全国高教自考英语二试题含答案英语二.docx

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全国高教自考英语二试题含答案英语二

2004年10月全国高教自考“英语

（二）”试题（含答案英语二

第一部分　选择题（共50分）

I.VocabularyandStructure（10point,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.Itoffersusafullersenseofbeingintenselyalivefromtomoment.

A.timeB.momentC.periodD.instant

2.ItmaybeworthrememberingthatJohnMajordidn’thimselfgotoOxford,mostofhisministersdid.

A.afterB.sinceC.whileD.if

3.Theeffectsofrapidtravelthebodyarefarmoredisturbingthanwerealize.

A.onB.inC.forD.to

4.Herpowersofpersuasionwerenoavail.

A.forB.byC.withD.to

5.Thereislittlelikelihoodthatapaneloffivewantstogothroughtheofallshakinghandswithyou.

A.processB.prospectC.precedentD.presence

6.Itistherighttochangeemployerswhichemploymentfromslavery.

A.distinguishesB.derivesC.releasesD.relieves

7.Itistouchingtoseehowacatordogitselftoafamilyandwantstoshareinallitsgoingsandcomings.

A.sacrificesB.opposesC.exposesD.attaches

8.Ahealthyself-esteemisaresourceforcopingwhendifficulties.

A.riseB.raiseC.ariseD.arouse

9.Thechallengeisnotoneofexpansion,therapidgrowthinenrollmentoverthelast40yearshascometoanend.

A.AsaresultB.ByallmeansC.IncontrastD.Onthecontrary

10.Managementoftenworkshardtosetupasituationworkisdoneinseries.

A.thatB.whereC.whichD.what

II.ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeachitem）

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．

Maybeyouknowthattheletter“V”standsforVictoryinwesterncountries.Butdoyouknowthe11ofthesign?

DuringWorldWarII,EuropewasoccupiedbytheGermans.Alotofpeople12toBritain.AmongthemwasoneBelgian（比利时人）13VictorDalveli.Helovedhiscountryverymuch.Andeveryday,heusedshortwaveradiotobroadcasttotheBelgianpeople,calling14themtoresisttheGermanoccupies.Onthelastdayof1940,heaskedhiscountrymentowritethe15“V”wherevertheycouldtoshowtheirdeterminationtowinthefinalvictory.Inafewdays,itappearedeverywhere.

16,itspreadtotheotheroccupiedcountriesinEurope.Becauseitwassimpleand17itsoonbecameverypopular.Whenfriendsmet,theystretchedout18middleandindexfingerstogreeteachother.

Atthattime,incertainrestaurants,knivesandforkswereplacedinsuchaway19forma“V”.Andinsomeclockshopsclockswerepurposelystopped2011:

05toshowthesignof“V”.

11.A.meaningB.shapeC.historyD.definition

12.A.hadescapedB.escapedC.haveescapedD.escape

13.A.namingB.beingnamedC.namedD.toname

14.A.upB.outC.onD.off

15.A.letterB.alphabetC.expressionD.word

16.A.LatterB.LaterC.LateD.Lately

17.A.meaningfulB.energeticC.magnificentD.interesting

18.A.hisB.theirC.one’sD.everybody’s

19.A.inordertoB.soastoC.sotoD.asto

20.A.onB.inC.byD.at

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.

Inreadingtheworld’sgreatliteratureonhumanexcellenceandpersonalsuccess,I’vefoundthattolaunchourselvesintoalifeoftruesuccessweneedtosatisfyonebasiccondition:

pursueourvisionwithstubborn（顽强的）consistency.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenpeoplewhosucceedandthosewhodon’tisnotusuallytalentbutpersistence.

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

Thenafriendwaskilledinanaccidentatwork.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,RudyRuettigerwassentontothefield-andmadethefinaltackle（阻截）.Sohisteamwonthegame.

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

21.Thewriterbelievesthatthekeytoachievingsuccessis.

A.developingone’stalent

B.seizingopportunities

C.havingwidevision

D.stickingtoone’sgoal

22.Accordingtothepassage,RudyoncegaveuphisdreamofplayingfootballforNotreDamebecause.

A.hisfriendwaskilledthere

B.hisfootwasinjuredinanaccident

C.helackedconfidenceinhimself

D.hefailedintheentranceexamination

23.Rudyquithisjobinthepowerplantbecause.

A.hisfriendencouragedhimto

B.hisoutlookonlifechanged

C.hewasdisappointedinhisfuture

D.hewasshockedbyhisfriend’sdeath

24.RudywastransferredtoNotreDame.

