长沙理工大学自考英语考试资料二.docx

1、长沙理工大学自考英语考试资料二英语（二）复习范围一、Vocabulary and Structures1、We _ go out to restaurants, but mostly we eat at home.A、occasionally B、relatively C、continually D、absolutely2、If payment is not received, legal action will be our only _.A、aggression B、advantage C、alternative D、ambition3、The conclusion from the st

2、udy is not definite; it is just _.A、tentative B、valid C、technical D、thorough4、When you _ know Bob better, you will like him.A、go to B、got to C、went to D、get to 5、_ Tom has done really amazed everyone in his class.A、What B、Which C、That D、Who6、_ he has many friends, he is often feeling lonely.A、As B、W

3、hen C、While D、Since7、There are many sales this season, during which stores will lower their _ prices.A、normal B、general C、ordinary D、usual8、Scientists doubt whether its _ to regulate ones biological clock by drinking.A、feasible B、incredible C、fashionable D、valuable9、The room was quiet, _ the occasio

4、nal coughing from my throat.A、in case B、except for C、by far D、instead of 10、The profit-sharing plan is designed to _ the staff to work hard.A、calculate B、demonstrate C、speculate D、motivate11、Although she had received no _ education, she was skilled in chemistry.A、preschool B、traditional C、formal D、r

5、emedial12、The general manager was very busy yesterday, otherwise he _ to the meeting.A、would have come B、would come C、should come D、had come13、The professor has _ his whole life to the nations education.A、involved B、devoted C、distributed D、managed14、The _ away we get from the earth, the _ the air be

6、comes.A、fartherthin B、farthinner C、fartherthinner D、furtherthin15、Anyone _ to learn English well should remember the proverb: Practice makes perfect.A、wants B、want C、wanted D、wanting16、The success of the young scientist is, _, due to his hard work.A、to advantage B、to no avail C、to excess D、to a grea

7、t extent17、It is important to _ the fine tradition of plain living and hard work.A、call off B、keep up C、make over D、lay out18、He has bought a new bookcase because of his _ book collection.A、expanding B、exaggerating C、exhausting D、excluding19、The boy went to the seaside for the summer vacation to esc

8、ape the _ of school life.A、optimum B、boredom C、freedom D、wisdom20、The editor went through the article carefully, trying to _ all the mistakes in it.A、undermine B、withstand C、visualize D、eliminate21、If you try to learn too many things at a time, you may get _.A、concentrated B、confused C、confirmed D、c

9、onvinced22、You should help them _ when your friends quarrel with each other.A、come into sight B、come to terms C、come into play D、come to power23、I was writing a report last night; _ I would not have stayed up late.A、however B、otherwise C、therefore D、furthermore 24、He insured his car _ he had an acci

10、dent.A、unless B、if C、since D、in case25、The twin sisters were identical _ appearance and character.A、of B、with C、in D、to26、Scientists are now working on programs to _ the place and time of earthquakes.A、assume B、guess C、predict D、release27、An employee has perfect reliability if he always does his wor

11、k _.A、personally B、scarcely C、respectively D、responsibly28、She couldnt _ the meaning of the poem because its too vague.A、work with B、work out C、work at D、work up29、Youd better leave things _ if you dont know how to deal with them.A、off B、out C、alone D、over30、The wounded soldiers would recover quickl

12、y if they were well _.A、nourished B、stuffed C、tamed D、ventured31、The traffic was held up for more than thirty minutes, _ caused me to arrive late.A、it B、that C、what D、which32、Poor speaker of English though he was at the time, he still managed to make himself _.A、understand B、understood C、understandi

13、ng D、to understand33、As for family education, parents are encouraged to rely on _ rather than punishment.A、criticism B、intimidation C、persuasion D、scolding34、Youd better leave things _ if you dont know how to deal with them.A、lonely B、only C、lone D、alone35、So far scientists have only acquired _ unde

14、rstanding of the physical processes that cause earthquakes.A、a partial B、a changeable C、an original D、an individual36、Whenever I go out to dinner with him, I always _ paying the bill.A、end up B、arrive at C、drop out D、give off37、Modern economics _ the countrys agricultural policies.A、undergoes B、unde

15、rstands C、underlies D、undertakes38、What he told us was more of a(n) _ than a reality.A、illusion B、demonstration C、illustration D、reputation 39、Children have a natural _ about the world around them.A、certainty B、capability C、cleverness D、curiosity40、He has deep love for the people and _ loyalty to th

16、e country.A、intense B、initial C、instant D、imitative41、This is the first time that a woman has been _ to the post.A、granted B、praised C、pointed D、appointed42、Dont trust everything _ you have read in the newspapers.A、which B、that C、as D、what43、She _ everything else and concentrated on the task before

