电大英语II期末考试

电大英语n（i）期末复习

第一部分交际用语

阅读下面的小对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。

1.—Hello,Sally.How,severything?

A.GoodforyouB.Oh,Iagree

C.That'srightD.Justso-so

2.—Excuseme,wouldyoulendmeyourcalculator?

A.Certainly.HereyouareB.Pleasedon'tmentionit

C.It'snothingD.Yes,Ihaveahand

3.—Idon'tlikethespotsprogramsonSundays.

A.SodoIB.NeitherdoI

C.SoamID.NeitheramI

4.—What'stheproblem,Harry?

A.NoproblemB.Notroubleatall

C.ThankyouforaskingmeaboutitD.Ican'trememberwhereIleftmyglasses

5.—WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?

A.1likethemverymuchB.1onlywatchthematweekend

C.It'shardtosay,actuallyD.Tmtoobusytosay

6.—CouldyoutellmewhereMr.Lakeis?

A.FromEnglandB.Attheoffice

C.He'sworkingD.He'sverybusy

7.—MayIhelpyou,madam?

A.Sorry,IhavenoideaB.Yes,Iknowwhattobuy

C.You'dbettergivemeahandD.Yes,Tdlike2kilosoforanges

8.—Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?

_________________?

A.WhoareyouB.What,stheproblem

C.AreyouJaneD.Who'sspeaking?

9.—Whatwouldyoulike,teaorcoffee?

A.Yes,IwouldB.Coffee,please

C.Yes,pleaseD.It,sverynice

10.—Whataboutgoingforawalk?

A.Whynot?AgoodideaB.That'sallright

C.So,doID.Walkingisgoodtoyou

11.——Niceweather,isn'tit?

A.I'mnotsureB.Youknowitwell

C.Yes,itisD.Yes,itisn't

12.—IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.

A.Yes,sodoIB.That'saverygoodidea

C.NeitherdoID.Tdrathergosurfingonit

13.—Whatsubjectsareyoustudying?

A.Yes,I'mstudyinghistoryB.I'mstudyingnow

C.FmstudyingphilosophyD.I'mdoingmyhomework

14.—Whichlanguagedoyouspeakathome?

A.1speakEnglishverywellB.IcanspeakEnglishandFrench

C.EnglishismymothertongueD.English,mostofthetime

15.——Mustwehandinourhomeworknow?

A.Yes,youwillB.Yes,youmustn't

C.No,youneedn'tD.No,youmustn't

16.——Let'stakeawalk.

A.Yes,let'sB,Oh,thanksC.Yes,pleaseD.No,thankyou

17.一Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?

______________?

A.WhoareyouB.What'stheproblem

C.AreyouJaneD.Who'sspeaking

18.一Doyouthinktheexamwillbeputoff?

A.NotgoodnewsB.Theexamisdifficult

C.NotlikelyD.Itwasputoffyesterday

19.一Inmyopinion,you'dbettertakeacoupleofdaysoff.

A.TiltakeyouradviceB.Letmesee

C.NevermindD.Tmafraidso

20.—WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?

A.That'sfine,thankyouB.Yes,please

C.TakeaseatD.Ofcoursenot

(key:1.D2.A3.B4.D5.C6.B7.D8.D9.B10.A11.C12.A13.C14.

D15.C16.A17.D18.C19.A20.D)

第二部分词汇与结构

阅读下面的句子，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出•个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。

1.1brokemylegwhenIskiinginAmerica.

A.isB.wasC.一(不填)D.wouldbe

2.Shewasconvictedmurder.

A.toB.inC.ofD.as

3.Anewhotelinthecenteroftownatthemoment.

A.hasbeenbuiltB.isbuiltC.wasbuiltD.isbeingbuilt

4.Itisveryconvenienthere.

A.livingB.liveC.livedD.tolive

5.Ihavelivedhere1997.

A.forB.sinceC.atD.from

6.Thebedroomneeds.

A.decoratingB.todecorateC.decorateD.decorated

7.Heisthemandogbitme.

A.thatB.whichC.whoD.whose

8.I'mtired.Iworkingveryhard.

A.haveB.havebeenC.hadD.has

9.Beforesheleftonthetrip,shehard.

A.trainedB.hastrainedC.wouldtrainedD.hadtrained

10.Hekeepsathimselfinthemirror.

A.tolookB.lookingC.lookD.looked

11.Thesunheatstheearth,isveryimportanttolivingthings.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where

12.Ifthemansucceed,hemustworkashardashecan.

