全国高等教育自学考试英语试题.docx

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全国高等教育自学考试英语试题

10月英语

（二）试题

一、从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

（每小题1分，共10分）

1.Itoffersusafullersenseofbeingintenselyalivefrom____tomoment.

A.timeB.momentC.periodD.instant

2.Itmaybeworthrememberingthat____JohnMajordidn’thimselfgotoOxford,mostofhisministersdid.

A.afterB.sinceC.whileD.if

3.Theeffectsofrapidtravel____thebodyarefarmoredisturbingthanwerealize.

A.onB.inC.forD.to

4.Herpowersofpersuasionwere____noavail.

A.forB.byC.withD.to

5.Thereislittlelikelihoodthatapaneloffivewantstogothroughthe____ofallshakinghandswithyou.

A.processB.prospectC.precedentD.presence

6.Itistherighttochangeemployerswhich____employmentfromslavery.

A.distinguishesB.derivesC.releasesD.relieves

7.Itistouchingtoseehowacatordog____itselftoafamilyandwantstoshareinallitsgoingsandcomings.

A.sacrificesB.opposesC.exposesD.attaches

8.Ahealthyself-esteemisaresourceforcopingwhendifficulties____.

A.riseB.raiseC.ariseD.arouse

9.Thechallengeisnotoneofexpansion____,therapidgrowthinenrollmentoverthelast40yearshascometoanend.

A.AsaresultB.Byallmeans

C.IncontrastD.Onthecontrary

10.Managementoftenworkshardtosetupasituation____workisdoneinseries.

A.thatB.whereC.whichD.what

二、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（每选项1分，共10分）

　Maybeyouknowthattheletter“V”standsforvictoryinwesterncountries.Butdoyouknowthe11ofthesign?

　DuringWorldWarII,EuropewasoccupiedbytheGermans.Alotofpeople12toBritain.AmongthemwasoneBelgian（比利时人）13VictorDalveli.Helovedhiscountryverymuch.Andeveryday,heusedshortwaveradiotobroadcasttotheBelgianpeople,calling14themtoresisttheGermanoccupiers.Onthelastdayof1940,heaskedhiscountrymentowritethe15“V”wherevertheycouldtoshowtheirdeterminationtowinthefinalvictory.Inafewdays,itappearedeverywhere.

　16,itspreadtotheotheroccupiedcountriesinEurope.Becauseitwassimpleand17,itsoonbecameverypopular.Whenfriendsmet,theystretchedout18middleandindexfingerstogreeteachother.

　Atthattime,incertainrestaurants,knivesandforkswereplacedinsuchaway19forma“V”.Andinsomeclockshopsclockswerepurposelystopped2011:

05toshowthesignof“V”.

11.A.meaningB.shapeC.historyD.definition

12.A.hadescapedB.escapedC.haveescapedD.escape

13.A.namingB.beingnamedC.namedD.name

14.A.upB.outC.onD.off

15.A.letterB.alphabetC.expressionD.word

16.A.LatterB.LaterC.LateD.Lately

17.A.meaningfulB.energeticC.magnificentD.interesting

18.A.hisB.theirC.one’sD.everybody’s

19.A.inordertoB.soastoC.sotoD.asto

20.A.onB.inC.byD.at

三、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。

（每选项2分，共30分）

　　PassageOne

　　Question21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Inreadingtheworld'sgreatliteratureonhumanexcellenceandpersonalsuccess,I'vefoundthattolaunchourselvesintoalifeoftruesuccessweneedtosatisfyonebasiccondition:

pursueourvisionwithstubborn（顽强的）consistency.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenpeoplewhosucceedandthosewhodon'tisnotusuallytalentbutpersistence.

　　Onmywaytoworkonemorning,ImetRudyRuettiger,whoisnowamotivationalspeaker.HehasgrownupinJoliet,listeningtostoriesaboutNotreDameanddreamingofonedayplayingfootballthere.Friendstoldhimhewasn'tagoodenoughstudenttobeadmitted.Sohegaveuphisdreamandwenttoworkinapowerplant.

　　Thenafriendwaskilledinanaccidentatwork.Shocked,Rudysuddenlyrealizedthatlifeistooshortnottopursueyourdreams.

　　In1972,attheageof23,heenrolledatHolyCrossJuniorCollegeinSouthBend,Ind.HegotgoodenoughgradestotransfertoNotreDame,wherehefinallymadethefootballteamasamemberofthe“scoutteam”,theplayerswhohelptheteamprepareforgames.

　　Rudywaslivinghisdream,almost.Buthewasn'tallowedtosuitupforthegamesthemselves.Thenextyear,afterRudyrequestedit,thecoachtoldRudyhecouldputonhisuniformfortheseason'sfinalgame.Andtherehesat,ontheNotreDamebenchduringthegame.Astudentstartedshouting,“WewantRudy!

”Soonothersjoinedin.Finally,attheageof27,with27secondslefttoplay,RudyRuettigerwassentontothefield-andmadethefinaltackle（阻截）.Sohisteamwonthegame.

　　WhenImetRudy17yearlater,itwasintheparkinglotoutsideNotreDamestadium（体育场）,whereacameracrewwasfilmingscenesforRudy,amotionpictureabouthislife.Hisstoryillustratesthatthereisnolimittowhereyourdreamscantakeyou.

21.Thewriterbelievesthatthekeytoachievingsuccessis__________.

