1、试卷代号：2160国家开放大学2022年春季学期期末统一考试综合英语(3) 试题2022年7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。I. Vocabulary and StructureDirections:Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marke
2、d A, B, C andD. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWERSHEET.(20 points)1.Chinese food was served in small portions which did not cutting with aknife or fork.B.D.admireenjoyA. requireC.repeal2. Wellman that on the climb up the hill he did 5000 pullups up the r
3、ope. A. fabricates B. figuresC. ridicules D. admires3. A person working with a laser can this coherent light in any direction. A. purpose B. goalC. aim D. target4. Which do you most, wealth or health? A. consider B. thinkC. believe D. value5. Winning the lottery was pretty . It changes so much in my
4、 life. A. unbelievable B. knowledgeableC. imaginable D. unanimous6. a man, holding the bear with a long leash.A. Following would be behind B. Would be following behindC. Behind following would be D. Following behind would be7. When my brother and I were growing up, we summers with my grandparents in
5、Brazil.A. are used to spending B. would use to spendC. used to spend D. got used to spend8. Scuba diving is dangerous. You could get by sharks. A. attacking B. attackC. attacked D. to attack9. Laser light is created by a process stimulated emission. A. called B. callingC. is calling D. is called10.
6、With your business sense,you a chain of restaurants in five years. A. manage B. will have managedC. are managing D. will be managing(2160号)综合英语(3)试题第1页(共6页)I. Cloze TestDirections:For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A,B, C and D. Choose the best one and ma
7、rk your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points)When the plane circled over the airport, everyone felt that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and 11 the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly thrown forward. At the moment, the air-hostess12 . S
8、he looked very pale but quite calm. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper,she 13 everyone that the pilot had fainted and asked if any one of the passengers knew anything about machines - or at 14 how.to drive a car. After a moments hesitation, a man gotup and followed the hostess into the pilots
9、cabin.Moving the pilot 15 ,the man took his seat and listened carefully to the urgent instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport 16 . The plane was now dangerously close to the ground, but to everyones17 , it soon began to climb. The man had to circle the airport several times in or
10、der to become 18 with the controls. But the danger had not yet passed. The terrible 19 came when he had to land. Following instructions, the man guided the plane toward the airfield. It shook violently 20 it touched the ground and then moved rapidly along the runway and after a long run it stoppedsa
11、fely.11. A. then B. while C. although D. therefore12. A. exposed B. shifted C. appeared D. presented13. A. informed B. ensured C. inquired D. instructed14. A. first B. best C. length D. least15. A. aside B. back C. off D. about16. A. under B. down C. near D. below17. A. relief B. pleasure C. horror
12、D. trust18. A. familiar B. close C.intimate D. understood19. A. idea B. affair C. moment D. movement20. A. unless B. so C. while D. as(2160号)综合英语(3)试题第2页(共6页). Reading ComprehensionDirections: Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question thereare four answers marked A,
13、 B, C and D. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answerto each of the questions. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points) Questions 2125 are based on the following passage.Everyone has heard of the San Andreas Fault, which constantly threatens California and the West Coast with e
14、arthquakes. But how many people know about the equally serious NewMadrid Fault in Missouri?Between December of 1811 and February of 1812, three major earthquakes occurred, and all centered around the town of New Madrid, Missouri, on the Mississippi River. Property damage was severe. Buildings in the
15、 area were almost destroyed. Whole forests fell at once, and huge cracks opened in the ground, allowing smell of sulfur to filter upward.The Mississippi River itself completely changed character, developing sudden rapids and whirlpools. Several times it changed its course, and once, according to som
16、e observers, it actually appeared to run backwards. Few people were killed in the New Madrid earthquakes, probably simply because few people lived in the area in 1811; but the severity of earthquake is shown by the fact that the shock waves rang bells in church towers in Charleston,South Carolina, o
17、n the coast. Buildings shook in New York City, and clocks were stopped in Washington,D.C.Scientists now know that Americas two major faults are essentially different. The San Andreas is a horizontal boundary between two major land masses that are slowly moving in opposite directions. California eart
18、hquakes result when the movement of these two masses suddenly lurches(突然倾斜；东倒西歪地前进)forward.The New Madrid Fault, on the other hand, is a vertical fault; at some point, possibly hundreds of millions of years ago, rock was pushed up toward the surface, probably by volcanoes under the surface. Suddenly
