国家开放大学：2008—2009学年第一学期“开放专科”英语专业综合英语（3）期末试题（1月）

试卷代号：2160 中央广播电视大学2008一2009学年度第一学期“开放专科”期末考试 综合英语(3)试题 2009年1月 注意事项 一、将你的学号、姓名及分校（工作站）名称填写在答题纸的规定栏 内。考试结束后，把试卷和答题纸放在桌上。试卷和答题纸均不得带 出考场。 二、仔细阅读题目的说明，并按题目要求答题。答案一定要写在答 题纸指定的位置上，写在试卷上的答案无效。 三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。 968

试卷代号:2160 I]，央广播电视大学2008-2009学年度第一学期“开放专科”期末考试 综合英语(3) 试题 2009年 1月 .闷卜 mar- 侧怡. '不 l土 左己 扁归. 1-A 一、将你的学号、姓名及分校(工作站)名称填写在答题纸的规定栏 内。考试结束后，把试卷和答题纸放在桌上。试卷和答题纸均不得带 出考场。 二、仔细阅读题 目的说明，并按题 目要求答题。答案一定要写在答 题纸指定的位置上，写在试卷上的答案无效。 三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效

I.Vocabulary and Structure Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences,there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points) Example:The homeless couple at last in finding a flat to rent. A.managed B.did C.finished D.succeeded The sentence should read,"The homeless couple succeeded at last in finding a flat to rent. Therefore you should choose D. 1.People have eaten with their fingers for most of human A.assistance B.persistence C.existence D.resistance 2.I meet Richard in the library last week. A.applied to B.happened to C.attached to D.occurred to 3.The word laser "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". A.stands by B.stands in C.stands for D.stands out watching where I was going,I was busy daydreaming. A.Despite of B.Instead of C.In honor of D.pollution 5.I am writing to express my about a dangerous intersection at Warren Street and Porter Avenue. A.concentration B.gratitude C.care D.concern 6.1 at the same job for fifteen years,and one day I just woke up and said, “Enough!” A.have been working B.had been working C.had worked D.have worked 969

I.Vocabulary and Structure Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A，B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points) Example; The homeless couple_ at last in finding a flat to rent. A. managed B. did C. finished D. succeeded The sentence should read，"The homeless couple succeeded at last in finding a flat to rent.” Therefore you should choose D. I. People have eaten with their fingers for most of human_ · A. assistance B. persistence C. existence D. resistance meet Richard in the library last week. applied to attached to B. happened to D. occurred to 1 - A .C . 3. The word laser_ "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". A, stands by B. stands in C. stands for D. stands out 4._ watching where I was going, I was busy daydreaming. A. Despite of I3. Instead of C. In honor of D. pollution 5. I am writing to express my__ about a dangerous intersection at Warren Street and Porter Avenue. A. concentration I3. gratitude C. care D. concern 6. 1 at the same job for fifteen years，and one day I just woke up and said， B .l > . "Enough!” A. have been working C. had worked had been working have worked 969

7.The man would sit on the riverbank while the bear,still to the leash, would go into the water. A.to attach B.attach C.attaching D.attached 8.I dropped out during the second year.If I. ，I_a lot of money eventually. A.have finished,would have made B.finished,will make C.had finished,would have made D.finish,would have made 9.They aiso recommend a good lawyer and a financial advisor. A.getting B.to be got C.to get D.get 10.With the exception of southwestern Chile, is quite wet,the southwestern part of the continent doesn't get enough rain. A.that B.which C.when D.where II.Cloze Directions:For each numbered blank in the following passage,there are four choices marked A, B,C and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points) The fiddler crab is a living clock.It indicates the time of day by the color of its skin, which is dark by day and pale by night.The crab's changing color I1 a regular twenty- four hour plan that exactly matches the daily rhythm of the sun. Does the crab actually keep time,or does its skin simply 12 to the sun's rays, changing color according to the amount of light that strikes it?To find the reason out, biologists kept crabs in a dark room 13 two months.Even without daylight the crab's skin color continued to change 14 on time. This characteristic probably 15 gradually in answer to the daily rising and setting of the sun,to help protect the crab 16 sunlight and enemies.After millions of years it has become completely regulated inside the 17 body of the crab. 970

