国开开放大学本科非英语专业学士学位英语统一考试 2021 春季

 

 

一、交际用语(10 分，每题 1 分)根据情景补全对话，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出
最佳选项，填入空白处。
1–Excuse me, would you please show me the way to the hospital?___________
(A) Go forward, please. (正确答案)
(B) Just go on and on.
(C) Where shall we go?
(D) I know it.

 

2-Sir, how do you like your steak cooked?________
(A) Wonderful.
(B) Medium, please. (正确答案)
(C) It’s delicious.
(D) Three please.

 

3–Er, can you show me the schedule? __________________
(A) Sure, I’ll give you a hand.
(B) Yes, a tight schedule as usual. (正确答案)
(C) Don’t mention it.
(D) Hum, not too bad.

 

4– Cheer up and things will be much better.__________________
(A) My pleasure.
(B) I won’t believe your words.
(C) It’s OK.
(D) Thank you very much. (正确答案)

 

5–Sorry to interrupt your phone call. This is a library, and you are talking too loudly.__________________
(A) I’m sorry. (正确答案)

(B) Am I talking quietly?
(C) That’s OK.
(D) You are welcome.

 

6–Would you like to walk around with me? ___________________
(A) It’s good for you.
(B) That’s all right.
(C) So do I.
(D) That’s a good idea. (正确答案)

 

7–What do you do on the Internet?________
(A) I like Internet.
(B) Yes, I will buy clothes on the Internet.
(C) I don’t like Internet.
(D) I often buy something I need. (正确答案)

 

8– How do you calculate the fee of moving?Well, _________________ (A) we are professional movers.
(B) the cost depends on the floor you are moving to. (正确答案)
(C) the cost has been cut by 30 to 50 percent.
(D) the cost is still too high.

 

9–May I have some more chicken? It’s really delicious. __________________ (A) Of course. Help yourself. (正确答案)
(B) More food, please.
(C) Absolutely not.
(D) It’s yummy.

 

10–Though everyone played well, we lost the game.__________________
(A) That’s what I expected.
(B) Congratulations!
(C) What a pity! (正确答案)
(D) I’m sorry.

二、词语用法与语法结构(30 分，每题 2 分)阅读下面的句子，从 A 、B、C、D 四个选
项中选出能最佳选项，填入空白处。
11–James Watt _________ the steam engine in 1796.
(A) was inventing
(B) invented (正确答案)
(C) had invented
(D) has invented

 

12–_______ important it is for kids to imagine freely!
(A) What
(B) How (正确答案)
(C) So
(D) Much

 

13–They are_____ cheap that the salesman can hardly have any more profits. (A) much
(B) too
(C) so (正确答案)
(D) very

 

14–Would you like _____the window? It’s somewhat hot.
(A) open
(B) opening
(C) opened
(D) to open (正确答案)

 

15–I shall never forget _____her singing that song.
(A) hearing (正确答案)
(B) to hear
(C) heard
(D) have heard

16–No matter _______ and what industry you are in, your company has assets.
(A) your business is how small
(B) your business how small is
(C) how your business is small
(D) how small your business is (正确答案)

 

17–If he ______ my advice, he wouldn’t have lost his job．
(A) followed
(B) had followed (正确答案)
(C) should follow
(D) would follow

 

18–I will have my hair ____ and the long hair will drive me crazy.
(A) cut (正确答案)
(B) had followed
(C) should follow
(D) would follow

 

19–The more time you spend with your kids, _____you’ll get in communicating with them.
(A) the least
(B) the best
(C) the less
(D) the better (正确答案)

 

20–It was not until nearly a month later ______ I received the manager’s reply.
(A) which
(B) when
(C) that (正确答案)
(D) where

 

21–The first book_____ for English teaching came out in the 16th century.
(A) written (正确答案)
(B) writing

(C) to write
(D) wrote

 

22–For many students, university is the place ___they are exposed to different cultures and different people.
(A) that
(B) what
(C) where (正确答案)
(D) which

 

23–Baidu says the device _____ to support image search.
(A) designs
(B) designed
(C) had been designed (正确答案)
(D) is designed

 

24–____ did he watch the football match _____participate in the marathon last Sunday. He chose to play golf instead.
(A) Neither…nor (正确答案)
(B) Either…or
(C) Not only…but also
(D) Both…and

 

25–The teacher, together with his students, ________ planting trees in the street now.
(A) were
(B) was
(C) are
(D) is (正确答案)

