電大英語II(1)期末復(fù)習(xí)答案

1．——Hello,Sally.How’severything?—.A.Goodforyou。B.Oh,Iagree。C.That’sright。D.Justso-so。2.—Excuseme,wouldyoulendmeyourcalculator?A.Certainly.Hereyouare。B.Pleasedon’tmentionitC.It‘snothing。D.Yes,Ihaveahand。3.—Idon’tlikethesportsprogramsonSundays.A.SodoIB.NeitherdoI。C.SoamID.NeitheramI4.—What’stheproblem,Harry?———A.Noproblem。B.Notroubleatall。C.ThankyouforaskingmeaboutitD.D.Ican’trememberwhereIleftmyglasses5.—WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?A.IlikethemverymuchB.IonlywatchthematweekendC.It’shardtosay,actually。D.I’mtoobusytosay。6．--CouldyoutellmewhereMr.Lakeis?--.A.FromEnglandB.AttheofficeC.He‘sworkingD。He’sverybusy7.--MayIhelpyou,madam?--.A.Sorry,IhavenoideaB.Yes,IknowwhattobuyC.You’dbettergivemeahandD.Yes,I’dlike2kilosoforanges8．--Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?--?A.WhoareyouB.What’stheproblemC.AreyouJaneD.Who’sspeaking?9．--Whatwouldyoulike,teaorcoffee?--.A.Yes,IwouldB.Coffee,pleaseC.Yes,pleaseD.It’sverynice10.--Whataboutgoingforawalk?--.A.Whynot?AgoodideaB.That‘sallrightCSodoI。D.Walkingisgoodtoyou11.—Niceweather,isn’tit?———.A.I’mnotsureB.YouknowitweC.Yes,itisD.Yes,itisn’t12.—IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.———.A.Yes,sodoIB.that’saverygoodideaC.NeitherdoID.I’drathergosurfingonit13.—Whatsubjectsareyoustudying?————.A.Yes,I’mstudyinghistoryB.I’mstudyingnowC.I’mstudyingphilosophyD.I’mdoingmyhomework14.—Whichlanguagedoyouspeakathome?。A.IspeakEnglishverywellB.IcanspeakEnglishandFrenchC.EnglishismymothertongueD.English,mostofthetime15.—Mustwehandinourhomeworknow?————。A.Yes,youwillB.Yes,youmustn’tC.No,youneedn’tD.No,youmustn’t16.—Let’stakeawalk.———.A.Yes,let’sB.Oh,thanksC.Yes,pleaseD.No,thankyou17.—Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?————。A.WhoareyouB.What’stheproblemC.AreyouJaneD.Who’sspeaking18.—Doyouthinktheexamwillbeputoff?————.A.Notgoodnews.B.Theexamisdifficult.C.Notlikely.D.Itwasputoffyesterday.19.—Inmyopinion,you’dbettertakeacoupleofdaysoff.————。A.I’lltakeyouradvice.B.Letmesee.C.Nevermind.D.I’mafraidso.20.—WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?D.OfcoursenotA.That’sfine,thankyouB.Yes,pleaseC.D.Ofcoursenot第二部分詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)1.IbrokemylegwhenIskiinginAmerica.(P86.11)A.isB.wasC.–(不填)D.wouldbe2.Shewasconvictedmurder.(P262.12)A.toB.inC.ofD.as3.Anewhotelinthecenteroftownatthemoment.A.hasbeenbuiltB.isbuiltC.wasbuiltD.isbeingbuilt4.Itisveryconvenienthere.(P172.4)A.livingB.liveC.livedD.tolive5.Ihavelivedhere1997.(P172.8)A.forB.sincC.atD.from6.Thebedroomneeds.(P172.1)A.decoratingB.todecorateC.decorateD.decorated7.Heisthemandogbitme.(P86.3)A.thatB.whoCwhomD.whose8.I’mtired.Iworkingveryhard.(P86.14)A.haveB.havebeenC.hadD.has9.Beforesheleftonthetrip,shehard.A.trainedB.hastrainedC.wouldtrainedD.hadtrained10.Hekeepsathimselfinthemirror.A.tolookB。lookingC.lookD.looked11.Thesunheatstheearth,isveryimportanttolivingthings.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where12.Ifthemansucceed,hemustworkashardashecan.A.willB.istoC.isgoingtoD.should13.AncientGreeceistheofwesterncivilization.A.originB.sourceC.placeD.sources14.Pleasestop.Itcannothelpthesituation.A.toshoutB.shoutingC.tospeakD.speaking15.Thebigmanhasalwaysbeeneatingonthego,hehasgotstomachache.A.soB.howeverC.asD.because16.LetmethecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion.A.lookupB.lookintoC.lookafterD.lookout17.He,aswellasI,astudent.A.beB.amC.areD.is18.Shehersuccesstohardworkandstrongwill.A.ownsB.givesC.owesD.regards19.Mr.Smithamostimportantpartinthedevelopmentofourcity.A.tookB.hadCplayedD.made20.I’dratherstayathomethanawalk.A.takingB.totakeC.takeD.tobetaking21.Motherwasbusy.AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketballonTV,sheitontheradio.A.waslisteningtoB.washearingC.waslisteningD.wasseeing22.Hardlyhomewhenitbegantorain.A.hadIgotB.IhadgotC.hadIarrivedinD.Ihadarrivedat23.Ipreferclassicmusicpopmusic.A.thanB.onC.withD.to24.Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.Welostthegame,.A.howeverB.thereforC.sinceD.as25.Whenwewerehavingameeting,thedirectorthebadnewsbytelephone.A.wastellingB.wastoldC.couldtellD.wouldtell26.SilkbyChineseforthousandsofyearsnow.A.hasusedB.hasbeenusedC.wasusedD.isused27.Youtolockthedooratnight.A.shouldB.oughtC.mustD.shall28.BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm.A.hadbegunB.hasbegunC。isbegunD.wasbeginningA.toshoutB.tospeakC.shoutingD.speaking29.Thepatientactedonthedoctor’sandfinallyrecovered.A.advicesB.adviceC.adviseD.advises30.Alecturehalliswherestudentsattendlectures.A.thereBwhichC.oneD.that31.Don’tworry,yourwatchandyoucanhaveitinnotime.A.isrepairedB.hasbeenrepairedC.wasrepairedD.isbeingrepaired32.Thedefinitionleavesfordisagreement.A.asmallroomB.muchroomC.greatdealroomD.notsobigaroom33.Notalwaystheywant(to).A.peoplecandowhatB.canpeopledowhatC.peoplecannotdowhatD.can’tpeopledowhat34.Sadamfor25years.A.gotmarriedB.wasmarriedC.marriedD.weremarried35.Idon’twantyoutomakeanytrouble,,Iurgeyoutosolvetheproblem.A．thusB。consequentlyC.onthecontraryD。justas36.Whytheoldblockofflatsdemolishednextmonth?A.are…beingB.is…beingC.has…beenD.have..been37.Inthefiftieslastcenturymanynewcitiesinthedesert.A.bringupB.makeupC.grewupD.buildup38.MoreandmorepeopleinChinanowtoworkregularly.A.driveB.drivesC.droveD.havedriven39.Atpresent,themostimportantthingisthatBritainneedsmoretoimprovetherelationshipwiththeUSA.A.todoB.doingC.tobedoneD.do40.Wehaveourhouseeveryweekbyacleaner.A.cleanB.cleanedC.cleaningD.toclean第三部分完形填空Passage1Unit11Act10P161Althoughinternationaltravelisusuallyan(21)andpleasantexperience,travellersshouldtakestepstoensurethattheirhealthdoesnotsuffereither(22) theirtimetheairortheirtimeabroad.Beforeyougo,checkwithyourdoctororlocaltravelclinic(23)injectionsarenecessaryfortheareasyouaretravelling(24).Allowsufficienttimetohavetheseinjectionsbeforeyou(25)becausetheymaytaketimetobecomeeffective.Besurethattheinformationonhealthisup-to-date.CheckontheInternetifyouarenotsure.Don’tgotobedlatetheday(26)youfly.Yourbodyhasanaturaldailysleeppattern.Ittakestimetoadjusttoanewtimezone.Therearemanydifferent(27)ofjetlag:youmaynotbeabletosleep,youmaynotwanttoeatoryoumayfeelsickandtired.Youmaynotbeabletoconcentrateforsomedaysafteryouarrive.Thereareseveralthingsyoucandoto(28)theeffectsofjetlag:-Doyour(29)torelaxduringtheflight;-Sleepasmuchasyoucanontheflight.Useamildsleepingpillifnecessary;-Drinkasmuchwaterasyoucan;-Don’tdrinkalcoholandcaffeine;-Takemildsleepingpills(30)thefirstfewdaysinthenewtimezoneifyouneedthem.21.A)excitedB)excitingC)excittedD)excitting22.A)of…on…ofB)of…in…ofC)from…on…fromD)from…in…from23.A)whereB)-（不填）C)whichD)that24.A)-（不填）B)inC)toD)at25.A)willleaveB)isleavingC)leaveD)haveleft26.A)afterB)inC)onD)before27.A)effectsB)effectC)affectD)affects28.A)shortB)shortenC)lessD)lessen29)A)goodB)betterC)bestD)most30.A)atB)forC)ofD)onPassage2Unit10Act1P140Astudy(21)thatfitnessisthekey(22)longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshapeorevensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeople(23)exerciselivelongerthanthosewhodonot,(24)theyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthattheleastfitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimes(25)todiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastruewhetherornotthemenhadheartproblems,smokedor(26) overweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbettertobefatandactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKenCooper,afitnessexpert,said,"Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayand(27)regularlythanbeinganon-smokerandsedentary."Althoughheadds,"Butdon'tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsingsmoking.Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary."(28),thestudyappearstoflyinthefaceofresearchlastyearwhichconcludedthatmorethan30,000peopledieprematurelyeveryyearinBritainfromillnessescausedbybeingoverweight.TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressureonmanufacturers(29)highlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation'shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernment(30) morepeopletoexercise.21.A)showingB)showC)hasshownD)hadshown22.A)toB)forC)ofD)in23.A)–(不填)B)whichC)whomD)who24.A)ifB)unlessC)evenifD)because25.A)likeB)likelyD)lesslikelD)morelikely26.A)wasB)wereC)isD)are27.A)toexerciseB)exercisingC)exerciseD)exercised28.A)HoweverB)SoC)AlthoughD)Furthermore29.A)reduceB)reducingC)toreduceD)reduced30.A)encouragedB。