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自考英语二模考试题
2009年4月自考英语
(二)模考试题
一、单选题
1.I'msoworriedaboutmyfather'sillnessandI'minno___togotothedancingpartytonight.()
A.feeling
B.spirit
C.mood
D.attitude
2.Wewillbeginassoonaseverybody____here.()
A.is
B.willbe
C.obtains
D.willbeobtaining
3.Toexpectotherstohelpyouandthennottohelpthem___ishardlycommendable(值得称赞的).()
A.inturn
B.inreturn
C.invain
D.inplace
4.Theproblemconfrontingustodayisquitesimilarto___whichAmericafacedinthe1930's.()
A.it
B.that
C.one
D.those
5.Therearetoomanydifferentmessagesinthissocietyto___youngpeople'sjudgement.()
A.puzzle
B.support
C.confuse
D.mistakefor
6.Morethanoneman___beensenttothehardestplacesince1919.()
A.has
B.have
C.had
D.is
7.Hespokeso___thatevenhisopponentswereimpressedbyhiswords.
A.frankly
B.clearly
C.convincingly
D.loudly
8.___consideredthealternativesmorecarefully,theywouldhaverealizedthatthesecondwasbetterthanthefirst.()
A.Ifthecommitteemembershave
B.Hadthecommitteemembersbeen
C.Thoughthecommitteemembers
D.Hadthecommitteemembers
9.Itistheabilitytodothejob___mattersnotwhereyoucomefromorwhatyouare.()
A.one
B.that
C.what
D.if
10.Nosooner___hisroomthanthetelephonerang.()
A.didheenter
B.hehadentered
C.hadheentered
D.hehasentered来源:
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二、完型填空题
1.Johnmadesurehehadlockedupthehouse,gotintohiscar,anddrove[11]theroadhelivedintillhecametothemainroad.Heturnedleftintothis,andgotintothefastlane.[12]Hewasheadingfortheairportwherehewasdueto[13]the4:
30flighttoStockholm.Therewasn'tmuchtrafficontheroad,justafewlargelorries,oneortwoprivatecars.Hegavea[14]glanceattheclockonthedashboardandwaspleasedtoseethathehadtimeto[15].Allthesame,hedidn'twanttodawdlesohekeptupasteady65mph.Afterthreequartersofanhourthe[16]airportbuildingswerejustaheadofhimandhedroveintothecar[17]andfoundsomewheretopark.Then,[18]checkedthatallthedoorswerelocked,hegotout.Helookedupasahugeaircraftpasseddirectlyoverhead.Halfanhourlaterashisownplane[19],thehorriblethoughtcametohimthathehadswitchedoffthefreezercontainingaboutahundredpounds'[20]offood.
1.11
A.in
B.along
C.on
D.across
2.12
A.Soon
B.Thus
C.However
D.Though
3.13
A.get
B.catch
C.make
D.take
4.14
A.careful
B.good
C.quick
D.detailed
5.15
A.spend
B.use
C.spare
D.pass
6.16
A.strange
B.same
C.familiar
D.Common
7.17
A.park
B.place
C.lane
D.square
8.18
A.after
B.being
C.having
D.before
9.19
A.tookoff
B.tookaway
C.madeoff
D.flewoff
10.20
A.worthwhile
B.worthy
C.worth
D.worthless三、阅读理解题
1.Alcoholaffectsthebrain;anditsimmediateeffectsaremoremarkedonthosewhoarenotusedtothedrugthanonregulardrinkers.Itisnotastimulantbutadepressant,whichadverselyaffectsconcentration,removesinhibitions,andincreasestheriskofaccidents.Undertheinfluenceofalcoholpeoplearelessabletoexerciseselfcontrolandmaysayanddothingsthattheyafterwardsregret—perhapsfortherestoftheirlives.Forexample,agirlwhodoesnotwishtohaveababymaybemadepregnantbyamanwhomshewouldnothavechosenasthefatherofherchild;andamanmaymakepregnantawomanwhomhewouldnothavechosenasthemotherofhischild.Someotherformsofdrugtaking,likedrinkingalcoholandsmokingtobacco,arepartofgroupbehaviour.Suchdrugtakingisencouragedbythosewhoarealreadyaddictedtothedrug,andbythosewhoprofitbymakingandsellingthedrug.
Anyonewhostartstakingadrugmaysoonbecomeaddictedtoit.Aswithallbadhabits,itisbetternottostartdrugtakingthantosufferthephysicalandemotionalharmcausedbythedrugandtohavetheproblemoftryingtobreaktheaddiction.Itisbest,therefore,torefusethedrugthatisoffered.Apartfromotherconsiderations,drugsthatcomefromunreliablesources(becausetheirmanufactureanddistributionisagainstthelaw)arenotavailableincarefullymeasureddosesandtheirpurityisnotguaranteed.Theireffectsareunpredictableandtheymaywellbedangerous.Ifsuchdrugsareofferedbyso-calledfriendsyouwouldbewelladvisedtofindnewfriends,whoshareyourvalues,andtocontinuebeingyourself.
