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自考英语二真题及解析
2012年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试
英语
（二）试卷及答案
（课程代码：
00015）
第一部分选择题
1.VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointeach）
从下列各句后的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1.Thefindingsofthesurveywentcontrary__whatwasexpected.
AinB.onC.forD.to
答案：
D
解析：
contraryto与之恰恰相反。
2.Skillfulfarming______themtosupportalargepopulation.
A.enabledB.forcedC.authorizedD.required
答案：
A
解析：
高科技农业使它们能够供养大量人口。
3.Young______hewas,hewasequaltothetask.
A.asB.ifC.althoughD.unless
答案：
A
解析：
像他这般年轻，肯定能够胜任这项任务。
4.Jamesrefusedtobeabouthisfutureplans.
A.distinctB.specificC.relevantD.individual
答案：
B
解析：
詹姆斯不愿将自己的未来规划特定化。
5.Youshouldreadthisnovel.Itisrecommendedbyallcritics.
A.fairlyB.highlyC.mainlyD.strictly
答案：
B
解析：
你应该读读这本小说，所有的点评都高度推荐。
6.It'sagreatplacetolivein,exceptfortheincreasingvolumeof_____
thatpassesundermywindoweveryday.
A.activityB.trafficC.movementD.circulation
答案：
B
解析：
除了每天窗下越发增多的车辆行人，这个地方住起来很不错。
7.Wetakethisopportunitytoexpressoursincereofyourhelp.
A.explanationB.obligationC.demonstrationD.appreciation
答案：
D
解析：
我们借此机会感激您给予的帮助。
8.Heshouldtowhathe'sgoodat,andnottryanddosomethinghe
knowsnothingabout.
A.lookB.leadC.stickD.point
答案：
C
解析：
stickto紧随，紧跟；呆在…近旁；坚持不变；遵守，坚持（诺言、协议、决定、原则等）；遵循（规则）
9.TheoldmanspokelengthabouthisexperiencesinAfrica.
A.atB.inC.fromD.to
答案：
A
解析：
atlength终究；终归；最终；长久地；详尽地。
10.Idon'tknowifthestoryistrue,butI’lltryto__it.
A.modifyB.simplifyC.verifyD.specify
答案：
C
解析：
verify核实，查对，核准，证明，证实
II.ClozeTest（10points,1pointeach）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入文中相应数字空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Scientistsarelearningmoreandmoreaboutthelinkbetweenyourmindandyourhealth.Stressanddepressionhavebeenshowntogiverisetoillnessanddisease.11,ifyoufeelgoodaboutyourselfandhaveal2attitude,andmaintainanactiveinvolvementinlife,you'remorelikelytobehappyand13.
Manythings14youremotionalstate.Butattheheartofitishowyouregardyourself.Ifyouhaveahealthylevelofself-esteem,younotonlycopewithlife'schallengesbetterthanpeople15lowself-esteem,butyou’reprobablymorecontent,16,andsuccessful.You'reprobablyalsohealthier.
Mostpeople'ssenseofworthisdeeplyrootedintheirchildhood-intheearlyapprovalordisapprovalofparentsandfriends.17,aswegetolder,mostofusjudgeourselves18oursenseofhoweffectivelywe'remanagingintheworld,especiallyintheareasofloveandwork.Our19toloveandbelovedcangiveourlivesasenseofpurpose.Wecanalsofind20inwork-relatedaccomplishments,andthepeoplewemeetandworkwithcanreinforceoursenseofselfandourroleinlife.
