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自考英语二试题

2000年4月自考英语

（二）试题

PARTONE

Ⅰ.VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointforeach）

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.Almosteverythingamanagerdoes________decisions;indeed,somesuggestthatthemanagementprocessisdecisionmaking.

[A]imposes[B]improvises[C]involves[D]indicates

2.Astronomersandscientiststhinkthatablackholeisaregionofspace_______whichmatterhasfallenand________whichnothingcanescape.

[A]towards…towards[B]into…from[C]outof…from[D]through…through

3.Americanmendon’tcrybecauseitisconsiderednot________ofmentodoso.

[A]characteristic[B]tolerant[C]symbolic[D]independent

4.Attheendof1994theBritishGovernmentintroducednewmeasurestohelp________domesticworkersfromabusebytheiremployers.

[A]protect[B]suspect[C]expect[D]inspect

5.Robotsdifferfromautomaticmachines________aftercompletionofonespecifictask,theycanbereprogrammedbyacomputertodoanotherone.

[A]sothat[B]inwhich[C]giventhat[D]inthat

6.Thespecificuseofleisure________fromindividualtoindividual.

[A]ranges[B]distinguishes[C]varies[D]covers

7.Coffeedelaysthebodyclockinthemorning,andadvances________atnight.

[A]it[B]them[C]thecoffee[D]thebody

8.Nationsare________as“aged”whentheyhave7percentormoreoftheirpeopleaged65orabove.

[A]limited[B]classified[C]originated[D]processed

9.Itistouchingtoseehowacatordog—especiallyadog—________itselftofamilyandwantstoshareinallitsgoingsandcomings.

[A]attributes[B]applies[C]assigned[D]attaches

10.Youneedn’t________himaboutthissincehecouldfindoutforhimself.

[A]tell[B]betelling[C]havetold[D]havetotell

Ⅱ.ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeach）

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。

Decisionsabouthousingcaninfluencethequalityofyourfuturelife.Individualandfamilyneedschange（11）thetime,andhousingshouldbeflexibleenoughto（12）thesechangingneeds.Theplantobuyahomemaybe（13）ofthemostimportantfinancialdecisionsaperson（14）makes.Theplantobuyahomeis（15）topresentandfutureincome.Rentalhousing,whilenotrequiring（16）largeinitialinvestment,stilltakesalargeportionofafamily’smonthlybudget.

Housingprovidesasetting（17）day-to-dayliving.Housing,furnishings,andequipmentmustbeplannedwithpresentandfutureneedsandintereststakeninto（18）.Somepeopleacquirefurnishingsandequipmentbeforetheymoveintotheirownhome.Familysize,health,andincomeare（19）thefactorsinfluencinghousingchoices.Housingshortagesinmanypartsofthecountryseriously（20）thefreedomofchoiceinsecuringshelter.Manyfamiliesmove,andhousingmaynotbepermanent.

11.[A]by[B]on[C]over[D]at

12.[A]meet[B]reach[C]seek[D]catch

13.[A]such[B]that[C]one[D]each

14.[A]still[B]yet[C]even[D]ever

15.[A]saved[B]tied[C]spent[D]cost

16.[A]soa[B]aso[C]sucha[D]asuch

17.[A]to[B]for[C]with[D]from

18.[A]amount[B]account[C]access[D]average

19.[A]between[B]within[C]among[D]across

20.[A]avoid[B]encourage[C]limit[D]extend

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension（30points,2pintsforeach）

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，并在答案纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Art,saidPicasso,isaliethatmakesusrealizethetruth.Soisamap.Wedonotusuallyassociatethepreciseworkofthemapmakerwithafancifulobjectofart.Yetamaphasmanyqualitiesthatapaintingorapoemhas.Itistruthrealizedinasymbolicway,holdingmeaningsitdoesnotexpressonthesurface.Andlikeworkofart,itrequiresimaginativereading.

Thus,mapandrealityarenot,andcannotbe,identical.Noaspectofmapuseissoobviousyetsooftenoverlooked.Mostmapreadingmistakesoccurbecausetheuserforgetsthisvitalfactandexpectsaone-to-onecorrespondencebetweenmapandreality.Amap,likeapainting,isjustonespecialversionofreality.Tounderstandapainting,youmusthavesomeideaofthemediumwhichwasusedbytheartist.Youwouldn’texpectawatercolortolookanythinglikeanoilpaintingoracharcoal（木碳）drawing,evenifthesubjectmatterofallthreewereidentical.Inthesameway,thetechniquesusedtocreatemapswillgreatlyinfluencethefinalrepresentation.Asamapreader,youshouldalwaysbeawareoftheinvisiblehandofthemapmaker.Neveruseamapwithoutaskingyourselfhowithasbeenbiasedbythemethodsusedtomakeit.

Iftheentiremapmakingprocessoperatesatitsfullpotential,communicationtakesplacebetweenthemapmakerandtheuser.Themapmakertranslatesrealityintotheclearestpossiblepictureunderthecircumstances,andthemapreaderconvertsthispicturebackintoanimpressionoftheenvironment.Forsuchcommunicationtotakeplace,themapreaderandthemapmakermustknowsomethingabouthowmapsarecreated.

