《开放英语II(1)》期中试卷

《开放英语II(1)》期中试卷《开放英语II(1)》期中试卷一、选择填空阅读下面的句子和对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并标在答题纸的相应位置。（每题2分，共30分）1.Improvedhealthbringspopulationgrowth,_________peopletomoveoutofruralareas.A)causesB)causingC)causedD)cause2.__________thefamilies,________thestandardofliving.A)Small…highB)Smaller…higherC)Smallest…highestD)Thesmaller…thehigher3.AllCFCcoolantsmust____________fromfridges.A)removeB)beenremovedC)beremovingD)beremoved4.________Ibuyabike,I?llhavetousethecar.A)ifB)whenC)unlessD)because5.Theyagreed________him￡100.A)topayB)payingC)payD)paid6.__________averagewomenlivelongerthanmen.A)OnB)InC)ByD)At7.Alotoffood________nowadaysisconveniencefood.A)buyB)buysC)buyingD)bought8.Thatsmellslovely.__________deliciousfood!A)WhichB)WhatC)WhataD)How9.Newregulations________lastyeartocontrolairlinesafety.A)introducedB)wasintroducedC)introducingD)wereintroduced10.Couldyoutellme________?A)howlongyoulivehereB)howlonghaveyoulivedhereC)howlongyouhavelivedhereD)howlongdidyoulivehere11.You________apasstoenterthatbuilding.A)needgettingB)needgetC)needtogetD)needgot12.Iftheyhadn?tgoneonvacation,theirhouse_______________brokeninto.A)won?thavebeenB)hadn?tbeenC)wouldn?thavebeenD)haven?thadbeen13.“Whatareyoudoing?”“I?mlisteningaprogrammeenergysaving.”A)from…forB)from…onC)to…forD)to…on14.Therearetwonewassistantsintheoffice,but__________themisanygood.A)neitherofB)noneofC)bothofD)eitherof15.Itwas__________hotthatwehadtoopenalltheofficewindows.A）muchB）tooC）soD)such二、完型填空（20分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并标在答题纸的相应位置。(每题2分，共20分)Chinahaslargedesertareasandmuchofitsagriculturalland(1)____________bydesertification,whichisgettingworse.Inaddition,soilerosionhasledtoahugelossoffarmlandandalsothedryingoutofrivers.Consequently,thelivelihoodsof35millionpeoplearebeingthreatened.(2)___________,itisevenaffectingcities.Thenearestsandduneislessthan100milesfromBeijing,so,whennorthwestwindsblow,unpleasantsandstormsarebecomingmorefrequent,(3)____________majordifficulties.Thesituationisbecomingworse,thereforethegovernmenthastotakeaction.Thereasonsforthechangesarecomplex.Insomeplacestheenvironmentissuffering(4)____________thegrowthinfactories.Asaresult,treesandothervegetationdie,andsosoiliseroded.(5)________treesthatdie,(6)________waterisheldintheearth.Moreovertheneedforwoodforfuelandbuildingsleadstofurtherdeforestation,whichcausesfurthersoilerosion.(7)____________localfarmersfinditmoreandmoredifficulttomakealivingandtheyendupusinginefficientfarmingmethods,whichagain(8)________soilerosion.AndtheGovernmentiscarryingoutanti-desertificationprojects,includingthebuildingofaforestbeltarounddeserts.Soatree-plantingcampaignisbeingstarted.(9)______astheGreatGreenWall,itismeanttoprotectBeijingfromsandstorms.Moreovertreeswillbeplantedaroundthedesertsthemselves.MoreoverChinahopestocontrolthe(10)_______ofdesertlandbytheyear2021.Asaresultplanstoestablishaprotectedecosystemindesertareasby2050.(1)A)isthreatB)isbeingthreatenedC)threatsD)threatened(2)A)AsaresultB)HoweverC)FurthermoreD)Beside(3)A)resultinginB)resultedinC)causedinD)causingin(4)A)andB)alsoC)becauseofD)because(5)A)MoreB)LessC)ThelessD)Themore(6)A)moreB)lessC)thelessD)themore(7)A)ButB)ConsequentlyC)AlsoD)Inaddition(8)A)leadsB)resultsC)leadstoD)resultsfrom(9)A)KnownB)KnowC)KnowingD)Knows(10)A)extendB)extensionC)expandD)expansion第二部分：阅读理解三、阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个正确答案。（每题3分，共30分）1…Mum,canwegotoMcDonald?s,please??Somepeoplemightask,…Wherewouldwebetodayifwedidnothavefastfood??and…Wherewouldparentstaketheirchildrenouttoeat??Ithasbeenreportedthatapproximately30%ofmealsconsumedbyfamiliesintheUSAareeatenatoneofthebigchainslikeBurgerKingandTacoBell,thoughprobablynoneismorefamousthanMcDonald?s.Thedistinctive…goldenarch?cannowbeseeninmostmajorcitiesintheworld.In2021,McDonald?shadapproximately25,000restaurantsinover120countriesandserved29millionpeopleaday.Apparently,thesecretoftheirsuccessisamarketingstrategyof…thinkglobal,actlocal’.McDonald?slearntthatiftheyadaptedtheir…Mac?mealstodifferentcultures,itwasmoresuccessfulthanhavingastandardisedsetofproductsthattastethesameeverywhere.Sonow,around80%ofMcDonald?srestaurantsarefranchisedtolocalpeoplewhoservefoodwitha…local?flavour.Forexample,inHongKong,foodcalled…ShakeShakeFries?and…RedBeanSunday?canbefoundonthemenu,whileinSwitzerland,…VegiMacs?areserved.However,fastfoodisnotpopularwitheveryone.Itisoftencalled…junk?foodbecauseitissaidtobeunhealthyandfulloffat.Furthermore,manypeopleclaimthatfastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwaste,whilemillionsofpeopleindevelopingcountriesgohungry.Atthesametime,moreandmorepeoplenolongercookfreshfoodathome.…Convenience?foodisjusttooconvenient!ItissoeasyforpeoplewithbusyworkinglivestocallintotheirlocalbranchofMarksandSpencer,orsomeothersupermarketchain,tobuyready-mademealsontheirwayhomefromwork.Itiseveneasiertobuya…take-away?fromalocalrestaurantorpickupthephoneandorderapizzatobedeliveredtoyourhome.1.The…goldenarch?inthesecondparagraphrefersto______________.A)BurgerKingB)TacoBellC)McDonald?sD)allthefastfoodrestaurants2.Accordingtothepassage,McDonald