自考英语二试题.docx

1、自考英语二试题2008年10月自考英语（二）试题IVocabulary and Structure1. If you _ in ignoring my instructions, I shall have to punish you.A. existB. resisteC. persistD. insist2Economics, student needs and our new understandings of how people learn are _ to break the traditional education monopoly.A. temptedB. boundC. ob

2、ligedD. determined3. I shall come to the meeting. I cant stay till the end, _.A.thoughB. somehowC. thereforeD. otherwise4. They said he was _ of holding public office, so they decided to deprive him of his post.A. irrelevantB. irresponsibleC. incapableD. indifferent5. The sad condition of women work

3、ing as domestics _ much media attention.A. receivedB. perceivedC. inspectedD. suspected6. The masses cannot _ hunting, for very soon there would be no animals left to hunt.A. go throughB. go in forC. go overD. go into7. Not until quited recently _ that language was closely related to culture.A. I re

4、alizedB. did realize I C. realized ID. did I realize8. Robots are programmed to take over such jobs _ welding and painting.A. forB. like C. ofD. as10. Lots of dependent babies are _ of a liability than numbers of the inactive aged.A. betterB. moreC. largerD. greaterII. Cloze TestChoise is the opport

5、unity to select among alternatives. If there is no choise, there is no decision to be made. Decision _11_ is the process of choosing, and many decisions have a broad range of chlise. For example, a student _12_ be able to choose among a number of different courses in order to implement the decision

6、to obtain a college degree. For manager, every decision has constraints based on policies, procedures, laws, precedents, and the _13_. These constraints exist _14_ all levels of the organization.Alternatives are the possible couses of action _15_ choices can be made. If there are no alternatives, th

7、ere is no choice and, therefore, _16_ decision. _17_ no alternatives are seen, often it means that a thorough job of examining the problems has not been done. For example, managers sometimes _18_ problems in an either/or fashion; this is their way of simplifying complex problems. But the tendency to

8、 _19_ blinds them to other alternatives.At the managerial level, decision making includes limiting alternatives as well as identifying them, and the range is from highly limited _20_ practically unlimited.11. A. made B. making C. make D. to make12. A. must B. can C. may D. should13. A. similar B. sa

9、me C. so on D. like14. A. at B. for C. on D. over15. A. among what B. between them C. of that D. from which16. A. somewhat B. some C. no D. any17. A. As B. If C. While D. Though18. A. treat B. meet C. face D. deal19. A. satisfy B. simplify C. identify D. modify20. A. before B. in C. to D. afterPassa

10、ge OneIn recent years many companies of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied. But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity? There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly

11、makes the workers life more enjoyable, it does not actually make him work harder. As far as increasing productivity is concerned, variety is not an important factor.Other experts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important and there is no doubt that this is true. Th

12、e problem is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machines which must be used in a fixed way. Thus while freedom of choice may be important, there is usually very little that can be done to create it. Another important consideration is how much

13、each worker contributes to the product he is making. In most factories the worker sees only one small part of the product. Some car factories are now experimenting with having many small production lines rather than one large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on

14、 his line. It would seem that not only is the degree of workers contribution an important factor, therefore, but it is also one we can do something about.To what extent does more money lead to greater productivity? The workers themselves certainly think this is important. But perhaps they want more

15、money only because the work they do is so boring. Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if we succeed in making their jobs more interesting, they will neither want more money, nor will shorter wirking hours be so i

16、mportant to them.21. The passage is mainly about how to _.A. promote workers competitionB. meet workers need for varietyC. ensure workers right of choiceD. improve workers performance22. According to the writer, variety enables a worker to _.A. derive more enjoyment from lifeB. work in his own way m

17、ore freelyC. fulfill his job requirements betterD. undertake greater responsibilities23. We learn from the passage that freedom of choice _.A. can hardly function in a flexible mannerB. can hardly lead to increased productivityC. is hardly seen as effective by companiesD. is hardly available in the

18、modern factory24. It can be inferred from the passage that, compared with large production lines, smaller ones give workers _.A. a greater variety of interesting tasksB. a stronger sense of accomplishmentC. a better idea of the modern industryD. a clearer picture of essential factors25. According to

19、 the writer, higher pay can _.A. make tiring work more interestingB. make up for longer working hoursC. help workers to live more happilyD. help to create greater procuctivityPassage TwoWe live in a technological society. Almost every aspect of life in the modern world is influenced (for better or w

20、orse) by technology . Communications, transportation, manufacturing, mining and exploration, the service industries, medicine, agriculture all are dominated by methods and apparatus which are the results of technological advances. The basis of technology is science. without the fundamental discoveri

21、es and understanding provided by science, technology would be hit-or-miss(随意的) affair, lacking direction and making little progress. One can argue that our society is beginning to suffer from too much technology, but we will never return to the primitive life of our ancestors technology is with us a

22、nd it will remain with us.Just as it is important to study history so that we can appreciate how the world came to its present state, it is important to learn some of the basic concepts of science so that we can appreciate the role that technology plays in modern society. For without some knowledge

23、of the scientific principles by which technology operates, one can neighter cope with technology nor assist in directing it into the proper channels.In recent times, we have had the general attitude that whatever is technologically possible should be done. It is now becoming increasingly apparent th

24、at our scientific and technological progress has outstripped (超越) our capacity to perform or absorb everything that is possible. More and more, we weill have decisions to make: in what directions should the thrust of our new discoveries be made? The situation requires that we make intelligent decisi

25、ons decisions based in a knowledge and an understanding of what can be done, what will be the benefits, and what weill be the comsequences. Scientists do not make these decisions; people make them. It is therefore incumbent (义不容辞的) on every individual to acquire the basic knowledge that weill permit

26、 him to participate intelligently in directing the course of our technological advancement.26. According to the passage, technology can _.A. produce bad effects on societyB. suffer from hit-or-miss affairsC. influence the course of scienceD. restore life of the primitive age27. According to the pass

27、age, one must learn basic concepts of science in order to _.A. assist in directing science in a proper wayB. contribute to the orientation of technologyC. discover the progress of science in historyD. find out about the existence of technology28. Because the human capaity to perform or absorb everyt

28、hing that is possible has been outstripped, it is time for people to _.A. slow down the development of technologyB. reduce the role of science in modern timesC. take a new point of view about technologyD. reevaluate the lifestyle of human ancestors29. According to the write, it is everyones responsi

29、bility to participate in deciding on _.A. how fast scientific advancement should beB. how fast technological progress should be C. what to acquire and what to skip in scienceD. what to do and what to avoid in technology30. The passage is mainly about _.A. the influence of technology on modern societ

30、yB. the importance of learning scientific principlesC. the imp;act of scientific progress on civilizationD. the difference between science and technologyPassage Three Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on out interpesonal relationships. One strength of the

31、human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fight off illness, and the absence of such support mak