1、国家开放大学电大本科人文英语 4期末试题及答案 5 （试卷号： 1390)一、 交际用语（共计10分， 每小题2分）1-5题：阅读下面的小对话，选择恰当的答语， 并将正确答案选项填写在答题纸上。1.如od afternoon.Can I help you?A. I need to buy a birthday present for my son. B. I dont think I need any of your help. C. Yes, I think so, too.2. - Excuse me, could you tell the time?A. You d better buy
2、 a watch.B. Can you see the clock?C. It s three thirty by my watch. 3. - How many languages does Peter speak? A. With his roommates.B. Five languages.C. Pretty well.4.一Something went wrong with my television last night. A. Im sorry to hear that.B.How did you manage to do that?C. Its impossible.5. -Y
3、our ID card, please.A. Here you are.B. Here are they.C. Give you.附：l.下午好。有什么可以帮你的吗？A我需要给我儿子买一份生日礼物B我认为我不需要你的任何帮助。C是的，我也这么认为。2. 对不起，你能告诉时间吗？A你最好买一块手表。B你能看到时钟吗？C我的表已经三点三十分了3 一彼得会说多少种语言？A和他的室友。B五种语言。C.很好。4一昨晚我的电视出了点问题A我很遗憾听到这个消息。B你 是怎么做到的？C这 是不可能的。5一请出示您的身份证。A.给你。B他们在这里。C.给你。二、词汇与结构（共计30分，每小题2分）6-20题：阅
4、读下面的句子，从三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将正确答案选项填写在答题纸上 。6. The plastic surgeon may provide several plans for your facial A. reconstructB. reconstructionC. reconstructed7. We_ to deliver the goods within a week. A. assureB. guaranteeC. guard8. Never before_see such a terrible car accident on the roadA. I haveB
5、. have IC.did I9. John s father mathematics in this school ever since he graduated from Ha工vard University.A. taughtB. teaches .C. has taught10. Tom, what did you do with my documents? I have never seen such aand disorderA.massB. messC. guess11. If she wants to stay thin, she must make a in her diet
6、.A.changeB. turnC. run12.You shouldn t _ your time like that, Bob; you have to finish your school work toni ghtA.cutB. doC. kill13. He sounds so angry whenever Is peak my.A. mindB. soundC . voice14. If I_in your position, I would marry her.A. amB. beC. were15.John is sensi ti ve_racial discriminat i
7、on.A.withB.toC. at16. Don t put in the conflict.A.ourse IvesB. our selfC. we17. I don t know the park, but it s_to be quite beautiful.A. saidB. toldC. spoken18. Mike is better than Peter_swimming.A. forB. atC. on19. I wish to_the position of Social Worker as advertised on seek. com. au. A. apply for
8、B. apply toC. apply with20. We d betterMr. Devis. A. wait forB. waiting forC. to wait for三、阅读理解（共计40分，每小题2分）21-25题：阅读下列短文，从 A、B、C三个选项中选出一个正确答案，并将正确答案选项填写在答题纸上。Passage 1 Ed ucators, parents, students and community members in Miami-Dade and Broward counties are joining together to reclaim the promise
9、of public education. This important effort is co-sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers and Nat ional Educat ion Association and is a vital step forward for our schools in South Florida. Educators, parents and communi ty members are working together to provide all students with the opportu
10、nity to attend quality public schools. Equal access to a public education is a right that should be afforded to all students. We can not expect our students to succeed if they do not have the right tools to do so. I ve been working as a teacher and lawyer for many years, so I know firsthand the obst
11、acles teachers and students face everyday. There is no simple solution for our public schools challenges, but one thing is for sure: We must all work together in order to better our schools. There is no time to waste because the future of schools and students is on the line. We must all get involved
12、 now. Educators need proper teaching resources in order for students to achieve. Just like in other careers, educators should receive ample opportunities for professional deve lopment. South Flor ida teachers and support staff are doing the best they can, but we need everyone to actively pa工ticipate
13、 in the educational process. Florida receives the least amount of funding for publ ic education compared to nearly all other states, but that will never stop our drive for success. We still have hope for our schools and students because the nation s public education system makes up the foundation of
14、 our future, 21.From the passage, we can guess the author is from_A. ChinaB. the UKC. the US22.Educators, parents and community members are working together in order to_A. guarantee all students with opportunities to attend quality public schoolsB. enhance the quality of educationC. supervise the pu
15、blic schools23. What does obstacle mean in paragraph 32 A. something that stands in the wayB. something coolC. something urgent24. What do educators need for profess ional deve lopment?A. Inves tment.B. Equality.C. Opportunity.25. According to the passage, is there any simple solution for the chal l
16、enges they are facing? A. Yes.B. No.C. Not Given.26-30题：请根据短文内容判断给出的语句是否正确，正确的写“T，错误的写“F,并将正确答案选项填写在答题纸上。Passage 2 Graffiti painting is traditionally a daredevil pursuit. Teenagers dodge security guards to put their names on trains and buses. But over the past decade, graffiti has all but di sappear
17、ed from Britain s cities. Between 2007 and 2012 the number of incidents of graffiti recorded by the British Transport Police fell by 63%. A survey by the Environment Ministry shows that fewer places are bl ighted by tags than ever. Graffiti are increasingly confined to sanctioned walls, such as the