7 he man would siton the riverbank while the bear，still to the leash， would go into the water. A. to attach I3.川tach C. attaching 8. 1 dropped out during the second year. D. attached if a lot of money eventually. A. have finished，would have made B. finished，will make C. had finished，would have made D. finish, would have made 9. They also recommend_ a good lawyer and a financial advisor. A. getting 13. to be got C. to get D. get 10. With the exception of southwestern Chile，_ is quite wet，the southwestern part of the continent doesn’t get enough rain. A. that 13. which C. when D. where H.Cloze Directions:For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A， B，C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points) hhe fiddler crab is a living clock. It indicates the time of day by the color of its skin， which is dark by day and pate by night. The crab’s changing color二工一a regular twenty￾four hour plan that exactly matches the daily rhythm of the sun. Does the crab actually keep time, or does its skin simply一生兰一，o the sun’s rays, changing color according to the amount of light that strikes it? "1 'o find the reason out. biologists kept crabs in a dark room 13 two months. Even without daylight the crab’、 skin color continued to change 14 on time. This characteristic probably 15 gradually in answer to the daily rising arid setting of the sun，to help protect the crab 16 sunlight and enemies. After millions of years it has become completely regulated inside the 17 holy of the crab. 970

The biologists 18 that once each day the color of the fiddler crab is especially dark, and that each day this happens fifty minutes later than on the day before.From this 19 discovered that each crab follows not only the rhythm of the sun but also that of the tides. The crab's period of greatest darkening 20 exactly the time of low tide on the beach where it was caught！ 11.A.improves B.follows C.fails D.achieves 12.A.happen B.stick C.answer D.occur 13.A.for B.with C.in D.of 14.A.ideally B.timely C.excitedly D.exactly 15.A.developed B.collected C.discovered D.communicated 16.A.away B.out C.from D.for 17.A.living B.live C.dead D.ancient 18.A.began B.noticed C.decided D.prepared 19.A.we B.crab C.they D.color 20.A.continues B.is C.works D.delivers III.Reading Comprehension Directions:Each of the passages below is followed by some questions.For each question there are four answers marked A,B,C and D.Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions.Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points) Questions 21~25 are based on the following passage. Some people hate everything that is modern.They cannot imagine how anyone can really like modern music;they find it hard to accept the new fashions in clothing;they think that all modern painting is ugly;and they seldom have a good word for the new buildings that are being built everywhere in the world.Such people look for perfection in everything, and they take their standards of perfection from the past.They are usually impatient with anyone who is brave enough to experiment with new ideas or to express himself or the age in any original ways.It is,of course,true that many artists do not succeed in their work and instead produce works that can only be considered as failures.If the work of art is a 971

The biologists 18 that once each day the color of the fiddler crab is especially dark, and that each day this happens fifty minutes later than on the day before. From this 19 discovered that each crab follows not only the rhythm of the sunbut also that of the t记es. The crab's period of greatest darkening where it was caught! exactly the time of low tideo n the beach 20 11. A. improves B. follows C. fails D. achieves 12.A. happen B. stick C. answer D. occur 13.A. for B. with . C. in D. of 14. A. ideally B. timely C. excitedly D. exactly 15.A. developed B. collected C. discovered D. communicated 16.A. away B. out C. from D. for 17. A. living B. live C.dead D. ancient 18. A. began B. noticed C. decided D. prepared 19. A. we B. crab C. they D. color 20. A. continues B. is C. works D. delivers II.Reading Comprehension Directions; Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked A，B, C and D. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points) Questions 21一25 are based on the following passage. Some people hate everything that is modern. They cannot imagine how anyone can really like modern music that all modern painting ;they find it hard to accept the new fashions in clothing;they think is ugly; and they seldom have a good word for the new buildings that are being built everywhere in the world. Such people look for perfection in everything， and they take their standards of perfection from the past. "They are usually impatient with anyone who is brave enough to experiment with new ideas or to express himself or，he age in any original ways. It is，of course，true that many artists do not succeed in their work and instead produce works that can only be considered as failures. If the work of art is a 971

painting,the artist's failure concerns himself alone,but if it is a building.his failure concerns others too,because it may damage the beauty of the whole place.This does sometimes happen,but it is completely untrue to say,as some people do,that modern architecture is nothing. We can't judge every modern building by the standards of the ancient time,even though we admire the ancient buildings.Technologically,the modern buildings are more advanced. The modern architeet knows he should learn from the ancient works,but with his greater resources of knowledge and materials,he will never be content to imitate the past.He is too proud to do that. 21.Sume people hate everything that is modern because A.they are aged B.they look at things by the standards of the past C.they take their standards of perfection from the Greek D).they find it hard to accept modern things 22.The writer of the passage thinks thut A.it is true to say artists fail in their work B.it is untrue to say artists fail in their work C.it is true to say only painters fail in their work D).it is true to say some artists fail in their work 23.The writer thinks the fuilure of a building A.concerns others B.means nothing C.concerns only the artist D).concerns all the people in the world 24.The writer thinks that A.we can't judge huildings by the ancient standards B.we can't judge all the modern buildings by the ancient standards C.we can't judge all the buildings by the ancient standards D.we can't judge modern buildings 972

