.

Thenewcomersbroughtwiththemdomesticanimals,plantsandtools.Theyalsobroughtwiththemnewideas.ThataccomplishmentinturnshapedwhatAustraliaisnow.

16.Accordingtothispassage,Australianhistorybeganattheendofthecentury.A.sixteenth B.seventeenthC.eighteenth D.nineteenth

17.TheeasterncoastofAustraliawasnamedNewSouthWalesin1770.Whodidit?A.JamesCook.B.ArthurPhillip.C.GeorgeWashington.D.WilliamShakespeare.

18.IntheearlyhistoryofAustraliathegovernmentsentitspeoplethereforsettlement.A.AmericanB.FrenchC.SpanishD.British

19.ArthurPhillipinthispassageisreferredtoaswhobegantoruletheeasternhalfofthecountryin1778.A.anarmyofficer B.arichbusinessmanC.apoorfarmer D.auniversitystudent

20.“Endeavour”inthepassageislikelytobe.A.ashipinwhichJamesCookandhismensailedtoAustraliaB.agroupofshipsledbyArthurPhillipC.thecourageandbraveryofthosewhocametoAustraliaintheearlydaysandwentthroughlotsofdifficultiesD.bothAandC

Passage3Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetweenbeingawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheyaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter.“You’vegottowanttowrite,”Isaytothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”

Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Onlyafewwriterswerekissedbyfortune,howevertherearethousandsmorewhoseworkisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoproposalsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmeinmyroominaNewYorkdepartmentbuilding.Ididn’tevencarethatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagoodwriter.

AfterayearIstillhadn’tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ItwassohardtosellastorythatIhardlymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodidwondering“Whatif”.Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest,eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.ThisistheShadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

21.Thepassageismeantto.A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceB.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriterC.showyoungpeopleit’sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfameD.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer

22.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?.A.GoodwritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewardingB.Writer’ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffortC.FamouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolationD.Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall

23.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?.A.Becausehewasn’tabletoproduceasinglebookB.Becausehehadn’tseenachangeforthebetterC.Becausehewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyearD.Becausehefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue

24.Theword“people”inthesentence“…peoplewhodidwondering…”inParagraph3referstothose.A.whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecisionB.whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfwayC.whothinktoomuchofthepositivesideoflifeD.whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath

25.“Shadowland”inthelastsentencerefersto.A.thewonderfullandoneoftendreamsaboutB.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtoC.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreachedD.awordthatexistsonlyinone’simagination

Passage4Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeoplethendidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,

andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings.Andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerationsformostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall‘rememberedhistory’.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.

26.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage?.A.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistoryB.“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliableC.AwrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestionsD.Writtenrecordsofthepastplayanimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory

27.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause.A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattimeB.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecordC.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafireD.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite

28.“Rememberedhistory”refersto.A.historybasedonaperson’simaginationB.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouthC.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportanteventsD.bothBandC

29.“Rememberedhistory”isconsideredvaluableonlywhen.A.itiswrittendownB.nowrittenaccountisavailableC.itprovestobetrueD.peopleareinterestedinit

30.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreabouthumanhistorythanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad.A.mademoresongsanddancesB.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwarsC.keptawrittenrecordofeverypasteventD.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappenings

第三部分：词汇和构造（共25小题；每题1分，满分25分）第一节：此小节共有15个未完毕旳句子，针对每个句子中未完毕旳部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处旳最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上旳对应字母涂黑。示例[A]〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕

31.Doeshehismother?A.looklike B.lookslike C.looklikes D.lookedlike

32.Thebusarrivedlatetheheavysnow.A.becauseof B.except C.because D.owing

33.Thecostisforme;Iwon’tgothiswayanylonger.A.greatmuch B.toomuch C.verymuch D.muchtoo

34.Thethiefadmittedgoldringsinthestore.A.steal B.tohavestolen C.tosteal D.stealing

35.Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbeforetheyare.A.fullyaccepting B.acceptingfully C.fullyaccepted D.acceptfully

36.Hedoesn’tknowmuchaboutdoingthejob,yethecandoitkeepitgoing.A.goodenoughto B.enoughwellto C.wellenoughto D.wellenoughfor

37.Weshouldgivetheseattoisoldorsick.A.whom B.whoever C.who D.whose

38.Bobsaidthatitiseasy.A.forhimbeingontime B.beingontimeforhimC.forhimtobeontime D.ontimeforhim

39.,hewouldhavebeenthetopstudentintheclass.A.Ifheworkedhard B.IfhehadworkedhardC.Ifhewasworkinghard D.Workinghard

40.afewflowersinthegarden,thereisnothingelsethere.A.Exceptfor B.Exceptingfor C.Exceptthat D.Besides

41.BeforehecametoJapan,hehadneverheardasingleJapaneseword.A.speaking B.speak C.tospeak D.spoken

42.Knowledgeonlyfrompractice.A.hascome B.came C.comes D.iscoming

43.ItisrequiredthatalltheteachersinthedepartmentonapicnicnextSaturday.A.togo B.went C.go D.mightgo

44.WewillsucceedlearningEnglishwellifwedon’tloseheartwhenwefailed.A.to B.in C.with D.for

45.Itisoftenmoredifficulttofindtrainedmenthanforscientificresearch.A.gettingfinancialsupport B.togettingfinancialsupportC.togetfinancialsupport D.ingettingfinancialsupport

第二节：此小节旳短文中共有10个空白处，针对每个空白处有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处旳最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上旳对应字母涂黑。示例[A]〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕

Manypeopleliketodecorate46housesatChristmastime.Theydecoratetheinsideofthe47andtheoutside48.Insidetheyusuallydecoratea49treeandthefireplace,ifthereisone.Outsidetheyplacewreaths,ribbons,andcoloured50onthedoorandwindows.Ifthereisatreeinfrontoftheirhouse,theyplacecolore