(2021更新）国家开放大学电大本科《高级英语》2023期末试题及答案（1351套）

国家开放大学电大本科高级英语(1)2023期末试题及答案(试卷号：1351)Information for the examinees： This examination consists of 4 parts. They are:Part I : Vocabulary and Grammar (30 points)Part II : Reading comprehension (30 points)Part Hl : Cloze (10 points)Part IV : Writing (30 points) The total marks for this examination are 100 points . Time allowed for completing this examination is 90 minutes. There will be no extra time to transfer answers to the Answer Sheet ； therefore , you should write ALL your answers on the Answer Sheet as you do each task.I Vocabulary and Grammar(2 points each,30 points in total)Choose the best answer for each blank from the four choices given. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.1. At the moment, I lots of new friends.A. makeB. s makingC. m makingD makes2. They women in the Carshalton Club.A. arent wantingB. arenwt wantC. doesnt wantD. dont want3. Theytogether for ten months.A. playB. have playingC. have been playingD dont play4. I had an accident because 1 at the road.A. wasnt lookingB. hadnt lookedC. didnt lookD. hasnt looked5. When he crashed the car, hesix bottles of beer.A. drankB. was drinkingC. drinksI), had drunkuse credit cards because they didnB. couldntD. has torise in the next 200 years.B. mayD. shouldt exist6. Nineteenth century travellers then.A. couldC. had to7. Scientists are certain that the sea levelA. is going toC. will8. Today, the motel by members of the same family.A. is managedB. was managedC. will be managedD. has been managed9. She told me that shea car since 1990.A. hadnt drivenB. wasnt drivingC. didnt driveD. wouldnt drive10. Youhave seen her at the station. she was at home with me!A. mustntB. shouldC. couldntD. may11. The game is complex so you needpatience to learn it.A. someB.manyC. a fewDnot much12. I buying her a cookery book for her birthday.A. thought aboutB.expectC. manageD.might13. He asked hera degree.A. did shehaveB.if shehadC. does she haveD.if shehas14. Wealways on time for school on Monday.A. areB.arriveC. comeD.get15. Can you help me? My phone is out of.B. placeA. workingD. timeC. orderI . Reading comprehension (30 points)Passage A(4 points each.20 points in total)Read the article and then judge whether the statements followed are true (T) or false (F)? Write T or F at the corresponding place on the answer sheet.Like Father, Like Son?Perhaps Not A new report suggests that our brain chemistry at birth is asimportant as our upbringingGo into a busy newsagent and have a look at what kind of things people are reading. The chances are that the women are reading about fashion, beauty, romance or relationships and the men are reading about cars, photography equipment or sport. This ought not to be a surprise. After all, these choices are also seen in typical male and female hobbies-men generally enjoy things such as looking after their cars, buying new parts for their stereos, bird-watching or playing computer games while women seem to prefer keeping in touch with friends and entertaining.For a long time, experts thought that these differences between male and female interests depended on how parents brought up their children and indeed society in general. However, when we look at young babies, we see that boys and girls have interests which we can call typically male or female from a very early age. A baby girl, as young as 12 months old, is sympathetic when she sees a sad or worried face-she also looks sad and makes comforting sounds. Baby girls also make more eye contact and look longer at other people. Boys of the same age look longer at mechanical objects-toys that spin，light up or move. Later, when they become toddlers, boys usually enjoy putting things together and building towns or bridges or vehicles. Boys are often more selfish and aggressive when they play with other children while girls are better at joining in with others. Just like the adults.So where do these differences between male and female behaviour come from? Although it is true that culture and upbringing play an important role, many scientists now believe that the answer also lies in the amount of male and female hormones in the mother,s body before a child：s birth. Research has shown that this balance of hormones leads to three different types of brain： type E. type S and type B. People who are born with a type S or male brain are generally interested in systems： constructing and organising things and working out how things work. They tend to be good at working out where they are from maps, making things from plans or collecting ihings. ()thers have a type E or female brain which means they are good al undtrstanding olher peoples cnwiions and ireaiing people with care because they are sensitive Themselves. Others are born with characteristics of both these male and female brains-this is called the type B or balanced brain.Perhaps the most crucial thing that the researchers found out was that the type of brain you have docs not have to depend on your sex. Not all men have the male brain, and not all women have the female brain. But on average, more males than females have a type S brain, and more females than males have a type E brain.So does this mean that one sort of brain is superior? No, not at all. Some people find some things easier to do than others but both sexes have their strengths and their weaknesses. Researchers hope that understanding how people are born with different types of brain can help make all of us more tolerant of difference.Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?16. Generally speaking, women and men both prefer reading about people than reading about gadgets or equipment.17. Experts used to believe that parents had a lot of influence on what hobbies their children liked.18. Even when they are babies, girls seem more interested in people than boys.19. It seems to be easier for little girls to get on with people than for boys.20. People with a type S brain get lost easily.Passage B(2 points each 10 points in total)Read the article and match headings A-II with paragraphs 21-25. There arc three headings you dont need.21 | Last night I was worried, very worried. I had the job of going to watch amateurballet dancers performing on stage with one of the UK,s top professional ballet companies. A performance like this seemed very risky and I asked myself, Are they mad? Before I tellyou the answer, Ill tell you why I had such big doubts.2亏j The idea of mixing amateur and professional dancers started a couple years ago when two friends with very different jobs found a way of working togeiher. One of the men had created an award-winning TV series. Musicality in which amateurs trained to performin the musical Chicago. The other man runs a charity called Youth at Risk which works with young people who have serious problems with aggression and antisocial behaviour. Although it was a risk, the two men thought they could make a TV programme in which balletchanged the lives of young people with problems.23Their idea was thisif the young people could accept the strict discipline andchallenge of ballet training, it would build their self-esteem and give them new confidence in themselves. The first step was to find suitable teenagers to take part and they asked teachers and youth workers already working professionally with young people at risk, to find candidates for the project. Through them 300 young people joined the programme and although about half dropped out, in the end sixty teenagers appeared on stage in the publicperformance.24The ballet they chose v/as Sergei Prokofievs Romeo and Juliet, choreographedby Sir Kenneth MacMillan. The story of Romeo and Juliet includes family conflictt the generation gap, gangs, murder, young love and teenage suicide so it is the perfect mirror for the lives of troubled young people in todays society.25Going back to my original question：Are they mad? The answer is definitelyno. As soon as the ballet started, my worries disappeared. It was amazing how these unlikely dancers were magically transformed into lheir characters. At the end of the evening I was left with this thought: b ballet can change lives It is a dancing cure, not a talking cure； it is silent so it stops arguments.Headings：A. Why I love going to the balletB. Where the idea came fromC. Why I was worriedD. Romeo and Juliet is the perfect choiceE. A new star is born in ChicagoF. How they found the young peopleG. My final thoughtsH. A dancers lifeHI. ClozeChoose the best answer for each blank from the four choices given and write your answer on the Answer Sheet. (2 points each, 10 points in total)Dear Sara,Hows life at college? I think youre lucky that youre not at home any more. Mark has bought a pet rat! Why a rat? If I 26 a pet, it would be something nice like a dog or a cat but my brother bought a rat. Now he says that it has to run around. Apparently, if rats 27 kept in cages all day, they 28 unhappy. I told him that 29 this rat isn t kept in a cage all day, I will be unhappy!Anywayt other news. I 30 work this summer -I dont know yet. Jenny knows the owners of a cafe by the sea and they will probably need someone to help in July and August. Its about 80 percent sure so keep your fingers crossed. If I do get the job, Ill live in a Flat above the cafe so that will be great.Hope all is well at university!LoveBeth26. A.buyB.will buyc.would buyD.bought27.A.wereB.arec.will beD.would be28.A.getB.gotc.would getD.will get29.A.ifB.provided thatc.unlessD.when30.A.willB.wontc.wouldD.mightIV. Writing(30 points)31. Write an opinion essay on the topic： It is wrong to keep animals as pets.Remember to：(1 )Start with a topic sentence which summarises the main points of the essay.(2) Give your opinion at the end of the first paragraph to help your reader to prepare for the next part.(3) Use linking words and phrases to show the structure of your argument.(4) Add reasons to support your opinion.(5) Start a new paragraph to show that you are moving to a new topic, in this case, the arguments against.(6) Give more than one argument against your opinion.(7) Finish with a short summary of the arguments on both sides.(8) End with a strong reason for your opinion.试题答案及评分标准(仅供参考)I . Vocabulary and Grammar(2 points each,30 points in total)2. D3. C4. A5. D6. B7. C8. A11. A12. A13. B| . Reading comprehension (30 points)Passage A(4 points each,20 points in total)16. F17. T18. TPassage B(2 points each110 points in total)21. C22. B23. FJ. Cloze(2 points each, 10 points in total)26. D27. B28. D9. A14. A19. T24. D29. A10. C15. C20. F25. G30. DIV. Writing30 points)31.写作题评分标准2630 分内容切题，完整，条理清楚，文章结构严谨，语法正确，语言通顺恰当，句式用 词富有变化，有“闪光点”，基本无语言错误。2125 分内容切题，完整，条理清楚，文章结构严谨，语法正确，语言通顺恰当，少量语 法错误。1620 分内容基本切题，完整，条理基本清楚，文章结构基本严谨，语法基本正确，语 言基本通顺恰当，少量严重错误，一些词使用不当。1115 分内容基本切题，完整，条理不够清楚，较明显的母语痕迹，较多语言错误，许 多词使用不当。610 分内容偏题，不完整，思路混乱，语句不完整，只有少数句子可以理解，词汇拼 写严重错误。