自考英语二模拟试题及答案.docx

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自考英语二模拟试题及答案

2003年下半年全国高等教育自学考试试题

英语

（二）

　　Ⅰ．VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointforeachitem）

　　从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

　　1．Wefeelitapitythathedidn’tliveupto____what_________hadbeenexpectedofhim.

　　A．whichB．allwhatC．whatD．that

　　2．Asapainter,Tedwasvery___________aboutthecolorsheused.

　　A．specificB．specialC．peculiarD．particular

　　3．Amajor-partynomineehasthecriticaladvantageinthecampaignforthepresidentialelection_____________hehasthesupportfromtheparty-faithful.

　　A．inthatB．inwhichC．forwhichD．forthat

　　4．Thedoctorsare___________abouttheguidelinesunderwhichtheycancarryouteuthanasia.

　　A．atastretchB．atalossC．atrandomD．atlength

　　5．Workersseldomcommitactsofviolence,becausetheycanputtheiraggressionintotheirwork,___________itphysicalliketheworkofasmith,ormentalliketheworkofascientist.

　　A．wereB．wasC．beingD．be

　　6．Somepersonsgaingoalanddirectionfromtheirtensions;others___________underpressure.

　　A．falloutB．fallapartC．fallbackonD．fallinwith

　　7．Ihavenoideawhat’sstanding___________accomplishingourgoalsandobjectives.

　　A．inthewayofB．onthewayto

　　C．bywayofD．inone’swayof

　　8．Hewillnotmakea___________onLaSane’ssideoftheconversation.

　　A．statementB．referenceC．commentD．note

　　9．Neverbefore___________sorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.

　　A．hasourcountrybeenB．ourcountryhasbeen

　　C．hasbeenourcountryD．ourcountryhasn’tbeen

　　10．InsomebigcitiesinAmerica,therearethreeorfourelementaryschoolsandsecondaryschools,___________.

　　A．witheachwithinone’swalkingorcyclingdistance

　　B．eachwithinone’swalkingorcyclingdistance

　　C．itiswithinone’swalkingorcyclingdistance

　　D．witheachthatiswithinone’swalkingorcyclingdistance

　　Ⅱ．ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeachitem）

　　Eyecontactisimportant,becausetoolittleortoomucheyecontactmaycausecommunicationproblems.Itisimportantinrelationshipsbecauseithelpstoshowcloseness,attentionandinfluence.11withfacialexpressions,therearenospecificrules12eyebehavior13thatitisconsideredrudetostare,especially14strangers.Itis,15,commonfortwostrangerstowalktowardeachother,16eyecontact,smileandperhapsevensay“Hi!

”Thestrangersmayimmediatelylook17andforgetthattheyevenhadanycontact.Thistypeofglancedoesnotmeanmuch;itissimplyawayofacknowledginganotherperson’s18.Inaconversationtoolittleeyecontactmaybeseennegativelybecauseit19lackofinterest,inattentionandevenmistrust.Therelationshipbetweenmistrustandlackofeyecontactisshowndirectlyintheexpression,“Nevertrustapersonwhocan’tlookyou20theeye.”

　　11．A．LikeB．AsC．LikelyD．Together

　　12．A．governingB．govern　　C．governedD．beinggoverned

　　13．A．besidesB．besideC．exceptD．exceptfor

　　14．A．forB．atC．toD．in

　　15．A．moreoverB．furthermoreC．butD．however

　　16．A．makeB．tomakeC．makingD．made

　　17．A．downB．upC．awayD．out

　　18．A．absentB．presentC．absenceD．presence

　　19．A．conveysB．concealsC．conductsD．consists

　　20．A．toB．inC．atD．outof

　　Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeachitem）

PassageOne

　　Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Youngpeopleoftenwonderatthelargenumberofemployerswhodonotrespondtotheirapplicationsforjobs.Theysaythatdespiteenclosingreturnenvelopestheyhearnothingatallor,atbest,animpersonal（无人情味的）noteissentdeclaringthatthepostforwhichtheyappliedhasbeenfilled.Applicantsoftensuspectthatjobvacanciesaresetasideforfriendsandrelativesandthatadvertisementsareonlyputtopreventthisaccusation（指责）.Manyofthemaretiredofwritingawayandfeelthatifonlytheycouldobtainaninterviewwiththerightpersontheirapplicationwouldmeetwithsuccess.

　　Nottoacknowledgeapplicants’lettersisimpoliteandthereseemslittleexcuseforthis,yetevensendingbriefrepliestothemanywhoapplytakesmuchtimeandmoney.Thatso-calledreturnenvelopemaynothavebeenstampedbythesender,andanofficemangerundertheheavyworkloadmaybereluctanttosendofflonglettersofexplanationtodisappointedjob-hunters.Abriefnoteisallthatcanbemanagedandeventhatdependsonthepolicyofthefirm.Butthedifficultyisreasonablyeasytoremovewithalittlegoodwill.

　　21．Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthatapplicantshavegoodreasonstobelievethatthepoststheyapplyfor_______________.

　　A．areonlyforthepurposeofadvertisement

　　B．arereservedforfriendsandrelatives

　　C．arenotthereatall

　　D．arenotgoodenoughtosatisfytheirneeds

　　22．Manyjob-huntersthinkthattheycangetajobif_______________.

