00795综合英语(二)2004年07月试卷

浙00795#综合英语(二)试题第10页共10页全国2004年7月高等教育自学考试综合英语(二)试题课程代码：00795将正确答案填写在答题纸相应位置上Ⅰ.Completethesentenceswiththebestchoice.WriteyourrightletterontheAnswerSheet:(30%)1.Hewouldratheryou______somuchmoneywithyou.A.don'ttake B.didn'ttakeC.won'ttake D.arenottaking2.Itissaidthatourheartisnearest______.A.insizetoourfist B.tothesizeinourfistC.toourfistinthesize D.inthesizetoourfist3.______intotheclassroomwhenthevisitingscholarbeganhislecture.A.Themomentwerushed B.NosoonerhadwerushedC.Hardlydidwerush D.Scarcelyhadwerushed4.Thesechickensrequire______attentively.A.tobetakencare B.takingcareofC.takencareof D.tohavebeentakencareof5.Idothinkthatit'stime______tostopcheatingintests.A.somethingwasdone B.everythingshouldbedoneC.somethingisdone D.alltobedone6.Thoughthejobwashardandnewtothem,he______accomplishitintwoweeks.A.succeededto B.managedtoC.triedto D.failedto7.Allthe______thinkingpeoplesupportthefreedomstruggleoftheBlackpeopleofSouthAfrica.A.forward B.advancedC.progressive D.improving8.A______meanstheheadofsomeuniversities,colleges,andschools.A.Principle B.MinisterC.Principal D.Dean9.Astrangerattackedanoldmaninthetrainand______himofallhismoney.A.stole B.deceivedC.forced D.robbed10.Theseinsectscan______thecoloroftheirbackground,sothattheirenemiescan'tseethem.A.takeon B.taketoC.takeover D.takein11.Someofhisbooksaresavedfromthefire,but______missing.A.mostofmineisB.mostofmineareC.mostofmyisD.mostofmeare12.Wehaveproduced______thisyearaswedidin1993.A.asmuchcottontwiceB.astwicemuchcottonC.muchastwicecottonD.twiceasmuchcotton13.IwasworriedverymuchbecauseI'llmissmyflightifthebusarrives______.A.lately B.lateC.latter D.latest14.______Johnshouldhavepassedtheexam.A.Itisnosurprisethat B.ItissurprisedthatC.That'snosurprisethat D.Tosurprisemethat15.Doyouknowthestudent______Ioftentalkwith?A.what B.whomC.as D.whoⅡ.Cloze:(15%)Completethepassagebyputtingintheblanksthecorrectchoice.WriteyourrightletterontheAnswerSheet:Ifittakesyousixhourstoreadthisbook,somewhereintheworld2,500peoplewillhavediedofstarvationorofhungerrelatedillnessbythetimeyou1.Whyaresomany2?SusanGeorgeaffirmswithconviction,andwithsolidevidence,thatitisnotbecausethere3toomanypassengerson“SpaceshipEarth”,notbecauseofbadweatherofchangingclimates,butbecausefood4bytherich.5thepoorgohungry.Themultinationalagribusinesscorporations,Westerngovernmentswiththeirfood“aid”policiesandsupposedlyneutralmultilateraldevelopmentorganizations6responsibilityfortheir7.Theyallworkincooperation8localelitesthemselvesnurturedandprotectedbythepowerfulinthe9world.UnitedStatesagripowergivestheway,leadsthepackandis10imposingitscontroloverthewholeplanet.Onlythose11peoplewhocanbecomeconsumerswilleatintheBraveNewWorldbeingshaped12thewellfed.Thestandardliberalsolutionsto13theworld—populationcontrolortheGreenRevolution—arejustwhatthehungrypoordon'tneed.Alltheyneedissocialchange,otherwiseknownas14.Withthat,theycould,andwould,resolvemostoftheirproblems15.1.A.spend B.read C.finish D.overtake2.A.hungry B.poor C.rich D.civilized3.A.are B.were C.aren't D.left4.A.wasoffered B.iscontrolled C.ismeant D.isyielded5.A.However B.Afterall C.Still D.Only6.A.shift B.share C.originate D.insure7.A.inspection B.help C.fate D.impact8.A.to B.against C.with D.among9.A.developedB.developing C.whole D.current10.A.ideally B.repeatedly C.gradually D.exclusively11.A.unlucky B.ill-fed C.willing D.fortunate12.A.without B.by C.into D.over13.A.affectingB.changing C.ruling D.feeding14.A.trend B.might C.evolution D.justice15.A.innotime B.ourselves C.themselves