paint川拜，the artist’s failur(工concerns himself alone, but if it is abuilding, his failure concerns others too，bCCa(ISC it tray damage:he beauty of the whole sometimes happen，hilt it 1, completely untrue to say，as some people place. This does ({()， that modern arclut。、turc is nothing. We can’t judge every modern building by the standards of the ancient titne，even though we admire[he ancient buildings. Technologically，III(工modern buildings are more advanced. lie modern architect knows lie should learn from the ancient works，but with his greater resources of knowledge and materials，lie will never be content to imitate the past. He is too proud to do that. 21.Some people hate everything that is modern because A. they are aged 13 〔、 .they look at things by the standards of the past .they take their standards of perfection from the Greek l). they find it hard to accept modern things 22. The writer‘，/the passage thinks that A. it is true to say artists fail in their work 13. it is untrue to say artists fail in their work C. it is true to say only painters fail 1). it is true to say some artists fail in their work in their work 23. The writer thinks the failure of u building 八.concerns others H.means nothing (‘.concerns only山e artist 1). concerns all the people in the world 24. The writer thinks that A. we can judge buildings by the ancient standards 13. we carl t judge all the modern buildings by the ancient standards (二. we can 1). we can judge all the buildings by the ancient standards judge modern buildings 972

25.Technologicully,the modern buildings are more advanced.The sentence means A.the ancient architects had no technology B.the modern buildings are advanced because they are completely different from the ancient buildings C.the modern architects use more advanced technology D.the modern buildings are more beautiful Questions 26~30 are based on the following passage. A few years ago I was shopping with a friend and his 12-year-old daughter in downtown San Francisco.A street musician,whom my friend happened to know from his own musician days,was playing the saxophone(萨克斯管)on a street corner.His name was Clifford,and he had attracted a large crowd with his performance.After he finished,my friend introduced him to me and his daughter.Clifford asked her if she played any instrument.When she replied that she was taking trumpet (lessons and played in her junior high school band,he said,"That's fine,little lady.Learn your instrument well and you can play anything.” Somehow these simple yet wise words struck me as appropriate not only for a trumpet player but also for a reader.If you learn to read well,you can read anything you want-not just newspapers and magazines,but more difficult material like philosophy,file criticism, military history -whatever interests you as your confidence grows.You would not be limited in any way.If you have the vocabulary-or at least a good dictionary near at hand -you can pick up a book,concentrate on it,and make sense of the author's words. In the United States,reading instruction often ends at elementary school,so students sometimes have difficulty as they progress through school.They must take their assignments armed only with their elementary school reading skills.The result,too often,is frustration and loss of confidence.And the assigned reading in your college courses will be even greater than they were in high school.Developing Reading Skills is designed to accomplish several tasks:to show you the skills that will enable you to read with greater comprehension,to 973

25. Technologically，the modern buildingsare more advanced. The sentence means ancient architects had no technology modern buildings are advanced because they are completely different from ancient buildings modern architects use more advanced technology the the the the A 找 C D. the modern buildings are more beautiful Questions 26一30 are based on the following passage. Afew years ago I was shopping with a friend and his 12-year-old daughter in downtown San Francisco. A street musician, whom my friend happened to know from his own musician days, was playing the saxophone(萨克斯管)on a street corner. His name was Clifford, and he had attracted a large crowd with his performance. After he finished, my friend introduced him to me and his daughter. Clifford asked her if she played any instrument. When she replied that she was taking trumpet(小号)lessons and played in her junior high school band，he said，“That’s fine, little lady. Learn your instrument well and you can play anything.” Somehow these simple yet wise words struck me as appropriate not only for a trumpet player but also for a reader. If you learn to read well，you can read anything you want一 not just newspapers and magazines, but more difficult material like philosophy, file criticism, military history一 whatever interests you as your confidence grows. You would not be limited in any way. If you have the vocabulary一 or at least a good dictionary near at hand 一 you can pick up a book，concentrate on it，and make sense of the author's words. In the United States，reading instruction often ends at elementary school，so students sometimes have difficulty as they progress through school. They must take their assignments armed only with their elementary school reading skills. The result，too often, is frustration and loss of confidence. And the assigned reading in your college courses will be even greater than they were in high school. Developing Reading Skills is designed to accomplish several tasks:to show you the skills that will enable you to read with greater comprehension，to 973

