函授本科《成人英语4 》作业题（任课老师：）学生专业年级：学生姓名：（学号：）I.单项选择（每题2分）1. All CFC coolants must __ from fridges.A. removeB. been removedC. be removingD. be removed2. _______I buy a bike, I’ll have to use the bus.A. ifB. WhenC. UnlessD. Because3. They agreed _______him £100.A. to payB. payingC. payD. paid4. _ _______ average women live longer than men.A. OnB. InC. ByD. At5. A lot of food _______nowadays is convenience food.A. buyB. buysC. buyingD. bought6.—I’ll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?—Not at all. _______A. I’ve no timeB. I’d rather notC. You can l eaveD. I’d be happy to7. In some parts of the world, tea _______with milk and sugar.A. is servingB. is servedC. servesD. served8. It’s nearly seven o’clock. Jack _______ be here at any moment.A. mustB. needC. shouldD. can9. I hope there are enough glasses for each guest to have _______.A. itB. thoseC. themD. one10. _______down the radio. The baby’s asleep in the next room.A. TurnB. TurningC. TurnedD. To turn11. Paul doesn’t have to be made _______. He always works hard.A. studyB. to studyC. studiesD. studying12. I first met Lisa three years ago when we _______at the radio station together.A. have workedB. had been workingC. were workingD. had worked13. She thought I was talking about her daughter, ________, in fact, I was talking about my daughter.A. whomB. whereC. whichD. while14. ---When shall we meet again?-----Make it _______day you like; it’s all the same to me.A. oneB. anyC. anotherD. some15. All the leading newspapers _______the trade talks between China and the United States.A. reportedB. printedC. announcedD. published16. You don’t need to describe her. I _ ________her several times.A. had metB. have metC. metD. meet17. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard ________.A. the better voiceB. a good voiceC. the best voiceD. a better voice18. Does this patient’s record need ________now? Now, you can finish it later.A. completerB. to completerC. completingD. completed19.My boss is ________holding pointless meetings. It really annoys me.A. neverB. alwaysC. sometimesD. seldom20.China is no longer what it _______.A. used to beB. was used to beingC. used to beingD. was used to beII. 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。

（每题2分）A. After a couple of minutes a man sat down opposite me. There was nothing 1 _ about him, except that he was very tall. In fact he looked like a 2 city business- man, wearing a dark suit and carrying a briefcase. I did not say anything to the man and just carried on with my reading. Suddenly he .3 the table, opened my packet of biscuits, took one, dipped it into his coffee and put it into his mouth. I was too 4___ to say anything. Anyway, I decided to pay no attention to it. I always avoid__ 5 if I can. I just took a biscuit myself and went back to my reading.When the man took a second biscuit. I did not look up and made no sound. I __6_ to be very interested in my reading. After a couple of minutes, I casually put out my hand, took the last biscuit and 7 at file man. He was staring at me 8 . I was ready to get up and leave when the man suddenly pushed back his chair, stood up and hurried out of the coffee bar.I felt happy that the man had left and I decided to wait two or three minutes before going myself. I finished my coffee, 9 my newspaper mid stood up. To my 10 , I found on the table, where my newspaper had been, was my packet of biscuits.1. A. additional B. pleasant C. important D. special2. A. confused B. curious C. dusty D. typical3. A. reached B. remained C. passed D. called4. A. shocked B. careless C. content D. determined5. A. adventure B. trouble C. accident D. contact6. A. prepared B. pretended C. preserved D. presented7. A. spoke B. exclaimed C. glanced D. studied8. A. swiftly B. loudly C. angrily D. bravely9. A. threw B. tore C. found D. folded10. A. surprise B. disappointment C. satisfaction D. fearB. Ian and Shiree are a very unusual couple. Although they (1)______ in the heart of London, they try to grow as much of their own food as possible. At the moment they (2)_________an allotment from the local council to grow food on, but they plan(3)_________more land soon. ‘We (4) _______growing our own food five years ago’, said Ian, ‘since then we (5) _________about half of the vegetables we need and a quarter of the fruit. We (6)_________on the allotment for three years. We (7)_______our own garden before that.’ They do not plan to stop there though, ‘By this time next year we (8)________enough land to grow about 75% of our food’, said Ian. Why do they do this? ‘We (9)_______about the chemicals used to grow our food’, said Shiree. ‘More and more people(10)_______the same in the future’, predicted Shiree.1. A. live B. lived C. have lived D. had lived2. A. rent ,B. have rented C. are renting D. have rented3. A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought4. A. start B. would start C. have started D. started5. A. grew B. have grown C. have been growing D. have been grown6. A. work B. worked C. have been working D. had worked7. A. used B. have only used C. have only been using D. had only used8. A. will have bought B. will buy C. are buying D. are going to buy9. A. are worrying B. will worry C. worry D. worried10. A. are doing B. are going to do C. will have done D. doC. China has large desert areas and much of its agriculture land (1)________by desertification, which is getting worse. In addition, soil erosion had led to a huge loss of farmland and also the drying out of rivers. Consequently, the livelihoods of 35 million people are being threatened.