口语练习
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2023年3月19日发(作者：反垄断法案例)英语口语练习题
一、阅读理解
PassageOne
Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids(小行星)now,onemightcrashintoEarth
destroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.
Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids(流星)bit
thesunfarfromEarthanddon’rearealsothousandswhoseorbitsput
themonacollisioncoursewithEarth.
Buy＄end＄10millionayearforthe
imewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,
we’llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.
costwouldn’t
becheap.
Isitworthit?Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare:1)Howlikelytheeventis;
and2)sthinkanasteroidbigenoughto
destroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500,prettyrare-butifonedid
fall,itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon’ttakecareofthesebigasteroids,they’lltake
careofus,”saysonescientist.“It’sthatsimple.”Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthe
allywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?“Theworldhas
lessgofearfromdoomsday(毁灭性的)rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem,”
saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.
esthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?
eheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.
eheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.
remoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.
idsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.
scientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?
ryunlikelybutthedangerexists.
ollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.
ionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.
’sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur.
peoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthecourseof
asteroids?
dspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.
reatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.
asteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely.
rresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.
oncludefromthepassagethat
ushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld.
idsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture.
ryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappeninour
lifetime.
lesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithEarth.
fthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’stoneinthispassage?
ary
PassageTwo
Believeitornot,opticalillusion(错觉)
reducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.
Bentstripes,calledchevrons(人字形)paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyare
drivingfasterthantheyreallyare,AmericanAssociation
ningtorepeatJapan’ng
nextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroads
ivespeedplays
amajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,
helpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed–related
hazardsarethegreatest–curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,udiessuggest
thatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversin
r,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeing
ns,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredriving
ultisalongerlasting
reductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.
sagemainlydiscusses
yofhighwayspeedcontrol
tternforpaintinghighways
proachtotrainingdrivers
peofopticalillusion
spaintedwithchevronsdriverstendtofeelthat
ouldavoidspeed–relatedhazards
edrivinginthewronglane
ouldslowdowntheirspeed
D,theyareapproachingthespeedlimit
antageofchevronsoverstraight,horizontalbarsisthattheformer
pdriversawake
roadaccidentsinhalf
vealongereffectondrivers
okmoreattractive
ricanAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyplansto
theJapanesemethodincertainareas
theroadsighsacrossthecountry
estraight,horizontalbarswithchevrons
theJapaneseroadpatterns
estheauthorsayaboutstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroads?
efallingoutofuseintheUnitedStates.
ndtobeignoredbydriversinashortperiodoftime.
eapplicableonlyonbroadroads.
nnotbeappliedsuccessfullytotrafficcircles.
I、单项选择题
Choosethebestanswerfromthechoicesgiven:
innerpartyallher__________wereinvited.[]
on
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ion
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-healthmaywellbe__________malnutrition.[]
to
here_______trafficonthestreetsinFebruarythaninMay.[]
4.__________friendsusuallyspeakhighlyofhim.[]
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pwassunkbyacollision;but________divingapparatusthecargowasretrieved.[]
sakeof
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provincehas______________.[]
hsummer
ysummer
mmer
mmer
______likesfiction_______poetry.[]
...and
r...or
r...nor
y...butalso
xtypercentofthecity________destroyedinthewar.[]
nied__________anyfurtherinformationtohelpthepolice.[]
ven
beengiven
retreeson_______sideofthestreet.[]
sexempt_______taxationintheUnitedStates.[]
drather________toothersthantalkhimself.[]
en
ed
ing
lhavealotofproblems__________.[]
ed
ing
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solved
etted__________herthetruth.[]
told
told
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sverygenerous_______hismoney.[]
16.__________byaccident__________bydesign,hearrivedtoolatetohelpus.[]
y...butalso
r...nor
r...or
...and
17.__________,hemanagedtoremainamongthetop5%ofhisclass.[]
hardashedid
ghardashedid
rdashedid
hardashedid
ftthedooropen__________tohearthebaby.[]
rme
me
rforme
me
hinery__________arrivingtomorrow.[]
e
ily__________abletocometoaunanimousconsentthatthechildmustbeoperated
onasquicklyaspossible.[]
三、完型填空
Inatelephonesurveyofmorethan2,000adults,21%saidtheybelievedthesunrevolved(旋
转)17%didnotknowwhichrevolvedaround2Ihavenodoubtthat
3allofthesepeoplewere4inschoolthattheearthrevolvesaroundthesun5may
ynever7theirincorrectmentalmodelsof
planetary(行星的)8becausetheireverydayobservationsdidn’tsupport9their
teacherstoldthem:Peopleseethesunmoving10theskyasmorningturnstonight,andthe
earthseemsstationary(静止的)tscanllearntherightanswers
12heartinclass,
objectivelycorrectanswertheprofessoracceptsandthe14personalunderstandingofthe
worldCan15sidebyside,eachunaffectedbytheother.
