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至自学考试综合英语二试题汇总

全国2010年4月高等教育自学考试

综合英语

（二）试题

课程代码：

00795

I.GRAMMARANDVOCABULARY

Completeeachofthefollowing15sentenceswiththemostlikelyanswer.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.（1pointeach,15pointsinall）

1.Iwasshockedbythenumberofpeoplewhoseemedtohavenothingbettertodowiththeirtimethan______toknowfishbetter.

A.get

B.gets

C.getting

D.got

2.Notallbirdscanfly,______doallbirdsbuildnests.

A.not

B.no

C.neverD.nor

3.Whenyoufallinloveforthefirsttime,it’ssurprising______inconveniencesyoucanputupwith.

A.that

B.what

C.which

D.those

4.Iknowmylimitations,soIwon’tdoanything______myability.

A.beyond

B.under

C.above

D.below

5.Thehostsapologizedfor______thatsomeoftheirguestsmightbevegetarians.

A.havingnotconsidered 

B.nothavingconsidered

C.havingnotbeenconsidering

D.notconsidering

6.Mrs.Smithlockedboththefrontandthebackdoorsbeforeshewenttobed______thatsomeonemightstealintothehouseatnight.

A.so

B.forfear

C.unless

D.oncondition

7.Wehavetowaitforthebus,______?

A.havewe

B.haven’twe

C.dowe 

D.don’twe

8.______thepopularityofrobotsinJapan,thecountry’srobot-productiongrowthisslowingdown.

A.As

B.Although

C.With

D.Despite

9.Theproposaldeservessupportasitgives______totheneedsofchildren.

A.curiosity

B.awareness

C.priority

D.emphasis

10.Thosefamiliarwitheveningdresswillalways______blackwithelegance.

A.link

B.associate

C.connect

D.relate

11.Ifyou’resittingaroundalonelycampfireatnight,thehowlofawolfcansoundpretty______.

A.fearful 

B.threatening

C.dreadful 

D.frightening

12.Thesuspectcooperatedfullywiththepolicewhen______abouthisroleintheincident.

A.required

B.questioned

C.demanded

D.negotiated

13.Homingpigeonisusefulasa______carrierbecausewhentakenfromhome,itwillreturnatthefirstopportunity.

A.meaning

B.information

C.message

D.content

14.OneoftheresponsibilitiesoftheCoastGuardistomakesurethatallships______followtrafficrulesinbusyharbors.

A.conveniently

B.obediently

C.sufficiently

D.reluctantly

15.Shewasso______thenoisethatshesentthechildrentobed.

A.brokendownby

B.filledinwith

C.takenoverby

D.fedupwith

II.CLOZE

Fillineachofthe15blanksinthepassagewiththemostlikelyanswer.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.（1pointeach,15pointsinall）

Aquarteroftheworld’spopulationnowspeaksEnglish.Ifyouwantto16 yourproducts,oryourself,youhavenochoice17 todoitinEnglish.PoliticiansandbusinesspeoplemustspeakEnglishiftheywanttomaketheirmark18 theworld’sstage.Writersofminoritylanguagescan19 hopetoselltheirbooksunlesstheywriteinEnglish.

AsEnglishisspokenallovertheworld,itmeansthatnoindividualcountrycanreallyexercisea20 influenceoverit.Inthepast,itwasthemothertongue21 whocontrolledthefutureofthelanguage.Now,indeedforthelastfewdecades,themothertongueusersareinasignificant22 .

Thismeansthatthecharacterofthelanguagecouldwell23 withnewwords,newrhythms,andnewpronunciations.Itisn’tgoingtobeBritishandAmericanEnglishanymore-that’s24 .Allovertheworldeducationauthoritiesarestrugglingtofindtheresourcestomeetthe25 forEnglish.

However,itisopentoquestionwhethertheyareputtingalltheireggsinone26 .ThefutureofEnglishlanguageisintimately27 theelectronicrevolution.SatellitetelevisionandtheInternethavehelpedacceleratethe28 ofEnglish,butwillthatalwaysbethecase?

TheInternet,29 ,isnowseenasthesaviourofminoritylanguages.Indeed,withthecontinuingimprovementsinelectronictranslation,willweevenneeda（n）30 language?

Itisopentoquestion.

16.A.sellB.makeC.produce D.trade

17.A.andB.butC.rather D.or

18.A.onB.with C.forD.at

19.A.everB.stillC.nolongerD.nomore

20.A.negativeB.typicalC.subtle D.dominant

21.A.speakersB.followersC.believers D.interpreters

22.A.groupB.numberC.amountD.minority

23.A.alterB.differC.shiftD.vary

24.A.old

B.new

C.historyD.future

25.A.wantB.pursuitC.demandD.desire

26.A.box B.basketC.bag D.container

27.A.restrictedto

B.drawnto C.tiedupwithD.caughtupwith

28.A.rangeB.scopeC.spread D.coverage

29.A.asaresult B.asarule C.inaddition D.infact

30.A.global B.unique C.worldly D.international

Ⅲ.PARAPHRASING

Choosetheclosestparaphrasedversionaftereachofthefollowingsentencesortheitalicizedpart.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.（1pointeach,10pointsinall）

31.Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostoftenforthebenefitofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.

