英语专业高级日常英语考试试题英文版.docx

1、英语专业高级日常英语考试试题英文版央广播电视大学20032004学年度第一学期“开放本科”期末考试英语专业高级日常英语试卷2004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。监考人收完考卷和答题纸后才可离开考场。二、仔细读懂题目的说明，并按题目要求和答题示例答题。答案一定要写在答题纸的指定位置上，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。Information for the examinees：This examination consists Of three se

2、ctionsThey are：Section 工：Listening test(40 points，40 minutes)Section ： Reading Test(40 points，50 minutes)Section ：Writing Test(20 points，30 minutes)The total marks for This examination are 100 points Time allowed for completing thisexamination is 2 hours(120 minutes)Section I ： Listening Test 40 poi

3、ntsInstructions： The Listening Test will 1ake approx；mately 40 minutes T1)ere are Three parts lo 111e test and you will heareachpart twice There will be a pause O(30 seconds before each part to let you l00k at the task and another pause after each part to a110w you to think：I bout your answers You c

4、an Crst write your answers on this test paper YOU will have 10 minutes 9l the end Of the listening test to transfer your answers to the answer Sheet ALL ANSWERS MUST APPEAR ON THE ANSWER SHEETPart 1 (1 8)A telephone ConversationQuestions(1 8) Blank filling listen to the telephone conversation and fi

5、ll in the blanks With the appropriate words Now you have half a minute to 100k at the questionsDate： January 19thTime： 5 pmFrom： (1)To： (2)ReasonOr call： Leaving for(3)tomorrow for(4)Wants to gay goodbyeWants advice on(5)for childrenCall back times： Tonight(6)Tomorrow morning(7)Phone number： (8)Now

6、you have half a minute to Cheek you answersPart 2: (9 - 14) An Extended ConversationQuestions 9 - 14 True or False Listen to the extended conversation and decide whether thefollowing statements are T(rue) or F(alse) and Write T for true and F for false on your answersheet.You have half a minute to l

7、ook at the questions.9. To open a bank account foreign students must first get a social security number.10. Li Weiwei s permanent address is where she lives in China.11. She wants to deposit $1000 to open the account.12. She chooses to open a regular savings account.13. The bank pays 6% interest on

8、Preferred Savings Accounts.14. The bank makes a charge if the balance is lower than $ 500.Part 3 (15- 29) A MonologueYou are going to listen to a recorded speech by a housewife. Listen to the recording carefullyand try to understand as much as you can.4Task 1 Questions (15-24) Spot dictation: Fill i

9、n the following blanks with one word as youlisten to the speech for the first time. You now have half a minute to look at the task. Luckily, my husband earns (15). money to (16) us all but I believethat, in many ways I (17) money by staying at home. If I have a job, I would needhelp with the childre

10、n, the home and the (18) . I would need to have a freezer to(19) food, have a food processor and a microwave cooker to save time. I wouldhave to buy (20) convenience foods because 1 wouldnt have time to (21)properly. I would have to pay baby-sitters and child-minders, (22) ,hairdressers,gardeners, o

11、dd-job men and many others. And, the (23) is, I do not want to (24) other people to work for my family! I love being with them in all sorts of differentsituations.Task 2 Questions (25 - 29) Guided summary Listen to the speech for the second time and complete the following sentences by filling in the

12、 blanks with one to three words.25. I dont feel . staying at home.26. I have got tile time to make clothes for the27. I think it is important to have time to to my husband and children.28. I advice the parent to if they can afford it.29. I think it is for the parent to stay at home.Now you have half

13、 a minute to cheek you answers. This is end of the listening test.You now have ten minutes to cheek and transfer all your answers for the listening test to your answer sheet. Section I1. Reading Test 40pointsInstructions: There are three parts to the test, each including one reading passage. The tes

14、t will take approximately 50 minutes.There will be NO extra time to transfer answers to the Answer Sheet。 therefore, you shouldwrite ALL your answers on the Answer Sheet as you do each task.Part 1: Questions (30 - 34) are based on passage 1. 10 pointsBoost for Beijing - Tianjin Sandstorm Control Pro

15、gramAs spring draws near, Beijingers thoughts are turning to the annual onslaught of March sandstorms on their city - ordeals which see many tons of sand and grit dumped on large areas and which get into buildings and clog peoples hair, eyes and nostrils. Last year saw one two-day storm dump more th