　　A．theywritemorelettersofapplication

　　B．theyfindtherightperson

　　C．theyhavemoresuccess

　　D．theycangetaninterview

　　23．Thechiefreasonforamanagernottoacknowledgeapplicants’lettersisthat_________________.

　　A．ittakesalotoftimeandmoneyB．ittakesalotoftrouble

　　C．itrequiresalotofeffortsD．itrequiresalotofenergy

　　24．Theauthorthinksthatalettertoanapplicantshouldbe_______________.

　　A．alongoneB．ashortone

　　C．abriefonewithalittlegoodwillD．onewithfullexplanation

　　25．Whatisthemajorcomplaintofjob-hunters?

　　A．Theyhavenochancetoseethemanager.

　　B．Theirlettersofapplicationoftengetnoresponse.

　　C．Jobadvertisementsaretotallyalie.

　　D．Writingapplicationletterstakesuptoomuchoftheirtime.

PassageTwo

　　Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Let’slookatanotherexampleofhowpeople’scommunicationpatternsdiffer:

thewaypeopleconverse.SomeforeignershaveobservedthatwhenAmericanscarryonaconversation,itseemsasiftheyarehavingaPing-Ponggame.Onepersonhastheballandthenhitsittotheothersideofthetable.Theotherplayerhitstheballbackandthegamecontinues.Ifonepersondoesn’treturntheball,thentheconversationstops.Eachpartoftheconversationfollowsthispattern:

thegreetingandtheopening,thediscussionofatopic,andtheclosingandfarewell.Ifeitherpersontalkstoomuch,theothermaybecomeimpatientandfeelthatheisdominatingtheconversation.Similarly,ifonepersondoesn’tsayenoughoraskenoughquestionstokeeptheconversationgoing,theconversationstops.

　　ManyNorthAmericans,areimpatientwithculturallydifferentconversationstylessimplybecausethestylesareunfamiliar.Forexample,tomanyNorthAmericansitseemsthatsomeLatinAmericansdominateconversations,orholdtheballtoolong.Speakingofherco-workersfromseveralLatinAmericancountries,oneNorthAmericanwomansaid,“Ijustfinditdifficulttocutin.Theyseemtotakesuchalongtimetoexpressthemselves.Theygiveyoualotofunnecessarydetails.”Whenshetalkedwiththem,shebecametense,becauseshefounditsohardtoparticipate.Yetshealsonotedthatwhentheytalkedtoeachother,nobodyseemeduncomfortableorleftout.

　　TheNorthAmericanwomandidn’tknowhowtointerrupttheLatinAmericanconversationsbecauseNorthAmericanwaysoflisteningandbreakinginareverydifferent.Shehadbeentaughttolistenpolitelyuntiltheotherpersonfinishedtalking.（Onceagain,therearegender（性别）differences;ithasbeenobservedthatmentendtointerruptwomenmorethanwomeninterruptmen.）WhentheNorthAmericanwomandidwhatwas“natural”or“normal”forher（i.e.,listenpolitelywithoutinterrupting）,shewasnotcomfortableintheconversationwiththeLatinAmericans.Theresultwasthatshebecamemorepassiveinherconversationswithherco-workers.Thedifferencesbetweentheunspokenrulesofconversationofeachculturalgroupinterferedwiththeiron-the-jobrelationship.

　　26．WhenNorthAmericansconversetogether,eachoneofthegroupissupposedto_______________.

　　A．participateinthetalkB．playPing-Ponggames

　　C．interruptthespeakerD．dominatetheconversation

　　27．WhenNorthAmericansconversewiththeLatinAmericans,theNorthAmericanswouldfeel_______________.

　　A．involvedB．leftout

　　C．comfortableD．relaxed

　　28．TotheNorthAmericans,theLatinAmericansare_______________.

　　A．politeB．communicative

　　C．dominantD．familiar

　　29．Wecaninferfromthispassagethat_______________.

　　A．peoplefromdifferentculturescannotcommunicatewitheachother

　　B．differentconversationalstylesmayaffectpeople’srelationships

　　C．menaremoretalkativethanwomen

　　D．NorthAmericans’conversationalhabitsarebetterthanthoseofLatinAmericans’

　　30．Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______________.

　　A．DifferentConversationStylesB．DifferentConversationTopics

　　C．DifferentConversationProcessesD．DifferentConversationEffects

PassageThree

　　Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Whenyourparentsadviseyouto“getaneducation”inordertoraiseyourincome,theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtoprovidemanpowerforyoursociety,butnotsomuchthatyouproveanembarrassmenttoyoursociety.

　　Getacollegedegree,ifpossible.WithaB.A.,you’llhaveagoodstart.Butnowyouhavetoslowdown.Ifyougoforamaster’sdegree,makesureitisanM.B.A.,andonlyfromafirst-rateuniversity.Beyondthis,thefamouslawofdiminishingreturns（报酬递减率）beginstotakeeffect.

　　Doyouknow,forinstance,thatlongdistanttruckdriversearnmoreperyearthanfullprofessors?

Yes,theaverage1977salaryforthosetruckerswas$24,000,whilethe