A.developingone'stalent

B.seizingopportunities

C.havingwidevision

D.stickingtoone'sgoal

22.Accordingtothepassage,RudyoncegaveuphisdreamofplayingfootballforNotreDamebecause________.

A.hisfriendwaskilledthere

B.hisfootwasinjuredinanaccident

C.helackedconfidenceinhimself

D.hefailedintheentranceexamination

23.Rudyquithisjobinthepowerplantbecause_________.

A.hisfriendencouragedhimto

B.hisoutlookonlifechanged

C.hewasdisappointedinhisfuture

D.hewasshockedbyhisfriend'sdeath

24.RudywastransferredtoNotreDame______.

A.asagoodstudent

B.asagoodplayer

C.withthehelpofacoach

D.withthehelpofafriend

25.AcameracrewwasmakingamovieaboutRudy'slifebecause_________.

A.RudywastheoldestplayeratNotreDame

B.Rudysucceededinrealizinghisdream

C.RudywasthebestspeakeratNotreDame

D.Rudysucceededindevelopinghisability

PassageTwo

　　Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　NASA,theU.S.spaceagency,believesthere'sagoodchancethatwe'renotaloneintheuniverse.Lastfall,NASAbegananewprojectcalledtheHighResolutionMicrowaveSurvey（HRMS）.Itsaim:

tofindevidenceoflifeinoneofthebillionsofgalaxiesintheuniverse.

　　Thesearchforintelligentlifeonotherplanetsisn'tnew.Itbeganalmost100yearsago.That'swhenscientistsbuiltahugetransmittertosendradiowavesintospace.Scientiststhoughtsmartbeingsonotherplanetsmightpickupthesignals.

　　Scientistsalsohavesentamessageabouthumansandoursolarsystemtoanearbyconstellation（星座）.Butbecausetheconstellationis25,000lightyearsaway,areturnmessagewouldn'treachEarthfor50,000years!

Sodon'twaitupforananswer.

　　Sofar,noextraterrestrial（地球外的）beingsthatweknowofhavereturnedour“calls.”ButaccordingtoDr.JillTarter,anHRMSscientist,wehaven'texactlyhadourearswideopen.“Now,however,”saysDr.Tarter,“we'vebuiltthetoolsweneedtolistenwell.”

　　LastOctober,Dr.Tarterswitchedonthelargestradioreceiverintheworld.It'sanenormousmetalbowlstretching1,000feetacrossavalleyinPuertoRico.Meanwhile,anotherNASAscientistturnedonahugeradioreceiverinCalifornia'sMojaveDesert.NASAhopesthesebigdishes-andothersaroundtheworld-willpickupradiosignalsfromnewworld.

　　Dr.FrankDrakehasbeensearchingforlifeinouterspaceforyears.HeexplainstheHRMSprojectthisway:

Tolistentoyourradio,youmovethetuneronthedialuntilthechannelscomeinloudandclear:

Nowimagineradioreceiversthatscanourgalaxy“listening”to14millionchannelseverysecond.That'swhatNASA'sradioreceiversinPuertoRicoandCaliforniaaredoing.

　　Butthat'snotall.Powerfulcomputershookedtothereceiversexamineeverysignalcarefully.Thecomputerstrytomatchthesignalstoonesthatscientistsalreadyrecognize,suchashuman-madesignals.Iftheycan't,DrakeandTartercheckonthem.“Itcouldprovethereisradiotechnologyelsewhereintheuniverse,”saysDr.Tarter.“Andthatwouldmeanwe'renotalone.”

26.NASAscientistsstartedanewprojectinorderto_______.

A.discoverlifeinothergalaxies

B.sendhumanbeingsintospace

C.findevidenceofanewgalaxy

D.confirmthenumberofgalaxies

27.AccordingtoDr.JillTarter,thereasonwhywehaven'treceivedanyreturnmessagesfromouterspaceisthat_______.

A.ourearsarenotsharpenoughtohearthem

B.ourequipmenthasn'tbeengoodenough

C.ittakesmillionsofyearsforthemtoreachus

D.ittakesquitealongtimetosendthem

28.Dr.JillTartercomparesthelargereceiverto_______.

A.thehumanear

B.theuniverse

C.ametalbowl

D.ahugedish

29.AccordingtoDr.FrankDrake,NASA'sradioreceiversinPuertoRicoandCaliforniaare_______.

A.tryingtocheckoneverychannelcarefully

B.movingthetuneronthedialforclearchannels

C.scanningtheuniverseforpossiblesignals

D.pickingupradiosignalsfromnewworld

30.Thebesttitleofthispassageis________.

A.SignalsfromtheSpace

B.TheInventionofNewRadioReceivers

C.TheIntelligentLifeinOuterSpace

D.NASAListensforSpaceNeighbors

PassageThree

　　Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Evenacarefulmotorist（开汽车的人）maycommitamotoringoffence（违法）.Inthiscase,hewillappearinapolicecourt.Thisisacourtruledbyajudgewithoutajury（陪审团）.Ajudgehaspowerstopasssentenceforrelativelyminoroffencesonly;seriouschargesaredealtwithbyajudgeandajury.

　　Incertaincases,amotoringoffendermaychoosetogobeforeajudgeandajury,insteadofappearingbeforejustajudge.Acourtisalsousedfortheconductofpreliminaryinvestigationstodeterminewhetherornotamotoringoffendershallappearfortrialinahighercourt.

　　Whenhiscasecomes