A....wedisagreewiththemwhenjudgingothers.

B....wethinkmorehighlyofthemthanothersdo.

C....webelieveotherpeoplearedifferentfromthem.

D....weusethemasthestandardwhenevaluatingothers.

32.Manypeoplehavearatheracutesenseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime.

A.Manypeoplerealizethattheyareshortoftime.

B.Manypeoplefeelkeenlythattheirlifeisshort.

C.Manypeoplearesensibleonlyforashortperiodoftime.

D.Manypeoplewouldlikeverymuchtoprolongtheirlife.

33.Asascientist,shelearnedwithsadnessthatlittleinNatureistrulybeyondthetamperingreachofman.

A.…itisdifficultformantocompetewithNature.

B.…itisimpossibleformantobenefitfromNature.

C.…Naturecanhardlyescapefromman’sinterference.

D.…Natureisreallymorepowerfulthanhumanbeings.

34.ThesebitsofinformationandthelistofDgradeswerealltherecordshadtooffer.

A.Thesebitsofinformationexplainedhispoorgrades.

B.Hispoorgradeswererelatedtothesebitsofinformation.

C.Whatcouldbefoundintherecordswerethosethingsrequiredtobethere.

D.Therecordsgavenothingmorethanthesebitsofinformationandpoorgrades.

35.Peoplewereonlyshapesindense,grayfogofdustandash.

A.Thedustyairmadepeoplebarelyvisible.

B.Theairwastoopollutedforpeopletobreathe.

C.Peoplehardlystayedinshapeinsuchdirtyair.

D.Peoplewerealmostburiedinthickdustandash.

36.Itwouldnotbedifficulttocompilealistofsuchsurprisesthatwouldfillthenextfiftypages,butIwillcontentmyselfwithsuggestingthefirstfewthatoccurtome.

A....Ifeelsatisfiedwiththefirstfewexamplesinmymind.

B....IamsurprisedwiththenumberofsuggestionsIcangive.

C....thefirstfewexamplesarethebestonesthatsatisfymycuriosity.

D....thefirstfewsurprisescomingtomewouldbeenoughasexamples.

37.IfIloveyou,Icanseeyouasaseparateperson,withyourownvaluesandthoughtsandfeelings,andIdonotinsistthatyousurrenderyouridentityandconformtoanimageofwhatIexpectyoutobeforme.

A....Idon’twantyoutolosehopeandthenblamemeforit.

B....Iwon’tforceyoutobeindependentandyoucanrelyonme.

C....Idon’texpectyoutofollowmystepandbecomesimilartome.

D...Iwon’tpushyoutoloseyourselfandbecomewhatIlikeyoutobe.

38.Ifdisappointed,though,she[mymother]wastednoenergyonself-pity.ShewouldmakememakesomethingofmyselfwhetherIwantedtoornot.

A.Dissatisfiedasshewas,sheremainedasdeterminedasbefore.

B.Facedwithdiscouragements,sheneverlostherenergeticspirits.

C.Nothingcouldletherdowneventhoughnoonesympathizedwithher.

D.Therewasenoughself-confidenceinhertodealwithdisappointments.

39.Mymaternalgrandfather,itistrue,wascutoffintheflowerofhisyouthattheageofsixty-seven.

A.Mymaternalgrandfatherretiredfromgardeningatsixty-seven.

B.Mymaternalgrandfatherdiedyoung,whenhewassixty-seven.

C.Mymaternalgrandfatherlostenergywhenhewassixty-seven.

D.Mymaternalgrandfatherwasconsiderednolongeryoungatsixty-seven.

40.Far-reachingasmanyofthem[Edison’sinventions]havebeenintheireffectuponmoderncivilization,thetotaleffectofEdison’scareersurpassesthesumofallofthem.

A.OnecanneverevaluateEdison’sgreatinventionshighenough.

B.OneneedstounderstandEdison’sinventionstoappreciatehiscareer.

C.Edison’sinventionsarehismostoutstandingcontributionstohumanlife.

D.Edison’sinfluenceuponhumansocietyismuchgreaterthanhisinventions.

IV.READINGCOMPREHENSION

Readthetwopassagesandchoosethemostlikelyanswertoeachofthequestions.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet（2pointseach,20pointsinall）

Passage1

Friendshipandfriendscontinuetoremaincentraltoourlives.Therelationshipthatwesharewithourfriendsisgroundedinamutualconcernasourfriendshelpusinshapingupourpersonalitiesaswell.Eveninthisageofonlinesocialnetworking,theneedofexpandingthenetworkoffriends,whetheronlineorofflineremainsaprimaryconcernforpeople.Wemayhaveaveryvagueunderstandingofwhatmakesafriendbutweallwanttohaveagoodmanyfriendsaroundus.

Researchhasshownthatthequalityandnatureofyourfriendsareoneofthekeyinfluencingfactorsinachievinghappinessandsatisfaction.Friendsoftenaffectthehealthandenergyofapersonaswell.Moreandmorepeopleareincreasinglyturningtowardstheirfriendsforsupportandmutualsharingratherthancommunicatingtotheirrelatives;