自学考试习题卷英语二2.docx

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自学考试习题卷英语二2

自学考试,习题卷,英语二,2

一、VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointeach）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。

1.Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,________causedmetoarrivelate.A.itB.thatC.whatD.which答案：

D2.________hehasmanyfriends，heisoftenfeelinglonely.A.AsB.WhenC.WhileD.Since答案：

C3.PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime，hestillmanagedtomakehimself_______.A.understandB.understoodC.understandingD.tounderstand答案：

B4.Therearemanysalesthisseason，duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir_________prices.A.normalB.generalC.ordinaryD.usual答案：

A5.Asforfamilyeducation，parentsareencouragedtorelyon_________ratherthanpunishment.A.criticismB.intimidationC.persuasioD.scolding答案：

C6.Scientistsdoubtwhetherit’s_________toregulateone’sbiologicalclockbydrinking.A.feasibleB.incredibleC.fashionableD.valuable答案：

A7.You’dbetterleavethings________ifyoudon’tknowhowtodealwiththem.A.lonelyB.onlyC.loneD.alone答案：

D8.Theroomwasquiet，_________theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.A.incaseB.exceptforC.byfarD.insteadof答案：

B9.Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquired_________understandingofthephysicalprocessesthatcauseearthquakes.A.apartialB.achangeableC.anoriginalD.anindividual答案：

A10.Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedto_______thestafftoworkhard.A.calculateB.demonstrateC.speculateD.motivate答案：

D二、ClozeTest（10points,1pointeach）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.Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshopping1heneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecided2.Heknowswhathewantsandhisobjectiveistofinditand3it;thepriceisasecondary4.Mostmen5walkintoashopandaskthesalesman6whattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptly7it,andthebusinessoftryingitonproceeds8.Allbeingwell,the9canbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyanybargainandtotheirsatisfaction.Foraman，slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants，10doesnothaveexactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesman，asthenameimplies，triestosellthecustomersomethingelse.

（1）.（A）.although（B）.before（C）.unless（D）.because答案：

D

（2）.（A）.inadvance（B）.inaddition（C）.incontrast（D）.inreturn答案：

A（3）.（A）.book（B）.order（C）.buy（D）.take答案：

C（4）.（A）.transaction（B）.consideration（C）.regulation（D）.possession答案：

B（5）.（A）.simply（B）.necessarily（C）.reluctantly（D）.inevitably答案：

A（6）.（A）.of（B）.with（C）.for（D）.at答案：

C（7）.（A）.leaves（B）.makes（C）.prevents（D）.produces答案：

D（8）.（A）.atonce（B）.atfirst（C）.atbest（D）.atleast答案：

A（9）.（A）.sale（B）.deal（C）.payment（D）.request答案：

B（10）.（A）.and（B）.or（C）.but（D）.as答案：

B三、ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointseach）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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.MyhusbandChristopherwasonceafinancialplanner.Eventhoughhecouldn’tbalanceourbudget，hisclientstrustedhimcompletelyandhemadethemfeelsecure.Inexchangetheypaidhimverywell.Wehadanicelifethen.Atthattime，myyogastudio（瑜伽馆）wasjuststartingtomakeaprofit，andIhadrecentlydecoratedit.Atlast，Iwasincontrolofmyworkinglifeandpouredmyheartandsoulintomakingitsucceed.Whenwefirstmet，IfellhardforChristopherrightaway,althoughIwouldn’tcallitlove.I’dneverbeenwithamanwhowasprettierthanIwas,butafterawhileIgotusedtothis，anditdidn’tbothermesomuch.Iwasrecoveringfromabrokenheartandneededsomethingtohelpmemoveon.Ifitwasn’tlove,itwasgoodenough，andwhenheaskedmetomarryhimIjumpedatthechance，knowingthatitmightbemylast.Thingsstartedoutsowell.IwasworkingsteadilyandChristopherwaspatientlyclimbinguptheladderinhisdepartment.Then，withoutanywarning，onegraywinterafternooninyearfive，hejustuppedandlefthisdeskatthebank，handedinhisresignation，andcamehomeandtoldmehewantedtostartaninteriordesignbusiness.Hehasalwayslovedmixingandmatching，andhasarealeyeforcolor,texture，andshape，buttheideaofturningahobbyintoabusinesswasn’tsomethingwehadeverdiscussed.Ithoughtthestressofhisjobwasbecomingtoomuchandperhapshewouldtakeafewmonthsoffoverthespringandsummertorelaxandgettheideaoutofhissystem.Ididn’tbelievehecouldbeserious.Butoncehehadafewclients，hebegantodrawupplans，orderingcataloguesandturningouremptyworkshopintoakindofmakeshiftstudiowithallofhissketchespinnedtothewall.Afterspendingalotoftimeandmoneyonallofthispreparation，andreallydoingquiteanicejobofit，hecalledeachclientinturnandapologized，sayinghewouldn’tbeabletodesigntheirlivingspacesafterall.

