自考英语二冲刺模拟题及答案一.docx

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自考英语二冲刺模拟题及答案一

2005年10月自考英语

（二）冲刺模拟题及答案

（一）

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.________Americanshavedifferentviewsonmanyissues,theytendtoagreeononesubject:

taxesaretoohigh.

A.DespiteB.InspiteofC.BecauseD.Although

2.Theselittlethingsaren\'timportant________themselves,butputtogether,theycancausetroubles.

A.byB.inC.forD.at

3.Iftherewereanyinhabitantsofthemoon,theywouldseeourearthreflectingthelightofthesun,againlikeahugemirror________inthesky.

A.hangB.hangedC.hungD.hangs

4.Whenwecallaword“learned,”wedonotmeanthatitisusedbylearnedpersonsalone,________simplythatitspresenceintheEnglishvocabularyisduetobooksandthecultivationofliteratureratherthantotheactualneedsofordinaryconversation.

A.soB.sinceC.butD.for

5.________isacceptedastrueoftenisrelatively,andnotabsolutely,true.

A.WhatB.ThatC.WhichD.It

6.I________awakeforabouttwohourslastnight.

A.lieB.liedC.laidD.lay

7.Intheory,everypersonwillhave________toanunlimitedamountofinformationwiththedevelopmentoftelecommunicationsatellites.

A.entryB.accessC.entranceD.opening

8.ItisinIran________thefamilymembersareinvolvedintheweddingpreparations.

A.whereB.inwhich

C.thatD.fromwhich

9.Ihaveneverbeforemet________asheis.

A.soanintelligentpersonB.asointelligentperson

C.sointelligentpersonD.sointelligentaperson

10.Theroleofthefatherinthetraditionalfamilywastoprovide________hisfamily.

A.forB.withC.upD.over

Ⅱ.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。

Gettingplentyofexerciseisveryimportant.Ienjoy11verymuch.LastSummer,Iwenttothebeacheveryday.Iplantogotherethissummertoo,12Imaynotbeableto.Ihaveanewjob.SometimesIhavetoworkuntil13atnight.ThoughInowworkmorehoursthanIusedto,Idoreceivealargersalary.Ididn\'treceivemuchpayonmyoldjob.Ilike14newjob,buthadIknownthatitwouldtakeupsomuchofmyfreetime,I15it.Ipreferswimmingtospendingmoney.

Ihavehearedthatridingabikeisgoodexercise.MaybeIwillbeableto

16enoughmoneytobuyabike.Myneighbour,Mrs.Wilson,hasabicyclethatIcouldborrowfromher,butIwouldratherownmyownbike.IfIused17,Iwouldworryaboutdamagingit.SinceI18moremoneynow,IthinkthatIcanaffordtobuymyown.Gettingabikeisreallyagoodidea,becausewhileIamridingtoandfromwork,Iwillbegettingexerciseatthesametime.It\'seasiertogettothebeachbybiketoo.Imightbeabletogoswimmingeveryday19.Thisnewjobisgreat:

I\'mvery20.Thiswillbeasummerfullofexercise.

11.A.toswimB.swimC.swimmingD.theswim

12.A.andB.orC.neitherD.but

13.A.latelyB.latterC.lateD.latest

14.A.someB.anyC.myD.its

15.A.wouldnottakeB.wouldn\'thavetaken

C.won\'thavetakenD.hadnottaken

16.A.takeB.saveC.keepD.maintain

17.A.herB.hersC.itsD.theirs

18.A.makeB.spendC.payD.do

19.A.atallB.alloverC.afterallD.allbut

20.A.excitedB.excitingC.surprisingD.surprised

Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeachitem）

从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的答案涂黑。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhenRowlandHill,littlemorethanahundredyearsago,firstadvocatedtheintroductionofcheappostageinEngland,hehadtofacemanyopponentsofthescheme;somesaidthatitwouldnotpay,othersthatitwasunworkable.ButHill,supportedbygeneralpublicopinion,eventuallyovercameopposition,andlatein1839thePennyPostwasestablished.FromthenuntilthefirstworldwarthecostofsendingaletteranydistancewithintheUnitedKingdomremainedatonepenny.Thegloomyprophecies（预言）ofthecriticswerenotfulfilled:

theprofitsofthePostOfficeweremaintainedandimprovementsintransportandadministrationmadeitpossiblenotonlytohandletheincreasedvolumeofcorrespondencebutalsotoextendpostalfacilities.