Outsideofclass,thestudentcontinuestousethe16modelbecauseithasalwaysworked
well17thatcircumstance,Unlessprofessorsaddress18errorsinstudents’personal
modelsoftheworld,studentsarenot19toreplacethemwiththe20one.
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四、填空题
用单位词填空:
1.a__________ofsugar
2.a__________ofbees
3.a__________ofmilk
用所给动词的适当形式填空:
tsasifshe__________(know)Englishperfectly.
therforecastyesterdaysaidthatmanyareas________
(have)rain,butwecertainlydidn’thaveanyhere.
ways_______(write)withaspecialpen---justbecause
helikestobedifferent.
用并列连词或从属连词填空:
ngmanhasoftenbeenpraised,___heisneverconceited.
8.__________youpromisetobehaveyourself,youshallnotgotothepartythisafternoon.
选择适当的代词填空:
sterystoriesdon’tendthewayyouexpectit,them)to.
dyleft_________(his,their)raincoatonthisrack.
用适当的介词填空:
enewmethodsdon’twork,we’llhavetofallback_____ouroldsystem.
eapoint_____cominglatesothateveryonewouldlookather.
用适当的形容词比较等级填空：
ed___________________________abrickwall.(nervous)
’s_____________ofthefourgirlsinthefamily.(nice)
’refar_________________________Iam.(tolerant)
（二）1.A:CanIdoforyou?
B:,.
2.A:Howareyou?
B:I’mfine,?
3.A:IstherecanIdoforyou?
4.A:.Isthisbookavailable?
5.A:Iyoureadthecollegehandbook.
B:Thankyouradvice.
6.A:Allthesimplifiedreadersareonthoseshelvestheleft.
7.A:Howaboutgoshopping?
B:.
8.A:Iliketomakeanappointmenttoseedoctor.
9.A:Couldyoucomeinat2o’clockthisFriday?
B:.
10.A:I’okay?
B:Yes,.
五.改写句子
用先行it改写句子:
lytheJoneseswillcometothepartyaswell.
rtheywillcomeornotdoesn’tmatterverymuch.
yousittinghereallalonemakesmefeelsad.
用不定式结构或ing分词结构改写句子
icehopethattheywillsolvethecrimesoon.
’tevenacknowledgethathehadreceivedtheinvitation.
用名词性分句改写句子：
redthementoremainincamp.
istedonourgoingthereonfoot.
用所给的连词改写句子：
hncamehome.(before)
stsarrived.(while)
eenstudyingattheuniversity.(since)
六、词汇与语法
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toolong.
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richandthepoor.
iginatedintheNewWorldandthuswasnotknowninEuropeuntilColumbusfoundit
inCuba.
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boxes.
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ndofglassesmanufacturedbyexperiencedcraftsmen
comfortably.
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seasesarebycertainwateranimals.
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ghAnneishappywithhersuccessshewonders
willhappentoherprivatelife.
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rpolicythatwewillachieveunitythroughpeacefulmeans.
