2023年電大開(kāi)放英語(yǔ)考前復(fù)習(xí)題

開(kāi)放英語(yǔ)3考前復(fù)習(xí)題

第一部分交際用語(yǔ)1.－Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?

－_________________.A.Sorry,youcan’t

B.No,youcan’tC.sorry,heisbusyatthemoment√2.–WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?--________________.A.It’shardtosay,actually（

=infact

）√

B.IonlywatchthematweekendC.I’mtoobusytosay3．－Oh,sorrytobother打擾you.___A.Oh,Idon’tknowB.No,youcan’tC.That’sokay√4．－Canyouturndowntheradio,please?

－_________________.A.I’msorry,Ididn’trealizeitwasthatloud

√

B.PleaseforgivemeC.I’llkeepitdownnexttime5.--WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?

--_____________.A.That’sfine,thankyou

B.Yes,please

C.Ofcoursenot√6.–Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?

__?A.Whoareyou

B.Who’sspeaking√C.AreyouJANE

7.--MayIknowyouraddress地址?--_______________.A.Sure.Hereyouare

√

B.Ihavenoidea

C.It’sfarfromhere8.—How’sthemovie?Interesting?

—

.

A.Iwasseatedfarawayinthecorner

B.Farfrom.IshouldhavestayedhomewatchingTV√

C.Itwasshownlateuntilmidnight9.—Whatifmycomputerdoesn’twork?—

.

A.I’mnotgoodatcomputer

B.AskAnneforhelp√

C.I’vecalledtherepairshop

10.--Let’stakeawalk.--______.A.Yes,let’s

B.Oh,thanks

C.Yes,please

√

11.–What’stheproblem,Harry?

--___________.A.Ican’trememberwhereIleftmyglasses

√

B.Noproblematall

C.Thankyouforaskingmeaboutit12.—Isthisthemotelthatyoumentioned?—

.

A.Yes,it’sasquietasweexpected

√

B.ItlookscomfortableC.No,theprice’sreasonable13.－Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening?－_________________.A.Idon’tknow

B.Sorry,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeetmyparents√C.No,Ican’t14.–Well,Mary,howareyou?--___________.A.I’mgoodB.I’mpleased

C.I’mfine

√

15.—Wouldyouliketoseethemenu?

—

.

A.No,thanks.Ialreadyknowwhattoorder

√B.YourmenuisveryclearC.Ihearthefoodhereistasty16.Do

youthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary?

A.Yes,youmayborrow

B.Yes,goon√C.Yes,help

yourself17.—Thesearecertainlybeautifulflowers.Thankyousomuch.—_____________________________.

A.No,no.It'snothing

B.Youarewelcome.√C.Yes,Iagree.18

—Hi,Sam,Ithinkyoudidagoodjob.—____A.Thankyou√B.Don'tmentionitC.Notatall19.—Goodmorning,sir.MayIhelpyou?—_____________________________.

A.No,Idon'tbuyanythingB.No,Idon'tneedyourhelpC.Yes,Ineedsomesugar√

20.—Whydon'tyoutraveltoNewYorkonvacation?—_____________________________.A.Idon'twanttogoB.Excuseme,becauseIcan'tC.IwanttobutIhaven'tgotenoughmoney√21.—Wouldyouliketogofishingwithusnow?—_____________________________.A.No,Idon'tlikeB.ItsoundsinterestingbutIhavelotsofhomeworktodo√C.Iwon'ttellyou

22.—CouldIspeaktoJohnHarris,please.___.A.I'mJohn

B.I'mlisteningC.Speaking√

23.—Congratulations!Youwonthefirstprizeintoday'sspeechcontest.—_________________.A.Yes,IbeattheothersB.No,no,Ididn'tdoitwellC.Thankyou√24.—CanIhavealookatyourpassport?—_____________________________.A.ItisB.Hereisit

C.Hereyouare√

25.—Mygrandmother'stakenillandI'vegottogodowntothehospital.