18、Stock well ball courts. In time the practice may die out entirely. The most obvious reason for the decline in tagging and train-painting is better policing. Numerous CCTV cameras mean it is harder to getaway with painting illegally. And puni shments are more severe. A generational shift is apparent,
19、 too. Fewer teenagers are getting into paint ing walls. They prefer to play with i Pads and video games. Some have gone to art school and want to make money from their paintings. The I nternet means that painters can win far more attention by posting pictures online than they can by breaking into a
20、railway yard. Taggers and graffiti artists mostly grerupinthe 1980sandl990s. Those men- and almost all are men- are now older and less willing to take risks. Graffiti may eventually di sappear. But for now the hobby is almost respectable. The former graffiti artists paint abandoned warehouses at the
21、 weekend. It has become something to do on a Sunday afternoon-a slightly healthier alternative to sitting and watching football. 26. Teenagers are not afraid of being caught by security guards when they put their nameson trains and buses. F 27.Less tags can be found in public places nowadays. T28.Be
22、cause of better policing graffiti decreases. T29. Some teenagers go to art school in order to learn to paint walls. F30. Taggers and graffiti artists are still willing to take risks. F四、写作（共计20分）The Education We Need The quality of education is a hot topic. Different people, however, think different
23、ly on this matter. What kind of education do you need? What kind of education do you think sui table and meaningful? Write a passage of no less than 100 words to make a comment. 备注翻译：我们需要的教育教育质量是一个热门话 题。然而，不同的人对这个问题有不同的看法。你需要什么样的教育？ 你认为什么样的教育适合和 有意义？ 写一篇不少于100字的文章发表评论。答：What kind of education we hav
24、e before? That is easy to know, because almost all people have been to school when they were kids. I still remember when I was a kid, countless booklets waited for me on the table, but my teachers said school had already reduced lots of homework for us. If now young kids are still following this kin
25、d of educating rules, they will have no time to learn new things, which show up rapidly day by day. Current education system is welcomed to become the more hunanized lea工ning system, with sorting to several levels and several fields for different students who have different hobbies and talents. Our
26、education should no longer focus on higher scores by spending all times on writing assi gnments and memorizing essays, but need to have all kinds of courses such as painting and dancing during normal school hours. This mode can have very good results that it can let kids know what things they truly
27、love when they are only a couple years old. 国家开放大学电大本科人文英语 4期末试题及答案 3 （试卷号： 1390)一、 交际用语（共计10分， 每小题2分）1-5题：阅读下面的小对话 ，选择恰当的答语， 并将正确答案选项填写在答题纸上 。 1. -This apple pie is too sweet, don t you think so ？ 一I think its just right, actually.A. Not reallyB. I hope so C. Sounds good2.一I m sorry. I am late due
28、to the heavy traffic.A. You are welcomeB. No, its good C. Well, its Ok3. -What s the best way to get to the Empire Ho拉1 from here? A. Its five blocks away B.Walking through the woodC. Its a twenty-minute walk4. - Can you help me clear up the mess?A. Tell me who made itB. No problemC. Yes, that 11 be
29、 all right5. -What s the fare to the museum? A. Five dollarsB.Five o clockC. Five miles附：l.这 个苹果派太甜了，你不觉得吗？ 其实我觉得刚刚好 . A不是真的B希望如此C听起来不错2一对不起。 由于交通繁忙，我迟到了A不客气B.不，很好C嗯，没关系3 一从 这里到帝国酒店的最佳路线 是什么？A在五个街区之外B穿过树林C步行二 十分钟4一你能帮我收拾残局吗？A告诉我 是谁做的B没问题C 是的，没关系5一博物馆的票价 是多少？A五美元B五点C五英里二 、 词汇与结构（共计30分， 每小题2分）6-20题：阅读
30、下面的句子，从三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项， 并将正确答案选项填写在答题纸上。6.Did you notice the guyhead looked like a big potato? A.whoB. whichC. whose7._the War of Independence, the United States was an English colony. A. BeforeB. At C. In 8. No matter_the little sisters managed to round the sheep up and drive them back home sa
31、fely. A. it was snowingB. hard it was snowingC. how hard it was snowing9. I don t know the park, but itsto be quite beautiful.A. saidB. toldC. spoken10. Although he did not know London well, he made his way _to the airport.A. easy enoughB. enough easyC. easily enough11. Nei ther John_ his father was
32、 able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.A. norB. orC. but12.The new order means_overtime.A. worksB. to workC. working13. A police officer claimed that the young man had attempted to_paying his fare. A. avoidB. re jectC. refuse14. Firemen put their liveseach and everyday.A. in the li
33、neB. on the lineC. on the line of15. The wildflowers looked like as of to range blanket the desert.A. cover ingB. coveredC. to cover16. There s lots of fruit_ the tree.Our little cat is also in the tree.A. inB. atC.on 17. The film brought the hours back to me_ I was taken good care of in that remote
