1、国家开放大学电大专科英语阅读(1)期末试题及答案(试卷号：2155)2022盗传必究Fart iQuestions 110 are based on Passage 1. (30 points, 3 points each)Passage 178 New Road Canford 27th OctoberDear Helen,1. Youll be pleased to hear Im at home and feeling much better. I still feel rather weak and tired but Im so glad to be home. Dad has lo
2、oked after everything really well so the flat was all spick and span when I came back.2. Someone from the office came to see me in hospital. She told me not to go back to work until I feel up to it. Theyve got a temp in to do my typing.3. Its really nice to get your letters. Thank you for the card y
3、ou sent me, too.Your father and I are pleased youre settling down at University and that youve got some nice friends.Enjoy yourself but work hard too.LoveMumQuestions 110 :Read Passage 1 and then find a word/phrase which means the same as each of the following. The paragraph in which the word/phrase
4、 appears is indicated in the brackets. Write your answers on the answer sheet.1. take care of(paragraph 1)2. clean and tidy(paragraph 1)3. be well enough to (doing things)(paragraph 2)4. a person employed for short periods of time(paragraph 2)5. start living a normal life(paragraph 3)Read Passage 1
5、again and then decide whether the following statements are true or false.6. This letter was written by Helens father.7. Helens parents live in Canford.8. Helens mother is still very ill.9. Helens mother doesnt need to go back to work immediately.10. Helens parents are very pleased to know that Helen
6、 is coming home.Part IIRead the following two passages carefully and then choose the best answer to questions 11-20 according to your understanding of the passages. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (30 points, 3 points each)Passage 2CHENGDUChinese scientists have developed a computer software
7、 system which can automatically translate Internet files into the Chinese language.The software has the capacity to translate 150,000 Chinese characters per hour, with 80 percent of the total content easily understandable after the translation process.The major problem hindering the development of t
8、he Internet in China is the language harrier. Many Chinese users feel that their English is inadequate for operating the Internet, which is predominantly in English,Development o translation software is part of a high-tech program introduced by the State Science and technology Commission in the mid-
9、1980s.The software, jointly developed by a research institute and a university in Southwest Chinas Sichuan Province, runs in the Windows environment. Users can use a mouse to achieve instant translations, while maintaining the original format of documents or pictures.11. The passage is mostly taken
10、from .A. a newspaperB. a magazineC. a novel12. Which of the following phrases can be used to replace the word hinder” in the sentence The major problem hindering the development o the Internet in china is the language barrier. nA. holding onB. holding toC. holding back13. It can be inferred from the
11、 passage that Internet is mainly operated through.A. ChineseB. EnglishC. German14. Which of the following statements is NOT true about translation software?A. It is part of a high-tech programme.B. It is developed by a research institute and a university in Beijing.C. It runs in the Windows environm
12、ent15. The mouse in the last paragraph refers to _A. the animal of which the cat is the natural enemyB. a kind of mouse-like toy for childrenC. the device connected to a computer to control the cursors movementPassage 3Changes in LivelihoodAUTHORITATIVE SCHOLARS place China s social development at t
13、he lower medium level compared to the rest of the world. China has gone through several twists and turns since 1949, and many peoples lives have changed for better or worse as a result. However, today a general improvement is evident. Since 1978 in particular, many peoples life-styles have improved
14、at a greater pace than in the previous 30 years.Chinese have not only improved on their diet, clothing, housing and the products they use every day, but their disposable income has also grown as well. By the end of June 1995, rural and urban bank savings amounted to 3,545. 8 billion yuan.Figures sho
15、w that since the 1990s communications equipment, houses, apartments and cars have bugun to replace TV sets, refregerators and washing machines (which in turn replaced bikes, watches and sewing machines at the beginning of the 1980s) as the largest individual consumption items.According to a conserva
16、tive estimate, China has about 100,000 private cars today. Seven percent of urban residents have installed home phones. The Chinese Post and Telecommunications Ministry plans 120 million new phone lines for the year 2000, or a phone for every urban household. Today fax machines, computers and mobile phones are very common and face a b
