全国自考英语二真题及答案.docx

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全国自考英语二真题及答案

2010年4月全国自考英语

（二）真题

一、VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointforeachitem）从下列各句四

个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.Expertshavefoundthatnormalsleepcanbedividedintofive______stages.

A.moderate

B.initial

C.distinct

D.advanced

2.Thestudent_____describedthebeautifulmountainsandriversinhishometown.

A.artificially

B.vividly

C.critically

D.viciously

3.Whathergrandfathersaidlefta_____impressiononhermind.Shestillremembers

it.

A.final

B.vague

C.deep

D.main

4.Bytheendofnextyearthebridge_____.

A.istocomplete

B.hasbeencompleted

C.willbecompleting

D.willhavebeencompleted

5.Wehavegreatly_____theprocedureaccordingtothechairmanssuggestion.

A.stimulated

B.perceived

C.obscured

D.simplified

6.Weshould_____thisinmind:

Dontjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.

A.bear

B.put

C.place

D.print

7.Evenafterdecadesof_____，thetwobrothersrecognizedeachother

immediately.

A.separation

B.cooperation

C.correspondence

D.communication

8.Thespokesmanoccasionally_____hisspeechwithgestures.

A.acknowledges

B.accompanies

C.attributes

D.anticipates

9.Inordertofollowfashions，thegirlhasto_____greatdiscomforts.

A.catchupwith

B.putupwith

C.keepupwith

D.fallinwith

10.Thereissomethingwrongwithmymobilephone.Imusthaveit_____.

A.repair

B.torepair

C.repairing

D.repaired

二、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。

1.Ifyouaskedpeoplewhatthemostimportantinventionhasbeen,manywouldsay

theprintingpress.Others1（）saythewheel.Buteventhoughit’s2（）whetherthe

appearanceoftheprintingpressaffectedthecourseofhistorymorethanthe

wheel，theprintingpress3（）withinthetoptwoorthreeinventionsinhistory.

4（）thetelephone，thetelevision,theradio，andthecomputer,thewrittenwordwas

theonlywayto5（）ideastopeopletoofarawaytotalkwith.Untilthe6thor7th

century,allbookshadtobewritten6（）.Creatingabookwasdifficult，andveryfew

existed.Therefore，veryfewpeoplereadbooks.

Inthe6thand7thcenturies，theChineseinventedawaytoprintpagesby7（）

charactersandpicturesonwooden，ivory，orclayblocks.Theywouldprintapage

fromtheblockbyputting8（）ontheblockandpressingpaperontotheink.This9（）is

calledletterpressprinting.Theinventionofletterpressprintingwasagreat

advanceincommunication10（）eachblockcouldbeinkedmanytimesandmanycopiesof

eachpagecouldbemade.Manybookscouldnowbemade.Therefore，manypeoplecould

readthesamebook.

（1）.

（A）.might

（B）.oughtto

（C）.hadto

（D）.should

（2）.

（A）.variable

（B）.agreeable

（C）.reliable

（D）.debatable

（3）.

（A）.lists

（B）.ranges

（C）.ranks

（D）.covers

（4）.

（A）.Nowthat

（B）.Nolonger

（C）.Longbefore

（D）.Sincethen

（5）.

（A）.invent

（B）.communicate

（C）.generalize

（D）.motivate

（6）.

（A）.byhand

（B）.atheart

（C）.onfoot

（D）.inmind

（7）.

（A）.drawing

（B）.painting

（C）.writing

（D）.carving

（8）.

（A）.chalk

（B）.oil

（C）.ink

（D）.crystal

（9）.

（A）.definition

（B）.action

（C）.movement

（D）.process

（10）.

（A）.when

（B）.because

（C）.although

（D）.if

三、ReadingComprehension（30points，2pointsforeachitem）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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.TheAmericanpopulationwasthetallestintheworldfromabouttheAmerican

RevolutiontoWorldWarⅡ—that’salongtime.TheU.S.hadaveryresourcerich

environment，withgame，fishandwildlife.Infactwehavedataondisadvantaged

peopleinAmerica,suchasslaves.Theywereobviouslyamongthemostmistreated

populationsintheworld，butgiventheresourceabundance，andgiventhefactthat

theslaveownersneededtheirwork,theyhadtobefedrelativelydecently.Sothe

slavesweretallerthanEuropeanpeasants.It’snowonderthatEuropeanswerejust

floodingtoAmerica.

Americanstodayarenolongerthetallestpeopleintheworld.AfterWorld

WarⅡ，manyWesternandNorthernEuropeancountriesbegantoadoptfavorablesocial

policies.Thereisuniversalhealthinsuranceinmostofthesesocieties—that,of

course，makesadifferenceinhealthcare.Youcanalsoconsiderincomeinequalityin

theU.S.,sincepeoplewhoareatthelowendofthetotempole（图腾柱）have

considerableadversitymakingendsmeet.Isuspectthedifferenceinheightbetween

AmericansandEuropeansisduetobothdietandhealthcare.

Americanstodaysufferfromanadditionalproblem：

obesity.Ifchildrenaretoowell

nourished，thenthey’renotabletogrowoptimally.Therearecertainhormonesthat

controlthestartoftheadolescentgrowthandthestartofadolescence．Nutrition

isoneofthefactors，alongwithgeneticandhormonaloneswhichareassociated

withthestartofpuberty（青春期）．Andifpubertycomestooearly，thentheyouth

willpeakoutsooner,andwillnotbecomeastallinadulthoodassomeonewhohad

betternutrition．Also,theoverloadofcarbohydratesandfatsinafastfooddietmay

hindertheconsumptionofmicronutrientsessentialtogrowth．

（1）.Theword"game"in（line2，para.1）refersto.

