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上半年高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

2004年上半年高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语二试卷

PARTONE

I.VocabularyandStructure（10points,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.conclusion,walkingisacheap,safeandenjoyableformofexercise.

A.InB.OnC.ByD.As

2.Juliewenttothetobuyapairofshoes.

A.shoesstoreB.shoe'sstoreC.shoestoreD.shoes'store

3.Hehascalledameetingofallpartieswithatoformanewgovernment.

A.purposeB.reasonC.viewD.goal

4.Gazingintohiseyes,sheseemedtohaveallhesaid.

A.takenupB.takenoverC.takenoffD.takenin

5.Ineverymajorcitytherearemoreapartmentsthantherearehomelesspeople.

A.blankB.vacantC.emptyD.bare

6.Veryfewpeopleunderstoodthiscontract,wasveryobscure.

A.thelanguageB.thelanguageofwhichC.allitsaidD.whichithadsaid

7.Fiveminutesearlier,wemayhavecaughtthegunman.

A.andB.butC.orD.so

8.Theyclaimthat$150millionistobespentonimprovement.

A.sufficientlyB.approximatelyC.considerablyD.properly

9.I'msupposedtoworkbymyself,thereareotherpeoplewhoIcaninteractwith.

A.IfonlyB.SolongasC.EvenifD.Asfaras

10.Thesetwoareasaresimilarthattheybothhaveahighrainfallduringsummer.

A.exceptB.soC.nowD.in

II.ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeachitem）

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。

Planningisimportantinalmostanythingyoudo.Nomatterwhatyouaredoing,takingthetimetoplan11canhelpyoureachyourgoal.Thepurposeofinsuranceis12youplanforunexpected,costlyemergencies（紧急需要）.13themostimportantkindofinsuranceismedicalinsurance.

Medicalinsurancecanbevery14.Thecostforthiskindofinsuranceisgoingup.15mostpeople,youmaynotbeabletoaffordalloftheinsuranceyoumightneed.

Manypeoplethinkifyoucouldonlyaffordonekindofinsurance,youshouldbuyhealthinsurance.Ifyoucanaffordonlyasmall16ofhealthinsurance,itisbesttoinsureyourself17thebigunexpectedcostsandpaythesmallercommonbillsyourself.

Therearedifferentkindsofinsuranceyoucanget.HospitalExpenseinsurancewillpayforanycostsyouget18havingtobeinahospital.SurgicalExpenseinsurancewillpayforthedoctorto19onyou.RegularMedicalinsurancewillpayforanynon-surgical20.

11.A.awayB.onC.aheadD.out

12.A.helpedB.tohelpC.keptD.tokeep

13.A.ProbablyB.UnfortunatelyC.ConverselyD.Subsequently

14.A.impressiveB.primitiveC.constructiveD.expensive

15.A.ToB.WithC.ForD.Like

16.A.numberB.amountC.figureD.quantity

17.A.againstB.forC.ofD.on

18.A.asB.whereasC.whileD.whether

19.A.checkB.examineC.injectD.operate

20.A.medicineB.prescriptionC.treatmentD.drug

III.ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeachitem）

从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的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。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhenJohnToddwassix,bothhisparentsdied.Akind-heartedauntinNorthKillingworthagreedtotakeJohnandgivehimahome.Hewasbroughtupbyherandlivedinherhomeuntilhelefttostudyforministry.

Hisauntfellseriouslyillandfearedshewasabouttodie.IngreatdistressshewroteJohnaletterinwhichsheaskedhimtotellherwhatdeathwouldbelike.

Hereistheletterhesentinreply.

Itisnowthirty-fiveyearssinceI,asalittleboyofsix,wasleftquitealoneintheworld.Yousentmeworkyouwouldgivemeahomeandbeakindmothertome.IhaveneverforgottenthedaywhenImadethelongjourneytoyourhouse.Icanstillrecallmydisappointmentwhen,insteadofcomingformeyourself,yousentyourservantJamestofetchme.

IwellremembermytearsandanxietyasIrodeofftomynewhome.Nightfellbeforewefinishedthejourney,andasitgrewdarkIbecamelonelyandafraid."Doyouthinkshe'llgotobedbeforewegetthere?

"IaskedJamesanxiously."Oh,no,"hesaidreassuringly."She'llstayupforyou.Whenwegetoutofthesewoodsyou'llseehercandleshininginthewindow."

Presentlywedidrideoutintotheclearing,andthere,sureenough,wasyourcandle.Irememberyouwerewaitingatthedoor,thatyouputyourarmscloseaboutmeandthatyouliftedme---atiredlittleboy---downfromthehorse.Youhadafireburningonthehearth,ahotsupperwaitingonthestove.Aftersupperyoutookmetomynewroom,heardmesaymyprayers,andthensatbesidemeuntilIfellasleep.