D.bythemⅢ.Choosethecorrectparaphrasingofthefollowingsentences,andthenwriteyourrightletterontheAnswerSheet:(10%)1.Butnothingbecomesaniconmorethanatragicandearlydeath.A.Atragicandearlydeathcanmakeacommonpersonanicon.B.Withoutatragicandearlydeath,itisstillimpossibleforapersontobeaniconevenifhehasgoodlooksandaspecialcharisma.C.Buttheeasiestwayforacelebritytobeaniconisatragicandearlydeath.D.Butalliconmusthaveatragicandearlydeath.2.Thatdidnotanswer;thesherrywasalittletoodry.A.Hiseffortsofsellingsherryprovedafailure;thesherrywasnotmoistenough.B.Nobodyansweredhishawking;peopledidnotbuyhissherrybecauseitwastoodry.C.Histrailofsellingsherrydidnotprovideasolution;hesoonbecametiredofitagain.D.Hedidnotgetmoneyinthisbusiness;thesherrydriedoutandhehadnothingtosell.3.TheSeaAroundUswasadelightfulantidotetoourignorance.A.Becauseofourignorance,TheSeaAroundUsbecomesadelightfulreading-matter.B.Itisnotonlyadelightfulbookbutalsoausefulone,becauseitcancurethediseaseofignorance.C.Beinganappealingbook,TheSeaAroundUsenlargedourlimitedknowledgeoftheoceananditscreatures.D.TheSeaAroundUsisahealthybookwhichisespeciallyhelpfulfortheignorant.4.Buthecouldseethatthegiftrequiredcautionandwatchfulness.A.Buthecouldseethatonlypersonwithcautionandwatchfulnesswouldhavesuchgift.B.Buthecouldunderstandthatthegiftalwayscomestogetherwithcautionandwatchfulness.C.Itwasapparenttohimthatthegiftwasverycarefulandwatchingwhenitwasbenficical.D.Butheunderstoodthathemustusehisgiftinacarefulandalertway,oritmightbeharmful.5.GetoutinthekitchenandhelpDorisdothosedirtydishes.A.Getoutfromhereandgotothekitchen;helpDorismakingthedishesdirty.B.GotothekitchenandhelpDorismakedishes.C.Gooutfromhereandgotothekitchen;helpDoriswashthosedirtydishes.D.Gooutandgotothekitchen;helpDorismovethosedishes.Ⅳ.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,andthenwriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet:(15%)1.那位老人的子女不明白，从市场买菜更便宜，他为什么还要费大劲自己去种菜。(takethetroubleto)2.谁也没有找出解决问题的方法，最后还是比尔想出了个主意。(comeupwith)3.她希望她女儿能够自立，而不要靠她的丈夫养活。(bedependenton)4.你要是穿这件连衣裙去参加葬礼，你会出丑的。(makeafoolof)5.他是一个能力很强的律师，但在同行中间人缘不太好。(popularwith)Ⅴ.Readthefollowingpassagesandcompletethestatementsoranswerthequestionswiththecorrectchoice.WriteyourrightletterontheAnswerSheet.(30%)Passage1PerhapsnosinglemonumentintheUSAisasfamousastheStatueofLiberty.StandingonasmallislandinNewYorkHarbor,thecrownedlady,holdingaloftinherrighthandthetorchoffreedomandinherlefthandatabletwhichisinscribed“July4th,1776”,isasymbolofAmericandemocracy.Sheiscolossal.Sheis151ft.highandthepedestalonwhichshestandsisalmostasmuch.Anelevatortakesvisitorstothetopofthepedestal,aroundwhichabalconyruns.Aspiralstaircasegoesuptothecrown,andanothertothetorch.TheStateofLibertywasagifttotheUSAfromFrancein1886,asamarkoffriendshipandalsoinmemoryoftheaidFrancegavetheAmericansduringtheAmericanRevolution.FormillionsofimmigrantstheStatuewastheirfirstsightofthepromisedland,andforafewitwasalsothelast,astheysailedbackhomeagain.AboutamilefromLibertyIsland,thereisanothersmallisland,calledEllisIsland,whichwaslookeduponwithdreadbytheimmigrants.Foritwasherethattheyhadtowaittheirturntobeexaminedbydoctorsandofficials.MostoftheimmigrantscouldnotspeakawordofEnglish.Butonlytwooutof100immigrantswererefusedadmissiontoNewYorkCity.Oftenthepersonrefusedturnedouttobeagrand-motheroraweary,frightenedgirlmistakenlylabeled“feeble-minded.”Sometimeshusbandsandwiveswerepartedbecauseoneofthemhappenedtohaveabadcoughandwassuspectedofhavingtuberculosis.NewYorkCitywasabitterdisillusionmenttosomeimmigrants.Farfrombeingacitypavedwithgold,itwasacityteemingwithovercrowded,unhealthyandunsafeghettos.Theimmigrantslookedforearlierimmigrantsoftheirownnationalityorreligion.SoItalian,Polish,Irish,Jewishneighborhoodsgrewup.BecausetheycouldnotspeakEnglish,thenewcomersfounditdifficulttogetworkatonce,andtheirlivingquarterswereoftenslums.However,theyfoundintheUSAopportunitiesofbetteringthemselves.TodayimmigrantsnolongerhavetoenduretheindignitiesofEllisIsland.Thegrimbuildingswerecloseddownin1924.In1976,EllisIslandbecameanhistoricmonument.1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.GatewaytotheUSA