自考英语二模拟试题及答案.docx

1、自考英语二模拟试题及答案2003年下半年全国高等教育自学考试试题英 语 (二)Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item) 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。 1We feel it a pity that he didnt live up to _ what _had been expected of him. Awhich Ball what Cwhat Dthat 2As a painter, Ted was very _ about the colors he used. Asp

2、ecific Bspecial Cpeculiar Dparticular 3A major-party nominee has the critical advantage in the campaign for the presidential election _ he has the support from the party-faithful. Ain that Bin which Cfor which Dfor that 4The doctors are _ about the guidelines under which they can carry out euthanasi

3、a. Aat a stretch Bat a loss Cat random Dat length 5Workers seldom commit acts of violence, because they can put their aggression into their work, _it physical like the work of a smith, or mental like the work of a scientist. Awere Bwas Cbeing Dbe 6Some persons gain goal and direction from their tens

4、ions; others _ under pressure. Afall out Bfall apart Cfall back on Dfall in with 7I have no idea whats standing _ accomplishing our goals and objectives. Ain the way of Bon the way to Cby way of Din ones way of 8He will not make a _ on LaSanes side of the conversation. Astatement Breference Ccomment

5、 Dnote 9Never before _ so rapidly developing as it is today. Ahas our country been Bour country has been Chas been our country Dour country hasnt been 10In some big cities in America, there are three or four elementary schools and secondary schools, _. Awith each within ones walking or cycling dista

6、nce Beach within ones walking or cycling distance Cit is within ones walking or cycling distance Dwith each that is within ones walking or cycling distance Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item) Eye contact is important, because too little or too much eye contact may cause communication probl

7、ems. It is important in relationships because it helps to show closeness, attention and influence. 11 with facial expressions, there are no specific rules 12 eye behavior 13 that it is considered rude to stare, especially 14 strangers. It is, 15 , common for two strangers to walk toward each other,

8、16 eye contact, smile and perhaps even say “Hi!”The strangers may immediately look 17 and forget that they even had any contact. This type of glance does not mean much; it is simply a way of acknowledging another persons 18 . In a conversation too little eye contact may be seen negatively because it

9、 19 lack of interest, inattention and even mistrust. The relationship between mistrust and lack of eye contact is shown directly in the expression, “Never trust a person who cant look you 20 the eye.” 11ALike BAs CLikely DTogether 12Agoverning Bgovern Cgoverned Dbeing governed 13Abesides Bbeside Cex

10、cept Dexcept for 14Afor Bat Cto Din 15Amoreover Bfurthermore Cbut Dhowever 16Amake Bto make Cmaking Dmade 17Adown Bup Caway Dout 18Aabsent Bpresent Cabsence Dpresence 19Aconveys Bconceals Cconducts Dconsists 20Ato Bin Cat Dout of Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each item ) Passage One

11、Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Young people often wonder at the large number of employers who do not respond to their applications for jobs. They say that despite enclosing return envelopes they hear nothing at all or , at best , an impersonal (无人情味的) note is sent declaring t

12、hat the post for which they applied has been filled. Applicants often suspect that job vacancies are set aside for friends and relatives and that advertisements are only put to prevent this accusation(指责). Many of them are tired of writing away and feel that if only they could obtain an interview wi

13、th the right person their application would meet with success. Not to acknowledge applicants letters is impolite and there seems little excuse for this, yet even sending brief replies to the many who apply takes much time and money. That so-called return envelope may not have been stamped by the sen

14、der, and an office manger under the heavy workload may be reluctant to send off long letters of explanation to disappointed job-hunters. A brief note is all that can be managed and even that depends on the policy of the firm. But the difficulty is reasonably easy to remove with a little goodwill. 21

15、It can be inferred from the first paragraph that applicants have good reasons to believe that the posts they apply for_. Aare only for the purpose of advertisement Bare reserved for friends and relatives Care not there at all Dare not good enough to satisfy their needs 22Many job-hunters think that

16、they can get a job if_. Athey write more letters of application Bthey find the right person Cthey have more success Dthey can get an interview 23The chief reason for a manager not to acknowledge applicants letters is that _. Ait takes a lot of time and money Bit takes a lot of trouble Cit requires a

17、 lot of efforts Dit requires a lot of energy 24The author thinks that a letter to an applicant should be_. Aa long one Ba short one Ca brief one with a little goodwill Done with full explanation 25What is the major complaint of job-hunters? AThey have no chance to see the manager. BTheir letters of

18、application often get no response. CJob advertisements are totally a lie. DWriting application letters takes up too much of their time. Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. Lets look at another example of how peoples communication patterns differ: the way people converse

19、. Some foreigners have observed that when Americans carry on a conversation, it seems as if they are having a Ping-Pong game. One person has the ball and then hits it to the other side of the table. The other player hits the ball back and the game continues. If one person doesnt return the ball, the

20、n the conversation stops. Each part of the conversation follows this pattern: the greeting and the opening, the discussion of a topic, and the closing and farewell. If either person talks too much, the other may become impatient and feel that he is dominating the conversation. Similarly, if one pers

21、on doesnt say enough or ask enough questions to keep the conversation going, the conversation stops. Many North Americans, are impatient with culturally different conversation styles simply because the styles are unfamiliar. For example, to many North Americans it seems that some Latin Americans dom

22、inate conversations, or hold the ball too long. Speaking of her co-workers from several Latin American countries, one North American woman said, “I just find it difficult to cut in. They seem to take such a long time to express themselves. They give you a lot of unnecessary details.”When she talked

23、with them, she became tense, because she found it so hard to participate. Yet she also noted that when they talked to each other, nobody seemed uncomfortable or left out. The North American woman didnt know how to interrupt the Latin American conversations because North American ways of listening an

24、d breaking in are very different. She had been taught to listen politely until the other person finished talking. (Once again, there are gender (性别) differences; it has been observed that men tend to interrupt women more than women interrupt men. )When the North American woman did what was “natural”

25、 or “normal”for her (i. e. , listen politely without interrupting), she was not comfortable in the conversation with the Latin Americans. The result was that she became more passive in her conversations with her co-workers. The differences between the unspoken rules of conversation of each cultural

26、group interfered with their on-the-job relationship. 26When North Americans converse together, each one of the group is supposed to_. Aparticipate in the talk Bplay Ping-Pong games Cinterrupt the speaker Ddominate the conversation 27When North Americans converse with the Latin Americans, the North A

27、mericans would feel_. Ainvolved Bleft out Ccomfortable Drelaxed 28To the North Americans, the Latin Americans are_. Apolite Bcommunicative Cdominant Dfamiliar 29We can infer from this passage that_. Apeople from different cultures cannot communicate with each other Bdifferent conversational styles m

28、ay affect peoples relationships Cmen are more talkative than women DNorth Americans conversational habits are better than those of Latin Americans 30The best title for this passage is_. ADifferent Conversation Styles BDifferent Conversation Topics CDifferent Conversation Processes DDifferent Convers

29、ation Effects Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. When your parents advise you to “get an education” in order to raise your income, they tell you only half the truth. What they really mean is to get just enough education to provide manpower for your society, but not s

30、o much that you prove an embarrassment to your society. Get a college degree, if possible. With a B. A. , youll have a good start. But now you have to slow down. If you go for a masters degree, make sure it is an M. B. A. , and only from a first-rate university. Beyond this, the famous law of diminishing returns (报酬递减率) begins to take effect. Do you know, for instance, that long distant truck drivers earn more per year than full professors? Yes, the average 1977 salary for those truckers was $ 24, 000, while the