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最新全国自考英语二真题

2018年10月全国自考英语

（二）真题

一、VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointeach）从下列各句四个选项中选出

一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,________causedmeto

arrivelate.

A.it

B.that

C.what

D.which

2.________hehasmanyfriends，heisoftenfeelinglonely.

A.As

B.When

C.While

D.Since

3.PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime，hestillmanagedtomake

himself_______.

A.understand

B.understood

C.understanding

D.tounderstand

4.Therearemanysalesthisseason，duringwhichstoreswilllower

their_________prices.

A.normal

B.general

C.ordinary

D.usual

5.Asforfamilyeducation，parentsareencouragedtorelyon_________ratherthan

punishment.

A.criticism

B.intimidation

C.persuasion

D.scolding

6.Scientistsdoubtwhetherit’s_________toregulateone’sbiologicalclockby

drinking.

A.feasible

B.incredible

C.fashionable

D.valuable

7.You’dbetterleavethings________ifyoudon’tknowhowtodealwiththem.

A.lonely

B.only

C.lone

D.alone

8.Theroomwasquiet，_________theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.

A.incase

B.exceptfor

C.byfar

D.insteadof

9.Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquired_________understandingofthephysical

processesthatcauseearthquakes.

A.apartial

B.achangeable

C.anoriginal

D.anindividual

10.Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedto_______thestafftoworkhard.

A.calculate

B.demonstrate

C.speculate

D.motivate

二、ClozeTest（10points,1pointeach）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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisfora

woman.Amangoesshopping1heneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecided2.He

knowswhathewantsandhisobjectiveistofinditand3it;thepriceisa

secondary4.Mostmen5walkintoashopandaskthesalesman6whattheywant.Iftheshop

hasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptly7it,andthebusinessoftryingiton

proceeds8.Allbeingwell,the9canbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfive

minutes,withhardlyanybargainandtotheirsatisfaction.Foraman，slightproblems

maybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants，10doesnothaveexactlywhat

hewants.Inthatcasethesalesman，asthenameimplies，triestosellthecustomer

somethingelse.

（1）.

（A）.although

（B）.before

（C）.unless

（D）.because

（2）.

（A）.inadvance

（B）.inaddition

（C）.incontrast

（D）.inreturn

（3）.

（A）.book

（B）.order

（C）.buy

（D）.take

（4）.

（A）.transaction

（B）.consideration

（C）.regulation

（D）.possession

（5）.

（A）.simply

（B）.necessarily

（C）.reluctantly

（D）.inevitably

（6）.

（A）.of

（B）.with

（C）.for

（D）.at

（7）.

（A）.leaves

（B）.makes

（C）.prevents

（D）.produces

（8）.

（A）.atonce

（B）.atfirst

（C）.atbest

（D）.atleast

（9）.

（A）.sale

（B）.deal

（C）.payment

（D）.request

（10）.

（A）.and

（B）.or

（C）.but

（D）.as

三、ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointseach）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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.MyhusbandChristopherwasonceafinancialplanner.Eventhoughhecouldn’t

balanceourbudget，hisclientstrustedhimcompletelyandhemadethemfeel

secure.Inexchangetheypaidhimverywell.Wehadanicelifethen.Atthattime，my

yogastudio（瑜伽馆）wasjuststartingtomakeaprofit，andIhadrecentlydecorated

it.Atlast，Iwasincontrolofmyworkinglifeandpouredmyheartandsoulinto

makingitsucceed.

Whenwefirstmet，IfellhardforChristopherrightaway,althoughIwouldn’tcall

itlove.I’dneverbeenwithamanwhowasprettierthanIwas,butafterawhileI

gotusedtothis，anditdidn’tbothermesomuch.Iwasrecoveringfromabroken

heartandneededsomethingtohelpmemoveon.Ifitwasn’tlove,itwasgood

enough，andwhenheaskedmetomarryhimIjumpedatthechance，knowingthatit

mightbemylast.

Thingsstartedoutsowell.IwasworkingsteadilyandChristopherwaspatiently

climbinguptheladderinhisdepartment.Then，withoutanywarning，onegraywinter

afternooninyearfive，hejustuppedandlefthisdeskatthebank，handedinhis

resignation，andcamehomeandtoldmehewantedtostartaninteriordesign

business.

Hehasalwayslovedmixingandmatching，andhasarealeyeforcolor,texture，and

shape，buttheideaofturningahobbyintoabusinesswasn’tsomethingwehadever

discussed.Ithoughtthestressofhisjobwasbecomingtoomuchandperhapshewould

takeafewmonthsoffoverthespringandsummertorelaxandgettheideaoutof

hissystem.Ididn’tbelievehecouldbeserious.Butoncehehadafewclients，he

begantodrawupplans，orderingcataloguesandturningouremptyworkshopintoa

kindofmakeshiftstudiowithallofhissketchespinnedtothewall.Afterspending

alotoftimeandmoneyonallofthispreparation，andreallydoingquiteanice

jobofit，hecalledeachclientinturnandapologized，sayinghewouldn’tbeable

todesigntheirlivingspacesafterall.

（1）.Asafinancialplanner,Christopher.

