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至自学考试综合英语二试题汇总
全国2010年4月高等教育自学考试
综合英语
(二)试题
课程代码:
00795
I.GRAMMARANDVOCABULARY
Completeeachofthefollowing15sentenceswiththemostlikelyanswer.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.(1pointeach,15pointsinall)
1.Iwasshockedbythenumberofpeoplewhoseemedtohavenothingbettertodowiththeirtimethan______toknowfishbetter.
A.get
B.gets
C.getting
D.got
2.Notallbirdscanfly,______doallbirdsbuildnests.
A.not
B.no
C.neverD.nor
3.Whenyoufallinloveforthefirsttime,it’ssurprising______inconveniencesyoucanputupwith.
A.that
B.what
C.which
D.those
4.Iknowmylimitations,soIwon’tdoanything______myability.
A.beyond
B.under
C.above
D.below
5.Thehostsapologizedfor______thatsomeoftheirguestsmightbevegetarians.
A.havingnotconsidered
B.nothavingconsidered
C.havingnotbeenconsidering
D.notconsidering
6.Mrs.Smithlockedboththefrontandthebackdoorsbeforeshewenttobed______thatsomeonemightstealintothehouseatnight.
A.so
B.forfear
C.unless
D.oncondition
7.Wehavetowaitforthebus,______?
A.havewe
B.haven’twe
C.dowe
D.don’twe
8.______thepopularityofrobotsinJapan,thecountry’srobot-productiongrowthisslowingdown.
A.As
B.Although
C.With
D.Despite
9.Theproposaldeservessupportasitgives______totheneedsofchildren.
A.curiosity
B.awareness
C.priority
D.emphasis
10.Thosefamiliarwitheveningdresswillalways______blackwithelegance.
A.link
B.associate
C.connect
D.relate
11.Ifyou’resittingaroundalonelycampfireatnight,thehowlofawolfcansoundpretty______.
A.fearful
B.threatening
C.dreadful
D.frightening
12.Thesuspectcooperatedfullywiththepolicewhen______abouthisroleintheincident.
A.required
B.questioned
C.demanded
D.negotiated
13.Homingpigeonisusefulasa______carrierbecausewhentakenfromhome,itwillreturnatthefirstopportunity.
A.meaning
B.information
C.message
D.content
14.OneoftheresponsibilitiesoftheCoastGuardistomakesurethatallships______followtrafficrulesinbusyharbors.
A.conveniently
B.obediently
C.sufficiently
D.reluctantly
15.Shewasso______thenoisethatshesentthechildrentobed.
A.brokendownby
B.filledinwith
C.takenoverby
D.fedupwith
II.CLOZE
Fillineachofthe15blanksinthepassagewiththemostlikelyanswer.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.(1pointeach,15pointsinall)
Aquarteroftheworld’spopulationnowspeaksEnglish.Ifyouwantto16 yourproducts,oryourself,youhavenochoice17 todoitinEnglish.PoliticiansandbusinesspeoplemustspeakEnglishiftheywanttomaketheirmark18 theworld’sstage.Writersofminoritylanguagescan19 hopetoselltheirbooksunlesstheywriteinEnglish.
AsEnglishisspokenallovertheworld,itmeansthatnoindividualcountrycanreallyexercisea20 influenceoverit.Inthepast,itwasthemothertongue21 whocontrolledthefutureofthelanguage.Now,indeedforthelastfewdecades,themothertongueusersareinasignificant22 .
Thismeansthatthecharacterofthelanguagecouldwell23 withnewwords,newrhythms,andnewpronunciations.Itisn’tgoingtobeBritishandAmericanEnglishanymore-that’s24 .Allovertheworldeducationauthoritiesarestrugglingtofindtheresourcestomeetthe25 forEnglish.
However,itisopentoquestionwhethertheyareputtingalltheireggsinone26 .ThefutureofEnglishlanguageisintimately27 theelectronicrevolution.SatellitetelevisionandtheInternethavehelpedacceleratethe28 ofEnglish,butwillthatalwaysbethecase?
TheInternet,29 ,isnowseenasthesaviourofminoritylanguages.Indeed,withthecontinuingimprovementsinelectronictranslation,willweevenneeda(n)30 language?
Itisopentoquestion.
16.A.sellB.makeC.produce D.trade
17.A.andB.butC.rather D.or
18.A.onB.with C.forD.at
19.A.everB.stillC.nolongerD.nomore
20.A.negativeB.typicalC.subtle D.dominant
21.A.speakersB.followersC.believers D.interpreters
22.A.groupB.numberC.amountD.minority
23.A.alterB.differC.shiftD.vary
24.A.old
B.new
C.historyD.future
25.A.wantB.pursuitC.demandD.desire
26.A.box B.basketC.bag D.container
27.A.restrictedto
B.drawnto C.tiedupwithD.caughtupwith
28.A.rangeB.scopeC.spread D.coverage
29.A.asaresult B.asarule C.inaddition D.infact
30.A.global B.unique C.worldly D.international
Ⅲ.PARAPHRASING
Choosetheclosestparaphrasedversionaftereachofthefollowingsentencesortheitalicizedpart.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.(1pointeach,10pointsinall)
31.Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostoftenforthebenefitofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.
