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大学英语二试题

全国高等教育自学考试

2002年4月大学英语

（二）试题

PARTONE

Ⅰ.VocabularyandStructure（10points,ipointforeachitem）

从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将选项号填在答题纸的相应位置上。

1.Studieshaveshown_______teenagersoftensufferformdepression.

A.thatB.whichC.inwhichD.inthat

2.Thepartyhasfailedto_______themajorityofvotersthatitiscapableofgoverningthecountry.

A.trustB.creditC.convinceD.believe

3._______drivingaroundalldaylookingforsomewheretopark,whydon'tyoutakeabustotown?

A.InspiteofB.Ratherthan

C.InpalceofD.Otherthan

4.Thekidsare_______behungrywhentheygethome—theyalwaysare.

A.obligedtoB.boundtoC.desiredtoD.motivatedto

5.Allthecharacteristicsthatdistinguishbirds_______otheranimalscanbetracedtoprehistorictimes.

A.toB.betweenC.forD.from

6.Whenthecitywas_______,everyoneknewthattotaldefeatwascertain.

A.cutoffB.cutdownC.cutacrossD.cutout

7.Ifwe_______everythingreadybynow,weshouldbehavingaterribletimetomorrow.

A.hadn'tgotB.didn'tget

C.wouldn'thavegotD.wouldn’tget

8.Inhiscompositiontherewerenoothererrors_______afewmisspelledwords.

A.besideB.exceptC.thenD.than

9.Indeciding_______acourseofaction,thecandidatestriedtoestimateitslikelyimpactonthevoters.

A.whattopursueB.whichtopursue

C.whethertopursueD.iftopursue

10.Sincewehaveafocusedsubject,weshouldnottalk_______.

A.atonceB.athandC.atintervalsD.atrandom

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，并将选项号填在答题纸的相应位置上。

Economistsbelievethatjobearningsinfluencechoiceofoccupation.Theyacknowledgethatpeopleplacevaryingemphasis__11__income,butpointoutthatworkerstendtomovefromoneoccupationtoanother__12__changesinsalaries.In1931,H.F.Clark,aneconomist,statedthat“properinformationregardingwagesifsufficiently__13__uponpeople,willleadtocorrectchoiceofoccupationandcorrect__14__ofpeopleinanoccupation,providedbarrierstooccupationshavebeenremoved.”Thismeansthatthesupplyanddemandofworkershave__15__todowithwages,__16__inturninfluencepeopletochoosecertaincareers..However,allbarrierstooccupationswillhavetoberemoved__17__careerchoicescanbe__18__byeconomicsalone.Thereislittlequestion__19__economicfactorshavesomeinfluenceonchoiceofanoccupation.Buttopicturethemasthemajorormostimportantreason__20__againstthesoundestoffolkwisdom:

“Mandoesnotlivebybreadalone.”

11.A.inB.onC.intoD.for

12.A.despiteB.otherthanC.throughD.becauseof

13.A.toimpressB.tobeimpressedC.impressD.impressed

14.A.numberB.amountC.dealD.quantity

15.A.manyB.muchC.lotD.nothing

16.A.itB.thatC.whichD.where

17.A.beforeB.afterC.untilD.when

18.A.expectedB.explainedC.expressedD.exposed

19.A.thatB.whichC.asD.when

20.A.togoB.goingC.goesD.go

Ⅲ.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，并将选项号填在答题纸的相应位置上。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“Nomanisanisland,”wrotethepoetJohnDonneseveralcenturiesago.Hewasacknowledgingoneofourmostdistinctivecharacteristics:

thefactthatwearesocialanimalswhosebehaviorandpersonalitiesareshapedbythegroupstowhichwebelong.

Throughoutlife,mostofourdailyactivitiesareperformedinthecompanyofothers.Whetherourpurposeisworking,playing,raisingafamily,learning,orsimplyrelaxing,weusuallypursueitingroups,evenifthegroupisassmallastwoorthreepeople.Outneedforhumancontactsisnotmerelyapracticalone;itisadeeppsychologicalneedaswell.Ifpeoplearedeprivedofthecompanyofothersforprolongedperiods,mentalbreakdownistheusualresult.EventheGenevaConvention（日内瓦公约），aninternationalagreementthatregulatesthetreatmentofprisonersofwar,recognizesthisneed.Itregardssolitary（孤独的）imprisonmentformorethanthirtydayasacruelformoftorture（折磨）.

Initsstrictestsense,agroupisacollectionofpeopleinteractingtogetherinanorderlywayonthebasisofsharedexpectationsaboutoneanother'sbehavior.Asresultofthisinteraction,membersfeelacommonsenseof“belonging.”Theydistinguishmembersfromnonmembersandexpectcertainkindsofbehaviorfromoutsiders.

21.By“Nomanisanisland,”JohnDonnemeans_____.

A.noonecanliveonanislandalone

B.amanisnotsurroundedbyseaonallsides

C.amanandanislandareirrelevant

D.noonecanliveinisolationfromotherpeople

22.Thefactthatweworkorevenplayingroupsillustratesthepointthat____.

A.poeplearedifferentfromanimals

B.Donnerecognizedthegrouptowhichhebelonged

C.humanbeingsaresocialanimals

D.humanbehaviorandpersonalitiesareformedbyothers

23.“Breakdown”asusedinLine6,Paragraph2mostprobablydenotes____.

