【自考】10月自考英语（二）专家预测试卷二

1、2014年10月自考英语（二）专家预测试卷二part one .vocabulary and structure (10 points,1 point for each item)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。1.he cant the meaning of this poem because its too vogue.a.stick withb.work onc.work outd.refer to 【】2. we that the plan should be fully discussed before being put into execution.a.wantb.pref

2、erc.hoped.wish 【】3. middle school students are heavily burdened home assignments.a.forb.inc.ond.with 【】4. , he can speak two foreign languages.a.child as he isb.a child as he isc.child as is hed.a child as is he 【】5. their differences, they fell passionately in love with each other.a.as forb.owing t

3、oc.despited.through 【】6. the peace talks were because of disagreement.a.put upb.held onc.put offd.slowed down 【】7. different people react in different manners to psychological pressures and tensions they in their lives.a.are faced withb.are facedc.are faced ind.are faced for 【】8. english, they have

4、to study a second foreign language.a.exceptb.except forc.besided.besides 【】9. many sleepwalkers do not seek help and so are never put on record, means that an accurate count can never be made.a.thatb.itc.whichd.what 【】10. the security department suspected him giving information to a foreign company.

5、a.ofb.atc.ford.in 【】. cloze test(10 points, 1 point for each item)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。yellow fever is a disease of warm lands that is found mainly along the shore of the atlantic ocean. it was first 11 in the americas, but may well have come from africa and reached the new world with

6、or soon after columbus. until about fifty years ago, yellow fever was still one of the most 12 diseases in the united states, 13 many died in repeated outbreaks. an outbreak which was to lead 14 surprising developments was one that happened in cuba during the spanish-american war.15, an army group u

7、nder major walter reed was sent there in june, 1900 16 orders “to give special attention to questions concerning the cause and prevention of yellow fever”. in a daring group of experiments using human beings, major reed proved the truth of an idea advanced in 1881 by a cuban doctor, that the city ty

8、pe of mosquito 17 the disease.the successful result of these experiments gave 18 to another and still more important idea: kill off the city type of mosquitoes and there will be no more yellow fever. 19, these mosquitoes are one of the easiest types to destroy. they are 20 in pools of quiet, warm wa

9、ter, within a short distance to peoples home.11.a.seenb. looked intoc. noticedd. felt12.a.fearedb. fearingc. fear d. felt13.a.which b. wherec. that d. how14.a.for b. inc. tod. at15.a. as resultsb. as the resultc. as resultd. as a result16.a.forb. onc. withd. in17.a.passed onb. passed toc. passed ove

10、rd. passed away18.a.timeb. resultc. birthd. order19.a.unfortunatelyb. fortunatelyc. consequentlyd. subsequently20.a.fedb. livedc. maded. born. reading comprehension(30 points, 2 points for each item)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。passage onequestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.many a

11、young person tells me he wants to be a writer. i always encourage such people, but i also explain that theres a big difference between “ being a writer ” and writing. in most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “ you ve got to want to wr

12、ite, ” i say to them, “ not want to be a writer ” .the reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor paying affair. for every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. when i left a 20 year career in the u.s. coast guard to become a freelance writer (

13、 自由撰稿者 ), i had no prospects at all. what i did have was a friend who found me in my room in a new york apartment building. it didnt even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. i immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.after a year or so, however, i still had

14、n t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. it was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. but i knew i wanted to write. i had dreamed about it for years. i wasnt going to be one of those people who die wondering, what if? i would keep putting my dream to the test even though it me

15、ant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. this is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.21. the passage is meant to .a. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experienceb. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a pr

16、ofessional writerc. show young people its unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and famed. encourage young people to pursue a writing career 【】22. what can be concluded from the passage?a. genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.b. a writers success depends on luck rather

17、 than on effort.c. famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.d. the chances for a writer to become successful are small. 【】23. why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?a. he wasnt able to produce a single book.b. he hadnt seen a change for the b

18、etter.c. he wasnt able to have a rest for a whole year.d. he found his dream would never come true. 【】24. “ . people who die wondering, what if? ” (line 3, para.3) refers to “ those ” .a. who think too much of the dark side of lifeb. who regret giving up their career halfwayc. who think a lot withou

19、t making a decisiond. who are full of imagination even upon death 【】25. “shadowland” in the last sentence refers to .a. the wonderland one often dreams aboutb. the bright future that one is looking forward toc. the state of uncertainty before ones final goal is reachedd. a world that exists only in

20、ones imagination 【】passage twoquestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats. it is

21、said that the englishman objects to this type of existence, but if the case is such, he does in fact differ from the inhabitants of most countries of the world today. in the past our own blocks of flats have been associated with the lower-income groups and they have lacked the obvious provisions, su

22、ch as central heating, constant hot water supply, electrically operated lifts from top to bottom, and so on, as well as such details, important notwithstanding (然而), as easy facilities for disposal of dust and rubbish and storage places for baby carriages on the ground floor, playgrounds for childre

23、n on the top of the buildings, and drying grounds for washing. it is likely that the dispute regarding flats versus (对, 对抗) individual houses will continue to rage on for a long time as far as britain is concerned. and it is unfortunate that there should be hot feelings on both sides whenever this s

24、ubject is raised. those who oppose the building of flats base their case primarily on the assumption (设想)that everyone prefers an individual home and garden and on the high cost per unit of accommodation. the latter ignores the higher cost of providing full services to a scattered community and the

25、cost in both money and time of the journeys to work for the suburban resident.26. we can infer from the passage that .a. english people, like most people in other countries, dislike living in flatsb. people in most countries of the world today are not opposed to living in flatsc. people in britain a

