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贵州大学自学考试衔接课程《英语二》复习资料及答案

贵州大学自学考试衔接课程《英语

（二）》复习资料及答案

Ⅰ．VocabularyandStructure

从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

1.Wefeelitapitythathedidn’tliveuptohadbeenexpectedofhim.

A．whichB．allwhatC．whatD．That

2．Amajor-partynomineehasthecriticaladvantageinthecampaignforthepresidentialelectionhehasthesupportfromtheparty-faithful.

A．inthatB．inwhichC．forwhichD．forthat3．Workersseldomcommitactsofviolence,becausetheycanputtheiraggressionintotheirwork,itphysicalliketheworkofasmith,ormentalliketheworkofascientist.

A．wereB．wasC．beingD．be

4.Ihavenoideawhat’sstandingaccomplishingourgoalsandobjectives.

A．inthewayofB．onthewaytoC．bywayofD．inone’swayof

5.HewillnotmakeaonLaSane’ssideoftheconversation.

A．statementB．referenceC．commentD．note6．Neverbeforesorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

A．hasourcountrybeenB．ourcountryhasbeenC．hasbeenourcountryD．ourcountryhasn’tbeen

7.InsomebigcitiesinAmerica,therearethreeorfourelementaryschoolsandsecondaryschools,.

A．witheachwithinone’swalkingorcyclingdistanceB．eachwithinone’swalkingorcyclingdistanceC．itiswithinone’swalkingorcyclingdistance

D．witheachthatiswithinone’swalkingorcyclingdistance8．Basically,Suchattitudesamounttoarecognitionleisureisanimportantareaoflifeandabeliefleisurecanandshouldbeputtogooduse.

A．which...thatB．that...whichC．which...whichD．that...that9．Thiskindofcellphoneisavailableinanytelecommunicationsshop.

A．costlyB．likelyC．readilyD．effectively

10.thenumbersinemployment,thehotelindustrywasthesecondlargestindustryinthiscountrylastyear.

A．InlinewithB．IntermsofC．IncontrastwithD．Inaccordancewith

11.Bytheendofnextyearthebridge.A.istocompleteB.hasbeencompleted

C.willbecompletedD.willhavebeencompleted

12.Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes，causedmetoarrivelate.

A.itB.thatC.whatD.which

13.Therearemanysalesthisseason，duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir

prices.

A.normalB.generalC.ordinaryD.usual

14.Thefarmingmethodshavebeenimprovedwiththeinventionofthenewmachine.

A.efficientlyB.proficientlyC.professionallyD.intentionally

15.Iftheoperationcarefullyprepared，itwouldnothavebeensuccessful.

A.wasnotB.hasnotbeenC.hadnotbeenD.wereno

Ⅱ．ClozeTest

A．

Eyecontactisimportant,becausetoolittleortoomucheyecontactmaycausecommunicationproblems.Itisimportantinrelationshipsbecauseithelpstoshowcloseness,attentionandinfluence.1withfacialexpressions,therearenospecificrules2eyebehavior3thatitisconsideredrudetostare,especially4strangers.Itis,5,commonfortwostrangerstowalktowardeachother,6eyecontact,smileandperhapsevensay“Hi!

”Thestrangersmayimmediatelylook7andforgetthattheyevenhadanycontact.Thistypeofglancedoesnotmeanmuch;itissimplyawayof

acknowledginganotherperson’s8.Inaconversationtoolittleeyecontactmaybeseennegativelybecauseit9lackofinterest,inattentionandevenmistrust.Therelationshipbetweenmistrustandlackofeyecontactisshowndirectlyintheexpression,“Nevertrustapersonwhocan’tlookyou10theeye.”

1．A．LikeB．AsC．LikelyD．Together

2．A．governingB．governC．governedD．beinggoverned

3．A．besidesB．besideC．exceptD．exceptfor4．A．forB．atC．toD．in5．A．moreoverB．furthermoreC．butD．however6．A．makeB．tomakeC．makingD．made7．A．downB．upC．awayD．out8．A．absentB．presentC．absenceD．presence9．A．conveysB．concealsC．conductsD．consists10．A．toB．inC．atD．outof

B

Ofallthethingsweeatanddrink,wateristhemostimportant,Notallpeople_1this,butitisquitetrue.Thehumanbodycanlivewithoutfoodforalongtime,buttwo2threedayswithoutwaterusually3death.Manypeopledonotunderstandhowmuchwaterthehumanbody4,butmanypeopledonotdrinkenough,5inthehotweather.Mostpeopledrinkwhentheyare6butoftenneedmorewaterafterexercises.65to75percentofthehuman7iswater.Waterisimportantinseveraldifferentways.Mostpeopleneedaboutfivetosevenlitresofwatereveryday,butweneednotdrinkthis8becausealotcomesfromthefoodwehave.Ifwedon'thaveenoughwater,however,wewillfelltiredand9becomeill.Doyouknowwhatthebest10is?

ItisColdWater!

