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全国下半年高等教育自学考试英语二真题及答案
全国2004年下半年高等教育自学考试
英语
(二)试卷
(课程代码00l5)
PARTONE(50POINTS)
I.Vocabularyandstructure(10points,lpointforeachitem)
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.Undernocircumstances___betrayourfriendsforpersonalbenefit.
A.didweB.weshouldC.shouldweD.wecould
2.Itissaidthatnocity___NewYorkattractssomanypeopleofdifferent
cultures.
A.otherthanB.betterthan
C.morethanD.ratherthan
3.Withsuchapoorscoreintheentranceexam,it’s___impossibleforhimt0
beadmittedtothisuniversity.
A.roughlyB.absolutely
C.fullyD.exclusively
4.Aformaldressis___toacasualoneforsuchanoccasion.
A.suitableB.favorable
C.fashionableD.preferable
5.Thebookisreservedto___comesfirst.
A.whoeverB.whomeverC.whomD.who
6.Theyallvotedforhimintheelection,___wast0beexpected.
A.whatB.soC.asD.that
7.Howisit——youransweronthepaperisalmostthesameashis?
A.whatB.ifC.thatD.so
8.Onhearingthenews,hefeltawaveofanger___withinhim.
A.arisingB.risingC.arousingD.raising
9.IoftendreamofParisbutI’veneverbeenthere.It’smeplace___.
A.whereI’dliketovisitB.that1wanttovisititmost
C.inwhichI’dliketovisitD.Imostwanttovisit
10.Practicingimproperly,youarelikelyto___somebadhabits.
A.pickupB.keepupC.drawupD.catchup
II.ClozeTest(10points,lpointforeachitem)
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,并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
Increasingly,overthepasttenyears,people—especiallyyoungpeople—havebecomeawareoftheneedtochangetheireatinghabits。
becausemuchofthefoodtheyeat,particularlyprocessedfood,isnotgoodforthehealth._11__,therehasbeenagrowinginterestinnaturalfoods:
foodswhichdonotcontainadditives(添加物)andwhichhavenotbeen_12__bychemicalfertilizers(肥料).
Naturalfoodsarevegetables,fruitandgrainwhichhavebeengrownin__13_thatisrichinorganic(有机的)matter.__14_simpleterms,thismeansthatthesoilhasbeen_15__byunusedvegetablematter,whichprovidesitwithvitaminsandminerals.Thisinitselfisanaturalprocesscomparedwiththeuseofchemicalsandfertilizers,themainpurposeof_16__istoincreasetheamount—butnotthe_17__—offoodsgrownincommercialfarmingareas.Naturalfoodsalsoincludeanimalswhichhavebeenallowedtofeedandmove_18__inhealthypastures(牧草场).Comparethiswithwhathappensinthemassproductionofpoultry:
therearebatteryfarms,forexample,wherethousandsofchickenslivecrowdedtogetherinonebuildingandarefedonfoodwhichis_19__betterthanrubbish.Chickensraisedthiswayare_20__asfood,andtheireggslackimportantvitamins.
11.A.AccidentallyB.Consequently
C.SubsequentlyD.Conclusively
12.A.effectedB.interferedC.disturbedD.affected
13.A.soilB.earthC.fieldD.1and
14.A.InB.ByC.ForD.On
15.A.flourishedB.nourishedC.furnishedD.enriched
16.A.whichB.itC.thatD.this
17.A.quantityB.qualityC.supplyD.demand
l8.A.casuallyB.occasionallyC.freelyD.randomly
19.A.muchB.farC.evenD.1ittle
20.A.nutrientB.abundantC.tastelessD.valueless
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.
Todaypeopleallovertheworldarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblemofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman’sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificialsubstancesintotheenvironment,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofnaturalsubstance,suchasoilfromoiltankersintothesea.
Thewholeindustrialprocess,whichmakesmanyofthegoodsandmachinesweneedanduseinourdailylife,isboundtocreateanumberofwasteproductswhichupsettheecologicalbalance.Manyofthosewasteproductscanbedisposedofsensibly,butwhenmorenewgoodsareproduced,therewillbenew,dangerouswastestobedisposedof.Manypeople,therefore,seepollutionasonlypartofthelargerandmorecomplexproblem—thewholeprocessofindustrialproductionandconsumptionofgoods.Othersagainseetheproblemmainlyinconnectionwithagriculture,wherenewmethodsmakefarmersgrowmoreontheirlandtofeedpopulation.However,thelanditselfisgraduallybecomingwornoutasitisbe-mgused.Chemicalmixturecannotrestorethebalance.
Whateveritsunderlyingcauses,thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutionproblemcouldbecontrolledifonlyeveryonewouldmakemoreeffort.Inthehomethereisanobviousneedtocontrollittleandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeorfourtimesinpackagesthatallhavetobedisposedof;drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcannotbereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources.Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlytobuythingsweneitherwantnorneedbuttothrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Sowecallsolvepollutionproblemsbycuttingoutexcessconsumption.unnecessarybuyandsoon.
21.Whenwesaythatpeoplearebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabout
Theproblemofpollution,wemeanthat___.
