00795综合英语(二)2012年10月试卷

浙00795#综合英语（二）试题第11页(共11页)绝密★考试结束前全国2012年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语（二）试题课程代码：00795请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。选择题部分注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。I.GRAMMARANDVOCABULARYCompleteeachofthefollowing15sentenceswiththemostlikelyanswer.Blackenthelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.(1pointeach,15pointsinall)1.Thespeaker’sChineseisnotsogood,buthecouldmakehimself______.A．understood B．understandC．tounderstand D．tobeunderstood2.Mymother,______whetheranyonewouldcomehometohelpher,hadtopreparethesupperallbyherself.A．didnotknow B．notknowingC．hadnotknown D．havingnotknown3.Souncertain______aboutthebackgroundofhisaudiencethathedidn’tknowhowtostarthislecture.A．hewouldbecome B．wouldhebecomeC．hehadbecome D．didhebecome4.______usedtobeconsideredimpossiblehasnowturnedintorealities.A．This B．That C．What D．Whatever5.Thefilmisverypopularwithyoungpeople,butneitherMarynorherbrothers______interestedinit.A．were B．was C．are D．is6．Wehavebeentalkingaboutthetravelplanfortwohours．Ithinkit’stimewe______adecision．A．make B．made C．willmake D．havemade7．Itwasbecauseofthebadconditionofthehouse______hedecidedtosellitandbuyanewone．A．that B．sothat C．so D．then8．Accordingtosomescientists，globalwarming______thesurvivalofthewholehumanrace．A．scares B．frightens C．threatens D．fears9．Heisaneasy-going，friendlyyoungmanwitha______sortofattitudetowardsmoney．A．casual B．greedy C．careful D．serious10．Shedidnothearwhatyousaidbecauseshewascompletely______inherreading．A．interested B．absorbed C．involved D．stuck11．Hesaidthatthesituationwasdangerousandthattherewasnotimeto______inreachinganagreement．A．spend B．save C．take D．lose12．Itnever______tothemtoquestionthecommittee’sdecision．A．seems B．happens C．appears D．occurs13．Theman’sinfluenceonhisdaughter______asshegrewolder．A．declined B．shrank C．narrowed D．relaxed14．Hefinallyrealizedhow______hisfather’sadvicewas．A．worthy B．valuable C．efficient D．wealthy15．Frenchis______spokenthroughouttheworld，especiallyinformerFrenchcolonies．A．generally B．mainly C．widely D．thoroughlyII．CLOZEFillineachofthe15blanksinthepassagewiththemostlikelyanswer．Blackenthelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.(1pointeach，15pointsinall)Play,inrecreation,isanyactivityperformedforamusement.Althoughpeopleengageinplaymainlytoenjoythemselves，playalso16thephysicalandmentalhealthofindividuals.Manypeopleincreasetheirphysical17byswimmingorhiking.Manypeoplealsoimprovetheirmentalabilitybyplayingwordgamesor18puzzles.Playactivities19oneofthreegeneralgroups.Motorplayisphysicalexercise,suchasskatingorplayingvolleyball.Intellectualplayprimarily20mentalactivity,asinplayingchess.Sensoryplayincludesspectatoractivities,suchasattendingsportsevents.Playtakescountlessforms.Apersonmaybounceaball21orjoininagameofbasketballwithseveralotherpeople.Playactivitymayormaynotbeplannedaheadoftime.Itcantakeplace22frominanindividual’smindtoareasdesigned23forplay,suchasathleticfields.Someplayactivitiesarepopularwithbothchildrenandadults.Othersappealprimarily24peopleofcertainagegroups.Childrenoften25playsthatrequireagreatdealofimagination,suchasdressingupand26tobeadults.Adultplayactivitiesgenerallyrequiremorestructuredtypesofrecreation,suchassportsandgames.Forachild,playingisaformof27andasignificantpartofsocialdevelopment.Throughplaying,theyexpresstheirideas,moods,andpersonalitiestootherpeople.Babiesonlyafewmonthsoldbegintoplay,28theycancommunicateeffectivelywithwords.Childrenlearntointeractwithoneanotherbysharingtoys.Whentheyareolder,theydevelopmoreteamworkskillsbyplaying29insuchgamesasvolleyball.Foranadult,playingis30relaxingduringleisuretime.Playactivitiescanhelprelievepressurescausedbythetensionsofdailylife.16.A．