英語I1期末復習第一部分交際用語閱讀下面的小對話，判斷答語是否恰當，恰當的選ARIGHT，不恰當的選BWRONG1WHATARETHEYDOINGNOWTHEYWORKINABANKARIGHTBWRONG2HELLOIMXIAOYANNICETOMEETYOUFINE,THANKYOUARIGHTBWRONG3WHATDOYOUTHINKOFYOURNEWJOBITHINKITISVERYDIFFICULTARIGHTBWRONG4HOWMUCHISTHERENTOFTHEFLATITISNEARTHECENTEROFTHECITYARIGHTBWRONG5EXCUSEME,WHERESTHESUPERMARKET，PLEASEITSNEXTTOTHEBANKARIGHTBWRONG6WHATDOESHELOOKLIKEHELOOKSSADARIGHTBWRONG7AREYOUFREEONTHURSDAYTHATSAGOODIDEAARIGHTBWRONG8WHATSTHEWEATHERLIKEINSHANGHAITHATSALLRIGHTARIGHTBWRONG9COULDYOUSIGNTHEREGISTER,PLEASEOFCOURSEARIGHTBWRONG10HOWABOUTGOINGTOANESTATEAGENTYES,THATSAGOODIDEAARIGHTBWRONG11HELLO,POLLY,HOWAREYOUHELLO,SAM,HOWDOYOUDOARIGHTBWRONG12WOULDYOULIKETOGOWITHUSIWOULDLIKEARIGHTBWRONG13HOWOLDISYOURBROTHERHEIS25YEARSOLDARIGHTBWRONG15WOULDYOULIKESOMECRISPSNO,IMSORRYARIGHTBWRONG16HOWLONGWILLTHEMEALTAKEITLLTAKETWOHOURS,ITHINKARIGHTBWRONG17WHATTIMEDOESTHETRAINLEAVEINTHEMORNINGARIGHTBWRONG18WHATSTHEMATTERWITHYOUIVEGOTABADCOUGHARIGHTBWRONG19COULDYOUFINISHITLATETODAYYES,THATSRIGHTARIGHTBWRONG20WHATDOESSHEDOSHEISTALKINGTOMARYARIGHTBWRONG21AREYOUFREETOMORROWNOIMAFRAIDIMNOTARIGHTBWRONG第二部分詞匯與結構閱讀下面的句子，從A,B,C三個選項中選出一個能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題紙上寫出所選項的字母符號。1IHAVE_SANDWICHFORLUNCHAABANCTHE2IUSUALLYGOTOTHEOFFICE_TRAINAATBBYCON3IWORKWITHDAVIDIN_SAMECOMPANYAABTHEC/4HECAN_GOODENGLISHATALKBSPEAKCSAY5HURRYUPWEDONTHAVE_TIMEAMANYBENOUGHCTOOMANY6HESOMETIMESDRINKSCOFFEE_BREAKFASTTIMEAATBONCIN7MARKISRESPONSIBLE_THEINTERNATIONALMARKETAINBOFCFOR8_WASYOURDAYWELL,IWASVERYBUSYAWHATBWHYCHOW9THEBEDROOMISNTBIGENOUGHYES,IAGREEITIS_ATOOSMALLBTOOBIGCENOUGHBIG10WEOFTENHAVE_SUPPERATHOMEAUSBOURCOURS111DONTCLEANMYSONSBEDROOMHEHASTODOIT_AHIMBHISCHIMSELF12IDONTNEED_COFFEE,THANKSASOMEBANYC/13SHE_ATEACHERINSHANGHAILASTYEARAISBWASCWERE14DOES“AM“_AFTERNOONNO,IT_MORNINGAMEAN,MEANSBMEANS,MEANCMEANS,MEANS15YOULIKESWIMMING,BUTI_AAMNOTBDONTCDOESNT16POLLYENJOYS_THEGUITARINABANDINHERFREETIMEAPLAYBTOPLAYCPLAYING17IDLIKETO_YOUTOAPARTYTHISSATURDAYAINVITEBSENDCLEAVE18IAMNOTFEELINGVERYWELLI_TOSEETHEDOCTORANEEDBSHOULDCWOULD19_YOULIKEADRINKWINEBEERABEER,PLEASEACOULDBWOULDCSHOULD20ROSEIS_EASYGOINGTHANFRANKAALOTBMUCHCMORE21IAMBADATSPELLING，BUTHEIS_THANMEABADBWORSECWORST22_AREYOUFROMIMFROMNANJINGAWHATBWHENCWHERE23_WILLTHEMEALTAKEIT11TAKETWOHOURS,ITHINKAHOWMANYBHOWMUCHCHOWLONG24IMENJOYINGTHELONGSUMMEREVENINGS_AMIASOBNEITHERCNO25IMTIRED_TAKINGAHOLIDAYAWHATABOUTBWHYDONTYOUCWOULDYOULIKE26IHAVETWOBROTHERSONEISADRIVER,_ISAPOLICEMANAONEBOTHERCTHEOTHER27HOWMANY_WOULDYOULIKETOBUYACOFFEEBOILCORANGES28IHAVENTGOTACARNEITHER_IADOBHAVECAM29IAMNOTKEEN_SPORTSAINBWITHCON30ITOFTEN_INWINTERINTHENORTHOFCHINAASNOWSBSNOWCISSNOWING31ILLGIVE_ATHEBOOKTHEMANBTHEMANTHEBOOKCTHEBOOKFORTHEMAN32MYHOUSEWARMINGPARTYIS_MARYSADIFFERENTFROMBDIFFERENTASCASDIFFERENTAS33CARLOS_SERVETHEDRINKSANDTAKETHEORDERSAHAVETOBHASCHASTO34TOMANDDAVIDARE_APICTUREBOOKINTHEIRROOMALOOKINGBWATCHINGCREADING35PAULISIN_CANTEENON_THIRDFLOORATHE,ABTHE,THECA,A36_OFTHESETWOBOOKSDOYOUPREFERAWHICHBWHATCHOW37THERE_THREEPLANTSINTHECORNERSOFTHEROOMAISBARECHAVE38_LONDONLIKEITSSMALLANDWELLORGANIZEDAWHATDOESBWHATISCHOWIS39WHENAREYOU_LONDON_PARISALEAVE,GOTOBLEAVINGFROM,TOCLEAVINGFOR40IWORKIN_ITDEPARTMENTOF_LARGEBANKATHE,ABAN,THECTHE,THE41_ANYYOGACLASSESINTHEEVENINGSAISTHERECARETHERECHAVE42YOUNEEDTOMAKEANAPPOINTMENTWITHADOCTORBEFORETHEDOCTOR_YOUATESTSBEXAMINESCLOOKS43WHOSGOINGTO_THEWASHINGUPADOBGOCMAKE44WEAREMEETING_FORTHEFIRSTTIMETONIGHTAUSBOURSELVESCEACHOTHER45THEITDEPARTMENTISONTHETOPFLOORTHATS_FLOORATWENTYBTHETWENTIETHCTHETWENTY46IT_HEAVILYHEREATTHISMOMENTARAINBRAINSCISRAINING47SHEISEXPERIENCED_TEACHINGAATBINCFOR48SHELECTURES_FRENCHAONBINCWITH49HEGOESTOWORK_FOOT,BUTCOMESBACKHOME_TAXIABY,BYBBY,ONCON,BY50ILIKECOOKINGFORMYFRIENDSIN_FREETIMEAMEBMYCMINE第三部分句型變換根據括號里的提示或利用括號里的詞語改寫下列句子1THEYHAVEALARGEHOUSE改為一般疑問句DOTHEYHAVEALARGEHOUSE2HEISTALKINGTOACUSTOMER改為一般疑問句ISHETALKINGTOACUSTOMER3SHEOFTENEATSFISHATLUNCHTIME改為否定句SHEDOESNTOFTENEATFISHATLUNCHTIME4XIAOYANLIKESLIVINGINSHANGHAIBECAUSEITISVERYEXCITING用WHY對劃線部分提問WHYDOESXIAOYANLIKELIVINGINSHANGHAI5WENEEDTOBUYTWOCARTONSOFCREAMFORFOURPEOPLE用