A.thisproblemisbecomingthecenterofpublicconcern
B.peopleareusingproductslargelymadeofnewandoftenartificialsubstances
C.themediaispayingmoreandmoreattentiontothisproblem
D.peoplearebeingbettereducatedabouttheproblemofpollution
22.Themajorenvironmentalproblemcausedbyindustrialprocessis___.
A.theincreasedproductionofnewgoods
B.thecreationo0fnewproducts
C.thesensibledisposaloftheincreasingindustrialwastes
D.thecreationofnewwastes
23.Themajorenvironmentalproblemwithagricultureiscausedby___.
A.theincreasedpopulationfarmershavetofeed
B.theworn-outfarmland
C.therestorationofthebalanceofthefarmland
D.thenewmethodsoffarminginvolvingtheuseofchemicalfertilizer
24.Inthe1astparagraph,itisimpliedthat___.
A.thepackagingproblemonlymakesthepollutionworse
B.peopleshouldconsumelesstopreventmeproblemofpollution
C.advertisingplaysapositiveroleincontrollingtheproblemofpollution
D.theproblemofpollutioncanonlybesolvedifwebuyless
25.Thepassagemainlydealswith___.
A.thecausesofpollutionandpossiblesolutions
B.pollutioninabroadsense
C.theecologicalbalance
D.theindustrialandagriculturalpollution
PassageTwo
Questions26to31arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Hippiesweremembersofayouthmovementofthe1960’sand1970'sthatstartedintheUnitedStatesandspreadtoCanada,GreatBritain,andmanyothercountries.Thehippiesrejectedthecustoms,traditions,andlifestylesofsocietyandtriedtodevelopthoseoftheirown.Mosthippiescamefromwhitemiddle-classfamiliesandrangedinagefrom15to25yearsold.Theythoughttoomanyadultscaredaboutmakingmoneyandlittleelse.Theterm”hippie”mayhavecomefromtheword”hip”,whichmeans”tuned-in”or”aware”.
Hippieswantedaworldbasedonloveofhumanityandpeace.Manybelievedthatwonderful,magicalchangewereabouttotakeplace.Theythoughtthesechangeswouldhappenassoonaspeoplelearnedtoexpresstheirfeelingshonestlyandtobehavenaturallyatalltimes.HippiesstronglyopposedU.S.involvementintheVietnamWar.
Manyhippieslivedtogetherinsmallgroups,workingwithoneanotherandsharingpossessions.Othersrefusedtobetieddowntoafixedjoborhome.Theywanderedfromplacetoplaceseekingpart-timeworkandtemporaryshelter.Somebeggedforsparechangeandlivedinthestreetsorcampedinparksorotherpubliclands.
Hippiesweresometimescalled“flowerchildren”becausetheygavepeopleflowerstocommunicategentlenessandlove.Theyworelonghairandwalkedbarefootorinsandals(拖鞋).Hippiesattractedpublicattentionbywearingclothingthatfeaturedunusualcombinationsofcolorsandtextures.Alargeumberofhippiesusedmarijuana,LSD,and0therdrugs.Drugexperiencesshapedtheirideas.
TheBeatles,apopularEnglishrockgroup,helpedspreadthehippiemovementwiththeirsongs.HippiefavoritesincludedotherrockgroupsastheGratefulDeadandtheJeffersonAirp1ane,singersJoanBaezandBobDylan,poetAllenGinsberg,andnovelistKenKesey.ManyhippiesadmiredTimothyLeary,apsychologistwhopreachedsalvation(拯救)throughtheuseofdrugs.
Intime,mosthippiesrealizeditwasnoteasytoreformsocietyby”droppingout”ofit.Somejoinedmoreorganizedpoliticalmovementstoworkforspecificsocialcauses.Othersturnedtospiritualityorreligion.Themajoritysimplyleftthehippiestageoftheir1ivesbehindwhiletryingtoholdontoatleastafewoftheidealsthatonceinspiredthem.
26.Whichofthefollowingisaproperdescriptionofthehippies?
A.Hippiesvaluedindependenceanddidn’tliketolivetogetherorsharepossessions.
B.Hippiestendedtosticktoonejobforever.
C.Hippiestookdrugstoescapefromthemiserablesociety.
D.Hippiestriedtoestablishtheirownlifestyles.
27.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethathippiescalledthemselves“hippies”because___
A.theywantedtobedifferentandindependent
B.theywantedpeopletobeawareofthenecessityforradicalchanges
C.theyconsideredtraditionalvaluesworthless
D.theybeggedpeopletonoticethechangesaroundthemselves
28.Accordingtothepassage,theTRUEstatementis___.
A.manyhippieshadtobegbecausenofirmswouldhirethem
B.TimothyLeary,apreacher,wastheleaderofthehippiemovement
C.drugshadaveryimportant.influenceonhippies’ideas
D.thehippiemovementwasfirstknowntotheBritishpeoplethroughtheBeatlessongs
29.Fromthelastparagraph,Welearnthatthehippiemovementfinallydeclinedbecausemostofthehippies___.
A.turnedtomoreactivewaystoreforms