A.willB.istoC.isgoingtoD.should

13.AncientGreeceistheofwesterncivilization.

A.originB.sourceC.placeD.sources

14.Pleasestop.Itcannothelpthesituation.

A.toshoutB.shoutingC.tospeakD.speaking

15.Thebigmanhasalwaysbeeneatingonthego,hehasgotstomachache.

A.soB.howeverC.asD.because

16.LetmethecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion.

A.lookupB.lookintoC.lookafterD.lookout

17.He,aswellasI,astudent.

A.beB.amC.areD.is

18.Shehersuccesstohardwordandstrongwill.

A.ownsB.givesC.owesD.regards

19.Mr.Smithamostimportantpartinthedevelopmentofourcity.

A.tookB.hadC.playedD.made

20.I'dratherstayathomethanawalk.

A.takingB.totakeC.takeD.tobetaking

21.Motherwasbusy.AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketballonTV,sheitontheradio.

A.waslisteningtoB.washearingC.waslisteningD.wasseeing

22.Hardlyhomewhenitbegantorain.

A.hadIgotB.IhadgotC.hadIarrivedinD.Ihadarrivedat

23.1preferclassicmusicpopmusic.

A.thanB.onC.withD.to

24.Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.Welostthegame,.

A.howeverB.thereforeC.sinceC.as

25.Whenwewerehavingameeting,thedirectorthebadnewsbytelephone.

A.wastellingB.wastoldC.couldtellD.wouldtell

26.SilkbyChineseforthousandsofyearsnow.

A.hasusedB.hasbeenusedC.wasusedD.isused

27.Youtolockthedooratnight.

A.shouldB.oughtC.mustD.shall

28.BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm.

A.hadbegunB.hasbegunC.isbegunD.wasbeginning

A.toshoutB.tospeakC.shoutingD.speaking

29.Thepatientactedonthedoctor'sandfinallyrecovered.

A.advicesB.adviceC.adviseD.advises

30.Alecturehalliswherestudentsattendlectures.

A.thereB.whichC.oneD.that

31.Don'tworry,yourwatchandyoucanhaveitinnotime.

A.isrepairedB.hasbeenrepairedC.wasrepairedD.isbeingrepaired

32.Thedefinitionleavesfbrdisagreement.

A.asmallroomB.muchroomC.greatdealroomD.notsobigaroom

33.Notalwaystheywant(to).

A.peoplecandowhatB.canpeopledowhat

C.peoplecannotdowhatD.can'tpeopledowhat

34.Sadamfbr25years.

A.gotmarriedB.wasmarriedC.marriedD.weremarried

35.1don'twantyoutomakeanytrouble,,Iurgeyoutosolvetheproblem.

A.thusB.consequentlyC.onthecontraryD.justas

36.Whytheoldblockofflatsdemolishednextmonth?

A.are...beingB.is...beingC.has...beenD.have...been

37.Inthefiftieslastcenturymanynewcitiesinthedesert.

A.bringupB.makeupC.grewupD.buildup

38.MoreandmorepeopleinChinanowtoworkregularly.

A.driveB.drivesC.droveD.havedriven

39.Atpresent,themostimportantthingisthatBritainneedsmoretoimprovetherelationshipwiththeUSA.

A.todoB.doingC.tobedoneD.do

40.Wehaveourhouseeveryweekbyacleaner.

A.cleanB.cleanedC.cleaningD.toclean

(Key:

1.B2.C3D4.A5.B6.A7.D8.B9.D10.B11.C12.B13

A14.B15.A16.B17.D18.C19.C20.C21,A22.A23.D24.A25.

B26.B27.B28.A29.B30.C31.D32.B33.B34.B35.C36.B37.C38.

A39.A40.B

第三部分完形填空

阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上圈出所选的

字母符号。

PassageI

Althoughinternationaltravelisusuallyan(21)andpleasantexperience,travellersshouldtakestepstoensurethattheir

healthdoesnotsuffereither(22)theirtimetheairortheirtimeabroad.

Beforeyougo,checkwithyourdoctororlocaltravelclinic(23)injectionsarenecessaryfbrtheareasyouaretravelling(24)

.Allowsufficienttimetohavetheseinjectionsbeforeyou(25)becausetheymaytaketimetobecomeeffective.Be

surethattheinformationonhealthisup-to-date.CheckontheInternetifyouarenotsure.

Don'tgotobedlatetheday(26)youfly.

