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全国高等教育自学考试综合英语二试题
全国2011年1月高等教育自学考试
综合英语
(二)试题
课程代码:
00795
请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上
I.语法、词汇。
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择一个正确答案,并填在答题纸相应的位置上。
(本大题共15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththemostlikelyanswer.(15points)
1.Chinais_______oldcountrywith_______longhistory.
A.an,aB.an,the
C.the,aD.the,/
2.Wecouldnotseethemoon,foracloudcame_______.
A.atbetweenB.inbetween
C.forbetweenD.onbetween
3.Weallthinkofyouasthemostsuitableoneto_______thework.
A.takeadvantageofB.takecareof
C.takechargeofD.takein
4.Someofthehotelsinourdistrictaretooexpensiveforordinarypeopleto_______foranight.
A.stayatB.stayup
C.stayofD.stayaway
5.ItmustbeJohn.Whoelsewould_____hedoes?
A.workhardasB.beworkingashardas
C.doharderworkthanD.workharderthan
6.Hishealthhasbegunto______nowthatheisold.
A.declineB.decrease
C.declareD.defeat
7.Leaveatonce_______I’llbeatyou.
A.andB.or
C.howeverD.but
8.“Whydidn’tyoutellmethisbefore?
”“I_______butIdidn’thavethechance.”
A.wouldB.wouldhave
C.wouldratherD.could
9.Thelinewasbusy.Someone_______thetelephone.
A.mustbeusingB.mustuse
C.musthavebeenusingD.shouldhavebeenusing
10.Thebossurgedhisworkers_______.
A.awayB.off
C.upD.on
11.Iknowyouwillnotletme_______.
A.inB.up
C.downD.out
12.Occasionallysheandherhusband_______rideintothecountryforapicnic.
A.couldB.must
C.wouldD.should
13.Ifyoubuytwobooks,you’llgetanotherone_______
A.thrownawayB.thrownoff
C.thrownupD.thrownin
14.As_______health,IhavenothingusefultosayasIhavelittleexperienceofillness.
A.regardsB.regard
C.regardlessD.regarding
15.ThetotaleffectofEdison’scareer_____thesumofallofhisinventions.
A.excelsB.succeeds
C.affectsD.surpasses
II.完形填空。
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择一个正确答案,并填在答题纸相应的位置上。
(本大题共15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
Fillineachblankinthepassagewiththemostlikelyanswer.(15points)
Jenna,apopulargirlfromWestwoodMiddleSchool,hadgraduatedfirstinherclassandwasreadyfornew16inhighschool.However,highschoolwasdifferent.Inthefirstweek,Jennawenttotryouts(选拔赛)forcheerleaders(拉拉队队员).Shewascompetingagainstverytalentedgirls,andsheknewitwouldbe17forhertobeselected.Twohourslater,the18readalistofthegirlsforasecondtryout.Herheart19asthelistendedwithouthername.Feeling20,shewalkedhomecarryingherschoolbagfullofhomework.
Arrivinghome,shestartedwithmath.Shehadalwaysbeenagoodmathstudent,butnowshewas21.ShemovedontoEnglishandhistory,andwasrelievedtofindthatshedidn’thaveanytroublewiththosesubjects.Feelingbetter,shedecidednotto22mathforthetimebeing.
ThenextdayJennawenttoseeMrs.Bidenaboutbeingontheschool23.Mrs.Bidenwasn’tas24asJenna.“I’msorry,butwehaveenoughwritersforthenewspaperalready.Comebacknextyearandwe’lltalkthen.”Jennasmiled25andleft.“Whyishighschoolso26?
”shesighed.
Laterin27class,Jennadevotedherselftofiguringouttheproblemsthathadgivenhersomuch28.Bytheendofclass,sheunderstoodhowtogetthemright.Asshegatheredherbooks,Jennadecidedshe’dcontinuetotrytofitinathernewschool.Shewasn’tsureifshe’dsucceed,butsheknewshehadto29.Highschoolwasjustashermomhadsaid:
“Youwillfeellikeasmallfishinabigpond30abigfishinasmallpond.Thechallengeistobecomethebestfishyoucanbe.”
16.A.processesB.decisionC.challengesD.exercises
17.A.difficultB.easyC.boringD.interesting
18.A.editorB.bossC.candidateD.judge
19.A.jumpedB.sankC.stoppedD.raced
20.A.strangeB.happyC.awfulD.lonely
21.A.strugglingB.improvingC.workingD.complaining
22.A.putupB.prepareforC.worryaboutD.giveup
23.A.committeeB.newspaperC.radioD.team
24.A.enthusiasticB.artisticC.sympatheticD.realistic
25.A.widelyB.weaklyC.excitedlyD.brightly
26.A.similarB.ordinaryC.differentD.familiar
27.A.physicsB.historyC.EnglishD.math
28.A.pleasureB.hopeC.troubleD.sorrow
29.A.swimB.tryC.askD.escape
30.A.inreturnforB.incaseofC.intermsofD.insteadof
III.难句释义。
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择一个正确答案,并填在答题纸相应的位置上。
(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
Choosetheclosestparaphrasedversionforeachofthesentencesoritalicizedparts.(10points)
31.Ourpassiontounderstandtheuniverseandourcompassionforothersjointlyprovidethechiefhopeforthehumanrace.
A.People’senthusiasmabouttheuniverseandtheirprofoundsympathyforothersareconsideredthetwomajorhopesofthehumanrace.
B.Thehopeforthehumanraceliesmainlyinourenthusiasmabouttheuniverseandourprofoundsympathyforothers.