HOWMUCH對劃線部分提問HOWMUCHCREAMDOWENEEDTOBUYFORFOURPEOPLE6YOUCANUSETHEPHONEINTHELIVINGROOM改為否定句YOUCANNOTUSETHEPHONEINTHELIVINGROOM7THEREARETWOPLANTSINTHEHOUSE改為一般疑問句ARETHERETWOPLANTSINTHEHOUSE8HEWANTSTOGOTOTHEGYMEVERYDAY改為否定句HEDOESNTWANTTOGOTOTHEGYMEVERYDAY9SHEUSUALLYFINISHESWORKATABOUT50CLOCK用WHEN對劃線部分提問WHENDOESSHEUSUALLYFINISHWORK10THEMEALWILLTAKETWOHOURS用HOWLONG對劃線部分提問HOWLONGWILLTHEMEALTAKE11XIAOYANSOMETIMESGOESTOTHEPUBAFTERWORK改為一般疑間句DOESXIAOYANSOMETIMESGOTOTHEPUBAFTERWORK12HESCURRENTLYWORKINGONTVADVERTISEMENTS改為一般疑問句ISHECURRENTLYWORKINGONTVADVERTISEMENTS13IHAVETOWORKEVERYEVENING改為否定句IDONTHAVETOWORKEVERYEVENING14SHEISFLYINGFORPARISONTHURSDAY用WHEN對劃線部分提問WHENISSHEFLYINGFORPARIS15THEMANAGERIS40YEARSOLD用HOWOLD對劃線部分提問HOWOLDISTHEMANAGER16THEYEATINTHECANTEENATLUNCHTIME用WHERE對劃線部分提問WHEREDOTHEYEATATLUNCHTIME17MYBROTHERHASACAR改為否定句MYBROTHERDOESNTHAVEACAR18HEUSUALLYWORKSONTUESDAY改為一般疑問句DOESHEUSUALLYWORKONTUESDAY19THEREWILLBE70PEOPLE用HOWMANY對劃線部分提問HOWMANYPEOPLEWILLTHEREBE20IDLIKE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5THESHOWERISNTWORKINGATTHEMOMENTILLCALLTHEPLUMBERTODAY淋浴噴頭壞了，今天我會叫管子工。6IHAVEARESERVATIONFORASINGLEROOM我預定一個單人間。7THEREAREFOURCANDIDATESFORTHISJOB這份工作有4個候選人。8SHENEVERGOESTOWORKBYBIKE她從不騎車上班。9PLEASETURNOFFTHELIGHTBEFOREYOULEAVE走前請關燈。10YOUCANEATANDDRINKINTHEOFFICE,BUTYOUCANTSMOKEHERE你可以在辦公室吃、喝，但不能在在這抽煙。11DOYOUHAVENEXTYEARSCALENDAR你有明年的日歷嗎12IPREFERWATCHINGTVTOREADINGTHEPAPER比起看報，我更喜歡看電視。13HEISGOODATWEBDESIGN,MUCHBETTERTHANHER他擅長于網頁設計，比她強多了。14WEVEGOTAPROBLEMWITHTHECAR我們車有點問題。15THEREWILLBEABANDATTHEWEDDINGRECEPTION婚禮上將有個樂隊。16HEISNOTVERYTALLANDWEARSGLASSES他個頭不太高，帶副眼鏡。17SHEDOESNTLIKEBORROWINGTHINGSFROMOTHERS她不喜歡向別人借東西。18CANIGOTOHAVELUNCHBEFORE12OCLOCK我能在12點前吃午飯嗎19ITHINKTHEAREAISTOODIRTYANDTOONOISYANDTHEFLATSTOOFARFROMTHETUBE我覺得這一帶太臟，太吵，而且公寓離地鐵太遠。20ITTAKESABOUTFORTYMINUTESTOGETFROMTHEAIRPORTTOTHECITYCENTERBYTAXI從機場到市中心坐出租車大約要40分鐘。21SHEISLESSINTERESTEDINCOMPUTERSTHANIAM她沒有我對電腦感興趣。22WEWILLMAKEADECISIONBEFORETHE30THSEPTEMBER我們將在9月30號之前做出決定。23WHATABOUTTAKINGATAXI坐出租車怎么樣24THETEMPERATUREDOESNTGOBELOW5DEGREESINSPRINGHERE這里春天氣溫不低于5度。