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英语二自考真题答案
自学考试英语二真题20174月(带答案解析)
山东省2016年4月份高等教育自学考试英语
(二)试题
I.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeachtime).
1.Allprimaryschoolchildren,includingthoseinindependentschools,weregivenmilkfreeof______until1970whenthegovernmentabolishedthisbenefit.
A.cost B.pay C.grantD.charge
2.Otherchurchbookswerealsoprinted,____wereGreekandLathclassics,historybooks,andastronomybooks.
A.whose B.as C.that D.what
3.Mynextjobwas______anathleticcompanyasatelephonecustomerservicerepresentative.
A.With B.about C.of D.to
4.Ittookherawhileto______tolivingalonewhenshewenttocollege.
A.go B.present C.adjust D.lock
5.________hardwastheworkthatallofusgottiredoutthatevening.
A.What B.So C. As D.How
6.Thecollegeadmissionprocess,animperfectscience,canrarelydistinguishthosestudentsto_____learning.
A.committed B.convinced
C.participated D.pursued
7.ItistotallybeyondtheunderstandingofaChineseEnglishlearnerthatnativeEnglishspeakerswouldbeannoyedwhenthey’readdressed“whereareyougoing?
”,______isacommonlyusedaddressingamongtheChinese.
A.that B.who C.What D.which
8.Hehadtimetospendonotherthingsthatseemedmore______.
A.worthwhile B.worth
C.worthy D.worth
9.__________thatthechurchinRomebegantocelebrateChristmas.
A.NotUntilthe4thcentury B.Untilthe4thcentury
C.ItwasnotUntilthe4thcentury D.ItwasUntilthe4thcentury
10.Ifhe______ofTimmy,ashehadofme,theseparationbetweenuswouldbecomplete.
A.DisagreedB.disapproved C.devastated D.drifted
II.Close(10points,1pointforeachitem)
Allovertheworld,thementionofEnglisheducationsuggestsapictureof“publicschools”,butpeopledonotalwaysrealizewhatplacetheseinstitutionsoccupyinthewholeeducationsystem.OxfordandCambridgeareuniversitieseach 11 about12000studentsoutofatotalofover250000studentsatallBritishuniversities.
12 fromtheso-calledpublicschoolsthereisacompletesystemofstateprimaryandsecondaryeducation,which13 ingeneralthestateeducationinmostothercountries.Allchildrenmust, 14 law,receivefulltimeeducationbetweentheagesoffiveandsixteen.Anychildmay 15 withoutpayingfees,aschoolprovidedbythepublicauthorities.
AmongtheuniversitiesOxfordandCambridgeholda 16 position. Ofcabinetministerswhowenttouniversities,nearlyallwenttooneortheotherofthesetwo,andtoOxfordin 17 .
Thenumberofyoungpeoplewhocanenteruniversitiesislimitedbythe 18 oftheuniversities, 19 islessthanenoughtotakealltheyoungpeoplewhohavethebasicqualificationsforuniversitiesadmission. Inpractice, 20 ,entrytouniversitiesiscompetitive.
11.A.havehad B.HaveC.Having D.has
12.A.Part B.Apart C.Separate D.Depart
13.A.resembles B.assembles C.assemble D.resemble
14.A.in B.by C.for D.as
15.A.participate B.come C.attend D.go
16.A.control B.dominant C.responsible D.charge
17.A.reality B.overall C.plus D.particular
18.A.expense B.fee C.capacity D.cabinet
19.A.what B.which C.that D.who
20.A.therefore B.however C.but D.besides
III.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointsforeachitem)
Passageone
Questions20to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage
Onesummermorning,mycousinEddieaskedmeifIwantedtoplayfootballwithsomeofhisfriends.HegotmadbecauseIgavehimaconfusedlook,andsaidIdidn’tknowhowtoplay.Thenhetoldmetolearntherulesfirst.Acoupleofminuteslater,hewentintohisroomandpulledoutanoldvideotape,sofortherestofthemorningwesatdownandwatchedallthevideosasheexplainedalltherulesofthegame.Ipickedupreallyquickly.Iunderstoodthegameatthatpoint,butIjustneededtolearnthebasicrulesoffootballsuchascatching,throwing,andhowrunwiththeball!
Afterwewatchedthevideos,hetookmeoutsideandwethrewtheballaround.HelikedthewayIthrewtheball,andhetoldmethatIhadabigchanceatbeingaquarterback!
Twodayslater,hisfriendscalledhimandtoldhimthatit’stimetoplay.Weplayedthatdayandendedupuntilwecouldn’tseetheballanymore.Iwasexhaustedwhenwefinishedplaying.
Sincethatday,Iknewfootballwasmypassion!
IlovethegamesomuchthatIstillplayittoday,andtillthisday,Istillthankmycousinforgettingmeintothegameoffootball!
21.Thewriter’scousingotmadbecause______.
