全国高等教育自学考试综合英语二试题.docx

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全国高等教育自学考试综合英语二试题

全国2010年10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.Itisstrangethatsuchathing________inyourcompany.

A.happenB.happens

C.happenedD.hashappened

2.Sheconsidered________importantthateverythingshouldbefinishedbyten.

A.thatB.what

C.itD.which

3.Iwassurprisedthatnoone________themofthedanger.

A.warnsB.warned

C.haswarnedD.hadwarned

4.Aliceisgoingtothephotographer’sthisafternoon________.

A.tohavetakenherphotographB.tohaveherphotographtaken

C.tohaveherphotographbeingtakenD.tohaveherphotographbeentaken

5.Theprofessor,________whetheranyonewouldcometohelphim,hadtopreparefortheexperimentbyhimself.

A.didnotknowB.havingnotknown

C.hadnotknownD.notknowing

6.Itwasnotuntilshearrivedattheairport________sherealizedshehadforgottenherpassport.

A.andB.when

C.whereD.that

7.Thepromiseoffindinglong-termtechnologicalsolution________theproblemofworldfoodsafetyseemsdifficulttofulfill.

A.toB.for

C.ofD.at

8.Itisdifficulttopredictwhathis________totheresultwillbe.

A.opinionB.reaction

C.viewD.impression

9.Totelephonehim,youwillhaveto________hisnumberinyourphonebook.

A.looktoB.lookup

C.lookthroughD.lookat

10.Atthelevelofprimaryeducation,themostimportanttaskisto________children’sinterestinnature.

A.stimulateB.enlarge

C.strengthenD.expand

11.Bythetimethefire-enginearrived,thefirehadbeenput________bytheinhabitants.

A.awayB.off

C.downD.out

12.Youarenotallowedtomakeanychangestothebookwithouttheauthor’s________.

A.orderB.trust

C.permissionD.authority

13.Agoodeducationshould,amongotherthings,________youtothinkforyourself.

A.forceB.make

C.tellD.train

14.Becauseagricultureissoimportanttoanation’swell-being,governmentshavealwaysbeen________withit.

A.comparedB.concerned

C.connectedD.correlated

15.The________progressofscienceandtechnologyinthe20thcenturyhasbroughtenormousbenefitstohumankind.

A.magnificentB.remarkable

C.grandD.brilliant

II.CLOZE

Fillineachofthe15blanksinthepassagewiththemostlikelyanswer.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.（1pointeach,15pointsinall）

Therearecurrentlythreelivingspeciesofelephants:

theAfricanBushElephant,theAfricanForestElephantandtheAsianElephantorIndianElephant.Otherspeciessuchasthemammoths（猛犸象）16beforethelasticeagebutarenow17.

Elephantsliveinastructuredsocialorder.18femalesspendtheirentirelivesintight-knitfamilygroups19mothers,daughters,sistersandaunts,maleslivemostlysolitarylives.Elephants20livefor50to70years.Theelephant’spregnantperiodis22months,thelongestof21landanimal.Newbornelephantcalvesweigh22260pounds.

Elephantsspendabout16hoursadayfindingandeatingfood.Theirdietconsists23grasses,leaves,bamboo,twigs,bark,rootsandsmallamountsoffruits,seedsandflowers.Interestingly,elephantsonlydigest40%of24theyeat;anadultelephantcanconsume300-600lboffoodaday.

Elephantskinisthick,greyandwrinkled.Thewrinkleshelpelephantsstaycool25watergetstrappedinsidethewrinklesandevaporatesslowly.Theirhearingis26andtheycandetectnoisefrommilesaway.

Oneofthemostdistinct27attributesofelephantsistheirtusks.Elephantsusetheirtuskstodigforfood,marktheir28andperformothertasks.Elephants’tusksaremadeofivory.The29elephantivoryisoneofthemajorreasonspeoplehuntelephantsandthushavesignificantly30theworld’selephantpopulation.Forthisreasonandmanyothers,manypeoplearoundtheworldareworkinghardtoprotectthespeciesfromfurtherextinction.

16.A.remainedB.stayedC.existedD.appeared

17.A.rareB.extinctC.plentifulD.common

18.A.WhenB.WhileC.AsD.Since

19.A.madeupofB.tiedtoC.dependentonD.filledwith

20.A.naturallyB.largelyC.typicallyD.characteristically

21.A.anyB.otherC.theD.a

22.A.forexampleB.onaverageC.infactD.bychance

23.A.withB.onC.inD.of

24.A.thatB.thoseC.whichD.what

25.A.becauseB.althoughC.incaseD.sothat

26.A.weakB.lostC.normalD.keen

27.A.mentalB.physicalC.biologicalD.psychological

28.A.territoryB.landC.surroundingsD.area

29.A.supplyofB.callforC.costofD.desirefor

30.A.balancedB.restrictedC.destroyedD.increased

Ⅲ.PARAPHRASING

Choosetheclosestparaphrasedversionaftereachofthefollowingsentencesortheitalicizedpart.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.（1pointeach,10pointsinall）

31.“We’vegottobelieveit,”hesaid…“Wecan’taffordnotto.”