—_________.A.We'regoingtothesameplaceB.Verysorrytohearit.Ihopeit'snothingseriousC.Really?26.—Welldone.Congratulationsonyoursuccess.—_____________________________.A.Thankyouverymuch√B.Oh,no,noC.No,Ididn'tdoverywell27.—Thatmanaloneoverthere—whoishe?—_____________________________.A.HeisastudentB.HeisDoctorTook√C.Adriver,Isuppose28.—Well,it'sgettinglate.Imustbegoing.Thankyouagainforinvitingmetotheparty.—_______.A.Oh,it'ssolateB.Thankyouforcoming√C.Oh,sosoon?29.—Hello,I'dliketospeaktoMark,please.—______________.A.Yes,I'mMarkB.ThisisMarkspeaking√C.It'smehere30.—Canyougooutwithusfordinnerthisevening?—_________________.A.No,IalreadyhaveplansB.ThanksalotbutI'mbusytonight√C.No,Ireallydon'tlikebeingwithyou第二部分

詞匯與構(gòu)造1.Shehaslivedhere________threeyears.

A.since

B.for√

C.during

2.Iprefer更喜歡classicmusic__________popmusic.

A.than

B.to

√

C.with

3.AncientGreeceisthe_______ofwesterncivilization文明.A.sources

B.source

√

C.origin

4.Itisveryconvenient以便旳_________here.

A.living√

B.tolive

C.live5.Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.Welostthegame,_________.A.

as

B.therefore

C.however√6.Thesunheatstheearth,_______isveryimportanttolivingthings.A.that

B.what

C.which√

7.Whenwewerehavingameeting,thedirector_________thebadnewsbytelephone.A.wastelling

B.wastold

√

C.couldtell

8.MoreandmorepeopleinChinanow_____toworkregularly.A.drive

√

B.drivesC.havedriven

9.Letme________thecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion結(jié)論.A.lookout

B.lookinto

√

C.lookafter10.Thepatientactedonthedoctor’s_________andfinallyrecovered恢復(fù)健康.A.advices

B.advise

C.advice

√11.Silk_____byChineseforthousandsofyearsnow.A.hasbeenused√B.

wasused

C.isused12.You_______tolockthedooratnight.A.shall

B.ought

√

C.must

13.Youmustexplain___howtheysucceeded___theexperiment.A.ofus,for

B.atus,at

C.tous,in√14.BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm_________.A.hadbegun√

B.hasbegun

C.isbegun

15.Ihavelivedhere_______1997.A.for

B.since√

C.from16.Alecturehallis________wherestudentsattendlectures.A.thatB.one√

C.which

17.I’mtired.I_______workingveryhard.A.have

B.havebeen√

C.had

18.Hekeeps_________athimselfinthemirror.

A.tolook

B.looking

√

C.look19.Thebedroomneeds________.

A.decorate

B.todecorate

C.decorating

√

20.Beforesheleftonthetrip,she______hard.A.hadtrained√

B.hastrainedC.wouldtrained21.Heistheman_________dogbitme.

A.that

B.which

C.whose√22.Maryforgot__________alettertohermother,soshewrotetoherjustnow.A.writing

B.towrite

√

C.tohavewritten23.–WhathashappenedtoTom?--____________tohospital.A.He’sbeentaken√

B.He’llbetaken

C.He’staken

24.Hewas_________abouthisnewjob.A.abovethemoon

B.onthemoon

C.overthemoon√

25.Everything_______ifAlberthadn’tcalledthefirebrigade消防隊(duì).A.willbedestroyed

B.wouldhavebeendestroyed√C.wouldbedestroyed

26.Onhisfirstsea_______,hewasstillquiteyoungbutshowedgreatcouragetofacethestorm.A.trip

B.voyage

√

C.tour

27.IbrokemylegwhenI______skiinginAmerica.

A.was√

B.is

C.wouldbe28.Shewasconvicted宣布…有罪______murder.

A.to

B.in

C.of

√

29.He,aswellasI,

________astudent.

A.is

√

B.am

C.are

30.Motherwasbusy.AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketballonTV,she___itontheradio.A.waslisteningto√

B.washearing

C.waslistening

31.Wehaveouroffice____everydaybyacleaner.A.clean

B.toclean

C.cleaned√32.Shelikestospendtime______whithhergrandchildren.

A.play

B.toplay

C.playing√34.Thepolicemanwasattacked____aknife.A.on

B.by

C.with√35.Ifhewasfitter,hewould________longer

A.—

B.will

C.would√

36.Ihavespentalotoftime____workingonthisproblem.

A.at

B.—√

C.on37.Mycarwasbeing_____whenitwasstolen.

A.repaired√

B.repair

C.repairing38.WhenIwasachild,we____wearauniformforschool.

A.haveto

B.must

C.hadto√39.Bytheendofthisyear,I____enoughmoneyforaholiday.

