1、试卷代号：2160 国家开放大学2020年秋季学期期末统一考试综合英语(3试题2021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。485 I Vocabulary and Structure Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences,there are four choices marked A
2、,B,C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points)1.Which do you most,wealth or health?A.consider C.believe B.think D.value 2.Sometimes,Corbett must take the lead,and A.at present C.with caution B.in effect D.in reply,climb the rock hills twic
3、e.3.When he was 20,John Stuart Mill A.supplied a serious mental crisis.B.surprised C.suffered D.suggested 4.Some surprising common characteristics have been among those people.A.identified C.initiated B.isolated D.immigrated 5.Laser is by a process called stimulated emission.A.produced C.born B.crea
4、ted D.chosen 6.A Japanese couple us over for dinner next week.A.have B.is having C.had D.have had 7.in Minnesota,Douglas in Massachusetts by her mother and grandparents.A.To be bornwas raised C.Being bornhave raised B.Bornis raised D.Bornwas raised 8.The TV set hasnt been repaired yet.It looks it wi
5、ll be another week.486 A.as if C.like B.although D.if 9.-Do you ever play tennis?-.I have played a few times.Id rather.JOggmg.A.Hardly evergoing B.Hardly evergo C.Hardly nevergo D.Hardly nevergoing 10.I just wish something about the noise.It wakes me up at six every mormng.A.can be done C.could do I
6、I.Cloze B.could be done D.can do 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 rocket engine,with its steady roar like that of a waterfall or a thunderstorm,is an impre
7、ssive symbol of the new space age.Rocket engines have 11 powerful enough to shoot astronauts beyond the earths gravitational pull and 12 them on the moon.We have now become travelers space.Impressive and complex 13_ it may appear,the rocket,which was invented in China over 800 years 14,is a relative
8、ly simple device.Fuel that is burned in the rocket engine changes 15 gas.The hot and rapidly expanding gas must escape,but it can do so only 16 an opening that faces backward.As the gas is 17 with great force,it pushes the rocket in the 18 direction.Like the kick of a gun when it is fired,it 19 the
9、laws of nature described by Sir Isaac Newton when he discovered that 20 every action,there is an equal and opposite reaction.11.A.shown B.been C.appeared D.proved 12.A.send B.land C.take D.carry 13.A.that B.so C.as D.sometimes 14.A.in advance B.before C.earlier D.ago 15.A.as B.into C.for D.the 16.A.
10、in B.at C.by D.through 17.A.transmitted B.dispersed C.erected D.radiated 18.A.same B.other C.opposite D.wrong 19.A.states B.proves C.follows D.breaks 20.A.like B.as C.with D.for 487 III Reading Comprehension Directions:Each of the passages below is followed by some questions.For each question there
11、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 2125 are based on the following passage.The fiddler crab is a living clock.It indicates the time of day by the color of its sk
12、m,which is dark by day and pale by night.The crabs changing color follows 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 answer to the suns rays,changing color according to the amount of light that strikes it?
13、To find the reason out,biologists kept crabs fo a dark room for two months.Even without daylight the crabs skin color continued to change exactly on time.This characteristic probably developed gradually in answer to the daily rising and setting of the sun,to help protect the crab from sunlight and e
14、nemies.After millions of years it has become completely regulated inside the living body of the crab.The biologists noticed 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 they discovered that eac
15、h crab follows not only the rhythm of the sun but also that of the tides.The crabs period of greatest darkening is exactly the time of low tide on the beach where it was caught!21.The fiddler crab is like a clock because it changes color _.A.in a regular 24-hour rhythm C.at low tide 22.The crabs cha
16、nging color A.tells the crab what time it is B.in answer to the suns rays D.every fifty minutes B.protects the crab from the sunlight and enemies C.keeps the crab warm D.is of no real use 23.When the fiddler crabs were kept in the dark,they A.did not change color B.changed color more quickly C.chang
17、ed color more slowly D.changed color on the same timetable 488 24.The crabs color-changing ability was probably developed A.in the process of evolution C.by the work of biologists 25.The best title for this selection would be A.The Sun and the Tides C.A Scientific Study B.over millions of years D.bo
18、th A and B B.Discoveries in Biology D.A Living Clock Questions 2630 are based on the following passage.Halloween is a holiday widely celebrated with different names in many countries.Although it originated as a religious holiday,it has lost its religious connections in the United States.It is now ce
19、lebrated largely as a childrens day,and many American children look forward to it for days and weeks beforehand.The orange pumpkin is harvested at this time of year and is hollowed out,a funny face cut into it,and a candle placed inside as a decoration in the window.City folks,nowadays,sometimes use
20、 paper pumpkins for decorations.Some years ago,the holiday was celebrated by dressing up in strange and frightening costumes and playing tricks on ones neigh bars and friends,such as ringing door bells,throwing bits of corn on the window panes,and in other ways making minor disturbances.More recentl
21、y,children come to the door to have friends and neighbors admire their costumes and guess who they are behind the false faces and receive treats of candies,fruits or cookies.They say,Trick or Treat,meaning,I will play a trick on you if you do not give me a treat.More recently,this practice has even
22、developed into a significant international activity.Instead of or along with candies,children collect money for UNICEF(United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund).This special collection of money by children for needy children throughout the world is known as UNICEF Trick or Treat.Begun o
23、nly recently,it results in several million dollars each year contributed to UNICEF.The collection box is orange,reminiscent of the pumpkin.26.What does Halloween originate from?A.A childrens day.C.A religious day.B.A trick or treat.D.A day for UNICEF.489 27.Which of the following is NOT mentioned ab
24、out how the children celebrated the Halloween some years ago?A.Dressing up in strange and frightening costumes.B.Playing tricks on ones neighborsfriends.C.Throwing bits of corn on the window panes.D.Breaking the neighborswindows.28.Which of the following may NOT be used in the Halloween celebration?
