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 twentyfour 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