YouprobablyrealizedwhyIamrecallingallthistoyourmemory.SomedaysoonGodwillsendforyou,totakeyoutoanewhome.Don'tfearthesummons（召唤）,thestrangejourney,orthedarkmessengerofdeathwhowillfetchyou.Godcanbetrustedtodoasmuchforyouasyouwerekindenoughtodoformesomanyyearsago.Attheendoftheroadyouwillfindloveandawelcomewaiting,andyouwillbesafeinGod'scare.Ishallwatchyouandprayforyoutillyouareoutofsight,andthenwaitforthedaywhenIshallmakethejourneymyselfandfindyouwaitingattheendoftheroadtogreetme.

21.JohnTodd'sauntwrotetohimthirty-fiveyearslaterbecause.

A.hewasadoctorandcouldcureherillness

B.shewantedhimathersidewhenshedied

C.hewasaministerandwasusedtocomfortingdyingpeople

D.shewasafraidthatshewoulddie

22.Whenrecallingwhathappenedthirty-fiveyearsago,JohnToddexpressedafeelingof

A.anxietyB.appreciationC.regretD.sadness

23.JohnToddhasneverforgottenthedaywhenhearrivedinNorthKillingworth,because

A.hewastohaveahome

B.hewasleftaloneintheworld

C.hewassodisappointedtoseehisaunt'sservanttomeethim,ratherthanhisaunt

D.helikedhisaunt,butdidn'tlikeherservant

24.JohnToddcompareddeathto

A.awarningfromGod

B.anightmare

C.ajourneyhometoGod

D.afrighteningstory

25.WecaninferfromthepassagethatJohnTodd'sauntwouldafterreadinghisletter.

A.feelevenmorefrightened

B.feelevenmoredepressed

C.getmuchrelievedofthefearofdeath

D.getcured

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whathappenswhenemployeeshaveaccesstotheircompany'sfinancialinformationoveranintranet（anetworkinsidethecompany）?

Thecompanygrows.

Therewaswidespreadfearandworryinourcompanywhenwedecidedtoputallourfinancialinformation,includingsalaries,onourwideareanetwork（WAN）in1987andthenonourintranetintheearly'90s.Peoplefearedourcompetitorswouldgetthenumbersandusethemagainstus－toscareourcustomers,stealouremployees,orattemptsomeotherunimaginablyhorribletricks.Butthathasneverhappened.AndIdon'tbelieveitwill.

Backin1968,whenIstartedmycompany,nowan$11-millionengineering-designfirm,outofmyhouseinBlacksburg,Virginia,mywifedidthebooks.Lateranemployeetookthemover.Asweaddedemployeeshereandthere,wesawnoreasontokeepanysecrets.Wejustleftthebooksopenwherevertheywerelastused.Itwasn'tuntilabusinesswritertoldme,"Ohthat'swhatwecallopen-bookmanagement,"thatIknewtherewasanameforwhatwedidandthatitwassomethingunusual.

Aswegrewandopenedfivebranchoffices－threeinVirginia,oneinTennessee,andoneinNorthCarolina－thiscasualsystemwasnolongerpossible.Butweknewwewantedtocontinuetheopenstyle.Ican'tsaywe'realwaysmoreprofitablebecauseofOBM;wehavethesameupsanddownsasourcompetitors.AndIcan'tsaywearealwayshappier;wehavethesamequarrelsasinotherworkplaces.Butwedohaveagreatdealoftrusthere,andouremployeesstickwithus.Whenwehavetoughfinancialtimes,our170employeesknowthatnobody'sdrawingoffmoneyfromthecompanyforprivatepurposesandthatthey'vegottomakethepiebiggerifthey'regoingtogetabiggerprice.

26.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat

A.mostbusinessfirmshaveadoptedOBM

B.itwasveryunusualforbusinessfirmstomakeknowntheirfinancialinformation

C.itisagoodthingtoletyourcompetitorsknowyourfinancialinformation

D.OBMcanalwaysresultingreaterprofits.

27.Themanagementstyleofthecompanycanbedescribedas

A.openB.closeC.competitiveD.trusty

28.Inthesentenceinthethirdparagraph"Mywifedidthebooks,"theword"books"means

A.thebookswhichthecompanyowned

B.thebooksstoredinthewriter'shouseinBlacksburg

C.recordsofmoneyreceivedandspent

D.sheetsofpaperboundtogetherforwriting

29.Theauthoradopted"open-bookmanagement"

A.becauseoftheincreaseofemployees

B.accordingtotherecommendationofabusinesswriter

C.becauseofthebigprofitsitwouldbring

D.withoutbeingawareofit

30.Accordingtotheauthor,themostoutstandingbenefitofhismanagementisthathiscompany

A.makesmoreprofitsthanhiscompetitors

B.hascreatedatrustyatmosphere

C.makeshisfinanceknowntohisemployees

D.hasmadeabiggerpieceofthepie

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Readingtooneselfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunknowntothescholarsoftheclassicalandmedieval（中世纪）worlds,whileinthefifteenthcenturytheterm"reading"undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyinthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecomecommonplace.

However,oneshouldbecautioustoassumethatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisadistractiontoothers.Examinationoffactorsrelatedtothehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingrevealsthatisbecametheusualformofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.

Thelastcenturysawasteadygradualincreaseinliteracy（