国家开放大学电大英语考试题及答案

个人收集整理资料，仅供交流学习，勿作商业用途个人收集整理资料，仅供交流学习，勿作商业用途个人收集整理资料，仅供交流学习，勿作商业用途第一部分交际用语1.－Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?C.sorry,heisbusyatthemoment2.–WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?A.It’shardtosay,actually

3．－Oh,sorrytobotheryou.C.That’sokay4．－Canyouturndowntheradio,please?A.I’msorry,Ididn’trealizeitwasthatloud5.--WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?C.Ofcoursenot6.–Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?B.Who’sspeaking

7.--MayIknowyouraddress?A.Sure.Hereyouare

8.—How’sthemovie?Interesting?B.Farfrom.IshouldhavestayedhomewatchingTV9.—Whatifmycomputerdoesn’twork?B.AskAnneforhelp10.--Let’stakeawalk.C.Yes,please11.11、–What’stheproblem,Harry?A.Ican’trememberwhereIleftmyglasses

12.—Isthisthemotelyoumentioned?A.Yes,it’sasquietasweexpected

13.－Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening?B.Sorry,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeetmyparents14.–Well,Mary,howareyou?C.I’mfine

15.—Wouldyouliketoseethemenu?A.No,thanks.Ialreadyknowwhattoorder

16.--IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.A.Yes,sodoI

17.IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.A.Yes,sodoI.

18.IhaveanappointmentwithDr.Johnson.C.Pleasewaitforminute.Heisbusynow

19.Afternoon,sir.Whereto?A.Pleasegetmetotheairport

20.—CanIhelpyoutogetitdown?

C.Thanks.It’ssoniceofyou

21.—I’mtryingtocallMarie,butthere’snoanswer.D.Really?Maybeshe’sout22.—Areyousureaboutthat?D.Oh,yes.I’mabsolutelypositive23.—Wouldyouliketoseethemenu?A.No,thanks.Ialreadyknowwhattoorder

24.—Whatifmycomputerdoesn’twork?B.AskAnneforhelp25.—How’sthemovie?Interesting?C.Farfrom.IshouldhavestayedhomewatchingTV26.—Isthisthemotelyoumentioned?B.Yes,it’sasquietasweexpected第二部分词汇与结构1.Thedifinitionleaves（muchroom）fordisagreement.2.Ipreferclassicmusic（to）popmusic.3.AncientGreeceisthe(origin

)ofwesterncivilization.

4.Itisveryconvenient(living)here.5.Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.Welostthegame,(however)6.Thesunheatstheearth,(which

)isveryimportanttolivingthings.8.MoreandmorepeopleinChinanow(drive)toworkregularly.9.Letme(lookinto)thecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion.10.Thepatientactedonthedoctor’s(advice)andfinallyrecovered.11.Silk(hasbeenused)byChineseforthousandsofyearsnow.12.You（ought）tolockthedooratnight.

13.Youmustexplain（tous）howtheysucceeded（in）theexperiment.14.BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm（hadbegun）

15.Ihavelivedhere（since）1997.16.Alecturehallis（one）wherestudentsattendlectures.

17.I’mtired.I（havebeen）workingveryhard.

18.Hekeeps（looking）athimselfinthemirror.19.Thebedroomneeds（decorating）.

20.Beforesheleftonthetrip,she（hadtrained）hard.21.Heistheman（whose）dogbitme.22.Maryforgot（towrite）alettertohermother,soshewrotetoherjustnow.23.–What’shappenedtoTom?--（He’sbeentaken）tohospital.

24.Hewas（overthemoon）abouthisnewjob.

25.Everything（wouldhavebeendestroyed）ifAlberthadn’tcalledthefirebrigade.

26.Onhisfirstsea（voyage）,hewasstillquiteyoungbutshowedgreatcouragetofacethestorm.

27.IbrokemylegwhenI（was）_skiinginAmerica.28.Shewasconvicted（of）murder.

29.He,aswellasI,（is）astudent.

30．Motherwasbusy.AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketballonTV,she（waslisteningto）itontheradio.31.Hardly（hadIgot）homewhenitbegantorain.

32.Ithappen（on）awinternight.33.After（checking）theshoppinglist,IfoundthatIforgottobuysalt.

34.Annisstudying_（politics）_atuniversity.

35.After_（winning）thebid,majorconstructionbeganinBeijing.36.Alecturehallis（one）wherestudentsattendlectures.

37.Besureto__（bring）____yourwifewhenyoucomeherethisevening.