A.willsave

B.willbesaving

C.willhavesaved√40.Anewhotel____inthecenteroftownatthemoment.

A.hasbeenbuilt

B.isbuilt

C.isbeingbuilt√第三部分完型填空Passage1Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesto

1

AsianandWesterneducationalmethods.Forexample,oneadvantage

2

theeducationinJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoremathandscience

3

Americanstudents.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdaythanAmericans

4

.Thestudyisdifficult,butit

5

studentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschools,

6

manystudentssaythatafteranexam,theyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorized.TheadvantagetotheeducationinNorthAmerica,

7

theotherhand,isthatstudentslearntothinkbythemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvalues

8

ideas.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.Whenstudentsgraduatefromhighschool,theyhaven’tmemorized

9

manybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountries

10

.

1.A.only

B.both

√

C.all

2.A.for

B.as

C.to√3.A.to

B.for

C.than

√

4.A.do

√

B.have

C.does

5.A.provides

B.getsC.prepares

√

6.A.and

B.yet

√

C.just7.A.at

B.on

√

C.under8.A.old

B.poor

C.new

√

9.A.more

B.less

C.as√10.A.have

√

B.does

C.haven’t

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.APassage2Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey(1)_____longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape(2)_____evensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan(3)______,eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthat(4)_theleast_____fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue(5)_______themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter(6)_______andactivethanskinnyandsedentary坐定不動(dòng)旳.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,“Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan(7)_______anon–smokerandsedentary.”Althoughheadds,“Butdon’tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing贊成(8)_____,Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary.”TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(9)_____manufacturers制造商toreduce減少highlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrict限制thehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation’shealth.Butthenewstudysuggests指出theGovernmentshouldencourage鼓勵(lì)morepeople(10)_____.1.

A.for

B.of

C.to

√

2.

A.or√

B.and

C.but

3.

A.thesethatdonot

B.thesewhodonot

C.thosewhodonot

√

4.

A.thelittle

B.less

C.theleast√5.

A.ifornotB.whetherornot√C.

when6.

A.tobefat√

B.beingfatto

C.doing7.

A.being

√

B.be

C.tobe

8.

A.smoked

B.tosmoke

C.smoking

√

9.

A.for

B.on√

C.to

10.

A.exercised

B.exercising

C.toexercise

√

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.CPassage3Moreandmorepeople(1)____toinstall安裝burglaralarmsintheirhousesiftheywanttogetinsurance保險(xiǎn).Insurancecompanies(2)____peopleincertainareastoinstallthealarmsbeforetheywillgivetheminsuranceforthefastyear.Thisis(3)____toincreasingcrimeinsomepartsofthecountry.Thiscanbeaproblemforpeople(4)____arestrugglingtomake(5)____endsmeet.Thealarms,(6)____canbeveryexpensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician電工.Itis(7)_____that20%ofhomeshavealarmsinstalled,andthatanother20%ofpeopleplan(8)_____buthavenotinstalledthem(9)_____.Theinsurancecompaniestoldpeople(10)_____thealarmsonalldoorsandwindows.1.

A.has

B.had

C.have√2.

A.havebeenasked

B.havebeenasking√

C.asked3.

A.due√

B.becauseof

C.because

4.

A.which

B.who√

C.what

5.

A.the

B.all

C.–(不填)

√

6.

A.which√

B.who

C.that7.

A.estimate估計(jì)

B.estimating

C.estimated√8.

A.tohavetheminstalling

B.tohavetheminstalled√

C.tohavebeeninstallingthem

9.

A.still

B.alreadyC.yet

√10.

A.toinstall

√

B.installed

C.installing

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.APassage4PeterBlakeisasuccessfulbusinessman,buthe(1)_used______tobeverypoor.Hehadnowheretoliveand(2)___________workinginapubwhenhe(3)____________tostarthisownbusiness.Peterhadalways(4)___been_________interestedinplantsandflowers,(5)_________hedecidedtosetupacompany(6)____________caredfortheplantsinbigoffices.Atfirstheworkedonhis(7)___________,butsoonhetook(8)_________twopeopletohelphim.Thecompanyhasbeengrowing(9)_______forthelasttenyears.Peterisnowveryrich,(10)__________hecomplainsthatnowhedoesn’tworkwithplantsbutwithacomputereveryday!1.

A.would

B.used√

C.--2.

A.hasbeen

B.was

√

C.been

3.

A.haddecided

B.hasdecided

C.decided√4.

