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自考英语二试题及答案

2006年4月自考英语

（二）试卷及答案！

06年4月自考英语

（二）试卷

2006年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语

（二）试卷

PARTONE（50POINTS）

I．VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointeach）

1.Itwouldbebettertomakeadecisionnow,______leaveituntilnextweek.

 A.otherthan B.ratherthan C.lessthan D.morethan

2.We’llinformyouassoonasticketsbecome______.

 A.valuable B.capable C.acceptable D.available

3.Theforeigncompanyhasbeen______runningthisfactoryfordecades.

 A.enormously B.effectively C.infinitely D.extremely

4.Ifyou______myadvice,youwouldn’tbeinsuchtroublenow.

 A.took B.takes C.hastaken D.hadtaken

5.Themeeting______,welefttheroomquicklyfordinner.

 A.over B.wasover C.isover D.beenover

6.Allthemoney______,Frederickstartedlookingforwork.

 A.havingspent B.hasbeenspent C.havingbeenspent D.hadbeenspent

7.______histalkwhenMaryranoutofthelecturehall.

 A.Hardlyhadbebegun B.Hardlyhehadbegun

C.Hardlyhehasbegun D.Hehardlyhadbegun

8.Thetwosistersare_____inmanyways,notonlyinappearancebutalsointemperament.

 A.like B.likely C.alike D.lively

9.Thepurposeoftheprogramistoprovidetrainingforemployeessothattheycanwork______.

 A.late B.later C.lately D.latest

10.Ihopemyboyfriendwillbehandsome,strongand______kind.

 A.aboveall B.inall C.atall D.afterall

II.ClozeTest（10points,1pointeach）

 Howevercarefulonemaybe,hecannotpossiblylistencarefullytoeverythingthathehears.Thereare11ofreasonsforthis.Oneofthemistheoverloadofmessagesmostofus12eachday.Inadditiontothenumeroushourswe13hearingotherpeoplespeak,wemayspendseveralhourslisteningtotheradioorsittinginfrontofatelevisionset.14,itisimpossibletofocusourattentioncompletelyonwhatissaid;ourmindmightbe15elsewhere.Preoccupationwithourpersonalconcernsis16reasonwedon’talwayslistencarefully.Aromance17souroragoodgradeonatestmaytakeprominenceinourmindevenas18isspeakingtous.Furthermore,wearesurroundedbyallkindsofnoiseswhichinterfere19listening.Forexample,voicesatapartyor20oftrafficmaysimplymakeitdifficultforustocatcheverythingthatisbeingsaid.

11.A.thenumber B.anumber C.number D.numbers

12.A.accept B.obtain C.receive D.possess

13.A.put B.consume C.spend D.spare

14.A.Besides B.Whereas C.Otherwise D.Nevertheless

15.A.wondering B.swinging C.recycling D.wandering

16.A.other B.some C.theother D.another

17.A.gone B.going C.goes D.went

18.A.anyone B.everyone C.someone D.few

19.A.to B.with C.of D.about

20.A.sound B.noise C.voice D.scream

III.ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointseach）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

 Manyoftoday’smosttrustedsalestechniqueswereinventedoveracenturyagobyayoungmerchantnamedEatoninToronto.Whenhewasyoung,Eatonworkedbrieflywithhisbrothersinsmall-townstores.In1869,hesepuphisownshopindowntownToronto.Hehadmanycompetitors,buthewasalsoambitiousandhadaplanforsuccess.Heofferedauniquestyleoftrade,butaswasexpected,alltheothershopkeeperslaughedathim,believinghewouldeventuallyfail.However,Eatonwasnotamantobeeasilydefeated;hecameupwithabrandnewnotionofbusiness–“Goodssatisfactory,ormoneyrefunded.”Hesoldallhisgoodsatfixedpricesandonlyforcash.

 Withasharpsenseofwhatthepublicwanted,hewentoutofthewaytomeettheirneeds.Hisbusinessgrewrapidly.Hesetupnewbranchesandstartedmailorderservicethatallowedpeopletobuyfromalistofhisgoods.

 Eaton’slist—advertisementsofhisday—wasthefirstofitskind.Itwasdistributedandreadalloverthecountry.Itwastheonlywaytoaccessgood-qualitygoodsatreasonablepricesforpeoplelivingfarawayfrombigcites.Itbecamepartoftheirlife.TheyevencalleditTheWishingBook.Thesecretofthelist’ssuccesswasthatEatongainedtherespectofthiscustomers;theytrustedhimforgoodpricesandqualitygoods.ProbablybecauseherememberedhismiserableearlydaysinIreland,Eatonthoughtmuchofthewelfareofhisemployees:

betterworkingconditions,shorterweekdayhoursthanhiscompetitorsandSaturdayafternoonsoffinthesummer.Inallthis,hewasaleader.

21.ThebestdescriptionofEatonisthat______.

A.hewastherichestmerchantinToronto

B.hewasasuccessfultechnicalinventor

C.heintroducednewsalespractices

D.hechangedpeople’sideasaboutbusinessmen

22.Eaton’ssuccesslayprimarilyinthat____.

A.hesoldonlygoodqualitygoods

B.hewasthefirstpersontoprovidegoodservice

C.hetreatedhisemployeesbetterthananyofhiscompetitors

D.hewonrespectfromhiscustomers

23.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.

