试卷代号：2156 国家开放大学（中央广播电视大学）2016年春季学期“开放专科”期末考试 英语阅读(2)试题 2016年7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。 二、仔细阅读题目的说明，并按题目要求答题。答案必须写在答题 纸的指定位置上，写在试卷上无效。 三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。 505
试卷代号 :2156 国家开放大学(中央广播电视大学 )2016 年春季学期"开放专科"期末考试 英语阅读 (2 ) 试题 2016 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。 二、仔细阅读题目的说明，并按题目要求答题。答案必须写在答题 纸的指定位置上，写在试卷上无效。 三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。 505
Part I Questions 1-10 are based on Passage 1.(30 points,3 points each) Passage 1 When Betty Burwood won the national lottery,she and her husband,Bill,moved into a beautiful big bungalow and she bought herself a very expensive pearl necklace. The following summer,the Burwoods decided to throw a party.Early on the afternoon of the party,Betty took her new silk dress out of the wardrobe and put her expensive pearl necklace on her dressing-table ready to put on in the evening.Then,she went to see how the preparations for the party were going. The catering company had just arrived-a cook,Mrs.Moore,and her two helpers, Nancy and Harriet.They were all in the kitchen unpacking the piles of boxes which they had brought with them.Soon,the fourth member of the team,Charlie Chivers,arrived on his bicycle. By six o'clock,everything was ready.The garden looked magnificent -with small round tables and colorful chairs and sun shades.The food and drink was all laid out in the kitchen,ready to be brought out when the guests arrived. At ten past six,Betty went to her bedroom to get ready.She showered and put on her best silk dress.It was when she was brushing her hair that she realized that her pearls were not on the dressing-table..“Bill,”she said,“have you moved my pearls?”“No,dear,” answered Bill,"where were they?""I put them on the dressing-table this afternoon and they're not here now.”“Are you sure?”asked Bill..“Maybe you put them down somewhere else,or maybe you've moved them. For a quarter of an hour they searched for the missing pearls,but couldn't find them anywhere.It was then that they decided they must call the police. Soon,Inspector Morgan arrived and started to question all the suspects. Read Passage 1 and then try to give short answers to Questions 1-5.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1.Why could Betty afford an expensive necklace? 2.Why did she take her necklace out early in the day? 3.How many people were there in the catering company? 4.What do you think was in the boxes? 5.Did the Burwoods call the police after they couldn't find the pearls? 506
Part 1 Questions 1-10 are based on Passage 1. (30 points, 3 points each) Passage 1 When Betty Burwood won the national lottery , she and her husband , Bill , moved into a beautiful big bungalow and she bought herself a very expensive pear1 necklace. The following summer, the Burwoods decided to throw a party. Early on the afternoon of the party , Betty took her new silk dress out of the wardrobe and put her expensive pear! necklace on her dressing-table ready to put on in the evening. Then , she went to see how the preparations for the party were going. The catering company had just arrived - a cook , Mrs. Moore , and two helpers, Nancy and Harriet. They were a11 in the kitchen unpacking the piles of boxes which they had brought with them. Soon, the fourth member of the team , Charlie Chivers, arrived on his bicycle. By sìx 0' clock , everything was ready. The garden looked magnificent - with smal1 round tables and colorful chairs and sun shades. The food and drink was a11 laid out in the kìtchen , ready to be brought out when the guests arrived. At ten past six , Betty went to her bedroom to get ready. She showered and put on her best silk dress. 1t was when she was brushing her hair that she realìzed that her pearls were not on the dressing-table. "Bill ," sh said "have you moved my pearls?" "No , dear ," answered Bill , "where were they?" "1 put them on the dressing-table this afternoon and they're not here now. " "Are you sure?" asked Bill. "Maybe you put them down somewhere else , or maybe you' ve moved them. " For a quarter of an hour they searched for the missing pearls, but couldn' t find them anywhere. It was then that they decided they must call the police. Soon, Inspector Morgan arrived and started to question a11 the suspects. Read Passage 1 and then try to give short answers to Questions 1-5. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1. Why could Betty afford an expensive necklace'? 2. Why did she take her necklace out early in the day? 3. How many people were there in the catering company? 4. What do you think was in the boxes? 5. Did the Burwoods cal1 the police after they couldn't find the pearls? 506
Read Passage 1 again and then fill in the following blanks numbered 6-10 with the information from the passage.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. The couple moved into a big (6) When Betty won the lottery and Betty bought a pearl necklace. The following summer The Burwoods wanted to (7) On the afternoon of the The wife took her new dress out of the wardrobe and put the party necklace on the dressing-table. Everything was prepared.The garden appeared to By6:00 be(8) with small round tables and colorful chairs and sun shades. At6:10 Betty went to the bedroom to get ready.While she (9) Betty realized that the necklace was missing. The couple failed to find out the pearls and then they made At(10) up their minds to call the police. After a while The police arrived and began to inquire all the suspects. Part I Questions 11-20 are based on Passage 2.(30 points,3 points each) Passage 2 This is a short passage about Dave,the Disk Doctor. Call the Disk Doctor! 1 Desperate computer users who 'lose'the data from their disks can get in touch with experts who,for a fee,will recover the lost information.One of these experts is Dave Smith,who,some years ago,set up a company called Dave's Disk Doctor Service Ltd.Dave and a few of his friends work from home and give all the money they earn to charity.The fees are always the same,no matter how precious the data on the disk is.Some people, however,are so grateful that they send extra money to Dave or to the charities his company supports.One oil company offered him 1,000 for his help and a vet sent him a blank check. 2 It would be hard to put a value on the things rescued by the Disk Doctor.There have been disks containing medical research,television scripts,manuscripts of whole books,a comedian's joke collection,a solicitor's papers for a court case,and even Margaret Thatcher's itinerary for a visit to eastern Europe.For this last case,Dave was asked if he would go in person to Mrs.Thatcher's office 'for security reasons'! 3 Disks are usually sent to the Disk Doctor by post,but sometimes people are in such 507
