電大英語Unit12

1、Unit 12Choose the correct answers.1. On my way home, I quite often the milk man.see with meet into come across2. It often in winter in the north of China.snow is snowing snows3. Have you got lychees?some any /4. A: He has got two sisters. B: .So have I So am I So do I5. The news is not new at all. I

2、t is .no quite old enough old 6. Rose is in the garden. She her afternoon tea with her boyfriend.is having has have7. A: The chair is not comfortable enough.B: Yes. I agree. It is .to be not comfortable too uncomfortable no comfortable8. I just at the office for most of the day, and I do no exercise

3、.sit around sit in sit down9. I dont want milk in my coffee.any some many10. A: I have a light breakfast early in the morning.B: .So have I Me too So am I 11. A: I dont get up late on Sundays.B: .Neither have I Neither am I Neither do I12. I come here twice a week to swim and .work work out work to

4、13. It heavily here at this moment.rain rains is raining14. Id like apples, please.some any /15. A: The classroom is not big enough for 50 students.B: Yes , I agree. Its .too small no enough not enough bigger16. Quite often after dinner, they music in a pub and home about midnight.are playingare goi

5、ng will playare going playgo17. I dont need mineral water, but Id like tea, thanks.some, any any, any any, some18. I am getting too fat, I have to my weight.work off work of work out19. A: So, do you like the cinema near Hyde Park?B: Yes, I it.love am loving loves20. A: The area is too noisy.B: Yes,

6、 I agree. Its .no enough quiet not enough quiet not quiet enough21. But I weight if I dont exercise.put up put on put with22. You can paint the walls and posters. You can do what you want.put up put down put on23. A: The shops in this area are .B: Yes, I agree. They are not modern enough.enough old-

7、fashioned old-fashion too old-fashioned24. A: I like documentaries on TV.B: .So am I So do I So have I25. Do you have friends in Shanghai?many any not26. A: I am from England.B: .So am I So do I So have I27. The French restaurants are nice, but they are !not enough nice comfortable too expensive28.

8、The workers usually work at 8:30.are starting start starts29. He hasnt got cousins.any some many30. A: I havent got a car.B: .Neither have I Neither do I Neither am I Choose the correct answers.(1)After years of learning at school, boys and girls will go to 1 , 2 education(教育) at school is good enou

9、gh for them to work well. But things 3 different now. New chances and new jobs are opening up. Now not only boys and girls go to school. Many adults(成人) go to school too 4 their free time. 5 in this society needs to learn new things.1. work working works2. They Their Theirs3. is are there is4. in fo

10、r at5. All people We all Everyone(2)A: Hello!B: Hello, Mr. Green.A: 1 B: I am very well. Thank you. And you?A: 2 . Thank you. Are you a student?B: Yes, I am.A: 3 English?B: Yes, I am.A: What do you think of the language?B: It is very useful, I think.A: I hope you 4 the language. It is not easy to le

11、arn, of course.B: I enjoy 5 English very much.1. How are you? How do you do? Are you good?2. So am I Im very well, too I am good enough3. Are you learn Do you learning Are you learning4. likes like are liking5. learn to learn learning(3)Frank and Sue are at home talking about what to do today. Sue w

12、ants to go out this afternoon to do some shopping. “ Shall we 1 to the Rex to see “London Lives” this evening?” asks Frank. “Yes, Id 2 to go to the cinema, but we need to do some shopping first. Lets do some shopping first and then come back here 3 the film. “ They walk to the bus stop outside the b

13、ank and get 4 the bus. They get off at the big shopping centre. Frank buys himself a shirt and Sue buys the lamp. They 5 a cup of coffee and then go back to the house before they go out again to the cinema.1. go going to go2. liking like to like3. before at in4. off on down5. make bring have(4)Maya,

14、 her husband and five children live in a poor flat in the southern Nepal(尼泊爾). 1 morning the parents walk down the dirty road to try to 2 jobs in the rice fields. Whe autumn comes, the parents cannot find 3 work in the fields. The family is hungry again. There is no food 4 their home. Maya and 5 hus

15、band are very unhappy.1. Every In All2. look look for look at3. some many any4. in from back5. his he her(5)We hear a lot about whales(鯨). 1 whales die every year. People kill them to use 2 oil. We need to protect(保護(hù)) them. You 3 whales in the sea in many parts of the world. Now “Whale-watching” is

16、a tourist(旅游者) activity in some places. There are boats to take you to watch whales in nature. What 4 the whales feel about this? Well, they enyoy this. The whales swim very close to the boat-sometimes 5 close! They like getting close to people.1. How much How many Many2. their them they3. are seein

17、g have to see can see4. / do are5. too enough still(6)Now many 1 feel they have to learn new things. If you are a bank clerk. You must learn to use a computer. If you are a teacher, you should learn to surf the internet to get 2 . TV universities give people a chance to learn new things in their fre

18、e 3 . There 4 many courses. People can go to TV universities and learn what they want. They can go to work in the daytime and go to study in the evening and 5 the weekends.1. peoples people mans2. information informations an information3. time times /4. have are is5. off on fromRead and choose the c

