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06年月自考英语一及答案
2006年4月英语
(一)自考试题
第一部分选择题(共50分)
I.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeach)
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.______thesun,themoonlooksthebiggestobjectinthesky.
A.ExceptforB.BesidesC.ExceptD.Otherthan
2.Whentheyjointheworkforce,theiremployersandassociatesalikewillsoonrealizethatthebehavioroftheserudeyoungpeopleiscloserto______ofanimalsthancivilizedindividuals.
A.thoseB.whichC.whatD.that
3.Althoughthereisnodoubtthat_____peoplebenefitfromheartsurgery,criticsofourhealth-caresystemspointoutthattheemphasisonthesurgicaltreatmentofthediseasehasthreecleardisadvantages.
A.agreatdealofB.agreatamountofC.agreatnumberofD.thenumberof
4.IfI______alittleearlier,Iwouldhavecaughtthetrain.
A.leftB.wouldleaveC.leaveD.hadleft
5._______theircommonaimmayseemgood,peopleprobablydonotrealizethatdietingcandoharmtotheirhealth.
A.AsB.ThoughC.IfD.Since
6.Weshouldbe______oftheviewsofothers,evenifwedisagreewiththem.
A.kindB.considerateC.tolerantD.capable
7.Rudepeoplearethosewhosebehaviorshowslittlerespectfortherulesthatthemajority_____.
A.haveB.ownC.followD.like
8.Thereisgreatpleasureinwatchingwildlifeinnaturalornear-naturalenvironments,andtourismcan_____theincomeofcountries.
A.addtoB.taketoC.keeptoD.seeto
9.HehelpedmeandIhopeIcandosomethingforhim______.
A.inturnB.forreturnC.byturnD.inreturn
10.Wecancometothe_____thatthemorewepractice,themoreskillfulwewillbe.
A.traditionB.generationC.conclusionD.fact
II.ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeach)
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。
“Family”–thewordhaddifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeople,andeventhedictionarygivesusseveraldefinitions:
“agroupofpeoplerelated__11__bloodormarriage,”“twoadultsandtheirchildren,”“allthosepeople__12__fromacommonancestor,”“ahousehold,”andsoon.Somepeoplethinkofafamily__13__amother,afather,andtheirchildren;othersincludegrandparents,aunts,uncles,andcousins.For__14__ofus,familymeansthegroupofrelatives__15__farawayfromhome.Forothers,havinga__16__simplymeanshavingchildren.Somefamilieshavelonghistories,__17__othersknowverylittleabouttheirancestors.No__18__ifitisyoungorold,largeorsmall,traditionalormodern,everyfamilyhasasenseofwhatafamilyis.Itisthatfeelingof__19__,ofloveandsecurity__20__comesfromlivingtogether,helpingandsharing.
11.A.toB.forC.afterD.by
12.A.derivedB.separatedC.distinguishedD.descended
13.A.byB.asC.fromD.for
14.A.someB.otherC.mostD.one
15.A.liveB.livingC.livedD.tolive
16.A.parentB.relativeC.familyD.house
17.A.whileB.whyC.whereD.which
18.A.problemB.thingC.matterD.question
19.A.belongB.belongingC.belongedD.havingbelonged
20.A.whatB.thisC.thatD.such
IIIReadingComprehension(30points,2pointsforeach)
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.
Mygeneration——thegenerationthatcameofageinthe1950sand1960s——maybethelastonetoknowthefeelingofbeingsurroundedbymillionsofwordsthatweretheproductsofyearsofworkbyauthorsfamousandobscure.Fornowweareseeingasubtlebutunmistakableturningawayfromsuchthings.ThehousesofAmerica,Ifear,maysoonincludenoroomforlibraries.Thehardcoverbook——thatsymbolofthepermanenceofthought,thehandingdownofwisdomfromoneagetothenext——maybeanewadditiontoourlistofendangeredspecies.
IhaveafriendwhorunsabookstoreinaMidwesterncollegetown.Hehasfoundthathecannotsellhardcoverbooks;paperbackbooksarehisstockintrade,andeventhoseareadisappointmenttohim.“Youknowhowweusedtoseepeoplecarryingaroundbookbags?
”hetellsme.“Well,nowIlookoutofthewindowofmyshop,andallIseearestudentscarryingboxesfromtherecordstores.Thestudentsaren‘treadinganymore.They’relisteningtoalbums(唱片集)。
”
Andindeedhemayberight.Storiesofproblemsyoungpeoplehavewithreadingarenotnew,butthetrendseemstobeworsening.RecentlythepresidentofauniversityinNewYorksaidthat10percentofthefreshmen(大学一年级学生)atthisuniversitycouldreadnobetterthantheaverageeighthgrader.Thereisanevenmoreworryingaspecttoit:
ofthosecollegefreshmenwhosereadingskillswereequivalenttothesixth-to-eighth-gradelevel,thepresidentreportedthatmanyhadrankedinthetophalfoftheirhigh-schoolclasses.
21.Theunderlinedword“obscure”(Paragraph1)mostprobablymeans____.