Read Passage 1 again and then fill in the following blanks numbered 6-10 with the information from the passage. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. When Betty won the 10ttery The coup1e moved into a big (6) and Betty bought a pearl neck1ace. The following summer The Burwoods wanted to (7) On the afternoon of the The wife took her new dress out of the wardrobe and put the party neck1ace on the dressing-tab1e. Everything was prepared. The garden appeared to By 6:00 be(8) with sma11 round tab1es and colorful chairs and sun shades. At 6: 10 went to the bedroom to get ready. While she (9) , Betty realized that the necklace was missing. At (10) The couple failed to find out the pear1s and then they made up their minds to ca11 the police. After a while The po1ice arrived and began to inquire a11 the suspects. 一一 Part 1I Questions 11 20 are based on Passage 2. (30 points, 3 points each) Passage 2 This is a short passage about Dave , the Disk Doctor. Call the Disk Doctor! 1 Desperate computer users who ‘ 10se' the data from their disks can get in touch with experts who , for a fee , will recover the 10st information. One of these experts is Dave Smith , who , some years ago , set up a company called Dave' s Disk Doctor Service Ltd. Dave and a few of his friends work from home and give a11 the money they earn to charity. The fees are always the same , no matter how precious the data on the disk is. Some peop1e , however, are so grateful that they send extra money to Dave or to the charities his company supports. One oil company offered him ;f 1 , 000 for his he1p and a vet sent him a blank check. 2 It wou1d be hard to put a va1ue on the things rescued by the Disk Doctor. There have been disks containing medical research , te1evision scripts, manuscripts of who1e books, a comedian' s joke collection , a solicitor' s papers for a court case , and even Margaret Thatcher' s itinerary for a visit to eastern Europe. For this 1ast case , Dave was asked if he wou1d go in person to Mrs. Thatch 's office ‘ for security reasons' ! 3 Disks are usually sent to the Disk Doctor by post , but sometimes peop1e are in such 507
a hurry that they can't wait for the post.Radio scripts have had to be rushed by taxi to Dave's house because they were needed for broadcasting the next day,for example.When the material has been recovered,the disk is returned to the sender with a diagnosis and a prescription for avoiding the problem in future.One grateful client,an author,put a 'thank you'to Dave in the front of his book.'Dave saved me from a cardiac arrest',he wrote. 'But',says Dave,'most people don't take any notice of the doctor's advice!' Read Passage 2 and decide whether the following statements are True or False.Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet. 11.Computer users can get back their lost data from their disks without any payment in Dave's company. 12.The company named Dave's Disk Doctor Service Ltd is set up by Dave Smith. 13.Dave and his friends earn a large amount of money,but they spend none. 14.According to the different value of the data on the disk,people need to pay different amount of money for saving them. 15.Most people will take notice of the disk doctor's advice after the disk is repaired. Read Passage 2 again and find a word/phrase,which is similar in meaning to each of the following.The paragraph in which the word/phrase appears is indicated in brackets.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 16.hopeless (paragraph 1) 17.thankful (paragraph 1) 18.to save (paragraph 2) 19.lawyer (paragraph 2) 20.to keep from happening (paragraph 3) PartⅢTrue or False Questions 21-30 are based on Passage 3.(20 points,2 points each) Passage 3 How does TV affect our lives?It can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the shows that they watch.Television can increase our knowledge of the outside world;there are high-quality programs that help us understand many fields of study:science,medicine, the arts,and so on.Moreover,TV benefits very old people who can't often leave the house, as well as patients in hospitals.It also offers non-native speakers the advantage of daily informal language practice;they can increase their vocabulary and practice listening. 508
a hurry that they can' t wait for the post. Radio scripts have had to be rushed by taxi to Dave' s house because they were needed for broadcasting the next day , for example. When the material has been recovered , the disk is returned to the sender with a diagnosis and a prescription for avoiding the problem in future. One grateful client , an author, put a ‘ thank you' to Dave in the front of his book. ‘ Dave saved me from a cardiac arrest' , he wrote. ‘ But', says Dave ,‘most people don't take any notice of the doctor's advice!' Read Passage 2 and decide whether the following statements are True or False. Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet. 11. Computer users can get back their lost data from their disks without any payment in Dave' s company. 12. The company named Dave's Disk Doctor Service Ltd is set up by Dave Smith. 13. Dave and his friends earn a large amount of money , but they spend none. 14. According to the different value of the data on the disk , people need to pay different amount of money for saving them. 15. Most people will take notice of the disk doctor' s advice after the disk is repaired. Read Passage 2 again and find a word/phrase , which is similar in meaning to each of the following. The paragraph in which the word/phrase appears is indicated in brackets. