自考英语二试题及答案范文.docx

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自考英语二试题及答案范文

2003年10月英语

（二）试题

一、从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

（每小题1分，共10分）

1.I'mwonderingwhyhehasn'tturned_____atthemeeting.

A.downB.upC.outD.over

2._____,Icouldn'tgetajobinthiscompany.

A.TryasImightB.AsImighttry

C.TrythoughImightD.Imighttry

3.Itisawell-knownfact______apersonwillmoveinacirclewhenhecannotusehiseyestocontrolhisdirection.

A.thatB.ifC.whenD.whether

4._____,Marywentoutwithdelight.

A.WithherhomeworkdoingB.Withherhomeworkdone

C.HerhomeworkwasdoneD.Doneherhomework

5.Contrary______popularbelief,moderateexerciseactuallydecreasesyourappetite.

A.onB.atC.againstD.to

6.______thestorm,wehavetopostponetheflight.

A.OwingtoB.ThankstoC.BecauseD.As

7.Byusingbothearsonecantellthedirection_____asoundcomes.

A.inwhichB.fromwhich

C.overwhichD.withwhich

8.Whensheworkedwiththegovernment,she_____thedifficulttaskofmonitoringelections.

A.overworkedB.overtook

C.underwentD.undertook

9.Apparently,itwasn'tanaccident.Someonemusthavedoneiton______.

A.intentionB.determination

C.purposeD.reason

10.Theyoungdoctorcouldnotsleepatnight,theworseningconditionofapatient_____him.

A.disturbingB.disturbed

C.beingdisturbedD.todisturb

二、下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。

根据上下文要求选出最佳答案（每选项1分，共10分）

　Sometimespeoplefindreallywonderfulthingswhentheyarenotlooking11them.OneexamplewasJohnColter.Colterwasamountainmanwholived12intheRockyMountainsoftheUnitedStates.Helovedtowalkinthemountains,butonedayin1803hesawastrange13.Waterwasshootinghighintotheairand14intoagreenpool.Itwasanaturalwaterfountain.Colterfoundotherpoolsofbluewater.Someofthepoolswerehot.Thechemicalsinthewatermadeabeautifulcolor,15theyalsomadeitsmellbad.16therewerelarge,clearlakesandspectacularwaterfallsoncold,clearmountainrivers.Colterwasexcited,sohetold17abouttheplace.18,theotherpeopledidnotbelievehim.Theythoughtthathewasadreamer,afool.19theysawthesewonders,theytoowereexcited.TodaytheplaceColter20isknownasYellowstonePark.　　

11.A.forwardB.forC.uponD.into　　

12.A.alongB.aliveC.aloneD.lonely　　

13.A.sightB.siteC.glimpseD.glance　　

14.A.fallB.fallingC.tofallD.falls　　

15.A.butB.andC.thusD.so　　

16.A.NearlyB.NearC.NexttoD.Nearby　　

17.A.theotherB.othersC.anotherD.eachother　　

18.A.ThenB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Consequently　　

19.A.SinceB.BeforeC.AfterD.While　　

20.A.initiatedB.inventedC.createdD.discovered

三、从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案。

（每选项2分，共30分）

　　PassageOne

　　Question21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　AlbertEinsteinhadagreateffectonscienceandhistory.AnAmericanuniversitypresidentoncecommentedthatEinsteinhadcreatedanewoutlook,anewviewoftheuniverse.Itmaybesometimebeforetheaveragemindunderstandsfullytheidentity（特性）oftimeandspaceandsoon—butevenordinarymenunderstandnowthattheuniverseissomethinglargerthaneverthoughtbefore.

　　By1914theyoungEinsteinhadgainedworldfame.HeacceptedtheoffertobecomeaprofessoratthePrussianAcademyofScienceinBerlin.Hehadfewduties,littleteachingandunlimitedopportunitiesforstudy,butsoonhispeaceandquietwerebrokenbytheFirstWorldWar.Einsteinhatedviolence.Themiseryofwaraffectedhimdeeply,andhesatunhappilyinhisofficedoinglittle.Helostinterestinhisresearch.Onlywhenpeacecamein1918washeabletogetbacktowork.

　　IntheyearsfollowingtheFirstWorldWar,honorswereincreasinglyheapedonhim.HebecametheheadoftheKaiserWhilhemInstituteofTheoreticalPhysics.In1921hewontheNobelPrizeforPhysics,andhewashighlyhonoredinGermanyuntiltheriseofNazism（纳粹主义）whenhewasdrivenfromGermanybecausehewasaJew.

21.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout_____.

　　A.anewoutlookoftheuniverse

　　B.thefeelingsofanAmericancollegepresident

　　C.thechangeinhumanthoughtcausedbyEinstein

　　D.thedifficultyinteachingEinstein'stheory

22.Fromthesecondparagraph,weknowAlbertEinstein____.

　　A.enjoyedworldpopularity

　　B.wastheheadofanacademy

　　C.wasafamousteacher

　　D.enjoyedstudyingwars

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEinsteinistrue?

　　A.Heachievedmorethananyotherscientistsinhistory.

　　B.Ourideasabouttheuniversedifferfromoneanotherbecauseofhim.

　　C.Hekeptworkinguntilpeacecamein1918.

　　D.HisresearchpracticallystoppedduringtheFirstWorldWar.

