电大开放英语4-期中考试试卷及答案

试卷代号：座位号□□安徽电大芜湖分校2013-2014学年度开放教育期中考试英语开放英语4试题姓名学号得分2013年11月题号一二三四五六总分分数得分评卷人一、交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）此部分共有5个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出正确选项。1.–Oh,dear!I’vejustbrokenawindow.--_______.Itcan’tbehelped.A.Don’tworryB.AllrightC.That’sfineD.Notatall2.–Wouldyouliketoseeafilm?--______________.A.Yes,I’dloveto..B.Doit,please.C.No,youlikeit?D.Howdoyoudo?3.—Davidinjuredhislegplayingfootballyesterday.--Really?_________A.Whodidthat?B.What’swrongwithhim?C.Howdidthathappen?D.Whywashesocareless?4.—IwonderifIcoulduseyourcomputertonight?--_______I’mnotusingitrightnow.A.Sure,goahead.B.Idon’tknow.C.Itdoesn’tmatterD.Whocares?5.–Madam,doallthebusesgodowntown?--__________.A.Wow,yougottheidea.B.No,nevermind.C.Prettywell,Iuses.D.Sorry,I’mnewhere.得分评卷人二、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）此部分共有2篇短文，在第一篇短文后有5个正误判断题，从每题后的两个选项中选出正确答案；在第二篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出正确选项。PassageOne:Nooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeon(外科医生)andpartofittakenout.Today,however,weneedn’tworryaboutfeelingofpainduringtheoperation.Thesickpersonfallsintoakindofsleep,andwhenheawakes,theoperationisfinished.Butthesehappyconditionsarefairlynew.Itisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohaveanoperationfeltallhispain.Longago,operationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything.Thesickmanhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbestforhim.Hecouldfeelallthepainifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoff,andhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthosewhowatched.Soonafter1770,JosephPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalled“laughinggas”.LaughinggasbecameknowinAmerica.Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit.Mostofthemspenttheirtimelaughing,butonemanataparty,HoraceWells,noticedthatpeopledidn’tseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthisgas.Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself.Heaskedafriendtohelphim.Wellstooksomeofthegas,andhisfriendpulledoutoneofWell’steeth.Wellsfeltnopainatall.Ashedidn’tknowenoughaboutlaughinggas,hegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave.Themancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout.Wellstriedagain,butthistimehegavetoomuchofthegas,andthemandied.Wellsneverforgotthisterribleevent.6.ItisafewmoreyearssinceamanbeingoperatedfeltallthepainA.TB.F7.Longago,whenthesickmanwasoperatedon,hecouldfeelallthepain.A.TB.F8.Usingthelaughinggas,thepeopledidnotseemtofeelpain.A.TB.F9.Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton,hestillfeltpain.A.TB.F10.Onewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggaswouldlaughallthetime.A.TB.FPassageTwo:WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings(bed,tables,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses.Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewhoareinternationalbusinessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples---peoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon'tliketotellothersaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink,(248words)11.WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses?A.Sellinghomefurnishings.B.Rentingfurnishedapartments.C.Sellingusedfurniture.D.Rentinghomefurnishings.12.Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?___________A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.D.Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.13.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?___________A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple'shometown.C.Onlythosewhodon'thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.14.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?_A.RentorBuy?B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings.C.FurnishedApartments.D.ANewIdea.15.Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat___________A.Theyhavelessmoney.B.Theydon'twanttobuyoldfurniture.C.Thenewfurnitureisofgoodquality.D.Theydon'thavemuchmoneyanddon'twanttobuythecheapfurniture.得分评卷人三、词汇与结构（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）此部分共有5个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出正确选项。16.Theconstructionofthenewbridgehasbeen_______fortwoweeksbecauseofthebadweather.A.devotedB.developedC.dependedD.delayed17.Acomputercanonlydo_______youhaveinstructedittodo.A.howB.afterC.whatD.when18.Hadyoucomefiveminutesearlier,you_______thetraintoBirmingham.Butyoumissedit.A.wouldcatchBwouldhavecaughtC.couldcatchD.shouldcatch19.Ther