26、re forced to move into high blocks of flatsd. modern flats still fail to provide the necessary facilities for living 【】27. what is said about the blocks of flats built in the past in britain?a. they were mostly inhabited by people who did not earn much.b. they were usually not large enough to accomm

27、odate big families.c. they were sold to people before necessary facilities were installed.d. they provided playground for children on the top of the buildings. 【】28. the word “ rage ” (line 10) means “” .a. be ignoredb. develop with great forcec. encourage people greatlyd. be in fashion 【】29. some p

28、eople oppose the building of flats because .a. the living expenses for each individual family are higherb. it involves higher cost compared with the building of housesc. they believe people like to live in houses with gardensd. the disposal of rubbish remains a problem for those living in flats 【】30

29、. the author mentions that people who live in suburban houses .a. do not have access to easy facilities because they live away from the cityb. have to pay a lot of money to employ people to do service workc. take longer time to know each other because they are a scattered communityd. have to spend m

30、ove money and time travelling to work every day 【】passage threequestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.brazil has become one of the developing world s great successes at reducing population growth - but more by accident than design. while countries such as india have made joint efforts

31、 to reduce birth rates, brazil has had better result without really trying, says george martine at harvard.brazils population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1 93% a year between 1981 and 1990, and brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average. martine says

32、 this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other third world countries.martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas (通俗电视连续剧) and installment (分期付款) plans introduced in the 1970s. both played an important, although indirect, role

33、in lowering the birth rate. brazil is one of the world s biggest producers of soap operas. globo, brazils most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life

34、in big cities.“ although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction, they describe middle and upper class values not many children, different attitudes towards sex, women working, ” says martine. “ they sent this image to all parts of brazil and made peopl

35、e conscious of other patterns of behavior and other values, which were put into a very attractive package. ”meanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers. “ this led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and consumption was incompatible (不相容的) with unlimite

36、d reproduction, ” says martine.31. according to the passage, brazil has cut back its population growth .a. by educating its citizensb. by careful family planningc. by developing tv programmesd. by chance【】32. according to the passage, many third world countries .a. havent attached much importance to

37、 birth controlb. would soon join brazil in controlling their birth ratec. havent yet found an effective measure to control their populationd. neglected the role of tv plays in family planning【】33. the phrase “ puts it down to ” (line 1, para. 3) is closest in meaning to “ ” .a. attributes it tob. fi

38、nds it a reason forc. sums it up asd. compares it to 【】34. soap operas have helped in lowering brazils birth rate because .a. they keep people sitting long hours watching tvb. they have gradually changed peoples way of lifec. people are drawn to their attractive packaged. they popularize birth contr

39、ol measures 【】35. what is martines conclusion about brazils population growth?a. the increase in birth rate will promote consumption.b. the desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.c. consumption patterns and reproduction patterns are contradictory.d. a countrys production is limited by its

40、 population growth. 【】part two.word spelling (10 points,1 point for two items)将下列汉语单词译成英语。作为提示，每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。36.请求;恳求 v. s37.电子的; a. e38.运动员; n. s39.吉他; n. g40.把分类;把分等级 v. c41.中小学校长; n. h42.提名;任命 n. n 43. 种植园;大农场 n. p44. 躲避;逃避 v. e45. 含义;暗示 n. i46.滋补品;营养品 n. n 47.排队; v. q48. 治疗的;补救的 a. r49.排除

41、;消灭 v. e50.放松;松弛 n. r51. 思索;推测 v. s52.议会的;国会的 a. p 53.情况;环境 n. c54.管理;行政 n. a55.作为.的动机;激发 v. m. word form(10 points, 1 point for each item)将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。56. it is believed that pipes are parts of volcanoes that were formed when (melt) rock pushed upward through the earths crust.57. dime stores

42、got their name in the last century when it was decided that small profit on a great quantity of goods would be better than a large profit on (few) sales.58. the fact that (guide) forms of dieting result in so many problems does not mean that no dieting is safe.59. the president is strongly (desire)

43、that you should attend the meeting tomorrow.60. her body, with hands and feet (bind), was discovered by a traveler early in the morning.61. if it hadnt been for your help, we (fail)in last weeks exam.62. the peoples liberation army started the (strategy) counterattack in 1946 to defeat the kmt.63. i

44、n simple terms, (produce) is merely a measure of effectiveness with which people produce goods and services.64. clinton received only 43 percent of the popular vote in 1992, (compare) with bushs 38 percent and perots 19 percent.65. then arose the question where we were to get the equipment (need). t

45、ranslation from chinese into english(15 points, 3 points for each item)将下列各句译成英语。66.水的污染使居民们容易得病。67.他并不是连那一点都看不出来的傻瓜。68. 一个人的外貌和他的品质常常不一致。69. 锻炼想象力时你应摆脱常规的思维模式。70.你要是几个月前把实情告诉他就好了。. translation from english into chinese(15 points)将下列短文译成汉语。when i rode the subway in washington d. c., i took the escal

46、ator (传送带式电梯) to go up to ground level, like i always do in beijing. what was different was that all the people stood to the right of the escalator, which was the width of two people standing side by side, so the left side was left open.at first, i didnt notice this and stood on the left side; sonia

47、 corrected me at once. she pointed down the escalator and said: “ look, someones in a real hurry! ” then i saw a young man run up along the stairs with heavy steps.it is a commonly accepted rule those who move more slowly should leave a path for those in a hurry. people who have urgent things to do

48、dont have the patience to stand on the slowly moving escalator; they prefer to add their own speed to the escalators.standing on the right side, with people running by frequently, i thought this was a really nice rule. think about it: without this rule, people would stand on the escalator at random. even if the