34、 village.A. whenB. whereC. that18. In_the northerners have a particular liking for dumplings while the southerners are fondof rice. A. co血nonB. totalC. general19. He would be studying at the university now if he_the entrance examinat ion.A. passedB. have passedC. had passed20. He has got a remarkabl
35、e_from his injury.A. remarkB. recoveryC. Rest三、阅读理解（共计40分，每小题2分）21-25题：阅读下列短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个正确答案。Liu Hui interviews Dr. Smith about the issue of educat ional inequality. Liu Hui: Thank you, Dr. Smith, for agreeing to be interviewed by our Campus News Weekly First,what do you mean by educational ine
36、quality? Dr. Smi th: Educational inequality is the di spari ty that certain students exper ience in their education as compared to other students. But the meaning of it varies in different social contexts. Liu Hui: Why does it exist in modern society? Dr. Smith: Well, researchers 1 ink educational i
37、nequality to soc ioeconomic, racial and geographic reasons. Liu Hui: So it is very likely that educational inequality exists in different forms in different countries. Dr. Smith: Yeah, you are right. For example, in the United States, although skin color is linked to other forms of inequality, it is
38、 evident in educat ion. Liu Hui: Educat ional inequality exists in China, too. For example, the college entrance rate is much higher in Beijing than in other provinces. How do you think can we someday eradicate the inequality? Dr. Smith: It s impossible to answer such a big question in few words. Ed
39、ucational inequality has become one of the most important political and social issues in every nat ion nowadays. There have been numerous attempts at reforms and. . . . ion 21. The researchers link educational inequality to _A. socioeconomic, racial and educat ional reasonsB. racial, economic and ge
40、ographic reasonsC. racial, socioeconomic and geographic reasons22. Ace or ding to the passage, A. in the United States, skin color is linked to other forms of inequality, but not in educatB. in the United States, skin color is only linked to the form of inequality in educationC. in the United States
41、, skin color is linked to the inequality in education23.Educational inequality exists inA. China onlyB. many countriesC.all the countries24. What does the underlined word eradicate mean in the passage?A.get rid ofB. cope withC. carryout25. Whats the attitude of Dr. Smith to the future of education e
42、quality?A. reservedB. positiveC . pessimistic26-30题：请根据短文内容判断给出的语句是否正确，正确的写“T,错误的写“F 并将正确答案选项填写在答题纸上Passage 2 I ve been 1 i ving in the country for more than 1 0 yea工s. It means quietness, privacy, harmony and peace for me. Living in the country requires an active lifestyle. It involves activities l
43、ike doing daily chores, prepar ing firewood for winter heating, feeding animals inc luding pets and livestock, tending the garden, or secur ing fences, etc. For me, the most attractive activities are fishing, hunting and hiking. I enjoy seeing what nature has to offer everyday through a simple walk
44、down the little trail, or a relaxing drive along the country road with patches of green grass ornamented with wildlife sightings of birds, moose, bears, deer, etc, Living the country life helps us appreciate some of the simpler things, things that make us feelgood about ourselves and the world. It m
45、aybe just a get together on a Saturday at the local farmers market, or a projector a problem that the community might pull together to help solve, I have participated in a few co皿unity projects, ike deal ing wi thout-of-control grass fires, a roof that collapsed from a large snowfall, or even helpin
46、g a recent widow with firewood for the winter. Sometimes I am s叩rised by how much benefit we receive from helping others and as for this community I can t say enough. I really enjoy living the country life. I know it s not for everyone, but I know it s for me. 26. The author has lived in the country
47、side for more than a decade, and he/she loves livingthereT 27. Living in the country is not busy at all. F28. The author takes a walk or drives along country roads a lmost everyday. T29. People living in the country usually go shopping every Saturday. T30. According to the author, nobody dislikes co
48、untryside life. F四、写作（共计20分）31根据要求完成作文。The Education We Need The quality of education is a hot topic. Different people , however, think differently on this matter. What kind of education do you need? What kind of education do you think sui table and meaningful? Write a passage of at least 100 words
49、to make a comment. 备注翻译：我们需要的教育教育质量 是一个热门话 题。然而，不同的人 对这个问题有不同的看法。你需要什么样的教育？ 你认为什么样的教育适合和 有意义？ 写一篇不少于100字的文章发表评论。答 ：What kind of education we have before? That is easy to know, because almost all people have been to school when they were kids. I still remember when I was a kid, countless booklets wai
50、ted for me on the table, but my teachers said school had already reduced lots of homework for us. If now young kids a工飞istill following this kind of educating rules, they will have no time to learn new things, which show up rapidly day by day. Current education system is welcomed to become the more