bringsout B．contributesto C．dependson D．accountsfor17.A．soundness B．readiness C．fairness D．fitness18.A．solving B．settling C．clearing D．answering19.A．dealwith B．beginwith C．fallinto D．breakinto20.A．reflects B．neglects C．resolves D．involves21.A．skillfully B．personally C．alone D．hard22.A．sometime B．anytime C．somewhere D．anywhere23.A．singularly B．specifically C．specially D．uniquely24.A．to B．for C．on D．at25.A．keeppacewith B．takepartinC．makefunof D．setfooton26.A．pretending B．contendingC．intending D．attending27.A．self-confidence B．self-defenseC．self-expression D．self-esteem28.A．nolaterthan B．longbeforeC．soonafter D．assoonas29.A．cooperatively B．collectivelyC．independently D．individually30.A．anintroductionto B．aninsightintoC．aresultof D．awayofIII.PARAPHRASINGChoosetheclosestparaphrasedversionaftereachofthefollowingsentencesortheitalicizedpart.Blackenthelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.(1pointeach,10pointsinall)31.Likealldeepexperiences,itmaytakealittleworkonyourparttodiscoverwhatallthefuss[ofthosegreatworksofliterature]isabout.A.…youneedtoreadthosegreatworksofliteraturetounderstandwhypeoplearefondofthem.B.…youneedtostudycarefullywhythereisadispute+overthosegreatworksofliterature.C.…youneedefforttofigureoutwhythosegreatworksofliteraturedisturbpeople.D.…youneedtimetoworkoutthemeaningsofthosegreatworksofliterature.32.Also,overindulgedchildrenarenotaschallengedaschildrenwithfewerplaythingstobemorecreativeintheirplay.A．Spoiltchildrenneedmoretoystoplaywithtobemorecreative.B．Childrenwithfewertoysaremotivatedtobemorecreative.C．Spoiltchildrenarechallengedbychildrenwithfewertoys.D．Fewerplaythingsstimulatemorecreationamongchildren.33.ItwaspleasanttobelievethatmuchofNaturewasforeverbeyondthetamperingreachofman.A．ItwasenjoyabletorealizethatNaturewasalwaysavailableforacourageousmantoreach.B．ItwasenjoyabletorealizethatNaturehadafascinatingpowertosatisfyman’scuriosity.C．ItmadeonehappytothinkthatmanwouldneverbeabletointerferewithmuchofNature.D．ItmadeonehappytothinkthatmancouldcontrolNatureforaslongasheliked．34.Ifeltmyselfbeginningtosweat.Ihaddeliberatelygotmyselfintothisjam.Whatafool!A．Ihadgotmyselfintothisstupidargument.B．Ihadlearnedtofacethisunpleasantconsequence.C．Ihadgotmyselfinvolvedinthisdifficultsituation.D．Ihadexperiencedatrafficjamatthiscrowdedplace.35.Courtesy,politeness,goodmanners—callitwhatyouwill,thesupplyneverseemstoequalthedemand．A.…peopleshowmorepolitenessthantheyshould．B.…thesupplyofpolitenessisalwaysgreaterthanitsdemand．C.…youcanneverhaveenoughwordstoemphasizepoliteness.D.…people’sneedforpolitenessisalwaysgreaterthanwhattheyget.36.TheplanedidnotfrightenKaz.Foronething,Hiroshimahadgonealmostuntouchedbytheairwar.A.…enemy’sairforceshadneveroccupiedHiroshima.B.…almostnofightinghadeveroccurredinandaroundHiroshima.C.…Hiroshimawastheonlycitywherenoonewaskilledbyairraids.D.…hardlyhadHiroshimabeenattackedbyenemy’sairforcesduringthewar.37.ItisimpossibletomeasuretheimportanceofEdisonbyaddingupthespecificinventionswithwhichhisnameisassociated．A.…bydescribingthesignificanceofhisinventions.B.…byconnectinghisreputationwithhisinventions.C.…byrememberingthetotalnumberofhisinventions.D.…bylistingalltheinventionshehasmadeorhelpedmake.38.“That’snothingbutreligiouspap,”heretortedwithadegreeofanger.A．“That’sjustreligiouspreaching,”hearguedbackangrily.B．“Thereisnothingrelatedtoreligion,”herepliedwithanger.C．“Anythingismoreinspiringthanareligiouscreed,”herespondedangrily.D．“Nothingismoreimportantthanareligiousbelief,”heclaimedwithanger.39.ShortlyafterthatmymotherreportedthatLittle-John-Carrie’s-other-nephewhadstartedschoolonthesamedayandtakentoitlikeaducktowater.A.…andrushedtotheactivitiesthererightaway.B.…andbeguntolikeschoolimmediately.C.…andbehavedhimselfnaturally.D.