月自考英语二试题附答案

1、2009年10月全国自考英语（二）试题及答案一、Vocabulary and Structure(10 points,1 point each)从1.The traffic was held up for more than thirty minutes,_caused me toarrive late.A.itB.thatC.whatD.which答案：D2._he has many friends，he is often feeling lonely.A.AsB.WhenC.WhileD.Since答案：C3.Poor speaker of English though he was at

2、 the time，he still managed to makehimself_.A.understandB.understoodC.understandingD.to understand答案：B4.There are many sales this season，during which stores will lowertheir_prices.A.normalB.generalC.ordinaryD.usual答案：A5.As for family education，parents are encouraged to rely on_rather thanpunishment.A

3、.criticismB.intimidationC.persuasionD.scolding答案：C6.Scientists doubt whether its_to regulate ones biological clock bydrinking.A.feasibleB.incredibleC.fashionableD.valuable答案：A7.Youd better leave things_if you dont know how to deal with them.A.lonelyB.onlyC.loneD.alone答案：D8.The room was quiet，_the oc

4、casional coughing from my throat.A.in caseB.except forC.by farD.instead of答案：B9.So far scientists have only acquired_understanding of the physicalprocesses that cause earthquakes.A.a partialB.a changeableC.an originalD.an individual答案：A10.The profit-sharing plan is designed to_the staff to work hard

5、.A.calculateB.demonstrateC.speculateD.motivate答案：D二、Cloze Test(10 points,1 point each)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。1.Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for awoman.A man goes shopping1he needs something.His purpose is settled and decided2.Heknows w

6、hat he wants and his objective is to find it and3it;the price is asecondary4.Most men5walk into a shop and ask the salesman6what they want.If the shophas it in stock,the salesman promptly7it,and the business of trying it onproceeds8.All being well,the9can be and often is completed in less than fivem

7、inutes,with hardly any bargain and to their satisfaction.For a man，slight problemsmay begin when the shop does not have what he wants，10 does not have exactly whathe wants.In that case the salesman，as the name implies，tries to sell the customersomething else.(1).(A).although(B).before(C).unless(D).b

8、ecause答案：D(2).(A).in advance(B).in addition(C).in contrast(D).in return答案：A(3).(A).book(B).order(C).buy(D).take答案：C(4).(A).transaction(B).consideration(C).regulation(D).possession答案：B(5).(A).simply(B).necessarily(C).reluctantly(D).inevitably答案：A(6).(A).of(B).with(C).for(D).at答案：C(7).(A).leaves(B).ma

9、kes(C).prevents(D).produces答案：D(8).(A).at once(B).at first(C).at best(D).at least答案：A(9).(A).sale(B).deal(C).payment(D).request答案：B(10).(A).and(B).or(C).but(D).as答案：B三、Reading Comprehension(30 points,2 points each)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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。1.My husband Christopher was once a financ

10、ial planner.Even though he couldntbalance our budget，his clients trusted him completely and he made them feelsecure.In exchange they paid him very well.We had a nice life then.At that time，myyoga studio(瑜伽馆)was just starting to make a profit，and I had recently decoratedit.At last，I was in control of

11、 my working life and poured my heart and soul intomaking it succeed.When we first met，I fell hard for Christopher right away,although I wouldnt callit love.Id never been with a man who was prettier than I was,but after a while Igot used to this，and it didnt bother me so much.I was recovering from a

12、brokenheart and needed something to help me move on.If it wasnt love,it was goodenough，and when he asked me to marry him I jumped at the chance，knowing that itmight be my last.Things started out so well.I was working steadily and Christopher was patientlyclimbing up the ladder in his department.Then

13、，without any warning，one gray winterafternoon in year five，he just upped and left his desk at the bank，handed in hisresignation，and came home and told me he wanted to start an interior designbusiness.He has always loved mixing and matching，and has a real eye for color,texture，andshape，but the idea o

14、f turning a hobby into a business wasnt something we had everdiscussed.I thought the stress of his job was becoming too much and perhaps he wouldtake a few months off over the spring and summer to relax and get the idea out ofhis system.I didnt believe he could be serious.But once he had a few clien

15、ts，hebegan to draw up plans，ordering catalogues and turning our empty workshop into akind of makeshift studio with all of his sketches pinned to the wall.After spendinga lot of time and money on all of this preparation，and really doing quite a nicejob of it，he called each client in turn and apologiz

16、ed，saying he wouldnt be ableto design their living spaces after all.(1).As a financial planner,Christopher.(A).paid his clients very well(B).was trusted by his clients(C).was making his yoga studio profitable(D).could make his familys budget balanced答案：B(2).The woman in the passage.(A).fell in love

