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全国自考英语二真题及答案文档
2009年10月全国自考英语
(二)真题
一、VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointeach)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.Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,________causedmeto
arrivelate.
A.it
B.that
C.what
D.which
答案:
D
2.________hehasmanyfriends,heisoftenfeelinglonely.
A.As
B.When
C.While
D.Since
答案:
C
3.PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime,hestillmanagedtomake
himself_______.
A.understand
B.understood
C.understanding
D.tounderstand
答案:
B
4.Therearemanysalesthisseason,duringwhichstoreswilllower
their_________prices.
A.normal
B.general
C.ordinary
D.usual
答案:
A
5.Asforfamilyeducation,parentsareencouragedtorelyon_________ratherthan
punishment.
A.criticism
B.intimidation
C.persuasion
D.scolding
答案:
C
6.Scientistsdoubtwhetherit’s_________toregulateone’sbiologicalclockby
drinking.
A.feasible
B.incredible
C.fashionable
D.valuable
答案:
A
7.You’dbetterleavethings________ifyoudon’tknowhowtodealwiththem.
A.lonely
B.only
C.lone
D.alone
答案:
D
8.Theroomwasquiet,_________theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.
A.incase
B.exceptfor
C.byfar
D.insteadof
答案:
B
9.Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquired_________understandingofthephysical
processesthatcauseearthquakes.
A.apartial
B.achangeable
C.anoriginal
D.anindividual
答案:
A
10.Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedto_______thestafftoworkhard.
A.calculate
B.demonstrate
C.speculate
D.motivate
答案:
D
二、ClozeTest(10points,1pointeach)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.Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisfora
woman.Amangoesshopping1heneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecided2.He
knowswhathewantsandhisobjectiveistofinditand3it;thepriceisa
secondary4.Mostmen5walkintoashopandaskthesalesman6whattheywant.Iftheshop
hasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptly7it,andthebusinessoftryingiton
proceeds8.Allbeingwell,the9canbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfive
minutes,withhardlyanybargainandtotheirsatisfaction.Foraman,slightproblems
maybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants,10doesnothaveexactlywhat
hewants.Inthatcasethesalesman,asthenameimplies,triestosellthecustomer
somethingelse.
(1).
(A).although
(B).before
(C).unless
(D).because
答案:
D
(2).
(A).inadvance
(B).inaddition
(C).incontrast
(D).inreturn
答案:
A
(3).
(A).book
(B).order
(C).buy
(D).take
答案:
C
(4).
(A).transaction
(B).consideration
(C).regulation
(D).possession
答案:
B
(5).
(A).simply
(B).necessarily
(C).reluctantly
(D).inevitably
答案:
A
(6).
(A).of
(B).with
(C).for
(D).at
答案:
C
(7).
(A).leaves
(B).makes
(C).prevents
(D).produces
答案:
D
(8).
(A).atonce
(B).atfirst
(C).atbest
(D).atleast
答案:
A
(9).
(A).sale
(B).deal
(C).payment
(D).request
答案:
B
(10).
(A).and
(B).or
(C).but
(D).as
答案:
B
三、ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)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,并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
1.MyhusbandChristopherwasonceafinancialplanner.Eventhoughhecouldn’t
balanceourbudget,hisclientstrustedhimcompletelyandhemadethemfeel
secure.Inexchangetheypaidhimverywell.Wehadanicelifethen.Atthattime,my
yogastudio(瑜伽馆)wasjuststartingtomakeaprofit,andIhadrecentlydecorated
it.Atlast,Iwasincontrolofmyworkinglifeandpouredmyheartandsoulinto
makingitsucceed.
Whenwefirstmet,IfellhardforChristopherrightaway,althoughIwouldn’tcall
itlove.I’dneverbeenwithamanwhowasprettierthanIwas,butafterawhileI
gotusedtothis,anditdidn’tbothermesomuch.Iwasrecoveringfromabroken
heartandneededsomethingtohelpmemoveon.Ifitwasn’tlove,itwasgood
enough,andwhenheaskedmetomarryhimIjumpedatthechance,knowingthatit
mightbemylast.
Thingsstartedoutsowell.IwasworkingsteadilyandChristopherwaspatiently
climbinguptheladderinhisdepartment.Then,withoutanywarning,onegraywinter
afternooninyearfive,hejustuppedandlefthisdeskatthebank,handedinhis
resignation,andcamehomeandtoldmehewantedtostartaninteriordesign
business.
Hehasalwayslovedmixingandmatching,andhasarealeyeforcolor,texture,and
shape,buttheideaofturningahobbyintoabusinesswasn’tsomethingwehadever
discussed.Ithoughtthestressofhisjobwasbecomingtoomuchandperhapshewould
takeafewmonthsoffoverthespringandsummertorelaxandgettheideaoutof
hissystem.Ididn’tbelievehecouldbeserious.Butoncehehadafewclients,he
begantodrawupplans,orderingcataloguesandturningouremptyworkshopintoa
kindofmakeshiftstudiowithallofhissketchespinnedtothewall.Afterspending
alotoftimeandmoneyonallofthispreparation,andreallydoingquiteanice
jobofit,hecalledeachclientinturnandapologized,sayinghewouldn’tbeable
todesigntheirlivingspacesafterall.