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 16. hopeless_一一一一一_ (paragraph 1) 17. thankful 一一一一 (paragraph 1) 18. to save 一--一一_ (paragraph 2) 19. lawyer 一一-一一一一 (paragraph 2) 20. to keep from happening 一--一_ (paragraph 3) Part m True or False Questions 21 30 are based on Passage 3. (20 points, 2 points each) Passage 3 How does TV affect our lives? It can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the shows that they watch. Television can increase our knowledge of the outside world; there are high-quality programs that help us understand many fields of study: science , medicine , the arts, and so on. Moreover, TV benefits very old people who can't often leave the house , as well as patients in hospitals. It also offers non-native speakers the advantage of daily informal language practice; they can increase their vocabulary and practice listening. 508
On the other hand,there are several serious disadvantages to TV.Of course,it provides us with a pleasant way to relax and spend our free time,but in some countries, people watch the TV for an average of six hours or more a day.Many children stare at a TV screen for more hours each day than they do anything else,including studying and sleeping. It's clear that the TV has a powerful influence on their lives and that its influence is often negative.Recent studies show that after only thirty seconds of TV,a person's brain "relaxes"the same way that it does just before the person falls asleep.Another effect of TV on the human brain is that it seems to cause poor concentration.Children who view a lot of TV can often concentrate on a subject for only fifteen to twenty minutes;they can pay attention only for the amount of time between commercials. Another disadvantage is that TV often causes people to become dissatisfied with their own lives.Real life does not seem as exciting to these people as the lives of actors on the screen.To many people,TV becomes more real than reality,and their own lives seem boring.Also,many people get upset or depressed when they can't solve problems in real life as quickly as TV actors seem to.On the screen,actors solve serious problems in a half-hour program or a thirty-second commercial. Before a child is fourteen years old,he or she views eleven thousand murders on the TV.He or she begins to believe that there is nothing strange about fights,killings,and other kinds of violence.Many studies show that people become more violent after certain programs.They may even do the things that they saw in a violent show. The most negative effect of the TV might be people's addiction to it.People often feel a strange and powerful need to watch TV even when they don't enjoy it.Addiction to a TV screen is similar to drug or alcohol addiction:people almost never believe they are addicted. Read Passage 3 and decide whether the following statements are True or False.Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet. 21.TV programs are definitely helpful to anyone. 22.There are positive as well as negative effects of TV on our lives. 23.TV can help improve one's foreign language. 24.Watching a lot of TV won't affect our concentration at all. 25.Some children spend more time watching TV than studying and sleeping. 26.The lives of people in TV shows seem to be very exciting. 27.TV programs can help people solve problems as quickly as the actors. 509
On the other hand , there are several serious disadvantages to TV. Of course , it provides us with a pleasant way to relax and spend our free time , but in some countries, people watch the TV for an average of six hours or more a day. Many children stare at a TV screen for more hours each day than they do anything else , including studying and sleeping. It' s clear that the TV has a powerful influence on their lives and that its influence is often negative. Recent studies show that after only thirty seconds of TV , a person' s brain "relaxes" the same way that it does just before the person falls asleep. Another effect of TV on the human brain is that it seems to cause poor concentration. Children who view a lot of TV can often concentrate on a subject for only fifteen to twenty minutes; they can pay attention only for the amount of time between commercials. Another disadvantage is that TV often causes people to become dissatisfied with their own lives. Real life does not seem as exciting to these people as the lives of actors on the screen. To many people , TV becomes more real than reality , and their own lives seem boring. Also , many people get upset or depressed when they can't solve problems in reallife as quickly as TV actors seem to. On the screen , actors solve serious problems in a half-hour program or a thirty-second commercial. Before a child is fourteen years old , he or she views eleven thousand murders on the TV. He or she begins to believe that there is nothing strange about fights , killings, and other kinds of violence. Many studies show that people become more violent after certain programs. They may even do the things that they saw in a violent show. The most negative effect of the TV might be people' s addiction to it. People often feel a strange and powerful need to watch TV even when they don' t enjoy it. Addiction to a TV screen is similar to drug or alcohol addiction: people almost never believe they are addicted. Read Passage 3 and decide whether the foIlowing statements are True or False. Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet. 21. TV programs are definitely helpful to anyone. 22. There are positive as well as negative effects of TV on our lives. 23. TV can help improve one' s foreign language. 24. Watching a lot of TV won't affect our concentration at all . 25. Some children spend more time watching TV than studying and sleeping. 26. The lives of people in TV shows seem to be very exci 509