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自考英语二试题及答案1
2006年4月自考英语
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06年4月自考英语
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2006年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语
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PARTONE(50POINTS)
I.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointeach)
1.Itwouldbebettertomakeadecisionnow,______leaveituntilnextweek.
A.otherthan B.ratherthan C.lessthan D.morethan
2.We’llinformyouassoonasticketsbecome______.
A.valuable B.capable C.acceptable D.available
3.Theforeigncompanyhasbeen______runningthisfactoryfordecades.
A.enormously B.effectively C.infinitely D.extremely
4.Ifyou______myadvice,youwouldn’tbeinsuchtroublenow.
A.took B.takes C.hastaken D.hadtaken
5.Themeeting______,welefttheroomquicklyfordinner.
A.over B.wasover C.isover D.beenover
6.Allthemoney______,Frederickstartedlookingforwork.
A.havingspent B.hasbeenspent C.havingbeenspent D.hadbeenspent
7.______histalkwhenMaryranoutofthelecturehall.
A.Hardlyhadbebegun B.Hardlyhehadbegun
C.Hardlyhehasbegun D.Hehardlyhadbegun
8.Thetwosistersare_____inmanyways,notonlyinappearancebutalsointemperament.
A.like B.likely C.alike D.lively
9.Thepurposeoftheprogramistoprovidetrainingforemployeessothattheycanwork______.
A.late B.later C.lately D.latest
10.Ihopemyboyfriendwillbehandsome,strongand______kind.
A.aboveall B.inall C.atall D.afterall
II.ClozeTest(10points,1pointeach)
Howevercarefulonemaybe,hecannotpossiblylistencarefullytoeverythingthathehears.Thereare11ofreasonsforthis.Oneofthemistheoverloadofmessagesmostofus12eachday.Inadditiontothenumeroushourswe13hearingotherpeoplespeak,wemayspendseveralhourslisteningtotheradioorsittinginfrontofatelevisionset.14,itisimpossibletofocusourattentioncompletelyonwhatissaid;ourmindmightbe15elsewhere.Preoccupationwithourpersonalconcernsis16reasonwedon’talwayslistencarefully.Aromance17souroragoodgradeonatestmaytakeprominenceinourmindevenas18isspeakingtous.Furthermore,wearesurroundedbyallkindsofnoiseswhichinterfere19listening.Forexample,voicesatapartyor20oftrafficmaysimplymakeitdifficultforustocatcheverythingthatisbeingsaid.
11.A.thenumber B.anumber C.number D.numbers
12.A.accept B.obtain C.receive D.possess
13.A.put B.consume C.spend D.spare
14.A.Besides B.Whereas C.Otherwise D.Nevertheless
15.A.wondering B.swinging C.recycling D.wandering
16.A.other B.some C.theother D.another
17.A.gone B.going C.goes D.went
18.A.anyone B.everyone C.someone D.few
19.A.to B.with C.of D.about
20.A.sound B.noise C.voice D.scream
III.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Manyoftoday’smosttrustedsalestechniqueswereinventedoveracenturyagobyayoungmerchantnamedEatoninToronto.Whenhewasyoung,Eatonworkedbrieflywithhisbrothersinsmall-townstores.In1869,hesepuphisownshopindowntownToronto.Hehadmanycompetitors,buthewasalsoambitiousandhadaplanforsuccess.Heofferedauniquestyleoftrade,butaswasexpected,alltheothershopkeeperslaughedathim,believinghewouldeventuallyfail.However,Eatonwasnotamantobeeasilydefeated;hecameupwithabrandnewnotionofbusiness–“Goodssatisfactory,ormoneyrefunded.”Hesoldallhisgoodsatfixedpricesandonlyforcash.
Withasharpsenseofwhatthepublicwanted,hewentoutofthewaytomeettheirneeds.Hisbusinessgrewrapidly.Hesetupnewbranchesandstartedmailorderservicethatallowedpeopletobuyfromalistofhisgoods.
Eaton’slist—advertisementsofhisday—wasthefirstofitskind.Itwasdistributedandreadalloverthecountry.Itwastheonlywaytoaccessgood-qualitygoodsatreasonablepricesforpeoplelivingfarawayfrombigcites.Itbecamepartoftheirlife.TheyevencalleditTheWishingBook.Thesecretofthelist’ssuccesswasthatEatongainedtherespectofthiscustomers;theytrustedhimforgoodpricesandqualitygoods.ProbablybecauseherememberedhismiserableearlydaysinIreland,Eatonthoughtmuchofthewelfareofhisemployees:
betterworkingconditions,shorterweekdayhoursthanhiscompetitorsandSaturdayafternoonsoffinthesummer.Inallthis,hewasaleader.
21.ThebestdescriptionofEatonisthat______.
A.hewastherichestmerchantinToronto
B.hewasasuccessfultechnicalinventor
C.heintroducednewsalespractices
D.hechangedpeople’sideasaboutbusinessmen
22.Eaton’ssuccesslayprimarilyinthat____.
A.hesoldonlygoodqualitygoods
B.hewasthefirstpersontoprovidegoodservice
C.hetreatedhisemployeesbetterthananyofhiscompetitors
D.hewonrespectfromhiscustomers
23.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.