(1).Asafinancialplanner,Christopher.
(A).paidhisclientsverywell
(B).wastrustedbyhisclients
(C).wasmakinghisyogastudioprofitable
(D).couldmakehisfamily’sbudgetbalanced
答案:
B
(2).Thewomaninthepassage.
(A).fellinlovewithChristopheratfirstsight
(B).managedayogastudiowithherhusband
(C).feltreallyuncomfortablewithasmartman
(D).marriedChristopherbecauseofabrokenheart
答案:
A
(3).HiswifethoughtChristophersuddenlyquithisjobbecausehe.
(A).couldn’twaittogetpromoted
(B).hadexperienceininteriordesign
(C).wantedtodosomethingheenjoyed
(D).couldn’tbearthepressurefromhisjob
答案:
D
(4).Thewomanherhusband’sdecision.
(A).wassupportiveof
(B).wasindifferentto
(C).wassatisfiedwith
(D).wasnegativeabout
答案:
D
(5).ItcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatChristopher.
(A).wasmorelikelytochangehismind
(B).wouldreturntohisofficeinthebank
(C).madeabigsuccessininteriordesign
(D).wasnotwellpreparedforhisbusiness
答案:
A
2.Inaquiet,darkenedlectureroom,youbeginafrustratingfightagainst
fatigue.Theoverheadprojectorhums,andyoucannotconcentrateontheslides.You
stopabsorbinginformationandbecomeabsentminded.Theprofessorlostyoualong
timeago.Youarebored.
Virtuallyeveryonegetsboredonceinawhile.Mostofuschalkituptoadull
environment.“ThemostcommonwaytodefineboredominWesterncultureis‘having
nothingtodo,’”sayspsychologistStephenVodanovichoftheUniversityofWest
Florida.Andindeed,earlyresearchintotheeffectsofboredomfocusedonpeople
forcedtoperformdulltasks,suchasworkingafactoryassemblyline.
Butboredomisnotmerelyannaturalpropertyofthecircumstances,researchers
say.Ratherthisperceptionissubjectiveandrootedinaspectsof
consciousness.Levelsofboredomvaryamongpeople:
someindividualsarefarless
liabletoboredomthanothers—andsome,suchasextroverts(性格外向者),aremore
likelytohavethisfeeling.
Thus,anewgenerationofscientistsiscopingwiththepsychological
interpretationsofthismosttediousofhumanemotions—andtheyhavefoundthatit
ismorecomplicatedthaniscommonlyknown.Researcherssaythatboredomisnota
unifiedconceptbutrathercomesinseveralflavors.Levelofattention,anaspectof
consciousawareness,playsanimportantroleinboredom,suchthatimprovinga
person’sabilitytofocusmaythereforedecreaseboredom.Emotionalfactorscanalso
contributetoboredom.Peoplewhoarepoorinunderstandingtheirownfeelingsand
thosewhobecomesuckedinanddistractedbytheirmoodsaremoreeasilybored,for
example.
Stayingawayfromtediumisnoteasy.Peoplewhoareliabletoboredomaremore
likelytosufferfromillssuchasdepressionanddrugaddiction;theyalsotendto
besociallyawkwardandpoorperformersatschoolorwork.
(1).Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto.
(A).illustratewhypeoplearelessabletofocus
(B).showhowboringalectureinadarkroomis
(C).tellpeoplehowfatigueaffectsconcentration
(D).describeasituationwherepeoplecangetbored
答案:
D
(2).ItcanbeconcludedfromPara.2that.
(A).doingnothingleadspeopletogetboredeasily
(B).westernpeoplepaylittleattentiontoboredom
(C).boredomonlyaffectstheassemblylineworker
(D).peopleareliabletogetboredinadullsituation
答案:
D
(3).Researchersholdthatboredomresultsfrom.
(A).naturalsurroundings
(B).variouskindsoffactors
(C).sensitivepersonalities
(D).subjectiveperceptions
答案:
B
(4).Improvementofpeople’sabilitytofocusmay.
(A).affecttheirmoods
(B).distracttheirminds
(C).reducetheirboredom
(D).increasetheirdepression
答案:
C
(5).Thepassagemainlyinvolves.
(A).effectsofboredomonpeople’slifeandwork
(B).variouswaystoconquerthefeelingofboredom
(C).studiesofpossiblereasonswhypeoplegetbored
(D).theimportanceofscientificresearchintoboredom
答案:
C
3.Storytellingisoneofthefewhumanfeaturesthataretrulyuniversalacross
cultureandthroughallofknownhistory.Anthropologistsfindevidenceoffolktales
everywhereinancientcultures,writteninSanskrit,Latin,Greek,Chinese,Egyptian
andSumerian.Peopleinsocietiesofalltypesweavestories,fromoralstorytellers
inhuntergatherertribestothemillionsofwritersbringingoutbooks,television
showsandmovies.Andwhenacharacteristicbehaviorshowsupinsomanydifferent
societies,researcherspayattention:
itsrootsmaytellussomethingaboutour
evolutionarypast.
Tostudystorytelling,scientistsmustfirstdefinewhatconstitutesastory,and
thatcanprovetricky.Becausetherearesomanydiverseforms,scholarsoftendefine
storystructure,k