1.A.reviseB.realizeC.solveD.specify

2.A.toB.andC.orD.of3.A.resultinB.takeinC.turninD.dropin4.A.bearsB.approachesC.grindsD.needs

5.A.specificallyB.simplyC.surprisinglyD.especially6.A.hungryB.sleepyC.thirstyD.greedy7.A.chestB.bodyC.headD.stomach8.A.amountB.numberC.quantityD.scale9.A.mustB.oughttoC.mayD.should10.A.juiceB.teaC.coffeeD.drink

．ReadingComprehension

PassageOne

ThemoreIseeoftheInternet,themoreenthusiasticIam.We’relivingthroughaperiodofdynamicchange.Americaisaheadjustnow,withover50percentofthepopulationon-line;Britainisnext,thenScandinaviaandJapan,withtherestofEuropelaggingsurprisinglybehind.Butitwon’tbelongbeforeeveryonecatchesup.Inthethirdworldespecially,theinternetwillbearevolutionaryforcethatwillpromotedemocracyandeconomicgrowth.

ThelightningspeechofAmericandecision-makingintoday’sbusinessworldisrootedinthetechnology.Inthe1980s,Americancompanies,desperatetocompetewithJapaneseandGermancompanies,shedtheirbureaucratic（官僚的）aspectsandreturnedtotheknife-edgeofthemarket.Companiesbegantoberunmuchmoreaggressivelyintheinterestsofshareholders,andthatpoweredtheadoptionofnewtechnology.ThepayofCEOs（首席执行官）wastiedtostock-marketperformanceandbusinessmengotrichinawaytheyneverpreviouslyimagined.

Ontheknife-edgeofthemarketsomearegoingtobleed.Onebiginventionhereis“frictionlessselling”forcars—buyingon-lineratherthanthroughasalesmanatacardealership（汽车专卖行）.Ijustboughtmynewcarthisway.IarrangedfinanceandgotjustwhatIwanted—color,interior,enginesize—inhalfanhour.That’sgreatforme.Butthereare25000—mostfamilyownedcardealershipsintheUnitedStates,andinthenextcenturymostwilldie.It’satransitionthatwillsurelyberepeatedmanytimesover.

Telecom（电信）costsarefallingtowardszero,andcomputercostsaren’tfarbehind.ThegrowthoftheinternetinAfrica,AsiaandtheFarEastisputtingthesetoolsineveryone’shands.AndI’mconfidentthatifpeoplegotthechancetoconnect,theywillquicklycreatewealthandopportunitiesacrosssevencontinents.

1.WhydoestheauthorfeelmoreenthusiasticwhenheseesmoreoftheInternet?

A.BecauseAmericaisinaleadingpositioninthisfield.

B.BecausehebelievesthattheInternetwillchangethewholeworld.

C.BecauseheisoneofthebusinessmenwhogotrichinITindustry.

D.BecausetheInternetwillbringdemocracytotheThirdWorld.

2.Americancompaniesshedtheirbureaucraticpracticebecause.

1.thatwaspoweredbytheuseofnewtechnology

2.thatwasthewaybusinessmengotrich

3.theywantedtotiethesalaryoftheirCEOstostock-marketperformance

4.thecompetitionwithforeigncompanieswassharp

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat.

A.theadoptionoftheInternethelpedimprovethecompetingpowerofAmericancompanies

B.AmericancompanieswereoncethrownoutofthemarketbyJapaneseand

Germancompanies

C.Americancompaniescompeteddesperatelywithforeigncompaniesincarindustry

D.manyAmericanbusinessmenweredesperatetogetrich

4.Theauthormentionsthepurchaseofhisnewcarandthecardealershipto

.

1.illustratetheadvantageof“frictionlessselling”

2.predictwhatchangetheInternetwillbringtoAmericandailylife

3.illustrateoneofthehurtingeffectsoftheInternet

4.comparethisnewwayofsellingcarswiththetraditionalone

5.Theword“transition”inparagraph3probablymeans.

A.failureB.changeC.lessonD.competition

PassageTwo

Let’slookatanotherexampleofhowpeople’scommunicationpatternsdiffer:

thewaypeopleconverse.SomeforeignershaveobservedthatwhenAmericanscarryonaconversation,itseemsasiftheyarehavingaPing-Ponggame.Onepersonhastheballandthenhitsittotheothersideofthetable.Theotherplayerhitstheballbackandthegamecontinues.Ifonepersondoesn’treturntheball,thentheconversationstops.Eachpartofthe

conversationfollowsthispattern:

thegreetingandtheopening,thediscussionofatopic,andtheclosingandfarewell.Ifeitherpersontalkstoomuch,theothermaybecomeimpatientandfeelthatheisdominatingtheconversation.Similarly,ifonepersondoesn’tsayenoughoraskenoughquestionstokeeptheconversationgoing,theconversationstops.

ManyNorthAmericans,areimpatientwithculturallydifferentconversationstylessimplybecausethestylesareunfamiliar.Forexample,tomanyNorthAmericansitseemsthatsomeLatinAmericansdominateconversations,orholdtheballtoolong.Speakingofherco-workersfromseveralLatinAmericancountries,oneNorthAmericanwomansaid,“Ijustfinditdifficulttocutin.Theyseemtotakesuchalongtimetoexpressthemselves.Theygiveyoualotofunnecessarydetails.”Whenshetalkedwiththem,shebecametense,becauseshefounditsohardtoparticipate.Yetshealsonotedthatwhentheytalkedtoeachother,nobodyseemeduncomfortableorleftout.

TheNorthAmericanwomandidn’tknowhowtointerrupttheLatinAmericanconversationsbecauseNorthAmericanwaysoflisten