38.Beforesheleftonthetrip,shehadtrainedhard.--__That’sveryniceofyou40.Don’tworry.Thereis_enough_roomforallyourbookshere.

41._What__fineweatheritis!

43.EverythingwouldhavebeendestroyedifAlberthadn’tcalledthefirebrigade.

44.Herparentsdiedwhenshewasveryyoung,soshewasbroughtup_byheraunt.

45.Whathesaidisquiteright.

46.Hekeptthelightinhisroomburningthewholenight.

47.Hekeepslooking

athimselfinthemirror.

48.Hewas_overthemoon

abouthisnewjob.

49.Hehasbeenindangerinhospitalforamonth.

50.Hespendsaquarterofthedaysleeping.

51.Heisthemanwhosedogbitme.

52.Ithappened_on

_awinternight.

53.Ifyouwon’tstopsmoking,youcanonlyexpecttohaveabadcough.

54.It’snotsafeplaying

inthestreet.

55.LeaveitwithmeandI’llseewhatIcando.

56.Idon’tsupposehewillattendthemeeting,willhe?

57.Ithinkallthesearemainpointsworthyof_muchattention.

58.Ihavegivenup_eatingmeat.

59.Iknowitisn’timportantbutIcan’thelpthinkingaboutit.

60.I’mtired.Ihavebeen

_workingveryhard.

61.Lindaofferedhimhercongratulations_on_hispassingthecollegeentranceexams.

62.Mr.Whitehasawifeandthreechildrentoraise_.63.Maryforgottowrite

_alettertohermother,soshewrotetoherjustnow.64.NotonlyIbutalsoJaneandMaryaretiredofhavingoneexaminationafteranother.

65.Ourplane_tookoff_fromLondonat7:00yesterdayevening.

66.Onhisfirstseavoyage，hewasstillquiteyoungbutshowedgreatcouragetofacethestorm.

67.She’sunlucky,andshe’salwayssufferingillluckoneafteranother.

68.Shehaslivedhereforthreeyears.

69.Timeismoney!Weshouldmakegooduseofourtime.

70.They_watched_thetrainuntilitdisappearedinthedistance.

71.That’sallsettled.Itneedn’tbetalkedabout.72.Thebedroomneeds_decorating

.

73.---What’shappenedtoTom?

---_He’sbeentaken_tohospital.74.---Whichdoyoulikebetter,realmoviesor,tocartoons?

--Iprefercartoons

____realmovies.75.WhatafoolIhavebeen!Whydidn’tIthinkofthatbefore?76.Wemustmakeadifferencebetweenspoken,writtenlanguageand_____language.

77.Weusedtoswim

everydaywhenwewerechildren.78.Youmustexplain__C__howtheysucceeded_____theexperiment.79.Youlooktired,have…beendoingWhat______you________?

第三部分阅读理解短文理解1CAABBTherehavebeenchangesinallsortsofdifferentareasofBritishsociety.InrecentyearsintheUKwehavehadaverylargeincreaseinthenumberofcoupleswhogetdivorced.After1969andtheDivorceLawReformActwehadaveryrapidincreaseinthenumberofdivorces.Therateincreasedsteadilyandinrecentyearshasincreasedmuchmorerapidly.Buttherearealsoquitealotofpeoplewhodoactuallygetmarried.AtpresentthemarriagerateintheUKisabout70percent,whichhasgonedownsincethenumberofpeoplewhomarryhasgonedownquitealotinthelast20years,butmoresignificantlyinthelast10years.Quitehighproportionsofpeoplenowlivetogetherwithoutmarrying,and,forexample,40percentofchildrenbornintheUKareborntocoupleswhoaren'tmarriedorareborntoloneparents.Therearequitealargenumberofloneparentfamilies,90percentoftheseareheadedbyawomanratherthanaman.。TheaveragefamilysizenowintheUKis1.8childrenpercouple,whichmeansthatthere'sbeenquiteadeclineinthebirthrateintheUKalongwithotherEuropeancountries.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?TheincreasingdivorcerateintheUK.2.Duringthelasttenyears,themarriageratehasgonedownmorerapidlyintheUK.3.Accordingtothepassage,thecohabitationrate4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?Thehighestdivorceratewasaround1969.5.Thelastparagraphtellsus_thebirthrateintheUKisdecreasingrapidlynow短文理解2ACBCCPeopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblemofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman’sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificial(人造的)substancesintotheenvironment,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofanaturalsubstance(物质)，suchasoilfromoiltankersintothesea.Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutioncausedcouldbecontrolledifonlycompanies,individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.Inthehomethereisanobviousneedtocontrollitterandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesinpackagesthatallhavetobedisposedof。drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcan’tbereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,intermsofglass,metalandpaper.Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlytobuythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsotothrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Pollutionandwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying,excessuseandcarelessdisposal(处理)oftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.1.Themaincauseofpollutionisthereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironment.2.Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonlyallsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts3.Foodpackages,bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancausebothalitterproblemandawasterofresourcespollution?Eating.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“litter”meaninparagraph2?industrialpollution短文理解3ACBCBAfunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!–IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.

Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback(退步)totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?

Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn’treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.

Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?1.Theauthor’sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel______A_______A.

unhappy

B.

funny

C.

wonderful2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans_____C_______.A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassingC.bothAandB3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the_____B______weare.A.moreautomatic

B.moredisconnected

C.closer4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?__C_A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.C.Alloftheabove.5.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?___B___A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.C.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere短文理解4CBCACSomepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertothetroublesofautomobilecrowdinganddirtyairinlargecities.Theiransweristhebicycle,or“bike”Inagreatmanycities,hundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,somebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theyclaimthatifmorepeoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownsectionofthecityandthereforelessdirtyairfromcarengines.Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbikeriders.Forexample,theywantthecitytodrawbicyclelanesonsomeofthemainstreets,becausewhenbikeridershavetousethesamelanesascars,thereareaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatiftherewerespeciallanesmorepeoplewouldusebikes.Butnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea-theysayitwillslowtraffic.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetssaythatifthereislesstraffic,theywillhavelessbusiness.Andmostpeoplelivetoofarfromdowntowntotravelbybike.。Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.Onlyonweekends,CentralParkisclosedtocars,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysaysthatthisisnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown.。1.Accordingtothepassage,bicycles______C______.隶A.aremoreconvenientthancarsB.aresafertraffictoolsthancarsC.arethesolutiontosomecityproblems2.Theideaofspecialbicyclelanesismostfavoredby____B_____.B.somebikeridersC.somestoreowners3.“Bicyclelanes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____C_______.A.roadsforbicyclesonlyB.roadsfullofbicyclesC.specialpartsoftheroadforbicycleridersonly4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?___A___A.InNewYorkCity,manypeopleusebikesastheyhavespeciallanesB.Sometimesaccidentsmayoccurwhencarsandbikesareonthesamelanes.薊镔竖牍熒浹醬籬铃騫违紗駑缓马蚀。C.TheCentralParkisclosedtocarsonweekends.5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______C______.A.TrafficCrowdinginNewYorkCityB.SpecialLanesforPassengersC.SolutiontoTrafficProbleminNewYork短文理解5ABBACBenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeminister,said,“Londonisnotacity,

-itisanation.”Todaythisisanunderstatement。London,withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnicgroups,isaworld.Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld.

ThecitywasfoundedbytheRomansandsincethennewarrivalshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity.

Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups,includingthegrowingnumberofLondonersofmixedethnicorigin,butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.ChildrenofCaribbean-ChinesemarriageswillgotoschoolwithchildrenofRussian-Irishcouples.NoneofthemwillbeEnglishbutallofthemwillbeLondoners.MostofBritain'sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300languages.NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainliveinLondon(83%and58%respectively)。39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%oftheAsianpopulationofBritainliveinLondon.ThelargestmigrantcommunityisfromtheIrishRepublicwith256,000people,3.8%ofthetotalpopulationofLondon.Thereareanestimated330,000refugeesandasylumseekerslivinginLondon,withmostrecentarrivalscomingfromEasternEurope,NorthAfricaandKurdistan.Youngpeople,inparticular,areskilledatdealingwithalargenumberofdifferentandhybridcultures.Theythemselvesoftenhaveseveraldifferentethnicidentitiessincetheirparentsandgrandparentsmaycomefromseveraldifferentbackgroundsandtheirfriendsandpartnersdoalso.Theyare“skilledcross-culturaltravellers”withoutleavingtheirhome-town.1．WhydoesthewriterthinkthatBenjaminDisraeli’sstatementisanunderstatement?BecausehethinksLondonis____A_____.A.

aminiatureworldthankstoitsgreatculturaldiversityB.

evenlargerthansomecountriesintheworld

C.

notanationatall

2.LondonisregardedasthemostculturallydiversecityintheworldduetothefollowingfactsEXCEPTthat____B_____.A.within10years40%LondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroupsB.manyyoungpeopleareimmigrantsfromdifferentbackgroundsC.Londonaccommodatesabout330,000refugeesandasylumseekersfrommanyothercountries3.Ethnicminoritygroupswillmakeup____B_____oftheLondonpopulationinthefuture.A.36%

