全国高等教育自学考试英语试题

1、10月英语（二）试题一、从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（每小题1分，共10分）1. Itoffersusafullersenseofbeingintenselyalivefromtomoment.A.timeB.momentC.periodD.instant2. ItmaybeworthrememberingthatJohnMajordidnthimselfgotoOxforidhjsterstcodhiA.afterB.sinceC.whileD.if3. Theeffectsofrapidtravelthebodyarefarmoredisturbingthanwerealize.

2、A.onB.inC.forD.to4. Herpowersofpersuasionwerenoavail.A.forB.byC.withD.to5. Thereislittlelikelihoodthatapaneloffivewantstogothroughtheofallshakinghandswithyou.A.processB.prospectC.precedentD.presence6. Itistherighttochangeemployerswhichemploymentfromslavery.A.distinguishesB.derivesC.releasesD.relieve

3、s7. Itistouchingtoseehowacatordogitselftoafamilyandwantstoshareinallitsgoingsandcomings.A.sacrificesB.opposesC.exposesD.attaches8. Ahealthyself-esteemisaresourceforcopingwhendifficulties.A.riseB.raiseC.ariseD.arouse9. Thechallengeisnotoneofexpansion,therapidgrowthinenrollmentoverthelast40yearshascom

4、etoanend.A.AsaresultB.ByallmeansC.IncontrastD.Onthecontrary10. Managementoftenworkshardtosetupasituationworkisdoneinseries.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.what二、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（每选项1分，共10分）MaybeyouknowthattheletterVstandsforvictoryinwesterncountries.Butdoyouknowthe11ofthesign?DuringWorldWarI

5、I,EuropewasoccupiedbytheGermans.Alotofpeople12toBritain.AmongthemwasoneBelgian（比禾U时人）13VictorDalveli.Helovedhiscountryverymuch.Andeveryday,heusedshortwaveradiotobroadcasttotheBelgianpeople,calling14themtoresisttheGermanoccupiers.Onthelastdayof1940,heaskedhiscountrymentowritethe15Vwherevertheycouldto

6、showtheirdeterminationtowinthefinalvictory.Inafewdays,itappearedeverywhere.16,itspreadtotheotheroccupiedcountriesinEurope.Becauseitwassimpleand17,itsoonbecameverypopular.Whenfriendsmet,theystretchedout18middleandindexfingerstogreeteachother.Atthattime,incertainrestaurants,knivesandforkswereplacedins

7、uchaway19formaV.Andinsomeclockshopsclockswerepurposelystopped2011:05toshowthesignofV.11. A.meaningB.shapeC.historyD.definition12. A.hadescapedB.escapedC.haveescapedD.escape13. A.namingB.beingnamedC.namedD.name14. A.upB.outC.onD.off15. A.letterB.alphabetC.expressionD.word16. A.LatterB.LaterC.LateD.La

8、tely17. A.meaningfulB.energeticC.magnificentD.interesting18. A.hisB.theirC.onesD.everybodys19. A.inordertoB.soastoC.sotoD.asto20. A.onB.inC.byD.at三、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。（每选项2分，共30分）PassageOneQuestion21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inreadingtheworldsgreatliteratureonhumanexcellenceandpers

9、onalsuccess,Ivefoundthattolaunchourselvesintoalifeoftruesuccessweneedtosatisfyonebasiccondition:pursueourvisionwithstubborn（顽强的）consistency.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenpeoplewhosucceedandthosewhodontisnotusuallytalentbutpersistence.Onmywaytoworkonemorning,ImetRudyRuettiger,whoisnowamotivationalspeake

10、r.HehasgrownupinJoliet,listeningtostoriesaboutNotreDameanddreamingofonedayplayingfootballthere.Friendstoldhimhewasntagoodenoughstudenttobeadmitted.Sohegaveuphisdreamandwenttoworkinapowerplant.Thenafriendwaskilledinanaccidentatwork.Shocked,Rudysuddenlyrealizedthatlifeistooshortnottopursueyourdreams.I

11、n1972,attheageof23,heenrolledatHolyCrossJuniorCollegeinSouthBend,Ind.HegotgoodenoughgradestotransfertoNotreDame,wherehefinallymadethefootballteamasamemberofthe“scoutteam”,theplayerswhohelptheteamprepareforgames.Rudywaslivinghisdream,almost.Buthewasntallowedtosuitupforthegamesthemselves.Thenextyear,a

12、fterRudyrequestedit,thecoachtoldRudyhecouldputonhisuniformfortheseasonsfinalgame.Andtherehesat,ontheNotreDamebenchduringthegame.Astudentstartedshouting,“WewantRudy!”Soonothersjoinedin.Finally,attheageof27,with27secondslefttoplay,RudyRuettigerwassentontothefield-andmadethefinaltackle（阻截）.Sohisteamwon