25、A.Pumpkins.B.Candles.C.Costumes.D.Flowers.29.Why do children collect money in the Halloween?A.They love money.B.They want to get enough money to buy candies for themselves.C.The adults are willing to give them money.D.They want to help other children.30.What is the symbol of Halloween?A.Pumpkin.C.La
26、ughter.N.Translation B.Candle.D.Money.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.Whats intense in a relationship is newness.Thats why the great romances of literature are never
27、between people who stay together.32.Over the past twenty years,personal computers have brought tremendous changes to the home and the workplace,and many of the most important developments in computer technology are based on lasers.33.Brushing stimulates the skin and the tissues underneath so blood c
28、an flow more easily and more oxygen can reach the brain.490 34.在第一段赛程上Butcher已经创下了一个新的时间记录，她几乎是稳操胜券了。(toset a record)35.在富人们的家里，经常有经驯服的凶猛的野兽自由自在地来回走动。(topermit)V.Writing Directions:For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition in no less than 100 words on the topic Reading selectiv
29、ely or Extensively according to the information given.Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(25 points)36.(1)有人认为读书要有所选择有所取舍；(2)有人认为应该博览群书；(3)你的看法。You can write the composition in three paragraphs.Remember to write it neatly.491 试卷代号：2160 座位号亡亡l国家开放大学2020年秋季学期期末统一考试综合英语(3)试题答题纸2021年1月勹IIill N V 总分得分
30、1评卷人1.6.得分1评卷人11.16.得分I评卷人21.26.492 2.7.12.17.22.27.I.第一部分(20%,每题2分）3.4.5.8.9.10.Il.第二部分(20%,每题2分）13.14.15.18.19.20.皿第三部分(20%,每题2分）23.24.25.28.29.30.得分1评卷人N.第四部分15%,每题3分）31.Whats intense in a relationship is newness.Thats why the great romances of literature are never between people who stay togethe
31、r.32.Over the past twenty years,personal computers have brought tremendous changes to the home and the workplace,and many of the most important developments in computer technology are based on lasers.33.Brushing stimulates the skin and the tissues underneath so blood can flow more easily and more ox
32、ygen can reach the brain.34.在第一段赛程上Butcher已经创下了一个新的时间记录，她几乎是稳操胜券了。(toset a record)35.在富人们的家里，经常有经驯服的凶猛的野兽自由自在地来回走动。(topermit)得分1评卷人v.第五部分(25%)36.493 试卷代号：2160 国家开放大学2020年秋季学期期末统一考试综合英语(3)试题答案及评分标准（供参考）2021年1月I.第一部分(20%,每小题2分）1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.B Il.第二部分(20%,每小题2分）11.B 12.D 13.C 1
33、4.D 15.B 16.D 17.D 18.C 19.C 20.D III.第三部分(20%,每小题2分）21.A 22.B 23.D 24.D 25.D 26.C 27.D 28.D 29.D 30.A N.第四部分(15%,每小题3分）（答案并不一定要求与所给答案完全一样。符合句意，无语法错误，得3分；基本符合句意，无重大语法错误，得2分；不太符合句意，有明显语法错误，得1分；不符合句意，句子无法读懂，得0分。其他情况，酌情扣分。）31.恋爱关系中最强烈的是新鲜感。这就是为什么文学作品中轰轰烈烈的恋爱故事从来不是关千人们如何幸福地生活在一起的原因。32.在过去的二十年里，个人计算机已经给家
34、庭生活和工作带来了巨大的变化(bringchanges),其中计算机技术最重要的发展多是以激光为基础的。33.梳理头发可以刺激皮肤及皮下组织，促进血液流动，这样可以为大脑供应更多的氧气。34.Butcher had already set a new time record for the first leg of the trip,and her chances of winning had never been better.35.Dangerous animals were tamed and then permitted to walk freely through the houses of the rich.494 v.第五部分(25%)(答案略）36.评分标准：2125很好。基本无语法错误、内容切题、结构合理、行文流畅。1620较好。无重大语法错误、内容比较切题、结构比较合理、文字比较通顺。1015差。语法错误很多、结构较乱、内容与题目要求不很一致、字数不够。09很差。语句不通、语法错误太多、文不对题、结构混乱。495