19、, the volcanoes cooled and the rock collapsed, leaving huge cracks. Even now, the rock continues to settle downwards, and sudden sinking motions trigger earthquakes in the region. The fault itself, a large crack in this layer of rock,with dozens of other cracks that split off from it, extends from n
20、ortheast Arkansas through Missouri and into southern Illinois.Scientists who have studied the New Madrid Fault say there have been numerous smaller quakes in the area since 1811; these smaller quakes indicate that larger ones are probably coming, but scientists say there is no method of predicting w
21、hen a large earthquakewill occur.(2160号)综合英语(3)试题第3页(共6页)21. This passage is mainly about A. the New Madrid Fault in MissouriB. the San Andreas and the New Madrid faultsC. the causes of faultsD. current scientific knowledge about faults22. The New Madrid Fault is A. a horizontal faultB. a vertical f
22、aultC. a more serious fault than the San Andreas FaultD. responsible for forming the Mississippi River23. We may conclude from the passage that A. it is probably as dangerous to live in Missouri as in CaliforniaB. the New Madrid Fault will eventually develop a mountain range in MissouriC. California
23、 will become an island in futureD. A big earthquake will occur to California soon24. This passage implies that A. horizontal faults are more dangerous than vertical faultsB. vertical faults are more dangerous than horizontal faultsC. earthquakes occur only around fault areasD. California will break
24、into pieces by an eventual earthquake25. As used in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph, the word essentiallymeansA. greatly B. extremelyC. basically D. necessarilyQuestions 2630 are based on the following passage.Thirty-two people watched kitty Genovese being killed right beneath their windo
25、ws. She was their neighbor. Yet none of the 32 helped her. Not one even called the police. Was this in gunman cruelty? Was it lack of feeling about ones fellow man?Not so,say scientists John Barley and Bib Fatane. These men went beyond the headlines to probe the reasons why people didnt act. They fo
26、und that a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice that is an emergency.Suppose you see a middle-aged man fall to the side-walk. Is he having a heart attack? Is he in a coma (昏迷)from diabetes(糖尿病)? Or is he about to sleep off a drunk?Is the smoke coming into the
27、 room from a leak in the air conditioning? Is it“steam pipes? Or is it really smoke from a fire? Its not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency.(2160号)综合英语(3)试题第4页(共6页)Second, and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personallyresponsible. He must feel tha
28、t he must help, or the person wont get the help he needs.The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They had college students in to betested. Some came alone. Some came with one or two others. And some came in large groups. The receptionist started them off on thetests.
29、Then she went into the next room. A curtain divided the testing roomand the room into which she went. Soon the students heard a scream, the noise of file cabinets falling and a cry for help.All of this had been pre- recorded on a tape-recorder.Eight out of ten of the students taking the test alone a
30、cted to help. Of the students inpairs, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped.In other words, in a group, Americans often fail to act. They feel that others will act.They, themselves,neednt. They do not feel any direct responsibility.Are people bothered by situations wher
31、e people are in trouble? Yes, scientists found that the people were emotional, they sweated, and they had trembling hands. They felt the other persons trouble. But they did not act. They were in a group. Their actions wereshaped by the actions of those they were with.26. The purpose of this passage
32、is A. to explain why people fail to act in emergenciesB. to explain when people will act in emergenciesC. to explain what people will do in emergenciesD. to explain how people feel in emergencies27. Which of the following is NOT true? A. When a person tries to help others,he must be clear that there
33、 is a realemergency.B. When a person tries to help others, he should know whether they are worth hishelp.C. A person must take the full responsibility for the safety of those in emergencies ifhe wants to help.D. A person with a heart attack needs the most.28. The researchers have conducted an experi
34、ment to prove that people will act inemergencies when A. they are in pairs B. they are in groupsC. they are alone D. they are with their friends(2160号)综合英语(3)试题第5页(共6页)29. The main reason why people fail to act when they stay together is that A. they are afraid of emergenciesB. they are reluctant to
35、 get themselves involvedC. others will act if they themselves hesitateD. they do not have any direct responsibility for those who need help30. The author suggests that A. we shouldnt blame a person if he fails to act in emergenciesB. a person must feel guilty if he fails to helpC. people should be r
36、esponsible for themselves in emergenciesD. when you are in trouble, people will help you anywayIV. TranslationDirections: Put each of the following sentences into English or Chinese, using the word given inthe bracket if any. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(15 points)31. Sit down or lie down and close your eyes. Imagine that it is summer and you are onthe beach. An ocean breeze cools your face and your hands and