Yourbodyhasanaturaldailysleeppattern.Ittakestimetoadjusttoanewtimezone.Therearemanydifferent(27)of

jetlag:youmaynotbeabletosleep,youmaynotwanttoeatoryoumayfeelsickandtired.Youmaynotbeabletoconcentratefor

somedaysafteryouarrive.

Thereareseveralthingsyoucandoto(28)theeffectsofjetlag:

—Doyour(29)torelaxduringtheflight;

—Sleepasmuchasyoucanontheflight.Useamildsleepingpillifnecessary;

—Drinkasmuchwaterasyoucan;

—Don'tdrinkalcoholandcaffeine;

—Takemildsleepingpills(30)thefirstfewdaysinthenewtimezoneifyouneedthem.

21.A)excitedB)excitingC)excittedD)excitting

22.A)of...on...ofB)of...in...of

C)from...on...fromD)from...in...from

23.A)whereB)-(不填)C)whichD)that

24.A)-(不填)B)inC)toD)at

25.A)willleaveB)isleavingC)leaveD)haveleft

26.A)afterB)inC)onD)before

27.A)effectsB)effectC)affectD)affects

28.A)shortB)shortenC)lessD)lessen

29)A)goodB)betterC)bestD)most

30.A)atB)forC)ofD)on

(Key:21.B22.D23.C24.C25.C26.D27.A

28.D29.C30.B

Passage2

Astudy(21)thatfitnessisthekey(22)longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshapeorevensmokinghabits.

Researchersdiscoveredthatpeople(23)exerciselivelongerthanthosewhodonot,(24)theyareoverweight

andsmoke.

Thestudyfoundthattheleastfitofthe6,0(X)middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivelimes(25)todiewithinsix

yearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastruewhetherornotthemenhadheartproblems,smokedor(26)

overweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbettertobefatandactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKenCooper,afitnessexpert,

said,"Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayand(27)regularlythanbeinganon-smokerand

sedentary."Althoughheadds,"Butdon'tmisunderstandme.1amnotendorsingsmoking.Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitis

tobesedentary."

(28),thestudyappearstoflyinthefaceofresearchlastyearwhichconcludedthatmorethan30,000peopledie

prematurelyeveryyearinBritainfromillnessescausedbybeingoverweight.

TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressureonmanufacturers(29)highlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthe

hard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation'shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernment(30)

morepeopletoexercise.

21.A)showingB)showC)hasshownD)hadshown

22.A)toB)forC)ofD)in

23.A)一(不填)B)whichC)whomD)who

24.A)ifB)unlessC)evenifD)because

25.A)likeB)likelyD)lesslikelyD)morelikely

26.A)wasB)wereC)isD)are

27.A)toexerciseB)exercising

C)exerciseD)exercised

28.A)HoweverB)SoC)AlthoughD)Furthermore

29.A)reduceB)reducingC)toreduceD)reduced

30.A)encouragedB)encouraging

C)toencourageD)encourage

(Key:21.C22.A23.D24.C25.D26.B27.B28.A

29.C30.D)

Passage3

Moreandmorepeople(21)____toinstallburglaralarmsintheirhousesiftheywanttogetinsurance.Insurancecompanies(22)

____peopleincertainareastoinstallthealarmsbeforetheywillgivetheminsurancefbrthefastyear.Thisis(23)____toincreasing

crimeinsomepartsofthecountry.Thiscanbeaproblemfbrpeople(24)____arestrugglingtomake(25)____endsmeet.The

alarms,(26)____canbeveryexpensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician.Itis(27)that20%ofhomeshavealarms

installed,andthatanother20%ofpeopleplan(28)buthavenotinstalledthem(29).Theinsurancecompaniestold

people(30)thealarmsonalldoorsandwindows.

21.A.mustB.haveC.hadD.has

22.A.havebeenaskedB.askedC.willaskD.havebeenasking

23.A.dueB.causedC.becauseD.becauseof

24.A.whichB.whatC.whoD.-

25.A.theB.allC.-D.those

26.A.thatB.whichC.whoD.it

27.A.estimateB.estimatingC.estimatesD.estimated

28.A.tohavetheminstalledB.tohavetheminstalling

C.tohavebeeninstallingthemD.toinstallthem

29.A.stillB.alreadyC.yetD.too

30.A.installB.installedC.installingD.toinstall

(Key:21.B22.D23.A24.C25.C26.B27.D28,A

29.C30.D)

Passage4

Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey(21)longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape(22)evensmokinghabits.

Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan(23),eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.

