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月全国自考英语二白皮书题库二
2012年1月全国自考英语二白皮书题库
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一、VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointforeachitem）从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
1.Theeyesneedseveralminutesto
A.adjust
B.adopt
C.apply
D.adapt
答案：
A
tothedarkness.
2.Thedegreetowhichandthewaysinwhichaschoolencouragesparticipationin
games,sportsandculturalpursuitsarelikelytocontributetotheshapingof
leisureattitudes
A.by
B.in
C.with
D.on
答案：
D
thepartofthestudents.
3.Wedonothaveadequate
A.subsequents
B.substitutes
C.substances
D.substitutions
答案：
B
4.Oxbridgegraduatesmake
fortheuseofanimals.
onlytwopercentofthetotalnumberof
studentswhograduatefromBritishuniversities.
A.ofB.toC.up
D.about
答案：
C
5.Schoolsusuallyset
theireducationalobjectivetheattainmentofa
balanceddevelopmentofaperson.
A.toB.inC.with
D.as
答案：
D
6.Theycannotgotothetheatretogetherbecausehisfreetimenever
hers.
A.cooperateB.corporateC.coincideD.coincident
答案：
C
with
7.Ifthalidomidewereinventedtoday,itwouldneverbe
becausenewtestsonpregnantanimalswouldrevealthedangers.
A.relaxedB.releasedC.relievedD.relived
答案：
B
forhumanuse
8.Ablackholeastronggravitationalpullandyetithasnomatter.
A.extends
B.exerts
C.exports
D.exposes
答案：
B
解析：
Bextend延长，延伸exert产生，发挥export出口expose暴露，揭露。
9.Doyouthinkthereisaperiodinone’slifewhenoneisparticularlysickness,accidentordisastersofotherkinds?
A.sensitivetoB.availableforC.vulnerabletoD.readyfor
答案：
C
解析：
Csensitiveto对…敏感；vulnerableto易受…攻击的；易受…伤害的。
availablefor可用的，可得到的；readyfor准备好的。
10.Thetrain,takesonlytwohourstogetthere,ismuchfasterthanthebus.
A.what
B.that
C.which
D.whichone
答案：
C
解析：
Cwhich引导的非限制性定语从句
二、ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeachitem）下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。
根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
1.Henry’sjobwastoexaminecarswhichcrossedthefrontiertomakesurethattheywerenotsmugglinganythingintothecountry.Everymorning,exceptatweekends,he1seeafactoryworkercomingupthehilltowardsthefrontier,2abicyclewithabigloadofoldstrawonit.Whenthebicyclearrivedthefrontier,Henryusedtostopthemanandorderhimtotakethestrawoff.Thenhewouldexaminethestrawverycarefullytosee3hecouldfindanything,afterwhichhewouldlookinalltheman’spocketsbeforehelethimtiethestrawupagain.Themanwouldthenputitonhisbicycleandgooffdownthehillwithit.AlthoughHenrywasalways4tofindgoldorjewelryorothervaluablethingshiddeninthe
straw,heneverfound5,eventhoughheexamineditverycarefully.Hewassurethatthemanwassmugglingsomething,buthewasnot6toimaginewhatitcouldbe.
Thenoneevening,afterhehadlookedthroughthestrawandemptiedthefactoryworker’spockets7usual,hesaidtohim,“Listen，Iknowthatyouaresmugglingthings8thisfrontier.Won’tyoutellmewhatitisthatyou’rebringingintothecountrysosuccessfully?
I’manoldman,andtoday’smylastdayonthejob.TomorrowI’mgoingto9.IpromisethatIshallnottellanyoneifyoutellmewhatyou’vebeensmuggling.”Thefactoryworkerdidnotsayanythingfor10.Thenhesmiled,turnedtoHenryandsaidquietly:
“Bicycles.”
（1）.
（A）.pushing
（B）.filling
（C）.pulling
（D）.carrying
答案：
A
（2）.
（A）.that
（B）.how
（C）.where
（D）.whether
答案：
D
（3）.
（A）.lucky
（B）.suspecting
（C）.expecting
（D）.insisting
答案：
C
（4）.
（A）.nothing
（B）.everything
（C）.something
（D）.anything
答案：
D
（5）.
（A）.capable
（B）.able
（C）.possible
（D）.clever
答案：
B
（6）.
（A）.then
（B）.as
（C）.more
（D）.like
答案：
B
（7）.
（A）.cross
（B）.across
（C）.behind
（D）.into
答案：
B
（8）.
（A）.return
（B）.retire
（C）.retreat
（D）.rest
答案：
B
（9）.
（A）.longtime
（B）.moment
（C）.period
（D）.sometime
答案：
D
（10）.
（A）.should
（B）.might
（C）.would
（D）.must
答案：
C
三、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。
1.Thereisn’tanyquestionaboutWashington’sgreatness.Ifhisadministrationhadbeenafailure,therewouldhavebeennoUnitedStates.Hehadallthebackgroundthatcausedhimtoknowhowtomakeitwork,becausehehadworkedundertheContinentalCongress.Somepresidentshavelimitedtheirrolestobeingadministratorsofthelawswithoutbeingleaders.ButWashingtonwasbothagreatadministratorandagreatleader.
