国家开放大学电大专科《英语阅读1》-期末试题4

国家开放大学电大专科英语阅读(1)2024-2025期末试题及答案(试卷号：2155)Part IQuestions 110 are based on Passage 1. (30 points, 3 points each)Passage 1The dentistoncowsofWaterpicktoUPspiderAustraliaQuestions 110： The following people are talking about their phobias (恐惧症).Read Passage 1 and complete the following ideas with the words given above in the box.Nicola： Spiders. I just cant go near a (1).Lisa： Im really scared of flying, so I can J t go to America or (2)for my holidays.Peter： Heights. I cant go (3) a ladder or anything like that. Im not very keen (4)flying either, but Im not scared of it.Joseph： (5) I know its silly, but Im really terrified(6) going to the dentist.Guy： Spiders. Wasps. In fact, all kinds of things that crawl or buzz round your head.Chris： Nothing really. My brother doesnt like spiders, so I have to (7) them up and throw them outside.Philip： (8), I suppose. I didnt learn to swim when I was little and now Im too scared (9)try.Miriam： Cows. And spiders. Stupid really, isnt it? Big things like (10)and little things like spiders.Part IIRead passages 2 and 3 then choose an answer from the choices given to complete statements 1120 based on your understanding of the passage. (30 points, 3 points each)Passage 2Suspect sent back to TaiwanXIAMEN (Xinhua)The Chinese maninland Red Cross organization handed over a suspect in a financial crime to its counterpart in Taiwan here last Thursday.The repatriated man, Cai Zhiwei, a 27-year-old Taiwan bank clerk, fled to Hong Kong on 30 April, this year with part of the 31. 44 million Taiwan yuan ( $ 1. 12 million) he had stolen from customer accounts at the bank where he worked.Cai entered Shenzhen on 1 May, carrying a total of $ 685,000, including HK $ 1 million ($ 135 135)in cash, and the rest in travellers checks.He was held for questioning when be cashed the travellers checks at the Bank of China Shenzhen Branch on 5 May. The funds he deposited in a local bank were also frozen.The Taiwan red Cross expressed thanks for the co-operation of its mainland counterpartand hoped that such co-operation would continue.The two sides worked out a repatriation agreement in September 1990 and since then have completed a total of 14 repatriations of illegal immigrants and suspected criminals. Questions 1115 are based on Passage 2.11. This passage is mostly taken from .A. A textbookB. a newspaperC. a novel12. The suspect was handed over to.A. a police station in TaiwanB. the immigration office in TaiwanC. The Taiwan Red Cross13. Which of the following statements is true about Cai Zhiwei?A. He is 26 years old.B. He is a salesman.C. He may be involved in a financial crime.14. Which of the following words can be used to replace the word deposited” in the sentence “ the funds he deposited in a local bank were also frozen”？A. Placed.B. Stole.C. Stored.15. The suspect was caught.A. on 30 AprilB. on 5 MayC. on 1 MayPassage 3Computer SoftwareCHENGDUChinese scientists have developed a computer software system which can automatically translate Internet files into the Chinese language.The software has the capacity to translate 150,000 Chinese characters per hour, with 80 percent of the total content easily understandable after the translation process.The major problem hindering the development of the Internet in China is the language barrier- Many Chinese users feel that their English is inadequate for operating the Internet, which is predominantly in English.Development of translation software is part of a high-tech program introduced by the State Science and technology Commission in the mid-1980s.The software, jointly developed by a research institute and a university in Southwest Chinas Sichuan Province, runs in the Windows environment. Users can use a mouse to achieve instant translations, while maintaining the original format of documents or pictures.Questions 1620 are based on Passage 3.16. The passage is mostly taken fromA. a newspaperB. a magazineC. a novel17. Which of the following phrases can be used to replace the word “hinder” in the sentence The major problem hindering the development of the Internet in china is the language barrier.A. holding onB. holding toC. holding back18. It can be inferred from the passage that Internet is mainly operated throughA. ChineseB. EnglishC. German19. Which of the following statements is NOT true about translation software?A. It is part of a high-tech programme.B. It is developed by a research institute and a university in Beijing.C. It runs in the Windows environment.20. The mouse in the last paragraph refers to.A. the device connected to a computer to control the cursors movementB. the animal of which the cat is the natural enemyC. a kind of mouse-like toy for childrenPart HI True or FalseDirections：Read passage 4 and then decide whether the statements after it are TRUE or False. On your answer sheet f indicate T for TRUE or F for FALSE against the number for each of items 2130 for the answers you choose. (20 pointsv 2 points each)Passage 4The Olympics1 The Olympic games are an international sports competition. In the Olympics, athletes take part in many different types of sports. Some athletes compete in the Winter Olympics. Some compete in the Summer Olympics.2 The Olympic games are very old and have a very interesting history. The first Olympic Games were held in Greece in ancient times. They probably began in the eighth century, B. C. the contests were held every four years in summer. The first games lasted for only one day. There was only one contest： a short race. Only Greek men were allowed to run in the race. No women and no non-Greeks were allowed to take part. Women were not allowed to watch the race either, or to be anywhere near the racing area. But the ancient games were stopped in the fourth century. A- D. , when Greece was ruled by Rome.3 The Olympics were started again in the nineteenth century, after Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a Frenchman, suggested