19、orrect answers.(1)Xiaoyan: Okay, Polly, what TV programmes do you like?Polly: Well, I dont like serious programmes, but I always watch the late news.Xiaoyan: Yes, the news is Okay, but I like serious programmes. I like documentaries. I dont understand English comedy. Do you like nature programmes?Po

20、lly: Yes, I do. Is there a nature programme this evening?Xiaoyan: Yes. Australian Nature at half past seven.Polly: Ok. When does it finish?Xiaoyan: At half past eight. I like watching London Lives. Its starting now. Theres real English in it.Polly: Okay, Ill turn it on.1. What are Xiaoyan and Polly

21、talking about?TV programmes. TV advertisements. Australian people.2. What programmes dose Xiaoyan like?Sports. Documentaries. Comedy.3. What TV programmes does Polly like?Documentaries. Serious programmes. Nature programmes.4. How long does Australian Nature last?Half an hour. An hour and a half. An

22、 hour.5. Why does Xiaoyan want to watch London Lives?Because she can learn real English from it.Because it is about English people.Because it is a documentary.(2)Hi Joe,How are you? Im sitting on the balcony of my hotel. I am looking at Hyde Park in London and I am thinking about my life here. I am

23、having a wonderful time. I like my job-it is very interesting , and my colleagues are great. I love London-its busy, noisy, crowded and exciting. The cinemas, theatres, pubs and restaurants are really nice-but theyre too expensive! I think the people in London are very friendly(surprise!) and Ive go

24、t some new friends. Whats the weather like in Shanghai? Is it raining? Here its lovely! It isnt foggy! The sun is shining and the birds are singing. Its very warm. (Surprise,surprise!) And it is my birthday today. But I am missing you all in Shanghai. COME AND VISIT!Love,Xiaoyan1. Where is Xiaoyan?S

25、he is in Shanghai. She is in London. She is in Hyde Park.2. What are Xiaoyans London colleagues like?They are very intellingent.They are very serious.They are very nice.3. Whats the weather like in London when Xiaoyan is writing this letter?It is warm. It is foggy. It is rainy.4. What does Xiaoyan t

26、hink of London?She thinks it is too crowded.She thinks it is too expensive.She thinks it is exciting.5. What does Xiaoyan think of people in London?She thinks they are interesting.She thinks they are friendly.She thinks they are surprising.(3)It is five oclock on Saturday afternoon and Mary is in th

27、e kitchen. She is working. She is making dinner for some friends. At the same time she is drinking coffee. Her friends often come to dinner on Saturday. They usually arrive at about seven oclock, and they bring their instruments(樂器). After dinner they play music and drink wine. They usually go home

28、about midnight. Mary is cooking Italian an food today. She is listening to the radio and singing.1. What time is it now?It is five. It is about seven. It is about midnight.2. Who are coming to dinner?Marys parents. Marys neighbours. Marys friends.3. Mary is at the same time.making dinner and drinkin

29、g coffee.listening to the radio and playing instrument.singing and dancing4. Mary is going to cook .English food Chinese food Italian food5. When do Marys friends usually leave?About midnight.About seven oclock.Immediately(馬上) after dinner.(4)Tom: Can I park in the staff car park?David: No, Im afrai

30、d you cant. Only managers can park there. You can park behind the building.Tom: Okay. When can I have lunch?David: You cant go before 12:30 because we are very busy, but after 1:00 oclock you can go when you like. You can eat and drink in the office, but you cant smoke here. Everyone goes to the cof

31、fee lounge, because they can smoke there.Tom: Can I use the phone?David: Yes, but you cant phone abroad.1. Why cant Tom park in the staff car park?Because he does not work here.Because he is not a manager.Because he is a mew comer.2. Which of the following is true?Tom can park his car behind the bui

32、lding.Tom can use the managers car.David can help Tom to park his car in the staff car park.3. When can Tom go to have his lunch?Before 12:30. After 12:30. After 1:004. What can Tom do in the office?Eat and drink. Smoke. Phone abroad.5. Where can vevryone go to smoke?In the car park.In the coffee lo

33、unge.In the cafe near the office building.(5)Xiaoyan: I dont know how to open the door.Mary: Okay, first you press the button on the left-yes, then put in the clothes.Xiaoyan: How do I select the temperature?Mary: You turn the dial on the right. Put the soap powder. Then close the door.Xiaoyan: Okay

34、,which button do I push?Mary: The red one, then the light goes on.Xiaoyan: When does the light go off?Mary: When the wash finishes.Xiaoyan: Thanks.1. Xiaoyan cant open the door .to his bedroom.of the washing machine.of the refrigerator(冰箱).2. What does Xiaoyan ask Mary to do?To show her how to open

35、the door.To show her how to select the temperature.To show her how to use the washing machine.3. What should Xiaoyan do to select the temperature?Press the button on the left.Push the red button.Turn the dial on the right.4. How can Xiaoyan open the door?Just push it hard.Press the button on the lef