1.Regulardrinkersofalcoholarethosewho___.()
A.arenotusedtothedrug
B.maygetimmediateeffectsfromthedrink
C.sufferalotfromthedrink
D.drinkthedrugveryoften
2.Undertheinfluenceofalcohol,people___.()
A.areabletoconcentratethemselves
B.areabletoexerciseself-control
C.areafraidoftakingtheriskofaccidents
D.maysayanddothingsthattheyafterwardsregret
3.Thegirlinthepassage___.()
A.ismadepregnantbyamanshedoesn'tlike
B.wishestomarrythemanwhoisherbaby'sfather
C.doesnotreallylikethemantomarryher
D.doesnothaveababy
4.Accordingtotheauthor,whenyouareofferedadrug,you'dbetter___.()
A.refuseit
B.takeitfromreliablesources
C.acceptitandsoonbecomeaddictedtoit
D.startdrugtaking
5.Drugsthatcomefromunreliablesources___.()
A.areillegal
B.arenotavailable
C.areencouragedtotake
D.aremanufacturedabroad
2.ByfarthemostcommonsnakeinBritainistheadder.InScotland,infact,therearenoothersnakesatall.TheadderisalsotheonlyBritishsnakewithapoisonousbite.Itcanbefoundalmostanywhere,butpreferssunnyhillsidesandroughopencountry,includinghighground.InIrelandtherearenosnakesatall.
Mostpeopleregardsnakebitesasafatalmisfortune,butnotallbitesareserious,andveryfewarefatal.Sometimesattemptsatemergencytreatmentturnouttobemoredangerousthanthebiteitself,withamateursheroically,butmistakenly,tryingdo-it-yourselfsurgeryandotherunnecessarymeasures.
Allsnakeshavesmallteeth,soitfollowsthatallsnakescanbite,butonlythebiteoftheadderpresentsanydanger.Britishsnakesareshyanimalsandarefarmorefrightenedofyouthanyoucouldpossiblybeofthem.Theadderwillattackonlyifitfeelsthreatened,ascanhappenifyoutakeitbysurpriseandsteponitaccidentally,orifyoutrytocatchitorpickitup,whichitdislikesintensely.Ifithearsyoucoming,itwillnormallygetoutofthewayasquicklyasitcan,butadderscannotmoveveryrapidlyandmayattackbeforemovingifyouareveryclose.
Theeffectofabitevariesconsiderably.Itdependsuponseveralthings,oneofwhichisthebody-weightofthepersonbitten.Thebiggertheperson,thelessharmfulthebiteislikelytobe,whichiswhychildrensufferfarmoreseriouslyfromsnakebitesthanadults.Ahealthypersonwillalsohavebetterresistanceagainstthepoison.
VeryfewpeopleactuallydiefromsnakebitesinBritain,andthoughthesebitescanmadesomepeopleveryill,thereareprobablyjustasmanycasesofbiteshavinglittleornoeffect,asthereareofseriousillness.
1.Addersaremostlikelytobefound___.()
A.inwilderpartsofBritainandIreland
B.inScotlandandnowhereelse
C.onuncultivatedlandthroughoutBritain
D.inshadyfieldsinEngland
2.Ifyouarewithsomeonewhoisbittenbyanadderyoushould___.()
A.trytocatchtheadder
B.makenoattempttotreatthebite
C.notworryaboutthevictim
D.operateassoonaspossible
3.Wearetoldthataddersare___()
A.normallyfriendlytowardspeople
B.unlikelytobiteexceptinself-defense
C.aggressivetowardsanyoneintheirterritory
D.notafraidofhumanbeings
4.Ifanadderhearsyouapproaching,itwillusually___.()
A.moveoutofyourpath
B.takenonoticeofyouatall
C.disappearveryquickly
D.waituntilyouareclosethenattack
5.WearetoldthatingeneralBritishpeoplethinksnakesare()
A.notverycommoninBritain
B.usuallyharmless
C.moredangerousthantheyusuallyare
D.unlikelytokillpeoplebytheirbite
3.OurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassume(设想)notonlythatourlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturesweuseareunderstoodbyeveryone.Wedonotrealizethatwavinggoodbyeisthewaytosummon(召唤)apersonfromthePhilippinestoone'sside,orthatinItalyandsomeLatin-Americancountries,curlingthefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.
ThoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagestoourtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWarⅡandmarkedthemGIFTtoescapedutypaymentsdidbothertofindoutthat“Gift”meanspoisoninGerman.Moreover,weliketothinkofourselvesasfriendly,yetweprefertobeatleast3feetoranarm'slengthawayfromothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliketocomecloserandtouch,whichmakesAmericansuncomfortable.
Ourlinguistic(语言上的)andculturalblindnessandthecasualnesswithwhichwetakenonoticeofthedevelopedtastes,gestures,customsandlanguagesofothercountries,arelosingusfriends,businessandrespectintheworld.
EvenhereintheUnitedStates,wemakefewconcessions(让步)totheneedsofforeignvisitors.Therearenoinformationsignsinfourlanguagesonourpublicbuildingsormonuments;wedonothavemultilingual(多语言的)guidedtours.Veryfewrestaurantmenushavetranslations,andmultilingualwaiters,bankclerksandpolicemenarerare.OurtransportationsystemshavemapsinEnglishonlyandoftenweourselveshavedifficultyunderstandingthem.
Whenwegoabroad,wetendtocluster(成群)inhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisnotspoken.Thenattitudesandinformationwepickupareconditionedby