17、with Christopher at first sight(B).managed a yoga studio with her husband(C).felt really uncomfortable with a smart man(D).married Christopher because of a broken heart答案：A(3).His wife thought Christopher suddenly quit his job because he.(A).couldnt wait to get promoted(B).had experience in interior

18、 design(C).wanted to do something he enjoyed(D).couldnt bear the pressure from his job答案：D(4).The womanher husbands decision.(A).was supportive of(B).was indifferent to(C).was satisfied with(D).was negative about答案：D(5).It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Christopher.(A).was more likely

19、to change his mind(B).would return to his office in the bank(C).made a big success in interior design(D).was not wellprepared for his business答案：A2.In a quiet，darkened lecture room，you begin a frustrating fight againstfatigue.The overhead projector hums，and you cannot concentrate on the slides.Youst

20、op absorbing information and become absentminded.The professor lost you a longtime ago.You are bored.Virtually everyone gets bored once in a while.Most of us chalk it up to a dullenvironment.“The most common way to define boredom in Western culture is havingnothing to do，”says psychologist Stephen V

21、odanovich of the University of WestFlorida.And indeed，early research into the effects of boredom focused on peopleforced to perform dull tasks，such as working a factory assembly line.But boredom is not merely an natural property of the circumstances,researcherssay.Rather this perception is subjectiv

22、e and rooted in aspects ofconsciousness.Levels of boredom vary among people：some individuals are far lessliable to boredom than othersand some，such as extroverts(性格外向者),are morelikely to have this feeling.Thus，a new generation of scientists is coping with the psychologicalinterpretations of this mos

23、t tedious of human emotionsand they have found that itis more complicated than is commonly known.Researchers say that boredom is not aunified concept but rather comes in several flavors.Level of attention,an aspect ofconscious awareness，plays an important role in boredom，such that improving apersons

24、 ability to focus may therefore decrease boredom.Emotional factors can alsocontribute to boredom.People who are poor in understanding their own feelings andthose who become sucked in and distracted by their moods are more easily bored，forexample.Staying away from tedium is not easy.People who are li

25、able to boredom are morelikely to suffer from ills such as depression and drug addiction；they also tend tobe socially awkward and poor performers at school or work.(1).The purpose of the first paragraph is to.(A).illustrate why people are less able to focus(B).show how boring a lecture in a dark roo

26、m is(C).tell people how fatigue affects concentration(D).describe a situation where people can get bored答案：D(2).It can be concluded from Para.2 that.(A).doing nothing leads people to get bored easily(B).western people pay little attention to boredom(C).boredom only affects the assembly line worker(D

27、).people are liable to get bored in a dull situation答案：D(3).Researchers hold that boredom results from.(A).natural surroundings(B).various kinds of factors(C).sensitive personalities(D).subjective perceptions答案：B(4).Improvement of peoples ability to focus may.(A).affect their moods(B).distract their

28、 minds(C).reduce their boredom(D).increase their depression答案：C(5).The passage mainly involves.(A).effects of boredom on peoples life and work(B).various ways to conquer the feeling of boredom(C).studies of possible reasons why people get bored(D).the importance of scientific research into boredom答案

29、：C3.Storytelling is one of the few human features that are truly universal acrossculture and through all of known history.Anthropologists find evidence of folktaleseverywhere in ancient cultures，written in Sanskrit，Latin,Greek,Chinese，Egyptianand Sumerian.People in societies of all types weave stori

30、es，from oral storytellersin huntergatherer tribes to the millions of writers bringing out books，televisionshows and movies.And when a characteristic behavior shows up in so many differentsocieties，researchers pay attention：its roots may tell us something about ourevolutionary past. To study storytel

31、ling，scientists must first define what constitutes a story,andthat can prove tricky.Because there are so many diverse forms,scholars often definestory structure，known as narrative，by explaining what it is not.Expositioncontrasts with narrative by being a simple，straightforward explanation,such as al

32、ist of facts or an encyclopedia entry.Another standard approach defines narrativeas a series of causally linked events that unfold over time.A third definition drawson the typical narratives subject matter：the interactions of intentionalagentscharacters with mindswho possess various motivations. How

33、ever narrative is defined，people know it when they feel it.Whether fiction ornonfiction，a narrative engages its audience through psychologicalrealismrecognizable emotions and believable interactions among characters. “Everyone has a natural detector for psychological realism，”says RaymondA.Mar,assis

34、tant professor of psychology at York University in Toronto.“We can tellwhen something rings false.”But the best storiesthose retold through generationsand translated into other languagesdo more than simply present a believablepicture.These tales attract their audience，whose emotions can be closely t