B.StatueofLibertyC.EllisIsland D.ImmigrantsoftheUSA2.Theword“colossal”(Para.1,Line4)means______.A.miniatureB.colorfulC.enormousD.beautiful3.ImmigrantslookeduponEllisIslandwithdreadbecause______.A.theycouldnotspeakawordB.theymightberefusedadmissiontotheUSAC.husbandsandwivesmightberecognizedD.theyweresuspected4.Paragraph4impliesthat______.A.NewYorkCitywaspavedwithgoldB.immigrantsofthesamenationalityorreligionlivedinthesamebuildingC.immigrantslivedeverywhereD.someimmigrantsweredisappointedatNewYorkCity5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.TheStatueofLibertywasagiftfromFrance.B.FrancegavetheUSAtheStatuetocommemoratetheaidtheyreceivedfromtheUS.C.TheStatueofLibertyisthemostfamousmonumentintheUSA.D.TheStatueofLibertyisthesymbolofAmericandemocracy.passage2Incitieswithrentcontrol,thecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlordcanchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoarelivinginapartments.Theirrentcannotincrease;thereforetheyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.However,thecriticssaythatafteralongtime,rentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits.Therefore,theyinvestinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.Theydonotinvestinnewbuildingwhichwouldalsoberent-controlled.Asaresult,newapartmentsarenotbuilt.Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecritics,theendresultofrentcontrolisashortageofapartmentsinthecity.Sometheoristsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesameway.Thefederalgovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.Theminimumheplspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilled,low-payingjobs.However,iftheminimumishigh,employersmayhirefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswithmachinery.Theprice,whichisthewagethatemployersmustpay,increases.Therefore,otherthingsbeingequal,thenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thus,criticsclaim,anincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.Somepoorpeoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwage.Supportersoftheminimumwagesaythatitheplspeoplekeeptheirdignity.Becauseofthelaw,workerscannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.Furthermoreemployerscannotforceworkerstoacceptjobsatunfairwages.Economictheorypredictstheresultsofeconomicdecisionssuchasdecisionsaboutfarmproduction,rentcontrol,andtheminimumwage.Thepredictionsmaybecorrectonlyif“otherthingsareequal”.Economistsdonotagreeonsomeofthepredictions.Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.Someeconomistssupportaparticulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.Economistsdoagree,however,thattherearenosimpleanswerstoeconomicquestions.6.Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay______.A.causeashortageofapartmentsB.worrythosewhorentapartmentsashomesC.increasetheprofitsoflandlordsD.encouragelandlordstoinvestinbuildingapartments7.Wecansafelysaythatrentcontrol______.A.willalwaysbenefitthosewhorentapartmentsB.isunnecessaryC.willbringnegativeeffectsinthelongrunD.isnecessaryunderallcircumstances8.Theproblemofunemploymentwillarise______.A.iftheminimumwageissettoohighB.iftheminimumwageissettoolowC.iftheworkerareunskilledD.ifthemaximumwageisset9.Thepassagetellsus______.A.therelationshipbetweensupplyanddemandB.thepossibleresultsofgovernmentcontrolsC.thenecessityofgovernmentcontrolsD.theurgencyofgettingridofgovernmentcontrols10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Theresultsofeconomicdecisionscannotalwaysbepredicted.B.Minimumwagecanalwaysprotectemployees.C.Economictheorycanpredicttheresultsofeconomicdecisionsifotherfactorsarenotchanging.D.Economicdecisionsshouldnotbebasedoneconomictheory.Passage