开放英语（3）作业1
(Units 1-6)
第二部分：英语知识运用（40分）
一、选择填空
6. It happened a winter night.
A. at B. in C. by D. on 7. I know it isn't important but I can't help about it. A. but to think B. thinking C. to D. think 8. That's all settled. It talked about.
A. shouldn't B. mustn't be C. can't D. needn't be 9. Her parents died when she was very young, so she was by her aunt. A. brought up B. brought out C. grown up D. grown 10. he said is quite right.
A. That B. What C. How D. Why 11. Don't worry. There is room for all your books here. A. more B. much C. enough D. some 12. ----What's happened to Yom? ---- to hospital. A. He's taken B. He'll be taken C. He'll take D. He's been taken 13. I don't suppose he will attend the meeting, ？ A. won't he B. will he C. do I D. don't 1 14. fine weather it is! A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
15. Not only I but also Jane and Mary tired of having one examination after another. A. is B. are C. am D. be 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. B 11. C 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. B
二、完形填空
Peter Blake is a successful businessman, but he____(16) to be very poor. He had nowhere to live and___(17) working in a pub when he ___(18) to start his own business. Peter had always__ (19)__ interested in plants and flowers, __ (20) he decided to set up a company __(21)___ cared for the plants in big offices. At first he worked on his ___(22) , but soon he took__ (23)__ two people to help him. The company has been growing ___(24) for the last ten years. Peter is now very rich,___(25) he complains that now he doesn' t work with plants but with a computer every day!
16) A. would B. ---- C. used D. use
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17) A. did B. was C. been D. has been 18) A. had decided B. decided C. was deciding D. has decided 19) A. was B. had C. being D. been 20) A. so B. but C. ---- D. although 21) A. who B. which C. whose D. --- 22) A. own B. self C.---- D. himself 23) A. up B. over C. on D. in 24) A. ---- B. up C. over D. into 25) A. therefore B. so C. but D. moreover 16. C 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. A 21. B 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. C
第三部分：阅读理解（30分）
短文理解1
Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.
As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team.
She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home. 26. What does the word \
A. very ordinary B. very unusual and surprising C. not special D. extreme
27. The sentence \ my husband thought f was bored … in Para. 4 meant that my husband thought I felt A. dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home
B. annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home
C. happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of children D. sad because all the children left me when they grew up
28. The word \ A. group of people B. part of the training C. part of the route of sail D. part of the job
29. Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to \---\ A. not exact B. difficult
C. not smooth because of huge waves D. pleasant
30. The last paragraph suggests that_________
A. the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer
B. many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn't do anything before the journey
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C. she should be kind to other team members during the trip D. she should not forget dancing during the trip 短文理解1 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. C 30. A
短文理解2
In the last 500 years, nothing about people - not their clothes, ideas, or languages - has changed aEmuch as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by SouthAmerican Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's. And although iiwas very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were serve(became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe,where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starve when the crop failed during the\of 1845 -6, and thousands more were forced to emigrate t America.
36. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years? A. Food C. Potato B. Chocolate D. Coffee 37. \ . A. some cocoa trees C. some shops B. some chocolate drinks D. some South American Indians 38. Thousands of Irish people starved during the \ . A. they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything else B. they were forced to emigrate to America
C. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato D. the potato harvest was bad
39. Coffee originally came from . A. Brazil B. Colombia C. Ethiopia D. Arabia 40. The Arabic legend is used to prove that . A. coffee was first discovered by Kaldi B. coffee was first discovered by Kaldi's goats
C. coffee was first discovered in south American countries D. coffee drinks were first made by Arabs 短文理解2 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. C 35. D
二、阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是正确（T），错误（F），还是文中没有涉及相关信息（NG）。（每题2分，共10分）。
短文理解3
Lily is 70 years old and she takes care of her 91-year-old mother. She told us about caring for her mother.
I wake up early every day, it's usually about 6.30 am, and wait until I hear Tilly, my mum, moving about. Then I make her a cup of tea. At about half past seven she gets up and we have breakfast together. We normally just have toast, but on Sundays we always have bacon and eggs. After breakfast she reads the newspaper, then she sits by the window and waves to the neighbours as they walk by…..
36. Lily wakes before her mother.
37. Joan sometimes spends the day with Lily's mother. 38. Tilly is satisfied with her hairdresser.
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