35、ied tothose of the storys characters.Such immersion(沉浸)is a state psychologistscall“narrative transport”.Researchers have only begun figuring out the relationsamong the variables that can initiate narrative transport.(1).The passage indicates that storytelling.(A).is becoming less and less popular i

36、n modern societies(B).attracts researchersattention all through human history(C).is the best way to show the evolutionary past of human beings(D).is a common cultural phenomenon all through the known history答案：D(2).The phrase“a characteristic behavior”in Para.1 refers to.(A).telling stories(B).writi

37、ng books(C).studying folktales(D).producing movies答案：A(3).Exposition is characterized by.(A).believable pictures(B).diverse subject matters(C).a simple and direct explanation(D).a number of causally linked events答案：C(4).How many approaches are mentioned to define a narrative?(A).One.(B).Two.(C).Thre

38、e.(D).Four.答案：C(5).The best stories attract their audience because they.(A).present a believable picture(B).express the audiences emotions(C).are translated into other languages(D).are retold from generation to generation答案：B四、Word Spelling(10 points,1 point for two words)将下列汉语单词译成英语。每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数

39、目均已给出。请将完整的单词写在答题纸上。1.能力，能耐n.a_ _ _ _ _ _答案：ability2.吹嘘，自夸v.b_ _ _ _答案：boast3.取消，删除v.c_ _ _ _ _答案：cancel4.危险的，不安全的a.d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _答案：dangerous5.过多的，过分的a.e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _答案：excessive6.设备；便利n.f_ _ _ _ _ _ _答案：facility7.喂草，放牧v.g_ _ _ _答案：graze8.几乎不，几乎没有ad.h_ _ _ _ _答案：hardly9.包括，包含v.i_ _ _ _ _ _答案：in

40、clude10.律师n.l_ _ _ _ _答案：lawyer11.较大的，主要的a.m_ _ _ _答案：major12.国家的，民族的a.n_ _ _ _ _ _ _答案：national13.操作，经营n.o_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _答案：operation14.透入，渗入v.p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _答案：penetrate15.拒绝，谢绝v.r_ _ _ _ _答案：refuse16.幸存，存活n.s_ _ _ _ _ _ _答案：survival17.技术员n.t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _答案：technician18.在楼上，往楼上ad.u_ _ _ _ _ _

41、 _答案：upstairs19.老兵，老手n.v_ _ _ _ _ _答案：veteran20.获胜者，优胜者n.w_ _ _ _ _答案：winner【评分标准】多写、少写或错写一个字母均为错。五、Word Form(10 points,1 point each)将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。答案写在答题纸上。1.It was_(care)of her to leave her purse lying on the desk.答案：careless2.The_(frighten)child gripped his mothers hands tightly.答案：frightened

42、3.It might be possible to convert_(explode)energy into heat.答案：explosive4.Tom shouted at his wife，“You_(find)fault with me.”答案：are finding5.Jack has exerted all his_(strong)to attain his goal.答案：strength6.The surface of the earth_(cover)by masses of land and larger areas of water.答案：is covered7.Tom

43、was the only one of the lookers-on who_(be)willing to help.答案：was8.Unless theres a storm,we shall set off on our journey tomorrow as_ (plan).答案：planned9.The young man was so tired that he fell_(sleep)the moment his head touchedthe pillow.答案：asleep10.I would rather he_(paint)the wall white next time.

44、答案：painted【评分标准】语法错误或拼写错误均不给分。六、Translation from Chinese into English(15 points,3 points each)将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。1.电脑能帮助解决科学研究中的许多问题。答案：Computers can help solve a lot of problems in scientific researches.2.好书的产生是努力工作的结果。答案：Good books come about as the result of hard work.Good books are the result o

45、f hard work.3.问题在于她是否能自己克服这些困难。答案：The question is whether she herself can overcome these difficulties.The question is whether she can overcome these difficulties on her own.4.每个听到那条消息的人都兴奋得跳了起来。答案：Everybody who had heard the news jumped for joy/with excitement.5.你只要不灰心，一定会成功的。答案：As long as you dont

46、lose heart,you will succeed.【评分标准】(1)主要语法错误（如动词时态、语态、虚拟语气、主谓一致、否定、疑问以及其他句型错误）或影响基本句意的重要用词错误扣1分。(2)非基本语法错误(如介词、代词、冠词、大小写、标点等错误)以及不影响基本句意的用词错误每两处扣1分。(3)拼写错误每两处扣1分。拼写错误本大题总扣分不超过3分。(4)如所用句型与答案不一致，只要语言和意义正确，均应给分。七、Translation from English into Chinese(15 points)将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。1.Everyone agrees that childrens language learn