A.Eatoninventedtheideaoftheinternetshopping

B.Eatondroveotherbusinessmentofailure

C.Eatonneversoldhisgoodsoncredit

D.Eatonwasdefeatedbyhisrivals

24.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.

A.GoodGoods,ofMoneyRefunded

B.Eaton,aSalesInventor

C.Customers’Respect,aSecretofSuccess

D.Eaton’slist,aWelcomeEventinSalesHistory

25.Eaton’sListwasimportanttopeopleonfarmsbecauseitwasaconvenientwayofgetting_____.

A.good-qualitygoodsatreasonableprices

B.goodsatunreasonableprices

C.good-qualitygoodsatunreasonableprices

D.poor-qualitygoodsatreasonableprices

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

 Thethreatofaglobaloutbreak（疾病大爆发）ofbirdflumakesiturgentfortheinternationalcommunitytocooperateeffectively.Wealthycountrieswillhavetoprovidehundredsofmillionsofdollarsforthetestingandproductionofmedicinesnecessaryfortreatingpatientssufferingfrombirdflu.Developingcountries,particularlyinSoutheastAsia,wherethebirdfluvirus（病毒）hasspreadsince1997,mustworkoutspecialprogramssothatfarmerswillnothidesighsofpossibleoutbreaks.Inaddition,thewaysuchfarmbirdsaschickensandducksaretraditionallyraisedandmarketedinthedevelopingworldshouldbechanged;thereshouldbemoredistancebetweenthebirdsandtheirkeepers.Countriesshoulddealwiththediseasewithjointeffort.Ifonecountryisinadequatelyprepared,itwillbeathreattoeveryothercountry.

Thepotentialeffectsofanationaloutbreakofbirdfluareenormous.Firstly,anoutbreakmaykilllargenumbersofpeople.WorldHealthOrganization（WHO）estimatesthatanoutbreaksimilartothemildHongKongfluof1968couldkillasmanyas7.4millionspeople.Ifitwereasdangerousasthe1918Spanishflu,whichkilled50million,thenumberwouldbemuchhigher.Secondly,suchanoutbreakmaycausegreatfinancialdamage.Thelatestoutbreakofbirdflu,whichbeganinDecember2003,hascostSoutheastAsiamorethan$10billionanddepresseditsGDPby1.5percent.Ifanewoutbreakofbirdfluweretolastforawholeyear,$800billionwouldbelost.

Despitethe124humancasesand63deathsfrombirdflusinceDecember2003,thevirusremainsmainlyadiseaseanimals.However,themoreanimalsthatdieofthedisease,themorechancesithasofspreadingtopeople.Largenumbersofdeadordyingbirdsmeanthatmorepeoplewillbeexposedtothevirusandchangeintoaviruswithnewcharacteristics.Iftheinternationalcommunityworkstogetherefficiently,mancansurelypreventsuchavirusandpossiblysavemillionsoflives.

26.Facedwiththethreatofaglobaloutbreakofbirdflu,theinternationalcommunityshould________.

A. establishnewmarkets

B. worktogethereffectively

C. stopbirdsfromflyingtoothercountries

D. raisefewerchickensandducks

27.Thesecondparagraphfocuseson______.

A. WorldHealthOrganization

B. flusinHongKongandSpain

C. theeconomyofSoutheastAsia

D. possibleeffectsofabirdfluoutbreak

28.Thenumberofpeoplewhohavediedofbirdflusince2003is_______.

A.63     B.124       C.7.4million    D.50million

29.Inthethirdparagraph,theauthorismainlyinterestedin_____.

A.stimulatingfinancialgrowth       B.reducingeconomicdamages

C.savinghumanlives              D.protectingbirdspecies

30.ThepassagedealswithallthefollowingaspectsbirdfluEXCEPT_______.

A. theoriginandhistoryofbirdflu

B. theimportanceofinternationalcooperation

C. thepossibledangersofanationaloutbreak

D. thesignificanceofpreventingitfromspreading

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thelongsummerholidaysarefinallyoverandsomeparentsarepleased.“Weworrymoreabouttheirsafetyintheholidays,”explainsonemotherfromNorthLondon.Ifteenagersarenotwanderingaroundonpublictransportinabigandpotentiallydangerouscity,theyarechattingtostrangersinaninternetchatroom!

Well,that’sanextremepictureoftheUKtoday,butmanyparentsareworriedabouthowmuchfreedomtheycangivetheirchildrenduringtheholidaysandatweekends.

Weekendsarenottheonlytimetoworry!

Newspaperarefullofstoriesabouttoomanyschoolkidsgoingtoschoolbycarbecausetheirparentsdonotwantthemtotravelaloneonabusortrain.Thissummerthereweremorefrighteningstoriesofteenagersdisappearingwithquestionablefriendsthattheymetonthenet.AlltheMediastorieshelpincreaseparentsfears,butistheUKreallysodangerous?

Manyyoungpeoplefeelthatlifefortheirparentswaseasier.Inthe1960syoungpeopleplayedinthestreetsmoreandtraveledaroundtownwithouttheirparents.“Atleastourparentscankeeptabsonus,”says16-year-oldJulia.“