00795综合英语二200704【答案在试卷后】

2007年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试综合英语（二）试题课程代码：0795Ⅰ.语法、词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填入答题纸相应位置。（本大题共25小题，每小题1分，共25分）Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththemostlikelyanswer.(25points)1.Nowadayssomemothersstillplay______bigpartinthelivesoftheirgrown-upchildren.A./ B.aC.the D.an2.It’smuchbravertoaskquestionsthantosuppressyourquestionsandbecomedeadened_______theworldaroundyou.A.of B.inC.on D.to3.Thedecoratorsuggestedthathe______upascreenonthewindowtoletinfreshairandkeepoutflies.A.fix B.fixedC.fixes D.fixing4.Sinceshewastrappedinaliftforabouttwohoursayearagoshe______togetbackintoone.A.doesn’tdare B.didn’tdareC.hasn’tdared D.hadn’tdared5.Hehasbeensittingatthetableforseveralhours,_______considerablymorewinethanisgoodforhishealth.A.drinks B.drankC.drinking D.todrink6.“ShallIturnonthetelevisionforyou?”“No,thanks.I’drathernot______televisiontonight.”A.watch B.towatchC.watching D.forwatching7.Theeldestson______anoutsiderwhenhetalksaboutprovidingforhisoldandsickparents.A.seems B.lookslikeC.soundslike D.appears8.Itisestimatedthatthepriceofapersonalcomputer______byanaverageof25%ayearsince1990.A.fell B.hadfallenC.isfalling D.hasfallen9.Onaquietweekendone______bythenoiseofthehomeinteriordecorationofone’sneighbours.A.annoys B.isannoyedC.annoyed D.annoying10.Ifyouhadlistenedtome,you______insuchgreattroublenow.A.wouldn’tbe B.wouldnothavebeenC.won’tbe D.won’thavebeen11.Peterplannedtoconverthishouseintothreeflats,______twobedrooms,aliving-room,akitchenandabathroom.A.everyoneconsistedof B.allconsistinginC.eachconsistingof D.oneconsistedin12.______beensomanypeopleonadietastoday.A.Morethaneverbeforehavethere B.InthepasttherehaveneverC.Neverbeforetherehave D.Formerlytherehadnever13.Intheoperationtwoarmedrobberswerekilledand______werecaptured.A.rest B.othersC.therest D.theother14.Thedirectorwastoldthathehadfinallygotthe______tofilmMomentinPeking.A.promise B.offerC.agreement D.permission15.Wehadamarvelousholiday;onlythelasttwodayswereslightly______bythebadweather.A.damaged B.spoiledC.ruined D.wasted16.Ikeptthelittlegirl______tillherparentsreturnedhome.A.thecompany B.thecompanionC.company D.companion17.Typingallincapitallettersisgenerallyconsideredasimpolite,becauseit______shouting.A.equalsto B.equatesC.isequal D.isequivalentto18.Cathydoesn’tcareaboutwhatsheeats,butsheisvery______aboutwhatshewears.A.particular B.caringC.careless D.demanding19.Hisoffertookmecompletely______.A.withsurprise B.ofsurpriseC.bysurprise D.tosurprise20.StudentsoftheForeignLanguagesDepartmentshould______themselveswithinternationalaffairs.A.beconcerned B.concernC.getinvolved D.involve21.Wearegoingtothepiertoseeafriend______.HeissailingforEurope.A.of B.offC.away D.out22.Shoppershaveagreat_______towardimpulsivebuying.A.temptation B.attractionC.desire D.tendency23.Inmany______,parentsmightunintentionallywrongtheirchildren.A.examples B.occasionsC.cases D.ways24.Theartexhibitionwaswelldesigned______thedisarrangementofafewpiecesofphotos.A.except B.besidesC.inadditionto D.exceptfor25.Iamafraidyourpaperisnotcloselyrelated______thetopicgiven.A.to B.ofC.with D.aboutⅡ.完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填入答题纸相应位置。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）Fillineachblankinthepassagewiththemostlikelyanswer.