A.notwell-paidB.notwell-madeC.notwell-trainedD.notwell-known
22.Thehardcoverbookmaybecomeanendangeredspeciesbecause_______.
A.hardcoverbooksarescarcertoday
B.peoplearetiredofhardcoverbooks
C.thehabitofreadingbooksisdyingout
D.thepermanenceofthoughtischallenged
23.Thewritermentionshisfriend‘sbookstoretoshowthat_______.
A.thereisagraduallackofinterestinseriousreading
B.thereisasubtleincreaseinthepopularityofmusic
C.hardcoverbooksgreatlyaffecthisfriend‘sbusiness
D.paperbackbooksareadisappointmenttohisfriend
24.Asaresultoftheworseningtrendofturningawayfromreading____.
A.manycollegestudentsenjoylisteningtoalbums
B.studentsfailtoreadaswellastheyarerequiredto
C.manyhighschoolstudentsfailtoenteruniversities
D.high-schoolstudentshavebecomethebestreaders
25.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.
A.thechangesinpeople‘sattitudetowardsreading
B.thetroublesencounteredbytheownerofabookstore
C.thetrendofreadinginthe1950sand1960s
D.theproblemsthatcollegestudentshavewithreading
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thefirstastronaut(航天员)towalkinspace,Leonov,andhiscompanion,Belaiev,beganmakingpreparationsforthewalkassoonastheirspaceshipwaslaunched.Thespaceshipwasequippedwithadoubledoor,whichwasfittedwithabellows()betweentheshipandtheoutside.Thismadeitpossiblefortheastronaut,inhisspacesuitwithoxygensupply,togofirstfromtheair-filledshiptothebellows.Thentheairwasletoutofthebellows,andwhilethemansteppedoutside,theairinsidetheshipremainedatnormalpressure.Ifthedoorhadopeneddirectlyintospace,theairintheshipwouldhaverushedoutandbeenlostwhenthedooropened.
LeonovandBalaievpracticedtestingthedoorsseveraltimesaftertheyhadbegunmovingaroundtheearth.WhenthetimecameforLeonovtogoout,hiscompanionhelpedhimattachthecablethatwastokeephimfromfloatingawayfromtheship.ThenLeonoventeredthebellows,andthedoorclosedbehindhim.Whentherewasnoairleftinthebellows,theouterdooropenedandLeonovcouldseetheblacknessofspaceandtheblindinglightofthesun.
Iftheskyappearsbluetousonearth,itisbecausetheearth‘satmosphereabsorbsacertainnumberofblueraysofsunlight.Outwherethereisnoair,thisphenomenondoesnottakeplace.Ontheearth,ouratmospherespreadslightsothat,whenthesunisup,lightseemstobeeverywhere.However,intheairlessouterspace,stronglights,suchasthesun,existsidebysidewithadarksimilartotheblackestnight.Theabsenceofairalsoexplainswhythestarsdonotseemtotwinkle(闪烁)inspace,astheydofromtheearth.
26.Thespaceshipwasfurnishedwithabellowsinorderto________.
A.keepairintheshipwhenitsdoorwasopened
B.preventthespaceshipfromfloatinginspace
C.makeitpossiblefortheastronautstowalkinspace
D.providetheastronautswithairundernormalpressure
27.Immediatelybeforegoingoutofthespaceship,theastronautshaveto______.
A.checkthespaceshipdoors
B.walkthroughthebellows
C.attacheachotherwithacable
D.dosomewarm-upexercises
28.Whenhesteppedoutofthespaceship,Leonovsaw______.
A.blackspacewithoutlight
B.thesunfirstandthendarkness
C.darknessturningintoblindinglight
D.darknessandlightatthesametime
29.Duringthedaypeoplecanseelighteverywhere,becausewhenthesunisup______.
A.itgivesofflight
B.itabsorbslight
C.theearth‘satmospheregivesofflight
D.theearth‘satmosphereabsorbssunlight
30.Inouterspace,theabsenceofairisresponsiblefor______.
A.thebrightnessofspace
B.thebrightnessofstars
C.thecoexistenceofstarsandstrongerlights
D.thecoexistenceofbrightnessanddarkness
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Awayatmedicalschool,23-year-oldSwatienjoyedherselfinhernew-foundfreedom.Shedrankandexperimentedwithdrugs.Whenhergradesgotworse,herfatherimmediatelyhiredaprivateeyetoinvestigateher.Beforelong,herparentshadadetailedreport.“Iwasworried,”saysSwati‘smother.“We’reamodernfamilybutstilltraditional.Weworriedaboutherreputation(名声)–ourreputation.”
MoreandmoreIndianparentshavebegunturningtoprivatedetectives(侦探)tofollowtheirchildren.Indeed,India‘sfirstMTVgenerationistakingfulladvantageoftheexplosionofpartiesandbarsthathaveemergedoverthepastdecadeasthecountryhasopenedup.“Weseeupper-andmiddle-classparentsincreasinglybeingdeceivedandcheatedbytheirchildren,”saysBrindaAdige,are