自考《英语一》考前题库和答案.docx

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自考《英语一》考前题库和答案

Ⅰ.阅读理解Readingcomprehension（40points）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

PassageOne

Foraclearerpictureofwhatthestudentknows,mostteachersuseanotherkindofexaminationinadditiontoobjectivetests.Theyuse“essay”tests,whichrequirestudentstowritelonganswerstobroad,generalquestionssuchasthefollowing:

“mentionseveralwaysinwhichBenjaminFranklinhasinfluencedthethinkingofpeopleinhisowncountryandinotherpartsoftheworld.”

Oneadvantageoftheessaytestisthatitreducestheelementofluck.Thestudentscan’tgetahighscorejustbymakingaluckyguess.Anotheradvantageisthatitshowstheexaminermoreaboutthestudent’sabilitytoputfactstogetherintoameaningfulwhole.Itshouldshowhowdeeplyhehasthoughtaboutthesubject.Sometimes,though,essaytestshavedisadvantages,too.Somestudentsareabletowriterathergoodanswerswithoutreallyknowingmuchaboutthesubject,whileotherstudentswhoactuallyknowthematerialhavetroubleexpressingtheirideasintheessayform.

Besides,inanessaytestthestudent’sscoremaydependupontheexaminer’sfeelingsatthetimeofreadingtheanswer.Ifheisfeelingtiredorbored,thestudentmayreceivealowerscorethanheshould.Anotherexaminerreadingthesameanswermightgiveitmuchhighermark.Becauseofthis,theobjectivetestgiveseachstudentafairerchance,andofcourseitiseasierandquickertoscore.

Whetheranobjectivetestoranessaytestisused,problemsarise.Whensomeobjectivequestionsareusedalongwithsomeessayquestions,however,afairlyclearpictureofthestudent’sknowledgecanusuallybeobtained.

1.Whatmanyhavebeendiscussedinthepreviousparagraphs?

A.theessaytest

B.howteacherstesttheirstudents

C.howstudentswritetheiressays

D.theobjectivetest

2.Theessaytestispreferredbecause_________.

A.itshowsmoreaboutthestudent’sunderstandingofthesubject

B.itteststhestudent’sknowledgeofthematerialaswellashisexpressionofideas

C.itgiveseachstudentafairerchance

D.itsscoringmaybeinfluencedbytheexaminer’sfeelings

3.Thethird“this”（line4,paragraph3）referstothefactthat_________.

A.studentsmayreceivealowerscoreinanyessaytest

B.anotherexaminerusuallygivetheanswerahighermark

C.differentexaminersmaygivethesameessaydifferentscores

D.theobjectivetestgiveseachstudentafairerchance

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheobjectivetestisnottrue?

A.itismoreobjectivethantheessaytestintermsofscoring.

B.itallowsthestudentstoguessthecorrectanswerwithoutreallyknowingthematerial

C.itshowsthestudent’sabilitytothinkaboutdifficultproblems

D.itiseasyandquicktoscore

5.Accordingtotheauthor,anideatestshouldbe__________

A.anobjectivetestB.anessaytest

C.acombinationofthetwoD.somethingnew

PassageTwo

Inreadingtheworld’sgreatliteratureonhumanexcellenceandpersonalsuccess,I’vefoundthattolaunchourselvesintoalifeoftruesuccessweneedtosatisfyonebasiccondition:

pursueourvisionwithstubborn（顽强的）consistency.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenpeoplewhosucceedandthosewhodon’tisnotusuallytalentbutpersistence.

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

Thenafriendiskilledinanaccidentatwork.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,RudyRuettigerwassentontothefieldandmadethefinaltackle（拦截）.Sohisteamwonthegame.

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

6.Thewriterbelievesthatthekeytoachievingsuccessis__________

A.developingone’stalent

B.seizingopportunity

C.havingwidevision

D.stickingtoone’sgoal

7.Accordingtothepassage,RudyoncegaveuphisdreamofplayingfootballforNotreDamebecause_________.

A.hisfriendwaskilledthere

B.hisfootwasinjuredinanaccident

C.helackedconfidenceinhimself

D.hefailedintheentranceexamination

8.Rudyquithisjobinthepowerplantbecause_________

A.hisfriendencouragedhimto

B.hisoutlookonlifechanged

C.hewasdisappointedinhisfuture

D.hewasshockedbyhisfriend’sdeath

9.RudywastransferredtoNotreDame_______.