A.thewriterdidnotwanttoplayfootballwithhim
B.thewriterdidnotlikeplayingfootball
C.thewriterdidnotknowhowtoplayfootball
D.Thewriterdidnotwanttoplayfootballwithhisfriends
22.Thewriter’scousinuseda______tohelpexplaintherulesofthegametohim.
A.videotape B.picture C.tape D.book
23.Thephrase“pickup”(Line4,Paragraph1)means______.
A.find B.master C.notice D.reach
24.Thewriterfelt______afterplayingfootballwithiscousinandhisfriends.
A.sad B.surprisedC.tired D.excited
25.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT______.
A.Thewriterlearnedthefootballrulesbyhimself
B.afterwatchingthevideos,thewriterandhiscousinwentoutsideandplayedtheball
C.sincethedayheplayedfootballwithhiscousinandhisfriends,thewriterknewthathelovedfootball
D.thewriterthankedhiscousinforgettinghimintothegameoffootball
Passagetwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Wedon’thavebedsinthespaceshuttle,butwedohavesleepingbags.Duringtheday,whenweareworking,weleavethebagstiedtothewall,outoftheway.Atbedtimeweunitethemandtakethemwhereverwe’vechosentosleep.
Onmostspaceshuttleflightseveryonesleepsatthesametime.Noonehastostayawaketowatchoverthespaceplane;theshuttle’scomputersandtheengineersatMissionControldothat.Ifanythinggoesworry,thecomputersringanalarmandtheengineerscallusontheradio.
Onthespaceshuttle,sleeping-timedoesn’tmeannighttime.Duringeachninety-minuteorbit,thesun“rises”andshinesthroughourwindowsforaboutfiftyminutes;theit“sets”asourpathtakesusaroundthedarksideoftheEarth.Tokeepthesunoutofoureyes,wewearblacksleepmasks.
Itissurprisinglyeasytogetcomfortableandfallasleepinspace.Everyastronautsleepsdifferently.Somesleepupsidedown,somerightsideup.Whenit’stimetosleep,Itakemybag,mysleepmask,andmytapeplayerwithearphonesandfloatuptotheflightdeck.ThenIcrawlintothebag,andfloatinsittingpositionjustaboveaseat,rightnexttoawindow.Before1pullthemaskdownovermyeyes,Irelaxforawhile,listeningtomusicandwatchingtheEarthgobybeneathme.
26.Whenit’sbedtime,astronautsputtheirsleepingbags______.
A.nearthewindows B.abovetheseats C.intheflightdeckD.inanyplacethelike
27.“Watchover”(Line2,Paragraph2)hastheclosestmeaningto______.
A.takecareof B.lookat C.see D.payattentionto
28.HowlongdoesittakeforthespaceshuttletogoroundtheEarth?
A.Twenty-fourhours B.FiftyminutesC.Ninetyminutes D.Nineteenminutes
29.Accordingtothepassage,inordertogetcomfortableandfallasleepinspeech,itisnecessaryto______.
A.wearasleepmask B.sleepupsidedo C.listentomusic D.sleepsideways
30.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe______.
A.BedtimeDoesn’tMeanNighttime B.TravelinginSpace
C.SleepinginSpaceD.SleepingontheSpaceShuttle
Passagethree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
InmostlargeJapanesecompanies,thereisapolicyoflifetimeemployment.Whatthismeansisthatwhenpeopleleaveschooloruniversitytojoinanenterprise,theycanexpecttoremainwiththatorganizationuntiltheyretire.Ineffect,theemployeegetsjobsecurityforlife,andcanonlybefiredforseriousmistakes,inwork.Evenindifficulttimesofbusiness,heorsheisfreefromthefearofbeinglaidoff.
OneresultofthispracticeisthattheJapaneseworkeridentifiescloselywithhiscompanyandfeelsstrongloyaltytoit.Byworkinghardforthecompany,hebelievesheissafeguardinghisownfuture.Itisnotsurprisingthatdevotiontoone’scompanyisconsideredagreatvirtueinJapan.Amanisoftenpreparedtoputhisfirm’sinterestsbeforethoseofhisimmediatefamily.
Thejobsecurityguaranteedbythissysteminfluencesthewayemployeesapproachtheirwork.Theytendtothinkintermsofwhattheycanachievethroughouttheircareer.Thisisbecausetheyarenotjudgedonhowtheyareperformingduringashortperiodoftime.TheycanaffordtotakealongerperspectivethantheirWesterncounterparts.
Thismarriagebetweentheemployeeandthecompany---theconsequenceoflifetimeemployment---mayexplainwhyJapaneseworkerseempositivetolovetheproductstheircompanyisproducingandwhytheyarewillingtostayonafterwork,forlittleovertimepay,toparticipateinearnestdiscussionsaboutthequalitycontroloftheirproducts.
31.LifetimeemploymentintheJapanesecompanymeansthattheemployee______.
A.LeaveshisCompanyonlywhenbusiness
B.getsajobsoonafterheleavesschooloruniversity
C.canworktherethroughouthiscareer
D.canhavehisseriousmistakesinworkcorrected
32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?
A.Familyandcompanyinterestsareequally