that it would be good to have the games again, but notjust for Greek people. De Coubertin organized a meeting in 1894. Representatives from nine countries went to the meeting, in Paris. They agreed to start the Olympic Games again in Athens, Greece in 1896. The Olympic Games have been held every four years since 1896. However, the games were not held three times - in 1916, 1940 and 1944because of the two world wars.4 De Coubertin also started a committee to run the Olympics. This committee is called the International Olympic Committee. It makes the rules for athletes in the Olympics.5 These rules are very strict, (1) Everyone who would like to be in the Olympics must be an amateur. They must not have played the sport professionally. (2) There are no age limits. An athlete can be young or old. (3) No one can be kept out of the Olympics because of religion, color, or political ideas. (4) Only people who were born in a particular country can represent that country in the Games. (5) In each event, each country can have only three entries in the summer games, and four entries in the winter. These rules help to make sure that everyone has the same chance of winning-6 The events and games are of several different types. There are individual contests, where each athlete competes alone. To win this type of contest, one athlete must be better, faster, or stronger than other athletes. Some examples of individual sports are swimming, running, and walking races. In a second group of events and games, three or four athletes work as a group. These contests are usually races, and the fastest group wins. For these small groups, there are relay races in running and swimming in summer, and relays in skiing in winter. In a third group of games, teams from each country compete in sports. For teams, there are many kinds of games. They play games such as basketball, football, and volleyball. To win these games, one team must have a higher score than the other team. The athletes must usually be able to catch, throw, hit, or kick a ball very well to win.7 For an amateur athlete, winning in the Olympics is a great achievement. The Gamesare not easy to win, whether an athlete competes in the summer or in the winter. There are many excellent athletes who compete alone, in small groups, or on teams. An athlete who wins the Olympics is the best in the world.Questions 2130：21. The Olympic Games were firstly held in Greece.22. There were many different types of contests in the first Olympic Games.23. Women were neither allowed to run in the Greek race nor allowed to watch it.24. Greece was ruled by Rome in the eighth century B. C.25. The Olympics were started again in 1894.26. It is Barron Pierre de Coubertin that made the Olympics an international event.27. Due to the two world wars, the games were not held two times.28. Only the professional athletes are allowed to take Part in the Olympic Games.29. An athlete who has just immigrated into another country may represent it in the Olympic Games.30. Three main types of games are mentioned in the passage, i. e. the contests in which athletes compete either individually, or as a small group, or as a team.Part N Short AnswersDirections：Read passage 5 and then give a short answer to each of the questions 3135 on your answer sheet. (20 points9 4 points each)1 Auctions are public sales of goods conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or bids, for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the good. Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, species, fruit and vegetables and wines. Auction sales are also useful for land and propertyt antique furniture, pictures, rare kooks, old china and works of art.2 An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold； and where and when they can be viewed by prospective buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a lot, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 andcontinue in numerical order； he may wait until he registers the fact that certain dealers are in the room and then produces the lots they are likely to be interested in. The auctioneers services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible.3 The auctioneer must know fairly accurately the current market values of the goods he is selling, and he should be acquainted with regular buyers of such goods. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the rival among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other. It is largely in his advice that a seller will fix a “reserved price, that is，a price below which the goods cannot be sold. Even the best auctioneers, however, find it difficult to stop a knock-out, whereby dealers illegally arranged themselves as the only bidder, in the hope of buying goods at extremely low prices. If such a “knock-out comes off，the real auction sale takes place privately afterwards among the dealers.Questions 3135:31. What are auctions?32. What are the goods which can be sold by auction? (Name at least three)33. What is a “lot?34. How are the auctioneers services paid for?35. What will happen if a “knock-out” is achieved?试题答案及评分标准(仅供参考)Part I (30 points, 3 points each)1. spider2. Australia3. up4. on5. The dentist6. of7. pick8. Water9. to10. cowsPart J (30 points, 3 points each)11. B12. C13. C14. A15. B16. A17. C18. B19. B20. APart m (20 points, 2 points each)21. T22. F23. T24. F25. F26. T27. F28. F29. F30. TPart IV (20 points, 4 points each)31. Auctions are public sales of goods conducted by an officially approved auctioneer.32. Coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, species, fruit and vegetables and wines, land and property, antique furniture, pictures, rare kooks, old china and works of art. ( Any three of these will be OK)33. Each group of goods, which can be sold together.34. In the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for.35. The real auction sale takes place privately afterwards among the dealers.