13、thegame.WhenImetRudy17yearlater,itwasintheparkinglotoutsideNotreDamestadium（体育场），whereacameracrewwasfilmingscenesforRudy,amotionpictureabouthislife.Hisstoryillustratesthatthereisnolimittowhereyourdreamscantakeyou.21. Thewriterbelievesthatthekeytoachievingsuccessis.A.developingonestalentB. seizingopp

14、ortunitiesC. havingwidevisionD.stickingtoonesgoal22. Accordingtothepassage,RudyoncegaveuphisdreamofplayingfootballforNotreDamebecauseA. hisfriendwaskilledthereB. hisfootwasinjuredinanaccidentC. helackedconfidenceinhimselfD. hefailedintheentranceexamination23. Rudyquithisjobinthepowerplantbecause.A.

15、hisfriendencouragedhimtoB. hisoutlookonlifechangedC. hewasdisappointedinhisfutureD. hewasshockedbyhisfriendsdeath24. RudywastransferredtoNotreDame.A. asagoodstudentB. asagoodplayerC. withthehelpofacoachD. withthehelpofafriend25. AcameracrewwasmakingamovieaboutRudyslifebecause.A. Rudywastheoldestplay

16、eratNotreDameB. RudysucceededinrealizinghisdreamC. RudywasthebestspeakeratNotreDameD. RudysucceededindevelopinghisabilityPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.NASA,theU.S.spaceagency,believestheresagoodchancethatwerenotaloneintheuniverse.Lastfall,NASAbegananewprojectcalledtheHighRes

17、olutionMicrowaveSurvey（HRMS）.Itsaim:tofindevidenceoflifeinoneofthebillionsofgalaxiesintheuniverse.Thesearchforintelligentlifeonotherplanetsisntnew.Itbeganalmost100yearsago.Thatswhenscientistsbuiltahugetransmittertosendradiowavesintospace.Scientiststhoughtsmartbeingsonotherplanetsmightpickupthesignal

18、s.Scientistsalsohavesentamessageabouthumansandoursolarsystemtoanearbyconstellation（星座）.Butbecausetheconstellationis25,000lightyearsaway,areturnmessagewouldntreachEarthfor50,000years!Sodontwaitupforananswer.Sofar,noextraterrestrial（地球夕卜的）beingsthatweknowofhavereturnedour“calls.ButaccordingtoDr.JillTa

19、rter,anHRMSscientist,wehaventexactlyhadourearswideopen.Now,however,“saysDr.Tarter,wevebuiltthetoolsweneedtolistenwell.”LastOctober,Dr.Tarterswitchedonthelargestradioreceiverintheworld.Itsanenormousmetalbowlstretching1,000feetacrossavalleyinPuertoRico.Meanwhile,anotherNASAscientistturnedonahugeradior

20、eceiverinCaliforniasMojaveDesert.NASAhopesthesebigdishes-andothersaroundtheworld-willpickupradiosignalsfromnewworld.Dr.FrankDrakehasbeensearchingforlifeinouterspaceforyears.HeexplainstheHRMSprojectthisway:Tolistentoyourradio,youmovethetuneronthedialuntilthechannelscomeinloudandclear:Nowimagineradior

21、eceiversthatscanourgalaxy“listening”to14millionchannelseverysecond.ThatswhatNASAsradioreceiversinPuertoRicoandCaliforniaaredoing.Butthatsnotall.Powerfulcomputershookedtothereceiversexamineeverysignalcarefully.Thecomputerstrytomatchthesignalstoonesthatscientistsalreadyrecognize,suchashuman-madesignal

22、s.Iftheycant,DrakeandTartercheckonthem.Itcouldprovethereisradiotechnologyelsewhereintheuniverse,says“Andthatwouldmeanwerenotalone.”26. NASAscientistsstartedanewprojectinorderto.A. discoverlifeinothergalaxiesB. sendhumanbeingsintospaceC. findevidenceofanewgalaxyD. confirmthenumberofgalaxies27. Accord

23、ingtoDr.JillTarter,thereasonwhywehaventreceivedanyreturnmessagesfromouterspaceisthat.A. ourearsarenotsharpenoughtohearthemB. ourequipmenthasntbeengoodenoughC. ittakesmillionsofyearsforthemtoreachusD. ittakesquitealongtimetosendthem28. Dr.JillTartercomparesthelargereceiverto.A. thehumanearB. theunive

24、rseC. ametalbowlD. ahugedish29. AccordingtoDr.FrankDrake,NASAsradioreceiversinPuertoRicoandCaliforniaare.A. tryingtocheckoneverychannelcarefullyB. movingthetuneronthedialforclearchannelsC. scanningtheuniverseforpossiblesignalsD. pickingupradiosignalsfromnewworld30. Thebesttitleofthispassageis.A. Sig

