1、试卷代号：1388国家开放大学2021年秋季学期期末统 一 考试理工英语4 试题2022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。监考人收完考卷和答题纸后才可离开考场。二、仔细读懂题目的说明，并按题目要求答题。答案一定要写在答题纸的指定位置上，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。四、考试时间为60分钟。一、交际用语(共计10分，每小题2分)15题：选择正确的语句完成下面对话，并将答案序号写在答题纸上。1.I wonder if I could use y
2、our laptop tonight?Im not using it right now.A.It doesnt matter. B. No, thank you.C. Sure, here you are.2. Can you tell me something about your new product?A. What do you do, sir? B. what do you want to buy?C. Can I help you, sir?3.I was worried about my maths, but Mr. Brown gave me an A.A. Dont wor
3、ry about it. B. Congratulations!C. Good luck to you.4. Cheer up and pay more attention to your colleagues and things will be muchbetter.A. My pleasure. B. Thank you very much.C. Its OK.5.Good morning, welcome to our booth. What can I do for you?A. Im looking for a present. B. I can do it by myself.C
4、. Yes, Id love to二、词汇与结构(共计30分，每小题2分)620题：阅读下面的句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的正确选项，并将答案序号写在答题纸上。6. ,he knows a lot about computer.A. As he is a child B.Child as is heC. Child as he is(1388号)理工英语4试题第1页(共6页)7. This, they argue, will be essential to the needs of a booming population indecades to come and avo
5、iding starvation.A. meet B. meetingC. met8. The reason why he didnt come to school was he was ill. A. because B. whyC. that9. It is difficult for her to make the final decision now, she is in a delicatesituation.A. if B. sinceC. unless10. I accepted my nose surgery, the and patient doctor was really
6、 helpfulduring my recovery period.A. graceful B. greedyC. gracious11. Spaceships are stocked with a variety of foods.A. instant B. initialC. instinct12. I am really by fresh ingredients, intricate cooking and diverse traditions ofChinese food.A. fascinated B. fabricateC. fancy13. I like climbing mou
7、ntains my wife prefers water sports.A. as B. forC. while14. The output of our company this month is that of last month. A. twice as much as B. twice as muchC. twice many as15. Its required that the students the term paper tomorrow.A. finished B. finishC. will finish(1388号)理工英语4试题第2页(共6页)16. Tom was
8、the only one of the students who named Outstanding Student.A. is B. wereC. was17. Miss Liu doesnt mind your homework as long as it is done by yourself.A. you to delay handing inB. your delaying handing inC. your delaying to hand in18. This machine costs more than the other, but considering its quali
9、ty and efficiency,it is really cheaper A. in contrast B. in comparisonC. by comparison19. Theyll the possibilities of 3D printing, like the honeycomb walls or anentire room recycled, redesigned, and built anew.A. explode B. explainC. explore20. twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unles
10、s we chained ourdog up.A. Having been bittenB. Had been bittenC. Having bitten三、阅读理解(共计40分，每小题4分)2125题：阅读下列短文，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个正确答案，并将答案序号写在答题纸上。Passage 1Space Elevator: Expert Q&AWHY BUILD A SPACE ELEVATOR?The space elevator will reduce the cost of getting from Earth to space. It will also allow us
11、 to take very large payloads into space very easily, very safely. Because of that, we can build cities on the moon. We can build space stations. We can build large solar arrays inspace to collect energy from the sun and beam it down to Earth.(1388号)理工英语4试题第3页(共6页)WHY NOT JUST USE ROCKETS INSTEAD?Roc
12、kets are very expensive. The shuttle costs $10,000 a pound to put a payload into low-Earth orbit, and if you want to go to the moon or Mars, its hundreds of thousands of dollars per pound or more. Rockets are also very limited in the amount of payload they can carry, and theyre risky. With a space e
13、levator, the cost is a fraction of thatit may go down to 100th or 1,000th of current costs-and there are no rocket engines that mightexplode.WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE TO RIDE THE ELEVATOR?Youd go to an ocean platform, youd climb into a module, and youd feel it start moving. Youd see the Earth fall away.