Thestudyfoundthat(24)fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsof

thestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue(25)themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.

Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter(26)andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,“You

arebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan(27)anon-smokerandsedentary.^^

Althoughheadds,“Buidon'tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing(28),Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobe

sedentary.^^

TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(29)manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthe

hard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation'shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshould

encouragemorepeople(30).

21.A.forB.ofC.toD.in

22.A.orB.andC.butD.either

23.A.thosewhodoesnotB.thesewhodonot

C.thesethatdonotD.thosewhodonot

24.A.thelittleB.lessC.leastD.theleast

25.A.thatB.whetherornotC.ifornotD.when

26.A.beingfatB.tobefatC.todoD.doing

27.A.beingB.beC.tobeD.is

28.A.smokeB.tosmokeC.smokingD.smoked

29.A.onB.inC.toD.for

30.A.exerciseB.exercisingC.toexerciseD.exercised

(Key:21.C22.A23.D24.D25.B26.B27.A

28.C29.A30.C)

第四部分阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。

Passage1

Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarleyBookstoreandbegantolookoverthetitlesofthebooksontheshelves.Themanbehindthe

counter,theownerofthebookstore,askedmeifIwouldlikeajob.Ineededtostartsavingforcollege,soIsaidyes.

Iworkedafterschoolandduringsummersforminimumwagesandthejobhelpedpayformyfreshmanyearofcollege.Iworkedat

manyotherjobsafterwards:Imadecoffeeinthestudentunionduringcollege.ImademapsfortheU.SForestService.Butselling

bookswasoneofthemostsatisfying.

Onedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedhereverythingwehadandfoundotherbookswe

couldorder.ShelefttheshoplessworriedandI'vealwaysrememberedtheprideIfeltinhavinghelpedher.

Yearslater,asatelevisionreporter,Iheardaboutapoorchildwhowasbornwithhisfingersofthelefthandlinkedtogether.His

familycouldnotaffordthecorrectivesurgery,andtheboylivedinshame,hidinghislefthandinhispocket.

IpersuadedmybosstoletmedothestoryonTV.Aftermystorywasbroadcast,adoctorandanursecalled,offeringtoperformthe

surgeryforfree.

Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwasholduphisrepairedhandandsay,“Thankyou.”

Iwasoveijoyedandfilledwithastrongsenseofreward.

AtMcCarleyBookstore,IalwaysfeltIwasworkingforthecustomers,notjustforthestore.Todayit'sthesame.NBCnewspaysme

thesalary.ButIfeelthatIworkfortheviewers,helpingthemmakesenseoftheworld.MyworkingexperienceinMcCarley

Bookstorehelpedmefindagoodsenseoftheworld,andmostimportantly,ithelpedmefindagoodsenseofmyself.

1.HowdidtheauthorgetthejobinMcCarleyBookstore?

A.Hehappenedtowalkintotheshopandgotitbychance.

B.Hehadalwayswantedtohaveajobinthatbookstoreandhesucceeded.

C.Helikedreadingbooks,sotriedtogetajobthere.

D.Hedidnotgotoschool,sohelookedforajobwhenhewas15.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,sellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfyingjobexperiences,because.

A.heonlyhadtoworkafterschoolandgotgoodwages

B.ithelpedhimunderstandtheworldandhimself

C.ithelpedhimpayfbrhisfreshmanyearofcollege

D.hedidnotfeelthathewasworkingforthestore

3.Afterhehelpedthefearfulladylookingforbooksoncancer,theauthorwas.

A.worriedabouther

B.lessworriedabouther

C.unabletoforgether

D.proudofhimself

4.Theauthordecidedtohelpthepoorboyby.

A.persuadinghisbosstodothestoryonTV

B.persuadinghisbosstolethimdothestoryonTV

C.askingadoctortoperformtheoperationfbrfree

D.visitingtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation

5.Themainreasonthattheauthorthinkshispresentjobisthesameastheoneinthebookstoreis.

Aitgiveshimsalary

B.itmakeshimfeelexcited

C.ithelpspeoplemakesenseoftheworld

D.itenableshimtowork

(Key:1.A2.B3.D4.B5.C)

Passage2

PaperwasinventedbytheChineseinthefirstcenturyAD.PaperwasnotmadeinsouthernEuropeuntilabouttheyear]100.