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n1974and1997,thenumberofoverseasvisitorsexpanded27%.
ghmanypeopleviewconflictasbad,conflictissometimesusefulitforces
peopletotesttherelativemeritsoftheirattitudesarebehaviors.
outhischancesofwinningagoldmedalintheOlympicsnextyear.
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avelived
ectorwascriticalthewayweweredoingthework.
denofanger,themantoreupeverythingwithinreach.
lizeditwastoolatetogohome.
diditgrowdarkthat
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ainpeoplefourmilliontonsofpotatoeseveryyear.
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enoughtoeat.
ourskinforgranteduntilitisburnedrepair.
puterrevolutionmayewllchangesocietyasasdidtheIndustrial
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menagoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome,buttheydecidednotto
workforthesakeofthefamily.
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31.A:Hello,oneofthenewstudent?
B:Yes,you,XiaoZhao.
32.A:Whereareyoufrom?
B:IChangzou,JiangsuProvince.
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33.A:Greatcrowd,?
B:Itcertainlyis.
’’y
34.A:,mynameisTed.
ay
ord
35.A:I’mWilliamHolland.
B:’tcatchyourfirstname.
36.A:YoumustbethenewteacherfromAmerica.
B:.Iamthenewteacher.
’sright
37.A:wemeetthiseveningifyouarefree?
B:That’sfinewithme.
38.A:e.
39.A:CanIhelpyou?
B:.
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40.A:,wearetheonlytwo“Laowai”inthiscollege.
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三、完成对话
A:Greatcrowd,isn’tit?
B:thoughttherewouldbesomanystudents.
A:Samehere.2theway,mynameisTedHarrison.
B:Gladtomeetyou,on.I’mWilliamHolland.
A:’tcatchyourfirstname,d.
B:William,butpleasecallmeBill.
A:Youmust4thenewteacherfromAmerica.
B:That’mustbetheotherAmericateacherI’mgoingtoworkwith.I’dloveto
knowsomethingaboutyourteachingexperiencehere.
A:emeetthiseveningifyouarefree?Afterall,weare
theonlytwo“laowai”inthiscollege.
B:That’er6.I’myournewneighbor.
A:Beseeingyouthen.
2(Atthelendingroom.)
A:book7?Ineeditbadly.
B:Mm,AcollegeHandbookofComposition.I’m8butthebookisout.
A:That’ou9someotherbooksonEnglishwriting,please?
B:outthisone?new
edition.
A:Oh,vethisistheverybookIshouldread.
B:Whenyoufinishthisone,IsuggestyoureadtheCollegeHandbook.
A:’smylibrarycard.
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练习题答案
一、
1、B2、A3、B4、D5、C6、A7、C8、C9、A10、B
二、
1、b2、a3、d4、b5、d6、a7、c8、b
9、c10、d11、a12、a13、a14、d15、d16、c17、b
18、c19、b20、a
三、
1、C2、B3、A4、C5、D6、A7、B8、C9、D10、B
11、C12、B13、A14、D15、A16、C17、A18、D19、B20、D
四、
g
lerantthan
（二）
1、No,thanks或者Yes,please2、Whataboutyou3、anything
4、Excuseme5、suggest6、on7、letmesee8、would
9、letmesee10、please
五、
ssiblethattheJoneseswillcometothepartyaswell.
n’tmatterverymuchwhethertheywillcomeornot.
smefeelsadseeingyousittinghereallalone.
e
ing/havingreceived
redthatthemenremainincamp
istedthatwegothereonfoot.
Johncamehome,Ihadfinishedreadingthenewspaper
ewereeatingdinner,…
graduatedfromhighschool,…
六、
1、A2、B3、B4、D5、A6、C7、B8、D9、B10、B
20-30题答案见教材
31、B32、C33、A34、C35、C36、B37、A38B39、D40、D
七、完成对话
1、is2、by3、beg4、be5、with6、any
7、available8、sorry9、suggest10、for