21.Mapisalie_________.

[A]thathaslittletruthinit[B]thatfewofusbelieve

[C]thatweusetoexpressthetruth[D]thatcheatspeopleinatrickyway

22.Mapresemblesartinthat________.

[A]theyarebothabsolutelies[B]theyarebothpreciseaswellasfanciful

[C]theymustbereadwithimagination[D]theybothexpressmeaningsinasuperficialway

23.Mostmapreadingmistakesoccurbecause________.

[A]themapisnotmadeaccordingtoreality

[B]thereareobviousdifferencesbetweenthemapandreality

[C]theuserforgetstheone-to-onecorrespondencebetweenthemapandreality

[D]theuseroverlooksthegapbetweenthemapandreality

24.“theinvisiblehandofthemapmaker”（inParagraph3）refersto________.

[A]thetechniquesusedtocreatemaps[B]thesubjectmatterofthemap

[C]thesymbolsusedinthemap[D]thefinalrepresentationofthemap

25.Thelastparagraphdescribesmainly________.

[A]howmapsarecreated

[B]whatthecommunicationbetweenthemapmakerandthereaderis

[C]howthemapmakertranslatesrealityintoapicture

[D]howthereaderconvertsthepicturebackintoreality

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Musicwhichisoriginalisindividualandpersonal.Thatistosay,itcanbeidentifiedasbelongingtoaparticularcomposer.Ithasparticularqualities,orastyle,whicharenotcopiedfromanother.Ifyoucanrecognizethestyleofacomposer,youwillprobablybeabletotellthatacertaincompositionbelongstohimorhereventhoughyouhaveneverhearditbefore.Abasket-makerhastheskillofweavingandinterweavinghismaterialstocreatecolorfulpatterns,andanexpertcarpenter（木匠）hastheskillofjoiningtogetherdifferentshapesandsizesofwoodtomakeabeautifulpieceoffurniture.Theseskillsmaybereferredtoas“workmanship”（技艺）.

Similarly,inmusicacomposerorganizeshismelodies（旋律）andrhythmsandcombinessoundstocreateharmony.Acomposermaybecapableofthinkingupverygood,originaltunes,yetiftunesarepoorlyorganized,thatis,iftheworkmanshipispoor,thefinalresultwillnotbetostandard.

Goodmusicexpressesfeelingsinawaythatissuitabletothosefeelings.Theremaybejoy,sorrow,fear,love,anger,orwhatever.Badmusic,ontheotherhand,mayconfuseunrelatedfeelings,itmaynotexpressanyimportantfeelingatall,oritmayexaggeratesomefeelingsandmakethemvulgar,thatis,cheapandugly.

Goodmusicwillstandthetestoftime.Itwillnotgooutoffashionbutwillcontinuetobeenjoyedandrespectedlongafteritisfirstintroduced.Itwillgainakindofpermanentstatuswhilebadmusicwilldisappearandbeforgottenquickly.Inpopmusic,wherethegeneralruleseemstobe“thenewerthebetter”,thetestoftimeisthehardesttestofalltopass.

26.Apieceoforiginalmusic________.

[A]hasapersonalstyle

[B]soundsveryfamiliartoourears

[C]isonewhosestyleyoucannotrecognize

[D]cannotberecognizedasbelongingtoanycomposer

27.Wecanseegoodworkmanshipin________.

[A]differentshapesandsizeoffurniture

[B]materialsforcreatingcolourfulpatterns

[C]apieceofmusicwithitsmelodiesandrhythmsorganizedinharmony

[D]apieceofmusicwithverygood,originaltunesmixedtogether

28.Apieceofmusiccanbesaidtobegoodif_________.

[A]ithelpstowhileawaythehours

[B]itcombinesdifferentrhythmsandsounds

[C]itmakespeopleforgettheirsorrowsandworriesquickly

[D]itexpressesacertainfeelinginaproperway

29.Accordingtothelastparagraph,“thetestoftimeisthehardestofalltopass”suggeststhat________.

[A]thenewerthemusicis,theharderitcanpassthetestoftime

[B]itismostdifficultformusictogainakindofpermanentstatus

[C]popmusicwillceasetobeenjoyedsoonafteritisintroduced

[D]goodmusicneedn’tpassthetestoftime

30.Thispassageisconcernedwith________.

[A]howtocomposemusic[B]howtoenjoymusic

[C]howtojudgemusic[D]howtoperformmusic

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Tobe“historically-minded”istoseethingsinrelationandinperspective,andtojudgetolerantly.Wemustrememberhowdifferentlymenhavethoughtandactedindifferenttimes.Wemustalwayskeepanopenmind,readytoreceiveandweighnewevidence.Ifwegraspthisidea,wewillneverthinkthatahistorian（历史学家）issomeonewhocanrememberdates.Thatchildishideaislikecallingamanastatesman（政治家）becausehecanrememberthenamesofvotersinhisdistrict.Awaitercouldremembermorenamesandatelephoneoperatormore