A.separation

B.collapse

C.analysis

D.function

24.Accordingtothepassage,whatisNOTacharacteristicofgroup?

A.Thereareatleasttwopeopleinit.

B.Thememberssharesomecommongrounds.

C.Themembersworkforonepurpose.

D.Themembersinteractregularlywitheachother.

25.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.

A.theimportanceofhumancontacts

B.pattensofhumanbehavior

C.theimportanceofhumanactivities

D.patternsofhumansociety

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thewordhealthcanbeusedinanumberofways.Inthepast,healthonlytheabsenceofdiseaseorillness.Today,though,healthhasabroadermeaning.Healthisthestateofyourwell-beingthatincludeshowyoufeelphysically,mentally,andsocially.Wellnessisanothertermthatdescribesthisbroaderviewofhealth.Youcanunderstandtheneedforabroaderdefinitionifyouthinkabouthowhealthinyourlifeisdifferentfromhealthinyourgrandparents'lives.

In1900,themaincausesofdeathwerediseasesthatwerespreadbybacteria（细菌）andviruses（病毒）.Ifyouhadlivedthen,thedangerofyourdyingfrompneumonia（肺炎）wouldhavebeenthreetimesgreaterthanthedangerofyourdyingfromcancer.

Thediseasesthatweremostcommonin1900affectedpeopleofallages.Itisnotsurprising,thenthataround1900,theemphasisofhealthwasonfreedomfromillness.Todaymanyofthediseasesthatwerecommonin1900canbepreventedorcuredbyimprovedmedicinesandmethodsofsanitation（卫生）.Mostdiseasesnowarelikelytooccurlaterinlife.Youasateenagerwillprobablynothavetothinkaboutthesamethreatstoyourhealthasyourgrandparentsdid.

Theseimprovementsinhealthconditionsmeanthatnotonlycanyounowenjoyabetterlife,butyoualsohaveagreaterchanceofhavingalongerlife.ConrtollingdiseaseshasincreasedthelifeexpectancyintheUnitedStates.Grenerally,peoplebornmorerecentlyhavehigherlifeexpectancies.Since1900,thelifeexpectancyintheUnitedStateshasincreasedbymorethan27years.Ithasincreasedfrom47yearsforthosebornin1900to74years1981.

26.AccordingtoParagraph1,healthandwellness______.

A.canbeusedinterchangeablyonalloccasions

B.aredifferentinthatthelatterhasabroadersense

C.hadthesamemeaninginthepast

D.bothrefertothestateofyourwell-being

27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Diseasescausedbybacteriaandviruseswereincurablein1900.

B.Bacteriaandvirusesarethemaincausesofdeathtoday.

C.Medicinesforcuringpneumoniawerenotavailablein1900.

D.Pneumoniacausedasmanydeathsin1900ascancerdoestoday.

28.“Lifeexpectancy”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans____.

A.thekindoflifethatapersonmayexpecttolive

B.themodeoflifethatagroupofpeoplehavelived

C.thelengthoftimethatapersonorananimalhaslived

D.thelengthoftimethatpeoplemayexpecttolive

29.Onanaverage,peopleinAmericawhowerebornin1900______.

A.hadalife-spanof74years

B.livedashorterbutbetterlifethanthosebornlater

C.livedto47yearsofage

D.lived27yearslongerthanthosebornin1981

30.Theintendedreadersofthepassageare_______.

A.teenagers

B.thediseased

C.adults

D.agedpeople

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

MostAmericanswouldhaveadifficulttimetellingyou,specifically,whatthevaluesarewhichAmericansliveby.Theyhavenevergiventhematteranythought.

OvertheyearsIhaveintroducedthousandsofinternationalvisitorstolifeintheUnitedStates.ThishascausedmetotrytolockatAmericansthroughtheeyesofforeignvisitors,Iamconfidentthatthevalueslistedinthisbookletdescribemost（butnotall）Americans,andthatunderstandingthesevaluescanhelpyou,theinternationalvisitor,understandAmericans.

Itismybeliefthatifforeignvisitorsreallyunderstandhowdeeplythese13valuesareingrainedinAmericans,theywillthenbeabletounderstand95%ofAmericanactions—actionswhichmightotherwiseappear“strange,”“confusing,”or“unbelievable”whenevaluatedfromtheperspectiveoftheforeigner'sownsocietyanditsvalues.

Thedifferentbehaviorsofapeopleoraculturemakesenseonlywhenseenthroughthebasicbeliefs,assumptionsandvaluesofthatparticulargroup.Whenyouencounterandaction,orhearastatementintheUnitedStateswhichsurprisesyou,trytoseeitasanexpressionofoneormoreofthevalueslistedinthisbooklet.

31.CananordinaryAmericantellyouhis/hervaluesystem?

A.Yes,becausethisissomethinganAmericanlivesby.

B.No,becauseeveryonewillhavehis/herownsystem.

C.No,becausehe/shehasneverthoughtaboutit.

D.Yes,becausevaluesaresomethingoftenintheirthought.

32.Theauthorlists13valuesinhisbookletto_____.

A.inviteforeignerstovisi