…andstayedatschoolallday.40.ToddyBeamishopposedeverythinghesaidbyamonotonousbuteffective“Soyousay,”anddrovehimtothelimitofhispatience.A.…thesewordsprovokedhisanxiety.B.…thiskepthimfromgoingtoextremes.C.…thesewordscalmedhimeffectivelyandhebecamepatient.D.…thisannoyedhimsomuchthathecouldnolongerputupwithit.IV.READINGCOMPREHENSIONReadthetwopassagesandchoosethemostlikelyanswertoeachofthequestions.Blackenthelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheanswersheet.(2pointseach,20pointsinall)PassageOneBiketrailersarenowbecomingapopularmodeoftransportation.Ifyouarewonderingwhatabiketraileris,itisamotorlesswheeledframeattachedtoyourbicycle.Itsprimaryfunctionistohelpthebikeriderincarryingadditionalload．Insteadofcarryingtheloadonthebike,itcannowbecarriedonthebiketrailerwhichgreatlyreducesthestrainplacedonthebike.Itisconvenient,easytouseandithelpsyouliveanactivelifestyle.Biketrailersareanalternativetocarryingdifferentsortsofloads.Insteadofusingyourcartogotothenearbygrocerystoreperhaps,whynotuseyourbiketrailer?Itnotonlysavesyoumoneyfromthegaswhichshouldhavebeenspentbyyourcar,italsodoesthejobofcarryingyourgroceries.Planningtogetabiketrailer?Makesuretodecideonwhatyouaregoingtouseitforfirst.Differentbiketrailersaremadefordifferentuses.Thereareavarietyofbiketrailersbeingcommerciallymanufactured．Thegeneraltrailersavailableinthemarkettodayarethegeneralcargotrailerwhichisusedtocarrydifferentsortsofloadsfromgroceriestofurniture,childpassengertrailerwhichisusedtocarryachild,pettrailerwhichisusedtocarrycatsordogs,andcanoetrailerswhichareusedtocarrylongandnarrowloadslikecanoesandsurfboards.Ifyouwantatrailertocarrycargoallaround,thenacargotrailerwoulddefinitelysuityourneeds.Ifyouwanttotakeyourchildalongwithyouwhileyourideyourbike,thencheckoutthedifferentchildtrailersavailableinthemarket.Therearetwotypesofbiketrailersinthemarkettodaybasedonthenumberofwheels.Thefirstisthesinglewheeltrailerwhichcancarrylighttomediumloads.Itispopularamonghikerssinceitisgreatfortrailridingandnarrowsurfaces.Itisalsostablewhenmakingsharpturnsathighspeeds.Theothertypeoftraileristhetwo-wheeltrailerwhichobviouslyhastwowheels.Itcancarryheavierloadsthanthesinglewheeltype.Whenmakingsharpturnsathighspeedsitmayrollover,sobesuretoslowdownbeforemakingtheturns.Caringforyourbiketraileriseasyandcomparabletothatofabike.Cleaningthetrailerrequireswater,soapandwax.Regularlycheckthetiresforabnormalitieslikelowairpressureorwearandtearforthismaycauseaccidents.Whenyouareoutridinginyourbiketrailer,keepinmindthatitisdifferentfromridingabike.Theresponsesaredifferent.Youmaynoticethatyourbikemaybeabitunresponsiveduetotheextraload．Besuretotaketrialrunsinnon-busyroadstogetyouacquaintedwiththenewridingconditions.Ridingatnightismoredangerousthanridingduringthedaytime.Makesurethatyouhaveafrontlightandarearlightandthatbothareswitchedon.Besurealsotohavefront,backandsidereflectorssothatyouwouldalwaysbevisibletotraffic．41.ThepassagementionsallthefollowingaspectsaboutabiketrailerEXCEPT______.A．itsmaintenance B．itspriceC．itsdefinition D．itsuses42.Whichofthefollowingisanadvantageofabiketraileroveracar?A．Itcanhelpreducetheweightonyourriding.B．Youdon’thavetocheckthetiresregularly.C．Youdon’thavetospendmoneyongas.D．Itcancarrygroceriesforyou.43.Atwo-wheeltrailershouldbeabetterchoicethanasinglewheeltrailerwhen______.A．youcarryheavyloadsB．yourideonanarrowsurfaceC．youradditionalloadisnotheavyD．youmakeasharpturnathighspeed44.Whichofthefollowingisadifferencebetweenridinginabiketrailerandridingabike?A．Youneedtocheckthetiresregularlyforabiketrailer.B．Itiseasiertorideinatrailerthanridingabike.C．Atrailerrequireswaterandwaxforcleaning.D．Atrailercannotreactasquicklyasabike.45.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toprovideinformationaboutbiketrailers.B．