help you cope with reading assignments with confidence,and to teach you to become an active reader. 26.The author develups his point by starting with A.an example B.a contrast C.a statement D).an incident 27.Which of the following statements is implied in Puragruph 1? A.Clifford was good at playing the saxophone. B.Chifford was a good music teacher. C.The 12-year-old girl played the trumpet very poorly. D).The author's friend was once a street musician. 28.“Struck…us appropriate”in Purugraph2 nost probubly means A.happened to be appropriate B.proved to be appropriate C.seemed to be appropriate D.found to be appropriate 29.With good reading skills,you can A.concentrate on whatever you read B.work out the author's meaning if only you concentrate on the book C.understand what you read with the help of a good dictionary D.understand anything you read without difficulty 30.It can be inferred from the last puragraph that Developing Reuding Skills A.is directed to elementary school students B.centers around vocabulary building skills C.aims at helping students read better D).offers clementary reading skills 974

help you cope with reading assignment、with confidence，and to teach you to become an active reader. 26. The author develops his point by starting with A. an example 1i. a contrast (’.:，statement I).an incident 27. Which。，/the following statements is implied in Paragraph 1? A. Clifford was good at playing the saxophone. 13. Clifford was a good music teacher. C. The 12一year-old girl played the trumpet very poorly. 1). The author’s friend was once a street musician. 28. `Struck… as appropriate”ire Paragraph 2 most probably rneuns A. happened to be appropriate 13. proved to be appropriate C. seemed to be appropriate 1). found to be appropriate 29. With good reading skills，you can_ . A. concentrate on whatever you read f3. work out the author’s meaning if only you concentrate on the book C. understand what you read with the help of a good dictionary 1). understand anything you read without difficulty 30. It(an be infe，一，一。d ,from the last paragraph that Developing Reading Skills A. is directed to elementary school students f3. centers around vocabulary building skills C. aims at helping students read better I). offers elementary reading skills

I.Translation Directions:Put each of the following sentences into English or Chinese,using the word given in the bracket if any.Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(15 points) 31.There is no definite way to predict an earthquake."We prefer the word forecasting," says one geologist."It sounds like weather,which allows us to be wrong." 32.Most people have found themselves daydreaming about winning a-million-dollar lottery-as a solution to their money problems or as a path to happiness and a life of luxury. 33.Even though the residents of California have always realized that earthquakes are a very real threat,most say going through one is an experience that you can't have imagined until it's actually happened. 34.历史上的一些著名的神童还有一个共同点，那就是他们的寿命都不长。(have…in common) 35.当这一切过去以后，两个人重提此事时，似乎没有发生什么严重的问题一样。但是也 许正是Wellman敏捷的反应才挽救了他朋友的性命。(speak of) V.Writing Directions:For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition in no less than 100 words according to the information given.Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(25 points) 给当地报纸写一份投诉信，反映社区里的一个具体问题，并提出至少两种解决该问题的办法。 You can write the composition in three paragraphs.Remember to write it neatly. 975

W.Translation Directions: Put each of the following sentences into English or Chinese, using the word given in the bracket if any. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(15 points) 31. There is no definite way to predict an earthquake. "We prefer the word forecasting,” says one geologist. "It sounds like weather, which allows us to be wrong.” 32.Most people have found themselves daydreaming about winning a-million-dollar lottery一as a solution to their money problems or as a path to happiness and a life of luxury. 33.Even though the residents of California have always realized that earthquakes are a very real threat，most say going through one is an experience that you can't have imagined until it’s actually happened. 34.历史上 的一些著名的神童还有一个共同点 ，那就是他们 的寿命 都不长。(have ... in common) 35.当这一切过去以后，两个人重提此事时，似乎没有发生什么严重的问题一样。但是也 许正是 Wellman敏捷的反应才挽救了他朋友的性命。(speak of) V.Writing Directions:For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition in no less than 100 words according to the information given. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(25 points) 给当地报纸写一份投诉信，反映社区里的一个具体问题，并提出至少两种解决该问题的办法。 You can write the composition in three paragraphs. Remember to write it neatly

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