 

25–You’re doing a great job. The division’s _____ are in great shape.
(A) fashions
(B) finances (正确答案)
(C) factors

(D) finding

 

27–In our daily life, everyone fails every now and then. It is how you react that makes a ____.
(A) development
(B) difference (正确答案)
(C) progress
(D) point

 

28–I have been very lucky to have had so many ______ managers during my career so far. (A) terrific (正确答案)
(B) terrible
(C) terrifying
(D) troublesome

 

29-If you are in a shopping mall and a woman whose skirt looks really attractive,
you can take a photo of her skirt using Baidu Eye.
(A) come across (正确答案)
(B) come out
(C) come in
(D) come up

 

30–Her determination to _______her goal of life motivated her greater effort.
(A) retain
(B) attain (正确答案)
(C) contain
(D) entertain

 

31–Team spirit means you are willing to _____ personal considerations for the welfare of all.
(A) scare
(B) sacrifice (正确答案)
(C) salute

(D) satisfy

 

32–I’m going to have a _______with Mark about this issue tomorrow.
(A) speech
(B) sentence
(C) word (正确答案)
(D) lecture

 

33–I would ____ E–accounting to my colleagues.
(A) recognize
(B) recommend (正确答案)
(C) reward
(D) reduce

 

34–How much time should I ______ to preparing the annual sales presentation?
(A) spend
(B) spare
(C) dedicate (正确答案)
(D) devise

 

35–Since she _____herself in the survey, she has spent one month collecting the questionnaires.
(A) devoted
(B) engaged (正确答案)
(C) focused
(D) managed

 

36–Official figures show a sharp _____ in the number of foreign tourists.
(A) incline
(B) indication
(C) decline (正确答案)
(D) declaration

37–We all believe that it’d be hard for him to ________extra responsibilities now.

(A) take (B) take (C) take
(D) take

away
off
on (正确答案)
down

 

38–Herbs have been used for centuries to make _______drinks.
(A) relaxed
(B) renewable
(C) refreshing (正确答案)
(D) restless

 

39–The child is_____ a difficult phase.
(A) going over
(B) going through (正确答案)
(C) going ahead
(D) going off

 

40–Everyone’s fingerprints (指纹) are ____________, therefore, the policeman can track the criminals with them.
(A) unusual
(B) unique (正确答案)
(C) special
(D) distinct

 

 

三、阅读理解(30 分，每题 2 分)阅读下面的三篇短文，根据文章内容从 A、 B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Passage 1
African cities are forecast to urbanize(城市化)at a rate of 3.65% annually, adding nearly 350 million new city–dwellers by 2030, according to The Brookings Institution. A billion
more people are expected to be living in African cities by 2063.

Population growth is the engine of urbanization for the continent. Most of the expansion in urban populations comes from natural growth, not rural–to–urban migration. Already, big cities like Lagos and Kinshasa are growing rapidlyand with that growth comes many challenges.

Most of Africa’s worst problems are most obvious in its cities. The huge numbers of people, the unemployed everywhere, the endless traffic jams, the bad road networks, the absence of meaningful infrastructure(基础设施) it goes on.

Yet,(66)there are three recurring difficulties with Africa’s rapid urbanization, according to a World Bank report out this month. First, the cities are crowded. That might seem obvious to a visitor. Both commercial and industrial and housing infrastructure investment has been unable to keep up with the rise in urban population.

Then there’s the poor transport network of these cities. Residents are unable to easily move from one part of the city to another due to unreliable and inefficient transport networks made up of minibuses, matatus which travel across these cities.

Finally, it’s expensive to live, invest, or run a business in an African city. (67) The World Bank says African cities are 29% more expensive than cities in countries at similar income levels. Families in African cities have to spend 55% more on housing than other regions. The high transport, housing, and food costs make labor more expensive.

 

 

41–The first paragraph aims to ____________.
(A) express the truth of the change
(B) remind people of changes occurring occasionally
(C) lead to the following suggestions and measures (正确答案)
(D) explain the difficulties of changes for institutions

 

42–The word transparent in Paragraph 4 can be probably replaced by ____________. (A) clear (正确答案)

(B) diverse
(C) integrated
(D) exclusive

 

43–According to the passage, how should people deal with change?
(A) They should learn something step by step.
(B) They should be fearless about the unknown things.
(C) They should be aware of and use their advantages. (正确答案)
(D) They should explore their unfamiliar areas.