A.

was

B.being

C.been√5.A.

so

√

B.but

C.although6.

A.

who

B.which√

C.whose

7.

A.himself

B.self

C.own√

8.

A.

up

B.on√

C.in

9.

A.--

√

B.up

C.over

10.

A.

therefore

B.moreover

C.but√

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C第四部分閱讀理解短文理解1TherehavebeenchangesinallsortsofdifferentareasofBritishsociety.InrecentyearsintheUKwehavehadaverylargeincreaseinthenumberofcoupleswhogetdivorced.After1969andtheDivorceLawReformActwehadaveryrapidincreaseinthenumberofdivorces.Therateincreasedsteadilyandinrecentyearshasincreasedmuchmorerapidly.Buttherearealsoquitealotofpeoplewhodoactuallygetmarried.AtpresentthemarriagerateintheUKisabout70percent,whichhasgonedownsincethenumberofpeoplewhomarryhasgonedownquitealotinthelast20years,butmoresignificantlyinthelast10years.Quitehighproportionsofpeoplenowlivetogetherwithoutmarrying,and,forexample,40percentofchildrenbornintheUKareborntocoupleswhoaren'tmarriedorareborntoloneparents.Therearequitealargenumberofloneparentfamilies,90percentoftheseareheadedbyawomanratherthanaman.TheaveragefamilysizenowintheUKis1.8childrenpercouple,whichmeansthatthere'sbeenquiteadeclineinthebirthrateintheUKalongwithotherEuropeancountries.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.ThedecliningdivorcerateintheUK.B.TrendsinmarriageanddivorceintheUK.C.TheincreasingdivorcerateintheUK.√2.Duringthelasttenyears,____.A.themarriageratehasgonedownmorerapidlyintheUK√B.themarriageratehasgoneupalotintheUKC.40%ofchildrenwereborntounwedcouplesintheUK3.Accordingtothepassage,thecohabitationrateintheUKtendsto__________.A.soar(急劇上升)

√B.notmentionedinthepassage

C.staystable4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Themarriageratehasgonedowninrecentyears.B.Thehighestdivorceratewasaround1969.√C.Themarriagerateiscurrently70percent.5.Thelastparagraphtellsus__________.A.thebirthrateintheUKisincreasingatthemomentB.thebirthrateintheUKisdecreasingrapidlynow√C.thebirthrateinotherEuropeancountrieskeepsincreasing短文理解2Peopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblemofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman’sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificial(人造旳)substances(物質(zhì))intotheenvironment環(huán)境,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofanaturalsubstance(物質(zhì))，suchasoilfromoiltankersintothesea.Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutioncausedcouldbecontrolledifonlycompanies,individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.Inthehomethereisanobviousneedtocontrollitterandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesinpackagesthatallhavetobedisposedof(處理);drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcan’tbereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,intermsofglass,metalandpaper.Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlytobuythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsotothrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Pollutionandwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying,excessuseandcarelessdisposal(處理)oftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.1.Themaincauseofpollutionis__.A.

thereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironment√B.

theproductionofnewindustrialgoods

C.

increasedamountsofanaturalsubstance2.Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonly__________.A.

farmerswoulduselessartificialfertilizers

B.

governmentswouldtakeeffectivemeasuresC.

allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts√3.Foodpackages,bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancause__________.A.airandwaterpollution

B.bothalitterproblemandawasterofresources√C.topayfortheservice4.Whichofthefollowingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?A.Cuttingoutunnecessarybuying.

B.Reduceexcessuse

C.Eating.√5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)itter”meaninparagraph2?A.Bitsofwastethings

B.

seriousproblem

C.

industrialpollution√短文理解3Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!–IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.

。。。。。。。。。。。。

Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn’treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.

Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?1.Theauthor’sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel_____________.A.

unhappy

√

B.

funny

C.

wonderful2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans____________.A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassingB.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogsC.bothAandB

√3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the___________weare.A.moreautomatic

B.moredisconnected

√

C.closer4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.C.Alloftheabove.√5.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.√C.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere短文理解4Somepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertothetroublesofautomobilecrowdinganddirtyairinlargecities.Theiransweristhebicycle,or“bike”.Inagreatmanycities,hundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,somebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theyclaimthatifmorepeoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownsectionofthecityandthereforelessdirtyairfromcarengines.。。。。。。。Butnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea-theysayitwillslowtraffic.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetssaythatifthereislesstraffic,theywillhavelessbusiness.Andmostpeoplelivetoofarfromdowntowntotravelbybike.Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.Onlyonweekends,CentralParkisclosedtocars,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysaysthatthisisnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown.1.Accordingtothepassage,bicycles____________.A.

aremoreconvenientthancars

B.

aresafertraffictoolsthancarsC.arethesolutiontosomecityproblems√2.