encouragingC)toencourageD)encouragePassage3Unit18Act3P263.Moreandmorepeople(21)toinstallburglaralarmsintheirhousesiftheywanttogetinsurance.Insurancecompanies(22)peopleincertainareastoinstallthealarmsbeforetheywillgivetheminsuranceforthefastyear.Thisis(23)toincreasingcrimeinsomepartsofthecountry.Thiscanbeaproblemforpeople(24) arestrugglingtomake(25)endsmeet.Thealarms,(26)canbeveryexpensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician.Itis(27)that20%ofhomeshavealarmsinstalled,andthatanother20%ofpeopleplan(28)buthavenotinstalledthem(29).Theinsurancecompaniestoldpeople(30)thealarmsonalldoorsandwindows.21.A.mustB.haveC.hadD.has22.A.havebeenaskedB.askedC.willaskD.havebeenasking23.A.dueB.causedC.becauseD.becauseof24.A.whichB.whatC.whoD.–25.A.theB.allC.-D.those26.A.thatB.whichC.whoD.it27.A.estimateB.estimatingC.estimatesD.estimated28.A.tohavetheminstalledB.tohavetheminstallingC.tohavebeeninstallingthemD.toinstallthem29.A.stillB.alreadyC.yetD.too30.A.installB.installedC.installingD.toinstallPassage4Unit10Act1Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey(21)longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape(22)evensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan(23),eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthat(24)fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue(25)themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter(26)andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,“Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan(27)anon–smokerandsedentary.”Althoughheadds,“Butdon’tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing(28),Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary.”TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(29)manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation’shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshouldencouragemorepeople(30).21.A.forB.ofC.toD.in22.AorB.andC.butD.either23.A.thosewhodoesnotB.thesewhodonotC.thesethatdonotD.thosewhodonot24.A.thelittleB.lessC.leastD.theleast25.A.thatB.whetherornotC.ifornotD.when26.A.beingfatB.tobefatC.todoD.doing27A.beingB.beC.tobeD.is28.A.smokeB.tosmokeC.smokingD.smoked29.A.onB.inC.toD.for30.A.exerciseB.exercisingC.toexerciseD.exercised第四部分閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)正確答案，并在答題紙上寫出所選的字母符Passage1Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarleyBookstoreandbegantolookoverthetitlesofthebooksontheshelves.Themanbehindthecounter,theownerofthebookstore,askedmeifIwouldlikeajob.Ineededtostartsavingforcollege,soIsaidyes.Iworkedafterschoolandduringsummersforminimumwagesandthejobhelpedpayformyfreshmanyearofcollege.Iworkedatmanyotherjobsafterwards,Imadecoffeeinthestudentunionduringcollege.ImademapsfortheU.SForestService.Butsellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfying.Onedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedhereverythingwehadandfoundotherbookswecouldorder.ShelefttheshoplessworriedandI’vealwaysrememberedtheprideIfeltinhavinghelpedher.Yearslater,asatelevisionreporter,Iheardaboutapoorchildwhowasbornwithhisfingersofthelefthandlinkedtogether.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordthecorrectivesurgery,andtheboylivedinshame,hidinghislefthandinhispocket.IpersuadedmybosstoletmedothestoryonTV.Aftermystorywasbroadcast,adoctorandanursecalled,offeringtoperformthesurgeryforfree.Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwashelduphisrepairedhandandsay,“Thankyou.”Iwasoverjoyedandfilledwithastrongsenseofreward.AtMcCarleyBookstore,IalwaysfeltIwasworkingforthecustomers,notjustforthestore.Todayit’sthesame.NBCnewspaysmethesalary.ButIfeelthatIworkfortheviewers,helpingthemmakesenseoftheworld.MyworkingexperienceinMcCarleyBookstorehelpedmefindagoodsenseoftheworld,andmostimportantly,ithelpedmefindagoodsenseofmyself.1.HowdidtheauthorgetthejobinMcCarleyBookstore?A.Hehappenedtowalkintotheshopandgotitbychance.B.Hehadalwayswantedtohaveajobinthatbookstoreandhesucceeded.C.Helikedreadingbooks,sotriedtogetajobthere.D.Hedidnotgotoschool,sohelookedforajobwhenhewas15.2.Accordingtotheauthor,sellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfyingjobexperiences,because.A.heonlyhadtoworkafterschoolandgotgoodwagesB.ithelpedhimunderstandtheworldandhimselfC.ithelpedhimpayforhisfreshmanyearofcollegeD.hedidnotfeelthathewasworkingforthestore3.Afterhehelpedthefearfulladylookingforbooksoncancer,theauthorwas.AworriedaboutherB.lessworriedaboutherC.unabletoforgetherD.proudofhimself4.Theauthordecidedtohelpthepoorboyby.A.persuadinghisbosstodothestoryonTVB.persuadinghisbosstolethimdothestoryonTVC.askingadoctortoperformtheoperationforfreeD.visitingtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation5.Themainreasonthattheauthorthinkshispresentjobisthesameastheoneinthebookstoreis.A.itgiveshimsalaryB.itmakeshimfeelexcitedC.ithelpspeoplemakesenseoftheworldD.itenableshimtoworkPassage2PaperwasinventedbytheChineseinthefirstcenturyAD.PaperwasnotmadeinsouthernEuropeuntilabouttheyear1100.Scandinavia-whichnowmakesagreatdealoftheworld’spaper-didnotbegintomakeituntil1500.Mostpaperismadefromwood.Paper-makingisanimportantBritishindustryandpaperfromBritainissoldtomanycountriessuchasAustraliaandSouthAfrica.SomeofthewoodusedintheBritishpapermakingindustrycomesfromtreesgrowninBritain,butwoodisalsoboughtfromothercountriessuchasNorway.Onetreeisneededforeveryfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaper.IfhalftheadultsinBritainbuyonedailypaper,thisusesupoverathousandtreesaday.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdownfasterthantheyarebeingplanted,sotheremaybeaseriousneedforpaperatthebeginningofnextcentury.Whenwethinkofpaper,wethinkofnewspaper,books,lettersandwritingpaper.Buttherearemanyotheruses.Onlyhalfofpaperisusedforbooksandnewspaper,etc.Paperisverygoodforkeepingyouwarm.Eachyear,moreandmorethingsaremadeofpaper.Nowwehearthatchairs,tables,andevenbedscanbemadeofpaper.Butthelatestinpapermakingseemstobepaperhouses.1.Wherewaspaperinvented?A.In-China.B.InsouthernEurope.C.InScandinavia.D.InBritain.2.Scandinaviabegantomakepaper.A.in1100B.in1400C.in1500D.inthefirstcentury3.Everyfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaperwillneed.A.halfatreeB.onetreeC.twotreesD.morethanonetree4.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdownthantheyarebeingplanted.A.moreslowlyB.muchfasterC.muchmoreslowlyD.faster5.Thelatestthingsmadeofpaperare.A.chairsB.tablesC.clothesD.housesPassage3Weoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike‘hewentpaleandbegantotremble’suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,‘heopenedhiseyeswide’isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese,surprisecanbedescribedinaphraselike‘theystretchedouttheirtongues!’“Stretchingoutyourtongue”inEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople’sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Wecaneasilyunderstandwhatpeople’sgesturesmean.B.Wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople.C.Gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostpeoplebutwordsarenot.D.Itisdifficulttotellwhatpeople’gesturesreallymeansometimes.2.People’sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodindifferentculturesbecause.A.peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferentlyB.peoplespeakingdifferentlanguageshavedifferentfacialexpressionsC.peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentinterpretationsD.peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutsomefacialexpressions3.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat.E.gesturescanbeusedtoexpressfeelingsF.gesturescanbemoreeffectivelyusedthanwordstoexpressfeelingsG.wordsareoftenmoredifficulttounderstandthangesturesH.gesturesareusedasfrequentlyaswordstoexpressfeelings4.Inthesameculture,people.I.hardlyeverfailtounderstandeachother’sideasandfeelingsJ.areequallyintelligenteveniftheyhavedifferentbackgroundsK.almostallhavethesameunderstandingofthesamethingL.mayhavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings5.