电大英语（2）试题I.从每题的A、B、C和D 中选择一个最佳答案，把答案写在答题纸上。

（20分）1.Two men suddenly ______ from the house when we were running after John.A. seemedB. appearedC. sawD. looked2.I think I have to ______ you of what you did to us last time . You can’t do it again.A. remindB. repeatC. informD. report3.The villagers are ______ short of money, and they have enough to spend.A. not longB. no longC. not longerD. no longer4. It is know that it is the Chinese who first _____ the paper-making.A. discoveredB. searchedC. foundD. invented5. Mary happily ____ to take the group to have a tour around the city.A. offeredB. gaveC. providedD. afforded6. The teacher was _____ to Zhang Hua when I left the classroom.A. sayingB. tellingC. talkingD. asking7. It is no use to ______ about what has happened.A. troubleB. botherC. to interestD. interrupt8. More information become ______ through the use of computers.A. usefulB. possibleC. availableD. probable9. When do you think we will be able to _____ the new building?A. turn upB. set upC. sum upD. use up10. Did you _____ TV yesterday evening .There was a very interesting programme.A. watchB. look atC. seeD. stare atⅣ.仔细阅读下列句子。

找出每句的错误项，并将其相应的字母写到答题纸上。

每题只有一处错。

（15分）11. I’ve been working on it for 3 o’clock , but I still can’t work it out .It’s terribly difficult!A B C D12. It is a honor for me to be invited to attend this conference.A B C D13. His idea is what we change the meeting for another day since not everyone can be here today.A B C D15. Could you please tell me how can I find the post office ? I’m a stranger here.A B C D16. They told their teacher that they has read the article very carefully for two hours.A B C D17. Instructions must read before you install that machine . Otherwise , it won’t be working.A B C D18. She is so a beautiful girl that everyone cannot help having a look at her when passing her.A B C D19. You must stop to do it like that .It won’t do you any good, I mind you.A B C D20. It is a sound system with high quality, but you have much money if you want to buy it.A B C D21. I saw the man to run after the boy yesterday afternoon, but I don’t think I know the man.A B C DⅤ.仔细阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

把相应的题号写在答题纸上。

（30分）Passage 1The film industry in America actually started up in New York at the beginning of this century, but it quickly moved to Hollywood .There were two main reasons for the move. Firstly, the stars in these ea rly movies were from the theatre and they demanded good pay. Film companies weren’t rich at the time so this was a problem. But the main reason was the weather! Film in those days was very different to film today and needed very bright light to give a clear picture. The weather in California was warm and sunny for much of the year, and the countryside was beautiful and suitable for film making.They made mainly westerns at first because they were cheap and people loved them. They told the story of America of the hard years of slowly opening up the west and winning wars against the Indians. After a while, other kinds of films were made .Of course, until about 1927, the film were silent and the “speech” was shown on the screen in the form of writing on card s. When sound was introduced, some stars just couldn’t carry on in the movies. Some had awful voices, other just couldn’t really act.Hollywood had its best period in the lions of people went to the cinema every week. And this continued right up to the start of World War Two. However, the great days came to an end by the 1950s.By then most families in America had a TV and the same happened later in Europe. People started to stay at home and not to go to the movies. This continued for twenty years but now things are slowly changing. Television has got worse and worse and film have got better and better. The cinema is back in business!22.The film industry was moved from New York to Hollywood because_________ .A.New York was too big and noisy.B.It is difficult to find good actors in New York.C.The weather in Hollywood was more suitable.D.It is easy to find good actors in Hollywood.23. What were the “westerns” all about?A.They were about the life of the America people when they first went to the west of thecountry.B.They were about the life of the America people when they first arrived in America.C.They were about the life of America Indians.D.They were about the life of the people of western countries.24. What happened when sound was introduced into films?A.Many people stopped going to movies because they didn’t like the movies with sound.B.Some actors could not carry on in the movies any more.C.Many film companies had to close.D.The film company had to find more money to make movies with sound.25. When was the best time for Hollywood?A. In the 1930sB. In the 1940sC. In the 1950sD. In the 1960s26. When did Hollywood start to have difficulties?A. In the 1950sB. In the 1960sC. In the 1970sD. In the 1980sPassage 2Mr Adamson enjoys playing the violin in his leisure time. He is often carried away(陶醉) by his music. But it is a terrible time for his neighbors when Mr Adamson plays as he does so badly.One day Mr Adamson sat by a window and began to play the violin as usual. Mr Adamson seems to be making noises instead of music. However, Mr Adamson was absorbed（全神贯注）. Just then, some stone were thrown out of the window under which Mr Adamson was sitting, but he did notp ay attention to it. The “music” continued. After a little while, an empty bottle and a warn out （穿破了的）shoe were thrown out of the window too. Mr Adamson knew that this was not the place for him. The neighbours did not like his “music”. Mr Adamson was very sad. He was badly hurt . “Perhaps no living people can understand my music. I should go to a place where people may appreciate my works.” So he decided to go to a graveyard.He came to a graveyard where there was no other sound except the church toll（教堂的钟声）. The yard was a Heaven where dead people rest. Mr Adamson sat at a grave and though a lot. “I must do my best to show that my music is outstanding.” He was inspired（有灵感）and began to play his violin. Suddenly a barefoot stretched（伸出一只光脚）out of the grave and gave Mr Adamson a kick which sent him flying. His violin also dropped from his hand .Mr Adamson felt very sad because his works was not accepted by anyone, not even the dead.27. Mr Adamson plays his violin _____.A. at any time he wantedB. when he felt freeC. at any place he likesD. only at certain places28. His neighbou rs didn’t like him playing violin because ________.A.He sang along with his violinB.He played it with too loud a soundC.He kept playing for hoursD.He played it very badly29. What is the meaning of the word “graveyard” in the passage?A.It means a place where people where people can do things as he likes.B.It means a place where people where people go to for worship.C.It means a place where the dead people can be visited.D.It means a place where the living people rest.30. Why did Mr Adamson decided to go to a graveyard to play his violin that day?A.Because he thought it was quite there.B.Because he didn’t want to disturb his neighbors.C.Because he thought living people d idn’t know his music.D.Because he wanted to play his violin for a man who rested there.31. After playing at the graveyard, Mr. Adamson knew that ______.A.Many people liked his musicB.Some people liked his musicC.Only a few people liked his musicD.No one liked his musicⅥ.阅读下面A和B两段短文，然后从每段短文后提供的12个词选出8个（A段）或7个（B段）分别填入短文中的空白处，使短文的意思完整。