25、nalsfromtheSpaceB. TheInventionofNewRadioReceiversC. TheIntelligentLifeinOuterSpaceD. NASAListensforSpaceNeighborsPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Evenacarefulmotorist（开汽车的人）maycommitamotoringoffence（违法）.Inthiscase,hewillappearinapolicecourt.Thisisacourtruledbyajudgewithoutaj

26、ury（陪审团）.Ajudgehaspowerstopasssentenceforrelativelyminoroffencesonly;seriouschargesaredealtwithbyajudgeandajury.Incertaincases,amotoringoffendermaychoosetogobeforeajudgeandajury,insteadofappearingbeforejustajudge.Acourtisalsousedfortheconductofpreliminaryinvestigationstodeterminewhetherornotamotorin

27、goffendershallappearfortrialinahighercourt.Whenhiscasecomesupincourt,themotoristhearshisnamecalledbytheclerkofthecourt,andcomesforwardtoidentifyhimself.Thejudgethencallsforthepolicemanwhochargedtheoffenderandaskshimtogiveevidence.Heisexpectedtogiveanaccountofwhathappenedwhentheoffencewascommittedand

28、tomentionanyspecialcircumstances.Forexampletheoffencemayhavebeenpartlyduetothefoolishnessofanothermotorist.Itwouldbeunwiseforthemotoringoffendertoexaggeratethis.Itwillnothelphiscasetotrytoblamesomeoneelseforhisownmistake.Ifyouareguilty,itisofcoursewisetoadmititandsayyouresorryforcommittingtheoffence

29、andtakingupthecourtstime.Judgesarenotheartlessandamotoristmaybeluckyenoughtohearonesay:Youvegotgoodreasons,butyouhavebrokenthelawandIllhavetoimposeafine.Payfivepounds.Nextcase.”Someshort-temperedpeopleforgetthatbothpolicemenandjudgeshaveapublicdutytoperform,andarerudetothem.Thisdoesnotpay!Ajudgewill

30、notletoffanoffendermerelybecauseheisrespectful,butapolitelaw-breakermaycertainlyhopethatthejudgewillextendhimwhattolerancethelawpermits.31. Evenacarefulmotoristmaybeaskedtogotoapolicecourtfor.A.aninjuryB.amotoringoffenceC.refusingtopayafineD.beingrudetothepoliceman32. Theunderlinedwordone(paragraph5

31、)refersto.A. ajurymemberB. apoliceofficerC. amotoristD.ajudge33. Amotoringoffenderisusuallychargedby.A.ajudgeB. ajuryC. apolicemanD. anothermotorist34. Itisfoolishforamotoringoffenderto.A. overstateanothermotoristsmistakeB. mentionsomeoneelsesfoolishnessC. arguethatheisnotguiltyD. choosetogobeforeaj

32、ury35. Ifamanknowsthatheisguilty,heshould.A. bepolitetothepolicemanandthejudgeB. tryhisbesttoappearbeforejustajudgeC. savethecourtstimeandpaythefineD.admitthewrongandsaysorrytothecourt四、将下列汉语单词译成英语。作为提示，每个词的词类和第一个字母以及用短线表示的其余字母数，已给出。(共20分)36. 乐意地，容易地ad.r37. 日常工作，常规n.r38. 多数，大半n.m39. 永恒的，不断的a.c40. 偏袒

33、的，部分的a.p41. 漆工，画家n.p42. 跳跃，飞跃v.l43. 易管理的a.m44. 缩短，减少vi.s45. 软毛，毛皮n.f_46. 意图，打算n.i47. 情形，身份n.s48. 软管，地铁n.t49. 口头的，口的a.o.50. 牺牲品，受害者n.v51. 鉴赏，感谢vt.a52. 目标，球门n.g53. 装置，方法n.d54. 分配，委派vt.a55. 娱乐，消遣n.a五、将括号内的各词变为适当的形式。(共10分)56. Shoulddoctorsbeallowed(take)thelivesofothers?57. Twoof(big)earthquakesthatwere

34、everrecordedtookplaceinChinaandAlaska.58. Electronicamplifiersalsomadepossibleafantasticinvolume,themusic(become)asloudandpenetratingasthehumanearcouldstand.59. Everydecisionhasconstraints(base)onpolicies,procedures,laws,precedents,andthelike.60. Themoreseriouslythisissought,(likely)positiveattitude

35、stowardsleisureaswellacademicworkwillbeencouraged.61. Attemptstobreakupthisoldsystem(make)ineverypresidentialelectioninthepastonehundredyears.62. Thesemineplanets,togetherwiththesun,makeupwhat(call)oursolarsystem.63. Nationsareclassifiedasagedwhentheyhave7%ormoreoftheirpeopleaged65orabove,andbyabout1970everyoneoftheadvancedcountries(become)likethis.64. (watch)overbyguardswithguns,theconvictsraisedthei