（A）.paidhisclientsverywell

（B）.wastrustedbyhisclients

（C）.wasmakinghisyogastudioprofitable

（D）.couldmakehisfamily’sbudgetbalanced

（2）.Thewomaninthepassage.

（A）.fellinlovewithChristopheratfirstsight

（B）.managedayogastudiowithherhusband

（C）.feltreallyuncomfortablewithasmartman

（D）.marriedChristopherbecauseofabrokenheart

（3）.HiswifethoughtChristophersuddenlyquithisjobbecausehe.

（A）.couldn’twaittogetpromoted

（B）.hadexperienceininteriordesign

（C）.wantedtodosomethingheenjoyed

（D）.couldn’tbearthepressurefromhisjob

（4）.Thewomanherhusband’sdecision.

（A）.wassupportiveof

（B）.wasindifferentto

（C）.wassatisfiedwith

（D）.wasnegativeabout

（5）.ItcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatChristopher.

（A）.wasmorelikelytochangehismind

（B）.wouldreturntohisofficeinthebank

（C）.madeabigsuccessininteriordesign

（D）.wasnotwellpreparedforhisbusiness

2.Inaquiet，darkenedlectureroom，youbeginafrustratingfightagainst

fatigue.Theoverheadprojectorhums，andyoucannotconcentrateontheslides.You

stopabsorbinginformationandbecomeabsentminded.Theprofessorlostyoualong

timeago.Youarebored.

Virtuallyeveryonegetsboredonceinawhile.Mostofuschalkituptoadull

environment.“ThemostcommonwaytodefineboredominWesterncultureis‘having

nothingtodo，’”sayspsychologistStephenVodanovichoftheUniversityofWest

Florida.Andindeed，earlyresearchintotheeffectsofboredomfocusedonpeople

forcedtoperformdulltasks，suchasworkingafactoryassemblyline.

Butboredomisnotmerelyannaturalpropertyofthecircumstances,researchers

say.Ratherthisperceptionissubjectiveandrootedinaspectsof

consciousness.Levelsofboredomvaryamongpeople：

someindividualsarefarless

liabletoboredomthanothers—andsome，suchasextroverts（性格外向者）,aremore

likelytohavethisfeeling.

Thus，anewgenerationofscientistsiscopingwiththepsychological

interpretationsofthismosttediousofhumanemotions—andtheyhavefoundthatit

ismorecomplicatedthaniscommonlyknown.Researcherssaythatboredomisnota

unifiedconceptbutrathercomesinseveralflavors.Levelofattention,anaspectof

consciousawareness，playsanimportantroleinboredom，suchthatimprovinga

person’sabilitytofocusmaythereforedecreaseboredom.Emotionalfactorscanalso

contributetoboredom.Peoplewhoarepoorinunderstandingtheirownfeelingsand

thosewhobecomesuckedinanddistractedbytheirmoodsaremoreeasilybored，for

example.

Stayingawayfromtediumisnoteasy.Peoplewhoareliabletoboredomaremore

likelytosufferfromillssuchasdepressionanddrugaddiction；theyalsotendto

besociallyawkwardandpoorperformersatschoolorwork.

（1）.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto.

（A）.illustratewhypeoplearelessabletofocus

（B）.showhowboringalectureinadarkroomis

（C）.tellpeoplehowfatigueaffectsconcentration

（D）.describeasituationwherepeoplecangetbored

（2）.ItcanbeconcludedfromPara.2that.

（A）.doingnothingleadspeopletogetboredeasily

（B）.westernpeoplepaylittleattentiontoboredom

（C）.boredomonlyaffectstheassemblylineworker

（D）.peopleareliabletogetboredinadullsituation

（3）.Researchersholdthatboredomresultsfrom.

（A）.naturalsurroundings

（B）.variouskindsoffactors

（C）.sensitivepersonalities

（D）.subjectiveperceptions

（4）.Improvementofpeople’sabilitytofocusmay.

（A）.affecttheirmoods

（B）.distracttheirminds

（C）.reducetheirboredom

（D）.increasetheirdepression

（5）.Thepassagemainlyinvolves.

（A）.effectsofboredomonpeople’slifeandwork

（B）.variouswaystoconquerthefeelingofboredom

（C）.studiesofpossiblereasonswhypeoplegetbored

（D）.theimportanceofscientificresearchintoboredom

3.Storytellingisoneofthefewhumanfeaturesthataretrulyuniversalacross

cultureandthroughallofknownhistory.Anthropologistsfindevidenceoffolktales

everywhereinancientcultures，writteninSanskrit，Latin,Greek,Chinese，Egyptian

andSumerian.Peopleinsocietiesofalltypesweavestories，fromoralstorytellers

inhuntergatherertribestothemillionsofwritersbringingoutbooks，television

showsandmovies.Andwhenacharacteristicbehaviorshowsupinsomanydifferent

societies，researcherspayattention：

itsrootsmaytellussomethingaboutour

evolutionarypast.

Tostudystorytelling，scientistsmustfirstdefinewhatconstitutesastory,and

thatcanprovetricky.Becausetherearesomanydiverseforms,scholarsoftendefine

storystructure，knownasnarrative，byexplainingwhatitisnot.Exposition

contrastswithnarrativebybeingasimple，straightforwardexplanation,suchasa

listoffactsoranencyclopediaentry.Anotherstandardapp