C.Thehopeofthehumanracereferstoeitherpeople’senthusiasmabouttheuniverseorpeople’sprofoundsympathyforothers.
D.Thehopeforthehumanraceliesmainlyineitherourenthusiasmabouttheuniverseorourprofoundsympathyforothers.
32.Onceyouturnoveranewleaf,youcan’texpecttochangecompletelyrightaway.
A.Youreadabookfromthefirstpage.
B.Youchangeyourwaysforthebetter.
C.Youpickafreshleaffromthetree.
D.Youstartdoingsomethingnew.
33.Younolongerneedtomakementalconversionsofthecountry’smoney.
A.Youneedn’tchangethecountry’smoneytoyourcountry’smoneyinmindbecauseyouhaveadjustedtoliveinthatcountry.
B.Youneedn’tchangethecountry’smoneytoyourcountry’smoneyinmindbecauseyounolongerreturnit.
C.Youneedn’tchangethecountry’smoneytoyourcountry’smoneyinmindbecauseyoucan’tcalculateit.
D.Youneedn’tchangethecountry’smoneytoyourcountry’smoneyinmindbecauseyouhavetriedtodothat.
34.Romanceistheprivilegeoftherich,nottheprofessionoftheunemployed.
A.Arichpersonwhodoesn’thaveajobcanstillhavetherighttofallinlove.
B.Onlyrichpeoplehavetherighttofallinlove,whilethosewhoarepoorandoutofworkdon’thavethatright.
C.Richasapersonis,ifheloseshisjob,hedoesn’thavetherighttofallinlove.
D.Poorasapersonis,ifheisnotoutofwork,hestillhastherighttofallinlove.
35.Shefeltwellenoughtobeupandabout.
A.Shefeltthatshecouldstandupandwalkaroundthehouse.
B.Shefeltshehasrecoveredfromillness.
C.Shefeltwellenoughtodoanything.
D.Shefeltwellenoughtogoeverywhere.
36.Courtesyisoftennothingthanahighlydevelopedsenseoffairplay.
A.Courtesyisnotahighlydevelopedsenseoffairplay.
B.Courtesyismorethanahighlydevelopedsenseoffairplay.
C.Courtesyisjustahighlydevelopedsenseoffairplay.
D.Courtesyismoreimportantthanfairplay.
37.Theywouldn’tletyoudowninacrisis.
A.Theywouldn’tleaveyoualoneintimesofdifficulty.
B.Theywouldn’tdisappointyouintimesofdifficulty.
C.Theywouldn’tstaywithyoutocopewithdifficulty.
D.Theywoulddowhatevertheycouldtohelpyou.
38.Thebeautyofourcountryisashardtodefineasitiseasytoenjoy.
A.Thebeautyofourcountryiseasytoappreciatebutdifficulttodescribe.
B.Thebeautyofourcountryisimpossibletounderstandanddepict.
C.Thewordbeautyishardtodefine.
D.Thebeautyofourcountryisnoticeable,soit’seasytodescribeit.
39.SinceIattainedalittlefameIhaveonoccasionbeenaddressedbystrangers.
A.SinceIbecamealittlefamous,somestrangershaveoccasionallyvisitedme.
B.BecauseIobtainedalittlefame,somestrangershaveoccasionallyvisitedme.
C.SinceIbecamesomewhatfamous,somestrangershaveoccasionallyaskedmeaboutmyaddress.
D.SinceIbecamesomewhatfamous,somestrangerswouldcomeuptotalktomefromtimetotime.
40.…youcantakeupjustwhereyouleftoff.
A.…youcancontinuejustatwhereyoustopped.
B.…youcanbeginjustwhatyouhaveleft.
C.…youcantakejustwhatyouhaveleft.
D.…youcangoonjustwhichyouleft.
Ⅳ.阅读理解。
阅读短文,根据短文的内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择一个正确答案,并填在答题纸相应的位置上。
(本大题共10小题,每小题2分,共20分)
Readthetwopassagesandanswerthequestions.(20points)
Passage1
Nowletuslookathowweread.Whenwereadaprintedtext,oureyesmoveacrossapageinshort,jerkymovement.Werecognizewordsusuallywhenoureyesarestillwhentheyfixate.Eachtimetheyfixate,weseeagroupofwords.Thisisknownastherecognitionspanorthevisualspan.Thelengthoftimeofwhichtheeyesstop—thedurationofthefixation—variesconsiderablyfrompersontoperson.Italsovarieswithinanyonepersonaccordingtohispurposeinreadingandhisfamiliaritywiththetext.Furthermore,itcanbeaffectedbysuchfactorsaslightingandtiredness.
Unfortunately,inthepast,manyreadingimprovementcourseshaveconcentratedtoomuchonhowoureyesmoveacrosstheprintedpage.Asaresultofthismisleadingemphasisonthepurelyvisualaspectsofreading,numerousexerciseshavebeendevisedtotraintheeyestoseemorewordsatonefixation.Forinstance,insomeexercises,wordsareflashedontoascreenfor,say,atenthoratwentiethofasecond.Oneoftheexerciseshasrequiredstudentstofixtheireyesonsomecentralpoint,takinginthewordsoneitherside.Suchwordpatternsareoftenconstructedintheshapeofrathersteeppyramidssothereadertakesinmoreandmorewordsateachsuccessivefixation.Alltheseexercisesareveryclever,butit’sonethingtoimproveaperson’sabilitytoseewordsandquiteanotherthingtoimprovehisabilitytoreadatextefficiently.Readingrequirestheability