精编国家开放大学电大专科《英语阅读》2020-2021期末试题及答案试卷号：2156

国家开放大学电大专科英语阅读(2)2020-2021期末试题及答案(试卷号：2156)Part IQticKtlons 1 10 arc on Passugr L (30 points. 3 point* each)PMSMnice IWhen Hetty Burwood won the nwtionnl lottery, 7” mid her husbnnd. Bilk moved into n heftutiful bi bungalow undbought herself n vrry exprnmvr |rarl rtccklAcr.The followin summer, the Hurwoodn dccidrrl to throw n pnrty. Enrly on the nfTernoon of the party Betty took hrr new ailk dret out of the WArdrobc and put her cp bicycle.Byo* clock* everything wan ready. The garden looked niugnificcnt with II round tal)!e nnd colorful iJuur. and nun shadrtu The food and drink wnn nil laid out in the kitchens rmdy to be brouKht out when the gucau nrrivcLAt ten p*Hi six* Betty went to her bedroom to gel rendy. She Ahowerrd und put on her bet silk dreaiie It waa when she was brushing her hair that she re a luted that her pearU were not on thetnblc- w Bill/* she nid hzr you moved my pcnrl?M mNr you put them down Bomrwhcrc elnet or maybe youve moved them# Wr n quarter of an hour they Marched for rhe 而miiiR pcarln. but couldnt (in and colorful chnirnnd nun shndeM*At 6|10Betty went to the bedroom to 好t rrudy. While hsugc about Dave t the Dik Doctor.Call the Disk Doctor I1 Dc(erate computer usera who elose the dntA irorn their dinks can g” nt touch with expertw who. for a tec. will recover the lost information. One of thene experts t)iivr Smith* who. iomc ycurs ngo set up n compnny cnllrd DnvcIik Fncror Service Ltd Dnve And a few o( his friends work from home and ive all the money they enrn to chnrity. I hr (ecu arc alwayn the samet no niAUer how prccioua the dmn on the dik id Some people however# nre no RrAtcful thm they send cxirn money to Bnvc r to the chflnrics hiM company mipportn. One oil company offered him 1.000 for hid help nnd n veil sent him a blnnk check.2 It would be hard to put a value on the thinRH rcacucd by the Disk Doctor Thcrr huve been disks containing mcdicnl reieurch television scripts * mnnuscnpta of whole books n comedinn1 8 joke collection solicitor 1 s paper、for n court And even Mnrgnrct Thntchcrft itincrory for a viit to cAStern Europe. Eor this lnt cnset Davr was nuked if hr would go in person to Mrs. Thatchcrs office efor aecunty rensonn!3 DiMkti are usunlly xent to the Disk Doctor by pout but norncfimcB people wrr in uuch a hurry that they can * t wait for the post. Radio scripts have had to be rushed by taxi to Dave、house because they were needed for broadcasting the next day. for exnmple. When the tnnterial has been recovered the disk is returned to the render with a diagnosis And h prescription (or avoiding the problem In future. Onr gratchil clientf an author put a thank you 1a Dave in the front of his hock. * Dave saved me from n cnrdiac arrestf he wrote. But1 says Davc emost people dont take any notice of the doctor fs advice!9Read Passage 2 and divide whether the followinK statements are t rue or Fal心 Write T for True and F for False against the number of vuch of the statements on your Answer Sheet1 ! Computer users can get bock their lost da tn from their disks without ony payment in Dave1 a company.12. The company nutned Dave#s Disk Doctor Service Ltd is net up hy Dave Smith.13. Davc nnd his friends earn a large amount of money, but they spend none15. Most people will uke notice of the disk doctor fs advice after the disk is repaired.Read Passage 2 again and find a woni/phrasc, which Is similar in meaning to each of the following. The paragraph in which the word/phrasc appears is indicated in brackets Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.16. hopeles$ (paragraph 1)17. thankful (paragraph 1)18. to save (paragraph 2)19. lawyer(paragraph 2)20. to keep from happening (paragraph 3)Part Q| True or Fals?Questions 2130 arc based on Passage 3. (20 points, 2 points each)Passage 3I low does TV nffect our lives? It csin be very helpful to people who carefully choose rhe shows that they watch. Television can increase our knowledge of the outside worlds there are high-quality programs that help us understand many fields of study： sciencer medicine, the artst and so on. Moreovert TV benefits very old people who canft often leave the house well as patients in hospitals. It also offers non native speakers the udviinUigc of daily informal language practicei they can increase their vocabulary and practice listening.On the other hand, there are