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自考英语二

2004年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

　　英语二

　　第一部分　选择题（共50分）

　　I.VocabularyandStructure（10point,1pointforeachitem）

　　从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑．

　　1.Itoffersusafullersenseofbeingintenselyalivefromtomoment.

　　A.timeB.momentC.periodD.instant

　　2.ItmaybeworthrememberingthatJohnMajordidn'thimselfgotoOxford,mostofhisministersdid.

　　A.afterB.sinceC.whileD.if

　　3.Theeffectsofrapidtravelthebodyarefarmoredisturbingthanwerealize.

　　A.onB.inC.forD.to

　　4.Herpowersofpersuasionwerenoavail.

　　A.forB.byC.withD.to

　　5.Thereislittlelikelihoodthatapaneloffivewantstogothroughtheofallshakinghandswithyou.

　　A.processB.prospectC.precedentD.presence

　　6.Itistherighttochangeemployerswhichemploymentfromslavery.

　　A.distinguishesB.derivesC.releasesD.relieves

　　7.Itistouchingtoseehowacatordogitselftoafamilyandwantstoshareinallitsgoingsandcomings.

　　A.sacrificesB.opposesC.exposesD.attaches

　　8.Ahealthyself-esteemisaresourceforcopingwhendifficulties.

　　A.riseB.raiseC.ariseD.arouse

　　9.Thechallengeisnotoneofexpansion,therapidgrowthinenrollmentoverthelast40yearshascometoanend.

　　A.AsaresultB.ByallmeansC.IncontrastD.Onthecontrary

　　10.Managementoftenworkshardtosetupasituationworkisdoneinseries.

　　A.thatB.whereC.whichD.what

　　II.ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeachitem）

　　下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项．根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑．

　　Maybeyouknowthattheletter“V”standsforVictoryinwesterncountries.Butdoyouknowthe11ofthesign?

　　DuringWorldWarII,EuropewasoccupiedbytheGermans.Alotofpeople12toBritain.AmongthemwasoneBelgian（比利时人）13VictorDalveli.Helovedhiscountryverymuch.Andeveryday,heusedshortwaveradiotobroadcasttotheBelgianpeople,calling14themtoresisttheGermanoccupies.Onthelastdayof1940,heaskedhiscountrymentowritethe15“V”wherevertheycouldtoshowtheirdeterminationtowinthefinalvictory.Inafewdays,itappearedeverywhere.

　　16,itspreadtotheotheroccupiedcountriesinEurope.Becauseitwassimpleand17itsoonbecameverypopular.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.toname

　　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

　　III.ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeachitem）

　　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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑．

　　PassageOne

　　Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　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'treceivedanyreturnanyreturnmessagesfromouterspaceisthat_______.

　　A、ourearsarenotsharpenoughtohearthem

　　B、ourequipmenthasn'tbeengoodenough

　　C、ittakesmillionsofyuarsforthemtoreachus

　　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;seriouschargesaredealtwi