14、 In just a half hour or so, youd pass up through the clouds, and youd start to see the curve of the horizon. Another half an hour to an hour later, youd basically be in space. Youd see stars, even in the middle of the day.Eventually youd be weightless. Itd be a very smooth ride; there wouldnt be any
15、 shaking.ARE THERE POTENTIAL DRAWBACKS TO OPENING SPACE THIS WAY?Everything we do has the potential for creating some bad. If we mine an asteroid, the asteroids going to look ugly, just like a mine here. But I think the benefits of opening up space far outweigh the damage that we can see-benefits in
16、 terms of gaining energy from space to replace oil, additional capabilities in telecommunications, manufacturing in space,additional real estate and exploration.21. If a space elevator is built, what cant be built by us?A. Cities on the moon.B. Space stations.C. Skyscrapers in space.22. The main rea
17、son of building a space elevator instead of using rockets is thatA. the technology needed in building a space elevator is easier than that of rocketsB. the safety of a space elevator is better than that of rocketsC. the cost of building a space elevator is a fraction of using rockets23. Which statem
18、ent is NOT correct, when you are riding the space elevator?A. Youd feel the Earth fall away.B. You cant see the stars in the middle of the day.C. Youd see the horizon in just half an hour.(1388号)理工英语4试题第4页(共6页)24. What does the wordoutweigh in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Be less important than. B. Be greate
19、r than.C. Be lighter than.25. Which option can summarize the main idea of this passage?A. Why do we need to build a space elevator?B. What can we do after building the space elevator?C. Why does building a space elevator cost less than using rockets?2630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”,并将答案 写在答题
20、纸上。Passage 2Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up earlyin the morning and reach home late in the evening.One advantage of living outside London is that houses are c
21、heaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a littlehouse in the country with a garden of ones own.Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier a
22、nd spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend ones free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed
23、 in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with thosewho have shared the secret of Nature.Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets,
24、dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnights (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared toleave to
25、those who are glad to get away from London every night.26. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country.27. With the same money needed for buying a small flat without a garden, one can buya little house with a garden in the country.(1388号)理工英语4试题第5页(共6页)28. People who have spent t
26、ime working in the garden will be rewarded when theflowers and vegetables come up.29. People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that their life wasmeaningless if they had to live outside London.30. A fortnights(two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is enough for people wholove c
27、ountry life.四、写作(共20分)31. 根据要求写作文。Please write a product description according to the given information. 根据以下所给信息写一份产品说明。产品名称：扫地机器人型号：Auto 880基本功能：高度智能和自动化的扫地机器人。通过多个感应器和多种行动模式清洁房间。特点：(1)高能效。160分钟持续工作时间，是同类产品的2倍。(2)超薄轻巧。重2.5千克，高度8.9厘米。(3)独特门槛攀爬模式。同类产品最多能越过10厘米高的障碍，本产品能越过20厘米高的障碍。Words for reference:
28、扫地机器人 Robotic Cleaner 多个的 multiple能量 energy efficiency自动地 automatically门槛 threshold工作时间 operating time(1388号)理工英语4试题第6页(共6页)密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题评卷人二、词汇与结构(共计30分，每小题2分)得 分评卷人评卷人四、写作(共20分)O-O-O-学 号姓 名分校(工作站)O-O-O-试卷代号：1388座位号 国家开放大学2021年秋季学期期末统一考试理工英语4 试题答题纸2022年1月题号一二三四总 分分数评卷人得 分一、交际用语(共计10分，每小题2分)15题：选择
29、正确的语句完成下面对话，并将答案序号写在答题纸上。1. 2. 3. 4. 5.得 分620题：阅读下面的句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的正确选项，并将答案序号写在答题纸上。6. 7. 8. 9. 10.11. 12. 13. 14. 15.16. 17. 18. 19. 20.三、阅读理解(共计40分，每小题4分)2125题：阅读下列短文，从 A、B、C三个选项中选出一个正确答案，并将答案序号写在答题纸上。Passage 121. 22. 23. 24. 25.(1388号)理工英语4试题答题纸第1页(共4页)2630题：请根据短文内容判断给出的语句是否正确，正确的写“T”,
30、错误的写“F”,并将答案写在答题纸上。Passage 226. 27. 28. 29. 30.得 分31. 根据要求写作文。Please write a product description according to the given information. 请根据提示信息写一份产品说明。产品名称：扫地机器人型号：Auto 880基本功能：高度智能和自动化的扫地机器人。通过多个感应器和多种行动模式清洁房间。特点：(1)高能效。160分钟持续工作时间，是同类产品的2倍。(2)超薄轻巧。重2.5千克，高度8.9厘米。(3)独特门槛攀爬模式。同类产品最多能越过10厘米高的障碍，本产品能越过20厘米高的障碍。Words for reference:扫地机器人 Robotic Cleaner多个的 multiple能量 energy efficiency自动地 automatically门槛 threshold工作时间 operating time(1388号)理工英语4试题答题纸第2页(共4页)密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题(1388号)理工英语4试题答题纸第3页(共4页)(1388号)理工英语4试题答题纸第4页(共4页)