(2)_________, it is even affecting cities. The nearest sand dune is less than 100 miles from Beijing, so, when northwest winds blow,Unpleasant sandstorms are becoming more frequent, (3)________major difficulties. The situation is becoming worse, therefore the government has to take action.The reasons for the changes are completes. In some places the environment is suffering (4) _____the growth in factories. As a result, trees and other vegetation die, and so soil is eroded. (5)_______trees that die, (6)_______water is held in the earth. Moreover, the need for wood for fuel and buildings leads to further deforestation, which causes further soil erosion. (7) _____local farmers find it more and more difficult to make a living and they end up using inefficient farming methods, which again(8)_____soil erosion.And the Government is carrying out anti-desertification projects, including the building of a forest belt around deserts. So a tree-planting campaign is being started. (9)________ as the Great Green Wall, it is meant to protect Beijing from sandstorms. Moreover, trees will be planted around the deserts themselves. As a result China hopes to control the (10)_____of desert land by the year 2010 and plans to establish a protected ecosystem in desert areas by 2050.(1) A. is threat B. is being threatened C. threats D. threatened(2) A. As a result B. However C. Furthermore D. Beside(3) A. resulting in B. resulted in C. caused in D. causing in(4) A. and B. also C. because of D. also(5) A. More B Less C. The less D. The more(6) A. more B. less C. the less D. the more(7) A. But B. Consequently C. Also D. In addition(8) A. leads B. results C. leads to D. result from(9) A. Known B. Know C. Knowing D. results from(10) A. Extend B. extension C. expand D. expansionD.1)_______give readers some idea of what the UN costs the world, The following figures come from Whitaker's Almanck (1992 ), a reference book for current facts about Britain and the world, updated and reprinted every year. 2)______Whitaker's Almanck (1992), the total expected costs for 1990-1 were US $1,983,000 ,000. The money came from 88 member states 3) ______the amount each state contributes varies. In 1990-1, the ten largest contributions were from the U.S.A(25%), Russia(11.65%), Japan (11.4%), Germany(9.4%), France (6.3%), UK (4.9%), Canada (3.1%), Spain(2.0%) and the Netherlands (1.7%).These figures suggest that the richer, more developed nations are expected to contribute more to maintaining the United Nations as an effective organization. Apart from the high administrative costs, UN peace-keeping forces 4) ______ cost the UN a lot and are expensive to maintain. 5)______, the UN has established a number of neutral forces over the years, made up from soldiers from member states that can called upon as necessary. 6) _______, these forces were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988 as they had apparently contributed significantly to world peace. 7)_______, the 1990's has seen some serious civil war situations develop, notably in parts of Africa, Europe, and more recently in the Middle East, and the UN has found it hard to remain effective and neural at the same time. Governments in countries with civil war have called upon the UN to intervene and help restore peace. 8) _______the UN is not keen that UN peace-keeping forces get involved in actual fighting 9 )_______, by doing so, they should be seen to be taking sides and therefore, will no longer be neutral.One important function of a UN peace-keeping force is to keep airports open so that food and medical supplies can still be brought into the country.10)_______,UN officials need to visit the country by air to try to persuade the leaders to have peace talks and settle their differences by peaceful political means rather than by war.1) A. In fact B. In order to C. In spite of2) A. As a result B. Briefly C. According to3) A. but B. instead C. for instance4) A. fortunately B. obviously C. exactly5) A. But even so B. In consequence C. Therefore6) A In fact B. Naturally C. For example7) A. Happily B. For that reason C. Unfortunately8) A. Consequently B. On the contrary C. However9) A. as if B. so C. because10)A. Furthermore B. On the one hand C. ThereforeIII. 阅读理解（每题3分） A.We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched, mouth open in surprise. Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said: “Very dirty floors.”“Yes. I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said,” But aren’t you working late?”Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I washed until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum nodded politely to the nurse and said: “Thank you.”Outside, Mum told me:”Dagmar is fine. No fever.”“You saw her, Mum?”“Of course, I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s fine hospital. But su ch floors! A mop is no good. You needa brush.”1. When she took a mop from the small room what mum really wanted to do was ________.A. clean the floorB. to please the nurseC. to see a patientD. to surprise the story-teller2. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a _______A. nurseB. visitorC. patientD. cleaner3. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital? _______A.It is a children’s hospital.B.It has strict rules about visiting hours.C.The nurs es and doctors there don’t work hard.D.A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.4. Why did Mother go to see Dagmar in the hospital? _______A.To give her some message about Dad.B.To make sure her room was clean.C.To check that she was still there.D.To find out how she was.5. Which of the following words best describes Mum? _______A. polite B patient C. changeable D. CleverB. Flower marketIn recent years many flower shops have appeared. It is common now for people to buy flowers when they go to a gathering, visit a sick friend, or attend a wedding or birthday party. Fresh flowers are also indispensable for other ceremonial occasions.The Beijing Flower Trade Center at Liangmaqiao is the largest wholesale fresh flower market in the capital, with a daily volume of between 150,000 and 160,000 blossoms. Ninety percent of the city's 500 flower shops obtain their stock there. According to He Xiaotang, manager of the Trade Center’s marketing department, in the pa st sales volume between National Day (October 1) and October 20 accounted for 20 percent of yearly sales because young people usually had their weddings during this time. Now winter has become the peak season, lasting