（A）.animalshuntedforfood

（B）.richnaturalresources

（C）.activitiesplayedbykids

（D）.sportseventstobeheld

（2）.SlavesinAmericaweretallerthanEuropeanpeasantsbecause.

（A）.theywerebadlytreated

（B）.theydidnotdofarmwork

（C）.theyhadsufficientfoodtoeat

（D）.theyenjoyedbetterhealthcare

（3）.Itisimpliedinthesecondparagraphthat.

（A）.EuropeanscouldmakemoremoneythanAmericans

（B）.averageAmericansusedtobeshorterthanEuropeans

（C）.welfarehelpsEuropeansgrowtallerthanAmericans

（D）.peopleonthetotempoleareleadingacomfortablelife

（4）.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,overweightchildrenintheU.S..

（A）.tendtohavebetternutritionforgrowth

（B）.tendtoeatmorefoodtogrowtaller

（C）.willgrowtallerthanaveragechildren

（D）.willfailtogrowintoanidealheight

（5）.Eatingtoomuchfastfoodmayaffect.

（A）.theabsorptionofmicronutrients

（B）.theintakeofcarbohydrates

（C）.theconsumptionofhormones

（D）.thedigestionoffats

2.YoshioandHiromiTanakaareayoungJapanesecouplelivingintheUSAwhile

Yoshiostudieselectricalengineering．Theyclearlyloveeachothervery

deeply,but，saysYoshio，“Wedidn’tmarryforloveintheWesternsense.Wegot

marriedinthetimehonouredJapaneseway．Ourparentsarrangedourmarriagethrough

amatchmaker．InJapanwebelievethatmarriageissomethingthataffectsthewhole

family，notjusttheyoungcoupleconcerned.Sowethinkitisveryimportantto

matchpeopleaccordingtotheirsocialbackground，educationandsoon．Matchmakers

areusuallymiddleagedwomenwhokeeplistsofsuitableyoungpeoplewith

informationabouttheirfamilies，educationandinterests.Whenourparentsthought

itwastimeforustogetmarriedtheywenttoalocalmatchmakerandaskedherfor

somesuggestions．Wediscussedthedetailsandlookedatthephotosshesent，and

thenourparentsaskedhertoarrangea‘marriageinterview’forthetwoofus．”

AJapanesemarriageinterviewisheldinapublicplace，suchasahotelor

restaurant,andisattendedbytheboyandthegirl，theirparentsandthe

matchmaker．Informationaboutthecoupleandtheirfamiliesisexchangedoveracup

ofteaandameal．Thentheboyandthegirlareleftaloneforashorttimetoknow

eachother．Whentheyreturnhometheyhavetotellthematchmakerwhethertheywant

tomeetagainornot．Ifbothofthemwantasecondmeeting，thematchmaker

arrangesit，andafterthattheycandecidewhethertocarryonthecourtship

themselves．HereHiromisaidwithagentlesmile，“Notsolongago，thegirlcould

neverrefusetogooutagainwithaboywholikedher,butnowshecan.Ithought

Yoshiowasreallynice，soIdidn’trefuse．”

Yoshiocontinued：

“Whenourparentsrealizedwewereseriousabouteachother,they

startedtomakearrangementsforourwedding．Myfamilypaidthe‘Yuino’moneyto

Hiromi’s．Thismoneyistohelppayfortheweddingceremonyandforsettingup

houseafterwards．Wealsogaveherfamilyabeautifulornamenttoputinthebest

roomoftheirhouse，soeveryoneknewthatHiromiwasgoingtomarry.Sixmonths

afterourfirstmeetingweweremarried.AtraditionalJapaneseweddingisa

wonderfulceremony,andourtraditionalcustomofarrangedmarriagehasgivenmea

wonderfulwife．”

（1）.TheJapanesethinkmarriageisimportantbecause.

（A）.itisexpensivetohireamatchmaker

（B）.itistimeconsumingtomatchpeople

（C）.itconcernsthecoupleandtheirfamiliesaswell

（D）.itishardtogettheapprovalofthecouplesparents

（2）.Afteramarriageinterview,thesecondmeetingwillbedecidedby.

（A）.theboysparents

（B）.thematchmaker

（C）.theyoungcouple

（D）.thegirlsparents

（3）.Itisimpliedinthesecondparagraphthat.

（A）.agoodhotelcanbringaboutagoodmarriage

（B）.menusedtobedominantinchoosingapartner

（C）.womenplayedaleadingroleinchoosingapartner

（D）.amarriageinterviewsettlesallmarriagearrangements

（4）.YoshiothinksthatthetraditionalJapanesemarriageis.

（A）.costly

（B）.satisfying

（C）.complex

（D）.outdated

（5）.Thispassageismainlyabout.

（A）.theprocessofanarrangedJapanesemarriage

（B）.aweddingceremonyinaJapanesefashion

（C）.conventionalmarriageandmodernmarriage

（D）.theroleofmatchmakersinarrangingmarriages

3.College-boundAmericanhighschoolstudentsusuallyhavesomecombinationof

parents，teachers，guidancecounselors，orpeerstosupporttheminthetough

processofapplyingtoandbeginningcollege.Unfortunately，adultswhowanttogoto

college—particularlyadultswhohavebeenoutofschoolforalon