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe.M.GesturesN.FeelingsO.GesturesandFeelingsP.CultureandUnderstandingPassage4Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!–IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback(退步)totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn’treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?1.Theauthor’sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel.A.unhappyB.funnyC.sunnyDworderful2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans.A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassingB.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogsC.talkingonthemobilephoneandgettingconnectedwiththeotherpeopleD.bothAandB3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,theweare.A.moreautomaticB.easierC.moredisconnectedD.closer4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.C.Ifhismomhasaquestion,hejustleavestheansweronhermachine.D.Alloftheabove.5.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.C.Itmakeseverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsautomaticandmakespeoplefeelconnected.D.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere.Passage5Unit9Act12P132Whowillstagethegames?PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletes,thehostcityspendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames,theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Biddingforthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbid1,acitywillnotwinthecompetitiontohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenforthe2008gamesfromfivebidders—Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul.2Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?Buildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoldingtheWorldCupin2002inJapanandSouthKorea,forexample,meantthattennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,aswellasmanyhotelsandanimprovedtransportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningthebidthegovernmentbeganmajorconstructionprojects—theextensionoftheunderground,theimprovementoftheairportandthebuildingofnewmotorways3.EachhostcitymustalsobuildanOlympicvillagefortheathletes.Byplantingtreesandcreatingparks,thecitybecomesmoreattractivefortourists.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?Hostingthegameshasamajoreffectontheeconomyandbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.Thousandsandthousandsofvisitorscometothegamesandthehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.1.BiddingfortheOlympicGamesusuallystartsbeforethegamesarereallyheld.A.twoyearsB.eightyearsC.oneyearD.tenyears2.Beijingwasoneofthebiddersforthe2008games.A.fourB.fiveC.tenD.three3.TheWorldCup2002washeldin.A.JapanB.SouthKoreaC.ChinaD.AandB4.WhatconstructionprojectsdidBeijingstartafterwinningthebid?A.Theextensionoftheunderground。B.Theimprovementoftheairport.C.ThebuildingofnewmotorwaysD.Alloftheabove5.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?A.Becauseithasamajoreffectontheeconomy.B.Becauseitbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.C.Becausethehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.D.Alloftheabove.Passage6Wewalkedinsoquietlythatthenurseatthedeskdidn’tevenlifthereyesfromthebook.MumpointedatabigchairbythedoorandIknewshewantedmetositdown.WhileIwatched,mouthopeninsurprise,Mumtookoffherhatandcoatandgavethemtometohold.Shewalkedquietlytothesmallroombytheliftandtookoutawetmop.Shepushedthemoppastthedeskandasthenurselookedup,Mumnoddedandsaid,“Verydirtyfloors.”“Yes.I’mgladthey’vefinallydecidedtocleanthem,”thenurseanswered.ShelookedatMumstrangelyandsaid,“Butaren’tyouworkinglate?”Mumjustpushedharder,eachswipeofthemoptakingherfartherandfartherdownthehall.Iwatcheduntilshewasoutofsightandthenursehadturnedbacktowritinginthebigbook.AfteralongtimeMumcameback.Hereyeswereshining.Shequicklyputthemopbackandtookmyhand.Asweturnedtogooutofthe