（1）.Asafinancialplanner,Christopher.（A）.paidhisclientsverywell（B）.wastrustedbyhisclients（C）.wasmakinghisyogastudioprofitable（D）.couldmakehisfamily’sbudgetbalanced答案：

B

（2）.Thewomaninthepassage.（A）.fellinlovewithChristopheratfirstsight（B）.managedayogastudiowithherhusband（C）.feltreallyuncomfortablewithasmartman（D）.marriedChristopherbecauseofabrokenheart答案：

A（3）.HiswifethoughtChristophersuddenlyquithisjobbecausehe.（A）.couldn’twaittogetpromoted（B）.hadexperienceininteriordesign（C）.wantedtodosomethingheenjoyed（D）.couldn’tbearthepressurefromhisjob答案：

D（4）.Thewomanherhusband’sdecision.（A）.wassupportiveof（B）.wasindifferentto（C）.wassatisfiedwith（D）.wasnegativeabout答案：

D（5）.ItcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatChristopher.（A）.wasmorelikelytochangehismind（B）.wouldreturntohisofficeinthebank（C）.madeabigsuccessininteriordesign（D）.wasnotwellpreparedforhisbusiness答案：

A2.Inaquiet，darkenedlectureroom，youbeginafrustratingfightagainstfatigue.Theoverheadprojectorhums，andyoucannotconcentrateontheslides.Youstopabsorbinginformationandbecomeabsentminded.Theprofessorlostyoualongtimeago.Youarebored.Virtuallyeveryonegetsboredonceinawhile.Mostofuschalkituptoadullenvironment.“ThemostcommonwaytodefineboredominWesterncultureis‘havingnothingtodo，’”sayspsychologistStephenVodanovichoftheUniversityofWestFlorida.Andindeed，earlyresearchintotheeffectsofboredomfocusedonpeopleforcedtoperformdulltasks，suchasworkingafactoryassemblyline.Butboredomisnotmerelyannaturalpropertyofthecircumstances,researcherssay.Ratherthisperceptionissubjectiveandrootedinaspectsofconsciousness.Levelsofboredomvaryamongpeople：

someindividualsarefarlessliabletoboredomthanothers—andsome，suchasextroverts（性格外向者）,aremorelikelytohavethisfeeling.Thus，anewgenerationofscientistsiscopingwiththepsychologicalinterpretationsofthismosttediousofhumanemotions—andtheyhavefoundthatitismorecomplicatedthaniscommonlyknown.Researcherssaythatboredomisnotaunifiedconceptbutrathercomesinseveralflavors.Levelofattention,anaspectofconsciousawareness，playsanimportantroleinboredom，suchthatimprovingaperson’sabilitytofocusmaythereforedecreaseboredom.Emotionalfactorscanalsocontributetoboredom.Peoplewhoarepoorinunderstandingtheirownfeelingsanthosewhobecomesuckedinanddistractedbytheirmoodsaremoreeasilybored，forexample.Stayingawayfromtediumisnoteasy.Peoplewhoareliabletoboredomaremorelikelytosufferfromillssuchasdepressionanddrugaddiction；

theyalsotendtobesociallyawkwardandpoorperformersatschoolorwork.

（1）.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto.（A）.illustratewhypeoplearelessabletofocus（B）.showhowboringalectureinadarkroomis（C）.tellpeoplehowfatigueaffectsconcentration（D）.describeasituationwherepeoplecangetbored答案：

D

（2）.ItcanbeconcludedfromPara.2that.（A）.doingnothingleadspeopletogetboredeasily（B）.westernpeoplepaylittleattentiontoboredom（C）.boredomonlyaffectstheassemblylineworker（D）.peopleareliabletogetboredinadullsituation答案：

D（3）.Researchersholdthatboredomresultsfrom.（A）.naturalsurroundings（B）.variouskindsoffactors（C）.sensitivepersonalities（D）.subjectiveperceptions答案：

B（4）.Improvementofpeople’sabilitytofocusmay.（A）.affecttheirmoods（B）.distracttheirminds（C）.reducetheirboredom（D）.increasetheirdepression答案：

C（5）.Thepassagemainlyinvolves.（A）.effectsofboredomonpeople’slifeandwork（B）.variouswaystoconquerthefeelingofboredom（C）.studiesofpossiblereasonswhypeoplegetbored（D）.theimportanceofscientificresearchintoboredom答案：

C3.Storytellingisoneofthefewhumanfeaturesthataretrulyuniversalacrosscultureandthroughallofknownhistory.Anthropologistsfindevidenceoffolktaleseverywhereinancientcultures，writteninSanskrit，Latin,Greek,Chinese，EgyptianandSumerian.Peopleinsocietiesofalltypesweavestories，fromoralstorytellersinhuntergatherertribestothemillionsofwritersbringingoutbooks，televisionshowsandmovies.Andwhenacharacteristicbehaviorshowsupinsomanydifferentsocieties，researcherspayattention：

itsrootsmaytellussomethingaboutourevolutionarypast.Tostudystorytelling，scientistsmustfirstdefinewhatconstitutesastory,andthatcanprovetricky.Becausetherearesomanydiverseforms,scholarsoftendefinestorystructure，knownasnarrative，byexplainingwhatitisnot.Expositioncontrastswithnarrativebybeingasimple，straightforwardexplanation,suchasalistoffactsoranencyclopediaentry.Anotherstandardapproachdefinesnarrativeasaseriesofcausallylinkedeventsthatunfoldovertime.Ath