Theideaofspecialbicyclelanesismostfavoredby____________.A.

thecitygovernment

B.somebikeriders√

C.

somestoreowners3.“Bicyclelanes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans______.A.

roadsforbicyclesonly

B.roadsfullofbicyclesC.

specialpartsoftheroadforbicycleridersonly

√4.

Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.

InNewYorkCity,manypeopleusebikesastheyhavespeciallanes√B.

Sometimesaccidentsmayoccurwhencarsandbikesareonthesamelanes.C.

TheCentralParkisclosedtocarsonweekends.5.

Thebesttitleforthispassageis____________.A.TrafficCrowdinginNewYorkCity

B.SpecialLanesforPassengersC.SolutiontoTrafficProbleminNewYork√短文理解5BenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeminister,said,“Londonisnotacity,

-itisanation.”Todaythisisanunderstatement;London,withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnicgroups,isaworld.Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld.

ThecitywasfoundedbytheRomansandsincethennewarrivalshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity.

Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups,includingthegrowingnumberofLondonersofmixedethnicorigin,butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.ChildrenofCaribbean-ChinesemarriageswillgotoschoolwithchildrenofRussian-Irishcouples.NoneofthemwillbeEnglishbutallofthemwillbeLondoners.MostofBritain'sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300languages.NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainliveinLondon(83%and58%respectively);39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%oftheAsianpopulationofBritainliveinLondon.ThelargestmigrantcommunityisfromtheIrishRepublicwith256,000people,3.8%ofthetotalpopulationofLondon.Thereareanestimated330,000refugeesandasylumseekerslivinginLondon,withmostrecentarrivalscomingfromEasternEurope,NorthAfricaandKurdistan.Youngpeople,inparticular,areskilledatdealingwithalargenumberofdifferentandhybridcultures.Theythemselvesoftenhaveseveraldifferentethnicidentitiessincetheirparentsandgrandparentsmaycomefromseveraldifferentbackgroundsandtheirfriendsandpartnersdoalso.Theyare“skilledcross-culturaltravellers”withoutleavingtheirhome-town.1．WhydoesthewriterthinkthatBenjaminDisraeli’sstatementisanunderstatement?BecausehethinksLondonis_________.A.aminiatureworldthankstoitsgreatculturaldiversity

√B.

evenlargerthansomecountriesintheworld

C.

notanationatall

2.LondonisregardedasthemostculturallydiversecityintheworldduetothefollowingfactsEXCEPTthat_________.A.within10years40%LondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroupsB.manyyoungpeopleareimmigrantsfromdifferentbackgrounds

√C.Londonaccommodatesabout330,000refugeesandasylumseekersfrommanyothercountries3.Ethnicminoritygroupswillmakeup_________oftheLondonpopulationinthefuture.A.36%

B.40%

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C.39%

4.ThelastparagraphmainlytellsusinLondon_________.A.youngpeoplefeelateasewithalargenumberofdiversifiedcultures√B.youngpeopleareraisedinamulticulturalenvironmentC.youngpeoplefindithardtoadaptthemselvestohybridcultures5.Thepassagemainlydealswith_________.A.theadvantageofhybridculturesinLondon

B.thecompositionofthepopulationinLondonC.theculturaldiversityinLondon

√短文理解6Whowillstagethegames?PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletes,thehostcityspendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames,theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Biddingforthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbid1,acitywillnotwinthecompetitiontohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenforthe2023gamesfromfivebidders—Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul.2Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?Buildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoldingtheWorldCupin2002inJapanandSouthKorea,forexample,meantthattennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,aswellasmanyhotelsandanimprovedtransportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningthebidthegovernmentbeganmajorconstructionprojects—theextensionoftheunderground,theimprovementoftheairportandthebuildingofnewmotorways3.EachhostcitymustalsobuildanOlympicvillagefortheathletes.Byplantingtreesandcreatingparks,thecitybecomesmoreattractivefortourists.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?Hostingthegameshasamajoreffectontheeconomyandbringsinternationalprestigetot