Beforethisgreatchangetookplace,thechargeforsendingalettervariedaccordingtothedistancetheletterwascarriedandhadtobepaidforondeliverybythepersontowhomitwasaddressed.Thelowestchargewasfourpenceandforlongdistancesasmuchaseighteenpence.Suchhighrates,whenwageswerelow,couldrarelybeaffordedbypoorpeople,whowereoftencompelledtorefuselettersfromtheirdearonesbecausetheywereunabletopay.Underthenewscheme,aletterwaspaidforbythesender,whoaffixed（贴上）toitanadhesive（粘的）postagestamp,thecostofwhichwaswithinreachofall.Thusthepoorwereenabledtoexchangenewswiththeirrelationsandfriendsatatimewhenmanyofthemhadlefttheirhomestoseekworkelsewhere.

Businessmenalsofoundcheappostageaboomand,sinceitsoonturnedouttobeagreatfinancialsuccess,thenewschemewas,beforelong,adoptedbyeverycivilizedcountryintheworld——afinaltribute（明证）tothewisdomandvisionofitspromoter.

21.“Somesaidthatit（i.e.RowlandHill\'sscheme）wouldnotpay”means________.

A.somesaidthatpeoplewouldrefusetopayforthescheme

B.somesaidthattheschemewouldnotbeprofitable

C.somesaidthattheschemewasnoteconomical

D.somesaidthattheydidnothaveenoughmoneytopayforthescheme

22.RowlandHill\'ssystemisknownasthe‘Pennypost’________.

A.becauseitundertookthedeliveryofallinlandlettersforthechargeofonepenny

B.sinceitwasestablishedlatein1839

C.becausemanypeoplewhouseditsfacilitieswerepoor

D.asaresultofthegloomypropheciesofthosewhohadsaidschemewouldnotpay

23.PostalfacilitieswereextendedaftertheintroductionofthePennyPost________.

A.becausethevolumeofcorrespondenceincreased

B.asaresultofimprovementsintransportandadministration

C.untilthefirstworldwar

D.providedthatthecostofsendingaletterremainedatonepenny

24.Undertheoldsystemthepoorhadfrequentlybeencompelledtorefuseletters________.

A.becausetheycouldnotaffordtopaythehighpostagerateswhichhadtobepaidonreceiptofaletter

B.unlessthechargeonthemwaslessthanfourpence

C.althoughratesvariedaccordingtothedistanceletterswerecarried

D.becausemanyofthemhadlefttheirhomestoseekworkelsewhere

25.Thenewpostalschemewasadoptedbyeverycivilizedcountryintheworld________.

A.becauseitenabledthepoor,aswellastherich,toexchangenews

B.asatributetothewisdomandvisionofitspromoter

C.sincethescheme,inadditiontoitsconvenience,hadprovedfinanciallysuccessful

D.ahundredyearsafteritsadoptionbytheEnglish

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?

”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?

Ordidheenvymyluck?

”“AndPaul-whydidn\'tIpickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?

”Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it\'stoolate.

Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends——orourenemies?

Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon\'treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,“You\'realuckydog.”Ishereallyonyourside?

Ifhesaid,“You\'realuckyguy”or“You\'realuckygal,”that\'sbeingfriendly.But“luckydog”?

There\'sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn\'tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn\'tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

“Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor”isanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?

Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn\'timportant.It\'stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven\'tgotadateforSaturdaynight.

Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone\'swords?

Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?

Doeswhathesaysquarewith（符合）thetoneofvoice?

Hisposture?

Thelookinhiseyes?

Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.

26.Inthefirstparagraph,thewriterrecallssomethingsthathappenedbetweenhimandhisfriends.He________.

A.feelshappy,thinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohim

B.feelshemaynothave“read”hisfriends\'truefeelingcorrectly

C.issorrythathisfriendslethimdown

D.thinksitwasamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriends,Helen

27.Inthesecondparagraph,thewritertalksaboutsomeonesaying,“You\'realuckydog.”Heissayingthat________.

A.thespeakerofthissentenceisjustbeingfriendly

B.thissayingmeansthesameas“You\'realuckyguy”or“You\'realuckygal.”

C.theword“dog”shouldn\'tbeusedtoapplytopeople

D.sometimesthewordsgiveaclue（线索）tothefeelingbehindthewords

28.Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto________.

A.avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriends

B.“sizeup”peopl