Iguess,infact,thattheonlyantiWashingtonthingIcansayisthathemadeamistakewhenheestablishedtheprecedentofthetwotermPresidency,andeventherehehadagoodpersonalreasonforwantingthat,atleastforhimself.Hewasattackedviciouslybythepressofhisday,hewascalledsomanyterriblethingsthathetoldfriendseverduringhisfirsttermthathewasn’tgoingtorunagain.ButThomasJeffersonandJamesMadisonandAlexanderHamiltonpersuadedhimtogoaheadandserveasecondtermandfinallyhedid.Afterhe’dgottenthroughhissecondterm,though,hemadeuphismindthathejustwouldn’ttakeitanymore,andhequit.
（1）.Basicallytheauthor’sopinionofWashingtonis.
（A）.praiseful
（B）.derogatory
（C）.critical
（D）.negative
答案：
A
（2）.Washington’sadministrationhadbeena.
（A）.failure
（B）.success
（C）.goodexamplefollowedbyotherpresidents
（D）.miracle
答案：
B
（3）.Washington’sgreatnessshoweditselfinthat.
（A）.WashingtonworkedundertheContinentalCongress
（B）.Washingtonlimitedhisroletobeingadministratorsofthelaws
（C）.Washingtonwasbothagreatadministratorandagreatleader
（D）.WashingtonestablishedtheprecedentofthetwotermPresidency
答案：
C
（4）.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardWashington’stwotermPresidency?
（A）.HethinksWashingtonmadeamistakebydoingso.
（B）.HethinksthatWashingtonhadagoodpersonalreasonfordoingso.
（C）.HethinksthatWashingtonwastooselfishindoingso.
（D）.BothAandB.
答案：
D
（5）..WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?
（A）.Washingtonwasverypopularwiththepressofhisday.
（B）.Washingtonwaspersuadedtoservethesecondterm.
（C）.WashingtoncontributedmuchtotheestablishmentoftheUnitedStates.
（D）.Washington’sgreatnessisundoubted.
答案：
A
2.Inthelate1960’smanypeopleinNorthAmericaturnedtheirattentiontoenvironmentalproblems,andnewsteelandglassskyscrapers（摩天楼）werewidelycriticized.Scientistspointedoutthatblocksoftallbuildingsinacityoftenoverburdenspublictransportationandparkinglotcapacities.
Skyscrapersarealsobigconsumers,andwasters,ofelectricpower.Inonerecentyear,theadditionof17millionsquarefeetofskyscraperofficespaceinNewYorkCityraisedthepeakdailydemandforelectricityby120,000kilowatts—enoughtosupplytheentirecityofAlbany,NewYork,foraday.
Glasswalledskyscraperscanbeespeciallywasteful.Theheatloss（orgain）throughawallofhalfinchplateglassismorethantentimesthatthroughatypicalbrickwallfilledwithinsulationboard.Tolessenthestrainonheatingandairconditioningequipment,buildersofskyscrapershavebeguntousedoubleglazed（装上玻璃的）panelsofglass,andreflectiveglassescoatedwithsilverorgoldmirrorfilmsthatreduceglareaswellasheatgain.However,mirrorwalledskyscrapersraisethetemperatureofthesurroundingairandaffectneighboringbuildings.
Skyscrapersputaseverestrainonacity’ssanitation（卫生）facilities,too.Iffullyoccupied,thetwoWorldTradeCentertowersinNewYorkCitywouldalone
generate2.25milliongallonsofrawwasteseachyear—asmuchasacitythesizeof
Stamford,Connecticut,whichhasapopulationofmorethan109,000.Skyscrapersalsointerferewithtelevisionreception,blockbirdflyways,andobstructairtraffic.InBostoninthelate1960’s,somepeopleevenfearedthatshadowsfromskyscraperswouldkillthegrassonBostonCommon.
Still,peoplecontinuetobuildskyscrapersforallthereasonsthattheyhavealwaysbuiltthem—personalambition（抱负）pride,andthedesireofownerstohavethelargestpossibleamountofrentablespace.
（1）.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.
（A）.compareskyscraperswithothermodernstructures
（B）.describeskyscrapersandtheireffectontheenvironment
（C）.advocatetheuseofmasonry（化妆舞会）intheconstructionofskyscrapers
（D）.illustratesomearchitecturaldesignsofskyscrapers
答案：
B
（2）.Accordingtothepassage,whatisonedisadvantageofskyscrapersthathavemirroredwalls?
（A）.Theexteriorsurroundingairisheated.（B）.Thewindowsmustbecleaneddaily.（C）.Constructiontimeisincreased.
（D）.Extraairconditioningequipmentisneeded.答案：
A
（3）.Accordingtothepassage,inthelate1960’ssomeresidentsofBostonwereconcernedwithwhichaspectofskyscrapers?
（A）.Thenoisefromtheirconstruction
（B）.Theremovaloftreesfrombuildingsites.
（C）.Theharmfuleffectsonthecity’sgrass.
（D）.Thehighcostofrentableofficespace.
答案：
C
（4）.Theauthorraisesissuesthatwouldmostconcernwhichofthefollowinggroups?
（A）.Electricians
（B）.Environmentalists.
（C）.Aviators
（D）.Teachers.
答案：
B
（5）.Whereinthepassagedoestheauthorcomparetheenergyconsumptionofskyscrapers
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