A.asagoodstudent

B.asagoodplayer

C.withthehelpofacoach

D.withthehelpofafriend

25.AcameracrewwasmakingamovieaboutRudy’slifebecause.

A.RudywastheoldestplayeratNotreDame

B.Rudysucceededinrealizinghisdream

C.RudywasthebestspeakeratNotreDame

D.Rudysucceededindevelopinghisability

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

NASA,theU.S.spaceagency,believesthere’sagoodchancethatwe’renotaloneintheuniverse.Lastfall,NASAbegananewprojectcalledtheHighResolutionMicrowaveSurvey（HRMS）.Itsaim:

tofindevidenceoflifeinoneofthebillionsofgalaxiesintheuniverse.

Thesearchforintelligentlifeonotherplanetsisn’tnew.Itbeganalmost100yearsago.That’swhenscientistsbuiltahugetransmittertosendradiowavesintospace.Scientiststhoughtsmartbeingsonotherplanetsmightpickupthesignals.

Scientistsalsohavesentamessageabouthumansandoursolarsystemtoanearbyconstellation（星座）.Butbecausetheconstellationis25,000lightyearsaway,areturnmessagewouldn’treachEarthfor50,000years!

Sodon’twaitupforananswer.

Sofar,noextraterrestrial（地球外的）beingsthatweknowofhavereturnedour“calls.”ButaccordingtoDr.JillTarter,anHRMSscientist,wehaven’texactlyhadourearswideopen.“Now,however,”saysDr.Tarter,“we’vebuiltthetoolsweneedtolistenwell.”

LastOctober,Dr.Tarterswitchedonthelargestradioreceiverintheworld.It’sanenormousmetalbowlstretching1,000feetacrossavalleyinPuertoRico.

Meanwhile,anotherNASAscientistturnedonahugeradioreceiverinCalifornia’sMojaveDesert.NASAhopesthesebigdishes-andothersaroundtheworld-willpickupradiosignalsfromnewworld.

Dr.FrankDrakehasbeensearchingforlifeinouterspaceforyears.HeexplainstheHRMSprojectthisway:

Tolistentoyourradio,youmovethetuneronthedialuntilthechannelscomeinloudandclear:

Nowimagineradioreceiversthatscanourgalaxy“listening”to14millionchannelseverysecond.That’swhatNASA’sradioreceiversinPuertoRicoandCaliforniaaredoing.

Butthat’snotall.Powerfulcomputershookedtothereceiversexamineeverysignalcarefully.Thecomputerstrytomatchthesignalstoonesthatscientistsalreadyrecognize,suchashuman-madesignals.Iftheycan’t,DrakeandTartercheckonthem.“Itcouldprovethereisradiotechnologyelsewhereintheuniverse,”saysDr.Tarter.“Andthatwouldmeanwe’renotalone.”26、NASAscientistsstartedanewprojectinorderto_______.

A、discoverlifeinothergalaxies

B、sendhumanbeingsintospace

C、findevidenceofanewgalaxy

D、confirmthenumberofgalaxies

27、AccordingtoDr.JillTarter,thereasonwhywehaven’treceivedanyreturnanyreturnmessagesfromouterspaceisthat_______.

A、ourearsarenotsharpenoughtohearthem

B、ourequipmenthasn’tbeengoodenough

C、ittakesmillionsofyuarsforthemtoreachus

D、ittakesquitealongtimetosendthem

28、Dr.JillTartercomparesthelargereceiverto_______.

A、thehumanear

B、theuniverse

C、ametalbowl

D、ahugedish

29、AccordingtoDr.FrankDrake,NASA’sradioreceiversinPuertoRicoandCaliforniaare_______.

A、tryingtocheckoneverychannelcarefully

B、movingthetuneronthedialforclearchannels

C、scanningtheuniverseforpossiblesignals

D、pickingupradiosignalsfromnewworld

30、Thebesttitleofthispassageis________.

A、SignalsfromtheSpace

B、TheInventionofNewRadioReceivers

C、TheIntelligentLifeinOuterSpace

D、NASAListensforSpaceNeighbors

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Evenacarefulmotorist（开汽车的人）maycommitamotoringoffence（违法）.Inthiscase,hewillappearinapolicecourt.Thisisacourtruledbyajudgewithoutajury（陪审团）.Ajudgehaspowerstopasssentenceforrelativelyminoroffencesonly;seriouschargesaredealtwithbyajudgeandajury.

Incertaincases,amotoringoffendermaychoosetogobeforeajudgeandajury,insteadofappearingbeforejustajudge.Acourtisalsousedfortheconductofprelimina