3TheNorwegianGovernmentisdoingitsbesttokeepthegrowthoftheoilindustryundercontrol.Anewlawlimitsexplorationtoanareasouthofthesouthernendofthelongcoastline:productionlimitshavebeenlaiddown(thoughthesehavealreadybeenraised);andoilcompanieshavenotbeenallowedtoemploymorethanalimitednumberofforeignworkers.Buttheoilindustryhasawayofgettingoversuchproblems,andfewpeoplebelievethattheGovernmentwillbeabletoholdthingsbackforlong.AsoneNorwegianpoliticiansaidlastweek：“Wewillsoonbechangedbeyondallrecognition”.Eversincetheyear,theGovernmenthasbeencarryingoutaprogramofdevelopmentintheareanorthoftheArcticCircle.Duringthepastfewyearsthisprogramhashadagreatdealofsuccess:Tromsohasbeenbuiltupintoalocalcapitalwithauniversity,alargehospitalandahealthyindustry.Buttheoilindustryhasalreadystartedtodrawpeoplesouth,andwithinafewyearsthewholenorthernpolicycouldbeinruins.Theeffectsofthedevelopmentoftheoilindustrywouldnotbelimitedtothenorth,however.Withnearly100percentemployment,everyonecanseeasituationdevelopinginwhichtheserviceindustriesandthetouristindustrywilllosemostoftheirworkerstotheoilindustry.Somesmallerindustriesmightevendisappearaltogetherwhenitbecomescheapertobuygoodsfromabroad.TherealargumentoveroilisitsthreattotheNorwegianwayoflife.FarmersandfishermendonotmadeupthemajorityofthepopulationbuttheyareanimportantpartofitbecauseNorwegiansseeinthemmanyofthequalitiesthattheyregardwithprideasessentiallyNorwegian.Anditisthefarmersandthefishermenwhoaremostcriticaloftheoilindustrybecauseofthedamagethatitmightcausetothecountrysideandtothesea.11.TheNorwegianGovernmentwouldprefertheoilindustryto______.A.slowdownitsrateofdevelopmentB.providemorejobsforNorwegiansC.lookforoilonthesoutherncoastD.developmorequicklythanatpresent12.WhathastheNorwegeanGovernment'spolicybeenfortheareanorthoftheArcticCriclesincethewar?A.Topreventagrowthinpopulation.B.Toimprovefacilitiesinthearea.C.Todevelopalargetouristindustry.D.Todiscourageindustrialdevelopment.13.WhatmightbetheeffectoftheoilindustryonnorthernNorway?A.Thedevelopmentofindustry.B.Agrowthinpopulation.C.Thefailureofthedevelopmentprogram.D.Thedevelopmentofnewtowns.14.InNorway,theeffectofthedevelopmentoftheoilindustrymightbe______.A.alargereductioninunemploymentB.anincreaseinunemploymentinthenorthC.areductioninthenumberofserviceindustriesD.thedevelopmentofanumberofserviceindustries15.WhyareNorwegianfarmersandfishermenimportant?A.Theeconomydependsonagricultureandfishing.B.Theyformthemajorityofthepopulation.C.TheyarethoughtofastherealNorwegians.D.Theyareresponsibleforpreventionpollution.Passage4Onceitwaspossibletodefinemaleandfemaleroleseasilybythedivisionoflabor.Menworkedoutsidethehomeandearnedtheincometosupporttheirfamilies,whilewomencookedthemealsandtookcareofthehomeandthechildren.Theseroleswerefirmlyfixedformostpeople,andtherewasnotmuchopportunityformenorwomentoexchangetheirroles.Butbythemiddleofthiscentury,men'sandwomen'sroleswerebecominglessfirmlyfixed.Inthe1950s,economicandsocioalsuccesswasthegoalofthetypicalAmerican.Butinthe1960sanewforcedevelopedcalledthecounterculture.Thepeopleinvolvedinthismovementdidnotvaluethemiddle-classAmericangoals.Thecounterculturepresentedmenandwomenwithnewrolechoices.Takingmoreinterestinchild-care,menbegantosharechild-risingtaskswiththeirwives.Infact,someyoungmenandwomenmovedtocommunalhomesorfarmswheretheeconomicandchild-careresponsibilitiesweresharedequallybybothsexes.Inaddition,manyAmericansdidnotvaluethetraditionalmaleroleofsoldier.SomeyoungmenrefusedtobedraftedassoldierstofightinthewarinVietnam.Intermsofnumbers,thecounterculturewasnotaverylargegroupofpeople.ButitsinfluencespreadtomanypartsofAmericansociety.Workingmenofallclassesbegantochangetheireconomicandsocialpatterns.Industrialworkersandbusinessexecutivesalikecutdownon“overtime”worksothattheycould