A....wedisagreewiththemwhenjudgingothers.
B....wethinkmorehighlyofthemthanothersdo.
C....webelieveotherpeoplearedifferentfromthem.
D....weusethemasthestandardwhenevaluatingothers.
32.Manypeoplehavearatheracutesenseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime.
A.Manypeoplerealizethattheyareshortoftime.
B.Manypeoplefeelkeenlythattheirlifeisshort.
C.Manypeoplearesensibleonlyforashortperiodoftime.
D.Manypeoplewouldlikeverymuchtoprolongtheirlife.
33.Asascientist,shelearnedwithsadnessthatlittleinNatureistrulybeyondthetamperingreachofman.
A.…itisdifficultformantocompetewithNature.
B.…itisimpossibleformantobenefitfromNature.
C.…Naturecanhardlyescapefromman’sinterference.
D.…Natureisreallymorepowerfulthanhumanbeings.
34.ThesebitsofinformationandthelistofDgradeswerealltherecordshadtooffer.
A.Thesebitsofinformationexplainedhispoorgrades.
B.Hispoorgradeswererelatedtothesebitsofinformation.
C.Whatcouldbefoundintherecordswerethosethingsrequiredtobethere.
D.Therecordsgavenothingmorethanthesebitsofinformationandpoorgrades.
35.Peoplewereonlyshapesindense,grayfogofdustandash.
A.Thedustyairmadepeoplebarelyvisible.
B.Theairwastoopollutedforpeopletobreathe.
C.Peoplehardlystayedinshapeinsuchdirtyair.
D.Peoplewerealmostburiedinthickdustandash.
36.Itwouldnotbedifficulttocompilealistofsuchsurprisesthatwouldfillthenextfiftypages,butIwillcontentmyselfwithsuggestingthefirstfewthatoccurtome.
A....Ifeelsatisfiedwiththefirstfewexamplesinmymind.
B....IamsurprisedwiththenumberofsuggestionsIcangive.
C....thefirstfewexamplesarethebestonesthatsatisfymycuriosity.
D....thefirstfewsurprisescomingtomewouldbeenoughasexamples.
37.IfIloveyou,Icanseeyouasaseparateperson,withyourownvaluesandthoughtsandfeelings,andIdonotinsistthatyousurrenderyouridentityandconformtoanimageofwhatIexpectyoutobeforme.
A....Idon’twantyoutolosehopeandthenblamemeforit.
B....Iwon’tforceyoutobeindependentandyoucanrelyonme.
C....Idon’texpectyoutofollowmystepandbecomesimilartome.
D...Iwon’tpushyoutoloseyourselfandbecomewhatIlikeyoutobe.
38.Ifdisappointed,though,she[mymother]wastednoenergyonself-pity.ShewouldmakememakesomethingofmyselfwhetherIwantedtoornot.
A.Dissatisfiedasshewas,sheremainedasdeterminedasbefore.
B.Facedwithdiscouragements,sheneverlostherenergeticspirits.
C.Nothingcouldletherdowneventhoughnoonesympathizedwithher.
D.Therewasenoughself-confidenceinhertodealwithdisappointments.
39.Mymaternalgrandfather,itistrue,wascutoffintheflowerofhisyouthattheageofsixty-seven.
A.Mymaternalgrandfatherretiredfromgardeningatsixty-seven.
B.Mymaternalgrandfatherdiedyoung,whenhewassixty-seven.
C.Mymaternalgrandfatherlostenergywhenhewassixty-seven.
D.Mymaternalgrandfatherwasconsiderednolongeryoungatsixty-seven.
40.Far-reachingasmanyofthem[Edison’sinventions]havebeenintheireffectuponmoderncivilization,thetotaleffectofEdison’scareersurpassesthesumofallofthem.
A.OnecanneverevaluateEdison’sgreatinventionshighenough.
B.OneneedstounderstandEdison’sinventionstoappreciatehiscareer.
C.Edison’sinventionsarehismostoutstandingcontributionstohumanlife.
D.Edison’sinfluenceuponhumansocietyismuchgreaterthanhisinventions.
IV.READINGCOMPREHENSION
Readthetwopassagesandchoosethemostlikelyanswertoeachofthequestions.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet(2pointseach,20pointsinall)
Passage1
Friendshipandfriendscontinuetoremaincentraltoourlives.Therelationshipthatwesharewithourfriendsisgroundedinamutualconcernasourfriendshelpusinshapingupourpersonalitiesaswell.Eveninthisageofonlinesocialnetworking,theneedofexpandingthenetworkoffriends,whetheronlineorofflineremainsaprimaryconcernforpeople.Wemayhaveaveryvagueunderstandingofwhatmakesafriendbutweallwanttohaveagoodmanyfriendsaroundus.
Researchhasshownthatthequalityandnatureofyourfriendsareoneofthekeyinfluencingfactorsinachievinghappinessandsatisfaction.Friendsoftenaffectthehealthandenergyofapersonaswell.Moreandmorepeopleareincreasinglyturningtowardstheirfriendsforsupportandmutualsharingratherthancommunicatingtotheirrelatives;