25IALWAYSWRITEPERSONALLETTERSBYHAND我總是親筆寫私人信件。26IFEELWORRIEDABOUTMYEXAMNEXTWEEK我擔心下周的考試。請您刪除一下內容，O_O謝謝2015年中央電大期末復習考試小抄大全，電大期末考試必備小抄，電大考試必過小抄MANYPEOPLEHAVETHESAMEMIXEDFEELINGSWHENPLANNINGATRIPDURINGGOLDENWEEKWITHHEAPSOFTIME,THESEVENDAYCHINESE請您刪除一下內容，O_O謝謝NATIONALDAYHOLIDAYCOULDBETHEBESTOCCASIONTOENJOYADESTINATIONHOWEVER,ITCANALSOBETHEEASIESTWAYTORUINHOWYOUFEELABOUTAPLACEANDYOUMAYBECOMEMOREFATIGUEDAFTERTHEHOLIDAY,DUETOBATTLINGTHELARGECROWDSDURINGPEAKSEASON,ADREAMABOUTAPLACECANTURNTONIGHTMAREWITHOUTCAREFULPLANNING,ESPECIALLYIFYOUTRAVELWITHCHILDRENANDOLDERPEOPLEASMOSTCHINESEPEOPLEWILLTAKETHEHOLIDAYTOVISITDOMESTICTOURISTDESTINATIONS,CROWDSANDBUSYTRAFFICAREINEVITABLEATMOSTPLACESALSOTOBEEXPECTEDAREINCREASINGTRANSPORTANDACCOMMODATIONPRICES,WITHTHEPOSSIBILITYTHATTHEREWILLBENOROOMSAVAILABLEITISALSOCOMMONTHATYOULLWAITINTHELINEFORONEHOURTOGETATICKET,ANDANOTHERTWOHOURSATTHESITE,TOONLYSEEATINYBITOFTHEPLACEDUETOTHECROWDSLASTYEAR,428MILLIONTOURISTSTRAVELEDINCHINAOVERTHEWEEKLONGHOLIDAYINOCTOBERTRAVELINGDURINGTHISPERIODISAMATTERTHATNEEDSTHOROUGHPREPARATIONIFYOUARESHORTONTIMETOPLANTHEUPCOMING“GOLDENWEEK“ITMAYNOTBEABADIDEATOAVOIDSOMEOFTHEMOSTCROWDEDPLACESFORNOWTHEREISALWAYSAPLACESOFASCINATINGTHATEVERYONEYEARNSFORARXANISAPLACELIKETHISTHEBEAUTYOFARXANISEVERLASTINGREGARDLESSOFTHECHANGINGOFFOURSEASONSBESTOWEDBYNATURE,ITSSPECTACULARSEASONALLANDSCAPEANDMOUNTAINSAREJUSTBEYONDWORDARXANISACRUCIALDESTINATIONFORTHERECOMMENDEDTRAVELLINGROUTE,“CHINAINNERMONGOLIAARXANHAILARMANZHOULI“ITISALSOTHEJOINTOFTHEFOURPRAIRIESACROSSTHESINOMONGOLIANBORDER,WHEREPEOPLEGRAVITATETOWARDSTHEEXOTICATMOSPHEREMIXEDWITHCHINESE,RUSSIAN,ANDMONGOLIAELEMENTSASAHISTORICSITEFORTHEYITIANBATTLE,ARXANSTILLEMBODIESTHESPIRITOFGENGHISKHANWALKINGINTOARXAN,YOUWILLBEAMAZEDBYAKALEIDOSCOPEOFGORGEOUSCOLORSALLTHEYEARROUNDTHESPRINGAZALEASBLOOMINGREDINTHESNOW,THESUMMERSEAWAVERINGBLUEINTHEBREEZE,THEAUTUMNLEAVESPAINTEDINYELLOWCOVERINGVOLCANICTRACES,ANDTHEWINTERWOODSSHININGWHITEONTHEVASTALPINESNOWSCAPEHINGGANLEAGUEARXANCITYISSITUATEDINTHEFAREASTERNAREAOFINNERMONGOLIAAUTONOMOUSREGIONITSFULLNAME“HARENARXAN“MEANS“HOTHOLYWATER“INTHEMONGOLIANLANGUAGEARXANISATOURISMCITYINTHENORTHERNFRONTIERWITHABLENDOFLARGEFOREST,GRANDPRAIRIES,VASTSNOWFIELD,HEAVENLAKECLUSTER,THERMIUM,ASWELLASVOLCANICCLUSTERITISARAREANDUNIQUEECOTOURISMBASEFILLEDWITHHEALTHYSUNSHINE,CLEANAIRANDUNSPOILEDGREENNESTLEDCLOSETOTHECOUNTRYSLARGESTVIRGINFOREST,ANDKNOWNFORITSSPRINGANDECOLOGICALENVIRONMENT,ARXANISMARVELEDATBYMANYTOURISTSASTHEPURESTLANDONEARTHYOUCANNOTMISSOUTTHEAUTUMNOFARXANITISDEFINITELYTHEBESTWITHBRIGHTLYCOLOREDSCENERYFULLOFEMOTIONSAUTUMNINTHENORTHERNPARTOFTHECOUNTRYCOMESEARLIERTHANTHESOUTHASEPTEMBERRAINFOLLOWEDBYTHEFOOTPRINTSOFAUTUMNBRINGSMORECOLORSTOTHEONCEEMERALDGREENMOUNTAINANDBLOOMINGGRASSLANDSHUTTERBUGSFLOCKTOSEEFORTHEMSELVESTHEMARVELOFSPLENDIDCOLORSAROUNDTHEMOUNTAINSANDWATERS,MANYOFWHOMHAVETRAVELALONGDISTANCEANDEVENCAMPHEREONLYTOCAPTUREAMOMENTOFTHENATUREWONDERTHESILVERBIRCHTURNSGOLDEN,WHILETHELARCHISSTILLPROUDLYGREENYOUWILLFINDYOURSELFDROWNEDINTHEINTOXICATINGREDOFTHEWILDFRUITSASWELLASTHEGLAMOUROFFLOWERSINFULLBLOWNANDYOURHEARTWILLBELINGERINGONTHEWOODSASITSTIMEFORTHEWILDFRUITSTORIPETHEPICTURESQUEARXANINAUTUMNISINDEEDAFAIRYLANDONLYEXISTSINADREAMTHATSATISFIESALLYOURFANTASIESIFITRAINSHEAVILYONSATURDAYNIGHT,SOMEELDERLYCHINESEWILLSAYITISBECAUSEZHINU,ORTHEWEAVINGMAID,ISCRYINGONTHEDAYSHEMETHERHUSBANDNIULANG,ORTHECOWHERD,ONTHEMILKYWAYMOSTCHINESEREMEMBERBEINGTOLDTHISROMANTICTRAGEDYWHENTHEYWERECHILDRENONQIXI,ORTHESEVENTHNIGHTFESTIVAL,WHICHFALLSONTHESEVENTHDAYOFTHESEVENTHLUNARMONTH,WHICHISUSUALLYINEARLYAUGUSTTHISYEARITFALLSONSATURDAY,AUGUST2FOLKLORESTORYASTHESTORYGOES,ONCETHEREWASACOWHERD,NIULANG,WHOLIVEDWITHHISELDERBROTHERANDSISTERINLAWBUTSHEDISLIKEDANDABUSEDHIM,ANDTHEBOYWASFORCEDTOLEAVEHOMEWITHONLYANOLDCOWFORCOMPANYTHECOW,HOWEVER,WASAFORMERGODWHOHADVIOLATEDIMPERIALRULESANDWASSENTTOEARTHINBOVINEFORMONEDAYTHECOWLEDNIULANGTOALAKEWHEREFAIRIESTOOKABATHONEARTHAMONGTHEMWASZHINU,THEMOSTBEAUTIFULFAIRYANDASKILLEDSEAMSTRES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