 

44–In the last paragraph, the sentence You can’t get to the top of Qomolangma by jumping up the mountain probably means ___________________.
(A) you will reach your goal gradually (正确答案)
(B) it is easy to arrive at the top of mountain through special way
(C) you should never underestimate your power to change yourself
(D) the mountain is so high we need spend a lot of time climbing

 

45–What is probably the best title for this passage?
(A) The Essence of Workplace Change
(B) Stay Alert in the Workplace
(C) Step by Step, You Get to the Goal
(D) How to Adapt to Change in the Workplace (正确答案)

 

 

Passage 2
A class with hundreds or even thousands of students might sound like a teacher’s worst nightmare. But a big idea in higher education these days is Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs.
(67)Some universities offer free, non–credit MOOCs available to anyone in the world. Others charge for courses and provide credits. The idea is still developing. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology started its first MOOC in 2012. The school plans to offer many free, non–credit courses through a project called MITx. Many Chinese universities are beginning

to offer free MOOCs now, too.

 

Nowadays, MOOCs almost cover every topic, like computer science, technology, mechanics, engineering, languages, etc.

Generally speaking, there are no formal education requirements for these free online courses. Students watch short videos. Then, they take informal, ungraded quizzes after the videos each week for certain weeks. Quizzes are part of the lecture program to keep students engaged and keep them thinking, for students to be able to check that they understood what was covered. They can repeatedly watch the videos and take the quizzes whenever they want. Students receive homework. They can join online groups to exchange questions and answers about the courses. The teachers hold virtual office hours to answer questions that the students have posted. They also present their own questions and observations.

Some supporters claimed that there are things that we can do better in the online format.
(68) We can certainly deliver high–quality education to many students at a much lower cost.

 

46–According to the passage, what does a traditional class with hundreds of students mean to teachers?
(A) An easy job.
(B) Special experience.
(C) Routine work
(D) Heavy burden. (正确答案)

 

47–Which of the following offer(s) free MOOCs?
(A) A few universities in the world. (正确答案)
(B) All the universities in China.
(C) Massive Open Online Courses.
(D) Only the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

 

48–Which of the following is the function of quizzes in free online courses? (A) To enable students to think continuously. (正确答案)
(B) To assign the homework easily for teachers.

(C) To offer students repeated opportunities to watch videos.
(D) To help students answer questions from teachers at any time.

 

49–How do teachers give feedback to students in MOOCs?
(A) Teachers assign homework for students.
(B) Teachers talk with students by off–line tutorials.
(C) Teachers make use of online working time to answer questions. (正确答案)
(D) Teachers give each student a phone call.

 

50–What is the author’s view towards MOOCs?
(A) It is a nightmare for teachers to have a large number of students online. (B) Non–credit MOOCs offered by some universities are not available for everyone.
(C) MOOCs can cover all the topics which are needed in the society.
(D) It is a good chance for many students to achieve high–quality education in MOOCs. (正
确答案)

 

 

Passage 3
Team building skills are critical for your effectiveness as a manager or entrepreneur. And even if you are not in a management or leadership role yet, better understanding of team work can make you a more effective employee and give you an extra edge in your corporate office.

Team building success is when your team can accomplish something much bigger and work more effectively than a group of the same individuals working on their own. There are two critical factors in building a high performance team.
(69) The first factor in team effectiveness is the diversity of skills and personalities. It means people use their strengths in full, but can compensate for each other’s weaknesses. Or, different personality types balance and complement each other.

The other critical element of team work success is that all the team efforts are directed towards the same clear goals, the team goals. This relies heavily on good communication in

the team and harmony in member relationships.

 

(70)In real life, team work success rarely happens by itself if there are no focused team building efforts or activities. There is simply too much room for problems. For example, different personalities may build up conflicts. Or even worse, some people with similar personalities may start fighting for authority and dominance in certain areas of expertise. Even if the team goals are clear and accepted by everyone, there may be no team commitment to the group goals, or no consensus on the means of achieving those goals. There may be a lack of trust and openness, which may block critical communication and lead to loss of coordination in the individual efforts. This is why every team needs a good leader who is able to deal with all team work issues.

51–What does the phrase an extra edge mean in the first paragraph?
(A) A strong, often exciting quality.
(B) An additional slight advantage over somebody. (正确答案)
(C) Something extremely important.
(D) The point at which something may begin to happen.

