江苏自考全国自考英语二真题及答案.docx

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江苏自考全国自考英语二真题及答案

2005年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语

（二）试卷及答案

（课程代码：

00015）

PARTONE（50POINTS）

Ⅰ.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.Would’tyouratheryourchild______successfulwithhisstudyandwonthescholarship?

A.becameB.becomeC.wouldbecomeD.becomes

2.AlthoughTomissatisfiedwithhisacademicachievement,hewonders_______willhappentohisfamilylife.

A.itB.thatC.whatD.this

3.Wehopethatallthemeasuresagainstsandstorms,________wasputforwardbythecommittee,willbeconsideredseriouslyatthemeeting.

A.whileB.afterC.sinceD.as

4.Wecannotleavethistoughjobtoaperson_________.

A.whonobodyhasconfidenceB.inwhomnobodyhasconfidence

C.forwhomnobodyhasconfidenceD.whoeveryonehasconfidenceof

5.Youarethebestforthejob_____youapplyyourmindtoit.

A.untilB.ifonlyC.incaseD.unless

6.Hey,leave_____!

Ihatepeopletouchingmyhair.

A.behindB.outC.offD.over

7.Ithoughttheproblemofwatershortagewould________atthemeetingbutnobodymentionedit.

A.comeupB.comeuptoC.comeoverD.cometo

8.Mr.Smith,canI________youforaminute?

I’dliketohearyouropiniononthisissue.

A.sayawordwithB.havewordswithC.mentionawordwithD.haveawordwith

9.Thereisadeadlock（僵局）inthediscussionwhenneithersidegives________totheover.

A.awayB.wayC.thewayD.itsway

10.Thistypeofdeskandchaircanbeadjusted________theheightofstudentsatdifferentages.

A.withB.forC.toD.in

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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

ForoverahundredyearsJapanhasconsistentlyspentlargesumsofmoneyandconsiderablehumanresourcesinanefforttoobtaintechnology.Herabilitytonegotiate__11___bythefactmostofthetechnologyshewantedwasnocommercialsecrets.Japan’s__12__hasalsobeenstrengthenedbythefactthatherinternalmarketwaslarge,sothat__13__tothismarketcouldbeofferedtomultinationalcompaniesasanattractiontothemtograntlicenses.Besides,Japan’sworkforcewasdisciplined,soitwascapable__14__applyingtheinformationitacquired.Finally,AmericanandEuropeancompanies,whowere__15__licensers,feltthattheJapanesecompaniesmighttakealargeshareoftheworldmarket__16__theywerenotlimitedbylicensingagreement.

Conditionsofthissort,__17__togetherinonenation,maywellbeunique,andthecaseofJapanmaythereforenotactuallydemonstratethatlicensingisjustasefficientasmultinationalownershipforthe__18__oftechnology.Infact,Japan

maybefindingthismethodofoperation__19__effectivethaninthepast,asherneedsforoutsidetechnologynowrequireinformationwhich__20__onlyafewcompaniesandismorecloselyheld.

11.A.wasstrengthenedB.willbestrengthened

 C.willhavebeenstrengthenedD.hasbeenstrengthened

12.A.positionB.locationC.placeD.point

13.A.entryB.accessC.presenceD.acceptance

14.A.atB.inC.forD.of

15.A.potentialB.feasibleC.liableD.inevitable

16.A.untilB.beforeC.ifD.after

17.A.cameB.comeC.willcomeD.coming

18.A.transformationB.transferC.transmissionD.shift

19.A.muchB.littleC.lessD.more

20.A.stickstoB.belongstoC.drawsonD.takeson

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointforeachitem）

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。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Oneday,theprincipalcameintoourroomand,aftertalkingtotheteacher,forsomereasonsaid:

“Iwishallofthewhitescholarstostandforamoment.”Irosewiththeothers.Theteacherlookedatmeand,callingmyname,said:

“Yousitdownforthepresent,andrisewiththeothers.”Ididnotquiteunderstandher.Sherepeated:

“Yousitdownnow,andrisewiththeothers.”Isatdownpuzzledanddumb.Isawandheardnothing.Whentheotherwereaskedtorise,Ididnotknowit.Whenschoolwasdismissed,Iwentoutunconsciously.Afewofthewhiteboyslaughedatme,saying:

“Oh,you’reanigger,too.”

IhurriedonasfastasIcouldtowheremylooking–glasshungonthewallinmyownlittleroom.ForaninstantIwasafraidtolook,butwhenIdid,Ilookedlongandearnestly.Iwasaccustomedtohearingremarksaboutmybeauty;butnow,forthefirsttime,Ibecameconsciousofitandrecognizedit.Inoticedtheivory（象牙）whitenessofmyskin,thebeautyofmymouth,thesizeandliquiddarknessofmyeyes.Irandownstairsandrushedtowheremymotherwassitting.Iburiedmyheadinherlapandcriedout:

“Mother,tellme,amIanigger?