24.IntheyearsfollowingtheFirstWorldWar,_____.

　　A.Einsteinbegantobeacceptedevenbyordinarymen

　　B.moreandmorehonorsweregrantedtoEinstein

　　C.EinsteinbecametheheadofthePrussianAcademyofScience

　　D.EinsteinwasnothonoredinGermanyuntiltheriseofNazism

25.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat_____.

　　A.AlbertEinsteinwasinterestedinnothingbutscience

　　B.EinsteinwasforcedtoserveintheGermanarmy

　　C.EinsteinmadealotmorebreakthroughsinhisresearchaftertheFirstWorldWar

　　D.hisreputationwasruinedbecauseofNazism

PassageTwo

　　Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Couldyouimagineyourparentschoosingyourhusbandorwifeforyou?

Andcanyouimaginenotsettingeyesonhimorheruntilyourweddingday?

ThissituationiscommoninIndia,theMiddleEastandmanypartsofAfrica.Marriagecustomsaroundtheworldoftendifferfromourown.Wedon'trealizethatpeopleinotherplacesoftengetmarriedinverydifferentways—andwithdifferentmotives.

　　Inmanycountries,marriageisapracticalmatter.Amarriageprovidesasafeandstablehomeforthehusbandandwife.Italsojoinstwofamilies,whichbenefitsthecouple'sparentsandmakesthemhappy.Marriagealsobringschildren,makingsurethecouplewillbetakencareofinoldage.Becauseamarriageisimportantforthewholefamily,someculturesdon'tletyoungpeoplechoosewhomtomarry.

　Justastherearemanydifferentreasonsformarriage,therearealsomanydifferentweddingrituals.Everyculturehasitsownwaysofbringinggoodlucktothehappycouple.InatypicalWesternwedding,thebrideseeksgoodluckbywearing"somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblue."Somethingoldrepresentsthepast.Somethingnewrepresentssuccessinthefuture.Somethingborrowedremindsthebrideshecangethelpfromherfriendsandfamily.Andsomethingblueremindshertobetruetoherhusband.

　　InPoland,oneweddingtraditionisnotonlylucky,butalsoverypractical.Theweddingguestspinmoneytothebride'sdresswhilesheisdancing.Themoneyismeanttobringkickandtohelptheyoungcouplebuildtheirnewlife.InBermuda,theyoungcoupleplantsatreeintheyardoftheirnewhome.Oncetheymovein,theytakegoodcareofthetreeandmakeitgrow.Theplantingofthetreeisagoodmetaphor（比喻）formarriage.Atrulygoodmarriageissomethingthatgrowswithcare.

26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsDOESNOTsupporttheideathatmarriageisapracticalmatter?

A.Thecouplemayhaveasafeandstablehomethroughtheirmarriage.

B.Theparentshadbetterhelptheirchildrenchoosewhomtomarry.

C.Amarriagebenefitsthecouple'sparentsandmakesthemhappy.

D.Amarriagebringschildrenwhowilltakecareofthecouplewhentheyareold.

27.Theword"rituals"（para.3,line2）means_____.

A.forms

B.customs

C.traditions

D.ceremonies

28.InatypicalWesternwedding,thebridewearssomethingblueto________.

A.seekgoodluck

B.representthepast

C.representsuccessinthefuture

D.remindhertobetruetoherhusband

29.Althoughculturesdifferindifferentcountries,onethingincommonwhenayoungcouplegetsmarriedisthat_____.

A.peoplewishthemtotakecareofeachother

B.peoplewishthemtogetpracticalbenefitsfromthemarriage

C.peoplewishthemtohavegoodluckintheirnewlife

D.peoplewishthemtomakemoneyattheweddingceremony

30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsummarizesthesubjectofthispassage?

A.Peopleacrosstheworldgetmarriedindifferentwaysandfordifferentreasons.

B.Everyculturehasitsownwaysofbringinggoodlucktotheyoungcouple.

C.Atrulygoodmarriageissomethingthatgrowswithcare.

D.Inmanycountries,marriageisapracticalmatter.

PassageThree

　　Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　WhilepopularintheU.S.,theAprilFool'sDaytraditionisevenmoreprevalentinEuropeancountries,suchasFranceandGreatBritain.Althoughtherootsofthetraditionaltrickingareunclear,theFrenchandtheBritishbothhaveclaimsontheoriginofthecelebration.

　　OnetheoryholdsthatthefirstAprilFool'sDaywasonApril1oftheyearwhenKingofFranceinstituted（设立）thenewcalendar.ThisnewsystemplacedthedaythathadformerlybeenthefirstdayofanewyearonApril1.ManypeoplewerereluctanttoadjusttothenewcalendarandcontinuedtocelebrateNewYear'sDayonwhathadbecomethefirstdayofApril.Thus,theybecamethefirstAprilfools.

　　AnEnglishstoryabouttheday,however,holdsthatitbegansometimeduringthe1200s.Atthetime,KingJohnofEnglandwasinthehabitofmakingaroadoutofnearlyeverypathhewalkedregularly.Thecitizensofoneparticularfarmvillagewereawareofthis.Toavoidhavingtheirgreenpastures（牧场）disturbedwithoneofking'sroads,theybuiltafencethatpreventedthekingfromwalkingthroughtheirc