(15points)TheNorwegiangovernmentisdoingitsbesttokeeptheoilindustryundercontrol.Anewlawlimitsexplorationtoanarea26itslongcoastline.Oilcompaniesarenotallowedtoemploymorethanacertain27offoreignworkers.Buttheoilindustryhasawayofgetting28suchproblems,andfewpeoplebelievethatthegovernmentwillbeabletoholdthingsback29.SinceWorldWarⅡ,the30hasbeencarryingoutaprogrammeofdevelopmentintheareanorthoftheArcticCircle,31hashadagreatdealofsuccess:Tromsohasbeenbuiltupintoalocalcapitalwithauniversity,alargehospitalandahealthyindustry.Buttheoilindustryhasalreadystartedto32peoplesouth,andwithinafewyearsthewholenorthernpolicycouldbe33.The34oftheoilindustrywouldnotbelimitedtothenorth,however.Asaresultofnearly100percentemployment,tourismandserviceindustrieswilllosemostoftheirworkers35theoilindustry.Somesmallerindustriesmighteven36altogetherwhenitbecomescheapertobuygoodsfromabroad.Therealargumentoveroilis,asamateroffact,itsthreattotheNorwegian37oflife.Farmersandfishermendonotmakeupthemajorityofthepopulation,buttheyareanimportant38ofit.Norwegiansseeinthemmanyofthequalitiesthattheyregardwith39asessentiallyNorwegian.Anditis40whoaremostcriticaloftheoilindustry.Theyfearitmightcausedamagetothecountrysideandtothesea.26.A.of B.off C.on D.about27.A.figure B.quantity C.number D.amount28.A.across B.up C.back D.over29.A.forlong B.forgood C.permanently D.temporarily30.A.industry B.workforce C.government D.tradeunion31.A.is B.which C.that D.this32.A.draw B.drive C.force D.allow33.A.inruins B.indamage C.insuccess D.underway34.A.start B.development C.rise D.effects35.A.within B.to C.from D.against36.A.emerge B.boom C.disappear D.workout37.A.standard B.days C.way D.spirit38.A.part B.role C.figure D.proportion39.A.arrogance B.pride C.regret D.pity40.A.they B.them C.those D.theseⅢ.句子释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填入答题纸相应位置。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Choosetheclosestparaphrasedversionofeachofthefollowingsentencesortheitalicizedpart.(10points)41.MostAmericansliveaccordingtotimesegmentslaidoutinengagementcalendars.A.MostAmericanscan’tdowithoutengagementcalendars.B.MostAmericansvaluetimeandloveengagementcalendars.C.MostAmericanshavelearnedtospendtheirtimeefficiently.D.MostAmericansspendtheirtimeinaplannedway.42.It[myfirstweek’searnings]wasgiventomebecauseIhadbeenofsomeuseintheworld!AndIbecameacontributingmemberofmyfamily.A.Icouldnowbringmoneyhome.B.Icouldnowcontributetosociety.C.Ibecameausefulpersonintheworld.D.Iwasnowabletodomoreformyfamily.43.Theherowasabigman;thecelebrityisabigname.A.Theherowastallandstrong.B.Theherowasbraveandcourageous.C.Theherowasanoutstandingmanwithfinequalities.D.Theherowasabravemanwithtremendousstrength.44.Itwasinhermindtosharetheirrefuge.A.Thethoughtthattheyshouldsharetherefugewasconstantlytroublingher.B.Shewaswonderingiftheyshouldsharetheirshelterwiththeirneighbours.C.Inheropinion,theyshouldsharetheirshelterwiththeirneighbours.D.Tohermindthesheltershouldberegardedasasortofpublicplace.45.Theoldwomandidnotwanttobecomeaburden,andsosheboreherburden.A.Theoldwomanhadtosupportherself.B.Theoldwomanwastooproudtoaskforhelp.C.Theoldwomandidnotwanttobotherotherpeople.D.Theoldwomancarriedtheheavyloadherself.46.Iwastoclosethefileandwritetheobituaryfortheschool.Thealmostbaresheetsinthefilemockedtheeffort.A.Ifeltthatmyeffortswerelaughedat.B.Ifinditatoughjobtowritetheobituary.C.Thesheetswerefullofunfavorableremarks.D.Therewashardlyanythingimportanttowriteabout.47.Nothingwastoogoodforthatchild[Laura].A.Lauradeservedwhateverherparentsdidforher.B.Laurawasneversatisfiedwithwhateverherparentsdidforher.C.Laurawasgratefultoherparentsforwhatherparentshaddoneforher.D.Laurawastoogreedyachildtoappreciatewhatherparentshaddoneforher.48.Thereisagreatdealtobesaidforthesuburb.A.Thesuburbismuchtalkedabout.B.Thesuburbhasalotofadvantages.C.Thesuburbisanidealplacetolivein.D.Thesuburbhasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.49.Loveisfreeing.Loveisfreelygiven,notdoledoutondemand.A.Loveisliberating.B.Loveiswillinglygiven.C.Lovemeanschoosingthepersonyoumarry.D.Lovemeansthatbothsidesareindependent.50.JohnBullyerandImetforthefirsttimein1956whenwewerebothinourearlysixties,butitistruetosaythathedidmoretoshapemylifethananyotherperson.A.Chieflybecauseofhisexistence,IhavebecomewhatIam.B.IowehimalotforthekindofpersonIamtoday.C.He,morethananyoneelse,wasresponsibleforwhatIam.D.Hewasthepersonthaturgedmetostriveforsuccess.Ⅳ.阅读理解。认真阅读下列两篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，根据短文的内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填入答题纸相应位置。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Readthetwopassagesandanswerthequestions.(10points)Passage1Someyearsago,Iwascaughtinasudden,blindingsnowstormnearIndiana,Pennsylvania.Mycarstalledattheedgeoftown.Iwalkedintotownandintotheneareststore.Theshopownerphonedforhelptogetmycaroutofthedeepsnow.Inashorttime,atallblondmanshowedupwithateamofhorsesandpulledmycaroutofthesnowintotown.IaskedhimhowmuchIowedhimforhistrouble.Herefusedanypay,saying,“Iwillchargeyounothingbutthepromisethatyouwillhelpthenextmanyoufindintrouble.”Ithankedhimandmadethepromise.Afterheleft,thestorekeeperexplainedthattheguywhohadhelpedmewasaMennonite(孟诺派教徒)whoconsidereditwrongtochargeanyoneforaservicemadenecessarybyanactofGod.Fouryearslater,afriendandIweredrivingoverfloodedlandsouthofSt.Louis,Wepulledthecaroutandwaiteduntilhegothisenginestarted.Thenheofferedtopayme.ItoldhimofmyexperienceinIndiana,Pennsylvania,thenrepeatedtheMennonite’swords:“Iwillchargeyounothingbutthepromisethatyouwillhelpthenextmanyoufindintrouble.”Hepromised,andweparted.Aboutayearlater,myfamilyandIwerecampingaboutahundredmilesfromAurora,Missouri.WeputupourtentsneartheShortlyafterwards,afarmershowedupwithatractorandalongropeandpulledustosafeground.WhenIofferedtopayhim,hetoldmeofamanwhohadhelpedhimgethistractoroutofthemudandthensaid:“Iwillchargeyounothingbutthepromisethatyouwillhelpthenextmanthatyoufindintrouble.”Ihadneverimaginedthataman’sactofkindnesscouldhavetraveledsofarandwide.51.Whatisthemessageofthisstory?A.Kindnesscanspreadfrompersontoperson.B.Experiencesoftheauthorindifferentplaces.C.HowkindAmericanpeopleare.D.Howmuchtheauthorlikedsight-seeingwhenhewasyoung.52.Fromwhomdidtheauthorfirstlearnthestatement“Iwillchargeyounothingbutthepromisethatyouwillhelpthenextmanyoufindintrouble”?A.AtractordriverinIndiana.B.AcardriverinMissouri.C.AshopkeeperinPennsylvania.D.AmaninPennsylvania.53.Whatdoestheword“stalled”(inthefirstparagraph)probablymean?A.Parked. B.Trapped.C.Damaged. D.Ranshortofgas.54.Whatcanyouinferaboutthecharacteroftheauthor?A.Humorous. B.Wicked.C.Honest. D.Suspicious.55.What’sthetoneofthisessay?A.Humorous. B.Ironic.C.Pessimistic. D.Positive.Passage2OnJanuary13,1982,aseverestormhitWashington,D.C.Thetemperaturefelltothemid-teens.Drivingsnowmadeithardtosee.FlightsoutofWashington’sWhileFlight90waswaitingfortherunwaystobeplowed,theicethathadformedonitswingswasremoved.Butnewicebegantoformimmediately.Asthepilotwaitedforthe15otherplanestotakeoff,theicegrewheavier.Icebuilduponaplane’swingsisdangerous.Itmakestheplaneheavieranddisturbsthenormalflowofairoverthewings.Despitethefreshlayerofice,Flight90roareddowntherunwaywhenitsturncameat3:59P.M.Asthejettookoff,ittrembledviolently.Somethingwaswrong.Itwasnotgainingaltitudeasitshould.Oneofthepassengers,whowasalsoapilot,said,“We’renotgoingtomakeit.”Meanwhile,trafficontheFourteenthStreetBridgeoverthePotomacRiverwasheavy.Itwasrushhour,andtheworkerswholivedoutsidethecitywereheadedhome.Suddenlytheblue,green,andwhiteformofanAirFlorida727appearedoutoftheclouds.Flight90wasgoingdown,anditwasheadingstraightforthecrowdedbridge.Themotoristsonthebridgecoulddonothingbutwatchinhorrorastheairplanefellfromtheskyandsmashedacrosstheroad.Severalcarswerebadlyhit.FourmotoristswerekilledbeforetheplaneplungedintotheicyPotomac.Rescueworkersarrivedonthesceneinstantly.Theirsearchlightsrevealedafrighteningsight.Manyofthepassengerscouldbeseenstillstrappedintheirseatsatthebottomoftheriver.Onlysixpassengerssurvivedtheaccident.Theyclungtoapieceofthetailsectionthatwasabovewater.Oneofthesurvivorswasabaldingmanwithalargemustache.Heseemedtobemorealertandlessseverelyinjuredthananyoftheothers.Speedwasessentialifthesixpeopleweretobesaved.Apersoncansurviveonlyafewminutesinsuchcoldwater.TherescuewasmadedifficultbythefactthattherewasonlyroombarelyenoughforonehelicoptertogetbetweentheFourteenthAhelicopterarrivedandquicklylowereditslifelineandflotationring(救生圈)tothebaldingman.Hegrabbedit,butinsteadofusingithimself,hepasseditontooneoftheotherpassengers.Asthatpersonwasliftedoutofthefreezingwater,thebaldingmanfoughttokeephisgriponthetailsection.Hisbodytemperaturewasdropping,andhisstrengthwasgoing.Whentherescuehelicopterreturned,thelifelinewasagaindroppedtohim.Peopleonthebankwatchedinamazementasthemanonceagainpassedthelifelineontosomeoneelse.Forthesecondtime,hegaveupthechancesothatanotherpersoncouldbesaved.Tenminuteslater,thethreeotherpassengershadbeentakensafelytotheshore.Onlythebaldingmanwasleftintheriver.Butwhenthehelicopterreturned,hewasgone.Hehadbeenintheicywatertoolong.Forseveraldays,theselflessmanwasknownsimplyas“themaninthewater.”Nooneknewwhohewas.Butwhenthepassengerlistwascomparedwiththedescriptionoftheman,itwasdeterminedthathewasArlandWilliams,a46-year-oldbankexaminerfromAtlanta,WhenArlandWilliamsboardedFlight90,hewasanordinarypersononanordinaryflight.Therewasnothingspecialabouthim.Butat4:01P.M.onastormyJanuaryday,whenhisplanecrashed,Williamschosetoriskhislifetosavethelivesofothers.The“maninthewater”becameanationalhero.56.WhatdelayedAirFloridaFlight90fromtakingoffearlier?A.Therunwayshadtobeclearedofsnow.B.Theplanehadtoberefueled.C.Theplaneneededsomeenginerepair.D.Thewingsoftheplanehadtobeclearedofice.57.Flight90crashedintothePotomacRiver_____.A.asitwaslandingB.asitwasflyingC.5minutesaftertakeoffD.asitwastakingoff58.Therescuewasmademoredifficultbecausethere______.A.weren’tenoughrescueworkersB.werenorescueboatsavailableC.wasonlyenoughroomforonerescuehelicopterD.washardlyanyroomforarescuehelicopter59.ArlandWilliamsdiedbecausehe______.A.hadsufferedheadinjuriesinthecrashB.hadbeenintheicywatertoolongC.didnotknowhowtoswimD.wantedtobecomeahero60.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaoftheselection?A.ArlandWilliamsbecameaherowhenhediedaftersavingallthesurvivors.B.ArlandWilliamsdiedintheicyPotomacRiveraftertheplanehewa