”Icouldnotseeherface,butIfeltherhandsonmyhead.Ilookedupintoherface.ThereweretearsinhereyesandIcouldseethatshewassufferingforme.AndthenitwasthatIlookedathercriticallyforthefirsttime.Ihadthoughtofherinachildishwayonlyasthemostbeautifulwomanintheworld;nowIlookedathersearchingfordefects.Icouldseethatherskinwasalmostbrown,andthatshediddifferinsomewayfromtheotherladieswhocametothehouse;yet,evensoIcouldseethatshewasmorebeautifulthananyofthem.ShemusthavefeltthatIwasexaminingher,forshehidherfaceinmyhairandsaidwithdifficulty:

“No,mydarling,youarenotanigger.”Shewenton:

“Ifanyonecallsyouanigger,don’tnoticethem.”Butthemoreshetalked,thelesswasIreassured,andIstoppedherbyasking:

“Well,mother,amIwhite?

Areyouwhite?

”Sheansweredtremblingly:

“No,Iamnotwhite,butyourfatherisoneofthegreatestmeninthecountry.ThebestbloodoftheSouthisinyou.”Thissuddenlyopenedupinmyheartafreshfear,andIalmostfiercelydemanded:

“Whoismyfather?

Whereishe?

”Shestrokedmyhairandsaid:

“I’lltellyouabouthimsomeday.”Isobbed:

“Iwanttoknownow.”Sheanswered:

“No,notnow.”

21.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat“anigger”means________.

A.awhitepersonB.ablackperson

C.anyonethatisnotwhiteD.anyonethatisnotblack

22.Whentheteacheraskedhimtositdownandrisewiththeothers,theauthorwasconfusedbecause_________.

A.heneverconsideredhimselfanon-whiteperson

B.hethoughttheteacherdidn’trecognizehim

C.hethoughtheshouldbeconsidered

D.hethoughtitrudefortheteachertocallhisname

23.Itwasonthatdaythathebegantorealizethat_________.

A.hewasanigger

B.hewasdifferentfromothersbecauseofhisbeauty

C.hiscolorwaslikethatofhismother

D.hedifferedfromotherwhitepeopleevenwithhisbeauty

24.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_________.

A.theboy’sfatherleftthemforsomereasons

B.theboy’smotherdidn’twanttomentionhisfatheratall

C.theboynevermethisfatherbefore

D.theboy’smotherhatedhisfather

25.Thispassagegenerallytellsusastoryof________.

A.aboywhosuddenlyrealizedthathewasacoloredperson

B.aboywhohadbeenlookeddownuponbecausehehadnofather

C.themiserablelifeofcoloredpeople

D.thelifeofaone-parentfamily

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ForAmericans,timeisa“resource”that,likewaterorcoal,canbeusedwellorpoorly.“Timeismoney,”theysay.“Youonlygetsomuchtimeinthislife;you’dbestuseitwisely.”Thefuturewillnotbebetterthanthepastorthepresentunlesspeopleusetheirtimefroconstructive,future-orientedactivities.Thus,Americansadmirea“well-organized”person,onewhohasawrittenlistofthingstodoandaschedulefordoingthem.Theidealpersonispunctualandtreasuresotherpeople’stime.

TheAmericanattitudetowardstimeisnotnecessarilysharedbyothers,especiallynon-Europeans.Theyaremorelikelytoconsidertimeassomethingthatissimplytherearoundthem,notsomethingtheycan“use”.OneofthemoredifficultthingsmanyforeignbusinessmenandstudentsmustadjusttointheStatesisthenotionthattimemustbesavedwheneverpossibleandusedwiselyeveryday.

Intheireffortstousetheirtimewisely,Americansaresometimesseenbyforeignvisitorsasautomatons,unhumancreatureswhoaresotiedtotheirclocksandtheirschedulesthattheycannotparticipateinorenjoythehumaninteractionsthatarethetrulyimportantthingsinlife.“Theyarelikelittlemachinesrunningaround,”oneforeignvisitorsaid.

TheemphasisAmericansplaceonefficiencyiscloselyrelatedtotheirconceptsofthefuture,changeandtime.Todosomethingefficientlyistodoitinthewaythatisquickestandrequiresthesmallestinvestmentofresources.Americanbusinessessometimeshire“efficiencyexperts”toreviewtheiroperationsandsuggestwaysinwhichtheycouldaccomplishmorethantheyarecurrentlyaccomplishingwiththeresourcestheyareinvesting.Popularperiodicalscarrysuggestionsformoreefficientwaystocleanhouse,raisechildren,tendtheyard,andsoon.

Inthiscontextthe“fast-foodindustry”canbeseenasaclearexampleofanAmericanculturalproduct.McDonald’s,KentuckyFriedChicken,PizzaHut,andotherfast-foodestablishmentsprosperinacountrywheremanypeoplewanttominimizetheamountoftimetheyspendpreparingandeatingmeals.ThemillionsofAmericanswhotaketheirmealsatfast-foodrestaurantscannothavemuchinterestinlingeringovertheirfoodwhileconversingwithfriends,asmillionsofEuropeansdo.AsMcDonald’srestaurantshavespreadaroundtheworld,theyhavebeenviewedassymbolsofAmericansocietyandculture,bringingnotjusthamburgersbutanemphasisonspeed,efficiency,andshinycleanliness.ThetypicalAmericanfood,someobs