Toadvertiseforanewmodeoftransportation.C．Toarouseyourinterestinmoreactivelifestyle.D．Toadviseyoutobecarefulwhenridinginabiketrailer.Passage2MartinwasreturningtoworkinhisLondonofficeafterspendingtwoweekswithhisbrotheroverinNewYork.Hewascomingbackwithaheavyheart.Itwasnotjustthatitwastheendofawonderfulholiday;itwasnotjustthatheinvariablysufferedbadlyfromjetlag;itwasthatMondaymorningsalwaysbeganwithateammeetingand,overthemonths,hehadgrowntohatethem.Martinwasawarethatcolleaguesapproachedthesemeetingswithhiddenagendas;theyenjoyedgame-playing,andheknewthatpeoplewerenotbeinghonestandopen.Themeetingsthemselveswerebadenough—butthentherewasallthemoaningafterwards.“Theusualpeoplesaytheusualthings.”“Icouldhaveimprovedonthatidea,butIwasn’tgoingtosay.”“Iwasthinkingofmakingasuggestion—butIcouldn’tbebothered.”Asthismorning’smeetingbegan,Martinbracedhimselffortheusualmoroseness(闷闷不乐)andmonotony.But,asthemeetingprogressed,hebecameawareofastrangebackgroundnoise.Atfirst,hethoughtthathewasstillhearingtheenginenoisefromtheaircraftthathadbroughthimbacktoLondon—hehadhadtositoverthewingandthenoisewasterrible.But,asheconcentratedonthenoise,itbecamealittleclearer.Herealized—tohisamazement—thathecouldhearwhathiscolleagueswerethinkingaswellaswhattheyweresaying.Asheconcentratedstillharder,hefoundthathecouldactuallyhearwhattheywerethinkingatthesametimeastheywerespeaking.Whatsurprisedhim,evenmorethantheacquisitionofthisstrangepower,wasthathediscoveredthatwhatpeopleweresayingwasnotreallywhattheywerethinking.Theywerenotmakingcleartheirreservations.Theywerenotsupportingviewswhichtheythoughtmightbeunpopular.Theywerenotcontributingtheirnewinsights.Theywerenotvolunteeringtheirnewideas.Martinfounditimpossiblenottorespondtohisnewknowledge.Sohestartedtomakegentleinterventions,basedmoreonwhathecouldhearhiscolleaguesthinkingthanonwhathecouldhearthemsaying.“So,John,areyoureallysaying…?”“Susan,doyoureallythinkthat?”“Tom,haveyougotanideaonhowwecouldtakethisforward?”Hewasawarethathiscolleagueswereunsettledbyhowinsightfultheseinterventionswere.Theylookedathimmystified．Intruth,hefeltratherproudofhisnewly-acquiredtalent.Givenmoreconfidencenow,Martinforgothisusualmiseryatparticipatinginsuchmeetingsandbeganmakingcommentsofhisown.However,hebecameawarethatsomeofhiscolleagueswerelookingathimtotallyconfused．Oneortwoevenhadagentlesmileplayingontheirlips.Onlygraduallydiditdawnonthem—hecouldheartheirthoughtsandtheywerenotreallysayingwhattheywerethinking.Asthemeetingprogressed,Martinbecameawareofchangestothetoneandstyleoftheevent.Itwascleartohimnowthat,onebyone,eachmemberofthemeetingwaslearninghowtohearthethoughtsofalltheothersandthiswassubtlychanginghowtheyinteractedwithoneanother.Thegame-playingstartedtofallaway;peoplestartedtospeakmoredirectly;viewsbecamebetterunderstood;theatmospherebecamemoreopenandtrusting.Themeetingended．Aspeoplelefttheroom,Martinfoundthathecouldstillhearwhattheywerethinking.“Thatwasthebestmeetingwe’veeverhad.”“Allmeetingsshouldbelikethat.”“Infuture,I’mgoingtosaywhatIthink.”46.WhydidMartinhatetheteammeetings?A．Hiscolleaguesweremakingstories.B．Hiscolleaguescomplainedtoomuch.C．Hiscolleaguespretendedtobefriendly.D．Hiscolleaguesheldbacktheirtruefeelings.47.Whichofthefollowingisnearestinmeaningto“bracedhimselffor”inParagraph3?A．preparedhimselffor B．adaptedhimselftoC．concemedhimselfabout D．persuadedhimselfinto48.Withthestrangepowerofbeingabletohearwhatotherswerethinkingandsaying,Martinrealizedthat______.A．hehadbeencheatedB．hewasluckytoknowthetruthC．peopledidn’tmeanwhattheysaidD．peoplewereunwillingtoworkthere49.Whichofthefollowingcanbeexpectedatfutureteammeetings?A．Everyonewillbecooperative. B．Everyonewillbestraightforward．C．Everyonewillberespectful. D．Everyonewillbeconsiderate.50.Whichofthe