中央电大2008年11月部分专业本科学士学位英语统一考试真题与答案(2)

large gear sits next to a smaller gear. As the large gear turns, it causes the smaller gear to turn. That gear turns an even smaller one. Each gear moves faster because it is a little smaller. The

According to the officials in the United Nations, the idea is being tested at several places in India. The device is easy to operate and repair. And it can be moved easily. It costs about three hundred and seven dollars now to make such a device, but production of large numbers of them could cut the cost of each to about two hundred dollars. 11. Who first thought of using bullocks to provide energy?

A. Indian energy officials

B. Scientists in India D. Researchers in Europe.

C. Officials in the United Nations

12. Which kind of job that the bullocks do is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Pulling vehicles C. Pumping water out if wells

B. Plowing fields

D. Carrying food baskets.

13. Why are bullocks used to provide energy in India?

A. Because bullocks have long been used by Indian people B. Because bullocks walk slowly and are easy to control C. Because there are few non-working bullocks in India D. Because there is not enough oil in India

14. In the sentence “This simple technology is centuries old” in Paragraph One, “This simple

technology” refers to _____.

A. using bullocks to produce energy B. using pumps to draw water out

C. having bullocks walk around to make the pump move D. connecting gears of different sizes to produce electricity

15. Which of the following is true about the device mentioned in the passage?

A. It has a large gear and a smaller gear. B. It’s easy to use, but difficult to move. C. It’s quite cheap. D. It’s still being tested.

Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%)

Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

16. For the sake of her daughter’s health, she decided to move to a warm____.

A. weather

B. temperature

C. season

D. climate

中央电大开放教育部分专业本科学士学位英语统一考试真题与答案

17. Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may get ____ by a car.

A. run out

B. run over D. run after

C. run away

18. ___, some famous scientists have the qualities of being both careful and careless.

A. Strangely enough C. Strange enough

B. Enough strangely D. Enough strange

19. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains ____ whether they

will enjoy it.

A. to see C. seeing

B. to be seen D. seen

20. —You seem to show interest in cooking.

—What? ____, I’m getting tired of it. A. On the contrary C. On the other hand

B. To the contrary D. To the other hand

21. These wild flowers are so special that I would do ____ I can to save them.

A. whatever

B. that

C. which

D. whichever

22. Time will____ whether I made the right choice or not.

A. see

B. say.

C. tell

D. know

23. Suddenly, a tall man driving a golden carriage ____ the girl and took her away, ____ into the

woods.

A. seizing; disappeared C. seizing; disappearing

B. seized; disappeared D. seized; disappearing

24. It suddenly ____ me how we could improve the situation.

A. occurred

B. feared

C. shook

D. struck

25. Was it because he was ill ____ he asked for leave?

A. so

B. when

C. why

D. that

26. John likes Chinese food, but he ____ eating with chopsticks.

A. is used to

B. used to

C. isn’t used to

D. didn’t used to

27. Fujian Province lies ____ the east of China and Taiwan is ____ the east of Fujian.

A. in; in

B. to; in

C. to; to

D. in; to

28. For John this was the beginning of a new life, _____he thought he would never see,

A. what

B. that

C. one

D. it

29. We stayed for the night at the foot of the mountain and ____ to climb it the next morning.

A. set about

B. set off

C. set up

D set out

中央电大开放教育部分专业本科学士学位英语统一考试真题与答案

30. We should do as much ad we can ____ our country better and more beautiful.

A. make

B. to make

C. makes

D. making

31. “To put off something” means “to _____”.

A look for it

B. put it in place

C. postpone it

D. cancel it

32. _____, he’ll make a first-class tennis player,

A. Giving time

B. To give time

C. Given time

D. Being given time

33. —Did you see her off the day before yesterday?

—No, but I wish I ____.

A. were

B. did

C. had

D. would

34. Some drivers always drive carelessly. There is some ____ danger while they are driving.

A. painful

B. potential

C. probable

D. primary

35. You have stayed at home for two days. It’s time you ____ for a walk.

A. go out

B. went out

C. will go out

D. would go out

36. Can you ____ the three mistakes in this paragraph?

A. turn out

B. bring out

C. call out

D. pick out

37. This is much ____ to the one I bought last week.

A. worse

B. lower

C. inferior

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