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自考英语二1模拟试题及答案参考

2010年4月自考英语

（二）模拟试题及答案参考

Ⅰ.VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointforeachitem）

　　从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.________Americanshavedifferentviewsonmanyissues,theytendtoagreeononesubject:

taxesaretoohigh.

　　A.DespiteB.InspiteofC.BecauseD.Although

2.Theselittlethingsaren'timportant________themselves,butputtogether,theycancause

troubles.

　A.byB.inC.forD.at

3.Iftherewereanyinhabitantsofthemoon,theywouldseeourearthreflectingthelightofthe

sun,againlikeahugemirror________inthesky.

　A.hangB.hangedC.hungD.hangs

4.Whenwecallaword“learned,”wedonotmeanthatitisusedbylearnedpersonsalone,

________simplythatitspresenceintheEnglishvocabularyisduetobooksandthe

cultivationofliteratureratherthantotheactualneedsofordinaryconversation.

　　A.soB.sinceC.butD.for

5.________isacceptedastrueoftenisrelatively,andnotabsolutely,true.

　　A.WhatB.ThatC.WhichD.It

6.I________awakeforabouttwohourslastnight.

　　A.lieB.liedC.laidD.lay

7.Intheory,everypersonwillhave________toanunlimitedamountofinformationwiththe

developmentoftelecommunicationsatellites.

　　A.entryB.accessC.entranceD.opening

8.ItisinIran________thefamilymembersareinvolvedintheweddingpreparations.

　　A.whereB.inwhich

　　C.thatD.fromwhich

9.Ihaveneverbeforemet________asheis.

　　A.soanintelligentpersonB.asointelligentperson

　　C.sointelligentpersonD.sointelligentaperson

10.Theroleofthefatherinthetraditionalfamilywastoprovide________hisfamily.

　　A.forB.withC.upD.over

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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

　　Gettingplentyofexerciseisveryimportant.Ienjoy11verymuch.LastSummer,Iwenttothebeacheveryday.Iplantogotherethissummertoo,12Imaynotbeableto.Ihaveanewjob.SometimesIhavetoworkuntil13atnight.ThoughInowworkmorehoursthanIusedto,Idoreceivealargersalary.Ididn'treceivemuchpayonmyoldjob.Ilike14newjob,buthadIknownthatitwouldtakeupsomuchofmyfreetime,I15it.Ipreferswimmingtospendingmoney.

　　Ihavehearedthatridingabikeisgoodexercise.MaybeIwillbeableto

　　16enoughmoneytobuyabike.Myneighbour,Mrs.Wilson,hasabicyclethatIcouldborrowfromher,butIwouldratherownmyownbike.IfIused17,Iwouldworryaboutdamagingit.SinceI18moremoneynow,IthinkthatIcanaffordtobuymyown.Gettingabikeisreallyagoodidea,becausewhileIamridingtoandfromwork,Iwillbegettingexerciseatthesametime.It'seasiertogettothebeachbybiketoo.Imightbeabletogoswimmingeveryday19.Thisnewjobisgreat:

I'mvery20.Thiswillbeasummerfullofexercise.

11.A.toswimB.swimC.swimmingD.theswim

12.A.andB.orC.neitherD.but

13.A.latelyB.latterC.lateD.latest

14.A.someB.anyC.myD.its

15.A.wouldnottakeB.wouldn'thavetaken

　C.won'thavetakenD.hadnottaken

16.A.takeB.saveC.keepD.maintain

17.A.herB.hersC.itsD.theirs

18.A.makeB.spendC.payD.do

19.A.atallB.alloverC.afterallD.allbut

20.A.excitedB.excitingC.surprisingD.surprised

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeachitem）

　　从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的答案涂黑。

　　PassageOne

　　Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　WhenRowlandHill,littlemorethanahundredyearsago,firstadvocatedtheintroductionofcheappostageinEngland,hehadtofacemanyopponentsofthescheme;somesaidthatitwouldnotpay,othersthatitwasunworkable.ButHill,supportedbygeneralpublicopinion,eventuallyovercameopposition,andlatein1839thePennyPostwasestablished.FromthenuntilthefirstworldwarthecostofsendingaletteranydistancewithintheUnitedKingdomremainedatonepenny.Thegloomyprophecies（预言）ofthecriticswerenotfulfilled:

theprofitsofthePostOfficeweremaintainedandimprovementsintransportandadministrationmadeitpossiblenotonlytohandletheincreasedvolumeofcorrespondencebutalsotoextendpostalfacilities.