11.A.IngeneralB.InadditionC.IncontrastD.Inreality
答案：
C
解析：
相反地，表示转折
12.A.personalB.positiveC.commonD.critical
答案：
B
解析：
抱有积极的态度。
13.A.healthyB.respectableC.energeticD.lovely
答案：
A
解析：
you'remorelikelytobehappyand后面加和happy相近的词，健康快乐。
14.AsimulateBexplainC.maintainDinfluence
答案：
D
解析：
很多因素影响你的情绪状态。
15.A.uponB.atC.withD.for
答案：
C
解析：
peoplewithlowself-esteem，自我认同感较低的人。
16.A.emotionalBconfidentC.dependentDsensitive
答案：
B
解析：
有信心的
17.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.LikewiseD.Instead
答案：
A
解析：
上下文表示转折。
18.A.inB.onC.byD.of
答案：
C
解析：
judgeby通过···来判断。
19.A.intentionB.abilityC.dreamD.goal
答案：
B
解析：
爱与被爱的能力。
20.AtruthB.proofC.interestD.pride
答案：
D
解析：
work-relatedaccomplishments工作相关成就产生的自豪感，选D。
III.ReadingComprehension（30points，2pointseach）
阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Passage1
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Ifyoustarteachdaydesperatelywishingforanextrahourinbed,thefollowingislikelytoleaveyoufeelingevenmorebad-tempered.Scientistshaveidentifieda“sleeplesselite”asmallgroupofpeopleforwhomstayinginbedlongerisawasteoftime.
Ratherthanbeingtiredandbad-temperedlosers,theyareanenergetic,outgoingandoptimisticgroupwhocanhappilyandhealthilygetbyonjustfourorfivehoursofsleepanight.And,theytendtobeslim,abletoholddowntwojobsatthesametime,andhandletheirextra-longdayseasilywithoutneedingcoffeeorcatnaps.
Workingouthowthegene（MB）cutssleepwithoutanyobviousimpactonhealthcouldhelpinthedesignofdrugsthatgiveusallafewextrahoursinourday.Thebadnewsisthatwhilemanyofusgetbyonafewhourssleepanight,justonetothreepeoplein100qualifytobepartofthesleeplesselite.
TheresearchteamisnowcallingformembersoftheluckygrouptocomeforwardtoallowtheirDNAtobestudied.HarvardUniversityresearcherDr.ChristopherJonessaid:
Mylong-termgoalistosomedaylearnenoughsowecancontrolthesleepmechanismwithoutdamagingourhealth.Everybodycanusemorewakinghours,evenifyoujustwatchmovies.
Manyofthosewhohavealreadyvolunteeredsharefascinatingcharacteristics.Theyarecheerful,thinnerthanaverage,andseemtohaveahightoleranceforphysicalpainandpsychologicalsetbacks.
Dr.ChristopherJonestoldtheNewYorkTimes:
Typically,attheendofalongphoneinterview,theywilladmittheyhavebeensendingshorttextmessagesandsurfingtheInternetanddoingwordgamesatthesametime,allonlessthansixhoursofsleep.
21.Accordingtothepassage,thesleeplesselite
A.performlesswellthanothers
B.regardsleepasawasteoftime
C.areenergeticdespitelesssleep
D.arelikelytomakeothersangry
答案：
C
解析：
少觉精英即使睡得少也很有精力。
22.Researchersstudythesleeplesseliteto.
A.developthemechanismofsleep
B.inventahealthywaytocutsleep
C.findtheimpactofsleeponhealth
D.designdrugsforsleeplesspeople
答案：
B
解析：
研究少觉精英的目的是找到减少睡眠的健康方式。
23.Thephrasecomeforward（para.4）isclosestinmeaningto____.
A.volunteerB.donateC.contributeD.decide
答案：
A
解析：
用代入法，TheresearchteamisnowcallingformembersoftheluckygrouptocomeforwardtoallowtheirDNAtobestudied.研究组寻找这类幸运人群中的成员能够志愿提供他们的染色体供研究。
24.AccordingtoDr.Jones,itistypicalofthesleeplesseliteto_____
A.sleepatleastsixhoursanight
B.watchmoremoviesthanothers
C.domorethanonethingatatime
D.dowordgamesbetterthanothers
答案：
C
解析：
少觉精英能够同时做多件事。
25.Thepassageismainlyabout.