A.asagoodstudentB.asagoodplayer

C.withthehelpofacoachD.withthehelpofafriend

10.AcameracrewwasmakingamovieaboutRudy’slifebecause__________.

A.RudywastheoldestplayeratNotredame

B.Rudysucceededinrealizinghisdream

C.RudywasthebestspeakeratNotredame

D.Rudysucceededindevelopinghisability

PassageThree

Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:

theyprovidehimwithwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdroughts（干旱）andfloods.Unfortunately,manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.

Twothousandyearsagoarichandpowerfulcountrycutdowntreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempire（帝国）.Itgainedtheempire,but,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamehardandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieces,thehomecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodandstarvation.Eventhoughagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itisdifficultforittopersuadevillagerstoseethis.Thevillagerswantwoodtocooktheirfoodwith;andtheycanearnmoneybysellingwood.Theyareusuallytoolazytoplantandlookafterthetrees.So,unlessthegovernmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcaneducatethepeople,theforestswillslowlydisappear.Thisdoesnotonlymeanthatthevillagers’childrenandgrandchildrenwillhavefewertrees.

Theresultsareevenmoreserious,forwheretherearetreestheirrootsbreakthesoilupallowingtheraintosinkin,andalsobindthesoil,thuspreventingitsbeingwashedawayeasilybuttherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawayfromthesurface,causingflood.

11.Whatisthemostimportantfunctionoftrees?

A.Providingfuel.

B.Offeringshade.

C.Preventingnaturaldisaster.

D.Providingwood.

12.Whateventuallyhappenedtotheempireintheparagraph?

A.Itspeoplediedofhunger

B.Itfellintopieces.

C.Itbecameagiantempire.

D.Itbuiltmanyshipswithwood.

13.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatthevillagers________.

A.wantaplentifulsupplyoftrees

B.wantfirewoodbadly

C.justwanttogetmoney

D.don’trealizetheimportanceoftrees

14.Theroleofthetreeisto_______.

A.loosenoilB.keepsoilinposition

C.hardensoilD.bothAandB

15.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

A.Thebenefitsoftrees.

B.Treesandsoilprotection.

C.Thevarioususesoftrees.

D.Differentattitudestowardtrees.

PassageFour

Forthefirstnineteenmonthsofherlife,HelenKellerwaslikeotherpretty,happybabiesineveryway.Thenasuddenillnessdestroyedhersightandhearing.Becauseshecouldnothearwhatotherpeopleweresaying,thechildcouldnotlearntospeak.Forthenextsevenyears,shelivedinaworldofdarkness,withoutsoundsorwords.

ThepersonwhochangedHelen’sworldwasherteacher,AnneSullivan,whoenteredherlifeonMarch3rd,1887.MissSullivanhadacceptedajobwhichseemedimpossible.Shehadagreedtoteachablindchildwhohadneverlearnedtoactlikeahumanbeing,becausenoonehadeverbeenabletoguide（指导）herinanyway.Noonecouldcontrolher.Sheactedlikeayounganimal,rushingwildlyaround,throwingthings,andhittinganyonewhomshecouldreach.Whocouldbelievethatsuchachildcouldbetaught?

ButAnneSullivanwasaveryspecialkindofteacher.ShehadbeenblindduringpartofherownchildhoodandhadlearnedtoreadBraille,asystemofwritingthatusesraiseddotswhichcanbeleftbythefingersofablindperson.Shehadlearnedtoseeagainafterseveraloperations（练习）,butshehadneverforgottentheexperienceofbeingblind.

MissSullivanunderstoodHelen.Shelovedherandbelievedshecouldteachher.

16.HelenKellerwasbornprettyandhappy__________.

A.fornineyears

B.fornearlynineteenmonths

C.forninetydays

D.fornineteendays

17.Hersightandhearingweredestroyedbecauseof__________.

A.asuddenillnessB.asuddenfall

C.beinghitD.herwildness

18.MissSullivanhadacceptedajob_________.

A.whichwaseasyB.whichwasinteresting

C.whichwasverydifficultD.whichwasp