several serious disadvantages io TV. Of course it provides us with n pleasant way to relax and spend our free time, but in some cauntnes. people watch theV for an average of six hour? or more a day. Many children jitare at a TV screen for more hours each day than they do anything else, including studying nnd sleeping. It* clear that the TV hns a powerful influence on their lives and that its influence is often negative. Recent studies show that after only thirty seconds of TV. a person9 s brain relaxes” thr same way that it doest just before the person falls asleep* Another effect of TV on the human hrnin is that it seems to caue poor concrntration he or she views eleven thousand murders on the TV. He or she begins to believe that there is nothing strange about fights, killings and other kinds of violence. Many studies show that people become more violent after certain programs. They moy even do the things that they saw in a violent show-The most negntive effect of the TV might be peopled addiction to iu People often feel a strange ond powerful need to watch TV even when ihty donrt enjoy H. Addicnon to a TV screen is similar to drug or alcohol addiction： people almost never believe they are diettd. Read Passaic 3 and decide whether the following statements are True or False. Write T for True and F for False against the number of ciich of the stHtemrnts on your Answer SheeL21. TV progrAniM nrr definitely helpful to anyone.22. There are poftitive as well n* ncgwtivr effects of TV on our lives*23. TV can help improve one foreign hnguage.2L Wfttching a lot of TV wan11 affect our concentration nt all .25. Some children a pend morr time wntching TV than studying and leepinK-26. The lives of people in TV shows seem to be very exciting.27. TV programs tan help people solve problems aa quickly as the actors28. TV violence mnkes some people especially children take violence in real life for granted.29. One of the symptoms of addiction to television is a strong desire to watch H even if the program is not interesting*30. The passage mainly discusses the advantages of TV.Part jV Short AnswersQuestions 3135 arc based on Passage 4. (20 points. 4 points meh)Passage 4A Dangerous PlacePaulo had always wanted to go to New York iinrl now xhe hnd the chance at last. She was a journalist# and her newspaper was sending her there to do a series of nrlicles on the city But before she left her home in London several friends warned her to be careful and not ta gu out alone at night in New York. Its 艮 dangerous place People get robbed or even killed in broad daylight !w they told henBut once she got there he was only afraid o( exhaustioru It was so stimulatinR and exciting a city that she never got any sleep. It took her two weeks to da the articles and she had to interview a lot of people# but she enjoyed every minute. She completely forgot nil her friendsF warnings until the day before she went back to London. It all began in n banShe wBji having lunch there when she suddenly felt wmconr was watching hen She looked up and noticed a man sitting At a table opposite hen He was staring at her but looked nwny. She noticed that he had a 5Cr on his check. He was about 30 and had short curly hainPaula was not worried at all then. She had to go to an airline office to book her flight home. She wanted an afternoon flight instend of a morning one. On her way there What did ahc kerp in her blnck cumt?36 Whm hopprned nt lt?试题答案及评分标准（仅供参考）Part I (30 pointst 3 points each)L Because she had won thr national lottery-2. Because she wanted to have n rendy to wear in the evening.3.There were four people in lhe catering company.(They were Mrs. Moore# NancyHarriet and Charlie Chivers- 4. Food, dnnkt plates dishes and so on5. Yes. they did.6. bungalawe7. throw a party.8. mugnificenu9. was brushing her hair.10. 6:25.*Fnrt | ( 30 pointst 3 points each)IL F12. T13. T14. F15. F16 dcsprr/ite17. grateful18. rescue19. solicitor20. avoidPart IK ( 20 points, 2 points each)21. F22. T23. T24. F25. T26e T27. F28. T29. T30. FPart V ( 20 pilnUt 4 points ruth)31. She wan nent there io do a Mcricn of rtrlirlcM on the city32. They wnrncd her io be cnrvful nnci not to go out alonr nt flight in New York33. The m/tn waji about 30 with n %cnr on hin chcrkt and had shorn curly hnir,34 her money And pnmport.35. Her cae was stolen when she was calling her friend in rhe telephanv booth.