A.Eatoninventedtheideaoftheinternetshopping
B.Eatondroveotherbusinessmentofailure
C.Eatonneversoldhisgoodsoncredit
D.Eatonwasdefeatedbyhisrivals
24.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.
A.GoodGoods,ofMoneyRefunded
B.Eaton,aSalesInventor
C.Customers’Respect,aSecretofSuccess
D.Eaton’slist,aWelcomeEventinSalesHistory
25.Eaton’sListwasimportanttopeopleonfarmsbecauseitwasaconvenientwayofgetting_____.
A.good-qualitygoodsatreasonableprices
B.goodsatunreasonableprices
C.good-qualitygoodsatunreasonableprices
D.poor-qualitygoodsatreasonableprices
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thethreatofaglobaloutbreak(疾病大爆发)ofbirdflumakesiturgentfortheinternationalcommunitytocooperateeffectively.Wealthycountrieswillhavetoprovidehundredsofmillionsofdollarsforthetestingandproductionofmedicinesnecessaryfortreatingpatientssufferingfrombirdflu.Developingcountries,particularlyinSoutheastAsia,wherethebirdfluvirus(病毒)hasspreadsince1997,mustworkoutspecialprogramssothatfarmerswillnothidesighsofpossibleoutbreaks.Inaddition,thewaysuchfarmbirdsaschickensandducksaretraditionallyraisedandmarketedinthedevelopingworldshouldbechanged;thereshouldbemoredistancebetweenthebirdsandtheirkeepers.Countriesshoulddealwiththediseasewithjointeffort.Ifonecountryisinadequatelyprepared,itwillbeathreattoeveryothercountry.
Thepotentialeffectsofanationaloutbreakofbirdfluareenormous.Firstly,anoutbreakmaykilllargenumbersofpeople.WorldHealthOrganization(WHO)estimatesthatanoutbreaksimilartothemildHongKongfluof1968couldkillasmanyas7.4millionspeople.Ifitwereasdangerousasthe1918Spanishflu,whichkilled50million,thenumberwouldbemuchhigher.Secondly,suchanoutbreakmaycausegreatfinancialdamage.Thelatestoutbreakofbirdflu,whichbeganinDecember2003,hascostSoutheastAsiamorethan$10billionanddepresseditsGDPby1.5percent.Ifanewoutbreakofbirdfluweretolastforawholeyear,$800billionwouldbelost.
Despitethe124humancasesand63deathsfrombirdflusinceDecember2003,thevirusremainsmainlyadiseaseanimals.However,themoreanimalsthatdieofthedisease,themorechancesithasofspreadingtopeople.Largenumbersofdeadordyingbirdsmeanthatmorepeoplewillbeexposedtothevirusandchangeintoaviruswithnewcharacteristics.Iftheinternationalcommunityworkstogetherefficiently,mancansurelypreventsuchavirusandpossiblysavemillionsoflives.
26.Facedwiththethreatofaglobaloutbreakofbirdflu,theinternationalcommunityshould________.
A. establishnewmarkets
B. worktogethereffectively
C. stopbirdsfromflyingtoothercountries
D. raisefewerchickensandducks
27.Thesecondparagraphfocuseson______.
A. WorldHealthOrganization
B. flusinHongKongandSpain
C. theeconomyofSoutheastAsia
D. possibleeffectsofabirdfluoutbreak
28.Thenumberofpeoplewhohavediedofbirdflusince2003is_______.
A.63 B.124 C.7.4million D.50million
29.Inthethirdparagraph,theauthorismainlyinterestedin_____.
A.stimulatingfinancialgrowth B.reducingeconomicdamages
C.savinghumanlives D.protectingbirdspecies
30.ThepassagedealswithallthefollowingaspectsbirdfluEXCEPT_______.
A. theoriginandhistoryofbirdflu
B. theimportanceofinternationalcooperation
C. thepossibledangersofanationaloutbreak
D. thesignificanceofpreventingitfromspreading
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thelongsummerholidaysarefinallyoverandsomeparentsarepleased.“Weworrymoreabouttheirsafetyintheholidays,”explainsonemotherfromNorthLondon.Ifteenagersarenotwanderingaroundonpublictransportinabigandpotentiallydangerouscity,theyarechattingtostrangersinaninternetchatroom!
Well,that’sanextremepictureoftheUKtoday,butmanyparentsareworriedabouthowmuchfreedomtheycangivetheirchildrenduringtheholidaysandatweekends.
Weekendsarenottheonlytimetoworry!
Newspaperarefullofstoriesabouttoomanyschoolkidsgoingtoschoolbycarbecausetheirparentsdonotwantthemtotravelaloneonabusortrain.Thissummerthereweremorefrighteningstoriesofteenagersdisappearingwithquestionablefriendsthattheymetonthenet.AlltheMediastorieshelpincreaseparentsfears,butistheUKreallysodangerous?
Manyyoungpeoplefeelthatlifefortheirparentswaseasier.Inthe1960syoungpeopleplayedinthestreetsmoreandtraveledaroundtownwithouttheirparents.“Atleastourparentscankeeptabsonus,”says16-year-oldJulia.