B.40%

C.39%

4.ThelastparagraphmainlytellsusinLondon___A_____.A.youngpeoplefeelateasewithalargenumberofdiversifiedculturesB.youngpeopleareraisedinamulticulturalenvironmentC.youngpeoplefindithardtoadaptthemselvestohybridcultures5.Thepassagemainlydealswith____C_____.A.theadvantageofhybridculturesinLondonB.thecompositionofthepopulationinLondonC.theculturaldiversityinLondon短文理解6CACDDWhowillstagethegames?PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletes,thehostcityspendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames,theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Biddingforthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbid1,acitywillnotwinthecompetitiontohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenforthe2008gamesfromfivebidders—Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul.2Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?Buildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoldingtheWorldCupin2002inJapanandSouthKorea,forexample,meantthattennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,aswellasmanyhotelsandanimprovedtransportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningthebidthegovernmentbeganmajorconstructionprojects—theextensionoftheunderground,theimprovementoftheairportandthebuildingofnewmotorways3.EachhostcitymustalsobuildanOlympicvillagefortheathletes.Byplantingtreesandcreatingparks,thecitybecomesmoreattractivefortourists.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?Hostingthegameshasamajoreffectontheeconomyandbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.Thousandsandthousandsofvisitorscometothegamesandthehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.1.BiddingfortheOlympicGamesusuallystarts_____C______beforethegamesarereallyheld.A.twoyears

B.

eightyears

C.tenyears2.Beijingwasoneofthe___A____bidders

forthe2008games.A.five

B.four

C.three3.TheWorldCup2002washeldin______C_______.A.Japan

B.SouthKorea

C.AandB4.WhatconstructionprojectsdidBeijingstartafterwinningthebid?__D__A.Theextensionoftheunderground.

B.Theimprovementoftheairport.C.Thebuildingofnewmotorways

D.Alloftheabove5.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?__D__A.Becauseithasamajoreffectontheeconomy.B.Becauseitbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.C.Becausethehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.D.Alloftheabove.阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是否正确（T）、错误（F），还是文字中没有涉及相关信息（NG）。短文理解7FFTTNGTheancientOlympicGameswerepartofareligiousfestivalinhonouroftheGreekgodZeus,thefatherofallGreekgodsandgoddesses.ThefestivalandgameswereheldinOlympia,areligioussanctuary.TheathletescametoOlympiafromallpartsoftheGreekworld,fromasfarasSpaininthewestandTurkeyintheeast.TheancientOlympicGamesbeganintheyear776BCwhenKoroibos,acookfromthecityofElis,wona200-metre-longrace.Theytookplaceforaperiodof617yearsuntilthelastgameswereheldinAD393.Intheancientgames,athletesreceivedprizesworthlargeamountsofmoney.Infacttheword“athlete”isanancientGreekword,meaning“onewhocompetesforaprize”.Althoughwomendidnotcompeteinthegames,therewasaseparatefestivalheldatthesametimeinhonourofHera,wifeofZeus.Atthisfestivalunmarriedgirlscompetedinfootraces.。ThemarathonwasnotaneventoftheancientOlympicGames.ThemarathonisamoderneventthatwasfirstintroducedintheOlympicGamesin1896.ItwasnamedafteravillagecalledMarathonwherethePersiansweredefeatedbyasmallGreekarmy.ThenewsofthevictorywasbroughttoAthensbysoldier,whoranthe26milesfromthevillageofMarathontothecapital.26mileswasthereforeadoptedasthedistanceofthemodernmarathonrace.TheOlympicflagwasintroducedin1908andcarriesthesymboloffivelinkedrings.Whichrepresentthefivecontinents–Africa,America,Asia,AustralasiaandEurope.TheOlympicflamewasfirstcarriedinthe1932OlympicGamesinLosAngeles.TherewasnotorchrelayintheancientOlympicGames.ThefirsttorchrelayinthemodernOlympicGameswasstagedinBerlinin1936.1.TheancientGreeksheldthefirstOlympicGamesin617BC.F2.TheancientGreeksheldtheOlympicGamesfor393years.F3.TheydidnotallowwomentocompeteintheancientOlympicGames.T4.TheyfirstusedtheOlympicflagin1908.T5.BoththeOlympicGamesandtheMarathonRaceareverypopularforoldandyoungpeopleinmanycountriesoftheworld.NG短文理解8TTNGFFLilyis70yearsoldandshetakescareofher91-year-oldmother.Shetoldusaboutcaringforhermother.Iwakeupearlyeveryday,it’susuallyabout6.30am,andwaituntilIhearTilly,mymum,movingabout.ThenImakeheracupoftea.Atabouthalfpastsevenshegetsupandwehavebreakfasttogether.Wenormallyjusthavetoast,butonSundayswealwayshavebaconandeggs.Afterbreakfastshereadsthenewspaper,thenshesitsbythewindowandwavestotheneighboursastheywalkby.Shehardlyevergoesoutbutsheisveryproudofherpersonalappearance,soshegoestothehairdresseronceamonth.Shedoesn’tlikebeingleftonherownforverylong,soIalwaysarrangeforaneighbourtocomeandsitwithherwhenIgoout.Nowandagain,myfriendandneighbour,Joan,comestospendthedaywithher,andIcangoandhavelunchwithanotherfriend,May,wholivesintown.Ihaveabrother,Syd.Hecomestostaytwoorthreetimesayear.Heisverygoodandkeepsintouch,buthelives300milesaway.Onceayear,hecollectsmumandtakeshertostaywithhiminLondonforaweek.Shedoesn’treallylikegoingbecauseit’salongjourney,butIneedtherest.Sally,thenurse,comestoseemumregularly.Mynext-doorneighbour,Jack,oftencallsin.