A.Thereisnoreasonnottobelieveit.

B.Wehavenootherchoicebuttobelieveit.

C.Weshouldpretendtobelieveitevenifwedon’t.

D.Theconsequenceofnotbelievingitwouldbesevere.

32.Unlessoneiswealthythereisnouseinbeingacharmingfellow.

A.Goodlooksisuselessforapoorguy.

B.Niceappearancecannotmakeapersonrich.

C.Richmenusuallydonothavenicepersonality.

D.One’sattractivenessdoesnotcomefrommaterialwealth.

33.Noman[in,Carnegie’sfamily]wouldcomplainandgiveup—hewoulddiefirst.

A.Evenadyingfamilymemberwouldnotcomplainandgiveup.

B.Nooneinthefamilydaredtocomplainandgiveupforfearofdeath.

C.Everymemberofthefamilywouldratherdiethancomplainandgiveup.

D.Thefamilymemberwhocomplainedandgaveupwouldbethefirsttodie.

34.Shehadfancierideasof[my]life’spossibilities.

A.Shehadimpracticalexpectationofmyfuture.

B.Heropinionaboutmylifewasprovedwrong.

C.ThegoalshesetformewaswhatIpreferred.

D.ShebelievedthatIwouldbesuccessfulinlife.

35.Timeistreated[byAmericans]asifitweresomethingalmosttangible.

A.Americanstryvariousmeanstoholdtimetightlyintheirhands.

B.Americansareseriousabouttimeandtheymanagetheirtimewell.

C.ToAmericans,timeisasvaluableasmoney,whichtheycanseeandtouch.

D.ToAmericans,timeislikesomethingsolid,whichtheycanseizeandcontrol.

36.Mosthosts[ofTVtalkshows]aregratefuljusttogetsomeonewhowillfilltheroomwithsound.

A.Mosthostslikethoseguestswhocometothetalkshows.

B.It’sreallydifficultformosthoststofindsometalkativeguests.

C.Mosthostsaremorethanhappyaslongastheguestskeeptalking.

D.Whatevertheguestssayaboutthemselves,mosthostswouldn’tmind.

37.ItmakesmeveryhumbletothinkofaguylikeScotty.

A.Idon’twanttoberemindedofhowgreatScottyis.

B.ScottyisevenmoreimportantthanI’dliketoadmit.

C.ThethoughtofScottydoesn’tmakemecomfortable.

D.IfeelI’manobodywhenIthinkofScotty’ssuccess.

38.Theclassdiscussesthepossibilityofterrorists’usingahomemadeatomicbombtopushtheirextravagantpoliticaldemands.

A....topromotetheiruniquepoliticalideastoatargetgovernment.

B....toforceagovernmenttoaccepttheirunreasonablepoliticaldemands.

C....topersuadeagovernmenttoagreewiththeirterroristpoliticalideas.

D....tonegotiatetheirextraordinarypoliticaldemandswithagovernment.

39.Nothingwastoogoodforthatchild[Laura].

A.Lauradeservedwhateverherparentsdidforher.

B.Laurawasneversatisfiedwithwhateverherparentsdidforher.

C.Laurawasgratefultoherparentsforwhatherparentshaddoneforher.

D.Laurawastoogreedyachildtoappreciatewhatherparentshaddoneforher.

40.ForasecondRudolfthoughthishost[thelighthousekeeper]mightbejoking;buttheserenityoftheother’sexpressionreassuredhim.

A....butRudolffoundfromtheoldman’sexpressionthathewasnotserious.

B....butRudolf’sexpressionshowedtheoldmanthathewasonlyjoking.

C....buttheoldman’scalmexpressionconvincedRudolfthathewasnotjoking.

D....butRudolflookedpeaceful,sotheoldmanwassurethathemeantwhathesaid.

IV.READINGCOMPREHENSION

Readthetwopassagesandchoosethemostlikelyanswertoeachofthequestions.Andwritethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.（2pointseach,20pointsinall）

Passage1

ThehottestissuethathascapturedtheattentionofeveryoneacrosstheglobeistheissueofGlobalWarming.Afterexaminingdifferentresearchesandobservationsverycarefully,ithasbeenconcludedthattheoveralltemperatureoftheEarthisrising.Solidscientificfindingshaveturnedthatfromameretheorytoaharshreality.Andtheworstpartofthisisthatthebadeffectsofrisingtemperaturesoneco-systemshavealreadystartedtoappear.

Inaglobalmovementtoreducecarbondioxideemissionsintotheatmospheremanyinitiativesarebeingtakenbothatprivateandgovernmentlevel.Manydevelopednationsintheworldhavealreadystartedproducingenergyfromeco-friendlymeanslikesolar,windandthermalpower.Alltheseenvironmentfriendlysourcesofenergyarealsocalledgreenenergyorgreen

technology.Withtheuseofgreentechnology,effortsareunderwaytoreducetheutilizationoffossilfuelstoproduceenergy.Several“GreenTechnologies”likewaterpurification,recycling,sewerageandsolidwastetreatmentandrenewableenergyarebeingsuccessfullyemployedtoach