from Christmas Day until Spring Festival, including New Year's Day and Valentine's Day. The proportion of flower sales to individuals keeps increasing.A decade ago indoor decorations were mainly window papercuts and silk flowers. Later, washable plastic flowers became available, and today polyester flowers and plants, looking very much like the real thing, have become popular. Flower dehydration techniques have also made dried flowers a favorite. All kinds of flowers, both real and artificial, help maintain spring year round for many Chinese.1. The flower market used to be at its best _______.A. around the Spring FestivalB. around Christmas DayC. in OctoberD. all the year round2. The number of individuals who buy flowers is _______.A. changeableB. stableC. decreasingD. increasing3. Which of the following statements is NOT true? _______A. The Chinese people now like both real and artificial flowers.B. Flowers were not as popular as they are now in China.C. Dried flowers were common in China a decade ago.D. fresh flowers have become part of people’s life in China.4. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to 'indispensable' in the sentence 'Fresh flowers are also indispensable for other ceremonial occasions'? _______A. separateB. naturalC. essentialD. unnecessary5. Which of the following statements is true about the Beijing Flower Trade Centre? _______A. It's located at Tianqiao.B. Dried flowers are sold there.C. It provides Beijing's 500 flower shops with flowers.D. It is the largest artificial marketC. Who is disabled in China?China is a country with a large number of disabled persons. Almost 60 million people have vision, hearing, speech, limb, intellectual or mental impairments. There is one disabled person in every 20 Chinese, and one out of every five households on average has a disabled family member.According to nationwide surveys of the disabled, handicapped children under 14 account for 16 percent of the total handicapped population, and they display the greatest need for rehabilitative training as they display the highest recovery rates after early therapy. Those disabled between the ages of 15 and 59 account for 44 percent, but often their disabilities are not very severe. Although they are more or less able to work, they require vocational training, cultural education and special employment.The disabled over 60 years of age account for 40 percent. Many of them become handicapped due to illness or loss of various functions. Some live alone without any income, and therefore their insurance, rehabilitation, and medical needs have become a social issue. The illiterate and semi-illiterate suffer from limited employment opportunities, and often they become socially handicapped as well. These people, often neglected, pose another social problem.1. Which group represents the largest percentage of disabled people in China? _______A. People at the age of 16, 40 and 44.B. Children under 14.C. Those between 15 and 59.D. People over 60.2. According to the passage, “disabled people” refers to_ _______.A. those who are physically handicappedB. those who are mentally handicappedC. those who are socially handicappedD. all of the above3. “Socially handicapped” people refers to _______.A. those who cannot read or write or can read and write only a littleB. those who cannot speak or can speak only a littleC. those who cannot hear or can hear only a littleD. those who cannot sing or dance or can sing and dance only a little4. The disabled people who are most likely to recover after an early treatment are _______.A. the children under 14B. those between 15 and 59C. the people over 60D. the people at the age of 16, 40 and 445. According to the passage, some of the disabled people, though more or less able to work, they need to receive _______A. vocational trainingB. cultural educationC. special employmentD. all of the aboveD.Many children act in TV shows. They work several hours every day，so they cannot go to a regular school. How do they get an education? In Hollywood，where many TV shows are made, about forty teachers are working. The teacher's job is very important. She is responsible(负责) for making sure that the children work only the permitted hours each week. She is also responsible for making sure that children learn the required subjects. She makes sure too, that the children get enough rest and play, and gives lessons to the children in the shows. She teaches wherever the children are working.Child actors are required to attend classes twenty hours each week. California law says that they must be taught from September to the middle of June. If they do not get good marks in school, they are not permitted to continue working in TV shows.TV children are usually good pupils, and most of their teachers like this special kind of work. Their classes are held in many interesting places. Sometimes the classroom is a Mississippi riverboat. Sometimes it is the inside of a spaceship. Often the pupils become famous stars.1. TV children have classes _______A. at a regular schoolB. wherever they are workingC. wherever the teacher likesD. at the school in Hollywood2. What else does the teacher do besides teaching? _______A. Making sure that the children don’t overwork.B. Acting in some important shows.C. Making sure that the children have enough rest and play.D. Both A and C.3. How many hours do TV children attend classes each week? _______A. Thirty.B. Forty.C. Twenty.D. Ten.4. If they fail in the required subjects, TV children _______A. are allowed to study for another yearB. must go to a good schoolC. must be taught from September to the middle of JuneD. are not allowed to work in TV shows any longer5. What is this passage mainly about? _______A. The education of TV children.B. Child actors in TV.C. How good pupils become TV children.D. A special kind of school in TV.IV. 写作表达（每篇30分）题目1 因特网与现代社会因特网对生活的影响The Internet has become a symbol of modern society. For example, ______ _题目2 1.事件发生的时间和地点 2.人物 3.事件的经过A Day to Remember （难忘的一天）题目3 写一篇论述短文，描述你本人学习英语的体会。