　　Beforethisgreatchangetookplace,thechargeforsendingalettervariedaccordingtothedistancetheletterwascarriedandhadtobepaidforondeliverybythepersontowhomitwasaddressed.Thelowestchargewasfourpenceandforlongdistancesasmuchaseighteenpence.Suchhighrates,whenwageswerelow,couldrarelybeaffordedbypoorpeople,whowereoftencompelledtorefuselettersfromtheirdearonesbecausetheywereunabletopay.Underthenewscheme,aletterwaspaidforbythesender,whoaffixed（贴上）toitanadhesive（粘的）postagestamp,thecostofwhichwaswithinreachofall.Thusthepoorwereenabledtoexchangenewswiththeirrelationsandfriendsatatimewhenmanyofthemhadlefttheirhomestoseekworkelsewhere.

　　Businessmenalsofoundcheappostageaboomand,sinceitsoonturnedouttobeagreatfinancialsuccess,thenewschemewas,beforelong,adoptedbyeverycivilizedcountryintheworld——afinaltribute（明证）tothewisdomandvisionofitspromoter.

21.“Somesaidthatit（i.e.RowlandHill'sscheme）wouldnotpay”means________.

　　A.somesaidthatpeoplewouldrefusetopayforthescheme

　　B.somesaidthattheschemewouldnotbeprofitable

　　C.somesaidthattheschemewasnoteconomical

　　D.somesaidthattheydidnothaveenoughmoneytopayforthescheme

22.RowlandHill'ssystemisknownasthe‘Pennypost’________.

　　A.becauseitundertookthedeliveryofallinlandlettersforthechargeofonepenny

　　B.sinceitwasestablishedlatein1839

　　C.becausemanypeoplewhouseditsfacilitieswerepoor

　　D.asaresultofthegloomypropheciesofthosewhohadsaidschemewouldnotpay

23.PostalfacilitieswereextendedaftertheintroductionofthePennyPost________.

　　A.becausethevolumeofcorrespondenceincreased

　　B.asaresultofimprovementsintransportandadministration

　　C.untilthefirstworldwar

　　D.providedthatthecostofsendingaletterremainedatonepenny

24.Undertheoldsystemthepoorhadfrequentlybeencompelledtorefuseletters________.

A.becausetheycouldnotaffordtopaythehighpostagerateswhichhadtobepaidon

receiptofaletter

　　B.unlessthechargeonthemwaslessthanfourpence

　　C.althoughratesvariedaccordingtothedistanceletterswerecarried

　　D.becausemanyofthemhadlefttheirhomestoseekworkelsewhere

25.Thenewpostalschemewasadoptedbyeverycivilizedcountryintheworld________.

　　A.becauseitenabledthepoor,aswellastherich,toexchangenews

　　B.asatributetothewisdomandvisionofitspromoter

　　C.sincethescheme,inadditiontoitsconvenience,hadprovedfinanciallysuccessful

　　D.ahundredyearsafteritsadoptionbytheEnglish

　　PassageTwo

　　Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?

”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?

Ordidheenvymyluck?

”“AndPaul-whydidn'tIpickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?

”Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it'stoolate.

　　Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends——orourenemies?

Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon'treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,“You'realuckydog.”Ishereallyonyourside?

Ifhesaid,“You'realuckyguy”or“You'realuckygal,”that'sbeingfriendly.But“luckydog”?

There'sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn'tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn'tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

　　“Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor”isanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?

Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn'timportant.It'stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven'tgotadateforSaturdaynight.

　　Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?

Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?

Doeswhathesaysquarewith（符合）thetoneofvoice?

Hisposture?

Thelookinhiseyes?

Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.

26.Inthefirstparagraph,thewriterrecallssomethingsthathappenedbetweenhimandhis

friends.He________.

　　A.feelshappy,thinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohim

　　B.feelshemaynothave“read”hisfriends'truefeelingcorrectly

　　C.issorrythathisfriendslethimdown

　　D.thinksitwasamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriends,Helen

27.Inthesecondparagraph,thewritertalksaboutsomeonesaying,“You'realuckydog.”Heis

sayingthat________.

　　A.thespeakerofthissentenceisjustbeingfriendly

　　B.thissayingmeansthesameas“You'realuckyguy”or“You'realuckygal.”

　　C.theword“dog”shouldn'tbeusedtoapplytopeople

　　D.sometimesthewordsgiveaclue（