A.adiseasewhichisrelatedtogenes
B.anewdrugthatcuressleeplessness
C.recentstudiesonsleeplesspatients
D.peoplewhodowellwithlesssleep
答案：
D
解析：
文章主要讨论的是睡觉少还工作出色的这些人。
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thereareacoupleofthingstoknowabouttheuseofhumorinaspeech.Onethingistodistinguishhealthyandunhealthyhumor.Unhealthyhumorusuallyhasavictim.Itisbasedondifferences.Healthyhumoristakenfromoureverydayexperiencesandisbasedonthethingspeoplehaveincommon.Thereforeitunitesthem.
Anotherthingisthatwhensharinghumorwiththeaudienceaspeakerhastotakeintoaccountwhatpartofthedayitis.Themorningaudiencecanbetough,becauseeveryoneisjustgettingintowork;thelunchaudienceisbetter,butthebesttimeforsharinghumorisdinner-time,becausepeoplerelaxaftertheirworkingdayandaremorelikelytofeelthespeaker.
Therearecertainrulesthatarestronglyadvisedtobefollowed.Theprimaryruleisnottooffendanybodybyajoke.Thejokesarenotsupposedtorelatetotheaudiencebuttothespeakerhimself.Whenaspeakershareshispersonalstorieshewillbebetteracceptedbytheaudience.Hecankidabouthisfame,problems,image,etc.However,bedoesnothavetobelittlehimselforsacrificehisreputationforalaugh.Besides,thejokesandhumorousstoriesthatareusedbythespeakerhavetorelatedirectlytothetopicofhisspeech.Thespeakerissupposedtospeakclearlyandkeepfromlaughingathisownstoryorjokewhiletellingit,sothathecanmakeitclearandtothepoint.Finally,onceajokeissaiditmaynotberepeatedoncemore.Sothespeakermustnotrepeatajokethatfailsoronethatworks.
And,rememberthesetipsalwayswork:
personaljokes,shortremarksthatgowellwiththespeech,goodchoiceofvividwordsandappropriatebodygestures.
26.Healthyhumordiffersfromunhealthyhumorinthatitis
A.intendedtoenrichone'sexperiences
B.linkedtothethingsthatpeopleshare
C.usedmostfrequentlytounitevictims
D.basedmostlyonthedifferencesinlife
答案：
B
解析：
良性幽默不同于恶趣味因为它和人们共享的事物相关联。
27.Thewriterthinksthatajokeworksbestwithanaudiencewhois
A.busyB.toughC.hungryD.relaxed
答案：
D
解析：
作者认为读者放松身心时讲笑话有效。
28.Toconnectcloselywiththeaudience,thespeakerisadvisedto
A.repeatagoodjoke
B.laughathisstories
C.jokeabouthimself
D.improvehisimage
答案：
C
解析：
要想和观众联系紧密，建议演讲者开自己的玩笑。
29.Accordingtoparagraph3,ajokeshouldsupport
A.thenatureofanissue
B.thefameofaspeaker
C.thesubjectofaspeech
D.thetasteofanaudience
答案：
C
解析：
笑话应该支持符合演讲的主题。
30.Oneofthetipsthewritergivesforasuccessfulspeechis
A.vividexpressions
B.dramaticgestures
C.goodtimecontrol
D.propereyecontact
答案：
A
解析：
rememberthesetipsalwayswork:
personaljokes,shortremarksthatgowellwiththespeech,goodchoiceofvividwordsandappropriatebodygestures.记住这些提示很有用：
自嘲，符合演讲的短评，生动的选词和适宜的肢体动作。
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Arepasswordsout-of-date?
Itisstartingtoseemlikeit.Everybodyhatesthem.ThesedaysatypicalInternetuserhasdozensofonlineaccounts.Ifyoureallywanttobesafe,youneedtogenerateadifferentpasswordforeachone,andeachpasswordneedstobeextremelycomplicated,withamix
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