16、an 30 tons of choking sand/grit on local streets before high winds carried it east to South Korea. Meanwhile, in efforts to reduce the effects of the storms, the Chinese government is reinforcing the Beijing-Tianjin sandstorm source, control program with new policies to boostthe efficacy of current

17、tree-planting and greening measures.: The program covers 75counties in Hebei and Shanxi provinces, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous region and Beijingand Tianjin municipalities - a total area of 458,000 square kilometers. Over the next 10years, 205,000 square kilometers of desert and soil-eroded land w

18、ill be grassed. To date, a total of 2. 28 million hectares of such land have been transformed and 1.4million hectares of woods planted. Just over two million hectares of new grassland andforestry have emerged in the regions covered by the program, resulting in a gradualimprovement in overall ecologi

19、cal conditions. Despite this, it has become harder for the program to be carried out. To reduce ornegate sandstorms in the capital as soon as possible, it is imperative to readjust currentpolicies for desertification control and afforestation under the present program. Thus newpolicies will include

20、permission for individuals to enjoy the same state subsidies forafforestation as official economic entities.Questions (30- 34) Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer among the choices given. Writethe appropriate letters in the space indicated on the answer sheet.30. Onslaught means a. arrival b. vi

21、olent attack c. advance d. torture31. Reinforcing means a. making obligatory b. repairing c. modifying d. making stronger32. Efficacy means a. effectiveness b. efficiency c. adequacy c. suitability 33. Ecological conditions means. a. what is necessary to improve the climate b. the situation regardin

22、g air, land, water and vegetation c. the study of dust and sandstorms d. the methods of desert control and restoration of plants34. Afforestation means a. replanting old forests b. reducing forests c. planting new forests d. taking care of forestsPart 2: Questions (35 - 38) are based on passage 2. 1

23、0 points Passage 2 1. Dear Dr. Lucy: I have been happily married for nine years and have three children.My problem is my mother-in-law. She complains about everything. She says mean things tome while I just hang my head and try to be respectful because she is old. My husband is quietand easy-going a

24、nd he tells me I should ignore her. I feel so angry and humiliated. Whatshould I do? Signed: Frustrated 2. Dear Frustrated: This is the classic situation in which your kindness has brought youproblems. Be firm. Tell her that you do not appreciate her complaints about you and that you would appreciat

25、e her being nice to you since you have great respect for her. Signed: Dr. Lucy 3. Dear Dr. Lucy: The teacher called me and told me my son has been bullying younger children at school. He seems such a quiet boy but has never had many close friends. I find it hard to believe that he would behave that

26、way. Maybe its his size. He is eight years old and is taller than the other children and weighs 40 kilos. Signed: Mothers Tears 4. Dear Mothers Tears: You could make sure he is not sitting around watchingtelevision at home, but is out playing sports or walking. Be sure to spend some time with him. H

27、e needs attention. Signed: Dr. Lucy 5. Dear Dr. Lucy: My neighbor is a middle-aged widow who lives next door. She spends hours in our house every day and frequently interferes in how we take care of our children. She is always giving them sweets and ice cream. When we scold our children, she tells t

28、hem we re only joking. Signed: Unwilling Hostess 6. Dear Unwilling: You are the victim of your own hospitality. Tell this woman youare busy next time she knocks at the door. Dont let her in! Shes no friend. Get her out ofyour life. She shouldnt visit more than once a month and then without candy and

29、 ice cream. Signed: Dr. Lucy 7. DearDr. Lucy: My husband is having an affair with my neighbor. Its gettingworse and worse. Last night they were seen by everyone in our area having tea and kissing ina nearby park. I am totally sad because my husband is so openly in love with this woman.Please tell me

30、 what to do. Signed: Sad wife at home 8. Dear Sad: Tell your husband to pack his bags and leave. No husband is better thana cheating one. He is making a fool of you. Divorce him. Signed: Dr. LucyQuestions 35 - 38 Matching: Match each of the items in column A with appropriate items from columns B and

31、 C. (-ten choices in al! )Column A Letter Writers Column B ProblemsColunm C: Solutions35. Frustrateda. bullying son1. get divorced36. Mothers Tearsb. noisy neighbours m. grin and bear it37. Unwilling Hostessc. scolding childrenn. make him lose weight38. Sad Wife at Homed. widowed neighbouro. move housee. mother-in lawp. pack his suitcasesf. secret loverq. give more attentiong. unsupportive husbandr. sue himh. jealous neighbours. refuse frequent visitsj. constant complaintst. attack the other womank. unfaithful husbandu. make