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综合英语二自考试题

2010年4月综合英语

（二）自考试题

全国2010年4月自考

综合英语

（二）试题

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I.GRAMMARANDVOCABULARY

Completeeachofthefollowing15sentenceswiththemostlikelyanswer.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.（1pointeach,15pointsinall）

1.Iwasshockedbythenumberofpeoplewhoseemedtohavenothingbettertodowiththeirtimethan______toknowfishbetter.

A.getB.gets

C.gettingD.got

2.Notallbirdscanfly,______doallbirdsbuildnests.

A.notB.no

C.neverD.nor

3.Whenyoufallinloveforthefirsttime,it’ssurprising______inconveniencesyoucanputupwith.

A.thatB.what

C.whichD.those

4.Iknowmylimitations,soIwon’tdoanything______myability.

A.beyondB.under

C.aboveD.below

5.Thehostsapologizedfor______thatsomeoftheirguestsmightbevegetarians.

A.havingnotconsideredB.nothavingconsidered

C.havingnotbeenconsideringD.notconsidering

6.Mrs.Smithlockedboththefrontandthebackdoorsbeforeshewenttobed______thatsomeonemightstealintothehouseatnight.

A.soB.forfear

C.unlessD.oncondition

7.Wehavetowaitforthebus,______?

A.haveweB.haven’twe

C.doweD.don’twe

8.______thepopularityofrobotsinJapan,thecountry’srobot-productiongrowthisslowingdown.

A.AsB.Although

C.WithD.Despite

9.Theproposaldeservessupportasitgives______totheneedsofchildren.

A.curiosityB.awareness

C.priorityD.emphasis

10.Thosefamiliarwitheveningdresswillalways______blackwithelegance.

A.linkB.associate

C.connectD.relate

11.Ifyou’resittingaroundalonelycampfireatnight,thehowlofawolfcansoundpretty______.

A.fearfulB.threatening

C.dreadfulD.frightening

12.Thesuspectcooperatedfullywiththepolicewhen______abouthisroleintheincident.

A.requiredB.questioned

C.demandedD.negotiated

13.Homingpigeonisusefulasa______carrierbecausewhentakenfromhome,itwillreturnatthefirstopportunity.

A.meaningB.information

C.messageD.content

14.OneoftheresponsibilitiesoftheCoastGuardistomakesurethatallships______followtrafficrulesinbusyharbors.

A.convenientlyB.obediently

C.sufficientlyD.reluctantly

15.Shewasso______thenoisethatshesentthechildrentobed.

A.brokendownbyB.filledinwith

C.takenoverbyD.fedupwith

II.CLOZE

Fillineachofthe15blanksinthepassagewiththemostlikelyanswer.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.（1pointeach,15pointsinall）

Aquarteroftheworld’spopulationnowspeaksEnglish.Ifyouwantto16yourproducts,oryourself,youhavenochoice17todoitinEnglish.PoliticiansandbusinesspeoplemustspeakEnglishiftheywanttomaketheirmark18theworld’sstage.Writersofminoritylanguagescan19hopetoselltheirbooksunlesstheywriteinEnglish.

AsEnglishisspokenallovertheworld,itmeansthatnoindividualcountrycanreallyexercisea20influenceoverit.Inthepast,itwasthemothertongue21whocontrolledthefutureofthelanguage.Now,indeedforthelastfewdecades,themothertongueusersareinasignificant22.

Thismeansthatthecharacterofthelanguagecouldwell23withnewwords,newrhythms,andnewpronunciations.Itisn’tgoingtobeBritishandAmericanEnglishanymore-that’s24.Allovertheworldeducationauthoritiesarestrugglingtofindtheresourcestomeetthe25forEnglish.

However,itisopentoquestionwhethertheyareputtingalltheireggsinone26.ThefutureofEnglishlanguageisintimately27theelectronicrevolution.SatellitetelevisionandtheInternethavehelpedacceleratethe28ofEnglish,butwillthatalwaysbethecase?

TheInternet,29,isnowseenasthesaviourofminoritylanguages.Indeed,withthecontinuingimprovementsinelectronictranslation,willweevenneeda（n）30language?

Itisopentoquestion.

16.A.sellB.makeC.produceD.trade

17.A.andB.butC.ratherD.or

18.A.onB.withC.forD.at

19.A.everB.stillC.nolongerD.nomore

20.A.negativeB.typicalC.subtleD.dominant

21.A.speakersB.followersC.believersD.interpreters

22.A.groupB.numberC.amountD.minority

23.A.alterB.differC.shiftD.vary

24.A.oldB.newC.historyD.future

25.A.wantB.pursuitC.demandD.desire

26.A.boxB.basketC.bagD.container

27.A.restrictedtoB.drawntoC.tiedupwithD.caughtupwith

28.A.rangeB.scopeC.spreadD.coverage

29.A.asaresultB.asaruleC.inadditionD.infact

30.A.globalB.uniqueC.worldlyD.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;thissociologicalphenomenonhasescal