IntheeveningweusuallywatchTVandwesometimesplaycards.Mumisfantasticforherage.ButIcanneverdecidetogoanywherespontaneously.Ialwayshavetoplanit,soIfeelabittrapped.Butwhatisthealternative?Anoldpeople’shome?Icouldn’tdothattomymother.1.Lilywakesbeforehermother.T2.JoansometimesspendsthedaywithLily’smother.T3.Tillyissatisfiedwithherhairdresser.NG4.Lily’sbrothercomestovisiteverythreeweeks.F5.LilyandhermotherplaycardsmorethantheywatchTV.

F短文理解1Whowillstagethegames?Dearall,Thismessageisjusttoconfirmthedetailsforthenextfewdays.Dave’spickingupthevantomorrowandwe’reloadingitathisplaceat10.00onFridaymorning.I’vebookedusallintoTheTollyforonenight.It’sahotelneartheuniversity–inWelbeckStreet.SteveandIaregettingthe4.30p.m.train.We’restoppingtocheckinatthehoteltopickupthekeysandgetchangedat6.00.Wehavetocheckoutofthehotelby9.00onSaturdaymorningbecausetheyhaveabiggroupcomingtothehotel.Sowehavetogetupearly,I’mafraid!DaveandPaul,ifyoucan’tgettothehotelbyabout7.00,let’smeetinthecafeattheuniversityat7.30.We’llsetuptheequipmentat8.00forthegigandhavearehearsal.Seeyouall,Mary1.They’llloadthevan___A____.A.afterDavehaspickeditupB.tomorrowmorningC.whenDavecomes2.They’llstayinahotelfor__B____.A.

twonightsB.

onenightC.

afewhours3.Marywillgettothehotel___C_____.A.at4.30pmB.at5pmC.before6pm4.

They’llstayatthehotelon__B______night.A.SaturdayB.FridayC.Sunday5.DaveandPaulcanmeetMaryatthehotelifthey___B___.A.arrivebefore7.30B.arrivebefore7C.getupearlyinthemorning短文理解2．Hi,Sharon,I’veonlygot10daysleftinEngland.CanyoubelieveI’vealreadybeenhereforayear?There’ssomuchtodobeforeIleave!IreallymustbuypresentsformyEnglishfriendstothankthemforalltheirhelp.IhavetomoveoutofmyroomonFridaybecauseFrancohasgotanothertenant.AtleastIdon’thavetofindsomewhereelsetolive.I’mgoingtospendafewdayswithfriends.HeislettingthewholeflatbecauseMaryismovingjustbeforehermarriage.Thetimehasgonesoquickly.IcannotbelievethatI’vebeenhereforawholeyear.AndImuststartpackingtoo–IhaveboughtalotsinceIcame,andIneedanothersuitcase.I’llgivesomethingstocharityshopsIthink.Anyway,I’mreallywritingtosaythatI’llbebackinShanghaionthe27April,anditwouldbegreattoseeyoutocatchuponallournews.I’llphoneassoonasIgetback.Howarethingswithyou?LoveXiaoyan1.

WhenwillXiaoyanleaveEngland?BAAmonthlater.B.10dayslater.

C.

Ayearlater.2.

WherewillXiaoyanlivea