17、her.A、set off B、set back C、set aside D、set up44、Ive got the order from the boss that the work _ finished before 5 p.m. today.A、would be B、be C、will have been D、could be45、It is not decided _ the conference will be held.A、what B、which C、when D、that二、Cloze TestPassage 1Choice is the opportunity to sel

18、ect among alternatives. If there is no choice, there is no decision to be made. Decision _1_ is the process of choosing, and many decisions have a broad range of choice. For example, a student _2_ be able to choose among a number of different courses in order to implement the decision to obtain a co

19、llege degree. For manager, every decision has constraints based on policies, procedures, laws, precedents, and the _3_. These constraints exist _4_ all levels of the organization.Alternatives are the possible courses of action _5_ choices can be made. If there are no alternatives, there is no choice

20、 and, therefore, _6_ decision. _7_ no alternatives are seen, often it means that a thorough job of examining the problems has not been done. For example, managers sometimes _8_ problems in an either/or fashion; this is their way of simplifying complex problems. But the tendency to _9_ blinds them to

21、 other alternatives.At the managerial level, decision making includes limiting alternatives as well as identifying them, and the range is from highly limited _10_ practically unlimited.（ ）1、A、made B、making C、make D、to make（ ）2、A、must B、can C、may D、should（ ）3、A、similar B、same C、so on D、like（ ）4、A、at

22、B、for C、on D、over（ ）5、A、among what B、between them C、of that D、from which（ ）6、A、somewhat B、some C、no D、any（ ）7、A、As B、If C、While D、Though（ ）8、A、treat B、meet C、face D、deal（ ）9、A、satisfy B、simplify C、identify D、modify（ ）10、A、before B、in C、to D、afterPassage 2What is a comet? It is a _1_ that goes round

23、our sun, not in a _2_ like the planets, but in a kind of egg _3_ that takes it round our solar system, _4_ in some cases perhaps even outside it, and then bake in _5_. The nearest any comet gets to the edge of our sun during its orbits is about 145,000 kilometers. The _6_ orbit is three years, and t

24、he longest is _7_ to be something like a million years. There are thought to be about 120,000 comets in our solar system. A comet has a head and one or more long _8_. What are they _9_? Most scientists believe they are frozen gases and dust, but _10_ there has been another idea will be tested in fut

25、ure scientific research.（ ）1、A、system B、body C、satellite D、zone（ ）2、A、line B、triangle C、square D、circle（ ）3、A、shape B、shadow C、shade D、space（ ）4、A、but B、and C、or D、as（ ）5、A、aboard B、away C、apart D、again（ ）6、A、latest B、smallest C、shortest D、slowest（ ）7、A、likely B、vital C、typical D、subtle（ ）8、A、surfac

26、es B、tails C、wings D、strings（ ）9、A、made out B、made up C、made from D、made of（ ）10、A、instantly B、nearly C、recently D、naturallyPassage 3We all believe that modern technology can make life better because it makes everything faster. But by _1_ everything up, we suffer losses we have not yet learnt to kno

27、w. Our day begins with speedy urges: the alarm rings and you jump _2_ bed. You take a quick shower. Then you wake the kids and _3_ them through breakfast so they wont miss the bus. At the dining table, you swallow some slices of bread with a cup of tea. When everything _4_, you hurry to the car, thi

28、nking of the things you would buy from the supermarket on the way _5_. Driving 20 minutes in the busy traffic, you reach your workplace, rushing into the building and _6_ up the stairs three at a time, arriving at your desk with seconds to spare. You take _7_ deep breaths. Then, you instantly rememb

29、er that the _8_ you didnt finish last night must be faxed to Beijing by 10 oclock in the morning.Yet it seems that the _9_ we go, the further we fall behind. Not only in the literal sense of not getting done what we set out to do, _10_ at a deeper level. It has come to the point where my days feel l

30、ike an Olympic marathon.（ ）1、A、speeding B、setting C、waking D、looking（ ）2、A、away from B、on to C、back on D、out of（ ）3、A、look B、break C、rush D、see（ ）4、A、is done B、begins C、works D、is gone（ ）5、A、to home B、home C、at home D、from home（ ）6、A、leaping B、walking C、driving D、moving（ ）7、A、a great deal of B、a number of C、a lot of D、a couple of（ ）8、A、subject B、project C、object D、inject（ ）9、A、more B、slower C、faster D、less（ ）10、A、but also B、as well C、too D、either三、Reading ComprehensionPassage OneIn the sea, at the base of what scientists call the food chai