Scandinavia-whichnowmakesagreatdealoftheworld'spaper-didnotbegintomakeituntil1500.Mostpaperismadefrom

wood.Paper-makingisanimportantBritishindustryandpaperfromBritainissoldtomanycountriessuchasAustraliaandSouth

Africa.SomeofthewoodusedintheBritishpapermakingindustrycomesfromtreesgrowninBritain,butwoodisalsoboughtfrom

othercountriessuchasNorway.Onetreeisneededfbreveryfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaper.Ifhalftheadultsin

Britainbuyonedailypaper,thisusesupoverathousandtreesaday.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdownfasterthantheyare

beingplanted,sotheremaybeaseriousneedfbrpaperatthebeginningofnextcentury.

Whenwethinkofpaper,wethinkofnewspaper,books,lettersandwritingpaper.Buttherearemanyotheruses.Onlyhalfofpaper

isusedforbooksandnewspaper,etc.Paperisverygoodforkeepingyouwarm.Eachyear,moreandmorethingsaremadeofpaper.

Nowwehearthatchairs,tables,andevenbedscanbemadeofpaper.Butthelatestinpapermakingseemstobepaperhouses.

I.Wherewaspaperinvented?

A.InChina.B.InsouthernEurope.

C.InScandinavia.D.InBritain.

2.Scandinaviabegantomakepaper.

A.in1100B.in1400

C.in1500D.inthefirstcentury

3.Everyfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaperwillneed.

A.halfatreeB.onetree

C.twotreesD.morethanonetree

4.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdownthantheyarebeingplanted.

A.moreslowlyB.muchfaster

C.muchmoreslowlyD.faster

5.Thelatestthingsmadeofpaperare.

A.chairsB.tables

C.clothesD.houses

(Key:1.A2.C3.B4.D5.D)

Passage3

Wcoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.

Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Fearisanotheremotionthatisshownin

muchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike'hewentpaleandbegantotremble'

suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,4heopenedhiseyeswide'isusedtosuggest

angerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese,surprisecanbedescribedinaphraselike"theystretchedouttheir

tongues!*^Stretchingoutyourtongue,*inEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.

Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthat

womenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople'sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolder

peopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.

I.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Wecaneasilyunderstandwhatpeople'sgesturesmean.

B.Wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople.

C.Gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostpeoplebutwordsarenot.

D.Itisdifficulttotellwhatpeople,gesturesreallymeansometimes.

2.People,sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodindifferentculturesbecause.

A.peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferently

B.peoplespeakingdifferentlanguageshavedifferentfacialexpressions

C.peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentinterpretations

D.peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutsomefacialexpressions

3.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat.

E.gesturescanbeusedtoexpressfeelings

F.gesturescanbemoreeffectivelyusedthanwordstoexpressfeelings

G.wordsareoftenmoredifficulttounderstandthangestures

H.gesturesareusedasfrequentlyaswordstoexpressfeelings

4.Inthesameculture,people.

I.hardlyeverfailtounderstandeachother'sideasandfeelings

J.areequallyintelligenteveniftheyhavedifferentbackgrounds

K.almostallhavethesameunderstandingofthesamething

L.mayhavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings

5.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe.

M.Gestures

N.Feelings

O.GesturesandFeelings

P.CultureandUnderstanding

(Key:1.D2.D3.A4.D5.C)

Passage4

Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walking

andtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand-poof!-1wascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,

noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.

Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.The

driverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriends

drivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback

(退步)totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithout

seeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasa

question,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?

Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhuman

contact?Makingadepositatthebank?Whytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintothe

ATM?

Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedup

becauseIdidn'treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.

Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn'tachoice.Theyaregreat

forwhattheyareintendedtodo.It'stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthere

isnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”？

1.Theauthor'sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel.

A.unhappy

B.funny

C.sunny

D.wonderful

2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans.

A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassing

B.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogs

C.talkingonthemobilephoneandgettingconnectedwiththeotherpeople

D.bothAandB

3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,theweare.

A.moreautomatic

B.easier

C.moredisconnected

D.closer

4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktothe

closenessofhumaninteraction?

A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.

B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.

C.Ifhismomhasaquestion,hejustleavestheansweronhermachine.

D.Alloftheabove.

5.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?

A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.

B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.

C.Itmakeseverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsautomaticandmakespeoplefeelconnected.

D.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere.

(Key:1.A2.D3.C4.D5.B)

Passage5

Whowillstagethegames?

PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletes,thehostcityspendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.

BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames,theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromall

overtheworld.Biddingforthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbid1,acitywillnotwinthe

competitiontohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenfbrthe2008gamesfromfivebidders—Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul.2

Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?

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