 

52–According to the passage, _________ is one of the critical factors in building an effective team.
(A) the authority of the team
(B) the similarity of education background
(C) the same clear team goals (正确答案)
(D) the variety of personalities

 

53–What can a good leader do for a team?
(A) To develop different personalities of team members.
(B) To accept all means to realize the team goals.
(C) To settle various issues in teamwork. (正确答案)
(D) To fight for the authority within the team.

 

 

54–What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

(A) Team work success rarely happens in real life.
(B) A good team should have a diversity of personalities.
(C) There are too many conflicts in a team.
(D) A good team often needs a capable team leader. (正确答案)

 

55–According to the passage, why is the diversity of personality valued in team effectiveness?
(A) Different personality types balance and complement each other. (正确答案)
(B) The communication in the team will be better.
(C) There may be more team commitments to the group goals.
(D) Member relationships may be more harmonious.

 

 

 

 

四、完形填空(10 分，每题 1 分)阅读下面的短文，从A 、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

 

You jump into a car, tell it where you want to go, then sit back and let a computer take control. It seems like a dream 56 . It isn’t.

In many ways such driverless cars are already with us. There is partial automation in many cars, such as intelligent braking, lane departure warning and automatic parking. The systems are there 57 cars can pretty much drive themselves. No one noticed the introduction of cruise control. We’ve got collision avoidance, and we’ll soon have automatic lane change.

58 this technology should make the roads safer. Machines are much better59 following rules than humans. Road signs 60 drivers to slow down to avoid creating jams. They are often ignored by drivers. But it won’t happen to a computer. Driverless cars could also choose the best route to 61 traffic jams.

Fewer jams will mean less stop–start driving. Maintaining smooth and constant speeds will improve fuel efficiency. Computers could also be programmed to take the greenest route, 62 the fastest one. Under computer control, cars could also travel much closer together.

They can effectively “slipstream” 63 and use less fuel to move themselves forward. They can even form multi–car “trains” going at 64 speeds. However, with driverless cars on the roads, there will be potential trust issues between people and machines. We could 65 see guard rails back on the sides of roads. This would be a backward step.

56-
(A) at weekends
(B) in the future (正确答案)
(C) at present
(D) in the past

 

57-
(A) so that (正确答案)
(B) as
(C) in order that
(D) as long as

 

58-
(A) Inventing
(B) Importing (正确答案)
(C) Improving
(D) Investing
59–
(A) at (正确答案)
(B) on
(C) with
(D) up

 

60-
(A) ask
(B) suggest
(C) point
(D) advise (正确答案)

61-
(A) refuse
(B) avoid (正确答案)
(C) reject
(D) aware

 

62-
(A) as well as
(B) regardless of
(C) rather than (正确答案)
(D) except for

 

63-
(A) one by one
(B) one another (正确答案)
(C) each other
(D) once more

 

64-
(A) slow
(B) high (正确答案)
(C) quick
(D) low

 

65-
(A) therefore (正确答案)
(B) since
(C) however
(D) although

五、翻译(20 分，每题 2 分)
(一)把下列句子译成汉语。
66–You cannot live in the past, so denying that change could occur only makes things more
complicated for you. (Passage 1)
你不能生活在过去，所以，对你来说，否认可能发生的变化只能使事情更为复杂。

 

67-Some universities offer free, non–credit MOOCs available to anyone in the world. (Passage 2)
一些大学提供人人可学的免费、非学分的慕课。

 

68–We can certainly deliver high–quality education to many students at a much lower cost (Passage 2)
当然，我们能够向许多学生提供更低成本的高质量教育。

 

69–The first factor in team effectiveness is the diversity of skills and personalities. (Passage 3)
团队效能的首要因素是技能和性格的多样性。

 

70–In real life, team work success rarely happens by itself if there are no focused team building efforts or activities. (Passage 3)
在现实生活中，如果没有专门进行团队建设的努力或活动，团队工作不易成功。

 

(二) 把下列句子译成英语。

 

71-这是关于一名成功商人的管理经验，不是吗？
It’s about a successful businessman’s management experience, isn’t it?

 

72–我们公司对大众健康负有责任，应该重视这个问题。
Our company has a responsibility for public health and should take it seriously.

 

73–我一到那里，就打电话给你
I will telephone you as soon as I get there.

74–在武汉的医院，医务工作者轮流照顾病人。
In the hospitals in Wuhan, the medical staff take shifts to treat their patients.

 

75-社区在控制病情方面发挥重要作用。
Communities play a key role in controlling the disease.