36、t.Turn the dial on the right.5. What happens when the red button goes on?The machine starts to wash the clothes.The light goes off.The temperature starts to go up.(6)Xiaoyan: Id like to do some-exercise today. Is there a swimming pool near here?Polly: Yes, there are two actually.Xiaoyan: Where are t

37、hey?Polly: There is the Springfield Pool just behind the shops and theres the New Street Pool further away. That one is much better.Xiaoyan: Whats it like?Polly: Well, it has two pools. One is Olympic standard and the other is smaller but much warmer. It is really for children, but I go in there whe

38、n I am cold. It has a sauna and a really good cafe too.Xiaoyan: How do I get there?Polly: You take the number 38 bus from the shops.1. Xiaoyan wants to go today.shopping dancing swimming2. Which of the two swimming pools is better?The Springfield Pool.The New Street Pool.The Olympic Standard.3. Whic

39、h of the two swimming pools is farther from Xiaoyans flat?The Springfield Pool.The New Street Pool.The Olympic Standard.4. Which swimming pool is really for children?The smaller one in the Springfield Pool.The Olympic standard one in the New Street Pool.The smaller one in the New Street Pool.5. Poll

40、y goes to the childrens pool.sometimes always neverRead and choose the correct answers.(1)Nowadays, it is very expensive to have a nice house all to yourself. So, many people have to share(合住) a house.Ellen and Dorothy share a house by the sea. It has got lots of rooms. Ellen is a writer. She is for

41、ty-five years old. She has one daughter Donna, and two grandchildren, Sally and Jimmy.Dorothy is a businesswoman. She has a business company. Dorothy is fifty-five years old. She has a daughter too. She also has a son, James, but only one grandchild. His grandsons name is also Jimmy.Ellen and Doroth

42、y enjoy sharing the house. They both hate working in an office, so both of them work in their house.1. Ellen is older than Dorothy.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.2. Both Ellen and Dorothy have grandchild.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.3. Ellen and Dorothys house is not very big.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.4. Sally

43、 and Jimmy live with their grandmother, Ellen.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.5. Both Ellen and Dorothy work at home.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.(2)Thomas is an energetic(精力旺盛的) man. He works very hard. He drinks twelve cans of beer every day and he works from early in the morning till very late at night. His

44、 doctor tells him to stop drinking. Thomas agrees that it is a good idea. He also decides to take it easy and work less. But he soon thinks that he has too much free time. His wife tells him to find a hobby. Thomas goes to a hobby shop. He tries to find something interesting. The sales clerk asks hi

45、m many questiong. Finally Thomas buys a jigsaw puzzle(拼圖游戲) from the shop every day. He works at the jigsaw puzzle evev harder.1. Thomas never works hard.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.2. The doctor asks Thomas to stop working too hard.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.3. Thomas goes to a hobby shop to try to find

46、 something interesting.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.4. Thomas often buys jigsaw puzzles from hobby shops.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.5. Thomas does not enjoy working after he works at jigsaw puzzles.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.(3)It is Sunday morning. Johns just sitting around and doing nothing. He hates it.

47、He doesnt like spending Sundays at home. He likes going out. He likes doing things. He likes playing sports. He enjoys dancing and he loves going to the gym. He sometimes stays at the gym all morning. But his wife doesnt like going out. She enjoys watching TV at home. She is watching TV right now. S

48、he is watching TV in their bedroom. Theyve got a big TV there. But John never watches it. He hates watching TV.1. John and his wife live in a big house.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.2. John is keen on sports.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.3. John doesnt like watching TV.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.4. Both John an

49、d his wife enjoy going out.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.5. John is at home and his wife is at the gym now.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.(4)George works with a magazine. He works very hard and is good at his job. His boss, Rose is very happy with his work. She often tells George that he is very good. She is t

50、hinking about a change in his job. She wants to make an appointment with George for lunch. She wants to talk with him about this. Rose thinks George is very good at writing. She wants Gerge to become a journalist(記者) and write articles for the magazine. George is very happy to know this. He thanks R

51、ose for the new work. He is confident of himself. He is also very keen on starting his new job very soon.1. George does not like his present job in the magazine.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.2. Rose is Georges boss.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.3. Rose often tells George that he is a good journalist.Right. Wr

52、ong. Doesnt say.4. Rose thinks George is not very good at his present job.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.5. George is very happy after Rose talks with him.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.(5)Mrs. Jones is a manager of a small business company. She usually comes back home around six pm. But on Fridays, she comes h

53、ome late. She always has a business meeting at her office on Friday evening. She doesnt get home until eight oclock. After she gets home, she goes upstairs to change her clothes. Then she goes to the kitchen and makes some dinner for both her husband and herself. She likes cooking very much. Her hus

54、band doesnt like cooking but he enjoys eating. After dinner, she goes to the living room with her husband and watches TV. Mrs. Jones likes watching documentaries and her husband likes watching sports. At around 11 pm, they go upstairs to bed. Before they go to sleep, they read for a while in bed.1. Mrs. Jones is a sectary of a big company.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.2. Mrs. Jones usually goes back home at eight oclock.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.3. Both Mr. and Mrs. Jones are very busy.Right. Wrong. Doesnt say.4. Both Mr. and M